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Birds are alike in many ways. Because they all have backbones, they are all vertebrates. They all have two legs and two wings. They all have lungs and are warm-blooded. This means that their bodies are warm even when the weather is cold. All birds have feathers. There are many kinds of birds. Some, like the ostrich, are taller and heavier than a man. Some are very small, like the humming-bird. Many birds can fly very well. Swallows and ducks are excellent flyers. Some birds cannot fly at all. The penguin’s wings cannot lift him off the ground.

Whose body is warm even when the weather is cold?

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Birds are alike in many ways. Because they all have backbones, they are all vertebrates. They all have two legs and two wings. They all have lungs and are warm blooded. This means that their bodies are warm even when the weather is cold. All birds have feathers. There are many different kinds of birds. Some, like the ostrich, are taller and heavier than a man. Some are very small, like the humming-bird. Many birds can fly very well. Swallows and ducks are excellent flyers. Some birds cannot fly at all. The penguin’s wings cannot lift him off the ground.

Which one of the following is taller and heavier than a man?

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Birds are alike in many ways. Because they all have backbones, they are all vertebrates. They all have two legs and two wings. They all have lungs and are warm-blooded. This means that their bodies are warm even when the weather is cold. All birds have feathers. There are many kinds of birds. Some, like the ostrich, are taller and heavier than a man. Some are very small, like the humming-bird. Many birds can fly very well. Swallows and ducks are excellent flyers. Some birds cannot fly at all. The penguin’s wings cannot lift him off the ground.

According to the passage, which one of the following is a very small bird?

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The Rajputs occupy an honoured place in the history of India. They were a warlike people, proud and patriotic. They were jealous of their honour and would lay down their lives to uphold it. They loved their homes and fought bravely to defend the honour of their womenfolk. Nothing would tame their spirits. Perils only called forth their courage and poverty only increased their power of resistance. None could fight like them. Their motto was ‘Better death than dishonour’.

Which one of the following represents the central theme of the passage?

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The Rajputs occupy an honoured place in the history of India. They were a warlike people, proud and patriotic. They were jealous of their honour and would lay down their lives to uphold it. They loved their homes and fought bravely to defend the honour of their womenfolk. Nothing would tame their spirits. Perils only called forth their courage and poverty only increased their power of resistance. None could fight like them. Their motto was ‘Better death than dishonour’.

Which one of the following represents the central theme of the passage?

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The Rajputs occupy an honoured place in the history of India. They were a warlike people, proud and patriotic. They were jealous of their honour and would lay down their lives to uphold it. They loved their homes and fought bravely to defend the honour of their womenfolk. Nothing would tame their spirits. Perils only called forth their courage and poverty only increased their power of resistance. None could fight like them. Their motto was ‘Better death than dishonour’.

Which one of the following is not true?

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The Rajputas occupy an honoured place in the history of India. They were a warlike people, proud and patriotic. They were jealous of their honour and would lay down their lives to uphold it. They loved their homes and fought bravely to defend the honour of their womenfolk. Nothing would tame their spirits. Perils only called forth their courage and poverty only increased their power of resistance. None could fight like them. Their motto was ‘Better death than dishonour’.

The expression “tame their spirits” in the 5th sentence, means:

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The Rajputs occupy an honoured place in the history of India. They were a warlike people, proud and patriotic. They were jealous of their honour and would lay down their lives to uphold it. They loved their homes and fought bravely to defend the honour of their womenfolk. Nothing would tame their spirits. Perils only called forth their courage and poverty only increased their power of resistance. None could fight like them. Their motto was ‘Better death than dishonour’.

According to the writer, the Rajputs occupy an honoured place in history, because:

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My first duty is to congratulate those who by hard work and disciplined effort obtained their degrees today. I will be unfair to myself and to you if I should promise you glittering prizes of comfortable positions. The times ahead of us are of a very difficult character. The movements that took place in other countries during a span of centuries, have all occurred here more or less simultaneously telescoped, so to say, in these few years in our country. We have won political independence. But it is not to be regarded as giving us complete freedom. There are ever so many other things that require to be fulfilled if this first step is to be regarded as a preparation for the liberation of this great land. If we wish to follow up political revolution by a social and economic one, our universities must send out batches of scientists, technicians, engineers, agriculturists, etc. These are essential for changing the face of our country to the economic character of our society. But we should not believe that science and technology alone are enough. There are other countries, many advanced countries in the world, which have achieved marvellous progress in the scientific and technological side, but yet they are torn by strife, and they are unable to bring about peace, safety and security for their own people. It only shows that other qualities are also necessary besides those developed by science and technology.

The experience of advanced countries shows that: