Set 07 Mains Clerical English
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Question 1 of 40
1. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and yet in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and creditworthiness, as defined by lenders.
For example, within minority communities, capital markets do not properly fulfill their functions; they do not provide access to the aggregate flow of funds in the United States. The financial system does not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting economic development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction is found in a rationing mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial resources. This creates a distributive mechanism penalizing members of minority groups because of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially based investment preferences that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition. Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics, relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.The main point made by the passage is that
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Solution: The passage deals with the disadvantaged condition of the minority community in view of financial markets.
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Solution: The passage deals with the disadvantaged condition of the minority community in view of financial markets.
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Question 2 of 40
2. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and yet in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and creditworthiness, as defined by lenders.
For example, within minority communities, capital markets do not properly fulfill their functions; they do not provide access to the aggregate flow of funds in the United States. The financial system does not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting economic development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction is found in a rationing mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial resources. This creates a distributive mechanism penalizing members of minority groups because of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially based investment preferences that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition. Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics, relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.The passage states that traditional studies of the financial market overlook imbalances in the allocation of financial resources because
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Solution: Refer the first sentence of the third paragraph “Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition.”
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Solution: Refer the first sentence of the third paragraph “Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition.”
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Question 3 of 40
3. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and yet in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and creditworthiness, as defined by lenders.
For example, within minority communities, capital markets do not properly fulfill their functions; they do not provide access to the aggregate flow of funds in the United States. The financial system does not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting economic development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction is found in a rationing mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial resources. This creates a distributive mechanism penalizing members of minority groups because of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially based investment preferences that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition. Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics, relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.Which of the following statements argue the author’s opinion?
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Solution: It cannot be the fourth option because the author criticizes the conventional theories only in view of their applicability in the case of minority.
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Solution: It cannot be the fourth option because the author criticizes the conventional theories only in view of their applicability in the case of minority.
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Question 4 of 40
4. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and yet in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and creditworthiness, as defined by lenders.
For example, within minority communities, capital markets do not properly fulfill their functions; they do not provide access to the aggregate flow of funds in the United States. The financial system does not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting economic development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction is found in a rationing mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial resources. This creates a distributive mechanism penalizing members of minority groups because of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially based investment preferences that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition. Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics, relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.A difference in which of the following would be an example of inequality in transaction costs as alluded in the last lines of the passage?
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Solution: Refer the last sentence of the passage “Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.”
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Solution: Refer the last sentence of the passage “Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.”
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Question 5 of 40
5. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and yet in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and creditworthiness, as defined by lenders.
For example, within minority communities, capital markets do not properly fulfill their functions; they do not provide access to the aggregate flow of funds in the United States. The financial system does not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting economic development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction is found in a rationing mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial resources. This creates a distributive mechanism penalizing members of minority groups because of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially based investment preferences that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition. Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics, relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.Which of the following can be inferred about minority communities on the basis of the passage?
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Solution: Sentence (c) can be inferred from the given passage and hence is the correct choice.
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Solution: Sentence (c) can be inferred from the given passage and hence is the correct choice.
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Question 6 of 40
6. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and yet in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and creditworthiness, as defined by lenders.
For example, within minority communities, capital markets do not properly fulfill their functions; they do not provide access to the aggregate flow of funds in the United States. The financial system does not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting economic development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction is found in a rationing mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial resources. This creates a distributive mechanism penalizing members of minority groups because of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially based investment preferences that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition. Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics, relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.According to the passage, a questionable assumption of the conventional theory about the operation of financial markets is that
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Solution: Refer the last sentence of the passage “Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.”
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Solution: Refer the last sentence of the passage “Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.”
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Question 7 of 40
7. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and yet in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and creditworthiness, as defined by lenders.
For example, within minority communities, capital markets do not properly fulfill their functions; they do not provide access to the aggregate flow of funds in the United States. The financial system does not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting economic development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction is found in a rationing mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial resources. This creates a distributive mechanism penalizing members of minority groups because of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially based investment preferences that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition. Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics, relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.According to the passage, analysts have conventionally tended to view those who participate in financial markets as
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Solution: Refer the second last sentence of the passage “Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest.”
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Solution: Refer the second last sentence of the passage “Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference appropriate to his or her individual interest.”
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Question 8 of 40
8. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.Which of the following is not a charge against philosophy?
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Solution: All the other options except option (d) are mentioned in the passage.
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Solution: All the other options except option (d) are mentioned in the passage.
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Question 9 of 40
9. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.According to the author, the existence of philosophy is proved by:
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Solution: Refer the lines of the passage “Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes”
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Solution: Refer the lines of the passage “Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes”
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Question 10 of 40
10. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.Why, according to the passage, would politicians be happy if philosophy did not exist?
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Solution: Refer the following lines of the passage “Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence.”
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Solution: Refer the following lines of the passage “Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence.”
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Question 11 of 40
11. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.The word ‘chairs’, in the context of the passage, means:
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Solution: In reference with the passage, ‘Chairs’ means departments.
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Solution: In reference with the passage, ‘Chairs’ means departments.
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Question 12 of 40
12. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.Which of the following is true, keeping the passage in mind?
Correct
Solution: Refer the lines of the passage “Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret.”
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Solution: Refer the lines of the passage “Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret.”
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Question 13 of 40
13. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.Which of the following is not mentioned as a function of philosophy in the passage?
Correct
Solution: Refer the first few lines of the passage “Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation.”
Incorrect
Solution: Refer the first few lines of the passage “Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation.”
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Question 14 of 40
14. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.A suitable title for the passage would be:
Correct
Solution: ‘A Defence of Philosophy’ is the most appropriate title of the passage.
Incorrect
Solution: ‘A Defence of Philosophy’ is the most appropriate title of the passage.
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Question 15 of 40
15. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
Whatever philosophy may be, it is in the world and must relate to it. It breaks through the shell of the world in order to move into the infinite. But it turns back in order to find in the finite its always unique historical foundation. It pushes into the furthest horizons beyond being-in-the-world in order to experience the present in the eternal. But even the profoundest meditation acquires its meaning by relating back to man’s existence here and now. Philosophy glimpses the highest criteria, the starry heaven of the possible, and seeks in the light of the seemingly impossible the way o man’s dignity in the phenomenon of his empirical existence. Philosophy addresses itself to individuals. It creates a free community of those who rely on each other in their will for truth. Into this community the philosophic man would like to enter. It is there in the world at anytime, but cannot become a wordily institution without losing the freedom of its truth. He cannot know whether he belongs to it. No authority decides on his acceptance. He wants to live in his thinking in such a way as to make his acceptance possible. But how does the world relate to philosophy? There are chairs of philosophy at the universities. Nowadays they are an embarrassment. Philosophy is politely respected because of tradition, but despised in secret. The general opinion is: it has nothing of importance to say. Neither has it any practical value. It is named in public but does it really exist? Its existence is proved at least by the defense measures it provokes. We can see this from comments like: “Philosophy is too complicated. I don’t understand it. It’s beyond me. It’s something for professionals. I have no gift for it. Therefore it doesn’t concern me.” But that is like saying: I don’t need to bother about the fundamental questions of life: I can diligently bury myself in some special field of work or scholarship without thinking or questioning its meaning, and, for the rest, have “opinions” and be content with that. The defense becomes fanatical. A benighted vital instinct hates philosophy. It is dangerous. If I understood it I-should have to change my life. I would find myself in another frame of mind, see everything in a different light, and have to judge anew. Better not think philosophically! Then come the accusers, who want to replace the obsolete philosophy by something new and totally different. It is mistrusted as the utterly mendacious end product of a bankrupt theology. The meaninglessness of philosophical propositions is made fun of. Philosophy is denounced as the willing handmaiden of political and other powers. For many politicians, their wretched trade would be easier if philosophy did not exist at all. Masses and functionaries are easier to manipulate when they do not think but only have a regimented intelligence. People must be prevented from becoming serious. Therefore it is better for philosophy to be boring. Let the chairs of philosophy rot. The more piffle is taught, the sooner people will be blinkered against the light of philosophy. Thus philosophy is surrounded by enemies, most of whom are not conscious of being such. Bourgeois complacency, conventionality, the satisfactions of economic prosperity, the appreciation of science only for its technical achievements, the absolute will to power, the bonhomie of politicians, the fanaticism of ideologies, the literary self-assertiveness of talented writers – in all these things people parade their anti- philosophy. They do not notice it because they do not realize what they are doing. They are unaware that their anti- philosophy is itself a philosophy, but a perverted one, and that this anti-philosophy, if elucidated, would annihilate itself.Which of the following is the most near in meaning with fanatical?
Correct
Solution: Fanatical means obsessively concerned with something. Hence it has same meaning as fervent.
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Solution: Fanatical means obsessively concerned with something. Hence it has same meaning as fervent.
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Question 16 of 40
16. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the questions given below four words are given which is then followed by five options with their combinations. You must choose the combination which is either most similar or opposite in meaning.
(A) Frill
(B) Invoke
(C) Solicit
(D) DifferedCorrect
Solution: Option (a) is the correct choice.
Invoke and Solicit are similar in meaning.
Invoke means cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
Solicit means ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
Frill means an unnecessary extra feature or embellishment.
Deferred means put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.Incorrect
Solution: Option (a) is the correct choice.
Invoke and Solicit are similar in meaning.
Invoke means cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
Solicit means ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
Frill means an unnecessary extra feature or embellishment.
Deferred means put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone. -
Question 17 of 40
17. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the questions given below four words are given which is then followed by five options with their combinations. You must choose the combination which is either most similar or opposite in meaning.
(A) IMPLAUSIBLE
(B) PROSECUTE
(C) QUINTESSENTIAL
(D) ACCUSECorrect
Solution: Option (d) is the correct choice.
Prosecute and accuse are similar in meaning.
Prosecute means institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
Implausible means (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.
Quintessential means representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.Incorrect
Solution: Option (d) is the correct choice.
Prosecute and accuse are similar in meaning.
Prosecute means institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
Implausible means (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.
Quintessential means representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class. -
Question 18 of 40
18. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the questions given below four words are given which is then followed by five options with their combinations. You must choose the combination which is either most similar or opposite in meaning.
(A) Acquitted
(B) Expedite
(C) Flay
(D) SentenceCorrect
Solution: Acquitted and sentence are opposite in meaning.
Acquitted means to free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
Sentence means the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence.
Expedite means make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.Incorrect
Solution: Acquitted and sentence are opposite in meaning.
Acquitted means to free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
Sentence means the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence.
Expedite means make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly. -
Question 19 of 40
19. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the questions given below four words are given which is then followed by five options with their combinations. You must choose the combination which is either most similar or opposite in meaning.
(A) Prompt
(B) Emphasis
(C) Donate
(D) DisburseCorrect
Solution: Donate and disburse are similar in meaning
Donate means give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity.
Disburse means pay out (money from a fund).
Prompt means (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).Incorrect
Solution: Donate and disburse are similar in meaning
Donate means give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity.
Disburse means pay out (money from a fund).
Prompt means (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling). -
Question 20 of 40
20. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the questions given below four words are given which is then followed by five options with their combinations. You must choose the combination which is either most similar or opposite in meaning.
(A) Indulge
(B) Entrust
(C) Phlegmatic
(D) GratifyCorrect
Solution:
Gratify and indulge are similar in meaning.
Indulge means allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
Gratify means give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
Phlegmatic means having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.Incorrect
Solution:
Gratify and indulge are similar in meaning.
Indulge means allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
Gratify means give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
Phlegmatic means having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. -
Question 21 of 40
21. Question
Category: EnglishIn the question given below some sentences are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a grammatically correct, coherent sentence.
HOWEVER
(A)The significance of intangible assets is often poorly reflected by statisticians.
(B)The authors draw on a range of rigorous research and include their own calculations to show that intangible investment is on the increase.
(C)Businesses which use intangible assets can grow more rapidly, and to greater sizes, than those using tangible ones.
(D)American company accounts often omit R&D from measures of their investment spending.Correct
Solution: The adverb ‘ HOWEVER’ is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously. The word can be used to connect both the combinations of B-A and C-A.
“ The authors draw on a range of rigorous research and include their own calculations to show that intangible investment is on the increase; however, its significance is often poorly reflected by the statisticians.”
“ Businesses which use intangible assets can grow more rapidly, and to greater sizes, than those using tangible ones; however, the significance of intangible assets is often poorly reflected by statisticians.”Incorrect
Solution: The adverb ‘ HOWEVER’ is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously. The word can be used to connect both the combinations of B-A and C-A.
“ The authors draw on a range of rigorous research and include their own calculations to show that intangible investment is on the increase; however, its significance is often poorly reflected by the statisticians.”
“ Businesses which use intangible assets can grow more rapidly, and to greater sizes, than those using tangible ones; however, the significance of intangible assets is often poorly reflected by statisticians.” -
Question 22 of 40
22. Question
Category: EnglishIn the question given below some sentences are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a grammatically correct, coherent sentence.
UNLESS
(A)One may not stumble upon this architectural gem if one doesn’t know about its location.
(B)It seems to have been built during either Lodi era or the later part of the Tughlaq dynasty.
(C)Agrasen ki baoli is located right in the heart of the national capital, on Hailey Road.
(D)It has been staying hidden among the multi-storey buildings of Connaught Place for several decades nowCorrect
Solution: The conjunction ‘ UNLESS’ means except if . It is used to introduce the case in which a statement being made is not true or valid.
“ Unless, one knows Agrasen Baoli is located right in the heart of the national capital, on Hailey Road, one might not stumble upon it.”Incorrect
Solution: The conjunction ‘ UNLESS’ means except if . It is used to introduce the case in which a statement being made is not true or valid.
“ Unless, one knows Agrasen Baoli is located right in the heart of the national capital, on Hailey Road, one might not stumble upon it.” -
Question 23 of 40
23. Question
Category: EnglishIn the question given below some sentences are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a grammatically correct, coherent sentence.
BECAUSE
(A)The federal department has twice rejected LePage’s requests for centralization
(B)LePage has been in a tug of war with the regional boards for control of the federal money for several years.
(C)Lepage didn’t work in collaboration with federal department as required.
(D)The organization claims that LePage has broken federal law by refusing to release the funds within 30 days of them having become available in August.Correct
Solution: The conjunction ‘ BECAUSE’ is used to introduce a word or phrase that stands for a clause expressing an explanation or reason.
“ The federal department has twice rejected LePage’s requests for centralization because he didn’t work in collaboration with federal department.”Incorrect
Solution: The conjunction ‘ BECAUSE’ is used to introduce a word or phrase that stands for a clause expressing an explanation or reason.
“ The federal department has twice rejected LePage’s requests for centralization because he didn’t work in collaboration with federal department.” -
Question 24 of 40
24. Question
Category: EnglishIn the passage given below there are blanks which can be filled with four of the five options given below without altering the meaning of the statement. Choose the most inappropriate word in each case which does not fit into the provided blank as your answer.
The government’s __________ ( 124) to establish a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) has come at the most appropriate juncture for the ____________ ( 125) medical education and health sector. It comes at the end of a long process of ___________, ( 126) both inside and outside Parliament as well as courts in the past few years.
MCI has the ____________ ( 127) distinction of being the only regulatory body to have been ____________ ( 128) as a “den of corruption” by a high court, a “big source of corruption” by a health minister and “corruption-ridden” by a parliamentary panel.Correct
Solution: Option (e) is the correct choice as all other options fit aptly in the given blank.
Verdict means a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.Incorrect
Solution: Option (e) is the correct choice as all other options fit aptly in the given blank.
Verdict means a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest. -
Question 25 of 40
25. Question
Category: EnglishIn the passage given below there are blanks which can be filled with four of the five options given below without altering the meaning of the statement. Choose the most inappropriate word in each case which does not fit into the provided blank as your answer.
The government’s __________ ( 124) to establish a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) has come at the most appropriate juncture for the ____________ ( 125) medical education and health sector. It comes at the end of a long process of ___________, ( 126) both inside and outside Parliament as well as courts in the past few years.
MCI has the ____________ ( 127) distinction of being the only regulatory body to have been ____________ ( 128) as a “den of corruption” by a high court, a “big source of corruption” by a health minister and “corruption-ridden” by a parliamentary panCorrect
Solution: Option (c) is the correct choice. All the other options are describing the poor condition of medical education and health sector which go with the theme of the paragraph.
Ailing means in poor health.Incorrect
Solution: Option (c) is the correct choice. All the other options are describing the poor condition of medical education and health sector which go with the theme of the paragraph.
Ailing means in poor health. -
Question 26 of 40
26. Question
Category: EnglishIn the passage given below there are blanks which can be filled with four of the five options given below without altering the meaning of the statement. Choose the most inappropriate word in each case which does not fit into the provided blank as your answer.
The government’s __________ ( 124) to establish a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) has come at the most appropriate juncture for the ____________ ( 125) medical education and health sector. It comes at the end of a long process of ___________, ( 126) both inside and outside Parliament as well as courts in the past few years.
MCI has the ____________ ( 127) distinction of being the only regulatory body to have been ____________ ( 128) as a “den of corruption” by a high court, a “big source of corruption” by a health minister and “corruption-ridden” by a parliamentary panel.Correct
Solution: Option (a) is the correct choice.
Cogitation means the action of thinking deeply about something
Cerebration means thinking
Deliberation long and careful consideration or discussion
Contemplation means the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.Incorrect
Solution: Option (a) is the correct choice.
Cogitation means the action of thinking deeply about something
Cerebration means thinking
Deliberation long and careful consideration or discussion
Contemplation means the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time. -
Question 27 of 40
27. Question
Category: EnglishIn the passage given below there are blanks which can be filled with four of the five options given below without altering the meaning of the statement. Choose the most inappropriate word in each case which does not fit into the provided blank as your answer.
The government’s __________ ( 124) to establish a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) has come at the most appropriate juncture for the ____________ ( 125) medical education and health sector. It comes at the end of a long process of ___________, ( 126) both inside and outside Parliament as well as courts in the past few years.
MCI has the ____________ ( 127) distinction of being the only regulatory body to have been ____________ ( 128) as a “den of corruption” by a high court, a “big source of corruption” by a health minister and “corruption-ridden” by a parliamentary panel.Correct
Solution: Option (e) is the correct choice. All other options are almost synonymous.
Dubious means hesitating or doubting.Incorrect
Solution: Option (e) is the correct choice. All other options are almost synonymous.
Dubious means hesitating or doubting. -
Question 28 of 40
28. Question
Category: EnglishIn the passage given below there are blanks which can be filled with four of the five options given below without altering the meaning of the statement. Choose the most inappropriate word in each case which does not fit into the provided blank as your answer.
The government’s __________ ( 124) to establish a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) has come at the most appropriate juncture for the ____________ ( 125) medical education and health sector. It comes at the end of a long process of ___________, ( 126) both inside and outside Parliament as well as courts in the past few years.
MCI has the ____________ ( 127) distinction of being the only regulatory body to have been ____________ ( 128) as a “den of corruption” by a high court, a “big source of corruption” by a health minister and “corruption-ridden” by a parliamentary paCorrect
Solution: Option (b) is the correct choice. Other options fit into the sentence perfectly without altering its intended meaning.
Quoted means “ to name at”Incorrect
Solution: Option (b) is the correct choice. Other options fit into the sentence perfectly without altering its intended meaning.
Quoted means “ to name at” -
Question 29 of 40
29. Question
Category: EnglishEach of the following questions has a paragraph from which one sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Doctors know that emergency room medicine is triage followed by quick, invasive and expensive procedures. But if the patient comes to the emergency room regularly, they need to lose weight and eat better. Current bankruptcy changes represent triage but are complemented with preventive measures from the RBI like capping exposures to companies and sectors, disclosing provisioning divergence, prompt correction action framework, a central repository of information on large credits (CRILIC), ______________________________________________.Correct
Solution: The given paragraph is about the current bankruptcy changes and the preventive measures by the RBI in the country. The last sentence, being incomplete, provides a clear clue that the sentence (a) fills the blank meaningfully. It can be viewed from the mention of “CRILIC” in the sentence. Other options are irrelevant to the meaning of the paragraph. Hence (a) is the correct choice.
Incorrect
Solution: The given paragraph is about the current bankruptcy changes and the preventive measures by the RBI in the country. The last sentence, being incomplete, provides a clear clue that the sentence (a) fills the blank meaningfully. It can be viewed from the mention of “CRILIC” in the sentence. Other options are irrelevant to the meaning of the paragraph. Hence (a) is the correct choice.
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Question 30 of 40
30. Question
Category: EnglishEach of the following questions has a paragraph from which one sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Increasingly, India is being seen as a pioneer in digital technologies. This rapid pace of transformation has raised larger questions around inclusion, data protection and privacy. ___________________________________________________. We need to think about the principles we adopt — from narrowly tailored exemptions to strong independent enforcement. Ultimately, this law will shape how secure individuals feel while engaging in the digital world, and the kind of innovation we will see in decades to come.Correct
Solution: The given paragraph is about the excess use of digital technology in the country and the risk of privacy concerned with the same. Among the given options, only option (c) gives a proper substitution to the blank space. The sentences to the either side of the space give a clear evidence that only sentence (c) provides a logical meaning to the paragraph. Other sentences are irrelevant in the context of their meanings to the paragraph. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
Incorrect
Solution: The given paragraph is about the excess use of digital technology in the country and the risk of privacy concerned with the same. Among the given options, only option (c) gives a proper substitution to the blank space. The sentences to the either side of the space give a clear evidence that only sentence (c) provides a logical meaning to the paragraph. Other sentences are irrelevant in the context of their meanings to the paragraph. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
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Question 31 of 40
31. Question
Category: EnglishEach of the following questions has a paragraph from which one sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Given all the modern uses of wetlands, or the use of the wetland only for its land, looking at traditional cartography may be one way to understand catchments of wetlands. It may also be a way of restoring some modicum of ecological character, identity or ‘rights’ to wetlands, as the river judgment suggested. There are challenges ahead in identifying wetlands – multiple and competing use is just one of them. Understanding the historic spread and ecological character will be an important bulwark for the way forward. Setting clear governance systems would be the next. ________________________________________________Correct
Solution: The given paragraph is about the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 and certain challenges related to it. Read the last two sentences prior to the blank space, both the sentences suggest that option (b) would give a better continuation to these two. Moreover, the mention of “ without either” in the option (b) verifies the fact that it concludes the paragraph contextually. Hence among the given options, (b) is the correct choice.
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Solution: The given paragraph is about the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 and certain challenges related to it. Read the last two sentences prior to the blank space, both the sentences suggest that option (b) would give a better continuation to these two. Moreover, the mention of “ without either” in the option (b) verifies the fact that it concludes the paragraph contextually. Hence among the given options, (b) is the correct choice.
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Question 32 of 40
32. Question
Category: EnglishIn the question given below the parts of the sentence which are highlighted are grammatically correct. Choose that part of the sentence which is not highlighted and is grammatically incorrect. Ensure that the meaning of the statement remains unchanged.
In proposing to ask the judicial and administrative authorities to accord legal sanction to regulated betting on sports event etc,the Law Commission has exposed the politically-correct but morally-hypocritical stance taken by those in power but out of touch with prevailing reality.Correct
Solution: There is no error in any part of the sentence as the sentence is grammatically correct. Hence (e) is the correct choice.
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Solution: There is no error in any part of the sentence as the sentence is grammatically correct. Hence (e) is the correct choice.
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Question 33 of 40
33. Question
Category: EnglishIn the question given below the parts of the sentence which are highlighted are grammatically correct. Choose that part of the sentence which is not highlighted and is grammatically incorrect. Ensure that the meaning of the statement remains unchanged.
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, financial-sector executives may not have been held fully to account for their actions, but the outcry surely contributed to the “shareholder spring” that began in 2012, with investors rejecting executive pay packages and paid more attention to corporate governance issues.Correct
Solution: There is an error in the part (d) of the sentence. The verb “paid” in the expression “ and paid more attention to corporate governance issues” is incorrectly matched. It should follow the same form as in the highlighted part i.e. present participle form of the verb so used “ rejecting ”; thus, the correct replacement of the verb “ paid ” should be “ paying ” to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence (d) is the correct choice.
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Solution: There is an error in the part (d) of the sentence. The verb “paid” in the expression “ and paid more attention to corporate governance issues” is incorrectly matched. It should follow the same form as in the highlighted part i.e. present participle form of the verb so used “ rejecting ”; thus, the correct replacement of the verb “ paid ” should be “ paying ” to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence (d) is the correct choice.
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Question 34 of 40
34. Question
Category: EnglishIn the question given below the parts of the sentence which are highlighted are grammatically correct. Choose that part of the sentence which is not highlighted and is grammatically incorrect. Ensure that the meaning of the statement remains unchanged.
Alien life in the universe may be much more common than thought, say scientists analysed the oldest known fossil microorganisms which indicate that life on Earth began as far back as 3.5 million years ago.Correct
Solution: There is an error in the part (b) of the sentence. There should be the inclusion of pronoun “ who ” that would add meaning to the sentence. The correct expression should be “ say scientists who analysed ”; “ who ” in this case refers to the scientists. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
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Solution: There is an error in the part (b) of the sentence. There should be the inclusion of pronoun “ who ” that would add meaning to the sentence. The correct expression should be “ say scientists who analysed ”; “ who ” in this case refers to the scientists. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
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Question 35 of 40
35. Question
Category: EnglishThe following statements have two blanks which can be filled with the options given below without altering the meaning of the sentence. Choose the set of words which does not complete the sentence meaningfully as your answer.
The Commission estimates that unregulated betting annually ________________ about Rs 13,000 crore of black money which is channelised into a range of __________________ activities, even terrorism.Correct
Solution: Among the given options, the set of words given in option (a) gives no proper meaning to the sentence. The set of words “ produces, venial” doesn’t fit into the context of the meaning of the sentence.
Other combinations are almost synonymous to one another and give a similar and contextual meaning to the sentence.
Venial means (of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable.
Felonious means relating to or involved in crime.
Contraband means imported or exported illegally, either in defiance of a total ban or without payment of duty.
Induce means bring about or give rise to.
Non licet means not lawful.Incorrect
Solution: Among the given options, the set of words given in option (a) gives no proper meaning to the sentence. The set of words “ produces, venial” doesn’t fit into the context of the meaning of the sentence.
Other combinations are almost synonymous to one another and give a similar and contextual meaning to the sentence.
Venial means (of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable.
Felonious means relating to or involved in crime.
Contraband means imported or exported illegally, either in defiance of a total ban or without payment of duty.
Induce means bring about or give rise to.
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Question 36 of 40
36. Question
Category: EnglishThe following statements have two blanks which can be filled with the options given below without altering the meaning of the sentence. Choose the set of words which does not complete the sentence meaningfully as your answer.
In today’s India, when secularism is being winked at by vested interests _________________ the nation’s unique ethos of “unity in diversity “, the ideals of secularism radiated by Vivekananda and Nivedita could be truly __________________ to corner the forces of obscurantism and intolerance.Correct
Solution: The set of words “ shoring, muddling” doesn’t fit into the frame of the sentence correctly. Both these words change the true meaning of the sentence. However, the words given in rest of the options provide a similar and logical meaning to the sentence. Hence (e) is the correct choice.
Undermine means lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
Impede means delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
Worthwhile means worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance.
Lucid means expressed clearly; easy to understand.
Plausible means (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
Shore means support or hold up something with props or beams.
Muddle means bring into a disordered or confusing state.Incorrect
Solution: The set of words “ shoring, muddling” doesn’t fit into the frame of the sentence correctly. Both these words change the true meaning of the sentence. However, the words given in rest of the options provide a similar and logical meaning to the sentence. Hence (e) is the correct choice.
Undermine means lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
Impede means delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
Worthwhile means worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance.
Lucid means expressed clearly; easy to understand.
Plausible means (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
Shore means support or hold up something with props or beams.
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Question 37 of 40
37. Question
Category: EnglishThe following statements have two blanks which can be filled with the options given below without altering the meaning of the sentence. Choose the set of words which does not complete the sentence meaningfully as your answer.
The most important Soviet feminist, Kollontai _______________ four broad themes in The Social Bases of the Woman Question (1908), _______________ economic independence, marriage and family, care for pregnant women, and women’s political rights.Correct
Solution: Among the given options, the set of words given in option (c) gives no proper meaning to the sentence. The set of words “ resolved, mostly” doesn’t fit into the context of the meaning of the sentence. Other combinations are almost synonymous to one another and give a similar and contextual meaning to the sentence. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
Resolve means settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).
Explored means examined or evaluated (an option or possibility).Incorrect
Solution: Among the given options, the set of words given in option (c) gives no proper meaning to the sentence. The set of words “ resolved, mostly” doesn’t fit into the context of the meaning of the sentence. Other combinations are almost synonymous to one another and give a similar and contextual meaning to the sentence. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
Resolve means settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).
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Question 38 of 40
38. Question
Category: EnglishRearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions that follow.
(A)The nature of threats is such that they continue to evolve all the time.
(B)Both the 2001 terror attack in New York and the November 2008 attack in Mumbai were one of a kind with few parallels at the time.
(C)Anticipating an attack of this nature remains in the area of an “intelligence gap” rather than an “intelligence failure”.
(D)The real problem is that when dealing with terrorism and terror networks, no two situations in the actual world are identical.
(E)Most experts explain an intelligence gap as one denoting an absence of intelligence output while an intelligence failure is one where, based on available evidence, no warning was issued.
(F)Even while the IS has gained a great deal of prominence due to its brand of violence, other terror networks have continued to be no less active.If the sentence (D), “ The real problem is that when dealing with terrorism and terror networks, no two situations in the actual world are identical.” is the first sentence of the paragraph, then which of the following sentences does not fit into the paragraph formed after rearranging other sentences?
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Solution: If the sentence (D) is the first sentence of the paragraph, the sentences in the sequence of DABCE form a coherent paragraph which is about terrorism and the intelligence gap in anticipating such attacks. However, the sentence (A) finds no alternative to be matched with as it talks about the organization of IS and its terror networks which has no relevance from any other sentences among the given options. Hence (e) is the correct option as the sentence (F) does not belong to the paragraph so formed.
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Solution: If the sentence (D) is the first sentence of the paragraph, the sentences in the sequence of DABCE form a coherent paragraph which is about terrorism and the intelligence gap in anticipating such attacks. However, the sentence (A) finds no alternative to be matched with as it talks about the organization of IS and its terror networks which has no relevance from any other sentences among the given options. Hence (e) is the correct option as the sentence (F) does not belong to the paragraph so formed.
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Question 39 of 40
39. Question
Category: EnglishRearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions that follow.
(A)A number of viruses, malware and cryptoworms are also being developed in the JavaScript, which gives the attackers cross-platform options.
(B)The attacks aren’t limited to mobile phones and e-Pads.
(C)While Windows operating systems were the most vulnerable to cyberattacks, a number of Android threats have been reported in the last couple of years, including potent crypto-ransomware attacks on Android devices.
(D)In 2016, the first known Ransomware, named KeRanger, targeting Mac users was also reported.
(E)All devices, including televisions that use Android, are also potentially vulnerable.
(F)The Mirai botnet malware affected 2.5 million home router users and other Internet of Things devices.If the sentence (C), “ While Windows operating systems were the most vulnerable to cyberattacks, a number of Android threats have been reported in the last couple of years, including potent crypto-ransomware attacks on Android devices.” is the first sentence of the paragraph, then what is the sequence of other sentences after rearrangement?
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Solution: If (C) is the first sentence, the correct sequence of other sentences after rearrangement should be BEDFA. The mention of “ crypto-ransomware attacks” in the first sentence indicates that the following sentence should be (B) [ The attacks…]. Sentences (B) and (E) make a clear connection. Similarly sentences (D) and (F) make another combination. Thus, sentences in the sequence of CBEDFA form a coherent paragraph which is about the cyber security against certain cyber threats these days. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
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Solution: If (C) is the first sentence, the correct sequence of other sentences after rearrangement should be BEDFA. The mention of “ crypto-ransomware attacks” in the first sentence indicates that the following sentence should be (B) [ The attacks…]. Sentences (B) and (E) make a clear connection. Similarly sentences (D) and (F) make another combination. Thus, sentences in the sequence of CBEDFA form a coherent paragraph which is about the cyber security against certain cyber threats these days. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
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Question 40 of 40
40. Question
Category: EnglishRearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions that follow.
(A)Funding varies with the political climate: there will be money to buy equipment but no certainty that resources will flow for all the years needed to ensure significant results.
(B)But, Mr. Bhattacharjee says, “Working with hands is not encouraged among scientists. The words used in Indian labs are: one needs hands to do experiments, not brains.”
(C)To succeed, experiments require at least two conditions: guarantees of long-term funding and scientists’ collaboration with each other.
(D)Lab assistants are the hands, while scientists avoid what they regard as mere manual labour.
(E)Experimental science “is very poor in India”.
(F)And collaboration is a social process, not an intellectual one.
(G)It involves, among other things, physical labour together with others.If the sentence (F), “And collaboration is a social process, not an intellectual one.” is the fourth sentence of the paragraph, then which of the following options indicates the follow-up sentence i.e the FIFTH sentence of the coherent paragraph so formed?
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Solution: If (F) is the fourth sentence of the paragraph, the sentences in the sequence of ECAFGBD form a coherent paragraph which is about the experimental science and the role of collaboration in this field. There is a clear evidence that sentence (E) would be the starting sentence of the paragraph and the sentence (C) should follow (E) to form a logical chain. As the sentence (F) is the fourth sentence, it can be viewed that the sentence in the option (G) makes a connection with it. The subject “ It” in this case refers to the process of “collaboration” as mentioned in the sentence (F). Thus, it should be the follow-up or fifth sentence of the paragraph. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
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Solution: If (F) is the fourth sentence of the paragraph, the sentences in the sequence of ECAFGBD form a coherent paragraph which is about the experimental science and the role of collaboration in this field. There is a clear evidence that sentence (E) would be the starting sentence of the paragraph and the sentence (C) should follow (E) to form a logical chain. As the sentence (F) is the fourth sentence, it can be viewed that the sentence in the option (G) makes a connection with it. The subject “ It” in this case refers to the process of “collaboration” as mentioned in the sentence (F). Thus, it should be the follow-up or fifth sentence of the paragraph. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
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