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English Passage Quiz: 20.05.2020

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Question 1

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“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

According to the passage, under whose influence did Gaidinliu join the freedom struggle?

Question 2

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“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

After a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, Jadonang:

Question 3

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“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Antonym of the word “refuse” is:

Question 4

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Which of the following statement is not true according to the passage?

Question 5

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Gaidinliu asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen

Question 6

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

“…was assisted by donations from the local Naga community…”

“by” in the above phrase is a/an

Question 7

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The word ‘handcuffed’ means the same as

Question 8

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

“…this valiant girl was…”

“valiant” in the above phrase is a/an

Question 9

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
“We are free people — the white man should not rule over us.” Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13-year-old Rani Gaidinliu, who joined the freedom struggle in present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. At 16, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title of ‘Rani’ by the then-prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children. Her native village was Nungkao, which is present-day Tamenglong district. Brought up in a socially backward region, Gaidinliu could never receive any formal education. However, this did not stop her from joining the freedom struggle.

At the age of 10, Gaidinliu came under the influence of her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was then leading a socio-political movement called Heraka (meaning ‘pure’), seeking to drive out the British from the region. The movement took inspiration from ancestral Naga practices. In a span of six years, he was able to gather strong support from various tribes and emerged as a strong voice of opposition against the foreign rule. In February 1931, Jadonang was arrested, and in a mock trial by the British Indian authorities, was found guilty. He was hanged on August 29, 1931 at Imphal jail.

After Jadonang’s death, Gaidinliu began to rebel against British rule. She asked her Zeliangrong tribesmen to refuse to pay taxes and called out for freedom. In her work against the foreigners, she was assisted by donations from the local Naga community. When she got the majority on her side, refusing to cooperate with the British, she posed a huge threat to the colonial rule.

In early 1932, her forces engaged in armed combat with the Assam Rifles in the North Cachar Hills and Hangrum village. With her dissent growing, the British assigned a special troop of the Assam Rifles led by Captain MacDonald to arrest Gaidinliu. As soon as Captain MacDonald got a report of Gaidinliu and her followers being located in a village called Pulomi, he launched a surprise attack by sending a large force in the opposite direction. This was done to mislead Gaidinliu. Perplexed by the raid on the village, Gaidinliu and her followers were captured without any resistance on October 17, 1932. She was handcuffed and taken on foot to Kohima and then later tried in Imphal. Her trial went on for 10 months and she was convicted for murder and her attack on the Assam Rifles. While most of her associates were either executed or jailed, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The word ‘ancestral’ means the same as
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