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  • Question
  • SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER


  • Options
  • A. fallacy : dismay
  • B. genre : mystery
  • C. satire : anger
  • D. mimicry : tears
  • E. horror : fear

  • Correct Answer
  • horror : fear 

    Explanation
    Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.

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    • 1. Statement: There has been a remarkable increase in the air traffic in India during the past few years.

      Assumptions:

      1. Travelling by air has become a status symbol now.
      2. Large numbers of peoples are able to afford air travel now.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 2. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
      migenlasan means cupboard
      lasanpoen means boardwalk
      cuopdansa means pullman
      Which word could mean "walkway"?

    • Options
    • A. poenmigen
    • B. cuopeisel
    • C. lasandansa
    • D. poenforc
    • Discuss
    • 3. gala

    • Options
    • A. celebration
    • B. tuxedo
    • C. appetizer
    • D. orator
    • Discuss
    • 4. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
      godabim means kidney stones
      romzbim means kidney beans
      romzbako means wax beans
      Which word could mean "wax statue"?

    • Options
    • A. godaromz
    • B. lazbim
    • C. wasibako
    • D. romzpeo
    • Discuss
    • 5. Statement: A's advice to B - "If you want to study Accounts, join Institute Y."

      Assumptions:

      1. Institute Y provides good Accounts education.
      2. B listens to As advice.


    • Options
    • A. Only assumption I is implicit
    • B. Only assumption II is implicit
    • C. Either I or II is implicit
    • D. Neither I nor II is implicit
    • E. Both I and II are implicit
    • Discuss
    • 6. Statement: Many private sector banks have reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector banks.

      Courses of Action:

      1. The case should be raised before the regulatory authority for investigation by the public sector banks as they cannot follow such reduction.
      2. Public sector banks must adopt such policy to remain in competition.
      3. The public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that they do not lose their future customers.


    • Options
    • A. All follow
    • B. Only I and II follow
    • C. Only I and III follow
    • D. Only either II or III follows
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. EXPLORE : DISCOVER

    • Options
    • A. read : skim
    • B. research : learn
    • C. write : print
    • D. think : relate
    • E. sleep : wake
    • Discuss
    • 8. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures. No search of a person's home or personal effects may be conducted without a written search warrant issued on probable cause. This means that a neutral judge must approve the factual basis justifying a search before it can be conducted.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that the police cannot search a person's home or private papers unless they have

    • Options
    • A. legal authorization
    • B. direct evidence of a crime.
    • C. read the person his or her constitutional rights.
    • D. a reasonable belief that a crime has occurred.
    • E. requested that a judge be present.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Statement: Should import duty on all the electronic goods be dispensed with?

      Arguments:

      1. No. This will considerably reduce the income of the government and will adversely affect the developmental activities.
      2. No. The local manufacturers will not be able to compete with the foreign manufacturers who are technologically far superior.


    • Options
    • A. Only argument I is strong
    • B. Only argument II is strong
    • C. Either I or II is strong
    • D. Neither I nor II is strong
    • E. Both I and II are strong
    • Discuss
    • 10. It is appropriate to compensate someone if you have damaged his or her property in some way. This is called Restitution. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?

    • Options
    • A. Jake borrows Leslie's camera and the lens shatters when it falls on the ground because he fails to zipper the case.When Jake returns the camera, he tells Leslie that he will pay for the repair.
    • B. Rebecca borrows her neighbor's car, and when she returns it, the gas tank is practically empty. She apologizes profusely and tells her neighbor she will be more considerate the next time.
    • C. Aaron asks Tom to check in on his apartment while he is out of town. When Tom arrives, he discovers that a pipe has burst and there is a considerable amount of water damage. He calls a plumber to repair the pipe.
    • D. Lisa suspects that the pothole in her company's parking lot caused her flat tire. She tells her boss that she thinks the company should pay for the repair.
    • Discuss


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