RC questions can be tricky and require regular practicing. Given below is a reading comprehension exercise on the lines of the GMAT RC questions. Solve the questions after reading the passage properly.

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

A NASA probe has sent back never-seen pictures of Mars’ north pole after a near perfect landing in the most ambitious mission to date to find life-sustaining minerals on the Red Planet. Pictures from the Phoenix probe provided the first glimpse of the planet’s Arctic plains — a desolate landscape of stony, frozen ground. The images also confirmed that the solar arrays needed for the mission’s energy supply had unfolded properly, as the craft’s batteries would have run out in about 30 hours. The photos also showed masts for the stereo camera and weather station had swung into vertical position as planned.

The dramatic images showed the spacecraft’s footpad planted on the dusty surface as well polygonal patterns on the ground that looked similar to icy arctic regions on Earth. The flat Martian valley floor is expected to have water-rich permafrost within reach of the lander’s robotic arm. Read more…

The best way to ace a reading comprehension exercise is to read the passage well, make notes while reading and scan through the questions and options, so that your ears perk up when you come across a pertinent statement or paragraph.

Read the Passage given below and answer the questions that follow: Read more…