List of top English Questions asked in CUET (PG)

Based on the given passage, answer the questions 1-5:
Three major verdicts given by the Supreme Court during the 1980s and the 1990s goaded the state to assume greater responsibility in the matter of providing access to education. These verdicts (Bandhua Mukti Morcha vs the Union of India, 1981; Mohini Jain vs Karnataka State, 1992; Unnikrishan vs Andhra Pradesh, 1993) seemed to offer eminent examples of the hermeneutic space available in the Constitution, revealing how important it was to read the Constitution imaginatively in order to crystalize the ideas that may not have been fully articulated. The Crowning exercise of this kind figured in the Mohini jata case in which the court extended the scope of article 21 by reading into the fundamental right to like a vision of life which includes the nursing force of education. This hermeneutic exercise was widely hailed as a major advanced in the evolution of Democratic polity . It was expected that the court's interpretation of article 21 would Trigger significant civil activism on behalf of The educationally deprived. This expectation was not full filled as such, but after several your spend drafting late to the enactment of an amendment in the constitution which rendered elementary education an explicitly stated fundamental right.
The new right granted to children leaves the state free to impart education by any means that it mean by law determined to be suitable for this purpose. During the recent years we have witness the official acceptance of several other alternative modes. Neither the court nor the Parliament have succeeded in making a Dent on the systemic tendency to first device a cheaper alternative for the poor and then to promise Populous measures to improve it. In the absence of the systematic reform onc cannot hope for clearer perception of stronger will to counter the ideology which permits childhood to be defined differently for the labouring poor. The State's responsibility towards these precious, formative years of life has been suitably accommodated in the amended version of the same article 45 which Had served little use to achieve the purpose stated in it and which, therefore required the enhancement of article 21.

Based on the given passage answer the questions 26 – 30 :
The court has made dissection of animals optional for Biology students. I wonder if another court order can be sought to make observation of nature a requirement of science study. A student can get through school with shining success without developing the ability to notice details in natural phenomena. There are children whose entire knowledge of nature comes from books, the blackboard, and a few laboratory experiments. In the case of some we can add a computer monitor. I wish the science syllabi might include a reading of the King Solomon’s Ring, a delightful classic on animal behavior and Jungle and Backyard, a collection of essays by the late M. Krishnan. It is a pity our children get no taste of the pleasures that careful observation of a cat , a fish, or a tree in natural circumstances can bring.
Books which are not fortunate enough to gain the status of textbooks mean nothing in our system. Otherwise, a remarkable book on trees written by Chakraborty S. Venkatesh would have made an impact. The kind of leisure it demands, and the freedom to connect things in One's mind it assumes, have no place in our schools because they are fixated on textbook based examinations.
I recall meeting a large group of children outside the wolf’s compound in the Tokyo zoo. Several hours later. I noticed the children and their teacher still busy with the wolf. They had spent the day watching every part and behavior of the wolf, taking notes and comparing their observations with those given in the books they were carrying.
Our children, of course, never get this kind of opportunity or training. A visit to the zoo means everything, just as our syllabi provide a cursory, whirlwind coverage of every topic and fact. A group of children was rushing past the photo exhibition at the Sabarmati Ashram. Two boys manage to stop at a picture for a few minutes, noticing something unusual in it. As I watched in horror, one of the teachers came back looking for the boys and the first thing she did on finding them was to slap and scold them for staying behind. Anyone who has hung around School corridors would know that teachers give priority to maintaining group discipline over appreciating individual curiosity or effort.

Based on the given passage, answer the questions 31-35 :
We were nearly finished with listening to everybody's morning life when a myna came in, sat on the ceiling fan and started chattering loudly. Mala looked at her and said, "Sir, she too wants to talk about her morning routine!". This was a fine statement coming from Mala who was feeling a little inane since she had no special morning narrative to offer as a hosteller. Her remark cheered her up and everybody else too. It gave me an interesting idea which vaguely reflected the topic we had abandoned. I asked, how far do you think this myna has come from? No one took this question seriously, but it propelled me to go a step further, 'what else is present in our class that might have come from afar?' It was obvious that I was now referring to non-human participants but were they living or non-living? This question came from Rupal, one of the habitual late comers. 'Never mind', I said, 'say whatever you notice. She surprised everybody by saying that the electricity come from God knows where. Two students immediately intervened. 'you know it is coming from thermal power station'. "It might be coming from the national grid-it is all connected, you know." There was silence. Even the myna turned quiet. My job in such moments came down to prompting further, so I said, 'That's a great thought. Let us see if there are any other long-distance participants in our class.
My students started spotting things at a wild, inspired speed. Dust on the desks! The air! The sound of traffic! The dust seemed to have travelled the longest distance indeed-from Rajasthan as everybody thought. I was ready to conclude. "So, is that the longest commuter?" We were uncertain, but not quite ready to let the quest die. Jaya said "The sun has travelled lakhs of miles." I was stunned. So was everyone else. We had become aware of a phenomenon we had never thought about, how the sun came from so far away to make our class happen. The unpredicted outcomes of learning are far more important than the ones we can predict and plan for.

TOI's Tiger Anthem celebrates the 'biggest superstars' of India
A mother with her child, lilting music, and a message that celebrates a milestone. India's first tiger anthema - a song and a short film on a tigress and her cub-composed and created as a part of Time of India's #savingourstripes initiative, was launched by Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday. TOI's initiative marks the golden jubilee of project tiger.
Shantanu Moitra, music director of films like "3 Idiots" and "Parineeta", composed the song. "Usually, I compose songs for Bollywood superstars, but after working on this anthem, I have realized that the tiger is the biggest superstar," he said. Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker S Nallamuthu shot the visuals, and poet/lyricist Tanveer Ghazi penned the words.
The short film celebrates the bond between a tigress and her cub. The target audience for the foot-tapping song is today's children, who will have to carry forward the spirit that made project Tiger a world-class success.
Launching the anthem, Yadav praised it for focusing on the simple joys of nature and for reminding humans that animals aren't greedy.

Select the appropriate meaning of the foreign word:ultra vires

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions given in order from the options given below: Just days before the Russian invasion _______Ukraine, _______Moscow's forces massing _______ the border, officials in the medieval town of Lutzen, Germany, afforded landmark status ___________a Sovietera world war II memorial standing outside a kindergarden in the town center.

One word substitution for 'Connected with the brain' is:

Synonym of the word 'Aversion' is:

Choose the passive voice of the following sentence. She looks after the child.

Pick out the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence:
He is \(\underline{\text{done for}}\).

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. You are paying \(\underline{\text{less}}\) attention to your studies than you used to do.

Choose the one word for the following: Possessing unlimited powers.

Read the following passage and answer the next five questions by choosing the correct option:
Mara, a 24-year-old university student, seeks help for anxiety. She describes feeling paralyzed when thinking about climate change and the future; Leon, 51 and a father of three, requests treatment for panic attacks. They started last year after he and his family evacuated their home again due to wildfires; Isabel, a 16-year-old climate activist, wants support due to ruminating about the climate crisis to the extent that she can't focus on schoolwork.
The opening vignettes demonstrate that the climate change crisis is taking a toll on people's mental health. Uncertainty, unpredictability, and uncontrollability are three fundamental characteristics of climate change. Recent reviews have shown that the negative impacts of climate change are complex, manifest cognitively, emotionally, and physically and affect behaviours, relationships, and overall well- being. One such manifestation is anxiety related to the ongoing anthropogenic climate change or ecological doom, referred to as eco-anxiety.
The condition overlaps with other mental health disorders in the form of negative, and automatic reactions to a felt threat. However, most empirical studies on eco- anxiety to date surveyed the low-risk groups with smaller and unrepresentative samples. Rigorous research is needed to more completely understand it, clarify its distinct characteristics and contextual factors, and articulate its relationship with other mental health conditions.
Experiences of eco-anxiety often include dystopian thoughts and apocalyptic perceptions about the future, negative and sometimes intense emotions such as fear, anger, guild, grief, and despair, as well as behavioural manifestations such as insomnia and panic attacks. Causes and triggers of eco-anxiety vary from direct exposure to traumatic extreme weather events like floods, hurricanes, and wildfires to maladaptation to long-term environmental changes like land loss, water scarcity, and pollution. It can also manifest in individuals without direct experience of climate change, simply from the awareness of the potential existential threat it presents.
Health professionals are improving ways to communicate climate concerns. Their voices are imperative for climate change communication and transformation. However, the urgency and complexity of ecological and climate crisis demand an interdisciplinary approach. Other disciplines can help advance these efforts by providing opportunities for innovative thinking and practice, such as with a sociological perspective regarding structures and connections in society; a political scientific approach to tension, conflict, and social movement; and communication strategies for patient-provider interaction, social support, community outreach, and public engagement.
Media coverage of ecological crisis can evoke eco-anxiety. Current messages about climate change are overwhelmingly negative, both linguistically and visually, contributing to a sense of doom and gloom. Hope is central to humanity's survival and flourishing. Yet some caution that hope alone is not a panacea.

Pick out the meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
At last, the truth has come out.

Pick out the antonym of 'purify'.

Pick out the synonym of the word Optimist.

Choose the correct sentence.

Choose the correct active voice form of the following sentence.
Dry fruits are sold by Jawahar.

If young children listen to stories told by different people, they begin to... them

I feel we should adopt his final words as our ___ light.

These people are in __ need of help, I can tell you.

If I don't believe there is a __ of the evidence that could be held against him.