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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Day of the Triffids
By John Wyndham
The Triffids provided me with a job that comfortably supported me. They also on several occasions almost took my life. On the other hand, I have to admit that they preserved it, too, for it was a Triffid sting that landed me in the hospital on the critical occasion of the 'comet debris'.
In the books there is quite a lot of loose speculation on the sudden occurrence of the Triffids. Most of it is nonsense. Certainly they were not spontaneously generated as many simple souls believed. Nor did most people endorse the theory that they were a kind of sample visitation - harbingers of worse to come if the world did not mend its ways and behave its troublesome self. Nor did their seeds float to us through space as specimens of the horrid forms life might assume upon other, less favoured worlds - at least, I am satisfied that they did not.
I learned more about it than most people because Triffids were my job, and the firm I worked for was intimately, if not very gracefully, concerned in their public appearance. Nevertheless, their true origin still remains obscure. My own belief, for what it is worth, is that they were the outcome of a series of ingenious biological meddling - and very likely accidental at that. Had they been evolved anywhere but in the region they were, we should doubtless have had a well documented ancestry for them. As it was, no authoritative statement was ever published by those who must have been best qualified to know.

According to the author - ______________.

AWithout doubt, we have detailed accounts of the ancestry of the Triffids
BComprehensive records of the origin of the Triffids aren't available
CThe region in which the Triffids originated is well-documented
DNo one was qualified to publish a reliable account of the Triffids' ancestry

Look at the picture and Choose the correct option.

Oven is _________ the gas stove.

Aon
Bunder
Cover
Dat

Read the passage and answer the question that follow.

Which of the following statements is false?

A The Santhals usually have big feasts after praying to the spirits.
B The Santhals believe that trees have spirits in them.
C The Santhals are more than 480 miles away.
D The Santhals worship their dead forefathers.

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Flyer made by two American brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, was the first aircraft to make steady flight in 1903. By 1907, the Wright flyer could stay in air for up to 45 minutes.
The Handley Page HP 42 - It was built in 1930. It flew mainly on the European routes. The fuel used was hydrogen and it could explode very easily, resulting in many crashes.
Bleriot XI 1909 - The monoplane designed by Luis Bleriot became world famous on 15 July 1909, as the first aeroplane to fly across the English Channel.
After World War II, commercial aircrafts using various types of jet engines were produced. The first Jumbo Jet, the Boeing 747, that could carry more than 400 passengers over long distance was built by Boeing company around 1968-70.
Many big cities in the world, like London, Paris, Moscow, New York, Tokyo, Mumbai, etc., have large international airports. In India many cities are connected by air. Most of the domestic traffic in India is controlled by Indian Airlines.

Commercial aircrafts were produced using after World War II.

Aair services
Bwingspan
Cjet engines

Choose the best word/phrase to complete each sentence.

I've lived here ______________ 10 years.

Ain
Bsince
Cfor
Dduring

READ THE poem AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

The kittens became with the snow and as ice.

Acold, wet
Bwet, cold
Ccold, cold
Dwarm, comfortable

Choose the best response to complete the conversation.
Ravi : Are you angry with me?
Sam : ________________________

ADo not talk to me.
BWhy are you asking?
CNo, I am not. I am feeling unwell.
DDon't tell me.

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
Long ago, people happily lived under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they had a very prosperous life with a lot of wealth and no misfortunes. The king decided to visit historical places and pilgrimages at distant places. He decided to travel by foot to interact with his people and accompany them. People of distant places were glad to have a conversation with their king and they were proud that their king was so kind with a good heart! After several weeks, he returned to the palace. He was quite happy that he visited many pilgrimages and could see his fellow people leading a happy life. But he had a regret. He had an intolerable pain in his feet as it was his first trip by foot for a long distance. He complained to his ministers that the roads weren’t comfortable and were very rocky. He said he was very much worried about the people who used to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them too! The King ordered his men to cover the road of the whole country with leather so that people might feel comfortable. The king thought that he had to do this for the betterment and happiness of the people. His ministers were stunned to hear his order as it would destroy the life of thousands of animals to get the sufficient quantity of leather and it would cost a lot of money also. A wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. The king asked - what was his alternative idea? The minister said, ‘Why do you want to kill the animals to cover the road with leather? Rather, you can just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet. The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and praised the wise minister. He ordered for a pair of leather shoes for him and requested the countrymen to wear shoes.

Where did the king plan to visit?

ATo far away places.
BTo other countries.
CTo historical places and pilgrimages.
DAll of these