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Direction (1-5): A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Three weeks after surrendering before an intolerant petitioner who sought to ban a book he didn’t agree with, Penguin India appears unwilling to re-examine its decision to withdraw and pulp all copies of Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus: An Alternative History. Penguin’s decision flies in the face of a publisher’s duty to stand up for freedom of speech. It also betrays a lack of understanding of the law on free speech, not to speak of the way the Indian judiciary has interpreted the law whenever demands for censorship have been made. Ironically, Penguin’s cowardice in the face of the demands of self-righteous lobbies will only encourage further demands for book bans and directly undermine the commercial foundations of the publishing industry as a whole. Not surprisingly, writers have condemned Penguin for being party to an ugly attack on academic freedom. Some, including the two of us, have registered our anger by asking Penguin to cancel our own book contracts and pulp whatever copies remain lest we too be sold down the river by a publisher that does not have the stomach to defend the titles it brings out. As of this writing, our demands have still not been accepted. Prompted by Penguin’s self-serving defence that it was the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which forced its hand on the Doniger book, many writers have urged the Government of India to amend specific sections of the IPC — especially 153 A and 295 A — which make the promotion of enmity towards, or the deliberate insult of, a religious group a criminal offence.
Q1. What does the author say about the act of Penguin on withdrawing and pulping all copies of Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History?
(a) It is an absolutely correct decision to withdraw and pulp all copies of such an anti-Hindu religious book.
It is cowardice to bow down before illegitimate demands of self-righteous lobbies.
To run the business smoothly it is necessary to take such an action.
All the above
Solution:
Refer to, “Ironically, Penguin’s cowardice in the face of the demands of self-righteous lobbies will only encourage further demands for book bans and directly undermine the commercial foundations of the publishing industry as a whole.”
Q2. Find the correct statement on the basis of the given passage.
Penguin India has full understanding of the law on free speech.
Penguin India has decided to reverse its decision to withdraw and pulp all copies of Wendy Doniger’s book.
Penguin’s stand is against a publisher’s duty to standing for freedom of speech.
Penguin’s stand is not contrary to the interpretation of Indian judiciary regarding censorship.
Solution:
Refer to, “Penguin’s decision flies in the face of a publisher’s duty to stand up for freedom of speech.”
Q3. What has/have been the effect of the decision to withdraw Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History!
(i) Many writers have condemned Penguin for aiding an ugly attack on academic freedom.
(ii) Some of the writers have asked Penguin to cancel book contracts.
(iii) Penguin India has filed cases against those who have vitiated the contract.
(i) Many writers have condemned Penguin for aiding an ugly attack on academic freedom.
(ii) Some of the writers have asked Penguin to cancel book contracts.
(iii) Penguin India has filed cases against those who have vitiated the contract.
Only (i)
Only (ii)
Only (i) and (ii)
Only (ii) and (iii)
Solution:
Refer to, “Not surprisingly, writers have condemned Penguin for being party to an ugly attack on academic freedom. Some, including the two of us, have registered our anger by asking Penguin to cancel our own book contracts.”
Q4. What are the sections 153 A and 295 A of IPC all about? Give your answer in the context of the passage.
It is about the rights and duties of a publisher.
It is against promoting enmity towards or the deliberate insult of a religious group.
It is about prohibiting foreign nationals from publishing their books in India.
It is all about how to establish harmony between different religious groups.
Solution:
Refer to, “Prompted by Penguin’s self-serving defence that it was the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which forced its hand on the Doniger book, many writers have urged the Government of India to amend specific sections of the IPC — especially 153 A and 295 A — which make the promotion of enmity towards, or the deliberate insult of, a religious group a criminal offence.”
Q5. What is the meaning of the phrase ‘flies in the face of’ as used in the given passage?
To go against
To remind
To compel
To prohibit
Solution:
‘flies in the face of’ means to challenge someone or something; to go against someone or something.
Direction (6-10): A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
More than half of the country’s working population is battling stress, with more women than men affected by it. Findings of a health and wellbeing survey carried out by Cigna TTK Health Insurance shows that about 62% of employees display some physical symptoms of stress such as difficulty in falling asleep at night or emotive symptoms, such as not remembering when they are happy. People living in metropolitan cities and those working for more than 50 hours a week were found to be the most stressed. Employees in non-metro cities were found to be happier than those in metro cities, the survey found. The online survey was carried out with 3,021 respondents in India to understand their health and well-being. It was conducted in September 2015 and covered New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai among metro cities and Lucknow, Vizag, Ahmedabad, Pune and Surat among non-metros. The survey was conducted to check overall health and wellbeing of people, both men and women, aged over 25. What it also found was that while 37% of Indians are obese, 85% of the people surveyed said they followed a healthy diet comprising fresh home-cooked food. Most reported consuming only low quantities of alcohol. The survey’s respondents also reported exercising an average of 2.6 hours per week. Five per cent of the total number of people surveyed said they did not exercise at all. And 13% of the obese respondents said they did not exercise.
Q6. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to “obese”
Corpulent
Portly
Stout
Emaciated
Solution:
Obese means grossly fat or overweight and emaciated means abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food.
Q7. Why people living in metro cities are battling more stress than non-metro cities?
They do not eat home-cooked food.
They have busy life.
They don’t get sufficient time for sleep.
Because they do not exercise.
Solution:
From the passage we can infer that people living in metro cities are busier as compared to non-metro cities.
Q8. What can be the suitable title of the above passage?
Physical Symptoms of stress
Metro cities Vs. Non-metro cities
Virtual reality
Health is wealth
Solution:
From the passage we can infer that people living in metro cities are more busy compare to non-metro cities. Hence option (b) is the correct choice. According to the passage, “Metro cities vs. Non-metro cities” is the suitable title.
Q9. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the given passage?
5% of the total number of people surveyed said they did not exercise.
13% of the obese respondents said they exercise.
Employees in metro cities were found to be happier than those in non-metro cities, the survey found.
The survey was conducted to check overall health and wellbeing of people, both men and women, aged below 25.
Solution:
Refer to “Five per cent of the total number of people surveyed said they did not exercise at all”.
Q10. “According to the passage”, why stress is the major problem in metropolitan cities?
People rarely notice their health status.
Life is tough in metro cities.
Time management is not good.
Regularity is missing.
Solution:
According to the passage, the regularity in life is missing for metro cities people. They couldn’t able to get time for particular activity regularly.
Direction (11-15): A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
A dog is very sensitive to atmosphere. He knows when you have lost your temper almost before you do- and if you want to do anything with a dog never lose your temper! Whatever you do with him, do calmly and under full control, especially when you correct him. Talking of this awareness of atmosphere his utter loyalty can lead to great jealousy. When I married, my little dog- Paragon was his name- nearly wrecked the home with his jealousy. The bottom had fallen out of his life when an intruder came into the management of the house, and he would sit about with his back to us, his back a speaking picture of misery, looking blindly into space. It was years before he would condescend to recognize my wife’s existence. More dangerous is the jealousy a dog can develop towards a new baby in the family. Another thing to remember is that a dog is fond of company, specially the company of his own kind. In a wild state they habitually go about in groups, either small family groups or in packs; and you can see the same instinct at work in civilization. Dogs loose in streets or in parks will nearly always gravitate into gangs, following each other around looking for mischief or adventure like so many urchins. So it is a good thing to let your dog have plenty of friends. The lonely dog will often become a fighter.
Q11. ‘That your dog knows when you are about to lose your temper’ is an example for the dog’s:
Intelligence
Loyalty
Sensitivity to atmosphere
Love of the master
Solution:
Refer to, “A dog is very sensitive to atmosphere. He knows when you have lost your temper almost before you do- and if you want to do anything with a dog never lose your temper!”
Q12. When the writer’s wife came to live with him, his dog, Paragon, took years to recognize her existence. This shows the dog’s:-
Anger
Jealousy
Loyalty
Lack of intelligence
Solution:
Refer to, “When I married, my little dog-Paragon was his name- nearly wrecked the home with his jealousy. The bottom had fallen out of his life when an intruder came into the management of the house, and he would sit about with his back to us, his back a speaking picture of misery, looking blindly into space. It was years before he would condescend to recognize my wife’s existence.”
Q13. A dog is fond of the company of:
Babies
Human beings
Other dogs
Urchins
Solution:
Refer to, “Another thing to remember is that a dog is fond of company, specially the company of his own kind.”
Q14. The word “gravitate” (paragraph 2) in the context means:
Get
Form
Fight
Be happy
Solution:
According to the passage, gravitate means to form a group.
Q15. The writer compares loose dogs to urchins because they:
Form gangs.
Follow each other around.
Move in streets or parks.
Form gangs and look for mischief or adventure.
Solution:
Refer to, “Dogs loose in streets or in parks will nearly always gravitate into gangs, following each other around looking for mischief or adventure like so many urchins.”
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