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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Science and technology have relieved mankind of degrading drudgery. They have added to man's comfort, health, and enjoyment of existence. The average lifespan of a man on earth has been greatly increased. Science has added to the dignity and stature of the individual. When a man is relieved from the battle for physical safety, he becomes a little creator. Every challenge of science has added to man's moral stature. As we find that the world is much more wonderful than we ever dreamed it to be, we are led into new fields of awareness, new ranges of attainment, a new realization of destiny. New knowledge is both a challenge and an opportunity. 'For it is not yet known what man may be. He must, therefore, without haste and without rest, strive to reach the quality of human greatness, that is greatness in humanity.'

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    New knowledge is both a challenge and an opportunity because it _________
    Solution
    The passage speaks about the various ways in which science and technology have benefited us. Option B is correct, as mentioned in the passage, "For it is not yet known what man may be. He must... strive to reach the quality of human greatness..." which refers to the growth of man's potential. Option A is incorrect because new knowledge has not increased man's curiosity, but his potential for growth. Option C is incorrect as it isn't suggested in the passage that new knowledge has opened up new fields of activity. Option D is incorrect because new knowledge does not make man self-confident, but increases his potential for growth.
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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Biologists have advanced two theories to explain why schooling of fish occurs in so many fish species. Because schooling is particularly widespread among species of small fish, both theories assume that schooling offers the advantage of some protection from predators. Proponents of theory dispute the assumption that a school of thousands of fish is highly visible. Experiments have shown that any fish can be seen, even in very clear water, only within a sphere of 200 meters in diameter. When fish are in a compact group, the spheres of visibility overlap. Thus the chance of a predator finding the school is only slightly greater than the chance of the predator finding a single fish swimming alone. Schooling is advantageous to the individual fish because a predator's chance of finding any particular fish swimming in the school is much smaller than its chance of finding at least one of the same group of fish if the fish were dispersed throughout an area.
    However, critics of theory A point out that some fish form schools even in areas where predators are abundant and thus little possibility of escaping detection exists. They argue that the school continues to be of value to its members even after detection. They advocate theory B, the "confusion effect," which can be explained in two different ways.
    Sometimes, proponents argue, predators simply cannot decide which fish to attack. This indecision supposedly results from a predator's preference for striking prey that is distinct from the rest of the school in appearance. In many schools, the fish are almost identical in appearance, making it difficult for a predator to select one. The second explanation for the "confusion effect" has to do with the sensory confusion caused by a large number of prey moving around the predator. Even if the predator makes the decision to attack a particular fish, the movement of other prey in the school can be distracting. The predator's difficulty can be compared to that of a tennis player trying to hit a tennis ball when two are approaching simultaneously.

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    According to the passage, theory B states which of the following as a factor that enables a schooling fish to escape predators?
    Solution
    Option B is the right answer because towards the end of the second paragraph in the passage it is is clearly mentioned that - 'Even if the predator makes the decision to attack a particular fish, the movement of other prey in the school can be distracting.'
    There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, C, D, and E are the right answers.
    Hence, these are incorrect.
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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Biologists have advanced two theories to explain why schooling of fish occurs in so many fish species. Because schooling is particularly widespread among species of small fish, both theories assume that schooling offers the advantage of some protection from predators. Proponents of theory dispute the assumption that a school of thousands of fish is highly visible. Experiments have shown that any fish can be seen, even in very clear water, only within a sphere of 200 meters in diameter. When fish are in a compact group, the spheres of visibility overlap. Thus the chance of a predator finding the school is only slightly greater than the chance of the predator finding a single fish swimming alone. Schooling is advantageous to the individual fish because a predator's chance of finding any particular fish swimming in the school is much smaller than its chance of finding at least one of the same group of fish if the fish were dispersed throughout an area.
    However, critics of theory A point out that some fish form schools even in areas where predators are abundant and thus little possibility of escaping detection exists. They argue that the school continues to be of value to its members even after detection. They advocate theory B, the "confusion effect," which can be explained in two different ways.
    Sometimes, proponents argue, predators simply cannot decide which fish to attack. This indecision supposedly results from a predator's preference for striking prey that is distinct from the rest of the school in appearance. In many schools, the fish are almost identical in appearance, making it difficult for a predator to select one. The second explanation for the "confusion effect" has to do with the sensory confusion caused by a large number of prey moving around the predator. Even if the predator makes the decision to attack a particular fish, the movement of other prey in the school can be distracting. The predator's difficulty can be compared to that of a tennis player trying to hit a tennis ball when two are approaching simultaneously.

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    According to the passage, both theory A  and theory B have been developed to explain how ____________
    Solution
    Option B is the correct answer because it is clearly mentioned in the begining of the passage that - 'both theories assume that schooling offers the advantage of some protection from predators.'
    Options A, C, D, and E are incorrect because the right answer is Option B.
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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Biologists have advanced two theories to explain why schooling of fish occurs in so many fish species. Because schooling is particularly widespread among species of small fish, both theories assume that schooling offers the advantage of some protection from predators. Proponents of theory dispute the assumption that a school of thousands of fish is highly visible. Experiments have shown that any fish can be seen, even in very clear water, only within a sphere of 200 meters in diameter. When fish are in a compact group, the spheres of visibility overlap. Thus the chance of a predator finding the school is only slightly greater than the chance of the predator finding a single fish swimming alone. Schooling is advantageous to the individual fish because a predator's chance of finding any particular fish swimming in the school is much smaller than its chance of finding at least one of the same group of fish if the fish were dispersed throughout an area.
    However, critics of theory A point out that some fish form schools even in areas where predators are abundant and thus little possibility of escaping detection exists. They argue that the school continues to be of value to its members even after detection. They advocate theory B, the "confusion effect," which can be explained in two different ways.
    Sometimes, proponents argue, predators simply cannot decide which fish to attack. This indecision supposedly results from a predator's preference for striking prey that is distinct from the rest of the school in appearance. In many schools, the fish are almost identical in appearance, making it difficult for a predator to select one. The second explanation for the "confusion effect" has to do with the sensory confusion caused by a large number of prey moving around the predator. Even if the predator makes the decision to attack a particular fish, the movement of other prey in the school can be distracting. The predator's difficulty can be compared to that of a tennis player trying to hit a tennis ball when two are approaching simultaneously.

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    According to one explanation of the "confusion effect," a fish that swims in a school will have greater advantages for survival if it ________. 
    Solution
    According to the passage, "In many schools, the fish are almost identical in appearance, making it difficult for a predator to select one." Because predators, according to the "confusion effect," prefer to select prey that is distinct from the rest of the school, a fish that is similar in appearance to the other fish in its school would most likely enjoy a survival advantage. Hence, the correct answer is Option D. 
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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows: [/passage-header]    Eco efficiency (measures to minimize environmental impact through the reduction or elimination of waste from production processes) has become a goal for companies worldwide, with many realizing significant cost savings from such innovations. Peter Senge and Goran Carstedt see this development as laudable but suggest that simply adopting ecoefficiency innovations could actually worse environmentally, stresses in the future. Such innovations reduce production waste but do not alter the number of products manufactured nor the waste generated from their use and discard; indeed, most companies invest in eco-efficiency improvements in order to increase profits and growth. Moreover, there is no guarantee that increased economic growth from ecoefficiency will come in similarly ecoefficient ways since in today's global markets, greater profits may be turned into investment capital that could easily be reinvested in old-style eco-inefficient industries. Even a vastly more ecoefficient industrial system could, were it to grow much larger, generate a total waste and destroy more habitat and species than would a smaller, less ecoefficient economy. Senge and Carstedt argue that to preserve the global environment and sustain economic growth, businesses must develop a new systemic approach that reduces total material use and total accumulated waste.
        Focusing exclusively on eco-efficiency, which offers a compelling business case according to established thinking, may distract companies from pursuing radically different products and business models.

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    The passage mentions which of the following as a possible consequence of companies' realization of greater profits through ecoefficiency? 
    Solution
    Option D is the right answer because it is clearly mentioned in the middle of the passage that - 'Moreover, there is no guarantee that increased economic growth from ecoefficiency will come in similarly ecoefficient ways since in today's global markets, greater profits may be turned into investment capital that could easily be reinvested in old-style eco-inefficient industries.'
    There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, B, C, and E are the right answers.
    Hence, these are incorrect.

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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question given after it:[/passage-header]
    Nobel laureate and writer of the world famous Gitanjali, Rabindranath Tagore, was born on May 8, 1861. Rabindranath, whose father, Maharishi Devendranath Tagore was one of the pillars of Brahmo Samaj, lost his mother quite early in life. This void in his life developed in him an attraction for nature which was to become a dominant passion of his life. Rabindranath Tagore developed early an aversion for schools of his times, which according to him were no better than factories, where receiving an education was sheer torture for passive youngsters. The kind of education that was imparted there had no relationship with life and its needs. Gurudev, therefore, started the Shantiniketan in 1901. Having a humble beginning with only 2 or 3 students, it is now famous as the Vishwabharti. 
    The description of a student's daily routine in the ashram conveys its rich beauty. Long before sunrise, like the birds in the mango groves, the children get up. The members of the choir are the first to rise and go around the ashram singing the morning hymns. After completing the morning ablutions, each child takes his 'asan' into the fields to sit down on it to meditate alone. Later on, before the school work begins, the children stand together in the shade of the trees and sing their hymns to God.
    Till about 10:30 the school work goes on. There are no classrooms. The students sit with their teachers in the open air under the trees. There are no large classes; a group of 8-10 boys sits around the teacher, asking him questions, carrying out a conversation, or discussing issues. Very few books are used, and like the education which Plato advocated, the greater part of it is carried on through conversation. The students soon learn to bring all their doubts and difficulties to their teachers who, in turn, become greatly interested in helping each of their students. Such an education could never be dull. 

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    A number of drawbacks of the schools of Tagore's times are mentioned. Which of the following finds no reference?
    Solution
    On reading, it is clear that the first three options find reference in the first paragraph of the extract. However, it is not mentioned anywhere that the teachers were not properly qualified. 
    Hence option D is the correct answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Current feminist theory, in validating women's own stories of their experience, has encouraged scholars of women's history to view the use of women's oral narratives as the methodology, next to the use of women's written autobiography, that brings historians closest to the "reality" of women's lives. Such narratives, unlike most standard histories, represent experience from the perspective of women, affirm the importance of women's contributions, and furnish present-day women with historical continuity that is essential to their identity, individually and collectively. Scholars of women's history should, however, be as cautious about accepting oral narratives at face value as they already are about written memories.
    Oral narratives are no more likely than are written narratives to provide a disinterested commentary on events or people. Moreover, the stories people tell to explain themselves are shaped by narrative devices and storytelling conventions, as well as by other cultural and historical factors, in ways that the storytellers may be unaware of. The political rhetoric of a particular era, for example, may influence women's interpretations of the significance of their experience. Thus a woman who views the Second World War as pivotal in increasing the social acceptance of women's paid work outside the home may reach that conclusion partly and unwittingly because of wartime rhetoric encouraging a positive view of women's participation in such work.

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    The passage is primarily concerned with __________
    Solution
    The passage concerns itself mostly with discussing the methodology of women's oral narrative and other issues surrounding it. The passage does not contrast this methodology with any other nor draws on its history. It also does not discuss any historian's adoption of this method having led to criticism of a historical scholarship nor does it analyse the influence of current feminist view's on women's interpretations of their experience. Thus, option C is the answer.
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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]When Jamaican-born social activist Marcus Garvey came to the United States in 1916, he arrived at precisely the right historical moment. What made the moment right was the return of African American soldiers from the First World War in 1918, which created an ideal constituency for someone with Garvey's message of unity, pride, and improved conditions for African American communities.
    Hoping to participate in the traditional American ethos of individual success, many African American people entered the armed forces with enthusiasm, only to find themselves segregated from white troops and subjected to numerous indignities. They returned to the United States that was as segregated as it had been before the war. Considering similar experiences, anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace has argued that when a perceptible gap arises between a culture's expectations and the reality of that culture, the resulting tension can inspire a revitalization movement: an organized, conscious effort to construct a culture that fulfills long-standing expectations.
    Some 60482scholars have argued that Garvey created the consciousness from which he built, in the 1920s, the largest revitalization movement in African American history. But such an argument only tends to obscure the consciousness of identity, strength, and sense of history that already existed in the African American community. Garvey did not create this consciousness; rather, he gave this consciousness its political expression.

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    It can be inferred from the passage that the "scholars" mentioned in line 60482 believe which of the following to be true? 
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    [passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]When Jamaican-born social activist Marcus Garvey came to the United States in 1916, he arrived at precisely the right historical moment. What made the moment right was the return of African American soldiers from the First World War in 1918, which created an ideal constituency for someone with Garvey's message of unity, pride, and improved conditions for African American communities.
    Hoping to participate in the traditional American ethos of individual success, many African American people entered the armed forces with enthusiasm, only to find themselves segregated from white troops and subjected to numerous indignities. They returned to the United States that was as segregated as it had been before the war. Considering similar experiences, anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace has argued that when a perceptible gap arises between a culture's expectations and the reality of that culture, the resulting tension can inspire a revitalization movement: an organized, conscious effort to construct a culture that fulfills long-standing expectations.
    Some 60482scholars have argued that Garvey created the consciousness from which he built, in the 1920s, the largest revitalization movement in African American history. But such an argument only tends to obscure the consciousness of identity, strength, and sense of history that already existed in the African American community. Garvey did not create this consciousness; rather, he gave this consciousness its political expression.

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    According to the passage, which of the following contributed to Marcus Garvey's success? 
    Solution
    Option C is the right answer because it is is clearly mentioned in the first paragraph of the passage that - 'What made the moment right was the return of African American soldiers from the First World War in 1918, which created an ideal constituency for someone with Garvey's message of unity, pride, and improved conditions for African American communities.'
    There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, B, D, and E are the right answers.
    Hence, these are incorrect.
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    [passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]In terrestrial environments, gravity places special demands on the cardiovascular systems of animals. Gravitational pressure can cause blood to pool in the lower regions of the body, making it difficult to circulate blood to critical organs such as the brain. Terrestrial snakes, in particular, exhibit adaptations that aid in circulating blood against the force of gravity.
    The problem confronting terrestrial snakes is best illustrated by what happens to sea snakes when removed from their supportive medium. Because the vertical pressure gradients within the blood vessels are counteracted by similar pressure gradients in the surrounding water, the distribution of blood throughout the body of sea snakes remains about the same regardless of their orientation in space, provided they remain in the ocean. When removed from the water and tilted at various angles with the head up, however, blood pressure at their midpoint drops significantly, and at brain level falls to zero. 
    That many terrestrial snakes in similar spatial orientations do not experience this kind of circulatory failure suggests that certain adaptations enable them to regulate blood pressure more effectively in those orientations. One such adaptation is the closer proximity of the terrestrial snake's heart to its head, which helps to ensure circulation to the brain, regardless of the snake's orientation in space. The heart of sea snakes can be located near the middle of the body, a position that minimizes the work entailed in circulating blood to both extremities. In arboreal snakes, however, which dwell in trees and often assume a vertical posture, the average distance from the heart to the head can be as little as 15 percent of overall body length. Such a location requires that blood circulated to the tail of the snake travel a greater distance back to the heart, a problem solved by another adaptation. When climbing, arboreal snakes often pause momentarily to wiggle their bodies, causing waves of muscle contraction that advance from the lower torso to the head. By compressing the veins and forcing blood forward, these contractions apparently improve the flow of venous blood returning to the heart.

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    Complete the sentence with a suitable option:
    The primary purpose of the third paragraph is to _________________
    Solution
    Option D is the only choice suitable as an answer to the question asked. The other options do not fit the context. Third paragraph does not introduce a new topic, or describe a more efficient way of achieving something already discussed nor does it draw any conclusion based on information already given or introduce evidence that undermines anything. The third paragraph instead discusses examples of phenomenons that were already mentioned in the previous paragraph- it discusses the placement of the heart in terrestrial and arboreal snakes and the adaptations they make that aid in blood circulations.
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