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Directions (Qs. 17 to 28) : In this section, you have 03 short passages. After each passage, you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read a passage and then answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.
Examples: 'I' and 'J
Passage (Example)
In our approach to life, be it pragmatic or otherwise, a basic fact that confronts us squarely and unmistakably is the desire for peace, security and happiness. Different forms of life at different levels of existence make up the teeming denizens of this earth of ours. And, no matter whether they belong to the higher groups such as human beings or to the lower groups such as animals, all beings primarily seek peace, comfort and security. Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Even the lowliest insect strives for protection against dangers that threaten its life. Just as each one of us wants to live and not to die, so do all other creatures.
I. The author's main point is that
A. different forms of life are found on the earth
B. different levels of existence are possible in nature
C. peace and security are the chief goals of all living beings
D. even the weakest creature struggles to preserve its life
J. Which one of the following assumptions or steps is essential in developing the author's position?
A. All forms of life have a single overriding goal
B. The will to survive of a creature is identified with a desire for peace
C. All beings are divided into higher and lower groups
D. A parallel is drawn between happiness and life, and pain and death
Explanation :
I. The Idea which represents the author's main point is "peace and security are the chief goals of all living beings", which is response (C). So (C) is the correct answer.
J. The best assumption underlying the passage is "The will to survive of a creature is identified with a desire for peace", which is response (B), so (B) is the correct answer.
{ Passage-I }
An old man with steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule-drawn carts staggered up the steep bank from the bridge with soldiers helping to push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks wound up and away heading out of it all. The peasants plodded along in the ankle-deep dust. But the old man sat there without moving.
Examples: 'I' and '
Passage (Example)
In our approach to life, be it pragmatic or otherwise, a basic fact that confronts us squarely and unmistakably is the desire for peace, security and happiness. Different forms of life at different levels of existence make up the teeming denizens of this earth of ours. And, no matter whether they belong to the higher groups such as human beings or to the lower groups such as animals, all beings primarily seek peace, comfort and security. Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Even the lowliest insect strives for protection against dangers that threaten its life. Just as each one of us wants to live and not to die, so do all other creatures.
I. The author's main point is that
A. different forms of life are found on the earth
B. different levels of existence are possible in nature
C. peace and security are the chief goals of all living beings
D. even the weakest creature struggles to preserve its life
J. Which one of the following assumptions or steps is essential in developing the author's position?
A. All forms of life have a single overriding goal
B. The will to survive of a creature is identified with a desire for peace
C. All beings are divided into higher and lower groups
D. A parallel is drawn between happiness and life, and pain and death
Explanation :
I. The Idea which represents the author's main point is "peace and security are the chief goals of all living beings", which is response (C). So (C) is the correct answer.
J. The best assumption underlying the passage is "The will to survive of a creature is identified with a desire for peace", which is response (B), so (B) is the correct answer.
{ Passage-I }
An old man with steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule-drawn carts staggered up the steep bank from the bridge with soldiers helping to push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks wound up and away heading out of it all. The peasants plodded along in the ankle-deep dust. But the old man sat there without moving.
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