UP TET Paper 2 Mock Test - 2 (Social Science) - UPTET MCQ

How many weeks are recommended by the NEP 2020 - FLN to strengthen a child’s pre-literacy, pre-numeracy, cognitive and social skills?

The evaluation in which the evaluation is done by the one who teaches students is:

निर्देश: निम्नलिखित गद्यांश का ध्यानपूर्वक अध्ययन कर प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए।
काल को हम बांध नहीं सकते। वह स्वत: नियंत्रित है, अबाध है। देवों का आह्वान करते हुए हम सकल कामना सिद्धि का संकल्प व्यक्त करते हुए और फिर विदा करते हुए कहते हैं- 'गच्छ-गच्छ सुरश्रेष्ठ पुनरागमनाय च'। जिसका अर्थ 'हे देव, आप स्वस्थान को तो जाएं, परंतु फिर आने के लिए' है। कितनी सकारात्मक हमारी संस्कृति है, जिसका मूल है- जो मानव मात्र के लिए हितकारी हो, कल्याणकारी हो, वह पुन:-पुन: हमारे जीवन में आए। गत वर्ष के लिए भी क्या ऐसी विदाई देना हमारे लिए संभव नहीं ? यह प्रश्न अनुत्तरित है। यह आना-जाना, आगमन-प्रस्थान सब क्या है ? एक उत्तर है कि ये काल द्वारा नियंत्रित क्रिया- प्रतिक्रियाएं हैं। जो आया है, वह जाएगा। फिर जो गया है, वह भी आएगा। यह हमारी संस्कृति की मान्यता है। हाल ही में एक विद्वान से उनके परिवार में हुई मृत्यु पर शोक संवेदना में कहा- 'गत आत्मा को शांति प्राप्त हो'। उन्होंने तुरंत ही टोकते हुए कहा- शांति प्राप्ति की बात तो पश्चिमी संस्कृति-सभ्यता की बात है। भारतीय परंपरा में तो उचित है- 'गत आत्मा को सद्गति प्राप्त हो'। इसके पीछे का गूढ़ भाव नए वर्ष के आगमन और पुराने वर्ष की विदाई की वेला को पूरी सार्थकता प्रदान करता है। शब्द और अर्थ मिलकर ही काल का, काल की गति का अर्थात् परिवर्तन का बोध कराते हैं।
काल (समय) निराकार है, अबूझ है। मानव ने समय को बांधने का बहुत प्रयास किया- पल, घड़ी, घंटा, दिन, सप्ताह, महीना, साल, मन्वन्तर... फिर भी समय कभी बंधा नहीं, कहीं ठहरता नहीं। 'कालोस्मि भरतर्षभ' कहकर कृष्ण ने काल की सार्वकालिक सत्ता को प्रतिपादित किया। इस सत्ता के आगे नत भाव से, साहचर्य के भाव से हम नया वर्ष मनाते हैं। काल ने जो दिया था, उसे स्वीकार करें और नए वर्ष में जो मिलेगा, उसको अंगीकार-स्वीकार करने के लिए हम पूरी तैयारी, पूरे जोश से तैयार रहें। इसी में पुरातन और नववर्ष के सन्धिकाल की सार्थकता है। यह सत्य है कि परिणाम पर मनुष्य का कोई नियंत्रण या दखल नहीं, पर नया साल भी पुराना होगा। इसलिए मनुष्य एक साल की अवधि के लिए अपने जीवन के कुछ नियामक लक्ष्य तो तय कर सकता है। नए साल का सूरज यही प्रेरणा लेकर आया है। जीवन के चरम लक्ष्य पीछे छूटते जा रहे हैं, खोते जा रहे हैं। ऐसे में नए वर्ष की शुरुआत अपने लक्ष्य निर्धारित करने का अच्छा अवसर है, आत्म निरीक्षण का अचूक मौका है यह। काल शाश्वत है। नए साल का आगमन और पुराने की विदाई यह हमारा कालबोध ही तो है। आगत का स्वागत भारतीय परम्परा के मूल में है। जो आया है, अतिथि है उसे अपना लो। काल के साथ, समय के साथ चलना मनुष्य की नियति है, परंतु काल के कपाल पर कुछ अंकित करने का संकल्प मनुष्य की जिजीविषा का मूल है।

Q. हमारा कालबोध क्या है?

अभिभावक शिक्षक बैठक से पहले, दौरान या बाद में एक शिक्षक के रूप में किन बातों का पालन करना चाहिए?

निर्देश: काव्‍यांश को पढ़कर पूछे गए प्रश्‍नो के सबसे उचित उत्‍तर वाले विकल्‍प का चयन कीजिए-
किंतु अरे यह क्या,
इतना आदर, इतनी करुणा, सम्मान? 
प्रथम दृष्टि में ही दे डाला
तुमने मुझे अहो मतिमान! 
मैं अपने झीने आँचल में
इस अपार करुणा का भार
कैसे भला सँभाल सकूँगी
उनका वह स्नेह अपार।
लख महानता उनकी पल-पल
देख रही हूँ अपनी ओर 
मेरे लिए बहुत थी केवल
उनकी तो करुणा की कोर। 

Q. मुहावरा “और का और हो जाना” का क्‍या अर्थ है?

'ट्रांसफार्मेशनल ग्रामर' की बुनियाद निम्न में से किस वैज्ञानिक के द्वारा रखी गयी है?

वृक्ष हों भले खड़े,
हों घने हों बड़े,
एक पत्र छाँह भी,
माँग मत, माँग मत, माँग मत,
अग्निपथ अग्निपथ अग्निपथ।
तू न थकेगा कभी,
तू न थमेगा कभी,
तू न मुड़ेगा कभी,
कर शपथ, कर शपथ, कर शपथ,
अग्निपथ अग्निपथ अग्निपथ।
यह महान दृश्य है,
चल रहा मनुष्य है,
अश्रु स्वेद रक्त से,
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ,
अग्निपथ अग्निपथ अग्निपथ।
​उपर्युक्त पद्यांश को पढ़कर नीचे पूछे गए प्रश्न का उत्तर बताइए।

Q. इस कविता में बार-बार प्रयुक्त शब्द ‘अग्निपथ’ क्या है?

हवा का ज़ोर वर्षा की झड़ी, झाड़ों का गिर पड़ना
कहीं गरजन का जाकर दूर सिर के पास फिर पड़ना
उमड़ती नदी का खेती की छाती तक लहर उठना
ध्वजा की तरह बिजली का दिशाओं में फहर उठना
ये वर्षा के अनोखे दृश्य जिसको प्राण से प्यारे
जो चातक की तरह ताकता है बादल घने कजरारे
जो भूखा रहकर, धरती चीरकर जग को खिलाता है
जो पानी वक्त पर आए नहीं तो तिलमिलाता है
अगर आषाढ़ के पहले दिवस के प्रथम इस क्षण में
वही हलधर अधिक आता है, कालिदास के मन में
तू मुझको क्षमा कर देना।
उपर्युक्त पद्यांश को पढ़कर नीचे पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न का उत्तर बताइए।

Q. अगर समय पर बारिश न हो तो सबसे ज्यादा बेचैन कौन होता है?

Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate options:
A duty is an obligation. It is something we owe to others as social beings when we live together. We must let others live with us. My right of living implies my duty to my fellow beings to allow them the same conditions of life. In fact, rights and duties are correlated. What is a right in regard to one may be a duty in regard to others Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin. We should always observe from the standpoint of others. Moral duty is more effective than legal rights. A moral duty is that which is binding upon the people on moral grounds. It is my moral duty to help the poor because of being a member of the society.
I must try to create conditions that contribute to the welfare of humanity. Similarly, I owe a duty to my parents—to be obedient and respectful to them. This duty originates from the sense of responsibility which is directly related to our conscience. So, this is concerned with a moral duty which any person owes without a legal bondage.
A sense of duty is paramount for the proper development of civilization. Hypocrisy is quite reverse to the sense of duty. It involves wickedness, while duty involves sincerity and faithfulness.

Q. The word ‘always’ in “We should always observe from the standpoint of others” is a/an ______.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows by selecting the most appropriate option.
The scene presented by a community of bees is the more astonishing, the more we become acquainted with its details. Each hive is a commonwealth, of which the queen is nominally the head, receiving the greatest honour and care from her industrious subjects. With a greater wisdom than can be claimed by men, these creatures allow no disputes about the succession to the throne to induce them to injure each other; but they require the parties themselves individually to settle the quarrel between each other, without prolonged interference with the duties of the hive. Indeed, they may be said with truth to have adopted the advice: Let those who make the quarrels, be the only ones to fight. Only one queen is permitted to hold office in the community at a time; but while her claims are undisputed, she is treated with singular respect and affection. Indeed, her presence, and the prospect of a future generation, appear the chief motives of the insects to exert themselves.

Q. The queen bee has a position which gives her ______ from her subordinates.

Direction: ​Read the given passages carefully and answer the question that follows.
Everything that men do or think concerns either the satisfaction of the needs they feel or the need to escape from pain. This must be kept in mind when we seek to understand spiritual or intellectual movements and the way in which they develop, for feeling and longing are the motive forces of all human striving and productivity – however nobly these latter may display themselves to us.
What, then, are the feelings and the needs which have brought mankind to religious thought and to faith in the widest sense? A moment’s consideration shows that the most varied emotions stand at the cradle of religious thought and experience.
In primitive people, it is, first of all, fear that awakens religious ideas – fear of hunger, of wild animals, of illness, and of death. Since the understanding of causal connections is usually limited on this level of existence, the human soul forges a being, more or less like itself, on whose will and activities depend the experiences which it fears. One hopes to win the favor of this being, by deeds and sacrifices, which according to the tradition of the race are supposed to appease the being or to make him well disposed to man. I call this the religion of fear.
This religion is considerably established, though not caused, by the formation of priestly caste which claims to mediate between the people and the being they fear and so attains a position of power. Often a leader or despot will combine the function of the priesthood with its own temporal rule for the sake of greater security, or an alliance may exist between the interests of political power and the priestly caste.

Q. What motivates man’s actions or thinking?

Directions: Read the poem given below and answer the question that follows.
T'was the night before Christmas,
And all through the kitchen,
My mother was cooking some delicious chicken.
All of the sudden,
The light bulb broke,
And my mother randomly started to choke.
In a flash, superman came.
My brother thought his costume was lame.
And instead of rescuing the day,
He ate up my dinner,
And he flew away !
Santa burnt the house with dynamites and flares,
I guess I was on the naughty list, next year,
I'll care !

Q. The word 'instant' can replace which of the following words from the poem?

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the question. (choose the most appropriate answers)
When another old cave is discovered in the South France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals , such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside, Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

Q. The underlined words 'pays heed to' are closest in meaning to _________

Which of the following sentences contains an adverb clause of concession?

Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate options:
(1) We embarked along the sapphire route along National Highway 17 for a sun-soaked holiday. This route along Karnataka’s Karavali coast is India’s best beach and temple country. Flanked by the soaring Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west, the Karavali stretch is a scenic treat all the way.
(2) The first halt in our coastal circuit in Uttara Kannada district was Bhatkal. Bhatkal is where Konkani begins to share space with Tulu. A 4-km drive out of town took us to the beach and the small fishing wharf. At the bazaar, we tried out the two local specialities – date halwa and a salted roti. One also shouldn’t miss the Bhatkal biriyani.
(3) Gokarna is a charming little town with temples, a wide expanse of beach, two principal streets and clusters of traditional tile-roofed brick houses. You’ll also find quaint Udupi food joints, souvenir shops, and cyber cafes here.
(4) Once the ‘temple fatigue’ set in, we indulged in some sedate sea-watching. Om beach, one of Gokarna’s famed five, takes the shape of an ‘Om’, a spiritual symbol. The road twists through alleys, past people’s houses, temple chariots and ‘Way to Beach’ signs. The other pristine beaches, wedged between gigantic cliffs that protrude like delicate fingers into the sea, are Gokarna, Kudle, Half Moon and Paradise.
(5) The last halt in our coastal itinerary was Karwar. Karwar was the erstwhile trading outpost of foreigners. It is said that even the great explorer Vasco da Gama walked on the golden sands of Karwar. Apart from the excellent harbour, four beaches that offer sun, sand, surf and sport and five islands, Karwar has much more to offer.
(6) A short boat ride away you’ll find the excellent Devbagh Beach and five idyllic islands. With its pristine beach, and an eco-friendly resort with ethnic log huts, it is a romantic hideaway offering complete privacy and solitude sans the five-star trappings.
(7) We followed Tagore’s footsteps and took a boat cruise up the Kali from the mouth. We spotted dolphins as they gracefully dived into azure waters. From the island one can have a gorgeous view of the sea, sand and the neighbouring islands. As we returned from our coastal odyssey, we realised Karnataka is not short of fabulous beaches but lacks salesmen of its ravishing beauty.

Q. "temple fatigue" as mentioned in the passage means –

Identify the synonym of the word underlined in the following sentence.
"The patient's deteriorating health condition became enigmatic to the doctors as days passed."

How many language skills does an educated person learn?

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely, and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o’clock; in some towns, there were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on June 20th, but in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours so that it could begin at ten o’clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.
The children assembled first, of course. The school was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands. Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix—the villagers pronounced this name “Dellacroy”—eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys. The girls stood aside, talking among themselves, looking over their shoulders at the boys, and the tiny children rolled in the dust or clung to the hands of their older brothers or sisters.
Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet, and they smiled rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands. Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times. Bobby Martin ducked under his mother’s grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby came quickly and took his place between his father and his oldest brother.

Q. Which one of the following words is the most opposite in the meaning to the word "together" as used in the passage (Para 3)?

One Earth day is

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

Consider the statements (A) and (B) about "Harappan Society" and choose the correct option.
(A) Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about 7000 years ago.
(B) Actual pieces of cloth were found attached to the lid of a silver vase and some copper objects at Harappa. 

The woman who resisted the Mughal forces at Ahmednagar was

The main objective of political parties is to

Who among the following was the founder of 'Khudai Khitmadgar Andolan'?

Which type of rubric provides the most detailed feedback on individual criteria?

The formula to find out the literacy rate is:

Wind blowing from different directions in a desert forms: