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  • Question 1
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    Directions For Questions

    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
    [/passage-header]
    The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by Mother. She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where Father and Jack had been one weekend, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford. From this prospective journey, Jack had returned with half a dozen photographs taken with a plate-camera which he had made for himself, the aperture being a pinhole. This was only one of his many ingenious artifacts. I had studied the pictures, which included a church that leaned backward, in the hope of finding that perpetually teasing certainty which we look for when about to take some adventurous step into the unknown. But Ropley remained unreal.

    ...view full instructions

    Father and Jack had been to Ropley one week-end __________________________.
    Solution
    According to the second sentence, Father and Jack had been to Ropley one week-end to see and rent a cottage. Hence, D is the correct answer.
    Although B and C are true statements about Ropley, they do not represent the reason why Father and Jack went to Ropley. So, they are incorrect.
    We can reject A.
  • Question 2
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    Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 
    Smoking is dangerous. The nitrogen dioxide in the smoke of a cigarette can produce a solution of acid capable of burning holes in a nylon stocking. And this gas is the agent in cigarette smoke that scientists think may cause emphysema, in which whole clusters of alveoli are gradually destroyed. Only the recovery period between each cigarette and the remarkable mechanism of the lungs and the body enzymes in detoxifying and eliminating poisonous substances show its destructiveness. But Dr. Hurst Hatch flatly declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will eventually develop emphysema; may die of it if smoking continues.
    In prolonged, excessive smoking, the cilia are eventually destroyed. Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells. When these cells develop damaged nuclei and become disordered, the result is the first stage of lung cancer.

    The first state of lung cancer results from _____. 
    Solution
    The first sentence of the second para mentions that excessive smoking destroys the cilia. After the cilia are destroyed, naked cells are attacked and become disordered. This results in the first stage of lung cancer. The most important step that leads to the first stage of lung cancer is destruction of cilia. Hence, B is correct.
    Deposits of tar accumulated on the bronchial surfaces attack the naked cells. But this becomes possible only after cilia are destroyed. So, A is incorrect. 
    We reject the other options.
  • Question 3
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    Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:

    Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a selling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.

    The English _________________.
    Solution
    Option A is the right answer because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - 'Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance,'
    Obstinate clinging means they stubbornly hold on to outdated things.
    There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options B, C, and D are the right answers.
    Hence, these are incorrect.
  • Question 4
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    Directions For Questions

    [passage-header]Read the passage below and answer the following question.[/passage-header]
    Smoking is dangerous. The nitrogen dioxide in the smoke of a cigarette can produce a solution of acid capable of burning holes in a nylon stocking. And this gas is the agent in cigarette smoke that scientists think may cause emphysema, in which whole clusters of alveoli are gradually destroyed. Only the recovery period between each cigarette and the remarkable mechanism of the lungs and the body enzymes in detoxifying and eliminating poisonous substances show its destructiveness. But Dr. Hurst Hatch flatly declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will eventually develop emphysema; may die of it if smoking continues.
    In prolonged, excessive smoking, the cilia are eventually destroyed. Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells. When these cells develop damaged nuclei and become disordered, the result is the first stage of lung cancer.

    ...view full instructions

    The harmful effects of cigarette smoke are caused by _______.
    Solution
    It is clearly mentioned in the second paragraph of the passage that - 'Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells.'
    Therefore, Option C is the right answer.
    Option A is incorrect because Nitrogen Dioxide is a gas produced while smoking.
    There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Option B is the right answer.
    Therefore, it is incorrect.
    Option D is incorrect because the right answer is Option C.
  • Question 5
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    Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. 

    Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a selling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.

    'Horror of abstract thought' means ________.
    Solution
    In the fifth sentence, the author claims that the English have a fear of abstract thought and that they do not feel the need for any philosophy. He seems to connect these two statements. Thus, we can conclude that the author believes fear of abstract thought is the fear of philosophy. Hence, A is the correct answer.
    Although B comes close in its meaning to the given phrase, A is the better choice that expresses the meaning of the phrase in the context of the passage.
    C and D are rejected.
  • Question 6
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    Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows. 
    Smoking is dangerous. The nitrogen dioxide in the smoke of a cigarette can produce a solution of acid capable of burning holes in a nylon stocking. And this gas is the agent in cigarette smoke that scientists think may cause emphysema, in which whole clusters of alveoli are gradually destroyed. Only the recovery period between each cigarette and the remarkable mechanism of the lungs and the body enzymes in detoxifying and eliminating poisonous substances show its destructiveness. But Dr. Hurst Hatch flatly declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will eventually develop emphysema; may die of it if smoking continues.
    In prolonged, excessive smoking, the cilia are eventually destroyed. Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells. When these cells develop damaged nuclei and become disordered, the result is the first stage of lung cancer.

    The writer's opinion about smoking is ______.
    Solution
    Throughout the passage, the author describes the harmful effects of smoking. The author talks about how smoking can cause emphysema and lung cancer. He also explains how smoking can result in these two dangerous conditions. Hence, D is the correct answer.
    The author says regular smoking can lead to cancer and emphysema. So, C is incorrect.
    According to the passage, there are no instant damages caused by smoking. Thus, we cannot accept B.
    We reject A.
  • Question 7
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    Read the passage and answer the question given below.

    There stood at the edge of the road an oak. Probably ten times the age of the birches that formed the bulk of the forest. It was ten times as thick and twice as tall as they are. It was an enormous tree, double a man's span with ancient scars where branches had long ago been lopped off and bark stripped away. With huge limbs sprawling unsymmetrically, with gnarled hands and fingers, it stood, an aged monster angry and scornful, among the smiling birch trees. This oak alone refused to yield to the season's spell, spurning both spring and sunshine.
    "Spring, and love, and happiness", this oak seemed to say, "Are you not weary of the same stupid, meaningless late? Always the same old delusion. There is no spring, no happiness! Look at those strangled lifeless fir trees, everlastingly the same and look at me too sticking out broken excoriated fingers, from my back and my sides, where they grew, just as they grew; here I stand, and have no faith in your hopes and illusions".

    The oak is ____________________.
    Solution
    According to the passage, the oak tree is ten times the age of the birch trees. It is ten times as thick and twice as tall as the birch trees. Out of all the options, C mentions a correct statement about the oak tree. C is the correct answer.
    A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows. 
    Smoking is dangerous. The nitrogen dioxide in the smoke of a cigarette can produce a solution of acid capable of burning holes in a nylon stocking. And this gas is the agent in cigarette smoke that scientists think may cause emphysema, in which whole clusters of alveoli are gradually destroyed. Only the recovery period between each cigarette and the remarkable mechanism of the lungs and the body enzymes in detoxifying and eliminating poisonous substances show its destructiveness. But Dr. Hurst Hatch flatly declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will eventually develop emphysema; may die of it if smoking continues.
    In prolonged, excessive smoking, the cilia are eventually destroyed. Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells. When these cells develop damaged nuclei and become disordered, the result is the first stage of lung cancer.

    According to Dr. Hurst Hatch _______
    Solution
    From the last sentence of the first para, we know that Hurst Hatch declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will develop emphysema. Hence, C is correct.
    Hatch doesn't say that one time heavy smoking will lead to emphysema. Thus, B is wrong.
    Other choices are incorrect.
  • Question 9
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    Read the passage and answer the question given below.

    It must be realized to make compulsory education a success, it is absolutely necessary to make it entirely free. India is a poor country and we cannot expect our people to pay directly for the education of their children. Even in rich countries like England and U.S.A. mas education is not only free but there are many additional facilities like mid-day meal for children, free medical service, and scholarship on a generous scale. Since education is a fundamental civil and human right and basic to the health of the body politics, funds must be found for the purpose whatever the cost of the scheme. If we consider educational and cultural activities to be important, funds will be forthcoming. What we have to do is to rearrange our priority. With this in view, we have to adopt a many-sided programme of national planning and economic and industrial reconstruction. If not there will always be arguments and statistics to prove that it is impossible to introduce free, compulsory and universal education in India.

    Why should compulsory education be free in India?
    Solution
    Option A is correct because it is clearly mentioned in the begining of the passage that - 'It must be realized to make compulsory education a success, it is absolutely necessary to make it entirely free.'
    There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options B, and C are the right answers.
    Hence, these are incorrect.
    Option D is incorrect because the right answer is Option A.
  • Question 10
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    Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:

    Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a spelling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.

    Their spelling system _______________. 
    Solution
    Option A: It's mentioned in this line: "a spelling system that defies analysis."
    By the phrase 'defies analysis', we mean that 'it is difficult or challenging to analyze'. ('defy' means 'challenging')
    It simply means that the spelling system cannot be analyzed.
    Hence option A is correct.
    Option B: 'Cannot be understood' is not a suitable option, as these words have not been written in relation to the 'spelling system'.
    According to these lines, 'system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books', 'intelligible' means 'comprehensible, understandable', and relates to the system of weights and measures.
    Hence option B is incorrect.
    Option C: This line does not convey what the line in the passage means.
    'Cannot be found' refers to something that is lost, and the spelling system isn't lost. So, option C is incorrect.
    Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in A.
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