Q.1-9. In question nos. 1 to 9, you have two brief passages with 4-5 questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate oval [•] in the Answer Sheet.
PASSAGE I (Question Nos. 1 to 4)
One of the main reasons of corruption in elections today is the lure of power which haunts the politicians so much that they feel no qualms of conscience in adopting any underhand method to come out successful. Corruption thrives in elections because those in the field play on the psychology of the electorate. The voters are swayed by the tall promises of the candidates to whose machinations they fall an easy prey. They are also susceptible to fall an easy prey to the adulations of the politicians due to their illiteracy. Besides anti-corruption laws are honored more in their breach than in their observance. Moreover, some constituencies are so big that it becomes difficult to discover and check corrupt practices.
Q.1. The politicians indulge in corruption in elections now-a-days because
(A) Of the lure of power
(B) Of the lure of money
(C) Elections can be won only by corrupt means
(D) Corrupt practices in elections go unnoticed
Q.2. How does corruption thrive in elections?
(A) The people themselves are corrupt
(B) A sizeable part of the society is corrupt
(C) The politicians exploit the electorate psychologically
(D) The politicians cheat the electorate economically
Q.3. Why do the corrupt practices indulged during the elections go unnoticed?
(A) Because nobody is interested in discovering corrupt practices
(B) Because, vested interests shield those who indulge in corrupt practices
(C) Because the law enforcing authorities themselves are in collusion with the politicians
(D) Because the constituencies are so big that it become difficult to discover the corrupt practices
Q.4. What happens to the anti-corruption laws?
(A) There is actually no such thing as anti-corruption laws
(B) Anti-corruption laws are certainly honoured but in a limited way
(C) The government does not want to enforce anti-corruption laws
(D) Anti-corruption laws are honoured more in their breach than in their observance
PASSAGE II (Question Nos. 5 to 9)
The modern man, who is given to endless materialistic pursuits and competition, lives a fast life. Most of his time and energy are consumed by the strenuous hours of work followed by equally strenuous social anxiety and tension, because a prolonged strike anywhere can lead to scarcity of-certain commodities of daily use. Given to multifarious stresses and strains, man hardly gets any time to enjoy the beauties of nature.
Q.5. The passage talks about
(A) Materialistic pursuits
(B) Life of the modern man
(C) Work related strain
(D) Man and nature
Q.6. Social anxiety and tension refer to
(A) Difficulties related to maintaining relationships
(B) Domestic violence
(C) Social enmity
(D) None of the above
Q.7. The meaning of “prolonged” is
(A) enlarged (B) increased
(C) expanded (D) enhanced
Q.8. The antonym of scarcity
(A) ferocity (B) density
(C) abundance (D) limited
Q.9. Strike in the passage means
(A) to hit someone (B) an agitation
(C) both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
ANSWERS
Q.1.(A) Q.2.(C) Q.3.(D) Q.4.(D) Q.5.(B) Q.6.(A) Q.7.(B) Q.8.(C) Q.9.(B)
