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Question 1

1,The author’s central focus is on,”(a) Applauding India’s economic growth not only against its own past performance, but against other nations.”,”(b) Emphasizing the need for economic growth which is the sole determinant of a country’s prosperity.”,”(c) Emphasizing inclusive growth where gains of growth are shared widely by the population.”,”(d) Emphasizing high growth.”

Answer 1

1,C

Question 2

2,The author supports policies which will help,”(a) Develop economic growth.”,”(b) Better distribution of incomes irrespective of rate of growth.”,”(c) Develop economic growth and redistribute economic gains to those getting left behind.”,”(d) Put an emphasis on the development of the poorest segments of society.”

Answer 2

2,C

Question 3

According to the author, India’s economy has grown but there is no room for complacency as

1. growth eradicates poverty.
2. growth has resulted in prosperity for all.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1and 2 (d) Neither 1nor 2

Answer 3

3,D

Question 4

4,”According to the passage, an oil company can make greater profits, if a transparent formula for petrol pricing is announced every fortnight or month, by”,”(a) Promoting its sales.”,”(b) Undertaking innovation.”,”(c) Cutting costs.”,”(d) Selling its equity shares at higher prices.”

Answer 4

4,B

Question 5

5,”According to the passage, private oil companies re-enter the oil producing market if”,”(a) A transparent rule-based petrol pricing exists.”,”(b) There is no government interference in the oil producing market.”,”(c) Subsidies are given by the government.”,”(d) Regulations of anti-trust are removed.”

Answer 5

5,A

Question 6

6. Consider the following statements :
   Climate change may force the shifting of
   locations of the existing crops due to
   1) Melting of glaciers.
   2) Water availability and temperature
   suitability at other locations.
   3) Poor productivity of crops.
   4) Wider adaptability of crop plants.
   Which of the statements given above are
   correct ?
   (a) 1, 2 and 3
   (b) 2 and 3 only
   (c) 1 and 4 only
   (d) 1, 2, 3and 4

Answer 6

6,B

Question 7

7,According to the passage, why is it important to promote agricultural research in India?,”(a) To predict variations in monsoon patterns and to manage water resources.”,”(b) To make long term investment decisions for economic growth”,”(c) To facilitate wider adaptability of crops”,”(d) To predict drought conditions and to recharge aquifers.”

Answer 7

7,C

Question 8

Q.According to the passage, which of the following would help in the mitigation of greenhouse gases? 1. Reducing the consumption of meat 2. Rapid economic liberalization 3. Reducing the consumerism 4. Modern management practices of livestock a)1, 2 and 3 b)2, 3 and 4 c)1 and 3 only d)2 and 4 only

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Answer 8

8,B

Question 9

9,Why do we continue to depend on the fossil fuels heavily ?,”(a) Inadequate technological development”,”(b) Inadequate funds for research and development”,”(c) Inadequate availability of alternative sources of energy”,”(d) All of the above”

Answer 9

9,D

Question 10

10. According to the passage, how does the
    mitigation of greenhouse gases help us?
    1) Reduces expenditure on public health
    2) Reduces dependence on livestock
    3) Reduces energy requirements
    4) Reduces rate of global climate
    change
    Select the correct answer using the code
    given below:
    (a) 1, 2 and 3
    (b) 1, 3 and 4
    (c) 2, 3 and 4
    (d) 1 and 4 only

Answer 10

10,B

Question 11

11,What is the essential message of the passage ?,A) We continue to depend on fossil fuels heavily,B) Mitigation of the greenhouse gases is imperative,C) We must invest in research and development,D) People must change their lifestyle.

Answer 11

11,B

Question 12

12. Consider the following statements :
    According to the passage, the adverse
    impact of climate change on an ecosystem
    can be a
    1) Permanent disappearance of some
    of its flora and fauna.
    2) Permanent disappearance of
    ecosystem itself.
    Which of the statements given above is/are
    Correct ?
    (a) 1 only
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    (c) Both1and?2
    (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 12

12,A

Question 13

13,Which one of the following statements best implies the need to shift toward contemporary conservation approach?,A) Exploitation of natural resources causes a stress on the Himalayan ecosystem.,B) Climate change alters precipitation patterns, causes episodes of drought and biotic interference.,C) The rich biodiversity, including endemic diversity, makes the Himalayan region a biodiversity hotspot.,D) The Himalayan biogeographic region should be enable to adapt to climate change smoothly.

Answer 13

13,D

Question 14

14,What is the most important message conveyed by the passage ?,A) Endemism is a characteristic feature of Himalayan region.,B) Conservation efforts should emphasize on biogeographic ranges rather than on some species or habitats.,C) Climate change has adverse impact on the Himalayan ecosystem.,D) Without Himalayan ecosystem, the life of the communities of uplands and down streams will have no sustenance.

Answer 14

14,B

Question 15

15,With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1) To maintain natural ecosystems, exploitation of natural resources should be completely avoided. 2) Not only anthropogenic but also natural reasons can adversely affect ecosystems. 3) Loss of endemic diversity leads to the extinction of ecosystems.,A) 1 and 2,B) 2 only,C) 2 and 3,D) 3 only

Answer 15

15,B

Question 16

16,According to the passage, under the globalization, government interventions are viewed as processes leading to,A) Distortions and inefficiency in the economy.,B) Optimum use of resources.,C) More profitability to industries.,D) Free play of market forces with regard to industries.

Answer 16

16,A

Question 17

17,According to the passage, the basic philosophy of globalization is to,A) Give absolute freedom to producers to determine prices and production.,B) Give freedom to producers to evolve distribution patterns.,C) Give absolute freedom to markets to determine prices, production and employment.,D) Give freedom to producers to import and export.

Answer 17

17,C

Question 18

18,According to the passage, which of the following is/are necessary for ensuring globalization?,A) Privatization of public enterprises,B) Expansionary policy of Public expenditure,C) Free play of market forces to determine wages and employment,D) Privatization of social services like education and health

Answer 18

18,C

Question 19

19,According to the passage, in the process of globalization the State should have,A) Expanding role,B) Reducing role,C) Statutory role,D) None of the above roles

Answer 19

19,B

Question 20

20,The apologists of the “Free Market System”, according to the passage, believe in,A) Market without control by government authorities,B) Market without protection by the government,C) Ability of market to self correct,D) Market for free goods and services

Answer 20

20,C

Question 21

21,With reference to “ideological bias”, the passage implies that,A) Free market is fair but not competent,B) Free market is not fair but competent,C) Free market is fair and competent,D) Free market is neither fair nor biased

Answer 21

21,C

Question 22

22,“The exercise of private greed will be in the larger public interest” from the passage,A) Refers to the false ideology of capitalism,B) Underlies the righteous claims of the free market,C) Shows the benevolent face of capitalism,D) Ignores resultant gross inequity

Answer 22

22,C

Question 23

23,According to the passage, what is/are the reason/reasons for saying that the time has come to review the role of public sector?,A) Now public sector has lost its relevance in the industrialization process.,B) Public sector does not perform satisfactorily.,C) Entrepreneurship in private sector is expanding.,D) Effective competition policies are available now.

Answer 23

23,C

Question 24

24,According to the passage, rural roads should be in the domain of public sector only. Why?,A) Rural development work is the domain of government only.,B) Private sector cannot have monetary gains in this.,C) Government takes money from tax payers and hence it is the responsibility of government only.,D) Private sector need not have any social responsibility.

Answer 24

24,B

Question 25

25,The portfolio composition of the government refers to,A) Public sector assets quality.,B) Investment in liquid assets.,C) Mix of government investment in different industrial sectors.,D) Buying Return on Investment yielding capital assets.

Answer 25

25,C

Question 26

26,The author prefers government as the umpire and private sector as players because,A) Government prescribes norms for a fair play by the private sector.,B) Government is the ultimate in policy formulation.,C) Government has no control over private sector players.,D) None of the above statements is correct in this context.

Answer 26

26,C

Question 27

1,Which of the following is closest to the view of democracy as mentioned in the above passage?,A) The subject of democracy is a muddle due to a desire to portray it as a Western concept, ‘alien’ to non-Western countries.,B) The language of imposition of democracy is inappropriate. There is, however, a need to consider this concept in the backdrop of culture of ‘own ways’ of non-Western society.,C) While democracy is not essentially a Western idea belonging exclusively to the West, the institutional structure of current democratic practices has been their contribution.,D) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.

Answer 27

1,A

Question 28

2,With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1) Many of the non-Western countries are unable to have democracy because they take democracy to be a specialized cultural product of the West. 2) Western countries are always trying to impose democracy on non-Western countries.,A) 1 only,B) 2 only,C) Both 1 and 2,D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 28

2,C

Question 29

3,According to the passage, which of the following should be the practice/practices in good corporate governance? 1) Companies should always comply with labour and tax laws of the land. 2) Every company in the country should have a government representative as one of the independent directors on the board to ensure transparency. 3) The manager of a company should never invest his personal funds in the company.,A) 1 only,B) 2 and 3 only,C) 1 and 3 only,D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 29

3,B

Question 30

4,According to the passage, which of the following is/are the major benefit/benefits of good corporate governance? 1) Good corporate governance leads to increase in share price of the company. 2) A company with good corporate governance always increases its business turnover rapidly. 3) Good corporate governance is the main criterion for foreign institutional investors when they decide to buy a company.,A) 1 only,B) 2 and 3 only,C) 1 and 3 only,D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 30

4,C

Question 31

5,According to the passage, malnutrition in children can be reduced,A) If the children have regular intake of food after they cross the age of five.,B) If the food needs of younger children are known.,C) If the responsibility of feeding younger children is given to adults.,D) If poverty is completely eradicated.

Answer 31

5,D

Question 32

6,According to the author, poverty is not the main cause of malnutrition, but the fact that 1) Taking care of younger ones is not a priority for working mothers. 2) Awareness of nutritional needs is not propagated by the public health authorities.,A) 1 only,B) 2 only,C) Both 1 and 2,D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 32

6,B

Question 33

7,The need for policy intervention to mitigate risks in agriculture is because,A) Farmers are extremely risk-averse.,B) Farmers do not know how to mitigate risks.,C) The methods adopted by farmers and existing risk sharing institutions are not adequate.,D) Majority of farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture.

Answer 33

7,A

Question 34

8,Which of the following observations emerges from the above passage?,A) One can identify a single policy that can reduce risk without any side-effect.,B) No single risk-specific policy is sufficient to reduce agricultural risk.,C) Policies which affect risk indirectly can eliminate it.,D) Government’s policy intervention can mitigate agricultural risk completely.

Answer 34

8,C

Question 35

9,Consider the following statements: (i) A primary group is relatively smaller in size. (ii) Intimacy is an essential characteristic of a primary group. (iii) A family may be an example of a primary group. In the light of the above statements, which one of the following is true?,A) All families are primary groups.,B) All primary groups are families.,C) A group of smaller size is always a primary group.,D) Members of a primary group know each other intimately.

Answer 35

9,C

Question 36

10,According to the passage, the financial markets in the emerging market economies including India had the adverse impact in recent years due to: 1) Weak global economic prospects. 2) Uncertainties in the international financial markets. 3) Sovereign risk concerns in the Euro area. 4) Bad monsoons and the resultant crop loss.,A) 1 and 2 only,B) 1, 2 and 3,C) 2 and 3 only,D) 2, 3 and 4

Answer 36

10,D

Question 37

11,The Indian financial markets are affected by global changes mainly due to the,A) Increased inflow of remittances from abroad.,B) Enormous increase in the foreign exchange reserves.,C) Growing global linkages and integration of the Indian financial markets.,D) Contagion of Greece’s sovereign debt problem.

Answer 37

11,C

Question 38

12,According to the passage, in the Indian financial system banks’ ability to withstand stress is critical to ensure overall financial stability because the Indian financial system is,A) Controlled by the government of India,B) Less integrated with banks.,C) Controlled by Reserve Bank of India.,D) Dominated by banks.

Answer 38

12,D

Question 39

13,Risk and liquidity management assumes more importance in the Indian banking system in future due to: 1) Further globalization. 2) More consolidation and deregulation of the financial system. 3) Further diversification of the financial system. 4) More financial inclusion in the economy.,A) 1, 2 and 3,B) 2, 3 and 4,C) 1 and 2 only,D) 3 and 4 only

Answer 39

13,C

Question 40

14,Mineral oil deposits under the sea do not get completely decomposed because they,A) Are constantly washed by the ocean currents.,B) Become rock and prevent oxygen from entering them.,C) Contain a mixture of hydrogen and carbon.,D) Are carcasses of organisms lying in saline conditions.

Answer 40

14,D

Question 41

15,Sedimentary rock leads to the formation of oil deposits because,A) There are no saline conditions below it.,B) It allows some dissolved oxygen to enter the dead organic matter below it.,C) Weight of overlying sediment layers causes the production of heat.,D) It contains the substances that catalyze the chemical reactions required to change dead organisms into oil.

Answer 41

15,B

Question 42

16,According to the passage, why should the discharge of agricultural slurry into watercourses be restricted? 1) Losing nutrients in this way is not a good practice economically. 2) Watercourses do not contain the microorganisms that can decompose organic components of agricultural slurry. 3) The discharge may lead to the eutrophication of water bodies.,A) 1 only,B) 2 and 3 only,C) 1 and 3 only,D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 42

16,A

Question 43

17,The passage refers to the conversion of “pollutant to fertilizer”. What is pollutant and what is fertilizer in this context?,A) Decomposed organic component of slurry is pollutant and microorganisms in soil constitute fertilizer.,B) Discharged agricultural slurry is pollutant and decomposed slurry in soil is fertilizer.,C) Sprayed slurry is pollutant and watercourse is fertilizer.,D) None of the above expressions is correct in this context.

Answer 43

17,C

Question 44

18,According to the passage, what are the effects of indiscriminate use of fertilizers? 1) Addition of pollutants to the soil and water. 2) Destruction of decomposer microorganisms in soil. 3) Nutrient enrichment of water bodies. 4) Creation of algal blooms.,A) 1, 2 and 3 only,B) 1, 3 and 4 only,C) 2 and 4 only,D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer 44

18,C

Question 45

19,What is/are the characteristics of a water body with cultural eutrophication? 1) Loss of ecosystem services 2) Loss of flora and fauna 3) Loss of mineral nutrients,A) 1 only,B) 1 and 2 only,C) 2 and 3 only,D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 45

19,B

Question 46

20,What is the central theme of this passage?,A) Appropriate legislation is essential to protect the environment.,B) Modern agriculture is responsible for the destruction of environment.,C) Improper waste disposal from agriculture can destroy the aquatic ecosystems.,D) Use of chemical fertilizers is undesirable in agriculture.

Answer 46

20,A

Question 47

21,According to the passage, which of the following statements is most likely to be true as the reason for man’s miseries,A) The poor economic and social conditions prevailing in society.,B) The refusal on the part of man to change his character.,C) The absence of physical and material help from his society.,D) Ever increasing physical needs due to changing social structure.

Answer 47

21,D

Question 48

22,With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1) The author gives primary importance to physical and material help in eradicating human misery. 2) Charitable homes, hospitals, etc. can remove human misery to a great extent. Which of the assumptions is/are valid?,A) 1 only,B) 2 only,C) Both 1 and 2,D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 48

22,D

Question 49

23,What is the central focus of this passage?,A) Illegal mining in forests,B) Extinction of wildlife,C) Conservation of nature,D) Disruption of habitat

Answer 49

23,B

Question 50

24,What is the purpose of maintaining the continuity of forested landscapes and corridors? 1) Preservation of biodiversity. 2) Management of mineral resources. 3) Grant of forest lands for human activities.,A) 1 only,B) 1 and 2,C) 2 and 3,D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 50

24,A

Question 51

25,When Jim came home without his bicycle, his parents,A) Were angry with him.,B) Were worried.,C) Did not feel concerned.,D) Were eager to meet the old man and the little boy.

Answer 51

25,C

Question 52

26,Jim returned the watch to the old man and the little boy because,A) They gave him chocolates.,B) His father was proud of him.,C) He was satisfied with the condition of his bicycle.,D) They were late only by 30 minutes.

Answer 52

26,B

Question 53

27,The author asked John to drive more slowly because,A) The road led to the hills.,B) John was an inexperienced driver.,C) The road was not clearly visible.,D) They were in wilderness.

Answer 53

27,B

Question 54

28,The travellers set out for the town although it was getting dark because,A) They were in a hurry.,B) The next town was a short distance away and was a hill-resort.,C) They were in wilderness.,D) The next town was a short distance away and promised a good rest for the night.

Answer 54

28,B

Question 55

29,The travellers were worried after twenty kilometers because,A) It was a lonely countryside.,B) They probably feared of having lost their way.,C) The rain began to fall.,D) It was getting colder as they drove.

Answer 55

29,C

Question 56

30,It was pointed out to the lady that she should walk on the pavement because she was,A) A pedestrian.,B) Carrying a basket.,C) Stout.,D) An old lady.

Answer 56

30,D

Question 57

31,The lady refused to move from the middle of the street because,A) She was not afraid of being killed.,B) She felt that she is entitled to do whatever she liked.,C) She did not like walking on the pavement.,D) She was confused.

Answer 57

31,A

Question 58

32,The old lady failed to realize that,A) She was not really free.,B) Her liberty was not unlimited.,C) She was an old person.,D) Roads are made for motor vehicles only.

Answer 58

32,D