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

Total Questions: 50

31. The person who was the least disturbed was the [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) old man
Solution:

‘Fast asleep old man’ suggests that he was least disturbed.

32. The factor common to all the people was that they were all [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) waiting for something
Solution:

Everybody was waiting for something there. It was a common thing.

33. Among those, present the one who appeared to be the most bored was the [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) little man
Solution:

The little man was most bored because he was turning the pages of the magazine nervously.

34. Directions (Q.Nos. 34-37) Read a passage carefully and answer the items based on it. [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Passage 43

A man had two blacksmiths for his neighbours. Their names was Pengu and Shengu. The man was greatly troubled by the noise of their hammers. He decided to talk to them. The next day, he called both of them and offered 100 each, if they found new huts for themselves.

They took the money and agreed to find new huts for themselves. The next morning, he woke up again to the sound of their hammers. He went out to see why the blacksmiths hadn’t found new huts and he discovered that Pengu and Shengu had kept their promise. They had exchanged their huts.

 The man was troubled because

Correct Answer: (b) the blacksmiths’ hammers made a lot of noise
Solution:

The blacksmiths’ hammers made a lot of noise.

35. The man gave them money because [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (d) he wanted them to find new huts
Solution:

Money was given to the blacksmiths to find new huts for themselves.

36. The man went out of his house because [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) he wanted to find out why they hadn't found new huts
Solution:

The man wanted to know why the blacksmiths hadn’t found new huts.

37. The man came to know that [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) the blacksmiths had exchanged huts
Solution:

They had exchanged their huts.

38. Directions (Q.Nos. 38-42) Read a passage carefully and answer the items based on it. [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Passage 44

The tigress was a mile away and the ground between her and us was densely wooded, scattered over with great rocks and cut up by a number of deep ravines, but she could cover the distance well within the half-hour—if she wanted to.

The question I had to decide was, whether or not I should try to call her. If I called and she heard me, and came while it was still daylight and gave me a chance to shoot her, all would be well; on the other hand, if she came and did not give me a shot, some of us would not reach camp, for we had nearly two miles to go and the path the whole way ran through heavy jungle.

According to the author,

Correct Answer: (d) there was a possibility of the tigress covering the distance within the half-hour
Solution:

There was a possibility of the tigress covering the distance within the half-hour.

39. The author says, “Some of us would not reach camp”, because [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) the path is not suitable for walking
Solution:

The path to the camp is not suitable for walking as it is running through heavy jungle

40. The author found it difficult to decide the question because [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (d) there was uncertainty about the reaction of the tigress to his call
Solution:

The author found it difficult to decide the question as ‘there was uncertainty about the reaction of the tigress to his call.’