UPSC CSAT : Reading Comprehension Home Exercise – 02,Passage – B

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Saturday, 21 February 2015

Reading Comprehension Home Exercise – 02,Passage – B



What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Well, we know that all fruits bear seeds. Think of an apple or an orange. However, peppers and tomatoes have seeds in them. Are they fruits? In a scientific sense, they are. However, you wouldn’t want to eat them for dessert as you would as apple or a pear. This is because they are not sweet even though, scientifically they, are fruits.

5.       This story is mainly about –
1.       Foods that we eat for dessert.
2.       The scientific definition of a fruit.
3.       How fruits and vegetables are alike and different,.
4.       Why we call some foods vegetables.

 6.       Scientifically , a fruit –
1.       Is the same as a vegetable?
2.       Is good for dessert.
3.       Bears seeds.
4.       Is a seed.

7.       For dessert, people are likely to eat ---
1.       Something sweet.
2.       A vegetable.
3.       Something that bears seeds.
4.       A strawberry or an orange

8.       Scientifically, examples of fruits are ---

1.       Apples and pears.
2.       Spinach and potatoes.
3.       Lettuce and oranges.
4.       Strawberries and carrots.

                          Answer:

5.       3
6.       3
7.       1
8.       1

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