Account Assistant, Community and Rural Development - 27 September 2025 (April 2025 cycle) — question paper

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Account Assistant, Community and Rural Development - 27 September 2025 (April 2025 cycle)

Paper #3035 · 27-09-2025 · General English, General Knowledge and Mathematics · 114 reviewed questions · Showing 1–40 of 114

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  1. Paper #3035, Series I, Q1: Choose the nearest meaning of LEVERAGING.
    1. Weakening
    2. Destroying
    3. Gearing
    4. Demonstrating
  2. Paper #3035, Series I, Q2: Choose the nearest meaning of OBVIOUS.
    1. Vague
    2. Various
    3. Flexible
    4. Evident
  3. Paper #3035, Series I, Q3: Choose the opposite meaning of HEDGING.
    1. Minimizing
    2. Maximizing
    3. Climbing
    4. Sidelining
  4. Paper #3035, Series I, Q4: Choose the opposite meaning of CAUTIOUS.
    1. Discreet
    2. Negligent
    3. Prudent
    4. Alert
  5. Paper #3035, Series I, Q5: Choose one word for: A wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term.
    1. Misunderstanding
    2. Misjudge
    3. Misinterpret
    4. Misnomer
  6. Paper #3035, Series I, Q6: Choose one word for: A person in charge of a museum.
    1. Orator
    2. Administrator
    3. Curator
    4. Operator
  7. Paper #3035, Series I, Q7: Choose one word for: A life story of a person written by that person.
    1. Bibliography
    2. Autobiography
    3. Biography
    4. Lithography
  8. Paper #3035, Series I, Q8: Choose one word for: Persons living at the same time.
    1. Contemporaries
    2. Compatriots
    3. Colleagues
    4. Cosmopolitans
  9. Paper #3035, Series I, Q9: Choose one word for: A government by the military class.
    1. Kratocracy
    2. Pantisocracy
    3. Stratocracy
    4. Mobocracy
  10. Paper #3035, Series I, Q10: Identify the erroneous segment, or No error (ignore punctuation): I will now deal with her / in a manner different from / the one I have adapted so far.
    1. I will now deal with her
    2. in a manner different from
    3. the one I have adapted so far
    4. No error
  11. Paper #3035, Series I, Q11: Identify the erroneous segment, or No error (ignore punctuation): Vani, seated in the visitors' gallery / glanced at her watch for the / fifth time in the past ten minutes.
    1. Vani, seated in the visitors' gallery
    2. glanced at her watch for the
    3. fifth time in the past ten minutes
    4. No error
  12. Paper #3035, Series I, Q12: Identify the erroneous segment, or No error (ignore punctuation): The boy who will score / the maximum points / will carry the trophy.
    1. The boy who will score
    2. the maximum points
    3. will carry the trophy
    4. No error
  13. Paper #3035, Series I, Q13: Identify the erroneous segment, or No error (ignore punctuation): The organization preferred to / hire locale population as / they understood the language and customer preferences.
    1. The organization preferred to
    2. hire locale population as
    3. they understood the language and customer preferences
    4. No error
  14. Paper #3035, Series I, Q14: Identify the erroneous segment, or No error (ignore punctuation): No matter what Ashoka did in his earlier / years, in the ending he proved to be uncommonly / virtuous and wise.
    1. No matter what Ashoka did in his earlier
    2. years, in the ending he proved to be uncommonly
    3. virtuous and wise
    4. No error
  15. Paper #3035, Series I, Q15: Identify the erroneous segment, or No error (ignore punctuation): He built the theatre as a tribute to his rootings / and the thought of it outlasting him / would surely have given him the greatest joy.
    1. He built the theatre as a tribute to his rootings
    2. and the thought of it outlasting him
    3. would surely have given him the greatest joy
    4. No error
  16. Paper #3035, Series I, Q16: Which spelling is correct?
    1. Fahrenhiet
    2. Fahrenheit
    3. Farenheit
    4. Farenhiet
  17. Paper #3035, Series I, Q17: Select the wrongly spelt word.
    1. Remonstrate
    2. Rendezvous
    3. Remuneration
    4. Renassaince
  18. Paper #3035, Series I, Q18: Improve the marked phrase of her speech in: The main point of her speech was well-understood.
    1. that she spoke
    2. made when she spoke
    3. made by her speech
    4. No improvement
  19. Paper #3035, Series I, Q19: Improve dead cheap in: Potatoes are dead cheap these days.
    1. deadly cheap
    2. dirt cheap
    3. dust cheap
    4. No improvement
  20. Paper #3035, Series I, Q20: Improve is learning in: It is time the 2-year-old is learning how to walk and run.
    1. has learned
    2. learnt
    3. was learning
    4. No improvement
  21. Paper #3035, Series I, Q21: Improve place in: Is there any place for her to sit?
    1. space
    2. room
    3. area
    4. No improvement
  22. Paper #3035, Series I, Q22: Improve can you? in: If you come across my book anywhere, bring it to me, can you?
    1. don't you?
    2. will you?
    3. isn't it?
    4. No improvement
  23. Paper #3035, Series I, Q23: Improve hesitate to volunteer in: Many employees are hesitate to volunteer for assignments in a foreign country because of language and cultural issues.
    1. hesitant to volunteer
    2. hesitated to volunteer
    3. hesitatingly volunteer
    4. No improvement
  24. Paper #3035, Series I, Q24: Replace reach the bull's-eye in: You remark about finances reach the bull's-eye.
    1. instigate the bull's-eye
    2. ignore the bull's-eye
    3. approach the bull's-eye
    4. hit the bull's-eye
  25. Paper #3035, Series I, Q25: Replace a paper test in: His views on female foeticide are effectively a paper test of his views on women's rights.
    1. an equality test
    2. an eraser test
    3. a litmus test
    4. a gender test
  26. Paper #3035, Series I, Q26: Choose the missing word: The entry of foreign media has to be ____ by strict rules.
    1. governed
    2. rejected
    3. dejected
    4. retained
  27. Paper #3035, Series I, Q27: Choose the missing word: Any intension to ____ the country politically or economically would not be tolerated. (The source spells intention as intension.)
    1. grapple
    2. cripple
    3. scruple
    4. stripple
  28. Paper #3035, Series I, Q28: Choose the missing word: Any attempt at cultural ____ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be tolerated.
    1. absenteeism
    2. clonism
    3. imperialism
    4. dogmatism
  29. Paper #3035, Series I, Q29: Choose the missing word: Attempts to weaken or culturally dominate the country would not be ____.
    1. abated
    2. confiscated
    3. assimilated
    4. tolerated
  30. Paper #3035, Series I, Q30: Choose the missing word: Respect for the country's unity and ____ is essential.
    1. accountability
    2. responsibility
    3. integrity
    4. vulnerability
  31. Paper #3035, Series I, Q31: Arrange the labelled sentences into a coherent paragraph. P: We may see alcohol and tobacco advertisements everywhere, on television, in newspaper, on street ads card, etc. Q: But we know the truth is alcohol and cigarette are harmful for people's health and sometimes it may bring bad effects to self-impression. R: Alcohol ads usually create several feints to tell people that alcohol is good for people and induce people to drink. S: On the other hand, the malign influence of advertisements shows smoking as something 'cool'.
    1. PRSQ
    2. PSQR
    3. QRSP
    4. RSPQ
  32. Paper #3035, Series I, Q32: Arrange the labelled sentences into a coherent paragraph. P: If the intention is just to consume whatever comes from the West, then it is harmful. Q: Some of its effects are really helping and positive as it increases initiative and entrepreneurship qualities provided taken in that spirit. R: At the same time the State's strategic intervention is essential because more than 40% of people live below poverty line. S: The impact of economic reforms are mixed.
    1. SRQP
    2. SQPR
    3. RQPS
    4. QPSR
  33. Paper #3035, Series I, Q33: Arrange the labelled sentences into a coherent paragraph. P: No partner is expected to air the views of a particular group in public. Q: The only requirement is that the coalition partners have to stick to a code of conduct. R: Every coalition party has to own the responsibility for all government policies or actions. S: Experience has now shown that a coalition government can run as smoothly as any single-party government.
    1. QRPS
    2. RQPS
    3. SQRP
    4. PQSR
  34. Paper #3035, Series I, Q34: Arrange the labelled sentences into a coherent paragraph. P: Superstitions mean an irrational belief in or notion of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, or the like. Q: This is a universal phenomenon cutting across caste, communal and even national boundaries. R: All over the globe, people have superstitions, although the superstitions may vary from country to country or from region to region. S: Nor does education drive away superstitions completely.
    1. PQRS
    2. SQRP
    3. QRPS
    4. RPSQ
  35. Paper #3035, Series I, Q35: Arrange the labelled sentences into a coherent paragraph. P: Then the liberalization process became inevitable. Q: It encourages initiative, entrepreneurship and competition which is very vital for growth of the economy. R: In due course of time our institutions became stagnant, corrupt and inefficient due to permit raj and centralized control. S: Liberalization enhances economic activities.
    1. PQSR
    2. RPSQ
    3. QPRS
    4. RSQP
  36. Paper #3035, Series I, Q36: Choose the indirect speech for: The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."
    1. The old man tells me that life has taught him some hard lessons.
    2. The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons.
    3. The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons.
    4. The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.
  37. Paper #3035, Series I, Q37: Choose the indirect speech for: The groom said to the bride, "I will take good care of you."
    1. The groom promised the bride that he would take good care of her.
    2. The groom has promised the bride that he will be taking good care of her.
    3. The groom had promised the bride that he would have taken good care of her.
    4. The groom promises the bride that he would take good care of her.
  38. Paper #3035, Series I, Q38: Choose the indirect speech for: I said to my father, "I want to build a raft which can hold four people."
    1. I told my father that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people.
    2. I told my father that that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people.
    3. I told my father that that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people.
    4. I told my father that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people.
  39. Paper #3035, Series I, Q39: Choose the indirect speech for: Aunt said to mother, "I will be in Surat on Friday."
    1. Aunt told mother that she will be in Surat on Friday.
    2. Aunt told mother she would be in Surat on Friday.
    3. Aunt told mother she will be in Surat on Friday.
    4. Aunt told mother that she would be in Surat on Friday.
  40. Paper #3035, Series I, Q40: Choose the best conventional indirect speech for: My brother said, "I can climb this hill in less than an hour."
    1. My brother claimed that he can climb that hill in less than an hour.
    2. My brother claimed that he could climb this hill in less than an hour.
    3. My brother claimed that he can climb this hill in less than an hour.
    4. My brother claimed that he could climb that hill in less than an hour.

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