SSC CGL Tier-2 18-February-2018 English

P: It affords us a glimpse into acts, events, ideas, characters of the past, thus helping us to know more about those centuries gone by.
Q: It is almost as if such acts and ideas were meant to occur over and over again in different centuries though in a slightly different manner each time.
R: History is a record of past, especially in connection with human race.
S: When we trace history right from its beginning to the recent times, we cannot fail to notice that some events and characters have shown a repetitive quality.

P: In order to bridge this generation gap, elders should adopt a more sympathetic approach towards the young, and try to understand the emotions, the aspirations and the problems of the young.
Q: They should, therefore, value the advice and counsel of the elders.
R: The generation gap has widened to such an extent that the old and the young people appear to be living in two separate worlds without any interaction.
S: The youth should realize that they have no experience of life.

P: But the achievements of science have not come to man as a ripe apple falls in the lap of a man sitting under an apple tree.
Q: Science is not just the result of observation and experience.
R: It is, on the other hand , the result of centuries of hard work done by man, even at the risk of his own life or health.
S: There is no doubt that science has been the greatest boon to man so far.

P: It is said that the great poet Tulsi Dass composed it under divine inspiration.
Q: The Ramayana is a book of great social importance.
R: It is full of devotional songs besides tenets of social wisdom.
S: People read it and worship it.

P: And when they manifest our soils, minds and bodies suffer such as depression and calousy.
Q: These negative states hide in our consciousness at different leads therefore they may manifest permanently or occasionally.
R: Egocentric fixation resists in negative state.
S: Meditation reveals the state of egocentric fixation and free people from suffering, because people are able to see more clearly their negative.

P: Added to this is their economic dissatisfaction.
Q: The youth get frustrated when they see a great deal of disparity between the theory and its application.
R: All these factors blend together and give rise to a cult of violence.
S: This causes them to wonder whether all that they ever learnt would overcome in use or would go waste.

P: His story symbolizes a lifestyle struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
Q: 'Nelson Mandela' was born on July 18th, 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, then a part of South Africa's Cape Province.
R: It was a terrible form of institutionalized racism that held the South African society in it's grip for a long time.
S: It was not easy for Mandela to fight against it, as he too was among those who were oppressed by the system.

P: In the least-developed countries, if agricultural productivity were drastically reduced by climate change, the cost of living would rise by one or two percent, and at a time when per capita income will likely have doubled.
Q: It may still be vulnerable to climate change for many years to come.
R: In developing countries, in contrast, as much as a third of GNP and half the population currently depends on agriculture.
S: Agriculture is practically the only sector of the economy affected by climate.

P: Freedom of speech is essential for the all round growth and development of a person as well as a nation as a whole.
Q: A nation filled with people full of discontent can never grow in the right direction.
R: It can even create discomfort and dissatisfaction that leads to stress.
S: Imposing restriction on what one speaks or hears can hamper the development of a person.

P: Kohli, along with Deepika and Ranveer, has led the ascent of millennials to the top of the rankings.
Q: For the first time a female sportsperson has made it to the top 15.
R: This year saw PV Sindhu make an entry at 15.
S: Former captain Dhoni slipped from 9th place last year to 13th this year.