Reading Comprehension-1
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
Lucknow, May 26: At least 22 passengers were killed when a speeding express crashed into waiting goods train from behind near Gorakhpur today, with preliminary accounts suggesting signaling error as the cause.
The Hisar-Gorakhpur Express was running at 80 mph when it rammed into the goods train barely 45km from its destination, causing the engine and six coaches next to it to derail.
The two drivers of the superfast train were among the dead in the accident that occurred around 10.35 am when the train was passing Chaurib station in Uttar Pradesh. The station master of Chaurib, responsible for the signaling lapse, is absconding as is the driver of the stationary goods train.
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“My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham Express tragedy. Prayers with the injured,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
At the accident site, officials said the casualties could go up as many of the 100 injured passengers are in critical condition. Most of those who died were in the three unreserved coaches including one reduced to a mass of mangled metal the official said.
Bharat Lal, the Sant Kabirnagar District Magistrate who was at the spot and oversaw rescue operations, said at least 20 passengers had died.
Most of the injured have been admitted to hospitals in Gorakhpur and Basti, over 30km away. Some of the passengers alleged delays in rescue and relief. Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar denied the allegations.
The Railways announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the families of the dead. (adapted from The Telegraph, 27 May 2014)
Word Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Crashed: संघर्ष हुआ था।
- Preliminary: प्राथमिक ।
- Error: भूल ।
- Rammed: जोर से धक्का देते हुए टकराना ।
- Destination: गन्तव्य (दूरी) ।
- Derail: पटरी से उतरना
- Responsible: जिम्मेवार |
- Lapse: भूल-चूक ।
- Absconding: पलायन करना, फरार ।
- Condolences: शोक-ज्ञापन ।
- Tragedy: दुखद घटना।
- Prayers: प्रार्थना |
- Site: घटनास्थल ।
- Critical: जटिल ।
- Casualties: नुकसान
- Unreserved: अनारक्षित।
- Reduced: घट जाना, टूट जाना |
- Mangled: टुकड़ा टुकड़ा हो जाना।
- Rescue: उद्धार ।
- Admitted: दाखिल हुआ था, भर्ती ।
- Alleged: आरोप लगाना
- Delay: विलंब, देरी ।
- Denied: अस्वीकार करना।
- Allegation: दोषारोप |
- Announced: घोषणा किया था।
- Compensation: क्षतिपूर्ति, भरपाई ।
हिन्दी अनुवाद
लखनऊ, 26 मई : गोरखपुर के निकट आज एक तेज गति से आती हुई एक्सप्रेस गाड़ी वहाँ एक पहले से खड़ा मालगाड़ी को पीछे से धक्का मारा, जिसके फलस्वरूप 22 यात्रियों की मृत्यु हो गई ।
प्राथमिक रूप से सिगनल व्यवस्था की त्रुटि ही इस घटना के कारण के रूप में विवेचित है 180 कि०मी० प्रति घंटा की रफ्तार से आनेवाली हिसार-गोरखपुर एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन अपनी गन्तव्य स्थल से मात्र 45 कि०मी० दूर उस मालगाड़ी से टकराई और इसके फलस्वरूप इंजिन और उससे संलग्न 6 कमरे पटरी से उतर गये
। सुबह 10 बजकर 35 मि० के करीब तीव्र गति की यह गाड़ी जब उत्तर प्रदेश का चौरीब स्टेशन पार कर रहा था तभी यह दुर्घटना घटी और इस गाड़ी के दोनों ही ड्राइवरों की जानें गई । चौरीब स्टेशन के स्टेशन मास्टर और वहाँ प्रतीक्षारत मालगाड़ी का ड्राइवर दोनों ही फरार हैं ।
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147 प्रधानमंत्री ट्वीटर में अपनी प्रतिक्रिया व्यक्त करते हुए कहा है, “गोरखधाम एक्सप्रेस के इस दुखद दुर्घटना में जिनकी प्राणें गई हैं उनके प्रति हार्दिक शोक प्रकट करता हूँ और उनके परिवार के प्रति गहरी समवेदना ज्ञापन करता हूँ ।
जो जख्मी हुए हैं उनके प्रति मार्चना करता हूँ।” सरकारी अधिकारियों का कहना है कि मृतकों की संख्या बढ़ सकती है क्योंकि जख्मी 100 लोगों की अवस्था आशंकाजनक है। मृतकों में अधिकांश ही तीन अनारक्षित कमरे के यात्री थे जिनमें से एक कमरा पूरी तरह खंड-बिखंड हो गया है ।
संत कबीरनगर जिला के मजिस्ट्रेट भारत लाल, जो घटना स्थल पर थे और उद्धार कार्य को देख रहे थे, ने कहा कि कम-से-कम 20 लोगों की जानें गई हैं। अधिकांश जख्मी व्यक्तियों को गोरखपुर और बस्ती के अस्पतालों में भर्ती किया गया है ।
कुछ यात्रियों ने उद्धार कार्य और राहत कार्य में हुई विलंबता का दोषारोप किया है। रेलवे बोर्ड के अध्यक्ष अरुणेन्द्र कुमार ने इस दोषारोप को अस्वीकार किया है। रेलवे प्रशासन मृतकों के प्रति परिवार को एक-एक लाख रु० क्षतिपूर्ति देने की घोषणा किया है ।
Tick The Correct Answer From The Given Alternatives:
(टेलीग्राफ, 27 मई, 2014 से उद्धृत)
Question 1. The accident between a speeding express and a goods train occurred near
- Allahabad
- Bairelli
- Gorakhpur
- Kanpur
Answer: 3. Gorakhpur
Question 2. The Hisar-Gorakhpur Gorakhdham Express was running at
- 80 km/hr
- 90 km/hr
- 70km/hr
- 100 km/hr
Answer: 1. 80km/hr
Question 3. The train accident occurred around
- 10.35 am
- 11.35 am
- 10.30 am
- 10.25 am
Answer: 2. 10.35 am
Question 4. For the families of the dead, the railway authorities announced a compensation of rupees
- 2 lakhs
- 3 lakhs
- 41akhs
- 1 lakh.
Answer: 4. 1 lakh.
Write ‘T’ For True And ‘F’ For False In The Given Boxes. Provide Supporting Statements For Your Answers.
Question 1. The Express train was nearly 55km away from its destination when the accident took place.
Answer: False
Supporting statement: When it rammed into the goods train barely 45 km from its destination…..
Question 2. The person responsible for the signaling lapse was the station master.
Answer: True
Supporting statement: The station master of Chaurib is responsible for the signaling lapse…
Question 3. Most of the people who died in the train accident were passengers of three reserved coaches.
Answer: False
Supporting statement: Most of those who died were in the three unreserved coaches
Answer the following questions:
Question 1. How did the train accident occur?
Answer: The speeding Hisar-Gorakhpur Express rammed into a waiting goods train while passing Chaurib station in Uttar Pradesh. The engine and six coaches next to it of the Express derailed.
Question 2. Suggest a suitable title for the report.
Answer: 22 were killed in a terrible train accident in Uttar Pradesh.
Question 3. Find words in the passage that mean the following:
- Primary
- Save
- Declared
Answer:
- Primary – preliminary.
- Save – rescue.
- Declared – announced.
Reading Comprehension – 2
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were very happy. They lived in a little house near the town. They did not have much money, but they were not poor.
They loved each other very much. There was only one thing about which they did not agree. Mr. Johnson liked to buy old books. Whenever he passed a shop that sold old books, he went in and bought some. He came home with one or two more books nearly every day.
There were bookshelves on the walls of all the rooms in their little house. Now the shelves were full. There were books on the floor and on the tables and on the chairs.
For a long time, Mrs. Johnson said nothing. She loved her husband, and she knew he liked to buy these old books. But one day she was tired of dusting them, so she said, ‘Why don’t you sell some of these books? You will never read them all.
‘No, I don’t want to sell them,’ her husband said. ‘I like to see them on the shelves. The books look beautiful when the firelight shines on the old leather.
Mrs. Johnson did not say any more. But every day there were more and more books until one day she became very angry. ‘Don’t bring another book into this house,’ she cried, ‘or I shall go away and leave you.’
Mr. Johnson was very sorry about this, so for three or four days he walked quickly past every shop selling old books and did not look inside.
Then one day he was walking down High Street, past the best bookshop in town, when it started to rain. He hadn’t any umbrella, so he went into the shop to get out of the rain and there on the counter was a small, brown, leather book with gold letters on the cover.
It was just the kind of book he liked best. He picked it up and read the name, ‘The River Amazon’.
‘How much?’ he asked the shopkeeper.
‘Five shillings.’
So Mrs. Johnson bought it, and as soon the rain stopped he returned home, forgetting about his wife’s threat. When Mrs. Johnson saw another book coming into the house she was very angry. ‘I told you I won’t have another book in the house,’ she said.
She took the leather book from his hand and threw it out of the window. Mr. Johnson looked out into the garden and saw the beautiful book lying on the wet grass.
Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Poor: गरीब, दरिद्र ।
- Agree: सहमत होना ।
- Whenever: जब कभी ।
- Nearly: प्रायः, निकट ।
- Shelves: टाँड़ ।
- Floor: फर्श ।
- Dusting: धूल- कचड़ा झाड़ना ।
- Firelight: आग की चिनगारी ।
- Leather: चमड़ा |
- Sorry: दुःखी ।
- Quickly: शीघ्र ।
- Gold Letters: स्वर्ण अक्षर ।
- Picked: उठा लेना।
- Forgetting: भूल जाना ।
- Threat: डर दिखाना, धमकाना ।
- Angry: क्रोधी
- Grass: घास ।
हिन्दी अनुवाद
मि० और मिसेज जॉनसन बहुत ही खुशहाल थे। वे शहर के निकट एक छोटे से मकान में रहते थे । उनके पास यद्यपि कोई ज्यादा धन-दौलत नहीं था, तथापि वे गरीब भी नहीं थे ।
ये दोनों एक-दूसरे से बहुत ही प्यार करते थे, सिर्फ एक विषय में ही उन दोनों में मतान्तर था । मि० जॉनसन को पुरानी किताबें खरीदना पसंद था। वे जब कभी भी ऐसे किसी किताब की दुकान के सामने से गुजरते जहाँ पुरानी किताबों की बिक्री होती हो, उसमें प्रवेश कर जाते थे और कई किताबें खरीद लेते थे ।
अक्सर ही वे एक या दो किताबें लेकर घर लौटते थे। उनके उस छोटे मकान के सभी घरों के दिवाल में ही किताबों की ताखा (टाँड़) थे । वे सभी भर गये थे । उसके बाद फर्श पर, टेबुल पर और कुर्सियों पर किताबें रखे जाते थे ।
इसके लिए मिसेज जॉनसन ने कभी कुछ नहीं कहा। उन्हें अपने पति से प्रेम था और वह जानती थी कि उनके पति को पुरानी किताबें खरीदना पसंद है। किन्तु एक दिन वह इसके धूल- कचरे को झाड़ते-झाड़ते थक गई और कहा, “तुम कुछ किताबों को बेच क्यों नहीं देते ?
सभी किताबें तो तुम पढ़ोगे नहीं।” मि० जॉनसन ने उत्तर दिया, “नहीं, मैं इन्हें बेचना नहीं चाहता । मैं इन्हें टाँड़ के ऊपर ही देखना चाहता हूँ । जब आग की लपटें पुरानी चमड़े पर जाकर चमकती है, उस समय ये किताबें बहुत सुन्दर दिखते हैं।
“इसके बाद मिसेज जॉनसन कुछ नहीं बोली। किन्तु उसके बाद भी प्रतिदिन और भी पुस्तकें आते रहा, और अन्त में एक दिन वह बहुत ही गुस्से में आ गई । वह चिल्लाकर बोली, “घर में अब एक भी किताब मत लाना, अन्यथा मैं तुम्हें छोड़कर चली जाऊँगी।”
मि० जॉनसन यह सुनकर बहुत ही दुःखी हुए, और इसीलिए इसके बाद के तीन-चार दिनों तक वे सभी पुरानी किताब की दुकानों के सामने से शीघ्र ही निकल जाया करते थे, उसकी ओर झांकते भी नहीं थे।
इसके बाद एक दिन हाई स्ट्रीट से होकर पैदल ही शहर के सबसे अच्छी दुकान के सामने से गुजर रहे थे कि बारिश होने लगी । उनके पास छाता भी नहीं था, अत: बारिश से बचने के लिए दुकान में प्रवेश कर गये और वहाँ काउंटर पर बादामी चमड़े में लिपटा एक छोटा किताब पड़ा था जिसके मलाट पर सुनहरे अक्षर में नाम लिखा हुआ था।
उन्हें इस प्रकार की किताबें बहुत ही प्रिय था । वे इसे उठा लिया और नाम पढ़ा, “आमेजन नदी” । दुकानदार से पूछा, “कीमत कितनी ?” “पाँच शिलिंग ।”
और वे अपनी पत्नी की सतर्कवाणी को भूलकर किताब खरीद ही लिया और बारिश रुकते ही घर वापस आ गये |
मिसेज जॉनजन जब घर में पुनः एक किताब आते देखी तो बहुत ही क्रोधित हुई । वह बोली, “मैंने तुमसे कहा था कि, मैं घर में और एक भी किताब आने नहीं दूँगी।
” वह उस किताब को उनके हाथ से लेकर बाहर फेंक दी । मि० जॉनसन बगान की ओर देखा और पाया कि भींगे घास के ऊपर वह किताब पड़ा हुआ है।
Tick The Correct Answer From The Given Alternatives:
Question 1. Mr. And Mrs. Johnson Lived In A Little House Near The
- Village
- Town
- Valley
- Hills
Answer: 2. Town
Question 2. Mr. Johnson Liked To Buy Old
- Furniture
- Watches
- Stamps
- Books
Answer: 4. Books
Question 3. The Price Of The Book ‘The River Amazon’ Was
- Five Shillings
- Two Shillings
- Six Shillings
- Eight Shillings
Answer: 1. Five Shillings
Question 4. Mr. Johnson Saw The Beautiful Book Lying On The Wet
- Pavement
- Lawn
- Grass
- Floor
Answer: 3. Grass
Complete The Following Sentences With Information From The Text:
Question 1. Whenever Mr. Johnson passed a shop that sold books, he……
Answer: Whenever Mr. Johnson passed a shop that sold books, went in and bought some.
Question 2. Old books look beautiful when……
Answer: Old books look beautiful when the firelight shines on the old leather.
Question 3. On the counter of the best bookshop, there was a small
Answer: On the counter of the best book shop there was a small, brown, leather book with gold letters on the cover.
Question 4. Mrs. Johnson took the leather book from her husband’s hand and……
Answer: Mrs. Johnson took the leather book from her husband’s hand and threw it out of the window.
Fill In The Chart With Information From The Text:
| Cause | Effect |
| The bookshelves in Mr. johnson’s House were full | |
| Mrs. Johnson wanted some books to be sold. | |
| Mr. Johnson did not have an umbrella when it started raining |
Answer:
| Cause | Effect |
| The books shelves in Mr. johnson’s House were full | The books were kept on the floor, On the tables, and on the chairs. |
| She was tired of dusting them. | Mrs. Johnson wanted some books to be sold. |
| Mr. Johnson did not have an umbrella when it started raining | To save himself from the rain, he went into the bookshop |
Fill In The Blanks With Suitable Words From The Passage:
Question 1. The majority of the members did not___________to the proposal in the meeting.
Answer: The majority of the members did not agree to the proposal in the meeting
Question 2. The moon___________ brightly in the cloudless sky.
Answer: The moon shines brightly in the cloudless sky.
Question 3. Pollution is a___________ to human civilization.
Answer: Pollution is a threat to human civilization.
Reading Comprehension-3
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Swami Vivekananda, the great soul loved and revered in East and West was born on Monday, January 12, 1863. It was the day when special worship is offered to the Ganga by millions of devotees.
His mother, Bhuvaneswari Devi, named him Vireswara. The family, however, gave him the name of Narendranath Datta, calling him, for short, Narendra, or more endearingly, Naren.
The Datta family of Calcutta, into which Narendranath had been born, was well known for its affluence, philanthropy, scholarship, and independent spirit.
The grandfather, Durgacharan, after the birth of his first son, had renounced the world in search of God.
The father, Viswanath, an attorney-at-law of the High Court of Calcutta, was versed in English and Persian literature and often entertained himself and his friends by reciting from the Bible and the poetry of Hafiz, both of which, he believed, contained truths unmatched by human thinking elsewhere.
He derived a large income from his law practice and, unlike his father, thoroughly enjoyed the worldly life. An expert in cookery, he prepared rare dishes and liked to share them with his friends.
Travel was another of his hobbies. Narendra grew up to be a sweet, sunny-tempered, but very restless boy. Two nurses were necessary to keep his exuberant energy under control, and he was a great tease to his sisters.
Naren felt a child’s love for birds and animals, and this characteristic reappeared during the last days of his life. Among, his boyhood pets were a family cow, a monkey, a goat, a peacock, and several pigeons and guinea pigs.
The coachman of the family, with his turban, whip, and bright-colored livery was his boyhood ideal of a magnificent person, and he often expressed the ambition to be like him when he grew up. (adapted from Swami Vivekananda-A Biography by Swami Nikhilananda)
Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Soul: आत्मा, अंत:करण
- Revered: श्रद्धा करना, आदर करना
- Worship: पूजा |
- Millions: लाखों ।
- Devotees: भक्त |
- Endearingly: सम्मानपूर्वक हार्दिक रूप से
- Affluence: माचुर्य, पर्याप्त
- Philanthropy: जनहितकारी |
- Scholarship: विद्वता ।
- Independent: स्वाधीन, मुक्त |
- Renounced: त्याग।
- Attorney- At-Law : अधिवक्ता ।
- Versed: निपुण
- Literature: साहित्य
- Entertained: मनोरंजक
- Reciting: व्याख्या करना ।
- Believed: विश्वास करना
- Unmatched: बेमेल
- Elsewhere: कहीं भी ।
- Derived: उद्धृत होना ।
- Thoroughly: संपूर्णत: पूरी तरह ।
- Cookery: रसोइया ।
- Rare: दुष्प्राप्य अपूर्व
- Sunny- Tempered: खुशमिजाज
- Restless: अस्थिर, चंचल
- Exuberant: अत्यधिक
- Tease: परेशान करना ।
- Characteristics: विशेषता, स्वभाव
- Reappeared: पुन: आविर्भाव, पुनर्जन्म ।
- Coachman: गाडी का ड्राइवर, कोचवान ।
- Turban: पगड़ी |
- Whip: चाबुक
- Livery: पोशाक, वर्दी |
- Boyhood: बचपन, लड़कपन |
- Ideal: आदर्श
- Magnificient: भव्य
- Ambition: उच्चाकांक्षा ।
- Biography: जीवनी ।
हिन्दी अनुवाद
स्वामी विवेकानन्द, एक महान आत्मा, जो प्राच्य एवं पाश्चात्य में समान रूप से समादृत हैं, का जन्म 1863 ई० के 12 जनवरी सोमवार को हुआ था। इस विशेष दिन में लाखों भक्त माँ गंगा की पूजा किया करते हैं।
उनकी माँ भुवनेश्वरी देवी ने उनका नाम वीरेश्वर रखा था। जो भी हो, उनका पारिवारिक नाम नरेन्द्रनाथ दत्त था। जिसे और भी छोटा करके नरेन्द्र या स्नेह से नरेन संबोधित किया जाता था ।
कलकत्ता के दत्त परिवार में जहाँ नरेन्द्रनाथ का जन्म हुआ, वे वित्तवान, लोक हितकारी, विद्वान एवं मुक्त मनोभाव के लिये जाने जाते थे। दादा, दुर्गाचरण, अपने प्रथम संतान के जन्म लेने के बाद ईश्वर की खोज में इस संसार से विदा हुए थे।
पिता, विश्वनाथ कलकत्ता उच्च न्यायालय के अधिवक्ता थे, अंग्रेजी तथा फ्रांसीसी भाषा के ज्ञानी थे तथा अक्सर ही बाइविल तथा हाफिज की कविता पढ़कर अपना और अपने मित्रों का मनोरंजन किया करते थे।
उनका विश्वास था कि, इन दोनों में ऐसी कुछ सच्चाई है जो कहीं भी मानव भावना के साथ सामंजस्य नहीं रखता है । वकालती से उन्हें पर्याप्त आमदनी होता था और अपने पिता की भांति न रहकर भौतिक सुख का उपभोग करते थे।
रसोई बनाने में निपुण थे, इसीलिए वे अपूर्व व्यंजन बनाते थे और अपने मित्रों के साथ भाग- बँटवारा करके खाते थे । भ्रमण करना भी उनका एक शौक था ।
नरेन्द्र एक मधुर तथा खुश मिजाज का लड़का था किन्तु बहुत ही चंचल था ।
उसकी अत्यधिक चंचलता को नियंत्रण में रखने के लिए दो नर्सों की आवश्यकता होती थी और वह अपनी बहनों को भी बहुत तंग किया करता था । बचपन में नरेन पशु-पक्षियों के प्रति बहुत ही स्नेही था
और यह उसके जीवन के अन्तिम समय में भी वापस आ गया था । बचपन में उसके पालतू जीवों में एक था पारिवारिक गाय, एक बन्दर एक बकरी, एक मयूर कई कबूतरे और गिनीपिग पगड़ी पहने, लगाम हाथ में लिए, सफेद रंग की परिधान पहने घर का कोचवान
उसके बचपन का एक आदर्श व्यक्ति था और बड़ा होकर अक्सर वह उसके जैसा होने की आकांक्षा व्यक्त करता था । (स्वामी निखिलानन्द रचित स्वामी विवेकानन्द के जीवनी से उद्धृत)
Question Fill In The Chart With Information From The Passage:
- Date of Birth of Swami Vivekananda:
- His mother’s name:
- The name given to him by his mother:
- His father’s profession:
- Naren’s boyhood pets were:
- His hobbies:
Answer:
- Date of Birth of Swami Vivekananda: 12th January 1863
- His mother’s name: is Bhubaneshwar Debi
- The name was given to him by his mother: Vireswara
- His father’s profession: attorney-at-law of the High Court of Calcutta.
- Naren’s boyhood pets were: a family cow, a monkey, a goat, a peacock, several pigeons, and guinea pigs.
- His hobbies: keeping pets, and teasing sisters.
Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false in the given boxes. Provide supporting statements for your answer.
Question 1. Narendranath Dutta was born into an affluent family.
Answer: True.
Supporting statement: The Datta family of Calcutta, into ‘which Narendranath had been born, was well known for its affluence…..
Question 2. Naren’s father renounced worldly life.
Answer: False.
Supporting statement: The grandfather, Durgacharan, after the birth of his first son, had renounced the world in search of God.
Question 3. The boyhood ideal of Narendranath was the gardener of the house.
Answer: False.
Supporting statement: The coachman of the family, with his turban, whip, and bright-colored very was his boyhood ideal of a magnificent person…..
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. What was the Datta family well-known for?
Answer: The Dutta family was well-known for its affluence, philanthropy, scholarship, and independent spirit.
Question 2. Why were two nurses necessary to look after little Naren?
Answer: Two nurses were necessary to look after little Naren to keep his exuberant energy under control.
Question 3. Find words in the passage that mean the following:
- Respected
- The practice of helping the poor and needy
- Uniform
Answer:
- Respected: revered.
- The practice of helping the poor and needy: philanthropy
- Uniform: livery.
Reading Comprehension – 4
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Kolkata: On reaching Hatkhola, off Shobabazar, a drive down Hara Chandra Mullick Street leads the visitor to a narrow lane, cramped even for two persons to walk together.
The white-washed walls abound with paintings of freedom fighters, Swami Vivekanand, Sister Nivedita, and scenes from the ‘Ramkrishna Kathamrita’.
Where this old-world north Kolkata alley ends is the entrance to Hatkhola Byayam Samiti. At 106 it is the city’s oldest gymnasium. Established by freedom fighters in 1910, it is still going strong.
Manohar Aich and many other legends would regularly work out there with ‘kusti’ and ‘mugur’ at the feet of mammoth-sized wall paintings of Lord Hanuman, the resident deity of the family.
The Mitra family of Hatkhola donated the plot of land to freedom fighters Upendranath Bandyopadhyay and Pushpala Chakraborty who were associated with Anushilan Samity.
Bandyopadhyay was also a co-accused with Barin Ghosh and Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipore Bomb case. Bodybuilding and exercise were part of the regimen that the revolutionaries of the family followed. With the sympathy of the Mitras, the sanity naturally teemed with freedom fighters at that time.
Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
Question 1. The lane leading to the Hatkhola Byayam Samity is –
- Very dirty
- Broad enough
- Reeking of bad smell
- Very narrow
Answer: 4. Very narrow.
Question 2. The walls along the lane are
- Paintings of freedom fighters
- Political slogans
- Broad enough
- Very narrow
Answer: 1. Paintings of freedom fighters.
Question 3. The entrance to hatkhola byayam samity is –
- Hara chandra mullick street
- At the end of a north Kolkata alley
- Near shovabazar
- On Vivekananda road
Answer: 2. At the end of a north Kolkata alley.
Question 4. The family was established in-
- 1926
- 1906
- 1910
- 1920
Answer: 3. 1910
Question 5. At present hatkhola byayam samity –
- Has been shut down
- Is still patronized by body-builders
- Has been shifted to a new address
- Is in a dilapidated condition
Answer: 2. Is still patronized by body-builders.
Question 6. The wall paintings of lord hanuman-
- Are extremely large in size
- Look dull and unattractive
- Are very small in size
- Are gaudy and colorful
Answer: 3. Are extremely large in size.
Each of the following sentences is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘True’ for ‘True’ and ‘False’ for ‘False’ on the right-hand side.
Also, pick out suitable lines from the text in support of your answer :
Question 1. The Hatkhola Byayam Samity is said to be the city’s oldest gymnasium.
Answer: True.
Supporting Sentence: ……….. established by freedom fighters in 1910.
Question 2. A group of stage actors thronged at the Hatkhola Byayam Samity.
Answer: False
Supporting Sentence: Manohar Aich and many other legends worked out there.
Question 3. The age of most of the members ranges between 20 and 70.
Answer: False
Supporting Sentence: Not mentioned in the paragraph.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. Who donated the plot of land?
Answer: The Mitra family of Hatkhola donated the plot of land.
Question 2. Name the two revolutionaries connected with the Alipore Bomb Case.
Answer: Upendranath Bandhopadhyay and Aurobindo Ghosh were the two revolutionaries connected with the Alipore Bomb case.
Question 3. How many members does the family have at present?
Answer: Not mentioned in the paragraph.
Question 4. Tick the most appropriate title for the passage:
- Gymnasium and freedom fighters
- Hatkhola Byayam Samity – the city’s oldest gymnasium
- The old world of North Kolkata
Answer: Hatkhola Byayam Samity – the city’s oldest gymnasium.
Reading Comprehension 5
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
I must have been eight or nine when my father gave me a small diary and I began my first tentative forays as a writer, or Wordsmith, as I have sometimes described my calling.
Many of those early diary entries were lists of books read, gramophone records collected, and films seen and enjoyed but even this indulgence was a discipline of sorts and was to stand me in a good state in later years.
It made me neat and meticulous and helped me form the 155 habit of keeping notes and filing away facts, not perhaps essential attributes for a writer, but useful ones.
Young writers with natural talent are often handicapped by untidy working habits. A friend of mine wrote quite brilliantly but always contrived to lose his manuscripts; he now breeds Angora rabbits.
While at boarding school in the hill station of Simla, the then summer capital of British India, I discovered Dickens in the school library and, captivated by David Copperfield, decided I was going to be a writer like David; who was Charles Dickens.
At the age of thirteen, I did, in fact, write a short novel, an account of school life eulogies of my friends mostly.
Choose The Right Answer:-
Question 1. The narrator got a diary from his father at the age of –
- Five or six
- Seven or eight
- Nine or ten
- Eight or nine
Answer: 4. Eight or nine
Question 2. The narrator described his calling as –
- A poet
- A goldsmith
- A wordsmith
- A painter
Answer: 3. A wordsmith
Question 3. Young writers with natural talent are often handicapped by-
- Irregularity
- Untidy working habits
- Bad handwriting
- Less reading habit
Answer: 2. Untidy working habits
Question 4. The habit of diary writing an early age made the narrator –
- Meticulous
- Regular
- Systematic
- Keen.
Answer: 1. Meticulous
Question 5. The book that captivated the narrator was written by-
- H.g. Wells
- Jonathan swift
- Charles Dickens
- Victor Hugo.
Answer: 3. Charles dickens
Question 6. The first novel written by the narrator was about his –
- School life
- School life and friends
- Simla boarding school
- Life.
Answer: 1. School life
Each of the following statements is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ in the boxes on the right-hand side.
Also, pick out suitable lines or phrases from the passage in support of your answers:
Question 1. The narrator began his first tentative forays as a potter.
Answer: False.
Supporting statement: I began my first tentative forays as a writer or wordsmith…….
Question 2. The narrator discovered Dickens at home.
Answer: False.
Supporting statement: I discovered Dickens in the school library and was captivated by David Copperfield,……
Question 3. The narrator developed a habit of losing notes.
Answer: False.
Supporting statement: It made me neat……… the habit of keeping notes and filing away facts.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. What were the entries in the narrator’s early diary?
Answer: The entries in the narrator’s early diary were lists of books read, gramophone records collected, and films are seen and enjoyed.
Question 2. What happens to young writers with talent?
Answer: Young writers with natural talent are often handicapped by untidy working habits.
Question 3. When and why did the writer decide to be a writer?
Answer: While at boarding school in the hill station of Simla, the writer discovered Dickens in the school library, and captivated by David Copperfield, he decided he was going to be a writer.
Question 4. Give a suitable title to the above passage.
Answer: An account of the writer’s school life.
Reading Comprehension-6
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Global warming is the process when the earth heats up and the temperature rises. This happens when there is an increase in the production of gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane, which are known as greenhouse gases.
These greenhouse gases trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere, and this, in turn, increases the temperature and causes global warming.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the average temperature of the earth has risen by 0.8 degree Celsius. Around the world, climate change is causing long-term changes to the environment.
The sea levels are rising and Arctic sea ice is melting. More intense hurricanes are approaching our coastlines, and more glaciers are retreating from the mountain valleys they once filled.
Warmer temperatures have more intense rainfall in some areas. This can cause flooding.
Higher temperature causes droughts in some areas of the world, causing a decline in crop productivity, which may lead to food shortage. Heat waves have become common, and more living species are becoming endangered.
Tick The Right Answer:-
Question 1. Is not a greenhouse gas.
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide
- Nitrous oxide
- Hydrogen.
Answer: 4. Hydrogen
Question 2. The average temperature of the earth has risen since the beginning of
- 20Th century
- 17Th century
- 15Th century
- 12Th century.
Answer: 1. 20th-century
Question 3. The temperature of the earth
- Remains same
- Is rising
- Is decreasing
- Is going below the freezing point.
Answer: 1. Is rising
Question 4. Hurricanes affect
- Hill area
- Urban area
- Coastal area
- Rural area.
Answer: 3. Coastal area
Question 5. Have led to intense rainfall in some areas.
- Cooler temperatures
- Warmer temperatures
- Moderate temperatures
- Temperature below the freezing point.
Answer: 2. Warmer temperatures
Question 6. Heat waves have become
- Uncommon
- Common
- Rare
- Very Frequent
Answer: 2. Common
Each of the following sentences is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ on the right-hand side. Also, pick out a suitable line from the text in support of your answer:
Question 1. Global warming is the process when the earth cools up and the temperature sets.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: Global warming is the process when the earth heats up and the temperature rises.
Question 2. Around the world, climate change is not causing long-term changes to the environment.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: Around the world, climate change is causing long-term changes to the environment.
Question 3. Heat waves have become common, and more living species are becoming endangered.
Answer: True.
Supporting Sentence: Heat waves have become common, and more living species are becoming endangered.
Answer the following questions:
Question 1. What is global warming?
Answer: Global warming is the process when the earth heats up and the temperature rises. This happens when there is an increase in the production of gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane, which are known as greenhouse gases.
Question 2. What are the changes in sea levels and in Arctic Sea ice due to global warming?
Answer: Around the world, climate change is causing long-term changes to the environment. The sea levels are rising and Arctic sea ice is melting.
More intense hurricanes are approaching our coastlines and more glaciers are retreating from the mountain valleys they once filled.
Question 3. How can higher temperatures cause floods?
Answer: Higher temperatures cause droughts in some areas of the world, causing a decline in crop productivity, which may lead to a food shortage. Heat waves have become common, and more living species are becoming endangered.
Question 4. How do these poisonous gases cause global warming?
Answer: These greenhouse gases trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere, and this, in turn, increases the temperature and causes global warming.
Reading Comprehension -7
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
China Pal is one of the four women artists of Kumartuli which has a century tradition of crafting Durga idols. All of them-China and Lakshmi, both in their fifties, 30 years-old Soma and 40 plus Naka had to struggle to enter an all-male bastion.
China’s father, the famous Hemanta Pal, did not like it one bit when out of his six kids only his youngest daughter bothered to come to his workshop.
Gradually, she started dabbling with clay and before her father realized it, she was assisting him. When Pal suddenly fell ill and passed away in 1994, it was his little girl who would emerge as the savior of a business he had built over many years.
Tick The Right Answer
Question 1. Number Of Women Artists In Kumartuli-
- Ten
- Five
- Six
- Four
Answer: Four
Question 2. Age Of Soma Is-
- 25
- 30
- 40
- 50
Answer: 30
Question 3. China Is Hemanta’s Daughter.
- Eldest
- Youngest
- Fourth
- Fifth
Answer: 2. Youngest
Question 4. Haru Did Not Want His Wife Lakshmi In The Trade Because He Thought-
- She Would Care Little In The Household Affairs.
- It Wasn’t Appropriate For A Woman To Come Out And Work Alongside Men.
- Lakshmi Did Not Have The Skill.
- The Talents Should Not Be Exposed.
Answer: 2. It Wasn’t Appropriate For A Woman To Come Out And Work Alongside Men.
Question 5. Soma Is Lakshmi’s –
- Daughter
- Niece
- Sister
- Friend
Answer: 1. Daughter
Question 6. Mala Pal Has Been In Trade For-
- 12 Years
- 15 Years
- 16 Years
- 14 Years.
Answer: 4. 14 Years
Each of the following statements is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ in the boxes on the right-hand side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line(S) Or Phrase From The Passage In Support Of Your Answers:
Question 1. No one of Hemanta Pal’s children came forward to run his business after his death.
Answer: False.
Supporting statement: When Pal suddenly fell ill and passed away in 1994, it was his little girl who would emerge as the savior of a business he had built over many years.
Question 2. Haru Pal underestimated his wife in the art of making idols.
Answer: True.
Supporting statement: Noted artist Haru Pal didn’t want his wife Lakshmi in the trade because he thought it wasn’t appropriate for a woman to come out and work alongside men.
Question 3. This year Mala Pal’s idols are being sent abroad.
Answer: True.
Supporting statement: This year her idols are going to Germany, USA, and Dubai.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. What was disliked by Hemanta Pal?
Answer: Hemanta Pal did not like it one bit when out of his six kids only his youngest daughter bothered to come to his workshop.
Question 2. How was Haru surprised?
Answer: Haru Pal was surprised to see how his wife excelled at idol-making despite a lack of training.
Question 3. Describe the structure of the idols made by Mala Pal.
Answer: Mala Pal, with her pantheon of miniature idols, is a class apart. This year her idols are going to Germany, USA, and Dubai. Less than a foot high, the idols are perfect in features and proportions and have won her many awards over the 14 years she’s been in the trade.
Question 4. Tick the most appropriate title for the passage.
- Power of women
- The women behind the Goddess
- Women competing with men
Answer: 3. Women competing with men
Reading Comprehension – 8
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below :
At the Bose Institute in Calcutta, the great experimenter himself was our guide. Throughout the afternoon we followed him from marvel to marvel.
We watched the growth of a plant being traced out automatically by a needle on a sheet of smoked glass; we saw its sudden shuddering reaction to an electric shock. We watched a plant feeding; in the process, it was exhaling minute quantities of oxygen.
Each time the accumulation of exhaled oxygen reached a certain amount, a little bell like the bell that warns you when you are nearly at the end of your line of type waiting, automatically rang.
When the sun shone on the plant, the bell rang often and regularly. Shaded, the plant stopped feeding; that bell rang only at long intervals or not at all.
A drop of stimulant added to the water in which the plant was standing set the bell wildly, tinkling gas as though some record-breaking typists were at the machine.
Near it – for the plant was feeding out of doors – stood a large tree. Sir J. C. Bose told us that it had been brought to the garden from a distance.
Transplanting is generally fatal to a full-grown tree; it dies of shock. So would most men if their arms and legs were amputated without anesthesia. Bose administrated chloroform.
The operations were completely successful. Waking, the anesthetized tree took root in its new place and flourished.
Tick The Right Answer
Question 1. Throughout an afternoon we followed him from –
- Moon to marvel
- Marvel to marvel
- Marvel to moon
- Magic to marvel
Answer: 2. Marvel to marvel
Question 2. We watched the growth of a plant being traced out –
- Artificially
- Automatically
- Abruptly
- Aptly
Answer: 3. Automatically
Question 3. We saw its sudden shuddering reaction to –
- Electronic shock
- Magnetic shock
- Electric shock
- Electroshock
Answer: 3. Electric shock
Question 4. Each time the accumulation of exhaled oxygen reached
- A sufficient amount
- Percent amount
- Certain amount
- Some amount
Answer: 3. Certain amount
Question 5. Shaded, the plant stopped-
- Eating
- Breeding
- Feeding
- Fasting
Answer: 3. Feeding
Question 6. So would most men if their arms and legs were amputated without –
- An anesthesia
- An aesthetic
- An aromatic
- An affirmative
Answer: 4. An anesthesia
Each of the following statements is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ in the boxes on the right-hand side.
Also pick out a suitable line(s) or phrase from the passage in support of your answers :
Question 1. We watched the growth of a plant in the morning.
Answer: False
Supporting statement: Throughout an afternoon we followed him from marvel to marvel.
Question 2. When the sun shone on the plant the bell rang frequently.
Answer: True
Supporting statement: When the sun shone on the plant, the bell rang often and regularly.
Question 3. Transplanting is generally deadly to a full-grown tree.
Answer: True
Supporting statement: Transplanting is generally fatal to a full-grown tree.
Answer The Following Questions
Question 1. What did the writer observe at the Bose Institute in Calcutta?
Answer: The writer observed the growth of the plant being traced out automatically by a needle, guided by Sir J. C. Bose of Bose Institute.
Question 2. What happened to the plant in the sunshine?
Answer: When the sun shone on the plant, the bell rang often and regularly.
Question 3. What would happen to most men if their arms and legs were amputated without anesthesia?
Answer: Most men would die if their arms and legs were amputated without anesthesia.
Question 4. When did the little bell ring and how?
Answer: When the sun shone on the plant, the bell rang often and regularly.
Reading Comprehension – 9
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
Agnes Boiazhin was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia to Albanian parents. She was attracted to the life of a missionary in India at a very early age.
At eighteen, taking the name of Teresa she entered the missionary Order of the Loreto Sisters and, on January 20, 1931, she reached Calcutta, the then-largest city in the British Empire after London.
For sixteen years she taught Geography in one of the most prestigious convents in Calcutta. One day in 1946, during a train journey to Darjeeling, a town on the slopes of the Himalayas, she heard a voice.
God was asking her to leave the comfort of her convent and to go and live among the poorest of the poor in the vast city beyond. Having first permission from the Pope,
she changed into a plain white cotton sari and found a new order whose vocation was to relieve the misery of the most neglected of mem Missionaries of Charity was born, a congregation with several thousand foundations throughout India and all other continents.
In June 1952, Mother Teresa stumbled upon an old woman lying in the middle o a p of water. The woman was hardly breathing. Her toes had been gnawed to the bone by Mother Teresa scooped her into her arms and took her to the Medical College Hospital, but an attendant immediately turned them out.
Mother Teresa took the dying woman in her arms. On the way to another hospital, the body of the woman stiffened in her arms. The next day she rushed to the municipal building and told one of the Mayor’s deputies,
“It is a disgrace that people in this city are forced to die in the streets. Give me a house where we can help the dying to appear before God in dignity.”
One week later the municipality placed at her disposal a former resthouse for Hindu pilgrims next to the Kali Temple. Thus “Nirmal Hriday”, a house for the dying, was established.
Tick The Right Answer
Question 1. Agnes Bojaxhin was born in –
- Yugoslavia
- Albania
- Calcutta
- Britain
Answer: 1. Yugoslavia.
Question 2. Agnes took the name Teresa at-
- At a very early age
- At the age of sixteen
- At the age of eighteen
- At the age of thirty-five
Answer: 4. At a very early age
Question 3. Mother Teresa came to Calcutta in –
- 1946
- 1985
- 1931
- 1952
Answer: 3. 1931
Question 4. Mother Teresa taught Geography in –
- Delhi
- Calcutta
- London
- Darjeeling
Answer: 2. Calcutta
Question 6. The Missionaries of Charity was founded in –
- 1952
- 1950
- 1948
- 1956
Answer: 2. 1950
Question 7. Mother Teresa stumbled upon an old woman lying –
- In a pool of blood
- On the footpath
- In a pool of water
- In a heap of garbage.
Answer: In a pool of water
Each of the following statements is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ in the boxes on the right-hand side.
Also pick out a suitable line or phrase from the passage in support of your answers :
Question 1. Agnes was born to Albanian parents.
Answer: True.
Supporting sentence: Agnes Bojazhin was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia to Albanian parents.
Question 2. Mother Teresa had obtained the permission of the King before she founded a new religious order.
Answer: False.
Supporting sentence: Having first obtained permission from the Pope, she changed into a plain white cotton sari and founded a new religious order
Question 3. ‘Nirmal Hriday’ was established next to a Siva Temple.
Answer: False.
Supporting sentence: Hindu pilgrims next to the Kali Temple. Thus “Nirmal Hriday”, a house for the dying, was established.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. When did Mother Teresa hear the voice of God? What did the voice ask her to do?
Answer: During a train journey to Darjeeling she heard the voice of God. God asked her to leave the comfort of her convent and to go and live among the poorest of the poor in the vast city beyond.
Question 2. What was the vocation of the new religious order founded by Mother Teresa?
Answer: The vocation of the new religious order founded by Mother Teresa was to relieve the misery of the most neglected of men.
Question 3. What happened to the dying old woman who was turned out of the hospital?
Answer: The dying old woman who was turned out of the hospital was hardly breathing. Her toes had been gnawed to the bone by rats.
Mother Teresa scooped her into her arms and took her to the Medical College Hospital, but an attendant immediately turned them out. Mother Teresa took the dying woman in her arms. On the way to another hospital, the body of the woman stiffened in her arms.
Question 4. Give a suitable title to the above passage.
Answer: The establishment of “Nirmal Hriday” by Mother Teresa.
Reading Comprehension – 10
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
Kolkata: This Durga Puja, the English Bard will test his mettle in the home of another legendary Bard. At two crowd-pullers, Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durgotsab in north Kolkata and Ballygunge Cultural Durgotsab Samity in the south, strains of Rabindra sangeet will be replaced by dialogues from Shakespeare’s plays.
In the first-ever cultural tie-up of its kind, British Council has partnered with the two puja organizers to showcase a video installation titled ‘Complete Walk’ that will present the entire repertoire of 37 Shakespeare Plays, condensed into short films of 10 minutes each. They will be screened on 10ft x 6ft LED panels at both venues.
Earlier this year, the films were screened along the bank of the Thames in London. The project by Glove Theatre was conceived to make Shakespeare’s work accessible on the occasion of his 400th death anniversary.
“By partnering with the two puja organizers, we are also connecting the cultures of north and south Kolkata through a shared appreciation of Shakespeare, who is perhaps as much of an icon of Bengali literature as Rabindranath Tagore,” said British Council director (East India) Debanjan Chakrabarti.
Yadavendra Sen, who played a crucial role in convincing the two puja committees to embrace the idea, felt it was a return to the Tagore era when the theatre was part of the festival, particularly in the homes of wealthy landlords.
“Shakespeare’s plays have a universal appeal and are viewed by royals as well as commoners. And there can’t be a better stage than Durga Puja where the audience count is in millions,” he reasoned.
Tick The Right Answer:-
Question 1. The legendary Bard whose home was Kolkata was none other than
- William Shakespeare
- Satyendra Nath Dutta
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Sukanta Bhattacharya
Answer: 1. Rabindranath Tagore
Question 2. The institution that has partnered with the two Puja Organisers, is
- Globe Theatre
- British Council
- Moscow Art Theatre
- London Council
Answer: British Council
Question 3. Each Shakespeare play has been condensed into a short film of
- 10 Minutes
- 15 Minutes
- 20 Minutes
- 30 Minutes
Answer: 1. 10 Minutes
Question 4. The films were first screened in
- Paris
- Kolkata
- Delhi
- London
Answer: 4. London
Question 5. The project was conceived by
- Globe Theatre
- British Council
- London Art Gallery
- Theatre Workshop
Answer: 1. Globe Theatre
Question 6. The total number of plays showcased is
- 17
- 27
- 37
- 47
Answer: 3. 37
Each Of The Following Statements Is Either ‘True’ Or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ For ‘True’ And ‘F’ For ‘False’ In The Boxes On The Right-Hand Side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line(S) Or Phrase From The Passage In Support Of Your Answers:
Question 1. The video installation ‘Complete Walk’ was conceived to attract the crowd during Durga Puja.
Answer: True.
Supporting sentence(s): At two crowd-pullers, Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durgotsab in north Kolkata and Ballygunge Cultural Durgotsab Samity in the south, strains of Rabindra sangeet will be replaced by dialogues from Shakespeare’s plays.
Question 2. The theatre was never a part of the festival.
Answer: False.
Supporting sentence(s): The Tagore era was when the theatre was part of the festival, particularly in the homes of wealthy landlords.
Question 3. Shakespeare’s plays were enjoyed and appreciated only by the royals.
Answer: True.
Supporting sentence(s): Shakespeare’s plays have a universal appeal and are viewed by royals as well as commoners.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. Name the two puja organizers that are part of the unique cultural tie-up.
Answer: The two puja organizers are Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durgotsab in north Kolkata and Ballygunge Cultural Durgotsab Samity in the south which is part of the unique cultural tie-up.
Question 2. What do you know about ‘Complete Walk’?
Answer: I know about ‘Complete Walk’ that it will present the entire repertoire of 37 Shakespeare plays, condensed into short films of 10 minutes each. They will be screened on 10ft x 6ft LED panels at both venues.
Question 3. What did British Council director (East India) Debanjan Chakrabarti says regarding the tie-up?
Answer: Regarding the tie-up of its kind, British Council director (East India) Debanjan Chakrabarti said that British Council has partnered with the two puja organizers.
Question 4. Give a suitable title to the above text.
Answer: Rabindra sangeet was replaced by Shakespeare’s plays during Durgotsab.
Reading Comprehension-11
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
India celebrated the 500th Test with a 197-run win over New Zealand on Monday at Kanpur, with Ravi Ashwin claiming six second-inning wickets to hasten victory in the series’ opening match.
Set an improbable victory target of 434, New Zealand was bowled out for 236 in the middle session on the last day. Ashwin (6-132) completed his 19th five-wicket haul in the 37th Tests, and his fifth 10- wickets haul in the format.
And with the second Test finishing in a 178-run victory on its fourth day, India returned to the top of the global ranking wresting the position from Pakistan. It turned out to be a cinch.
To date, New Zealand hasn’t won Test Series in India. Needing 376 to win the Eden Gardens Test to get even with New Zealand today was 55 for no loss at lunch and 135 for three at tea.
They simply collapsed subsequently, failing even to get past 200 though their innings consumed 81.1 overs.
Tick The Right Answer:-
Question 1. India won the 500th Test match against
- England
- New Zealand
- Scotland
- Finland
Answer: 2. New Zealand
Question 2. Ashwin played upto this time –
- 137 Tests
- 37 Tests
- 132 Tests
- 236 Tests
Answer: 2. 37 Tests
Question 3. The series opening match was played at –
- Kolkata
- Kanpur
- Kamapur
- Kantapur
Answer: 3. Kanpur
Question 4. Ravi Ashwin claimed in the 2nd innings
- Five wickets
- Six wickets
- Seven wickets
- Ten wickets
Answer: 2. Six wickets
Question 5. Having gone to chase 434 the New Zealanders were bowled out for –
- 243
- 236
- 226
- 216
Answer: 2. 236
Question 6. India wrested the top position from
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Baluchistan
- New Zealand.
Answer: Pakistan
Each Of The Following Statements Is Either ‘True’ Or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ For ‘True’ And ‘F’ For ‘False’ In The Boxes On The Right-Hand Side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line(S) Or Phrase From The Passage In Support Of Your Answers:
Question 1. New Zealand needs 386 runs to win the Eden Gardens Match.
Answer: False.
Supporting Statement: Needing 376 to win the Eden Gardens Test to get even with New Zealand today were 55 for no loss at lunch and 135 for three at tea.
Question 2. India won the first Test Match of the series by 197 runs.
Answer: True.
Supporting Statement: India celebrated the 500th Test with a 197-run win over New Zealand on Monday at Kanpur, with Ravi Ashwin claiming a six-second inning wicket to hasten victory in the series opening match.
Question 3. To date, New Zealand has lost all the Test series in India.
Answer: True.
Supporting Statement: To date, New Zealand hasn’t won the Test series in India.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. Who collapsed subsequently in Eden Gardens Test Match?
Answer: New Zealand collapsed subsequently in Eden Gardens Test Match.
Question 2. How many wickets did New Zealand lose at tea?
Answer: New Zealand lost three wickets at tea.
Question 3. Who bowled 81.1 overs?
Answer: India bowled 81.1 overs.
Question 4. Suggest a suitable title for the passage.
Answer: India celebrated the 500th Test with a 197-run win over New Zealand.
Reading Comprehension-12
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
Chennai, Feb. 6: Celestial configurations have been taken care of but a terrestrial shadow has crept up on VK Sasikala’s coronation schedule. Although Governor Vidyasagar Rao accepted the resignation of O Panneerselvam and his ministry, he had asked them to continue till alternative arrangements were made.
Like Jayalalithaa, Sasikala is a great believer in astrology and numerology. Sasikala’s astrologers had asked her to assume charge as Chief Minister by Thursday when Tamil Nadu celebrate Thai Poosam in honor of Lord Muruga.
Not leaving anything to chance, the state administration is getting the University Centenary Auditorium opposite the memorials to MGR and Jayalalithaa on Marina Beach ready.
“We are prepared to hold the swearing-in on Tuesday evening between 4.30p.m and 6. p.m., which is an auspicious time,” said an official.
“The original plan was to take charge immediately after the Pongal holidays on January 14. But the jallikattu protests spoiled here
There was no way a change of guard could happen in that charged atmosphere. But the way Pannerselvam moved and defused the crisis deftly set alarm bells ringing within the family that he might become a permanent fixture.
Hence the MLAs were asked to assemble on Sunday. OPS were cajoled into quitting and Sasikala got elected,” a source said.
Tick The Right Answer:-
Question 1. was asked to assume the charge as Chief Minister the astrologers.
- Jayalalithaa
- VK Sasikala
- Vidyasagar Rao
- O Panneerselvam
Answer: 2. VK Sasikala.
Question 2. The state administration assembled in the memoir of Jayalalithaa at
- Goa Sea Beach
- Marina Beach
- Chennai Port
- Rann of Kutch
Answer: 2. Marina Beach.
Question 3. The day mentioned for the preparation to hold the swearing of the administrative personnel was
- Monday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Tuesday
Answer: 4. Tuesday
Question 4. The famous festive occasion of the Tamils is
- Jallikattu
- Lord Muruga
- Thai Poosam
- Astrological Fair
Answer: 3. Thai Poosam.
Question 5. The original plan was to take charge after
- Lord Muruga days
- Thais Poosam days
- Pongal holidays
- none of these
Answer: 3. Pongal holidays.
Question 6. The name of the Governor of Tamil Nadu is
- VK Sasikala
- O Panneerselvam
- Vidyasagar Rao
- None of these
Answer: 3. Vidyasagar Rao.
Each Of The Following Statements Is Either ‘True’ Or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ For ‘True’ And ‘F’ For ‘False’ In The Boxes On The Right-Hand Side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line(S) Or Phrase From The Passage In Support Of Your Answers:
Question 1. Celestial configurations have been taken care of before Sasikala’s new formal placement at Tamil Nadu state.
Answer: True.
Supporting sentence: Celestial configurations have been taken care of but a terrestrial shadow has crept up on VK Sasikala’s coronation schedule.
Question 2. Like the governor Mr. Rao, Jayalalithaa was a great believer in astrology.
Answer: False.
Supporting sentence: Like Jayalalitha, Sasikala is a great believer in astrology and numerology.
Question 3. Mr. O Panneerselvam defused the crisis deftly and hence he might become a permanent fixture.
Answer: True.
Supporting sentence: But the way Panneerselvam moved and defused the crisis deftly set alarm bells ringing within the family that he might become a permanent fixture.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. When was Sasikala to be elected and who said this?
Answer: Sasikala got elected by OPS, and was cajoled into quitting when the MLAs were asked to assemble on Sundays.
Question 2. Where did the state administration assemble? What was their purpose?
Answer: The state administration assembled in the University Centenary Auditorium opposite the memorials to MGR and Jayalalithaa on Marina Beach.
Question 3. Name the two important persons who believed in numerology. On which day the present leader was to take charge as chief minister of Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Jayalalitha and Sasikala are two important persons who believed in numerology. On Sunday the present leader was to take charge as Chief Minister.
Question 4. Which day is the Pongal holiday celebrated in Tamil Nadu?
Answer: The Pongal holiday is celebrated in Tamil Nadu on January 14.
Reading Comprehension – 13
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
Character is destiny. Character is that on which the destiny of a nation is built. One cannot have a great nation with men of small character.
We must have young men and women who look upon others on the living image of themselves as our shastras have so often declared.
But whether in public life or student life, we cannot reach great heights if we are lacking in character. We can not climb the mountain when the ground at our feet is crumbling.
When the very basis of our structure is shaky, how can we reach the heights we have set before ourselves? We must all have humility. Here is a country that we are all interested in building up; for whatever service we take up, we should not care for what we receive.
We should know how much we can put into that service. That should be the principle that should animate our young men and women. Our is a great country. We have had for centuries a great history. The whole of the East reflects our culture
Tick The Correct Option:
Question 1. A great nation requires –
- Feeble characters
- Week characters
- Strong characters
- Loose characters
Answer: 2. Strong characters.
Question 2. We can reach the summit of a mountain if the ground at our feet is-
- Crumbling
- Shaking
- Hard
- Soft
Answer: 3. Hard.
Question 3. Our shastras have so often declared –
- Chastity
- Charity
- Brotherhood
- Motherhood
Answer: 1. Chastity.
Question 4. The whole of the east reflects –
- Our Glory
- Our sin
- Our women
- Our people
Answer: 1. Our glory.
Question 5. India has the origin of a-
- Long past history
- Recent History
- A periodic history
- A nomadic history
Answer: 1. Long past history.
Question 6. We must all have –
- Soul
- Character
- Goodwill
- Humility
Answer: 3. Humility.
Each of the following sentences is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ on the right-hand side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line From The Text In Support Of Your Answer:
Question 1. Character is not that on which the luck of a nation is built.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: Character is that on which the destiny of a nation is built.
Question 2. We can reach the top of a mountain with the trembling ground.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: We can not climb the mountain when the ground at our feet is
Crumbling.
Question 3. We should all have humility.
Answer: True.
Supporting Sentence: We must all have humility.
Answer the following questions:
Question 1. What after the author are conditional to build up a great nation?
Answer: The author emphasized that with strong character, we can build a great nation.
Question 2. What is worth exemplifying among us according to the author?
Answer: According to the author we should know how much we can put into that service, that should be the true principle.
Question 3. What cannot happen if we are lacking in character?
Answer: Whether in public life or student life, we cannot reach great heights, if we are lacking in character.
Question 4. When can we not the mountain?
Answer: We can not climb the mountain when the ground at our feet is crumbling.
Reading Comprehension – 14
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
A wonder in the kingdom, the Great Banyan Tree of the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanic Garden at Shibpur in Howrah occupies a unique position in the Guinness Book of World Records.
It is now regarded as the widest tree in the world in terms of the area of canopy. The present crown of the tree has a circumference of 450 meters and the highest branch rises to 24.5 meters.
The tree was first noticed in 1786, three years before the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta came into existence. The Great Banyan Tree has captured the fancy of many artists across the world, who have both sketched and sculptured it.
The government has released postage stamps on the tree. The Great Banyan Tree also holds the distinction of being the emblem of the Botanical Survey of India.
The garden authority is now busy recovering its lost glory. “There were only two living beings which were as old as the city of Kolkata.
One was the giant turtle of the Alipore zoo, which died a few years ago after living for 304 years. Now the only surviving witness of the city’s history spanning over 300 years is the Great Banyan,” said H.S. Debnath, the Joint Director of the garden.
Write The Correct Alternatives To Complete The Following Sentences:
Question 1. Name of the Joint Director of the garden
- Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose
- Rabindranath Tagore
- H. S. Debnath
- Bankim Chandra Basu
Answer: 3. H.S. Debnath.
Question 2. The year when the tree was first noticed
- 1783
- 1785
- 1787
- 1786
Answer: 4. 1786.
Question 3. Location of the garden
- Naihati
- Rishra
- Baidyabati
- Shibpur
Answer: 4. Shibpur.
Question 4. Circumference of the tree’s crown
- 420 Metres
- 450 Metres
- 470 Metres
- 300 Metres
Answer: 2. 450 Metres.
Question 5. Two living beings as old as the city of Kolkata by H.S. Debnath
- Giant Turtle and Great Mango Tree.
- Giant Turtle and Great Apple Tree.
- Giant Turtle and Great Banyan Tree.
- Giant Turtle and Great Banana Tree.
Answer: 2. Giant Turtle and Great Banyan Tree.
Question 6. The only living evidence of the city’s history
- Great Banyan Tree
- Great Mango Tree
- Great Banana Tree
- Great Orange Tree
Answer: 2. Great Banyan Tree.
Each of the following sentences is either ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ for ‘True’ and ‘F’ for ‘False’ on the right-hand side.
Also, pick out a suitable line from the text in support of your answer:
Question 1. The Government has proposed to release a postage stamp on the Great Banyan Tree.
Answer: False
Supporting Sentence: The Government has released postage stamps on the tree.
Question 2. The present crown of the tree has a circumference of 540 meters.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: The present crown of the tree has a circumference of 450 meters.
Question 3. There were only two living beings that were as old as the city of Kolkata.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: There were only two living beings that were as old as the city of Kolkata.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. What is now regarded as the widest tree in the world in terms of the area of the canopy?
Answer: The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanic garden at Shibpur in Howrah is now regarded as the widest tree in the world.
Question 2. What is the length of the highest branch?
Answer: The length of the highest branch is 24.5 meters.
Question 3. What much the age of the turtle was when it died?
Answer: The turtle was 304 years old when it died.
Question 4. Who is H. S. Debnath ?
Answer: H. S. Debnath is a Joint Director of the garden.
Reading Comprehension – 15
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
When Abraham was eleven years old, his mother died. How sad he felt! She was so good, so brave and so dear! Her little son never forgot her.
Many years later he said, “All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother”. Abraham’s father was proud of his clever little son because he had written a letter to the teacher inviting him to their place.
Old Mr. Lincoln said that this was the first letter written by his family.
At the age of fourteen Abraham was sent to a good school. He learned a good deal but he had to leave school soon and his education remained incomplete.
Still, he continued to read what books he could get so his education did not end with leaving school. Once, when he was at school, his schoolmates put burning charcoal on the back of a crocodile and began to enjoy the fun.
Abraham could not bear the sight. He stopped them from this cruel joke. Kindness to animals ever remained one of the principles of his life.
Choose The Correct Answer To Complete The Following Sentences:-
Question 1. Abraham’s mother died when he was –
- 11 years old
- 12 years old
- A child
- Young
Answer: 1. 11 Years old.
Question 2. Abraham’s father was proud of his clever –
- Son
- Little son
- Ward
- Little daughter
Answer: 2. Little son.
Question 3. At the age of fourteen, Abraham was sent to a good –
- College
- School
- City
- Village
Answer: 2. School
Question 4. Classmates put burning charcoal on the back of a –
- Squirrel
- Rabbit
- Crocodile
- Little cat
Answer: 3. Crocodile.
Question 5. The opposite of cruel is –
- Polite
- Nice
- Good
- Kind
Answer: 4. Kind.
Question 6. The opposite of ‘angel’ is –
- God
- Devil
- Goodness
- Idol
Answer: 2. Devil.
Each Of The Following Sentences Is Either ‘True’ Or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ For ‘True’ And ‘F’ For ‘False’ In The Right Hand Side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line From The Text In Support Of Your Answer:
Question 1. When Abraham was twelve years old, his mother died.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: When Abraham was eleven years old, his mother died.
Question 2. Old Mr. Lincoln said that this was the last letter written by his family.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: Old Mr. Lincoln said that this was the first letter written by his family.
Question 3. Kindness to animals ever remained one of the principles of his life.
Answer: True.
Supporting Sentence: Kindness to animals ever remained one of the principles of his life.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. Why was Abraham’s father proud?
Answer: Abraham’s father was proud as his son wrote a letter to invite his teacher to his home.
Question 2. What was the cruel joke referred to in the passage?
Answer: Once Abraham’s schoolmates put burning charcoal on the back of a crocodile.
Question 3. Whatever remained one of the principles of Abraham’s life?
Answer: Kindness to animals ever remained one of the principles of Abraham’s life.
Question 4. Why did Abraham’s education remain incomplete?
Answer: Abraham’s education remained incomplete as he had to leave school.
Reading Comprehension – 16
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
Japan captured Burma (Myanmar) in the second world war. A great Indian leader suddenly came to Rangoon (Yangon) with a pledge to liberate India from the bondage of British rule.
He wanted to build up an army with the Indians living permanently in Burma. People came to hear the leader with surging enthusiasm and liberally contributed to his fund for building up the Liberation army.
Md. Habib was one of the richest men in Rangoon. He was noted for patriotism and contributions to the cause of the country. He came to hear the Indian leader, heard his long speech with rapt attention but left, to the great surprise of everybody, without contributing a single paise.
The next day he came again and gave all his wealth to the leader for his noble mission of India’s freedom from British bondage. Later, this rich nobleman said, ‘I went to hear the leader on the first day with only one thousand rupees.
But when I saw him, I felt that I must give all I have to this god, the savior of the country.’
Put A Tick Against The Correct Answer :
Question 1. A great Indian came to Rangoon –
- To fight with the British
- To attack Rangoon
- To promise to free India
Answer: 4. To promise to free India.
Question 2. The great Indian wanted to build up an army
- With the Japanese
- With the Indians living in Burma
- With the Burmese people living permanently
Answer: 3. With the Indians living in Burma.
Question 3. People came to hear the leader and also –
- To see him
- To join his army
- To help him financially
Answer: 3. To help him financially.
Question 4. Md. Habib left the meeting because
- He did not like the meeting
- He had not enough money with him to give the leader
- He did not like to contribute anything.
Answer: 2. He had not enough money with him to give the leader.
Question 5. Md. Habib gave all of his wealth to the leader as-
- He took the leader to be the fit man to liberate the country
- He took the lead as the most loveable person
- He took the lead as a god.
Answer: 1. He took the leader to be the fit man to liberate the country.
Question 6. The opposite of the word ‘great’ is-
- Nicely
- Mean
- Hard
Answer: 2. Mean
Each Of The Following Sentences Is Either ‘True’ Or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ For ‘True’ And ‘F’ For ‘False’ In The Right Hand Side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line From The Text In Support Of Your Answer:
Question 1. Burma (Myanmar) had captured Japan in the second world war.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: Japan captured Burma (Myanmar) in the second world war.
Question 2. Md. Habib was the richest man in Rangoon.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: Md. Habib was one of the richest men in Rangoon.
Question 3. Md. Habib was noted for patriotism and contributions to the cause of the country
Answer: True.
Supporting Sentence: Md. Habib was noted for patriotism and contributions to the cause of the country.
Answer the following questions:
Question 1. Guess who the Indian leader was and why he came to Rangoon.
Answer: The Indian leader was Subhash Chandra Bose. He came to Rangoon to liberate India from the British Raj.
Question 2. Why did Md. Habib give all his wealth to the leader?
Answer: Md. Habib gave all his wealth to the leader for he took the lead to be fit to free the motherland.
Question 3. What did Habib think about the Indian leader?
Answer: Md. Habib thought that the leader was the savior of the country.
Question 4. What was Md? Habib noted?
Answer: Md. Habib was noted for his patriotism and contribution to the cause of the country.
Reading Comprehension-17
Read The Following Passage And Answer The Questions Given Below:
Kolkata, Alipurduar; May 8: A Dhumchi Forest official was injured yesterday evening when a wild tusker locally known as Baya Ganesh (as it only has a left eye) attacked him.
According to a forest source, around 7 p.m. yesterday a group of six foresters was returning from the forest on bicycles when Baya Ganesh attacked them.
Dhumchi Forest comes under the Madarihat range of Wildlife-iii division and is around 60 km from here. First, the tusker pushed Gagan Phishing who fell to the ground.
The elephant then struck Ratan Dey, a forest guard, and then tried to trample him. After another staff who was watching the animal from a distance fired a round in the air, hearing the sound, the elephant left the place after damaging two bicycles.
The officials were taken to Madarihat Health Centre. Gagan was released after first aid but Ratan was admitted to Bipara State General Hospital as he had suffered injuries on the left hand and waist.
The jumbo has also trampled two persons who had gone to the forest to collect firewood. V.K. Sood, the chief conservator of forests wildlife north said:
“I have asked the DFO wildlife iii to track the elephant and monitor its behavior and submit a report to me”. (Source: The Telegraph)
Choose The Correct Alternatives:
Question 1. The mentioned text is a-
- Story
- Report
- Biography
- None of these
Answer: 2. Report.
Question 2. The incident of the given report took place in-
- Alinagar
- Bonagaon
- Alipurduar
- Alipur
Answer: 3. Alipurduar.
Question 3. Dumchi forest comes under-
- Chalsa range of wildife-iii
- Madhavpur range
- Padamabati range
- Madarihat range of wildlife-iii division
Answer: 4. Madarihat range of wildlife-iii division.
Question 4. The chief conservator of forest wildlife north is-
- V.k. Sood
- Sonu sood
- Ratan dey
- Gagan
Answer: 1. V.k. Sood.
Question 5. At first, the tusker pushed-
- Ratan
- Gagan ray
- Gagan chasing
- V.k. Sood
Answer: 3. Gagan ghising.
Question 6. The source of the given text is-
- The Hindu
- The economic times
- The times of India
- The Telegraph
Answer: 4. The Telegraph.
Each Of The Following Sentences Is Either ‘True’ Or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ For ‘True’ And ‘F’ For ‘False’ In The Right Hand Side.
Also, Pick Out a Suitable Line From The Text In Support Of Your Answer:
Question 1. Dhamchi Forest comes under the Golghata range.
Answer: False.
Supporting Sentence: Dhumchi Forest comes under the Madarihat range of wildlife-iii division.
Question 2. The elephant struck a forest guard and then tried to trample him.
Answer: True.
Supporting Sentence: The elephant struck Ratan Dey, a forest guard, and then tried to trample him.
Question 3. Baya Ganesh attacked a group of six foresters who were returning from the forest on bicycles.
Answer: True.
Supporting Sentence: A group of six foresters was returning on bicycles when Baya Ganesh attacked them.
Answer The Following Questions:
Question 1. What was the local name of the tusker?
Answer: The local name of the wild tusker was Baya Ganesh.
Question 2. Where were the officials taken?
Answer: The officials were taken to Madarihat Health Centre.
Question 3. Who was V.K. Sood? What did he say?
Answer: V.K. Sood was the chief conservator of forest wildlife north. He said that he had asked the DFO wildlife-iii to track the elephant, monitor its behavior and submit a report.
Question 4. What was the conception of V. K. Sood?
Answer: The conception of V. K. Sood was – “I have asked the DFO Wildlife-iii to track the elephant and monitor its behavior and submit a report to me”.
