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

 


All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

Aristotle's argument support the view that poetry shows

 

A) men not simply as they are B) what men ought to be
C) what men are capable of becoming D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

_______________ the course of the development of different life-forms heredity—which, in plain English, is unconscious memory generated in the first life-form and ______________ through all the different species—is the sole factor in the ____________ of the parent properties; while adaptation to surrounding conditions and circumstances, natural selection in the struggle _____________ existence, and partner selection in the struggle of the males for ____________ are the principal factors in the differentiation of species.

 

sole factor in the ____________ of the parent properties

 

A) preserve B) preservable
C) preservation D) preserving
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) preservation

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

I rarely watch action movies.

 

A) Action movies are rarely watched by myself. B) Action movies are rarely watched by me.
C) I had rarely watched action movies. D) Watching of action movies is rarely done by me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Action movies are rarely watched by me.

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UNITAR stands for -

A) United Nations Institute for Transport and Agriculture Research B) United Nations Initiative for Total Agricultural Readiness
C) United Nations Institute for Training and Research D) United Nations Initiative for Transport Readiness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) United Nations Institute for Training and Research

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______________ scheme launched by the Central Government to eliminate open defecation by constructing toilets for households, communities.

A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan B) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
C) Stand up India scheme D) National RU URBAN Mission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

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What is the name of the eighth planet discovered by NASA, circling Kepler- 90?

A) Kepler–90g B) Kepler–90h
C) Kepler–90i D) Kepler–908
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kepler–90i

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A person who writes music -

A) Lyricist B) Composer
C) Musician D) Cinematograher
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Composer

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A composer is who writes music for a song whereas a lyricist is who writes lyrics (words) for a song.

 

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Which object converts electricity to light?

A) Solar panels B) Battery
C) Bulb D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bulb

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Bulb converts electricity to light whereas solar panel is the device which converts light to electricity.

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