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

 

But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as powerful as eternity, and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan and his wife got so rich that after the war they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune and a Trustee.

 

The writer says war is

 

A) bloodless B) partial
C) destructive D) unimportant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) destructive

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

The need

 

A : the highways has

B : been felt over the years

C : to curb drunken driving on

 

A) BCA   B) CAB  
C) BAC   D) ACB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) CAB  

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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.

 

Poignant

 

A) Emotional   B) Soothing  
C) Cold   D) Luxurious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Emotional  

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

The teacher will give you instructions.

 

A) Instructions would be given to you by the teacher. B) Instructions will have been given to you by the teacher.
C) Instructions will be given to you by the teacher. D) Instructions were given to you by the teacher.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Instructions will be given to you by the teacher.

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Who is the author of the book ­"My Experiments with Truth"?

A) Aristotle B) Winston Churchill
C) Jarnes Morris D) Mahatma Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi

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The science fiction book 'The Extra-Terrestrial Delivery' is penned by which Indian author?

A) Sudipta Das B) Namitha Ghokhale
C) Anosh Irani D) Samit Basu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sudipta Das

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