Q.13033·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: The only news the inhabitants get is from travellers. S₆: On their way into the hills they bring news from distant plains and cities of India. P: These travellers come from distant places. Q: No daily paper has ever found its way into this village. R: They carry this with them to the trading centres in the plains and cities. S: They carry this with them to the trading centres in the plains and cities. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13034·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. The story of the old soldier that the author liked most was that aboutView question
Q.13035·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. Why did the old soldier repeatedly tell that he walked two hundred miles?View question
Q.13036·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. The author was very fond of the old soldier becauseView question
Q.13037·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyAs soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery — and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided. And at that distance, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. The elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow becauseView question
Q.13038·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyAs soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery — and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided. And at that distance, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. The author compares the elephant to a costly machine becauseView question
Q.13039·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe area of an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = AC and altitude AD = 3 cm is 12 square cm. What is its perimeter?View question
Q.13040·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: He beamed whenever she came in. S₆: And the man who kept it was very fond of serving her. P: The buffalo had huge horns. Q: A kind of unknown calm and peace seemed to slide into my soul. R: What delighted me most was the sight of a little boy sitting on the last buffalo in the herd. S: It charmed me beyond measure. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13041·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. What does the word "huddling" imply?View question
Q.13042·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. "He didn’t think...in the dark". This sentence actually implies that heView question
Q.13043·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. One of them disappeared down the hill implies thatView question
Q.13044·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. Consider the following statements: 1.Brown and Cornelius sat round the fire. 2.Cornelius lay half-asleep at a little distance from the fire. 3.All the people sat round the fire. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.13045·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyNationalism is only a curse when it becomes narrow and fanatical. Like so many other things available to man, say, religion, it can easily lead men astray. Nationalism can lead people into thinking only of themselves, of their own struggles. of their own misery. It can also cause a nation to become suspicious and fearful of its neighbours. to look upon itself as superior, and to become aggressive. And it is when nationalism impels a state to become expansionist and seek domination over others that it becomes a positive curse and harmful internationally. From the passage which of the following statements can be assumed to be most likely to be true?View question
Q.13046·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyNationalism is only a curse when it becomes narrow and fanatical. Like so many other things available to man, say, religion, it can easily lead men astray. Nationalism can lead people into thinking only of themselves, of their own struggles. of their own misery. It can also cause a nation to become suspicious and fearful of its neighbours. to look upon itself as superior, and to become aggressive. And it is when nationalism impels a state to become expansionist and seek domination over others that it becomes a positive curse and harmful internationally. Which of the following phrases most correctly suggests the central theme of the passage?View question
Q.13047·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyNationalism is only a curse when it becomes narrow and fanatical. Like so many other things available to man, say, religion, it can easily lead men astray. Nationalism can lead people into thinking only of themselves, of their own struggles. of their own misery. It can also cause a nation to become suspicious and fearful of its neighbours. to look upon itself as superior, and to become aggressive. And it is when nationalism impels a state to become expansionist and seek domination over others that it becomes a positive curse and harmful internationally. From the passage, which of the following statements most correctly reflects the opinion of the author?View question
Q.13048·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the tower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices. Five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime. for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire. What did the prisoner suffer the most during imprisonment?View question
Q.13049·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the tower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices. Five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime. for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire. Who slumped forward with a dull thud?View question
Q.13050·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the tower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices. Five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime. for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire. When had the crime been committed?View question