Reading passages

 
55 -The passage informs us that last year's forest 
fires were Particularly bad because of ---- .
A) unfavourable weather conditions, combined with 
violent lightning 
B) the amount of damage caused to wildlife 
C) the inefficiency of the fire -fighters in reaching 
the burning area quickly 
D) the unusually long 'forest fire season‟
E) human ignorance and carelessness 
56 -We are told that fires started by lightning 
cannot easily be controlled because --- .
A) they are extremely violent and severe 
B) they happen so frequently 
C) they usually start in inaccessible places 
D) they generally take place at night 
E) storms make it hard for firemen to work 
57-In view of the figures given In the -age, most of 
the damage caused by forest fires last year
A) was a result of fires started deliberately by 
humans 
B) came from fires which were started by lightning 
C) resulted from the lack of, people available to 
fight fires 
D) happened because of fires started accidentally by 
humans 
E) came about because people lit fires in remote 
places 
That evening we arrived in Delhi, the great walled 

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city of the Mogul Empire, scattered with tombs and 
forts, many decayed or built over. Some scholars say 
that there are seven cities on the sites of Old and 
New Delhi, while some say more. The history is rich 
and stretches back centuries. At one time, Shah 
Jahan, the ruler who built the Taj Mahal, 
reconstructed Old Delhi, restoring large bazars and 
streets leading to the fortress. As there was no wall 
on the eastern side, where the River Yumuna flows; 
Delhi was sacked regularly over the centuries, the 
last time being in the eighteenth century, when the 
Persian ruler Nadir Shah looted treasures that 
included the Peacock Throne and the Koh -i -noor 
diamond.