SSC English 1st Paper Model Test Question with Answer [23]

Model Test Question-23

SSC English First Paper

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Part A : Reading Test (Marks-50)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-6: Lesson-4(A)

India is our closet neighbour. It is the largest among South Asian Countries. In fact, India is the seventh largest country in the world with an area of 3,287,590 square kilometres. India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the South, the Arabian Sea on the West, and the Bay of Bengal on the East. It is bordered by Pakistan to the West; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the North; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the East. India is the world’s second most populous country after China. Its current population as in 2010 is around 1.15 billion. New Delhi is the capital of India and about 13 million people live in the capital.

India is a land of ancient civilization. The social, economic, and cultural configurations of this vast country are the products of a long process of regional expansion. Indian history begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization and the coming of the Aryans. During this period Aryan culture flourished in this part of the world. The fifth century saw the unification of India under Ashoka, and it is in his time that Buddhism spread in many parts of Asia. In the eighth century, Islam came to India for the first time and by the eleventh century it had firmly established itself. It resulted into the formation of the Delhi Sultanate in 1206 by Qutb ud din Aybek. This was finally succeeded by the Mughal Empire in 1526, under which India once again achieved a large measure of political unity.

It was in the 17th century that the Europeans came to India. This coincided with the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, paving the way for regional states. In the contest for supremacy, the English emerged as the 'victors'. In 1774 Warren Hastings was appointed the first Governor General of India by the East India Company. In 1876 Queen Victoria was given the title Empress of India by the British parliament and India came under the British rule completely. They ruled India for nearly two hundred years. This period was marked by India's struggle for independence. Through a series of heroic and patriotic movements to restore freedom, India got its independence in 1947.

The culture of India is one of the oldest and unique in the world. In India, there is amazing cultural diversity throughout the country. The South, North, and Northeast have their own distinct cultures and almost every state has carved out its own cultural distinction. There is hardly any culture in the world that is as varied and unique as India. There are 17 major languages and 844 dialects used by the people of India.

India is a tourists' delight. The Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, The Qutab Minar and the Red Fort are a few of the many wonders which attract people from all over the world. Kashmir has been described as a paradise on earth. The country of mountains, valleys, deserts, rivers and lakes offer the richness of a mini world within a single country. Ooty, Nilgiris and the temples of South India, as also Kajuraho, Ajanta and Ellora caves are the places one can explore in India.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7

a. The population of India is —.

(i) about 115 million (ii) almost 11.5 million

(iii) about 1.15 billion (iv) around 1.15 million

b. In New Delhi about — people live.

(i) 1.3 million (ii) 13 billion (iii) 1.3 billion (iv) 13 million

c. There are — major languages used by the people of India.

(i) 17 (ii) 27 (iii) 117 (iv) 127

d. The Europeans came to India in the — century.

(i) 16 th (ii) 17 th (iii) 18 th (iv) 19 th

e. The — century saw the unification of India under Ashoka.

(i) fifth (ii) sixth (iii) seventh (iv) third

f. India is the — country in the world.

(i) seventh (ii) seventh largest (iii) fifth largest (iv) third largest

g. India is the world’s — most populous country after China.

(i) second (ii) third (iii) fifth (iv) seventh

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h. India is a land of —.

(i) rivers (ii) mosques (iii) temples (iv) ancient civilization

i. — is known as a paradise on earth.

(i) Kashmir (ii) India (iii) New Delhi (iv) Nepal

j. The people of India use — dialects.

(i) 840 (ii) 480 (iii) 844 (iv) 804

Answer: 1. a. (iii) about 1.15 billion; b. (iv) 13 million; c. (i) 17; d. (ii) 17th; e. (i) fifth; f. (ii) seventh largest; g. (i) second; h. (iv) ancient civilization; i. (i) Kashmir; j. (iii) 844

2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10

a. How many people live in the capital of India?

b. What is the area of India?

c. When did India get its independence?

d. How many languages and dialects are there in India?

e. When did the Europeans come to India?

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f. Name some wonders that attract people from all over the world.

g. When does the India history begin?

h. What does the fifth century see?

i. When did Islam come to India?

j. What do you know about India?

Answer: 2. a. About 13 million people live in the capital of India.

b. The area of India is 3287590 square kilomitres.

c. India got its independence in 1947.

d. There are 17 major languages and 844 dialects used by the people of India.

e. The Europeans came to India in the 17 the century.

f. The Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, the Qutub Minar and the Red Fort are a few of the many wonders which attract people from all over the world.

g. India history begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization and the coming of the Aryans.

h. The fifth century saw the unification of India under Ashoka and it is in his time that Buddhism spread in many parts of Asia.

i. Islam came to India in the eighth century.

j. India is our closest neighbour. It is the largest of South Asian Countries. It is the seventh largest country in the world. India is a land of ancient civilization.

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 0.5×10=5

India is our (a)___ neighbour. New Delhi is the (b)___ of India and about 13 (c)___ people live in the (d)___. India is a (e)___ of ancient (f)___. The (g)___ of India is one of the (h)___ and unique in the (i)___. There is amazing cultural (j)___ throughout the country.

Answer: 3. (a) closest; (b) capital; (c) million; (d) capital; (e) land; (f) civilization; (g) culture; (h) oldest; (i) world; (j) diversity.

4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5

Pitar Leonidovitch Kapitaza was born in Russia in 1894. He passed with a very good result in Engineering in 1918. He joined as a Professor in the same university where he studied. He achieved Ph.D and after gaining it, he worked very hard. He obtained Nobel Prize in 1978. He died in 1984.

Fredric Juliot was great scientist. He was born in Paris of France in 1900. He was a very talented person. He got into very deep of scientific knowledge. He married in 1926. He obtained Nobel Prize Jointly with his wife in 1958. He is greatly remembered for his invention of artificial explosion reaction.

Names	Kapitza	Juliot
Birth year	(a) ¾	(c) ¾
Country	(b) ¾	(d) ¾
Profession/Achievement	Professor	(e) ¾

5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10

Answer: 5. Pitar Leonidovitch Kapitaza, a Nobel laureate, was born in Russia. He joined as a professor in the same university where he studied. Fredric Juliot is also a Nobel laureate, was born in Paris of France. He invented artificial explosion reaction.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete sentence. There are more parts of sentences in column ‘B’ than required. 1×5=5

Column A	Column B
a. A really educated mother plays a vital role	i. her children will be educated.
b. A child grows up always	ii. largely indebted to its educated mother
c. An educated mother knows, well how to	iii. what she says and does.
d. So, if the mother is educated, naturally	iv. to build up an educated nation.
e. An educated nation is therefore	v. he/she develops his/her talent
	vi. in contact with its mother.
	vii. being up and nurture her children to make them worthy citizens of the country.