Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

India is a tourists' paradise on Earth as we have so much to offer to the visitors. No other country in the world possesses so much variety. The breath-taking beauty of the Himalayas, its valleys and rivers, the numerous wildlife sanctuaries dotted all over the country, our still unspoilt sea beaches, our great temples and caves and historical monuments, our music and dance, our festivals and national celebrations, would attract any tourist in the world. They are all our potential foreign exchange earners.

If we wish to earn more from our tourists, we must build up more infrastructure. The Government of India has intensified efforts to build more hotels in the country. Those in the hotel business are allowed to have foreign collaborations. Our hotels must offer such facilities that foreigners love: these are 24-hour service, swimming pools, tennis courts, club houses, massage centres, indoor and outdoor restaurants, playgrounds for children, dance floor with live music in season and so on. These would make for an exciting tour.

The Government is also providing new and better facilities.

Tourism is everybody's business as all benefit from it. Wealth flows from affluent countries to the less affluent. Within the country itself it moves from the developed areas to the less developed ones. It flows from the rich to the poor, the tourist trades in the countries he visits. We can arrange group tours for foreigners on a large scale. Even a humble taxi driver does something for tourism, as he talks well of his country.

So, let us give the tourist, a wholesome experience of our country. When the tourist is satisfied with the facilities offered to him, what he tells his people back home will do publicity for us. Then others would also be tempted to come to our country when we say, "Welcome to India".

Find Antonym of the word "Poor" from the passage:

Options:

potential

humble

affluent

wealth

Correct Answer:

affluent

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → affluent

Explanation:
- In the passage, the term "poor" is used in the context of less affluent areas or countries.
- An antonym for "poor" would be a word that denotes wealth or affluence.
- The word "affluent" in the passage refers to wealthy countries or areas, making it the antonym of "poor."

Potential refers to something that might happen in the future, not wealth.

Humble means modest or unassuming, not wealthy.

Wealth itself is a synonym of rich, not the opposite of poor.