COMPREHENSION TEST
1237. (1) 1238. (2) 1239. (1) 1240. (3) 20. (2) Science cannot explain human 57. (4) to have a direct conversation
emotions. Hence, people have a with the interviewees
1241. (1) 1242. (4) 1243. (4) 1244. (3)
soft corner for those who produce 58. (2) I ought to plan and prepare
1245. (2) 1246. (3) 1247. (4) 1248. (2) a splendid display of emotions in for the interview well in advance
1249. (3) 1250. (4) 1251. (2) 1252. (1) their work. 59. (1) understand shades of mean-
1253. (3) 1254. (4) 1255. (2) 1256. (4) 21. (2) whale ing not readily available in writ-
1257. (3) 1258. (4) 1259. (2) 1260. (1) 22. (2) cooking ten responses
1261. (2) 1262. (3) 1263. (1) 1264. (4) 23. (1) liver 60. (3) psychological properties par-
24. (3) blubber ticular to a given interviewee
1265. (4) 1266. (2) 1267. (3) 1268. (2)
25. (4) Soaps 61. (1) human labour
1269. (3) 1270. (4) 1271. (3) 1272. (2)
26. (1) explore the history of vacations 62. (4) both men and women
1273. (2) 1274. (4) 1275. (2) 1276. (4) 63. (1) role of women
27. (1) a more carefree nature
1277. (1) 1278. (2) 1279. (3) 1280. (1) 28. (3) varied 64. (3) any voice in family or com-
1281. (4) 1282. (1) 1283. (3) 1284. (1) 29. (2) privilege munity decision or legal or eco-
1285. (2) 1286. (3) 1287. (1) 1288. (4) 30. (3) All work and no play makes nomic status
1289. (3) 1290. (1) 1291. (2) 1292. (1) Jack a dull boy 65. (1) an essential power in the de-
31. (1) only a third of those aboard velopment of the nation
1293. (4) 1294. (3) 1295. (1) 1296. (2)
perished 66. (2) A period of change
1297. (3) 1298. (3) 1299. (1) 1300. (2)
32. (4) The Carpathia 67. (3) Financially healthy
1301. (3) 1302. (4) 1303. (3) 1304. (2) 68. (1) By being innovative.
33. (1) 2
1305. (1) 1306. (4) 1307. (1) 1308. (3) 69. (2) Immense conservatism
34. (1) inaugural
1309. (2) 1310. (1) 1311. (2) 1312. (4) 35. (3) Overconfidence by builders 70. (2) Will undermine the banks’
1313. (2) 1314. (4) 1315. (1) 1316. (3) and owners was greatly respon- social commitment.
1317. (2) 1318. (4) 1319. (2) 1320. (2) sible for the sinking of the vessel 71. (3) they are over-used
36. (4) are sensational 72. (3) we cannot stop using antibi-
1321. (2) 1322. (1) 1323. (2) 1324. (2)
37. (4) make money easily otics
1325. (2) 1326. (1) 1327. (2)
38. (4) To bring out the evil impacts 73. (4) antibiotics are used indis-
of the printing press. criminately
39. (4) argues convincingly 74. (3) antibiotics
1. (4) synthetic fibre 40. (4) A novelist 75. (2) it is a common practice to
2. (2) become popular during the last 41. (3) Awareness of time in the mod- prescribe antibiotics
twenty years ern industrial world 76. (3) with an adhesive organ found
3. (4) the synthetic cloth 42. (2) the notion of time as a collec- in its head
4. (3) the newly rich people tion of minutes 77. (1) to one and harmless to other
5. (3) sombre 43. (3) does not care about each 78. (4) are related to each other
6. (4) people are too lazy to change minute 79. (2) benefit at the expense of the
their bad habits 44. (2) the Americans or the English- animals they live with
7. (3) the decline in the language can men are punctual 80. (2) on the left-over parts of the
be stopped 45. (1) China and Japan shark’s prey
8. (1) taking the necessary trouble 46. (3) automation 81. (3) Humanistic
to avoid bad habits 47. (2) most capable of dealing with 82. (2) Cruel and greedy
9. (3) our thoughts are becoming the changing reality 83. (3) Non-humans have refused co-
uglier because we are making the 48. (4) synchronization operation to human beings
language uglier 49. (3) a believer in doing what he is 84. (4) Poor and weak people are op-
10. (3) Political and economic causes told, right or wrong pressed by the modern man
11. (1) The impact of science can be 50. (2) a critical mind having insight 85. (4) Understanding
felt in every sphere of life into future 86. (4) No students can be barred
12. (4) expository 51. (1) we should do to make children from the Boards without prior
13. (4) Science read clearance from the CBSE
14. (4) mankind 52. (3) stop compelling children to 87. (1) Students must pass the pre-
15. (2) Science, a great boon read books recommended by board exam before appearing for
16. (3) Friendship is beyond science’s them the Board exam.
mastery 53. (1) win the favour of thei r
88. (3) Students who fare poorly at
17. (4) setting of the sun, with all its teachers
the pre-board will fail at the
beauty 54. (4) recommending them the books boards
18. (1) Love and laughter, pain and intended for adults.
loneliness 89. (4) Attracting talented students
55. (1) reads books not suitable for
19. (3) large number of foreign 90. (4) linking performance of their
his age
tourists visiting homes of works in pre-boards to the de-
56. (2) instruct people on the best barment
playwrights, writers, poets means of conducting interviews
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