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Q1) What is the principal training of weight lifting? Show Answer


Q2) What effects the nature of muscle fibres? Show Answer


Q3) How does the heart become stronger owing to physical exercise? Show Answer


Q4) How much blood does the heart pump at the same number of heartbeats, when exposed to excessive stress? Show Answer


Q5) What happens to our body due to physical exercise? Show Answer


Q6) Which of the following is the reaction of monkeys when they get irritated? Show Answer


Q7) The cage of lions are made of strong metals bars in order to Show Answer


Q8) Which of the following is the chief function of the trunk of the elephants? Show Answer


Q9) The children were afraid of riding on the elephant as Show Answer


Q10) Which of the following is a ferocious animal? Show Answer


Q11) In order to receive the desert's message, the beholder needs to be Show Answer


Q12) The desert is unique among landscapes in that it encourages only Show Answer


Q13) If one responds with insight to the mood of the desert, it evokes Show Answer


Q14) The writer calls the desert 'conservative' rather than 'radical' because it provides an environment that Show Answer


Q15) What does the phrase "it brings man up against his limitations", mean? Show Answer


Q16) The 'I' in this passage represents: Show Answer


Q17) The ideal way of understanding a civilisation is Show Answer


Q18) The 'complicated machine' in the passage refers to Show Answer


Q19) The gas being 'supplied by a national system' means that Show Answer


Q20) The kind of life experienced by the writer is representative of Show Answer


Q21) At the time that Darwin arrived on the scene, the idea of evolution Show Answer


Q22) According to Darwinian thought, the world of animals is marked by Show Answer


Q23) The expression 'the survival of the fittest' means that ----- Show Answer


Q24) In colder climates Show Answer


Q25) Darwin thought that the environment Show Answer


Q26) Under Gorbachev's term, the Soviet people were Show Answer


Q27) The relations between the Soviet Union and Western countries Show Answer


Q28) The post-Gorbachev era may witness Show Answer


Q29) As a result of his policies, the countries of eastern Europe became Show Answer


Q30) The removal of Mikhail Gorbachev from power is Show Answer


Q31) Bansilal could not get any accommodation for the night as Show Answer


Q32) In the passage, the word 'choultry' should mean Show Answer


Q33) The porter refused to help Bansilal because Show Answer


Q34) The night in the open Show Answer


Q35) From the passage, Bansilal emerges as Show Answer


Q36) Which one of the following statements is true? Show Answer


Q37) In this passage, the author mentions Plato and Socrates to emphasise that Show Answer


Q38) According to the author, the present age is far more advanced than Show Answer


Q39) Many of us make use of machines Show Answer


Q40) People today are very proud because they live Show Answer


Q41) What do economists and ethicists, according to the passage, want us to believe? Show Answer


Q42) What did author find out about the theory that 'honesty is the best policy'? Show Answer


Q43) Why are businessmen, according to the author, honest in their dealings? Show Answer


Q44) Which of the following, according to the author, is the reason for being honest in business? Show Answer


Q45) Why does the author say that one can be proud of the present situation? Show Answer


Q46) According to the writer, the real enemy of mankind is not science but war, because Show Answer


Q47) War can be stopped if Show Answer


Q48) According to the writer, the main problem we are faced with is to Show Answer


Q49) Our mounting sagacity to destroy can be kept under control by Show Answer


Q50) The expression 'bring to the doorstep of doom' means Show Answer


Q51) We recognise a smile by Show Answer


Q52) An adult can convey his smile by Show Answer


Q53) Which statement is TRUE? Show Answer


Q54) Smiling is an effort on the infant's part to show Show Answer


Q55) What can automatically help to reduce admissions? Show Answer


Q56) How can the standards of education be raised? Show Answer


Q57) How can teachers be helped to brush up their knowledge? Show Answer


Q58) The author is not in favour of restricting admissions Show Answer


Q59) What does the phrase 'vexed problem' mean? Show Answer


Q60) Which of the following statements is/are correct on the basis of information in the above passage?
1. Buddhist economist totally prohibit the use of non-renewable sources.
2. The attitude of modern economist towards natural resources is uneconomic.
3. Complete non-violence is not possible.
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Q61) The Buddhist viewpoint implies Show Answer


Q62) Buddhist economists are not in favour of Show Answer


Q63) In this passage, the author has tried to Show Answer


Q64) In an affluent society, people prefer to work shorter hours because Show Answer


Q65) Domestic chores Show Answer


Q66) Robots are already used in mines and factories to perform Show Answer


Q67) Developing a robot capable of performing a new task Show Answer


Q68) In the writer's opinion the energy crisis Show Answer


Q69) The phrase 'so fragile a base' refers to the Show Answer


Q70) The type of writing in the given passage could be called Show Answer


Q71) Death is a natural phenomenon because Show Answer


Q72) The author compares death with the fall of the ripe fruit from a tree to show that death Show Answer


Q73) Which one of the following sentences shows that death is a great leveller? Show Answer


Q74) The author is of the opinion that Show Answer


Q75) The author had been Show Answer


Q76) According to the author, Show Answer


Q77) Jerry and the author wrote scripts for the minor characters Show Answer


Q78) Which one of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q79) Which one of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q80) Which one of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q81) Which one of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q82) Which one of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q83) Which one of the following statements is correct? Show Answer


Q84) The phrase 'almost inevitably' in this passage means Show Answer


Q85) The writer is of the opinion that the bitterness of conflict has been toned down because of Show Answer


Q86) The writer's own countrymen treated him with love and regard because of Show Answer


Q87) The author wants to evaluate the importance of the English language because it is Show Answer


Q88) The speakers of every language Show Answer


Q89) The writer's evaluation of the importance of the English language is based on Show Answer


Q90) The young generation is getting frustrated because Show Answer


Q91) Enormous responsibility to comprehend the problems of young generation lies with Show Answer


Q92) The increase in violence in our society is Show Answer


Q93) The natural tendency among the living beings is to Show Answer


Q94) A worm in a glass jar first tries to Show Answer


Q95) An animal will sit quietly in a cage after it has Show Answer


Q96) Matter constantly changes its shape because it Show Answer


Q97) Topography means the science of Show Answer


Q98) Formal instruction here implies Show Answer


Q99) The author believes that Show Answer


Q100) The author thinks that the problem as to when the children should go to school depends rather on the Show Answer


Q101) Your mate shall stop guessing about your feeling when Show Answer


Q102) You can talk openly and honestly to your mate only when you Show Answer


Q103) You should take off to be alone so that Show Answer


Q104) No architect plans without assessing the present situation because Show Answer


Q105) The meaning of the phrase 'Freedom of Press' in the passage is Show Answer


Q106) In India's real restrictions on the press do not come from Show Answer


Q107) Which of the following statements sums up the writer's intention? Show Answer


Q108) According to the author, meetings Show Answer


Q109) The words that show that many people believe meetings are important are Show Answer


Q110) The author believes in the sanctity of holding meetings for Show Answer


Q111) The traditional image of a lion according to the passage is that Show Answer


Q112) The sentence, "I leapt in the air like a startled stag" indicates that the writer was Show Answer


Q113) The lion in this passage is described as if Show Answer


Q114) The author's friend took him away from the public walk, as Show Answer


Q115) The author concludes from his friends quick pace and his frequent looking back Show Answer


Q116) His friend caught the author by the elbow Show Answer


Q117) The ceremony of the solitary retreat was observed by Show Answer


Q118) The purpose of the retreat was to Show Answer


Q119) The way to perform the vigil was Show Answer


Q120) The parents did not hear the boy scream because Show Answer


Q121) The gale struck the boy while he was Show Answer


Q122) The parents discovered the mishap only when they Show Answer


Q123) According to the author, the dabbawallahas Show Answer


Q124) The past was more comfortable for the people of Mumbai because Show Answer


Q125) Which of the following best describes the author's attitude to the dabbawallahas? Show Answer


Q126) During the winter, common birds in India Show Answer


Q127) Birds sometime get delayed in their migration because Show Answer


Q128) Mostly the birds make their long journey Show Answer


Q129) The author lost his love of books Show Answer


Q130) What is the most likely reason for a bookseller developing a distance for books? Show Answer


Q131) From the passage it is clear that the author Show Answer


Q132) From the passage which one of the following statements appears to be true? Show Answer


Q133) 'I scraped through my BA examination' means that the author passed the BA examination Show Answer


Q134) Which one of the following statements truly indicates the author's opinion about the education system? Show Answer


Q135) Walking is recommended because it Show Answer


Q136) The chances of a heart attack are Show Answer


Q137) Strokes occur because of Show Answer


Q138) The messenger was dressed as a poor farmer as Show Answer


Q139) The messenger's hair was cut of because Show Answer


Q140) This method of sending the message was convenient as Show Answer


Q141) There is fresh reason to pay attention to the reduced number of Show Answer


Q142) The body parts of which animals have medicinal value in traditional Chinese medicine? Show Answer


Q143) According to the passage, the dangerous groups that prey on are Show Answer


Q144) After producing the thief of Baghdad, Sabu wanted to Show Answer


Q145) In his new incarnation, Abu emerges as Show Answer


Q146) Sabu's dream has 'come true' means Show Answer


Q147) The spring season is usually a Show Answer


Q148) According to the passage, when spring comes, it brings with it Show Answer


Q149) According to the passage, the lazy lizards come out to Show Answer


Q150) The author compares the telephone with a pest because it is Show Answer


Q151) According to the passage, waiting for an expected call that does not come, makes you feel Show Answer


Q152) Speaking in a public telephone booth is horrible because Show Answer


Q153) From the passage, it is clear that there are several types of proteins which Show Answer


Q154) Proteins are classified according to Show Answer


Q155) The function of the enzymes is to Show Answer


Q156) By saying that his mother was the complement of his father the author suggests that she was Show Answer


Q157) The words her face was responsive mean that Show Answer


Q158) The author's mother held strong views based on Show Answer


Q159) According to the author Show Answer


Q160) The writer thinks that Show Answer


Q161) The writer is of the opinion that Show Answer


Q162) The author arranged a safe place to keep the memoirs written by her daughter because he Show Answer


Q163) The author's sister caused great agony to her by Show Answer


Q164) No place in the house seemed secure enough to keep the notebook of poems; so the author Show Answer


Q165) According to the author, why should one study?
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Q166) Why does the author not recommend too much of studies?
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Q167) According to the author, how can the studies be perfected?
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Q168) What kind of human beings denounce studies? Show Answer


Q169) According to the author, one should read to Show Answer


Q170) According to the author, India

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Q171) Why did the great sages of India establish pilgrimages in the different corners of the country?
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Q172) In the passage, the author's attitude towards the railways is

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Q173) What does the author mean when he says that "Whose hearts were aglow with righteousness had the Ganges in their own homes"?

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Q174) The passage is written in a

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Q175) "The brow of the conjuror was clouded with a gathering frown." The sentence means that the conjuror
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Q176) "The egg trick trick was ruined". This means that
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Q177) According to the Quick Man, the conjuror

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Q178) The author believes that the Quick Man was really Show Answer


Q179) The conjuror extracted seventeen eggs from the hat of
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Q180) Magda had not been out much lately because
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Q181) Magda was not going back home yet because
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Q182) Mrs. Smiles says, "You're looking forward to that". This means, Magda was ...... her sister's arrival.
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Q183) Magda's sister was coming to

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Q184) Mrs. Smiles and Magda are

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Q185) According to the author, the "rule of the road" implies

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Q186) The author thinks that when a policeman signals you to stop on a road-crossing, he is

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Q187) The author is of the view that we should

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Q188) The author holds that
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Q189) The most suitable title of the passage would be Show Answer


Q190) Consider the following statements :
1. The tiny bat flew in low like a dive bomber. 2. The tiny bat like all bats keeps near the ceiling. 3. It has lost direction because its radar has gone wrong. 4. It wants to entertain the author with its skill in flying.
Which of the above statements may be assumed to be true from the information given in the passage?
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Q191) The bat entered the room
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Q192) After comparing the habits of the tiny bat with those of other bats, the author was

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Q193) The author calls the tiny bat 'an interesting visitor'. This means
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Q194) What, according to you, can be the most suitable title for the passage?

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Q195) The author had roused himself as he wanted to

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Q196) The engine stopped because

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Q197) The engine is compared to a fallen horse because

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Q198) Which of the following is the most appropriate description of the area in which the narrator had been moving?
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Q199) 'I had been cutting steps continuously for two hours' suggests that

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Q200) "It was turning more into a grim struggle" would mean

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Q201) In a free country, one who becomes a leader Show Answer


Q202) Hitler became a leader because

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Q203) The passage seems to suggest that

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Q204) The passage tells us that dogs
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Q205) Medals are awarded to some dogs for
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Q206) The passage implies that

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Q207) The phrase 'aristocratic bloodhound' in the passage means

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