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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.

 

According to the author, unicorns and salamanders

 

A) have existed in the past B) are invisible
C) caused writers to write strange stories D) never really existed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) never really existed

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When does solar eclipse take place ?

A) When the sun is between the moon and earth B) When the earth is between the moon and sun
C) When the moon is between the sun and earth D) When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) When the moon is between the sun and earth

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The five permanent members of the UN security council are

A) USA, China, France, Russia and Canada B) China, France, Russia, UK and USA
C) Japan, Germany, Russia, UK and USA D) Germany, China, USA. Russia and UK
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China, France, Russia, UK and USA

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Family is important to the socialization process because:

A) parents greatly affect a child's self-concept. B) families give children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.
C) family members are often what Mead called "significant others." D) All of the above are correct.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) families give children social identity in terms of class, ethnicity, and religion.

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How many triangles are there in the given figure?

A) 18 B) 19
C) 20 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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Which committee was set up to review the concept of the poverty line?

A) S Tendulkar Committee B) Lakdawala Committee
C) Wanchoo Committee D) Dutt Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S Tendulkar Committee

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Communist Party of India was founded in _____.

A) 1835 B) 1885
C) 1925 D) 1964
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1925

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Article 29 of the Constitution of India grants which of the following rights?

A) Protection in respect of conviction for offences B) Traffic in humans beings prohibited
C) Protection of interests of minorities D) Prohibits taxes on religious grounds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Protection of interests of minorities

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