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RC Passage
What is to be the limit of forgiveness? It would probably have been allowed by many of the ancients that an unforgiving temper was not to be commended. They would have said, we are not to exact a penalty for every nice offence, we are to overlook some things, we are to be blind sometimes. But they would have said at the same time, we must be careful to keep our self-respect and to be on a level with the world. On the whole, they would have said, it is the part of a man fully to requite to his friends their benefits and to his enemies their injuries.
CDS RC: Passage-23
Question 1 |
Which one of the following is the cored statement? According to the writer we must
ignore an offence if it is nice | |
forgive people if they bring us nice presents | |
forgive pretty offenders | |
not punish each and every offence |
Question 1 Explanation:
Everybody commits mistake at some point of lives and the author is trying to say that we should not take every other action seriously because it will do more harm than good. It is given in the passage.
Question 2 |
Which one of the following is the correct statement? We must
be blind if we want to forgive others | |
be blind to the faults of our friends | |
be indifferent to what others do | |
overlook certain things |
Question 2 Explanation:
In a world where there are enormous tensions already piping up in the heads it becomes really important to overlook few things. The answer has an indirect mention in the initial lines of the passage.
Question 3 |
Which one of the following is the correct statement? In ancient times people were
ordered to lose their tempers | |
permitted to lose their tempers and not forgive their enemies | |
told that it was not good to have an unforgiving temper | |
advised to forgive each and every offence committed by both friends and foes |
Question 3 Explanation:
People have a unforgiving nature and author does not buy it. Here he is making a comparison between ancient and new times. We can take this answer from ‘..probably have been allowed by many of the ancients that an unforgiving temper was not to be commended..’
Question 4 |
What is the underlying tone of the passage?
We must be forgiving in general | |
We must forgive our friends | |
There is no limit whatsoever to our duty to forgive | |
We must always punish the wrong doer |
Question 4 Explanation:
The author is highlighting about the goodness and forgiving nature throughout the passage.
Question 5 |
What does the word ‘requite’ mean in context of the passage?
To bring about a change | |
To take away | |
Repay in a similar way | |
Curtail |
Question 5 Explanation:
The closest option to this word is, repay in a similar way.
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