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TERRITORIAL ARMY COMMISSION : SEPTEMBER 2021

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
with Black ball pen only.
4. For each correct answer, 1 mark will be granted and 0.5 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 0.5 mark will be deducted. There
will be no penalty for questions left unanswered.
6. Candidates should not mark in the question paper. They can use blank pages provided in the question paper for
rough work.
7. To be eligible to qualify, a candidate must obtain minimum 40% marks each in Part I & II separately and a minimum
of 50% aggregate in total.

PART–1 : GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Q1. Which of the following was the first metal used by man?
(a) Copper (b) Silver (c) Bronze (d) Brass
Q2. Which Mughal king tried to stop the practice of Sati?
(a) Akabar (b) Humayun (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
Q3. The Sultan of Delhi, who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was
(a) Iltutmish (b) Ghiyas-ud- din - Tughlaq(c) Firoze Shah Tughlaq (d) Sikandar Lodi
Q4. Which caves is a network of sculpted caves located in Mumbai harbour?
(a) Ajanta (b) Ellora (c) Elephanta (d) Khajuraho
Q5. The Panama canal links
(a) Pacific and Atlantic Ocean (b) Atlantic & Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific and Indian Ocean (d) Antarctic & Atlantic Ocean

Q6. India is developing Chabahar port in which of the following countries?

(a) Iraq (b) Oman (c) Iran (d) Pakistan
Q7. Who is the author of the book 'The White Tiger'?
(a) R K Narayan (b) Aravind Adiga (c) Vikram Seth (d) Arundhati Roy
Q8. Kisan Diwas (Farmer's Day) is observed on?
(a) 23rd December (b) 15th July (c) 14rd December (d) 1st May
Q9. The world economic report is published by?
(a) World bank (b) UNDP (c) IMF (d) UNCTAD
Q10. Eutrophication
(a) Is a normal process that converts dry land into marshes.
(b) Is slowed by the presence of Phosphate and Nitrate fertilisers.
(c) Is characterised by an excess amount of oxygen in large bodies of water.
(d) Is characterised by a rapid enrichment of water body with minerals and nutrients.
Q11. Which of the following is not a Directive Principle of the State Policy?
(a) To raise the level of nutrition. (b) To develop a scientific temper.
(c) To promote economic interests of weaker sections. (d) To separate the judiciary from the executive.

Q12. MALABAR is a Naval exercise between India and

(a) Singapore (b) USA (c) China (d) Britain

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Q13. In a pressure cooker, cooking is faster because the increase in vapour pressure
(a) Increase the specific heat (b) Decrease the specific heat
(c) Decrease the boiling point (d) Increase the boiling point
Q14. In 1991, India's first indigenous super computer named............. was developed by Vijay Bhatkar.
(a) Prayag 400 (b) Pragati 5000 (c) Param 8000 (d) Prabhas 6000

Q15. A data warehouse is always

(a) Subject Oriented (b) Object Oriented (c) programme Oriented (d) Compiler Oriented

Q16. Jallikattu is associated with which Indian festival?

(a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Biku (d) Hornbill
Q17. Which of the following countries have an unwritten constitution?
(a) USA (b) UK (c) Iran (d) Pakistan
Q18. Supernova is
(a) Comet (b) Asteroid (c) Exploding Star (d) Black Hole
Q19. The largest tiger reserve in India is
(a) Pench (b) Manas (c) Nagarjun (d) Corbett
Q20. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
(a) Eastern (b) Western (c) Northern (d) Southern
Q21. Which among the following comes under the primary sector of Indian economy?
(a) Sugar Industry (b) Dairy (c) Banking (d) Transport of goods
Q22. As we go from equator to North Pole, the value of ‘g’(the acceleration due to gravity)
(a) Remains the same (b) decreases (c) Increases (d) None of the above
Q23. Ozone layer above the surface of earth provides a shield against?
(a) X-rays (b) Ultra violet rays (c) Gamma rays (d) Infra-red rays
Q24. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
(a) Srilanka (b) Myanmar (c) Indonesia (d) Pakistan
Q25. Fiscal policy is connected with
(a) Issue of currency (b) Exports and Imports
(c) Public revenue & expenditure (d) None of above
Q26. Convertibility of rupee implies
(a) Being able to convert rupee into gold
(b) Allowing the value of rupee to be fixed by market forces
(c) Freely permitting the conversation of rupee to other currencies and vice-versa
(d) Developing an International market for currencies in India
Q27. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?
(a) Kasi (b) Sarnath (c) Kushinagar (d) Bodh Gaya
Q28. The only country in the world whose flag is not square or rectangle is?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Bhutan (c) Maldives (d) Nepal
Q29. Which one of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as ‘Rolland Garros’ title?
(a) French Open (b) Wimbledon (c) US Open (d) Australian Open
Q30. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Mrs. Anne Besant (b) Sucheta Kriplani (c) Indria Gandhi (d) Sarojini Naidu
Q31. Solar eclipse occurs when
(a) Earth comes between Sun and Moon (b) Moon is at right angle of Earth
(c) Moon come between Sun and Earth (d) Sun comes between Moon and Earth
Q32. Who is the first Indian cricketer to take a Hat trick of wickets in test?
(a) BS Bedi (b) BS Chandra Sekhar (c) EAS Prasanna (d) Harbhajan Singh
Q33. The first woman to climb Mount Everest was?
(a) Marie Jose Perec (b) Florence Griffith Joyner (c) Junkie Tabei (d) Jackie Joyner Kersee
Q34. Which of the following cause variations in the genetic material of progeny?
(i) Sexual reproduction (ii) Asexual reproduction (iii) Mutations (iv) Epigenetic changes
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iii)

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Q35. Shock absorbers are usually made of steel as it
(a) is not brittle (b) has lower elasticity
(c) has higher elasticity (d) has no ductile property
Q36. Which of the following is a biodegradable waste?
(a) Nylon (b) Plastics (c) Wool (d) Polyethene bags
Q37. The first stable product of photosynthesis is?
(a) Starch (b) Sucrose (c) Phosphoglycesic acid (d) Glucose
Q38. Narain Karthikeyan is a sportsman in the field of?
(a) Golf (b) Chess (c) Shooting (d) Formula one car racing
Q39. The process of arranging data in logical sequence is called?
(a) Classifying (b) Reproduction (c) Summarising (d) Sorting
Q40. Who among the following has not won Nobel prize?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Kailash Satyarthi (c) H.G Khorana (d) Mother Teresa
Q41. Addition of gypsum to cement
(a) reduces setting time of cement (b) produce very light color cement
(c) increases setting time of cement (d) shining surface is formed
Q42. Which of the following organs does not eliminate waste products from the body?
(a) Large Intestine (b) Liver (c) Kidney (d) Skin
Q43. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) War Saw - Poland (b) Rotterdam - Australia (c) Karachi - Pakistan (d) Dublin - Ireland
Q44. For determination of which of the following is carbon dating method used?
(a) Fossils (b) Rocks (c) Trees (d) a & b above
Q45. In which stadium did Sachin Tendulkar complete his 100th century?
(a) Eden Garden (b) Shere Bangla Stadium
(c) Firoz Shah Kolta Stadium (d) None of the above
Q46. From which Country did India procure the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, to join Indian Navy as INS Vikramaditya?
(a) Russia (b) Germany (c) Ukraine (d) France
Q47. The office of Lokpal and Lakayukta 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
Q48. Who is the first Air Chief to receive the honour of Marshal?
(a) Arjan Singh (b) Satish Kumar Sarin (c) SK Metha (d) Yashwant Tepnis
Q49. In banking sector, C stands in CBS for ?
(a) Credit (b) Core (c) Contingent (d) Complete
Q50. The executive power relating to concurrent subjects remain with?
(a) the States (b) the Centre (c) the Constitution (d) the President

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 PART–II : ENGLISH

Directions Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy. I have good memories of Oak
Grove's, among a horde of bad ones, Sometimes on summer afternoons there were wonderful expeditions across the Duns to
a village called Tsango Gap, or to Birchha lake, where one bathed dangerously among the boulders and came home covered
with cuts. And there were still more wonderful mid summer evenings, when as a special treat, we were not driven off to bed as
usual but allowed to wander about the grounds in the long twilight, ending up with a plunge into a swimming bathe at about
nine o' clock. There was a joy of waking early on summer mornings and getting in an hour's undisturbed reading (Premchand,
Ruskin Bond, HG Wells, Anton Chekhov were the favourite authors of my childhood) in the sunlit sleeping dormitory. There
was also cricket, which I was no good at but with which I conducted a sort of hopeless love affair upto the age of about eighteen.
And there was the pleasure of keeping caterpillars- the silky green and purple puss-moth specimen of which could be illicitly
purchased for six paise at a shop in the town- and, when one could escape long enough from the master who was talking the
walk' there was the excitement of dredging the dew ponds on the Duns for the enormous newts with orange coloured bellies.
The business of being out for a walk, coming across something of fascinating interest and then being dragged away from it by
a yell from the master, like a dog jerked onwards by the leash, is an important feature of school life and helps to build up the
conviction, so strong in many children, that the things you most want to do are always unattainable.

Q51. We can infer that the author was a

(a) disobedient student (b) lonely child
(c) mischievous boy (d) studious boy
Q52. Why does writer call cricket a hopeless affair?
(a) He was forced to give it up (b) He did not play it at all
(c) He played it secretly (d) He tried hard to learn
Q53. “Where one bathed dangerously”. Why the writer call bathing dangerous?
(a) They were punished later (b) There were snakes in the water
(c) The boulders gave them bruises (d) The water was too deep
Q54. What is the 'moral' the boy draws from his childhood experiences ?
(a) Things you enjoy doing are always unreachable (b) Only do the things that masters tell you to
(c) Do not walk alone in the grounds (d) Do not collect insects like caterpillars
Q55. Which of the following the boys not do on summer mornings ?
(a) Read in bed (c) Sleep until late (b) Play cricket (d) Collect caterpillar

Directions: In the following questions, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a
sentence has error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is "No error".

Q56. A senior doctor (a)/ expressed concern (b)/ about physician's recommended the vaccine (c) / No error (d)

Q57. "The Arabian Nights" (a)/ are indeed (b)/ an interesting book (c)/ No error (d)

Q58. A chill wind blew (a)/ and icy fingers of death (b) /crept up my spine (c) / No error (d)

Q59. They dreamed of a society (a) /where everyone (b) were equal (c) / No error (d)

Q60. Her behavior (a)/ around him (b) /was little oddly (c) No error (d)

Directions: In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the meaning of the word given
in the bold.

Q61. Loquacious
(a) talkative (b) slow (c) content (d) unclear

Q62. Bliss
(a) pleasure (b) fantasy (c) happiness (d) laughter

Q63. Labyrinth
(a) meandering (b) rotating (c) pacing (d) wriggling
Q64. Conscientious
(a) concentrated (b) honest (c) scientific (d) false

Q65. Fustian
(a) unpretentious (b) timid (c) arrogant (d) courteous

Directions: In the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom / Phrase in 'bold'. Choose the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the idioms / phrase given in bold.

Q66. to show a clean pair of heels

(a) to hide (b) to escape (c) to pursue (d) to follow

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Q67. a little gush of gratitude
(a) gradual recovery (b) friendly feeling (c) excessive labour (d) excessive enthusiasm

Q68. to get wind

(a) to forget (b) come to know (c) to tell (d) to meet

Q69. a man of straw

(a) a unreasonable person (b) a man of no substance (c) a very active person (d) a worthy fellow

Q70. was plain sailing

(a) was very easy (b) was complicated (c) was competitive (d) was uncomfortable

Directions: In this questions, out of four alternative choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentences.

Q71. A person very reserved in speech

(a) confident (b) reticent (c) eloquent (d) adamant

Q72. Free from punishment

(a) posterity (b) stoicism (c) impunity (d) wrath

Q73. A person who devotes his/her life for the welfare of others
(a) altruist (b) hermit (c) volunteer (d) martyr
Q74. Excessive desire to work
(a) ergomania (b) idolomania (c) islomania (d) ethnomania

Q75. Speaking with stammer or lips

(a) melliloquent (b) dentiloquent (c) fatiloquent (d) stuttering

Directions: In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives
are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out the four alternatives
Q76. How did these things come ?
(a) about (b) into (c) at (d) down
Q77. I haven't butter but I have a lot of bread.
(a) a lot of (b) little (c) much (d) some
Q78. It is difficult affection on her.
(a) showering (b) to shower (c) shower (d) of showering
Q79. I always fall old friends in times of need.
(a) over (b) through (c) back on (d) off
Q80. Never give your friends .
(a) the cold arm (b) the cold elbow (c) the cold shoulder (d) the cold hand

Directions: In these questions, four words are given out of which only one is mis-spelt. Find that mis-spelt word.

Q81. (a) telepathy (b) antepathy (c) sympathy (d) apathy

Q82. (a) adversery (b) adultery (c) advisory (d) arbitrary

Q83. (a) impetuous (b) ignoble (c) ignominious (d) idiosyncrasy

Q84. (a) accellerate (b) exaggerate (c) liberate (d) perpetrate

Q85. (a) acquaintance (b) appeasement (c) abnormality (d) accentuate

Directions: In these questions, the sentences have been given in Active / Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose
the one which best expresses the given sentence in passive / Active voice.

Q86. I remember them taking me to the zoo.

(a) I remember having being taken to the zoo. (b) I remember to be taken to the zoo.
(c) I remember being taken to the zoo. (d) I remember I was taken to the zoo.
Q87. We must endure what we cannot cure.
(a) what cannot cured must endured (b) what could be cure must be endured.
(c) what we cure must be endured. (d) what cannot be cured must be endured.
Q88. I have made all the reservations.
(a) All the reservations are made by myself. (b) The reservations are made by myself.
(c) All the reservations have been made by me. (d) None of these.
Q89. Who did this?
(a) This was done by who? (b) By who this was done?
(c) By whom this was done? (d) By whom was this done?

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Q90. The mechanic uses old spare parts for the car.
(a) Old spare parts were used for the car by the mechanic
(b) Old spare parts was used for the car by the mechanic.
(c) Old spare parts is being used for the car by the mechanic.
(d) Old spare parts are used for the car by the mechanic.

Directions: In these questions, the first and the last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage are
numbered 1 & 6. The part of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in
their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

Q91. 1: Even today in many countries

P : neglected and these are for
Q : who have had the benefit of
R : women continue to be
S : fever, women than men
6 : educational and vocational training
(a) PRQS (b) QPSR (c) RQPS (d) SQRP

Q92. 1: Computers and mobile phones

P : grammar and reducing
Q : are turning us into
R : lazy writers
S : ruining and sleeping and
6 : are attention span
(a) QRSP (b) SPQR (c) QSPR (d) SRPQ

Q93. 1: In the first year of reign, Ashoka was in autocraft

P : The effect of slaughter on his mind was profound
Q : He was successful but thousands were slain in the battle.
R : About the ninth year he decided to conquer Kalinga
S : This caused a sudden change of heart
6 : He joined the Buddhist community and became a monk.
(a) RPQS (b) RSPQ (c) RQSP (d) RQPS

Q94. 1: Vegetarianism promotes a natural way of life.

P : A vegetarian's life–style is natural and healthy.
Q : Despite its message of universal love and non-violence, it has not spread.
R : It is best cultivated in the mind.
S : This may be because it is an inward looking habit.
6 : Food and health are closely related.
(a) QSRP (b) PQRS (c) QRSP (d) PRSQ

Q95. 1: The fame of Bacon as a creative writer rests mainly on his essays.
P : The term is derived from 'essai'.
Q : It may be perhaps desirable to write something on 'Essay'.
R : 'Essai' means experiment, attempt.
S : The essay, covers an enormous range of composition.
6 : In style the essay is often self-revelatory & illustrative.
(a) PQRS (b) QPRS (c) RPSQ (d) SPRQ

Directions: In these questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in the bold.

Q96. Analogue
(a) Correlate (b) Cognate (c) Dialogue (d) Difference
Q97. Procrastinate
(a) Experiment (b) Expedite (c) Exclude (d) Propagate

Q98. Adept
(a) Ignorance (b) Inept (c) Lacuna (d) Inexperience

Q99. Impoverished
(a) Pure (b) Affluent (c) Important (d) Efficient
Q100. Bizzare
(a) Droll (b) Ridiculous (c) Ordinary (d) Comical

ANSWERS ARE BOLD

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