PUBDET 2023 Question Paper Philosophy Sociology Performing Arts

Paper - X
Subject : Basic English, Logical Reasoning & General Knowledge
for admission in
Philosophy/Sociology/Performing Arts
(Booklet Number)
Duration : 90 Minutes No. of Questions : 50 Full Marks : 100

INSTRUCTIONS
1. All questions are of objective type having four answer options for each. Only one option is
correct. Correct answer will carry full marks 2. In case of incorrect answer or any
combination of more than one answer, ½ mark will be deducted.
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11. This booklet contains questions in English only.
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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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BASIC ENGLISH

1. Choose the word which is the antonym of ‘Chide’.
(A) scold
(B) chastise
(C) praise
(D) avoid

2. Choose the word which is synonymous with ‘Adjunct’.
(A) additional
(B) amorphous
(C) ambivalent
(D) arraign

3. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence – As flies to wanton boys are we to
the gods.
(A) metaphor
(B) simile
(C) alliteration
(D) assonance

4. Select the word that best replaces both the italicized words in the sentences given below:
Sentence (i) – The management did not find him suitable for the job.
Sentence (ii) – He was not able to arrange all his belongings into one suitcase.
(A) good
(B) apt
(C) fit
(D) cram

5. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
I am indebted to my friend’s wise _____.
(A) council
(B) councel
(C) counsil
(D) counsel

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6. Fill in the blanks with the correct set of words.
She was not interested ___ taking ____ French, but decided ___ opt ___ German instead.
(A) in; up; to; for
(B) to; on; in; with
(C) on; to; for; on
(D) for; to; in; to

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below :
Every historian would agree, I think, that history is a kind of research or inquiry. What
kind of inquiry it is I do not yet ask. The point is that generically it belongs to what we
call the sciences; that is, the forms of thought whereby we ask questions and try to answer
them. Science in general, it is important to realize, does not consist in collecting what we
already know and arranging it in this or that kind of pattern. It consists in fastening upon
something we do not know, and trying to discover it. Playing patience with things we
already know may be a useful means towards this end, but it is not the end itself. It is at
best only the means. It is scientifically valuable only in so far as the new arrangement
gives us the answer to a question we have already decided to ask. That is why all science
begins from the knowledge of our own ignorance: not our ignorance of everything, but
our ignorance of some definite thing --- the origin of parliament, the cause of cancer, the
chemical composition of the sun, the way to make a pump work without muscular
exertion on the part of a man or a horse or some other docile animal. Science is finding
things out: and in that sense history is a science.
7. Why is history considered a science ?
(A) it is not the end
(B) it involves finding things out
(C) playing patience with things
(D) it requires arranging data

8. How does the scientific spirit begin ?
(A) in the sense of research or inquiry
(B) in collecting what we already know
(C) in playing patience with things we know
(D) in the knowledge of our own ignorance

9. The phrase ‘fasten upon’ suggests :
(A) to fix one’s attention on some problem or issue
(B) to solve a problem quickly
(C) to affix
(D) to separate

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10. What does this passage attempt to define ?
(A) the scientific spirit
(B) the historical temper
(C) the scientific spirit of history
(D) research methodology

11. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of words:
We need to______ this matter _____ thoroughly.
(A) look in; most
(B) look into; more
(C) look up; much
(D) look for; maybe

12. Of which of the phrases below is the term ‘blog’ an abbreviation ?
(A) web log
(B) web blog
(C) web blogger
(D) web blogging

13. Choose the appropriate word to complete the sequence – hammer, nail. nut, …
(A) hoe
(B) divider
(C) tap
(D) screw

14. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the given word – Ludicrous
(A) decorous
(B) dismal
(C) absurd
(D) praiseworthy

15. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word – Jeer.
(A) leer
(B) mock
(C) ridicule
(D) hail

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16. Select the word which is synonymous with – Vindictive.
(A) generous
(B) prejudiced
(C) revengeful
(D) voluble

17. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate group of words.
We can certainly dispense ____ the services of the second security guard, ____ only
_____ the whole committee agrees _____ it.
(A) of; and; since; on
(B) for; yet; while; in
(C) with; but; if; to
(D) on; while; though; in

18. Select the word which is synonymous with the given word – Candid.
(A) frank
(B) secretive
(C) cantankerous
(D) covert

19. Choose the word that can correctly replace both the italicized words in the following
sentences :
Sentence (i) – I appreciate his exuberant nature.
Sentence (ii) – Everyone at the party was in a festive mood.
(A) ecstatic
(B) exorbitant
(C) exciting
(D) ebullient

20. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate group of words.
He has ______ meticulous in _____ the project, ____ rise to _____irregularities.
(A) not being; overseen; given; much
(B) not; oversaw; give; main
(C) not been; overseeing; giving; many
(D) not be; oversee; gave; much

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21. Study the two sentences below and then choose the correct option.
Sentence (i) – The flashes of lightning frightened the boy.
Sentence (ii) – Bleach is used for lightning stains on clothes.
(A) Only Sentence (i) is correct.
(B) Only Sentence (ii) is correct.
(C) Both Sentences (i) and (ii) are correct.
(D) Both Sentences (i) and (ii) are incorrect.

22. Choose the word that best replaces the italicized words in the given sentence.
In earlier times, rebels were executed for killing the king.
(A) homicide
(B) regicide
(C) parricide
(D) fratricide

23. Fill in the blank with the correct word.
One should _____ one’s studies with utmost seriousness.
(A) persue
(B) parsue
(C) pirsue
(D) pursue

24. From the options given below, identify the word which best expresses the meaning of the
italicized phrase in the sentence.
His opinion on global warming begs the question regarding human responsibility for this
crisis.
(A) eludes
(B) encounters
(C) proposes
(D) meets

25. Select the word which is the antonym of – Exonerate.
(A) scold
(B) berate
(C) accuse
(D) petrify

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LOGICAL REASONING
26. Find the odd man out.

(A) January (B) March

(C) June (D) July

27. Find the odd one out.

(A) Mouse (B) Desktop

(C) Keyboard (D) Excel

28. Find the missing number -

(A) 3 (B) 6

(C) 4 (D) 9

29. Choose the odd figure :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

30. According to a NAVY code, PEPPER is PEPREP and FATHER is FATREH, what is the
code for MOTHER ?

(A) MOTREH (B) OTREHM

(C) REHTOM (D) RHETOM

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Three of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) J 5 4 (B) 38M
(C) 8IQ (D) 2 Y 9

32. Study the diagram and identify the region representing rural literate -

(A) 5, 6 (B) 4, 5, 2
(C) 5, 4 (D) 4, 5, 7

33. How is my father’s father-in-law’s only daughter related to me ?
(A) Grandmother (B) Sister
(C) Mother (D) Daughter

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How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is
immediately preceded by a consonant but not immediately followed by a consonant ?
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four

35. If in a certain language, KARNATAKA is coded as LBSOBUBLB, then how BOMBAY
is to be coded ?
(A) CPNCBX (B) CPNCBZ
(C) CPOCBZ (D) CPCNZB

PSPA 9 

36. Ratan showed an old man and said, “His son is my son’s uncle”. How is the man related
to Ratan ?
(A) Father (B) Grandfather
(C) Brother (D) Uncle

37. Choose correct option in the place of question mark (?) -
? 10 40
7 12 50
9 14 60
(A) 3 (B) 5
(C) 8 (D) 4

38. Choose the correct alternative
ABC : CBA : : DEF : ?
(A) EFD (B) EDF
(C) FED (D) EDE

39. Find the number of triangle in the given figure -

(A) 3 (B) 6
(C) 8 (D) 9

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If all the numbers in the above arrangement are dropped, which of the following will be
ninth to the left of D ?
(A) A (B) T
(C) V (D) J

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
41. Who is not a Nobel Laureate ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) C. V. Raman
(C) Kailash Satyarthi (D) J. C. Bose

42. Santhal Family is sculptured by
(A) Nandlal Bose (B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Ramkinkar Baij (D) Abanindranath Tagore

43. Nil Darpan was written by
(A) Michael Madhusudan Dutta (B) Dinabandhu Mitra
(C) Sukanta Bhattacharya (D) Vikram Seth

44. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore in
(A) 1930 (B) 1906
(C) 1913 (D) 1921

45. How many Spokes in Ashoka Chakra in Indian Flag ?
(A) 23 (B) 24
(C) 25 (D) 26

46. Who is known as the “Father of Bengali Renaissance” ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (D) Keshab Chandra Sen

47. Thankamani Kutty is associated with which classical dance of India ?
(A) Odissi (B) Bharatanatyam
(C) Kathakali (D) Manipuri

48. FIFA World Cup Football-2022 was organised by
(A) Mexico (B) Canada
(C) Qatar (D) Oman

49. Mahatma Gandhi got his inspiration for Civil Disobedience from
(A) Thoreau (B) Ruskin
(C) Confucius (D) Tolstoy

50. Which of the following is a ‘hot spot’ for biological diversity on India ?
(A) Western Ghats (B) Sundarbans
(C) Chilika Lagoon (D) Eastern Ghats
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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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