General Awareness, Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I, Exam Date: 10/09/2024 Exam Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I

Exam Date: 10/09/2024 Exam Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Section: General Awareness

01) Which government honoured a distinguished percussionist named Pandit Anindo Chatterjee with the Banga Vibhushan Award in 2022?

         a) Jharkhand

         b) West Bengal

         c) Tripura

         d) Assam

02) According to the Indian Railways (2019-2020), which state has the largest railway track in India?

         a) Madhya Pradesh

         b) Uttar Pradesh

         c) Haryana

         d) Punjab

03) Who was appointed as India’s 28th Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in March 2023?

         a) Praveen Sharma

         b) SS Dubey

         c) Vikram Devdutt

         d) Arun Goel

04) After the death of Humayun, the 13 year-old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ________.

         a) Gujarat

         b) Rajasthan

         c) Punjab

         d) Bengal

05) Which Five-Year Plan primarily focused on the 'Garibi Hatao' initiative?

         a) Fourth Five-Year Plan

         b) Sixth Five-Year Plan

         c) Third Five-Year Plan

         d) Fifth Five-Year Plan

06) In which of the following cities of Manipur is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy located?

         a) Ukhrul

         b) Imphal

         c) Chandel

         d) Thoubal

07) Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice?

         a) Lord Curzon

         b) Lord William Bentinck

         c) Lord Cornwallis

         d) Lord Ripon

08) Mahabalipuram emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under which of the following kingdoms of south India?

         a) Pallava

         b) Chera

         c) Chola

         d) Chalukya

09) Which of the following was the mascot of the FIH men’s Hockey World Cup – 2023?

         a) Asha

         b) Bheema

         c) Jitu

         d) Olly

10) By which of the following state governments is the Tansen Music Festival organised?

         a) Madhya Pradesh Government

         b) Maharashtra Government

         c) Uttar Pradesh Government

         d) Rajasthan Government

11) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Directive Principles of State Policy?

         a) They are positive, as they require the State to do certain things.

         b) These have moral and political sanctions.

         c) They aim at establishing social and economic democracy in the country.

         d) They promote welfare of individuals. Hence, they are personal and individualistic.

12) The Indian Constitution has established _________.

         a) independent judicial system

         b) plural judicial system

         c) dual judicial system

         d) partial Judicial system

13) Which of the following is a non-perishable food?

         a) Pulses

         b) Curds

         c) Meat

         d) Milk

14) Which of the following is NOT correct with regards to the history of calculating National Income (NI) in India?

         a) Dadabhai Naoroji divided the Indian economy into two parts: primary sector and secondary sector.

         b) First attempt to compute NI was made by Dadabhai Naoroji.

         c) First official attempt to compute NI was made by PC Mahalanobis.

         d) First scientific method to compute NI was used by Dr VKRV Rao.

15) Hubbardia heptaneuron, which has become endangered, is a species of which of the following?

         a) Tiger

         b) Bamboo

         c) Crane

         d) Grass

16) The Parliament passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 to repeal and replace which of the following Acts?

         a) The Dourine Act, 1910

         b) The Lighthouse Act, 1927

         c) The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983

         d) The Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962

17) When was the 1st Asian Kabaddi Championship held?

         a) 1975

         b) 1970

         c) 1980

         d) 1985

18) The climate of a place is NOT affected by which of the following?

         a) Location

         b) Type of soil

         c) Relief

         d) Distance from the sea

19) In which musical note did Newland put the metals Co and Ni with halogens?

         a) Re

         b) Mi

         c) Do

         d) Fa

20) Which of the following places is related to Gandhi’s Satyagraha of the year 1917?

         a) Champaran

         b) Ahmedabad

         c) Kheda

         d) Bardoli

21) Which of the following is in geographical proximity to Sri Lanka?

         a) Only Karaikal

         b) Karaikal and Yanam

         c) Only Yanam

         d) Mahe

22) The decomposition of gaseous Ammonia on a hot platinum surface is a _______________ order reaction at high pressure.

         a) three

         b) two

         c) zero

         d) one

23) Which organisms are classified as Aves?

         a) Frogs

         b) Snakes

         c) Birds

         d) Fishes

24) Which of the following festivals is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev?

         a) Hola Mohalla

         b) Baisakhi

         c) Gurpurab

         d) Chappar Mela

25) How many awards were presented at the National Sports and Adventure Awards-2022 ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November 2022?

         a) 44

         b) 52

         c) 28

         d) 32

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English Comprehension

 Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I

Exam Date: 09/09/2024 Exam Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Section: English Comprehension

01) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fatal

         a) Additional

         b) Easy

         c) Deadly

         d) Jovial

02) Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

         Lovely tunes are composed by Domnica.

         a) Domnica composes tunes lovely.

         b) Domnica will composes lovely tunes.

         c) Domnica composes lovely tunes.

         d) Domnica composed lovely tunes.

03) Select the option that expresses the opposite meaning of the underlined word.

         The explosive used is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency.

         a) Invalidate

         b) Maintain

         c) Witness

         d) Certify

04) The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error.

         Mr. Abhilash and his family / have received no informations / about the incident.

         a) about the incident.

         b) Mr. Abhilash and his family

         c) have received

         d) no informations

05) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

         Toxi

         a) Lethal

         b) Licit

         c) Laudatory

         d) Lanky

06) Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

         Unit of weight for precious stones

         a) Pure

         b) Accurate

         c) Reliable

         d) Carat

07) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

         She is proficient in speaking many languages.

         a) Heterolinguistic

         b) Bilingual

         c) Multilingual

         d) Monolithic

08) Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

         Ishika saw the tiger in the forest.

         a) The tiger saw by Ishika in the forest.

         b) The tiger sees Ishika in the forest.

         c) The tiger was seen by Ishia in the forest.

         d) The tiger was seen by the forest in Ishika.

09) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

         A person who likes to argue about anything

         a) Veracious

         b) Reticent

         c) Contentious

         d) Coward

10) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

         ‘Spy Family’ is a graphic novel that is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using uninterrupted art in a traditional comics format.

         a) sedimental art in a traditional

         b) longitudinal art in a traditional

         c) existential art in a traditional

         d) sequential art in a traditional

11) The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

         My brother performed/ extremely good/ in the class test/ held yesterday.

         a) held yesterday

         b) extremely good

         c) in the class test

         d) My brother performed

12) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

         a) Bureaucracy

         b) Embarrass

         c) Connoisseur

         d) Relevent

13) Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the underlined word in the given sentence.

         No altruistic act is truly sincere.

         a) phenomenal

         b) phonotypical

         c) philanthropic

         d) phantasmal

14) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

         Innuendo

         a) Crude

         b) Prose

         c) Ragged

         d) Insinuation

15) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

         Vinod had a _______ escape in the car accident.

         a) comfortable

         b) full

         c) narrow

         d) wide

16) Select the option that can by used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase.

         A short interesting story about a real person or event

         a) Anecdote

         b) Sketch

         c) Poem

         d) Narrative

17) Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold.

         We’d better watch our step and not give him any excuse to harass us further.

         a) betray

         b) intimidate

         c) relish

         d) soothe

18) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

         To have bigger fish to fry

         a) To have bigger things to take care of than the menial task at hand

         b) To take calculated risks

         c) To know different kinds of fishing techniques

         d) To have an interest in cooking

19) In the following sentence, four words are underlined out of which one word is misspelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

         After the recapture (A) of Tololing and the adjacent features, evacting (B) the enemy from this well-fortified (C) position became a priority. (D)

         a) B

         b) D

         c) C

         d) A

20) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

         She has been studying for two o’clock.

         a) study from two o’clock

         b) studying since two o’clock

         c) studying two o’clock

         d) study for two o’clock

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

There is a saying that coming events cast their shadows before. (1) ________, it is not universally true. Something can happen within a second, and one may not (2) ________ it. (3) ________, some instances show that predictions based on certain signs have gone wrong. People generally say that natural calamities can be predicted by observing the animals. But what if animals are suffering from some disease and don’t show any signs before the event appears? They may fail to make peculiar sounds or actions about the events which are going to take place. (4) ________, some unnatural calamities that are likely to appear may forecast their shadows by some bad omens. (5) ________, we should not completely cancel out the possibilities that animals can sense certain unnatural happenings.

21) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

         a) Therefore

         b) Furthermore

         c) Moreover

         d) However

22) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

         a) rescind

         b) foresee

         c) legalise

         d) affect

23) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

         a) Therefore

         b) Moreover

         c) However

         d) Nevertheless

24) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

         a) Therefore

         b) Secondly

         c) Besides

         d) Despite

25) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

         a) Therefore

         b) However

         c) Nevertheless

         d) Moreover

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Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I Exam Date: 09/09/2024 Exam Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

 

 

Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I

Exam Date: 09/09/2024 Exam Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Section: General Awareness

01) What is the length of Indian Railways network, according to Railway Yearbook 2019-20?

         a) 67,956 km

         b) 2,402 km

         c) 63,950 km

         d) 1,604 km

02) Which of the following is the largest crustal plate on Earth with an area of over 103,000,000 km2?

         a) African plate

         b) South American plate

         c) Eurasian plate

         d) Pacific plate

03) ‘Nuakhai’ is the state festival of:

         a) Odisha

         b) Tamil Nadu

         c) Meghalaya

         d) Bihar

04) Which of the following is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH₃CH₂CH₂CO₂H?

         a) Methanoic acid

         b) Ethanoic acid

         c) Propionic acid

         d) Butyric acid

05) Who among the following was the youngest instrumentalist to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India in 2002?

         a) Ustad Zakir Hussain

         b) Pandit Ravi Shankar

         c) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

         d) Ustad Bismillah Khan

06) Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits providing of any religious instruction in the educational institutions maintained by the State?

         a) Article 29

         b) Article 28

         c) Article 30

         d) Article 31

07) Article 77 of the Indian Constitution deals with the _______.

         a) Vice-President of India

         b) oath of office by the Vice-President

         c) conduct of business of the Government of India

         d) term of office of the Vice-President

08) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 deals with subsistence allowance in which of the following Sections?

         a) Section 7

         b) Section 5

         c) Section 4

         d) Section 6

09) Which of the following Illustrations shows the mitochondrion’s structural details?

I) 

II)  

III) 

IV) 

         a) I

         b) II

         c) III

         d) IV

10) 10 In which year was the 'Naye Bharat Ke Sapne' campaign launched by Meta and the Ministry of Women?

         a) 2022

         b) 2021

         c) 2023

         d) 2020

11) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

         a) Fats and oils get reduced over time and smell bad.

         b) Antioxidants are added to foods containing fats and oil to prevent oxidation.

         c) Chips manufacturers usually flush bags of chips with Nitrogen to prevent the chips from getting ranicid.

         d) Fats and oils are oxidised, they become rancid.

12) Under which of the following Acts was the power to rule India, transferred from the English East India Company to the British Crown?

         a) Regulating Act 1773

         b) Pitt's India Act 1784

         c) Government of India Act 1858

         d) Charter Act of 1833

13) Which of the following countries won the first men’s Asian Hockey Championship trophy?

         a) Japan

         b) China

         c) Pakistan

         d) India

14) Silappathikaram (the Jewelled Anklet), the earliest epic poem in Tamil was written in the 5th - 6th Century CE by _______.

         a) Tolkappiyar

         b) Tirumalisai Alwar

         c) Ilango Adigal

         d) Sittalai Sattanar

15) Which of the following statements is correct?

         a) The five-year plan focuses mostly on private intervention in the economy.

         b) The five-year plan permits long-term intervention by the government in the economy.

         c) The five-year plan always focused on the growth of the tertiary sector.

         d) A five-year plan always stresses market-oriented activities.

16) In Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas yojana, the cost of unit assistance is shared between Central and State Governments in the ratio ___________ in plain areas.

         a) 30 : 70

         b) 90 : 10

         c) 60 : 40

         d) 40 : 60

17) Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?

         a) Todar Mal

         b) Abdul Rahim

         c) Mulla Do-Piyaza

         d) Tansen

18) Hot local wind that flows over north India in summer is known as:

         a) Purga

         b) Loo

         c) Chinook

         d) Mango showers

19) As per the definition of Census of India, a ‘marginal worker’ is a person who works for:

         a) more than 183 days (or six months) in a year

         b) less than 183 days (or six months) in a year

         c) eight months in a year

         d) 83 days in a year

20) In which of the following states is the Nrityagram, an Odissi dance institution, located?

         a) Karnataka

         b) Tamil Nadu

         c) Kerala

         d) Maharashtra

21) At which Olympics was Kho-Kho featured in an exhibition in the main stadium?

         a) 2008

         b) 2016

         c) 1932

         d) 1936

22) Which of the following goods needs further transformation in the economic process?

         a) Capital goods

         b) Intermediate goods

         c) Finished goods

         d) Consumer durable goods

23) Who among the following devised the system of ‘Subsidiary Alliance’?

         a) Lord William Bentinck

         b) Lord Wellesley

         c) Lord Dalhousie

         d) Lord Canning

24) Which of the following is an inactivated (killed) polio vaccine developed in 1952?

         a) HDCV vaccine

         b) Salk vaccine

         c) TAB vaccine

         d) Imvanex vaccine

25) Which of the following personalities is a Padma Shri awardee folk singer from the state of Uttar Pradesh?

         a) Ajita Srivastava

         b) Teejan Bai

         c) Ila Arun

         d) Gurmeet Bawa

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