SSC SI & ASI (Delhi Police, CAPF, CISF) Exam paper – 2011

PASSAGE – III
(Q. 181-185):
Modern living has programmed our lives to a hectic, monotonous schedule that we have forgotten the gentle smile that once fleeted across the human face. Smile has the power to dissolve all worries It has the all pervasive ability to lift us from the abysmal depth of gloominess. We should not be cowed down by work pressure that a constant frown imprisons our face in built confidence and positive attitude help a smile to blossom. A face bereft of smile makes us unarmed for it is the smile that is a pleasant weapon which resists all hurdles and problems that depress us. If we learn to smile in a crisis, it shows that we have the forbearance and courage to face the crisis. A smile, after all, helps us preserve our perfect, present unmindful of our past or future.
181. What is meant by ‘programmed our lives’?
A. We have set a mechanical routine.
B. We like to become software engineers.
C. We give various programmes.
D. We give a set of instructions.

182. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?
A. If we don’t smile we are ruining our present.
B. If we smile we are mad.
C. The frown on our face is an indication of the stress.
D. Confidence and optimism help us to be cheerful.

183. The author’s main objective in writing the passage seems to be
A. to warn us of a dull future.
B. to highlight the ill-effects of computers.
C. to enhance our skill of time-management.
D. to unfold the healing powers of a gentle smile.

184. ‘Smile’ is referred to as a pleasant weapon because
A. it is harmful.
B. it pierces the heart.
C. it helps us overcome our problems.
D. it is painful.

185. Choose the title most appropriate to the passage.
A. Game of life
B. Modern living
C. Crisis management
D. Effects of cheerful living

PASSAGE – IV
(Q. 186-190):
Suppose your son misbehaves towards you, or your father one day in his anger is unduly severe to you. It is no great virtue to forgive them. Suppose a brother of yours does you same harm, and you say, “Never mind, you are my brother, i let you go,” there is no great virtue in that. The difficulty is when you have there is no great virtue in that.The difficulty is when you have To forget the sins of your enemies. If your Dad who has always hated you, does you some fresh injury and you forgive that, then It is a real act of forgiveness.
It is that which the which the Mahatma preaches. He says, “Forgive thine enemies,” which is one of the teachings of jesus christ. It is a mistake to think Christianity alone preaches the virtue. Other religions also teach it. Now Gandhi is pre-eminently a Hindu, and he says he is living the best part of Hinduism when he himself forgives the sins of enemies, and asks people to love them as their friends.
186. Whom should we forgive?
A. Son
B. Father
C. Enemy
D. Brother

187. What is difficult to forget?
A. Sins of enemies
B. Sins of brothers
C. Sins of friends
D. Sins of parents

188. “Forgive thine enemies” – is one of the teachings of
A. Mohammed
B. Mahaveer
C. Jesus Christ
D. Gandhiji

189. What virtue of Gandhiji is the author talking about?
A. Piety
B. Courage
C. Selflessness
D. Forgiveness

190. By practicing forgiveness Gandhiji lives the best part of
A. Jainism
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Christianity

PASSAGE – V
(Q. 191-195):
The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was deprived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists discovered. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8000 B.C.) the fist hatchet and the use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about one million years in the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to take shelter in caves, wear clothing and develop new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs for hunting and developed a bow and arrow, which was used until the fourteenth century A.D. The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw human kind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs and cattle, becoming less nomadic that in the previous eras, establishing permanent settlements and creating Governments.

191. The Stone Age was divided into _______.
A. 5 periods
B. 3 periods
C. 4 periods
D. 6 periods

192. Which of the following was first developed in Paleolithic period?
A. The bow and arrow
B. Pottery
C. The fist hatchet
D. The fish hook

193. How many years did Mesolithic Age exist?
A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 5000
D. 4000

194. Which period lasted the longest?
A. Paleolithic
B. Ice Age
C. Mesolithic
D. Neolithic

195. When did the people create Governments?
A. 8000 to 6000 B.C.
B. 2 millions to 8000 B.C.
C. 6000 to 3000 B.C.
D. 2 millions to 1 million B.C.

PASSAGE – VI
(Q. 196-200):
In 1760, a man named Tiphaigne de la Roche made a bizarre prediction. In an imaginary story called Giphantie, mirror images of scenes from nature could be captured permanently on a canvas covered with a sticky material. After the material dried in darkness, the image would remain on the canvas forever. At the time, the idea was unheard of. It was not until the following century that the concept of photography was born, starting with some experiments by Nicephore Niepce. Nicephore Niepce, who was a French inventor, was interested in lithography, which is a printmaking technique. He was experimenting with lithography when he found a way of copying etchings onto glass and pewter plates using a chemical that changes when it is exposed to light. He learned to burn images onto the plates and then print the images on paper. He shared his findings with Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, who improved the process and announced it to the French Academy of Sciences in 1839. The Daguerreotype, the photography method named after Daguerre, met with great success. It was so successful, in fact, that French newspapers said the French public had an illness called Daguerreotypomania! Daguerreotypes were inexpensive and were suitable for portraiture. People called the Daguerreotype a “mirror with a memory”. Some portrait artists went out of business when Daguerreotypes came into vogue. Others became Daguerreotypists, now known as photographers.
196. The term ‘bizarre’ most commonly means________.
A. humorous
B. strange
C. popular
D. obvious

197. When was the concept of photography born?
A. When an imaginary story called Giphantie was born.
B. When mirror images of scenes were captured on a canvas.
C. When Roche made a prediction.
D. When Nicephore conducted some experiments.

198. What does lithography deal with?
A. A printmaking technique
B. Copying of etchings
C. Usage of chemicals to make etchings
D. Usage of light in printing

199. What was the contribution of Daguerre?
A. He improvised upon the work of Roche.
B. He introduced the method of photography.
C. He started the printmaking technique.
D. He could print images on canvas.

200. Why did the portrait artists go out of business?
A. Because Daguerrotypes were not expensive at all.
B. Because etchings had become popular.
C. Because the photography method did no much involve much money and was suitable for making portraits.

D. Because they demanded a lot of money which people found burdensome.

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