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Day-64: Reading Comprehension Quiz for UGC NET Exam

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Question 1

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
Story telling is not in our genes. Neither it is an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us Human.
Human being progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some story-tellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings : “Fail to act now and we are all doomed.” Then there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we heave everything upto a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves “rational optimists”. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and to succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realize how humanity has progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups works in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in story-telling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibles’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future, and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
What the future holds for us is which stories we hold on to and how we act on them.
Out knowledge is a collection of:

Question 2

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
Story telling is not in our genes. Neither it is an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us Human.
Human being progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some story-tellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings : “Fail to act now and we are all doomed.” Then there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we heave everything upto a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves “rational optimists”. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and to succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realize how humanity has progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups works in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in story-telling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibles’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future, and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
What the future holds for us is which stories we hold on to and how we act on them.
Story telling is:

Question 3

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
Story telling is not in our genes. Neither it is an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us Human.
Human being progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some story-tellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings : “Fail to act now and we are all doomed.” Then there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we heave everything upto a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves “rational optimists”. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and to succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realize how humanity has progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups works in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in story-telling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibles’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future, and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
What the future holds for us is which stories we hold on to and how we act on them.
How the future will turn out to be, depends upon the stories?

Question 4

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
Story telling is not in our genes. Neither it is an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us Human.
Human being progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some story-tellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings : “Fail to act now and we are all doomed.” Then there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we heave everything upto a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves “rational optimists”. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and to succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realize how humanity has progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups works in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in story-telling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibles’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future, and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
What the future holds for us is which stories we hold on to and how we act on them.
Rational optimists:
1) Look for opportunities.
2) Are sensible and cheerful.
3) Are selfishly driven
Identify the correct answer from the codes given below:

Question 5

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
Story telling is not in our genes. Neither it is an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us Human.
Human being progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some story-tellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings : “Fail to act now and we are all doomed.” Then there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we heave everything upto a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves “rational optimists”. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and to succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realize how humanity has progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups works in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in story-telling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibles’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future, and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
What the future holds for us is which stories we hold on to and how we act on them.
Humans become less selfish when:

Question 6

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
Story telling is not in our genes. Neither it is an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us Human.
Human being progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some story-tellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings : “Fail to act now and we are all doomed.” Then there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we heave everything upto a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves “rational optimists”. They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and to succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realize how humanity has progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups works in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in story-telling is considered by the ‘Practical Possibles’, who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future, and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
What the future holds for us is which stories we hold on to and how we act on them.
‘Practical Possibles’ are the ones who:

Question 7

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
 
India’s forest cover has declined by a whopping 29,000 sq km over a span 30 years. This rampant loss of greenery has led to increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is affecting the subsistence of millions and giving rise to serious ramifications when it comes to climate change and global warming. The root cause of this is the conversion of forest land into industrial spaces to manufacture commodities like paper, palm oil, fabrics, and wood. In fact, the per capita paper consumption in India amounts to over 13 kgs a year.
LittleMore Innovation Labs (LMI) is on a mission to reduce this by helping colleges and universities conduct paperless examinations. Since its beginning, it has helped organise 1.5 million exams, saving 20 million sheets of paper by partnering with educational institutions. LittleMore Innovation Labs has developed customised software called Paperless Examinations Advantage (PEXA) that allows students to write exams digitally using an electronic pad (E-pad) and a stylus instead of using paper, making way for a greener environment. LMI provides electronic pads called ‘DigiTaal’ to all the students before the exam as a substitute for paper. This device comes with a stylus and is designed in such a way that it is suitable for writing. It comes with a coating to ensure minimum strain to the eyes. The battery life is over 14 hours. While services like authorization of faculty and evaluation of answers run on the cloud platform, the rest of the process on the device – like log in of students and responses to the questions in the exam can operate without an internet connection. This solution transformed each and every aspect of the examination process, eliminated paper from the entire process, reduced examination cycle-time, brought in security and safety across question paper authoring, exam execution, evaluation and result publishing.
SOURCE: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/04/paperless-exams-littlemore-innovation-cloud-computing
The rampant loss of greenery has led to:

Question 8

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
 
India’s forest cover has declined by a whopping 29,000 sq km over a span 30 years. This rampant loss of greenery has led to increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is affecting the subsistence of millions and giving rise to serious ramifications when it comes to climate change and global warming. The root cause of this is the conversion of forest land into industrial spaces to manufacture commodities like paper, palm oil, fabrics, and wood. In fact, the per capita paper consumption in India amounts to over 13 kgs a year.
LittleMore Innovation Labs (LMI) is on a mission to reduce this by helping colleges and universities conduct paperless examinations. Since its beginning, it has helped organise 1.5 million exams, saving 20 million sheets of paper by partnering with educational institutions. LittleMore Innovation Labs has developed customised software called Paperless Examinations Advantage (PEXA) that allows students to write exams digitally using an electronic pad (E-pad) and a stylus instead of using paper, making way for a greener environment. LMI provides electronic pads called ‘DigiTaal’ to all the students before the exam as a substitute for paper. This device comes with a stylus and is designed in such a way that it is suitable for writing. It comes with a coating to ensure minimum strain to the eyes. The battery life is over 14 hours. While services like authorization of faculty and evaluation of answers run on the cloud platform, the rest of the process on the device – like log in of students and responses to the questions in the exam can operate without an internet connection. This solution transformed each and every aspect of the examination process, eliminated paper from the entire process, reduced examination cycle-time, brought in security and safety across question paper authoring, exam execution, evaluation and result publishing.
SOURCE: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/04/paperless-exams-littlemore-innovation-cloud-computing
Little More has conducted more than 1.5 million exams comprising 20 million pages for its clients who have benefitted tremendously on aspects like:
I. Safety and Security
II. Increased examination cycle-time
III. Eliminated paper 
IV. Analytics
V. Eco-friendly

Question 9

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
 
India’s forest cover has declined by a whopping 29,000 sq km over a span 30 years. This rampant loss of greenery has led to increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is affecting the subsistence of millions and giving rise to serious ramifications when it comes to climate change and global warming. The root cause of this is the conversion of forest land into industrial spaces to manufacture commodities like paper, palm oil, fabrics, and wood. In fact, the per capita paper consumption in India amounts to over 13 kgs a year.
LittleMore Innovation Labs (LMI) is on a mission to reduce this by helping colleges and universities conduct paperless examinations. Since its beginning, it has helped organise 1.5 million exams, saving 20 million sheets of paper by partnering with educational institutions. LittleMore Innovation Labs has developed customised software called Paperless Examinations Advantage (PEXA) that allows students to write exams digitally using an electronic pad (E-pad) and a stylus instead of using paper, making way for a greener environment. LMI provides electronic pads called ‘DigiTaal’ to all the students before the exam as a substitute for paper. This device comes with a stylus and is designed in such a way that it is suitable for writing. It comes with a coating to ensure minimum strain to the eyes. The battery life is over 14 hours. While services like authorization of faculty and evaluation of answers run on the cloud platform, the rest of the process on the device – like log in of students and responses to the questions in the exam can operate without an internet connection. This solution transformed each and every aspect of the examination process, eliminated paper from the entire process, reduced examination cycle-time, brought in security and safety across question paper authoring, exam execution, evaluation and result publishing.
SOURCE: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/04/paperless-exams-littlemore-innovation-cloud-computing
LittleMore Innovation Labs has developed customised software called:

Question 10

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
 
India’s forest cover has declined by a whopping 29,000 sq km over a span 30 years. This rampant loss of greenery has led to increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is affecting the subsistence of millions and giving rise to serious ramifications when it comes to climate change and global warming. The root cause of this is the conversion of forest land into industrial spaces to manufacture commodities like paper, palm oil, fabrics, and wood. In fact, the per capita paper consumption in India amounts to over 13 kgs a year.
LittleMore Innovation Labs (LMI) is on a mission to reduce this by helping colleges and universities conduct paperless examinations. Since its beginning, it has helped organise 1.5 million exams, saving 20 million sheets of paper by partnering with educational institutions. LittleMore Innovation Labs has developed customised software called Paperless Examinations Advantage (PEXA) that allows students to write exams digitally using an electronic pad (E-pad) and a stylus instead of using paper, making way for a greener environment. LMI provides electronic pads called ‘DigiTaal’ to all the students before the exam as a substitute for paper. This device comes with a stylus and is designed in such a way that it is suitable for writing. It comes with a coating to ensure minimum strain to the eyes. The battery life is over 14 hours. While services like authorization of faculty and evaluation of answers run on the cloud platform, the rest of the process on the device – like log in of students and responses to the questions in the exam can operate without an internet connection. This solution transformed each and every aspect of the examination process, eliminated paper from the entire process, reduced examination cycle-time, brought in security and safety across question paper authoring, exam execution, evaluation and result publishing.
SOURCE: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/04/paperless-exams-littlemore-innovation-cloud-computing
Which of the following is not correct about DigiTaal?

Question 11

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions.
 
India’s forest cover has declined by a whopping 29,000 sq km over a span 30 years. This rampant loss of greenery has led to increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is affecting the subsistence of millions and giving rise to serious ramifications when it comes to climate change and global warming. The root cause of this is the conversion of forest land into industrial spaces to manufacture commodities like paper, palm oil, fabrics, and wood. In fact, the per capita paper consumption in India amounts to over 13 kgs a year.
LittleMore Innovation Labs (LMI) is on a mission to reduce this by helping colleges and universities conduct paperless examinations. Since its beginning, it has helped organise 1.5 million exams, saving 20 million sheets of paper by partnering with educational institutions. LittleMore Innovation Labs has developed customised software called Paperless Examinations Advantage (PEXA) that allows students to write exams digitally using an electronic pad (E-pad) and a stylus instead of using paper, making way for a greener environment. LMI provides electronic pads called ‘DigiTaal’ to all the students before the exam as a substitute for paper. This device comes with a stylus and is designed in such a way that it is suitable for writing. It comes with a coating to ensure minimum strain to the eyes. The battery life is over 14 hours. While services like authorization of faculty and evaluation of answers run on the cloud platform, the rest of the process on the device – like log in of students and responses to the questions in the exam can operate without an internet connection. This solution transformed each and every aspect of the examination process, eliminated paper from the entire process, reduced examination cycle-time, brought in security and safety across question paper authoring, exam execution, evaluation and result publishing.
SOURCE: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/04/paperless-exams-littlemore-innovation-cloud-computing
Services like authorization of faculty and evaluation of answers:
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