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DIRECTIONS:
Read the fol lowing passages carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words are given in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
PASSAGE
We all seek happiness but few, very-few, indeed, get it. We are unhappy partly because we desire much more than what we can hope to attain. Our countless desires are hard to be satisfied. And that is what makes us so sad in life.
The secret of happiness lies in the simplification of life. Simple living encourages high thinking. It leads to contentment. Contentment gives us inner wealth, the wealth of the mind and of the soul. A contented man devotes himself to virtues like truth, beauty, love, goodness, kindness and charity. By pursuing and inculcating these virtues, a man can feel true happiness.
I do not mean that for simplification of life, a man should become an ascetic. The happiness of a sadhu is of a negative kind. I want positive kind of happiness. For this I must live in the midst of life and faithfully carry out my responsibilities to my home and my country. But all this should be done in the spirit of selfless service. A man who wants to lead a happy life, should also make others happy. In making others happy he will taste real and lasting happiness. There is a kind of joy in serving others with virtuous motives, in sacrificing what one has for the good of others. An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness.
The secret of perfect happiness lies in renunciation. Wealth may give us joy for a while and fame may provide us with fleeting excitement. But they cannot give us permanent happiness. Kings have everything to make them happy and yet they feel unhappy. It is because they do not practise renunciation.
There is a sense of joy in doing one's work honestly and efficiently. A research-worker feels joy in research and a journalist in writing. In doing one's duty sincerely, one feels peace of mind which is an important essence of happiness.
It is only by cultivating spirit of renunciation, selfsacrifice, contentment and sincere work that one can really be happy. The strings of misfortune spare none but they will not cow such a person.
Question : 11
Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘fleeting’ as used in the passage?
a) fast
b) momentary
c) passing
d) permanent
e) pleasing
Answer »Answer: (b)
‘Fleeting’ means ‘passing quickly, lasting only a short time’. ‘Momentary’ means ‘lasting for a very short time’.
Question : 12
A man who wants to live a permanent happy life should ______
a) pursue wealth and fame
b) inculcate the virtues of life
c) master the art of renunciation
d) make others happy
e) keep a tight control on his desires
Answer »Answer: (c)
It is only by cultivating the spirit of renunciation, self-sacrifice, contentment and sincere work that one can really be happy.
Question : 13
Which of the following is SIMILAR in meaning as the word ‘cow’ as used in the passage?
a) discard
b) provoke
c) conquer
d) spare
e) mould
Answer »Answer: (e)
Cow when used as a verb means make somebody do as one wants by frightening him; intimidate somebody. Mould (Verb) means to guide or control the development of somebody/ something; shape or influence.
Question : 14
Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage?
a) Peace of mind is tangent to happiness
b) Simple life is like a life of an ascetic
c) Doing one’s work sincerely hardly makes one happy
d) Human beings seldom seek happiness
e) A happy man is also not spared by the misfortunes
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 15
What according to the passage, is a positive kind of happiness?
a) Leading a simple life of an ascetic
b) Carrying out all worldly activities in the spirit of selfless service
c) Love for life and a country
d) Keeping ones motives and feelings under control
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (b)
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