Instructions:
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Comprehension:
A hare was very popular with the other beasts who all claimed to be her friend. But one dayshe heard the hounds approaching and hoped to escape them with the help of her manyfriends. “What are friends for,” she asked herself, “if not to help out in time of need?”Furthermore, most of her friends were big and brave, so at least one should be able to help.First she went to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back.But he declined, stating that he had important work to do for his master. ” I feel sure,” he said,“that all your other friends will come to your assistance.” She then applied to the bull, andhoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns. The bull replied: “I am very sorry, but Ihave an appointment. However, I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want.” Thegoat, however, feared that his back might be harmed if he took her upon it. The ram, he feltsure, was the proper friend to apply to. So she went to the ram and told him the case. Theram replied: “Another time, my dear friend. I do not like to interfere on the present occasion,as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares.” The hare then applied, as a lasthope, to the calf, who regretted that he was unable to help her. He did not like to take theresponsibility upon himself, as so many older persons had declined the task. By this time thehounds were quite near, so the hare had to take to her heels. Luckily, she escaped.
SSC Selection Post Matric 2022241)What is the moral of the story?
Beware of fair weather friends
Instructions:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Comprehension:
Rahul’s wife knows that Rahul loves to cook. So for his birthday she decided to get acookbook for him. She presented it to him in the morning. Rahul was so delighted that he toldher that he would prepare his birthday dinner himself. They invited Rahul’s two friends, Mohitand Anshul, for the party.
Rahul first prepared tomato soup. He put in tomatoes, carrots and onions in the soup withsome salt and pepper. The recipe called for some cream to be put on the soup. So, Rahultook some fresh cream from the milk in the fridge, whipped it and put it on the soup. Hismother, who was also there, just loved the soup.
For the main course, Rahul prepared peas and paneer which he bought during the day fromthe supermarket. The peas and paneer dish was cooked in tomato gravy according to thecookbook with a lot of different spices. His friends liked this dish the best. Apart from this,Rahul also prepared some cucumber, onion and peanut salad to go with the peas and paneerdish and pooris. It was the easiest for him to make. Rahul’s wife loved the salad the best.
Finally, Rahul also prepared a sweet dish to be served as dessert after the dinner. It waskheer, the traditional Indian dish, made of rice cooked in milk with some roasted nuts forgarnishing. Everybody enjoyed the kheer after the dinner.
SSC Selection Post Matric 2022242)Match the people with the dishes they liked.
People Dishes they liked
a. Rahul’s wife 1. Soup
b. Rahul’s mother 2. Peas and paneer
c. Rahul’s friends 3. Salad
a-3, b-1, c-2
SSC Selection Post Matric 2022243)How did Rahul get the cookbook?
His wife presented it to him.
SSC Selection Post Matric 2022244)Which ingredients did Rahul put in the soup that he prepared?
a. Tomatoes
b. Onions
c. Carrots
a, b and c
SSC Selection Post Matric 2022245)What did Rahul get from the supermarket?
Peas and paneer
SSC Selection Post Matric 2022246)How did Rahul manage to get the cream for the soup?
He whipped the fresh cream from the milk.
Instructions:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
Comprehension:
India was one of the first places where human civilization started. Around 5000 years BC this civilization was located around the Indus River. Hence, it is known as Indus Valley civization. It is also known as Harappan Civilization because records show one of the city's names was Harappa. It was 1 of 1500 cities in the Indus River Valley, another well-known city being Mohenjo-Daro. It wasn't until 1920 that the civilization was discovered at all.
There were four known major cities, Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Mehrgarh, and Lothal. Mohenjo-daro was not only the largest city of the Indus Valley Civilization but also one of the world’s earliest major urban centers. Much of the cities were made from clay bricks baked in a furnace known as a kiln. The cities were advanced for their time, having their own wells and water drainage systems as well as having grid-style roads in the cities.They were also noted for clusters of large, nonresidential buildings. But most people did not live in the urban areas and instead lived in the local farming villages.
Though little is known about the Indus Valley people, we do know a little about their farming habits. They had domesticated peas, wheat, melons, dates, sesame seeds, as well as cotton. They had advanced knowledge of the process of drying wheat, and a large granary was discovered, a building whose sole purpose is to hold and dry large amounts of wheat. They also created some large structures, one of the largest being a public pool known as the Great Bath that was 40 feet long, 10 feet deep, and 20 feet wide.
247)Which of the following statements shows that the cities of Indus Valley were well planned?
The cities had grid-style roads and water drainage system.
248)Which was the largest city of the Indus Valley civilization?
Mohenjo-Daro
249)The passage belongs to the subject area of
history
250)Which discovery indicated that people of Indus valley stored large amount of grain?
the granary