[Download PDF] SRCC GBO 2024 Paper with Solutions

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 31

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the period under which an employee is placed under suspension cannot be treated as period "not spent on duty" for all extensive purposes.

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Solution

A porpoise is a type of animal. So Option A is incorrect.

Option B can be eliminated as it says intentions.

Option C is incorrect as it implies something entirely different.

Option D is the correct answer.

Question 32

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

After facing numerous setbacks in the project, Jay decided to throw in the towel completely.

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To throw in the towel is to abandon a struggle; admit defeat. Therefore, the word that would best fit there is Abandon. So, Option A is the correct answer.

Question 33

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S4) are given, some sentences (S2 and S3) are missing. Identify the alternative that will meaningfully fill in the gap.

S1. After spending a night in the town of Bodhgaya, the ancient settlement where Lord Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment, I set out that morning for Nalanda, whose red-brick ruins are all that remain of one of the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world.
S2.
S3.
S4. As the Dalai Lama once stated: "The source of all the [Buddhist] knowledge we have, has come from Nalanda".

Alternatives:

A. Founded in 427 CE, Nalanda is considered the world's first residential university, a sort of medieval Ivy League institution home to nine million books that attracted 10,000 students from across Eastern and Central Asia.

B. Interestingly, the monarchs of the Gupta Empire that founded the monastic university were devout Hindus, but sympathetic towards Buddhism.

C. They gathered here to learn medicine, logic, mathematics and - above all - Buddhist principles from some of the era's most revered scholars.

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Solution

Sentence 1 introduces Nalanda, so it is logical that the next sentence builds on this. Considering this, Sentence A would be best suited to follow Sentence 1.

Sentence 1 states how the university "attracted 10,000 students from across Eastern and Central Asia."

Sentence 3 elaborates on this by elaborating why they gathered here. So Sentence C must follow A.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option B.

Question 34

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

House and Senate Republicans are backing construction of a border wall, former President Donald Trump's signature policy, while large numbers of migrants for asylum and reviving a policy under which asylum seekers are told to remain in Mexico while their immigration case is beard.

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Ingrained : (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change.

Renowned: widely acclaimed and highly honoured: celebrated.

Ensued: happen or occur afterwards or as a result.

Renewed: to make like new.

Considering this, only "renewed" makes sense in the first blank.

Deeming is to come to think or judge. This fits perfectly in Blank 2 as well. Ineligible is essentially not being eligible (the migrants not being eligible). This fits in Blank 3. The policy is controversial.

Therefore, Option D is the correct answer.

Question 35

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

After her work, Sarika was ready to hit the hay.

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The phrase hit the hay means to go to bed to sleep. Therefore, Option A is the correct answer.

Question 36

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Bala Singh saw me coming and made no attempt to greet me. which was very unusual. and to all my questions he returned the one answer - that he was not ill.

B. That day we did our two-mile march in silence, Bala Singh bringing up the rear and moving like a man who was walking in his sleep, or who was under the influence of drugs.

C. I had six Garhwalis to carry my luggage and I noticed that it was being made up into five head-loads, and that Bala Singh was sitting apart near the camp fire with a blanket over his head and shoulders.

D. After breakfast I walked over to him, and noted as I did so that all the other men had stopped work and were watching me very intently

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Solution

CDAB is the correct order.

Sentence C sets the scene by describing the situation with Bala Singh and the luggage. It provides context for the subsequent events.Sentence D adds to the tension. The fact that the other men are watching the narrator intently suggests that something unusual is happening.Sentence A reveals the odd behavior of Bala Singh, who doesn’t greet the narrator and gives a consistent response about not being ill. It builds intrigue and curiosity. Sentence B provides further details about Bala Singh’s behavior during the march, emphasizing his strange demeanor. It adds to the mystery and sets the tone for the rest of the narrative.

Question 37

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

Digital cameras soon gained market share, gradually most film camera sales to cheap, disposable, single-use models. However, with the introduction of smartphones containing ever more-advanced cameras, digital camera sales by 90 percent in the 2010s.

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What the passage is trying to say is that because of digital cameras, the sales of the film cameras declined, or they were forced to bring out different models it. Considering this, only Option B makes sense, as simulating, expanding or elevating most film cameras doesn't make sense.

Also, sales fall, so for the second blank too, fell is the right word.

Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.

Question 38

Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.

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Mellifluous, perspicacious, and discerning all describe positive mental qualities.

Mellifluous refers to something that is pleasing to the ear (sound).

Perspicacious means having a sharp intellect or good judgment.

Discerning means having or showing good judgment.

Ineffable, on the other hand, means something that cannot be expressed in words.

Therefore, while the other three words describe positive traits, ineffable describes something beyond words.

Question 39

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bite the bullet

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"Bite the bullet" is an informal phrase that means "to do something unpleasant or painful because it is necessary even though you would like to avoid it." So, Option A is the correct answer.

Question 40

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. An esparto grass (Lygeum spartum) is found in the steppes of La Mancha and the southeast; the esparto products of Spain, however, come from an associated alfa grass (Stipa tenacissima).

2. Brown forest soils are restricted to humid Galicia and Cantabria

3. The mountains of the northern Meseta and the Iberian and Baetic cordilleras carry deciduous Portuguese oak; those of the central Pyrenees, the Iberian ranges and the Central Sierras have diverse pine species.

4. Northern Spain has heath and deciduous woodland (oak, beech).

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Solution

Sentence 2 is the odd one out.

Sentences 3 and 4 discuss vegetation in different mountain ranges and woodland types in Northern Spain, respectively.Sentence 1 focuses on esparto grass and its associated alfa grass, which is related to plant species.

However, sentence 2 stands apart because it introduces a different topic: brown forest soils in Galicia and Cantabria.

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SRCC GBO 2024

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The Delhi High Court has ruled that the period under which an employee is placed under suspension cannot be treated as period "not spent on duty" for all extensive purposes.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. After facing numerous setbacks in the project, Jay decided to throw in the towel completely.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. After her work, Sarika was ready to hit the hay.

Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Bite the bullet

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Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the period under which an employee is placed under suspension cannot be treated as period "not spent on duty" for all extensive purposes.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

After facing numerous setbacks in the project, Jay decided to throw in the towel completely.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

After her work, Sarika was ready to hit the hay.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bite the bullet