Directions (Q. 1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Everyone deals with integrity underlying moral issue in their everyday life. Most of our parents would have taught us during our growing up years that we must inculcate this virtue because it is the right thing to do. Question arises-What is integrity? It means honesty - keeping to one's word even if it costs us dearly to do so. If you pledge to 'love, honour and cherish your spouse until death do you part', you must honour that promise. If you agree to do a task, you must do it.Integrity comes in many forms, but honesty and dependability are two traits that are expected in most workplace situations. Irresponsible behaviour and distrust can make a work environment tense and uncomfortable. A strong work ethic shows co-workers and clients that you're reliable and take your responsibilities seriously. Polite communication, respectable behaviour and fiscal irresponsibility also help you stand out as a trustworthy employee. Working diligently when you're on the clock is a clear example of workplace integrity. Socializing, surfing the Internet, making personal phone calls, texting and frequent snacking are activities that detract from work time. Saving those activities for break time will show your boss, co-workers and customers that you work hard when you're on the clock. Even if you don't actually clock in and out with a time card, focusing on your work responsibilities while you're at your desk, work station or production area will showcase your strong work habits. Abiding by company policies is another powerful way to demonstrate integrity. Cutting corners and neglecting to follow workplace regulations can lead to mistakes, problems and even dangerous situations. Your willingness to properly record financial transactions, safely dispense of hazardous or toxic materials, follow company protocol for dealing with clients, perform clean-up or set-up procedures and properly maintain equipment shows others that you're not just looking for the easy way out. Establishing yourself as a trustworthy worker who submits to company policies shows your boss and coworkers that you'll faithfully carry out your duties.Respecting those you work with reveals your desire to create a healthy work environment. Polite communication, appropriate interactions and respect for co-workers' thoughts and ideas demonstrate your ability to look beyond your own interests to pursue team centred work goals. As you deal with co-workers honestly and respectfully, you establish a level of trust with them. Integrity in the workplace also stems from moral and ethical behaviour. Making sure there's no reason to question your conduct is one of the best ways to prove that you are an honest and dependable employee. Avoid using company products or equipment for personal use and submit exact receipts for travel or meal reimbursements. Don't over-promise what you can't provide and strive to meet deadlines. Work productively and cooperate during company meetings so you don't appear lazy or apathetic, and don't call in sick if you aren't. By exhibiting responsible behaviour, you don't give co-workers or clients theopportunity to question your integrity.
1. What are the two traits of integrity as given in the passage?
1) Distrust and work environment 2) Strong work ethics and dependability
3) Honesty and responsible behavior 4) Dependability and Honesty. 5) None of these
2. Which of the following is not correct in the context of the passage?
1) Ethical behaviour helps you become a trustworthy employee.
2) To follow all the policies of a company is also an example of integrity.
3) One should not make promise to meet deadlines.
4) Employees detract from their work when they misuse the facilities.
5) None of these
3. What is the main advantage of demonstrating integrity at the work place?
1) It helps build up ethical behaviour. 2) It increases dependability.
3) It creates a healthy work-environment. 4) Both 2 and 3 5) None of these
4. Which of the following activities prove that the employee is sincere?
1) Punctuality and dependability 2) Strong work ethics
3) Honesty and responsible behaviour. 4) Workplace integrity 5) All the above
5. What do you mean by the phrase 'on the clock'?
1) To see if it is a time for a break. 2) To be working 3) Not on duty.
4) You have limited amount of time. 5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-8): Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage-
6. Diligently
1) Inactively 2) Differently 3) Ardently 4) Firmly 5) Easily
7. Dispense
1) Collect 2) Disorganise 3) Handover 4) Hold 5) Shellout
8. Apathetic
1) Disinterested 2) Sympathetic 3) Concerned 4) Callous 5) Endeavour
Directions (Q. 9-10): Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage-
9. Inculcate
1) Mete out 2) Neglect 3) Implant 4) Try for 5) Exert
10. Strive
1) Neglect 2) Dissuade 3) Aim 4) Care 5) Endeavor
Answers:
1. 4 , 2. 3 , 3. 1 , 4. 5 , 5. 2, 6. 1 , 7. 4 , 8. 2 , 9. 3 , 10. 5
Directions (Q.1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
India claims to be a secular country. This declaration of the Preamble to the Constitution of India has legally made India secular. The Indian Constitution shows favouritism in regards to a sort of secular humanism. The historical development of this train of thought makes it current in today’s time in the sense of India’s religious pluralism. India is a secular state as stated by written Constitution of India and it is everyone’s duty to abide and believe in it. Secularism was the most dominant principle during the freedom struggle and many great leaders from Mahatma Gandhi to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to Nehru were committed for the same. Secularism was the mantra followed by the Indian nation, which was exhausted by partition and sectarian riots. The roots point to secularism which doesn’t allow any injustice to be done with any religion and any person; it was famous during independence and became a notion even after post independence. Focus of secularism is to provide priority to equity and redistribution of growth in the form of jobs, education. Secularism will allow the people of India to have more productive approach towards a particular problem and issue. This will help in resolving lots of issues related to social welfare and help poor people to grow as well in terms of money. This overall process will lead to more inclusive growth.Secularism maintains overall peace in the society which further paves the way to development. In lack of it, different communities would keep clashing and the government won’t be able to devote any time to chalk out the development plans. Secularism offers equal opportunities to all the communities of the society which ensures overall development. Lack of secularism would mean that the upper class communities would keep taking advantage of lower classes, never giving them a chance to grow and lead a respectful life. India has seen a lot of technological, infrastructural and economic development in last 6-7 decades while secularism being its main policy. But Secularism takes time and it is a very slow process which has been felt post independence where the social dynamics were very complex. Lots of challenges has occurred which didn’t allow India to become secular and brought development in the picture. Direct approach to the growth needs to be implemented to increase the pace. Fast paced development will bring power, roads and ports, more investment and opportunities to many people. Secularism is now getting no more public attention and people wants the overall system to speed up and have a boost so that the country can have exponential growth. Development is very necessary then secularism due to the lack of resources to run the political system, responsible staff of people who can train and guide the young generation to follow up their values.Development will help to increase the revenue as well as the overall growth of the system that has been running on secularism under the rules of congress. Therefore Secularism and development both are equally important for a well balanced society. It would make sense for secular parties to become a bit growth oriented and development focused parties to become a bit secular for the overall development. It is not really wise to chose one over the other.
1. What can be a suitable title for the given passage ?
1) United We stand, Divided We fall 2) India - a Secular State 3) Secularism vs Development
4) The Principle of Secularism 5) Importance of Development
2. Which is more important 'Secularism' or 'Development' in the context of the passage ?
1) Only Secularism is important. 2) Only development is important. 3) Both are equally important.
4) There is need of different approach 5) None of these
3. Which of the following is true in the context of the passage ?
1) India is a secular country. 2) Main objective of secularism is to provide priority to nepotism.
3) Secularism makes a country active. 4) Development does not increase revenue.
5) Communalism is a slow process.
4. What do you mean by 'Secular State' as stated by written Constitution of India ?
1) A developed state.
2) A true secular state should steadfastly maintain national governance without influence from religious factions
3) A developing state 4) It does not favour any religion 5) None of these
5. 'Which of the following is concerned mainly with 'Priority to equity' ?
1) Exponential growth 2) Secularism 3) Pluralism 4) Development 5) None of these
Direction (Q. 6 - 8) :- Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
6. Pluralism
1) Multiculturalism 2) Ethics 3) Conference 4) Concede 5) Intrusion
7. Abide
1) Dissent 2) Tight 3) follow 4) Tried 5) Stop
8. Preamble
1) Rule 2) Preface 3) Empower 4) Intractable 5) Inclusiveness
Direction (Q. 9 - 10) :- Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
9. Exhausted
1) Destroyed 2) Ended 3) Dredged 4) Strengthened 5) Optimised
10. Notion
1) Belief 2) Approach 3) Vitalize 4) Augment 5) Concrete
Answers:
1. 1 , 2. 3 , 3. 5 , 4. 2 , 5. 2, 6. 1 , 7. 3 , 8. 2 , 9.4 , 10. 5
Directions (Q. 1 – 10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
The Kashmir issue remains a hydra-headed problem, one that is marked by a territorial controversy, an ideological dispute, the question of self-determination, militancy, and a human rights dimension. But one critical aspect of this multifaceted muddle that often escapes our attention has been the complexities arising out of sharing of common river water resources by the “distant” neighbours and the associated institutional mechanisms.
The Indus River Basin not only cradled one of the world’s oldest civilisations, but the survival and sustenance of sizable communities in contemporary Pakistan and India also remain critically dependent on the river and its tributaries. The Indus network constitutes the lifeline of Pakistan where more than 90 per cent of the land is semi-arid and nearly half of the population is employed in the agricultural sector. The river nourishes the water-deficient states of north-western India, notably Punjab, the “bread basket of India”. It originates in the Tibetan Plateau and along with its tributaries flows through Jammu and Kashmir before entering Pakistan. Thus the Partition of 1947 called for a division not simply of land and people, but also of waterways thereby posing a formidable challenge to Sir Cyril Radcliffe, Chairman of the Border Commission. The dispute over sharing of Indus water came to the fore immediately after Partition because the existing irrigation canal head works remained in the Indian state of (East) Punjab, while the lands being irrigated by the river fell in Pakistan’s (West) Punjab and Bahawalpur, leaving India with a handle to “choke” lower riparian Pakistan. The issue was sought to be addressed through two Standstill Agreements concluded in December 1947 between the Chief Engineers of the two Punjabs. They agreed to allow the existing water-sharing arrangements to continue till the following year. Meanwhile, relations between the two countries had soured following the first Kashmir war which broke out in October 1947 and continued till January 1948 before Prime Minister Nehru sought the UN Security Council’s intervention. The Standstill Agreements expired on 31 March 1948, and the following day Indian Punjab cut off the water-flow to Pakistan on the ground that the canal colonies in Pakistan served by these head works did not pay the standard water dues.It was in the backdrop of this mutual acrimony and stalemate that David Lilienthal, a former Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, suggested in 1951 that India and Pakistan should work out a programme jointly to develop and operate the Indus river system perhaps with financial assistance from the World Bank. However, once it became clear that the joint Indus Engineering Corporation envisaged by Lilienthal to manage the Indus waters was unlikely to materialise, the Bank officials proposed to India and Pakistan division of the river in 1954, a proposal which culminated in the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1961. The treaty laid down that the three eastern rivers of the Indus system (Ravi, Beas and Sutlej) were to cater to India’s needs; and three western rivers (Jhelum, Chenab and Indus) were to meet Pakistan’s requirements.Moreover, since both Chenab and Jhelum, with high hydro-potential, flowed out of Kashmir, it was important to determine how India could use Chenab and Jhelum waters in a non-consumptive way - without interfering with Pakistan’s right to those waters. This riddle was addressed by the stipulation that power could be generated and used in Indian Kashmir as long as it did not affect the quantum or timing of water flows to Pakistan.
1. Which of the following were the repercussions of Standstill Agreements?
1) Indian government purchased a settlement and it was good for both countries.
2) Relationship between the two countries deteriorated.
3) UN security council was isolated.
4) 1st Kashmir war broke out.
5) Other than given options
2. Give a suitable title for the given passage?
1) India–Pakistan relations 2) Kashmir and the Indus
3) The problem between India and Pakistan
4) Exchange between India and Pakistan 5) Indus Water Treaty
3. Why is Indus river so important for the existence of Pakistan?
(A) Most of the part of land is semi arid.
(B) Around 50% of the population earn its livelihood from farming.
(C) It is one of the oldest civilizations.
1) Both A and B 2) Both B and C 3) All A, B and C 4) Both A and C 5) Only A
4. What was the cause of the dispute just after partition?
1) Canal head works fell in the hands of Pakistan.
2) Canal head works came in India while the lands being irrigated fell in Pakistan.
3) Lower riparian Pakistan was "choked" for water.
4) Pakistan asked for canal head works.
5) Other than given options
5. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'cradled' as used in the passage?
1) Prop up 2) nurtured 3) faced 4) destroyed 5) Cushioned
6. Which of the following is not true regarding Indus Water Treaty?
1) It was initiated by former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
2) The financial assistance from the World Bank was proposed.
3) The indus river system proved beneficial for both nations.
4) India and Pakistan are supposed to work out jointly to develop the system.
5) India and Pakistan ratified IWT in 1954
7. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'cater' as used in the passage?
1) Share 2) Regale 3) Serve 4) Oblige 5) Divert
8. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
1) Sir Cyril Radcliffe divided the boundary for the partition of land only.
2) The Indus originates in Kashmir.
3) Western Punjab was known as the "Bread basket of India".
4) The stand still agreement expired on 31 March 1947.
5) Water of Jhelum and Chenab could not be used by Pakistan after IWT.
9. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'acrimony' as used in the passage?
1) Goodwill 2) Sympathy 3) Animosity 4) Rapport 5) Diplomacy
10. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word 'culminated' as used in the passage?
1) Commenced 2) Winded up 3) Concluded 4) Positioned 5) Crowned
Answers:
1. 5 , 2. 2, 3. 1 , 4. 2 , 5. 2 , 6. 5 , 7. 3 , 8. 5, 9. 3 , 10. 1
Directions (Q. 1 – 10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Data in the field of business and economics has one of the most important roles to play. It is from this data that businesses are able to extract the required amount of information that can be processed into working data to be used in the running of the business. Businesses realise that the importance of quality data management is one of the keys to ensure that they can enhance the working qualities of their companies and also troubleshoot any of the previous errors that may have been made due to poor data management and analysis.This form of data has to be analysed critically, especially by big businesses that have a large supply chain to look after owing to the sheer volumes of product and margins that are bought in to the companies. Data governance, when done in the right manner will make it so much easier for companies to move forward with their business and save precious time that may have been lost due to unnecessary errors and lack of good judgment previously. Companies realise that there is a need to invest more into good data quality tools and enable those tools to conform or change the errors that may have been plaguing the productivity of the company at an earlier time.Data, which due to its high sensitive nature, owing to the fact that it comes from various sources and part of the same information cycle must be in perfect accordance with the cross-referencing data that companies tend to use to make sure that the data in their midst of the right quality and only what is really required and necessary is entered into the system. This is one of the reasons that data cleansing has to be done to make sure that only relevant information gets out and unwanted parts of the information displayed is filtered. Investing in good quality data tools to make sure that the required data is transmitted is one way for companies to go.Data stewards and software that make sure that only the information that does not question or put the company in a little bit of a fix are in high demand now. With vast amounts of sensitive data being leaked almost every day or the other, companies understand the importance of good data governance.The initial step in the implementation of a data governance program involves defining the owners or custodians of the data assets in the enterprise. A policy must be developed that specifies who is accountable for various portions or aspects of the data, including its accuracy, accessibility, consistency, completeness, and updating. Processes must be defined concerning how the data is to be stored, archived, backed up, and protected from mishaps, theft, or attack. A set of standards and procedures must be developed that defines how the data is to be used by authorised personnel. Finally, a set of controls and audit procedures must be put into place that ensures ongoing compliance with government regulations.
1. Which of the following benefits will be rendered by data governance?
(A) Good judgements (B) Saving precious time (C) Carry out business process efficiently
1) Both A and B 2) Both B and C 3) Only C 4) Only B 5) Both A and C
2. According to the passage which of the following is not true regarding data governance?
1) It enhances the working quality. 2) This is necessary for big companies.
3) It enables to extract the required amount of information 4) It helps in sharing the work load
5) Other than given options
3. Which of the following is not based on the passage?
(A) Data governance delays the process of data management.
(B) Data management is as important as the technology.
(C) Without the appropriate data governance structure it is doubtful whether data management can utilise its true potential.
1) Both A and B 2) Both B and C 3) Both A and C 4) Only B 5) Only C
4. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word 'sheer' as used in the passage?
1) Complete 2) Absolute 3) Moderate 4) Indefinite 5) Diaphanous
5. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'plaguing' as used in the passage?
1) Assisting 2) Disturbing 3) helping 4) Soothing 5) Harnessing
6. Which of the following is the highest priority for companies?
1) Preventing leakage of sensitive data
2) Controlling concerned officials
3) Managing authority
4) Checking error in production process
5) Other than given options
7. Which of the following is not an objective of the author?
1) Monitoring overall data quality
2) Enhancing data tools
3) Providing data to change initiatives
4) Lessening risk through use of data quality control mechanisms
5) Other than given options
8. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'compliance' as used in the passage?
1) Conformity 2) Defiance 3) Dissension 4) Rebellion 5) Refusal
9. Which of the following is not an aspect of Data Management?
1) Updating 2) Accuracy 3) Redundancy 4) Consistency 5) Assesibility
10. Which of the following is the reason for regular data cleansing?
1) To maintain high quality of data in the system
2) To make data unidirectional
3) It elevates the level of knowledge and decision making 4) To remove spywares5) Other than given options
Answers:
1. 2 , 2. 4 , 3. 3 , 4. 3 , 5. 2 , 6. 1, 7. 5 , 8. 1 , 9. 3 , 10. 1
Direction (Q. 1 - 10) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
India has had encouraging success in reducing extreme poverty: the official poverty rate has halved from 45% in 1994 to 22% in 2012. It’s time to set the country’s sights on a new horizon, helping as many as 580 million people build a more economically empowered life. This will require a substantial shift in focus. Only 10% of the impact will depend on additional government spending. The rest will come from job creation, productivity and improved delivery of basic services. MGI has created the Empowerment Line, a new measure of the consumption required for an average Indian to fulfill eight basic needs: food, energy, housing, drinking water, sanitation, healthcare, education, and social security. Evaluating current consumption levels against these benchmarks and considering the value of government spending that already reaches people, we find 56% of India’s population, or 680 million Indians, lack the means to meet essential needs. The Empowerment Gap, or the additional consumption required to bring these 680 million above the Empowerment Line, is seven times higher than the cost of eliminating extreme poverty. But money isn’t the only issue. Access to social infrastructure is as important. MGI’s Access Deprivation Score measures the availability of essential services such as clinics and schools, electricity and sanitation. Our research finds Indian households, on average, lack access to 46% of the basic services they need, and the extent of their deprivation varies across districts. From 2004-05 to 2011-12, public spending on basic services rose faster than GDP, but its impact on poverty reduction was limited by leakage, wastage or ineffectiveness. By contrast, almost three-quarters of the reduction in India’s Empowerment Gap during this period came from jobs and productivity growth. Without major reforms, our research suggests, 36% of the population could remain below the Empowerment Line in 2022 and 12% would remain trapped in extreme poverty. But by focusing on job creation, higher productivity and improved delivery of services, India can reduce the population below the Empowerment Line to 7% and extreme poverty can be virtually eradicated by 2022. For this, three pillars are essential: first, India needs to add another 115 million non-farm jobs over the next decade, with the manufacturing and construction sectors, along with labor-intensive services, such as tourism, forming the backbone. Second, India’s farms need to double their rate of productivity growth rate in order to bring farm yields in line with those in other emerging Asian countries. These two pillars contribute almost three-quarters of the improvement we envision. Finally, India needs to revamp the way it delivers basic services so that every rupee of increased public spending can go further. The nationwide efficiency of basic services can reach 75%, up from 50% currently, if all states match standards already set by India’s best-performing ones. Public spending on basic services is an important fourth level, and this needs to grow at a more modest 6.7% annually. Beyond meeting food, energy and housing subsidy commitments, much of the increase must be channeled into expansion of healthcare, water and sanitation systems. Unleashing broad-based job and productivity growth will require reforms that remove barriers to competitiveness and investment — not just for large businesses, but for millions of small enterprises that struggle to expand. Measures can also be taken to make the labor market more flexible; states taking these steps have been more successful in creating jobs. Focused public investment can seed industrial clusters, tourism circuits and food processing parks, generating jobs in regions where the need is greatest. Similarly, farm yields can be raised by increasing investment in infrastructure, research and technology, and by streamlining agricultural bureaucracy to make its policies and extension services more farmer-centric. A shift to growth-oriented investment can pay back through higher tax revenues, helping achieve India’s combined fiscal deficit target of 6% by 2017. Better governance will also be required to transform the way India delivers basic services, as the poor feel these failures most acutely in their day-to-day lives. The time has come to put job creation, productivity improvement and effective public service delivery at the centre of India’s national agenda.
1. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage ?
1) Poverty reduction in India. 2) Economic growth: The impact on poverty reduction.
3) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. 4) India : from poverty to empowerment.5) Empowerment in India.
2. Which of the following is definitely true according to the passage ?
1) If voluntary organizations were to make a massive effort to take up the millennium development goals, the India's citizencan make deep inroads in the fight against hunger.
2) Despite widespread poverty in the country, India is on track to meet the United Nations' MDG of poverty reduction by 2015.
3) If the current pace continues, India will meet the poverty reduction target by 2015.
4) All of the above 5) None of these
3. Which of the following can be said poverty in India as given in the passage ?
1) India is estimated to have one–third of the world's poor.
2) Many girls are married off at an early age, become servants just to survive.
3) The poorest parts of India are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chattisgarh and West Bengal.
4) 42.5 percent of children in India suffer from chronic malnutrition. 5) None of these
4. What do you meant by labour market ?
1) In the labor market, employers compete to hire the best and the workers compete for the best satisfying job.
2) A labour market in an economy functions with demand and supply of labor.
3) The nominal market in which workers find paying work, employers find willing workers, and wage rates are determined.
4) Only 1 and 3 5) All of the above
5. Which is not a basic need according to author ?
1) Education 2) Sanitation 3) Accommodation 4) Desire for respect and appreciation
5) Social security
Directions (6–8) : Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage-
6. Empowerment
1) Whole 2) Blessing 3) Denial 4) Commission 5) Veto
7. Envision
1) Survey 2) Look away 3) Predict 4) Image 5) View
8. Revamp
1) Makeover 2) Renovate 3) Makeover 4) Resurrect 5) Refresh
Directions (9 – 10) : Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage-
9. Streamlining
1) Decentralizing 2) Integrating 3) Unifying 4) Consolidating 5) Systematizing
10. Unleash
1) Discharge 2) Release 3) Peculiar 4)Vent 5)Restrain
Answers:
1. 4 , 2. 5 , 3. 5 , 4. 4 , 5. 4 , 6. 4, 7. 3 , 8. 2 , 9. 1 , 10. 5
Directions (Q. 1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
The option in India will soon apply not only to the bags that hold the groceries, but also to the cash used to purchase them.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is preparing to circulate 1 billion plastic notes of 10 rupees (6 fils) in five cities to test their practicability. The purpose of the new notes was to increase the lifespan of the currency and combat counterfeiting. The five cities - Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Bhubhaneshwar and Shimla - have been chosen for their geographic disparity and to test the effect of their varying climates on the notes. No date has been announced for the start of the trials. Plastic currency notes - or polymer banknotes, as they are also called - were first issued in Australia in 1988 and have since been adopted in Singapore, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria, among other countries. Only a handful of nations have switched over entirely to polymer currency. They include Canada, New Zealand, Brunei and Vietnam. There have been no estimates in India of the cost of printing banknotes on paper versus plastic. But central banks in Canada and New Zealand have said that plastic notes cost twice as much to produce. However, polymer notes have an average lifespan of five years, compared with one year for paper notes. “You can tear paper with your fingers. You can’t do that with polymer notes,” Mr Jhunjhunwalla said. “It isn’t easy to write on polymer notes or crease them. Paper is affected in climate that is too cold or too warm or too rainy.” For the RBI, the durability of plastic cuts the expense of printing replacements for soiled paper notes and disposing of those taken out of circulation. According to the RBI’s annual report for the year from 2009 to 2010, 13 billion banknotes - nearly a quarter of all the notes in circulation - had to be destroyed. Until the mid-1990s, retracted banknotes were burnt. Today, as in many other countries, soiled paper notes are shredded. The RBI has tried to recycle shredded notes into novelty paperweights, bricks or cardboard. But Mr Gandhi said they discovered the paper was so finely shredded that they could not even give it away. The shredded notes now make their way to landfills and land reclamations.
1. What's the main reason to introduce plastic currency by the Reserve Bank of India ?
1) To improve security features to defeat the efforts of counterfeiters.
2) For improving the life of bank notes.
3) Plastic notes are stain proof and don't tear easily.
4) Other countries i.e. Australia and Singapore have also launched plastic notes.
5) None of these
2. Why only five selected cities are chosen for trial of plastic currency ?
1) Due to varied geographical locations and climatic conditions.
2) These cities have major complain of counterfeiting.
3) Security and intelligence agencies are working only in these cities to thwart the illegal activities related to fake Indian currency notes.
4) All of the above 5) None of these
3. According to the passage, which of the following can be said about the plastic currency ?
1) Such notes incorporate many security features not available to paper banknotes.
2) Plastic currency is made from a polymer.
3) It is last significantly longer than paper notes. 4) All of the above 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is/are true about the impact of plastic currency on Indian economy ?
1) It will drive economic growth.
2) It will increase purchasing power and need to carry hard cash.
3) Banks will charge for this.
4) Economic cycle consumption greater income decline in inventory increased production.
5) None of these
5. Which of the following statement would weaken the arguments for issuing plastic currency in India ?
1) The cost of the notes is going to be significantly higher; because once printed these notes will last long.
2) Counting them might be bit of a task.
3) The authorities might also have to bear the cost of replacing the ATMs or vending machines and other automatic payment devices that issue money.
4) All of the above 5) None of these
Directions (6 – 8) : Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage-
6. Counterfeiting 1) Duplication 2) Original 3) Reproduction 4) Facsimile 5) Likewise
7. Combat
1) Harmony 2) Engagement 3) Struggle 4) Fight 5) Skirmish
8. Disparity
1) Divergence 2) Imbalance 3) Discrepancy 4) Similarity 5) Imparity
Directions (9–10) : Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage-
9. Retracted
1) Cancelled 2) Mended 3) Sanctioned 4) Forged 5) Emphasized
10. Novelty
1) Standard 2) Regular 3) Weird 4) Horrific 5) Newness
Answers:
1. 1 , 2. 1 , 3. 4 , 4. 5 , 5. 3 , 6. 2, 7. 1 , 8. 4 , 9. 1 , 10. 5
Directions (Q. 1–10): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there was a little boy who was talented, creative, handsome, and extremely bright. A natural leader. The kind of person everyone would normally have wanted on their team or project. But he was also self-centered and had a very bad temper. When he got angry, he usually said, and often did, some very hurtful things. In fact, he seemed to have little regard for those around him. Even friends. So, naturally, he had few. “But,” he told himself, “that just shows how stupid most people are!”As he grew, his parents became concerned about this personality flaw, and pondered long and hard about what they should do. Finally, the father had an idea. And he struck a bargain with his son. He gave him a bag of nails, and a BIG hammer. “Whenever you lose your temper,” he told the boy, “I want you to really let it out. Just take a nail and drive it into the oak boards of that old fence out back. Hit that nail as hard as you can!” Of course, those weathered oak boards in that old fence were almost as tough as iron, and the hammer was mighty heavy, so it wasn’t nearly as easy as it first sounded. Nevertheless, by the end of the first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence (That was one angry young man!). Gradually, over a period of weeks, the number dwindled down. Holding his temper proved to be easier than driving nails into the fence! Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He felt mighty proud as he told his parents about that accomplishment. “As a sign of your success,” his father responded, “you get to PULL OUT one nail. In fact, you can do that each day that you don’t lose your temper even once.”Well, many weeks passed. Finally one day the young boy was able to report proudly that all the nails were gone. At that point, the father asked his son to walk out back with him and take one more good look at the fence. “You have done well, my son,” he said. ”But I want you to notice the holes that are left. No matter what happens from now on, this fence will never be the same. Saying or doing hurtful things in anger produces the same kind of result. There will always be a scar.It won’t matter how many times you say you’re sorry, or how many years pass, the scar will still be there. And a verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. People are much more valuable than an old fence. They make us smile. They help us succeed.Some will even become friends who share our joys, and support us through bad times. And, if they trust us, they will also open their hearts to us. That means we need to treat everyone with love and respect. We need to prevent as many of those scars as we can.”
1. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word 'self–centered' as used in the passage?
1) Independent 2) Benevolent 3) Conceited 4) Egocentric 5) Exclusive
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage?
1) The boy's father couldn't teach his son a lesson. 2) The boy was restless by nature
3) The father was very rich and could afford everything for his son. 4) The boy did not want to stay at home.
5) Other than those given as options
3. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'pondered' as used in the passage?
1) Ignored 2) Disregarded 3) Contemplated 4) Agreed 5) Figured
4. What did the father give his son to control his temper?
1) He bought expensive gifts for his son. 2) He gave his son a bag of nails and a hammer.
3) He ordered his son to prepare sweets and food well in advance. 4) He started to ignore his son.
5) He encouraged him to grow up and live independently.
5. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word 'dwindle' as used in the passage?
1) Swell 2) Increase 3) Wane 4) Subside 5) Fade
6. Which of the following can be said about the little boy?
1) He was not a good son since her mother left home at an early age.
2) He was brilliant and good-looking. 3) He had quarreled with his father.
4) He was brought up by his father as his mother had died when he was a baby. 5) All of the above
7. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'prevent' as used in the passage?
1) Pull 2) Liberate 3) Backward 4) Avoid 5) Disapprove
8. What task was given to the little boy by his father?
1) Hitting the nails on the backside wall 2) Entertaining other on his journey of life
3) To look after his home 4) All of the above 5) Other than those given as options
9. Which of the following is false in the context of the passage?
1) The father was sad because he was unable to control his anger.
2) The boy was pleased with new task.
3) Finally, the boy could lose his temper. 4) The boy did not let his friends play with others.
5) Only 1), 2) and 4)
10. Why was the father worried?
1) His son was self-centered. 2) He usually said or did hurtful thing to anyone while angry.
3) He had only son. 4) His son was very mischievous. 5) His son had no friends.
Answers:
1. 2 , 2. 5 , 3. 3 , 4. 2 , 5. 2, 6. 2 , 7. 4 , 8. 1 , 9. 5 , 10. 2
Directions (Q. 1-0): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. There are certain words in the passage printed in bold letters to lead you to find them out easily in order to help you in answering some of the questions.
I worked as health secretary for about five years from the middle of 1962 to the middle of 1967. Thereafter I worked as finance secretary until the end of 1969. Indiscipline was rampant in the health department. Intense lobbying to secure plum postings was the order of the day. Ministers, legislators, senior officers and other influential people openly pleaded the cause of their proteges. The Health Minister was an honest, well-meaning politician. He approved my proposals to bring about some system and objectivity in postings and transfers and put an end to lobbying. But those efforts met with only limited success.
Doctors succeeded in getting desired postings by resorting to bribery. On the eve of the elections, the then minister sent down over 100 transfer orders from his camp office. They were in conflict with the guidelines and quite a few were confusing in as much as two doctors were posted to the same place, or one person was posted to more than one post. I did not carry out the orders. I submitted a note to Chief Minister through the Chief Secretary pointing out why the orders should not be implemented.The Chief Secretary supported me. The Chief Minister decided that the minister’s orders should not be implemented. All the doctors who had paid money were disappointed. In several other departments also corruption became widespread. In the works departments corruption had existed since a long time in the matter of awarding contracts. Now bribes were freely offered to secure transfer to particular posts, and even for getting promotions.As Finance Secretary I found that the finances of the state were in a precarious condition. Financial discipline had evaporated. Long before the advent of the wireless and the telephone, the British had included in the Treasury Code a rule (Rule 27) empowering collectors to draw money from the treasury to meet emergencies like floods, earthquakes, devastating fires, etc. To my dismay I found that collectors were freely drawing money for all manner of trivial purposes under Rule 27 of the Treasury Code. In one case a collector had drawn money under the rule to buy a staff car for the SDO of another district. All checks and balances had disappeared. There was no accountability and any one could do what he pleased. Resorting to a number of harsh measures I could restore a measure of financial discipline. But the administration continued to be in disarray.
1. How many years did the author work as health secretary?
1) He worked as health secretary until the end of 1969.
2) He worked as health secretary before he took over as finance secretary.
3) He worked as health secretary till the health minister was found to be a man of integrity.
4) He worked as health secretary for about five years. 5) He did not work as health secretary at all.
2. According to the author what was the order of the day ?
1) Strict discipline 2) Cut throat competition 3) Racial discrimination 4) Intense lobbying
5) None of these
3. How did the doctors succeed in getting desired postings?
1) Through dedicated service 2) By working in the health minister’s constituency
3) By joining hands with the underworld criminals 4) By resorting to sycophancy
5) By resorting to bribery
4. When the health minister sent down 100 transfer orders from his camp office, how did the author react?
(A) He immediately obeyed the minister. (B) He did not carry out the orders .
(C) He submitted a note to Chief Minister through the Chief Secretary.
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (A) & (B) 4) Only (B) & (C) 5) Only (A) & (C)
5. What happened when the Chief Minister decided that the minister’s orders should not be implemented?
1) The author was very happy. 2) The author arranged a tea party to celebrate his victory.
3) The doctors resigned and left the hospitals. 4) The health minister submitted his resignation.
5) All the doctors who had paid money were disappointed.
Directions (Q. 6-10): Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage.
6. Intense
1) Active 2) Vigorous 3) Feeble 4) Inferior 5) Devise
7. Success
1) Defeat 2) Succeed 3) Abrupt 4) Failure 5) Difficult
8. Conflict
1) Conformity 2) Disagreement 3) Attest 4) Combat 5) Manifest
Directions (Q. 9-10): Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.
9. Supported
1) Advocated 2) Betrayed 3) Helped 4) Abandoned 5) Proposed
10. Promotion
1) Premonition 2) Facilitate 3) Elevation 4) Obstruction 5) Encourage
Ans,/ 1. 4, 2. 4, 3. 5, 4. 4, 5. 5, 6. 3, 7. 4, 8. 1, 9. 3, 10. 3
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Imagine yourself in an Indian city where every home is connected to internet, gas, water and electricity via a smart grid. All citizens are linked to each other and to civic facilities in real time. The city uses renewable energy and its transport systems are controlled via central command centres to reduce traffic and pollution. In this city, there are no offensive smells, no noise, no dust, no heaving crowds. It is a smart city, the ideal city. And it exists: on paper. Its name is Dholera, and it is a key part of what you might call India’s 21st-century utopian urban experiment. Economists argue that the country desperately needs new cities: its urban population is expected to rise from 28% in 2001 to almost 36% in 2026, bringing the total number of people living in its cities and urban regions to 590 million.To accommodate this growth, suggests a McKinsey report, India will need 20 to 30 new cities in the next decade alone. The state’s solution has been to push for 24 new “smart cities” along high-speed regional transport networks. Dholera is one of these. At 903 sq km, it would be twice the size of Mumbai. It is planned in the “influence zone” of a mega-infrastructure project, the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor, which will link India’s political capital Delhi with its economic capital Mumbai, and therefore, so the thinking goes, spur economic growth in the region. The Dholera that actually exists, however, is something else entirely. A casual visitor might see the small sign along the highway pointing in the direction of Dholera. But they might also, if they take the turn-off, be disappointed: for several months of the year, they will find a vast, low-lying area, mostly submerged under seawater. The rest of the year, they will see the classic cracked-earth look of salt flats. Dotting this landscape are farm buildings, village huts and small reservoirs storing rainwater that is used to irrigate fields of cumin, millet, wheat and cotton. They will see a vast landscape with about 40,000 people living in an ecological region that loses 1cm of its coastline to the sea every day. They might then understand that Dholera is not yet a “place”: it is still a terrain of possibilities.P M Modi has declared Dholera and other proposed smart cities in the region to be “building blocks of a global Gujarat”, envisioned on the lines of Shanghai. And to make sure it happens, he shepherded in a new Special Investment Region (SIR) Act in March 2009. The act gives more power to the state to acquire land for building smart cities like Dholera. Another scenario is that Dholera is significantly downsized due to a lack of investors and stripped of its “smart” credentials, to become just another industrial township along the Delhi-Mumbai corridor. It becomes one of those backdoor cities to India’s urbanisation and economic growth, where polluting industries are located to keep them away from Delhi and Mumbai. It remains, in other words, a far cry from the smart city presented in the glossy marketing images.
1. Which of the following is the cause of planned discontinuation of smart city Project? Reply on the basis of the given passage.
1) SEZ rules of Government of India.
2) Because the government of India had gone bust due to the global recession.
3) The master plan is not successful.
4) Due to paucity of investors and accreditation.
5) All of the above
2. Which of the following is definitely true with respect to smart city? Reply in the context of given passage.
1) Government of India has envisioned the concept of building 100 new smart cities in the country.
2) Government looks forward to the smart cities that will have better facilities, better connectivity and better environment.
3) India will be the 'first smart nation' of the world. 4) All of the above 5) None of these
3. According to the author, smart city project is imagined on the model of-
1) Singapore 2) Shanghai 3) Japan 4) Russia 5) None of these.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is/are true about the features of smart cities in India?
1) A smart city is an urban region that is highly advanced terms of overall infrastructure, sustainable real estate, communication and market viability.
2) It is a city where information technology is the principal infrastructure and the basis for providing essential services to residents.
3) There are many technological platform involved including automated sensor networks and data centres.
4) All of the above 5) None of these
5. What does the author mean by the term 'Influence Zone'.
1) The maximum extension of the area of influenced.
2) It will depend on the particular area.
3) The area which is covered by greenery.
4) An ellipse inscribed in the cross section 5) None of these
Direction : Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage-
6. Spur
1) Check 2) Prevent 3) Prompt 4) Motion 5) Trigger
7. Envisioned
1) Complimented 2) Conceived 3) Slurred 4) Taunted 5) Quipped
8. Desperately
1) Tranquil 2) Careful 3) Hopeful 4) Frantic 5) Sane
Direction: Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage-
9. Utopian
1) Abstract 2) Real 3) Grandiose 4) Illusory 5) Unfeasible
10. Backdoor
1) Common 2) Classified 3) Inside 4) Inside 5)Mysterious
Answers: 1. 4, 2. 2, 3. 2, 4. 4, 5. 1, 6. 5, 7. 2, 8. 4, 9. 2, 10. 1
Directions (Q. 1-10):Read the following passage very carefully and answer the questions given below appropriately.There are certain words and phrases in the passage printed in bold letters to help you find them out easily in order to answer some of the question.
The dismissal is easy. But what it overlooks is that beneath the ostensible bourgeois dilettantism and the age of abracadabra seethes a desire sometimes fuzzy and inarticulate, but a desire nonetheless. A desire to make peace with what Camus so evocatively termed “the unreasonable silence of the world”. The desire is as old as silence, but it reinvents itself across culture and chronology, And one of the remarkable features of the new Indian voyage of self-discovery is that the quantum of self-professed ‘voyagers’ is one the increase, even if the taste of the day runs to luxury liners rather than catamarans. Additionally, the arks of today are no longer peopled by geriatric Noahs.No longer does one have to defer one’s existential dilemmas to the vanaprasthashrama. It is nautically permissible today for spiritual sailors to be grihast has in their 20s and 30s. Intriguing, given Jung’s belief that the spiritual bug usually attacks in the 40s.
1.What does the author imply by “bourgeois dilettantism” and it being ostensible?
(a) The ostentatious property owned by the middle-class
(b) Claiming to understand the bourgeoisie
(c) Showing apparent interest
(d) Showing concern for material possessions rather than spiritual growth
(e) None of these
2.What makes the dismissal easy?
(a) The desire to make peace (b) The doctrine of Camus (c) Not yet being in the 40s
(d) Love for materialism (e) None of these
3.‘The arks … Noahs’ means that
(a) Experience, today, does not pilot the boats. (b) We want a leader like Noah.
(c) Boats capsize for want of direction. (d) The Noahs are a forgotten race. (e) None of these
4.What is true about the new Indian voyage to self-discovery?
(i) The voyage is luxury personified. (ii) It has reiterated Jung’s theory.
(iii) It makes the belief of Camus seem innocuous
(a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii) (c) Only (iii) (d) Only (ii) & (iii) (e) None of these
5.Why is the desire omnipresent?
(a) It has survived all the hurdles. (b) The culture of India is deep-rooted.
(c) It has not yet lost its sense of direction. (d) Both (a) & (b) (e) None of these
6.What is the passage all about?
(a) Philosophers of spiritualism (b) Sceptical view of spiritualism (c) Path of salvation
(d) A voyage to seek salvation (e) None of these
Directions (Q. 7-8): Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word as used in the passage.
7.Abracadabra
(a) Trick (b) Jargon (c) Meaningless formula (c) Magic (e) Remarkable
8.Catamarans
(a) Full sails (b) Raft (c) Boats (c) Schooners (e) Flagship
Directions (Q. 9-10): Select the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning of the word as used in the passage.
9.Evocatively
(a) Eloquently (b) Forgetfully (c) Ambiguous (c) Blatantly (e) None of these
10.Beneath
(a) Up (b) Over (c) Above (c) On (e) Out
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