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1-5. In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 1 to 5. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.
Literary freedom is taken for granted in democracies, but forces that ________ (1) it are always at work. Each age has to fight the battle afresh. In recent times, several attempts to get books withdrawn, pulped or sanitised of ________ (2) content have achieved full or partial success in India. A creation was withdrawn by the author under mob pressure but ________ (3) by a Madras High Court verdict. Public order, national unity and social or religious harmony are the principles commonly invoked against the practice of literary freedom. Threats to free expression, especially artistic freedom, in our times mainly come from those claiming to ________ (4) the interests of a particular religion or social group. It is in this context that Congress MP and writer has introduced a private member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha seeking to protect freedom of literature. Its objective, that authors must be guaranteed the freedom to express their work without fear of ________ (5) action by the State or by sections of society, commends itself to any society that upholds liberal values.
1 Choose the correct answer for (1)
01. intimidating
02. threaten
03. browbeating
04. menace
05. jeopardy
2 Choose the correct answer for (2)
01. resentful
02. retaliating
03. affront
04. offending
05. none of these
3 Choose the correct answer for (3)
01. revive
02. renovated
03. resurrected
04. moribund
05. abolish
4 Choose the correct answer for (4)
01. embraced
02. holler
03. betray
04. buttress
05. espouse
5 Choose the correct answer for (5)
01. punitive
02. exorbitant
03. preposterous
04. irrational
05. farce
6-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
NASA is holding a news conference on new findings on exoplanets. Prominent NASA scientists, astronomers and a professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology will participate at the briefing. Details of these findings will also be published in the journal Nature on the same day NASA hosts the briefing. Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than our sun. The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, was discovered in 1995 by Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz.
According to NASA there are 3449 confirmed exoplanets from among 4,669 candidates in 2,577 solar systems. Among the confirmed ones there are 1,264 Ice Giants (a giant planet composed mainly of elements such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur), 1,043 Gas Giants (planets mostly composed of gases such as hydrogen and helium), 781 Super-earths (planets larger than Earth, but smaller than Uranus or Neptune), 348 terrestrial exoplanets (aka rocky planets, they are composed of silicate rocks or metals) and 13 are yet to be classified.
In May last year, scientists found three planets passing in front of TRAPPIST-1, the dwarf star. Based on further monitoring of the star from the ground and space, scientists have found four more ‘exo-planets’ orbiting TRAPPIST-1.The search for exoplanets is also the search for alien life and habitable spaces beyond our star system. NASA’s Kepler and K2 missions have identified several such candidates. To be considered habitable, exoplanets must orbit within a distance of their stars in which liquid water can exist on the planet’s surface, receiving about as much sunlight as Earth. This distance is called the “Goldilocks” zone.
6 Based on further monitoring of the star from the ground and space, what have the scientists found?
01. They have found the Earth orbiting Trappist-(1)
02. They have found aliens and other creatures orbiting Trappist-(1)
03. They have found dead satellites orbiting Pluto.
04. They have found four more ‘exo-planets’ orbiting Trappist-(1)
05. Not mentioned in the passage.
7 Who will participate at the briefing as per the given passage?
A. Prominent NASA scientists
B. Astronomers
C. a professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
01. Only A
02. Both A and B
03. Only C
04. Both B and C
05. All A, B and C
8 What are exoplanets, according to the passage?
01. Exoplanets are stars that orbit other stars other than our sun.
02. Exoplanets are main planets that orbit universe.
03. Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than our sun.
04. Exoplanets are planets that revolve around the earth.
05. Exoplanets are the name of the orbits in which liquid water can exist.
9 The search for exoplanets is also the search for what?
A. Alien life
B. Habitable spaces beyond our star system.
C. Metamorphous rocks
01. Only A
02. Both A and B
03. Only C
04. Both B and C
05. All A, B and C
10 When and by whom was the first exoplanet discovered as per the above-mentioned passage?
01. The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, was discovered in 1995 by Michael Mayor and David Queloz.
02. The first exoplanet, 53 Agasi B, was discovered in 1993 by Michael and Tripeir.
03. The first exoplanet, 54 Vendegas b, was discovered in 1795 by Michael Mayor.
04. The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, was discovered in 1995 by Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz.
05. The first exoplanet, 73 Pegasi b, was discovered in 1972 by Eric Mendoz.
Answers:-
Q.1 (2)
Q.2 (4)
Q.3 (3)
Q.4 (5)
Q.5 (1)
Q.6 (4)
Q.7 (5)
Q.8 (3)
Q.9 (2)
Q.10 (4)
