HSSC Cet Exam 05.11.2022 (Shift-II)

Total Questions: 100

51. The major threat to tiger populations is______.

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.

(1) Poaching for trade
(2) Industrialization
(3) Lack of Tiger Reserves
(4) No Government policy
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (1) Poaching for trade

Solution:According to the passage the major threat to tiger population is poaching for trade.

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

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

(1) common in acceptability than
(2) commonly acceptable then
(3) commonly accepted then
(4) then common acceptability
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (2) commonly acceptable then

Solution:The adverb form of common is commonly and the adjective form of accept is acceptable. Hence, commonly acceptable then will be the right usage.

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

Visitors in the garden are prohibited_______ walking on the grass.

(1) for
(2) to
(3) from
(4) with
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (3) from

Solution:The verb prohibit is usually followed by preposition - 'from'. Hence, prohibited from will be the right usage.

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

He said, "Two and three is five'.

(1) He said that two and three was five.
(2) He said that two and three were five.
(3) He said that two and three are five.
(4) He said that two and three is five.
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) He said that two and three is five.

Solution:If the reporting verb is in past tense and the universal truth is used in the reported speech, we do not make any change in the sentence with universal truth in indirect speech.

'two and three' is considered singular subject.

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

He was advised_____ the seminar without preparation.

(1) not be attended
(2) to not to attend
(3) not to attend
(4) to not attend
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (3) not to attend

Solution:The verbs such as advise, agree, allow, decide, etc. are usually followed by an infinitive (to + V¹). Hence, 'not to attend' will be the right usage.

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

He had a hair-breadth escape from the accident.

(1) fighting
(2) impractical
(3) very safe
(4) narrow
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) narrow

Solution:Hair breadth (Phrase) = 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_____

(1) Calligraphy
(2) Bibilography
(3) Biography
(4) Autobiography
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) Autobiography

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

Calligraphy (Noun) = decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.

Biography (Noun) = 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

(1) Cunning
(2) Patriotic
(3) Uninspiring
(4) Poetic
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (3) Uninspiring

Solution:Prosaic (Adjective) = not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; lacking wit or imagination.

Uninspiring (Adjective) = not producing excitement or interest.

Curring (Adjective) = skill in achieving one's ends by deceit; crafty, deceitful.

Patriotic (Adjective) = having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country.

Poetic (Adjective) = relating to or used in poetry; zealous.

Hence, Uninspiring is the synonym of Prosaic.

59. Find out the correctly spelt word.

(1) thesaurus
(2) thesoraus
(3) thasaurus
(4) thisaurus
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (1) thesaurus

Solution:The correctly spelt word is thesaurous which means a book containing a classified list of synonyms.

60. Find out the correctly spelt word.

(1) prettentiousness
(2) pretantiosness
(3) pretantiousness
(4) pretentiousness
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) pretentiousness

Solution:The correctly spelt word is pretentiousness which means behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth.

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