y bo Perfection Session on English - II oa ose Mota ale aoa ale cola end Nimisha Bansal » Lesson 2 » Oct21, 2021Peer Direction(1-9): Below are some statements, given ina random order. When these statements are sequenced properly, they'll form a coherent and meaningful paragraph. There are various questions based on each of the statements. Read it carefully and answer the questions that follow.(a) These can be traded with emissions-heavy industries, providing farmers the primary objectives are to arrest biomass burning and encourage crop diversification (b) The government should also focus on long-term solutions — investment in infrastructure to convert crop residue into biofuel could yield profit for a country with a robust agricultural sector. (c) But while the move is , it needs stubble burning to be backed with has been a persistent problem in India (d) Thus, simply adding the promise of another financial reward to the years-old carrot-and-stick approach may not suffice. (e) Credit must be given where it is due; in an innovative move, the Centre's apex farm research body, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has devised a scheme to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable farm practices by awarding them carbon credits. (f) A methodical outlook is key; for many farmers, stubble burning is a traditional exercise; it is important to sensitize this constituency on the adverse impact of the practice on soil fertility rather than harping on the risk of air pollution in the capital, (g) Legal deterrents — burning crop residue was banned in states like Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab by the National Green Tribunal in 2015 — have not produced the intended result; neither has distribution of subsidized, even free, farming equipment. (h) This timely intervention could also help reduce air pollution in the national capital region — smoke from stubble burning can account for as much as 42% of air pollution in the area in winter.(a) These can be traded with emissions-heavy A. Bothb andc industries, providing farmers : B. Only a the primary objectives are to arrest biomass burning C. Both a and b and encourage crop diversification. D. Both a and c E. Alla, b andc 1. Which of the following phrases can most appropriately fit in the blank in the above statement? a. with an alternative revenue stream b. with an added pecuniary benefit c. with an additional source of earningsener (b) The government should also focus on A. Both b and c long-term solutions — investment in B. Onlya infrastructure to convert crop residue into C. Both a and b biofuel could yield profit for a country with a D. Both aandc robust agricultural sector. E. Alla, bandc 2. How would you describe the long-term solution given in the above statement? a. Capitalising b. remunerative c. transformativeeen erry (c) But while the move is , it A. Both b andc needs to be backed with; B. Only c stubble burning has been a persistent problem C. Both a and b in India. D. Both a andc E. Alla, b andc 3. Which of the following pairs of words can most appropriately fit in the blanks in the above statement? a. well-intentioned, extensive support b. well-meant, comprehensive backing c. cumbersome, all-inclusive aideen erry (d) Thus, simply adding the promise of another A. Both b and c financial reward to the years-old B. Only c carrot-and-stick approach may not suffice. C. Both a and b D. Both a and c 4. What can be said about the approach, as E. Alla, b andc expressed in the above statement? a. In this approach, you are rewarded for some actions. b. In this approach, you're threatened by the fear of punishment for some actions. c. This approach is not up to scratch.ener (e) Credit must be given where it is due; in a. laudatory, promotive an innovative move, the Centre’s apex farm b. adulatory, convincing research body, the Indian Council of c. complimentary, Agricultural Research, has devised a persuasive scheme to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable farm practices by awarding A. Both b and c them carbon credits. B. Only c C. Both a and b 5. How would you describe the author's D. Both a and c E. Alla, b andc tone and the Centre's apex farm research body's action, respectively, as expressed in the above statement?een eer A methodical outlook is key; for many farmers, stubble Se eee eee nee ae A. Both b and c burning is a traditional exercise; it is important to sensitize this constituency on the adverse impact of the practice on B. Only ¢ soil fertility rather than harping on the risk of air pollution in C. Both a and b the capital. D. Both a andc E. Alla, b andc 6. Which of the following statements can be deducted from the above statement? a. There is no use in talking about air pollution in the capital, as it does not reach the farmers. b. Farmers should be well informed about stubble burning and the impairments it causes. c. Stubble burning is a sensitive issue as it's traditional.Teen eer (g) Legal deterrents — burning crop residue was A. Both b andc banned in states like Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab B_ Only c by the National Green Tribunal in 2015 — have not C. Botha andb produced the intended result; neither has distribution D. Botha andc of subsidized, even free, farming equipment. E.Alla.bandc 7. Which of the following words can be derived from the above statement? a. ineffectual b. assistance c. restraintener (h) This timely intervention could also help reduce A. Both b andc air pollution in the national capital region — B. Only c smoke from stubble burning can account for as C. Botha andb much as 42% of air pollution in the area in winter. D. Roth aarde 8. How would you describe the timely E. Alla, b and ¢ intervention, as expressed in the above statement? a. advantageous b. reductive c. compensableeen ery 9. Which of the following combinations is the combination of FOUR CONSECUTIVE STATEMENTS after the correct arrangement? A. B. CG: D. E. o o QagQ as aao ra Q cdfb None of the above optionsPeer Direction(1-8): Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.Rory Copinger-Symes retired from the Royal Marines last year, having joined up in 1983. During his decades of service he saw a dramatic change in the equipment he was given, particularly body armour. "Body armour evolved over my 37 years," the retired Brigadier says. "It became more effective but frankly it got heavier, which was a problem." For the last several decades, modern body armour has been made from synthetic fibres such as Kevlar, combined with either metal or ceramic plates known as trauma plates. While good at stopping bullets and other threats, that combination was heavier than previous materials which included multiple layers of ballistic nylon and sometimes fibreglass plates. While Mr Copinger-Symes says the Kevlar body armour is "not particularly uncomfortable", it has drawbacks. "Obviously when worn in hot climates it is not pleasant," he explains. "As a consequence of the weight of the body armour we would tend to limit other items carried - but weapons and ammunition were essential.”The weight and comfort issues of body armour are common to all armed forces. A fully equipped version of the US Army's Improved Outer Tactical Vest, complete with four ballistic plates and collar and groin protectors, can weigh almost 30Ib (14kg). That's a lot more than the Vietnam-era vest which weighed just 8lb (3.6kg). Each additional pound of body armour adds to already enormous loads for modern soldiers. With weapons, food, batteries and other gear, US infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes carried as much as. 100lbs (45kg) of kit - a burden for even the fittest soldiers. However, there is an added complication for the makers of body armour. Protecting the user goes beyond catching a bullet or a piece of shrapnel. Armour also has to prevent the energy from those projectiles from being transferred to the wearer. Currently, new materials are less effective at doing that. The vest might stop the bullet but the wearer could still die. The common solution is to add more polyethylene and other materials to try prevent that trauma, which of course adds weight.een erry 1. Which of the following statements is/are A. Only a TRUE according to the above passage? B. Both b and c C. Only b a. Materials used in previous generation body D. Both a and b armours used to be lighter than the E. Alla, b andc materials used in modern body armour. Body armour of some specific armed forces is heavy and uncomfortable. Modern generation body armour is more convenient and effective than previous generation body armour.enero 2. Which of the following drawbacks A. Both b and c modern body armour has? B. Only a C. Both a and c a. It doesn't let the wearer carry his/her D. Both b and c weapons. E. Alla, b andc b. It can be very much unbearable in tropical weather. c. Due to its heavy weight, it can create trouble even for an able-bodied solider when he/she is fully loaded.een erry “As a consequence of the weight of the body A. Both a and b armour we would tend to limit other items B. Only a carried - but weapons and ammunition were C. Both a andc essential." D. Both b andc E. Alla, b andc 3. Which of the following words is/are SYNONYMOUS with the word 'ammunition’, as used in the above passage? a. testimony b. shells c. cartridgesTeen eer Each additional pound of body armour adds to a. epic already enormous loads for modern soldiers. b. imperceptible With weapons, food, batteries and other gear, c. nominal US infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes carried as much as 100Ibs (45kg) A. Only a of kit - a burden for even the fittest soldiers. B. Both b andc C. Only b 4. Which of the following words is/are D. Both a and b carrying the MOST OPPOSITE MEANING to E. Alla, bandc the word ‘enormous’, as used in the above passage?een erry 5. Which of the following statements is/are A. Botha andc FALSE according to the above passage? B. Both b andc a. Rory Copinger-Symes got the opportunity to C. Only b experience modern-day body armour only after D. Alla, b and c he retired E. None of a, b andc Due to the heavy weight of the previous generation body armour, soldiers had to cut down on weapons, according to Rory Copinger-Symes. Soldiers of the US Army do carry the maximum weight combining their vest and other stuff.een erry 6. Why could the wearer, wearing a A. Both a and c modern-day vest, still die by a bullet? B. Both b and c C. Only b a. Because, the bullet can penetrate the skin D. Alla, bandc through the vest quite easily, causing fatal E. None of a, b andc damage. b. Because, the vest is inefficient at stopping the momentum of a bullet, fired at the soldier. c. Because, the materials used in modern body armour increase the weight of the armour manifold.Teen eer 7. Which of the following ways has/have A. Both a andc been suggested in the above passage, to B. Both b andc make modern-day vests more effective at C. Only b preventing deaths? D. Alla, b andc E. None of a, b andc a. The addition of ballistic nylon and fibreglass plates. b. The addition of more polyethylene and some other necessary materials. c. Reducing the overall weight of the vests, making it more comfortable and easy to wear.ener 8. How would you describe the tone(s) of the passage? a. instructive b. factual c. empirical A. Both a and c B. Both b and c C. Only b D. Alla, b and c E. None of a, b andc