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101.

The attitude of lowly and genteel towards strangers was

A. virtually the same
B. entirely different
C. completely indifferent
D. virulently hostile
Answer» C. completely indifferent
102.

A person who aspires to lead could learn from the history of battles

A. what led the previous leaders win a battle
B. what made them lose a battle
C. the qualities and deficiencies of commanders of these battles
D. the strategies that they have evolved in course of these battles
Answer» D. the strategies that they have evolved in course of these battles
103.

In this context, "intelligent interpretation of current event" means

A. rational explanation of events
B. appropriate understanding of events
C. intellectual outlook on events
D. skilful interpretation of events
Answer» B. appropriate understanding of events
104.

The expression "more than a modicum of truth" means

A. some truth
B. much truth
C. more than a small amount of truth
D. nothing but truth
Answer» D. nothing but truth
105.

Negative national feeling can make a nation

A. selfish
B. self-centred
C. indifferent
D. dangerous
Answer» C. indifferent
106.

According to the writer, a study of famous battles of history would

A. be beneficial to wise men
B. provide food to modern leaders for reflection
C. be more useful than a general knowledge of ancient history
D. help us understand the art of modern warfare
Answer» C. be more useful than a general knowledge of ancient history
107.

A knowledge of history is necessary to interpret current problems because

A. they have roots in the past
B. they can be contrasted with the past events
C. they may be repetitions of past events
D. only then they can be put in a proper context
Answer» D. only then they can be put in a proper context
108.

Suitable title for this passage can be

A. Nationalism breeds unity
B. Nationalism - a road to world unity
C. Nationalism is not enough
D. Nationalism and national problems
Answer» D. Nationalism and national problems
109.

The greatest problem in the middle of the passage refers to the question

A. how to mitigate hardship to human beings
B. how to contain the dangers of aggressive nationalism.
C. how to share the economic burden equally
D. how to curb international hatred
Answer» C. how to share the economic burden equally
110.

'Others' in the last sentence refers to

A. other people
B. other nations
C. other communities
D. other neighbours
Answer» B. other nations
111.

The passage mention James McCain

A. as an author of detective stories
B. as brave, smart, and successful with women
C. as tough cunning and courageous
D. as being more impressive than others
Answer» B. as brave, smart, and successful with women
112.

Murderers, gangsters and crooks referred to in the passage given above

A. always manage to get away
B. are often glorified in detective stories
C. are wiser than their victims
D. know how to escape from law
Answer» C. are wiser than their victims
113.

Aggressive nationalism

A. breeds threat to international relations
B. leads to stunted growth
C. endangers national unity
D. isolates a country
Answer» E.
114.

According to this passage, a criminal in a detective story generally gets caught

A. for the crimes he has committed
B. because of his careless mistakes
C. because the police is smarter than the criminals
D. for the crimes he has not committed
Answer» E.
115.

According to be passage given above, detective stories

A. make interesting reading
B. are hardly worth reading
C. encourage readers to content crimes
D. tend to create wrong notion about crimes and punishment
Answer» E.
116.

The passage emphasis that modern technology

A. is an unmixed blessing
B. has caused serious hazards to life
C. has produced powerful chemicals
D. has benefited highly developed nations
Answer» C. has produced powerful chemicals
117.

According to the passage the increasing use of fertilisers is responsible for

A. abundance of food
B. disturbance in the ecological system
C. water pollution
D. increase in diseases
Answer» D. increase in diseases
118.

The widespread use of insecticides has

A. reduced the number of wild animals
B. caused imbalance in the relationship between living beings and their environment
C. eliminated diseases by killing mosquitoes and flies
D. caused biological hazards
Answer» C. eliminated diseases by killing mosquitoes and flies
119.

The harmful effects of modern technology are

A. widespread but short-lived
B. widespread and long-lasting
C. limited and long-lasting
D. severe but short-lived
Answer» C. limited and long-lasting
120.

Radioactive pollutants

A. are limited in their effect
B. will infect the atmosphere for thousands of years
C. will be on the surface of earth for a very long time
D. will dissipate in short span of time
Answer» D. will dissipate in short span of time
121.

According to the passage, the life of a criminal

A. is exciting
B. is hardly worth the risk
C. is seldom presented in the right perspective
D. ends in a triumph of justice
Answer» D. ends in a triumph of justice
122.

Dantes was planning to

A. carve his name
B. make his escape
C. tease the guard
D. call for breakfast
Answer» C. tease the guard
123.

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. a cheap, a renewable
B. an irrational, an essential
C. an expensive, an non-renewable
D. a rational, an unessential
Answer» D. a rational, an unessential
124.

The Buddhist economist's attitude implies that fuels like coal and oil must be used only if

A. there is a plentiful supply
B. wood and water can be dispensed with
C. the relative cost of each is than of wood and water
D. there is no alternative fuel available
Answer» E.
125.

In this passage, the phrase "God in man" implies

A. God having assumed the shape of man
B. neither fully godly nor fully human
C. man being transformed into God
D. the divine qualities in man
Answer» E.
126.

The author uses the expression 'ugly deformities' to show his indignation at

A. political organisations
B. the liberation of human consciousness
C. selfishness and materialism of the people
D. the drunken orgies of power
Answer» D. the drunken orgies of power
127.

According to the author, "salvation" of human beings lies in the

A. extended trade relations
B. spiritual transformation of life
C. orgy of national pride
D. wholehearted participated in political organisations
Answer» C. orgy of national pride
128.

In the phrase "the birth of Man in the consciousness of men", AMn stands for

A. power and arrogance
B. egocentricity
C. noble human qualities
D. an idealistic notion of the human self
Answer» E.
129.

People jeer at the 'birth of Man' in the human consciousness when they

A. begin to think of themselves as God
B. become power hungry
C. restructure the social system
D. become mentally deranged
Answer» C. restructure the social system
130.

In his childhood, the narrator looked "more like a foreigner than a Dawood Bohri" This was because he was

A. a foreign child
B. a very healthy boy
C. tell and smart
D. fair and brown haired
Answer» E.
131.

Modern medicine is primarily concerned with

A. promotion of good health
B. people suffering from imaginary illness
C. people suffering from real illness
D. increased efficiency in work
Answer» C. people suffering from real illness
132.

The passage suggests that

A. health is an end in itself
B. health is blessing
C. health is only means to an end
D. we should not talk about health
Answer» D. we should not talk about health
133.

Talking about the health all time makes people

A. always suffer from imaginary illness
B. sometimes suffer from imaginary illness
C. rarely suffer from imaginary illness
D. often suffer from imaginary illness
Answer» E.
134.

The passage tells us

A. how medicine should be manufactured
B. what healthy man should or should not do
C. what television programmes should be about
D. how best to imagine illness
Answer» C. what television programmes should be about
135.

A healthy man should be concerned with

A. his work which good health makes possible
B. looking after his health
C. his health which makes work possible
D. talking about health
Answer» B. looking after his health
136.

What does science liberate s from? It is liberate us from

A. fears and destructive passions
B. slavery to physical nature and from passions
C. bondage to physical nature
D. idealistic hopes of glorious future
Answer» C. bondage to physical nature
137.

Should human sciences be developed because they will

A. provide more knowledge of the physical word
B. make us conscious of the changing world
C. make us conscious of the changing in ourselves
D. eliminate the destruction caused by a superficial knowledge of the physical world
Answer» E.
138.

If man's bestial yearning is controlled

A. the future will be tolerable
B. the future will be brighter than the present
C. the present will be brighter than the future
D. the present will become tolerable
Answer» C. the present will be brighter than the future
139.

Fears and hopes according to the author

A. are closely linked with the life of modern man
B. can bear fruit
C. can yield good results
D. are irrational
Answer» B. can bear fruit
140.

To carve out a bright future man should

A. analyse dangers that lie ahead
B. try to avoid dangers
C. overcome fear and dangers
D. cultivate a positive outlook
Answer» E.
141.

"The rules of the natural justice are not embodies rules" means that these rules

A. are left deliberately vague
B. cannot be satisfactorily interpreted
C. are flexible
D. cannot be visualised
Answer» D. cannot be visualised
142.

From the passage it is clear that it is the legislature that

A. invests the administrative authority with enormous powers
B. embodies rules
C. has the larger interests of public welfare
D. leaves administrative authority enough discretion to interpret rules
Answer» B. embodies rules
143.

According to the passage, there is always a gap between

A. rules of natural justice and their application
B. conception of a rule and its concretisation
C. demand for natural justice and its realisation
D. intention and execution
Answer» B. conception of a rule and its concretisation
144.

"To dispense with a requirement" means

A. to do without the demand
B. to drop the charge
C. to cancel all formal procedure
D. to alter the provisions of the case
Answer» B. to drop the charge
145.

The sad rule mentioned in this passage refers to

A. the inability of the Japanese to be inventive like the British
B. the inability of the British to be industrious like the Japanese
C. the lack of variety in Japanese inventions
D. the poorer marketing ability of British
Answer» E.
146.

A man of courage is

A. cunning
B. intelligent
C. curious
D. careful
Answer» E.
147.

It is evident from the passage that the strength of a country's industry depends upon

A. original research
B. international cooperation
C. dedicated workforce
D. electronic development
Answer» D. electronic development
148.

Physical courage is an expression of

A. emotions
B. deliberation
C. uncertainty
D. defiance
Answer» B. deliberation
149.

According to the passage, natural justice can be brought about by

A. administrative authority remaining vigilant
B. administrative authority upholding rules of natural justice
C. administrative authority farming rules suitably
D. administrative authority observing the rules of fair play
Answer» E.
150.

A man with moral courage can

A. defy his enemies
B. overcome all difficulties
C. face a situation boldly
D. be very pragmatic
Answer» D. be very pragmatic