BPSC TRE-3 Higher Secondary English Language — Question Paper with Answers
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- Q1
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : Kerala is just the place for you if you love variety. There is something here to please everyone. You are sure to fall in love with the serene beauty of Kerala's magical backwaters. When you have experienced that, you can sample the excitement of Kerala's bustling cities or retreat into the villages to see at first-hand how time can stand still. Better still, take a trip to the spice gardens in the hills, to inhale the fragrance of fresh cardamoms if that makes your tastebuds tingle and fills you with dreams of food, you need not worry. Kerala's cuisine is known for its spicy hot flavours. The coconut and the spices give the food - especially the seafood a pungency that is enhanced by tamarind. Your meal would be incomplete without appam, rasam, fish curry and some delicious payasam. To wash it down, sip the naturally refreshing water of a tender coconut. And when you had your fill, move into the markets to shop for gold, handicrafts, spices, cashew nuts and coffee. Bargain-hunters will never have a problem since English is spoken and understood everywhere in Kerala. Why should you take a trip to the spice gardens in the hills ?
- ATo count the spices that are grown there
- BTo buy some spices
- CTo inhale the fragrance of fresh cardamoms
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Reading Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q2
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : Kerala is just the place for you if you love variety. There is something here to please everyone. You are sure to fall in love with the serene beauty of Kerala's magical backwaters. When you have experienced that, you can sample the excitement of Kerala's bustling cities or retreat into the villages to see at first-hand how time can stand still. Better still, take a trip to the spice gardens in the hills, to inhale the fragrance of fresh cardamoms if that makes your tastebuds tingle and fills you with dreams of food, you need not worry. Kerala's cuisine is known for its spicy hot flavours. The coconut and the spices give the food - especially the seafood a pungency that is enhanced by tamarind. Your meal would be incomplete without appam, rasam, fish curry and some delicious payasam. To wash it down, sip the naturally refreshing water of a tender coconut. And when you had your fill, move into the markets to shop for gold, handicrafts, spices, cashew nuts and coffee. Bargain-hunters will never have a problem since English is spoken and understood everywhere in Kerala. What is Kerala's cuisine known for ?
- AFor its bad taste
- BFor being bland
- CFor its spicy hot flavours
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Reading Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q3
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : Kerala is just the place for you if you love variety. There is something here to please everyone. You are sure to fall in love with the serene beauty of Kerala's magical backwaters. When you have experienced that, you can sample the excitement of Kerala's bustling cities or retreat into the villages to see at first-hand how time can stand still. Better still, take a trip to the spice gardens in the hills, to inhale the fragrance of fresh cardamoms if that makes your tastebuds tingle and fills you with dreams of food, you need not worry. Kerala's cuisine is known for its spicy hot flavours. The coconut and the spices give the food - especially the seafood a pungency that is enhanced by tamarind. Your meal would be incomplete without appam, rasam, fish curry and some delicious payasam. To wash it down, sip the naturally refreshing water of a tender coconut. And when you had your fill, move into the markets to shop for gold, handicrafts, spices, cashew nuts and coffee. Bargain-hunters will never have a problem since English is spoken and understood everywhere in Kerala. What gives sea food its pungency?
- ACoconut and spices
- BCoconut & spices enhanced by tamarind
- CAddition of cocacola
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · Reading Comprehension
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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : Kerala is just the place for you if you love variety. There is something here to please everyone. You are sure to fall in love with the serene beauty of Kerala's magical backwaters. When you have experienced that, you can sample the excitement of Kerala's bustling cities or retreat into the villages to see at first-hand how time can stand still. Better still, take a trip to the spice gardens in the hills, to inhale the fragrance of fresh cardamoms if that makes your tastebuds tingle and fills you with dreams of food, you need not worry. Kerala's cuisine is known for its spicy hot flavours. The coconut and the spices give the food - especially the seafood a pungency that is enhanced by tamarind. Your meal would be incomplete without appam, rasam, fish curry and some delicious payasam. To wash it down, sip the naturally refreshing water of a tender coconut. And when you had your fill, move into the markets to shop for gold, handicrafts, spices, cashew nuts and coffee. Bargain-hunters will never have a problem since English is spoken and understood everywhere in Kerala. Why would foreign bargain-hunter visitors never face a problem in Kerala ?
- AMany foreign languages are spoken in Kerala
- BHindi is the language of communication in the cities of kerala.
- CEnglish is spoken and understood everywhere in Kerala.
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Reading Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q5
Fill in the blank with a suitable article like 'a', 'an' or 'the' : If you reach _____ Airport on time, you will catch the flight.
- Aa
- Ban
- Cthe
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Grammar
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Fill in the blank with a suitable article like 'a', 'an' or 'the' : You should go for ____ early morning walk.
- Athe
- Ba
- Can
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Grammar
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q7
If 30th April is Tuesday, what day of the week would be 10th May?
- AMonday
- BThursday
- CSaturday
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Grammar
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