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    Question

    In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/ passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

    1. In 1900, at the age of 21, Albert Einstein was a

    university graduate and unemployed. P. He finally secured a job in 1902 as a technical expert in the patent office in Bern. Q. He is said to have jokingly called his desk drawer at work the “bureau of theoretical physics.” R. While he was supposed to be assessing other people’s inventions, Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret. S. To manage his expenses, he worked as a teaching assistant and gave private lessons. 6. One of the famous papers of 1905 was Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, according to which time and distance are not absolute.
    A PSQR Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B PSRQ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C SQRP Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D SPRQ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In 1900, at the age of 21, Albert Einstein was a university graduate and unemployed. To manage his expenses, he worked as a teaching assistant and gave private lessons. He finally secured a job in 1902 as a technical expert in the patent office in Bern. While he was supposed to be assessing other people’s inventions, Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret. He is said to have jokingly called his desk drawer at work the “bureau of theoretical physics.” One of the famous papers of 1905 was Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, according to which time and distance are not absolute.

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