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Answer: Option A. -> 'myself' should be ‘me’
:
A
Option (A)
The pronoun myself is generally used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: I pinched myself to see if I was awake. Sometimes, it is used as emphasis: I myself thought it was a good idea. Use of myself is not appropriate if it does not refer to the subject of the sentence. Here, Saturday is the subject of the sentence. Myself does notrefer to the subject of the sentence. Therefore (A) is correct.
:
A
Option (A)
The pronoun myself is generally used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: I pinched myself to see if I was awake. Sometimes, it is used as emphasis: I myself thought it was a good idea. Use of myself is not appropriate if it does not refer to the subject of the sentence. Here, Saturday is the subject of the sentence. Myself does notrefer to the subject of the sentence. Therefore (A) is correct.
Answer: Option C. -> Loyalty to a certain paradigm of scientific inquiry.
:
C
Option: (c)
"Loci of commitment" as mentioned in the 1st paragraph, 2nd line does not refer to scientists themselves. So option (a) and (b) stand rejected. In fact, from the summary of the paragraph, it is evident that it corresponds to loyalty to a certain paradigm, thus, making answer option (c) correct.
:
C
Option: (c)
"Loci of commitment" as mentioned in the 1st paragraph, 2nd line does not refer to scientists themselves. So option (a) and (b) stand rejected. In fact, from the summary of the paragraph, it is evident that it corresponds to loyalty to a certain paradigm, thus, making answer option (c) correct.
Answer: Option E. -> A hypothetical society in which
principles of justice are not based on the existing positions and powers of
the individuals.
:
E
Option: (e)
The
passage is based on the central theme of defining what a just society, based
on an original position, will be like. According to the passage, the just
society would be fair, wherein justice will not be influenced by privileges,
position, and social status of a person. This is best described by option
(e). Although all other options are close to being correct but option (e)
seems to be the best pick amongst all.
Para 1:
·
Present a
conception of justice which generalizes and carries to a higher level of
abstraction the familiar theory of the social contract.
·
The idea
is that the principles of justice for the basic structure of society are the
object of the original agreement.
·
They are the principles that free and
rational persons concerned to further their own interests would accept in an
initial position of equality.
·
These principles are to regulate all further
agreements; they specify the kinds of social cooperation that can be entered
into and the forms of government that can be established.
·
Author calls this justice as "fairness".
Para
2:
·
In "justice as fairness", no one knows his
place in society, his class position or social status, nor does anyone know
his fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities, his
intelligence, strength and the like.
·
Principles of justice are chosen behind a
veil of ignorance.
Para3
·
Justice as fairness begins with the choice
of the first principles of a conception of justicewhich is to regulate all subsequentcriticism and
reform of institutions.
·
Then, having
chosen a conception of justice, we can suppose that they are to choose a
constitution and a
legislature to enact
laws, and so
on, all in
accordance with the
principles of justice initially
agreed upon.
·
A society
satisfying the principles of justice as fairness comes as close as
a society can to being a
voluntary scheme, for
it meets the principles which free and equal persons would assent to
under circumstances that are fair.
:
E
Option: (e)
The
passage is based on the central theme of defining what a just society, based
on an original position, will be like. According to the passage, the just
society would be fair, wherein justice will not be influenced by privileges,
position, and social status of a person. This is best described by option
(e). Although all other options are close to being correct but option (e)
seems to be the best pick amongst all.
Para 1:
·
Present a
conception of justice which generalizes and carries to a higher level of
abstraction the familiar theory of the social contract.
·
The idea
is that the principles of justice for the basic structure of society are the
object of the original agreement.
·
They are the principles that free and
rational persons concerned to further their own interests would accept in an
initial position of equality.
·
These principles are to regulate all further
agreements; they specify the kinds of social cooperation that can be entered
into and the forms of government that can be established.
·
Author calls this justice as "fairness".
Para
2:
·
In "justice as fairness", no one knows his
place in society, his class position or social status, nor does anyone know
his fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities, his
intelligence, strength and the like.
·
Principles of justice are chosen behind a
veil of ignorance.
Para3
·
Justice as fairness begins with the choice
of the first principles of a conception of justicewhich is to regulate all subsequentcriticism and
reform of institutions.
·
Then, having
chosen a conception of justice, we can suppose that they are to choose a
constitution and a
legislature to enact
laws, and so
on, all in
accordance with the
principles of justice initially
agreed upon.
·
A society
satisfying the principles of justice as fairness comes as close as
a society can to being a
voluntary scheme, for
it meets the principles which free and equal persons would assent to
under circumstances that are fair.
Answer: Option D. -> Waste by-products result in an increase in nutrient input to reef communities.
:
D
Option D
The author says that human activities such as agriculture, slash-and-burn land clearing, sewage disposal and manufacturing create waste by-products and increase nutrient loads in these waters thereby threatening reef communities sensitive to subtle changes in nutrient input to their waters. Option (D) is the obvious choice
:
D
Option D
The author says that human activities such as agriculture, slash-and-burn land clearing, sewage disposal and manufacturing create waste by-products and increase nutrient loads in these waters thereby threatening reef communities sensitive to subtle changes in nutrient input to their waters. Option (D) is the obvious choice
Answer: Option C. -> related to hearing
:
C
The correct answer is C.The passage states that “Auditory clocks use language to tell the time aloud,”and hearing the sense which would be associated with time told aloud, it is very likely that the word auditory is related to hearing.We can easily eliminate all the other options
:
C
The correct answer is C.The passage states that “Auditory clocks use language to tell the time aloud,”and hearing the sense which would be associated with time told aloud, it is very likely that the word auditory is related to hearing.We can easily eliminate all the other options
Answer: Option B. -> A chess player's predicament over adopting a defensive
strategy against an aggressive opponent.
:
B
Option: (b)
In the last two lines of the fourth paragraph, the author
mentions that 'chess may be psychologically interesting but only to the
extent that it is played not quite rationally'. Answer choice (b) talks of
exactly one such incident wherein one of the players plays irrationally thus
making it the correct answer choice.
Para 1:
·
Game of strategy: situation in which 2 or more players make
choices among available alternatives.
·
Totality of choices determines the outcome of the game, and it
is assumed that the rank order of preferences for the outcomes is different
for different players.
·
"Interests" of players are generally in conflict.
·
Whether these interests are diametrically opposed or only
partially opposed depends on the type of the game.
Para 2:
·
Most interesting situations arise when the interests of the
players are partly co-incident and partly opposed.
·
Each is torn between a tendency to co-operate, so as to
promote the common interests, and a tendency to compete, so as to enhance his
own individual interests.
Para 3:
·
Inner conflict is also held to be an important component of
serious literature as distinguished from less serious genres.
·
Classical tragedy and serious novels: talk of inner conflict.
·
Superficial adventure story: talks of external conflict.
·
On the most primitive level, this sort of external conflict is
psychologically empty.
Para 4:
·
A great deal of interest in the plots of these stories is
sustained by withholding the unraveling of a solution to a problem.
·
The effort of solving the problem is in itself not a conflict
if the adversary remains passive.
·
If the adversary actively puts obstacles in the path towards
the solution, there is conflict.
·
Conflict is psychologically interesting only to the extent
that it contains irrational components.
·
Conflicts conducted in a perfectly rational manner are
psychologically no more interesting.
Para 5:
·
A pure conflict of interest
although it offers a wealth of interesting problems, is not interesting
psychologically, except to the extent that its conduct departs from rational
norms.
:
B
Option: (b)
In the last two lines of the fourth paragraph, the author
mentions that 'chess may be psychologically interesting but only to the
extent that it is played not quite rationally'. Answer choice (b) talks of
exactly one such incident wherein one of the players plays irrationally thus
making it the correct answer choice.
Para 1:
·
Game of strategy: situation in which 2 or more players make
choices among available alternatives.
·
Totality of choices determines the outcome of the game, and it
is assumed that the rank order of preferences for the outcomes is different
for different players.
·
"Interests" of players are generally in conflict.
·
Whether these interests are diametrically opposed or only
partially opposed depends on the type of the game.
Para 2:
·
Most interesting situations arise when the interests of the
players are partly co-incident and partly opposed.
·
Each is torn between a tendency to co-operate, so as to
promote the common interests, and a tendency to compete, so as to enhance his
own individual interests.
Para 3:
·
Inner conflict is also held to be an important component of
serious literature as distinguished from less serious genres.
·
Classical tragedy and serious novels: talk of inner conflict.
·
Superficial adventure story: talks of external conflict.
·
On the most primitive level, this sort of external conflict is
psychologically empty.
Para 4:
·
A great deal of interest in the plots of these stories is
sustained by withholding the unraveling of a solution to a problem.
·
The effort of solving the problem is in itself not a conflict
if the adversary remains passive.
·
If the adversary actively puts obstacles in the path towards
the solution, there is conflict.
·
Conflict is psychologically interesting only to the extent
that it contains irrational components.
·
Conflicts conducted in a perfectly rational manner are
psychologically no more interesting.
Para 5:
·
A pure conflict of interest
although it offers a wealth of interesting problems, is not interesting
psychologically, except to the extent that its conduct departs from rational
norms.
Answer: Option A. -> Being able to achieve goals with the help of people
:
A
The answer is A. The author says “ leadership is getting things done through people”. Option A closely follows this and hence the answer
:
A
The answer is A. The author says “ leadership is getting things done through people”. Option A closely follows this and hence the answer
Answer: Option A. -> Charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people
:
A
The answer is A. The author talks explicitly says that combined attributes of charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people produce a good leader.
:
A
The answer is A. The author talks explicitly says that combined attributes of charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people produce a good leader.
Answer: Option D. -> Jeffrey knows himself well.
:
D
Option (d). From the passage, we can make out that Jefferey knows himself well. The passage talks about how he behaved to his subordinates, how he was proud of the assets he had acquired and how he had not taken care of his parents well. Besides the line “Jeffrey knew this man, knew him all too well” makes option (d) the obvious choice.
:
D
Option (d). From the passage, we can make out that Jefferey knows himself well. The passage talks about how he behaved to his subordinates, how he was proud of the assets he had acquired and how he had not taken care of his parents well. Besides the line “Jeffrey knew this man, knew him all too well” makes option (d) the obvious choice.
Answer: Option D. -> liberation from irrational thinking
:
D
The answer is D. The author says that we owe our reasoning power to science and option D is the best fit. Reasoning helps in rational thinking
:
D
The answer is D. The author says that we owe our reasoning power to science and option D is the best fit. Reasoning helps in rational thinking
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