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| 51. |
For those who live near Piccadilly circus, it is |
| A. | For those who live near Piccadilly circus, it is |
| B. | a very noisy place |
| C. | crowded with people |
| D. | an obstruction to traffic |
| Answer» D. an obstruction to traffic | |
| 52. |
According to the author, the special quality of corduroy is that |
| A. | According to the author, the special quality of corduroy is that |
| B. | it needs no ironing |
| C. | it combines the virtues of both cotton and velvet |
| D. | it contains the correct mixture of cotton and velvet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans" means that the news |
| A. | In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans" means that the news |
| B. | is weak and often wanting entirely |
| C. | deserves no one's attention |
| D. | should travel the wires |
| Answer» C. deserves no one's attention | |
| 54. |
By 'functional relationship' is meant |
| A. | By 'functional relationship' is meant |
| B. | a short-term relationship |
| C. | practical and utilitarian relationship |
| D. | temporary arrangement |
| Answer» C. practical and utilitarian relationship | |
| 55. |
According to the passage, Buddhist economists are not in favour of |
| A. | According to the passage, Buddhist economists are not in favour of |
| B. | measuring everything in terms of money |
| C. | using non-renewable sources |
| D. | economic development |
| Answer» C. using non-renewable sources | |
| 56. |
The bridge of stone was frequented by |
| A. | The bridge of stone was frequented by |
| B. | all the sections of society |
| C. | those fond of fishing |
| D. | the sophisticated but luckless |
| Answer» D. the sophisticated but luckless | |
| 57. |
Cyril's early schooling was in some ways like home life because |
| A. | Cyril's early schooling was in some ways like home life because |
| B. | he had all his old friends with him |
| C. | the food and the climate were same as at home |
| D. | he kept an doing what gave joy and recreation at home |
| Answer» D. he kept an doing what gave joy and recreation at home | |
| 58. |
Among the ducal families |
| A. | Among the ducal families |
| B. | there is great deal of immortality |
| C. | there is a fairly even spread of virtues and vices |
| D. | there is a great deal of bad taste |
| Answer» C. there is a fairly even spread of virtues and vices | |
| 59. |
The basis of 'an idyllic and rural paradise' is |
| A. | The basis of 'an idyllic and rural paradise' is |
| B. | rapid industrialisation of villages |
| C. | self sufficiency in food clothes and simplicity of the lifestyle |
| D. | bringing to the villages the glittering prizes of the 20th century |
| Answer» C. self sufficiency in food clothes and simplicity of the lifestyle | |
| 60. |
The passage tells us |
| A. | The passage tells us |
| B. | how medicine should be manufactured |
| C. | what healthy man should or should not do |
| D. | what television programmes should be about |
| Answer» C. what healthy man should or should not do | |
| 61. |
Sometimes we walked through the pine forest as |
| A. | Sometimes we walked through the pine forest as |
| B. | the path was unaffected by the frost |
| C. | it was good walking with nails in the boots |
| D. | the walks was invigorating |
| Answer» B. the path was unaffected by the frost | |
| 62. |
The leadership in administration |
| A. | The leadership in administration |
| B. | sets a fine example to the employees |
| C. | is of a reasonably high standard |
| D. | is composed of idealists |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
Lioness go for hunting |
| A. | Lioness go for hunting |
| B. | all alone |
| C. | with their male partners only |
| D. | with their cubs and male partners |
| Answer» D. with their cubs and male partners | |
| 64. |
The passage emphasis that modern technology |
| A. | The passage emphasis that modern technology |
| B. | is an unmixed blessing |
| C. | has caused serious hazards to life |
| D. | has produced powerful chemicals |
| Answer» C. has caused serious hazards to life | |
| 65. |
The sad rule mentioned in this passage refers to |
| A. | The sad rule mentioned in this passage refers to |
| B. | the inability of the Japanese to be inventive like the British |
| C. | the inability of the British to be industrious like the Japanese |
| D. | the lack of variety in Japanese inventions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
From the passage it appears that the author was |
| A. | From the passage it appears that the author was |
| B. | an inexperienced hunter |
| C. | kind and considerate |
| D. | possessed with fear |
| Answer» C. kind and considerate | |
| 67. |
Ducal families in England |
| A. | Ducal families in England |
| B. | are generally agreed to be fairly common |
| C. | are generally agreed to be fairly superior |
| D. | are superior because they are rich |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
A historian really studies the past |
| A. | A historian really studies the past |
| B. | to comprehend the present and to reconstruct the future |
| C. | to explain the present and plan the future |
| D. | to understand the present and make fortune |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
"Organic system" as related to the organization implies its |
| A. | "Organic system" as related to the organization implies its |
| B. | growth with the help of expert knowledge |
| C. | growth with input from science and technology |
| D. | steady all around development |
| Answer» C. growth with input from science and technology | |
| 70. |
While talking to an uneducated person, we should use |
| A. | While talking to an uneducated person, we should use |
| B. | ordinary speech |
| C. | his vocabulary |
| D. | simple words |
| Answer» C. his vocabulary | |
| 71. |
If man's bestial yearning is controlled |
| A. | If man's bestial yearning is controlled |
| B. | the future will be tolerable |
| C. | the future will be brighter than the present |
| D. | the present will be brighter than the future |
| Answer» C. the future will be brighter than the present | |
| 72. |
Englishmen like others to react to political situations like |
| A. | Englishmen like others to react to political situations like |
| B. | us |
| C. | themselves |
| D. | others |
| Answer» C. themselves | |
| 73. |
All virtues become meaningful because of |
| A. | All virtues become meaningful because of |
| B. | faith |
| C. | charity |
| D. | courage |
| Answer» D. courage | |
| 74. |
In this passage, the word 'brood' refers to |
| A. | In this passage, the word 'brood' refers to |
| B. | polio victims |
| C. | foreign children |
| D. | children in the family |
| Answer» D. children in the family | |
| 75. |
Dantes probably broke the jug |
| A. | Dantes probably broke the jug |
| B. | in the morning |
| C. | during the night |
| D. | after breakfast |
| Answer» C. during the night | |
| 76. |
Who figure on top of the list of corruption? |
| A. | Who figure on top of the list of corruption? |
| B. | businessmen |
| C. | lawyers |
| D. | politicians |
| Answer» D. politicians | |
| 77. |
We did not mind the hardness of road because |
| A. | We did not mind the hardness of road because |
| B. | we had nailed boots on |
| C. | it was good walking on the road |
| D. | the walk was refreshing |
| Answer» B. we had nailed boots on | |
| 78. |
Negative national feeling can make a nation |
| A. | Negative national feeling can make a nation |
| B. | selfish |
| C. | self-centred |
| D. | indifferent |
| Answer» C. self-centred | |
| 79. |
According to the writer, the administration in India |
| A. | According to the writer, the administration in India |
| B. | is by and large effective |
| C. | is very strict and firm |
| D. | is affected by red tape |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
In the phrase "the birth of Man in the consciousness of men", AMn stands for |
| A. | In the phrase "the birth of Man in the consciousness of men", AMn stands for |
| B. | power and arrogance |
| C. | egocentricity |
| D. | noble human qualities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
The author is not happy with word 'law' because |
| A. | The author is not happy with word 'law' because |
| B. | it connotes rigidity and harshness |
| C. | it implies an agency which has made them |
| D. | it does not convey the sense of nature's uniformity |
| Answer» B. it connotes rigidity and harshness | |
| 82. |
Experienced birds do not attack the Himalayan caterpillars because they are |
| A. | Experienced birds do not attack the Himalayan caterpillars because they are |
| B. | repulsive |
| C. | very aggressive |
| D. | inedible |
| Answer» D. inedible | |
| 83. |
Nehru enjoyed |
| A. | Nehru enjoyed |
| B. | reading and writing books |
| C. | fighting political and social evils |
| D. | resisting tyranny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Dantes was planning to |
| A. | Dantes was planning to |
| B. | carve his name |
| C. | make his escape |
| D. | tease the guard |
| Answer» C. make his escape | |
| 85. |
The lingerers found in Piccadilly circus are mainly |
| A. | The lingerers found in Piccadilly circus are mainly |
| B. | the citizens of London |
| C. | sightseers from provincial areas of Britain |
| D. | people who want to show off |
| Answer» C. sightseers from provincial areas of Britain | |
| 86. |
The author argues that |
| A. | The author argues that |
| B. | formal education can be traced to industrial society |
| C. | industrial society is responsible for expansion of education at mass level |
| D. | industrial society gave rise to vocational education |
| Answer» B. formal education can be traced to industrial society | |
| 87. |
According to the passage, the life of a criminal |
| A. | According to the passage, the life of a criminal |
| B. | is exciting |
| C. | is hardly worth the risk |
| D. | is seldom presented in the right perspective |
| Answer» D. is seldom presented in the right perspective | |
| 88. |
The Buddhist economist's attitude implies that fuels like coal and oil must be used only if |
| A. | The Buddhist economist's attitude implies that fuels like coal and oil must be used only if |
| B. | there is a plentiful supply |
| C. | wood and water can be dispensed with |
| D. | the relative cost of each is than of wood and water |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
People belonging to lower strata in their moments of distress |
| A. | People belonging to lower strata in their moments of distress |
| B. | remembered the days of glory |
| C. | dressed shabbily to earn sympathy |
| D. | visited the brick made bridge |
| Answer» D. visited the brick made bridge | |
| 90. |
Until the end of first year, Cyril retained his interest in |
| A. | Until the end of first year, Cyril retained his interest in |
| B. | bird's eggs |
| C. | butterflies and fossils |
| D. | dissecting bird's |
| Answer» C. butterflies and fossils | |
| 91. |
Corduroy is a fabric for all seasons because |
| A. | Corduroy is a fabric for all seasons because |
| B. | it can be worn not only in winter but also in summer |
| C. | of its peculiar texture and warmth |
| D. | it is made popular by catchy advertisements |
| Answer» B. it can be worn not only in winter but also in summer | |
| 92. |
The Indian Middle class is |
| A. | The Indian Middle class is |
| B. | defiant |
| C. | mysterious |
| D. | homogeneous |
| Answer» D. homogeneous | |
| 93. |
Mahatma Gandhi's dream of 'an idyllic and rural paradise' was not shared by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi's dream of 'an idyllic and rural paradise' was not shared by |
| B. | those who did not believe in the industrialisation of the country |
| C. | those who called him the Father of Nation |
| D. | those who inherited political powers after independence |
| Answer» B. those who did not believe in the industrialisation of the country | |
| 94. |
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of phrases:The passage suggests that while a modern economist, considers it uneconomic to use ...... form of fuel, a Buddhist economist considers it uneconomic to use ...... form a fuel |
| A. | Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of phrases:The passage suggests that while a modern economist, considers it uneconomic to use ...... form of fuel, a Buddhist economist considers it uneconomic to use ...... form a fuel |
| B. | a cheap, a renewable |
| C. | an irrational, an essential |
| D. | an expensive, an non-renewable |
| Answer» D. an expensive, an non-renewable | |
| 95. |
Aggressive nationalism |
| A. | Aggressive nationalism |
| B. | breeds threat to international relations |
| C. | leads to stunted growth |
| D. | endangers national unity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
From the passage it is clear that it is the legislature that |
| A. | From the passage it is clear that it is the legislature that |
| B. | invests the administrative authority with enormous powers |
| C. | embodies rules |
| D. | has the larger interests of public welfare |
| Answer» B. invests the administrative authority with enormous powers | |
| 97. |
Policy decision in organization would involve |
| A. | Policy decision in organization would involve |
| B. | cooperation at all levels in the organization |
| C. | modernization of the organization |
| D. | attracting highly qualified personnel |
| Answer» D. attracting highly qualified personnel | |
| 98. |
A 'slip of the tongue' means something said |
| A. | A 'slip of the tongue' means something said |
| B. | wrongly by choice |
| C. | unintentionally |
| D. | without giving proper thought |
| Answer» D. without giving proper thought | |
| 99. |
Fears and hopes according to the author |
| A. | Fears and hopes according to the author |
| B. | are closely linked with the life of modern man |
| C. | can bear fruit |
| D. | can yield good results |
| Answer» B. are closely linked with the life of modern man | |
| 100. |
The TSR Z hovercraft, high speed train, Sinclair scooter etc. are the symbols of |
| A. | The TSR Z hovercraft, high speed train, Sinclair scooter etc. are the symbols of |
| B. | Japanese success |
| C. | British failure |
| D. | British success |
| Answer» C. British failure | |