Sbots 25TH
Sbots 25TH
Sbots 25TH
Antonym
3. Misanthrope synonym
4. Zeal synonym
5. Ooze: gush
Comprehension
1. The best Eskimo carvings of all ages seem to possess a powerful ability to reach across the great
barriers of language and time and communicate directly with us. The more we look at these carvings, Line (5)
the more life we perceive hidden within them. We discover subtle living forms of the animal, human, and
mystical world. These arctic carvings are not the cold sculptures of a frozen world. Instead, they reveal to us
the passionate feelings of a vital people (10) well aware of all the joys, terrors, tranquility, and wildness of
life around them. Eskimo carvers are people moved by dreams. In spite of all their new contacts with the
outsiders, they are still concerned with their own kind of mystical (15) imagery. The most skillful carvers
possess a bold confidence, a direct approach to their art that has a freedom unsullied by any kind of
formalized training. Eskimo carvers have strong, skilled hands, used to forcing hard materials with their
simple tools. Their (20) hunting life and the northern environment invigorates them. Bad weather often
imposes a special kind of leisure, giving them time in which to perfect their carvings. They are among the last
of the hunting societies (25) that have retained some part of the keen sense of observation that we have so
long forgotten. The carvers are also butchers of meat, and therefore masters in the understanding of animal
anatomy. Flesh and bones and sheaths of muscle seem to move (30) in their works. They show us how to
drive the caribou, how to hold a child, how to walk cautiously on thin ice. Through their eyes we understand
the dangerous power of a polar bear. In the very best of Eskimo art we see vibrant animal and human (35)
forms that stand quietly or tensely, strongly radiating a sense of life. We can see, and even feel with our
hands, the cold sleekness of seals, the hulking weight of walrus, the icy swiftness of trout, the flowing
rhythm in a flight of geese. In their art we catch (40) brief glimpses of a people who have long possessed a
very different approach to the whole question of life and death. In Eskimo art there is much evidence of
humor which the carvers have in abundance. Some of the (45) carvings are caricatures of themselves, of
ourselves, and of situations, or records of ancient legends. Their laughter may be subtle, or broad and
Chaucerian. Perhaps no one can accurately define the right way or wrong way to create a carving. Each
carver (50) must follow his own way, in his own time. Technique in itself is meaningless unless it serves to
express content. According to the Eskimo, the best carvings possess a sense of movement that seems to
come from within the material itself, a feeling (55) of tension, a living excitement
20. Q1
. The author is primarily concerned with (A) showing how Eskimo carvings achieve their effects (B) describing
how Eskimo artists resist the influence of outsiders (C) (Correct Option ) discussing the significant
characteristics of Eskimo art (D) explaining how Eskimo carvers use their strength to manipulate hard
materials (E) interpreting the symbolism of Eskimo art
21. Q2
The author’s attitude toward Eskimo art is one of (A) condescension (B) awe (C) (Correct Option) admiration
(D) regret (E) bewilderment
22.
Q3 With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?
(A) (Correct Option) Formal training may often destroy an artist’s originality. (B) Artists should learn their
craft by studying the work of experts. (C) The content of a work of art is insignificant. (D) Caricatures have no
place in serious art. (E) Eskimo art is interesting more as an expression of a life view than as a serious art
form.
23.
Q4. The author gives examples of the subjects of Eskimo carvings primarily to (A) show that they have no
relevance to modern life (B) indicate the artist’s lack of imagination (C) imply that other artists have imitated
them (D) prove that the artists’ limited experience of life has been a handicap (E) (Correct Option ) suggest
the quality and variety of the work
24.
Q5. According to the passage, Eskimo carvings have all the following EXCEPT (A) wit (B) subtlety (C)
emotional depth (D) (Correct Option) stylistic uniformity (E) anatomical accuracy
Analytical reasoning
2. Two of three given hard candies must be always in the box. So, at most one can be rejected.
Three of the soft candies from the given 5 must be always in the box.
Only one of P and S and only one of Q and T can be selected. So, to make total of three soft candies, R should
always be selected and the remaining two soft candies will be (one of P and S) and (one of Q and T)
Choice (D)
(2) H is not included, so two hard candies must be F and G.As G is selected, which implies T cannot be
selected.
Choice (D)
(3) Only one of (P and S) and one of (Q and T) can be selected. So, R must be always selected to complete
three soft candies.
Choice (D)
(4) T is included, G cannot be included, and so, the remaining two hard candies must be selected. F and H
must be selected.
Choice (B)
(5) From the given conditions, P and S can be replaced with each other and but same cannot be applied for Q
and T, as there is one more condition related to T with respect to G
Choice (A)
GK/Economy/Current Affairs
1. Holocaust =Jews
4. League of nations
27. Liquidity trap (there is very low interest rate with low money demand and increased savings)
Synonyms/antonym:
60).Handsome ugly