reading comprehension section 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

According to the passage, the crime in small towns

a) leads to an impersonalized style of living

b) is often dealt with objective law enforcement

c) is brought well under control by distant bureaucrats

d) is less frequently reported or dealt with officially

e) always causes difficulties for the police authorities

Question : 2

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?

a) Urban areas are thickly populated and commercialized.

b) Anonymous living in urban areas may lead to a freedom to deviate from rules.

c) There is less freedom in the current society than in a traditional society.

d) Moral education imparted in schools is ineffective in checking crime rate.

e) Urban areas provide more opportunities for crime than rural areas do.

Question : 3

According to the passage, all of the following contribute to higher crime rates in urban areas EXCEPT.

a) urban impersonalized living

b) increasing population

c) higher standard of living

d) vivid display of consumer goods

e) inadequate police force

Question : 4

It can be inferred from the passage that urban crime can be controlled by

a) vivid display of expensive consumer goods

b) making expensive consumer goods less portable

c) enforcement of law by distant bureaucrats

d) greater emphasis on moral education

e) None of these

Question : 5

The behaviour of people is generally moulded because of social control in

a) an anonymous form of living

b) non-traditional societies

c) the presence of the police authorities

d) formally controlled urban societies

e) None of these

Question : 6

Which of the following inference(s) can be drawn from the contents of the passage?

1. The migration of people from rural areas to urban centres is almost negligible.
2. Strangers can enforce laws in a more impartial manner than known people can.
3. Wealth has concentrated more in urban centres than in rural areas.

a) A and C only

b) All the three

c) B and C only

d) A and B only

e) None of these