Comprehension
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the following question.
The world population is living, working, vacationing, increasingly conglomerating along the coasts, and standing on the front row of the greatest, most unprecedented, plastic waste tide ever faced. Washed out on our coasts in obvious and clearly visible form, the plastic pollution spectacle blatantly unveiling on our beaches is only the prelude of the greater story that unfolded further away in the world's oceans, yet mostly originating from where we stand: the land. For more than 50 years, global production and consumption of plastics have continued to rise. An estimated 299 million tons of plastics were produced in 2013. representing a 4 percent increase over 2012, and confirming an upward trend over the past years. In 2008, our global plastic consumption worldwide has been estimated at 260 million tons, and, according to a 2012 report by Global Industry Analysts, plastic consumption is to reach 297.5 million tons by the end of 2015. Plastic is versatile, lightweight, flexible, moisture resistant, strong, and relatively inexpensive. Those are the attractive qualities that lead us, around the world, to such a voracious appetite and over-consumption of plastic goods. However, durable and very slow to degrade, plastic materials that are used in the production of so many products all, ultimately, become waste with staying power. Our tremendous attraction to plastic, coupled with an undeniable behavioural propensity of increasingly over-consuming, discarding, littering and thus polluting, has become a combination of lethal nature. A simple walk on any beach, anywhere, and the plastic waste spectacle is present. All over the world, the statistics are ever growing, staggeringly. Tons of plastic debris (which by definition are waste that can vary in size from large containers, fishing nets to microscopic plastic pellets or even particles) is discarded every year, everywhere, polluting lands, rivers, coasts, beaches, and oceans. Published in the journal Science in February 2015, a study conducted by a scientific working group at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), quantified the Input of plastic waste from land into the ocean. The results: every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in our oceans. It's equivalent to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world. In 2025, the annual input is estimated to be about twice greater, or 10 bags full of plastic per foot of coastline. So the cumulative input for 2025 would be nearly 20 times the 8 million metric tons estimate 100 bags of plastic per foot of coastline in the world! As per the passage,
The world population is living, working, vacationing, increasingly conglomerating along the coasts, and standing on the front row of the greatest, most unprecedented, plastic waste tide ever faced. Washed out on our coasts in obvious and clearly visible form, the plastic pollution spectacle blatantly unveiling on our beaches is only the prelude of the greater story that unfolded further away in the world's oceans, yet mostly originating from where we stand: the land. For more than 50 years, global production and consumption of plastics have continued to rise. An estimated 299 million tons of plastics were produced in 2013. representing a 4 percent increase over 2012, and confirming an upward trend over the past years. In 2008, our global plastic consumption worldwide has been estimated at 260 million tons, and, according to a 2012 report by Global Industry Analysts, plastic consumption is to reach 297.5 million tons by the end of 2015. Plastic is versatile, lightweight, flexible, moisture resistant, strong, and relatively inexpensive. Those are the attractive qualities that lead us, around the world, to such a voracious appetite and over-consumption of plastic goods. However, durable and very slow to degrade, plastic materials that are used in the production of so many products all, ultimately, become waste with staying power. Our tremendous attraction to plastic, coupled with an undeniable behavioural propensity of increasingly over-consuming, discarding, littering and thus polluting, has become a combination of lethal nature. A simple walk on any beach, anywhere, and the plastic waste spectacle is present. All over the world, the statistics are ever growing, staggeringly. Tons of plastic debris (which by definition are waste that can vary in size from large containers, fishing nets to microscopic plastic pellets or even particles) is discarded every year, everywhere, polluting lands, rivers, coasts, beaches, and oceans. Published in the journal Science in February 2015, a study conducted by a scientific working group at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), quantified the Input of plastic waste from land into the ocean. The results: every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in our oceans. It's equivalent to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world. In 2025, the annual input is estimated to be about twice greater, or 10 bags full of plastic per foot of coastline. So the cumulative input for 2025 would be nearly 20 times the 8 million metric tons estimate 100 bags of plastic per foot of coastline in the world! As per the passage,
Question: 1
Which of the following statements are true?
1. Most of the plastic present in the ocean today has originated from the land.
2. In recent years, the production of plastics has declined.
3. Plastic pollution is present on almost every beach.
Which of the following statements are true?
1. Most of the plastic present in the ocean today has originated from the land.
2. In recent years, the production of plastics has declined.
3. Plastic pollution is present on almost every beach.
1. Most of the plastic present in the ocean today has originated from the land.
2. In recent years, the production of plastics has declined.
3. Plastic pollution is present on almost every beach.
Show Hint
Always look for "trend" words. If the text says a value is "rising" or "increasing," any option that says it has "declined" or "decreased" is an automatic factual error relative to the passage.
Updated On: Apr 1, 2026
- Only 1
- Only 2
- None of 1, 2 and 3
- All 1, 2 and 3
- Only 1 and 3
Show Solution
The Correct Option is
Solution and Explanation
Was this answer helpful?
0
Question: 2
Which among the following has been shown as the main reason for the present situation of Air India in the passage?
Which among the following has been shown as the main reason for the present situation of Air India in the passage?
Show Hint
When a question asks for a "reason," distinguish between the effect (losing money) and the \textbfcause (competition/market failure). Usually, the text will use words like "because," "as," or "due to" to link them.
Updated On: Apr 1, 2026
- Air India does not have enough money to survive in the long run though it is trying to find out.
- Air India has lost all the deposits it had received from the government last year.
- Air India is in the process of earning deposits from the depositors and investors so that they are worried about the stake sale.
- Air India has got competition from other airlines and it has simply failed to live up to the same.
- Not any of the above
Show Solution
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Was this answer helpful?
0
Question: 3
Which among the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word Dominance as used in the passage?
Which among the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word Dominance as used in the passage?
Show Hint
When looking for antonyms in Reading Comprehension:
1. Identify if the word has a positive or negative connotation in the text.
2. Rule out synonyms (like Ascendancy).
3. Choose the word that represents the exact "flip side" of the status described.
Updated On: Apr 1, 2026
- Inferiority
- Powerlessness
- Submission
- Ascendancy
- Not any of the above
Show Solution
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Was this answer helpful?
0
Question: 4
Which of the following is an antonym of "frigid" in the context of the passage?
Which of the following is an antonym of "frigid" in the context of the passage?
Show Hint
When dealing with temperature-based vocabulary, imagine a Sliding Scale. If the word is at one extreme (Frigid/Freezing), the answer will likely be at the other extreme (Hot/Scorching). Words like "Cool" or "Lukewarm" are middle-ground terms and rarely serve as direct antonyms for extreme adjectives.
Updated On: Apr 1, 2026
- Flexible
- Soft
- Lukewarm
- Rigid
- Hot
Show Solution
The Correct Option is
Solution and Explanation
Was this answer helpful?
0
Question: 5
Which of the following is false in the context of the passage?
I. The Dawson-Lambton Glacier colony died due to collapse of rough sea.
II. The penguin birds breed during April every year.
III. Halley Bay colony reached 5315 pairs in 2016.
Which of the following is false in the context of the passage?
I. The Dawson-Lambton Glacier colony died due to collapse of rough sea.
II. The penguin birds breed during April every year.
III. Halley Bay colony reached 5315 pairs in 2016.
II. The penguin birds breed during April every year.
III. Halley Bay colony reached 5315 pairs in 2016.
Show Hint
When a passage mentions two different groups (like the two penguin colonies), examiners often swap the statistics or fates between them to create "False" statements. Always double-check which specific name is attached to which number.
Updated On: Apr 1, 2026
- Only I
- Only II
- Only I and III
- Only II and III
- All I, II and III
Show Solution
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Was this answer helpful?
0
Top Questions on Reading Comprehension
- State whether the following statements are true or false: (i) Global warming is creating a lot of problems
True or False (ii) Many species have not become extinct
True or False (iii) Air and sound pollution are the main causes of animal extinction
True or False (iv) Animals live in forests and oceans
True or False- Maharashtra Class X Board - 2026
- English
- Reading Comprehension
Write any four problems faced by the animals that thrive in forests and oceans:
- Maharashtra Class X Board - 2026
- English
- Reading Comprehension
Verbal to Non-Verbal:
A stain is an unwanted mark of discolouration on a fabric caused due to contact with another substance which cannot be removed by the normal washing process. Stains can be grouped on the basis of their origin, e.g. tea, coffee and fruits come from vegetable source. Stains from shoe polish, tar, oil paints come under grease stains. Animal stains comprise of stains formed by milk, blood and eggs, whereas marks on your clothes after sitting on an iron bench are those of rust and come under mineral stains. Then there are stains that are formed due to dye, into perspiration which can be categorised under miscellaneous stains. Read the given passage and complete the table. Suggest a suitable title.
- Maharashtra Class X Board - 2026
- English
- Reading Comprehension
- Each of these questions has a text portion followed by four alternative summaries. best captures the essence of the text.
Some decisions will be fairly obvious "no brainers". Your bank account is low, but you have a two-week vacation coming up and you want to get away to someplace warm to relax with your family. Will you accept your in-laws' offer of free use of their Florida beachfront condo? Sure. You like your employer and feel ready to move forward in your career. Will you step in for your boss for three weeks while she attends a professional development course? Of course.- MAT - 2026
- English Language Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Want to practice more? Try solving extra ecology questions todayView All Questions
