Exam Details
| Subject | ||
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | mains | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | maharashtra public service commission | |
| Position | police sub inspector | |
| Exam Date | 2010 | |
| City, State | maharashtra, |
Question Paper
131. A speech delivered without any previous preparation. Which of the following words best expresses the meaning given above?
Extempore Talk Epilogue Dialogue
132. I do not have any histrionic talent.
Which of the following options best expresses the meaning of the underlined part in the above sentence?
Ability to read history Ability to write history
Ability to act in a drama Ability to make history
133. Which of the following words means old unmarried woman'
Bachelor Spinster Virgin Widow
134. The messenger hardly read or write. Which of the following options would be most appropriate that would fill in the blank in the above sentence?
can't doesn't can does
135. Choose from the given options which best expresses the opposite meaning of the word AFFLUENCE.
Influence Poverty Indifference Riches
136. Which of the following options means 'lacking freshness'
Old Spoiled Stale Rotten
137. Modesty always does not pay.
Which of the following options is opposite in meaning of the underlined word in the above sentence?
Thoughtlessness Pridc
Extravagance Restlessness
138. Which of the following words can substitute the phrase place for keeping clothes'
Library Apiary Sanctuary Wardrobe
139. is a long narrative poem.
Which of the following words is appropriate that would fill in the blank in the above sentence?
Elegy Ode Epilogue Epic
140. Give the meaning of the phrase face the music'. To prepare to give a musical performance To suffer from illness To face hardship To have a very happy time
141. We can acomodate these topics in the syllabus.
Which of the following options correctly spells the underlined word in the above sentence?
accommodate acommodate
accomodate occommodate
142. Mr. Deshpande was a good samaritan. Which of the following options best expresses about Mr. Deshpande
Mr. Deshpande was a genuinely charitable person.
Mr. Deshpande was a strict man.
Mr. Deshpande was a stingy man.
Mr. Deshpande was a citizen of Samaritana.
143. Which of the following options best expresses the meaning of 'sine die'
In a hurry
In a state of confusion
After fixing a date for the meeting
Without fixing a date for the next meeting
144. It is my alma mater.
Which of the following options best expresses the meaning of the underlined part of the above sentence?
motherland
revered mother
old teachers
educational institution where I studied
145. An account in the newspaper of the funeral of one deceased is called Fill in the blank with one of the following options which is correct.
obituary astronomy amnesty arsenal
146. The general with all his soldiers killed. Which of the following options can fill in the blank in the above sentence?
were are IS was
147. Many a flower born to blush unseen. Which of the following options is correct to fill in the blank in the above sentence?
are is will were
148. A crowd of university students surrounded the Vice-Chancellor. Which of the following options is correct to fill in the blank in the above sentence?
has have did were
149. If you me some money, I buy a scooter. Which of the following options can fill in the blanks in the above sentence?
give, will gave, may given, will gives, would
150. Children like to play,
Choose from the following question-tags that can fill in the blank in the above sentence:
don't they doesn't he will they doesn't they
151. The rich is not always dishonest.
Which of the following options will be used in place of the underlined part of the sentence to correct it
was will are can
152. God helps who themselves_ Choose from the following options to fill in the blanks in the above sentence.
they, help him, helps those, help those, helps
153. The poet and philosopher my friend. Choose from the following options to correctly fill in the blank in the above sentence.
is are have were
154. Billiards an expensive game_ Choose from the following options to correctly fill in the blank in the above sentence.
are is were have
155. Either your eyesight or your brakes bad. Which of the following options can correctly fill in the blank in the above sentence?
are IS was None
156. The teachers or the student wrong. Choose from the following options to fill in the blank in the above sentence:
were are will is
157. Each of the two candidates paid his subscription. Fill in the blank with one of the following options given.
are has have were
158. From the options given below select the one that fits the best. A person who leaves his country to settle abroad.
Eminent Emigrant Immigrant Migrant
159. Which of the given options fits the best? One who is very particular about small details.
Meticulous Connoisseur Artisan Immaculate
160. Which of the following words means 'talkative'
Phlegmatic Stupid Parasite Garrulous
161. From the options given below select the one that fits the best. A literary composition which says something but m"ans something different.
Ode Allegory Sonnet Elegy
162. Which of the following options refers to 'chauffeur'
A motor mechanic A paid driver for a privately owned car
An attendant Any driver
163. The masculine gender of is
drake dron" duk" dog
164. No sooner than the police handcuffed him. Fill in the blank with the correct option from the options given below.
he came did he came
did he come had he come
165. When the meeting began, everybody took Complete the sentence with the correct option from below.
his s"at their seat their seats one's seat
166. Who can save our country?
Which of the following options best represents the passive form of the above given sentence?
Who our country can be saved by By who our country can be saved?
Who can our country be saved by Who did our country be saved by
167. Fill in the blank choosing the correct option from below
I spoke to the Chairman he was sitting alone in the chair.
where when whereas whenever
168. The poor should be
Which of the following options can fill in the blank in the above sentence?
feed feeding fed feeds
169. No other woman was as strong as Indira Gandhi in Indian politics.
Choose from the given options the correct superlative form of the underlined word in the above sentence.
Stronger Most strong Strongest More strong
170. It is a quite place.
Which of the following words identifies the word that has been incorrectly used in the above sentence?
It is quite place
171. There is no time to lose. Which of the following options is the correct passive voice of the above sentence?
There is no time lost. There was no time that was to be lost.
There is no time to be losing. There is no time to be lost.
172. He told me, "Good morning!"
Which of the following options best represents the indirect speech of the above sentence?
He told me that morning was good.
He told me that it was a good morning.
He wished me good morning.
He commanded me good morning.
173. stark naked into rain
when we were children
and have an exhilarating bath
my cousins and I would run out
Which of the following shows the correct order of the above parts of a sentence?
174. There is no difference you and me. Choose the correct preposition from the following options to fill in the blank.
in for among between
175. Please put down what you have to say.
Which of the following options best explains the meaning of the above underlined part?
read speak write narrate
176. My brown study was rudely shaken.
Which of the following options best explains the meaning of the above underlined part?
regular study interest in study
dream of half-conscious state study at the college
177. He tried every plan. (Change it into negative.)
He tried not every plan. He did not try every plan.
He left no plan untried. He could not try plan.
178. Don't be proud of blue blood.
Choose the option which best explains the meaning of the underlined part in the given sentence.
Blood of bluish colour Deep red blood
Noble clan Noble profession
179. I wish I were at home. (Change it into exclamatory sentence.)
0 to be at home! I have been at home!
What at home! How good home!
180. He finished the work.
Then he went out.
Which of the following options can combine the above sentences and
after for till but
181. How is he
Which of the following punctuation marks would be appropriate at the end of the above sentence?
Comma Full stop
Question mark Exclamation mark
182. A snake in the grass is more dangerous than an open enemy. Give meaning of the underlined idiom.
A dangerous snake in the grass A snake with gall
C animal Hidden enemy
183. Bring a glass of water.
(Change it into passive voice.)
A glass of water brought. A glass of water was brought.
Send for a glass of water. Let a glass of water be brought.
184. Flog a dead horse. (Give meaning of the idiom.)
To do a vain thing
To try to take work from a weak horse
To revive interest in an outdated subject
To beat a horse that is dead
185. Remarkable progress he has made in his life.
Which of the following suffixes can be added to the underlined word in the above sentence to make it an adverb?
-ness -ly
-ment -ity
Read the following passage and answer the following questions (186 on it.
It is perhaps no accident that many ofthe outstanding figures of the past were exceptionally versatile men. Right up until comparatively recent times, it was possible for an intelligent person to acquaint himself with almost every branch of knowledge. Thus men of genius like Leonardo da Vinci or Philip Sidney, engaged in many careers at once as a matter of course. Da Vinci was so busy with his generous inventions, that he barely found the time to complete his paintings. Sidney, who died in battle when he was only thirty-two years old was not only a great soldier, but a brilliant scholar and poet as well. Both these men came very near to fulfilling the Renaissance ideal of the 'universal the man who was proficient at everything. Today we rarely if every hear that a musician has just invented a new type of submarine. Knowledge has become divided and sub-divided into countless narrowly defined compartments. The specialist is venerated. The versatile person, far from being admired, is more often regarded with suspicion. The modern world is a world of highly-skilled 'experts' who have had to devote the greater part of their lives to a very limited field of study in order to compare with their fellows. With this high degree of specialization the frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before. But this has not been achieved without considerable cost. The scientist, who outside his own particular subject is little more than a moron, is a modern phenomenon as is the man of letters who is barely aware of the tremendous strides that have been made in technology. Similarly, specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people in every walk of life. Many activities which were once pursued for their own sake, are often given up in despair; they require techniques, the experts tell us, which take a lifetime to master. Why learn to play piano, when you can listen to the world's greatest pianist in your own drawing room? Little by little, we are becoming more and more isolated from each other. It is almost impossible to talk to your neighbour about his job, even if he is engaged in roughly the same work as you are. The Royal Society in Britain includes, among its members only the most eminent scientists in the country. Yet it is highly disconcerting to find that even here, as one of its fellows puts it, at a lecture only 10% of the members can't understand 50% of what is being said.
186. Author calls Da Vinci and Sidney versatile because
they did not acquaint themselves with any branch of knowledge
they acquainted themselves with almost every branch of knowledge
None
they were interested in only one branch of knowledge
187. The versatile person is looked upon with suspicion in our times because
he can't concentrate his intelligence on one particular subject
he is interested in getting knowledge of all subjects at a time
None
he can concentrate his intelligence on one particular subject
188. What has been the effect of specialization on modern man
Modern man is deprived of the simple pleasures of activities which were pursued for their own sake
Specialization requires techniques
Modern man has become lazy.
Modern man can't concentrate on many activities at a time
189. What is the meaning of the phrase "in every walk of life"
in every field in every walk of common man
in all towns and cities None of the above
190. The meaning of the word 'eminent' is
mature skilful
famous and respected scholar
Read the following passage and answer the following questions (191 on it.
Left-handed persons can do certain things better that those who are right-handed. They generally find it more difficult to learn languages and mathematics, but have an advantage when it comes to music or sports. Recent research shows that the reason for left or right-handedness and the qualities that go with each of these may be in differences in the construction of the brain.
The human brain is spherical (like a ball). It is divided into two halves called the two hemispheres. The right hemisphere controls the working of the left side of the body while the left hemisphere controls the working of the right side. Furthermore, each hemisphere controls certain kinds of mental activity. In most people reasoning or logical thinking and the learning of mathematics and languages are controlled by the left hemisphere while abilities in the arts and crafts and in music, dance and sports are controlled by the right hemisphere.
Though the two hemispheres are joined together, they seem to work independently. In the majority of cases the left hemisphere dominates over the right, resulting in right-handed people who are better at mathematics and languages than at music and sports. In 65 per cent of the brains studied it was found that the left hemisphere was larger and more highly developed than the right. In 14 per cent of the cases thE' two hemispheres were more or less equal. In 11 per cent the right hemisphere was the more developed of the two.
The difference between the two hemispheres of the herain is present even in the embryo right from its earliest stages. This seems to be a characteristic of the human race as well as of the higher apes such as gorillas. Most gorillas are right-handed, as is seen from the way in which they beat their chests. Lower animals like cats do not show any difference in size or development between the two hemispheres of the brain.
191. What, according to the passage, is the reason for being left-handed or right-handed?
Working of the brain Spherical shape of the brain
Construction of the brain Man's similarity with gorillas and cats
192. In what abilities are right-handed people better?
Mathematical and linguistic Dance and sports
Controlling their brain Working independently
193. What is a characteristic of the human race and that of the gorillas?
Beating their chest Presence of embryo
Difference in the two hemispheres DE,velopment of the brain
194. How is the working of the human body controlled?
By spherical shape of brain By logical thinking
By kinds of mental activity By two hemispheres of the brain
195. How do animals like cats differ from the human race and gorillas?
There is no difference in size between the two hemispheres of their brain
They are better at dancing and sports
They do not beat their chest
Embryo is present in them right from earliest stages
Read the following passage and answer the following questions (196 on it. Acid rain is not a new phenomenon. It was noticed as early as 1872 by an English chemist. We have done little to control it. And it has got worse. Acid rain occurs when we send
polluting chemicals up into the atmosphere in many different ways, for example, by burning fossil fuels like coal and oil in power plants. The smoke has huge amounts of sulphur and nitrogen oxides. So do emissions from factories and car engines. And if you consider the millions of cars on the roads of the world, the thousands of industries and power plants, you can imagine the extent of the pollution.
When these pollutants reach the atmosphere, they combine with existing water-vapour, oxygen and sunlight. The reaction creates a diluted of highly dangerous sulphuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids. Acid rain affects everything it falls on. The water in rivers and lakes turn acidic. For instance, in Sweden 4,000 lakes have been so severely affected that no fish has survived. Acid rain also changes the soil nutrient content. It washes or leaches away nutrients like potassium, calcium and magnesium from the upper layer that help trees grow. Acid rain kills large stretches of forests, leaving behind leafless skeletons of trees. In Switzerland, 43 per cent of the conifer trees in the Central Alpine region are either dead or dying. In the temperate zone, with its single species, the effect is generally more noticeable than in tropical areas. When forests begin to die, the animals and birds in those forests follow. Among the growing list of species threatened by acid rain are the Pied Fly-catcher and Apollo Butterfly in Sweden. The Dipper fish has vanished from the rivers of Central Wales, and the Brown Trout from Norwegian lakes. The list goes on.
196. When was the acid rain noticed and by whom?
In 1772 by an Australian farmer In 1872 by an English chemist
In 1782 by an English chemist In 1287 by an American doctor
197. What happens when fossil fuels like oil and coal are burnt?
A huge amount of calcium and sodium oxides are released into the atmosphere
A huge amount of potassium and iron oxides are released into the atmosphere
A huge amount of sulphur and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere
Calcium carbonate is formed
198. What does the smoke from power plants consist of?
Sulphur and nitrogen Carbon dioxide and calcium
Sodium and iron Magnesium and hydrogen
199. What does water in rivers and lakes turn into after acid rain?
Basic Acidic Salty Sweet
200. When forests begin to die, who follows them? The animals and birds The poor people q;jlll'dl61 JIT1IT I
Extempore Talk Epilogue Dialogue
132. I do not have any histrionic talent.
Which of the following options best expresses the meaning of the underlined part in the above sentence?
Ability to read history Ability to write history
Ability to act in a drama Ability to make history
133. Which of the following words means old unmarried woman'
Bachelor Spinster Virgin Widow
134. The messenger hardly read or write. Which of the following options would be most appropriate that would fill in the blank in the above sentence?
can't doesn't can does
135. Choose from the given options which best expresses the opposite meaning of the word AFFLUENCE.
Influence Poverty Indifference Riches
136. Which of the following options means 'lacking freshness'
Old Spoiled Stale Rotten
137. Modesty always does not pay.
Which of the following options is opposite in meaning of the underlined word in the above sentence?
Thoughtlessness Pridc
Extravagance Restlessness
138. Which of the following words can substitute the phrase place for keeping clothes'
Library Apiary Sanctuary Wardrobe
139. is a long narrative poem.
Which of the following words is appropriate that would fill in the blank in the above sentence?
Elegy Ode Epilogue Epic
140. Give the meaning of the phrase face the music'. To prepare to give a musical performance To suffer from illness To face hardship To have a very happy time
141. We can acomodate these topics in the syllabus.
Which of the following options correctly spells the underlined word in the above sentence?
accommodate acommodate
accomodate occommodate
142. Mr. Deshpande was a good samaritan. Which of the following options best expresses about Mr. Deshpande
Mr. Deshpande was a genuinely charitable person.
Mr. Deshpande was a strict man.
Mr. Deshpande was a stingy man.
Mr. Deshpande was a citizen of Samaritana.
143. Which of the following options best expresses the meaning of 'sine die'
In a hurry
In a state of confusion
After fixing a date for the meeting
Without fixing a date for the next meeting
144. It is my alma mater.
Which of the following options best expresses the meaning of the underlined part of the above sentence?
motherland
revered mother
old teachers
educational institution where I studied
145. An account in the newspaper of the funeral of one deceased is called Fill in the blank with one of the following options which is correct.
obituary astronomy amnesty arsenal
146. The general with all his soldiers killed. Which of the following options can fill in the blank in the above sentence?
were are IS was
147. Many a flower born to blush unseen. Which of the following options is correct to fill in the blank in the above sentence?
are is will were
148. A crowd of university students surrounded the Vice-Chancellor. Which of the following options is correct to fill in the blank in the above sentence?
has have did were
149. If you me some money, I buy a scooter. Which of the following options can fill in the blanks in the above sentence?
give, will gave, may given, will gives, would
150. Children like to play,
Choose from the following question-tags that can fill in the blank in the above sentence:
don't they doesn't he will they doesn't they
151. The rich is not always dishonest.
Which of the following options will be used in place of the underlined part of the sentence to correct it
was will are can
152. God helps who themselves_ Choose from the following options to fill in the blanks in the above sentence.
they, help him, helps those, help those, helps
153. The poet and philosopher my friend. Choose from the following options to correctly fill in the blank in the above sentence.
is are have were
154. Billiards an expensive game_ Choose from the following options to correctly fill in the blank in the above sentence.
are is were have
155. Either your eyesight or your brakes bad. Which of the following options can correctly fill in the blank in the above sentence?
are IS was None
156. The teachers or the student wrong. Choose from the following options to fill in the blank in the above sentence:
were are will is
157. Each of the two candidates paid his subscription. Fill in the blank with one of the following options given.
are has have were
158. From the options given below select the one that fits the best. A person who leaves his country to settle abroad.
Eminent Emigrant Immigrant Migrant
159. Which of the given options fits the best? One who is very particular about small details.
Meticulous Connoisseur Artisan Immaculate
160. Which of the following words means 'talkative'
Phlegmatic Stupid Parasite Garrulous
161. From the options given below select the one that fits the best. A literary composition which says something but m"ans something different.
Ode Allegory Sonnet Elegy
162. Which of the following options refers to 'chauffeur'
A motor mechanic A paid driver for a privately owned car
An attendant Any driver
163. The masculine gender of is
drake dron" duk" dog
164. No sooner than the police handcuffed him. Fill in the blank with the correct option from the options given below.
he came did he came
did he come had he come
165. When the meeting began, everybody took Complete the sentence with the correct option from below.
his s"at their seat their seats one's seat
166. Who can save our country?
Which of the following options best represents the passive form of the above given sentence?
Who our country can be saved by By who our country can be saved?
Who can our country be saved by Who did our country be saved by
167. Fill in the blank choosing the correct option from below
I spoke to the Chairman he was sitting alone in the chair.
where when whereas whenever
168. The poor should be
Which of the following options can fill in the blank in the above sentence?
feed feeding fed feeds
169. No other woman was as strong as Indira Gandhi in Indian politics.
Choose from the given options the correct superlative form of the underlined word in the above sentence.
Stronger Most strong Strongest More strong
170. It is a quite place.
Which of the following words identifies the word that has been incorrectly used in the above sentence?
It is quite place
171. There is no time to lose. Which of the following options is the correct passive voice of the above sentence?
There is no time lost. There was no time that was to be lost.
There is no time to be losing. There is no time to be lost.
172. He told me, "Good morning!"
Which of the following options best represents the indirect speech of the above sentence?
He told me that morning was good.
He told me that it was a good morning.
He wished me good morning.
He commanded me good morning.
173. stark naked into rain
when we were children
and have an exhilarating bath
my cousins and I would run out
Which of the following shows the correct order of the above parts of a sentence?
174. There is no difference you and me. Choose the correct preposition from the following options to fill in the blank.
in for among between
175. Please put down what you have to say.
Which of the following options best explains the meaning of the above underlined part?
read speak write narrate
176. My brown study was rudely shaken.
Which of the following options best explains the meaning of the above underlined part?
regular study interest in study
dream of half-conscious state study at the college
177. He tried every plan. (Change it into negative.)
He tried not every plan. He did not try every plan.
He left no plan untried. He could not try plan.
178. Don't be proud of blue blood.
Choose the option which best explains the meaning of the underlined part in the given sentence.
Blood of bluish colour Deep red blood
Noble clan Noble profession
179. I wish I were at home. (Change it into exclamatory sentence.)
0 to be at home! I have been at home!
What at home! How good home!
180. He finished the work.
Then he went out.
Which of the following options can combine the above sentences and
after for till but
181. How is he
Which of the following punctuation marks would be appropriate at the end of the above sentence?
Comma Full stop
Question mark Exclamation mark
182. A snake in the grass is more dangerous than an open enemy. Give meaning of the underlined idiom.
A dangerous snake in the grass A snake with gall
C animal Hidden enemy
183. Bring a glass of water.
(Change it into passive voice.)
A glass of water brought. A glass of water was brought.
Send for a glass of water. Let a glass of water be brought.
184. Flog a dead horse. (Give meaning of the idiom.)
To do a vain thing
To try to take work from a weak horse
To revive interest in an outdated subject
To beat a horse that is dead
185. Remarkable progress he has made in his life.
Which of the following suffixes can be added to the underlined word in the above sentence to make it an adverb?
-ness -ly
-ment -ity
Read the following passage and answer the following questions (186 on it.
It is perhaps no accident that many ofthe outstanding figures of the past were exceptionally versatile men. Right up until comparatively recent times, it was possible for an intelligent person to acquaint himself with almost every branch of knowledge. Thus men of genius like Leonardo da Vinci or Philip Sidney, engaged in many careers at once as a matter of course. Da Vinci was so busy with his generous inventions, that he barely found the time to complete his paintings. Sidney, who died in battle when he was only thirty-two years old was not only a great soldier, but a brilliant scholar and poet as well. Both these men came very near to fulfilling the Renaissance ideal of the 'universal the man who was proficient at everything. Today we rarely if every hear that a musician has just invented a new type of submarine. Knowledge has become divided and sub-divided into countless narrowly defined compartments. The specialist is venerated. The versatile person, far from being admired, is more often regarded with suspicion. The modern world is a world of highly-skilled 'experts' who have had to devote the greater part of their lives to a very limited field of study in order to compare with their fellows. With this high degree of specialization the frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before. But this has not been achieved without considerable cost. The scientist, who outside his own particular subject is little more than a moron, is a modern phenomenon as is the man of letters who is barely aware of the tremendous strides that have been made in technology. Similarly, specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people in every walk of life. Many activities which were once pursued for their own sake, are often given up in despair; they require techniques, the experts tell us, which take a lifetime to master. Why learn to play piano, when you can listen to the world's greatest pianist in your own drawing room? Little by little, we are becoming more and more isolated from each other. It is almost impossible to talk to your neighbour about his job, even if he is engaged in roughly the same work as you are. The Royal Society in Britain includes, among its members only the most eminent scientists in the country. Yet it is highly disconcerting to find that even here, as one of its fellows puts it, at a lecture only 10% of the members can't understand 50% of what is being said.
186. Author calls Da Vinci and Sidney versatile because
they did not acquaint themselves with any branch of knowledge
they acquainted themselves with almost every branch of knowledge
None
they were interested in only one branch of knowledge
187. The versatile person is looked upon with suspicion in our times because
he can't concentrate his intelligence on one particular subject
he is interested in getting knowledge of all subjects at a time
None
he can concentrate his intelligence on one particular subject
188. What has been the effect of specialization on modern man
Modern man is deprived of the simple pleasures of activities which were pursued for their own sake
Specialization requires techniques
Modern man has become lazy.
Modern man can't concentrate on many activities at a time
189. What is the meaning of the phrase "in every walk of life"
in every field in every walk of common man
in all towns and cities None of the above
190. The meaning of the word 'eminent' is
mature skilful
famous and respected scholar
Read the following passage and answer the following questions (191 on it.
Left-handed persons can do certain things better that those who are right-handed. They generally find it more difficult to learn languages and mathematics, but have an advantage when it comes to music or sports. Recent research shows that the reason for left or right-handedness and the qualities that go with each of these may be in differences in the construction of the brain.
The human brain is spherical (like a ball). It is divided into two halves called the two hemispheres. The right hemisphere controls the working of the left side of the body while the left hemisphere controls the working of the right side. Furthermore, each hemisphere controls certain kinds of mental activity. In most people reasoning or logical thinking and the learning of mathematics and languages are controlled by the left hemisphere while abilities in the arts and crafts and in music, dance and sports are controlled by the right hemisphere.
Though the two hemispheres are joined together, they seem to work independently. In the majority of cases the left hemisphere dominates over the right, resulting in right-handed people who are better at mathematics and languages than at music and sports. In 65 per cent of the brains studied it was found that the left hemisphere was larger and more highly developed than the right. In 14 per cent of the cases thE' two hemispheres were more or less equal. In 11 per cent the right hemisphere was the more developed of the two.
The difference between the two hemispheres of the herain is present even in the embryo right from its earliest stages. This seems to be a characteristic of the human race as well as of the higher apes such as gorillas. Most gorillas are right-handed, as is seen from the way in which they beat their chests. Lower animals like cats do not show any difference in size or development between the two hemispheres of the brain.
191. What, according to the passage, is the reason for being left-handed or right-handed?
Working of the brain Spherical shape of the brain
Construction of the brain Man's similarity with gorillas and cats
192. In what abilities are right-handed people better?
Mathematical and linguistic Dance and sports
Controlling their brain Working independently
193. What is a characteristic of the human race and that of the gorillas?
Beating their chest Presence of embryo
Difference in the two hemispheres DE,velopment of the brain
194. How is the working of the human body controlled?
By spherical shape of brain By logical thinking
By kinds of mental activity By two hemispheres of the brain
195. How do animals like cats differ from the human race and gorillas?
There is no difference in size between the two hemispheres of their brain
They are better at dancing and sports
They do not beat their chest
Embryo is present in them right from earliest stages
Read the following passage and answer the following questions (196 on it. Acid rain is not a new phenomenon. It was noticed as early as 1872 by an English chemist. We have done little to control it. And it has got worse. Acid rain occurs when we send
polluting chemicals up into the atmosphere in many different ways, for example, by burning fossil fuels like coal and oil in power plants. The smoke has huge amounts of sulphur and nitrogen oxides. So do emissions from factories and car engines. And if you consider the millions of cars on the roads of the world, the thousands of industries and power plants, you can imagine the extent of the pollution.
When these pollutants reach the atmosphere, they combine with existing water-vapour, oxygen and sunlight. The reaction creates a diluted of highly dangerous sulphuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids. Acid rain affects everything it falls on. The water in rivers and lakes turn acidic. For instance, in Sweden 4,000 lakes have been so severely affected that no fish has survived. Acid rain also changes the soil nutrient content. It washes or leaches away nutrients like potassium, calcium and magnesium from the upper layer that help trees grow. Acid rain kills large stretches of forests, leaving behind leafless skeletons of trees. In Switzerland, 43 per cent of the conifer trees in the Central Alpine region are either dead or dying. In the temperate zone, with its single species, the effect is generally more noticeable than in tropical areas. When forests begin to die, the animals and birds in those forests follow. Among the growing list of species threatened by acid rain are the Pied Fly-catcher and Apollo Butterfly in Sweden. The Dipper fish has vanished from the rivers of Central Wales, and the Brown Trout from Norwegian lakes. The list goes on.
196. When was the acid rain noticed and by whom?
In 1772 by an Australian farmer In 1872 by an English chemist
In 1782 by an English chemist In 1287 by an American doctor
197. What happens when fossil fuels like oil and coal are burnt?
A huge amount of calcium and sodium oxides are released into the atmosphere
A huge amount of potassium and iron oxides are released into the atmosphere
A huge amount of sulphur and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere
Calcium carbonate is formed
198. What does the smoke from power plants consist of?
Sulphur and nitrogen Carbon dioxide and calcium
Sodium and iron Magnesium and hydrogen
199. What does water in rivers and lakes turn into after acid rain?
Basic Acidic Salty Sweet
200. When forests begin to die, who follows them? The animals and birds The poor people q;jlll'dl61 JIT1IT I