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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 argues that poetry is

 

A) valuable B) an escape
C) an art D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) valuable

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The difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount of Rs. 15,000 for 2 years is Rs. 96. The rate of interest per annum is?

A) 6% B) 7%
C) 8% D) 9%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8%

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Where was paper invented?

A) China B) India
C) Zambia D) Germany
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

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Who is the father of consumer movement?

A) Cliffword Beers B) D.Touchton
C) Ralph Nadar D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ralph Nadar

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In the following question, correct the equation by interchanging two signs.

9 x 3 + 8 ÷ 4 – 7 = 28

A) x and – B) + and –
C) ÷ and + D) x and ÷
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) x and ÷

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Who has authored the book titled "Insomnia : Army Stories" featuring stories based on life in the armed forces?

A) Anuradha Roy B) Rachna Bisht Rawat 
C) S. Hareesh D) Chinmay Tumbe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rachna Bisht Rawat 

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Penguin Random house published Rachna Bisht Rawat's new book "Insomnia : Army Stories" featuring stories based on life in the armed forces.

 

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His greatest achievement in the field of religious reform was the setting up of the Brahmo Sabha and the Brahmo Samaj. Who is he?

 

A) Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Swami Dayananda Saraswati D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Slave Dynasty was founded by

A) Qutbuddin Aibak B) Mahmud Ghazni
C) Muhammad Ghori D) Razia Sultana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Qutbuddin Aibak

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