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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 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.


Decisions that profoundly _________________ not only the present __________________ succeeding generations, should not be taken in a ______________, or through one­time referendums. This is basic political common ________________. But in a voter turnout of 72.2 per cent, 51.9 per cent decided that Britain should exit the European Union (EU). The ___________________ of the Brexit vote are painfully clear.

 

This is basic political common ________________.

 

A) sense B) feeling
C) attitude D) philosophy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sense

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

 

Transcend

 

A) Eclipse B) Fizzle
C) Abort D) Blunder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eclipse

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Surreptitious

A) Hesitation B) Secret
C) Impious D) Artless
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Secret

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 In Microsoft Word, _____________ refers to the way our text will look like.

A) Inserting B) Formatting
C) Cutting D) Pasting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Formatting

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The new symbol of Indian currency is designed by

A) Santosh Kumar B) Y.V. Reddy
C) Udayakumar D) Dr. Rangarajan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Udayakumar

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Highest Civilian Honour received by Mary Kom is

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Padma Bhushan

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Who discovered sea route to India?

A) Babur B) Vasco-da-Gama
C) Galileo D) Ferondoz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vasco-da-Gama

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