Main Idea - 2 (Short Text)

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The main idea of the passage is that

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The economics of newspaper publishing involves an extremely complex balancing act in which production costs are offset by both advertising and sales revenues. Even without the additional burden of 20 per cent duty, the price of a newspaper is not even enough to cover the cost of the newsprint involved. The advent of the electronic media has added to the newspaper industry’s woes as most advertising today goes to television.

the business of newspaper publishing has proved to be beneficial so far and is the most profitable
the business of newspaper publishing involves enormous production costs
the business of newspaper publishing is a fine balance between production costs and advertising and sales revenues
the additional duty on newspaper publishing is unwarranted

Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The intention of the author seems to be

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The economics of newspaper publishing involves an extremely complex balancing act in which production costs are offset by both advertising and sales revenues. Even without the additional burden of 20 per cent duty, the price of a newspaper is not even enough to cover the cost of the newsprint involved. The advent of the electronic media has added to the newspaper industry’s woes as most advertising today goes to television.

to point out the challenges in the business of newspaper publishing
to argue in favor of proprietors of newspapers
to defend increase in the price of newspapers
to elicit sympathy from the readers

Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the theme of the passage?

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The student should not habitually think that the problems with which he believes himself beset are really as grave as they appear. If he can surrender his entire life with all its circumstances, and even all its aspirations, to the Higher Power, he should then patiently await the outcome of this surrender, in whatever form it manifests itself.

It is the power of the other which pulls him upward out of his attachments, cajoling him to do what he cannot do of himself. This power, when so felt, we call grace. Let Grace in by responding positively to the teaching and by letting go of the ego. Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin. It isn’t the things that happen to us, it’s the things we think are going to happen to us that drive us almost crazy. None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives.

The Higher Power always takes care of our difficulties and troubles.
The pathway from black despair to healing peace begins with learning to 'let go'.
Power lies in the hand that rocks the cradle.
Some unexpected opportunity is waiting for us at some corner that can transform our lives; we must learn to figure them out.

Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the main idea conveyed by the passage?

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Many such have been made by the ingenuity of the makers of the machines, when to make them became the business of a peculiar trade; and some by that of those who are called philosophers or men of speculation, whose trade it is not to do anything, but to observe everything; and who, upon that account, are often capable of combining together the powers of the most distant and dissimilar objects. In the progress of society, philosophy or speculation becomes, like every other employment, the principal or sole trade and occupation of a particular class of citizens. Like every other employment too, it is subdivided into a great number of different branches, each of which affords occupation to a peculiar tribe or class of philosophers; and this subdivision of employment in philosophy, as well as in every other business, improves dexterity, and saves time. Each individual becomes more expert in his own peculiar branch, more work is done upon the whole, and the quantity of science is considerably increased by it.

Improvements in machines and life in general come under the purview of specialists.
Specialization in all fields improves productivity and efficiency.
The art and science of observation is called philosophy.
Quantity and quality of science is considerably increased by the division of labour.

Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The opening line of the paragraph has been deleted. Which among the following constitutes the opening statement?

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Many such have been made by the ingenuity of the makers of the machines, when to make them became the business of a peculiar trade; and some by that of those who are called philosophers or men of speculation, whose trade it is not to do anything, but to observe everything; and who, upon that account, are often capable of combining together the powers of the most distant and dissimilar objects. In the progress of society, philosophy or speculation becomes, like every other employment, the principal or sole trade and occupation of a particular class of citizens. Like every other employment too, it is subdivided into a great number of different branches, each of which affords occupation to a peculiar tribe or class of philosophers; and this subdivision of employment in philosophy, as well as in every other business, improves dexterity, and saves time. Each individual becomes more expert in his own peculiar branch, more work is done upon the whole, and the quantity of science is considerably increased by it.

Scientific inventions have not been the privilege of a few.
All the improvements in machinery have by no means been the inventions of those who had occasion to use the machines.
Necessity has not always been the mother of inventions.
The improvement of machines has passed through many stages and generations of committed individuals.

Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the central idea of the passage?

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Every potent phenomenon is bound between the law of cause and effect. Though the cause is not visible, effect can be seen. An apple falls due to gravitation but we can’t just perceive it. So this force which is subtle, which is invisible can be felt only when we witness the gross object of this force i.e. the result. Every change that takes place is due to this hidden unseen subtle force. Our body too is an expression of this subtle force. Our body’s birth, growth, decay and death all revolve around this invisible concept. Even our rebirth or reincarnation depends on this subtle force. We gather many ideas, tendencies, desires which initiate a subtle body. When a person dies these feelings lie deep - untouched, undeciphered in the mind. These are stored as impressions in our mind but slowly they rise as physic waves and magnetize new desires. These desires lead to manufacture of a new body. The unfulfilled longing of “worldly pleasure”, the lust or cravings become the cause of rebirth. Till these retain themselves in the body they as a subtle force lead to hundreds of births. So, desires need to be accomplished if one wants to break free of the vicious circle of birth & death.

To determine the cause and effect of a phenomenon
To show the potency of gross result that helps us to understand the invisible powers
To surmise the idea of reincarnation through discussion of subtle force
To discuss how unfulfilled desires lead to progeny

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