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3. In the phrase 'Yoga therapy for total recovery and resumption of normal health', which
word can be a better replacement for the word resumption in this phrase?

(a) continuation (b) replacement
(c) recommencement (d) reciprocation

4. If a treatment is said to operate ‘subtly’, it means _________________________.
(a) the effect is obvious immediately
(b) the effect is not obvious immediately

(c) it is using extreme measures to operate
(d) the effect is obvious only in some patients

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the elements that become a part
of the Yogic way of life?
(a) code of ethics (b) restrictions (c) discipline (d) moving less
6. Which of the following options is correct regarding the graph shown in the passage?

(a) Yoga affects flexibility a little less than increased concentration.
(b) Yoga affects high memory power more than flexibility.

(c) Yoga affects high memory power the least among other factors.
(d) Yoga affects energy and muscle strength more than high memory power.
7. Why does the author say that yoga has a significant impact on the inner workings of
the mind when practised regularly?

(a) Regular practice of yoga helps a person with his life philosophy.
(b) Yoga has a magical effect on the inner rather than outer appearance of a person.

(c) Regular practice of yoga helps a person with the financial condition more significantly.
(d) Regular practice of yoga helps a person with his spirituality more significantly.
8. In the expression “Yoga strives to improve the mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional
capabilities of its practitioners”, the phrase ‘strives to improve’ can be correctly
paraphrased as _________________________.

(a) has the effect of improving
(b) has little effect on improving
(c) has effect on improving subtly

(d) changes the body dynamic altogether
9. Find a word from the passage which means ‘difficult to cure’. (para 1)

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