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In the following questions, five sentences conveying the same idea are given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as the answer Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the one that is concise without missing any point.

A.	Don't ever imagine that there is anything to' be ashamed of, or anything undignified to grumble about in having to work hard for one's living.	B.	Don't ever imagine that there is anything undignified in having to work for a living
C.	We need not let imagination think that working for a living is a shame	D.	We need not imagine that there is anything to be ashamed of or anything undignified in having to work for our living
E.	To work for a living is nothing to feel ashamed of.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Don't ever imagine that there is anything undignified in having to work for a living

Explanation:
One should not imagine that to work for a living is something undignified. This idea is conveyed precisely in choice 2. Choices 1 and 4 are too elaborate ' — let imagination think —' is incorrect in choice 3 and the idea of 'imagination' is missing in choice 5.

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In the following questions, five sentences conveying the same idea are given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as the answer Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the one that is concise without missing any point.

A.	All the gospels of wealth are based on the fundamental concept that none can claim an absolute or inherent right to property, but everyone holds it in trust from God to promote the good of mankind.	B.	All the gospels of wealth are based on the fundamental fact that we are holding our property as a trust from God .
C.	It is said that none of us has any inherent right to property and that we hold it as a trust from God.	D.	The basic concept of all the gospels is that though we are holding some property it does not belong to us and we hold it as a trust from God.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: The basic concept of all the gospels is that though we are holding some property it does not belong to us and we hold it as a trust from God.

Explanation:
We may hold some property, but it is actually not ours. It is, what we keep as a trust from God for a period of time. Choices 1, 2 and 5 are too elaborate.' — we are holding' in 3 mars the intended idea.

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In the following questions, five sentences conveying the same idea are given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as the answer Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the one that is concise without missing any point.

A.	Real bliss consisted not in riches or in anything else which the world regarded as prosperity or felicity but in the joy and happiness derived from being at peace with one's own fellow men through perfect love and fellowship and selfless service and sacrifice	B.	Real bliss consisted not in riches nor in prosperity but in the joy derived from being at peace with one's fellowmen through love, fellowship, selfless service and sacrifice.
C.	Real bliss will consist not in riches nor in felicity but in the joy of living at peace with felIowmen through love, service and sacrifice	D.	Living at peace with our fellowmen through love, fellowship, selfless service and sacrifice is real bliss, not riches or felicity
E.	One can derive great joy and happiness by living peacefully with one's fellow men through love, fellowship and selfless service and sacrifice and not by sacrifice and not by amassing great wealth or by attaining any worldly prosperity

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Living at peace with our fellowmen through love, fellowship, selfless service and sacrifice is real bliss, not riches or felicity

Explanation:
Choices 1, 2 and 3 can be easily eliminated because of the use of the past and future tenses in these statements. A universal truth is generally stated in simple present tense. The use of 'can desire' rules out choice 5.

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In the following questions, five sentences conveying the same idea are given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as the answer Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the one that is concise without missing any point.

A.	Chocolate is good for health and this idea has been conformed by same Dutch doctors.	B.	Many Dutch doctors did a lot of research work to prove that chocolate may be good for health.
C.	'Chocolate is good for health* is the statement of a Dutch doctor.	D.	The discovery that chocolate is good for health 4s a result of a lot of research by some Dutch doctors.
E.	Dutch doctors have confirmed that chocolate is good for health.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Dutch doctors have confirmed that chocolate is good for health.

Explanation:
The phrases 'some Dutch doctors', 'many Dutch doctors' and 'a Dutch doctor* do not convey the meaning effectively and hence choices 1,2, 3 & 4 can be eliminated on this basis.

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In the following questions, five sentences conveying the same idea are given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as the answer Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the one that is concise without missing any point.

A.	Almost 80 per cent of India's population lives in rural areas and depends on agriculture for a livelihood.	B.	The livelihood of 80 per cent of villagers is agriculture.
C.	Living in rural areas, almost 80 per cent of the population of India depends on agriculture to earn a livelihood.	D.	The rural areas cover almost 80 per cent of India's population that depends on agriculture.
E.	Villagers, who constitute 80 percent of India's population, live in rural India and depend on agriculture for their livelihood.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Almost 80 per cent of India's population lives in rural areas and depends on agriculture for a livelihood.

Explanation:
The intended idea seems to be that almost 80 percent of India's population lives in villages and these people depend on agriculture for their livelihood. This idea is clear from choices 1 and 5 although 1 presents it is a more concise manner. Choices 3 and 4 distorts the intended meaning. Choice 2 does not include 'in India' and hence becomes vague.

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