Read the following passage and select the correct option. We planned to travel…
2014
Read the following passage and select the correct option.
We planned to travel Calcutta towards the end of last November. We arranged tickets for the journey from an agency and began our long cherished journey on the third day of the fourth week. It was a very clear day without a cloud in the sky. We felt very little motion as the vehicle moved smoothly into the air. The hostess brought water bottle for each passenger along with a light meal packet in a card board box. She also served tea or coffee according to the demands of the passengers. One passenger asked her when to open the box. She replied, ‘you can take it now or keep it to be used later’. We did not open the box then and there as we did not feel any urge for we just took our meals.
The weather on the day of journey was
- A.
foul
- B.
stormy
- C.
fair
- D.
cloudy
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Concept: In literal (detail-based) reading comprehension, the correct option is the one that directly restates a fact stated in the passage itself, without requiring any inference beyond the given words.
Application: The passage states, "It was a very clear day without a cloud in the sky." This sentence directly describes the atmospheric conditions on the day of the journey: a clear sky, sunshine, and no clouds. The everyday English word for this kind of weather is "fair".
Cross-check:
foul — describes weather marked by storms, rain, or strong wind; the passage's "very clear day without a cloud" rules this description out.
stormy — describes weather marked by strong wind, heavy rain, and thunder; contradicted by the passage's "very clear day."
fair — describes weather marked by a clear sky and sunshine with no clouds or rain; this matches "a very clear day without a cloud in the sky" exactly.
cloudy — describes weather marked by significant cloud cover across the sky; directly contradicted by the passage's "without a cloud in the sky."
Result: Only "fair" matches the passage's own description of the day, so "fair" is the correct answer.