Question : Directions: Four students P, Q, R, and S learn one language each from among English, French, Spanish, and German. P and R do not learn Spanish. S learns French. If P does not learn German, then who learns English?
Option 1: R
Option 2: Q
Option 3: P
Option 4: S
Correct Answer: P
Solution : Given:
1. P and R do not learn Spanish.
2. S learns French.
3. P does not learn German.
Make the table format for the person and the language they learn.
The order will be –
So, P learns the English language. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Which one of the following was not a French Settlement in India ?
Option 1: Puducherry
Option 2: Mahe
Option 3: Goa
Option 4: Chandarnagar
Correct Answer: Goa
Solution : Correct Answer is Goa
Goa is an Indian state that was formerly a Portuguese colony. Goa was a Portuguese overseas territory for approximately 450 years. It was part of Portuguese India until 1961 when it was ceded to India. Puducherry is a Union Territory comprising the former French colonies of Goa (Puducherry State), Karaikal (Karaikal State), Mahe (Mahe State) and Yanam (Yanam State). The regions of Goa surrounded by Tamil Nadu. The regions of Mahe State are surrounded by Kerala State and Yanam State is surrounded by Andra Pradesh.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
We need the energy to move and we (1)__________ on oil for it. Without it, our jobs, our free time and our mobility (2)___________ all be very different. Every day we (3)____________ 70 million barrels of oil. Every year we consume 2,200 million tonnes of coal and 2,500 billion cubic metres of gas. It's a long story! Total (4)____________ in 1924, and for many years it was a French state oil company. In 1999, Total joined Petrofina, the Belgian oil and gas company, and in 2000, Total (5)__________ with its main French competitor, Elf Aquitaine, and the name became Total Fina Elf. Now it's called Total again, and it's France's biggest company.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5
Option 1: merged
Option 2: combine
Option 3: join
Option 4: incorporate
Correct Answer: merged
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
It accurately represents the action of two companies coming together or combining to form a single entity.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The lecture by the French professor seemed Latin and Greek to the young students.
Option 1: Interesting
Option 2: Lucid
Option 3: Unbiased
Option 4: Incomprehensible
Correct Answer: Incomprehensible
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom Latin and Greek means something that is incomprehensible or difficult to understand.
It suggests that the lecture was extremely complex or unfamiliar to the young students, much like a language they are not familiar with, such as Latin or Greek.
The phrase is used to express that the content of the lecture was difficult for the students to comprehend.
So, the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom is incomprehensible.
Question : Danish went to a snack bar seeking French fries but subsequently discovered that it served non-vegetarian food. The fact that the product contains non-vegetarian ingredients is not disclosed in either the advertisement or the product packaging. Which consumer right is being violated?
Option 1: Right to safety
Option 2: Right to be informed
Option 3: Right to consumer education
Option 4: Right to be heard
Correct Answer: Right to be informed
Solution : Right to be informed: The consumer has a right to full disclosure of a product before making a purchase. Hence, the correct option is 2.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.
If you had learned French, you had gone to France for studies.
Option 1: would have gone
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: would go
Option 4: will go
Correct Answer: would have gone
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
This is the case of the third conditional, which is used to talk about hypothetical situations and their potential outcomes, and the structure for this type of conditional is "would have + past participle" to indicate a hypothetical situation in the past and its hypothetical result. Thus, had gone should be replaced with would have gone to align with the structure of the third conditional.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: If you had learned French, you would have gone to France for studies.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
We need the energy to move and we (1)__________ on oil for it. Without it, our jobs, our free time and our mobility (2)___________ all be very different. Every day we (3)____________ 70 million barrels of oil. Every year we consume 2,200 million tonnes of coal and 2,500 billion cubic metres of gas. It's a long story! Total (4)____________ in 1924, and for many years it was a French state oil company. In 1999, Total joined Petrofina, the Belgian oil and gas company, and in 2000, Total (5)__________ with its main French competitor, Elf Aquitaine, and the name became Total Fina Elf. Now it's called Total again, and it's France's biggest company.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3
Option 1: consume
Option 2: devour
Option 3: take
Option 4: absorb
Correct Answer: consume
Solution : The correct answer is the first option, i.e., consume.
The word consume is commonly used when referring to the use of resources or substances like oil, coal, and gas. In the context of the passage, it is the most suitable word to indicate the daily usage of these resources.
Question : Which of these Battles proved decisive in the Angio-French rivary in India ?
Option 1: Battle of Wandiwash.
Option 2: Battle of Assaye.
Option 3: Battle of Chillianwala .
Option 4: Battle of Seringapatam.
Correct Answer: Battle of Wandiwash.
Solution : Correct Answer is Battle of Wandiwash.
At Wandiwash (1760), the British were led by Sir Eyre Coote, while the French were led by the Comte de Lally. As a result of the French losing all of their possessions in India, British forces decisively defeated French forces. This battle ended the Anglo-French conflict in southern India during the Seven Years' War (1756–63).