Question 2 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.</span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>The world is full of people - appallingly full; it has never been so full before, and they are all tumbling over each other. Most of these people one doesn't know and some of them one doesn't like. Well, what is one to do? There are two solutions. One of them is the Nazi solution. If you don't like people, kill them, banish them, and segregate them. The other way is much less thrilling, but it is, on the whole, the way of the democracies, and I prefer it. If you don't like people, put up with them as well as you can. Don't try to love them: you can't, you'll only strain yourself. But try to tolerate them.</span><br/></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following is the correct statement? The author thinks that the other solution is much less thrilling because it is ______. 
Question 3 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows.</span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>As civilization proceeds in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic of life, food, shelter, clothes and warmth. Then we are faced with a choice between using technology to provide and fulfil needs which have hitherto been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above that necessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours. I shall take it as axiomatic that mankind has, by that time, chosen the later alternative. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>What does the author suggest? 
Question 4 :
<div><div><span><font color="#4d4d4d" face="Alegreya"><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows:</span></font><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>He drooped off to sleep. The cigarette slipped out of his mouth and burnt a great black hole in his only shirt. The smell of the burn awoke him, and he got up, cursing under his breath, and fumbled in the dark for a needle in order to sew up the hole. Otherwise, his wife would see it in the morning and would nag away at him for a couple of hours. But he could not find a needle. He fell asleep again.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following statements best sums up the man's reaction to his problem? 
Question 5 :
<div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.<br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>As civilization proceeds in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic of life, food, shelter, clothes and warmth. Then we are faced with a choice between using technology to provide and fulfil needs which have hitherto been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above that necessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours. I shall take it as axiomatic that mankind has, by that time, chosen the later alternative. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment.</span><br/></div><div><br/></div>"Then we are faced with a choice...." what does "then" refer to? 
Question 6 :
Arrange the sentences in a logical sequence.<br/><br/>(i) He loved to distribute them among small kids.<br/>(ii) He wore a long, loose shirt with many pockets.<br/>(iii) And in doing so his eyes brightened.<br/>(iv) The pockets of his shirt bulged with toffees and chocolates.<br/>
Question 7 :
<span>Read the given story carefully and answer the question that follows:</span><div><br/></div><div>King Metabo<br/>King Metabo was a famous javelin thrower. One day he went out hunting with his daughter, Camille on his back.All of a sudden, the king was attacked by a band of enemies. He had to flee from them until he came to a fast flowing river, which he was unable to swim across because of his daughter on his back. It seemed as if he was lost until he thought of a way out.Tying his daughter to his javelin, he hurled it with all his strength to the other side of the river; then he dived in himself and swam across to where Camille was. His enemies were so amazed that they gave up the chase.</div><div><br/></div><div>Which word in the story means 'to run after'?<span><br/></span></div>
Question 8 :
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.<br>Directions for questions 96 to 100: The passage given below is followed by a set of five questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.<br>I have spoken of liberty as good, but it is not an absolute good. We all recognise the need to restrain murderers, and it is even more important to restrain murderous states. Liberty must be limited by law, and its most valuable forms can only exist within the framework of law. What the world most needs are effective laws to control international relations. The first and most difficult step in the creation of such laws is the establishment of adequate sanctions and this is only possible through the creation of a single armed force, which is in control of the whole world.<br>But such an armed force, like a municipal police force, is not an end in itself; it is the means to the growth of a social system governed by law, where force is not the prerogative of private individuals or nations, but is exercised only by a neutral authority in accordance with rules laid down in advance. There is hope that law, rather than private force, may come to govern the relations of nations within the present century.<br><span>A single armed force should be in control</span><br>
Question 9 :
<span>Read the passage and answer the question given below. </span><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>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.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div>We cannot remain satisfied with the past. We should think of ____. 
Question 10 :
A passage is given below followed by several inference . You have to examine each interference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity , Mark your answer as:<br><br>Investors today have more investment options than were available just a few years ago. Choice in any decision-making is good in so far it provides variety, differentiation and bench-marking. It could also, however, at times lead to clutter and "noise" if the options are mostly similar and undifferentiated. To make sense of this choice conundrum, it is imperative for an investor to define objective - both returns and digestible risk and then identify the possible options. The investor also needs to select the mix and regularly monitor that objectives and investment outcomes remain aligned. Sounds simple, but can present the most confounding situation which multiplies with the quantum of wealth. <br>Multiple investment options of similar types helps in making better investment decisions.
Question 11 :
Arrange the sentences in the correct sequence.<br/><br/>(i) The ripples looked enchanting in the light of the Sun.<br/>(ii) We went to the pond.<br/>(iii) We flung stones to create ripples.<br/>(iv) We stood knee-deep in the muddy water of the pond.<br/> <br/>The best sequence is<br/>
Question 12 :
'Friendship was indeed a value for the villagers, more for men than for women. Two good friends were said to be 'like brothers' (literally, 'like elder brother-younger brother', annatamman-dirahage). I heard this expression several times and I could not help recalling the statement of an elderly English colleague who had told me that he and his brother were very close and had written to each other every week. He had added, 'We are very good friends.' That is, friendship connoted intimacy in England while in Rampura (as in rural India everywhere), brotherhood conveyed intimacy'.<br><br>Which of the following best summarizes the conclusion of the argument of this paragraph? <br><br>
Question 13 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows. </span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>One December night, a family had gathered around their fireside and piled it high with wood gathered from mountain streams and ruins of great trees that had come falling down the mountain sides. The fire roared and brightened the room with its light. The faces of the father and mother had a quiet gladness; the children laughed; the oldest daughter was the picture of happiness at seventeen;and the aged grandmother who sat sewing in the warmest place was the picture of happiness grown old.</span></div></div><div> </div>The oldest daughter looked _______. <span><br/></span>
Question 15 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.</span></div></div><div><br/></div><div><span>We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas In a few places, some natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying nature completely. Man will perish without nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, nature is essential to man's health.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following is the correct statement? According to the passage ________. <span><br/></span>
Question 16 :
The given conversation has mixed up sentences. Reorder them correctly and select the correct option.<br/>A. I'm going to visit my cousin.<br/>B. Do you have any plans for the vacation?<br/>C. In a remote village in Himachal Pradesh.<br/>D. Where does she live?<br/>
Question 17 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows. </span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>Ah! Whatever could be said was said. All held him guilty. Even his own mother who claimed to understand him the best. All had betrayed him in his hour of need. Yet, there he was, still with a sparkling hope and knew that the truth must prevail. In the cold, dark and damp cell he never for a moment lost faith in God and goodness and was waiting anxiously for an angel to come, plead </span>non-guilty<span> for him and free him of his miseries.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>Whatever others said about him, he ________.
Question 18 :
Ram scored overall 99% marks. No other students of his class could do this. On the basis of his performance we may say:
Question 19 :
<div><span>The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.</span><div><br/></div><span>S1. </span>The landscape<br/>P. with Nature displaying<br/>Q. here is awesome<br/>R. that are seldom<br/>S. a range of delights<br/>S6. seen together<br/></div>
Question 20 :
Read the following short passage and answer the question that follow each passage.<br><br>For some women, the cost of giving birth can be an unexpectedly a large burden. The average normal birth now costs ? 3,200 and a birth with complications can cost thousands of rupees more. Of women in the primary child-bearing age. range of eighteen to twenty-four, who.account for about 40 percent of all births in this country annually, more than 25 percent have no health care insurance to pay maternity costs. <br>If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true ?<br>