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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 author portrays mankind as

 

A) superhuman B) by and large ignorant
C) intelligent D) ancient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) by and large ignorant

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Piquant

 

A) Flat B) Pride
C) Spicy D) Grumpy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Spicy

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The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope ­

A) Bench marks B) Contours
C) Form lines D) Hachure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hachure

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Which company has been conferred with the 'Startup of the Year 2017' award at the 7th Small Business Awards, in New Delhi?

A) Milkbasket B) Milkmaid
C) Milkdairy D) Milkbar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Milkbasket

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Which nation is not a part of the South Asian Free Trade Area?

A) China B) Sri Lanka
C) Bhutan D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

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Who proposed Continental drift theory?

A) Alfred Wegener B) Alfred Worwick
C) Alfred Hanks D) Alfred Mane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred Wegener

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___________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.

A) Weathering B) Attrition
C) Erosion D) Abrasion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Erosion

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India's famous Mars ­Mission was called?

A) BRO B) SIS
C) MOM D) DAD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) MOM

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