Clat-2019-English-Solution-7
31.
The text in the passage
can be best termed as
(A) narrative (B) descriptive
(C) persuasive (D) expository
Solution & Explanation: Option (D) expository
Expository- intended to explain or describe
something.
In an expository paragraph, you
give information. You explain a subject, give directions, or show how something
happens. In expository writing, linking words like first, second,
then, and finally are usually used to help readers follow the ideas.
Definitely, the author has tried to explain the two terms i.e.
invention and innovation with the help of various examples. Thus, the text of
the paragraph can be best termed as expository.
Wrong
Options:
(A) Narrative-A narrative paragraph tells
a story. Something happens first, second, third, etc. Of course, narrative
paragraphs are used in fiction as a writer describes
the unfolding of events, but they are also found when describing any actual
sequence of activity.
(B) Descriptive-
The term descriptive
grammar refers to an objective, nonjudgmental description of
the grammatical constructions in a language. It's
an examination of how a language is actually being used,
in writing and in speech.
(C) Persuasive- Persuasive writing, known as creative writing or
an argument, is a piece of writing in which the writer uses
words to convince the reader that the writer's opinion is correct with regard
to an issue. It is also a form of writing in which someone
tries to get readers to agree with a position.
32.
The main idea of the author is to
(A)
highlight the difficulties faced by innovators.
(B)
focus on the hardships of patent -seekers.
(C)
compare innovators to inventors.
(D)
reveal the importance of inventors.
Solution
& Explanation: Option (C) compare innovators to inventors
Inventor means who invent first time i.e.
invention is the
"creation of a product or introduction of a process for the first
time."
Innovator- Innovation happens when someone (innovator)
"improves on or makes a significant contribution" to something that
has already been invented.
The
words invention and innovation are closely linked, but they are not
interchangeable.
The
main idea of the author in this passage is to compare innovators to inventors
with the help of certain examples.
33.
The author believes that
(A)
innovators
enhance the utility
of inventions.
(B)
innovators
face fewer challenges than inventors do.
(C)
every inventor has a patent
for the invention.
(D)
invention
is the same as innovation.
Solution & Explanation:
Option (A) innovators enhance the utility of inventions
The author believes that an invention may not be of utility to the masses but due
to an innovator’s efforts to modify it or make it marketable, the invention
becomes useful.
In Other Words: “The inventor is a person who invented a particular
process or device or who invents things as an occupation i.e. a genius
who uses his intellect, imagination, time and resources to create something
that does not exist. But this invention may or may not be of utility to the
masses. It is the enterprising innovator who uses various resources, skills and
time to make the invention available for use.” This implies that it is an
enterprising innovator that enhances the utility of an invention, e.g. Train is
an invention but speed train is an innovation. Innovator is a person who introduces new technology, methods, ideas, or products to
an existing product or process to improve upon it.
34.
Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, believe that
(A)
there is no place for mistakes in the process
of making an innovation.
(B)
making a mistake
before finding success
is not unusual.
(C)
failure is a permanent stumbling
block.
(D)
all innovators have to go through failure.
Solution
& Explanation: Option (B) making a mistake before
finding success is not unusual
According to the passage “Benjamin Franklin had the belief that success doesn‘t come without challenge, mistake, and in a few cases failure. One of the world‘s most famous innovators, Steve Jobs says, Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations.” Hence, Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs (both) believe that making a mistake before finding success is not unusual.
35.
Velcro can be best described as
(A)
a highly-planned and deeply researched invention
(B)
the fruit of
failure
(C)
the need of the hour
(D)
an accidental invention
Solution
& Explanation: Option (D) an accidental invention
The Invention of Velcro- Velcro consists
of two different parts, one has coils of plastic thread which form hooks. Yet
the ingenious invention came about almost by accident. Velcro was
the creation of Swiss engineer Georges de Mestral, who had been inspired by a
walk in the woods with his dog in 1941.
Sometimes the best inventions are
discovered by accident. One day in 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming
returned to his lab in London after a two-week vacation to find that mold
had developed on a contaminated staphylococcus culture plate.
The scientist was searching for a “wonder drug” to cure a wide variety of
diseases.
36.
It is believed that Graham Bell
became the first
patent holder of the telephone because of
(A)
his ingenuity and good fortune.
(B)
the carelessness of Elisha‘s lawyer.
(C)
the clever trick played by his lawyer.
(D)
the biased officials
in the patent office.
Solution
& Explanation: Option (A) his ingenuity and good fortune
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell
received a patent for the telephone first. Alexander Graham Bell is often credited as
the inventor of the telephone since he was awarded the first successful patent. However, there were many other
inventors such as Elisha Gray and Antonio Meucci who also developed a talking
telegraph.
