Reading Comprehension and Inferences

Option C is the correct answer because according to the first sentence, evil is fundamentally ignorance.

The correct answer for this would be option C, pessimistic and despondent. The speaker of the passage, the oak, has lived long enough to know that nothing lasts and has grown dispirited and cynical of the hope that the younglings have. Option A, sceptical and disdainful, is wrong because there isn't any indication of doubt or worthlessness in the oak. It knows its place in the world and the reality of it; the oak doesn't have any illusions about its existence and is sure of its beliefs. Options B and D are incoherent with the tone of the text, and thus, are incorrect. 

Option A is the correct answer. The passage speaks of building a better country, a better world, which can be done with the consideration of the future, without forgetting or foregoing the present conditions. Options B,C and D wrong because their statements are not supported by the text. Moreover, The author has emphasized the necessity of thinking about the preset and the future simultaneously, and not being confined in the past. 

While the passage mentions the other three choices, it never once mentions option D and neither is option D conveyed by the tone of the passage nor is it implied in any other manner. So, we can conclude that option D is the required answer.

The passage states that since education is a fundamental and civic human right, funds must be found to implement a scheme that would make it popular so that free education could be made a success. This is where a many sided programme of national planning and economic reconstruction comes in- it is the kind of scheme that needs to be implemented. So, we can conclude that the scheme is need to make education popular. Option A is the correct answer.

"Prevail" literally means to win out. In the given passage, when everybody believed the protagonist to be guilty, he still had hope that his innocence would be proved and that the truth would win out. So, Option C is the correct answer.

When everybody believed him to be guilty, he still had faith that the truth will win out. Even in his darkest moment, he never "lost faith in God and goodness." In this context, option C is the best answer.

"Formidable" means intimidating or frightening. So, when the author says "formidable list of do's and don'ts'", he means to say that the list of do's and don'ts' is so long that it is frightening. Option B is the best answer. The other choices are incorrect because they do not fit into the context of the sentence.

A careful reading of the passage reveals that the author says that we make the same resolution each year which we had failed to keep the previous year and this happens almost every year. In this context, option C is the best answer.

The tone of the author sounds quite
official and serious. So, we can conclude that the writer's attitude is officious- option A. The attitude is definitely not one of flattery, arrogance or flattery.

The author goes back to the print, to find out for certain that it was for real and not his "fancy". This time, he observes the foot-print carefully and notices all the details. This is how the author convinces himself that the foot-print is a real one. The correct answer is option D.

The man wanted to sew the hole because
he didn't want to be scolded by his wife in the
morning. However, the shirt -hole, the nagging and the lack of a needle are of not much importance because even though he worried over these, he went back to sleep. So, the correct answer is option C.

The writer is talking in the context of
government service. So, the person addressed is most likely a government servant. Option B is the correct answer. 

In this passage, the author has tried to illustrate humans' habit to going back to their habits and being unable to hold true to our actions, despite numerous trials and failures. Option A is correct in assuming that many have not succeeded in giving up smoking simply because they haven't tried hard enough, trying to test their limits and being confined in those limitations. Options B,C and D do not convey the same resilience that the author has tried to convey. For that, option A is the correct answer. 

The author says that technology is now well beyond being used only for supplying the basic necessities of life. Now, the question regarding its use comes to whether we use technology to fulfill needs which till now were deemed unnecessary or to use it to reduce man hours required for a certain standard  of living. In this context, "then" ("Then we are faced with a choice") refers to "after having provided the basic essentials of life." So, the answer is D.

Option D, Europe, is the correct answer. The speaker, being an Englishman, the Continent, to him, world mean the European mainland, And not any other place near or beyond that. The Options A and B are wrong because they refer to an island and the countryside, respectively, whereas the passage clearly refers to the Continent. Option C, Africa, is incorrect because the reference of the Continent in context of an Englishman means the European continent, which is linear to England, than Africa.

Buck up" is an expression for the word cheer up. Here, a certain 'he' is "plunged in despair" and the writer is telling him to "cheer up." So, the answer is option C.

The given passage explains that drinking just makes people forget about their miseries. In this context, the correct answer is option A.

The passage centers around two different uses of technology and their outcomes. In this context, when the author says that we are facing two choices regarding the use of technology: to use technology to fulfill needs that were regarded as unnecessary till date or to use it to reduce the hours of work which a man must do to raise his standard of living, he is implying that a raised standard of living is complementary to the use of technology. So, the answer to the required question is option C.

Option C is the correct answer. The passage has tried to emphasize the nature of disorder that tumbles over a state. Whatever may give birth to dangerous ideas, however they may be formed,if they are able to shake the foundations of a state, the validity of the state's governance would be questionable. A well-governed state would be unaffected by any kind of dangerous ideas.The statements of options A,B and D are not supported by the text, and thus, are incorrect.

We cling to tried and tested old ways because we are too lazy to try a new, different way and experiment (which might or might not lead to disorder). The assumption behind this idea is option C. ("For disorder is not a habit of mankind"). Option C is the answer.

The given option B is the correct answer. The author asserts his understanding of humans and concludes that man will continue with living in the same conditions without increasing his effort in limited hours. The statements of options A,C and D are incorrect because they are not supported by the passage. 

In the very first sentence, the author states that civilization has progressed to the stage where it has passed the point of using technology for basic purposes and now we are concerned with using technology for other purposes. This signifies an increased use of technology which in turn implies that human civilization has advanced. So, option A is the correct answer.

"We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty."- this sentence highlights the author's sentiment of how nature should be preserved in order to preserve life and beauty. At the same time, the above sentence also highlights the author's wish to bring nature's beauty to the forefront. Option C is the best answer.

The passage states, "One of them is the Nazi solution. If you don't like people, kill them, banish them, and segregate them. The other way is much less thrilling." The Nazi solution refers to the solution generated by the political views of Adolf Hitler. In this context, we can conclude that option D is the best answer.

Here, we can see that the author does not approve of tolerance and so he believes that this solution is less thrilling compared to the Nazi solution. This answer can be picked up from the last lines of the passage:  "The other way is much less thrilling, but it is, on the whole, the way of the democracies, and I prefer it. If you don't like people, put up with them as well as you can. Don't try to love them: you can't, you'll only strain yourself. But try to tolerate them." So, option B is the best answer.

Here, "appallingly" is used as an intensifier which means in large amounts. Literally, 'appallingly' means 'in a terrible manner'. However, in the given context, the author uses 'appallingly' to refer to large numbers in a negative way so, the correct answer is option  B.

In the given passage, the author states that it is very important to save the nature and he calls man's effort in the same direction, a struggle. The line, "...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,..." supports the above conclusion. So, option B is the correct answer.

"The other way is much less thrilling, but it is, on the whole, the way of the democracies, and I prefer it." This statement from the passage indicates that the author is not a Nazi as he prefers to opt for the democratic solution in the given situation. So, B is the best answer.

Here, "I could not see what there was to make a fuss about" is an example of the typical English trait: being practical. "But in me, the Englishman came out strong" precedes this illustration of typical English character. So, in this context, we can conclude that the answer to the question asked here is option B.

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. 

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. 

"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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

"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.

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. 

Conclusion E is the only option that befits the context. 

Going through the options, we note that A is incorrect because the time people come in (central to the argument) has no relation whatsoever  with whether people get interrupted or not, option B is out because consulting with other companies is a non-issue as people would still putting in at least 6 hours of work on a normal day, and option C is also incorrect because it implies that the supervisor would 'eventually' sign off on everybody's work, it is not time bound. However, if C had stated that the supervisor would need to sign off that very day, then C could have been the answer. Option E is also incorrect as people would still be at work 5 days a week so this should not be an issue. This leaves us with D - if the workers are required to interact with each other throughout the ENTIRE day, then the adoption of the given policy would most likely decrease the employee's productivity. Thus, D is the correct answer.

Even though the author assumes that there would be some unpleasantness because "Mr. Higson is never at his best unshaven", the overall atmosphere of the shop is congenial and business-like: we see Mr. Higson and "the boy" busy and engaged in some work, the magazines and newspaper were stacked neatly in their place and a general pleasantness hinted by everybody being busy and going about their way. So, option D is the correct answer.

Here, the words "popular" and "common" imply general ideas. We derive these "popular" ideas by observing only the common types of birds and make a generalization. This claim is supported by the statement: "For instance, there is the popular idea that owls hoot. Actually, only very few owls hoot and these include the common brown or tawny wood owl." So, the answer to the required question is option B.

The author says that village life breeds virtues like dignity, kindness and love for fellow humans whereas "civilization" destroyed them. Thus, we can conclude that this becomes the main reason why the author praises village life: it breeds humane virtues. So, the answer is option C.

Here, the author having seen a man whom he had thought of as being strange, asked the same man what his seemingly strange ways meant. This shows that the author is curious and wanted to know more. So, we can conclude that the author is very inquisitive. So, option A is the answer.

The word "placid" literally means pleasantly calm
or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely
quiet or undisturbed. Here, the author uses "placid" to imply that the scene was quite and peaceful. In this context, option C is the best fit.

The passage focuses on bringing out the surprise and excitement felt by the author when he notices a foot-print. The passage uses short simple sentence in order to convey this surprise and excitement of the author. Option C is the best answer.

The word "drowsy" means half-asleep or
sleepy. So, option B is the answer.

The statement, "I was exceedingly
surprised" implies that curiosity was the emotion evoked by the foot-print in the author. So, option A is the answer.

The correct answer for this would be option A, leisure and peace. The author of the passage has tried to illustrate the serene nature and surrounding of the speaker, juxtaposing it with the humdrum of a train station. The tone of the speaker conveys a peaceful environment. The statements of options B,C and D are incoherent with the tone of the passage, and thus, are incorrect. 

As the author says, "A man may feel so completely thwarted that he seeks no form of satisfaction, but only distraction and oblivion. He then becomes a devotee of 'pleasure'. This is to say, he seeks to make life bearable by becoming less alive." So, he starts living in his own world of distractions. So, the answer is option C.

In the given passage the author clearly states, "The typical unhappy man is one, who having been deprived in youth of some normal satisfaction, comes to value this one kind of satisfaction more than any other, and has therefore given to his life a one- side direction." This clearly implies that "one- side direction" refers to the satisfaction that one had been deprived of. Hence, the answer should be option B.

In the given context, the author agrees with Burke's viewpoint: how violence against injustice is a natural consequence. They both seem to agree that some ideas are explosive and dangerous as they invite injustice. So, the answer is option B.

After Red Riding Hood naively tells the wolf where and why she was going, he distracts her by asking her to pick some flowers for her grandmother and meanwhile goes to her grandmother's place and eats the grandmother. From this we can deduce that it never serves well to trust strangers and talk or listen to them. So, we can say that the moral of the story is choice B- never listen to strangers. The other choices are incorrect as they do not fit the context of the story.

Option A is the only sentence that captures the meaning of the given sentence and presents it in a clear, concise manner without adding any further errors. The other choices are incorrect because they either carry grammatical errors or change the meaning of the given sentence. Option A is the answer.

Option A is the only sentence that comes close to the meaning of the sentence in the most clear manner without adding any errors. The other choices are incorrect as they either carry grammatical errors or do not capture the meaning at all. Therefore option A is the answer.

Option A is the only sentence that captures the meaning of the given sentence and presents it in a clear, concise manner without adding any further errors. The other choices are incorrect because they either carry grammatical errors or change the meaning of the given sentence. Option A is the answer.

Here, only option B comes close to the given sentence without adding any further errors. The other options either carry grammatical errors or change the meaning of the given sentence. Therefore B is the best answer.

Only option D comes close to the meaning of the given sentence in the most clear, grammatical error free manner. The other options are incorrect because they either carry some grammatical error or do not capture the meaning of the given sentence. So, D is the best answer.

Only option C comes close to the meaning of the given sentence in the most clear, grammatical error free manner. The other options are incorrect because they either carry some grammatical error or do not capture the meaning of the given sentence. So, C is the best answer.

Here, option C is the correct answer. This is so because if alligators prey on these predator fishes and the alligator population is on the decline then there would be a rise in the population of the predator fish which, in turn, would increase the non-human consumption of the freshwater fish. The other options do not provide such a solution. A does not hold true because it suggests that the decline in freshwater fish population is due to the fish being caught in larger numbers, the statement clearly states that there has not been an increase in human consumption of the fish. So A is out. B does not provide any explanation for why the fish population has declined. D provides a reason for the hunting of alligators which is irrelevant. E too fails in providing an explanation for the decline in the population of freshwater fish.