SSC CGL Tier-2 01-December-2016 English

Instructions

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.
Passage:

Is there any difference between "genius" and "talent" ? We generally feel that a man of genius is in some way higher than a man of talent; and that talented men are more common than genius. This is true, but it is rather vague. Genius implies "very extraordinary gifts or native powers, especially as displayed in original creation, discovery, expression or achievement; phenomenal capacity regarded as relatively independent of instruction and training". Talent, on the other hand, consists of "mental endowments or capacities of superior character; marked mental ability". "Talent" is more the capacity to learn to do a thing well; but "genius" is an inborn inspiration that drives a man to do a thing with original excellence. As Meredith said, "Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can".

Shakespeare in drama and poetry, Isaac Newton in science, Napoleon in war, Beethoven in music, were geniuses; many well-known poets, scientists, generals and musicians have been men of talent.

Question 191

What is the general view of a "genius" and a "talented" man?

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Question 192

A genius is a man with _________ ideas.

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Question 193

To learn to do a thing well is to be _________.

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Question 194

Who can be considered a true genius ?

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Question 195

As per the ideas expressed in the passage, Shakespeare, in drama and poetry, is a genius and _____.

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Instructions

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.
Passage:

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrects of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a casual personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics.

Question 196

What kind of collaboration helped Curie's to unlock the secrets of the atom?

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Question 197

What will best describe Marie Curie's personality?

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Question 198

When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, Marie felt ______.

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Question 199

Marie _______ left Poland and travelled to France to enter the Sorbonne.

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Question 200

Marie Curie's doctorate was in which academic discipline?

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