Part – I (English)
Passage for reading comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the question set below it.
We are given to causing waste thoughtlessly. We don’t care about importance and utility of certain important things that are highly valuable and indispensable in certain conditions. We waste precious time, money, food, energy and resources deliberately and carelessly, completely ignoring importance of all such things.
Things consumed can be produced again. Resources used can be repeated. Money spent can be earned again by investing time, efforts and skills. But time wasted or spent idly cannot recalled nor recreated. Reinvestment of time is an important thing for making good a loss of things, resources and energy. With renewed energy and fresh energetic efforts, we can recreated things and resources. Will, self-confidence and commitment can keep us going on with our course of action, efforts and untrammeled spirit for successful completion of an infallible mission.
Answer the following first ten (01-10) questions from the above passage you have just read.
1. The first paragraph of the passage is about
A. waste
B. carelessness
C. ignorance
D. irresponsibility
A. waste
2. What is the most important thing mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. time
B. will power
C. self-confidence
D. commitment
A. time
3. What is the meaning of underlined phrase “are given to”?
A. are used to
B. are habitual of doing something
C. are something handed over
D. are accustomed to
A. are used to
4. What is meaning of the underlined word “indispensable”?
A. unavoidable
B. that cannot be dispensed
C. unnecessary
D. too important to be without
D. too important to be without
5. The second paragraph begins with mention of
A things used or consumed and their recreation
B. nothingness of things existing no more
C. reproduction or revival
D. existence and extinction
C. reproduction or revival
6. What is meaning of underlined phrase “making good a loss”?
A. doing something that corrects a bad situation with compensation
B. to overcome bad situation
C. to reward with some award
D. to avoid making a loss
A. doing something that corrects a bad situation with compensation
7. What is meaning of the underlined word “untrammelled”
A. undaunted
B. not restricted or limited by something
C. unshaken
D. steadfast
B. not restricted or limited by something
8. What is meaning of the underlined word “infallible”
A. never wrong
B. unmistakable
C. unquestionable
D. reasonable
A. never wrong
9. Grammar person used in the first paragraph is,
A. first person
B. second person
C. third person
A. first person
10. Most of the nouns used in the second paragraph are names of ____ things.
A. living
B. non-living
C. abstract
C. abstract