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Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.


What is Gandhian philosophy? It is the religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Gandhi, first during his period in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, and later of course in India. These ideas have been further developed by later "Gandhians", most notably, in India by, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan. Outside of India some of the work of, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. can also be viewed in this light. Understanding the universe to be an organic whole, the philosophy exists on several planes - the spiritual or religious, moral, political, economic, social, individual and collective. The spiritual or religious element, and God, is at its core. Human nature is regarded as fundamentally virtuous. All individuals are believed to be capable of high moral development, and of reform. The twin cardinal principles of Gandhi's thought are truth and nonviolence. It should be remembered that the English word "truth" is an imperfect translation of the Sanskrit, "satya", and "non-violence", an even more imperfect translation of "ahimsa". Derived from "sat" - "that which exists" - "satya" contains a dimension of meaning not usually associated by English speakers with the word "truth". There are other variations, too, which we need not go into here. For Gandhi, truth is the relative truth of truthfulness in word and deed, and the absolute truth - the Ultimate Reality. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis. Ahimsa, far from meaning mere peacefulness or the absence of overt violence, is understood by Gandhi to denote active love - the pole opposite of violence, or "Himsa", in every sense. The ultimate station Gandhi assigns non violence stems from two main points. First, if according to the Divine Reality all life is one, then all violence committed towards another is violence towards oneself, towards the collective, whole self, and thus "self"-destructive and counter to the universal law of life, which is love. Second, Gandhi believed that ahimsa is the most powerful force in existence. Had himsa been superior to ahimsa, humankind would long ago have succeeded in destroying itself. The human race certainly could not have progressed as far as it has, even if universal justice remains far off the horizon. From both viewpoints, non violence or love is regarded as the highest law of humankind.


What can be suitable title to the passage?

A) The Gandhian philosophy B) The twin cardinal principles of Gandhiji
C) Truth and nonviolence D) Violence a self destructive mode
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Gandhian philosophy

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Bed of roses

A) What may look comfortable may have hidden thorns B) A situation or activity that is comfortable or easy
C) A warm welcome to a loved one D) One needs to be extremely rich to live a luxurious life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A situation or activity that is comfortable or easy

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

A person’s last performance

 

A) Prognosis B) Elegy
C) Memoir D) Swan song
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Swan song

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During uniform motion of an object along a straight line, the ________ remains constant with time.

A) Time B) Velocity
C) Acceleration D) Distance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Velocity

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What is the Ramanujam committee constituted for?

A) To keep tab on the child trafficking B) To check corruption in Banks
C) To oversee the foreign trade D) To avoid obsolete laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To avoid obsolete laws

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
OBSTINATE

A) DOCILE B) AGGRAVATE
C) OFFENSIVE D) OPPRESSIVE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) DOCILE

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P- In that frame of mind, we have little sense of identity, safety or security.
Q- Courage is required to explore our secret life because we must first withdraw from the social mirror, where we are fed positive and negative feedback
continuously.
S- As we get used to this social feedback, it becomes a comfort zone.
R- And we may opt to avoid self examination and idle away our time in a vacuum of reverie and rationalization.

A) QSRP B) QRSP
C) SQRP D) SRQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QSRP

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Bee sting contains________________

A) An acidic liquid B) a salt solution
C) an alkaline liquid D) a corrosive liquid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) An acidic liquid

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