21 th BCS Preliminary

16. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards learning?

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1. learning is not a matter of reading extensively

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2. learning is not something to be demonstrated in examinations

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3. learing is a matter of promoting creativity in students

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4. learning is a matter of memorization

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Read the following passage and answer questions that refer to the passage.
The gypsies are a tribe of strange people. They do not have any fixed home, but wander about from place to place and live in tents. They were originally natives of India. But as they reached England from Egypt, the Enghish took them for Egyptians. This is why they came to be called gypsies. They were believed to possess strange powers. They could tell your fortune by reading the palm of your hand. It was thought they stole little children to train them in their way of life. Whenever a child was lost, it was thought that it had been carried away by gypsies. So they were arrested and sent for trial. But this attitude towards the gypsies has gradually changed.

17. The gypsies are people who ----

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1. have a settled way of life

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2. come originally from Egypt to England

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3. are always on the move

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4. steal children to train them in their way of life

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18. The gypsies like to live in tents because--

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1. it is easy to hide stolen children in a tent

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2. it is easy to read one’s palm inside a tent

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3. it is easy to bring them from Egypt

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4. it is easy to pitch them

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19. ‘The English took them for Egyptians’ means ‒

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1. The English took them to the Egyptians

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2. The Enghlish considered them to be Egyptians

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3. The English were taken in by the Egyptians

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4. The English brought them as far as to Egypteasy to pitch them

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20. Attitude towards the gypsies ‒

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1. are still the same as before

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2. have not much changed over the years

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3. can change once they stop stealing children

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4. have shown sings of change

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