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

Total Questions: 100

71. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

A. They were cheered by the crowds who gathered outside the palace and in The Mall, the avenue leading up to it.

B. The air display of some 70 military aircraft, following a 41-gun salute from nearby Green Park in central London, came after bad weather cut short a planned fly-past at Charles's coronation on May 6.

C. Britain's royal family rounded off King Charles III's inaugural birthday parade Saturday with a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace to watch a spectacular fly-past.

D. It ended with the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force's aerobatic display team, trailing red, white and blue vapours.

Correct Answer: (d) CABD
Solution:दिये गये paragraph के अनुसार correct, Meaningful and coherent order विकल्प (d) 'CABD' होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है, अतः विकल्प (d) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

72. Identify the correct substitute for the bracketed segment.

(Jim had quickly) realized that he had lost the keys.

Correct Answer: (d) Jim quickly
Solution:दिये गये वाक्य के bracket segment 'Jim had quickly' के स्थान पर 'Jim quickly' होगा। क्योंकि दूसरा वाक्य Past Perfect में है, तो पहली Clause 'Past Indefinite' में होगी।

Correct Sentence:

Jim quickly realised that he had lost the keys. अतः विकल्प (d) सही होगा।

73. Choose the most logical order of the words from among the four given choices to construct a sentence:

A. in his coat pocket

B. he forget

C. Lest

D. she put the key

Correct Answer: (b) CBDA
Solution:दिये गये word का logical order of the construct a sentence विकल्प (b) 'CBDA' होगा, अतः विकल्प (b) सही है।

74. Choose the most appropriate one-word substitution for "A person who shows people their seats?"

Correct Answer: (c) guard
Solution:दिये गये वाक्यांश (phrase) 'A person who shows people their seats' के लिए one word 'usher' (द्वारपाल) होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है। अतः विकल्प (b) सही उत्तर है। जबकि आयोग ने इसका उत्तर (c) माना है, जो संदेहास्पद है।

75. Choose the most suitable word to complete the below sentences:

Individual rights and choices are being ....... by hooligans who claim to protect community interests, a trend that is a serious threat to the rule of law and social harmony.

Correct Answer: (a) Trampled upon
Solution:दिये गये वाक्य के रिक्त स्थान में विकल्प 'trampled upon' (रौंद डाला) का प्रयोग होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।

Complete Sentence:

Individual rights the choices are being trampled upon by hooligans who claim to protect community interest. I trend that is serious threat to the rule of law and social harmony.

अतः विकल्प (a) सही है।

76. Identify the most suitable synonym for "demand" from below options in the same context as perused in the passage:

Refer the above passage and answer the Questions.

Few industries out their sustainability credentials more forcefully than the fashion industry. Products ranging from swimsuits to wedding dresses are marked as carbon positive, organic, or vegan while yoga mats made from mushrooms and sneakers from sugar cane dot retail shelves. New business models including recyling, resale, rental, reuse, and repair are sold as environmental life savers.

The sad truth however is that all this experimentatation and supposed "innovation" in the fashion industry over the past 25 years have failed to lessen its planetary impact a loud wake-up call for those who hope that voluntary efforts can successfully address climate change and other major challenges facing society.

Take the production of shirts and shoes, which has more than doubled in the past quarter century three quarters end up burned or buried in landfills. This feels like a personal failure of sorts. The reasons for the industry's sustainability letdown are complicated. Pressure for unrelenting growth summed with consumer demand for cheap, fast fashion has been a major contributor. So too are the related facts that real prices for footwear and apparel have halved since 1990 with most new items made from non-biodegradable petroleum-based synthetics.

Correct Answer: (a) Requirement
Solution:दिये गये word 'Demand' (माँग) का synonym 'Requirement' (माँग) होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्पों के भिन्न अर्थ है-

Request - विनती

Inquire - जाँच-पड़ताल करना

Command - आदेश

अतः विकल्प सही (a) है।

77. Identify the suitable title for the passage:

Refer the above passage and answer the Questions.

Few industries out their sustainability credentials more forcefully than the fashion industry. Products ranging from swimsuits to wedding dresses are marked as carbon positive, organic, or vegan while yoga mats made from mushrooms and sneakers from sugar cane dot retail shelves. New business models including recyling, resale, rental, reuse, and repair are sold as environmental life savers.

The sad truth however is that all this experimentatation and supposed "innovation" in the fashion industry over the past 25 years have failed to lessen its planetary impact a loud wake-up call for those who hope that voluntary efforts can successfully address climate change and other major challenges facing society.

Take the production of shirts and shoes, which has more than doubled in the past quarter century three quarters end up burned or buried in landfills. This feels like a personal failure of sorts. The reasons for the industry's sustainability letdown are complicated. Pressure for unrelenting growth summed with consumer demand for cheap, fast fashion has been a major contributor. So too are the related facts that real prices for footwear and apparel have halved since 1990 with most new items made from non-biodegradable petroleum-based synthetics.

Correct Answer: (b) The myth of sustainable fashion
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार suitable title 'The Myth of sustainable fashion' होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।

अतः विकल्प (b) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

78. Identify the inferences drawn from the passage:

Refer the above passage and answer the Questions.

Few industries out their sustainability credentials more forcefully than the fashion industry. Products ranging from swimsuits to wedding dresses are marked as carbon positive, organic, or vegan while yoga mats made from mushrooms and sneakers from sugar cane dot retail shelves. New business models including recyling, resale, rental, reuse, and repair are sold as environmental life savers.

The sad truth however is that all this experimentatation and supposed "innovation" in the fashion industry over the past 25 years have failed to lessen its planetary impact a loud wake-up call for those who hope that voluntary efforts can successfully address climate change and other major challenges facing society.

Take the production of shirts and shoes, which has more than doubled in the past quarter century three quarters end up burned or buried in landfills. This feels like a personal failure of sorts. The reasons for the industry's sustainability letdown are complicated. Pressure for unrelenting growth summed with consumer demand for cheap, fast fashion has been a major contributor. So too are the related facts that real prices for footwear and apparel have halved since 1990 with most new items made from non-biodegradable petroleum-based synthetics.

Correct Answer: (c) Voluntary efforts alone cannot address climate change and other major challenges facing society and the government needs to step in to force companies to pay for their negative impact on the planet.
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार विकल्प (c) सही है। Voluntary efforts alone cannot address climate change and other major challenges facing society and the government needs to step in to force companies to pay for their negative impact on the planet.

अतः विकल्प (c) सही है।

79. Identify the central theme of the passage:

Refer the above passage and answer the Questions.

Few industries out their sustainability credentials more forcefully than the fashion industry. Products ranging from swimsuits to wedding dresses are marked as carbon positive, organic, or vegan while yoga mats made from mushrooms and sneakers from sugar cane dot retail shelves. New business models including recyling, resale, rental, reuse, and repair are sold as environmental life savers.

The sad truth however is that all this experimentatation and supposed "innovation" in the fashion industry over the past 25 years have failed to lessen its planetary impact a loud wake-up call for those who hope that voluntary efforts can successfully address climate change and other major challenges facing society.

Take the production of shirts and shoes, which has more than doubled in the past quarter century three quarters end up burned or buried in landfills. This feels like a personal failure of sorts. The reasons for the industry's sustainability letdown are complicated. Pressure for unrelenting growth summed with consumer demand for cheap, fast fashion has been a major contributor. So too are the related facts that real prices for footwear and apparel have halved since 1990 with most new items made from non-biodegradable petroleum-based synthetics.

Correct Answer: (b) Sustainability in fashion industry
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार passage की central theme 'Sustainability in fashion industry' होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है। अतः विकल्प (b) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।

80. What is the meaning of innovation?

Refer the above passage and answer the Questions.

Few industries out their sustainability credentials more forcefully than the fashion industry. Products ranging from swimsuits to wedding dresses are marked as carbon positive, organic, or vegan while yoga mats made from mushrooms and sneakers from sugar cane dot retail shelves. New business models including recyling, resale, rental, reuse, and repair are sold as environmental life savers.

The sad truth however is that all this experimentatation and supposed "innovation" in the fashion industry over the past 25 years have failed to lessen its planetary impact a loud wake-up call for those who hope that voluntary efforts can successfully address climate change and other major challenges facing society.

Take the production of shirts and shoes, which has more than doubled in the past quarter century three quarters end up burned or buried in landfills. This feels like a personal failure of sorts. The reasons for the industry's sustainability letdown are complicated. Pressure for unrelenting growth summed with consumer demand for cheap, fast fashion has been a major contributor. So too are the related facts that real prices for footwear and apparel have halved since 1990 with most new items made from non-biodegradable petroleum-based synthetics.

Correct Answer: (b) New idea or method
Solution:दिये गये passage के अनुसार "The meaning of innovation का meaning 'New Idea or method' होगा, जबकि अन्य विकल्प असंगत है, अतः विकल्प (b) अभीष्ट उत्तर है।