Q.1801·Miscellaneous·2024·EasyOnly with long experience and opening of his wares on many a beach where his language is not spoken, will the merchant come to know the worth of what he carries, and what is parochial and what is universal in his choice. Such delicate goods as justice, love and honour, courtesy, and indeed all the things we care for, are valid everywhere but they are variously moulded and often differently handled, and sometimes nearly unrecognizable if you meet them in a foreign land, and the art of learning fundamental common values is perhaps the greatest gain of travel to those who wish to live at ease among their fellows. When we meet other people while we travel, we learn to differentiate betweenView question
Q.1802·Miscellaneous·2024·Easy“The history of science is the real history of mankind” In this striking epigram, a nineteenth-century writer links science with its background. Like most epigrams, its power lies in emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth which may be easily overlooked. In this case, it is easy to overlook the relations between science and mankind, and to treat the former as some abstract third party, which can sometimes be praised for its beneficial influences, but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind cannot be divorced from time to time at men’s convenience. Yet we have seen that, in spite of countless opportunities of improvement, the opening years of the present period of civilization have been dominated by international conflict. Is this the inevitable result of the progress of science or does the fault lie elsewhere? Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1.The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science. 2.The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it. Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?View question
Q.1803·Miscellaneous·2024·Easy“The history of science is the real history of mankind” In this striking epigram, a nineteenth-century writer links science with its background. Like most epigrams, its power lies in emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth which may be easily overlooked. In this case, it is easy to overlook the relations between science and mankind, and to treat the former as some abstract third party, which can sometimes be praised for its beneficial influences, but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind cannot be divorced from time to time at men’s convenience. Yet we have seen that, in spite of countless opportunities of improvement, the opening years of the present period of civilization have been dominated by international conflict. Is this the inevitable result of the progress of science or does the fault lie elsewhere? Which of the following is/are emphatically conveyed by the author of the passage? 1. Without science, mankind could not have continued to exist till today. 2. It is the science that will ultimately determine the destiny of mankind. Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.1804·Miscellaneous·2024·EasyA father said to his son, “n years back I was as old as you are now. My present age is four times your age n year back". If the sum of the present ages of the father and the son is 130 years, what is the difference of their ages?View question
Q.1805·Miscellaneous·2024·EasyIn an examination, 80% of students passed in English, 70% of students passed in Hindi and 15% failed in both the subjects. What is the percentage of students who failed in only one subject?View question
Q.1806·Miscellaneous·2024·EasyA number is mistakenly divided by 4 instead of multiplying by 4. What is the percentage change in the result due to this mistake?View question
Q.1807·Miscellaneous·2024·EasyP’s salary is 20% lower than Q’s salary which is 20% lower than R’s salary. By how much percent is R's salary more than P’s salary?View question
Q.1810·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements regarding the royal center in Vijayanagara Empire: 1.The royal center was located in the south-western part of the settlement 2.It included over 60 temples 3.About 30 building complexes at the site have been identified as palaces Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.1811·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhich one of the following is NOT a requirement for photosynthesis?View question
Q.1812·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements regarding Sanchi and its archaeological findings: 1.When Sanchi was discovered in 1818, three of its four gateways were still standing, the fourth was lying on the spot where it had fallen 2.Animals depicted at Sanchi include elephants, horses, monkeys and cattle Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.1813·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhich one of the following metal is NOT an essential component in stainless steel?View question
Q.1814·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyMatch List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Process) List II (Separation method) A. Separation of acetoneand water from their mixture 1. Chromatography B. Separation of water and kerosene oil from their mixture 2. Centrifugation C. Separation of cream from milk 3. Distillation D. Separation of pigments from plant extract 4. Separating FunnelView question
Q.1815·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyIn flowering plants, DNA content of the parent plant gets halved duringView question
Q.1816·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhich one of the following is the correct sequence during sexual reproduction in Angiosperms?View question
Q.1817·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhich Five Year Plan of India focused on rapid industrialization based growth process?View question