Bihar Upper Primary Teacher 2023: TRE 2.0, Class 6 to 8, English
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22/MIV/M–2023–01 Booklet Series
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LANGUAGE, GENERAL STUDIES AND ENGLISH
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PART—I
( LANGUAGE )
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2) : Fill in 5. If it is May, then the previous
the blanks with suitable articles like month was
‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ : (A) April
1. _____ beauty is a gift of God. (B) March
(A) The (C) June
(B) A (D) More than one of the above
(C) An (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 6. Spring comes before
2. Rajan is selected as _____ MBBS (A) winter
doctor. (B) rain
(A) the (C) autumn
(B) a (D) More than one of the above
(C) an
(E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
7. What we call the father of our
mother?
3. Which of the following is not
a part of grocery store? (A) Grandfather
(A) Cereals (B) Greatgrandfather
(B) Oil (C) Maternal grandfather
(C) Leather
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
4. Which of the following is not 8. Sister’s daughter is called as
a continent? (A) niece
(A) Asia (B) sibling
(B) Australia
(C) cousin
(C) Arab
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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PART—II
( GENERAL STUDIES )
31. Which of the following cannot be 33. In a school, students decided to
the probability of an event? plant trees in and around the
school to reduce air pollution. It
was decided that the number of
(A) 0·7 trees that each section of each
class will plant will be double of
the class in which they are
(B) –0·7
studying. If there are 1 to 12
classes in the school and each
(C) 1·2 class has two sections, find how
many trees were planted by
students.
(D) More than one of the above
(A) 312
(E) None of the above (B) 310
(C) 308
(D) More than one of the above
32. A cycle is sold at a gain of 16%. (E) None of the above
Had it been sold for R 100 more,
the gain would have been 20%.
The cost price of the cycle is
(A) R 1,500 34. Find the points on y-axis which
is equidistant from the points
(-5, 2) and (9, -2).
(B) R 2,275
(A) (0, -5)
(C) R 2,500 (B) (-7, 0)
(C) (0, -7)
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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35. In a DABC, if AB = 16 cm, 37. In a New Year, Dev saved R 50 in
BC = 12 cm and AC = 20 cm, the first week and then
then DABC is increased his weekly savings by
R 17·50. If in the n-th week, his
weekly saving becomes R 207·50,
(A) acute-angled then find the value of n.
(B) right-angled (A) 20
(C) obtuse-angled (B) 15
(D) More than one of the above (C) 10
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
38. The base of a right-angled
triangle measures 48 cm and its
36. Which of the following is an hypotenuse measures 50 cm.
irrational number? Find the area of the triangle.
(A) 3·141141114… (A) 336 cm 2
(B) 3·1416 (B) 330 cm 2
(C) 3.1416 (C) 360 cm 2
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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39. On a rainy day 42. Which of the following is not
electromagnetic?
(A) dry and wet bulb
thermometers show (A) Gamma rays
identical readings
(B) Alpha rays
(B) dry bulb thermometer
shows lower reading than (C) X-rays
wet bulb thermometer
(D) More than one of the above
(C) dry bulb thermometer
shows higher reading than (E) None of the above
wet thermometer
(D) More than one of the above 43. The radius of the n-th stationary
(E) None of the above orbit of hydrogen atom is
proportional to
1
(A)
40. Which of the following gases is n2
considered as atmospheric
pollutant?
1
(B)
(A) Argon n
(B) Oxygen
(C) n 2
(C) Sulpher dioxide
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
41. The process in which oxidation 44. In how many steps CO 2 is
number decreases is known as released in aerobic respiration?
(A) reduction (A) One
(B) oxidation (B) Six
(C) redox reaction (C) Three
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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45. The filtration unit in human 47. Consider the following
kidney is called as statements :
1. Chandrayaan-3 is not an
(A) Nephron important space mission of
India.
(B) Neutron 2. Vikram Lander and Pragyan
Rover sent with
Chandrayaan-3 have not
(C) Neuron performed their function
properly.
(D) More than one of the above 3. India is at the fourth place
in the list of countries that
have landed a spacecraft on
(E) None of the above the moon.
Which of the above statement(s)
is/are correct
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 2
(D) More than one of the above
46. In Tachycardia, the heat rate (E) None of the above
becomes
(A) slow 48. Who built the statue of
Mahatma Gandhi installed at
the United Nations
(B) normal Headquarters?
(A) Ram Sirtej
(C) fast
(B) Ram Sutar
(C) Ram Paul
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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49. Which one of the following was 52. Who organized the ‘Azad Dasta’?
not among the three countries
for which the Nobel Foundation (A) Vinoba Bhave
reversed its invitation policy and
invited them for its 2023 events? (B) Jayaprakash Narayan
(A) Russia
(C) Jwala Prasad
(B) Iran
(C) Belarus (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
50. Which one of the following was
53. When was the Salt Movement
not on the panel of the former
started in Bihar?
Judges of High Court appointed
by the Supreme Court of India
(A) April 1930
in August 2023 to oversee relief
and rehabilitation in Manipur? (B) April 1932
(A) Justice Gyan Sudha Misra
(B) Justice Gita Mittal (C) March 1930
(C) Justice Shalini P. Joshi (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
51. Who became the youngest-ever
senior world champion and the 54. Which State Cabinet recently
first Indian to win an individual approved ‘Mission Shakti
compound gold medal at the Scooter Yojana’?
World Archery Championships
held in Berlin, Germany, in (A) Gujarat
August 2023?
(B) Bihar
(A) Jyothi Surekha Vennam
(B) Aditi Swami (C) Odisha
(C) Parneet Kaur
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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55. Which of the following is used to 59. The driest place in India is
measure the intensity of
(A) Leh
earthquake?
(B) Bikaner
(A) Richter scale
(C) Jaisalmer
(B) Mercalli scale
(D) More than one of the above
(C) Great harbour wave
(E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
60. Which of the following is a Zaid
crop?
56. ‘Leaching’ process is related to
(A) Moong
(A) regions of hevy rainfall
(B) Urad
(B) minerals and soil
(C) Watermelon
(C) roots of plants
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
61. Magadha and Anga plains are
57. How many States of India have
parts of which of the following?
common border with Pakistan
and Bangladesh? (A) Upper Ganga Valley
(A) 6 (B) Middle Ganga Valley
(B) 5 (C) Lower Ganga Valley
(C) 7 (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
62. Himalayan Brown bear, wild
58. Which State of India is the Asiatic buffalo, desert fox are
highest producer of Millets? examples of
(A) Rajasthan (A) rare species
(B) Maharashtra (B) extinct species
(C) Tamil Nadu (C) endangered species
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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63. Raj Kumar Shukla persuaded 67. Who wrote the play Neel Darpan
which leader to come to Bihar describing the plight of the
and lead their movement? Indigo cultivators of Bengal and
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru Bihar?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) J. B. Kripalani
(B) Acharya Kripalani
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dinabandhu Mitra
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
64. Who wrote the book India 68. Who established the branch of
Divided? Anushilan Samiti at Patna in
(A) B. G. Tilak 1913?
(B) Rajendra Prasad (A) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(B) Bankim Chandra Mitra
(C) Penderel Moon
(C) Raghubir Singh
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
65. Who started Home Rule Leage in 69. Gaya Session of Indian National
1915? Congress was held in which
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale year?
(B) Annie Besant (A) 1922
(B) 1933
(C) G. S. Khaparde
(C) 1946
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
66. Who among the following ladies 70. The nationalist daily newspaper,
actively participated in the Salt The Indian Nation started its
Satyagraha in Bihar? publication in
(A) Shrimati Mira Devi (A) 1930
(B) Mrs. Hasan Imam (B) 1931
(C) Miss Gauri Das (C) 1940
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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PART—III
( ENGLISH )
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 95) : Read in Oxford; there are neighborly chats
the passages given below and answer between my father, who was in the air
the questions that follow. force and John Booth, a teacher, who
lived down the street; and there’s
Passage—1 documentation of my father’s pilot
training in the early 40s. I still have it
I don’t just read letters between others, all.
I exchange them too, mine written out
in longhand through many years of 71. The writer writes his letters in
practice. I wrote my first letters to my (A) pencil
parents, first to my father who lived
(B) Hindi
far away as I grew up, and then to
my mom when I left home. Our (C) longhand
correspondence continued until they (D) More than one of the above
each died. Today, the W of my (E) None of the above
signature is very much like my
mother’s and I think of her each time I 72. His first letter was written to his
sign something by hand. I always look (A) sister
forward to renewing my stash of
(B) friend
stamps, too. I maintain long-distance
friendships through letters, each (C) parents
peppered with illustrations for the (D) More than one of the above
reader; I’ve participated in prison (E) None of the above
pen-pal programs, writing to a mother
of three serving life for minor charges. 73. His letter W resembles his
I’ve even fallen in love through letters. (A) mother’s
After each of my parents died, I (B) teacher’s
travelled to their cities to handle
(C) father’s
arrangements and found saved letters
in their belongings, some from me, (D) More than one of the above
some about me, some simply telling (E) None of the above
each other about their lives over time.
I even found letters other people had 74. The letters of his parents _____
written to them. Through it all, I their lives to each other.
learned more about myself, about (A) criticized
them, and about the world around
(B) described
them at the time. There’s mention of
the founding of Greenpeace, where my (C) laughed
mom volunteered, located just around (D) More than one of the above
the corner from me on Banbury Road (E) None of the above
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75. The letters depicted the _____ 78. Parents are extra careful in
his parents lived in. protecting their small children
(A) house because
(B) world
(A) they cannot fend for
(C) city
themselves
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (B) they need psychological
guidance
Passage—2
(C) the environment is not
One of the unfortunate features of the natural
human condition is that the natural
exploratory behaviour of human (D) More than one of the above
infants has to be curtailed, especially
(E) None of the above
in conditions of civilization, where the
hazards of traffic, electricity, gas, stairs
and many other complex dangers have 79. The natural exploratory urge of
been added to those which are found in small children is essentially to
primitive, rural circumstances. We are
(A) grasp and master the
forced to overprotect our children
psychologically, because we live in an environment
artificial environment; and because (B) counter the trappings of
small children are ill-equipped to look civilization
after themselves when surrounded by
the dangerous trappings of civilization, (C) reduce the dangers of
we tend to guard them too carefully in traffic, electricity, gas, etc.
situations where this is not necessary.
(D) More than one of the above
76. According to the author, the
natural exploratory behaviour of (E) None of the above
infants is
(A) restricted in every society 80. The author sounds
(B) an unfortunate condition (A) supportive of parents who
(C) a dangerous choice overprotect their children
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (B) critical of parents who
overprotect their children
77. There are fewer and less
complex dangers for infants (C) non-committal about
(A) in our present-day society parents who overprotect
(B) in primitive rural cultures their children
(C) in artificial environment
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Passage—3 82. Surgeons in the early years of
this century, compared with
The need for surgical operation, modern ones
especially an emergency operation,
(A) had less to learn about
almost always comes as a severe shock
to the patient and his family. Despite surgery
modern advances, most people still (B) needed more knowledge
have an irrational fear of hospitals and (C) could perform every
anaesthetics. Patients do not often operation known today
believe they really need surgery—
(D) More than one of the above
cutting into a part of the body as
opposed to treatment with drugs. (E) None of the above
In the early years of this century, there 83. Open-heart surgery has been
was little specialization in surgery. A
possible
good surgeon was capable of
performing almost every operation that (A) since the invention of valves
had been devised up to that time. (B) only in the last fifty years
Today the situation is different. (C) from prehistoric times
Operations are now being carried out
that were not even dreamed of fifteen (D) More than one of the above
years ago. The heart can be safely (E) None of the above
opened and its valves repaired. Clogged
84. Modern surgeons
blood vessels can be cleaned out and
broken ones mended or replaced. A (A) do not like to perform
lung, the whole stomach, or even part operations of the new type
of the brain can be removed and still (B) are not as highly qualified
permit the patient to live a comfortable as the older ones
and satisfactory life. However, not every
surgeon wants to, or is qualified to, (C) are obliged to specialize
carry out every type of modern more than their predeces-
operation. sors
(D) More than one of the above
81. Most people are afraid of being
(E) None of the above
operated on
(A) in spite of improvements in 85. In modern surgery
modern surgery (A) it is impossible to use drugs
(B) because they think modern (B) you cannot operate on the
drugs are dangerous lungs
(C) because they do not believe (C) you can even remove a
they need anaesthetics portion of the brain
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Passage—4 87. Protein is important because
(A) it is the body-building
A strict vegetarian is a person who substance in food
never in his life eats anything derived
(B) it is good for health
from animals. The main objection to
vegetarianism on a long-term basis (C) it is not difficult to obtain
is the difficulty of getting enough from vegetables
protein—the body-building element in (D) More than one of the above
food. If you have ever been without (E) None of the above
meat or other animal foods for some
88. We feel weak when we go
days or weeks (say, for religious
without meat
reasons), you will have noticed that you
tend to get physically rather weak. You (A) because we are reducing
are glad when the fast is over and you our food intake
get your reward of a succulent meat (B) because we do not get
meal. enough protein
Proteins are built up from (C) because vegetables do not
approximately twenty food elements contain protein
called ‘amino acids’, which are found (D) More than one of the above
more abundantly in animal protein (E) None of the above
than in vegetable protein. This means
you have to eat a great deal of vegetable 89. Proteins are built up from
than animal food in order to get enough (A) about twenty different
of these amino acids. A great deal of the amino acids
vegetable food goes to waste in this (B) about twenty different
process and from the physiological vegetables
point of view there is not much to be (C) various fats and sugars
said in favour of life-long (D) More than one of the above
vegetarianism.
(E) None of the above
86. According to the passage, a 90. According to the author of the
strict vegetarian is a person who passage, physiologically life-long
vegetarianism may not be
(A) rarely eats animal products
desirable because
(B) sometimes eats eggs (A) it makes people very thin
(B) the body must process too
(C) never eats any animal
much waste
products
(C) the farmers lose money
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Passage—5 93. Why did Mr. Gupta go to the
restaurant?
When Mr. Deepak Gupta went to a (A) To have a meeting with the
restaurant one day to have coffee, he other man
left his coat near the door. There was (B) To have a cup of coffee
nothing in the pockets of the coat when (C) To meet the waiter
he left it, so he was very surprised (D) More than one of the above
when he took his coat after his meal (E) None of the above
and found the pockets full of jewelry. 94. Where did Mr. Gupta leave his
coat?
There was a waiter near the door. So
(A) On the chair
Mr. Gupta said to him, “Somebody has (B) In the dining room
made a mistake. He has put some (C) Near the door
jewelry in my coat. Take it and when he (D) More than one of the above
comes back, give it to him.” The waiter (E) None of the above
took it and went away. Suddenly 95. The mistake was made by
another man came in with a coat just (A) Mr. Gupta
like Mr. Gupta’s. “I made a mistake”, (B) the waiter
said the man. “I took your coat. Please (C) the manager
give me my coat and the jewelry.” (D) More than one of the above
Mr. Gupta answered, “I gave the jewelry (E) None of the above
to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
Directions (Q. Nos. 96 and 97) :
91. Mr. Deepak Gupta gave the
Choose the appropriate meanings of
jewelery to
the following words from the
(A) a friend alternatives given below.
(B) a thief
96. AROMA
(C) a policeman (A) Military
(D) More than one of the above (B) Arouse
(E) None of the above (C) Fragrance
(D) More than one of the above
92. Mr. Gupta wanted the waiter to (E) None of the above
give the jewelry to
97. REVIVE
(A) the officer (A) Change
(B) the manager (B) Very quickly
(C) Bring back to conscious-
(C) the owner
ness
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Directions (Q. Nos. 98 to 100) : 102. PROUD
Choose the correct meanings of the (A) Ashamed
following idioms/phrases out of the
(B) Humble
choices given below.
(C) Meek
98. An old hand (D) More than one of the above
(A) Inexperienced (E) None of the above
(B) An unwise person
103. Fill in the blank with the
(C) Expert
suitable choice :
(D) More than one of the above
He climbed the tree and
(E) None of the above plucked all the mangoes
_____ his reach.
99. Heart and soul
(A) near
(A) Eagerly
(B) beside
(B) Hesitatingly
(C) Weak (C) within
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
100. Bed of roses Directions (Q. Nos. 104 and 105) :
(A) Very easy Choose the correct words to be filled in
the following sentences.
(B) Red roses on the bed
(C) A small plot of land where 104. I will not _____ this rudeness.
roses are grown (A) bare
(D) More than one of the above (B) bear
(E) None of the above (C) beer
(D) More than one of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 101 and 102) :
Choose the correct antonyms of the (E) None of the above
following words from the given choices.
105. _____ the father goes, his dog
101. DEFIANT follows.
(A) Rebellious (A) Wherever
(B) Docile (B) Where
(C) Obedient (C) Earlier
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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106. Fill in the blank with the 110. Choose the sentence which you
appropriate alternative : consider to have the correct
No sooner did the erring word order.
student see his school (A) With him are all his friends
Principal than he _____. travelling?
(A) took to his heels (B) All his friends are travelling
(B) shook his head with him?
(C) Are all his friends with him
(C) stood the ground
travelling?
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
107. Fill in the blank with one of the 111. Fill in the blank with one of the
following alternatives : following alternatives :
The furniture in the house He does not suffer from any
_____ been replaced. _____ ailment at all.
(A) have (A) passing
(B) has (B) unstable
(C) had (C) chronic
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
112. Find the correct meaning of
Directions (Q. Nos. 108 and 109) :
Find one-word substitutes for the FRET from the choices given
following expressions. below.
(A) Think
108. One who does not make a (B) Confuse
mistake (C) Worry
(A) Intelligible (D) More than one of the above
(B) Infallible (E) None of the above
(C) Flawless 113. Fill in the blank with an
(D) More than one of the above appropriate option from the
(E) None of the above choices given below :
109. A list of books or articles She _____ an early dinner
(A) Demagogue last night.
(A) have
(B) Monologue
(B) has
(C) Catalogue (C) had
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Directions (Q. Nos. 114 and 115) : 119. Yesterday I saw _____ one-eyed
Choose the correct antonyms of the man.
following words from the choices given (A) the
below. (B) a
114. TRUE (C) an
(A) Dirty (D) More than one of the above
(B) False (E) None of the above
(C) Untrue
120. Choose the correct degree to fill
(D) More than one of the above
in the blank :
(E) None of the above
115. SLAVE He is the _____ in his school.
(A) Master (A) brave
(B) Mister (B) bravest
(C) Servant (C) braver
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 116 to 119) : Directions (Q. Nos. 121 to 124) :
Choose the correct articles to fill in the Choose the correct prepositions to fill
blanks. in the blanks.
116. Children dislike _____ anger of 121. He gave me everything I asked
their parents. _____.
(A) an (A) about
(B) the (B) for
(C) a (C) into
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
117. _____ capital of India is New 122. She is deaf _____ one ear.
Delhi. (A) in
(A) The (B) of
(B) A (C) from
(C) An (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
118. A year ago, I visited _____ island. 123. The students must assemble
(A) an every morning _____ time.
(B) the (A) at
(C) a (B) against
(D) More than one of the above (C) on
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
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124. My scooter fell _____ the road. 129. Hardly had we reached the
(A) in school _____ the bell rang.
(B) over (A) who
(C) on (B) when
(D) More than one of the above (C) than
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 125 to 127) : (E) None of the above
Choose the correct verbs to fill in the 130. The bus conductor shouted
blanks. _____ he had gone mad.
125. Much of your labour _____ wide (A) although
of the mark. (B) lest
(A) are (C) as if
(B) is (D) More than one of the above
(C) was (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above Directions (Q. Nos. 131 to 133) :
Fill in the blanks.
126. Either of these pens _____ good
enough for me. 131. It was the _____ moment of my
(A) are life.
(B) was (A) proud
(C) is (B) prouder
(D) More than one of the above (C) proudest
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
127. Neither of these bottles _____ (E) None of the above
full.
(A) is 132. I will not go with you _____ you
(B) are put on decent clothes.
(C) were (A) unless
(D) More than one of the above (B) in case
(E) None of the above (C) though
(D) More than one of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 128 to 130) : (E) None of the above
Fill in the blanks with suitable
conjunctions from the choices given 133. I keep him occupied _____ his
below. mind does not wander to his
128. Work hard _____ you should fail. native village.
(A) unless (A) lest
(B) lest (B) in order
(C) as if (C) so that
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Directions (Q. Nos. 134 to 136) : 139. The word ‘toy’ in the phrase
Choose the correct verbs to fill in the ‘to toy with the idea’ is a
blanks.
(A) noun
134. When I call your name, please (B) pronoun
_____ out of the class.
(C) verb
(A) goes
(B) gone (D) More than one of the above
(C) go (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 140. The verb form of ‘prophecy’ is
135. We will be _____ for a holiday (A) prophecy
next week. (B) prophase
(A) gone (C) prophesize
(B) go
(D) More than one of the above
(C) going
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 and 142) :
136. The food outside the refrigerator
Fill in the blanks with the correct
_____ be eaten by rats.
words/phrases.
(A) is
(B) will 141. Ramesh is the _____ of all the
(C) should boys.
(D) More than one of the above
(A) cleverest
(E) None of the above
(B) more clever
137. What is the past tense of ‘ring’?
(C) most cleverest
(A) Rung
(B) Rang (D) More than one of the above
(C) Ranged (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 142. She _____ her homework, so she
is watching television now.
138. What is the present tense of
‘strung’? (A) have done
(A) String (B) is done
(B) Strung (C) has done
(C) Stringed
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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143. Fill in the blank with non-finite 147. Change the following sentence
verb : into active voice by choosing the
Tom _____ to help. correct option from the given
choices :
(A) trying
My appendix was taken out
(B) has tried
by my doctor.
(C) try
(A) Was my appendix taken
(D) More than one of the above out?
(E) None of the above (B) My appendix was taken out
by my doctor.
144. Which ‘part of speech’ is the
underlined word? (C) My doctor had taken out my
appendix.
Kolkata is on the Hooghly.
(D) More than one of the above
(A) Interjection
(E) None of the above
(B) Pronoun
148. What is the past tense of ‘sleep’ ?
(C) Adjective
(A) Sleeped
(D) More than one of the above
(B) Slept
(E) None of the above (C) Sleeps
145. Fill in the blank with the correct (D) More than one of the above
adverb in the following (E) None of the above
sentence : 149. What is the past participle of
The knight fought _____. ‘forgive’?
(A) badly (A) Forgave
(B) bravely (B) Forgive
(C) courageously (C) Forgiven
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
150. Choose the correct punctuation
146. Choose the correct phrase from
mark for the following sentence :
the choices given below :
What a lovely view you have
It _____ since early morning.
here _____
(A) was raining
(A) !
(B) is raining (B) .
(C) has been raining (C) ?
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Bihar Public Service Commission
School Teacher Written (Objective) Competitive Examination (Advt. No. 27/2023)
Examination Date : 10.12.2023,
FINAL ANSWER KEY : Language, General Studies and English
SERIES - A
1 E 31 D 61 B 91 E 121 B
2 C 32 C 62 A 92 C 122 A
3 C 33 A 63 E 93 B 123 C
4 C 34 C 64 B 94 C 124 C
5 A 35 B 65 E 95 E 125 B
6 E 36 A 66 D 96 C 126 C
7 C 37 C 67 C 97 C 127 A
8 A 38 A 68 A 98 C 128 B
9 E 39 C 69 A 99 A 129 B
10 C 40 C 70 B 100 A 130 C
11 A 41 A 71 C 101 D 131 C
12 B 42 B 72 E 102 D 132 A
13 A 43 C 73 A 103 C 133 C
14 C 44 C 74 B 104 B 134 C
15 A 45 A 75 B 105 A 135 C
16 B 46 C 76 A 106 A 136 B
17 A 47 B 77 B 107 D 137 B
18 C 48 B 78 C 108 D 138 A
19 A 49 E 79 A 109 C 139 C
20 B 50 A 80 D 110 E 140 C
21 D 51 B 81 A 111 C 141 A
22 B 52 B 82 D 112 C 142 C
23 B 53 A 83 E 113 C 143 B
24 A 54 C 84 C 114 D 144 E
25 A 55 B 85 C 115 A 145 D
26 E 56 D 86 C 116 B 146 C
27 A 57 E 87 D 117 A 147 E
28 A 58 A 88 B 118 D 148 B
29 E 59 C 89 A 119 B 149 C
30 C 60 C 90 B 120 B 150 APage 1 of 32
Source: Bihar Public Service Commission. Question paper published by Bihar Public Service Commission.