Q.8389·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyPoverty is not just lack of money. It includes no access to food, education, healthcare, and information. It destroys cultural identity and makes people suffer loss of dignity and exploitation. What does “Poverty embraces a whole range of circumstances” mean?View question
Q.8390·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn recent times, western diseases like polio, TB, diphtheria are under control due to antibiotics. Now most deaths happen from old age, not from accidents or diseases. Many people believe this is due to medical care, but the writer says it’s more because of political and technological changes. Many new diseases now result from medical actions themselves — these are called iatrogenic diseases. What is the writer suggesting?View question
Q.8391·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn recent times, western diseases like polio, TB, diphtheria are under control due to antibiotics. Now most deaths happen from old age, not from accidents or diseases. Many people believe this is due to medical care, but the writer says it’s more because of political and technological changes. Many new diseases now result from medical actions themselves — these are called iatrogenic diseases. Why do more people die of old age now?View question
Q.8392·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn recent times, western diseases like polio, TB, diphtheria are under control due to antibiotics. Now most deaths happen from old age, not from accidents or diseases. Many people believe this is due to medical care, but the writer says it’s more because of political and technological changes. Many new diseases now result from medical actions themselves — these are called iatrogenic diseases. What has happened to polio, TB, and diphtheria in the West?View question
Q.8393·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyAccording to the civil laws of most countries obedience is no longer the duty of a wife; every woman has the political right to vote; but these liberties remain theoretical as long as she does not have economic freedom. A woman supported by a man is not liberated from the male. It is through gainful employment that woman has travelled most of the distance that separated her from the male; and nothing else can guarantee her liberty in practice. I once heard a maidservant declare, while cleaning the stone floor of a hotel lobby, "I never asked anybody for anything; I succeeded all by myself." She was as proud of her self- sufficiency as a Rockefeller, Ford or Birla. However, the mere combination of the right to vote and a job does not mean complete liberation: working, today, is not a liberty. A recent study of women workers in a car factory shows that they would prefer to stay in the home rather than work in the factory. The majority of women do not escape from the traditional feminine world. Their jobs at the factory do not relieve them of housekeeping burdens; they get from neither society nor their husbands, the assistance they need to become concrete fact the equals of men. In which paragraph does it say women don’t want factory jobs?View question
Q.8394·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyAccording to the civil laws of most countries obedience is no longer the duty of a wife; every woman has the political right to vote; but these liberties remain theoretical as long as she does not have economic freedom. A woman supported by a man is not liberated from the male. It is through gainful employment that woman has travelled most of the distance that separated her from the male; and nothing else can guarantee her liberty in practice. I once heard a maidservant declare, while cleaning the stone floor of a hotel lobby, "I never asked anybody for anything; I succeeded all by myself." She was as proud of her self- sufficiency as a Rockefeller, Ford or Birla. However, the mere combination of the right to vote and a job does not mean complete liberation: working, today, is not a liberty. A recent study of women workers in a car factory shows that they would prefer to stay in the home rather than work in the factory. The majority of women do not escape from the traditional feminine world. Their jobs at the factory do not relieve them of housekeeping burdens; they get from neither society nor their husbands, the assistance they need to become concrete fact the equals of men. What helps women get equality with men?View question
Q.8395·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn its simple form, science has helped man protect himself from nature. But now, nature needs protection from man. Man uses nature’s gifts, even his brain, to attack nature. Forests are destroyed not just for needs but for luxuries. This has led to climate change and soil erosion. Man must now protect nature if he wants it to protect him. What causes climate change and soil erosion?View question
Q.8396·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn its simple form, science has helped man protect himself from nature. But now, nature needs protection from man. Man uses nature’s gifts, even his brain, to attack nature. Forests are destroyed not just for needs but for luxuries. This has led to climate change and soil erosion. Man must now protect nature if he wants it to protect him. What is one evil effect of destroying nature?View question
Q.8397·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn its simple form, science has helped man protect himself from nature. But now, nature needs protection from man. Man uses nature’s gifts, even his brain, to attack nature. Forests are destroyed not just for needs but for luxuries. This has led to climate change and soil erosion. Man must now protect nature if he wants it to protect him. Why are forests being destroyed?View question
Q.8398·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn its simple form, science has helped man protect himself from nature. But now, nature needs protection from man. Man uses nature’s gifts, even his brain, to attack nature. Forests are destroyed not just for needs but for luxuries. This has led to climate change and soil erosion. Man must now protect nature if he wants it to protect him. Why does nature need protection now?View question
Q.8399·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn its simple form, science has helped man protect himself from nature. But now, nature needs protection from man. Man uses nature’s gifts, even his brain, to attack nature. Forests are destroyed not just for needs but for luxuries. This has led to climate change and soil erosion. Man must now protect nature if he wants it to protect him. How has simple science helped man?View question
Q.8400·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyFor many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have seen emerald icebergs. Scientists now say it's because these icebergs are upside down. Icebergs are large blocks of ice that break off frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green look comes from sea water that froze over hundreds of years. This frozen sea water has organic matter that makes it yellow. The fresh water ice above looks blue. When turned upside down, the iceberg looks green because of the mix of yellow and blue. What colour does an iceberg look when upside down?View question
Q.8401·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyFor many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have seen emerald icebergs. Scientists now say it's because these icebergs are upside down. Icebergs are large blocks of ice that break off frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green look comes from sea water that froze over hundreds of years. This frozen sea water has organic matter that makes it yellow. The fresh water ice above looks blue. When turned upside down, the iceberg looks green because of the mix of yellow and blue. What are icebergs?View question
Q.8402·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyFor many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have seen emerald icebergs. Scientists now say it's because these icebergs are upside down. Icebergs are large blocks of ice that break off frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green look comes from sea water that froze over hundreds of years. This frozen sea water has organic matter that makes it yellow. The fresh water ice above looks blue. When turned upside down, the iceberg looks green because of the mix of yellow and blue. What are ice shelves?View question
Q.8403·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyFor many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have seen emerald icebergs. Scientists now say it's because these icebergs are upside down. Icebergs are large blocks of ice that break off frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green look comes from sea water that froze over hundreds of years. This frozen sea water has organic matter that makes it yellow. The fresh water ice above looks blue. When turned upside down, the iceberg looks green because of the mix of yellow and blue. What does 'intrigued' mean?View question
Q.8404·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIf angle A of triangle ABC is 30° and the circum-radius of the triangle is 10 cm, then what is the length of side BC?View question
Q.8405·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyA man rows 18 km downstream in 4 hours and returns in 10 hours. Which statements are correct? 1.Speed against stream = 1.8 km/hr 2.Speed in still water = 3.15 km/hr 3.Speed of stream = 1.35 km/hr Which of the above statements are correct?View question
Q.8406·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyA tap can fill a tub in 10 hours. After 5 hours, a leak was discovered. It took 7 more hours to fill. Time taken by the outlet to empty the full tub isView question