Question

Read the extract (prose) and answer the questions that follow. (1×5=5)

It was not only a display of pinpoint precision and military force, but a

demonstration of the military’s loyalty to democracy, to a new government that had

been freely and fairly elected. Only moments before, the highest generals of South

African defence force and police, their chests bedecked with ribbons and medals

from days gone by, saluted me and pledged their loyalty.

i) The type of government chosen in South Africa was-

a) Apartheid

b) Democratic

c) Monarchy

d) Socialist

ii) ‘Their’ attitude changed because-

a) They were sorry

b) They had got freedom from racial domination

c) They had arrested Mandela before

d) They were instructed by their leaders

iii) What was the occasion of such display?

a) Inauguration of the amphitheatre

b) Holding of democratic elections

c) Oath taking ceremony of the newly formed government

d) All of the above

iv) ______ in the given extract means ‘decorate’

a) Fairly

b) Bedecked

c) Precision

d) Embellish

v) ______ in the given passage is the opposite of ‘faithlessness’

a) Loyalty

b) Pinpoint

c) Pledged​

Answer 1

Answer:

Aarthied

They had got freedom from racial discrimination

fairly

loyalty