SSC SI & ASI (Delhi Police, CAPF, CISF) Exam paper – 2014

Passage – 11
(Q. 181-190):
Fossils are the traces of animals or plants which have been left on rocks or ice. These traces may have been preserved for millions of years. There are several different types of fossils. In some cases, the actual remains of the organism are found to be preserved. How is such a fossil formed? When an animal dies, its body would naturally decompose. However, certain parts of the animal’s body, as its bones or shell, take a long time to decompose. If this animal is quickly buried in soil or rock, its bones or shell would stand a good chance of being ‘unspoiled’ or preserved. A good example of an animal that is preserved this way is the mammoth a huge furry animal that which resembles an elephant. Under the ice in Siberia and Alaska, whole mammoths are found to be preserved. In most cases, however, we do not find the actual remains of the plant or animal. This is because these remains have already disintegrated. In these cases, the fossils found may just be the cast or mould of the bodies of animals; just like how a piece of jelly would take the shape of the mould it is contained in. The study of fossils is important because it is through this study that we know what types of plan and animals existed on Earth long ago. Fossils are also able tell us about how life evolved. For example with the study of fossils, we know that the elephant descended from a creature the size of a pig!
181. Why are fossils of an entire organism not found in most cases?
A. The remains of an organism usually disintegrate.
B. The bones and shells usually decompose.
C. The fossils naturally decompose.
D. The plants decompose and disintegrate.

182. What is the main theme of the passage?
A. Fossils, their formation and importance of their study
B. How fossils are formed from animals and plants
C. How fossils are formed and preserved
D. Importance of fossil preservation

183. What are fossils?
A. Decomposed animals
B. Traces of organism preserved in rocks or ice
C. Animal body and bones preserved in ice
D. Naturally decomposed plants

184. How did a mammoth look?
A. A gigantic furry animal
B. An elephant – like huge furry animal
C. A furry ancient animal
D. A huge furry animal of yore

185. Which part of the animal becomes a fossil?
A. Bones and cells
B. Bones and shells
C. Shells and cells
D. Bones, cells and shells

186. Places where mammoth fossils are found
A. Siberia and Atlantic
B. Atlantic and Antarctic
C. Alaska and Atlantic
D. Siberia and Alaska

187. What is the importance of studying fossils?
A. So that we know about ancient plants and animals
B. It tells us about how life evolved
C. So that we know about ancient organisms and how life evolved
D. It tells us how ancient organisms evolved

188. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of ‘descended’.
A. went up
B. originated
C. made
D. prepared

189. Decomposed animal bodies that form the fossils are compared with ________.
A. jelly as shaped in their mould
B. disintegrated organisms
C. decomposed jelly
D. disintegrated jelly in casts or moulds

190. How many animals are mentioned in the passage?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

Passage – III
(Q. 191-200):
India has the second largest population in the world, but her agriculture and industry are still undeveloped. So, a very large number of our people have to go without any employment. That is a great national wastage. Besides, this huge mass of discontented people is a source of great trouble and danger to the society. India is a poor country. So, it is not possible for her to start a sufficient number of big industries to absorb these unemployed persons. The only alternative is cottage industries. Many are the advantages of such industries. They do not require much money and can be carried on even at home or near about; and the members of a family are sufficient to work in a particular cottage industry. The peasants of our country have several months off-season every year. Cottage industries will keep them engaged and give them some income during this time. They will also bring back life and activity to the villages and stop the drift to towns. They will save people from evil effects of large-scale industries where man is almost a slave to machine and the atmosphere is positively harmful. In fact, thinking men in many countries have opposed big industries because of their evil effects, and supported cottage industries in their stead. India was once famous for a few things. The muslin of Dacca, the silk of Murshidabad, Banaras and Mysore, the shawls and wool-work of Kashmir, the silver-work of South India were among the wonders of the world; and they were all products of cottage industries. Some of these exist yet, though in lesser glory. We have many other cottage industries such as, handloom industry, pottery, machine-tool manufacture, ivory work. These may prosper and win back the glory and prosperity of the country with government help and public support. In fact, Japan has shown how important cottage industries can be for the development of a country. Happily for us, our government too, has become aware of their importance and is trying to move them.

191. An example of cottage industry is ______
A. dyeing work
B. making butter
C. ivory work
D. commercial soap making

192. One of these work has lost its shine in recent years
A. bangle making of Ferozabad
B. silver-work of South India
C. handloom industry
D. machine-tool manufacture

193. Which country has shown the importance of cottage industry?
A. India
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Japan

194. Who or what constitutes a ‘national waste”?
A. The large number of unemployed people
B. The undeveloped agricultural sector
C. The handful of people engaged in small-scale industries
D. The small number of unemployed people

195. India cannot start a good number of big industries because
A. it cannot absorb all unemployed people.
B. it is a poor country.
C. it cannot check its growing population.
D. there are too many uneducated people.

196. ______ can provide a means of livelihood for unemployed people.
A. Agriculture
B. Large scale industries
C. Cottage Industries
D. Factories

197. Small scale industries have an edge over large-scale industries because
A. they require a lot of money.
B. they can be carried out at home.
C. family members need proper training.
D. members of a family alone cannot carry on the work.

198. Peasants can start cottage industries because
A. they work throughout the year.
B. they are hard-working.
C. they are looking for alternative means as livelihood.
D. they have an off-season every year.

199. Large-scale industries promote
A. machines as slaves of men.

B. generous payment for workers.
C. a drift of people from village to towns.
D. activity in villages.

200. India was once famous for_______.
A. Pashmina wool
B. silk
C. leather
D. lead grass

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10