Reading Comprehension(English ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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READING COMPREHENSION MCQs

Comprehension, Verbal Comprehension Passage

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Question 691. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage?

India’s successful experiment of economic reform has become an inspiration to the world.

The size, population and internal complexity of our country are the barriers in the way of attaining national integrity and political stability.

A few government agencies were not in favour of liberalisation policy at the beginning.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> A only
Answer: (d)

Question 692. The author feels that India has a better status in the world market because of its

giant size.
effective bilateral relationship with other countries.
vast population.
success in political stability and national integration in democratic set-up.
foreign economic participation.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> success in political stability and national integration in democratic set-up.
Answer: (d)

Question 693. The author seems to appreciate India’s national integrity and political stability particularly in view of which of the following?

The size of the country

India’s population

Its internal complexity

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> All the three
Answer: (c)

Question 694. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.

STEADFASTLY

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> faithfully
Answer: (e)The meaning of the word ‘steadfast’ as mentioned in the passage is ‘firm and not changing’; ‘constant’. Hence the words ‘steadfastly’ and ‘faithfully’ are synonymous.

Question 695. Which among the following can be attributed as the central theme of the passage?

Indian cricket administration is going to be more professional in the days to come
Sports administration can never be changed in the country until and unless everybody becomes serious about sports
Sports administration needs to be taught as a course as it needs serious efficiency on the part of the persons responsible
Indian cricket administration is not in very efficient hands and that is why it is going to affect sports administration very much
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Sports administration needs to be taught as a course as it needs serious efficiency on the part of the persons responsible
Answer: (c) According to the passage, the sports administration in India is never treated as a serious matter and everybody holds the position of sports administrator like that of a family property. It requires being professional on the part of the administrators for development of sports in the country.

Question 696. Which among the following is the main problem of sports management in our country according to the passage?

The sports administration in our country is only attentive to a certain number of games.

The sports administration does not understand the welfare of the game but is only interested in serving themselves.

The sports administration is negligent about the sports they are heading and does not even have any long term planning.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Both B and C
Answer: (a)
According to the passage, the sports administration in the country thinks about the welfare of themselves and is not at all interested in the welfare of the game. The second thing is that these administrators do not ever want to leave their posts though they are honorary posts.
These make option (a) the right choice among the given options.

Question 697. Which among the following is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?

The sports administration posts in our country do not carry any financial incentive in our country
The sport's administrators are very poor with respect to their counterparts in other countries
The sports administration has strong political connections and that is why they are on the throne for years without any challenge
Both (a) and (c)
Both (b) and (c)

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> Both (b) and (c)
Answer: (e)
According to the passage, the sports administrators are not at all poor in our country through the posts are honorary in any organization in our country relating to sports.
BCCI is the wealthiest sports body in any country. The second point is that there is no mention of any political connection of the administrators in our country.
Those make option (e) the right choice among the given options.

Question 698. Which among the following does not contradict the view of the author regarding the solution to the current problem of sports administration in India?

The sports fraternity should be made administrators as they understand the game the best

The sports ministry should be disbanded since there should be no government interference in sports in our country

Sports management should be made a professional subject in the academic curriculum of the country

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Only C
Answer: (b)
According to the passage, the author wants professionalism in sports management in our country.
That makes the option b the only right choice among the given options since it talks about making sports management a professional course in our country

Question 699. Which among the following can be a title for the passage apart from the given one?

Sports is important but to what extent
Sports management is the way forward for professional management of sports in the country
Sports management is more important that athletic expertise
Sports administration taking a backseat in our country
Other than those given in options

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Sports management is the way forward for professional management of sports in the country
Answer: (b)
According to the given passage, the sports administration in our country needs to be more professional in order to make sports the most important thing regarding sports administration in our country.
Option (b) describes that and that is why it is the right option among the given options.

Question 700. Which among the following, according to the passage, describes the pathetic attitude of sports administrators towards the game, in our country?

The sports administrators and the players are not even in touch properly
The sports administrators are arm chair critics who never do anything for development of sports in the country
The sports bodies do not have enough knowledge about the welfare of the sportspersons they are supposed to take care of
The sports bodies do not know the way to go forward in case of any innovative planning
Other than those given in options

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> The sports administrators and the players are not even in touch properly
Answer: (a)
There is an instance in the passage in which a player failed to recognize a prominent sports administrator when the player was greeted by him. This indicates the relationship between the players and the sports administrators in our country.
This is explained in option (a) and it is the right choice among the given options.