{ "status": "success", "total": 237, "questions": [ { "id": "q_1", "question": "Orwell describes his memories of Crossgates as a ___?", "optionA": "Horde of good ones", "optionB": "Horde of bad ones", "optionC": "Mix of good and bad", "optionD": "Only happy ones", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Orwell says he has \"good memories... among a horde of bad ones.\"" }, { "id": "q_2", "question": "In which season did Orwell enjoy \"wonderful expeditions\"?", "optionA": "Winter", "optionB": "Autumn", "optionC": "Summer", "optionD": "Spring", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "He mentions these expeditions across the Downs happened on summer afternoons." }, { "id": "q_3", "question": "The phrase 'taking the walk' in the text indicates?", "optionA": "Exercise", "optionB": "Master keeping watch over boys", "optionC": "Going to town", "optionD": "Playing", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It was a pretext used by the master to monitor students during their free time." }, { "id": "q_4", "question": "Which caterpillar was 'large as one's third finger'?", "optionA": "Puss-moth", "optionB": "Poplar-hawk", "optionC": "Privet hawk", "optionD": "Silk moth", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The text explicitly describes the privet hawk as being as large as one's third finger." }, { "id": "q_5", "question": "What conviction is built in children according to Orwell?", "optionA": "Hard work pays", "optionB": "Things you want are unattainable", "optionC": "Teachers are friends", "optionD": "Cricket is best", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Orwell notes that school life builds the conviction that what you want most is unattainable." }, { "id": "q_6", "question": "Orwell describes his relationship with cricket as a?", "optionA": "Success story", "optionB": "Professional career", "optionC": "Hopeless love affair", "optionD": "Boring duty", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "He says he was no good at it but conducted a \"hopeless love affair\" with it until eighteen." }, { "id": "q_7", "question": "Where did the boys have a \"plunge\" at about nine o'clock?", "optionA": "The sea", "optionB": "The river", "optionC": "The swimming bath", "optionD": "The well", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Midsummer evenings ended with a plunge into the swimming bath." }, { "id": "q_8", "question": "Who were Orwell's favorite boyhood authors?", "optionA": "Shakespeare and Milton", "optionB": "Ian Hay and H.G. Wells", "optionC": "Tolstoy and Dickens", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He mentions Ian Hay, Thackeray, Kipling, and H.G. Wells as his favorites." }, { "id": "q_9", "question": "Stern calls the quotation from Elizabeth Akers Allen's poem 'inexcusably ___'?", "optionA": "Realistic", "optionB": "Sentimental", "optionC": "Boring", "optionD": "Long", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Modern standards view the old poem as overly sentimental." }, { "id": "q_10", "question": "According to Stern, children learn faster because of?", "optionA": "Fear of punishment", "optionB": "Responsibility", "optionC": "Natural motivation and curiosity", "optionD": "Better memory", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Children have an instinctual thirst for knowledge and growth." }, { "id": "q_11", "question": "Adults are described as 'handicapped' as learners because they are?", "optionA": "Too old", "optionB": "Cautious and timid", "optionC": "Poor", "optionD": "Uneducated", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Adults fear looking ridiculous and are more timid than youngsters." }, { "id": "q_12", "question": "What is the 'anti-intellectual' cliché mentioned for adults?", "optionA": "Knowledge is power", "optionB": "You can't teach an old dog new tricks", "optionC": "Learn and grow", "optionD": "Practice makes perfect", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "This is an excuse used to avoid learning difficult new things." }, { "id": "q_13", "question": "What is the 'priceless commodity' in evening classes?", "optionA": "Money", "optionB": "Adult experience", "optionC": "New books", "optionD": "Young teachers", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Administrators value the life experience that adults bring to the classroom." }, { "id": "q_14", "question": "Stern says adults have 'largely forgotten how to use their ___'?", "optionA": "Books", "optionB": "Teachers", "optionC": "Time", "optionD": "Brains", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Unlike children, adults forget how to use teachers as a \"bounce board\" for questioning." }, { "id": "q_15", "question": "The term 'egghead' refers to a person who is?", "optionA": "Bald", "optionB": "Interested in theories and books", "optionC": "A farmer", "optionD": "Angry", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "An 'egghead' is someone seen as very intelligent but only interested in academic things." }, { "id": "q_16", "question": "What was the name of the permissive school the author attended?", "optionA": "Sand and Sea", "optionB": "Crossgates", "optionC": "Canaan", "optionD": "Greenwich Village", "correctOption": "A", "explanation": "The author calls the school \"Sand and Sea\" in her confessions." }, { "id": "q_17", "question": "At Sand and Sea, the author had the 'freedom not to ___'?", "optionA": "Play", "optionB": "Learn", "optionC": "Eat", "optionD": "Talk", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "She describes herself as an exemplar of the freedom not to learn." }, { "id": "q_18", "question": "How many men were in the teaching staff of fifteen at Sand and Sea?", "optionA": "Five", "optionB": "One", "optionC": "Ten", "optionD": "Zero", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The school was run by fifteen women and only one man (who taught science)." }, { "id": "q_19", "question": "At age ten, most students at 'Sand and Sea' were?", "optionA": "Math experts", "optionB": "Functionally illiterate", "optionC": "Great artists", "optionD": "Very disciplined", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Despite the creative focus, they couldn't read or write properly." }, { "id": "q_20", "question": "The mentors at Sand and Sea were described as 'incurably ___'?", "optionA": "Sad", "optionB": "Optimistic", "optionC": "Angry", "optionD": "Violent", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "They believed that the only way to be happy was to create." }, { "id": "q_21", "question": "What happened to the author's friend who flunked out of high school?", "optionA": "Became a doctor", "optionB": "Committed suicide", "optionC": "Became a millionaire", "optionD": "Moved to England", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The author mentions one of her oldest friends killed himself after flunking out." }, { "id": "q_22", "question": "The author's twelve-year-old brother is compared to her because he?", "optionA": "Is lazier", "optionB": "Knows more math", "optionC": "Is an artist", "optionD": "Is also at Sand and Sea", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Her brother, in a traditional school, knows college-level math which she doesn't." }, { "id": "q_23", "question": "The real job of a school, per the author, is to ___ the student?", "optionA": "Punish", "optionB": "Entice into the web of knowledge", "optionC": "Leave alone", "optionD": "Ignore", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "She concludes that schools should entice or even \"drag\" students into knowledge." }, { "id": "q_24", "question": "Who is the originator of the term 'Lateral Thinking'?", "optionA": "Karl Pearson", "optionB": "Edward de Bono", "optionC": "Isaac Asimov", "optionD": "George Orwell", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Edward de Bono is a leading authority and originator of this term." }, { "id": "q_25", "question": "Lateral thinking refers to moving ___ across acquired patterns?", "optionA": "Upwards", "optionB": "Sideways", "optionC": "Backwards", "optionD": "Randomly", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It involves moving sideways to change perception and find new ideas." }, { "id": "q_26", "question": "George Ball, a senior executive, set aside how much time for thinking?", "optionA": "One hour", "optionB": "10-15 minutes twice a day", "optionC": "All day", "optionD": "No time", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He specifically pin-pointed these brief periods for deliberate thought." }, { "id": "q_27", "question": "Robert O. Anderson found thinking time while?", "optionA": "In the office", "optionB": "Traveling in his private aircraft", "optionC": "During meals", "optionD": "At night", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Traveling alone provided him a great deal of thinking time." }, { "id": "q_28", "question": "Thinking is often wrongly regarded as a sign of ___?", "optionA": "Intelligence", "optionB": "Weakness or prevarication", "optionC": "Wealth", "optionD": "Power", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Pausing to think is often seen as being indecisive." }, { "id": "q_29", "question": "Which thinking is like 'an intending purchaser prowling around a house'?", "optionA": "Purposeful thinking", "optionB": "Improvement thinking", "optionC": "Round and About thinking", "optionD": "Critical thinking", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "This is \"musing\" or exploring the situation without a definite focus." }, { "id": "q_30", "question": "Slow thinking is valuable because it avoids ___?", "optionA": "Money loss", "optionB": "Obvious clichés", "optionC": "Sleep", "optionD": "Friends", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Fast thinking often leads to clichéd or superficial reactions." }, { "id": "q_31", "question": "De Bono considers thinking to be a ___?", "optionA": "Problem", "optionB": "Tool", "optionC": "Waste of time", "optionD": "Gift only for a few", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He treats thinking as a tool that requires two levels of skill." }, { "id": "q_32", "question": "In 'There-constructions', the verb agrees with the ___?", "optionA": "Word 'There'", "optionB": "Postponed Subject", "optionC": "First word of the sentence", "optionD": "No one", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The real subject occurs after the verb in 'there' sentences." }, { "id": "q_33", "question": "Complete: 'There ___ several reasons why I object.'", "optionA": "is", "optionB": "are", "optionC": "am", "optionD": "was", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "'Reasons' is plural, so the verb must be 'are'." }, { "id": "q_34", "question": "Relative clauses start with relative pronouns like?", "optionA": "And, But", "optionB": "Who, Which, That", "optionC": "If, Unless", "optionD": "Because", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "These pronouns connect the clause to the noun phrase." }, { "id": "q_35", "question": "A clause that modifies a noun phrase is called a?", "optionA": "Simple clause", "optionB": "Relative clause", "optionC": "Verb clause", "optionD": "Noun clause", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Relative clauses function as modifiers for nouns." }, { "id": "q_36", "question": "In 'There was the joy of walking early', the verb is singular because?", "optionA": "'There' is singular", "optionB": "'Joy' is singular", "optionC": "'Walking' is a verb", "optionD": "It's a mistake", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The postponed subject 'the joy of walking early' is singular." }, { "id": "q_37", "question": "What news in the paper surprised the narrator’s father?", "optionA": "His teacher was dead", "optionB": "His teacher was still living", "optionC": "The school was closed", "optionD": "He won a lottery", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He was surprised to find that his first teacher, Mr. Crossett, was still alive at 84." }, { "id": "q_38", "question": "How old was Mr. Crossett when the father visited him?", "optionA": "60 years", "optionB": "70 years", "optionC": "84 years", "optionD": "90 years", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The text mentions Mr. Crossett was eighty-four years old." }, { "id": "q_39", "question": "For how many years had Mr. Crossett taught before retiring?", "optionA": "40 years", "optionB": "50 years", "optionC": "60 years", "optionD": "30 years", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "He received a medal for completing sixty years of teaching." }, { "id": "q_40", "question": "Why was Mr. Crossett forced to give up teaching?", "optionA": "He was bored", "optionB": "He moved away", "optionC": "His hands shook constantly", "optionD": "He lost his voice", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Shaking of hands (palsy) forced him to retire two years prior to the story." }, { "id": "q_41", "question": "What did Mr. Crossett keep as a record of his old students?", "optionA": "Photographs", "optionB": "Their names in a book", "optionC": "Their copybook exercises", "optionD": "Their medals", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "He showed a package containing the father’s own copybook exercise from years ago." }, { "id": "q_42", "question": "What was the narrator's feeling after meeting Mr. Crossett?", "optionA": "Boredom", "optionB": "Fear", "optionC": "Admiration", "optionD": "Disappointment", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "He says, \"I did not know this man, but I admired him already.\"" }, { "id": "q_43", "question": "How does the author describe his mother's appearance compared to his father?", "optionA": "Robust and tall", "optionB": "Slight and fragile", "optionC": "Identical", "optionD": "Very old", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He describes her as slight and fragile, the complement of his robust father." }, { "id": "q_44", "question": "What physical feature on his mother's face signified 'a bent for thought'?", "optionA": "Deep blue eyes", "optionB": "A wide mouth", "optionC": "Two deep vertical wrinkles between eyebrows", "optionD": "A long nose", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "These wrinkles were produced by her frequent fits of introspective brooding." }, { "id": "q_45", "question": "Chaudhuri's mother was most intolerant of?", "optionA": "Silence", "optionB": "Poverty", "optionC": "Demonstrativeness (showing heart on sleeve)", "optionD": "Laziness", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "She disliked the outward display of emotions." }, { "id": "q_46", "question": "Which character traits did the mother dislike most?", "optionA": "Shyness", "optionB": "Falsehood, dishonesty, and meanness", "optionC": "Loudness", "optionD": "Poverty", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "She used contemptuous epithets for liars, cheats, and cowards." }, { "id": "q_47", "question": "According to the mother, what was the way to be happy in life?", "optionA": "To earn money", "optionB": "To travel", "optionC": "To create", "optionD": "To sleep", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "She told her children that the way to be happy in life was to create." }, { "id": "q_48", "question": "Where does Lucy Rowan’s mother live?", "optionA": "London", "optionB": "Brooklyn, New York", "optionC": "New Jersey", "optionD": "Manchester", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The story is set in Brooklyn where she lives alone in a three-roomed flat." }, { "id": "q_49", "question": "What are the primary health issues of Lucy’s mother?", "optionA": "Diabetes", "optionB": "Cataracts and arthritis", "optionC": "Heart disease", "optionD": "Memory loss", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "At 86, she suffers from cataracts and severe arthritis that prevents her from moving." }, { "id": "q_50", "question": "What is the official poverty level in New York according to the text?", "optionA": "$100", "optionB": "$196", "optionC": "$250", "optionD": "$500", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The text states the official poverty level is $250 a month." }, { "id": "q_51", "question": "How many different agencies did Lucy have to contact to get help?", "optionA": "One", "optionB": "Three", "optionC": "Seven", "optionD": "Ten", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The bureaucracy was so complex that she had to contact seven different agencies." }, { "id": "q_52", "question": "What percentage of New York's elderly live in institutions\/nursing homes?", "optionA": "50%", "optionB": "10%", "optionC": "3%", "optionD": "25%", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Only 3 percent of the city's elderly live in institutions." }, { "id": "q_53", "question": "A.G. Gardiner compares the Jam Sahib’s batting to which animal?", "optionA": "A Lion", "optionB": "A Panther", "optionC": "An Eagle", "optionD": "A Greyhound", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He compares his stillness and sudden spring to that of a panther." }, { "id": "q_54", "question": "What is the Jam Sahib's real name?", "optionA": "Sunil Gavaskar", "optionB": "Ranjitsinghji", "optionC": "Kapil Dev", "optionD": "Sachin", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He is Prince Ranjitsinghji, the ruler of Nawanagar." }, { "id": "q_55", "question": "What was his \"astonishing achievement\" against Yorkshire?", "optionA": "Five wickets", "optionB": "Fastest century", "optionC": "Two double centuries in a single match", "optionD": "No runs conceded", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "He scored two double centuries on a single day against a strong bowling team." }, { "id": "q_56", "question": "Gardiner says the Jam Sahib achieves 'maximum result with ___'?", "optionA": "Maximum force", "optionB": "Minimum effort", "optionC": "Many flourishes", "optionD": "Magic", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "His style was noted for startling economy of action and delicacy." }, { "id": "q_57", "question": "The Jam Sahib is described as the 'Prince of a little state', but the ___ of a great game?", "optionA": "Master", "optionB": "Servant", "optionC": "King", "optionD": "Coach", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "He is called the king of the great game of cricket." }, { "id": "q_58", "question": "According to John Brooks, the telephone has 'killed' which ancient art?", "optionA": "Painting", "optionB": "Letter writing", "optionC": "Storytelling", "optionD": "Dancing", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It has accelerated communication but crippled the art of writing letters." }, { "id": "q_59", "question": "Who described the telephone as creating 'a kind of extra-sensory perception'?", "optionA": "John Brooks", "optionB": "Alexander Bell", "optionC": "Marshall McLuhan", "optionD": "Isaac Asimov", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan addressed the effects of the telephone this way." }, { "id": "q_60", "question": "The telephone is described metaphorically as our ___ to society?", "optionA": "Window", "optionB": "Door", "optionC": "Nerve-end", "optionD": "Shield", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "It acts as the connecting link or nerve-end between individuals and society." }, { "id": "q_61", "question": "What 'personal risk' does the telephone involve?", "optionA": "Financial loss", "optionB": "Exposure\/being 'hung upon'", "optionC": "Electric shock", "optionD": "Radiation", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The fear of being rejected or \"hung upon\" is a psychological risk." }, { "id": "q_62", "question": "What is the main subject of Norman Provizor's essay?", "optionA": "Sports violence", "optionB": "Children's TV cartoons", "optionC": "Political wars", "optionD": "Police action", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It critiques the steady diet of violence in Saturday morning cartoons." }, { "id": "q_63", "question": "The message in shows like 'Godzilla' is that problems can be solved only by?", "optionA": "Peace talks", "optionB": "Prayer", "optionC": "Violent action", "optionD": "Logic", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Cartoons often suggest that violence is the only way to reestablish the status quo." }, { "id": "q_64", "question": "What happens to New York and London in 'Challenge of the Superfriends'?", "optionA": "They are rebuilt", "optionB": "They crumble and shake due to a ray", "optionC": "They are moved to space", "optionD": "Nothing", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Lex Luthor's ray causes destruction to major world cities." }, { "id": "q_65", "question": "The author argues that cartoons show children that violence is superior to?", "optionA": "Money", "optionB": "Reason", "optionC": "Sports", "optionD": "Magic", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Simplistic formulas show that violence wins over rational explanation." }, { "id": "q_66", "question": "How does Margaret Mead define 'Superstitions'?", "optionA": "Religious laws", "optionB": "Discarded beliefs inconsistent with scientific knowledge", "optionC": "Scientific facts", "optionD": "Future predictions", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "They are old folk beliefs that have been discarded by modern science." }, { "id": "q_67", "question": "Why do people say 'Knock on wood'?", "optionA": "To wake someone up", "optionB": "As a protective ritual for luck", "optionC": "To check quality", "optionD": "As a joke", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It is a common ritual to ward off the 'danger' of boasting about good luck." }, { "id": "q_68", "question": "Superstitions are generated by our wishes, our fears, and our feeling of ___?", "optionA": "Happiness", "optionB": "Helplessness", "optionC": "Bravery", "optionD": "Greed", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "People turn to superstitions when they feel helpless in difficult situations." }, { "id": "q_69", "question": "Child psychologists call certain toys or blankets ___ objects?", "optionA": "Play", "optionB": "Waste", "optionC": "Transitional", "optionD": "Scary", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "These objects help children move between reality and the world of wish\/dream." }, { "id": "q_70", "question": "Which groups are at the highest risk of 'Burnout'?", "optionA": "Pilots and sailors", "optionB": "Teachers and full-time housewives", "optionC": "Students", "optionD": "Soldiers", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Michael Lauderdale identifies these as high-stress roles prone to burnout." }, { "id": "q_71", "question": "What is the first stage of burnout?", "optionA": "Despair", "optionB": "Cocooning", "optionC": "Confusion", "optionD": "Anger", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The first stage involves general complaints, backaches, and mental inattention." }, { "id": "q_72", "question": "The 'Cocoon Phenomenon' is characterized by?", "optionA": "High energy", "optionB": "Gray faces at 3 PM and spontaneous lilt after 5 PM", "optionC": "Heavy eating", "optionD": "Sleeping all day", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It describes workers who look exhausted until the workday ends." }, { "id": "q_73", "question": "What is a 'low-risk strategy' to deal with burnout?", "optionA": "Quitting job", "optionB": "The 'Quick Break' (haircut, movie, etc.)", "optionC": "Taking drugs", "optionD": "Ignoring it", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Small changes or \"quick breaks\" help improve skills at recognizing burnout." }, { "id": "q_74", "question": "In the third stage of burnout (Despair), a person typically?", "optionA": "Works harder", "optionB": "Pulls into a shell and minimizes social contact", "optionC": "Starts a business", "optionD": "Dances", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "This stage is marked by depression and social withdrawal." }, { "id": "q_75", "question": "Who does Suzanne Britt quote when she says \"Thin people need watching\"?", "optionA": "Brutus", "optionB": "Caesar", "optionC": "Napoleon", "optionD": "Shakespeare", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The opening sentence says \"Caesar was right. Thin people need watching.\"" }, { "id": "q_76", "question": "What is the general tone of Suzanne Britt's essay?", "optionA": "Serious", "optionB": "Sad", "optionC": "Humorous and Ironic", "optionD": "Scientific", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The essay uses satire and humor to compare fat and thin people." }, { "id": "q_77", "question": "According to the author, thin people are \"dangerous\" because they are too ___?", "optionA": "Strong", "optionB": "Fast", "optionC": "Driven and mechanical", "optionD": "Smart", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "She describes them as \"efficiency-expert\" and \"mechanical\" individuals who never rest." }, { "id": "q_78", "question": "Fat people, according to Britt, realize that life is ___?", "optionA": "Logical", "optionB": "Fair", "optionC": "Illogical and unfair", "optionD": "Simple", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Paragraph 6 states that fat people know God isn't in his heaven and life is unfair." }, { "id": "q_79", "question": "Thin people believe in ___ while fat people see all sides?", "optionA": "Mystery", "optionB": "Logic", "optionC": "Laziness", "optionD": "Art", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 5 mentions thin people persist in logic, while fat people see \"rounded blobs.\"" }, { "id": "q_80", "question": "What do thin people do during a coffee break?", "optionA": "Eat donuts", "optionB": "Sleep", "optionC": "Jog around the block", "optionD": "Talk", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The author says thin people can't \"goof off\" and would rather jog than rest." }, { "id": "q_81", "question": "What is the main problem with thin people according to the text?", "optionA": "They are healthy", "optionB": "They oppress others with their goodness", "optionC": "They eat too much", "optionD": "They are slow", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 10 says \"The main problem with thin people is they oppress.\"" }, { "id": "q_82", "question": "The author says thin people are 'downers' because they like ___?", "optionA": "Sweets", "optionB": "Math and morality", "optionC": "Movies", "optionD": "Music", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 11 mentions they like reasoned evaluation and morality." }, { "id": "q_83", "question": "What do fat people know about happiness?", "optionA": "It is guaranteed", "optionB": "It is elusive at best", "optionC": "It is a math problem", "optionD": "It is for thin people", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 8 says fat people know happiness is elusive." }, { "id": "q_84", "question": "Which word describes fat people according to the text?", "optionA": "Surly", "optionB": "Mean", "optionC": "Convivial", "optionD": "Dangerous", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Paragraph 12 explicitly says \"Fat people are convivial.\"" }, { "id": "q_85", "question": "Thin people are compared to which vegetable?", "optionA": "Potatoes", "optionB": "Carrots", "optionC": "Cabbage", "optionD": "Onions", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "She says they are \"crunchy and dull, like carrots.\"" }, { "id": "q_86", "question": "Fat people would rather ___ through life?", "optionA": "Run", "optionB": "Muddle", "optionC": "Fight", "optionD": "Drive", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The author says fat people like to \"muddle through\" rather than finish early." }, { "id": "q_87", "question": "In order to define art correctly, Tolstoy says we must stop seeing it as a means to ___?", "optionA": "Education", "optionB": "Pleasure", "optionC": "Money", "optionD": "War", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 1 states we must cease to consider art as a means to pleasure." }, { "id": "q_88", "question": "Tolstoy defines art as one of the means of ___ between man and man?", "optionA": "Conflict", "optionB": "Intercourse\/Union", "optionC": "Business", "optionD": "Competition", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He views art as a vital communication tool for human life." }, { "id": "q_89", "question": "Whereas words transmit thoughts, Art transmits ___?", "optionA": "Data", "optionB": "Information", "optionC": "Feelings", "optionD": "Laws", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Paragraph 3 says words transmit thoughts, but art transmits feelings." }, { "id": "q_90", "question": "The activity of art is based on the capacity of man to be ___ by another's feelings?", "optionA": "Offended", "optionB": "Infected", "optionC": "Bored", "optionD": "Scared", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Tolstoy uses the term \"infected\" to describe how one person's emotions pass to another." }, { "id": "q_91", "question": "If a man causes another to yawn by yawning, is it Art?", "optionA": "Yes", "optionB": "No", "optionC": "Sometimes", "optionD": "Only if on stage", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He says direct infection at the exact time of experience (like yawning) is NOT art." }, { "id": "q_92", "question": "Art begins when a person relations an encounter to ___ others?", "optionA": "Confuse", "optionB": "Evoke feelings in", "optionC": "Defeat", "optionD": "Teach math to", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Art starts when one aims to make others share a felt experience." }, { "id": "q_93", "question": "Tolstoy uses the example of a boy and which animal to explain art?", "optionA": "A lion", "optionB": "A wolf", "optionC": "A dog", "optionD": "A horse", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He describes a boy recounting his fear of a wolf to illustrate the artistic process." }, { "id": "q_94", "question": "Art is a human activity where one man ___ hands on feelings to others?", "optionA": "Unconsciously", "optionB": "Consciously", "optionC": "Accidentally", "optionD": "Never", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 19 emphasizes that art is a \"conscious\" activity." }, { "id": "q_95", "question": "Art is indispensable for the life and progress toward ___?", "optionA": "Wealth", "optionB": "Well-being of humanity", "optionC": "War", "optionD": "Technology", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He concludes that art is essential for joining men together in common feelings." }, { "id": "q_96", "question": "Which of these is NOT art according to Tolstoy?", "optionA": "Drama", "optionB": "A lullaby", "optionC": "A funny story", "optionD": "A random scream of pain", "correctOption": "D", "explanation": "A random scream is a direct reaction, not a conscious artistic expression." }, { "id": "q_97", "question": "Tolstoy says art joins people together in the ___?", "optionA": "Same logic", "optionB": "Same thoughts", "optionC": "Same feelings", "optionD": "Same business", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The goal of art is union through shared emotion." }, { "id": "q_98", "question": "Can feelings expressed in \"marble\" or \"canvas\" be art?", "optionA": "No", "optionB": "Yes", "optionC": "Only if expensive", "optionD": "Only if new", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Tolstoy includes visual arts (painting\/sculpture) in his definition if they infect the receiver." }, { "id": "q_99", "question": "What does the term 'Psychobabble' refer to in this article?", "optionA": "Scientific biology", "optionB": "Meaningless psychological talk\/analysis", "optionC": "Math", "optionD": "Sports", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It critiques the repetitive and often fruitless nature of long-term psychoanalysis." }, { "id": "q_100", "question": "Who effectively invented psychoanalysis in 1895?", "optionA": "John Collee", "optionB": "Sigmund Freud", "optionC": "Woody Allen", "optionD": "Isaac Asimov", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 2 states Freud invented it in 1895." }, { "id": "q_101", "question": "The original \"talking cure\" was designed to uncover the cause of ___?", "optionA": "Cancer", "optionB": "Hysterical symptoms", "optionC": "Fever", "optionD": "Broken bones", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Freud and Breuer originally used it for specific hysterical symptoms." }, { "id": "q_102", "question": "What happened to George Gershwin while being psychoanalysed?", "optionA": "He got better", "optionB": "He died of a brain tumour", "optionC": "He became a doctor", "optionD": "He got rich", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The doctors missed his physical illness while focusing on his psyche." }, { "id": "q_103", "question": "Collee suggests psychoanalysis can make ___ worse?", "optionA": "Flu", "optionB": "Depression", "optionC": "Height", "optionD": "Vision", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He argues that \"morbid introspection\" can worsen depression." }, { "id": "q_104", "question": "Why did psychoanalysis become popular for people who weren't ill?", "optionA": "It was free", "optionB": "People like talking about themselves", "optionC": "It was fast", "optionD": "It was law", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The appeal of lying down and talking about oneself made it \"phenomenally popular.\"" }, { "id": "q_105", "question": "Woody Allen is cited as proof that analysis can leave your life ___?", "optionA": "Perfect", "optionB": "In a mess", "optionC": "Simple", "optionD": "Rich", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 5 says Woody Allen is proof you can be analysed for years and still be a mess." }, { "id": "q_106", "question": "According to the author, the assumption that 'understanding produces change' is ___?", "optionA": "Proven", "optionB": "Highly doubtful", "optionC": "Always true", "optionD": "Scientific", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He uses the example of a drunk driver who \"understands\" but doesn't stop." }, { "id": "q_107", "question": "What is compared to the addictive nature of psychoanalysis?", "optionA": "Reading", "optionB": "Video games (Nintendo)", "optionC": "Eating", "optionD": "Sleeping", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The phoney sense of progress is compared to a limitless video game." }, { "id": "q_108", "question": "Who finally called a \"halt to the madness\" of open-ended analysis?", "optionA": "The government", "optionB": "Health insurance companies", "optionC": "Teachers", "optionD": "Parents", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 8 says insurance companies demanded time limits for treatment." }, { "id": "q_109", "question": "What is the \"brief counselling\" limit mentioned in the text?", "optionA": "1 session", "optionB": "Maximum of 25 sessions", "optionC": "100 sessions", "optionD": "5 years", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It is a modern, limited alternative to traditional psychoanalysis." }, { "id": "q_110", "question": "Collee argues that spending 5 years on a couch is a tactic for ___ life?", "optionA": "Engaging with", "optionB": "Avoiding", "optionC": "Celebrating", "optionD": "Studying", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He says brief counselling helps you re-engage, whereas analysis helps you avoid it." }, { "id": "q_111", "question": "What is mankind's \"first mistake\" according to Asimov?", "optionA": "Using fire", "optionB": "Thinking of itself as a thing in itself", "optionC": "Farming", "optionD": "Building cities", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 1 states mankind is part of an intricate web of life, not isolated." }, { "id": "q_112", "question": "The Earth is approximately how many years old?", "optionA": "1 million", "optionB": "5 billion", "optionC": "10,000", "optionD": "2024", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 2 mentions the Earth is nearly 5 billion years old." }, { "id": "q_113", "question": "Asimov compares the human population explosion to which disease?", "optionA": "Flu", "optionB": "Cancer", "optionC": "Malaria", "optionD": "Polio", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He calls Homo sapiens an \"ecological cancer\" due to its unrestrained growth." }, { "id": "q_114", "question": "What will happen if an animal is totally isolated from other life?", "optionA": "It will grow", "optionB": "Death by starvation will follow", "optionC": "It will be safe", "optionD": "Nothing", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He emphasizes the interdependence of all life forms." }, { "id": "q_115", "question": "Asimov predicts the Earth's population will double in how many years?", "optionA": "100 years", "optionB": "35 years", "optionC": "10 years", "optionD": "500 years", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "At the current rate, population doubles every 35 years." }, { "id": "q_116", "question": "What was the human population at the time of Julius Caesar?", "optionA": "4,000 million", "optionB": "150 million", "optionC": "1 billion", "optionD": "50 million", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 15 estimates the population then was 150 million." }, { "id": "q_117", "question": "According to the text, what is the 'deadline' for the planetary high-rise?", "optionA": "A.D. 2050", "optionB": "A.D. 2430", "optionC": "A.D. 3000", "optionD": "A.D. 2100", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He predicts that by 2430, there will be no room for even one more person." }, { "id": "q_118", "question": "What will be the only plant left on Earth by 2430 if growth continues?", "optionA": "Oak trees", "optionB": "Algae", "optionC": "Daisies", "optionD": "Grass", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 21 says there will be no plants but algae." }, { "id": "q_119", "question": "To stop the explosion, Asimov says we must raise the deathrate or ___?", "optionA": "Raise taxes", "optionB": "Lower the birthrate", "optionC": "Move to Mars", "optionD": "Build more schools", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Lowering the birthrate is the only humane alternative." }, { "id": "q_120", "question": "The inanimate portion of Earth is \"shaped and moulded\" by ___?", "optionA": "Machines", "optionB": "Life", "optionC": "Luck", "optionD": "Space", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 6 says plants add oxygen and earthworms turn the soil." }, { "id": "q_121", "question": "Failure to control population makes mankind a \"mass ___\" of life?", "optionA": "Savior", "optionB": "Murderer", "optionC": "Friend", "optionD": "Leader", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paragraph 20 says failing this makes us mass murderers of life." }, { "id": "q_122", "question": "What is the \"first order of mankind's business today\"?", "optionA": "Making money", "optionB": "Falling birthrate", "optionC": "War", "optionD": "Space travel", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Asimov concludes that making the birthrate fall is the top priority." }, { "id": "q_123", "question": "Is Asimov's view of the future of humanity optimistic or pessimistic?", "optionA": "Optimistic", "optionB": "Warnings\/Pessimistic", "optionC": "Funny", "optionD": "Unconcerned", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He gives a terrifying warning about the destruction of the ecosystem." }, { "id": "q_124", "question": "Asimov argues that a man is composed of how many cells?", "optionA": "1 million", "optionB": "50 trillion", "optionC": "1 billion", "optionD": "100", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "He uses the 50 trillion cells analogy to explain how parts affect the whole." }, { "id": "q_125", "question": "What is the status of commercial remedies for the common cold?", "optionA": "They are 100% effective", "optionB": "Millions are spent on mostly worthless remedies", "optionC": "They are banned", "optionD": "They are only for children", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Despite skepticism, millions are spent on remedies that investigation shows are often worthless." }, { "id": "q_126", "question": "Which old-fashioned cold remedies are mentioned as being 'no longer in vogue'?", "optionA": "Aspirin and Ginger", "optionB": "Asafetida and camphor", "optionC": "Honey and Tulsi", "optionD": "Tea and Coffee", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The text mentions asafetida and camphor as old-fashioned cures." }, { "id": "q_127", "question": "Which opium derivative showed excellent results but was discarded due to danger?", "optionA": "Codeine", "optionB": "Morphine", "optionC": "Papaverine", "optionD": "Quinine", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Morphine was effective but too dangerous to be used as a common cold cure." }, { "id": "q_128", "question": "Which mixture was found to be the 'most valuable' after morphine?", "optionA": "Vitamin C and Zinc", "optionB": "Codeine and papaverine", "optionC": "Salt and water", "optionD": "Alcohol and honey", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The codeine-papaverine mixture (Copavin) was found to be the most effective." }, { "id": "q_129", "question": "What percentage of students reported improvement using the codeine-papaverine mixture?", "optionA": "50 percent", "optionB": "72 percent", "optionC": "90 percent", "optionD": "10 percent", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "72% of the 1,500 students reported definite improvement or complete relief." }, { "id": "q_130", "question": "When is the best time to use the cold medication for the best results?", "optionA": "After the cold is over", "optionB": "At the very beginning of the infection", "optionC": "Only at night", "optionD": "Once a week", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The earlier the preparation is used, the larger the proportion of good results." }, { "id": "q_131", "question": "Is the preparation 'Copavin' advertised to the public?", "optionA": "Yes, everywhere", "optionB": "No, it is available only through physicians", "optionC": "Only on TV", "optionD": "Only in newspapers", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It is not advertised to the public and must be decided by a physician." }, { "id": "q_132", "question": "What is the primary benefit of bed rest during a cold?", "optionA": "It cures the cold instantly", "optionB": "It protects others and increases general resistance", "optionC": "it helps you lose weight", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Bed rest prevents exposure to others and keeps the body warm to fight the infection." }, { "id": "q_133", "question": "What happens if a person gets chilled after a hot bath or exercise during a cold?", "optionA": "They feel better", "optionB": "Symptoms may return more severely", "optionC": "Nothing happens", "optionD": "The cold disappears", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "If the body gets chilled after temporary relief, the cold can become even more severe." }, { "id": "q_134", "question": "What is the main purpose of the blood-typing exercise for students?", "optionA": "To become a doctor", "optionB": "To familiarize with lab techniques and scientific procedures", "optionC": "To donate blood", "optionD": "To count cells", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It teaches laboratory techniques and orderly scientific procedures." }, { "id": "q_135", "question": "Which of these is NOT required for typing your own blood?", "optionA": "Sterile lancet", "optionB": "Microscope slides", "optionC": "Heavy machinery", "optionD": "Anti-A and Anti-B serums", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Basic lab equipment is needed, not heavy machinery." }, { "id": "q_136", "question": "What does 'clumping' in the Anti-A area indicate?", "optionA": "Type B blood", "optionB": "Type A blood", "optionC": "Type O blood", "optionD": "Infection", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Clumping denotes the specific blood type associated with that serum." }, { "id": "q_137", "question": "If clumping appears in both Anti-A and Anti-B areas, the blood type is?", "optionA": "A", "optionB": "B", "optionC": "AB", "optionD": "O", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Clumping in both signifies AB blood." }, { "id": "q_138", "question": "The absence of any clumping in both A and B areas signifies?", "optionA": "Type AB", "optionB": "Type O", "optionC": "Type Rh", "optionD": "Type A", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "No clumping denotes O blood." }, { "id": "q_139", "question": "What is used to prick the finger to get a blood sample?", "optionA": "A needle", "optionB": "A sterile lancet", "optionC": "A knife", "optionD": "A glass shard", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "A sterile lancet is the correct medical tool for this procedure." }, { "id": "q_140", "question": "Why is a warm fluorescent light used in the experiment?", "optionA": "To see better", "optionB": "As a low-heat source for the Rh slide", "optionC": "To kill germs", "optionD": "To decorate", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The Rh slide needs a low-heat source for the reaction to occur." }, { "id": "q_141", "question": "What does Rh-clumping indicate?", "optionA": "You have a fever", "optionB": "Your blood is Rh-positive", "optionC": "Your blood is Rh-negative", "optionD": "You are tired", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Rh-clumping means your blood is Rh-positive." }, { "id": "q_142", "question": "Who is said to manufacture blood more efficiently?", "optionA": "Men", "optionB": "Women", "optionC": "Both are equal", "optionD": "Children", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The text states that men cannot manufacture blood as efficiently as women." }, { "id": "q_143", "question": "Why is surgery considered riskier for men than women?", "optionA": "Men are afraid", "optionB": "Men manufacture blood less efficiently", "optionC": "Men have larger bones", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Lower efficiency in blood production makes surgery riskier for males." }, { "id": "q_144", "question": "Why do men draw more pollution (like lead) into their lungs?", "optionA": "They work in factories", "optionB": "They breathe more deeply", "optionC": "They have larger noses", "optionD": "They don't wear masks", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Men breathe more deeply, which exposes them to more pollutants when the air is dirty." }, { "id": "q_145", "question": "Which gender has broader shoulders and a narrower pelvis?", "optionA": "Women", "optionB": "Men", "optionC": "Children", "optionD": "Elderly", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "This bone structure enables men to stride out with no waste motion." }, { "id": "q_146", "question": "A woman’s wider pelvis is primarily designed for?", "optionA": "Running fast", "optionB": "Childbearing", "optionC": "Jumping", "optionD": "Sitting", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The wider pelvis is a biological adaptation for childbearing." }, { "id": "q_147", "question": "What causes the \"jiggle\" in a woman's walk?", "optionA": "High heels", "optionB": "Bone structure (wider pelvis)", "optionC": "Fashion", "optionD": "Fast walking", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The movement required by each step due to a wider pelvis results in a bit of a jiggle." }, { "id": "q_148", "question": "Whose skin is thicker and wrinkles less?", "optionA": "Women", "optionB": "Men", "optionC": "Both same", "optionD": "Babies", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Men's skin is thicker, which prevents radiation from causing early wrinkles." }, { "id": "q_149", "question": "What is the \"invisible fur coat\" that keeps women warmer in winter?", "optionA": "A wool sweater", "optionB": "A thin layer of fat under the skin", "optionC": "Long hair", "optionD": "Thick skin", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Women have a layer of fat that acts as insulation." }, { "id": "q_150", "question": "Why is it easier for men to lose weight than women?", "optionA": "Men eat less", "optionB": "Men have a higher proportion of muscle to fat", "optionC": "Men run more", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Muscle burns more calories than fat even when at rest." }, { "id": "q_151", "question": "Who has more \"start-up energy\" but fewer energy reserves?", "optionA": "Women", "optionB": "Men", "optionC": "Athletes", "optionD": "Students", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Men have more muscularity and start-up energy, but women have richer reserves in fat." }, { "id": "q_152", "question": "According to the treadmill tests, whose exercise capacity stays higher with age?", "optionA": "Men", "optionB": "Women", "optionC": "Boys", "optionD": "Girls", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "A 60-year-old woman can exercise at 90% capacity, while a man is at only 60%." }, { "id": "q_153", "question": "What does 'nooks and crannies' refer to in the text regarding women?", "optionA": "Their houses", "optionB": "Fat tucked away in the body", "optionC": "Their pockets", "optionD": "Their brains", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It refers to the energy reserves (fat) stored in different parts of the female body." }, { "id": "q_154", "question": "In scientific texts, which structure is frequently used to show processes?", "optionA": "Active voice", "optionB": "Passive voice", "optionC": "Future tense", "optionD": "Slang", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Processes like \"Nasal congestion is reduced\" use passive structures." }, { "id": "q_155", "question": "What is the passive form of \"The master pricked the finger\"?", "optionA": "The finger was pricked by the master", "optionB": "The master is pricking", "optionC": "Finger pricked", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "A", "explanation": "Subject-Object swap with 'was\/were + V3'." }, { "id": "q_156", "question": "What does the word 'skepticism' (Para 1, Text A) mean?", "optionA": "Complete belief", "optionB": "Doubt\/Disbelief", "optionC": "Happiness", "optionD": "Anger", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Skepticism refers to the general doubt people have about cold cures." }, { "id": "q_157", "question": "Find the synonym of 'Evidence' used in Text A?", "optionA": "Proof", "optionB": "Lie", "optionC": "Story", "optionD": "Guess", "correctOption": "A", "explanation": "The text uses evidence to show the value of medications." }, { "id": "q_158", "question": "What is the meaning of 'clumping' in blood tests?", "optionA": "Running away", "optionB": "Grouping\/Agglutination", "optionC": "Cleaning", "optionD": "Shining", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Clumping refers to the blood cells sticking together during a reaction." }, { "id": "q_159", "question": "What makes Earth unique compared to other planets in our solar system?", "optionA": "Its size", "optionB": "Prolific and hospitable environment", "optionC": "Its distance from Mars", "optionD": "Its color", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Earth has mild temperatures and biological cycles that sustain life unlike other planets." }, { "id": "q_160", "question": "What percentage of energy in industrialized countries is supplied by fossil fuels?", "optionA": "20 percent", "optionB": "50 percent", "optionC": "80 percent", "optionD": "100 percent", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The text states that fossil fuels supply about 80 percent of the energy used there." }, { "id": "q_161", "question": "How many people are added to the Earth's population each year?", "optionA": "1 million", "optionB": "90 million", "optionC": "1 billion", "optionD": "10 million", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Nearly 90 million people are added annually to the global population." }, { "id": "q_162", "question": "Which compounds contribute to global warming and damage the stratospheric ozone?", "optionA": "Oxygen", "optionB": "Carbon Monoxide", "optionC": "Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)", "optionD": "Nitrogen", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "CFCs used in refrigeration are responsible for ozone depletion and warming." }, { "id": "q_163", "question": "What is one of the \"Signs of Hope\" mentioned regarding population?", "optionA": "Higher birth rates", "optionB": "Average children per woman decreased from 6.1 to 3.4", "optionC": "No more diseases", "optionD": "Space travel", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The worldwide decrease in birth rates is seen as an encouraging improvement." }, { "id": "q_164", "question": "More than ___ people in the world lack access to clean water or sanitation?", "optionA": "1 million", "optionB": "100 million", "optionC": "1 billion", "optionD": "500 million", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Over one billion people lack these basic necessities, leading to conflicts." }, { "id": "q_165", "question": "What protects us from cancer-causing ultra violet radiation in sunlight?", "optionA": "Clouds", "optionB": "Oxygen", "optionC": "Stratospheric ozone", "optionD": "Rain", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "The ozone layer acts as a shield against harmful UV rays." }, { "id": "q_166", "question": "The IPCC scientists predict that global mean temperature is likely to rise by how much by 2100?", "optionA": "0.5 to 1°C", "optionB": "1.4 to 5.8°C", "optionC": "10 to 15°C", "optionD": "No rise", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The range predicted by the Working Group I of IPCC is 1.4 to 5.8 degrees Celsius." }, { "id": "q_167", "question": "What is a major disturbing finding regarding global warming in the report?", "optionA": "It will start in 2050", "optionB": "It is already upon us", "optionC": "It is a myth", "optionD": "It only affects the sea", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Preliminary indications show that regional climate changes are already happening." }, { "id": "q_168", "question": "Which protocol suggested limits on the emissions of CO2 in 1997?", "optionA": "Paris Agreement", "optionB": "Kyoto Protocol", "optionC": "Delhi Declaration", "optionD": "London Treaty", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 suggested emission limits for developed countries." }, { "id": "q_169", "question": "How will global warming affect fresh water fish?", "optionA": "They will grow larger", "optionB": "They will migrate poleward", "optionC": "They will stop breeding", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "As waters warm, fresh water fish will move toward the poles to find cooler habitats." }, { "id": "q_170", "question": "What percentage of the global population is currently affected by malaria and dengue?", "optionA": "10-20%", "optionB": "40-50%", "optionC": "5%", "optionD": "80%", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The text notes that these vector-borne diseases affect 40-50% of the world." }, { "id": "q_171", "question": "Small island states are concerned about which effect of global warming?", "optionA": "Cold waves", "optionB": "Sea level rise and coastal erosion", "optionC": "Earthquake", "optionD": "Lack of sunlight", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Melting ice and thermal expansion of water lead to rising sea levels that threaten islands." }, { "id": "q_172", "question": "Why do some people question the validity of IPCC projections?", "optionA": "Because scientists are lying", "optionB": "Because the impact is still incomplete\/complex", "optionC": "Because it is too cold", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The complexity of physical and social impacts makes complete understanding difficult." }, { "id": "q_173", "question": "Who addressed the UN Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972?", "optionA": "Jawaharlal Nehru", "optionB": "Indira Gandhi", "optionC": "Mahatma Gandhi", "optionD": "Ashoka", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Mrs. Indira Gandhi delivered this famous address at the UN conference." }, { "id": "q_174", "question": "According to Indira Gandhi, who are the \"greatest polluters\"?", "optionA": "Factories", "optionB": "Poverty and need", "optionC": "Cars", "optionD": "Rich people", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "She argues that people cannot care for the environment if their basic needs aren't met." }, { "id": "q_175", "question": "Which Indian Emperor defined a king's duty to protect animal life 22 centuries ago?", "optionA": "Akbar", "optionB": "Chandragupta", "optionC": "Ashoka", "optionD": "Vikramaditya", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Emperor Ashoka was the first monarch to forbid the killing of animals for sport or food." }, { "id": "q_176", "question": "What did Indira Gandhi say about the \"conquest of Everest\"?", "optionA": "It was a great victory", "optionB": "It was arrogant", "optionC": "It was necessary", "optionD": "It was fun", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "She mentions that Nehru objected to the term \"conquest\" as it showed arrogance toward nature." }, { "id": "q_177", "question": "What does the Atharva Veda say about digging the Earth?", "optionA": "Dig it all out", "optionB": "Let what is dug quickly grow over", "optionC": "Do not dig", "optionD": "Sell what you dig", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The sages prayed that the Earth should heal itself quickly after being used." }, { "id": "q_178", "question": "Environmental problems in developing countries are not the side effects of industrialization but reflect?", "optionA": "Greed", "optionB": "Inadequacy of development", "optionC": "Climate", "optionD": "Politics", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Poverty and lack of basic services are the primary causes of their environmental issues." }, { "id": "q_179", "question": "Can an ecological project survive a war?", "optionA": "Yes", "optionB": "No", "optionC": "Only if small", "optionD": "Maybe", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "The text emphasizes that modern warfare destroys everything instantly, including ecology." }, { "id": "q_180", "question": "Indira Gandhi believes that we cannot prevent people from \"despoiling vegetation\" unless we?", "optionA": "Arrest them", "optionB": "Provide employment and purchasing power", "optionC": "Cut down all trees", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "People will use forest resources if they have no other way to survive." }, { "id": "q_181", "question": "What is the meaning of the word 'Savannas'?", "optionA": "Dense forests", "optionB": "Flat grassy land in Africa", "optionC": "High mountains", "optionD": "Deep oceans", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "As per the glossary, it refers to the vast grasslands of Africa." }, { "id": "q_182", "question": "A 'Demographer' is someone who studies?", "optionA": "Rocks", "optionB": "Changes in population", "optionC": "Stars", "optionD": "Ancient history", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "They study the trends and statistics of human populations." }, { "id": "q_183", "question": "Find a synonym for 'Noxious' used in the text?", "optionA": "Pleasant", "optionB": "Very harmful", "optionC": "Colorful", "optionD": "Heavy", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Noxious is used to describe harmful pollutants or wastes." }, { "id": "q_184", "question": "What does the term 'Apocalyptic' signify in Text B?", "optionA": "A happy ending", "optionB": "A serious event bringing destruction", "optionC": "A small change", "optionD": "A weather report", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "It refers to a catastrophic or world-ending scenario." }, { "id": "q_185", "question": "Expand the noun phrase: 'Fossil fuel consumption'.", "optionA": "Consumption of fossil fuels", "optionB": "Fuels made of fossils", "optionC": "Selling fossils", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "A", "explanation": "In such phrases, the last noun is modified by the nouns preceding it." }, { "id": "q_186", "question": "What is the main purpose of a resume according to Dick Irish?", "optionA": "To get a job instantly", "optionB": "To convince an employer to grant you an interview", "optionC": "To list every detail of your life", "optionD": "To show your grades", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Resume ka mukhya uddeshya sirf interview tak pahunchna hota hai." }, { "id": "q_187", "question": "Which type of resume lists facts in chronological order?", "optionA": "Functional resume", "optionB": "Tombstone resume", "optionC": "Creative resume", "optionD": "Modern resume", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Dick Irish \"tombstone\" resume use kehte hain jo purane style mein date-wise hota hai." }, { "id": "q_188", "question": "The \"Functional\" resume is described as?", "optionA": "Boring", "optionB": "Descriptive, fun to read, and unique", "optionC": "Very short", "optionD": "Only for students", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Functional resume candidate ki skills aur uniqueness par focus karta hai." }, { "id": "q_189", "question": "What does the author mean by \"Toot your own horn!\"?", "optionA": "Buy a car", "optionB": "Don't be modest about your abilities", "optionC": "Play music", "optionD": "Shout loudly", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Iska matlab hai ki apni khubiyon aur achievements ko batane mein sharmao mat." }, { "id": "q_190", "question": "Why does the author advise NOT to apologize for being a parent or having gaps?", "optionA": "It is illegal", "optionB": "Because it's the hardest job of all", "optionC": "Gaps are good", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Author kehta hai ki 15 saal parenting karna sabse mushkil kaam hai, isliye sorry mat bolo." }, { "id": "q_191", "question": "How many skill areas are there in the world of work according to the text?", "optionA": "At least five thousand", "optionB": "Only ten", "optionC": "One hundred", "optionD": "Infinite", "correctOption": "A", "explanation": "Text mentions that there are at least five thousand skill areas." }, { "id": "q_192", "question": "What should you do with your resume before sending it to a printer?", "optionA": "Hide it", "optionB": "Show it to a stranger (or friend) for reaction", "optionC": "Post it on social media", "optionD": "Delete it", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Draft ko kisi teesre vyakti ko dikhana chahiye taaki feedback mil sake." }, { "id": "q_193", "question": "A printed resume is considered ___ to photocopies?", "optionA": "Equal", "optionB": "Inferior", "optionC": "Far superior", "optionD": "Useless", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Author ke mutabik printed resume dikhata hai ki aap job hunting ko seriously le rahe hain." }, { "id": "q_194", "question": "The Lila Hotels advertisement says they treat women guests like?", "optionA": "Queens", "optionB": "Persons (or like a man\/equal)", "optionC": "Children", "optionD": "Tourists", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Is ad ka main point hai ki Lila Hotels mein women ko bina kisi bhedbhaav ke respect di jati hai." }, { "id": "q_195", "question": "Why does the writer of the Lila Hotels ad use big bold letters?", "optionA": "To fill space", "optionB": "To draw attention to the main message", "optionC": "By mistake", "optionD": "For fun", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Bold letters reader ka dhyan turant khinchne ke liye hote hain." }, { "id": "q_196", "question": "The Army Officer advertisement stresses on which situation?", "optionA": "Peace", "optionB": "World prosperity", "optionC": "Uncertainty and international crises", "optionD": "Sports", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Ad dikhata hai ki duniya unstable hai isliye naye officers ki zarurat hai." }, { "id": "q_197", "question": "What type of young man does the Army try to recruit?", "optionA": "Aggressive", "optionB": "One who can add calmness and good humour to a tense situation", "optionC": "Only strong men", "optionD": "Rich men", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Army ko aise log chahiye jo mushkil waqt mein shaant reh sakein." }, { "id": "q_198", "question": "The Army ad says: \"A job with no ___ of success\"?", "optionA": "Hope", "optionB": "Guarantee", "optionC": "Chance", "optionD": "Money", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Iska matlab hai ki yeh career bahut risky aur challenging hai." }, { "id": "q_199", "question": "Why is the study of Geometry recommended for a businessman?", "optionA": "To measure land", "optionB": "To form the habit of reasoning closely", "optionC": "To draw shapes", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Geometry se insaan ko logical reasoning aur dhyaan lagane ki aadat padti hai." }, { "id": "q_200", "question": "What is the benefit of studying 'metaphysical' nature in youth?", "optionA": "To become a saint", "optionB": "To give a breadth and tone to a man's mode of thinking", "optionC": "To earn money", "optionD": "To travel", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Metaphysics se sochne ka nazariya bada (broad) hota hai." }, { "id": "q_201", "question": "Which author's writings are suggested to soften the transition from school to world?", "optionA": "Shakespeare", "optionB": "Francis Bacon", "optionC": "Leo Tolstoy", "optionD": "George Orwell", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Bacon ke essays practical wisdom aur life lessons ke liye behtareen maane gaye hain." }, { "id": "q_202", "question": "A business student is intended to become a \"ready man\" instead of?", "optionA": "A rich man", "optionB": "A learned man or a \"full man\"", "optionC": "A poor man", "optionD": "A doctor", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Author ke mutabik businessman ko har waqt action ke liye taiyaar (ready) rehna chahiye." }, { "id": "q_203", "question": "What should be aimed at in the style of a man of business?", "optionA": "Flowery language", "optionB": "Plainness and precision", "optionC": "Long stories", "optionD": "Poetry", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Business communication hamesha saaf aur point-to-point honi chahiye." }, { "id": "q_204", "question": "A consummate businessman should be ready to give every argument a ___?", "optionA": "Rejection", "optionB": "Hearing", "optionC": "Money", "optionD": "Award", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Use har tarah ke argument ko dhyaan se sunne ki kshamta honi chahiye." }, { "id": "q_205", "question": "What quality helps a man develop his personality according to the text?", "optionA": "Sense of responsibility", "optionB": "Greed", "optionC": "Fear", "optionD": "Laziness", "correctOption": "A", "explanation": "Responsibility ki bhavna se hi ek accha businessman banta hai." }, { "id": "q_206", "question": "In business writing, the author says we should NOT avoid ___?", "optionA": "Repetition of the same word for clarity", "optionB": "Facts", "optionC": "Grammar", "optionD": "Truth", "correctOption": "A", "explanation": "Business mein clarity ke liye agar ek hi word baar-baar use karna pade toh karna chahiye." }, { "id": "q_207", "question": "What is the meaning of 'Consummate' in Text C?", "optionA": "Partial", "optionB": "Complete and perfect in every way", "optionC": "Broken", "optionD": "Old", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Consummate ka matlab hota hai apne kaam mein mahir ya poorn." }, { "id": "q_208", "question": "A 'Brochure' is a booklet that gives information about?", "optionA": "A person's life", "optionB": "A product or service", "optionC": "A historical war", "optionD": "Only movies", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Brochure ka upyog marketing aur information dene ke liye kiya jata hai." }, { "id": "q_209", "question": "Find a word from Text A that means 'to list in order of time'?", "optionA": "Functional", "optionB": "Chronological", "optionC": "Random", "optionD": "Brief", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Chronological matlab samay ke hisaab se (date-wise)." }, { "id": "q_210", "question": "What does the term 'Egghead' imply in Unit I\/VII context?", "optionA": "An athlete", "optionB": "An intellectual\/theorist", "optionC": "A chef", "optionD": "A child", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Egghead unhe kehte hain jo sirf kitaabi baaton mein ruchi rakhte hain." }, { "id": "q_211", "question": "In the sentence \"I should avoid his company\", 'should' expresses?", "optionA": "Command", "optionB": "Advice\/Recommendation", "optionC": "Fear", "optionD": "Past tense", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "'Should' ka upyog aksar salaah dene ke liye kiya jata hai." }, { "id": "q_212", "question": "According to Theodore J. Gordon, who will mostly be alive in the year 2050?", "optionA": "People born in 1900", "optionB": "Babies born in 1960", "optionC": "Only children born in 2040", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Author ka manna hai ki biomedical revolution ki wajah se 1960 ke 50% se zyada log tab tak zinda rahenge." }, { "id": "q_213", "question": "What is the estimated world population for the year 2050 in the text?", "optionA": "1 billion", "optionB": "4,200 million", "optionC": "12,000 to 13,000 million", "optionD": "50,000 million", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Longevity badhne se population 12 se 13 billion tak pahunchne ka anuman hai." }, { "id": "q_214", "question": "What will happen to conventional petroleum reserves by 2050?", "optionA": "They will double", "optionB": "They will be substantially exhausted", "optionC": "They will be free", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Petroleum khatam ho jayega aur uski jagah synthetic fuel ya electricity le legi." }, { "id": "q_215", "question": "Which three technology \"waves\" will determine life in 2050?", "optionA": "Coal, Steel, Steam", "optionB": "Electronics, Genetics, and Psychology", "optionC": "Paper, Plastic, Wood", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Gordon ke mutabik ye teeno fields 21st century ko define karengi." }, { "id": "q_216", "question": "What did the Luddites fear during the industrial revolution?", "optionA": "Electricity", "optionB": "Machines and the question \"What's left for humans?\"", "optionC": "Computers", "optionD": "Cars", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Luddites ko darr tha ki machines insaano ki jagah le lengi." }, { "id": "q_217", "question": "How will genetics change agriculture by 2050?", "optionA": "By making plants smaller", "optionB": "By producing self-fertilizing and water-efficient plants", "optionC": "By stopping growth", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Genetic engineering se aise plants banenge jo kam paani mein aur bina fertilizer ke ugenge." }, { "id": "q_218", "question": "What discovery in psychology is called the \"trigger\" discovery?", "optionA": "Understanding dreams", "optionB": "Understanding how memory is recorded and retrieved", "optionC": "Reading minds", "optionD": "Hypnosis", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Memory process ko samajhna education aur rehabilitation mein kranti layega." }, { "id": "q_219", "question": "What benefit does space offer as an alternative to war?", "optionA": "More land", "optionB": "A non-warlike political arena for cooperation", "optionC": "Alien friends", "optionD": "Gold", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Space exploration nations ko bina hathiyaro ke cooperate karne ka mauka deta hai." }, { "id": "q_220", "question": "According to Alvin Toffler, both force and wealth today depend on?", "optionA": "Gold", "optionB": "Land", "optionC": "Knowledge", "optionD": "Population", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Aaj ke zamane mein taqat aur paisa dono 'knowledge' par aadharit hain." }, { "id": "q_221", "question": "What does Toffler call the \"ultimate amplifier\"?", "optionA": "Force", "optionB": "Money", "optionC": "Knowledge", "optionD": "Television", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Knowledge woh cheez hai jo kisi bhi doosri power ko kai guna badha deti hai." }, { "id": "q_222", "question": "Why is knowledge called the most \"democratic\" source of power?", "optionA": "It is expensive", "optionB": "It can be grasped by the weak and poor as well", "optionC": "It is only for leaders", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Force aur wealth amiro ke paas hoti hai, lekin knowledge gareeb bhi hasil kar sakta hai." }, { "id": "q_223", "question": "What is the \"Power Triad\" mentioned by Toffler?", "optionA": "Earth, Water, Air", "optionB": "Force, Wealth, and Knowledge", "optionC": "King, Queen, Minister", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "In teeno cheezon ke beech ka santulan hi duniya ko chalata hai." }, { "id": "q_224", "question": "Unlike force or money, what happens to knowledge when used?", "optionA": "It gets finished", "optionB": "It doesn't get used up; it generates more", "optionC": "It becomes useless", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Paisa kharch hota hai, lekin knowledge share karne se aur badhti hai." }, { "id": "q_225", "question": "What will the coming struggle for power be about in affluent nations?", "optionA": "Territory", "optionB": "Gold", "optionC": "Distribution and access to knowledge", "optionD": "Water", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Future mein wahi jeetega jiske paas information aur knowledge ka access hoga." }, { "id": "q_226", "question": "The bomb dropped on Hiroshima released energy equal to how much chemical explosive?", "optionA": "1 ton", "optionB": "20 kilo-tons", "optionC": "1 million tons", "optionD": "50 kilo-tons", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Hiroshima ka bomb 20 kilo-tons chemical explosive ke barabar taqatwar tha." }, { "id": "q_227", "question": "In 1984, approximately how many nuclear weapons were in world arsenals?", "optionA": "100", "optionB": "1,000", "optionC": "50,000", "optionD": "1 million", "correctOption": "C", "explanation": "Text ke mutabik duniya mein lagbhag 50,000 nuclear weapons maujood the." }, { "id": "q_228", "question": "What forms the \"stem\" of the distinctive mushroom cloud?", "optionA": "Only fire", "optionB": "Dust, smoke, and radioactivity created by the explosion", "optionC": "Water vapor", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Dhamake se uthne wali dhool aur radiation cloud ka stem banati hai." }, { "id": "q_229", "question": "What is the primary cause of \"Nuclear Winter\"?", "optionA": "Snowfall", "optionB": "Black smoke blocking the sun's light", "optionC": "Lack of trees", "optionD": "Rain", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Shaharo ke jalne se uthne wala kala dhuaan suraj ki roshni rok dega, jisse duniya thandi ho jayegi." }, { "id": "q_230", "question": "What will happen to the food chain after a nuclear war?", "optionA": "It will grow", "optionB": "Photosynthesis will be reduced, destroying the chain", "optionC": "It will stay same", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Suraj ki roshni na milne se plants nahi ugenge, jisse poori food chain khatam ho jayegi." }, { "id": "q_231", "question": "What makes a large-scale nuclear war different from the 1945 bombing?", "optionA": "It is smaller", "optionB": "There will be no \"outside\" world to provide help", "optionC": "It is faster", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Hiroshima ke waqt bahar ki duniya help ke liye thi, nuclear war mein koi nahi bachega." }, { "id": "q_232", "question": "What is the meaning of the word 'Nascent' (Text A)?", "optionA": "Old", "optionB": "Just beginning and expected to grow", "optionC": "Dying", "optionD": "Large", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Nascent ka matlab hota hai shuruati daur mein." }, { "id": "q_233", "question": "The word 'Arable' in Text A refers to land suitable for?", "optionA": "Building houses", "optionB": "Growing crops", "optionC": "Mining", "optionD": "Flying planes", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Arable land matlab kheti ke layak zameen." }, { "id": "q_234", "question": "Choose the correct meaning of 'Chasm' (Text B)?", "optionA": "A small hole", "optionB": "A very deep crack or gap", "optionC": "A mountain", "optionD": "A river", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Chasm ka matlab gehri khaai ya bada antar hota hai." }, { "id": "q_235", "question": "What does 'Aftermath' mean in Text C?", "optionA": "Before the event", "optionB": "Situation resulting from an important event", "optionC": "At the same time", "optionD": "None", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Aftermath matlab kisi badi ghatna ke baad ke dush-parinaam." }, { "id": "q_236", "question": "If 'Birthrate' must fall to save the planet, 'fall' is a?", "optionA": "Noun", "optionB": "Verb", "optionC": "Adjective", "optionD": "Adverb", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Yahan 'fall' ek kriya (action) ke roop mein use hua hai." }, { "id": "q_237", "question": "Complete the sentence: \"If birth control ___ now, the planet might survive.\"", "optionA": "come", "optionB": "comes", "optionC": "coming", "optionD": "came", "correctOption": "B", "explanation": "Present simple tense for general truth\/condition." } ] }