Daily Passage Test for CLAT - Sep 25 MCQs & solutions Free

Directions: Kindly read the passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

He has been captured twice, translocated twice, and tranquilised multiple times — all in less than two months. He has been playing truant between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. And somewhere along his journey, he became a symbol of state pride for Malayalis. He has fan clubs on social media. There’s talk of making a movie about his life. And every video of him — whether napping, eating, or lolling in grasslands — goes viral. This is the 36-year-old elephant Arikomban’s curious, chaotic and charismatic story so far.

What started as innocent rice raids in local villages turned into rumour-mongering when stories began to spread of his alleged violence, setting forest officials on his tail. His subsequent journey crisscrossed between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with both states’ forest departments hot on his heels. Arikomban’s story has struck a chord with hundreds of people, inspiring fear and fame in equal measure. While the hapless residents of villages like Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum might have been too afraid to venture out of their homes, Arikomban’s fans in Idukki have erected statues in his honour. Impassioned petitions are being signed, addressed to the central government asking for the elephant to be saved.

“Arikomban has captured national attention — it’s actually good because it brings the conversation (around human-wildlife conflict) to the mainstream, but unfortunate because it becomes a fight for this one elephant,” said Sumanth Bindumadhav, director of Wildlife Protection at the Humane Society International India.

[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from: “Arikomban is a wayward son of Kerala and a mini-celebrity. But where does he really belong?”, by Vandana Menon, The Print]

Q. To protect elephants and their habitat in India, Project Elephant was established in ___.

Directions: Kindly read the passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

He has been captured twice, translocated twice, and tranquilised multiple times — all in less than two months. He has been playing truant between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. And somewhere along his journey, he became a symbol of state pride for Malayalis. He has fan clubs on social media. There’s talk of making a movie about his life. And every video of him — whether napping, eating, or lolling in grasslands — goes viral. This is the 36-year-old elephant Arikomban’s curious, chaotic and charismatic story so far.

What started as innocent rice raids in local villages turned into rumour-mongering when stories began to spread of his alleged violence, setting forest officials on his tail. His subsequent journey crisscrossed between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with both states’ forest departments hot on his heels. Arikomban’s story has struck a chord with hundreds of people, inspiring fear and fame in equal measure. While the hapless residents of villages like Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum might have been too afraid to venture out of their homes, Arikomban’s fans in Idukki have erected statues in his honour. Impassioned petitions are being signed, addressed to the central government asking for the elephant to be saved.

“Arikomban has captured national attention — it’s actually good because it brings the conversation (around human-wildlife conflict) to the mainstream, but unfortunate because it becomes a fight for this one elephant,” said Sumanth Bindumadhav, director of Wildlife Protection at the Humane Society International India.

[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from: “Arikomban is a wayward son of Kerala and a mini-celebrity. But where does he really belong?”, by Vandana Menon, The Print]

Q. Every year on _______, people celebrate World Elephant Day.

Directions: Kindly read the passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

He has been captured twice, translocated twice, and tranquilised multiple times — all in less than two months. He has been playing truant between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. And somewhere along his journey, he became a symbol of state pride for Malayalis. He has fan clubs on social media. There’s talk of making a movie about his life. And every video of him — whether napping, eating, or lolling in grasslands — goes viral. This is the 36-year-old elephant Arikomban’s curious, chaotic and charismatic story so far.

What started as innocent rice raids in local villages turned into rumour-mongering when stories began to spread of his alleged violence, setting forest officials on his tail. His subsequent journey crisscrossed between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with both states’ forest departments hot on his heels. Arikomban’s story has struck a chord with hundreds of people, inspiring fear and fame in equal measure. While the hapless residents of villages like Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum might have been too afraid to venture out of their homes, Arikomban’s fans in Idukki have erected statues in his honour. Impassioned petitions are being signed, addressed to the central government asking for the elephant to be saved.

“Arikomban has captured national attention — it’s actually good because it brings the conversation (around human-wildlife conflict) to the mainstream, but unfortunate because it becomes a fight for this one elephant,” said Sumanth Bindumadhav, director of Wildlife Protection at the Humane Society International India.

[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from: “Arikomban is a wayward son of Kerala and a mini-celebrity. But where does he really belong?”, by Vandana Menon, The Print]

Q. Two orphan young elephants are adopted by a family in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Indian documentary "The Elephant Whisperers," which won the Best Documentary Short Award at the 95th Academy Awards in 2023. Which state is the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in?

Directions: Kindly read the passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

He has been captured twice, translocated twice, and tranquilised multiple times — all in less than two months. He has been playing truant between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. And somewhere along his journey, he became a symbol of state pride for Malayalis. He has fan clubs on social media. There’s talk of making a movie about his life. And every video of him — whether napping, eating, or lolling in grasslands — goes viral. This is the 36-year-old elephant Arikomban’s curious, chaotic and charismatic story so far.

What started as innocent rice raids in local villages turned into rumour-mongering when stories began to spread of his alleged violence, setting forest officials on his tail. His subsequent journey crisscrossed between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with both states’ forest departments hot on his heels. Arikomban’s story has struck a chord with hundreds of people, inspiring fear and fame in equal measure. While the hapless residents of villages like Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum might have been too afraid to venture out of their homes, Arikomban’s fans in Idukki have erected statues in his honour. Impassioned petitions are being signed, addressed to the central government asking for the elephant to be saved.

“Arikomban has captured national attention — it’s actually good because it brings the conversation (around human-wildlife conflict) to the mainstream, but unfortunate because it becomes a fight for this one elephant,” said Sumanth Bindumadhav, director of Wildlife Protection at the Humane Society International India.

[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from: “Arikomban is a wayward son of Kerala and a mini-celebrity. But where does he really belong?”, by Vandana Menon, The Print]

Q. According to the 2017 elephant census, which Indian state has the most elephants?

Directions: Kindly read the passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

He has been captured twice, translocated twice, and tranquilised multiple times — all in less than two months. He has been playing truant between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. And somewhere along his journey, he became a symbol of state pride for Malayalis. He has fan clubs on social media. There’s talk of making a movie about his life. And every video of him — whether napping, eating, or lolling in grasslands — goes viral. This is the 36-year-old elephant Arikomban’s curious, chaotic and charismatic story so far.

What started as innocent rice raids in local villages turned into rumour-mongering when stories began to spread of his alleged violence, setting forest officials on his tail. His subsequent journey crisscrossed between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with both states’ forest departments hot on his heels. Arikomban’s story has struck a chord with hundreds of people, inspiring fear and fame in equal measure. While the hapless residents of villages like Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum might have been too afraid to venture out of their homes, Arikomban’s fans in Idukki have erected statues in his honour. Impassioned petitions are being signed, addressed to the central government asking for the elephant to be saved.

“Arikomban has captured national attention — it’s actually good because it brings the conversation (around human-wildlife conflict) to the mainstream, but unfortunate because it becomes a fight for this one elephant,” said Sumanth Bindumadhav, director of Wildlife Protection at the Humane Society International India.

[Extracted, with edits and revisions, from: “Arikomban is a wayward son of Kerala and a mini-celebrity. But where does he really belong?”, by Vandana Menon, The Print]

Q. In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Project Elephant, the President of India officially launched Gaj Utsav 2023 at -