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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.

 

The author believes that man's greatest and distinguishing ability is

 

A) his ability to project the future B) his capacity to escape from his present experience
C) his consciousness of the past D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) his capacity to escape from his present experience

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The room was cleaned.

 

A) The cleaner cleaned the room. B) The room should be cleaned.
C) I cleaned the room. D) Someone cleaned the room.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Someone cleaned the room.

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The SI unit of intensity of sound is ______.

A) watt per square meter B) joule per square meter
C) newton per square meter D) tesla per square meter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) watt per square meter

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The beggar said to her, “Thank you for your kindness.”

A) The beggar thanks her for her kindness. B) The beggar says thanks for her kindness.
C) The beggar thanks for her kindness. D) The beggar thanked her for her kindness.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The beggar thanked her for her kindness.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

He ran so fast __________ .

A) that he fell B) so he fell
C) he fell D) that he is falling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) that he fell

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Only high officials have access with the President.

A) to B) for
C) from D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to

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

Cluster

A) Individual B) Assemblage
C) Specific D) Solitary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Assemblage

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) garotte B) dillution
C) variably D) exhumming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) variably

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