CAT VARC QUIZ 14

Direction :- The four sentences labelled (P),(Q),(R),(S) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer. 

P. A new form of Hindustani music known as Khayal emerged during the 13th and 14th centuries.

Q. This has led to the existence of family traditions called gharanas.

R. Music an be divide into Western classical, Hindustani classical, Carnatic classical, Folk etc.

S. The main schools of classical music, Hindustani and the Carnatic, continue to survive through oral tradition being passed on by teachers to disciples.

Direction for Reading Comprehension: Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage 

The detoxification should, therefore, go much beyond rectification; it should involve a strategy to reverse the process itself. Given that the communal penetration is deep and pervasive it has intruded into almost all levels of institutional functioning, both in structure and ideology. The changes sought or implemented without taking into account this grim reality would at best touch only the tip of the iceberg. In the field of education, therefore, the new Government faces the task not of review and reform but of a reordering of the system in order to retrieve the earlier secular ethos, even when issues, which need urgent solution, are immediately attended to.

In order to establish religious harmony which of the following does the author not recommend?

Direction :- The four sentences labelled (P),(Q),(R),(S) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer. 

P. So, now-adays a man working in a furniture factory perhaps spends his day minding one machine which carries out only one process-say the making of table legs.

Q. By this division of labour, a great many tables are made in a comparatively short time.

R. In the making of more complicated things, however, such as cars or elaborated pieces of electrical machinery, even this king of division is not enough.

S. A great number of men take part in the various processes which go into making the table.

Direction for Reading Comprehension :Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage 

The detoxification should, therefore, go much beyond rectification; it should involve a strategy to reverse the process itself. Given that the communal penetration is deep and pervasive it has intruded into almost all levels of institutional functioning, both in structure and ideology. The changes sought or implemented without taking into account this grim reality would at best touch only the tip of the iceberg. In the field of education, therefore, the new Government faces the task not of review and reform but of a reordering of the system in order to retrieve the earlier secular ethos, even when issues, which need urgent solution, are immediately attended to.

Which of the following statements is false according to the passage?

Direction for Reading Comprehension Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage 

The detoxification should, therefore, go much beyond rectification; it should involve a strategy to reverse the process itself. Given that the communal penetration is deep and pervasive it has intruded into almost all levels of institutional functioning, both in structure and ideology. The changes sought or implemented without taking into account this grim reality would at best touch only the tip of the iceberg. In the field of education, therefore, the new Government faces the task not of review and reform but of a reordering of the system in order to retrieve the earlier secular ethos, even when issues, which need urgent solution, are immediately attended to.

In the area of education which of the following recommendations of the author is not mentioned in the passage?

Direction for Reading Comprehension :- Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage 

There are a few reasons as why the Indian subcontinent including the current Indo-China standoff have receded as a flashpoint in global eyes. The first is that the standoff is running into its second year and the LAC has largely stabilized, through talks leading to disengagement at remaining friction points have not yielded any result. However, the two sides remain in communication to prevent flare-ups. The level of forces on either side are sufficient to thwart misadventures. The second is that any escalation between the two nations would be localised with limited impact on non-combatants as the region remains remote and sparsely populated.

What India and China are doing to pacify a sudden outburst?

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage 

The detoxification should, therefore, go much beyond rectification; it should involve a strategy to reverse the process itself. Given that the communal penetration is deep and pervasive it has intruded into almost all levels of institutional functioning, both in structure and ideology. The changes sought or implemented without taking into account this grim reality would at best touch only the tip of the iceberg. In the field of education, therefore, the new Government faces the task not of review and reform but of a reordering of the system in order to retrieve the earlier secular ethos, even when issues, which need urgent solution, are immediately attended to.

Which of the following could be the most suitable title of the passage?

Direction :- The short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best from the given options to make the passage complete and coherent.

The Finance Commission is entrusted with periodic review and resolution of Central-State fiscal problems. It was the clear intention of the father of the India Constitution that all matters pertaining to normal Central-State financial adjustment should be scrutinized by the Finance commission ………………………An incidental and by no means insignificant advantage of the appointment of a Finance pertaining to financial relations between the Centre and the States and to promote an enlightened national debate on the several facets of India’s federal fiscal set-up. The role of the Indian Finance Commission is unique in many ways. It is one of few commission provided in the constitution.

Direction for Reading Comprehension: Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage 

The detoxification should, therefore, go much beyond rectification; it should involve a strategy to reverse the process itself. Given that the communal penetration is deep and pervasive it has intruded into almost all levels of institutional functioning, both in structure and ideology. The changes sought or implemented without taking into account this grim reality would at best touch only the tip of the iceberg. In the field of education, therefore, the new Government faces the task not of review and reform but of a reordering of the system in order to retrieve the earlier secular ethos, even when issues, which need urgent solution, are immediately attended to.

By ‘detoxification’ the author refers to a reform in