Reading Comprehension - Online Test

Q1. After several defeats in wars, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide. Just before committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly to have its net. Time and again, the spider failed but that did not deter it to refrain from making attempts. Such attempts by the spider made Bruce curious. Thus, Bruce started observing the nearimpossible goal of the spider to have the net. Ultimately, the spider succeeded in having its net despite several failures. Such act of the spider encouraged Bruce not to commit suicide. And then, Bruce went back again and won many a battle, and the rest is history. Which one of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q2. Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall every day while having lunch. The wall sometimes breaks. A person sitting on the wall falls if the wall beaks. Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentences ?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q3. While trying to collect an envelope from under the table, Mr. X fell down and was losing consciousness.
          I                                                       II                                III                                  IV
Which one of the above underlined parts of the sentence is NOT appropriate?  
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q4. The following question presents a sentence, part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you find four ways of phrasing the underline part. Following the requirements of the standard written English, select the answer that produces the most effective sentence. Tuberculosis, together with its effects, ranks one of the leading causes of death in India.
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q5. By the beginning of the 20th century, several hypotheses were being proposed, suggesting a paradigm shift in our understanding of the universe. However, the clinching evidence was provided by experimental measurements of the position of a star which was directly behind our sun. 
Which of the following inference(s) may be drawn from the above passage? 
(i) Our understanding of the universe changes based on the positions of stars 
(ii) Paradigm shifts usually occur at the beginning of centuries 
(iii) Stars are important objects in the universe 
(iv) Experimental evidence was important in confirming this paradigm shift 
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q6. Read the following paragraph and choose the correct statement. Climate change has reduced human security and threatened human well being. An ignored reality of human progress is that human security largely depends upon environmental security. But on the contrary, human progress seems contradictory to environmental security. To keep up both at the required level is a challenge to be addressed by one and all. One of the ways to curb the climate change may be suitable scientific innovations, while the other may be the Gandhian perspective on small scale progress with focus on sustainability.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q7.  Consider the following statements: 
P: Good mobile phones are not cheap 
Q: Cheap mobile phones are not good 
L: P implies Q 
M: Q implies P 
N: P is equivalent to Q  
Which one of the following about L, M, and N is CORRECT? 
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q8. The horse has played a little known but very important role in the field of medicine. Horses were injected with toxins of diseases until their blood built up immunities. Then a serum was made from their blood. Serums to fight with diphtheria and tetanus were developed this way. It can be inferred from the passage that horses were
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

Option B fits the sentence, as they built up immunities which helped humans create serums from their blood.

Q9. Based on the given statements, select the most appropriate option to solve the given question What will be the total weight of 10 poles each of same weight? Statements (I) One fourth of the weight of a pole is 15kg. (II) The total weight of these poles is 160 kg more than the total weight of two poles
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q10. In a world filled with uncertainty, he was glad to have many good friends. He had always assisted them in times of need and was confident that they would reciprocate. However, the events of the last week proved him wrong. Which of the following inference(s) is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above passage? (i) His friends were always asking him to help them. (ii) He felt that when in need of help, his friends would let him down. (iii) He was sure that his friends would help him when in need. (iv) His friends did not help him last week.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.