जीपीएससी परीक्षा पूर्वतयारी

37 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Animals use the weapons nature has furnished, and those only—the beak, the claw, the tusk, the teeth. The barbarians

use a club, a stone. As man advances, he makes tools with which to fashion his weapons. He discovers the best

material to be used in their construction. He next finds some power to assist him--- that is to say the weight of water or

the force of the wind. He then creates a force so to speak, by changing water to steam, and with that he impels

machines that can do everything but think. You will observe that the ingenuity of man is first exercised in the

construction of weapons. There were splendid Damascus blades when ploughing was done with a stick. There were

complete suits of armour on backs that had never felt a shirt.

Question Description From the following options, select the antonym of the word “impel”

A revel

B compel

C expel

D repel

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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38 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Animals use the weapons nature has furnished, and those only—the beak, the claw, the tusk, the teeth. The barbarians

use a club, a stone. As man advances, he makes tools with which to fashion his weapons. He discovers the best

material to be used in their construction. He next finds some power to assist him--- that is to say the weight of water or

the force of the wind. He then creates a force so to speak, by changing water to steam, and with that he impels

machines that can do everything but think. You will observe that the ingenuity of man is first exercised in the

construction of weapons. There were splendid Damascus blades when ploughing was done with a stick. There were

complete suits of armour on backs that had never felt a shirt.

Question Description The passage as a whole is a comment on the

A development of weapons by humankind

B simplicity of the barbarians

C natural weapons of the animals

D cycle of human civilization

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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39 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Animals use the weapons nature has furnished, and those only—the beak, the claw, the tusk, the teeth. The barbarians

use a club, a stone. As man advances, he makes tools with which to fashion his weapons. He discovers the best

material to be used in their construction. He next finds some power to assist him--- that is to say the weight of water or

the force of the wind. He then creates a force so to speak, by changing water to steam, and with that he impels

machines that can do everything but think. You will observe that the ingenuity of man is first exercised in the

construction of weapons. There were splendid Damascus blades when ploughing was done with a stick. There were

complete suits of armour on backs that had never felt a shirt.

Question Description From the options provided below, identify the farthest synonym for the term “ingenuity” as used in the given passage

A inventiveness

B skill

C creativity

D originality

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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40 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Animals use the weapons nature has furnished, and those only—the beak, the claw, the tusk, the teeth. The barbarians

use a club, a stone. As man advances, he makes tools with which to fashion his weapons. He discovers the best

material to be used in their construction. He next finds some power to assist him--- that is to say the weight of water or

the force of the wind. He then creates a force so to speak, by changing water to steam, and with that he impels

machines that can do everything but think. You will observe that the ingenuity of man is first exercised in the

construction of weapons. There were splendid Damascus blades when ploughing was done with a stick. There were

complete suits of armour on backs that had never felt a shirt.

Question Description Identify the figures of speech in the following statement: “There were complete suits of armour on backs that had never

felt a shirt.”

A metaphor; personification; transferred epithet

B paradox; personification; simile

C antithesis; irony; metonymy

D metaphor; personification

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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41 Question Description Which airport has been recognized as the most punctual airport in the world by aviation analytics firm Cirium ?

A Delhi Airport

B Kochi Airport

C Guwahati Airport

D Hyderabad Airport

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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42 Question Description When is International Nurses Day 2023 being observed?

A May 11

B May 12

C May 13

D May 15

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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43 Question Description Recently Which Indian supercomputer secured the 75th position in the prestigious Top 500 Global Supercomputing

List?

A Prakhar

B PRATYUSH

C MIHIR

D AIRAWAT

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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44 Question Description Which martial art has been added to the 37th National Games 2023?

A Gatka

B Silambam

C Kalarippayattu

D Thoda

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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45 Question Description The Reserve Bank of India has recently approved the merger of which two banks?

A Maratha Sahakari Bank & The Cosmos Co-operative Bank

B Maratha Sahakari Bank & The Bandhan Bank

C Maratha Sahakari Bank & The Saraswat Co-operative Bank

D Maratha Sahakari Bank & The Bharat Co-operative Bank

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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46 Question Description At which IIT did Israel and India partner to establish a centre of water technology?

A IIT Madras

B IIT Kanpur

C IIT Mumbai

D IIT Delhi

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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47 Question Description Which state has become the first in India to enforce the 'right to walk'?

A Sikkim

B Mizoram

C Kerala

D Punjab

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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48 Question Description When is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated?

A May 17

B May 16

C May 15

D May 12

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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49 Question Description Between which two countries is the bilateral exercise 'Samudra Shakti-23' conducted?

A India and Indonesia

B India and Singapore

C India and France

D India and USA

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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50 Question Description In which state is Burachapori wildlife sanctuary situated?

A Assam

B Sikkim

C Odisha

D Jharkhand

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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