Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Black sea is a large inland sea situated in southeastern Europe.
S6: That the water is anoxic, or free of oxygen.
P: The discovery is being hailed as officially the world’s oldest known intact shipwreck.
Q: Recently, a Greek merchant ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found lying at the bottom of the Black sea.
R: The reason behind the good condition of the trading vessel is.
S: It is bordered by six countries Turkey, and by Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia.
Question 2
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Palau an island country has become the first country to ban many kinds of sunscreen.
S6: And is toxic for the algae that live within reefs.
P: There is growing evidence that chemicals from sunscreen.
Q: In a move to protect its coral reefs from chemicals.
R: which washes off swimmers or enters the ocean through sewer system harm to the reef.
S: The role of two ingredients of sunscreen called oxybenzone and octinoxate stunts coral growth.
Question 3
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: E-waste or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
S6: There are huge health effects of these toxins on human, animal and plant life.
P: A vast majority of e-waste processing happens in the unorganized sector in a hazardous and environmentally unsafe manner
Q: India is the fifth largest producer of e-waste discarding roughly 18.5 lakh tonnes every year.
R: Is the term to describe old, end- of- life or discarded appliances that used electricity.
S: When such e-waste ends up at landfills, they leach chemicals into the soil, contaminating soil and groundwater.
Question 4
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) batteries have applications in the energy storage system.
S6: ISRO has recently announced to transfer its own Li-ion cell technology to Indian Industry.
P: And it requires zero maintenance.
Q: This is a clear advantage over lead-acid batteries or a nickel-hydride battery.
R: And a lot of energy can be stored in its atomic bonds i.e has High Energy Density.
S: Lithium is a highly reactive element.
Question 5
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science
S6: But the ethical and moral concern emanating from it can’t be brushed aside.
P: Through analogy, analyse, interpret information, recognize speech, visual perception and take decisions.
Q: that emphasizes the intelligent machines that work and reacts like humans.
R: there are endless possibilities for the application of AI in medical science, education, agriculture, etc.
S: it is the ability of machines to learn and reason
Question 6
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: ‘Operation green’ is a price fixation scheme that aims
S6: Thus farmers will receive at least 60%of what consumer pay.
P: To ensure that farmers are given the right price for their produce
Q: The objective of this program has helped India become the largest producer of milk in the world in 2016- 2017
R: As well as to promote farmer producers organizations, Agri - logistics and professional management.
S: It wants to replicate the success story of Operation flood (white revolution) in the 1970s.
Question 7
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Tsunami or the harbor wave struck havoc in the Indian ocean on the 26 December 2004.
S6: The water mass rushed back towards the coastline with a speed about 800 km/hr forming a gigantic wave.
P: This marked the withdrawal of the water mass from the coastline and after trusting.
Q: Formation of a gap in the sea bed and a huge mass of ocean flooded to fill the gap.
R: An earthquake of magnitude 9.0 on the Richter scale that had its epicenter near Sumatra.
S: Caused by a sudden movement of Indian plate under the Burma plate resulted in.
Question 8
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: In India currently, 70% of electricity generation is through coal-fired thermal power plants.
S6: To feed the critical power sector.
P: Coal industries were predominantly driven by the private sector in
Q: The early years after independence.
R: However in 1973, govt. nationalized the coal sector because
S: It was essential to meet the growing need
Question 9
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: The govt. has announced the 2.11 lakh crore recapitalization package to Public sector banks (PSB)
S6: Then the privatization of banks would be the next step.
P: To small and medium enterprises
Q: Infusion of capital into PSBs will fast-track the resolution of non- performing assets
R: And will help economic revival with the restoration of the flow of credit
S: If this reform does not stimulate the economy
Question 10
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Cloning gained significance in 1965 with the birth of Dolly- the sheep at the Scottish centre for Regenerative Medicines.
S6: On ground that it undermines society’s respect for human life.
P: It can be either through natural or artificial means and
Q: Involves two kinds of processes – reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning.
R: It is the process of producing genetically identical individuals of an organism.
S: yet WHO has denounced human cloning as ethically unacceptable
