Bank English – Test 5

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Some words have been given in bold so that you can locate them easily while answering some questions. Can a tonga race involving horses be banned and can horses be equated with bulls? The Supreme Court agreed to examine the correctness of Rajasthan High Court's order <strong>imposing</strong> a ban on the famous tonga race in Mundiad in Nagaur district. Three petitioners from Nagaur -Kishan Lala Lohiya, Allah Bux and Farid Khan -through advocate Pratiksha Sharma complained that the High Court <strong>erroneously</strong> followed the apex court's ban on bull racing, or Jallikattu, in Tamil Nadu to stop the traditional tonga racing. The last race took place in 2014. Advocate Basava Prabhu Patil argued that tonga racing was fundamentally different from bull racing. The entire High Court judgment dealt with cruel methods meted out to bulls in Jallikattu, Patil said. "In contrast, horses meant for tonga race are nurtured, raised and taken care of throughout the year for the <strong>specified</strong> purpose and no act of cruelty is meted out to horses. Moreover, horses as animals are meant for racing," Patil told the bench. After initial <strong>dithering, </strong> the bench agreed to examine the issue and issued notice to the Rajasthan government. Interestingly, the HC itself had drawn a comparison between bulls and horses. It had said, Horse is a solid hoofed animal domesticated for riding and as a draught animal. Horse's anatomy enables it to make use of speed and can be useful for horse-racing etc unlike bulls. The petitioners said the High Court imposed a ban on tonga racing relying heavily on a report filed by Animal Welfare Board of India. The alleged deficiencies indicated in the report could have been addressed by issuing more <strong>stringent</strong> guidelines or effective implementation of existing guidelines rather than imposing a complete ban on tonga race, they said. Many countries in North America and Europe besides Australia and New Zealand have races similar to Nagaur's tonga race, which the petitioners claimed was part of the 400-year-old annual fairs organised by gram panchayats of Mundiad and Kharnal in cooperation with the Nagaur district administration.

Where bull racing is completely banned?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Some words have been given in bold so that you can locate them easily while answering some questions. Can a tonga race involving horses be banned and can horses be equated with bulls? The Supreme Court agreed to examine the correctness of Rajasthan High Court's order <strong>imposing</strong> a ban on the famous tonga race in Mundiad in Nagaur district. Three petitioners from Nagaur -Kishan Lala Lohiya, Allah Bux and Farid Khan -through advocate Pratiksha Sharma complained that the High Court <strong>erroneously</strong> followed the apex court's ban on bull racing, or Jallikattu, in Tamil Nadu to stop the traditional tonga racing. The last race took place in 2014. Advocate Basava Prabhu Patil argued that tonga racing was fundamentally different from bull racing. The entire High Court judgment dealt with cruel methods meted out to bulls in Jallikattu, Patil said. "In contrast, horses meant for tonga race are nurtured, raised and taken care of throughout the year for the <strong>specified</strong> purpose and no act of cruelty is meted out to horses. Moreover, horses as animals are meant for racing," Patil told the bench. After initial <strong>dithering, </strong> the bench agreed to examine the issue and issued notice to the Rajasthan government. Interestingly, the HC itself had drawn a comparison between bulls and horses. It had said, Horse is a solid hoofed animal domesticated for riding and as a draught animal. Horse's anatomy enables it to make use of speed and can be useful for horse-racing etc unlike bulls. The petitioners said the High Court imposed a ban on tonga racing relying heavily on a report filed by Animal Welfare Board of India. The alleged deficiencies indicated in the report could have been addressed by issuing more <strong>stringent</strong> guidelines or effective implementation of existing guidelines rather than imposing a complete ban on tonga race, they said. Many countries in North America and Europe besides Australia and New Zealand have races similar to Nagaur's tonga race, which the petitioners claimed was part of the 400-year-old annual fairs organised by gram panchayats of Mundiad and Kharnal in cooperation with the Nagaur district administration.

It is said by the petitioners that the High Court imposed a ban on tonga racing considering

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Some words have been given in bold so that you can locate them easily while answering some questions. Can a tonga race involving horses be banned and can horses be equated with bulls? The Supreme Court agreed to examine the correctness of Rajasthan High Court's order <strong>imposing</strong> a ban on the famous tonga race in Mundiad in Nagaur district. Three petitioners from Nagaur -Kishan Lala Lohiya, Allah Bux and Farid Khan -through advocate Pratiksha Sharma complained that the High Court <strong>erroneously</strong> followed the apex court's ban on bull racing, or Jallikattu, in Tamil Nadu to stop the traditional tonga racing. The last race took place in 2014. Advocate Basava Prabhu Patil argued that tonga racing was fundamentally different from bull racing. The entire High Court judgment dealt with cruel methods meted out to bulls in Jallikattu, Patil said. "In contrast, horses meant for tonga race are nurtured, raised and taken care of throughout the year for the <strong>specified</strong> purpose and no act of cruelty is meted out to horses. Moreover, horses as animals are meant for racing," Patil told the bench. After initial <strong>dithering, </strong> the bench agreed to examine the issue and issued notice to the Rajasthan government. Interestingly, the HC itself had drawn a comparison between bulls and horses. It had said, Horse is a solid hoofed animal domesticated for riding and as a draught animal. Horse's anatomy enables it to make use of speed and can be useful for horse-racing etc unlike bulls. The petitioners said the High Court imposed a ban on tonga racing relying heavily on a report filed by Animal Welfare Board of India. The alleged deficiencies indicated in the report could have been addressed by issuing more <strong>stringent</strong> guidelines or effective implementation of existing guidelines rather than imposing a complete ban on tonga race, they said. Many countries in North America and Europe besides Australia and New Zealand have races similar to Nagaur's tonga race, which the petitioners claimed was part of the 400-year-old annual fairs organised by gram panchayats of Mundiad and Kharnal in cooperation with the Nagaur district administration.

Which of the following statement(s) is / are true in the context of the passage? A. Horses meant for tonga racing are look after only for few days. B. Tamil Nadu High Court imposed a ban on tonga racing. C. Finally the Apex Court is ready to hear the case against the decision of the Rajasthan High Court.