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Read the passage and answer the question number 1 to 5.
Political education has many connotations. It may be defined as the preparation of a citizen to
take well informed, responsible and sustained action for participation in the national struggle in order
to achieve the socio-economic objectives of the country. The predominant socio-economic objectives
in India are the abolition of poverty and the creation of a modern democratic, secular and socialist society in place of the present traditional, feudal, hierarchical and in egalitarian one.
Under the colonial rule, the Congress leaders argued that political education was an important
part of education and refused to accept the official view that education and politics should not be
mixed with one another. But when they came to power in 1947 they almost adopted the British policy and began to talk of education being defiled by politics. ‘Hands off education’ was the call to political parties. But in spite of it, political infiltration into the educational system has greatly increased in the sense that different political parties vie with each other to capture the mind of teachers and students. The wise academicians wanted political support, without political interference. What we have actually received is infinite political interference with little genuine political support. This interference with the educational system by political parties for their own ulterior motives is no political education at all and with the all round growth of elitism, it is hardly a matter for surprise that real political education within the school system (which really means the creation of a commitment to social transformation) has been even weaker than in the pre-independence period.
During that time only, the struggle for freedom came to an end and the major non- formal agency of political education disappeared. The press played a major role by providing some political education. But it did not utilize the opportunity to the full and the strangle hold of vested interests continued to dominate it. The same can be said of political parties as well as of other institutions and agencies outside the school system which can be expected to provide political education. After analyzing all these things, it appears that we have made no progress in genuine political education in the post-education period and have even slided back in some respects. For instance, the education system has become even more elite-oriented. Patriotism has become the first casualty. The father of the nation
gave us the courage to oppose government when it was wrong, in a disciplined fashion and on basic principles. Today, we have even lost the courage to fight on basic issues in a disciplined manner because agitational and anarchic politics for individual, group or party aggrandizement has become common. In the recent times the education system continues to support domination of the privileged groups and domestication of the under- privileged ones. The situation will not change unless we take vigorous steps to provide genuine political education on an adequate scale. This is one of the major educational reforms we need, and if it is not carried out, mere linear expansion of the existing system
of formal education will only support the status quo and hamper radical social transformation.
1. Which word is nearly similar in meaning as “defile” as used in the passage?
A. forgery
B. sanctify
C. disparage
D. degenerate
E. regenerate
2. According to the passage, what should be the main purpose of political education?
A. To create an egalitarian society
B. To champion the cause of elitism
C. To bring qualitative change in the entire education system
D. To prepare the young generation with high intellectual acumen.
E. The wise academicians wanted political support, without political interference
3. How has politics been related to educational institutions after independence?
A. It is clear that they got almost no political support as well as political interference.
B. Although they got political support but there was no interference of politics.
C. There was substantial interference almost without political support.
D. They got political support at the cost of political interference.
E. support domination of the privileged groups
4. Based on the passage, which is the major drawback of the present education system?
A Political parties vie with each other to capture the mind of teachers and students.
B. The education system mainly represents the oppressed sections of the society.
C. The present education system promotes the domination of the privileged few.
D. It is highly hierarchical and egalitarian in nature.
E. It is based on the British model of education.
5. Which is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘hamper’ as used in the passage?
A. accelerate
B. envision
C. reduce
D. initiate
E. foster
Direction: Fill in the blank with the most suitable word(s)!
6. The messy girl shouts and walks unsteadily as if she were drunk. Actually the girl ______
A. Is drunk
B. Are drunk
C. Was drunk
D. Is not drunk
E. Has been drunk
7. The music next door is very loud. I wish someone turned it down.
The underlined sentence means______
A. I will turn the music down
B. Someone turns the music down.
C. I ask someone to turn the music down.
D. I really enjoyed the music next the door
E. I feel annoyed with the music next the door.
8. When I entered the room, everybody stared at me. Perhaps they thought I was a stranger.
We can say:______
A. Everybody stares at me as if I were a stranger.
B. I entered the room as if I had been a stranger.
C. Everybody stares at me as if I was a stranger.
D. Everybody stares at me whether I am a stranger
E. Everybody stares at me as if I had been a stranger.
9. Bella : “Is Saras still sick?”
Nindi : “Yes, I wish she ____ here now to help me type the report.”
A. Is
B. Are
C. Were
D. Will be
E. Had been
Directions: Find the error in sentence and choose it as your answer.
10. The woman (A) in red asked me (B) a lot of questions as if she (C) was involved to the problem
we (D) faced.
11. (A) The sea mammal “medusa” (B) is popularly called a jellyfish because it (D) which looks
rather like jelly.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the most suitable word!
The 18th and 19th centuries glass was very expensive and was …. (12) for limited applications, such as stained glass windows for churches. Large-scale glass manufacture .… (13) with the industrial revolution with the mass production of glass containers beginning at the onset of the 20th century and glass light bulb production automated in 1926.
12. The correct answer is …
A. use
B. used
C. took
D. loose
E. granted
13. The correct answer is …
A. Beginning
B. Has began
B. Is begun
C. begin
D. began
14. The productions of that company are not as many as last year productions. The Manager requested
that the employer .... efficiently and effectively.
A. work
B. to work
C. worked
D. is working
E. are working
15. ... It rains so hard, All the workers keep going to office.
A. But
B. Despite
C. Although
D. Despite of,'
E. In spite of
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