Question : Percentage of improved water resources in different economies was-
 

Option 1: India-95, Pakistan-96, China-87
 

Option 2: India-87, Pakistan-98, China-89
 

Option 3: India-94, Pakistan-91, China-96
 

Option 4: India-89, Pakistan-97, China-98
 

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

One of the myths (1)__________ with the Great Wall of China is that it is the only man-made (2)__________ that can be seen from the moon with the naked eye. The (3)_________ originated in Richard Halliburton's 1938 book. The Second Book of Marvels. However, this myth is simply not true. Richard Halliburton's claim was contradicted (4)__________ astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Yang Liwei. A more (5)_________ assumption would be to say that the Great Wall can be visible from a low orbit of the earth, which is not unique in this regard as many other artificial constructions can be seen from that height.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: structure

Option 2: contracture

Option 3: conjecture

Option 4: sculpture

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

If you enjoy (1)_____ crime shows on TV, you know that fingerprints play a large role in (2)_____ people. But, you might be (3)_____ to find out that using fingerprints for identification is not a new science. In fact, it is very old (4)_____ back at least as far as 1885-1913 B.C.E. In Babylon, when people agreed to a business contract, they pressed their fingerprints into the clay on which the contract was written. (5)_____ have also been found on clay seals from ancient China.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Option 1: identifying

Option 2: pertaining

Option 3: chortling

Option 4: masking

Question : If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China, which river is the sorrow of Bihar?

Option 1: Damodar River

Option 2: Kosi River

Option 3: Yamuna River

Option 4: Ravi River

Question : Assertion: Dual Pricing policy was initiated in the reform process of China.

Reason: In order to attract foreign investors, special economic zones were set up.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question :

Option 1: India-64.3, Pakistan- 65.2, China-78

Option 2: India- 68.3, Pakistan- 66.4, China-76

Option 3: India- 62.5, Pakistan- 65.6, China- 79

Option 4: India- 69.7, Pakistan- 65.8, China- 75

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.

The modern world (1) ________ around technology. It has advanced dramatically in the beyond twenty years, and presently, we can't envision a world without PCs and cell phones. The last century saw fast progressions in innovation and science, which were unfathomable previously. The internet is perhaps the most significant of these. Today, it is no longer a science fiction concept to communicate with people anywhere in the world. While smartphones keep us constantly connected to the virtual world, the wireless internet has eliminated the need to use a physical wire to connect with this world. Today, we rely on the Internet to pay our bills, book tickets, travel, and conduct banking transactions. Li-Fi, a new technology that uses light signals to (2) ________ data and reduces external interference, is currently in development.
On the other hand, such rapid progress comes with some (3) ________. Another sort of wrongdoing, known as digital wrongdoing, is the greatest danger to security today. WannaCry was one of the biggest recent cyberattacks. It infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries and threatened to erase valuable data unless ransom payments were made. Personal and (4) ________ data continue to be stolen frequently, and our country's cyber security is still lacking. It's also possible to say that people miss out on important experiences in the real world because they spend so much time in the virtual world. The distinction between the real and online worlds sometimes appears to blur, especially as social media grows in popularity. For instance, the internet was said to have become so addictive in China that programmes were established to help people get off of it. However, technology's benefits (5)________ its drawbacks. It all comes down to what we do with it. One thing to keep in mind is that technology can serve us well but not completely.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.

Option 1: lay

Option 2: disturb

Option 3: transmit

Option 4: communicate

Question : Statement 1: India, Pakistan, and China have experienced an increase in the birth rate.

Statement 2: Government initiatives promoting family planning and awareness programs have led to a increase in the birth rate in these countries.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.

Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 5.

Option 1: beseech
 

Option 2: extol

Option 3: deflect
 

Option 4:  signify

Question : Statement 1: China adopted statism as a model of growth.

Statement 2: Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was initiated by the chairman of Chinese Communist party, Mao Zeodung in 1965.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false.