Instructions:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

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Comprehension:

Nothing, not even the angry, red eruptions on her face and body, will stop Sneha from aiming for her “dream job”. “I love the Indian Army,” says the 18-year-old, as she sits by herself under one of the canopies at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium of the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre in Belagavi, Karnataka. Outside the enclosure, around 35 women run on the 400-m track.
A day earlier, Sneha had cleared her ground tests — a 1.6-km race that had to be completed in eight minutes or less, high jump and long jump — and physical fitness tests, when she was diagnosed with chickenpox. Now on medication for the pox, she is back at the stadium for a medical examination as part of the recruitment process. As she waits for her turn, isolated from the other women, Sneha, says, “I had no fever when I left home in Kerala. Even when I reached Belagavi and got these pimples, I did not think much of it. So I came for my physical and ground tests.”
Accompanied by her mother and uncle, Sneha, who is pursuing a computer course in her hometown Iritty, about 41 km from Kannur, made the 611-km journey from home to Belagavi spending eight hours in a bus and three hours on a train. She is among the 850-odd women, many of whom have travelled several hundred kilometers, to turn up at the first-ever recruitment rally for women to the Indian Army’s Corps of Military Police.
The recruitment of women as Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police) marks the first time that women will be taken in not only as officers, but as soldiers, giving them an opportunity to be involved in active military duties. As personnel of the military police, the women soldiers will be responsible for investigating offences such as molestation, theft, and rape; “assisting in the maintenance of good order and discipline”; and in custody and handling of prisoners of war — essentially combat-support operations.
The move is part of a slow opening up of avenues for women in the armed forces. In his Independence Day speech last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said women officers recruited into the armed forces under the Short Service Commission would be given the option of taking up permanent commission — a “gift” to India’s “brave daughters”.

 Following a notification issued by the Army on April 25, around 15,000 women registered for the recruitment rally at Belagavi, the first of five such to be held across India to fill 100 positions in the Military Police. The Belagavi centre catered to candidates from the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the Union Territories of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar and Puducherry. Of the 15,000 aspirants, about 3,000 were short-listed on the basis of their Class 10 marks, with the cut-off set at 86 per cent. Of the shortlisted candidates, only about one-third turned up at the Belagavi centre between August 1 and 5 at the date and time assigned to them. Just then, outside the enclosure where Sneha is sitting, a shrill whistle pierces the air and another batch of girls takes off — feet on the wet ground, mostly bare, making a dash for their place in history. “Does everybody understand English?” asks Major Chaudhry and the group of 30 women, sitting on red carpets on the ground, bellows: “Yes”.

31)

What is the occasion being talked about in the passage?

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A)

Recruitment of women in the Indian Army

B)

Medical examination of the women soldiers of the Indian Army

C)

Sports event for the women working in the Indian Army

D)

An assembly of the women personnel of the Indian Army

32)

Which city does Sneha come from?

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A)

Kannur, Kerala

B)

Kozhikode, Kerala

C)

Iritty, Kerala

D)

Belagavi, Karnataka

33)

Why are there eruptions on Sneha’s face?

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A)

She is tired and hot after the run of 400 meters.

B)

She has pimples on her face.

C)

She has got the chicken pox.

D)

She is angry over the long wait.

34)

How many women are participating at the recruitment rally at Belagavi?

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A)

100

B)

850

C)

3000

D)

15000

35)

What gift was announced by the PM in his Independence Day speech last year for the brave daughters of the country?

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A)

Women will be recruited in armed forces.

B)

Women will be recruited as soldiers in the Military police.

C)

Women officers will be able to opt for permanent commission in the armed forces.

D)

Women will have an opportunity to be involved in active military duties.

36)

In what way is ‘history’ being made in Belagavi?

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A)

Women have travelled from far-off places to turn up at the recruitment rally.

B)

This rally marks the first time that women will be taken in as soldiers.

C)

Belagavi rally is the first of the five to be held across India.

D)

The rally is a result of the PM’s Independence Day speech last year.

37)

Which of the following duties will be borne by women soldiers?
1. Investigating offences involving molestation, theft and rape.
2. Assisting in maintaining order and discipline.
3.Administrative jobs
4. Handling prisoners of war in custody.

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A)

1, 2 and 3

B)

2, 3 and 4

C)

1, 2 and 4

D)

1, 2, 3 and 4

38)

Which of the following is NOT necessary to qualify for the recruitment in the armed forces?

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A)

long jump and high jump

B)

1.6 meter race to be completed within 8 minutes

C)

to speak English

D)

Physical fitness tests

39)

Which of the following states were not covered by the Belagavi centre?

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A)

Karnataka and Kerala

B)

UTs of Puducherry, Lakshadweep and AN Islands

C)

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

D)

Maharashtra and Goa

40)

Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

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A)

About one third of the shortlisted candidates turned up at the Belagavi centre.

B)

Women were called on the basis of their class 10 marks.

C)

There are only 100 positions to be filled up.

D)

3000 women registered for the recruitment rally at Belagavi.