Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: She herself carried the box to the Principal’s office.
A)
Noun
B)
Verb
C)
Pronoun
D)
Adverb
Herself is reflexive/intensive pronoun.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Analyse the following sentence by finding out the clause mentioned in brackets: The girl in the red shirt is who I want on my team. (Noun clause)
A)
The girl in the red shirt
B)
is who I
C)
is who I want on my team
D)
on my team
Is who I want on my team contains noun clause as predicate nominative.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: The Queen had a very imperious manner towards the common people.
A)
cruel
B)
kind
C)
proud
D)
humble
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Synthesise the following sentences as directed: I saw the advertisement for the TV. I bought it. (use Participial phrase)
A)
I saw the advertisement for the TV and I bought it.
B)
No sooner did I see the advertisement for the TV then I bought it.
C)
Having seen the advertisement for the TV, I bought it.
D)
I bought the TV after seeing the advertisement for it.
'Having seen the advertisement...' is the required participial construction.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the synonym of the underlined word: I am always impressed by the fortitude of mothers.
A)
courage
B)
knowledge
C)
gossipy
D)
cheerfulness
'Inevitable' means unavoidable.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: We went past the river on our way to the resort.
A)
Adjective
B)
Verb
C)
Noun
D)
Preposition
Past shows spatial relation between went and river, functioning as preposition.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Synthesise the following sentences as directed: I have lost my umbrella. It is yellow in colour. (use Adjective clause)
A)
I have lost my yellow umbrella.
B)
I have lost my umbrella which is yellow in colour.
C)
I have lost my umbrella and it is yellow in colour.
D)
My yellow coloured umbrella has been lost by me.
'Which is yellow in colour' is the adjective clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Synthesise the following sentences as directed: Everyone says that her voice is beautiful (use Noun)
A)
Everyone says that she has a beautiful voice
B)
Everyone talked about her beautiful voice
C)
Everyone says that her voice is beauty
D)
Everyone talks about the beauty of her voice
The noun corresponding to 'beautiful' is 'beauty': 'Everyone talks about the beauty of her voice.'
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the synonym of the underlined word: The travelers descended into a valley.
A)
entered
B)
go upwards
C)
arrived
D)
go downwards
'Inevitable' means unavoidable.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate adverb or adjective to complete the sentence: She read the words in the book _______ so that everyone could hear.
A)
allowed
B)
aloud
C)
loud
D)
loudness
Read aloud idiom for audible reading.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence as directed, without changing the meaning: This knife is not sharp at all. (change to positive)
A)
This knife is sharp.
B)
This knife is blunt.
C)
This knife is not blunt.
D)
This knife is too sharp.
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: The Manager _______ to see you immediately.
A)
is wanting
B)
wants
C)
wanted
D)
had wanted
Want is stative verb, not used in continuous; wants is correct.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence as directed, without changing the meaning: I do not know in which room she went into. (change into simple)
A)
I do not know the room she went into.
B)
The room she went into, I do not know.
C)
I do not know because she went into a room.
D)
The room she went into is not known to me.
The relative clause is reduced to the noun phrase 'the room she went into'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the synonym of the underlined word: We have gathered sufficient evidence of her guilt.
A)
little
B)
enough
C)
none
D)
all
'Inevitable' means unavoidable.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: _______ you written a letter to her?
A)
Have
B)
Did
C)
Had
D)
Do
Present perfect question uses Have you written.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: Tom blamed Mary for their accursed marriage.
A)
upcoming
B)
postponement
C)
hateful
D)
blessed
'Amateur' denotes a beginner or non-professional.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate adverb or adjective to complete the sentence: Lack of exercise can be _______ to your health.
A)
injuries
B)
injury
C)
injures
D)
injurious
Be + adjective injurious needed, not noun injury.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: I shall not listen to a word anyone says about him.
A)
Adverb
B)
Noun
C)
Verb
D)
Pronoun
'Word' is a noun.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: The dead body of the soldier was buried with full ceremony.
A)
Adjective
B)
Preposition
C)
Verb
D)
Adverb
'Dead' describes the noun 'body', so it is an adjective.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence as directed, without changing the meaning: I long to see my hometown again. (change to Exclamatory)
A)
Alas! I may see my hometown again!
B)
Hurrah! I may see my hometown again.
C)
Pooh! To see my hometown again!
D)
O that I may see my hometown again!
The exclamatory form expressing the wish is 'O that I may see my hometown again!'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: I _______ for two hours for a solution to my problem.
A)
prayed
B)
was praying
C)
have been praying
D)
pray
Duration 'for two hours' requires present perfect continuous have been praying.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: Mark thinks he’s so _______ that all the women want to marry him.
A)
edible
B)
eligible
C)
legible
D)
delible
'Eligible' means suitable or desirable for marriage.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
The operation of unwinding of Silk filaments/bave from the cocoon is called
A)
Stifling
B)
Reeling
C)
Cooking
D)
Denier
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
1 Acre under rainfed Mulberry Sericulture generates about __________ mandays of employment in a year.
A)
116
B)
120
C)
112
D)
140
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
Sericulture Extension Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-IV
The cocoon should be stored in an appropriate storage room for long duration and should have __________ and below temperature.
A)
20oC
B)
50oC
C)
40oC
D)
60oC
Standard sericulture practice as per CSB manual.
