MPTET Varg 1 English Mock Test - 3 - MPTET MCQ

सही उत्तर है - 'स्थापत्यकला।'

• दिए गये विकल्पों में से 'स्थापत्यकला।' रिक्त स्थान के लिए सर्वश्रेष्ठ शब्द है।

संपूर्ण वाक्य - "ताजमहल स्थापत्यकला एक अदभूत नमूना है।"
स्पष्टीकरण
स्थापत्यकला का अर्थ है - भवन बनाने की कला
अन्य विकल्प -

• शिल्पकला - दस्तकारी का कौशल।
• चित्रकला - चित्र बनाने की कला।
• मूर्तिकला - मूर्ति बनाने की कला।

अन्यसंबंधित बिंदु
विकल्पों में दिए गये अन्य शब्दों का वाक्य प्रयोग:-

• भारत की शिल्पकला प्राचीन काल से ही उत्कृष्ट है।
• भवन में उत्कृष्ट चित्रकला के नमूने है।
• मंदिर की मूर्तिकला अतुल्य है।

सही उत्तर है - ‘निर्मम’।

• ‘जो ममत्व से रहित हो’ उपयुक्त वाक्यांश के अर्थ को व्यक्त करने वाला सही शब्द ‘निर्मम’ होगा।

स्पष्टीकरण
अन्य विकल्प :

• जिसे कोई रोग न हो : निरामय।
• अनुराग न रखनेवाला : निर्मोही।
• जिसमें दया न हो : निष्ठुर।

महत्वपूर्णबिंदु
अन्य महत्वपूर्ण वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द :-

• जो किसी भी गुट में नहीं हो – तटस्थ।
• ईश्वर में आस्था रखने वाला – आस्तिक।
• ऊपर कहा हुआ – उपर्युक्त।
• जो परीक्षा में पास न हो – अनुत्तीर्ण।

अन्यसंबंधित बिंदु

• किसी वाक्य में प्रयुक्त या स्वतन्त्र, किसी वाक्यांश के लिए किसी एक शब्द का प्रयोग किया जाता है,
  जो उस वाक्यांश के अर्थ को पूरी तरह सिद्ध करता हो तो उसे वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द कहते हैं, अर्थात
  अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द को प्रयुक्त करना ही वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द कहलाता है।

The correct answer is 'was willing'.
Explanation

• According to subject-verb agreement, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb.
  • Example: Ram goes to the temple every day.
    ​ She is one of the best artists who have ever lived.
• The phrase 'neither of' means 'not the one or the other of two things or people'.
• It is followed by a plural noun/pronoun and takes a singular verb.
  • Example: Neither of the answers is correct.
• The given sentence is in the past tense and so, the past form of the verb should be used.
• Since 'was' is a singular verb, 'was willing' is the correct answer.

Complete sentence: Neither of his brothers was willing to help him when he was in trouble

The correct answer is - "a"

Explanation

• From the given options, the most appropriate answer is "a".
• Indefinite Article "A" & "An" uses before singular countable nouns.
  • Example - A person, A woman, An MLA, etc.
• Article "A" can be used before collective noun (Countable).
• Here, Books is countable so Article "A" is used.
• Thus, Option 1 is correct option.

Other Related Points

• Definite Article "The" is used before things which are particular or specific plural nouns.
  • Example - The sun, The fort, etc.

The correct answer is Tigwa.

ExplanationTigwa -

• The Kankali Devi Temple is most notable and is a Gupta period temple.
• It is one of the oldest surviving Hindu temples.
• Ancient Kankali Devi Temple is in good condition and is usually dated to about 400-425 CE.
• The formative stages of Hindu temple architecture and the essential elements found in the north Indian style through the modern era.
• It has a sanctum and an open portico supported on four pillars.
• The sides of the portico were filled in with walls containing panels at a later period.
• The Kankali Devi Temple has reliefs showing Vishnu and is generally considered to have been dedicated to Vishnu of Vaishnavism.
• Narasimha, the man-lion avatar of Vishnu, is placed inside the sanctum.
• The portico has an image of the Sheshashai Vishnu (Narayana).
• Another shows Varaha, the man-boar avatar of Vishnu.

Other Related Points

• ​Nachna-Kuthara -
  • Nachna Hindu temples, also referred to as Nachana temples or Hindu temples at Nachna-Kuthara, in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.
  • India is some of the earliest surviving stone temples in central India along with those at Bhumara and Deogarh.
• Satna -
  • Bhumara Temple, sometimes called Bhumra, Bhubhara or Bharkuleswar, is a 5th or 6th-century Gupta era Hindu stone temple site dedicated to Shiva near Satna, in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh.
  • The temple has a square plan with a sanctum and Mandapa.
• Deogarh -
  • From the 6th century CE, Gupta temples were built on a platform and a good example is the Dashavatara temple at Deogarh in Madhya Pradesh.

Language skills are necessary for effective communication in any environment and to interact with others. The four basic language skills and their natural order are listening-speaking-reading-writing.

• Listening is the most important skill to promote active communication. It is the ability to accurately identify the sounds of speech to interpret messages for meaningful communication.

Explanation Type of Listening Skills:

Responsive Listening:

• Responsive listening falls under the category of reciprocal listening for it requires a response from the listener in order to continue with the communication. The listener has to pay attention to the speaker’s words in order to make an appropriate response.
• This requires a different mindset and can be practiced by creating situations where the students participate in a discussion or have a conversation.

Attentive Listening:

• It is a type of listening in which the listener has to pay close attention to what is being said and stop to ask questions, sum up what the speaker says in order to confirm if he/she has understood correctly or even ask the speaker to repeat what he or she said.
• A teacher can develop activities based on directions and instructions such as when students carry out an experiment, or a process following the instructions step by step.

Passive Listening:

• This kind of listening happens when our attention is partially divided like when children are doing their homework with the television turned on in the background, or when students are discussing in different groups within the classroom.
• There is a momentary ‘tuning out’ but there is enough consciousness to return to the activity on hand. In the classroom, the teacher’s voice alerts students to attention. This happens on many occasions in real life.

Hence, it is clear that detailed listening is not a type of listening.

"Persons with disabilities" include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and active participation in society on an equal basis with others.

Key Points -

The latest legislation passed by the Indian Parliament for people with disability is the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.

• The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016 was enacted on 28.12.2016 and came into force on 19.04.2017.
• 'The RPWD Act 2016' has replaced 'The Person with Disabilities Act, 1995' which was enacted 21 years back.

Important Points

• It is an act that ensures equal opportunities for the people who suffer from 40% of disabilities.
• It covers 21 disabilities and enhances the reservation quota (3% to 4%) in government jobs for disabled persons.
• It focuses on making all public buildings disabled-friendly by providing ramps, slopes, auditory signals, etc.

Thus, it is concluded that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act is the latest legislation passed by the Indian Parliament for people with disability.

Hint

• National Education Policy: The Union Cabinet has approved the new National Education Policy 2020 intending to introduce several changes in the Indian education system from the school to the college level. Its aims at making “India a global knowledge superpower”. The two earlier education policies were brought in 1968 and 1986.
• The person with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act: This act come into enforcement on February 7, 1996. This law is an important landmark and is a significant step in the direction to ensure equal opportunities for people with disabilities and their full participation in nation-building.
• Right to Education Act: The Right to Education Act 2009, also known as the RTE Act 2009, was enacted by the Parliament of India on 4 August 2009. It describes modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children aged between 6-14 years in India under Article 21 (A) of the Constitution of India.

The correct answer is 'have.'
Explanation

• Let us explore the given options:
  • 'Are' means to exist; to be present and is a present tense word.
  • 'Were' means to exist; to be present and is a past tense word.
  • 'Has' means to own or to hold something; to possess, and is generally used alongside the pronouns He / She / It and Who 
  • 'Have' means to own or to hold something; to possess, and is generally used alongside the pronouns I / You / We and They 

Conclusion: Not having sense regarding anything.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.
Complete Sentence: You have no sense.

The correct solution is 'a'.
Explanation

• In the above given sentence, we have to fill in the blank using an article.
• An article is a word used to define whether a noun is specific or not.
• In English, we have two form of article Definite article which is the word 'the' and indefinite articles which are 'a and an'
• In the given sentence, since the nounbowl' is not a definite noun, we have to use an indefinite article.
• From the two indefinite articles, 'a' is used when the noun used begins with a consonant and 'an' is used when the noun begins with a vowel.
• Since, the noun 'bowl' begins with a consonant, the right option will be 'a' making the sentence 'Add a bowl of sugar to the water to make syrup.
• Hence, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is 'Now that.'
Explanation

• Let us see the meanings of given conjunctions:
  • As much: We use "as much" in expressions such as 'I thought as much' and 'I guessed as much' after we have just been told something and we want to say that we already believed or expected it to be true.
    • Example: You're waiting for a woman–I thought as much.
  • Now that: We use "now that" to give an explanation of a new situation.
    • Example: Now that I live only a few blocks from work, I walk to work and enjoy it.
  • Even though: "Even though" is used to express a fact, something that is real or true.
    • 'Even though' precedes a statement of fact.
    • It means 'despite/in spite of' the fact.
      • Example: Even though John is rich, he lives in a small house.
  • ​So that: We use "so that" and in order that to talk about purpose.
    • We often use them with modal verbs (can, would, will, etc.).
    • Example: I’ll go by car so that I can take more luggage.
• ​The sentence is stating that that the person is now free to take a vacation because his examinations are over.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.​

Correct sentence: Now that you have finished your exams, you can go on vacation.

The correct answer is Meddling.Explanation

• A person can study all they want, the speaker argues, but nature is a better teacher than all the "sages."
• Human beings, with their “meddling intellect” spend too much time attempting to dissect how things work rather than appreciating the beauty and wonder before them.
• Nature brings peace to our minds, which is meddling with knowledge and intellect.
• The poet says that our intellect and knowledge tend to misshape beautiful things as we try to understand the meaning and the reason behind them.

Thus, 'option 4' is the correct answer.

The correct answer is autobiographyExplanation

• The Portrait of a Lady has been written as an autobiography.
• It is a heart-warming pen picture of Khushwant Singh's grandmother who brought him up.
• The author describes his association with his grandmother and the changes that came about in their relationship with the passage of time.
• Her simplicity and beauty left an indelible imprint on the poet's mind.

Therefore, Option 3 is the correct answer.

Other Related Points

• Khushwant Singh was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician.
• His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write Train to Pakistan in 1956, which became his most well-known novel.
• The story portrays a grandson's perception of his grandmother and how their bond of love undergoes changes.
• The story puts light on the need of companionship and friendship felt by our elders.
• It also shows how love and emotion is experienced not only by human beings but animals and birds too.

The correct answer is "spondaic."

Explanation

• The spondaic meter consists of two syllables, containing two consecutive lengthy or stressed syllables.
• It is a form of poetry that provides the basis for a complete poem, known as spondeesis.
• Poets can often utilize spondees as a component of other metrical forms to change the rhythm of a phrase.

Therefore, Option 2 is the correct answer.

Other Related Points

• A poet may conclude a verse of iambic pentameter or a different type of meter with a spondaic foot since the spondee is an atypical metrical foot.

The correct answer is - "in, on"

Explanation

• From the given options, the most appropriate answer is "in, on".
• Here, the words 'life' can be said as a long period.
• In the 1st blank, "In" is used before MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
  • Eg. One should learn in the whole life.
• In the 2nd blank, On is used to
• Thus, Option 1 is correct option.

The correct answer is 'Eliminate.'
Explanation

• Let us see the meaning of Eradicate:
  • Eradicate: to destroy or get rid of something completely. 
    • Example: Scientists have completely eradicated some diseases, such as smallpox.​
• Let us see the meanings of the given options:
  • Dedicate: to give all your energy, time, efforts, etc. to something. 
  • Eliminate: to remove somebody/something that is not wanted or needed. 
  • Complicate: to make something difficult to understand or deal with. 
  • Indicate: to show that something is probably true or exists. 
• From the meanings of the given words, we can say that the correct synonyms for the following word from the given four alternatives is 'Eliminate.'

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.

The correct answer is 'A number of trees were planted by us on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.'.

Explanation

• In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes the subject, performing an action.
• In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
• The given sentence is in the simple past tense.
  • The first part of the given sentence is in the active voice and 'We' is the subject and 'a number of trees' is the object.
  • When we convert this sentence into passive voice, the subject 'We' of the active voice becomes the object.
  • The object 'A number of trees' becomes the subject.
  • The passive format "'was/were + V₃ (planted)" should be used. In the given sentence, we need to use "were" because with "a number of trees" is a plural noun phrase hence, we need a plural past tense verb.
  • This is the active and passive voice rule for the past simple tense.

Hence, the correct answer is "A number of trees were planted by us on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav"

The correct answer is "metaphor."

Explanation

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for the purpose of rhetorical purposes, focuses on one subject while simultaneously addressing another.
• It might make something clearer or reveal unnoticed connections between two disparate ideas.
• Metaphors and other figures of speech, like antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy, and simile, are frequently contrasted.

Therefore, Option 1 is the correct answer.

Other Related Points

• The "All the world's a stage" phrase from the play As You Like It serves as one of the most frequently quoted instances of a metaphor in English literature.

The correct answer is 'fetid'.
Explanation

• The word 'squalid' is an adjective which means lack of moral standards.
  • Synonym- dirty, unpleasant.
  • Example- Ironically, the welfare centre was in a squalid condition.
• The word 'fetid' means foul-smelling or stinking.
• Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct word is -'fetid'.
Other Related Points

• garbed- fashion, guise.
• apposite- related, homologous.
• pertinent- relevant.

The correct answer is 'The loftiness of thinking'.
Explanation

• From the given sentence: 'All great thinkers live and move on a high plane of thought. It is only there they can breathe freely. It is only in contact with spirits like themselves they can live harmoniously and attain that serenity which comes from ideal companionship......'
• The thoughts of great thinkers are different from the common lot. Their thoughts revolve around great knowledge.
• The quality of their thought is better than that of anybody else.
• 'The loftiness of thinking' means thoughts of high quality.
• Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct answer is -'The loftiness of thinking'.

The correct answer is "Disadvantages of Fasting."
Explanation

• Note making is a process of creating a record of important details from sources such as passages, paragraphs etc.
• Note making includes the following format:
  • Heading: This is the starting section of your note which must convey the central idea of the passage. It must be short, clear and crisp.
  • Sub-heading: Subheadings are fundamental components of a passage which further contain important information that needs to be delineated into points and subpoints.
  • Abbreviations and Symbols– In order to shorten long words, it is common and permitted to use abbreviations while note making.
• In the given question, when we look into the following options:
  • The topics mentioned in options 2, 3 and 4 are mentioned in the passage. Thus, they can be used as a subheading while making notes.
  • However, in option 1 the topic mentioned i.e. "disadvantages of fasting" is neither mentioned nor discussed anywhere in the given passage. Thus, it cannot be used as a subheading while making the notes.

Hence, it can be concluded that the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is "is/has."
Explanation

• We can use "here" in front position, with the subject and verb inverted.
• The most common expressions of this type are here is x, here comes x, there is x, there goes x:
  • Example: Here is the boy you are searching.
• ​So we must use a singular helping verb with "here."
• Therefore, the options 3 and 4 are incorrect.
• "Have" is used with the pronouns I, you, we, and they.
• "Has" is used with he, she, and it.
• "Have and has" can indicate possession.
• Now, the word "team" is a collective noun, so it must task a singular helping verb "has."
• So, the correct answer is Option 2.

​​Correct sentence: Here is what each house team has to do for the competition.

The correct answer is Here and everywhereExplanation

• Hic et ubique means 'here and everywhere' in Latin - referring to the property of being able to exist in a particular place and also be everywhere at the same time.
• Hamlet's hic et ubique might well allude to a popular English Catholic prayer for the dead, intended for recitation whenever one passed through a churchyard.
• The play Hamlet's major theme is death. It is the death of King Hamlet that triggers the events in the play one after another.
• When Prince Hamlet hears about the news of his father's death, he comes back to Denmark.
• He is shocked at the early remarriage of his mother with his uncle.
• He is visited by the ghost of the king who informs him that the king is murdered by his uncle, Claudius.

Therefore, Option 1 is the correct answer.

Other Related Points

• Hamlet is a tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603
• The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is often shortened to Hamlet.
• The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle.
• Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet.

The correct answer is Stranger in Brad ford.Explanation

• Stranger in Brad ford is referred to in the book Bye Bye Blackbird.
• Bye-Bye Blackbird examines the plight of Indian immigrants in London.
• The book is divided into three parts e.g. Arrival, Discovery and Recognition, and Departure.
• Dev arrives in England for higher studies. He stays with Adit Sen and his English wife, Sarah.
• Dev gives up the idea of studying and starts looking for a job.
• Unable to find any, he thinks of returning to India.
• Dev's visit to the countryside changes his attitude towards England.

Therefore, Option 3 is the correct answer.

Other Related Points

• 'Bye, Bye Blackbird' by Anita Desai is a psychological analysis of the immigrants who suffer mixed feelings of love and hate towards the country of their adoption.
• In 'Bye, Bye Blackbird' the author Anita Desai deals with the East-West encounters.
• 'Blackbird' used in the title is none other than the immigrant, to whom London says goodbye to.
• Desai highlights the physical and psychological problems of Indian immigrants and explores the adjustment difficulties that they face in England.
• The author gives beautiful descriptions of busy London and the quiet retired life in the countryside, which are totally opposite to one another.
• The characters are not so real, but their inner conflicts and crisis remain the same that every immigrant undergoes.

The correct answer is most enjoys Elizabeth, for her sensibleness and wit.
Explanation

• Elizabeth's bond with her father is strong.
• Mr Bennet is proud of Elizabeth's wit and resolves, as evidenced by his support of her not marrying Mr Collins.
• He prefers Elizabeth to take risks rather than compromise and sacrifice her morals and future for the sake of her family.
• In contrast, Elizabeth's relationship with her mother is complicated.
• Mrs Bennet loves her daughters, but her controlling, anxious personality contrasts sharply with Elizabeth's independent, strong will.
• In addition, Mrs Bennet is incredibly self-focused: she is both highly aware of their precarious social position and significantly lacking self-awareness of how her actions affect others and how her behaviour reflects on her family.

Therefore, Option 3 is the correct answer.
Other Related Points

• The novel was written by Jane Austen.
• The plot of Pride and Prejudice follows a linear, chronological structure.
• Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist, and the major conflict revolves around her struggle to find a compatible husband despite the obstacles presented by both social conventions and her own lack of self-awareness.
• She encounters a number of antagonists who create obstacles between her and a happy marriage.

The correct answer is Edward Thomas.

Explanation

• “The Road Not Taken” is a poem by Robert Frost, and the poem deals with the choice that the narrator makes while choosing the road.
• The poem has been interpreted by scholars in different lights, however Frost has argued that poem was written for a friend- Edward Thomas.
• Frost and Thomas used to go on walks together.
• One day while on the walk Thomas was indecisive, and regretted the road they had taken.
• Keeping this incident in mind, Frost composed this poem.
• Therefore, Option 1 is the correct answer.

Other Related Points

• Walt Whitman was an American poet who is also known as the father of free verse.
• Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, he is known for introducing science fiction and detective fiction in America.
• Ezra Pound was a modernist poet who is known for developing the movement of Imagism.

The correct answer is Four.Explanation

• "I wandered lonely as a Cloud" has a simple form that fits its simple and folksy theme and language.
• It consists of four stanzas with six lines each, for a total of 24 lines.
• The meter is iambic tetrameter, which just means that each line has four tetra iambs.

Therefore, 'option 2' is the correct answer. Other Related Points

• 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' by William Wordsworth describes how a host of golden daffodils dancing in the breeze of the Lake District mesmerized his heart.

The correct answer is 'his.'
Explanation

• In the given sentence, the speaker addresses a person called Mohan and introduces another person called Ravi and Ravi's wife (called Manu).
  • Ravi is a singular masculine noun in the third person.
  • The singular masculine pronoun in the third person is 'he' and the possessive case form of 'he' is 'his'.
• The word, 'her' (feminine pronoun) is a singular pronoun in the third person and in the possessive case.
• 'Their' is a plural pronoun in the third person and in the possessive case.
• 'Its' (neuter gender pronoun) is a singular third-person pronoun in the possessive case. ​
• Hence, the object pronoun 'his' should be used to make the sentence grammatically correct.
• Hence, the correct answer is 'his.'

​Correct sentence: Mohan, this is Ravi, and this is his wife, Manu.
Other Related Points

• An object pronoun is a type of personal pronoun that is normally used as a grammatical object, either as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition.
• The seven basic pronouns take on different forms when used as object pronouns rather than as subject pronouns:
  • I becomes Me
  • You becomes You (this rule applies for singular and plural use)
  • He becomes Him
  • She becomes Her
  • It becomes It
  • We becomes Us
  • They becomes Them

The correct answer is griefs of the dead.
Explanation

• A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing or idea.
• On the other hand, a verb is a word that denotes an action or a state.
• There are certain words which have both a noun and a verb form.
  • Example:
    
• ​The verb 'grieve' means 'to feel great sadness, especially about the death of somebody you love'.
• While the noun 'grief' means 'intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death'.
• The subject of a sentence is always a noun.
• Thus, according to the rule given above, 'griefs of the dead' will be used in the underlined part of the sentence.

​Correct sentence: The griefs of the dead soldier's wife knew no bounds'.
Other Related Points

• The phrase 'know no bounds' means 'have no limits'.
  • Example: Her happiness knew no bounds on her brother's success.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. A room has been reserved for you at the Grand Hotel.

Explanation

• The given Active voice is in Present Perfect Tense.
• ​The subject will become the object and the object will become the subject.
• While changing it into Passive voice, its structure will be as follows: Subj. + has/have + been + Verb₃ + object
  • ​Ex. Active: The painter has painted the door.

​ Passive: The door has been painted by the painter.

​The correct Passive voice is: A room has been reserved for you at the Grand Hotel.

Other Related Points

• In Active voice, the emphasis is on the subject.
• In Passive voice, the emphasis is on the object or the action.
• While changing one voice into the other, we do not change the tense of the sentence.
• The subject and the object are interchanged.
• The pronouns are changed according to the rules.

The correct answer is Petrarchan.

Explanation

• “The World Is Too Much With Us” is a sonnet written by Wordsworth, and it was first published in the collection of his poem- Poems, In Two Volumes.
• The sonnet is a Petrarchan sonnet which has 14 lines, and it is following Iambic pentameter.
• The sonnet is critiquing the First Industrial Revolution and its negative impact on nature.
• Therefore, Option 3 is the correct answer. ​

Other Related Points

• In the poem, speaker does not want to become a modern man at the cost of nature and peace rather he wishes to go back to the world of pagan.
• The Spenserian sonnet follows the rhyming scheme of ABAB BCBC CDCCD EE.
• The Shakespearean sonnet follows the rhyming scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
• The Petrarchan sonnet sonnet follows the rhyming scheme of ABBAABBA CDCDCD or CDECDE.