NTS Verbal Reasoning MCQS Set 6

The history of literature can be traced to the earliest forms of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed, prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another, each generation adding something of its own.
As man slowly grew more civilized, he was compelled to invent some method of writing due to three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which, therefore, had to be recorded. It was often necessary to communicate with persons who were some distance away and it was necessary to safeguard one’s property by making appropriate tools and taking protective measure in a distinctive manner. So man taught himself to write and having learned to write, purely for utilitarian reasons, he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers. Of course, among these ancient peoples, there were only a very few individuals who learned to write, and only a few could read what was written.
Q: Before man invented writing,

Literature was passed on by word of mouth

Literature was just singing and dancing

Prayers were considered literature

There was no literature

the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
EMBRACE

Reject

Harm

Suspect

Hurt

a related pair of words or phrases
SLURP : SIP

Watch : minute

Guffaw : giggle

Tiptoe : stumble

Snipe : skirmish

the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
REDOLENT

Sticky

Pesticised

Yellowish

Stinking

Democratic societies from the earliest times have expected their governments to protect the weak against the strong no era good feeling can justify discharging the police force or giving up the idea of public control over concentrated private wealth on the other hand it is obvious that a spirit of self-denial and moderation on the part of those who hold economic power will greatly soften the demand for absolute equality men are more interested in freedom and security than in an equal distribution of wealth the extent to which Government must interfere with business therefore is not exactly measured by the extent to which economic power is concentrated into a few hands the required degree of government interference depends mainly on whether economic powers are oppressively used and on the necessity of keeping economic factors in a tolerable state of balanceHowever with the necessity of meeting all these dangers and threats to liberty the powers of government are unavoidable increased whichever political party may be in office the growth of government is necessary result of the growth of technology and of the problems that go with the use of machines and science since the Government in our nation must take on more powers to meet is problem there is no way to preserve freedom except by making democracy more powerful.e. Tolerable state of balance in the last sentence may mean

A reasonable check on economic power

A reasonable amount of government interference

A reasonable level of economic equality

An adequate level of police force

a related pair of words or phrases
AUTHOR : ROYALTIES

Patron : patronage

Agent : percentage

Writer : monarch

Archive : presidents

a related pair of words or phrases
AFFLUENT : LUCKY

Rely : Retort

Unsuccessful : Lazy

Charitable : Stingy

Greedy : Money

a related pair of words or phrases
SUGAR : SACCHARIN

Syrup : molasses

Slimming : fattening

Lace : Collar

Cotton : polyester

a related pair of words or phrases
CRAVAT : NECK

Artist : smock

BIb : dinner

Muzzle : biting

Spats : ankles

Democratic societies from the earliest times have expected their governments to protect the weak against the strong no era good feeling can justify discharging the police force or giving up the idea of public control over concentrated private wealth on the other hand it is obvious that a spirit of self-denial and moderation on the part of those who hold economic power will greatly soften the demand for absolute equality men are more interested in freedom and security than in an equal distribution of wealth the extent to which Government must interfere with business therefore is not exactly measured by the extent to which economic power is concentrated into a few hands the required degree of government interference depends mainly on whether economic powers are oppressively used and on the necessity of keeping economic factors in a tolerable state of balanceHowever with the necessity of meeting all these dangers and threats to liberty the powers of government are unavoidable increased whichever political party may be in office the growth of government is necessary result of the growth of technology and of the problems that go with the use of machines and science since the Government in our nation must take on more powers to meet is problem there is no way to preserve freedom except by making democracy more powerful.b.A spirit of moderation on the economically sound people would make the less privileged

Unhappy with their lot

Unhappy with the rich people

Clamourless

More interested in freedom and security