Comprehension - Online Test

Q1. Statement: You can always give me a ring whenever you need. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q2. Statement: There were different streams of freedom movements in colonial India carried out by the moderates, liberals, radicals, socialists, and so on. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q3. The old city of Koenigsberg, which had a German majority population before World War 2, is now called Kaliningrad. After the events of the war, Kaliningrad is now a Russian territory and has a predominantly Russian population. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea on the north and the countries of Poland to the south and west and Lithuania to the east respectively. Which of the statements below can be inferred from this passage?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

Ethnic cleansing or makeup is the process of using violent methods to force certain groups of people out of a particular area or country. We can infer that Kaliningrad was historically Russian in its ethnic make up.

Q4. The number of people diagnosed with dengue fever (contracted from the bite of a mosquito) in north India is twice the number diagnosed last year. Municipal authorities have concluded that measures to control the mosquito population have failed in this region. Which one of the following statements, if true, does not contradict this conclusion?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q5. Computers were invented for performing only high-end useful computations. However, it is no understatement that they have taken over our world today. The internet, for example, is ubiquitous. Many believe that the internet itself is an unintended consequence of the original invention. With the advent of mobile computing on our phones, a whole new dimension is now enabled. One is left wondering if all these developments are good or, more importantly, required. Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above paragraph? (i) The author believes that computers are not good for us. (ii) Mobile computers and the internet are both intended inventions
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q6. 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.


Q7. 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.


Q8. “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.


Q9. 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.


Q10. 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.