1)  RISE stands for:

A) Government scheme to make six crore persons in rural areas, across States/UTs, as digitally literate, reaching around 40% of rural households by covering one member from every family

B) Government scheme will pay thousands of rupees to government school students studying in Class V to XII. Only girl students are included in the scheme to rise

C) Government scheme made to revive infrastructure facilities, and build educational Institutions across the country by providing low cost funds/loans to educational institutions

D) Government scheme to design curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programmes released recently by the University Grants Commission

RISE stands for Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education.

It is a central government initiative launched in 2018, aimed specifically at reviving and boosting infrastructure in India’s higher educational institutions, such as central universities, IITs, IIMs, and major research centres.​

The main feature of RISE is that it provides low-cost loans/funds to these institutions through the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) to construct buildings, upgrade infrastructure, promote research, and enhance overall facilities.

Ans)  C) Government scheme made to revive infrastructure facilities, and build educational Institutions across the country by providing low cost funds/loans to educational institutions


2)  If Cogent : Convincing :: ------ : -----.

A) Cunning : Cruel

B) Dubious : Certain

C) Banal : Ordinary

D) Nonchalant : Concerned

The word "Cogent" means "Convincing". The relationship is that "Cogent" is a synonym for "Convincing".

Now, look for a pair where the first word is a synonym of the second word.

A) Cunning : Cruel — these are not synonyms.

B) Dubious : Certain — these are antonyms.

C) Banal : Ordinary — "Banal" means "Ordinary", making them synonyms.

D) Nonchalant : Concerned — these are antonyms, not synonyms.

Cogent : Convincing :: Banal : Ordinary

 Ans)  C) Banal : Ordinary