Directions (Q.96-100): Read the following passages and answer the items that follow. Read the following passages and answer the items that follow.
PASSAGE-III:
This rule of always trying to do things as well as one can do them has an important bearing upon the problem of ambition. No man or woman should be without ambition, which is the inspiration of activity. But if one allows ambition to drive one to attempt things which are beyond one’s own personal capacity, then unhappiness will result. If one imagines that one can do everything better than other people, then envy and jealousy, those twin monsters, will come to sadden one’s days. But if one concentrates one’s attention upon developing one’s own special capacities, the things one is best at, then one does not worry over much if other people are more successful.
A) One must always try to do less than one's capacity |
B) One must always try to do more than one's capacity |
C) Ambition must be consistent with one's capacity |
D) There should be no ambition at all |
C) Ambition must be consistent with one's capacity |
1). Which one of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage?
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2). Which one of the following statements can be assumed to be true?
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3). The passage says that early instruments for , measuring earthquakes were:
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4). Why was it necessary to invent instruments to observe an earthquake?
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5). A simple device which consisted of rods that stood up on end like ninepins was replaced by a more sophisticated one because it failed:
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6). The everyday observation referred to in the passage relates to:
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7). The early seismometers adopted the idea that in order to record the earthquake, it is:
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8). There must be countries now in which peasants /can spend several years in universities (p)/so that(Q)/a lot of young persons(R)/are going without substantial meals(S)/ The proper sequence should be:
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9). Athens /it was also(P)/the first democracy in the world(Q)/was not only(R)/ an almost perfect democracy(S)/ The proper sequence should be:
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10). The practice of taking performance-boosting drugs among athletes/ but checking it is not going to be easy(P)/is generally conceded to be unfair(Q)/of the detection technology(R)/for the user is generally one jump ahead(S)/ The proper sequence should be:
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