Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Latin : Language :: Fencing : ?
Option 1: Vehicle
Option 2: Place
Option 3: Sport
Option 4: Disease
Correct Answer: Sport
Solution : Given:
Latin : Language :: Fencing : ?
Like, Latin is a type of language.
Similarly, Fencing is a type of sport.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Answer laterQuestion : As of 31st May 2020, how many languages enjoy the status of classical language in India?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : The correct answer is 6.
India recognizes six languages, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, and Odia as classical languages. Tamil was the first to receive this status in 2004. The classification emphasizes their historical and cultural significance. Following Schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution, 22 languages, including these classical languages, are recognized as Scheduled languages.
Question : Directions: If in a certain coding language, lo re ga indicates Bears Are Scary, sa ga pa indicates Kings Are Hungry, so du pa indicates Kings Will Die and bu so indicates They Die. What would bu du indicate in that code language?
Option 1: Hungry Are
Option 2: They Will
Option 3: Hungry die
Option 4: They die
Correct Answer: They Will
Solution : Given:
1. lo re ga⇒Bears Are Scary
2. sa ga pa⇒Kings Are Hungry
3. so du pa⇒Kings Will Die
4. bu so⇒They Die
By comparing all the four coded sentences, we find that –
In sentences 1 and 2, Are and ga are common.
In sentences 2 and 3, Kings and pa are common.
In sentences 3 and 4, Die and so are common.
The remaining words and codes in sentence 1 are Bears/Scary and lo/re; in sentence 2 are hungry and sa; in sentence 3 are Will and du; in sentence 4 are They and bu.
Finally, Are⇒ga; Kings⇒pa; Die⇒so; Hungry⇒sa; Bears/Scary⇒lo/re; Will⇒du; They⇒bu
So, bu du indicates They will. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language if GATE is written as AGET, how will BOOK be written in the same code language?
Option 1: OOBK
Option 2: OKBO
Option 3: OBKO
Option 4: OBOK
Correct Answer: OBKO
Solution : Given:
GATE is written as AGET.
Divide the letters of the word GATE into two halves and then reverse the order of letters of both parts, to obtain the required code –
Divide the letters of the word GATE into two halves→GA / TE
Now, reverse the order of the letters of both the parts→AG / ET
So, GATE is coded as AGET.
Similarly, follow the same pattern for BOOK→
Divide the letters of the word BOOK into two halves→BO / OK
Now, reverse the order of the letters of both the parts→OB / KO
So, BOOK is written as OBKO in the code language. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: In a certain coding language, lo re ga indicates Doors Are Locked, sa ga pa indicates People Are Angry, so du pa indicates People Live Now, and bu so indicates Go Now. What would sa so indicate in that code language?
Option 1: Are Live
Option 2: People Live
Option 3: Angry Now
Option 4: Are Now
Correct Answer: Angry Now
Solution : Given:
1. Doors Are Locked ⇒ lo re ga
2. People Are Angry ⇒ sa ga pa
3. People Live Now ⇒ so du pa
4. Go Now ⇒ bu so
By comparing all the above-coded sentences, we find that –
In sentences 1 and 2, Are and ga are common.
In sentences 2 and 3, People and pa are common.
In sentences 3 and 4, Now and so are common.
The remaining word and the code in sentence 1 are Doors/Locked and lo/re; sentence 2 are Angry and sa; in sentence 3 are Live and du; in sentence 4 are Go and bu.
Finally, Are ⇒ ga; People ⇒ pa; Now ⇒ so; Doors/Locked ⇒ lo/re; Angry ⇒ sa; Live ⇒ du; Go ⇒ bu
So, Angry Now will be coded as sa so. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : What impact has globalization had on language?
Option 1: Decreased the number of languages spoken globally
Option 2: Increased the dominance of local languages
Option 3: Led to the extinction of all minor languages
Option 4: Promoted the spread of dominant languages like English
Correct Answer: Promoted the spread of dominant languages like English
Solution : Globalization has promoted the spread of dominant languages like English, often at the expense of local languages.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The "Sesame Street" spin off (1)__________ to be the first Russian-language educational TV (2)__________ aimed specifically at preschoolers. The project (3)___________ support from both American and Russian government officials. "If we do not reform our (4)__________, we can hardly hope that we will reform our society," (5)__________ Elena Lenskaya, a director in Russia's Ministry of Education, during a 1992 U.S. congressional hearing on the planned adaptation.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number. 3
Option 1: received
Option 2: did received
Option 3: receiving
Option 4: receive
Correct Answer: received
Solution : The first option is correct.
Explanation: The sentence structure suggests that the project received support from both American and Russian government officials. Received is the past tense of the verb receive, fitting the context of the sentence and indicating that the project garnered support in the past.
Therefore, the correct answer is received.
Question : Which of the following is an example of communalism in India?
Option 1: Language-based movements
Option 2: Inter-caste marriages
Option 3: Communal riots
Option 4: Economic reforms
Correct Answer: Communal riots
Solution : Communal riots, often resulting from tensions between different religious communities, are an example of communalism in India.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, stars moon sun satellite planet is written as pit rit kit sit nit, moon mars venus mercury is written as mit cit git sit, venus stars mercury is written as cit git rit and mercury satellite planet is written as pit cit nit. How is sun coded in that language?
Option 1: kit
Option 2: rit
Option 3: nit
Option 4: pit
Correct Answer: kit
Solution : Given:
1. stars moon sun satellite planet ⇒ pit rit kit sit nit,
2. moon mars venus mercury ⇒ mit cit git sit
3. venus stars mercury ⇒ cit git rit
4. mercury satellite planet ⇒ pit cit nit
By comparing all the four coded sentences, we find that –
In sentences 1 and 2, moon and sit are common.
In sentences 1 and 3, stars and rit are common.
In sentences 2 and 3, venus and git are common.
In sentences 2, 3, and 4, mercury and cit are common.
The remaining words and codes in sentence 1 are satellite/planet and pit/nit, sun, and kit; in sentence 2 mars and mit.
Finally, stars ⇒ rit; moon ⇒ sit; venus ⇒ git; mercury ⇒ cit; sun ⇒ kit; satellite/planet ⇒ pit/nit
So, with sun will be coded as kit. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, Neha plays volleyball means no la ta. Neha likes playing means la to zu, volleyball is best game means xu no ba cu, then what is the code for Volleyball?
Option 1: ta
Option 2: ba
Option 3: no
Option 4: la
Correct Answer: no
Solution : Given:
1. Neha plays Volleyball means no la ta
2. Neha likes playing means la to zu
3. Volleyball is best game means xu no ba cu
On comparing all the three coded sentences, we find that –
In sentences 1 and 2, Neha and la are common.
In sentences 1 and 3, Volleyball and no are common.
The remaining words and codes in sentence 1 are plays and ta; in sentence 2 are likes, playing and to, zu; in sentence 3 are is, best, game and xu, ba, cu.
So, the code for volleyball is no. Hence, the third option is correct.
