Reading Comprehension

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

Till the late 80’s, the whole trading for the world was based on the commodity trading. Although intellectuals’ rights, like patents, had some commercial value, it was generally felt that only tangible things had commercial value. It is one of the permanent gains of information revolution that we have been rid of such prejudices.

It can be inferred from the passage that information revolution of the 80’s has had which of the following effects?

Directions: The given passage is followed by two inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

It is a miracle that Pakistan has agreed to sign a treaty with India regarding the Kashmir problem. It can be signed any day now. Inferences: I. Earlier it was not possible to sign the treaty regarding the Kashmir problem. II. The treaty was not signed between India and Pakistan when the above statement was made.

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

You see him every day, sometimes on the street, sometimes in the ration shop, an ageless and timeless entity in the ever-changing world around him. And yet he is elusive. The man-in-the-street is no flesh-and-bone creature but a mere statistic, an apocryphal figure who is invoked by politicians and economists alike but with whom they are most comfortable as long as he remains abstract.

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

Thus Simon tells us of a dream in which he saw some gigantic figures seated at table and clearly heard the frightful snapping noise made by their jaws coming together as they chewed. When he awoke he heard the beat of a horse's hooves galloping past his window. The noise made by the horse's hooves may have suggested ideas from a group of memories connected with Gu!liver's Travels—the Giants of Brobdingnag and the virtuous Houyhnhnms—if I may venture on an interpretation without the dreamer's assistance. Is it not probable, then, that the choice of such an unusual group of memories as these were facilitated by

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

Culturally, Mexico belongs to Latin America. It shares language, a tradition and a religion with the 20 countries that make up this area of the world. But Mexico is used to looking north. Very few Mexicans ever travel to the rest of Latin America. In contrast, millions cross the border with the U.S. every year. The proximity has created an often-uncomfortable love-hate relationship between Mexico and the United Stales. Mexican nationalism has been built on a rejection of the U.S. Mexican children are taught in school that the U.S. is the ever present villain in their country's history. They are reminded that Americans, unfairly and violently, took half of the national territory in the mid 19^th century. Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona and a portion of Utah would today be a part of Mexico if it were not for the independence of Texas in 1835 and the U.S. - Mexican war of the 1847-1848. Many political activists in Mexico still see the U.S. as the single most important force dragging the country down and preventing its full development.

Directions: For the following passage, the opening statement has been deleted. Which one of the statements given below the passage should precede the passage?

This message cannot be over-emphasised; it has to become a part of the individual and collective consciousness of people in societies. There can be nothing better, more desirable, more advantageous and more aesthetic than living in harmony with nature.

Directions: The given passage is followed by several inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy and an aero generator can convert it into electricity. Though not much has been done in this field, the survey shows that there is vast potential for developing wind as an alternative source of energy. Inferences: I. Energy by wind is comparatively newly emerging field. II. The energy crisis can be dealt by exploring more in the field of aero generation.

Directions: The given passage is followed by several inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

In film and videotape, it is possible to induce the viewers to project their feelings onto the characters on the screen. In one study, when a camera shot of a baby in a crib was shown, the audience thought the woman's face was registering happiness. Inferences: I. The expression on the woman's face was, in actuality blank. II. A camera shot of a baby in a crib provoked feelings of happiness to the audience.

Directions: In the following passage, the opening statement has been deleted. Which of the statements given below the passage, should precede the passage?

The identity of the other thus formed is necessary both to the individual and to the society, and can be benign. But sometimes it happens that the other, acted upon by various unconscious influences, becomes demonized. This can lead to scapegoating, which in simple societies may produce social equilibrium. In complex societies, where different groups are thrown together, it leads to social conflict, which may take violent forms. Such conflicts are a reflection of ordinary social and economic tensions, and at the same time help to create them.

Directions: In the following passage, the opening statement has been deleted. Which of the statements given below the passage, should precede the passage?

Most salesmen under the intoxication of their own exuberance seem to believe in what they say. Most experts whose expertise is only a pretentious sham behave as if they had been solemnly inducted into some kind of priesthood. Very few demagogues are so cynical as to remain undeceived by their own rhetoric, and some of the worst tyrants in history have been fatally sincere. We can leave the disentanglement of motives to the students of fraud and error, but we cannot afford to be taken in by the shams.

Directions: In the following passage, the opening statement has been deleted. Which of the statements given below the passage, should precede the passage?

You have to admit that the feminist way of thinking is pretty much biased. Today’s woman wants the same rights as man but has no trouble accepting a few favors. At one time, the feminist movement actually might have stood for something - meant something to me as a woman - but (sadly) not anymore. Today's woman has gone from the nurturing, caring mother, to a bitter, resentful woman. Today's woman has labeled all women as victims. By Today's woman's standards, there is only one way to think, and that is their way. They have no problem in playing the helpless female role and taking power over man. Unfortunately, there are too many double standards set by Today's woman, so maybe I'm yesterday’s woman after all, and I am living in Today's World. Maybe I am just a woman who was born in the wrong century. Which of the following statements would precede the first sentence?

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

Zen Yoga is 'not administered in an artificial condition but in actual life of daily living in this world' (Asher 1989:189). Herman Hess's (1971) Siddhartha gets his vision of Buddha and of Truth by reflecting on his turbulent and unconventional life and sensitizing himself to the deep murmurings of a running forest river. Articulated in words, his conclusion, 'love humanity, seems trivial. But as a process of psychological adaptation, profound changes are recorded in him.

Directions: In the following passage, the opening statement has been deleted. Which of the statements given below the passage, should precede the passage?

And the proponents of market reforms have no plans for those who do not have the resources and income to buy even two meals a day. The signals are clear that those who cannot pay for their food have no right to survive. These poorer sections of society are reduced to mere victims, beneficiaries, clients and recipients. In this dichotomous relationship, the state is seen as the ‘dole giver’ and the people the ‘dole receiver’. It must be recognized that irrespective of market–governed politics, people remain bound to survival, livelihood and identity issues.

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

The paradox of big weather: it makes people feel important even while it dramatizes their insignificance. In some ways, extreme weather is a brief moral equivalent of war as stimulating as war can sometimes be,

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

To succeed in today's crowded marketplace where most of the products and advertising look exactly the same, a small business owner must stand out, shouting above the din with a message so clear and compelling that prospects stop and take notice. It's a matter of business survival. Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs quickly retreat to the supposed security of sameness, soon to be lost in a sea of anonymity and a tidal wave of frustration. In effect, albeit at a subconscious level, they are saying, “I don't want to be different”. In back room offices and store fronts everywhere, salespeople are telling business owners they should do this or that kind of ad because it worked so great for their competitor. The owners nod and sign on. It's already proven to be a winner, right? WRONG!