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UKPSC Group B 2012: Screening Exam

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Part - I
                                             GENERAL STUDIES
    I        Who is the founder of the Website - Wiki Leaks ?
             (a) Mark  Zukerberg                       (b) Peter Higins
             (c) lutia"Assange                         (d) Mark Snowden
    2        who among the following received his Nobel-Prize, after I I years of its announcernent, in
             June 2012 ?
             (a) Bladimir Putin                         (b) Aung San Suu Ki
             (c) Hamid Karzai                           (d) Nelson Mandela
    3        which country conducted third nuclear test, igroring the CTBT (Comprehensive Test Ban
             Treaty) ?
             (a) South Korea (b) Nor0r          Korea (c) Iraq                     (d) Iran
    4        Three primary colours of ligtrt are
             (a) Biue, yeilow and   red                     (b) Blue' green and red
             (c) Yelow, green and    red                    (d) Blue, yellow and green
    5.        Which one of the following was invented by Alfred Nobel ?
              (a) Aeroplane (b) Telephone (c) Safety                   lamp (d) Dynamite
    6.        Primary pollutants released from automobiles, are
              (a) Hydrocarbons (b) Aldehydes (c) Ketones                           (d) Ozone-mix

    7         Buming of plastic produces
              (a) SO,                                       (b) coz
I
              (c) Pol-y-chlorinated bi-phenyl               (d) All of the above
L

    8         By what process, can acetonb be separated from a mixture of acetone and methyl alcohol ?
              1a) ritteration                             @) By separating funnel
                            crystallisation
              (ci ey fractional                           (d) By fractional distillation
        9.    Who invented Penicillin ?
             . (a) Alexander Flerning                       (b) Louis Pasteur
              (c) Dressor                                   (d) Edward Jemer
        10, Acetoxy Benzoic Acid is commonly called
            (a) Antiseptic (b) Antibiotic           (c) Aspirin                    (d) Mordent dYe
        11. Which is the hottest area of the sun ?
            (a) Sunspot region (b) The Corona (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these
        12. The nuclear fuel used in nuclear power plant is
            (a) Potassium (b) Sodium                    (c) Heavy water (d) Uranium
        13. Which one of the following is used in commercial vulcanization of rubber ?        '


            (a) Sulphur (b) Nickel                    (c) Phosphorus (d) Selenium
        14. Which one of the following when dissolved in water, produces a hissing sotmd ?
            (a) Limestone (b) Slaked lime (c) Soda lime (d) Quicklime
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15.     Nail-polish remover contains
        ioi i..ton"           (b) Berzene          (c) Peroleum ether (d) Acetic acid
16.     The eeneticallv €nsineered 'Golden Rice' is rich in
        t"i--iit".i" f t a"Nicotinic   acid        (b) p-carotene and folic acid
        ici li<arotene ana  iron                   (d) Vitanin-A and Niacin

        (")-6i;ffi -
t7.     Which one of the following diseases is not caused by viruses ?
                              O) thi"k*-po* (c) Hebatitis (d) Measles
It. Which one of the following rays are most penetrating
                                               (c)
                                                         ?
                                                                          (d) Cathode rays
    (a) Alpha rays        (b) Beta'rays             Gamma  rays

19.     Which one of the following is rue about Hepatitis'B ?
        tri tiis an air-bome  diseise.            O) lt is a water-borne disease'
        i"i It ir a soil-bome disease.            (d) None of these'

20.                     ---
        Fluoride-pollution mainly af;lects
                                                    (c) Brain
        i;ii;fi-"--           O)' kian"v                                  (d) reeth

21.     'Ecomark' is given to thbse Indian producs yvhic! 19
        rJ-oure   ana-un-adulterated               (b) rich in proteins
         t;i ;;6;;tal-friendly                     (d) economicallvviable
 22.     InthememoryofwhichfilmylyricistapostalstampwasissuedbyPresidentPranab
         Mukherji, on tift uarch 2ot3 t
               Azni
         (al Kalfi
             -Sftut-""f                             @) Majrooh Sultanpuri
                                                    (d) Sahir Ludhianvi
     t"i         Sra"*i
                   -
 23. The volume of one                       -
                       barrel of oil is nearly
                               lselitre              (c) 257litre           (d) 450litre
     6-  i;i*il"--      Ei
 A.      Whichoneofthefollowingstatenrentsisre!correctinrespectoftheRajyaSabha?
         (a) Raiva Sabha is a permanent body'
     ibi clriittrira of me members retire after every two years'
     i"i The first Rajya Sabha was   constituted in 1953'
     tdi i*iiuiofiiJtn"mters nominated by the President oflndia'
                                 are
                                                                                           ?
                                States has the lowest number of members in the Rajya.Sabha
                         -(bt -n.tv*u
 25. which one of the following
                                                 (c) Punjab (d) Uttrakhand
     i;i.-Asiir-'-
 26.
          ("i;ii'il; -
         During the year 2013-2014, the life expectancy in- India was
                               O) iz.4v"ro' (c) 67'Tvears (d) 78'svears
  27.     Who among the fotlowing had launched the Satya-Shodhak movernent ?
                                   -
          tal--rr{afrafraCanam                          (b) B'R'Ambedkar
          t.i n*" e-t"                                  (d) JYotiba Phule
                                                      *Bharat
  2t.     Which of the foltowing is p! a component of         {iTt"*"  ?
                 Housins
          (a) Rural                                 O)  Rural  Education
                                                    (d) Rural telephony
          tci egr*u*"d iidustries
  ?It. According to the Census Report 201 I the literacy rate in India is about
                        -"                          @\'70%                 (d) 74o/o
       (a) 54o/o           {b)'-6il);
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30. Who is the chairman of the "National Development Council" ? (d)
    (a) prime Minister (b) president (i) vice-President             Industries Minister


31. A data-bus carries
       (a)Datasignalinonedirection(b)Addressessignalinbi-direction.
       i.i Outu.i6U in bi-direction    (d) Every type of sigrral in bi-direction

32. USB (as in USB-device) stands for
    (a) dniversal Serial Bus                           @) IJniform Simplified Bus
       i"i unin"a System Bus                           (d) None ofthese

33. LAN stands for
       (a) Long Area Nework                            (b) Local Area Network
       l"i Liri-ng et* Network                         (d) Live Access Network

 34. Which of the following is NOT an Operating Systern ?                  (d) Tallv
     (a) Linux            [1 Uni*              (c) DOS
35. Which committee was set up to identifu B.P.L. (Below Poverty Line) families in urban
       areas ?
       (a) LakdawalaCommittee                          @) Hashim Committee
       (c) Justice Verma Committee                     (d) TendulkarCommittee

 36.   Which one of the following States has a Constitution of its own ?
       (a) Tamil    Nadu                          @) Karnataka
       i.i lu*.u &    Kashmir                     (d) None of these

 37.    Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Zonal Councils in India ?
        (a) President                             @) Prime Minister
        i"i        Minister
            Union Uorne                           (d) Governor of the Concemed State
 38     when the President declares 'President's rule' in a State under Art. 356
                                                                                              0f the
                                                                                         by both the
        constitution, within how much time the proclamation should be approved
        houses
           -   of the Parliament ?
        1-4    t month          (b) 2 months               (c) 3 months (d) 6 months
 39.    The Public Accounts Committee presents its report to
        tul-f,o[   SuUftu   (b) Financi Minister.(c) Home Minister (d) Prime Minister
                                                                                 is called
 40.    The advance grant made by the Parliament before passing the budget,
        (") Vot" on         @) Voteon account (c) Supplementary grant
                       lt"ait                                                    (d)     Token grant

                                                                               the Indian
  4t. In which one of the following lists enshrined in the seventh Schedule.of
        Constitution, Education as a subject is mentioned ?
        G) Union      I-ist   (b) State        iist  (c) Concurrent List (d) Residual Powers
  42. The mernbers of the Human Rights Commission, are appointed for a period- of
        14 4 years or till the age of6iyears @)  5 years or till the age of 60 years
                                                                                              .

     ici       S years or tlll the afe of 70   years
                                             (d) 5 years without any upper age limit
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43.    Trade winds in the Northem Hernisphere
                               violent.
       (a) are characteri-stically                (b) always blow away from the equalor.
       (c) dqe very steady  winds.                (d) are more pronounced over land than water
44     Who was the Organizing Secretary of Annie Besant's Home Rule League ?
       (a) Jamanadas Dwarkadas                  (b) Shankerlal Banker
       ici tndulal yagnik                       (d) George Arundale
45. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
        (a) Lipulekh           -   Uttar Pradesh
        (b) Shipkila           -   Himachal Pradesh
        (c) Nathula            -   Sikkim
        ta) lojita             -   Jammu & Kashmir

46. In which of the following languages, was the book, 'Hind Swaraj' originally written by
    Mahatma Gandhi ?
    (a) English (b) Gujarati (c) Hindi                           (d) Maharashtrian

4i, Who among the following was defeated by Subhash Chandra Bose in the Presidential
    election of the Indian National Congress at the Tripura Session ?
    (a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad                  (b) Pattabhi Sita Ramayya
    (c) J.B. Kriplani                            (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4E.     Who among the following was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government ?
        (a) Liyaqat Ali    Khan                 (b) J.L. Nehru
        (c) Dr. Rajendra    Prasad              (d) Jagiivan Ram
49.     The sixteenth Non-aligned Summit was held at
        (a) Havana  (Cuba)                       (b) Durban (South Africa)
        i"i              (Egypt)
            Stru..-et-Shekh                      (d) Tehran (Iran)
50.     In which year was the l$ battle ofPanipat fought ?
        (a) 920                (b) 1222            (c) 1526             (d) l9l3
51.     Who was the author of "Akbamaina" ?
        (a) Abul  Fazal     (b)     Badauni        (c) Faizi            (d) Burni.
 52.    The Salt Satvaprah at Dandi under the leadership of Gandhiji was held on
        (a) o'h eprit t-s ts (b) l2'h Feb, 1922 (c) 6'h Apr., 1930 (d) 4'" Aug., 1935
53.     At which one of the following places parallel govemments were set up during the Quit
         lndia Movernent
       ' (a)
                           ?       ..
              Ballia           (b) Tamluk          (c) Satara           (d) All the above places
 54. What is supposed to be the cause.of recently occurred disaster in the Kedar valley ?
         (a) Cloud burst followed by large scale land slide       (b) Earthquake
         (c) Lightening                                           (d) Weakness of- mbuntains
 55. Which of the following steps can, possibly reduce the. intensity of nattnal disasters
         recently experienced in Uttarakhand ?
         (a) Ban on the use    ofCFC-gases        (b) Large scale plantation
         (c) Installation of early waming systems (d) All of the above
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56. Which one of tlre following commissions recommended for the establishment of the
       University Gian6 Commission (UGC) ?
       (a) Kothari commission   (1964)               (b) University Education commission (1949)
       (c) Calcutta Univ€rsity Commission ( I 9 I 7) (d) None of these
57. In which part of the "National Policy on Education (1986)" the slogan "Education for
    Equality'' is mentioned ?
    (ai nirst part        (b) Second part (c) Fourth part (d) Tenth part

                - was recommended by the Hunter Cornmission as the medium of teaching
                                                                                      ?
58. Which langUage
        (a) Hindi-                                (b) English
        (c) Hindi & English both.                 (d) Regional language

59. When the bill for free and mmpulsory education as recommended by the National
        Knowledge Commission was presented before the Parliamertt ?
        (a) l9s0-            (b) 2oo0             (c) 200E             (d) 2010
60. Which one of the following forests is called the 'Orchard of the Earth' ?
    (a) Temp€rate evergreen forests              (b) Mediterranean forests
    (ci fernierate aeciduous forests             (d) Tidal forests
61. within which country's geographical boundary, does the Tropic of cancer cross the 0o-
        meridian ?
        (a) Algeria          (b) Ghana            (c) Libva            (d) Nigeria
 62. Which one of the following is used for measuring B.P. (Blood Pressure) of a patient ?
     (a) Barometer 0) futimeer (c) Tachometer (d) sphygmo-manometer
63. tn which of the following years was RBI (Reserve Bank of India) established ?
        (a) l8s7             of l93s              (c't te47         (d)      les2

U. Which one of the following is NOT a satellite ?
   (a) Arya Bhatt (b) Moon                     tc) Ea{                   (d) Bhaskar
65. Who among the following won the G.S. (Grand Slam) title of Wimltea3n -.ZO-] j ]
    (a) Rogeriederer (b)-Rafael Nadal (c) Andy Murray (d) Novak Djokovic
 66. Which one of the following has a latitude of 66'5" North ?
     (a) Arctic circle                            (b) Tropic ofCancer
     (ci Tropic of Capricorn                      (d) Antarctic circle
 67   . The study of inscriptions
                           - is called
        (a) Storie science   (b) NuLrnismatics (c) Archaeology (d) Epigraphy
 -
 6E. Which one of the following is NOT a form of root ?
     (a) Ginger            (b) Radish          (c) Carrot                (d) Tumip
 69. The silent .feature-film' which marked the beginning of Indian fitm industry was
         (a) Raja Huish Chandra
               -.t*tt                              (b) Ram Rajya
         ici St                                    (d) Ghosi Ram Kritwal
                "t"
 70. Which one of the following ladies won the singles' title in Wimbledon - 2013 ?
     (a) Maria Sharapova                           (b) Serena Williams
     i"i U*ion Baratoli                            (d) Sabine Lisicke
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Part - II
       GENERAL KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO UTTARAKHAI\D STATE
71. Amoghbhuti was the King of
       (a) Yaudheya dynasty                         (b) Kuninda dynasty
       (c) Kushana dynasty                          (d) Pal dynasty

72. In general the drainage pattem of Uttarakhand is
    (a) Dendritic Patem (b) Radial pattern (c) Rectangular pattem (d) Annular pattem

73. The deity worshipped at Katarmall tanple is
    (a) Shiva           (b) Vishnu             (c) Sun                    (d) Durga

74.    Select correct percentage of Forest Area in Uttarakhand State from the options given
       below
       (a) 65.7             (b) 64.8             (c) 67.3           (d) 66.s

75. Who was the Chairman of 'Prashasnic Sudhar Ayog' formed in the year 2006 ?
    (a) Mr. J.C. Pant (b) Mr. K.C. Pant (c) Mr. P.C. Pant (d) Mr' M'C' Pant

76. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
             River                Origin District
        (a) Jadganga -            Uttarkashi
        (b) Pinder         -      Pithoragarh
        (c) Lohawati River -      Champawat
        (d) Ata Gad        -      Chamoli


7j   . The district which has highest percentage of female literacy (Census 201 I ) in Uttarakhand
        ls
        (a) Nainital         (b) Dehradun (c) Almora                      (d) Tehri-Garhwal

7E. Which National Park is famous for elephants in Uttarakhand ?
    (a) Corbett National Park                  (b) Rajaji National Park
    (c) Govind National Park                   (d) Nanda Devi National Park

79. In which district is'Lakhamandal Edict' situated ?
    (a) Dehradun (b) Rudraprayag (c) Almora                               (d) Pithoragarh

80. Which district of Uttarakhand leads lime-stone production ?
    (a) Dehradun (b) Tehri Garhwal (c) Nainital                           (d) Chamoli
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81. 'Garhwal Regiment; headquarters is located at
           (a) Kotdwar                                   (b) Narendra Nagar
           (c) Srinagar                                  (d) Lansdowne


      82. Which transport agency of Uttarakhand is known as the largest transport agency in Asia ?
           (a) K.M.o.u.                                  (b) G.M.o.u.
           (c) G.M.U.C.T.                                (d) T.c.M.o.U

      83. In Uttamkhand, Millets refers to which one of the following group of crops ?
           (a) Maize-Jowar-Bajra     (b) Maize-Mandua-Marsa
           (c) Mandua-Jhangora-Maize (d) Mandua-Jhangora-Bajra

      M. British rule in Uttarakhand came into force from
         (a) l8l4 A.D. O) l8l5 A.D.                   (c) 1819 A.D.           (d) l82l A.D.

      t5   How many Mernbers of Parliament are elected from Uttarakhand State ?
           (a) Two              O) Three                 (c) Four             (d) Five

      86. How many Municipal Corporations are there in Uttarakhand ?
           (a) Four             (b) Five                 (c) Six              (d) Seven

      E7. ln which following districts of Uttarakhand is Govind National Park situated ?
          (a) Chamoli District                         (b) Pithoragarh District
          (c) Ru&aprayag District                      (d) Uttarkashi District

      E8. Which district ofUttarakhand ranks first in populaiion according to the Census of201 I ?
          (a) Haridwar                                (b) Dehradun
          (c) Udham Singh Nagar                       (d) Nainital

      89. Tehri Dam is constructed at the confluence ofthe rivers
           (a) Bhagirathi artd Bhilangana                (b) Bhaeirathi and Alaknanda
           (c) Alaknanda and Pinder                      (d) Yamuna and Tons

      90. 'Raksha-Sutra Movement' launched in the Bhilangana Valley in 1994 known for
           (a) Protection of wbmen
           (b) Protection of Bhilangana River
           (c) Preservation of forests
           (d) Removal ofliquor $ope in Bhilargmu Va[ry
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Part - III
                                 GENERAL APTITUDE TEST

91.   Statements   : Some papers are pens.
                      All the pencils are pen.
      Concluslons :   (l) Some pens are pencils.
                      (2) Some pens are papers.
      (a) Only (l) Conclusion follows.                 (b) Only (2) Conclusion follows.
      (c) Eith6r (l ) or (2) follows.                  (d) Both (1) & (2) follow.

92, . Find the miiimum number of straight lines required to make the given figrrre :




      (a) 9                  (b) il                    (c) ls              (d) 16
93. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of? : 9,
      how old is Sachin ?
      (a) 16 years           @) 18 years               (c) 28 years        (d) 24.5 yeers
94. A bus for Delhi leaves every thirty minutes from a bus-stand. An enquiry clerk told a
      passenger that the bus had already left l0 minutes ago and next bus will leave at 9 : 35 AM. At
      what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger ?
      (a) 9:l0A.M.           (b) 8:s5A.M. (c) 9:08A.M. (d) 9:15A.M.
95. Pointing to a boy, Sunita said, "He is the son of my grandfather's only son." How is the
      boy related to Sunita ?
      (a) Son                @) Uncle                  (c) Brother         (d) None of these
96. 'Exhaustion' is related to'work'in the same way as'Happiness'is related to
    (a) Sleeping (b) Relaxation (c) Success (d) Practice
97. The average weight of A, B andC is 45 kg. lf the average weight of A&Btob€4()kg
 .    and that ofB and C be 43 kg, then find the weight ofB.
      (a) lTkg               O) 20kg                   (c) 26kg            (d) 3lkg
9E. Arrange the following words in logical and meaningful order        :

      1. Poverty 2. Population 3. Death 4. Unemployment 5. Disease
      (a) 2,3,4,s,t (b) 3,4,2,s,1 (c) 2,4, 1,5,3 (d) 1,2,3,4,5
99. Select the related pair/group that has the same relationship as the original pair:
      Plants:Tree::Girl:?
      (a) Women              (b) Mother                (c) River           (d) Water
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100. A man buys a cycle for t 1,400 and sells it at.a loss of l5%. What is the selling price of
          the cycle ?
          (a) t 1,0e0           (b) ? 1,160            (c) ? I,le0              (d) t 1,202
     101. The sum ofall even natural numbers between I and 3l is
          (a) 128               (b) 16                 (c) s12                  (d) 240
     102. What is the greater oftwo numbers whose product is 640, ifthe sum of2 numbers exceeds
          their difference by 32 ?
          (a) 4s                (b) s0                  (c) ss                  (d) 40
     103. Sourabh covers l0 metres then he tum to his left and covers 5 metres then he tums to his
          right and covers 4 metres. If this time his shadow in his right then in which direction he
          started his joumey ?
          (a) East             @) West                 (c) Can't be determined (d) None of these
     f04. 39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours in a day. In how many days will
          30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work ?
          (a) 15                O) 14                      (c) 13               (d) l0
     105. Find two words, one from each group, that are close in meaning.
              Group A              Group B
               Raise                 Top
               Floor                 Elevate
               Stairs                Basernent
           (a) Raise and elevate                           (b) Raise and top
           (c) Floor and Basement                          (d) Stairs and top
     106. If '+' means multiplied by; '-' means 'divided by'; 'x' means 'plus'; '+' means '-', then
           (18+10x20)-8+6=?
           (a) 26        O) 3s                             (c) 29               (d) l9
     107. If day after tomorrow is Saturday, what day was three days before yesterday ?
           (a) Wednesday (b) Monday                        (c) Sunday           (d) Tuesday
     108. There are four towns P, Q, R and T. Q is to the South-west ofP, R is to the east ofQ and
          South-east of P and T is to the North of R in the line with QP. In which direction of P is T
           located ?
           (a) South-east @) North                         (c) North-east (d) East
     109. The price of LPG increases by 2O%. By what percent must a family reduce the
          consumption ofLPG, so that the expenditure on gas is the same as before ?
           (a) 20                (b) 16.66                 (c) 80               (d) 84.34
     1f0. A family consists of a man, his wife, their four sons and their wives. The family of all the
           sons also have 3 sons and one daughter. Find out the total number of male mernbers in the
           whole family.
           (a) 4                 O) 8                      (c) 12               (d) l7
     111. Find the character which is different from the rest three :
           (a) QPNK              (b) Azxu                  (c) urRN             (d) SRPM
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ll2. Find the term to replace the (?) from the given alternatives :
      APZLT, CQYNR, ERXPP, GSWRN, ITVTL, ?
     (a) KUUVJ               (b) Kv{.ruJ           (c) JUWR              (d) TABLE

113. A is brother of B, C is father of D, E is mother of B, A and D are brothers; then what is
     relationship between E and C ?
     (a) Husband-wife (b) Uncle-Aunty (c) brother-bister (d) None ofthese

I14. Complete the following series by the given suitable altematives :
            8, 28, l 16, s84, ?
      (a) 3s08                (b) 3s04             (c) 3502              (d) t7s2

ll5. lf Z : 52 and ACT : 48, then BAT will be equal to
     (a) 39              (b) 4l                (c) 44                    (d) 46




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116. How many square are there in a given figure ?



                                             li
                                                  !t
      (a) 12                  o) 13
                                        E              (c) l0            (d) il

I17. If 'Black' means 'Red', 'Red' means 'Blue', 'Blue' means 'White', 'White' means
      'Yellow' then what will be the colour of sky ?
      (a) Pink                (b) Blue                 (c) Yellow        (d) None ofthe above

118. A shopkeeper sells one Radio for t 840 at a gain of20% and another for t 960 at a loss of
      47o. Find the total gain or loss percent of shopkeeper.

      1a;   slfxgain @ QNgain 1c1 sjfoatoss (d) Noneofthese
119. lf the number of two digits are reversed it become l8 greater than the number. lf the sum
     of digit is equal to 4. Find the number.
      (a) 3l                  (b) 13                   (c) 22            (d) 40

f 20. If PASSPORT is called RCUURQTV, then how will BOOKLET be coded ?
      (a) CPPLMFU (b) CQQMNFV (c) DQQMNGV (d) DRRNMGW

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                                  GENERAL ENGLISH
t4t. Substitute a single word for each of the phrases or clauses underlined from the options
      given below :
      He is a total abstainer from all alcoholic drinks.
      (a) Teetotaller (b) Vegetarian (c) Non-vegetarian (d) None ofthe abovi
142. Fill in the blank space with the suitable article given below :
     It takes two to   make         row.
      (a) a                 l-E) an                    (c) the           (d). no article
r43. Choose the correct sentence from the sentences given below :
     (a) She gave me two dozens pens.           (b) She gave me two dozen pens.
     (c) She gave me two dozen pen.             (d) She gave me two dozens ofpens.
144. Choose the correct meaning of the idioms from the options given below :
     To win the laurels
     (a) To win honour (b) To win a position(c) To win support (d) to enjoy peace
145. Choose the correct adjective forms ofthe nouns from the options given below :.
      Progress
      (a) Progressive (b) Progression (c) Progressively (d) None ofthe above
146. Put in the suitable preposition.
     Many planes fly            the Atlantic now-a-days.
      (a) at           ---(5)- across                  (c) on            (d) upon
Note : Read the passage giv en below and answer the questions (from 147 to 150) that follow :
                        eit fic and technolo
                             ell   our vlews         f
                                       one o f the most profound developments o            was
     the discovery o recombi nant DNA technology, which allows scientists to introduce
     genetic material (or genes) from one organism into another. In its simplest form, the
     technology requires the isolation of a price of DNA. either directly from the DNA of the
     organism under study or artificially synthesized from an RNA terrplate by using a viral
     erzyme called reverse transcriptase of DNA which has the capacity to ieplicate itself
      independently.
147. The word 'lsolation' as used in the passage in the closest in the meaning to
      (a) destruction (b) segregation (c) duplication (d) insulation
148. The word 'artificially' in the passage is opposite in meaning to
      (a) naturally (b) realistically (c) artistically (d) synthetically
149. Select the correct Hindi translation ofthe underlined sentence in the oassase :
     (a) { rre fr *' qqi { ff+o rrqq il+,{t*, fu+rs t rqrt rr q{ rrtq +E-{ *-{rv-qu qmfu+-
         6c { 6flt qfffird itcrl TrTq Frr + irflrqs + nfd frrqRi 6} Erdsrfr sq t sqffi foqr r      t
                                                       i
     O) Erd + qqt { ffiro frqq il6-+lo. k+rs rqt m q{ rIriEI +fi ei y-*e sq cc-m+          t           *
         lgFr-{Icr {qrq {   qk    # sq { Eqr+ kqRqRr q-e{rflrus* rq{r { qry Fq rqrt            t
          kqn+ic-{dfrcrt        r

      (c) furn + ildt+' qrfr ti *' qrr-qrE ffi e5' q{ qrq +fi s} {ffi Rcr t silr qrrrk€
          ++t it qffrqfl ffi ei S n-66 frq1 g,
      (d) <rgfu-+-s+q { furt \r{q ilo'++' i qrre +fi fti Tffi lccr t qt{ qH fi frre qt( qqg
          *ytar{+tfq-qnfrit          r


150. Recombinant DNA technology consists primarily of
      (a) producing several therapeutically important biomolecules.
      (b) givine rise to large amount of protein.
      (c) introducing genetic material from one organism into another.
      (d) using a viral enzyme called reverse transcriptase.
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