Directions (1-5): In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Q1. Cash in on
(a) Exploit
(b) Clarify
(c) Surge
(d) To count cash
S1. Ans.(a)
Q2. Do in
(a) Abolish
(b) Kill
(c) To laugh a lot
(d) Decrease
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. Sleep through
(a) Not wake up
(b) Think about something
(c) Criticize heavily
(d) To get ill
S3. Ans.(a)
Q4. Sneak out
(a) Depart furtively
(b) Entangle
(c) Weaken
(d) Resolve a problem
S4. Ans.(a)
Q5. Spring on
(a) Pay back a debt
(b) Accumulate
(c) Surprise someone
(d) Make something neat and tidy
S5. Ans.(c)
Directions (6 – 10): A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Settled life and cultivation gave man leisure; he had no longer to always think of getting food. During spare time he could make stone tools, hoes or pots and weave cloth. Some people spared from producing their own food could even devote themselves to other activities all the time. This resulted in a division of labour. The division of labour made it possible for various groups to specialize, that is, to acquire greater skill and learn better techniques in doing one kind of work.
The settled community life needed rules to regulate the behaviour of the members of the community. It is not possible to know exactly how regulations were established. It appears that the decisions regarding the community were taken by the people as a whole, or by a council of elders, as is in the practice in tribal societies. There were perhaps no kings or any organized government. Most likely, there were chiefs elected by the community for their qualities of leadership. But, these chiefs could not pass their positions on to their sons and they enjoyed few special privileges. Archaeological excavations have not revealed anything which would indicate the prevalence of a higher status for some members of the community. This is also supported by the study of life in many tribes in modern times. Thus, social inequalities do not seem to have emerged even in Neolithic times.
Q6. What did man do in his spare time?
(a)Made stone tools
(b)Made hoes or pots
(c)Weave cloth
(d)All of the above
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option (D) is true.
Q7. In the passage, “division of labour” means?
(a)Specialization to acquire greater skills
(b)Learning arithmetic
(c)Working in groups
(d) Working from home
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Refer to the last sentence of the first paragraph “The division of labour made it possible for various groups to specialize, that is, to acquire greater skill and learn better techniques in doing one kind of work.” Option (A) is correct choice.
Q8. To which period do the Neolithic times refer:
(a)Later part of the Stone Age
(b)Early part of the Stone Age
(c)Later part of the Ice Age
(d)Medieval times
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Neolithic means “relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.” Hence option(A) is correct.
Q9. Chiefs were elected by the community for their
(a)age
(b)qualities of leadership
(c)responsibility and courage
(d)trust and loyalty
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Refer to the fifth sentence of the second paragraph “Most likely, there were chiefs elected by the community for their qualities of leadership.” Hence option (B) is true.
Q10. The meaning of ‘privilege’ is
(a)allowance
(b)favour
(c)benefit
(d)interest
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. privilege means “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.” Hence option (C) is correct.
