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A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives. He wasn't the first, nor would he be the last, but the wiry, bespectacled man from Gujarat is certainly the most famous of the world's peaceful political dissidents. Mohandas Gandhi ? also affectionately known as Mahatma ? led India's independence movement in the 1930s and 40s by speaking softly without carrying much of a big stick, facing down the British colonialists with stirring speeches and non-violent protest. More than anything else, historians say, Gandhi proved that one man has the power to take on an empire, using both ethics and intelligence. Urges Britain to quit India It is hard to imagine the thin, robed Gandhi working in the rough and tumble world of law, but Gandhi did get his start in politics as a lawyer in South Africa, where he supported the local Indian community's struggle for civil rights. Returning to India in 1915, he carried over his desire to improve the situation of the lower classes. Gandhi quickly became a leader within the Indian National Congress, a growing political party supporting independence, and traveled widely with the party to learn about the local struggles of various Indian communities. It was during those travels that his legend grew among the Indian people, historians say. Gandhi was known as much for his wit and intelligence as for his piety. When he was arrested several more times over the years for his actions during the movement, Gandhi calmly fasted in prison, believing that his death would embarrass the British enough to spur independence, which had become the focus of his politics by 1920. Gandhi's non-cooperation movement, kicked off in the early 1920s, called for Indians to boycott British goods and traditions and become self-reliant. His most famous protest came in 1930, when Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 250-mile march to a coastal town to produce salt, on which the British had a monopoly. Which of the following can help one to "take on" an empire?
Options- A. By acting ethically and intelligently.
- B. By getting violent as and when required.
- C. By being a good orator.
- D. By speaking softly.
- Correct Answer
- By acting ethically and intelligently.
- 1. In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence. The _____ of war, however, is
Options- A. case
- B. prisoner
- C. perperator
- D. theme Discuss
- 2. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. The painter painted the entire bungalow.
Options- A. The entire bungalow is painted by the painter.
- B. Painting of the entire bungalow was done by the painter.
- C. The entire bungalow was painted by the painter.
- D. Painting of the entire bungalow is done by the painter. Discuss
- 3. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option. On being called, (A) / all of us (B) / entered into the room. (C) / No Error (D)
Options- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D Discuss
- 4. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him. The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did. The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking." Dr. Albert preferred to let his actions _____ .
Options- A. speak louder than his words
- B. be admired
- C. be advertised
- D. be written about Discuss
- 5. A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. Man's attitude to various animals changed many times in the course of centuries. From indifference or practicality, he went on to adoration and deification, and then to hatred. Ancient Egyptians, for example, highly appreciated the cat's ability to destroy rodents. The cat was much superior in this respect to the grasssnakes and weasels they had kept in their houses before. These proved unable to cope with hordes of rats which invaded Egypt from Asia. So the cat, a very useful animal, was ranked as a sacred animal and one of the most important animals, too. The goddess of the Moon, fertility and childbirth, Bast herself was portrayed by the Egyptians as a woman with a cat's head. Sumptuous temples were built to this goddess, where cats were kept in luxury and fed the choicest of foods. They had their own priests and votaries, more numerous as a matter of fact than any other sacred animal could boast. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the festival in the city of Bubastis, which had a temple dedicated to cats, was attended by as many as 700 thousand, who brought their offerings to the goddess in the shape of figurines of her made of gold, silver and bronze and adorned with precious stones. Hordes of rats invaded Egypt. They came from _____ .
Options- A. Europe
- B. Asia
- C. Asia Minor
- D. Africa Discuss
- 6. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. Delusion of suffering from a disease
Options- A. Lypemania
- B. Nosomania
- C. Naruomania
- D. Phagomania Discuss
- 7. In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______. But almost always it can be justified as a moral principle on the basis of ______. When we talk about speaking the truth in order not to hide what, if hidden, will only prove damaging to others, we are emphasizing the ability to ?feel? for others. Again, often we purposely keep ourselves from communicating the truth as, once ______, it may hurt someone?s feelings and sentiments. But keeping a person in the dark or denying him or her knowledge which he or she ought to have amounts to ______ another soul of its right to know that with which it has a ______. Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______.
Options- A. morality
- B. ability
- C. civility
- D. debility Discuss
- 8. In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______. But almost always it can be justified as a moral principle on the basis of ______. When we talk about speaking the truth in order not to hide what, if hidden, will only prove damaging to others, we are emphasizing the ability to ?feel? for others. Again, often we purposely keep ourselves from communicating the truth as, once ______, it may hurt someone?s feelings and sentiments. But keeping a person in the dark or denying him or her knowledge which he or she ought to have amounts to ______ another soul of its right to know that with which it has a ______. amounts to ______ another soul of its right
Options- A. destroying
- B. disturbing
- C. sustaining
- D. depriving Discuss
- 9. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He said to the principal, "I have made a mistake."
Options- A. He told the principal that I have had made a mistake.
- B. He told the principal that he had made a mistake.
- C. He tells the principal that he has made a mistake.
- D. He told the principal this that he has made a mistake. Discuss
- 10. In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. As the improvement in his situation was ______________, the doctor did not discharge him.
Options- A. marginal
- B. tiny
- C. microscopic
- D. negated Discuss
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Correct Answer: theme
Correct Answer: The entire bungalow is painted by the painter.
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer: speak louder than his words
Correct Answer: Asia
Correct Answer: Nosomania
Correct Answer: morality
Correct Answer: depriving
Correct Answer: He told the principal that he had made a mistake.
Correct Answer: marginal
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