Reading Comprehension (Part-4) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 50

11. ‘Mona Lisa’ is the name of [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) a famous painting
Solution:

‘Mona Lisa’ is the name of a famous painting.

12. The truth about the ‘Mona Lisa’ is that it is a study in [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (d) modeling
Solution:

‘Mona Lisa’ is a study in modeling.

13. The painter was able to produce that strange smile on Mona Lisa’s face by [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) delicate changes on the surface of cheeks below the eyes
Solution:

It is easily understood by reading the last two lines of the passage that the painter discovered the smile on Mona Lisa’s face by ‘delicate changes on the surface of cheeks below the eyes’.

14. The author of the above passage has examined ‘Mona Lisa’ from [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) a purely artistic angle
Solution:

The passage clearly shows the artistic angle of the author.

15. Directions (Q.Nos. 15-19) Read a passage carefully and answer the items based on it. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Passage 39

It is possible to give wedding presents, birthday and Christmas presents, without any thought of affection at all, they can be ordered by postcard; but the unbirthday present demands the nicest care.

It is therefore the best of all and it is the only kind to which the golden rule of present-giving imperatively applies the golden rule which insists that you must never give to another person anything that you would not rather keep: nothing that does not cost you a pang to part from.

It would be better if this rule governed the choice also of those other three varieties of gifts, but they can be less exacting.

The author says that wedding, birthday and Christmas presents

Correct Answer: (b) may not always be given with any thought of affection
Solution:

‘May not always be given with any thought of affection’ is correct as it is clearly indicated in the first line of the passage.

16. ‘They can, be ordered by postcard’ means that [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) the choice does not involve much care
Solution:

This statement means that ‘the choice does not involve much care’.

17. The ‘unbirthday’ present is the best of all because [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) its choice needs the utmost care
Solution:

Its choice needs the utmost care.

18. A ‘golden rule’ is a rule which [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) is very important
Solution:

A ‘golden rule’ is a rule which ‘is very important,’ which can be inferred from the passage.

19. The writer is of the view that one should give a present that [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) one would like to possess onesee
Solution:

It is clearly understood from the passage that you must never give to another person anything that you would not rather keep. So, option (a) is correct.

20. Directions (Q.Nos. 20-24) Read a passage carefully and answer the items based on it. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Passage 40

People project their mental processes into their handwriting. They subconsciously shape and organise their letters, words and lines in ways that directly reflect their personalities.

This explains why no two handwritings are or even can be alike; the medium is just too personal. Everyday observation confirms the link between handwriting and personality, at least in an elementary way.

Precise people construct their words with care, slowly and exactly; dynamic people dash them off. Flamboyant people boldly cover half a page with a few words and a signature, Whose size fittingly reflects their expansive sense of self.

Most of us have made such observations. But it takes a practiced eye to discern the scores of variations and interpret the subtle interplay of forces at work in any given handwriting. In fact in Europe, handwriting analysis known as graphology, now enjoys scientific acceptance and common use.

If you are a showy and colourful person, your handwriting is likely to be

Correct Answer: (c) bold and large
Solution:

If you are a showy and colourful person, your handwriting is likely to be bold and large, as showy and colourful person means someone who is flamboyant.