READING COMPREHENSION (GENERAL ENGLISH)

Total Questions: 54

21. Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions.

Self directed learning, in its broadest meaning, describes a process in which individuals take the initiative with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs formulating learning goals, identifying resources for learning, choosing and implementing learning strategies and evaluating learning outcomes.
Thus, it is important to attain new knowledge easily and skillfully for the rest of his or her life. What is the need for self directed learning? One reason is that there is convincing evidence that people, who take the initiative in learning, learn more things and learn better than people who sit at the feet of teachers passively waiting to be taught.
The second reason is that self-directed learning is more in tune with our natural processes of psychological development; an essential aspect of maturing is developing the ability to take increasing responsibility of our own lives to become increasingly selfdirected.
The third reason is that many of the new developments in education put a heavy responsibility on the learners to take a good deal of initiative in their own learning. To meet the challenges in today’s instructive environment, self-directed learning is most essential.
In self-directed learning, an individual

Correct Answer: (a) Takes initiative with or without the help of others
Solution:In self directed learning, an individual takes initiative with or without the help of others to learn new things.

22. There is need for self-directed learning because

Correct Answer: (b) it helps people to learn more things and learn better
Solution:There is need for self-directed learning because it helps people to learn more things in a better way.

23. Which word best describes self-directed learning ?

Correct Answer: (a) Active learning
Solution:Self-directed learning is active learning as one does not sit passively and waits for someone to teach. The learner actively initiates its own learning process.

24. The modern environment according to the author is

Correct Answer: (b) Instructive
Solution:The modern environment is instructive in nature.

25. The synonym of the word “diagnosing” is

Correct Answer: (c) Identifying
Solution:Diagnosing means identifying.

26. Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Expedition mountaineering could be viewed as slow and heavy, where climbers may use porters, pack animals glacier airplanes, cooks, multiple carries between camps, usage of fixed lines, etc. Expedition mountaineers still employ the skill sets of the Alpine mountaineer, except they have to deal with even higher altitudes, expanded time scale, longer routes, foreign logistics, more severe weather, and additional skills unique to expeditionary climbing.
The prevalence of expedition-style climbing in the Himalaya is largely a function of the nature of the mountains in the region. Because Himalayan base camps can take days or weeks to trek to, and Himalayan mountains can take weeks or perhaps even months to climb, a large number of personal and amount of supplies are necessary.
This is why expedition-style climbing is frequently used on large an isolated peaks in the Himalaya in, Europe and North America there is less of a need for expedition-style climbing on most medium-sized mountains. These mountains can often be easily accessed by car or air, are at a lower altitude and can be climbed in a shorter time scale.
Which of the following is true?

Correct Answer: (b) Most medium-sized peaks in Europe are accessed by car or air.
Solution:

Most medium sized peaks in the Europe are accessed by car or air. Expeditionary climbing is popular in Himalayas. Himalayan base camp treks takes days or even weeks to trek to. European and North American mountains can be climbed in short time scale.

27. What necessitates the huge amount of supplies and large number of personnel in Himalayan expeditions?

Correct Answer: (c) expanded time scale
Solution:Since, Himalayan mountains takes weeks or months to climb, large amount of personnel and food supplies is necessary.

28. Which of the following style of mountaineering is considered to be slow and heavy?

Correct Answer: (b) expedition mountaineering
Solution:

Expedition mountaineering can be considered as slow (Because it takes few weeks to months to climb the mountain) and heavy (because of the additional food supplies required to be carried while climbing).

29. What accounts for the greater prevalence of expedition mountaineering in the Himalayas?

Correct Answer: (c) the specific nature of mountains
Solution:The specific nature of Himalayan mountains accounts for greater expedition mountaineering there.

30. Which of the following is best undertaken as expedition mountaineering?

Correct Answer: (d) large and isolated peaks
Solution:Large and isolated peaks are best for expedition mountaineering.