well this is not related to topic but pls can anybody give any idea on this line 'I found him sweating when he saw me in front of him' I have to write a story continuing this line pls someone reply
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Source: CL Prock Mock
Nobody can tell in advance whether any given work of political thought will have the effect of Hobbes's Leviathan or Rousseau's Social Contract, or to take a later example, Marx and Engels's The Communist Manifesto. It depends entirely on whether the underlying shift in thinking that the philosopher proposes corresponds to political and social change in such a way that the new ideas can become the commonplaces of the following generations. Other works of political philosophy have enjoyed a limited success and then disappeared virtually without trace. But the need for political philosophy is always there, especially perhaps at moments when we face new political challenges that we cannot deal with using the conventional wisdom of the day. At these moments we need to dig deeper, to probe the basis of our political beliefs, and it is here that we may turn to political philosophy, not perhaps at source, but as filtered through pamphlets, magazines, newspapers and the like - every successful political philosopher has relied on media-friendly disciples to put his or her ideas into circulation. But even if political philosophy answers to a genuine need, are its own credentials genuine? Political philosophy claims that it can bring to us a kind of truth about politics, something different from the opinions that guide us from day to day. This claim was presented most dramatically by Plato, often regarded as the father of the subject, through the allegory of the cave in the Republic. Plato likens ordinary people to prisoners who have been chained in a cave in such a way that they can only see the shadows of things on a screen in front of them. Plato says that these shadows were the only real things. Now suppose that one of the prisoners was to be freed and emerged blinking into the light. In time he would come to see real objects in the world, and understand that what he had seen before were no more than shadows. But if he were then to return to the cave to try to persuade his fellows of their mistake, they would be unlikely to believe him. This, Plato thinks, is the position of the philosopher: he has genuine knowledge while those around him have only distorted opinions, but because the path to philosophical knowledge is long and hard, very few are willing to take it. But was Plato justified in drawing such a sharp contrast between philosophical knowledge and common opinion? My conception of political philosophy does not involve endowing philosophers with a special kind of knowledge not available to other human beings. Instead they think and reason in much the same way as everyone else, but they do so more critically and more systematically. They take less for granted. It is easiest to explain this by an example. Suppose we were to ask a politician what his goals were; what aims or values the political community he belongs to should be trying to achieve. If he belonged to a contemporary Western society, he would probably come up with a fairly predictable list: law and order, individual liberty, economic growth, full employment, and one or two others. How might a political philosopher respond to this? Well, first of all she would turn the spotlight on the goals themselves and ask which of them really ultimate goals were.
45. Which of the following statements is/are true with reference to the need for political philosophy?
A. There exists a need for political philosophy always irrespective of the political conditions. B. We confront our beliefs only when faced with crises. C. The need for political philosophy is maximum when political opinions need to be supported by political truths.
(a) Only A (b) A and B (c) B and C (d) All of the above
46. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
(a) Political philosophers have specialized knowledge.
(b) Our political beliefs draw on the original thoughts of political philosophers although not necessarily as told to us directly by them. (c) Political philosophers spread their knowledge directly to the people.
(d) Prisoners in caves believe that the shadows they see are different from real things.
47. Which of the following statements about political philosophers is validated by the passage?
(a) A political theory that provides answers to problems faced by a time may not necessarily be correct.
(b) The social and political conditions of a time will decide if a political philosophy will survive and gain momentum.
(c) Political philosophers think in the same way as do common people.
(d) Political philosophers propose shift in thinking that corresponds to political and social change.
Source: CL Prock Mock
The preoccupation with vitality involves establishing different kinds of limits or boundaries to respectively
different kinds of relations of vitality. Humans draw a distinction between their own children and those of
another. One usually does not love another's children as if they were one's own. And one does not usually
love another nation as if it were one's own. Such a limitation on the recognition of, and the love for, what is
understood to be one's own is a consequence of the preoccupation with the continuation of the self, both
its biological and cultural components. The love that one has for one's nation is designated by the term
'patriotism'.
The widely used term 'love' as an expression of the attachments that the individual has to his or her nation
is not altogether satisfactory because we also employ the same term to describe the attachments one has
to one's paramour, children, friends, and god. Indeed, some individuals have genuinely loved all of humanity.
What such a wide use of the term indicates is that, in each of these instances, the individual puts aside,
or 'transcends', his or her own self-interest for the sake of others. However, understanding properly the
character of such attachments should take into account not only the act of Self-transcendence common to
all of these attachments, but also the different objects of those attachments. Thus, it may be more helpful
to distinguish the love for one's paramour or children from the 'love' for one's nation by understanding
patriotism as signifying attachments of loyalty to a territorial community. There are often different aspects
to the patriotic attachments that one forms to one's nation, as a consequence of the different factors
involved in the historical formation of a particular nation. One may, for example, be loyal to one's nation
because of its laws, or its customs, or its religion. There are usually many and differing, even conflicting,
views of the nation that correspond to these different factors. However, inescapable is the fact that the
individual often shows a preference for his or her fellow nationals. This preference need not take the form of
a prejudice against, or hatred of, those who are not members of one's nation. Patriotism need not deny
varying and different pursuits by the members of the nation. It need not reject differing conceptions of the
nation held by members of the nation, as nationalism often does. Indeed, in so far as patriotism implies a
commitment to the well-being of one's country, it provides the basis for working out the differences, involving
reasonable compromise, between the individual members of the nation and their differing conceptions of
what the nation should be out of a concern for promoting that well-being. The process of working out these
differences through compromise is politics. The concern for the well-being of the nation that includes the
willingness to compromise is central to the civility between the members of the nation that makes politics
possible.
39. The author is likely to agree with which of the following statements?
(a) One's love for oneself leads to love for one's children and nation. (b) The love for one's nation depends on the love for one's children. (c) Patriotism like nationalism rejects differing conceptions of the nation held by its members.(d) Patriotism arises only when one transcends his/her self-interests.
40. According to the author what is the genesis of politics?
(a) The concern for the well-being of the nation.
(b) Patriotism, because it involves the working out of differences involving compromises between members of a nation to promote its well-being.
(c) Nationalism because it is the historical formation of a nation.
(d) The different aspects of patriotic attachments that one forms to one's nation.
41. Which of the following is in line with the author's concept of love? A. The term love has lost its true meaning as it is now freely bandied around.
B. Love indicates setting aside or transcending one's self interest for the sake of others.
C. Patriotism, not love, is a more appropriate term to define what we feel for our country as it implies self-transcendence.
D. Love is defined by the idea of extension of oneself and not by the property of the element being loved.
(a) Only B (b) C and A (c) B and C (d) All of the above
Need link/source for FIJ based questions.
My apologies for yet another offtrack post, but since this happens to my favorite thread, I keep posting my queries here. So, here it is:
Despite practicing QADI a lot, I am struggling with this section a lot, lately. My average attempts in QADI is 20-25 (sometimes even less when the paper is tough) with 70% accuracy. Should I reduce the number of attempts to ensure 100% accuracy? Would I be able to clear the sectional cut off? My VALR is good, I attempt around 30 questions with more than 85 to 90% accuracy. What percentile should I expect with this strategy ?
The project was actuated/activated by ambition.
Choose the appropriate word, with reason
A leading socialite decided to organize a dinner and invited a few of her friends. Only the host and the hostess were sitting at the opposite ends of a rectangular table, with three persons along each side. The prerequisite for the seating arrangement was that each person must be seated such that at least on one side it has person of opposite sex. Maqbool is opposite of Shobha, who is not the hostess. Ratan has a woman on his right and is sitting opposite of a woman. Monisha is sitting to the hostess's right, next to Dhirubhai. One person is seated between Madhuri and Urmila who is not the hostness. The men were Maqbool, Ratan, Dhirubhai and jackie, while the women were Madhuri, Urmila, Shobha and Monisha.
How to do this arrangement?
Doubts 1: One person is seated between Madhuri and Urmila who is not the hostess. So Urmila and madhuri can swap their positions as the condition is only given for the person who is seated btn them..
Doubt 2 : Similarly Maqbool and Shoba's can also be swap their positions. The condition that atleast one person of opposite sex shd be on each side still satisfies?
Question 1: The eighth person present, Jackie, must be
I. the host
II. Seated to Shobha's right
III. Seated opposite Urmila
(a) I only
(b) III only
(c) I and II only
(d) II and III only
Question 2: Which of the following persons is definitely not seated next to a person of the same sex?
(a) Maqbool
(b) Madhuri
(c) Jackie
(d) Shobha
Question 3: If Ratan would have exchanged seats with a person four places to his left, which of the following would have been true after the exchange?
I. No one was seated between two persons of the opposite sex. (e.g. no man was seated between two women)
II. One side of the table consisted entirely of persons of the same sex.
III. Either the host or the hostess changed seats.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and II only
(d) II and III only
Question 4: If each person is placed directly opposite her spouse, which of the following pairs must be married?
(a) Ratan and Monisha
(b) Madhuri and Dhirubhai
(c) Urmila and Jackie
(d) Ratan and Madhuri
Puys n Pals, sorry to be off topic. But just needed an opinion, Is BITS Pilani MBA actually good? Placement n all?
Toppers be like: I got just 150 marks in this AIMCAT. Highly disappointed.
Dude, please stop discouraging others atleast. It's good you get 95+ percentile in every AIMCAT but kindly refrain from showing disappointment over such a great score. Would be a great help.
find the inappropriate usage :
nerve:
- Mumbai is the economic nerve centre of India.
- Injury to a spinal nerve has left his legs paralysed
- I had prepared very hard but lost my nerve just before the examination
- You need a nerve of steel to survive a roller coaster ride
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find the incorrect usage :
Catch
- Harsha Bhogle believes that a catch can win the match.
- This deal sounds too good to be true;what’s the catch ?
- The soldier removed the safety catch of the rifle.
- The goalkeeper lamented the fact that the ball was just out of his catch.
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incorrect usage :
HAND
- I have my hand full, I cannot do it today.
- When the roof of my house was blown away, he was willing to lend me a hand.
- The situation is getting out of hand here!
- The minister visited the jail to see the breach at first hand.
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The critics censored/censured the new movie because of its social unacceptability.
- censured
- censored
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The cricket council that was/were elected last March is/are at sixes and sevens.
- was,is
- were,are
- were,is
- was,are
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The film is based on a real/true story.
- story
- real
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Hi puys.....i have a dilemma - should I read all the RCs and attempt only the RC specific questions or do I select one easiest to read RC and attempt all the questions there? My RC accuracy is not good if i try to attempt abstract questions like author's tone...plz help
A pipe can fill a tank in 15 minutes. A leak present 1/3 of height of tank results in 50% more time to fill the tank than the time taken when leak is present at 2/3 of height of tank. Find time taken to fill the tank when leak is present at 1/5th the height of tank
guys, simple doubt. Lot many has/ have? Dont know asnwer so dont ask OA :P
- have
- has
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Hello puys!!! Everyone must be preparing well for the D-day... Just wanted to have a rough idea how much, in the VA/LR section would be sufficient to get 90 percentile.. some of the best performers of the season- @MJ477 @Sabya1590 @christianbale @Harveyspecter @Aaty @jay3421 @shashwatdgr8 @Dark_Passenger @ferlonso @a-jay your comments would be highly appreciated!!!