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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, 'It is the busiest man who has time to spare.' Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.
What happens when the time to be spent on some work increases?
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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, 'It is the busiest man who has time to spare.' Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.
Explain the sentence : 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion?
A)
The more work there is to be done, the more the time needed.
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Whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used.
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If you have more time, you can do more work.
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If you have some important work to do, you should always have some additional time.
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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, 'It is the busiest man who has time to spare.' Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.
Who is the person likely to take more time to do work :
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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, 'It is the busiest man who has time to spare.' Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.
What is the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard?
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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, 'It is the busiest man who has time to spare.' Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.
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The best way of understanding our own civilization is to take an ordinary sort of day in the life of an ordinary sort of man, myself for instance, and to see what he does. My home is in London. I get up in the morning when an alarm clock rings on the table by my bed. It is quite a complicated machine and works perfectly. I get into a hot bath, the water for which has been heated by gas. The gas is supplied by the Gas Board for the area in which I live; it is part of a national system. The water is supplied by the City Water Board. After bathing, I shave-the water for my shave comes from a kettle which has been heated by electricity. As far as I am concerned, what happens is very simple; I put a plug in the wall and put on the switch and the electricity does the rest. I use a safety razor, the blade of which, made of very finely tempered steel, has been cut, together with millions of other blades, by machines. The clothes which I put on have also been spun and woven largely by steam or electrically driven machines.
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The best way of understanding our own civilization is to take an ordinary sort of day in the life of an ordinary sort of man, myself for instance, and to see what he does. My home is in London. I get up in the morning when an alarm clock rings on the table by my bed. It is quite a complicated machine and works perfectly. I get into a hot bath, the water for which has been heated by gas. The gas is supplied by the Gas Board for the area in which I live; it is part of a national system. The water is supplied by the City Water Board. After bathing, I shave-the water for my shave comes from a kettle which has been heated by electricity. As far as I am concerned, what happens is very simple; I put a plug in the wall and put on the switch and the electricity does the rest. I use a safety razor, the blade of which, made of very finely tempered steel, has been cut, together with millions of other blades, by machines. The clothes which I put on have also been spun and woven largely by steam or electrically driven machines.
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The best way of understanding our own civilization is to take an ordinary sort of day in the life of an ordinary sort of man, myself for instance, and to see what he does. My home is in London. I get up in the morning when an alarm clock rings on the table by my bed. It is quite a complicated machine and works perfectly. I get into a hot bath, the water for which has been heated by gas. The gas is supplied by the Gas Board for the area in which I live; it is part of a national system. The water is supplied by the City Water Board. After bathing, I shave-the water for my shave comes from a kettle which has been heated by electricity. As far as I am concerned, what happens is very simple; I put a plug in the wall and put on the switch and the electricity does the rest. I use a safety razor, the blade of which, made of very finely tempered steel, has been cut, together with millions of other blades, by machines. The clothes which I put on have also been spun and woven largely by steam or electrically driven machines.
The 'complicated machine' in the passage refers to
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The best way of understanding our own civilization is to take an ordinary sort of day in the life of an ordinary sort of man, myself for instance, and to see what he does. My home is in London. I get up in the morning when an alarm clock rings on the table by my bed. It is quite a complicated machine and works perfectly. I get into a hot bath, the water for which has been heated by gas. The gas is supplied by the Gas Board for the area in which I live; it is part of a national system. The water is supplied by the City Water Board. After bathing, I shave-the water for my shave comes from a kettle which has been heated by electricity. As far as I am concerned, what happens is very simple; I put a plug in the wall and put on the switch and the electricity does the rest. I use a safety razor, the blade of which, made of very finely tempered steel, has been cut, together with millions of other blades, by machines. The clothes which I put on have also been spun and woven largely by steam or electrically driven machines.
The gas being 'supplied by a national system' means that
A)
It is supplied by a nationalist government
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It is supplied only nationally and not internationally
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It is supplied all over the country by a central agency
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It is supplied to only those who believe in a national system
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The best way of understanding our own civilization is to take an ordinary sort of day in the life of an ordinary sort of man, myself for instance, and to see what he does. My home is in London. I get up in the morning when an alarm clock rings on the table by my bed. It is quite a complicated machine and works perfectly. I get into a hot bath, the water for which has been heated by gas. The gas is supplied by the Gas Board for the area in which I live; it is part of a national system. The water is supplied by the City Water Board. After bathing, I shave-the water for my shave comes from a kettle which has been heated by electricity. As far as I am concerned, what happens is very simple; I put a plug in the wall and put on the switch and the electricity does the rest. I use a safety razor, the blade of which, made of very finely tempered steel, has been cut, together with millions of other blades, by machines. The clothes which I put on have also been spun and woven largely by steam or electrically driven machines.
The kind of life experienced by the writer is representative of
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Direction: A sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
Ashoka was successful
(P) by the cruelty and horrors of war
(Q) but he was so disgusted
(R) in his military operations
(S) and alone among conquerors that he renounced it.
Direction: A sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
Direction: A sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
She had understood
(P) so she withdrew herself from the ordinary people
(Q) like a curse to her father's house
(R) that God had sent her
(S) from her earliest childhood and tried to live apart.
Direction: A sentence is broken into four parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
What usually happens
(P) and then choose the gifts
(Q) organize a collection
(R) is that two or three persons
(S) and find a suitable occasion for presenting them.
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Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following passage, certain words are omitted and choices of four alternative words, marked [a] - [d], are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks from the alternatives. Science has made an active contribution to the ...(33)... of human suffering, and humanity ...(34)... a deep ...(35)... of gratitude to scientists whose ...(36)... and sacrifices have led to the many ...(37)... discoveries and inventions which have done so much to ...(38)... human pain and ...(39)... It is indeed ...(40)... to calculate the ...(41)... of science in providing ...(42)... to suffering mankind. In the first place scientific machines have to a ...(43)... extent, replaced human ...(44).. .The workers of today are more ...(45)... than their brethren of two generations ...(46)... who were .. .(47)... to severe physical strain.
Direction: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S) to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence from the given alternatives.
\[\frac{\text{it}\,\,\text{is}\,\,\text{obvious}\,\,\text{that}}{\text{(P)}}\]\[\frac{\text{an}\,\,\text{open}\,\,\text{mind}\,\,\text{is}\,\,\text{a}\,\,\text{good}\,\,\text{thing}}{\text{(Q)}}\]\[\frac{\text{but}\,\,\text{not}\,\,\text{outside}\,\,\text{of}\,\,\text{them}}{\text{(R)}}\]\[\frac{\text{within}\,\,\text{certain}\,\,\text{limits}}{\text{(S)}}\] The proper sequence should be:
Direction: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S) to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence from the given alternatives.
\[\frac{\text{was}\,\,\text{arrested}}{\text{(P)}}\] \[\frac{\text{he}}{\text{(Q)}}\] \[\frac{\text{for}\,\,\text{stealing}}{\text{(R)}}\] \[\frac{\text{by}\,\,\text{the}\,\,\text{police}}{\text{(S)}}\] The proper sequence should be:
Direction: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S) to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence from the given alternatives.
\[\frac{\text{neither}}{\text{(P)}}\] \[\frac{\text{he}\,\,\text{was}}{\text{(Q)}}\] \[\frac{\text{intelligent}}{\text{(R)}}\] \[\frac{\text{nor}\,\,\text{hardworking}}{\text{(S)}}\] The proper sequence should be: