दिल्ली अधीनस्थ सेवा चयन बोर्ड परीक्षा, 2023 घरेलू विज्ञान शिक्षक 6-07-2023 (Shift-II)

Total Questions: 100

71. 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. In my Computer Science class once I gave a problem to my students.

B. When I brought my solution to class, my students wanted to check it.

C. This problem was very difficult and I myself took almost a week to solve it.

D. I gave my diskette to one of them, Nalini, and said, "Please copy this program on your diskette and return mine."

Correct Answer: (c) ACBD
Solution:उपरोक्त Jumbled Sentences की उपयुक्त क्रम विकल्प (c) ACBD होग।

72. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank. The food was in .................... (paucity) and everybody ate to their fill.

Correct Answer: (a) abundance
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के रिक्त स्थान में brackted word 'paucity' (कमी) का antonym word 'abundance' (प्रचुरता) का प्रयोग होगा। जबकि अन्य विकल्प भिन्न अर्थ दे रहें है।

Shortage - कमी

Dearth - दुर्भिक्ष, अभाव

Absence - अनुपस्थिति

Correct Sentence-

The food was in abundance (paucity) and everyday ate to their fill.

अतः विकल्प (a) सही है।

73. 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. A wedding is a great event in everyone's life.

B. In India, it is done with a great deal of ceremony.

C. Later it came down to three days, then two days and now it is for a day.

D. In the olden days, the wedding celebrations used to carry on for a week.

Correct Answer: (a) ABDC
Solution:उपरोक्त Jumbled Sentence का उचित अनुक्रम विकल्प (a) ABDC होगा।

74. Select the option that can substitute the underlined word in the given proverb correctly. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution required'.

People can't be choosers.

Correct Answer: (b) Beggars
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के रेखांकित भाग 'people' के स्थान पर 'Beggars' का प्रयोग होगा। क्योंकि - उचित Proved ■(कहावत) "Beggars Can't be choosers" (दान की बछिया के दांत नहीं गिने जाते) होगा। जबकि अन्य विकल्प भिन्न अर्थ दे रहें है।

Destitute - निराश्रित

Needy - जरूरतमंद

अतः विकल्प (b) सही है।

75. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it. select 'No substitution required'. Last Sunday, a group of migratory birds arrived at the Old Zoo and settled on the trees growing in the marshes.

Correct Answer: (a) flock
Solution:उपरोक्त वाक्य के रेखांकित भाग 'Group' (समूह) के स्थान पर 'flock' (पशु/पक्षी का समूह) का प्रयोग होगा। क्योंकि Flock का प्रयोग भेड़, बकरी और पक्षियों के समूह के लिए किया जाता है।

Pack = लपेटना + भारवाही पशु

Herd - जानवरो (गाय, हाथी) का समूह

Correct Sentence-

Last Sunday, a flock of migratory birds arrived at the old Zoo and settled on the trees growing in the marshes.

अतः विकल्प (a) सही है।

76. "and has equipped them with all India-specific enhancements." Here, the word 'enhancement' means all the following EXCEPT:

Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

On 15 December 2022, the 36th and the last Rafale fighter jet landed in India after taking off from France, the Indian Air Force said on Thursday. "The last of the 36 IAF Rafale aircraft landed in India after a quick en- route mid-air refueling from a UAE Air Force tanker aircraft after taking off from France to reach India," ANI quoted Indian Air Force (IAF) officials as saying. The deal was signed for 36 planes out of which 35 have already been delivered and stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal. The 36th aircraft has been provided to the Indian side by France with all its spares and other parts replaced as it was being used for developmental activities, the officials added.

Out of 36 Rafale jets, 30 will be fighter jets and six will be trainers. The trainer jets will be twin-seater and they will have almost all the features of the fighter jets. On the other hand, the Indian Air Force has been upgrading the planes to the highest standards and has equipped them with all India-specific enhancements. The multirole Rafale jets, built by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, are known for air-superiority and precision strikes. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on 29 July 2020, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of ₹59,000 crore, according to a PT I report. It was inducted into the IAF after the border issue intensified with China and it was operating over Ladakh within a week. The Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia The Rafale jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and Scalp cruise missile will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.

Correct Answer: (b) reduction
Solution:उपरोक्त Passage के अनुसार Word 'Enhancement' (वृद्धि/वर्धन) के सब समानार्थी शब्द है केवल विकल्प (b) Reduction (कमी/छंटनी) को छोड़कर। अतः विकल्प (b) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।

Enrichment - समृद्ध

Improvement - उन्नति/संशोधन

Augmentation - वृद्धि/आवर्धन

77. How many Rafale jets will serve as fighter jets in the Indian Air Force?

Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

On 15 December 2022, the 36th and the last Rafale fighter jet landed in India after taking off from France, the Indian Air Force said on Thursday. "The last of the 36 IAF Rafale aircraft landed in India after a quick en- route mid-air refueling from a UAE Air Force tanker aircraft after taking off from France to reach India," ANI quoted Indian Air Force (IAF) officials as saying. The deal was signed for 36 planes out of which 35 have already been delivered and stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal. The 36th aircraft has been provided to the Indian side by France with all its spares and other parts replaced as it was being used for developmental activities, the officials added.

Out of 36 Rafale jets, 30 will be fighter jets and six will be trainers. The trainer jets will be twin-seater and they will have almost all the features of the fighter jets. On the other hand, the Indian Air Force has been upgrading the planes to the highest standards and has equipped them with all India-specific enhancements. The multirole Rafale jets, built by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, are known for air-superiority and precision strikes. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on 29 July 2020, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of ₹59,000 crore, according to a PT I report. It was inducted into the IAF after the border issue intensified with China and it was operating over Ladakh within a week. The Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia The Rafale jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and Scalp cruise missile will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.

Correct Answer: (a) 30
Solution:उपरोक्त Passage के अनुसार, '30' Rafale jets will serve as fighter jets in the Indian Air Force. अतः विकल्प (a) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।

78. What is the main theme of the passage?

Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

On 15 December 2022, the 36th and the last Rafale fighter jet landed in India after taking off from France, the Indian Air Force said on Thursday. "The last of the 36 IAF Rafale aircraft landed in India after a quick en- route mid-air refueling from a UAE Air Force tanker aircraft after taking off from France to reach India," ANI quoted Indian Air Force (IAF) officials as saying. The deal was signed for 36 planes out of which 35 have already been delivered and stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal. The 36th aircraft has been provided to the Indian side by France with all its spares and other parts replaced as it was being used for developmental activities, the officials added.

Out of 36 Rafale jets, 30 will be fighter jets and six will be trainers. The trainer jets will be twin-seater and they will have almost all the features of the fighter jets. On the other hand, the Indian Air Force has been upgrading the planes to the highest standards and has equipped them with all India-specific enhancements. The multirole Rafale jets, built by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, are known for air-superiority and precision strikes. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on 29 July 2020, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of ₹59,000 crore, according to a PT I report. It was inducted into the IAF after the border issue intensified with China and it was operating over Ladakh within a week. The Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia The Rafale jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and Scalp cruise missile will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.

Correct Answer: (d) The arrival of the last Rafale jet in India
Solution:उपरोक्त Passage के अनुसार, The main theme of the passage is "The arrival of the last Rafale jets in India" अन्य विकल्प उपयुक्त नहीं है, अतः विकल्प (d) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।

79. The above passage is a/an .................... .

Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

On 15 December 2022, the 36th and the last Rafale fighter jet landed in India after taking off from France, the Indian Air Force said on Thursday. "The last of the 36 IAF Rafale aircraft landed in India after a quick en- route mid-air refueling from a UAE Air Force tanker aircraft after taking off from France to reach India," ANI quoted Indian Air Force (IAF) officials as saying. The deal was signed for 36 planes out of which 35 have already been delivered and stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal. The 36th aircraft has been provided to the Indian side by France with all its spares and other parts replaced as it was being used for developmental activities, the officials added.

Out of 36 Rafale jets, 30 will be fighter jets and six will be trainers. The trainer jets will be twin-seater and they will have almost all the features of the fighter jets. On the other hand, the Indian Air Force has been upgrading the planes to the highest standards and has equipped them with all India-specific enhancements. The multirole Rafale jets, built by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, are known for air-superiority and precision strikes. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on 29 July 2020, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of ₹59,000 crore, according to a PT I report. It was inducted into the IAF after the border issue intensified with China and it was operating over Ladakh within a week. The Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia The Rafale jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons. European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and Scalp cruise missile will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.

Correct Answer: (b) newspaper report
Solution:उपरोक्त Passage के अनुसार, The above passage is 'newspaper report' होगा। अन्य विकल्प उपयुक्त नहीं है। अतः विकल्प (b) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।

80. Which of the following were acquired from Russia before the acquisition of Rafale jets?

Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

On 15 December 2022, the 36th and the last Rafale fighter jet landed in India after taking off from France, the Indian Air Force said on Thursday. "The last of the 36 IAF Rafale aircraft landed in India after a quick en- route mid-air refueling from a UAE Air Force tanker aircraft after taking off from France to reach India," ANI quoted Indian Air Force (IAF) officials as saying.

The deal was signed for 36 planes out of which 35 have already been delivered and stationed at Ambala, Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal. The 36th aircraft has been provided to the Indian side by France with all its spares and other parts replaced as it was being used for developmental activities, the officials added.

Out of 36 Rafale jets, 30 will be fighter jets and six will be trainers. The trainer jets will be twin-seater and they will have almost all the features of the fighter jets. On the other hand, the Indian Air Force has been upgrading the planes to the highest standards and has equipped them with all India-specific enhancements.

The multirole Rafale jets, built by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, are known for air-superiority and precision strikes. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on 29 July 2020, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of ₹59,000 crore, according to a PT I report.

It was inducted into the IAF after the border issue intensified with China and it was operating over Ladakh within a week. The Rafale jets are India's first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 years after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia The Rafale jets are capable of carrying a range of potent weapons.

European missile maker MBDA's Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and Scalp cruise missile will be the mainstay of the weapons package of the Rafale jets.

Correct Answer: (b) Sukhoi
Solution:उपरोक्त Passage के अनुसार, Sukhoi were acquired from Russia before the acquisition of Rafale jets. अतः विकल्प (b) उपयुक्त उत्तर होगा।