Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Culture can be a beautiful thing. There are many aspects that make up one’s culture. Whether it may be the clothing, language, religion, food, traditions, or even music, all aspects play a (1)____ role in making up a person’s culture. I think culture is so important because it does not affect only one person; it affects the (2)____ and also affects the other people around it. I am happy to know my culture and to know where my family (3)____ from. It gives me the sense of being whole and, at the same time, makes me feel (4)____ and different from other people. Different cultures and different people make our country the beautiful melting pot we are (5)_____ to call it.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: country

Option 2: climate

Option 3: course

Option 4: career

Question : The music of Bharatanatyam belongs to ______________ of southern India.

Option 1: Hindustani system

Option 2: Carnatic system

Option 3: Folk system

Option 4: Fusion system

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Culture can be a beautiful thing. There are many aspects that make up one’s culture. Whether it may be the clothing, language, religion, food, traditions, or even music, all aspects play a (1)____ role in making up a person’s culture. I think culture is so important because it does not affect only one person; it affects the (2)____ and also affects the other people around it. I am happy to know my culture and to know where my family (3)____ from. It gives me the sense of being whole and, at the same time, makes me feel (4)____ and different from other people. Different cultures and different people make our country the beautiful melting pot we are (5)_____ to call it.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: calm

Option 2: busy

Option 3: huge

Option 4: clumsy

Question : Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Is there any difference between "genius" and "talent" ? We generally feel that a man of genius is in some way higher than a man of talent; and that talented men are more common than genius. This is true, but it is rather vague. Genius implies "very extraordinary gifts or native powers, especially as displayed in original creation, discovery, expression or achievement; phenomenal capacity regarded as relatively independent of instruction and training". Talent, on the other hand, consists of "mental endowments or capacities of superior character; marked mental ability". "Talent" is more the capacity to learn to do a thing well; but "genius" is an inborn inspiration that drives a man to do a thing with original excellence. As Meredith said, "Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can".
Shakespeare in drama and poetry, Isaac Newton in science, Napoleon in war, Beethoven in music, were geniuses; many well-known poets, scientists, generals and musicians have been men of talent.

Question:

Who can be referred to as a genius?

Option 1: A man with common ideas
 

Option 2: A man with original ideas

Option 3: A man with clever ideas

Option 4: A man with bright ideas

Question : Which of the following statements is not correct about the Gupta emperor, Samudragupta?
a) He was the successor of Chandragupta I.
b) His court poet Bhimsena composed a prashasti of praise for him, known as Gwalior Prashasti.
c) On his gold coins, he was depicted playing the harp, which shows his passion for music.
d) He held the title of Maharajadhiraj.

Option 1: Statement b only

Option 2: Statement c only

Option 3: Statement a only

Option 4: Statement d only

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:
Which of these methods is NOT advocated in 'The Republic'?

Option 1: Differentiating children based on castes

Option 2: Imparting similar education to all children

Option 3: Bringing up children under state guardianship

Option 4: Keeping children away from mothers

Question : Which law was based on notes of the music?

Option 1: Newton law

Option 2: Law of octaves

Option 3: Mendeleev law

Option 4: Modern periodic law

Question : Which of the following is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama, and music in India?

Option 1: Lalit Kala AKademI

Option 2: Sangeet Natak AKademI

Option 3: National School of Drama

Option 4: Sahitya Academy

Question : Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.
A. It was the first instrument to combine a reed (as in a clarinet) with a brass bell (as in a trumpet).
B. Without its unique sound, we would never have heard jazz, or any of the music styles that followed in its footsteps.
C. While some musical instruments have been around for centuries, the saxophone is a relatively recent invention.
D. The first saxophone was patented by Antoine-Joseph Sax in Paris in 1846.

Option 1: CDAB

Option 2: CADB

Option 3: CDBA

Option 4: CABD

Question : Kumudini Lakhia, the founder of Kadamb School of Dance and Music, is a _________ dancer.

Option 1: Bharatanatyam

Option 2: Kathakali

Option 3: Kuchipudi

Option 4: Kathak