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

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author implies that

 

A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles B) hedgehogs eat only black beetles
C) they do not eat black beetles D) he is writing a book on hedgehogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

We took a path that would keep us away from (disturb) them as they basked in the sun and ate a slow meal.

 

A) disturbing B) disturbed
C) disturbs D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) disturbing

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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.

 

Judicious

 

A) Hasty B) Reckless
C) Irrational D) Wise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Wise

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

He had had a short illness, there (had been) a brief time of acute suffering, then all was over.

 

A) have been B) have being
C) had being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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The number of permanent members of the U.N. Security Council is

A) 5 B) 15
C) 10 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

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Inderjeet Singh is related to ______.

A) Shot put B) Hockey
C) Lawn Tennis D) Swimming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shot put

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Gandhiji's 'Satyagraha' meant an attachment to the following two elements

A) Knowledge and religion B) Truth and non-violence
C) Truth and chastity D) Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Truth and non-violence

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Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?

A) Rudramadevi B) Ahilyadevi
C) Bhagwati D) Bhanumati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rudramadevi

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