दिल्ली अधीनस्थ सेवा चयन बोर्ड परीक्षा, 2023 PGT बागवानी 22-06-2023 (Shift – I)

Total Questions: 100

71. Some sentences are missing from the text. Select from the list (A-D) the most appropriate sentence for each gap (1 and 2) in the text. There is one extra sentence that you do not need to use.

The average body temperature stays about the same. It needs energy to perform its tasks effectively. Similar to combustion oxidation is the method by which this energy is obtained. The combustion of food results in the generation of mild heart energy that satisfies the human body's exact temperature requirements. (1) ........ . The brain's temperature centre is responsible for maintaining the body's temperature. There are three parts to this centre: a) a control centre that regulates body temperature; b) a heating centre that raises the blood's temperature as if falls; c) a centre for cooling that keeps the blood cool when the temperature rises. We tremble when the blood temperature drops too low. (2) ......... .

A. The body then produces more heat automatically to control the situation.

B. Human body generates about 2,500 calories of heat energy.

C. Because they provide the energy needed to keep the body warm, carbohydrates are very important for the body.

D. Human body maintains an optimum range of temperature for its functioning.

Correct Answer: (b) CA
Solution:दिये गये passage के रिक्त स्थान (1) में sentence (C) एवं रिक्त स्थान (2) में sentence (A) उपयुक्त व्याख्या करता है। शेष sentence B एवं D असंगत है। अतः विकल्प (b) CA अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

72. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

India's diesel-electric submarines are still lying in Severodvinsk in Russia ......... after a major refit due to Western sanctions on Russia post the Ukraine war. The plan now is to sail one of the submarines to a Norwegian port in February and then ferry it ......... ship to Mumbai.

Correct Answer: (c) even; by
Solution:दिये गये वाक्य के रिक्त स्थान में क्रमशः 'even' एवं 'by' का प्रयोग उपयुक्त है।

by + method of transport

by + train, car, boat, plane, taxi

73. Select the option that will improve the bold part of the given sentence.

I have to wake up early in order to catch a flight. So, I better beat the sack.

Correct Answer: (c) hit the sack
Solution:दिये गये वाक्य के रेखांकित भाग 'beat the sack' के स्थान पर 'hit the sack' (go to bed) सो जाना का प्रयोग होगा। शेष विकल्प असंगत है।

Correct Sentence - I have to wake up early in order to catch a flight. So, I better hit the sack.

74. Select the correct idiom to substitute the bold segment in the following sentence.

It is better to reap the benefits of a favourable situation than to wander aimlessly in the fields.

Correct Answer: (a) Make hay while the sun shines
Solution:दिये गये रेखांकित भाग 'reap the benefits of a favourable situation' (अनुकूल परिस्थति) के स्थान पर proverb 'make hay while the sun shines' (मौके का फायदा उठाना) उपयुक्त है।

अन्य विकल्पों के अर्थ -

Knit one's brows - भौंह सिकोड़ना

Make a clean breast - अपराध स्वीकार करना

Make or mar - जय या क्षय

75. Study the given inference that is followed by some paragraphs. You have to find the paragraph(s) from which it is inferred and select the most appropriate option.

Inference : Chinese sculpture

1. King Zheng was the first person to rule China's entire region. In 221 BC, he conquered the entire land and ruled for eleven years. He was hailed as the First Emperor when he passed away in 210 BC, It was said that he conquered the world with an army of one million armoured soldiers, one thousand chariots, and ten thousand horses.

2. His people couldn't imagine any more land outside of his kingdom because it was so big. In the centre of China, Zheng was buried beneath a massive mound near his capital, Chang'an. The Great Wall of China was built, a grand royal palace was built, and thousands of literary and philosophical works were destroyed in the infamous Burning of the Books during his reign.

3. A life-size terracotta or clay model army was buried at a nearby place. Even though Zheng's stories said this army was smaller, it was still very big. It had 1,400 charioteers and cavalrymen 6,00 foot soldiers, and even a command unit. Each individual clay model may have depicted a real man. In 1974, the terracotta army was discovered.

Correct Answer: (d) Only 3
Solution:दिये गये inference Chinese sculpture के सम्बन्ध में paragraph (3) उचित है। शेष paragraph inference के सन्दर्भ में नहीं है। अतः विकल्प (d) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

76. The word 'rhamphotheca' means:

Correct Answer: (c) the bird's bill made up of keratin
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार - Rhamphotheca means The bill is covered with a sheet of keratin. Which in petrels and a few other birds is divided into plates. अतः विकल्प (c) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

77. Carotenoid pigments in birds come from ....... .

Correct Answer: (c) food items that they consume
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार - Yellow, oranges and reds come from carotenoid or lipo chrome Pigments. these originate at least in part from the food and are diffused in the skin and feathers. अतः विकल्प (c) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

78. According to the passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Correct Answer: (a) Yellow, orange and red hues do not come from pigments in the food they eat.
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार Yellow, orange - and red do come from pigments in the food they eat. अतः विकल्प (a) अभीष्ट उत्तर है। शेष विकल्प passage में निहित है।

79. According to the given passage, the mixing of yellow pigment with blue colour results in which of the following colours?

Correct Answer: (d) Green
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार - Most greens result from the addition of yellow pigment to the structural blue colour. अतः विकल्प (d) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

80. The secretion of the preen gland is possessed by the birds to ......... .

Correct Answer: (c) dress and waterproof the plumage
Solution:The secretion of the preen gland is possessed by the birds to dress and waterproof the plumage. अतः विकल्प (c) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।