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Question 131. As per the passage, which of the following conclusions cannot be made?

Expression and communication constitute the two primary purposes of language.
The theory of language need not always depend on knowledge of the physical world.
Expression and communication being separate ideas.
Through language, one can internalise and privatise one's own experiences.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Through language, one can internalise and privatise one's own experiences.
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D
Let us look at these lines:
“Language has two primary purposes, expression and communication.”
Option (a) is true.
“the theory of language is at certain points dependent upon a knowledge of the physical world”
The author states that the theory of language is at certain points (not all points) dependant on knowledge of the physical world.
Option (b) is true.
“Music may be considered as a form of language in which emotion is divorced from information, while the telephone book gives information without emotion”
So expression and emotion can be separate ideas in certain cases.
So (c) is also true.
So option (d) is the only option that cannot be concluded from this passage.
Language is used to externalize one’s own experience and not to internalize.
So the answer is option (d).

Question 132. The official reactions to the London blackout were very revealing. The elected London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, had no hesitation in appearing on radio and television. The private electricity company, National Grid, put up a technical functionary who was obviously ill at ease and could only keep repeating the technical explanation for the shutdown. __________________________

Few will realise that the system itself is the problem
More blackouts and even power-rationing are predicted for the coming winter.
The rotting infrastructure is not confined to power supply -- the whole British piped-gas network is in even worse condition
The British Parliament's Trade and Industry Select Committee will carry out an investigation, but the great majority of Britons have no idea about such procedures and the findings will probably get little press coverage.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> The British Parliament's Trade and Industry Select Committee will carry out an investigation, but the great majority of Britons have no idea about such procedures and the findings will probably get little press coverage.
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D
Option (d)The passage talks about the reasons for London's blackout and how the private electricity company could not provide a satisfactory explanation. Option (d) is in logical continuance with this idea as it talks about how the press coverage won't be much even though the mayor had no hesitation in appearing on radio and television. Option (a) is too vague and is eliminated. Option (b) predicts the future when this is not discussed in the passage. It is eliminated. Option (c) brings in piped-gas which goes outside the scope of the passage. So the correct answer is option (d)

Question 133. The public library allocated revenues it recieved from the recently passed tax initiative to the purchasing of more than 2000 books and 50 computers.

To the purchasing of more than 2000 books and 50 computers.
In order to purchase more than 2000 books and 50 computers
So as to purchase more than 2000 books and 50 computers.
For the purchase of more than 2000 books and 50 computers.

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Answer: Option A. -> To the purchasing of more than 2000 books and 50 computers.
:
A
Allocated to is the correct idiomatic usage.
So, option (A) is the correct answer.

Question 134. The passage suggests that Williams, Bell, and Matsuda would most likely agree with which one of the following statements regarding personal stories?

Personal stories are more likely to adhere to the principles of objectivism than are other forms of discourse.
Personal stories are more likely to de-emphasize differences in background and training than are traditional forms of legal discourse.
Personal stories are more likely to shatter the complacency of the legal establishment and disturb its tranquility than other forms of discourse.
Personal stories are more likely to lead to the accurate reconstruction of facts than are traditional forms of legal narrative.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Personal stories are more likely to de-emphasize differences in background and training than are traditional forms of legal discourse.
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B
Look at the closing lines of this passage “the engaging power of narrative might play a crucial, positive role in the process of legal reconstruction by overcoming differences in background and training and forming a new collectivity based on emotional empathy”. Option (b) is supported by these lines.
Option (a) goes against what has been stated in this passage.
Look at the lines “Such alternative narratives can shatter the complacency of the legal establishment and disturb its tranquility”. But these lines do not state that personal stories are more likely to shatter the complacency of the legal establishment and disturb the tranquility than other forms of discourse to do so (in fact all the other forms of discourse are not mentioned in this passage), so option (c) is wrong.
Option (d) is not supported by this passage.

Question 135. The author's approach towards the dream thoughts can best be described as:

Reproachful, as it helps to determine dreams only if they are visuals.
Confused, as it is difficult to ascertain the meaning through dream content only.
Promising, as dream thoughts can be evaluated effortlessly.
Patronizing, as dream thoughts are very difficult to be analyzed by all.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Promising, as dream thoughts can be evaluated effortlessly.
:
C
The author sees dream thoughts as being understandable without problems once they have been established.

Question 136. In the 1920s, Riga was where Kremlin watchers like Loy Henderson and George F. Kennan cut their teeth. Other members of this group, which drove U.S. foreign policy towards the Soviet Union in the pre-war period, were James Forrestal, the Dulles brothers, and William Bullitt._______________________

Deeply suspicious of Stalin, they advocated the creation of a cordon sanitaire around the USSR
And despite the imminent threat posed to Europe and the world by Hitler, they ruled out the possibility of cooperating with the socialist state in dealing with the Nazi menace
When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, the U.S. was forced to come out in support of Moscow.
The three Baltic republics were independent from 1921 until their absorption into the Soviet Union in 1940 following the rapid collapse of the Low Countries and France and the fear in Moscow that Hitler would soon turn his attention eastward.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Deeply suspicious of Stalin, they advocated the creation of a cordon sanitaire around the USSR
:
A
This question is taken from an editorial. Option (b),(c),(d)
actually follow option (a) in the editorial, which in turn is the last sentence
of the paragraph. Option (a) is the correct answer

Question 137. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

All preceding attempts have been unsuccessful in unraveling the mystery of dreams.
Manifest dream content is superior to latent dream content.
Latent dream content is illusionary and hence not dependable for research.
Latent dream content is being perceived as a possible source of solutions.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Latent dream content is being perceived as a possible source of solutions.
:
D
The passage talks about latent dreams presenting a new line of analysis for dreams.
The first paragraph admits the presence of the manifest dreams based method and seeks to examine dreams through latent dreams making option (d) correct.
All the other options are not mentioned in the passage.

Question 138. A. Europe's economies are in the doldrums, and no one seems to know how to revive them.
B. Two noisy arguments now raging clearly show that an alarming number of Europeans are in denial
about the economic facts of life.
C. A clear majority of voters and national governments are set on limiting these freedoms.
D. The freedom of movement of people is enshrined in the almost 50-year-old treaty of Rome.
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Discuss Question

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The first statement is a judgment that Europe's economy is in doldrums and that no one seems to know a way out. In regard to the second statement, first of all it cannot be fact as there is no data or information that is mentioned in the statement. So we are left with either judgment or inference. For inference we should be having a fact in some respect, but it is not visible here. Since ' two
noisy arguments...' cannot be regarded as a fact in any way... we cannot draw a conclusion based on them. Hence the second statement must be a judgment. Now we come to the third statement. For this statement we cannot say that it is a fact as no data has been provided to support the statement.
Here two we have to conclude b/w judgment or inference. Now in ' A clear majority of voters....' we cannot say that any election has been held till yet for the result. So one cannot say that we have a clear majority of voters since there are no statistics for the same . Also along with it, "and national governments are set....." kind of a statement can be made if one has drawn any conclusions
From one's own thought. So some conclusion is drawn on one's personal analysis for which no statistics is available. Hence this is also a judgment. The last statement is a fact as it simply states that the freedom of movement of people in enshrined in the 50-year-old treaty of Rome.
Directions for questions 94 and 95 :In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. The first and the sixth sentences are at their right place. The middle four sentences in each question have been jumbled up. These are labeled as P, Q, R and S. Type in the most logical order of sentences in the box following the question. For example if the correct sequence is PQSR, type PQSR( in capital letters and without any space between the characters ) in the box .

Question 139. 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.
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Discuss Question

S_{1}

gives the definition of Palaeobotany. There is a clear sequence of Q followed by R as R gives an example of the evolution mentioned in Q. Similarly, there is a clear sequence of P followed by S as there is a link of fossils between them. Now, the sequence QRPS makes more sense than PSQR as there is no connection between statements S and Q. On the other hand, S is a good precursor to

S_{6}

S_{6}

mentions things like climate, temperature and topography that are closely related to the geologist's area of investigation.
So the answer is QRPS.

Question 140. A. In every democratic and more-or-less secular countries,
B. similar questions arise about precise extent to which religious sub-cultures
C. should be allowed to live on their own rules and laws.
D. One set of questions emerge when believers demand, and often get,
E. an opt-out from the law of the land.

C & E
C only
E only
B,C& E

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> E only
:
C
Option: (C)
In sentence A, countries should be country to correspond with every.
In sentence B, there is a missing determiner 'the' before 'precise'
In sentence C, their should not be succeeded by own.
and In sentence D, It should be A set of questions and not One set of questions.