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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas In a few places, some natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying nature completely. Man will perish without nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, nature is essential to man's health.


What does the writer suggest?

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. We should not modernize, so that Nature can be preserved

  2. While modernizing, we should be careful not to destroy Nature completely

  3. All Nature has been destroyed by modern living

  4. Carving out Natural reserves will hamper the growth of industries

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The given answer, option B, is correct. The writer of the passage stresses on the fact that as humans, we have continuously destroyed nature for our betterment, urbanization and modernity. He laments over the fact that in doing so, we are endangering our future, reminding us that we need nature more than it needs us, and for that, we must be vigilant not to destroy nature. The statements of options A,C and D are incoherent with the passage and thus, are incorrect. 

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas In a few places, some natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying nature completely. Man will perish without nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, nature is essential to man's health.

What does "Nature" in the passage mean? 

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. Countryside covered with plants and trees

  2. Physical power that created the world

  3. Inherent things that determine character

  4. Practical study of plants and animals

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The statement of option A, countryside covered with plants and trees, is correct. The passage suggests the destruction of landscape, trees and natural reserves being destroyed for the rampant urbanization that the humans have undertaken. This is the "nature" that the passage talks about. The statements of options B,C and D are irrelevant in this context, and thus, are incorrect. 

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas In a few places, some natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying nature completely. Man will perish without nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, nature is essential to man's health.


Why a beautiful landscape 'will fill with infinite satisfaction'?

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. We love beauty

  2. It is full of green- vegetation

  3. It will ensure our future existence

  4. It will show our command over Nature

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation" is proof positive that life will continue on Earth, it will preserve our life by providing us with food, oxygen, etc. So, we can conclude that a beautiful landscape will fill us with satisfaction because it ensures our future existence. So, the answer is option C.

Choose the option that correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below:
Never can a fish survive on land. 

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. A fish can survive both on land and water. 

  2. A fish can survive on land. 

  3. A fish cannot survive on land. 

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The given sentence simply means that if you take a fish out of its natural habitat, that is, water then it will die- a fish cannot survive on land. Option C is the answer.

Which of the two sentences given below convey the following meaning?
We do not have sufficient water. 

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. We barely have enough water. 

  2. We often have enough water. 

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Only option A conveys the correct meaning of there being a water shortage: we barely have enough water. So, option A is the correct answer. B simply contradicts the given sentence, C cannot be the answer as A and B contradict each other and D is not the answer. So, A is the best answer.

The question in this section are based on the reasoning contained in brief statements or passages For some question ,more than one of the choices could conceivably answer ; that is , the response that most accurately and completely that are by common sense standards implausible superfluous or incompatible with the passage.

Science columnist : it is clear why human have so many diseases in common with cats. Many human diseases are genetically based , and mammals expect nonhuman primates Each of the genes identified so far in cats has an exact counterpart in humans.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the science columnist 's explanation for the claim that humans have so many disease in common with cats?

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. Cats have build up resistance to many of the diseases they have in common with humans.

  2. Most disease that human have in common with cats have no genetic basis.

  3. Cats have more disease in common with nonhuman primates than with humans.

  4. Many of the diseases human have in common with cats are mild and are rarely diagnosed.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (b) weakened because it states that the diereses  that human and cats have in common are not genetic in nature . Thus, it negates the science columnist's reasoning of humans and cats having similar diseases because of their genetic similarity. 

Identify the meaning of the sentence given below:
"I got to the airport at $9.15$. My plane left ten minutes later."

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. My plane had left ten minutes ago

  2. Before I got to the airport, my plane had taken off

  3. I got to the airport just before my plane left

  4. I couldn't catch my plane

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The speaker in the sentence says that he/she reached the airport at 9.15 and the plane left just ten minutes later which indicates that the speaker was just in time. This is presented in C, so C is the answer.

Directions for questions 96 to 100: The passage given below is followed by a set of five questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.


True, it is the function of the army to maintain law and order in abnormal times. Though in normal times there is another force that compels citizens to obey laws and  to act with due regard to the rights of others. The force also protects the lives and properties of law abiding people. Laws are made to secure the personal safety of its subjects and to prevent murder or crimes of violence. They are made to secure the properly of the citizens against theft and damage and to protect the rights of communities and castes to carry out  their customs and ceremonies, so long as they do not conflict with the rights of others. Now the good citizen, of her/his own free will obeys these laws and s/he takes care that everything s/he does is done with due regard to the rights and well being of others.
Though the bad citizen is only restrained from breaking these laws by fear of the consequence of her/his action. And the necessary steps to compel the bad citizen to act as a good citizen are taken by this force. The supreme ontrol of law and order in a state is in the hands of a Minister, who is responsible to the State Assembly and acts through the State Assembly and the Inspector General of Police.

Which of the following statements is not implied in the passage?

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. The forces of law help to transform irresponsible citizens into responsible ones.

  2. Law protects those who respect it

  3. Law ensures people's religious and social rights absolutely and unconditionally

  4. A criminal is deterred from committing crimes only for fear of the law

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is not implied in the passage, as not unconditionally means without any condition; whereas there is a condition that these rights should not conflict with the rights of others. In that case, the law can't ensure that people enjoy that right.

School Dance Competition
Tickets available with Mr. Johri in computer lab 3 from 2 P.M. to 3 P.M. today and tomorrow, (Monday & Tuesday).
Tickets Rs. 50 : each. Special concession for group bookings.
Seats can also be reserved but payment must be before the show on Thursday evening.

Which of the following statements is correct ?

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. You cannot book tickets now and pay later.

  2. You can book tickets now and pay later.

  3. You can only buy or book tickets later.

  4. The show is on Tuesday evening.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

"Seats can also be reserved but payment must be before the show on Thursday evening" lets the reader know that seats can be reserved or booked 'now' and the payment could be made later but before the show on Thursday. This makes statement B the correct answer. Rest of the options do not fit the context.

The iridescent nature of opals is a result of water trapped inside silica material. With time, this water will escape. Unlike advice given for most precious stones, experts advocate frequent handling of opals, which transmit body oils to the stones and helps them maintain their  water content.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

inferences from the text reading comprehension english

  1. Opals will eventually lose their colour if left alone

  2. Body oils give opals their iridescent colours

  3. Opals require the same care as most precious stones

  4. An opal stone rarely maintains its value for longer than a century

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option A is the correct answer because according to the statement , the iridescent (colourful) nature of opals is due to its water, and as the water content will be lost, they will lose their colour. 

Option B is incorrect because water gives opals their colour, not body oils, they only help them maintain their water content. 
Option C is incorrect because other stones require even more intensive care, here they only need to be exposed to body oils. 
Option D is incorrect because that is not mentioned in the passage.