Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension: English Reading Comprehension Exercises with Answers, Sample Passages for Reading Comprehension Test for GRE, CAT, IELTS preparation
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Q61. > Once upon a time there was a little boy who was talented, creative,
> handsome, and extremely bright. A natural leader. The kind of person
> everyone would normally have wanted on their team or project. But he
> was also self-centered and had a very bad temper. When he got angry,
> he usually said, and often did, some very hurtful things. In fact, he
> seemed to have little regard for those around him. Even friends. So,
> naturally, he had few. “But,” he told himself, “that just shows how
> stupid most people are!”
>
> As he grew, his parents became concerned about this personality flaw,
> and pondered long and hard about what they should do. Finally, the
> father had an idea. And he struck a bargain with his son. He gave him
> a bag of nails, and a BIG hammer.
>
>
> “Whenever you lose your temper,” he told the boy, “I want you to
> really let it out. Just take a nail and drive it into the oak boards
> of that old fence out back. Hit that nail as hard as you can!” Of
> course, those weathered oak boards in that old fence were almost as
> tough as iron, and the hammer was mighty heavy, so it wasn’t nearly as
> easy as it first sounded. Nevertheless, by the end of the first day,
> the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence (That was one angry young
> man!).
>
> Gradually, over a period of weeks, the number dwindled down. Holding
> his temper proved to be easier than driving nails into the fence!
> Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He
> felt mighty proud as he told his parents about that accomplishment.
> “As a sign of your success,” his father responded, “you get to PULL
> OUT one nail. In fact, you can do that each day that you don’t lose
> your temper even once.”
>
> Well, many weeks passed. Finally one day the young boy was able to
> report proudly that all the nails were gone. At that point, the father
> asked his son to walk out back with him and take one more good look at
> the fence. “You have done well, my son,” he said. ”But I want you to
> notice the holes that are left. No matter what happens from now on,
> this fence will never be the same. Saying or doing hurtful things in
> anger produces the same kind of result. There will always be a scar.
>
> It won’t matter how many times you say you’re sorry, or how many years
> pass, the scar will still be there. And a verbal wound is as bad as a
> physical one. People are much more valuable than an old fence. They
> make us smile. They help us succeed.
>
> Some will even become friends who share our joys, and support us
> through bad times. And, if they trust us, they will also open their
> hearts to us. That means we need to treat everyone with love and
> respect. We need to prevent as many of those scars as we can.”
Why was the father worried?
- His son was self-centered.
- He usually said or did hurtful thing to anyone while angry.
- He had only son.
- His son was very mischievous.
- His son had no friends.
Solution : He usually said or did hurtful thing to anyone while angry.
Q62. > The option in India will soon apply not only to the bags that hold the
> groceries, but also to the cash used to purchase them.The Reserve Bank
> of India (RBI) is preparing to circulate 1 billion plastic notes of 10
> rupees (6 fils) in five cities to test their practicability. The
> purpose of the new notes was to increase the lifespan of the currency
> and combat counterfeiting. The five cities - Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur,
> Bhubhaneshwar and Shimla - have been chosen for their geographic
> disparity and to test the effect of their varying climates on the
> notes. No date has been announced for the start of the trials. Plastic
> currency notes - or polymer banknotes, as they are also called - were
> first issued in Australia in 1988 and have since been adopted in
> Singapore, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria, among other countries. Only a
> handful of nations have switched over entirely to polymer currency.
> They include Canada, New Zealand, Brunei and Vietnam.
>
>
> There have been no estimates in India of the cost of printing
> banknotes on paper versus plastic. But central banks in Canada and New
> Zealand have said that plastic notes cost twice as much to produce.
> However, polymer notes have an average lifespan of five years,
> compared with one year for paper notes. “You can tear paper with your
> fingers. You can’t do that with polymer notes,” Mr Jhunjhunwalla said.
> “It isn’t easy to write on polymer notes or crease them. Paper is
> affected in climate that is too cold or too warm or too rainy.” For
> the RBI, the durability of plastic cuts the expense of printing
> replacements for soiled paper notes and disposing of those taken out
> of circulation. According to the RBI’s annual report for the year from
> 2009 to 2010, 13 billion banknotes - nearly a quarter of all the notes
> in circulation - had to be destroyed. Until the mid-1990s, retracted
> banknotes were burnt. Today, as in many other countries, soiled paper
> notes are shredded. The RBI has tried to recycle shredded notes into
> novelty paperweights, bricks or cardboard. But Mr Gandhi said they
> discovered the paper was so finely shredded that they could not even
> give it away. The shredded notes now make their way to landfills and
> land reclamations.
What's the main reason to introduce plastic currency by the Reserve Bank of India ?
- To improve security features to defeat the efforts of counterfeiters.
- For improving the life of bank notes.
- Plastic notes are stain proof and don't tear easily.
- Other countries i.e. Australia and Singapore have also launched plastic notes.
- None of these
Solution : To improve security features to defeat the efforts of counterfeiters.
Q63. > The option in India will soon apply not only to the bags that hold the
> groceries, but also to the cash used to purchase them.The Reserve Bank
> of India (RBI) is preparing to circulate 1 billion plastic notes of 10
> rupees (6 fils) in five cities to test their practicability. The
> purpose of the new notes was to increase the lifespan of the currency
> and combat counterfeiting. The five cities - Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur,
> Bhubhaneshwar and Shimla - have been chosen for their geographic
> disparity and to test the effect of their varying climates on the
> notes. No date has been announced for the start of the trials. Plastic
> currency notes - or polymer banknotes, as they are also called - were
> first issued in Australia in 1988 and have since been adopted in
> Singapore, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria, among other countries. Only a
> handful of nations have switched over entirely to polymer currency.
> They include Canada, New Zealand, Brunei and Vietnam.
>
>
> There have been no estimates in India of the cost of printing
> banknotes on paper versus plastic. But central banks in Canada and New
> Zealand have said that plastic notes cost twice as much to produce.
> However, polymer notes have an average lifespan of five years,
> compared with one year for paper notes. “You can tear paper with your
> fingers. You can’t do that with polymer notes,” Mr Jhunjhunwalla said.
> “It isn’t easy to write on polymer notes or crease them. Paper is
> affected in climate that is too cold or too warm or too rainy.” For
> the RBI, the durability of plastic cuts the expense of printing
> replacements for soiled paper notes and disposing of those taken out
> of circulation. According to the RBI’s annual report for the year from
> 2009 to 2010, 13 billion banknotes - nearly a quarter of all the notes
> in circulation - had to be destroyed. Until the mid-1990s, retracted
> banknotes were burnt. Today, as in many other countries, soiled paper
> notes are shredded. The RBI has tried to recycle shredded notes into
> novelty paperweights, bricks or cardboard. But Mr Gandhi said they
> discovered the paper was so finely shredded that they could not even
> give it away. The shredded notes now make their way to landfills and
> land reclamations.
Why only five selected cities are chosen for trial of plastic currency ?
- Due to varied geographical locations and climatic conditions.
- These cities have major complain of counterfeiting.
- Security and intelligence agencies are working only in these cities to thwart the illegal activities related to fake Indian currency notes.
- All of the above
- None of these
Solution : Due to varied geographical locations and climatic conditions.
Q64. > The option in India will soon apply not only to the bags that hold the
> groceries, but also to the cash used to purchase them.The Reserve Bank
> of India (RBI) is preparing to circulate 1 billion plastic notes of 10
> rupees (6 fils) in five cities to test their practicability. The
> purpose of the new notes was to increase the lifespan of the currency
> and combat counterfeiting. The five cities - Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur,
> Bhubhaneshwar and Shimla - have been chosen for their geographic
> disparity and to test the effect of their varying climates on the
> notes. No date has been announced for the start of the trials. Plastic
> currency notes - or polymer banknotes, as they are also called - were
> first issued in Australia in 1988 and have since been adopted in
> Singapore, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria, among other countries. Only a
> handful of nations have switched over entirely to polymer currency.
> They include Canada, New Zealand, Brunei and Vietnam.
>
>
> There have been no estimates in India of the cost of printing
> banknotes on paper versus plastic. But central banks in Canada and New
> Zealand have said that plastic notes cost twice as much to produce.
> However, polymer notes have an average lifespan of five years,
> compared with one year for paper notes. “You can tear paper with your
> fingers. You can’t do that with polymer notes,” Mr Jhunjhunwalla said.
> “It isn’t easy to write on polymer notes or crease them. Paper is
> affected in climate that is too cold or too warm or too rainy.” For
> the RBI, the durability of plastic cuts the expense of printing
> replacements for soiled paper notes and disposing of those taken out
> of circulation. According to the RBI’s annual report for the year from
> 2009 to 2010, 13 billion banknotes - nearly a quarter of all the notes
> in circulation - had to be destroyed. Until the mid-1990s, retracted
> banknotes were burnt. Today, as in many other countries, soiled paper
> notes are shredded. The RBI has tried to recycle shredded notes into
> novelty paperweights, bricks or cardboard. But Mr Gandhi said they
> discovered the paper was so finely shredded that they could not even
> give it away. The shredded notes now make their way to landfills and
> land reclamations.
According to the passage, which of the following can be said about the plastic currency ?
- Such notes incorporate many security features not available to paper banknotes.
- Plastic currency is made from a polymer.
- It is last significantly longer than paper notes.
- All of the above
- None of these
Solution : All of the above
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Q65. > The option in India will soon apply not only to the bags that hold the
> groceries, but also to the cash used to purchase them.The Reserve Bank
> of India (RBI) is preparing to circulate 1 billion plastic notes of 10
> rupees (6 fils) in five cities to test their practicability. The
> purpose of the new notes was to increase the lifespan of the currency
> and combat counterfeiting. The five cities - Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur,
> Bhubhaneshwar and Shimla - have been chosen for their geographic
> disparity and to test the effect of their varying climates on the
> notes. No date has been announced for the start of the trials. Plastic
> currency notes - or polymer banknotes, as they are also called - were
> first issued in Australia in 1988 and have since been adopted in
> Singapore, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria, among other countries. Only a
> handful of nations have switched over entirely to polymer currency.
> They include Canada, New Zealand, Brunei and Vietnam.
>
>
> There have been no estimates in India of the cost of printing
> banknotes on paper versus plastic. But central banks in Canada and New
> Zealand have said that plastic notes cost twice as much to produce.
> However, polymer notes have an average lifespan of five years,
> compared with one year for paper notes. “You can tear paper with your
> fingers. You can’t do that with polymer notes,” Mr Jhunjhunwalla said.
> “It isn’t easy to write on polymer notes or crease them. Paper is
> affected in climate that is too cold or too warm or too rainy.” For
> the RBI, the durability of plastic cuts the expense of printing
> replacements for soiled paper notes and disposing of those taken out
> of circulation. According to the RBI’s annual report for the year from
> 2009 to 2010, 13 billion banknotes - nearly a quarter of all the notes
> in circulation - had to be destroyed. Until the mid-1990s, retracted
> banknotes were burnt. Today, as in many other countries, soiled paper
> notes are shredded. The RBI has tried to recycle shredded notes into
> novelty paperweights, bricks or cardboard. But Mr Gandhi said they
> discovered the paper was so finely shredded that they could not even
> give it away. The shredded notes now make their way to landfills and
> land reclamations.
Which of the following is/are true about the impact of plastic currency on Indian economy ?
- It will drive economic growth.
- It will increase purchasing power and need to carry hard cash.
- Banks will charge for this.
- Economic cycle consumption greater income decline in inventory increased production.
- None of these
Solution : None of these
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