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  1. Modern western cultures have encouraged the view that 'being human means to be creative' - not simply living in response to nature. ----- The geographic location of facilities, academic preparation, cultural stimulus, and sponsorship by preparation foundations and governmets is mainly concentrated in advanced countries
    (A) But the opportunities to be imaginative and creative in the economic arena are not spread evenly around the world.
    (B) The present concentration in a few countries challenges the acceptability of globalisation.
    (C) In economics and business, creativity for a nation means to be involved in scientific discovery and technological Innovation. 
  2. A.
    A and B
    B.
    Only B
    C.
    Only A
    D.
    B and C
    E.
    A and C

  3. Recently India celebrated its 60th year of independence - momentous journey in realizing its constitutional goals and democratic aspirations. ----- Urgent steps are needed to establish a rule of law society in India, without which our fundamental credentials as a democracy, will be seriously undermined.
    (A) While the strength of Indian democracy has withstood the last six decades of social, economic and political developments, there are numerous challenges to democratic governance.
    (B) The rule of law is still not sufficiently established in the Indian society.
    (C) Since independence, various attempts to enforce and institutionalise the rule of law in the Indian society have not achieved the intended results.
  4. A.
    Only A
    B.
    A and B
    C.
    Only B
    D.
    Only C
    E.
    All the three

  5. The cryptic nature of scriptural revelations demands tremendous effort to unravel the sacred truths they proclaim. ----- The oral tradition of yore has been responsible in handing down the ancient knowledge proclaimed in the scriptures through a strong preceptor-disciple bond.
    (A) Words carry deep meanings beyond the surface level and the meaning of esoteric truths cannot be realized from mere words or their meanings.
    (B) The oral method of instruction from Guru to Sishya continues to be extremely valuable even in the midst of texts and commentaries in the print and electronic media.
    (C) The lives of Acharyas and disciples illustrate the difficulties in the teaching learning process.
  6. A.
    Only A
    B.
    A and C
    C.
    B and C
    D.
    Only B
    E.
    None of these

  7. The birth of writing was the genesis of civilization. ------ Few things have been more significant for the development of homosapiens, the being whose period of dependency is longer, and whose genetically encode instincts are fewer than any other.
    (A) Humanity's great evolutionary advantage is that we are par excellence, the learning animal.
    (B) For the first time knowledge could be accumulated and handed on to future generations in a way that exceeded, in quantity and quality, the scope of unaided memory.
    (C) Writing was the breakthrough by which the present could hand on the lessons of the past to the generations of the future.
  8. A.
    Only A
    B.
    Only B
    C.
    B and C
    D.
    A and C
    E.
    All the three

  9. Although often benign, nature can be a terrible foe and mankind has fought a near constant battle against the results of its capriciousness - severe floods and storms, devastating earthquakes, and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions. ---- The omens for the next century and beyond are, however, far from encouraging.
    (A) Dramatic rises in temperature and sea level i coming decades induced by greenhouse gases in combination with ever growing population will without doubt result in a huge increase in the number and intensity of natural disasters.
    (B) The potential for the earth itself to do us serious harm is less widely documented.
    (C) So far, however, we have been fortunate, and our civilization has grown and developed against a back drop of relative climatic and geological calm.
  10. A.
    A and B
    B.
    Only B
    C.
    A and C
    D.
    Only C
    E.
    None of these.