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Friday, 3 February 2023

AP High Court Exam-2023 02/01/2023 Shift III

01) Which of the following sports is played with five players in each team?

          a) Rugby

          b) Tennis

          c) Basketball

          d) Volleyball

02) The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, which includes implementation, monitoring, and support mechanisms, was approved by the Indian Union Cabinet in _______.

          a) October 2021

          b) January 2021

          c) October 2020

          d) January 2020

03) The Andhra Pradesh government accorded sanction for the establishment of the judicial academy of the state at which of the following cities?

          a) Tirupati

          b) Kurnool

          c) Kadapa

          d) Kakinada

04) To address the problem of spurious seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, how many Agri Testing labs will be operationalised from Kharif 2022 in Andhra Pradesh?

          a) 80

          b) 77

          c) 74

          d) 70

05) The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 has made amendments in the _______.

          a) Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971

          b) Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1972

          c) Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1975

          d) Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1978

06) The Fiscal Responsibility And Budget Management (FRBM) Act was enacted by Parliament in the year _______.

          a) 2002

          b) 2007

          c) 2001

          d) 2003

07) Srivari Brahmotsavam is the annual festival held for an entire Hindu month of _______.

          a) Jyaistha

          b) Vaisakha

          c) Asadha

          d) Ashvina

08) PARAM ANANTA, a state-of-the-art Supercomputer was commissioned on May 30, 2022, at which of the following institutes?

          a) AIIMS Delhi

          b) IIT Gandhinagar

          c) IIT Delhi

          d) IIT Bombay

09) What is the rank of India in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 out of 180 counties?

          a) 95

          b) 84

          c) 85

          d) 90

10) The word ‘Grand Slam’ is associated with which of the following sports?

          a) Hockey

          b) Badminton

          c) Lawn Tennis

          d) Table Tennis

11) Which Indian state has the highest percentage of the population of multidimensionally poor people as per the National Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2021?

          a) Jharkhand

          b) Madhya Pradesh

          c)  Bihar

          d) Uttar Pradesh

12) Which of the following languages is spoken majorly in the state of Kerala?

          a) Telugu

          b) Kannada

          c) Malayalam

          d) Tamil

13) Which of the following barrage built on the Godavari river of Andhra Pradesh is going to become the 4th structure of the state to get World Irrigation Heritage status?

          a) KC Canal

          b) Cumbum Cheruvu

          c) Arthur Cotton Barrage

          d) Porumamilla Cheruvu

14) Which city was the capital of Andhra Pradesh before 1956?

          a) Vijaywada

          b) Guntur

          c) Tirupati

          d) Kurnool

15) In which year did the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) become operational?

          a) 1995

          b) 1999

          c) 1985

          d) 2001

16) Which of the following soils covers the second largest land area of Andhra Pradesh?

          a) Red soils

          b) Lateritic soils

          c) Black soils

          d) The Coastal Sandy soils

17) Where is the headquarters of Swimming Federation of India?

          a) Ahmedabad

          b) New Delhi

          c) Chandigarh

          d) Ambala

18) By which of the following organizations was Ranjitsinh Disale, an Indian teacher from Maharashtra, appointed as the Education Adviser for the period June 2021 to June 2024?

          a) WHO

          b) IMF

          c) World Bank

          d) UNESCO

19) ‘Bojjana Konda’ is an ancient architecture of Andhra Pradesh related to which religious community?

          a) Buddhism

          b) Muslim

          c) Hinduism

          d) Jainism

20) Mulkhi agitation was the first event of Telangana movement. It was held in the year of _______.

          a) 1954

          b) 1952

          c) 1956

          d) 1957

21) Which communication satellite was decommissioned on 24 January 2022 by ISRO after completing nearly 14 years of on-orbit operations?

          a) GSAT-24

          b) INSAT-2B

          c) GSAT-30

          d) INSAT-4B

22) Which Article of the Indian Constitution states that ‘No person shall be a citizen of India if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State’?

          a) Article 6

          b) Article 8

          c) Article 9

          d) Article 7

23) The Agri Horicultural Society of India, the oldest institution of its kind in India, was founded by Rev Dr William Carey in the year _______.

          a) 1830

          b) 1920

          c) 1916

          d) 1820

24) India’s highest sporting honour, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award 2022, was conferred to _______.

          a) Lakshya Sen

          b) Nikhat Zareen

          c) Sharath Kamal

          d) Neeraj Chopra

25) IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Sixth Assessment Report was published in the year:

          a) 2021

          b) 2018

          c) 2017

          d) 2020

26) As per Andhra Pradesh Industrial Policy 2020-2023, for how many years the commencement of any Micro and small enterprise will the Andhra Pradesh Government provide uninterrupted power at concessional rates of Rs 1 per unit?

          a) Five

          b) Two

          c) Four

          d) Three

27) In which year Mahatma Gandhi founded ‘Harijan Sevak Sangh’?

          a) 1916

          b) 1930

          c) 1907

          d) 1932

28) Which of the following E-governance portals of Andhra Pradesh facilitates a single-entry portal for the entire range of G2C and G2B services?

          a) e-Pragati

          b) MeeSeva

          c) E-UdyogRatna

          d) CARD

29) The RBI decides a certain percentage of deposits which every bank must keep as reserves is called _______.

          a) Money reseves

          b) Currency reserves

          c) Cash reserve ratio

          d) Deposit reserve ratio

30) One of the following dances is a playful dance performed by the Cheraw tribals of Mizoram knows as _______.

          a) Edaya Nritya

          b) Shad Suk Mynsiem dance

          c) Kalbelia Dance

          d) Bamboo dance

31) The 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 was related to:

          a) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

          b) Income Tax

          c) Corporate Affairs

          d) The Reserve Bank of India

32) Which of the following is the highest Indian recognition (Award) in the field of performing arts?

          a) Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards

          b) Sangeetha Kala Vibushan

          c) Sangeeta Kala Acharya

          d) Natyakala Tapaswi

33) How much increase in forest cover has been reported from the previous data in the Andhra Pradesh state as per the Forest Survey Report 2021?

          a) 632 km2

          b) 17 km2

          c) 537 km2

          d) 647 km2

34) Bhavageete is one of the most important folk music of which of the Indian state?

          a) Karnataka

          b) Maharashtra

          c) Kerala

          d) West Bengal

35) With which of the following institutes has the Andhra Pradesh government signed MOU to get legal support for the ‘Jagananna Saswatha Bhu Hakku Bhu Raksha Scheme’ in September 2022?

          a) ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad

          b) Andhra University school of law, Visakhapatnam

          c) NLU, Visakhapatnam

          d) NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

36) What is India’s first Venus Mission that is scheduled to launch in the year 2024?

          a) Shukrayaan -1

          b) ShukraVahan -1

          c) Shukramission -1

          d) Shukramission - 1

37) Sattriya dance form belongs to which state of India?

          a) Assam

          b) Kerala

          c) Telangana

          d) Manipur

38) Poetic narrative of the life of the Buddha ‘Buddha Charita’ was written by _______.

          a) Bhasa

          b) Bhavabhuti

          c) Panini

          d) Ashvaghosha

39) What can be the maximum number of members of Rajya Sabha as per the Indian Constitution?

          a) 250

          b) 550

          c) 545

          d) 245

40) The ‘AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020’ was passed by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly regarding how many capitals of the state?

          a) Two

          b) Three

          c) One

          d) Four

41) Select the grammatically correct sentence.

          a) Many resounding successes punctuated was Mark Twain’s life by financial failures and heart breaking.

          b) Many successes punctuated by resounding financial failures and heart breaking was Mark Twain’s life.

          c) Mark Twain’s life was punctuated by many resounding successes and heart breaking financial failures.

          d) Mark Twain’s many resounding successes was financial failures and punctuated by heart breaking life.

42) Select the option in which the correct phrasal verb has been used.

          a) Having worked so hard for months, we had to get into a week.

          b) Having worked so hard for months, we had to get over a week.

          c) Having worked so hard for months, we had to get away for a week.

          d) Having worked so hard for months, we had to get back for a week.

43) Select the option in which the adverb is correctly used.

          a) The new student smiled awkward after having pushed down a rack of toys.

          b) The new student smiled awkwardly after having pushed down a rack of toys.

          c) The new student smiled awkwardest after having pushed down a rack of toys.

          d) The new student smiled awkwardness after having pushed down a rack of toys.

44) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

          Antony’s morbid compulsion to steal books is getting more frequent nowadays.

          a) Monomania

          b) Bibliokleptomania

          c) Mythomania

          d) Pyromania

45) Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

          My younger brother eats like a horse.

          a) In a grumpy manner

          b) Excessively

          c) Patiently

          d) Happily

46) Given here are jumbled sentences, which when put together correctly form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. Identify the ODD one out that does not fit in this paragraph.

1) "One more day," she said brightly as she flew around the garden, teasing colour back into drooping sunflowers, encouraging one last late rose to bloom, polishing each holly berry.

2) She stood watching until it had vanished under a hedge and then her legs buckled.

3) The frosted dew on the grass sparkled purple and deep red, reflecting the colours in the eastern sky.

4) Fluttering into the air, she stretched stiffly and looked over the suburban garden and her breath steamed in the air.

5) In her nest, in a dying foxglove flower at the end of the garden, Silverbell woke up and shivered

          a) 1

          b) 5

          c) 4

          d) 2

47) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

          The use of humour to attack a person, an idea or behaviour that you think is bad or silly

          a) Satire

          b) Misnomer

          c) Regalia

          d) Screech

48) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

          Therapeutic use of sunlight

          a) Demography

          b) Dermography

          c) Dactylology

          d) Heliotherapy

49) Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A) He knew everyone in the village, and every day customers would knock at his door for supplies and stay for a chat and sometimes a cup of tea.

B) Jacob had learned to make candles from his father, just as his grandfather had been taught by his father.

C) He lived by himself in his little cottage, but he wasn't lonely.

D) Once upon a time, in a small village snuggled into the side of a wooded valley, lived a candlemaker named Jacob.

          a) D, C, A, B

          b) C, D, B, A

          c) D, B, A, C

          d) A, B, C, D

50) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

          The bar council always instructs us to keep a separate folder of proofs of the flagrant offenders.

          a) Arrant

          b) Ostentatious

          c) Egregious

          d) Obscure

51) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

          She held my hand _______ I should fall.

          a) so that

          b) as

          c) lest

          b) unless

52) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

          Abraham Lincoln won _______ fame for himself.

          a) long

          b) eternal

          c) constant

          d) firm

53) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

          An unhealthy fear of mirrors

          a) Chermatophile

          b) Oneirophile

          c) Anuptaphile

          d) Eisoptrophile

54) Select the sentence that has used the correct preposition.

          a) Your progress report will be sent to your parents in the end of the week

          b) Your progress report will be sent to your parents by the end of the week.

          c) Your progress report will be sent to your parents on the end of the week

          d) Your progress report will be sent to your parents since the end of the week.

55) Select the option in which the correct conjunction is used.

          a) I am sorry so I can’t talk to you now

          b) I am sorry although I can’t talk to you now.

          c) I am sorry yet I can’t talk to you now.

          d) I am sorry but I can’t talk to you now

56) Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A) The smell would ooze out into the streets, and passers-by would point their noses in the air and sigh contentedly.

B) He would often be seen out in the fields collecting lavender and flower heads, and his fire was continually boiling a pot of something special.

C) Jacob took great care making his candles.

D) He used the finest beeswax, oils and perfumes.

          a) D, C, A, B

          b) A, B, C, D

          c) C, D, B, A

          d) D, B, A, C

57) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

          The thieves broke ________ the house and stole a lot of cash.

          a) on

          b) onto

          c) into

          d) in

58) Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

          People getting vaccinated had an option to enter their names in a raffle with the winner getting an unexpected cash prize.

          a) Shot

          b) Hazard

          c) Trial

          d) Sweepstake

59) Select the grammatically correct sentence

          a) The shoe with delicacy and care made that shoemaker so they fitted perfectly the wearer’s feet with his own hands.

          b) The shoe fitted wearer’s feet so perfectly that the shoemaker made it with so delicacy and care own his hands.

          c) The shoemaker made shoes with his own hands, with delicacy and care, so that they fitted the wearer’s feet perfectly.

          d) The delicacy shoemaker made shoes with wearer’s feet and with care so perfectly that they fitted with his own hands

60) Select the most appropriate interjection to fill in the blank.

          _______ I’m running late because of her.

          a) Adios!

          b) Aargh!

          c) Aah!

          d) Wow!

61) Select the option in which the adverb is correctly used.

          a) Little Dia had dressed elegant for her tenth birthday party.

          b) Little Dia had dressed the more elegantly for her tenth birthday party.

          c) Little Dia had dressed elegantly for her tenth birthday party

          d) Little Dia had dressed more elegant for her tenth birthday party.

62) Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

          I know you’re worried about the loan payment due in January, but I suggest that you cross the highway when you reach it.

          a) cross that culvert when you come to it

          b) cross that river when you come to it

          c) cross that sea when you come to it

          d) cross that bridge when you come to it

63) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

          Piquant

          a) Moral

          b) Zestiful

          c) Bland

          d) Dull

64) Select the option that contains the correct form of the adjective.

          a) Do you have the latest news about the match?

          b) Do you have the latter news about the match?

          c) Do you have the later news about the match?

          d) Do you have the late news about the match?

65) Select the grammatically correct sentence.

          a) Thw windshield panel is breaks.

          b) The windshield panel is broken.

          c) The windshield panel is break.

          d) The windshield panel is broke.

66) Select the most appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank.

          Our guide asked us to _______ the dialogues one last time before the presentation began.

          a) run over

          b) run through

          c) run into

          d) run out

67) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

          I bought an _______ cup and saucer!

          a) amazing Chinese little old

          b) old little amazing Chinese

          c) amazing little old Chinese

          d) old Chinese little amazing

68) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

          Through he _______ the pen very high, she caught it expertly.

          a) throwed

          b) throwing

          c) throw

          d) threw

69) Select the most appropriate conjunction to replace the underlined word.

          The children forgot their homework, since, the teacher was angry with them.

          a) or

          b) so

          c) yet

          d) and

70) Select the most appropriate phrase that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

          Rishaan doubted that his ruse would fool anybody, but the boss fell for it book, lane, and blinker.

          a) book, line and blinker

          b) hook, line and sinker

          c) hook, line and blinker

          d) book, lane and sinner

Comprehension:
The choices we make on a daily basis-wearing a seatbelt, _________(1) heavy objects correctly or purposely staying out of any dangerous situation-can either ensure our safety or bring about potentially harmful circumstances. You and I need to make a _____(2) that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising self- control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the most important things we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s filled with carelessness. We can think it’s kind of exciting to live life on the_________(3). It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see, even highways have lines, which provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we go over one side, we’ll go into the ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed. And we like those lines because they help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don’t even realize how lines help to keep us safe. I’m not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt horrible, physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself “I know I have limits and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” I ran to doctors, trying to make myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and anything I could get my________(4). Some of the doctors would tell me, “It’s just stress.” That just made me mad. I thought stress meant you don’t like what you do or can’t handle life, and I love what I do. But I kept pushing myself, traveling, doing speaking engagements and so on— simply exhausting myself. Finally, I understood I was living _______ (5) life and needed to make some changes in my outlook and lifestyle.

71) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

          a) lifted

          b) Lifting

          c) Choosing

          d) Borrowing

72) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

          a) Decide

          b) Decision

          c) Deciding

          d) Decided

73) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

          a) flyovers

          b) Corner

          c) Edge

          d) Cross-roads

74) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

          a) ears on

          b) hands on

          c) head on

          d) feet on

75) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

          a) a worthwhile

          b) an enduring

          c) an unsustainable

          d) a feasible

Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Reading is of great importance in our lives.

• Reading expands a person’s perception and makes him more understanding of what is going on around him.

• Reading gives a person new ideas and concepts, making him deal with others easily.

• You can acquire a lot of terms and vocabulary, which will help you master the language.

• Reading makes you more able to describe things accurately.

• By reading, you can change your wrong habits, and spread the right ones in your community.

• Reading makes you more receptive to the ideas of others.

• Reading has a great role in building and progressing society, and I will mention that in the essay on my hobby of reading books.

The progress that humans have reached is the result of reading and knowledge of previous sciences, and what scientists have reached in terms of laws, theories and concepts. Human life is always evolving and progressing, due to the benefit from the sciences of previous civilisations, their way of life and the way they deal with difficulties. It is important to acknowledge that the scientific progress that scientists have reached in this era is the result of the research and experiences of previous scientists. One of the most important benefits of reading is that it develops creativity and innovation in the reader, as reading gives a person new ideas and experiences from others as well. The mind needs nourishment, and its nourishment is reading, because reading develops the mind and makes you more aware. And in the essay on my hobby of reading books, the importance of reading in building both the individual and society becomes clear to you. Reading makes the individual more accepting of others, and also gives him the ability to deal with different nationalities of people. Also, reading increases a person’s self-confidence, and helps him in forming good social relationships. Reading increases a person’s culture, and he becomes tactful and speaks fluently without shame.

76) Choose the most appropriate title for the given passage.

          a) Importance of Reading

          b) Reading is An Art

          c) How to Read

          d) Everyday Reading

77) Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

          a) Reading makes the individual more accepting of others, and also gives him the ability to deal with different nationalities of people.

          b) One of the most important benefits of reading is that it develops creativity and innovation in the reader.

          c) Reading gives a person new ideas and concepts, making him deal with others easily.

          d) Reading makes you less receptive to the ideas of others.

78) Which word from the passage is the ANTONYM of ‘regress’?

          a) Receptive

          b) Accepting

          c) Progressing

          d) Previous

79) Which word from the passage is the synonym of ‘sustenance’?

          a) Increases

          b) Nourishment

          c) Progressing

          d) Creativity

80) From the options given below identify the structure of the given passage.

          a) Informal

          b) Pessimistic

          c) Optimistic

          d) Threatening

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