READING COMPREHENSION
1 .Directions (1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.
Certain words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering
some of the questions.
Once an old lady lost her eyesight and became blind. She called a doctor and agreed to pay him a
very big amount if he cured her. But she had a condition that she would not give a single penny,
if she were not cured. The doctor came to her house daily for treatment. Day after day he started
stealing the lady's furniture and other valuable things from the house. Every day he took away
one thing from the lady's house. In order to do this, he delayed curing lady.
He finally cured the lady after he had removed all the furniture and valuable articles from the
lady's house. Now he demanded his fee from the lady. But the lady refused to pay the fees and
said that she was not fully cured. The doctor registered a case against her. On being asked by the
judge in the court as to why she was not paying the fee, the sharp lady told the court that her eye
sight had not fully restored as she could not see her furniture and other articles in the house. The
judge was very clever. He gathered what was going on and punished the doctor.
Q.1 which is the following is true according to the story ?
a) The lady was still partially blind, hence refused to pay the doctor.
b) The judge in the court was not intelligent.
c) The doctor in fact was not successful.
d) The lady had taken advantage of the doctor’s naivete.
e) All the given statements are
Q.2 Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word Registered given in
bold as used in the passage.
a) lodged
b) withdrew
c) dislocated
d) uncalculated
e) dismembered
Q.3 which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the story ?
a) The skilled Doctor
b) The Blind One Who Saw All
c) The Rich Lady's House
d) The Court of Mercy and Justice
e) The Iron Lady
Q.4 Which of the following can be said about old lady ?
1. She was dumb.
2. She fought for justice.
3. She was a cheat.
a) Only (1)
b) Only (2)
c) Only (2) and (3)
d) All (1), (2) & (3)
Q.5 Which one of the following aspects of the doctor's personality comes across very
strongly in the story ?
a) He was arrogant.
b) He was empathetic.
c) He was rich.
d) He was a cheat.
e) He was gullible.
1 Question Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. D
2. Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given beside it. ( 1- 5
QUES)
Emotions often trump reason. The Cauvery water dispute is turning out to be less about water
and irrigation and more about linguistic chauvinism and regional identity. Nothing else can
explain the mindless violence in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Supreme Court order
asking the former to release water to the latter, keeping in view the distress situation in both
States in a season of deficit rainfall. Many of the acts of violence have been perpetuated in the
two States by chauvinistic, fringe organisations that have little to do with the farming community
or its interests. It is clear that there is insufficient water in Karnataka's reservoirs to meet the full
irrigation needs of both States. The point of the Supreme Court order was to make the States
share their distress and not to magically fulfill the needs of farmers on both sides. But political
parties and some media houses, especially regional language television channels, have sought to
portray the issue as one that pits the people of one State against that of the other. Indeed, the two
major national parties, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, have taken different stands
in the two States on this issue. No party or State government appears to believe it can afford to
be seen as taking even so much as a conciliatory step toward defusing the crisis. On some
previous occasions when Karnataka released water in a distress year the State government did so
quietly so as to not give chauvinistic elements any opportunity to inflame passions. Cauvery is an
inter-State dispute, but this is no reason to turn the issue into a raging controversy that draws the
peoples of the two States into confrontation!
1. What was the purpose behind Supreme Court's order regarding Cauvery water?
A. To solve the irrigation needs faced by the farmers of Tamil Nadu.
B. That the two states share their distress due to shortage of water.
C. To fulfill the needs of the farmers in both states.
D. To solve the irrigation needs faced by the farmers of Karnataka.
E. None of these
2. According to the passage, the violence in states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is over
which issue?
A. Linguistic chauvinism
B. Regional Identity
C. Releasing more Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
D. Supremacy of one state over the other
E. None of these
3. According to the passage, who are the drivers of the acts of violence in the two states?
A. Chauvinistic Organisations
B. Farming Community
C. Political Parties
D. The Supreme Court
E. None of these
4. According to the passage, which of the following entities have contributed in portraying
the Cauvery Issue in a way that pits the people of one state against those of the other?
A. Political Parties
B. Regional Television Channels
C. The Farming Community
D. Both A and B
E. None of these
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have experienced deficit rainfall this year.
B. There is sufficient water in Karnataka's reservoirs to fulfill the irrigation demands of both
states.
C. Karnataka has released water to help Tamil Nadu in distress years before.
D. The Cauvery Water dispute is an inter-state issue.
E. None of these
2 Question Answers
1B
2C
3A
4D
5B
3. Directions (Q.1 to 5) Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on
it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of
the questions.
Artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated
by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals. In
computer science AI research is defined as the study of "intelligent agents": any device that
perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving
its goals. Colloquially, the term "artificial intelligence" is applied when a machine mimics
"cognitive" functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as "learning" and
"problem solving".
The scope of AI is disputed: as machines become increasingly capable, tasks considered as
requiring "intelligence" are often removed from the definition, a phenomenon known as the AI
effect, leading to the quip, "AI is whatever hasn't been done yet." For instance, optical character
recognition is frequently excluded from "artificial intelligence", having become a routine
technology. Capabilities generally classified as AI as of 2017 include successfully understanding
human speech, competing at the highest level in strategic game systems (such as chess and Go),
autonomous cars, intelligent routing in content delivery network and military simulations.
Artificial intelligence was founded as an academic discipline in 1956, and in the years since has
experienced several waves of optimism, followed by disappointment and the loss of funding
(known as an "AI winter"), followed by new approaches, success and renewed funding. For most
of its history, AI research has been divided into subfields that often fail to communicate with
each other. These sub-fields are based on technical considerations, such as particular goals (e.g.
"robotics" or "machine learning"), the use of particular tools ("logic" or artificial neural
networks), or deep philosophical differences. Subfields have also been based on social factors
(particular institutions or the work of particular researchers).
The traditional problems (or goals) of AI research include reasoning, knowledge representation,
planning, learning, natural language processing, perception and the ability to move and
manipulate objects. General intelligence is among the field's long-term goals. Approaches
include statistical methods, computational intelligence, and traditional symbolic AI. Many tools
are used in AI, including versions of search and mathematical optimization, artificial neural
networks, and methods based on statistics, probability and economics. The AI field draws upon
computer science, mathematics, psychology, linguistics, philosophy and many others.
Q1. What is the AI winter?
A. Loss of funding for AI projects
B. Non-functioning AI systems
C. Absence of research labs
D. None of the above
Q2. Are sub-fields based only on social factors?
A. No
B. Yes
C. They are based on machine learning
D. None of the above
Q3. Leaning and problem solving by machines is a colloquial way of understanding
artificial intelligence?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Artificial intelligence means acquiring knowledge through books
D. It cannot be defined colloquially
Q4. Are autonomous cars an example of AI?
A. Yes
B. No
C. As of 2017, they are
D. None of the above
Q5. Does AI only draw on technology and mathematics?
A. Yes
B. No
C. It also draws upon psychology
D. It only draws upon linguistics
3 Question Answers
1. Ans: A
2. Ans. A
3. Ans A
4. Ans C
5. Ans B
4. Directions (Q.1 to 5) Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on
it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of
the questions.
Keshav and Yash lived in neighboring villages. Once, a fair was held nearby and they set off
from their homes hoping to do some business there. Keshav filled his sack with cheap cotton,
overlaid it with a layer of fine wool, and set off for the fair. Meanwhile Yash, collected some old
clothes, put a layer of sheer cotton on top and made his way to the fair. Each stopped to rest
under tree and got to talking. "I have the finest wool in my sack, boasted Keshav. Not to be
outdone. Yash said, "I have cotton of the most superior quality. The two struck a deal. They
would exchange their goods and since wool was more expensive, Yash would pay Keshav an
extra rupee. But Yash had no money on him. So after agreeing to pay Keshav later, they went
home, laughing at each other's folly. It did not take them long to discover that they had been
duped.
The next day, Keshav landed at Yash's house, "You cheat! Give me my rupee at least." Yash was
untroubled by Keshav's word, "Of course. But first help me find the treasure at the bottom of this
well. We can divide it." So Keshav went into the well. But each time Yash, hauled up the bucket
Keshav had filled, he said, "Oh! No treasure here. Try again." Keshav soon realised he was being
used as free labour to clean the well. So he gave a loud shout. "Here is the treasure! Watch out
it's heavy!" Yash was amazed that there actually was treasure in the well. As soon as he pulled
up the bucket he threw away the rope so that Keshav could not come up. But, what did he find in
the bucket? Keshav covered in mud! They began fighting again. Soon it got too dark to continue
and they left for their homes. But Keshav did not give up easily.
He arrived at Yash's house a few days later. Yash stopped him and told his wife, "I will pretend
to be dead. Keshav will have to give up." But when Keshav heard Yash's wife wailing, rushed
out to gather the villagers. "My friend has died. Let's take his body of cremation." Yash's wife
got scared, "Go away. I shall arrange for cremation Myself!" But the villagers thought she was
too grief stricken. Once they reached the cremation ground, Keshav told the villagers, "It is
getting dark. I shall watch over him during the night." When the villagers had left. Keshav said
to Yash, "Stop pretending. Give me my money !" Now, a gang of thieves came upon them and
seeing one figure seated on the funeral pyre and another standing next to him talking, they
assumed them to be ghosts and dropped their bag of stolen goods and left at top speed. The two,
saw the bag full of gold and silver ornaments and divided it between themselves. Keshav made
sure he got an extra gold coin and the account was settled at least!
[Link] made the two young men decide to visit the fair?
A They thought they could get jobs and support themselves.
B They wanted to trade their goods at the fair and earn some money.
C To sell the produce they had grown for a handsome profit
D Being unemployed they thought they could entrain people at the fair.
E Not clearly mentioned in the passage
2. What were Keshav and Yash quarrelling about?
A The cost of wool
B The interest on the loan Yash had taken
C Dividing the thieves' treasure equally
D The money Yash owed Keshav
E The wages for digging the well
3. Which of the following can't be said about the two young men?
1. They were lazy and made their wives work.
2. They were a match for each other in shrewdness.
3. They were dishonest and tried to swindle each other.
A only 1
B only 1 and 3
C only 2 and 3
D all 1, 2 and 3
E none of these
4. Choose the word that is most SIMILAR in meaning:
DISCOVER
A Invent
B Explore
C Locate
D Realise
E Research
5. Choose the word that is most SIMILAR in meaning:
TOP
A Height
B Lid
C Finest
D Upper
E Maximum
6. Choose the word that is most OPPOSITE in meaning:
FREE
A Occupied
B Paid
C Captured
D Busy
E Dependent
4 Question Answers
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. E
6. B