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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

The attitude of the author is

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity

Select the word with the correct spelling.

How would you feel supervising two other employees?

Which one of the following non­metals shows allotropy in the liquid state?

Which one of the following tissues is responsible for increase of girth in the stem of a plant?

The only non-metal which is liquid at room temperature is

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Waggish