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Direction for [ Question No: 201 To 202 ] :

I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into ans out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.

201.

Which one of the following reasons would one consider as more as possible for the warning lights to be on?

Answer: C

Catastrophe means tragedy and imminent means close at hand. A one type of tragedy close at hand and this is a nearest tragedy.So the answer is c

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202.

The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means

Answer: D

The dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air". In space there is no atmosphere or no air present around the spacecraft. Hence sunshine is unfiltered by the layers of air! option D is correct

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Direction for [ Question No: 203 To 210 ] :

The first step is for us to that a city need not to be frustrater of life,it can be among other things,A mechanism for enhancing life, for producing possibilities of living which are not to be realized except through cities. But for that to happen delibrate and drastic planning is needed. Towns as much as Animals must have their system for organs-those for transport and circulation are an obvious example. What we need now are organ system for recreation, leisure, culture, community expression. This means abundance of open space, easy access to unspoilt nature, beauty in parks and in fine buildings, gymnasia and swimming baths and recreation grounds in planty, central spaces for celebrations and demonstrations, halls for citizens meeting, concert halls and theatres and cinemas that belong to the city. And the buildings must not be built anyhow or dumped down anywhere. both they and their grouping should mean something important to the people of the place.

Answer: D

View First and second lines of the passage for correct answer. 

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Answer: B

View sixth line of the passage which says that natural beauty must be protected and this shows that best title for passage can be THE NEED OF PLANTED CITIES. 

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Answer: B

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206.

Whch one of the following has the opposite meaning to the word "frustrater" in the passage.

Answer: A

The oppositre of frustrater is promoter so option A is correct answer.

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Answer: C

Fifth line os the passage states that open spaces are needed in cities so option C is correct answer.

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208.

The word drastic in the passage means:

Answer: B

Delibrate and drastic planning in the passage states effective and powerful planning so option B POWERFUL is correct.

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Answer: B

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Answer: D

The entire passage says about this so option D is correct answer.

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