Find unequal positive integral solution sets of ordered pairs ( x,y) such that 1/x+1/y= 1/21
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#CAT2014
how are examination slots given out of two available dates ?
RC:
To give an account of one's reading is in some sort to give an account of one's life; and I hope that I shall not offend those who follow me in these papers, if I cannot help speaking of myself in speaking of the authors I must call my masters: my masters not because they taught me this or that directly, but because I had such delight in them that I could not fail to teach myself from them whatever I was capable of learning. I do not know whether I have been what people call a great reader; I cannot claim even to have been a very wise reader; but I have always been conscious of a high purpose to read much more, and more discreetly, than I have ever really done, and probably it is from the vantage-ground of this good intention that I shall sometimes be found writing here rather than from the facts of the case.
But I am pretty sure that I began right, and that if I had always kept the lofty level which I struck at the outset I should have the right to use authority in these reminiscences without a bad conscience. I shall try not to use authority, however, and I do not expect to speak here of all my reading, whether it has been much or little, but only of those books, or of those authors that I have felt a genuine passion for. I have known such passions at every period of my life, but it is mainly of the loves of my youth that I shall write, and I shall write all the more frankly because my own youth now seems to me rather more alien than that of any other person.
I think that I came of a reading race, which has always loved literature in a way, and in spite of varying fortunes and many changes. From a letter of my great-grandmother's written to a stubborn daughter upon some unfilial behavior, like running away to be married, I suspect that she was fond of the high-colored fiction of her day, for she tells the willful child that she has "planted a dagger in her mother's heart," and I should not be surprised if it were from this fine-languaged lady that my grandfather derived his taste for poetry rather than from his father, who was of a worldly wiser mind. To be sure, he became a Friend by Convincement as the Quakers say, and so I cannot imagine that he was altogether worldly; but he had an eye to the main chance: he founded the industry of making flannels in the little Welsh town where he lived, and he seems to have grown richer, for his day and place, than any of us have since grown for ours. My grandfather, indeed, was concerned chiefly in getting away from the world and its wickedness. He came to this country early in the nineteenth century and settled his family in a log cabin in the Ohio woods, that they might be safe from the sinister influences of the village where he was managing some woollen-mills. But he kept his affection for certain poets of the graver, not to say gloomier sort, and he must have suffered his children to read them, pending that great question of their souls' salvation which was a lifelong trouble to him.
My father, at any rate, had such a decided bent in the direction of literature, that he was not content in any of his several economical experiments till he became the editor of a newspaper, which was then the sole means of satisfying a literary passion. His paper, at the date when I began to know him, was a living, comfortable and decent, but without the least promise of wealth in it, or the hope even of a much better condition. I think now that he was wise not to care for the advancement which most of us have our hearts set upon, and that it was one of his finest qualities that he was content with a lot in life where he was not exempt from work with his hands, and yet where he was not so pressed by need but he could give himself at will not only to the things of the spirit, but the things of the mind too. After a season of scepticism he had become a religious man, like the rest of his race, but in his own fashion, which was not at all the fashion of my grandfather: a Friend who had married out of Meeting, and had ended a perfervid Methodist. My father, who could never get himself converted at any of the camp-meetings where my grandfather often led the forces of prayer to his support, and had at last to be given up in despair, fell in with the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and embraced the doctrine of that philosopher with a content that has lasted him all the days of his many years. Ever since I can remember, the works of Swedenborg formed a large part of his library; he read them much himself, and much to my mother, and occasionally a "Memorable Relation" from them to us children. But he did not force them upon our notice, nor urge us to read them, and I think this was very well. I suppose his conscience and his reason kept him from doing so. But in regard to other books, his fondness was too much for him, and when I began to show a liking for literature he was eager to guide my choice.
His own choice was for poetry, and the most of our library, which was not given to theology, was given to poetry. I call it the library now, but then we called it the bookcase, and that was what literally it was, because I believe that whatever we had called our modest collection of books, it was a larger private collection than any other in the town where we lived. Still it was all held, and shut with glass doors, in a case of very few shelves. It was not considerably enlarged during my childhood, for few books came to my father as editor, and he indulged himself in buying them even more rarely.
Q1. What seems to be the primary purpose of the author in writing the passage?
a. The author is trying to justify his passion for literature.
b. The author is trying to provide evidence for his passion for literature.
c. The author wants to talk about his passion for reading.
d. The author wants to pay homage to the masters who inspired him.
e. The author wants to illustrate the influences which guided him into reading.
Q2.Which of the following statements is not in sync with the characteristics of the writer's father?
a. The paper where he worked enabled him to lead a decent and comfortable life.
b. He took up a job as an editor as this was the sole means of satisfying his literary passion.
c. He did not have to work with his hands and was not so much pressed by need.
d. He could devote time to things of the spirit and mind. e. He turned religious but the way in which he turned religious was different.
Q3. Which of the following statements is not true as per the passage?
a. The writer's family had faced bad times in the past.
b. The library in the writer's place was the larger private collection of books in the town.
c. The books in the library in the writer's place were enclosed in shelves with glass doors.
d. Most of the books in the library were of poetry.
e. None of the above.
can someone throw some light for the questions like give a suitable topic to the passage types questions..any tips to answer such questions in RC.
Three things one should take care of while doing Verbal.
1. Accuracy
2. Accuracy
3. Accuracy
Make corrections if required.
1. You, Michael and I must take the blame for the failure of the project
2. Her house is bigger than that of her relatives and friends
3. Injustice is so rampant around us that everyone doesn't get what is due to them
4. Let he and she come to meet me in person
5. Of all the men I know none is less inclined than he to talk ill of others
6. Jack's and Mary's house is just four blocks down the street.
7. Jack's and Mary's houses are in this neighbourhood
8. He is my brother who is dearest to me and I trust the most
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Don't know OA
- fruit salad which is really delicious
- The best part of the food that Radha
- serves
- is the self-made
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verbal trivia
simplistic - over-simplified, simplified to the point of not being useful (this is a negative term)
simple - well, you know the meaning
RC:
There is common agreement that the rapid development of digital technology means that our mediascape will be almost unrecognizable in the near future. This commonness is what rhetoricians call a common place (common and community) that establishes a particular path for an argument about the future of journalism.
Newspapers have been hit by a 'perfect storm' of threats surrounding their business models, including: declining print circulation (particularly among young people); the shift of classified advertising to the Internet; the rise of low-cost alternative online news outlets; the rise of citizen journalism, blogging and self-publishing; and fundamental shifts in user behaviour toward accessing news content. In countries such as the United States and Britain, this has led to leading newspapers either going bankrupt or online-only, and threatens to bring down even flagship publications such as the New York Times.
However, there is limited evidence in Australia of a fundamental shift away from mass media such as television and radio. Rather, what appears to have primarily occurred is a substitution effect between print media (newspapers and magazines) and the Internet. Secondly, the decline in newspaper circulation has not been as sharp in Australia as in the United States. Crikey, On Line Opinion and New Matilda attract only about 5-10% of the readership of online sites such as theaustralian.com.au.
Let's be clear that the core problem is that advertisers-not readers-are deserting newspapers. And it is advertisers, not readers, who have always paid the expensive cost of newspaper journalism.
Before I make an argument some philosophical points need to be made about the terms 'blueprints' ,'progress' and 'media' used in the title of the forum-The Future of Journalism: Blueprint for Progress. These presuppose a certain mode of knowledge/power that underpins traditional journalism.
The process of change in the mediascape is such that there can be no blueprint. We just don't know with certainty. Those who say they have one do so on the basis of ignorance and are more than likely to be engaged in deception than enlightenment. How many economists had any sense of the global financial crisis or the extent of its fallout? Their blueprint consisted of them all endlessly spinning about the eternal mining boom that would deliver utopia. Instead of 'blue print' we should use 'threshold' with a map. We stand on a threshold and we can make educated guesses.
"progress" is two edged not a linear path to the future akin to a yellow brick road. Some things will improve or develop whilst others will deteriorate or die. Consider the effects of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme and the emergence of irrigated agriculture on the ecology of the Murray-Darling river system. Or, if that is not persuasive, consider the powering of capitalism's growth engine with cheap black and brown coal. This enabled Australia to have a competitive advantage. It has given rise to a global heating now weaving a swathe of destruction through irrigated agriculture whilst drying out our landscape.
This implies a regime of knowledge that is universal, knowledge of truth is rock solid certain, accurate knowledge is an instrument for control and mastery. The role of the intellectual/journalist is privileged as a legislator articulating universal and necessary truths. Its a form of knowledge/power that underpins the traditional 'gatekeeping' models of journalism, where the process of news gathering is highly centralized and controlled, authority is exclusively held by credentialed professional journalists, and public input is restricted to token measures such as the Letters to the Editor page.
Q1.The primary purpose of the author in the passage is to
a. clarify the background before he makes a particular argument about the future of journalism in the changing mediascape.
b. give examples to support the fact that universal knowledge and universal truth will be the pillars of future journalism.
c. assert that digital technology is creating change in the mediascape and that journalists have to be prepared for the same.
d. attack traditional journalism and point out its inability to adjust to the changing mediascape.
Q2.Which of the following does not represent the future scenario of journalism as advocated by the author?
a. The journalist who has accurate knowledge of truth will stand to gain.
b. The knowledge of truth that a journalist possesses will make the traditional modes of journalism redundant.
c. A journalist taking on the responsibilities of a legislator and also articulating universal and necessary truths.
d. None of the above.
Words 8th August
1. lithe: supple
2. rancorous : deeply malignant
3. peregrination : a small trip
4. waft : to float easily
5. covetous : eagerly desirous
6. philistine : ignorant person
7. discomfit : to defeat
8. plaintive : melancholy
9. pariah : an outcast
Confusing words :
1. blench : to go pale with fear vs blanch : part of the body that goes pale
2. callous : cruelly insensitive vs callus : area of hard skin on hands and feet
4. canvas: cloth for tent vs canvass : is to solicit support from voters (politicians do that and hence ass )
5. condole : express sympathy vs console express sympathy and comfort them
Another word. saw one question on this (Sory cant edit previous post from ofyc !)
1. EPIGRAM originally an inscription on monument/ statue is now short and witty statement
2. epigraph means inscription on monument or statue
3. epitaph is an inscription on tomb / grave
4. epithet is an adjective or phrase describing a person
**Hardest of the confusing words !! **
where can i take up sectional tests as per new pattern? any books/website?
Determine which part of the sentence is/are grammatically incorrect.
- let’s bring a bottle of cola and wafers
- When we go for the movie
- after the test on Saturday,
- in order to celebrate.
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A. This saw the Soviet Union opening an embassy in Ghana in 1959.
B. The Soviet Union did what it could to improve relations with the newly independent African states, including offering low interest loans for economic development.
C. Describing African nationalist movements as "bourgeois" and thoroughly un-proletarian.
D. Kremlin had no illusions about Africa being on the verge of Communist revolution.
1. DBAC 2. ADCB 3. ABCD 4. DCBA
Global warming is a serious concern and for the most part has been thought to occur as the result of
human activity. Now many scientists have suggested that other factors are responsible for rising
temperatures, such as natural changes in the number and size of volcanic eruptions. Such phenomena
are referred to as climate forcings. This would mean that humans are not responsible for the increase in
temperature over the last 140 years.
Which one of the following would most seriously weaken the conclusion reached by the author?
- Some of the critics of the global warming theory also suggest that even if the earth is warming it is not a cause for alarm.
- Satellites, which measure temperatures all over the world, show no real trend in any direction, in fact in recent decades, they show a global cooling.
- Volcanic activity on earth has been decreasing, with many volcanoes becoming extinct or dormant in the last 140 years.
- Although the media says that the last ten years were the hottest, the most significant rise in temperature took place in the first half of this century.
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RC:
Bringing great music from the past back to life is a splendid thing. But all the same, it is sometimes hard to avoid the impression of self-denying worthiness that clings to some Handel opera performances, particularly the unstaged concert versions. The Victorians may have regarded his oratorios with pious awe, but they also revelled in the size and sonority of their huge choruses and orchestras. It was an acceptable form of sensuality. How much sensuality, how much genuine delight, can one read on the faces of a modern audience who sit for over three hours through an unbroken series of solo arias and recitatives? Handel wasn't at all an austere composer, but his operas are highly stylised and depend on the manipulation of a limited range of forms. Limitation can be a great stimulus to an artist, but even if we fully accept and enjoy the conventions Handel used with such wit and skill, we're still left with an awful lack of variety for a full evening's entertainment. Don't the devout Handel fans ever yearn for a chorus or a vocal ensemble? Wouldn't they enjoy a bit more orchestral colour? Or even some dancing now and then?
There's nothing so depressingly old-fashioned as a 30-year-old recording of baroque music. But one vital element is still missing. Handel operas live or die by the singing, and we're not hearing what really thrilled his original audiences: the male castrato voice. In the early days of the Handel opera revival, the castrato parts tended to be transposed down an octave for tenors. Now they're usually given to male countertenors or to women.
Respect for the original texts is another very splendid thing, but the dogma that nothing must be changed and nothing cut ensures that we are spared no longueurs or weaknesses. Handel worked under enormous pressure, and no one can claim that he always composed at the highest level. Any full-length work, even the best of them, has its less than inspired patches. Minor pieces, too, are accepted as though they're major ones, a lack of discrimination similar to the respect accorded to every note composed by Mozart.
With so much vocal and instrumental talent around, and with so many groups prepared to investigate obscure corners of the baroque repertory, there's no need to allow Handel a monopoly. Seven Handel operas in London within a few months is all very well, but not one of our major companies has ever produced anything by Rameau, his great French contemporary, a magnificent composer whose stage works contain far more variety than anything Handel can offer.
Yes, Handel is wonderful. Of course he's a great dramatist. Of course we're lucky to be able to hear and see his operas again. But there's no disrespect in suggesting that something is out of proportion. As it happens, there are plenty of people, a surprising number of them professional musicians, who find the Handel cult puzzling.
Q1.What according to the passage can be termed as 'sensual' on part of the Victorians?
a. The regard for Handel's oratorios with pious awe.
b. The invocation of a sense of abstinence.
c. The magnitude and the resonance of the ensemble.
d. Both (a) and (c).
Q2.Which limitation being faced by modern audiences of Handel gets acknowledged, albeit guardedly, by the author?
a. The unbroken series of solo arias and recitatives
b. The dependence on the manipulation of a limited range of forms
c. The operas being highly stylised
d. The acceptance and enjoyment of the conventions Handel used.
Q3.What is the tone of the author in this passage?
a. Critical
b. Perceptive
c. Analytical
d. Sardonic
What is difference between :
Cut up for, Cut out for, Cut off for and Cut out to?
The butcher, an especially ------- and devious man, often swindled his customers by rigging the scales in his shop.
(A) furtive
(B) bellicose
(C) perceptive
(D) emotive
(E) diligent
- d
- a
- b
- c
- e
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Tonya’s ------- in social situations became obvious when she offended the host by asking about his income at the party.
(A) profligacy
(B) mendacity
(C) turpitude
(D) gaucheness
(E) severity
- c
- b
- d
- e
- a
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Though automobiles were relatively scarce in the first decades of the twentieth century, by 1950 they had ------- to the point of -------.
(A) amalgamated . . invisibility
(B) aggrandized . . ambivalence
(C) proliferated . . ubiquity
(D) evolved . . fruition
(E) regressed . . dependability
- a
- b
- e
- d
- c
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