Table given below shows profit earned by three different sellers on selling five different types of fruit per kg. Study the data carefully and answer the following question.

Total profit earned by X, Y and Z on selling 1 kg of grape each is how much percent more than the total profit earned by X, Y and Z on selling 1 kg of mango each?

Table given below shows profit earned by three different sellers on selling five different types of fruit per kg. Study the data carefully and answer the following question.

Find the ratio of profit earned by X to profit earned by Z on all the five fruits if X and Z sell 1 kg of each fruit?

Table given below shows profit earned by three different sellers on selling five different types of fruit per kg. Study the data carefully and answer the following question.

If X sells 6 kg of Apple and Z sells 4 kg of apple then profit earned by X is what percent more than profit earned by Z?

Table given below shows profit earned by three different sellers on selling five different types of fruit per kg. Study the data carefully and answer the following question.

Y sell 5 kg of Grape in Rs. 600. How much cost price he has to bear per kg of grape?

Table given below shows profit earned by three different sellers on selling five different types of fruit per kg. Study the data carefully and answer the following question.

If Y earns 25% profit on apple and 14% profit on mango, then what is the total Cost Y has to bear on one kg of apple and one kg of mango together?

Simple interest on Rs. 500 for 4 years at 6.25% per annum is equal to the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 5% per annum for a certain period of time. The period of time is ;

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If the compound interest on a sum for 2 years at  per annum is Rs. 510, the simple interest on the same sum at the same rate for the same period of time is :

A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the current is 2 km/hr, he takes 4 hours more in upstream than in the downstream to cover a certain distance. The distance is:

A train 300 metre long is running at a speed of 25 metre per second. It will cross a bridge of 200 metre long in

A number is first decreased by 20%. The decreased number is then increased by 20%. The resulting number is less than the original number by 20. Then the original number is

If Rajdhani is slower than shatabdi, then shatabdi is faster than Rajdhani by :

From a class of 24 boys, a boy, aged 10 years, leaves the class and in his place a new boy is admitted. As a result the average age of the class is increased by 2 months. What is the age of the new boy ?

A person sells a table at a profit of 10%. If he had bought the table at 5% less cost and sold for Rs. 80 more, he would have gained 20%. The cost price of the table is

X and Y are partners in a business. They invest in the ratio 5 : 6. At the end of 8 months X withdraws his capital. If they receive profits in the ratio of 5 : 9, Find how long Y’s investment was used ?

A mixture contains wine and water in the ratio 3 : 2 and another mixture contains them in the ratio 4 : 5. How many litres of the latter mixture must be mixed with 15 litres of the former mixture so that the resultant mixture may contain equal quantities of wine and water?

Three positive numbers are in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 5 and the sum of their squares is 1862. The smallest of these numbers is:-

The sum of three numbers is 2, the 1st number is 1/2 times the 2nd and the 3rd number is 1/4 times the 2nd number. The 2ndnumber is

Veer purchased TV set of Rs 12000 marked price on 20% discount. He spent Rs 250 on transport and Rs 550 on installation. At what price should it be sold so that he can earn 25% profit?

16 men and 12 women can complete a work in 8 days. If 20 men can complete the same work in 16 days, in how many days 20 women can complete the same price of work?

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

There are six husband A, E, I, O, U and V. They want to go out with their wife G, H, Z, J, K and L, not necessarily in the same order. The pairs went to different restaurants viz. Bikaner, Haldiram, Sagar ratna, South indian point and two of the pairs of them went to Harish bakery. They eat different south Indian food, viz Dosa, Uttapam, Idli and Vada but Dosa and Uttapam are preferred by two pairs.
A and O visit Harish bakery but do not eat either Dosa or Vada. V does not go out with K and both of them do not like Idli. J and Z want to go to Bikaner and Sagarratna respectively. The persons who are visiting Haldiram eat the same food as E does.I goes out with L to Haldiram but does not like either Uttapam or Vada. E goes to Bikaner and likes Dosa. U does not go out either with G or H and he does not go to Sagarratna. U likes neither Idli nor Uttapam.

Who among the following went to Bikaner?

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

There are six husband A, E, I, O, U and V. They want to go out with their wife G, H, Z, J, K and L, not necessarily in the same order. The pairs went to different restaurants viz. Bikaner, Haldiram, Sagar ratna, South indian point and two of the pairs of them went to Harish bakery. They eat different south Indian food, viz Dosa, Uttapam, Idli and Vada but Dosa and Uttapam are preferred by two pairs.
A and O visit Harish bakery but do not eat either Dosa or Vada. V does not go out with K and both of them do not like Idli. J and Z want to go to Bikaner and Sagarratna respectively. The persons who are visiting Haldiram eat the same food as E does.I goes out with L to Haldiram but does not like either Uttapam or Vada. E goes to Bikaner and likes Dosa. U does not go out either with G or H and he does not go to Sagarratna. U likes neither Idli nor Uttapam.

If A went with G then who among the following went with O?

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

There are six husband A, E, I, O, U and V. They want to go out with their wife G, H, Z, J, K and L, not necessarily in the same order. The pairs went to different restaurants viz. Bikaner, Haldiram, Sagar ratna, South indian point and two of the pairs of them went to Harish bakery. They eat different south Indian food, viz Dosa, Uttapam, Idli and Vada but Dosa and Uttapam are preferred by two pairs.
A and O visit Harish bakery but do not eat either Dosa or Vada. V does not go out with K and both of them do not like Idli. J and Z want to go to Bikaner and Sagarratna respectively. The persons who are visiting Haldiram eat the same food as E does.I goes out with L to Haldiram but does not like either Uttapam or Vada. E goes to Bikaner and likes Dosa. U does not go out either with G or H and he does not go to Sagarratna. U likes neither Idli nor Uttapam.

Who among the following went to Haldiram?

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

There are six husband A, E, I, O, U and V. They want to go out with their wife G, H, Z, J, K and L, not necessarily in the same order. The pairs went to different restaurants viz. Bikaner, Haldiram, Sagar ratna, South indian point and two of the pairs of them went to Harish bakery. They eat different south Indian food, viz Dosa, Uttapam, Idli and Vada but Dosa and Uttapam are preferred by two pairs.
A and O visit Harish bakery but do not eat either Dosa or Vada. V does not go out with K and both of them do not like Idli. J and Z want to go to Bikaner and Sagarratna respectively. The persons who are visiting Haldiram eat the same food as E does.I goes out with L to Haldiram but does not like either Uttapam or Vada. E goes to Bikaner and likes Dosa. U does not go out either with G or H and he does not go to Sagarratna. U likes neither Idli nor Uttapam.

Which of the following food does I like?

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

There are six husband A, E, I, O, U and V. They want to go out with their wife G, H, Z, J, K and L, not necessarily in the same order. The pairs went to different restaurants viz. Bikaner, Haldiram, Sagar ratna, South indian point and two of the pairs of them went to Harish bakery. They eat different south Indian food, viz Dosa, Uttapam, Idli and Vada but Dosa and Uttapam are preferred by two pairs.
A and O visit Harish bakery but do not eat either Dosa or Vada. V does not go out with K and both of them do not like Idli. J and Z want to go to Bikaner and Sagarratna respectively. The persons who are visiting Haldiram eat the same food as E does.I goes out with L to Haldiram but does not like either Uttapam or Vada. E goes to Bikaner and likes Dosa. U does not go out either with G or H and he does not go to Sagarratna. U likes neither Idli nor Uttapam.

Which of the following is correct?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

(i) ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
(ii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’.
(iii) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’.

If ‘A × D’ means ‘A is the sister of D’, ‘A + D’ means ‘D is the daughter of A’ and ‘A ÷ D’ means ‘A is the mother of D’, then which of the following expression represents that ‘U is the aunt of V’?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

How the Human eye is isn’t the best as mentioned in the passage?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

How the bright colors like red and yellow became the symbol of danger?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

In what way color often lays at the heart of ourperception of the world?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

Which of the following statement is/are true as given in the passage?

(I) The ability to separate danger from safety using colour has no significance in adults.
(II) bright colour is mostly associated with danger. (III)Our own experience plays an important role in assigning roles to various colours.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

Choose the appropriate title.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

Which of the color is used for two different meanings according to the passage?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

Choose the word/group of words which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.

Perception

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

Choose the word/group of words which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.

Mourning

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

Choose the word/group of words which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.

Abounds

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Colour is a powerful thing, and it often lies at the heart of ourperception of the world. Colours help us identify specific objects and associate properties to them. Colours also help us interpret emotions and recognise real world threats. However, an interesting question is where did this sense of colour come from? It all starts with your eyes. Unlike many other living animals, human eyes are designed to interpret a wide range of light wavelengths which helps us identify colours. On a technical level, colours are simply different spectrums of wavelengths either travelling faster or slower towards our eyes and into our brain. We are good at it, but before you get big headed, we aren’t the best at interpreting colours: Many animals have a colour perception ability that is far beyond our comprehension, for example, the Mantis Shrimp: Believe it or not the mantis shrimp has 4 times better colour vision than humans do.
However, seeing a colour is one thing, interpreting it is something else. So how did we come to associate different colours with different emotions, and physical reactions, even physical danger triggers? That is a completely different science altogether. Naturally, we (and many other animals in the kingdom) associate brighter colours like red and yellow to danger signs. Colour in this sense has the power to alert us to dangers before we are fully aware of them.It all boils down to the fact that many brightly-coloured animals, bugs and insects tend to be either poisonous or toxic, and we have learnt, probably through a few nasty accidents, that they should be avoided. The same thing, all designed by mother nature, applies to plant life too: Mushrooms for example tend to be dangerous if they are brightly coloured, and berries. This, combined with millions of years of social adaptation, means we have developed the instinct to avoid brightly coloured objects, and we have applied this principle to the things we create.
We associate many colours with specific emotions or human traits, which can vary across cultures. Here in the west you might hear of someone having the blues: Having “the blues” means feeling sad and lonely. The colour has even been applied to a genre of music; the blues. Maybe you have seen red (felt very angry), and yet the colour red is often associated with love, as well as danger, which might make sense in a strange kind of way. Being given a red rose is often an expression of romance, and red hearts cover every surface around Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been green with envy? Yellow is associated with cowardice, and white with purity. In history, black and white are historically associated with good and evil, the colour black abounds over Halloween, but it is also the colour of mourning. As you can see colours have been given meaning by our society, and we often assign them roles based on our own experience. You must have a favourite colour.
The fact is colours hold a great importance in our perception of the outside world. Our ability to see in colour helps us navigate the obstacles around us better, and they play a major role in threat/danger detection. If you have difficulty perceiving certain colours (we call it being colour blind) several careers are closed to you. Though not so important in adults, for children the basic ability to separate danger from safety using colour, plays an important role in keeping safe!

Choose the word/group of words which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.

Instinct