List of practice Questions

Many of the concepts of modern art have been the product of:
In the passage, the word 'fossil' can be interpreted as:
In the passage, which of the following similarities between science and art may lead to erroneous conclusions?
By an anthropogenic drought, the author means:
According to the passage, the drought at the time of Maya collapse had a different impact compared to the droughts earlier because:
According to the author, why is it difficult to explain the reasons for Maya collapse?
According to the passage, complexity of language cannot be taught by parents or at school to children because:
Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
According to the passage, which of the following best represents the factor that has been cited by the author in the context of Rwanda and Haiti?
Which of the following can be used to replace the "spiders know how to spin webs" analogy as used by the author?
According to the passage, which of the following is unique to human beings?
What does the author mean by “nowadays the moralist risks seeming at odds with morality”?
According to the author, the justification for refusal to let him eat two cones was plausibly:
According to the passage, which of the following does not stem from popular wisdom on language?
Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?
In the passage, the phrase “little parvenus” refers to:
The author pined for two two-cent cones instead of one four-cent pie because:
Mattancherry is Indian Jewry’s most famous settlement, symbolising religious tolerance and peace. Which statement best captures this idea?
Given cultural and intellectual interconnections, the question of what is ‘Western’ and what is ‘Eastern’ is hard to decide. Which statement reflects the author’s conclusion?
Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one hand, there is his .............. endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of environment, including ...............
Exhaustion of natural resources, destruction of individual initiative by governments, control over men’s minds by central .............. of education and propaganda are some of the major evils which appear to be on the increase as a result of the impact of science upon minds suited by .............. to an earlier kind of world.
Most people at their first consultation take a furtive look at the surgeon’s hands in the hope of reassurance. Based on this, Henry Perowne loses a number of cases each year. He knows it’s about to happen before the patient does: the downward glance, repeated questions, overemphatic thanks during retreat to the door. Which statement explains his loss of cases?
Trade protectionism, disguised as concern for the climate, is raising its head. Which statement summarises the author’s main point?
Buckle —
(1) After the long hike our knees were beginning to buckle.
(2) The horse suddenly broke into a buckle.
(3) The accused did not buckle under police interrogation.
(4) Sometimes, an earthquake can make a bridge buckle.
(5) People should learn to buckle up as soon as they get into a car.
File —
(1) You will find the paper in the file under C.
(2) I need to file an insurance claim.
(3) The cadets were marching in a single file.
(4) File your nails before you apply nail polish.
(5) When the parade was on, a soldier broke the file.