UPSC Recruitment Paper 2016 : Senior Administrative Officer Grade-I in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

1. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘The present linguistic position of India has been summed up in the Constitution, which has scheduled fifteen major languages of the country: the eleven Indo-Aryan languages consisting of Sanskrit with its tenfold PROGENY ’?

(a) Past
(b) Heritage
(c) Predecessors
(d) Descendants

2. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘Although the importance of a language is not necessarily measured by the number of persons speaking it, the RELATIVE strength of numbers is not without its significance’?

(a) In relation to
(b) Comparative
(c) Regarding
(d) Required

3. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘The concept of Indianization, which is one of the keys to the UNDERSTANDING of South-East Asian cultural history, raises a number of questions which are not at present easy to answer’?

(a) Discernment
(b) Apprehension
(c) Support
(d) Sympathy

4. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘Ancient India acknowledged the importance of the King as one who DISPENSED justice through the practice of “danda” or punishment’?

(a) Forced
(b) Conferred
(c) Legalized
(d) Distributed

5. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘Selfemployment schemes and cottage industries like transport services, tailoring, leather works, etc. have good scope for GENERATING employment opportunities’?

(a) Stir up
(b) Creating
(c) Engendering
(d) Localizing

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