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Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow. It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different schools of thought on the question of education. Some people maintain that pupils at school should concentrate on a Darrow range of subjects which will benefit them directly in their subsequent careers. Others contend that they should study a wide range of subjects so that they have not only the specialised knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but also sound general knowledge about the world they will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first theory state that the greatest contributions to civilisation are made by those who are most expert in their trade or profession. Those on the other side say that, unless they have a broad general education, the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to have sympathy with their fellows or a proper sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole. Broad general knowledge is necessary because

Spacing in this book was generally done in units of points and picas: 12 points = 1 pica, and 6 picas = 1 inch. If a figure was misplaced in the page proofs by 0.70 cm, what was the misplacement in (a) picas and (b) points?

When a pure strain of tall plants with round peas is crossed with a pure tstrain osf short plants with wrinkled peas what proportion of the F_(1) -generation will be short with wrinkled peas?

Calculate the heat generated in a coil of resistance 40 'ohm' in joule, if a current of 40 A flows through it for 1 minute 30 second.