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Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one's own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the 'good father' comes along and feels he should 'share' the experience and help his son 'develop'. He says, "That's a jay and this is a sparrow." The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his 'education' the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.

The passage implies that when the boy starts his 'education' he will _____ .

Which of the following never occurs singly in nature?

Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat due to

Which among the following is a vector quantity?

In October 2017, which two ministries jointly launched ‘SAATHI’ (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to help small Industries) initiative?

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

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

Vigilance

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.