Reading Comprehension

Inner belt and outer belt differ in

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An asteroid is a large rock in outer space. Some, like Ceres, can be very large, while others are as small as a grain of sand. Due to their smaller size, asteroids do not have enough gravity to pull themselves into the shape of a ball. 
Asteroids are left over materials from the formation of the Solar System. These materials were never incorporated into a planet because of their proximity to Jupiter's strong gravity.
The asteroid belt is divided into an inner belt and an outer belt. The inner belt, which is made up of asteroids that are within 250 million miles (402 million km) of the Sun, contains asteroids that are made of metals.
The outer belt, which includes asteroids 250 million miles (402 million km) beyond the Sun, consists of rocky asteroids. These asteroids appear darker than the asteroids of the inner belt, and are rich in carbon.

Joybunny saw a bumblebee coming out of a

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Joybunny poked his face out of the hole. This was the first time he’d come out of his burrow. His little pink nose twitched as he sniffed the different springtime smells.
As he looked around, Joybunny saw a group of bright yellow daffodils. He hopped closer and noticed something moving about. It began to buzz loudly, scaring the bunny. The black and yellow bumblebee flew out of the daffodil, its wings vibrating up and down. It soon went away. Losing sight of it, Joybunny hopped on.
It didn’t take long before he heard other strange noises. His long, furry ears stood straight up in the air. He hopped towards the stream. The water was flowing over the rocks, making small waterfalls. He stuck his paw into the cold water.
"Quack! Quack! Quack!" Joybunny looked upstream and saw a white duck with an orange beak. It was swimming towards him, followed by three ducklings. They swam right up to him. Joybunny giggled when the duckling dipped its head under the water and pulled out a green leaf. Another duckling came out of the stream. It tried to eat Joybunny’s fur, biting him. "Ouch!" he shouted and hopped away.

What did the duckling do that hurt Joybunny?

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Joybunny poked his face out of the hole. This was the first time he’d come out of his burrow. His little pink nose twitched as he sniffed the different springtime smells.
As he looked around, Joybunny saw a group of bright yellow daffodils. He hopped closer and noticed something moving about. It began to buzz loudly, scaring the bunny. The black and yellow bumblebee flew out of the daffodil, its wings vibrating up and down. It soon went away. Losing sight of it, Joybunny hopped on.
It didn’t take long before he heard other strange noises. His long, furry ears stood straight up in the air. He hopped towards the stream. The water was flowing over the rocks, making small waterfalls. He stuck his paw into the cold water.
"Quack! Quack! Quack!" Joybunny looked upstream and saw a white duck with an orange beak. It was swimming towards him, followed by three ducklings. They swam right up to him. Joybunny giggled when the duckling dipped its head under the water and pulled out a green leaf. Another duckling came out of the stream. It tried to eat Joybunny’s fur, biting him. "Ouch!" he shouted and hopped away.

Joybunny is a

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Joybunny poked his face out of the hole. This was the first time he’d come out of his burrow. His little pink nose twitched as he sniffed the different springtime smells.
As he looked around, Joybunny saw a group of bright yellow daffodils. He hopped closer and noticed something moving about. It began to buzz loudly, scaring the bunny. The black and yellow bumblebee flew out of the daffodil, its wings vibrating up and down. It soon went away. Losing sight of it, Joybunny hopped on.
It didn’t take long before he heard other strange noises. His long, furry ears stood straight up in the air. He hopped towards the stream. The water was flowing over the rocks, making small waterfalls. He stuck his paw into the cold water.
"Quack! Quack! Quack!" Joybunny looked upstream and saw a white duck with an orange beak. It was swimming towards him, followed by three ducklings. They swam right up to him. Joybunny giggled when the duckling dipped its head under the water and pulled out a green leaf. Another duckling came out of the stream. It tried to eat Joybunny’s fur, biting him. "Ouch!" he shouted and hopped away.

What was the name of the company which Shakespeare owned in the start of his career?

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William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired in Stratford around 1613 at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survived, and there has been considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.

Shakespeare is called England's national poet and the ______.

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William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired in Stratford around 1613 at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survived, and there has been considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.

What is 'speculation'?

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William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired in Stratford around 1613 at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survived, and there has been considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.

Which one of the following is true about the passage?

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William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired in Stratford around 1613 at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survived, and there has been considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.

The Spirit Cave mummies of Fallon, Nevada in North America are more than _____.

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A mummy is a deceased human or other animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back to at least 1615 AD. Mummies of humans and other animals have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. In addition to the well-known mummies of Ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas of America and Asia which have very dry climates. The Spirit Cave mummies of Fallon, Nevada in North America have been accurately dated to be more than 9400 years old. Before this discovery the oldest known deliberate mummy was a child, one of the Chinchorro mummies found in the Camarones Valley, Chile, which dates around 5050 BC. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936 at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.

Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are ____.

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A mummy is a deceased human or other animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back to at least 1615 AD. Mummies of humans and other animals have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. In addition to the well-known mummies of Ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas of America and Asia which have very dry climates. The Spirit Cave mummies of Fallon, Nevada in North America have been accurately dated to be more than 9400 years old. Before this discovery the oldest known deliberate mummy was a child, one of the Chinchorro mummies found in the Camarones Valley, Chile, which dates around 5050 BC. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936 at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.

Which one of the following statements is false?

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A mummy is a deceased human or other animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back to at least 1615 AD. Mummies of humans and other animals have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. In addition to the well-known mummies of Ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas of America and Asia which have very dry climates. The Spirit Cave mummies of Fallon, Nevada in North America have been accurately dated to be more than 9400 years old. Before this discovery the oldest known deliberate mummy was a child, one of the Chinchorro mummies found in the Camarones Valley, Chile, which dates around 5050 BC. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936 at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.

What is the meaning of embalmed?

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A mummy is a deceased human or other animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back to at least 1615 AD. Mummies of humans and other animals have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. In addition to the well-known mummies of Ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas of America and Asia which have very dry climates. The Spirit Cave mummies of Fallon, Nevada in North America have been accurately dated to be more than 9400 years old. Before this discovery the oldest known deliberate mummy was a child, one of the Chinchorro mummies found in the Camarones Valley, Chile, which dates around 5050 BC. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936 at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.

From the passage, it is strikingly clear that

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Some statements are routinely issued by the government of the day and they become news. They become news not necessarily because they are newsworthy, but because they are headlined by the newspapers. The headlines are usually catchy, although rhetorical in nature. If a survey is carried out about the impact these routine statements make on the people by and large, the report may embarrass the authorities.
Let us examine some of these statements. No one will be allowed to take law into his own hands; the corrupt will be dealt with firmly; indiscipline will not be tolerated whether it is in a campus or in a political outfit; India will not tolerate outside interference; India will not compromise on its principles; J & K is the integral part of India, and so on and so forth. These have been spoken on innumerable occasions and have been heard on umpteen occasions and will continue to be spoken and heard. No one quite keeps count of these statements. They have become so routinely stale that they have ceased to convey any meaning to anyone. These rhetorics are necessary evils of non-governance or ill-governance. Yet they make news and we have the mortification of having to encounter them every morning in bold prints as if to mock and tease us. Mortification because these are forced on our eardrums and the cacophony that they produce does immense harm to our hearing organ. But the statements continue to be ritualistically made.
What do they actually mean when they say they will not allow anyone to take law into his own hands? What is happening all around is just opposite of what they declare from the roof top. Law in its various forms is not only taken into hands, but is also wantonly bandied about with contumely disregard. It is not only tolerated, but is often given respectability too. If it were not so, we would not have been seeing the mushrooming of people with dubious character on the ascendancy right in our midst, not just loafing about, but lording over it all.
Today, words speak, actions do not. As a nation, we have not yet been able to decide as to what our national principles are despite the voluminous constitution and lofty preamble to it. We cannot say with any degree of belief that this and not that is India’s principle. So, how do we decide whether or not we have compromised?

The author seems to drive the reader to a conclusion that

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Some statements are routinely issued by the government of the day and they become news. They become news not necessarily because they are newsworthy, but because they are headlined by the newspapers. The headlines are usually catchy, although rhetorical in nature. If a survey is carried out about the impact these routine statements make on the people by and large, the report may embarrass the authorities.
Let us examine some of these statements. No one will be allowed to take law into his own hands; the corrupt will be dealt with firmly; indiscipline will not be tolerated whether it is in a campus or in a political outfit; India will not tolerate outside interference; India will not compromise on its principles; J & K is the integral part of India, and so on and so forth. These have been spoken on innumerable occasions and have been heard on umpteen occasions and will continue to be spoken and heard. No one quite keeps count of these statements. They have become so routinely stale that they have ceased to convey any meaning to anyone. These rhetorics are necessary evils of non-governance or ill-governance. Yet they make news and we have the mortification of having to encounter them every morning in bold prints as if to mock and tease us. Mortification because these are forced on our eardrums and the cacophony that they produce does immense harm to our hearing organ. But the statements continue to be ritualistically made.
What do they actually mean when they say they will not allow anyone to take law into his own hands? What is happening all around is just opposite of what they declare from the roof top. Law in its various forms is not only taken into hands, but is also wantonly bandied about with contumely disregard. It is not only tolerated, but is often given respectability too. If it were not so, we would not have been seeing the mushrooming of people with dubious character on the ascendancy right in our midst, not just loafing about, but lording over it all.
Today, words speak, actions do not. As a nation, we have not yet been able to decide as to what our national principles are despite the voluminous constitution and lofty preamble to it. We cannot say with any degree of belief that this and not that is India’s principle. So, how do we decide whether or not we have compromised?

Why does the author say that 'rhetorics are necessary evils of non-governance or ill-governance'?

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Some statements are routinely issued by the government of the day and they become news. They become news not necessarily because they are newsworthy, but because they are headlined by the newspapers. The headlines are usually catchy, although rhetorical in nature. If a survey is carried out about the impact these routine statements make on the people by and large, the report may embarrass the authorities.
Let us examine some of these statements. No one will be allowed to take law into his own hands; the corrupt will be dealt with firmly; indiscipline will not be tolerated whether it is in a campus or in a political outfit; India will not tolerate outside interference; India will not compromise on its principles; J & K is the integral part of India, and so on and so forth. These have been spoken on innumerable occasions and have been heard on umpteen occasions and will continue to be spoken and heard. No one quite keeps count of these statements. They have become so routinely stale that they have ceased to convey any meaning to anyone. These rhetorics are necessary evils of non-governance or ill-governance. Yet they make news and we have the mortification of having to encounter them every morning in bold prints as if to mock and tease us. Mortification because these are forced on our eardrums and the cacophony that they produce does immense harm to our hearing organ. But the statements continue to be ritualistically made.
What do they actually mean when they say they will not allow anyone to take law into his own hands? What is happening all around is just opposite of what they declare from the roof top. Law in its various forms is not only taken into hands, but is also wantonly bandied about with contumely disregard. It is not only tolerated, but is often given respectability too. If it were not so, we would not have been seeing the mushrooming of people with dubious character on the ascendancy right in our midst, not just loafing about, but lording over it all.
Today, words speak, actions do not. As a nation, we have not yet been able to decide as to what our national principles are despite the voluminous constitution and lofty preamble to it. We cannot say with any degree of belief that this and not that is India’s principle. So, how do we decide whether or not we have compromised?