Q1:

Passage

Easy

In the Midst of the July 1966 hunger strike I had my second visit from my wife. It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at all. Winnie had been under constant harassment since her first visit in 1964. Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Some of this I learned at the time, much of it I found out later. Some of the nastiest items were known to me because when I would return from the quarry, I often would find neatly cut clippings about Winnie that had been anonymously placed on my bed by the warders.

In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie's journeys as unpleasant as possible. For the previous two years, her visits had been stymied by local magistrates and by the repeated bannings that prevented her from traveling. I had recently heard through counsel that Winnie had been informed by the police that she could visit me only if she carried a pass. Winnie, who had been protesting the government's policy regarding women's passes since the 1950s, rightly refused to carry the hated document. The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss.

The regulations governing each of Winnie's visits were long and complicated. She was barred from taking a train or car and had to fly, making the trip much more expensive. She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. She had to report to the same station on the way back and sign more documents.

According to the passage, which one of the following options did not contribute to make Winnie's visits complicated:

(1) Winnie was barred from taking a car or train

(2) Winnie had to take expensive flights

(3) Winnie had to carry outdated magazines with her

(4) Winnie had to sign various documents

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 1

Q2:

Passage

Easy

In the Midst of the July 1966 hunger strike I had my second visit from my wife. It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at all. Winnie had been under constant harassment since her first visit in 1964. Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Some of this I learned at the time, much of it I found out later. Some of the nastiest items were known to me because when I would return from the quarry, I often would find neatly cut clippings about Winnie that had been anonymously placed on my bed by the warders.

In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie's journeys as unpleasant as possible. For the previous two years, her visits had been stymied by local magistrates and by the repeated bannings that prevented her from traveling. I had recently heard through counsel that Winnie had been informed by the police that she could visit me only if she carried a pass. Winnie, who had been protesting the government's policy regarding women's passes since the 1950s, rightly refused to carry the hated document. The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss.

The regulations governing each of Winnie's visits were long and complicated. She was barred from taking a train or car and had to fly, making the trip much more expensive. She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. She had to report to the same station on the way back and sign more documents.

From the passage it may be concluded that the emotions that narrator felt for Winnie are:

(1) Love, compassion and concern

(2) Annoyance, shame and irritation

(3) Admiration, envy and rage

(4) Prejudice, anger and love

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 2

Q3:

Passage

Easy

In the Midst of the July 1966 hunger strike I had my second visit from my wife. It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at all. Winnie had been under constant harassment since her first visit in 1964. Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Some of this I learned at the time, much of it I found out later. Some of the nastiest items were known to me because when I would return from the quarry, I often would find neatly cut clippings about Winnie that had been anonymously placed on my bed by the warders.

In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie's journeys as unpleasant as possible. For the previous two years, her visits had been stymied by local magistrates and by the repeated bannings that prevented her from traveling. I had recently heard through counsel that Winnie had been informed by the police that she could visit me only if she carried a pass. Winnie, who had been protesting the government's policy regarding women's passes since the 1950s, rightly refused to carry the hated document. The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss.

The regulations governing each of Winnie's visits were long and complicated. She was barred from taking a train or car and had to fly, making the trip much more expensive. She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. She had to report to the same station on the way back and sign more documents.

The possible reason for Winnie's refusal to carry a pass can be:

(1) Winne did not want to follow the required protocols, as she was a habitual law-breaker

(2) She was against the government's policy regarding passes for women

(3) She did not understand the importance of a pass as she was illiterate

(4) She wanted someone to get the pass delivered to her at the office

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 3

Q4:

Passage

Easy

In the Midst of the July 1966 hunger strike I had my second visit from my wife. It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at all. Winnie had been under constant harassment since her first visit in 1964. Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Some of this I learned at the time, much of it I found out later. Some of the nastiest items were known to me because when I would return from the quarry, I often would find neatly cut clippings about Winnie that had been anonymously placed on my bed by the warders.

In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie's journeys as unpleasant as possible. For the previous two years, her visits had been stymied by local magistrates and by the repeated bannings that prevented her from traveling. I had recently heard through counsel that Winnie had been informed by the police that she could visit me only if she carried a pass. Winnie, who had been protesting the government's policy regarding women's passes since the 1950s, rightly refused to carry the hated document. The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss.

The regulations governing each of Winnie's visits were long and complicated. She was barred from taking a train or car and had to fly, making the trip much more expensive. She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. She had to report to the same station on the way back and sign more documents.

From the passage it may be assumed that, Winnie as a person was:

(1) Strong, idealistic and indomitable

(2) Meek, timid and sly

(3) Silly, Temperamental and stupid

(4) Caring and Manipulative

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 4

Q5:

Passage

Easy

In the Midst of the July 1966 hunger strike I had my second visit from my wife. It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at all. Winnie had been under constant harassment since her first visit in 1964. Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Some of this I learned at the time, much of it I found out later. Some of the nastiest items were known to me because when I would return from the quarry, I often would find neatly cut clippings about Winnie that had been anonymously placed on my bed by the warders.

In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie's journeys as unpleasant as possible. For the previous two years, her visits had been stymied by local magistrates and by the repeated bannings that prevented her from traveling. I had recently heard through counsel that Winnie had been informed by the police that she could visit me only if she carried a pass. Winnie, who had been protesting the government's policy regarding women's passes since the 1950s, rightly refused to carry the hated document. The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss.

The regulations governing each of Winnie's visits were long and complicated. She was barred from taking a train or car and had to fly, making the trip much more expensive. She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. She had to report to the same station on the way back and sign more documents.

From the passage, we can assume that (select the option which is incorrect according to the passage)

(1) Winnie was greatly anguished by the way she and her family were harshly treated

(2) Winnie wanted to participate in a beauty pageant

(3) The very unpleasant treatment and attitude of the government made Winnie all the more determined

(4) Winnie made all efforts to meet her husband

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 5

Q6:

Passage

Medium

In the Midst of the July 1966 hunger strike I had my second visit from my wife. It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at all. Winnie had been under constant harassment since her first visit in 1964. Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Some of this I learned at the time, much of it I found out later. Some of the nastiest items were known to me because when I would return from the quarry, I often would find neatly cut clippings about Winnie that had been anonymously placed on my bed by the warders.

In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie's journeys as unpleasant as possible. For the previous two years, her visits had been stymied by local magistrates and by the repeated bannings that prevented her from traveling. I had recently heard through counsel that Winnie had been informed by the police that she could visit me only if she carried a pass. Winnie, who had been protesting the government's policy regarding women's passes since the 1950s, rightly refused to carry the hated document. The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss.

The regulations governing each of Winnie's visits were long and complicated. She was barred from taking a train or car and had to fly, making the trip much more expensive. She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. She had to report to the same station on the way back and sign more documents.

Match List - A with List - B.

List - AList - B
(A) Second visit of Winnie was in(I) July 1966
(B) Winne was constantly harassed since(II) 1964
(C) Police informed Winne that(III) She could visit her husband only if she carried a pass
(D) Police station where Winnie signed documents(IV) Caledon Square

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(2) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)

(3) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(4) (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 6

Q7:

Passage

Easy

In order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country's inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country's economic progress and the standard of living - it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all.

Globally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India - with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia - Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles.

The introductory paragraph of the passage deals with:

(1) India and it's education policy

(2) American dream

(3) Global literacy

(4) School education for women in Kerala

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 7

Q8:

Passage

Easy

In order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country's inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country's economic progress and the standard of living - it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all.

Globally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India - with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia - Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles.

Literacy primarily shows:

(1) Writing ability and fluency

(2) Number of people with high standards

(3) Number of people with access to education

(4) Skill in Numeracy and Math

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 8

Q9:

Passage

Easy

In order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country's inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country's economic progress and the standard of living - it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all.

Globally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India - with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia - Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles.

According to the passage which one of the following statements is correct:

(1) More men are able to read and write than women

(2) More men are able to read but women write better

(3) More women are able to read and write than men

(4) More men are able to write but are not able to read

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2022: 17 Aug Shift 2 ENG question 9

Q10:

Passage

Medium

In order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country's inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country's economic progress and the standard of living - it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all.

Globally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India - with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia - Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles.

According to the passage which one of the following statements is correct:

(1) Increase in population will lead to better education system

(2) India's literacy rate is better than that of Brazil

(3) Better school and institution are not important for the progress of any nation

(4) Better access to formal education will prevent girl students from dropping out

Answer options

Q11:

Passage

Medium

In order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country's inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country's economic progress and the standard of living - it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all.

Globally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India - with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia - Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles.

By economic progress the narrator means:

(1) Big school, college and university only

(2) A smart banking system only

(3) Prosperous, healthy, educated and an ethical society that is inclusive, fair and progressive

(4) Few traders and business houses grow big

Answer options

Q12:

Passage

Medium

In order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country's inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country's economic progress and the standard of living - it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all.

Globally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India - with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia - Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles.

Match List - I with List - II.

List - IList - II
(A) Literacy rate measures(I) education and skills of the citizens
(B) Standards to measure literacy rate(II) vary from country to country
(C) Illiteracy in many countries(III) is equated with no schooling
(D) To catch up with progressive world(IV) India has to develop more educational programs for her rural population

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

(2) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(3) (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(4) (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)

Answer options

Q13:

Passage

Medium

It is your duty to train and develop your mind and acquire knowledge, as much as you possibly can obtain. Knowledge is like a deep well, fed by perennial springs, and your mind is the little bucket that you drop into it: you will get as much as you can assimilate. The brain, which is the physical organ of the mind, is one of the two precious products of the aeons of Evolution, the other is the imponderable 'Social instinct'. This wonderful Brain, whose every convolution represents millions of years of Time, really distinguishes you from the animals. Many animals have very powerful sense organs; the eagle, the ant and the dog have keener sense of sight than Man. But no animal has a more evolved Brain and higher Intelligence. If you do not develop and use this Brain to the utmost of your power, you are more akin to the beasts than to Homo sapiens.

Knowledge and mental self-culture confer untold blessings upon you. You will not be the victim of superstition and demagogy in religion and politics, not to be doped and duped by the priests and the politicians of capitalism and so called Socialism: is this not a nobel aim worth striving for? Most men and women today are not free and wise.

They are fleeced and fooled on account of their ignorance. Half the ills of man are due to ignorance.

According to the passage, we the Homo sapiens are different from the beasts because:

(A) We have strong sense of smell and sight unlike some of the predatory animals

(B) We were able to develop our brains and our social instinct over the past millions of years unlike the other animals

(C) we did not evolve like other animals did

(D) we only use computers for our information and knowledge today

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A)

(2) (B)

(3) (C)

(4) (D)

Answer options

Q14:

Passage

Medium

It is your duty to train and develop your mind and acquire knowledge, as much as you possibly can obtain. Knowledge is like a deep well, fed by perennial springs, and your mind is the little bucket that you drop into it: you will get as much as you can assimilate. The brain, which is the physical organ of the mind, is one of the two precious products of the aeons of Evolution, the other is the imponderable 'Social instinct'. This wonderful Brain, whose every convolution represents millions of years of Time, really distinguishes you from the animals. Many animals have very powerful sense organs; the eagle, the ant and the dog have keener sense of sight than Man. But no animal has a more evolved Brain and higher Intelligence. If you do not develop and use this Brain to the utmost of your power, you are more akin to the beasts than to Homo sapiens.

Knowledge and mental self-culture confer untold blessings upon you. You will not be the victim of superstition and demagogy in religion and politics, not to be doped and duped by the priests and the politicians of capitalism and so called Socialism: is this not a nobel aim worth striving for? Most men and women today are not free and wise.

They are fleeced and fooled on account of their ignorance. Half the ills of man are due to ignorance.

According to the passage, along with our highly evolved brain we as humans have also been blessed with the asset of "Social Instinct" which:

(A) allows us to become social predators

(B) helps us to become wise fair, just and independent that gives us our superior position in the Animal kingdom

(C) develop our sense of smell and sight

(D) makes us inordinately lazy and cruel

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) only

(2) (C) only

(3) (B) only

(4) (D) only

Answer options

Q15:

Passage

Easy

It is your duty to train and develop your mind and acquire knowledge, as much as you possibly can obtain. Knowledge is like a deep well, fed by perennial springs, and your mind is the little bucket that you drop into it: you will get as much as you can assimilate. The brain, which is the physical organ of the mind, is one of the two precious products of the aeons of Evolution, the other is the imponderable 'Social instinct'. This wonderful Brain, whose every convolution represents millions of years of Time, really distinguishes you from the animals. Many animals have very powerful sense organs; the eagle, the ant and the dog have keener sense of sight than Man. But no animal has a more evolved Brain and higher Intelligence. If you do not develop and use this Brain to the utmost of your power, you are more akin to the beasts than to Homo sapiens.

Knowledge and mental self-culture confer untold blessings upon you. You will not be the victim of superstition and demagogy in religion and politics, not to be doped and duped by the priests and the politicians of capitalism and so called Socialism: is this not a nobel aim worth striving for? Most men and women today are not free and wise.

They are fleeced and fooled on account of their ignorance. Half the ills of man are due to ignorance.

According to the passage, it is our duty to:

(1) train our mind and acquire as much knowledge as possible

(2) train our mind and travel in trains to see beautiful places and landscapes

(3) train our mind and wait for someone to tell us what to do next

(4) never train our mind as we are born with a lot of artificial intelligence

Answer options

Q16:

Passage

Medium

It is your duty to train and develop your mind and acquire knowledge, as much as you possibly can obtain. Knowledge is like a deep well, fed by perennial springs, and your mind is the little bucket that you drop into it: you will get as much as you can assimilate. The brain, which is the physical organ of the mind, is one of the two precious products of the aeons of Evolution, the other is the imponderable 'Social instinct'. This wonderful Brain, whose every convolution represents millions of years of Time, really distinguishes you from the animals. Many animals have very powerful sense organs; the eagle, the ant and the dog have keener sense of sight than Man. But no animal has a more evolved Brain and higher Intelligence. If you do not develop and use this Brain to the utmost of your power, you are more akin to the beasts than to Homo sapiens.

Knowledge and mental self-culture confer untold blessings upon you. You will not be the victim of superstition and demagogy in religion and politics, not to be doped and duped by the priests and the politicians of capitalism and so called Socialism: is this not a nobel aim worth striving for? Most men and women today are not free and wise.

They are fleeced and fooled on account of their ignorance. Half the ills of man are due to ignorance.

According to the passage knowledge and mental self culture can bestow unimaginable blessings on us because:

(A) knowledge and mental self-culture will make us classy and elegant

(B) mental self-culture will help us get free of prejudice, and arrogance due to the wisdom we gain from knowledge

(C) knowledge will lead to a prosperous career only

(D) knowledge and mental self culture will push us towards arrogance and superstitions

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) only

(2) (D) only

(3) (B) only

(4) (C) only

Answer options

Q17:

Passage

Medium

It is your duty to train and develop your mind and acquire knowledge, as much as you possibly can obtain. Knowledge is like a deep well, fed by perennial springs, and your mind is the little bucket that you drop into it: you will get as much as you can assimilate. The brain, which is the physical organ of the mind, is one of the two precious products of the aeons of Evolution, the other is the imponderable 'Social instinct'. This wonderful Brain, whose every convolution represents millions of years of Time, really distinguishes you from the animals. Many animals have very powerful sense organs; the eagle, the ant and the dog have keener sense of sight than Man. But no animal has a more evolved Brain and higher Intelligence. If you do not develop and use this Brain to the utmost of your power, you are more akin to the beasts than to Homo sapiens.

Knowledge and mental self-culture confer untold blessings upon you. You will not be the victim of superstition and demagogy in religion and politics, not to be doped and duped by the priests and the politicians of capitalism and so called Socialism: is this not a nobel aim worth striving for? Most men and women today are not free and wise.

They are fleeced and fooled on account of their ignorance. Half the ills of man are due to ignorance.

The passage compares our mind to a little bucket. It does so because:

(1) our brain is designed like a bucket to store the water needed by our metabolism

(2) our brain as the physical organ of our mind is capable of accepting and storing the information we acquire from life

(3) the shape of our brain is like that of a bucket

(4) the brain has a bucket like cavity for storage of physical matter

Answer options

Q18:

Passage

Medium

It is your duty to train and develop your mind and acquire knowledge, as much as you possibly can obtain. Knowledge is like a deep well, fed by perennial springs, and your mind is the little bucket that you drop into it: you will get as much as you can assimilate. The brain, which is the physical organ of the mind, is one of the two precious products of the aeons of Evolution, the other is the imponderable 'Social instinct'. This wonderful Brain, whose every convolution represents millions of years of Time, really distinguishes you from the animals. Many animals have very powerful sense organs; the eagle, the ant and the dog have keener sense of sight than Man. But no animal has a more evolved Brain and higher Intelligence. If you do not develop and use this Brain to the utmost of your power, you are more akin to the beasts than to Homo sapiens.

Knowledge and mental self-culture confer untold blessings upon you. You will not be the victim of superstition and demagogy in religion and politics, not to be doped and duped by the priests and the politicians of capitalism and so called Socialism: is this not a nobel aim worth striving for? Most men and women today are not free and wise.

They are fleeced and fooled on account of their ignorance. Half the ills of man are due to ignorance.

Match List - I with List - II.

List - IList - II
(A) It is our duty to develop(I) Not free and wise because they have remained victims of superstitions and ignorance
(B) Knowledge is like a deep well(II) fed by everlasting and perpetual springs
(C) It has taken millions of year(III) to evolve our brain to what it is now-a wonderful asset that makes us superior and evolved
(D) Most men and women today are still(IV) our mind to gain knowledge

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(2) (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(3) (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

(4) (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

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Q19:

Synonyms

Easy

From the given options, select the word that is closest/similar in meaning to the given word:

Feeble

(1) Weak

(2) Arrogant

(3) Sick

(4) Vain

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Q20:

Synonyms

Easy

From the given options, select the word that is closest/similar in meaning to the given word:

Ecstatic

(1) Disoriented

(2) Enraptured

(3) Annoyed

(4) Bewildered

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Q21:

Synonyms

Easy

From the given options, select the word that is closest/similar in meaning to the given word:

Correspondence

(1) Argument

(2) Contracts

(3) Address

(4) Letters

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Q23:

Antonyms

Medium

From the given options, select the word which is opposite in meaning to the word:

'Honorary'

(1) Famous

(2) Reputed

(3) Paid

(4) Official

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Q26:

Antonyms

Easy

From the given options, select the word which is opposite in meaning to:

"Malicious"

(1) Faithless

(2) Boastful

(3) Indifferent

(4) Benevolent

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Q27:

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the word which correctly explains the expression:

To be a white elephant

(1) Very huge item

(2) Fair investment

(3) Expensive and useless possession

(4) Waste material

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Q28:

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

To take to one's heels

(1) To walk with a limp

(2) To run away

(3) To march forward with fear

(4) To hop and jump in play

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Q29:

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

A bolt from the blue

(1) An unexpected and sudden event

(2) A delayed event

(3) A very pleasant but bluish event

(4) Long attainted event

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Q30:

Idioms

Easy

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

Rain cats and dogs

(1) Rain very heavily

(2) Troublesome life in poverty

(3) Cats and dogs jump down to play together in the rain

(4) Rain very lightly

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Q35:

Word Usage

Easy

From the given options, select the one that rightly substitutes the given expression:

One who cannot be defeated

(1) Improper

(2) Irrecoverable

(3) Invincible

(4) Invisible

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Q36:

Word Usage

Easy

From the options given, select the one that can rightly substitute the given expression:

Incapable of being read

(1) Indelible

(2) Illegible

(3) Incorrigible

(4) In explicable

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Q37:

Word Usage

Easy

From the options given, select the one that substitutes the given expression:

One who has a charitable attitude towards his fellow beings

(1) Anthropologist

(2) Philanthropist

(3) Mercenary

(4) Philosophist

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Q38:

Word Usage

Easy

From the options given, select the one that right substitutes the given expression:

Art and profession of writing for newspapers and magazines

(1) Artistry

(2) Literature

(3) Biography

(4) Journalism

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Q39:

Analogies

Medium

From the given options, select the one that carries the same relationship as:

Miser : Spendthrift

(1) Perilous : Dangerous

(2) Calamity : Adversity

(3) Enmity : Friendship

(4) Innumerable : Countless

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Q40:

Analogies

Medium

From the given options, select the one that carries the same relationship as:

Doubtful : Sceptical

(1) Dreary : Dull

(2) Resist : Submit

(3) Wicked : Virtuous

(4) Comic : Tragic

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Q41:

Analogies

Medium

From the given options, select the one that carries the same relationship as:

Wisdom : Folly

(1) Rescue : Help

(2) Entire : Whole

(3) Ponder : Think

(4) Annoy : Please

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Q42:

Analogies

Medium

From the given options, select the one that carries the same relationship as:

Massacre : Slaughter

(1) Recede : Proceed

(2) Extravagant : Economical

(3) Tyranny : Cruelty

(4) Haste : Delay

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Q43:

Rearrangement

Medium

Rearrange the given Jumbled groups of words to make a meaningful sentence:

(A) with the problems of the poor nations

(B) and attempts at acquainting us

(C) the research study

(D) is an eye opener

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (D), (A), (B), (C)

(2) (C), (D), (B), (A)

(3) (A), (C), (B), (D)

(4) (C), (A), (B), (D)

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Q44:

Rearrangement

Medium

Rearrange the given jumbled groups of words to make a meaningful sentence:

(A) can be facilitated by

(B) and exposure to novel situation

(C) general awareness, education

(D) acquisition of certain specific skills

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (C), (D), (B), (A)

(2) (D), (C), (B), (A)

(3) (D), (A), (C), (B)

(4) (D), (B), (C), (A)

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Q45:

Rearrangement

Medium

Rearrange the given jumbled groups of words to make a meaningful sentence:

(A) he/she has access

(B) can learn much if

(C) to a personal computer

(D) anyone interested in the use of computers

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (C), (A), (B), (D)

(2) (A), (C), (B), (D)

(3) (D), (B), (A), (C)

(4) (D), (A), (C), (B)

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Q46:

Rearrangement

Medium

Rearrange the given jumbled groups of words to make a meaningful sentence:

(A) different forms of Sanskrit

(B) in almost every part of India

(C) Hindi and Marathi are

(D) which was once spoken

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q47:

Literary Devices

Easy

From the given options, select the figure of speech (poetic device) used in expression:

The stagnant ocean was like a blue film

(1) Personification

(2) Simile

(3) Oxymoron

(4) Pun

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Q48:

Literary Devices

Medium

From the given options, select the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression:

Of all the thousand selfish cars that pass

(1) Personification

(2) Simile

(3) Oxymoron

(4) Pun

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Q49:

Literary Devices

Medium

From the given options select the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression.

Break, Break, Break open till they break the town

(1) Metaphor

(2) Personification

(3) Alliteration

(4) Simile

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Q50:

Literary Devices

Medium

From the given options select the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression.

Elsa became the benevolent beast of the forest

(1) Simile

(2) Personification

(3) Oxymoron

(4) Pun

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