हरियाणा शिक्षा विभाग क्लर्क परीक्षा 2016

Total Questions: 100

1. Out of the given alternatives select the one that best expresses the meaning of the word.

"EXORBITANT"

Correct Answer: (3) Excessive
Solution:Exorbitant (Adjective) = अतिशय, अत्यधिक (excessive; much too high price).

वाक्य में प्रयोग देखें :

Prices are exorbitant in this shop.

2. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase:

If you have a 'long face', you look ____

Correct Answer: (2) sad
Solution:Pull, wear, have etc. a long face = (to have) an unhappy or disappointed expression.

3. Read the following passage and answer the given questions. Books are, by far, the most lasting product of human effort. Temples crumble into rain, pictures and statues decay, but books survive. Time does not destroy the great thoughts which are as free today as when they first passed through their author's mind. These thoughts speak to us through the printed page. The only effort of time has been to throw out of currency the bad products. Nothing in literature which is not good can live for long. Good books have already helped man in various spheres of life. No wonder that the world keeps its books with great care.

Of the products of human effort, books are the most :

Correct Answer: (2) Permanent
Solution:Books are the most lasting product.

4. Books are, by far, the most lasting product of human effort. Temples crumble into rain, pictures and statues decay, but books survive. Time does not destroy the great thoughts which are as free today as when they first passed through their author's mind. These thoughts speak to us through the printed page. The only effort of time has been to throw out of currency the bad products. Nothing in literature which is not good can live for long. Good books have already helped man in various spheres of life. No wonder that the world keeps its books with great care.

Time does not destroy books because they contain:

Correct Answer: (4) Great ideas
Solution:Time does not destroy the great thoughts.

5. Books are, by far, the most lasting product of human effort. Temples crumble into rain, pictures and statues decay, but books survive. Time does not destroy the great thoughts which are as free today as when they first passed through their author's mind. These thoughts speak to us through the printed page. The only effort of time has been to throw out of currency the bad products. Nothing in literature which is not good can live for long. Good books have already helped man in various spheres of life. No wonder that the world keeps its books with great care.

'To throw out of currency' means:

Correct Answer: (2) Put out of use
Solution:To throw out of currency = put out of use

वाक्य में प्रयोग देखें :

The qualification has gained currency all over the world. Bad products are thrown out of currency.

6. Books are, by far, the most lasting product of human effort. Temples crumble into rain, pictures and statues decay, but books survive. Time does not destroy the great thoughts which are as free today as when they first passed through their author's mind. These thoughts speak to us through the printed page. The only effort of time has been to throw out of currency the bad products. Nothing in literature which is not good can live for long. Good books have already helped man in various spheres of life. No wonder that the world keeps its books with great care.

The world keeps its books with care because:

Correct Answer: (4) They help us in various spheres of life
Solution:They help us in various spheres of life.

7. Books are, by far, the most lasting product of human effort. Temples crumble into rain, pictures and statues decay, but books survive. Time does not destroy the great thoughts which are as free today as when they first passed through their author's mind. These thoughts speak to us through the printed page. The only effort of time has been to throw out of currency the bad products. Nothing in literature which is not good can live for long. Good books have already helped man in various spheres of life. No wonder that the world keeps its books with great care.

The synonym of the word decay is

Correct Answer: (3) waste
Solution:Decay (Noun) = क्षय, अपक्षय (gradual destruction; result of being destroyed by natural causes; waste).

वाक्य में प्रयोग देखें :

The landlord had let the building fall into decay.

8. Out of the given alternatives select the one that best expresses the meaning of the word.

"COUNTERMAND"

Correct Answer: (2) cancel
Solution:Countermand (Verb) = प्रत्यादेश देना, रद्द करना (to cancel an order that has been given, especially by giving a different order; to revoke by a contrary order).

वाक्य में प्रयोग देखें :

Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

9. Choose the most appropriate word out of the four alternatives given below:

Saira was musing ____ memories of the past.

Correct Answer: (2) on
Solution:Muse = to think carefully about something; ponder.

वाक्य में प्रयोग देखें :

I sat quietly musing on the events of the day.

10. Choose the most appropriate word out of the four alternatives given below:

The news reports had been ____ censored.

Correct Answer: (1) heavily
Solution:An adverb modifies a verb.