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Railway Controller Tough English Unseen Passage – Set 9

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Q1. What is the central idea of the passage?

A. Major equipment failures are the only serious challenge faced by railway controllers.

B. Railway controllers should respond aggressively to every minor irregularity.

C. Effective railway control requires recognising and interpreting small warning signs before they develop into larger risks.

D. Uncertainty can be completely eliminated through established procedures.

Q2. What does the author mean by "weak signals" in the first paragraph?

A. Radio messages that cannot be heard clearly

B. Minor irregularities that may provide early indications of a larger developing problem

C. Signals that have permanently stopped functioning

D. Instructions that controllers are permitted to ignore

Q3. Why may obvious emergencies sometimes be easier to handle than weak signals?

A. Obvious emergencies immediately attract attention and activate established procedures.

B. Obvious emergencies never affect train movements.

C. Weak signals always require trains to be cancelled.

D. Controllers are not responsible for major emergencies.

Q4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of a weak signal?

A. A slight increase in journey time

B. Repeated minor signalling inconsistencies

C. An unusual pattern of platform occupation

D. A sudden nationwide communication blackout

Q5. Why is distinguishing meaningful patterns from random variation difficult?

A. Because railway networks never produce minor deviations during normal operation.

B. Because minor deviations naturally occur even when a complex railway network is functioning normally.

C. Because controllers are prohibited from examining minor irregularities.

D. Because every deviation eventually causes a major failure.

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