Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering the question.
Rajendra stayed in a tiny hut with his goat. One day, his uncles tied it alongside the goats that belonged to the village butcher. The butcher killed all the goats. Now, Rajendra's goat had a bell around its neck. Rajendra found the bell. Scared that the boy would tell everyone he had killed a stolen goat, the butcher gave Rajendra some money! His uncles met him and asked about the money. 'Everyone wanted goat's meat today. My goat somehow ended up at the butcher's and he sold its meat. This is my share', he replied. His uncles who owned twenty goats slaughtered them all and went to sell the meat. But there was so much meat in the market that they got only a few rupees for their goats. Angry, they set fire to his little hut. Rajendra came home and found a pile of ash. Sadly he gathered the ash in a bag and decided to leave the village. He walked till he reached a village where he sat down under a tree to rest. Who was this stranger carrying a bag of ashes? The villagers wondered. Rajendra's hut had been his dearest possession, so he said, 'It is the ash from a sacred place'. The villagers asked him to sell it. But he refused. Rumour spread that a holy man from the Himalayas had ash that could cure all misfortunes. He wanted no money, but it was only right that you paid a coin. Soon the ash was all gone and in its place was a pile of coins. Rajendra decided to return to his village. When his uncles saw him they asked Rajendra his secret. Rajendra said, 'I sold the ash from my burnt hut and got this money'. His uncles burnt down their fine houses gathered the ashes and set off for the village, but as soon as they uttered the word 'ash', the villagers beat them! By then the villagers knew there was no magic in the ash. Angry, the uncles decided to kill Rajendra. They invited him for a walk and pushed him in the river. A girl washing clothes nearby heard his screams for help. Being a good swimmer she dived in. When she heard his story she thought of a plan. The next day Rajendra went to his uncles' house with the girl, dressed in finery and said, 'When I fell into the river, she saved me. She has a palace at the bottom of the river. Do come and visit us'. Saying this, they left in the direction of the river, The uncles decided to follow Rajendra and cheat him of his newfound wealth. So they ran to the river and dived into its deep waters. They were never heard of again'.
Which of the following can be said about Rajendra's uncles?
Important Questions on Reading Comprehension
Rajendra stayed in a tiny hut with his goat. One day, his uncles tied it alongside the goats that belonged to the village butcher. The butcher killed all the goats. Now, Rajendra's goat had a bell around its neck. Rajendra found the bell. Scared that the boy would tell everyone he had killed a stolen goat, the butcher gave Rajendra some money! His uncles met him and asked about the money. 'Everyone wanted goat's meat today. My goat somehow ended up at the butcher's and he sold its meat. This is my share', he replied. His uncles who owned twenty goats slaughtered them all and went to sell the meat. But there was so much meat in the market that they got only a few rupees for their goats. Angry, they set fire to his little hut. Rajendra came home and found a pile of ash. Sadly he gathered the ash in a bag and decided to leave the village. He walked till he reached a village where he sat down under a tree to rest. Who was this stranger carrying a bag of ashes? The villagers wondered. Rajendra's hut had been his dearest possession, so he said, 'It is the ash from a sacred place'. The villagers asked him to sell it. But he refused. Rumour spread that a holy man from the Himalayas had ash that could cure all misfortunes. He wanted no money, but it was only right that you paid a coin. Soon the ash was all gone and in its place was a pile of coins. Rajendra decided to return to his village. When his uncles saw him they asked Rajendra his secret. Rajendra said, 'I sold the ash from my burnt hut and got this money'. His uncles burnt down their fine houses gathered the ashes and set off for the village, but as soon as they uttered the word 'ash', the villagers beat them! By then the villagers knew there was no magic in the ash. Angry, the uncles decided to kill Rajendra. They invited him for a walk and pushed him in the river. A girl washing clothes nearby heard his screams for help. Being a good swimmer she dived in. When she heard his story she thought of a plan. The next day Rajendra went to his uncles' house with the girl, dressed in finery and said, 'When I fell into the river, she saved me. She has a palace at the bottom of the river. Do come and visit us'. Saying this, they left in the direction of the river, The uncles decided to follow Rajendra and cheat him of his newfound wealth. So they ran to the river and dived into its deep waters. They were never heard of again'.
Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
A. Rajendra plotted with the villagers to teach his uncle a lesson.
B. Rajendra married the girl who saved him from drowning.
C. Rajendra's uncles were very greedy.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of four alternatives and mark your answer.
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the kingdom's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along, carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.
As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
The peasant learned what many others never understand: Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.
The peasant succeeded to push the huge rock away from the road:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.
While tea as a category has stopped growing, green tea is bucking the trend. Judging by the numbers, it could be the latest health-food craze of Indians, right up there with cold pressed oils and millets.
Vikram Grover, VP and marketing head with Tata Global Beverages, which owns tea brand Tetley, says that the green tea category has been growing at around 60% year-on-year compared with black tea that is growing at around 2%. It has become an aspirational drink for young urban Indians whose food habits are not under control, he says.
Green tea is essentially normal tea that is not put through the oxidization process to keep its enzymes intact. Nutritionists tout it as an elixir for people with hectic lifestyles. For instance, medical research points out that green tea helps people lose weight and aids in digestion on top of having a positive effect on heart ailments and type-two diabetes. It’s a fad, but a good fad. At least, it has great health benefits. From gym goers to corporate executives, everyone carries a green tea sachet these days.
However, palatability is a big factor. Green tea’s natural harsh taste has made tea brands like Lipton and Tetley look for new flavours. We have taken a lot of effort to mask the alien taste of green tea. Two of our best-selling variants are honey and lemon and aloe vera, says Grover of Tetley.
Unlike black tea, whose superiority can be judged on the basis of its strength, aroma and flavours, good green tea is supposed to taste harsh and its coarse taste is due to the preserved enzymes in the leaves.
Choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given below as used in the passage.
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While tea as a category has stopped growing, green tea is bucking the trend. Judging by the numbers, it could be the latest health-food craze of Indians, right up there with cold pressed oils and millets.
Vikram Grover, VP and marketing head with Tata Global Beverages, which owns tea brand Tetley, says that the green tea category has been growing at around 60% year-on-year compared with black tea that is growing at around 2%. It has become an aspirational drink for young urban Indians whose food habits are not under control, he says.
Green tea is essentially normal tea that is not put through the oxidization process to keep its enzymes intact. Nutritionists tout it as an elixir for people with hectic lifestyles. For instance, medical research points out that green tea helps people lose weight and aids in digestion on top of having a positive effect on heart ailments and type-two diabetes. At least, it has great health benefits. From gym goers to corporate executives, everyone carries a green tea sachet these days.
However, palatability is a big factor. Green tea has natural harsh taste has made tea brands like Lipton and Tetley look for new flavours. We have taken a lot of effort to mask the alien taste of green tea. Two of our best-selling variants are honey and lemon and aloe vera says Grover of Tetley.
Unlike black tea, whose superiority can be judged on the basis of its strength, aroma and flavours, good green tea is supposed to taste harsh and its coarse taste is due to the preserved enzymes in the leaves.
What is/are the benefits of green tea according to the passage?
Direction: In the following question, a short passage with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank is given. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.
Working overseas is always a challenge for any professional and if you are an Indian, always strive to give your best as Indians have always been considered intelligent, hardworking, talented and spiritual. _____. Indians desired but few achieved until the information technology boom opened several white-collar job opportunities for them in global markets. However, securing employment abroad may be an achievement but retaining it is quite a challenge as a professional requires constant demonstration of professionalism and exacting standards of competence.
Direction: In the following question, a short passage with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank is given. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.
This is a fairly universal sentiment that the use of nuclear weapons is clearly contrary to mortality and that its production probably does not go far enough. These activities are not only opposed to mortality but also to the law. If the legal objection can be added to the mortal, the argument against the use and manufacture of these weapons can be considerably reinforced. Now the time is ripe to evaluate the responsibility of scientists who knowingly use their expertise for the construction of such weapons, which has a deleterious effect on mankind. _____. How appropriate it is that all their valuable skills should be devoted to the manufacture of weapons of death in a world of poverty is a question that must touch the scientific conscience.
Directions: In the question given below, a passage has been given which is either situational or describes a scenario. Below the passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
A former lawmaker, Rewati Raman Bhandari, who drafted the measure that criminalized 'Chhaupadi', said the push to eradicate the practice from villagers, the police and local politicians were still far too muted.
Which of the following describes the reaction of the authorities towards the eradication of 'Chhaupadi'?
Directions: In the question given below, a passage has been given which is either situational or describes a scenario. Below the passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you infer something from it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
India’s leading and most popular food delivery start-up 'Swiggy' landed in a soup on Wednesday, after four people claiming to be current and former employees allegedly revealed fraudulent and unethical means practiced at the company, in a blog post.
Which of the following can be said about the allegations?
