reading comprehension in hindi for ssc cgl cpo chsl mts and bank ke liye part-8

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                               Reading comprehension in Bilingual (Hindi and English) for ssc and bank

Directions- A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

                                                        PASSAGE-1

      A pilgrimage is, of course, an expedition to some venerated place r a long and wonderful history of human experience in divine matters, or a personal attraction affecting the soul impels on. This is, I say, its essence. But there is something more than to it than mere objective. I will visit the grave of a saint or a man whom I venerate privately for his virtues or deeds, but on the way I may wish to do something a little difficult to show at what price I hold communion with his resting place and also on the way I will see all I can of men and things, delight in the divine that is hidden in everything. Thus I may go with nothing but my clothes and a stick but I must be open-minded and ready to give multitudinous praise to God. 

     A pilgrimage ought to be nothing but a nobler kind of travel, in which, according to our age and inclination, we tell our tale. It is a very great error, and unknown before our most recent corruptions that the religious spirit should be so superficial and self conscious as to dominate our method of action at special times and to be absent at others. It is better occasionally to travel to some beloved place, haunted by our mission, yet falling into every ordinary levity, than to go about a common voyage on a chastened and devout spirit. There is another kind of pilgrimage which some few sad men undertake to ease a burdened mind. There are exempted from the rule and the adventures of the inns and foreign conversations, broaden their world and lighten their minds. The common sort, however, is a separate and human satisfaction of a need, the realisation of imagined horizons and the reaching of a goal.

     A pilgrimage however careless, must not be untroublesome. It would be a contradiction of pilgrimage to seek to make the journey short and rapid, merely consuming the mind for nothing, as is our modern habit; for they seem to think nowadays that to remain as near as possible to what one was at starting, and to one's usual but, is the great good of travel. The spirit of a pilgrimage is to comprehend the whole way, the people, their habits, the hills and clouds. And as to the method of doing this, we may go bicycling or driving but the best way is on foot, where one is a man like any other man, with the sky above one and the road beneath and the world on every side and time to see all.

1. A pilgrimage is not-

   A) an expedition a venerated place

   B) a social journey for entertainment

   C) a personal attraction affecting the soul

   D) a journey to a historical place also known for divine matters

2. During a pilgrimage, one must-

   A) carry a lot of clothes

   B) see all one can of men and things

   C) not delight in the divine that is hidden everywhere

   D) fail to give multitudinous thanks to God

3. Pilgrimage ought to be-

   A) a nobler kind of travel

   B) an unparticular case of worship

   C) nothing but a nobler kind of travel

   D) a worship of common things

4. The corruption of the religious spirit-

   A) occurs at special times

   B) has been occurring for centuries

   C) does not exist

   D) is a recent phenomenon

5. Going on a common voyage on a chastened and devout spirit is worse than going to-

   A) an uncommon place with a devout spirit

   B) a beloved place and enjoying omeself

   C) a beloved place with self-consciousness and superficiality

   D) an uncommon place with a corrupted religious spirit

6.Few men undertake pilgrimages because-

   A) they crave for adventure

   B) they are overcome by a desire to visit sacred places

   C) their minds are free from care

   D) they have guilty consciences

7. The benefit of a pilgrimage is-

   A) it enlarges one's world

   B) it can change one's life

   C) it tortures one's mind

   D) it narrows down topics of conversation

8. The most common reason for undergoing a pilgrimage is to-

   A) have rare and special experiences

   B) realize a goal

   C) visit extraordinary places

   D) curb one's instinct

9. A pilgrimage must be-

   A) short and rapid

   B) untroublesome

   C) as near as possible to the starting place

   D) different from one's usual rut

10. The best way of travelling is-

   A) bicycling

   B) driving

   C) walking

   D) strolling

                                                         WORDMEANING-

Expedition- अभियान दल ,   Venerate- आदरकारना ,  Impel- धकेलना ,  Essence- सार ,  Grave- कब्र ,  Virtues- नैतिकता ,  Deed- काम ,  Delight- आनंदित करना ,  Multitudinous- असंख्य ,  Noble- कुलीन व्यक्ति ,  Inclination- प्रवृत्ति या पसंद ,  Superficial- सामान्य या स्पष्ट ,  Occasionally- कभी-कभी ,  Chastened- दण्डित ,  Devout- धर्म परायण ,  Exempted- छूट प्राप्त ,  Horizons- सीमा ,  Untrouble- शांत ,  Contradiction- मुकाबला या विरोध ,  Comprehened- समझना। 

                                                      PASSAGE-2

     The task which Gandhiji undertook was not only the achievement of political freedom but also the establishment of a social order based on truth and non-violence, unity and peace, equality and universal brotherhood, and maximum freedom for all.This unfinished part of his experiment was perhaps even more difficult to achieve than the achievement of political freedom. Political struggle involved fight against a foreign power and all one could do was either join it or wish it success and give it his moral support. In establishing the social order of this pattern, there was a lively possibility of a conflict arising between groups and classes, of our own people. Experience shows that man values his possessions even more than his life because in the former he sees the means for perpetuation and survival of his descendants even after his body is reduced to ashes. A new order cannot be established without radically changing the mind and attitude of men towards property and at some stage or the other, the 'haves' have to yield place to the 'have-not'. We have seen, in our time, attempts to achieve a kind of egalitarian society and the picture of it after it was achieved. But this was done, by and large, through the use' of physical force.

     In the ultimate analysis, it is difficult, if not impossible, to say that the instinct to possess has been rooted out or that it will not reappear in an even worse form under a different guise. It may even be that, like a gas kept confined within containers under great pressure, or water held by a big dam. Once a barrier breaks, the reaction will one day sweep back with a violence equal in extent and intensity to what was used to establish and maintain the outward egalitarian form. This enforced egalitarianism contains, in its bosom, the seed of its own destruction.

     The root cause of class conflict is possessiveness or the acquisitive instinct. So long as the ideal that is to be achieved is one of securing the maximum material satisfaction, possessiveness can neither be suppressed nor eliminated but will grow on what it deeds. Nor will it cease to be such- it is possessiveness, still, whether it is confined to only a few or is shared by many.

     If egalitarianism is to endure, it has to be based not on the possession of the maximum material goods by a few or by all but on voluntary, enlightened renunciation of those goods which cannot be shared by others or can be enjoyed only at the expense of others. This calls for substitution of spiritual values for purely, material ones. The paradise of material satisfaction, that is sometimes equated with progress these days neither spells peace nor progress. Mahatma Gandhi has shown us how the acquisitive instinct inherent in man could be transmuted by the adoption of the ideal of trusteeship by those who 'have' for the benefit of all those who 'have not' so that, instead of leading to exploitation and conflict, it would become a means and incentive for the amelioration and progress of society, respectively.

11. The unfinished task of Mahatma Gandhi was-

   A) fighting against the foreign power

   B) establishment of a peacefully coexistent non-violent society

   C) achievement of political freedom

   D) None of these

12. Select the best option to complete the sentence. Gandhi aimed at......................

   A) establishing anon-violent society

   B) universal brotherhood

   C) achieving political freedom

   D) all the above

13. According to the passage, people ultimately overturn the form of social order-

   A) which is based on conciliation and rapprochement

   B) which is not congenial to the spiritual values of the people

   C) which is based on coercion and oppression

   D) which does not satisfy their basic needs

14.According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true ?

   A) It is difficult to change the mindset of people towards property

   B) In the egalitarian society, material satisfaction can be enjoyed only at the expense of others

   C) A social order based of truth and non-violence alone can help the achievement of maximum freedom for all

   D) In establishing the social order of Gandhiji's pattern,the possibility of a conflict between different classes hardly exists

15. In the context of the passage, what is meant by adoption of the ideal of trusteeship?

   A) The privileged class voluntarily renounces the possessive instinct

   B) Substitution of spiritual values by material values by those who live in the paradise of material satisfaction

   C) To equate peace and progress with material satisfaction

   D) 'Haves' to adopt the ideal for the benefit of the society

16. Choose the most appropriate title for the passage.

   A)The social order of Gandhiji's vision

   B) The renunciation of the possessive instinct

   C) Material values vs Spiritual values

   D) Class conflicts in an egalitarian society

17.'Egalitarianism' means-

   A) Violence

   B) Inequality

   C) Suppression

   D) Social and political equality

18. Answer the following question in the context of the passage. Why does man value his possessions more than his life ?

   A) To get recognition in society

   B) To preserve his name even after death through his possessions

   C) He has the instinct of possession

   D) Possessions are essential to lead a comfortable life

19. In the context of the passage, which of the following statements is false ?

   A) Satisfaction of material needs cannot earn peace and progress

   B) Conflicts between groups and classes are bound to arise

   C) The instinct of possession causes conflicts

   D) The instinct of possession can be rooted out completely

20. In the passage, the metaphor of' paradise'has been given for...........

   A) fulfilling spiritual needs

   B) renunciation of material goods

   C) taking care of material needs

   D) acquisitive instinct

                                                 WORDMEANING-

Perhaps- शायद ,  Conflict- मतभिन्नता ,  Possessions- अधिकार ,  Perpetuation- जारीरखना ,  Survival- अवशेष ,  Descendants- वंशज ,  Ashes- राख ,  Radically- मूलतः ,  Egalitarian- समानतावादी ,  Ultimate- सर्वश्रेष्ठ ,  Instinct- सहज प्रवृत्ति ,  Worse- और बुरा ,  Guise- बहाना या रूप ,  Bosom- छाती ,  Acquisitive- अभिग्रहणशील ,  Suppressed- दबाया हुआ या दबा ,  Endure- सहन करना ,  Voluntary- ऐच्छिक , Enlightened- ज्ञान संपन्न या प्रबुद्ध ,  Renunciation- त्याग या परित्याग ,  Equate- तुलना करना या जोड़ना ,  Inherent- स्वाभाविक ,  Transmute- बदल देना या बदल जाना ,  Exploitation- शोषण ,  Amelioration- सुधार। 

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