Directions: There are four passages in this Section. Each passage is followed by five questions. Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. For each question, four probable answers as (a), (b), (c), and (d) are given. Only one out of these four choices is correct.
Passage 1 [JNV 2020]
Travelling is both recreational and educative. It has always been regarded as an important part of education. In Europe, a young man is considered fully educated only when he has traveled through many countries of Europe. In ancient India also, our sages understood the great value of traveling. They made it a pious duty to visit various pilgrim centers situated in different parts of India. This encouraged the feeling of oneness among Indians.
Q1. It is important to …………… if one wants to get a real education.
(a) study
(b) work
(c) travel
(d) meditate
Answer: c (Explanation: According to the passage, it is important to travel if one wants to get a real education. So, option “c” is the right answer.)
Q2. Which one of the following words is a synonym of ‘‘recreational’’?
(a) educational
(b) thrilling
(c) tiring
(d) sight-seeing
Answer: b (Explanation: Recreational means connected with ways of enjoying oneself when one is not working. So, its correct synonym will be thrilling which is option”b”.)
Q3. Visiting the …………… centers was considered holy in ancient India.
(a) training
(b) pilgrim
(c) city
(d) business
Answer: b (Explanation: “Pilgrim” is the correct word to fill the blank as visiting the pilgrim centers was considered holy in ancient India. So, “b” is the right choice.)
Q4. People have a feeling of oneness with others if they …………… a lot.
(a) travel
(b) talk
(c) play
(d) question
Answer: a (Explanation: According to the passage, people have a feeling of oneness with others if they travel a lot. So, option “a” travel is the right answer.)
Q5. A sage is a person who is …………….
(a) learned
(b) smart
(c) free
(d) wicked
Answer: a (Explanation: A sage is a person who is learned and wise. So, option “a” is the right choice.)
Passage 2 [JNV 2020]
Fire is to blame for the loss of countless lives and billions of rupees each and every year. Firefighters help protect people and their property from injury and damage. They put their lives on the line every time they respond to a call. While on duty, firefighters must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes to just about any disaster that may occur. At every fire scene, a superior fire officer takes command and directs the jobs of all the people at the scene. Some firemen connect the hose lines to hydrants. Others manually operate the pumps to send water to the hoses. Teams of firefighters also operate ladders used to reach distances high in the air.
Q6. Which is not true about the firefighters?
(a) They are brave
(b) They often put their lives in danger
(c) They never put their lives in danger
(d) They are highly trained.
Answer: c (Explanation: Firefighters are brave and highly trained persons who often put their lives in danger. So, option “c” is the right choice, They never put their lives in danger is not true.)
Q7. A firefighter has to prepare to extinguish a fire in
(a) minutes
(b) hours
(c) days
(d) weeks
Answer: a (Explanation: A firefighter has to prepare to extinguish a fire in minutes. So, option “a” is the correct answer.)
Q8. Firefighters put their lives on the line means
(a) they stand in a line.
(b) they fight the fire.
(c) they put their lives in danger.
(d) they connect the hose line to the hydrant.
Answer: c (Explanation: Firefighters put their lives on the line means that they put their lives in danger. So, the right answer is option “c”)
Q9. To operate manually means to
(a) make a man work
(b) work with their hands
(c) use a machine
(d) use one’s body
Answer: b (Explanation: To “operate manually” means “to work or operate with their hands”. So, option “b” is the correct selection.)
Q10. The word “occur” means the same as
(a) come
(b) happen
(c) call
(d) fire
Answer: b (Explanation: The word “occur” means “happen”. So, option “b” is the correct choice.)
Passage 3 [JNV 2020]
Hema lay on her bed staring at the stars stuck on the ceiling of her room. She was upset as none of the clothes seemed to fit her. She wore them again one by one but they were either too tight or too short. A cupboard full of clothes and she could not wear any of them. She then had a bright idea, her eyes lit up and she ran to her mother’s room. ‘‘Ma, I need new clothes,’’ she said, ‘‘but only after I donate all my old clothes to charity. No more amassing of clothes’’. Her mother smiled and hugged her. She did have a kind daughter!
Q11. Hema lay on her bed because she
(a) was tired
(b) liked looking at the stars
(c) was wondering what to wear
(d) was a lazy girl
Answer: c (Explanation: Hema lay on her bed because she “was wondering what to wear”. Option “c” is the right choice.)
Q12. She could not wear any of her clothes because
(a) they were not fashionable
(b) they were too colorful
(c) she did not know what to choose
(d) none of them fitted her
Answer: d (Explanation: Hema could not wear any of her clothes because “none of them fitted her”. Option “d” is the right choice.)
Q13. The synonym of the word, ‘amassing’ is
(a) collecting
(b) distributing
(c) sharing
(d) gifting
Answer: a (Explanation: “Amassing” means to gather or collect something in a large amount. So, option “a” “collecting” is the correct synonym of the given word.)
Q14. Hema is
(a) greedy
(b) charitable
(c) selfish
(d) miserly
Answer: b (Explanation: Hema is a charitable person as she wanted to donate all her old clothes.)
Q15. The opposite of the word ‘donate’ is
(a) give
(b) receive
(c) distribute
(d) spend
Answer: b (Explanation: The word “donate” means to give something of value like money or goods to a charitable cause. So, option “b”, “receive” is the correct antonym which means “to take or accept something”.)
Passage 4 [JNV 2020]
To be fit and healthy, you need to be physically active. Regular physical activity protects you from serious diseases such as obesity, heart disease, cancer, mental illness, diabetes, and arthritis. Riding a bicycle regularly is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of health problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle. Cycling is a healthy, low-impact exercise that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, from young children to older adults. It is also fun, cheap, and good for the environment. Riding to work or the shop is one of the most time-efficient ways to combine regular exercise with everyday routine. An estimated one billion people ride bicycles every day for transport, recreation, and sport. Cycling is a good way to reduce weight as it builds muscle and burns body fat. Research suggests that by cycling for half an hour every day we can shed at least five kilos of weight in a year.
Q.16 The main focus of the passage is to tell us the advantages of
(a) keeping fit
(b) cycling
(c) exercising
(d) reducing weight
Answer: b (The main focus of the passage is to tell us the advantages of “cycling”. In the passage, the author tells about the benefits of cycling.)
Q17. When the writer says ‘‘Cycling is good for the environment’’, which of the following is not correct?
(a) It does not emit any unhealthy gas
(b) It can be run without petrol or diesel
(c) It does not pollute the air
(d) It can be ridden by all age groups
Answer: d (Explanation: When the writer says that ‘‘Cycling is good for the environment’’. Option “a”, “b”,, and “c” are good for environment. So, option “d” ‘‘It can be ridden by all age groups’’ is not correct in the context of the given statement.)
Q18. The word which means the opposite of the word “sedentary” is
(a) active
(b) lazy
(c) inactive
(d) deskbound
Answer: a (Explanation: “Sedentary” means ‘involving’ little exercise or physical activity. So, option “a” ‘active’ is its correct antonym which means “involving physical effort”.)
Q19. A low-impact exercise is one that is
(a) not tiring
(b) not costly
(c) not efficient
(d) not boring
Answer: a (Explanation: A low-impact exercise is one which is not “tiring”. Cycling is one of the examples of low-impact exercises that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.)
Q20. Regular cycling helps us in all of the following except to
(a) reduce fat and strengthen muscles
(b) combine fun with work
(c) prevent serious accidents
(d) remain healthy
Answer: b (Explanation: Regular cycling helps us to reduce fat and strengthen then muscles and remain healthy and prevent serious accidents. It does not help in combining fun with work, so option “b” is the right choice.)
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