Reading Comprehension - Online Test

Q1. “If you are looking for a history of India, or for an account of the rise and fall of the British Raj, or for the reason of the cleaving of the subcontinent into two mutually antagonistic parts and the effects this mutilation will have in the respective section, and ultimately on Asia, you will not find it in these pages; for though I have spent a lifetime in the country. I lived too near the seat of events, and was too intimately associated with the actors, to get the perspective needed for the impartial recording of these matters”. Here, the word „antagonistic‟ is closest in meaning to
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q2. A poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that 60 % of the students believed that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable for women. A research study on women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering found that 99 % of such women were successful in their professions. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q3. Sourya committee had proposed the establishment of Sourya Institutes of Technology (SITs) in line with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to cater to the technological and industrial needs of a developing country. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence? Based on the proposal, (i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT. (ii) SITs will have a distinct national objective. (iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with IIT. (iv) SITs will serve technological needs of a developing country.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q4. Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q5. “The hold of the nationalist imagination on our colonial past is such that anything inadequately or improperly nationalist is just not history.” Which of the following statements best reflects the author‟s opinion?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q6. Few school curricula include a unit on how to deal with bereavement and grief, and yet all students at some point in their lives suffer from losses through death and parting. Based on the above passage which topic would not be included in a unit on bereavement?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

The given passage clearly deals with how to deal with bereavement and grief and so after the tragedy occurs and not about precautions. Therefore, irrespective of the causes of death, a school student rarely gets into details of causes—which is beyond the scope of the context. Rest all are important in dealing with grief.

Q7. Consider the following logical inferences. 
I1 : If it rains then the cricket match will not be played. The cricket match was played. Inference: There was no rain. 
I2 : If it rains then the cricket match will not be played. It did not rain. Inference: The cricket match was played.
Which of the following is TRUE? 
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q8. Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to suppression of civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their work silently appear to be suited to such warfare; and regretfully, there exist people in military establishments who think that chemical agents are useful tools for their cause. Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage:
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q9. In the summer, water consumption is known to decrease overall by 25%. A water Board official states that in the summer household consumption decreases by 20%, while other consumption increases by 70%. Which of the following statement is correct?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

Let H is house hold consumption and P is the other consumption. Given H × 0.8 + P × 1.7 = (H + P) × 0.75 Ratio is negative.

Q10. Wanted Temporary, Part-time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School-pass, must be available for Day, Evening and Saturday work. Transportation paid, expenses reimbursed. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above advertisement?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Gender is not mentioned in the advertisement and (B) clearly eliminated