Question 1:
Which of the following is a type of notice?
Bride/Groom wanted
Gate closing times in a society
Puppies for sale
None of the above
The correct answer is 'Gate closing times in a society'.
• Notices are a means of formal communication targetted at a particular person or a group of persons.
• It is like a news item informing such person or persons of some important event.
• This can be an invitation to a meeting, an announcement of any event, to issue certain instructions, make appeals etc.
• From the given options it is clear that "Gate closing times in a society" is meant for all the residents of the society as it announces when the gates of the society will remain closed.
• Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.
• Option 1 and 2 are examples of advertisements.
Question 2:
Choose the appropriate option from the choices given below:
Notice is a type of a -
letter
article
formal communication
report
The correct answer is 'formal communication'.
• Notices are a means of formal communication targetted at a particular person or a group of persons.
• It is like a news item informing such person or persons of some important event.
• This can be an invitation to a meeting, an announcement of any event, to issue certain instructions, make appeals etc.
• Hence, the correct answer is 'formal communication' making option 4 the correct answer.
Correct sentence - Notice is a type of a formal communication.
Question 3:
What is the other name used for a job letter?
Intimation letter
Curriculum Vitae
Resume
Cover letter
The correct answer is 'Cover letter'.
• A job application letter (also known as a cover letter) is a letter you send with your resume to provide information on your skills and experience.
• So, option 4 is the correct answer.
• An intimation letter serves as a notification to the current employer but not an official resignation. This intimation letter informs the employer that the employee is looking to apply for a position within the private sector.
• Resume is a short written description of your education, qualifications, and previous jobs which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job.
• Curriculum Vitae is a brief written account of your personal details, your education, and the jobs you have had.
Question 4:
Direction: Choose the Hindi translation of the given word from the following:
Plea
क़ानूनी
सह-अपराधी
मुक़दमा
दलील
The correct answer is 'दलील'
• Plea: a statement made by or for somebody in a court of law. (न्यायालय में सफ़ाई या दलील)
• Let us see the meanings of the given options:
• सह-अपराधीः a person who helps somebody to do something bad, especially a crime. (अपराध करने में सहायक व्यक्ति)
• दलील: a statement made by or for somebody in a court of law. (न्यायालय में सफ़ाई या दलीलयुक्ति, तर्क, बहस)
• क़ानूनी: legal; of law. (कानून संबंधी; कानून का)
• मुक़दमाः claim, the case presented in the court, the prosecution (eg-to prosecute, to hear the case). (दावा, नालिश, अदालत में पेश किया गया मामला, अभियोग (जैसे-मुक़दमा करना, मुक़दमा की सुनवाई))
From the meanings of the given words, the Hindi translation of the given word from the following is 'दलील!
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.
Question 5:
Direction: Choose the English translation of the given word from the following:
आरोप पत्र
work sheet
certificate
charge sheet
warrant
The correct answer is 'charge sheet.
• आरोप पत्रः a letter detailing the allegations; (charge sheet). (ऐसा पत्र जिसमें आरोपों का विवरण लिखा हो; (चार्जशीट))
• Let us see the meanings of the given options:
• Certificate: an official piece of paper that says that something is true or correct. (औपचारिक या आधिकारिक प्रमाण- पत्र)
• Charge sheet: a record made in a police station of the charges against a person. (एक व्यक्ति के खिलाफ आरोपों के एक पुलिस स्टेशन में बनाया गया एक रिकॉर्ड)
• Work sheet: a sheet of paper on which work schedules, working time, special instructions, etc., are recorded. (कागज की एक शीट जिस पर कार्य अनुसूचियां, कार्य समय, विशेष निर्देश आदि दर्ज किए जाते हैं)
• Warrant: an official written statement that gives somebody permission to do something. ((किसी काम को करने की) आधिकारिक अनुमति; वॉरंट, अधिपत्र, आज्ञापत्र)
• From the meanings of the given words, the English translation of the given word from the following is 'charge sheet.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2
Question 6:
Direction: Choose the English translation of the given word from the following:
अभियोगी
Decision
Plaintiff
Crime
Verdict
The correct answer is Plaintiff.
• अभियोगीः person making the accusation; prosecutor, Plaintiff; complainant. (अभियोग लगाने वाला व्यक्ति; अभियोक्ता; वादी, फ़रियादी)
• Let us see the meanings of the given options:
• Verdict: the decision that is made by a specially chosen group of people (the jury) in a court of law, which states if a person is guilty of a crime or not. (न्यायालय का निर्णय (जूरी द्वारा तय किया गया))
• Crime: something which is illegal and which people are punished for, for example, by being sent to prison. (गैर-कानूनी काम जिसके लिए सज़ा के रूप में जेल दिया जाता है, अपराध, जुर्म)
• Decision: a choice or judgement that you make after thinking about various possibilities. (अनेक सम्भावनाओं पर विमर्श करने के बाद किसी निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचना, निर्णय, निश्चय)
• Plaintiff: a person who starts a legal action against somebody in a court of law. (अदालत में किसी पर मुक़दमा दायर करने वाला, वादी, मुद्दई)
• From the meanings of the given words, the English translation of the given word from the following is 'Plaintiff.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.
Question 7:
Direction: Choose the correct Hindi translation of the given sentence –
Mom, could you put my books inside the bag?
माँ, क्या आप मेरी किताबें बैग में रख सकती हो?
माँ, क्या आपने मेरी किताबें बैग में रख दी हैं?
माँ, क्या मेरी किताबें आप मेरे बैग में रख सकती हो?
माँ, क्या मेरे बैग में मेरी किताबें आपने रख दी हैं?
The correct answer is 'माँ, क्या आप मेरी किताबें बैग में रख सकती हो?'
• Let us see the meaning of the words of the given sentence in English:
• Mom: माँ
• Could: क्या
• You: आप
• Put: रख
• My: मेरी
• Books: किताबें
• Inside: में/अंदर
• Bag: बैग
• ? : प्रश्न चिन्ह
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option d.
• Option a will not be the correct answer because the English sentence does not mentions 'my bag' and option a mentions 'मेरे बैग'.
Question 8:
Direction: Translate the following sentence into Hindi:
Women learn English faster than men.
औरतें पुरुषों से ज्यादा जल्दी अंग्रेजी सीखती हैं।
पुरुषों को महिलाओं से पहले अंग्रेजी सीखनी चाहिए।
औरतों को पुरुर्षों के मुकाबले जल्दी अंग्रेजी सीखनी चाहिए।
पुरुष औरतों से जल्दी अंग्रेजी सीखते हैं।
The correct answer is 'औरतें पुरुषों से ज्यादा जल्दी अंग्रेजी सीखती हैं।'
• Let us see the meaning of the words of the given sentence in English:
• Women: औरतें
• Learn: सीखती हैं
• English: अंग्रेजी
• Faster than: से ज्यादा जल्दी
• Men: पुरुषों
• Full stop (.), पूर्णविराम(। ) में बदल जाता है।
• The other options change the meaning of the sentence, thus, they are incorrect.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option d.
Question 9:
Select the most appropriate translation of the given sentence into English:
कृपया लाइट बंद कर दो।
Please turn off the light.
Please turn on the light.
Please off the light.
Turn off the light.
The correct answer is 'Please turn off the light'.
Let's look at the word-for-word translation of the Hindi text given below:
• कृपयाः Please
• लाइट: light
• बंद कर दोः turn off
• As per the given Hindi text, the given sentence is in the present indefinite tense.
When we rearrange the given words or phrases (according to the tense), the correct sentence is 'Please turn off the light'.
• Below are simple Sentences used for Request:
• Could you give please?
• Can you give please?
• Do you think you could lend me some money?
• I wonder whether you could give me a car.
• I am sorry to trouble you but I need your help.
Question 10:
Direction: Choose the correct compound sentence for the given sentence.
Being guilty he ran away.
He was guilty, that he ran away.
He was guilty, and he ran away.
He was guilty, else he ran away.
He was guilty, but he ran away.
The correct answer is 'He was guilty, and he ran away.
• A compound sentence has two or more coordinate clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction.
• Examples of such connecting expressions are: and, but, or, for, so, yet, either...or, neither...nor, both...and
• We can convert a simple sentence into a compound sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a coordinate clause.
• If the simple sentence will follow this structure, 'Being + adjective (cause)+ main clause', then the compound sentence first states a cause behind a work, then join the result or outcome with the conjunction 'and.
• Example: Being so happy he started to dance. (Simple sentence)
He was very happy, and he started to dance. (Compound sentence)
• Hence, the correct answer is 'He was guilty, and he ran away.
Correct sentence: He was guilty, and he ran away.
• A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of just one independent clause.
• A simple sentence has no dependent clauses.
• An independent clause (unlike a dependent clause) can stand alone as a sentence.
• Example: A day without sunshine is like night.