Comprehension


Direction: A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives.
PASSAGE
Newspapers sell because of news and editorial coverage but it gets more revenue from advertisements. News costs money, while advertisements fetch money. The economics of modern newspapers is such that it cannot run by just selling news. It has to depend on advertisements. The economics of newspaper publishing requires both subscribers who can afford to buy newspapers and businessmen who can afford to advertise in it. The growth of the Press depends on both. Therefore, in newspaper management, neither aspect can be neglected. Co-ordination among the various departments-editorial, circulation, advertising and production is very essential for effective and better management. The heads of various departments must be part of the management of a newspaper. They must be aware of the goals set, policies and future plans of the management. They cannot afford to remain cut off from the mainstream of management function. In addition, each department should keep the other department managers informed of those of its activities that will be useful to them. This is a vital aspect of newspaper management.

  1. The main idea conveyed in the first paragraph of the passage is :









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    the economics of newspaper publishing

    Correct Option: C

    the economics of newspaper publishing


  1. The growth of a newspaper depends on :









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    subscribers and advertisers

    Correct Option: D

    subscribers and advertisers



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
Most of the African countries live in sub-human conditions because of extreme poverty, upheaval, hunger, disease, unemployment, lack of education and both inexperienced and corrupt administrations. The devastating consequences of the AIDS epidemic in those countries could improve if the infected population were to receive free drugs to control the disease, have access to health professionals and get information on how to prevent its spread. But this can only be achieved through international help programs in which leaders of the world’s richest countries donate medicine and also send doctors and nurses to treat and educate those in need. Moreover, most of the poor countries rely on selling agricultural products and raw materials fo rich nations and buying industrialized products from them, resulting in a huge financial deficit. Consequently, they borrow a significant amount of money from the World Bank to try and improve their broken economies, but sometimes the money disappears with no significant changes and they cannot even pay the interest to the bank. Regarding this issue, last year the G8, which is comprised of leaders of the eight richest nations, decided to forgive billions of dollars worth of debt owed by the world’s poorest nations. In addition, they developed adequate loan programs to financially assist those countries.

  1. What has led to the poor countries accumulating more debts?









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    Their buying of industrialized products

    Correct Option: A

    Their buying of industrialized products


  1. What was the most significant step taken by the G8 towards assisting the poor countries in dealing with their need?









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    Forgiving debts owed by them

    Correct Option: C

    Forgiving debts owed by them



  1. In the context of this essay, the phrase ‘sub-human’ means:









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    people living below accepted standard of living

    Correct Option: B

    people living below accepted standard of living