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Reading Comprehension

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Reading Comprehension Questions

Multiple choice

According to the passage, which of the following is/are true?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

Wanna look cool with friends while partying, yet don’t want to touch alcohol, because dad’s going to be hopping mad and you get back home. Well, this apple drink with a fizz promise’s to fool your friends, make your dad happy, while allowing you to still seem coolest guy in the party. A winner from the stable of Parle Agro, Appy Fizz, normally looks like bubbly alcohol, but also doesn’t punch your pocket. Quite a deal! Recently, Appy Fizz underwent a change in Avtaar.

  1. It's important to drink alcohol in parties.

  2. It's important to look cool at parties.

  3. Both 1 and 2

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

The passage emphasizes wanting to 'seem coolest guy in the party' and 'look cool with friends', supporting statement B. Statement A contradicts the passage which says 'don't want to touch alcohol'.

Multiple choice

India is the worst affected auto market in the world.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

So is the worst happening in India? Well, not really. The situation for auto players in India looks far better than in other global markets. As in the United States, the bailout package from the fed and survival strategies for the auto majors has been the hottest topic of debate from the past many days. The good news is that there are still some players in the Indian market which are insulated from the global heat stroke. Surprised? Sample is: Yamaha with the launch of its R15 and FZ16 made the most of the rather cold summer for its competitors and successfully captured significant market share in the premium category.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Cannot say

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

"So is the worst happening in India? Well, not really."

Multiple choice

According to the passage, which of the following is true?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

Wanna look cool with friends while partying, yet don’t want to touch alcohol, because dad’s going to be hopping mad and you get back home. Well, this apple drink with a fizz promise’s to fool your friends, make your dad happy, while allowing you to still seem coolest guy in the party. A winner from the stable of Parle Agro, Appy Fizz, normally looks like bubbly alcohol, but also doesn’t punch your pocket. Quite a deal! Recently, Appy Fizz underwent a change in Avtaar.

  1. Appy Fizz has a new Avtaar.

  2. Appy Fizz is old fashioned.

  3. Appy Fizz seldom changes.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The passage states 'Recently, Appy Fizz underwent a change in Avtaar', confirming option A.

Multiple choice

According to the passage, name the Indian company/companies that is/are performing badly.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

So is the worst happening in India? Well, not really. The situation for auto players in India looks far better than in other global markets. As in the United States, the bailout package from the fed and survival strategies for the auto majors has been the hottest topic of debate from the past many days. The good news is that there are still some players in the Indian market which are insulated from the global heat stroke. Surprised? Sample is: Yamaha with the launch of its R15 and FZ16 made the most of the rather cold summer for its competitors and successfully captured significant market share in the premium category.

  1. TVS

  2. Yamaha

  3. Cannot say

  4. Both (1) and (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

No such names are mentioned in the text.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are true?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

With Yang stepping down as CEO, analysts believe that it has paved the way for Yahoo to knock at Microsoft’s door with an aim to achieve the desired change as Yang was the only roadblock in Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal because he repeatedly demanded for a correct price to be paid for Yahoo. Even Kagan confirms, “As Yahoo! really wants Microsoft, therefore Microsoft will now have an easy acquisition that too on better terms than originally offered." Notably, Yahoo's shares went up by 4% the day the announcement of Yang stepping down hit the markets, which surely shows that stakeholders have welcomed the move.

  1. Yang is the CEO of Yahoo Corporation.

  2. Yang is stepping down as the CEO of Yahoo.

  3. Yang was against the acquisition.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All are true.

Multiple choice

In philanthrocapitalism,

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

Chuck Feeney donated secretly, but today a whole lot of rich and powerful people are realizing the power of giving. Capitalism is metamorphosing into a new form. It’s now hip to be a philanthrocapitalist. If capitalism meant only the fittest could survive, then philanthrocapitalism makes the system work in favor of the weak and the less advantaged. From the richest man in the world, to the second richest, everybody’s giving. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jeff Scott, Bill Clinton are doing their bit to change the world and make it a happy place.

  1. only the poor survive

  2. nobody survives

  3. the strongest survives

  4. the weak survive
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Fourth line of the passage suggests the answer.

Multiple choice

According to the passage which of the following is/are true?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

So is the worst happening in India? Well, not really. The situation for auto players in India looks far better than in other global markets. As in the United States, the bailout package from the fed and survival strategies for the auto majors has been the hottest topic of debate from the past many days. The good news is that there are still some players in the Indian market which are insulated from the global heat stroke. Surprised? Sample is: Yamaha with the launch of its R15 and FZ16 made the most of the rather cold summer for its competitors and successfully captured significant market share in the premium category.

  1. U.S. automakers are encrypted bankrupt.

  2. U.S. automakers need revival package.

  3. U.S. automakers are healthy.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

"As in the United States, the bailout package from the fed and survival strategies for the auto majors has been the hottest topic"

Multiple choice

What does the word 'metamorphosing' mean as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

Chuck Feeney donated secretly, but today a whole lot of rich and powerful people are realizing the power of giving. Capitalism is metamorphosing into a new form. It’s now hip to be a philanthrocapitalist. If capitalism meant only the fittest could survive, then philanthrocapitalism makes the system work in favor of the weak and the less advantaged. From the richest man in the world, to the second richest, everybody’s giving. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jeff Scott, Bill Clinton are doing their bit to change the world and make it a happy place.

  1. Transforming

  2. Cleaning

  3. Criticising

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

Here 'metamorphosing' means changing or transforming completely in form or nature.

Multiple choice

Who stand(s) to gain from the CEO stepping down?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

With Yang stepping down as CEO, analysts believe that it has paved the way for Yahoo to knock at Microsoft’s door with an aim to achieve the desired change as Yang was the only roadblock in Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal because he repeatedly demanded for a correct price to be paid for Yahoo. Even Kagan confirms, “As Yahoo! really wants Microsoft, therefore Microsoft will now have an easy acquisition that too on better terms than originally offered." Notably, Yahoo's shares went up by 4% the day the announcement of Yang stepping down hit the markets, which surely shows that stakeholders have welcomed the move.

  1. Yahoo

  2. Microsoft

  3. Both (1) and (2)

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

First line of the passage suggests the answer.

Multiple choice

Yahoo's shares gained 4%

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

With Yang stepping down as CEO, analysts believe that it has paved the way for Yahoo to knock at Microsoft’s door with an aim to achieve the desired change as Yang was the only roadblock in Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal because he repeatedly demanded for a correct price to be paid for Yahoo. Even Kagan confirms, “As Yahoo! really wants Microsoft, therefore Microsoft will now have an easy acquisition that too on better terms than originally offered." Notably, Yahoo's shares went up by 4% the day the announcement of Yang stepping down hit the markets, which surely shows that stakeholders have welcomed the move.

  1. in one week

  2. in a day

  3. in a month

  4. Cannot say
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Last line

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Most people do not know that Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America, was deaf. She began to lose her hearing when she was 17, and became almost totally deaf in her adulthood. Juliette married William Mackay Low and they went to England to live. Juliette became interested in the Girl Guides Association there. Juliette organized several Girl Guides troops in both England and Scotland. Since she could not do all the work herself, she had to ask other women to help her. Sometimes the women were reluctant to give their time due to family responsibilities. However, Juliette was a very determined woman. When the women refused, she would pretend that she didn't understand what they said. As a result, the women helped her in spite of being busy. When Juliette came back to America for a visit, she started the first Girl Guides troop in the country in her home town, Savannah. By the time she went back to England six months later, there were six Girl Guide troops in Savannah. At that time, the girls each made their own uniforms. In 1913, the Girl Guides changed its name to the Girl Scouts. Juliette Low came back to Savannah that same year. The main idea of this passage can best be stated as:

What do you infer from the passage?

  1. Juliette Low, a deaf woman, used determination and persistence to start Girl Scout troops all over the world.

  2. Juliette Low, a deaf woman, was very bumptious and always got what she wanted.

  3. Juliette Low, a deaf woman, travelled to many different places in her life time but ended up back in Savannah.

  4. Without Juliette, the Girl Scouts would still only be a British phenomenon.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) is too narrow and exaggerates Juliette's persistence. Option (3) is off the point. While it is true that she did travel, it is not the main idea of the story. While option (4) may be true, it is not the main focus of the passage. The correct answer is therefore (1).

Multiple choice
Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.
One of our hopes for the New Year is that Congress and the Bush administration will jointly and urgently address the manifold problems plaguing America's coastal waters. Two important panels, one private, one commissioned by Congress itself, have warned that the oceans simply cannot sustain prolonged abuse from industrial and recreational overfishing, from unchecked coastal development as well as polluted agricultural and urban runoff. Last month the White House released its formal response to the findings of the Congressional commission. The most that can be said about this 39-page report is that it is earnest; a summons to the barricades it is not. Though billed as an action plan, the report is actually an invitation to paralysis by analysis, calling for more committees and more research into problems that have been committee-ed and researched to death.
We do not, for instance, need more science to tell us that industrial fishing has strip-mined the oceans of valuable fish species, that pollution is killing coral reefs and causing dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico. What we need are concrete regulatory initiatives to discipline the commercial fishing industry (letting scientists, not fishermen, set quotas), to control residential development, reform farming practices and provide enough money to get the job done.
What is the primary purpose of the passage?

  1. To save America's coastal waters, we need concrete regulatory initiatives, not more research.

  2. The Congress and the Bush administration propose more years of research to solve the problems of America's coastal water.

  3. The 39 - page report touches on most of the major problems and it calls for more committees and more research into the problems of America's coastal waters.

  4. Many species of valuable fishes that have become extinct is due to industrial and recreational over-fishing.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Let's scrutinize each option: (1) The statements - 'though billed….. job done' suggests that the problem of America's coastal water can be solved only if the Congress takes some concrete regulatory initiatives, instead of proposing the idea of more research - as the report submitted by Congressional Commission suggests. Hence, (1) is the answer. (2) In light of above discussion and referring to same statements as in (1), option (2) can be ruled out. (3) This option is true but it highlights the report, which is not the main idea of the passage. Hence, (3) can be ruled out. (D) This option is again true according to the passage but it deviates from the central theme of the passage. It cites only the problem. Therefore, (4) is ruled out. Hence, (1) is the answer.

Multiple choice
Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.
One cannot think one's way into heaven. The concept trap ensnares many spiritual seekers as we unwittingly substitute thoughts and ideas about the path for the path itself. Though words of prayer or a Divine name can orient us in the right direction, only by seeing beyond thoughts and mental imagery can we begin to touch the higher worlds. Thoughts and concepts play no role when we stand before the ineffable.
Right thinking and true ideas offer two invaluable ingredients for the inner life: motivation and guidance. Great spiritual poetry and myths, stories in the holy scriptures, and other written sources contain ideas and images which can serve to raise the level of our spiritual aspirations, moving us to renew our commitment to the path, helping us through our dry spells, periods of doubt, and the inevitable and numerous obstacles we encounter along the way. Eventually, the wonders of the path itself provide ample motivation.
What is the primary purpose of the passage?

  1. The inner landscape hides a territory unknown to us, discovery of which is the way to heaven.

  2. All our actions must be guided by right thinking and true ideas, which will take us to heaven after death.

  3. We can touch the Higher World only by seeing beyond thoughts and mental imagery.

  4. Reading texts of the spirit, pondering their contents, and drawing inspiration from them channel our thoughts and heart toward actual steps along the path.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage emphasizes that books and ideas can help propel us towards the non-conceptual i.e. they would prove to be useful through our journey on this land and would show us the right path to seek our ultimate aim i.e. heaven. As option (4) is cogent with this explanation hence, it is the answer. Option (1) is ambiguous according to the passage, as the passage emphasizes on the discovery of such pathway by reading spiritual books, hence (1) is ruled out.
Option (2) is contrary to the passage (first sentence of the second paragraph provides the clue), hence, it is ruled out.
Option (3) is true but it is very narrow (Refer first paragraph), hence it is ruled out. So, option (4) is the answer.

Multiple choice

The situation in respect of accommodation

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

One of the most serious problems confronting our country is that of a fast-growing population. In fact, it is at the root of many other problems. At the moment, thanks to planning, we are able to produce food and cloth sufficient for our people and even in some excess. But if the population continues to grow at this rate; it will not be long before the surplus turns into a bare minimum and even a deficit. The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.

  1. is less than satisfactory

  2. is quite satisfactory

  3. is improving rapidly

  4. is the result of total neglect
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The last line of the passage clearly states that the position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory.

Multiple choice

“It is at the root of many other problems” means that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

One of the most serious problems confronting our country is that of a fast-growing population. In fact, it is at the root of many other problems. At the moment, thanks to planning, we are able to produce food and cloth sufficient for our people and even in some excess. But if the population continues to grow at this rate; it will not be long before the surplus turns into a bare minimum and even a deficit. The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.

  1. it is found along with many other problems

  2. it is caused by many other problems

  3. it gives rise to many other problems

  4. it is buried under many other problems
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase ‘root of many other problems’ means the fundamental cause of many problems. Causing problems is different from being caused by problems. The option c is talking about being the cause of problems and the option b is talking about the effect of problems. Hence, option c is correct.