PUMDET 2023 Question Paper Philosophy Sociology Performing Arts

Subject : 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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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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English Language

1. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to ‘Vicarious’.
(A) Vituperative (B) Indirect
(C) Supportive (D) Isolated

2. Choose the correct pair of antonyms from the pairs given below.
(A) evince – convince (B) incite – violate
(C) binding – binary (D) dissuade – persuade

3. Select the word that best completes the following list :
Car, truck, bus
(A) Train (B) Ambulance
(C) Steamer (D) Helicopter

4. Pick the odd one out.
(A) Lake (B) Pond
(C) Water body (D) Stream

5. Who is a ‘psephologist’ ?
(A) Someone who makes statistical studies of voting patterns in elections
(B) Someone who specializes in a certain branch of neuropsychology
(C) Someone who specializes in a certain branch of astrophysics
(D) Someone who practises Freudian psychoanalysis

6. Select the word that best replaces the italicized word in both of the following sentences :
(i) The police are trying to control the crowd.
(ii) Junk food may have high levels of harmful chemicals.
(A) check (B) blame
(C) contain (D) incorporate

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7. Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with the appropriate phrases :
I wise it ________ Sunday today _________ we _________ do ________ things together.
(A) was; that; can; few (B) is; then; shall; few
(C) were a; so that; could; a few (D) is a; that; will; some few

8. Identify the incorrect pair :
(A) Diseases of the skin – Orthopaedist
(B) Blood related diseases – Haematologist
(C) Diseases of the stomach – Gastroenterologist
(D) Various types of cancer – Oncologist

9. Read the following sentences and then select the correct option:
(i) One should not interfere in the personal affairs of others.
(ii) The personnel in that company are dissatisfied with their salaries.
(A) Only sentence (i) is correct.
(B) Only sentence (ii) is correct.
(C) Sentences (i) and (ii) are both correct.
(D) Sentences (i) and (ii) are both incorrect.

10. Select the correct proverb to fill in the blank in the following sentence:
It is best not to delay since ______________.
(A) beggars cannot be choosers
(B) a stitch in time saves nine
(C) man proposes, God disposes
(D) all’s fair in love and war

11. Fill in the blank.
Rohit always follows the rules to stay safe. He would never ___________.
(A) put himself in jeopardy (B) put himself in perspective
(C) take himself from jeopardy (D) take himself from perspective

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12. Find out which part of the sentence has an error:
He could afford to lose something, but he lost somewhat much .
(A) (B) (C) (D)

13. A sentence is given in direct (or indirect) speech. Out of the four alternatives given select
the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect (or direct) speech :
He said to him, “Is not your name Rohan?”
(A) He wanted to know if his name was Rohan.
(B) He asked whether his name was Rohan.
(C) He inquired whether his name was not Rohan.
(D) He asked if his name was Rohan or not.

14. Select the correctly spelt word:
(A) Lisence (B) Accommodation
(C) Accomodation (D) Femenine

15. Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to fill in the
blanks in the given sentence in the same order to make the sentence meaningfully
complete :
The attack might be __________ at any time, so you must be __________.
(A) curbed, cautious (B) announced, elated
(C) launched, on the alert (D) resisted, resigned

16. Choose the word, which can most appropriately replace the italicized word in the sentence :
He is an expert judge of music.
(A) a dilettante (B) a connoisseur
(C) a novice (D) a greenhorn

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17. Arrange the four parts of sentences given below in best order to fill in the blank in the
given sentence to form a complete meaningful sentence :
______ in Rajat.
P. Overwhelmed the selfish self
Q. Willing to devote himself completely to social service
R. The altruist in him
S. and spend the rest of his life working for the common good
(A) PQRS (B) QSRP
(C) QRPS (D) RPSQ

18. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase / proverb
given in italics in the following sentence :
He is by long odds the greatest of living scientists.
(A) most decidedly (B) presumable
(C) perhaps (D) questionably

19. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct ?
(A) Please excuse mine being late
(B) Please excuse me being late
(C) Please excuse my being late
(D) Please excuse myself being late

20. Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to fill in the
blanks in the given sentence in the same order to make the sentence meaningfully
complete :
If _______ knows the truth, let ______ tell it.
(A) anyone, somebody (B) none, anyone
(C) nobody, someone (D) anybody, him

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Logical Reasoning
21. Select the letter from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the
following series :
I, M, Q, U, ?, C
(A) W (B) A
(C) V (D) Y

22. Identify the number that does NOT belong to the following series :
46, 93, 188, 379, 764, 1529
(A) 764 (B) 93
(C) 188 (D) 379

23. In a certain code language “TRAM” is written as “UQBL” and “PAST” is written as
“QZTS”. How will “DEED” be written in that language ?
(A) FEDC (B) EFCD
(C) CEFD (D) EDFC

24. Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the
following series :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

25. How many squares are there in the following figure ?

(A) 30 (B) 25
(C) 20 (D) 27

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26. APPLE : 50 :: ORANGE : ?
(A) 50 (B) 60
(C) 70 (D) 80

27. Choose the mirror image of the given figure if the mirror is placed along PQ :

P Q

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

28. Train : Engine :: Cart : ?
(A) Horse (B) Wheel
(C) Passenger (D) Speed

29. How many 7’s are preceded by an even number and followed by an odd number?
67758476755787797875
(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 3

30. If the fifth date of a month is Tuesday, what date will be three days after the third Friday in
the month ?
(A) 18 (B) 21
(C) 19 (D) 23

31. Choose the appropriate combination of signs to solve the following:
15 ? 8 ? 1 ? 7
(A) ×, −, + (B) −, +, −
(C) −, ×, = (D) +, ×, =

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32. Find the next number in the series:
10, 9, 11, 10, 12, 11, 13, ?
(A) 14 (B) 12
(C) 15 (D) 11

33. If 7 × 3 × 1 = 371 and 5 × 4 × 5 = 455 then 9 × 2 × 6 = ?
(A) 296 (B) 926
(C) 962 (D) 629

34. Select the diagram which best describes the relation:
Fish, Goldfish, Shark

(A) (B)

(C)
(D)

35. If GERMANY is written as 7, 5, 18, 13, 1, 14, 25 then how will INDIA be written in that
code ?
(A) 5, 15, 2, 7, 5 (B) 7, 15, 4, 9, 1
(C) 9, 13, 4, 9, 1 (D) 9, 14, 4, 9, 1

36. Select the missing number :

(A) 285 (B) 263
(C) 297 (D) 242

37. ‘C’ is the mother of ‘A’ and ‘B’. If ‘D’ is the husband of ‘B’, what is ‘C’ to ‘D’ ?
(A) Mother (B) Mother-in-law
(C) Aunt (D) Sister

38. ‘P’’s age is equal to ‘Q’, ‘R’ is younger than ‘S’, ‘T’ is younger than ‘R’ but elder than ‘P’.
Who is the eldest ?
(A) S (B) T
(C) P (D) Q

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39. Find the odd man out :
(A) Bihar (B) Chattishgarh
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) West Bengal

40. Find the odd man out :
(A) Chess (B) Hockey
(C) Cricket (D) Football

41. Which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements ?
Statements : 1. All branches are flowers.
2. All flowers are leaves.
Conclusions : (i) All branches are leaves.
(ii) All leaves are branches.
(iii) All flowers are branches.
(iv) Some leaves are branches.
(A) None follows (B) Only (i) and (iv) follows
(C) Only (ii) and (iii) follows (D) All follow

42. Which of the given Venn diagrams correctly illustrates the relationship among the
following classes?
Reptiles, Cobras, Lizards

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

43. Unscramble the letters of words and find odd one out:
(A) ORNI (B) LCAO
(C) PPREOC (D) ZENRBO

44. If DROWSY is the HVSAWC then BEAUTY is:
(A) FIEYXC (B) EHDXWE
(C) GTFZYD (D) KFBVUC

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45. Study the following number sequence:
5981327438
If the first and second digits in the sequence are interchanged, also the third and fourth
digits, the fifth and sixth digits, and so on, then which digit would be the seventh counting
to your left ?
(A) 8 (B) 1
(C) 4 (D) 7

46. Find the missing letters :
ba___b___aab____a____b
(A) babb (B) abab
(C) abba (D) baba

47. How many triangles and squares are there in the following figure ?

(A) 28 triangles, 5 squares (B) 24 triangles, 4 squares
(C) 28 triangles, 4 squares (D) 24 triangles, 5 squares

48. In a March Past, seven persons are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P.
O is standing right to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left to T. Find
out who is standing in the middle.
(A) P (B) R
(C) Q (D) O

49. On a shelf, there are placed six volumes side by side labelled PQRSTU. Of these QRTU
have green cover while other have yellow covers. PSQ are new volumes while the rest are
old volumes. PRQ are law reports while the rest are medical extracts. Which two volumes
are old medical extracts and have green covers ?
(A) QR (B) RS
(C) RT (D) TU

50. Mohan is tenth in the queue starting from the first and eighteenth from the last. How many
people are there in the queue?
(A) 27 (B) 24
(C) 29 (D) 30
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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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