Directions for next five questions:
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question of the four alternatives.
Passage (Five questions)
The question of race has caused bloodbaths throughout history. Take the case of the Negro, a negro is someone with black skin who comes from Africa. It is an old-fashioned word and is offensive. Some people used to write that way deliberately. The word ‘nigger’ is also very offensive. The word was later replaced by ‘coloured’ which gave way to ‘black’, Black is a colour with negative suggestion.
So we have expressions like ‘black deed’, black day’ and ‘blackmail’. So no wonder the word ‘black’ too assumed unfavourable meanings. (Although in the 1960’s the famous slogan ‘Black is beautiful’ was colned, and it did not help). The Blacks of the United States therefore came to be called Afro-Americans. Now, the politically correct phrase is African Amercian.
Applicable only to next question
Directions for next five questions:
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Passage (five Questions)
The world is becoming a dangerous place to live in, and this is despite our claims of being civilized, of having evolved from the primitive to the modern man and from the cave man to cultured being.
Many reasons can be attributed to this. A man longs to be the king of all kingdoms, but is too extravagant and idle. He desires that his writ should run through the whole world. But then he is lazy and lethargic. Man is mean, far inferior to other species. We are more human than hamane. We have negative qualities such as anger, ego, envy, greed, hatred, and jealously, that we should consider overcoming.
We have allowed these qualities to become our consuming passions. We think that we are mightier than most. We are capable of destroying anything by using our might. Today, we have acquired weapons of mass destruction, which are capable of obliterating all life from the face of this planet.
As men we arm men. Then we destroy people without arms. Then why are we giving vent to this anger? We let our wrath take over our senses. We fight to satisfy our egos. The overpowering obsession of a man with himself motivates him to grab everything and to fulfill his greed.
Applicable only to next question
Directions for the following five questions
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Passage (Five Questions)
If a country should have a massage for its people, it should be a message of human dignity. The ideals of a nation should be of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble and the right to worship. A country should boldly proclaim to a world dominated by tyrants that "all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights" and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". This should be the source of the strength and power of a nation. If people have the freedom to live their lives in dignity, they can work with a sound mind and physical health. The moral, political, and economic stature of a country lies in the strength of its people. A nation should strive to be a more perfect, not the perfect country where the people are given a promise and a hope in their minds to work and cherish liberty, justice, and opportunity. We do not always get what we want when we want it but it is always better to believe that someday somehow, someway, we will get what we want.
Applicable only to next question
Directions :
In the following Three questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Applicable only to next question
Directions next five questions:
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Passage (Five Questions)
The field of medicine forces a confrontation between scientific and everyday language. Outside the world
Of the research laboratory and clinic, there exists the daily routine of medical practice, a situation where a doctor tries to understand the problem of a patient, and the patient attempts to understand the doctor’s diagnosis. The initial statement of the symptoms of any disease if of critical importance as it guides the doctor’s search for the clinical signs of the condition. Similarly, the doctor’s explanation of a problem, and the recommendations for treatment, is need to be clear and complete if the patient to understand and follow the correct course of action.
The need for careful listening and expression by both parties should be obvious in a field as sensitive and serious as health. Patients worried about their health are often uncertain and confused in their accounts. Busy doctors will not have the time to take up every point the patient has referred to. Moreover, the tradition of medical interviewing hinders the development of a genuine communication.
Applicable only to next question
Directions for next ten questions :
In the following Ten questions, four alternatives are given for the Idom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Applicable only to next question