Unseen passage – 1 – class 11/12 Welcome to your Unseen passage - 1 - class 11/12 1. Pick the option in which the meaning of ‘vitiated’ is not the same as it is in the passage. The recent study has vitiated the earlier theories. There are several seasons why the pound has vitiate against the euro. Production managers vitiated the machines, ruining them through overloading during production A mistake of fact in some circumstances could vitiate the contract. None 2. The author is primarily concerned with ___________ . discussing the relationship between the size of mammals and the nature of vegetation in their habitats contrasting ecological conditions in India and Africa proving that large animals do not require much food describing the size of animals in various parts of the world None 3. The flocks of migratory birds (Para 5) are mentioned to ___________ . contrast with the habits of the antelope describe an aspect of the fauna of South Africa illustrate a possible source of food for large carnivores suggest the size of antelope herds None 4. Dr. Andrew Smith, behind calling the whole of southern part of Africa, a sterile country was intended to say that it lacks all the natural beauty. its people are barren and cannot reproduce it lacks proper vegetation it is an undeveloped country. None 5. Among the mammalia, there is no close relation between ___________ . quantity of the vegetation all of these countries they inhabit bulk of the species None 6. Pick out the option that correctly describes the final outcome or the conclusion of the passage. A country which has large number of fauna always had a greater extent of vegetation. A country’s inhabitants has nothing to do with its vegetation. A country’s vegetation and its bulk of species had no relation between them. A country’s vegetation and its inhabitants are closely related to each other. None 7. According to the author, the ‘prejudice’ (Para 1) has lead to ___________ . doubt in the mind of the author errors in the reasoning of biologists incorrect assumptions on the part of geologists false ideas about animals in Africa None 8. Darwin quotes Burchell’s observations in order to ___________ . prove a hypothesis counter a popular misconception illustrate a well-known phenomenon describe a region of great splendor None 9. The narrator states that, the carnage each day in southern Africa must indeed be terrific! Carnage here means. massacre preserving cessation reconciliation None 10. The prejudice that large animals require luxuriant vegetation came from ___________ . America Sri Lanka Africa India None 11. Pick out the option that correctly states about what happened after Mr. Burchell reached South America. He became so excited to see the ice covered mountains there. He finds it amazing that the country was densed with large quadrupeds. He became grief-stricken to see the barren land. He was awestruck by the splendour of the country vegetation. None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
