Find the Antonyms of the following words written in the capital letters.
Q. No. :
2
Question :
ELATED
A :
crestfallen
B :
inebriated
C :
punctual
D :
insulted
Answer: A
Q. No. :
3
Question :
RETICENCE
A :
irascibility
B :
loquaciousness
C :
quiescence
D :
patience
Answer: B
Q. No. :
4
Question :
REVILE
A :
compose
B :
awake
C :
deaden
D :
praise
Answer: D
Q. No. :
5
Question :
PROPITIOUS
A :
adjacent
B :
contentious
C :
unfavorable
D :
coy
Answer: C
Q. No. :
6
Question :
Choose antonym for:
CONCEDE
A :
Object
B :
Refuse
C :
Grant
D :
Accede
Answer: B
Q. No. :
7
Question :
Choose antonym for :
AUTONOMY
A :
Slavery
B :
Subordination
C :
Dependence
D :
Submissiveness
Answer: C
Q. No. :
8
Question :
Choose antonym for:
EXODUS
A :
Influx
B :
Home-coming
C :
Return
D :
Restoration
Answer: A
Q. No. :
9
Question :
Choose antonym for:
CROWDED
A :
Busy
B :
Congusted
C :
Quiet
D :
Deserted
Answer: D
Q. No. :
10
Question :
Find the antonyms of the following word:-
OSSIFICATION
A :
Liquefaction
B :
Flexibility
C :
Vigour
D :
Viability
Answer: B
Q. No. :
11
Question :
Find the antonyms of the word:-
EXPOSTULATION
A :
Immigration
B :
Susceptibility
C :
Elegance
D :
Approbation
Answer: D
Q. No. :
12
Question :
Choose antonym for:
STARTLED
A :
Amused
B :
Relaxed
C :
Endless
D :
Astonished
Answer: B
Q. No. :
13
Question :
Choose antonym for:
REMISS
A :
Forgetful
B :
Watchful
C :
Dutiful
D :
Harmful
Answer: C
Find the Antonyms of the following words written in the capital letters
Q. No. :
14
Question :
ENSUE
A :
litigate
B :
precede
C :
arbitrate
D :
delay
Answer: B
Q. No. :
15
Question :
INCONGRUOUS
A :
external
B :
prudent
C :
legitimate
D :
harmonious
Answer: D
Q. No. :
16
Question :
APOSTATE
A :
laggard
B :
martinet
C :
loyalist
D :
skeptic
Answer: C
Q. No. :
17
Question :
TOPICAL
A :
general
B :
disinterested
C :
fallacious
D :
imperceptible
Answer: A
Q. No. :
18
Question :
Choose antonym for:
BALANCE
A :
Disbalance
B :
Misbalance
C :
Debalance
D :
Imbalance
Answer: D
Q. No. :
19
Question :
Choose antonym for:
EXTRAVAGANCE
A :
Luxury
B :
Poverty
C :
Economy
D :
Cheapness
Answer: C
Q. No. :
20
Question :
Choose antonym for:
COMMISSIONED
A :
Started
B :
Closed
C :
Finished
D :
Terminated
Answer: D
Q. No. :
21
Question :
Find the antonym of the word given below:-
PILLORY :
A :
lament
B :
foster
C :
exalt
D :
forgive
Answer: C
Q. No. :
22
Question :
Find the antonym of the word given below:-
UNTOWARD :
A :
experienced
B :
inevitable
C :
straight forward
D :
favourable
Answer: D
Q. No. :
23
Question :
Choose antonym for:
OBEYING
A :
Ordering
B :
Following
C :
Refusing
D :
Contradicting
Answer: C
Q. No. :
24
Question :
Choose antonym for:
ARROGANT
A :
Polite
B :
Cowardly
C :
Meek
D :
Gentlemanly
Answer: A
Q. No. :
25
Question :
Choose antonym for:
FAMOUS
A :
Disgraced
B :
Notorious
C :
Evil
D :
Popular
Answer: B
Q. No. :
26
Question :
Choose synonym for:
REFECTORY
A :
Restaurant
B :
Parlour
C :
Living Room
D :
Dining Room
Answer: D
Q. No. :
27
Question :
Choose the synonym:
ALERT
A :
Energetic
B :
Observant
C :
Intelligent
D :
Watchful
Answer: D
Q. No. :
28
Question :
Choose synonym for:
MOVING
A :
Taking
B :
Toying
C :
Shifting
D :
Turning
Answer: C
Q. No. :
29
Question :
Choose the synonym:
CORRESPONDENCE
A :
Agreements
B :
Contracts
C :
Documents
D :
Letters
Answer: D
Q. No. :
30
Question :
Choose the synonym:
HESITATED
A :
Stopped
B :
Paused
C :
Slowed
D :
Postponed
Answer: B
Q. No. :
31
Question :
Choose the synonym:
ADVERSITY
A :
Failure
B :
Helplessness
C :
Misfortune
D :
Crisis
Answer: C
Q. No. :
32
Question :
Choose the synonym:
DISTANT
A :
Far
B :
Removed
C :
Reserved
D :
Seperate
Answer: A
Find the Synonyms of the following words written in the capital letters.
Q. No. :
33
Question :
TENUOUS
A :
vital
B :
thin
C :
careful
D :
necessary
Answer: B
Q. No. :
34
Question :
MORIBUND
A :
dying
B :
appropriate
C :
answering
D :
undertaking
Answer: A
Q. No. :
35
Question :
INTERDICT
A :
acclaim
B :
dispute
C :
prohibit
D :
decide
Answer: C
Q. No. :
36
Question :
PLACATE
A :
determine
B :
transmit
C :
pacify
D :
allow
Answer: C
Q. No. :
37
Question :
ELUSIVE
A :
deadly
B :
eloping
C :
evasive
D :
simple
Answer: C
Q. No. :
38
Question :
Choose synonym for:
SHIVER
A :
Feel
B :
Rock
C :
Tremble
D :
Move
Answer: C
Q. No. :
39
Question :
Choose the synonym:
INFREQUENT
A :
Never
B :
Usual
C :
Rare
D :
Sometimes
Answer: C
Find the Synonyms of the following words , written in the capital letters.
Q. No. :
40
Question :
BUCOLIC
A :
diseased
B :
repulsive
C :
rustic
D :
twinkling
Answer: C
Q. No. :
41
Question :
CILIATED
A :
Foolish
B :
swift
C :
constructed
D :
hairy
Answer: D
Q. No. :
42
Question :
HORTATORY
A :
dissuading
B :
frantic
C :
inquiring
D :
denying
Answer: A
Q. No. :
43
Question :
REPARTEE
A :
willful departure
B :
witty retort
C :
spectator
D :
sacrifice
Answer: B
Q. No. :
44
Question :
TENACIOUS
A :
holding fast
B :
obnoxious
C :
intentional
D :
fast running
Answer: A
Q. No. :
45
Question :
Choose the synonym:
BROWSE
A :
Heal
B :
Deceive
C :
Examine
D :
Strike
Answer: C
Q. No. :
46
Question :
Mark the grammatically correct sentence as your answer
A :
Excellence will come when the performer takes pride in doing his best
B :
Excellence comes as the performer will take pride in doing his best
C :
The excellence will come when the performer will take pride in doing his best
D :
Excellence comes when the performer takes pride in doing his best
Answer: D
Q. No. :
47
Question :
Mark the grammatically correct sentence as your answer
A :
My sister likes painting, dancing and cooking
B :
My sister likes painting, dancing and to cook
C :
My sister like painting, dancing and cooking
D :
My sister like to paint, dancing and cooking
Answer: A
In each of the following questions, the sentences of a paragraph are jumbled up and given. Each sentence is labelled as 1,2,3 and 4. Find out the order in which sentences have to be arranged to form a logically coherent paragraph. Mark the choice as your answer.
Q. No. :
48
Question :
1). The caribbean crisis which had the potential of starting the 3rd world war was successfully averted. 2). The U.N.O has succeeded in preventing war and maintaining peace in most cases. 3). War was ended between India and Pakistan and peace was finally established in this part of the world. 4). It deployed its forces to maintain peace in Korea and succeeded in its mission.
A :
2134
B :
1432
C :
1423
D :
2413
Answer: D
Q. No. :
49
Question :
1). If we want to make our democracy stable there should be some checks upon the people in power. 2). We do not have a healthy opposition and this gap can be covered only by a free and bold press. 3). In India democracy is still passing through its infantile stage suffering from a lot of ups and downs. 4). The leaders generally become very ambitious and so they try to gain power as much as is possible.
A :
3124
B :
3142
C :
4132
D :
4231
Answer: B
Q. No. :
50
Question :
1). The girl gets a new home and the boy gets a wife, a human being to keep his home; both get a family without which they cannot have self-fulfilment. 2). The argument of the supporters of dowry - that dowry is the means by which the daughter gets a share of her father's property - is meaning less and hollow. 3). The system of the dowry is definitely an evil. 4). The needs of both are equal and are equally supplied by both.
A :
3421
B :
2143
C :
3214
D :
2134
Answer: C
Q. No. :
51
Question :
1). Mahatma Gandhi rightly said that the prosperity of India depends upon the prosperity of villages. 2). He exhorted the social workers that emancipation of India lay in the emancipation of villages. 3). If we are really interested in national development, villages are to be given the first priority. 4). India is predominantly a rural society with about 70% of the people living in rural areas and if things are determined as per majority, it may well be said that India lives in villages.
A :
4123
B :
3124
C :
4213
D :
4132
Answer: A
In each of the following questions, the sentences of a paragraph are jumbled up and given. Each sentence is labelled as 1,2,3 and 4. Find out the order in which sentences have to be arranged to form a logically coherent paragraph. Mark the choice as your answer.
Q. No. :
52
Question :
1). What is called the industrial area is entirely the monopoly of the cities. 2). An important development that has, of late, taken place in the countryside is the phenomenal success of the green revolution. 3). Another aspect of the problem is the confinement of industry to cities and towns. 4). For the expansion of education and literacy in the rural areas it is necessary that industry should be dispersed in villages also.
A :
3241
B :
3421
C :
3142
D :
2413
Answer: C
Q. No. :
53
Question :
1) The use as well as the disposal of chemicals has posed a very serious problem to the government. 2). But in order to enforce it legally, it must be given legislative sanction. 3). Despite clear printed instructions, these are likely to be misused owing to the lack of training and proper apparatus. 4). However, a code of conduct regulating the use of chemicals has been evolved and it is pleaded that it should be observed strictly by those who pursue agriculture for profit.
A :
1324
B :
3142
C :
3241
D :
1342
Answer: D
Q. No. :
54
Question :
1). They have made progress possible, otherwise there would have been little to distinguish man from ape. 2). That is why men use tools which make one pair of hands do the work of five or ten pairs. 3). In the competition of life he, who can do the largest amount of work in the shortest span of time, wins. 4). The savage who scratches his land with his bare hands has to give way to the man who makes use of various tools like the plough, the loom and the vehicles.
A :
3241
B :
3214
C :
3124
D :
2341
Answer: A
Q. No. :
55
Question :
1). Those who are unsuited to any physical effort because of bodily defects should be given more sympathetic consideration. 2). Their chief arguments have been based on the accepted fact that both mentally and physically youngster are widely different. 3). Compulsory sports in schools has often provoked bitter controversy among parents and their children. 4). A child who shows disinclination must be allowed to stay away and pursue his preferred social activities.
A :
3214
B :
3241
C :
2341
D :
2143
Answer: B
Q. No. :
56
Question :
Mark the grammatically correct sentence as your answer
A :
Money is important but it is not most important thing in life.
B :
The money is important but it is not the most important thing in life.
C :
The money is important however is not the most important thing in life.
D :
The money is important though is not the most important thing in life.
Answer: B
Q. No. :
57
Question :
Mark the grammatically correct sentence as your answer
A :
Before you will go to see him he will have left the place
B :
Before you could see him he will have left the place
C :
Before you can see him, he will have left the place
D :
Before you will go to see him he will leave the place
Answer: C
A sentence is given in four different forms. Only one of them is correct grammatically. Mark the correct one as your answer.
Q. No. :
58
Question :
A :
If you want to play we, you must practise.
B :
If you want to play we, one must practise.
C :
If one want to play we, you must practise.
D :
If one wants to p;ay we, he must practise.
Answer: A
Q. No. :
59
Question :
A :
Einstein was more cleverer than any other scientist.
B :
Einstein was more cleverer than any scientist.
C :
Einstein was cleverer than any other scientist.
D :
Einstein was cleverer than any scientist.
Answer: C
Q. No. :
60
Question :
A :
An argument developed among his sister and him.
B :
An argument developed between his sister and he.
C :
An argument developed between his sister and his
D :
An argument developed between his sister and him.
Answer: D
Q. No. :
61
Question :
A :
The youngster will benefit from the experience.
B :
The youngster will benefit by the experience.
C :
The youngster will benefit of the experience.
D :
The youngster will benefit out of the experience.
Answer: A
Q. No. :
62
Question :
A :
There were a little children in the class than expected
B :
There were fewer children in the class than expected
C :
There were lesser children in the class than expected
D :
There were a small children in the class than expected
Answer: B
A sentence is given in four different forms. Only one of them is correct grammatically. Mark the correct one as your answer.
Q. No. :
63
Question :
A :
The child can't hardly wait till its birthday.
B :
The child can wait till it's birthday.
C :
The child can hardly wait till its birthday.
D :
The child can wait hardly till its birthday.
Answer: C
Q. No. :
64
Question :
A :
Each of the students were given a prize.
B :
Each of the students was given a prize.
C :
Each of the students have been given a prize.
D :
Each of the students were being given a prize.
Answer: B
Q. No. :
65
Question :
A :
At end of the day they are always tired
B :
At the end of day they are always tired
C :
At the end of the day they are always tired
D :
At end of the day always they are tired
Answer: C
Q. No. :
66
Question :
A :
These tomatoes does not taste very good.
B :
These tomatoes do not taste very good.
C :
These tomatoes are not tasting a very good.
D :
These are tomatoes which are not tasting very good.
Answer: B
Q. No. :
67
Question :
A :
Is it more expensive to go by car than by train?
B :
Is it the more expensive to go by car or by train?
C :
Is it more expensive to go by car or by train?
D :
Is it the much expensive to go by car or by train?
Answer: A
Q. No. :
68
Question :
Select the correct order :
A: for the proper training of people
B: in order to make them technically proficient in the job they take up
C: the government should make arrangements
D: in different jobs
A :
BADC
B :
CADB
C :
ACDB
D :
ACBD
Answer: B
Q. No. :
69
Question :
A: are enough to rock the bottom of
B: the peaceful conduct of eight general elections held so far
C: the cynic's pessimism about India's democracy
D: and the peaceful changes of the governent
A :
BDCA
B :
CDAB
C :
BCDA
D :
BDAC
Answer: D
Q. No. :
70
Question :
Rearrange the parts and select the correct order:
A: due to which marriages that used to be a sacrament
B: leading to misery and a lot of corruption
C: having now acquired the character of a business transaction
D: dowry system is a great evil present in Indian society
A :
DABC
B :
BDCA
C :
BDAC
D :
DACB
Answer: D
Q. No. :
71
Question :
Rearrange the parts and select the correct order:
A: beneath the gondola, but when I looked down,
B: the polystyrene blocks strapped
C: we were already 160 metres off the ground
D: my job was to cut tree
A :
ABCD
B :
DABC
C :
CDBA
D :
DBAC
Answer: D
Q. No. :
72
Question :
Rearrange the parts and select the correct order:
A: around her frail body
B: ulcer below the toes of her outstretched right foot
C: a faded green sari wrapped tightly
D: she sits on a low stool and stares at a large grey white
A :
DBAC
B :
DACB
C :
CADB
D :
CABD
Answer: C
How strange time is and how queer we are! Time has really changed and it has changed us too. It walked one step forward, unveiled its grace, alarmed us and hen elated us.
Yesterday we complained about time and trembled at its terrors. But today we have learned to love it and revere it, for now we understand its intents, its natural disposition, its secrets and its mysteries.
Yesterday we were a toy in the hands of Destiny. But today Destiny has awakened from her intoxication to play and laugh and walk with us. We do not follow her but she follows us.
Q. No. :
73
Question :
The author is talking about
A :
Time and how it has changed
B :
Our queerness
C :
Our queerness
D :
None of the above.
Answer: A
Q. No. :
74
Question :
The author tries to say that along with time
A :
We have become more frightened
B :
We have changed too
C :
We also walk with it
D :
None of the above
Answer: B
Q. No. :
75
Question :
When the author says that "……. Destiny follows us", he means
A :
Destiny can take walks
B :
Destiny can play like us
C :
Destiny can sleep and awake like us
D :
We have conquered destiny
Answer: D
Q. No. :
76
Question :
The author throughout the passage sounds
A :
sad
B :
pessimistic
C :
angry
D :
optimistic
Answer: D
There was in increase of about 10 % in the investment in the public sector, like electricity, irrigation quarrying, public services and transport; even though the emphasis leaned towards transport and away from the other sectors mentioned. A 16-17% growth in investment, including a 30% increase in investment in business premises has been recorded in trade and services. Although there continued to be a decline in the share of agriculture in total gross investment in the economy, investment grew by 9% in absolute terms, largely spurred on by a 23% expansion of investment in agriculture equipment. Housing construction had 12% more invested in it in 1964, not so much owing to increase demand, as to fears of impending new taxes and limitation of building.
There was a rise of close to 11% in the total consumption in real terms during 1964 and per capita personal consumption by under 7%, as in 1963. The undesirable trend towards a rapid rise in consumption, evident in previous years, remains unaltered. Since at current prices consumption rose by 16% and disposable income by 13%, there was evidently a fall in the rate of saving in the private sector of the economy. Once again a swift advance in the standard of living was indicated in consumption patterns. Though fruit consumption increased, expenditure on food, especially bread and staple items, declined significantly. There was a continuing increase in the outlay on furniture and household equipment, health, education and recreation. The greatest proof of altered living standards was the rapid expansion of expenditure on transport (including private cars) and personal services of all kinds, which occurred during 1964. The changing composition if purchased durable goods demonstrated the progressive affluence of large sectors of the public. On the one hand increased purchase of automobiles and television sets were registered, a point of saturation was rapidly being approached for items like the first household radio, gas cookers, and electric refrigerators.
Q. No. :
77
Question :
It is possible to to conclude from this passage, that the people of the country were
A :
spending more money than they earn
B :
investing and consuming at an accelerated pace
C :
saving more money than previously
D :
spending their money wisely
Answer: B
Q. No. :
78
Question :
According to the author the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption is "undesirable" as:
A :
there was an increase in the expenditure on frills and luxuries
B :
the people were affluent
C :
people were saving less
D :
there was a rise in the standard of living
Answer: C
Q. No. :
79
Question :
It is possible to conclude that the United States is not the discussed country as:
A :
From the statement that the saturation point was rapidly being approached for first household radios
B :
there is no mention of military expenditures
C :
the people were affluent
D :
the people were not saving their money
Answer: A
Q. No. :
80
Question :
The area, which saw the greatest expenditure of investment funds was
A :
Business premises
B :
Housing construction
C :
Agricultural equipment
D :
A field which cannot be determined
Answer: D
I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into ans out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
Q. No. :
81
Question :
The word 'Command Module' used twice in the given passage indicates perhaps that it deals with
A :
an alarming journey
B :
a commanding situation
C :
a journey into outer space
D :
a frightful battle.
Answer: C
Q. No. :
82
Question :
Which one of the following reasons would one consider as more as possible for the warning lights to be on?
A :
There was a shower of debris.
B :
Jack was yelling.
C :
A catastrophe was imminent.
D :
The moon was looming close and big.
Answer: C
Q. No. :
83
Question :
The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means
A :
that the sun was very hot
B :
that there was no strong wind
C :
that the air was unpolluted
D :
none of above
Answer: D
The establishment of the third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the United States. The complete destruction of democracy, the persecution of laws, the war on religion, the cruelty and barrbarism of the Nazis and especially, the plans of Germany and her allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war. While speaking out against Hitler's atrocities, the American profile generally favored isolationist policies, and neutrality. The neutrality acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the president was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at his discretion
American opinion began to change somewhat after President Roosevelt's quarantine the aggvessor speech at Chicago (1937) in which he severely criticized Hitler's policies. Germany's seizure of Austria and Munich pact for the partition of Czechoslovakia (1938) also around the American people. The conquest of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 was another rude awakening to the menace of the third Reich. In August, 1939, came the shock of the Nazi - Soviet pact and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of European war. The United States attempt to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the democracies arranged against the Third Reich. The Neutrality act of 1939 repeated the arms embargo and permitted 'cash' and 'carry' exports of arms to belligerent nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A draft act was passed (1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend - Lease Act (1940) authorized the president to sell, exchange or lend materials to any county deemed necessary by him for the defense of the United States. Help was given to Britain territory in the western Hemisphere. In August 1941, President Roosevelt and prime minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charter which proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. In December 1941, Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at Pearl harbor, immediately thereafter Germany declared war on the united states.
Q. No. :
84
Question :
USA entered the war against
A :
because Pearl Harbor was attacked
B :
after peaceful efforts had failed
C :
because Germany declare war against it
D :
because Japan was an ally of Germany
Answer: C
Q. No. :
85
Question :
The Neutrality Act of 1939 favored Great Britain because
A :
the British had command of the sea
B :
the law permitted U.S.A. to trade only with the allies.
C :
it antagonized Japan
D :
it led to the Land - Lease Act
Answer: A
Q. No. :
86
Question :
An event that did not occur in 1939 was the
A :
invasion of Poland
B :
invasion of Czechoslovakia
C :
passing of the Neutrality Act
D :
passing of the Land - Lease act
Answer: D
Q. No. :
87
Question :
One item occurring 1937 that the author does not mention in the list of actions that alienated the American Public was
A :
The persecution of religious groups
B :
Nazi barbarism
C :
The burning of the Reich tag.
D :
German plans for conquest of the world
Answer: C
Q. No. :
88
Question :
During the years 1933-36, American policy may be described as having been
A :
watchful
B :
isolationist
C :
pacific
D :
discretionary
Answer: B
To entertain any theory about revolution," writes John Dunn, "--and it is not even possible to identify just what events do constitute revolutions without assuming some theory about the meaning of revolution--is to assume a political posture.... The value-free study of revolutions is a logical impossibility for those who live in the real world" (Dunn, 1972: 1-2). For the student of revolutions the problem is complicated by the fact that the political postures assumed spontaneously by those who write or speak about them, and, if not careful, by himself or herself, are not necessarily coherent or consistent. We live in an era when rapid and fundamental change has become the norm in everyday life, so that the terms "revolution" and "revolutionary" extend far beyond the field of political science. Moreover, common discourse identifies them, much in the eighteenth-century manner, with progress and the improvement of life, so that, as advertising agencies understand only too well, the word "revolutionary," when attached to a new microwave oven as distinct from a political regime, will sell the product more effectively, even among those most passionately committed to the defense of the status quo against subversion.
Nevertheless, the primary political meaning of "revolution" remains profoundly controversial, as the historiography of the subject demonstrates, and as the debates surrounding the bicentenary of the French Revolution of 1789 demonstrate even more unmistakably. What usually happens to revolutions sufficiently distant from the present--and two centuries are, by the news agency standards that dominate our information, almost beyond the range of the remembered past--is that they are either transformed into nonrevolutions--that is, integrated into historical continuity or excluded from it as insignificant temporary interruptions--or else they are celebrated by public rites of passage suitable to the occasions that mark the birth of nations and/or regimes. They remain controversial only among historians. Thus the English Revolution or revolutions of the seventeenth century has been tacitly eliminated from political discourse: even in the tercentenary year of what used to be called the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 and the constituting event of British parliamentary sovereignty, its presence in public rhetoric has been subdued and marginal. On the other hand, a celebratory consensus has marked the various bicentenaries connected with the American Revolution, and even opponents of those aspects of it which are still--or again--highly controversial, such as its deliberate refusal to give public recognition to religion, would not dream of using this as an argument against it. Its public face, jubilees and centenaries apart, is that of a rite of passage in the life of the nation, independence (celebrated on the Fourth of July) taking its place after first settlement (celebrated on Thanksgiving).
Attempts to apply these two techniques of eliminating the controversial aspects of the French Revolution have been made, by republicans and by the political right respectively, and the contention that it achieved little or nothing other than what would have happened without it, and thus constitutes not a major transforming set of events but only a sort of stumble on the long path of French history, is one of the main weapons in the intellectual war against those who wish to celebrate its bicentenary. Yet these attempts have failed. On the one hand, the revolution never gained the general retrospective consensus without which such events cannot become harmless national birthdays, not even after World War II briefly eliminated from the political scene that French Right that defined itself by its rejection of 1789. On the contrary, since the revolution inspired not only the Left of the relatively remote past but also the contemporary Left, it could not but remain contentious. As is quite evident from the pre-bicentenary debates in France, the traditional opponents of 1789 have been reinforced by the opponents of 1917; by reactionaries who would not disclaim that label, by liberals who certainly would. Yet the antirevolutionary attempt to demote the revolution, or shunt it onto a sidetrack of French historical development, has also failed, since, if it had succeeded, it would no longer need to be seriously argued. Indeed, the mere project of trying to prove that the French Revolution is not an altogether major event in modern history must strike non-Frenchmen as brave and quixotic--that is, as absurd.
Q. No. :
89
Question :
The author is likely to agree with all the following statements except:
A :
Historians can no more escape taking a political posture about revolutions than anybody else, but, they can at least avoid seeing and judging them unhistorically.
B :
French Revolution belongs to the class of historical phenomena whose significance is not to be judged by the intentions or expectations of those who make them, or even those which could be imputed to them by subsequent analysis.
C :
In great revolutions, as in the great mass wars of modern times, the unintended consequences are almost certainly more important than the intended ones.
D :
To be able to reflect upon the revolution without being judgemental poses a bit of a struggle but is definitely not unfeasable.
Answer: D
Q. No. :
90
Question :
It can be derived from the passage that all the following questions about any revolution can be considered political and not historical except:
A :
Was the revolution therefore avoidable?
B :
Did it produce results that could have been achieved only through revolution and not in other ways?
C :
What gives the revolutions a right to call themselves revolutions?
D :
Did it pursue a logical line of development that then skidded off course?
Answer: C
Q. No. :
91
Question :
The primary purpose of the passage is:
A :
To study a making of an emblematic revolution along with an example.
B :
To study the uncontrollability of process and outcome of a revolution.
C :
To study the terms dictating the success or failure of French Revolution getting its deserved position
D :
To study the historical dimentions of a revolution.
Answer: A
Q. No. :
92
Question :
The following can be inferred from the passage.
I. The recent and modern practice of giving revolution a mundane reposition has played an active role in repositioning it historically as well.
II. The archaic definition of revolution seems to be becoming ambiguous because of the change in the conception of various important historical events.
III.The historical conception of everyting related to a revolution is to a great extent dependent on the political conception of the revolution.
A :
1
B :
2
C :
1 and 2
D :
2 and 3
Answer: D
Q. No. :
93
Question :
Which of the following statements can be most directly extracted from the passage?
A :
The controversy behind the political meaning of revolution provides it with whatever historical relevance it has.
B :
Inspite of all the attempts being made to the contrary, revolution will always remain a separate and important political and historical entity.
C :
When we are dealing with the concept of a revolution, we are basically dealing with a phenomenon to which the criteria of social problem-solving apply more than peripherally.
D :
A revolution depicts a time where human agencies can effectively choose between correct and incorrect solutions, alternative strategies or more or less wasteful or elegant methods of achieving ends specifiable in advance.
Answer: B
Visual recognition involves storing and retrieving memories. Neural activity, triggered by the eye, forms an image in the brains memory system that constitutes an internal representation of the viewed object. When an object is encountered again, it is matched with its internal representation and thereby recognized. Controversy surrounds the question of whether recognition is a parallel, one-step process or a serial, step-by-step one. Psychologists of the Gestalt school maintain that object are recognized as wholes in a parallel procedure : , the internal representation is matched with the retinal image in a single operation. Other psychologists have proposed that internal representation features are matched serially with an object's features. Although some experiments show that, as an object become familiar, its internal representation becomes more familiar, its internal representation becomes more holistic and the recognition process correspondingly more parallel, the weight of evidence seems to support the serial hypothesis, at least for objects that are not notably simple and familiar.
Q. No. :
94
Question :
It can be inferred from the passage that the matching process in visual recognition is
A :
Not a natural activity.
B :
Not possible when an object is viewed for the very first time.
C :
Not possible if a feature of a familiar object is changed in same way.
D :
Only possible when a retinal image is received in the brain as a unitary whole.
Answer: A
Q. No. :
95
Question :
In terms of its tone and form, the passage can best be characterized as
A :
A biased exposition
B :
A speculative study
C :
A dispassionate presentation
D :
A dogmatic explanation.
Answer: C
Q. No. :
96
Question :
The author is primarily concerned with
A :
Explaining how the brain receives images
B :
Synthesizing hypotheses of visual recognition
C :
Examining the evidence supporting the serial recognition hypothesis
D :
Discussing visual recognition and some hypotheses proposed to explain it.
Answer: B
Q. No. :
97
Question :
According to the passage, Gestalt psychologists make which of the following suppositions about visual recognition?
I A retinal image is in exactly the same form as its internal representation
II An object is recognized as a whole without any need for analysis into component parts. III The matching of an object with its internal representation occurs in only one step
A :
I and III only
B :
III only
C :
I, II and III
D :
II and III only
Answer: D
But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
Q. No. :
98
Question :
The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies
A :
being totally unconcerned
B :
pretending to be very busy
C :
a very superior attitude
D :
calm, dignified and affectionate disposition
Answer: D
Q. No. :
99
Question :
From the passage it appears that the author was
A :
an inexperienced hunter
B :
kind and considerate
C :
possessed with fear
D :
a worried man
Answer: B
Q. No. :
100
Question :
The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
A :
was afraid of it
B :
did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm
C :
did not have the experience of shooting big animals