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
Courtesy : UPSC