Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions out of the four alternatives Question Nos. 1 – 4
The idea of euthanasia, of hastening the death of someone from motives of compassion, covers two main situations. The first is where someone is close to death and can be kept alive briefly, with intensive medical care. The official reason for the use of every possible technique on patients, for whom there seems no hope, is that we never know that there is no hope of at least a brief recovery.
The second situation, in which it is proposed to end the life of someone who is not expected to die at once from natural causes, is more morally doubtful. In so far as the suggestion may be based on the notion of the ‘quality of life’ experienced by the patient, this is an inadequate approach to human beings. At one extreme we may be dealing with a birth that cannot be called ‘human’ at all: such a being likely to live at the most for only a few hours. Many feel that during this time it ought to be given ordinary nursing care. Bringing to an end of the life of say, a spastic child, by the deliberate refusal of the fullest medical care seems morally indefensible.
1. Euthanasia means
- A place in Asia
- Bringing about gentle and easy death
- Enthusiasm
- The youth in Asia
2. One reason for trying all possible measures to save a person is
- There is possibility of recovery
- Death is horrifying
- Doctors need to be compassionate
- Science may invent sophisticated medicines later
3. The words “dealing with a birth that cannot be called ‘human’ at all” implies
- Human have no control over birth and death
- Doctors are incapable of saving people
- The person may survive only for a brief period
- The patient may want to die
4. The writer finds it unpardonable to
- End the life of a spastic child
- End the life of an infant likely to live only for a few hours
- End the life of a human being
- End the life of someone who is not expected to die at once from natural causes
5. As a listener, delaying feedback
- is irresponsible
- is inappropriate in all circumstances
- is a sign of a bad listener
- might be appropriate in some circumstances
6. Complete the series : DKY, FJW, HIU, JHS, ?
- KGR
- LFQ
- KFR
- LGQ
Sol: The first letters are alternate. D E F G H I J K L
The second letter moves one step backward to obtain the second letter of the successive term.
K J I H G
The third letter moves two steps backward to obtain the third letter of the subsequent term.
Y X W V U T S R Q
7. The mean monthly salary of 10 members of a group is Rs.14450, one more member whose monthly salary is Rs.15000 has joined the group. Then the mean monthly salary of 11 members of the group is
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8. The product of Siama’s age five years ago with his age 9 years later is 15. Then, Siama’s present age is
(a) 3 years (b) 4 years
(c) 5 years (d) 6 years
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Directions to solve (Questions 9 – 10): Choose the pair in which the words are differently related:
9. (a) Purse: Wallet (b) Sky : Cloud
(c) Chair : Stool (d) Cupboard : Almirah
In all other pairs, the two words denoted things which serve the same purpose.
10. (a) Lion : Deer (b) Hawk : Pigeon
(c) Cat : Mouse (d) Cow : Hen
In all the other pairs first is the predator of the second
