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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.

 


According to the author, all art is

 

A) a reflection of life. B) art
C) an escape D) an important sense.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) an escape

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The Charter of Liberties - popularly known as 'The Magna Carta' - was signed in England in which year?

A) 1415 AD B) 1315 AD
C) 1215 AD D) 1115 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1215 AD

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Select the missing number from the given responses.

A) 1 B) 4
C) 9 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan?

A) Qutb­ud­din Aibak B) Balban
C) Iltutmish D) Nasiruddin Muhammad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Qutb­ud­din Aibak

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‘Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities’ launched on January 20, 2018 will be rating cities on ______ rating system.

A) 3-star B) 4-star
C) 5-star D) 7-star
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7-star

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Rukmini Devi Arundale is related to which of the arts?

A) Classical singing B) Classical dance  
C) Folk song D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Classical dance  

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From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at SECOND position?

A) Charity B) Cardigan
C) Caravan D) Carton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Caravan

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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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