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Question 1
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85%
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Question 2
C
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5%
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96% (00:38) correct 4%
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Question 3
A
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Question 4
D
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Question 5
A
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52% (00:38) correct 48%
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The rhododendrons that dominate Himalayan hillsides are in some places blooming forty-five days ahead of schedule, wrecking the annual spring flower festival and creating confusion among folk artists. The same kind of confusion is gripping mountaineers; one experienced high-altitude guide recently reported abandoning mountains he had climbed for years because of the melting of the ice that acts as a glue, literally holding the mountains together.
It’s not just the Himalayas. In 2018, researchers arriving in Bolivia found that the eighteen-thousand-year-old Chacaltaya Glacier is, in their words, “gone, completely melted away as of some sad, undetermined moment early this year.” Once the world’s highest ski run, it now is nothing but rocks and mud. But it’s not the loss of a ski run that really matters. These glaciers are reservoirs for entire continents, watering billions of people who have settled downstream precisely because the glaciers guaranteed a steady supply. “When the glaciers are gone, they are gone. What does a place like Lima do?” asked Tim Barnett, a climate scientist at Scripps Oceanographic Institute. In northwest China, there are 300 million people relying on snowmelt for water supply. There is no way to replace it until the next ice age.
When I read these accounts, I flash back to a tiny village, remote even by Tibetan standards, where I visited years ago. A young man guided me a mile up a riverbank for a view of the enormous glacier whose snout towered over the valley. A black rock the size of an apartment tower stuck out from the middle of the wall of ice. My guide said it had appeared only the year before and now grew larger daily as its dark surface absorbed the sun’s heat. We were a hundred miles from a school, far from the TV. So, I asked the young man: “Why is it melting?” I don’t know what I expected—some story about angry gods? He looked at me as if I was visiting from a different planet.
“Global warming,” he said. “Too much pollution.” No confusion there. We hiked back to his hut and shook hands. I climbed into the Land Cruiser exuding black smoke and rushed to the airplane. And so forth.
It’s not just the Himalayas. In 2018, researchers arriving in Bolivia found that the eighteen-thousand-year-old Chacaltaya Glacier is, in their words, “gone, completely melted away as of some sad, undetermined moment early this year.” Once the world’s highest ski run, it now is nothing but rocks and mud. But it’s not the loss of a ski run that really matters. These glaciers are reservoirs for entire continents, watering billions of people who have settled downstream precisely because the glaciers guaranteed a steady supply. “When the glaciers are gone, they are gone. What does a place like Lima do?” asked Tim Barnett, a climate scientist at Scripps Oceanographic Institute. In northwest China, there are 300 million people relying on snowmelt for water supply. There is no way to replace it until the next ice age.
When I read these accounts, I flash back to a tiny village, remote even by Tibetan standards, where I visited years ago. A young man guided me a mile up a riverbank for a view of the enormous glacier whose snout towered over the valley. A black rock the size of an apartment tower stuck out from the middle of the wall of ice. My guide said it had appeared only the year before and now grew larger daily as its dark surface absorbed the sun’s heat. We were a hundred miles from a school, far from the TV. So, I asked the young man: “Why is it melting?” I don’t know what I expected—some story about angry gods? He looked at me as if I was visiting from a different planet.
“Global warming,” he said. “Too much pollution.” No confusion there. We hiked back to his hut and shook hands. I climbed into the Land Cruiser exuding black smoke and rushed to the airplane. And so forth.
1. Besides the melting of ice and its associated impacts, which other impact of global warming is indicated in the passage?
A. Appearance of rocks
B. Destruction of ski runs
C. Postponed flowering of some woody plants
D. Shorter winter season
E. Decrease in rainfall in mountains
A. Appearance of rocks
B. Destruction of ski runs
C. Postponed flowering of some woody plants
D. Shorter winter season
E. Decrease in rainfall in mountains
2. In the context of the passage, which of the following is true about the sentence “I climbed into the Land Cruiser exuding black smoke and rushed to the airplane” (see highlighted text)?
A. It suggests that the author is now proceeding to explore more regions.
B. It suggests the author’s satisfied departure from the place after receiving an informed response.
C. It indicates a paradox between global warming and our dependence on activities that perpetuate the phenomenon.
D. It indicates that the author cannot in any way resolve the issue of global warming that is so badly affecting the place.
E. It shows that vehicles, not factories, are primarily responsible for the adverse impact of warming in the region.
A. It suggests that the author is now proceeding to explore more regions.
B. It suggests the author’s satisfied departure from the place after receiving an informed response.
C. It indicates a paradox between global warming and our dependence on activities that perpetuate the phenomenon.
D. It indicates that the author cannot in any way resolve the issue of global warming that is so badly affecting the place.
E. It shows that vehicles, not factories, are primarily responsible for the adverse impact of warming in the region.
3. What is the function of the second paragraph in the passage as a whole?
A. It shows that global warming is producing adverse effects the world over.
B. It reminds the author of valuable time in a tiny village.
C. It provides strong reasons for the necessity of another ice age.
D. It asserts that glaciers are an indispensable source of usable water.
E. It presents similarities among different mountainous regions.
A. It shows that global warming is producing adverse effects the world over.
B. It reminds the author of valuable time in a tiny village.
C. It provides strong reasons for the necessity of another ice age.
D. It asserts that glaciers are an indispensable source of usable water.
E. It presents similarities among different mountainous regions.
4. Which of the following best captures the author’s sentiment about his question “Why is it melting?” to the young man?
A. Conceit
B. Superstition
C. Religiosity
D. Rhetoric
E. Lack of knowledge
A. Conceit
B. Superstition
C. Religiosity
D. Rhetoric
E. Lack of knowledge
5. The passage provides support for which of the following statements?
A. Modernization has its cons.
B. Nature’s gifts and industrialization’s gifts cannot coexist.
C. Mountaineers are likely to be more conscious of the effects of global warming.
D. The next ice age will solve the global warming problem.
E. Hiking is increasingly replacing skiing.
A. Modernization has its cons.
B. Nature’s gifts and industrialization’s gifts cannot coexist.
C. Mountaineers are likely to be more conscious of the effects of global warming.
D. The next ice age will solve the global warming problem.
E. Hiking is increasingly replacing skiing.
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11 Mar 2026, 23:38
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passage 1= introduction on some unusual activities in himalayan hillsides.
passage 2= provides explanation of how similar instances have happened world wide as well.
passage 3= author recalls his own experience in remote village and mention the effect he had experienced of global warming,
passage 4= he found the phenomenon responsible behind all these effects.
Q-1. in passage 3, when author had visited remote village he saw big apartment size tower coming out of from the middle of ice wall and asked the reason for its appearance and guide said global warming. so we can infer that appearance of rock is impact of global warming. only option A defines that.
D and E are never mentioned. C goes in opposite direction as passage says blooming is ahead of schedule. for B its says that when glacier are gone, the ski runs are gone. so not effects of GW.
Q-2. in passage 3 author asked que to guide about who is responsible for the rocks emergence and guide responded saying GW and pollution. after listening to that he said NO confusion there. but passage also says they both are hundreds miles away from TV and still guide gave him the correct ans and after that he used his car and airplane both that creates GW. so its our knowing whats causing GW and still we continue to do those activities. option C defines that. Option B is partially correct but not Completely.
Q-3
A passage 2 begins with saying its not just himalayas. so he is going to provide such similar effects from across the world. so this is correct one defines the connection
B hell no. utterly nonsense.
C out of scope
D not about glacier being water source.
E no similarities are drwan.
Q-4. only D defines it as other are irrelevant.
Q-5
A in real it does but not in regards to this passage.
B nothing has been mentioned on this connection.
C yes. as passage says that far from TV and school, guide gave him ans that other people were aware of it.
D passage never says that. out
E completely irrelevant
passage 2= provides explanation of how similar instances have happened world wide as well.
passage 3= author recalls his own experience in remote village and mention the effect he had experienced of global warming,
passage 4= he found the phenomenon responsible behind all these effects.
Q-1. in passage 3, when author had visited remote village he saw big apartment size tower coming out of from the middle of ice wall and asked the reason for its appearance and guide said global warming. so we can infer that appearance of rock is impact of global warming. only option A defines that.
D and E are never mentioned. C goes in opposite direction as passage says blooming is ahead of schedule. for B its says that when glacier are gone, the ski runs are gone. so not effects of GW.
Q-2. in passage 3 author asked que to guide about who is responsible for the rocks emergence and guide responded saying GW and pollution. after listening to that he said NO confusion there. but passage also says they both are hundreds miles away from TV and still guide gave him the correct ans and after that he used his car and airplane both that creates GW. so its our knowing whats causing GW and still we continue to do those activities. option C defines that. Option B is partially correct but not Completely.
Q-3
A passage 2 begins with saying its not just himalayas. so he is going to provide such similar effects from across the world. so this is correct one defines the connection
B hell no. utterly nonsense.
C out of scope
D not about glacier being water source.
E no similarities are drwan.
Q-4. only D defines it as other are irrelevant.
Q-5
A in real it does but not in regards to this passage.
B nothing has been mentioned on this connection.
C yes. as passage says that far from TV and school, guide gave him ans that other people were aware of it.
D passage never says that. out
E completely irrelevant
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1.C as the question says besides melting of ice and its associated impacts, A & B related to ice melting D & E not mentioned.
2. C as it clearly indicates a paradox as mentioned.
3.A as para 2 exemplifies adverse effects of global warming the world over.
4. certainly D as the talk mentioned shows rhetoric quality of the author not the others given, as he tries to informally interact with.
5. the passage doesn't support B,D & E. though the passage is about the ill effects of global warming but nowhere exclusive relation to modernization is mentioned A out. Yes C seems the best choice as is mentioned twice, in para 1 and 3.
2. C as it clearly indicates a paradox as mentioned.
3.A as para 2 exemplifies adverse effects of global warming the world over.
4. certainly D as the talk mentioned shows rhetoric quality of the author not the others given, as he tries to informally interact with.
5. the passage doesn't support B,D & E. though the passage is about the ill effects of global warming but nowhere exclusive relation to modernization is mentioned A out. Yes C seems the best choice as is mentioned twice, in para 1 and 3.
