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Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second­hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning. Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next­door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.


The passage suggests that a learned man

A) understands his neighbours B) does not know his old acquaintances
C) is not concerned about names and dates D)  is interested in travelling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) does not know his old acquaintances

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Man's attitude to various animals changed many times in the course of centuries. From indifference or practicality, he went on to adoration and deification, and then to hatred. Ancient Egyptians, for example, highly appreciated the cat's ability to destroy rodents. The cat was much superior in this respect to the grass­snakes and weasels they had kept in their houses before. These proved unable to cope with hordes of rats which invaded Egypt from Asia. So the cat, a very useful animal, was ranked as a sacred animal and one of the most important animals, too. The goddess of the Moon, fertility and child­birth, Bast herself was portrayed by the Egyptians as a woman with a cat's head.

Sumptuous temples were built to this goddess, where cats were kept in luxury and fed the choicest of foods. They had their own priests and votaries, more numerous as a matter of fact than any other sacred animal could boast. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the festival in the city of Bubastis, which had a temple dedicated to cats, was attended by as many as 700 thousand, who brought their offerings to the goddess in the shape of figurines of her made of gold, silver and bronze and adorned with precious stones.

 

The word 'deification' in the passage means _____ .

A) highly valuable B) take pride
C) act of treating as God D) devotees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) act of treating as God

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Christmas Card was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Josephine Cochrane
C) Sir Henry Cole D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sir Henry Cole

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Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu – Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?

A) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan B) Fazl-ul-Haq
C) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of_____.

A) Persia B) Ghazni
C) Lahore D) Arab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ghazni

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In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
 
47 : 57 : : 93 : ?

A) 103 B) 122
C) 114 D) 98
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 103

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The lengths of the two diagonals of a rhombus are 5 cm and 12 cm. Find its area (in cm2)

A) 30 B) 15
C) 60 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30

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Who among the following has been named as the 2016 ITFWorld Champions by the International Tennis Federation?

A) Rafael Nadal B) Andy Murray
C) Roger Federer D) Novak Dokovic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Andy Murray

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