Reading Comprehension

What is the other list?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Although no one ever shows the other list, it is the other list that I have always been more inquisitive about. Why the other list is generally kept from public viewing is understandable, and why we must show greater inquisitiveness about the other list is equally understandable. You can never have a complete picture of things unless you have the other list before you and not many would want to give you the complete picture as it tends to giving themselves up. No one likes that.
But what is the other list anyway?  We have heard about the Schindler’s List. Although the list I have in my mind does not have anything to do with this List, this List too has something common in with the other list. This List too was neither shown, nor was seen until one stumbled upon it and made it public. Perhaps, no one had asked it to be shown, ostensibly because no one knew about its existence. Even if one were to ask for it, no one would have volunteered to show it for the same reason—it would have exposed him. No one liked to be exposed. Not even those who lived in the distant past and had not known of the present day machinations and manipulations. They also did not show it, rather pleaded ignorance about the existence of such a list. But the list always existed despite indications to the contrary. An astute politician would never flaunt such a list. Therefore getting to see the other list is not easy. But what is the other list in the first place and why am I making so much ado about it?
Well, the other list is the most important list of all lists that we know of. It is that list which can make or unmake many things, many dispensations and many regimes. It can bring about an earthquake; it can cause turmoil of far reaching consequences.
“It is the other list that I want to see, dear me! Where is the other list?” That is how the inquisitive man had asked him. Centuries ago, when boats were the only mode of conveyance for going from one place to another, this inquisitive man was approached by boatmen promising to ferry him across, flaunting their lists of those successfully ferried across to make fortune. Each boatman was eager to draw his attention, to enlist him as a customer. Each one of them had just one list to flaunt, asking him to see for himself and decide whether he would like to be ferried by this or that boatman. No one had the other list, the inquisitive man was sure. No one had ever asked for the other list. No one had therefore compiled the other list.
“What is that other list?”
“Listing the names of those who took your boat and perished!?” the inquisitive man demanded. Obviously, the list was not supplied. No one had such a list and no one supplied it either. And why should one? Who likes to dig his own grave? Certainly not the politicians, not the government of the day, or, for that matter, even the financial institutions. Anyone demanding such a list is unwelcome or those talking or alluding to it are untouchable. Such men are hounded out. Whether one shows it or not, the existence of such lists cannot be denied no matter how loudly one denies it. The boatmen also denied it and went their way leaving the inquisitive man masticating his unpleasant cud and to fend for himself. Customers will still come the boatman’s way, list or no list.
Very true, but inquisitive men will also be around, untouchable or otherwise. Because it is these inquisitive men who make or infuse some life into the decaying polity that is our mainstay today. The prime minister declared that he would have TADA replaced with some other Act; and even he would not supply the other list that could possibly tell us as to where things went wrong with TADA.
The list his government would make available would contain only those names that politically suit him and his government. Because the politician in him wants to win over a particular community so that he and his party remain in power. The other list which is withheld from public viewing could show to the world that it was his own ministers who had bungled the most. The other list must, accordingly, remain buried, lest it spills the beans. Obviously, the other list always contained unpleasant matters, not good for public consumption.
But it is because of the presence of these inquisitive men that we are able to ferret out the other list. If we have a semblance of democracy, it is because of our uncanny ability to bring out the other list from time to time. So, the next time a politician flaunts his list of achievements and solicits your support, insist on production of the other list. Democracy will survive. Long live the other list.

“Listing the names of those who took your boat and perished” in the context of passage means

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Although no one ever shows the other list, it is the other list that I have always been more inquisitive about. Why the other list is generally kept from public viewing is understandable, and why we must show greater inquisitiveness about the other list is equally understandable. You can never have a complete picture of things unless you have the other list before you and not many would want to give you the complete picture as it tends to giving themselves up. No one likes that.
But what is the other list anyway?  We have heard about the Schindler’s List. Although the list I have in my mind does not have anything to do with this List, this List too has something common in with the other list. This List too was neither shown, nor was seen until one stumbled upon it and made it public. Perhaps, no one had asked it to be shown, ostensibly because no one knew about its existence. Even if one were to ask for it, no one would have volunteered to show it for the same reason—it would have exposed him. No one liked to be exposed. Not even those who lived in the distant past and had not known of the present day machinations and manipulations. They also did not show it, rather pleaded ignorance about the existence of such a list. But the list always existed despite indications to the contrary. An astute politician would never flaunt such a list. Therefore getting to see the other list is not easy. But what is the other list in the first place and why am I making so much ado about it?
Well, the other list is the most important list of all lists that we know of. It is that list which can make or unmake many things, many dispensations and many regimes. It can bring about an earthquake; it can cause turmoil of far reaching consequences.
“It is the other list that I want to see, dear me! Where is the other list?” That is how the inquisitive man had asked him. Centuries ago, when boats were the only mode of conveyance for going from one place to another, this inquisitive man was approached by boatmen promising to ferry him across, flaunting their lists of those successfully ferried across to make fortune. Each boatman was eager to draw his attention, to enlist him as a customer. Each one of them had just one list to flaunt, asking him to see for himself and decide whether he would like to be ferried by this or that boatman. No one had the other list, the inquisitive man was sure. No one had ever asked for the other list. No one had therefore compiled the other list.
“What is that other list?”
“Listing the names of those who took your boat and perished!?” the inquisitive man demanded. Obviously, the list was not supplied. No one had such a list and no one supplied it either. And why should one? Who likes to dig his own grave? Certainly not the politicians, not the government of the day, or, for that matter, even the financial institutions. Anyone demanding such a list is unwelcome or those talking or alluding to it are untouchable. Such men are hounded out. Whether one shows it or not, the existence of such lists cannot be denied no matter how loudly one denies it. The boatmen also denied it and went their way leaving the inquisitive man masticating his unpleasant cud and to fend for himself. Customers will still come the boatman’s way, list or no list.
Very true, but inquisitive men will also be around, untouchable or otherwise. Because it is these inquisitive men who make or infuse some life into the decaying polity that is our mainstay today. The prime minister declared that he would have TADA replaced with some other Act; and even he would not supply the other list that could possibly tell us as to where things went wrong with TADA.
The list his government would make available would contain only those names that politically suit him and his government. Because the politician in him wants to win over a particular community so that he and his party remain in power. The other list which is withheld from public viewing could show to the world that it was his own ministers who had bungled the most. The other list must, accordingly, remain buried, lest it spills the beans. Obviously, the other list always contained unpleasant matters, not good for public consumption.
But it is because of the presence of these inquisitive men that we are able to ferret out the other list. If we have a semblance of democracy, it is because of our uncanny ability to bring out the other list from time to time. So, the next time a politician flaunts his list of achievements and solicits your support, insist on production of the other list. Democracy will survive. Long live the other list.

On reading of the opening paragraph, you get an impression

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Although no one ever shows the other list, it is the other list that I have always been more inquisitive about. Why the other list is generally kept from public viewing is understandable, and why we must show greater inquisitiveness about the other list is equally understandable. You can never have a complete picture of things unless you have the other list before you and not many would want to give you the complete picture as it tends to giving themselves up. No one likes that.
But what is the other list anyway?  We have heard about the Schindler’s List. Although the list I have in my mind does not have anything to do with this List, this List too has something common in with the other list. This List too was neither shown, nor was seen until one stumbled upon it and made it public. Perhaps, no one had asked it to be shown, ostensibly because no one knew about its existence. Even if one were to ask for it, no one would have volunteered to show it for the same reason—it would have exposed him. No one liked to be exposed. Not even those who lived in the distant past and had not known of the present day machinations and manipulations. They also did not show it, rather pleaded ignorance about the existence of such a list. But the list always existed despite indications to the contrary. An astute politician would never flaunt such a list. Therefore getting to see the other list is not easy. But what is the other list in the first place and why am I making so much ado about it?
Well, the other list is the most important list of all lists that we know of. It is that list which can make or unmake many things, many dispensations and many regimes. It can bring about an earthquake; it can cause turmoil of far reaching consequences.
“It is the other list that I want to see, dear me! Where is the other list?” That is how the inquisitive man had asked him. Centuries ago, when boats were the only mode of conveyance for going from one place to another, this inquisitive man was approached by boatmen promising to ferry him across, flaunting their lists of those successfully ferried across to make fortune. Each boatman was eager to draw his attention, to enlist him as a customer. Each one of them had just one list to flaunt, asking him to see for himself and decide whether he would like to be ferried by this or that boatman. No one had the other list, the inquisitive man was sure. No one had ever asked for the other list. No one had therefore compiled the other list.
“What is that other list?”
“Listing the names of those who took your boat and perished!?” the inquisitive man demanded. Obviously, the list was not supplied. No one had such a list and no one supplied it either. And why should one? Who likes to dig his own grave? Certainly not the politicians, not the government of the day, or, for that matter, even the financial institutions. Anyone demanding such a list is unwelcome or those talking or alluding to it are untouchable. Such men are hounded out. Whether one shows it or not, the existence of such lists cannot be denied no matter how loudly one denies it. The boatmen also denied it and went their way leaving the inquisitive man masticating his unpleasant cud and to fend for himself. Customers will still come the boatman’s way, list or no list.
Very true, but inquisitive men will also be around, untouchable or otherwise. Because it is these inquisitive men who make or infuse some life into the decaying polity that is our mainstay today. The prime minister declared that he would have TADA replaced with some other Act; and even he would not supply the other list that could possibly tell us as to where things went wrong with TADA.
The list his government would make available would contain only those names that politically suit him and his government. Because the politician in him wants to win over a particular community so that he and his party remain in power. The other list which is withheld from public viewing could show to the world that it was his own ministers who had bungled the most. The other list must, accordingly, remain buried, lest it spills the beans. Obviously, the other list always contained unpleasant matters, not good for public consumption.
But it is because of the presence of these inquisitive men that we are able to ferret out the other list. If we have a semblance of democracy, it is because of our uncanny ability to bring out the other list from time to time. So, the next time a politician flaunts his list of achievements and solicits your support, insist on production of the other list. Democracy will survive. Long live the other list.

The third paragraph of the passage demonstrates

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Passage-3
Although no one ever shows the other list, it is the other list that I have always been more inquisitive about. Why the other list is generally kept from public viewing is understandable, and why we must show greater inquisitiveness about the other list is equally understandable. You can never have a complete picture of things unless you have the other list before you and not many would want to give you the complete picture as it tends to giving themselves up. No one likes that.
But what is the other list anyway?  We have heard about the Schindler’s List. Although the list I have in my mind does not have anything to do with this List, this List too has something common in with the other list. This List too was neither shown, nor was seen until one stumbled upon it and made it public. Perhaps, no one had asked it to be shown, ostensibly because no one knew about its existence. Even if one were to ask for it, no one would have volunteered to show it for the same reason—it would have exposed him. No one liked to be exposed. Not even those who lived in the distant past and had not known of the present day machinations and manipulations. They also did not show it, rather pleaded ignorance about the existence of such a list. But the list always existed despite indications to the contrary. An astute politician would never flaunt such a list. Therefore getting to see the other list is not easy. But what is the other list in the first place and why am I making so much ado about it?
Well, the other list is the most important list of all lists that we know of. It is that list which can make or unmake many things, many dispensations and many regimes. It can bring about an earthquake; it can cause turmoil of far reaching consequences.
“It is the other list that I want to see, dear me! Where is the other list?” That is how the inquisitive man had asked him. Centuries ago, when boats were the only mode of conveyance for going from one place to another, this inquisitive man was approached by boatmen promising to ferry him across, flaunting their lists of those successfully ferried across to make fortune. Each boatman was eager to draw his attention, to enlist him as a customer. Each one of them had just one list to flaunt, asking him to see for himself and decide whether he would like to be ferried by this or that boatman. No one had the other list, the inquisitive man was sure. No one had ever asked for the other list. No one had therefore compiled the other list.
“What is that other list?”
“Listing the names of those who took your boat and perished!?” the inquisitive man demanded. Obviously, the list was not supplied. No one had such a list and no one supplied it either. And why should one? Who likes to dig his own grave? Certainly not the politicians, not the government of the day, or, for that matter, even the financial institutions. Anyone demanding such a list is unwelcome or those talking or alluding to it are untouchable. Such men are hounded out. Whether one shows it or not, the existence of such lists cannot be denied no matter how loudly one denies it. The boatmen also denied it and went their way leaving the inquisitive man masticating his unpleasant cud and to fend for himself. Customers will still come the boatman’s way, list or no list.
Very true, but inquisitive men will also be around, untouchable or otherwise. Because it is these inquisitive men who make or infuse some life into the decaying polity that is our mainstay today. The prime minister declared that he would have TADA replaced with some other Act; and even he would not supply the other list that could possibly tell us as to where things went wrong with TADA.
The list his government would make available would contain only those names that politically suit him and his government. Because the politician in him wants to win over a particular community so that he and his party remain in power. The other list which is withheld from public viewing could show to the world that it was his own ministers who had bungled the most. The other list must, accordingly, remain buried, lest it spills the beans. Obviously, the other list always contained unpleasant matters, not good for public consumption.
But it is because of the presence of these inquisitive men that we are able to ferret out the other list. If we have a semblance of democracy, it is because of our uncanny ability to bring out the other list from time to time. So, the next time a politician flaunts his list of achievements and solicits your support, insist on production of the other list. Democracy will survive. Long live the other list.

Which post does Q hold?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.

A family has eight members - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W - who are in different professions like teacher, chef, painter, manager, doctor, lawyer, engineer and architect. They are sitting for dinner in a circular pattern. Only two people sit between the architect and W. The doctor is not an immediate neighbour of the architect. The teacher is an immediate neighbour of both the lawyer and the engineer. U is not an immediate neighbour of P. V is not an immediate neighbour of the teacher. R is the immediate neighbour of the painter. P is not a painter. P sits third to the right of the architect. The doctor and chef are the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither P nor W is a doctor or a chef. The teacher sits second to the left of T. T is not an immediate neighbour of W. S who is an engineer sits second to the left of V. Q and R are immediate neighbours of each other

Who is sitting in between H and G?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.

A family has eight members sitting around a circle. Four members are facing the center and the remaining are facing outside the center. A, who is facing the center is sitting in between two people, who are facing outside the center. I is sitting opposite to a person who is facing the same direction as that of I. E is not a neighbour of J and A. F and H are not neighbours of A. I is neighbour of B and F. I is facing the center.

Which post is held by the person who sits in between the painter and the teacher?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.

A family has eight members - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W - who are in different professions like teacher, chef, painter, manager, doctor, lawyer, engineer and architect. They are sitting for dinner in a circular pattern. Only two people sit between the architect and W. The doctor is not an immediate neighbour of the architect. The teacher is an immediate neighbour of both the lawyer and the engineer. U is not an immediate neighbour of P. V is not an immediate neighbour of the teacher. R is the immediate neighbour of the painter. P is not a painter. P sits third to the right of the architect. The doctor and chef are the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither P nor W is a doctor or a chef. The teacher sits second to the left of T. T is not an immediate neighbour of W. S who is an engineer sits second to the left of V. Q and R are immediate neighbours of each other

Directions: Read following passage and answer the given question. Unseasonableness is a tendency to do socially permissible things at the wrong time. The unseasonable man is the sort of person who comes to confide in you when you are busy. He serenades his beloved when she is ill. He asks a man who has just lost money by paying a bill for a friend to pay a bill for him. He invites a friend to go for a ride just after the friend has finished a long car trip. He is eager to offer services which are not wanted but which cannot be politely refused. If he is present at arbitration, he stirs up dissension between the two parties, who were really anxious to agree. Such is the unseasonable man.

The unseasonable man tends to

Directions: Read following passage and answer the given question. Unseasonableness is a tendency to do socially permissible things at the wrong time. The unseasonable man is the sort of person who comes to confide in you when you are busy. He serenades his beloved when she is ill. He asks a man who has just lost money by paying a bill for a friend to pay a bill for him. He invites a friend to go for a ride just after the friend has finished a long car trip. He is eager to offer services which are not wanted but which cannot be politely refused. If he is present at arbitration, he stirs up dissension between the two parties, who were really anxious to agree. Such is the unseasonable man.

The unseasonable man tends to

Directions: A brief passage or a statement is given, and a question is asked, based on the information provided by the passage/statement. The question has four alternatives marked from 1 to 4. Critically examine them and choose the best answer.

Astronomy is the science which studies the origin or nature of the planets, stars and solar system. Scientific study of astronomical matters in the past was handicapped

Directions: A brief passage or a statement is given, and a question is asked, based on the information provided by the passage/statement. The question has four alternatives marked from 1 to 4. Critically examine them and choose the best answer.

It is essential that school children learn improved facts about their country’s history. While teaching history, there has been a difference of opinion whether the young should be told only of the nation’s heroes. The obvious argument is that it would help them to have an appreciation of their virtues. But this ignores the fact that

Directions: A brief passage or a statement is given, and a question is asked, based on the information provided by the passage/statement. The question has four alternatives marked 1 to 4. Critically examine them and choose the best answer.

Which of the following if true, puts a legitimate doubt on the claims of the police?

Police has claimed that with imposition of speed limits, the number of deaths per kilometre driven, on a highway has been reduced substantially. But, there have been protests against the imposition of the speed limit, which itself has not been administered effectively.

Directions: A brief passage or a statement is given, and a question is asked, based on the information provided by the passage/statement. The question has four alternatives marked 1 to 4. Critically examine them and choose the best answer.

In many works of fiction, the heroes and heroines are either authors or actors or social figures. Very rarely is the common man, a plumber or an accountant, portrayed as a hero. The one reason for this would perhaps be

The change in perception about the occurrence of days and nights shows that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING
Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.

The Earth rotating from west to east leads to

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING
Days follow nights and nights follow days because the earth keeps turning from west to east. The light around us keeps on changing slowly through the day, as the sun’s place in sky moves from east to west. People love the moments when the light around us changes suddenly, as that makes everything look so different. When, the sun springs up and colours the clouds with its light, we call it a sunrise. A sunrise is a beautiful sight. When at the end of the day the sun goes down, evening falls with the moment of sunset. It is the beginning of night. Since the earth keeps on turning through the night without rest, the sun comes up with another day. However, in the old days, people believed that the earth stood still, while the sun went around the earth bringing day and night.