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__ was a Chinese Buddhist monk, who studied Buddhist Scriptures at Nalanda and is famous for his 17 year long trip to India between AD 627 to 643.

A) Megasthenes B) Hiuen Tsang
C) Fa-hien D) Al Beruni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hiuen Tsang

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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.

 

Accordingly to the author ___________ enables him to project a vision of the future

 

A) man's present experience B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
C) man's sympathetic nature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: Then the liberalisation process became inevitable.
Q: It encourages initiative, entrepreneurship and competition which is very vital for growth of the economy.
R: In due course of time our institutions became stagnant, corrupt and inefficient due to permit raj and centralized control.
S: Liberalisation enhances economic activities.

 

A) PQSR B) RPSQ
C) QPRS D) RSQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RPSQ

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

He won’t pay the rent ______ how many times his landlord berates him.

 

A) seeing as B) however
C) although D) no matter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no matter

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Usurp

 

A) Annex   B) Displace  
C) Grab   D) Surrender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Surrender

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Reminisce

 

 

A) Remember   B) Discover  
C) Forget   D) Hang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Remember  

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Ingratiating

 

A) Humble   B) Proud  
C) Soft   D) Obedient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Proud  

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inPassive/Active Voice.

Somebody hit the beggar with a stone.

 

A) The beggar was hit with a stone. B) The beggar was hurt by a stone.
C) The beggar is hit by a stone D)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The beggar was hit with a stone.

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