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2021-10-14 06:49:30 Which of the following is supposed to be the most relevant duty of the state?

(a) to ensure sovereignty of the region
(b) to ensure prosperity of the region
(c) to look after the welfare of its people
(d) to develop better terms with other nations
(e) None of these

What is the basic difference between democracy and colonial rule?

(a) In a democracy, people’s will prevails, whereas in a colonial rule, ruler’s will prevails.
(b) Democracy is a rule by different parties whereas a colonial rule is a single-party rule.
(c) Democracy can be opposed by the people but such is not the case with colonial rule.
(d) A colonial rule can be converted into a democracy but the same cannot happen with a democracy.
(e) None of these

If the people want to have a responsible government in a democracy?

(a) they must call for free and fair elections.
(b) they should take charge of the elections.
(c) they should elect educated and experienced representatives.
(d) they should look for single-party rule.
(e) they should elect desirable candidates.

Why does a person changing his party find it hard to get re-elected in mature democracies?

(a) Because political parties suspect his fidelity.
(b) Because he loses his image in the political circle.
(c) Because his eligibility for fighting elections gets questioned.
(d) Because he has to depend upon the stand of his new party.
(e) None of these

In a country like India, who is mainly responsible for good or bad governance?

(a) The system of electing our representatives
(b) The political parties
(c) The voters
(d) The political party in power
(e) None of these

Which of the following is true in the context of the passage?

(a) Good governance is related to the welfare of the people.
(b) We have a mature democracy in India.
(c) The leaders who change parties face hurdles in getting re-elected in our country.
(d) Colonial rule was much better than the present democracy.
(e) None of these

What makes Switzerland a successful democracy?

(a) Clear instructions regarding public concerns marked on boards, even on roadsides
(b) High rate of literacy among the populace
(c) Law-abiding citizens
(d) Governance with a mission
(e) None of these

Which of the following suggestions may not be necessary to make India a mature democracy?

(a) The voters should elect candidates with clean image.
(b) The voters should not entertain candidates who frequently change their party and ideology.
(c) The voters should shun their narrow interests while voting for their candidates.
(d) The people should respect the law of the land.
(e) None of these

With which stream does the author seem to be related?

(a) Sociology
(b) History
(c) Political Science
(d) Constitution of India
(e) None of these

What is the synonym of CONCURRENCE?

(a) satisfaction
(b) agreement
(c) participation
(d) loyalty
(e) dependence

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2021-10-14 06:49:30 READING COMPREHENSION

Each of the reading comprehension questions is based on the content of a passage. After reading the passage, answer all questions pertaining to it on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. For each question, select the best answer of the choices given.

The subject “Good Governance” is both topical and timely. It is an axiom of political science that a State comes into being for life but it exists for good life. The duty of the state is not only to protect life and liberty but goes further, to enable the people to live in a measure of physical and mental comfort. Democracy is a government by the citizens themselves. The people should realise that they are responsible for choosing the right and proper persons to represent them in national affairs.

In colonial administration the government was different from the people. Those governments ruled but without the consent and concurrence of the people. This old concept still persists in the masses today. They do not realise that the general election is the occasion for them to choose a government for themselves. On the contrary, the masses feel that the franchise is a patronage to be conferred on their kith and kin, or the local candidate, or one of their caste and religious fraternity.

In mature democracies, a person who changes his party affiliation or crosses the floor, seldom gets re-elected by the electorate. They do not trust him to stand firm by the policies and programmes proposed by him. In India a person who was in the Congress Government and immediately thereafter in the Janata Government and then in Chandrashekhar Government was re-elected and came once again into the Congress Government!
The electorate votes for a criminal or a corrupt candidate, and bemoans that the country has a bad government.

The electorate does not realise that even as it contributes to its own household expenditure, it has to contribute to the country’s governance. It is easily misled by the unscrupulous promises of political parties of free food, free clothes, free electricity, free everything. Even enlightened people plead for tax concessions, subsidies and incentives oblivious of the fact that they are met by borrowings which in turn impose burdens indirectly on themselves.

Besides, in a true democracy, the people voluntarily observe the laws, rules and regulations as they are forged by themselves in the interest of good governance. It is only because 90% of the people abide by the laws and 10% transgress them that the state is able to maintain order and harmony. If the situation were reversed with 90% transgressing the law and 10% abiding by it, there can be no organised society, no peace and harmony.

Some of the advanced countries, notably Switzerland, have perhaps the highest degree of compliance. A mere board stating that the road is closed will be complied with by almost 100% of the people.

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2021-10-14 06:49:01 PARA JUMBLE


A) Unlike English, Italian has no reduced vowels (called “schwa” in linguistics), so nothing is diminished or squashed. It’s a syllable-timed language, whereas English is stress-timed: we eat words, they say – we cluster consonants and elide; they don’t. Italian isn’t necessarily louder, it just sounds so to an Anglo-Saxon ear because we’re simply unused to so many syllables.

B) Recent research has also suggested that Italian is a high-speed, low-density language. The amount of information communicated per syllable is lower than in English, meaning it’s spoken faster and, as all musicians know, when you pick up speed you sometimes, inadvertently, go loud.

C) Frecciarossa’s quiet carriages were previously only available for business passengers, but they proved so popular that they will now be available to passengers in economy class too. They will be called “Standard Silenzio”.

D) Yet many Italians feel the stereotype is absurd. Italians are only perceived to be loud because of their language: it’s vowel-based, requiring the vibration of vocal chords – hence its melodious quality and aptness for opera.

E) In some ways, Italy has earned its reputation as a rowdy country. A 2015 survey of global noise pollution placed Italy second for racket. “Noise music” – replacing classical harmonies with modern clanking – was pioneered by the Italian futurist Luigi Russolo. And no self-respecting pizzeria is without a loud TV in the corner. As Francesco De Gregori once sang: “Poor me – I’m scared of the silence but can’t stand the noise.”

F) The announcement that Italy’s high-speed train franchise, Frecciarossa, is introducing “quiet carriages” has been greeted with relief and irony. Of the many stereotypes about Italians, one that refuses to die is that they are loud, and even many Italians doubt that a “quiet carriage” will ever remain so.

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2021-10-14 06:48:23 CLOZE TEST


Mr. Chamberlain had come to get gift to thirty-five million pounds from South Africa and to win the hearts of Englishmen and Boers. So he gave a …(1)… shoulder to the Indian deputation. ‘You know’, he said, that the Imperial Government has little control over self-governing colonies. Your grievances seem to be genuine. I shall do what I can, but you must try your …(2)… to placate the ‘Europeans, if you wish to live in their midst’. The reply cast a chill over the members of the …(3)…. I was also disappointed.

It was an eye opener for us all, and I saw that we should start with our work de novo. I …(4)… the situation to my colleagues. As a matter of fact there was nothing wrong about Mr. Chamberlain’s reply. It was well that he did not mince …(5)…. He had brought home to us in a rather gentle way the rule of might being …(6)…, or the law of the sword. But sword we had none. We …(7)… had the nerve and the muscle even to receive sword-cuts.

Mr. Chamberlain had given only a short time to the sub-continent. If Sri Nagar to Cape Comorin is 1,900 miles, Durban to Cape town is not less than 1,100 miles, and Mr. Chamberlain had to cover the long distance at hurricane speed. From Natal he hastened to the Transvaal. I had to prepare the case for the Indians there as well and …(8)… it to him. But how was I to get to Pretoria? Our people there were not in a position to …(9)… the necessary legal facilities for my getting to them in time. The war had reduced the Transvaal to a howling wilderness. There were neither provisions nor clothing available. Empty or closed shops were there, waiting to be …(10)… or opened, but that was a matter of time.



(1) cold
(2) cool
(3) hot
(4) warm
(5) left



(1) hard
(2) best
(3) least
(4) fate
(5) hate



(1) reputation
(2) crowd
(3) delegate
(4) leader
(5) deputation



(1) expressed
(2) said
(3) explained
(4) exclaimed
(5) denied



(1) lectures
(2) matter
(3) topic
(4) words
(5) deals



(1) wrong
(2) right
(3) rite
(4) bright
(5) weak



(1) hardly
(2) rare
(3) might
(4) do
(5) scarce



(1) through
(2) permit
(3) submit
(4) deposit
(5) fill



(1) secure
(2) procure
(3) pull
(4) fetch
(5) buy



(1) replenished
(2) fed
(3) booked
(4) filled
(5) emptied

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