Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives given. The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed…
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Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives given.
The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed remarkable progress in every branch of Science and Technology. Our planet became a global village due to the ongoing information revolution. The biological revolution has placed in our hands the power to alter the blue prints of life. Similarly; there has been spectacular progress in the perfection of weapons of human destruction. However, the fact is that our socio-cultural and ethical evolution has not kept pace with the revolution in science.
The last millennium, the century to which we have said goodbye, has witnessed remarkable progress in every branch of Science and Technology. Our planet became a global village due to the ongoing information revolution. The biological revolution has placed in our hands the power to alter the blue prints of life. Similarly; there has been spectacular progress in the perfection of weapons of human destruction. However, the fact is that our socio-cultural and ethical evolution has not kept pace with the revolution in science.
What does the expression 'blue prints of life' stand for in the passage?
- Trials and errors of life
- Expanding horizons and aspirations of life
- Achievements and failures of life
- Detailed plans and schemes of life
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Detailed plans and schemes of life
Blueprints are detailed plans; 'blue prints of life' means the detailed plans or design of life, which biology now lets us alter.
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