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  • Question

  • The image of a knitter as an older woman sitting in a comfortable, old-fashioned living room with a basket of yarn at her feet and a bun in her hair is one of the past. As knitting continues to become more popular and increasingly trendy, it is much more difficult to describe the average knitter. Knitters today might be 18, 28, 40, or 65. They might live in a big urban center and take classes in a knit- ting shop that doubles as a café or they may gather in suburban coffee shops to support one another in knitting and other aspects of life. They could be college roommates knitting in their dorm room or two senior citizens knitting in a church hall. Even men are getting in the act. It would be incredibly difficult to come up with an accurate profile of a contemporary knitter to replace that image of the old woman with the basket of yarn!
    This paragraph best supports the statement that


  • Options
  • A. people are returning to knitting in an attempt to reconnect with simpler times.
  • B. knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby.
  • C. creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common.
  • D. today's knitters are much less accomplished than knitters of the past.
  • E. young people are turning to knitting in record numbers.

  • Correct Answer
  • creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common. 

    Explanation
    The statement that it is difficult to create an accurate profile of a contemporary knitter comes immediately after a discussion about how different today's knitters are from one another and from knitters of the past. Choices a and d are not supported by the paragraph. Although the paragraph does discuss knitting done in group settings, it does not specifically say that more of today's knitting is done in groups; therefore, choice b is incorrect. Young people may be turning to knitting in record numbers, but again, that statement is not verified by the information provided in the paragraph, so choice e must be ruled out as well.

    • More questions

    • 1. Statement: Should words like 'Smoking is injurious to health essentially appear on cigarette packs?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. It is a sort of brainwash to make the smokers realize that they are inhaling poisonous stuff.
      2. No. It hampers the enjoyment of smoking.


    • 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
    • 2. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
      lelibroon means yellow hat
      plekafroti means flower garden
      frotimix means garden salad
      Which word could mean "yellow flower"?

    • Options
    • A. lelifroti
    • B. lelipleka
    • C. plekabroon
    • D. frotibroon
      • Discuss
    • 3. Statement: Is the Government justified in spending so much on defence?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. Safety of the country is of prime importance.
      2. No. During peace, this money could be used for the development of the country.


    • 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
    • 4. Statement: Should individuals/institutes having treasures of national significance like Nobel Prizes, hand them over to the Central Government for their safe custody?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. The individuals or institutions do not have enough resources to protect them.
      2. No. These are the property of the individuals/institutions who win them and should be in their custody.


    • 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
    • 5. Statement: Should octroi be abolished?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. It will eliminate an important source of corruption.
      2. No. It will adversely affect government revenues.


    • 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
    • 6. Choose the picture that would go in the empty box so that the two bottom pictures are related in the same way as the top two:

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
      • Discuss
    • 7. Statements:

      1. Majority of the citizens in the locality belongs to higher income group.
      2. The sales in the local super market are comparatively much higher than in other localities.


    • Options
    • A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
    • B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
    • C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
    • D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
    • E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
      • Discuss
    • 8. Statement: Should India go in for computerization in all possible sectors?

      Arguments:

      1. Yes. It will bring efficiency and accuracy in the work.
      2. No. It will be an injustice to the monumental human resources which are at present underutilized.
      3. No. Computerization demands a lot of money. We should not waste money on it.
      4. Yes. When advanced countries are introducing computers in every field, how can India afford to lag behind?


    • Options
    • A. Only I is strong
    • B. Only I and II are strong
    • C. Only I and III are strong
    • D. Only II and III are strong
    • E. All are strong
      • Discuss
    • 9. Statement: Should religion be taught in our schools?

      Arguments:

      1. No. Ours is a secular state.
      2. Yes. Teaching religion helps inculcate moral values among children.
      3. No. How can one dream of such a step when we want the young generation to fulfil its role in the 21st century.


    • Options
    • A. All are strong
    • B. None is strong
    • C. Only I is strong
    • D. Only II is strong
    • E. Only I and III are strong
      • Discuss
    • 10. Choose the picture that would go in the empty box so that the two bottom pictures are related in the same way as the top two:

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
      • Discuss

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