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Question 1 of 40
1. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following, according to the passage, signifies influence of agricultural products on poverty?
(I) Higher labour productivity in agriculture reduces poverty.
(II) Agricultural product is the main constituent of the food of the poor.
(III) Agriculture output spurs industrial growth which ultimately helps the poor.Correct
Solution: Refer the sixth sentence of the first paragraph “Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups.”
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Solution: Refer the sixth sentence of the first paragraph “Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups.”
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Question 2 of 40
2. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following, according to the passage, benefits the urban workers get from increased agricultural production?
(I) Urban workers get agricultural products at a cheaper rate.
(II) Urban workers get more job offers in the agricultural sectors.
(III) Urban workers get more job offers in the industrial sectors.Correct
Solution: Refer the following lines of the first paragraph “urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation.”
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Solution: Refer the following lines of the first paragraph “urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation.”
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Question 3 of 40
3. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following is meant by “the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate” as used in the passage?
Correct
Solution: The statement “the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate” means that at the minimum wage rate people may or may not work, so labour supply gets affected.
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Solution: The statement “the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate” means that at the minimum wage rate people may or may not work, so labour supply gets affected.
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Question 4 of 40
4. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?
Correct
Solution: Refer the fourth sentence of the first paragraph “Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector.”
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Solution: Refer the fourth sentence of the first paragraph “Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector.”
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Question 5 of 40
5. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following in addition to employment-output elasticity, according to the passage, creates indirect employment?
Correct
Solution: Refer the fifth, sixth and seventh sentences of the second paragraph “The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors.”
Incorrect
Solution: Refer the fifth, sixth and seventh sentences of the second paragraph “The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors.”
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Question 6 of 40
6. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following, according to the passage, can lead to demand deficiency in India?
Correct
Solution: With reference to the passage we can infer that with increase in prices of Industrial products can lead to demand deficiency in India.
Incorrect
Solution: With reference to the passage we can infer that with increase in prices of Industrial products can lead to demand deficiency in India.
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Question 7 of 40
7. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following, according to the passage, is the cause for increase in food supply?
Correct
Solution: It is not mentioned in the passage.
Incorrect
Solution: It is not mentioned in the passage.
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Question 8 of 40
8. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following has the same meaning as the word ‘sheer’ as used in the passage?
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Solution: ‘Sheer’ means nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis). Hence it has same meaning as ‘simple’.
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Solution: ‘Sheer’ means nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis). Hence it has same meaning as ‘simple’.
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Question 9 of 40
9. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following has the same meaning as the word ‘deflation’ as used in the passage?
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Solution: Deflation means reduction.
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Solution: Deflation means reduction.
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Question 10 of 40
10. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Agriculture dominates change in India through its causal links with factor and product markets. It employs 60 per cent of the labour force and contributes 26 per cent of the gross domestic product. In the poorer states, its contribution to the domestic product is close to 40 per cent. Low productivity in agriculture has led to the concentration of the poor in this sector. Due to the sheer size of the agricultural economy and the importance of its major products (cereals) in the diets of the poor, gains in agricultural productivity have significant potential impact on poverty. Theoretically, it is possible to reduce poverty as well as expand the domestic market for industry by raising labour productivity in agriculture and spreading its gains among the low-income groups. Modelling of the linkages between agricultural and industrial growth has shown that a 10 per cent increase in agricultural output would increase industrial output by 5 per cent and urban workers would benefit by both increased industrial employment and price deflation. However, there is an asymmetry of adjustments in the demand and supply of agricultural goods. An increase in non-agricultural production would lead to an immediate increase in demand for intermediate and final agricultural goods, whereas supply-side adjustments involving re-allocation of resources and net additional investment for capacity expansion take a much longer period. There is a widely held view that in a large country like India, the demand stimulus for industrialisation would come mainly from agriculture with less social and economic costs.
Interdependencies in food and labour market are important for the development process. An upward shift in the food supply curve would simultaneously result in an upward shift in the labour demand curve. The magnitude of the interdependence depends on the technique of production causing the shifts in the food supply curve. Similarly, an upward shift in the labour supply curve shifts up the food demand curve. The extent of interdependence between the forces of labour supply and food demand depends on the employment-output elasticity and the income elasticity of demand for food. The recent estimate of the employment-output elasticity in agriculture is around 0.5, income elasticity of food is in the range of 0.55-0.60 and that for cereals is 0.25-0.30. The other important inter-dependency, which plays a crucial role in inducing indirect employment, is that between food and other sectors through demand linkages. Since food accounts for a major share in the budget of the poor and any reduction in the food price leaves a significant proportion of income for other items, a lower food price stimulates employment in industrial and service sectors. On the other hand, an increase in the food price would increase the wage costs of industrial products and hence the prices of industrial products. In the absence of adjustments through exports, it would result in demand deficiency. Clearly, the most favourable situation in India is one in which labour demand outpaces its supply and food supply outpaces its demand.
Wage rates cannot fall below a certain minimum determined by the costs of subsistence living and the labour supply curve turns elastic at the subsistence wage rate. Demographic pressure cannot push the wage rate below the subsistence level. People would be willing to starve rather than work unless the energy expended in physical work is compensated by the energy provided by food. Foodgrain price usually determines the subsistence wage rate in agricultural as well as in the urban informal sector since foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor.Which of the following is most opposite in meaning of the word ‘interdependence’ as used in the passage?
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Solution: Interdependence means the dependence of two or more people or things on each other. Hence it has opposite meaning as ‘independence’.Incorrect
Solution: Interdependence means the dependence of two or more people or things on each other. Hence it has opposite meaning as ‘independence’. -
Question 11 of 40
11. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
On a personal level, winning doesn’t mean the other guy has to lose. As former P&G brand manager Bruce Miller put in, ‘It’s not a zero-sum game. It’s more like golf than tennis, you are playing against yourself and the course, not the guy across the net or in the next office. Play your best game and, if it’s good enough, you’ll be a winner. You might not achieve the specific goal you have set, but the company is big enough and flexible enough to move you up and onward in a way that suits your talents. That’s winning.”
Miller remembers the story of an assistant brand manager who, by his own account, was achieving great things and looked as if he had the world by the tail. At about the time his “class” was ready to go out on sales training, he had a closed-door meeting with his boss. His peers assumed he was the first to get the nod. It turned out his performance had all along been more flash than substance, and the meeting with his boss was to discuss other career alternatives inside or outside the company. Miller is convinced that the moral of the story is that winning is all about your own performance and not about keeping up with what the other guy seems to be doing.
Former CEO ED Artzt equates winning with professionalism: It’s mastery of the fundamentals. And that’s what you must do to win in management. You must master the fundamentals of the business you’re in, the functions you perform, and the process of managing people. If you don’t do that, you’ll eventually become a journeyman or journeywoman, and the brilliance you once had will surly tarnish.
Mastering the fundamentals of any profession, be it in the arts, sports, or business, requires great sacrifice, endless repetition, and a constant search for the best way to do things. A professional in search of mastery brings an attitude to his or her work that no sacrifice is too great, and no experience or grunt work is too menial if it helps achieve mastery of the fundamentals. It all begins with attitude, striving to attain professionalism and embracing winning as a way of life. If you want to become a winning manager, I urge you to embrace that attitude with all your might.What does Miller mean when he says that winning is not “a zero sum game”?
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Solution: Refer the third sentence of the first paragraph “It’s more like golf than tennis, you are playing against yourself and the course, not the guy across the net or in the next office.”
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Solution: Refer the third sentence of the first paragraph “It’s more like golf than tennis, you are playing against yourself and the course, not the guy across the net or in the next office.”
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Question 12 of 40
12. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
On a personal level, winning doesn’t mean the other guy has to lose. As former P&G brand manager Bruce Miller put in, ‘It’s not a zero-sum game. It’s more like golf than tennis, you are playing against yourself and the course, not the guy across the net or in the next office. Play your best game and, if it’s good enough, you’ll be a winner. You might not achieve the specific goal you have set, but the company is big enough and flexible enough to move you up and onward in a way that suits your talents. That’s winning.”
Miller remembers the story of an assistant brand manager who, by his own account, was achieving great things and looked as if he had the world by the tail. At about the time his “class” was ready to go out on sales training, he had a closed-door meeting with his boss. His peers assumed he was the first to get the nod. It turned out his performance had all along been more flash than substance, and the meeting with his boss was to discuss other career alternatives inside or outside the company. Miller is convinced that the moral of the story is that winning is all about your own performance and not about keeping up with what the other guy seems to be doing.
Former CEO ED Artzt equates winning with professionalism: It’s mastery of the fundamentals. And that’s what you must do to win in management. You must master the fundamentals of the business you’re in, the functions you perform, and the process of managing people. If you don’t do that, you’ll eventually become a journeyman or journeywoman, and the brilliance you once had will surly tarnish.
Mastering the fundamentals of any profession, be it in the arts, sports, or business, requires great sacrifice, endless repetition, and a constant search for the best way to do things. A professional in search of mastery brings an attitude to his or her work that no sacrifice is too great, and no experience or grunt work is too menial if it helps achieve mastery of the fundamentals. It all begins with attitude, striving to attain professionalism and embracing winning as a way of life. If you want to become a winning manager, I urge you to embrace that attitude with all your might.By “more flash than substance,” the author means
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Solution: The author means by the phrase “more flash than substance” is that there was no quality.
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Solution: The author means by the phrase “more flash than substance” is that there was no quality.
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Question 13 of 40
13. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
On a personal level, winning doesn’t mean the other guy has to lose. As former P&G brand manager Bruce Miller put in, ‘It’s not a zero-sum game. It’s more like golf than tennis, you are playing against yourself and the course, not the guy across the net or in the next office. Play your best game and, if it’s good enough, you’ll be a winner. You might not achieve the specific goal you have set, but the company is big enough and flexible enough to move you up and onward in a way that suits your talents. That’s winning.”
Miller remembers the story of an assistant brand manager who, by his own account, was achieving great things and looked as if he had the world by the tail. At about the time his “class” was ready to go out on sales training, he had a closed-door meeting with his boss. His peers assumed he was the first to get the nod. It turned out his performance had all along been more flash than substance, and the meeting with his boss was to discuss other career alternatives inside or outside the company. Miller is convinced that the moral of the story is that winning is all about your own performance and not about keeping up with what the other guy seems to be doing.
Former CEO ED Artzt equates winning with professionalism: It’s mastery of the fundamentals. And that’s what you must do to win in management. You must master the fundamentals of the business you’re in, the functions you perform, and the process of managing people. If you don’t do that, you’ll eventually become a journeyman or journeywoman, and the brilliance you once had will surly tarnish.
Mastering the fundamentals of any profession, be it in the arts, sports, or business, requires great sacrifice, endless repetition, and a constant search for the best way to do things. A professional in search of mastery brings an attitude to his or her work that no sacrifice is too great, and no experience or grunt work is too menial if it helps achieve mastery of the fundamentals. It all begins with attitude, striving to attain professionalism and embracing winning as a way of life. If you want to become a winning manager, I urge you to embrace that attitude with all your might.A journeyman or journeywoman
(i) is not a master of fundamentals.
(ii) is just passing time.
(iii) is not brilliant.Correct
Solution: Refer the third paragraph of the passage.
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Solution: Refer the third paragraph of the passage.
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Question 14 of 40
14. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
On a personal level, winning doesn’t mean the other guy has to lose. As former P&G brand manager Bruce Miller put in, ‘It’s not a zero-sum game. It’s more like golf than tennis, you are playing against yourself and the course, not the guy across the net or in the next office. Play your best game and, if it’s good enough, you’ll be a winner. You might not achieve the specific goal you have set, but the company is big enough and flexible enough to move you up and onward in a way that suits your talents. That’s winning.”
Miller remembers the story of an assistant brand manager who, by his own account, was achieving great things and looked as if he had the world by the tail. At about the time his “class” was ready to go out on sales training, he had a closed-door meeting with his boss. His peers assumed he was the first to get the nod. It turned out his performance had all along been more flash than substance, and the meeting with his boss was to discuss other career alternatives inside or outside the company. Miller is convinced that the moral of the story is that winning is all about your own performance and not about keeping up with what the other guy seems to be doing.
Former CEO ED Artzt equates winning with professionalism: It’s mastery of the fundamentals. And that’s what you must do to win in management. You must master the fundamentals of the business you’re in, the functions you perform, and the process of managing people. If you don’t do that, you’ll eventually become a journeyman or journeywoman, and the brilliance you once had will surly tarnish.
Mastering the fundamentals of any profession, be it in the arts, sports, or business, requires great sacrifice, endless repetition, and a constant search for the best way to do things. A professional in search of mastery brings an attitude to his or her work that no sacrifice is too great, and no experience or grunt work is too menial if it helps achieve mastery of the fundamentals. It all begins with attitude, striving to attain professionalism and embracing winning as a way of life. If you want to become a winning manager, I urge you to embrace that attitude with all your might.The author does not feel that
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Solution: None of the following sentences is true.
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Solution: None of the following sentences is true.
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Question 15 of 40
15. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
On a personal level, winning doesn’t mean the other guy has to lose. As former P&G brand manager Bruce Miller put in, ‘It’s not a zero-sum game. It’s more like golf than tennis, you are playing against yourself and the course, not the guy across the net or in the next office. Play your best game and, if it’s good enough, you’ll be a winner. You might not achieve the specific goal you have set, but the company is big enough and flexible enough to move you up and onward in a way that suits your talents. That’s winning.”
Miller remembers the story of an assistant brand manager who, by his own account, was achieving great things and looked as if he had the world by the tail. At about the time his “class” was ready to go out on sales training, he had a closed-door meeting with his boss. His peers assumed he was the first to get the nod. It turned out his performance had all along been more flash than substance, and the meeting with his boss was to discuss other career alternatives inside or outside the company. Miller is convinced that the moral of the story is that winning is all about your own performance and not about keeping up with what the other guy seems to be doing.
Former CEO ED Artzt equates winning with professionalism: It’s mastery of the fundamentals. And that’s what you must do to win in management. You must master the fundamentals of the business you’re in, the functions you perform, and the process of managing people. If you don’t do that, you’ll eventually become a journeyman or journeywoman, and the brilliance you once had will surly tarnish.
Mastering the fundamentals of any profession, be it in the arts, sports, or business, requires great sacrifice, endless repetition, and a constant search for the best way to do things. A professional in search of mastery brings an attitude to his or her work that no sacrifice is too great, and no experience or grunt work is too menial if it helps achieve mastery of the fundamentals. It all begins with attitude, striving to attain professionalism and embracing winning as a way of life. If you want to become a winning manager, I urge you to embrace that attitude with all your might.The best title for the passage could be
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Solution: We can get the idea from last few lines of the passage “It all begins with attitude,…”Incorrect
Solution: We can get the idea from last few lines of the passage “It all begins with attitude,…” -
Question 16 of 40
16. Question
Category: EnglishFive statements are given below, labeled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.1. Chitta, the deeper strata of man’s mind-field, is a storehouse for latent patterns of habit.
2. The higher layers of the macrocosm are the abode of ‘archetypes’, known in the Vedas, as gods and goddesses.
3. These are prototypical powers and serve as inner drives, influencing our thoughts and behaviour in the manifestation of our destiny.
4. Individual consciousness is a miniature, faithful representation of cosmic consciousness which is accessed by those in deep samadhi.
5. Dawn is therefore the ideal time to be silent and meditate on a higher reality, Brahmn, the ‘Brahmn muhurta’.
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Solution: All sentences except (e) together forms a coherent paragraph in the sequence acdb . The paragraph is describing about the macrocosm and individual consciousness achieved through different methods of influencing our thoughts and behaviour. However, statement (e) doesn’t make any connection with any of the other given alternatives. Thus, eliminating statement (e) is the right choice.
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Solution: All sentences except (e) together forms a coherent paragraph in the sequence acdb . The paragraph is describing about the macrocosm and individual consciousness achieved through different methods of influencing our thoughts and behaviour. However, statement (e) doesn’t make any connection with any of the other given alternatives. Thus, eliminating statement (e) is the right choice.
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Question 17 of 40
17. Question
Category: EnglishFive statements are given below, labeled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.1. The recent spontaneous demonstrations in Iran have startled observers around the world.
2. Many question the government’s investment of billions of dollars in military interventions in places like Syria and Yemen as part of its bid to enhance the Islamic republic’s regional position and compete with Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
3. A social unrest which started because of worsening economic circumstances and the failure of the government to keep its promises and contain inflation and price rise has now turned into general political dissent around the country.
4. These demonstrations, started by some anti-Hassan Rouhani factions within the Iranian regime in the city of Mashhad, got out of hand and turned into anti-Supreme Leader protests.
5. They have been the biggest test for the Islamic republic since the mass protests of 2009.
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Solution: Option (b) is the right choice of elimination as statements (a), (c), (d) and (e) together form a coherent paragraph in the sequence acde describing about demonstrations started because of the social unrest among the citizens of Iran due to the failures on part of the government. However, statement (b) is stating about the military investments made by the country, thus, it doesn’t connect with the theme of the paragraph.
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Solution: Option (b) is the right choice of elimination as statements (a), (c), (d) and (e) together form a coherent paragraph in the sequence acde describing about demonstrations started because of the social unrest among the citizens of Iran due to the failures on part of the government. However, statement (b) is stating about the military investments made by the country, thus, it doesn’t connect with the theme of the paragraph.
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Question 18 of 40
18. Question
Category: EnglishFive statements are given below, labeled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.1. One motivation could be to plug the shortfall of rural doctors by creating a new cadre of practitioners.
2. But despite its plus points, the NMC isn’t the game-changing legislation it could have been.
3. First proposed in 2016, the Bill aims to overhaul the corrupt and inefficient Medical Council of India, which regulates medical education and practice.
4. The decision of the Lok Sabha to send the National Medical Commission Bill to a standing committee for a relook is the right one.
5. One of its goals is to rein in corruption in the MCI through greater distribution of powers.Correct
Solution: All statements together form a coherent paragraph, except statement (a), in a sequence dcbe . The paragraph is about the bill sent to NMC that aims to improve and remove corruption from the MCI. However, statement (a) is stating about the motivation of rural doctors. Hence, this statement (a) can’t be connected with any of the other given alternatives. Thus, eliminating statement (a) is the right choice.
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Solution: All statements together form a coherent paragraph, except statement (a), in a sequence dcbe . The paragraph is about the bill sent to NMC that aims to improve and remove corruption from the MCI. However, statement (a) is stating about the motivation of rural doctors. Hence, this statement (a) can’t be connected with any of the other given alternatives. Thus, eliminating statement (a) is the right choice.
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Question 19 of 40
19. Question
Category: EnglishFive statements are given below, labeled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.1. The raging wildfires in Southern California and the wettest winter in a century in Northern California earlier in 2017 are the worst for the state in recent memory.
2. But they are part of a new pattern across the Pacific that has seen a rise in extreme events in Australia, Pacific islands, Japan, Vietnam and elsewhere this year.
3. While multiple factors, from soil erosion to unregulated urbanisation, help turn hazards into disasters, runaway global warming is proving to be a tipping point for catastrophes.
4. It’s time for politics, economics and the media to deepen actions on the new climate reality.
5. Historical changes, such as women’s voting and the abolition of slavery, were achieved by visionary activists, followed by public outcry that triggered political action.Correct
Solution: All the statements except statement (e) belong to the same paragraph. The statements in the sequence abcd describe about the climate change that occurs due to various factors in different parts of the world. Therefore, as the context of the statement (e) is entirely different than the given options, it doesn’t fit into the paragraph. Hence, eliminating statement (e) is the right choice.
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Solution: All the statements except statement (e) belong to the same paragraph. The statements in the sequence abcd describe about the climate change that occurs due to various factors in different parts of the world. Therefore, as the context of the statement (e) is entirely different than the given options, it doesn’t fit into the paragraph. Hence, eliminating statement (e) is the right choice.
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Question 20 of 40
20. Question
Category: EnglishFive statements are given below, labeled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.1. That certain groups, including many within the political party presently in power at the Centre and in many States, actively believe in a different kind of India is today intensely palpable.
2. Efforts, of course, are on to make sure that chocolate doesn’t become luxury or, worse, history.
3. Against this backdrop, statements made on December 24, in a public address, by the Minister of State for Employment and Skill Development, Anantkumar Hegde, scarcely come as a surprise.
4. But, incidents, especially since the early 1990s, have radically altered both reality and our imagination.
5. There was a point of time, perhaps, when we might have taken the idea of a secular, pluralistic India, tolerant of all sects and religions, as a position set in stone.Correct
Solution: All the statements except (b) form a coherent paragraph in the sequence edac . The paragraph is describing about the secularism in many states of the country. Thus, statement (b) is not in connection with any of the given alternatives. Hence, option (b) is the correct choice of elimination.
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Solution: All the statements except (b) form a coherent paragraph in the sequence edac . The paragraph is describing about the secularism in many states of the country. Thus, statement (b) is not in connection with any of the given alternatives. Hence, option (b) is the correct choice of elimination.
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Question 21 of 40
21. Question
Category: EnglishThe sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. From among the five choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that construct a coherent paragraph.(A)However, “motivation” which drives our voluntary behaviours can be said to be the strongest driving factor of all.
(B)Motivation, previous academic record, self-financing, quality of teaching and nature of class lectures are factors that influence attendance.
(C)The control that students have over their action, their environment, determines their choice.
(D)The level of motivation and the class context determines whether one wishes to attend a class or not.
(E)Another critical factor that drives attendance is quality of teaching, which varies from brilliant to sadly, patheticCorrect
Solution: Among the given statements, the sentence (B) specifies certain factors that influence attendance in the education sector, which indicates that it should be the first sentence of the paragraph. The sentence (A) follows the sentence (B) perfectly, furthering the derivation of the factors. The other three sentences (D), (C) and (E) form a chain following one after the another. Thus, the sentences in the sequence of BADCE form a coherent paragraph which is about the factors that lead a student to the classroom. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
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Solution: Among the given statements, the sentence (B) specifies certain factors that influence attendance in the education sector, which indicates that it should be the first sentence of the paragraph. The sentence (A) follows the sentence (B) perfectly, furthering the derivation of the factors. The other three sentences (D), (C) and (E) form a chain following one after the another. Thus, the sentences in the sequence of BADCE form a coherent paragraph which is about the factors that lead a student to the classroom. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
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Question 22 of 40
22. Question
Category: EnglishThe sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. From among the five choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that construct a coherent paragraph.(A)The name is based on Henri Matise and Louis Vauxcelles’s remark that Georges Braque’s painting, Houses at L’Estaque, looked like it was composed of cubes.
(B)Instead, it celebrated the two-dimensional nature of the canvas, representing an object from multiple perspectives using planes.
(C)Cubism rejected the single point perspective that had been in vogue since the Renaissance as well as the need for art to faithfully portray the real world as it was.
(D)It is considered to have begun in 1907 with Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon.
(E)Cubism refers to a defining movement in early 20th art, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.Correct
Solution: Among the given statements, it can be visualized that the theme of the paragraph revolves around “Cubism”. Considering that, the sentence (E) should begin the paragraph, which should be followed by the statement (D). Sentences (C) and (B) form a combination, giving a contrasting touch. Moreover, the sentence (B) should be the concluding statement of the paragraph. Thus, sentences in the sequence of EDACB form a coherent paragraph which is about the definition of Cubism in art. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.
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Solution: Among the given statements, it can be visualized that the theme of the paragraph revolves around “Cubism”. Considering that, the sentence (E) should begin the paragraph, which should be followed by the statement (D). Sentences (C) and (B) form a combination, giving a contrasting touch. Moreover, the sentence (B) should be the concluding statement of the paragraph. Thus, sentences in the sequence of EDACB form a coherent paragraph which is about the definition of Cubism in art. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.
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Question 23 of 40
23. Question
Category: EnglishThe sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. From among the five choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that construct a coherent paragraph.(A)In the U.S., in November, a court ordered a popular cryptocurrency platform to hand over information related to 14,000 accounts to the Internal Revenue Service, undermining the anonymity the digital currencies offer.
(B)Global tech firms such as IBM are developing their own cryptocurrency platforms to speed up cross-border transactions in a secure and transparent manner.
(C)The use value of cryptocurrencies — both as a medium of exchange and as a store of value — is still being explored.
(D)In all this, India must be careful to differentiate between cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology they are based on.
(E)South Korea, where bitcoin became something of a craze, recently proposed legislation to either heavily regulate exchanges or ban them.
(F)At the same time, countries like South Korea and the U.S. are intensifying regulatory scrutiny of the market.Correct
Solution: Among the given statements, sentence (C) begins the paragraph appropriately as it talks about the use value of cryptocurrencies. Sentences (B) and (F) form a combination and the sentence (B) should follow (C) to form a contextual chain. The sentence (D) is clearly the concluding statement. Thus, sentences in the sequence of CBFEAD form a coherent paragraph which is about the anonymity of the digital currencies like cryptocurrencies and the question of legality related to the same. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
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Solution: Among the given statements, sentence (C) begins the paragraph appropriately as it talks about the use value of cryptocurrencies. Sentences (B) and (F) form a combination and the sentence (B) should follow (C) to form a contextual chain. The sentence (D) is clearly the concluding statement. Thus, sentences in the sequence of CBFEAD form a coherent paragraph which is about the anonymity of the digital currencies like cryptocurrencies and the question of legality related to the same. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
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Question 24 of 40
24. Question
Category: EnglishThe sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. From among the five choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that construct a coherent paragraph.(A)The judgment on 2G is not merely a judicial order but a message to end power politics on corruption, the continuance of which could spell doom for the economy.
(B)Development cannot happen through a negative blame-game without any action plan for a change of governance.
(C)PM Modi formed the government from the gains caused by public anger on the 2G episode and black money.
(D)Lessons from 2nd Generation spectrum scam and outcome of the appeal will go a long way in shaping India’s destiny.
(E)Will he now ensure implementation of the rule book and empowerment of institutions to stop corruption?Correct
Solution: Among the given statements, the sentence (A) should begin the paragraph as rest of the statements follow the exact theme of the sentence. The sentence (B) should follow (A) to make way for the statement (C) to follow a common chain. There is no other sentence than (D) which concludes the paragraph logically. Thus, sentences in the sequence of ABCED form a coherent paragraph which is about the recent judgment on 2G case and the challenges that it may lead to in the coming days. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.
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Solution: Among the given statements, the sentence (A) should begin the paragraph as rest of the statements follow the exact theme of the sentence. The sentence (B) should follow (A) to make way for the statement (C) to follow a common chain. There is no other sentence than (D) which concludes the paragraph logically. Thus, sentences in the sequence of ABCED form a coherent paragraph which is about the recent judgment on 2G case and the challenges that it may lead to in the coming days. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.
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Question 25 of 40
25. Question
Category: EnglishThe sentences given in each of the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. From among the five choices given below each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that construct a coherent paragraph.(A)Despite the impressive job being done, there is considerable room for improvement.
(B)Many will agree that academic research in India needs to be internationally competitive and our institutions feature in rankings lists.
(C)Global research and competition are now increasingly diverse and in this scenario, India rightfully wants to be an important player.
(D)In pedagogy too, we face a situation of enhanced expectations.
(E)There has been a rapid expansion with the setting up of more Central and State universities which includes more focussed institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Indian Institutes of Management and National Institutes of Technology, enhancing the opportunities for high-quality teaching.Correct
Solution: Among the given statements, the sentence (B) should begin the paragraph, aptly followed by the sentences (C), (D) and (E) in a logical chain. The sentence (A) should conclude the sentence as it still considers the room for improvement in this field. Thus, sentences in the sequence of BCDEA form a coherent paragraph which is about the academic research in India which needs to be globally competitive. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.
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Solution: Among the given statements, the sentence (B) should begin the paragraph, aptly followed by the sentences (C), (D) and (E) in a logical chain. The sentence (A) should conclude the sentence as it still considers the room for improvement in this field. Thus, sentences in the sequence of BCDEA form a coherent paragraph which is about the academic research in India which needs to be globally competitive. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.
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Question 26 of 40
26. Question
Category: EnglishIn the following question, a sentence is divided into five different parts including two highlighted ones. The highlighted parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and do not require any correction. However, the remaining three parts may contain errors in one or more than one parts of the sentence. Choose the best alternative among the five options given below each sentence that determines the portions that require correction to make the sentence grammatically correct.
The recent international debate (I)/over President Donald Trump (II)/announced the recognition of Jerusalem (III)/ as the capital of Israel and the shifting of (IV)/the US embassy there resounded in the UN. (V)Correct
Solution: There is a grammatical error in only the third part of the sentence. The verb “ announced ” should be replaced by “announcing ” to make the sentence grammatically feasible. It can well be guessed from the verb used in the highlighted part of the sentence. Hence the option (a) is the correct choice.
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Solution: There is a grammatical error in only the third part of the sentence. The verb “ announced ” should be replaced by “announcing ” to make the sentence grammatically feasible. It can well be guessed from the verb used in the highlighted part of the sentence. Hence the option (a) is the correct choice.
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Question 27 of 40
27. Question
Category: EnglishIn the following question, a sentence is divided into five different parts including two highlighted ones. The highlighted parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and do not require any correction. However, the remaining three parts may contain errors in one or more than one parts of the sentence. Choose the best alternative among the five options given below each sentence that determines the portions that require correction to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Scientists are reluctant to attribute a particular event (I)/ like the 2017 Southern California fires (II)/ or the southwest floods in Japan, but they associate (III)/the rise in weather-related episodes along decades with (IV)/higher temperatures in increased greenhouse gases in the air. (V)Correct
Solution: There are certain grammatical errors in both the fourth and the fifth parts of the sentence. In the fourth part of the sentence, the preposition “ along ” should be replaced by “ over ” as the correct preposition to replace the word should be “over ” which means expressing duration . Similarly, in the fifth part of the sentence, the preposition “ in ” should be replaced by “ from ” as the correct expression should be “ higher temperatures from increased greenhouse gases in the air ” to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence the option (c) is the correct choice.
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Solution: There are certain grammatical errors in both the fourth and the fifth parts of the sentence. In the fourth part of the sentence, the preposition “ along ” should be replaced by “ over ” as the correct preposition to replace the word should be “over ” which means expressing duration . Similarly, in the fifth part of the sentence, the preposition “ in ” should be replaced by “ from ” as the correct expression should be “ higher temperatures from increased greenhouse gases in the air ” to make the sentence grammatically correct. Hence the option (c) is the correct choice.
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Question 28 of 40
28. Question
Category: EnglishIn the following question, a sentence is divided into five different parts including two highlighted ones. The highlighted parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and do not require any correction. However, the remaining three parts may contain errors in one or more than one parts of the sentence. Choose the best alternative among the five options given below each sentence that determines the portions that require correction to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Improvisation of scientific equipment (I)/ with the use of local resources is the right way (II)/to teach science as it is now hard (III)/to conceive of science education without (IV)/ the help of equipment and materials. (V)Correct
Solution: The given sentence is grammatically correct and doesn’t require any correction. Hence the option (e) is the correct choice.
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Solution: The given sentence is grammatically correct and doesn’t require any correction. Hence the option (e) is the correct choice.
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Question 29 of 40
29. Question
Category: EnglishIn the following question, a sentence is divided into five different parts including two highlighted ones. The highlighted parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and do not require any correction. However, the remaining three parts may contain errors in one or more than one parts of the sentence. Choose the best alternative among the five options given below each sentence that determines the portions that require correction to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Seventy years of Independence constitute (I)/a convenient planks to look back at what we have (II)/achieved and to look forward to (III)/what we aspire to do, particularly in the (IV)/ field of science and technology education. (V)Correct
Solution: There is a minor mistake in the second part of the sentence. The expression “ a convenient planks ” should be replaced by “ a convenient plank ” as the article “ a ” in the sentence suggests that the noun it refers should be in the singular number to make the sentence grammatically correct. The other parts of the sentence are grammatically correct. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
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Solution: There is a minor mistake in the second part of the sentence. The expression “ a convenient planks ” should be replaced by “ a convenient plank ” as the article “ a ” in the sentence suggests that the noun it refers should be in the singular number to make the sentence grammatically correct. The other parts of the sentence are grammatically correct. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
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Question 30 of 40
30. Question
Category: EnglishIn the following question, a sentence is divided into five different parts including two highlighted ones. The highlighted parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and do not require any correction. However, the remaining three parts may contain errors in one or more than one parts of the sentence. Choose the best alternative among the five options given below each sentence that determines the portions that require correction to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Despite the theological beliefs and ethical principles (I)/ underlying the affinity within the ‘Abrahamic religions’, (II)/the ‘city of peace’ i.e. Jerusalem, has been destroyed (III)/at least twice by Babylonians, Romans and even Mongols, (IV)/ besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times and exchanged hands on 44 occasions. (V)Correct
Solution: The given sentence is grammatically correct and doesn’t require any correction. Hence the option (e) is the correct choice.
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Solution: The given sentence is grammatically correct and doesn’t require any correction. Hence the option (e) 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.
At the Myanmar media development conference in December last year, journalists and editors had sounded pessimistic about press freedom and censorship. _____________________________________. But there was near total consensus that the crisis in Rakhine – after the guerrilla attacks on 30 police stations in August last year by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army – had put the clock back alarmingly on freedom of expression as a whole and media freedom in particular. The all-powerful military had found the crisis rather useful, not only to boost its own image as the protector of national sovereignty but also to reinforce the draconian censorship that had been the overriding feature of 50 years of military rule in Myanmar.Correct
Solution: Among the given options, the sentence (a) fits perfectly into the provided space. The paragraph is about the Myanmar media development conference that was held in December last year. The sentence (a) correctly follows the theme of the paragraph and at the same time sentences given on either side of the blank space. Other options are irrelevant in the context of their inclusion in the paragraph. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
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Solution: Among the given options, the sentence (a) fits perfectly into the provided space. The paragraph is about the Myanmar media development conference that was held in December last year. The sentence (a) correctly follows the theme of the paragraph and at the same time sentences given on either side of the blank space. Other options are irrelevant in the context of their inclusion in the paragraph. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
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Question 32 of 40
32. 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.
US President Donald Trump calling out Pakistan on Twitter for giving safe haven to terrorists, and suggesting that the US stop giving it any more aid constitute the clearest articulation by any US President on the subject. The early morning tweet from President Trump is a heartening message for India, which has consistently highlighted the Pakistan’s support for terrorists. While Trump’s statement represents a diplomatic victory for India, a clear recognition of its concerns, New Delhi cannot expect anything more from Washington. Tackling Pakistan remains something that India needs to do, but the support is welcome. _________________________________________________.Correct
Solution: The paragraph discusses US President Trump’s tweet against Pakistan calling them as supporter of terrorists and refusing to provide any aid to them. The sentences before the blank talk about diplomatic victory for India through Trump’s statement. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence embracing the statement of Trump. All the given statements except statement (e) are not going correctly with the theme of the paragraph. The sentence (e), talking about the tweet is making the paragraph complete. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.
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Solution: The paragraph discusses US President Trump’s tweet against Pakistan calling them as supporter of terrorists and refusing to provide any aid to them. The sentences before the blank talk about diplomatic victory for India through Trump’s statement. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence embracing the statement of Trump. All the given statements except statement (e) are not going correctly with the theme of the paragraph. The sentence (e), talking about the tweet is making the paragraph complete. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.
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Question 33 of 40
33. 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.
Mhaswad is a small remote town in Satara district, Maharashtra’s sugar bowl. Located in the rain shadow region, it faces perennial drought, and agrarian distress is widespread. However, a unique movement involving several thousands of women has quietly gained momentum over the years in this region, breaking boundaries and turning rural women into successful entrepreneurs, goat doctors and athletes. The movement, started by the Mann Deshi Foundation in 1996, uses development tools such as microenterprise to empower women and help them find alternative livelihoods. ___________________________________________________________.Correct
Solution: Entire paragraph revolves around the theme of the movement, in Maharashtra, empowering thousands of women to help them find their livelihoods. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence that talks about the movement. Going through all the sentences, we find that the sentence (a) is going in harmony with the paragraph talking about the movement, running entirely by women that have covered three lakh rural women. Hence option (a) is the right choice.
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Solution: Entire paragraph revolves around the theme of the movement, in Maharashtra, empowering thousands of women to help them find their livelihoods. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence that talks about the movement. Going through all the sentences, we find that the sentence (a) is going in harmony with the paragraph talking about the movement, running entirely by women that have covered three lakh rural women. Hence option (a) is the right choice.
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Question 34 of 40
34. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage and then answer the question that follows.Two recent World Bank studies on India’s rapidly depleting water resources have caused quite a stir. More interesting is how water seems to have become the new focus area for the Bank’s assistance: at $3.2 billion in 2005-08 from a mere $700 million in 1999-04. Within water also, more money is going to rural water, large hydropower projects, and water resource management in poorer states.Which of the following statements generates the most appropriate inference of the above paragraph?
1. The World Bank assistance to India for developing water resources has increased more than 4 times for 2005-08 as compared to the prior period.
2. India’s water resources are depleting.
3. Poorer states of India require a larger fund for water resource management projects such as rural water, large hydropower projects.
4. The two World Bank studies on India have caused a stir.
5. Water conservation and water management processes have stirred the greater demand in allocation of fund in the recent past.
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Solution: All the five statements can be visualized to be the theme of the given paragraph, but it is to be noted that the question demands the most appropriate one. Among the given options, the statement (c) summarizes the paragraph perfectly as the last two sentences of the paragraph express the central theme which can be observed in the statement (c). It is due to this reason that the larger chunk of fund is going to rural sector. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.
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Solution: All the five statements can be visualized to be the theme of the given paragraph, but it is to be noted that the question demands the most appropriate one. Among the given options, the statement (c) summarizes the paragraph perfectly as the last two sentences of the paragraph express the central theme which can be observed in the statement (c). It is due to this reason that the larger chunk of fund is going to rural sector. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.
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Question 35 of 40
35. Question
Category: EnglishRead the following passage and then answer the question that follows.In spite of the economics of direct entry system of recruitment being appreciated and accepted by the merchant navy, our armed forces still seem to be dragging their feet on this issue. If anything, our defence organization appears to be continually augmenting its training establishments by having in its fold professional institutions providing basic university education. There is not dearth of such institutions in our civil educational system. This results in unnecessary duplication at the expense of the defence budget.From the above paragraph, it may be inferred that
1. Merchant navy used to admit only college graduates in its training programmes.
2. Merchant navy no longer provides basic university education in its training programmes.
3. The nature of work involved in defence organization and merchant navy is similar.
4. A major part of defence budget is spent on its training establishments.
5. The direct entry system of recruitment is no more appreciated and accepted by the merchanCorrect
Solution: “The nature of work involved in defence organization and merchant navy is similar.” is the most appropriate inference that can be generated from the paragraph. It is to be noted that the paragraph gives a comparative image between the two organizations. The other options lack this central idea of the passage. Hence among the given options, the sentence (c) provides the most suitable inference.
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Solution: “The nature of work involved in defence organization and merchant navy is similar.” is the most appropriate inference that can be generated from the paragraph. It is to be noted that the paragraph gives a comparative image between the two organizations. The other options lack this central idea of the passage. Hence among the given options, the sentence (c) provides the most suitable inference.
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Question 36 of 40
36. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the provided blanks in the sentence respectively to make the sentence grammatically correct. Choose the most appropriate set of words that makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.
On the _______________ of World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) at Buenos Aires, India might have returned empty handed as a permanent solution to the issue of Public Stock Holding remained ______________ due to the adamant attitude of US, despite the fact that it was on the _______________ agenda of the MC11.Correct
Solution: “ completion, elusive, mandated” is the correct set of words that fits into the provided blanks perfectly making the sentence meaningful. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
Elusive means difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Mandated means required (something) to be done; make mandatory.
Confront means come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent.
Apparent means clearly visible or understood; obvious.
Entrust means assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).Incorrect
Solution: “ completion, elusive, mandated” is the correct set of words that fits into the provided blanks perfectly making the sentence meaningful. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
Elusive means difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Mandated means required (something) to be done; make mandatory.
Confront means come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent.
Apparent means clearly visible or understood; obvious.
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Question 37 of 40
37. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the provided blanks in the sentence respectively to make the sentence grammatically correct. Choose the most appropriate set of words that makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.
Rising inequality ________________ growth by reducing demand, and reflects low productivity growth – considered reasons for the sluggish ________________ global growth of recent decades, __________________ in the US and other rich countries.Correct
Solution: “ undermines, underlying, especially” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (b) is the correct choice.
Undermine means lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
Underlying means be the cause or basis of (something).
Aid means financial or material help given to a country or area in need.
Abate means (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.
Impaired means weakened or damaged.
Facile means ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
Attenuate means reduce the force, effect, or value of.Incorrect
Solution: “ undermines, underlying, especially” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (b) is the correct choice.
Undermine means lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
Underlying means be the cause or basis of (something).
Aid means financial or material help given to a country or area in need.
Abate means (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.
Impaired means weakened or damaged.
Facile means ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
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Question 38 of 40
38. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the provided blanks in the sentence respectively to make the sentence grammatically correct. Choose the most appropriate set of words that makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.
While rumours are resurfacing that the government may _________________ limited procurement of the Spike ATGM, it will be a__________________ decision as the army will be _________________ with multiple equipment for the same task.Correct
Solution: “ consider, haphazard, saddled” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (d) is the correct choice.
Haphazard means lacking any obvious principle of organization.
Fortuitous means happening by chance rather than intention.
Choke means prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of.
Saddled means burdened (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
Incidental means happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.Incorrect
Solution: “ consider, haphazard, saddled” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (d) is the correct choice.
Haphazard means lacking any obvious principle of organization.
Fortuitous means happening by chance rather than intention.
Choke means prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of.
Saddled means burdened (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
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Question 39 of 40
39. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the provided blanks in the sentence respectively to make the sentence grammatically correct. Choose the most appropriate set of words that makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.
This is in view of the fact that China has __________________ everything from power companies and contracts to the_________________ of garbage to stakes in the Karachi stock exchange, besides _________________ it around the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.Correct
Solution: “ acquired, collection, looping” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
Acquire means buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
Loop means a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself.
Forfeit means lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else.
Aggregate means form or group into a class or cluster.
Yield means produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).Incorrect
Solution: “ acquired, collection, looping” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
Acquire means buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
Loop means a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself.
Forfeit means lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else.
Aggregate means form or group into a class or cluster.
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Question 40 of 40
40. Question
Category: EnglishIn each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the provided blanks in the sentence respectively to make the sentence grammatically correct. Choose the most appropriate set of words that makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.
It is ________________ to note that the country is producing more petroleum goods than it actually needs. It should________________ more by further increasing its refining capacity. It would benefit the country and its __________________ to earn more from the petroleum sector.Correct
Solution: “ gratifying, produce, economy” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (a) is the correct choice.
Gratifying means giving (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
Extravagance means excessive elaboration.
Brevity means concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
Reversal means a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.
Negotiate means obtain or bring about by discussion.Incorrect
Solution: “ gratifying, produce, economy” is the correct set of words that fits perfectly into the provided blanks making the sentence meaningful. Hence (a) is the correct choice.
Gratifying means giving (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
Extravagance means excessive elaboration.
Brevity means concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
Reversal means a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.
Negotiate means obtain or bring about by discussion.
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