l checked and rechecked my calculations. We had lost our main compass and I was using a spare which had not been corrected for magnetic variation. I made an allowance for this and another estimate of the influence of the westerly currents which flow through this part of the Indian Ocean. About 2 p.m., I went on deck and asked Larry to steer a course of 185 degrees. If we were lucky. I told him with a conviction I did not feel, he could expect to see the island at about 5 p.m. Then with a heavy heart, I went below, climbed on my bunk and amazingly, dozed off. When I woke it was 6 p.m., and growing dark. I knew we must have missed the island, and with the sail we had left, we couldn’t hope to beat back into the westerly winds. At that moment, a tousled head appeared by my bunk. “Can I have a hug?” Jonathan asked. Sue was right behind him. “Why am I getting a hug now?” I asked. “Because you are the best daddy in the whole world and the best captain,” My son replied. Questions: Q.1. What was not right of the spare compass? A. It was not checked and rechecked thoroughly. B. It had not been corrected for magnetic variation. C. It did not show the exact time. D. All of these three Q.2. Here the meaning of the phrase ‘make an allowance for’ is ……………. A. To attract attention B. To relieve somebody from tension C. To prepare adequately for someone or something D. To make excuses Q.3. Why was the writer greatly surprised soon after waking up ? A. He had taken more time in sleep. B. He had missed the island. C. He ‘ couldn’t hope to beat back into the westerly winds. D. None of these three Q.4. Who is referred to as ‘a tousled head’ ? A. The narrow sleeping bed. B. The westerly winds C. The writer’s son – Jonathan D. Sue

1.B. It had not been corrected for magnetic variation. 2.C. To prepare adequately for someone or something 3.B. He had missed the island. 4.C. The writer’s son – Jonathan

l checked and rechecked my calculations. We had lost our main com…

The notion of ‘art brut’ or ‘raw art’, was of works that were in their raw state as regards cultural and artistic influences. Anything and everything from a tin to a sink to a broken down car could be material for a work of art, something Nek Chand has taken to dizzying heights. Recognising his art as ‘an outstanding testimony of the difference a single man can make when he lives his dream’, the Swiss Commission for UNESCO will be honouring him by way of a European exposition of his works. : The five-month interactive show, ‘Realm of Nek Chand’, beginning October will be held at leading museums in Switzerland, Belgium, France and Italy. ‘The biggest reward is walking through the garden and seeing people enjoy my creation.’ Nek Chand says.
BRINDA SURI ’
Hindustan Times, 28 August 2005

Questions:
Q.1. What are ‘Art brut’ or ‘Raw art’?
A. ‘Graffitti’
B. ‘Naive art’.
C. ‘Fine art’
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.2. What could be material for ‘art brut’ as given in the passage ?
A. A tin
B. A sink
C. A broken down car
D. All of these three

Q.3. The meaning of the phrase ‘take to dizzying heights’ is …………………..
A. ‘bring a great glory’.
B. ‘let down something’.
C. ‘overlook something’.
D. ‘access something’.

Q.4. According to Nek Chand the biggest reward for his work is …………………
A. ‘the five-month interactive show’.
B. ‘people enjoy his creation walking through the garden’.
C. ‘honour given by UNESCO’.
D. ‘european exposition of his works’.

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Gangadharpant pressed home his advantage. “I had inadvertently slipped the Bakhar in my pocket as I left the library. I discovered my error when I was paying for my meal. I had intended to return it the next morning. But it seems that in the melee of Azad Maidan, the book was lost; only this torn-off page remained. And, luckily for me, the page contains vital evidence.”

Rajendra again read the page. It described how Vishwasrao narrowly missed the bullet; and how that event, taken as an omen by the Maratha army, turned the tide in their favour.

“Now look at this.” Gangadharpant produced his own copy of Bhausahebanchi Bakhar, opened at the relevant page. The account ran thus:

………….And then Vishwasrao guided his horse to the melee where the elite troops were fighting, and he attacked them. And God expressed his displeasure. He was hit by the bullet.

“Prof. Gaitonde, you have given me food for thought. Until I saw this material evidence. I had simply put your experience down to fantasy. But facts can be stranger than fantasies, as I am beginning to realise.”

Questions:
Q.1. The meaning of the phrase ‘pressed home’ in this extract is ……………
A. ‘went home’.
B. ‘returned to his country’.
C. ‘make clear by special emphasis’.
D. ‘make something avail of’.

Q.2. The meaning of the word ‘inadvertently’ is …………..
A. ‘carefully’. B. ‘unknowingly’.
C. ‘deliberately’. D. ‘desperately’.

Q.3. Here the words ‘God expressed his displeasure’ are used for indicating that …………….
A. Gangadharpant had lost his copy of book.
B. Vishwasrao narrowly missed the bullet.
C. Vishwasrao was killed in a bullet-shot.
D. The elite troops were fighting severely.

Q.4. Prof. Gaitonde gave …………….. to Gangadharpant.
A. some fantastic evidences
B. account of his own experiences
C. his own copy of Bakhar
D. Both ‘A’ and B’

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For the first time in human history we see a transcending concern-the survival not just of the people but of the planet. We have begun to take a holistic view of the very basis of our existence. The environment problem does not necessarily signal our demise, it is our passport for the future. The emerging new world vision has ushered in the Era of Responsibility. It is a holistic view, an ecological view, seeing the world as an integrated whole rather than a dissociated collection of parts.

Industry has a most crucial role to play in this new Era of Responsibility. What a transformation would be effected if more businessmen shared the view of the Chairman of Du Pont, Mr Edgar S. Woolard who, five years ago, declared himself to be the Company’s ‘Chief Environmental Officer’. He said, ‘Our continued existence as a leading manufacturer requires that we excel in environmental performance.’

Questions:
Q.1. ………………. is a transcending concern for the first time in human history.
A. The survival of the people
B. The survival of the planet
C. The environmental problem
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.2. The holistic view of the emerging new world vision is …………………..
A. seeing the world as an integrated whole world.
B. not to see the world as dissociated collection of parts.
C. seeing the world as a large industry.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.3. What according to the writer, is the most crucial role for an industry?
A. Increasing production against all adversities.
B. Care for environment.
C. Stop the production that affects the environment.
D. Ignore ecological view.

Q.4. The Chairman of Du Pont declared himself to be the company’s ………………..
A. CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
B. CEO (Chief Environmental Officer)
C. CEO (Chief Ecological Officer)
D. CEO (Chief Enquiry Officer)

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“But is there any contact between those many worlds ?” Prof. Gaitonde asked.

“Yes and no ! Imagine two worlds, for example,. In both an electron is orbiting the nucleus of an atom ……….”

“Like planets around the sun………….” Gangadharpant interjected.

“Not quite. We know the precise trajectory of the planet. The electron could be orbiting in any of a large number of specified states. These states may be used to identify the world. In state no. 1 we have the electron in a state of higher energy. In state no. 2 it is in a state of lower energy. It can make a jump from high to low energy and send out a pulse of radiation. Or a pulse of radiation can knock it out of state no. 2 into state no. 1. Such transitions are common in microscopic systems. What if it happened on a macroscopic level?” Rajendra said.

“I get you! You are suggesting that I made a transition from one world to another and back again?” Gangadharpant asked.

Questions:
Q.1. Pick out correct sentence/s from the following:
A. In both the worlds an electron is orbiting the nucleus of an atom.
B. Planets move along their fixed path.
C. Electrons do not move along the same path.
D. All of these three

Q.2. We can identify the world by knowing ……………..
A. the movement of planets.
B. the movement of electrons.
C. the specified states with higher or lower energies.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.3. ……………. is responsible for transitions in states.
A. Pulse of radiation
B. Microscopic system
C. Changes in the number of electrons
D. Orbiting of planets.

Q.4. The meaning of the word ‘trajectory’ is the extract is ………………..
A. ‘movement’. B. ‘path or passage’
C. ‘change’. D. ‘function’.

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A three-year study using satellites and aerial photography conducted by the United Nations, warns that the environment has deteriorated so badly that it is ‘critical’ in many of the eighty- eight countries investigated.

There can be no doubt that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society. It took mankind more than a million years to reach the first billion. That was the world population around the year 1800. By the year 1900, a second billion was added, and the twentieth century has added another 3.7 billion. The present world population is estimated at 5.7 billion. Every four days the world population increases by one million.

Fertility falls as incomes rise, education spreads and health improves. Thus, development is the best contraceptive. But development itself may not be possible if the present increase in numbers continues.

Questions:
Q.1. We have come to know about the deterioration of environment through ……………..
A. satellites.
B. aerial photography.
C. survey conducted in the U.S.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.2. ………………..is one of the strongest factors which has distorted the future of human society.
A. The growth of world population
B. Use of satellites
C. Environmental threat
D. Fall of fertility

Q.3. To reach the first billion, mankind took ………………. years.
A. ten thousand B. more than ten lakh
C. ten lakh thousand D. ten trillion

Q.4. ……………… is the best preventative of growing world population.
A. Conservation of natural environment
B. Development
C. Collective measures by all the nations of the world
D. None of these three

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Millie : (to Taplow) Waiting for my husband ?
Taplow : (moving down left of the table) Er-yes.
Millie : He’s at the Bursar’s and might be there quite a time. If I were you I’d go.
Taplow : (doubtfully) He said most particularly I was to come.
Millie : Well, why don’t you run away for a quarter of an hour and come back? (She unpacks some things from the basket.)
Taplow : Supposing he gets here before me ?
Millie : (smiling) I’ll take the blame. (She takes a prescription out of the basket.) I tell you what-you can do a job for him. Take this prescription to the chemist and get it made up.
Taplow : All right, Mrs Crocker-Harris. (He crosses towards the door up right.)

Questions:
Q.1. Whom was Taplow waiting for?
A. Millie
B. Mr Crocker-Harris
C. Mr Frank
D. His principal

Q.2. Millie is ……………….
A. a teacher in Taplow’s school.
B. Mr Crocker-Harris’s sister.
C. Mr Crocker-Harris’s wife.
D. the principal of that school.

Q.3. Millie asks Taplow ………………
A. to have a break for a quarter of an hour.
B. to obey Mr Crocker-Harris strictly.
C. not to follow the advice of Mr Frank.
D. not to wait for Mr Crocker-Harris.

Q.4. Millie guarantees Taplow of not getting scared of Mr Crocker-Harris as…
A. she will request Mr Crocker-Harris not to punish him.
B. she will take blame on her if in case.
C. Mr Crocker-Harris is a kind person.
D. Mr Crocker-Harris has no prejudice against him.

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Frank: I’m sure you’re exaggerating.
Taplow: No, sir. I’m not. In form the other day he made one of his classical jokes. Of course nobody laughed because nobody understood it, myself included. Still, I knew he’d meant it as funny, so I laughed. Out of ordinary common politeness, and feeling a bit sorry for him for having made a poor joke. Now I can’t remember what the joke was, but suppose I make it. Now you laugh, sir. (Frank laughs)
Taplow: (in a gentle, throaty voice) “Taplow-you laughed at my little joke, I noticed. I must confess that I am pleased at the advance – your Latin has made since you so readily have understood what the rest of the form did not. I Perhaps, now, you would be good enough to explain it to them, so that they too can share your pleasure.”

Questions:
Q.1. Nobody laughed at the joke made by Mr Crocker-Harris because …………………
A. it was not so funny.
B. everybody was scared of being punished if laughed.
C. nobody understood it.
D. they had heard that joke previously.

Q.2. Only Taplow laughed at the joke made by Mr Crocker-Harris …………….
A. for he wanted to please him.
B. out of ordinary common politeness.
C. for feeling sorry as he had made a poor joke.
D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’

Q.3. What Taplow speaks in his gentle, throaty voice is actually……………………….
A. an imitation of what Mr Crocker-Harris might have spoken.
B. something that Mr Frank might have spoken.
C. cutting a joke on himself.
D. None of these three

Q.4. Here the word ‘form’ stands for………………
A. ‘a data-paper to fill in.’
B. ‘students in the class.’
C. ‘teachers.’
D. ‘school’.

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My grandmother, like everybody's grandmother was an old woman. She had been old and wrinkled for the twenty years that I had known her. People said that she had once been young and pretty and had even had a husband, but that was hard to believe. My grandfather's portrait hung above the mantelpiece in the drawing room He wore a big turban and loose-fitting clothes. His long, white beard covered the best part of his chest and he looked at least a hundred-years-old. He did not look the sort of person who would have a wife or children. He looked as if he could only have lots and lots of grandchildren.
Questions:
Q.1. What according to the writer, was hard to believe?
Q.2. The portrait hanging above the mantelpiece in the drawing room suggested that...
Q.3. The appearance of the writer's grandfather in the portrait revealed that...
Q.4. In the portrait, the writer's grandfather looked...

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At dawn on January 2, the waves were gigantic. We were sailing with only a small storm jib and were still making eight knots. As the ship rose to the top of each wave we could see endless enormous seas rolling towards us, and the screaming of the wind and spray was painful to the ears. To slow the boat down, we dropped the stõrm jib and lashed a heavy mooring rope In a loop across the stern. Then we double-lashed everything, went through our life-raft drill, attached lifelines, donned oilskins and life jackets – and waited.

The first indication of impending disaster came at about 6 p.m. with an ominous silence. The wind dropped, and the sky immediately grew dark. Then came a growing roar, and an enormous cloud towered aft of the ship. With horror, I realised that it was not a cloud, but a wave like no other I had ever seen. It appeared perfectly vertical and almost twice the height of the other waves, with a frightful breaking crest.

Questions:
Q.1. ‘We were sailing with only a small jib’. In this sentence, the word shows ……………….
A. distance.
B. time.
C. a sail.
D. a type of boat.

Q.2. …………… and spray was painful to the ears’ means ………………….
A. the sound rising from the spray was too loud.
B. the water of the spray entered the ears and caused great pain.
C. the spray hit very hard causing pain.
D. None of these three

Q.3. The first indication of impending disaster was ………………
A. severe blowing of wind.
B. terrible lightning.
C. premonitory silence.
D. rising of mountain – like waves.

Q.4. The wave, that the writer had wrongly taken as a cloud, was ……………….
A. twice the height of the other waves.
B. vertically rose over the writer’s ship.
C. broke on the writer’s ship.
D. Both ’A’ and ‘B’

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My headache soon cleared as we careered down the other side of the pass. It was two o’clock by the time we stopped for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a workcamp erected beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is pockmarked with salt flats and brackish lakes, vestiges of the Tethys Ocean which bordered Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with pickaxes and shovels trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots. All wore sunglasses against the glare as a steady stream of blue trucks emerged from the blindingly white lake laden with piles of salt.

By late afternoon we had reached the small town of Hor, back on the main east-west highway that followed the old trade route from Lhasa to Kashmir. Daniel, who was returning to Lhasa, found a ride in a truck so Tsetan and I bade him farewell outside a tyre-repair shop. We had suffered two punctures in quick succession on the drive down from the salt lake and Tsetan was eager to have them fixed since they left him with no spares. Besides, the second tyre he’d changed had been replaced by one that was as smooth as my bald head.

Questions:
Q.1. In this extract, the word ‘vestiges’ indicates …………….
A. ‘symbols.’ B. ‘relics.’
C. ‘highland.’ D. ‘wastage.’

Q.2. All men wore sunglasses to ………………..
A. watch distant places.
B. watch piles of salt.
C. protect their eyes against the glare emerging from ithe blindingly white lake.
D. watch a steady stream of blue trucks.

Q.3. Daniel got a life for …………….
A. Lhasa B. Kashmir
C. Hor D. None of these three

Q.4. Tsetan was eager to fix the tyre-puncture at that tyre-repair shop because ………………
A. without that they could not move forward.
B. they did not have any spare-wheel if in case they needed it in their further journey.
C. there was no other tyre-repair shop if they missed it there.
D. None of these three

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