Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Medieval merchants risked the hazards of the Silk Road to reach the markets of China; Portuguese caravels in the 15th century sailed beyond the bounds of the known world, searching less for knowledge than for gold and spices. Historically, the driver for opening frontiers has always been the search for resources. Science and curiosity are weaker drivers. The only way to open up space, whether the space of solar system or interstellar space is to create an economic engine and that engine is resource extraction.
Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
The best universities like Harvard and MIT, despite having the luxury of having some truly excellent teachers on their payroll, are increasingly embracing the "flipped classroom" format, where students listen to video lectures at home, and spend class time applying their knowledge, solving problems, discussing examples, etc. Professors guide that discussion and fill in wherever necessary, explaining those bits that seem to be eluding the students and throwing in advanced ideas that happen to be topical. These universities have made their video lectures available free for anyone in the world. They are also encouraging colleges and universities all over the world to integrate these online courses into their own pedagogy, picking the pieces that are appropriate for their needs and building a package around them.
Consider two Statements and a Question:
Statement 1: Each of A and D is heavier than each of B, E and F, but none of them is the-heaviest.
Statement 2: A is heavier than D, but is lighter than C.
Question: Who is the heaviest among A,B,C, D and E?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question ?
Consider the following Table:
Player |
Runs scored in the First Innings |
Balls faced in the First Innings |
Runs scored in the Second Innings |
Balls faced in the Second Innings |
A |
61 |
99 |
14 |
76 |
B |
05 |
12 |
50 |
85 |
C |
15 |
75 |
20 |
50 |
D |
13 |
55 |
12 |
50 |
Who is the fastest run scorer in the Test Match ?