@anupam001 said:

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@[547274:subtleanuj]

Can we have a Verbal Dream Team ?? :O

@[470280:gs4890]

set 147
1.a
2.b

@[470280:gs4890]set 146
4,4,2

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@[547274:subtleanuj]The ability to probe people's intentions, minds, background thoughts, hopes and emotions raises certain ethical issues.

@[547274:subtleanuj]

SET 147

My take:

1. c

2. b

Set 147
Q1
Neuroscientists have developed a powerful technique that allows them to look deep inside a person's brain and read their intentions before they act. The technique involves brain imaging which has been used to identify the tell-tale activity linked to lying, violent behaviour and racial prejudice. This latest work reveals the dramatic pace at which neuroscience is progressing, prompting the researchers to call for an urgent debate into the ethical issues surrounding future uses for the technology. If brain-reading can be refined, it could quickly be adopted to assist interrogations of criminals and terrorists. ________________________

1. The ability to probe people's intentions, minds, background thoughts, hopes and emotions raises certain ethical issues.
   
2. Researchers are already devising way to deduce the nature of patterns that are associated with different thoughts.
   
3. Rapid advances in neuroscience have forced scientists in the field to set up their own neuroethics society to consider the ramifications of their research.
   
4. However, it is just another new technology that society has to come to terms with and use for the good.
   
5. This technology could also drive advances in brain-controlled computers and machinery to boost the quality of life for disabled people.
   

Q2
But then another Australia was "discovered". The only martyrs whom Australians had never mourned were found right under their nose: those of a remarkable indigenous people who had owned and cared for this ancient land for thousands of years, then fought and died in its defence when the British invaded. In a land littered with cenotaphs, not one honoured them. For many whites, the awakening was rude; for others it was thrilling. A secret history revealed that, long before the rest of the western world, Australian working people had fought for and won a minimum wage, an eight-hour working day, pensions, child benefits and the vote for women. ____________________________________

a. So, we are all second-rate citizens of Australia who share its good luck.
b. Thus, australians had already achieved what teir counter parts took centuries to accomplish.
c. However, the world does not grant the respect and honour that Australians deserve.
d. Despite all the discoveries, Australians seem to worship the history and values of other western powers.
e. It is a pity, because Australians so not give due recognition to martyrs.

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@gs4890 said: Set 145

@gs4890 said: Set 146

@purwar_ankit said: set 144

The voice of knowledge can also be called the liar who lives in your head .the liar speaks

@purwar_ankit said: set 145

@gs4890 said: Set 144

set 145 my take
1. 3
2. 3

Set 145 my take

Set 146

Set 146

Set 145

Set 145

Set 144

Set 144

Set 143

@[601678:purwar_ankit]: set 145
e.what she lacked in possessions was more than made by anatural shrewdness.

@[601678:purwar_ankit]: set 144
b.it hooks your attention almost all the time

@[601678:purwar_ankit] b.it hooks your attention almost all the time

@[119759:amresh_maverick]

@[254889:agrawal.sumit17]

@purwar_ankit said: set 145

Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa,at the foot of kgale hill.these were its assets ;a tiny van ,two desks ,two chairs,a telephone and an old typewriter.then there was a teapot ,in which Mma Ramotswe-the only private lady detective in botswana -brewed red bush tea .and three mugs -one for herself ,one for her secretary ,and one for client.what else does a detective agency really need/ detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence ;both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance.

a.but there was also the view ,which again would appear on no inventory .

b.she had an intelligent secretary too.

c.she was agood detective and a good woman

d.no inventory would ever include those.

e.what she lacked in possessions was more than made by anatural shrewdness.

@purwar_ankit said: set 145

Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa,at the foot of kgale hill.these were its assets ;a tiny van ,two desks ,two chairs,a telephone and an old typewriter.then there was a teapot ,in which Mma Ramotswe-the only private lady detective in botswana -brewed red bush tea .and three mugs -one for herself ,one for her secretary ,and one for client.what else does a detective agency really need/ detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence ;both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance.

a.but there was also the view ,which again would appear on no inventory .

b.she had an intelligent secretary too.

c.she was agood detective and a good woman

d.no inventory would ever include those.

e.what she lacked in possessions was more than made by anatural shrewdness.

@[321191:chinnugadu] for the Q3 , I was confused b/w options 4 and 5 .

@Saumz said:

Thanks i got it y it shud be option 1... Can you please elaborate on the Clause wala rule.. nd Secondly why it cant be option " But he felt he belongd to place "

@purwar_ankit said: set 144

The voice of knowledge can also be called the liar who lives in your head .the liar speaks in your language ,but your spirit has no language .you just know truth;you feel it. the voice of your spirit tries to come out ,but the voice of liar is stronger and louder.

a.it clamours the whole day long

b.it hooks your attention almost all the time

c.when the spirit speaks louder,the liar passes into silence.

d.however we can keep both speaking by having a balance between them.

set 145

@agrawal.sumit17 said: @Saumz @chinnugadu plz explain the ans of Q3 and Q4 of SET-143 .

The Indian toy industry has never been in a state of good health, but the past two decades have been particularly bad. What little drive there was to invent and innovate got washed away by the flood of Chinese toys. They came in millions. They were colourful and diverse, loud and crude, but their greatest attraction was their low price. __________



Option (1) introduces another new topic of 'International Trade Fair' and hence ruled out

set 144

@amresh_maverick said: Here are the OAs for SET 143(1)Option 1(2)Option 3(3)Option 5(4)Option 2

@[517641:Saumz] @[321191:chinnugadu] plz explain the ans of Q3 and Q4 of SET-143 .

@chinnugadu said:

His surveyor advised against buying such a steep bit of land;his mother thought he was crazy. __________

(1) But the first time she visited the site, she understood him completely.

(2) But Elliot was fascinated with the history of the place.

In the option (2) there is a talk about 'history of the place' which is no where mentioned in the para. Now, the rule is the concluding sentence should never present a new idea or topic.

Now, though I got it wrong, the correct answer is 1. There are two independent clauses connected by a ';'. The first sentence aptly concludes the last clause of 'mother'

@Saumz said:

Please explain for Q 1 ...y it cant be 2...

(1) But the first time she visited the site, she understood him completely.

@amresh_maverick said: Here are the OAs for SET 143(1)Option 1(2)Option 3(3)Option 5(4)Option 2

@amresh_maverick said: Here are the OAs for SET 143(1)Option 1(2)Option 3(3)Option 5(4)Option 2

Here are the OAs for SET 143

(1)Option 1
(2)Option 3
(3)Option 5
(4)Option 2

1) (4) But he felt he belonged to the place.

Set 143
2)
3)
4)
2)
Please post OA

Set 143:

@[119759:amresh_maverick]

SET 143
Q1) (3) It was just 45 mts from the historic Highgate cemetery in North London.

Q2) (1) Small and fine details of sartorial workmanship mark this brand.

Q3) (1) Even in the International Trade Fair, the presence of Chinese toys has grown to overwhelming proportions.

Q4) (1) But the gaining of even the slenderest knowledge about the higher things should not be given up.

for set 143

@amresh_maverick

set 143-

Set 143:

1-3

2-3 (1 also fits in....confusd!! )

3-4

4-??

SET 143

Q1)
Elliot, a photographer, surveyor and developer, had been looking for an unusual site to work on for some time. When he viewed a plot in Highgate, complete with a 70s building in blue aluminium, Elliot was certain he had found what he was looking for. His surveyor advised against buying such a steep bit of land;his mother thought he was crazy. __________

(1) But the first time she visited the site, she understood him completely.
(2) But Elliot was fascinated with the history of the place.
(3) It was just 45 mts from the historic Highgate cemetery in North London.
(4) But he felt he belonged to the place.
(5) To him it was a peaceful place away from the noise of the city.

Q2)
Kiton - which employs 330 tailors who create its garments by hand - produces only a few thousand pieces a year. It takes 25 hours to make a jacket. Fans of Kiton clothes, and it is a devoted cult, say the garments are soft, light and exquisitely made. __________

(1) Small and fine details of sartorial workmanship mark this brand.
(2) They are absolutely wrinkle-free and can be crushed into the crevice of an airline seat.
(3) They are said to fit like a second skin.
(4) Once you start wearing it you won't feel like switching over to anything else.
(5) Customers searching for value end up buying Kiton clothes.

Q3)
The Indian toy industry has never been in a state of good health, but the past two decades have been particularly bad. What little drive there was to invent and innovate got washed away by the flood of Chinese toys. They came in millions. They were colourful and diverse, loud and crude, but their greatest attraction was their low price. __________

(1) Even in the International Trade Fair, the presence of Chinese toys has grown to overwhelming proportions.
(2) The public will soon realise, however, that they are not built to last.
(3) But some still feel that the wooden toys of Saharanpur and the musical string toys of Delhi are immeasurably superior to the cacophonic, garish electronic toys imported from China.
(4) The heavy import of Chinese toys had always been hurting the Indian toy manufacturing trade.
(5) But now the Indian government has decided to encourage indigenous production of toys and has imposed a ban on the import of Chinese toys.

Q4)
To accept anything as true means to incur the risk of error. If I limit myself to knowledge that I consider true beyond doubt, I minimize the risk of error, but at the same time I maximise the risk of missing out on what may be the subtlest, most important and most rewarding things in life. Saint Thomas Aquinas taught that the slenderest knowledge that may be obtained of the highest things is more desirable than the most certain knowledge obtained of lesser things. "Slender" knowledge is here put in opposition to 'certain' knowledge, and indicates uncertainty. May be it is necessarily so that the higher things cannot be known with the same degree of certainty as the lesser things. __________

(1) But the gaining of even the slenderest knowledge about the higher things should not be given up.
(2) In such a case it would be a very great loss indeed if knowledge were limited to things beyond the possibility of doubt.
(3) After all, matters that are beyond doubt are in a sense dead, they constitute no challenge to the living.
(4) Even then it is irrational to doubt the existence of higher things, which have no physical proof of existence.
(5) And this uncertainty is mainly because of our inability to prove the existence of the higher things.

PS: why is this thread dragging along ?

@[233203:angadsharma] answer was not in bold but u said oa in bold...

@[119759:amresh_maverick] regarding question no 1...dont u think ...."Chess will always have a limited spectacular appeal"....itself implies..."limited fan following"...kind of mentioned within...then..if it is so...ending with a statement mentioning it again would mean repeating it...kind of redundancy...kindly explain as I am not satisfied with the OA...thanks in advance...

SET 134

RUMINATIVE<===> ध्यानमग्न
PAEAN<===> जयध्वनि
CEREBRAL<===> दिमागी
HEDONIST<===> आनंदजीवी
STERN<===> कड़ा
GOSPEL<===> ईसाई धर्म{वेद वाक्य}
PREACH<===> प्रवचन देना
UNSTINTINGLY<===> उदारतापूर्वक

even after all this i am not able to find the answer.I feel i need more practise.
@amresh_maverick