Q.14455·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyGandhi was not born great. He was a blundering boy, a mediocre student, a poor lawyer, an ordinary individual until he remade himself. He was a self-remade man. He had faith in himself. But above all, he had a deep, touching faith in the peasants, miners, labourers, and the unformed men and women whom he drew into his work. He fed them all an elixir of self-confidence and self-respect and turned weakness into strength, fear into fearlessness. Consider the following assumptions: 1. Gandhi was a great man throughout his life. 2. Men are not born great, but they are made great by self effort. 3. Gandhi liked the ordinary people and neglected the rich. 4. Gandhi transformed the ordinary masses into great heroes. Which of the above assumptions can be drawn from the above passage?View question
Q.14456·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyGandhi was not born great. He was a blundering boy, a mediocre student, a poor lawyer, an ordinary individual until he remade himself. He was a self-remade man. He had faith in himself. But above all, he had a deep, touching faith in the peasants, miners, labourers, and the unformed men and women whom he drew into his work. He fed them all an elixir of self-confidence and self-respect and turned weakness into strength, fear into fearlessness. Gandhi transformed the uneducated people by teaching themView question
Q.14457·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyGandhi was not born great. He was a blundering boy, a mediocre student, a poor lawyer, an ordinary individual until he remade himself. He was a self-remade man. He had faith in himself. But above all, he had a deep, touching faith in the peasants, miners, labourers, and the unformed men and women whom he drew into his work. He fed them all an elixir of self-confidence and self-respect and turned weakness into strength, fear into fearlessness. Gandhi’s attitude to the labour class was one ofView question
Q.14458·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyGandhi was not born great. He was a blundering boy, a mediocre student, a poor lawyer, an ordinary individual until he remade himself. He was a self-remade man. He had faith in himself. But above all, he had a deep, touching faith in the peasants, miners, labourers, and the unformed men and women whom he drew into his work. He fed them all an elixir of self-confidence and self-respect and turned weakness into strength, fear into fearlessness. The word ‘leonine’ in the passage meansView question
Q.14459·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThe dog fence in Australia has been erected to keep out hostile invaders, in this case hordes of yellow dogs called dingoes. The empire it preserves is that of wool growers. Yet the fence casts a much broader ecological shadow. For the early explorers, a kangaroo or a wallaby sighting marked a noteworthy event. Now try not to see one. Without a native predator there is no check on the marsupial population. The kangaroos are now cursed more than the dingoes. They have become rivals of sheep, competing for water and grass. The State Governments now cull more than three million kangaroos a year to keep Australia’s natural symbol from over running the pastoral lands. The Fence is meant to keep the :View question
Q.14460·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThe dog fence in Australia has been erected to keep out hostile invaders, in this case hordes of yellow dogs called dingoes. The empire it preserves is that of wool growers. Yet the fence casts a much broader ecological shadow. For the early explorers, a kangaroo or a wallaby sighting marked a noteworthy event. Now try not to see one. Without a native predator there is no check on the marsupial population. The kangaroos are now cursed more than the dingoes. They have become rivals of sheep, competing for water and grass. The State Governments now cull more than three million kangaroos a year to keep Australia’s natural symbol from over running the pastoral lands. Australia’s national symbol is :View question
Q.14461·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThe dog fence in Australia has been erected to keep out hostile invaders, in this case hordes of yellow dogs called dingoes. The empire it preserves is that of wool growers. Yet the fence casts a much broader ecological shadow. For the early explorers, a kangaroo or a wallaby sighting marked a noteworthy event. Now try not to see one. Without a native predator there is no check on the marsupial population. The kangaroos are now cursed more than the dingoes. They have become rivals of sheep, competing for water and grass. The State Governments now cull more than three million kangaroos a year to keep Australia’s natural symbol from over running the pastoral lands. What has led to the unchecked growth of the marsupial population ?View question
Q.14462·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThe dog fence in Australia has been erected to keep out hostile invaders, in this case hordes of yellow dogs called dingoes. The empire it preserves is that of wool growers. Yet the fence casts a much broader ecological shadow. For the early explorers, a kangaroo or a wallaby sighting marked a noteworthy event. Now try not to see one. Without a native predator there is no check on the marsupial population. The kangaroos are now cursed more than the dingoes. They have become rivals of sheep, competing for water and grass. The State Governments now cull more than three million kangaroos a year to keep Australia’s natural symbol from over running the pastoral lands. The marsupial population is up in Australia because :View question
Q.14463·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyNot all nocturnal animals have good eyesight. Many of them concentrate on the other senses for finding their way about and for finding food. The sense of touch is very well developed in many nocturnal animals, whether they have good eyes or not. The large hairs or whiskers on the faces of cats and mice are sense organs and the animals react rapidly if these whiskers are touched. The sense of smell is also very important for nocturnal animals such as hedgehogs and field mice. The moist night air holds scent much better than dry air does. Which one of the following statements is correct ?View question
Q.14464·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyNot all nocturnal animals have good eyesight. Many of them concentrate on the other senses for finding their way about and for finding food. The sense of touch is very well developed in many nocturnal animals, whether they have good eyes or not. The large hairs or whiskers on the faces of cats and mice are sense organs and the animals react rapidly if these whiskers are touched. The sense of smell is also very important for nocturnal animals such as hedgehogs and field mice. The moist night air holds scent much better than dry air does. The cat’s whiskers are organs associated with the sense ofView question
Q.14465·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThis question consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context. The song had a SOPORIFIC effect on the child.View question
Q.14466·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThis question consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context. His ALLEGIANCE to the party was suspect from the very beginning.View question
Q.14467·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThis question consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context. Sympathetic criticism has a SALUTARY effect.View question
Q.14468·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThis question consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context. His bad behaviour EVOKED punishment.View question
Q.14469·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThis question consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context. Please do not give any more FLIMSY pretexts for not having done the work.View question
Q.14470·Miscellaneous·2011·EasyThis question consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context. He was the court appointed lawyer for fifty-six INDIGENT defendants.View question