CTET Solved Paper - UPTET October 2017 Paper2

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Directions (Q. Nos. 61-65) Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.
Helicopters are very different from airplanes. They can do three things that airplanes cannot do. First, when airplanes move upward, they must also move forward, but helicopters can move straight up without moving ahead. Second, helicopters can fly backward, which airplanes cannot do. Third, helicopters can use their rotors to hover in the air, which is impossible for airplanes. Helicopters can perform actions that airplanes cannot, they are used for different tasks. Since, helicopters can take off without moving forward, they do not need a runway for take off. They are used in congested areas where there is no room for airplanes or in isolated areas, which do not have airports. Because they can hover, they are used on firefighting missions to drop water on fires. They are used in logging operations to lift trees out of forests. Helicopters are used as air ambulances to airlift patients out of situations, which are difficult to reach by conventional ambulances. The police used helicopters to follows suspects on the ground or to search for cars on the ground. Of course, helicopters have military uses because of their design and capabilities.

31. The word 'congested' in the passage means

  • Option : B
  • Explanation : (B) Congested means crowded so option (B) 'the place has no place' will be the correct answer.
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32. A helicopter can hover while an airplane cannot, according to the passage. 'Hover' in the passage means

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : (A) Hover means remain in 'one place in the air', so option (A) is the correct answer.
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33. Point out the grammatical category of the word 'perform' in the passage.

  • Option : B
  • Explanation : (B) 'perform' is used as a verb in the passage.
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34. Why is a helicopter used as an ambulance?

  • Option : C
  • Explanation : (C) A helicopter is used as an ambulance because it reaches the inaccessible places easily.
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35. Point out the grammatical category of the word 'very' in the passage.

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : (A) 'very' is used as an adverb in the passage.
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