Comprehension

Questions 42 to 45 refers to the following passage: 
Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where it was scarce, salt was traded ounce for ounce with gold. Rome’s major highway was called the via salaria, that is the Salt Road. Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying 'worth their salt'. which mean to be valuable derives from the custom of payment during the Empire. 
What does the passage mainly discuss?

Who are the heroes of the world?

As described in the passage what is a goal?

What is civilization according to the anther?

Who likes Apple?

The author's main purpose is to_____.

What does the passage try to help you get? 

If the second book is a clothbound and the third book is a paperback, which of the following can be a cloth-bound book?

12 - 16: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Speech is great blessings but it can also be great curse, for while it helps us to make our intentions and  and desires known to our fellows, it can also if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood.  A slip of the tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated may stricke an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to mean of our class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions to mean.
১২) The best way to win a friend is to avoid.

(16-20): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions based on it. 1 x 5 = 5
Compact discs (CDs) have revolutionized the music industry with their surprisingly realistic sound. The six-inch discs look like thin plastics sandwiched with aluminium at the centre. They have digitally recorded material that is read by laser beams, so the sound has none of the crackling vinyl records. CDs are also virtually indestructible and they are lighter and smaller than conventional records. Since their introduction, CDs have become more affordable and widely available. In fact, they are now sold in electronics and video stores that didn't formerly carry records or cassettes. There has been a phenomenal growth in the sale of CDs since introduction. CDs have all but replaced records in stores and in spite of their being less affordable than cassettes; they continue to gain in popularity.
16. The main appeal of CDs is their_____.

What tribute shall we pay to Gandhiji that he ''would appreciate''?

Working in the slums ''brought her in'' against the realities of poverty.

A vital quality of civilization depends upon_____

Read the following page and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. (09-12):
A new atomic clock being developed for navigation satellites will perform better than previous devices. The Clock will use a new microwave cavity design to provide a compact and lightweight package and new electronic techniques to maintain long-term stability. The clock can provide precise navigation information because it is stable to one second in three million years. The differences in the time when signals from four satellites arrive at one location can be used to calculate that position to within a few yards.
৯) It can be inferred from the passage that the new clock will be-

Data bases sit on computer disks, humming away implies.

A group of eight people is made up of three teams. Team I consists of two women M and N. Team II consists of three men O,P and Q and team III consists of three children R, S and T. Each of the people must be on one and only one of three categories formed according to the following conditions:
- Each category must have either two or three members.
- Each team must have at least one child.
- M and R cannot be on the same team.
- P and Q cannot be on the same team.
- O and S must be on the same team.
২৮) If two women are on a team together, who of the following must be on a team with only one other member?

Sometimes we walked through the pine forest as -

You must plan ____ to achieve your goals.

What are the passengers most likely interested in?

We found great joy on account of -