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Hiero, King of Syracuse, had commissioned from a goldsmith of the town a crown of pure gold,

but, having taken delivery of the finished article, he was suspicious. There was reason to believethat the craftsman had mixed with the gold a certain amount of other metal of inferior value. But

how to find out There was no direct evidence, and it was therefore obviously a case for the

learned men of the city. !nd who more learned than !rchimedes

The mathematician was therefore charged with the task which would nowadays be considered asimple one, but was then a matter for serious though. "othing known to science could be brought

forward to prove fraud or otherwise on the part of the goldsmith.

#t is more than probable that the human side of the problem interested !rchimedes not at all, but

the scientific pu$$le worried him intensely.This worry pursued him everywhere he went fordays, and persisted through the routine acts of his daily round.

#n the normal course of that routine, he went to the public bath. %e can imagine him standing atthe edge of the bath tub as he prepares to enter it, absently allowing the water to flow until he

cannot help noticing it. Suddenly, he splashed out of his tub, shouting at the top of his voice&

'(ureka) (ureka) *# have found it) # have found it)+'. %ithout waiting, or even thinking of such a

detail as clothes, he tore outof the building and rushed through the streets of Syracuse, still

shouting & '(ureka) (ureka).'

!rriving at his house, the mathematician put his newly found discovery to a practical test, andfound indeed that a body plunged in a fluid loses an amount of its weight which is eual to the

weight of the fluid displaced by it. %ith this as a starting point - as it was to prove the starting

point of many subsequentdiscoveries of importance - !rchimedes was able to tell his king howmuch pure gold was in his crown. Thus was the first fundamental law in hydrostatics

enunciated.

!rchimedes was by this time well known to his fellow townsmen, and his sometimes strangeappearance and usual actions probably met with indulgent smiles. He came from a good family

his father /heidias was an astronomer he was on intimate terms with, and - according to some -

was even a kinsman of King Hiero himself.

0. %hy was Hiero in doubt that the uality of the article delivered to him was suspect

*a+ He felt that the gold was of inferior uality even though he was not sure.

*b+ He had doubts that that the gold had been mixed with some other metal of inferior

uality.

*c+ He had not so clear evidence that he had been cheated .

*d+ He wanted to be doubly sure that he had not been conned by !rchimedes.

Answer: (b)

1ption B is correct as he did not have evidence but was suspicious. 2efer to para 0 that says3There was reason to believe that the craftsman had mixed with the gold a certain amount of

other metal4.5

6. %hich of the following statements is correct according to the passage

*a+ The mathematician was entrusted with a task that would be baffling even in today5s

times.


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*b+ !fter having made the remarkable discovery, !rchimedes put on his clothes and rushed

out of the building.

*c+ !rchimedes was so excited with his achievement that he tore his clothes and ran down

the street.

*d+ The pu$$le kept nagging !rchimedes day in and day out.

Answer: (d)

7 is the right answer as is he was constantly plagued by the problem.1ption ! is wrong as the

problem is no longer a challenge. B and 8 are also incorrect as in his excitement he even forgotto wear his clothes.

9. How can one describe !rchimedes after reading the passage

*a+ cra$y and foolish

*b+ suspicious and absent minded

*c+ bi$arre and ingenious*d+ intelligent and abnormal

Answer: (c)

8 is the right answer as he seems to be uite strange. !t the same time he is also ingeniousmeaning clever and original in his ideas.

:. %hich instance from the passage brings out that there is a thin line dividing genius and

insanity

*a+ !rchimedes being incessantly plagued with the problem at hand.

*b+ His being concerned only with the scientific side and not the human.

*c+ ;orgetting all about his clothes and making a public appearance.

*d+ The rationale that he applied to solving the task.

Answer: (c)

8 is the right answer. The other options show him to be gifted but not to the point of being

insane. B("#1


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1ption 7 is correct. Hydrostatics is the study of the euilibrium of liuids at rest and the forces

and pressures exerted by them. Subseuent means coming after. #ndulgent means allowing

someone to do what they want.

[WESTERN REA!" T#E TR$E %&'T$RE8apitalism is a great slave, but a pathetic master. This truth unfortunately gets lost in our chasefor that elusie dream... especially in the %est, the land that has been marketed as the land of

dreams - the great %estern dream. #tAs the dream of being independent masters of our lives of

making big bucks and of being happyeven if that happiness is being bought by money which allof them chase out there. "o doubt, the %est, on its part, has been fairly successful in creating

material comforts aplenty. #t has improved the living standard of its average citi$en. However, it

has been achieved a result of more than 6CC years of unbridled growth and exploitation. !nd

that is what has made the rest of the world mindlessly chase westernise, not necessarilyhappiness or an ideal form of society. !ll because the shop window looks very impressive and it

has been marketed very well.

But a deep look inside the shop tells a different tale. ! different world lies behind a world that isnot uite visible to the starry eyed millions - for whom the %estern way of life seems to be the

ultimate dream.

Thus, we have #ndians dreaming to become or to get married to an "2# and #ndian middle class

fathers dreaming of their sons reaching the bay area and landing tech Dobs, unmindful of the

secondclass life they end up leading in the %est. %hat goes unseen and almost unheard is thatthe %est also happens to be the land that it right amongst the top in terms of the number of

divorces per thousand, the number of single parent families per thousand, the number of old

people in oldage homes, the number of suicides, homicides, and of course, the number ofcollegeEschool shootouts.

!nd why not) !fter all, such societies are constantly driven towards higher profits and

materialism. (xpectedly, this materialism comes at a cost that the world is paying today. This isthe reason why we have millions dying of curable diseases in !frica and other underdeveloped

countries, while the rich grow richer. Their growth will be reduced, if they were to start thinking

of the poor. So what do they do to Dustify their greed for more They most shrewdlypropagateand market a ridiculously primitive law of the Dungle for our 60 stcentury civili$ation, the AFaw of

Survival of the ;ittestA)

The interesting thing about material things is that they only give an illusion of happiness

however, such happiness feel you are the happiest person in the world, after buying your new car

or flatscreen TG, and Dust a few days later, these are the very possessions that cease to make you

happy. %hile you chase the bigger cat and spend that extra bit of the wealth, you interceptsomeoneAs share of the daily bread and also sacrifice those who have the maximum power to

make you happyfamily, emotions and love. /rolonged abstinence in feeling emotions finally

destroys bliss and you donAt even realise when youAve become a dryeyed cripple... and then youland up in a sermon workshop to find out the real meaning of lifeor whatever these workshops

are capable of explaining. The truth is that such workshops are also driven by merchants who

cash in on the de*ectedstate of the people, a state created by their own fictional dreams. But bythen it5s really too late.


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By then, you have made profits out of arms, and engineered wars to keep that industry alive.

ouAve sold guns across counters at supermarkets and made more profits. ouAve lobbied that

guns should be made accessible to the common man, and all for the sake of profits. This makesyou realise one day that they are your own children who are in the line of fire against the school

goer who opens fire at his schoolmates.

This is the society that finally creates an emotionless monster, who gets satisfaction in killinginnocent adults and children alike for no cause, no reason, and for none but himself. #t is the utter

destruction of spiritualism and the total focus on endless selfgratification. %here so manysingleparent families and divorces exist, it is impossible to bring up children or influence the

killers any better.

0. !s per the author what attracts people from the developing nations to the %est

*a+ Becoming trendy and westernised.

*b+ #t is the land where the dreams are fulfilled.

*c+ The lure of the moolah.

*d+ ;or better uality of education.

Answer: (c)

1ption 8 is the right answer. The author says that people get attracted to the %est for

@making Big BucksI. 1ption 7 is not mentioned .

6. %hat does the author mean by @a deep look inside the shop tells a different taleI

*a+ >etting married to an "2# and later repenting.

*b+ oungsters landing up Dobs in the


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Answer (d)

1ption 7 is the right answer as the author says in para : @Their growth will be reduced, if

they were to start thinking of the poorI. The other options are factually incorrect.

:. %hy do people land up in sermon workshops

*a+ To comprehend the reason for existence. *b+ To be able to feel top of the world.

*c+ To be able to buy material possessions. *d+ To escape their unrealistic dreams.

Answer: (a)

1ption ! is the right answer as the author says in para ? @you land up in a sermon workshopto find out the real meaning of lifeI. The other options are factually incorrect.

?. %hat does the author mean by @dry eyed crippleI*a+ (motionally high strung. *b+ !bnormal eye condition.

*c+ Thick skinned. *d+ /hysically disabled.

Answer: (c)

1ption 8 is the right answer as the author says in para ? @abstinence in felling emotions

finally destroys bliss. and you donAt even realise when youAve become a dryeyed cripple.I1ption ! is the opposite and others are wrong interpretations.

J. %hat does the author feels about the material things

*a+ They help in achieving dreams. *b+ They bring the ultimate happiness.

*c+ They bring pseudo happiness. *d+ They are the necessities of 60st8entury.

Answer: (c)

1ption 8 is the right answer as the author says in para ? @The interesting thing about

material things is that they only give an illusion of happinessI.The other options arefactually incorrect.

. %hat, according to the author is the veracity behind sermon workshops

*a+ They are managed by merchants who are out to expand their business.

*b+ They completely transform an individual5s thinking and personality.

*c+ They capitalise on the emotional vulnerability of the people

*d+ /eople Doin these workshops only to realise later that it5s too late in the day.

Answer: (c)


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1ption 8 is the correct answer as the author says in /ara ?, @The truth is that such

workshops are also driven by merchants who cash in on the deDected state of the peopleI.

The other options are factually incorrect.

.

L. %hat is the actuality of an individual who is devoid of feelings

*a+ He is a product of a broken home.

*b+ He looks for reasons to kill others.

*c+ He believes in bringing harm unto himself.

*d+ His life epicentres around self fulfilment.

Answer: (d)

1ption 7 is a correct answer as in /ara author talks about the self gratification of an

emotionless monster. 1ption ! may or may not be true and the other options are factually

incorrect.

M. %hich of the following is not given in the passage

*a+ The rest of the world is enamoured with the %est as it promotes itself very well.

*b+ #ndians don5t mind even if they have to lead a second class life in the %est.

*c+ The happiness brought by material things is ephemeral.

*d+ %hile there are millions dying in poor countries the %est grotesuely campaigns for a

materialistic society.

Answer: (b)

1ption B is the right answer as this is not given or implied in the passage. The author has

mentioned that people are @unmindfulI *unaware+ of the second class life in the %est. The

other options are given in the passage.

0C. %hich of the following statements is true

*a+ 8apitalism is a great boss but a poor servant.

*b+ The reality of the %estern way of life is clearly visible from outside.

*c+ =aterialism is making family ties stronger reducing divorce rates.*d+ The want of emotions over a period of time destroys happiness.

*e+ The %est has failed miserably in improving the uality of life of its citi$ens.

Answer: (d)

1ption 7 is the right answer as the author says in /ara ? @/rolonged abstinence in feelingemotions finally destroys bliss @. !ccording to the author the other statements are untrue.


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