PGDBA2016 Related Question Answers
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In each of the questions a word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriateLoose
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In each of the questions a word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriateAdvise
3. Arrange the sentences in the most logical order to form a coherent paragraph. From the given options choose the most appropriate option. i. The last thing airline pilots need is an additional hazard caused by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) weighing as much or more than a Canadian goose. ii. In 2009 a collision with a flock of migratory Canadian geese caused a US Airways flight to suffer complete loss of power after take-off from LaGuardia airport, New York. iii. The bird strike could have easily ended in disaster but for the skill of the pilot. Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who famously brought the stricken Airbus A320 down for a splash landing in the Hudson River without loss of life. iv. One of the most feared birds encountered by aircrafts is the common Canadian goose, weighing anything up to 6 kg.
4. Arrange the sentences in the most logical order to form a coherent paragraph. From given options choose the most appropriate option.i. Collecting antiquities was also popular with the aristocracy during the Renaissance, and became even more so when young upper-class European men started to do the Grand Tour in the late 17th century. ii. In ancient Rome the elite sought out Greek bronzes, sculptures and vases; some cunning merchants tried to make new ones look older and boost their price.iii. Antique furniture went mainstream in Europe in the second half of the 19th century, as the bourgeoisie found themselves with more disposable income and developed a desire to invest in their homes. iv. The desire to live in the presence of history has ebbed and flowed.
5. Consider the following phrases: i. dominated by such brutal forces ii. there certainly may be times when one's own culture, society and tradition are so reified iii. When debate and conversation are so dried up or simply made impossible that the social critic iv. becomes the social exile To form a complete sentence, the correct order of the phrases above is:
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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Passage I
Constructivist, constructivism, interpretivist, and interpretivism are terms that routinely appear in the lexicon of social science methodologists and philosophers. Yet, their particular meanings are shaped by the intent of their users. As general descriptors for a loosely coupled family of methodological and philosophical persuasions, these terms are best regarded as sensitizing concepts. They steer the interested reader in the general direction of where instances of a particular kind of inquiry can be found. However, they 'merely suggest directions along which to look' rather than 'provide descriptions of what to see'.Proponents of these persuasions share the goal of understanding the complex world of lived experience from the point of view of those who live it. This goal is variously spoken of as an abiding concern for the life world, for the emic point of view, for understanding meaning, for grasping .f the actor's definition of a situation, for Verstehen. The world of lived reality and situation-specific meanings that constitute the general object of investigation is thought to be constructed by social actors. That, particular actors, in particular places, at particular times, fashion meaning out of events and phenomena through prolonged, complex processes of social interaction involving history, language, and action. The constructivist or interpretivist believes that to understand this world of meaning one must interpret it. The inquirer must elucidate the process of meaning construction and clarify what and how meanings are embodied in the language and actions of social actors. To prepare an interpretation is itself to construct a reading of these meanings; it is to offer the reader the inquirer's construction of the constructions of the actors one studies. Although they share this general framework for human inquiry, constructivist and interpretivist persuasions are unique in the manner in which each answers these questions: What is the purpose and aim of human inquiry (as distinct from inquiry into the physical world)? How can we know about the world of human action?The terms constructivism and interpretivism refer to.
10. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: Passage II Reverence is a dirty word at the Almeida Theatre in Islington, North London. Rupert Goold, the artistic director, and Robert Icke, his associate, are resolved to take dusty, distant cultural artefacts of drama and shake them hard. so that they will entertain modern audiences, especially those with no previous knowledge of the plays. Mr Icke holds that to save the classics from withering, a director must be willing even to reinterpret the original author's intentions. This summer Messrs Goold and Icke have directed freshly translated versions of the oldest of all "dusty theatrical artefacts": the ancient Greek tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides. These versions ruthless) rewrite texts and alter plots. In Euripides's "Medea'. the last of the season of three plays which opened on 1st October directed by Mr Goold. Medea murders her two children as revenge on her unfaithful husband. Not at the Almeida: in this version, her sons die—or perhaps do not—by eating sleeping pills. Mr Icke's version of "Oresteia" by Aeschylus is described as "a new adaptation", but classics scholars insist that it is much more than that. The masked male chorus which propels all Greek tragedy, so memorable in Sir Peter Hall's production at the National Theatre in 1981, is jettisoned. Mr Icke's -Oresteie starts with 46 pages of text (out of 113 in all) that are a dramatisation of the long choral ode in Aeschylus's "Agamemnon-. It deals with his decision to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to ensure his ships a fair wind for Troy. Mr Icke believes that, without this prelude, it is hard to appreciate fully the ensuing, awe-inspiring family tragedy in which his wife Klytemnestra kills Agamemnon to avenge their daughter's death, and then is murdered in turn by their son Orestes. The extra material makes for a long evening, but it speeds by. Only the "Bakkhai". the second of the Almeida's three plays, conforms to the traditional Greek unities of time and place, and as in ancient Greece, has all the speaking roles played by three actors, backed by a chorus (though of Bacchic ladies rather than masked men). The Greek season defines the Almeida's style of work. Mr Goold has unearthed a rich new seam of modem theatre by reviving and generally energising work by authors such as Luigi Pirandello and Bret Easton Ellis. His delightful version of "The Merchant of Venice"- set in Las Vegas, was played largely for laughs, with the verse adapting easily to a singsong southern American accent. Even his failures, such as a "King Lear and Puccini at the English National Opera, had moments that linger in the memory. Actors like working there. Since small theatres like the Almeida cannot pay well, actors choose the work over the money. In this Greek season, the two most memorable performances are by Lia Williams as Klytemnestra and Kate Fleetwood, who is Mr Goold's wife, as Medea. Each exhibits an emotional range that holds the action together. The rage, temper and insult of the dialogue between Medea and her husband Jason, here conducted on their mobile phones, reveal a direct linguistic link from ancient Greece to contemporary soap opera. Whatever quibbles there might be about the editing, cutting and rewriting of the texts, surely the significant question about this ambitious project is whether the audience is gripped by the performances. Enthusiastic word-of-mouth suggests the answer is yes.In this passage, the word "reverence" can be interpreted as
12. The author does not agree that Mr Icke's version of Oresteia by Aeschylus is a "a new adaptation" because
15. Some attempts to engage modern audiences by M/s Goold and Icke, as discussed in the passage include
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Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow:Every passenger is either in the first class or in the tourist class of a cruise. Each passenger is in tourist class if and only if he is wealthy. Some passengers are wealthy. Not all passengers are wealthy. From the above statements which of the following statements can be certainly drawn.
17. Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow:Let F1 and F2 be sentences as stated below: F1 : If the president does not want to take the responsibility and the rioters are not tired of riming, then riots will spread. F2 : If the president does not have the appropriate authority or if he does not want to take the responsibility, then neither order will be restored nor will the riots stop spreading unless the rioters become tired of rioting and the local authorities begin to take conciliatory actions. Then which of the following statements is true ?
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Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow:If Amisha works hard, then either Santosh or Ravi will enjoy themselves. If Santosh enjoys himself, then Amisha will not work hard. If Devika enjoys herself, then Ravi will not enjoy himself. Therefore, if Amisha works hard then which of the following statements follows ?
19. If Praveen is Maninder's next door neighbour, then Praveen's annual income is more than Rs. one million. If Praveen's annual income is more than Rs. one million then Earth is square. Earth is not square. If Madhukar is Maninder's next door neighbour, then Madhukar flies from the hostel to the class. If Madhukar goes by cycle from the hostel to the class, he does not fly from the hostel to the class. Madhukar goes by cycle from the hostel to the class. If Praveen is not Maninder's next door neighbour then either Madhukar or Deepayan is Maninder's next door neighbour. Which of the following statements follows?
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Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow:If Shashank goes to the meeting then a complete report will be made: but if Shashank does not go to the meeting, then a special election will be required. If a complete report is made then an investigation will be launched. If an investigation is launched then some members will have to face disciplinary action. But if no investigation is launched then the organization will disintegrate very rapidly. If a special election is not required then which of the following statements follows?
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Read the following graph and answer to the questions below.
The following histogram represents the frequency distribution of marks of 80 students in a class. Here the class interval a-b includes all marks greater than or equal to a and less than b except for the interval 80-100, where both the end points are included. No.of Students
Marks
The number of students scoring less than 60 marks is
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