31. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in life on earth because of the possibility of - resulting from the carbon atom's ability to form an unending series of different molecules.
(a) variety
(b) stability
(c) deviations
(d) invigorations
(e) reproduction.
Ans : (a)
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32. It would be difficult for one so - to be led to believe that all men are equal and that we must disregard race, color and creed.
(a) intolerant
(b) democratic
(c) emotional
(d) patient
(e) broadminded.
Ans : (a)
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33. An occasional - remark spoiled the - that made the paper memorable.
(a) colloquial
(b) trite - cliches
(c) urbane - sophisticated
(d) hackneyed - originality
(e) jovial - fun.
Ans : (d)
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34. Broadway audiences have become inured to - and so - to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.?
(a) cleverness : eager
(b) condescension : disinclined
(c) sentimentality : reluctant
(d) mediocrity : desperate
(e) histrionics : unlikely
Ans : (d)
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35. Nineteenth - century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not a magical - or a brilliant - blending Egyptian and Assyruin art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece.
(a) conversion - annexation
(b) apparition - amalgam
(c) stratagem - appropriation
(d) paradigm - construct
(e) example - synthesis
Ans : (b)
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36. The struggle of the generations is one of the obvious constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in western society during the current decade is - critical.
(a) archetypally
(b) perennially
(c) disturbingly
(d) uniquely
(e) cautiously
Ans : (d)
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37. Even though in today's Soviet union the - Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank - and - file clergy still. Have little - to practice their religion.
(a) adversaries of - inclination
(b) traditionalists among - incentive
(c) practitioners among - opportunity
(d) leaders of - latitude
(e) dissidents within -obligation
Ans : (d)
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38. Unlike the Shakespearean plays, The ''closet dramas'' of the nineteenth century were meant to be - rather than -
(a) seen - acted
(b) read - acted
(c) produced - acted
(d) quiet - loud
(e) sophisticated - urbane
Ans : (b)
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39. The little - known but rapidly expanding use of computers in mapmaking is technologically similar to the more - uses in designing everything from bolts to satellites.
(a) ingenuous
(b) recent
(c) secure
(d) publicized
(e) successful
Ans : (d)
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40. Although his out numbered troops fought bravely, the general felt he had no choice but to - defeat and - a retreat.
(a) oversee - reject
(b) acknowledge - order
(c) hasten - suggest
(d) seek - try
(e) overcome - request
Ans : (b)
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