CMAT 2020 Question Paper

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Comprehension:
The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little, but had an enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lacking in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life. But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, can not afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak.

ā€œI believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied a thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his lifeā€™s dream.

He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent a living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambitionĀ in their livesā€.

Question 51

Complete the following sentence:
Tilakā€™s messages were most effective ...........

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Question 52

Which of the following is the result of Lokmanya Tilakā€™s exemplary life ?

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Question 53

Which of the following is the general tendency of critics according to the passage ?

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Question 54

In the context of the passage, a reformer becomes effective if :

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Question 55

Which of the following types of writers can be moral in their personal life and lack in public life ?

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Question 56

In the context of the passage, which of the following statements about Tilak and the reformers is true ?

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For the following questions answer them individually

Question 57

Choose the correctly spelt word.

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Question 58

In the following sentence, choose the nearest similar meaning word so that the meaning of sentence may not change.
Ritu asked Rashmi not a meddle in her affairs.

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Question 59

Radha keeps an open houseĀ every weekend to teach yoga.
What does the underlined word mean ?

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Question 60

The appropriate meaning of stir up a hornetā€™s nest would be ..........

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