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

 

A brain and nervous system that are poorly developed or insufficiently nourished means low grade of ______________ in our mental processes, just as a poorly constructed or wrongly adjusted motor means loss of power in applying the electric current to its work. We will, __________, look upon the mind and the brain as counterparts of ___________ other, each performing activities which correspond to activities in the other, ________ inextricably bound together at least so far as this life is concerned, and each getting its _______________ by its union with the other. This view will lend interest to a brief study of the brain and nervous system.

 

as counterparts of ___________ other, each performing

 

A) once B) only
C) every D) each
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) each

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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.

 

Accordingly to the author ___________ enables him to project a vision of the future

 

A) man's present experience B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
C) man's sympathetic nature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

I asked two persons(A)/the way to the school(B)but neither of them knew it.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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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.

 

It is ethics and

 

A-values that have the inherent

B-of motivation into inspiration

C-potential to transform the spirit

 

 

A) ABC B) ACB  
C) CBA D) CAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ACB  

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

One can achieve reward by hard work.

 

A) Reward could be achieved by hard work.   B) Reward is needed for hard work.  
C) Reward is achieved by hard work.   D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: There was once a time when people looked forward to the lazy evenings.
Q:They had a simple choice of programmes on Doordarshan.
R: It was entirely up to them- to watch or not to watch the selected presentation.
S: Today, the satellite and Cable Television have stormed the media world of information and entertainment.

 

A) PSQR B) RQPS
C) PQRS D) QPRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PQRS

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

 

The reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?

 

What if we end __________ in the other group

 

A) upon B) on
C) up D) above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) up

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Physical Research Laboratory was founded by ____.

A) S.K. Mitra B) C.V. Raman
C) Homi Bhaba D) Vikram Sarabhai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vikram Sarabhai

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