MPSC PYQ

Tone Analysis

Tested in 3 real MPSC questions across 2 years (20172021). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →

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Critical reasoningTone identificationVocabulary

Real questions that test this

उताऱ्यामध्ये / The paragraph

a)(1) उदारमतवाद्यांची स्तुती केली आहे / praises liberals
b)(2) उदारमतवाद्यांवर टीका केली आहे / criticises liberals✓ Correct
c)(3) उदारमतवादी पुराणमतवाद्यांपेक्षा बरे असतात असे विधान केले आहेत / argues that liberals are better than conservatives
d)(4) पुराणमतवादी उदारमतवाद्यांपेक्षा बरे असतात असे विधान केले आहेत / argues that conservatives are better than liberals

The passage expresses a critical view of liberals, making option 2 (criticises liberals) the correct choice.

गाळलेली जागा भरून समानार्थी अर्थाची दोन वाक्ये मिळवण्यासाठी दिलेल्या पर्यायांून उचित शब्दजोडी निवडा. मित्राने व लोकशाही पद्धतीने संबोधले जाण्याची सवय असल्यामुळे अनेक अध्यापक नव्या विभाग प्रमुखाच्या सुरुवातीच्या भाषेच्या ________ शैलीमुळे अलिप्त राहिले. / Select the appropriate pair of words from given options for filling the space and make two sentences with equivalent meanings. Many senior faculty members who were accustomed to being addressed in a more collegial and egalitarian manner were alienated by the ________ tone of the new department chair's introductory remarks.

1)आशावादी आणि अनुकूल / Sanguine and Propitious
2)खिन्न आणि लाजिरवाणा / Saturnine and Ignominious
3)उद्दाम आणि लाजिरवाणा / Peremptory and Ignominious
4)अधिकारयुक्त आणि उद्दाम / Imperious and Peremptory✓ Correct

The term 'collegial and egalitarian' contrasts with a formal or authoritative tone, but in the context of the sentence completion, the correct pair matches the intended contextual gap for a strict or high-handed tone represented by the final option.