Directions—(Q. 1–10) Read the following
passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have
been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the
questions.
Once upon a time, there lived an old lion.
The lion, the king of the forest had grown old. He became frail and due to
this, he could not hunt for food. With each passing day he became more and more
weak. He realized that he would not live for long if it continued like that. He
thought how could he arrange for his food ? After pondering over it for quite
some time, he decided that he should have an assistant.
The lion thought that a fox would be the
best person to handle this position as he was intelligent and clever. He
summoned the fox and said, “Dear friend, I have always liked you because you
are smart. I want to appoint you as my minister and advise me on all the
affairs of the forest”. The old lion also asked the fox, that since he was the
king of the forest, he should not have to hunt for his food. With respect to
this, the fox’s first duty as minister was to bring him an animal to eat every
day. The fox could not refuse the king and accepted the offer.
After the conversation, the fox went out to
find an animal for the lion. On the way, he met a fat donkey. He said “My
friend, I have got good news for you. You are very lucky. Our king, the lion
has chosen you to be his chief minister. He asked me to meet you and inform you
about his decision.” The donkey was scared of the lion and said, “I am afraid
of the lion. He might kill me and eat me up. Why has he chosen me as his chief minister
? I am not even fit enough to be a
minster as I am not as intelligent as other animals.” The clever fox laughed and,
said, “Dear, you don’t know your great qualities. Our king is dying to meet
you. He has chosen you because you are wise, gentle, and hard working. By
serving the king, you will be the second most powerful animal of our
forest. Imagine, all the other animals will respect you and seek favours from
you.” “You must not lose your greatest chance in life.” So, the poor donkey was
convinced and got ready to go along with the fox.
In
this way, the fox managed to attract the donkey to the lion’s den. When the fox
and the donkey approached, the lion was hungrier than ever. But he kept a
smiling face and said, “Welcome, my dear friend. Come near me. You are my chief
minister.” As the donkey came closer, the lion
pounced on him and killed him instantly. The lion thanked the clever fox and was
happy to get the food. As the lion sat down to take his meal, the fox said,
“Your Majesty, I know you are very hungry but a king must take a bath before
his meal”. The lion thought it was a good idea and told the fox to keep a watch
on the carcass of donkey”. The fox silently sat down to keep a watch of the
donkey and thought to himslef, “I took all the trouble of getting the donkey
here. It is I who deserve the best portion of the meal”. Thus, the fox cut open
the head of the donkey and ate up the whole brain. When the lion returned he
shouted, “What happened to the donkey’s brain ? I wanted to eat the brain
first.” The fox smilingly replied, “Your majesty,
donkeys have no brains. If he had any,
he would not have
come near a lion at all”.
1. Why
did the lion decide to have an assistant for him ?
(A) He was too lazy to hunt for himself
(B) He was old and weak and could not hunt
any more
(C) He wanted someone to help him kill the
fat donkey
(D) He could not handle the affairs of the
forest alone
(E) None of these
2. Why
did the lion select the fox as his assistant ?
(A) He had heard that the fox had good
hunting skills
(B) He wanted the fox to take over as the
king of the forest
(C) The fox had offered to let the lion have
his leftovers
(D) He had planned to eat the fox after
luring him to become his assistant
(E) None of these
3. What,
according to the lion, was the fox’s primary duty as a minister ?
(A) To
force all animals to respect their king and seek favours from him
(B) To
convince the donkey to become his chief minister
(C) To
take over as the king of the forest since the lion had grown too old
(D) To
bring him an animal to eat every day
(E)
None of these
4.
Which of the following is TRUE in context of the passage ?
(A)
Finally, the fox got the best part of the meal
(B)
The donkey was appointed as chief minister to the king
(C)
The donkey which the fox had brought for the king did not have any brain in his
head
(D)
The donkey was very intelligent and clever
(E)
None is true
5.
Which of the following is the moral of the story ?
(A) An
idle brain is the devil’s workshop
(B)
Fools are deaf to wise words
(C)
Never believe an enemy’s sweet talks
(D)
Morality can be best tested while one has power
(E)
One can only lead a horse to water, but not make him drink it
Direction-
(Q. 6-8) chose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in
bold as used in passage.
6.
POUNCED
(A)
Climbed
(B)
Grew
(C)
Attacked
(D)
Plunged
(E)
Roared
7. FIT
(A)
Healthy
(B)
Deserving
(C)
Strong
(D)
Valuable
(E)
Important
8.
LOSE
(A) Misplace
(B)
Suffer
(C)
Dispose
(D)
Defeat
(E)
Miss
Direction-
(Q. 9-10) chose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed
in bold as used in passage.
9. HANDLE
(A)
Mismanage
(B)
Drop
(C) Confront
(D)
Decline
(E)
Uncover
10.
FRAIL
(A)
Unhealthy
(B)
Massive
(C)
Rich
(D)
Robust
(E)
Civilized
11. A doctor need to ...... ..to his patient
12. Antonym of " Gallant" - Coward
13. Antonym of " Fiction " - Biography
---Thanks to Narendra Parundiya for this preparation
