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What is the antonym of the following word?
Magnanimous
  • a)
    Generous
  • b)
    Petty
  • c)
    Noble
  • d)
    Forgiving
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

EduRev CAT answered  •  6 hours ago
"Magnanimous" means generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival. The antonym is "petty," meaning small-minded or mean.

What is the antonym of the following word?
Ascetic
  • a)
    Austere
  • b)
    Indulgent
  • c)
    Simple
  • d)
    Frugal
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

EduRev CAT answered  •  6 hours ago
"Ascetic" means practicing self-denial, often for spiritual reasons. The antonym is "indulgent," meaning giving in to desires.

What is the antonym of the following word?
Complacent
  • a)
    Satisfied
  • b)
    Ambitious
  • c)
    Content
  • d)
    Smug
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Impact Learning answered  •  6 hours ago
"Complacent" means overly satisfied, often to the point of inaction. The antonym is "ambitious," meaning driven to achieve.

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 
[The] Indian government [has] announced an international competition to design a National War Memorial in New Delhi, to honour all of the Indian soldiers who served in the various wars and counterinsurgency campaigns from 1947 onwards. The terms of the competition also specified that the new structure would be built adjacent to the India Gate - a memorial to the Indian soldiers who died in the First World War. Between the old imperialist memorial and the proposed nationalist one, India’s contribution to the Second World War is airbrushed out of existence.
The Indian government’s conception of the war memorial was not merely absent-minded. Rather, it accurately reflected the fact that both academic history and popular memory have yet to come to terms with India’s Second World War, which continues to be seen as little more than mood music in the drama of India’s advance towards independence and partition in 1947. Further, the political trajectory of the postwar subcontinent has militate against popular remembrance of the war. With partition and the onset of the India-Pakistan rivalry, both of the new nations needed fresh stories for self-legitimation rather than focusing on shared wartime experiences.
The Indian army recruited, trained and deployed some 2.5 million men, almost 90,000 of which were killed and many more injured. Even at the time, it was recognised as the largest volunteer force in the war. . . . India’s material and financial contribution to the war was equally significant. India emerged as a major military-industrial and logistical base for Allied operations in south-east Asia and the Middle East. This led the United States to take considerable interest in the country’s future and ensured that this was no longer the preserve of the British government.
However, the Second World War played a crucial role in both the independence and partition of India and wartime developments pointed in the direction of India’s independence. In a stunning reversal of its long-standing financial relationship with Britain, India finished the war as one of the largest creditors to the imperial power. Such extraordinary mobilization for war was achieved at a great human cost, with the Bengal famine the most extreme manifestation of widespread wartime deprivation. The costs on India’s home front must be counted in millions of lives. Indians signed up to serve on the war and home fronts for a variety of reasons. . . . [M]any were convinced that their contribution would open the doors to India’s freedom. . . . The political and social churn triggered by the war was evident in the massive waves of popular protest and unrest that washed over rural and urban India in the aftermath of the conflict. This turmoil was crucial in persuading the Attlee government to rid itself of the incubus of ruling India. . . .
Seventy years on, it is time that India engaged with the complex legacies of the Second World War. Bringing the war into the ambit of the new national memorial would be a fitting - if not overdue - recognition that this was India’s War.
Q. The author claims that omitting mention of Indians who served in the Second World War from the new National War Memorial is:
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Nidhi Dasgupta answered  •  15 hours ago
Understanding the Author's Claim
The author argues that the omission of Indian contributions in the Second World War from the new National War Memorial reflects deeper societal issues regarding historical memory.
Historical Context
- The passage highlights how India's role in the Second World War is often overlooked, framed as a minor background story in the broader na
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Direction: Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question given below:
Henry Varnum Poor, editor of American Railroad Journal, drew the important elements of the image of the railroad together in 1851, ―Look at the results of this material progress, the vigor, life, and executive energy that followed in its train, rapidly succeeded by wealth, the refinement and intellectual culture of a high civilization. All this is typified, in a degree, by a locomotive. The combination in its construction of nice art and scientific application of power, its speed surpassing that of our proudest courser, and its immense strength, are all characteristic of our age and tendencies. To us, like the telegraph, it is essential, it constitutes a part of our nature, is a condition of our being what we are.
In the third decade of the nineteenth century, Americans began to define their character in light of the new railroads. They liked the idea that it took special people to foresee and capitalize on the promise of science. Railroad promoters, using the steam engine as a metaphor for what they thought Americans were and what they thought Americans were becoming, frequently discussed parallels between the locomotive and national character, pointing out that both possessed youth, power, speed, single-mindedness, and bright prospects.
Poor was, of course, promoting acceptance of railroads and enticing his readers to open their pocketbooks. But his metaphors had their dark side. A locomotive was quite unlike anything Americans had ever seen. It was large, mysterious and dangerous; many thought that it was a monster waiting to devour the unwary. There was a suspicion that a country founded upon Jeffersonian agrarian principles had bought a ticket and boarded a train pulled by some iron monster into the dark recesses of an unknown future.
To ease such public apprehensions, promoters, poets, editors, and writers alike adopted the notion that locomotives were really only ―iron horses,‖ an early metaphor that lingered because it made steam technology ordinary and understandable. Iron horse metaphors assuaged fears about inherent defects in the national character, prompting images of a more secure future, and made an alien technology less frightening, and even comforting and congenial.
Essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson saw the locomotive as an agent of domestic harmony. He observed that ―the locomotive and the steamboat, like enormous shuttles, shoot every day across the thousand various threads of national descent and employment and bind them fast in one web, "adding ―an hourly assimilation goes forward, and there is no danger that local peculiarities and hostilities should be preserved. To us Americans, it seems to have fallen as a political aid. We could not else have held the vast North America together, which we now engage to do"
The passage is primarily concerned with which of the following? 
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Dipika Kumar answered  •  20 hours ago
Overview of the Passage
The passage explores the early years of railroads in America and their profound impact on the national character and societal development during the 19th century.
Connection to American Character
- The author, Henry Varnum Poor, emphasizes how railroads symbolize material progress and the energy of American society.
- Railroads were seen as
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Direction: Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question given below:
In the decades following World War II, American business had undisputed control of the world economy, producing goods of such high quality and low cost that foreign corporations were unable to compete. But in the mid-1960s the United States began to lose its advantage and by the 1980s American corporations lagged behind the competition in many industries. In the computer chip industry, for example, American corporations had lost most of both domestic and foreign markets by the early 1980s. The first analysts to examine the decline of American business blamed the U.S. government. They argued that stringent governmental restrictions on the behaviour of American corporations, combined with the wholehearted support given to foreign firms by their governments, created and environment in which American products could not compete. Later analysts blamed predatory corporate raiders who bought corporations, not to make them more competitive in the face of foreign competition, but rather to sell off the most lucrative divisions for huge profits. Still later analysts blamed the American workforce, citing labour demands and poor productivity as the reasons American corporations have been unable to compete with Japanese and European firms. Finally, a few analysts even censured American consumers for their unpatriotic purchases of foreign goods. The blame actually lies with corporate management, which has made serious errors based on misconceptions about what it takes to be successful in the marketplace. These missteps involve labour costs, production choices, and growth strategies. Even though labour costs typically account for less than 15% of a product‘s total cost, management has been quick to blame the costs of workers‘ wages for driving up prices, making American goods uncompetitive. As a result of attempts to minimize the cost of wages, American corporations have had trouble recruiting and retaining skilled workers. The emphasis on cost minimization has also led to another blunder: an over-concentration on high technology products. Many foreign firms began by specializing in the mass production and sale of low technology products, gaining valuable experience and earning tremendous profits. Later, these corporations were able to break into high technology markets without much trouble; they simply applied their previous manufacturing experience and ample financial resources to the production of higher quality goods. American business has consistently ignored this very sensible approach. The recent rash of corporate mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. has not helped the situation either. While American firms have neglected long-range planning and production, preferring instead to reap fast profits through mergers and acquisitions, foreign firms have been quick to exploit opportunities to ensure their domination over future markets by investing in the streamlining and modernization of their facilities.
Which of the following best encapsulates the primary reason for the decline of American business competitiveness according to the passage?
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Malavika Desai answered  •  20 hours ago
The Primary Reason for the Decline
The passage provides a detailed analysis of the decline of American business competitiveness, ultimately attributing it to the errors made by corporate management rather than external factors.
Key Points Supporting Option C:
- Misconceptions by Management:
The passage emphasizes that corporate management made serious er
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Is it your final ________ ? (decide)
  • a)
    decide
  • b)
    decided
  • c)
    decision
  • d)
    none of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Buriboyeva Oydinoy answered  •  yesterday
Right answer is c. coz sentence subject is →it, here, and we should use noun next to 'to be'. so, decide's noun form is 'decision'

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which is best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Expulsion
  • a)
    Breakage
  • b)
    Debarment
  • c)
    Spate
  • d)
    Influx
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Pranavi Rane answered  •  yesterday
Understanding the Word "Expulsion"
Expulsion refers to the act of forcing someone to leave a place or organization. It is commonly used in academic contexts where a student may be expelled from school or university due to misconduct or failure to adhere to rules.
Analyzing the Options
When evaluating the alternatives provided:
- a) Breakage: This term refer
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Direction: Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question given below:
Once surrounded and protected by vast wilderness, many of the national parks are adversely affected by activities outside their boundaries. The National Park Organic Act established the national park system and empowered the Secretary of the Interior to manage activities within the parks. Conditions outside park boundaries are not subject to regulation by the Park Service unless they involve the direct use of park resources.
Several approaches to protecting the national parks from external degradation have been proposed, such as one focusing on enacting federal legislation granting the National Park Service broader powers over lands adjacent to the national parks. Legislation addressing external threats to the national parks twice passed the House of Representatives but died without action in the Senate. Also brought to the table as a possible remedy is giving the states bordering the parks a significant and meaningful role in developing federal park management policy.
Because the livelihood of many citizens is linked to the management of national parks, local politicians often encourage state involvement in federal planning. But, state legislatures have not always addressed the fundamental policy issues of whether states should protect park wildlife.
Timber harvesting, ranching and energy exploration compete with wildlife within the local ecosystem. Priorities among different land uses are not generally established by current legislation. Additionally, often no mechanism exists to coordinate planning by the state environmental regulatory agencies. These factors limit the impact of legislation aimed at protecting park wildlife and the larger park ecosystem.
Even if these deficiencies can be overcome, state participation must be consistent with existing federal legislation. States lack jurisdiction within national parks themselves, and therefore state solutions cannot reach activities inside the parks, thus limiting state action to the land adjacent to the national parks. Under the supremacy clause, federal laws and regulations supersede state action if state law conflicts with federal legislation, if Congress precludes local regulation, or if federal regulation is so pervasive that no room remains for state control. Assuming that federal regulations leave open the possibility of state control, state participation in policy making must be harmonized with existing federal legislation.
The residents of states bordering national parks are affected by park management policies. They in turn affect the success of those policies. This interrelationship must be considered in responding to the external threats problem. Local participation is necessary in deciding how to protect park wildlife. Local interests should not, however, dictate national policy, nor should they be used as a pretext to ignore the threats to park regions.
In the context of the passage, the phrase external degradation (lines 8-9) refers to which of the following:  
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Impact Learning answered  •  yesterday
The phrase “external degradation” in the passage refers to the adverse effects on national parks caused by activities and policies outside their boundaries. The passage highlights:
  • Activities like timber harvesting, ranching, and energy exploration that “compete with wildlife within the local ecosystem” and contribute to degradation.
  • The lack of state legislation prioritizing wildlife protection and the absence of coordinated planning by state environmental agencies, which exacerbate these threats.
  • These issues stem from state government environmental policies (or their deficiencies), as states have jurisdiction over adjacent lands but often fail to regulate activities that harm park ecosystems.
Option A is incorrect because the House’s willingness to address issues is not a source of degradation; it’s an attempt to address it. Option C is incorrect because local politicians’ calls for state involvement are not the direct cause of degradation; rather, it’s the policies and activities enabled by state governments. Option D is wrong, as the National Park Organic Act governs internal park management, not external threats. Option E is too vague, as the passage focuses on specific activities and policies, not a general lack of local support. Thus, B is the most accurate, as state environmental policies (or their shortcomings) enable the activities causing external degradation.

Direction: Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question given below:
Once surrounded and protected by vast wilderness, many of the national parks are adversely affected by activities outside their boundaries. The National Park Organic Act established the national park system and empowered the Secretary of the Interior to manage activities within the parks. Conditions outside park boundaries are not subject to regulation by the Park Service unless they involve the direct use of park resources.
Several approaches to protecting the national parks from external degradation have been proposed, such as one focusing on enacting federal legislation granting the National Park Service broader powers over lands adjacent to the national parks. Legislation addressing external threats to the national parks twice passed the House of Representatives but died without action in the Senate. Also brought to the table as a possible remedy is giving the states bordering the parks a significant and meaningful role in developing federal park management policy.
Because the livelihood of many citizens is linked to the management of national parks, local politicians often encourage state involvement in federal planning. But, state legislatures have not always addressed the fundamental policy issues of whether states should protect park wildlife.
Timber harvesting, ranching and energy exploration compete with wildlife within the local ecosystem. Priorities among different land uses are not generally established by current legislation. Additionally, often no mechanism exists to coordinate planning by the state environmental regulatory agencies. These factors limit the impact of legislation aimed at protecting park wildlife and the larger park ecosystem.
Even if these deficiencies can be overcome, state participation must be consistent with existing federal legislation. States lack jurisdiction within national parks themselves, and therefore state solutions cannot reach activities inside the parks, thus limiting state action to the land adjacent to the national parks. Under the supremacy clause, federal laws and regulations supersede state action if state law conflicts with federal legislation, if Congress precludes local regulation, or if federal regulation is so pervasive that no room remains for state control. Assuming that federal regulations leave open the possibility of state control, state participation in policy making must be harmonized with existing federal legislation.
The residents of states bordering national parks are affected by park management policies. They in turn affect the success of those policies. This interrelationship must be considered in responding to the external threats problem. Local participation is necessary in deciding how to protect park wildlife. Local interests should not, however, dictate national policy, nor should they be used as a pretext to ignore the threats to park regions. 
What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage? 
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EduRev CAT answered  •  yesterday
The author’s main purpose in the passage is to discuss different approaches to addressing the problem of national parks being affected by activities outside their boundaries.
  • Several methods have been suggested, like federal legislation to give the National Park Service more power over nearby lands.
  • Legislation has faced challenges, passing the House but not the Senate.
  • Another idea is to involve states in creating federal park management policies, though this has its own limitations.
  • Local involvement is crucial but must align with existing federal laws.
The passage highlights the complexity of balancing local and national interests in protecting park ecosystems.
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