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SSC ? Grade ?D? Exam
ENGLISH
CLOSET TEST
TEST ? 34
Some scholars were exploring the forests of Middle
America. They discovered, during their exploration some
buildings which were in ruins. These buildings were ??(1)
?? ruined by the encroaching forest. It was also clear
that these buildings were no ordinary structures. They
were remnants of a ??(2)?? civilization. The scholars got
interested. They excavated more and discovered ??(3)??
their utmost surprise the remains of a flourishing
civilization?the Maya?s ??(4)?? they named it. Thus, it
was as late as in ??(5)?? 19th century that the secrets of
a new civilization were ??(6)?? For sometime the scholars
believed that the Mayans must have ??(7)?? the descendants
of ancient Egyptians or one of the lost tribes of Israel;
or perpahs a brand of the South East Asia?s immigrants.
However they could not come to an unanimous decision.
Nonethless, the fact remains that even to-day the Mayan
culture is one of ??(8)?? most fascinating ancient
civilizations. This civilization was situated in the ??(9)
?? of Middle America. It covered an area equivalent to
France, ??(10)?? spread across Guatemala, Belize and some
parts of Mexico Honduras. It started in 2500 B.C. and
continued its progress till 34 ??(11)?? later. Throughout
its period of progress, the people struggled against the
invading ??(12)?? They used to burn the plants and make
the land ??(13)?? for cultivation. Their staple food was
maize. But even while ??(14)?? for existence, they found
time to build remarkable buildings for ??(15)?? they used
mortar, sandstone and volcanic rock. The buildings do tell
us about the technological advances they had attained.
1. (a) reasonably
(b) surely
(c) apparently
Ans: ( c ) apparently
2. (a) ordinary
(b) new
(c) great
Ans: ( c ) great
3. (a) to
(b) at
(c) for
Ans: ( a ) to
4. (a) when
(b) as
(c) while
Ans: ( b ) as
5. (a) at
(b) then
(c) the
Ans: ( c ) the
6. (a) unparalleled
(b) unearthed
(c) unmatched
Ans: ( b ) unearthed
7. (a) been
(b) become
(c) being
Ans: ( a ) been
8. (a) an
(b) a
(c) the
Ans: ( c ) the
9. (a) head
(b) heart
(c) tail
Ans: ( b ) heart
10. (a) and
(b) yet
(c) but
Ans: ( a ) and
11. (a) years
(b) centuries
(c) decades
Ans: ( b ) centuries
12. (a) civilisation
(b) enemies
(c) forests
Ans: ( c ) forests
13. (a) fertile
(b) good
(c) properly
Ans: ( a ) fertile
14. (a) fighting
(b) struggling
(c) doing
Ans: ( b ) struggling
15. (a) that
(b) which
(c) it
Ans: ( b ) which
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However, in Demands of Morality, Liam Murphy takes these objections seriously for at least two distinct reasons. First, discussion of the simple principle provides an excellent vehicle for a discussion of morality in general. Perhaps, in a way, this is Murphy's attempt at doing philosophy "from the inside out.". . . Second, Murphy's starting point tells us about the nature of his project. Murphy must take seriously the collisions between moral philosophy and our intuitive sense of right and wrong. He [must do so] because his work is best interpreted as intended to forge moral principles from our firm beliefs, and not to proscribe beliefs given a set of moral principles. [Murphy] argues from our considered judgments rather than to them. . . For example, Murphy cites our "simple but firmly held" beliefs as supporting the potency of the over- demandingness objection, and nowhere in the work can one find a source of moral values divorced from human preferences. Murphy does not tell us what set of "firm beliefs" we ought to have. Rather, he speaks to an audience of well- intentioned but unorganized moral realists, and tries to give them principles that represent their considered moral judgments. Murphy starts with this base sense of right and wrong, but recognizes that it needs to be supplemented by reason where our intuitions are confused or conflicting. Perhaps Murphy is looking for the best interpretation of our convictions, the same way certain legal scholars try to find the best interpretation of our Constitution. This approach has disadvantages. Primarily, Murphy's arguments, even if successful, do not provide the kind of motivating force for which moral philosophy has traditionally searched. His work assumes and argues in terms of an inner sense of morality, and his project seeks to deepen that sense. Of course, it is quite possible that the moral viewpoints of humans will not converge, and some humans have no moral sense at all. Thus, it is very easy for the moral skeptic to point out a lack of justification and ignore the entire work. On the other hand, Murphy's choice of a starting point avoids many of the problems of moral philosophy. Justifying the content of moral principles and granting a motivating force to those principles is an extraordinary task. It would be unrealistic to expect all discussions of moral philosophy to derive such justifications. Projects that attempt such a derivation have value, but they are hard pressed to produce logical consequences for everyday life. In the end, Murphy's strategy may have more practical effect than its first-principle counterparts, which do not seem any more likely to convince those that would reject Murphy's premises. 1) The author suggests that the application of Murphy's philosophy to the situations of two different groups: a) would help to solve the problems of one group but not of the other. b) could result in the derivation of two radically different moral principles. c) would be contingent on the two groups sharing the same fundamental beliefs. d) could reconcile any differences between the two groups. 2) Suppose an individual who firmly believes in keeping promises has promised to return a weapon to a person she knows to be extremely dangerous. 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