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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.

 

The author believes that man's greatest and distinguishing ability is

 

A) his ability to project the future B) his capacity to escape from his present experience
C) his consciousness of the past D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) his capacity to escape from his present experience

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Which of the following is the best fire-extinguisher?

A) Water B) Oxygen
C) Carbon-dioxide D) Soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon-dioxide

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Subramanya Bharthi was a noted ______.

A) Boxer B) Swimmer
C) Poet D) Painter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Poet

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What is the power rating (in W) of a bulb if a current of 0.3 A passes through on application of 240 V of potential difference across its terminals?

A) 800 B) 36
C) 400 D) 72
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 72

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___________________states that the induced e.m.f. is directly proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux linkage or rate of cutting of magnetic flux
linkage.

A) Lenz's Law B) Hooke's Law
C) Ohm's Law D) Faraday's Law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Faraday's Law

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

He parked the (1)/ car front of the house and (2)/ headed down the street. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions

A) Adherent B) Sceptic
C) Zealot D) Disciple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sceptic

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Showing strong feeling

A) Meek B) Vehement
C) Apathetic D) Impotent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vehement

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