Directions
(1-10): Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each
question out of the four given alternatives.
(1-10): Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each
question out of the four given alternatives.
Just as
there are basic laws and principles that control your physical world, there are
basic laws and principles that control your mental world as well. Before you
can hope to operate your human success system properly, you need to know the
basic laws that determine your behavior and affect your very being.
there are basic laws and principles that control your physical world, there are
basic laws and principles that control your mental world as well. Before you
can hope to operate your human success system properly, you need to know the
basic laws that determine your behavior and affect your very being.
In this
regard, you have no choice. You cannot decide to bypass these laws in an
attempt to negate their application. They are present in all mental working and
will always operate successfully to bring about the results you keep telling
your mind you want.
regard, you have no choice. You cannot decide to bypass these laws in an
attempt to negate their application. They are present in all mental working and
will always operate successfully to bring about the results you keep telling
your mind you want.
The human
mind is very much like a sophisticated electronic computer. When you acquire
any new piece of advanced equipment, you normally take some time to carefully
read the manual and basic operating instructions before turning it on to make
it work. Operating instructions are important. They tell you how to get maximum
performance out of the device, taking into account the specific tasks it was
designed to perform. It should be the same with operating your own miraculous
built-in machine.
mind is very much like a sophisticated electronic computer. When you acquire
any new piece of advanced equipment, you normally take some time to carefully
read the manual and basic operating instructions before turning it on to make
it work. Operating instructions are important. They tell you how to get maximum
performance out of the device, taking into account the specific tasks it was
designed to perform. It should be the same with operating your own miraculous
built-in machine.
You were
born as the most advanced living organism in the world, yet you lack the
precise knowledge to get the most out of your internal success system. Of
course, your automatic goal-stirring mechanism is always successful. But it is
probably more successful at getting you what you don’t want in life rather than
what you do want. Understanding the mental laws will help you get what you do
want, more often.
born as the most advanced living organism in the world, yet you lack the
precise knowledge to get the most out of your internal success system. Of
course, your automatic goal-stirring mechanism is always successful. But it is
probably more successful at getting you what you don’t want in life rather than
what you do want. Understanding the mental laws will help you get what you do
want, more often.
Q1. We need to know the basic laws that govern
our behavior patterns in order to
our behavior patterns in order to
(a) be
efficient in all we undertake
efficient in all we undertake
(b) manage
our human success system properly
our human success system properly
(c) know
right from wrong
right from wrong
(d) emerge
triumphant in all situations
triumphant in all situations
(e) they
familiarize us with it
familiarize us with it
Q2. These
basic laws influence all mental workings and always operate successfully to
achieve
basic laws influence all mental workings and always operate successfully to
achieve
(a) what we
cherish most
cherish most
(b) what we
attempt to do
attempt to do
(c) what we
tell our minds we want
tell our minds we want
(d) what we
want in our subconscious
want in our subconscious
(e) none of
the above
the above
Q3. For all
machines, operating instructions are important because
machines, operating instructions are important because
(a) they
teach us the basics about the machine
teach us the basics about the machine
(b) they
tell us the machine’s value
tell us the machine’s value
(c) they
familiarize us with it
familiarize us with it
(d) they
teach us how to use the machine in a manner as to get the best possible result
out of it.
teach us how to use the machine in a manner as to get the best possible result
out of it.
(e) none of
the above
the above
Q4. According to the passage, the most advanced living organism in the world is
(a) an
electronic computer
electronic computer
(b) only the
reader of the passage
reader of the passage
(c) the
writer himself
writer himself
(d) mankind
(e) none of
the above
the above
Q5. The
automatic goal stirring mechanism of our body is successful mostly
automatic goal stirring mechanism of our body is successful mostly
(a) in
keeping us happy
keeping us happy
(b) in
achieving what we don’t want in life
achieving what we don’t want in life
(c) in
keeping alive the competitive spirit in us
keeping alive the competitive spirit in us
(d) in
always encouraging us
always encouraging us
(e) none of
the above
the above
Q6. In order
to get what we do want, it is helpful to
to get what we do want, it is helpful to
(a)
discipline ourselves
discipline ourselves
(b) understand
our mental laws
our mental laws
(c)
cultivate good habits
cultivate good habits
(d) study
more
more
(e) none of
the above
the above
Q7. The
subject under discussion in the passage is
subject under discussion in the passage is
(a) an
advanced computer
advanced computer
(b) all
complicated machines
complicated machines
(c) human
mind
mind
(d) human
spirit
spirit
(e) none of
the above
the above
Q8. The
objective of the passage is to
objective of the passage is to
(a) help the
reader in being successful
reader in being successful
(b)
entertain the reader
entertain the reader
(c)
familiarize the reader with computers
familiarize the reader with computers
(d) discuss
all complicated machines
all complicated machines
(e)
cultivate good habits
cultivate good habits
Q9. The word ‘negate’ in the passage means
(a) refuse
to accept
to accept
(b) deny
(the existence of)
(the existence of)
(c) hamper
(d) obviate
(e)
excruciate
excruciate
Q10. The
phrase ‘miraculous built-in machine’ refers to
phrase ‘miraculous built-in machine’ refers to
(a) the
human mind
human mind
(b) the
human limbs
human limbs
(c) one’s
own computer
own computer
(d) the
modern machines
modern machines
(e) obsolete
machine
machine
Directions
(11-15): In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the
given word.
(11-15): In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the
given word.
Q11.
Celestial
Celestial
(a) heavenly
(b) earthly
(c)
imaginary
imaginary
(d) vigorous
(e)
acknowledge
acknowledge
Q12.
Duplicity
Duplicity
(a) deceit
(b) strength
(c) awkwardness
(d)straightforwardness
(e)
discouraged
discouraged
Q13. Confess
(a) grant
(b) concede
(c) conceal
(d)
acknowledge
acknowledge
(e) vigorous
Q14. Extant
(a) existing
(b) defunct
(c) employed
(d)
surviving
surviving
(e) heavenly
Q15. Nauseated
(a)
disturbed
disturbed
(b)
disgusted
disgusted
(c) enchanted
(d)
discouraged
discouraged
(e) existing
