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SSC Selection Post (Phase-XII)

20/06/2024 Shift-01
1. Select the option that express the givfen sentence The state or condition of not being in agreement,
in passive voice. accordance, or in harmony
She will clear the test tomorrow. (a) Incongruence (b) Congeniality
(a) The test should be cleared by her the previous day. (c) Liquidity (d) Diplomacy
(b) The test would be cleared by her tomorrow. 10. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
(c) The test will be cleared by her the coming day. word.
2. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given Courageous

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word. (a) Fearful (b) Cowardly
Brave (c) Gutsy (d) Timid

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(a) Shallow (b) Courageous 11. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
word.

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(c) Coward (d) Foolish

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3. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the Stunning

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blank. (a) Gorgeous (b) Hideous

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____________, French was the most difficult language (c) Plain (d) Ugly
for Shruti. 12. Select the MISSPELT word.

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(a) Break into (b) Be in the air (a) Resemblance (b) Retain

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(c) Bear out (d) By far (c) Resturant (d) Refrain
4. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given 13. In the following question a sentence has been

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sentence. given with a blank. You are required to choose the

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On this auspicious Monday, chilled and shudering in correct idiom to fill in the blank.

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spite of astrologer's assurances, he was glad to return I'm ________until my family arrives from their holiday.
to the shelter of canvas awnings on bamboo stakes. I cannot wait to see them.
(a) assurances (b) auspicious (a) getting myself into a mess
(c) stakes (d) Shuddering (b) bearing the gift of the gab
5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word (c) losing ground

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‘Rue’ from the given sentence. (d) counting down the days
Rubina was in distress and guilt due to the loss she 14. Select the option that expresses the given sentence
incurred to her company, so she could not accept the in indirect speech.

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bonus with relish at the end of the month. He said, “I can speak three languages fluently.”
(a) Relish (b) Guilt (a) He said that he was able to speak three languages

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(c) Loss (d) Distress fluently.
6. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the (b) He said that he can speak three languages fluently.
blank. (c) He said that he will be able to speak three

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Pixar’s feature-length releases, which consistently languages fluently.
achieved ______ commercial success, were lauded not (d) He said that he could speak three languages

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only for their visual innovations but for their intelligent fluently.
and emotional storytelling. 15. Select the option that can be used as a one-word

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(a) worldwide (b) worldly substitute for the given group of words.
(c) planetary (d) Aggregate Someone who does not care about rules
7. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the options (a) Illegitimate (b) Nonconformist
given below. (c) Tyrant (d) Vampire
(a) Liquidity (b) Pioneer Read the following passage and fill in the blanks by
(c) Phenomenon (d) Enthusiatik selecting the most appropriate option.
8. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given Children working in hazardous industries are ____1
word. to debilitating diseases which can cripple them for
Jargon life. By sitting in cramped, damp, unhygienic spaces,
(a) Music (b) Terminology their limbs become deformed for life. Inside the
(c) Essay (d) Automobile matchstick, fireworks and glass industries, they are
9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word ______2 of bronchial diseases and TB. Their mental
substitute for the given group of words. and physical development is permanently _____3 by

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long hours of work. Once ______4, they can’t get out of takes about six months (on average) to dispose of a
the vicious circle of poverty. They ______5 uneducated case, Himachal Pradesh takes about two years 10
and powerless. months. Slow disposals not only impact the accused
16. Select the most appropriate option for blank 1: who might be incarcerated during the duration of the
(a) Determined (b) Elevated trial but also negatively impact the child victim who
(c) Questionable (d) Prone might be retraumatised.
17. Select the most appropriate option for blank 2: Lessons learnt: Though the Act’s implementation is far
(a) Victims (b) Producers from perfect, the fact remains that the criminal justice
(c) Creators (d) Admirers system is more sensitive towards child victims today
18. Select the most appropriate option for blank 3: than it was a decade ago. Since some states are clearly
(a) Examined (b) Established performing better than others, certain best practices
(c) Impaired (d) Included can be adopted by other states.
19. Select the most appropriate option for blank 4:
Going forward, the government and the judiciary need
(a) Confirmed (b) Determined
to assess the gaps in implementation and strengthen
(c) Trapped (d) Adopted
the capacity of the various actors to meet the objectives
20. Select the most appropriate option for blank 5:

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of the Act.
(a) Accuse (b) Choose
(c) Compete (d) Remain 21. Which of the following statements is NOT correct,

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Read the given passage and answer the questions according to the passage?
that follow. (a) Implementing a law in India is difficult.

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On 14 November 2022, the POCSO Act completed (b) The government and the judiciary need to assess

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a decade of being on the statute books in India. the gaps.

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When enacted, it marked the culmination of years of (c) Chandigarh takes about six years on average to
campaigning for a dedicated domestic legislation to dispose of a case.

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deal with sexual offenses against children. Ten years (d) The trial court completes the trial within a period

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is a reasonable period of time to look back and reflect of one year.
on how far it has been able to meet the objectives it set 22. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word

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out to achieve. ‘incarcerate’.

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Objectives of the law: The need for a dedicated law to (a) Commit (b) Reject

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deal with sexual offenses against children emanated
(c) Invite (d) Liberate
from a realisation that, by failing to account for the
23. What is the view of the writer on one decade of the
specific needs of child victims, the criminal justice
POCSO Act?
system’s response to such cases lacked the sensitivity
required. To address this concern, the POCSO Act in (a) It has made the criminal justice system more

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addition to providing punishment for sexual offenses sensitive towards child victims.
against children, provided certain safeguards to make (b) It has been a complete success in controlling crime
children’s interaction with the criminal justice system against children.

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‘child friendly’. For instance, the child victim should (c) It has brought new problems to children who have
not see the accused at the time of testifying and that become victims.

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trial be held in camera. The evidence of a child shall (d) It has failed in protecting child victims.
be recorded within a period of 30 days. The trial court 24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the
completes the trial, as far as possible, within a period blank.

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of one year from the date of cognisance. The POCSO The POCSO Act deals with ______________.
rules, 2020 also made a provision for appointment of (a) sexual offenses against the mentally challenged

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support persons for victims to render assistance.
(b) offenses against children in their education
Hurdles in implementation: Implementing a new law
(c) sexual offenses against children
in a vast country like India is not an easy task. Though

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(d) sexual offenses against women
the child protection ecosystem is complex and involves
the interplay of multiple actors, when it comes to 25. Select the most appropriate title for the passage.
courts, the delay in disposal of POCSO cases presents (a) POCSO, the Perfect Protection
one of the biggest challenges in meeting the Act’s (b) POCSO Act and the Lawyers’ Opinions
objectives. There is a huge variation in the average (c) A Decade of POCSO Act and its Reflect
case length across states. For instance, Chandigarh (d) Lawlessness of POCSO Act

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1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16 . (d) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (d)
21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (c)

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SSC Selection Post (Phase-XII)

20/06/2024 Shift-04
1. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. (c) pertaining (d) investigations
(a) Psychiatry (b) Phisiology 9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
(c) Psychometric (d) Psychology word.
2. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Warm
underlined idiom. (a) Hostile (b) Amicable
The Construction of the office building of the company (c) Mean (d) Unkind
was taking place in leaps and bounds. 10. Select the option that can be used as a one-word

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(a) Progressing very quickly substitute for the given group of words.
(b) Stopped due to some legal issues Speech without prior preparation

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(c) Broken because of negligence (a) Extempore (b) Rambling
(d) Moving very slowly (c) Debate (d) Lecture

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3. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the 11. Identify the option that rectifies the spelling of the

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underlined word. incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence.

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It was certainly a cowardly act. The fencing was adoned with ornamental plants of
(a) Comfortable (b) Brave various colours.

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(c) Fearful (d) Believable (a) Adorned (b) Fensing

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4. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the (c) Ornamenntal (d) Variouse
underlined word. 12. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given

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A frugal lifestyle doesn’t necessarily reflect someone’s idiom.

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personality. A snake in the grass
(a) conventional (b) dynamic (a) A worthless person

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(c) cooperative (d) wasteful (b) A man with a straightforward attitude
5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence (c) A secret or hidden enemy
in reported speech. (d) A man of ability
Sheena said, 'I am flying a kite.' 13. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the

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(a) Sheena said that she had flown a kite. blanks.
(b) Sheena said that she was flying a kite. The term 'germ'________ an army of tiny terrors,
(c) Sheena said that she has been flying a kite. including viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria.

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(d) Sheena says she was flying a kite. These pathogens all have the ability to ________ from
6. Select the option that expresses the following victim to victim, who is known as host. These look like
sentence in passive voice.

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microscopic monsters.
The police is interrogating the peons of my school. (a) incorporate; grow (b) enclose; extend
(a) The peons of my school has been being interrogated (c) encompasses; spread (d) encircle; stretch

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by the police. 14. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the
(b) The peons of my school are being interrogated by highlighted word.
the police. His liberal policies were responsible for progress in the

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(c) The peons of my school were being interrogated by community.
the police. (a) ineffectual (b) central

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(d) The peons of my school have been being (c) hysterical (d) conservative
interrogated by the police. 15. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the
7. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given blank.
word. Many societies throughout history have understood
Concise the ______ for harmony between the environment,
(a) Belief (b) Relief society, and economy.
(c) Grief (d) Brief (a) necessity (b) caninity
8. From among the words given in bold, select the (c) superfluity (d) amenity
INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence. In the following passage some words have been
These are the letters of adm inistration that are deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the
useful for genaelogical studies and for investigations most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
pertaining to the state of society. Sustainability is ___(1)___ longer just a buzzword. It
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world today. Like many other countries, India too is from Muslim communities in East and Central Africa.
witnessing a growth of ___(3)___ green economy. It ___ Dhamaals are performed in memory of their spiritual
(4)___ estimated that India’s renewable energy target leaders, among them Bava Gor, Mai Misra, Baba
will create more than 3.4 million new job opportunities Habash and Sidi Nabi Sultan. According to Siddi
___(5)___ 2030. In fact, a recent survey stated that a folklore they arrived from Ethiopia through the Nubian
Sustainability Manager is going to be one of the top 10 Valley, Syria and the Indian Ocean to the coast of
jobs this decade. Kuda in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
16. In the context of the passage, select the most Usually, Dhamaal songs and dances are performed
appropriate option to fill in blank (1) to celebrate the anniversary of the birth and death
(a) not (b) any of spiritual leaders. They are performed in two ways
(c) never (d) no – Dance Dhamaal and Baithaaki Dhamaal. The
17. In the context of the passage, select the most Baithaaki Dhamaal is performed in the sitting position
appropriate option to fill in blank (2). and the Dance Dhamaal is performed in both sitting
(a) will be (b) might be and dance positions.
(c) is (d) was During the performance of Baithaaki Dhamaal the
18. In the context of the passage, select the most focus is more on the lyrics and less on the musical

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appropriate option to fill in blank (3). instruments. During Dance Dhamaal the focus is
(a) its (b) his more on the sounds of the instruments. These are

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(c) hers (d) their often played in a frenzied manner and accompanied
19. In the context of the passage, select the most by frenzied dance movements. The spiritual songs that

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(a) will be (b) were 21. What is played in a Dhamaal song after blowing

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(c) had been (d) is into a conch shell?
20. In the context of the passage, select the most (a) Musindo (b) Baithaaki

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appropriate option to fill in blank (5). (c) Table (d) Lyre

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(a) since (b) for 22. Select the most suitable word from the passage
(c) with (d) by which means ‘excited’.

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(a) Frenzied (b) Spiritual
that follow. (c) Percussion (d) Ritual

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Dhamaal is a mix of Sufi and African (mostly East 23. Who is NOT a spiritual leader of the Siddis?

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African) musical and dance traditions. It refers (a) Baba Habash (b) Mai Misra
particularly to the spiritual practices of the Siddis of (c) Sidi Nabi Sultan (d) Gulam Ali
Gujarat. 24. Identify the most suitable title for the passage.
The Siddis begin almost every Dhamaal song by
(a) The Saga of the Siddis
blowing into a conch shell. This is often followed by the

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(b) Wonders of Indian Dance
slow playing of East African percussion instruments
(c) What’s Missing in Dhamaal?
like the musindo and the slow thumping of feet that
(d) The Bhavnagar Treat
marks the onset of the singing and dancing Dhamaals.

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The ritual of foot thumping is a crucial part of spiritual 25. What is the tone of the speaker?
East African dance and musical traditions. (a) Biased (b) Sarcastic

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The Siddis are followers of Islam and arrived in India (c) Informative (d) Aggressive

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1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)

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11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (d)
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (c)

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21/06/2024 Shift-01
1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given 10. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
word. substitute for the given group of words.
Troublesome The reasons or intentions that cause a particular set
(a) Obedient (b) Soulful of beliefs or actions
(c) Planless (d) Curious (a) Rationale (b) Practical
2. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. (c) Motive (d) Thinkable
(a) Unreasonable (b) Complimentery 11. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given

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(c) Despondent (d) Impertinent word.
3. Select the option that can be used as a one-word Seclusion

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substitute for the given group of words. (a) Solitude (b) Tactics
(c) Involvement (d) Readiness

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(a) Cross (b) Perpetuate 12. Select the option that expresses the given sentence

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(c) Penetrate (d) Transparent in indirect speech.

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4. Select the sentence that uses the given idiom 'I have been to Australia,' Amritha told me.
correctly. (a) Amritha told me that she had been to Australia.

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Eat like a bird (b) Amritha told me that she has be to Australia.

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(a) The colonial powers colonised small countries by (c) Amritha told me that she had being to Australia.
(d) Amritha tell me that she has being to Australia.
exploiting them and stealing their resources.

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(b) Pinky is on a diet so she is too picky about the food

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she eats.
All Greek to me

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(c) Overeating is the most obvious reason for gaining
(a) Something that is not understandable
weight quickly.
(b) Something that is harmful to all
(d) Nobody can eat with Jerry at the same table as he
(c) Something that is fancy and classy
is so messy.
(d) Something that is ancient and classic
5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given

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14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the
word. blank.
Bold Renewable energy is energy that is environment-
(a) Valiant (b) Timid

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friendly because it is ______ from renewable resources,
(c) Gallant (d) Heroic that are naturally replenished.
6. Select the option that expresses the following

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(a) deduced (b) construed
sentence in passive voice. (c) found (d) derived
The insect bit the little baby. 15. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
(a) The little baby had bitten by the insect.

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word.
(b) The little baby is bitten by the insect. Felicity
(c) The little baby has bitten by the insect. (a) Anguish (b) Function

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(d) The little baby was bitten by the insect. (c) Fellow being (d) Happiness
7. Select the word which is INCORRECTLY spelt in In the following passage, some words have been

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the given sentence. deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the
The opertunity cost of going with parents back to the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
village made Naman upset for almost the entire month. The internet has (1) __________ reshaped the way
(a) parents (b) opertunity information is accessed and shared. With a vast array
(c) village (d) almost of websites and social media platforms, individuals
8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. can (2) __________ connect with others globally.
(a) Haphaazard (b) Appropriate However, this digital age also brings (3) __________
(c) Connoisseur (d) Diffusion challenges. The spread of misinformation has become
9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given a (4) __________ issue, as false content can quickly gain
word. traction. It is essential for users to (5) __________ assess
Frisky the credibility of sources before believing and sharing
(a) Transient (b) Memorable information. In this era of rapid data dissemination,
(c) Playful (d) Loose cultivating media literacy is of utmost importance.

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16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank animals, insects and fungi, is literally drying up the
number 1. world. The UN finds 75% of Earth’s land is degraded
(a) occasionally (b) significantly while its oceans are 30% more acidic now, choked by
(c) discreetly (d) gradually plastic and chemical waste. Neither is the air pristine
17. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank – as pollutants coat the skies, the World Economic
number 2. Forum finds global CO2 emissions rose in 2022 to a
(a) periodically (b) seamlessly record high. Such CO2 covers Earth in a sheath which
(c) scarcely (d) hesitantly doesn’t let it release heat into space, trapping this in
18. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank the atmosphere instead, making Earth 1.11 degrees
number 3. warmer.
(a) irrelevant (b) intriguing 21. Select the most appropriate title for the given
(c) abstract (d) numerous passage.
19. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank (a) Nature and Animals
number 4. (b) Earth and its Dangers
(a) negligible (b) dormant (c) Earth and Nature
(c) soothing (d) pressing (d) Animals and Birds

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20. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 22. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word
number 5. ‘decline’.

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(a) hesitantly (b) reluctantly (a) Increase (b) Push
(c) meticulously (d) impulsively (c) Decrease (d) Drag

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Earth Day is an apt moment to consider how our (c) Narrative (d) Cautionary
planet, a majestic 4.54 billion years old, is faring. The 24. Who are the engineers NOT mentioned in the

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statistics are not pleasing. Once covered in verdant passage?

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green, FAO finds Earth has now lost one-third of its (a) Birds (b) Fungi
forests through human activity. WWF estimates such (c) Eggs (d) Insects

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land-use changes have caused wildlife to decline by
69% in the last 50 years. The loss of natural eco- (a) Animals (b) Nature

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systems and their engineers, which includes birds, (c) People (d) Realtors

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1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a)

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11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (c)

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21/06/2024 Shift-04
1. Select the option that expresses the given sentence 9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
in passive voice. substitute for the given group of words.
She is preparing the presentation for the meeting. She was engaged to be married to him.
(a) The presentation by her is being prepared for the (a) baptised (b) betrothed
meeting. (c) betrayed (d) bestowed
(b) She is being prepared the presentation for the 10. Select the most appropriate option that can
meeting. substitute the underlined segment in the given

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(c) The presentation is preparing by her for the sentence.
meeting. You have hurt so many people. Now, it is time to get a

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(d) The presentation is being prepared by her for the taste of your own medicine.
meeting. (a) to lose control in a situation

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(b) to benefit from two different opportunities
substitute for the given group of words.

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(c) to be in a risky situation

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A judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of (d) to be treated the way you have treated others
the crime with which he has been charged 11. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the options

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(a) Acquittal (b) Writ given below.

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(c) Petition (d) Appellant (a) Nesessity (b) Successfully
3. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given (c) Ambitious (d) Instantaneous

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word. 12. Select the correctly spelt word and fill the blank.
Occupied

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The Amish community believes in __________ .
(a) Overflowed (b) Vacant (a) austerity (b) auasterity

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(c) Filled (d) Closed (c) austarity (d) auisterity
4. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given 13. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
word. word.
Enormous Insolent
(a) Large (b) Small

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(a) Disrespectful (b) Humble
(c) Little (d) Tiny
(c) Dutiful (d) Dignified
5. Choose the sentence that contains correct
14. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
spellings.

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substitute for the underlined word.
(a) Esha risimbles her mother very much.
Ms Marry is a barbarous lady.
(b) Esha risembles her mother very much.

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(a) dull (b) matured
(c) Esha resembles her mother very much.
(c) brutal (d) calm
(d) Esha resimbles her mother very much.
15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given
6. Select the option that expresses the given sentence

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idiom.
in indirect speech.
Apple of discord
Sudha said, 'Vivek arrived on Friday.'
(a) Disruption of communication

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(a) Sudha said that Vivek arrives on Friday.
(b) Cause of happiness
(b) Sudha said that Vivek had been arrived on Friday.
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(d) Sudha said that Vivek had arrived on Friday. (d) Matter of dispute
7. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the In the following passage, some words have been
blank. deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the
Drug addiction is fatal ___________ of therapy, which most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
includes therapies, counselling, medications, and Vijayanagara or “city of victory” was the ______1____
rehab facilities. of both a city and an empire. The empire was
(a) regardless (b) careless ______2_____ in the fourteenth century. In its heyday,
(c) nonetheless (d) instead it _____3______ from the river Krishna in the north to
8. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given the extreme south of the peninsula. In 1565 the city
word. was sacked and ______4______ deserted. Although it
Embezzlement fell into ruin in the seventeenth-eighteenth centuries,
(a) Disposition (b) Management it lived on in the memories of people living in the
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Hampi, a name ________5______ from that of the local between states. However, a combination of economic
mother goddess, Pampadevi. and fertility divergences makes for an explosive
16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank mix. Government of India has projected a national
number 1 population increase of 311 million between 2011 and
(a) name (b) sign 2036. Of this increase, only 9% will come from the
(c) label (d) mark five southern states, which the Price survey shows,
17. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank currently contribute 30% of national income with 20%
number 2 of the population.
(a) discovered (b) begun These trends are playing out in the backdrop of an
(c) founded (d) Implanted impending delimitation of political constituencies that
18. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank can widen fault lines. India’s subnational economic
number 3 divergence is a trend that deserves more study and
(a) stretched (b) magnified policy attention. A lopsided economic structure
(c) strained (d) started usually has consequences that ripple out into other
19. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank areas. Convergence is the only answer to it.
number 4 21. Select the most appropriate title for the given

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(a) accidentally (b) presently passage.
(c) previously (d) subsequently (a) Population in India
20. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank

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(b) The Poor and their Income
number 5 (c) Statistics of the Union of India

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(a) derived (b) designed (d) Indian Politics

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(c) collected (d) extracted 22. Which of the following statements is NOT true

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Read the given passage and answer the questions according to the passage?
that follow. (a) The per capita income of all states is the same.

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An economic theory backed by considerable evidence (b) In 2019-20, the per capita of Karnataka was five

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is that incomes of countries and regions tend to times higher than that of Bihar.
converge over time. The underlying logic is that areas (c) India’s subnational economic divergence deserves

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with low-hanging fruit tend to attract capital and other more study and policy attention.
resources that allow them to catch up. India’s region (d) India is the principal economy resisting the trends

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might be an exception to this trend. A national survey of subnational convergence.

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on incomes by economic thinktank ‘Price’ shows that 23. According to the passage, which of the following
the gap between states in southern and western India statements is correct?
and many of those in the north, central and east is (a) In 1989-90, Karnataka’s per capita income was
wide. The worrying part is that it’s diverging. equal to that of Bihar’s.
Consider the per capita incomes of Bihar and

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(b) In 1989-90, Bihar’s per capita income was higher
Karnataka in 1989-90, the eve of economic liberation.
than that of Karnataka’s.
Karnataka’s per capita income at `2,055 a year was
(c) In 1989-90, Karnataka’s per capita income was
almost two times that of Bihar. In 2019-20, the last pre-

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higher than that of the other southern states.
pandemic year, the gap had widened to over five times
(d) In 1989-90, Karnataka’s per capita income was
with Bihar’s annual per capita income at `29,794 and

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that of Karnataka at `1,55, 869. This trend generally higher than that of Bihar’s.
holds across states, with the west and south of India 24. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given
pulling away from eastern and central Indian states word.

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such as UP and MP. A 2016 paper by IDFC institute Fertility
observed that India is the only major economy bucking (a) Dryness (b) Innovation

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the trends of subnational convergence. (c) Tenderness (d) Fruitfulness
India’s fiscal architecture and related institutions 25. According to the government of India, what is the
such as Finance Commission are designed to mitigate expected increase of population by 2036?

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the fall out of the gap by allocating the divisible pool of (a) 112 million (b) 113 million
taxes in a manner that brings about a degree of equity (c) 311 million (d) 211 million

ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (c)

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24/06/2024 Shift-01
1. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given 10. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
sentence. (a) Disinterested (b) Decendant
Tara thought that they were absurd on a dying saviour, (c) Introductory (d) Ordinance
that his sandals, his blazer, his hair, all were unsuited 11. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the
to the occassion. underlined word in the context of its meaning in
(a) unsuited (b) occassion the given sentence.
(c) absurd (d) saviour She felt relieved and light after taking the headache

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2. Select the option that can be used as synonym for medicine.
the underlined word. (a) extinguish (b) heavy
Mohan is deprived of the opportunity to start his (c) ignorant (d) dark

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business. 12. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the

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(a) Restore (b) Reconstruct blank.

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(c) Divested (d) Renewal How do you ______________ the photos and files you

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3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the have lost in your computer?

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blank. (a) receive (b) retrieve
The child grew up cheerfully listening to ___________ (c) retire (d) remove

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stories. 13. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given

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(a) endless (b) few word.
(c) sad (d) horror Forbid

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4. Based on the situation in the sentence, select the (a) Allow (b) Bear

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most appropriate idiom. (c) Collect (d) Operate
Although Greta Thunberg gave a moving speech at the 14. Choose an appropriate synonym for the given word.

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UN about environmental damage, it could _________. Cease
(a) cut no ice (a) Continue (b) Transmit
(b) break the ice (c) Conclude (d) Commence
(c) be the icing on the cake 15. Select the most appropriate option to complete the
(d) walk on thin ice idiom in the following sentence.

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5. Select the correctly spelt word. I have a _______ thumb and I love gardening.
(a) Bungalow (b) Bunglow (a) red (b) green
(c) Banglo (d) Banglow (c) blue (d) yellow

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6. Select the option that can be used as a one-word Read the following passage and answer all 5
substitute for the given group of words. questions given below.

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A person who eats meat but not seafood or fish Population ______1_______is one of the most serious
(a) Herbivorous (b) Omnivorous problems of the world today. Studies ________2________
(c) Carnivorous (d) Carnitarian in this area suggest that the world population is further

a
7. Select the option that expresses the following likely to increase by a few more billions. According to
sentence in passive voice. many environmental scientists, ecologists, researchers,
Zara is buying a new car. and other intellectuals, the rise in the population will

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(a) A new car was bought by Zara. lead to several ________3______consequences. Most
(b) A new car has been bought by Zara. significantly, the increasing number of people will
(c) A new car is being bought by Zara. ____4______more water, more food, and more energy

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(d) A new car is bought by Zara. _____5_______to survive.
8. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the 16. Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 1
highlighted word in the given sentence. and gives appropriate meaning.
Sheena comes of an affluent family. (a) reduction (b) plunge
(a) Infamous (b) Ordinary (c) decrease (d) increase
(c) Poor (d) Backward 17. Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 2
9. Select the option that expresses the given sentence and gives appropriate meaning.
in reported speech. (a) shared (b) given
He said to me, 'I am grateful to you.' (c) provided (d) conducted
(a) He said that I am grateful to you. 18. Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 3
(b) He told me he is grateful to me. and gives appropriate meaning.
(c) He told me that he was grateful to me. (a) joyful (b) pleasant
(d) He says to me that he is grateful to me. (c) delightful (d) unpleasant

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19. Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 4 Despite the fact that these women are sometimes the
and gives appropriate meaning. main source of income in their families, they have to
(a) prevent (b) ignore face misogynistic behaviour – and violence.
(c) not require (d) require 21. Identify the most suitable title for the passage.
20. Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 5 (a) Gift of Russian Service
and gives appropriate meaning. (b) Independence of the Kyrgyz Women
(a) more technology (b) more energy (c) Power of Education in Kyrgyzstan
(c) more people (d) more Requirement (d) Pangs of the Migrant Kyrgyz Women
Read the given passage and answer the questions 22. What does the passage actually mean when it says
that follow. that the women do agricultural labour?
Dilya-eje, a secondary school teacher in the border (a) They accept the harsh realities.
village of Samarkandek, Kyrgyzstan, often visits the (b) They create alternative culture.
houses of her neighbourhood to record the children (c) They assume the male roles.
who should attend school the next year. She always (d) They rewrite history.
indicates the status of their parents in her notebook. 23. What is the tone of the speaker?
More than half of the parents are labelled as migrants. (a) Humorous (b) Incendiary
When men migrate, women take on the usual male (c) Exaggerating (d) Sarcastic

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roles: today most agricultural labour in the villages 24. What does Dilya-eje realise about the status of the
is done by women. But in Kyrgyzstan there are also
parents of the school children to be admitted?
a high number of women migrants. In 2016, women

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(a) Half of them are uneducated
accounted for about 40% of total Kyrgyz labour
(b) Half of them are migrants

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migrants to Russia. Some are divorced or married

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women and some are very young girls who begin to (c) Many of them are very poor

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earn money just after graduating from high school. (d) Many of them are illiterate

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Women migrating to Russia are usually employed in 25. Select the most suitable word from the passage
the service sector. which means ‘contempt against women’.

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Because of these trends, traditional notions of (a) Misogynistic (b) Accounted

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femininity and masculinity are now often in conflict. (c) Masculinity (d) Migrant

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1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)

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11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (a)

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SSC Selection Post (Phase-XII)

24/06/2024 Shift-04
1. Select the option that expresses the given sentence levels such as mentally, physically, psychologically,
in reported speech. and emotionally.
'Do you have a fair copy of this document?' The editor (a) abbreviated (b) curtailed
asked the reporter. (c) condensed (d) protracted
(a) The editor asked the reporter whether had he had 9. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
a fair copy of that document. (a) Extinguish (b) Amendment
(b) The editor asked the reporter whether he had a (c) Sovereignity (d) Violation

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fair copy of that document. 10. Select the most appropriate synonym of the
(c) The editor asked the reporter whether he had had underlined word in the following sentence.

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a fair copy of that document. The new software offers a plethora of features to
(d) The editor asked the reporter whether did he have enhance productivity.

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a fair copy of that document. (a) a consequence of (b) an abundance of

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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the (c) a scarcity of (d) a shortage of

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blanks. 11. Select the most appropriate option that can
We have four seasons because the earth doesn’t sit substitute the underlined segment in the given

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up straight; it’s _______ on its axis. As it orbits the sentence.

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sun, the planet’s slight slouch _______ more or less Stop beating around the bush and tell me what is
of the northern and southern hemisphere to the sun expected out of me.

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depending on the time of the year. (a) misunderstanding the situation

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(a) tilted; exposes (b) sloped; reveal (b) getting the conversation going
(c) slanted; show (d) inclined; uncover (c) revealing a secret to everyone

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3. Select the option that can be used as a one-word (d) avoiding to talk about the issue
substitute for the given group of words. 12. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the
Inscription on a person's grave underlined word.
(a) Prologue (b) Epistle He benevolently offered to drop me all the way home

a
(c) Epitaph (d) Monograph after the office party got over in the wee hours of the
4. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given morning.
word. (a) Humanely (b) Tenderly

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Impediment (c) Selflessly (d) Unkindly
(a) Benefit (b) Pedestrian 13. Select the option that expresses the given sentence
in passive voice.

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(c) Obstacle (d) Experiment
5. Select the MISSPELT word. Teenu wrote a congratulatory letter.
(a) Lexicon (b) Lagitimate (a) A congratulatory letter had been written by Teenu.

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(c) Logarithm (d) Library (b) A congratulatory letter is written by Teenu.
6. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given (c) A congratulatory letter written by Teenu.
word. (d) A congratulatory letter was written by Teenu.

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Eccentricity 14. Select the MISSPELT word.
(a) Mannerism (b) Regularity (a) Escalade (b) Assence

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(c) Deception (d) Jeopardy (c) Ascend (d) Exhale
7. Select the most appropriate meaning of the 15. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
underlined idiom. word.
Shah called Saeed a hard nut to crack, and described Control
him as cool, but intelligent. (a) Embrace (b) Fold
(a) Someone who is difficult to deal with (c) Grip (d) Purchase
(b) Someone with good will Read the following passage and answer all 5
(c) Moderate person questions given below.
(d) Considerate person A little bird was flying South for the winter. It was so
8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the cold the bird froze and _____1______ to the ground into
blank. a large field. While she was _____2______ there, a cow
Addiction is a _______ process that requires the addict's came by and dropped some dung on her. As the frozen
friends and family's assistance at various addiction bird lay there in the_______3______of cow dung, she

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began to realize how warm she was. The dung was increased. Therefore, among available sources of
actually ________4________ her out! She lay there all renewable energy, it’s solar power that holds the
warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. brightest promise. Renewable energy consumption
A _______5_______cat heard the bird singing and gets a big push from the Government of India in the
discovered the bird under the cow dung. The cat dug form of legally binding purchases called Renewable
her out and ate her. Purchase Obligation (RPO). Despite this boost,
16. Choose the word from the given options which fits renewables struggle to meet generation targets because
in the blank labelled 1 and gives correct meaning states which have an incentive to keep costs low often
(a) Soared (b) Rose fail to meet their RPO. A March 2021 parliamentary
(c) Fell (d) Went up committee report showed that only four states met
17. Choose the word from the given options which fits their entire RPO target in 2019-20.
in the blank labelled 2 and gives correct meaning. Solar power trajectory is delicately poised despite
(a) Walking (b) Lying the Government’s move to increase the share of RPO
(c) Sleeping (d) Napping till 2030. An increase in important tariff this year
18. Choose the word from the given options which fits on inputs such as solar modules to boost domestic
in the blank labelled 3 and gives correct meaning industry will in the near future push up project costs

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(a) Row (b) Crowd and, thereby, power tariffs. This is at odds with a
(c) Box (d) Pile separate move to nudge discoms to maintain financial
19. Choose the word from the given options which fits

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discipline. Moreover, the renewable space itself is
in the blank labelled 4 and gives correct meaning set to get more competitive with the advent of green

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(a) Thawing (b) Killing hydrogen. The renewable energy is set for a churn

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(c) Drawing (d) Chilling with a complex set of factors at play.

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20. Identify the phrasal verb which fits in the blank 21. Identify the structure of the passage.
labelled as 5 and gives correct meaning. (a) Abstract essay (b) Factual essay

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(a) hit (b) hid (c) Narrative essay (d) Argumentative essay

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(c) discovered (d) covered 22. How many states met the RPO target in 2019-20?
Read the given passage and answer the questions (a) Four (b) Two

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that follow.

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(c) Three (d) Five
Prime Minister Modi has recently declared Modhera,

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23. Identify the most appropriate ANTONYM of the
Gujarat as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village. It word ‘ambitious’.

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is an important marker in India’s ambitious renewable
(a) Energetic (b) Unenthusiastic
energy vision. The aim is to increase installed capacity
(c) Impressive (d) Mischievous
by more than three-fold to 500 GW by 2030. The
24. Select the most appropriate title for the passage.
commercial viability of solar power will have a say in
(a) Renewable Energy – Moving Forward
realising this goal. Presently, India’s electricity sector

a
displays a dichotomy, representing the challenges (b) Electricity and Private Companies
facing the renewable sector. (c) The World in Danger Zone
Thermal power contributed 75%-85% of the power (d) Thermal Electricity – Difficulties

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generated over the last three financial years. Its 25. Select the correct full form of RPO?
installed capacity, however, dipped from 62.3% to (a) Renewable Purchase Operations

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59.6% over the same period. During the same phase, (b) Renewable Purchase Obligation
solar power installed capacity increased from 9.4% to (c) Review Public Obligations
12.8% among renewables, its share in a generation (d) Revenue Purchase Obligation

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ANSWER KEY

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1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (c)

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21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (b)

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25/06/2024 Shift-01
1. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the options Earlier astronomers believed in the phenomenon of
given below. retrograde motion but Copernicus saw it as ________
(a) Deficiency (b) Comparision that earth orbited the sun like other planets did.
(c) Amateur (d) Noticeable (a) centre; across; proof
2. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given (b) bipolar; through; evidence
word. (c) foundation; inside; display
Sunny (d) polar; off; indicate

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(a) Brilliant (b) Fair 10. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
(c) Bright (d) Cloudy word.

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3. Select the option with the correct spelling to Delighted
substitute the underlined word in the given (a) Sad (b) Confused

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sentence. (c) Joyful (d) Angry

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It was a priviledge to meet the finance minister of the 11. Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression

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country last week. that can substitute the underlined segment in the
(a) previledge (b) privilege given sentence.

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(c) privilage (d) privledge He wanted to be a professional basketball player but

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4. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given given his height, luck was against him.
word. (a) his principles were against him

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Pride (b) his health was not in his favour

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(a) Modesty (b) Attraction (c) the ball was against him
(c) Aristocracy (d) Assurance (d) the cards were stacked against him

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5. Select the option that can be used as a one-word 12. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given
substitute for the given group of words. idiom.
To frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to No one even thought that Sheila’s success would burst
persuade the person to do something he or she does the bubble.

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not wish to do (a) Change her into arrogance
(a) Authoritative (b) Intimidate (b) Break the border
(c) Compel (d) Forceless (c) Last for ever

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6. Select the option that expresses the given sentence (d) Suddenly end
in passive voice. 13. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given
word.

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Sindhu mailed the letter.
(a) Sindhu was mailed by the letter. Lullaby
(b) The letter was mailed by the Sindhu. (a) Song (b) Love

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(c) The letter was mailed by Sindhu. (c) Disturb (d) Baby
(d) Letter mailed by the Sindhu. 14. Select the option that expresses the given sentence
7. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given in direct speech.

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word. He said that he might change that format.
Enthusiastic (a) He told, “He may change that format”.

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(a) Desperate (b) Fanatic (b) He said, “I will change that format”.
(c) Apathetic 9d) Courageous (c) He said, “I may change this format”.
8. Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank. (d) He says, “He might change that format”.
The people affected with ____________ are vulnerable to 15. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
other infections as well. substitute for the given group of words.
(a) pnemonea (b) pneumonia An extremely abnormal fear of confined space
(c) pnemonia (d) neumonia (a) Acrophobia (b) Claustrophobia
9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the (c) Glossophobia (d) Selenophobia
blanks. In the following passage some words have been
Nicholas Copernicus is famous for showing the world deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill
that the sun is the ________ of the universe in 1543 AD in the blank.
in Poland. He also noticed that some planets appeared Curd contains several microorganisms. Of these, the
to change directions when moving ________ the sky. bacterium, Lactobacillus ___(1)___ the formation of

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curd. It multiplies in milk and ___ (2) ____ it into curd. both sides is going to result in redrawing borders.
Bacteria are also involved in the ____ (3) ____of cheese, However, that hasn’t prevented them from periodically
pickles and many other food items. Bacteria and yeast raking it up with the consequences borne by people
are also helpful for the fermentation of rice idlis and in the region. As is the case with border areas, many
dosa batter. Yeast ____(4)____ rapidly and produces inhabitants speak both languages even as politicians
carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of the gas are ostensibly fighting the cause of speakers of one
fill the dough and increase its ____(5)____ . This is the language.
basis of the use of yeast in the baking industry for India does need a more active national interstate council
making bread, pastries and cakes. to manage tensions that arise out of disagreements
16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank over maps. However, an inactive council cannot
number 1. condone the conduct of senior politicians as heated
(a) lead (b) promotes rhetoric causes collateral damage. India’s painstaking
(c) cause (d) help transition to dismantling interstate fiscal barriers
17. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank through the roll-out of GST is undermined when
number 2. physical movement of goods and people get disrupted
(a) change (b) leads by escalating tension. The political class that set aside

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(c) cause (d) converts differences to arrive at a grand bargain and created
18. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank a common market in India should not undo their
number 3.

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achievement. One of India’s strengths is the extent of
(a) making (b) converting multilingualism even when internal borders have been

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(c) causing (d) changing

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determined largely on linguistic basis. Politicians need
19. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank

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to learn from common Indians.

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number 4. 21. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word
(a) reproduces (b) leads ‘impose’.

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(c) convert (d) change (a) Compel (b) Release

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20. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank (c) Ennoble (d) Cure
number 5.
22. What is the passage based upon?

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(a) width (b) shape
(a) The bureaucracy in India and the egoism of the
(c) volume (d) length

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leaders in the administration
Read the given passage and answer the questions
(b) Existing border dispute between Karnataka and

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that follow.
Maharashtra fuelled often by politicians, not
A potential flashpoint in the long-running boundary
common men
dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka was
(c) Political leaders and their opportunism in using
averted when the scheduled visit of two ministers in
court decisions for their own pastime
the Maharashtra government to Belgavi was called

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(d) Linguistic narrowmindedness of the common men
off. Unfortunately, this will not end the disruption
endured by people in the area. Prohibitory orders have of the two states Karnataka and Maharashtra
been imposed, public transport disrupted, and the 23. Identify the most suitable title for the passage.

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atmosphere remains charged. The immediate trigger (a) Border Disputes and Political Fuel
for this round of flare-ups is the conduct of senior (b) Unending Love of Religion

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functionaries in both governments and organisations (c) Political Leaders and Their Corruption
with a stake in the issue. (d) Linguistic Love of The People
The dispute goes back to reorganisation of states on 24. What is the apple of discord mentioned in the

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linguistic lines in the 1950s. Multilingual regions passage?
were demarcated and Maharasthtra’s governments (a) Mumbai (b) Bellari

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have been unsatisfied with the allocation of Belgavi (c) Belgavi (d) Bengaluru
to Karnataka. A joint effort by governments in the two 25. Reorganisation of states in the 1950s was done
states in the 1960s to find a solution did not fructify. based on ________.

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The dispute currently is in the Supreme Court. In other (a) linguistic lines (b) economic lines
words, no amount of grandstanding by politicians on (c) religious lines (d) castes

ANSWER KEY
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (a)

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26/06/2024 Shift-01
1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given 9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
word. substitute for the given group of words.
Retreat That which cannot be satisfied
(a) Withdraw (b) Dishonour (a) Stubborn (b) Prickly
(c) Destruct (d) Advance (c) Insatiable (d) Drastic
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the 10. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the
blank blank.

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on education. (a) on the contrary (b) a blessing in disguise
(a) have (b) has (c) come up (d) come in high

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(a) Dependent (b) Extravagant The furniture displayed a wonderful combination of
(c) Announcement (d) Extingish elegance and practicality.

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Last month tomatoes were quite cheap. 12. Select the option that expresses the following

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(c) Inexpensive (d) Less Ritika closed the box quickly.
5. Choose the sentence that contains correct (a) The box has been closed by Ritika quickly.

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spellings. (b) The box was closed by Ritika quickly.
(a) Geeta is unable to rekall the events of five years (c) The box had closed quickly by Ritika.
ago in comparison to her brother, Mohit who can (d) The box is quickly closed by Ritika.
recollect the memories of his childhood. 13. Select the option that expresses the given sentence

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(b) Geeta is unable to ricall the events of five years in reported speech.
ago in comparison to her brother, Mohit who can Bhavin said, 'I will take you now.'
recollect the memories of his childhood. (a) Bhavin said that he will be taking me then.

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(c) Geeta is unable to recall the events of five years (b) Bhavin said that he will take you then.
ago in comparison to her brother, Mohit who can (c) Bhavin said that he would take me then.

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recollect the memories of his childhood. (d) Bhavin said that he has to take me now.
(d) Geeta is unable to recal the events of five years 14. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
ago in comparison to her brother, Mohit who can substitute for the given group of words.

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recollect the memories of his childhood. Hard but liable to be easily broken
6. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the (a) Fragmentary (b) Brittle
underlined word. (c) Rudiment (d) Stagnant

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(a) Vengeful (b) Imprudent underlined idiom in the following sentence.

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(c) Doubtful (d) Confident Dinisha visits her mother once in a blue moon.
7. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the (a) Very frequently (b) Very rarely
underlined word. (c) Every month (d) Every week
The Russia-Ukraine war has caused chaos. In the following passage, some words have been
(a) Modesty (b) Havoc deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the
(c) Orderliness (d) Pitilessness most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given The food industry in India accounts for about 26
sentence. percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and
Within the walled palace, rows of attractive food stalls, will international trade but has also increased the
souvenir bouteques and entertainment platforms have responsibility to achieve the appropriate level of
been erected by the prominent delegations. _____3______ in terms of sanitary and phytosanitary
(a) souvenir (b) erected protection. Further, the Indian Food Safety and
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laws and seeks to provide greater consumer protection have none.
by _________4_______ the safety and wholesomeness However, losing them has huge implications for
of food at all stages of the food chain. This changing humanity. According to the World Economic Forum,
scenario has widened the scope and ________5______ an analysis of 163 industry sectors shows over half the
career options in this area. world’s GDP is dependent on nature and ecosystem
16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank services performed by animals. About $44 trillion of
number 1 economic value generation comes from such services-
(a) minor (b) inferior the World Bank finds their collapse could cause a
(c) major (d) superior $2.7 trillion annual decline in global GDP by 2030,
17. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank South Asia among the worst-hit. Alongside, without
number 2 our fellow species, we lose the wonders and beauty of
(a) assurance (b) impetus the world.
(c) motivation (d) energy There are solutions to halt this growing loss. We can
18. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank rejuvenate wild habitat, protect humans sharing lands
number 3 with animals and respect wildlife’s need or peace.
(a) immunity (b) safety Thinking about animals helps us understand the

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(c) welfare (d) danger alchemy of existence.
19. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 21. As per the World Economic Forum, half the world’s
number 4 GDP depends on_________.

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number 5 for human-animal conflict?
(a) enlarged (b) increased (a) Excessive love of animals

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(c) emphasised (d) Intensified (b) Destruction of forest land

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that follow. (d) Animal’s travel for food

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The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has recently
released its ‘Living Planet Report 2022’ – this finds a destroyed every year?

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69% decline in wildlife populations between 1970 and (a) Two-and-a-half percent of land

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2018. ‘Vertebrate wildlife groups have fallen by two- (b) Twenty-seven trillion hectares
thirds globally while freshwater species have shrunk by (c) Two and half billion hectares
83%. One million planets and animals face extinction (d) Ten million hectares
– about 2.5% of birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles 24. Select the most appropriate title for the given
and fish have gone forever. The crisis is caused by the passage.

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Anthropocene, our era of sprawling human impacts, (a) Birds and their Life
extending from heating Earth’s atmosphere to making (b) Animal Life in India
oceans acidic and destroying habitat. Many animals (c) Animals in the Anthropocene

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inhabit trees, nooks and crannies in forests across (d) World Wildlife Fund and India
Earth – yet, every year, we destroy ten million hectares 25. Select the central theme of the passage.

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of forestlands. Our greenhouse gas emissions warm (a) Animals and humans should come to an agreement
the world, causing extreme weather events, droughts, to live together.
heatwaves, wildfires and the collapse of productive (b) As GDP growth depends on animals, we should

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plants. This forces wildlife to travel, seeking water replace them.
and food. As they wander, they face human-animal (c) Forest protection should be taken care of by the

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conflicts over resources. We have a few consolations governments.
of metal and plastic to amuse ourselves with through (d) For peace and economic well-being, man should
this destruction – the animals of the Anthropocene not harm animals.

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1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (d)

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