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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 121-125) : In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

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Let us understand the definition of metaphysics, a purely speculative science, which occupies a completely isolated position and is entirely independent of the teachings of experience. It deals with mere conceptionsnot, like mathematics, with conceptions applied to intuitionand in it, reason is the pupil of itself alone. It is the oldest of the sciences. (_________________)

A. And it would struggle to survive without the architecture of mathematical support that it draws its strength from

B. Yet it continued to baffle mankind because of its abstractions

C. But it has never had and never will have the good fortune to attain to the sure scientific method

D. And it would still survive, even if all the rest were swallowed up in the abyss of an all-destroying barbarism

Correct Answer :

C. But it has never had and never will have the good fortune to attain to the sure scientific method


It is said that Metaphysics is a purely speculative science…. It deals with mere conceptions and the last sentence, It is the oldest of the science, logically concludes option (c), But it has never had and never will have the good fortune to attain to the sure scientific method.

Related Questions

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Which of the following awards is given in the field of literature?

A. Arjuna Award

B. Ashok Chakra

C. Vyas Samman

D. Bharat Award

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What is Cash Reserve Ratio?

A. Deposits of banks in government securities

B. Rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI

C. Deposits (as cash) which banks have to keep/maintain with the RBI

D. Rate at which RBI borrows money from the banks

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The difference between compound interest compounded every 6 months and simple interest after 2 years is 248.10. The rate of interest is 10 percent. Find the sum

A. 12000

B. 14000

C. 16000

D. 18000

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Please select the most appropriate option

A. If I have enough money I would have backpack around Europe. But unfortunately I was broken.

B. If I have had enough money, I would have done backpack around Europe. But, unfortunately I am broke.

C. If I had enough money I would backpack around Europe. But, unfortunately I am broke.

D. If I have enough money I would backpack around all over the Europe. But unfortunately I am broke.

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India signed an MoU with which country for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism?

A. Tajikistan

B. Turkmenistan

C. Uzbekistan

D. Kyrgyzstan

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How much per cent of the Indian population have access to internet in India in 2015?

A. 20 percent

B. 23 percent

C. 29 percent

D. 26 percent

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According to the 2016 Jane's Defence Budgets Report, India's position among the global defence spender is _____________.

A. Fourth

B. Third

C. Ninth

D. Fifth

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What is the Ramanujam committee constituted for?

A. To keep tab on the child trafficking

B. To check corruption in Banks

C. To oversee the foreign trade

D. To avoid obsolete laws

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In the Union Budget 2017-18, the MGNREGA allocation is to be ___________

A. Rs. 48,000 crore

B. Rs. 38,000 crore

C. Rs. 56,000 crore

D. Rs. 33,000 crore

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RBI is concerned about the risk of investing in mutual funds. RBI is likely to ask banks to reduce their investments in mutual funds.
(A) At the risk of investing
(B) To reduce investments
(C) Concern for the risk

A. Only (A)

B. Only (B)

C. Only (C)

D. Only (A) and (B)

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Which among the following is a term representing unit of data storage in computer memory?

A. Pixel

B. Decimal

C. Octet

D. Point

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Please select the most appropriate option

A. If you try to understand the concept in the class you will not only remember it but also will not be able to put to use while solving even the difficult exercises.

B. If you tried to understand the concept of the whole class, you will not only remember it, but also can put to use while solving even the difficult exercises.

C. If you tried to understand the concept in the class, you would not only remember it but also can put it to use while solving even the difficult exercises.

D. If you tried to understand the concept in the class, you would not only remember it but also could put it to use while solving even the difficult exercises.

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If the rupee depreciates, how the exporters are affected?

A. They are unaffected

B. They are in loss

C. They are in profit

D. They get credit crunch

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The ratio of the monthly salaries of A and B is in the ratio 5 : 16 and that of B and C is in the ratio 17 : 18. Find the monthly income of C if the total of their monthly salary is 1,87,450.

A. 66,240

B. 72,100

C. 62,200

D. 65,800

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Find the number of female students in ME dept ?

A. 850

B. 650

C. 150

D. 750

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Who among the following sits on the immediate right of the person who works at the IBM?

A. B

B. D

C. A

D. F

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Which of the following does not fall into the functions of Payments Banks?

A. acceptance of demand deposits

B. Internet banking

C. remittance services

D. lending services

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A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. Three marbles are drawn at random. What is the probability that they are not of the same colour ?

A. 40/44

B. 44/41

C. 41/44

D. 40/39

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Four among the following form a group in a certain way. Which of the following does not belong to Group?

A. G - Tuesday

B. I - Wednesday

C. F - Friday

D. G - Wednesday

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Which e-commerce website has partnered with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to enable cashless payments at all national and city toll plazas?

A. Paytm

B. Mobikwik

C. Freecharge

D. Oxigen

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Statements: All trees are plants. All houses are trees. Some pots are plants. All tools are plants.
Conclusions:
I. Some plants are not houses
II. Some tools being trees is a possibility
III. All pots are tools is a possibility.
IV. All houses are tools is a possibility.

A. Only III and IV follow

B. Only II, III, and IV follow

C. Only I and IV follow.

D. All follow.

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What is the difference between the no of players participating in Football in the year 2012 and the no of players participating in Cricket in the year 2015 ?

A. 1000

B. 2000

C. 2200

D. 1700

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Find the difference between Male population and Female population in the state WB ?

A. 5.76 lak

B. 4.67 lak

C. 3.69 lak

D. 3.96 lak

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Who is Y's husband ?

A. Q

B. P

C. X

D. Can't be determined

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The Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found was written by _____________.

A. Vikram Seth

B. Suketu Mehta

C. Upamanyu Chatterjee

D. Arundhati Roy

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The angle corresponding to the female population in the states AP and M ?

A. 56.9 degree

B. 76.5 degree

C. 48.6 degree

D. 68.4 degree

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In which year in India, was the demonetisation announced for the first time?

A. 1978

B. 1999

C. 1946

D. 1962

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A slice from a circular pizza of diameter 14 inches is cut in a such a way that each slice of pizza has a central angle of 45°. What is the area of each slice of Pizza(in square inches)?

A. 16.25

B. 19.25

C. 18.25

D. 17.25

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In Computer programming there is set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software and applications. Which among the following is a term for sets of requirements that govern how one application can talk to another?

A. UPS

B. API

C. CGI

D. J2EE

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Which of the following is the group of brothers ?

A. PQZ

B. PRZ

C. XZP

D. QRZ