Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers

Q: Fresh landslides have been caused by

The landslides were caused by torrential rain.The passage opens with the sentence 'Fresh landslides have occurred on the northern side of the Teesta bridge towards Sikkim causing severe damage at several places following torrential rain last night.' The rain is named as the cause in the very first line.Floods are mentioned later, but only as the rivers of North Bengal rising, not as the cause of the landslides. Snowfall and cyclone are not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

Q: The landslides, according to local people, are

According to local people the landslides are much worse than last September's.The passage says 'Local villagers said that the landslides were much worse than last September when the highway had been reopened after a week'. The comparison with last September is stated, and the degree is 'much worse'.'As bad as' denies any difference, and 'worse than' drops the force of 'much'. The option that says such landslides never occurred before is contradicted by the mention of the landslides of last September.

Q: Fresh landslides have again blocked traffic bound for -

Traffic is blocked for Gangtok and Kalimpong.The passage says that the General Reserve Engineering Force had partially cleared the highway, 'but fresh landslides again block traffic bound for Gangtok and Kalimpong'. These are also the two places said to remain cut off since July 8.Siliguri, Darjeeling and Nepal are not named as blocked destinations. Siliguri appears only as the reference point for the distance of Likhuvir and as a town flooded by rain.

Q: The Teesta was rising this morning -

The Teesta was rising alarmingly.The passage says 'The Teesta was rising alarmingly this morning posing a further threat to the railway lines at Mongpo.' The adverb is taken straight from the text.Slowly and moderately describe the opposite of an alarming rise. 'Vigorously' sounds close, but the passage uses a word about danger, 'alarmingly', and not a word about force.

Q: Likhuvir where the Sikkim Government has been trying to maintain the flow of essential supply is about 50 Km from

Likhuvir is about 50 Km from Siliguri.The second sentence of the passage says the rain made repair of National Highway 31A 'at Likhuvir about 50 Km. from Siliguri, impossible'. The distance is measured from Siliguri.Gangtok and Kalimpong are the places cut off by the landslides, and the Sikkim Government maintains supplies by transhipment at Likhuvir, but no distance from them is given. Darjeeling is not mentioned in the passage at all.

Q: A hundred truck loads of boulders are being dumped into the river to

The boulders are dumped into the river to check erosion.The passage says 'A hundred truck loads of boulders are being dumped into the river to check erosion.' The purpose is given in the same sentence.The other options are tempting results of the work, but none is the stated purpose. Controlling flood, protecting the highway and repairing an embankment are not given as reasons for dumping the boulders.

Q: The Teesta was rising alarmingly endangering the railway lines at

The railway lines are threatened at Mongpo, printed as 'Mangpo' in the option.The passage says the rising Teesta posed 'a further threat to the railway lines at Mongpo'. The option spells the place slightly differently from the passage, and it is the only option that names that place.Siliguri and Gangtok appear in the passage in other connections, and Likhuvir is where the highway repair was impossible. None of them is the place where the railway lines were threatened.

Q: Why do people dislike advice ?

The answer is People think they are underrated in their intelligence and understanding.The passage says we look upon the giver of advice as offering an affront to our understanding and intelligence, treating us as children or idiots, and that we take the instruction as an implicit censure. Option A restates this.Nothing in the passage calls advice old-fashioned or unnecessary (B), says people fail to understand it (C), or says they believe they already know it (D); the objection it gives is about being talked down to.

Q: In what ways have authors tried to make advice palatable ?

The answer is Through use of chosen words, show of wit and by using short and precise expressions as used in proverbs and fables.The passage lists the devices of great writers: best chosen words, a flash of wit, precise expressions like proverbs, and above all the fable. Option D gathers these.Quoting religious or other texts (A), help from rulers (B) and finest poetry (C) are not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

Q: Why is a fable so popular ?

The answer is Because they present an imaginary world and the criticism contained in them is never direct.The passage ends by saying a fable pleases most universally because it is not directly related to our everyday world and contains no direct attack. Option C puts this in other words.The passage does not say fables come from ancient writers (A), that they are complete stories (B), or that they share one subject everywhere (D).

Direction for [ Question No: 21 To 27 ] :

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.

Fresh landslides have occurred on the northern side of the Teesta bridge towards Sikkim causing severe damage at several places following torrential rain last night. The rain also made repair of the National Highway 31A at Likhuvir about 50 Km. from Siliguri, impossible. Gangtok and Kalimpong remain cut off as a result from July 8. General Reserve Engineering Force personnel working round-the-clock had partially cleared the highway, but fresh landslides again block traffic bound for Gangtok and Kalimpong. The Sikkim Government has been trying to maintain the flow of essential supplies by transhipment at Likhuvir. Local villagers said that the landslides were much worse than last September when the highway had been reopened after a week by Border Roads organisational personnel. The Teesta was rising alarmingly this morning posing a further threat to the railway lines at Mongpo. A hundred truck loads of boulders are being dumped into the river to check erosion. All major rivers of North Bengal - Leesh, Kaljani, Rydak - as well as the Mahananda were rising. Charland on both banks of the Mahananda have been inundated. At Siliguri, the rains have flooded Pradhannagar, Karimpara and Ashrampara. The river Teesta is not now an object of beauty but a menace to be fought back with grit and determination.

21.

Fresh landslides have been caused by

A.floods
B.torrential rain
C.snowfall
D.cyclone.

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Answer: B

The landslides were caused by torrential rain.

The passage opens with the sentence 'Fresh landslides have occurred on the northern side of the Teesta bridge towards Sikkim causing severe damage at several places following torrential rain last night.' The rain is named as the cause in the very first line.

Floods are mentioned later, but only as the rivers of North Bengal rising, not as the cause of the landslides. Snowfall and cyclone are not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

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22.

The landslides, according to local people, are

A.as bad as last September's
B.worse than last September's
C.much worse than last september's
D.such as have never occurred in this area.

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Answer: C

According to local people the landslides are much worse than last September's.

The passage says 'Local villagers said that the landslides were much worse than last September when the highway had been reopened after a week'. The comparison with last September is stated, and the degree is 'much worse'.

'As bad as' denies any difference, and 'worse than' drops the force of 'much'. The option that says such landslides never occurred before is contradicted by the mention of the landslides of last September.

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23.

Fresh landslides have again blocked traffic bound for -

A.Siliguri and Darjeeling
B.Gangtok and Kalimpong
C.Gangtok and Nepal
D.Darjeeling and Nepal.

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Answer: B

Traffic is blocked for Gangtok and Kalimpong.

The passage says that the General Reserve Engineering Force had partially cleared the highway, 'but fresh landslides again block traffic bound for Gangtok and Kalimpong'. These are also the two places said to remain cut off since July 8.

Siliguri, Darjeeling and Nepal are not named as blocked destinations. Siliguri appears only as the reference point for the distance of Likhuvir and as a town flooded by rain.

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24.

The Teesta was rising this morning -

A.Alarmingly
B.Slowly
C.Moderately
D.Vigorously.

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Answer: A

The Teesta was rising alarmingly.

The passage says 'The Teesta was rising alarmingly this morning posing a further threat to the railway lines at Mongpo.' The adverb is taken straight from the text.

Slowly and moderately describe the opposite of an alarming rise. 'Vigorously' sounds close, but the passage uses a word about danger, 'alarmingly', and not a word about force.

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25.

Likhuvir where the Sikkim Government has been trying to maintain the flow of essential supply is about 50 Km from

A.Gangtok
B.Kalimpong
C.Siliguri
D.Darjeeling.

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Answer: C

Likhuvir is about 50 Km from Siliguri.

The second sentence of the passage says the rain made repair of National Highway 31A 'at Likhuvir about 50 Km. from Siliguri, impossible'. The distance is measured from Siliguri.

Gangtok and Kalimpong are the places cut off by the landslides, and the Sikkim Government maintains supplies by transhipment at Likhuvir, but no distance from them is given. Darjeeling is not mentioned in the passage at all.

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26.

A hundred truck loads of boulders are being dumped into the river to

A.Control flood
B.Protect National Highway 31A
C.Repair embankment
D.Check erosion.

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Answer: D

The boulders are dumped into the river to check erosion.

The passage says 'A hundred truck loads of boulders are being dumped into the river to check erosion.' The purpose is given in the same sentence.

The other options are tempting results of the work, but none is the stated purpose. Controlling flood, protecting the highway and repairing an embankment are not given as reasons for dumping the boulders.

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27.

The Teesta was rising alarmingly endangering the railway lines at

A.Mangpo
B.Siliguri
C.Likhuvir
D.Gangtok.

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Answer: A

The railway lines are threatened at Mongpo, printed as 'Mangpo' in the option.

The passage says the rising Teesta posed 'a further threat to the railway lines at Mongpo'. The option spells the place slightly differently from the passage, and it is the only option that names that place.

Siliguri and Gangtok appear in the passage in other connections, and Likhuvir is where the highway repair was impossible. None of them is the place where the railway lines were threatened.

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Direction for [ Question No: 28 To 30 ] :

Read the passage carefully. The passage is followed by three questions based on it. Alternative answers have been given for each question. Select the most suitable answer from the alternatives.

PASSAGE

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. We look upon the man who gives it as offering an affront to our understanding and intelligence, treating us as children or idiots. We consider the instruction as an implicit censure. There is nothing so difficult as the art of making advice agreeable. All the writers both ancient and modern, have distinguished themselves according to their perfection in their art. Great writers made use of different devices to render the bitter potion palatable. Some made use of best chosen words, others, through flash of wit, and still others by using precise expressions like proverbs. The best means, however, is the use of fable. A fable pleases most universally. A fable is not directly related to our everyday world nor does it contain any direct attack.

28.

Why do people dislike advice ?

A.People think they are underrated in their intelligence and understanding.
B.Advice are considered old-fashioned and unnecessary.
C.People do not understand advice.
D.People think they already know all about it.

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Answer: A

The answer is People think they are underrated in their intelligence and understanding.

The passage says we look upon the giver of advice as offering an affront to our understanding and intelligence, treating us as children or idiots, and that we take the instruction as an implicit censure. Option A restates this.

Nothing in the passage calls advice old-fashioned or unnecessary (B), says people fail to understand it (C), or says they believe they already know it (D); the objection it gives is about being talked down to.

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29.

In what ways have authors tried to make advice palatable ?

A.By quoting from religious and other important texts
B.With help from the rulers.
C.By presenting advice through finest poetry.
D.Through use of chosen words, show of wit and by using short and precise expressions as used in proverbs and fables.

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Answer: D

The answer is Through use of chosen words, show of wit and by using short and precise expressions as used in proverbs and fables.

The passage lists the devices of great writers: best chosen words, a flash of wit, precise expressions like proverbs, and above all the fable. Option D gathers these.

Quoting religious or other texts (A), help from rulers (B) and finest poetry (C) are not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

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30.

Why is a fable so popular ?

A.Because they come from great ancient writers.
B.Because it is a complete story.
C.Because they present an imaginary world and the criticism contained in them is never direct.
D.Fables are familiar all over the world, having the same subject.

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Answer: C

The answer is Because they present an imaginary world and the criticism contained in them is never direct.

The passage ends by saying a fable pleases most universally because it is not directly related to our everyday world and contains no direct attack. Option C puts this in other words.

The passage does not say fables come from ancient writers (A), that they are complete stories (B), or that they share one subject everywhere (D).

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