Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
With an impressive growth in yields, Telangana now claims to be transforming into the rice bowl of India. The Food Corporation of India (FCl) has procured 52 lakh tonnes of paddy from Telangana alone, which is more than half of the national target of 91 lakh tonnes. The state's harvests have nearly doubled in a year. Paddy production is up 93%, maize 95%, and cotton 74%, according to the Telangana Planning Department.
The state is also making its mark as a producer of paddy seed. "About 85% of our village's paddy is of a fine variety that farmers in MP, Haryana, Bengal, and Bihar use as seed," said a farmer in Anksapur Village in Nizamabad district. The seed crop sells at a premium over the state's minimum support price for paddy.
Question:
What is the main idea or theme of this passage?
Option 1: Telangana's yields of paddy have exceeded all expectations.
Option 2: Recently, Telangana has seen a huge increase in the quantity of agricultural products.
Option 3: The state of Telangana has emerged as a significant contributor to the growth of agriculture in the country.
Option 4: Telangana has already become the 'Rice Bowl of India'.
Correct Answer: The state of Telangana has emerged as a significant contributor to the growth of agriculture in the country.
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation:
The passage highlights Telangana's impressive growth in agricultural yields, specifically in paddy, maize, and cotton production. It mentions Telangana's contribution to the national procurement of paddy, surpassing half of the national target. Additionally, the state's emergence as a producer of high-quality paddy seed, sought after by farmers in other states, emphasises its significance in the agricultural landscape of India.
Therefore, the correct answer would be: The state of Telangana has emerged as a significant contributor to the growth of agriculture in the country.
Answer laterQuestion : How did communalism contribute to the partition of India?
Option 1: By promoting secularism and unity
Option 2: By encouraging cooperation between Hindus and Muslims
Option 3: By intensifying religious divisions and conflicts
Option 4: By supporting the idea of a united India
Correct Answer: By intensifying religious divisions and conflicts
Solution : Correct Option: 3
Explanation: Communalism contributed to the partition of India by intensifying religious divisions and conflicts between Hindus and Muslims. This led to increased violence and ultimately the decision to partition India into two separate states, India and Pakistan.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
This year, I celebrated twenty-five years with a Seeing Eye dog. When I came to "The Seeing Eye' in 1983, I had no idea how much my canine partner would do for me. I can well remember walking down a country road independently, with a light step and joy in my heart, knowing that Novel- my first Seeing Eye dog- would keep me safe.
Since that glorious beginning, my dogs have seen me through two university degrees while living in four different cities in Canada and the United States. These competent and loving guides have shown me amazing skills - keeping me safe from traffic, fallen trees, new places and a host of unseen dangers. I have acquired self-confidence and a faith that anything is possible with my dog at my side. Over the years, my dogs have always been a source of pride and pleasure for me, and I brag about them to my family and friends.
Today, the way young Rambo manoeuvres me through the rush-hour traffic is wonderful. But it is all those little things like finding a table at a restaurant, finding empty cubicles at the physical therapy clinic where I work, that can mean so much more. Rambo is my sixth guide who arrived in June 2008 after Ruskin left me. He has already established himself in my heart. He is guiding me through another chapter in my life. I wish to thank all my friends at 'The Seeing Eye' for the support they have offered me over the years. I also thank them for being like family, most importantly, being there to train these furry soul-mates so well!
Question:
Who was the narrator’s first guide dog?
Option 1: Novel
Option 2: Rambo
Option 3: Ruskin
Option 4: Seeing Eye
Correct Answer: Novel
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
The narrator's first Seeing Eye dog was named Novel, as mentioned in the provided text. Novel was the canine partner who initially accompanied the narrator on walks down country roads, providing a sense of safety and joy. The text goes on to mention other Seeing Eye dogs that followed, such as Rambo, the sixth guide who arrived in June 2008 after Ruskin.
Therefore, the correct answer is Novel.
Question : Read the passage and answer the following questions.
All great thinkers live and move on a high plane of thought. It is only there they can breathe freely. it is only in contact with spirits like themselves they can live harmoniously and attain that serenity which comes from ideal companionship. The studies of all great thinkers must range along the highest altitudes of human thoughts' have always thought that the strongest argument in favor of the Baconian theory was, that no man, however indubitable his genius, could have written the plays and sonnets that have come down to us under Shakespeare's own name who had not the liberal education of Bacon. The magnificent ideals that have ever haunted of though the human mind and given us our highest proofs of future immortality by reason of the impossibility of their fulfillment here are splintered into atoms by contact with life's realities. Hence Comes our sublime discontent's habitual mediation on the vast problems that underline human life and are knit into human destinies-thoughts of immortality, of the littleness to the mere man, of the greatness of man' soul, of the splendors of the universe that are invisible to the ordinary traffickers in the street, as the vastness of St. Peter's is to the spider that weaves her web in a corner of the dome-these things do not fir men to understand the arrange humanity is easy to understand, therefore, Why such thinkers fly to the solitude of their own thoughts, or he the silent companionship of the immortals and if they care to present their verse to the world that these views take a somber and melancholy setting from "the pale cast of thought" in which they were engendered.
Question:
Why do great thinkers love the idea of solitude?
Option 1: To be in pursuit of the ideal in the company of immortals
Option 2: To be calm and have peace of mind.
Option 3: Because they are introvert
Option 4: Because they are unable to deal with the complexities of life
Correct Answer: To be in pursuit of the ideal in the company of immortals
Solution : The correct option is 1
Explanation:
As stated in the passage, "Why such thinkers fly to the solitude of their own thoughts, or he the silent companionship of the immortals and if they care to present their verse to the world that these views take a sombre and melancholy setting from "the pale cast of thought" in which they were engendered."
- Therefore, great thinkers enjoy spending time alone with their thoughts in order to pursue the ideal in the company of immortals.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Mountains occupy about a quarter of the Earth’s land, harbour most of its biodiversity hotspots, and supply fresh water to an estimated half of humanity. Present on every continent, mountains include a multitude of ecosystems holding many unique species, such as snow leopards and mountain gorillas. They are also home to great cultural diversity among people who have adapted to the challenges of mountain life. Their special traditions and breath-taking scenery attract ever-growing numbers of tourists.
Mountain regions are particularly sensitive to degradation from both human pressures and climate change. Steep slopes mean the clearing of forest for farming, settlements, or infrastructure, which can cause serious soil erosion as well as the loss of habitat. Erosion and pollution harm the quality of the water flowing downstream. Climate change threatens the quantity and timing of water supplies to farms, cities, industry and power stations. Fast-rising temperatures are forcing mountain species, ecosystems and the people that depend on them to adapt or migrate.
Question:
Which of the following most accurately states the central idea of the passage?
Option 1: Pollution
Option 2: Mountain ecosystem
Option 3: Biodegradation
Option 4: Climate change
Correct Answer: Mountain ecosystem
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The central idea of the passage is focused on the importance of mountain ecosystems, emphasising their role in providing biodiversity, supplying fresh water, and supporting cultural diversity. The passage discusses the sensitivity of mountain regions to degradation from human pressures and climate change, highlighting the various impacts on ecosystems, species, and human communities that depend on mountains.
Therefore, the correct answer is mountain ecosystem.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
No sooner did this idea enter his head than it carried conviction with it.
Option 1: No sooner does this idea enter
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: No sooner do his idea enter
Option 4: No sooner has his idea enter
Correct Answer: No substitution
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The original sentence is grammatically correct. It follows the correct structure for a no sooner than construction, which requires inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb. It conveys that as soon as the idea entered his head, it quickly convinced him.
Therefore, the given sentence requires no substitution.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When it's your idea, you want to (1) ______ about it all the time. I've had this problem on more than a few occasions now. I know there shouldn't be any shame in (2) ______ your work, but it's such a task to draw the line. In my case, since my work is all things related to social media, this problem gets even (3) ______ convoluted. Long story short, I hate that I (4) ______ have to worry about when it's okay to promote, and when it's (5) ______.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: customise
Option 2: express
Option 3: talk
Option 4: meet
Correct Answer: talk
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The context of the sentence suggests that when it's your idea, you are likely to discuss or talk about it. The word "talk" fits well in the blank and maintains the coherence of the passage.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: "When it's your idea, you want to talk about it all the time."
Question : Dadabhai Naoroji offered a scathing criticism of the economic impact of British rule through his book entitled ‘__________.
Option 1: India Today
Option 2: The Idea of India
Option 3: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Option 4: The History of British India
Correct Answer: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Solution : The correct answer is Poverty and un-British rule in India.
Dadabhai Naoroji was also known as the 'Grand Old Man of India', and he was a leading social reformer of the Indian National Congress Party. In addition, he was the first Indian elected to the British Parliament. He outlined the British policies that took wealth out of India to fund British enterprises in his book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India', released in 1901.
