EPFO EO/AO • General Ability Test • 2023 • Q.3
General EnglishMedium
S1
Contemporary history is necessary, but it is at best a tentative record.
S6
Some portentous events can be seen to be so from the moment of their occurrence, like the discovery of the New World; others of comparable momentousness are hidden in obscurity.
P
The relevance of the issue of proportion is significant.
Q
It possesses, indeed, a massive supply of public record, but it necessarily lacks the inner knowledge of politicians' minds, of planners' proposals, of scientists' discoveries, of technicians' break-throughs.
R
It also lacks perspective since it is bereft of a sense of proportion.
S
It is impossible, over just a few years of observation, to estimate accurately the significance of various events.
Syllabus Connection
Structure & Reading: Structure of sentence, sentence improvements, sentence rearrangement, error detection, fill in the blanks, reading comprehension (passage-based questions). (APFC)
Related PYQs in General English
2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test
Which one of the following is correct ? 10
2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test
Which one of the following statements is correct ?
2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test
1. It is widely acknowledged that he <u>takes after</u> his aunt. 2. He was reluctant to <u>take in</u> any more responsibility. 3. He assured the client that he would <u>take out</u> the matter at the first given opportunity. Select the answer using the codes given below :
2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test
1. The ship <u>put in</u> at the first available port to repair its damaged hull. 2. The advertisement was <u>put out</u> for wide circulation. 3. The matter had become so urgent that it could not be <u>put off</u> for another day. Select the answer using the codes given below :