SSC English Comprehension Question Bank

done Reading Comprehension (I) Total Questions - 30

• question_answer1)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  When I think of my family's history on the land. I experience a pang of regret. Unlike much of the arid West, where the land has gone virtually unchanged for centuries, my place of origin, western Kansas, has been torn up by agriculture. The flat plains, excellent soil, and sparse but just adequate rainfall permitted farming; therefore farming prevailed, and a good 90% of the original sod prairie is gone. The consequence, in human terms, is that our relationship to our place has always felt primarily mercantile. We used the land and denied, or held at bay, its effect on us. Yet from my earliest childhood, when the most of the Kansas prairie was still intact, I've known that the land also had a romantic quality. I've felt moved by the expanse of it, enthralled by size. I take pride in my identity as a plains daughter.     [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  Which of the following is the most accurate statement of the author's position?

  A)
  The presence of the people has enriched the plain's habitat. done clear
  B)
  Farming has improved the soil of the plains. done clear
  C)
  Farming has chemically polluted the plains. done clear
  D)
  Farming has eroded the natural beauty of the plains. done clear
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• question_answer2)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  When I think of my family's history on the land. I experience a pang of regret. Unlike much of the arid West, where the land has gone virtually unchanged for centuries, my place of origin, western Kansas, has been torn up by agriculture. The flat plains, excellent soil, and sparse but just adequate rainfall permitted farming; therefore farming prevailed, and a good 90% of the original sod prairie is gone. The consequence, in human terms, is that our relationship to our place has always felt primarily mercantile. We used the land and denied, or held at bay, its effect on us. Yet from my earliest childhood, when the most of the Kansas prairie was still intact, I've known that the land also had a romantic quality. I've felt moved by the expanse of it, enthralled by size. I take pride in my identity as a plains daughter.     [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  The argument in the paragraph is based primarily on

  A)
  facts of history and statistical studies. done clear
  B)
  facts derived from the author's personal observations. done clear
  C)
  feelings the author has picked up from personal experience. done clear
  D)
  feeling passed down to the authors by ancestors. done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  When I think of my family's history on the land. I experience a pang of regret. Unlike much of the arid West, where the land has gone virtually unchanged for centuries, my place of origin, western Kansas, has been torn up by agriculture. The flat plains, excellent soil, and sparse but just adequate rainfall permitted farming; therefore farming prevailed, and a good 90% of the original sod prairie is gone. The consequence, in human terms, is that our relationship to our place has always felt primarily mercantile. We used the land and denied, or held at bay, its effect on us. Yet from my earliest childhood, when the most of the Kansas prairie was still intact, I've known that the land also had a romantic quality. I've felt moved by the expanse of it, enthralled by size. I take pride in my identity as a plains daughter. [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  From the passage it may be determined that the word "mercantile" has something to do with

  A)
  practicality done clear
  B)
  danger       done clear
  C)
  America done clear
  D)
  spirituality done clear
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• question_answer4)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  When I think of my family's history on the land. I experience a pang of regret. Unlike much of the arid West, where the land has gone virtually unchanged for centuries, my place of origin, western Kansas, has been torn up by agriculture. The flat plains, excellent soil, and sparse but just adequate rainfall permitted farming; therefore farming prevailed, and a good 90% of the original sod prairie is gone. The consequence, in human terms, is that our relationship to our place has always felt primarily mercantile. We used the land and denied, or held at bay, its effect on us. Yet from my earliest childhood, when the most of the Kansas prairie was still intact, I've known that the land also had a romantic quality. I've felt moved by the expanse of it, enthralled by size. I take pride in my identity as a plains daughter.     [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  What does the author feel proud about?

  A)
  being an American done clear
  B)
  being a native of Kansas. done clear
  C)
  being able to see the romantic quality of the land. done clear
  D)
  the ability to unite well. done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  When I think of my family's history on the land. I experience a pang of regret. Unlike much of the arid West, where the land has gone virtually unchanged for centuries, my place of origin, western Kansas, has been torn up by agriculture. The flat plains, excellent soil, and sparse but just adequate rainfall permitted farming; therefore farming prevailed, and a good 90% of the original sod prairie is gone. The consequence, in human terms, is that our relationship to our place has always felt primarily mercantile. We used the land and denied, or held at bay, its effect on us. Yet from my earliest childhood, when the most of the Kansas prairie was still intact, I've known that the land also had a romantic quality. I've felt moved by the expanse of it, enthralled by size. I take pride in my identity as a plains daughter.     [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  What factor changed the entire landscape of Kansas?

  A)
  wind done clear
  B)
  heat done clear
  C)
  agriculture done clear
  D)
  flooding done clear
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• question_answer6)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.         [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  What does not seem as Hot good or normal in the context of this essay?

  A)
  the new interest in free market done clear
  B)
  being captivated by spell of the free market done clear
  C)
  that which does not accord with the  requirement of the free  market done clear
  D)
  the economists who are captivated by the free market done clear
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• question_answer7)

  Directions: In the following questions you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers. [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  Who according to the economists are the right group of people to set the price of a commodity?

  A)
  the aggregate of consumers done clear
  B)
  the buyers done clear
  C)
  the sellers done clear
  D)
  the economists done clear
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• question_answer8)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.         [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  Price-fixing is a phenomenon that is normal in -

  A)
  agricultural societies done clear
  B)
  industrialized societies done clear
  C)
  pre-industrial societies done clear
  D)
  globalised societies done clear
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• question_answer9)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.         [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  A major act of will bring about price-fixing that will be seen as

  A)
  effective and productive done clear
  B)
  constructive and practical done clear
  C)
  normal and having valuable economic  function done clear
  D)
  systematic and relevant done clear
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• question_answer10)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.         [SSC CGL Tier II, 2017]

  Selling a commodity at a price that is not more than that charged by competitors is -

  A)
  rejected by the free market system done clear
  B)
  opposed by the advocates of the free market theories done clear
  C)
  considered suspicious by the free market theorists done clear
  D)
  recognized by the advocates of the free market theories done clear
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• question_answer11)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  If a country should have a message for its people, it should be a message of human dignity. The ideals of a nation should be of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble and the right to worship. A country should boldly proclaim to a world dominated by tyrants that "all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". This should be the source of the strength and power of a nation. If people have the freedom to live their lives in dignity, they can work with a sound mind and physical health. The moral political and economic stature of a country lies in the strength of its people. A nation should strive to be a more perfect, not the perfect country where the people is given a promise and a hope in their minds to work and cherish liberty, justice and opportunity. We do not always get what we want when we want it but it is always better to believe that somebody, somehow, someway, we will get what we want.                      [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  Citizens of a country should work and cherish

  A)
  liberty, justice and opportunity done clear
  B)
  liberty and happiness done clear
  C)
  love done clear
  D)
  opportunity and justice done clear
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• question_answer12)

  Directions: In the following questions you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  If a country should have a message for its people, it should be a message of human dignity. The ideals of a nation should be of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble and the right to worship. A country should boldly proclaim to a world dominated by tyrants that "all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". This should be the source of the strength and power of a nation. If people have the freedom to live their lives in dignity, they can work with a sound mind and physical health. The moral political and economic stature of a country lies in the strength of its people. A nation should strive to be a more perfect, not the perfect country where the people is given a promise and a hope in their minds to work and cherish liberty, justice and opportunity. We do not always get what we want when we want it but it is always better to believe that somebody, somehow, someway, we will get what we want. [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  "Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are

  A)
  pillars of equality done clear
  B)
  gifts of our Creator done clear
  C)
  right of all men done clear
  D)
  ideals of a nation done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  If a country should have a message for its people, it should be a message of human dignity. The ideals of a nation should be of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble and the right to worship. A country should boldly proclaim to a world dominated by tyrants that "all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". This should be the source of the strength and power of a nation. If people have the freedom to live their lives in dignity, they can work with a sound mind and physical health. The moral political and economic stature of a country lies in the strength of its people. A nation should strive to be a more perfect, not the perfect country where the people is given a promise and a hope in their minds to work and cherish liberty, justice and opportunity. We do not always get what we want when we want it but it is always better to believe that somebody, somehow, someway, we will get what we want.                      [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  The source of the strength and power of a nation depends on

  A)
  rights to the people done clear
  B)
  its people done clear
  C)
  freedom of the people done clear
  D)
  the physical health of the people done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  If a country should have a message for its people, it should be a message of human dignity. The ideals of a nation should be of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble and the right to worship. A country should boldly proclaim to a world dominated by tyrants that "all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". This should be the source of the strength and power of a nation. If people have the freedom to live their lives in dignity, they can work with a sound mind and physical health. The moral political and economic stature of a country lies in the strength of its people. A nation should strive to be a more perfect, not the perfect country where the people is given a promise and a hope in their minds to work and cherish liberty, justice and opportunity. We do not always get what we want when we want it but it is always better to believe that somebody, somehow, someway, we will get what we want.                      [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  The ending part of the passage is about

  A)
  want     done clear
  B)
  perfection done clear
  C)
  a promise done clear
  D)
  hope done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  If a country should have a message for its people, it should be a message of human dignity. The ideals of a nation should be of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble and the right to worship. A country should boldly proclaim to a world dominated by tyrants that "all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". This should be the source of the strength and power of a nation. If people have the freedom to live their lives in dignity, they can work with a sound mind and physical health. The moral political and economic stature of a country lies in the strength of its people. A nation should strive to be a more perfect, not the perfect country where the people is given a promise and a hope in their minds to work and cherish liberty, justice and opportunity. We do not always get what we want when we want it but it is always better to believe that somebody, somehow, someway, we will get what we want.                      [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  The passage leads the reader to think about:

  A)
  ruling nation done clear
  B)
  what a country needs done clear
  C)
  the rights of the people done clear
  D)
  the morals of a nation done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The world is becoming a dangerous place to live in and this is despite our claims of being civilized of having evolved from the primitive to the modern man and from the cave man to cultured being.

  Many reasons can be attributed to this. A man longs to be the king of all kingdoms, but is too extravagant and idle. He desires that his writ should run through the whole world. But, then he is lazy and lethargic. Man is mean, far inferior to other species. We are more human than humane. We have negative qualities such as anger, ego, envy, greed, hatred and jealousy, that we should consider overcoming. We have allowed these qualities to become our consuming passions. We think that we are mightier than most. We think we are capable of destroying anything by using our might. Today, we have acquired weapons of mass destruction, which are capable of obliterating all life from the face of this planet.

  As men we arm men. Then, we destroy people without arms. Then, why are we giving went to this anger? We let our wrath take over our senses. We fight to satisfy our egos. The overpowering obsession of a man with himself motivates him to grab everything and to fulfill his greed.                                                            [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  What are the qualities that have become man's consuming passion?

  A)
  The desire to be king done clear
  B)
  Anger, ego, greed, envy, hatred and jealousy done clear
  C)
  Laziness and lethargy done clear
  D)
  Idleness and laziness done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The world is becoming a dangerous place to live in and this is despite our claims of being civilized of having evolved from the primitive to the modern man and from the cave man to cultured being.

  Many reasons can be attributed to this. A man longs to be the king of all kingdoms, but is too extravagant and idle. He desires that his writ should run through the whole world. But, then he is lazy and lethargic. Man is mean, far inferior to other species. We are more human than humane. We have negative qualities such as anger, ego, envy, greed, hatred and jealousy, that we should consider overcoming. We have allowed these qualities to become our consuming passions. We think that we are mightier than most. We think we are capable of destroying anything by using our might. Today, we have acquired weapons of mass destruction, which are capable of obliterating all life from the face of this planet.

  As men we arm men. Then, we destroy people without arms. Then, why are we giving went to this anger? We let our wrath take over our senses. We fight to satisfy our egos. The overpowering obsession of a man with himself motivates him to grab everything and to fulfill his greed.                                                            [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  What is man capable of achieving today?

  A)
  The power to conquer the world done clear
  B)
  The ability to have his writ run through the whole world done clear
  C)
  The ability to destroy everything done clear
  D)
  The power to obliterate life from this planet done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The world is becoming a dangerous place to live in and this is despite our claims of being civilized of having evolved from the primitive to the modern man and from the cave man to cultured being.

  Many reasons can be attributed to this. A man longs to be the king of all kingdoms, but is too extravagant and idle. He desires that his writ should run through the whole world. But, then he is lazy and lethargic. Man is mean, far inferior to other species. We are more human than humane. We have negative qualities such as anger, ego, envy, greed, hatred and jealousy, that we should consider overcoming. We have allowed these qualities to become our consuming passions. We think that we are mightier than most. We think we are capable of destroying anything by using our might. Today, we have acquired weapons of mass destruction, which are capable of obliterating all life from the face of this planet.

  As men we arm men. Then, we destroy people without arms. Then, why are we giving went to this anger? We let our wrath take over our senses. We fight to satisfy our egos. The overpowering obsession of a man with himself motivates him to grab everything and to fulfill his greed.                                                            [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  What does man think of himself today?

  A)
  That he is more humane than human done clear
  B)
  That he can be king of all kingdoms done clear
  C)
  That he is mightier than most done clear
  D)
  That he can rule the world done clear
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• question_answer19)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The world is becoming a dangerous place to live in and this is despite our claims of being civilized of having evolved from the primitive to the modern man and from the cave man to cultured being.

  Many reasons can be attributed to this. A man longs to be the king of all kingdoms, but is too extravagant and idle. He desires that his writ should run through the whole world. But, then he is lazy and lethargic. Man is mean, far inferior to other species. We are more human than humane. We have negative qualities such as anger, ego, envy, greed, hatred and jealousy, that we should consider overcoming. We have allowed these qualities to become our consuming passions. We think that we are mightier than most. We think we are capable of destroying anything by using our might. Today, we have acquired weapons of mass destruction, which are capable of obliterating all life from the face of this planet.

  As men we arm men. Then, we destroy people without arms. Then, why are we giving went to this anger? We let our wrath take over our senses. We fight to satisfy our egos. The overpowering obsession of a man with himself motivates him to grab everything and to fulfill his greed.                                                            [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  Why has the world become a dangerous place to live in?

  A)
  because man has becomes civilized done clear
  B)
  because man has become a cultured being done clear
  C)
  because man desires to be king of all kingdoms but is idle and extravagant done clear
  D)
  Because man has evolved from primitive to modern done clear
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• question_answer20)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The world is becoming a dangerous place to live in and this is despite our claims of being civilized of having evolved from the primitive to the modern man and from the cave man to cultured being.

  Many reasons can be attributed to this. A man longs to be the king of all kingdoms, but is too extravagant and idle. He desires that his writ should run through the whole world. But, then he is lazy and lethargic. Man is mean, far inferior to other species. We are more human than humane. We have negative qualities such as anger, ego, envy, greed, hatred and jealousy, that we should consider overcoming. We have allowed these qualities to become our consuming passions. We think that we are mightier than most. We think we are capable of destroying anything by using our might. Today, we have acquired weapons of mass destruction, which are capable of obliterating all life from the face of this planet.

  As men we arm men. Then, we destroy people without arms. Then, why are we giving went to this anger? We let our wrath take over our senses. We fight to satisfy our egos. The overpowering obsession of a man with himself motivates him to grab everything and to fulfill his greed.                                                            [SSC CGL Tier II, 2015]

  Give the antonym of "Obliterate"?

  A)
  Create done clear
  B)
  Destroy done clear
  C)
  Prevent done clear
  D)
  Erase done clear
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• question_answer21)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  It can be inferred from the passage that

  A)
  opportunities for women in military are certain to decline done clear
  B)
  the change to all-volunteer armed forces took place many years ago done clear
  C)
  the society encourages increased participation of women in direct combat done clear
  D)
  the government sanctions equal pay for equal work done clear
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• question_answer22)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  It can be inferred from the passage that after the recent change

  A)
  some join willingly, some are forced done clear
  B)
  everyone joins the military under compulsion done clear
  C)
  men are forced, women join willingly done clear
  D)
  everyone joins the military willingly done clear
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  Directions: In the following questions you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore for women in the military the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II 2014]

  According to the passage despite the United States armed forces' commitment to occupational equality for women in the military certain other factors preclude women

  A)
  drawing assignments from a wider range of assignments than before done clear
  B)
  having access to positions of responsibility done clear
  C)
  being assigned all of the military tasks that are assigned  to men done clear
  D)
  receiving equal pay for equal work done clear
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• question_answer24)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  The primary purpose of the passage is to

  A)
  present the new United States all-volunteer armed forces as a model case of equal employment policies in action done clear
  B)
  present a reasoned prognosis of the status of women in the new United States all-volunteer armed forces done clear
  C)
  analyses reforms in the new United States all-volunteer armed forces necessitated by the increasing number of women in the military done clear
  D)
  present an overview of the different types of assignments available to women done clear
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• question_answer25)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  The passage implies which of the following is a factor conducive to a more equitable representation of women in the United States armed forces than has existed in the past?

  A)
  The level of awareness on the part of the larger society of military issues. done clear
  B)
  An increased decline in the proportion of deterrence oriented non-combat assignments. done clear
  C)
  The past service records of women who had assignments functionally equivalent to men's assignments. done clear
  D)
  The all-volunteer character of the present armed forces. done clear
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• question_answer26)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  Which of the following is closest in sense to the word "Novel' used in the passage?

  A)
  Boring done clear
  B)
  Dull done clear
  C)
  Prosaic done clear
  D)
  Mew done clear
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• question_answer27)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  Which sentence is an incorrect one?

  A)
  Opportunities seem certain to arise. done clear
  B)
  The recent change to all voluntary armed forces in US will produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women. done clear
  C)
  The difficulty is that women are likely to be trained for any direct combat operation. done clear
  D)
  The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operation. done clear
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• question_answer28)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  A suitable title for the passage might be

  A)
  Current Status of Women in US Air force done clear
  B)
  Current Status of Women in US Teaching Service done clear
  C)
  Current Status of Women in US Navy done clear
  D)
  Current Status of Women in US Military done clear
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• question_answer29)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  The word 'opportunities' used in the passage may be replaced by all except

  A)
  failures done clear
  B)
  prospects done clear
  C)
  openings done clear
  D)
  scope done clear
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• question_answer30)

  Directions: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

  The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise.

  The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.                    [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

  The 'dramatic gains for women' and change in the attitude of a 'significant portion of the larger society' are logically related to each other in as much as the author puts forward the latter as

  A)
  a pre-condition for any prospect of achieving the former done clear
  B)
  a public response to achievement of the former done clear
  C)
  a reason for some of the former being lost again done clear
  D)
  the major reason (or absence of the former done clear
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