75. Reading Skills Comprehension: Spirit

Read the Passage carefully and answers the following Questions:-

SPIRIT

 Man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by the amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the fatal hour arrives they withdraw from the brink.

1. Which of the following correctly expresses the author’s view?

(a) Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind from a catastrophe.

(b) Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.

 (c) Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are trying hard to avoid actual conflict.

( d) Superpowers have at least realized the need for abandoning the production of lethal weapons.

2. ‘Irrepressible’ in the second sentence means

 (a) unrestrainable              (b) oppressive

(c) strong                                 (d) incompatible

3. The phrase ‘go to the brink’ in the passage means

(a) declare war on each other

(b) negotiate for peace

(c) retreating from extreme danger

(d) advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it

4. The author’s main point is that

(a) man’s destiny is not fully clear or visible.

(b) man’s safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons.

(c) human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.

(d) man’s soul and spirit cannot be destroyed even by the superpowers.

5. Which of the following best expresses the theme of the above passage?

(a) The mounting cost of modern weapons

(b) Man’s desire to survive inhibits the use of deadly weapons.

 (c) Threats and intimidation between superpowers.

(d) Destruction of mankind is inevitable.

Answers:-

1. (c)

2. (a)

3. (d)

4. (c)

5. (b)

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