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Direction (1-10): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.
In the 1850s, Emily Dickinson’s passionate first love shaped her uncommon body of work for a lifetime to come, shaped the spare and searing poems that would go on animating lives for generations to come.
In the 1950s, Rai Weiss fell in love with a pianist, fell in love with his lover’s passion for music, and went on to invent the colossal instrument that captured the sound of spacetime, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe and earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1957, after becoming the second-youngest laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Albert Camus hastened to send his childhood teacher a tender letter of gratitude for shaping the spirit and sensibility of the boy that made the man that made the work that won humanity’s highest accolade.
With uncommon insight into these joint fomentations of heart and mind, the great Spanish-American philosopher, poet, essayist, and novelist George Santayana (December 16, 1863–September 26, 1952) takes up the question of how our sensibilities are formed in a portion of “Reason in Art” — the fourth volume, nestled between “Reason in Religion”and “Reason in Science”, of his five-volume 1906 masterwork “The Life of Reason; or, the Phases of Human Progress”.
In consonance with the trailblazing astronomer Maria Mitchell’s observation that “whatever our degree of friends may be, we come more under their influence than we are aware,” and with an eye to our criteria for beauty — which applies to beauty in the broad Robinson Jeffers sense of not only aesthetic beauty but intellectual and moral beauty — Santayana adds: “It may be some eloquent appreciations read in a book, or some preference expressed by a gifted friend, that may have revealed unsuspected beauties in art or nature; and then, since our own perception was vicarious and obviously inferior in volume to that which our mentor possessed, we shall take his judgments for our criterion, since they were the source and exemplar of all our own. Thus, the volume and intensity of some appreciations, especially when nothing of the kind has preceded, makes them authoritative over our subsequent judgments. On those warm moments hang all our cold systematic opinions; and while the latter fill our days and shape our careers it is only the former that are crucial and alive.”
1) With respect to Emily Dickinson’s literature, which of the following are true?
I)Emily Dickinson wrote about her passion in her poems.
II)Emily Dickinson was influenced by Rai Wess’ love poetry.
III) Emily Dickinson won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
A.Only I
B.Only II
C.Only I and II
D.Only II and III
E.None of the above
2) Rai Wess fell in love with ………………………………………?
I)A scientist and her passion for physics.
II)A pianist and her passion for music.
III) An artist and her passion for painting.
A.Only I
B.Only II
C.Only I and II
D.Only II and III
E.None of the above
3) Which of the following is/are true in reference to Albert Camus?
I)Albert Camus had a good school teacher who helped shape his personality a lot.
II)Albert Camus had an abusive father to whom he wrote after receiving the Nobel Prize.
III) Albert Camus was lucky to have a good mentor.
A.Only I
B.Only II
C.Only I and II
D.Only I and III
E.None of the above
4) Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Accolade
A.Abasement
B.Ignominy
C.Adjunction
D.Association
E.Laurel
5) Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Fomentations
A.arousals
B.provocations
C.agitations
D.promotions
E.encouragements
6) Which of the following is/are true with reference to the passage?
I)George Santayana takes up the question of consciousness in his “Reason in Science”.
II)George Santayana took up the questions of mind body-dualism.
III) George Santayana is known for his four-volume magnum opus.
A.Only I
B.Only II
C.Only I and II
D.Only I and III
E.None of the above
7) Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Trailblazing
A.Well-known
B.Ingenious
C.Revolutionary
D.Renowned
E.Eminent
8) Which of the following, if true, describes Robinson Jeffers’ notion of beauty?
I)The real sense of beauty lies in one’s aesthetic sense of art.
II)The real sense of beauty lies in one’s intellectual capability.
III) The real sense of beauty lies in one’s moral fore bearings.
A.Only I
B.Only II
C.Only I and II
D.Only I and III
E.None of the above
9) Choose the word/group of words which is LEAST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Vicarious
A.Surrogate
B.Authentic
C.Subversive
D.Emphatic
E.Derivative
10) Which of the following is/are true with reference to the passage?
I)We always look up to our friends for appreciation and guidance.
II)Our own judgements are always inferior to that of our mentor.
III) Our own perceptions are what that keeps us crucial and alive.
A.Only I
B.Only II
C.Only I and II
D.Only II and III
E.None of the above
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Answers :
1) Answer: A
Refer to Paragraph 1 and 2:
In the 1850s, Emily Dickinson’s passionate first love shaped her uncommon body of work for a lifetime to come, shaped the spare and searing poems that would go on animating lives for generations to come.
In the 1950s, Rai Weiss fell in love with a pianist, fell in love with his lover’s passion for music, and went on to invent the colossal instrument that captured the sound of spacetime, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe and earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1957, after becoming the second-youngest laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Albert Camus hastened to send his childhood teacher a tender letter of gratitude for shaping the spirit and sensibility of the boy that made the man that made the work that won humanity’s highest accolade.
Only statement I is correct.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer to this question.
2) Answer: B
Refer to Paragraph 2:
In the 1950s, Rai Weiss fell in love with a pianist, fell in love with his lover’s passion for music, and went on to invent the colossal instrument that captured the sound of spacetime, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe and earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Only statement II is correct.
Therefore, Option B is the correct answer to this question.
3) Answer: D
Refer to Paragraph 2:
In 1957, after becoming the second-youngest laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Albert Camus hastened to send his childhood teacher a tender letter of gratitude for shaping the spirit and sensibility of the boy that made the man that made the work that won humanity’s highest accolade.
Only statements I and IIIare correct.
Therefore, Option D is the correct answer to this question.
4) Answer: E
‘Accolade’ means honour or prestige or an award received for an achievement which means the same as ‘laurel’.
‘Ignominy’ or ‘abasement’ means shame which is opposite of ‘accolade’.
Therefore, Option E is the correct answer to this question.
5) Answer: A
‘Fomentation’ means the act of instigating or stirring up undesirable sentiments or actions. All the options have more or less the same meaning as the given word, but with respect to the passage, the word ‘arousals’ come closest to the given meaning.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer to this question.
6) Answer: B
Refer to Paragraph 3:
With uncommon insight into these joint fomentations of heart and mind, the great Spanish-American philosopher, poet, essayist, and novelist George Santayana (December 16, 1863–September 26, 1952) takes up the question of how our sensibilities are formed in a portion of “Reason in Art” — the fourth volume, nestled between “Reason in Religion”and “Reason in Science”, of his five-volume 1906 masterwork “The Life of Reason; or, the Phases of Human Progress”.
Hence, only statement II is correct.
Therefore, Option B is the correct answer to this question.
7) Answer: C
‘Trailblazing’ means path-breaking or ‘revolutionary’. All the other options come close to the given word but does not mean the same.
Therefore, Option C is the correct answer to this question.
8) Answer: E
Refer to Paragraph 4:
“which applies to beauty in the broad Robinson Jeffers sense of not only aesthetic beauty but intellectual and moral beauty”
Hence, none of the statements are correct.
Therefore, Option E is the correct answer to this question.
9) Answer: B
‘Vicarious’ means something which is secondary, that is, something which one experiences through the feelings or actions of another person. The farthest meaning from ‘vicarious’ lies in the word ‘authentic’ which means genuine or original.
Therefore, Option B is the correct answer to this question.
10) Answer: C
Refer to Paragraph 4:
“It may be some eloquent appreciations read in a book, or some preference expressed by a gifted friend, that may have revealed unsuspected beauties in art or nature; and then, since our own perception was vicarious and obviously inferior in volume to that which our mentor possessed, we shall take his judgments for our criterion, since they were the source and exemplar of all our own. Thus, the volume and intensity of some appreciations, especially when nothing of the kind has preceded, makes them authoritative over our subsequent judgments. On those warm moments hang all our cold systematic opinions; and while the latter fill our days and shape our careers it is only the former that are crucial and alive.”
Hence, statements I and II are correct while statement III is incorrect.
Therefore, Option C is the correct answer to this question.
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