On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer ANY TEN of the following
questions: 10 X 1=10M
(i) Which of the following has been referred to as a paradox?
a) The literacy percentage increases and the number of illiterates decrease.
b) The literacy percentage increases in proportion to the rate of increase in population.
c) The government is sensitive to the problem only at the planning stage, but
not at the implementation stage.
d) The literacy percentage and the number of illiterates are both increasing.
(ii) Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?
A. An effective check on population growth is the only solution for
attainment of full literacy.
B. The cause of the paradox mentioned in the passage can be explained by
using sophisticated techniques.
C. Adequate number of libraries and adult schools are not available in our country.
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) A & B
iii) Which of the following is as important as the literacy campaign?
a) Checking the rapid growth of population
b) Starting correspondence courses and providing reading facilities
c) Awareness of the magnitude of the problem of illiteracy
d) Making sufficient provision for continued education
iv) Which of the following is true in the context of the passage?
a) Continued education programmes are now adequately funded.
b) All the State governments have now fully realized the problem of illiteracy.
c) Literacy campaigns in the pre-independence period were more fruitful than the later
once.
d) Literacy campaign achieved desired results in the post-independence period.
(v) Which of the following appears unbelievable, according to the passage?
a) Growing illiteracy is owing to non-availability of reading facilities to rural masses.
b) Sufficient provision for continued education has not been made.
c) The increase in literacy percentage and also the increase in number of illiterates
d) Population explosion is the only reason for increase in the number of illiterates.
(vi) In the passage, the rapid growth of population has been attributed to
a) Illiteracy b) Apathy of government officials
c) Want of continued education d) None of these
(vii) The term ‘Neo-literate’ as used in the passage refers to a person who
a) Is not literate b) Has newly become literate
c) Is a little literate d) Is a literate with no school education
(viii) ‘they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem.’ What was the
problem that should be focused upon?
a) Illiteracy b) population growth
c) Adult Illiteracy d) None
(ix) Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word ‘outpaced’ as used in the
passage?
a) Surpassed b) Nullified
c) Ruled out d) Spoiled
(x) ‘Eradication’ as used in the passage means
a) Removal b) Destruction
c) Starvation d) Evaporation
(xi) According to the passage, the problem could have been tackled by which one or more of
the following measures?
A. Checking the growth of population
B. Making the adult literacy campaign more effective
C. Providing continued education to neo-literates
(a) A & C (b) A & B
(c) B & C (d) All of these
(xii) According to the passage, pick the antonym of the word ‘lethargy’ from para 1.
(a) illiterate (b) sophisticated
(c) momentum (d) incredible
Answers
Explanation:
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer ANY TEN of the following
questions: 10 X 1=10M
(i) Which of the following has been referred to as a paradox?
a) The literacy percentage increases and the number of illiterates decrease.
b) The literacy percentage increases in proportion to the rate of increase in population.
c) The government is sensitive to the problem only at the planning stage, but
not at the implementation stage.
d) The literacy percentage and the number of illiterates are both increasing.
(ii) Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?
A. An effective check on population growth is the only solution for
attainment of full literacy.
B. The cause of the paradox mentioned in the passage can be explained by
using sophisticated techniques.
C. Adequate number of libraries and adult schools are not available in our country.
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) A & B
iii) Which of the following is as important as the literacy campaign?
a) Checking the rapid growth of population
b) Starting correspondence courses and providing reading facilities
c) Awareness of the magnitude of the problem of illiteracy
d) Making sufficient provision for continued education
iv) Which of the following is true in the context of the passage?
a) Continued education programmes are now adequately funded.
b) All the State governments have now fully realized the problem of illiteracy.
c) Literacy campaigns in the pre-independence period were more fruitful than the later
once.
d) Literacy campaign achieved desired results in the post-independence period.
(v) Which of the following appears unbelievable, according to the passage?
a) Growing illiteracy is owing to non-availability of reading facilities to rural masses.
b) Sufficient provision for continued education has not been made.
c) The increase in literacy percentage and also the increase in number of illiterates
d) Population explosion is the only reason for increase in the number of illiterates.
(vi) In the passage, the rapid growth of population has been attributed to
a) Illiteracy b) Apathy of government officials
c) Want of continued education d) None of these
(vii) The term ‘Neo-literate’ as used in the passage refers to a person who
a) Is not literate b) Has newly become literate
c) Is a little literate d) Is a literate with no school education
(viii) ‘they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem.’ What was the
problem that should be focused upon?
a) Illiteracy b) population growth
c) Adult Illiteracy d) None
(ix) Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word ‘outpaced’ as used in the
passage?
a) Surpassed b) Nullified
c) Ruled out d) Spoiled
(x) ‘Eradication’ as used in the passage means
a) Removal b) Destruction
c) Starvation d) Evaporation
(xi) According to the passage, the problem could have been tackled by which one or more of
the following measures?
A. Checking the growth of population
B. Making the adult literacy campaign more effective
C. Providing continued education to neo-literates
(a) A & C (b) A & B
(c) B & C (d) All of these
(xii) According to the passage, pick the antonym of the word ‘lethargy’ from para 1.
(a) illiterate (b) sophisticated
(c) momentum (d) incredible
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