Direction  (Q. 1 - 10) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions. Certain words in the passage are printed in bold to help you locate them easily while answering some of the questions.
The inclusion of disability as a category in Census 2001 was seen as a major victory for this marginalised category. But if greater recognition and sensitivity to their special needs was expected, the recent disability audit conducted in public places and historical monuments has proved exactly the opposite. Barring one monument in the Capital, no Braille signs were found anywhere; indeed, there was almost no way the disabled could access these heritage sites. Needless to say, other public places are even less disabled-friendly. As for disabled Indians, a recent survey found that even the most articulate among them were treated as if they were entirely without varied interests and aspirations. Their main complaint was that no one wanted to speak to them on any subject other than their disabilities. Predictably, many of the surveyed felt that society's perception of them would change for the better if they could interact with the mainstream but were prevented from doing so for lack of access to public places and an attitude of exclusion by society. Besides, the disabled are often cut off from productive employment. This despite a three per cent reservation for jobs in government and government-aided institutions for people with up to 40% disability. The excuse-jobs where the disabled can be profitably employed are yet to be identified. At last count, only around 3,500 out of a potentially employable seven million disabled people could find jobs annually. In schools, children with disabilities find considerable resistance at the entry level though the law clearly forbids this sort of discrimination. The few disabled in India who have landed in jobs find that they are discriminated against and often superseded at the workplace on the assumption that any handicap will hamper competence. This despite several studies that the disabled are more committed and disciplined than their advantaged counterparts. The government must understand that such a cavalier attitude besides alienating a vast segment of society, can go against its commercial interests—whether in terms of internal productivity or external tourism revenue.

Why has disability been mentioned as "marginalised category" in the passage ?

Which of the following has not been mentioned by the author ?

The survey has revealed that

Which of the following is/are TRUE in the secondary context of the passage ?
(A) Handicap does not come in the way of aspirations.
(B) Schools discriminate at secondary level.
(C) Less than 40% disabled are not included in the reservation for jobs.

What can substitute 'cavalier attitude' as used in the passage ?

What is the aim of the author ?

Direction  : Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions. Certain words in the passage are printed in bold to help you locate them easily while answering some of the questions.
The inclusion of disability as a category in Census 2001 was seen as a major victory for this marginalised category. But if greater recognition and sensitivity to their special needs was expected, the recent disability audit conducted in public places and historical monuments has proved exactly the opposite. Barring one monument in the Capital, no Braille signs were found anywhere; indeed, there was almost no way the disabled could access these heritage sites. Needless to say, other public places are even less disabled-friendly. As for disabled Indians, a recent survey found that even the most articulate among them were treated as if they were entirely without varied interests and aspirations. Their main complaint was that no one wanted to speak to them on any subject other than their disabilities. Predictably, many of the surveyed felt that society's perception of them would change for the better if they could interact with the mainstream but were prevented from doing so for lack of access to public places and an attitude of exclusion by society. Besides, the disabled are often cut off from productive employment. This despite a three per cent reservation for jobs in government and government-aided institutions for people with up to 40% disability. The excuse-jobs where the disabled can be profitably employed are yet to be identified. At last count, only around 3,500 out of a potentially employable seven million disabled people could find jobs annually. In schools, children with disabilities find considerable resistance at the entry level though the law clearly forbids this sort of discrimination. The few disabled in India who have landed in jobs find that they are discriminated against and often superseded at the workplace on the assumption that any handicap will hamper competence. This despite several studies that the disabled are more committed and disciplined than their advantaged counterparts. The government must understand that such a cavalier attitude besides alienating a vast segment of society, can go against its commercial interests—whether in terms of internal productivity or external tourism revenue.

Direction (Q. 7 - 8) : Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in context of the passage ?

Q. Access

Q. Superseded

Direction  : Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions. Certain words in the passage are printed in bold to help you locate them easily while answering some of the questions.
The inclusion of disability as a category in Census 2001 was seen as a major victory for this marginalised category. But if greater recognition and sensitivity to their special needs was expected, the recent disability audit conducted in public places and historical monuments has proved exactly the opposite. Barring one monument in the Capital, no Braille signs were found anywhere; indeed, there was almost no way the disabled could access these heritage sites. Needless to say, other public places are even less disabled-friendly. As for disabled Indians, a recent survey found that even the most articulate among them were treated as if they were entirely without varied interests and aspirations. Their main complaint was that no one wanted to speak to them on any subject other than their disabilities. Predictably, many of the surveyed felt that society's perception of them would change for the better if they could interact with the mainstream but were prevented from doing so for lack of access to public places and an attitude of exclusion by society. Besides, the disabled are often cut off from productive employment. This despite a three per cent reservation for jobs in government and government-aided institutions for people with up to 40% disability. The excuse-jobs where the disabled can be profitably employed are yet to be identified. At last count, only around 3,500 out of a potentially employable seven million disabled people could find jobs annually. In schools, children with disabilities find considerable resistance at the entry level though the law clearly forbids this sort of discrimination. The few disabled in India who have landed in jobs find that they are discriminated against and often superseded at the workplace on the assumption that any handicap will hamper competence. This despite several studies that the disabled are more committed and disciplined than their advantaged counterparts. The government must understand that such a cavalier attitude besides alienating a vast segment of society, can go against its commercial interests—whether in terms of internal productivity or external tourism revenue.

Direction : Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in context of the passage ?

Direction (Q. 9 - 10) : Which of the following is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as word printed in bold letters as used in context of the passage ?

Q. Resistance

Q. Articulate