Directions (1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Prepare for the “new abnormal”. That was what California Governor Jerry Brown told reporters last month, commenting on the deadly wildfires that have plagued the state this year. He’s right. California’s latest crisis builds on years of record-breaking droughts and heatwaves. The rest of the world, too, has had more than its fair share of extreme weather in 2018. The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change announced last week that 157 million more people were exposed to heatwave events in 2017, compared with 2000. Such environmental disasters will only intensify. Governments, rightly, want to know what to do. Yet the climate-science community is struggling to offer useful answers.
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report setting out why we must stop global warming at 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, and how to do so. If the planet warms by 2 °C — the widely touted temperature limit in the 2015 Paris climate agreement — twice as many people will face water scarcity than if warming is limited to 1.5 °C. That extra warming will also expose more than 1.5 billion people to deadly heat extremes, and hundreds of millions of individuals to vector-borne diseases such as malaria, among other harms.
But the latest IPCC special report underplays another alarming fact: global warming is accelerating. Three trends — rising emissions, declining air pollution, and natural climate cycles — will combine over the next 20 years to make climate change faster and more furious than anticipated. In our view, there’s a good chance that we could breach the 1.5 °C level by 2030, not by 2040 as projected in the special report (see ‘Accelerated warming’). The climate-modeling community has not grappled enough with the rapid changes that policymakers care most about, preferring to focus on longer-term trends and equilibria.
Q1. In what reference has the California Governor used the phrase “new abnormal” in the above passage?

A. In context to extreme weather conditions due to record-breaking years of heatwaves and droughts. B. In context to cloud burst and excessive floods. C. In context to rising poverty. D. In context to deadly wildfires that have plagued the state. E. Both A and D

Answer - Option E
Explanation -According to the first paragraph of the passage, both options A and D are correct.
Q2. What were the two main points stated out in the report released by IPCC in October 2018?

A. Rising poverty and economic crisis B. Resource allocation problem and how to overcome it. C. Why to stop global warming at 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and how to stop it. D. Why to stop using pesticides and fertilizers for farming and how to do so. E. None of the above

Answer - Option C
Explanation -Refer to the second paragraph of the passage.
Q3. What will be the harmful effects of extra warming according to the IPCC report?

A. It will expose more than 1.5 billion people to deadly heat extremes. B. Expose hundreds of millions of individuals to vector-borne diseases such as malaria, among other harms. C. Cause great damage to livestock D. Both A and B E. All of the above

Answer - Option D
Explanation -Refer to the second paragraph of the passage. According to which both options A and B are correct.
Q4. Which of the following is SIMILAR to the word GRAPPLED given in BOLD in the passage?

A. disconnect B. confront C. liberate D. reject E. release

Answer - Option B
Explanation -‘Grappled’ means to try to overcome or deal; ‘confront’ means to stand or come in front of in order to make a deal or face a situation.
Q5. Which of the following is OPPOSITE to the word PLAGUED given in BOLD in the passage?

A. afflict B. haunt C. comfort D. badger E. pain

Answer - Option C
Explanation -‘Plagued’ means to cause a lot of discomfort and problem specially health-wise.

Directions (1-2): In each of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options with a pair of words each. Fill up the sentences with the pair of words that make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Q1. Three years into his ------------ in 2017, the chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party warned his party’s prickly ally, Shiv Sena, to quit trying to don the ----------- of the Opposition.

A. span, hold B. tenure, mantle C. agreement, discord D. arena, strength E. None of the above

Answer - Option B
Explanation -‘tenure’ and ‘mantle’ are the correct words here. ‘tenure’ means a period of time specially used in reference to the duration of the post of a person in an organization. ‘Mantle’ means something that covers, envelops, or conceals.
Q2. The ---------------- power of the mob made itself felt once again when the Ajmer Literature Festival abruptly ------------- veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah’s keynote address.

A. prompt, fearful B. alarming, agreed C. intimidatory, cancelled D. louring, assisting E. None of the above

Answer - Option C
Explanation -‘Intimidatory’ and ‘cancelled’ are correct here. ‘intimidate’ means to instill fear.
Directions (3-5): In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given which is divided into FOUR parts such that the parts are jumbled and they do not make a meaningful sentence. Rearrange the following parts to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence and choose the correct rearrangement from the options given below each question.
Q3. on December 13, trapping at least 13 workers, is a (A)/ the disaster that struck a coal mine at Ksan in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills district (B)/ shocking reminder that a fast-growing economy (C)/ such as India continues to allow Dickensian mining practices (D)/

A. ABDC B. BCAD C. BACD D. DCBA E. No change required

Answer - Option C
Explanation -BACD is the correct order of the sentence.
Q4. including Chasnala, have shown serious (A)/ disasters at approved mines, (B)/shortcomings in safety management (C)/ official inquiries into flooding (D)/

A. ABDC B. DBAC C. DCAB D. BCDA E. No change required

Answer - Option B
Explanation -DBAC is the correct order of the sentence.
Q5. communication satellite to provide (A)/ broadband internet services worldwide in an (B)/ China on December 22 launched its first (C)/ apparent bid to rival Google and other international firms (D)/

A. CABD B. CDBA C. CBAD D. ABDC E. No change required

Answer - Option A
Explanation -CABD is the correct order of the sentence.

Directions (1-5): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 6 to 10. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.
Women education is very -----1----- for the country to fully develop. It is like an effective medicine to cure a patient completely and provide health back. Women education is a big ----2----- for India to be developed socially and economically. Educated women are the weapons who yield ----3----- impact on the Indian society through their contribution at home and professional fields. They are the reason for improved -----4------ in the country as well as society. An educated woman has the capability to handle her home and professional life. They can effectively ------5----- in controlling the population of India as they would like to marry at a later age in comparison to the uneducated woman.
Q1.

A. given B. neglected C. important D. flounder E. required

Answer - Option C
Explanation -'Important' means something of significance.
Q2.

A. chances B. vulnerable C. sensitive D. gaurded E. opportunity

Answer - Option E
Explanation -'opportunity’ means a chance for employment or promotion.
Q3.

A. slow B. compelling C. positive D. growing E. intimidate

Answer - Option C
Q4.

A. companions B. according C. partnership D. economy E. conditioning

Answer - Option D
Q5.

A. available B. contribute C. demand D. provision E. possible

Answer - Option B
Explanation -'contribute' means give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something.