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On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.

                 1.  Who has the Union Health Ministry instructed to take measures to curb Covid spread?
                     (a)  all states                                 (b)  only Union Territories
                     (c)  all States and Union Territories           (d)  the tribal areas

                 2.  Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given
                     quotes.


                            (i)                 (ii)                  (iii)               (iv)
                        “The most      “It is not the strongest   “Time is the      “If you set your
                      courageous act    of the species that     longest distance    goals ridiculously
                      is still to think   survives, nor the      between two         high and it’s a
                        for yourself    most intelligent that       places.”       failure, you will fail
                          aloud.”        survives. It is the      –Tennessee        above everyone
                       –Coco Chanel     one that is the most        Williams         else’s success.”
                                       adaptable to change.”                       –-James Cameron
                                          –Charles Darwin


                     (a)  Option (i)     (b)  Option (ii)     (c)  Option (iii)    (d)  Option (iv)
                 3.  What is the number of increase seen daily in cases as per the report by July, 2021?

                     (a)  more than 1 lakh                           (b)  less than 1 lakh
                     (c)  over 2 lakh                                (d)  over 2 thousand
                 4.  Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage, apart from
                     the existing one?

                     (a)  How Far Can We Take Our Modernism?         (b)  The Scars of the Heart
                     (c)  The Relevance of Animal Life               (d)  India Fights the Virus

                 5.  According to the graphical representation, which month saw the highest increase in
                     covid cases?
                     (a)  April 2020     (b)  April 2021      (c)  October 2020    (d)  January 2021
                 6.  On  which  date  did  India  record  over  4  lakh  daily  cases  for  the  first  time  since  the
                     outbreak began?

                     (a)  April 6        (b)  May 1           (c)  July 7          (d)  October 20
                 7.  As per the graph, the lowest number of cases was recorded in which month of which
                     year?

                     (a)  October 2020   (b)  April 2021      (c)  April 2020      (d)  January 2021



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