Q1.After several defeats in wars, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide. Just
before committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly to have its net. Time
and again, the spider failed but that did not deter it to refrain from making attempts. Such
attempts by the spider made Bruce curious. Thus, Bruce started observing the nearimpossible
goal of the spider to have the net. Ultimately, the spider succeeded in having its
net despite several failures. Such act of the spider encouraged Bruce not to commit suicide.
And then, Bruce went back again and won many a battle, and the rest is history.
Which one of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution: No Explaination.
Q3.By the beginning of the 20th century, several hypotheses were being proposed, suggesting a
paradigm shift in our understanding of the universe. However, the clinching evidence was
provided by experimental measurements of the position of a star which was directly behind
our sun.
Which of the following inference(s) may be drawn from the above passage?
(i) Our understanding of the universe changes based on the positions of stars
(ii) Paradigm shifts usually occur at the beginning of centuries
(iii) Stars are important objects in the universe
(iv) Experimental evidence was important in confirming this paradigm shift
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution: No Explaination.
Q5.Based on the given statements, select the most appropriate option to solve the given
question What will be the total weight of 10 poles each of same weight?
Statements
(I) One fourth of the weight of a pole is 15kg.
(II) The total weight of these poles is 160 kg more than the total weight of two poles
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution: No Explaination.
Q8.Indian currency notes show the denomination indicated in at least seventeen languages. If this
is not an indication of the nation’s diversity, nothing else is.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentences?
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution: No Explaination.
Q10.“The hold of the nationalist imagination on our colonial past is such that anything
inadequately or improperly nationalist is just not history”
Which of the following statements best reflects the author’s opinion ?
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution: No Explaination.
Total Question/Mark :
Scored Mark :
Mark for Correct Answer : 1
Mark for Wrong Answer : -0.5
Mark for Left Answer : 0