HSSC PGT HINDI EXAM

Total Questions: 80

1. Raj travels for 14 hours 40 minutes. He covers half of the Journey by train at the rate of 60 kmph and the rest by road at the rate of the 50 kmph, the distance travelled by him is?

Correct Answer: (3) 960 km
Solution:Time taken by Raj = 14 hours 40 minutes

7 hours 20 minutes = 60km / hr ---(i)

7 hours 20 minutes 50 km/hr ---(ii)

From equation (i)

= 7 × 60 + 20

= 440km

From equation (ii)

= 50 × 7 + 16

= 366km

Total distance = 440 +366

= 806

2. The concentration of which of the following decreases in anaemia?

Correct Answer: (1) Haemoglobin
Solution:In Anaemia concentration of haemoglobin decreases. Due to haemoglobin colour of blood is red. Haemoglobin is made up of hematin.

3. Cockroaches, Prawns and Crabs possess?

Correct Answer: (2) Compound eyes
Solution:Cockroach, Prawn and crab has joint eyes. They are members of arthropoda.

4. Who discovered cement?

Correct Answer: (3) Joseph Aspdin
Solution:Cement was discovered by Joseph Aspdin on 21 October 1824. It is mixture of silicate of calcium and aluminate of calcium.

5. The residual substance of petroleum refining process is?

Correct Answer: (4) Asphalt
Solution:Residual substance of petroleum refining process is asphalt.

6. Fire can be extingulshed more quickly by

Correct Answer: (3) water at boiling point
Solution:Fire can be extinguished more quickly by water at boiling point. Beside this CO, can be used for this purpose.

7. The bloodbath that__ the assassination is now part of history

Correct Answer: (1) ensued
Solution:ensued पीछा करना

8. Choose the word that best ex- presses the meaning of the underlined word. The difference, if it exists is extremely tenuous.

Correct Answer: (1) slight
Solution:The word which best expresses the meaning of underlined word is 'Slight'.

9. Select the substitution that best expresses opposite mean- ing of the underlined word. It is well known that the likes to espouse doubtful causes.

Correct Answer: (3) oppose
Solution:The opposite meaning of the underlined word is 'Oppose'.

10. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase. Read between the lines

Correct Answer: (1) to hit at the real meaning
Solution:Read between the lines - To hit at the real meaning