1)   If in a code language DISTANCE is written as IDTUBECN and DOCUMENT as ODDVNTNE, is THURSDAY will be written as:

A) HTQRYAD

B) DTVSTEYA

C) HTVSYADS

D) HTVSTYAD

DISTANCE → IDTUBECN (swap D↔️I, S↔️T, A↔️N, C↔️E)

DOCUMENT → ODDVNTNE (swap D↔️O, C↔️U, M↔️E, N↔️T)

Swap T↔️H, U↔️R, S↔️D, A↔️Y

The coded word becomes: HTVSTYAD

Ans)  D) HTVSTYAD.


2)   Assertion (A): Forest cover in the country has gradually decreased.

Reason (R): Human encroachment into the forests is one of the concerns of the Forest Department.

A) (A) is true, but (R) is false

B) (A) is false, but (R) is true

C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Both statements are true: India’s forest cover has gradually decreased over time. One major reason for this decline is human encroachment—settlement, farming, and unauthorized use of forest land—which directly leads to forest degradation and loss. The Forest Department is indeed concerned about human encroachment, which is correctly cited as a key factor in forest cover reduction.

Ans)  C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).