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Rp-Qp – 20 *Rpqp20* RP-QP – 20 -4- *RPQP20* PART – A Questions 1 – 10 : Fill in the blanks with the most grammatically correct and meaningful option from those given : 1. He left his house—— a hurry. A) on B) at C) in D) with 2. We cannot go——further. A) very B) any C) more D) enough 3. It is—— today. A) hottest B) hotter C) hot D) very hotter 4. One of my friends —— leaving for America tomorrow. A) are B) is C) will D) may 5. They are —— of reading. A) found B) fond C) liking D) enjoy 6. He —— to believe the story. A) denied B) rejected C) refused D) regrets 7. India has broken all —— records in cricket. A) establish B) previous C) gone D) greater 8. You must——hard work if you want to succeed. A) put out B) put by C) put to D) put in 9. ‘To lend an ear’ means to——. A) stop listening B) hear carefully C) comment strongly D) watch intently 10. The opposite of ‘frequently’ is——. A) rarely B) never C) rapidly D) oftenly 11. Which of the following cities has topped the list of the first 20 cities to be developed as Smart Cities ? A) Pune B) Jaipur C) Surat D) Bhubaneswar 12. Most commonly used Bleaching Agent A) Alcohol B) Carbon Monoxide C) Sodium Chloride D) Chlorine 13. MUDRA yojana is associated with A) Development and refinancing for micro units B) Provide housing to all C) Increase foreign investment D) Develop new currency for group of nations *RPQP20* -5- RP-QP – 20 14. In banking parlance “NPA” Stands for A) Net Performing Assets B) Non Performing Assets C) Non- Productive Assets D) None of the above 15. The biggest river island in the world, “Majuli” is located on the river A) Ganga B) Godawari C) Brahmaputra D) Indus 16. The First National News Agency of India was A) The Indian Review B) The Free Press of India C) The Hindustan Review D) The Associated Press of India 17. ‘Subroto Cup’ is associated with A) Chess B) Cricket C) Table Tennis D) Football 18. The Nagara Style of temple architecture is associated with A) North India B) South India C) East India D) West India 19. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year A) 1887 B) 1884 C) 1885 D) 1886 20. Where is Bandipur National Park situated ? A) Rajasthan B) Andhra Pradesh C) Assam D) Karnataka 21. Which of the following is known as “Island of pearls” ? A) Madagascar B) Baharain C) Australia D) Iceland 22. A tourist was facing North. He travelled 40 km and turned left and covered 20 km and then he again turned left and covered 40 km. How far he is now from his starting point ? A) 20 km B) 40 km C) 60 km D) 15 km 23. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Leaf 2. Fruit 3. Stem 4. Root 5. Flower The correct sequence is : A) 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 B) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 C) 4, 1, 3, 5, 2 D) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 24. Five girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Seema is to the left of Rani and to the right of Bindu. Mary is to the right of Rani. Reeta is between Rani and Mary. Who is second from the right ? A) Mary B) Rani C) Reeta D) Bindu 25. Choose the correct number that will continue the pattern given below: 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, ? A) 56 B) 46 C) 58 D) 48 RP-QP – 20 -6- *RPQP20* PART – B 26. ‘pho yi yige ba zhig la, sdepa ched dang bGryad gNas pa’ang’. These are the starting lines from the Classical Tibetan grammar text A) Sum cu pa B) Sa skya legs bshad C) Byis pa dag yig D) Rtags ‘jug pa 27. The Classical Tibetan Grammar “Rtags kyi `jug pa” deals with the description of A) Letters B) Writing system C) Genders D) Cases 28. The word order in Modern Tibetan language is A) SOV B) VOS C) SVO D) OSV 29. The recently coined terminology “Bhoti” in the context of Indian Himalayan belt ACTUALLY refers to A) Lahauli B) Sherpa C) Monpa D) Classical Tibetan 30. The Classical Tibetan Grammars ‘Sum cu pa’ & ‘Rtags ‘jug pa’ were written based on grammar of A) Pali B) Sanskrit C) Prakrit D) Chinese 31. ‘gi, kyi, gyi, ‘i, yi’ are ________ markers in Classical Tibetan. A) Ergative B) Ablative C) Genitive D) Dative 32. Which of the following language is the ‘closest’ language to Classical Tibetan in terms of using vocabularies and pronunciations ? A) Monpa B) Bhutia C) Ladakhi D) Balti 33. The traditional Tibetan sound system (Skyes Gnas Brgyad) consists of A) 4 vowels & 28 consonants B) 5 vowels & 20 consonants C) 4 vowels & 30 consonants D) 2 vowels & 33 consonants *RPQP20* -7- RP-QP – 20 34. The following Tibetan word is of Sanskrit origin A) Padma B) Chos C) Dgonpa D) Dge ‘dun 35. ‘gis’, ‘kyis’, ‘gyis’, ‘is’ & ‘yis’ are ________case markers in Classical Tibetan. A) Ablative B) Vocative C) Genitive D) Agentive 36. The first grammar of the Tibetan language, in English, was published under the patronage of the Government and the auspices of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, in the year A) 1834 B) 1824 C) 1859 D) 1839 37. When a Buddhist individual reaches enlightenment, it is said that they reach a certain state that can be literally translated as ‘snuffing out’. What is this state ? A) Confusion B) Darkness C) Nirvana D) Bodh Gaya 38. The first Classical Tibetan grammar was composed by A) Tri Ralpachan B) Songtsen Gampo C) Dalai Lama D) Thonmi Sambhota 39. The famous Kashmiri Buddhist Monk Lotsava Rinchen bZangpo is known for A) Spreading Buddhism B) Building monasteries C) Translating Buddhist texts D) Developing Tibetan Language 40. In Classical Tibetan, the last four letters of the first four series such as (nga, nya, na and ma) are classed as A) Feminine “mo” B) Very feminine “shintu mo” C) Masculine “pho” D) None of these 41. The Classical Tibetan letters are distinguished in consideration of the nature of their sounds by assigning them A) Two genders B) Eight genders C) Ten genders D) Five genders 42. The original meaning of the Classical Tibetan word ‘dGonpa’ (Monastery) is A) Land B) Isolation C) House D) Mountain RP-QP – 20 -8- *RPQP20* 43. ‘nas’ and ‘las’ are ________case markers in Classical Tibetan. A) Originative B) Locative C) Nominative D) Agentive 44. The Classical Tibetan alphabets are arranged into A) 5 groups B) 2 groups C) 7 & half groups D) 10 & half groups 45. The 14th Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader of Tibet, was born in the village A) Dharmasala B) Lhasa C) Thon Lungrakha D) Taktser 46. The largest Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in India is located at A) Gangktok, Sikkim B) Tawang, A.P. C) Sarnath, U.P. D) Dharamsala, H.P. 47. The third language analysis was taken place during the time of great Tibetan scholar A) Kawa Palsek B) Khrisrong Ldetsan C) Ngadak Khri Ralpachan D) Lha Lama Yeshi Od 48. The Tibetan script was invented in A) 10th Century B) 5th Century C) 7th Century D) 8th Century 49. The ________ is a circular design containing deities, geometrical forms, symbols and so on that represents totality, the self, or the universe. A) Mandala B) Shunyata C) Lama D) Tathat 50. “Every old thing is considered the god’s culture. Every new thing is considered evil culture. Every wonder is considered a bad omen. This is the culture of Tibet, the spiritual country”. This was said by the Tibetan scholar A) Lotsava Rinchen Zangpo B) Gendun Chophel C) Chorok Lhui Gyaltsen D) Thonmi Sambhota *RPQP20* -9- RP-QP – 20 51. According to the Buddha, his teachings must be A) Accepted on faith B) Memorized and chanted C) Spread by missionaries D) Experienced in order to be worthwhile 52. In Classical Tibetan language, the four third letters of the first four series such as (ga, ja, da and ba) are classed as A) Neuter “maning” B) Feminine “mo” C) Masculine “pho” D) None of these 53. The old writing style for the Tibetan word ‘mi’ (person) is A) Miyi B) Me C) My D) Myi 54. “When bombastic sentences are made simpler, it is criticized. When simple ones are made more complicated, the writer is considered as a great master. Such a tradition is a sign of degradation, but what to do?” This was made by A) Thonmi Sambhota B) Zalu Lotsava Choskyong Zangpo C) Gendun Chophel D) Zang Yeshi Sde 55. The old writing style for the Tibetan word ‘bSgyur’ (translate) is A) bSgyurd B) bSgur C) Sgyur D) Gyur 56. In Classical Tibetan language, the four second letters of the first four series such as (kha, cha, tha and pha) are classed as A) Very feminine “shintu mo” B) Masculine “pho” C) Neuter “maning” D) None of these 57. In Classical Tibetan, the first letters of first four series such as (ka, ca, ta & pa) are classed as A) Neuter “maning” B) Masculine “pho” C) Feminine “mo” D) None of these 58. Each Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism is considered as the reincarnation of A) Avalokiteshvara B) Amitabha C) The Buddha D) King Ashoka RP-QP – 20 -10- *RPQP20* 59. The Tibetan word for ‘honorific’ is A) Guzhab B) Zhesa C) Phelpa D) Zhabtog 60. Buddhism had entered Tibet in A) 4th Century B) 10th Century C) 9th Century D) 7th Century 61.
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