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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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When does solar eclipse take place ?

A) When the sun is between the moon and earth B) When the earth is between the moon and sun
C) When the moon is between the sun and earth D) When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) When the moon is between the sun and earth

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_____ is the source of energy and materials in human beings.

A) Water B) Sunlight
C) Food D) Gas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Food

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Nearly ____________ crore jobs were created in the country in the 10-month period till June this year, as per a Central Statistics Office (CSO) report.  

A)  2.4 crore  B)  3.5 crore 
C)  6.9 crore  D)  1.2 crore 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  1.2 crore 

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Nearly 1.2 crore jobs were created in the country in the 10-month period till June this year, as per a Central Statistics Office (CSO) report. The CSO's employment outlook report is based on the new member enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO, Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESIC) and NPS. 

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 In Microsoft Word, _____________ refers to the way our text will look like.

A) Inserting B) Formatting
C) Cutting D) Pasting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Formatting

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Children like to play all day long.

A) Liking is done by children of playing all day long. B) Playing all day long is liked by children.
C) All day long children do like to play. D) Children play all day long and like it.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Playing all day long is liked by children.

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Absolute Zero is defined as

A) The temperature at which all molecular motion ceases B) At which water boils at 298K
C) At which liquid Helium boils D) At which the volume becomes zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The temperature at which all molecular motion ceases

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The rate of inflation increases when the purchasing powerof money___________ .

A) Decreases B) Increases
C) Stable D) Decrease just half
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Decreases

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