BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 — Previous Year Paper
All 150 questions of BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 — 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 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
Directions (Q. Nos. E-1 to E-5): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Be like a flower. One must try to become like a flower : open, frank, equal, generous and kind. So you know what it means ? A flower is open to all that surrounds it : nature, light, the rays of the sun, the wind etc. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It radiates joy and beauty. It is frank. It hides nothing of its beauty lets its fragrance flow frankly out of itself. What is within and what is in its depths, it lets it come out so that everyone can see it. It is equal : it has no preferences. Everyone can enjoy its beauty and its perfume without rivalry. It is equal and the same for everybody. There is no difference or anything whatsoever. Then generous without reserve or restriction, it gives away the mysterious beauty and the very own perfume of nature. It sacrifices itself entirely for our pleasure, even its life sacrifices to express this beauty and the secret of the things gathered within itself. And then, kind : it has such a tenderness, it is so sweet, so close to us, so loving. Its presence fills us with joy. It is always cheerful and happy. Happy is he who can exchange his qualities with real qualities of the flowers.
A flower is open to all because
AIt radiates joy
BIt influences all
CIt spreads its beauty to all
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 a flower radiates joy and beauty (A), exerts a spontaneous influence on all around it (B) and gives its beauty to everyone (C); since more than one of these fits, the key is 'More than one of the above'.
Q2BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
Directions (Q. Nos. E-1 to E-5): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Be like a flower. One must try to become like a flower : open, frank, equal, generous and kind. So you know what it means ? A flower is open to all that surrounds it : nature, light, the rays of the sun, the wind etc. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It radiates joy and beauty. It is frank. It hides nothing of its beauty lets its fragrance flow frankly out of itself. What is within and what is in its depths, it lets it come out so that everyone can see it. It is equal : it has no preferences. Everyone can enjoy its beauty and its perfume without rivalry. It is equal and the same for everybody. There is no difference or anything whatsoever. Then generous without reserve or restriction, it gives away the mysterious beauty and the very own perfume of nature. It sacrifices itself entirely for our pleasure, even its life sacrifices to express this beauty and the secret of the things gathered within itself. And then, kind : it has such a tenderness, it is so sweet, so close to us, so loving. Its presence fills us with joy. It is always cheerful and happy. Happy is he who can exchange his qualities with real qualities of the flowers.
The author here talks about
ALotus flower
BRose flower
CLily flower
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (D), although the passage speaks of a flower in general and names no lotus, rose or lily, so (E) would also be defensible.
Q3BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
Directions (Q. Nos. E-1 to E-5): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Be like a flower. One must try to become like a flower : open, frank, equal, generous and kind. So you know what it means ? A flower is open to all that surrounds it : nature, light, the rays of the sun, the wind etc. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It radiates joy and beauty. It is frank. It hides nothing of its beauty lets its fragrance flow frankly out of itself. What is within and what is in its depths, it lets it come out so that everyone can see it. It is equal : it has no preferences. Everyone can enjoy its beauty and its perfume without rivalry. It is equal and the same for everybody. There is no difference or anything whatsoever. Then generous without reserve or restriction, it gives away the mysterious beauty and the very own perfume of nature. It sacrifices itself entirely for our pleasure, even its life sacrifices to express this beauty and the secret of the things gathered within itself. And then, kind : it has such a tenderness, it is so sweet, so close to us, so loving. Its presence fills us with joy. It is always cheerful and happy. Happy is he who can exchange his qualities with real qualities of the flowers.
A flower is compared
AWith human beings
BWith all living things
CWith girls
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) With human beings
Explanation
The passage compares the qualities of a flower (open, frank, equal, generous, kind) with the qualities of human beings, which is option (A).
Q4BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
Directions (Q. Nos. E-1 to E-5): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Be like a flower. One must try to become like a flower : open, frank, equal, generous and kind. So you know what it means ? A flower is open to all that surrounds it : nature, light, the rays of the sun, the wind etc. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It radiates joy and beauty. It is frank. It hides nothing of its beauty lets its fragrance flow frankly out of itself. What is within and what is in its depths, it lets it come out so that everyone can see it. It is equal : it has no preferences. Everyone can enjoy its beauty and its perfume without rivalry. It is equal and the same for everybody. There is no difference or anything whatsoever. Then generous without reserve or restriction, it gives away the mysterious beauty and the very own perfume of nature. It sacrifices itself entirely for our pleasure, even its life sacrifices to express this beauty and the secret of the things gathered within itself. And then, kind : it has such a tenderness, it is so sweet, so close to us, so loving. Its presence fills us with joy. It is always cheerful and happy. Happy is he who can exchange his qualities with real qualities of the flowers.
A spontaneous influence means
AA slow influence
BNaturally created influence
CA quicker influence
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Naturally created influence
Explanation
'Spontaneous' means arising naturally without effort, so a spontaneous influence is a naturally created influence.
Q5BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
Directions (Q. Nos. E-1 to E-5): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Be like a flower. One must try to become like a flower : open, frank, equal, generous and kind. So you know what it means ? A flower is open to all that surrounds it : nature, light, the rays of the sun, the wind etc. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It radiates joy and beauty. It is frank. It hides nothing of its beauty lets its fragrance flow frankly out of itself. What is within and what is in its depths, it lets it come out so that everyone can see it. It is equal : it has no preferences. Everyone can enjoy its beauty and its perfume without rivalry. It is equal and the same for everybody. There is no difference or anything whatsoever. Then generous without reserve or restriction, it gives away the mysterious beauty and the very own perfume of nature. It sacrifices itself entirely for our pleasure, even its life sacrifices to express this beauty and the secret of the things gathered within itself. And then, kind : it has such a tenderness, it is so sweet, so close to us, so loving. Its presence fills us with joy. It is always cheerful and happy. Happy is he who can exchange his qualities with real qualities of the flowers.
The refined qualities of a flower are
AGenerosity and kindness
BFragrance and beauty
CFrankness and honesty
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 lists the flower's qualities as open, frank, equal, generous and kind, so generosity and kindness (A) and frankness (C) both fit; the key is 'More than one of the above'.
Q6BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
Directions (Q. Nos. E-6 and E-7): Fill in the blanks with suitable articles like ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ :
He saw ________ elephant at the Zoo.
Aan
Ba
Cthe
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) an
Explanation
'Elephant' begins with a vowel sound and is mentioned for the first time, so the article 'an' is used: 'He saw an elephant'.
Q7BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
Directions (Q. Nos. E-6 and E-7): Fill in the blanks with suitable articles like ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ :
_______ good education is important.
AAn
BA
CThe
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
In '_ good education is important', both 'The' and 'A' can fill the blank, so the key is 'More than one of the above'.
Q8BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
If 21 March is Wednesday, what will be 25th March ?
AFriday
BThursday
CSunday
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Sunday
Explanation
21 March is Wednesday, so 22 March is Thursday, 23 Friday, 24 Saturday and 25 March is Sunday.
Q9BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 1
आदर्श व्यक्ति सद्कर्मों में आस्था रखता है । इसी में वह अपने जीवन की सार्थकता समझता है । उसके जीवन का प्रत्येक क्षण सद्कर्म में ही व्यतीत होता है । विश्राम और विनोद के लिए उसके पास निश्चित समय रहता है । वह शेष समय समाज के उत्थान में लगाता है । उसके जीवन में आलस्य के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होता । विपत्तियों में भी वह अपने चरित्र का सच्चा परिचय देता है । धैर्यरूपी कुदाल से वह बड़े-बड़े संकटरूपी पर्वतों को निर्मूल कर देता है । उसकी कार्यकुशलता देखकर लोग आश्चर्यविमूढ़ हो जाते हैं । वह परिस्थितियों का दास नहीं होता, परिस्थितियाँ उसकी दासी होती हैं । इस अर्थ में उसका चरित्र प्रशंसनीय होता है कि वह धैर्य से अपने सारे संकट दूर करता है ।
किस अर्थ में आदर्श व्यक्ति का चरित्र प्रशंसनीय होता है ?
Aवह ज्ञान से संकट को दूर करता है
Bवह धैर्य से संकट को दूर करता है
Cवह बहादुरी से संकटों का सामना करता है
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B) वह धैर्य से संकट को दूर करता है
Explanation
गद्यांश की अंतिम पंक्ति के अनुसार आदर्श व्यक्ति का चरित्र इसलिए प्रशंसनीय है कि वह धैर्य से अपने सारे संकट दूर करता है।
Q10BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 1
आदर्श व्यक्ति सद्कर्मों में आस्था रखता है । इसी में वह अपने जीवन की सार्थकता समझता है । उसके जीवन का प्रत्येक क्षण सद्कर्म में ही व्यतीत होता है । विश्राम और विनोद के लिए उसके पास निश्चित समय रहता है । वह शेष समय समाज के उत्थान में लगाता है । उसके जीवन में आलस्य के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होता । विपत्तियों में भी वह अपने चरित्र का सच्चा परिचय देता है । धैर्यरूपी कुदाल से वह बड़े-बड़े संकटरूपी पर्वतों को निर्मूल कर देता है । उसकी कार्यकुशलता देखकर लोग आश्चर्यविमूढ़ हो जाते हैं । वह परिस्थितियों का दास नहीं होता, परिस्थितियाँ उसकी दासी होती हैं । इस अर्थ में उसका चरित्र प्रशंसनीय होता है कि वह धैर्य से अपने सारे संकट दूर करता है ।
आदर्श व्यक्ति के जीवन में किसके लिए स्थान नहीं होता ?
Aमनोविनोद के लिए
Bविश्राम के लिए
Cआलस्य के लिए
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) आलस्य के लिए
Explanation
गद्यांश में कहा गया है कि आदर्श व्यक्ति के जीवन में आलस्य के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होता।
Q11BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 1
आदर्श व्यक्ति सद्कर्मों में आस्था रखता है । इसी में वह अपने जीवन की सार्थकता समझता है । उसके जीवन का प्रत्येक क्षण सद्कर्म में ही व्यतीत होता है । विश्राम और विनोद के लिए उसके पास निश्चित समय रहता है । वह शेष समय समाज के उत्थान में लगाता है । उसके जीवन में आलस्य के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होता । विपत्तियों में भी वह अपने चरित्र का सच्चा परिचय देता है । धैर्यरूपी कुदाल से वह बड़े-बड़े संकटरूपी पर्वतों को निर्मूल कर देता है । उसकी कार्यकुशलता देखकर लोग आश्चर्यविमूढ़ हो जाते हैं । वह परिस्थितियों का दास नहीं होता, परिस्थितियाँ उसकी दासी होती हैं । इस अर्थ में उसका चरित्र प्रशंसनीय होता है कि वह धैर्य से अपने सारे संकट दूर करता है ।
प्रस्तुत गद्यांश का उपयुक्त शीर्षक है
Aसद्कर्म
Bकर्मशीलता
Cआदर्श व्यक्ति
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) आदर्श व्यक्ति
Explanation
पूरा गद्यांश आदर्श व्यक्ति के गुणों का वर्णन करता है, इसलिए उपयुक्त शीर्षक 'आदर्श व्यक्ति' है।
Q12BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 1
आदर्श व्यक्ति सद्कर्मों में आस्था रखता है । इसी में वह अपने जीवन की सार्थकता समझता है । उसके जीवन का प्रत्येक क्षण सद्कर्म में ही व्यतीत होता है । विश्राम और विनोद के लिए उसके पास निश्चित समय रहता है । वह शेष समय समाज के उत्थान में लगाता है । उसके जीवन में आलस्य के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होता । विपत्तियों में भी वह अपने चरित्र का सच्चा परिचय देता है । धैर्यरूपी कुदाल से वह बड़े-बड़े संकटरूपी पर्वतों को निर्मूल कर देता है । उसकी कार्यकुशलता देखकर लोग आश्चर्यविमूढ़ हो जाते हैं । वह परिस्थितियों का दास नहीं होता, परिस्थितियाँ उसकी दासी होती हैं । इस अर्थ में उसका चरित्र प्रशंसनीय होता है कि वह धैर्य से अपने सारे संकट दूर करता है ।
लोग आश्चर्यविमूढ़ क्यों होते हैं ?
Aआदर्श व्यक्ति का साहस देखकर
Bआदर्श व्यक्ति का ज्ञान देखकर
Cआदर्श व्यक्ति की कार्यकुशलता देखकर
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) आदर्श व्यक्ति की कार्यकुशलता देखकर
Explanation
गद्यांश में लिखा है कि लोग उसकी कार्यकुशलता देखकर आश्चर्यविमूढ़ हो जाते हैं।
Q13BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 1
आदर्श व्यक्ति सद्कर्मों में आस्था रखता है । इसी में वह अपने जीवन की सार्थकता समझता है । उसके जीवन का प्रत्येक क्षण सद्कर्म में ही व्यतीत होता है । विश्राम और विनोद के लिए उसके पास निश्चित समय रहता है । वह शेष समय समाज के उत्थान में लगाता है । उसके जीवन में आलस्य के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होता । विपत्तियों में भी वह अपने चरित्र का सच्चा परिचय देता है । धैर्यरूपी कुदाल से वह बड़े-बड़े संकटरूपी पर्वतों को निर्मूल कर देता है । उसकी कार्यकुशलता देखकर लोग आश्चर्यविमूढ़ हो जाते हैं । वह परिस्थितियों का दास नहीं होता, परिस्थितियाँ उसकी दासी होती हैं । इस अर्थ में उसका चरित्र प्रशंसनीय होता है कि वह धैर्य से अपने सारे संकट दूर करता है ।
आदर्श व्यक्ति किसमें आस्था रखता है ?
Aसद्व्यवहार में
Bसद्कर्म में
Cप्रेम में
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B) सद्कर्म में
Explanation
गद्यांश की पहली पंक्ति के अनुसार आदर्श व्यक्ति सद्कर्मों में आस्था रखता है।
Q14BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 2
स्वास्थ्य और चरित्र एक-दूसरे से घनिष्ठता के साथ जुड़े होते हैं । वही व्यक्ति स्वस्थ होता है जिसके चरित्र में आत्मसंयम हो । चारित्रिक दूषण व्यक्ति के पतन का कारण होता है । आत्मसंयम को चरित्र की सीढ़ी कहा गया है । इसी सीढ़ी के माध्यम से कोई व्यक्ति उत्तरोत्तर विकास की यात्रा तय करता है । व्यायाम को स्वास्थ्य का सहोदर कहा गया है । यही किसी व्यक्ति की काया और चित्त को निर्मल और नीरुज (रोगरहित) बनाता है । चरित्र की रक्षा का अर्थ है - काया और चित्त को विभिन्न दूषणों से मुक्त करना ।
स्वास्थ्य का सहोदर है
Aऔषधि
Bपौष्टिक भोजन
Cव्यायाम
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) व्यायाम
Explanation
गद्यांश में व्यायाम को स्वास्थ्य का सहोदर कहा गया है।
Q15BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 2
स्वास्थ्य और चरित्र एक-दूसरे से घनिष्ठता के साथ जुड़े होते हैं । वही व्यक्ति स्वस्थ होता है जिसके चरित्र में आत्मसंयम हो । चारित्रिक दूषण व्यक्ति के पतन का कारण होता है । आत्मसंयम को चरित्र की सीढ़ी कहा गया है । इसी सीढ़ी के माध्यम से कोई व्यक्ति उत्तरोत्तर विकास की यात्रा तय करता है । व्यायाम को स्वास्थ्य का सहोदर कहा गया है । यही किसी व्यक्ति की काया और चित्त को निर्मल और नीरुज (रोगरहित) बनाता है । चरित्र की रक्षा का अर्थ है - काया और चित्त को विभिन्न दूषणों से मुक्त करना ।
स्वस्थ व्यक्ति का लक्षण है
Aआत्मसंयम
Bअपार संपदा
Cअत्यधिक बल
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A) आत्मसंयम
Explanation
गद्यांश के अनुसार वही व्यक्ति स्वस्थ होता है जिसके चरित्र में आत्मसंयम हो।
Q16BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 2
स्वास्थ्य और चरित्र एक-दूसरे से घनिष्ठता के साथ जुड़े होते हैं । वही व्यक्ति स्वस्थ होता है जिसके चरित्र में आत्मसंयम हो । चारित्रिक दूषण व्यक्ति के पतन का कारण होता है । आत्मसंयम को चरित्र की सीढ़ी कहा गया है । इसी सीढ़ी के माध्यम से कोई व्यक्ति उत्तरोत्तर विकास की यात्रा तय करता है । व्यायाम को स्वास्थ्य का सहोदर कहा गया है । यही किसी व्यक्ति की काया और चित्त को निर्मल और नीरुज (रोगरहित) बनाता है । चरित्र की रक्षा का अर्थ है - काया और चित्त को विभिन्न दूषणों से मुक्त करना ।
किसी व्यक्ति का विकास किस पर आश्रित है ?
Aसमुचित अध्ययन
Bसत्संगति
Cआत्मसंयम
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) आत्मसंयम
Explanation
आत्मसंयम को चरित्र की सीढ़ी कहा गया है, जिसके माध्यम से व्यक्ति उत्तरोत्तर विकास की यात्रा तय करता है।
Q17BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 2
स्वास्थ्य और चरित्र एक-दूसरे से घनिष्ठता के साथ जुड़े होते हैं । वही व्यक्ति स्वस्थ होता है जिसके चरित्र में आत्मसंयम हो । चारित्रिक दूषण व्यक्ति के पतन का कारण होता है । आत्मसंयम को चरित्र की सीढ़ी कहा गया है । इसी सीढ़ी के माध्यम से कोई व्यक्ति उत्तरोत्तर विकास की यात्रा तय करता है । व्यायाम को स्वास्थ्य का सहोदर कहा गया है । यही किसी व्यक्ति की काया और चित्त को निर्मल और नीरुज (रोगरहित) बनाता है । चरित्र की रक्षा का अर्थ है - काया और चित्त को विभिन्न दूषणों से मुक्त करना ।
व्यक्ति के पतन का कारण है
Aअत्यधिक शक्ति
Bचारित्रिक दोष
Cअत्यधिक विभूति
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B) चारित्रिक दोष
Explanation
गद्यांश में कहा गया है कि चारित्रिक दूषण (दोष) व्यक्ति के पतन का कारण होता है।
Q18BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
निर्देश (प्रश्न संख्या H-9 से H-18 तक) : निम्नलिखित अपठित गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए और दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही विकल्प चुनकर उत्तर-पत्रक में चिह्नित कीजिए ।
गद्यांश - 2
स्वास्थ्य और चरित्र एक-दूसरे से घनिष्ठता के साथ जुड़े होते हैं । वही व्यक्ति स्वस्थ होता है जिसके चरित्र में आत्मसंयम हो । चारित्रिक दूषण व्यक्ति के पतन का कारण होता है । आत्मसंयम को चरित्र की सीढ़ी कहा गया है । इसी सीढ़ी के माध्यम से कोई व्यक्ति उत्तरोत्तर विकास की यात्रा तय करता है । व्यायाम को स्वास्थ्य का सहोदर कहा गया है । यही किसी व्यक्ति की काया और चित्त को निर्मल और नीरुज (रोगरहित) बनाता है । चरित्र की रक्षा का अर्थ है - काया और चित्त को विभिन्न दूषणों से मुक्त करना ।
विभिन्न दूषणों से मुक्त होने का अर्थ है
Aचरित्र की रक्षा
Bपरिवार की रक्षा
Cधन की रक्षा
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A) चरित्र की रक्षा
Explanation
गद्यांश के अनुसार चरित्र की रक्षा का अर्थ काया और चित्त को विभिन्न दूषणों से मुक्त करना है।
Q19BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
शुद्ध वाक्य है
Aवह ने ही कहा है ।
Bताजा गाय का दूध पीना चाहिए ।
Cवह किताब लाया ।
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) वह किताब लाया ।
Explanation
'वह किताब लाया।' शुद्ध वाक्य है; पहले वाक्य में 'वह ने' और दूसरे में 'ताजा गाय का दूध' का प्रयोग अशुद्ध है।
Q20BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
‘श्यामसुंदर’ में समास है
Aकर्मधारय
Bतत्पुरुष
Cद्विगु
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A) कर्मधारय
Explanation
'श्यामसुंदर' (श्याम जो सुंदर है) में विशेषण-विशेष्य का संबंध होने से कर्मधारय समास है।
Q21BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
भाववाचक संज्ञा है
Aअरविंद
Bयौवन
Cबुढ़ापा
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (D) उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Explanation
'यौवन' और 'बुढ़ापा' दोनों अवस्था के भाव को बताने वाली भाववाचक संज्ञाएँ हैं, इसलिए एक से अधिक विकल्प सही हैं।
Q22BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
शुद्ध शब्द है
Aअनाधिकार
Bअनधिकार
Cअनधीकार
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B) अनधिकार
Explanation
सही शब्द 'अनधिकार' है (अन् + अधिकार); 'अनाधिकार' और 'अनधीकार' अशुद्ध हैं।
Q23BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
‘शिव’ का पर्याय है
Aनिर्जर
Bशशिशेखर
Cकंदर्प
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B) शशिशेखर
Explanation
'शिव' का पर्यायवाची 'शशिशेखर' है (चंद्रमा को मस्तक पर धारण करने वाले); 'कंदर्प' कामदेव और 'निर्जर' देवता का नाम है।
Q24BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
‘अनुराग’ में कौन-सा उपसर्ग है ?
Aअ
Bअनु
Cअन
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B) अनु
Explanation
'अनुराग' = अनु + राग, इसलिए इसमें 'अनु' उपसर्ग है।
Q25BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
‘अत्यधिक’ शब्द में कौन-सी संधि है ?
Aविसर्ग संधि
Bस्वर संधि
Cव्यंजन संधि
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (B) स्वर संधि
Explanation
'अत्यधिक' = अति + अधिक; 'इ' का 'य' होने से यह स्वर संधि (यण संधि) है।
Q26BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
‘आवश्यक’ में प्रत्यय है
Aश्यक
Bयक
Cअक
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) अक
Explanation
'आवश्यक' में 'अक' प्रत्यय है, जो 'आवश्य' शब्द में जुड़ा है।
Q27BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
‘अंगूठा दिखाना’ मुहावरे का अर्थ है
Aअन्याय करना
Bबेइज्जत करना
Cसमय पर धोखा देना
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) समय पर धोखा देना
Explanation
'अंगूठा दिखाना' मुहावरे का अर्थ ऐन मौके पर इनकार करके धोखा देना है।
Q28BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
‘सम्मुख’ का विपरीतार्थक है
Aविमुख
Bसुमुख
Cदुर्मुख
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A) विमुख
Explanation
'सम्मुख' (सामने) का विपरीतार्थक शब्द 'विमुख' (मुँह फेरे हुए) है।
Q29BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
विशेषण है
Aजीवंत
Bजीवंतता
Cजीवनी
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (A) जीवंत
Explanation
'जीवंत' विशेषण है; 'जीवंतता' भाववाचक संज्ञा और 'जीवनी' संज्ञा है।
Q30BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · Language
तत्सम शब्द है
Aमुल्क
Bदवा
Cप्रकृति
Dउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Eउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C) प्रकृति
Explanation
'प्रकृति' संस्कृत से ज्यों का त्यों आया तत्सम शब्द है; 'मुल्क' और 'दवा' विदेशी मूल के शब्द हैं।
General Studies 40 questions
Q31BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Where is the UN Climate Change Conference 2024 scheduled to be held in November 2024 ?नवंबर 2024 में संयुक्त राष्ट्र जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्मेलन 2024 कहाँ आयोजित होने वाला है ?
ABaku-Azerbaijanबाकू-अज़रबैजान
BSharm el-Sheikh-Egyptशर्मेल-शेख-मिस्र
CDubai-UAEदुबई-यूएई
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)Baku-Azerbaijanबाकू-अज़रबैजान
Explanation
COP29, the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference, was scheduled for November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.COP29, 2024 का संयुक्त राष्ट्र जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्मेलन, नवंबर 2024 में बाकू (अज़रबैजान) में आयोजित होना था।
Q32BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which of the following is true about respiration ?श्वास प्रक्रिया के लिए निम्न में कौन-सा कथन सत्य है ?
AEnergy is released and stored in form of ADPऊर्जा स्रावित होती है तथा ADP के रूप में भण्डारित होती है
BEnergy is released and stored in form of ATPऊर्जा स्रावित होती है तथा ATP के रूप में भण्डारित होती है
CEnergy is not released at allऊर्जा कभी स्रावित नहीं होती है
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (B)Energy is released and stored in form of ATPऊर्जा स्रावित होती है तथा ATP के रूप में भण्डारित होती है
Explanation
In respiration the energy released from food is stored in the form of ATP, the cell's energy currency.श्वसन में भोजन से मुक्त ऊर्जा ATP के रूप में संचित होती है, जो कोशिका की ऊर्जा मुद्रा है।
Q33BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
In how many years will ₹7,500 double at 8% simple interest ?कितने वर्षों में ₹7,500, 8% साधारण ब्याज पर दोगुना हो जायेगा ?
A12.5 years12.5 वर्ष
B10 years10 वर्ष
C16 years16 वर्ष
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (A)12.5 years12.5 वर्ष
Explanation
For the sum to double, interest = principal: 7500 = 7500 × 8 × t / 100, so t = 12.5 years.राशि दोगुनी होने के लिए ब्याज = मूलधन: 7500 = 7500 × 8 × t / 100, अतः t = 12.5 वर्ष।
Q34BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which Country in the world became the first to enshrine right to abortion in its Constitution ?विश्व का कौन-सा देश अपने संविधान में गर्भपात का अधिकार सुनिश्चित करने वाला पहला देश बना ?
AFranceफ्रांस
BUnited Statesसंयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
CDenmarkडेनमार्क
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (A)Franceफ्रांस
Explanation
In March 2024 France became the first country to enshrine the freedom to abortion in its Constitution.मार्च 2024 में फ्रांस अपने संविधान में गर्भपात की स्वतंत्रता सुनिश्चित करने वाला पहला देश बना।
Q35BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Store house of malarial parasite in our body isहमारे शरीर में मलेरिया परजीवी का भण्डारण स्थल है
ASpleenप्लीहा
BLiverयकृत
CStomachपेट
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (A)Spleenप्लीहा
Explanation
Malarial parasites multiply in the liver cells and red blood cells and are stored and destroyed in the spleen; the key gives the spleen.मलेरिया परजीवी का भंडारण स्थल प्लीहा (स्प्लीन) है, जहाँ संक्रमित रक्त कोशिकाएँ जमा होती हैं।
Q36BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which city was recently declared as the tourism capital of the Country by the government of Nepal ?हाल ही में नेपाल सरकार द्वारा किस शहर को देश की पर्यटन राजधानी घोषित किया गया ?
AKathmanduकाठमांडू
BLumbiniलुंबिनी
CPokharaपोखरा
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (C)Pokharaपोखरा
Explanation
Nepal's government declared Pokhara the tourism capital of the country.नेपाल सरकार ने पोखरा को देश की पर्यटन राजधानी घोषित किया।
Q37BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded byएशियाटिक सोसाइटी ऑफ बंगाल की स्थापना किसके द्वारा की गई थी ?
ASir William Jonesसर विलियम जोन्स
BSir James Toddसर जेम्स टॉड
CSir William Bentinckसर विलियम बेंटिंक
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (A)Sir William Jonesसर विलियम जोन्स
Explanation
The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded in 1784 in Calcutta by Sir William Jones.एशियाटिक सोसाइटी ऑफ बंगाल की स्थापना 1784 में कलकत्ता में सर विलियम जोन्स ने की थी।
Q38BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
The value of (0.03125)^(−2/5) is(0.03125)^(−2/5) का मान है
A66
B44
C99
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Q39BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
What is India’s position in the world on the basis of per capita water availability per year ?प्रति व्यक्ति प्रति वर्ष जल उपलब्धता के आधार पर भारत का विश्व में कौन-सा स्थान है ?
A140th140 वाँ
B100th100 वाँ
C123rd123 वाँ
D133rd133 वाँ
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (D)133rd133 वाँ
Explanation
India ranks 133rd in the world in per capita annual water availability according to the source the examiners used.प्रति व्यक्ति वार्षिक जल उपलब्धता के आधार पर भारत का विश्व में 133वाँ स्थान है।
Q40BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which of the following oxides is soluble in water ?निम्न ऑक्साइडों में कौन-सा जल में घुलनशील है ?
ACaOCaO
BZnOZnO
CFeOFeO
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (A)CaOCaO
Explanation
CaO is a basic oxide that dissolves in water to form calcium hydroxide, whereas FeO and ZnO do not dissolve.CaO एक क्षारीय ऑक्साइड है जो जल में घुलकर कैल्सियम हाइड्रॉक्साइड बनाता है, जबकि FeO और ZnO जल में नहीं घुलते।
Q41BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed in the yearकांग्रेस सोशियलिस्ट पार्टी (सीएसपी) का गठन किस वर्ष हुआ था ?
A19321932
B19301930
C19341934
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (C)19341934
Explanation
The Congress Socialist Party was formed in 1934 within the Indian National Congress (Acharya Narendra Dev, Jayaprakash Narayan and others).कांग्रेस सोशलिस्ट पार्टी का गठन 1934 में कांग्रेस के भीतर हुआ (आचार्य नरेंद्र देव, जयप्रकाश नारायण आदि)।
Q42BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which one of the following is not a colloid ?निम्न में कौन-सा कोलायड नहीं है ?
ABloodरक्त
BSmokeधुआँ
CVinegarसिरका
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (C)Vinegarसिरका
Explanation
Vinegar is a true solution of acetic acid in water, whereas blood and smoke are colloids.सिरका जल में एसिटिक अम्ल का वास्तविक विलयन है, जबकि रक्त और धुआँ कोलॉइड हैं।
Q43BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Ghatshila of Jharkhand is famous for which mineral production ?झारखंड का घाटशिला किस खनिज उत्पादन के लिए प्रसिद्ध है ?
ABauxiteबॉक्साइट
BCopperतांबा
CMicaअभ्रक
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (B)Copperतांबा
Explanation
Ghatshila in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, is famous for its copper mines (Mosabani).झारखंड का घाटशिला (पूर्वी सिंहभूम) अपनी ताँबे की खानों (मोसाबनी) के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
Q44BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Subramaniam and Naidu donate some money in a relief fund. The amount paid by Naidu is ₹125 more than that of Subramaniam. If the total money paid by them is ₹975, then the amount of money donated by Subramaniam isसुब्रमण्यम और नायडू ने राहत कोष में कुछ पैसे दान किए । नायडू द्वारा दी गई राशि सुब्रमण्यम द्वारा दी गई राशि से ₹125 अधिक है । यदि उनके द्वारा दान की कुल धनराशि ₹975 है, तो सुब्रमण्यम द्वारा दान की गई धनराशि है
A₹425₹425
B₹575₹575
C₹385₹385
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (A)₹425₹425
Explanation
Let Subramaniam give x; then x + (x + 125) = 975, so 2x = 850 and x = ₹425.मान लें सुब्रमण्यम ने x दिया; तब x + (x + 125) = 975, अतः 2x = 850 और x = ₹425।
Q45BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Subhashchandra Bose was President of Indian National Congress in the year/sसुभाषचंद्र बोस किस वर्ष भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष थे ?
A19381938
B19371937
C19391939
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (D)More than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Explanation
Subhash Chandra Bose was Congress President in 1938 (Haripura) and again in 1939 (Tripuri), so both 1938 (A) and 1939 (C) are right.सुभाष चंद्र बोस 1938 (हरिपुरा) और 1939 (त्रिपुरी) में कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष रहे, इसलिए 1938 (A) और 1939 (C) दोनों सही हैं।
Q46BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Who was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023 for lifetime contribution to cinema ?सिनेमा में आजीवन योगदान के लिए दादासाहब फाल्के पुरस्कार 2023 से किसे सम्मानित किया गया ?
ADilip Kumar (Posthumously)दिलीप कुमार (मरणोपरांत)
BWaheeda Rehmanवहीदा रहमान
CAsha Parekhआशा पारेख
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (B)Waheeda Rehmanवहीदा रहमान
Explanation
Waheeda Rehman received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023 for her lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.वहीदा रहमान को सिनेमा में आजीवन योगदान के लिए 2023 का दादासाहब फाल्के पुरस्कार मिला।
Q47BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Lamps used in street lighting are connected inसड़क प्रकाश में उपयोग आने वाले बल्बों को जोड़ा जाता है
ASeriesश्रेणी क्रम में
BParallelसमानान्तर क्रम में
CBoth series and parallelदोनों श्रेणी तथा समानान्तर क्रम में
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (B)Parallelसमानान्तर क्रम में
Explanation
Street lamps are connected in parallel so that each gets the full voltage and one failure does not switch off the others.सड़क की बत्तियाँ समानांतर क्रम में जोड़ी जाती हैं ताकि प्रत्येक को पूरा वोल्टेज मिले और एक के खराब होने पर बाकी जलती रहें।
Q48BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Bihar Diwas is celebrated on ___________ toबिहार दिवस __________ मनाया जाता है ।
AOn March 22 to commemorate its separation from the Bengal Presidency22 मार्च को बंगाल प्रेसीडेंसी से अलग होने के उपलक्ष्य में
BOn March 22 to commemorate its separation from the Mughal Presidency22 मार्च को मुगल प्रेसीडेंसी से अलग होने की स्मृति में
COn March 22 to commemorate its separation from the Calcutta Presidency22 मार्च को कलकत्ता प्रेसीडेंसी से अलग होने के उपलक्ष्य में
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)On March 22 to commemorate its separation from the Bengal Presidency22 मार्च को बंगाल प्रेसीडेंसी से अलग होने के उपलक्ष्य में
Explanation
Bihar Diwas is celebrated on 22 March to mark Bihar's separation from the Bengal Presidency in 1912.बिहार दिवस 22 मार्च को 1912 में बंगाल प्रेसीडेंसी से बिहार के अलग होने की स्मृति में मनाया जाता है।
Q49BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which of the following is true ?निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा सही है ?
Converting to decimals: 31/36 ≈ 0.861, 17/18 ≈ 0.944, 43/45 ≈ 0.956, 59/60 ≈ 0.983, so 31/36 < 17/18 < 43/45 < 59/60, which is option (C).दशमलव में: 31/36 ≈ 0.861, 17/18 ≈ 0.944, 43/45 ≈ 0.956, 59/60 ≈ 0.983; अतः 31/36 < 17/18 < 43/45 < 59/60, जो विकल्प (C) है।
Q50BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Famous for his role during 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, Dr. Sadanand Date was appointed as Chief of which one of the following forces in March 2024 ?26/11 मुंबई आतंकवादी हमलों के दौरान अपनी भूमिका के लिए प्रसिद्ध, डॉ. सदानंद दाते को मार्च 2024 में निम्नलिखित में से किस बल के प्रमुख के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया था ?
ACentral Reserve Police Force (CRPF)केंद्रीय रिजर्व पुलिस बल (सीआरपीएफ)
BBorder Security Force (BSF)सीमा सुरक्षा बल (बीएसएफ)
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
Sadanand Date, known for his role in the 26/11 attacks, was appointed Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in March 2024, which is not among options A-C.26/11 हमलों में भूमिका के लिए प्रसिद्ध सदानंद दाते को मार्च 2024 में राष्ट्रीय जाँच एजेंसी (NIA) का महानिदेशक नियुक्त किया गया, जो विकल्प A-C में नहीं है।
Q51BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
For what purpose is water used the most in India ?भारत में पानी का सर्वाधिक उपयोग किस प्रयोजन के लिए किया जाता है ?
AIndustriesउद्योग
BIrrigationसिंचाई
CDomesticघरेलू
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Correct answer: (B)Irrigationसिंचाई
Explanation
Irrigation accounts for the largest share of water use in India, about 80 percent or more.भारत में पानी का सबसे अधिक उपयोग सिंचाई में होता है।
Q52BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Plants appear to bend towards light due toप्रकाश की ओर पौधों के झुकाव का मुख्य कारण है
AConcentration of auxins at root tipमूलाग्र पर ऑक्सिन की सान्द्रता
BDiffusion of auxins towards shady side of shootप्ररोह के छायादार भाग की ओर ऑक्सिन का विसरण
CConcentration of auxins at shoot tipप्ररोह छोर पर ऑक्सिन की सान्द्रता
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (B)Diffusion of auxins towards shady side of shootप्ररोह के छायादार भाग की ओर ऑक्सिन का विसरण
Explanation
Auxin accumulates and diffuses toward the shaded side of the shoot, making cells there grow more and the plant bend towards light.ऑक्सिन प्ररोह के छायादार भाग की ओर विसरित होकर वहाँ कोशिकाओं की वृद्धि बढ़ाता है, जिससे पौधा प्रकाश की ओर झुकता है।
Q53BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Where are more favorable conditions found in India for tidal and wave energy production ?भारत में ज्वारीय एवं तरंग ऊर्जा उत्पादन के लिए अधिक अनुकूल परिस्थितियाँ कहाँ पाई जाती हैं ?
AGulf of Kutchकच्छ की खाड़ी
BMannar bayमन्नार खाड़ी
CKhambhat bayखंभात खाड़ी
DGanga riverगंगा नदी
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Correct answer: (C)Khambhat bayखंभात खाड़ी
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (C); the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) has a very high tidal range, but the Gulf of Kutch is also considered favourable.नोट: आधिकारिक कुंजी (C) है; खंभात की खाड़ी में ज्वार की ऊँचाई बहुत अधिक है, हालाँकि कच्छ की खाड़ी भी अनुकूल मानी जाती है।
Q54BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
The formation of Simon Commission was announced onसाइमन कमीशन के गठन की घोषणा कब की गई थी ?
A8th November 19288 नवंबर 1928
B8th December 19278 दिसंबर 1927
C8th November 19298 नवंबर 1929
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 Simon Commission's formation was announced on 8 November 1927, which is not among options A-C, so the answer is "None of the above".साइमन कमीशन के गठन की घोषणा 8 नवंबर 1927 को हुई, जो विकल्प A-C में नहीं है, इसलिए उत्तर 'उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं' है।
Q55BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
The ratio of two numbers is 14 : 25. If the difference between them is 264, then the smaller of the two numbers isदो संख्याओं का अनुपात 14 : 25 है । यदि उनके बीच का अंतर 264 है, तो दोनों संख्याओं में से छोटी संख्या है
A317317
B282282
C336336
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)336336
Explanation
Ratio 14 : 25 means 11 parts = 264, so 1 part = 24 and the smaller number is 14 × 24 = 336.अनुपात 14 : 25 में 11 भाग = 264, अतः 1 भाग = 24 और छोटी संख्या 14 × 24 = 336।
Q56BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Where has the Gharial Breeding Center been established in India ?भारत में घड़ियाल प्रजनन केंद्र कहाँ स्थापित किया गया है ?
ASundarbans (W.B.)सुंदरबन (डब्ल्यू.बी.)
BMorena (M.P.)मुरैना (म.प्र.)
CCorbett (Uttarakhand)कॉर्बेट (उत्तराखंड)
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)Morena (M.P.)मुरैना (म.प्र.)
Explanation
A gharial breeding centre has been set up at Morena (Deori), Madhya Pradesh, on the Chambal.घड़ियाल प्रजनन केंद्र मुरैना (देवरी), मध्य प्रदेश में चंबल नदी पर स्थापित है।
Q57BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which one of the following is not among the four pilots who have been trained to become astronauts for the ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission to space planned for 2024-25 ?निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा उन चार पायलटों में से नहीं है जिन्हें 2024-25 के लिए योजनाबद्ध अंतरिक्ष में इसरो के गगनयान मिशन के लिए अंतरिक्ष यात्री बनने के लिए प्रशिक्षित किया गया है ?
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 four astronaut-designates are Prasanth Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap and Shubhanshu Shukla, so all of A, B and C are among them and "None of the above" is correct.चार गगनयान अंतरिक्ष यात्री प्रशांत नायर, अजीत कृष्णन, अंगद प्रताप और शुभांशु शुक्ला हैं; इसलिए A, B, C सभी उनमें हैं और उत्तर 'उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं' है।
Q58BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Who threw harmless bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly ?केन्द्रीय विधान सभा में हानिरहित बम किसने फेंके ?
ABatukeshwar Duttबटुकेश्वर दत्त
BChandrashekhar Azadचन्द्रशेखर आजाद
CJatin Dasजतिन दास
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)Batukeshwar Duttबटुकेश्वर दत्त
Explanation
On 8 April 1929 Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw harmless bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly.8 अप्रैल 1929 को भगत सिंह और बटुकेश्वर दत्त ने केंद्रीय विधान सभा में हानिरहित बम फेंके थे।
Q59BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
If x⁴ + y⁴ = 17 and x + y = 1, then the value of x²y² – 2xy isयदि x⁴ + y⁴ = 17 तथा x + y = 1 हो, तो x²y² – 2xy का मान है
A88
B44
C1212
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)88
Explanation
With p = xy: x² + y² = 1 - 2p and x⁴ + y⁴ = (1 - 2p)² - 2p² = 1 - 4p + 2p² = 17, so p² - 2p = 8, which is the required value x²y² - 2xy.माना p = xy: x² + y² = 1 - 2p और x⁴ + y⁴ = (1 - 2p)² - 2p² = 1 - 4p + 2p² = 17, अतः p² - 2p = 8, जो x²y² - 2xy का मान है।
Q60BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
National Library of India started its journey with the opening ofभारत के राष्ट्रीय पुस्तकालय ने अपनी यात्रा किसके उद्घाटन के साथ शुरू की ?
ACalcutta Public Library in March 1837मार्च 1837 में कलकत्ता पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी
BCalcutta Public Library in March 1836मार्च 1836 में कलकत्ता पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी
CCalcutta Public Library in March 1838मार्च 1838 में कलकत्ता पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी
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)Calcutta Public Library in March 1836मार्च 1836 में कलकत्ता पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी
Explanation
The Calcutta Public Library, which later became the National Library of India, was opened in March 1836.कलकत्ता पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी, जो बाद में भारत का राष्ट्रीय पुस्तकालय बनी, मार्च 1836 में खोली गई।
Q61BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
What was the electoral symbol that was restored to Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party by a ruling of the Peshawar High Court against the decision of the Country’s election commission in January 2024 ?जनवरी 2024 में देश के चुनाव आयोग के फैसले के खिलाफ पेशावर उच्च न्यायालय के एक फैसले द्वारा इमरान खान की पाकिस्तान तहरीक-ए-इंसाफ पार्टी को बहाल किया गया चुनावी प्रतीक क्या था ?
ACrescent Moonवर्धमान चंद्रमा
BCricket ‘Bat’क्रिकेट ‘बैट’
CCricket ‘Ball’क्रिकेट ‘बॉल’
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
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Correct answer: (B)Cricket ‘Bat’क्रिकेट ‘बैट’
Explanation
The Peshawar High Court restored the cricket 'bat' as the electoral symbol of Imran Khan's PTI in January 2024.जनवरी 2024 में पेशावर उच्च न्यायालय ने इमरान खान की PTI का चुनाव चिह्न क्रिकेट 'बैट' बहाल किया।
Q62BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
A room is 8 meters long, 6 meters wide and 10 meters high, then the length of the longest pole that can be placed in the room isएक कमरा 8 मीटर लंबा, 6 मीटर चौड़ा और 10 मीटर ऊंचा है, तो कमरे में रखे जा सकने वाले सबसे लंबे खंभे की लम्बाई है
A12 meters12 मीटर
B10√2 meters10√2 मीटर
C12√6 meters12√6 मीटर
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)10√2 meters10√2 मीटर
Explanation
The longest pole is the room's diagonal: √(8² + 6² + 10²) = √200 = 10√2 metres.सबसे लंबा खंभा कमरे का विकर्ण है: √(8² + 6² + 10²) = √200 = 10√2 मीटर।
Q63BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
What is manganese used for ?मैंगनीज का उपयोग कहाँ किया जाता है ?
APhotography industryफोटोग्राफी उद्योग
BBattery productionबैटरी उत्पादन
CMatchbox industryमाचिस उद्योग
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: (D)More than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Explanation
Manganese is used in matchbox making and in dry-cell batteries (and in photography chemicals), so more than one option is correct.मैंगनीज का उपयोग माचिस उद्योग और शुष्क सेल (बैटरी) में होता है, इसलिए एक से अधिक विकल्प सही हैं।
Q64BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which of the following organs control body balance ?निम्न में शरीर का कौन-सा अंग शरीर के संतुलन को नियंत्रित करता है ?
ARibsपसली
BEarकान
CCerebellumसेरेबेलम
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)Earकान
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (B) Ear, which holds for the vestibular system of the inner ear; the cerebellum also controls balance. The ear's semicircular canals sense balance.नोट: आधिकारिक कुंजी (B) कान देती है, क्योंकि भीतरी कान की अर्धवृत्ताकार नलिकाएँ संतुलन का बोध कराती हैं; सेरेबेलम भी संतुलन नियंत्रित करता है।
Q65BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Under the Government of India Act 1935, who was the first elected Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council ?भारत सरकार अधिनियम 1935 के तहत बिहार विधान परिषद के प्रथम निर्वाचित सभापति कौन थे ?
ARajiv Ranjan Sinhaराजीव रंजन सिन्हा
BRajendra Prasadराजेंद्र प्रसाद
CRai Bahadur Satish Chandraराय बहादुर सतीश चंद्र
DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
Under the Government of India Act 1935 the first elected Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council was Rajiv Ranjan Sinha.भारत सरकार अधिनियम 1935 के तहत बिहार विधान परिषद के प्रथम निर्वाचित सभापति राजीव रंजन सिन्हा थे।
Q66BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
The Ministry of Science and Technology recently announced a new set of National Awards in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation known as ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’, for which the award ceremony for all categories of awards will be held every year onविज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय ने हाल ही में विज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी और नवाचार के क्षेत्र में राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कारों के एक नए सेट की घोषणा की, जिसे ‘राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान पुरस्कार’ के नाम से जाना जाता है, जिसके लिए सभी श्रेणियों के पुरस्कारों के लिए पुरस्कार समारोह हर साल आयोजित किया जाएगा
A11th May – National Technology Day11 मई - राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी दिवस के दिन
B28th February – National Science Day28 फरवरी - राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस के दिन
C23rd August – National Space Day23 अगस्त - राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष दिवस के दिन
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)23rd August – National Space Day23 अगस्त - राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष दिवस के दिन
Explanation
The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar awards are presented every year on 23 August, which is celebrated as National Space Day.राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान पुरस्कार हर वर्ष 23 अगस्त को प्रदान किए जाते हैं, जो राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है।
Q67BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
If (1/5)^(3x) = 0.008, then the value of (0.25)^x isयदि (1/5)^(3x) = 0.008 हो, तो (0.25)^x का मान है
A1.01.0
B0.250.25
C4.04.0
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)0.250.25
Explanation
(1/5)^(3x) = 0.008 = (1/5)^3, so 3x = 3 and x = 1. Then (0.25)^x = 0.25.(1/5)^(3x) = 0.008 = (1/5)^3, अतः 3x = 3 और x = 1। तब (0.25)^x = 0.25।
Q68BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
In which year was the African Convention for the Conservation of Natural Resources held ?प्राकृतिक संसाधनों के संरक्षण के लिए अफ्रीकी सम्मेलन किस वर्ष आयोजित किया गया था ?
A19801980
B19601960
C19681968
D19901990
ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Correct answer: (C)19681968
Explanation
The African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources was adopted in 1968 (Algiers).प्रकृति और प्राकृतिक संसाधनों के संरक्षण पर अफ्रीकी सम्मेलन 1968 में (अल्जीयर्स में) अपनाया गया।
Q69BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which of the following represents non-ohmic resistance ?निम्न में कौन-सा गैर ओहमिक प्रतिरोध का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है ?
ANichromeनाइक्रोम
BTorch Bulbटार्च बल्ब
CCopperताँबा
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)Torch Bulbटार्च बल्ब
Explanation
A torch bulb's filament does not obey Ohm's law (resistance changes with temperature), so it is a non-ohmic resistance, while copper and nichrome are ohmic.टॉर्च बल्ब का तंतु ओम के नियम का पालन नहीं करता (ताप के साथ प्रतिरोध बदलता है), इसलिए वह अओमीय प्रतिरोध है; ताँबा और नाइक्रोम ओमीय हैं।
Q70BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 · General Studies
Which river makes boundary between India and Nepal ?कौन-सी नदी भारत और नेपाल के बीच सीमा बनाती है ?
AGandakगंडक
BKaliकाली
CKosiकोसी
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)Kaliकाली
Explanation
The Kali (Mahakali) river forms the boundary between India (Uttarakhand) and Nepal.काली (महाकाली) नदी भारत (उत्तराखंड) और नेपाल के बीच सीमा बनाती है।
Which English poet wrote the following lines ?
“Break, break, break/On my cold gray stones, O Sea!/ And I would that my tongue could utter/The thoughts that arise in me.”
ARobert Browning
BThomas Hardy
CLord Alfred Tennyson
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Lord Alfred Tennyson
Explanation
'Break, Break, Break' is a lyric by Alfred Lord Tennyson, written in memory of Arthur Hallam.
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 – 110): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The Taj Mahal has become one of the world’s best known monuments. This domed white marble structure is situated on a high plinth at the southern end of four-quartered garden, evoking the gardens of paradise, enclosed within walls measuring 305 by 549 meters. Outside the walls, in an area known as Mumtazabad, were living quarters for attendants, markets, serais and other structures built by local merchants and nobles. The tomb complex and other imperial structures of Mumtazabad were maintained by the income of thirty villages given specifically for tomb’s support. The name Taj Mahal is unknown in Mughal chronicles, but it is used by contemporary Europeans in India, suggesting that this was the tomb’s popular name. In contemporary texts it is generally called simply the Illuminated Tomb (Rauza-i-Munawara). Mumtaz Mahal died shortly after delivering her fourteenth child in 1631. The Mughal court was then residing in Burhanpur. Her remains were temporarily buried by the grief-stricken emperor in a spacious garden known as Zainabad on the bank of the river Tapti. Six months later her body was transported to Agra where it was inferred in land chosen for the mausoleum. This land, situated, South of the Mughal city on the bank of the Jamuna, had belonged to the Kachhwaha rajas since the times of Raja Man Singh and was purchased from the then current Raja, Jai Singh. Although contemporary chronicles indicate Jai Singh’s willing cooperation in this exchange, extant imperial commands indicate that the final price was not settled until almost two years after the mausoleum’s commencement. Jai Singh’s further cooperation was insured by imperial orders issued between 1632 and 1634 demanding that he provide stone masons and carts to transport marble from the mines from Makrana, within his ‘ancestral domain’, to Agra where both the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s additions to the Agra fort were constructed concurrently. Work on the mausoleum was commenced early in 1632. Inscriptional evidence indicates much of tomb was completed by 1636. By 1643, when Shah Jahan most lavishly celebrated the ‘Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal’, the entire complex was virtually complete.
Point out the true statement from the following :
I. Marble was not used for the construction of the Taj Mahal.
II. The name of the Taj Mahal is also Rauza-i-Munawara.
III. The Taj Mahal was completed by the time of the Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal was held.
AOnly III
BOnly I
COnly II
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
Statement I is false (marble was used). II is true (the tomb is called Rauza-i-Munawara) and III is true (it was virtually complete by the 1643 Urs), so more than one statement is correct.
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 – 110): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The Taj Mahal has become one of the world’s best known monuments. This domed white marble structure is situated on a high plinth at the southern end of four-quartered garden, evoking the gardens of paradise, enclosed within walls measuring 305 by 549 meters. Outside the walls, in an area known as Mumtazabad, were living quarters for attendants, markets, serais and other structures built by local merchants and nobles. The tomb complex and other imperial structures of Mumtazabad were maintained by the income of thirty villages given specifically for tomb’s support. The name Taj Mahal is unknown in Mughal chronicles, but it is used by contemporary Europeans in India, suggesting that this was the tomb’s popular name. In contemporary texts it is generally called simply the Illuminated Tomb (Rauza-i-Munawara). Mumtaz Mahal died shortly after delivering her fourteenth child in 1631. The Mughal court was then residing in Burhanpur. Her remains were temporarily buried by the grief-stricken emperor in a spacious garden known as Zainabad on the bank of the river Tapti. Six months later her body was transported to Agra where it was inferred in land chosen for the mausoleum. This land, situated, South of the Mughal city on the bank of the Jamuna, had belonged to the Kachhwaha rajas since the times of Raja Man Singh and was purchased from the then current Raja, Jai Singh. Although contemporary chronicles indicate Jai Singh’s willing cooperation in this exchange, extant imperial commands indicate that the final price was not settled until almost two years after the mausoleum’s commencement. Jai Singh’s further cooperation was insured by imperial orders issued between 1632 and 1634 demanding that he provide stone masons and carts to transport marble from the mines from Makrana, within his ‘ancestral domain’, to Agra where both the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s additions to the Agra fort were constructed concurrently. Work on the mausoleum was commenced early in 1632. Inscriptional evidence indicates much of tomb was completed by 1636. By 1643, when Shah Jahan most lavishly celebrated the ‘Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal’, the entire complex was virtually complete.
In the contemporary texts the Taj Mahal is known as
AMumtaz Mahal
BMumtazabad
CRauza-i-Munawara
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Rauza-i-Munawara
Explanation
The passage says that in contemporary texts the tomb is generally called the Illuminated Tomb (Rauza-i-Munawara).
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 – 110): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The Taj Mahal has become one of the world’s best known monuments. This domed white marble structure is situated on a high plinth at the southern end of four-quartered garden, evoking the gardens of paradise, enclosed within walls measuring 305 by 549 meters. Outside the walls, in an area known as Mumtazabad, were living quarters for attendants, markets, serais and other structures built by local merchants and nobles. The tomb complex and other imperial structures of Mumtazabad were maintained by the income of thirty villages given specifically for tomb’s support. The name Taj Mahal is unknown in Mughal chronicles, but it is used by contemporary Europeans in India, suggesting that this was the tomb’s popular name. In contemporary texts it is generally called simply the Illuminated Tomb (Rauza-i-Munawara). Mumtaz Mahal died shortly after delivering her fourteenth child in 1631. The Mughal court was then residing in Burhanpur. Her remains were temporarily buried by the grief-stricken emperor in a spacious garden known as Zainabad on the bank of the river Tapti. Six months later her body was transported to Agra where it was inferred in land chosen for the mausoleum. This land, situated, South of the Mughal city on the bank of the Jamuna, had belonged to the Kachhwaha rajas since the times of Raja Man Singh and was purchased from the then current Raja, Jai Singh. Although contemporary chronicles indicate Jai Singh’s willing cooperation in this exchange, extant imperial commands indicate that the final price was not settled until almost two years after the mausoleum’s commencement. Jai Singh’s further cooperation was insured by imperial orders issued between 1632 and 1634 demanding that he provide stone masons and carts to transport marble from the mines from Makrana, within his ‘ancestral domain’, to Agra where both the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s additions to the Agra fort were constructed concurrently. Work on the mausoleum was commenced early in 1632. Inscriptional evidence indicates much of tomb was completed by 1636. By 1643, when Shah Jahan most lavishly celebrated the ‘Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal’, the entire complex was virtually complete.
The construction of the Taj Mahal was completed between the period
A1680 – 1690 A.D.
B1620 – 1626 A.D.
C1610 – 1616 A.D.
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
The passage gives work starting in 1632 and the complex virtually complete by 1643, which matches none of the listed periods.
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 – 110): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The Taj Mahal has become one of the world’s best known monuments. This domed white marble structure is situated on a high plinth at the southern end of four-quartered garden, evoking the gardens of paradise, enclosed within walls measuring 305 by 549 meters. Outside the walls, in an area known as Mumtazabad, were living quarters for attendants, markets, serais and other structures built by local merchants and nobles. The tomb complex and other imperial structures of Mumtazabad were maintained by the income of thirty villages given specifically for tomb’s support. The name Taj Mahal is unknown in Mughal chronicles, but it is used by contemporary Europeans in India, suggesting that this was the tomb’s popular name. In contemporary texts it is generally called simply the Illuminated Tomb (Rauza-i-Munawara). Mumtaz Mahal died shortly after delivering her fourteenth child in 1631. The Mughal court was then residing in Burhanpur. Her remains were temporarily buried by the grief-stricken emperor in a spacious garden known as Zainabad on the bank of the river Tapti. Six months later her body was transported to Agra where it was inferred in land chosen for the mausoleum. This land, situated, South of the Mughal city on the bank of the Jamuna, had belonged to the Kachhwaha rajas since the times of Raja Man Singh and was purchased from the then current Raja, Jai Singh. Although contemporary chronicles indicate Jai Singh’s willing cooperation in this exchange, extant imperial commands indicate that the final price was not settled until almost two years after the mausoleum’s commencement. Jai Singh’s further cooperation was insured by imperial orders issued between 1632 and 1634 demanding that he provide stone masons and carts to transport marble from the mines from Makrana, within his ‘ancestral domain’, to Agra where both the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s additions to the Agra fort were constructed concurrently. Work on the mausoleum was commenced early in 1632. Inscriptional evidence indicates much of tomb was completed by 1636. By 1643, when Shah Jahan most lavishly celebrated the ‘Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal’, the entire complex was virtually complete.
Marble stone used for the construction of the Taj Mahal was brought from the ancestral domain of Raja Jai Singh. The name of the place where mines of marble were located is
AMakrana
BBurhanpur
CAmber
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Makrana
Explanation
Marble was carried from the mines at Makrana in Jai Singh's ancestral domain.
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 – 110): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The Taj Mahal has become one of the world’s best known monuments. This domed white marble structure is situated on a high plinth at the southern end of four-quartered garden, evoking the gardens of paradise, enclosed within walls measuring 305 by 549 meters. Outside the walls, in an area known as Mumtazabad, were living quarters for attendants, markets, serais and other structures built by local merchants and nobles. The tomb complex and other imperial structures of Mumtazabad were maintained by the income of thirty villages given specifically for tomb’s support. The name Taj Mahal is unknown in Mughal chronicles, but it is used by contemporary Europeans in India, suggesting that this was the tomb’s popular name. In contemporary texts it is generally called simply the Illuminated Tomb (Rauza-i-Munawara). Mumtaz Mahal died shortly after delivering her fourteenth child in 1631. The Mughal court was then residing in Burhanpur. Her remains were temporarily buried by the grief-stricken emperor in a spacious garden known as Zainabad on the bank of the river Tapti. Six months later her body was transported to Agra where it was inferred in land chosen for the mausoleum. This land, situated, South of the Mughal city on the bank of the Jamuna, had belonged to the Kachhwaha rajas since the times of Raja Man Singh and was purchased from the then current Raja, Jai Singh. Although contemporary chronicles indicate Jai Singh’s willing cooperation in this exchange, extant imperial commands indicate that the final price was not settled until almost two years after the mausoleum’s commencement. Jai Singh’s further cooperation was insured by imperial orders issued between 1632 and 1634 demanding that he provide stone masons and carts to transport marble from the mines from Makrana, within his ‘ancestral domain’, to Agra where both the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s additions to the Agra fort were constructed concurrently. Work on the mausoleum was commenced early in 1632. Inscriptional evidence indicates much of tomb was completed by 1636. By 1643, when Shah Jahan most lavishly celebrated the ‘Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal’, the entire complex was virtually complete.
The remains of Mumtaz Mahal were initially buried in
ADelhi
BMoradabad
CZainabad
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Zainabad
Explanation
Mumtaz Mahal was first buried in a garden called Zainabad on the Tapti at Burhanpur.
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 – 115): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The popular view of towns and cities in developing countries of the urbanisation process is that the emergence of such cities connotes environmental degradation, generation of slums and squatters, urban, poverty, unemployment, crimes, lawlessness, traffic chaos etc. But what is the reality ? Given the unprecedented increase in urban population over the last 50 years from 30 million in 1950 to 2 billion in 2000 in developing countries, the wonder really is how well the world has coped and not how badly. In general the urban quality of life has improved in terms of availability of water and sanitation, power, health and education, communication and transport. By way of illustration, a large number of urban residents have been provided with improved water in urban areas in Asia’s largest countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Philippines. Despite that, the access to improved water in terms of percentage of total urban population seems to have declined during the last decade of 20th century, though in absolute numbers, millions of additional urbanites have been provided improved services. These countries have made significant progress in provision of sanitation services too, together, providing for an additional population of more than 293 million citizens within a decade (1990-2000). These improvements must be viewed against the backdrop of rapidly increasing urban population, fiscal crunch and strained human resources and efficient and quality-oriented public management.
The reality of urbanisation is reflected in
Ahow many novels have been written
Bthe growth of the population in cities
Chow many villages have built community halls
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) the growth of the population in cities
Explanation
The author says the reality is the great growth in city population that the world has coped with well.
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 – 115): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The popular view of towns and cities in developing countries of the urbanisation process is that the emergence of such cities connotes environmental degradation, generation of slums and squatters, urban, poverty, unemployment, crimes, lawlessness, traffic chaos etc. But what is the reality ? Given the unprecedented increase in urban population over the last 50 years from 30 million in 1950 to 2 billion in 2000 in developing countries, the wonder really is how well the world has coped and not how badly. In general the urban quality of life has improved in terms of availability of water and sanitation, power, health and education, communication and transport. By way of illustration, a large number of urban residents have been provided with improved water in urban areas in Asia’s largest countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Philippines. Despite that, the access to improved water in terms of percentage of total urban population seems to have declined during the last decade of 20th century, though in absolute numbers, millions of additional urbanites have been provided improved services. These countries have made significant progress in provision of sanitation services too, together, providing for an additional population of more than 293 million citizens within a decade (1990-2000). These improvements must be viewed against the backdrop of rapidly increasing urban population, fiscal crunch and strained human resources and efficient and quality-oriented public management.
The popular view about the process of urbanisation in developing countries is
Anegative
Bpositive
Cneutral
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) negative
Explanation
The popular view is that urbanisation brings degradation, slums and chaos, i.e. a negative view.
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 – 115): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The popular view of towns and cities in developing countries of the urbanisation process is that the emergence of such cities connotes environmental degradation, generation of slums and squatters, urban, poverty, unemployment, crimes, lawlessness, traffic chaos etc. But what is the reality ? Given the unprecedented increase in urban population over the last 50 years from 30 million in 1950 to 2 billion in 2000 in developing countries, the wonder really is how well the world has coped and not how badly. In general the urban quality of life has improved in terms of availability of water and sanitation, power, health and education, communication and transport. By way of illustration, a large number of urban residents have been provided with improved water in urban areas in Asia’s largest countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Philippines. Despite that, the access to improved water in terms of percentage of total urban population seems to have declined during the last decade of 20th century, though in absolute numbers, millions of additional urbanites have been provided improved services. These countries have made significant progress in provision of sanitation services too, together, providing for an additional population of more than 293 million citizens within a decade (1990-2000). These improvements must be viewed against the backdrop of rapidly increasing urban population, fiscal crunch and strained human resources and efficient and quality-oriented public management.
The author in this passage has tried to focus on
Avillage life
Burbanisation and its challenges
Chuman love
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) urbanisation and its challenges
Explanation
The passage discusses urbanisation in developing countries, its challenges and its progress.
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 – 115): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The popular view of towns and cities in developing countries of the urbanisation process is that the emergence of such cities connotes environmental degradation, generation of slums and squatters, urban, poverty, unemployment, crimes, lawlessness, traffic chaos etc. But what is the reality ? Given the unprecedented increase in urban population over the last 50 years from 30 million in 1950 to 2 billion in 2000 in developing countries, the wonder really is how well the world has coped and not how badly. In general the urban quality of life has improved in terms of availability of water and sanitation, power, health and education, communication and transport. By way of illustration, a large number of urban residents have been provided with improved water in urban areas in Asia’s largest countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Philippines. Despite that, the access to improved water in terms of percentage of total urban population seems to have declined during the last decade of 20th century, though in absolute numbers, millions of additional urbanites have been provided improved services. These countries have made significant progress in provision of sanitation services too, together, providing for an additional population of more than 293 million citizens within a decade (1990-2000). These improvements must be viewed against the backdrop of rapidly increasing urban population, fiscal crunch and strained human resources and efficient and quality-oriented public management.
The average annual increase in the number of urbanites in developing countries, from AD 1950 to 2000 was close to
A4 million
B3 million
C10 million
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
Urban population rose from 30 million to 2 billion in 50 years, about 39 million a year, which matches none of the options.
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 – 115): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
The popular view of towns and cities in developing countries of the urbanisation process is that the emergence of such cities connotes environmental degradation, generation of slums and squatters, urban, poverty, unemployment, crimes, lawlessness, traffic chaos etc. But what is the reality ? Given the unprecedented increase in urban population over the last 50 years from 30 million in 1950 to 2 billion in 2000 in developing countries, the wonder really is how well the world has coped and not how badly. In general the urban quality of life has improved in terms of availability of water and sanitation, power, health and education, communication and transport. By way of illustration, a large number of urban residents have been provided with improved water in urban areas in Asia’s largest countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Philippines. Despite that, the access to improved water in terms of percentage of total urban population seems to have declined during the last decade of 20th century, though in absolute numbers, millions of additional urbanites have been provided improved services. These countries have made significant progress in provision of sanitation services too, together, providing for an additional population of more than 293 million citizens within a decade (1990-2000). These improvements must be viewed against the backdrop of rapidly increasing urban population, fiscal crunch and strained human resources and efficient and quality-oriented public management.
Which one of the following is not considered as an indicator of urban quality of life ?
AClean water
BSanitation facilities
CClean air
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Clean air
Explanation
The passage names water, sanitation, power, health, education, communication and transport as indicators, but not clean air.
Directions (Q. Nos. 116 – 120): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Storytelling is not in our genes. Neither is it an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us human. Human beings progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes, those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of the few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe. Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some storytellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings. Fail to act now and we are all doomed. Then, there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we leave everything up to a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves ‘rational optimists’. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realise, how humanity progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups work in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in storytelling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibilities’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
Storytelling is
Ain not in our genes
Ban ancient practice
Cthe essence of what makes us human
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 storytelling is not in our genes and is the essence of what makes us human, so options A and C both hold.
Directions (Q. Nos. 116 – 120): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Storytelling is not in our genes. Neither is it an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us human. Human beings progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes, those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of the few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe. Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some storytellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings. Fail to act now and we are all doomed. Then, there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we leave everything up to a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves ‘rational optimists’. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realise, how humanity progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups work in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in storytelling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibilities’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
Humans become less selfish when
Athey listen to frightening stories
Bthey work in large groups
Cthey work in solitude
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) they work in large groups
Explanation
The passage says large groups work with less selfishness, i.e. people are less selfish when they work in large groups.
Directions (Q. Nos. 116 – 120): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Storytelling is not in our genes. Neither is it an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us human. Human beings progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes, those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of the few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe. Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some storytellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings. Fail to act now and we are all doomed. Then, there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we leave everything up to a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves ‘rational optimists’. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realise, how humanity progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups work in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in storytelling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibilities’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
Rational optimists
Alive in secluded catles
Bdon’t think about the future at all
Cthink that the welfare of man should be left only to a few able adults
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) think that the welfare of man should be left only to a few able adults
Explanation
Rational optimists believe all will be fine if everything is left to a few especially able adults.
Directions (Q. Nos. 116 – 120): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Storytelling is not in our genes. Neither is it an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us human. Human beings progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes, those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of the few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe. Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some storytellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings. Fail to act now and we are all doomed. Then, there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we leave everything up to a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves ‘rational optimists’. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realise, how humanity progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups work in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in storytelling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibilities’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
Our knowledge is a collection of
Asome stories that we forget
Bno stories that we have heard during our life-time
Ca few stories that survive
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) a few stories that survive
Explanation
The passage says our knowledge is the collection of the few stories that survive.
Directions (Q. Nos. 116 – 120): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Storytelling is not in our genes. Neither is it an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us human. Human beings progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes, those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of the few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe. Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some storytellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings. Fail to act now and we are all doomed. Then, there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we leave everything up to a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves ‘rational optimists’. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realise, how humanity progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups work in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in storytelling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibilities’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
How the future will turn out to be, depends upon the stories ...
AWhich are repeatedly narrated
BWe collectively choose to believe in
CDesigned to spread fear and tension
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) We collectively choose to believe in
Explanation
The passage says the future depends on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Directions (Q. Nos. 121 – 125): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
One of the findings of the research into successful leadership is the fact that respect is always a two-way street. No matter how powerful you are, no matter what your experience, skills, and accomplishments, you will not be respected by others if you consistently treat them disrespectfully. Friendliness-that is, treating others politely and showing interest in them is a way of showing your respect for other people in return they respect you. If as a manager you are respected, preventive maintenance strategy will be accepted as a sincere attempt to resolve problems rather than mean spirited attempt to cause problems. As important as friendliness is, I want to make sure you are no mislead into believing that friendliness will replace or correct poor management. I have seen effective managers who did not use this friendliness element but could have been more effective if they did use it. I have seen very friendly managers who were ineffective because they were not doing effective management things. In other words, managers who intervene effectively in a friendly way are always more effective than managers who intervene effectively in a non-friendly way. Maintaining a friendly relationship is another part of maintaining work performance. It is helps you avoid having people try to hurt you because they do not like you. It might save your life.
The author feels only friendliness can replace or correct poor management.
AThe statement is false
BThe statement is true
CThe author is ambiguous about the subject
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) The statement is false
Explanation
The author warns that friendliness will not replace or correct poor management, so the statement is false.
Directions (Q. Nos. 121 – 125): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
One of the findings of the research into successful leadership is the fact that respect is always a two-way street. No matter how powerful you are, no matter what your experience, skills, and accomplishments, you will not be respected by others if you consistently treat them disrespectfully. Friendliness-that is, treating others politely and showing interest in them is a way of showing your respect for other people in return they respect you. If as a manager you are respected, preventive maintenance strategy will be accepted as a sincere attempt to resolve problems rather than mean spirited attempt to cause problems. As important as friendliness is, I want to make sure you are no mislead into believing that friendliness will replace or correct poor management. I have seen effective managers who did not use this friendliness element but could have been more effective if they did use it. I have seen very friendly managers who were ineffective because they were not doing effective management things. In other words, managers who intervene effectively in a friendly way are always more effective than managers who intervene effectively in a non-friendly way. Maintaining a friendly relationship is another part of maintaining work performance. It is helps you avoid having people try to hurt you because they do not like you. It might save your life.
The author feels that respect is
Aa one way street
Bnot possible
Ca two way street
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) a two way street
Explanation
The passage begins by saying that respect is always a two-way street.
Directions (Q. Nos. 121 – 125): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
One of the findings of the research into successful leadership is the fact that respect is always a two-way street. No matter how powerful you are, no matter what your experience, skills, and accomplishments, you will not be respected by others if you consistently treat them disrespectfully. Friendliness-that is, treating others politely and showing interest in them is a way of showing your respect for other people in return they respect you. If as a manager you are respected, preventive maintenance strategy will be accepted as a sincere attempt to resolve problems rather than mean spirited attempt to cause problems. As important as friendliness is, I want to make sure you are no mislead into believing that friendliness will replace or correct poor management. I have seen effective managers who did not use this friendliness element but could have been more effective if they did use it. I have seen very friendly managers who were ineffective because they were not doing effective management things. In other words, managers who intervene effectively in a friendly way are always more effective than managers who intervene effectively in a non-friendly way. Maintaining a friendly relationship is another part of maintaining work performance. It is helps you avoid having people try to hurt you because they do not like you. It might save your life.
The passage suggests that people try to hurt you when
AWhen they do not like you
BYou are friendly to them
CWhen they become good managers
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) When they do not like you
Explanation
The author says friendliness helps avoid people trying to hurt you because they do not like you.
Directions (Q. Nos. 121 – 125): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
One of the findings of the research into successful leadership is the fact that respect is always a two-way street. No matter how powerful you are, no matter what your experience, skills, and accomplishments, you will not be respected by others if you consistently treat them disrespectfully. Friendliness-that is, treating others politely and showing interest in them is a way of showing your respect for other people in return they respect you. If as a manager you are respected, preventive maintenance strategy will be accepted as a sincere attempt to resolve problems rather than mean spirited attempt to cause problems. As important as friendliness is, I want to make sure you are no mislead into believing that friendliness will replace or correct poor management. I have seen effective managers who did not use this friendliness element but could have been more effective if they did use it. I have seen very friendly managers who were ineffective because they were not doing effective management things. In other words, managers who intervene effectively in a friendly way are always more effective than managers who intervene effectively in a non-friendly way. Maintaining a friendly relationship is another part of maintaining work performance. It is helps you avoid having people try to hurt you because they do not like you. It might save your life.
When will preventive maintenance strategy be accepted ?
AWhen it is seen as a sincere attempt to resolve problems
BWhen there is respect for the manager
CWhen it is seen as a mean spirited gesture
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation
Preventive maintenance is accepted if the manager is respected and it is seen as a sincere attempt to solve problems, so options A and B both hold.
Directions (Q. Nos. 121 – 125): Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
One of the findings of the research into successful leadership is the fact that respect is always a two-way street. No matter how powerful you are, no matter what your experience, skills, and accomplishments, you will not be respected by others if you consistently treat them disrespectfully. Friendliness-that is, treating others politely and showing interest in them is a way of showing your respect for other people in return they respect you. If as a manager you are respected, preventive maintenance strategy will be accepted as a sincere attempt to resolve problems rather than mean spirited attempt to cause problems. As important as friendliness is, I want to make sure you are no mislead into believing that friendliness will replace or correct poor management. I have seen effective managers who did not use this friendliness element but could have been more effective if they did use it. I have seen very friendly managers who were ineffective because they were not doing effective management things. In other words, managers who intervene effectively in a friendly way are always more effective than managers who intervene effectively in a non-friendly way. Maintaining a friendly relationship is another part of maintaining work performance. It is helps you avoid having people try to hurt you because they do not like you. It might save your life.
The author feels that a good manager
ACombines friendliness with other strategies of management
BUses only friendliness as a sole management criterion
CHurts other people
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Combines friendliness with other strategies of management
Explanation
The author wants managers to combine friendliness with effective management, not to rely on friendliness alone.
Directions (Q. Nos. 126 – 130): In these questions, look at the underlined part of the given sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If any of substitutions; (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, choose that substitution as your response. If more than one the substitutions improve the sentence, choose (d). If none of the suggestions improve the sentence choose (e).
You must carry on my order (underlined: carry on)
ACarry out
BCarry off
CCarry of
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Carry out
Explanation
'Carry out an order' means to execute it; 'carry on' is wrong here.
Directions (Q. Nos. 126 – 130): In these questions, look at the underlined part of the given sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If any of substitutions; (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, choose that substitution as your response. If more than one the substitutions improve the sentence, choose (d). If none of the suggestions improve the sentence choose (e).
The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than four hours now. (underlined: have waited)
Ahad been waited
Bhas been waiting
Chave been waiting
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (C) have been waiting
Explanation
With 'for more than four hours now' and a plural subject, the present perfect continuous 'have been waiting' is right.
Directions (Q. Nos. 126 – 130): In these questions, look at the underlined part of the given sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If any of substitutions; (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, choose that substitution as your response. If more than one the substitutions improve the sentence, choose (d). If none of the suggestions improve the sentence choose (e).
He was extremely unhappy because of the inordinately delay. (underlined: inordinately delay)
Athe inordinating delaying
Bthe inordinates delay
Cthe inordinate delay
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (C) the inordinate delay
Explanation
The adjective 'inordinate' is needed before the noun 'delay'.
Directions (Q. Nos. 126 – 130): In these questions, look at the underlined part of the given sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If any of substitutions; (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, choose that substitution as your response. If more than one the substitutions improve the sentence, choose (d). If none of the suggestions improve the sentence choose (e).
The two thieves sold the loot to a merchant. (underlined: sold the loot)
ASale the loot
BSelling the loot
CSell looting
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
The sentence is already correct (simple past 'sold'); none of the substitutions improves it.
Directions (Q. Nos. 126 – 130): In these questions, look at the underlined part of the given sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If any of substitutions; (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, choose that substitution as your response. If more than one the substitutions improve the sentence, choose (d). If none of the suggestions improve the sentence choose (e).
Newton wanted to know why did the apple fall to the ground. (underlined: know why did the apple fall)
AKnow why the apple fell
BKnow that why did the apple fall
CKnow that why the apple fell
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Know why the apple fell
Explanation
In reported speech the question becomes a statement, so 'know why the apple fell' is correct.
Directions (Q. Nos. 136 – 140): In the following questions, choose the correct preposition from the given alternatives.
I am proud ________ the way in which my students have performed.
Ain
Bby
Cto
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
'Proud of' is the correct preposition; none of in, by or to fits.
Directions (Q. Nos. 136 – 140): In the following questions, choose the correct preposition from the given alternatives.
The train was travelling from Howrah __________ New Delhi.
Ain
Bto
Cinto
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) to
Explanation
'From Howrah to New Delhi' is the correct pairing.
Directions (Q. Nos. 136 – 140): In the following questions, choose the correct preposition from the given alternatives.
Beware _____ pickpockets in crowded trains.
Directions (Q. Nos. 136 – 140): In the following questions, choose the correct preposition from the given alternatives.
Raju killed the snake ________ a stick.
Directions (Q. Nos. 136 – 140): In the following questions, choose the correct preposition from the given alternatives.
The doctor had asked him to abstain ___________sweets because he had diabetes.
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 – 145): In this section each sentence consists of a word or a phrase which is underlined. Select the word of phrase which is closely opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase :
The general did not divulge the secret. (underlined: divulge)
Arebel
Breveal
Cconceal
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) conceal
Explanation
'Divulge' means to reveal, so its opposite is 'conceal'.
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 – 145): In this section each sentence consists of a word or a phrase which is underlined. Select the word of phrase which is closely opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase :
He glanced through the letter perfunctorily. (underlined: perfunctorily)
ACeremoniously
Bpoorly
CCarefully
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Carefully
Explanation
'Perfunctorily' means carelessly, so its opposite is 'carefully'.
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 – 145): In this section each sentence consists of a word or a phrase which is underlined. Select the word of phrase which is closely opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase :
He was exhausted by the efforts on the field. (underlined: exhausted)
Afatigued
Btired
Cbroken
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Explanation
'Exhausted' is close in meaning to fatigued, tired and broken; none of the options is an opposite.
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 – 145): In this section each sentence consists of a word or a phrase which is underlined. Select the word of phrase which is closely opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase :
The man was reprimanded by his family for stealing. (underlined: reprimanded)
Aabused
Bscolded
Cpraised
DMore than one of the above
ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) praised
Explanation
'Reprimanded' means scolded, so the opposite is 'praised'.
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 – 145): In this section each sentence consists of a word or a phrase which is underlined. Select the word of phrase which is closely opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase :
The speaker had a superficial knowledge of the subject. (underlined: superficial)
ADeep
BArtificial
Cneutral
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Deep
Explanation
'Superficial' means shallow, so the opposite is 'deep'.
Directions (Q. Nos. 146 – 150): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet number of that part is the answer. If there is an error in more than one part then the answer is (d). If there is no error in any part then the answer is (e).
Bangladesh exports a lot of garment (a) / to the Western countries (b) / at a cheap rates. (c)
APart (a): Bangladesh exports a lot of garment
BPart (b): to the Western countries
CPart (c): at a cheap rates.
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Part (c): at a cheap rates.
Explanation
'At a cheap rates' is wrong; it should be 'at cheap rates' or 'at a cheap rate', so the error is in part (c).
Directions (Q. Nos. 146 – 150): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet number of that part is the answer. If there is an error in more than one part then the answer is (d). If there is no error in any part then the answer is (e).
It was evident (a) / to me that there was any mistake (b) / in that account. (c)
APart (a): It was evident
BPart (b): to me that there was any mistake
CPart (c): in that account.
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Part (b): to me that there was any mistake
Explanation
'Any mistake' should be 'a mistake' after 'there was', so the error is in part (b).
Directions (Q. Nos. 146 – 150): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet number of that part is the answer. If there is an error in more than one part then the answer is (d). If there is no error in any part then the answer is (e).
The conference was (a) / attending by some very (b) / distinguished speakers. (c)
APart (a): The conference was
BPart (b): attending by some very
CPart (c): distinguished speakers.
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Part (b): attending by some very
Explanation
The passive 'was attended' is needed; 'was attending' is wrong, so the error is in part (b).
Directions (Q. Nos. 146 – 150): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet number of that part is the answer. If there is an error in more than one part then the answer is (d). If there is no error in any part then the answer is (e).
This is one of the most (a) / interesting book (b) / I have ever read. (c)
APart (a): This is one of the most
BPart (b): interesting book
CPart (c): I have ever read.
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Part (b): interesting book
Explanation
After 'one of the most' a plural is needed ('interesting books'), so the error is in part (b).
Directions (Q. Nos. 146 – 150): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet number of that part is the answer. If there is an error in more than one part then the answer is (d). If there is no error in any part then the answer is (e).
No monument in the world (a) / is so beautifully (b) / as the Taj Mahal of Agra. (c)
APart (a): No monument in the world
BPart (b): is so beautifully
CPart (c): as the Taj Mahal of Agra.
DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Part (b): is so beautifully
Explanation
After 'is so' the adjective 'beautiful' is needed, not the adverb 'beautifully', so the error is in part (b).