Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Close the curtains!
Let the curtains be closed!
Let the curtains fall close!
Let the curtains be close!
Let the curtains become closed!
Correct answer
Let the curtains be closed!
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The principal said, “A biometric device will be installed from the next week.”
The principal said that a biometric device would be installed the for following week.
The principal said that a biometric device will be installed the next week.
The principal said that a biometric device would be installed from the following week.
The principal said that a biometric device would have been installed the following week.
Correct answer
The principal said that a biometric device would be installed the for following week.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Dependence
Resonate
Obstain
Integrity
Correct answer
Dependence
Select the correct form of the past tense to fill in the blank.
I ______ a headache earlier, but I feel fine now.
was having
had
have
am having
Correct answer
was having
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Counterfeit
Unreal
Authentic
Fake
Imitation
Correct answer
Unreal
Select the sentence that does NOT have a spelling error.
A variety of languages are spoken in India.
A veriety of languages are spoken in India.
A vareity of languages are spoken in India.
A varity of languages are spoken in India.
Correct answer
A variety of languages are spoken in India.
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 road to success is not _______(1) ; there is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, caution-lights called family, and you _______(2) have flats called jobs. But ________(3) you have a spark called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith, and a driver called God, you will make it _______(4) a place called success! In spite of all our planning and preparation, ______(5) challenges are certain to arise.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
unsatisfactory
unexpected
uneasy
ungracious
Correct answer
unsatisfactory
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 road to success is not _______(1) ; there is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, caution-lights called family, and you _______(2) have flats called jobs. But ________(3) you have a spark called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith, and a driver called God, you will make it _______(4) a place called success! In spite of all our planning and preparation, ______(5) challenges are certain to arise.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
parallel
even
perpendicular
straight
Correct answer
parallel
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 road to success is not _______(1) ; there is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, caution-lights called family, and you _______(2) have flats called jobs. But ________(3) you have a spark called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith, and a driver called God, you will make it _______(4) a place called success! In spite of all our planning and preparation, ______(5) challenges are certain to arise.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
should
dare
will
ought to
Correct answer
should
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 road to success is not _______(1) ; there is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, caution-lights called family, and you _______(2) have flats called jobs. But ________(3) you have a spark called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith, and a driver called God, you will make it _______(4) a place called success! In spite of all our planning and preparation, ______(5) challenges are certain to arise.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
whether
so
if
and
Correct answer
whether
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 road to success is not _______(1) ; there is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, caution-lights called family, and you _______(2) have flats called jobs. But ________(3) you have a spark called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith, and a driver called God, you will make it _______(4) a place called success! In spite of all our planning and preparation, ______(5) challenges are certain to arise.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
to
although
until
through
Correct answer
to
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Hunger is an emotive word. Most of us reading this are fortunate to have enough to eat. We find the idea that the other people live in hunger deeply unsettling. Hence, it is also unsettling that the well-publicised 2022 Global Hunger Index has ranked India at 107 out of 121 countries. It has ranked India behind North Korea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and Congo. This doesn't seem to make much sense. But people don't really like digging through the actual reports and methodology. They read the headline and comment on that and move on.
The GHI report is jointly released by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, nongovernment organisations from Ireland and Germany, respectively. Both are good organisations with long and reputed track records. The report is a 60-page beautiful PDF document, with its heart in the right place. The formatting and language are perfect. It has beautiful pictures, such as of African farm women holding vegetables.
At the same time, its rankings are highly questionable. Four criteria are used to determine the final index: prevalence of undernourishment, child stunting rate, child wasting rate, and child mortality. Thus, three of the four criteria are related to children. Child stunting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference height for a 5 -year-old. Child wasting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference weight for a 5 -year-old. The argument is that if our children are not tall enough or do not weigh enough, it is an indicator of national hunger. It is in these parameters that India scored poorly, hence the slippage in rank.
The GHI report takes India's data from our own National Family Health Survey 2019-21. This in turn is prepared by the health and family welfare ministry, by surveying a sizable sample of over 61 lakh households. In this 700-plus page survey report also, there is data for India's child stunting and child wasting rates. It says 36% of Indian kids are stunted and $19 %$ of the children are wasted. These are some of the highest values in the world. Plug these into the GHI criteria spreadsheet, India ranks low, behind even North Korea. We are a starving nation!
Which of the following CANNOT be accepted by the general public in India regarding GHI?
19% of Indian children are wasted.
The GHI report takes India’s data from our own National Family Health Survey.
One of the two organisations that prepare GHI is from Ireland.
If our children are not tall enough or do not weigh enough, it is an indicator of national hunger.
Correct answer
19% of Indian children are wasted.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Hunger is an emotive word. Most of us reading this are fortunate to have enough to eat. We find the idea that the other people live in hunger deeply unsettling. Hence, it is also unsettling that the well-publicised 2022 Global Hunger Index has ranked India at 107 out of 121 countries. It has ranked India behind North Korea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and Congo. This doesn't seem to make much sense. But people don't really like digging through the actual reports and methodology. They read the headline and comment on that and move on.
The GHI report is jointly released by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, nongovernment organisations from Ireland and Germany, respectively. Both are good organisations with long and reputed track records. The report is a 60-page beautiful PDF document, with its heart in the right place. The formatting and language are perfect. It has beautiful pictures, such as of African farm women holding vegetables.
At the same time, its rankings are highly questionable. Four criteria are used to determine the final index: prevalence of undernourishment, child stunting rate, child wasting rate, and child mortality. Thus, three of the four criteria are related to children. Child stunting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference height for a 5 -year-old. Child wasting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference weight for a 5 -year-old. The argument is that if our children are not tall enough or do not weigh enough, it is an indicator of national hunger. It is in these parameters that India scored poorly, hence the slippage in rank.
The GHI report takes India's data from our own National Family Health Survey 2019-21. This in turn is prepared by the health and family welfare ministry, by surveying a sizable sample of over 61 lakh households. In this 700-plus page survey report also, there is data for India's child stunting and child wasting rates. It says 36% of Indian kids are stunted and $19 %$ of the children are wasted. These are some of the highest values in the world. Plug these into the GHI criteria spreadsheet, India ranks low, behind even North Korea. We are a starving nation!
Select the tone of the last line ‘We are a starving nation!’
Religious
Pathetic
Realistic
Ironic
Correct answer
Religious
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Hunger is an emotive word. Most of us reading this are fortunate to have enough to eat. We find the idea that the other people live in hunger deeply unsettling. Hence, it is also unsettling that the well-publicised 2022 Global Hunger Index has ranked India at 107 out of 121 countries. It has ranked India behind North Korea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and Congo. This doesn't seem to make much sense. But people don't really like digging through the actual reports and methodology. They read the headline and comment on that and move on.
The GHI report is jointly released by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, nongovernment organisations from Ireland and Germany, respectively. Both are good organisations with long and reputed track records. The report is a 60-page beautiful PDF document, with its heart in the right place. The formatting and language are perfect. It has beautiful pictures, such as of African farm women holding vegetables.
At the same time, its rankings are highly questionable. Four criteria are used to determine the final index: prevalence of undernourishment, child stunting rate, child wasting rate, and child mortality. Thus, three of the four criteria are related to children. Child stunting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference height for a 5 -year-old. Child wasting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference weight for a 5 -year-old. The argument is that if our children are not tall enough or do not weigh enough, it is an indicator of national hunger. It is in these parameters that India scored poorly, hence the slippage in rank.
The GHI report takes India's data from our own National Family Health Survey 2019-21. This in turn is prepared by the health and family welfare ministry, by surveying a sizable sample of over 61 lakh households. In this 700-plus page survey report also, there is data for India's child stunting and child wasting rates. It says 36% of Indian kids are stunted and $19 %$ of the children are wasted. These are some of the highest values in the world. Plug these into the GHI criteria spreadsheet, India ranks low, behind even North Korea. We are a starving nation!
Select the correct summary of the given passage.
The organisations prepared GHI with unquestionable criteria taken all the things into consideration.
Primarily based on the children’s height and weight, the nation’s GHI 2022 was calculated, so India’s place was 107 which is questionable.
Child growth is important though india is trying hard to combat the problem. When it is addressed, India will not be a hunger country
The GHI report is good with perfect language, but the pictures are not beautiful and colourful.
Correct answer
The organisations prepared GHI with unquestionable criteria taken all the things into consideration.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Hunger is an emotive word. Most of us reading this are fortunate to have enough to eat. We find the idea that the other people live in hunger deeply unsettling. Hence, it is also unsettling that the well-publicised 2022 Global Hunger Index has ranked India at 107 out of 121 countries. It has ranked India behind North Korea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and Congo. This doesn't seem to make much sense. But people don't really like digging through the actual reports and methodology. They read the headline and comment on that and move on.
The GHI report is jointly released by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, nongovernment organisations from Ireland and Germany, respectively. Both are good organisations with long and reputed track records. The report is a 60-page beautiful PDF document, with its heart in the right place. The formatting and language are perfect. It has beautiful pictures, such as of African farm women holding vegetables.
At the same time, its rankings are highly questionable. Four criteria are used to determine the final index: prevalence of undernourishment, child stunting rate, child wasting rate, and child mortality. Thus, three of the four criteria are related to children. Child stunting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference height for a 5 -year-old. Child wasting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference weight for a 5 -year-old. The argument is that if our children are not tall enough or do not weigh enough, it is an indicator of national hunger. It is in these parameters that India scored poorly, hence the slippage in rank.
The GHI report takes India's data from our own National Family Health Survey 2019-21. This in turn is prepared by the health and family welfare ministry, by surveying a sizable sample of over 61 lakh households. In this 700-plus page survey report also, there is data for India's child stunting and child wasting rates. It says 36% of Indian kids are stunted and $19 %$ of the children are wasted. These are some of the highest values in the world. Plug these into the GHI criteria spreadsheet, India ranks low, behind even North Korea. We are a starving nation!
Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned as better than India in GHI?
South Arica
Ethiopia
North Korea
Sudan
Correct answer
South Arica
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Hunger is an emotive word. Most of us reading this are fortunate to have enough to eat. We find the idea that the other people live in hunger deeply unsettling. Hence, it is also unsettling that the well-publicised 2022 Global Hunger Index has ranked India at 107 out of 121 countries. It has ranked India behind North Korea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and Congo. This doesn't seem to make much sense. But people don't really like digging through the actual reports and methodology. They read the headline and comment on that and move on.
The GHI report is jointly released by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, nongovernment organisations from Ireland and Germany, respectively. Both are good organisations with long and reputed track records. The report is a 60-page beautiful PDF document, with its heart in the right place. The formatting and language are perfect. It has beautiful pictures, such as of African farm women holding vegetables.
At the same time, its rankings are highly questionable. Four criteria are used to determine the final index: prevalence of undernourishment, child stunting rate, child wasting rate, and child mortality. Thus, three of the four criteria are related to children. Child stunting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference height for a 5 -year-old. Child wasting rate is defined as the percentage of children that are two standard deviations below the reference weight for a 5 -year-old. The argument is that if our children are not tall enough or do not weigh enough, it is an indicator of national hunger. It is in these parameters that India scored poorly, hence the slippage in rank.
The GHI report takes India's data from our own National Family Health Survey 2019-21. This in turn is prepared by the health and family welfare ministry, by surveying a sizable sample of over 61 lakh households. In this 700-plus page survey report also, there is data for India's child stunting and child wasting rates. It says 36% of Indian kids are stunted and $19 %$ of the children are wasted. These are some of the highest values in the world. Plug these into the GHI criteria spreadsheet, India ranks low, behind even North Korea. We are a starving nation!
In which country is the organisation Welthungerhilfe based?
Germany
Ireland
Australia
India
Correct answer
Germany
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Would you repair the bike?
Would have the bike repaired by you?
Would the bike repaired by you?
Would you be repaired by the bike?
Would the bike be repaired by you?
Correct answer
Would have the bike repaired by you?
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break a leg
Hurt yourself
Wish bad luck
Wish good luck
Sprain a leg
Correct answer
Hurt yourself
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who physically travels in space.
Anarchist
Pilot
Astrologer
Astronaut
Correct answer
Anarchist
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Book written by an author on his own life
Biography
Historiography
Autobiography
Anthology
Correct answer
Biography
Solving previous year questions by topic helps identify recurring concepts, question patterns, and frequently asked sub-topics. Attempt each question, review the step-by-step explanation, and note down key formulas or facts for quick revision before the exam.