Q1. On May 20, 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da
Gama landed in what is now Kozhikode, India. Da Gama was the first European to
reach (1)Indian territory and entered
into a partnership with one of the Indian Traders. Portugal and other
European empires had been trading with communities in India and throughout
Southeast Asia for centuries. The legendary Silk Road was an
overland trade route (2)that
connected many traders of India with the bustling commerce of the west.
However, traveling through disputed territories in the Mediterranean Sea
and Arabian Peninsula (3)was meandering
and complicated. Da Gama and his fleet used well-traveled routes
to navigate down the western coast of Africa. After re-supplying in
the Canary Islands, da Gama took a chance and sailed west into the Atlantic
Ocean—(4)the direction where he had
sailed many times. He took advantage of the
strong, reliable winds called Westerlies to
quickly steer him to the southern coast of Africa. Da Gama and his
fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in December 1497, and named the
nearby coast Natal, after the Portuguese word for Christmas. (The
South African province of KwaZulu-Natal retains this name today.) Da
Gama (5)established poor relations with
leaders in what are now the coasts of Mozambique and southern Kenya—the
Europeans became pirates of Arab trading ships in the region.
(a) sea borders
of India by travelling the longest route of the world
(b) spice
factory and set up its monopoly there
(c) Indian
territory and did lucrative trade there
(d) No
correction required
(e) the lucrative trade
centers of India by sea
Q2. On May 20, 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da
Gama landed in what is now Kozhikode, India. Da Gama was the first European to
reach (1)Indian territory and entered
into a partnership with one of the Indian Traders. Portugal and other
European empires had been trading with communities in India and throughout
Southeast Asia for centuries. The legendary Silk Road was an
overland trade route (2)that
connected many traders of India with the bustling commerce of the west.
However, traveling through disputed territories in the Mediterranean Sea
and Arabian Peninsula (3)was meandering
and complicated. Da Gama and his fleet used well-traveled routes
to navigate down the western coast of Africa. After re-supplying in
the Canary Islands, da Gama took a chance and sailed west into the Atlantic
Ocean—(4)the direction where he had
sailed many times. He took advantage of the
strong, reliable winds called Westerlies to
quickly steer him to the southern coast of Africa. Da Gama and his
fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in December 1497, and named the
nearby coast Natal, after the Portuguese word for Christmas. (The
South African province of KwaZulu-Natal retains this name today.) Da
Gama (5)established poor relations with
leaders in what are now the coasts of Mozambique and southern Kenya—the
Europeans became pirates of Arab trading ships in the region.
(a) that linked
the Portuguese and the Indian traders
(b) that
connected the trade centres of India
(c) that
linked the fabled spice markets of the east
(d) that opened
a spice centre
(e) No
correction required
Q3. On May 20, 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da
Gama landed in what is now Kozhikode, India. Da Gama was the first European to
reach (1)Indian territory and entered
into a partnership with one of the Indian Traders. Portugal and other
European empires had been trading with communities in India and throughout
Southeast Asia for centuries. The legendary Silk Road was an
overland trade route (2)that
connected many traders of India with the bustling commerce of the west.
However, traveling through disputed territories in the Mediterranean Sea
and Arabian Peninsula (3)was meandering
and complicated. Da Gama and his fleet used well-traveled routes
to navigate down the western coast of Africa. After re-supplying in
the Canary Islands, da Gama took a chance and sailed west into the Atlantic
Ocean—(4)the direction where he had
sailed many times. He took advantage of the
strong, reliable winds called Westerlies to
quickly steer him to the southern coast of Africa. Da Gama and his
fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in December 1497, and named the
nearby coast Natal, after the Portuguese word for Christmas. (The
South African province of KwaZulu-Natal retains this name today.) Da
Gama (5)established poor relations with
leaders in what are now the coasts of Mozambique and southern Kenya—the
Europeans became pirates of Arab trading ships in the region.
(a) was
dangerous and time-consuming.
(b) wasn’t that
much easy
(c) was a
Herculean Task
(d) was a hard
and complex sailing
(e) No
correction required
Q4. On May 20, 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da
Gama landed in what is now Kozhikode, India. Da Gama was the first European to
reach (1)Indian territory and entered
into a partnership with one of the Indian Traders. Portugal and other
European empires had been trading with communities in India and throughout
Southeast Asia for centuries. The legendary Silk Road was an
overland trade route (2)that
connected many traders of India with the bustling commerce of the west.
However, traveling through disputed territories in the Mediterranean Sea
and Arabian Peninsula (3)was meandering
and complicated. Da Gama and his fleet used well-traveled routes
to navigate down the western coast of Africa. After re-supplying in
the Canary Islands, da Gama took a chance and sailed west into the Atlantic
Ocean—(4)the direction where he had
sailed many times. He took advantage of the
strong, reliable winds called Westerlies to
quickly steer him to the southern coast of Africa. Da Gama and his
fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in December 1497, and named the
nearby coast Natal, after the Portuguese word for Christmas. (The
South African province of KwaZulu-Natal retains this name today.) Da
Gama (5)established poor relations with
leaders in what are now the coasts of Mozambique and southern Kenya—the
Europeans became pirates of Arab trading ships in the region.
(a) the same
direction where he wanted to go
(b) the
opposite direction of where he wanted to go.
(c) the place
where he wanted to setup the fabled spice market
(d) the place
where he wanted to be linked with the Indian traders
(e) No
correction required
Q5. On May 20, 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da
Gama landed in what is now Kozhikode, India. Da Gama was the first European to
reach (1)Indian territory and entered
into a partnership with one of the Indian Traders. Portugal and other
European empires had been trading with communities in India and throughout
Southeast Asia for centuries. The legendary Silk Road was an
overland trade route (2)that
connected many traders of India with the bustling commerce of the west.
However, traveling through disputed territories in the Mediterranean Sea
and Arabian Peninsula (3)was meandering
and complicated. Da Gama and his fleet used well-traveled routes
to navigate down the western coast of Africa. After re-supplying in
the Canary Islands, da Gama took a chance and sailed west into the Atlantic
Ocean—(4)the direction where he had
sailed many times. He took advantage of the
strong, reliable winds called Westerlies to
quickly steer him to the southern coast of Africa. Da Gama and his
fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope in December 1497, and named the
nearby coast Natal, after the Portuguese word for Christmas. (The
South African province of KwaZulu-Natal retains this name today.) Da
Gama (5)established poor relations with
leaders in what are now the coasts of Mozambique and southern Kenya—the
Europeans became pirates of Arab trading ships in the region.
(a) established
political relations with the leaders
(b) established
monopoly with the help of South Africans
(c) protected
leaders from the threat of non-lucrative trade
(d) developed a
fabled market of spices
(e) No
correction required
Directions (6-10): In
each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is
then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used
in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most
appropriately in context of the given sentence.
Q6. He has a chip on his shoulder for being abandoned by his parents in his
childhood.
(a) when someone
has a responsibility more than he can bear
(b) when someone is upset about something
that happened a while ago
(c) when someone
has an experience more than his age
(d) when someone
is happy after remembering the old memories
(e) when someone
is thankful for what happened a while ago
Q7. The little one spilled the beans about the surprise vacation we had planned.
(a) to hide a
secret
(b) to reveal
immediately what is meant to be revealed later
(c) to cancel a
plan
(d) to keep any
plan in abeyance
(e) to disclose a secret
Q8. I have decided that come hell or high water I will become
an engineer.
(a) possible obstacles in your path (will
not stop you)
(b) possible
opportunities in your path
(c) possible
links that makes you go higher
(d) possible
delays in completing your task
(e) None of the
above
Q9. She is always taunting others and
hurting their sentiments. I just wish someone would give her a taste of her own medicine.
(a) when someone
becomes sick and has to taste a medicine
(b) when someone
suffers a bane
(c) When someone receives the same
treatment, usually negative, that he/she gives to others
(d) when someone
has to visit a doctor often
(e) when someone
has to face the consequences of what he planned for others
Q10. When he was detected with diabetes, he
quickly jumped on the bandwagon and
joined the Zumba dance class.
(a) to quickly
visit a doctor
(b) to
immediately join a community
(c) to quickly
start doing exercise
(d) to board a
private vehicle and leave
(e) to join a popular activity or trend
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. the lucrative trade centers
of India by sea as the sentence starts
with Vasco De Gama was the first European to reach…….and the option (e)
best fits here as other options do not make sense.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. that linked
the fabled spice markets of the east………
refer to the 4th line of the paragraph. The routes which are discussed in the
passage are the trading routes of India. Moreover, we are talking about the
directions of the trading sectors. Hence option (C) best suits here.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Was dangerous and time consuming….. as
it talks about the route between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian sea which can be best
described as dangerous and time-consuming.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. the opposite direction of where he wanted
to go……..Read this statement After re-supplying in the Canary
Islands, da Gama took a chance and sailed west into the Atlantic Ocean…….By
reading this, one can easily find out that De Gama sailed to the opposite
direction of where he wanted to go.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. No correction required
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. chip
on his shoulder- when
someone is upset about something that happened a while ago
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. spilled the beans- to disclose a secret
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. come hell or high water– possible obstacles in your path (will
not stop you)
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. taste of her own medicine– When someone receives the same
treatment, usually negative, that he/she gives to others
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. jumped on the bandwagon– to join a popular activity or trend
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