Reading Comprehension Test 47

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]With human beings, the world over, ensnared in the performance of mechanical tasks and the pursuit of equally mechanical distractions, the time is not distant when nothing but the most abominable entertainments will succeed in steering them. If it so happens, the present civilization will emerge as a mere imitation of the Romans in which the Romans desired more gladiators, tightrope walking elephants, and fantastically rare animals to be slaughtered. This is one danger which is likely to cut at the roots of modern civilization because it threatens the existence of mental activities. I would prefer to be bored by an eight hour job in an office or writing streams of words of journalism rather than be amused by the monotony of modern pleasures. It is the lack of participation which is the most damaging aspect of modern pleasures. This organized distraction combines within itself the performance of movies, gramophones, radios, and the press which go a long way in killing the residue of initiative or sense of participation. Even in the case of newspapers, no mental effort is required on the part of the readers as the contents are presented in such a cut and dried manner that one need not undergo the fatigue of a single thought. Consequently, for years together, men continue scanning newspapers and magazines by merely moving their eyes. If idealists fail to stem the root, in future, pleasures will take on incredibly monstrous shapes.

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Every genius that exists in the world achieves greatness through the capacity of taking the trouble to get to where they want. All great men of the world who have achieved impossible things in their lifetime have undergone hardships, sacrifices, trials, and tribulations. There is no easy victory over failure. No difficult achievement is smooth and easy. The history of great men reminds us that with strong determination, man can achieve anything he sets his mind on, however impossible it may seem. A man with determination and iron can defeat all hurdles in the way of his mission. Even the most intelligent people suffer in life if they cannot cope with their circumstances and labor hard to achieve the goal of their life. A genius who is fired with zeal and determination to achieve his ideal comes to possess the necessary capacity to bear the hardships, cross the hurdles, and achieve the final victory. Genius and hard work go together to bring the desired results. The stage of greatness comes after many stages of frustration and disappointment. The weaker man gives way to those frustrations but the genius perseveres and holds on to their mission until they achieve the object of their life.

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[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]    The government now aims to completely switch over from subsidies on food, fuel, and fertilizers to direct cash transfer to the poor. If implemented in five years as planned, this would be a welcome shift which would sharply reduce poverty and also ensure fiscal correction. Spending on subsidies by the central government has shot up to a massive Rs. 2,16,297 crore in 2011-12, about 2.41% of India's GDP. This contributes to high inflation as well as the growing debt burden of government. A shift from subsidies to direct cash transfer would improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages.
    Studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the public distribution system has become so inefficient that 38% of subsidies on grain does not reach the targeted group and almost a third of it is siphoned out of the supply chain. As a consequence, the government is forced to spend Rs. 3.65 for transferring Re 1 to the poor.

[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]    The government now aims to completely switch over from subsidies on food, fuel, and fertilizers to direct cash transfer to the poor. If implemented in five years as planned, this would be a welcome shift which would sharply reduce poverty and also ensure fiscal correction. Spending on subsidies by the central government has shot up to a massive Rs. 2,16,297 crore in 2011-12, about 2.41% of India's GDP. This contributes to high inflation as well as the growing debt burden of government. A shift from subsidies to direct cash transfer would improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages.
    Studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the public distribution system has become so inefficient that 38% of subsidies on grain does not reach the targeted group and almost a third of it is siphoned out of the supply chain. As a consequence, the government is forced to spend Rs. 3.65 for transferring Re 1 to the poor.

[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]    The government now aims to completely switch over from subsidies on food, fuel, and fertilizers to direct cash transfer to the poor. If implemented in five years as planned, this would be a welcome shift which would sharply reduce poverty and also ensure fiscal correction. Spending on subsidies by the central government has shot up to a massive Rs. 2,16,297 crore in 2011-12, about 2.41% of India's GDP. This contributes to high inflation as well as the growing debt burden of government. A shift from subsidies to direct cash transfer would improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages.
    Studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the public distribution system has become so inefficient that 38% of subsidies on grain does not reach the targeted group and almost a third of it is siphoned out of the supply chain. As a consequence, the government is forced to spend Rs. 3.65 for transferring Re 1 to the poor.

[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]    The government now aims to completely switch over from subsidies on food, fuel, and fertilizers to direct cash transfer to the poor. If implemented in five years as planned, this would be a welcome shift which would sharply reduce poverty and also ensure fiscal correction. Spending on subsidies by the central government has shot up to a massive Rs. 2,16,297 crore in 2011-12, about 2.41% of India's GDP. This contributes to high inflation as well as the growing debt burden of government. A shift from subsidies to direct cash transfer would improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages.
    Studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the public distribution system has become so inefficient that 38% of subsidies on grain does not reach the targeted group and almost a third of it is siphoned out of the supply chain. As a consequence, the government is forced to spend Rs. 3.65 for transferring Re 1 to the poor.

[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]    The government now aims to completely switch over from subsidies on food, fuel, and fertilizers to direct cash transfer to the poor. If implemented in five years as planned, this would be a welcome shift which would sharply reduce poverty and also ensure fiscal correction. Spending on subsidies by the central government has shot up to a massive Rs. 2,16,297 crore in 2011-12, about 2.41% of India's GDP. This contributes to high inflation as well as the growing debt burden of government. A shift from subsidies to direct cash transfer would improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages.
    Studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the public distribution system has become so inefficient that 38% of subsidies on grain does not reach the targeted group and almost a third of it is siphoned out of the supply chain. As a consequence, the government is forced to spend Rs. 3.65 for transferring Re 1 to the poor.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and fill in the blank with a suitable option:[/passage-header]Our home stood behind the railroad tracks. Its skimpy yard was paved with black cinders. The only touch of green we could see was far away, beyond the tracks over where the white folks lived. But cinders were fine weapons. All you had to do was crouch behind the brick pillars of a house with your hands full of the gritty ammunition and the first woolly black head you saw from behind another row of pillars was your target. It was fun. One day the gang to which I belonged, found itself engaged in a war with the white boys who lived beyond the tracks. As usual, we laid down our cinder barrage thinking this would wipe the white boys out.
But they replied with a steady bombardment of broken bottles. We retreated. During the retreat a broken milk bottle caught me behind the ear, opening a deep gash. The sight of blood pouring over my face completely demoralized our ranks. My fellow combatants left me standing paralyzed in the center of the yard and scurried for their houses. A kind neighbour saw me and rushed me to a doctor.