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  • Question

  • Even though singing of ballads is no longer lucrative the Bhopas of Rajasthan continue to sing them in order to cherish the memory of their royal warriors.


  • Options
  • A. tempting
  • B. attractive
  • C. profitable
  • D. honourable

  • Correct Answer
  • profitable 

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    • 1. 
      S1: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.
      P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.
      Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.
      R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.
      S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.
      S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SQPR
    • B. SPRQ
    • C. SQRP
    • D. SRQP
      • Discuss
    • 2. 
      S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest plan-enthusiast.
      P : Under Nehru's advice, the pre-Independent congress set up National Planning Commission in 1938.
      Q : But he forgot that what could be achieved by force under the communist dictatorship of Russia was not possible under the democratic set up of India.
      R : He took the idea from Russia where Five year plans transformed a very backward country into a top power of the world.
      S : No free government can call for compulsory sacrifice and suffering from the whole people.
      S6: Nehru himself became the chairman of the commission.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PSQR
    • B. SRQP
    • C. QPRS
    • D. RQSP
      • Discuss
    • 3. 
      S1: The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man.
      P : All these three aspects constitute the nature of man.
      Q : It shows how the human being is rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one.
      R : More than all, it must be a spiritual experience.
      S : Nothing can give him fulfilment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience.
      S6: A man whom does not harmonise them, is not truly human.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PSRQ
    • B. RSPQ
    • C. QPSR
    • D. PSQR
      • Discuss
    • 4. 
      S1: The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention.
      P : One of these is undue absorption in the past.
      Q : One's thought must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something to be done.
      R : Psychologically, there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age.
      S : It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friend who are dead.
      S6: This is not always easy one's own past is gradually increasing weight.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. QSRP
    • B. RPQS
    • C. RPSQ
    • D. QPRS
      • Discuss
    • 5. A prima facie case is such

    • Options
    • A. As it seems at first sight
    • B. As it is made to seem at first sight
    • C. As it turns out to be at the end
    • D. As it seems to the court after a number of hearings
      • Discuss
    • 6. 
      S1: The dictionary is the best friend of you task.
      P : That may not be possible always.
      Q : It is wise to look it up immediately.
      R : Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity.
      S : Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged.
      S6: soon you will realize that this is an exciting task.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PQRS
    • B. SPQR
    • C. QRPS
    • D. SQPR
      • Discuss
    • 7. 
      S1: Reliogion is not a matter of mere dogmatic conformity.
      P : It is not merely going through the ritual prescribed to us.
      Q : It is not a question of ceremonial piety.
      R : Unless that kind of transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man.
      S : It is the remarking of your own self, the transformation of your nature.
      S6: A man of that character is free from fear, free from hatred.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SPRQ
    • B. QPSR
    • C. PSRQ
    • D. SPQR
      • Discuss
    • 8. 
      S1: Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects freedom of thought, and freedom of the individual.
      P : They threaten both kinds of freedom.
      Q : But something also has been lost.
      R : There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages.
      S : In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time.
      S6: Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence then there is now.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PQRS
    • B. QSPR
    • C. SQRP
    • D. RSPQ
      • Discuss
    • 9. Man does not live by ...... alone.

    • Options
    • A. food
    • B. bread
    • C. meals
    • D. diet
      • Discuss
    • 10. 
      S1: Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years.
      P : Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.
      Q : Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.
      R : First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.
      S : But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.
      S6: The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. RQSP
    • B. SQRP
    • C. PSQR
    • D. QRPS
      • Discuss

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