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Territorial Previous Year Paper

Army Paper II (28 Jul 2019)

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PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW BOARD
TERRITORIAL ARMY COMMISSION : 28 JULY 2019
PAPER-2: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & ENGLISH
Max Time : 2 Hours Max Marks : 100
Roll No………………………..
(Please Read The Instructions Carefully)
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.

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.

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-I
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Which of these is indigenously developed guided weapon system of India?
(a) Pinaka (b) M 777 (c) Agni 5 (d) Brahmos

2. Which activity has been declared as mental disorder by W H O ?

(a) excess use of mobile (b) oversleeping
(c) impaired control over gaming on mobile (d) over eating

3. Kartarpur Sahib corridor connects Kartarpur Gurudwara in Pakistan to Dera Baba Nanak Shrine in India’s _____ district
(a) Amritsar (b) Gurdaspur (c) Sangrur (d) Ludhiana

4. Name the India’s longest Rail cum Road Bridge.

(a) Makum (b) Abhayapuri (c) Bogibeel (d) Nalbari

5. Who among the following became the Force Commander of UN peacekeeping Force in South Sudan?
(a) Lt Gen I S Ghuman (b) LT Gen Anil Kumar Bhatt
(c) LT Gen Shailesh Tinaikar (d) LT Gen SK Upadhyay

6. The system of issuing and monitoring of money in the market is known as:-
(a) Proportional reserve ratio (b) Fixed reserve ratio (c) Minimum reserve ratio (d) Floating reserve ratio

7. Which one of the following is an example for Non-Banking Financial institution?

(a) RBI (b) SBI (c) IOB (d) LIC

8. Which term in economics is a broad measurement of a nation’s overall economic activity. It is the monetary value of all the
finished goods and service produced with a country’s border in a specific time period.
(a) GDP (b) GPN (c) OMP (d) GNP

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9. Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Golf (b) Tennis (c) Hockey (d) Badminton

10. With reference to cyclone ‘Vayu’, read the following statements and answer the question:-
(1) It originated in Arabian Sea (2) It was named by India
(3) The cyclone originating in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are named by India.
(a) Only 1 & 3 (b) Only 2 & 3 (c) Only 1 & 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

11. The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are?

(a) Kavaratti and New Moor (b) Bitra and Kavaratti (c) Pamban and Barren (d) Narcondam and Barren

12. With which of the following countries India has no boundary?

(a) Nepal (b) Mongolia (c) Myanmar (d) Bhutan

13. In which State in Jog Falls located?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

14. The declaration that democracy is a Govt of the people, by the people, for the people was made by
(a) George Washington (b) Winston Churchill (c) Abrahim Lincoln (d) Theodor Roosevell

15. Which of the following is called the ‘Gateway to the Pacific’?

(a) Suez Canal (b) Panama Canal (c) Bering Sea (d) Gulf of Alaska

16. EI Nino is
(a) a warm ocean current (b) sea storm (c) tropical disturbance (d) another name of typhoon

17. The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is

(a) Kenya (b) Sudan (c) Nigeria (d) Uganda

18. Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries?
(a) International Date Line (b) MacMohan Line (c) Radcliffe Line (d) Durand Line

19. Who was the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest?
(a) Bachendri Pal (b) Fu Dorji (c) Aun Sang Suu Kyi (d) Yoko Ono

20. Tropical rain forest is characterised by

(a) Absence of trees (b) Least Productivity (c) Maximum biodiversity (d) Minimum diversity

21. Source of River Nile is

(a) Lake Nassir (b) Lake Chad (c) Lake Victoria (d) Lake Tanganyika

22. What is the distance of Marathon Race?

(a) 21 miles 385 yards (b) 25 miles 385 yards (c) 26 miles 385 yards (d) 42 km

23. “Curie” is unit of:

(a) Radioactivity (b) Temperature (c) Heat (d) Energy

24. The gas used in the artificial ripening of fruits is

(a) Acetylene (b) Methane (c) Ethane (d) Butane

25. In nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an

(a) Fuel (b) Lubricant (c) Moderator (d) Insulator

26. The isotope of Uranium used in atomic reactors is

(a) U235 (b) U236 (c) U237 (d) U232

27. The nitrogen in the ecosystem is circulated by:-

(a) Earthworms (b) Bacteria (c) Fungi (d) Protozoa

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28. Where is India’s super computer ‘PARAM’ located?
(a) Chennai (b) Pune (c) Bengaluru (d) Kolkata

29. Who invented the polio vaccine (oral)?

(a) Jonas Salk (b) Albert Sabin (c) Burkholder (d) Robert Koch

30. Optic fibres are used in:

(a) CAT scans (b) X-ray photos (c) Ultrasound scans (d) Endoscopy

31. Helium gas is used in gas balloons instead of hydrogen gas because it is
(a) Lighter than hydrogen (b) More abundant than hydrogen
(c) Non-combustible (d) More stable

32. The partition of Bengal was scrapped by –

(a) Lord Hardinge (b) Lord Minto (c) Lord Ilbert (d) Lord Lytton

33. Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa in 1539

(a) Sher Shah (b) Bahadur Shah (c) Rana Sanga (d) None of these

34. Pantajali is well known for the compilation of

(a) Yoga sutra (b) Panchatantra (c) Brahma Sustra (d) Ayurveda

35. The most referred God in Rig Veda is?

(a) Indra (b) Vayu (c) Agni (d) Varun

36. In which year the Radicals and Moderates were divided?

(a) 1905 (b) 1907 (c) 1912 (d) 1908

37. Who was the founder of Khalsa Panth?

(a) Guru Nanak Dev (b) Guru Arjun Dev (c) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Guru Govind Singh

38. The Successor of Guru Nanak was

(a) Guru Teg Bahadur (b) Guru Arjun Dev (c) Guru Govind Singh (d) Guru Angad Dev

39. Which was the first newspaper in India?

(a) Peking Gazette (b) Kashmir Times (c) Dainik Jagran (d) Bengal Gazette

40. Who is the final authority to interpret the constitution?

(a) President (b) The Parliament (c) The Lok Sabha (d) Supreme Court

41. Who is the executive head of the State Government?

(a) The Chief Minister (b) The Governor
(c) The Secretary to the Chief Minister (d) The Chief Secretary

42. Fiscal policy refers to:-

(a) Agricultural fertilizer policy (b) Rural credit policy
(c) Interest policy (d) Related to revenue and expenditure policy of the government

43. The First woman Governor of a State in free India was:-

(a) Mrs Sarojni Naidu (b) Mrs Sucheta Kriplani (c) Mrs Indira Gandhi (d) Mrs Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

44. The executive power relating to concurrent subjects remain with

(a) The States (b) The Centre (c) The Constitution (d) The President

45. The election commission does not conduct the election of the
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha (c) Local bodies (d) President’s elections

46. Finance commission is constituted by the President after how many years?
(a) 2 yrs (b) 3 yrs (c) 5 yrs (d) 4 yrs

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47. Which Country was ranked as 1st in Global peace Index 2019?
(a) Norway (b) Iceland (c) Nepal (d) Australia

48. How many teams are participating in the ICC Word Cup 2019?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

49. Who has hit 17 sixes in a single match in the ICC World Cup 2019 so far?
(a) Rohit Sharma (b) J Roy (c) Morgan (d) Aaron Finch

50. What is the name of crypto currency wallet announced by Facebook and its partners recently?
(a) Aries (b) Taura (c) Libra (d) Moon

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PART II: ENGLISH

Analyze the contents of the passage and then answer the questions that follow passage.

PASSAGE – 1
Anxiety and conscience is a pair of powerful dynamos. Of course, I can only speak for myself. Between them, they have ensured that one shall
work hard, but they cannot ensure that one shall work at anything worthwhile. They are blind forces which drive but do not direct.
Fortunately, I have also been moved by a third motive—the wish to see and understand. Curiosity is another motive for action. It is also one of
the distinctive characteristics of human nature and contrasted with the natures of non-human animals. All human have curiosity in some
degree and we also all have it about things which are of no practical use. Curiosity may be focused on anything in the universe, but the
spiritual reality of the phenomena should be the ultimate objective of all curiosity for it to be fruitful. Thanks to my mother my approach to this
ultimate objective is through the story of human affairs.

51. What is the main objective of this passage?

(a) Distinguish between human beings and animals.
(b) Project curiosity as a potent motivating factor
(c) Project anxiety and conscience as inadequate motivators
(d) Motivation and Spiritual reality

52. A characteristic peculiar to human beings that is referred to is

(a) Superior intelligence (b) Spirit of inquiry
(c) Capacity to rationalize and analyse (d) Ability to shift the practical from the impractical

53. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

(a) Animals are as curious as human beings (b) Curiosity is another motive for action
(c) People motivated by curiosity do not need other motives to guide them
(d) People motivated by anxiety and conscience alone can be misdirected

54. According to the author

(a) Those who have little curiosity are curious about unimportant things.
(b) Apart from humans no other living beings have the gift of curiosity.
(c) The highest form of curiosity can be satisfied by study of human affairs alone.
(d) Spiritual reality is the ultimate goal of humans through action

55. The author subscribes to the view

(a) One’s curiosity should focus beyond the facade on the latent meaning of things.
(b) Curiosity is an inherent family characteristic.
(c) A study of human affairs is the most effective method of satisfying one’s curiosity.
(d) In order to motivate, curiosity must be coupled with anxiety and conscience.

Choose the word which best expresses nearly the same meaning of the given word.

56. OCCULT
(a) religious (b) unnatural (c) supernatural (d) strong

57. WHISTLE BLOWER

(a) a down (b) informer (c) a maniac (d) reformer

58. ABJURE
(a) renounce (b) announce (c) pronounce (d) denounce

59. PANACEA
(a) flatter (b) praise (c) inactivity (d) cure all

60. TRIVIAL
(a) unimportant (b) rude (c) crude (d) tribal
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In each of the following questions, out of the given words, one word is mis-spelt. Find the mis-spelt word.

61. (a) Malignancy (b) Frequency (c) Emergancy (d) Consistency

62. (a) Phlegm (b) Mnemonic (c) Apropos (d) Rendezvos

63. (a) Rudiment (b) Compliment (c) Suppliment (d) Independent

64. (a) Odontalgia (b) Elucubrate (c) Smaragdine (d) Eudaemone

65. (a) Ancillary (b) Algorithm (c) Abridgment (d) Alignmant

Choose the word which best expresses the opposite meaning of the word.

66. CAJOLE
(a) pester (b) persuade (c) bitter (d) lament

67. SAPIENT
(a) wise (b) foolish (c) wasteful (d) culvert

68. COUNTERFEIT
(a) destructive (b) genuine (c) affirm (d) harmonize

69. BRAWNY
(a) swift (b) weak (c) strong (d) pale

70. FOMENT
(a) instigate (b) push (c) solemn (d) calm

Fill up the blanks with the most appropriate word from the options given below.

71. The leader of opposition party condemned the communal riots in ………………… terms.
(a) unambiguous (b) unparliamentary (c) unequivocal (d) uncontrollable

72. It ………………… that Punit will not be selected

(a) feels (b) looks (c) believes (d) seems

73. We had to pay more taxi fare because the driver brought us by a ………………… route.
(a) circular (b) circumscribed (c) longest (d) circuitous

74. Shivlal ………………… classical music. He always prefer Bhimsen Joshi to Asha Bhonsale.
(a) adores (b) cares (c) cultivates (d) apprehends

75. Indigenous products are now comparable ………………… improved goods in the country.
(a) against (b) to (c) than (d) from

In each of following sentences find our which part of the sentence has an error.
76. He had lost a ring in the sand and (a) / I helped him search for it (b) / but it was like a look for a needle in the haystack (c) /no
error (d)
Explanation:- Incorrect form of the verb. It should be ‘looking for a needle in the haystack’.

77. The scientist was seemed (a) / to be excited (b) / over the result of his experiment (c) /no error (d)
Explanation:-Remove ‘was’. Its use is superfluous.

78. The media of films has been accepted by all (a) / as the most powerful force (b) / that influences the younger generation (c) /no
error (d)
Explanation:- Use ‘young’ in place of ‘younger’.

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79. Until you begin to make a better use of your time (a) / I shall not stop (b) / finding fault in you (c) /no error (d)
Explanation:-Use ‘with’ in place of ‘in’. Find fault with somebody is used.

80. If you repeat this mistake (a) / I will inform to your father (b) / and do not blame me then (c) /no error (d)
Explanation:- Remove ‘to’. Its use is superfluous.

Choose the best expression amongst multiple choices for a given idiom/proverb.

81. To die in harness means to die while

(a) riding a horse (b) in a stable (c) in a uniform (d) still in service

82. Get cold feet

(a) to run for life (b) to get cold (c) to be afraid (d) to become discourteous

83. Devil’s advocate

(a) an advocate (b) an advocate like a devil
(c) discussion of an advocate (d) to provoke debate or test the strength of opposing arguments

84. Blow by blow

(a) eruptions in quick succession from a volcano (b) continuously raining with thunders
(c) describe an event as it occurred in every detail (d) a rapid declare in business leading to closure

85. The treaty popularity of yester year’s superstar is on the wane.

(a) growing more (b) at its peak (c) growing less (d) at rock bottom

In each of the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given
word/sentence.

86. Succession of rulers belonging to one family

(a) dynasty (b) lineage (c) ancestry (d) progeny

87. Flat metal or porcelain plate fixed on a wall as an ornament or memorial.

(a) tabloid (b) poster (c) board (d) plaque

88. A sly look that is lustful

(a) lore (b) leer (c) lark (d) littoral

89. Without risk of punishment

(a) impudent (b) impunity (c) inexorable (d) imperturbable

90. Excessive preoccupation with one’s health

(a) hypochondria (b) malaria (c) disaffected (d) malinger

In these questions, the first and last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of 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 sentence and find out which of the four
combination is correct.

91. S1: While crossing a busy road, we should obey the policeman on duty,
S2: we should never run while crossing the road
(P) we should always cross the road at the zebra crossing
(Q) we must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear.
(R) if there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right, then to the left and again the right before crossing the
road.
(S) if the road is not clear we should wait
(a) PSRQ (b) PQRS (c) RQSP (d) QRPS

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92. S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.
S2: In any case, we should not mock at others habits.
(P) one may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of greeting when he meets someone
he knows.
(Q) a man of another country will not do so.
(R) it is a quality to be found among all people and nations in every corner of the earth.
(S) obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.
(a) RPQS (b) RPSQ (c) PRQS (d) QRPS

93. S1: I had not gone far when it began to rain heavily.
S2: I could reach my office only after three hours of great labour
(P) soon the roads began to overflow and the traffic got jammed.
(Q) I found some buses deserted in deep waters.
(R) I went from one road to another to get a clear passage to my office.
(S) but to my ill luck, I found the traffic jammed on every road.
(a) PSRQ (b) PRSQ (c) PQSR (d) SPRQ

94. S1: Your letter was a big relief

S2: But do not forget to bring chocolate
(P) how did your examination go?
(Q) after your result, you must come here for a week
(R) you had not written for over a month
(S) I am sure you will come out with flying
(a) PSRQ (b) QRPS (c) RPSQ (d) PSQR

95. S1: The wife is

S2: as free as the husband to choose her own path.
(P) not the husband’s slave
(Q) but his companion and his help mate
(R) and an equal partner
(S) in all his joys and sorrows and is
(a) QRSP (b) PRQS (c) QSRP (d) PQRS

For underlined part of sentence choose part of the sentence from given choices, to correct or improve it.

96. His powerful desire brought about his downfall.

(a) His intense desire (b) His desire for power
(c) His fatal desire (d) No improvement

97. During his long discourse, he did not touch that point.
(a) touch upon (b) touch on (c) touch of (d) no improvement

98. He had not and can never be in good books of his employer because he lacks honesty
(a) has not and cannot be (b) has not and can never been
(c) has not been and can never be (d) no improvement

99. I shall not go until I am invited.

(a) till I am invited (b) unless I am invited
(c) If not I am invited (d) no improvement

100. There is no chance of success unless you do not work hard.

(a) unless you work (b) until your working
(c) until you do not work (d) no improvement
ANSWERS ARE BOLD

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