UKPSC RO/ARO 2026 English Language Paper-I Question Paper PDF

Q0. Write one synonym each for the following words :

(i) Assiduous

(ii) Parsimonious

(iii) Tantamount

(iv) Corroborate

(v) Clandestine

Q0. Write the antonyms of the following words :

(i) Enervate

(ii) Castigate

(iii) Boisterous

(iv) Magnanimous

(v) Vigilant

Q2. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in approximately 750 words, ensuring that the topic is clearly mentioned in the title.

(i) Role of indigenous knowledge system in Modern Education in India.

(ii) Artificial Intelligence and the ethics of creativity.

(iii) The Global migration and the politics of belonging.

(iv) The philosophy of happiness in a capitalist world.

Q3. It is very easy to acquire bad habits, such as eating too many sweets or too much food, or drinking too much fluid of any kind, or smoking. The more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it; and, if we do not continue to do it, we feel unhappy. This is called the force of habit, and the force of habit should be fought against. Things which may be very good when only done from time to time, tend to become very harmful when done too often and too much. This applies even to such good things as work or rest. Some people form a bad habit of working too much, and others of idling too much. The wise man always remembers that this is true about himself, and checks any bad habit. He says to himself, “I am now becoming idle”, or “I like too many sweets”, or “I smoke too much” and then adds, “I will get myself out of this bad habit at once.”