Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
P. an unparalleled popularity
Q. the lotus Temple has always enjoyed
R. as shown by its pre-dominance in literature and art
S. throughout the length and breadth of India from the earliest times down to the present day,
Option 1: QPSR
Option 2: PSQR
Option 3: QRSP
Option 4: QPRS
Correct Answer: QPRS
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The sentence should start with the subject and its description, followed by the reasons or evidence, and then its widespread recognition.
Therefore, the sentence in the correct order is: The Lotus Temple has always enjoyed an unparalleled popularity, as shown by its predominance in literature and art throughout the length and breadth of India, from the earliest times down to the present day.
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
A writer who wrote this book has been selected for this year's literature award.
Option 1: has been selected
Option 2: A writer who
Option 3: wrote this book
Option 4: for this year's literature award
Correct Answer: A writer who
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
There is an error of redundancy. In this context, the use of "who wrote this book" is redundant because if someone is identified as a writer, it is implied that he wrote a book.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: The writer has been selected for this year's literature award.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1)______recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2)______the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3)_____other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends - a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4)_____alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5)_____his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: rewarded
Option 2: awarded
Option 3: unaided
Option 4: crowded
Correct Answer: awarded
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
In this context, the word awarded is appropriate because it conveys the idea that Gladstone O'Neill received or was given the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. The term "awarded" is commonly used when describing someone receiving recognition or honour making it suitable for the sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is awarded.
Question : Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience"?
Option 1: Didier Queloz
Option 2: Olga Tokarczuk
Option 3: Jim Peebles
Option 4: Peter Handke
Correct Answer: Peter Handke
Solution : The correct answer is Peter Handke.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 was awarded to Austrian author Peter Handke. Recognised for his influential work, characterised by linguistic ingenuity, Handke has extensively explored the periphery and specificity of human experience. His notable literary contributions include works such as "Short Letter, Long Farewell" and "A Sorrow Beyond Dreams".
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in 'The Republic' (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music, and art. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are not distributed genetically and thus can be found in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.
Aristotle considered human nature, habit, and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.
Question:
What tool does Aristotle advocate to teachers to develop good habits in students?
Option 1: Writing
Option 2: Reading
Option 3: Questioning
Option 4: Repetition
Correct Answer: Repetition
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Aristotle advocates the use of repetition as a key tool for teachers to develop good habits in students.
Explanation:
In the passage, it is mentioned that Aristotle proposed repetition as a crucial tool in education to cultivate good habits in students. Unlike Socrates, who emphasised questioning to bring out individuals' ideas, Aristotle believed in systematically leading students and using repetition as a means to reinforce and establish positive habits.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1)______recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2)______the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3)_____other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends - a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4)_____alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5)_____his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: prepare
Option 2: produce
Option 3: understand
Option 4: demonstrate
Correct Answer: understand
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The widow's statement emphasises the connection between O'Neill's life and his work, indicating that a deeper understanding of the man is necessary to fully grasp the meaning and nuances of his artistic creations.
The word understand fits well in this context, conveying the idea that insight into O'Neill's personal life is integral to appreciating his body of work.
Therefore, the correct answer is understand.
Question : As a Morally and physically weak Roman empire crumbled, Morally and physically strong teutonic barbarians overran the lends that once were pride of the Latins. The visigoths overran Spain, And vandals overran North Africa. The Francs overran Gaul, the angels and saxons overran Britain and the ostrogroths overran Italy. These invasions brought about the lowest ebb in literature and learning known to history.
Out of pagan and immoral Rome, Christianity and asceticism grew and thrived, certain individuals became incensed with immorality and Worldliness that existed in Roman society. They would not worship the Roman gods attend the bath or visit the games. They thought that all sorts of physical activity were foolish pursuits in that they designed to improve the body. They preached that the body and mind were distinct and separate entities in man and one had no bearing on the other. The Christian imperial theodosius abolished the Olympic games A.D.394 as being pagan.
Christianity believed that evil exists in the body, therefore, it should be subordinated to the spirit, which is pure. The body is possessed of the devil and should be tortured. Sach practices led to poor health and shattered nervous system on the part of many. As Christianity spread monasteries were built where Christians could isolate themselves from the world and its evils. Later schools were attached to these monasteries but early Christianity would not allow physical education to become a part of the curriculum. The medieval University also frowned physical education.
Another influence that has had a major impact on the history of physical education is scholasticism-the belief that facts are the most essential items is one's education. The key to a successful life is knowing the facts and developing one's mental and intellectual powers. Scholasticism the emphasized the physical as an unimportant and unnecessary. The moment developed among the scholarship and the universities of the medieval ages.
The Olympic games were abolished by :
Option 1: Romans
Option 2: Greeks
Option 3: Christians
Option 4: Latins
Correct Answer: Christians
Solution : They preached that the body and mind were distinct and separate entities in man and one had no bearing on the other. The Christian imperial theodosius abolished the Olympic games A.D.394 as being pagan.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in 'The Republic' (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music, and art. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are not distributed genetically and thus can be found in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.
Aristotle considered human nature, habit, and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.
Question:
Which of these methods is NOT advocated in 'The Republic'?
Option 1: Differentiating children based on castes
Option 2: Imparting similar education to all children
Option 3: Bringing up children under state guardianship
Option 4: Keeping children away from mothers
Correct Answer: Imparting similar education to all children
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The method not advocated in The Republic is imparting similar education to all children.
Explanation:
In the given passage, it is mentioned that in The Republic, Plato advocates some rather extreme methods, including removing children from their mothers' care raising them as wards of the state and differentiating children suitable to the various castes.
Plato believed in a hierarchical system where the highest caste received the most education to act as guardians of the city.
Question : How did Bhakti-Sufi literature contribute to the development of regional languages in India?
Option 1: By standardizing grammar rules
Option 2: By introducing new writing systems
Option 3: By enriching vocabulary and idioms
Option 4: By promoting linguistic diversity
Correct Answer: By enriching vocabulary and idioms
Solution : Bhakti-Sufi literature contributed to the development of regional languages in India by enriching vocabulary and idioms, giving rise to new literary forms and expressions.