Comprehension
Direction: You have four passages with 5-10 questions in each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question, out of the four alternatives.
PASSAGE
Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of mainly two groups of islands, with distinctive features of the original residents — Negroid and Mongolese. It is strange to see how these two different groups migrated to these islands so far from the mainland — from India and Myanmar. The aboriginals found in these islands are the Jarawas, Sentinelese, Onges, Shompenites, mainly found in Andaman and the Nicobarese in Nicobar. Of these the Nicobarese in general, and some of the Onges, have accepted the so called modern civilization and learned the use of modern tools and facilities. They can be seen frequently in the Port Blair market. The aboriginals are looked after by the Anthropological Department of the Government, who make regular visits to their islands and supply them with food and other necessities. These aboriginals still do not know how to use a matchbox and prepare fire by rubbing two pieces of wood; they also do not know the use of cloth. If the people from the Anthropological Department offer them clothes, they use them only as turbans and not to wrap their bodies.
SOME IMPORTANT WORDS aboriginals: relating to the original people, animals, etc.
of a place and to a period of time before Europeans arrived
- Find out a word which is the antonym for usual.
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strange
Correct Option: A
strange
- Find out a word which means to cover.
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wrap
Correct Option: C
wrap
- The aboriginals prepare fire by
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rubbing two pieces of wood
Correct Option: D
rubbing two pieces of wood
- If clothes are offered, the aboriginals use them as
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turbans
Correct Option: A
turbans
- The aboriginals are still ignorant of the use of
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matchbox and cloth
Correct Option: C
matchbox and cloth