CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below.
The Dome project was conceived, originally on a somewhat smaller scale, under John Major's Conservative government, as a Festival of Britain or World's Fair-type showcase to celebrate the third millennium. The incoming Labour government elected in 1997 under Tony Blair greatly expanded the size, scope and funding of the project. It also significantly increased expectations of what would be delivered. Just before its opening, Blair claimed the Dome would be "a triumph of confidence over cynicism, boldness over blandness, excellence over mediocrity". In the words of BBC correspondent Robert Orchard, "the Dome was to be highlighted as a glittering New Labour achievement in the next election manifesto".
What was the political significance attached to the Dome project?
| OPTIONS | | |  | 1) | The Dome project was used to channel funds into the New Labour Party. | | | 2) | The Dome project signified the victory of confidence over cynicism for the new Labour Party. | | | 3) | The Dome project showed a departure from conservatism for the Labour Party. | | | 4) | The Dome Project was created to display the Labour Party to its public as shining and path breaking. | | | 5) | The Dome Project wasn't political in nature. |
Tip of the Day Make sure you practice both your strong and your weak areas in the Verbal Ability section. This will safeguard your score even in case of changes in the paper pattern. Last year's Question of the day (28-Sep-11) Historians continue to debate the number of Indian warriors participating in the battle. They estimate that in the overall battle, the warriors outnumbered the 7th Cavalry by approximately three to one, or roughly 1,800 against 600. In Custer's fight, this ratio could have increased to as high as nine to one (1,800 against 200) after his isolated command became the main focus of the fighting. Some historians, however, claim the ratio of the Custer fight to be as low as three to one. Custer's detachment was certainly outnumbered and was caught in the open on unfamiliar terrain. Within weeks of the battle, the public estimate by whites of the number of Indian warriors rapidly increased. For example, in a letter to his wife dated soon after the battle, Benteen indicates 3,000 Indians; his later estimates were much higher. Some recent research points to a force of Indians much closer in size to Custer's own, however.
Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?
| OPTIONS | | | | | 1) | The number of Indian warriors that participated in the battle was a matter of great confluence. | | | 2) | There was a certain amount of significance attached to the number of Indian warriors participating in the battle. | | | 3) | Indians outnumbered and outranked the whites. | | | 4) | The number of people in Custer's cavalry and the number of Indians he was fighting against were the same. | | | 5) | There is no doubt that the number of Indians was much higher than that of the whites. |
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