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4. Evaluate the antivirus programs in terms of safety.

(a) Antivirus can protect you from every new virus.

(b) Many new infections are difficult to detect even with antivirus.
(c) There has been a tremendous growth in the variety of antivirus software released
every year.

(d) Antivirus can damage the systems easily and are unreliable.
5. Which word has the same meaning as ‘strong and healthy’? (para 7)

(a) cautious (b) unusual (c) robust (d) fishy
6. Which of these words means ‘a person not aware of the presence of danger’? (para 1)

(a) unsuspecting (b) potent (c) phishing (d) potential

7. ____________________ means the same as ‘chase’. (para 4)
(a) Security (b) Constant (c) Pursuit (d) Antiviirus

8. Which of the following best describes the phrase ‘a piece of code which is capable
of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect’ in the passage?
(a) cyberbully (b) cash cow (c) virus (d) netizen

9. 760 million new infections were recorded in 2015. (True/False)
10. Find a word from the passage which means ‘an event in nature or society, especially

one that is not fully understood’. (para 1)
11. We have observed a growth of an astonishing ____________________ in the malware
in the past five years.

12. 125% to 150% increase in new infections has been noticed. (True/False)

Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. a 7. c

8. c 9. True 10. phenomenon 11. 400% 12. False

V. Read the following passage carefully.

ENJOYING OCTOBER NIGHTS IN PARISOBER NIGHTS IN PARIS
ENJOYING OCT
(1) There’s something about Paris that’s just so different from all other places in the
world. Even other parts of France cannot compete at times with Paris. This city has
been the centre of attraction for the whole world. Be it the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre

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