हरियाणा CET परीक्षा 5.11.2022 (Shift – II)

Total Questions: 100

51. Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.

Tiger is one of the key wildlife species in the faunal web. In 1973. the authorities realised that the tiger population had dwindled very fast. The major threats to tiger population are numerous such as poaching for trade, shrinking habitat, depletion of prey base species etc. The trade of tiger skins and the use of their bones in traditional medicines left the tiger population on the verge of extinction. Since India and Nepal provide habitat to about two-thirds of the surviving tiger population in the world, these two nations became prime targets for poaching and illegal trading. "Project Tiger", one of the well-publicised wildlife campaigns in the world, was launched in 1973. In India, Tiger conservation has been viewed not only as an effort to save the endangered species but also as a means of preserving biotype of sizeable magnitude.

The major threat to tiger populations is .......

Correct Answer: (1) Poaching for trade
Solution:Passage के अनुसार बाधों की आबादी के लिए बड़ा खतरा व्यापार के 'लिए अवैध शिकार है।

52. Which of the phrases given below should replace the phrase bold in the following sentence to make it grammatically correct?

"She showed courage in advocating policies which were not common acceptability then."

Correct Answer: (2) commonly acceptable then
Solution:common का adverb form commonly होता है और accept का adjective form acceptable होता है। यहाँ noun courage in advocating policies को modify करने के लिए commonly acceptable then का प्रयोग उचित होगा।

53. Choos the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.

Visitors in the garden are prohibited ........ walking on the grass.

Correct Answer: (3) from
Solution:Verb prohibit के बाद सामान्यतः preposition - from का प्रयोग किया जाता है। अतः prohibited from का प्रयोग उपयुक्त होगा।

54. Which one is the correct indirect narration of the following sentence?

He said, Two and three is five'.

Correct Answer: (4) He said that two and three is five.
Solution:यदि reporting verb past tense में हो और reported speech में universal truth का प्रयोग हो तो हम universal truth वाले वाक्य में कोई भी बदलाव नहीं करते हैं।
• 'two and three' को singular subject माना जाता है।

55. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option given below.

He was advised ......... the seminar without preparation.

Correct Answer: (3) not to attend
Solution:Verb advise, agree, allow, decide आदि कुछ ऐसे verbs है जिनके बाद infinitive (to+ V¹) का प्रयोग किया जाता है। अतः not to attend का प्रयोग उपयुक्त होगा।

56. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the bold idiom.

He had a hair-breadth escape from the accident

Correct Answer: (4) narrow
Solution:Hair breadth (Phrase) = थोड़ा अन्तर, बाल-बाल, बहुत कम दूरी (a very small distance or amount; the smallest possible distance).

The car only missed us by a hair's breadth.

57. Life history of a man written by himself is called ........ .

Correct Answer: (4) Autobiography
Solution:Autobiography (Noun) = आत्मकथा (life history of a man written by himself is called autobiography).

Calligraphy (Noun) = हस्तलिपि (decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering).

Biography (Noun) = जीवन-वृत्तांत, जीवनी (an account of someone's life written by someone else).

58. Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the given word.

Prosaic

Correct Answer: (3) Uninspiring
Solution:Prosaic (Adjective) = नीरस, मामूली, तत्वहीन (not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; lacking wit or imagination).

Uninspiring (Adjective) = उत्तसाह या रुचि पैदा न करने वाला, फीका (not producing excitement or interest).

Cunning (Adjective) = मक्कार, शातिर, धुर्त (skill in achieving one's ends by deceit; crafty, deceitful).

Patriotic (Adjective) = देश-भक्त, देशभक्तिपूर्ण (having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country).

Poetic (Adjective) = कवित्वपूर्ण, पुरजोश (relating to or used in poetry, zealous.

अतः Prosaic का उचित synonym Uninspiring है।

59. Find out the correctly spelt word.

Correct Answer: (1) thesaurus
Solution:सही spelling thesaurus होता है जिसका मतलब पर्याय-शब्दकोश होता है।

60. Find out the correctly spelt word.

Correct Answer: (4) pretentiousness
Solution:सही spelling pretentiousness होता है जिसका मतलब दिखावटीपन, दिखावा होता है।