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Q.(1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow i.t.

Gandhiji recognized that, while all men and women should have equal opportunity, all didnot have the same .capacity. Some had the ability to earn more than others. But he believed thatthose who had talent, would be performing the work of society if they used their talent wisely andwell. Gandhiji said that he would allow a man of intellect to earn more and not suppress histalent. But it was his view that the bulk of his larger earnings should go to the common fund.Those with t..alen~.oQQp.1Lojjunttywould find their fulfilment as trustees. Gandhiji extended thisconcept of trusteeship to cover all fields of life.

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Gandhiji believed in finding people's fulfilment as trustees when they have

A. equality of economic status for all.

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Gandhiji's concept oftrusteeship is .

A. a good proposal.

B. applicable tosocial1ife only.

-e:~applicable to all fields of life.

D. an exampleof successful performance.

According to Gandhiji, one can serve the society

A. if one is talented.

B. if one earned well.

~if one used his ta1entwisely.

D. if one worked honestly.

The title of the passage should be

~. A. Gandhiji's views.on equality.

B. Gandhiji's character.

C. Gandhiji's services.

D. Gandhiji's attitude.

The meaning of "trustee" isa

A. state official who executes wills and trusts .

.,.....V" person who has to hold his property ina trust.

C.. person having confidence.

D. number of trusts.

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Q. (6-10): R~adthe following passagecarefully and answerthe quest~onsthat follow itTweniyfi~e years ago it was a slum, and it is a slum today. The lanes a're muddy; the huts

tilted and bent Outside one wretched hut, a woman crouching in the sun picks lice from a child'stangled hair. But in a rutted field nearby where pigs run and grunt, there is a small, two-roomschool house. Its walls are made of tarred bamboo matting and its gutters are shaped out ofsoyabean oil tins, but from within comes the low, cheerful murmur of children at their lessons.

Into this Calcutta slum, walked a woman in a white saree. She had no income. no savings,no property, .only five rupees and an inspired calling to help the poorest of India's poor. Sheknocked on cottage doors, she put sturdy arms around ragged, bare footed children, she washedthem and under a tree in the open field, she taught them. Today, Mother Teresa - the woman inthe white saree is among the best known women in India.

6. The place is described as a slum, becauseof _A. rutted field nearby.

B. .unhygienic conditions.

C. tarred walls.,

p; muddy lanes.

7. The children inside the slum are

A picking lice from each other's hair.

a./ doing their lessons .•../C. waiting for their friends.

~/ creating unpleasant noise.

8. Which one of the following suggests hope in hopelessness?/' a school in that surrounding. . "

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C. a rutted field nearby.

D. one wretched hut.

9. What changed the observant woman in the white saree into the best knownwoman in ;ndia?

....A' the sufferings of the poorest of the poor.

B. /the lack of care for children.

/ the call of love to help.

D. her own whim.

1O.Mother Teresais the most respected woman of the world becauseA. she has received many National and International awards.

B. she served the destitute in spite of the depressing state of affairs.C. she wore a white saree.,/'

J~. she believed in hard work.(

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Q. (11-15): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow

The achievement of science in the twentieth century has been very g~ea~'.hs influencecan be felt in every sphere of life. From the small pins and needlesto the huge iron sheets andjoints, most of the things we require for our everyday use, come out of factories where scien-tific principles are utilized for practical ends. Science has enabled man to bring forces of natureunder control and to use them for his own advantage. It has brought the distant parts of theworld closer together. Our knowledge of the universe has been much widened on account ofthe untiring efforts of the astr6'nomers like Jeans and Eddington. Remarkable cures of humandiseases have been possible owing to the discovery of some wonderful medicines.

11. The main idea of the passage is

A. science is an anathema;

_~he impact of science can be felt in every sphere of life.

C. nothing is beyond the purview of science.

D. science can work miracles~

12. The mode of approach of the author isy-'descriptive.

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14. Science has proved a great boon for

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15. The most appropriate title for the passage will be _A' science a great boon for mankind

8. science is a curse

C. advancement of scientific research

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Q. (16;'17): The following five sentences come from a paragraph. The 'first and the lasisentences are giveh. Choose the order in which the three sentences (P, Q and R) shoulaappear to complete the paragraph: . .

16. 51-Most of us have become slaves of machines today

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17. 51-One cannot go through life without sorrow

55-. Many people become distressed and torment themselves about the mysteryof existence.

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R- We,must not complain that roses have thorns.

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