English Quiz for SBI PO Prelims 2016 – Set 3

Read the followings carefully and answer

Directions (Q. 1-8):
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:

The mysterious death of Loitam
Richard in Bangalore, the murder of Ramchanphy Hongray in New Delhi, the
suicide by Dana Sangma and other such incidents serve as reminders of the
insecure conditions under which people, particularly the young, from the
north-east of India have to live within the metros of this country. What these
deaths have in common is that the three individuals were all from a certain
part of the country, had a “particular” physical appearance, and were seen as
outsiders in the places they died. These incidents have been read as a symptom
of the pervasive racial discrimination that people from the region face in
metropolitan India. Quite expectedly, such an assertion about the existence of
racism in India will not be taken seriously; the response will be to either
remain silent and refuse to acknowledge this form of racism or, fiercely, to
reject it. Ironically, most Indians see racism as a phenomenon that exists in
other countries, particularly in the West, and without fail, see themselves as
victims. They do not see themselves harbouring (potentially) racist attitudes
and behaviour towards others whom they see as inferior.

But time and again, various
groups of people, particularly those from the north-east, have experienced
forms of racial discrimination and highlighted the practice of racism in India.
In fact, nstitutionalised racism has been as much on the rise as cases of
everyday racism in society. In a case of racial profiling, the University of
Hyderabad chose to launch its 2011 “initiative” to curb drinking and drug use
on campus by working with students from the north-east. In 2007, the Delhi
Police decided to solve the problems of security faced by the north-easterners
in Delhi, particularly women, by coming up with a booklet entitled Security
Tips for North-East Students asking north-eastern women not to wear “revealing
dresses” and gave kitchen tips on preparing bamboo shoot, akhuni, and “other
smelly dishes” without “creating ruckus in neighbourhood.”

Very recently, in the run-up to
the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the Delhi Police’s motto of “citizens first” was
on full display, when they arrested or put under preventive detention the
non-citizens — the Tibetan refugees. But the real problem for the security
personnel cropped up when they had to identify Tibetans on the streets of
Delhi. This problem for the state forces was compounded by the fact that Delhi
now has a substantial migrant population from the north-east whose physical
features could be quite similar to those of Tibetans. So, the forces went about
raiding random places in Delhi, questioning and detaining people from the
region. North-eastern individuals travelling in vehicles, public transport,
others at their workplaces, and so on, all became suspects. Many were asked to
produce their passports or other documents to prove that, indeed, they were Indian
citizens and not refugee Tibetans. In some cases, “authentic” Indians had to
intervene in order to endorse and become guarantors of the authenticity of the
nationality of these north-easterners. The situation became farcical and caught
the attention of the judiciary reportedly after two lawyers from the region
were interrogated and harassed. The Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Police
not to harass people from the north-east and Ladakh. How much easier it would
have been for the Delhi Police, if only citizenship and physiognomy matched
perfectly. But should one expect otherwise from these state and public
institutions, given the fact that racism is rampant at the level of societal
everyday experiences? For north-easterners who look in a particular manner,
everyday living in Indian cities can be a gruelling experience.

1. Why has the writer
of the passage mentioned the incidents of deaths, murder and suicide in the
beginning of the passage?

1) Because the writer is very much concerned about the
deaths of young talents

2) Because he is very kind-hearted and thinks that such
types of incidents are the results of atrocities inflicted on people belonging
to weaker sections of the society

3) Because all these incidents reflect atrocities on persons
belonging to a certain part of the country having a particular physical
appearance

4) Such types of incidents are very common in metros and big
cities and there is no essence of racial discrimination in such incidents.

5) None of these.

2. Why did the Delhi
High Court have to direct the Delhi Police not to harass people from the north-east
and Ladakh?

1) Because the Delhi Police had failed to maintain the law-
and-order situation in New Delhi

2) Because two lawyers from the north-east were interrogated
and harassed by the Delhi Police

3) Because the Delhi Police had beaten up youths coming from
the north-east

4) Because the Delhi Police was proved inefficient to handle
the chaotic situation in New Delhi.

5) None of these

3. Which of the
following is not correct in the context of the passage?

1) It is a general perception of most of the Indian people
that the phenomena of racism exists only in the West, not in India.

2) If someone asserts that racism does exist in India, it
will not be taken seriously.

3) The people of India claim that they themselves sometimes
become victims of racism when abroad.

4) The people not only from north-east but also from other
parts of the country are equally prone to racial prejudice.

5) All the above are correct

4. What problems did
the north-eastern people have to face in the run-up to the BRICS summit in New
Delhi?

(A) As the physical features of the north-eastern people are
quite similar to those of Tibetans, they were raided, questioned and even
detained.

(B) Many north-eastern people having physical features similar
to those of the Tibetans, had to produce their passports or other documents to
prove that they were Indian citizens and not refugee Tibetans.

(C) They did not have to face any problem. They were treated
at par with the citizens from other parts of the country.

1) Only (A)

2) Only (A) and (B)

3) Only (B) and (C)

4) Only (C)

5) All (A), (B) and (C)

5. Which of the
following can be an appropriate title of the given passage?

1) BRICS summit 2011

2) Atrocious acts of the Delhi Police

3) The Brutal Murder of Innocent People

4) Pervasive Racial Discrimination

5) Either 1) or 3)

6. Which of the
following can be inferred from the given passage?

(A) The incidents posited in the beginning of the passage
clearly support the view that there is hidden racist attitude and behaviour in
some people towards others.

(B) A few incidents of murder, suicide or mysterious deaths
cannot prove racial discrimination against the people of a particular region.

(C) In the wake of any major event taking place in the
country, it is but imperative for the police to discharge their duties
honestly, irrespective of the caste, creed, sex or race of the people.

1) Only (A)

2) Only (B)

3) Only (A) and (B)

4) Only (B) and (C)

5) Only (A) and (C)

7. Which of the
following is/are correct in the context of the passage?

(A) The University of Hyderabad launched its 2011 “initiative”
to curb drinking and drug use in campus by working with students from the
north-east.

(B) The Delhi Police decided to solve the problems faced particularly
by women by coming up with a booklet entitled Security Tips for North-East
Students.

(C) The booklet mentioned in (B) above asked north-eastern
women not to wear revealing dresses and gave kitchen tips on preparing
delicious north Indian dishes without taking into consideration what their
neighbours think.

1) Only (A)

2) Only (B)

3) Only (A) and (C)

4) Only (A) and (B)

5) All (A), (B) and (C)

8. What do you mean
by the term “authentic” Indian, as used in the passage?

1) The Indian having documentary proof of their citizenship

2) The bureaucrats

3) North Indian people

4) Police personnel

5) Not mentioned in the passage

Rules:

1. Gaurav Monga – 6/7
2. Manisha…:D – 6/7
3. Prithika – 6/8