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3. If a feeling is regarded as ‘worry’, it means ________________________.

(a) confidence (b) anxiety (c) calmness (d) anger
4. What is the opposite of ‘severity’?

(a) leniency (b) roughness (c) tough (d) cautious
5. What is the biggest difference between traffic in India and in developed countries?

(a) There are no traffic lights unlike other developed countries.
(b) There are non-motorised vehicles along with motorized vehicles.
(c) There are special lanes for ambulances and fire department vehicles.

(d) There are no speed limits for trucks and buses.
6. Which of the following options is correct regarding the graph shown in the above
passage?
(a) The fatality rate of accidents has remained the same over the years.

(b) There has been decrease in road accidents over the years.
(c) There were more accidents in 2010 as compared to 2007.

(d) There have been fewer accidents in 2008 than in 2007.
7. Other than the existing title, which of the following titles would suit the passage the
best?
(a) Lessons on Safe Driving

(b) New Traffic Rules for Driving
(c) Rise in Road Accidents and Causes

(d) The Rise and Fall of India’s Road Development
8. In the expression “The rapid increase of road accidents in most of the world’s major
cities is becoming a major worry”, the phrase ‘rapid' increase can be correctly
paraphrased as ________________________.
(a) fast (b) slow

(c) subsequent (d) momentary
9. Find a word from the passage which is the synonym of ‘significantly’. (para 1)

10. Find a word from the passage which means ‘happening all the time’. (para 3)
11. What is the reason behind so many road kills and injuries?

12. How is the road use pattern in Indian metropolises different from those in developed
countries?

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