100+ CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Questions - 1

Question: 1

Some prophets of doom assert that we shall soon exhaust the Earth’s resources or pollute ourselves to death. Optimists assert the Earth’s systems are robust and that improved technologies will ease all the pressures on the planet. Others see the main concerns as political, with environmental issues carrying the seeds of inequality and war.
Scientific understanding is too limited to say where the truth lies. If the care of the planet is a management task, our species is in the position of a child who has to fly a jet plane without knowing what all the switches and levers do.
The blame for the environmental crisis facing the Earth lies with

(A) man's greed and selfishness

(B) inadequate management of earth's resources

(C) rapid technological growth

(D) pressures of overpopulation

Question: 2

What does the comparison in the last sentence of the passage convey?

(A) we are as ignorant as infants

(B) most of the people do not know how to fly an aeroplane

(C) our efforts to save the planet are childish

(D) we, on earth, are inexperienced in managing earth’s resources

Question: 3

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

(A) wars will cause greater pollution on earth

(B) men should feel responsible towards society

(C) sometimes political motives influence people's concern for the planet

(D) people will feel exhausted owing to the green house effect

Question: 4

According to the passage, nobody knows the truth because

(A) scientists often are used by politicians

(B) people do not think of what the future holds for them

(C) they are very few scientists capable of research in this area

(D) objective analyses are not thorough or exhaustive