UPSC Recruitment Paper 2018 : Administrative Officer in Central Sheep Breeding Farm (General Ability Test)

UPSC Recruitment Paper 2018 : Administrative Officer in Central Sheep Breeding Farm

(General Ability Test)

1. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘The IMPROVISED presentation was not approved by the General Manager’?
(a) Concocted
(b) Contrived
(c) Designed
(d) Fabricated

2. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘As the ice RECEDED, glacial deposits and moraines were formed’?
(a) Waned
(b) Intensified
(c) Tapered
(d) Relented

3. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘With essential resources at a NADIR, the streams of the plateau attract a lot of wildlife’?
(a) Zero
(b) Inimical
(c) Temper
(d) Zenith

4. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘Human life is certainly ENIGMATIC’?
(a) Cryptic
(b) Mysterious
(c) Perspicuous
(d) Perplexing

5. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘Mary was known for her UNCOUTH behaviour’?
(a) Crass
(b) Loutish
(c) Tacky
(d) Refined

6. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘The UNKEMPT lawn caught his attention’?
(a) Maintained
(b) Tidy
(c) Slovenly
(d) Covetous

7. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘The Romani lead an ITINERANT life’?
(a) Sedentary
(b) Established
(c) Titular
(d) Nomadic

8. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘He said that he had a HANKERING for Sushi’?
(a) Abjuring
(b) Loathing
(c) Yearning
(d) Disliking

9. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘He is capable of the CULPABLE act’?
(a) Propitious
(b) Criminal
(c) Impeccable
(d) Expedient

10. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence: ‘TRUANCY was a characteristic feature of his behaviour’?
(a) Alertness
(b) Outlook
(c) Stance
(d) Absenteeism