Language Comprehension Test - 20

Although, he is reputed for making very candid statements .

He is so lazy that he ......

History, if viewed as a repository not merely of anecdotes or chronology, could produce a decisive transformation in the image of science by which we are now possessed. That image has previously been drawn, even by scientists themselves, mainly from the study of finished scientific achievements as these are recorded in the classics and, more recently, in the textbooks from which each new scientific generation learns to practice its trade.

Which of the following best summarises the above paragraph?

Owing to the acute power shortage, the people of our locality have decided to .

The Yoga system is divided into two principal parts -- Hatha and Raja Yoga. Hatha Yoga deals principally with the physiological part of man with a view to establish his health and train his will. The processes prescribed to arrive at this end are so difficult that only a few resolute souls go through all the stages of its practice. Many have failed and some have died in the attempt. It is therefore strongly denounced by all the philosophers. The most illustrious Shankaracharya has remarked in his treatise called Aparokshanubhuti that "the system of Hatha Yoga was intended for those whose worldly desires are not pacified or uprooted.”

Which of the following option best summarises Shankaracharya's comments on Hatha Yoga ?

For many years, skeptics scoffed at the idea that plants respond to environmental stimuli other than those that directly affect the process of photosynthesis. Recent studies, however, offer contradictory evidence that seems to suggest that music, for instance, can have a direct and positive effect on plant development. Plants that were kept in the presence of music during the first six weeks of development grew considerably faster and showed fewer signs of disease than those plants developed in silence. The "music-advantaged" plants were also 35 percent more likely to survive the process of transplantation initially than were the "music-disadvantaged" plants.

A logical critique of the study cited above would most likely raise which one of the following questions?

He has no money now .....

History, if viewed as a repository not merely of anecdotes or chronology, could produce a decisive transformation in the image of science by which we are now possessed. That image has previously been drawn, even by scientists themselves, mainly from the study of finished scientific achievements as these are recorded in the classics and, more recently, in the textbooks from which each new scientific generation learns to practice its trade.

Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?

John had told me that he hasn't done it yet.

Practically, very little work could be completed in the last week as it was ...