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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 portrays mankind as

 

A) superhuman B) by and large ignorant
C) intelligent D) ancient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) by and large ignorant

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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 room which yielded so
X-the fourth floor of a
Y-boarding-house in Bleecker Street
Z-much satisfaction to the two boys was on

A) XZY B) YXZ
C) ZXY D) ZYX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ZXY

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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.

 

Ravi had committed a mistake.

A) A mistake has been committed by Ravi. B) A mistake had been committed by Ravi.
C) A mistake was committed by Ravi. D) A mistake is committed by Ravi.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A mistake had been committed by Ravi.

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 


We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

 


The ______ of our cultural heritage

 

A) source B) minaret
C) altar D) citadel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) citadel

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What is the capital of Canada?

A) Wellington B) Canberra
C) Oslo D) Ottawa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ottawa

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Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"?

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Amish Tripathi D) Chetan Bhagat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore

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Who discovered Fullerene (an allotrope of carbon)?

A) K Scheele B) Richard Smalley
C) Faraday D) Heisenberg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Richard Smalley

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__________ is the 2016 Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film.

A) Son of Saul B) Embrace of the Serpent
C) Mustang D) A War
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Son of Saul

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