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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.

 

Accordingly to the author ___________ enables him to project a vision of the future

 

A) man's present experience B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
C) man's sympathetic nature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

A police detective often finds himself in the position of having to ___________ between a lie and a truth.

A) extinguish B) distinguish
C) finish D) languish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) distinguish

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

‘Have you come from Japan?' said the shopkeeper to the tourist.

A) The shopkeeper asked the tourist whether she had come from Japan. B) The shopkeeper asked the tourist that if she had come from Japan.
C) The shopkeeper asked the tourist that whether she had came from Japan. D) The shopkeeper asked the tourist if she came from Japan.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The shopkeeper asked the tourist if she came from Japan.

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Currency notes and coins of one rupee and lower denominations are issued by the ___________.

A) State Bank of India B) Government of India
C) Reserve Bank of India D) Ministry of Finance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ministry of Finance

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Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution states that every person has the right to practice, profess and propagate the religion of their choice.

A) Right to Equality B) Right to Freedom
C) Right against Exploitation D) Right to Freedom of Religion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Right to Freedom of Religion

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During uniform motion of an object along a straight line, its ___________ remains constant with time

A) acceleration B) deceleration
C) force D) velocity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) velocity

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Calculate the frequency (in Hz) of a sound wave of wavelength 4m travelling with a speed of 200 m/s.

A) 50 B) 800
C) 100 D) 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50

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The study of mountains is known as

A) Oncology B) Lithology
C) Orology D) Ornithology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Orology

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