Q1.Re-arrange the following phrases in the right sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
(A) for seven hours but was hardly
(B) because of the absence of any motivation
(C) able to decide who the murderer was
(D) she worked on the case
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A), (C), (D), (B).
B. (D), (A), (C), (B). ✓
C. (D), (C), (B), (A).
D. (A), (B), (C), (D).
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Correct sentence: 'She worked on the case (D) for seven hours but was hardly (A) able to decide who the murderer was (C) because of the absence of any motivation (B).' Sequence D-A-C-B.
Q2.Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The candidate assured the interviewers that the dip in her grades during her second semester was an __________ since she had always been a top scorer in the first semester.
A. anomaly ✓
B. allay
C. adage
D. abatement
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Correct answer: A
An 'anomaly' is something that deviates from the normal/expected. The dip was unusual compared to her usual top-scoring performance, so it was an anomaly.
Q3.Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II :
List-I (Words): (A) Theocracy (B) Megalomania (C) Apothecary (D) Antiquarian
List-II (Definitions): (I) One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions (II) One who collects and studies objects or artistic works from the distant past (III) A government by divine guidance or religious leaders (IV) A morbid delusion of one's power, importance or godliness
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) ✓
B. (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
C. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
D. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
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Correct answer: A
Theocracy = government by religious leaders (III); Megalomania = morbid delusion of power/godliness (IV); Apothecary = one who keeps drugs/prescriptions (I); Antiquarian = one who collects/studies old objects (II). A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.
Q4.Fill in the blank with the correct option.
A small __________ between two children ended up as a group fight.
A. altercation ✓
B. match
C. contest
D. race
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Correct answer: A
An 'altercation' is a noisy argument or quarrel, which fits a small dispute between two children escalating into a group fight.
Q5.Replace the underlined word with the most appropriate SYNONYM.
For sometime now, we've been toying with the idea of transferring all our business from physical to online sales only.
A. launch
B. showing
C. considering ✓
D. careful
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Correct answer: C
To 'toy with' an idea means to consider it casually or play with the thought. 'Considering' is the closest synonym.
Q6.Select the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
At first the workers were agreeable to the proposals of their Manager, but later they were reconciled to the new proposals.
A. resistant ✓
B. estranged
C. cooperate
D. agreed
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Correct answer: A
'Reconciled' (to) means to accept/come to terms with. The opposite, given the sentence sense of being opposed, is 'resistant'.
Q7.Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II :
List-I (Sentences): (A) She was able to give a __________ explanation in the court for her presence near the crime scene. (B) The Rockland Hospital __________ with AIIMS to conduct a free cancer screening camp. (C) Though she has shown only 4% improvement in achieving her target yet her efforts are __________. (D) The doctors give the prognosis by __________ their diagnosis with several tests.
List-II (Words): (I) collaborate/d (II) corroborate/ing (III) credible (IV) creditable
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
B. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
C. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II) ✓
D. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
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Correct answer: C
A 'credible' (believable) explanation (III); the hospital 'collaborated' with AIIMS (I); her efforts are 'creditable' (praiseworthy) (IV); doctors confirm prognosis by 'corroborating' diagnosis with tests (II). A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.
Q8.Fill in the blank with the correct option.
Most of the guests arrived for the concert __________ bus.
A. by ✓
B. with
C. from
D. through
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Correct answer: A
The idiomatic preposition for mode of transport is 'by' bus.
Q9.Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
Why did you make that flippant remark about her choice of clothes ?
A. sarcastic
B. disrespectful
C. casual ✓
D. indifferent
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Correct answer: C
'Flippant' means not showing a serious or respectful attitude; lacking proper seriousness. 'Casual' is the closest synonym.
Q10.Select the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.
The thief showed his disbelief when informed that his partner had been arrested.
A. displayed
B. concealed ✓
C. battled
D. marked
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Correct answer: B
The opposite of 'showed' (displayed/revealed) is 'concealed' (hid).
Q11.Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The President finally had to __________ the demands of the public for his resignation.
A. ignore
B. initiate
C. accede to ✓
D. condone
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Correct answer: C
'Accede to' means to agree to or yield to a demand. The President had to give in to the public's demands.
Q12.Re-arrange the following parts of a sentence in their correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
(A) for organizations which provide
(B) services to customers on a face-to-face basis,
(C) employees with whom they deal is very important
(D) the quality of the relationship between customers and
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A), (B), (D), (C). ✓
B. (C), (A), (B), (D).
C. (B), (D), (A), (C).
D. (D), (A), (C), (B).
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Correct: 'For organizations which provide (A) services to customers on a face-to-face basis, (B) the quality of the relationship between customers and (D) employees with whom they deal is very important (C).' Sequence A-B-D-C.
Q13.Re-arrange the following parts of a sentence in their correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
(A) as a concept fundamental to
(B) especially with the injunction to treat equals equally
(C) justice is associated with the notion of equity and equality,
(D) ethical theory and political philosophy,
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (D), (B), (C), (A).
B. (C), (A), (B), (D). ✓
C. (B), (A), (D), (C).
D. (A), (D), (C), (B).
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Correct: 'Justice is associated with the notion of equity and equality, (C) as a concept fundamental to (A) ethical theory and political philosophy, (D) especially with the injunction to treat equals equally (B).' Sequence C-A-D-B.
Q14.Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II :
List-I (Idioms): (A) blow the gaff (B) at the end of your tether (C) be full of beans (D) want to curl up and die
List-II (Meanings): (I) feel unable to deal with something (II) feel terribly ashamed and embarrassed (III) divulge a secret (IV) be full of energy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II) ✓
B. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
C. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
D. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
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Correct answer: A
blow the gaff = divulge a secret (III); at the end of your tether = feel unable to deal with something (I); be full of beans = be full of energy (IV); want to curl up and die = feel terribly ashamed (II). A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.
Q15.Match the blanks in List-I with the Prepositions in List-II :
List-I (Sentences): (A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable __________ her first version. (B) I just don't feel any affinity __________ his prose style. It's too caustic. (C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar __________ mine. (D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence __________ his arrogance or coldness.
List-II (Prepositions): (I) with (II) to (III) for (IV) from
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) ✓
B. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
C. (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
D. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
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Correct answer: A
indistinguishable FROM (IV); affinity WITH/for (I 'with'); dissimilar TO (II); mistake ... FOR (III). A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III.
Q16.Re-arrange the parts in their correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence :
(A) students with tools for critical thinking
(B) cooperative learning is an
(C) that enhances creativity and provides
(D) eclectic and unique teaching method
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A), (C), (B), (D).
B. (B), (D), (C), (A). ✓
C. (B), (A), (D), (C).
D. (C), (B), (D), (A).
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Correct: 'Cooperative learning is an (B) eclectic and unique teaching method (D) that enhances creativity and provides (C) students with tools for critical thinking (A).' Sequence B-D-C-A.
When I was in my late teens and still undecided about which language I should write in, he told me that the language one is born into, one's mother tongue, can be the only possible medium of creative expression.
For most of his life, my father, Sripat Rai, had been a Hindi editor and critic. Off and on, he translated writings into English from Hindi. He was fond of saying that a failed writer becomes a critic. The weight of his literary expectation came, eventually, to rest on me. He seemed happy that I was showing an inclination for writing. "She will go far," he told my mother after reading the first story that I sent him from Melbourne.
My father's pronouncement on the mother tongue stayed with me when I later started writing fiction in Hindi. Another thing that I barely acknowledged even to myself was that I felt something like shame whenever I thought of writing in English. It seemed wrong for a granddaughter of Premchand even to be thinking so. Our family had a certain linguistic pride. I knew that Premchand was famous, but I had not at that time realised the extent of his popularity.
The fact that I was the granddaughter of Premchand, followed me everywhere. Everyone had a story to tell about their personal engagement with his fiction — the shopkeeper, the long time cook in my father's Delhi house, a tea vendor, etc. The list was long, for there was practically no one who had not read something by him that had moved them. However, it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend in the early years of my life. It led also to the strange feeling that, without having read him and just by being related to him, I had somehow inhaled his writing. The reading happened much later.
Q17.The author grew up with the expectation that she would take up __________ .
Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the sentence.
A. editorship of a magazine.
B. translation of literary pieces.
C. creative writing. ✓
D. the job of a critic.
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Correct answer: C
The passage says the weight of her father's literary expectation came to rest on her, and he was happy she showed 'an inclination for writing' and would 'go far' after reading her story — i.e., creative writing.
Q18.When her father said, "She will go far," he meant that __________ .
Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the sentence.
A. she will travel widely.
B. she will achieve great heights in life. ✓
C. she will go too far, one of these days.
D. she will settle in a far-off place.
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Correct answer: B
'Go far' is an idiom meaning to be very successful / achieve great heights, said approvingly after reading her story.
Q19.Choose a Statement which is not true with respect to the passage :
A. The author felt pressurized to write in Hindi because of her father.
B. She felt obligated to carry on the legacy of Premchand.
C. Her family was chauvinistic about the English language. ✓
D. She was in awe of the extensive reach of her grandfather's writings.
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Correct answer: C
The family had 'linguistic pride' in Hindi (mother tongue), and she felt shame about writing in English — so the family was NOT chauvinistic about English. Statement C is not true.
Q20.Premchand became too large for her to understand mainly because of __________ .
(A) his ability to connect with people from all walks of life.
(B) the fact that she feared him.
(C) the kind of love and reverence that he inspired in people.
(D) her constant anxiety of failing him.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A) and (D) only.
B. (A) and (C) only. ✓
C. (B) and (C) only.
D. (C) and (D) only.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
The passage: 'it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend' — ubiquity (connecting with all walks of life, A) and reverence/love (C).
Q21.'Inhaled his writing' refers to :
Choose the correct option from the following.
A. imbibing his style subconsciously. ✓
B. being compelled to write like him.
C. being influenced by what people said about him.
D. her father's expectation from her.
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Correct answer: A
She says that without having read him, just by being related, she 'had somehow inhaled his writing' — i.e., absorbed/imbibed his influence subconsciously.
Q22.Choose the correct meaning of the word "Ubiquity" as it appears in the passage :
A. Occasional
B. Restricted
C. Omnipresence ✓
D. Unwanted
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
'Ubiquity' means the state of being everywhere / omnipresence — referring to Premchand's widespread presence in people's lives.
Free will is the ability to decide and act free from any influence of past events or environment. It implies complete freedom to make any choice absolutely. We clearly don't have free will. Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past.
We have a conditioned mind. Our memories, past impressions and experiences bias and shape our thoughts and actions in the present. It is our karmic imprint. Not just what we are born with, but also what we accumulate while living. We can consider it as the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment. It's our backstory.
The only way to experience free will is to get rid of all such conditioning; to neutralise our karmic imprint; to be independent of our psychological coding. That's possible only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. Then we can reside in the truth of our being.
The above is an exacting definition of free will. What we commonly mean by free will is that we have a choice in most situations like, who you choose to marry, what profession you pursue or how you react to someone's aggression. Sounds reasonable. But here's the catch. Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.
This applies even to our ability to bring about change within ourselves. Despite a strong resolve to be calmer, kinder or less anxious, our ability to manifest that change depends, partly on our emotional and mental wiring. That's why some people succeed in such efforts more than the others.
If you wish to expand the scope of your agency, explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs. But then, I wonder if your inclination to embark on that journey too depends on your current karmic coding.
Q23.The author argues that humans don't have "free will" because __________.
Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the sentence.
A. our decisions are shaped by past events and environmental influences. ✓
B. we are born with pre-determined choices that we are forced to make.
C. we are always dictated by our mind to make irrational choices.
D. human beings are born slaves of social constructs and expectations.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
'Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past' and are shaped by memories, genetic code, upbringing and environment.
Q24."Karmic imprint" referred to in the passage implies __________.
Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the sentence.
A. the ability to bring about change in oneself.
B. our genetic code, upbringing and environment. ✓
C. the truth of our being, our individuality.
D. the wrong doings and vices of our past lives.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
The passage equates karmic imprint with 'the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment' (our backstory).
Q25."Free will" can be experienced if __________.
Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the sentence.
A. we embrace our past experiences and conditioning.
B. we make choices without considering the consequences.
C. we let go of our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. ✓
D. we accumulate more and more karmic imprints.
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Correct answer: C
The passage: free will is possible 'only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs.'
Q26.The author proves that the idea of "free will" is a myth by suggesting that __________.
Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the sentence.
A. our ability to make a choice is restricted by our predispositions. ✓
B. we are unable to bring a change in ourselves.
C. our choices are solely guided by the current environment.
D. our choices are completely independent of past events and our genetic code.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
The 'catch' the author notes: 'Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.'
Q27.What does the author propose as a means to expand the scope of one's agency ?
Choose the correct option.
A. Making choices frequently and impulsively.
B. Engaging in sustained inner work and self-awareness. ✓
C. Holding on to fixed beliefs and stringent mindsets.
D. Ignoring one's past experiences and dispositions.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Final paragraph: 'explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs.'
Q28.What do you think could be a suitable title for this passage ?
Choose the most appropriate option.
A. Definition of "Free Will".
B. Our backstory – key to a successful life.
C. Do human beings really have "Free Will" ? ✓
D. Making Choices – Every Man's Prerogative!
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
The passage as a whole questions and argues against the existence of free will, so the most appropriate title is the probing question 'Do human beings really have Free Will?'
On a chilly winter evening, nothing warms you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people of northwestern Central America around 1500 BCE. It was even enjoyed by the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, and the Aztec word for it (xocolatl, pronounced shoh-kwah-tl) evolved into the English word Chocolate.
But the Aztecs didn't serve their cocoa hot. And since sugar had not yet arrived from Europe, back then, the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices. It may not have been quite as indulgent as today's version, but it was more palatable if you believed, as the Aztecs did, that chocolate was a gift from the Gods and had healing properties.
After the Spanish arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, liquid chocolate made its way across the pond, where wealthy Europeans added sugar and drank it warm. In Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage, author Bertram Gordon says hot chocolate became "the beverage of the aristocracy," as sugar was still a luxury.
Soon enough, though, hot choclate caught on with the masses. Chocolate houses — a cross between cafes and casinos — started popping up around 17th-century Europe. In these lively places, hot chocolate was poured from gilded pots into elegant cups (for a posh experience, one can still find today at the famed Parisian tearoom Angelina's, which is also in New York City). But by the end of the 18th century, chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea.
Taking a tour of international cups of cocoa, Italians serve it like a thick pudding. Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese while Mexicans punch it up with vanilla, chilli powder and cinnamon. And Filipinos serve it with mango chunks.
Q29.Cocoa was first introduced by the
A. American people.
B. Olmec people. ✓
C. Aztec people.
D. Spanish people.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
'Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people ... around 1500 BCE.'
Q30.The Aztec people made their cocoa palatable by
A. serving it cold.
B. adding sugar to the drink.
C. spiking it with spices. ✓
D. drinking it as a medicine.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Since sugar hadn't arrived, 'the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices' — i.e., spiking it with spices made it more palatable.
Q31.Why did hot chocolate become "the beverage of the aristocracy" in Europe ?
A. The essential ingredient was out of reach of the commoners. ✓
B. The Queen had a marked chocolate maker.
C. Only wealthy Europeans could buy it.
D. It was being consumed by the pharma companies.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
It became the beverage of the aristocracy 'as sugar was still a luxury' — the essential ingredient (sugar) was beyond the commoners' reach.
Q32.The Chocolate Houses didn't survive past the 18th century as
A. people preferred tea /coffee to hot chocolate.
B. it catered to the not so elite of the society.
C. chocolate was costlier than tea or coffee. ✓
D. the supply of cocoa dwindled over the years.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
'chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea.'
Q33.Choose the correct statement from the following :
A. Italians serve hot chocolate flavoured with spices.
B. Mexicans serve hot chocolate topped with a dollop of cream.
C. Colombians serve hot chocolate topped with a dollop of cheese. ✓
D. Filipinos served hot chocolate flavoured with peppers.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
'Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese.' The other options misstate the passage (Italians = pudding; Mexicans = vanilla/chilli/cinnamon; Filipinos = mango chunks).
Q34.Choose the correct meaning of the underlined expression in the following sentence :
Soon enough, though, hot chocolate caught on with the masses.
A. was readily available in cafes.
B. became popular among the commoners. ✓
C. hot chocolate did not appeal to people.
D. masses got attracted to the rich experience of drinking hot chocolate.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
'Caught on' means became popular/fashionable. With the masses = among the commoners.
Coffee's genetic make-up is no trivial concern; 10 million tonnes of the crop were grown and sold in 2022–23. The coffee that we drink comes from two species: Coffea Canephora, which is also known as Robusta and Coffea Arabica, known as Arabica. In many cases, beans from the two species are blended to make a brew. But the beans of single species are also roasted and sold. Overall, Arabica beans represent around 56% of all coffee sold.
Most genetic variation in living organisms comes from hybridization with other species. However, this is a relatively rare event for Coffea Arabica because it has more than two copies of each chromosome — a phenomenon called polyploidy. Coffea Canephora has two copies of each chromosome, but Coffea Arabica contains multiple copies. This makes it much more difficult for Arabica to interbreed with other species.
As a result, Coffea Arabica's main source of single nucleotide variation is mutation, which occurs at a steady rate over time. However, the species is also relatively young, having formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffea Eugenioides — another coffee species that is not widely cultivated — within the past 50,000 years. From that single plant, which has basically no variation, you create the whole species, and then the variation is only the novel mutations that have occurred since that event.
Despite this, there is substantial variation in the physical characteristics of the Arabica coffee plant, including different flavour profiles in the beans and variations in disease resistance, says emeritus geneticist Juan Medrano at the UC Davis Coffee Center at the University of California, Davis. "We're always talking about low variability at the DNA level, but there is variability at the structural level, at the chromosomal level, at the level of deletions … and insertions," Medrano says.
Q35.Which of the following varieties of coffee is the most sold in the world ?
A. Coffea Canephora
B. Coffea Arabica ✓
C. Coffea Eugenioides
D. A blend of Coffea Canephora and Coffea Arabica
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
'Arabica beans represent around 56% of all coffee sold' — the most sold variety.
Q36.Which of the following species of coffee has more than two copies of each chromosome ?
A. Arabica ✓
B. Robusta
C. Coffea Eugenioides
D. A blend of Arabica and Robusta
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
'Coffea Arabica contains multiple copies' (more than two) of each chromosome — polyploidy. Arabica.
Q37.Which of the following statements is true about Coffea Arabica ?
A. Hybridization is the main source of its genetic variation.
B. It has only two copies of each chromosome.
C. It displays the phenomenon of polyploidy. ✓
D. It is easily interbred with other species.
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Correct answer: C
Arabica has more than two copies of each chromosome — 'a phenomenon called polyploidy.' The other statements are false per the passage.
Q38.Which of the following species of coffee developed only in the last 50,000 years ?
A. Coffea Canephora
B. Coffea Eugenioides
C. Arabica ✓
D. Robusta
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Coffea Arabica 'is relatively young, having formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffea Eugenioides ... within the past 50,000 years.'
Q39.Which of the following types of variability is not very high for Coffea Arabica ?
A. Variability at the structural level.
B. Variability at the chromosomal level.
C. Variability at the level of deletions and insertions.
D. Variability at the DNA level. ✓
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Medrano: 'low variability at the DNA level, but there is variability at the structural level, at the chromosomal level, at the level of deletions and insertions.' So DNA-level variability is low.
Q40.Choose the statement that is factually incorrect from the options given below.
A. It is possible to roast the beans of a single species of coffee.
B. Two species of coffee can be blended to make a brew.
C. Due to its genetic make-up, novel mutations do not occur in the species Coffea Arabica. ✓
D. Variations in disease resistance can be seen in the Arabica coffee plant.
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Correct answer: C
The passage says Arabica's variation comes precisely from 'the novel mutations that have occurred since that event' — so the claim that novel mutations do not occur is factually incorrect.
Q41.Re-arrange the following phrases in correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
(A) created by human
(B) collective cultural heritage
(C) all languages
(D) communities are our
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A), (B), (D), (C).
B. (B), (A), (D), (C).
C. (C), (A), (D), (B). ✓
D. (D), (B), (C), (A).
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Correct: 'All languages (C) created by human (A) communities are our (D) collective cultural heritage (B).' Sequence C-A-D-B.
Q42.Fill in the blank with the correct option, to form a meaningful sentence.
The Principal addressed us in the assembly and __________ the rumours of an early summer break.
A. defended
B. quashed ✓
C. cleared
D. rebuked
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
To 'quash' rumours means to suppress/put an end to them. This fits the Principal denying the rumours.
Q43.Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II :
List-I (Sentences): (A) She was very __________ with him for his offensive remarks on women in politics. (B) I have plenty of interesting books to __________ to book lovers. (C) Strange that people easily __________ to temptation and ruin their reputation! (D) Rahul is trying to __________ on his smoking.
List-II (Phrasal verbs): (I) give away (II) cut down (III) cut up (IV) give in
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
B. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
C. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
D. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II) ✓
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Correct answer: D
be 'cut up' (very upset/angry) with him (III); 'give away' books to book lovers (I); 'give in' to temptation (IV); 'cut down' on his smoking (II). A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.
Q44.Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs given in List-II :
List-I (Sentences): (A) I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was __________ affordable. (B) It was a serious accident. But the car was __________ damaged. (C) The meeting was a disaster as it was very __________ organized. (D) Mira is gifted, she has the ability to learn any language __________.
List-II (Adverbs): (I) badly (II) reasonably (III) quickly (IV) hardly
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) ✓
B. (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)
C. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
D. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
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Correct answer: A
'reasonably affordable' (II); car was 'hardly' damaged despite serious accident (IV); meeting was 'badly' organized (I); learn any language 'quickly' (III). A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III.
Q45.Choose the appropriate word pair to complete the sentence :
I didn't know Rahul was in the hospital. If I __________, I would __________ him.
A. knew, go
B. had known, have visited ✓
C. have known, be going
D. know, had gone
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Correct answer: B
Third conditional for an unreal past situation: 'If I had known, I would have visited him.'
Q46.Identify the option closest in meaning to the underlined word :
The movie star's biography is a glossy, sycophantic portrayal.
A. cowardly
B. domineering
C. flattering ✓
D. insolent
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Correct answer: C
'Sycophantic' means excessively flattering / obsequious. Closest is 'flattering'.
Q47.Choose the correct ANTONYM of the underlined word :
The Minister unleashed a compliment against the newspaper for its biased editorial on illiteracy among women in his constituency.
A. denunciation
B. endorsement ✓
C. regulation
D. speculation
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Correct answer: B
Antonym of 'compliment' (praise) is 'denunciation'... but note: a compliment is praise; its opposite is criticism/denunciation. However 'endorsement' is a synonym, not antonym. The antonym is denunciation.
Q48.Choose the correct SYNONYM for redoubtable from the options given below.
A. flimsy
B. perplexing
C. formidable ✓
D. voluble
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Correct answer: C
'Redoubtable' means deserving great respect, fearsome — synonym 'formidable'.
Q49.Choose the correct ANTONYM for sullen from the options given below.
A. morose
B. reticent
C. timid
D. genial ✓
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Correct answer: D
'Sullen' means bad-tempered/gloomy; its antonym is 'genial' (cheerful, friendly). Morose is a synonym.
Q50.Rearrange the following parts in the correct sequence to make a meaningful sentence :
(A) are inborn but our
(B) constituents of flavour, are learned
(C) our responses to basic tastes
(D) perceptions of smells, the main
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. (B), (D), (A), (C).
B. (A), (C), (B), (D).
C. (C), (A), (D), (B). ✓
D. (C), (B), (D), (A).
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Correct answer: C
Correct: 'Our responses to basic tastes (C) are inborn but our (A) perceptions of smells, the main (D) constituents of flavour, are learned (B).' Sequence C-A-D-B.
Original question paper source: National Testing Agency (NTA), CUET (UG) 2024. Reproduced for educational use. Answers & explanations by UniDrill.