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Answer : 1. "Witnessed"
Q:Directions : Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
For months the old tanker, African Queen , lay turned over on her side, stuck fast in the sands off the coast of Maryland. She had run aground so badly that her owners had decided to leave her to her fate. It was considered impossible to refloat her and the ship began to rust and sink deeper and deeper into the sands. Men frequently came out in small boats and removed any parts that could be sold-until two men decided to attempt the impossible : to float the African Queen once more. Both men were engineers and had no experience of ships so that few people thought they could succeed.
The men began by studying the exact state of the African Queen and came to the conclusion that she would float again if air was pumped into the tanks which were now full of sea-water. A diver was sent down to examine the underside of the ship. In the cold, dark water he found an enormous hole in her side which had been torn when the ship ran aground. It was plain that nothing could be done until the hole was repaired. As no single sheet of steel would cover it, the men were obliged to order a great number of sheets which had to be joined together. For several weeks divers worked continually to close the hole. At times, the sea was so rough that it was difficult to go down; and on more than one occasion, they had to contend with sharks.
At last the hole was covered and the men began to pump the sea-water out of the ship’s tanks. It seemed as if they were bound to succeed, for when the tanks were full of air, the African Queen began to stir in the water. The men could not understand why she still would not float until they discovered that her rudder was embedded in mud. Huge cranes were brought to haul the sunken rudder out and the ship was again afloat. By this time, the men were almost exhausted. They had worked ceaselessly for three months to save the African Queen and had succeeded when everyone thought they would fail. Now they stood on the bridge of the ship, tired but proud, as tugs brought the African Queen into the harbour.
The two men felt proud because
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63a6d463f4e72c5ab6e7df99- 1they could float the ship in three months.false
- 2they had succeeded when everyone thought they would fail.true
- 3the African Queen was coming into the harbour.false
- 4the African Queen began to stir in the water.false
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Answer : 2. "they had succeeded when everyone thought they would fail. "
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Answer : 4. "allow"
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Answer : 3. "Weighed"
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Answer : 4. "atone"
Q:Directions: You have two brief passages with questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
Ram had never thought much about the origin of wealth or inequalities in life. It was his firm belief that if this world was not good, the next would be good, and this faith sustained him. He was not like some others whom he knew, who would sell their souls to the devil. He always thought of God before doing anything. He lived the life of an honest man. He had not married but did not desire another man’s wife. He believed that women weakened men as was described in the story of Samson and Delilah.
It was Ram’s belief that
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63a9786df415fc71cc43082d- 1one can be happy only by remaining a bachelor.false
- 2the world is a happy place.false
- 3there is no other world.false
- 4one must lead an honest life.true
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Answer : 4. " one must lead an honest life. "
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Answer : 2. "The Irula tribals. "
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