Grammar - Comprehension

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

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Failure and success are common in life but one has to take them in a balanced way without losing heart when failure stares at or gloat over when achieved something.

(a)
Failures are more common than success.
(b)
One should jump in joy when something is achieved
(c)
Success comes rarely
(d)
Failure and success must be treated equally

2 )

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Even the lowest strives for protection against dangers threatening its life. It does not want to die. So, all other creatures try to protect themselves
Even the lowest insect strives for its protection against dangers..........its life.

(a)
threatens
(b)
threaten
(c)
threatening
(d)
threat

3 )

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Culture is the cultivation of a plant or garden.It is not eradication of roots.It is an understanding of the seeds and roots.
............is an understanding of the seeds and roots.

(a)
Cultivation
(b)
Garden
(c)
Eradication
(d)
Culture

4 )

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Adults spend three minutes on written a post card and posting it. The old people spend nearly half-a-day on it. First they look for the card, and then spectacles. They search for the address and spend an hour on writing the matter. then they spend an hour looking for an umbrella and then go towards the post office.
The old people look for the post card and then search for.........

(a)
address
(b)
umbrella
(c)
spectacles
(d)
post office

5 )

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Harappan potteries are mostly wheel made wares. They are plain and painted. They are decorated in many ways. Circle, squares, figures of animals, birds etc. Make them more ornamental.
Harappan potteries are ...................ornamantal.

(a)
more
(b)
most
(c)
much
(d)
very

6 )

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The word Sangam refers to a college or assembly of Tamil scholars. It was supported by Pandya kings of Madurai. It is said that there Sangams lasting for 9,990 years.
Sangam was supported by...................

(a)
Chera kings
(b)
Chola kings
(c)
Pallava kings
(d)
Pandya kings

7 )

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Olympic Games are held once in four years. The events bring all players and sportsmen together from all parts of the world. The games are conducted in a city and the International Olympic Committee only decides where the games are to be held.
Olympic games are held once in four years in...................

(a)
Tokyo
(b)
Paris
(c)
Athens
(d)
None of these

8 )

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Noise pollution affects us in many ways. Conversations are impossible; our ear drum is damaged, Productivity is affected as we cannot concentrate on work.
Noise damages our.........

(a)
ear drum
(b)
heart
(c)
productivity
(d)
concentration

9 )

The hypertension is a slow killer like diabetes. Diabetes is not a disease but a mother of all diseases. Similarly hypertension can damage the system in its own way.
many diseases are caused by.......

(a)
diabetes
(b)
hypertension
(c)
cancer
(d)
Aids

10 )

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The shark is a large killer fish living in sea. It has sharp teeth and pointed fin on its back. It attacks usually swimmers.
The shark................usually swimmers.

(a)
in attacking
(b)
attacks
(c)
attack
(d)
none of these.

11 )

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Glasses is a pair of lenses in a frame resting on the nose and ears. It improves the eyes sight. Binoculars, goggles and magnifying glasses are available for a bigger vision.
A bigger vision is possible through............

(a)
frame
(b)
glasses
(c)
nose
(d)
magnifying glasses

12 )

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Sita and Mala were class mates. Sita was intelligent and hard working.Mala was only a mediocre student but hard working. Though her intelligence did not match with that of Sita

(a)
Sita was only average student
(b)
Mala was not as hard working as Sita
(c)
Sita and Mala were in different classes
(d)
Mala was less intelligent than Sita

13 )

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Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan dynasty driving away the Nandas. He was supported and helped by his Guru Chanakya in establishing his rule. his dynasty ruled for 137 years.

(a)
Chandragupta came from the Muryan dynasty
(b)
The Nandas also belonged to the Mauryan family.
(c)
The Mauryan dynasty ruled for about 14 decades.
(d)
Chanakya belonged to the Gupta family.

14 )

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Noise pollution may be defined as the state of discomfort and restlessness caused by men. Urbanisation and industrialisation are responsible for this increasing noise pollution. Adding to it is the noise made by loud speakers blaring out during festival times.

(a)
Noise is an irritant
(b)
There was no noise pollution before industrialization
(c)
People in urban areas only produce noise
(d)
Loud speakers, if banned, will reduce the noise pollution.

15 )

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Tamil Nadu was ruled by the Chera, Chola ad Pandya Kings before the Pallavas entered the lands of them. The Pallavas built cave temples as they wanted the temples to last for a long time as bricks and mortar were liables to be destroyed.

(a)
The Pallavas built ordinary temples
(b)
the Cholas only built cave temples
(c)
The Pallavas built only temples using bricks
(d)
The Pallavas built cave temples.

16 )

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Indus valley people worshiped stones, trees, animals, and snakes. They practiced yoga. Animal sacrifices were made to appease gods by them.
Animal sacrifices ..................to appease gods.

(a)
was made
(b)
is made
(c)
were made
(d)
were not made

17 )

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Mist formation is highly dangerous. It causes poor visibility. As result road accidents are common in winter
Mist formation affects the ..............movement on roads.

(a)
vehicle
(b)
vehicular
(c)
people
(d)
animals

18 )

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Fold mountains are made up of folded strata of sedimentary rocks. These are the highest mountains of the world. These rocks are folded when they are compressed.
Fold mountains are..........mountains

(a)
higher
(b)
the highest
(c)
high
(d)
very high

19 )

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Caravan is large vehicle on wheels. It is equipped for living and sleeping. It is used mostly in holidays, very popular in western countries.
Caravan is equipped for ...........when one is holidaying

(a)
to live and sleep
(b)
for living and sleeping
(c)
living and sleeping
(d)
sleeping

20 )

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The brain controls intellect, will, thought, memory, action, etc.. The spinal cord controls reflex action. If the system fails, paralysis will result.
The part that controls reflex action is called..............

(a)
Brain
(b)
Spinal cord
(c)
Paralysis
(d)
Intellect

21 )

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Deepavali is celebrated with a great pomp and bustle. Of late it has its own harmful effects on our health. Crackers pollute air; Their noise affects our eardrum. Their poisonous fumes carried in the air are highly dangerous. So, step must be taken to control the use of crackers. They release sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide.
The air carries............released by crackers.

(a)
fumes
(b)
sulphur dioxide
(c)
corban-dioxide
(d)
oxygen

22 )

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Hibernation is winter sleep. It is seen in many mammals, reptiles, insects, etc. This condition is common in temperature and arctic regions. The temperature of the mammals drop to that of the surroundings.
Hibernation is common..............

(a)
polar regions
(b)
temperature regions
(c)
arctic regions.
(d)
temperature and arctic regions

23 )

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Orpheus was a great musician playing on the harp.His music was so catchy that animals stood before him motionless.He is a celebrated figure in greek mythology.
All animals stood........before Orpheus on listening to his music.

(a)
without motion
(b)
less motion
(c)
motionless
(d)
very motionless

24 )

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Late Prime Minister Lal Baghadur Sastri had to swim across a river to reach his school.He was very poor.So, he could not pay the boatman to carry him in his boat.Being earnest he did not mind swimming to go to school.
He was..........and so he swam across the river.

(a)
very poor
(b)
poor
(c)
poorer
(d)
much poorer

25 )

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Rivers in the North India are long and so the hydal projects are not great in number. In south the rivers are not long and so hydal projects are many generating more power. Another difference between the rivers in north and south is that rivers like the Ganges do not dry up. Water flows throughout the year.
Rivers in north can be called.............rivers.

(a)
perennial
(b)
never drying
(c)
ever flowing
(d)
none of these

26 )

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A house is made of bricks. A home is made of love and affection. One has to differentiate between them and show what he wants.
Man must prefer.................for a happy life

(a)
A house
(b)
Love
(c)
Affection
(d)
A home

27 )

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Frog is an amphibian living on water or near water.It is a small animal with cold blood and smooth skin.It has no tail.It jumps using its long back legs.
The frog is called an...........

(a)
cold blood animal
(b)
amphibian
(c)
long legged animals
(d)
none of these

28 )

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Cosmic rays consist mainly of charged particles.Some particles are protons.These rays are dangerous to living beings.They are a powerful source of radiation
Cosmic rays are ...........to living things.

(a)
harmful
(b)
dangerous
(c)
highly dangerous
(d)
less dangerous

29 )

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Virus is a simple living thing.It is smaller than bacteria causing infectious diseases.Now it means a hidden code with in a Computer programme causing errors and destroying or stealing data.
Virus means also............harming computer.

(a)
a harmful programme
(b)
hidden code
(c)
minute organism
(d)
none of these

30 )

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The rainbow is formed by the reflection of the sunlight after rain.The raindrops act as prisms causing dispersal of rays of sunlight.It consists of seven colors called VIBGYOR
The raindrops act as...............causing dispersal of rays of sunlight.