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Outstanding Teachers Outstanding Athletes Best performer in Archery Outstanding Sport Coaches 2 Navy Day is observed on a) «) December 4 November 4 @) () ‘October 28 November 14 3 Which of the following days is celebrated as Intemational Labour Day 7 (A) «© 4 Santosh Trophy is-associated with : a) «C), 5 “Who was called the "Flying Sikh” 7 (A) (c) SLTo02 | January 1 December 31 Tennis Football Ajmer Singh Shamsher Singh ®) () &) oO) @) ©) July 21 May 1 Cricket Golf Makhan Singh Milkha Singh [ sLTo02314www.eenadupratibha.net 6 — Which cricketer is called "Rawalpindi Express’ ? ’ (A) Imran Khan (B) Wasim Akram (C) Mustaq (@®) = Shoib Akhtar 7 What is the middle name of Sachin Tendulkar ? (A) Rohan (B) Ramesh (C) Suresh @) Dinesh 8 The term "Tee" is connected with : (A) Polo @) Golf © Bridge ©) Billiards 9 Dhyanchand's name is associated with which game ? {A) Football (B) Hockey (©) Badminton @) Tennis 10 The term ‘double fault’ is associated with : (A) Baseball ®) Golf (© Tennis () Bridge SLTO02 J 17 [ SLT002314u 2 13 www.eenadupratibha.net Which of the following is most effective green house gas ? (A) Freon (B) Methane (©) Carbon dioxide (D) Chlorofluorocarbon Taj Mahal is threatened by pollution from (A) Chlorine (B) Sulphur dioxide (C) Hydrogen (@) Oxygen ‘Ozone layer present in our atmosphere absorbs = (A) Cosmic rays (B) Infra-red rays (C) Ultraviolet rays ©) All rays The normal blood pressure of human being is in the range of (A) 110/75 mm (B) 140/80 mm (C) 120/80 rom () 110/70 mm Which of the following disease is caused by bacteria ? 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(C) nipped on the bud (D) None of the above Old habits die hardly (A) die much hardly @ytic hard (C) die too hard (D) None of the above . 128 [ SLTo02814www.eenadupratibha.net From questions No. 58 to 64 choose the one of options given to best express the meaning of the given idiom/proverb, 58 59 60 To cross swords (A) to fight BY to defend (C) to kill (D) to rob To be at daggers drawn (A) To be frightened \(B)To be ready ta face danger (C) To threaten one (D) To be bitter enemy To pay one back in the same coin (A) To provoke a person to quarrel (B) To offer another polite attention (C) To retaliate (D) To encourage SLT002 | 129 [ SLToo2314www.eenadupratibha.net 61 A storm in a tea cup (A) unexpected event (B) a danger signal (©) much excitement over something trivial (D) a great noise 62 To accept the Gauntlet (A) To accept defeat ®) (C) To suffer humiliation ©) 63 A jaundiced eye (A) Jealousy ®) (C) Angry @) 64 The pros and cons (A) For and against a thing ®) (C) Good and evil ©) SLT002 ] ' 130 To accept a challenge To accept an honour ‘A generous view Prejudice Foul and fair Former and latter [ SLTo02314www.eenadupratibha.net From question No. 65 to 69 find the correctly spelt word in each of them. 65 (A) ©) 66 (A) © 67 (A) 3) 68 (A) «© 69 (A) © SLT002 ] Argumant Argument Sattellite Satelite Commettee Comittee Forecast Forcaste Entreprenuer Entrapreneur (B) ©) (B) (D) ®) @) (B) ) @) @y Arguemant Arguement Satellite Satelite Committe Committee Forcast Forecaste Entrepraneur Entrepreneur 131 [ SLT002314www.eenadupratibha.net From Question No, 70 to 77 choose the best alternative to the given word with the same meaning. 70 AFFLUENT (A) Prosperous (B) Poor (C) Talkative @) Close 71 BELITTLE (A) Diminish (B) Mock (C)_ Disparage D) Scof? 72 ADMONISH (A) Threaten (B) Praise (©) Appeal (D) Support 73. 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