Which of the following interchange of signs would make the equation correct ?
8 × 6 +2 =22
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If ‘-‘ stands for addition, ‘+’ stands for subtraction, ‘÷’ stands for multiplication and ‘×’ stands for division, then which one of the following equation is correct ?
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In each of the following questions, some equations are solved on the basis of certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.
2 × 4 × 6 = 4; 9 x 3 x 7 = 13;
4 × 7 × 6=3; 9 × 7 × 8 =?
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3 × 5 × 7 × 2 = 24, 2 × 4 × 6 × 8 = 22, 4 × 4 × 8 × 9 = ?
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In each of the following questions, select the missing number from the given responses:
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In each of the following questions, select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives.
SOCIAL : OCIALS : : DRIVEN : ?
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$$\frac{1}{8}:\frac{1}{64}::\frac{1}{16}:\frac{1}{?}$$
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29 : 87 : : 79 : ?
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Embarrassed : Humiliated :: Frightened : ?
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Macabre : Lovely : : Baneful : ?
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AYRRJC : CATTLE : : NCPDCAR : ?
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In each of following questions, find the odd word/number/letters/number pair from the given alternatives:
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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary :
I. Euphrasy
II. Eupepsy
III. Euphonic
IV. Eugenic
V. Euphony
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Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following ?
I. Absorption
II. Digestion
III. Nutrition
IV. Excretion
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In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
0, ? , 8 27, 64, 125
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BMX, DNW, FOV, ? .
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655, 637, 622, 610, 601, ?
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1, 5, 25, 125, ? , ? , ?
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In a class composed of x girls y boys what part of the class is composed of girls ?
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If a number is greater than 5 but less than 9 and greater than 7 but less than 11, the number is
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In a row, 25 trees are planted at equal distance from each other. The distance between 1st and 25th tree is 30 m. What is the distance between 3rd and 15th tree?
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In each of the following questions, from the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word :
INSTITUTIONALISE
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STIMULATION
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In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE written in that code?
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Which letter in the word ‘Vertex’ should be changed to mean spiral movement ?
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If TRANSFER is coded as RTNAFSRE, then how ELEPHANT be coded in that code language ?
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If MONKO is coded as 57637, then how KLJMN be coded in the same code ?
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Statement is given followed by two inferences I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given inferences, if any. follow from the given statement.
Statement : “Electric supply in Anand Colony will be cut tomorrow after 12 O’clock for three hours because repairing work will be carried out.”
Inferences :
I. Residents of Anand Colony may use their electrical appliances before 12 O’clock tomorrow.
II. Residents of Anand Colony need training for using electricity economically.
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Anand travels 10 kms from his home to the east to reach his school. Then he travels 5 kms to the south to reach his father’s shop, after school. He then travels 10 kms to the west to help his uncle. How far and in which direction is he from his home ?
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Four villages A, B, C and D lie in a straight line. D is 10 kms from B. A is exactly Between D and C and C from B is 2 kms more than it is from D. How far is C from B ?
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Select the alternative inference which is most appropriate. “All professors are learned; learned people are always gentle.”
Inference : All professors are gentle persons.
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In each of the following questions, among four answer figures whose cut pieces can form the given question figure?
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Which of the following answer figures cannot occur when the question figure given below is rotated ?
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In each of the following questions, which of the following Venn diagrams best represents relation between given classes ?
Humans, Birds, Animals
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Fruits, Apples, Oranges
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In the diagram given below which letter (s) represents the students who play Cricket as well as Football and Hockey ?
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In each of the following questions, which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
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From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
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A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in th question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
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If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?
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A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and 2 to 6 respectively and that of Matrix II are numbered from 2 to 6 and 7 to 0 respectively. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., ‘H’ can be represented by 04, 25, 32, etc., and ‘N’ can be represented by 21, 40, 59, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word given below
YEAR
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There are no politics devoid of religion’ is stated by
In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualties of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war ?
Akbar held his religious discussion in
Who succeeded Guru Nanak ?
The Earliest Settlements of Aryan tribes were at
Who said, “Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who pledges himself to Hitler pledges himself to Germany” ?
Who speaks of Cabinet system as the "Steering wheel of the ship of state” ?
Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equals) ?
What is farming along with animal husbandry called ?
Hydraulic Action is a type of erosion caused by
Which is the newest geological era ?
The plant from which cocoa and chocolate are obtained is a
The biggest single-celled organism is
Crescograph was invented by
Foramen Magnum is an aperture found in the
Who betrayed Siraf-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757 ?
‘Kelp’ is
Spot the odd item in the following :
Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
Radar is used to
Optical fibre works on the principle of
Which application in Microsoft Office is feasible for preparing presentations ?
The language which was used to build Internet Pages in the beginning of Internet Technology is
Name the branch of Zoology that deals with the scientific study of animal
behaviour.
‘Barr body’ is found in
The colours of stars depend on their
Which source has been particularly fruitful in finding novel anti-tumour agents such as bryostanns and dolostatins ?
The pollutant responsible for ozone holes is........
One of the best solutions to get rid of non-biodegradable wastes is
Vermicomposting is done by
If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which disease will spread ?
India exports power to which country?
The alkoloid naturally found in coffee, cocoa and cola nut is
The metal used for making air-crafts and rockets is
The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called.
Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India ?
In India, woman had never been a Chief Minister in the State of
Which of the following is not a noble gas ?
Sunda Trench is in
Which of the following is an organic rock ?
Who among the following has written the famous book “Malgudi Days” ?
British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year
Which vein brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart ?
The first woman President of Indian National congress was
Average propensity to consume is defined as
In short run, if a competitive firm incurs losses, it will
Which one of the following is the specific feature of the single member constituency
system ?
Which of the following relations always holds true ?
The Keynesian consumption function shows a relation between
Over short period, when income rises, average propensity to consume usually
A plate was sold for Rs.6,300 after giving two successive discounts of $$12\frac{1}{2}$$ % and 10%. Find the marked price.
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To attract more visitors, Zoo authority announces 20% discount on every ticket which costs 25 paise. For this reason, sale of ticket increases by 28%. Find the percentage of increase in the number of visitors.
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Which of the following represents a correct proportion ?
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A sphere is cut into two hemispheres. One of them is used as bowl. It takes 8 bowlfuls of this to fill a conical vessel of height 12 cm and radius 6 cm. The radius of the sphere (in centimetre) will be
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The perimeters of a circle, a square and an equilateral triangle are same and their areas are C, S and T respectively. Which of the following statement is true ?
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The list price of a shirt is 440 and a customer pays 396 for it. The discount rate is
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Nisha bought a number of oranges at 2 for a rupee and an equal number at 3 for a rupee. To make a profit of 20% she should sell a dozen for
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If A’s salary is 50% more than that of B, then B’s salary is less than A’s by
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A and B are 20 km apart. A can walk at an average speed of 4 km/hour and B at 6 km/ hr. If they start walking towards each other at 7 a.m., when they will meet ?
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A policeman starts to chase a thief. When the thief goes 10 steps the policeman moves 8 steps. 5 steps of the policeman is equal to 7 steps of the thief. The ratio of the speeds of the policeman and the thief is
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In a Mathematics examination the numbers scored by 5 candidates are 5 successive odd integers. If their total marks is 185, the highest score is
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In two successive years, 80 and 60 students of a school appeared at the final examination of which 60% and 80% passed respectively. The average rate of students passed (in percent) is
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What is the value of $$\frac{(941+149)^{2}+(941-149)^{2}}{(941\times941+149\times149)}?$$
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If $$x+\frac{1}{x}=5$$, then $$x^{6}+\frac{1}{x^{6}}$$ is
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$$\sqrt[5]{5}\times5^{3}\div5^{\frac{3}{2}}=5^{a+2}$$ then the value of a is
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If $$ x^{2}-3x+1=0$$ then the value of $$\frac{x^{6}+x^{4}+x^{2}+1}{x^3}$$ will be
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A boat goes 24 km upstream and 28 km downstream in 6 hours. It goes 30 km upstream and 21 km downstream in 6 hours and 30 minutes. The speed of the boat in still water is
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The compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is 410. The simple interest on the same sum at the same rate and for the same time is
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The graphs of x = a and y = b intersect at
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‘O’ is the centre of the circle, AB is a chord of the circle, OM┴ AB. If AB = 20 cm, OM = 2√11 cm, then radius of the circle is
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If the angles of a triangle ABC are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 1, then the angles ∟A, ∟B and ∟C are
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In ∆ABC, ∟ABC = 70°, ∟BCA = 40°. O is the point of intersection of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides, then the angle LBOC is
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If the measures of the sides of triangle are $$(x ^{2} - 1), (x^{2} + 1)$$ and 2x cm, then the triangle would be
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If $$2^{x}=4^{y}=8^{z}$$ and xyz = 288, the value of $$\frac{1}{2x}$$ +$$ \frac{1}{4y} + \frac{1}{8z}$$ is
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If $$x^{4}+\frac{1}{x^4}=119$$ and $$x<1$$ the find the positive value of $$x^{3}-\frac{1}{x^3}$$
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The value of $$(3+2\sqrt{2})^{-3}+(3-2\sqrt{2})^{-3}$$ is
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The value of $$sin^{2} 30^{\circ} cos^{2} 45^{\circ}$$ + $$5tan^{2} 30^{\circ}$$ + $$\frac{3}{2} sin^{2} 90^{\circ}$$ - $$3 cos^{2} 90^{\circ}$$ is
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If $$cos^{2} θ - sin^{2} θ = \frac{1}{3}$$ , where 0 ≤ θ ≤ π/2 then the value of $$cos^{4} θ - sin^{4} θ$$ is
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If tanθ = 1/√11 0 < θ < π/2, then the value of $$\frac{cosec^{2}\theta-\sec^2\theta}{cosec^2\theta+\sec^2\theta}$$
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If angle bisector of a triangle bisect the opposite side, then what type of triangle is it ?
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If each angle of a triangle is less than the sum of the other two, then the triangle is
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A, B, C are three points on the circumference of a circle and if AB=AC=$$5\sqrt{2}$$ BAC = 90°, find the radius.
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Pipe A is an inlet pipe filling the tank at 8000 litres/hr. Pipe B empties the tank in 3 hours. The capacity of the tank is
A tap drips at a rate of one drop/sec. 600 drops make 100m1. The number of litres wasted in 300 days is
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ABC is a right angled triangle. B being the right angle. Midpoints of AB,BC and AC are respectively B’,C' and A’. Area of ΔA’B’C’ is
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Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their HCF is 12. The numbers are
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If x [-2 {-4 (-a)}] +5 [-2 {-2 (-a)}] = 4a, then x =
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A can complete a work in 'm' days and B can complete it in ‘n' days. How many days will it take to complete the work if both A and B work together ?
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From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building is 30°. A flag is hoisted at the top of the building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff from P is 45°. Find the length of the flagstaff. (Take √3= 1.732)
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The value of $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}sin\frac{\pi}{6}cos\frac{\pi}{4}-cot\frac{\pi}{3}sec\frac{\pi}{6}+\frac{5tan\frac{\pi}{4}}{12sin\frac{\pi}{2}}$$ is equal to
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if sin θ= 3/5 is equal to $$\frac{\tan\theta+\cos\theta}{\cot\theta+cosec\theta}$$ is equal to
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If a cos θ + b sin θ = p and a sin θ - b cos θ = q, then the relation between a, b, p and q is
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60 students were asked to choose their favourite sport.
Their distribution is as follows :
Football - 15
Cricket - 12
Swimming - 12
Basketball - 11
Athletics - 10
The data is illustrated in a Pie Chart. What angle should be used for football ?
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In in a triangle ABC, AB = AC. BC is extended to D. and ACD = 120°, then A is equal to
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Study the graph and answer the questions.
In which year the sale of cool-sip is minimum ?
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In case of which soft drink was the average annual sale maximum during the
peri0d 1988-1993 ?
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What was the approximate percent drop in the sale of Pep-up in 1990 over its sale in 1989 ?
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What was the approximate percent increase in sales of Cool-sip in 1990 over its sales in 1989 ?
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In which year sale of Dew-drop is maximum ?
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In case of which soft drink was the average annual sale minimum during the period 1988-1993 ?
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In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
When she parted ,......... her parents, her eyes were full of tears.
He went ............ to oblige his superior.
During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, ................both
the strength to work and many of the specific skills that were once possessed.
The members of the religious sect ostracized the .............who had abandoned their
faith.
Would you mind ............ the suitcase, Sir ?
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Impervious
Peruse
Amicable
In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.
Desecration
Yield
Particularly
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Indians are going places in the field of software technology.
She is a person who pulls no punches.
For any group work to be successful, it is important that everyone is on the same page.
Our plan to go to London is in the air.
My efforts at pest control went in vain, I have to go back to the drawing board.
In the following questions, a sentence/ part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at a, b and c which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is d.
This crime makes a man liable for transportation till his life.
I don’t think many people will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow. I, but for one, have to be in Chennai.
My visits to my family are a few and far between.
Their friendship will not last through long time.
All these articles are kept in a tin box to prevent from spoiling of damp in rainy season.
Your previous project was only failed because you did not persevere yourself in it.
I had more sympathy with you. my friend.
The bank manager was given a holiday and so he resolved to go for hitch-hiking.
Our big iron gate jingles on its hinges as it is opened.
Although other parts the world 20 per cent of the farm area is owned by women, in India women own less than 7 per cent.
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Passing out of use
A drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks
Affecting or relating to cows
Something that might happen in the future
A special fondness or liking for
Relating to kinship with the father
A part of a word that can be pronounced separately
In the following questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
The Critical Faculty is the most potent one in the human make-up. Its pervasiveness and force have not properly been recognized because like breathing, it is so much a part and parcel of human activity. The difference between a simpleton and an intelligent man, according to the man who is convinced that he is of the latter category, is that the former wholeheartedly accepts all things that he sees and hears while the latter never admits anything except after a most searching scrutiny. He imagines his intelligence to be a sieve of closely woven mesh through which nothing but the finest can pass. The critical sense is essential for keeping social transactions in a warm state. Otherwise life would become very dull and goody-goody. The critical faculty is responsible for a lot of give and take in life. It increases our awareness of our surroundings; it sounds dignified no doubt, but is seems also to mean that we can watch someone else’s back better than our own! We never know our own defects till they are pointed out to us, and even then we need not accept them. We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts. On the surface it is all very well to say, ‘I want an honest criticism; that will help me, not blind compliments.’ I wish people would mean it.
The negative side of the critical faculty is that
People who solicit others’ opinions (about themselves) generally want
The critical faculty is defined as the ‘most potent one in human make-up’ because
What, according to the writer, is the essential link between breathing and the
critical faculty ?
The self-defined intelligent man defines himself on the basis of
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
International trade represents a significant share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While international trade has been present throughout much of history, its economic, social and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries. Industrialization, advances in tecnology, transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system. Increasing international trade is crucial to the continuance of globalization. International trade is, in principle, not different from domestic as the motivation and the behaviour of parties is across a border or not. The main difference is that international trade. Another difference between domestic and international trade is that factors of production such as capital and labour are typically more mobile within a country than across countries.
Which of the following is one of the factors of production ?
What is the synonym of ‘mobile’ ?
Which one of the following has a major impact on international trade ?
According to the author, increasing international trade
What is the main difference between international and domestic trade ?
In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, your answer is d: i.e., No error.
A chill wind blew (a)/ and icy fingers of death (b)/ crept up my spine. (c)/ No error (d).
Such rules (a)/ do not apply to (b)/ you and I. (c),/ No error (d).
The river (a)/ has overflown (b)/ its banks. (c)/ No error (d).
IIM Calcatta’s MBA programme (a)/ is regarded (b)/ as the finest in the country (c)/ No error (d).
One of the most (a)/ widely spread (b)/ bad habit is the use of tobacco. (c)/ No error (d).
