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TRE2 — Language General Studies And Sanskrit

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GS: Hindi / English · Language questions stay in their original language.

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150 questions · 150 marks · 2 hours 30 minutes

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Question 51
Who became the youngest-ever senior world champion and the first Indian to win an individual compound gold medal at the World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany, in August 2023?
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Correct answer: (B) Aditi Swami
At the World Archery Championships at Berlin in August 2023 Aditi Swami won the individual compound gold and became the youngest ever senior world champion.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 52
Who organized the ‘Azad Dasta’?
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Correct answer: (B) Jayaprakash Narayan
During the Quit India Movement Jayaprakash Narayan, working underground, organised the ‘Azad Dasta’, which carried out secret actions against British rule.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 53
When was the Salt Movement started in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (A) April 1930
The Salt Movement began in Bihar in April 1930, right after Gandhiji's Dandi march; Champaran and Saran were its main centres.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 54
Which State Cabinet recently approved the ‘Mission Shakti Scooter Yojana’?
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Correct answer: (C) Odisha
The ‘Mission Shakti Scooter Yojana’ was approved by the Government of Odisha for the women of self-help groups.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 55
Which of the following is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
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Correct answer: (B) Mercalli scale
The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake, while its intensity—how much damage was done where—is judged on the Mercalli scale.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 56
The ‘leaching’ process is related to
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
In leaching the rainwater carries the soluble minerals of the topsoil down with it. That ties the process both to regions of heavy rainfall and to minerals and soil, so more than one option is correct.

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Question 57
How many States of India have a common border with both Pakistan and Bangladesh?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
Pakistan's border touches Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir, while Bangladesh's touches West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. No state borders both countries, so none of the options given is correct.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 58
Which State of India is the highest producer of millets?
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Correct answer: (A) Rajasthan
Rajasthan stands first in the production of millets; bajra is grown there on a large scale because it does well even with little rain.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 59
The driest place in India is
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Correct answer: (C) Jaisalmer
The driest place in India is taken to be Jaisalmer, which gets only about 150–200 mm of rain a year. Bikaner gets somewhat more. Leh gets less still, but it is a cold desert and is not usually counted as the answer to this question.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 60
Which of the following is a Zaid crop?
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Correct answer: (C) Watermelon
Zaid crops are grown in the hot months, March to June—watermelon, muskmelon and cucumber among them. Moong and urad are mainly kharif crops.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 61
Magadha and Anga plains are parts of which of the following?
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Correct answer: (B) Middle Ganga Valley
The Magadha and Anga plains lie in Bihar, which is part of the middle valley of the Ganga. The lower valley falls in West Bengal and the upper in Uttar Pradesh.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 62
Himalayan brown bear, wild Asiatic buffalo and desert fox are examples of
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Correct answer: (A) rare species
The Himalayan brown bear, the wild Asiatic buffalo and the desert fox have grown very few in number but are not extinct, so they are counted among the rare species.

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Question 63
Raj Kumar Shukla persuaded which leader to come to Bihar and lead their movement?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
It was on Raj Kumar Shukla's repeated urging that Mahatma Gandhi came to Champaran in 1917. All three names given are wrong, so the answer is ‘None of the above’.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 64
Who wrote the book India Divided?
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Correct answer: (B) Rajendra Prasad
‘India Divided’ was written by Dr Rajendra Prasad in 1946, in which he examined the question of the country's partition.

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Question 65
Who started the Home Rule League in 1915?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
There were two Home Rule Leagues—Bal Gangadhar Tilak's, begun in April 1916, and Annie Besant's in September 1916. Neither was started in 1915, the year the question gives, so the answer is ‘None of the above’.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 66
Who among the following ladies actively participated in the Salt Satyagraha in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Not one but several women were active in the Salt Satyagraha in Bihar, so more than one of the names given is correct.

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Question 67
Who wrote the play Neel Darpan, describing the plight of the indigo cultivators of Bengal and Bihar?
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Correct answer: (C) Dinabandhu Mitra
The play ‘Neel Darpan’ was written by Dinabandhu Mitra, showing the cruelty of the British planters towards the peasants who grew indigo.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 68
Who established the branch of Anushilan Samiti at Patna in 1913?
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Correct answer: (A) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Sachindra Nath Sanyal set up the Patna branch of the Anushilan Samiti in 1913; he was later among the founders of the Hindustan Republican Association.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 69
The Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress was held in which year?
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Correct answer: (A) 1922
The Gaya session of the Congress was held in 1922, under the presidency of Chittaranjan Das.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 70
The nationalist daily newspaper The Indian Nation started its publication in
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Correct answer: (B) 1931
The nationalist daily ‘The Indian Nation’ began publication from Patna in 1931.

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Question 71
Directions for Questions 71–77: Answer on the basis of the passage. (Passage about King Amarashakti and his three sons.) In which region was the city named Mahilaropya situated?
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Correct answer: (C) दाक्षिणात्यजनपदे
The passage opens with it—‘अस्ति दक्षिणात्ये जनपदे महिलारोप्यं नाम नगरम्’—so the city lay in the southern region.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 72
महिलारोप्यस्य राजा कः आसीत्?
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Correct answer: (B) अमरशक्तिः
गद्यांश में राजा का नाम ‘अमरशक्ति’ बताया गया है।

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Question 73
अमरशक्तेः पुत्रस्य नाम आसीत्
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Correct answer: (D) एकाधिकविकल्पा उपयुक्ताः
अमरशक्ति के तीन पुत्र थे—बहुशक्ति, उग्रशक्ति और अनन्तशक्ति। तीनों नाम विकल्पों में हैं, इसलिए उत्तर ‘एक से अधिक’ है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 74
राज्ञः त्रयः पुत्राः आसन्
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Correct answer: (B) शास्त्रविमुखाः
राजा ने अपने पुत्रों को ‘शास्त्रविमुख’ और विवेकहीन देखा—गद्यांश यही कहता है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 75
राजा कान् आहूतवान्?
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Correct answer: (E) न कोऽपि उपयुक्तः
राजा ने अपने सचिवों को बुलाया था—‘सचिवान् आहूय प्रोवाच’। पुत्र, पण्डित या माता नहीं, इसलिए उत्तर ‘इनमें से कोई नहीं’ है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 76
चर्चितचरणयुगलः कः आसीत्?
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Correct answer: (B) अमरशक्तिः
जिनके चरण-युगल की चर्चा हुई, वह राजा अमरशक्ति ही है—वर्णन उसी के लिए आया है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 77
‘प्रोवाच’ इत्यत्र सन्धिः कः?
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Correct answer: (A) गुणसन्धिः
‘प्रोवाच’ = ‘प्र’ + ‘उवाच’। यहाँ ‘अ’ और ‘उ’ मिलकर ‘ओ’ बने हैं, इसलिए यह गुणसंधि है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 78
Directions for Questions 78–83: Answer on the basis of the passage. Although there are many things in the world, knowledge alone is the greatest wealth. Knowledge teaches a person their duties, right and wrong, what should and should not be done, virtue and sin, and the consequences of actions. A person without knowledge acts like an animal because of ignorance of what should and should not be done. For what reason does a person act like an animal?
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Correct answer: (D) एकाधिकविकल्पा उपयुक्ताः
The passage says a person without learning behaves like an animal through ignorance of both duty and non-duty, so more than one option is correct.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 79
पशुवद् कः आचरति?
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Correct answer: (C) विद्याहीनमनुष्यः
गद्यांश के अनुसार विद्याहीन मनुष्य ही पशु जैसा आचरण करता है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 80
‘विद्यैव’ इत्यत्र कः सन्धिः?
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Correct answer: (A) वृद्धिसन्धिः
‘विद्यैव’ = ‘विद्या’ + ‘एव’। ‘आ’ और ‘ए’ मिलकर ‘ऐ’ बने हैं, इसलिए यह वृद्धिसंधि है।

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Question 81
विद्यया मनुष्यः भवति
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Correct answer: (B) मनुष्यः
गद्यांश की पंक्ति है—‘विद्ययैव मनुष्यः मनुष्यः अस्ति’, यानी विद्या से ही मनुष्य सच्चा मनुष्य बनता है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 82
‘हानिः’ पदस्य पर्यायपदमस्ति
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Correct answer: (E) न कोऽपि उपयुक्तः
‘हानि’ का अर्थ है नुक़सान। पाप, अकर्तव्य और लाभ—तीनों इसके पर्यायवाची नहीं हैं (लाभ तो उसका विलोम है), इसलिए उत्तर ‘इनमें से कोई नहीं’ है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 83
‘विद्यया’ पदे विभक्तिरस्ति
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Correct answer: (E) न कोऽपि उपयुक्तः
‘विद्यया’ में तृतीया विभक्ति है, क्योंकि यह साधन बता रहा है—विद्या के द्वारा। षष्ठी, सप्तमी और पञ्चमी में से कोई नहीं, इसलिए उत्तर ‘इनमें से कोई नहीं’ है।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 84
Directions for Questions 84–89: Answer on the basis of the passage. In Magadha there was a forest named Champakavati. A deer and a crow lived there affectionately. The deer, wandering freely and tired with thirst, was seen by a jackal, who thought how he might eat the delicious meat. Where did the deer live?
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Correct answer: (D) एकाधिकविकल्पा उपयुक्ताः
The passage says a deer and a crow lived in that forest in affection, so the answer is ‘more than one’.

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Question 85
चम्पकवती नामारण्यानी अस्ति
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Correct answer: (C) मगधदेशे
गद्यांश का आरंभ ही है—‘अस्ति मगधदेशे चम्पकवती नाम अरण्यानी’।

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Question 86
‘हृष्टपुष्टाङ्गः’ आसीत्
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Correct answer: (B) मृगः
हृष्ट-पुष्ट शरीर वाला मृग ही था—इसी कारण शृगाल ने उसका मांस खाने की सोची।

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Question 87
‘धूर्तबुद्धिः’ आसीत्
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Correct answer: (C) शृगालः
धूर्त बुद्धि वाला शृगाल था, जो मित्र बनने का नाटक करके मृग को फँसाना चाहता था।

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Question 88
“अकस्मादागन्तुना सह मैत्री न युक्ता” इति केन कथितम्?
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Correct answer: (A) काकेन
यह चेतावनी काक ने दी थी—अचानक आए अजनबी से मित्रता करना उचित नहीं।

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Question 89
‘भगवति’ इत्यस्मिन् पदे विभक्तिरस्ति
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Correct answer: (B) सप्तमी
‘भगवति’ संबोधन के रूप में सप्तमी के समान रूप लेता है, इसलिए यहाँ सप्तमी विभक्ति है।

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Question 90
Directions for Questions 90–95: Answer on the basis of the passage. No wealth, however great, is as valuable to a nation as self-rule. The passage discusses democracy and the political wisdom of Chanakya. What was another name of Acharya Chanakya?
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Correct answer: (C) कौटिल्यः
Acharya Chanakya's other name was Kautilya; he is also called Vishnugupta.

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Question 91
‘अर्थशास्त्रं’ विरचितम्
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Correct answer: (D) एकाधिकविकल्पा उपयुक्ताः
‘अर्थशास्त्र’ चाणक्य ने रचा और चाणक्य तथा कौटिल्य एक ही व्यक्ति के नाम हैं, इसलिए दोनों विकल्प सही हैं।

1 marks · 2023 · Set A
Question 92
मौर्यकुलभूषणमस्ति
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Correct answer: (A) चन्द्रगुप्तः
मौर्यकुल का भूषण चन्द्रगुप्त मौर्य है, जिसे चाणक्य ने सम्राट बनाया।

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Question 93
राजा प्रजाऽनुबन्धिनः समस्तान् न्यायावश्यकान् विषयान् संस्पृशति
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Correct answer: (C) अर्थशास्त्रम्
राजा और प्रजा से जुड़े सभी न्याय-विषयों को छूने वाला ग्रंथ ‘अर्थशास्त्र’ है।

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Question 94
‘सञ्चालितव्य’मित्यत्र प्रत्ययः कः?
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Correct answer: (B) तव्यत्
‘सञ्चालितव्यम्’ में ‘तव्यत्’ प्रत्यय है, जो ‘करना चाहिए’ का भाव देता है।

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Question 95
‘भूतम्’ इत्यत्र धातुरस्ति
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Correct answer: (E) न कोऽपि उपयुक्तः
‘भूतम्’ ‘भू’ धातु में ‘क्त’ प्रत्यय जोड़कर बना है। कुंजी में ‘इनमें से कोई नहीं’ रखा गया है, क्योंकि छपे विकल्पों में धातु का रूप ठीक नहीं आया था।

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Question 96
‘धनुंकारः’ पदस्य सन्धिविच्छेदोऽस्ति
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Correct answer: (C) धनुस् + टंकारः
‘धनुष्टंकारः’ = ‘धनुस्’ + ‘टंकारः’। ‘स्’ आगे के ‘ट’ के प्रभाव से ‘ष्’ हो जाता है—यही ष्टुत्व संधि है।

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Question 97
‘सुध्युपास्य’ इत्यत्र कः सन्धिः?
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Correct answer: (C) यण्सन्धिः
‘सुध्युपास्यः’ में ‘धी’ का ‘ई’ आगे ‘उ’ आने पर ‘य्’ बन गया है, इसलिए यह यण्संधि है।

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Question 98
‘तत् + नाम’ इत्यत्र सन्धिपदमस्ति
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Correct answer: (B) तन्नाम
‘तत्’ + ‘नाम’ में ‘त्’ आगे के ‘न’ के प्रभाव से ‘न्’ हो जाता है, इसलिए रूप ‘तन्नाम’ बनता है।

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Question 99
‘विष्णुः + त्राता’ इत्यत्र सन्धिपदमस्ति
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Correct answer: (B) विष्णुत्राता
‘विष्णुः’ + ‘त्राता’ में विसर्ग आगे ‘त’ आने पर ‘स्’ हो जाता है, इसलिए शुद्ध रूप ‘विष्णुस्त्राता’ है। कुंजी में दूसरा विकल्प चुना गया है, पर छपे विकल्पों में एक ही रूप दो बार आ गया है, इसलिए यह अंतर विकल्प-मुद्रण का है।

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Question 100
‘उत् + अयनम्’ इत्यत्र सन्धिपदमस्ति
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Correct answer: (C) उद्ययनम्
‘उत्’ + ‘अयनम्’ में ‘त्’ स्वर के पहले ‘द्’ हो जाता है, इसलिए शुद्ध रूप ‘उदयनम्’ बनता है। कुंजी में तीसरा विकल्प चुना गया है, जो छपे विकल्प-क्रम के कारण भिन्न पड़ता है।

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