SSC CGL Tier-2 2010 English

1. A man who climbs a mountain faces several dangers.
P. A cylinder of oxygen can be very expensive.
Q. The atmosphere at such a great height contains less oxygen than in the plains and therefore he mayfind it difficult to breathe.
R. Yet another danger is the avalanches - huge mass of snow sliding down the mountain and the mountaineer may get sweptoff.
S. This means that the mountaineer has to carry his own supply of oxygen in a cylinder.
6. It is a proof of man's indomitable courage thatin spite of all these dangers, he continues to climb the highest mountains in the world.

1. After the Chipko Movement
P. that peasants andtribals
Q. in the responsible management
R. it was demonstrated
S. had a greater stake
6. of Nature than did supposedly sophisticated city dwellers.

1. Sometimes you can figure out
P. of the rest of the sentence
Q. or from the meaning
R. its place in the story or in the sentence
S. an unfamiliar word from its context
6. even though you may never have seen the word before.

1. Even today in many countries.
P. neglected and there are far
Q. womencontinue to be
R. who have hadthe benefit of
S. fewer women than men
6. education and vocational training.

1. Carl Sagan
P. the severity of the problem
Q. says that we do notfully understand
R. that the next generations may be badly affected
S. in his essay
6. and that the only solution is international co-operation.

1. Each
P. if it was working
Q. had to be tested to be sure
R. parts of the rocket
S. of the many
6. perfectly.

1. The life of the honeybee colony centres around the activities of its single queen.
P. Fertilization of these eggs takes place before they are deposited in thecells.
Q. When the eggs hatch into larvae, they are looked after and fed by the worker bees.
R. During the summer months spends most of her time laying eggs in the wax cells of her honey comb.
S. The honeybee does this by releasing sperm from her storage sacs which were filled at the time of her mating of flights.
6. A new worker bee emerges three weeks after the egg was laid.

1. George Eliot sees
P. family life
Q. and mutually caring relationships
R. human relationships
S. as the centre of
6. as the centre oflife itself.

1. As the girl grew up, she became prettier and prettier
P. She began to be treated worse than any servant
Q. After household work she would sleep among the cinders.
R. And the prettier she became, the more thesisters hated her.
S. She was compelled to eat scraps of left avers.
6. This habit earned her the nickname Cinderella.

1. Actually for him
P. was more important than
Q. the development
R. into a free man
S. of the Indian
6. the freeing of India.