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Which is the closest star to our solar system?

What is the name of first solar mission of Indian Space Research Organisation set to be launch in 2019?

Men's Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016, is bagged by

Which of the following leaders formed 'India Home Rule Society'?

In figure, DE || BC. If DE = 3 cm, BC = 6 cm and area of ΔADE = 15 sq cm, then the area of ΔABC is

Which of these is the only Bollywood actor who has won National Film Award for the category of Best Actor?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Implanting standards, right values, the science of good and evil are an essential part of education. Many forces thwart this to work, but two of the most serious hindrances to it are examinations and specialization. The examination system is both an opiate and a poison. It is an opiate because it lulls Man into believing that all is well when most is ill. It is a poison because it paralyses or at least slows down the natural activities of the healthy mind. Man finds himself a creature of unknown capacities in an unknown world, wants to learn what the world is like, what he should be and do in it. To help him in answering these questions is the one and only purpose of education. However, tests of progress are useful and necessary. Examinations are harmless when the examinee is indifferent to their result, but as soon as they matter, they begin to distort his attitude to education and to conceal its purpose. For disinterestedness is the essence of all good education and liberal education is impossible without it.

One of the core elements of education is :

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.

Environmental protection and management is ______attracting a lot of attention these days.