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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?
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| 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. | |