Screening Test for recruitment to the post of ASSISTANT SYSTEM ENGINEER IN THE OFFICE OF THE DTE OF HR & TECHNICAL EDUATION — question paper

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Screening Test for recruitment to the post of ASSISTANT SYSTEM ENGINEER IN THE OFFICE OF THE DTE OF HR & TECHNICAL EDUATION

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Complete original Series II question PDF, including its original figures and options. KSLC numbered study explanations cover all 150 positions in 6 source-reference sections. Independently worked KSLC answers, not an official key or student-suggested answers. 146 positions have a worked answer; 4 unresolved printed-choice items have explanations for later review. Best-effort source searches did not establish a matching official key. These sections accompany the original PDF and are not new individually auto-scoring MCQ cards. Examination: 21 September 2019 in the official source filename; recruitment cycle: not independently established from the booklet cover.

Numbered study explanations 1-25 — Assistant System Engineer, ASE-19, Series II. Read the complete original PDF for question wording, options and figures.
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Numbered study explanations 126-150 — Assistant System Engineer, ASE-19, Series II. Read the complete original PDF for question wording, options and figures.
The idiom “to fight tooth and nail” means to:
1. Fight with physical force
2. Make every possible effort to achieve something
3. Avoid a difficult contest
4. Argue without caring about the result
The idiom “to read between the lines” means to:
1. Understand what is implied but not stated directly
2. Check a passage for spelling errors
3. Read every word aloud
4. Skim a passage quickly for its main topic
The idiom “to rise like the phoenix” means to:
1. Recover after a setback with renewed strength
2. Become angry very quickly
3. Wake suddenly from sleep
4. Leave a place permanently
The idiom “a snake in the grass” describes:
1. A person who conceals hostile intentions
2. An honest critic who speaks openly
3. An obvious public opponent
4. An accidental risk that harms no one
To live “from hand to mouth” means to:
1. Have only enough to meet immediate needs, with little or nothing saved
2. Earn a high income while spending carefully
3. Receive money irregularly despite having substantial savings
4. Borrow money regularly to buy luxuries
The idiom “a white elephant” refers to:
1. An expensive possession or project that has little practical use
2. A valuable luxury that is easy to maintain
3. An inexpensive item with many uses
4. A charitable gift given to a community
The idiom “through thick and thin” means:
1. In both prosperity and adversity
2. Only in easy circumstances
3. In small quantities
4. With uncertainty or hesitation
To be “sitting on the fence” means to:
1. Avoid choosing between two sides
2. Support both sides openly
3. Change one’s opinion frequently
4. Refuse to discuss the matter
The phrase “out and out” means:
1. Entirely or thoroughly
2. Occasionally
3. Cautiously
4. By accident
Something “beside the mark” is:
1. Not relevant to the point being discussed
2. Extremely unusual or hard to imagine
3. Out of physical reach
4. Correctly timed and appropriate
A diligent employee is:
1. Careful and hardworking
2. Humble and unassuming
3. Quick to understand new ideas
4. Lively and energetic
A “prolific” writer is one who:
1. Produces a large amount of work
2. Has a rich, fertile garden
3. Is skilled but inexperienced
4. Avoids working whenever possible
A “fallacy” is:
1. A mistaken belief or a flawed line of reasoning
2. An imagined wish or fantasy
3. A sudden drop in the land
4. A formal decision by a court
The verb “infer” means to:
1. Draw a conclusion from evidence
2. Attack someone physically
3. Imagine without any evidence
4. Destroy or damage
In the sentence “The troops launched a blitz at dawn,” “blitz” means:
1. A sudden, forceful attack
2. A public celebration
3. A gradual decline
4. A news report
To laud someone’s work is to:
1. Praise it highly
2. Criticize it publicly
3. Repeat it word for word
4. Ignore it entirely
To commemorate an event means to:
1. Mark it by honoring or remembering it
2. Boast publicly about it
3. Alter its historical account
4. Bring opposing groups into agreement
The hotel charged an exorbitant fee. Here, “exorbitant” means:
1. Unreasonably high
2. Surprisingly low
3. Ordinary and expected
4. Dangerously uncertain
Something described as “lethal” is:
1. Capable of causing death
2. Unlawful by definition
3. Slow-moving but harmless
4. Smooth to the touch
The authorities offered a bounty for information leading to the suspect’s arrest. Here, “bounty” means:
1. A reward offered for useful information or capture
2. A voluntary donation to a charity
3. A feeling of enjoyment
4. A ceremonial present
Choose the closest antonym of “folly”:
1. Error
2. Wisdom
3. Carelessness
4. Recklessness
A lethargic person is the opposite of someone who is:
1. Full of energy and active
2. Unpleasant to others
3. Lazy and inactive
4. Unable to move at all
A clandestine meeting is the opposite of a meeting that is:
1. Held openly in public
2. Conducted secretly
3. Concealed from authorities
4. Arranged privately
Choose the antonym of “scarce”:
1. Rare
2. Plentiful
3. Limited
4. Insufficient
A flimsy chair is the opposite of a chair that is:
1. Sturdy and well-built
2. Delicate and easily damaged
3. Dirty and poorly maintained
4. Unimportant or trivial
If a supply dwindles over time, it does the opposite of a supply that:
1. Grows steadily in amount
2. Becomes polluted
3. Decreases gradually
4. Is used quickly
To liberate a prisoner is the opposite of:
1. Keeping the person in captivity
2. Freeing the person from captivity
3. Providing the person with food
4. Hiding the person from view
Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to “overt.”
1. Hidden
2. Shy
3. Curious
4. Soft
Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to “noxious.”
1. Unhealthy
2. Hurtful
3. Harmless
4. Helpful
Choose the preposition that completes the sentence: “In many countries, people drive ___ the left.”
1. in
2. at
3. on
4. by
Choose the preposition that completes the sentence: “It is risky to enter ___ a partnership with people you do not know very well.”
1. to
2. into
3. with
4. on
Choose the correct option to fill in the gaps:

His parents were transferred to Tura _____ he was five years old.
1. when
2. since
3. while
4. until
Choose the preposition that completes the sentence: “John has been waiting here ___ morning.”
1. for
2. since
3. at
4. from
Choose the verb that completes the sentence: “We do not know what ___ him to resign from his job.”
1. prompted
2. roused
3. attracted
4. excited

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