Competition Corner: July 2017

A. General Awareness

1. What does ISRO’s MOM stand for?
a. Mars Orbiter Mission
b. Mars Orderly Mission
c. Mars Orbit Movement
d. Mars Orbiter Motion

2. Which of the following dance forms means ‘story play’?
a. Manipuri
b. Kathak
c. Kathakali
d. Rajasthani

3. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Revolutionaries during the freedom struggle’:
1. ‘The Philosophy of the Bomb’ was written by Shiv Verma and Bejoy Sinha.
2. Bhagat Singh declared that ‘the real revolutionary armies are in the villages and in the factories’.
3. The ‘Philosophy of the Bomb’ defined revolution as ‘Independence, Social, Political and Economic’ aimed at establishing ‘a new order of society in which political and economic exploitation will be impossibility’.
4. Bhagat Singh was an agnostic.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a. 2, 3, and 4
b. 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 3

4. Consider the following statements:
1. The Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapon technology.
2. South Sudan has joined the NPT.
3. This treaty came into force in 1970.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 3

5. Consider the following statements regarding the Taj Mahal.
1. This monument was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983.
2. This monument marked the evolution of tomb architecture in India, from the simple square plan with a domed roof to a very complex one.
3. The Pietra Dura technique was not used in this monument.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 2 and 3

B. Verbal & Logical Ability

1. Read the following poem and answer the question that follows:
I soughta soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all laid bare.

Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
I groped; and lo! the light,
An infinite land of day.
Which of the following best captures the ESSENCE of the poem above?
a. What lies ‘outside’ is always deceptive.
b. Pursue the narrow path and avoid the broadways.
c. External search is futile; explore the inner space for answers.
d. Heart’s pathways are broad and clear to find the destination.
e. Light offers sight and insight.

2. Which of the following options best captures the relationship similar to INSPECT:VIVISECT?
a. Enquire: Observe
b. Inquire: Explore
c. Investigate: Interrogate
d. Query: Survey
e. Question: Respond

3. The subject of this book is knavery, skullduggery, cheating, betrayal, unfairness, crime, sneakiness, malingering, cutting corner, immorality, dishonesty, betrayal, graft, wickedness and sin.
Which of the following options best captures ALL the italicized words above?
a. Aggressive behaviours
b. Illegal behaviours
c. Deviant behaviours
d. Banned behaviours
e. Vetoed behaviours

C. One-word substitution

The science of study of old age and process of ageing — Gerontology
Too formal and adhering too much to rules — Pedantic
Keeping bees for the honey they yield — Apiculture
Scientific study of fungi and their properties — Mycology
A member of the middle class — Bourgeois
The secretive and mysterious — Clandestine
One who is impulsive and energetic but less thoughtful — Impetuous
One who write dictionary — Lexicographer
The study of ancestors in families — Genealogy
Abandoned on a deserted island — Marooned