Comprehension Passages Questions & Answers - Page 32

156.

Laws of nature are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature. This would do away with the elementary fallacy that a law implies a law giver. If a piece of matter does not obey a law of nature, it is punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been incorrectly stated.

The laws of nature based on observation are

A.

conclusion about the nature of the universe.

B.

true and unfalsifiable.

C.

figments of the observer imagination.

D.

subject to change in the light of new facts.

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

157.

Laws of nature are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature. This would do away with the elementary fallacy that a law implies a law giver. If a piece of matter does not obey a law of nature, it is punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been incorrectly stated.

Laws of nature differs from man-made laws because

A.

the former states facts of Nature

B.

they must be obeyed

C.

they are natural

D.

unlike human laws, they are systematic

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

158.

Laws of nature are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature. This would do away with the elementary fallacy that a law implies a law giver. If a piece of matter does not obey a law of nature, it is punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been incorrectly stated.

If a piece of matter violates nature's law, it is not punished because

A.

it is not binding to obey it

B.

there is no superior being to enforce the law of nature

C.

it cannot be punished

D.

it simply means that the facts have not been correctly stated by law

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

159.

Harold, a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people's bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation's system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been able to put into words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work.

Harold's dream was fearful because

A.

it brought him face to face with reality

B.

it was full of vivid pictures of snakes

C.

he saw huge elephant in it

D.

in it he saw slimy creatures feeding on people's bodies

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

160.

Harold, a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people's bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation's system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been able to put into words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work.

The statement that 'he later threw off the security bug' means that

A.

Harold succeeded in overcoming the need for security

B.

Harold stopped giving much importance to dreams

C.

Harold started tolerating social victimisation

D.

Harold killed all the bugs troubled him

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.