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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.

 

Aristotle's argument support the view that poetry shows

 

A) men not simply as they are B) what men ought to be
C) what men are capable of becoming D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Wayne Rooney, the famous footballer, hails from which country?

A) Italy B) Brazil
C) Argentina D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) England

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Wayne Rooney was born on October 24, 1985, in Croxteth, Liverpool, England.

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Sanchi Stupa was built by?

A) Akbar B) Humayun
C) Ashoka D) Narasimha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ashoka

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If a + b = 17 and a - b = 9 then the value of (4a2 + 4b2) is,

A) 710 B) 720
C) 730 D) 740
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 740

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__________ is the 2016 Oscar Winner for Best Actress.

A) Brie Larson B) Cate Blanchett
C) Jennifer Lawrence D) Charlotte Rampling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brie Larson

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Which pair of the following Indians has been selected for grant of Raman Magasaysay Award 2016

A) Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna B) T.M. Krishna and Arvind Adiga
C) Arvind Adiga and Bezwada Wilson D) T.M. Krishna and Satish Gujral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna

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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 said that it was the first time (A)/ that such a trick (B)/ is discovered.(C)/ No Error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Life offers myriad choices, isn't it?

 

A) shouldn't it? B) does it?
C) doesn't it? D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) doesn't it?

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