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Paper – II
(GENERAL STUDIES)
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Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate options (Question Nos. 1 to 4:
- Neeta failed to qualify in the examination because none of her answers was to the question.
(A) directive
(B) attended
(C) pertinent
(D) allusive
- A pair of sharp scissors, table. on the
(A) are lying
(B) is lying
(C) are laying
(D) is laying
- The teacher was by her students because she often them for not working hard enough.
(A) respected, taunted
(B) resented, rebuked
(C) disrespected, eulogized
(D) cherished, berated
- One _ the new scheme is that it might _ actually just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.
(A) feature of, attract
(B) problem with, induce
(C) highlight of, stimulate
(D) drawback of, daunt
Choose the correct alternatives for the underlined portions to improve the sentences (Question Nos, 5 to 8)
- Rita and Ravi are staying with some friends who are owning a farm.
(A) will be owning
(B) own
(C) has been owning
(D) has owned
- He would surely assist me if I had requested him to do so.
(A) would have surely assisted me
(B) would surely assisted me
(C) will have surely assisted me
(D) will be assisting me
- As soon as Gautam arrived in home, he knew that something was wrong.
(A) arrived by home
(B) arrived home
(C) arrive home
(D) arrives at home
- The thief stole the cycle which he bought yesterday.
(A) that he bought yesterday
(B) that he was bought yesterday
(C) that he has bought yesterday
(D) that he had bought yesterday
Rearrange the parts of the following sentences in correct order (Question Nos. 9 to 11):
- Our body takes in many toxins from
P: we eat, and we must have
Q: a process of purging these impurities
R: the atmosphere and the food
Select the correct option from the codes given below
(A) PQR
(B) RPQ
(C) QPR
(D) RQP
- The grocer
P: did not listen to protests of the customer
Q: who was in the habit of weighing-less
R: whom he had cheated
S with great audacity
Select the correct option from the codes given below
(A) PRSQ
(B) QSPR
(C) QPRS
(D) POSR
- When it began to rain suddenly on the first day of January
P: to celebrate the new year
Q: we ran for shelter
R to the neighbouring house
S: where many people had gathered.
Select the correct option from the codes given below.
(A) ORSP
(B) PSQR
(C) PRSQ
(D) QRPS
The following parts of the given sentences have errors. Identify the part with error (Question Nos. 12 to 15):
(A) Had you
(B) not reached in time
(C) we will have
(D) lost our lives
- (A) Mausumi sings
(B) very sweet
(C) when she is
(D) in a good mood
- (A) The government employees
(B) went doors to doors
(C) in a bid to
(D) collect some data
- (A) If you have loan him a book
(B) he will lend it to someone else
(C) and you will never
(D) get it back
Select the synonyms (Question Nos. 16 to 18):
- Plagiarism
(A) Theft of funds
(B) Theft of ideas
(C) Belief in Gods
(D) Arson
- Licentious
(A) Desire
(B) Heal
(C) Reluctant
(D) Immoral
- Reprisal
(A) Retaliation.
(B) Reluctance
(C) Unequivocal
(D) Denial
Select the antonyms (Question Nos.19 and 20):
- Nepotism
(A) Impartiality
(B) Favouritism
(C) Legitimate
(D) Clear
- Illegible
(A) Contempt
(B) Readable
(C) Illegal woor
(D) Clear
Select the meanings of idioms and phrases (Question Nos. 21 and 22):
- A square peg in a round hole
(A) A person whose character makes him unsuitable for a job
(B) A man of importance
(C) A man who faces stiff no competition
(D) A good bargain
- To turn over a new leaf
(A) To act in a foolish way
(B) To waste time in petty things
(C) To change one’s behaviour in a positive way
(D) To do something funny
Fill in the blanks (Question Nos. 23 to 25):
- If she a bird, she would fly.
(A) were
(B) was
(C) had been
(D) is
- A group of fish is called
(A) collage
(B) school
(C) tour
(D) army
- A group of dancers or performers is called
(A) troupe
(B) troop
(C) batch
(D) ballet
- A man has to reach Mumbai, which is 500 km away, in 10 hours. His starting speed for 3 hours was 60 km/hr. For the next 200 km, his speed was 50 km/hr. By what speed he must travel now so as to reach Mumbai in decided time of 10 hours?
(A) 40 km/hr
(B) 50 km/hr
(C) 60 km/hr
(D) 20 km/hr
- P, Q and Rare in a cycle race of 4500 m. P cycles twice as fast as Q. R cycles 1/3rd as fast as Q. R completes the race in 45 minutes. Then where was from the finishing time when P finished the race?
(A) 300 m
(B) 1500 m
(C) 2250 m
(D) 3000 m
- A car travelling with 5/7th of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hour 40 minutes 48 seconds. Find the actual speed of the car.
(A) 17 km/hr
(B) 35 km/hr
(C) 25 km/hr
(D) 30 km/hr
- A walks from Jammu to Delhi and at the same time B starts walking from Delhi to Jammu. After passing each other, they complete their journeys in 361 hours and 289 hours, respectively. Find out the ratio of the speed of A to that of B.
(A) 17:19
(B) 289 361
(C) 361: 289
(D) 19:17
- Rohan drives from his home at a speed of 30 km/hr and reaches his bank 20 minutes late. Then the next day he increases his speed by 15 km/hr but still he is late by 8 minutes. How far is his bank from his home?
(A) 18 km
(B) 35 km
(C) 20 km
(D) 27 km
Find out the numbers/letters from the options given below to complete the series (Question Nos. 31 to 35):
- 17, 13, 11, 7, 5,
(A) -1
(B) 1
(C) 0
(D) 2
- 18, 28, 27, 21, 36, 14
(A) 30
(B) 32
(C) 23
(D) 40
- 4, 9, 19, 39,
(A) 49
(B) 79
(C) 89
(D) 59
- 7, 11, 13, 17, 19,
(A) 21
(B) 29
(C) 23
(D) 31
- KUZ, MOX, OIV, QET, _
(A) SDR
(B) SUR
(C) SAR
(D) SMR
Complete the following analogies (Question Nos. 36 to 40):
- Light Sun Heat ?
(A) Smoke
(B) Moon
(C) Fire
(D) Start
- Odometer: Mileage:: Compass: ?
(A) Speed
(B) Hiking
(C) Needle
(D) Direction
- Optimist: Cheerful:: Pessimist: ?
(A) Gloomy
(B) Mean
(C) Petty
(D) Helpful
- Pen Poet: Needle ?
(A) Thread
(B) Button
(C) Sewing
(D) Tailor
- Exercise Gym: Eating: ?
(A) Food
(B) Dieting
(C) Fitness
(D) Restaurant
- One morning Uand V were talking to each other face-to-face at a crossing. If V’s shadow was exactly to the left of U, which direction was U facing?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
- A man walks 5 km towards south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km, he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?
(A) West
(B) South
(C) North-West
(D) South-West
- Starting from point X, J walked 15 m towards the west. He turned left and walked 15 m. After this, he turned to his right and walked 12 m. How far and in which direction is now J from X?
(A) 32 m, South
(B) 47 m, East
(C) 42 m, North
(D) 27 m, South
- A boy rode his bicycle northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?
(A) 1 km
(B) 2 km
(C) 3 km
(D) 5 km
- Some boys are sitting in three rows, all facing north, such that A is in the middle row, Pis just to the right of A but in the same row, is just behind Pwhile Ris in the north of A. In which direction of R is Q?
(A) South
(B) South-West
(C) North-West
(D) South-East
- A picture is copied into a sheet of paper 8-5 inches by 10 inches. A 1-5 inches margin is left all around. What area in square inches does the picture cover?
(A) 76
(B) 35
(C) 49
(D) 38.5
- A cube is painted blue on two adjacent surfaces and black on the surfaces opposite to blue surfaces and green on the remaining surfaces. Now the cube is cut into 216 smaller cubes of equal sizes. Find the number of cubes with no surface painted.
(A) 56
(B) 48
(C) 32
(D) 64
- A dice is numbered from 1 to 6 in different ways. If 1 is adjacent to 2, 4, and 6, then which of the following statements is necessarily true?
(A) 2 is opposite to 6.
(B) 1 is adjacent to 3.
(C) 3 is adjacent to 5.
(D) 3 is opposite to 5.
- Find the number of triangles in the figure given below:
(A) 5
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
- Find out the figure from (1), (2), (3) and (4) that can be formed from the pieces given in the figure (X):
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
- In refining Cannon’s work, which of the following are people’s reaction to threat?
(A) Fight, flight, fumble, fix
(B) Fight, flight, forget, fix
(C) Fight, flight, freeze, fawn
(D) Fight, flight, freeze, fumble
- Mixed models. of emotional intelligence combine mental capacity with
(A) intelligence quotient
(B) personality traits
(C) intrinsic motivation
(D) learned behaviour
- Which of the following models of emotional intelligence is specifically designed for the workspace?
(A) The Gregor model of El
(B) The Jensen model of El
(C) The Genos model of El
(D) The Graham model of El
- The Bar-On model comprises which of the following domains?
(A) Self-awareness, assertiveness, independence, self-regard and self-actualization
B) Stress tolerance, impulse control, optimism and happiness
(C) Stress management, personal, intra- inter-personal, adaptability and general mood
(D) Intra-personal, stress tolerance, assertiveness, optimism and empathy
- The MSCEIT is a unique self-report tool, because
(A) it has no right or wrong answers
(B) it is not a self-report measure
(C) it has right or wrong answers
(D) it has no right or wrong answers but it is a self-report measure
- The latest edition of DSM is
(A) DSM-5-TR
(B) DSM-5-NR
(C) DSM-5-XB
(D) DSM-5-BR
- A disorder is a medical condition that may or may not give rise to a disability depending on its severity. This statement is
(A) false
(B) true
(C) partially true
(D) None of the above
- Identify which is not a personality disorder.
(A) Dependent personality disorder
(B) Schizophrenic disorder personality
(C) Avoidant personality disorder
(D) Histrionic personality disorder
- The word ‘spectrum’ in autism spectrum disorder signifies
(A) heterogeneity in the presentation and severity of symptoms
(B) childhood symptoms related fixed
(C) uniform symptoms detected in early childhood
(D) homogeneity in the severity of the symptoms
- Emotional intelligence
(A) is uni factorial
(B) is bi-factorial
(C) is multifactorial
(D) has no factor
- Emotional intelligence is the ‘sine qua non’ of leadership. This view was put forward by
(A) David Caruso
(B) Daniel Goleman
(C) Peter Salovey
(D) John Mayer
- Cluster C of the personality disorder is best described as
(A) odd and eccentric
(B) dramatic and emotional
(C) anxious and fearful
(D) erratic and volatile
- According to Gardner’s influential book, Frames of Mind, the kind of intelligence that will be displayed by Mallika Sarabhai is
(A) fluid
(B) kin esthetic
(C) crystal
(D) spacial
- Hot intelligence processes information pertaining to
(A) verbal-propositional intelligence
(B) visual-spatial intelligence
(C) emotional well-being
(D) math intelligence
- The Big Five personality traits are
(A) aggression, extraversion, agree- ableness, openness, neuro- Uticism
(B) conscientiousness, openness, aggression, neuroticism, humility
(C) extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism
(D) conscientiousness, humility, openness, passive aggression, neuroticism
- The mixed model of emotional intelligence comprises two models. They are
(A) Bar-On’s model and Trait model
(B) Trait model and Goleman’s performance model
(C) Bar-On’s model and Goleman’s performance model
(D) All of the above are incorrect
- Autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability are the terms. used interchangeably by a psycho- logist. This statement is
(A) correct
(B) incorrect
(C) partially correct
(D) dependent on the context of use
- Which leaders are most likely to make use of their IQ in their leadership style?
(A) Visionary
(B) Coaching
(C) Affiliative
(D) All of the above
- Multiple personality disorder is now known as
(A) dissociative identity disorder
(B) dissociative personality disorder
(C) multiple identity disorder
(D) dissociative fugue
- A standardized test may be reliable but may not be valid. This statement is
(A) correct
(B) incorrect
(C) partially correct
(D) dependent on the variable
- Differentiated from IQ, these skills rely much more on emotional intelligence, sometimes referred to as El or EQ. These skills are known as
(A) hard skills
(B) soft skills
(C) both hard and soft skills
(D) None of the above
- Competence is best described as
(A) training
(B) knowledge
(C) ability
(D) All of the above
- Research has documented a positive association between emotional intelligence and well-being (Zeidner et al.). This implies
(A) increase in El leads to increase in well-being
(B) decrease in El leads to decrease in well-being
(C) Both (A) and (B) are correct
(D) (A) is correct but (B) is incorrect
- Repetitive motor movements, lining up of toys, echolalia, flipping objects are the typical symptoms of
(A) obsessive compulsive disorder
(B) autism spectrum disorder
(C) associative disorder
(D) Broca’s aphasia
- Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
(i) Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO in 2023.
(ii) Finland became the 31st member of NATO in 2023.
(iii) Ukraine became the 32nd member of NATO in. 2023.
(iv) There was no new NATO member admitted in the first half of 2023.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (ii) only
(D) (iv)
- Which of the following statements is/are false regarding New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati Vande Bharat Express train?
(i) It runs from New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal to Guwahati of Assam.
(ii) It is the first Vande Bharat Express train to be launched in North-East India.
(iii) It operates 6 days a week.
(iv) It has sleeping facilities.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) (iii)
(D) (iv) only
- Which of the following statements are true about the ethnic violence that occurred in Manipur in 2023?
(i) It was primarily a series of ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities of Manipur.
(ii) The main cause of the violence was the demand for scheduled tribe status by the Meitei community.
(iii) President’s Rule was imposed on Manipur by 30th May, 2023 to bring order to the State.
(iv) The violence of Manipur has Nagaland and to spread President’s Rule has been imposed on Nagaland too.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i) and (ii) only
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (iii) only
- Which of the following statements are true about the Himalayan town. of Joshimath that has been in the news recently?
(i) It is located in Himachal Pradesh.
(ii) The region where it is located had been affected by flash flood due to a section of the Nanda Devi Glacier breaking off in 2021.
(iii) The town is sinking into the ground due to land subsidence and buildings have been heavily damaged.
(iv) It is the home to one of the four cardinal maths or monasteries established by Adi Shankar- acharya.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iii) only
- Match the following Cabinet Ministers of Assam to their respective portfolios in June 2023:
- Who among the following Indian cricketers were in the playing XI for the World Test Championship Final against Australia played at the Oval, London?
(A) Shubham Gill
(B) Ravichandran Ashwin
(C) Rajendra Jadeja
(D) Shardul Thakur
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) only
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only be
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
- Match the following CEOs to their companies:
- Match the following players to the sports they are associated with:
- In which among the following sports can referee/officials issue Yellow Cards for cautioning players?
(i) Badminton
(ii) Equestria
(iii) Racewalking
(iv) Table Tennis
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) None of the above
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) only
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(D) All of the above
- Match the following books to their authors:
- Consider the following statements:
(i) The Bible is the best-selling book of all time.
(ii) The Lord of the Rings is the best-selling book series of all Bantime.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) Both (i) and (ii) are true
(B) (i) is true and (ii) is false
(C) (i) is false and (ii) is true
(D) Both (i) and (ii) are false
- Which of the following Assamese writers have been awarded the prestigious Jnanpith Award?
(i) Nilmani Phukan
(ii) Mamoni Raisom Goswami
(iii) Homen Borgohain
(iv) Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
- Which of the following movies was India’s official entry to the Academy Awards, 20237
(A) RRR
(B) The Elephant Whisperers
(C) Chhello Showbi
(D) Sardar Udham
- Match the following international recognitions to the respective fields they are associated with:
- Which of the following awards were won by Biju Patnaik, the great freedom fighter and politician from Odisha?
(i) Order of Lenin, the highest civilian award of Soviet Union
(ii) Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India
(iii) Bintang Jasa Utama, the highest civilian award Indonesia of
(iv) Ramon Magsaysay Award
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
- What does the GPT stand for in ChatGPT?
(A) General Purpose Trainee
(B) Generated Transformer Programmable
(C) Generate Program Train
(D) Generative Pre-trained Trans- former
- Lithium reserves were newly discovered in which of the following places in India?
(i) Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir
(ii) Chatrapur, Odisha
(iii) Domiasiat, Meghalaya
(iv) Degana, Rajasthan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) and (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
- Which among the following is the largest solar energy farm in the world?
(A) Bhadla Solar Park, Rajasthan, India
(B) Huanghe Hydropower Hainan Solar Park, Qinghai Province, China
(C) Benban Solar Park, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
(D) Solar Star, California, United States of America
- Which of the following statements about ISRO is false?
(i) Sreedhara Panicker Somanath is the current Chairman of ISRO.
(ii) The Chandrayaan-3 mission was planned for launch within the window for July 12 to July 19 of 2023.
(iii) The launch took place from Sriharikota.
(iv) The Chandrayaan-3 is a joint collaboration between ISRO and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i)
(B) (ii)
(C) (iii)
(D) (iv)
- Match the following days to their dates:
- Which of the following statements are true?
(i) Children’s Day in India is celebrated in November 14.
(ii) The World Children’s Day takes place in November 20.
(iii) In India, November 14 marks the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
(iv) November 20 is significant because it marks the day of adoptation of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the United Nations in 1959.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) (i) and (ii) only
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) only
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
- Which of the following statements is false regarding Vijay Divas?
(A) It takes place on 17 December.
(B) It marks the day of surrender by Pakistani troops in the Indo-Pak War of 1971.
(C) It is also commemorated in Bangladesh as Bijoy Dibos.
(D) The day is marked by paying tribute to the armed forces for their contributions to maintain peace and national security
- Match the following days to their ghevolidates:
- Match the following persons with the fields they are known for:
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