Free Reading Comprehension Set I - 03 Practice Test - CAT
Question 1
The book Man-Eaters of Tsavo annoys some scientists because:
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)
The answer is (c) as the real reason behind the scientists’ annoyance is that they consider the Tsavo lions to be no more man-eaters than lions elsewhere, but the book has reinforced the view that they are more aggressive.
Question 2
The sentence which concludes the first paragraph, "Now they knew better", implies that:
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Option (d)
The answer is (d). The scientists realized that their earlier skepticism about the authenticity of the amateurs’ claims had been hasty as these claims had now been vindicated.
Question 3
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the hypothesis advanced by Gnoske and Peterhans most?
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)
The answer is (c). Gnoske and Peterhanssays that Tsavo lions may be similar to the unmaned cave lions of the Pleistocence. Then the 5th line in the 3rd paragraph says that Tsavo lions have a reputation of ferocity. So logically, the unmaned cave lions of the Pleistocence are ferocious. But option (c) says that the unmaned cave lions of the Pleistocence are shown to be far less violent than believed.
Question 4
According to the passage, which of the following has NOT contributed to the popular image of Tsavo lions as savage creatures?
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)
The answer is (c). Other than (c) all the rest will contribute to the image of the Tsavo being ferocious as they are stated in the passage. Option (a) and (c) are present in the fourth paragraph of the passage. Option (d) is clearly stated in the fifth paragraph.
Question 5
According to the passage, the reason why we continued to be dependent on fossil fuels is that:
SOLUTION
Solution : A
The answer is (a).
The answer can be inferred from the last paragraph 2nd line onwards – "in the 1960s, the German auto companies developed plans to scrap the entire combustion engine…..why didn’t it go anywhere? Because auto executive understood pistons and carburettors, and would be loath to cannibalize their expertise, along with most of their factories."
Question 6
Which of the following views does the author fully support in the passage?
SOLUTION
Solution : D
The answer is (d).
The answer can be inferred from the 3rd paragraph – "fifty years after….largely cosmetic changes."
Question 7
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
SOLUTION
Solution : B
The answer is (b).
The answer can be inferred from the 4th paragraph - Henry Ford’s first car did 18 miles per hour and in 2001 the average speed in London was 17.5 miles per hour as stated in the last line of the fourth paragraph.
Question 8
Which of the following best describes one of the main ideas discussed in the passage?
SOLUTION
Solution : B
The answer is (b).
The answer can be inferred from the 4th and 6th paragraphs, where the author says that even after "a hundred years and tens of thousands of research hours later" little has changed in the auto industry and also changes in the aviation industry are incremental and largely cosmetic.
Question 9
Which is the thematic highlight of this passage?
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)
The passage is chiefly concerned with the existence of two kinds of dynamic psychology.
Question 10
Dynamic psychology refers to:
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)
Dynamic psychology refers to understanding human disposition and behaviour related to it.
Question 11
According to the passage, the term “transitoriness of instincts” refers to:
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)
The term refers to the appearance of instinct and its subsequent transformation into habits.
Question 12
Which one of the following CANNOT be reasonably attributed to the labelling strategy followed by wine producers in English-speaking countries?
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)
Only a connoisseur can appreciate better quality wines, taste is not written on labels
Question 13
What according to the author should the French do to avoid becoming a producer of merely old fashioned wines?
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)
Refer to the part some areas … have now produced a generation of growers using the varietal names on their labels.
Question 14
Which one of the following, if true, would provide most support for Dr. Renaud's findings about the effect of tannins?
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Option (d)
Option (d) is the most substantiated reason to support Dr. Renaud’s findings.
Question 15
The development which has created fear among winemakers in the wine heartlands of France is the
SOLUTION
Solution : B
Option (b)
Refer to the part it is on every wine label … the name of the grape from which the wine is made … acquired a basic lexicon