OAVS TGT Part I (English & Odia) — Set 01 Mock Test
Target: OAVS TGT (English, Odia, Math, Science, SST) & PGT Exam
1. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word:
The teacher's advice proved to be beneficial for the students preparing for competitive exams.
- A) Detrimental
- B) Advantageous
- C) Harmful
- D) Superfluous
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Correct Answer: B) Advantageous
Explanation: 'Beneficial' means resulting in good, favourable, or helpful outcomes. Its closest synonym is Advantageous.
2. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Choose the correct antonym of the given word: HOSTILE
- A) Aggressive
- B) Friendly
- C) Bitter
- D) Unfavourable
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Correct Answer: B) Friendly
Explanation: 'Hostile' means showing ill will, antagonistic, or unfriendly. Its direct antonym is Friendly.
3. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition:
She has been absent ______ school since last Monday.
- A) to
- B) from
- C) at
- D) in
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Correct Answer: B) from
Explanation: The adjective 'absent' takes the fixed preposition from ('absent from school/duty').
4. (OAVS TGT Mock) Identify the part of the sentence containing a grammatical error:
The furniture in (A) / these classrooms are (B) / very old and (C) / need immediate replacement. (D)
- A) The furniture in
- B) these classrooms are
- C) very old and
- D) need immediate replacement
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Correct Answer: B) these classrooms are
Explanation: 'Furniture' is an uncountable singular noun and requires a singular verb. Therefore, 'these classrooms are' must be corrected to 'these classrooms is'.
5. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Choose the one-word substitution for:
One who cannot make a mistake.
- A) Infallible
- B) Incorrigible
- C) Inevitable
- D) Invulnerable
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Correct Answer: A) Infallible
Explanation: An Infallible person is incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
6. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Change into Passive Voice:
The librarian was cataloguing the new books.
- A) The new books were catalogued by the librarian.
- B) The new books were being catalogued by the librarian.
- C) The new books had been catalogued by the librarian.
- D) The new books are being catalogued by the librarian.
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Correct Answer: B) The new books were being catalogued by the librarian.
Explanation: Past Continuous tense in passive voice follows the rule: 'was/were + being + past participle (V3)'. 'Books' is plural, so 'were being catalogued' is correct.
7. (OAVS TGT Mock) Change into Indirect Speech:
He said, "I have completed my science project today."
- A) He said that he has completed his science project today.
- B) He said that he had completed his science project that day.
- C) He told that he completed his science project that day.
- D) He said that he had completed his science project today.
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Correct Answer: B) He said that he had completed his science project that day.
Explanation: Present perfect ('have completed') shifts to past perfect ('had completed'), and time adverb 'today' changes to 'that day'.
8. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Select the correctly spelt word:
- A) Accomodation
- B) Accommodation
- C) Acommodation
- D) Accomodasion
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Correct Answer: B) Accommodation
Explanation: The correct spelling has double 'c' and double 'm': Accommodation.
9. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: To leave no stone unturned
- A) To search for buried treasure
- B) To try every possible means to achieve something
- C) To cause widespread destruction
- D) To remain neutral in a conflict
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Correct Answer: B) To try every possible means to achieve something
Explanation: 'To leave no stone unturned' means to explore every opportunity and make every possible effort.
10. (OAVS TGT Mock) Fill in the blank with the correct tense form:
The train ______ before we reached the railway platform.
- A) had left
- B) left
- C) has left
- D) was leaving
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Correct Answer: A) had left
Explanation: When two past actions occur in sequence, the earlier action is expressed in the Past Perfect tense ('had left') and the later action in Simple Past ('reached').
11. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Fill in the blank with the appropriate article:
He is ______ honourable man respected by everyone in the community.
- A) a
- B) an
- C) the
- D) no article
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Correct Answer: B) an
Explanation: The initial 'h' in 'honourable' is silent and produces a vowel sound ('on-'), requiring the indefinite article an.
12. (OAVS TGT Mock) Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the phrasal verb: Put off
- A) Extinguish
- B) Postpone
- C) Wear
- D) Cancel
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Correct Answer: B) Postpone
Explanation: 'Put off' means to delay or Postpone something to a later date. (Note: 'put out' means extinguish; 'call off' means cancel).
13. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Fill in the blank with the correct modal auxiliary verb:
You ______ wear a helmet while riding a two-wheeler; it is legally mandatory.
- A) might
- B) must
- C) could
- D) would
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Correct Answer: B) must
Explanation: 'Must' is used to express legal obligation, strong compulsion, or duty.
14. (OAVS TGT Mock) Choose the correct question tag:
She rarely visits her native village, ______?
- A) doesn't she
- B) does she
- C) is she
- D) didn't she
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Correct Answer: B) does she
Explanation: 'Rarely' conveys a negative meaning, so the statement takes an affirmative question tag: does she.
15. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Choose the correct synonym of: FRUGAL
- A) Economical
- B) Extravagant
- C) Generous
- D) Wasteful
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Correct Answer: A) Economical
Explanation: 'Frugal' means sparing or prudent with regard to money or food. Its exact synonym is Economical.
16. (OAVS TGT Mock) Fill in the blank with the appropriate collective noun:
The ship's captain ordered the ______ of sailors to drop anchor.
- A) team
- B) crew
- C) pack
- D) band
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Correct Answer: B) crew
Explanation: The collective noun for a group of sailors working on a ship is a crew.
17. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction:
Scarcely had he reached the bus stop ______ the bus arrived.
- A) than
- B) when
- C) then
- D) that
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Correct Answer: B) when
Explanation: 'Scarcely' and 'Hardly' are always correlated with when, whereas 'No sooner' pairs with 'than'.
18. (OAVS TGT Mock) Choose the option that improves the bracketed part:
No sooner did the bell ring (when the students ran) out of the classroom.
- A) than the students ran
- B) then the students ran
- C) that the students ran
- D) No improvement
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Correct Answer: A) than the students ran
Explanation: The correlative conjunction pair is 'No sooner... than'.
19. (OAVS TGT PYQ) Choose the one-word substitution for:
A life history of a person written by himself.
- A) Biography
- B) Autobiography
- C) Calligraphy
- D) Bibliography
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Correct Answer: B) Autobiography
Explanation: An account of a person's life written by that person is an Autobiography (written by someone else is a biography).
20. (OAVS TGT Mock) Select the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
- A) Many a candidate have registered for the exam.
- B) Many a candidate has registered for the exam.
- C) Many a candidates have registered for the exam.
- D) Many a candidates has registered for the exam.
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Correct Answer: B) Many a candidate has registered for the exam.
Explanation: 'Many a' is strictly followed by a singular countable noun ('candidate') and takes a singular verb ('has registered').
21. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ପବିତ୍ର’ ଶବ୍ଦର ସଠିକ୍ ସନ୍ଧି ବିଚ୍ଛେଦ କର :
- A) ପୋ + ଇତ୍ର
- B) ପୌ + ଇତ୍ର
- C) ପବି + ତ୍ର
- D) ପ + ଇତ୍ର
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Correct Answer: A) ପୋ + ଇତ୍ର
Explanation: ସ୍ୱରସନ୍ଧି ନିୟମାନୁସାରେ ଓ-କାର ପରେ ଇ-କାର ଆସିଲେ 'ଅବ୍' ହୋଇ ପୋ + ଇତ୍ର = ପବିତ୍ର ହୁଏ ।
22. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ଶବ୍ଦମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଶବ୍ଦଟିକୁ ବାଛ :
- A) ଶିରୋଚ୍ଛେଦ
- B) ଶିରଛେଦ
- C) ଶିରଶ୍ଛେଦ
- D) ଶିରଚ୍ଛେଦ
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Correct Answer: C) ଶିରଶ୍ଛେଦ
Explanation: ବିସର୍ଗ ସନ୍ଧି ନିୟମ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ 'ଶିରଃ + ଛେଦ = ଶିରଶ୍ଛେଦ' ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ରୂପ ଅଟେ (ଶିରୋଚ୍ଛେଦ ଅଶୁଦ୍ଧ) ।
23. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ଗୋଟିଏ ଚାଉଳରେ ଗଢ଼ା’ ରୂଢିର ପ୍ରକୃତ ଅର୍ଥ କ’ଣ?
- A) ଖୁବ୍ କଞ୍ଜୁସ୍
- B) ଅତି ସୁନ୍ଦର
- C) ଅଳ୍ପ ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚୀ
- D) ଗର୍ବୀ ଲୋକ
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Correct Answer: B) ଅତି ସୁନ୍ଦର
Explanation: ‘ଗୋଟିଏ ଚାଉଳରେ ଗଢ଼ା’ ରୂଢିର ଅର୍ଥ ହେଉଛି ଅତି ସୁନ୍ଦର ବା ନିଖୁଣ ସୌନ୍ଦର୍ଯ୍ୟ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ।
24. (OAVS TGT Mock) ‘କୋକିଳ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ପ୍ରତିଶବ୍ଦ କେଉଁଟି?
- A) ପରଭୃତ
- B) ଶାଖାମୃଗ
- C) ଅହି
- D) ମାତଙ୍ଗ
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Correct Answer: A) ପରଭୃତ
Explanation: କୋଇଲି ଅନ୍ୟ (କାଉ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ପାଳିତ ହେଉଥିବାରୁ ଏହାକୁ ପରଭୃତ କୁହାଯାଏ ।
25. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ହ୍ରାସ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ବିପରୀତାର୍ଥବୋଧକ ଶବ୍ଦ କ’ଣ?
- A) କ୍ଷୟ
- B) ବୃଦ୍ଧି
- C) ଅବନତି
- D) ସଂକୋଚନ
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Correct Answer: B) ବୃଦ୍ଧି
Explanation: ‘ହ୍ରାସ’ର ବିପରୀତ ଶବ୍ଦ ହେଉଛି ବୃଦ୍ଧି ।
26. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ଉପକଣ୍ଠ’ କେଉଁ ସମାସର ଉଦାହରଣ?
- A) ଅବ୍ୟୟୀଭାବ
- B) ତତ୍ପୁରୁଷ
- C) ବହୁବ୍ରୀହି
- D) ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱ
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Correct Answer: A) ଅବ୍ୟୟୀଭାବ
Explanation: କଣ୍ଠର ସମୀପ = ଉପକଣ୍ଠ । ସମୀପ ଅର୍ଥରେ 'ଉପ' ଅବ୍ୟୟ ପଦ ପୂର୍ବରେ ଥିବାରୁ ଏହା ଅବ୍ୟୟୀଭାବ ସମାସ ।
27. (OAVS TGT Mock) ‘ଉପକାରୀର ଅପକାର କରେ ଯିଏ’ — ଏକ ପଦରେ ପ୍ରକାଶ କର :
- A) କୃତଜ୍ଞ
- B) କୃତଘ୍ନ
- C) ଅକୃତଜ୍ଞ
- D) ପାପୀ
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Correct Answer: B) କୃତଘ୍ନ
Explanation: ଯିଏ ଉପକାରୀର ଅପକାର କରେ ତାହାକୁ କୃତଘ୍ନ କୁହାଯାଏ (ଉପକାର ମାନିଲେ କୃତଜ୍ଞ) ।
28. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘କୃପଣ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଧନକୁ ଜଗି ବସିଥାଏ’ — ଏଠାରେ ‘ଧନକୁ’ କେଉଁ କାରକ?
- A) କର୍ତ୍ତା କାରକ
- B) କର୍ମ କାରକ
- C) କରଣ କାରକ
- D) ଅପାଦାନ କାରକ
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Correct Answer: B) କର୍ମ କାରକ
Explanation: କ୍ରିୟା ସାଧନରେ କର୍ତ୍ତା ଯାହାକୁ ଅଭିଳାଷ କରେ ବା କ୍ରିୟାର ଫଳ ଯାହା ଉପରେ ପଡ଼େ, ସେଥିରେ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟା ବିଭକ୍ତି ଯୁକ୍ତ କର୍ମ କାରକ ହୁଏ ।
29. (OAVS TGT Mock) ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ବାକ୍ୟଟି ବାଛ :
- A) ସେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷୀ ଅଟନ୍ତି ।
- B) ସେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷ ଅଟନ୍ତି ।
- C) ସେ ନିରଦୋଷୀ ଅଟନ୍ତି ।
- D) ସେ ନିର୍ଦୋଷୀ ଅଟନ୍ତି ।
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Correct Answer: B) ସେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷ ଅଟନ୍ତି ।
Explanation: ବିଶେଷଣ ଭାବରେ ‘ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷ’ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଶବ୍ଦ । ‘ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷୀ’ ଏକ ବ୍ୟାକରଣଗତ ଅଶୁଦ୍ଧ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ ।
30. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ଚିତା କାଟିବା’ ରୂଢିର ଅର୍ଥ କ’ଣ?
- A) ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ଚନ୍ଦନ ଲଗାଇବା
- B) ଠକିଦେବା
- C) ଚିତ୍ର ଆଙ୍କିବା
- D) କାଠ କାଟିବା
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Correct Answer: B) ଠକିଦେବା
Explanation: ‘ଚିତା କାଟିବା’ ରୂଢିର ପ୍ରକୃତ ଅର୍ଥ ହେଉଛି ଠକିଦେବା ବା ସର୍ବସ୍ୱ ଲୁଟି ନେବା ।
31. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ଜଙ୍ଗମ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ବିପରୀତାର୍ଥବୋଧକ ଶବ୍ଦ କେଉଁଟି?
- A) ସ୍ଥାବର
- B) ସ୍ଥିର
- C) ଚଞ୍ଚଳ
- D) ନିଶ୍ଚଳ
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Correct Answer: A) ସ୍ଥାବର
Explanation: ଯାହା ଗତିଶୀଳ ତାହା 'ଜଙ୍ଗମ' ଏବଂ ଯାହା ସ୍ଥିର ତାହା ସ୍ଥାବର । ତେଣୁ 'ଜଙ୍ଗମ'ର ବିପରୀତ 'ସ୍ଥାବର' ।
32. (OAVS TGT Mock) ‘ଭ୍ରମର’ ଶବ୍ଦର ପ୍ରତିଶବ୍ଦ କେଉଁଟି?
- A) ଅଳି
- B) ମାରୁତ
- C) ବିହଗ
- D) କୁରଙ୍ଗ
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Correct Answer: A) ଅଳି
Explanation: ଭ୍ରମର, ମଧୁପ, ଭୃଙ୍ଗ, ମଧୁକର ଏବଂ ଅଳି ପରସ୍ପରର ପ୍ରତିଶବ୍ଦ ଅଟନ୍ତି ।
33. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ଦିନକୁ ଦିନ’ — ଏହାକୁ ସମାସ ନିଷ୍ପନ୍ନ ପଦରେ ପରିଣତ କଲେ କ’ଣ ହେବ?
- A) ପ୍ରତିଦିନ
- B) ଦିନେଦିନେ
- C) ଦୈନିକ
- D) ଅନୁଦିନ
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Correct Answer: A) ପ୍ରତିଦିନ
Explanation: ବୀପ୍ସା (ପୁନଃପୁନଃ) ଅର୍ଥରେ 'ଦିନକୁ ଦିନ'ର ସମାସ ନିଷ୍ପନ୍ନ ପଦ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ (ଅବ୍ୟୟୀଭାବ ସମାସ) ହୁଏ ।
34. (OAVS TGT Mock) ‘ସମାଜ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ବିଶେଷଣ ରୂପଟି କ’ଣ?
- A) ସାମାଜିକ
- B) ସମାଜବାଦୀ
- C) ସାମାଜିକତା
- D) ସମାଜିକ
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Correct Answer: A) ସାମାଜିକ
Explanation: ବିଶେଷ୍ୟ ପଦ 'ସମାଜ' ସହିତ 'ଇକ' ପ୍ରତ୍ୟୟ ଯୋଗରେ ବିଶେଷଣ ରୂପ ସାମାଜିକ ନିଷ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ ।
35. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ତେଲିଆ ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ତେଲ’ ଲୋକବାଣୀର ପ୍ରକୃତ ଅର୍ଥ କ’ଣ?
- A) ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ତେଲ ଲଗାଇବା
- B) ପ୍ରଚୁର ଥିବା ଲୋକକୁ ଆହୁରି ସାହାଯ୍ୟ ମିଳିବା
- C) ଗରିବ ଲୋକକୁ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରିବା
- D) ଅପଚୟ କରିବା
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Correct Answer: B) ପ୍ରଚୁର ଥିବା ଲୋକକୁ ଆହୁରି ସାହାଯ୍ୟ ମିଳିବା
Explanation: ‘ତେଲିଆ ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ତେଲ’ର ଅର୍ଥ ଯାହାର ପୂର୍ବରୁ ପ୍ରଚୁର ସମ୍ପଦ ଥାଏ ତାହାକୁ ହିଁ ଅଧିକ ଲାଭ ବା ସୁବିଧା ମିଳେ ।
36. (OAVS TGT Mock) ‘ମନୋରମ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ସଠିକ୍ ସନ୍ଧି ବିଚ୍ଛେଦ କର :
- A) ମନଃ + ରମ
- B) ମନ + ରମ
- C) ମନୋ + ରମ
- D) ମନସ୍ + ରମ
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Correct Answer: A) ମନଃ + ରମ
Explanation: ବିସର୍ଗ ସନ୍ଧି ନିୟମାନୁଯାୟୀ: ମନଃ + ରମ = ମନୋରମ ।
37. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଶବ୍ଦଟି ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର :
- A) ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟତା
- B) ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟ
- C) ଧିର୍ଯ୍ୟ
- D) ଧୌର୍ଯ୍ୟ
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Correct Answer: B) ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟ
Explanation: ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଶବ୍ଦ ହେଉଛି ‘ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟ’ ବା ‘ଧୀରତା’ । ‘ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟତା’ ଏକ ବ୍ୟାକରଣଗତ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟୟ-ଜନିତ ଅଶୁଦ୍ଧି ଅଟେ ।
38. (OAVS TGT Mock) ‘ଆହା! କି ସୁନ୍ଦର ସେହି ଦୃଶ୍ୟ’ — ଏହା କି ପ୍ରକାରର ବାକ୍ୟ?
- A) ବିବୃତିସୂଚକ
- B) ବିସ୍ମୟସୂଚକ
- C) ଆଦେଶସୂଚକ
- D) ପ୍ରଶ୍ନସୂଚକ
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Correct Answer: B) ବିସ୍ମୟସୂଚକ
Explanation: ବାକ୍ୟରେ ଆବେଗ, ହର୍ଷ ବା ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଭାବ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଥିବାରୁ ଏହା ଏକ ବିସ୍ମୟସୂଚକ ବାକ୍ୟ ।
39. (OAVS TGT PYQ) ‘ହୁଗୁଳା ମନୋବୃତ୍ତି’ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରୁଥିବା ରୂଢିଟି କେଉଁଟି?
- A) ଢିଲା ମାରିବା
- B) ଗୋଡ଼ ଟାଣିବା
- C) ଫୁଲି ଫାଙ୍କି ହେବା
- D) ହାତ ଛାଡ଼ିବା
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Correct Answer: A) ଢିଲା ମାରିବା
Explanation: ଦାୟିତ୍ୱହୀନତା ବା ହୁଗୁଳା ମନୋଭାବ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ‘ଢିଲା ମାରିବା’ ରୂଢି ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ହୁଏ ।
40. (OAVS TGT Mock) ‘ନିଦ୍ରା’ ଶବ୍ଦର ତଦ୍ଭବ ରୂପ କ’ଣ?
- A) ନିଦ
- B) ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ
- C) ଆଖି
- D) ଶୟନ
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Correct Answer: A) ନିଦ
Explanation: ସଂସ୍କୃତ ତତ୍ସମ ଶବ୍ଦ ‘ନିଦ୍ରା’ରୁ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତିତ ହୋଇ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ତଦ୍ଭବ ରୂପ ନିଦ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଛି ।