PASSAGE - I
The achievement of science in the twentieth century has been very great. Its influence can be felt inevery sphere of life. From the small pins and needles to the huge iron sheets and joints, most of the things we require for our everyday use, come out of factories where scientific principles are utilized for practical ends. Science has enabled man to bring forces of nature under control and to use them for his own advantage. It has brought the distant parts of the world close together. Our knowledge of the universe has been much widened on account of the untiring efforts of the astronomers like Jeans and Eddington. Remarkable cures of human diseases have been possible owing to the discovery of some wonderful medicines.
1. The main idea of the passage is:
1) The impact of science can be felt in every sphere of life
2) Science is an anathema
3) Nothing is beyond the purview of science
4) Science can work miracles
2. The mode of approach is:
1) Logical
2) Anatomical
3) Descriptive
4) Expository
3. What has enabled man to harness the forces of nature to the advantage of mankind?
1) Arts
2) Oratory
3) Bravery
4) Science
4. Science has proved a great boon for:
1) Scientists
2) Artists
3) Explorers
4) Mankind
5. The most appropriate title for the passage will be:
1) Science is a curse
2) Science, a great boon
3) Achievements of science
4) None of these
PASSAGE - II
Because goldfish can be kept easily in small ponds and aquariums, they make good pets, but like many other pets, they must have proper care and the right kind of place to live. A two-inch fish requires a minimum of two gallons of water containing sufficient oxygen to support life. Some oxygen will make its way into the water of an aquarium from the air that touches the surface. Plants in an aquarium also help to furnish oxygen. Snails help to keep an aquarium clean. Thus, with plenty of plants and snail, the water in an aquarium does not have to be changed frequently. A large lake may prove to be a quite unsuitable abode for goldfish. It is important that goldfish should not be overfed. They can be fed such things as dried insects in addition to commercially-prepared goldfish food,but they should never be fed more than once a day. Even then, they should not be given more food than can be consumed in about five minutes. This ensures prolonged life.
1. Which of the following statements is true?
1) Goldfish should be given food only once a day
2) Snails eat up the goldfish in an aquarium
3) Plants provide food to the snails
4) Goldfish comes above the surface of water to get oxygen from air
2. Which of the following statement is not true?
1) Snails make the aquarium clean by eating up goldfish
2) Two gallons of water with sufficient oxygen is enough for two-inch fish
3) Goldfish can be made good pets
4) Plants in an aquarium provide oxygen to goldfish
3. Which of the following helps supply goldfish with oxygen?
1) Snails
2) Plants
3) Dried insects
4) Aquarium
4. Water in an aquarium needs to be changed if ____
1) there are plenty of snails and plants in it.
2) there is no sufficient oxygen in it
3) It is very clean and contains sufficient oxygen
4) It does not contain goldfish food and dried insects
5. What is important to remember when feeding goldfish?
1) They should be fed more than once a day
2) They should be fed at five minute intervals
3) They should be fed with plants and snails
4) They should be fed only once a day
PASSAGE - III
William Thomson the "Grand Old Man of Victorian Science" received a multitude of well-deserved honours during his long and productive scientific career. In 1890 this great scientist was elected President of the Royal Society; two years later he was made Lord Kelvin of Large. Upon his retire-ment from University of Glassgow as Professor at the age of seventy five in 1899, he chose to devote himself to writing and to revising his John Hopkins University lectures of 1884 on the wave theory of light. They were published in 1904, three years before his death in 1907. Lord Kelvin now rests with Sir Isaac Newton and many Great Britain's other greats in Westminster Abbey. Despite Kelvin's strong clear mind, outstanding, mathematical techniques, powerful personality and unlimited physical stamina, he narrowly missed attaining the very pinnacle reserved for such immortals as Einstein, Maxwell, Bohr and Newton. As an author A.E.E. Mackenzie stated, "Lord Kelvin's weakness was
his inability to read the work of others." He tended to reject the theoretical ideas of his contemporaries and lacked the intuitive gift to see clearly beyond the immediate facts. He once said that he could understand only that of which he could make model. Nonetheless, his very practical and versatile achievements made an enormous impact upon, humanity.
1. In which year William Thomson became Lord Kelvin?
1) 1884
2) 1890
3) 1892
4) 1899
2. Why did Lord Kelvin start writing and revising his Hopkins University lectures?
1) He used to write his lectures before delivering it
2) There was a great demand from other scientists
3) It was a practice followed by other greats
4) Not given in the passage
3. Who among the following has not been mentioned as "immortals" in the passage?
1) Einstein
2) Mackenzie
3) Maxwell
4) Newton
4. "____ he could understand only that of which he could make a model" means:
1) he used to present his theories by presenting an actual model
2) model helps others to understand the topic easily
3) if you cannot make a model the theory can not be proved
4) he was more concerned for 'concrete' things than 'abstract'
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author of the passage:
a) is totally happy with the honours received by Kelvin
b) feels that the scientist contributed substantially to the mankind
c) feels that full justice was not done with Kelvin
1) (a) and (b)
2) (b) and (c)
3) Only (a)
4) Only (c)
PASSAGE - IV
Dear Shri Srinivas, We regret very much that the radio you purchased from us was unsatis-factory. You have every right to expect merchandise from this store to be in perfect condition, and we appreciate your telling us of this experience. Our dispatch department makes every effort to see that every piece of merchandise is thoroughly inspected before it is sent out. Unfortunately, your radio was not inspected because of the negligence of one of our temporary employees. We expect to receive another lot of Melody Radios tomorrow, and on Thursday we shall send you a new radio to replace the one you have. Your patronage of our store during the past six years has been greatly appreciated. We want you to know that we value your friendship highly, and, for that reason, we wish to make
each transaction satisfactory to you. If it is not, we hope this time so that we may make an equitable adjustment. Yours very mate, Soordas For, Melody Finetone Company
1. The words "this experience" (last words of the first para) refer to:
1) perfect condition of the merchandise purchased
2) reasonable expectation of the customers
3) appreciation by the dealer of the customer's gesture
4) defective condition of the radio purchased
2. For the defective radio sent to Srinivas, the dealer has blamed:
1) The manufacturer
2) One of his employees
3) Soordas
4) Srinivas
3. In case a defect is observed, the dealer expects the customers to:
1) point it out to the dealer
2) arrange for the repairs themselves
3) appreciate the dealer's inability
4) bear with the defect
4. The above letter is in response to:
1) a complaint made by a customer to a radio dealer
2) a demand letter sent by a dealer to a customer
3) a claim for compensation lodged by a dealer
4) a request made by a customer for late dispatch of his radio
5. The letter states that on the next Thursday, the radio dealer is going to:
1) refund the amount to Shri Srinivas
2) receive another lot Melody Radios
3) take back the defective radio
4) give a new faultless radio in exchange of the earlier one
PASSAGE - V
One of the major crises facing the country is the looming water shortage. A recent report of the UN has named India among the worst countries for poor quality of water. The report ranks 122 countries according to the quality of their water as well as their ability and commitment to improve the situation. Belgium is considered the worst basically because of the quality of its ground water.Rains failed in most parts of India in 2009-10 and the vast areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa were in the grip of devastating drought. People without water turn desperate and violent. Villagers in Rajasthan last year attacked the Food Corporation godowns. Worse may be coming. With main polluters refusing to control pollution (America, the world's greatest polluter, refuses to cooperate with other countries) the world is getting hotter. This means that the great ice shelves (weighing billions of tons) of the Antarctic are collapsing. We can-not even conceptualise the dangerous consequences. Last century, sea levels in Venice rose by one step of a staircase. This century they are expected to rise by five steps. An additional cause for Venice's sinking is the draining of underground water table due to industrialization. The water tables in our cities have also been going lower and lower. When ocean level rises, Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean will be the first to go under the waves. Citizens of that country are already migrating to New Zealand. Will citizens of Maldives crowd into Kerala? Will another mass migration from Bangladesh turn West Bengal upside down?
1. Citizens of Tuvalu are migrating to:
1) Belgium
2) West Indies
3) Morocco
4) New Zealand
2. Belgium, is suffering actually because of:
1) the sluggish pace of its economy
2) the discharge of industrial effluents
3) quality of its ground water
4) rising cost of living
3. Villagers in Rajasthan attacked Food Corporation godowns because of:
1) low prices offered to them for wheat
2) refusal of Food Corporation to buy wheat from the local farmers
3) no financial help from the government bodies
4) shortage of water
4. One of the reasons for Venice's sinking is:
1) industrialization
2) its proneness to earthquake
3) felling of trees
4) civil construction
5. The word devastating as used in the passage means:
1) Fruitful
2) Impressive
3) Disastrous
4) Developing
