Q.9829·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyConsider the following statements: 1.The province of Assam was created in the year 1911 2.Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874 Which of the statements given above is / are correct?View question
Q.9830·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich of the following statements is / are true? 1.Faxian's Gaoseng Faxian Zhuan was the earliest first-hand Chinese account of Buddhist sites and practices in India 2.Faxian was only 25 years old at the time of writing the text 3.Faxian's main aim in coming to India was to obtain and take back texts containing monastic rules Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.9831·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich of the following statements are correct? 1.Ability to pay principle of taxation holds that the amount of taxes people pay should relate to their income or wealth 2.The Benefit Principle of taxation states that individuals should be taxed in proportion to the benefit they receive from Government programmes 3.A progressive tax takes a larger share of tax from poor families than it does from rich families 4.Indirect taxes have the advantage of being cheaper and easier to collect Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.9832·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich of the following statement(s) is / are false? 1.Wage Boards are tripartite in nature, with representatives from workers, employers and independent members 2.Except for the Wage Boards for Journalists and Non-Journalists, all the other wage boards are statutory in nature 3.Second National Commission on Labour has recommended against the utility of wage boards Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.9833·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThe rank of Major General in Indian Army is equivalent to:View question
Q.9834·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyAmong the currently operational Indian Satellites, there is no:View question
Q.9835·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyTo avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. The writer believes thatView question
Q.9836·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyA profound terror, increased still by the darkness, the silence and his waking images, froze his heart within him. He almost felt his hair stand on end, when by straining his eyes to their utmost, he perceived through the shadows two faint yellow lights. At first he attributed these lights to the reflection of his own pupils, but soon the vivid brilliance of the night aided him gradually to distinguish the objects around him in the cave, and he beheld a huge animal lying but two steps from him. The opening of the passage suggests thatView question
Q.9837·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyTo avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. With reference to the passage, which one of the following is the correct statement?View question
Q.9838·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyTo avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. The writer says that if he was writing a book on hedgehogsView question
Q.9839·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyTo avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. The writer is of the opinion thatView question
Q.9840·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyTo avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. A 'dogmatic statement' in the context means a statement which isView question
Q.9841·Miscellaneous·2016·EasySince I had nothing better to do, I decided to go to the market to buy a few handkerchiefs, the old ones had done vanishing trick. On the way I met an old friend of mine and I took him to a nearby restaurant for tea and snacks. Afterwards I went to the shop and selected a dozen handkerchiefs. I pulled out my purse to make the payment, and discovered that it was empty; I then realized that it was not my purse, it was a different purse altogether. How that happened is still a source of wonder to me and I refuse to believe that it was the work of my good old friend, for it was his purse that I held in my hand. The man could not buy the handkerchiefs becauseView question
Q.9842·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyA profound terror, increased still by the darkness, the silence and his waking images, froze his heart within him. He almost felt his hair stand on end, when by straining his eyes to their utmost, he perceived through the shadows two faint yellow lights. At first he attributed these lights to the reflection of his own pupils, but soon the vivid brilliance of the night aided him gradually to distinguish the objects around him in the cave, and he beheld a huge animal lying but two steps from him. The person in the storyView question
Q.9843·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThere are five lines in a plane, no two of which are parallel. The maximum number of points in which they can intersect isView question
Q.9844·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich one of the following nations is not a member of the Eurasian Economic Union?View question
Q.9845·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyBRICS leaders signed the agreement to establish a New Development Bank at the summit held in:View question
Q.9846·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThis passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: Once upon a time there was a king who had a wonderfully nice garden. S6: In the trees lived a nightingale that sang so sweetly that all who passed by stood still and listened. P: In the middle of the garden there was a lovely forest with tall trees and deep lakes. Q: In this garden were to be seen the most wonderful flowers with silver bells tied to them. R: The garden was so large that even the gardener himself did not know where it began and where it ended. S: These bells always sounded so that nobody should pass by without noticing the flowers. The proper sequence should beView question