दिल्ली अधीनस्थ सेवा चयन बोर्ड परीक्षा, 2023 PGT अंग्रेज़ी (पुरुष) 21-06-2023 (Shift – II)

Total Questions: 100

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

The hyena is a mix of a car and a dog. It has similar feet and legs to dogs. Although its lacks the well-defined body of a cat or dog, other parts of it body are similar to those of cats. It has tall ears and a large head. It droops due to the weakness of its hind legs. It has powerful forelegs. The hyena is about 150 cm long in length and approximately 90 cm in height. Hyenas are not hunter. (1)..............If feeds on the remains of animals that have been killed by larger cats like tigers or panthers. Most of this is made up of bones and meat. As a result, it has earned the moniker 'the scavenger of the animal world.' (2)...............

A. The hyena occasionally attacks sick or Injured animals or those animals who are unable to defend themselves from other animals.

B. Hyena produces a sound which can be heard from a distance and seems like laughter.

C. It is coward and timid.

D. It avoids men because it is shy around them.

Correct Answer: (c) C, A
Solution:उपरोक्त Passage के भाव के अनुसार रिक्त स्थान (1) में statement (c) It is coward and timid तथा रिक्त स्थान (2) में statement (A) The hyena occasionally attacks sick or injured animal or those animals who are unable to defend themselves from other animals का प्रयोग होगा। अन्य दिए गए statement उपयुक्त नही है। अतः विकल्प (c) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।

62. Some sentences are missing from the text, Select from the list (A-C) 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.

Willow trees typically in moist environments like floodplains and river banks. In this climate, these trees grow very rapidly. (1)........ The wildlife ears from its leaves. In ancient texts from Assyria, Sumer and Egypt, the willow tree's bark and leaves are mentioned as remedy for fever and aches. Salicin, an active compound found in the bark of the willow tree, is a component of numerous medicines. (2)........ The common osier's twigs are grown for basket making, while other willow trees' light, dent-resistant wood is used to make artificial limbs, wooden shoes, cricket bats, brooms, cardles, chairs, dolls, flutes, poles, toys, tool handles, wands, and whistles.

A. Aspirin is salicylie acid derivative creasted by synthesis of willow bark derivatives.

B. In many ways, the willow tree is very helpful.

C. The arctic and alpine species of some willows are creeping or low-growing shrubs.

Correct Answer: (b) BA
Solution:उपरोक्त Passage के भाव के अनुसार रिक्त स्थान (1) में statement (B) "In many way, the willow tree is very helpful" तथा रिक्त स्थान (2) में statement (A) "Aspirin is a salicylic acid derivative created by synthesis of willow bark derivatives" का प्रयोग होगा। अन्य दिया गया statement उपयुक्त नही है। अतः विकल्प (b) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।

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

In order to develop a new hobby, you have to learn how to do something that is brand ....... to you. The odds are there will be a learning ........ and you will need to be patient.

Correct Answer: (d) new, curve
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के भाव के अनुसार रिक्त स्थान में क्रमशः 'new' (नया/नवीन) तथा 'curve' (घुमाव/झुकाव) का प्रयोग होगा। अन्य विकल्प भिन्न अर्थ दे रहे है।

Novel, graph - कहानी, लेखाचित्र

Marvel, plain - चमत्कार, मैदान

Nascent, Arc - नवजात, दायरा

Correct Sentence -

In order to develop a new hobby, you have to learn how to do something that is brand new to you. The odds are there will be a learning curve, and you will need to be patient.

64. Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression for the bold word.

I can't understand what you are saying because the telephone connection is bad.

Correct Answer: (c) make heads or tails of
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के रेखांकित शब्द 'understand' के लिए उपयुक्त Idiom, 'make heads or tails of ' अस्पष्ट होगा। अतः विकल्प (c) सही है।

65. 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: the newsprint Kesari

1. A reformer must be aware that people are moved by real life, not just writing. The books that were written by Lokmanya Tilak and other reformers sold little, but they had a huge impact on the media. It was common knowledge that their writing reflected and merely extended their exceptional lives. Their example and message gained weight due to the authenticity of their lives.

2. A writer can do whatever he wants with his life if all he does in inform, entertain, or even educate his audience. However, such contradictions cannot be tolerated by the author, who sets out to reform public life through his writing. His influence was ten thousand times greater while he was in person, and the power of his words and speech significantly increased after he was released than it had been prior to his confinement.

3. After that, he turned his attention to raising people's political consciousness through the publication of two weekly newspapers, both of which he owned and edited. The Mahratta, published in English, and Kesari, also known as 'The Lion', published in Marathi. Tilak became well-known for his harsh criticisms of British rule and of moderated nationalists who advocated social and political reform along. Western line and constitutional lines through those newspapers. He was of the opinion that social reform would only serve to divert attention from the political struggle for independence.

Correct Answer: (d) Only 3
Solution:उपरोक्त निष्कर्ष को अध्ययन करने के बाद यह अनुमान लगाया जा सकता है कि निष्कर्ष (3) में दिया गया वक्तव्य उपयुक्त है अन्य विकल्प सही नही है। अतः विकल्प (d) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।

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

I thought that the task would be difficult but it was very easy.

Correct Answer: (b) A piece of cake
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के रेखांकित शब्द 'very easy' के लिए उपयुक्त Idiom 'A piece of cake' (बहुत आसान) होगा। अतः विकल्प (b) सही है।

67. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given proverb.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Correct Answer: (a) People who lack good sense will make rash decisions without much thought.
Solution:उपरोक्त Proverb (कहावत) 'Fools rush in where angels Fear to treat' (जहाँ देवदूत जाने से डरते है, वहाँ मूर्ख लोग दौड़ पड़ते है) के लिए विकल्प (a) People who lack good sense will make rash decision without much thought उर्पयुक्त व्याख्या करता है। अतः विकल्प (a) सही है।

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

Mir Osman Ali Khan was the seventh and the Nizam of Hyderabad. He is believed to be the then richest man ........... the planet. He owned a fleet of Rolls Royce and used a Jacob diamond, now believed to be ........ ₹1,000 crore, as a paperweight.

Correct Answer: (d) on; worth
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के भाव के अनुसार रिक्त स्थान में क्रमशः 'on तथा worth' (कीमत) का प्रयोग होगा, क्योंकि on the planet (ग्रह के ऊपर) एवं worth (₹ 1,000 crore) उपयुक्त अर्थ दे रहा है।

Correct Sentence -

Mir Osmon Ali Khan was the seventh and the last Nizam of Hyderabad. He is believed to be the them richest man on the planet. He owned a fleet of Rolls Royce and used a Jacob diamond, now believed to be worth₹ 1,000 crore, as a paperweight.

69. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Children however, loved it for its size

B. But the little Pine wanted so very much to be a grown-up tree.

C. Out in the woods stood a nice little Pine tree

D. The place he had was a very good one; the sun shone on him, and round him grew many large-sized comrades, firs as well as pines.

Correct Answer: (a) CDBA
Solution:उपरोक्त Jumbled Sentences का उपयुक्त क्रम विकल्प (a) CDBA होगा।

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

His future at the company has been in a dangerous situation for the last couple of months.

Correct Answer: (c) Hanging by a thread
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के रेखांकित भाग 'in a dangerous sitaution' के लिए उपयुक्त Idiom, 'Hanging by a thread (बड़े खतरे में होना) substitute होगा, अतः विकल्प (c) सही है।