31.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

Let us wish nothing that will make the world poorer; nothing that will bring pain or privation to our fellowmen.

We shall not dwell upon the past unhappiness, which avails us nothing and begets nothing but grief.

We will not compare past and present joys, to the detriment of the present ones.

We will not be discouraged if the way is all uphill, and travelling is slow, so long as we are rising. 

We will not make too heroic resolutions, beyond our strength to perform, lest they become but shameful memories.

We will try by words and deeds to show a livelier appreciation of the good that comes our way.

We will strive to cultivate more intelligently the art of giving, and to understand the truth that what we keep we lose, and what we give away remains forever ours.

We must wish for the ___________ of our fellow men.

• well-being

• pain

• privation

• privation

32.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

Let us wish nothing that will make the world poorer; nothing that will bring pain or privation to our fellowmen.

We shall not dwell upon the past unhappiness, which avails us nothing and begets nothing but grief.

We will not compare past and present joys, to the detriment of the present ones.

We will not be discouraged if the way is all uphill, and travelling is slow, so long as we are rising. 

We will not make too heroic resolutions, beyond our strength to perform, lest they become but shameful memories.

We will try by words and deeds to show a livelier appreciation of the good that comes our way.

We will strive to cultivate more intelligently the art of giving, and to understand the truth that what we keep we lose, and what we give away remains forever ours.

It will make us ___________ if we continue to live in the past.

• lonely

• happy

• unhappy

• unhappy

33.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

Let us wish nothing that will make the world poorer; nothing that will bring pain or privation to our fellowmen.

We shall not dwell upon the past unhappiness, which avails us nothing and begets nothing but grief.

We will not compare past and present joys, to the detriment of the present ones.

We will not be discouraged if the way is all uphill, and travelling is slow, so long as we are rising. 

We will not make too heroic resolutions, beyond our strength to perform, lest they become but shameful memories.

We will try by words and deeds to show a livelier appreciation of the good that comes our way.

We will strive to cultivate more intelligently the art of giving, and to understand the truth that what we keep we lose, and what we give away remains forever ours.

We must __________ in the face of steep challenges.

• not lose courage even if we make small progress

• not lose courage if we make no progress

• not lose courage even if we make big progress

• not lose courage even if we make big progress

34.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

Let us wish nothing that will make the world poorer; nothing that will bring pain or privation to our fellowmen.

We shall not dwell upon the past unhappiness, which avails us nothing and begets nothing but grief.

We will not compare past and present joys, to the detriment of the present ones.

We will not be discouraged if the way is all uphill, and travelling is slow, so long as we are rising. 

We will not make too heroic resolutions, beyond our strength to perform, lest they become but shameful memories.

We will try by words and deeds to show a livelier appreciation of the good that comes our way.

We will strive to cultivate more intelligently the art of giving, and to understand the truth that what we keep we lose, and what we give away remains forever ours.

We must learn to be __________ things that comes our way.

• thankful for every bad

• thankless for every good

• thankless for every bad

• thankless for every bad

35.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

Let us wish nothing that will make the world poorer; nothing that will bring pain or privation to our fellowmen.

We shall not dwell upon the past unhappiness, which avails us nothing and begets nothing but grief.

We will not compare past and present joys, to the detriment of the present ones.

We will not be discouraged if the way is all uphill, and travelling is slow, so long as we are rising. 

We will not make too heroic resolutions, beyond our strength to perform, lest they become but shameful memories.

We will try by words and deeds to show a livelier appreciation of the good that comes our way.

We will strive to cultivate more intelligently the art of giving, and to understand the truth that what we keep we lose, and what we give away remains forever ours.

We must be generous for what we _______ in time.

• give loses its value

• give away remain ours

• keep loses its value

• keep loses its value

36. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

The term 'tsunami' is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave. It is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of large waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced in a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions- all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Early morning on December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake of 9 on the Richter scale off the coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean nations like Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and the Maldives and created unprecedented devastation. Even the far-flung countries like Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania in eastern Africa were not spared. This is the deadliest tsunami in recorded history and is considered the worst natural calamity the earth has ever witnessed. The tsunami fury left trails of death and destruction all around, killing nearly, 3,00,000 people and missing. Many people became maimed for life. The death toll was more than 1,70,000 in Indonesia alone, 38,000 in Sri Lanka and nearly 5,000 in Thailand. Most of the dead were locals. But hundreds of vacationing foreigners also perished, mostly in Phuket in Thailand. In India, about 19,000 people lost their lives. In some places, the waves were as high as fifty to sixty feet.

In many places villages were wiped out, boats and vehicles were thrown up on trees. An Indian Air Force base in Car Nicobar was completely devasted and 100 airmen were killed. Many parts of South Car Nicobar Island went fully under water. Many coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala also suffered a lot. The Tsunami underlines the need for having a system which at present is not there. In countries like Japan, some measures have been taken to reduce the damage caused in the shores by building high tsunami walls in front of coastal areas. While science has conquered nature in many ways, the Tsunami of 2004 proves that nature is supreme in this unequal battle.

One of the nations that Tsunami of 2004 struck was

• Malaysia

• Nepal

• Bhutan

• Bhutan

37. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

The term 'tsunami' is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave. It is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of large waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced in a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions- all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Early morning on December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake of 9 on the Richter scale off the coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean nations like Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and the Maldives and created unprecedented devastation. Even the far-flung countries like Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania in eastern Africa were not spared. This is the deadliest tsunami in recorded history and is considered the worst natural calamity the earth has ever witnessed. The tsunami fury left trails of death and destruction all around, killing nearly, 3,00,000 people and missing. Many people became maimed for life. The death toll was more than 1,70,000 in Indonesia alone, 38,000 in Sri Lanka and nearly 5,000 in Thailand. Most of the dead were locals. But hundreds of vacationing foreigners also perished, mostly in Phuket in Thailand. In India, about 19,000 people lost their lives. In some places, the waves were as high as fifty to sixty feet.

In many places villages were wiped out, boats and vehicles were thrown up on trees. An Indian Air Force base in Car Nicobar was completely devasted and 100 airmen were killed. Many parts of South Car Nicobar Island went fully under water. Many coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala also suffered a lot. The Tsunami underlines the need for having a system which at present is not there. In countries like Japan, some measures have been taken to reduce the damage caused in the shores by building high tsunami walls in front of coastal areas. While science has conquered nature in many ways, the Tsunami of 2004 proves that nature is supreme in this unequal battle.

The total death toll after the tsunami was

• 170000

• 300000

• 38000

• 38000

38. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

The term 'tsunami' is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave. It is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of large waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced in a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions- all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Early morning on December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake of 9 on the Richter scale off the coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean nations like Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and the Maldives and created unprecedented devastation. Even the far-flung countries like Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania in eastern Africa were not spared. This is the deadliest tsunami in recorded history and is considered the worst natural calamity the earth has ever witnessed. The tsunami fury left trails of death and destruction all around, killing nearly, 3,00,000 people and missing. Many people became maimed for life. The death toll was more than 1,70,000 in Indonesia alone, 38,000 in Sri Lanka and nearly 5,000 in Thailand. Most of the dead were locals. But hundreds of vacationing foreigners also perished, mostly in Phuket in Thailand. In India, about 19,000 people lost their lives. In some places, the waves were as high as fifty to sixty feet.

In many places villages were wiped out, boats and vehicles were thrown up on trees. An Indian Air Force base in Car Nicobar was completely devasted and 100 airmen were killed. Many parts of South Car Nicobar Island went fully under water. Many coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala also suffered a lot. The Tsunami underlines the need for having a system which at present is not there. In countries like Japan, some measures have been taken to reduce the damage caused in the shores by building high tsunami walls in front of coastal areas. While science has conquered nature in many ways, the Tsunami of 2004 proves that nature is supreme in this unequal battle.

Many parts of ____________ submerged under water.

• southern tip of Car Nicobar

• parts of Andaman and Nicobar

• coastal parts of Kerala

• coastal parts of Kerala

39. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

The term 'tsunami' is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave. It is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of large waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced in a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions- all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Early morning on December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake of 9 on the Richter scale off the coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean nations like Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and the Maldives and created unprecedented devastation. Even the far-flung countries like Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania in eastern Africa were not spared. This is the deadliest tsunami in recorded history and is considered the worst natural calamity the earth has ever witnessed. The tsunami fury left trails of death and destruction all around, killing nearly, 3,00,000 people and missing. Many people became maimed for life. The death toll was more than 1,70,000 in Indonesia alone, 38,000 in Sri Lanka and nearly 5,000 in Thailand. Most of the dead were locals. But hundreds of vacationing foreigners also perished, mostly in Phuket in Thailand. In India, about 19,000 people lost their lives. In some places, the waves were as high as fifty to sixty feet.

In many places villages were wiped out, boats and vehicles were thrown up on trees. An Indian Air Force base in Car Nicobar was completely devasted and 100 airmen were killed. Many parts of South Car Nicobar Island went fully under water. Many coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala also suffered a lot. The Tsunami underlines the need for having a system which at present is not there. In countries like Japan, some measures have been taken to reduce the damage caused in the shores by building high tsunami walls in front of coastal areas. While science has conquered nature in many ways, the Tsunami of 2004 proves that nature is supreme in this unequal battle.

The Tsunami emphasized the

• need to build tsunami monitoring systems

• need to build high walls in coastal areas

• generosity of the people

• generosity of the people

40. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below in the context of the passage.

The term 'tsunami' is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave. It is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of large waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced in a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions- all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Early morning on December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake of 9 on the Richter scale off the coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean nations like Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and the Maldives and created unprecedented devastation. Even the far-flung countries like Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania in eastern Africa were not spared. This is the deadliest tsunami in recorded history and is considered the worst natural calamity the earth has ever witnessed. The tsunami fury left trails of death and destruction all around, killing nearly, 3,00,000 people and missing. Many people became maimed for life. The death toll was more than 1,70,000 in Indonesia alone, 38,000 in Sri Lanka and nearly 5,000 in Thailand. Most of the dead were locals. But hundreds of vacationing foreigners also perished, mostly in Phuket in Thailand. In India, about 19,000 people lost their lives. In some places, the waves were as high as fifty to sixty feet.

In many places villages were wiped out, boats and vehicles were thrown up on trees. An Indian Air Force base in Car Nicobar was completely devasted and 100 airmen were killed. Many parts of South Car Nicobar Island went fully under water. Many coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala also suffered a lot. The Tsunami underlines the need for having a system which at present is not there. In countries like Japan, some measures have been taken to reduce the damage caused in the shores by building high tsunami walls in front of coastal areas. While science has conquered nature in many ways, the Tsunami of 2004 proves that nature is supreme in this unequal battle.

The meaning of "tsunami"

• mud landslides

• massive waves

• harbour waves

• harbour waves