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Q.5311·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Read the passage and answer the item based on passage . You are required to select your answer based on the content of the passage and opinion of the author only. Post colonial cultural analysis has been concerned with the elaboration of theoretical structures that contest the previous dominant western ways of seeing things. A simple analogy would be with feminism, which has involved a comparable kind of project: there was a time when any book you might read, any speech you might hear, any film that you saw, was always told from the point of view of male. The woman was there, but she was always an object, never a subject. From what you would read, or the films you would see, the woman was always the one who was looked at. She was never the observing eye. For centuries it was assumed that women were less intelligent than men and that they did not merit the same degree of education. They were not allowed a vote in the political system. By the same token, any kind of knowledge developed by women was regarded as non-serious, trivial, gossip or alternatively as knowledge that had been discredited by science, such as superstition or traditional practices of childbirth or healing. All these attitudes were part of a larger system in which women were dominated, exploited, and physically abused by men. Slowly, but increasingly, from the end of 18th century, feminists began to contest this situation. The more they contested it, the more it became increasingly obvious that these attitudes extended into the whole of the culture; social relations, politics, law, medicine, the arts, popular and academic knowledge. What does ‘...she was always an object, never a subject’ mean ?

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Q.5312·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

The simple interest on a certain sum is one-fourth of the sum. If the number of years and the rate of annual interest are numerically equal, then the number of years is

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Q.5313·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

A 60-page book has n lines per page. If the number of lines were reduced by 3 in each page, the number of pages would have to be increased by 10 to give the same writing space. What is the value of n ?

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Q.5314·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

If x men working x hours per day can do x units of work in x days, then y men working y hours per day in y days would be able to do k units of work. What is the value of k ?

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Q.5315·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Let d(n) denote the number of positive divisors of a positive integer n. Which of the following are correct ? 1. d(5) = d(11) 2. d(5)·d(11) = d(55) 3. d(5) + d(11) = d(16) Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Q.5316·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

A shopkeeper sells his articles at their cost price but uses a faulty balance which reads 1000 gm for 800 gm. What is the actual profit percentage ?

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Q.5317·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Read the passage and answer the item based on passage . You are required to select your answer based on the content of the passage and opinion of the author only. Post colonial cultural analysis has been concerned with the elaboration of theoretical structures that contest the previous dominant western ways of seeing things. A simple analogy would be with feminism, which has involved a comparable kind of project: there was a time when any book you might read, any speech you might hear, any film that you saw, was always told from the point of view of male. The woman was there, but she was always an object, never a subject. From what you would read, or the films you would see, the woman was always the one who was looked at. She was never the observing eye. For centuries it was assumed that women were less intelligent than men and that they did not merit the same degree of education. They were not allowed a vote in the political system. By the same token, any kind of knowledge developed by women was regarded as non-serious, trivial, gossip or alternatively as knowledge that had been discredited by science, such as superstition or traditional practices of childbirth or healing. All these attitudes were part of a larger system in which women were dominated, exploited, and physically abused by men. Slowly, but increasingly, from the end of 18th century, feminists began to contest this situation. The more they contested it, the more it became increasingly obvious that these attitudes extended into the whole of the culture; social relations, politics, law, medicine, the arts, popular and academic knowledge. Post colonialism is :

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Q.5318·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

A river 3 m deep and 40 m wide is flowing at the rate of 2 km/hr and falls into the sea. What is the amount of water in litres that will fall into the sea from this river in a minute ?

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Q.5319·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

By increasing the speed of his car by 15 km/hr, a person covers a distance of 300 km by taking an hour less than before. What was the original speed of the car ?

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Q.5320·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Three persons start a business with capitals in the ratio 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/5. The first person withdraws half his capital after 4 months. What is his share of profit if the business fetches an annual profit of ₹ 96,800 ?

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Q.5321·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

If x varies as y, then which of the following is/are correct ? 1. x² + y² varies as x² – y² 2. x/y² varies inversely as y 3. ³√x²y varies as ²√x⁴y² Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Q.5322·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Ena was born 4 years after her parents’ marriage. Her mother is 3 years younger than her father and 24 years older than Ena, who is 13 years old. At what age did Ena’s father get married ?

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Q.5323·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Mahesh is 60 years old. Ram is 5 years younger to Mahesh and 4 years elder to Raju. Babu is a younger brother of Raju and he is 6 years younger. What is the age difference between Mahesh and Babu ?

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Q.5324·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Read the passage and answer the item based on passage . You are required to select your answer based on the content of the passage and opinion of the author only. Post colonial cultural analysis has been concerned with the elaboration of theoretical structures that contest the previous dominant western ways of seeing things. A simple analogy would be with feminism, which has involved a comparable kind of project: there was a time when any book you might read, any speech you might hear, any film that you saw, was always told from the point of view of male. The woman was there, but she was always an object, never a subject. From what you would read, or the films you would see, the woman was always the one who was looked at. She was never the observing eye. For centuries it was assumed that women were less intelligent than men and that they did not merit the same degree of education. They were not allowed a vote in the political system. By the same token, any kind of knowledge developed by women was regarded as non-serious, trivial, gossip or alternatively as knowledge that had been discredited by science, such as superstition or traditional practices of childbirth or healing. All these attitudes were part of a larger system in which women were dominated, exploited, and physically abused by men. Slowly, but increasingly, from the end of 18th century, feminists began to contest this situation. The more they contested it, the more it became increasingly obvious that these attitudes extended into the whole of the culture; social relations, politics, law, medicine, the arts, popular and academic knowledge. Why was ‘she never the observing eye’ ?

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Q.5325·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Read the passage and answer the item based on passage . You are required to select your answer based on the content of the passage and opinion of the author only. Post colonial cultural analysis has been concerned with the elaboration of theoretical structures that contest the previous dominant western ways of seeing things. A simple analogy would be with feminism, which has involved a comparable kind of project: there was a time when any book you might read, any speech you might hear, any film that you saw, was always told from the point of view of male. The woman was there, but she was always an object, never a subject. From what you would read, or the films you would see, the woman was always the one who was looked at. She was never the observing eye. For centuries it was assumed that women were less intelligent than men and that they did not merit the same degree of education. They were not allowed a vote in the political system. By the same token, any kind of knowledge developed by women was regarded as non-serious, trivial, gossip or alternatively as knowledge that had been discredited by science, such as superstition or traditional practices of childbirth or healing. All these attitudes were part of a larger system in which women were dominated, exploited, and physically abused by men. Slowly, but increasingly, from the end of 18th century, feminists began to contest this situation. The more they contested it, the more it became increasingly obvious that these attitudes extended into the whole of the culture; social relations, politics, law, medicine, the arts, popular and academic knowledge. The contestation to dominance of the male resulted in

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Q.5326·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Read the passage and answer the item based on passage . You are required to select your answer based on the content of the passage and opinion of the author only. Post colonial cultural analysis has been concerned with the elaboration of theoretical structures that contest the previous dominant western ways of seeing things. A simple analogy would be with feminism, which has involved a comparable kind of project: there was a time when any book you might read, any speech you might hear, any film that you saw, was always told from the point of view of male. The woman was there, but she was always an object, never a subject. From what you would read, or the films you would see, the woman was always the one who was looked at. She was never the observing eye. For centuries it was assumed that women were less intelligent than men and that they did not merit the same degree of education. They were not allowed a vote in the political system. By the same token, any kind of knowledge developed by women was regarded as non-serious, trivial, gossip or alternatively as knowledge that had been discredited by science, such as superstition or traditional practices of childbirth or healing. All these attitudes were part of a larger system in which women were dominated, exploited, and physically abused by men. Slowly, but increasingly, from the end of 18th century, feminists began to contest this situation. The more they contested it, the more it became increasingly obvious that these attitudes extended into the whole of the culture; social relations, politics, law, medicine, the arts, popular and academic knowledge. Which word in the passage is opposite of ‘contrast’ ?

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Q.5327·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

The number of items in a booklet is N. In the first year there is an increase of x% in this number and in the subsequent year there is a decrease of x%. At the end of the two years, what will be the number of items in the booklet ?

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Q.5328·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

If ab + xy – xb = 0 and bc + yz – cy = 0, then what is x/a = c/z equal to ?

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