Q.12997·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.12998·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.12999·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.13000·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.13001·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.13002·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.13003·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.13004·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.13005·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.13006·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: A stag was drinking water at a pool. S₆: He was thus caught by the hunters. P: He was admiring his shadow in the water. Q: All of a sudden some hunters came to the pool. R: From what he saw, he liked his horns, but he was rather unhappy about his legs. S: His legs helped him in getting away from the hunters, but his horns were caught in a bush. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13007·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyIn the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly. When the driver in front of me (P) slammed the brakes on (Q) I was driving in rush hour (R) without warning. (S) The correct sequence should beView question
Q.13008·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyIn the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly. When John saw coming head on (P) t owards him (Q) a speeding truck (R) he ran for life (S) The correc t sequence should beView question
Q.13009·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyConsider the following statements in respect of two chords XY and ZT of a circle intersecting at P: 1.PX·PY = PZ·PT 2.PXZ and PTY are similar triangles. Which of the above statements is/are correct?View question
Q.13010·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyABCD is a quadrilateral such that BC = BA and CD > AD. Which one of the following is correct?View question
Q.13011·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyA quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle. If AB is parallel to CD and AC = BD, then the quadrilateral must be aView question
Q.13012·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyConsider the following statements: 1.If the diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD are perpendicular, then ABCD may be a rhombus. 2. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD are equal and perpendicular, then ABCD is a square. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.13013·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
Q.13014·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyE is the midpoint of the median AD of a triangle ABC. If BE produced meets the side AC at F, then CF is equal toView question