Q.1-10.Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some questions.
India is known as the world capital of vehicle accidents. These accidents also account for the biggest number of people
with bone injuries. It is second only to the injuries in the elderly and the children, both sections of people with fragile bones.
While it is difficult to say that one can prevent ‘accidents’, we can surely take measures to reduce the number when it comes to road accidents. A big number of these victims do not even get timely help. In smaller towns and villages, the facilities are deficient while in bigger cities like Mumbai traffic congestion can be blamed for it.
Situation can improve by inculcating more traffic sense in people, improving lighting conditions on major roads and making provisions for people to get medical help early, perhaps with the help of paramedics. As most such injuries are high velocity ones, which affect soft tissues, the treatment is prolonged and difficult..Up to 80 per cent of people who have accidents suffer from fracture of the limbs. Most common injuries are on parts
like wrist, shoulder, lower legs, hands and forearm.
Those who help accident victims must also bear in mind a few pointers. The part of body that has been injured must be provided support with necessary splintage. As far as possible, the part must be immobilized. If this is not done, the injury may turn so grave that the victim may go into shock.
Among the slow velocity injuries, two major groups of victims are the elderly and young children. With age, bone mass decreases and so does the micro-architectural strength of the bones. This makes senior citizens, especially women, more vulnerable to such injuries.
Children have very typical fracture injuries, mainly in wrists and elbows, usually sustained while playing.
Unfortunately, since the children’s bones are yet to fuse, these injuries are difficult to recognize even in X-ray images. As a result, many such fractures do not get the necessary attention from parents. Parents should seek the help of paediatric orthopaedics if children complain of persistent pain in joints of their limbs.
Q.1. Which of the following reason have/ has been cited for weal bones of the elderly people?
(A) Decrease in micro-architectural strength of the bones
(B) Decrease in bone mass
(C) Decrease in bone softness
(1) Only B (2) Only C (3) Only A and B
(4) Only A and C (5) All of the above
Q.2. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?
(1) A lot of road accident victims do not timely help
(2) Up to 80 per cent of people who have accidents suffer from fracture of the limbs
(3) The accident victim may go into shock if the injured part is immobilized
(4) Children and elderly people sustain low velocity injuries.
(5) All of the above
Q.3. What should be done with the injured part, in case of road accident?
(1) Medical help should be sought as soon as possible.
(2) It should be provided support with the necessary splintage
(3) The injured part should be washed with lukewarm water
(4) The injured part should be treated by giving first aid
(5) Not mentioned in the passage
Q.4. According to the passage, most of the road accident victims succumb injuries due to-
(1) Traffic diversions (2) Poor traffic sense
(3) Uneven roads (4) High velocity
(5) All of the above
Q.5. What measures have been suggested to lower the cases of road accidents?
(A) By improving lighting conditions
(B) By providing better roads
(C) Deploying traffic policemen to check that people follow safety norms
(D) Developing more traffic sense in people
(1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C
(3) Only A and C (4) Only A and D
(5) All of the above
Q.6. In road accidents, which of the following is not the common injury sustained by victims?
(1) Injury on shoulder (2) Injury in lower legs
(3) Injury in hands (4) Injury in wrist
(5) Injury in stomach
Q.7-8.Choose the word most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold, as used in the passage.
Q.7. Fragile
(1) Fine
(2) Wide
(3) Substantial
(4) Weak
(5) Broken
Q.8. Grave
(1) Heavy
(2) Decisive
(3) Stoic
(4) Serious
(5) Meaningful
Q.9-10.Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Q.9. Deficient
(1) Careless
(2) Materialistic
(3) Defective
(4) Adequate
(5) Devoid
Q.10. Immobilized
(1) Moved
(2) Unfit
(3) Exhausted
(4) Amputated
(5) Repair
Answer:
Q.1.(3)
Q.2.(3)
Q.3.(2)
Q.4.(4)
Q.5.(4)
Q.6.(5)
Q.7.(4) Weak
For other options:
Substantial (adj)- significant
Q.8.(4) Serious
For other options:
Stoic (adj)- self-controlled
Q.9.(4) Adequate
For other options:
Devoid (adj)- lacking
Q.10.(1) Moved
For other options:
Amputated (v)- cut off
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