Reading Comprehension Exercise with Answers -3 with Questions and Answers

Directions for questions 1 to 6- Read the short passage below and answer the questions that follow:

(You should check your answers after attempting all questions)

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a Professor of Physics. At an early age, she
displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with
her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was
closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the
physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906.
Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters
to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor
at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she
received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness
from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences,
she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.

Q.1. Marie had a bright mind and a personality.

(A) Strong (B) lighthearted (C) Humorous (D) Strange

Q.2. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt .
(A) Hopeless (B) Annoyed (C) Depressed (D) Worried

Q.3. Marie by leaving Poland and travelling to France to enter the Sorbonne.
(A) Challenged authority (B) Showed intelligence
(C) Behaved (D) Was distressed

Q.4 _____she remembered their joy together.

(A) Dejectedly (B) Worried (C) Tearfully (D) Happily

Q.5 Her began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.
(A) Misfortune (B) Anger (C) Wretchedness (D) Disappointment

Q.6 Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never ___.
(A) Troubled (B) Worried (C) Disappointed (D) Sorrowful

Answers:
4
Question 1 2 3 5

Answer (B) (B) (A) (A) (C)

5 (c) 6 (c)

Q. A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to hospital gravely
injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy - for he is my son!!!' How
can this possibly be?
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This has nothing to do with adoption or time travel.
Solution:

The surgeon can not operate on her own son; she is his mother.
c) Three coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two tails.

i) 7/8 ii) 1/8 iii) 1/2 iv) 1/7

ans. 7/8

d) The average of five numbers is 27. If one number is excluded, the average becomes 25. What is
the excluded number?

i) 30 ii) 40 iii) 2.5 iv) 35

ans: 35

e) Find the average of all the numbers between 8 and 55 which are divisible by 7.

i) 17 ii)31.5 iii)34 iv)44

ans: 31.5

f) What is the least perfect square which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66?

i) 213444 ii)214434 iii)214344 iv)231444

ans: i) 213444

g) In what ratio must tea at Rs.62 per kg be mixed with tea at Rs. 72 per kg so that the
mixture must be worth Rs. 64.50 per kg?

i)1 : 2 ii)2 : 1 iii)3 : 1 iv)1 : 3

ans: 3:1

h) Find the odd man out.

3576, 1784, 888, 440, 216, 105, 48

i)105 ii)216 iii)888 iv)1784

ans: 105

i) A man goes to his office from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If
he takes 5 hours in going and coming, what is the distance between his house and office

i) 3 km ii) 4 km iii)5 km iv) 6 km

ans: 6km
j) A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the
age of his mother. What is the present age of the mother?

i) 50 ii) 40 iii) 60 iv) 45

ans: 40

k) Direction: Study the following information and answer the given questions.
∙∙ T is sister of D.
∙∙ D is married to P.
∙∙ P is son of M.
∙∙ T is mother of J.
∙∙ Y is father of U.
∙∙ Y has only one son and only one daughter.
∙∙ U is daughter of T.
∙∙ Q is son of D.

If M is wife of W then how is Q related to W?

i) Son-in-law
ii)Grandson
iii)Nephew
iv)Son
v)Cant be determined
ans : grandson

l) In a code TIGER is written as SHFDQ, how shall HORSE be written in that code?

i) GNRQD ii) GNQRD iii) GRNQD iv)GMQRD ans: ii) GNQRD

m) Conference : Chairman : : Newspaper : ?

i) Reporter ii)Distributor iii)Painter iv)Editor

n) Veena and Veeru both start from a point towards North. Veena turns to left after walking 10 km.
Veeru turns to right after walking the same distance. Veena waits for some time and then walks
another 5 km. Whereas Veeru walks only 3 km. They both then return towards South and walk 15
km. How far is Veena from Veeru?
8 km
10 km
12 km
15 km
o) Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:
A * B means A and B are the same age.
A - B means B is younger than A.
A + B means A is younger than B.
X+Y+Z is same as

i)Y-X-Z ii) Z-Y-X iii)Z-X-Y iv)None of these