1.
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Emerson
said that the poet was landlord, Sealord, airlord. The flight of imagination
made the poet master of land, sea and air. But a poet's dream of yesterday
becomes today an actual achievement and a reality for all men. Even those who
invented, improved and perfected the aeroplane could hardly have dreamt of the
possibility of flight into outer space.
The passage best supports the statement that:
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A.
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seemingly impossible
imaginations make one a good poet,
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B.
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all imaginations become
a reality some day.
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C.
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what man imagined has
never been impossible; he has always turned it a reality through his
conception of ideas and sheer hard labour.
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D.
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man has reached the
climax of technological development with his exploration into outer space.
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2.
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The
school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of
tradition form one generation to the next. This applies today in an even
higher degree than in former times for, through the modern development of
economy, the family as bearer of tradition and education has become
weakened.
This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of tradition
from one generation to the next -
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A.
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there are means other
than the school.
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B.
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several different
sources must be tried.
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C.
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economic development
plays a crucial role
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D.
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modern technology must
be put to use.
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E.
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family, as ever, is the
most potent means.
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3.
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Industrial
exhibitions play a major role in a country's economy. Such exhibitions, now
regularly held in Delhi, enable us to measure the extent of our own less
advanced industrial progress and the mighty industrial power and progress of
countries like the U.K., U.S.A. and Russia whose pavilions are the centres of
the greatest attention and attractions.
The passage best supports the statement that industrial exhibitions -
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A.
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greatly tax the poor
economies.
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B.
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are more useful for the
developed countries like U.S.A. whose products stand out superior to those
of the developing countries.
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C.
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are not of much use to
the countries who are industrially backward.
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D.
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boost up production
qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison of a country's
products with those of the developed countries.
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4.
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To
forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness; it is really
a sign of strength. It is easy to allow oneself to be carried away by
resentment and hate into an act of vengeance; but it takes a strong character
to restrain those natural passions. The man who forgives an injury proves
himself to be the superior of the man who wronged himself and puts the
wrong-doer to shame.
The passage best supports' the statement that:
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A.
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the sufferer alone
knows the intensity of his sufferings.
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B.
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people tend to forgive
the things happened in the past.
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C.
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natural passions are
difficult to suppress.
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D.
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mercy is the noblest
form of revenge.
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E.
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a person with calm and
composed nature has depth of thought and vision.
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5.
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The
prevention of accidents makes it necessary not only that safety devices be
used to guard exposed machinery but also that mechanics be instructed in
safety rules which they must follow for their own protection, and that
lighting in the plant be adequate.
The passage best supports the statement that industrial accidents -
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A.
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are always avoidable;
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B.
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may be due to
ignorance.
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C.
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cannot be entirely
overcome.
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D.
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can be eliminated with
the help of safety rules.
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E.
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usually result from
inadequate machinery.
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6.
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Throughout
the ages the businessman has helped build civilisation's great cities,
provided people with luxuries and artists with patronage, and lift his fellow
citizens to understand the standard of living. In the last few centuries the
businessman has seeded the Industrial Revolution around the world.
The passage best supports the statement that the businessman -
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A.
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is accountable to the
society.
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B.
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lives luxurious and
comfortable life.
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C.
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is the beneficiary of
the Industrial Revolution.
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D.
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is capable of raising
his standard of living.
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E.
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has contributed to the
growth of civilisation.
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7.
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There
is a shift in our economy from a manufacturing to a service orientation. The
increase in service-sector will require the managers to work more with people
rather than with objects and things from the assembly line.
This passage best supports the statement that:
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A.
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managers should have a
balanced mind.
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B.
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assembly line will
exist in service organisations.
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C.
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interpersonal skills
will become more important in the future work place.
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D.
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manufacturing
organisations ignore importance of people.
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E.
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service organisations
will not deal with objects and things.
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8.
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The
virtue of art does not allow the work to be interfered with or immediately
ruled by anything other than itself. It insists that it alone shall touch the
work in order to bring it into being. Art requires that nothing shall attain
the work except through art itself.
This passage best supports the statement that:
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A.
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art is governed by
external rules and conditions.
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B.
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art is for the sake of
art and life.
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C.
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art is for the sake of
art alone.
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D.
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artist realises his
dreams through his artistic creation.
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E.
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artist should use his
art for the sake of society.
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9.
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The
attainment of individual and organisational goals is mutually interdependent
and linked by a common denominator - employee work motivation. Organisational
members are motivated to satisfy their personal goals, and they contribute
their efforts to the attainment of organisational objectives as means of
achieving these personal goals.
The passage best supports the statement that motivation -
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A.
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encourages an
individual to give priority to personal goals over organisational goals.
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B.
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is crucial for the
survival of an individual and organisation.
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C.
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is the product of an
individual's physical and mental energy.
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D.
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is the external force
which induces an individual to contribute his efforts.
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E.
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makes organisation and
society inseparable.
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10.
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Due
to enormous profits involved in smuggling, hundreds of persons have been
attracted towards this anti-national activity. Some of them became
millionaires overnight. India has a vast coastline both on the Eastern and
Western Coast. It has been a heaven for smugglers who have been carrying on
their activities with great impunity. There is no doubt, that from time to
time certain seizures were made by the enforcement authorities, during raids
and ambush but even allowing these losses the smugglers made huge
profits.
The passage best supports the statement that
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A.
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smuggling hampers the
economic development of a nation.
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B.
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smuggling ought to be
curbed.
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C.
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authorities are taking
strict measures to curb smuggling.
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D.
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smuggling is fast
increasing in our country owing to the quick profit it entails.
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Title : Theme Detection Practice Test 1
Description : 1. Emerson said that the poet was landlord, Sealord, airlord. The flight of imagination made the poet master of land, sea ...
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