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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.

According to the author, unicorns and salamanders

After which of the following centuries, did the practice of donating land in South India go a long way?

Limba Ram is associated with which Sport?

Which organization will launch two missions named GOLD and ICON to explore the ionosphere?

Propagation of sound can be visualised as propagation of _____________ variations in the medium.

The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called _____.

As per RBI Annual Report 2016-17, what is the estimated value of demonetised banknotes received?

"Himayat" is a training cum-placement programme for unemployed youth in the State of