Read the following passage and answer the question below. Mars has long captured human imagination as a potential destination for future exploration and even settlement, owing to its relative proximity to Earth and similarities in certain geological features. Since the 1960s, dozens of missions, including orbiters, landers, and rovers, have been sent to study the Martian surface, atmosphere, and potential for past or present life. Rovers such as Curiosity and Perseverance have discovered evidence suggesting that Mars once had liquid water flowing on its surface, raising the possibility that microbial life could have existed there billions of years ago. Current Martian conditions, however, are extremely hostile to life as we know it, with a thin atmosphere, freezing temperatures, and high levels of radiation due to the lack of a protective magnetic field. Space agencies and private companies alike are now developing plans for crewed missions to Mars, though significant technical and logistical challenges, including radiation exposure and the long journey time, remain to be solved. Question: What is the passage primarily about?
Difficulty: Easy
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This Easy Reading Comprehension MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Read the following passage and answer the question below. Mars has long captured human imagination as a potential destination for future exploration and even settlement, owing to its relative proximity to Earth and similarities in certain geological features. Since the 1960s, dozens of missions, including orbiters, landers, and rovers, have been sent to study the Martian surface, atmosphere, and potential for past or present life. Rovers such as Curiosity and Perseverance have discovered evidence suggesting that Mars once had liquid water flowing on its surface, raising the possibility that microbial life could have existed there billions of years ago. Current Martian conditions, however, are extremely hostile to life as we know it, with a thin atmosphere, freezing temperatures, and high levels of radiation due to the lack of a protective magnetic field. Space agencies and private companies alike are now developing plans for crewed missions to Mars, though significant technical and logistical challenges, including radiation exposure and the long journey time, remain to be solved. Question: What is the passage primarily about?”
The accepted answer is C. Human efforts to explore Mars and the challenges of eventual crewed missions. Read the following passage and answer the question below Mars has long captured human imagination as a potential destination for future exploration and even settlement owing to its relative proximity to Earth and similarities in certain geological features Since the s dozens of missions including orbiters landers and rovers have been sent to study the Martian surface atmosphere and potential for past or present life Rovers such as Curiosity and Perseverance have discovered evidence suggesting that Mars once had liquid water flowing on its surface raising the possibility that microbial life could have existed there billions of years ago Current Martian conditions however are extremely hostile to life as we know it with a thin atmosphere freezing temperatures and high.
- A. The invention of space telescopes
Why not A: “The invention of space telescopes” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Human efforts to explore Mars and the challenges of eventual crewed missions. Read the following passage and answer the question below Mars has long captured human imagination as a potential destination for future exploration and even settlement owing to its
- B. The discovery of Martian moons
Why not B: “The discovery of Martian moons” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Human efforts to explore Mars and the challenges of eventual crewed missions. Read the following passage and answer the question below Mars has long captured human imagination as a potential destination for future exploration and even settlement owing to its
- C. Human efforts to explore Mars and the challenges of eventual crewed missions ✓
- D. The formation of the solar system
Why not D: “The formation of the solar system” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Human efforts to explore Mars and the challenges of eventual crewed missions. Read the following passage and answer the question below Mars has long captured human imagination as a potential destination for future exploration and even settlement owing to its
Correct answer
C. Human efforts to explore Mars and the challenges of eventual crewed missions
Explanation
Read the following passage and answer the question below Mars has long captured human imagination as a potential destination for future exploration and even settlement owing to its relative proximity to Earth and similarities in certain geological features Since the s dozens of missions including orbiters landers and rovers have been sent to study the Martian surface atmosphere and potential for past or present life Rovers such as Curiosity and Perseverance have discovered evidence suggesting that Mars once had liquid water flowing on its surface raising the possibility that microbial life could have existed there billions of years ago Current Martian conditions however are extremely hostile to life as we know it with a thin atmosphere freezing temperatures and high.
Source: Reading Comprehension Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, FPSC, PPSC, reading comprehension, verbal ability, NTS
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