Read the following passages and choose the correct answers for the questions given below:
The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awareness hour. Then there is least somnolence in us; and for an hour, at least, some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night. Little is to be expected of that day, if it can be called a day, to which we are not awakened by our genius, but by the mechanical nudging of some servitor, or not awakened by our own newly acquired form and aspirations from within, accompanied by the undulations of celestial music, instead of factory bell and a fragrance filling the air – to a higher life than we fell asleep from; and let the darkness bear its fruit, and prove itself to be good, no less than the light. But man who does not believe that each day contains an earlier, more sacred, auroral hour than he has yet profaned, has despaired of life, and is pursuing a descending and darkening way. After a partial cessation of his sensuous life, the soul of man, or its organs rather, are reinvigorated each day and his genius tries again what noble life it can make
The word 'somnolence' refers to ______.
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- activeness
- joviality
- dynamism
- drowsiness
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
"Somnolence" refers to drowsiness, a state of being sleepy or in need of sleep. It is the feeling of tiredness or the tendency to fall asleep.
A true day is guided by .......
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- mechanical impulses
- natural instincts
- greedy desires
- overexertion
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The correct answer is "natural instincts." A true day, in this context, is guided by one's intrinsic feelings or instincts, as opposed to being driven by external mechanical or selfish desires.
People should believe each day to be ...........
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- sacred
- unholy
- mechanical
- commercial
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The correct answer is "sacred." The passage suggests that people should view each day as something special or holy, emphasizing the importance of respecting and valuing every day.
......................... must be controlled for the soul of a man to be lifted.
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- Senses
- Morals
- Prayer
- Holiness
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The correct word to fill in the blank is "Senses." The passage emphasizes the importance of controlling one's senses in order to uplift the soul, as unchecked desires or indulgence can hinder spiritual growth.
Morning is referred to in this passage as ........... hour.
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- dark
- dismal
- evening
- auroral
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
The correct word is "auroral," which refers to the dawn or morning light, specifically the time around sunrise. The passage uses "auroral" to evoke the sense of a new beginning or the first light of the day.
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- Many countries are facing water shortage crises in the past few years. A report of the United Nations has named India among the worst countries for poor quality of water. The report ranks 122 countries according to the quality of their water as well as their commitment to improve the situation. Some countries in Europe are considered the worst because of the quality of its groundwater. Rain failed in some parts of India in the past. The vast areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh were affected by severe drought. People without water turn desperate and violent. Consequently, the food godowns were attacked in some of the states. Based on the details given in the passage, which of the following option(s) is/ are correct statement(s)?
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“Why do they pull down and do away with crooked streets, I wonder, which are my delight, and hurt no man living? Every day the wealthier nations are pulling down one or another in their capitals and their great towns: they do not know why they do it; neither do I. It ought to be enough, surely, to drive the great broad ways which commerce needs and which are the life-channels of a modern city, without destroying all history and all the humanity in between: the islands of the past.”
(From Hilaire Belloc’s “The Crooked Streets”)
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?
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“His life was divided between the books, his friends, and long walks. A solitary man, he worked at all hours without much method, and probably courted his fatal illness in this way. To his own name there is not much to show; but such was his liberality that he was continually helping others, and fruits of his erudition are widely scattered, and have gone to increase many a comparative stranger’s reputation.” (From E.V. Lucas’s “A Funeral”)
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?
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Read the following passages and choose the correct answers for the questions given below:
Cricket has its own peculiar merits as a training school for manhood. It is the very cumulative strain of boredom which this game imposes that constitutes its superiority. Any game, too, which by laying down fixed rules, teaches boys not to think for themselves, will be of help to them in their mature years; while should these years coincide with a period of war, the lesson will be of inestimable value. Curiously enough, though schoolmasters inculcate the doctrine that an inter-school match is a thing of vital importance to the schools taking part in it, that defeat to a team is equivalent to a loss of battle by an army, yet certain rules are laid down; and the boy, who believing these protestations of his teachers, sought genuinely to help his side by the invention and use of some ingenious mechanism, by the breaking of some old rule, or establishment of some new one, would quickly be disillusioned, called to order by the umpire, lowered in the esteem of his comrades, and perhaps afterwards disgraced publicly
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Read the following passages and choose the correct answers for the questions given below:
There was an interesting cartoon in an Indian language daily. A politician stocks in his house, the caps, shirts, upper cloth, and flags of all the main parties. He shifts his loyalty to the winning party, donning the appropriate gear. That is the surest way to protect all his possessions, acquired legitimately or otherwise, and cover up his acts of omission and commission. Apart from securing his own interest, it will help his kith and kin too to climb up the political and social ladder. After all, the quid pro quo system operates in all spheres. Naïve adherence to bookish principles and values is of no use in the real world. The politicians survive on power and their gymnastics are quite understandable. But even well-paid employees in all careers and professions tend to bend and mend the rules, regulations and even their conscience to please the higher-ups. Particularly those appointed to serve in high positions by the government of the day, feel beholden to the party or individual responsible for his or her elevated position. They go a step or two beyond what the boss wants them to take. When asked to bend they crawl, as one political leader said. After all, who is not interested in promotions, recognition, upward movement of family and friends, and post-retirement benefits? Most important of all, a few more bucks are always welcome
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