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TERRITORIAL ARMY COMMISSION : SEPTEMBER 2022

PAPER–2: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & ENGLISH A1
Max Time : 2 Hours (Please Read The Instructions Carefully) Max Marks : 100
Roll No……………………….. INSTRUCTIONS

1. Paper-2 has two parts: Part I & Part II

(a) Part I : General Knowledge (50 marks)
(b) Part II: English (50 marks)
2. Each section carries 50 objectives type of questions.
3. There will be four possible answers to every question. Candidates are required to fill correct answer in the OMR sheet

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with Black ball pen.

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4. For each correct answer, 1 mark will be granted and 0.33 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
5. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer and 0.33 mark will be deducted.
There will be no penalty for questions left unanswered.

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6. Candidates should not mark in the question paper. They can use blank pages provided in the question paper for
rough work.
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separately and a minimum of 50% aggregate in total.
This question paper contains 20 number of pages.
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Paper 2 has part I & Part II. To be eligible to qualify, candidate must obtain minimum 40% marks each in Part I & II
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PART–1 : GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Q1. Which is the first Asian Country to join NATO’s cyber defence group?
(a) India (b) South Korea (c) Sri Lanka (d) Bangladesh
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Q2. Which country has opened its Infinity Bridge for traffic for the first time?
(a) Dubai (United Arab Emirates (b) Zurich (Switzerland)
(c) Beijing (China) (d) Paris (France)
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Q3. The South Indian State which was famous for its Naval power, was?
(a) Chalukyas (b) Cholas (c) Hoysalas (d) Pandyas

Q4. Which among the following was the first Governor General of Bengal?
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(a) Rober Clive (b) William Bentinck (c) Marquis Wellesley (d) Warren Hastings
Q5. Which country has submitted an application to become a member in the group of emerging economies known as the
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BRICS?
(a) Iran (b) Argentina (c) Iraq (d) a and b

Q6. Which of the following country has hosted the 5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation)?
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(a) Myanmar (b) Thailand (c) Sri Lanka (d) India

Q7. Bariatric surgery makes changes to a person’s?

(a) Heart (b) Lungs (c) Nasal passage (d) Digestive system

Q8. Who is not the recipient of the highest French Civilian Award of the ‘Knight of Legion’?
(a) Lata Mangeshkar (b) Satyajit Ray (c) Kishore Kumar (d) Amitabh Bachhan

Q9. Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?

(a) Solution (b) Carbonation (c) Oxidation (d) Exfoliation

Q10. High Altitude Warfare School of Indian Army is located at?

(a) Gulmarg (b) Siachen (c) Leh (d) Manali

Q11. By which name/ names is our country mentioned in the constitution?

(a) India and Bharat (b) India and Hindustan (c) Bharat only (d) India, Bharat and Hindustan

Q12. ‘MOV’ extension refers usually to what kind of file?

(a) Image file (b) Animation file (c) Audio file (d) MS Office document MS Office

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Q13. The office of Lokpal and Lokayukta in India is based on which of the following?
(a) Parliamentary Commissioner of UK (b) Ombudsman of Scandinavia
(c) Procurator General of Russia (d) Council of State in France

Q14. Which among the following is an OTT based platform?

(a) Twitter (b) Hotstar (c) Facebook (d) WhatsApp

Q15. Which of the following Chief Justices of India acted as the President of India?
(a) Justice M Hidayatullah (b) Justice PN Bhagwati
(c) Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan (d) Justice BK Mukherjee

Q16. Which country accepted the policy of dual citizenship?

(a) India (b) Canada (c) Australia (d) USA

Q17. In India the President is elected by?

(a) Direct Election (b) Single transferable vote
(c) Proportional Representation System (d) Open Ballot System

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Q18. Yarlung Tsangpo river in India is known as?
(a) Ganga (b) Indus (c) Brahmaputra (d) Mahanadi

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Q19. Which part of Ukraine was invaded and occupied by Russia since 2014?
(a) Donbas (b) Crimea (c) Siberia (d) Glacia

Q20. The main reasons for significance of the South China Sea region are fishing and

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(a) oil (b) oil and gas (c) trade route (d) oil and gas and trade route

Q21. Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government?

(a) Attorney General

Q22. Japan’s parliament is known as?

(b) Home Secretary

(a) Diet (b) Dail (c) Yuan (d) Shora

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(c) Principal Secretary to the PM (d) Cabinet Secretary
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Q23. Who is competent to dissolve Rajya Sabha?
(a) The Chairman Rajya Sabha (b) The President
(c) The Joint Session of Parliament (d) None

Q24. What could be the maximum time limit of zero hour?

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(a) 30 minutes (b) 1 hour (c) 2 hour (d) Infinite period

Q25. The Speaker’s vote in the Lok Sabha is called?

(a) Casting Vote (b) Sound Vote (c) Direct Vote (d) Indirect Vote
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Q26. The system of judicial review exists in ?

(a) India only (b) UK only (c) USA only (d) India and USA
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Q27. Which country is currently the largest producer of “Uranium”?

(a) Canada (b) Brazil (c) Australia (d) Kazakhstan

Q28. What is the motto of Territorial Army (India)?

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(a) Valour and Courage (b) Valour and Wisdom (c) Vigilance and Valour (d) Valour and Duty

Q29. Who presides over the National Development Council of India?

(a) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India (b) Prime Minister of India
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(c) Finance Minister of India (d) Vice President of India

Q30. Which is the ‘Hot Spot’ for biological diversity of India?

(a) Western Ghats (b) Sunderbans (c) Chilka Lagoon (d) Eastern Ghats
Q31. Which one of the following is an abiotic and renewable resource?
(a) Iron ore (b) Livestock (c) Water (d) Forests

Q32. The nodal agency for implementing the ‘Rural Infrastructure Development Fund Programs’ is?
(a) NABARD (b) Reserve Bank of India (c) State Bank of India (d) State Cooperative Bank

Q33. ‘National Rural Health Mission’ was launched in the year .................. ?
(a) 2003 (b) 2004 (c) 2005 (d) 2006

Q34. ‘Mission Indradhanush’ is related to ..............?

(a) Bullet train project (b) Agricultural development
(c) Women empowerment (d) Full Immunization

Q35. Commercial paper is the source of credit for which one of the following?
(a) Corporate industry (b) Small scale industries (c) Commercial Bank (d) Foreign bank

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Q36. ‘Inside trading’ is related to?
(a) Share market (b) Horse racing (c) Taxation (d) International trade

Q37. One degree of the circumference of the Earth measures?

(a) 100 (b) 111 (c) 151 (d) 175

Q38. Which one of the following is a minor plate?

(a) Cocos plate (b) Nazca plate (c) Caroline plate (d) Antarctic plate

Q39. Which mountains separate Asia from Europe?

(a) Himalayas (b) Andes (c) Urals (d) Rocky

Q40. Major source of oceanic salinity is?

(a) Rivers (b) Wind (c) Land (d) Ash from volcanoes

Q41. Kyoto Protocol is the first commitment started in 2008 and ended in?
(a) 2010 (b) 2011 (c) 2012 (d) 2013

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Q42. Distance of stars is measured in?
(a) Galactic Units (b) Seller Mile (c) Cosmic Kilometre (d) Light Year

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Q43. Filament in electric bulb is made of?
(a) Nichrome (b) Tungsten (c) Lead (d) Aluminium

Q44. Which of the following tissue helps in keeping the body warm?

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(a) Sweat gland (b) Connective tissue (c) Fatty tissue (d) Hair

Q45. Which of the following is not caused by viruses?

(a) Cholera (b) Chicken Pox (c) Hepatitis (d) Measles

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Q46. The world’s highest ground based telescopic observatory is located in?
(a) India (c) Nepal

Q47. Who amongst the following is a renowned Indian Classical dance?

(d) Switzerland
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(a) Palghat Mani Iyer (b) Siddheshwari Devi (c) Sonal Man Singh (d) Madhumati

Q48. The International Court Justice is located at?

(a) Geneva (b) Hague (c) Amsterdam (d) Vienna
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Q49. Who is the first Indian women amputee to climb the Mt. Everest?
(a) Bachendri Pal (b) Arunima Sinha (c) Santosh Yadav (d) Premlata Agarwal
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Q50. Velodrome is related to which sport?

(a) Tennis (b) Cycling (c) Fencing (d) Boxing
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 PART–II : ENGLISH

Directions Each question below consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or group of words. Select the
word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the words in capital letters.

Q51. COUNTERVAILING
(a) argumentative (b) compensating (c) crying (d) complaining

Q52. INNOCUOUS
(a) abominable (b) harmless (c) harmful (d) useless

Q53. ELUCIDATE
(a) clarify (b) calculate (c) summarise (d) update

Q54. INCENSED?
(a) enthused (b) enraged (c) inflamed (d) excited

Q55. MUNIFICENT

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(a) well to do (b) generous (c) respectable (d) learned

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Directions Each question below consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or group of words. Select the
word or group of words that is opposite in meaning to the words in capital letters.

Q56. SLAPDASH
(a) careful (b) violent (c) pervasive (d) scarce

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Q57. ACERBIC
(a) the accused (b) polite (c) unpleasant (d) improbable

Q58. REPUDIATE
(a) prefer
Q59. ASSENT
(a) breakdown
(b) unite

(b) misunderstand
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(c) explain

(c) dispatch
(d) accept

(d) disagreement
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Q60. RANCOUR
(a) animosity (b) harmony (c) devotion (d) enmity
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Directions D: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:-
Most interesting visitor comes at night, when the lights are still burning – a tiny bat who prefers to fly in through the open door,
and will use the window only if there is no alternative. His object in entering the house is to snap up the moths that cluster
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around the lamps. All the bats I have seen fly fairly high, keeping near the ceiling; but this particular bat flies in low, like a dive
bomber, zooming in and out of chair legs and under tables. Once he passed straight between my legs. Has his radar gone wrong,
I wondered, or is he just plain crazy?

Q61. Consider the following statements.

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1. The tiny bat flew in low like a dive bomber.

2. The tiny bat like all bats keeps near the ceiling.
3. It has lost direction because its radar has gone wrong.
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4. It wants to entertain the author with skill in flying.

Which of the above statements may be assumed to be true from the information given in the passage?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
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Q62. The bat entered the room

(a) Because there were no alternatives.
(b) To eat the moths around the lamps.
(c) As it had gone mad.
(d) As it preferred to fly in through the open door.

Q63. After comparing the habits of the tiny bat with those of the other bats, the author was
(a) Sure that this bat had lost its direction.
(b) Not sure about its preferences.
(c) Surprised to find that it was an expert flier.
(d) Unable to give the correct explanation for its behaviour.

Q64. The author calls the tiny bat an “interesting visitor”. This means
(a) The bat visits him at night.
(b) The bat is interested in the moths.
(c) The bat has peculiar qualities.
(d) This bat surprised in by zooming in and out like a dive bomber.

Q65. What according to you, can be the most suitable title for the passage
(a) Someone visits me. (b) Night of mysteries. (c) My nocturnal visitor. (d) A funny visitor.

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Directions : In the following questions, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange
theses parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your
answer sheet accordingly.

Q66. Physical training

P: the character of
Q: who are going to be responsible citizens
R: can shape well
S: young boys and girls
Which of the following is the correct sequence?
(a) RPSQ (b) QSPR (c) RSPQ (d) QPSR

Q67. The old lady

P: wanted to sell her precious table
Q: having the capacity to pay a huge amount as its price
R: to someone
S: with gold coated legs and glossy surface

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Which of the following is the correct sequence?
(a) QSRP (b) PRSQ (c) QRSP (d) PSRQ

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Q68. P: to cross the broken bridge
Q: not knowing how
R: to wade through the river

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S: they decided
Which of the following is the correct sequence?
(a) PQRS (b) RSQP (c) SRPQ (d) QPSR

Q69. Some educationists

P: should not be exposed to
Q: believe that
R: young children
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S: too much television viewing
Which of the following is the correct sequence?
(a) RSPQ (b) QPRS (c) QRPS (d) PQRS

Directions : Each question in this section has three underlined parts (a), (b) and (c). Find out whether there is any error in the
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underlined part and mark your responses accordingly.

Q70. Everybody, it must be admitted, has their ups and downs, no error
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q71. Oh for God sake, leave me along, and go away from here, no error
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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Q72. My neighbour Deepak, is a person, that will help anyone, no error

(a) (b) (c) (d)
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Q73. Please convey, my best wishes, back to your parents, no error

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q74. No news, is, good news, no error

(a) (b) (c) (d)
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Directions : Look at the underlined a part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible situations for the underlined
part are given. Indicate your responses accordingly.

Q75. The passengers have formed queue at the booking counter much before a train arrives.
(a) formed (b) have been forming (c) form (d) No improvement

Q76. The poor villagers have waited in bitter cold for more than four hours now.
(a) have been waiting (b) had waited (c) has been waiting (d) No improvement

Q77. Her sister is a nurse and she intends to be one too.

(a) this is the profession she intends (b) her intention is the same profession
(c) she intending to be nurse too (d) No improvement

Q78. Those men as are false to their friends should be avoided.

(a) the men (b) such men (c) men (d) No improvement

Q79. Even she had taken a taxi, she would have been late.
(a) even if she had (b) although she had (c) as if she had (d) No improvement

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Directions : Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the most appropriate
word from the option.

Q80. These trousers are too long, _________ the length please.
(a) diminish (b) lessen (c) curtail (d) reduce

Q81. “What did you think of the film?” “_________ I didn’t like it very much.”
(a) To be honest (b) Being honest (c) To be fair (d) In honesty

Q82. _________ if he is willing to fit in with the plans of the group.

(a) There is no objection to him joining the party
(b) There is no objection on his joining the party
(c) There is no objection to his joining the party
(d) There was no objection to him joining the party

Q83. After they _________ lunch, the boys ran outside.

(a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) were eating (d) would eat

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Q84. The mounting pressure was so over whelming that he ultimately _________ to her wish.
(a) yielded in (b) gave in (c) cowed in (d) agreed in

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Directions : In each of the following one word is spelt incorrectly. Select the world with the incorrect spelling.

Q85. (a) Acceptable (b) Acheieve (c) Acknowledge (d) Accommodation

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Q86. (a) Acquited (b) Accepted (c) Recruited (d) Debuted

Q87. (a) Liason (b) Luscious (c) Ludicrous (d) Licence

Q88. (a) Behaviour

Q89. (a) Collate

(b) Munificent

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(c) Rampant

(c) Collision

Directions : Choose appropriate meaning of the idioms from the choices given.
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(d) Collide
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Q90. To read between lines
(a) To suspect. (b) To read carefully.
(c) To understand meaning. (d) To do useless thing.
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Q91. To meet one’s waterloo

(a) To meet a strong adversary. (b) To meet with humiliation.
(c) To die fighting. (d) To meet one’s final defeat.
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Q92. To move heaven and earth

(a) To cause and earthquake. (b) To try everything possible.
(c) To pray to all Gods. (d) To travel in a rocket.
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Q93. To keep the pot boiling

(a) To maintain interest. (b) To heat. (c) To show anger. (d) To do experiments.
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Directions : Choose the appropriate word which best describes the sentence.

Q94. Habitually silent or taking time

(a) Servile (b) Unequivocal (c) Taciturn (d) Synoptic
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Q95. Stage between boyhood and youth

(a) Puberty (b) Adolescence (c) Infancy (d) Maturity

Q96. One who does not believe in existence of God

(a) Egoist (b) Atheist (c) Stoic (d) Naive
Q97. Policeman riding on motorcycles as guards to a VIP
(a) Commandos (b) Attendants (c) Servants (d) Outriders

Directions : Read each sentence and find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error if any, will
be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet corresponding to that part is your answer.

Q98. Why are (A)/ Ramit not (B)/ cooking (C)/ food today? (D)
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

Q99. She did not (A)/ opened the (B)/ door because she (C)/ was washing her hair? (D).
(a) B (b) A (c) D (d) C

Q100. By tomorrow evening (A)/ my uncle Ravi, (B)/ would reach (C)/ the United States (D).
(a) B (b) A (c) D (d) C

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