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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.

 


According to the author, all art is

 

A) a reflection of life. B) art
C) an escape D) an important sense.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) an escape

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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.

 

The organisers will give you a certificate.

 

A) A certificate will be given to you by the organisers. B) The organisers had given you a certificate.
C) You were given a certificate by the organisers. D) Giving of certificate to you was done by organisers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A certificate will be given to you by the organisers.

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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".
I wondered what one would have thought some 40 years ago if you (had said) you could heat liquid using a plastic container.

A) having said B) had say
C) have saying D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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If a perfect square, not divisible by 6, be divided by 6, the remainder will be

A) 1, 3 or 5 B) 1, 2 or 5
C) 1, 3 or 4 D) 1, 2 or 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 3 or 4

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What is called the maximum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

A) Perihelion B) Aphelion
C) Apogee D) Perigee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aphelion

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In Lok Sabha the total number of members from states is

A) 630 B) 530
C) 430 D) 330
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 530

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Ratio of real to nominal GNP

A) State Bank of India B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Grameen Bank of India D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reserve Bank of India

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How many languages are officially recognized in India?

A) 17 B) 19
C) 22 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

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