Reading Comprehension Set Ii(Exams > Cat > Verbal ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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READING COMPREHENSION SET II MCQs

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Why, according to the passage, do principles of justice need to be based on an original agreement?

Social institutions and laws can be considered fair only if they conform to principles of justice.
Social institutions and laws can be fair only if they are consistent with the principles of justiceas initially agreed upon.
Social institutions and laws need to be fair in order to be just.
Social institutions and laws evolve fairly only if they are consistent with the principles of justice as initially agreed upon.
Social institutions and laws conform to the principles of justice as initially agreed upon.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Social institutions and laws can be fair only if they are consistent with the principles of justiceas initially agreed upon.
:
B
Option: (b)

It can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage that social institutions and laws can fair only if they are consistent with the principles of justice as initially agreed upon. Thus, option (b) clearly stands out as the right answer choice.

Question 232.

Which of the following situations best
represents the idea of justice as fairness, as argued in the passage?

All individuals are paid equally for the work they do.
Everyone is assigned some work for his or her livelihood.
All acts of theft are penalized equally.
All children are provided free education in similar schools.
All individuals are provided a fixed sum of money to take care of their health.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> All children are provided free education in similar schools.
:
D
Option:
(d)

Out of all the situations mentioned above
in the answer choices, the one that most aptly represents the idea of justice
as fairness is the situation where all children are provided free education
in similar schools. This is because this appropriately describes the concept
where no one is advantaged or disadvantaged in the choice of principles by
the outcome of natural chance or the contingency of social circumstances.

Question 233.

The cause of downfall of share market was

Inexperienced investors
Phenomenal decrease
Lack of confidence in stock market’s ability
Panic amongst investors.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Lack of confidence in stock market’s ability
:
C

The answer is C. The passage starts off saying that traders experienced a lack of confidence in the stock market’s ability to continue its phenomenal rise which leads to a fall in prices. Hence C is the best option.D is wrong as panic was the result of fall in prices.

Question 234.

The New York bankers counted on

Current market value
Confidence
The number of sell orders
Their own reputation

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Their own reputation
:
D

The answer is D. The passage says ,“they were counting on their reputations to restore the confidence”, making option D the obvious choice.

Question 235.

Opportunity offered to Subwood ltd. is primarily on account of

the state-of-art technology from Sweden
environmental protection gaining momentum
the usage of agro-based raw material
wide usage of MDF in all sectors

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> environmental protection gaining momentum
:
B

Option (b). The answer is based on the first line of the paragraph. Because of this, usage of natural wood is decreasing leaving a wide space for MDF boards

Question 236.

In the context, “abysmal” most nearly means

very deep
encouraging
appalling
excellent

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> appalling
:
C

Option (c)

Abysmal, its meaning is very deep or extremely bad. The author talks about the sex ratio being abysmal. So the meaning- ‘very deep’ does not fit in this case . ‘Appalling’ means causing dismay or shock. This is synonymous with abysmal and also fits in meaning wise. Hence option (c)

Question 237.

Choose the word in the passage that is an antonym of “minimal”

negligible
minimum
maximal
significant

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> significant
:
D

The answer is D.
Minimal as in “the buy orders were minimal” means not so significant or adequate. Hence significant is the best fit. Maximal means the “maximum possible”, which is not suitable here

Question 238.

The main theme of the passage is

Despite efforts to control sex-selective abortion, results have not been favourable in Asian countries, especially India and China
India and China are the only countries where the practice of sex selection still prevails
Sex-selective abortion depends on the economic prosperity
China has been able to handle the issue of sex-selective abortion better than India

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Despite efforts to control sex-selective abortion, results have not been favourable in Asian countries, especially India and China
:
A

Option (a).

The author starts of the passage saying “the march of sex-selective abortion in Asia seems relentless”. He then moves on to tell that economic prosperity in fact has not resulted in improvement of sex ratio. In the last paragraph, he says “Both countries have been campaigning against sex-selective abortion for years. All, it seems, to no avail”. Hence option (a). The author does not state that sex- selective abortion is prevalent only in India and China.