Five cricketers — Rohit, Virat, Hardik, Bumrah, and Jadeja — scored different runs in a T20 match: 20, 35, 45, 60, and 75.

Clues:

Question 1

Who scored 75 runs?
A) Rohit
B) Virat
C) Hardik
D) Jadeja
E) Bumrah

Question 2

How many runs did Bumrah score?
A) 20
B) 35
C) 45
D) 60
E) 75

Question 3

Who scored immediately more than Rohit?
A) Virat
B) Jadeja
C) Bumrah
D) Hardik
E) Cannot be determined

It is said there is a dismal fall of standards everywhere. The leaders who are not equal to the task misguide their followers. The remedy of the malady that affects our political economic and social practices lies in the human individual. What is needed is a change in his nature. For that we should read great classics. Literature brings about the change for the better. It improves the quality of human beings. Great books give great thoughts, broaden our outlook and awaken our souls. They also provide a moral base as the lack of discipline and ideals is inimical to civilizes value.

There are various kinds of books. Some arouse or instruct while others elevate our nature. The first kind of books destroy our ego and give us joy. Now joy is different from pleasure. The books which give joy contain emotions and thoughts recollected in tranquility. Only a seer can produce such books. They deserve not only to read but also to be digested. Through them we establish contract with the mastermind of the past. They hand on to us our tradition. But maintaining a tradition does not mean peaking or doing as our forefathers did following the tradition blindly will render dead and useless. We must make adaptations and bring modifications. However, the individual contribution is largely determined by the pressure brought to bear up on him by the new problems of the new age.

There are three clearly marked feature of the age in which we live. They are the scientific and technological revolution, the liberation of dependent countries in Asia and Africa and the growing unity of the world: We should read books which trace the history of the above mentioned three moments. The intellectual wealth of all mankind is at our disposal, we should break the barriers of language. Books build bridge between cultures, that is they bring them together. They promote understanding and love and remove suspicion, fear and hatred.

Great books come to our help when our values are at the discount many of us are mere shadows of human beings. We are the victims of contradictory impulses, we are a bundle of fear suspicion, greed, jealousy as well as kindliness and goodwill. For creating normal harmonious human society the former instincts should be curbed and the latter kindled, we must guard against corrupting the minds of our people with trivialities. A general spiritual awakening is essential.

Question 4

What are the three chief features of our age according to our passage?

A) It is the age of scientific and technological revolution.
B) Many countries in Asia and Africa have not freedom from dependence.
C) A sense of unity is growing among the different countries of the world.
D) All of these
E) None of these

Question 5

According to the passage, how can we keep our tradition alive?

A) We can do so only by following our forefathers blindly.
B) It can be maintained only by making old traditions dead and useless.
C) It can be achieved through a deep faith in old traditions.
D) We can keep them alive by making critical and creative changes in them according to demands of the age.
E) None of these

Question 6

What is the main argument of the passage?

A) We should think in terms of the welfare of humanity as a whole.
B) One should read good books and do the work relevant to one’s own welfare.
C) We should use scientific and technological know-how in terms of our welfare.
D) All of these
E) None of these

Question 7

How can nature of the individual be changed according to the passage?

A) If he reads great books his outlook will be broad, his psychological health will improve and he will have moral contentment and spiritual joy.
B) If he reads great books only his psychological health will improve.
C) If he reads great books he will have only moral contentment and spiritual joy.
D) Not given in the passage.
E) None of these.

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Question 8

The move to allow dumping of mercury ______ an outcry from residents of the area who ______ that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.

A) Resulted, Insist
B) Provoked, fear
C) Incited, determined
D) Activated, accept
E) Angered, believe

Question 9

Anemia : Iron :: Scurvy : ?

A) Vitamin B
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin K
D) Vitamin A
E) Vitamin D

Question 10

Find a suitable sentence in the missing part

If we think of an emigrant who goes to a new country ignorant of its products, ignorant of its natural appearance and social order, entirely ignorant of its language, ____________. No one will be able to do for him that work of adaptation. He himself must observe, understand, remember, form judgments, and learn the new language by laborious exercise and long experience.

A) In this way he gradually comes to be acquainted with his environment and to develop his intelligence.
B) We realize that there is an immense work of adaptation which he must perform before he can associate himself with the active life of the unknown people.
C) Difficulty of gaining an intelligent understanding of names and of the syntactical composition of the language.
D) At the same time he is learning a language, and he is faced not only with the motor difficulties of articulation.
E) None of the above.

Question 1,2,3

Runs: 20, 35, 45, 60, 75

Hardik scored the highest, so Hardik = 75.

Jadeja scored exactly 15 more than Bumrah.
Possible pairs: 20 & 35, 45 & 60, 60 & 75.

But Bumrah did not score the lowest, so Bumrah cannot be 20.
Also Hardik already scored 75.
So the only possible pair is:

Bumrah = 45
Jadeja = 60

Now remaining scores are 20 and 35 for Rohit and Virat.
Virat scored more than Rohit, so:

Rohit = 20
Virat = 35

Final Arrangement

Rohit — 20
Virat — 35
Bumrah — 45
Jadeja — 60
Hardik — 75

Final Answers

Question 4

Answer: D) All of these

Why D is correct:
The passage clearly states that there are three marked features of the modern age:

Options A and C directly reflect two of these features, while B refers to the liberation/dependence issue discussed in the passage. Hence, all three ideas together form the correct answer.

Why A is wrong: It mentions only one feature.

Why B is wrong: It covers only one aspect related to dependent countries.

Why C is wrong: It mentions only the growing unity of the world.

Why E is wrong: The passage explicitly provides the three features.

Question 5

Answer: D) We can keep them alive by making critical and creative changes in them according to demands of the age.

Why D is correct:
The author says that maintaining tradition does not mean blindly copying our forefathers. We must adapt and modify traditions according to the needs and problems of the new age.

Why A is wrong: The passage specifically rejects blind following of forefathers.

Why B is wrong: The author does not advocate destroying traditions.

Why C is wrong: Mere faith in old traditions is not enough; adaptation is necessary.

Why E is wrong: The passage clearly provides the answer.

Question 6

Answer: A) We should think in terms of the welfare of humanity as a whole.

Why A is correct:
The passage emphasizes reading great books, preserving values, promoting understanding among cultures, reducing fear and hatred, and creating a harmonious society. These ideas point toward the welfare of humanity as a whole.

Why B is wrong: The passage is not focused on individual welfare alone.

Why C is wrong: Scientific and technological progress is mentioned as a feature of the age, not the central message.

Why D is wrong: Since B and C are not central arguments, "All of these" cannot be correct.

Why E is wrong: A clearly reflects the author's broader message.

Question 7

Answer: A) If he reads great books his outlook will be broad, his psychological health will improve and he will have moral contentment and spiritual joy.

Why A is correct:
The passage states that great books broaden our outlook, awaken our souls, provide a moral base, destroy ego, and give joy. Thus, reading great books improves an individual's overall personality and values.

Why B is wrong: The benefits are not limited to psychological health.

Why C is wrong: Great books do more than provide moral contentment and spiritual joy; they also broaden outlook and improve character.

Why D is wrong: The answer is clearly given in the passage.

Why E is wrong: Option A is directly supported by the passage.

Question 8

Answer: B) Provoked, fear

Why B is correct:
"Provoked an outcry" is a natural and grammatically correct expression. Residents can "fear" that mercury levels will harm their health and the environment. Both words fit the context perfectly.

Why A is wrong:
"Resulted an outcry" is grammatically incorrect. It should be "resulted in an outcry."

Why C is wrong:
"Incited an outcry" is acceptable, but "determined that high levels..." does not fit the meaning.

Why D is wrong:
"Activated an outcry" is not an appropriate expression, and "accept" does not fit the context.

Why E is wrong:
"Angered an outcry" is grammatically incorrect.

Question 9

Answer: B) Vitamin C

Why B is correct:
Anemia is commonly caused by iron deficiency. Similarly, scurvy is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin C. The relationship is "disease : nutrient whose deficiency causes it."

Why A is wrong:
Vitamin B deficiency causes disorders such as beriberi or pernicious anemia, not scurvy.

Why C is wrong:
Vitamin K deficiency is associated with blood clotting problems.

Why D is wrong:
Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness.

Why E is wrong:
Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets or osteomalacia.

Question 10

Answer: B) We realize that there is an immense work of adaptation which he must perform before he can associate himself with the active life of the unknown people.

Why B is correct:
The next sentence talks about the "work of adaptation" that no one else can do for him. Therefore, the missing sentence should introduce this idea of adaptation. Option B connects perfectly with the following sentences.

Why A is wrong:
This describes the result of adaptation, not the challenge faced initially.

Why C is wrong:
It is an incomplete sentence and does not fit grammatically.

Why D is wrong:
It focuses only on language learning, whereas the passage discusses broader adaptation.

Why E is wrong:
Option B clearly fits the passage.