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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]Honeybees are social insects that live in large families in hives or honey combs. There are three sections in them. In each section, families of different forms or castes live. They are: queens, drones and worker bees. Thus a bee colony has one queen, hundreds of drones and more than one lakh workers.

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    ______ are male bees.
    Solution
    The passage mentions that in each of the three sections in a beehive, families of different forms or caste lives: queens, drones and worker bees. We can assume from the choices available that drones are the male bees. So, D is the correct answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question given below.[/passage-header]After a while Mrs. Dalal turned on the electric blender. Mr. Dalal switched on the TV to listen to the news. At the same time their neighbour's son Kishan started his bike and raised it several times to warm it up. A motorcar passed by continuously blowing the horn. "What a noise!", the boys grumbled and turned their C.D. player still higher.

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    Grumbled means ______
    Solution
    There were several different kind of noises going on at the same time. Its evident that because of all these noises, the boys were not able to hear whatever they were playing on their CD player clearly which is why they complained "What a noise!". From this we can conclude that "grumbled" means complained. So A is the correct answer. The rest of the choices are incorrect as they do not fit the context.
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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option.[/passage-header]All living organisms have a biological clock. Animals and plants are all in rhythm with the natural divisions of time: day, night and seasons. At sunrise, plants open their leaves and begin producing food.

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    How many natural divisions of time are there?
    Solution
    The passage states that day, night and seasons are the natural divisions of time: so there are 3 natural divisions of time. A is the answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option.[/passage-header]Just before the noon of 24th of December 1971, our plane took off from Lima. I was sitting near a window, enjoying the most beautiful view of snow-covered Andes. It was a clean, bright day. Everyone was enjoying breakfast and coffee. Now we were over a jungle, flying at the height of 3000 metres. Suddenly our plane entered a huge cloud. I could not see anything for a while.

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    The plank took off from _____.
    Solution
    "Just before the noon of 24th of December 1971, our plane took off from Lima." - this line from the passage supports option B as the answer. The plane took off from Lima. Option B is the answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option.[/passage-header]Just before the noon of 24th of December 1971, our plane took off from Lima. I was sitting near a window, enjoying the most beautiful view of snow-covered Andes. It was a clean, bright day. Everyone was enjoying breakfast and coffee. Now we were over a jungle, flying at the height of 3000 metres. Suddenly our plane entered a huge cloud. I could not see anything for a while.

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    Andes is a ______.
    Solution
    The narrator is on a plane and enjoys the snow-covered view of the Andes: so Andes is definitely not the plane or the river and probably also not the city. Andes being a mountain better fits the context of the passage, Choice B is the answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option. [/passage-header]Mr. Jones was very fond of climbing mountains, so one year he wanted to go to Switzerland for his holidays. He was climbing a peak with his guide. "Be careful here," the guide said. "This is a dangerous place. You can easily fall, and if you do, you will fall straight down a long way." But he continued calmly. "If you do fall here, don't forget to look to the right while you are going down. There is a quite extraordinary beautiful view there, much more beautiful than the one you can see from here."

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    Mr. Jones was fond of ______
    Solution
    Mr. Jones was fond of climbing mountains. "Mr. Jones was very fond of climbing mountains" - this line from the passage supports option A (climbing mountains) as the answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]Abbot : No, Your Majesty. I don't. I'm a humble servant of God.
    King : I don't believe you. You can't be so rich. And besides, you shouldn't be so rich. You're a priest. A priest should be learned and wise not rich. Are you a learned and wise man?

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    What did the king say to that Abbot?
    Solution
    A careful reading of the passage reveals that, of all the choices offered, it is A- "A priest should be a learned and wise man not rich" - that is the answer to the given question. The King said to the Abbot that a priest should be a learned and a wise man and not rich. A is the answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option.[/passage-header]In the middle of the last century, areas on the boundary of Maharashtra were full of thieves and dacoits. They used to raid the villages, terrify people and take away valuables. The police could not protect the people. The villagers had to do something to save themselves.
    One such dacoit was Makhkhan Singh. He was dangerous and had a strong gang. He had now become very bold. He sent warnings in advance to the people about his raid. If anyone tried to play a trick, they were severely punished by him. The villagers tried to resist the dacoits but they failed.

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    The boundary of _______ was full of thieves and dacoits.
    Solution
    It was the boundary of Maharashtra that was full of thieves and dacoits: "In the middle of the last century, areas on the boundary of Maharashtra were full of thieves and dacoits." So, choice B is the answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option.[/passage-header]Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and highest continent in the world. It lies at the bottom of the world, surrounding the South Pole. The name Antarctica means opposite to the Arctic referring to the Arctic circle on the other side of the world. The coldest temperature recorded in Antarctica is -89.2 degrees celsius. A sheet of ice covers the entire continent. At its thickest point, the ice is almost 5 kilometres deep. The continent contains most of the world's ice and much of the world's fresh water.

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    The coldest temperature recorded in Antarctica is _______.
    Solution
    The passage states that the coldest temperature recorded in Antarctica is -89.2 degrees celsius. So, the correct answer is option A.
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    [passage-header]Read the passage carefully and choose the most suitable option for the given question.[/passage-header]I am capable. I can take care of myself. I don't need someone else to take care of my problems. I can think for myself and take my own decisions. I don't have to depend on someday else to take decisions on my behalf.

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    Which of the following Statements is true?
    Solution
    Option A is the correct answer. The speaker in the text talks about their independence and self-sufficiency. The statement of option A is the goal of the speaker, where they want to and are able to solve their own problems. The statements of options B, C and D are false because they convey the exact opposite of what the passage implies. Therefore, the options B,C and D are wrong.
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