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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 thefour alternatives.


One who has witnessed a debate ______ argument between two men _____________ strong intellectually, one of whom is a trained logician and the other lacking this advantage, will never forget the impression produced _________ him by the unequal struggle. The conflict is like that of a ____________ wrestler, untrained in the little tricks and turns of the science, in the various principles of applying force in a certain way at a certain time, at a certain place, with a __________ and experienced wrestler.


certain place, with a __________ and experienced wrestler

 

A) trained B) train
C) training   D) trains
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) trained

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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.

 

Swindle

 

A) Insert B) Dupe
C) Ample D) Honesty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Honesty

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) defered B) decifer
C) fammished D) glaucoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) glaucoma

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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.

 


According to the author, all art is

 

A) a reflection of life. B) art
C) an escape D) an important sense.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) an escape

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) enobles B) theistick
C)  sagacity D) bristeled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)  sagacity

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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.

It took several men to ________ the fallen tree out of our yard.

A) erect B) establish
C) haul D) rivet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) haul

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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.

 

To know ______ reality, the powers of the mind need to be turned back upon itself. With concentration, the mind can ______ its innermost secrets, just as the darkest places reveal their secrets to the penetrating rays of light. We can then ______ soul truths, whether life exists for five minutes or for ______, and whether there is a God. To go beyond the mind and our present reality, we need to use the mind itself as a tool. Patanjali, in his Hatha Yoga Pradipika, stated, “Yoga is the ______ of the modifications of the mind.”

 

To know ______ reality,

A) innate B) extrinsic
C) learned D) atypical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) innate

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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.
“I‘m going to the gym now,” said Param.

A) Param said that he is going to the gym then. B) Param said that he has gone to the gym then.
C) Param said that he had gone to the gym then. D) Param said that he was going to the gym then.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Param said that he was going to the gym then.

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