Q.13015·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyAs soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery — and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided. And at that distance, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. The author compares the elephant to a costly machine becauseView question
Q.13016·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe area of an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = AC and altitude AD = 3 cm is 12 square cm. What is its perimeter?View question
Q.13017·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. What does the word "huddling" imply?View question
Q.13018·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyA well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after examining them. he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the section. By then. the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions. 3nd drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He had come in good dress only to get decent treatment not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase. The young man moved away to the hosiery section because heView question
Q.13019·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyA well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after examining them. he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the section. By then. the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions. 3nd drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He had come in good dress only to get decent treatment not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase. The manager asked the young man what he wanted becauseView question
Q.13020·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyA well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after examining them. he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the section. By then. the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions. 3nd drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He had come in good dress only to get decent treatment not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase. The young man left without making purchase because heView question
Q.13021·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyAs soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery — and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided. And at that distance, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. The writer was against shooting the elephant becauseView question
Q.13022·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. "He didn’t think...in the dark". This sentence actually implies that heView question
Q.13023·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. One of them disappeared down the hill implies thatView question
Q.13024·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBrown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food. Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again. Consider the following statements: 1.Brown and Cornelius sat round the fire. 2.Cornelius lay half-asleep at a little distance from the fire. 3.All the people sat round the fire. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.13025·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyNationalism is only a curse when it becomes narrow and fanatical. Like so many other things available to man, say, religion, it can easily lead men astray. Nationalism can lead people into thinking only of themselves, of their own struggles. of their own misery. It can also cause a nation to become suspicious and fearful of its neighbours. to look upon itself as superior, and to become aggressive. And it is when nationalism impels a state to become expansionist and seek domination over others that it becomes a positive curse and harmful internationally. From the passage which of the following statements can be assumed to be most likely to be true?View question
Q.13026·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyNationalism is only a curse when it becomes narrow and fanatical. Like so many other things available to man, say, religion, it can easily lead men astray. Nationalism can lead people into thinking only of themselves, of their own struggles. of their own misery. It can also cause a nation to become suspicious and fearful of its neighbours. to look upon itself as superior, and to become aggressive. And it is when nationalism impels a state to become expansionist and seek domination over others that it becomes a positive curse and harmful internationally. Which of the following phrases most correctly suggests the central theme of the passage?View question
Q.13027·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyNationalism is only a curse when it becomes narrow and fanatical. Like so many other things available to man, say, religion, it can easily lead men astray. Nationalism can lead people into thinking only of themselves, of their own struggles. of their own misery. It can also cause a nation to become suspicious and fearful of its neighbours. to look upon itself as superior, and to become aggressive. And it is when nationalism impels a state to become expansionist and seek domination over others that it becomes a positive curse and harmful internationally. From the passage, which of the following statements most correctly reflects the opinion of the author?View question
Q.13028·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the tower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices. Five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime. for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire. What did the prisoner suffer the most during imprisonment?View question
Q.13029·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the tower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices. Five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime. for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire. Who slumped forward with a dull thud?View question
Q.13030·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the tower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices. Five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime. for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire. When had the crime been committed?View question
Q.13031·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the tower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices. Five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime. for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire. For what crime had the prisoner been punished?View question
Q.13032·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyConsider the following statements: 1.The perpendicular bisector of a chord of a circle does not pass through the centre of the circle. 2. The angle in a semicircle is a right angle. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question