Directions (Questions 106–125): Four separate passages are given. Answer the questions based on them. Passage 1: Lord Buddha was born in 500 BCE. His father was Suddhodana and his wife was Yashodhara. He married at eighteen and left home at twenty-nine to seek knowledge. After meditating at Rajgir without attaining knowledge, he meditated beneath a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya by the Niranjana River and attained knowledge. When was Lord Buddha born?
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Correct answer: (B) 500 BCE
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Question 107
According to Passage 1, what was the name of Lord Buddha’s father?
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Correct answer: (A) शुद्धोधन
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Question 108
According to Passage 1, at what age did Lord Buddha marry?
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Correct answer: (E) उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Question 109
According to Passage 1, where did Lord Buddha meditate for some days?
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Correct answer: (B) राजगीर में
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Question 110
According to Passage 1, where did Lord Buddha attain knowledge by meditating beneath a peepal tree?
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Correct answer: (B) पीपल के नीचे
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Question 111
Passage 2: Four aims of human life are recognised: artha, dharma, kama and moksha. When artha, dharma and kama are rightly attained, moksha follows. A great irony of modern life is that people commit wrongs without hesitation to acquire wealth, disregarding relationships, and make life hell. Indian thinkers teach that wealth should be regarded as a means, never an end. How many aims of human life are recognised?
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Correct answer: (A) चार
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Question 112
According to Passage 2, which aim of life are people today engaged in attaining throughout their lives?
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Correct answer: (B) अर्थ
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Question 113
According to Passage 2, how should wealth be regarded in life?
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Correct answer: (A) साधन के रूप में
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Question 114
According to Passage 2, what makes people’s lives today become hell?
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Correct answer: (A) अर्थ को सब कुछ मानना
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Question 115
According to Passage 2, what are the means of attaining moksha?
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Correct answer: (B) अर्थ, धर्म, काम की सही ढंग से प्राप्ति
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Question 116
Passage 3: Education is of great importance in human life. Ambedkar said education is like a tigress’s milk: whoever drinks it begins to roar. Yet people may become insensitive after education, and the more they study, the more heartless they can become. America is an example: although considered the world’s most developed country, it has many old-age homes and people with mental illness. Education must be accompanied by human sensitivity; humanity is life’s greatest value. What is most important in human life?
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Correct answer: (C) शिक्षा
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Question 117
According to Passage 3, who called education ‘a tigress’s milk’?
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Correct answer: (C) अम्बेडकर
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Question 118
According to Passage 3, which country is considered the most developed in the world?
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Correct answer: (A) अमेरिका
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Question 119
According to Passage 3, in which country is the number of old-age homes greatest?
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Correct answer: (B) अमेरिका में
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Question 120
According to Passage 3, the greatest thing in life is
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Correct answer: (B) मानवता
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Question 121
Passage 4: Goswami Tulsidas is regarded as a great world author. His finest work is Ramcharitmanas; he worshipped Shri Ram and wrote twelve works in all. Ramcharitmanas is regarded as Hindi’s finest epic, followed by Jaishankar Prasad’s Kamayani. Ramcharitmanas has seven cantos and Kamayani fifteen cantos, beginning with ‘Chinta’ and ending with ‘Anand’. Kamayani conveys that a person cannot attain joy without embracing both heart and intellect. How many works did Tulsidas write in all?
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Correct answer: (A) बारह
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Question 122
According to Passage 4, which is Tulsidas’s finest work?
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Correct answer: (B) रामचरितमानस
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Question 123
According to Passage 4, who wrote Kamayani?
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Correct answer: (A) जयशंकर प्रसाद
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Question 124
According to Passage 4, Ramcharitmanas has how many cantos?
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Correct answer: (C) सात
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Question 125
According to Passage 4, what is necessary to attain joy in life?
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Correct answer: (B) हृदय और बुद्धि
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Question 126
Directions (Questions 126–130): Choose the correct answer from the five options. The antonym of ‘नकली’ is
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Correct answer: (B) असली
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Question 127
The antonym of ‘घटिया’ is
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Correct answer: (A) गुलामता
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Question 128
The antonym of ‘जिन्दा’ is
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Correct answer: (C) प्रजातंत्रता
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Question 129
The antonym of ‘अउरत’ is
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Correct answer: (A) गुलामता
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Question 130
The antonym of ‘भारी’ is
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Correct answer: (C) प्रजातंत्रता
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Question 131
Directions (Questions 131–135): Choose the correct answer from the five options. A synonym of ‘आग’ is
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Correct answer: (B) पावक
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Question 132
A synonym of ‘क्रोध’ is
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 133
A synonym of ‘धरती’ is
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Correct answer: (A) राकेश
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Question 134
A synonym of ‘सूरज’ is
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 135
A synonym of ‘गाछ’ is
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Correct answer: (A) राकेश
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Question 136
Directions (Questions 136–145): Choose the correct answer from the five options. The correct meaning of ‘अपनो दही के कोई खट्टा कहे है’ is
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Correct answer: (A) अपनी खराब चीज को कोई खराब न कहे
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Question 137
The correct meaning of ‘कहाँ राजा भोज कहाँ गांगू तेली’ is
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Correct answer: (C) बड़े से छोटे की तुलना नहीं हो सकती
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Question 138
The correct meaning of ‘अँधड़ में बगुला के वास (बाह)’ is
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Correct answer: (A) भारी उत्पात में कमजोर प्राणी के कुछ भी बस न चले
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Question 139
The correct meaning of ‘अप्पन मुँह मियाँ-मिट्ठू बनना’ is
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Correct answer: (C) अपनी बड़ाई अपने करके आदर चाहना
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Question 140
The correct meaning of ‘अप्पन डफली अप्पन राग’ is
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Correct answer: (A) एकमत होकर काम न करना
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Question 141
The correct meaning of ‘भठा बइठल’ is
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Correct answer: (B) सब खत्म होयल
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Question 142
The correct meaning of ‘पारा गरम भेल’ is
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Correct answer: (A) खिसियायल
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Question 143
The correct meaning of ‘पीपा उलटना’ is
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Correct answer: (E) उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं
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Question 144
The correct meaning of ‘अब तब होना’ is
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Correct answer: (A) मरे के हालत में होयल
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Question 145
The correct meaning of ‘एक से एकइस होयल’ is
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Correct answer: (B) लगातार बढ़ोतरी भेल
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Question 146
Directions (Questions 146–150): Choose the correct answer from the five options. ‘दो गुना दाम’ is an example of which kind of adjective?