KVS Exam
(TGT,PRT,PGT)
Previuous Year Peper
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1. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Kalinga Award - Popularization of Science
b) Barlong Award - Agriculture
c) David-Cohen Award - Literature
d) Pulitzer Prize - Progress in Religion
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c) Potterd) Ariel
of wildlife conservation?
a) UNFPA Sh
3. Which of the following international organizations is dedicated to the cause
b) UNDP
c) UNESCO
d) WHO ar
4. Human Rights Day is observed on :
a) 10 October
b) 9 May
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c) 10 December
d) 18 February
5. Railway coaches are made in the largest number at Integral coach factory,
situated in:
a) Kapurthala
b) Peramburc) Varanasi
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d) Moradabad
Ar a) be a sovereign state
b) be a peace loving state
c) be a willing to discharge responsibilities under the UNO charterd)
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guarantee human rights and freedom to its citizens
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10. Water Lily is the national emblem of :
a) Denmark
b) Bangladesh
c) Italy
d) Luxemberg
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b) Ustad Zakir Husian
c) Alauddin Khan
d) Ustad Binda Khan
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12. Which of the following is not a dance/dance-drama associated with the state
Maharashtra?:
a) Lezim
b) Lavani
c) Kathid) Dahi Kala ar
below :
I. Simon Commission 1. 1885
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13. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given
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c) 4 3 2 1
d) 1 2 3 4
Ar a) Edinburgh, Scotland
b) Ontario, Canada
c) Glasgow, Scotland
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d) Abuja, Nigeria
18. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given
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below :
I. Calomel 1. Copper sulphate
II. Blue vitriol 2. Calcium sulphate
III. Gypsum 3. Mercurous chloride
IV. Normal salt 4. Sodium chloride
Ar Codes :
I II III
a) 1 2 3 4
IV
b) 4 3 2
c) 3 2 1
d) 3 1 2 u 1
4
4
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19. Which of the following have maximum calrofic value?
a) Carbohydrates
b) Fatsc) Protiens
d) Vitamins ar
Constitution of India?
a) 6
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20. How many Fundamental Rights are there now guaranteed under the
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
21. The reduction of voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha as
well as Assemblies is in :
a) Sixty-First Amendment 1989
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b) Seventy-Third Amendment 1992
c) Sixty-Fourth Amendment 1990
d) Fifty-Ninth Amendment 1988
Ar a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
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d) Himachal Pardesh
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26. Which of the following country won the FIFA World Cup, 2010?
a) Germany
b) South Africa
c) Brazil
d) Spain
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b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Home Minister
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28. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of :
a) Journalism
b) Medicine
c) Music
d) Environment ar
a) Mukesh Ambani
b) Anil Amabani
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29. Who among the following has been declared as Businessman of the decade?
c) Ratan Tata
d) Azim Premji
30. Who amongst the following has been named UNESCOs National
Ambassador?
a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Priyanka Choprac) Sharmila Tagore
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d) Kajol
31. People have eyes of different colours, e.g. brown, black or blue, depending
upon
the particular Pigment present in the :
Ar a) Iris
b) Corena
c) Pupil
d) Choroid
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32. Which of the following is known as the red planet ?
a) Mercury
b) Mars
c) Jupiter Sh
d) Saturn
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33. The special Constitution position of Jammu & Kashmir is that :
a) It is not one of the States of the Indian Union
b) It is beyond the purview of the Indian Constituion
c) Indian laws do not apply to it
d) It has its own Constitution
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34. The fundamental right which has been described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as
The heart
and soul of the Constitution is the right to :
a) Equlaity
b) Property
c) Freedom of religion
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d) Constituional remedies
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1. Which of the following is a club moss ?
(A) Selaginella
(B) Equisetum
(C) Lycopodium
(D) None of these Sh
Ans : (C)
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Ans : (C)
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5. The Selaginella shows
(A) Large and small leaves arranged spirally
(B) All leaves large
(C) All leaves small
(D) All of these Sh
Ans : (A)
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6. The anatomy of Pinus needle reflects the features of a
(A) Mesophyte
(B) Xerophyte
(C) Hydrophyte
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(D) Epiphyte
Ans : (B)
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(D) Gnetum
Ans : (A)
8. Pinus is a
(A) Tree
Ar (B) Shrub
(C) Herb
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
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9. The recent era is
(A) Cenozoic
(B) Mesozoic
(C) Proterozoic Sh
(D) Archeozoic
Ans : (A)
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10. Fossils are found in
(A) Igneous rocks
(B) Quartz
(C) Soil
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(D) Sedimentary rocks
Ans : (D)
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(D) Maltose
Ans : (A)
Ar (B) Dryopteris
(C) Salvinia
(D) Adiantum
Ans : (C)
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13. Which is common between aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration ?
(A) Similar substrate
(B) Glycolysis
(C) Pyruvic acid Sh
(D) All of these
Ans : (B)
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14. Turpentine oil is obtained from
(A) Coal
(B) Petroleum
(C) Cedarwood
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(D) Pinus
Ans : (D)
15. Which alga was used by Calvin and his co-workers in their experiments of
photosynthesis ?
(A) Chlamydomonas
(B) Chlorella
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(C) Chara
(D) Volvox
Ans : (B)
Ar (A) Marigold
(B) Chrysanthemum
(C) Rose
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(D) Sunflower
Ans : (D)
(A) Cotton
(B) Tomato Sh
17. The first transgenic plant used for commercial production was
(C) Tobacco
(D) Rice
Ans : (B) ar
18. Rare hybrid plants can be saved by
(A) Pollen culture
(B) Embryo culture
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(C) Protoplast culture
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
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(C) Genus
(D) Order
Ans : (A)
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(D) Philosophia Botanica
Ans : (B)
(A) Ca
(B) Na Sh
21. When chlorophyll is burnt which element is obtained ?
(C) Mg
(D) Mn
Ans : (C) ar
22. Iron deficiency results in
(A) Leaf tip necrosis
(B) Small leaves disease
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(C) Decreased protein synthesis
(D) Intervenal chlorosis appearing first in young leaves
Ans : (D)
23. A phytohormone is
(A) Naturally produced
(B) Synthetic substance
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(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
24. During the seismonastic movement in Mimosa pudica turgor changes occur
Ar in
(A) Leaflets
(B) Stipules
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(C) Pulvinus leaf base
(D) Petiole and stem
Ans : (C)
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25. Evergeen trees remain green through the year on account of
(A) Cold climate
(B) Absence of leaf fall
(C) Leaves falling in small number interval
(D) Supply of moisture throughout year ar
Ans : (C)
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(B) Mesosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Troposphere
Ans : (C)
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(D) Hydrocarbon
Ans : (A)
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(B) Rhabditiform larva
(C) Miracidium larva
(D) Microfilariae
Ans : (B)
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(C) DNA, RNA and histone
(D) DNA, RNA, histone and non-histone proteins
Ans : (B)
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33. Which are phagocytes in liver ?
(A) Kupffer cells
(B) Aciner cells
(C) Diter cells
(D) Hensen's cells ar
Ans : (A)
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34. Termites digest wood with the help of an enzyme secreted by the
(A) Salivary glands
(B) Cells in the midgut
(C) Symbiotic protozoa
(D) Bacteria and fungi outside the body
Ans : (C)
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(B) Unfertilized eggs
(C) Larvae fed upon leaves
(D) Fasting larvae
Ans : (B)
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(B) Pinacocytes
(C) Scleroblasts
(D) Thesocytes
Ans : (B)
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(D) Mammalia
Ans : (C)
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41. The exclusively sedentary protochordate animals are found in the class
(A) Pterobranchia
(B) Larvacea
(C) Ascidiacea
(D) Thaliacea ar
Ans : (A)
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(B) In sea water near the shore
(C) In deep sea
(D) At the bottom of the sea
Ans : (D)
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(A) Tonoplast
(B) Cell wall
(C) Plasma layer
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
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(B) Ordovician
(C) Crustaceous
(D) Silurian
Ans : (A)
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49. Quartan malaria is caused by
(A) Plasmodium vivax
(B) Plasmodium malariae
(C) Plasmodium ovale ar
(D) Plasmodium falciparum
Ans : (B)
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(A) 20 hours old
(B) 22 hours old
(C) 24 hours old
(D) 18 hours old
Ans : (C)
Ar 52. In the mammals, cleavage result formation of solid mass of cells known
(A) Blastula
(C) Morula
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(B) Gastrula
(D) Neurula
Ans : (C)
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(A) Animal cells
(B) Red algae
(C) Prokaryotes
(D) Flowering plants
Ans : (A)
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(B) Annelida
(C) Mollusca
(D) Platyhelminthes
Ans : (D)
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57. The fresh water sponge is
(A) Spongella
(B) Grantia
(C) Euplectella ar
(D) Euspongia
Ans : (A)
59. The intermediate host in the life cycle of F. hepatica (Liver fluke) is
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(A) Sheep
(B) Snail
(C) Man
(D) Bird
Ans : (B)
(C) Fishes
(D) Mammals u
(B) Tunicates
Ans : (A)
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61. Two-pigment system theory of photosynthesis was proposed by
(A) Hill Emerson
(B) Emerson
(C) Blackmann ar
(D) Hatch and Slack
Ans : (B)
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62. Photosynthetic pigments in chloroplast are embedded in membrane of
(A) Thylakoids
(B) Photoglobin
(C) Matrix
(D) Envelope of chloroplast
Ans : (A)
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(A) Green light
(B) Blue light
(C) Red light
(D) White light
Ans : (C)
(C) NADH2
(D) P-700 u
(B) Carbohydrate
Ans : (D)
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65. How many ATP molecules are produced, as a net gain, during the complete
breakdown of glucose ?
(A) 36
(B) 28 ar
(C) 12
(D) 18
Ans : (A)
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66. Father of taxonomy is
(A) De Candolle
(B) Hooker
(C) Linnaeus
(D) Aristotle
Ans : (C)
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67. For entry in gene pool, a mutation occur in
(A) Somatic cells
(B) Germ cells
(C) Plasma proteins
(D) Somatic DNA
Ar Ans : (B)
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(A) In being living
(B) In being derived from a single cell
(C) In having vertical row of cells and their cross wall dissolved
(D) Because they conduct water
Ans : (C)
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69. Which one is true nut ?
(A) Walnut
(B) Cashewnut ar
(C) Groundnut
(D) Coconut
Ans : (B)
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70. After transcription, the mRNA molecule
(A) Disintegrates
(B) Moves into cytoplasm
(C) Replicates itself
(D) Reassociates to form its structure
Ans : (B)
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71. Fossilization is also known by the
(A) Acclimatzation
(B) Pasteurization
(C) Preservation
(D) Tyndallization
Ar Ans : (C)
72. The branch that deals with the plants studies in the geological past is
called
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(A) Pteridology
(B) Palaeobotany
(C) Neurology
(D) Archaeology
Ans : (B) Sh
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73. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany is situated at
(A) Allahabad
(B) Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Lucknow
Ans : (D)
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74. In plants, largest egg is found in
(A) Cycas
(B) Sequoia
(C) Pinus
(D) Selaginella
Ans : (A)
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75. Which one of the following is an example of symbiosis ?
(A) Utricularia
(B) Agaricus
(C) Lichen
Ar (D) Mango
Ans : (C)
(A) Rhynia
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76. Which of the following pteridophytes is known as Horse-tail ?
(B) Selaginella
(C) Equisetum
(D) None of these
Ans : (C) Sh
77. Marsilea is a
(A) Homosporic pteridophyte ar
(B) Heterosporic pteridophyte
(C) Non-sporic pteridophyte
(D) Seeded pteridophyte
Ans : (B)
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78. A plant bearing two types of spores is termed as
(A) Heterospory
(B) Seed habit
(C) Homospory
(D) All of these
Ans : (A)
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79. In Pinus present only
(A) Male cone
(B) Female cone
(C) Male and female cones
(A) 4
(B) 2 u
80. Number of cotyledons found in the embryo of Cycas is
(C) 3
(D) 1
Ans : (B) Sh
81. Bryophytes are
(A) Aquatic ar
(B) Terrestrial
(C) Amphibious
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
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82. Sporophyte is dependent on gametophyte in
(A) Algae
(B) Pteridophyta
(C) Fungi
(D) Bryophyta
Ans : (D)
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83. In gametophytic phase of Bryophyta the last cell is
(A) Gamete
(B) Spore
(C) Elater
Ar (D) Zygote
Ans : (A)
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84. In Funaria, the calyptra is formed by
(A) Antheridium
(B) Columella
(C) Capsule
(D) Archegonium
Ans : (D) Sh
85. A bryophyte differes from pteridophyte in
(A) Archegonia ar
(B) Lack of vascular tissue
(C) Independent gametophyte
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
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86. Acid rain is mainly a mixture of
(A) Sulphuric acid and nitric acid
(B) Hexane and methane
(C) Acetic acid and bromine
(D) Ascorbic acid and citric acid
Ans : (A)
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87. Ribosomes are sites for
(A) Protein synthesis
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Fat synthesis
Ar (D) Respiration
Ans : (A)
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88. Pyramid of energy is
(A) Alwayss inverted
(B) Always upright
89. ATP is
(A) An enzyme which brings about oxidation ar
(B) A hormone
(C) A molecule with high energy phosphate bond
(D) A protein
Ans : (C)
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90. Which one of the following is not a feature of prokaryotic cell ?
(A) Absence of nuclear membrane and the nucleus
(B) Absence of cell organelles
(C) Absence of genetic material
(D) Absence of histone protein in the chromosome
Ans : (C)
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91. Which one of the following is highly dangerous radioactive pollutant ?
(A) Phosphorus-32
(B) Sulphur-35
(C) Strontium-90
Ar (D) Calcium-40
Ans : (C)
(A) Lichen
(B) Fern u
92. The indicator of SO2 pollution of air is
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95. Liver performs several functions. One of these functions is
(A) Histolysis
(B) Digestion of proteins
(C) Glycogenesis
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96. Poison fangs of snakes are
(A) Maxillary teeth
(B) Specialized structures
(C) Premaxillary teeth
(D) Vomerine teeth
Ans : (A) Sh
97. Wings of butterfly, bird and bat are
(A) Homologous organs ar
(B) Analogous organs
(C) Unrelated organs
(D) Vestigeal organs
Ans : (B)
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98. Ozone Day is observed on
(A) January, 30
(B) April, 21
(C) September, 16
(D) December, 5
Ans : (C)
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99. Which one of the following is the link between Annelida and Mollusca ?
(A) Archaeopteryx
(B) Peripatus
(C) Neopilina
Ar (D) Coelacanth
Ans : (C)
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100. The heartbeat is regulated by
(A) Pacemaker
(B) Vagus nerve
(C) Sympathetic nerve
(D) All of these
Ans : (D) Sh
101. Which pair is correct ?
(A) Microlecithal eggs Dipnoi ar
(B) Homolecithal eggs Amphibia
(C) Mesolecithal eggs Bird
(D) Centrolecithal eggs Insect
Ans : (D)
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102. The hypothesis of Coupling and Repulsion for linkage was formulated
by
(A) Sutton and Boveri
(B) Bateson & Punnet
(C) T.H. Morgan
(D) W. Sutton
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Ans : (B)
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104. In Drosophila, sex determination depends on
(A) Y-chromosome
(B) X-chromosome
(C) Autosome
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(D) X-chromosome & autosome both
Ans : (D)
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Ans : (D)
Ar (C) Pteropus
(D) Tachyglossus
Ans : (D)
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108. An oil producing gland on the tail of bird is known as
(A) Preen gland
(B) Mucus gland
(C) Green gland
(D) Sebaceous gland Sh
Ans : (A)
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Ans : (B)
Ar (C) Trypanosoma
(D) Noctiluca
Ans : (D)
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112. The Glochidium larva of Unio
(A) Is free swimming
(B) Is ectoparasite on fish
(C) Is endoparasite on fish
(D) Lives in bottom Sh
Ans : (B)
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Codes :
(A) Only 4 is correct
(B) 1 and 2 both are correct
(C) 2 and 3 both are correct
(D) All are correct
Ar Ans : (D)
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(A) Inner thin albumen
(B) Vitelline membrane
(C) Dense alburmen
(D) Chalaziferous layer
Ans : (B)
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(A) Leech
(B) Roundworm ar
116. In which one of the following is the anus absent ?
(C) Earthworm
(D) Flatworm
Ans : (D)
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117. Which type of jaw suspension is found in mammals ?
(A) Autostylic
(B) Holostylic
(C) Craniostylic
(D) Hyostylic
Ans : (A)
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118. Synthesis of urea in liver takes place by
(A) Nitrogen cycle
(B) Krebs cycle
(C) Glycolysis
(D) Ornithine cycle
Ar Ans : (D)
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(B) Earthworm
(C) Ascaris
(D) Fasciola
Ans : (B)
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(A) Amoeba
(B) Hydra ar
120. Which of the following animals has a nervous system but no brain ?
(C) Cockroach
(D) Earthworm
Ans : (B)
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121. Aristotles Lantern occurs in
(A) Asteroidea
(B) Echinoidea
(C) Holothuroidea
(D) Crinoidea
Ans : (B)
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122. Neoteny is observed in
(A) Ambystoma
(B) Alytes
(C) Sycon
(D) Sacculina
Ar Ans : (A)
123. Kidneys are vital organs of the body because they help in
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(A) Regulation of body fluids
(B) Regulation of acid-base balance
(C) Removal of metabolic wastes
(D) All of these functions
Ans : (D)
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(A) Trophozoite
(B) Merozoite ar
124. The infective stage of malarial parasite is
(C) Sporozoite
(D) Cyst
Ans : (C)
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125. Parasitic castration occurs in
(A) Fasciola
(B) Nereis
(C) Sacculina
(D) Palaemon
Ans : (C)
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Solved GK Paper of Preliminary Examination for Post Graduate Teachers
Exam held on 11th Feb. 2011
1. The headquarters of World Trade Organisation is located in :
a) Geneva
b) Paris
Ar c) Washington
d) New York
2. The number of High Courts in India is :
a) 31
b) 21
c) 25 u
d) 24
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3. Under which section of the Hindu marriage Act, 1955 the provision relating
to registration of
Marriage is given?.
a) 8
b) 7 ar
c) 6
d) 5
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4. A radar which detects the presence of an enemy aircraft uses :
a) sound waves
b) radio waves
c) electric waves
d) ultrasound waves
5. Sub Prime Lending is a term applied to the loans made to :
a) those borrowers who do not have a good credit history.
b) those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets.
c) those who have a good credit history and are known to bn since 10 years.
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d) those borrowers who are most preferred customers of the bank.
6. Production function explains the relationship between :
a) Initial inputs and ultimate output
b) Input and ultimate consumption
c) Output and consumption
Ar d) Standard deviation
7. The 50th percentile is also known as :
a) Mean
b) Mode
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c) Median
d) Standard deviation
a) USA
b) Japan Sh
8. The Worlds Number two economy is :
c) China
d) Germany
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9. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for :
a) Orissa
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil nadu
d) Kerala
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10. NASA is planning to establish a permanent base at :
a) Moon
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Jupiter
11. Very small-time intervals are accurately measured by the
a) Pulsars
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b) White dwarf
c) Atomic clocks
d) Quartz clocks
12. The overall objective of Fundamental Rights is to ensure :
a) Democratic government
Ar b) Individual liberty
c) Judicial independence
d) Secularism
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13. The Governor is responsible to the :
a) State legislature
b) State legislative assembly
c) President
d) Prime Minister
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14.Who among the following received the Noble prize twice in the same
subject?
a) Madam Curie
b) Pierre Curie ar
c) Linus Pauling
d) John Bardeen
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15. Which of the following was known from the title of Nightangale of India?
a) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Maria montessori
d) Suraiya
16. NPC concerns :
a) Industries
b) Schools
c) Agriculture
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d) Medicine
17. World Food Day is observed on :
a) 18 February
b) 11 June
c) 28 September
Ar d) 16 October
18.The rupee coin was first minted in India in :
a) 1542
b) 1601
c) 1677
d) 1809u
a) Stratosphere
b) Troposphere Sh
19. The lowest layer of atomosphere is called :
c) Ionosphere
d) Exosphere
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20. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given
below :
I. Nigeria
II. Qatar
III. Zambia
1. Luanda
2. Abuja
3. Lusaka
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IV. Angola 4. Doha
Codes :
I II III IV
a) 2 4 3 1
b) 4 3 2 1
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c) 1 2 3 4
d) 4 2 3 1
21. Which of the following countries does not have its emblem as Lion ?
a) Belgium
b) Norway
Ar c) Sri Lanka
d) Spain
22. Swaythling Cup is associated with the sport:
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a) World badminton (Men)
b) World Table tennis (Men)
c) Horse racing
d) Car racing
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23. Which of the following is not a famous Tabla Player ?
a) Allarakha
b) Zakir Husain
c) Pandit Jasraj
d) Gudai Maharaj ar
Kerla ?
a) Koodiyattam
b) Mudiyettu
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24. Which of the following is not a dance/dance drama associated with the state
c) Kottam
d) Tappatri Kai
25. Shivajis war strategy used against the Mughals was:
a) Alert army
b) Political supremacy
c) Large army
d) Guerilla warfare
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26. Asian games 2014 will be held in :
a) Gouangjhou, China
b) Incheon, South Korea
c) New Deslhi, India
d) NBusan, South Korea
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c) November, 2013
d) January, 2012
28. Amitabh Bachchan has won three times the Best Actor National Awrd.
Which of the films
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is not the one when he was not given the National Award for Best Actor?
a) Agneepath
b) Sholay
c) Black
d) Paa ar
the velocity of
sound increase in these media?
a) Water, iron and air
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29. Sound travesl with a different speed in different media. In what order does
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III. Hydrogen 3. Bleaching powder
IV. Nitrous oxide 4. Refrigerant
Codes :
I II III IV
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b) 4 3 2
c) 4 3 1
4
2
1
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d) 2 1 3 4
31. Medula oblongata is a part of human :
a) heart
b) brain
c) liver
d) sex organs Sh
32. Funk discovered :
a) Proteins
b) Vitamins ar
c) Enzymes
d) Hormones
33. The 8th schedule of the constitutions deals with :
a) Fundamental Rights
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b) Directive Principles of State Policy
c) The list of 18 regional languages
d) All the above
34. Thirty-Sixth Amendment of Indian Constitution, 1975 conferred statehood
on :
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
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c) Meghalaya
d) Sikkim
35. Who among the following has a right to speak and otherwise take part in the
proceeding
of either House of Parliament and to be a member of any Parliamentary
Ar Committee but is
not entitled to vote?.
a) The Chief Election Commissioner
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b) Chairmain of Finance Comission
c) The Attorney General
d) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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3. Pun is
(A) Opposite word
(B) A play on words
(C) A funny word
(D) Identical words
Ar Ans : (B)
4. Vers libre is
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(A) Colophon
(B) Closed form
(C) Rhymed form
(D) Open form
Ans : (D)
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5. Choose the correct verb
They to school by bus.
(A) going ar
(B) goes
(C) go
(D) to go
Ans : (C)
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6. Insert the correct verb form
Barcelona the world to the Montjuic Stadium.
(A) brought
(B) took
(C) welcomed
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(D) welcome
Ans : (C)
Ar (B) Thyrsis
(C) Lycidas
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
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8. Punctuate correctly
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At sunset the general taking decision marched forward.
(A) At sunset, the general, taking decision marched forward
(B) At sunset the general, taking decision, marched forward
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(C) At sunset, the general taking decision, marched forward
(D) At sunset, the general, taking decision, marched forward
Ans : (D)
Directions(Q. 10 and 11) Ascertain the correct tense of the following in the
verb
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10. Yesterday at school, I the echo of a roar of laughter.
(A) were startled
(B) was startled
(C) was startling
(D) were startling
Ar Ans : (B)
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(A) were startle
(B) was startled
(C) was startling
(D) were startling
Ans : (A)
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reflected. Who made this statement ?
(A) Verity ar
12. Milton's poetry is a mirror in which the writer's character is very clearly
(B) Macmillan
(C) Pattison
(D) Bush
Ans : (B)
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13. The passive voice ofJack was forcing through the crowd is
(A) Jack was being forced through the crowd
(B) The crowd was forcing through by Jack
(C) The crowd forced through Jack
(D) The crowd was being forced through by Jack
Ans : (D)
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14. Incredible means
(A) surprising
(B) interesting
(C) disgusting
Ar (D) unbelievable
Ans : (D)
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15. The period known as the age of Milton is
(A) 1621-1681
(B) 1620-1665
(C) 1625-1660
(D) 1628-1655
Ans : (C) Sh
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Directions(Q. 16 and 17) Fill in with prepositions
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(D) of
Ans : (D)
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19. Which is the correct spelling ?
(A) rythym
(B) ryhthm
(C) rhythm Sh
(D) rhithym
Ans : (C)
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20. The age of Milton had three kinds of poets
(A) Religious, Heroic, Puritan
(B) Metaphysical, Cavalier, Puritan
(C) Metaphysical, Romantic, Dramatic
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(D) Cavalier, Religious, Classical
Ans : (B)
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(D) Blake
Ans : (C)
Ar (B) correct
(C) rightful
(D) possessive
Ans : (A)
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23. We dinner at the Park Hotel yesterday.
(A) had eaten
(B) ate
(C) were eating Sh
(D) got
Ans : (B)
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(A) Middle
(B) Last
(C) Student
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24. Paradise Lost was written by Milton in the phase of his life.
(D) First
Ans : (B)
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(D) misanthrope
Ans : (D)
26. Wordsworth composed some of his finest poems during the years
(A) 1798-99
Ar (B) 1778-79
(C) 1788-89
(D) 1768-69
Ans : (A)
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27. The regular ode is a close imitation of
(A) Petrarch
(B) Shelley
(C) Tata Sh
(D) Pindar
Ans : (D)
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28. Gitahundred times everyday.
(A) skip
(B) skips
(C) skipped
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(D) skipping
Ans : (B)
29. Skilful is
(A) Advent
(B) Adopt
(C) Adroit
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(D) Adverse
Ans : (C)
Ar (B) title
(C) mission
(D) passege
Ans : (D)
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31. The Dark Lady appears in the sonnets of
(A) Surrey
(B) Wyatt
(C) Shakespeare Sh
(D) Spenser
Ans : (C)
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32. Which is the correct meaning of the idiom backed up ?
(A) sold
(B) corroded
(C) supported
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(D) fabricated
Ans : (C)
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(C) Praying to
(D) Being praying
Ans : (B)
Ar (A) handfuls
(B) handfulls
(C) handsfull
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(D) handsfulls
Ans : (A)
(A) novelist
(B) merchant Sh
35. John Galsworthy was the son of a
(C) lawyer
(D) doctor
Ans : (C) ar
36. Dastard means
(A) destitute
(B) becoming
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(C) brave
(D) coward
Ans : (D)
Directions(Q. 37 and 38) Identify the type of adverb in the bold word
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(A) Adverb of time
(B) Adverb of Degree
(C) Adverb of Frequency
(D) Adverb of Manner
Ans : (C)
Ar 38. She barely left the room when the roof fell in.
(A) Adverb of Time
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(B) Adverb of Degree
(C) Adverb of Frequency
(D) Adverb of Manner
Ans : (B)
Sh
39. Which is not Shakespeare's drama ?
(A) Titus Andronicus
(B) Edward the Second
(C) Hamlet ar
(D) Richard III
Ans : (B)
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(A) a journalist
(B) a dramatist
(C) a novelist
(D) a poet
Ans : (C)
Sh
43. Which of the following is a masque written by Milton ?
(A) Comus
(B) Adeopagitica
(C) Lycidas ar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
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Directions(Q. 45 to 49) The following sentences are given with blank spaces.
Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.
Ar (B) to see
(C) to have seen
(D) for seeing
Ans : (B)
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46. He says he is not for the job of a doctor.
(A) cut up
(B) cut off
(C) cut down Sh
(D) cut out
Ans : (D)
ar
47. He is repairing his car with a view it.
(A) to sell
(B) to selling
(C) for selling
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(D) to have sold
Ans : (A)
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(C) ancient, new
(D) old, old
Ans : (A)
Ar (A) swarm
(B) multitude
(C) pack
(D) herd
Ans : (D)
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(A) Adjoin
(B) Adjacent Sh
50. Next to, but not necessarily touching, is
(C) Adhere
(D) Adapt
Ans : (B) ar
51. Poetic Justice was a term coined by
(A) Samuel Johnson
(B) Geoffrey Leech
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(C) John Dryden
(D) Thomas Rymer
Ans : (A)
52. Which among the following bold words is the correct Adverbial
qualifications
(A) The flames spread everywhere
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(B) The flames spread everywhere
(C) The flames spread everywhere
(D) The flames spread everywhere
Ans : (A)
56. She slept soundly. Identify the nature of the bold verb
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(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Regular verb
(D) Verb of complete predication
Ans : (B)
Ar Directions(Q. 57 and 58) Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions
(A) across
(B) aroundu
57. Chased by the dog, the thief ran the lawn.
(C) over
(D) through
Ans : (A) Sh
58. He vanished the darkness.
(A) to ar
(B) in
(C) into
(D) through
Ans : (C)
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59. To refurbish is
(A) to repair
(B) to survey
(C) to apply
(D) to renovate
Ans : (D)
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60. Punctuate correctly
Amrit sharma is a metro railway employee
(A) Amrit sharma is a metro railway employee.
(B) Amrit Sharma is a Metro Railway employee.
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61. Which is the correct spelling ?
(A) canceled
(B) canciled
(C) cancelled
(D) canscelled Sh
Ans : (C)
Directions(Q. 63 to 67) Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions which follow
SANTINIKETAN, Aug. 17, 1998 : The rainy season has returned, and the man
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is back at his work, He is Pannalal Patel, the man who has completed 96 years,
and is still going strong.
Pannalal was once a terrorist. Then he turned into a Gandhian. At present his
mission is Meen Mangal or the well-being of fish, as he calls it.
Ar Come the rains, and Pannalal would release millions of young salmons into
rivers following through the neighbourhood. He says that water without fish is
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just as absurd as fish without water.
On Independence Day Eve he had, as if, an appointment with the Ajoy, the river
he loves and adores.
Sh
Choked up with silt and sand from bank to bank, the river remains almost dry
ar
throughout the year except in the rainy season. Once called the crazy river for
often changing its course. Ajoy is now better known for the great destruction it
causes, at intervals of some years, by flooding the villages on its banks. It then
washes away people and cattle and houses, and brings great misery.
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The appointed day arrived. It was a cloudy afternoon at Palitpur, the venue of
the programme where a new bridge has been built across the river.
Short speeches were made. Songs were sung. Mr. Patel took a handful of the
young salmon and threw them into the wateronce, twice, thrice. Others
followed him. The hero of the day looked happy, and a smile lit up his wrinkled
face.
But some fisherman in the crowd were rather sceptical about the usefulness of
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the programme. Will the fish, when grown up, return to the same waters and be
caught in their nets ? perhaps not. They talked among themselves.
Mr. Patel, However, does not bother himself about who catches how much fish
in which waters. He himself is a complete vegetarian. His only concern is the
Ar well-being of fish.
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(B) fond of fishing
(C) very alert
(D) can walk fast
Ans : (A)
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(A) on 15th August
(B) on 14 August ar
64. Pannalal had an appointment with the river Ajoy
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66. According to Pannalal, water without fish is
(A) unthinkable
(B) tasteless
(C) impure
(D) unprofitable
Ar Ans : (A)
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(A) the fishermen
(B) the Ajoy
(C) society
(D) fish
Ans : (D)
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68. The meaning of solicited is
(A) advice requested
(B) to do a court case ar
(C) to form a party
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
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69. Select the correct spelling
(A) Staff Quarters
(B) Stuff Quarters
(C) Staff Quaters
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
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70. Compact means
(A) Face powder for women
(B) Computer software
(C) Put together in a small space
(D) None of the above
Ar Ans : (C)
Directions(Q. 71 and 72) Choose the correct word for the blanks
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71. the boy return to his village ?
(A) Shall
(B) Will
(C) Was
(D) Shan't Sh
Ans : (B)
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(C) As soon as he received the call of his friend. He left for Delhi
(D) He received the call of his friend and soon left for Delhi
Ans : (C)
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(B) His Colleagues who are senior to him have been transferred to Dehradun
(C) Some of his colleagues are senior to him there or they have been transferred
to Dehradun
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(D) Being senior some of his colleagues have been transferred to Dehradun
Ans : (B)
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Delhi.
(D) Don't worry father said he I'll soon leave the village and find a job in
Delhi
Ans : (C)
Ar 77. Find out the correct narration of the following direct speech
I know this area because I used to live here, he informed.
(A) He informed that he knew that area because he used to live there
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(B) He informed that he knew that area because he had lived there
(C) He informed that he knew that area because he had been living there
(D) He informed that he knew that area because he lived there
Ans : (A)
Sh
Directions(Q. 78 to 82) Each of the following sentences is divided into four
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parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). Some of the sentences have errors is one part and
some have none. Find out which part of the sentence has an error.
79. We have lived (A) / in this house ever since (B) / my father has died. (C) No
error (D)
Ans : (A)
80. The principal claimed that (A) / there were less than fifty students present in
the building (B) / when it caught fire. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (D)
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81. The examinations of the undergraduate students (A) / are likely to
commence (B) / from Friday. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (C)
Ar 82. Few people know (A) / that the climate of Shimla (B) / is better than
Srinagar. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (C)
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83. A violet by a mossy stone / Half hidden from the eye ! is a quote from
the
(A) Ode to Duty
(B) Lucy Poems
(C) The Green Linnet Sh
(D) The Solitary Reaper
Ans : (B)
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84. Tick the correct one
(A) Gita asked me where I lived.
(B) Gita asked to me where I lived.
(C) Gita asked me where did I live ?
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(D) Gita asked me where do you live ?
Ans : (A)
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(D) Impersonal essay
Ans : (B)
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87. Wordsworth's poems, mostly, deal with
(A) politics
(B) city life
(C) humble and rustic life Sh
(D) revolution
Ans : (C)
ar
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Directions(Q. 88 to 97) In question you have a brief passage with 10
questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each
question out of the four alternatives.
We were in class when the headmaster came in, followed by a new fellow, not
wearing the school uniform and a school servant carrying a large desk. Those
who had been asleep woke up, and everyone rose as if surprised at his work.
The headmaster made a sign to us to sit down. Then turning to the class master,
he said to him in a low voice : Mr. Roger, here is a pupil whom I recommend
to your care. The new boy was wearing a tight green jacket, yellow trousers
and a strange cap which soon attracted the attention of the hole class.
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The new boy was still holding his strange cap on his knees even after the
prayers were over. Rise, said the master. The boy stood up. His cap fell. The
whole class began to laugh. He stood to pick it up. A neighbour knocked it
down again with his elbow. He picked it up once more, Get rid of your helmet,
Ar said the master, who was a bit of a joker. There was a burst of laughter from the
boys, which so throughly shamed the boy that he didn't know whether to keep
his cap in his hand, leave it on the ground, or put it on his head. He sat down
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again and placed it on his knee.
Rise, repeated the master, and tell me your name. The new boy articulated in
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a stammering voice an unintelligible name, Again ! said the master. The same
sputtering of syllables was heard, drowned by the tittering of the class Louder
! cried the master; louder ! The new fellow opened a large mouth and shouted
89. What is the function of the clause a school servant carrying a large desk in
the opening sentence ?
(A) just to provide an extra information
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(B) to describe the atmosphere
(C) to create seriousness
(D) to create humour
Ans : (B)
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(C) the sadistic attitude of the master
(D) insenitive classmates
Ans : (D)
Sh
91. Which of the following is true about the description of the new boy ?
(A) The boy has been sketched sympathetically
(B) The boy has been caricatured
(C) It is a serious description
(D) The writer seems to hate the boy ar
Ans : (A)
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(B) sad
(C) shy
(D) calm
Ans : (C)
Ar 94. In the command of the master Get rid of your helmet in the second
paragraph
(A) there is a cruel joke
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(B) there is nothing cruel about it
(C) the master wants to help the boy
(D) the master wants to discipline the class
Ans : (B)
Sh
95. Which literary device has been used in the following sentence of the last
paragraph ?
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The same sputtering of syllables was heard, drowned by the tittering of the
class.
(A) Metaphor
(B) Irony
(C) Apostrophe
(D) Onomatopoeic
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Ans : (D)
96. The word hubbub in the last sentence of the passage means
(A) complete silence
(B) noise and excitement
(C) dullness
(D) atmosphere
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Ans : (B)
97. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage ?
(A) The mischievous master
(B) The mischievous class
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98. Wordsworth, before his death, resided at
(A) Rydal Mount
(B) Grasmere Parsonage
(C) Dove Cottage
(D) Allan Bank Sh
Ans : (A)
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99. He sitting beside a river. (Fill in with the correct verbs) :
(A) shall find
(B) is saw
(C) is finded
(D) was found
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Ans : (D)
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(C) The play received good review
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
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(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
(A) Schism
(B) Scintillating Sh
102. Charming and witty may be expressed as
(C) Scion
(D) Sanguine
Ans : (D) ar
103. Split into simple sentence
In the night the thief came into the garden.
(A) It was night. The thief came into the garden
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(B) Night came. The thief came into the garden
(C) At night. The thief was in the garden
(D) Night fell. The thief came into the garden
Ans : (A)
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(B) repeated consonants in a sentence
(C) a repetition of a speech sound in a sequence of words
(D) Literary aptitude
Ans : (C)
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Directions(Q. 108 to 110) Fill in the blanks according to subjectverb
concord
Ar (B) were
(C) are
(D) is
Ans : (D)
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109. There some books in his bag.
(A) is
(B) was
(C) were Sh
(D) have
Ans : (C)
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110. You go first and I you.
(A) shall follow
(B) shall following
(C) am follow
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(D) am following
Ans : (A)
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(D) none of the above
Ans : (A)
Ar (B) Tyrannise
(C) Tyranize
(D) Tyrranise
Ans : (A)
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113. Epic is
(A) A story of a battle
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(B) A long narrative poem on a serious subject
(C) A dramatic monologue
(D) A dramatic monologue
Ans : (B)
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114. To find fault with, in one word, is
(A) Cryptic
(B) Cruciate
(C) Criticize
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(D) Curtail
Ans : (C)
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(D) The Solitary Reape
Ans : (B)
Ar (A) withdraw
(B) withdrew
(C) had withdrawn
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(D) got withdrawn
Ans : (B)
called
(A) The Excursion Sh
117. The Prelude by Wordsworth was part of a vast work which was to be
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(B) Alas, the King is dead.
(C) Alas, the King is dead !
(D) Alas. The King is dead.
Ans : (A)
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(C) grammatic
(D) diagrammatic
Ans : (D)
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121. Use the correct preposition
She tuned to the music programme.
(A) on
(B) into
(C) onto ar
(D) with
Ans : (A)
122. Act is
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(A) a major division in the action of a play
(B) an acting category in a play
(C) chapter of a play
(D) acting by actors
Ans : (A)
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Before the Aryans to India, Dravidians had lived there.
(A) coming
(B) come
(C) came
(D) did come
Ar Ans : (C)
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(A) The Country House
(B) The Forsyte Saga
(C) Fraternity
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
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125. Tick the correct sentence
(A) Not a girls was injured
(B) Neither nor girl was injured ar
(C) Neither girl was injured
(D) None girl was injured
Ans : (C)
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Trained Graduate Teacher Selection Test
English Solved Paper
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But if your people are merely doing their jobs, theyre only working at about
half their potential. A truly productive department is one in which every
employee is actively thinking of better, more efficient methods of working ways
in which to produce a higher quality product, in less time, at lower cost.
To get this kind of innovation from your people, you have to be receptive to
Ar new ideas; whats more, you have to encourage your people to produce new
ideas. Incentives are one way to motivate employees to be more productive.
You can offer a cash bonus, time off, or a gift. But a more potent form of
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motivation is simply the employees knowledge that management does listen to
him or her, and does put employee suggestions and ideas to work. When you
listen to new ideas, be open-minded. Dont shoot down a suggestion before
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youve heard it in full. Many of us are too quick, too eager, to show off our own
experience and knowledge and say that something wont work because weve
tried it before or we dont do it that way. Well, may be you did try it before
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but that doesnt mean it wont work now. And having done things a certain way
in the past doesnt mean youve been doing them the best way. A good manager
is open-minded and receptive to new ideas.
1. The given passage speaks about
(A) the sign of a good manager
(B) the workers doing their job
(C) ways in which to produce a higher quality product
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(D) the need to be open to new ideas
Ans : (A)
2. We understand from the passage that a good manager is one
(A) who has a department where everybody is busy at work
(B) who offers a cash bonus, time off or a gift to his workers
(C) who is open minded and receptive to new ideas
(D) who is too quick, too eager to show off his experience and knowledge
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Ans : (C)
3. People merely doing their jobs in the passage means
(A) that people busy at work do not perform their assigned tasks
(B) that such people produce a higher quality product
(C) that such people are working at about half their potential
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(A) people are busy at work on their assigned tasks
(B) people are busy at work to produce a large quantity of product
(C) people always think of evolving better and more efficient methods of
working
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(D) people always make a show of their experience and knowledge
Ans : (C)
5. The word motivation in the passage means
(A) to impute a motive to an action
(B) the act of inspiring others ar
(C) to put a thing into action
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
6. To be receptive to new ideas in the passage suggests
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(A) Readiness to receive new ideas
(B) to be cautious and careful about the new ideas
(C) to share with your people the new ideas
(D) to think of better and more efficient methods of working
Ans : (A)
7. The word incentives in the context of the passage suggests
(A) to produce higher quality product, in less time
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(B) to produce higher quality product, at lower cost
(C) an additional payment or additional facilities to employees to increase
production
(D) employees faith that management does listen to his suggestions and ideas
Ans : (C)
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(C) has an eye on a cash bonus, time off, or a gift
(D) suggesting but never busy at work
Ans : (B)
when
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9. The innovative suggestions or new ideas from your employee can be obtained
ideas to work
(C) you distrust his experience and knowledgear
(B) you make him feel that management does listen to him or her and puts his
Ans :(B)
10. A good manager should
(A) be open-minded and receptive to new ideas
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(D) you pressurise him to tender new ideas or face the consequences
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11. A soldier fights for the sake of money.
(A) materialistic
(B) pioneer
(C) veteran
(D) mercenary
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12. The road to Hell is with good intentions.
(A) decorated
(C) paved
(D) crowdedu
(B) engraved
Ans : (C)
Sh
13. Laws grind the and rich man rule the law.
(A) criminals
(B) poor
(C) innocents
(D) destitute ar
Ans : (B)
14. It is not possible for everyone to an elephant.
(A) keep up
(B) keep up with
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(C) keep in
(D) keep on
Ans : (A)
15. Our college building has a good .
(A) sight
(B) site
(C) cite
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(D) side
Ans : (B)
16. Shakespeare is indebted to one of the following sources for the subject
matter of his some plays. Choose the right one from the following
(A) The Arabian Nights
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17. One of the following poets was nicknamed The Lady of Christs by his
fellow undergraduates. Spot the correct name of the poet
(A) Milton
(B) Spenser
(C) Shakespeare Sh
(D) Marlowe
Ans : (A)
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18. When the assault was intended to the city is a sonnet written by
(A) Milton
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Shakespeare
(D) Spenser
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Ans : (A)
19. Which play of Shakespeare portrays the character of Malvolio ?
(A) Loves Labour Lost
(B) Twelfth Night
(C) Hamlet
(D) As You Like It
Ans : (B)
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20. On the Morning of Christs Nativity is a
(A) Sonnet
(B) Ode
(C) Masque
(D) Pastoral Elegy
Ar Ans : (A)
21. Which, of the following, is a work of Milton ?
(A) Novum Organum
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(B) De Doctrina Christana
(C) Endymion
(D) Prothalmion
Ans : (A)
Sh
22. What figure of speech has been used in the following line ? Rascals and
rogues ran a race round and round the rugged rock.
(A) Hyperbole
(B) Alliteration
(C) Onomatopoeia ar
(D) Apostrophe
Ans : (B)
23. Choose the correct word to complete the given proverb
Barking dogs bite.
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(A) Sometimes
(B) Seldom
(C) Always
(D) Never
Ans : (B)
24. What is the antonym of Manly ?
(A) Feminine
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(B) Effeminate
(C) Masculine
(D) Strong
Ans : (B)
25. What figure of speech has been used in the following line ?
(D) Simile
Ans : (B) u
(C) Apostrophe
also
(A) Shakespeare Sh
26. Venus and Adonis is a poetic composition of a poet who was a dramatist
(B) Milton
(C) Marlowe
(D) Dryden ar
Ans : (A)
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27. For a handful of silver, he left us. This line of Browning has a reference
to
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Tennyson
(D) Dryden
Ans : (B)
28. A Bend in the Ganges is a work of
(A) Anita Desai
(B) Amitav Ghose
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(C) Manohar Malgonkar
(D) M.R. Anand
Ans : (C)
29. Pick out the right option which expresses the meaning of word Invaluable
?
Ar (A) Valueless
(B) Priceless
(C) Useless
(D) Cheap
Ans : (B)
u
30. The following sentence has a blank space and four words given after the
space ?
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sentence. Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank
The doctor said that a small daily of the new drug would soon cure him.
(A) tablet
(B) pill
(C) dose ar
(D) quantity
Ans : (C)
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31. Correct form of the sentence I have often found him negligent his
work. is
(A) I have often found him negligent in his work
(B) I have often found him negligent of his work
(C) I have often found him negligent to his work
(D) I have often found him negligent with his work
Ans : (B)
32. During his visit to France, Wordsworth fell in love with a girl named
(A) Catherine
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(B) Mary Hutchinson
(C) Annette Vallon
(D) Simon Lee
Ans : (C)
33. The fall ofin 1453 marks the beginning of Renaissance in Europe.
Ar Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank in the above sentence
(A) Bastille
(B) The Roman Empire
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(C) The Spanish Armada
(D) Constantinople
Ans : (D)
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34. Who wrote the following about Shakespeare ?
Others abide our question, thou art free.
(A) T.S. Eliot
(B) Arnold
(C) Blake
(D) Wordsworth ar
Ans : (B)
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35. The figure of speech in which the sound suggests the sense or meaning is
known as
(A) Alliteration
(B) Onomatopoeia
(C) Oxymoron
(D) Transferred Epithet
Ans : (B)
36. Punctuate the following sentence
She called out angrily so you have been hitting makhan again phatik answered
indignantly no I have not who told you that Find out the correct option
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(A) She called out angrily, so you have been hitting Makhan again. Phatik
answered indignantly. No, I have not. who told you that.
(B) She called out angrily, So you have been hitting Makhan again. Phatik
answered indignantly. No, I havent. who told you that.
(C) She called out angrily. So you have been hitting Makhan again ? Phatik
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37. Select the word with its correct spelling
(A) Vaccum
(B) Vaccume
(C) Vaccuum
(D) Vacuum Sh
Ans : (D)
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38. Who calls Milton God-gifted organ-voice of England ?
(A) Arnold
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Gray
(D) Tennyson
Ans : (D)
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39. Name the critic who remarks Justice (1910) is a commentary upon the
prison administration of that period. ?
(A) Coats
(B) A.C. Ward
(C) A. Nicoll
(D) Skemp
Ans : (A)
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40. What does the idiom (the) pros and cons mean ?
(A) Changes of life
(B) The arguments urged for and against a thing
(C) Irregularly
(D) Repeatedly
Ar Ans : (B)
41. Select from the following the correct meaning of the word Nostalgia
(A) A fatal disease
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(B) Longing for things that are past
(C) An allegorical story
(D) A state of excessive fear and anxiety
Ans : (B)
Sh
42. Choose the correct animal cry to complete the sentence
Dogs bark, lions roar but frogs.
(A) coo
(B) bleat
(C) croak ar
(D) cluck
Ans : (C)
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43. A figure of speech in which a qualifying adjective is sometimes transferred
from a person to a thing or from one word to another, to which it does not
strictly belong, is called
(A) Metonymy
(B) Transferred Epithet
(C) Apostrophe
(D) Personification
Ans : (B)
44. Find out the mis-spelt word
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(A) accompaniment
(B) explaination
(C) superstitious
(D) miscellaneous
Ans : (B)
u
(C) resteurant
(D) restorant
Ans : (A)
(A) Aquarium
(B) Zoo Sh
46. Which, of the following words, means a place where the birds are kept ?
(C) Amnesty
(D) Aviary
Ans : (D) ar
47. Which of the following plays is not written by Galsworthy ?
(A) The Silver Box
(B) Joy
(C) Weavers
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(D) A Dolls House
Ans : (D)
48. Every great poet is a teacher are the words of
(A) Shelley
(B) Keats
(C) Byron
(D) Wordsworth
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Ans : (A)
49. The Restoration period was influenced by
(A) French dramatists
(B) The dramatists of England
(C) Italian dramatists
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as caeser loved me i weep for him as he was fortunate i rejoice at it as he was
valiant i honour him but as he was ambitious I slew him
Find out the correct one
Sh
(A) As Caeser loved me I weep for him, as he was fortunate I rejoice at it, as he
was valiant I honour him but as he was ambitious I slew him
(B) As Caeser loved me, I weep for him. As he was fortunate. I rejoice at it. As
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he was valiant, I honour him but as he was ambitious, I slew him
(C) As Caeser loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as
he was valiant, I honour him butas he was ambitious, I slew him
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52. The first Indian author to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in the U.S.A.
was
(A) Anita Desai
(B) Jhumpa Lahiri
(C) Vikram Seth
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(A) descent
(B) dissent
(C) decent
(D) assent
Ans : (B)
Sh
54. Select the right meaning of the word Aristocracy from the following
(A) Government by the rich
(B) Government by the nobles
(C) Government by the officials ar
(D) Rule by mob
Ans : (B)
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55. Select, from the following, the name of the author on whose grave the words
he chose himself are carved
Here is one whose name is writ in water.
(A) Keats
(B) Byron
(C) Milton
(D) Swinburne
Ans : (A)
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Directions(Q. 5665) Read each of the following sentences to trace the parts
which are incorrect grammatically. The alphabet of the part is to be mentioned
as the answer
56. The father as well as (A) / the sons were (B) / involved in the murder. (C)
No error (D)
Ar Ans : (B)
57. He could not give cattle (A) / green fodder today because (B) / he has
broken his right hand a week ago. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (C)
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58. What to talk of charity (A) / you do not practise (B) / even ordinary
humanity. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (A)
Sh
59. I am very thirsty (A) / give me little water (B) / to drink. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (B)
62. The price of this car (A) / is higher than (B) / your new car. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (C)
63. No sooner the bell rang (A) / than all students ran out (B) / of their classes
helter-skelter. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (A)
64. The Principal, along with teachers, (A) / were invited (B) / on the occasion.
(C) No error (D)
Ans : (B)
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65. Suresh asked Akbar (A) / when could he (B) / reach Kanpur. (C) No error
(D)
Ans : (B)
66. Docile means
(A) vague
Ar (B) gentle
(C) stupid
(D) stubborn
Ans : (B)
u
67. Enigmatic is
(A) displeased
(B) puzzling
(C) learned
(D) short-sighted Sh
Ans : (B)
68. Alleviation is the antonym of
(A) lessening ar
(B) magnification
(C) aggravation
(D) exaggeration
Ans : (C)
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69. Deviate is the antonym of
(A) obliviate
(B) break
(C) concentrate
(D) follow
Ans : (C)
70. Inevitable bears the opposite meaning of
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(A) unavoidable
(B) eatable
(C) uncertain
(D) mutilated
Ans : (C)
Sh
72. Such remarks are certainly derogatory your reputation.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) with
(D) of ar
Ans : (B)
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73. Minority aspirations cannot forever be kept in check the gun.
(A) by
(B) through
(C) with
(D) from
Ans : (A)
74. The Sarpanch turnedthe proposal without thinking properly.
(A) in
(B) out
(C) up
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(D) down
Ans : (D)
75. His story seems to be devoid truth.
(A) from
(B) of
Ar (C) to
(D) in
Ans : (B)
u
76. Tick the correct sentence
(A) Neither Ram or Shyam has done it
(B) Either Ram nor Shyam has done it
Sh
(C) Both Ram and Shyam has done it
(D) Neither Ram nor Shyam has done it
Ans : (D)
77. Find out the correctly spelt word
(A) consumpshion
(B) conjumption ar
(C) consumption
(D) conjumpshan
Ans : (C)
78. Find out the correctly spelt word
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(A) aroplane
(B) aroplain
(C) aeroplain
(D) aeroplane
Ans : (D)
79. The sonnet is a poem of
(A) ten lines
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(B) twelve lines
(C) fourteen lines
(D) sixteen lines
Ans : (C)
80. Classical tragedy was a form of
Ar (A) drama
(B) novel
(C) prose
(D) poetry
Ans : (A)
u
81. Elegy began to be so called because
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(C) Hamlet
(D) King Lear
Ans : (C)
84. Choose the correct name of the play (from those given) from which the
following lines have been taken
Ar We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a
sleep.
(A) The Tempest
(B) Othello
(C) Macbeth
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(D) Cariolanus
Ans : (A)
85. Who has said it ?
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One impulse from a vernal wood May teach us more of man.
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Milton ar
Of moral evil and of good Than all the sages can.
(C) Galsworthy
(D) Wordsworth
Ans : (D)
86. From which book has it been taken ?
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To be weak is miserable Doing or suffering ?
(A) The Tempest
(B) Paradise Regained
(C) The Prelude
(D) Paradise Lost
Ans : (D)
87. One of the following works of Milton is a prose work. Mention that
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(A) Lycidas
(B) Paradise Regained
(C) Paradise Lost
(D) Areopagitica
Ans : (D)
Ar 88. Shakespeare
(A) was a great scholar of Latin
(B) knew a lot of Greek
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(C) had a great command over English
(D) knew little Latin and less Greek
Ans : (C)
(A) Justice
(B) Loyalties Sh
89. The first play by John Galsworthy was
(C) Othello
(D) Twelfth Night
Ans : (D)
91. Shakespeares play Hamlet is influenced by
(A) Marlowe
(B) Kyd
(C) Peele
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(D) Nashe
Ans : (A)
92. The name of Prosperos daughter in The Tempest is
(A) Desdemona
(B) Cordelia
Ar (C) Miranda
(D) Olivia
Ans : (C)
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93. The dominating passion of Macbeth is
(A) jealousy
(B) greed
(C) revenge
(D) ambition
Ans : (D) Sh
(A) Malvolio
(B) Duke Orsino ar
94. In Twelfth Night Olivia is over head and ears in love with
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(B) is notable for its autobiographical passages
(C) is quite objective
(D) has none of the above qualities
Ans : (B)
97. Who is the hero of Paradise Lost ?
Ar (A) God
(B) Satan
(C) Adam
Ans : (B)
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(D) None of them
98. The statement, Others abide our question, thou art free refers to
(A) John Milton
(B) Edmund Spenser
(C) Christopher Marlowe Sh
(D) Shakespeare
Ans : (D)
99. Everyman is ar
(A) an interlude
(B) a comedy
(C) a tragicomedy
(D) a morality play
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Ans : (B)
100. A Dramatic Monologue is
(A) a short play
(B) a poem
(C) a novel
(D) a prose story
Ans : (A)
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101. What do we call a piece of writing that is an imitation of an action that is
serious and complete ?
(A) A comedy
(B) A tragi-comedy
(C) A tragedy
u
(A) heroic couplet
(B) blank verse
(C) free verse
(D) Spenserian stanza
Ans : (B)
Sh
103. They also serve who only stand and wait. This line occurs in
(A) Lycidas
(B) Comus
(C) Paradise Lost ar
(D) On His Blindness
Ans : (D)
104. Name the poem from which the following words have been quoted
The gods approve The depth, and not the tumult of the soul.
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(A) The World Is To Much With Us
(B) The Tables Turned
(C) Ode to Duty
(D) Laodamia
Ans : (D)
105. In which play of Galsworthy do we have William Falder ?
(A) Loyalties
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(B) The Silver Box
(C) Justice
(D) Strife
Ans : (C)
106. Shakespeare is
Ans : (A)
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(D) a Classcial playwright
(C) Iago
(D) Desdemona
Ans : (B)
109. Shakespeare wrote
(A) 154 sonnets
(B) 145 sonnets
(C) 451 sonnets
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(D) 26 sonnets
Ans : (A)
110. Miltons Paradise Lost has been praised for its
(A) lightness of touch
(B) grand style
(A) ten
(B) nine u
111. Paradise Lost has been divided into Books.
(C) eleven
(D) twelve
Ans : (D) Sh
112. Cordelia came to help her father because
ar
(A) he had given her the lions share of his kingdom
(B) he had deprived her of her share in the kingdom
(C) out of her genuine love for him
(D) she hated her elder sisters
Ans : (C)
113. Allusion is
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(A) a synonym of reference
(B) a synonym of poetry
(C) an indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place or artistic work
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
114. A ballad
(A) is a short epic
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(B) is a song sung by ballet dancers
(C) is a folk song or orally transmitted poem dealing with a popular story
(D) is a short novel
Ans : (C)
115. Denouement is related to
Ar (A) an essay
(B) a play
(C) a lyric
Ans : (B)
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(D) an elegy
116. An eclogue is
(A) a long poem
(B) a short poem
(C) a pastoral poem Sh
(D) a short dialogue
Ans : (C)
117. Galsworthys tragedies are called ar
(A) tragi-comedies
(B) heroic tragedies
(C) social tragedies
(D) classical tragedies
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Ans : (C)
118. Samson Agonistes by Milton
(A) is a play
(B) is a long poem
(C) is a masque
(D) a long treatise
Ans : (A)
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119. Ben Jonsons name is associated with
(A) Sentimental comedy
(B) Romantic comedy
(C) comedy of Manners
(D) comedy of Humours
Ar Ans : (D)
120. Congreve tried his hand at
(A) romantic comedies
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(B) comedies of humours
(C) comedies of manners
(D) farces
Ans : (C)
Sh
121. Who has been termed as a motiveless malignity ?
(A) Macbeth
(B) Othello
(C) Iago
(D) Polonlus ar
Ans : (C)
122. Caliban
(A) is the hero of the play The Tempest
(B) married prosperos daughter in The Tempest
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(C) killed Prospero in The Tempest
(D) is the villain in The Tempest
Ans : (D)
123. Ophelia is the beloved of
(A) Macbeth
(B) Hamlet
(C) Othello
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(D) Romeo
Ans : (B)
124. Simile is
(A) a part of speech
(B) a figure of speech
(A) 1912
(B) 1922 u
125. John Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in
(C) 1932
(D) 1942
Ans : (C) Sh
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