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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 


The last straw

 

A) A warrior saves his best arrow for the last   B) A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.    
C) The student who usually comes last in the class.     D) The lowest ranking official who gets the blame for any error.    
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.    

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What is the source of natural energy of the hot springs at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh ?

A) Geothermal Energy B) Biomass Energy
C) Thermal Energy D) Hydro Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Geothermal Energy

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The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

A) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly B) Elected members of Legislative Council
C) The people D) Lok Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly

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‘Shagun’ is a flagship scheme of which Indian state/UT?

A) Punjab B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punjab

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Which one of the following takes place during a nuclear fusion?

A) a heavy nucleus bombarded by neutrons breaks up B) a heavy nucleus breaks up spontaneously
C) two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus D) a light nucleus breaks up spontaneously
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus

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Who is the current(as of February 2018) President of the Indian Olypic Association?

A) Abhnav Bindra B) Prannoy Roy
C) Narinder Dhruv Batra D) Sharad Pawar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narinder Dhruv Batra

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Which among the following neighbouring country of India is the largest producer of Opium in the World?

A) Pakistan B) Afghanistan
C) Sri Lanka D) Maldives
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afghanistan

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