Aptitude and Reasoning

During the Vietnam war a young army officer had seen a lot of deaths and suffering on the battlefield. Many of his soldiers were dead. Many more injured. As the fierce jungle fighting continued , gradually his mind began to block out the ugly reality of the situation. Finally he lost contact with the real world altogether, and was sent to military hospital.

In his room at the hospital the young man would sit for hours, staring into space. Efforts of doctors and nurses to break through the barriers his mind had built up had failed.

One day one of the doctors working with him was going through the boy’s file discovered that he had played flute in a dance band before joining the army. This gave the doctor an idea.

The next day he bought a flute, and placed it on the officer ‘s bed. There was no reaction. Over the next few days the docter tried getting him to touch it. But there was no reaction. The docter did not give tip.

Perhaps, thought the docter, if he heard flute being played. He contacted one of the players in he hospital band and asked him to sit on a bench outside the officer’s window and play a popular song. The sweet tune of the instrument floated through the window. But still there was no response from the man inside. He seemed not ti hear it.

The doctor was discouraged but did not give up. Suddenly he had another idea. He turned to the flute player and said, “Play the popular song again, but this time put in some sour tunes.”

The man did as he was told. A few minutes later from inside the room came the clear, true tune of that popular song played by a master flute player. A smile passed over the wise doctor’s face.

A few months later the young officer was discharged, healthy both in mind and body, ready to resume normal life.

     1. Which of the following helped the doctor most in curing the army officer?

A. His detailed knowledge of the  war

B. The doctor ‘s skill in playing the flute

C. The killings that took place in the war

D. Examination of the officer’s past record

2. How did the army officer initially react to the music played by the band?

A. He Showed indifference to it

B. He could not hear it properly

C. He approved of it

D. He did not like it

3.The doctor training the army officer most probably seems to be.

A. resourceful and optimistic

B. imaginative but pessimistic

C. over optimistic and critical

D. unimaginative but pessimistic

4.Why was the young army officer taken to hospital?

A. He was seriously wounded in the war

B. He suffered a severe mental shock

C. The doctors wanted to perform an experiment  with him

D. He was unaware of the events that took place in the war

5. Which of the following best describes the content of the above passage?

A. The power of music

B. The doctor’s resourcefulness

C. Army and music

D. Music of war