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Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. It is celebrated on November 5th usually.
B. A man called Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the King with gunpowder over 400 years ago.
C. A couple of days after you arrive we'll have Bonfire Night.
D. It's only held in England as it marks a moment in our history.

Option 1: CBDA

Option 2: BDAC

Option 3: CADB

Option 4: BACD

Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: CADB


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

  • Sentence C is the first sentence, as it mentions a festival, i.e., a bonfire night, which will be celebrated after a few days of the subject's arrival.
  • Sentence A is the second sentence, as it mentions the exact date of the bonfire night. Thus, it connects with the first sentence.
  • Sentence D comes next, as it mentions the place "England" where the festival is celebrated.
  • Sentence B is the last sentence, as it describes the history behind the festival.

Therefore, the correct order is CADB.

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Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in 'The Republic' (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music, and art. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are not distributed genetically and thus can be found in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.

Aristotle considered human nature, habit, and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.

Question:
Children who are imparted the highest education would be responsible for:

Option 1: developing talent and skills

Option 2: inculcating good habits

Option 3: guarding the city

Option 4: teaching the illiterate

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: guarding the city


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

In Plato's philosophy, particularly outlined in The Republic, children who receive the highest education are expected to be responsible for guarding the city.

Explanation:
Plato proposes a system in The Republic where education is a key element, and he advocates for the differentiation of children suitable to various castes. The highest caste, according to Plato, would receive the most education. These highly educated individuals are envisioned to serve as guardians of the city. Their role is not only to protect the city but also to care for those who are less able.

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Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct. 

In 1899 in Wyoming a fossilised skeleton was discovered from which Dippy was cast. It was 1)_____________ by one of the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie for the  still under construction Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, where it still stands .As per the Carnegie Museum website , “Museum director William J Holland organised the 2)________________ to the American west in 1899. After three months of rigrous search, one of the team member discovered a huge toe bone at Sheep’s Creek Wyoming. With further digging led to a huge, long neck dinosaur which was later identified as a sauropod.The news was spread quickly, and before he was even excavated, Dippy was a celebrity. Visitors thronged to the site in Wyoming, which was later dubbed “Camp Carnegie.” After the 3)________________ collection of Dippy’s bones, it was packed in the boxes and the bones were sent back to Pittsburgh in 130 crates.”

Dippy is considered to be one of the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, Dippy has been a subject of several children’s books apart from a book 4)_______________ to the dinosaur, Dippy: The Tale of a Museum Icon. There are various products which celebrates the dinosaur — from mugs to T-shirts, caps to soft toys and also an ice flavour. Dippy has also 5)________________ in many films such as Paddington, Night at the Museum 3 and One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2.

Option 1: dichotomy 

Option 2: expedition
 

Option 3: nonplus
 

Option 4: dishevelled

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: expedition
 


Solution : The correct answer is expedition.

As per the Carnegie Museum website , “Museum director William J Holland organised the expedition to the American west in 1899.

Explanation:

Expedition is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent.
It refers to a journey undertaken by a group of people for a specific purpose, such as exploration, research, or warfare.

Meaning of the rest of the words

Dichotomy — a difference between two opposite things.

Nonplus- a state of being surprised and perplexed.

Dishevelled- (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered

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Question : “A History of British India” is a work published by ______.

Option 1: Lord Canning

Option 2: Lord Dalhousie

Option 3: James Mill

Option 4: Warren Hastings

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: James Mill


Solution : The correct option is James Mill.

A History of British India is a comprehensive historical work authored by James Mill, a Scottish historian and philosopher. The book first went on sale in several volumes between 1817 and 1818.

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Question : What is a limitation of official records in studying rural history?
 

Option 1: Lack of quantitative data
 

Option 2: Bias towards urban areas
 

Option 3: Incomplete coverage of social aspects
 

Option 4: Overemphasis on agricultural statistics

 

 

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Incomplete coverage of social aspects
 


Solution : A limitation of official records in studying rural history is their incomplete coverage of social aspects, as these records often focus more on economic and administrative details, leaving gaps in understanding the social fabric of rural communities.

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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood feuds to tragic pasts, (1)______ love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castle is ever (2)______ a secret to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal Castle (3)______ came under new ownership. During the renovation of the (4)______, a surprising discovery was made. Messages (5)______long ago were found on the floorboards of (6)______ upper chambers. The messages were written (7)______1880 and 1881 by Joachim Martin; the carpenter (8)______ installed the flooring. His messages were a diary of 72 entries of his daily (9)______, personal thoughts along with his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s (10)______is indeed a very personal account of the history of those times. The discovery gives us an honest look at an average person’s daily life over 135 years ago.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.

Option 1: momentarily

Option 2: presently

Option 3: recently

Option 4: justly

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: recently


Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.

To complete the sentence logically, the word recently is the most suitable option. This indicates that the castle has recently changed ownership.

Therefore, the completed sentence would read: "Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal Castle recently came under new ownership."

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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood feuds to tragic pasts, (1)______ love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castle is ever (2)______ a secret to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal Castle (3)______ came under new ownership. During the renovation of the (4)______, a surprising discovery was made. Messages (5)______long ago were found on the floorboards of (6)______ upper chambers. The messages were written (7)______1880 and 1881 by Joachim Martin; the carpenter (8)______ installed the flooring. His messages were a diary of 72 entries of his daily (9)______, personal thoughts along with his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s (10)______is indeed a very personal account of the history of those times. The discovery gives us an honest look at an average person’s daily life over 135 years ago.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no.1.

Option 1: since

Option 2: from

Option 3: till

Option 4: with

Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: from


Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.

From is a suitable preposition in this context, indicating the origin or source of the rich history associated with castles.

Therefore, the completed sentence would read: "From blood feuds to tragic pasts, from love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castle is ever a secret to unveil."

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Question : In the context of history, the "Medieval society" is associated with which era?  

 

Option 1: The Enlightenment

Option 2: The Middle Ages

Option 3: The Industrial Revolution  

 

Option 4: The Bronze Age

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: The Middle Ages


Solution : The "Medieval society" is associated with the Middle Ages, a period in European history that lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It is characterized by feudalism, the dominance of the Catholic Church, and the lack of centralized nation-states.

 

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Question : The book 'Rajatarangini' is about the history of which state written in the 12th century CE.

Option 1: Bengal

Option 2: Kashmir

Option 3: Sindh

Option 4: Assam

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Kashmir


Solution : The correct answer is Kashmir.

The Rajatarangini is an eight-book or section-length epic poem (Mahakavya) written in Sanskrit that contains almost 8000 verses. It was written in Kashmir, India, between 1148 and 1150.

Kalhana, the poet, belonged to the Brahman class, which was the learned class of ancient India. The Rajatarangini tells the story of the numerous royal dynasties that governed the mythical ancient kingdom of Kashmir from the poet's own time onward.

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