Question : Read the below given paragraph carefully and answer the questions : The ancient Greek were the first society to realize the efficacy of sport and physical activity in disciplining the youngsters right from the impressionable age. At gymnasium, which was not a play area but a formal schooling place, children were taught to discipline their body and mind through physical activity such as wrestling, boxing and athletics. The wise Greeks shaped up their children into men of action and men of wisdom so that they served the state during war and peace with the same strength, power and mental acumen. The Greek citizens were excellent soldiers on the one hand, learned human beings on the other.
Question: The Greeks shaped their children into men of____ and men of______.
Option 1: Wisdom, Action
Option 2: Action, Reaction
Option 3: Action, Wisdom
Option 4: Mind, Body
Correct Answer: Action, Wisdom
Solution : The wise Greeks shaped their children into men of action and men of wisdom so that they served The state during war and peace with the same strength, power and mental acumen.
Question: Which was the first society to realize the efficacy of sport in disciplining the youngsters?
Option 1: Romans
Option 2: Egyptions
Option 3: Chinese
Option 4: Greeks
Question:
__________was not a play area but a formal schooling place for ancients Greeks.
Option 1: Formal School
Option 2: Gymnasium
Option 3: Akharas
Option 4: Sports Arenas
Which of the below mentioned abilities were not used for shaping up children for war and peace by ancient Greeks.
Option 1: Strength
Option 2: Agility
Option 3: Mental Acumen
Option 4: Power
Which of the below stated activities were not the part of formal schooling in Greece ?
Option 1: Fencing
Option 2: Wrestling
Option 3: Athletics
Option 4: Boxing
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The modern pizza was originally (1).__________ in Naples, Italy but the word pizza is Greek in (2).__________ derived from the Greek word pktos meaning solid or clotted. The ancient (3)._________ covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major (4).__________ that led to flatbread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add (5).___________ to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza began. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
Option 2: Greeks
Option 3: Spaniards
Option 4: Indians
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