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There was a marked difference of quality between the personages who haunted near bridge of brick and the personages who haunted the far one of stone. Those of lowest character preferred the former, adjoining the town; they did not mind the glare of the public eye. they had been of no account during their successes; and though they might feel dispirited, they had no sense of shame in their ruin. Instead of sighing at their adversaries they spat, and instead of saying the iron had entered into their souls they said they were down in their luck.The miserable's who would pause on the remoter bridge of a politer stamppersons who did not know how to get rid of the weary time. The eyes of his species were mostly directed over the parapet upon the running water below. While one on the town ward bridge did not mind who saw him so, and kept his back to parapet to survey the passer-by, one on this never faced the road, never turned his head at coming foot-steps, but, sensitive on his own condition, watched the current whenever a stranger approached, as if some strange fish interested him, though every finned thing had been poached out of the rivers years before.

37831.In this passage the author is trying to
explain the difference between the construction of the two bridges
describe the way different sections of people like to dress
explain the variety of ways in which strangers can be treated
describe how people of different classes behaved when unhappy
37832.People belonging to lower strata in their moments of distress
remembered the days of glory
dressed shabbily to earn sympathy
visited the brick made bridge
felt ashamed of their failures
37833.The attitude of lowly and genteel towards strangers was
virtually the same
entirely different
completely indifferent
virulently hostile
37834.The bridge of stone was frequented by
all the sections of society
those fond of fishing
the sophisticated but luckless
none of the above
37835.The two bridges were known
for their similar design
for being equidistant from town
for being haunted places
for attracting dejected people to them

Nationalism, of course, is a curious phenomenon which at a certain stage in a country's history gives life, growth and unity but, at the same time, it has a tendency to limit one, because one thinks of one's country as something different from the rest of world. One's perceptive changes and one is continuously thinking of one's own struggles and virtues and failing to the exclusion of other thoughts. The result is that the same nationalism which is the symbol of growth for a people becomes a symbol of the cessation of that growth in mind. Nationalism, when it becomes successful sometimes goes on spreading in an aggressive way and becomes a danger internationally. Whatever line of thought you follow, you arrive at the conclusion that some kind of balance must be found. Otherwise something that was good can turn into evil. Culture, which is essentially good become not only static but aggressive and something that breeds conflict and hatred when looked at from a wrong point of view. How are you find a balance, I don't know. Apart from the political and economic problems of the age , perhaps, that is the greatest problem today because behind it there is tremendous search for something which it cannot found. We turn to economic theories because they have an undoubted importance. It is folly to talk of culture or even of god. When human beings starve and die. Before one can talk about anything else one must provide the normal essentials of life to human beings. That is where economies comes in. Human beings today are not in mood to tolerate this suffering and starvation and inequality when they see that the burden is not equally shared. Others profit while they only bear the burden.

37836.The greatest problem in the middle of the passage refers to the question
how to mitigate hardship to human beings
how to contain the dangers of aggressive nationalism.
how to share the economic burden equally
how to curb international hatred
37837.Negative national feeling can make a nation
selfish
self-centred
indifferent
dangerous
37838.Suitable title for this passage can be
Nationalism breeds unity
Nationalism - a road to world unity
Nationalism is not enough
Nationalism and national problems
37839.Others in the last sentence refers to
other people
other nations
other communities
other neighbours
37840.Aggressive nationalism
breeds threat to international relations
leads to stunted growth
endangers national unity
isolates a country
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