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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.

 

The attitude of the author is

 

A) cultural B) scientific
C) cynical D) philosophical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) scientific

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Obscene

A) Indecent B) Immoral
C) Decent D) Offensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Decent

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Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.


What is Gandhian philosophy? It is the religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Gandhi, first during his period in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, and later of course in India. These ideas have been further developed by later "Gandhians", most notably, in India by, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan. Outside of India some of the work of, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. can also be viewed in this light. Understanding the universe to be an organic whole, the philosophy exists on several planes - the spiritual or religious, moral, political, economic, social, individual and collective. The spiritual or religious element, and God, is at its core. Human nature is regarded as fundamentally virtuous. All individuals are believed to be capable of high moral development, and of reform. The twin cardinal principles of Gandhi's thought are truth and nonviolence. It should be remembered that the English word "truth" is an imperfect translation of the Sanskrit, "satya", and "non-violence", an even more imperfect translation of "ahimsa". Derived from "sat" - "that which exists" - "satya" contains a dimension of meaning not usually associated by English speakers with the word "truth". There are other variations, too, which we need not go into here. For Gandhi, truth is the relative truth of truthfulness in word and deed, and the absolute truth - the Ultimate Reality. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis. Ahimsa, far from meaning mere peacefulness or the absence of overt violence, is understood by Gandhi to denote active love - the pole opposite of violence, or "Himsa", in every sense. The ultimate station Gandhi assigns non violence stems from two main points. First, if according to the Divine Reality all life is one, then all violence committed towards another is violence towards oneself, towards the collective, whole self, and thus "self"-destructive and counter to the universal law of life, which is love. Second, Gandhi believed that ahimsa is the most powerful force in existence. Had himsa been superior to ahimsa, humankind would long ago have succeeded in destroying itself. The human race certainly could not have progressed as far as it has, even if universal justice remains far off the horizon. From both viewpoints, non violence or love is regarded as the highest law of humankind.


According to Gandhiji, what is the most powerful force in existence?

A) Truth B) Violence
C) Non violence D) Morality
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Non violence

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Gastrulation is the process that directly forms the

A) Ectoderm B) Endoderm
C) Mesoderm D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Gastrulation rearranges the cells of the blastula and ultimately forms the three germ layers of the embryo. The primary layers that will form all of the major body and organ systems of the organism, these germ layers include the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.

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The law of increasing opportunity costs states that

A) along a production possibilites curve, increases in the production of one good make the production of that good easier and easier B) increases in wages cause increases in the costs of production
C) costs of production increases and then decreases D) along a production possibilities curve, increases in the production of one good require larger and larger sacrifices of the other good
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) along a production possibilities curve, increases in the production of one good require larger and larger sacrifices of the other good

Explanation:

Opportunity cost is the cost of other alternative choices for making your interested choice of work. Oppurtunity cost is also called as alternative cost.

For example on a holiday, you have two choices to do, either you can go to movie or a function. And if you chose to go to moavie, the oppurtunity cost of going to movie is the value that would have gotten if you had gone to function.

 

The law of increasing opportunity costs states that as you increase production of one good, the opportunity cost to produce an additional good will increase.

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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 teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the sun."

A) The teacher said that the Earth is being revolving around the sun. B) The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the sun.
C) The teacher said that the Earth revolved around the sun. D) The teacher said that the Earth had been revolving around the sun.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the sun.

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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.
P- The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve.
Q- Interdependence of food and labour market is important for the development process.
R- Similarly, an upward shift in the food supply curve shifts up the food demand curve.
S- An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve.

A) QSPR B) QPRS
C) PSRQ D) SPQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QSPR

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Which two functional groups are always found in amino acids?

A) Carbonyl and amine B) Ketone and amine
C) Amine and carboxyl D) Aldehyde and amine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amine and carboxyl

Explanation:

The two functional groups Amine and carboxyl groups are always found in amino acids.

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