Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket.
 The party was so amazing that everyone _________ (hated) leaving it.

Fill in an appropriate determiner:
  …………..first the item in today’s program me is a song.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
 I was look forward to helping you complete the project.

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day.

Given below is a word, followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence(s) which best express(es) the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 ‘None of these’ if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences.

ALLUSION

A. There are lots of literary echoes and allusions in the novel, but they don't do anything for the tired texture of the prose.

B. He made some allusion to the years they lived apart.

C. The video game is designed to give the allusion that you are in control of an airplane.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options.

AU Small Finance Bank Limited is an Indian Small Finance Bank, based in Jaipur, India. It was founded as vehicle finance company AU Financiers (India) Ltd. in 1996 and converted to a small finance bank on April 19, 2017.

AU Small Finance Bank serves low and middle-income individuals and micro and small businesses that have limited or no access to formal banking and finance channels. The Bank offers loans, deposits, and payment products and services. AU Small Finance Bank ranked 355 in the list of Fortune India 500 (2019) companies, with annual revenue of 3410.87 crore (US$427 million) and Total B/S Assets of 31198.68 crore (US$ 3.9 billion).

AU Bank enjoys a long-term credit rating of "AA-/Stable" from CRISIL Ratings, ICRA Ratings, India Ratings and CARE Ratings.

The company was founded by Sanjay Agarwal (Managing Director and CEO of AU Small Finance Bank) as a private limited company, and publicly listed in an IPO on June 29, 2017. A merit holder Chartered Accountant and a first-generation entrepreneur, he holds ~ 28.5% stake in the bank. He is supported by a team of 23486 employees.

AU Small Finance Bank is listed on NSE and BSE with a market capitalisation of ~ 37942 crore. On its first day of trading, the stock rose 51% to be the most expensive bank in India based on price-to-book. In November 2017, the Reserve Bank of India added the bank to its schedule of commercial banks, further improving the bank's growth prospects by reducing the cost of short-term funds and improving the bank's ability to provide services.

Over the years, the Bank has attracted marquee investors like IFC, Warburg Pincus, Temasek Holdings, Nomura, Kotak Mahindra MF, etc. Private equity companies that provided venture capital, including Warburg Pincus and International Finance Corporation, made partial exits for as much as nine times their original investment.

Due to its history as a vehicle finance company, as of March 2018 almost all the loans made by AU Small Finance Bank were secured, unlike most small finance banks that have unsecured loans due to their background in microfinance. This provides lower yields (lower interest rates) than unsecured loans, so the bank has been particularly active in growing its deposits, as bank deposits have a lower cost than other sources of funds. It has also sought to diversify into savings products like deposits, payment/transaction banking, distribution of third-party products, and additional loan products thereby positioning itself as a holistic financial products and services provider.

As on June 30, 2021, AU Small Finance Bank's distribution network............... 758 Banking Touchpoints and 23486 employees spread contiguously across 15 states and two Union Territories with over 2 million customers.

The bank has operations in 15 States and two Union Territories, with Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh being key states. It is one of the largest banks by a number of locations in its home state of Rajasthan.

How much approx stake does the founder of AU Small Finance Bank have in AU Small Finance Bank? 

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The preparation (1) vegetarian Rajasthani food (2) the rich and poor of local communities in Rajasthan is almost the same. The difference lies in the (3) of other expensive items like fruit, which the rich bring home (4) returning from the city. Ghee, milk and milk products (5) an important part of rich people’s regular diet, but the poor can only (6) buttermilk. Therefore, it’s important to understand that (7) poverty, access to good (8) is possible if people make the right choices and vice-versa there are low cost but nutritious s available to (9) adequate nutrition. Local cooking and feeding (10) also have an important role to play in the same.

Choose the correct for (2).

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Our team scored 350 runs in the Inter-college Cricket Tournament.