दिल्ली अधीनस्थ सेवा चयन बोर्ड परीक्षा, 2023 PGT पंजाबी (महिला) 22-06-2023 (Shift – II)

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.

A sand dune probably conjures up images of a lifeless pile of sand. Sand dunes, on the other hand, are dynamic natural structures. They develop, change, and travel. Dunes are mountains of blown sand in deserts and coastal areas. (1) ........ . The type of dune is determined by the direction of the wind, the type of sand, and the amount of vegetation. Deserts and the coast are home to sand dunes. A dune can be tall as a skyscraper or as small as an anthill. Every sand dune is the result of the same process: wind-driven accumulation of sand. The sand will travel wherever the wind takes it once it has been picked up by it. Despite the fact the majority of sand dunes are made of the same material and formed in the same way, their way, their appearances can vary greatly. (2) ........ . The shapes of star dunes, parabolic dunes, and longitudinal dunes, as well as transverse dunes, give them their names.

A. Sand dunes can also be found on other planets like Mars, Venus, Titan and Saturn's moon.

B. Sand dunes can also be found on other planets like Mars, Venus, Titan and Saturn's moon.

B. Dunes are referred to by their shape or their position in relation to the wind.

C. Dunes have been forming since geological past.

D. Sand is carried by the wind and accumulates in the vicinity of obstacles to form ridges and mounds.

Correct Answer: (c) DB
Solution:दिये गये paragraph के अनुसार सही विकल्प DB है, अतः विकल्प (c) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

72. Select the most appropriate meaning of the bold idiom.

Today I had to deal with a customer who was a tough cookie.

Correct Answer: (d) a person who is difficult to deal with
Solution:दिये गये sentence के bold Idiom 'Tough cookie' A person who is able to deal with difficult situation (चुनौती पूर्ण परिस्थतियों से निपटने में सक्षम होना) विकल्प (d) सही होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है। अतः विकल्प (d) सही है।

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

........ kids brings up all sorts of feelings: joy, exasperation, pride and worry. That's why it's important to have a toolkit of techniques for ....... both the fun and frustrating sides of parenting.

Correct Answer: (d) Raising, tackling
Solution:दिये गय वाक्य के रिक्त स्थान में विकल्प (d) 'Raising, tackling' का प्रयोग होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।

Raising kids brings up all sorts of feelings: joy, exasperation, pride and worry. That's why it's important to have a toolkit of techniques for tackling both the fun and frustrating sides of parenting.

74. Select the most appropriate options to fill in the blanks.

Most children who are abused ........ tell anyone. They are too afraid of being hurt by the abuser, or of being blamed by their parents. They are ........ worried about how upset others will be.

Correct Answer: (d) never, often
Solution:दिये गये वाक्य के रिक्त स्थान में never, often का क्रमशः प्रयोग होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।

Complete Sentence-

Most children who are abused never tell anyone. They are too afraid of being hurt by the abuser, or of being blamed by their parents. They are often worried about how upset others will be.

अतः विकल्प (d) सही है।

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

Like many picturesque islands in New England, Block Island in TH state of Rhode Island was ........ powered by fishing but come to be known as a venue for vast wealth and summer tourism. However, as the short film Small Hours captures, it's still the working class that ......... life there afloat. Charlie Weber's film is akin to flipping through a photo-book on the experience of the hotel employees, restaurant servers and trail guides who make the island their seasonal ......... .

Correct Answer: (b) once, keeps, focused, home
Solution:दिये गये वाक्य के स्थान में क्रमशः once, keeps, focused, home का प्रयोग होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।

Complete Sentence-

Like many picturesque islands in New England, Block Island in TH state of Rhode Island was once powered by fishing but come to be known as a venue for vast wealth and summer tourism. However, as the short film Small Hours captures, it's still the working class that keeps life there afloat. Charlie Weber's film is akin to flipping through a photo-book focused on the experience of the hotel employees, restaurant servers and trail guides who make the island their seasonal home.

76. Which of the following statements is correct as per the given passage?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

The Smith family from South-East England were celebrating Christmas at a beach resort in southern Thailand. Tilly Smith was a ten-year- old school girl; her sister was seven years old. Their parents were Penny and Colin Smith.

It was 26 December 2004. Deadly tsunami waves were already on their way. They had been triggered by a massive earthquake off northern Sumatra earlier that morning. "The water was swelling and kept coming in," Penny Smith remembered. "The beach was getting smaller and smaller. I didn't know what was happening."

But Tilly Smith sensed that something was wrong. Her mind kept going back to a geography lesson she had taken in England just two weeks before she flew out to Thailand with her family.

Tilly saw the sea slowly rise, and start to foam, bubble and form whirlpools. She remembered that she had seen this in class in a video of a tsunami that had hit the Hawaiian Islands in 1946. Her geography teacher had shown her class the video, and told them that tsunami can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Tilly started to scream at her family to get off the beach. Tilly's parents took her and her sister away from the beach to the swimming pool at the hotel. A number of other tourists also left the beach with them. "Then it was as if the entire sea had come out after them. I was screaming, 'Run!"

T he family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the surge of three tsunami waves. If they had stayed on the beach, they would not have been alive. The Smiths later met other tourists who had lost entire families. Thanks to Tilly and her geography lesson, they had been forewarned. Tilly went back to her school in England and told her classmates her terrifying tale.

Correct Answer: (a) The Smith family was from England.
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार विकल्प (a) correct है, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।

The Smith family was from England.

अतः विकल्प (a) सही है।

77. Select the most suitable title from the following options.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

The Smith family from South-East England were celebrating Christmas at a beach resort in southern Thailand. Tilly Smith was a ten-year- old school girl; her sister was seven years old. Their parents were Penny and Colin Smith.

It was 26 December 2004. Deadly tsunami waves were already on their way. They had been triggered by a massive earthquake off northern Sumatra earlier that morning. "The water was swelling and kept coming in," Penny Smith remembered. "The beach was getting smaller and smaller. I didn't know what was happening."

But Tilly Smith sensed that something was wrong. Her mind kept going back to a geography lesson she had taken in England just two weeks before she flew out to Thailand with her family.

Tilly saw the sea slowly rise, and start to foam, bubble and form whirlpools. She remembered that she had seen this in class in a video of a tsunami that had hit the Hawaiian Islands in 1946. Her geography teacher had shown her class the video, and told them that tsunami can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Tilly started to scream at her family to get off the beach. Tilly's parents took her and her sister away from the beach to the swimming pool at the hotel. A number of other tourists also left the beach with them. "Then it was as if the entire sea had come out after them. I was screaming, 'Run!"

T he family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the surge of three tsunami waves. If they had stayed on the beach, they would not have been alive. The Smiths later met other tourists who had lost entire families. Thanks to Tilly and her geography lesson, they had been forewarned. Tilly went back to her school in England and told her classmates her terrifying tale.

Correct Answer: (b) The Deadly Tsunami
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार passage का title 'The Deadly Tsunami' सही है। जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है। अतः विकल्प (b) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

78. Identify the correct synonym of the word 'deluge' from the passage.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

The Smith family from South-East England were celebrating Christmas at a beach resort in southern Thailand. Tilly Smith was a ten-year- old school girl; her sister was seven years old. Their parents were Penny and Colin Smith.

It was 26 December 2004. Deadly tsunami waves were already on their way. They had been triggered by a massive earthquake off northern Sumatra earlier that morning. "The water was swelling and kept coming in," Penny Smith remembered. "The beach was getting smaller and smaller. I didn't know what was happening."

But Tilly Smith sensed that something was wrong. Her mind kept going back to a geography lesson she had taken in England just two weeks before she flew out to Thailand with her family.

Tilly saw the sea slowly rise, and start to foam, bubble and form whirlpools. She remembered that she had seen this in class in a video of a tsunami that had hit the Hawaiian Islands in 1946. Her geography teacher had shown her class the video, and told them that tsunami can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Tilly started to scream at her family to get off the beach. Tilly's parents took her and her sister away from the beach to the swimming pool at the hotel. A number of other tourists also left the beach with them. "Then it was as if the entire sea had come out after them. I was screaming, 'Run!"

T he family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the surge of three tsunami waves. If they had stayed on the beach, they would not have been alive. The Smiths later met other tourists who had lost entire families. Thanks to Tilly and her geography lesson, they had been forewarned. Tilly went back to her school in England and told her classmates her terrifying tale.

Correct Answer: (d) Surge
Solution:दिये गये word 'deluge' (बाढ़) का synonym 'Surge' (आवेश) होगा, जबकि अन्य शब्दों के भिन्न अर्थ है-

Massive - विशाल

Refuge - शरण

Foam - झाग

अतः विकल्प (d) सही है।

79. Identify the correct meaning of the word 'refuge' as used in the given passage from the following options.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

The Smith family from South-East England were celebrating Christmas at a beach resort in southern Thailand. Tilly Smith was a ten-year- old school girl; her sister was seven years old. Their parents were Penny and Colin Smith.

It was 26 December 2004. Deadly tsunami waves were already on their way. They had been triggered by a massive earthquake off northern Sumatra earlier that morning. "The water was swelling and kept coming in," Penny Smith remembered. "The beach was getting smaller and smaller. I didn't know what was happening."

But Tilly Smith sensed that something was wrong. Her mind kept going back to a geography lesson she had taken in England just two weeks before she flew out to Thailand with her family.

Tilly saw the sea slowly rise, and start to foam, bubble and form whirlpools. She remembered that she had seen this in class in a video of a tsunami that had hit the Hawaiian Islands in 1946. Her geography teacher had shown her class the video, and told them that tsunami can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Tilly started to scream at her family to get off the beach. Tilly's parents took her and her sister away from the beach to the swimming pool at the hotel. A number of other tourists also left the beach with them. "Then it was as if the entire sea had come out after them. I was screaming, 'Run!"

T he family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the surge of three tsunami waves. If they had stayed on the beach, they would not have been alive. The Smiths later met other tourists who had lost entire families. Thanks to Tilly and her geography lesson, they had been forewarned. Tilly went back to her school in England and told her classmates her terrifying tale.

Correct Answer: (c) Taking shelter or protection from danger or distress
Solution:दिये गये word 'Refuge' (शरण) का अर्थ Taking 'shelter or protection from danger or distress'

अतः विकल्प (c) सही है।

80. According to the passage, which of the following can be the causes of a tsunami?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

The Smith family from South-East England were celebrating Christmas at a beach resort in southern Thailand. Tilly Smith was a ten-year- old school girl; her sister was seven years old. Their parents were Penny and Colin Smith.

It was 26 December 2004. Deadly tsunami waves were already on their way. They had been triggered by a massive earthquake off northern Sumatra earlier that morning. "The water was swelling and kept coming in," Penny Smith remembered. "The beach was getting smaller and smaller. I didn't know what was happening."

But Tilly Smith sensed that something was wrong. Her mind kept going back to a geography lesson she had taken in England just two weeks before she flew out to Thailand with her family.

Tilly saw the sea slowly rise, and start to foam, bubble and form whirlpools. She remembered that she had seen this in class in a video of a tsunami that had hit the Hawaiian Islands in 1946. Her geography teacher had shown her class the video, and told them that tsunami can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Tilly started to scream at her family to get off the beach. Tilly's parents took her and her sister away from the beach to the swimming pool at the hotel. A number of other tourists also left the beach with them. "Then it was as if the entire sea had come out after them. I was screaming, 'Run!"

T he family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the surge of three tsunami waves. If they had stayed on the beach, they would not have been alive. The Smiths later met other tourists who had lost entire families. Thanks to Tilly and her geography lesson, they had been forewarned. Tilly went back to her school in England and told her classmates her terrifying tale.

Correct Answer: (b) Rains, volcanoes and landslides
Solution:दिये गये Passage के अनुसार विकल्प (b) Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides सही है।

Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides can be the causes of a tsunami.

अतः विकल्प (b) सही है।