English Quiz on Passage : 08.01.2020

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The saving of certain wild animals from extinction has for many years been a problem for zoologists and other specialists; but more recently the problem has become so acute, and has received so much publicity, that most people are now concerned about it. This may at first seem strange because one of the most gratifying developments of the last few years has been the passing of strict laws to protect wild animals and the consequent decline in the hunting of big-game for sport. Why is it, then that some rare wild animals are still threatened with extinction and even some of the less rare ones are rapidly declining in number?
One reason is the 'march of civilization'. When an area is wholly cleared of vegetation to make room for new towns, factory sites or hydroelectric plants, the natural home of several species is destroyed. The displaced animals must either migrate to another area or perish. Even the clearing of land for a road or an airfield may involve 'pushing back' the jungle, and thus reducing the area meant for their habitat. The lesser the area where wild animals hunt and compete for a living, smaller is the number that can hope to survive.
Civilization brings, too, swift and easy transport and so assists those who are determined to break the various, protective laws. Thieves can elude the game wardens, shoot an elephant for its tusks, a rhinoceros for its horn, or a deer for its meat, and be miles away from the site of the crime before the dead or dying victim is even discovered.
It is sad to reflect that civilization which can bring so many benefits to people who have previously known only hunger and misery, brings also facilities for the heartless criminals who, for material gain, will slaughter some harmless animals and threaten the disappearance of its kind from the earth forever.

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The saving of certain wild animals from extinction has for many years been a problem for zoologists and other specialists; but more recently the problem has become so acute, and has received so much publicity, that most people are now concerned about it. This may at first seem strange because one of the most gratifying developments of the last few years has been the passing of strict laws to protect wild animals and the consequent decline in the hunting of big-game for sport. Why is it, then that some rare wild animals are still threatened with extinction and even some of the less rare ones are rapidly declining in number?
One reason is the 'march of civilization'. When an area is wholly cleared of vegetation to make room for new towns, factory sites or hydroelectric plants, the natural home of several species is destroyed. The displaced animals must either migrate to another area or perish. Even the clearing of land for a road or an airfield may involve 'pushing back' the jungle, and thus reducing the area meant for their habitat. The lesser the area where wild animals hunt and compete for a living, smaller is the number that can hope to survive.
Civilization brings, too, swift and easy transport and so assists those who are determined to break the various, protective laws. Thieves can elude the game wardens, shoot an elephant for its tusks, a rhinoceros for its horn, or a deer for its meat, and be miles away from the site of the crime before the dead or dying victim is even discovered.
It is sad to reflect that civilization which can bring so many benefits to people who have previously known only hunger and misery, brings also facilities for the heartless criminals who, for material gain, will slaughter some harmless animals and threaten the disappearance of its kind from the earth forever.

Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the questions by choosing the correct alternative.
The saving of certain wild animals from extinction has for many years been a problem for zoologists and other specialists; but more recently the problem has become so acute, and has received so much publicity, that most people are now concerned about it. This may at first seem strange because one of the most gratifying developments of the last few years has been the passing of strict laws to protect wild animals and the consequent decline in the hunting of big-game for sport. Why is it, then that some rare wild animals are still threatened with extinction and even some of the less rare ones are rapidly declining in number?
One reason is the 'march of civilization'. When an area is wholly cleared of vegetation to make room for new towns, factory sites or hydroelectric plants, the natural home of several species is destroyed. The displaced animals must either migrate to another area or perish. Even the clearing of land for a road or an airfield may involve 'pushing back' the jungle, and thus reducing the area meant for their habitat. The lesser the area where wild animals hunt and compete for a living, smaller is the number that can hope to survive.
Civilization brings, too, swift and easy transport and so assists those who are determined to break the various, protective laws. Thieves can elude the game wardens, shoot an elephant for its tusks, a rhinoceros for its horn, or a deer for its meat, and be miles away from the site of the crime before the dead or dying victim is even discovered.
It is sad to reflect that civilization which can bring so many benefits to people who have previously known only hunger and misery, brings also facilities for the heartless criminals who, for material gain, will slaughter some harmless animals and threaten the disappearance of its kind from the earth forever.

Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the questions by choosing the correct alternative.
The saving of certain wild animals from extinction has for many years been a problem for zoologists and other specialists; but more recently the problem has become so acute, and has received so much publicity, that most people are now concerned about it. This may at first seem strange because one of the most gratifying developments of the last few years has been the passing of strict laws to protect wild animals and the consequent decline in the hunting of big-game for sport. Why is it, then that some rare wild animals are still threatened with extinction and even some of the less rare ones are rapidly declining in number?
One reason is the 'march of civilization'. When an area is wholly cleared of vegetation to make room for new towns, factory sites or hydroelectric plants, the natural home of several species is destroyed. The displaced animals must either migrate to another area or perish. Even the clearing of land for a road or an airfield may involve 'pushing back' the jungle, and thus reducing the area meant for their habitat. The lesser the area where wild animals hunt and compete for a living, smaller is the number that can hope to survive.
Civilization brings, too, swift and easy transport and so assists those who are determined to break the various, protective laws. Thieves can elude the game wardens, shoot an elephant for its tusks, a rhinoceros for its horn, or a deer for its meat, and be miles away from the site of the crime before the dead or dying victim is even discovered.
It is sad to reflect that civilization which can bring so many benefits to people who have previously known only hunger and misery, brings also facilities for the heartless criminals who, for material gain, will slaughter some harmless animals and threaten the disappearance of its kind from the earth forever.

Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the questions by choosing the correct alternative.
The saving of certain wild animals from extinction has for many years been a problem for zoologists and other specialists; but more recently the problem has become so acute, and has received so much publicity, that most people are now concerned about it. This may at first seem strange because one of the most gratifying developments of the last few years has been the passing of strict laws to protect wild animals and the consequent decline in the hunting of big-game for sport. Why is it, then that some rare wild animals are still threatened with extinction and even some of the less rare ones are rapidly declining in number?
One reason is the 'march of civilization'. When an area is wholly cleared of vegetation to make room for new towns, factory sites or hydroelectric plants, the natural home of several species is destroyed. The displaced animals must either migrate to another area or perish. Even the clearing of land for a road or an airfield may involve 'pushing back' the jungle, and thus reducing the area meant for their habitat. The lesser the area where wild animals hunt and compete for a living, smaller is the number that can hope to survive.
Civilization brings, too, swift and easy transport and so assists those who are determined to break the various, protective laws. Thieves can elude the game wardens, shoot an elephant for its tusks, a rhinoceros for its horn, or a deer for its meat, and be miles away from the site of the crime before the dead or dying victim is even discovered.
It is sad to reflect that civilization which can bring so many benefits to people who have previously known only hunger and misery, brings also facilities for the heartless criminals who, for material gain, will slaughter some harmless animals and threaten the disappearance of its kind from the earth forever.

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, autopsy reports pointed at stomach cancer as the possible cause of his death. However, when a study in 1961 found high levels of arsenic in Napoleon’s hair, some historians wondered if the former emperor had been poisoned. Some speculated that enemies who feared Napoleon had poisoned him; others blamed the arsenic in the paints that were used for coloring the wallpaper in his home. But many scientists reject these possibilities. A 2002 French analysis called the poisoning theory unlikely, and a 2005 study added support to the cancer theory by recording the decreasing waist sizes of Napoleon’s final pairs of trousers, suggesting that he lost a lot of weight in his final days due to stomach cancer.
In 2008, Italian researchers asked museums for samples of Napoleon’s hair cut at different times -- during his childhood in Corsica, during an earlier exile in Elba, and after his death. Under laboratory conditions, the team measured the concentrations of arsenic in the samples. They found the levels were much higher than today’s standards, but the amounts did not change throughout Napoleon’s life. The arsenic levels were also similar to those found in the hair samples from his wife and child, which means everyone was more or less exposed to the poison in those days.
When it comes to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death, researchers do not have much to go on. After his death in December 5, 1791, no autopsy was performed and the poor musician was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna.
In 2009, a group of researchers attempted to determine the most probable cause of Mozart’s death by looking at how everyone else in Vienna died. They analyzed the causes of death for 5,011 adults who died in November, December, and January of the same year as Mozart. They found out that the majority of these people had died of streptococcal infection. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the cause of the death of the famous composer must have been an untreated streptococcal infection.

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, autopsy reports pointed at stomach cancer as the possible cause of his death. However, when a study in 1961 found high levels of arsenic in Napoleon’s hair, some historians wondered if the former emperor had been poisoned. Some speculated that enemies who feared Napoleon had poisoned him; others blamed the arsenic in the paints that were used for coloring the wallpaper in his home. But many scientists reject these possibilities. A 2002 French analysis called the poisoning theory unlikely, and a 2005 study added support to the cancer theory by recording the decreasing waist sizes of Napoleon’s final pairs of trousers, suggesting that he lost a lot of weight in his final days due to stomach cancer.
In 2008, Italian researchers asked museums for samples of Napoleon’s hair cut at different times -- during his childhood in Corsica, during an earlier exile in Elba, and after his death. Under laboratory conditions, the team measured the concentrations of arsenic in the samples. They found the levels were much higher than today’s standards, but the amounts did not change throughout Napoleon’s life. The arsenic levels were also similar to those found in the hair samples from his wife and child, which means everyone was more or less exposed to the poison in those days.
When it comes to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death, researchers do not have much to go on. After his death in December 5, 1791, no autopsy was performed and the poor musician was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna.
In 2009, a group of researchers attempted to determine the most probable cause of Mozart’s death by looking at how everyone else in Vienna died. They analyzed the causes of death for 5,011 adults who died in November, December, and January of the same year as Mozart. They found out that the majority of these people had died of streptococcal infection. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the cause of the death of the famous composer must have been an untreated streptococcal infection.

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, autopsy reports pointed at stomach cancer as the possible cause of his death. However, when a study in 1961 found high levels of arsenic in Napoleon’s hair, some historians wondered if the former emperor had been poisoned. Some speculated that enemies who feared Napoleon had poisoned him; others blamed the arsenic in the paints that were used for coloring the wallpaper in his home. But many scientists reject these possibilities. A 2002 French analysis called the poisoning theory unlikely, and a 2005 study added support to the cancer theory by recording the decreasing waist sizes of Napoleon’s final pairs of trousers, suggesting that he lost a lot of weight in his final days due to stomach cancer.
In 2008, Italian researchers asked museums for samples of Napoleon’s hair cut at different times -- during his childhood in Corsica, during an earlier exile in Elba, and after his death. Under laboratory conditions, the team measured the concentrations of arsenic in the samples. They found the levels were much higher than today’s standards, but the amounts did not change throughout Napoleon’s life. The arsenic levels were also similar to those found in the hair samples from his wife and child, which means everyone was more or less exposed to the poison in those days.
When it comes to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death, researchers do not have much to go on. After his death in December 5, 1791, no autopsy was performed and the poor musician was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna.
In 2009, a group of researchers attempted to determine the most probable cause of Mozart’s death by looking at how everyone else in Vienna died. They analyzed the causes of death for 5,011 adults who died in November, December, and January of the same year as Mozart. They found out that the majority of these people had died of streptococcal infection. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the cause of the death of the famous composer must have been an untreated streptococcal infection.

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, autopsy reports pointed at stomach cancer as the possible cause of his death. However, when a study in 1961 found high levels of arsenic in Napoleon’s hair, some historians wondered if the former emperor had been poisoned. Some speculated that enemies who feared Napoleon had poisoned him; others blamed the arsenic in the paints that were used for coloring the wallpaper in his home. But many scientists reject these possibilities. A 2002 French analysis called the poisoning theory unlikely, and a 2005 study added support to the cancer theory by recording the decreasing waist sizes of Napoleon’s final pairs of trousers, suggesting that he lost a lot of weight in his final days due to stomach cancer.
In 2008, Italian researchers asked museums for samples of Napoleon’s hair cut at different times -- during his childhood in Corsica, during an earlier exile in Elba, and after his death. Under laboratory conditions, the team measured the concentrations of arsenic in the samples. They found the levels were much higher than today’s standards, but the amounts did not change throughout Napoleon’s life. The arsenic levels were also similar to those found in the hair samples from his wife and child, which means everyone was more or less exposed to the poison in those days.
When it comes to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death, researchers do not have much to go on. After his death in December 5, 1791, no autopsy was performed and the poor musician was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna.
In 2009, a group of researchers attempted to determine the most probable cause of Mozart’s death by looking at how everyone else in Vienna died. They analyzed the causes of death for 5,011 adults who died in November, December, and January of the same year as Mozart. They found out that the majority of these people had died of streptococcal infection. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the cause of the death of the famous composer must have been an untreated streptococcal infection.

Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, autopsy reports pointed at stomach cancer as the possible cause of his death. However, when a study in 1961 found high levels of arsenic in Napoleon’s hair, some historians wondered if the former emperor had been poisoned. Some speculated that enemies who feared Napoleon had poisoned him; others blamed the arsenic in the paints that were used for coloring the wallpaper in his home. But many scientists reject these possibilities. A 2002 French analysis called the poisoning theory unlikely, and a 2005 study added support to the cancer theory by recording the decreasing waist sizes of Napoleon’s final pairs of trousers, suggesting that he lost a lot of weight in his final days due to stomach cancer.
In 2008, Italian researchers asked museums for samples of Napoleon’s hair cut at different times -- during his childhood in Corsica, during an earlier exile in Elba, and after his death. Under laboratory conditions, the team measured the concentrations of arsenic in the samples. They found the levels were much higher than today’s standards, but the amounts did not change throughout Napoleon’s life. The arsenic levels were also similar to those found in the hair samples from his wife and child, which means everyone was more or less exposed to the poison in those days.
When it comes to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death, researchers do not have much to go on. After his death in December 5, 1791, no autopsy was performed and the poor musician was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna.
In 2009, a group of researchers attempted to determine the most probable cause of Mozart’s death by looking at how everyone else in Vienna died. They analyzed the causes of death for 5,011 adults who died in November, December, and January of the same year as Mozart. They found out that the majority of these people had died of streptococcal infection. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the cause of the death of the famous composer must have been an untreated streptococcal infection.