Direction (Q1-6): Read the passage given and answer the questions that follow, by selecting the most appropriate option.
Courage is not only the basis of virtue; it is its expression. Faith, hope, charity and all the rest don’t become virtues until it takes courage to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. The first an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second, more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future or his judgement of what he thinks either right or worthwhile, is moral courage. I have known many men, who had marked physical courage, but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand, I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage, but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn’t, when it was really necessary, face a situation boldly.
Q1. A man of courage is
(a) Cunning
(b) Intelligent
(c) Curious
(d) Careful
Q2. Physical courage is an expression of
(a) Emotions
(b) Deliberation
(c) Uncertainty
(d) Defiance
Q3. A man with moral courage can
(a) Defy his enemies
(b) Overcome all difficulties
(c) Face a situation boldly
(d) Be very pragmatic
Q4. People with physical courage often lack
(a) mental balance
(b) capacity for reasoning
(c) emotional stability
(d) Will to fight
Q5. All virtues become meaningful because of
(a) Faith
(b) Charity
(c) Courage
(d) Hope
Q6. In ‘courage is not only the basis of virtue’, the opposite of ‘virtue’ is
(a) Value
(b) Rectitude
(c) Vice
(d) Prudence
Direction (Q7-10): Directions: In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is “no error”.
Q7. Having read a number of stories (1)/ about space travel (2)/ his dream no is about to visit the moon. (3)/ No error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q8. The barn owl helps the farmer by destroying (1)/ rats which could, if left unchecked (2)/ do a lot of damage to the crops. (3)/ No error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q9. His grandfather (1)/ had told him to smoke (2)/ was a bad habit. (3)/ No error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q10. It is of primary importance (1)/ in swimming to learn (2)/ to breathe properly. (3)/ No error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(b)
S5. Ans.(c)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. now he dreams of visiting the moon is a correct expression. Or, now his dream is to visit the moon is also a correct expression.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. to destroy or only destroy will be used in place of by destroying. Bare-infinitive is used after help.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. that smoking will be used in place of to smoke.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. for learning to swim will be used in place of in swimming to learn.
