Subject Test 5: General Knowledge V

1) 'Tree' is to 'Forest' as 'Star' is to?

2) The perimeter of a rectangular table is 48 cm. If the area of the rectangular table is 128cm2 , then what
will be the length of the table?

3) U,V, W, X, Y and Z are seated in a circle facing the centre such that each one is facing another one. X is
between Z and V. U is second to the left of X and secondto the right of Y. Who is facing X

4) Which of the following countries won the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018

5) A park is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length and breadth 240 m and 100 m, respectively. At the centre
of the park. there is a circular lawn. The area of the park, excluding the lawn is 3904 . What is the
perimeter (in m) of the lawn? (use )

6) Select the most appropriate wordto fill in the blank.
I was astounded at his .......... knowledge aboutthe continent of Africa.

7) 'Seed' is to 'Tree' as 'Egg' is to?

8) Que. 25 Which is the third sentence according to the paragraph?

9) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
One who is well-versed in the knowledge of plants

10) 'Clock' is to 'Time' as 'Thermometer' is to?

11) The following statements have two blanks which are to be filled with the options given
below. Choose the correct combination of words in the same order which will most
suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
Ladakh has long been celebrated for its ____________ natural beauty and vibrant cultural
heritage. With its unique combination of ____________ landscapes and rich spiritual
traditions, it has become a top travel destination in recent years.
1 Repulsive
2. Boring
3. Captivating
4. Rugged
5. Smooth

12) Select the option that will correctly replace the question mark (?) in the series.
13, 25, 42, 69,

13) Despite ________
knowledgeable, he remained ________ all
through.

14) Which branch of philosophy deals with knowledge, its structure, method and validity?

15) 'River' is to 'Ocean' as 'Vein' is to?

16) Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options.
It was in the oceans that life begins almost 3.5 billion years ago.

17) Given below are four statements:
1. In 1854 for the first time three universities were
set up in India.
2. The progress of education was slow in
pre-independent India.
3. Macaulay’s Minutes did have a crippling effect
on a proper development of education in India.
4. National College was set up in 1906 for imparting
knowledge of India’s art, literature and
philosophy under the Principalship of Motilal
Ghosh.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Codes:

18) Fill in the blank with appropriate word.

Did the child _____ from the chair ?

19) Read the paragraph below and answer the questions from 46 to 50.

In firms that employ editors, the editor is the link between the author and his publisher and, an author and his  editor cannot but interact very closely. Quite apart from choosing and editing typescripts, by the time a work is published its editor will have probably read it rigorously and critically four or five times; he will have sat with the author on many occasions and gone over and discussed every detail of it with him; or, if author and editor are located in different cities, the editor will have written several letters to the author full of very specific suggestions, queries, solutions to various problems, and comments regarding design, typography, marketing, etc. If the publisher himself is not his own editor, it will be evident that much in the relationship between an author and his publishing house devolves on the skills, tact, creativity and intelligence of the editor.

n the process of toiling together on a book a unique relationship is created between author and editor and, if this works well, it frequently results in very closed friendships. Publishing files and gossip are full of correspondence and stories that bear testimony to this. Many authors have aknowledged the seminal role of editors in helping their talents flower, of the tact yet firmness with which editors have saved authors from being carried away by verbiage or pomposity. John Murray, the head of a well-known family publishing house, once regaled me with stories of how one of his ancestors had decorously kept a celebrated Victorian author, who tended to write needlessly long novels, on leash. “Sir’, said the concerned Murray to the author, ‘your MS is like a diamond—it will glitter, but only when properly cut.” With this mixture of tact and sharpness he was given carte blanche by the author to chop the text, and ended up helping him publish a masterpiece that still remains in print. Apparently the author’s letter of thanks to his editor and publisher is still preserved in the Murray files.

The editor’s involvement with a title and its author does not necessarily end once it is accepted and then prepared for press; he usually coordinates the production and design of the work, reads proofs, suggests jacket designs and, when the book is ready, often sees it through the initial stages of the marketing process, including drawing up review lists, briefing sales reps, etc. During the
several months of the gestation of a book, editor and author will have been in regular touch and, when the book appears, the author will usually continue to contact his editor for news about sales and reviews; he will sometimes bore the editor with suggestions about marketing, bare his heart to the editor when a bad review appears, share his relief when there is a good one; and, should he feel
that the book is not visible in bookshops, direct his wrath at the editor rather than the marketing staff of the publishing house. The editor thus is not only the author’s collaborator in the making of a book, but also his partner in celebration and his punching
bag when things don’t go well.

As stated in the given paragraph above, the editor: