KVS PRT 2018 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)

The correct answer is "Lie".

Key Points

• Fact-Something is known to exist or to have happened
• For e.g.- The facts given by ear witness are highly questionable.
• Lie- A false statement made with the deliberate intent to deceive or a falsehood
• For e.g.- He did not lie about his result.
• From the above meaning of the words it can be concluded that both words are antonyms to each other.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4". 

Additional Information Meaning of other words -

The correct answer is "wants". 

Key PointsThere are certain verbs referred as state Verbs-

• These verbs cannot be used in any of the progressive or continuous Tense.
• Hence, the first form of Verb i.e. want is the correct word; As the subject is singular Verb must be in the singular form; thus 's' added with 'want' to make the verb in the singular form.
• The correct sentence: The Headmaster wants to speak to you.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 4".

The correct answer is "has been sleeping".

Key Points

• Perfect continuous Tense will be used here as 'for+ certain time i.e. five hours' has been given in the sentence
• Past continuous Tense only shows continuity.
• The context of the sentence shows that an action started in the past and still in continuation, in which we use Present perfect Continuous Tense
• When an action started in the past and continued to happen in the past after another action in the past; in that case Past Perfect Continuous Tense will be used.
• Note-  There is no other action specified; hence Present Perfect Continuous Tense will be used in the sentence

                     For e.g.- I have been working in this company for five years.[Present perfect Continuous Tense] 

                                    I had been writing solutions since morning when the mentor allotted me the work. [Past Perfect  Continuous Tense] 

• The correct sentence is: He has been sleeping for five hours.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1".

The correct answer is "I have much pleasure". 

Key Points

• From the given options only option 4 is the most suitable one to replace the given phrase.
• The use of 'shall have' is inappropriate in the context.
• Other options are not correct because-
• As the second clause of the sentence is positive hence, 'can't' cannot be used here.
• The use of 'having' is incorrect in option 2.
• Modal 'may' shows the possibility of an event or an action; hence, it will also be inappropriate according to the context.
• The correct sentence: I have much pleasure in accepting your invitation.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 4".

The correct answer is "No sooner did the police arrive".

Key Points

• **When a sentence begins with an Adverb, use **'Law OF Inversion'.
• Let's have a look at the following structures-
• Law Of Inversion- Adverb + Helping Verb + Subject + Main verb
• Structure of general sentence- Subject + Helping Verb + Main Verb
• As the given sentence begins with an Adverb 'No sooner', 'Law OF Inversion' will be used in it; and the 'Law Of Inversion' has been followed in the given sentence; but as we know that after helping verb 'did' the first form of verb is used. Hence, arrive will replace arrived.

Important Points

• When the given sentence starts with an Adverb [Seldom, Never, No sooner, Hardly, so. etc.] always use 'Law Of Inversion'.
• The correct sentence is: No sooner did the police arrive than robbers made good their escape.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".

The correct answer "Irregularly". 

Key Points

• If something happens in fits and starts, it often stops and then starts again.
• Replies to the advertisement are arriving in fits and starts.
• From the above meaning it can be concluded that the meaning of the by fits and starts is irregularly.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1".

The correct answer "shallow". 

Key Points

• Superficial** -**Existing or occurring at or on the surface or concerned with what is apparent not deep or intellectual 
• ​For example: Despite a superficial resemblance, the paintings are by two different artists.
• Shallow- Lacking depth of intellect or knowledge
• ​For example: The evening news is often criticized for being shallow.
• From the above meaning of the words it can be concluded that both words are synonyms to each other.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2". 

Additional Information

Meaning of other words-

The correct answer "Option 2". 

Key Points

• The word that is not required in option 2 it seems superfluous and unnecessary
• Second form of Verb is required here; Sent will replace send

Important Points 

  We have the following structures-

• It's time to + Verb (Bare) → It expresses something should be done at the present time
• It's high time/It is about time/ It's time + Subject + Verb → It expresses Something should have happened or been done in the past​
• ​For e.g.- It's high time that you get a new project.  

               It's high time you got a new project.  

• Note- 'That' is not required in the structure or sentence and second form of verb is needed with It's high time+ Subject +v2
• Corre ct sentence- It is high time we sent the answer to this query.      ​

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".

The correct answer "One who holds established opinions". 

Key Points

• Orthodox is a person who holds established opinions/conforming to established doctrine, especially in religion. ​
• ​Example: His views were considered orthodox in his time.
• From the above meaning it can be concluded that orthodox means one who holds established opinions.

​​Hence, the correct choice is "option 3".

The correct answer "statement that is absolutely clear". 

Key Points

• Let's understand the meaning of this word:
• Explicit -  Fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity, i.e.,  leaving no question as to meaning or intent.
• Example: He did not give an explicit statement regarding the bill.

Hence, the correct choice is "option 3".

दिए गये विकल्पों में सबसे सटीक वर्तनी ‘उज्ज्वल’ है। इसका अर्थ है – जो जल कर प्रकाश दे रहा हो। अतः सही विकल्प उज्ज्वल है।

‘जल्दी चलो' में 'चलो' क्रिया है और 'जल्दी' शब्द क्रिया की विशेषता बता रहा है, इस आधार पर सही विकल्प क्रियाविशेषण है।

Key Points

परिणामबोधक विशेषण अर्थात जिस विशेषण शब्द से वस्तु की मात्रा का पता लगता हो।

अनिश्चय वाचक विशेषण अर्थात जो शब्द संज्ञा या सर्वनाम के अनिश्चित परिणाम बताते हो।

निश्चय वाचक विशेषण अर्थात जो शब्द संज्ञा या सर्वनाम के निश्चित परिणाम बताते हो।

Additional Information

‘भूधर’ का अर्थ है पर्वत, ‘नग’ अर्थात पर्वत, ‘नभ’ अर्थात आसमान तथा ‘शैल’ का अर्थ है पर्वत। अतः सही विकल्प नभ है।

Key Points 

विशेष -

'पर्वत' के अन्य पर्यावाची शब्द 'पहाड़, पहाड़ी, अचल, अद्रि, कूट, गिरि, धराधर, महीधर, श्रृंगी, शैल, शिखर, नगपति, तुंग, धरणीधर, भूमिधर, कोह, भूभृत, मेरु' आदि हैं।

Additional Information 

‘सुख -चैन’ में 'द्वन्द्व' समास है। शेष विकल्प असंगत हैं। अतः सही विकल्प 'द्वन्द्व' है। 

स्पष्टीकरण - 

'सुख - चैन' का समास विग्रह 'सुख और चैन' होगा, जिस समस्त पद के दोनों पद प्रधान हों और विग्रह करने पर ‘और’ या ‘तथा’ का प्रयोग हो वहाँ **'**द्वन्द्व' समास होता है।

अन्य विकल्प - 

Additional Information 

‘छाती पर साँप लोटना’ हिन्दी का प्रसिद्ध मुहावरा है जिसका अर्थ है ‘ईर्ष्या करना’। इसके अतिरिक्त दिए गये विकल्प सही अर्थ के द्योतक नहीं हैं। अतः सही विकल्प ईर्ष्या करना है।

• ‘परिक्रम’ शब्द में 'परि' उपसर्ग है। अन्य विकल्प असंगत हैं। अतः सही विकल्प 'परि' है।

Key Points

• ‘परिक्रम’ शब्द का वर्ण विच्छेद करने पर "परि+क्रम" होगा।
• यहाँ ‘परि’ उपसर्ग है तथा ‘क्रम’ मूल शब्द।  इस आधार पर सही विकल्प परि है।

Additional Information

विकल्प में दिए गये सभी वाक्य ‘इस बार फसल अच्छी होगी’, ‘बैठक का समय चार बजकर दस मिनट होगा’, ‘जब वर्षा होगी तो देखा जाएगा’ सभी सही हैं।

इसके अतिरिक्त दिया गया विकल्प ‘हम सब जा रहे हैं, आप भी चलोगे’ में ‘चलोगे’ के स्थान पर ‘चलेंगे’ का प्रयोग उचित है। यहाँ ‘चलोगे’ शब्द ‘आप’ के साथ युक्तिसंगत नहीं है। अतः हम सब जा रहे हैं, आप भी चलोगे सही विकल्प है।

अधिकरण कारक सही उत्तर है।

Key Points

• ‘सिंह वन में रहता है’ रेखांकित में 'अधिकरण' कारक है।
• ‘सिंह वन में रहता है' वाक्य में 'में' परसर्ग का प्रयोग हुआ है और 'में' और 'पर' अधिकरण कारक के चिह्न हैं।
• इसीलिए इस वाक्य में अधिकरण कारक है।
• अधिकरण का अर्थ होता है– आश्रय। संज्ञा का वह रूप जिससे क्रिया के आधार का बोध हो उसे अधिकरण कारक कहते हैं।
• मछली पानी में रहती है।
• महल में दीपक जल रहा है।​

Additional Information

‘विद्वान’ का स्त्रीलिंग शब्द है ‘विदुषी’। इसके अतिरिक्त शेष विकल्प असंगत हैं। अतः 'विदुषी' सही विकल्प है।

स्पष्टीकरण - 

'विद्वान' और 'विदुषी' शब्द का प्रयोग 'बुद्धिमान, शिक्षित, पण्डित, शास्त्रों में निपुण व्यक्ति' के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है लेकिन 'विद्वान' पुरुष के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है और 'विदुषी' स्त्री के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है 

‘शाखा’ का बहुवचन शब्द होगा ‘शाखाएँ’। इसके अतिरिक्त ‘शाखियाँ’, ‘शाख’ तथा ‘शाखें’ इस सन्दर्भ में उपयुक्त विकल्प नहीं हैं। अतः सही विकल्प शाखाएँ है।

विशेष - 

Goods and Services Tax, commonly known as GST is an indirect comprehensive tax, levied on goods and services sold for domestic consumption.

• The Goods and Service Tax Act was passed in Parliament on 29^th March 2017 and came into effect on 1^st July 2017.
• In India, GST was introduced at midnight on 1^st July 2017 by the President of India.
• GST has been introduced in order to simplify the indirect tax system by replacing multiple indirect taxes levied by State and Central governments.
• The GST subsumes several taxes which include central excise duty, service tax, additional customs duty, surcharge, value-added tax, entertainment tax, etc.

• Badaun darwaja is identified by Ibn Battuta as the greatest in the defence wall of Delhi.
• Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan scholar who travelled almost every part of the medieval world.
• Ibn Battuta came to India during the governance of Muhammad Bin Tuglak.
• The defence wall of Delhi refers to the walls which were built to protect 'ShahJahanabad', the new capital of emperor Shahjahan.

• Tamilnadu is the first Indian state that has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory across the state.
• Rooftop rainwater harvesting is a method of collecting and storing rainwater from the rooftop for different purposes and for future needs as well.

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

Mistake Points

• The Chipko movement was a non-violent agitation in 1973 that was aimed at the protection and conservation of trees.
• The uprising against the felling of trees and maintaining the ecological balance originated in Uttar Pradesh’s Chamoli district (now Uttarakhand) in 1973.

Key Points

• The Chipko movement began in the 1970s in Uttar Pradesh.
• Chipko movement was a social movement aimed at the protection and conservation of trees from being destroyed.
• Chipko's movement was mainly about hugging the trees to protect them from wood cutters from cutting them.
• Sunderlal Bahuguna, an environmentalist, is the founder of the Chipko Movement.
• The Chipko slogan coined by Sunderlal Bahuguna is "Ecology is permanent economy".

• Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, the Nobel Peace Prize awardee is the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh.
• Grameen Banks have been created with the purpose of serving rural areas with basic banking and financial services.
• Grameen Banks provide small loans without the burden of high interest to those living in abject poverty to reduce the widespread rural poverty.

• Krishna Sobti, an Indian Hindi language fiction writer, a Sahitya Akademy winner, was awarded Jnanpith award 2017 for her contribution to Indian literature.
• Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually to an Indian author for his/her extraordinary contribution towards literature in Indian languages.
• Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri is the recipient of Jnanpith award 2019.

The correct answer is Brahmaputra.

Key Points

• The Brahmaputra, the second-longest river of India flows for 1,800 miles across China, India, and Bangladesh.
• It is one of the major rivers of Asia, which is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in China, and Jamuna in Bangladesh.

• Absolute humidity is not the form of water precipitation.
• Precipitation is a form of water that falls from the atmosphere when a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapour.
• Precipitation includes rainfall, sleet, hail, drizzle, snow, frost, etc.
• Absolute humidity is the measure of moisture in the air, regardless of temperature.

• Dipa Karmakar, an Indian gymnast, won a gold medal in vault event in Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at, Mersin, Turkey.
• Gymnastic World Challenge Cup is a series of competitions organised by International Gymnastics Federation(FIG).
• It serves as an opportunity for gymnasts to earn points to qualify for Olympic games.
• Vault is a gymnastic exercise that both men and women athlete perform.

• The Asian Games 2018 was hosted by Indonesia.
• The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a multidisciplinary sports event held once every four years.
• The trio of animal mascots were chosen for the 2018 Asian Games are the bird of paradise "Bhin Bhin", single-horned rhinoceros "Kaka" and Bawean deer "Atung".
• The mascots are a fictional character, who represents the cultural heritage of the place where the Asian Games are going to take place.
• 'Energy of Asia' was the official theme of the 2018 Asian Games.
• The next Asian Games will be hosted by Hangzhou, China in 2022.

Volume of the gold brick = 18 × 48 × 16 = 13824 cm³

Volume of the cubical shape = A³ = 13824 cm³

A = \(\sqrt[3]{{13824}} = 24\) cm

According to the given information,

Hence, he is 2 km in north direction from the clock tower.

Here Red, Yellow, Blue are the colours present in rainbow.

White is not present in rainbow.

Colour of rainbow are:

VIBGYOR → Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

Hence, White is odd among given words.

We will use the following table to draw a family free tree,

Family tree diagram:

Hence, Sahej is the Niece of Inder.

In the given figure,

Image I: Triangle is given inside a circle.

Image II: triangle is given.

Similarly,

In option number 4

Image I: Circle is given inside a triangle.

Image II: Circle is given.

Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

According to dictionary order,

1. Healing 2. Healthy
2. Heating
3. Helpful
4. Hopeful

Third word will be Heating.

Hence, Heating is the correct answer.

Mirror image would be,

Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Cubes with paints on 3 sides = 8 cubes ( 8 corners)

Cubes with paint on 2 sides = 24

(8 cubes on each side but these 8 are shared by two faces so 8 × 3 = 24)

Cubes with paint on 1 side = 24 (4 cubes on each face. 4 × 6 = 24)

Total = 24 + 24 + 8 = 56.

Hence, 56 is the correct answer.

The pattern followed is,

Similarly,

Hence, JEICPSFV is the correct answer.

The pattern followed here is,

(1, 2, 3) → taking squares of given numbers → (1, 4, 9)

Similarly,

(3, 4, 5) → taking squares → (9, 16, 25)

Hence, “9, 16, 25” is the correct answer.

• In addition to the spell checking and grammar checking tools that Microsoft Word offers, there is also the Word thesaurus we can take advantage of to improve our documents
• Using the thesaurus, you can find synonyms (different words with the same meaning) and antonyms (words with the opposite meaning)
• In Microsoft Office Word you can look up a word quickly if you right-click anywhere in your document, and then click Synonym on the shortcut menu

Command to use Thesaurus tool  ( shortcut key: shift + F7).

Other helpful commands used in Ms word.

A social networking site is an online platform that allows users to create public profiles and interact with other users on the website. 

• Artificial intelligence is defined as the simulation of human intelligence processes by computers/machines.
• In computer science, in contrast to the natural intelligence shown by humans and animals, artificial intelligence (AI ), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machinery.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI ) is the simulation by machines, particularly computer systems, of processes of human intelligence.

Microsoft PowerPoint is software used to create professional presentations.

Strikethrough font effect is available in MS - PowerPoint dialogue box.

The correct answer is 8 and 72

Important Points

• A font is often measured in pt (points). Points dictate the height of the letters. So, the smallest size is 8 Largest size is 72 in the Ms- office font size toolbar.

Key Points

• When you open the program Microsoft Word, a font and font size are chosen for you. Usually, the default font is Calibri or Times New Roman, and the default font size is either 11 or 12 points.
• The term “font” refers to the general shape of a character. The default font in Microsoft Word 2010 is Calibri. Font sizes are measured in points; 1 point (abbreviated pt) is equal to 1/72 of an inch. The point size refers to the height of a character. Thus, a 12-pt font is 1/6 inch in height. The default font size in Microsoft Word 2010 is 11 pts.

Components of Computer

Input Devices

Input devices are used to enter data or instructions into a computer.

• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Digital camera
• Scanner
• Mic
• Barcode reader
• Joystick

Output Devices:

Output unit receives the information from the processing unit and provides the result in a human-readable form.

• A visual display unit (Monitor, Screen)
• Printer/Plotter
• Multimedia projector
• Speaker

Storage Devices

Storage devices are the computer hardware used to remember/store data.

• Floppy disks
• Hard disks
• CD/DVD

So, Input devices most commonly used on laptops for routine operations are Keyboard and Mouse.

The correct anser is Slide Transition.

Key Points

• A slide transition is the visual effect that occurs when you move from one slide to the next during a presentation. You can control the speed, add sound, and customize the look of transition effects.

Additional Information

Wipro, HCL and TCS all are Indian IT companies. While Intel is a foreign chip manufacturing company and dell is also and foreign company.

Additional information:

A computer is a device which is used for fast work and calculations. It consist of four elements the hardware, the users, the application programs, and the operating system.

• Hardware: It is the fixed physical equipment that can not be changed without replacement or physical modification. 
• A typical example of a hardware device is a modem. A modem is a device that sends information between the outside world, or wide area network (WAN), and your home. Without a modem, you cannot access WiFi.
• Another example is cable which helps in charging laptops.
• Application Programs: The application programs-such as compilers, spreadsheets, word processors and web browsers explain the ways in which hardware resources are utilized to solve the computing troubles of the users. For example, hard drives are utilized by storing file in them.
• User: A user is an agent, either a software agent or human agent (end-user), who uses a computer or network service.
• Operating System: It is a software which is an interface between hardware and application software. For example Windows, Ubuntu etc.

It should be noted that chrome and cable are not related. Take a situation, a mobile phone user uses chrome for searching some information. Here the user does not require wire to search.

Hence, we conclude that chrome and cable are not related.

The correct answer is Cut and Paste

Important Points

• The cut command removes the selected data from its original position, while the copy command creates a duplicate; in both cases, the selected data is kept in temporary storage (the clipboard).
• The data from the clipboard is later inserted wherever a paste command is issued. The data remains available to any application supporting the feature, thus allowing easy data transfer between applications.

Key Points

• Shortcut commands:-