Q.9811·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyTo avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. With reference to the passage, which one of the following is the correct statement?View question
Q.9812·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyA profound terror, increased still by the darkness, the silence and his waking images, froze his heart within him. He almost felt his hair stand on end, when by straining his eyes to their utmost, he perceived through the shadows two faint yellow lights. At first he attributed these lights to the reflection of his own pupils, but soon the vivid brilliance of the night aided him gradually to distinguish the objects around him in the cave, and he beheld a huge animal lying but two steps from him. The opening of the passage suggests thatView question
Q.9813·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyTo avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. The writer believes thatView question
Q.9814·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyAmong the currently operational Indian Satellites, there is no:View question
Q.9815·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThe rank of Major General in Indian Army is equivalent to:View question
Q.9816·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich of the following statement(s) is / are false? 1.Wage Boards are tripartite in nature, with representatives from workers, employers and independent members 2.Except for the Wage Boards for Journalists and Non-Journalists, all the other wage boards are statutory in nature 3.Second National Commission on Labour has recommended against the utility of wage boards Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.9817·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich of the following statements are correct? 1.Ability to pay principle of taxation holds that the amount of taxes people pay should relate to their income or wealth 2.The Benefit Principle of taxation states that individuals should be taxed in proportion to the benefit they receive from Government programmes 3.A progressive tax takes a larger share of tax from poor families than it does from rich families 4.Indirect taxes have the advantage of being cheaper and easier to collect Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.9819·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich of the following statements is / are true? 1.Faxian's Gaoseng Faxian Zhuan was the earliest first-hand Chinese account of Buddhist sites and practices in India 2.Faxian was only 25 years old at the time of writing the text 3.Faxian's main aim in coming to India was to obtain and take back texts containing monastic rules Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.9820·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyConsider the following statements: 1.The province of Assam was created in the year 1911 2.Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874 Which of the statements given above is / are correct?View question
Q.9821·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThe first summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) was held in:View question
Q.9822·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyConsider the following statements: 1.The inscriptions on the pillar at Rummindei give vivid details of Ashoka's Dhamma 2.The Nigalisagar inscription records the fact of Ashoka having visited the Konagamana stupa Which of the statements given above is /are correct?View question
Q.9823·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich one of the following island nations went for Parliamentary elections in the month of August 2015?View question
Q.9824·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThe category of 'Overseas Citizens of India' was entered in the Citizenship Act of India through an amendment in the year:View question
Q.9825·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich one of the following services of India Post has permanently been discontinued?View question
Q.9826·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich one of the following is not a thrust area in the Railway Budget 2015-16?View question
Q.9827·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyCitizenfour', the 87th Academy Award winner in the category of documentary feature, is based on the life of:View question
Q.9828·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn this question there has 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