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English Reading Comprehension

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English reading comprehension questions assess the ability to understand, analyze, and interpret written passages. Formats include paragraph rearrangement, cloze tests, and fact finding from text. Regular practice is essential for scoring well in the English sections of banking, SSC, and railway exams.

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English Reading Comprehension Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

A traveler was captured by a tribe, and sentenced to die, he had two options saying a true sentence would make him die poisoned, saying a false sentence would make him die burned, what can he say to save himself?

  1. I will not die

  2. I will die poisoned

  3. I will die smiling

  4. I will die burned
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is a classic liar paradox. If he says 'I will die burned' and it's true, he should be poisoned (not burned). If it's false, he should be burned (which would make it true). This creates a logical contradiction the executioners cannot resolve.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Kenny's Mom insists Kenny not go for the movie. Why?

  1. Kenny should be home doing chores and studying hard.

  2. Kenny's mother refuses he should go insisting that Kenny needs to attend church with his family, and tells him that if goes to the movie, he will go to Hell when he dies

  3. Kenny should clean the room for his baby brother

  4. Kenny should save money.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Kenny's mother refuses to let him see the movie because she wants him to attend church with the family. She warns that if he goes to the movie instead of church, he will go to Hell when he dies. This sets up the film's recurring gag about Kenny's deaths and visits to Hell.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Kenny discovers a shocking truth in Hell. What is it?

  1. If Terrance and Phillip are killed, Satan will return to rule the Earth, along with Saddam.

  2. If Terrance and Philip are killed, Satan would be destroyed

  3. If Terrance and Philip are killed, there will be a war betwen Him and God

  4. nothing would happen.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, while in Hell, Kenny learns that if Terrance and Phillip are killed, Satan and Saddam Hussein will be able to return and rule the Earth. This revelation drives much of the film's second half as the boys race to prevent the execution. The film uses this plot to satirize censorship and moral panic.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

A. Experts such as Larry Burns, head of research at GM, reckon that only such a full hearted leap will allow the world to cope with the mass motorisation that will one day come to China or India. B. But once hydrogen is being produced from biomass or extracted from underground coal or made from water, using nuclear or renewable electricity, the way will be open for a huge reduction in carbon emissions from the whole system. C. In theory, once all the bugs have been sorted out, fuel cells should deliver better total fuel economy than any existing engines. D. That is twice as good as the internal combustion engine, but only five percentage points better than a diesel hybrid. E. Allowing for the resources needed to extract hydrogen from hydrocarbon, oil, coal or gas, the fuel cell has an efficiency of 30 %.

  1. CEDBA

  2. CEBDA

  3. AEDBC

  4. ACEBD
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence follows a logical flow: C introduces fuel cells; E provides specific efficiency data; D compares that data to other engines; B discusses the environmental impact of hydrogen sources; and A concludes with expert opinions on global adoption.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

A. Except recuding the number of vehicles on the road there seems to be no possible solution. B. Reacting to the alarming findings in the report published by the centre for science and Environment, the supreme court in an unprecedented move proposed sweeping changes and restrictions, ranging from suspension of vehicle licenses to keeping automobiles off the road in order to check pollution levels. C. Vehicular pollution has emerged a front-runner among other major pollutants in metropolises and major cities. D. Pollution caused by vehicles is snow-balling and causing a major threat to city dwellers.

  1. DCAB

  2. CDAB

  3. CADB

  4. BDAC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

C identifies vehicular pollution as a major issue. D describes it as a 'snow-balling' threat. A suggests reducing vehicles is the only solution. B describes the Supreme Court's reaction to these findings. CDAB logically orders the problem, its growth, the solution, and the legal response.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Read the paragraph carefully and determine the main point the author is trying to make. What conclusion can be drawn from the argument? Each paragraph is followed by five statements.One statement supports the author's argument better than the others do................ If you're a fitness walker, there is no need for a commute to a health club. Your neighborhood can be your health club. You don't need a lot of fancy equipment to get a good workout either. All you need is a well-designed pair of athletic shoes. This paragraph best supports the statement that

  1. fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting.

  2. a membership in a health club is a poor investment.

  3. walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.

  4. fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.

  5. poorly designed athletic shoes can cause major foot injuries.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The paragraph emphasizes that fitness walking requires no commute to a gym and minimal equipment - just good shoes. This supports the conclusion that fitness walking is convenient and valuable. Options A and C make unsupported comparative claims about exercise quality. Option B wrongly generalizes from 'no need for commute' to 'poor investment'. Option E discusses shoe injuries, which isn't mentioned.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Four birds fall from their nest into the battle field. Being sages in their previous birth, they were protected by krishna who saw them fall. How was this done

  1. by putting them back in nest

  2. By removing the bell in the chariot and covering the birds with it till end of war

  3. By converting them back to sages

  4. By sending them to heaven temporarily till the 18 days of war
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Krishna protected the four birds (who were sages in their previous birth) by removing the bell from his chariot and covering them with it till the end of the war. These birds had fallen onto the battlefield, and Krishna ensured their safety by sheltering them under the bell throughout the 18-day Kurukshetra war.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Four birds fall from their nest into the battle field. Being sages in their previous birth, they were protected by krishna who saw them fall. How was this done

  1. by putting them back in nest

  2. By removing the bell in the chariot and covering the birds with it till end of war

  3. By converting them back to sages

  4. By sending them to heaven temporarily till the 18 days of war
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The four birds were actually the cursed sons of the bird Sharngika, who were sages in their previous birth. Krishna protected them by removing his chariot bell and covering the birds with it, shielding them throughout the 18-day Kurukshetra war. After the war ended, the birds were freed and eventually liberated from their curse.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture

The reason Thanksgiving was moved up a week was...

  1. because the public wanted it moved

  2. to lengthen the Christmas shopping season

  3. to ward off evil spirits

  4. to put it in line with the original Thanksgiving ceremony

  5. so it would be during warmer weather
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

FDR moved Thanksgiving up a week in 1939 specifically to lengthen the Christmas shopping season and boost the economy during the Great Depression. Retailers had lobbied for the longer holiday shopping period.

Multiple choice general knowledge

4.How did Saito realise he was dreaming when inside his love nest during the initial few scenes?

  1. He guessed by the hurried behaviour of the others.

  2. He heard the warning song.

  3. He noted the difference in the carpet's material.

  4. He understood because he was learned in the art.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

During the opening dream sequence, Saito notices the carpet feels synthetic rather than like the authentic textile from his actual study. Since dream architectures cannot perfectly replicate every detail from memory (Arthur made this substitution), this inconsistency revealed the dream's artificial nature to Saito, demonstrating how the film uses tactile details to distinguish reality from dreams.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Why did Mal commit suicide?

  1. She was already satisfied with living out her life and did not want to go through

  2. Cobb had given her the idea that their existence was not real and they had to die in order to wake up.

  3. She had been in limbo too long and had lost her mind

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Inception's tragic irony, Cobb had earlier implanted an idea in Mal's mind during their limbo exile: that their world wasn't real and death was necessary to wake up. This suggestion, originally intended to help them escape limbo, took permanent root in Mal's subconscious. Even after returning to reality, she remained convinced that the waking world was itself a dream and that suicide was the only way to truly awaken.

Multiple choice general knowledge

She is tooth fairy, will give you a dime. but dnt look at her or you will be killed as soon you go away from light. remember you cant close your eyes either

  1. Grudge

  2. Comming Soon

  3. Darkness Falls

  4. The Island
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Darkness Falls (2003) features the Tooth Fairy who kills people if they see her. The film's premise is that she gives coins for teeth but attacks anyone who looks at her, and victims must stay in light to survive. The Grudge and Coming Soon don't feature this specific tooth fairy legend.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts. So, when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it will.

  1. The Truman Show

  2. My Best Friend's Wedding

  3. Hope Floats

  4. Forrest Gump
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This quote is from Hope Floats (1998). The title itself contains the word 'hope,' and the quote's message about optimism and hope directly reflects the film's themes of second chances and emotional renewal.