Questions

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Antithesis

Which city is located on the banks of the river Narmada?

The cell wall in plants is interrupted by narrow pores carrying fine stands of cytoplasm which interlink the contents of the cells. These strands are called:-

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

A gesture expressing respect, such as a bow.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Incapacitate

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Suitable or intended for only young persons

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

Irritating inconvenience

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Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one's own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the 'good father' comes along and feels he should 'share' the experience and help his son 'develop'. He says, "That's a jay and this is a sparrow." The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his 'education' the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.

What does the writer mean by 'awareness'?