English, G.Science, S.Studies (Paper-1) Mock Test - 3

'Jack' is a proper name. It must start with a capital letter.
The sentence after the reporting verb is in direct speech. The reported speech has to be separated by inverted commas (" ") and we need to put a comma in between the reporting verb and the reported speech. The salutation 'Good morning' will end with the sign of exclamation (!) and the question (How do you ...) will end with a question mark.

'Said to' changes to 'told' in indirect speech. Moreover, 'can' changes to 'could' in indirect speech. The first person pronoun in reported speech will not change as the speaker in reporting verb is also the first person. 

In passive voice, the subject of active voice becomes the object and vice-versa. 'Who' changes to 'by whom' in the passive. Moreover, as it is an interrogative sentence, the auxiliary will be placed before the subject. So, 'has' will come before 'Nagasaki'.

When changing the voice, the subject becomes the object and vice-versa. The tense of the sentence in active voice is present perfect. In passive voice, the passive present perfect tense, with the structure 'has been + past participle form of main verb', will be used as 'a newspaper report' is singular.

The word 'ebb' means 'to gradually decrease.'
'Sink' also means 'to gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity.'

At loose ends means 'being in an uncertain situation and not knowing what to do'.

Generous means 'showing a readiness to give more of something' and 'stingy' means 'ungenerous'.

'Analyses' is the plural form of 'analysis'.

The word 'these' tells that kind of clothes is in plural form, so 'kinds of clothes' will be the correct phrase.

Over the years, many manuscripts were eaten away by insects, some were destroyed, but many have survived.

'Crux of the problem' means the essential point of a problem. The problem of 'raising funds' is being mentioned in the sentence. 

'So' does not fit grammatically in the context.
Unless means 'in any case other than that', which specifies the condition under which he/she will not be dismissed.

The correct prefix to be used with 'comfortable' is 'un' as in 'uncomfortable'.

Only options 2 and 3 go as suffixes with 'know'.
Option 2 would make it 'knowable', which is an adjective.

The correct maxim is 'don't put all of your eggs in one basket.'
A maxim is another word for a saying or a phrase.

'Concealed' means 'hid'. Its opposite will be 'revealed' which means 'disclosed'. 'Expressed' is incorrect as it means 'put into words'.

To 'isolate' means 'to cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others'.

'Abruptly' means 'suddenly and unexpectedly'.

'Intelligent' means 'smart or bright' and its opposite would be 'dull'.

The correct adjective form of 'bottle' is 'bottled', which means '(of drinks) kept or contained in bottles'.

Refer to the context, "the overwhelming vote given by the greater part of the public has so far been in favour of films which pass the time easily and satisfy that part of our imagination which depends on the more obvious kind of daydreams.". It means most of us prefer films which satisfy a part of our imagination.

The passage states, "we make up for what we secretly regard as our deficiencies by watching the stimulating adventures of the other people ..."

Refer to the context, "the conventional stars act out our daydreams for us in a constant succession of exciting situations set in the open spaces ..."
It can be inferred that film stars present situations, which excite us.

The answer can be inferred from the line, "we make up for what we secretly regard as our deficiencies by watching the stimulating adventures of the other people who are stronger, more effective, or more beautiful than we are." This indicates that we believe ourselves to be not as strong or as beautiful as on-screen portrayals. We believe ourselves to be plain and weak. 

The answer can be found in the line, "... since, our youth is being spent in day-to-day routine of school, office or home." Routine means the usual or customary daily life, i.e. repetition.

A 'meteoroid' is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. 'Meteoroids' are significantly smaller than asteroids, and range in size from small grains to one-meter-wide objects. A 'meteoroid' would become a 'meteor' if it entered the earth's atmosphere.

In astronomy, we study about the composition, behaviour of universe and its celestial bodies like stars, planets, moon, asteroids, etc.

Clayey soil has the highest water holding capacity. This is because its particles are tightly packed and do not allow water to percolate through.

Nitrogen prevents the oil and the chips from oxidising and this is why it is filled inside a packet of chips.

A neutralisation reaction is when an acid and a base react to form water and a salt, and involves the combination of H⁺ ions and OH^- ions to generate water.

Sugar (sucrose) is a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
On heating it decomposes into water and carbon. Water escapes as steam, leaving behind carbon.

A chemical change is a change of materials into other new materials with different properties, and one or more new substances are formed. Melting of ice is not a chemical change, it is a physical change because the change is affecting the form of the chemical substance, but not its chemical composition.

An atom is electrically neutral because the number of electrons present in it is equal to the number of protons.
The charge on an electron is equal in magnitude, but opposite in nature to the charge present on a proton.
Hence, the atom on the whole is electrically neutral.

Out of 22 non-metallic elements, 11 exist in gaseous state, 10 exist in solid state and only 1 (bromine) exists in liquid state. Helium and oxygen exist in gaseous state, but iodine exists in solid state.

Ethanol (C₂H₅OH) is used in cough syrups and tonics because it is an excellent solvent.

The vacuole in cells have three main functions which are to provide the plant with support or rigidity, a storage area for nutrients and waste matter and can decompose complex molecules.

A saprophyte or saprotroph is an organism which gets its energy from dead and decaying organic matter. This may be decaying pieces of plants or animals.

Shadow of an object is the shortest in the noon as the Sun is overhead and the longest in the evening as the Sun is far (horizon).

The working of a lens is based on the refraction of light when it passes through the lens. Lens is a transparent glass which is bound by two spherical surfaces. The light rays are refracted after passing through the lens. Lens is of two types, convex lens and concave lens.

This is the correct option as only statement 'b' is false. Electric cell is the source of electric energy in the torch.

The function of an earth wire is to protect us from electric shocks and fires. The earth wire transfers any leakage of electric current to the ground, and thus prevents us from electric shock.

It is a disadvantage of friction. The heat produced can damage the machine gradually.

Friction is a force that opposes the relative motion between two surfaces of objects in contact. The force of friction always acts in a direction opposite to that of the applied force. Friction is due to irregularities on the surfaces of the objects in contact. Friction depends on the smoothness of the surfaces in contact. The force of friction depends on the nature of the surfaces in contact. The force of friction increases if the surfaces are pressed harder. Frictional force that comes into action before the start of the motion of an object is called static friction. When an object slides over another surface, the frictional force that comes into action is sliding friction.

Potential energy is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others. The formula for potential energy is mgh, where m stands for mass, g stands for gravitational acceleration and h stands for height.

Energy from the sun in the form of radiation travels in small packets called photons. Light energy (radiation) can also be thought of as a collection of photons, tiny but discrete packets of energy travelling at the speed of light.

A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect.

Malaria is a life-threatening disease. It's typically transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Infected mosquitoes carry the plasmodium parasite. When this mosquito bites you, the parasite is released into your bloodstream.

When any water source, including private wells, is contaminated with feces from infected humans, the water can potentially spread the hepatitis virus.

Nostoc and Anabena both enrich soil with nitrogen.
Anabaena is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria that exists as plankton. It is known for nitrogen-fixing abilities, and it forms symbiotic relationships with certain plants, such as the mosquito fern.
Nostoc fixes atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, which may then be used or converted to a form suitable for plants.

Sir P Lawrence presided over the Cabinet Mission which was formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on April 16, 1853. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.

Jonathan Duncan started a Sanskrit college at Varanasi in 1791 for the study of Hindu Law & Philosophy.

Battle of Wandiwash (Jan. 22, 1760), in the history of India, was a confrontation between the French, under the Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote.

On February 21, 1849, the East India Company decisively defeated the Sikh Empire at the Battle of Gujrat bringing to an end the second Anglo-Sikh War. Following the victory, the East India Company annexed Punjab on 2 April, 1849 and incorporated it within British India.

Veer Kunwar Singh (1777-1858), one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, belonged to a royal Kshatriya (Rajput) house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.

Charles Canning was the Governor General of India during the rebellion. The rebellion is known by many names, including the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Insurrection, and the First War of Independence.

During the Delhi Durbar on December 12, 1911, George V, then Emperor of India, along with Queen Mary, his consort, made the announcement that the capital of the Raj was to be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.

Oudh Commercial Bank or Awadh Commercial Bank was an Indian bank established in 1881 in Faizabad and operated until 1958 when it failed. It was the first commercial bank in India having limited liability and an entirely Indian board of directors.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a political, social, educational reformer. He was also a rationalist. He considered education as the only means of national progress.

Initially, only the educated middle class of India accepted the Indian National Congress as at that period only few were aware.
In its initial days, the Indian National Congress party was not formed to demand independence from British rule. It was rather set up to bring together a group of educated individuals on a common platform to influence policymaking.

On August 8, 1942, at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the 'Quit India' movement.
Mahatma Gandhi suggested that the British should "Quit India" as long as they had still time to do so before the Japanese entered India. His draft resolution (a) was considered to be to pro-Japanese by other Congress leaders and Jawaharlal Nehru was asked to amend it. The amended resolution (b) was passed in July 1942.

The incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of British India on 4 February, 1922 in which the demonstrators attacked a police station, killing all of its occupants. The Indian National Congress halted the Non-cooperation Movement on the national level as a direct result of this incident.

The Right to Constitutional Remedies is considered to be the most important fundamental right because it ensures the protection of our fundamental rights. It helps the citizens in approaching court in case of violation of their fundamental rights.

The right of the people to vote and elect their representatives is called franchise. Universal Adult franchise means that the right to vote should be given to all adult citizens without the discrimination of caste, class, colour, religion or sex.

Preamble of India states: "WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens............."

Globalisation is the process by which businesses or other organisations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. It is possible by reducing the trade barriers to ensure free trade across the world.

The UN Security Council is composed of 15 members in all. It has five permanent members (China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States) and ten non-permanent members (elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly).

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a group of states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. The principle of nonalignment, as articulated by Nehru and his successors, was preservation of India's freedom of action internationally through refusal to align India with any bloc or alliance.

If there is high precipitation there is less chance of it being soaked up by the soil (infiltration) so it runs off into the river. The faster the water reaches the river, the more likely it will flood.

In the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, cyclones are called hurricanes. In the western Pacific Ocean, they are called typhoons.

Embankments, dykes and flood walls are used to confine the flood water within the valley.

Some natural resources are available in limited quantity and can be finished by human activities. Such resources are called exhaustible natural resources. Coal is an exhaustible natural resource. All the others are inexhaustible natural resources.

Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture, molten salt power plants and artificial photosynthesis.

Godavari is the largest peninsular river system. Due to this it is also called the Dakshin Ganga. It forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having larger drainage basins.