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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 best things in an artist's work are so much a matter of intuition, that there is much to be said for the point ________ view that would altogether discourage____________ inquiry into artistic phenomena on the part of the artist. Intuitions are shy things and apt to disappear if looked into too closely. And there is undoubtedly a danger that ______ much knowledge and training may supplant the natural ____________ feeling of a student, leaving only a cold knowledge of the means of expression ________ its place.

 

said for the point ________ view that would

 

A) of B) for  
C) from   D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) of

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Q:

Aqueous solution of copper sulphate?

A) does not affects litmus B) affects both red and blue litmus
C) turns blue litmus red D) turns red litmus blue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) turns blue litmus red

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Which among the following games was very popular in ancient India?

A) Chess B) Cricket
C) Hockey D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chess

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From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?

A) Humayun's Tomb B) Mahabodhi Temple Complex
C) Qutub Minar D) Red Fort Complex
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mahabodhi Temple Complex

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___________ is obtained by evaporation of sea.

A) Sugar B) Iron
C) Salt D) Steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Salt

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Requisite

A) Peripheral B) Deadwood
C) Trivial D) Precondition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Precondition

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Who is the author of "Gently Falls: The Bakula"?

A) Amitav Ghosh B) Mitali Meelan
C) Ravinder Singh D) Sudha Murty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sudha Murty

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________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old.

A) Humayun B) Akbar
C) Jahangir D) Babur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Babur

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