English Comprehension

Convert passive to active: The report will have been submitted by the analyst before the deadline. (पैसिव से एक्टिव वॉइस में बदलें: The report will have been submitted by the analyst before the deadline.)

The analyst will submit the report before the deadline.

The analyst had submitted the report before the deadline.

The analyst has submitted the report before the deadline.

The analyst will have submitted the report before the deadline.

Correct Answer

D — The analyst will have submitted the report before the deadline.

Future perfect passive ('will have been submitted') changes to active 'will have submitted'. (Future perfect passive का एक्टिव वॉइस रूप 'will have submitted' होगा।)

Select the correct option: Each of the reports ____________ been verified before submission. (सही विकल्प का चयन करें: Each of the reports ____________ been verified before submission.)

has

have

is

has been being

Correct Answer

A — has

'Each' takes a singular verb, so 'has' is correct. ('Each' के साथ एकवचन [singular] क्रिया का प्रयोग होता है, इसलिए 'has' सही है।)

What was one major unintended drawback linked to the CoWIN registration system? (CoWIN पंजीकरण प्रणाली से जुड़ा एक प्रमुख अनपेक्षित ड्राबैक क्या था?)

It worsened network speed in villages

It caused official vaccination records to be incomplete

It left out citizens with low digital awareness

It resulted in frequent cyber-attacks on user accounts

Correct Answer

C — It left out citizens with low digital awareness

Passage states: CoWIN 'unintentionally left out many who lacked smartphones, internet access, or the skills to use such platforms'. (गद्यांश के अनुसार, CoWIN ने अनजाने में उन लोगों को बाहर कर दिया जिनमें डिजिटल जागरूकता या संसाधनों की कमी थी।)

According to the passage, why did cities get a larger share of vaccines in the early phase? (गद्यांश के अनुसार, शुरुआती चरण में शहरों को टीकों का अधिक हिस्सा क्यों मिला?)

Urban facilities produced more vaccines than rural centres

Overseas supply disruptions alone created urban preference

Rural communities rejected vaccination in large numbers

Centralized control and weak rural logistics tilted allocation toward cities

Correct Answer

D — Centralized control and weak rural logistics tilted allocation toward cities

Passage mentions: 'driven by centralized decision-making as well as practical constraints like weak cold-chain networks outside cities'. (गद्यांश में स्पष्ट है कि केंद्रीय निर्णय लेने की प्रक्रिया और ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में कमजोर कोल्ड-चेन नेटवर्क इसके कारण थे।)

Which step mentioned in the passage helped address vaccine rumours and hesitancy? (गद्यांश में उल्लिखित किस कदम से टीकों से जुड़ी अफवाहों और झिझक को दूर करने में मदद मिली?)

Enforcing a nationwide ban on social media platforms

Relying on community figures and mobile vaccination outreach

Depending only on vaccines sourced from abroad

Limiting access to local news in rural regions

Correct Answer

B — Relying on community figures and mobile vaccination outreach

Passage states outreach via trusted local and religious figures and mobile vaccination teams helped. (गद्यांश में बताया गया है कि स्थानीय/धार्मिक दिग्गजों की मदद और मोबाइल टीकाकरण टीमों से इस समस्या को दूर किया गया।)

Which option most accurately captures the central message of the passage? (कौन सा विकल्प गद्यांश के मुख्य संदेश को सबसे सटीक रूप से व्यक्त करता है?)

India’s pharmaceutical exports gained global dominance

Vaccine side effects were the biggest threat to public health

Crisis management alone defined India’s vaccination plan

Public health delivery was shaped by digital inequality and inclusion gaps

Correct Answer

D — Public health delivery was shaped by digital inequality and inclusion gaps

The passage highlights the challenges of scale, digital divide, logistics, and the need for inclusive planning in public health delivery. (गद्यांश का मुख्य विषय डिजिटल असमानता और समावेशिता के संदर्भ में जन स्वास्थ्य वितरण की चुनौतियों को उजागर करना है।)

What best describes the writer’s attitude toward India’s vaccination drive? (लेखक के भारत के टीकाकरण अभियान के प्रति दृष्टिकोण का सबसे अच्छा वर्णन क्या है?)

Mocking and dismissive

Evaluative and balanced with guarded optimism

Celebratory without pointing out flaws

Harshly negative and fear-inducing

Correct Answer

B — Evaluative and balanced with guarded optimism

The tone is balanced and analytical, noting both achievements and challenges. (लेखक का दृष्टिकोण मूल्यांकनात्मक, संतुलित और सावधानीपूर्वक आशावादी है।)

Convert direct speech to indirect speech: She said, "Where have you been living for the past few months?" (प्रत्यक्ष से अप्रत्यक्ष कथन में बदलें: She said, "Where have you been living for the past few months?")

She asked where had I been living for the past few months.

She asked where I had been living for the past few months.

She asked where I have been living for the past few months.

She said where I had been living for the past few months.

Correct Answer

B — She asked where I had been living for the past few months.

In indirect speech, present perfect continuous changes to past perfect continuous ('had been living') and question structure becomes assertive. (अप्रत्यक्ष कथन में प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य साधारण वाक्य बनता है और 'have been' स्थान लेता है 'had been' का।)

Convert indirect speech to direct speech: The manager said that the employees were adapting to the new system quickly. (अप्रत्यक्ष से प्रत्यक्ष कथन में बदलें: The manager said that the employees were adapting to the new system quickly.)

“The employees are adapting to the new system quickly,” said the manager.

“The employees were adapting to the new system quickly,” said the manager.

“The employees adapted to the new system quickly,” said the manager.

“The employees had adapted to the new system quickly,” said the manager.

Correct Answer

A — “The employees are adapting to the new system quickly,” said the manager.

Past continuous ('were adapting') in indirect speech corresponds to present continuous ('are adapting') in direct speech. (अप्रत्यक्ष कथन का past continuous मूल प्रत्यक्ष कथन के present continuous को दर्शाता है।)

Find the part of sentence that contains an error: That none of the applicants considered the policy fair (1)/ is hardly shocking given (2)/ that neither the supervisor nor the HR officer (3)/ were informed in advance. (4) (वाक्य का वह भाग खोजें जिसमें त्रुटि है: That none of the applicants considered the policy fair [1]/ is hardly shocking given [2]/ that neither the supervisor nor the HR officer [3]/ were informed in advance. [4])

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Correct Answer

D — (4)

When subjects are joined by 'neither... nor', the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. 'HR officer' is singular, so 'was informed' should be used instead of 'were informed'. Part (4) has error. ('Neither... nor' में क्रिया पास वाले कर्ता [HR officer - एकवचन] के अनुसार होती है। इसलिए 'were' की जगह 'was' आएगा। भाग [4] में त्रुटि है।)

Choose the correct one-word substitute for: "A professional who makes detailed maps showing terrain/features". (इसके लिए सही एक-शब्द प्रतिस्थापन चुनें: "A professional who makes detailed maps showing terrain/features".)

Archivist

Topographer

Pharmacist

Sculptor

Correct Answer

B — Topographer

A Topographer is a specialist who prepares detailed maps of geographical features. (स्थल और स्थलाकृति का मानचित्र तैयार करने वाले विशेषज्ञ को Topographer कहा जाता है।)

Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Get cold feet (मुहावरे का सही अर्थ चुनें: Get cold feet)

To lose courage at the last moment

To request urgent help

To act bravely under pressure

To accept failure politely

Correct Answer

A — To lose courage at the last moment

'Get cold feet' means to become nervous or lose courage before doing something planned. ('Get cold feet' मुहावरे का अर्थ अंतिम क्षण में हिम्मत हार जाना/घबरा जाना होता है।)

Change from active to passive: Will the committee review the amended policy immediately? (एक्टिव से पैसिव में बदलें: Will the committee review the amended policy immediately?)

Will the amended policy be reviewed immediately by the committee?

Will the amended policy being reviewed immediately by the committee?

Will the amended policy have been reviewed immediately by the committee?

Will the amended policy reviewed immediately by the committee?

Correct Answer

A — Will the amended policy be reviewed immediately by the committee?

Simple future question ('Will + subject + verb') changes to passive form 'Will + object + be + V3'. (Simple future के प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य का पैसिव रूप 'Will + object + be + V3' होता है।)

Spot the correct spelling of microorganism-based pollution cleanup. (सूक्ष्मजीव-आधारित प्रदूषण सफाई की सही वर्तनी [spelling] पहचानें।)

Bioremediation

Bioremydiation

Biorimediation

Bioremedation

Correct Answer

A — Bioremediation

The correctly spelled word is Bioremediation. (सही वर्तनी Bioremediation [बायोरेमेडिएशन] है।)

Rearrange the sentences to form a coherent paragraph: 1. It begins with identifying a clear question... 2. Scientific inquiry plays a crucial role... 3. The results are then analysed... 4. This approach may be exploratory... (वाक्यों को एक सुसंगत अनुच्छेद बनाने के लिए पुनर्व्यवस्थित करें: 1. It begins with identifying a clear question... 2. Scientific inquiry plays a crucial role... 3. The results are then analysed... 4. This approach may be exploratory...)

2, 1, 4, 3

1, 2, 4, 3

2, 4, 1, 3

4, 1, 3, 2

Correct Answer

A — 2, 1, 4, 3

Statement 2 introduces the topic (Scientific inquiry). Statement 1 explains how it starts ('It begins...'). Statement 4 expands on the approach. Statement 3 concludes with the results analysis. (कथन 2 विषय का परिचय देता है, कथन 1 शुरुआत बताता है, कथन 4 दृष्टिकोण को स्पष्ट करता है और कथन 3 निष्कर्ष [परिणाम विश्लेषण] देता है। सही क्रम: 2, 1, 4, 3।)

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