Direction: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
The beauty of the Japanese landscape is that it conveys philosophical messages through each feature. The use of curving pathways rather than straight lines, for instance. This feature springs from the belief that only evil travels in straight lines, good forces tend to wander. Then, odd numbers of plants and trees are used in these gardens because these numbers are considered auspicious. Even the plants used are symbolic. For example, the Cyprus represents longevity and the bamboo symbolises abundance,’ says Sadhana Roy Choudhary.
The Japan, nature is said to be so closely intertwined with human life that parents actually plant a sapling in their garden when a child is born in the family, letting the growth of the child coincide with the growth of the plants.

The Japanese parents plant a sapling at the time of birth of a child because_____

Direction: In each of the following questions, find out which of the answer figures can be formed from the pieces given in the problem figure.
Question figure

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Left out in cold

Which state launched e-Sachivalaya portal (https://eesachivalaya.edisha.gov.in/), a digital platform to enable people to take online appointments for virtual meetings with the chief minister, deputy CM, ministers and other heads of various departments?

In a school, number of girls is 75% of number of boys. Difference between boys and girls is 30. On a particular day 20% girls were absent, then find the number of girls those who present?