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Gandhi protested against the delay. He read a statement pleading guilty. He was involved, he told the court, in a 'conflict of duties'- on the one hand, not to set a bad example as a lawbreaker; on the the other hand, to render the "humanitarian and national service" for which he had come. He disregarded the order to leave, “not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience." He asked the penalty due. Questions
Q.1. What was the conflict of duties for Gandhiji?
A. He wanted to only do what was humanitarian and of national service. B. He wanted to obey the law on one hand and on the other he wanted to do humanitarian and national service. C. He was unaware of the laws of Champaran and he didn't want any violence. D. He didn't like delay and didn't want to plead guilty.
Q.2. Why did Gandhi ask for the penalty due? A. Some farmers were left to pay the taxes. B. He had to pay the fees of the farmer. C. He had forgotten to keep a lawyer. D. He was going to stay and disobey the British order.
Q.3. The adjective form of ‘example’ is ..................
A. exemplary	B. examplery	C. examples	D. explantory
Q.4. Who has penned the passage?
A. Louis Fischer	B. J Z Hodge	C. Charles Andrews	D. Edward Gait

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1- B. He wanted to obey the law on one hand and on the other he wanted to do humanitarian and national service. 2- D. He was going to stay and disobey the British order. 3- A. exemplary 4- A. Louis Fischer

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B. it had never been kind to him.
C. people had been caught in a dangerous snare.
D. None of these three

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A. ‘unusual’. B. ‘unexpected’. C. ‘not needed’. D. ‘unnecessary’.

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A. jump	B. spring	C. paddle	D. burst

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[a] masonry

[b] carpentry

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[a] wee hours

3.

[c] making carpets [d] making rattraps

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[c] dawn

[d] dusk

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[a] excitement

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[c] anxiety

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[d] to take rest in peace

[d] enthusiasm

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A. ‘high’. B. ‘long-legged. C. ‘unreasonable’. D. noble.

Q.4. The phrase ‘bearing on’ means ………………………….. .
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Q.1. Saheb is satisfied with ……………………. .
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C. entering the club with the permission of the watchman.
D. entering the club without the permission of the watchman.

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B. They were discarded ones.
C. In one of them there was a hole.
D. They did not suit him over his discoloured shirt and shorts.

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A. Saheb was not happy with that job.
B. Saheb had not taken bath that day.
C. Saheb was ill.
D. Saheb had not washed his face.

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A. i, iii, iv	B. i, ii, iii	C. i, ii, iii, iv	D. ii, iii, iv
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Q.4. What is the antonym of ‘caught’ ?
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Q.1. Passage 1 reads that Sophie is …………………… .
A. greatly angry. B. terribly irritated.
C. extremely happy. D. quite thoughtful.

Q.2. The untidy scene/s in the room was/were ………………….. .
A. the heavy-breathing man at the table.
B. the dirty washing piled up in the corner.
C. the steam from the stove.
D. Both A’ and ‘B’

Q.3. ‘Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of the ground’. This sentence shows ……………….. nature of Geoff.
A. outspoken B. shy
C. reticent D. indifferent

Q.4. ………………………. remained subjects of special fascination for Sophie.
A. Many places in her surroundings and beyond
B. The areas of her brother’s life
C. Her brother’s activities
D. All of these three.

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Q.1. The writer had an intense dislike for water …………………….. .
A. since he was three or four. B. when he was in water.
C. when he was at some beach. D. Both A’ and ‘B’

Q.2. ………………………….. caused terror to the writer.
A. The beach in California B. His father’s pressure on him
C. The overpowering force of the waves D. The swimming pool

Q.3. What were the unpleasant memories for the writer?
A. Those that he had been in the surf with his father in California.
B. Those that he had learnt about the dangers of being in water in his school.
C. Those stories that he had heard from his friends.
D. All of these three

Q.4. The meaning of the phrase ‘feel at ease’ means ……………………….. .
A. ‘without any effort’. B. ‘quite relaxed’.
C. ‘comfortable’. D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’