Passage 1
In recent
years, electric vehicles (EVs) have gained popularity as a more environmentally
friendly alternative to gasoline-powered cars. EVs produce zero tailpipe
emissions, reducing air pollution. However, critics argue that the
environmental benefits of EVs are overstated because the electricity used to
charge these vehicles often comes from fossil fuels. They also point out that
the production of EV batteries requires significant amounts of energy and raw
materials, which can harm the environment. Proponents of EVs, however, believe
that as more countries switch to renewable energy sources like wind and solar
power, EVs will become a truly green option for transportation.
1.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Electric vehicles are not
currently a green alternative to gasoline-powered cars.
B. The environmental impact of
electric vehicles depends partly on how the electricity used to charge them is
generated.
C. The production of electric
vehicles is more environmentally damaging than the production of
gasoline-powered cars.
D. As countries adopt renewable
energy, the demand for gasoline-powered cars will decrease.
Solution:
The passage discusses how the environmental impact of EVs is linked to the
source of the electricity used for charging. It suggests that EVs could become
greener as renewable energy use increases but does not claim that EVs are
currently not green or that their production is worse than gasoline-powered
cars.
Correct
Answer: B
2.
Which of the following weakens the argument that electric vehicles are
environmentally friendly?
A. Research shows that EV
batteries can be recycled efficiently, reducing the need for new raw materials.
B. A study finds that countries
with high levels of renewable energy use have lower EV sales than those that
rely on fossil fuels.
C. The production process of EVs
requires twice the amount of energy compared to gasoline-powered cars.
D. The majority of electricity in
many countries still comes from non-renewable sources such as coal and natural
gas.
Solution:
To weaken the argument for EVs being environmentally friendly, we need evidence
that challenges their green credentials. If the majority of electricity comes
from non-renewable sources, EVs will not have as much of an environmental
advantage.
Correct
Answer: D
Question
3: Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument that electric
vehicles will become a truly green transportation option in the future?
A. Technological advances have
made gasoline-powered cars more fuel-efficient.
B. Renewable energy sources are
projected to account for 80% of global electricity generation by 2050.
C. The cost of producing EV
batteries is expected to decrease by 50% over the next decade.
D. A significant number of
consumers prefer gasoline-powered vehicles due to their longer range.
Solution:
To strengthen the argument that EVs will become greener in the future, we need
information about the increasing use of renewable energy. If renewable energy
sources are expected to dominate electricity generation, EVs will rely less on
fossil fuels, making them greener.
Correct
Answer: B
Passage 2:
A goat was struggling violently and injured many people, as
it was being led away by a dozen men through the street. It was being taken
away for a sacrificial offering. But it became calm the moment it saw a saint.
The saint bent down and said something in its ear and patted it on its back. He
then withdrew, covering his face and muttering "How sad! My poor
friend!" The animal now tame allowed itself to be led away. The onlookers
flocked around the saint and asked him what he had whispered to the goat? The saint
explained that the goat was a reincarnation of his good friend, a wealthy man
who instituted the sacrifice as a ritual in the village and that he had told
the goat that the game was started by it in its previous birth so why was it
complaining now when it was it's time to be in the same boat. He continued
"As one sows, so shall he reap". The story spread and eventually
brought an end to the ritual of animal slaughter in the name of sacrificial
offering in the village.
1.Why did the saint
mutter “How sad! My poor friend"?
● He was Against The Lifestyle of
his friend
● Thegoathadbeeninjured while it was
being led away
● The Goat Was Dying From Its wounds
● Hewassadbecausehisfriend was going
to be killed
Ans.1– d. The Saint utter
the sentence because he was sad, that his friend was going to be killed.
2. Why did the animal become docile after the saint talked
to it?
● It Was Keen To Be Sacrificed
● Ithadalready injured many people
and was tired on
● The Priest Promised that it
wouldn't be sacrificed
● It had accepted that it deserved
its fate
Ans.2 – d . The animal
becomes docile because he had accepted that he deserves its fate.
3. What was the goat in its previous birth?
● A saint
● A poor man
● A rich man
● A poor friend of the saints
Ans.3 – c. The Saint
explain that the God Was goat was a reincarnation office good and good friend
and a wealthy man
4. The saint did not stop the sacrifice of the goat because
he
● was incapable of doing so
● feared that the onlookers may harm
him
● thought that it was a result of
the goat's own past deeds
● wanted to kill the goat himself
Ans.4– c. The saint did
not stop the Sacrifice of the goat because he thought it was a result of Gods
own past deeds.
5. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
● Reincarnation is a phenomenon
which occurs
● Onereceivesasone propagates
● Animal Slaughter is now banned by
law
● Saints To Have Magical powers
Ans.5 – b. The only
inference from the above passage is “one receives as one propagates”
6.Why was the goat being led away by the people?
● It has helped many people.
● To Be Slaughtered as a sacrificial
offering
● To avoid panic is the town.
● Only (a)
● Only (b)
● Only (c)
● Both (a) and (b)
Ans.6– b. The goat was
struggling violently and it was being taken away for sacrificial offering.
7. Which of the following is true in the context of the
passage?
● The Goat Was Not Sacrificed
● The Ritual Of Sacrifice gradually
stopped in the village
● The Saint Didn't believe in
reincarnation
● The onlookers were ashamed of
themselves and avoided the saint
Ans.7– b. The rituals of
sacrifice gradually stop in the village.
8. Why did the goat recognise the saint?
● It was the saint who had asked
people to sacrifice it
● The Saint Was Wearing a robe
unlike the other onlookers
● Thesaint had a Peculiar look
● The saint had been a good friend
of the goat in its previous birth.
Ans. 8– d. According to
the passage, the goat recognise the saint because the Saint had been a good
friend of the goat in its previous birth.
9. Choose the word that is most nearly the same meaning to
the word “ patted” in the passage.
● Hit
● Flattened
● Stroked
● Hurt
Ans.9– c. The Synonym of
patted is stroked.
10. Choose the word which is most opposite in the meaning to
the word “ Tame” in the passage.
● Spirited
● Discipline
● Cruel
● Insane
Ans.10 – a. Antonym of
tame is spirited