Practice Set for Passages
PASSAGE-1
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The
following passage will depict how popular Vivekananda and his philosophy were.
The passage starts: “It will be a mistake to think that he was given only
‘bouquets’, he also received many ‘brickbats’. The Christian missionaries took
alarm at his popularity. They used to raise funds by preaching that India was a
land of heathens waiting to be saved by Christianity. The American press now
began to say that it was a ‘shame that anybody should try to teach India
religion, rather the world should sit at her feet to learn it.
Vivekananda
also said that India did not need religion but material support. The
missionaries found that the subscriptions they had so long been receiving from
the people were steadily declining. They blamed it on Swamiji. They now started
denigrating him in all manner of ways. They even began to spread scandals
against his personal character. Strangely enough, even some of his countrymen
joined them in this for reasons of their own. But ‘Truth alone prevails’, as
Swamiji always preached. He did not try to defend himself, but others stood up
for him and vehemently protested. Finally, all such mean attempts failed and
his reputation only rose higher and higher.”
1. Vivekananda was criticised by
mission arise in America because
(a) He was a had student of Western
theology
(b) He opposed the tenets of
Christianity
(c) Americans had become very fond
of him
(d) He did not allow them to raise
funds in India
2. Vivekananda did not defend
himself because
(a) He believed in the ultimate
triumph of truth.
(b) He was in a foreign land.
(c) Some of his countrymen were
opposing him.
(d) He had brought many friends
along to fight for him.
3. Swami Vivekananda told the
American people that India
(a) Did not approve of the Catholic
Church
(b) Would teach religion to those
who sit at her feet
(c) Required religious and material
help
(d) Was self sufficient in religion
though poor
4. The passage teaches us
(a) Not to believe in religions
other than our own
(b) Not to get involved in scandals
(c) Not to visit foreign lands
(d) Not to deviate from the path of
truth
5. Vivekananda’s report with the
American people
(a) Helped India get substantial aid
(b) Made his friends desert him
(c) Annoyed the American Government
(d) Caused a drop in Church’s
collections
ANSWERS 1. (c) 2.
(a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (d)
PASSAGE-2
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In this life, there are no gains without pains. Life
indeed would be dull if there were no difficulties. Games lose their zest if
there is no real struggle and if the result is a foregone conclusion. Both the
winner and the loser enjoy a game most if it is closely contested to the last.
No victory is a real triumph unless the foe is worthy of the steel. Whether we
like it or not life is a continuous competitive examination.
1. What is the central idea of the passage?
(a) Life full of agony and suffering
(b) Life is an enjoyable game without struggle
(c) Suffering is not necessary for achievement in life
(d) Life is a never-ending struggle
2. What does the statement “the foe is the worthy of the
steel” mean?
(a) The enemy is very clever and intelligent
(b) The other team is too powerful to defeat
(c) The other person is capable of defending
himself
(d) The enemy is equipped with fatal weapons.
3. Which of the following is opposite to the word dull in
the passage?
(a) Beautiful
(b) Popular
(c) Attractive
(d)
Interesting
4. Which of the
following is synonym to the word zest in the passage?
(a)
Craze
(b)
Enthusiasm
(c)
Hope
(d)
Interest
5. The word foregone
means?
(a)
Worthless
(b)
Known
(c)
Unreasonable
(d)
Inevitable
ANSWERS 1. (d) 2.
(c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d)
PASSAGE-3
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If
we look into the capitalist system of society, we reveal that the capitalist
system of society does not foster healthy relations among human beings. A few
people own all the means of production and others- though nominally few have to
sell their labour under conditions imposed upon them. The emphasis of
capitalism being on the supreme importance of material wealth the intensity of
its appeal is to the acquisitive intensity. It promotes worship of economic
power with little regard to the means employed for its acquisition and the end
that it serves. By its exploitation of human beings to the limits of endurance
its concentration is on the largest profit rather than maximum production. Thus
the division of human family is done on the basis of economic circumstance. All
this is injurious to division of human dignity. And when the harrowed poor turn
to the founders of religion for succor, they rather offer a subtle defence for
the established order. They promise future happiness for their present
suffering and conjure up visions of paradise to redress the balance to soothe
the suffering and the revolt of the tortured men. The system imposes injustice,
the religion justifies it.
(a) Fair
(b) Ambitious
(c) Prosperous
(d) De-humanising
2. The established order is supported by religion to:
(a) Alleviate the suffering of the poor in the capitalist system
(b) Perpetuate the injustice imposed by the capitalist system
(c) Balance the suffering of the poor with hopes of future rewards
(d) Help the tortured men to seek redress
3. In a capitalist system:
(a) The means justify the ends
(b) The ends justify the means
(c) The means endorsed by religion are strictly followed
(d) Means which lead to exploitation are strictly prohibited
4. Capitalism is injurious to human relations because it divides society into two groups:
(a) Working and non-working
(b) Exploiters and exploited
(c) Religious and irreligious
(d) Buyers and sellers
5. In a capitalistic system of society each man wishes:
(a) To acquire maximum wealth
(b) To produce maximum wealth
(c) To have visions of paradise
(d) To soothe the sufferings of other
ANSWERS 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a)
PASSAGE-4
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I saw an elephant in an open with some
awkward activities but I did not want to shoot that. I watched him beating his
bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied
grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be
murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow
it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's
owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some
experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them
how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no
notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close
to him.
1. From the passage it appears that the writer was
(a)
Possessed with terror
(b)
An inexperienced hunter
(c)
An upset man
(d)
Kind and considerate
2. The author did not wish to shoot the elephant because
he
(a)
Did not have the experience of shooting large animals
(b)
Did not find the elephant to be violent
(c)
He was afraid of it
(d)
Did not want to kill animal which was not harmful to anybody
3. The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' means
(a)
A very superior attitude
(b)
Calm, dignified and loving nature
(c)
Pretending to be extremely busy
(d)
Being completely unconcerned
4. How many elephants had the author shot earlier?
(a)
One
(b)
Two
(c)
Three
(d)
None of these
5. If you go too close to the elephant
(a)
He might not harm you
(b)
He might play with you
(c)
He might attack you
(d)
He might stay calm
ANSWERS 1.
(d) 2. (a) 3.
(b) 4. (d) 5. (c)
PASSAGE-5
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below.
The
bonds of friendship between India and United States are strong but they cannot
be meaningful and purposeful without the realisation that the two countries
have special responsibility. To discharge this responsibility, we must view the
present in the perspective of history. We cannot afford to be distracted by
impatience.
1. The argument is based on the
assumption:
(a) Friendship between two nations must be purposeful
(b) Nations must have
self-realisation
(c) Future is based on the present
(d) Nations are sometimes distracted
2. Which of the following statements
does not follow from the passage?
(a) India and USA are friendly nations
(b) Both countries have some
responsibilities
(c) Impatience cannot misguide us
(d) Strong bond of friendship is
different from meaningful friendship.
3. The argument becomes weak when
say:
(a) America has been trying to
destabilize India politically
(b) The USA has been giving economic
aid to India
(c) Indians are impatient people
(d) Bond of friendship should be
strong
4. What should we do as a
responsible country?
(a) Friendship must be without interest
(b) Both countries are responsible
for better economic
(c) We should look into present for
better future
(d) We should follow our own policy
5. Which is not distracted us?
(a) Friendship
(b) Impatience
(c) Responsible
(d) Homesick
ANSWERS 1. (a) 2.
(d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b)
PASSAGE-6
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On December 26, 2004 nature shocked the
world. It was a black day for us. We were hit by a fierce-Tsunami, which came
to life through a gigantic earthquake in the Indian Ocean. It affected
countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh,
Maldives and even France, Kenya, Somalia. The worst in four
decades, it battered an endless coastline of south and south-east Asia,
claiming lives of nearly 2,00,000 of which some 11,500 deaths are
in India alone. About 80% of all Tsunamis occurred in the Pacific
Ocean and Japan has suffered many times. Tsunamis could be better
described as a wave train, or series of waves caused in a sea or ocean by
submarine earthquakes. These killer waves of the nature which occurred on the
horrific Sunday could be generated when the water was disturbed by the uplift
or subsidence of the sea floor. Cape Lopakta in Siberia saw the
highest Tsunami ever recorded, in 1737. The wave rose 210 ft. above sea level. Another
demoniac Tsunami wave more than seven stories tall, engulfed whole villages
along Sanriku, Japan in 1896 drowning nearly 26,000 people. We can
only pray to God to save us from such calamities in future.
1. Why was the world shocked?
(a) Because of hurricane which killed thousands of people
(b) Because
Tsunami hit the world killing thousands of people
(c) Because
many people were drown to death in the sea
(d) None of
these
2. What happened in 1737?
(a) No Tsunami occurred in the world
(b) Maximum
Tsunamis were recorded
(c) Highest
Tsunami was recorded in Siberia
(d) Tsunami
killed highest number of people
3. What does the gigantic mean?
(a) Huge
(b) Tall
(c) Tiny
(d) Demon
4. Find the synonyms of the world calamity.
(a) Dangerous
(b)
Ferocious
(c)
Catastrophe
(d) None of
these
5. The Tsunami that hit Japan in 1896 engulfed how many
villages?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Can’t be determined
ANSWERS 1. (b) 2.
(c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d)
PASSAGE-7
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below.
It
is true that war is a dreadful thing. It brings destruction wherever it takes
place. Now, wars have become worst. I know what happens to the civilian
population whenever war occurs. Thus, no one prefers war for one’s people over
peace. It creates trouble for the civilians. Wars compared to ancient times
have become more harmful in modern times.
1. The author suppose that
(a) No one wants war for one’s people
(b) People hate dreadful wars
(c) Modern wars are dreadful
(d) People at the helm of affairs
want war
2. Which one of the following
statements will weaken the argument?
(a) Wars are not liked even by a common man
(b) Nuclear war will annihilate life
upon earth
(c) Politicians wage wars to put
their people to trouble
(d) Civilians do not suffer during
war
3. The argument is based on the
assumption
(a) Wars are worse now-a-days
(b) Dreadful things are not liked by
the people
(c) Many people do not want war
(d) Civilian fear war
4. Which of the following statements
necessarily flows from the passage?
(a) Winning war is the only aim
(b) Wars are created knowingly
(c) Wars were not so much harmful in
the ancient times as today
(d) Civilian population cooperates
with war mongers
5. “I know what happens to the
civilian population”. Who said this?
(a) Civilian population
(b) Democratic people
(c) The narrator
(d) The King
ANSWERS 1. (a) 2.
(d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c)
PASSAGE-8
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below.
Soon after the death of Alexander the great, his vast empire was almost
instantly broken up into three main divisions. In the East, his General
Seleucus Nikator established a kingdom comprising Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria
and part of Asia Minor, that is, almost all the area from the Hellespont to the
Indus. The capital of this kingdom was Antioch which became one of the greatest
commercial hubs of those times, through which merchandise for Arabia, India and
China flowed into the Mediterranean.
The second division of the Alexandrian empire was the Graeco-Egyptian
kingdom established by Ptolemy I, another general of Alexander. Its chief city
was Alexandria which with its safe harbour and excellent library became for a
long time the most important centre of Greek civilization and culture in the
ancient world. Macedon was the third and the smallest division ruled by
Autigonus and his successor, who had partial control over Greece till 146 B.C.
In that year Greece was made a Roman province under name of Achaea. Afterward,
both Syria and Egypt were also occupied
by the Romans.
1. When Alexander died, his kingdom was
(a) Divided into several pieces
(b) Expanded by his son
(c) Broken into three divisions
(d) Destroyed completely
2. Where did Seleucus
Nikator establish an empire?
(a) In the East
(b) In the West
(c) In the South
(d) In the North
3. Which among the following was not
incorporated in the empire of Seleucus Nikator?
(a) Persia
(b) Egypt
(c) Syria
(d) Mesopotamia
4. Name the capital of Seleucus
Nikator's empire.
(a) Athens
(b) Macedonia
(c) Persia
(d) Antioch
5. Pick out the most appropriate synonym of
the word ‘occupied” taken from the passage.
(a) Overpowered
(b) Overcame
(c) Conquered
(d) Defeated
ANSWERS 1. (c) 2.
(a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)
PASSAGE-9
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With the evolution of mankind and its civilization many countries are
brought into close and important contact for good and evil. It is necessary, as
never before that their ignorance of one another has to be diminished, and they
need to begin to comprehend a little of each other’s historical experience and
resulting mentality. It is wrong on the part of the English to expect the
people of other nations to react as they do, to political and international
situations. Our true goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing,
as we expect other people to behave like us. This would be corrected if we knew
the history in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which
have given to each nation its present character.
1. Pick out the synonym of the word ‘ignorance’ taken
from the passage?
(a) Unawareness
(b) Knowledge
(c) Hatred
(d) Hostility
2. The need for a better
understanding among countries
(a) Was always there
(b) Is not required any more
(c) Is more
today than ever before
(d) Will always be there
3. The English want other
people to react to political situations like
(a) Themselves
(b) Us
(c) Them
(d) Others
4. The author wants his
countrymen to
(a) Maintain vital contacts with other countries
(b) Read the story of other
countries
(c) React to other nations
aggressively
(d) Have an improved understanding of other
countries
5. Pick out the antonym of the word ‘diminished’ taken
from the passage.
(a) Reduced
(b) Enhanced
(c) Expected
(d) Accepted
ANSWERS 1. (a) 2.
(c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (b)
PASSAGE-10
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below.
When we talk about the fish
world – one fish named Piranha springs up to our mind because of its
much-maligned feature. Most people think that this is a deadly creature that
swarms through rivers and creeks of the Amazon rainforest looking for victims
to tear apart. In fact, Piranha is really a nuanced animal than the mindless
killer depicted in the media. Actually, Piranha is a group made up of
approximately twelve different species. Each Piranha species occupies its own
ecological niche. One type of Piranha takes chunks out of the fins of other
fish. Another type of Piranha eats fruit falling from trees into the river.
Each piranha species plays a unique role in the ecology of the rainforest
floodplains. Thus, what should you do next time you hear someone talking about
the “deadly Piranha”? You can remind them that the Piranha is not always the
notorious killer fish.
1.
The purpose of the author to convey the message is
(a)
To illustrate the importance of Piranha in rainforest ecology
(b)
To rectify misconceptions about the Piranha
(c)
To describe two different species of Piranha
(d)
To instruct the reader on what to say if someone describes the piranha as
“deadly”
2.
Media has described Piranha:
(a)
A nuanced animal
(b)
A deadly creature
(c)
A mindless killer
(d)
None of these
3.
The opinion turns out from the paragraph regarding Piranha is:
(a)
This is a deadly animal
(b)
That it has much-maligned feature
(c)
There are several opinions
(d)
None of these
4.
As used in paragraph 2, which is the best definition for unique?
(a)
Individual
(b)
Important
(c)
Irreplaceable
(d)
Unusual
5.
Which is the best synonym for notorious as used in 2nd
paragraph?
(a)
Renowned
(b)
Celebrated
(c)
Notable
(d)
Disreputable
ANSWERS 1.
(b) 2. (c) 3.
(c) 4. (a) 5. (d)
PASSAGE-11
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below.
If
the aim of science is to find out the reason then the aim of democracy is the
equality. Democracy is not a political arrangement. It is a pattern of life, an
active conviction which reforms and inspires every thought. Democracy is a
thought process. Thus, in order to make the democracy successful, we need to
change the thought process of the people at large scale. Making our society
democratic is the need of the hour.
1. The passage implies that
(1) Equality is the aim of
Democracy.
(2) Democracy has its own framework.
(3) Reason is the aim of life.
(4) Every thought of a human being
can be inspired
2. According to the passage,
Democracy would be successful when
(1) Reforms are taken for the
society.
(2) The structure of society is
democratic.
(3) Science is based on faith.
(4) Thought process of the people
changes at large scale.
3. Here the phrase ‘Need of the
hour’ means
(1) On time.
(2) Urgently required.
(3) Done before the time.
(4) Not necessary.
4. Which of the following statements
do you think follows from the passage?
(1) Democracy needs reforms.
(2) Democracy needs conviction.
(3) Democracy is more a way of life
than a form of government.
(4) Reason implies the rule of
equality.
5. What is the aim of science
predicated in this passage?
(1) To maintain equality.
(2) To find out the reason.
(3) To help democracy
(4) To equalise society.
ANSWERS 1. (1)
2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (2)
PASSAGE-12
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Nisha
doesn’t like to take help from other people. But it is difficult for her to
carry out daily activities on her own. She is almost 15, yet she looks not more
than 7 years old. Nisha cannot keep her balance and is unable to walk. When she
uses a wheelchair, she can’t push it herself.
Luckily, Nisha has a great service dog named Sandy. A service dog is a
dog that has been taught to help someone who is physically disabled. Sandy lets
Nisha lean on him when she walks. He also pulls her wheelchair and switches
lights on and off. When Nisha drops something, Sandy picks it up. He even pulls
her socks off at night.
Sandy
also helps Nisha with everyday work at school. He carries her books from class
to class in a special backpack. He puts Nisha’s completed assignments in her
teachers’ homework trays. In the lunchroom, he throws away her garbage. Besides making Nisha less dependent on the
other people, Sandy assists her to lead a fuller life. Nisha’s class fellows
flock around Sandy like geese. This has helped her to make friends. Sandy also
assists Nisha to be more energetic. With his help, she collected around Rs.
20000 for a walk-a-thon (walking marathon) from her local society. Because of Sandy, Nisha doesn’t expect help
from other people. Sandy brings her closer to other children. And, he even
helps her contribute to her community.
1. Which among the following may be
the best title for the above given passage?
(1) Raising funds for the community
(2) Why Nisha loses her balance
(3)
Sandy assists Nisha at school
(4) How Nisha’s service dog
assists her
2.
What do you mean by a service dog as expressed in the passage?
(1)
A kind of dog
(2)
A kind of service of dog which anybody can avail
(3)
A trained dog for helping people who are physically unfit
(4)
None of these.
3. Sandy helps Nisha by
(1)
Bringing her classmates closer to her
(2)
Helping her to stand on her feet
(3)
Feeding her eatables
(4)
None of these
4. Nisha looks not more than 7 years
old. It means
(1)
Nisha is 22 years old.
(2) Nisha is 7 years old.
(3)
She looks younger than her age
(4)
She looks older than her age
5. What does the phrase ‘on her own’
mean as expressed in the passage?
(1)
To take others help
(2)
Independently
(3)
To do one’s daily tasks regularly
(4)
Separately
ANSWERS 1. (4) 2.
(3) 3. (1) 4. (3) 5. (2)
PASSAGE-13
Rabindranath Tagore: An educator par excellence
Rabindranath
Tagore's emergence as an 'Educator' was completely a matter of personal
development, a necessary outcome of the entire course of his life and
experience. He was born into a house, which had been a center of numerous
ethnic and social movements and a nucleus of all sorts of progressive ideas and
actions. Tagore absorbed all the rich and varied elements of eastern and
western culture that made him a cosmopolitan. Tagore found his days in
traditional school wasteful and oppressive. He had acquired more knowledge by
self-education that gave shape and direction to his numerous powers and
potentialities. He evolved as an educator par excellence. Tagore was at home in
humanities as well as sciences; besides having a strong poetic sense, an
in-depth intuition with philosophy, and profound relation with music and arts.
The tangible embodiment of this realization was Santiniketan. It was founded on
21st December 1901 at the land purchased by his father Maharshi Debendranath to
establish a place for meditation. Initially, there were five students, 'all
boys and all Bengalis: four of them from Calcutta and the fifth the founder's
son Rathindranath. Tagore himself described Santiniketan as his 'tangible
poem', as the boat, the "golden boat" "sonar tori", carried
the best cargo of his life. In a letter to the Prince of Tripura, the poet
educator wrote: 'I wish to keep my students away from all the luxuries of
European life and any blind infatuation with Europe and thus lead them in the
ways of sacred and unsullied Indian tradition of poverty'. The world responded
and honoured him not merely as a poet, but as a poet Educator, as Gurudeva!
1. Tagore turned cosmopolitan
(1)
Since he was a self educator
(2) As he absorbed western and eastern culture
(3) For
being a poet
(4) None of the above
2. Tagore had strong poetic
sense besides
(1)
Proficient in music and arts
(2) Being adept in sports
(3)
Being tactical
(4) None of the above
3. Santiniketan was founded
(1) To
realize Tagore's dream
(2) To impart education amongst the poor
(3) As
a centre for meditation
(4) None of the above
4. To whom Tagore wrote 'I wish to keep my
students away from all the luxuries of European life and any blind infatuation
with Europe and thus lead them in the ways of sacred and unsullied Indian
tradition of poverty'
(1) To
the government of Bengal
(2) To the prince of Patna
(3) To
the prince of Tripura
(4) To the Govt. of India
5. Tagore attributes his
tangible poem to
(1) To
Santiniketan
(2) To his philosophy
(3) To his disciples
(3) To his disciples
(4) To Indian subcontinent
ANSWERS 1. (2) 2. (1) 3.
(1) 4. (3) 5. (1)
PASSAGE-14
Swami Vivekananda: Hero prophet of modern spiritualism
Swami
Vivekananda was born as Narendra Nath Dutta in Calcutta on 12th January, 1863.
His father Viswanath Dutta was a learned lawyer at the High Court of Calcutta.
Narendranath's education was irregular. In the initial days, he studied in a
Primary School with other children of suburban area. Thereafter, he entered
into the Metropolitan Institution, founded by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. He was
very popular for his knowledge in Sanskrit. He always spoke the truth. After
school examination, he studied at the Presidency College, Calcutta. Then, he
went to the General Assembly Institution, which was a Missionary College. He
studied Logic and Philosophy. Young Narendranath came in contact with Keshav
Chandra Sen, Devendranath Tagore, the famous members of the Brahma Samaj. He
was always in search of the answer of the question "Who can show me
God?" Finally, he met Sri Ramakrishna, a priest in the temple of the
goddess Kali at Dakshineshwar whose spiritual influence changed the entire mode
of his thinking, and later he got the answer. In the wake of his father's
death, he again met Sri Ramakrishna and accepted him as his spiritual master.
He was then called Swami Vivekananda. After the death of Ramakrishna, as his disciple,
he started the 'Ramakrishna Order'. He attended the 'Parliament of Religions'
in Chicago on September, 1893, where, he represented Indian ancient religious
philosophy in a very effective manner that won him laurels. After the event,
New York Times wrote that Swami Vivekananda was the greatest figure in the
Parliament of Religions at Chicago. That's why, he is also known as 'Hero
prophet of modern spiritualism'.
1. Narendranath Dutta was
influenced by the religious philosophy of
(1) Devendranath Tagore (2)
Sri Ramakrishna
(3) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (4)
None of these
2. Swami Vivekananda
represented India at Chicago
(1) In the Parliament of Religion (2) In the assembly of
politicians
(3) In archery (4)
None of these
3. Swami Vivekananda was popular
for his knowledge of
(1) English (2)
Sanskrit
(3) Persian (4)
None of these
4. Vivekananda is also called
the
(1) Hero prophet of modern Spiritualism (2) Monk
(3) Teacher (4)
None of these
5. Narendranath's father was
a/an
(1) Doctor (2) Engineer
(3) Lawyer (4)
None of these
ANSWERS 1. (2) 2. (1) 3.
(2) 4. (1) 5. (3)
PASSAGE-15
A clip is written, neither to multiply the voice nor to carry it
merely but to perpetuate it. The author has something to say which he perceives
to be true and useful; or helpfully beautiful. So far he knows no one has said
it, so far as he knows no one else can say it he is bound to say it clearly and
melodiously if he may; clearly at all events. In the sum of his life, he finds
this - to be the thing or group of things, manifest’ him; this, the piece of
true knowledge, or sight, which his share of sunshine and earth has permitted
him to seize. That is a book.
1. Which of the following is not implied in
the passage?
(1) A writer is motivated to write a book if he discerns a great
truth.
(2) An author of a book generally gathers some common truths and
produce them a pleasing expression.
(3) A great writer is convinced that whatever he says is not an
echo or imitation of what others have said.
(4) An eminent writer’s message is conveyed through plain
unambiguous language.
2. According to the writer, a person is
impelled to write a book, because
(1) He wishes to satisfy his ego.
(2) He has something nice and pleasing to say.
(3) He is capable of expressing whatever he wants to say.
(4) He has discovered something unique true and good which he
must convey distinctly and musically.
3. The opening sentence of the passage implies
that the aim of writing a book is to.
(1) Repeat the message it contains
(2) Enable the author to express his ideas in writing
(3) Preserve from 'extinction the message it contains
(4) Propagate the ideology of the author
4. Most suitable title for the passage is
(1) Contribution of an author
(2) Aim of writing a book
(3) Book- the source of true knowledge
(4) Writers and their books
5. Opposite meaning of the word manifest
given in the passage is
(1) Unclear
(2) Dark
(3) Pure
(4) Hard
ANSWERS 1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4.
(3) 5. (1)
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