One of the peculiarities which distinguish the present age is the multiplication of books. Everyday brings new advertisements of literary undertakings, and we are flattered with repeated promises of growing wise on easier terms than our progenitors. How much e … read passage
Which of the following statements are true about the given passage?
A. The passage presents a robust picture of the publication industry.
B. The passage presents a bleak condition of publications in the present age.
C. The main idea of the passage is elaborated through juxtaposition.
D. The passage is primarily in the present tense with active and occasional passive sentence construction.
AA and C Only
BB and D Only
CA, C and D Only
DB, C and D Only
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A - False. The passage gives a critical view of the publication industry, not a robust or comprehensive picture of it.
B - True. The writer criticises most current publications, closing on collections that 'only serve to distract choice without supplying any real want.'
C - True. The argument is built on contrast: authors who teach us something we did not know before are set against those who merely compile a third book out of two others.
D - True. The passage runs in the present tense throughout - *is*, *brings*, *supplies* - with mainly active constructions and the occasional passive.
B, C and D are true, so the answer is Option 4.
One of the peculiarities which distinguish the present age is the multiplication of books. Everyday brings new advertisements of literary undertakings, and we are flattered with repeated promises of growing wise on easier terms than our progenitors. How much e … read passage
Which of the following terms suitably describe the idea stated in the given passage?
A. Copyright laws
B. Plagiarism
C. Duplication
D. Innovation
AA and B Only
BB and C Only
CA, B and C Only
DB, C and D Only
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The passage is about authors reusing other people's material instead of producing anything of their own.
A - Copyright laws are never mentioned; the complaint is about originality, not legality.
B - Plagiarism fits: authors 'compile a third' book 'without any new materials of their own.'
C - Duplication fits too: the passage is explicitly about compilations assembled out of existing books.
D - Innovation is what the passage says is *missing*, so it does not describe the idea being stated.
B and C, so the answer is Option 2.
One of the peculiarities which distinguish the present age is the multiplication of books. Everyday brings new advertisements of literary undertakings, and we are flattered with repeated promises of growing wise on easier terms than our progenitors. How much e … read passage
Which of the following statements are true about the given passage?
A. The writer condemns the vanity publications devoid of new ideas.
B. Though the writer acknowledges the contribution of the genuine writers, he appears to be worried about the prevailing publications.
C. The writer denigrates and outrightly rejects the compilation works in general.
D. Instead of being totally against the compilations, the writer opines that such works could be substantially useful, if they are done properly.
AA and B Only
BA and D Only
CA, B and D Only
DB, C and D Only
Pick an option to attempt
A - True. The writer condemns authors whose 'only task' is to 'lay two books before them out of which they compile a third, without any new materials of their own.'
B - True. He praises the writer who 'teaches us anything which we know not before', yet worries about the 'multitude of authors' and the collections 'poured lately from the press.'
C - False. He says the opposite outright: 'That all compilations are useless, I do not assert.'
D - True. A compiler who 'collects those under proper heads is laudably employed' and 'facilitates the progress of others' - so compilations done properly are worthwhile.
A, B and D are true, so the answer is Option 3.