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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows the passage. Your answer to these questions should be based on passage only.
Also known as moral posturing, virtue signalling refers to the act of expressing opinions in a deliberately conspicuous manner in order to signal to others about one’s virtues. A politician, for instance, might express disgust against an ideology just for the sake of sending across the message that he stands against regressive social ideas. He may not, however, genuinely believe or stand by the virtues that he claims to possess in public. The term, coined by British writer James Bartholomew, is now often used in a pejorative sense to attack the expression of one’s opinion merely as a token act to advertise one’s virtuousness to the world.
Virtue signaling refers to
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Solution (c)
Option (a) is not virtue signaling because here the doer of the action firmly believes that his principles are contrary to the ideology.
Option (b) does not make clear the reason behind the outright rejection.
Option (c) is clearly the correct example of virtue signaling as indicated in the passage.
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Solution (c)
Option (a) is not virtue signaling because here the doer of the action firmly believes that his principles are contrary to the ideology.
Option (b) does not make clear the reason behind the outright rejection.
Option (c) is clearly the correct example of virtue signaling as indicated in the passage.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows the passage. Your answer to this question should be based on passage only.
Also known as the window of discourse, Overton window refers to the range of ideas considered to be acceptable in public discourse and hence likely to be adopted as policy. Politicians in any democracy generally do not propose ideas that fall far beyond the range of the Overton window as those ideas could be considered extreme and unacceptable to the voting public. Such public pressure can also discourage scholars from pursuing ideas that are considered too radical, thus perpetuating existing ideas on various policy issues.
Choose the correct statement from options given below
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Solution (d)
Option (a) is clearly wrong. Option (b) and (c) can be eliminated due to the usage of words ‘always’ and ‘never’ in them and also they cannot be directly inferred from the passage. Option (d) is correct and can be deduced from the first sentence of the paragraph.
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Solution (d)
Option (a) is clearly wrong. Option (b) and (c) can be eliminated due to the usage of words ‘always’ and ‘never’ in them and also they cannot be directly inferred from the passage. Option (d) is correct and can be deduced from the first sentence of the paragraph.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows the passage. Your answer to this question should be based on passage only.
Academic inflation refers to the increase in minimum educational or academic qualifications required to apply for jobs and other formal roles in a society. Academic inflation is the result of more people entering college, which decreases the value of a basic degree. Consequently, people increasingly opt to pursue higher degrees to boost their educational credentials and their earning power, which in turn results in more years being spent by young people in academic institutions. The increasing demand among employers for academic credentials, rather than practical skills, could also contribute to the inflation in academic degrees.
Choose the wrong statement from below options
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Solution (c)
Academic inflation can lead to unemployment among less qualified because the value of a basic degree would reduce. Academic inflation leads to more years being spent by young people in universities because they opt to pursue for higher studies. It is the negligence, rather than emphasis on practical skills, that leads to academic inflation and hence option (c) is wrong statement.
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Solution (c)
Academic inflation can lead to unemployment among less qualified because the value of a basic degree would reduce. Academic inflation leads to more years being spent by young people in universities because they opt to pursue for higher studies. It is the negligence, rather than emphasis on practical skills, that leads to academic inflation and hence option (c) is wrong statement.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows the passage. Your answer to this question should be based on passage only.
In sociology, elite theory postulates that every society has a ruling minority that controls and contests sources of political power, and that government agendas are influenced or entirely determined by this group. Elites tend to be a relatively small, wealthy group of individuals sharing similar values and a background of privilege, usually drawn from business, government, civic organisations, educational and cultural establishments and mass media. They exert power over state institutions via commercial transactions, interlocking directorates, etc. The theory seeks to explain elite behaviour and the consequent state outcomes.
Choose the correct statement from below options
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Solution (b)
Elites do not derive power from the minorities, but are a ruling minority group.
Elites exert control over state through commercial transactions etc.
Elites are a relatively small powerful group.
Elites though share similar values and background of privilege, they do not constitute a homogenous group as they are drawn from various avenues such as business, government, civic organisations, educational and cultural establishments and mass media.
Therefore option (b) is the correct choice.
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Solution (b)
Elites do not derive power from the minorities, but are a ruling minority group.
Elites exert control over state through commercial transactions etc.
Elites are a relatively small powerful group.
Elites though share similar values and background of privilege, they do not constitute a homogenous group as they are drawn from various avenues such as business, government, civic organisations, educational and cultural establishments and mass media.
Therefore option (b) is the correct choice.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going in 10 sec. The speed of the train is
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Solution (c)
The speed of the train relative to man = (125/10) m/s
= (25/2)*(18/5) km/hr
= 45 km/hr
Let the speed of the train be X km/hr. Then relative speed = (X-5) km/hr
Therefore, X-5 = 45
X = 50 km/hr
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Solution (c)
The speed of the train relative to man = (125/10) m/s
= (25/2)*(18/5) km/hr
= 45 km/hr
Let the speed of the train be X km/hr. Then relative speed = (X-5) km/hr
Therefore, X-5 = 45
X = 50 km/hr
