"The author holds that the “rather ugly but beneficial rectangle of plastic” has proved to be a “handytechnological slave” in"

1. "storing the talas played upon the tabla, at various tempos."

2. "ensuring the continuance of an ancient tradition."

3. "transporting North Indian classical music across geographical borders."

4. "capturing the transient moment of oral transmission."

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capturing the transient moment of oral transmission.

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"The oral transmission of North Indian classical music is an almost unique testament of the"

1. "efficacy of the guru-shishya tradition."

2. "earning impact of direct demonstration."

3. "brain's ability to reproduce complex structures without the help of written marks."

4. "the ability of an illiterate person to narrate grand and intricate musical compositions."

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brain's ability to reproduce complex structures without the help of written marks.

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"According to the passage, in the North Indian classical tradition, the raga remains greater than the artistewho invokes it. This implies an aesthetic which"

1. "emphasises performance and invocation over the authority of genius and permanent record."

2. "makes the music no one’s property."

3. "values the composer more highly than the performer."

4. "supports oral transmission of traditional music."

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emphasises performance and invocation over the authority of genius and permanent record.

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"From the author's explanation of the notion that in the Western tradition, music originates in its composer, which one of the following cannot be inferred"

1. "It is easy to transfer a piece of Western classical music to a distant place."

2. "The conductor in the Western tradition, as a custodian, can modify the music, since it 'lies mute' in his baton."

3. "The authority of the Western classical music composer over his music product is unambiguous."

4. "The power of the Western classical music composer extends to the expression of his music."

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The conductor in the Western tradition, as a custodian, can modify the music, since it 'lies mute' in his baton.

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"According to the author, the inadequacy of teaching North Indian classical music through a codified,notation based system is best illustrated by"

1. "a loss of the structural beauty of the ragas."

2. "a fusion of two opposing approaches creating mundane music."

3. "the conversion of free-flowing ragas into stilted set pieces."

4. "its failure to produce any noteworthy student or performer."

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its failure to produce any noteworthy student or performer.

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"Though one eye is kept firmly on the ............................ , the company now also promotes .......................... contemporary art."

1. "present, experimental"

2. "future, popular"

3. "present, popular"

4. "market, popular"

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future, popular

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"The law prohibits a person from felling a sandalwood tree, even if it grows on one's own land, without prior permission from the government. As poor people cannot deal with the government, this legal provision leads to a rip-roaring business for ...................., who care neither for the .................., nor for the trees."

1. "middlemen, rich"

2. "the government, poor"

3. "touts, rich"

4. "touts, poor"

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touts, poor

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"It will take some time for many South Koreans to ........................... the conflicting images of North Korea, let alone ........................ to what to make of their northern cousins."

1. "reconcile, decide"

2. "understand, clarify"

3. "make out, decide"

4. "reconcile, understand"

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reconcile, decide

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"In these bleak and depressing times of ........................ prices, non-performing governments and ................... crime rates, Sourav Ganguly has given us, Indians, a lot to cheer about."

1. "escalating, increasing"

2. "spiralling, booming"

3. "spiralling, soaring"

4. "ascending, debilitating"

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spiralling, soaring

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"The manners and ......................of the nouveau riche is a recurrent .................... in the literature."

1. "style, motif"

2. "morals, story"

3. "wealth, theme"

4. "morals, theme"

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morals, theme

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