Question

THE TAJ MAHAL 1.It is as though he did not leave a single marble unturned to give India the brand no one else has or could, before or after him. Yes, Shahjahan would go down as a miracle worker among brand architects. For the Taj is born eternal in everybody’s mind. 2. Imagine its first glimpse, its inaugural release! Without a launch conference, without sirens or anthems, without security and VIP enclosures or the fanfare of a surprise revelation. A mourning emperor would not need or want that. Nor would the Taj. 3.Every human being born in the world should see the Taj at Agra, India, at least once. It is not too much to ask. Ask any lover, any aesthete, or just plain anyone who has set eyes on this vision. 4.It’s not the gasp of marble in stunning symmetry, or the enticing inlay, or the magically unerring proportions, it’s the sheer unreality of it, right there, in front of your eyes. And every Indian has at some point said to himself, thank God it’s ours, it’s India’s. Answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options from those given below: *
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Q.1. Who is the miracle worker mentioned in the passage?
(i) labourers
(ii) Shahjahan
(iii) An architect
(iv) A VIP
Q.2. ‘Taj is born eternal……..’. What does it mean? *
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(i) It will never grow old
(ii) It will never be destroyed
(iii) It will never die
(iv) It will never be forgotten
Q.3 Who attended its inauguration? *
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(i) VIPs
(ii) Press
(iii) The Emperor
(iv) Singers and musicians
Q.4 Why was the emperor mourning? *
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(i) His beloved was no more
(ii) He was no more a beloved
(iii) It was not made to his satisfaction
(iv) He didn’t want it
Q.5. Which word in the passage (para 4) means the same as ‘wonder’? *
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(i) Miracle
(ii) Inaugural
(iii) Aesthete
(iv) Stunning
Q. 6. Choose the correct option. There are (a) ................. number of causes for sleeplessness. Worry and depression are (b) ................ most common. *
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Option for a) (i) the
(ii) a
(iii) few
(iv) some
Q. 7. Choose the correct option for (b) *
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b) (i) some
(ii) few
(iii) the
(iv) a
Q. 8. Choose the correct option. I stood ................. the end of the queue. *
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(i) at
(ii) in
(iii) about
(iv) on
Q. 9. Choose the correct option. The fisherman jumped .............. the river. *
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(i) in
(ii) into
(iii) on
(iv) above
Q. 10. Choose the missing word for the marked places. The government of any country / money. (a) Taxes / a major source of money (b) that is required / the citizens. (c) *
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Option for (a) (i) needs
(ii) needed
(iii) need
(iv) needing
Choose the correct option for (b) *
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(b) (i) is
(ii) are
(iii) were
(iv) being
Choose the correct option for (c) *
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(c) (i) of
(ii) by
(iii) from
(iv) for
Q.13 Choose the correct option for the blanks. We all (a) ..................... (need) change as it (b) ............... (refresh) and (c) .............. (relax) our minds. *
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Option for a) (i) need
(ii) needed
(iii) needs
(iv) needing
b) Choose the correct option for (b) *
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b) (i) refreshed
(ii) refreshes
(iii) refresh
(iv) refreshing
c) Choose the correct option for (c) *
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c) (i) relaxes
(ii) relax
(iii) relaxed
(iv) relaxing

Answer 1

Answer:

1. shahjahan

2 it will never die

3.vips

4. his beloved was no more

5.miracle

6. a

7. the

8. at

9. into

10. needs, are, from

13. need, refreshes , relaxes