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RC Passage
Scientists show that there is a curious relationship between a lion’s life span and the pattern of spots on each side of its face. Each spot is associated with the root of a whisker, and the pattern of spots is as characteristic of an individual lion is a finger print of a person. But the placement varies between the two sides of a face. Males with a greater degree of a symmetry tend to die younger than their more evenly-envisaged colleagues Thus can a male’s life be read in his face: it is his autobiography.
CDS RC: Passage-29
Question 1 |
According to the passage, the spots are
associated with hair growing round the mouth of a lion | |
associated with the lions rubbing against the roots of trees | |
formed owing to cross breeding between different species of lions | |
the after-effects of a disease |
Question 1 Explanation:
The answer is in the context of the paragraph. The answer can be taken from ‘..Scientists show that there is a curious relationship between a lion's life span and the pattern of spots on each side of its face. Each spot is associated with the root of a whisker, and the pattern of spots is as characteristic of an individual..’
Question 2 |
The phrase "evenly-envisaged colleagues" means
scientists who are level headed | |
lions with symmetrical spot-patterns on each side of the face | |
scientists who are members of a society that hold the same opinion | |
those lions whose life spans are shorter than those of other lions |
Question 2 Explanation:
from the line ‘..But the placement varies between the two sides of a face. Males with a greater degree of a symmetry tend to die younger than their more evenly-envisaged colleagues..’.
Question 3 |
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
The variation between the patterns is a pointer to the lion's longevity | |
There is hardly any variation between the patterns on the two sides of a lion's face | |
The pattern of spots is characteristic of each individually on | |
The relationship between the pattern of spots and the life span of a lion is something strange |
Question 3 Explanation:
This answer is given directly in the passage in the concluding lines of it.
Question 4 |
What is the conclusion of scientists regarding the placement of spots on either side of a lion's face?
Males with a greater degree of irregularity in spot patterns have shorter life spans | |
Males with a greater degree of lack of ordered spot patterns have longer life spans | |
Males with very few spots on their bodies die younger | |
Males with evenly placed spots on both sides of the face die sooner |
Question 4 Explanation:
A fact written in the passage.
Question 5 |
Why is the lion's face his autobiography?
The lion's face shows all aspects of his life like an autobiography | |
The lion is the author of his own life story | |
The lion's spots appear late in life like an autobiography | |
The lion's life span can be judged from the lion's face |
Question 5 Explanation:
Age can be determined by looking at the face. All options are close but option (d) is the most appropriate, precise and not excessively worded.
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