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| 51. |
Ducal families in England |
| A. | are generally agreed to be fairly common |
| B. | are generally agreed to be fairly superior |
| C. | are superior because they are rich |
| D. | are generally agreed not to be always better than others |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
There are more duchesses now because |
| A. | it is easier for dukes to divorce and remarry |
| B. | dukes are more immoral than they used to be |
| C. | there position has deteriorated |
| D. | they are debased |
| Answer» B. dukes are more immoral than they used to be | |
| 53. |
Among the ducal families |
| A. | there is great deal of immortality |
| B. | there is a fairly even spread of virtues and vices |
| C. | there is a great deal of bad taste |
| D. | there is either great intelligence or great stupidity |
| Answer» C. there is a great deal of bad taste | |
| 54. |
The reason Why Cyril made drawings of athletes was that |
| A. | though he admired them, he lacked a fine physique himself |
| B. | he loved violent exercises |
| C. | athletics was a passion with him |
| D. | he had to complete an assignment |
| Answer» B. he loved violent exercises | |
| 55. |
Cyril dissected dead birds to |
| A. | see if he would like to become a doctor |
| B. | please his grandmother |
| C. | satisfy his curiosity |
| D. | overcome the fear of act |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
Until the end of first year, Cyril retained his interest in |
| A. | bird's eggs |
| B. | butterflies and fossils |
| C. | dissecting bird's |
| D. | drawing pictures of athletes |
| Answer» C. dissecting bird's | |
| 57. |
Cyril did not want to climb trees because he |
| A. | loved to play on the ground |
| B. | was scared of falling down |
| C. | disliked trees |
| D. | thought it was childish |
| Answer» C. disliked trees | |
| 58. |
Cyril's early schooling was in some ways like home life because |
| A. | he had all his old friends with him |
| B. | the food and the climate were same as at home |
| C. | he kept an doing what gave joy and recreation at home |
| D. | his family visited him often |
| Answer» D. his family visited him often | |
| 59. |
In his childhood, the narrator was |
| A. | a weakling |
| B. | very healthy |
| C. | tall and slim |
| D. | short and stout |
| Answer» C. tall and slim | |
| 60. |
In this passage, the word 'brood' refers to |
| A. | polio victims |
| B. | foreign children |
| C. | children in the family |
| D. | Indian Children |
| Answer» D. Indian Children | |
| 61. |
The narrator was the seventh child in a family of |
| A. | 8 children |
| B. | 16 children |
| C. | 23 children |
| D. | 4 children |
| Answer» B. 16 children | |
| 62. |
In this passage, the narrator is a patient of |
| A. | heart disease |
| B. | polio |
| C. | paralysis |
| D. | nervous weakness |
| Answer» C. paralysis | |
| 63. |
Piccadilly circus is |
| A. | the name of a circus company |
| B. | a lonely and resounding old building |
| C. | a centrally located area in London |
| D. | a huge heap of ruins |
| Answer» D. a huge heap of ruins | |
| 64. |
According to this passage, people from outside London go to Piccadilly circus because it is |
| A. | a historical place |
| B. | full of glamour |
| C. | full of exciting people |
| D. | the pulse of London |
| Answer» C. full of exciting people | |
| 65. |
For those who live near Piccadilly circus, it is |
| A. | a very noisy place |
| B. | crowded with people |
| C. | an obstruction to traffic |
| D. | an awkward structure |
| Answer» D. an awkward structure | |
| 66. |
The lingerers found in Piccadilly circus are mainly |
| A. | the citizens of London |
| B. | sightseers from provincial areas of Britain |
| C. | people who want to show off |
| D. | local idlers |
| Answer» C. people who want to show off | |
| 67. |
The intense Middle Class intensely yearns for |
| A. | better material resources |
| B. | extensive practice of corruption |
| C. | clean honest society |
| D. | law of increasing returns |
| Answer» D. law of increasing returns | |
| 68. |
Teachers are not high on the list of corruption because they do not have |
| A. | courage |
| B. | opportunities |
| C. | support |
| D. | ambition |
| Answer» C. support | |
| 69. |
The Indian Middle class is |
| A. | defiant |
| B. | mysterious |
| C. | homogeneous |
| D. | stratified |
| Answer» D. stratified | |
| 70. |
Who figure on top of the list of corruption? |
| A. | businessmen |
| B. | lawyers |
| C. | politicians |
| D. | policemen |
| Answer» D. policemen | |
| 71. |
This yearning, over the years, has |
| A. | persisted |
| B. | soared |
| C. | declined |
| D. | disappeared |
| Answer» B. soared | |
| 72. |
The industry needs a literate work-force because |
| A. | its expansion needs sound learning |
| B. | it relies heavily on expertise |
| C. | it promotes a competitive spirit |
| D. | its operations need intricate technical knowledge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
The author argues that |
| A. | formal education can be traced to industrial society |
| B. | industrial society is responsible for expansion of education at mass level |
| C. | industrial society gave rise to vocational education |
| D. | industrial society changed the pattern of education |
| Answer» B. industrial society is responsible for expansion of education at mass level | |
| 74. |
The Sociologists referred to it in the passage say that the relationship between industry and elementary education was one |
| A. | based on mutual need |
| B. | based entirely on the need of the industry |
| C. | based entirely on economic need |
| D. | based on some inexplicable historical forces |
| Answer» C. based entirely on economic need | |
| 75. |
By 'functional relationship' is meant |
| A. | a short-term relationship |
| B. | practical and utilitarian relationship |
| C. | temporary arrangement |
| D. | close and unbreakable relationship |
| Answer» C. temporary arrangement | |
| 76. |
'Frozen ruts' means |
| A. | very cold roads |
| B. | wheel marks in which frost had become hard |
| C. | the road covered with frost |
| D. | hard roads covered with snow |
| Answer» D. hard roads covered with snow | |
| 77. |
The floor of the forest was soft because |
| A. | the forest did not harden it on account of trees |
| B. | the travellers were wearing boots |
| C. | the shoes had nails on their sole and heel |
| D. | they enjoyed walking in the woods |
| Answer» B. the travellers were wearing boots | |
| 78. |
We did not mind the hardness of road because |
| A. | we had nailed boots on |
| B. | it was good walking on the road |
| C. | the walk was refreshing |
| D. | the nails bit on the frozen roads |
| Answer» B. it was good walking on the road | |
| 79. |
We found great joy on account of |
| A. | wearing nailed boots |
| B. | the good long walk on the road |
| C. | walking occasionally through the forest |
| D. | walking on frost with nailed boots on |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Sometimes we walked through the pine forest as |
| A. | the path was unaffected by the frost |
| B. | it was good walking with nails in the boots |
| C. | the walks was invigorating |
| D. | it was sheer joy to walk in the forest |
| Answer» B. it was good walking with nails in the boots | |
| 81. |
Which of the following statements may be assumed to be false from the information in the passage? 1. The writer finds the attitude of modern economists towards natural resources to be uneconomic. 2. Buddhist economists are in different to the cost of fuels 3. To use oil on non-essentials is contrary to the Buddhist economic philosophy 4. To fell a tree is an act of violence not permitted by Buddhist economists Of the above statements |
| A. | 1 and 2 are false |
| B. | 1, 2 and 4 are false |
| C. | 3 and 4 are false |
| D. | All 1, 2, 3, and 4 are false |
| Answer» C. 3 and 4 are false | |
| 82. |
According to the passage, Buddhist economists are not in favour of |
| A. | measuring everything in terms of money |
| B. | using non-renewable sources |
| C. | economic development |
| D. | applying non-violence to every sphere of life |
| Answer» C. economic development | |
| 83. |
Dantes was in |
| A. | a hostel |
| B. | a dining room |
| C. | an army barracks |
| D. | a prison |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Dantes heard the key grate in the lock when the |
| A. | cell door was shut |
| B. | cell door was opened |
| C. | storeroom was opened |
| D. | storeroom was shut |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
The guard left the fragments because he |
| A. | didn't notice them |
| B. | wished to punish Dantes |
| C. | was too lazy to bother |
| D. | wanted Dantes to clear up |
| Answer» D. wanted Dantes to clear up | |
| 86. |
Dantes probably broke the jug |
| A. | in the morning |
| B. | during the night |
| C. | after breakfast |
| D. | at exactly 3pm |
| Answer» C. after breakfast | |
| 87. |
Children whose curiosity survives parental discipline means |
| A. | children retaining their curiosity in spite of being discouraged by their parents |
| B. | children pursuing their mental curiosity |
| C. | children's curiosity subdued due to parents intervention |
| D. | children being disciplined by their parents |
| Answer» B. children pursuing their mental curiosity | |
| 88. |
According to their passage, the children make life difficult for their parents |
| A. | by their ceaseless curiosity |
| B. | by unceasing bombardment of questions |
| C. | by asking irrelevant questions |
| D. | by posing profound questions |
| Answer» B. by unceasing bombardment of questions | |
| 89. |
The common people consider some of the questions that the scholars ask unimportant |
| A. | as they are too lazy and idle |
| B. | as they are too modest |
| C. | as it's beyond their comprehension |
| D. | as it is considered a waste of time |
| Answer» D. as it is considered a waste of time | |
| 90. |
A historian really studies the past |
| A. | to comprehend the present and to reconstruct the future |
| B. | to explain the present and plan the future |
| C. | to understand the present and make fortune |
| D. | to understand the present and mould the future |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
Newspapers lack a sense of discrimination because |
| A. | they do not separate the real news from mere sensationalism |
| B. | they have to accept whatever is received on the wires |
| C. | limited manpower makes serious evolution impossible |
| D. | people don't see the difference between 'junk' and 'real' news |
| Answer» B. they have to accept whatever is received on the wires | |
| 92. |
The writer of the above passage |
| A. | seems to be happy with the contemporary arrangements for circulating news |
| B. | is shocked by the casual stories about horrors and disasters reported in the newspapers |
| C. | wants better evaluation of news before publication |
| D. | wants to put his foot down on news stories |
| Answer» D. wants to put his foot down on news stories | |
| 93. |
Evaluation of news would imply |
| A. | less dependence on modern systems of communication |
| B. | more careful analysis of each news story and its value |
| C. | separating beans from junk |
| D. | discriminating horrors from disasters |
| Answer» C. separating beans from junk | |
| 94. |
The passage implies that |
| A. | there has to be censorship on newspapers |
| B. | there is no point in having censorship |
| C. | newspapers always dress up junk to look meaningful |
| D. | one has to be strict in selecting news items |
| Answer» D. one has to be strict in selecting news items | |
| 95. |
According to their passage, parents do their best to discourage curiosity in their children |
| A. | because they have no time |
| B. | because they have no patience to answer them |
| C. | because they feel that their children ask stupid questions continuously |
| D. | because they are unable to answer all the questions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans" means that the news |
| A. | is weak and often wanting entirely |
| B. | deserves no one's attention |
| C. | should travel the wires |
| D. | is junk dressed up as real news |
| Answer» C. should travel the wires | |
| 97. |
In this passage the author is trying to |
| A. | explain the difference between the construction of the two bridges |
| B. | describe the way different sections of people like to dress |
| C. | explain the variety of ways in which strangers can be treated |
| D. | describe how people of different classes behaved when unhappy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
People belonging to lower strata in their moments of distress |
| A. | remembered the days of glory |
| B. | dressed shabbily to earn sympathy |
| C. | visited the brick made bridge |
| D. | felt ashamed of their failures |
| Answer» D. felt ashamed of their failures | |
| 99. |
The bridge of stone was frequented by |
| A. | all the sections of society |
| B. | those fond of fishing |
| C. | the sophisticated but luckless |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 100. |
The two bridges were known |
| A. | for their similar design |
| B. | for being equidistant from town |
| C. | for being haunted places |
| D. | for attracting dejected people to them |
| Answer» E. | |