What does the phrase 'in the storm we clung together' (Lines 1-2) mean?

Answer the question based on the following passage.

            ‘In the storm we found each other’ or ‘in the storm we clung
            together’, as Ernest L Meyer would have us say. This is
            indeed human psychology. The bond of compassion evolves
            out of shared pain. The peace movement was started by a
(5)        few academicians. They, after the First World War, came together
            to fight their common enemy - war. They discovered affinity
            despite their oblique interests and backgrounds. A sense of
            brotherhood arose out of their aim. They all pledged to fight
            for a fundamental value - ‘peace’. They joined hands to find
(10)      the strength of unity, to fight the ordeal of war. The mass
            destruction had taught them a lesson – a lesson of humanity.
            They no more could bear the strain of war. This bond of
            sympathy was a result of a bond of pain which they had
            undergone together. The storm had brought unity as
(15)      an aftermath. There seemed to be an air of confidence
            for realization of the dream to establish a perfect society
            with universal brotherhood, without bloodshed. This was the
            common desire of all the sufferers of war.

What is the 'lesson of humanity' (Line 11)?

Answer the question based on the following passage.

            ‘In the storm we found each other’ or ‘in the storm we clung
            together’, as Ernest L Meyer would have us say. This is
            indeed human psychology. The bond of compassion evolves
            out of shared pain. The peace movement was started by a
(5)        few academicians. They, after the First World War, came together
            to fight their common enemy - war. They discovered affinity
            despite their oblique interests and backgrounds. A sense of
            brotherhood arose out of their aim. They all pledged to fight
            for a fundamental value - ‘peace’. They joined hands to find
(10)      the strength of unity, to fight the ordeal of war. The mass
            destruction had taught them a lesson – a lesson of humanity.
            They no more could bear the strain of war. This bond of
            sympathy was a result of a bond of pain which they had
            undergone together. The storm had brought unity as
(15)      an aftermath. There seemed to be an air of confidence
            for realization of the dream to establish a perfect society
            with universal brotherhood, without bloodshed. This was the
            common desire of all the sufferers of war.

What is the purpose of the passage?

Answer the question is based on the following passage.

            The people who advocate universal brotherhood often feel
            non violence to be the essence of life. They consider it as
            much a means to achieve success and win over the evil-doer,
            as an end in itself because of its ultimate virtue. They believe
(5)        it to be their moral duty to respect every individual irrespective
            of his social status or his socio-political leanings or even his evil
            deeds. Every human being should be treated with love and
            care, whatever evil he must have committed or threatened the
            other with. A pacifist can in no way deny respect and love to a
(10)      person who does evil. A pacifist has no belief though, in
            indulgence in violence or destructive activities. There is complete
            line of demarcation between the deed and the doer. Love is for
            the doer and the aim is conversion of the force of the deed.
            This respect for the evil doer can only lend strength to the
(15)      feeling of brotherhood. Mahatma Gandhi stands out as a
            leader of this philosophy of pacifism and non violence. He
            propagated this and achieved success in gaining freedom
            for India from the British yoke. Non violence does not yield
            quick results though. The purpose would be achieved slowly
(20)      and the great victory attained. This moral force is powerful
            enough to bring out the goodness finally. Gandhi’s movement
            in India is a living evidence of this.

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Answer the question is based on the following passage.

            The people who advocate universal brotherhood often feel
            non violence to be the essence of life. They consider it as
            much a means to achieve success and win over the evil-doer,
            as an end in itself because of its ultimate virtue. They believe
(5)        it to be their moral duty to respect every individual irrespective
            of his social status or his socio-political leanings or even his evil
            deeds. Every human being should be treated with love and
            care, whatever evil he must have committed or threatened the
            other with. A pacifist can in no way deny respect and love to a
(10)      person who does evil. A pacifist has no belief though, in
            indulgence in violence or destructive activities. There is complete
            line of demarcation between the deed and the doer. Love is for
            the doer and the aim is conversion of the force of the deed.
            This respect for the evil doer can only lend strength to the
(15)      feeling of brotherhood. Mahatma Gandhi stands out as a
            leader of this philosophy of pacifism and non violence. He
            propagated this and achieved success in gaining freedom
            for India from the British yoke. Non violence does not yield
            quick results though. The purpose would be achieved slowly
(20)      and the great victory attained. This moral force is powerful
            enough to bring out the goodness finally. Gandhi’s movement
            in India is a living evidence of this.

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What is meant by 'human intrusion' (Line 9)?

Answer the question based on the following passage.

            Discovered during December 1994 at Vallon – Pont – d’Arc,
            the cave composed of several spacious gallerias and dens,
            is adorned with almost 300 paleolithical paintings & engravings
            (dating 18000 – 20000 years before present time). The focus
(5)        is on a wide variety of animals including bears, owls, mammoths,
            rhino’s and felines. The cave has also retained several
            vestiges of human activities: fireplaces, entailed flints and
            other clues which denote an evolution in tools and habits.
            Totally left intact and untouched by any human intrusion,
(10)      the cave represents an exceptional source of studies for
           archeologists.

What is the central idea of the passage?

Answer the question is based on the following passage.

            Life would have existed without fine arts such as architecture,
            sculpture, painting, poetry and music, but would have not
            been as pleasant an experience as it is with enjoying these
            art forms. Take for example, pictures. How much more easily
(5)        do we understand the subject we are studying through the
            help we get from pictures of objects or places which we have
            not seen and we wish to know about. Egyptian paintings were
            not only used to adorn the temple walls, tombs, columns,
            cornices etc but they were also intended to be useful in telling
(10)      the history of the various countries, their wars, conquests,
            triumphs. Lives of kings and stories are as distinctly told by
            pictures as by Egyptian writings. The Greek paintings and
            those of ancient Romans are almost alike. The art of ancient
            Rome was almost transplanted from Greece. Romans imitated
(15)      Greece so that Roman painting of the pre-Christian era must
           be considered together with that of Greece.

Which of the following statements about Egyptian paintings is/are not correct as per the passage? (i) Egyptian paintings were precursors of Greco-Roman paintings. (ii) Egyptian paintings were predominantly inspired by religious and imperial considerations. (iii) In a way the Egyptians have purposely recorded their history in paintings.

Answer the question is based on the following passage.

            Life would have existed without fine arts such as architecture,
            sculpture, painting, poetry and music, but would have not
            been as pleasant an experience as it is with enjoying these
            art forms. Take for example, pictures. How much more easily
(5)        do we understand the subject we are studying through the
            help we get from pictures of objects or places which we have
            not seen and we wish to know about. Egyptian paintings were
            not only used to adorn the temple walls, tombs, columns,
            cornices etc but they were also intended to be useful in telling
(10)      the history of the various countries, their wars, conquests,
            triumphs. Lives of kings and stories are as distinctly told by
            pictures as by Egyptian writings. The Greek paintings and
            those of ancient Romans are almost alike. The art of ancient
            Rome was almost transplanted from Greece. Romans imitated
(15)      Greece so that Roman painting of the pre-Christian era must
           be considered together with that of Greece.

What does the author mean by 'retained several vestiges of human activities' (Lines 6-7)?

Answer the question based on the following passage.

            Discovered during December 1994 at Vallon – Pont – d’Arc,
            the cave composed of several spacious gallerias and dens,
            is adorned with almost 300 paleolithical paintings & engravings
            (dating 18000 – 20000 years before present time). The focus
(5)        is on a wide variety of animals including bears, owls, mammoths,
            rhino’s and felines. The cave has also retained several
            vestiges of human activities: fireplaces, entailed flints and
            other clues which denote an evolution in tools and habits.
            Totally left intact and untouched by any human intrusion,
(10)      the cave represents an exceptional source of studies for
           archeologists.

What does the phrase 'poverty of human ignorance' (lines 11-12) mean?

Answer this question based on the following passage.

            The treasure of wisdom and science, which all men desire by
            an instinct of nature, infinitely surpasses all the riches of the
            world; in respect of which precious stones are worthless; in
            comparison with which silver is clay and pure gold is just a
(5)        little sand; at whose splendor the sun and the moon are
            dark; compared with whose marvelous sweetness honey is
            bitter to the taste. In books I find the dead as if they were alive;
            in books I foresee things to come; in books warlike affairs are
            set forth; from books come forth the laws of peace. We must
(10)      consider what pleasantness of teaching there is in books,
            how easy, how secret! How safely we lay bare the poverty
            of human ignorance to books without feeling any shame! They
            are masters who instruct us without rod or ferule, without angry
            words, without money. The value of books is unspeakable; no
(15)      dearness of price ought to hinder a man from the buying of
            books, if he has the money that is demanded for them, unless
            it be to withstand the malice of the seller or to await a more
            favorable opportunity of buying. For if it is wisdom only
            that makes the price of books, which is an infinite treasure
(20)      to mankind, and if the value of books is immeasurable, how
            shall the bargain be shown to be dear where an infinite good
            is being bought?

What does the phrase 'infinite good is being bought' (lines 21 - 22) mean?

Answer this question based on the following passage.

            The treasure of wisdom and science, which all men desire by
            an instinct of nature, infinitely surpasses all the riches of the
            world; in respect of which precious stones are worthless; in
            comparison with which silver is clay and pure gold is just a
(5)        little sand; at whose splendor the sun and the moon are
            dark; compared with whose marvelous sweetness honey is
            bitter to the taste. In books I find the dead as if they were alive;
            in books I foresee things to come; in books warlike affairs are
            set forth; from books come forth the laws of peace. We must
(10)      consider what pleasantness of teaching there is in books,
            how easy, how secret! How safely we lay bare the poverty
            of human ignorance to books without feeling any shame! They
            are masters who instruct us without rod or ferule, without angry
            words, without money. The value of books is unspeakable; no
(15)      dearness of price ought to hinder a man from the buying of
            books, if he has the money that is demanded for them, unless
            it be to withstand the malice of the seller or to await a more
            favorable opportunity of buying. For if it is wisdom only
            that makes the price of books, which is an infinite treasure
(20)      to mankind, and if the value of books is immeasurable, how
            shall the bargain be shown to be dear where an infinite good
            is being bought?