BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 — Previous Year Paper
All 120 questions of BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 — Previous Year Paper with the correct answer from the official answer key and a solution, in English and Hindi. Read them free on UTpaper, or attempt the paper as a timed online test.
Q1BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 5?तीन अंकों की कितनी संख्याएँ 5 से विभाज्य हैं?
A180180
B200200
C120120
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Correct answer: (A)180180
Explanation
Three-digit multiples of 5 run from 100 to 995: (995 − 100)/5 + 1 = 180.तीन अंकों के 5 के गुणज 100 से 995 तक होते हैं: (995 − 100)/5 + 1 = 180।
Q2BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The value of (1 + 1/2)(1 + 1/3)(1 + 1/4) … (1 + 1/120) is(1 + 1/2)(1 + 1/3)(1 + 1/4) … (1 + 1/120) का मान है
A60·560·5
B30·030·0
C40·540·5
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Correct answer: (A)60·560·5
Explanation
The product is (3/2)(4/3)(5/4)…(121/120), which telescopes to 121/2 = 60.5.गुणनफल (3/2)(4/3)(5/4)…(121/120) है, जो कटकर 121/2 = 60.5 रह जाता है।
Q3BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The distance between Delhi and Agra is 200 km. Suppose you are travelling from Delhi to Agra by a car. If you can maintain an average speed of 90 km/hr for 120 km and 40 km/hr for the remaining distance, how much time will you take, on average, to reach Agra?दिल्ली और आगरा के बीच की दूरी 200 कि॰ मी॰ है। मान लीजिए आप दिल्ली से आगरा एक कार द्वारा जा रहे हैं। यदि आप 120 कि॰ मी॰ के लिए औसत गति 90 कि॰ मी॰/घं॰ और बाकी दूरी के लिए औसत गति 40 कि॰ मी॰/घं॰ बनाए रखते हैं, तो आपको आगरा पहुँचने में औसतन कितना समय लगेगा?
A3 hr 20 min3 घंटा 20 मिनट
B3 hr 30 min3 घंटा 30 मिनट
C4 hr 45 min4 घंटा 45 मिनट
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Correct answer: (A)3 hr 20 min3 घंटा 20 मिनट
Explanation
120 km at 90 km/h takes 4/3 h = 1 h 20 min; the remaining 80 km at 40 km/h takes 2 h; total 3 h 20 min.90 कि॰ मी॰/घं॰ पर 120 कि॰ मी॰ में 4/3 घंटा = 1 घंटा 20 मिनट लगता है; शेष 80 कि॰ मी॰ 40 कि॰ मी॰/घं॰ पर 2 घंटे में तय होते हैं; कुल 3 घंटा 20 मिनट।
Q4BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
10% loss on selling price is what percent loss on cost price?विक्रय मूल्य पर 10% की हानि, लागत मूल्य पर कितने प्रतिशत की हानि है?
A9 1/11 %9 1/11 %
B9 2/11 %9 2/11 %
C10%10%
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Correct answer: (A)9 1/11 %9 1/11 %
Explanation
Let SP = 100; loss = 10, so CP = 110. Loss on CP = 10/110 × 100 = 100/11 = 9 1/11 %.मान लें विक्रय मूल्य = 100; हानि = 10, अतः लागत मूल्य = 110। लागत मूल्य पर हानि = 10/110 × 100 = 100/11 = 9 1/11 %।
Q5BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
A pizza boy delivered two-fifths of his pizzas on day 1, three-fourths of his pizzas on day 2 and 16 of 9 his pizzas on day 3. On which day did he deliver the most pizzas if he had the same number of pizzas in the beginning of each day?एक पिज्जा वाला पहले दिन दो-पाँचवें पिज्जा, दूसरे दिन तीन-चौथाई पिज्जा और तीसरे दिन 16 में से 9 पिज्जाओं (9/16) का वितरण करता है। यदि प्रत्येक दिन की शुरुआत में उसके पास समान संख्या में पिज्जा थे, तो उसने किस दिन सबसे अधिक पिज्जा वितरित किए?
ADay 1पहले दिन
BDay 2दूसरे दिन
CDay 3तीसरे दिन
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Correct answer: (B)Day 2दूसरे दिन
Explanation
Reading the garbled day-3 figure as 9/16: 2/5 = 0.40, 3/4 = 0.75, 9/16 ≈ 0.56. Starting with the same number each day, day 2 has the largest fraction.तीसरे दिन की संख्या को 9/16 पढ़ने पर: 2/5 = 0.40, 3/4 = 0.75, 9/16 ≈ 0.56। हर दिन शुरुआत में पिज्जा समान हैं, इसलिए दूसरे दिन का अंश सबसे बड़ा है।
Q6BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The cost of carpeting a room 18 m long with a carpet 75 cm wide at ₹4.50 per metre is ₹810. The breadth of the room is18 मीटर लम्बे एक कमरे में, 75 से॰ मी॰ चौड़े गलीचे का उपयोग करके, गलीचा बिछाने की लागत ₹4.50 प्रति मीटर की दर से ₹810 है। कमरे की चौड़ाई है
A7 m7 मीटर
B7·5 m7·5 मीटर
C8 m8 मीटर
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Correct answer: (B)7·5 m7·5 मीटर
Explanation
Carpet length = 810/4.50 = 180 m; area = 180 × 0.75 = 135 m²; breadth = 135/18 = 7.5 m.गलीचे की लंबाई = 810/4.50 = 180 मीटर; क्षेत्रफल = 180 × 0.75 = 135 वर्ग मीटर; चौड़ाई = 135/18 = 7.5 मीटर।
Q7BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Two persons A and B complete a task in 15 days, when they work together. Person A completes the task in 20 days if he works alone. How many days will B take to finish the task alone?दो व्यक्ति A और B एक काम को 15 दिनों में पूरा कर देते हैं, यदि वे एक साथ काम करते हैं। व्यक्ति A अकेला उसी काम को 20 दिनों में पूरा कर देता है। यह काम अकेला B कितने दिनों में पूरा कर पाएगा?
A35 days35 दिनों में
B25 days25 दिनों में
C60 days60 दिनों में
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Correct answer: (C)60 days60 दिनों में
Explanation
B's one-day work = 1/15 − 1/20 = (4 − 3)/60 = 1/60, so B alone takes 60 days.B का एक दिन का काम = 1/15 − 1/20 = (4 − 3)/60 = 1/60, अतः B अकेला 60 दिनों में काम पूरा करेगा।
Q8BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 11. If 1 is added to the numerator and 2 is subtracted from the denominator, it becomes 2/3. The fraction isएक भिन्न के अंश और हर का योग 11 है। यदि अंश में 1 जोड़ दिया जाए और हर में से 2 घटा दिया जाए, तो यह 2/3 हो जाता है। भिन्न है
A5/65/6
B6/56/5
C3/83/8
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Correct answer: (C)3/83/8
Explanation
Let the fraction be n/d with n + d = 11. (n + 1)/(d − 2) = 2/3 gives 3n + 3 = 2d − 4. Using d = 11 − n: 5n = 15, so n = 3, d = 8, giving 3/8.मान लें भिन्न n/d है और n + d = 11। (n + 1)/(d − 2) = 2/3 से 3n + 3 = 2d − 4। d = 11 − n रखने पर 5n = 15, अतः n = 3, d = 8, यानी भिन्न 3/8 है।
Q9BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
An isotropic source of 2 candela produces light flux equal to2 कैन्डेला का एक समदिक् स्रोत जितना प्रकाश फ्लक्स पैदा करता है, वह है
A2π lumen2π ल्यूमेन
B4π lumen4π ल्यूमेन
C8π lumen8π ल्यूमेन
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Correct answer: (C)8π lumen8π ल्यूमेन
Explanation
An isotropic source emits into the full solid angle 4π sr, so flux = 4π × I = 4π × 2 = 8π lumen.समदिक् स्रोत पूरे घन कोण 4π स्टेरेडियन में प्रकाश छोड़ता है, अतः फ्लक्स = 4π × I = 4π × 2 = 8π ल्यूमेन।
Q10BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The spray bottles used as window or household cleaner or perfume sprayer work onविंडो या घरेलू क्लीनर या पर्फ्यूम स्प्रेयर के रूप में इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली स्प्रे बोतलें निम्नलिखित में से किस पर काम करती हैं?
Acapillary actionकेशिका क्रिया
BBernoulli’s principleबरनौली का सिद्धांत
CPascal’s lawपास्कल का नियम
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Correct answer: (B)Bernoulli’s principleबरनौली का सिद्धांत
Explanation
Fast-moving air over the tube top lowers pressure there (Bernoulli's principle), so the liquid is pushed up and sprayed out.नली के ऊपर तेज़ गति से बहती हवा वहाँ दाब घटा देती है (बरनौली का सिद्धांत), जिससे द्रव ऊपर चढ़ता है और फुहार के रूप में बाहर निकलता है।
Q11BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The trade name of basic lead carbonate isक्षारीय (बेसिक) लेड कार्बोनेट का व्यापारिक नाम है
Awhite leadसफेदा (ह्वाइट लेड)
Bred leadसिंदूर (रेड लेड)
Clithargeलिथार्ज
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Correct answer: (A)white leadसफेदा (ह्वाइट लेड)
Explanation
Basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO₃·Pb(OH)₂, is called white lead and was used as a white pigment. Red lead is Pb₃O₄ and litharge is PbO.क्षारीय लेड कार्बोनेट, 2PbCO₃·Pb(OH)₂, को सफेदा (ह्वाइट लेड) कहते हैं और यह सफेद रंग-द्रव्य के रूप में प्रयुक्त होता था। रेड लेड Pb₃O₄ और लिथार्ज PbO है।
Q12BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which of the following elements has the largest atomic radius?निम्नलिखित में से किस तत्त्व की परमाणु त्रिज्या सबसे बड़ी है?
ALithiumलिथियम
BBerylliumबेरिलियम
CBoronबोरॉन
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Correct answer: (A)Lithiumलिथियम
Explanation
Atomic radius decreases across a period as nuclear charge increases, so in Li, Be, B the largest is lithium.आवर्त में बाएँ से दाएँ जाने पर नाभिकीय आवेश बढ़ने से परमाणु त्रिज्या घटती है, इसलिए Li, Be, B में सबसे बड़ी त्रिज्या लिथियम की है।
Q13BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The phenomenon of photoperiodism in plants was discovered byपौधों में प्रदीप्तिकालिता की खोज करने वाले हैं
AGarner and Allardगार्नर और एलार्ड
BSteward and Salisburyस्टीवर्ड और सैलिसबरी
CThimann and Skoogथीमैन और स्कूग
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Correct answer: (A)Garner and Allardगार्नर और एलार्ड
Explanation
W. W. Garner and H. A. Allard discovered photoperiodism in 1920 while studying flowering in tobacco (Maryland Mammoth).डब्ल्यू॰ डब्ल्यू॰ गार्नर और एच॰ ए॰ एलार्ड ने 1920 में तंबाकू (मैरीलैंड मैमथ) में पुष्पन का अध्ययन करते हुए प्रदीप्तिकालिता की खोज की।
Q14BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Silent Valley of Kerala is preserved becauseकेरल की शांत घाटी (साइलेंट वैली) संरक्षित है, क्योंकि
Ait contains very rare species of plants and animalsइसमें पौधों और जानवरों की बहुत ही दुर्लभ प्रजातियाँ पाई जाती हैं
Bthe soil is rich in mineralsमिट्टी खनिजों से भरपूर है
Cthe areas of land were used extensively for agriculture purposesकृषि प्रयोजनों के लिए भूमि के क्षेत्रों का बड़े पैमाने पर उपयोग किया जाता था
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Correct answer: (A)it contains very rare species of plants and animalsइसमें पौधों और जानवरों की बहुत ही दुर्लभ प्रजातियाँ पाई जाती हैं
Explanation
Silent Valley National Park is protected for its rare, undisturbed tropical evergreen rainforest and endangered species such as the lion-tailed macaque.साइलेंट वैली राष्ट्रीय उद्यान अपने दुर्लभ, अछूते उष्णकटिबंधीय सदाबहार वर्षावन और शेर-पूँछ वाले मकाक जैसी संकटग्रस्त प्रजातियों के कारण संरक्षित है।
Q15BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
During normal respiration in a mammal, the diaphragm isस्तनधारी में सामान्य श्वसन के दौरान डायाफ्राम होता है
Aarchedधनुषाकार
Bflattenedचपटा
Cloweredनीचे धँसा हुआ
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Correct answer: (D)More than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Explanation
At rest (expiration) the diaphragm is dome-shaped or arched; during inspiration it contracts, flattens and is lowered. Normal respiration involves both, so more than one option is correct.विश्राम की अवस्था (निःश्वसन) में डायाफ्राम गुंबदाकार यानी धनुषाकार होता है; अंतःश्वसन में वह संकुचित होकर चपटा और नीचे धँस जाता है। सामान्य श्वसन में दोनों होते हैं, इसलिए एक से अधिक विकल्प सही हैं।
Q16BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The most important cell type associated with the immunity of the body isशरीर की प्रतिरोधक क्षमता से जुड़ी सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कोशिका प्रकार है
Aplateletsप्लेटलेट
Blymphocytesलिम्फोसाइट
CRBCsआर॰ बी॰ सी॰
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Correct answer: (B)lymphocytesलिम्फोसाइट
Explanation
Lymphocytes (B and T cells) give specific immunity by making antibodies and killing infected cells. Platelets help clotting and RBCs carry oxygen.लिम्फोसाइट (बी और टी कोशिकाएँ) प्रतिरक्षी बनाकर और संक्रमित कोशिकाओं को नष्ट करके विशिष्ट प्रतिरक्षा देती हैं। प्लेटलेट रक्त का थक्का जमाने में और आर॰ बी॰ सी॰ ऑक्सीजन ढोने में सहायक हैं।
Q17BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The book entitled, Gyan Deepak was authored by a great saintज्ञान दीपक नामक पुस्तक की रचना किस महान संत ने की थी?
ASalar Masood Ghaziसालार मसूद ग़ाज़ी
BDariya Sahebदरिया साहेब
CImam Shah Faqihइमाम शाह फक़ीह
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Correct answer: (B)Dariya Sahebदरिया साहेब
Explanation
Gyan Deepak was written by Dariya Saheb, an 18th-century saint-poet of Bihar (Dharkandha, Rohtas) who founded the Dariyapanthi sect.ज्ञान दीपक के रचयिता दरिया साहेब हैं, जो बिहार (धरकंधा, रोहतास) के 18वीं सदी के संत-कवि थे और जिन्होंने दरियापंथ की स्थापना की।
Q18BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which agency in India has launched UTSAH portal?भारत में किस एजेंसी ने UTSAH पोर्टल का शुभारंभ किया है?
AUGCयू॰ जी॰ सी॰
BAICTEए॰ आइ॰ सी॰ टी॰ ई॰
CMCIएम॰ सी॰ आइ॰
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Correct answer: (A)UGCयू॰ जी॰ सी॰
Explanation
The UGC launched the UTSAH (Undertaking Transformative Strategies and Actions in Higher Education) portal in 2019 to improve quality in higher education.यू॰ जी॰ सी॰ ने उच्च शिक्षा की गुणवत्ता सुधारने के लिए 2019 में UTSAH (Undertaking Transformative Strategies and Actions in Higher Education) पोर्टल शुरू किया।
Q19BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission was launched onए॰ पी॰ जे॰ अब्दुल कलाम सैटेलाइट लॉन्च वीहिकल मिशन को लॉन्च किया गया था
A13th February, 202313 फरवरी, 2023 को
B20th February, 202320 फरवरी, 2023 को
C19th February, 202319 फरवरी, 2023 को
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C)19th February, 202319 फरवरी, 2023 को
Explanation
The Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Students Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission was launched on 19 February 2023 from Pattipulam near Chennai, carrying 150 student-built PICO satellites.डॉ॰ ए॰ पी॰ जे॰ अब्दुल कलाम स्टूडेंट्स सैटेलाइट लॉन्च वीहिकल मिशन 19 फरवरी 2023 को चेन्नई के पास पट्टीपुलम से छोड़ा गया, जिसमें छात्रों द्वारा बनाए गए 150 पिको उपग्रह थे।
Q20BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
In which city was the first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned?किस शहर में प्रथम शुद्ध हरित हाइड्रोजन संयंत्र चालू किया गया था?
AHyderabadहैदराबाद
BMumbaiमुंबई
CPuneपुणे
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (E)None of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
Explanation
India's first 99.999% pure green hydrogen plant was commissioned by Oil India Ltd at Jorhat, Assam in April 2022, a city not among the options.भारत का पहला 99.999% शुद्ध हरित हाइड्रोजन संयंत्र ऑयल इंडिया लिमिटेड ने अप्रैल 2022 में जोरहाट (असम) में चालू किया, जो विकल्पों में शामिल शहर नहीं है।
Q21BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which year has been declared by the UNO as the ‘International Year of Millets’?संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ द्वारा किस वर्ष को ‘अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मिलेट वर्ष’ घोषित किया गया है?
A20232023
B20222022
C20242024
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A)20232023
Explanation
The UN General Assembly declared 2023 the International Year of Millets, on a proposal by India.संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा ने भारत के प्रस्ताव पर 2023 को अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मिलेट वर्ष घोषित किया।
Q22BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Who among the following won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize?निम्नलिखित में से किसने 2022 का नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार जीता?
AAles Bialiatskiएलेस बियालियात्स्की
BNadia Muradनादिया मुराद
CMaria Ressaमारिया रेसा
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize went to Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski with the organisations Memorial (Russia) and the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine). Nadia Murad won in 2018 and Maria Ressa in 2021.2022 का नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार बेलारूस के कार्यकर्ता एलेस बियालियात्स्की तथा संगठनों मेमोरियल (रूस) और सेंटर फॉर सिविल लिबर्टीज़ (यूक्रेन) को मिला। नादिया मुराद को 2018 में और मारिया रेसा को 2021 में मिला था।
Q23BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Who is the Chairman of the State Commission for Backward Classes appointed by the Bihar Government on 2nd January, 2022?2 जनवरी, 2022 को बिहार सरकार द्वारा नियुक्त राज्य पिछड़ा वर्ग आयोग के अध्यक्ष कौन हैं?
AJustice Sanjay Kumarन्यायमूर्ति संजय कुमार
BJustice Balmiki Prasad Sinhaन्यायमूर्ति बाल्मीकि प्रसाद सिन्हा
CJustice Iqbal A. Ansariन्यायमूर्ति इकबाल ए॰ अन्सारी
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A)Justice Sanjay Kumarन्यायमूर्ति संजय कुमार
Explanation
As per the official key, retired Justice Sanjay Kumar was appointed Chairman of the Bihar State Commission for Backward Classes in January 2022.नोट: आधिकारिक उत्तर कुंजी के अनुसार, सेवानिवृत्त न्यायमूर्ति संजय कुमार को जनवरी 2022 में बिहार राज्य पिछड़ा वर्ग आयोग का अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया गया था।
Q24BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which was the first movie in Bhojpuri?भोजपुरी की पहली फिल्म कौन-सी थी?
'Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo' (1963), encouraged by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, was the first Bhojpuri film. 'Nadiya Ke Paar' (1982) came much later.‘गंगा मैया तोहे पियरी चढ़इबो’ (1963), जिसे डॉ॰ राजेन्द्र प्रसाद का प्रोत्साहन मिला था, पहली भोजपुरी फिल्म थी। ‘नदिया के पार’ (1982) बहुत बाद में आई।
Q25BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Arrange the following thermal power projects of India from east to west:
1. Kota
2. Namrup
3. Obra
4. Parichha
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.भारत के निम्नलिखित थर्मल पावर प्रोजेक्टों को पूर्व से पश्चिम दिशा में व्यवस्थित कीजिए :
1. कोटा
2. नामरूप
3. ओबरा
4. पारीछा
नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए।
A1, 2, 3, 41, 2, 3, 4
B2, 4, 1, 32, 4, 1, 3
C2, 3, 4, 12, 3, 4, 1
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C)2, 3, 4, 12, 3, 4, 1
Explanation
From east to west: Namrup (Assam), Obra (Sonbhadra, UP), Parichha (Jhansi, UP), Kota (Rajasthan), i.e. 2, 3, 4, 1.पूर्व से पश्चिम क्रम: नामरूप (असम), ओबरा (सोनभद्र, उ॰ प्र॰), पारीछा (झाँसी, उ॰ प्र॰), कोटा (राजस्थान), यानी 2, 3, 4, 1।
Q26BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which type of climate is in India according to Trewartha?ट्रिवार्था के अनुसार भारत की जलवायु किस प्रकार की है?
ASavanna typeसवाना प्रकार
BSubtropical monsoon climateउपोष्ण मानसूनी जलवायु
CMediterranean typeभूमध्यसागरीय प्रकार
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
As per the official key, India's climate under Trewartha's scheme is described as the subtropical monsoon type (humid subtropical with dry winter, Caw, over much of the north).नोट: आधिकारिक उत्तर कुंजी के अनुसार, ट्रिवार्था की योजना में भारत की जलवायु उपोष्ण मानसूनी प्रकार की बताई गई है (उत्तर के अधिकांश भाग में शुष्क शीत ऋतु वाली आर्द्र उपोष्ण, Caw)।
Q27BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
What is the normal date of withdrawal of south-west monsoon at Hyderabad?हैदराबाद में दक्षिण-पश्चिम मानसून की वापिसी की सामान्य तिथि क्या है?
A1st October1 अक्तूबर
B15th October15 अक्तूबर
C1st November1 नवम्बर
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B)15th October15 अक्तूबर
Explanation
According to IMD normal withdrawal dates, the south-west monsoon withdraws from the Hyderabad region around 15 October.भारतीय मौसम विज्ञान विभाग (IMD) की सामान्य वापसी तिथियों के अनुसार दक्षिण-पश्चिम मानसून हैदराबाद क्षेत्र से लगभग 15 अक्तूबर को लौटता है।
Q28BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which of the following States has maximum urbanization?निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य में नगरीकरण सर्वाधिक है?
AGoaगोवा
BMaharashtraमहाराष्ट्र
CKarnatakaकर्नाटक
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A)Goaगोवा
Explanation
As per Census 2011, Goa is the most urbanised state, with about 62% urban population, ahead of Maharashtra and Karnataka.2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार गोवा सबसे अधिक नगरीकृत राज्य है, जहाँ लगभग 62% जनसंख्या शहरी है; महाराष्ट्र और कर्नाटक उससे पीछे हैं।
Q29BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
‘Malnad’ region is associated with which of the following plateaus of India?‘मालनाड’ क्षेत्र का सम्बन्ध निम्नलिखित में से भारत के किस पठार से है?
ATelangana Plateauतेलंगाना का पठार
BMaharashtra Plateauमहाराष्ट्र का पठार
CKarnataka Plateauकर्नाटक का पठार
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C)Karnataka Plateauकर्नाटक का पठार
Explanation
Malnad is the hilly, heavily forested western part of the Karnataka Plateau along the Western Ghats; the eastern part is the Maidan.मालनाड कर्नाटक पठार का पश्चिमी घाट के साथ लगा पहाड़ी, घने वनों वाला पश्चिमी भाग है; पूर्वी भाग मैदान (Maidan) कहलाता है।
Q30BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
South Peninsular Upland is a part ofदक्षिणी प्रायद्वीपीय उच्चभूमि —— का भाग है।
AGondwana Landगोण्डवाना लैन्ड
BLaurentia Landलॉरेंशिया लैन्ड
CAntarctica Continentअन्टार्कटिका महाद्वीप
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A)Gondwana Landगोण्डवाना लैन्ड
Explanation
The Peninsular plateau is a stable block of the ancient Gondwana landmass, which split from Africa, Australia and Antarctica.प्रायद्वीपीय पठार प्राचीन गोंडवाना भूखंड का स्थिर खंड है, जो अफ्रीका, ऑस्ट्रेलिया और अंटार्कटिका से अलग हुआ।
Q31BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
The percentage of population of Bihar with respect to India’s total population isभारत की कुल जनसंख्या के सापेक्ष बिहार की जनसंख्या का प्रतिशत क्या है?
A8·58%8·58%
B10·10%10·10%
C12·25%12·25%
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A)8·58%8·58%
Explanation
Census 2011: Bihar's population of about 10.4 crore is about 8.58-8.6% of India's 121 crore.जनगणना 2011: बिहार की लगभग 10.4 करोड़ जनसंख्या भारत की 121 करोड़ जनसंख्या का लगभग 8.58-8.6% है।
Q32BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched with respect to south of Ganga region in Bihar?निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा जोड़ा बिहार के दक्षिण गंगा क्षेत्र से मेल नहीं खाता है?
APatna–Mungerपटना–मुंगेर
BGaya–Arwalगया–अरवल
CPatna–Vaishaliपटना–वैशाली
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C)Patna–Vaishaliपटना–वैशाली
Explanation
Vaishali lies north of the Ganga, so Patna–Vaishali is not a south-of-Ganga pair. Patna, Munger, Gaya and Arwal are all south of the river.वैशाली गंगा के उत्तर में स्थित है, इसलिए पटना–वैशाली दक्षिण गंगा क्षेत्र का जोड़ा नहीं है। पटना, मुंगेर, गया और अरवल सभी नदी के दक्षिण में हैं।
Q33BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Who is called the ‘Prophet of New India’?‘नवभारत का पैगम्बर’ कौन कहलाता है?
ARaja Ram Mohan Royराजा राममोहन राय
BDayananda Saraswatiदयानन्द सरस्वती
CDadabhai Naorojiदादाभाई नौरोजी
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, founder of the Brahmo Samaj and a pioneer of social reform, is called the 'Prophet of New India' and 'Father of the Indian Renaissance'.ब्रह्म समाज के संस्थापक और समाज-सुधार के अग्रणी राजा राममोहन राय को ‘नवभारत का पैगम्बर’ और ‘भारतीय पुनर्जागरण का जनक’ कहा जाता है।
Q34BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Which revolt is mentioned in Anandamath of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?बंकिम चन्द्र चट्टोपाध्याय के आनन्दमठ में किस विद्रोह का उल्लेख है?
ASannyasiसन्न्यासी
BSanthalसन्थाल
CIndigoनील
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A)Sannyasiसन्न्यासी
Explanation
Bankim Chandra's Anandamath (1882), which contains 'Vande Mataram', is set against the Sannyasi Rebellion in late-18th-century Bengal.बंकिम चन्द्र का आनन्दमठ (1882), जिसमें ‘वन्दे मातरम्’ है, 18वीं सदी के अंत के बंगाल के संन्यासी विद्रोह की पृष्ठभूमि पर आधारित है।
Q35BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Who was the founder of ‘Abhinav Bharat’ in London?लंदन में ‘अभिनव भारत’ का संस्थापक कौन था?
AVinayak Damodar Savarkarविनायक दामोदर सावरकर
BP. M. Bapatपी॰ एम॰ बापट
CShyamji Krishna Varmaश्यामजी कृष्ण वर्मा
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar founded Abhinav Bharat (1904) and took it to London while staying at India House.विनायक दामोदर सावरकर ने अभिनव भारत (1904) की स्थापना की और इंडिया हाउस में रहते हुए उसे लंदन तक पहुँचाया।
Q36BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Where was the Ghadar Party established?ग़दर पार्टी की स्थापना कहाँ पर हुई थी?
AFranceफ्रांस
BGermanyजर्मनी
CUnited States of Americaसंयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C)United States of Americaसंयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Explanation
The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 by Indians on the Pacific coast of the USA (San Francisco), led by Lala Har Dayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna.ग़दर पार्टी की स्थापना 1913 में भारतीयों ने अमेरिका के प्रशांत तट (सैन फ्रांसिस्को) पर की थी; नेतृत्व लाला हरदयाल और सोहन सिंह भकना ने किया।
Q37BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Who was appointed as the ‘Commander in Chief’ by Birsa Munda?बिरसा मुण्डा द्वारा किसको ‘कमान्डर इन्चीफ’ नियुक्त किया गया था?
ADemka Mundaदेमका मुण्डा
BGaya Mundaगया मुण्डा
CSundar Mundaसुन्दर मुण्डा
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (E)None of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
Explanation
The official BPSC key marks None of the above for this question, so none of the listed Munda leaders is accepted as the commander-in-chief appointed by Birsa Munda.आधिकारिक बी॰ पी॰ एस॰ सी॰ उत्तर कुंजी में इस प्रश्न का उत्तर ‘उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं’ है, अर्थात बिरसा मुण्डा द्वारा नियुक्त कमांडर-इन-चीफ के रूप में सूचीबद्ध कोई भी मुण्डा नेता स्वीकार नहीं किया गया है।
Q38BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Who formed the Bihar Socialist Party?बिहार समाजवादी पार्टी का गठन किन्होंने किया था?
APhulan Chand Tiwari and Rajendra Prasadफूलनचंद तिवारी और राजेन्द्र प्रसाद
BPhulan Prasad Varma and Jayaprakash Narayanफूलन प्रसाद वर्मा और जयप्रकाश नारायण
CRaj Kumar Shukla and Swami Agniveshराजकुमार शुक्ल और स्वामी अग्निवेश
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B)Phulan Prasad Varma and Jayaprakash Narayanफूलन प्रसाद वर्मा और जयप्रकाश नारायण
Explanation
The Bihar Socialist Party was formed in 1931 by Phulan Prasad Varma, with Jayaprakash Narayan among its leading figures.बिहार समाजवादी पार्टी का गठन 1931 में फूलन प्रसाद वर्मा ने किया, जिसके प्रमुख नेताओं में जयप्रकाश नारायण थे।
Q39BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
In which year was the ‘Bihar Provincial Congress Committee’ formed with its headquarters at Patna?‘बिहार प्रॉविन्सियल काँग्रेस कमेटी’ जिसका मुख्यालय पटना में है, का गठन किस वर्ष हुआ?
A19081908
B19101910
C19061906
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A)19081908
Explanation
The Bihar Provincial Congress Committee was formed in 1908 with headquarters at Patna, after the first Bihar Provincial Conference held that year.बिहार प्रॉविन्सियल काँग्रेस कमेटी का गठन 1908 में पटना मुख्यालय के साथ हुआ, उसी वर्ष हुए पहले बिहार प्रादेशिक सम्मेलन के बाद।
Q40BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 11-12 · General Studies
Who established a branch of the Anushilan Samiti in Patna in 1913?1913 में पटना में अनुशीलन समिति की एक शाखा की स्थापना किसने की थी?
ARamananda Sinhaरामानन्द सिन्हा
BSatish Jhaसतीश झा
CSachindra Nath Sanyalशचीन्द्रनाथ सान्याल
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Revolutionary Sachindra Nath Sanyal set up a branch of the Anushilan Samiti in Patna in 1913, drawing students mainly from B. N. College.क्रांतिकारी शचीन्द्रनाथ सान्याल ने 1913 में पटना में अनुशीलन समिति की शाखा खोली, जिसमें मुख्यतः बी॰ एन॰ कॉलेज के छात्र जुड़े।
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Passage 1
Sports and games play a major role in keeping a person fit and fine. Furthermore, they increase the blood flow in the entire body. So, this helps in keeping the heart in best condition. Moreover, the immunity of the body increases by playing outdoor sports. Also, it helps in keeping your body fat percentage low. This makes the appearance of the body better and makes a person good-looking. Games like chess, card games increase the mental health of a person as they develop spontaneity and the response time of a person. As a result, a person’s mind can make a decision under pressure. Thus, this helps in increasing the IQ of a person and presence of mind.
Outdoor sports like football, cricket, basketball and hockey build the stamina of a person. As all these sports require a lot of running, the stamina of a person automatically increases. Therefore, a person can work for a longer period of time without getting tired. Some sports need individual participation, while some require teamwork. Thus, sport develops teamwork in a person which is essential in every fieldwork. A company can only run by working together and not individually. So, it becomes important for a person to know how to work together in a team. Only then you can achieve the desired goal. Sports can bring change to your day-to-day routine. Moreover, it can relieve you from stress as your body will experience a change. It gives your mind a boost of enthusiasm and happiness. As a result, this will fill you with energy for the next day.
How can playing basketball increase the stamina of a person?
AThe player takes supplements
BThe player eats nutritious food
CThe player runs a lot
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) The player runs a lot
Explanation
The passage says outdoor sports like football, cricket, basketball and hockey require a lot of running, so the stamina of the person automatically increases.
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Passage 1
Sports and games play a major role in keeping a person fit and fine. Furthermore, they increase the blood flow in the entire body. So, this helps in keeping the heart in best condition. Moreover, the immunity of the body increases by playing outdoor sports. Also, it helps in keeping your body fat percentage low. This makes the appearance of the body better and makes a person good-looking. Games like chess, card games increase the mental health of a person as they develop spontaneity and the response time of a person. As a result, a person’s mind can make a decision under pressure. Thus, this helps in increasing the IQ of a person and presence of mind.
Outdoor sports like football, cricket, basketball and hockey build the stamina of a person. As all these sports require a lot of running, the stamina of a person automatically increases. Therefore, a person can work for a longer period of time without getting tired. Some sports need individual participation, while some require teamwork. Thus, sport develops teamwork in a person which is essential in every fieldwork. A company can only run by working together and not individually. So, it becomes important for a person to know how to work together in a team. Only then you can achieve the desired goal. Sports can bring change to your day-to-day routine. Moreover, it can relieve you from stress as your body will experience a change. It gives your mind a boost of enthusiasm and happiness. As a result, this will fill you with energy for the next day.
Sport makes a person look better because
Aa lot of cosmetics are used
Btrendy clothes are worn
Cthe body loses fat
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) the body loses fat
Explanation
According to the passage, sports keep the body fat percentage low, which makes the appearance of the body better and the person good-looking.
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Passage 1
Sports and games play a major role in keeping a person fit and fine. Furthermore, they increase the blood flow in the entire body. So, this helps in keeping the heart in best condition. Moreover, the immunity of the body increases by playing outdoor sports. Also, it helps in keeping your body fat percentage low. This makes the appearance of the body better and makes a person good-looking. Games like chess, card games increase the mental health of a person as they develop spontaneity and the response time of a person. As a result, a person’s mind can make a decision under pressure. Thus, this helps in increasing the IQ of a person and presence of mind.
Outdoor sports like football, cricket, basketball and hockey build the stamina of a person. As all these sports require a lot of running, the stamina of a person automatically increases. Therefore, a person can work for a longer period of time without getting tired. Some sports need individual participation, while some require teamwork. Thus, sport develops teamwork in a person which is essential in every fieldwork. A company can only run by working together and not individually. So, it becomes important for a person to know how to work together in a team. Only then you can achieve the desired goal. Sports can bring change to your day-to-day routine. Moreover, it can relieve you from stress as your body will experience a change. It gives your mind a boost of enthusiasm and happiness. As a result, this will fill you with energy for the next day.
According to the passage, teamwork means
Aleading a team
Bworking together as a team
Ctraveling together as a team
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) working together as a team
Explanation
The passage explains that a company can only run by working together, so a person must know how to work together in a team - that is teamwork.
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Passage 1
Sports and games play a major role in keeping a person fit and fine. Furthermore, they increase the blood flow in the entire body. So, this helps in keeping the heart in best condition. Moreover, the immunity of the body increases by playing outdoor sports. Also, it helps in keeping your body fat percentage low. This makes the appearance of the body better and makes a person good-looking. Games like chess, card games increase the mental health of a person as they develop spontaneity and the response time of a person. As a result, a person’s mind can make a decision under pressure. Thus, this helps in increasing the IQ of a person and presence of mind.
Outdoor sports like football, cricket, basketball and hockey build the stamina of a person. As all these sports require a lot of running, the stamina of a person automatically increases. Therefore, a person can work for a longer period of time without getting tired. Some sports need individual participation, while some require teamwork. Thus, sport develops teamwork in a person which is essential in every fieldwork. A company can only run by working together and not individually. So, it becomes important for a person to know how to work together in a team. Only then you can achieve the desired goal. Sports can bring change to your day-to-day routine. Moreover, it can relieve you from stress as your body will experience a change. It gives your mind a boost of enthusiasm and happiness. As a result, this will fill you with energy for the next day.
Which games help to improve IQ?
ACricket and tennis
BChess and card games
CHockey and chess
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Chess and card games
Explanation
The passage states that games like chess and card games develop spontaneity and response time, and thus help in increasing the IQ of a person.
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Passage 1
Sports and games play a major role in keeping a person fit and fine. Furthermore, they increase the blood flow in the entire body. So, this helps in keeping the heart in best condition. Moreover, the immunity of the body increases by playing outdoor sports. Also, it helps in keeping your body fat percentage low. This makes the appearance of the body better and makes a person good-looking. Games like chess, card games increase the mental health of a person as they develop spontaneity and the response time of a person. As a result, a person’s mind can make a decision under pressure. Thus, this helps in increasing the IQ of a person and presence of mind.
Outdoor sports like football, cricket, basketball and hockey build the stamina of a person. As all these sports require a lot of running, the stamina of a person automatically increases. Therefore, a person can work for a longer period of time without getting tired. Some sports need individual participation, while some require teamwork. Thus, sport develops teamwork in a person which is essential in every fieldwork. A company can only run by working together and not individually. So, it becomes important for a person to know how to work together in a team. Only then you can achieve the desired goal. Sports can bring change to your day-to-day routine. Moreover, it can relieve you from stress as your body will experience a change. It gives your mind a boost of enthusiasm and happiness. As a result, this will fill you with energy for the next day.
Pick the word that is the opposite of ‘stress’.
AWeight
BForce
CAccent
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
‘Weight’, ‘force’ and ‘accent’ are all near-synonyms of ‘stress’ (importance, pressure, emphasis), not opposites. An antonym would be a word like ‘relaxation’ or ‘calm’, so none of the options is correct.
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Passage 2
Just as you can ruin the stomach and impair the whole body by taking too much nourishment, so you can overfill and cook the mind by feeding it too much. The more you read, the fewer are the traces left by what you have read : the mind becomes like a tablet crossed over with writing. There is no time for ruminating, and no other way can you assimilate what you have read. If you read on and on without setting your own thoughts to work what you have read cannot strike root and is generally lost. It is, in fact, just the same with mental as with bodily food : hardly the fifth part of what one takes is assimilated. The rest passes out in evaporation, respiration and the like.
Another word for ‘impair’ is
Aobstruct
Bstrengthen
Cfortify
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) obstruct
Explanation
‘Impair’ means to weaken or hinder the working of something. ‘Strengthen’ and ‘fortify’ are its opposites, so ‘obstruct’ is the closest choice.
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Passage 2
Just as you can ruin the stomach and impair the whole body by taking too much nourishment, so you can overfill and cook the mind by feeding it too much. The more you read, the fewer are the traces left by what you have read : the mind becomes like a tablet crossed over with writing. There is no time for ruminating, and no other way can you assimilate what you have read. If you read on and on without setting your own thoughts to work what you have read cannot strike root and is generally lost. It is, in fact, just the same with mental as with bodily food : hardly the fifth part of what one takes is assimilated. The rest passes out in evaporation, respiration and the like.
When you read too much the mind cannot
Aruminate
Babsorb
Cremember
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) ruminate
Explanation
The passage says that when the mind is overfed with reading, ‘there is no time for ruminating’ - the mind cannot reflect on what it has read.
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Passage 2
Just as you can ruin the stomach and impair the whole body by taking too much nourishment, so you can overfill and cook the mind by feeding it too much. The more you read, the fewer are the traces left by what you have read : the mind becomes like a tablet crossed over with writing. There is no time for ruminating, and no other way can you assimilate what you have read. If you read on and on without setting your own thoughts to work what you have read cannot strike root and is generally lost. It is, in fact, just the same with mental as with bodily food : hardly the fifth part of what one takes is assimilated. The rest passes out in evaporation, respiration and the like.
Three-fourth part of our input is
Aabsorbed
Bunderstood
Cexcreted
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
The passage says hardly the fifth part of what one takes is assimilated and the rest passes out. It never speaks of a three-fourth part, so none of the options fits.
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Passage 2
Just as you can ruin the stomach and impair the whole body by taking too much nourishment, so you can overfill and cook the mind by feeding it too much. The more you read, the fewer are the traces left by what you have read : the mind becomes like a tablet crossed over with writing. There is no time for ruminating, and no other way can you assimilate what you have read. If you read on and on without setting your own thoughts to work what you have read cannot strike root and is generally lost. It is, in fact, just the same with mental as with bodily food : hardly the fifth part of what one takes is assimilated. The rest passes out in evaporation, respiration and the like.
‘Ruminate’ means the same as
Acontemplate
Bconsider
Cchew the cud
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
‘Ruminate’ literally means to chew the cud (as cattle do) and figuratively to think deeply, i.e. to contemplate or consider. All three options are correct meanings.
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Passage 2
Just as you can ruin the stomach and impair the whole body by taking too much nourishment, so you can overfill and cook the mind by feeding it too much. The more you read, the fewer are the traces left by what you have read : the mind becomes like a tablet crossed over with writing. There is no time for ruminating, and no other way can you assimilate what you have read. If you read on and on without setting your own thoughts to work what you have read cannot strike root and is generally lost. It is, in fact, just the same with mental as with bodily food : hardly the fifth part of what one takes is assimilated. The rest passes out in evaporation, respiration and the like.
Reading too much without setting one’s thoughts to work results in
Amental breakdown
Boverfilling the mind
Cincoherence
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
The passage says excessive reading overfills and ‘cooks’ the mind, just as too much food ruins the stomach and impairs the whole body, and what is read is not absorbed. The key treats more than one of the listed results as correct.
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Passage 3
Discipline is of the utmost importance in student life. If the young students do not obey their superiors and go without discipline, they will be deprived of much of the training they should have at this period and in future they will never be able to extract obedience from others in the society. Society will never accept them as persons fit for commanding and taking up any responsible positions in life. So, it is the duty of all students to observe discipline in the preparatory stage of their life. A college without discipline can never impart suitable education to students. The rule of discipline in the playground and the battle-field as well plays a very important role. A team without discipline may not fare well in spite of good players for want of mutual understanding and cooperation. In any army, everyone from the rank of the General down to the ranks of an ordinary soldier must observe discipline. In case a soldier does not obey his immediate superior, the army becomes a rabble quite unfit for the achievement of the common ends of war. At first sight, it may appear to us that discipline takes away individual liberty. But on analysis it is found that it does not do so, for liberty is not license. We find disciplined liberty at the root of all kinds of human happiness.
Another word for ‘rabble’ is
Ateam
Bregiment
Ccompany
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
A ‘rabble’ is a disorderly, undisciplined crowd or mob. ‘Team’, ‘regiment’ and ‘company’ all suggest an organised group, so none of them is a synonym.
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Passage 3
Discipline is of the utmost importance in student life. If the young students do not obey their superiors and go without discipline, they will be deprived of much of the training they should have at this period and in future they will never be able to extract obedience from others in the society. Society will never accept them as persons fit for commanding and taking up any responsible positions in life. So, it is the duty of all students to observe discipline in the preparatory stage of their life. A college without discipline can never impart suitable education to students. The rule of discipline in the playground and the battle-field as well plays a very important role. A team without discipline may not fare well in spite of good players for want of mutual understanding and cooperation. In any army, everyone from the rank of the General down to the ranks of an ordinary soldier must observe discipline. In case a soldier does not obey his immediate superior, the army becomes a rabble quite unfit for the achievement of the common ends of war. At first sight, it may appear to us that discipline takes away individual liberty. But on analysis it is found that it does not do so, for liberty is not license. We find disciplined liberty at the root of all kinds of human happiness.
The word ‘extract’ in the passage means
Aget
Bforce
Cunderstand
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) get
Explanation
In ‘extract obedience from others’, ‘extract’ means to obtain or get obedience from others.
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Passage 3
Discipline is of the utmost importance in student life. If the young students do not obey their superiors and go without discipline, they will be deprived of much of the training they should have at this period and in future they will never be able to extract obedience from others in the society. Society will never accept them as persons fit for commanding and taking up any responsible positions in life. So, it is the duty of all students to observe discipline in the preparatory stage of their life. A college without discipline can never impart suitable education to students. The rule of discipline in the playground and the battle-field as well plays a very important role. A team without discipline may not fare well in spite of good players for want of mutual understanding and cooperation. In any army, everyone from the rank of the General down to the ranks of an ordinary soldier must observe discipline. In case a soldier does not obey his immediate superior, the army becomes a rabble quite unfit for the achievement of the common ends of war. At first sight, it may appear to us that discipline takes away individual liberty. But on analysis it is found that it does not do so, for liberty is not license. We find disciplined liberty at the root of all kinds of human happiness.
What can a college with discipline give to students?
AGreat happiness
BComplete liberty
CSuitable education
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Suitable education
Explanation
The passage says ‘a college without discipline can never impart suitable education to students’, so a disciplined college can give suitable education.
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Passage 3
Discipline is of the utmost importance in student life. If the young students do not obey their superiors and go without discipline, they will be deprived of much of the training they should have at this period and in future they will never be able to extract obedience from others in the society. Society will never accept them as persons fit for commanding and taking up any responsible positions in life. So, it is the duty of all students to observe discipline in the preparatory stage of their life. A college without discipline can never impart suitable education to students. The rule of discipline in the playground and the battle-field as well plays a very important role. A team without discipline may not fare well in spite of good players for want of mutual understanding and cooperation. In any army, everyone from the rank of the General down to the ranks of an ordinary soldier must observe discipline. In case a soldier does not obey his immediate superior, the army becomes a rabble quite unfit for the achievement of the common ends of war. At first sight, it may appear to us that discipline takes away individual liberty. But on analysis it is found that it does not do so, for liberty is not license. We find disciplined liberty at the root of all kinds of human happiness.
Choose the preparatory stage of life.
ACollege
BUniversity
CArmy
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) College
Explanation
The passage calls student life the preparatory stage of life and gives the college as its setting; the army is a later, working stage. The key gives ‘College’.
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Passage 3
Discipline is of the utmost importance in student life. If the young students do not obey their superiors and go without discipline, they will be deprived of much of the training they should have at this period and in future they will never be able to extract obedience from others in the society. Society will never accept them as persons fit for commanding and taking up any responsible positions in life. So, it is the duty of all students to observe discipline in the preparatory stage of their life. A college without discipline can never impart suitable education to students. The rule of discipline in the playground and the battle-field as well plays a very important role. A team without discipline may not fare well in spite of good players for want of mutual understanding and cooperation. In any army, everyone from the rank of the General down to the ranks of an ordinary soldier must observe discipline. In case a soldier does not obey his immediate superior, the army becomes a rabble quite unfit for the achievement of the common ends of war. At first sight, it may appear to us that discipline takes away individual liberty. But on analysis it is found that it does not do so, for liberty is not license. We find disciplined liberty at the root of all kinds of human happiness.
‘Liberty is not license’ in the passage means
Afreedom is absolute
Bfreedom has no constraint
Cfreedom is not possible
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
The phrase means that freedom is not permission to do anything one likes - true liberty works within discipline. Options (A) and (B) say the opposite and (C) denies freedom altogether, so none is correct.
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Passage 4
It is with much satisfaction that I hear this great city enquiring day by day after these my papers, and receiving my morning lectures with a becoming seriousness and attention. My publisher tells me, that there are already three thousand of them distributed every day : so that if I allow twenty readers to every paper, which I look upon as a modest computation, I may reckon about three score thousand disciples in London and Westminster, who I hope will take care to distinguish themselves from the thoughtless herd of their ignorant and inattentive brethren. Since I have raised to myself so great an audience, I shall spare no pains to make their instruction agreeable, and their diversion useful. For which reasons I shall endeavour to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality, that my readers may, if possible, both ways find their account in the speculation of the day. And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be short, transient, intermitting starts of thought, I have resolved to refresh their memories from day to day, till I have recovered them out of that desperate state of vice and folly, into which the age is fallen. The mind that lies fallow for a single day, sprouts up in follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous culture. It was said of Socrates that he brought Philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses.
The observation, ‘becoming seriousness’ has which one of the following meanings?
AProfound seriousness with complete involvement
BProfound thoughtfulness with complete involvement
CThoughtfulness with little involvement
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Profound thoughtfulness with complete involvement
Explanation
‘Becoming’ here means fitting or proper: the readers receive the lectures with due thoughtfulness and full attention, i.e. profound thoughtfulness with complete involvement.
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Passage 4
It is with much satisfaction that I hear this great city enquiring day by day after these my papers, and receiving my morning lectures with a becoming seriousness and attention. My publisher tells me, that there are already three thousand of them distributed every day : so that if I allow twenty readers to every paper, which I look upon as a modest computation, I may reckon about three score thousand disciples in London and Westminster, who I hope will take care to distinguish themselves from the thoughtless herd of their ignorant and inattentive brethren. Since I have raised to myself so great an audience, I shall spare no pains to make their instruction agreeable, and their diversion useful. For which reasons I shall endeavour to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality, that my readers may, if possible, both ways find their account in the speculation of the day. And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be short, transient, intermitting starts of thought, I have resolved to refresh their memories from day to day, till I have recovered them out of that desperate state of vice and folly, into which the age is fallen. The mind that lies fallow for a single day, sprouts up in follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous culture. It was said of Socrates that he brought Philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses.
The phraseology, ‘this great city’ has which one of the following cities under reference?
AParis
BMilan
CLondon
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) London
Explanation
The author counts his ‘disciples in London and Westminster’, so ‘this great city’ is London (the extract is from Addison’s Spectator).
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Passage 4
It is with much satisfaction that I hear this great city enquiring day by day after these my papers, and receiving my morning lectures with a becoming seriousness and attention. My publisher tells me, that there are already three thousand of them distributed every day : so that if I allow twenty readers to every paper, which I look upon as a modest computation, I may reckon about three score thousand disciples in London and Westminster, who I hope will take care to distinguish themselves from the thoughtless herd of their ignorant and inattentive brethren. Since I have raised to myself so great an audience, I shall spare no pains to make their instruction agreeable, and their diversion useful. For which reasons I shall endeavour to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality, that my readers may, if possible, both ways find their account in the speculation of the day. And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be short, transient, intermitting starts of thought, I have resolved to refresh their memories from day to day, till I have recovered them out of that desperate state of vice and folly, into which the age is fallen. The mind that lies fallow for a single day, sprouts up in follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous culture. It was said of Socrates that he brought Philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses.
What does the observation ‘to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality’ mean?
ASimple yet reasonable
BTough yet didactic
CVague yet ludicrous
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Simple yet reasonable
Explanation
The author wants his moral lessons to be lively and easy to enjoy, but his wit to stay sensible and moral - writing that is simple yet reasonable.
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Passage 4
It is with much satisfaction that I hear this great city enquiring day by day after these my papers, and receiving my morning lectures with a becoming seriousness and attention. My publisher tells me, that there are already three thousand of them distributed every day : so that if I allow twenty readers to every paper, which I look upon as a modest computation, I may reckon about three score thousand disciples in London and Westminster, who I hope will take care to distinguish themselves from the thoughtless herd of their ignorant and inattentive brethren. Since I have raised to myself so great an audience, I shall spare no pains to make their instruction agreeable, and their diversion useful. For which reasons I shall endeavour to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality, that my readers may, if possible, both ways find their account in the speculation of the day. And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be short, transient, intermitting starts of thought, I have resolved to refresh their memories from day to day, till I have recovered them out of that desperate state of vice and folly, into which the age is fallen. The mind that lies fallow for a single day, sprouts up in follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous culture. It was said of Socrates that he brought Philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses.
‘The mind that lies fallow’ has which one of the following meanings?
ADecadent thoughts
BPragmatic opinions
CBold assertions
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Decadent thoughts
Explanation
A mind left fallow (uncultivated) for a day ‘sprouts up in follies’, i.e. it falls into decadent, worthless thoughts.
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Passage 4
It is with much satisfaction that I hear this great city enquiring day by day after these my papers, and receiving my morning lectures with a becoming seriousness and attention. My publisher tells me, that there are already three thousand of them distributed every day : so that if I allow twenty readers to every paper, which I look upon as a modest computation, I may reckon about three score thousand disciples in London and Westminster, who I hope will take care to distinguish themselves from the thoughtless herd of their ignorant and inattentive brethren. Since I have raised to myself so great an audience, I shall spare no pains to make their instruction agreeable, and their diversion useful. For which reasons I shall endeavour to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality, that my readers may, if possible, both ways find their account in the speculation of the day. And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be short, transient, intermitting starts of thought, I have resolved to refresh their memories from day to day, till I have recovered them out of that desperate state of vice and folly, into which the age is fallen. The mind that lies fallow for a single day, sprouts up in follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous culture. It was said of Socrates that he brought Philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses.
What does the author mean when he says, ‘I have brought Philosophy out of closets ...’?
AEven a common man can understand serious ideas
BEven serious ideas could be debated over a cup of tea
CEven a fool can understand Philosophy
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
By bringing Philosophy into clubs, tea-tables and coffee-houses, the author makes serious ideas accessible to ordinary people and fit for discussion over tea. Both (A) and (B) are correct.
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Passage 5
One would think that the larger the company is in which we are engaged, the greater variety of thoughts and subjects would be started in discourse; but instead of this, we find that conversation is never so much straitened and confined as in numerous assemblies. When a multitude meet together on any subject of discourse, their debates are taken up chiefly with forms and general positions; nay, if we come into a more contracted assembly of men and women, the talk generally runs upon the weather, fashions, news, and the like public topics. In proportion as conversation gets into clubs and knots of friends, it descends into particulars, and grows more free and communicative : but the most open, instructive, and unreserved discourse, is that which passes between two persons who are familiar and intimate friends. On these occasions, a man gives a loose to every passion and every thought that is uppermost, discovers his most retired opinions of persons and things, tries the beauty and strength of his sentiments, and exposes his whole soul to the examination of his friend.
Which one of the following is an ideal conversation?
AMany persons on the whole are having conversations
BTwo persons are talking intimately to each other
CTwo intimate friends are talking to each other
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Two intimate friends are talking to each other
Explanation
The passage says the most open, instructive and unreserved discourse is the one that passes between two persons who are familiar and intimate friends.
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Passage 5
One would think that the larger the company is in which we are engaged, the greater variety of thoughts and subjects would be started in discourse; but instead of this, we find that conversation is never so much straitened and confined as in numerous assemblies. When a multitude meet together on any subject of discourse, their debates are taken up chiefly with forms and general positions; nay, if we come into a more contracted assembly of men and women, the talk generally runs upon the weather, fashions, news, and the like public topics. In proportion as conversation gets into clubs and knots of friends, it descends into particulars, and grows more free and communicative : but the most open, instructive, and unreserved discourse, is that which passes between two persons who are familiar and intimate friends. On these occasions, a man gives a loose to every passion and every thought that is uppermost, discovers his most retired opinions of persons and things, tries the beauty and strength of his sentiments, and exposes his whole soul to the examination of his friend.
What does the word ‘discourse’ mean?
AOrderly expression of thought
BChaotic expression of thought
CAssertive exposition of thought
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Orderly expression of thought
Explanation
‘Discourse’ means communication of thought in speech or writing, i.e. an orderly expression of thought.
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Passage 5
One would think that the larger the company is in which we are engaged, the greater variety of thoughts and subjects would be started in discourse; but instead of this, we find that conversation is never so much straitened and confined as in numerous assemblies. When a multitude meet together on any subject of discourse, their debates are taken up chiefly with forms and general positions; nay, if we come into a more contracted assembly of men and women, the talk generally runs upon the weather, fashions, news, and the like public topics. In proportion as conversation gets into clubs and knots of friends, it descends into particulars, and grows more free and communicative : but the most open, instructive, and unreserved discourse, is that which passes between two persons who are familiar and intimate friends. On these occasions, a man gives a loose to every passion and every thought that is uppermost, discovers his most retired opinions of persons and things, tries the beauty and strength of his sentiments, and exposes his whole soul to the examination of his friend.
The word, ‘communicative’ has which one of the following meanings?
ASpeaker speaks and the listener listens
BSpeaker speaks and the listener listens and understands
CSpeaker speaks
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Speaker speaks and the listener listens and understands
Explanation
Communication is complete only when the message is understood, so ‘communicative’ talk is one where the speaker speaks and the listener listens and understands.
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Passage 5
One would think that the larger the company is in which we are engaged, the greater variety of thoughts and subjects would be started in discourse; but instead of this, we find that conversation is never so much straitened and confined as in numerous assemblies. When a multitude meet together on any subject of discourse, their debates are taken up chiefly with forms and general positions; nay, if we come into a more contracted assembly of men and women, the talk generally runs upon the weather, fashions, news, and the like public topics. In proportion as conversation gets into clubs and knots of friends, it descends into particulars, and grows more free and communicative : but the most open, instructive, and unreserved discourse, is that which passes between two persons who are familiar and intimate friends. On these occasions, a man gives a loose to every passion and every thought that is uppermost, discovers his most retired opinions of persons and things, tries the beauty and strength of his sentiments, and exposes his whole soul to the examination of his friend.
What does the author mean when he says, ‘exposes his whole soul to the examination of his friend’?
APretentious talk
BHonest, truthful, sincere and committed talk
CRoguery
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Honest, truthful, sincere and committed talk
Explanation
Between intimate friends a man reveals his most private opinions and feelings without reserve - honest, truthful and sincere talk.
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Passage 5
One would think that the larger the company is in which we are engaged, the greater variety of thoughts and subjects would be started in discourse; but instead of this, we find that conversation is never so much straitened and confined as in numerous assemblies. When a multitude meet together on any subject of discourse, their debates are taken up chiefly with forms and general positions; nay, if we come into a more contracted assembly of men and women, the talk generally runs upon the weather, fashions, news, and the like public topics. In proportion as conversation gets into clubs and knots of friends, it descends into particulars, and grows more free and communicative : but the most open, instructive, and unreserved discourse, is that which passes between two persons who are familiar and intimate friends. On these occasions, a man gives a loose to every passion and every thought that is uppermost, discovers his most retired opinions of persons and things, tries the beauty and strength of his sentiments, and exposes his whole soul to the examination of his friend.
In having written such a piece of essay, what may be the intention of the author?
ATo find an easy and precise style which could be read and understood by the ordinary public
BTo expound a theory which remains buried in the book
CTo develop arguments so as to influence opinions and win favour
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) To find an easy and precise style which could be read and understood by the ordinary public
Explanation
The essay discusses an everyday subject (conversation) in a clear, easy style meant for the general reading public, as periodical essays of this kind were.
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
No matter what that | I do, I can’t | make my father happy.
ANo matter what that
BI do, I can’t
Cmake my father happy.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) No matter what that
Explanation
‘That’ is superfluous after ‘no matter what’; the correct sentence is ‘No matter what I do, I can’t make my father happy.’ So the error is in part (A).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
What type | of food | do you like to eat?
AWhat type
Bof food
Cdo you like to eat?
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
‘What type of food do you like to eat?’ is grammatically correct, so there is no error.
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
The Shaurya is | the most tallest boy | in the class.
AThe Shaurya is
Bthe most tallest boy
Cin the class.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
A proper noun like ‘Shaurya’ does not take ‘the’ (part A), and ‘most tallest’ is a double superlative - it should be ‘the tallest’ (part B). Since more than one part has an error, (D).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
This wrong mistake | is going to | cost you.
AThis wrong mistake
Bis going to
Ccost you.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) This wrong mistake
Explanation
‘Wrong mistake’ is redundant because a mistake is already wrong; it should be ‘This mistake’. The error is in part (A).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
What kinds | of car do | you want?
AWhat kinds
Bof car do
Cyou want?
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) What kinds
Explanation
With a singular noun ‘car’ we use ‘kind’: ‘What kind of car do you want?’ The error is in part (A).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
What is | this madness | behavior?
AWhat is
Bthis madness
Cbehavior?
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) this madness
Explanation
‘Madness’ is a noun; to describe ‘behavior’ we need the adjective: ‘this mad behavior’. The error is in part (B).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
Each of | the member | agreed.
AEach of
Bthe member
Cagreed.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) the member
Explanation
‘Each of’ must be followed by a plural noun: ‘Each of the members agreed.’ The error is in part (B).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
This set | of books | are for sale.
AThis set
Bof books
Care for sale.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) are for sale.
Explanation
The subject is ‘set’ (singular), so the verb must be singular: ‘This set of books is for sale.’ The error is in part (C).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
The family has | been living there | since many years.
AThe family has
Bbeen living there
Csince many years.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) since many years.
Explanation
‘Since’ is used with a point of time; a period of time takes ‘for’: ‘for many years’. The error is in part (C).
Read the sentence and find out whether there is an error in any of its underlined parts (A), (B) or (C). If there is no error, choose (E) ‘None of the above’.
By the time | we reached there, | she left.
ABy the time
Bwe reached there,
Cshe left.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) she left.
Explanation
With ‘by the time’ + past tense, the earlier action takes the past perfect: ‘she had left’. The error is in part (C).
Pick out the sentence that is a change of voice of the given sentence.
Has the librarian ordered the books?
AHave the books been ordered by the librarian?
BDid the librarian order the books?
CHad the librarian ordered the books?
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Have the books been ordered by the librarian?
Explanation
A present perfect question ‘Has ... ordered ...?’ becomes ‘Have the books been ordered by the librarian?’ in the passive; the tense and meaning stay the same.
Pick out the sentence that is a change of voice of the given sentence.
He sent them some money.
ASome money was sent to them by him.
BThey were sent some money.
CI saw that he sent them some money.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Some money was sent to them by him.
Explanation
Taking the direct object ‘some money’ as the subject, the passive is ‘Some money was sent to them by him.’ This keeps the doer (him) and the full meaning.
Pick out the named part of speech from the sentence.
Since the police had to move swiftly, it was difficult to document everything extensively. (Adverb)
ASince
BMove
CDocument
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
The adverbs in the sentence are ‘swiftly’ and ‘extensively’. ‘Since’ is a conjunction here, and ‘move’ and ‘document’ are verbs, so none of the options is an adverb.
Let bygones be bygones. We cannot undo the past.
The above sentence has which one of the following grammatical classes?
AParticiple as adjective
BParticiple as verb
CParticiple as noun
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Participle as adjective
Explanation
‘Bygone’ is formed from the participle ‘gone’ (by + gone) and is basically a participial adjective meaning ‘past’. The official key classes it as a participle used as an adjective.
I found my friend who recognized me at once.
The above sentence is an example of which one of the following grammatical classes?
ARestrictive who
BContinuative who
CAntithetical which
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Continuative who
Explanation
Here ‘who’ does not define which friend is meant; it continues the narrative, meaning ‘and he recognized me at once’. This is the continuative use of the relative pronoun.
I employed the man who came yesterday.
The above sentence is an example of which one of the following classes?
ARelative pronoun in accusative case
BRelative pronoun in nominative case
CRelative pronoun in genitive case
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Relative pronoun in accusative case
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (A). Inside its own clause ‘who’ is the subject of ‘came’, so by the usual rule it is in the nominative case (B). Its antecedent ‘the man’ is the object (accusative) of ‘employed’, which seems to be the basis of the key.
Which one of the following is a plural form of ‘bandit’?
ABandits
BBandites
CBanditti
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Bandits
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (A). ‘Bandits’ is the regular plural; standard grammars (e.g. Wren & Martin) also list the older Italian plural ‘banditti’, so (D) could be argued.
The telegraph wires have been cut.
The passive form of the above sentence shall be
AThe telegraph wires have been cut by somebody.
BThe telegraph wires have been cut by one.
CSomeone has cut the telegraph wires.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Someone has cut the telegraph wires.
Explanation
The given sentence is already passive with the agent left out; its change of voice is the active ‘Someone has cut the telegraph wires.’ The key accepts this voice-changed form.
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (101).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Acelebratory
Bdisapproving
Celated
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) disapproving
Explanation
The sentence contrasts this attitude with popular writings that praise fast food (‘While ...’), so the established writers show a disapproving attitude.
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (102).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Adescription
Bpainting
Cwriting
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) description
Explanation
The attitude is detected in how fast food is presented in their narratives, i.e. in the description of fast food.
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (103).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Acooks
Bauthors
Cwriters
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
The narratives belong to established authors or writers (as opposed to popular cookbooks and dailies). Both ‘authors’ and ‘writers’ fit, so (D).
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (104).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Apraise
Bhate
Cflay
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) praise
Explanation
The ‘while’ clause sets up a contrast with the disapproving attitude, so the popular writings praise the virtues of fast food.
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (105).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Agaze
Blook
Cinspection
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) look
Explanation
‘A quick look through’ is the natural phrase for glancing over something; a ‘gaze’ is long and an ‘inspection’ is careful, not quick.
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (106).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Agood
Bleading
Cweekly
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) leading
Explanation
The Hindu is a daily, and a major one, so ‘a leading Indian newspaper’ is the right description.
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (107).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Arequired
Bneeded
Callotted
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
The recipes stress the time required or needed to cook; both words fit, so (D).
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (108).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Aused
Bnot used
Cleft
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) used
Explanation
The recipes highlight the appliances which are used in cooking (such as the microwave mentioned later).
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (109).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Aorder
Binstruction
Cparagraph
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (B) instruction
Explanation
‘No cooking required’ printed on the pack is an instruction to the user.
Read the passage and choose the right word for blank (110).
While a certain ____(101)____ attitude can be detected in the ____(102)____ of fast food in the narratives of the established ____(103)____, the popular writings which appear in cookbooks and dailies ____(104)____ the virtues of fast food. A quick ____(105)____ through some of the recipes published in ‘Metro Plus’ in The Hindu, a ____(106)____ Indian newspaper, will show the importance given to the time ____(107)____ to cook as well as the appliances which are ____(108)____ in cooking. On the cover of a popular ‘Readymade Paneer’, I have come across the ____(109)____ ‘no cooking required’. All that is required is heating the food in a microwave oven. This is probably the other end of the ____(110)____ of food writing in India where minimalism has become the buzzword. More importantly, their entry into the group of Indian English writers also signals a significant shift in the way we look at Indian writing in English.
Aspectrum
Bfield
Cgenre
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
The writer places this minimalism at ‘the other end of the spectrum’ of food writing; the key also accepts another of the given words (such as ‘field’), so (D).
Read the extract carefully and answer the question that follows:
We look before and after,
And pine for what is not:
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught;
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Which one of the following best expresses the paraphrase of the above?
ALife has only joys
BLife has only sorrows
CLife has both joys and sorrows about it
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Life has both joys and sorrows about it
Explanation
In these lines from Shelley’s ‘To a Skylark’ the poet says human laughter is mixed with pain and our sweetest songs speak of sad thoughts - human life holds both joys and sorrows.
Read the extract carefully and answer the question that follows:
The child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
Which one of the following is the best paraphrase of the above?
AThe soul is immortal
BThe soul is mortal
CThe body is immortal
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (A) The soul is immortal
Explanation
In Wordsworth’s lines the same self continues from childhood into manhood and the poet wishes his days to be linked by a lasting love of nature. The key reads this continuity of the inner self as the idea that the soul is immortal.
I have observed that a reader seldom pursues a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
Which one of the following is a suitable heading for the above?
AMr. Author
BAuthor and His Life
CThe Art of Writing
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Mr. Author
Explanation
The extract (the opening of Addison’s first Spectator essay) is about the reader’s wish to know the author himself - his looks, temper and status - before reading him. The key chooses ‘Mr. Author’ as the heading.
Thus I live in the world rather as a spectator of mankind than as one of the species, by which means I have made myself a speculative statesman, soldier, merchant, and artisan without ever meddling with any practical part in life. I am very well versed in the theory of a husband, or a father, and can discern the errors in economy, business, and diversions of others, better than those engaged in them; as standers-by discover blots, which are apt to escape those who are in the game.
Which one of the following is a suitable heading for the above?
AAuthor and the World
BAuthor and the Book
CAuthor’s Account of Himself
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Author’s Account of Himself
Explanation
The writer describes his own way of living as a mere spectator of mankind and his theoretical knowledge of life, so the passage is the author’s account of himself.
Health is most valuable of all earthly possessions. Without it all the rest are worth nothing. To enjoy good health we should refrain from excess in eating. We should eat moderately and not devour whatever we get.
Which one of the following is the best summary of the above?
ATo enjoy good health, no emphasis is needed on eating
BTo enjoy good health, we must run for hours and hours
CTo enjoy good health, we should eat moderately
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (C) To enjoy good health, we should eat moderately
Explanation
The passage stresses that good health depends on avoiding excess in eating and eating moderately, which option (C) sums up.
It is never too late to mend.
Which one of the following is the explanation of the above?
AKnowledge cannot be acquired when time has passed by
BKnowledge can be acquired regardless of time
CTime and tide wait for none
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Knowledge can be acquired regardless of time
Explanation
The proverb says it is never too late to improve oneself or correct one’s ways. Of the options, (B) - that knowledge (improvement) can be gained at any time - is the closest, and it is the keyed answer.
Of Friendship
To which one of the following categories, the above essay would belong?
AReflective
BAutobiographical
CArgumentative
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Reflective
Explanation
An essay on an abstract topic like friendship (e.g. Bacon’s ‘Of Friendship’) presents the writer’s thoughts and reflections on it, so it is a reflective essay.
The Cinema
The cinema is an outstanding wonder of this modern age. Apart from the great pleasure, it gives us as a means of entertainment. It is in many ways an education in itself.
To which one of the following categories, the above essay would belong?
AAutobiographical
BDescriptive
CExpository
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Expository
Explanation
The essay explains the role and uses of the cinema - entertainment and education - which makes it an expository essay rather than a description of a scene or a personal account.
Read the extract carefully and answer the question that follows:
Honor and shame from no condition rise;
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.
Fortune in men has some small difference made,
One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade;
The cobbler apron’d and the parson gown’d,
The friar hooded, and the monarch crown’d.
Which one of the following is the best paraphrase of the above?
AHonour and shame do not depend on a man’s position in the world, but on what he is and what he does.
BHonour and shame depend on man’s position in the world.
CHonour and shame depend on man’s fate and destiny, actions are irrelevant.
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Honour and shame do not depend on a man’s position in the world, but on what he is and what he does.
Explanation
In these lines from Pope’s ‘An Essay on Man’, honour and shame do not come from one’s station in life (rags or brocade, cobbler or monarch) but from how well one acts one’s part.