Reading Practice 1

What is the passage mainly about?

• The obstacles and resolutions to India's real estate market.

• The urban dwellers' inaccessibility to housing.

• The need for urgent reform in housing distribution.

• The lack of housing in India.

According to the passage, which of the following is the pending in Rajya Sabha?

• Real estate bill

• Universal rural housing programme

• Universal urban housing programme

• NDA government's new scheme

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

• India's real estate sector needs reforms.

• Real state bill has been scruntinized by two parliamentary.

• Current population does not have adequate housing in India.

• Urban population is expected to more than double to about 850 million over the next three decades.

The word "fraught" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___________?

• coping

• contentious

• overflowing

• tolerable

According to the passage, state governments _____________________.

• encourage the real estate market

• obstruct reforms to access universal urban housing

• hinder the housing purchase process

• reject to mount the housing fee

The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to _____________.

• developers

• governments

• estimates

• problems

The word "escalation" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _________________.

• growth

• degradation

• revolution

• decrease

Fill in blank (1)

• before

• until

• by

• in

Fill in blank (2)

• However

• Therefore

• Yet

• In

Fill in blank (3)

• what

• which

• whatever

• that