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COMPREHENSION
Directions : In this Section you have six
short passages. After each passage you will
iind several questions based on the passage.
First, read Passage I, and answer the questions based on it. Then go on to the other passages.
Examples ‘I’ and ‘J’ are solved for you.
PASSAGE
In our approach to life, be it pragmatic or
otherwise, a basic fact that confronts us
squarely and unmistakenly is die desire for
peace, security and happiness, Different
forms of life at different levels of existence
make up the teeming denizens of this earth
of ours. And, no matter whether they
belong to the higher groups such as human
beings or to the lower groups such as
animals, all beings primarily seek peace,
comfort and security. Life is as dear m a
mute creature as it is to a man. Even the
lowliest insect strives for protection against
dangers that threaten its life. Just as each
one of us wants to live and not to die, so
do all other creatures.
I. The author’s main point is that
(a) different forms of life are found on earth
(b) different levels of existence are possible in nature
(c) peace and security are the chief goals
of all living beings
(d) even the weakest creature struggles to
preserve its life
J. Which one of the following assumptions or steps is essential in developing the author’s position?.
(a) All forms of life have a single over-
riding goal V
(b) The will to survive of a creature is
identified— with a desire for peace
(c) All being divided. into higher and lower groups
(d) A parallel is drawn between happiness and life, and pain and, death
Explanation :
I. The idea which represents the author’s
main point is ‘peace and security are the
chief goals of all living beings’, which is
response (c). So ‘c’ is the correct answer.
J. The best assumption underlying the pas`-
sage is ‘The will to survive of a creature
is identified with a desire for peace’, which
` is response (b). So ‘b’ is the correct
answer} ‘
PASSAGE
I climbed into bed and rolled myself in my
blankets, first extinguishing the light that
burned steadily near the door. I lay `still
gig to get to sleep but my fear made that
impossible and soon I sat up in bed peering
the darkness and occasionally gleaning
at the round window in the side of the ship
wield seemed like a plate suspended in the
darkness, For an hour I must have sat like
this and then I was suddenly mused by a
draught of gold air I jumped out of bed;
not having allowed for the motion of the
ship ,I was instantly thrown violently across
the room.
1. The author sat peering into the darkness, because •
(a) he had put out the light
(b) he wished to see the windows
(c) the window had looked like a plate
(d) he was afraid
Ans.d
2. The author jumped out of bed because
(a) he heard a faint sound `
(b) he saw someone `coming towards him
(c) a cold breeze blew past his face
(d) he was pushed by someone
Ans.c
3. The author was thrown across the
room, because
(a) he was lying at the edge of the bed
(b) the ship-started moving.
(c) he tried to jump from the bed
(d) a storm [rose at the sea
Ans.b
4. .Which one of the following did the
author do first?
(a) Closing the door
(b) Climbing into bed
(c) Rolling himself into blankets
(d) Putting out the la1hp
Ans.c
5. The phrase ‘not having allowed for”
means
(a) not permitting ship to move
(b) refusing to come out of bed
(c) not being prepared for the ball
(d) refusing to light the lamp again
Ans.c
PASSAGE
Ordinarily, nothing upset the equilibrium of
the pandit. But the loss of the necklace
which his wife had borrowed from a neigh-
bour, and the fact that he had to replace
it worried him. He spent all his time in
devising ways and means to repay the debt.
Six months later. he gave his wife a gold
necklace. It was exactly what she had
yearned for. There is no need to repay
it, she said, The pandit was surprised,
She explained, The necklace was not
stolen. That was the only way I could
think of making you get me one’.
6. The pandit was almost never upset as
he
(a) had the courage to face a problem
(b) had a balanced attitude
(c) was indifferent to ordinary incidents
(d) always succeeded in finding a solution
to his problem
Ans.b
7. What worried the pandit most was that
(a) his wife had lost the necklace
(b) he had to replace the necklace
(c) his wife was so foolish and careless
(d) the necklace was very expensive
Ans.b
8. The pandit struggled fox six months
so that
(a) he could present a necklace to his wife
(b) he could lend the necklace to others
(c) his wife could replace the lost necklace
(d) his wife could satisfy her desire to own a necklace
Ans.c
9. The reason why pandit’s wife refused
to return the necklace was that ‘
(a) she had always wanted one like it
(b) the real owner did not expect it back,
(c) she had not lost any necklace
(d) she was tempted to keep this one for herself’
Ans.c
10. The pandit’s wife had told him a lie
in order to .
(a) trick him into satisfying her yearning
(b) punish him for refusing together what
she desired •
(c) make him repay a debt
(d) force him to work hard to earn more
and more
Ans.a
PASSAGE
Since modem industrial society is highly
organised, if there is a strike in a vital in-
dustry, the whole community suffers. I am
not arguing that the right to strike should
be abolished. I am only arguing that, if
it is to be preserved, it must be for reasons
concerned with this particular matter, and
not on general grounds of personal liberty.
In a highly organised country there me
many activities which are important to
everybody: and without which there would
be widespread hardship
11. A strike is generally regarded as
(a) an act, of indiscipline
(b) an expression of individual freedom
(c) a gross violation of rules
(d) an undemocratic
Ans.a
12. The author is of the opinion that
(a) all strikes are bad
(b) strikes should always be encouraged
(c) strikes should be suppressed by all means
(d) strikes may be there in the interest of the general good •
Ans.d
13. In the light of this passage if there is
a strike in a soap factory, it may be viewed
as •
(a) a serious matter
(b) a matter of `deep concern .
(c) not a serious matter
(d) a thing not likely to happen
Ans.b
14. The phrase “this particular matter?
refers to .
(a) the unity of the strikers
(b) the fact that industrial society is highly organised
(c) the suffering, of the strikers
(d) the interests of the factory owners
Ans.b
15. According to the author which one of
the following best describes the industrial
society?
(a) In an industrial society the individual
member is not important
(b) In an industrial society power is concentrated in the hands of a few
(c) In an industrial society members are
dependent on each other
(d) Industrial society is blind to the needs of its members
Ans.a
PASSAGE
Pablo Picasso showed his truly exceptional
talent from a very young age. His first
word was lapiz (Spanish for pencil) and he
learnt to draw before he could talk.•He
was the only son in the family and very
good-looking, so he was thoroughly spoilt
He hated school and often refused to go un-
less his doting parents allowed him to take
one of his fad1er’s pet pigeons with him.
Apart from pigeons, his great love was art,
and when in 1891 his father, who was an
amateur artist, got a job as a drawing
teacher at a college, Pablo went with him
to the college. Ile often watched his father
paint and sometimes was allowed to help.
One evening his father was painting a pic•
ture of their pigeons when he had to leave
the room. He returned to find that Pablo
had completed the picture, and it was so
amazingly beautiful and lifelike that he
gave his son his own palette and brushes
and never painted again. Pablo was just 13
.
16. As a boy Pablo Picasso was
(a) ordinary looking but talented
(b) handsome and talented
(c) handsome and studious
(d) handsome and hardworking
Ans.b
17. He was spoilt mostly because he was
(a) a smart boy
(b) loved by one and all
(c) the only son in the family
(d) always surrounded by notorious boys
Ans.c
18. Picasso went to school only when
(a) his friends accompanied him
(b) his father went with him
(c) he was allowed to paint at school
(d) he was allowed to carry a pet with him
Ans.d
19. When his father painted in the college,
Pablo
(a) occasionally helped him
(b) mrely helped him
(c) always helped him
(d) invariably helped him
Ans.a
20. Pablo’s father gave up painting be•
cause he
(a) did not like the job
(b) retired from the college
(c) was impressed by his son’s talent
(d) lost interest in painting
Ans.c
PASSAGE
Our home stood behind the railroad tracks.
Its skimpy yard was paved with black
cinders. The only touch not green we could
see was far away, beyond the tracks over
where the white folks lived, But cinders
were fine weapons. All you had to do was
crouch behind the brick pillars of a house
with your hands full of gritty ammunition.
And the first woolly black head you saw
from behind another row of pillars was your
target. It was fun.
One day the gang to which I belonged
found itself engaged in a war with the white
boy.: who lived beyond the tracks. As
usual we laid down our cinder barrage
thinking this would wipe the white boys
out. But they replied with a steady bombardment of broken bottles. We retreated.
During the retreat a broken milk bottle
caught me behind the ear, opening a deep
gash. The sight of blood pouring over my
face completely demoralised our ranks.
My fellow combatants left me standing
paralyzed in the centre of die yard and scurried for their houses. A kind neighbor saw me and rushed me to a doctor.
21. The locality where the author lived
Was
(a) behind a brick quarry
(b) near a coal mine
(c) far away from where the whites lived
(d) close to where the whites lived
Ans.d
22. The author used the cinders for
(a) harassing the white boys
(b) cooking his food
(c) building houses
(d) laying them on the railroads
Ans.a
23. The weapons used by the whites in the
gang tight were
(a) as effective as the author’s
(b) less effective than the author‘s
(c) more dangerous than the author’s
(d) as harmless as the author’s
Ans.c
24. The author was hit by a broken bottle
(a) as soon as the tight began
(b) during a lull in the fight
(c) after the fight was over
(d) when the author’s gang was withdrawing
Ans.d
25. At the sight of the author’s bloody
wound, his friends
(a) were terrified
(b) were filled with shame
(c) grew very angry
(d) felt depressed and defeated
Ans.d
PASSAGE VI
In the highest sense religion is an intensely
individual issue. But there is a national
question also. We must hold together.
And we cannot hold together only on the
strength of police regulations, An internal
regulator of conduct is absolutely
necessary, Will men be good and wise
without the aid of religion? As modem life
has multiplied desires without the correc-
tive of a sense of spiritual values,
knowledge of modem science does not
reduce either greed or lust. Indeed it has
nothing to do with these criminal disturban-
ces of the mind. On the contrary, it finds
fresh tools for greater indulgence in all
forms of greed, lust and anger. It is true
that a sense of shame by itself often
prevents overt misconduct. But it does not
go to the root of the mischief; it does not
stop undesirable mental activities. The
only thing that can prevent or restrain these
evils is the religious sense,
26. According to the author, religion is essentially, a
(a) personal matter
(b) matter having national relevance
(c) body of rules and regulations
(d) sacrifice of worldly desires
Ans.a
27. The statement “We must hold
together” means that we should
(a) be politically united
(b) work together
(c) be spiritually united
(d) keep up our nation’s prestige
Ans.c
28. The author thinks mat in the modem
Times
(a) the police have grown very powerful
(b) people’s needs have increased
(c) politicians have become corrupt
(d) we are practicing several faiths
Ans.d
29. The worst thing about modern science
is that it has
(a) produced dangerous weapons
(b) spread new superstitions
(c) contributed to the decline of our values
(d) discredited all religions
Ans.c
30. The author holds that the perfect
remedy for man’s evil propensities is a
(a) sense of shame
(b) religious sense
(c) combination of a sense of shame and religion
(d) sense of good conduct
Ans.c
