ComprehensionIn Comprehension verbal ability questions, there will be a passage followed by a set of questions. The questions are based on the information contained in the passage. You are required to interpret the passage and choose the most appropriate answers for the questions. 1) Harry who is a professional had a fearful dream. He found himself in a land where he saw some slug-like animals with tentacles living on human bodies. The people tolerated these creatures because after many years they would grow into bulls which then be used for transportation. Harry noticed that he himself was covered with these creatures and he woke up screaming. Question 1: In the dream, Harry found the creatures
Answer: B Question 2: what did the creatures look like?
Answer: D Question 3: Harry's dream was fearful because
Answer: D Question 4: The creatures will grow into bulls which then will be used for
Answer: C Question 5: Harry woke up
Answer: B 2) Peter did not want to shoot the elephant. He watched him pulling branches with his trunk and eating the fresh green leaves, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that an elephant has. It seemed to him that it would be murder to shoot him. He never shot an elephant and never wanted to as it feels worse to kill large animals. Besides, he had to consider the elephant's owner. But he had got to act quickly. He turned to some tribe people who had been there and asked about the elephant. They said, "The elephant will not harm you if you leave him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him." Question 1: what does the phrase 'preoccupied grandmotherly air' signify?
Answer: B Question 2: From the passage, it seems that Peter was
Answer: A Question 3: The Peter did not want to shoot the elephant because
Answer: D Question 4: What did the tribe people tell Peter?
Answer: C Question 5: What was the elephant doing?
Answer: B 3) Lions don't take much interest in hunting as compared to lionesses. According to experts, more than three-quarters of kills are made by lionesses. The lioness stays ahead in search of prey, the cubs playfully follow her and lions stay behind the pride nodding their massive heads as if they were bored with the hunting. But this sluggishness of lions may contribute to survival value as the lioness is busy hunting, the males provide protection to the cubs, protects them from other animals especially from hyenas. Question 1. The lions are not interested in hunting because
Answer: D Question 2. Lions protect their cubs from other animals particularly from
Answer: C Question 3. Lionesses go for hunting, accompanied by
Answer: C Question 4. Lioness is not worried about the safety of her cubs while hunting as
Answer: A Question 5. What lions do while following the pride?
Answer: B 4) Organizations are big institutions where people work for a common goal and compete with each other for power and status. In pursuit of their interests, they form groups and sectional interests emerge. As a result, the goals of the organizations may be drifted in favor of groups' interests and benefits. This deviation sometimes prevents the emergence of organic systems. Most of the electronic firms have established research and development departments employing highly qualified and experienced scientists and technicians. Their expertise and high pay may be a threat to the established order of rank, power, and status. Most of the senior managers lack the expertise and knowledge of technicalities and new developments in the field of electronics. So, the manager may feel that working in close cooperation with the experts may reveal their ignorance and show their experience is now obsolete. Question 1: The theme of the passage is
Answer: D Question 2: The goals of the organization will be drifted
Answer: C Question 3: Policy decision in an organization would give emphasis on
Answer: B Question 4: As per the passage, what have electronic firms employed?
Answer: A Question 5: What may the managers feel working with highly qualified and experienced scientists?
Answer: D 5) Yesterday, Peter had to go to the airport; he was flying to London to meet his grandmother. He booked a cab to reach the airport. The cab driver charged Rs.500 for the ride. He reached the airport on time. It was around midnight, and as it was a winter season, it was cold there. Peter felt like drinking a cup of coffee, he looked here and there and saw a cafeteria. He went there and ordered a cup of coffee. He lit a cigarette while drinking coffee. Soon, it was the time to board the flight. Few moments from then he boarded the flight and had a comfortable journey. Question 1: Peter was flying to London for what reason
Answer: D Question 2: How did Peter reach the airport?
Answer: A Question 3: When Peter reached the airport
Answer: C Question 4: How did Peter spend his time at the airport?
Answer: D Question 5: How was Peter's journey?
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