Q. Fill in the blank from given options. By next July, I ________ in this office for ten years.
a) will work b) will have been working c) worked d) will be worked Correct Answer: b) will have been working
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Explanation:
The clause “By next July” sets a future reference point, and “for ten years” indicates duration up to that point. To express an action that started in the past and will continue up to a specified future time, we use the Future Perfect Continuous tense: will have been + V-ing. Correct: “By next July, I will have been working in this office for ten years.”
Why others are wrong: – Option 1: will work — Simple future does not fit with “by” + future time expressing culmination; it lacks the perfect aspect needed for duration up to a future point. – Option 3: worked — Simple past cannot be used with a future time marker (“by next July”). – Option 4: will be worked — Passive voice is incorrect here; “work” in the sense of employment is intransitive and not passivized in this context.
Note: Future perfect simple (“will have worked”) could also be acceptable to emphasize completion, but it is not among the options.
Q. Complete the sentence with proper preposition. We usually finish work early ________ Fridays.
a) at b) during c) on d) in Correct Answer: c) on
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Explanation:
Use ‘on’ before days and dates. ‘On Fridays’ means every Friday (a habitual action). The other options are incorrect here: ‘at’ is for specific times or set phrases (at 5 pm, at night), ‘in’ is for longer periods (in June, in 2025, in the morning), and ‘during’ is used for events/periods (during the meeting), not specific days of the week.
Q. Fill the correct form of verb in the given sentence. Many a man ________ died for his country.
a) has b) was c) is d) have Correct Answer: a) has
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Explanation:
Rule: The expression ‘many a/an + singular noun’ takes a singular verb. Hence, the correct form is ‘has’ with the past participle ‘died’ (present perfect): Many a man has died for his country. Why others are wrong: – was → ‘was died’ is ungrammatical; ‘die’ is intransitive and cannot take a passive form. (‘was dead’ would change the meaning.) – is → ‘is died’ is incorrect; ‘is dead’ would be different in meaning and tense. – have → plural verb; disagrees with the singular subject after ‘many a’.
Q. Identify the correct spelling from the options given below.
a) Enterprenure b) Enterpranore c) Entrepreneur d) Entraprenure Correct Answer: c) Entrepreneur
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Explanation:
The correct spelling is “Entrepreneur”.
Why option 3 is correct: – It matches the standard English spelling recognized by major dictionaries (Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Cambridge). – Etymology: from French “entreprendre” (to undertake), with the noun “entrepreneur” formed from “entre-” (between) + “preneur” (taker). The correct ending is “-neur”. – Syllable structure: en-tre-pre-neur, preserving the sequence of vowels and consonants.
Why the others are incorrect: – Option 1: Enterprenure — wrong prefix (“enter” instead of “entre”) and wrong ending (“nure” instead of “neur”). – Option 2: Enterpranore — multiple deviations: “enter” vs “entre”, “pra” vs “pre”, and incorrect ending “nore” vs “neur”. – Option 4: Entraprenure — incorrect middle sequence (“tra” instead of “tre”) and wrong ending (“nure” instead of “neur”).
Q. Choose the indirect speech for the following direct sentence. He said, ‘I have been waiting for ages.’
a) He said that he had been waiting for ages. b) He says that he has been waiting for ages. c) He said that he has been waiting for ages. d) He said that he is being waiting for ages. Correct Answer: a) He said that he had been waiting for ages.
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Explanation:
Because the reporting verb is in the past (“said”), the tense in the reported clause is backshifted. Present perfect continuous (“have been waiting”) changes to past perfect continuous (“had been waiting”). Pronoun “I” becomes “he” and the time expression “for ages” remains unchanged. Hence: “He said that he had been waiting for ages.” – Option 1: Correct backshift to past perfect continuous. – Option 2: Incorrect—changes the reporting verb to present (“says”), which doesn’t match the given sentence. – Option 3: Incorrect—no backshift; retains present perfect continuous after a past reporting verb. – Option 4: Incorrect—”is being waiting” is ungrammatical.
Q. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ? (Railway Zone) – (Headquarter)
1. Northern Railway – New Delhi 2. North Eastern Railway – Gorakhpur 3. South Eastern Railway – Cuttack Select the correct answer from the code given below: a) Only 1 and 2 b) Only 3 c) Only 2 and 3 d) Only 1 Correct Answer: a) Only 1 and 2
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Explanation:
Pair-wise check: 1) Northern Railway — New Delhi: Correct. The headquarters is at Baroda House, New Delhi. 2) North Eastern Railway — Gorakhpur: Correct. NER is headquartered at Gorakhpur (not to be confused with Northeast Frontier Railway, which is at Maligaon, Guwahati). 3) South Eastern Railway — Cuttack: Incorrect. South Eastern Railway’s headquarters is at Garden Reach, Kolkata; Cuttack is not a zonal HQ (East Coast Railway HQ is Bhubaneswar).
Q. Arrange the following in chronological order of their rule and select the correct answer from the code given below.
1. Bajirao I 2. Balaji Bajirao 3. Balaji Vishwanath 4. Madhav Rao I a) 1, 3, 2, 4 b) 3, 1, 4, 2 c) 3, 1, 2, 4 d) 1, 3, 4, 2 Correct Answer: c) 3, 1, 2, 4
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Explanation:
Correct chronological order of their Peshwaship: – Balaji Vishwanath (1713–1720) – Baji Rao I (1720–1740) – Balaji Baji Rao/Nanasaheb (1740–1761) – Madhavrao I (1761–1772) This is a direct hereditary sequence: Balaji Vishwanath → his son Baji Rao I → his son Balaji Baji Rao → his son Madhavrao I. Hence the order is 3, 1, 2, 4.
Q. With reference to Jnanpith Award, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The 58th Jnanpith Award was conferred upon Sanskrit Scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Ji. 2. The 1st Jnanpith Award was given in 1965. Select the correct answer from the code given below : a) Only 2 b) Neither 1 nor 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Only 1 Correct Answer: c) Both 1 and 2
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Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The 58th Jnanpith Award (for 2023, announced in 2024) was awarded jointly to Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya. Hence it is true to say the 58th award was conferred upon Jagadguru Rambhadracharya (even though it was a joint award).
Statement 2 is correct: The first Jnanpith Award was given in 1965, to Malayalam poet G. Sankara Kurup.
Q. Who among the following introduced the concept of entitlements in food security ?
1. M. S. Swaminathan 2. Atul Pranay 3. Samali Srikant 4. Amartya Sen Select the correct answer from the code given below : a) 1 and 2 b) Only 4 c) 3 and 4 d) Only 1 Correct Answer: b) Only 4
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Explanation:
Amartya Sen introduced the entitlement approach to famine and food security, most notably in his 1981 work ‘Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation’. He showed that famines often occur due to failures in people’s entitlements (their ability to command food) rather than aggregate food shortages. M. S. Swaminathan is associated with the Green Revolution and agricultural policy in India, not with originating the entitlement concept. ‘Atul Pranay’ and ‘Samali Srikant’ are not recognized in the literature as contributors to the entitlement approach. Therefore, the correct code is ‘Only 4’.
Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Directive Principles are important for economic, social and political functions in a Modern Democratic State. Reason (R): The core objectives of Directive Principles is to establish economic and social democracy. Select the correct answer from the code given below : a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) b) (A) is false, but (R) is true c) (A) is true, but (R) is false d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). Correct Answer: a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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Explanation:
Both statements are true, but the Reason does not fully explain the Assertion.
Why (A) is true: – DPSPs guide the State across economic (Arts. 38, 39, 41–43A), social (Arts. 45, 46, 47), and even political-institutional functions (Art. 40 on Panchayats, Art. 50 on separation of judiciary, Art. 51 on international peace, Art. 44 on UCC). They are thus important for economic, social, and political governance in a modern democratic state.
Why (R) is true: – The core objective of DPSPs is to realize a welfare state by establishing social and economic democracy. This is a settled constitutional understanding (e.g., Minerva Mills), where DPSPs are aimed at social and economic justice.
Why (R) is not the correct explanation of (A): – (R) addresses only the social and economic dimensions, while (A) includes political functions too. Traditionally, Fundamental Rights are said to secure political democracy, and DPSPs primarily pursue social and economic democracy; hence (R) does not fully explain the political aspect asserted in (A).