DRDO Store Officer Paper 2016 By UPSC – English

DRDO Store Officer Paper 2016 Exam conducted by UPSC
Exam Date – 13th June 2016

Which one of the following words can be substituted for ‘one who loves books’”?
(a) Misanthrope
(b) Bookie
(c) Bibliophile
(d) Librarian

Which one of the following words can be substituted for ‘words written on the tomb of a person’?
(a) Epicure
(b) Pen name
(c) Epitaph
(d) Pseudonym

Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘For a while she listens to the PATHETIC voice’?
(a) Bad
(b) Causing sorrow
(c) Arousing anger
(d) Causing worry

Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘Libraries continued to developed after the REVOLUTIONARY war’?
(a) Reformatory
(b) Rotatory
(c) Extraordinary
(d) Involving sudden drastic change

Which one of the following words can be substituted for ‘a study of birds’?
(a) Aviary
(b) Ornithology
(c) Apiary
(d) Zoology

Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence. ‘The problem is easy to tackle, _________”?
(a) isn’t it?
(b) is it?
(c) won’t it?
(d) will it?

Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in captial letters in the sentence ‘The cleaner of the truck REPAIRED the wheels’?
(a) Overhauled
(b) Defaulted
(c) Damaged
(d) Injured

Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence ‘He told very FANTASTIC stories about the life in Nigeria’?
(a) Romantic
(b) Factual
(c) Reliable
(d) Realistic

Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence ‘I could understand everything, ________”?
(a) could I?
(b) Isn’t it?
(c) didn’t I?
(d) couldn’t I?