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TRE3 — Language General Studies And Sanskrit

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150 questions · 150 marks · 2 hours 30 minutes

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Question 51
In how many years will ₹7,500 double at 8% simple interest?
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Correct answer: (A) 12.5 years
Under simple interest, doubling means the interest equals the principal—that is 100% interest. At 8% a year it takes 100 ÷ 8 = 12.5 years.

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Question 52
What was the electoral symbol that was restored to Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party by a ruling of the Peshawar High Court against the decision of the country’s election commission in January 2024?
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Correct answer: (B) Cricket ‘Bat’
By the Peshawar High Court's ruling of January 2024, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf got back its electoral symbol, the cricket ‘bat’.

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Question 53
Which of the following organs control body balance?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Balance is kept by the cerebellum and the inner ear working together. The semicircular canals of the ear report tilt and the cerebellum steadies the muscles on that information, so more than one option is correct.

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Question 54
For what purpose is water used the most in India?
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Correct answer: (B) Irrigation
Most of India's water goes to irrigation—the largest share of total consumption is used in farming.

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Question 55
Which one of the following is not among the four pilots who have been trained to become astronauts for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission to space planned for 2024–25?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
The four airmen chosen for Gaganyaan are Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap and Shubhanshu Shukla. All three names given are from that list, so ‘None of the above’ is right.

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Question 56
If x⁴ + y⁴ = 17 and x + y = 1, then the value of x²y² − 2xy is
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Correct answer: (A) 8
Let xy = p. Then x² + y² = 1 − 2p, so x⁴ + y⁴ = (1 − 2p)² − 2p² = 2p² − 4p + 1. Setting that equal to 17 gives 2p² − 4p = 16, that is, p² − 2p = 8—which is the value asked for.

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Question 57
Bihar Diwas is celebrated on ______ to
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Correct answer: (A) On March 22 to commemorate its separation from the Bengal Presidency
Bihar Diwas falls on 22 March because on that day in 1912 Bihar was separated from the Bengal Presidency and became a province of its own.

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Question 58
Plants appear to bend towards light due to
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Correct answer: (B) Diffusion of auxins towards shady side of shoot
When light falls on a shoot the auxin diffuses to the shady side, where the cells then grow longer—so the stem appears to bend towards the light.

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Question 59
Subhashchandra Bose was President of the Indian National Congress in the year/s
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Subhash Chandra Bose was Congress President in both 1938 (Haripura) and 1939 (Tripuri), so more than one option is correct.

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Question 60
Which river makes the boundary between India and Nepal?
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Correct answer: (B) Kali
The Kali river forms the boundary between India and Nepal; in Uttarakhand it is also called the Sharda.

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Question 61
Ghatshila of Jharkhand is famous for which mineral production?
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Correct answer: (B) Copper
Ghatshila in Jharkhand is famous for copper production.

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Question 62
The value of (0.03125)^(−2/5) is
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Correct answer: (B) 4
0·03125 = 1/32 = 2⁻⁵, so (2⁻⁵)^(−2/5) = 2² = 4.

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Question 63
Which country in the world became the first to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution?
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Correct answer: (A) France
France became the first country in the world to write the right to abortion into its Constitution.

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Question 64
Where is the UN Climate Change Conference 2024 scheduled to be held in November 2024?
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Correct answer: (A) Baku-Azerbaijan
The UN Climate Change Conference 2024 (COP29) was set for Baku in Azerbaijan in November 2024.

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Question 65
Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed in the year
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Correct answer: (C) 1934
The Congress Socialist Party was formed at Patna in 1934; Jayaprakash Narayan and Acharya Narendra Dev were among its founders.

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Question 66
If (1/5)^(3x) = 0.008, then the value of (0.25)^x is
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Correct answer: (B) 0.25
0·008 = 1/125 = (1/5)³, so 3x = 3 and x = 1. Then (0·25)¹ = 0·25.

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Question 67
What is manganese used for?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Manganese is used in making batteries, in the matchbox industry and in photography, so more than one option is correct.

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Question 68
The Ministry of Science and Technology announced a new set of National Awards in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation known as ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’. The award ceremony for all categories will be held every year on
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Correct answer: (C) 23rd August – National Space Day
The ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ ceremony will be held every year on 23 August, National Space Day—the date Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon.

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Question 69
The formation of Simon Commission was announced on
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
The formation of the Simon Commission was announced on 8 November 1927, which is not among the options.

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Question 70
Which of the following is true?
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Correct answer: (C) 31/36 < 17/18 < 43/45 < 59/60
Turn them into decimals—31/36 ≈ 0.861, 17/18 ≈ 0.944, 43/45 ≈ 0.956, 59/60 ≈ 0.983. They increase in that order.

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Question 71
“मघवा” कस्य देवस्य विशेषणमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (A) इन्द्रस्य
‘मघवा’ का अर्थ है दानशील या ऐश्वर्यवान्, और यह ऋग्वेद में इन्द्र का विशेषण है।

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Question 72
कुमारसम्भवमहाकाव्यं कति सर्गात्मकमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) सप्तदश
उपलब्ध ‘कुमारसम्भव’ सत्रह सर्गों का है, जिनमें आरंभ के आठ सर्ग निर्विवाद रूप से कालिदास के माने जाते हैं।

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Question 73
वेदस्य अपौरुषेयत्वं कः स्वीकरोति?
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Correct answer: (C) जैमिनिः
मीमांसा दर्शन के प्रवर्तक जैमिनि वेद को अपौरुषेय मानते हैं—यानी किसी पुरुष की रचना नहीं, नित्य। विल्सन और वेबर पाश्चात्य विद्वान् हैं।

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Question 74
वेणीसंहारनाटकम् कतिषु अङ्केषु विभक्तमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) षट्सु
भट्टनारायण का ‘वेणीसंहार’ छह अंकों में विभक्त है।

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Question 75
“वरं विरोधोऽपि समं महात्मभिः” इति सूक्तिः कस्मात् ग्रन्थात् उद्धृता अस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) किरातार्जुनीयम्
‘वरं विरोधोऽपि समं महात्मभिः’ भारवि के ‘किरातार्जुनीयम्’ की प्रसिद्ध सूक्ति है—महात्माओं से विरोध भी श्रेष्ठ है।

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Question 76
‘चूर्णम्’ अस्ति
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Correct answer: (A) अनाविद्धललितपदगद्यम्
‘चूर्णक’ वह गद्य है जिसमें समास कम हों और पद सरल तथा ललित हों—इसीलिए उसे ‘अनाविद्धललितपद गद्य’ कहा गया है।

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Question 77
पद्मगुप्तपरिमलनविरचितं महाकाव्यमस्ति
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Correct answer: (A) नवसाहसाङ्कचरितम्
पद्मगुप्त ‘परिमल’ का महाकाव्य ‘नवसाहसाङ्कचरितम्’ है, जिसमें परमार राजा सिंधुराज का चरित वर्णित है।

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Question 78
वेदाङ्ग-ज्योतिषस्य कर्तुः किं नाम अस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) लगधः
वेदाङ्ग-ज्योतिष के रचनाकार लगध हैं। पाणिनि व्याकरण के और यास्क निरुक्त के आचार्य हैं।

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Question 79
कादम्बरीयां चन्द्रापीडः कस्य राज्यस्य युवराजः अस्ति?
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Correct answer: (A) उज्जयिन्याः
बाणभट्ट की ‘कादम्बरी’ में चन्द्रापीड उज्जयिनी के राजा तारापीड का पुत्र और युवराज है।

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Question 80
आख्यानोपाख्यानैः उपबृंहितं काव्यमस्ति
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Correct answer: (C) महाभारतम्
महाभारत में मुख्य कथा के साथ अनेक आख्यान और उपाख्यान जुड़े हैं—नल-दमयन्ती, सावित्री, शकुन्तला आदि—इसलिए उसे आख्यानोपाख्यानों से उपबृंहित कहा गया है।

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Question 81
‘पुराणी देवी’ कस्याः देव्या विशेषणमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) उषसः
ऋग्वेद में ‘पुराणी देवी’ उषा (उषस्) का विशेषण है—वह सबसे प्राचीन देवी मानी गई।

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Question 82
“अर्थो हि कन्या परकीय एव”—पद्यांशोऽयं कस्मिन् ग्रन्थे उल्लिखितोऽस्ति?
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Correct answer: (C) अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तले
‘अर्थो हि कन्या परकीय एव’ कालिदास के ‘अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तल’ में कण्व के मुख से आया है—कन्या तो दूसरे की धरोहर है।

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Question 83
वकारादि कति पुराणानि प्रसिद्धानि?
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Correct answer: (A) चत्वारि
‘व’ से आरंभ होने वाले चार पुराण प्रसिद्ध हैं—वायु, वराह, वामन और विष्णु।

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Question 84
“उत्तरं यत् समुद्रस्य हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम्। वर्षं तद् भारतं नाम भारती तत्र सन्ततिः॥” इति पद्यं कस्मिन् पुराणे उल्लिखितमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) विष्णुपुराणे
यह प्रसिद्ध पद्य विष्णुपुराण में आया है, जिसमें समुद्र के उत्तर और हिमालय के दक्षिण के भूभाग को ‘भारत’ कहा गया है।

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Question 85
कस्मिन् अलङ्कारे क्रियायाः प्रतिषेधेऽपि फलव्यक्तिः भवति?
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Correct answer: (A) विभावनालङ्कारे
विभावना अलंकार में कारण के निषेध पर भी कार्य हो जाता है, यानी क्रिया के प्रतिषेध पर भी फल दिखता है।

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Question 86
रामायणे जटायुप्रसङ्गः अस्ति
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Correct answer: (C) प्रकरी अर्थप्रकृतिः
रामायण में जटायु का प्रसंग मुख्य कथा का सहायक और प्रसंगवश आया अंश है, इसलिए वह ‘प्रकरी’ अर्थप्रकृति में आता है।

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Question 87
मेघदूतम् कस्मिन् छन्दे उपनिबद्धमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (C) मन्दाक्रान्ता छन्दे
‘मेघदूत’ मन्दाक्रान्ता छन्द में रचा गया है, जिसके प्रत्येक चरण में सत्रह वर्ण होते हैं।

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Question 88
कृष्णयजुर्वेदेन सम्बन्धिता उपनिषद् अस्ति
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Correct answer: (C) कठोपनिषद्
कठोपनिषद् कृष्ण यजुर्वेद से संबंधित है। ईशावास्य शुक्ल यजुर्वेद की और छान्दोग्य सामवेद की उपनिषद् है।

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Question 89
रामायणस्य कस्मिन् काण्डे अश्वमेधयज्ञस्य वर्णनमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (C) उत्तरकाण्डे
रामायण के उत्तरकाण्ड में अश्वमेध यज्ञ का वर्णन आता है, जहाँ लव-कुश का प्रसंग भी है।

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Question 90
वासवदत्तायाः कथायाः नायकः कः अस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) कन्दर्पकेतुः
सुबन्धु की ‘वासवदत्ता’ का नायक कन्दर्पकेतु है और नायिका वासवदत्ता।

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Question 91
‘रात्रिर्गमिष्यति भविष्यति सुप्रभातम्’ इति पद्यांशस्य सम्बन्धः केन रचनाकारेण अस्ति?
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Correct answer: (A) भवभूतिना
‘रात्रिर्गमिष्यति भविष्यति सुप्रभातम्’ का भाव है—रात बीतेगी, सुंदर सवेरा होगा, सूर्य उगेगा और कमल खिलेंगे। यह पद्य भवभूति के नाम से प्रसिद्ध है।

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Question 92
रावणवधमहाकाव्यस्य रचयिता कः अस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) भट्टस्वामी
‘रावणवध’ उस महाकाव्य का दूसरा नाम है जिसे ‘भट्टिकाव्य’ कहा जाता है, और उसके रचयिता भट्टि हैं। कुमारदास की रचना ‘जानकीहरण’ है, इसलिए यहाँ उत्तर भट्टि वाला विकल्प बनता है।

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Question 93
गायत्रीमन्त्रस्य उपास्यदेवता वर्तते—
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Correct answer: (C) सविता
गायत्री मन्त्र की उपास्य देवता सविता यानी सूर्य हैं—मन्त्र ही ‘सवितुर्वरेण्यं’ से आरंभ होता है।

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Question 94
नागानन्दनाटकस्य नायिकायाः नाम किमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (A) मलयवती
हर्ष के नाटक ‘नागानन्द’ की नायिका मलयवती है और नायक जीमूतवाहन।

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Question 95
राजप्रकृतिः कीदृशी भवति?
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Correct answer: (A) उज्ज्वला
राजा की प्रकृति उज्ज्वल यानी तेजस्वी मानी गई है—शासक का तेज ही प्रजा में विश्वास जगाता है।

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Question 96
स्वप्नवासवदत्तम् किमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) नाटकम्
भास का ‘स्वप्नवासवदत्तम्’ नाटक है, जो संस्कृत नाट्य-साहित्य की श्रेष्ठ रचनाओं में गिना जाता है।

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Question 97
कस्मिन् पुराणे ‘देवीमाहात्म्यम्’ वर्णितमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (B) मार्कण्डेयपुराणे
‘देवीमाहात्म्य’ यानी दुर्गासप्तशती मार्कण्डेयपुराण का अंश है।

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Question 98
पुराणस्य शैली कीदृशी वर्तते?
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Correct answer: (B) अतिशयोक्तिमयी
पुराणों में घटनाओं और महिमा का वर्णन बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर किया जाता है, इसलिए उनकी शैली अतिशयोक्तिमयी कही जाती है।

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Question 99
‘तिलकमञ्जरी’ किमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (A) गद्यकाव्यम्
धनपाल की ‘तिलकमञ्जरी’ गद्यकाव्य है, जो ‘कादम्बरी’ की परंपरा में लिखी गई।

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Question 100
शिवराजविजयम् कतिषु निःश्वासेषु विभक्तमस्ति?
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Correct answer: (A) द्वादशेषु
अम्बिकादत्त व्यास का ‘शिवराजविजयम्’ बारह निःश्वासों में विभक्त है।

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