Comprehension


Direction: A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
PASSAGE
Even the majority of elders turn their homes into hives of worry as they have too little to do in too much time. Those who have retired thus find retirement tiresome when hobbies, instead, could have turned it into a period of creativity and contentment. This common problem of inability to utilise leisure pleasurably and profitably is not restricted to Indians. In fact, Japanese are the worse sufferers. Their weekends, rather than increase their enjoyment of life, have wreaked havoc on their health and happiness. Unable to while away the long, unstructured hours, many of them have become addicts to coffee or hard liquor, and have even taken to gambling. How has this social malady come about? Ironically, the syllabusloaded education system is the main culprit. It places a heavy work–load on children and youth, laying emphasis as it does on memory rather than intelligence.

  1. The passage tells us that









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    Hobbies play a crucial role in physical and mental development.

    Correct Option: B

    Hobbies play a crucial role in physical and mental development.


  1. The author thinks that









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    Hobbies play an important role in changing the unfortunate situation.

    Correct Option: B

    Hobbies play an important role in changing the unfortunate situation.



  1. The syllabus–loaded education system









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    Places a heavy burden on the youth

    Correct Option: A

    Places a heavy burden on the youth


  1. How have the Japanese benefitted from their weekends?









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    They become addicts to coffee or hard liquor and gambling.

    Correct Option: D

    They become addicts to coffee or hard liquor and gambling.



  1. Why do a majority of retired elders find retirement tiresome?









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    Because their homes have been turned into hives of worry.

    Correct Option: A

    Because their homes have been turned into hives of worry.