Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
The stunning news that the searing and record breaking heat wave in China has compelled Apple and Toyota to suspend production to save power is direly symptomatic of devastating weather conditions that could impact economies. The fear that it could last for the next “two to three months easily” is frightfully real primarily because it is quite dire. Conditions have become still more insufferable as the nation currently battles a power outage in the periphery of the Yangtze River. Nay more, extreme temperatures have disrupted the growth of crops and threatened livestock. It will affect those big energy-intensive industries and will have an effect throughout the economy and even impact the global supply chain. There has already been a slowdown in production in the steel industry, and in the chemical and fertilizer industry. In the net, the devastating economic impact has dislocated such sectors as construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
In a word, the prevalent heat wave could impede China’s GDP growth. Most areas of the Yangtze River basin have seen extremely high temperatures since July. Rainfall in the area fell by about 45 per cent compared to the average over recent years, based on data from the Ministry of Water Resources. That report was also cited by Liu Weiping, vice-minister of water resources, who said that reservoirs have replenished 5.3 billion cubic meters of water in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River since August. The latest heat wave and power outages are reminiscent of the major blackout last year, one that enveloped many of China’s key manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. (notably Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to ration (A)/ Unprecedented heat waves this summer (B)/ for power to keep fans and air-conditioners operating (C)/ have prompted several Chinese provinces, (D)/ the consumption of electricity amidst the surging demand (E)).
With temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius, there is considerable pressure on an economy that is already struggling under President Xi Jinping’s zero Covid policy. Additionally, the supply chain is under strain on account of the Ukraine war and military tensions around Taiwan. The demand for power has risen annually, but this summer large areas are experiencing sustained heat waves. Consequently, the peak load has risen much too rapidly. It is a measure of the intensity of the heat that poultry farmers in the eastern city of Hefei have installed air-conditioners as hens, stressed by the hot weather, have stopped laying eggs. Small wonder that price of egg has risen by up to 30 per cent. In Shanghai, the nation’s financial hub, the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius for at least six days, the most sustained heat wave in 150 years. Much of China’s power generation is still coal-fired, contributing to the country emitting 27 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. The nation bears witness to a crippling cocktail of climatic aberration and industrial stagnation
Q. In context to the passage, what is/are the effect (s) of heat waves on poultry farms?
(a). High temperature affects the poultry by decreasing the growth rate and body weight of hens and also affects the production of eggs
(b). Poultry flocks are vulnerable to climate change because birds can only tolerate narrow temperature ranges
(c). Heat waves stressed the poultry farms, that it hampered the production of eggs because they stop laying eggs
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
The stunning news that the searing and record breaking heat wave in China has compelled Apple and Toyota to suspend production to save power is direly symptomatic of devastating weather conditions that could impact economies. The fear that it could last for the next “two to three months easily” is frightfully real primarily because it is quite dire. Conditions have become still more insufferable as the nation currently battles a power outage in the periphery of the Yangtze River. Nay more, extreme temperatures have disrupted the growth of crops and threatened livestock. It will affect those big energy-intensive industries and will have an effect throughout the economy and even impact the global supply chain. There has already been a slowdown in production in the steel industry, and in the chemical and fertilizer industry. In the net, the devastating economic impact has dislocated such sectors as construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
In a word, the prevalent heat wave could impede China’s GDP growth. Most areas of the Yangtze River basin have seen extremely high temperatures since July. Rainfall in the area fell by about 45 per cent compared to the average over recent years, based on data from the Ministry of Water Resources. That report was also cited by Liu Weiping, vice-minister of water resources, who said that reservoirs have replenished 5.3 billion cubic meters of water in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River since August. The latest heat wave and power outages are reminiscent of the major blackout last year, one that enveloped many of China’s key manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. (notably Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to ration (A)/ Unprecedented heat waves this summer (B)/ for power to keep fans and air-conditioners operating (C)/ have prompted several Chinese provinces, (D)/ the consumption of electricity amidst the surging demand (E)).
With temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius, there is considerable pressure on an economy that is already struggling under President Xi Jinping’s zero Covid policy. Additionally, the supply chain is under strain on account of the Ukraine war and military tensions around Taiwan. The demand for power has risen annually, but this summer large areas are experiencing sustained heat waves. Consequently, the peak load has risen much too rapidly. It is a measure of the intensity of the heat that poultry farmers in the eastern city of Hefei have installed air-conditioners as hens, stressed by the hot weather, have stopped laying eggs. Small wonder that price of egg has risen by up to 30 per cent. In Shanghai, the nation’s financial hub, the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius for at least six days, the most sustained heat wave in 150 years. Much of China’s power generation is still coal-fired, contributing to the country emitting 27 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. The nation bears witness to a crippling cocktail of climatic aberration and industrial stagnation
Q. In context to the passage, how heat waves could restrain China GDP growth?
(a). The heat wave has added strain to the economy, due to which some provinces shutting factories to save power
(b). The weather has caused the country's crucial Yangtze River to shrink, that the government has to recharge the reservoirs by 5.3 billion cubic meters of water
(c). An energy crisis caused widespread power outage in China; the blackouts were blamed on shortage of coal
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Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
The stunning news that the searing and record breaking heat wave in China has compelled Apple and Toyota to suspend production to save power is direly symptomatic of devastating weather conditions that could impact economies. The fear that it could last for the next “two to three months easily” is frightfully real primarily because it is quite dire. Conditions have become still more insufferable as the nation currently battles a power outage in the periphery of the Yangtze River. Nay more, extreme temperatures have disrupted the growth of crops and threatened livestock. It will affect those big energy-intensive industries and will have an effect throughout the economy and even impact the global supply chain. There has already been a slowdown in production in the steel industry, and in the chemical and fertilizer industry. In the net, the devastating economic impact has dislocated such sectors as construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
In a word, the prevalent heat wave could impede China’s GDP growth. Most areas of the Yangtze River basin have seen extremely high temperatures since July. Rainfall in the area fell by about 45 per cent compared to the average over recent years, based on data from the Ministry of Water Resources. That report was also cited by Liu Weiping, vice-minister of water resources, who said that reservoirs have replenished 5.3 billion cubic meters of water in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River since August. The latest heat wave and power outages are reminiscent of the major blackout last year, one that enveloped many of China’s key manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. (notably Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to ration (A)/ Unprecedented heat waves this summer (B)/ for power to keep fans and air-conditioners operating (C)/ have prompted several Chinese provinces, (D)/ the consumption of electricity amidst the surging demand (E)).
With temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius, there is considerable pressure on an economy that is already struggling under President Xi Jinping’s zero Covid policy. Additionally, the supply chain is under strain on account of the Ukraine war and military tensions around Taiwan. The demand for power has risen annually, but this summer large areas are experiencing sustained heat waves. Consequently, the peak load has risen much too rapidly. It is a measure of the intensity of the heat that poultry farmers in the eastern city of Hefei have installed air-conditioners as hens, stressed by the hot weather, have stopped laying eggs. Small wonder that price of egg has risen by up to 30 per cent. In Shanghai, the nation’s financial hub, the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius for at least six days, the most sustained heat wave in 150 years. Much of China’s power generation is still coal-fired, contributing to the country emitting 27 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. The nation bears witness to a crippling cocktail of climatic aberration and industrial stagnation
Q. What is/are the reason (s) behind the suspension of production by Apple and Toyota?
(a). Apple shut down two of its plant in Shenzhen after covid-19 break out in the City
(b). The production of Apple and Toyota was affected by lockdown in the city
(c). In order to save the power, Apple and Toyota suspend its production
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
The stunning news that the searing and record breaking heat wave in China has compelled Apple and Toyota to suspend production to save power is direly symptomatic of devastating weather conditions that could impact economies. The fear that it could last for the next “two to three months easily” is frightfully real primarily because it is quite dire. Conditions have become still more insufferable as the nation currently battles a power outage in the periphery of the Yangtze River. Nay more, extreme temperatures have disrupted the growth of crops and threatened livestock. It will affect those big energy-intensive industries and will have an effect throughout the economy and even impact the global supply chain. There has already been a slowdown in production in the steel industry, and in the chemical and fertilizer industry. In the net, the devastating economic impact has dislocated such sectors as construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
In a word, the prevalent heat wave could impede China’s GDP growth. Most areas of the Yangtze River basin have seen extremely high temperatures since July. Rainfall in the area fell by about 45 per cent compared to the average over recent years, based on data from the Ministry of Water Resources. That report was also cited by Liu Weiping, vice-minister of water resources, who said that reservoirs have replenished 5.3 billion cubic meters of water in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River since August. The latest heat wave and power outages are reminiscent of the major blackout last year, one that enveloped many of China’s key manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. (notably Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to ration (A)/ Unprecedented heat waves this summer (B)/ for power to keep fans and air-conditioners operating (C)/ have prompted several Chinese provinces, (D)/ the consumption of electricity amidst the surging demand (E)).
With temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius, there is considerable pressure on an economy that is already struggling under President Xi Jinping’s zero Covid policy. Additionally, the supply chain is under strain on account of the Ukraine war and military tensions around Taiwan. The demand for power has risen annually, but this summer large areas are experiencing sustained heat waves. Consequently, the peak load has risen much too rapidly. It is a measure of the intensity of the heat that poultry farmers in the eastern city of Hefei have installed air-conditioners as hens, stressed by the hot weather, have stopped laying eggs. Small wonder that price of egg has risen by up to 30 per cent. In Shanghai, the nation’s financial hub, the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius for at least six days, the most sustained heat wave in 150 years. Much of China’s power generation is still coal-fired, contributing to the country emitting 27 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. The nation bears witness to a crippling cocktail of climatic aberration and industrial stagnation
Q. In context to the affect (s) of heat waves in China, which of the following options is incorrect?
(a). A severe drought has dented energy supplies and disrupted access to water for hundreds of thousands of cities
(b). The severe weather condition shrunk the river and promoting to limit the usage of electricity
(c). The country has recorded an average of 12 days of high temperature this summer, and the heat wave is forecast to persist for at least another week
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
The stunning news that the searing and record breaking heat wave in China has compelled Apple and Toyota to suspend production to save power is direly symptomatic of devastating weather conditions that could impact economies. The fear that it could last for the next “two to three months easily” is frightfully real primarily because it is quite dire. Conditions have become still more insufferable as the nation currently battles a power outage in the periphery of the Yangtze River. Nay more, extreme temperatures have disrupted the growth of crops and threatened livestock. It will affect those big energy-intensive industries and will have an effect throughout the economy and even impact the global supply chain. There has already been a slowdown in production in the steel industry, and in the chemical and fertilizer industry. In the net, the devastating economic impact has dislocated such sectors as construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
In a word, the prevalent heat wave could impede China’s GDP growth. Most areas of the Yangtze River basin have seen extremely high temperatures since July. Rainfall in the area fell by about 45 per cent compared to the average over recent years, based on data from the Ministry of Water Resources. That report was also cited by Liu Weiping, vice-minister of water resources, who said that reservoirs have replenished 5.3 billion cubic meters of water in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River since August. The latest heat wave and power outages are reminiscent of the major blackout last year, one that enveloped many of China’s key manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. (notably Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to ration (A)/ Unprecedented heat waves this summer (B)/ for power to keep fans and air-conditioners operating (C)/ have prompted several Chinese provinces, (D)/ the consumption of electricity amidst the surging demand (E)).
With temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius, there is considerable pressure on an economy that is already struggling under President Xi Jinping’s zero Covid policy. Additionally, the supply chain is under strain on account of the Ukraine war and military tensions around Taiwan. The demand for power has risen annually, but this summer large areas are experiencing sustained heat waves. Consequently, the peak load has risen much too rapidly. It is a measure of the intensity of the heat that poultry farmers in the eastern city of Hefei have installed air-conditioners as hens, stressed by the hot weather, have stopped laying eggs. Small wonder that price of egg has risen by up to 30 per cent. In Shanghai, the nation’s financial hub, the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius for at least six days, the most sustained heat wave in 150 years. Much of China’s power generation is still coal-fired, contributing to the country emitting 27 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. The nation bears witness to a crippling cocktail of climatic aberration and industrial stagnation
Q. How would you describe the tone of the passage?
(a). Informative
(b). Illuminating
(c). Scathing
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
The stunning news that the searing and record breaking heat wave in China has compelled Apple and Toyota to suspend production to save power is direly symptomatic of devastating weather conditions that could impact economies. The fear that it could last for the next “two to three months easily” is frightfully real primarily because it is quite dire. Conditions have become still more insufferable as the nation currently battles a power outage in the periphery of the Yangtze River. Nay more, extreme temperatures have disrupted the growth of crops and threatened livestock. It will affect those big energy-intensive industries and will have an effect throughout the economy and even impact the global supply chain. There has already been a slowdown in production in the steel industry, and in the chemical and fertilizer industry. In the net, the devastating economic impact has dislocated such sectors as construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
In a word, the prevalent heat wave could impede China’s GDP growth. Most areas of the Yangtze River basin have seen extremely high temperatures since July. Rainfall in the area fell by about 45 per cent compared to the average over recent years, based on data from the Ministry of Water Resources. That report was also cited by Liu Weiping, vice-minister of water resources, who said that reservoirs have replenished 5.3 billion cubic meters of water in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River since August. The latest heat wave and power outages are reminiscent of the major blackout last year, one that enveloped many of China’s key manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. (notably Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to ration (A)/ Unprecedented heat waves this summer (B)/ for power to keep fans and air-conditioners operating (C)/ have prompted several Chinese provinces, (D)/ the consumption of electricity amidst the surging demand (E)).
With temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius, there is considerable pressure on an economy that is already struggling under President Xi Jinping’s zero Covid policy. Additionally, the supply chain is under strain on account of the Ukraine war and military tensions around Taiwan. The demand for power has risen annually, but this summer large areas are experiencing sustained heat waves. Consequently, the peak load has risen much too rapidly. It is a measure of the intensity of the heat that poultry farmers in the eastern city of Hefei have installed air-conditioners as hens, stressed by the hot weather, have stopped laying eggs. Small wonder that price of egg has risen by up to 30 per cent. In Shanghai, the nation’s financial hub, the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius for at least six days, the most sustained heat wave in 150 years. Much of China’s power generation is still coal-fired, contributing to the country emitting 27 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. The nation bears witness to a crippling cocktail of climatic aberration and industrial stagnation
Q. In the passage, a sentence is divided into five parts and jumbled into a random order; you have to rearrange the sentence, so that a meaningful context can be formed
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
The stunning news that the searing and record breaking heat wave in China has compelled Apple and Toyota to suspend production to save power is direly symptomatic of devastating weather conditions that could impact economies. The fear that it could last for the next “two to three months easily” is frightfully real primarily because it is quite dire. Conditions have become still more insufferable as the nation currently battles a power outage in the periphery of the Yangtze River. Nay more, extreme temperatures have disrupted the growth of crops and threatened livestock. It will affect those big energy-intensive industries and will have an effect throughout the economy and even impact the global supply chain. There has already been a slowdown in production in the steel industry, and in the chemical and fertilizer industry. In the net, the devastating economic impact has dislocated such sectors as construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
In a word, the prevalent heat wave could impede China’s GDP growth. Most areas of the Yangtze River basin have seen extremely high temperatures since July. Rainfall in the area fell by about 45 per cent compared to the average over recent years, based on data from the Ministry of Water Resources. That report was also cited by Liu Weiping, vice-minister of water resources, who said that reservoirs have replenished 5.3 billion cubic meters of water in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River since August. The latest heat wave and power outages are reminiscent of the major blackout last year, one that enveloped many of China’s key manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. (notably Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to ration (A)/ Unprecedented heat waves this summer (B)/ for power to keep fans and air-conditioners operating (C)/ have prompted several Chinese provinces, (D)/ the consumption of electricity amidst the surging demand (E)).
With temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius, there is considerable pressure on an economy that is already struggling under President Xi Jinping’s zero Covid policy. Additionally, the supply chain is under strain on account of the Ukraine war and military tensions around Taiwan. The demand for power has risen annually, but this summer large areas are experiencing sustained heat waves. Consequently, the peak load has risen much too rapidly. It is a measure of the intensity of the heat that poultry farmers in the eastern city of Hefei have installed air-conditioners as hens, stressed by the hot weather, have stopped laying eggs. Small wonder that price of egg has risen by up to 30 per cent. In Shanghai, the nation’s financial hub, the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius for at least six days, the most sustained heat wave in 150 years. Much of China’s power generation is still coal-fired, contributing to the country emitting 27 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. The nation bears witness to a crippling cocktail of climatic aberration and industrial stagnation
Q. In context to the passage, which of the following options can replace the word ‘stagnation’?
Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:
On November 12, 2022, two World War II–era aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas, United States. The collision occurred around 1:22 p.m. local time (CST, UTC−6). The airshow, which coincided with the Veterans Day commemorations, was organized by the Commemorative Air Force. Officials reported that the B-17 had a crew of five while the P-63 had a single occupant; all six were confirmed to have died by the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Both aircraft were destroyed on impact. The B-17 involved was Texas Raiders, a Douglas-Long Beach-built B-17G-95-DL, aircraft registration number N7227C, which first entered service in 1945 and was operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. It was one of the few surviving B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft that remained airworthy. The second aircraft involved was a P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra registered N6763, which was also operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. This plane was one of only two P-63F variants ever built and was one of only five P-63s that remained airworthy. It did not have a name and was painted in its original "X" test markings.
The crash occurred at the Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow that had drawn more than 4,000 spectators. Both aircraft were piloted by highly-trained volunteers, in many cases retired professional pilots. According to witness accounts, the P-63F was performing a high-speed banked turn onto the runway approach while shedding altitude. It collided with the B-17 on the rear port quarter from above, severing the B-17's fuselage from a point just aft of its wings. Both aircraft broke apart and hit the ground seconds afterward, exploding and erupting into flames.
All six crew members were killed. It was the Commemorative Air Force's first fatal accident in 17 years. No injuries or fatalities were reported on the ground. In the hours following the accident, the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, confirmed on Twitter that two of its former members, Terry Barker and Len Root, were part of the B-17 crew and died in the crash. Civil Air Patrol member Curtis J. Rowe of Hilliard, Ohio, was also among the victims, according to CAP Ohio Wing Commander, Col Peter K. Bowden. The remaining fatalities aboard the B-17 were Keven Michels and Dan Ragan. Craig Hutain was identified as the sole pilot of the Bell P-63. Ragan was a Korean War veteran who served on the naval variant of the B-17, which was renamed the PB-1W in the Navy, in the 1950s. The crashed B-17 was one of 32 B-17s that were transferred to the U.S. Navy in July 1945 and later became the first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) airplanes in military history. Ragan served as a radio operator on the PB-1W.
On the day of the event, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation into the accident. On November 14, the NTSB announced that the wreckage of the P-63 had been moved to a "secure location", while recovery of the B-17 _______. The NTSB confirmed that neither aircraft was equipped with a flight data recorder, but that a GPS navigator from the P-63 and an electronic flight display from the B-17 had been recovered and were being taken to an NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C., to be processed for "data and relevant information".
Several Texas officials reacted publicly to the crash. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Twitter, "My heart goes out to all the individuals & families affected by the horrible tragedy at the Wings Over Dallas air show today. Please join me in praying for all." Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called the accident "a terrible tragedy in our city". The president of the Commemorative Air Force, which organized the show, said that this kind of mid-air collision during an airshow was "extremely rare."
Q. What is the central theme of the passage?
Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:
On November 12, 2022, two World War II–era aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas, United States. The collision occurred around 1:22 p.m. local time (CST, UTC−6). The airshow, which coincided with the Veterans Day commemorations, was organized by the Commemorative Air Force. Officials reported that the B-17 had a crew of five while the P-63 had a single occupant; all six were confirmed to have died by the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Both aircraft were destroyed on impact. The B-17 involved was Texas Raiders, a Douglas-Long Beach-built B-17G-95-DL, aircraft registration number N7227C, which first entered service in 1945 and was operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. It was one of the few surviving B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft that remained airworthy. The second aircraft involved was a P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra registered N6763, which was also operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. This plane was one of only two P-63F variants ever built and was one of only five P-63s that remained airworthy. It did not have a name and was painted in its original "X" test markings.
The crash occurred at the Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow that had drawn more than 4,000 spectators. Both aircraft were piloted by highly-trained volunteers, in many cases retired professional pilots. According to witness accounts, the P-63F was performing a high-speed banked turn onto the runway approach while shedding altitude. It collided with the B-17 on the rear port quarter from above, severing the B-17's fuselage from a point just aft of its wings. Both aircraft broke apart and hit the ground seconds afterward, exploding and erupting into flames.
All six crew members were killed. It was the Commemorative Air Force's first fatal accident in 17 years. No injuries or fatalities were reported on the ground. In the hours following the accident, the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, confirmed on Twitter that two of its former members, Terry Barker and Len Root, were part of the B-17 crew and died in the crash. Civil Air Patrol member Curtis J. Rowe of Hilliard, Ohio, was also among the victims, according to CAP Ohio Wing Commander, Col Peter K. Bowden. The remaining fatalities aboard the B-17 were Keven Michels and Dan Ragan. Craig Hutain was identified as the sole pilot of the Bell P-63. Ragan was a Korean War veteran who served on the naval variant of the B-17, which was renamed the PB-1W in the Navy, in the 1950s. The crashed B-17 was one of 32 B-17s that were transferred to the U.S. Navy in July 1945 and later became the first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) airplanes in military history. Ragan served as a radio operator on the PB-1W.
On the day of the event, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation into the accident. On November 14, the NTSB announced that the wreckage of the P-63 had been moved to a "secure location", while recovery of the B-17 _______. The NTSB confirmed that neither aircraft was equipped with a flight data recorder, but that a GPS navigator from the P-63 and an electronic flight display from the B-17 had been recovered and were being taken to an NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C., to be processed for "data and relevant information".
Several Texas officials reacted publicly to the crash. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Twitter, "My heart goes out to all the individuals & families affected by the horrible tragedy at the Wings Over Dallas air show today. Please join me in praying for all." Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called the accident "a terrible tragedy in our city". The president of the Commemorative Air Force, which organized the show, said that this kind of mid-air collision during an airshow was "extremely rare."
Q. Choose the antonym of the word 'Relevant'.
Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:
On November 12, 2022, two World War II–era aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas, United States. The collision occurred around 1:22 p.m. local time (CST, UTC−6). The airshow, which coincided with the Veterans Day commemorations, was organized by the Commemorative Air Force. Officials reported that the B-17 had a crew of five while the P-63 had a single occupant; all six were confirmed to have died by the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Both aircraft were destroyed on impact. The B-17 involved was Texas Raiders, a Douglas-Long Beach-built B-17G-95-DL, aircraft registration number N7227C, which first entered service in 1945 and was operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. It was one of the few surviving B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft that remained airworthy. The second aircraft involved was a P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra registered N6763, which was also operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. This plane was one of only two P-63F variants ever built and was one of only five P-63s that remained airworthy. It did not have a name and was painted in its original "X" test markings.
The crash occurred at the Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow that had drawn more than 4,000 spectators. Both aircraft were piloted by highly-trained volunteers, in many cases retired professional pilots. According to witness accounts, the P-63F was performing a high-speed banked turn onto the runway approach while shedding altitude. It collided with the B-17 on the rear port quarter from above, severing the B-17's fuselage from a point just aft of its wings. Both aircraft broke apart and hit the ground seconds afterward, exploding and erupting into flames.
All six crew members were killed. It was the Commemorative Air Force's first fatal accident in 17 years. No injuries or fatalities were reported on the ground. In the hours following the accident, the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, confirmed on Twitter that two of its former members, Terry Barker and Len Root, were part of the B-17 crew and died in the crash. Civil Air Patrol member Curtis J. Rowe of Hilliard, Ohio, was also among the victims, according to CAP Ohio Wing Commander, Col Peter K. Bowden. The remaining fatalities aboard the B-17 were Keven Michels and Dan Ragan. Craig Hutain was identified as the sole pilot of the Bell P-63. Ragan was a Korean War veteran who served on the naval variant of the B-17, which was renamed the PB-1W in the Navy, in the 1950s. The crashed B-17 was one of 32 B-17s that were transferred to the U.S. Navy in July 1945 and later became the first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) airplanes in military history. Ragan served as a radio operator on the PB-1W.
On the day of the event, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation into the accident. On November 14, the NTSB announced that the wreckage of the P-63 had been moved to a "secure location", while recovery of the B-17 _______. The NTSB confirmed that neither aircraft was equipped with a flight data recorder, but that a GPS navigator from the P-63 and an electronic flight display from the B-17 had been recovered and were being taken to an NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C., to be processed for "data and relevant information".
Several Texas officials reacted publicly to the crash. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Twitter, "My heart goes out to all the individuals & families affected by the horrible tragedy at the Wings Over Dallas air show today. Please join me in praying for all." Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called the accident "a terrible tragedy in our city". The president of the Commemorative Air Force, which organized the show, said that this kind of mid-air collision during an airshow was "extremely rare."
Q. What will fit in the blank taken from the passage: ''On November 14, the NTSB announced that the wreckage of the P-63 had been moved to a "secure location", while recovery of the B-17 _______.''
Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:
On November 12, 2022, two World War II–era aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas, United States. The collision occurred around 1:22 p.m. local time (CST, UTC−6). The airshow, which coincided with the Veterans Day commemorations, was organized by the Commemorative Air Force. Officials reported that the B-17 had a crew of five while the P-63 had a single occupant; all six were confirmed to have died by the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Both aircraft were destroyed on impact. The B-17 involved was Texas Raiders, a Douglas-Long Beach-built B-17G-95-DL, aircraft registration number N7227C, which first entered service in 1945 and was operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. It was one of the few surviving B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft that remained airworthy. The second aircraft involved was a P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra registered N6763, which was also operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. This plane was one of only two P-63F variants ever built and was one of only five P-63s that remained airworthy. It did not have a name and was painted in its original "X" test markings.
The crash occurred at the Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow that had drawn more than 4,000 spectators. Both aircraft were piloted by highly-trained volunteers, in many cases retired professional pilots. According to witness accounts, the P-63F was performing a high-speed banked turn onto the runway approach while shedding altitude. It collided with the B-17 on the rear port quarter from above, severing the B-17's fuselage from a point just aft of its wings. Both aircraft broke apart and hit the ground seconds afterward, exploding and erupting into flames.
All six crew members were killed. It was the Commemorative Air Force's first fatal accident in 17 years. No injuries or fatalities were reported on the ground. In the hours following the accident, the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, confirmed on Twitter that two of its former members, Terry Barker and Len Root, were part of the B-17 crew and died in the crash. Civil Air Patrol member Curtis J. Rowe of Hilliard, Ohio, was also among the victims, according to CAP Ohio Wing Commander, Col Peter K. Bowden. The remaining fatalities aboard the B-17 were Keven Michels and Dan Ragan. Craig Hutain was identified as the sole pilot of the Bell P-63. Ragan was a Korean War veteran who served on the naval variant of the B-17, which was renamed the PB-1W in the Navy, in the 1950s. The crashed B-17 was one of 32 B-17s that were transferred to the U.S. Navy in July 1945 and later became the first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) airplanes in military history. Ragan served as a radio operator on the PB-1W.
On the day of the event, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation into the accident. On November 14, the NTSB announced that the wreckage of the P-63 had been moved to a "secure location", while recovery of the B-17 _______. The NTSB confirmed that neither aircraft was equipped with a flight data recorder, but that a GPS navigator from the P-63 and an electronic flight display from the B-17 had been recovered and were being taken to an NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C., to be processed for "data and relevant information".
Several Texas officials reacted publicly to the crash. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Twitter, "My heart goes out to all the individuals & families affected by the horrible tragedy at the Wings Over Dallas air show today. Please join me in praying for all." Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called the accident "a terrible tragedy in our city". The president of the Commemorative Air Force, which organized the show, said that this kind of mid-air collision during an airshow was "extremely rare."
Q. According to the passage, the second aircraft P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra was:
In the following question a sentence has been given with some highlighted group of words/ phrases which may or may not be grammatically correct. Sentences are then followed by three alternatives. You are required to choose the grammatically correct option that best replaces the incorrect phrase.
Q. Nearly 7,000 officials of the Defence Ministry will soon move into the new office complexes from their existing workplaces in pre-Independence era hutments in and around the Raisina Hills.
(I). will soon moving into the new office
(II). will soon move to the new office
(III). will be soon moving into the new office
In each of the following question a sentence has been given with some highlighted group of words/ phrases which may or may not be grammatically correct. Sentences are then followed by three alternatives. You are required to choose the grammatically correct option that best replaces the incorrect phrase.
Q. In yet another tragic case, a 17-year-old student from Urapakkam in Chennai was attempted self-immolation allegedly fearing her NEET scores.
(I). in Chennai has attempted self-immolation
(II). in Chennai had attempted self-immolation
(III). in Chennai has been attempted self-immolation
In each of the following question a sentence has been given with some highlighted group of words/ phrases which may or may not be grammatically correct. Sentences are then followed by three alternatives. You are required to choose the grammatically correct option that best replaces the incorrect phrase.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Friday, together with the heads of state with seven neighboring countries.
(I). along with the heads of state of
(II). across with the heads of state of
(III). between the heads of state with
In each question below a sentence has been given with one blank. Choose the option that best fills the given blanks to complete the sentences meaningfully.
Conceit
(I). It is, indeed, often impressive from the evident earnestness of the writer, and from his sense of the gravity of his subject, and is unspoilt by rhetoric or _________.
(II). It requires that we consciously abandon the deeply ingrained _________ that we have any goodness in and of ourselves, apart from God.
(III). They signed an informed _________ form and completed a demographic questionnaire along with several instruments.
In each question below a sentence has been given with one blank. Choose the option that best fills the given blanks to complete the sentences meaningfully.
Ponder
(I). This accounts for the fact that the Greeks were not acquainted with the city until it was taken and _________ by Alexander the Great.
(II). Competitors can also _________ valuable information that includes business development strategies, new product specifications, and contract bidding plans, and selling
(III). While you _________ these questions, check out this track from one of the ladies chart topping country compatriots, and if you want to weigh in on the debate, visit our Country Music profile.
In each question below a sentence has been given with one blank. Choose the option that best fills the given blanks to complete the sentences meaningfully.
Insipid
(I). In honour of the Horae a yearly festival (Horaea) was celebrated, at which protection was sought against the scorching heat and drought, and offerings were made of boiled meat as less ________ and more nutritious than roast.
(II). It's jealous and _________ comments like these, some would argue, that contribute to the unhealthy attitude towards food and body image so prevalent in our culture today.
(III). And in Marseilles they make an excellent dish of a common fowl, which is often so _________.
In each question below a sentence has been given with one blank. Choose the option that best fills the given blanks to complete the sentences meaningfully.
Trade
(I). My purpose is to explain the net effect of free __________, technological advance, and outsourcing on the overall economic system of the planet.
(II). I mean, it was the quintessential traveling salesman's dream, a rooftop villa on a skyscraper with a view of the city, friends in the same town, a _________, so to speak.
(III). There is a lively ________ in hemp, hemp-seed oil, hemp goods and cattle, and there are hemp-mills, soap-works and tanneries.
In each question below a sentence has been given with one blank. Choose the option that best fills the given blanks to complete the sentences meaningfully.
Robust
(I). The camel is of a more _________ and compact breed than the tall beast used in India, and is more carefully tended.
(II). The docile, yet _________ and hardy peasants, under their foreign leaders, gained an unbroken series of successes in the first Syrian.
(III). The governor is a proponent of early deployment of missile defenses to meet the threat that is emerging and growing from _________ states.
In the following question a sentence is divided into five parts. Out of which one or two parts are correct. Identify the correct parts and mark as your answer. If all the parts are correct then mark option E as the correct answer.
A legislature from Ghatlodia in Ahmedabad (A)/and a builder by profession, (B)/ Bhupendra Patel was chosen unanimously (C)/ at the BJP legislative parties meeting held at Kamalam, (D)/ the party headquarter in Gandhinagar (E).
In the following question a sentence is divided into five parts. Out of which one or two parts are correct. Identify the correct parts and mark as your answer. If all the parts are correct then mark option E as the correct answer.
Scientists at Japan’s Hiroshima University have identifiable (A)/ two drugs that imitate the affect of chemicals (B) in cigarette smoke to bind to receptor cells (C)/ that some coronaviruses use to entering cells, (D)/ inhibiting the virus’s ability to infect humans (E).
In the following question a sentence is divided into five parts. Out of which one or two parts are correct. Identify the correct parts and mark as your answer. If all the parts are correct then mark option E as the correct answer.
France will deliver three Rafale fighters per month (A)/ for the next three months with the least (B)/ of the 36 contracted omni-role fighters (C)/ carrying all 13 India specifically enhancements (D)/ to be delivery in January 2022 (E).
In the following question, a passage is divided into seven parts and arranged into random order. The last sentence of the passage is already arranged. You have to rearrange the remaining sentences so that a meaningful passage can be formed
(A). Satellite images of penguin feces had allowed scientists to track the penguin population, breeding patterns and habitat loss.
(B). This further exposes the soil which is ideal for the birds to lay eggs, thus increasing the population rapidly and the rising number of baby penguins.
(C). Scientists have been studying penguin faeces for many years and recently it has attracted attention from space.
(D). Cute penguins: A reason for increased Global Warming’: Everyone likes cute and adorable little penguins but it is astonishing to realize how they could be contributors to global warming.
(E). But the major problem caused by the penguin feces which is called guano is that it attracts sunlight and melts away the snow in the surroundings.
(F). The large penguin colonies can do feces in a large quantity which is also visible from space, motivating scientists to study the impact of such large quantities of animal waste.
(G). According to the scientists of “The Antarctic Program”, “The colony of the penguins is very dirty and the harmful gasses discharged from the guano are making the temperature of Antarctica high, exposing the land in the area”.
Q. Which of the following is the last statement?
In the following question, a passage is divided into seven parts and arranged into random order. The last sentence of the passage is already arranged. You have to rearrange the remaining sentences so that a meaningful passage can be formed
(A). Satellite images of penguin feces had allowed scientists to track the penguin population, breeding patterns and habitat loss.
(B). This further exposes the soil which is ideal for the birds to lay eggs, thus increasing the population rapidly and the rising number of baby penguins.
(C). Scientists have been studying penguin faeces for many years and recently it has attracted attention from space.
(D). Cute penguins: A reason for increased Global Warming’: Everyone likes cute and adorable little penguins but it is astonishing to realize how they could be contributors to global warming.
(E). But the major problem caused by the penguin feces which is called guano is that it attracts sunlight and melts away the snow in the surroundings.
(F). The large penguin colonies can do feces in a large quantity which is also visible from space, motivating scientists to study the impact of such large quantities of animal waste.
(G). According to the scientists of “The Antarctic Program”, “The colony of the penguins is very dirty and the harmful gasses discharged from the guano are making the temperature of Antarctica high, exposing the land in the area”.
Q. After rearrangement, Mark the correct pair of sentence
In the following question, a passage is divided into seven parts and arranged into random order. The last sentence of the passage is already arranged. You have to rearrange the remaining sentences so that a meaningful passage can be formed
(A). Satellite images of penguin feces had allowed scientists to track the penguin population, breeding patterns and habitat loss.
(B). This further exposes the soil which is ideal for the birds to lay eggs, thus increasing the population rapidly and the rising number of baby penguins.
(C). Scientists have been studying penguin faeces for many years and recently it has attracted attention from space.
(D). Cute penguins: A reason for increased Global Warming’: Everyone likes cute and adorable little penguins but it is astonishing to realize how they could be contributors to global warming.
(E). But the major problem caused by the penguin feces which is called guano is that it attracts sunlight and melts away the snow in the surroundings.
(F). The large penguin colonies can do feces in a large quantity which is also visible from space, motivating scientists to study the impact of such large quantities of animal waste.
(G). According to the scientists of “The Antarctic Program”, “The colony of the penguins is very dirty and the harmful gasses discharged from the guano are making the temperature of Antarctica high, exposing the land in the area”.
Q. Which of the following is the second statement?
In the following question, a passage is divided into seven parts and arranged into random order. The last sentence of the passage is already arranged. You have to rearrange the remaining sentences so that a meaningful passage can be formed
(A). Satellite images of penguin feces had allowed scientists to track the penguin population, breeding patterns and habitat loss.
(B). This further exposes the soil which is ideal for the birds to lay eggs, thus increasing the population rapidly and the rising number of baby penguins.
(C). Scientists have been studying penguin faeces for many years and recently it has attracted attention from space.
(D). Cute penguins: A reason for increased Global Warming’: Everyone likes cute and adorable little penguins but it is astonishing to realize how they could be contributors to global warming.
(E). But the major problem caused by the penguin feces which is called guano is that it attracts sunlight and melts away the snow in the surroundings.
(F). The large penguin colonies can do feces in a large quantity which is also visible from space, motivating scientists to study the impact of such large quantities of animal waste.
(G). According to the scientists of “The Antarctic Program”, “The colony of the penguins is very dirty and the harmful gasses discharged from the guano are making the temperature of Antarctica high, exposing the land in the area”.
Q. Which of the following is the fifth statement?
In the following question, a passage is divided into seven parts and arranged into random order. The last sentence of the passage is already arranged. You have to rearrange the remaining sentences so that a meaningful passage can be formed
(A). Satellite images of penguin feces had allowed scientists to track the penguin population, breeding patterns and habitat loss.
(B). This further exposes the soil which is ideal for the birds to lay eggs, thus increasing the population rapidly and the rising number of baby penguins.
(C). Scientists have been studying penguin faeces for many years and recently it has attracted attention from space.
(D). Cute penguins: A reason for increased Global Warming’: Everyone likes cute and adorable little penguins but it is astonishing to realize how they could be contributors to global warming.
(E). But the major problem caused by the penguin feces which is called guano is that it attracts sunlight and melts away the snow in the surroundings.
(F). The large penguin colonies can do feces in a large quantity which is also visible from space, motivating scientists to study the impact of such large quantities of animal waste.
(G). According to the scientists of “The Antarctic Program”, “The colony of the penguins is very dirty and the harmful gasses discharged from the guano are making the temperature of Antarctica high, exposing the land in the area”.
Q. Mark the correct pair of sequence of sentence
In the question, a passage is given which is followed by some options, which is framed to make you infer something out of the passage. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
Inference – an opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence
The health minister, Marta Temido, has resigned following the demise of a pregnant Indian tourist, who was turned away from a full maternity ward and died while being transferred to another hospital in Lisbon. The resignation comes amidst criticism of Temido’s decision to close emergency obstetric services owing to a shortage of staff. This is in stark contrast to the situation in India where thousands died during the dreadful second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic owing to a shortage of oxygen cylinders
In each of the questions, a passage is given which is followed by some options, which is framed to make you infer something out of the passage. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
Inference – an opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence
In a landmark achievement, India has launched its first indigenously-developed quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer, which is the second-most common cancer in India, claiming around 75,000 lives every year. Despite significant demand, HPV vaccines have been in limited supply and remained unaffordable to the general public. The home-grown vaccine, developed by the Serum Institute of India, is expected to plug some of the gaps.
Directions: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The radical Right in France has never been so close to victory, but French politics has also never had such an _______ future.