Q.13843·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyThere was a farewell ceremony on her last day at school, to which my parents and I were invited. It was a touching ceremony in a solemn kind of way. The City Corporation sent a representative and so did the two main political parties. There were many speeches and my grandmother was garlanded by a girl from every class. Then the head-girl, a particular favourite of hers, unveiled the farewell present the girls had bought for her by subscription. It was a large marble model of the Taj Mahal; it had a bulb inside and could be lit up like a table lamp. My grandmother made a speech too, but she couldn’t finish it properly, for she began to cry before she got to the end of it and to stop to wipe away her tears. I turned away when she began dabbing at her eyes with a huge green handkerchief, and discovered, to my surprise, that many of the girls sitting around me were wiping their eyes too. I was very jealous, I remember. I had always taken it for granted that it was my own special right to love her; I did not know how to cope with the discovery that my right had been infringed by a whole school. The farewell ceremony made everyone feelView question
Q.13844·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following statements is correct ? In digestive system of living organismsView question
Q.13845·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following rocks does not belong to the same group ?View question
Q.13846·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyThere was a farewell ceremony on her last day at school, to which my parents and I were invited. It was a touching ceremony in a solemn kind of way. The City Corporation sent a representative and so did the two main political parties. There were many speeches and my grandmother was garlanded by a girl from every class. Then the head-girl, a particular favourite of hers, unveiled the farewell present the girls had bought for her by subscription. It was a large marble model of the Taj Mahal; it had a bulb inside and could be lit up like a table lamp. My grandmother made a speech too, but she couldn’t finish it properly, for she began to cry before she got to the end of it and to stop to wipe away her tears. I turned away when she began dabbing at her eyes with a huge green handkerchief, and discovered, to my surprise, that many of the girls sitting around me were wiping their eyes too. I was very jealous, I remember. I had always taken it for granted that it was my own special right to love her; I did not know how to cope with the discovery that my right had been infringed by a whole school. Before the writer attended the ceremony he/she had thoughtView question
Q.13847·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIt is no doubt true that we cannot go through life without sorrow. There can be no sunshine without shadow, we must not complain that roses have thorns but rather be grateful that thorns bear flowers. Our existence here is so complex that we must expect much sorrow and suffering. Yet it is certain that no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it. The world is like a looking glass; if you smile, it smiles; if you frown, it frowns back. Always try, then, to look at the bright side of things. There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of sunshine and brightens the whole room. Life has been described as a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel. The author says that we cannot go through life without sorrow becauseView question
Q.13848·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIt is no doubt true that we cannot go through life without sorrow. There can be no sunshine without shadow, we must not complain that roses have thorns but rather be grateful that thorns bear flowers. Our existence here is so complex that we must expect much sorrow and suffering. Yet it is certain that no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it. The world is like a looking glass; if you smile, it smiles; if you frown, it frowns back. Always try, then, to look at the bright side of things. There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of sunshine and brightens the whole room. Life has been described as a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel. According to the author no man can be discontented with the world if heView question
Q.13849·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIt is no doubt true that we cannot go through life without sorrow. There can be no sunshine without shadow, we must not complain that roses have thorns but rather be grateful that thorns bear flowers. Our existence here is so complex that we must expect much sorrow and suffering. Yet it is certain that no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it. The world is like a looking glass; if you smile, it smiles; if you frown, it frowns back. Always try, then, to look at the bright side of things. There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of sunshine and brightens the whole room. Life has been described as a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel. The expression “life is a tragedy to those who feel” means that it is a tragedy to those whoView question
Q.13850·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIt is no doubt true that we cannot go through life without sorrow. There can be no sunshine without shadow, we must not complain that roses have thorns but rather be grateful that thorns bear flowers. Our existence here is so complex that we must expect much sorrow and suffering. Yet it is certain that no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it. The world is like a looking glass; if you smile, it smiles; if you frown, it frowns back. Always try, then, to look at the bright side of things. There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of sunshine and brightens the whole room. Life has been described as a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel. The author says, “There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of sunshine and brightens the whole room”. The reason for this is that theyView question
Q.13852·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIt is no doubt true that we cannot go through life without sorrow. There can be no sunshine without shadow, we must not complain that roses have thorns but rather be grateful that thorns bear flowers. Our existence here is so complex that we must expect much sorrow and suffering. Yet it is certain that no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it. The world is like a looking glass; if you smile, it smiles; if you frown, it frowns back. Always try, then, to look at the bright side of things. There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of sunshine and brightens the whole room. Life has been described as a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel. What is the author’s message in this passage ?View question
Q.13853·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIn this question consist of two statements, statement I and statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below : Statement I : Red blood cells burst when placed in water. Statement II : Due to the phenomenon of osmosis water enters into red blood cells.View question
Q.13854·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIn this question consist of two statements, statement I and statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below : Statement I : Indigo formed the basis of a flourishing sector of commercial agriculture by the beginning of the 19th century. Statement II : The Indigo Commission was set up to enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators in 1860.View question
Q.13855·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following water-borne diseases is not caused by a bacteria ?View question
Q.13856·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyThe process of conventional earlobe piercing does not lead to bleeding. This is because theView question
Q.13857·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyAfter entering the human body through mosquito bite, the malarial parasite (plasmodium) shows initial multiplication inView question
Q.13858·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following parts of blood carries out the function of body defence ?View question
Q.13859·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following is not included in the major clinical sign as a case definition of AIDS in children < 12 years of age ?View question