Comprehension Passages Questions & Answers - Page 13

61.

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the conciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and national pride, man may flout and jeer at it. When organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man.

People jeer at the 'birth of Man' in the human consciousness when they

A.

begin to think of themselves as God

B.

become power hungry

C.

restructure the social system

D.

become mentally deranged

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

62.

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the conciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and national pride, man may flout and jeer at it. When organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man.

In the phrase "the birth of Man in the consciousness of men", stands for

A.

power and arrogance

B.

egocentricity

C.

noble human qualities

D.

an idealistic notion of the human self

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

63.

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the conciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and national pride, man may flout and jeer at it. When organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man.

According to the author, "salvation" of human beings lies in the

A.

extended trade relations

B.

spiritual transformation of life

C.

orgy of national pride

D.

wholehearted participated in political organisations

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

64.

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the conciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and national pride, man may flout and jeer at it. When organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man.

The author uses the expression 'ugly deformities' to show his indignation at

A.

political organisations

B.

the liberation of human consciousness

C.

selfishness and materialism of the people

D.

the drunken orgies of power

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

65.

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the conciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and national pride, man may flout and jeer at it. When organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man.

In this passage, the phrase "God in man" implies

A.

God having assumed the shape of man

B.

neither fully godly nor fully human

C.

man being transformed into God

D.

the divine qualities in man

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.