Comprehension

Carefully read the passage given below and provide the answers to the 4 questions based on the passage.
'The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at the newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line where someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no one's attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.'

Question: 1

Evaluation of news would imply which of the following :

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  • less dependence on modern systems of communication
  • more careful analysis of each news story and its value
  • separating beans from junk
  • discriminating horrors from disasters
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The Correct Option is B

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The correct option is (B): more careful analysis of each news story and its value.
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Question: 2

The writer of the above passage

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  • seems to be happy with the contemporary arrangements for circulating news
  • shocked by the casual stories about horrors and disasters reported in the newspapers
  • wants better evaluation of news before publication
  • wants to put his foot down on news stories
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The Correct Option is C

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The correct option is (C): wants better evaluation of news before publication.
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Question: 3

In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans" means that the news

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  • is weak and often wanting entirely
  • deserves no one's attention
  • should travel the wires
  • is junk dressed up as real news
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The Correct Option is B

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The correct option is (B): deserves no one's attention.
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Question: 4

Newspapers lack a sense of discrimination because

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  • they do not separate the real news from mere sensationalism
  • they have to accept whatever is received on the wires
  • limited manpower makes serious evolution impossible
  • people don't see the difference between 'junk' and 'real' news
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The Correct Option is A

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The correct option is (A): they do not separate the real news from mere sensationalism.
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