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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    The beginnings of the Green Revolution are often attributed to Norman Borlaug, an American scientist interested in agriculture. In the 1940s, he began researching in Mexico and developed new disease resistance high-yield varieties of wheat. By combining Borlaug's wheat varieties with new mechanized agricultural technologies, Mexico was able to produce more wheat than was needed by its citizens, leading to them becoming an exporter of wheat by the 1960s. Prior to the use of these varieties, the country was importing almost half of its wheat supply.

    Due to the success of the Green Revolution in Mexico, its technologies spread worldwide in the 1950s and 1960s. The United States, for instance, imported about half of its wheat in the 1940s but after using Green Revolution technologies, it became self-sufficient in the 1950s and became an exporter by the 1960s.

    To continue using Green Revolution technologies to produce more food for a growing population worldwide, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Foundation, as well as many government agencies around the world funded increased research. In 1963 with the help of this funding, Mexico formed an international research institution called The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

    Countries all over the world, in turn, benefited from the Green Revolution work conducted by Borlaug and this research institution. India, for example, was on the brink of mass famine in the early 1960s because of its rapidly growing population. Borlaug and the Ford Foundation then implemented research there and they developed a new variety of rice, IR8, that produced more grain per plant when grown with irrigation and fertilizers. Today, India is one of the world's leading rice producers.

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    Norman Borlaug developed a kind of variety of wheat plant which

    Solutions

    The sentence ‘he began researching in Mexico and developed new disease resistance high-yield varieties of wheat’ suggests that option A is the correct answer. ‘High-yielding’ means ‘producing a large amount of a product or a large financial return’.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    The beginnings of the Green Revolution are often attributed to Norman Borlaug, an American scientist interested in agriculture. In the 1940s, he began researching in Mexico and developed new disease resistance high-yield varieties of wheat. By combining Borlaug's wheat varieties with new mechanized agricultural technologies, Mexico was able to produce more wheat than was needed by its citizens, leading to them becoming an exporter of wheat by the 1960s. Prior to the use of these varieties, the country was importing almost half of its wheat supply.

    Due to the success of the Green Revolution in Mexico, its technologies spread worldwide in the 1950s and 1960s. The United States, for instance, imported about half of its wheat in the 1940s but after using Green Revolution technologies, it became self-sufficient in the 1950s and became an exporter by the 1960s.

    To continue using Green Revolution technologies to produce more food for a growing population worldwide, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Foundation, as well as many government agencies around the world funded increased research. In 1963 with the help of this funding, Mexico formed an international research institution called The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

    Countries all over the world, in turn, benefited from the Green Revolution work conducted by Borlaug and this research institution. India, for example, was on the brink of mass famine in the early 1960s because of its rapidly growing population. Borlaug and the Ford Foundation then implemented research there and they developed a new variety of rice, IR8, that produced more grain per plant when grown with irrigation and fertilizers. Today, India is one of the world's leading rice producers.

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    …” was on the brink of mass famine in the early 1960s” means

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    ‘Famine’ means ‘extreme scarcity of food’ and ‘brink’ means ‘a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge’.

    Hence, the sentence suggests that India was on the edge of extreme scarcity of food in the early 1960s.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    The beginnings of the Green Revolution are often attributed to Norman Borlaug, an American scientist interested in agriculture. In the 1940s, he began researching in Mexico and developed new disease resistance high-yield varieties of wheat. By combining Borlaug's wheat varieties with new mechanized agricultural technologies, Mexico was able to produce more wheat than was needed by its citizens, leading to them becoming an exporter of wheat by the 1960s. Prior to the use of these varieties, the country was importing almost half of its wheat supply.

    Due to the success of the Green Revolution in Mexico, its technologies spread worldwide in the 1950s and 1960s. The United States, for instance, imported about half of its wheat in the 1940s but after using Green Revolution technologies, it became self-sufficient in the 1950s and became an exporter by the 1960s.

    To continue using Green Revolution technologies to produce more food for a growing population worldwide, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Foundation, as well as many government agencies around the world funded increased research. In 1963 with the help of this funding, Mexico formed an international research institution called The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

    Countries all over the world, in turn, benefited from the Green Revolution work conducted by Borlaug and this research institution. India, for example, was on the brink of mass famine in the early 1960s because of its rapidly growing population. Borlaug and the Ford Foundation then implemented research there and they developed a new variety of rice, IR8, that produced more grain per plant when grown with irrigation and fertilizers. Today, India is one of the world's leading rice producers.

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    Which word in the passage mean, ‘rapidly’?

    Solutions

    The meanings of the words are:

    Rapidly: very quickly; at a great rate.

    Probably: almost certainly; as far as one knows or can tell.

    Slowly: at a slow speed; not quickly.

    Cautiously: in a way that deliberately avoids potential problems or dangers.

    Speedily: quickly or promptly.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    The beginnings of the Green Revolution are often attributed to Norman Borlaug, an American scientist interested in agriculture. In the 1940s, he began researching in Mexico and developed new disease resistance high-yield varieties of wheat. By combining Borlaug's wheat varieties with new mechanized agricultural technologies, Mexico was able to produce more wheat than was needed by its citizens, leading to them becoming an exporter of wheat by the 1960s. Prior to the use of these varieties, the country was importing almost half of its wheat supply.

    Due to the success of the Green Revolution in Mexico, its technologies spread worldwide in the 1950s and 1960s. The United States, for instance, imported about half of its wheat in the 1940s but after using Green Revolution technologies, it became self-sufficient in the 1950s and became an exporter by the 1960s.

    To continue using Green Revolution technologies to produce more food for a growing population worldwide, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Foundation, as well as many government agencies around the world funded increased research. In 1963 with the help of this funding, Mexico formed an international research institution called The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

    Countries all over the world, in turn, benefited from the Green Revolution work conducted by Borlaug and this research institution. India, for example, was on the brink of mass famine in the early 1960s because of its rapidly growing population. Borlaug and the Ford Foundation then implemented research there and they developed a new variety of rice, IR8, that produced more grain per plant when grown with irrigation and fertilizers. Today, India is one of the world's leading rice producers.

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    Why was Mexico able to produce more wheat than needed by its citizens?

    Solutions

    The sentence ‘By combining Borlaug's wheat varieties with new mechanized agricultural technologies, Mexico was able to produce more wheat than was needed by its citizens, leading to them becoming an exporter of wheat by the 1960s’ suggests that technological advancement in agricultural practices helped Mexico to produce more wheat than needed by its citizens.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    The beginnings of the Green Revolution are often attributed to Norman Borlaug, an American scientist interested in agriculture. In the 1940s, he began researching in Mexico and developed new disease resistance high-yield varieties of wheat. By combining Borlaug's wheat varieties with new mechanized agricultural technologies, Mexico was able to produce more wheat than was needed by its citizens, leading to them becoming an exporter of wheat by the 1960s. Prior to the use of these varieties, the country was importing almost half of its wheat supply.

    Due to the success of the Green Revolution in Mexico, its technologies spread worldwide in the 1950s and 1960s. The United States, for instance, imported about half of its wheat in the 1940s but after using Green Revolution technologies, it became self-sufficient in the 1950s and became an exporter by the 1960s.

    To continue using Green Revolution technologies to produce more food for a growing population worldwide, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Foundation, as well as many government agencies around the world funded increased research. In 1963 with the help of this funding, Mexico formed an international research institution called The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

    Countries all over the world, in turn, benefited from the Green Revolution work conducted by Borlaug and this research institution. India, for example, was on the brink of mass famine in the early 1960s because of its rapidly growing population. Borlaug and the Ford Foundation then implemented research there and they developed a new variety of rice, IR8, that produced more grain per plant when grown with irrigation and fertilizers. Today, India is one of the world's leading rice producers.

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    Which of the following statements is true?

    Solutions

    Out of the given options, option C is true. The rest options can be corrected as:

    ● The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center was formed in 1963.

    ● United States became self-sufficient in 1950s.

    ● Norman Borlaug developed new disease resistance high-yield varieties of wheat.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    If climate change is the key process in the natural world impacting sustainable development, globalisation is the parallel process in the human world, creating both opportunities for, and barriers to, sustainable development.

    Globalisation is the ongoing process that is linking people, neighbourhoods, cities, regions, and countries much more closely together than they have ever been before. This has resulted in our lives being intertwined with people in all parts of the world via the food we eat, the clothing we wear, the music we listen to, the information we get and the ideas we hold.

    This interconnectedness amongst humans on the planet is sometimes also referred to as the ‘global village’ where the barriers of national and international boundaries become less relevant and the world, figuratively, a smaller place. The process is driven economically by international financial flows and trade, technologically by information technology and mass media entertainment, and very significantly, also by very human means such as cultural exchanges, migration, and international tourism. As one commentator remarked, we now live in a networked world.

    While globalisation is not a new process, it has accelerated rapidly since World War II and is having many effects on people, the environment, cultures, national governments, economic development and human well-being in countries around the world.

    These issues make the development of an understanding of globalisation, its various integrated forms, its driving forces, and it impacts a vitally important education objective. Such an understanding can provide young people with critical insights into the social, cultural and political impacts of the economic integration and communication technologies – as well as provide them with capacities to assess the costs and benefits in their lives.

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    What has resulted in our lives being intertwined with people in all parts of the world?

    Solutions

    ‘Globalisation’ has resulted in our lives being intertwined with people in all parts of the world. Globalisation means ‘the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale’.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    If climate change is the key process in the natural world impacting sustainable development, globalisation is the parallel process in the human world, creating both opportunities for, and barriers to, sustainable development.

    Globalisation is the ongoing process that is linking people, neighbourhoods, cities, regions, and countries much more closely together than they have ever been before. This has resulted in our lives being intertwined with people in all parts of the world via the food we eat, the clothing we wear, the music we listen to, the information we get and the ideas we hold.

    This interconnectedness amongst humans on the planet is sometimes also referred to as the ‘global village’ where the barriers of national and international boundaries become less relevant and the world, figuratively, a smaller place. The process is driven economically by international financial flows and trade, technologically by information technology and mass media entertainment, and very significantly, also by very human means such as cultural exchanges, migration, and international tourism. As one commentator remarked, we now live in a networked world.

    While globalisation is not a new process, it has accelerated rapidly since World War II and is having many effects on people, the environment, cultures, national governments, economic development and human well-being in countries around the world.

    These issues make the development of an understanding of globalisation, its various integrated forms, its driving forces, and it impacts a vitally important education objective. Such an understanding can provide young people with critical insights into the social, cultural and political impacts of the economic integration and communication technologies – as well as provide them with capacities to assess the costs and benefits in their lives.

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    Which of the following statements are correct?

    1) Because of globalisation, the world has become a larger place.

    2) Globalisation has created global opportunities for sustainable development.

    3) Globalisation is not a new process.

    4) Climate change doesn’t affect sustainable development.

    Solutions

    The lines ‘…creating both opportunities for, and barriers to, sustainable development’ and ‘While globalisation is not a new process, it…’ suggests that option A is the correct answer.

    The other statements can be corrected as:

    ● Because of globalisation, the world has become a smaller place.

    ● Climate change affects sustainable development.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    If climate change is the key process in the natural world impacting sustainable development, globalisation is the parallel process in the human world, creating both opportunities for, and barriers to, sustainable development.

    Globalisation is the ongoing process that is linking people, neighbourhoods, cities, regions, and countries much more closely together than they have ever been before. This has resulted in our lives being intertwined with people in all parts of the world via the food we eat, the clothing we wear, the music we listen to, the information we get and the ideas we hold.

    This interconnectedness amongst humans on the planet is sometimes also referred to as the ‘global village’ where the barriers of national and international boundaries become less relevant and the world, figuratively, a smaller place. The process is driven economically by international financial flows and trade, technologically by information technology and mass media entertainment, and very significantly, also by very human means such as cultural exchanges, migration, and international tourism. As one commentator remarked, we now live in a networked world.

    While globalisation is not a new process, it has accelerated rapidly since World War II and is having many effects on people, the environment, cultures, national governments, economic development and human well-being in countries around the world.

    These issues make the development of an understanding of globalisation, its various integrated forms, its driving forces, and it impacts a vitally important education objective. Such an understanding can provide young people with critical insights into the social, cultural and political impacts of the economic integration and communication technologies – as well as provide them with capacities to assess the costs and benefits in their lives.

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    Which of the following factors drives globalisation economically?

    Solutions

    The line ‘The process is driven economically by international financial flows and trade, technologically by information technology and mass media entertainment, and very significantly, also by very human means such as cultural exchanges, migration, and international tourism’ makes option D the correct answer.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    If climate change is the key process in the natural world impacting sustainable development, globalisation is the parallel process in the human world, creating both opportunities for, and barriers to, sustainable development.

    Globalisation is the ongoing process that is linking people, neighbourhoods, cities, regions, and countries much more closely together than they have ever been before. This has resulted in our lives being intertwined with people in all parts of the world via the food we eat, the clothing we wear, the music we listen to, the information we get and the ideas we hold.

    This interconnectedness amongst humans on the planet is sometimes also referred to as the ‘global village’ where the barriers of national and international boundaries become less relevant and the world, figuratively, a smaller place. The process is driven economically by international financial flows and trade, technologically by information technology and mass media entertainment, and very significantly, also by very human means such as cultural exchanges, migration, and international tourism. As one commentator remarked, we now live in a networked world.

    While globalisation is not a new process, it has accelerated rapidly since World War II and is having many effects on people, the environment, cultures, national governments, economic development and human well-being in countries around the world.

    These issues make the development of an understanding of globalisation, its various integrated forms, its driving forces, and it impacts a vitally important education objective. Such an understanding can provide young people with critical insights into the social, cultural and political impacts of the economic integration and communication technologies – as well as provide them with capacities to assess the costs and benefits in their lives.

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    Which word in the passage means ‘impact’?

    Solutions

    The meanings of the words are:

    Impact: a marked effect or influence.

    Understanding: the ability to understand something; comprehension.

    Process: a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

    Influence: the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

    Boundaries: lines which marks the limits of an area.

     

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    Direction: In this section, you have few short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

    If climate change is the key process in the natural world impacting sustainable development, globalisation is the parallel process in the human world, creating both opportunities for, and barriers to, sustainable development.

    Globalisation is the ongoing process that is linking people, neighbourhoods, cities, regions, and countries much more closely together than they have ever been before. This has resulted in our lives being intertwined with people in all parts of the world via the food we eat, the clothing we wear, the music we listen to, the information we get and the ideas we hold.

    This interconnectedness amongst humans on the planet is sometimes also referred to as the ‘global village’ where the barriers of national and international boundaries become less relevant and the world, figuratively, a smaller place. The process is driven economically by international financial flows and trade, technologically by information technology and mass media entertainment, and very significantly, also by very human means such as cultural exchanges, migration, and international tourism. As one commentator remarked, we now live in a networked world.

    While globalisation is not a new process, it has accelerated rapidly since World War II and is having many effects on people, the environment, cultures, national governments, economic development and human well-being in countries around the world.

    These issues make the development of an understanding of globalisation, its various integrated forms, its driving forces, and it impacts a vitally important education objective. Such an understanding can provide young people with critical insights into the social, cultural and political impacts of the economic integration and communication technologies – as well as provide them with capacities to assess the costs and benefits in their lives.

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    According to the author, understanding of what can provide young people with critical insights into the social, cultural and political impacts of the economic integration and communication technologies?

    Solutions

    The lines ‘These issues make the development of an understanding of globalisation, its various integrated forms, its driving forces, and its impacts a vitally important education objective. Such…’ makes option D the correct answer.

     

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