Reading Comprehension
Despite the frustrating years of dragging children out of bed and persuading them to go to school young children have an internal drive to learn about their world, and become industrious and productive individuals. Their educational eagerness and curiosity can either be stifled or encouraged by parents, teachers and other adults. Aware parents can encourage their children's development of important life skills. Besides teaching them to read and write, school and home environments teach children cooperation and interdependence. Children also engage in important play rituals (like playing with dolls or cops and robbers) which prepare them for adolescence and adulthood. Supportive parents can promote crucial learning of life skills. Above all, school-age children struggle with feeling of inferiority and incompetence when they compare themselves with their peers. If they don't fit in, they might feel insignificant. Loving and accepting parents help these children develop the confidence to create a future where they can thrive and feel good about themselves.
प्रश्न 31 Some games prepare the children for:
(अ) adolescence and adulthood
(ब) academics
(स) competition
(द) good health
Every individual wants peace of mind. But it is hard to find a person who can say that he has attained such a state of mental equilibrium as will allow him to live a life of tranquillity. Peace of mind is a distant dream for all of us. What is the reason for this? The reason is that people hanker after ideal peace, that is, pure peace-a peace that is free from all kinds of non-peace items.
But this kind of absolute peace is not in nature’s storehouse. Let us take the analogy of the rose. A rose is a very beautiful flower, but every stem has its thorns. Indeed, thorns are an integral part of the rose plant. A poet has rightly said that thorns serve as security guards for the flower. The translation of his Urdu lines is “The safety of the flower would become impossible if the thorns were silk-like.” So flower have to be accompanied by thorns. There must be hard thorns along with soft flowers-that is, there must be non-peace items along with peaceful items. A peaceful mind is a very precious aspect of human nature and it too needs safety to maintain its sublime quality.
प्रश्न 32 The antonym of the word ‘sublime’ is -
(अ) gallant
(ब) degraded
(स) stupendous
(द) spectacular
प्रश्न 33 Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘calmness’.
(अ) distant
(ब) tranquillity
(स) hanker
(द) equilibrium
प्रश्न 34 The security guards for the flowers are -
(अ) garden
(ब) other plants
(स) thorns
(द) roots
प्रश्न 35 Synonym of the word ‘carelessness’ is –
(अ) caution
(ब) laxness
(स) vigilance
(द) heedfulness
प्रश्न 36 What does the author mean when he says, “To get our lives in order” ?
(अ) To resume our lives
(ब) To organize our lives
(स) To rebuild our lives
(द) To control our lives
प्रश्न 37 The phrase “Potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can –
(अ) Certainly be dangerous
(ब) Be fairly dangerous
(स) Be possibly dangerous
(द) Seldom be dangerous
Comprehension
The rivers of India play an important role in the lives of the Indians. They provide potable water, cheap transportation, electricity, and the livelihood for a large number of people all over the country. This easily explains why nearly all the major cities of India are located by the banks of rivers. The rivers also have an important role in Hindu Religion and are considered holy by all Hindus in the country.
Seven major rivers along with their numerous tributaries make up the river system of India. The largest basin system of the rivers pours their waters into the Bay of Bengal; however, some of the rivers whose courses take them through the western part of the country and towards the east of the state of Himachal Pradesh empty into the Arabian Sea. Parts of Ladakh, northern parts of the Aravalli range and the arid parts of the Thar Desert have inland drainage.
All major rivers of India originate from one of the following main watersheds :
- Aravalli range
- Himalaya and Karakoram ranges
- Sahyadri or Western Ghats in western India
- Vindhya and Satpura ranges
प्रश्न 38 Which of the followings include all rivers are mentioned in the entire passage ?
(अ) Ganga, Bay of Bengal, Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari
(ब) Tapi, Ganga, Bay of Bengal, Indus, Arabian Sea, Godavari
(स) Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari
(द) Narmada, Tapi, Godavari
प्रश्न 39 All the major Indian rivers originate from the following watersheds :
(अ) Himalaya, Karakoram, Aravalli, Western Ghats, Sahyadri, Vindhya
(ब) Karakoram, Aravalli, Himalaya, Hindu_Kush, Vindhya, Satpura, Sahyadri
(स) Himalaya, Karakoram, Aravalli, Nanga Parbat, Vindhya, Satpura, Western Ghats
(द) Aravalli, Himalaya, Karakoram, Sahyadri, Vindhya, Satpura
प्रश्न 40 According to the passage the rivers in India play a pivotal role because:
(i) They provide potable water.
(ii) They are important only to the Hindus.
(iii) They provide cheap transportation & electricity.
(iv) They are located near all major cities in India.
(v) They are means to earn livelihood for a large number of people.
Choose the correct options :
(अ) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
(ब) (iii), (i), (v)
(स) (v), (iii), (i), (iv)
(द) None of these
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