Question 2 :
Read the passage and answer the following question:<br/><br/>It must be realized to make compulsory education a success, it is absolutely necessary to make it entirely free. India is a poor country and we cannot expect our people to pay directly for the education of their children. Even in rich countries like England and U.S.A. mass education is not only free but there are many additional facilities like mid-day meal for children, free medical service, and scholarship on a generous scale. Since education is a fundamental civil and human right and basic to the health of the body politics, funds must be found for the purpose whatever the cost of the scheme. If we consider educational and cultural activities to be important, funds will be forthcoming. What we have to do is to rearrange our priority. With this in view, we have to adopt a many-sided programme of national planning and economic and industrial reconstruction. If not there will always be arguments and statistics to prove that it is impossible to introduce free, compulsory and universal education in India.<br/>Which is the central argument of the passage?

Question 3 :
State whether true or false:<br/>Parody is capable of involving satirical elements or more serious goals, but usually, it is more for entertainment than policy making.<br/>

Question 4 :
'Friendship was indeed a value for the villagers, more for men than for women. Two good friends were said to be 'like brothers' (literally, 'like elder brother-younger brother', annatamman-dirahage). I heard this expression several times and I could not help recalling the statement of an elderly English colleague who had told me that he and his brother were very close and had written to each other every week. He had added, 'We are very good friends.' That is, friendship connoted intimacy in England while in Rampura (as in rural India everywhere), brotherhood conveyed intimacy'.<br><br>Which of the following best summarizes the conclusion of the argument of this paragraph?<br><br>

Question 5 :
State whether True or False.<br/>When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used imagery.<br/>

Question 7 :
Read the passage and answer the question that follows.&#160;<br/>Ah! Whatever could be said was said. All held him guilty. Even his own mother who claimed to understand him the best. All had betrayed him in his hour of need. Yet, there he was, still with a sparkling hope and knew that the truth must prevail. In the cold, dark and damp cell he never for a moment lost faith in God and goodness and was waiting anxiously for an angel to come, plead&#160;non-guilty&#160;for him and free him of his miseries.<br/>The truth must prevail means?<br/>

Question 8 :
Identify the rhyming words from the list given:<br>ajar, care, dart, mark, star

Question 10 :
State whether true or false.<br/>Parody is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect.

Question 11 :
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:<br/>&#34;The Mower to the Glowworms&#34; could most reasonably be considered __________________.<br/>

Question 12 :
<h3><p class="MsoNormal">SCENE V. The same.&#10;Before SHYLOCK'S house.</p>&#10;&#10;<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Enter SHYLOCK and LAUNCELOT</i></p>&#10;&#10;<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SHYLOCK</b></p>&#10;&#10;<p class="MsoNormal">Well, thou shalt see, thy eyes shall be thy judge,<br/>&#10;The difference of old Shylock and Bassanio:--<br/>&#10;What, Jessica!--thou shalt not gormandise,<br/>&#10;As thou hast done with me:--What, Jessica!--<br/>&#10;And sleep and snore, and rend apparel out;--<br/>&#10;Why, Jessica, I say!<br/>&#10;<br/>&#10;What does the line 'Enter Shylock and Launcelot' indicate?</p>&#10;&#10;<p class="MsoNormal">&#160;</p></h3>

Question 13 :
The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.<br/><br/>S1 : So we went on in the quiet, and the twilight deepened into night. <br/>S6 : Then as the darkness grew deeper, she put her arms round my neck and, closing her eyes tightly pressed her face against my shoulder. <br/>P : The ground grew dim and the trees black. <br/>Q : The clear blue of the distance faded, and one star after another came out. <br/>R : Neena's fears and her fatigue grew upon her. <br/>S : I took her in my arms and talked to her and caressed her.&#160;<br/>The proper sequence should be:&#160;&#160;

Question 14 :
Which is the most appropriate title for the&#160;passage based on its content?

Question 15 :
The narrative point of view in the above passage is that of a _____.

Question 18 :
The author states that A.D. Shroff's ideas were somewhat at odds with the views of Planning Commission becuase:

Question 19 :
Which choice best reflects the overall sequence of events in the passage?

Question 20 :
S1 Newspapers are an important link between&#160;the people and the government<br/>S2<br/>S3<br/>S4<br/>S5 This helps the government feel the pulse of the people and effect changes in its working&#160;accordingly<br/><br/>P - They publicise the reactions and responses&#160;of the masses to the government's activities&#160;<br/>Q - Also they are the mouthpiece of public&#160;opinion<br/>R - It is through newspapers that people learn&#160;about the activities of the government<br/>

Question 21 :
Identify the literary device used in the following passage:<br/><br/><b>The Farmer</b><br/><p>A farmer, bent on doubling the profits from his land,<br/>Proceeded to set his soil a two-harvest demand.<br/>Too intent thus on profit, harm himself he must needs:<br/>Instead of corn, he now reaps corn cockle and weeds.</p>

Question 22 :
The function of poetic rhythm in the poem is to convey a _______.<br/>

Question 23 :
Fill in the blank with respect to the passage:<br/>Imagery in the passage is used as a comparison for ___________.<br/>