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Jul 14, 2026

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Four reading passages address religious judgment, political governance and unity, democratic equality, and the risks of excessive democracy. Multiple-choice questions follow each passage, asking for logical inferences and the validity of stated assumptions. Additional questions introduce group language counting and number-theory problems about 3-digit multiples of 3.

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Directions for the following 4(four)items: Read the following four passages and answer theitems that follow.Your answers to these items shouldbe based on the passages only. # Passage-1 With respect to what are calleddenominations of religion,if everyone is leftto be a judge of his own religion,there is nosuch thing as religion that is wrong;but ifthey are to be a judge of each other'sreligion,there is no such thing as a religionthat is right,and therefore all the world isright or all the world is wrong in thematter of religion. 1. What is the most logical assumption thatcan be made from the passage given above? (a)No man can live without adhering tosome religious denomination. (b)It is the duty of everyone to propagateone's religious denomination. (c) Religious denominations tend to ignorethe unity of man. (d)Men do not understand their ownreligious denomination. BXC-B-GYLI Passage-2 It is certain,that seditions,wars,andcontempt or breach of the laws are not so muchto be imputed to the wickedness of the subjects,as to the bad state of a dominion.For men arenot born fit for citizenship,but must be made so.Besides,men's natural passions are everywherethe same;and if wickedness more prevails,andmore offences are committed in onecommonwealth than in another,it is certainthat the former has neither enough pursued theend of unity,nor framed its laws with sufficientforethought;and that,therefore,it has failed inmaking quite good its right as a commonwealth. 2. Which among the following is the mostlogical and rational inference that can bemade from the passage given above? (a)Seditions,wars and breach of the lawsare inevitable in every dominion. (b)It is not the people,but the sovereignwho is responsible for all the problems ofany dominion. (c) That dominion is the best which pursuesthe aim of unity and has laws for goodcitizenship. (d) It is impossible for men to establish agood dominion. (3-B) Passage-3 Inequality violates a basic democratie norm:the equal standing of citizens.Equality is arelation that obtains between persons in respectof some fundamental characteristic that theyshare in common.Equality is,morally speaking,a default principle.Therefore,persons should notbe discriminated on grounds such as race,caste,gender,ethnicity,disability,or class.Thesefeatures of human condition are morallyirrelevant.The idea that one should treatpersons with respect not only because some ofthese persons possess some special features ortalent,for example skilled cricketers,giftedmusicians,or literary giants,but because personsare human beings,is by now part ofcommonsense morality. 3. With reference to the above passage,thefollowing assumptions have been made: 1. Equality is a prerequisite for people toparticipate in the multiple transactionsof society from a position of confidence. 2. Occurrence of inequality is detrimentalto the survival of democracy. 3. Equal standing of all citizens is an ideathat cannot a

Jul 14, 2026

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