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Option 4?
@nramachandran said:(a) It aims to make money for its publisher and author and win popularity for its writer without caring two hoots about the greater common good or making the reader think beyond the text.
My take-(a)
@nramachandran said:A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.What is bad writing? One definition of bad writing is that it only entertains but does not edify. It does not raise 'important questions' regarding political or social ills but, instead, runs away from them. Put simply, bad writing reinforces popular attitudes even if it's at the cost of harming a cultural fabric. Bad writing's goals are self-serving.(a) It aims to make money for its publisher and author and win popularity for its writer without caring two hoots about the greater common good or making the reader think beyond the text.(b) Good writing - especially fiction €“ on the other hand - is as man-made and culturally-constructedmethod of enquiry used to analyse and judge one €™s views.(c) However, no text - and, by extension, an author - is universally or eternally good or bad.(d) Thus, if good writing is to prevail, 'good writers' must slug it out in the open with 'bad writers'.Please post your answer with an explanation as to how you approached the question. Thanks!
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My take option a....
Flows in.with the passage...also it connects to the last sentence on self serving point....
@miseera said:PJ Set 1
A.Last year a New York counsellor proposed a law that would prohibit the use of mobile phones in ' places of public performance' such as theatres, art galleries and concert halls , punishable by a $50 fine.B.At the same time, though, using a mobile phone can seem profoundly anti-social ,not least to people in the immediate vicinity.
C.In retausrants, theatres ansd museums or trains or even standing in the super market check out queue , there is no escape from chirping and bleeping phones, nor from the inane converstaions of theit owners.
D.But his proposal has been denied as unenforceable.
E.The mobile phone is a paradoxical device.Its primary function is social; to enable its owner to communicate with other people.
1.CADEB 2.EBCAD 3.ECBAD 4.ADEBCA.The years following the 1982 Asian Games saw an exponential rise in growth, which coincided with the setting up of Doordarshan kendras in many parts of the country.
B.The govt. adopted a policy of encouraging the sector, which resulted in many TV companies being established.
C.By 1989, there were over 200 TV companies with sales of 5.2 million sets.
D.However due to high import content (picture tubes) of Tv's there was a huge outflow of foriegn exchange .
E.The 80's saw the TV industry growing at a fast rate of 30% per year.
1.EABCD 2.BDEAC 3.BCDAE 4.ECDABA.Is the Kyoto Protocol dead?
B.A delegation from the European Union was rebuffed in Washington when they tried to get the US to reconsider its decision to turn its back on the treaty.
C.The visit followed two recent bombshells dropped by George BUsh.
D.Last month, he abruptly announced a U-turn on his intention to control the emission of carbon dioxide , the principal greenhouse gas, through domestic regulations.
E.And lst week, he made it clear that his opposition to the Kyoto deal was not just posturing but "unequivocal".
1.BECDA 2.ECDAB 3.BCDAE 4.ABCDEA.The French are renowned for their sensitivity to smell - Parisian cabbies are said to be able to nme perfumes that linger in their cabs long aftre the wearer is gone.
B.Legend has it that when the royal famlliy tried to flee France disguised as commoners, they were betrayed by Marie Antoinette's perfume.
C.Their's is assumed to be culturally conditioned talent.Sensitivity to smell is believed to be the result of nurture not nature abd is bound up with Proustian memories,sexual instincts and other enigmatic impulses.
D.As she emerged from their carnage at Varennes, her heavenly Houbigant scent revealed her to be no ordinary citoyenne.
E.Alone of all the senses, smell has remained a mystery ; no one yet has fully understood how the nose knoes.
1.BADCE 2.ACBDE 3.BDEAC 4.ACEBDA.Towards the end of the boom and bust cycle, cement prices fell down taking down with it th cement companies' profitability.
B.The last two years gave testimony to the last stage of the cycle.
C.The profitability of cement companies suffered and the scrips took a beating on the stock markets.
D.But the good part is that the glut in the industry and the resulting crunch in profitability deterred many enterpreneurs from entering the sector.
1.DCAB 2.CDBA 3.ABCD 4.BDCAHappy CATing
boss where are the answers..?
@nramachandran said:A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.What is bad writing? One definition of bad writing is that it only entertains but does not edify. It does not raise 'important questions' regarding political or social ills but, instead, runs away from them. Put simply, bad writing reinforces popular attitudes even if it's at the cost of harming a cultural fabric. Bad writing's goals are self-serving.(a) It aims to make money for its publisher and author and win popularity for its writer without caring two hoots about the greater common good or making the reader think beyond the text.(b) Good writing - especially fiction – on the other hand - is as man-made and culturally-constructedmethod of enquiry used to analyse and judge one's views.(c) However, no text - and, by extension, an author - is universally or eternally good or bad.(d) Thus, if good writing is to prevail, 'good writers' must slug it out in the open with 'bad writers'.Please post your answer with an explanation as to how you approached the question. Thanks!
OA for the Para-Completion Set
Ans - (a)
The theme of the paragraph revolves around 'bad writing'. The author aims to define 'bad writing'. Nothing in the text suggests that the author aims to compare
good writing with bad writing. Options (b) and (d) talk about 'good writing' which is a shift from the theme and hence can be eliminated. Option (a) explains the 'self-serving' goals mentions in the last sentence of the paragraph and hence seems the best fit. Option
(c) brings about a contrast in the idea as presented in the passage and hence can be eliminated.
@ibad786 said:F2) From the following pair of words, identify the pair that shares the same relationship as the given pair.CONSERVATORY : MUSIC :: ____________ : _____________OPTIONS1) CONFEDERATE : ALLIANCE 2) ATELIER : ART 3) SCULPTURE : STUDIO 4) THEATER : SPECTACLE
is it that 3 rd option
@omni_tauras i think it should be B
as music is in the second half, so is art.
and atelier is a workshop, where one learns art. same is conservatory where one learns music... :)
as music is in the second half, so is art.
and atelier is a workshop, where one learns art. same is conservatory where one learns music... :)
WHY INDIA IS NOW A HEDGEHOG NATION. This was the headline of an article,which was about
how new ideas (by artists like painter,writer) are not encouraged in india,thanks to radical groups (is using radical here correct,context wise ? ) .
I looked at meaning of hedgehog,but didn't find anything i could relate to this headline. So what is the meaning of hedgehog?
@nole HedgeHog here symbolises a well fortified ,closed and ideologue nation which doesnt allow any invasion upon its culture and thwarts all the efforts involving new ideas .
In other ways it means a closed society ..
P.S this is my personal understanding ,I may be wrong
In other ways it means a closed society ..
P.S this is my personal understanding ,I may be wrong
Identify the sentence (s) or part (s) of sentence (s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named LeviStrauss
B. landed in San Francisco, California,
C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law DavidStern
D. owner of dry goods business.
E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company.
A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named LeviStrauss
B. landed in San Francisco, California,
C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law DavidStern
D. owner of dry goods business.
E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company.
@maroof10 said:Identify the sentence (s) or part (s) of sentence (s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named LeviStraussB. landed in San Francisco, California,C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law DavidSternD. owner of dry goods business.E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company.
Option C ??
@saurav205 it can't be option C as there should be a comma after David Stern. What made u omit option A ,C plz explain. The answer however for this question is B
@maroof10 said:@saurav205 it can't be option C as there should be a comma after David Stern. What made u omit option A ,C plz explain. The answer however for this question is B
Oh..went for the incorrect waala...question says correct options...dint read all the options...spotted the missing comma in C straightaway so went with option C..
@maroof10 said:@saurav205 it can't be option C as there should be a comma after David Stern. What made u omit option A ,C plz explain. The answer however for this question is B
Oh..went for the incorrect waala...question says correct options...dint read all the options...spotted the missing comma in C straightaway so went with option C..
@maroof10 said:Identify the sentence (s) or part (s) of sentence (s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named LeviStraussB. landed in San Francisco, California,C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law DavidSternD. owner of dry goods business.E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company.
A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named LeviStrauss
B. landed in San Francisco, California,
C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law , DavidStern
D. the owner of dry goods business.
E. This dry goods business would later be known as Levi Strauss & Company.
P.S. cat 2008 question
B. landed in San Francisco, California,
C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law , DavidStern
D. the owner of dry goods business.
E. This dry goods business would later be known as Levi Strauss & Company.
P.S. cat 2008 question
@maroof10 said:Identify the sentence (s) or part (s) of sentence (s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named LeviStraussB. landed in San Francisco, California,C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law DavidSternD. owner of dry goods business.E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company.
B is most appropriate
all others are having errors
@maroof10 said:@joyjitpal can u plz point out the error in option A
A is perfectly ok
no error in that part bro :)
no error in that part bro :)