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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author is in favour of drawing conclusions on the basis of

 

A) discussion B) consultation
C) observation D) reasoning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) observation

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0 1897
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Which statement best describes the cold war in 1989?

A) The coldwar started B) Atom bomb on USSR
C) Glorious revolution occured D) Beginning of the end of cold war
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Beginning of the end of cold war

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The Cold War started with building tensions between the US and the USSR during World War II. As Stalin began to annex more countries and spread communism throughout Eastern Europe, the US began to feel threatened and feared that they would start a war amongst the capitalist nations. The US started an attempt to limit the spread of communism and protect capitalism, which led to a series of passive aggressive and indirectly hostile exchanges between the two nations.

 

The beginning of the end of the cold war, the Berlin Wall came down. The USSR began to collapse the following year, in 1990.

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1 1896
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Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as _____.

A) meadow soil B) pedalfer soil
C) chernozen soil D) podzol soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) pedalfer soil

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3 1896
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The largest glaciers are

A) continental glaciers B) mountain glaciers
C) piedmont glaciers D) alpine glaciers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) continental glaciers

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3 1896
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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) thrashere B) fiefedoms
C) snifing D) squashed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) squashed

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0 1896
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Which is not a function of the cell membrane?

A) helps substances pass from the cytoplasm into the nucleus B) keeps materials within the cell separated from the environment outside the cell
C) helps control the movement of materials into and out of the cell D) allows the cell to change shape under pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) helps substances pass from the cytoplasm into the nucleus

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2 1896
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Adamsia (Sea anemone), Pennatula (Sea-pen) are examples of which Phylum?

A) Coelenterata B) Aschelminthes
C) Annelida D) Arthropoda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coelenterata

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0 1896
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Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called

A) Orographic rainfall B) Cyclonic rainfall
C) Frontal rainfall D) Convectional rainfall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Convectional rainfall

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2 1896