Comprehension Passage-21 (PROSE SOLVED) CBSE-CLASS-6-10

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Maharashtra’s Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday filled seven FIRs against 12 senior officers of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) for alleged irregularities in the award of tenders for the Gosekhurdh Irrigation Project, an official said. A special team of ACB Nagpur had been investigating the alleged irregularities in the award of seven tenders to contractors in the irrigation project at Gosekhurdh in Bandara district of Vidarbha region, the official said.

The ACB found that 12 senior officers, who were with the VIDC at that time, had committed irregularities in the award of the tenders. Following this, the anti-graft agency on Tuesday lodged a complaint at Sadar police station in Nagpur and got the FIRs registered against the officers under the Prevention of Corruption act, on Wednesday, the official said. Most of the officers worked in the FIRs worked in engineering and accounts departments. In the past, too, the ACB, which has been probing alleged irregularities in the execution of the project, has filled multiple FIRs. The project on the river Wainganga, coming under the VIDC’s jurisdiction, involves the construction of a dam and a network of water canals.

Irregularities were found in Mokhaburdi, Osalamendha, Nerla (Paghora), Gosekhurdh left canal, Gosekhurdh right canal, Godajari canal segments, and the official said. The irrigation project was approved in March 1983 at an estimated cost of ₹372.22 crores and was expected to be completed by March 1990. However, it still remains incomplete.

Read the passage and answer the following questions:

1.How many FIRs were lodged against the officials in the irrigation project?

a)5

b)6

c)7

d)8

2. The  FIRs were lodged against _______ senior officers in the irrigation project.

a)12

b)13

c)14

d)15

3.Who filled the FIRs, against the senior officials of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation?

a) Tamil Nadu’s Anti Corruption Bureau

b)Gosekhurdh’s Anti Corruption Bureau

c) Nagpur’s Anti Corruption Bureau

d) Maharashtra’s Anti Corruption Bureau

4. What did the 12 senior officials, who were with the VIDC at that time,  do?

a)had committed irregularities in the award of the tenders

b)had committed suicides

c)they postponed the award projects

d)has been most alleged irregularities

5. What did most of the officers named in the FIRs, do?

a)worked as engineers

b)both a and c

c)worked in accounts departments

d)worked as army officers

6. What happened in the past?

a)the ACB probed irregularities in the project

b)the committed irregularities in the award of the tenders

c)the ACB has filled multiple FIRs

d)the officials were very irresponsible

7. The project on the __________–coming under VIDC’s jurisdiction, involves the construction of a dam.

a) Gosekhurdh left canal

b) Gosekhurdh right canal

c) river Wainganga

d) Vidarbha region

8. What does the project on the river Wainganga, involves?

a) construction of a dam

b) construction of a network of water canal

c) construction of a bridge

d) both a and b

9. When was the irrigation project approved?

a) in March 1983

b) in May 1983

c) in March 1893

d) in May 1893

10. What was the estimated cost of the approval of the irrigation project?

a) ₹272.22 crores

b) ₹732.22 crores

c) ₹327.22 crores

d) ₹372.22 crores

Answers.

1. c)7

2. a)12

3. d) Maharashtra’s Anti Corruption Bureau

4. a)had committed irregularities in the award of the tenders

5. b)both a and c

6. d)the officials were very irresponsible

7. c) river Wainganga

8. d) both a and b

9. a) in March 1983

10. d) ₹372.22 crores