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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.

 

Accordingly to the author ___________ enables him to project a vision of the future

 

A) man's present experience B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
C) man's sympathetic nature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past

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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.

 

The very ___________________ of apologizing and forgiveness _________________ the importance of memory and the vitality of the community as a link between past, present and future. It ________________ the question of the responsibility ______________ the past and its injustices. Somehow for many politicians, the past is a different country for _________________ they have no responsibility.

 

It ________________ the question

 

A) hikes B) raises
C) ups D) boosts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) raises

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

A case in point is Sydney, Australia, where last year more than 8,000 pedestrians (is fined) for illegally crossing city streets.

 

 

A) was fined B) were fined
C) were being fine D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) were fined

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

One can achieve reward by hard work.

 

A) Reward could be achieved by hard work.   B) Reward is needed for hard work.  
C) Reward is achieved by hard work.   D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  

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Which of the following Amendments is also known as the 'Mini Constitution' of India?

A) 7th Amendment B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment D) 74th Amendment 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42nd Amendment

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Which of the following error occurs when software tries toaccess protected memory?

A) Segmentation Fault B) Display time Error
C) IO Error D) Runtime Error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Segmentation Fault

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A segmentation fault is a common condition thatcauses programs to crash; they are often associatedwith a file named core. They are caused by a programtrying to read or write an illegal memory location. Inother words, this is a memory access violation error.

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Books in electronic formats are called _________.

A) i-books B) e-books
C) e-library D) e-learning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) e-books

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Which country has established new 2+2 ministerial dialogue with India similar to India Japan 2+2 dialogue?

A) Britain B) Australia
C) USA D) Israel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) USA

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