Exam-style passages on public topics, written for this site. Each one shows its length, so you can pick one that fits your test time. A new passage is also chosen for you every day on the practice pages.
199 words · 1,273 key depressions · about 6 min at 35 WPM
Indian Railways is often described as the lifeline of the nation, and the description is not an exaggeration. Every day, millions of passengers travel across thousands of stations,…
199 words · 1,166 key depressions · about 6 min at 35 WPM
Water is a resource that most of us take for granted until the tap runs dry. India holds a large share of the world's population but only a…
208 words · 1,283 key depressions · about 6 min at 35 WPM
The way citizens deal with the government has changed a great deal in recent years. Services that once required several visits to an office, long queues and a…
193 words · 1,274 key depressions · about 6 min at 35 WPM
The Indian space programme began with modest resources, with rocket parts famously carried on bicycles and bullock carts, yet it has grown into one of the most respected…
196 words · 1,196 key depressions · about 6 min at 35 WPM
Financial inclusion means that every adult, whatever their income or location, can open a bank account, save money safely, borrow at a fair rate and receive government benefits…
197 words · 1,267 key depressions · about 6 min at 35 WPM
India is a union of states, and the Constitution divides powers between the Centre and the states through three lists. Subjects of national importance, such as defence and…
196 words · 1,158 key depressions · about 6 min at 35 WPM
Road accidents take a heavy toll in India every year, and most of them can be prevented. Speeding, drunken driving, the use of mobile phones while driving and…
192 words · 1,158 key depressions · about 5 min at 35 WPM
India receives plenty of sunshine for most of the year, which makes solar energy one of its most valuable natural resources. Over the last decade, the cost of…
190 words · 1,186 key depressions · about 5 min at 35 WPM
In an age of mobile phones and instant information, it is easy to think that public libraries are no longer needed. The opposite is true. A library offers…
191 words · 1,201 key depressions · about 5 min at 35 WPM
Floods, cyclones, earthquakes, heat waves and landslides affect different parts of India every year. While natural events cannot be stopped, their impact on human life can be reduced…
189 words · 1,146 key depressions · about 5 min at 35 WPM
For generations, the post office has been one of the most trusted institutions in India. It reached villages long before banks, telephones or roads did, and the postman…
189 words · 1,132 key depressions · about 5 min at 35 WPM
Good health is the result of many small habits rather than a single decision. A balanced diet that includes grains, pulses, vegetables, fruits and milk provides the body…
148 words · 736 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
स्वच्छता केवल सरकार की जिम्मेदारी नहीं है, बल्कि यह हर नागरिक का कर्तव्य है। जब हमारे घर, गली और गांव साफ रहते हैं, तो बीमारियां कम फैलती हैं…
150 words · 754 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
शिक्षा किसी भी समाज की प्रगति का आधार होती है। एक शिक्षित व्यक्ति न केवल अपने परिवार का जीवन बेहतर बनाता है, बल्कि देश के विकास में भी…
151 words · 730 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
पर्यावरण की रक्षा आज पूरी दुनिया के सामने सबसे बड़ी चुनौती बन गई है। बढ़ता प्रदूषण, घटते जंगल और बदलता मौसम इस बात के संकेत हैं कि प्रकृति…
149 words · 751 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
पिछले कुछ वर्षों में हमारे देश में डिजिटल भुगतान का प्रयोग बहुत तेजी से बढ़ा है। आज छोटे दुकानदार से लेकर बड़े व्यापारी तक मोबाइल फोन के माध्यम…
151 words · 760 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
हमारे देश में हर वर्ष सड़क दुर्घटनाओं में बहुत से लोगों की जान चली जाती है। इनमें से अधिकतर दुर्घटनाएं थोड़ी सी सावधानी से रोकी जा सकती हैं।…
147 words · 705 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
योग भारत की प्राचीन परंपरा का एक अनमोल उपहार है। यह केवल शरीर को लचीला बनाने का साधन नहीं है, बल्कि मन को शांत रखने और जीवन में…
143 words · 689 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
भारत एक कृषि प्रधान देश है और आज भी हमारी बड़ी आबादी अपनी आजीविका के लिए खेती पर निर्भर है। किसान दिन रात मेहनत करके पूरे देश के…
136 words · 716 key depressions · about 4 min at 35 WPM
पुस्तकालय ज्ञान का भंडार होता है। यहां हर आयु और रुचि के लोगों के लिए पुस्तकें, समाचार पत्र और पत्रिकाएं उपलब्ध होती हैं। जो विद्यार्थी महंगी किताबें नहीं…
They are original, written in the style of SSC, RRB and state exam passages: formal prose on governance, economy, environment and society, with common punctuation. Every Hindi passage can be typed fully with the built-in Remington and Inscript keyboards. Previous-year exam passages will be added only where the exam body publishes them for reuse.