Sample papers for SSC Mock Test-16 SSC CGL Tear-II Paper-2

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

convinced

B)

satisfied

C)

known

D)

informed

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29)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

scope

B)

area

C)

method

D)

preview

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30)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

legal

B)

political

C)

judicial

D)

financial

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31)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

funds

B)

coffer

C)

treasury

D)

private

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32)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

earnings

B)

money

C)

mainstay

D)

savings

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33)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

fake

B)

paper

C)

bogus

D)

deceitful

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34)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

party based

B)

religiously

C)

ideologically

D)

institutionally

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35)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

dissent

B)

unrest

C)

manouvre

D)

ideology

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36)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

shed

B)

suck

C)

spill

D)

ooz

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37)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation and the nation and the people have to be (28) that terrorism means not only political terrorism. The (29) of terrorism has to be defined to include both (30) and social aspects. Scamsters who have looted public funds, be it from the (31) or banks, and cheated innocent men and women of their lives (32) through (33) companies have also to be brought within its scope. While targeting (34) committed political (35) one cannot leave out financial dacoits who (36) the blood of the nation and the poor and social (37) who knowingly disturb public order and peace.

A)

stigma

B)

parasites

C)

obscurantists

D)

predicament

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38)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

more

B)

vaster

C)

deeper

D)

wider

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39)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

literature

B)

writing

C)

pen

D)

language

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40)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

palatable

B)

praiseworthy

C)

bleak

D)

charming

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41)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

recognization

B)

affinity

C)

empathy

D)

proximity

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42)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

propensity

B)

ideas

C)

perceptions

D)

predilections

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43)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

bare

B)

mere

C)

stark

D)

just

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44)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

proverbial

B)

sedulous

C)

literary

D)

technical

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45)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

react

B)

respond

C)

revel

D)

interact

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46)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

define

B)

know

C)

appreciate

D)

savour

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47)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

Writers are liked or disliked for something much (38) than their exceptional ability with (39). The sense we get of the person behind the writer, our feeling that his attitudes are interesting and (40), our (41) with his stories and (42) these are more important than some (43) recognition of (44) intelligence. We (45) to books and writers as we do to people. It was Forster, in fact, who said in Aspects of the Novel. Our final test of a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends and of anything else which we cannot (46). In these terms, it seems to me that it is as easy to (47) Naipaul's work as to like Forster's. Naipaul?s deepest instincts are not to my taste.

A)

acclaim

B)

chastise

C)

dislike

D)

castigate

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48)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

One of the oldest cities of Asia, Srinagar is known for its unique wooden architecture. Its (48) network of narrow streets amid multi-story wooded houses (49) out its waterways, make it look like medieval Islamic (50) centres. The large-scale demolition of traditional buildings and bazaars. (51) the quest for modernity have, however, (52) to their disappearance.

A)

expensive

B)

extensive

C)

extended

D)

expended

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49)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

One of the oldest cities of Asia, Srinagar is known for its unique wooden architecture. Its (48) network of narrow streets amid multi-story wooded houses (49) out its waterways, make it look like medieval Islamic (50) centres. The large-scale demolition of traditional buildings and bazaars. (51) the quest for modernity have, however, (52) to their disappearance.

A)

open

B)

opened

C)

opening

D)

opined

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50)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

One of the oldest cities of Asia, Srinagar is known for its unique wooden architecture. Its (48) network of narrow streets amid multi-story wooded houses (49) out its waterways, make it look like medieval Islamic (50) centres. The large-scale demolition of traditional buildings and bazaars. (51) the quest for modernity have, however, (52) to their disappearance.

A)

urban

B)

village

C)

rural

D)

country

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51)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

One of the oldest cities of Asia, Srinagar is known for its unique wooden architecture. Its (48) network of narrow streets amid multi-story wooded houses (49) out its waterways, make it look like medieval Islamic (50) centres. The large-scale demolition of traditional buildings and bazaars. (51) the quest for modernity have, however, (52) to their disappearance.

A)

in

B)

inside

C)

on

D)

into

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52)

Direction: In the following questions, you have several passages where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives.

One of the oldest cities of Asia, Srinagar is known for its unique wooden architecture. Its (48) network of narrow streets amid multi-story wooded houses (49) out its waterways, make it look like medieval Islamic (50) centres. The large-scale demolition of traditional buildings and bazaars. (51) the quest for modernity have, however, (52) to their disappearance.

A)

lead

B)

led

C)

conformed

D)

caused

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53)

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

The last half of my life has been lived in one of those painful epochs of human history during which the world is getting worse, and past victories which had seemed to be definitive have turned out to be only temporary. When I was young, Victorian optimism was taken for granted. It was thought that freedom and prosperity would speed gradually throughout the world by an orderly process, and it was hoped that cruelty, tyranny, and injustice would continually diminish. Hardly anyone was haunted by the fear of great wars. Hardly anyone thought of the nineteenth century as a brief interlude between past and future barbarism.

The author feels sad about the later part of his life because

A)

the world had not become prosperous

B)

he was nostalgic about his childhood

C)

the world was painfully disturbed during that period of time;

D)

the author had not won any further victories

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54)

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

The last half of my life has been lived in one of those painful epochs of human history during which the world is getting worse, and past victories which had seemed to be definitive have turned out to be only temporary. When I was young, Victorian optimism was taken for granted. It was thought that freedom and prosperity would speed gradually throughout the world by an orderly process, and it was hoped that cruelty, tyranny, and injustice would continually diminish. Hardly anyone was haunted by the fear of great wars. Hardly anyone thought of the nineteenth century as a brief interlude between past and future barbarism.

The victories of the past

A)

filled men with a sense of pessimism

B)

proved to be temporary events

C)

ended cruelty, tyranny, and injustice

D)

brought permanent peace and security

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55)

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

The last half of my life has been lived in one of those painful epochs of human history during which the world is getting worse, and past victories which had seemed to be definitive have turned out to be only temporary. When I was young, Victorian optimism was taken for granted. It was thought that freedom and prosperity would speed gradually throughout the world by an orderly process, and it was hoped that cruelty, tyranny, and injustice would continually diminish. Hardly anyone was haunted by the fear of great wars. Hardly anyone thought of the nineteenth century as a brief interlude between past and future barbarism.

The world 'definitive' as used in the passage means

A)

incomplete

B)

defined

C)

temporary

D)

final

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56)

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

The last half of my life has been lived in one of those painful epochs of human history during which the world is getting worse, and past victories which had seemed to be definitive have turned out to be only temporary. When I was young, Victorian optimism was taken for granted. It was thought that freedom and prosperity would speed gradually throughout the world by an orderly process, and it was hoped that cruelty, tyranny, and injustice would continually diminish. Hardly anyone was haunted by the fear of great wars. Hardly anyone thought of the nineteenth century as a brief interlude between past and future barbarism.

During the Victorian age people believed that

A)

there would be unlimited freedom

B)

strife would increase

C)

peace would prevail and happiness would engulf the whole world

D)

wars would be fought on a bigger scale

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57)

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

The last half of my life has been lived in one of those painful epochs of human history during which the world is getting worse, and past victories which had seemed to be definitive have turned out to be only temporary. When I was young, Victorian optimism was taken for granted. It was thought that freedom and prosperity would speed gradually throughout the world by an orderly process, and it was hoped that cruelty, tyranny, and injustice would continually diminish. Hardly anyone was haunted by the fear of great wars. Hardly anyone thought of the nineteenth century as a brief interlude between past and future barbarism.

'A brief interlude between past and future barbarism' can be interpreted us

A)

a dramatic performance during wars

B)

an interval between cruel wars

C)

a short space of time between two great events

D)

a short period of time between past and future acts of savagery

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58)

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

It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different schools of thought on the question of education. Some people maintain that pupils at school should concentrate on a narrow range of subjects which will benefit them directly in their subsequent careers. Others contend that they should study a wide range of subjects so that they have not only the specialised knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but also sound general knowledge about the world they will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first theory state that the greatest contributions to civilisation are made by those who are most expert in their trade or profession. Those on the other side say, that unless they have a broad general education, the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to have sympathy with their fellows or a proper sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole.

'Schools of thought can be explained as

A)

groups of people whose job is to think

B)

groups of people who are schooled to think

C)

groups of people who study in a particular school thoughtfully

D)

groups of people having the same ideas but with different perception on a particular subject

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59)

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

It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different schools of thought on the question of education. Some people maintain that pupils at school should concentrate on a narrow range of subjects which will benefit them directly in their subsequent careers. Others contend that they should study a wide range of subjects so that they have not only the specialised knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but also sound general knowledge about the world they will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first theory state that the greatest contributions to civilisation are made by those who are most expert in their trade or profession. Those on the other side say, that unless they have a broad general education, the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to have sympathy with their fellows or a proper sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole.

Broad general knowledge is necessary, because

A)

specialisation is incomplete without it

B)

without it no one would get a job

C)

it teaches us about different things

D)

it broadens 'one's outlook

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60)

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

It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different schools of thought on the question of education. Some people maintain that pupils at school should concentrate on a narrow range of subjects which will benefit them directly in their subsequent careers. Others contend that they should study a wide range of subjects so that they have not only the specialised knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but also sound general knowledge about the world they will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first theory state that the greatest contributions to civilisation are made by those who are most expert in their trade or profession. Those on the other side say, that unless they have a broad general education, the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to have sympathy with their fellows or a proper sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole.

The idea of the first school of thought in the passage is that

A)

students should concentrate on studies

B)

students should not undertake any specialised-work

C)

students should study an me subjects they want to

D)

students should study a few subjects that will help them in their profession

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61)

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

It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different schools of thought on the question of education. Some people maintain that pupils at school should concentrate on a narrow range of subjects which will benefit them directly in their subsequent careers. Others contend that they should study a wide range of subjects so that they have not only the specialised knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but also sound general knowledge about the world they will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first theory state that the greatest contributions to civilisation are made by those who are most expert in their trade or profession. Those on the other side say, that unless they have a broad general education, the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to have sympathy with their fellows or a proper sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole.

Supporters of the first theory say that

A)

experts have contributed most to progress in the modern world

B)

people with general knowledge have contributed to civilisation

C)

experts have done nothing to help mankind

D)

people with general knowledge are more useful than experts

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62)

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

It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different schools of thought on the question of education. Some people maintain that pupils at school should concentrate on a narrow range of subjects which will benefit them directly in their subsequent careers. Others contend that they should study a wide range of subjects so that they have not only the specialised knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but also sound general knowledge about the world they will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first theory state that the greatest contributions to civilisation are made by those who are most expert in their trade or profession. Those on the other side say, that unless they have a broad general education, the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to have sympathy with their fellows or a proper sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole.

According to the second school of thought, education will not be very effective if pupils

A)

have inadequate knowledge of their own work

B)

do not have a wide general education

C)

ignore the study of fine arts

D)

have nothing but general knowledge

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63)

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

Experiments with the Sulphonamides have made clear a fact about germs which is gaining increasing importance in fighting, them Germs, it seems, have the same ability as all the other living things gradually to change themselves to suit new conditions. But, as the generation of germs lasts only twenty twenty-five or thirty minutes, before all the germs divide to form new ones, changes that would take many years in animals can be achieved by germs in a few hours. Perhaps, then, you give the attacking germ a dose of Sulphonmides which upsets them somewhat but is not strong enough to prevent them from multiplying if so, they very rapidly develop new powers which enable them to resist the effects of the drug. After this has happened, even the strongest dose will fail to disturb them.

Experiments with Sulphonamides have led to the important discovery that

A)

germs are living things, and can change themselves to suit new conditions

B)

one generation of germs lasts only twenty, twenty-five or thirty minutes

C)

germs can adjust themselves to live and multiply in new conditions

D)

germs are not disturbed even by the strongest possible dose of Sulphonamides

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64)

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

Experiments with the Sulphonamides have made clear a fact about germs which is gaining increasing importance in fighting, them Germs, it seems, have the same ability as all the other living things gradually to change themselves to suit new conditions. But, as the generation of germs lasts only twenty twenty-five or thirty minutes, before all the germs divide to form new ones, changes that would take many years in animals can be achieved by germs in a few hours. Perhaps, then, you give the attacking germ a dose of Sulphonmides which upsets them somewhat but is not strong enough to prevent them from multiplying if so, they very rapidly develop new powers which enable them to resist the effects of the drug. After this has happened, even the strongest dose will fail to disturb them.

Like all other living things, germs can change themselves to suit new conditions. This adjustment is possible because the germs have

A)

the power of fluctuation

B)

the power of compliance

C)

the power of adoptability

D)

the power of adaptability

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65)

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

Experiments with the Sulphonamides have made clear a fact about germs which is gaining increasing importance in fighting, them Germs, it seems, have the same ability as all the other living things gradually to change themselves to suit new conditions. But, as the generation of germs lasts only twenty twenty-five or thirty minutes, before all the germs divide to form new ones, changes that would take many years in animals can be achieved by germs in a few hours. Perhaps, then, you give the attacking germ a dose of Sulphonmides which upsets them somewhat but is not strong enough to prevent them from multiplying if so, they very rapidly develop new powers which enable them to resist the effects of the drug. After this has happened, even the strongest dose will fail to disturb them.

Since germs can change themselves to suit new conditions, the task of fighting them has become

A)

absolutely impossible

B)

much easier

C)

much more difficult

D)

increasingly important

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66)

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

Experiments with the Sulphonamides have made clear a fact about germs which is gaining increasing importance in fighting, them Germs, it seems, have the same ability as all the other living things gradually to change themselves to suit new conditions. But, as the generation of germs lasts only twenty twenty-five or thirty minutes, before all the germs divide to form new ones, changes that would take many years in animals can be achieved by germs in a few hours. Perhaps, then, you give the attacking germ a dose of Sulphonmides which upsets them somewhat but is not strong enough to prevent them from multiplying if so, they very rapidly develop new powers which enable them to resist the effects of the drug. After this has happened, even the strongest dose will fail to disturb them.

Germs which are not disturbed even by the strongest possible dose of the Sulphonamides are said to have become

A)

immortal

B)

immune

C)

improvised

D)

immobile

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67)

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

Experiments with the Sulphonamides have made clear a fact about germs which is gaining increasing importance in fighting, them Germs, it seems, have the same ability as all the other living things gradually to change themselves to suit new conditions. But, as the generation of germs lasts only twenty twenty-five or thirty minutes, before all the germs divide to form new ones, changes that would take many years in animals can be achieved by germs in a few hours. Perhaps, then, you give the attacking germ a dose of Sulphonmides which upsets them somewhat but is not strong enough to prevent them from multiplying if so, they very rapidly develop new powers which enable them to resist the effects of the drug. After this has happened, even the strongest dose will fail to disturb them.

One generation of germs expires, bringing into existence the next generation

A)

in twenty minutes

B)

in twenty five minutes

C)

in not more than half an hour

D)

in a few hours

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68)

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

Religion is the greatest instrument for so raising us. It is amazing that a person not intellectually bright, perhaps not even educated, is capable of grasping and living by something so advanced as the principles of Christianity. Yet, there is a common phenomenon. It is not, however, in my province to talk about religion, but rather to stress the power which great literature and the great personalities whom we meet in it and in history have to open and enlarge over minds, and to show us what is first rate in human personality and human character by showing us goodness and greatness.

In the passage, the author's ultimate intention is to talk about

A)

religion

B)

history

C)

education

D)

character

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69)

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

Religion is the greatest instrument for so raising us. It is amazing that a person not intellectually bright, perhaps not even educated, is capable of grasping and living by something so advanced as the principles of Christianity. Yet, there is a common phenomenon. It is not, however, in my province to talk about religion, but rather to stress the power which great literature and the great personalities whom we meet in it and in history have to open and enlarge over minds, and to show us what is first rate in human personality and human character by showing us goodness and greatness.

The phrase 'so raising us' means

A)

giving us a sense of spiritual superiority

B)

making us feel that we are more important than we really are

C)

improving our mental abilities

D)

making us realise that we all are children of God

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70)

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

Religion is the greatest instrument for so raising us. It is amazing that a person not intellectually bright, perhaps not even educated, is capable of grasping and living by something so advanced as the principles of Christianity. Yet, there is a common phenomenon. It is not, however, in my province to talk about religion, but rather to stress the power which great literature and the great personalities whom we meet in it and in history have to open and enlarge over minds, and to show us what is first rate in human personality and human character by showing us goodness and greatness.

What surprises the author is that

A)

even uneducated people understand Christianity

B)

Christianity is practiced by a large number of people

C)

despite being difficult and complex, the principles of Christianity are practiced by so many people

D)

even very intelligent people cannot understand the principles of Christianity

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71)

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

Religion is the greatest instrument for so raising us. It is amazing that a person not intellectually bright, perhaps not even educated, is capable of grasping and living by something so advanced as the principles of Christianity. Yet, there is a common phenomenon. It is not, however, in my province to talk about religion, but rather to stress the power which great literature and the great personalities whom we meet in it and in history have to open and enlarge over minds, and to show us what is first rate in human personality and human character by showing us goodness and greatness.

The author hesitates to talk about religion because

A)

he does not feel himself competent to talk about it

B)

nobody around him likes to talk about it

C)

he does not believe in any religion

D)

he does not fully understand its importance

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72)

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

Religion is the greatest instrument for so raising us. It is amazing that a person not intellectually bright, perhaps not even educated, is capable of grasping and living by something so advanced as the principles of Christianity. Yet, there is a common phenomenon. It is not, however, in my province to talk about religion, but rather to stress the power which great literature and the great personalities whom we meet in it and in history have to open and enlarge over minds, and to show us what is first rate in human personality and human character by showing us goodness and greatness.

According to the author, we come across examples of greatness and nobility in

A)

great works of literature

B)

literary and historical works

C)

historical records

D)

books on Christianity

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73)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

People are taking growing interest in Rural Development because

A)

nothing worthwhile can be done in the near future

B)

they have now become optimistic about it

C)

they have realised the indispensability of it

D)

they have been suffering from severe health problems

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74)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

Which of the following is the lever' according to the passage?

A)

Upliftment of the rural masses

B)

Enlightenment of certain sections of the society

C)

Non-material advancement

D)

Stagnation of rural life

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75)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

Which of the following is the worst tragedy according to the author?

A)

Lack of realisation of the importance of rural development

B)

Exploitation of the rural people by the city-dwellers

C)

The subhuman condition of the people

D)

The pessimism of the rural people about their own conditions

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76)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?

A)

Most of the rich people dwelling in modern cities are genuinely concerned about rural development

B)

Rural development is a pre-requisite of any other advancement and progress

C)

The rural folk in the Third World countries feel that their subhuman condition cannot be improved

D)

Only rural development can raise the 'Standard of living of people in the Third World countries

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77)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

Rural Development was considered as a part of India's freedom movement because

A)

Gandhiji was against the Western colonialism

B)

real India was then under the British rule

C)

imperial interest lived only in villages

D)

the country comprised of mainly villages

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78)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

The standard of living of human beings in the Third World countries is

A)

subhuman despite best efforts for improvement

B)

not far better than that of animals

C)

improving very rapidly

D)

immune to any improvement

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79)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

In which of the following aspects were the ancient Indian cities different from the modern ones?

A)

Wealth

B)

Growing population

C)

Trade and Commerce

D)

Oneness with the society

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80)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

Which of the following best describes the two divergent worlds of the modern cities?

A)

Commercial and industrial exploitation

B)

Patrons of western products and custodians of imperial interests

C)

A few rich people and many poor people

D)

Posh area and affluent people

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81)

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

Motivation for ruralism in under developed countries are understandably different from those in developed countries. There, it is a sheer physical necessity for the very act of man's survival. In the Third world countries, which are predominantly rural, the only lever that can lift human life above its present subhuman level, is rural development. Rural life in such countries has been stagnating for countries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to ameliorate the conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from that of their quadruped counterparts. Ignorance, ill health and poverty have become synonyms of rural life in the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. But the worst tragedy is that the concerned human populations have taken this state of affairs for granted, as something unalterable, something for which there is no remedy. Every ray of hope has gone out of their lives, m such countries, Rural Development is the inevitable condition of any material or non-material advancement. As such, enlightened sections of all such countries have been taking ever growing interest in the question of Rural Development.

This was also part of the legacy of their freedom struggle. In countries like India, it is well-known that, attempts at Rural Development were an inseparable part of the Independence movement. Leaders like Gandhiji realised quite well that. Real India lived in her stagnating villages. Cities, which were mostly the products of Western colonialism, were just artificial showpieces. Even there, there were two worlds. The posh areas, where the affluent few, mostly the products and custodians of imperial interest lived, were little islands engulfed by the vast ocean of dirt, represented by the vast majority of people. Cities were by no means unknown to India, but in ancient India, they were integral parts, organically related to the rest of the country and society. But, modern cities are exotic centres of commercial and industrial exploitation. Cities in ancient India were the flowers of cultural and artistic excellence of the nation, modem cities are just parasites, preying on and debilitating the county.

Hence, Gandhiji started the 'Go to Village Movement' which alone, according to him, could bring freedom to India and sustain it.

Rural Development had the pride of place in his strategy for the nation's freedom. Thus, it had its origin in the freedom struggle.

Which of the following statements is true in the context of the passage?

A)

The rural folk are very optimistic about improvement in their condition

B)

In the present context, ignorance, poverty and ill health are inseparable parts of rural life

C)

Most of the Third World countries are undergoing fast urbanisation

D)

India's struggle for freedom has been considered as a part of rural development

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82)

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