Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Some people think that Silence is golden. Words they must use, but they have no love for them. Speech is to them a danger, a device for entangling men. They feel that all may be understood so long as nothing is said; that only in silence can one reach out to the mind and the heart be known. In the exchange of words their personalities do not expand but contract; they see the lovely procession of thought and feeling turn into a dusty and disorderly crowd of words and phrases. They see the talkers with mingled fear and contempt, stripping themselves in public, like exhibitionists. The talkers cannot understand the silent; nor can the silent explain their attitude, except in speech. This illuminates the weakness of their belief, that they must convince us of the uselessness of speech by means of speech.
An appropriate title for the passage is _____.
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The silent
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The speakers
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Wrong belief of the silent
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Silence is golden
Q.2.
Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
Some people think that Silence is golden. Words they must use, but they have no love for them. Speech is to them a danger, a device for entangling men. They feel that all may be understood so long as nothing is said; that only in silence can one reach out to the mind and the heart be known. In the exchange of words their personalities do not expand but contract; they see the lovely procession of thought and feeling turn into a dusty and disorderly crowd of words and phrases. They see the talkers with mingled fear and contempt, stripping themselves in public, like exhibitionists. The talkers cannot understand the silent; nor can the silent explain their attitude, except in speech. This illuminates the weakness of their belief, that they must convince us of the uselessness of speech by means of speech.
The silent look upon speech ______.
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with passion
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with defiance
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with fear
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as a device to entangle men
Q.3.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a selling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.
The English are not 'gifted artistically' means ___________.
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art is not a gift with them
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not blessed with art
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possess no power to create art
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do not buy art
Q.4.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a selling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.
'Flourished' means _______.
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progressed
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prospered
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were not found in large numbers
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none of the above
Q.5.
For the reconciliation and unity it is essential ________.
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to have no discrimination in the trust shown to the peoples of the earth
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to have young seekers after peace
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to have confidence in at least a few of the peoples
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to punish the leaders who committed inhuman sins
Q.6.
The commander went round the camp at midnight because he ________________.
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was too tired from the day's battle to go to sleep
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wished to check if his soldiers had obeyed his order
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was too worried about the next day's battle
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wished to check if enemies had entered his camp
Q.7.
Read the passage and answer the question given below.
There stood at the edge of the road an oak. Probably ten times the age of the birches that formed the bulk of the forest. It was ten times as thick and twice as tall as they are. It was an enormous tree, double a man's span with ancient scars where branches had long ago been lopped off and bark stripped away. With huge limbs sprawling unsymmetrically, with gnarled hands and fingers, it stood, an aged monster angry and scornful, among the smiling birch trees. This oak alone refused to yield to the season's spell, spurning both spring and sunshine. "Spring, and love, and happiness", this oak seemed to say, "Are you not weary of the same stupid, meaningless late? Always the same old delusion. There is no spring, no happiness! Look at those strangled lifeless fir trees, everlastingly the same and look at me too sticking out broken excoriated fingers, from my back and my sides, where they grew, just as they grew; here I stand, and have no faith in your hopes and illusions".
The author presents the oak as the symbol of ____.
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eternal joy and fulfilment
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love and happiness
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strength and endurance
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a long meaningless life span
Q.8.
Read the passage and answer the question given below.
This country now needs a new equilibrium, a new spirit of national reconciliation that can be brought about only by moving forward to the new frontiers of true equality, fuller opportunity and greater compassion for the weaker sections of its people. Our goal is total freedom for the people that can fully reflect their urges and aspirations for a better life. We cannot remain content by merely reliving our past even under the condition of complete freedom, without a matching concept of the present and the future. We can survive only by seizing every constructive opportunity that can offer a creative alternative to the legacies of the past. It is only through such a lofty endeavour that the country can discover itself with a new sense of adventure and faith in ourselves.
In the first sentence, the writer uses one word for 'a state of balance'. Which is that word?
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Reconciliaton
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Equality
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Equilibrium
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None of the above
Q.9.
Read the passage and answer the question given below.
There stood at the edge of the road an oak. Probably ten times the age of the birches that formed the bulk of the forest. It was ten times as thick and twice as tall as they are. It was an enormous tree, double a man's span with ancient scars where branches had long ago been lopped off and bark stripped away. With huge limbs sprawling unsymmetrically, with gnarled hands and fingers, it stood, an aged monster angry and scornful, among the smiling birch trees. This oak alone refused to yield to the season's spell, spurning both spring and sunshine.
"Spring, and love, and happiness", this oak seemed to say, "Are you not weary of the same stupid, meaningless late? Always the same old delusion. There is no spring, no happiness! Look at those strangled lifeless fir trees, everlastingly the same and look at me too sticking out broken excoriated fingers, from my back and my sides, where they grew, just as they grew; here I stand, and have no faith in your hopes and illusions".
The oak's attitude to life is ________.
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sceptical and disdainful
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cheerful but superior
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pessimistic and despondent
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bombastic and angry
Q.10.
Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
There stood at the edge of the road an oak. Probably ten times the age of the birches that formed the bulk of the forest. It was ten times as thick and twice as tall as they are. It was an enormous tree, double a man's span with ancient scars where branches had long ago been lopped off and bark stripped away. With huge limbs sprawling unsymmetrically, with gnarled hands and fingers, it stood, an aged monster angry and scornful, among the smiling birch trees. This oak alone refused to yield to the season's spell, spurning both spring and sunshine.
"Spring, and love, and happiness", this oak seemed to say, "Are you not weary of the same stupid, meaningless late? Always the same old delusion. There is no spring, no happiness! Look at those strangled lifeless fir trees, everlastingly the same and look at me too sticking out broken excoriated fingers, from my back and my sides, where they grew, just as they grew; here I stand, and have no faith in your hopes and illusions".
An appropriate title for the passage would be __________.
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The Birches
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The Fir Trees
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Spring and Love
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The Oak Tree
Q.11.
Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:
There stood at the edge of the road an oak. Probably ten times the age of the birches that formed the bulk of the forest. It was ten times as thick and twice as tall as they are. It was an enormous tree, double a man's span with ancient scars where branches had long ago been lopped off and bark stripped away. With huge limbs sprawling unsymmetrically, with gnarled hands and fingers, it stood, an aged monster angry and scornful, among the smiling birch trees. This oak alone refused to yield to the season's spell, spurning both spring and sunshine.
"Spring, and love, and happiness", this oak seemed to say, "Are you not weary of the same stupid, meaningless late? Always the same old delusion. There is no spring, no happiness! Look at those strangled lifeless fir trees, everlastingly the same and look at me too sticking out broken excoriated fingers, from my back and my sides, where they grew, just as they grew; here I stand, and have no faith in your hopes and illusions".
In the phrase "strangled, lifeless fir trees", "strangled" suggests an appearance that is __________.
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fresh and evergreen
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dwarfed and heavy
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lean and fragile
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scrawny and ugly
Q.12.
Read the passage and answer the question given below.
This country now needs a new equilibrium, a new spirit of national reconciliation that can be brought about only by moving forward to the new frontiers of true equality, fuller opportunity and greater compassion for the weaker sections of its people. Our goal is total freedom for the people that can fully reflect their urges and aspirations for a better life. We cannot remain content by merely reliving our past even under the condition of complete freedom, without a matching concept of the present and the future. We can survive only by seizing every constructive opportunity that can offer a creative alternative to the legacies of the past. It is only through such a lofty endeavour that the country can discover itself with a new sense of adventure and faith in ourselves.
'Spirit of national reconciliation' means ______.
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spirit of integrating the nation
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spirit of national adjustment
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spirit of emotional integrating
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none of the above
Q.13.
Read the passage given below and pick the option that best fits the question that follows:
It was Galileo and Newton notwithstanding that Newton himself was a deeply religious man who destroyed the old comfortable picture of a friendly universe governed by spiritual values. And this was effected, not by Newton's discovery of the law of gravitation nor by any of Galileo's brilliant investigations, but by the general picture of the world which these men and others of their time made the basis of the science, not only of their own day, but of all succeeding generations down to the present. That is why the century immediately following Newton, the eighteenth century, was notoriously an age of religious skepticism. Skepticism did not have to wait for the discoveries of Darwin and the geologists in the nineteenth century. It flooded the world immediately after the age of the rise of science.
Religious skepticism arose because:
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Galileo and Newton were not religious, being scientists
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Netwon discovered the law of gravitation
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of the discoveries of Darwin and the geologists of the nineteenth century
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of the picture of the world that became the basis of science after the seventeenth century.
Q.14.
Read the passage given below and accordingly, fill in the blank:
The Indian culture of our times is in the making. Many of us are striving to produce a blend of all cultures that seem today to be in clash with one another. No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive. There is no such thing as pure Aryan culture in existence in India today. Whether the Aryans were indigenous to India or were unwelcome intruders, does not interest me much. What does interest me is the fact that my remote ancestors blended with one another with the utmost freedom and we of the present generation are a result of that blend. I do not want my house to be walled in, on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any. I would have any young men and women with literary tastes to learn as much of English and other world-languages as they like, and then expect them to give the benefits of their learning to India and the world alike like a Bose, a Ray or Tagore. But I would not have a single Indian forget, neglect or be ashamed of his mother tongue, or feel that he or she cannot think or express the best thoughts in his or her own vernacular. Mine is not a religion of the prison house.
The author views Indian Culture as __________________.
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pure Aryan culture
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a clash of cultures
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a continual blend of cultures
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the culture of remote ancestors
Q.15.
Read the passage and answer the question given below.
This country now needs a new equilibrium, a new spirit of national reconciliation that can be brought about only by moving forward to the new frontiers of true equality, fuller opportunity and greater compassion for the weaker sections of its people. Our goal is total freedom for the people that can fully reflect their urges and aspirations for a better life. We cannot remain content by merely reliving our past even under the condition of complete freedom, without a matching concept of the present and the future. We can survive only by seizing every constructive opportunity that can offer a creative alternative to the legacies of the past. It is only through such a lofty endeavour that the country can discover itself with a new sense of adventure and faith in ourselves.
The writer says something about the people who are at a disadvantage in society. What does he say?
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They should be awakened
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They need better opportunities and more sympathy
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They need true equality
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None of the above
Q.16.
Read the passage given below and pick the option that best fits the question that follows:
"What is sixteen and three multiplied?" asked the teacher. The boy blinked. The teacher persisted, and the boy promptly answered: "twenty-four", with, as it seemed to the teacher, a wicked smile on his lips. The boy evidently was trying to fool him and was going contrary on purpose. He had corrected this error repeatedly, and now the boy persisted in saying "twenty-four". How could this fellow be made to obtain fifty in the class test and go up by double-promotion to the first form, as his parents fondly hoped? At the mention of "twenty-four", the teacher felt all his blood rushing to his head. He controlled himself and asked again: "How much?" as the last chance. When the boy said the same thing obstinately, he felt as if his finger was releasing the trigger: he reached across the table and delivered a wholesome slap on the youngster's cheek.
The boy answered the question ______.
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with fear and anxiety
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with the intention to fail in the class test
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to make some fun in the class
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when the teacher persisted in asking
Q.17.
Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
With the inevitable growth of specialization, I see the universities facing two great dangers. First, it is very easy to get so involved in the technical details of education that the object of education is lost. And secondly, in an effort to condition a university to the needs of its students and to the needs of the State it may lose its power to make or mould those students into responsible men, capable of thinking for themselves and capable of expressing the results of their thoughts to others.
Which one of the following statements most correctly suggests the warning implied in the passage?
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University education should not be concerned with technical details'
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Universities should not subordinate themselves to the interests of the State
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Universities should be concerned only with the needs of students
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Universities should not go in for any specialization
Q.18.
Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
With the inevitable growth of specialization, I see the universities facing two great dangers. First, it is very easy to get so involved in the technical details of education that the object of education is lost. And secondly, in an effort to condition a university to the needs of its students and to the needs of the State it may lose its power to make or mould those students into responsible men, capable of thinking for themselves and capable of expressing the results of their thoughts to others.
Which one of the following statements most correctly suggests the central theme of the passage?
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The aim of education is specialization
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The aim of education is to mould the youth to work for the State
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The aim of education is to make the youth capable of independent thought and expression
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The aim of education is to enable the youth to earn a comfortable living
Q.19.
Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of do's and dont's. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced to frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways.
The author says that most of us fail in our attempts at self-improvement because _______.
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we set too high goals for ourselves
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we do not have the persistence of mind
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our nature is such that we cannot become perfect
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certain imperfections have become a part and parcel of our lives
Q.20.
Identify the main idea:
She may sit astride the mudguard of a new car, or step into it ablaze with jewels, she may lie at the man's feet stroking his new socks, she may hoId the petrol pump in a Challenging pass, or dance through woodland glades in slow motion in all the glory of a new shampoo. Whatever she does, her image sells.
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Regardless of what she does, a woman's image sells.
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She may be shown beside or entering a car, lying at the feet of a man, holding a petrol pump, or dancing through a woodland. Regardless of what she does, her image sells.
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Women are objectified in advertisements.
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The image of a woman has been used to sell products.
Q.21.
The author was inspired and motivated to read ________ by the time she was eleven.
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Shakespeare
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Chaucer
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G. B. Shaw
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Milton
Q.22.
A new research suggests that eating healthy food and getting proper sleep helps children to succeed in school.
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True
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False
Q.23.
Fill in the blank with a suitable option: All parts of the human body receive blood from the __________.
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Lungs
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Heart
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Stomach
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Liver
Q.24.
Every lesson _____ took was spiced with half a dozen or more anecdotes.
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Mrs. Rowlands
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Sister Monica
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Mr. A. N. Patil
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Mrs. Cynthia Nesamani
Q.25.
The portion of the heart which doesn't receive proper blood supply becomes:
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Strong
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Dead
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Weak
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Diseased
Q.26.
"The golden age of answers" implies that there are _____________
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Diverse technologies available in the present time
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Opportunities to connect with friends on Facebook
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Better tools for searching information
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Pop-up ads to provide information
Q.27.
This 'revolution' has brought _________.
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Radical changes to our lives
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Success in our lives
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Rotation in our lives
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Merely problems in our lives
Q.28.
The author's attitude towards technology according to this passage is _________.
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Not clear
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Positive
0%
Negative
0%
Insignificant
Q.29.
Mahabaleshwar has recently issued a blanket ban on ______.
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Policies against use of plastic
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Widespread anti-plastic bag campaign
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Plastic usage in the hill station
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Citizens carrying cloth or paper bags
Q.30.
What was a major cause of the Mumbai floods of 2005?
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There was heavy, incessant rain for many days
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Thin plastic bags had choked the drains and caused water-logging
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The rivers had too much of water
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All the above reasons
Q.31.
Why do you think cooking at home is a healthier option?
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It does not contain preservatives or excess salt or sugar
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It helps in time management and planning
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It pleases the taste buds and fills the stomach
0%
It is genetically good
Q.32.
Ready to eat products are laden with ________.
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Protein
0%
Vitamins
0%
Minerals
0%
Preservatives
Q.33.
What problems did Tejaswini encounter when she decided to turn professional?
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She was opposed by her parents.
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She did not get proper coaching.
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She had no access to equipment and could not acquire it.
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She had to borrow rifles.
Q.34.
The incident described in the passage took place in ____________
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a hallway.
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an orphanage.
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a school.
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a TV serial.
Q.35.
The Natya Shastra was compiled by:
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Nritta
0%
Abstract dance
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Bharat Muni
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Aharya
Q.36.
Why did Mahatma Gandhi put himself down in the English team?
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He had nothing against the British
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He had nothing against the British government
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He had nothing against the common people of Britain
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None of the above
Q.37.
Author's younger sister Laxmi had given him the autograph book for ___________________.
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writing down scores
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listing down the team members
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getting autographs of the visiting players
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getting the autograph of Mahatma Gandhi
Q.38.
'Vachika Abhinaya' is the interpretation through:
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Body movement
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Facial gestures
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Words
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Costumes
Q.39.
'Kuchipudi' originated in:
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Tamil Nadu
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Orissa
0%
Assam
0%
Andhra Pradesh
Q.40.
Which nation's teams played three test matches?
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West Indies and India
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England and India
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Australia and India
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S.Africa and India
Q.41.
With whom was Mahatma Gandhi fighting for freedom?
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British people.
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British governor.
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British government.
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All of these.
Q.42.
The natural calamity that the passage mentions is ___________.
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Floods
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Heavy rains
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Electricity failure
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Waterfall
Q.43.
According to Phatik's mother, Makhan was ______________,
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Good and gentle
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Gentle
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Disobedient and wild
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A nuisance
Q.44.
Bishamber was ____________.
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Phatik's brother
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Makhan's brother
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Phatik's maternal uncle
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Makhan's uncle.
Q.45.
The writer wants the young people to have in them _______
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Only Pride
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Only Ambition
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Pride and ambition of youth
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Not Pride and Ambition
Q.46.
If you are a scientist-
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Think of becoming a reader
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Think of becoming a clerk
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Think of becoming an Einstein
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Do not think of becoming an Einstein
Q.47.
Who is the speaker here?
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The father trunk
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The tall fir tree
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A bundle of matches
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The forest
Q.48.
Sloppy people_______________
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Have a pride
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Have an ambition
0%
Have no pride
0%
Have no pride and ambition
Q.49.
Phatik realized that he was ____________________ at his aunts house.
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A guest
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A family servant
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An unwelcome guest
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A family member
Q.50.
In the passage 'splinter' means ______.
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A small piece of wood
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A small piece of metal
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A small thin, sharp piece of wood
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A small, thin, sharp piece of metal
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