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Question

Identify the title of the poem in which the following lines appear: 

"He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be 

One against whom there was no official complaint, 

And all the reports on his conduct agree 

That, in the modern sense of an old-fashioned word, he was a saint 

For in everything he did he served the greater community."

The correct answer is
"The Unknown Citizen"

Identifying Poem Title from Lines

The question asks to identify the specific poem from which the provided lines are extracted. The lines describe an individual characterized by having:

  • No official complaints recorded by the "Bureau of Statistics".
  • Conduct reported as aligning with the ideal of a "saint" in a modern context.
  • Actions dedicated to serving the "greater community".

These characteristics precisely mirror the themes and subject matter of the poem "The Unknown Citizen". This poem critiques societal norms and conformity by presenting a seemingly perfect citizen, evaluated solely through statistical data and institutional approval, thereby questioning the true value of such an existence.

Therefore, the title of the poem featuring these lines is "The Unknown Citizen".

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Important Questions from Analytical Reasoning Drawing Reasonable Inferences from Passages

  1. Suppose, your last year taxable income was Rs. 22000. Due to hike in salary, your taxable income this year is Rs. 34200. The details for tax calculation are given in the table below.
    Income range (Rs.)Tax slab (Rs.)
    0 to 50002% of income
    Greater than 5000 to 10000100 + 3% of income over 5000
    Greater than 10000 to 20000250 + 5% of income over 10000
    Greater than 20000 to 30000750 + 8% of income over 20000
    Greater than 30000 to 500001550 + 10% of income over 30000
    Greater than 50000 to 1000003550 + 20% of income over 50000
    Consider the appropriate tax slab corresponding to your income. What is the additional amount of tax you need to pay this year compared to last year?
  2. In Plato's idea of the Republic there is no place for the _________.
  3. Which of the following novels by Chinua Achebe derives its title from W. B. Yeats's poem “The Second Coming"?
  4. Identify the commonality shared by the authors of Mansfield Park and Middle March:
  5. "I told you the truth," I say yet again, "Memory's truth, because memory has its own special kind. It selects, eliminates, alters, exaggerates, minimizes, glorifies, and vilifies also; but in the end it creates its own reality, its heterogeneous but usually coherent versions of events; and no sane human being ever trusts someone else's version more than his own." 

    What are the different ways in which ‘truth' can be understood from the passage?

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