(DIRECTIONS 13): In the following questions, you have brief passages. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Deriving your authority from the government , your position would secure the respect and consideration of everyone, especially in a service where official rank carries so much weight. This would secure you every attention and comfort on your way and there, together with a complete submission to your olders. I know these things are a matter of indifference to you expect so far as they may further, the great objects you have in view, but they are of important in themselves, and of every importance to  those who have a right to take interest in your personal position and comfort.
Passage talked about whom?

If 4 litres of water is evaporated on boiling from 12 litres of salt solution containing 7 percentage salt, the percentage of salt in the remaining solution is 

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Drinking and driving (A)/ are (B)/ a major cause of accidents(C). / No error (D).

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

One who studies the evolution of mankind

निम्नलिखित गद्यांश के आधार पर प्रश्नउत्तर लिखिए :
भारतीय नारी त्याग, बलिदान, साहस, शक्ति तथा सेवा की सजीव मूर्ति है। जीवन में सुख - दुःख में छाया की भाँति पुरुष का साथ देने के कारण वह अर्द्धांगिनी, घर की व्यवस्थापिका होने के कारण वह लक्ष्मी और श्लाघनीय गुणों के कारण वह देवी कही जाती है। स्वार्थ और भोग - लिप्सा को तिलांजलि देकर भारतीय नारी ने आत्म बलिदान के द्वारा समय - समय पर ऐसी ज्योति प्रज्जवलित की है कि उसके पुनीत प्रकाश में पुरुष ने अपना मार्ग ढूँढ़ा है। उसकी शक्ति के आगे तो यमराज को भी हारना पड़ा नारी का सम्मान करके ही पुरुष का जीवन कुसुम सुवासित होता है । भारतीय संस्कृति के अनुसार जहाँ नारी का सम्मान होता है, वहाँ देवता निवास करते हैं।

तिलांजलि शब्द का संधि - विच्छेद होगा- 

Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
On one occasion he persuaded me to accompany him on shooting expedition he was planning