1000+ Reading Comprehension Passage for SSC CGL Tier 1, Tier 2 Pdf - 1

Question: 1

After submitting his resignation, Albert came out and took the long narrow was one of the busiest roads in the city. Sad and depressed and worried about looking for a new job, Albert looked around for a cigarette shop. He walked up to the end of the road but found no tobacconist. It was odd that such a busy thoroughfare with thousands of people passing through did not even have a single cigarette shop. He suddenly felt that it was no longer necessary for him to hunt for a job. He decided open a tobacco shop himself. It was bound to be profitable, he felt.
After submitting his resignation, Albert came out worried about

(A) a job

(B) the next available train

(C) a shelter

(D) cigarettes

Ans: A

a job

Question: 2

Albert was sad and depressed because

(A) he was worried about finding a job

(B) he was not able to buy cigarettes

(C) he had had to walk on a long road

(D) he had no money for the train journey

Ans: A

he was worried about finding a job

Question: 3

There was no cigarette shop on that road because

(A) cigarette-shop owners do not make any profit

(B) it was a very narrow road

(C) just by chance nobody had opened one on that road

(D) smoking is banned in that area

Ans: C

just by chance nobody had opened one on that road

Question: 4

Albert decided not to look for a new job because

(A) he saw the possibility of self employment

(B) there was no hope of finding a job

(C) he did not want to work at all

(D) the thought of having to look for a job greatly distressed him

Ans: A

he saw the possibility of self employment

Question: 5

A cigarette shop on a busy road was bound to be profitable because

(A) a cigarette shop on a busy road would attract a large number of customers

(B) cigarettes are inexpensive items and people buy them willingly

(C) any shop on a busy street would attract a large number of customers

(D) cigarette shops are known to make a great deal of profit

Ans: A

a cigarette shop on a busy road would attract a large number of customers

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