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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.

 

Aristotle argues that poetry is

 

A) valuable B) an escape
C) an art D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) valuable

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What is the third proportional to 9 and 15?

A) 30 B) 27
C) 36 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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A right circular solid cylinder has radius of base 7 cm and height is 28 cm. It is melted to form a cuboid such that the ratio of its side is 2 : 3 : 6. What is the total surface area (in cm2) cuboid?

A) 215633 B) 215693
C) 214833 D) 204833
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 215693

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What are the roots of the quadratic equation: x2 + 3x ­- 154 = 0

A) 11, 14 B) 11, ­-14
C) 14, -­11 D) 14, -­22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11, ­-14

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What is the capital of Australia?

A) Copenhagen B) Canberra
C) Athens D) Helsinki
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Canberra

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Two donkeys are standing 400 meters apart. First donkey can run at a speed of 3 m/sec and the second can run at 2 m/sec. If two donkeys run towards each other after how much time (in sec) will they bump into each other?

A) 60 B) 80
C) 400 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 80

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_____ is the source of energy and materials in human beings.

A) Water B) Sunlight
C) Food D) Gas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Food

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What is the third proportional to 10 and 20?

A) 30 B) 25
C) 50 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 40

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