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 921. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage.

BOOMING

thriving
failing
degrading
striving

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> degrading
Answer: (c)The word booming means to grow, develop or progress rapidly, so the opposite would be degrading means to reduce to lower rank.

Question 922. China’s substantial grants to African countries are an act of:

calculated selfish motive to fulfill its energy needs
rendering selfless service to certain underdeveloped countries to beat the western countries
stepping up its campaign of universal brotherhood among nations
China’s modern policy of rendering social service on humanitarian considerations

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> calculated selfish motive to fulfill its energy needs
Answer: (a)China’s selfis motive is highlighted in the following lines of the passage “Beijing filled the vacuum by eagerly embracing dangerous and unsavory regions in its search for oil and other minerals.”

Question 923. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in the meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage.

CONTEMPORARY

Existing
Old
Modern
Fashionable

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Old
Answer: (b)
The word contemporary means something which is presently in fashion so the opposite is old.

Question 924. Sir Richard Clarke seems to deserve the credit for:

bringing down the tax load on British people.
detection of abuse of transparency in budget
maintenance of secrecy of the British budget
transformation in the British budgetary techniques

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> transformation in the British budgetary techniques
Answer: (d)Sir Richard Clarke was the originating genius of nearly every important development in the British budgeting techniques during the last two decades.

Question 925. From the contents of the passage, it can be inferred that the author is:

a conservative person.
unaware of India’s recent economic developments
a democratic person
authoritarian in his approach

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> a democratic person
Answer: (c)

Question 926. The secrecy of the budget is maintained by all of the following countries except:

Finland

India

United States

A and C
Only C
Only B
Only A

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> A and C
Answer: (a)

Question 927. The author seems to be in favour of :

replacement of public constitution by secrecy
transparency in budget proposals
judicious blend of secrecy and openness
maintaining secrecy of budget

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> judicious blend of secrecy and openness
Answer: (c)He has presented the example of both the open budget system and the secret budget system, practised by various countries and has looked into all their aspects.

Question 928. Which of the following statements is definitely TRUE in the context of the passage?

The British Government has been religiously maintaining budget secrecy
Consulting unjustifiable taxes with public helps make them accept those taxes
Budget secrecy is likely to lead to corrupt practices
None of these

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> None of these
Answer: (d)

Question 929. For making the budget realistic, the Government should:

consult the public, defend their own plans and accept public suggestions.
encourage the public to send in their suggestions
discuss it secretly within themselves
refrain from making public the proposed provisions before finalisation

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> consult the public, defend their own plans and accept public suggestions.
Answer: (a)An open public debate on budget proposals should be held before introducing the appropriate bill.

Question 930. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning to the word printed in capital as used in the passage.

SCOURGE