Symbiosis SET · Paper 2

Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals.

ABUNDANT

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

The new rules will not ______ students who have already registered for the course.

Arrange the sentences P, Q, R and S to form a coherent paragraph.

P. This is why the date on which the monsoon reaches Kerala is watched so closely each year.

Q. Nearly half of India's farmland has no canal or well to water it.

R. If that date slips by even two weeks, the sowing of rice and cotton across the country can be delayed.

S. On such land, crops depend entirely on the rain brought by the south-west monsoon.

Read the passage and answer the question.

For most of history, a map was a record of what explorers had already seen. The maps on our phones do something different: they tell us where to go, how long it will take and what to avoid on the way. Because millions of users update them every minute, they show the city as it is now, not as it was when a surveyor last visited. In a sense, the map has changed from a picture of the world into a guide for acting in it.

Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

Choose the option that best replaces the underlined part. If no change is needed, choose 'No improvement'.

If I would have known about the strike, I would have left home earlier.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The minister's reply was so ______ that both his supporters and his critics claimed it backed their position.

The average of five numbers is 28. When one of the numbers is removed, the average of the remaining four numbers is 25. What is the number that was removed?

The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 10% per annum (compounded annually) is ₹60. What is the sum?

A car travels from town X to town Y at 60 km/h and returns along the same road at 40 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?

In how many ways can the letters of the word GARDEN be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

What is the units digit of $7^{95} - 3^{58}$?

Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of:

In December 2024, D. Gukesh became the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion by defeating:

Vistara, which merged into Air India on 12 November 2024, was a joint venture between Tata Sons and:

Which of the following countries joined BRICS as a full member in January 2025?

Find the next number in the series.

3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?

Meera walks 4 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right again and walks 12 km, then turns left and walks 3 km. How far is she from her starting point, and in which direction?

In a group of 60 students, 35 like tea, 30 like coffee and 10 like neither. How many students like exactly one of the two drinks?

In a row of students, Rahul is 12th from the left end and Sunita is 18th from the right end. When they interchange their places, Rahul becomes 22nd from the left end. How many students are there in the row?