Q.9451·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyMost of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year, or manoeuvred a field; but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believed that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. The passage implies that the greatest countries are those thatView question
Q.9452·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyJust as some men like to play football or cricket, so some men like to climb mountains. This is often very difficult to do, for mountains are not just big hills. Paths are usually very steep. Some mountainsides are straight up and down, so that it may take many hours to climb as little as one hundred feet. There is always the danger that you may fall off and be killed or injured. Men talk about conquering a mountain. It is a wonderful feeling to reach the top of a mountain after climbing for hours and may be even for days. You look down and see the whole country below you. You feel God-like. Two Italian prisoners of war escaped from a prison camp in Kenya during the war. They did not try to get back to their own country, for they knew that was impossible. Instead they climbed to the top of Mount Kenya, and then they came down again and gave themselves up. They had wanted to get that feeling of freedom that one has, after climbing a difficult mountain. To climb a mountain is often difficult becauseView question
Q.9453·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyJust as some men like to play football or cricket, so some men like to climb mountains. This is often very difficult to do, for mountains are not just big hills. Paths are usually very steep. Some mountainsides are straight up and down, so that it may take many hours to climb as little as one hundred feet. There is always the danger that you may fall off and be killed or injured. Men talk about conquering a mountain. It is a wonderful feeling to reach the top of a mountain after climbing for hours and may be even for days. You look down and see the whole country below you. You feel God-like. Two Italian prisoners of war escaped from a prison camp in Kenya during the war. They did not try to get back to their own country, for they knew that was impossible. Instead they climbed to the top of Mount Kenya, and then they came down again and gave themselves up. They had wanted to get that feeling of freedom that one has, after climbing a difficult mountain. Some men like to climb mountains becauseView question
Q.9454·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn national no less than in individual life there are no watertight compartments. No sharp lines can be drawn to mark off the political from the moral, the social from the economic regions of life. Politicians often talk as though one has only to introduce certain political and economic changes for paradise to descend on earth, forgetful of the fact that the efficiency of an institution depends on the way it is worked, which itself is determined by the character and wisdom of the men who work it. Which one of the following statements most correctly indicates the implication of the phrase ‘paradise to descend on earth’?View question
Q.9455·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn national no less than in individual life there are no watertight compartments. No sharp lines can be drawn to mark off the political from the moral, the social from the economic regions of life. Politicians often talk as though one has only to introduce certain political and economic changes for paradise to descend on earth, forgetful of the fact that the efficiency of an institution depends on the way it is worked, which itself is determined by the character and wisdom of the men who work it. Which one of the following statements most correctly reflects the attitude of the author towards politicians’ opinions?View question
Q.9456·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn national no less than in individual life there are no watertight compartments. No sharp lines can be drawn to mark off the political from the moral, the social from the economic regions of life. Politicians often talk as though one has only to introduce certain political and economic changes for paradise to descend on earth, forgetful of the fact that the efficiency of an institution depends on the way it is worked, which itself is determined by the character and wisdom of the men who work it. Which one of the following phrases best helps to bring out the precise contextual meaning of “watertight compartments”?View question
Q.9457·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIf x + 1 / (1 + 1 / (2 + 3)) = 2, then what is x equal to?View question
Q.9458·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn national no less than in individual life there are no watertight compartments. No sharp lines can be drawn to mark off the political from the moral, the social from the economic regions of life. Politicians often talk as though one has only to introduce certain political and economic changes for paradise to descend on earth, forgetful of the fact that the efficiency of an institution depends on the way it is worked, which itself is determined by the character and wisdom of the men who work it. Which one of the following statements most clearly suggests the central theme of the passage?View question
Q.9460·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich of the following statements with regard to the conduct of elections in India is/are not correct? 1. The responsibility for the preparation of the electoral rolls is vested in the Election Commission of India. 2. The Model Code of Conduct comes into existence as soon as the date of the election is announced. 3. The laws relating to delimitation of constituencies are made by the Election Commission of India. 4. No election shall be called in question except by an election petition. Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.9461·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).View question
Q.9462·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyMatch List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List–I (Term) List–II (Meaning) A. Kurinchi 1. Pastoral region B. Palai 2. Seashore C. Neytal 3. Arid region D. Mullai 4. Mountainous region Code:View question
Q.9463·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).View question
Q.9464·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyConsider the following statements about Harappan cities: 1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles. 2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.9465·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).View question
Q.9466·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich one of the following statements with regard to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct?View question
Q.9467·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).View question
Q.9468·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThe Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India pertains to the administration of tribal areas in which of the following States?View question