Reading Comprehension (Part-5) (CDS-Solved Paper)Total Questions: 3331. A simple device which consisted of rods that stood up on end like ninepins was replaced by a more sophisticated one because it failed [Morning Shift-2014 (I)](a) to measure a gentle earthquake(b) to measure a severe earthquake(c) to record the direction of the earthquake(d) to record the facts with a pen on paperCorrect Answer: (d) to record the facts with a pen on paperSolution:Option (d) is the correct choice.32. The everyday observation referred to in the passage relates to [Morning Shift-2014 (I)](a) a moving bus or train(b) the sudden start of a bus(c) the tendency of a standing person to fall when a bus or train moves suddenly(d) people standing in a bus or trainCorrect Answer: (c) the tendency of a standing person to fall when a bus or train moves suddenlySolution:Option (c) is the right answer.33. The early seismometers adopted the idea that in order to record the earthquake, it is [Morning Shift-2014 (I)](a) the pen that should move just as it moves when we write on paper(b) the pen that should stay still and the paper should move(c) both pen and paper that should move(d) neither pen nor paper that should moveCorrect Answer: (b) the pen that should stay still and the paper should moveSolution:Option (b) is the correct option.Submit Quiz« Previous1234
