Question
With reference to the PARAKH RS 2025 survey, consider
the following statements: 1. The survey assessed students of Grades 3, 6, and 9 across more than 74,000 schools in 781 districts. 2. Punjab, Kerala, and Himachal Pradesh were among the top performers, while Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh had several low-performing districts. 3. Kendriya Vidyalayas consistently underperformed in all subjects across grades. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Solution
• Statement 1 is correct: The 2025 PARAKH RS (Review Survey) evaluated 21 lakh+ students in Grades 3, 6, and 9 across 74,229 schools in 781 districts. Subjects covered included language, mathematics, science, social science, and environmental understanding. • Statement 2 is correct: Among the top-performing regions were Punjab, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu. Low-performing districts were mainly located in Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh. • Statement 3 is incorrect: Kendriya Vidyalayas showed variation, not uniform underperformance: o Underperformed in Grade 3 mathematics, o But led in Grade 9 language performance. Thus, the correct answer is 1 and 2 only.
Dogmatic
Hostile
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Empathy
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Which of the following is an antonym of "diligent"?
A situation or period of time in which a person who is starting a new job is tested and watched to see if that person is able to do the job properly
out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and indicate your correct answer.
Choose the word which is similar in meaning to the given word-
AUDACIOUS
In the following questions, choose the word opposite  in meaning to the given word.
SCARCITY