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SSC English Reading Comprehension Practice Set 30 - Expert Level | 3 Passages | 10 Questions

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Q1. Which statement best expresses the central argument of the passage?

A. Maps are unreliable because every attempt to represent geography introduces distortion.

B. A useful representation necessarily selects and simplifies reality, so its adequacy must be assessed relative to its purpose.

C. Modern mapping should attempt to include as much geographical information as technology permits.

D. Geographical maps are more objective than economic or historical models because their subjects are physically observable.

Q2. Why does the author discuss a region containing houses, workshops and cultivated plots?

A. To demonstrate that mixed land use makes geographical mapping impossible

B. To show that colours are unsuitable for representing complex information

C. To illustrate how classification can conceal ambiguity by assigning complex reality to a simplified category

D. To establish that agricultural classifications are generally less reliable than industrial ones

Q3. Which inference follows most strongly from the discussion of map projections?

A. A projection that is accurate for one purpose may be inappropriate for another because different projections preserve different properties.

B. Distortion disappears when maps are produced at sufficiently large scales.

C. Maps intended for navigation should always preserve geographical area rather than angles.

D. The most scientifically valid projection is the one that minimises every form of distortion equally.

Q4. The word "foregrounding" in the sixth paragraph most nearly means:

A. Proving conclusively

B. Giving particular prominence to

C. Converting into physical form

D. Removing from consideration

Q5. A researcher criticises an economic model solely because it omits thousands of details found in the real economy. Which response would most closely reflect the author's argument?

A. The criticism is sufficient because a model becomes reliable only when it reproduces every relevant fact.

B. The omissions are irrelevant because economic models are not intended to describe reality.

C. The important question is whether the omitted details are necessary for the purpose for which the model is being used.

D. Economic models should be evaluated differently from maps because simplification is unique to geography.

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