Agro based activities constitute more than 25 per cent of GDP in India.
SBI 2004 PO
Below is given a passages followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth of falsity.
The performance of Indian agriculture is largely dependent on amount of rainfall across the country. A substantive part of the cultivable land is dependent on irrigation which is directly related to monsoon. However, agriculture and allied activities account for less than even one-fourth of the total GDP. The component of the manufacturing sector that depends on agriculture for the supply of intermediates is not very high, which suggests that the structure of industrialisation has changed over the years. Several components of the tertiary sector that are crucial for the growth of the rest of the economy have grown sizeably, thanks to IT and BPO. So it is less likely that aggregate economic growth will be adversely affected if rainfall is scanty. Yet a somewhat different picture emerges if we look deeper into the matter. Still, a very significant chunk of the population and work forces depends on agriculture for its livelihood. A decline in agriculture reduces per capita food availability, which in turn, pulls down the standard of living.
The industrialisation process had undergone significant changes over the past few decades.
Non-industrial and non-agricultural sector activities have considerably grown over the past few years.
Weak monsoon have adverse effect on GDP even though non-agricultural sector activities may continue to be the same.
Manufacturing sector no longer depends on agricultural sector.
In the following question, the symbols @, %, $, # and $$\star$$ are used with the following meaning as illustrated below:
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’
‘P $$\star$$ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’
‘P % Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’
Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true ?
Statements: M $$\star$$ T, T $ K, K # D
Conclusions: I. D % M II. M $$\star$$ K
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Statements: R @ J, M # J, D $$\star$$ M
Conclusion: I. D $$\star$$ J II. R # M
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Statements: F $ M, N @ M, N % W
Conclusions: I. F # N II. N % F
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Statements: B # J, J @ D, F $ D
Conclusions: I. B # F II. F $$\star$$ B
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Statements: Z % T, T $$\star$$ N, H $ N
Conclusion: I. H $$\star$$ Z II. T $$\star$$ H
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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and Z are seven employees of call centre. They work in three shifts-I, II and III, There is at least one and not more than three among them in any of these shifts. Each of them get one day off in every week from Monday to Sunday. Q works with only T in shift II and his weekly off is immediate to the next day of the off day of P, S has weekly off on Sunday and he is not in the same shift with either R or Q. P is in shift I with R whose off day is immediate after Q and immediately before T. V’s off day is immediately after T but not on Saturday. The employees having off day on Friday works in shift III and that on a Saturday does not work with TZ does not work either in shift II or in shift III.
In which shift do three of them work ?
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On which day of the week does Q have off day ?
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Which of the following combinations of employee-off-day-shift day is not correct ?
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Who among them has off day immediately on the next of V’s off day ?
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In which shift does V work ?
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In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: All trains are rivers. Some rivers are houses.
All houses are lakes.
Conclusions:
I. Some lakes are trains
II. Some houses are trains
III. No train is lake
IV. Some houses are rivers
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Statements: Some tigers are goats. No goat is rat.
All dogs are rats.
Conclusions:
I. No tiger is rat
II. No dog is goat
III. Some dogs are tigers
IV. Some rats are tigers
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Statements: Some trees are flowers. Some roads are flowers.
All roads are vehicles.
Conclusions:
I. Some vehicles are trees
II. Some vehicles are flowers
III. Some roads are trees
IV. All vehicles are roads
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Statements: All jungles are buses. All books are buses.
All fruits are books
Conclusions:
I. Some fruits are jungles
II. Some buses are books
III. Some buses are jungles
IV. All fruits are buses
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Statements: Some pens are rooms. Some rooms are cats.
Some cats are windows.
Conclusions:
I. Some windows are rooms
II. Some cats are pens
III. Some pens are windows
IV. Some pens are cats
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Below in each questions are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independent causes. One of these statements may be the effect of other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
I. The committee appointed by the Government on the fee structure of the professional courses has drastically reduced the fees of various courses in comparison to those charged in the last year.
II. The parents of aspiring students seeking admission to professional courses had launched a severe agitation protesting against the high fees charged by the professional institutes and the admission process was delayed considerably
I. The farmers have decided against selling their Kharif crops to the Government agencies.
II. The Government had reduced the procurement price of Kharif crops starting from last month to the next six months.
I. The Reserve Bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country.
II. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competition of the bigger in the public sector.
I. The performance of India sportspersons in the recently held Olympics could not reach the level of expectation the country had on them.
II. The performance of Indian sportsperson in the last Asian games was far better then any previous games.
I. A Large number of people living in the low-lying areas have been evacuated during the last few days to safer places.
II. The Government has rushed in relief supplies to the people living in the affected areas.
Study the following alphabet-symbol-digit sequence and answer the questions given below it:
G N = 8 L @ C R $$\beta$$ $$\uparrow$$ 2 5 H # 7 E J $ 4 + V Y 3 6 ? F 9 $$\star$$ M
How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is either immediately followed by a letter or immediately preceded by a number ?
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C@RL is to 36Y? in the same way as H2$$\uparrow$$C is to---
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Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which is one that ‘’does not’’ belong to that group ?
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How many such letters are there in the above arrangement each of which is either immediately preceded by a number immediately followed by a symbol ?
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How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is either immediately preceded by a letter immediately or followed by a symbol ?
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In each of the following questions two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules:
(a) If an odd number is followed by a two digit even number then they are to be added.
(b) If an odd number is followed by a two digit odd number then the second number is to be subtracted from the first number.
(c) If an even number is followed by a number which is a perfect square of a number then the second number is to be divided by the first number.
(d) If an even number is followed by a two digit even number then he first number is to be multiplied by the second number.
15 11 20 400
8 12 10
If the resultant of the second set of a numbers is divided by the resultant of the first set of numbers what will be the outcome ?
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40 30 3600
15 24 17
What is the sum of the two resultant numbers of the set of numbers given above ?
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8 16 16 14
13 11 12 144
What is the difference between resultant of the first set of numbers and the second set of numbers?
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13 11 4
17 13 12
If the resultant of the first set of numbers is multiplied by te resultant of the second set of numbers, what will be the outcome ?
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19 15 12
15 12 23 16
If the resultant of the second set of numbers is subtracted from the resultant of the first set of numbers what will be the outcome ?
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Following are alternatives eligibility criteria for short-listing candidates for interview for entry level job in a bank:
(i) The candidate should have passed SSC with at least 80% marks.
(ii) The candidate should have passed HSC with at least 75% marks.
(iii) The candidate should be a Arts/Science/Commerce graduate with atleast 60% marks.
(iv) The candidate should be a post graduate in any discipline with at least 60% of marks.
Any candidate can be eligible under any one or more of the above criteria depending upon their academic pursuits.
In each of the following questions, details of one candidate is given. You have to find out under which of the above condition(s) the candidate is eligible and mark your answer accordingly based on the alternatives provided after each question. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each of the above questions.
Sunil Arora has secured 75% marks in SSC. He completed his B.Com. with 65% marks after completing his Higher Secondary in Commerce. He has now enrolled in the Master’s degree of Commerce.
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Usha Natarajan has completed M.A. with 50% marks after passing B.A. exam with 60% marks. She had secured 75% marks in SSC and 80% marks in HSC.
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Mohan Srivastava is a Mechanical Engineer. He has secured 60% marks in his final degree exam. He has secured 65% marks in HSC. He has secured 55% marks in his post graduation in mechanical engineering.
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Subhash Saxena has secured 85% marks in graduation in Science. Ha has also secured 65% and 75% marks in HSC and Post graduation respectively. He is presently pursuing his second post graduation degree.
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Aruna Basak is post graduate in Physics. She has secured 80% marks in SSC. She has also secured 70% marks both in HSC and graduation.
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Four of the following five pairs are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group ?
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Four of the following five pairs of alphas and numerals have same relationship between their elements as in the case of the pair MATURELY: 72415863 and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group ?
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Give an input, a machine generates pass codes for the six batches each day as follows:
Pass Codes:
Batch I: from sea the out taken were icons these
Batch II: from icons these were taken out the sea
Batch III: from icons out sea the taken were these
Batch IV: from icons out sea these were taken them and so on.
First batch starts at 10.00 a.m. and each batch is for one hour. There is a rest period of one hour after the end of the fourth batch.
The pass code for the first batch on a day was ‘he so used to sell the surplus items’.
What was the input on the day ?
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If the pass code for the batch at 1.00 p.m. on a day was ‘back go here people who settle want to’. What was the pass code for the batch at 3.00 p.m. on that day ?
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What will be the pass code for the batch at 3.00 p.m. if input is ‘four of the following five form a group’?
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In a row of 40 boys Sameer was shifted 10 places to the right of Raman and Kailash was shifted 10 places to the left of Vikas. If Vikas was 26th from the left end and there were three boys between Kailash and Sameer after Shifting, what was the position of Raman in the row ?
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Arrange the vowels and consonants of the word ACCOMPLISHMENT in a alpha order separately, the vowel first and then the consonants. If the first, the second and the third vowel so arranged, correspond to the first three, the next and the next three consonants so arranged respectively. E corresponds to which consonants ?
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P, Q, R, S, T, U, V & W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre.
(i) P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R & V.
(ii) S is not the neighbour of P.
(iii) V is the neighbour of U
(iv) Q is not between S & W and W is not between U & S.
What is the position of S ?
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Which two of the following are not neighbours ?
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Which of the following is correct ?
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In a certain code ‘RAIL’ is written as ‘KCTN and ‘SPEAK’ is written as ‘CGRUM’. How will ‘AVOID’ be written in that code ?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘APPREHENSION’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as there are between them in the English alphabet ?
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Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
CAUTION: Do Not mark your answer unless you consider both the statements carefully.
How is M related to N ?
I. P, who has only two kids, M & N, is the mother-in-law of Q, who is sister-in-law of N.
II. R, the sister-in-law of M, is the daughter-in-law of S, who has only two kids, M & N.
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How many students from the class secured First Class ?
I. The number of students securing First Class was equal to the number of students failed and was one-third of the number of students passed in the class of 120 students.
II. $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of the girls, i.e., 10 and $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of the boys secured 1st class in the class of 120 students.
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What is the code for ‘mangoes’ in a code language ?
I. In that code language ‘Te Le Pa Na’ means ‘You eat many mangoes’ and ‘Le Na Da’ means ‘You sell mangoes.
II. In the code language ‘Ge Na Se La Le’ means ‘They eat bananas and mangoes’ and ‘Ne De Le La’ means ‘Who others eat bananas’
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In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ argument and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.
Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong argument’ and which of them is ‘weak argument’.
Should the income generated out of agricultural activities be taxed ?
Arguments:
I. No, farmers are otherwise suffering from natural calamities and low yield coupled with low procurement price and their income should not be taxed.
II. Yes, majority of the population is dependent on agriculture and hence their income should be taxed to augment the Government resources.
Should all the indirect taxes in India be combined into a single tax on all commodities?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will considerably simplify the tax collection mechanism and the cost of collecting tax will also reduce.
II. Yes, the manufacturers and traders will be benefited by this which in turn will boost tax collection.
III. No, no other country has adopted such system.
Should all the students graduating in any discipline desirous of pursuing post graduation of the subjects of their choice be allowed to enroll in the post graduate courses ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the students are best judge of their capabilities and there should not be restricted for joining post graduation courses.
II. No, the students need to study relevant subjects in graduate courses to enroll in post graduate courses and the students must fulfill such conditions.
III. No, there are not enough institutes offering post graduates courses which can accommodation date all the graduates desirous of seeking post graduate education of their own choice.
Should there be complete ban on India professionals seeking jobs elsewhere after getting their education in India ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this is the only way to sustain present rate of technological development India.
II. No, the Indian settled abroad send huge amount of foreign exchange and this constitute a significant part of foreign exchange reserve.
III. No, the practical knowledge gained by Indians by working in other countries help India develops its economy.
Should there be only few banks in place of numerous smaller banks in India ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will help secure the investor’s money as these big banks will be able to withstand intermittent market related shocks
II. No, large number of people will lose their jobs as after the merger many employees will be redundant.
III. Yes, this will help consolidate the entire banking industry and will lead to healthy competition.
In a certain instructions system the different computation process are written as follows:
(a) x $ y % means z is multiplied by the sum of x and y
(b) x # y * z means that when y is subtracted from x and the resultant is divided by z
(c) x @ y © z means x is added to the resultant when y is divided by z
(d) x • y $$\lambda$$ z means x is subtracted from the product of Y and z.
In each of the questions below, a set of instruction sequence is given. You are required to find out to outcome which should come in the place of the question mark (?) in each of the given sets of sequence.
(i) 20 # 10 * 2 = m
(ii) m • 6 $$\lambda$$ 4 = ?
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(i) 60 $ 20 % 4 = n
(ii) 8 @ n © 10 = ?
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(i) 15 • 12 $$\lambda$$ 5 = p
(ii) 4 $ 12 % p = ?
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(i) 16 @ 12 © 8 = ?
(ii) z # 20 • 8 = ?
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(i) 80 • 15 $$\lambda$$ 8 = ?
(ii) t $ 5 % 8 = ?
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In each of the following questions series begins with unnumbered figure on the extreme left. One and only one of the five unnumbered figures in the series does not fit into the series. The two unnumbered figures on each on the extreme left and the extreme right fit into the series.You have to take as many aspects in to account as possible of the figures in the series and find out the one and only of the five numbered figures which does not fit in to the series. The number of that figure is answer.
In each of the following questions in four out of the five figures, element 1 is related to element 2 in the same particular way. Find out the figure in which the element 1 is not so related to element 2.
In each of the following questions is followed by information given in three statements. You have to study the questions along with the statements and decide the information given in which of the statement(s) is necessary and sufficient to answer the question.
What is the average weight of the girls in the class ?
I. Average weight of all the 60 students is 42 kg.
II. Average weight of boy is 43 kg.
III. Total weight of all girls together is 1144 kg.
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What is the selling price of the T.V. set if no discount is offered ?
I. Profit earned was 20%
II. Had 10% discount been offered on selling price the profit would have been Rs.1, 200.
III. Cost price is Rs. 15,000.
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What is the speed of the train ?
I. Length of the platform is 150% of the Length of the train
II. The train crosses the platform in 25 seconds
III. The train crosses the signal pole in 19 seconds.
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How many children are there in the class ?
I. 20% children speak Hindi in the class ?
II. 44 children can speak languages other than Hindi.
III. There are 30 boys in the class.
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What is the volume of the cylindrical tank ?
I. Area of the base is X square metres
II. Height of the tank is Y metres
III. Diameter of the base is equal to height of the tank
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In each of these questions two equations numbered I & II are given. You have to solve both the equations and give answer.
I. $$a^{2}+5a+6=0$$
II. $$b^{2}+3b+2=0$$
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I. $$2a^{2}+3a+1=0$$
II. $$12b^{2}+7b+1=0$$
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I. $$a^{2}=4$$
II. $$b^{2}=9$$
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I. $$6a^{2}-25a+25=0$$
II. $$15b^{2}-16b+4=0$$
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I. $$4a^{2}-20a+21=0$$
II. $$2b^{2}-5b+3=0$$
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What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equations ?
125% of 4875 + 88.005 $$\times$$ 14.995 =?
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$$127.001 \times 7.998 + 6.05 \times 4.001$$ = ?
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$$1010\div36+187\times20.05$$=?
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What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following equation ?
$$16^{7.5}\div8^{3.5}\div2^{7.5}$$=?
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Present ages of Seema and Naresh are in the respective ratio of 5:7. Five years hence the ratio of their ages become 3: 4 respectively. What is Naresh’s present age in years ?
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In a two digit number the digit in the unit’s place is twice the digit in the ten’s place and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is more than the original number by 27. What is 50% of the original number ?
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A committee of 3 members is to be formed out of 3 men and 4 women. In how many different ways can it be done so that at least one member is a woman?
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4 boys and three girls are to be seated in a row in such a way that no two boys sit adjacent to each other. In how many different ways can it be done?
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Mr. ‘X’ invested certain amounts in two different schemes ‘A’ & ‘B’. Scheme ‘A’ offers simple interest at 12 p.c.p.a and Scheme ‘B’ offers compound interest at 10 p.c.p.a Interest accrued on the amount invested is Scheme A in 2 years was Rs. 3, 600 and the total amount invested was Rs. 35,000. What was the interest accrued on the amount invested in Scheme ‘B’ ?
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The salary of an employee increases constantly by 50% every year. If his salary today is Rs. 10,000, what will be the salary after another 4 years ?
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Study the following table carefully to answer these question:
What is the average percentage of marks obtained by all students in subject T ?
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Marks obtained by ‘A’ in subject P, Q, & R together are approximately what percent of marks obtained by F in subjects S, T & U together ?
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What is the overall percentage of marks obtained by ‘B’ in all subjects together (rounded off to two digits after decimal)?
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What are the marks obtained by D in all the subjects together?
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What are the average marks obtained by out of 80 by all the six students together in subject ‘Q’?
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Study the following table carefully to answer these question:
If the cost of product per thousand tons in 1998 was Rs. 1.8lakhs, what was the cost of average sales for the given States in that year ?
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Total Sales in year 2000 were what per cent of the total sales in year 2003 ? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
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What was the percentage increase in total sales in 2003 from 1998 ? (rounded off to nearest integer)
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Approximately what was the ratio between average sales of States B & C respectively ?
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For which of the following years the percentage increase/decrease in sales from the previous years was highest for State ‘F’?
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In each of the following questions a number series is given. After the series a number is given followed by (a), (b), (c) , (d) and (e). You have to complete the series starting with the given number, following the sequence of original series and answer the question that follows the series.
What will come in the place of (b)?
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What will come in the place of (c)?
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What will come in the place of (d)?
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What will come in the place of (d)?
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What will come in the place of (c)?
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Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions:
Details about the distribution of employees and expenditure of an organisation (distributed proportionately across the departments)
Annual expenditure on different items.
Total expenditure = Rs.12 crores
Departmentwise distribution of employees
Total number of employees = 1200
What was the total expenditure on Accounts Department ?
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What wa per employee expenditure on Medical ?
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What was the total expenditure on salary of employees in Marketing Department ?
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What was the amount spent on Electricity ?
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What was the expenditure on telephone for employees in Computer Department ?
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These questions are based on the following information:
Children in a class play only one or two or all the three games badminton, football and cricket. 5 children play only cricket, 8 children play only football and 7 children play only badminton. 3 children play only two games badminton and football, 4 children play only two games. Cricket and football and another 4 children play only two games badminton and cricket. 2 children play all the three games.
In all how many children play football ?
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How many children play badminton as well as cricket ?
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Total how many children are there in the class ?
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In all how many children play badminton ?
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How many children play football as well as cricket ?
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Study the following graph carefully to answer these questions:
What will be the total cost of items produced by Company C?
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What is the average cost per hundred items for all the given companies ?
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What is the total cost of the items produced by companies A & B together?
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What was the total number of items produced by all the companies together ?
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If the number of items produced by Company ‘D’ increases by 30%. What will be the total cost of items produced?
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The Government on December 20, 2004, introduced the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2004, are based on the recommendations of the Law Commission in its ________on proposed Reform under the Hindu law.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Committee on Corporate Governance was headed by---
Rajendra Shah the recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award recently writes in---
In the past several months it is observed that some Indian companies are planning to enter into the business which were not their core areas up till now. Which is the new area in which oil marketing companies BPCL and IOC have shown their interest ? (As per newspaper reports)
Some small cooperative and private banks in India had to face a frenzy of their depositors recently as lot of them wanted to withdraw their money at the same time. In the event of winding up of a bank how the interest of the depositors are protected in the eyes of the law ? [Pick up the correct statement(s)]
A: Depositors’ money gets precedence over banks’ capital and depositors will lose only if the banks’ losses are more than its capital
B: Depositors will get up toRs. 10,000 only irrespective of the size of their deposit in the bank
C: The small deposits are given full assurance as all such deposits (upto Rs. 1 lakh) are fully insured by the DICGC
Late Frances Crick who died recently was a famous---
Which of the following is the reason owing to which many Indian businessmen are forced to close their business in Nepal ?
A: Nepal does not have a well defined business policy/trade agreement with India
B: Maoists are targeting business owned by Indians
C: Nepal which is on the way to financial reforms wants all business over and above Rs. 50 crores to be owned jointly by at least two Nepalese as partners. Finding a suitable partner is difficult
Which of the following is the reason owing to which a large number of experts from the field of economics, social service, cinema, management, public administration, industry and also hailing from World Bank, ADB, FICCI, CII, CRISIL, etc. were called by the Planning Commission of India for a discussion and meeting ?
A. The Government of India is of the opinion that the Planning Commission should not be a small group of 10-12 members, Instead it should be a body of at least 350 experts representing all States and all major fields. These people were called to express their views on the proposal.
B. The people were called as a part of various consultative groups set up by the Planning Commission so that a through mid-term appraisal of the 10th Five Year Plan can be conducted.
C. The Planning Commission wishes to take the help of experts from various fields so that it can reorient the 10th Plan on the lines of UPA Government’s Common Minimum Programme
In an international conference held in Shanghai in May 2004, the poverty alleviation model of the following countries was highly appreciated over western model by most of the delegates including the President of the World Bank?
As per the findings of the survey, conducted by the FICCI the climate for foreign direct investment in India is quite positive and five major sectors were identified as most lucrative for strong FDI inflows. Which of the following is NOT one of those five ?
The passport of all Gulf bound Indian passengers are not valid for which of the following countries ?
The World Bank has suggested that India should take certain measures to improve its economy. Which of the following is NOT included in the same ?
The Union Government recently made certain announcements to provide relief to the sugar industry which is passing through a difficult phase. Which of the following is TRUE in this regard ?
A: The statutory minimum price of sugarcane is fixed on a higher level of base recovery
B: The statutory minimum price will be determined on the basis of ‘average’ sugar recovery and not on the basis of ‘peak’ recovery
C: The rate of interest on loans from the Sugar Development Fund is reduced to a substantial level.
The Central Government, recently slashed the excise and customs duties on petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) owing to which the Government has taken the decision ?
A. India is not self-sufficient in the field of petroleum products. Hence more and more imports is needed to meet the rising demand of such products. The decision taken by the Government will help the importers.
B. This is an attempt on the part of the Central Government to insulate domestic consumers from soaring prices of the petroleum products in the international market.
C. As per the agreement with the WTO, India has purchase 30 percent petroleum products from the international market and also to sell same amount of its domestic production on subsidised rate to 15 poor countries whose local petroleum production is also nil or less than 1 per cent of their total demand. A reduction in duties will help India to keep a balance in Purchase and selling of the same.
The Planning Commission has set up a National Mission on Bamboo Technology and Trade Development as it is considered important in poverty alleviation and employment generation. Which of the following parts of India can not take much benefit from the programme as it is not rich in bamboo plantation ?
The Economic Survey 2003-04 presented in the Parliament has identified five major problem areas the Indian economy has to tackle. Which of the following is not one of them ?
Which of the following is not a part of the debt relief package for the farmers announced by the France Minister in June 2004 ?
A: The farm credit will be raised by 30 per cent in fiscal year 2004-05
B: Banks are allowed to lend farmers to repay their loans taken from non-institutional sources
C: Farmers are allowed to use their Kisan Credit Cards even for personal and non-agricultural purposes upto a certain limit.
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Labour reforms are one important aspect needed to restructure and boost up economy of a country. France and Germany are two major European countries who are trying to change the present practise of having 35 hours’ working week. Which of the following reasons has/have forced them to change the same ?
A: It is holding back economic growth and the competitiveness of business firms
B. It is coming in the way of creating more jobs
C. Foreign investment has become slow
D. 35 hour week is proving unsustainable to some big/giant size companies.
Which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the N.K. Singh Committee on venture capital funds for the entertainment industry ?
A: Set up a Rs. 200 crore corpus as ‘seed-money’ to finance the sector in India
B: The venture capital should be managed professionally through an asset management company
C: A separate film finance corporation should be set up as banks should not be allowed to enter into the area of financing films/serials etc.
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The RBI is planning to carry out a quick fund infusion exercise in the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (DICGC). Which of the following is the reason owing to which RBI is considering for such a quick move ?
A. DICGC has to make payments to the customers of several cooperative banks failed in recent past
B. It is one of he conditions the World Bank and IMF have put before release of any fresh credit to India.
C. Since Finance Ministry is of the opinion that only big banks having sound health should survive, DICGC is also required to be strengthened accordingly.
Many a times we come across the term ‘’Money Laundering’’ in the financial and corporate transactions. What does it really mean ?(Pick up the correct statement)
The ruling UPA government released its Common Minimum Programme (CMP) in May 2004. Which of the following are the commitments made by the government in the same ?
A. Eliminate the Centre’s revenue deficit by 2009.
B. Rural Credit will be doubled in three years time
C. Adequate protection to farmers from imports particularly when international prices fall sharphy.
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Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘’Through the Corridors of Power’’ released recently ?
In case of cooperative banks working in India, the role of the RBI is of a joint supervisor and regulator. Who amongst the following is another regulator of such banks ?
In which of the following countries a severe flood killed around 450 people and covered almost two-third of the country (in July 2004). The UNO had to issue a warning of a humanitarian crisis there.
The Union Budget 2004-05 has proposed a 2 per cent education cese on all central taxes. How would the collected amount be used ?
A. On improving quality of technical education being imparted by ITI’s.
B. Paying salary and perks to the teachers who have not received their salaries since so many years.
C. On the primary education of poor children and their midday meals.
Some specific measures are taken by the Reserve Bank of India to encourage mass use of information technology in the banking industry. Some such measures were proposed in the credit and monetary policy 2004-05 announced in May 2004. Which of the following statement(s) represent(s) the same ?
A. Bank rate is kept stable at 6 per cent
B. Single window services for all transactions in cash departments of RBI was introduced.
C. Service charges on banks for electronic fund transfer and electronic clearing services are waived.
The Union Finance Minister in one of his speeches had given an indication that the interest rates may go up. Which of the following are considered the major contributory factors in the rise of interest rates ?
A. High fiscal deficit
B. Improved credit demand from commercial sector
C. High inflation
Who amongst the following is the Prime Minister of Pakistan at present ?
Which of the following countries won maximum number of medals in Athens Olympics 2004 ?
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The UPA-led Union Government is very keen to provide a boost to the Agriculture sector. What at present is the contribution of this sector in the total GDP?
India corporates and partnership firms are now allowed to invest overseas upto 100 per cent of their network. How this decision of the policy makers will help Indian corporates and partnership firms?[pick up the correct statement(s)]
A. It will help them in making their presence felt in global market.
B. It will attract foreign companies to invest more in India as Indian are allowed to invest only in those companies who are already functioning in India and not in new ones.
C. It is an act of balancing the foreign exchange reserves of India which are swelling very fast.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the Union Budget 2004-05 passed recently?
A. Tax rebate for those earning upto Rs. 1,11,200/- so that their take home income comes to Rs 1 lakh after the tax .
B. Tax on airlines leasing aircraft from abroad valid on deals signed after April 1,2005.
C. Chartered Accountants and tax professionals are held responsible for sny falsification of account books irrespective, of its impact on tax evasion.
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Malnutrition makes the people less intelligent and less productive, Several programmes, schemes are launched to beat the hunger and/or malnutrition worldwide. Which of the following programmes can not be considered as one such programme?
A. To encourage exclusive breast feeding
B. Mid-day meals in schools
C. Food for work programme
D. Providing extra dose of polio drops
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), which was in news recently ?
A: Some long standing members reduced their tariffs on one another’s goods
B: AFTA has integrated four new members Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
C: Scope is now widened as new investment opportunities are also being explored
D: AFTA is signing a collective free trade agreement with India, China and Japan
The green revolution of the 1950s and 70s filled millions of Asian bellies, but has been much less, successful in Africa. ‘’Which of the following may be called the probable reason(s) for the failure of such a wonderful programme in Africa ?
A. High-yielding varieties of rice and wheat were not planted there widely.
B. Africa is a water stressed area, where as green revolution was for the countries full of water.
C. People who were engaged in agricultural activities were not owners of the land they were tilling.
D. African economy is not based on agriculture.
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Which of the following statements correctly describe the term ‘convertible debentures’ as used in corporate and financial world ?
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the ‘Edusat’ the satellite which was recently in news ?
A. This will be used to conduct interactive teaching sessions and will improve the quality of education particularly in those areas in India where there is a paucity of good teachers.
B. The satellite is developed by NASA as a part of ‘’Education of All programme’ of the UNESCO.
C. The satellite will cover around $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of African and $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of Asian continents and will benefit millions of school and college going students in these regions.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are ‘’true’’ about the situation of Sudan which was in news these days.
A. Sudan is passing through a stage of political and social turmoil as incidences of ethnic violence are going on there.
B. A group of people with the government backing is said to commit atrocities against black Africans in the province of Darfur.
Recently, there was a demand that the Armed Forces Special Power Act should be withdrawn. The demand was made by the people of which of the following States ?
Read the following passage carefully and answer these question. Certain words/phrase have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the question.
Over the last three centuries, the world economy has evolved from a predominantly agriculture-based system to a digital economic system. The earlier economies were mainly agrarian. In this era, capital did play a role, as did technological innovations such as the plough, the steamboat or the train. But land and labour were more critical.
With the industrial revolution, the global economy was primarily driven by the ability to produce goods for the mass market. This led to the industrial economy where capital and labour were the most important drivers. In the service economy, the wealth created by services exceeded the wealth created through manufacturing. Here, the ability of the service provider to establish a sound business gave him access to additional capital. This evolved into a global economy where goods and services were traded across international borders, with little restriction. ln this period, capital started flowing across border on all large scale for the first time.
The last five years have seen the advent of the digital economy where technology is becoming the driving force. With information being the driver of value and wealth creation, information logy is becoming the key to success in a growing number of industries. In the digital economy, the power of innovation and ideas gained the upper hand over direct access to capital.
The Indian economy is in a unique in terms of its economic evaluation. While manufacturing and service industries in India cannot freely access capital, the new breed of IT:- based industries have access to venture capital and private equity. The country's potential in this emerging sector has opened the doors to capital inflows that are still not available to traditional industries.
There are two key trends which will boost the democratization of capital, either directly as funding sources or indirectly.
More effective capital market routes---especially for information - based and software companies.
This is already happening rapidly. A market that was supposed to be stagnating with no public offering from the manufacturing sector in the first quarter of the fiscal year may see as many see as many as 20-25 new software issues this year. Numerous internet and e-commerce companies are tapping funds through the capital market. For the financial intermediaries as well as for the investing public, dot com or 'info' initial offerings are fast becoming attractive to investment alternatives to traditional manufacturing or financial sector offers.
With more effective capital markets, for high potential IT stocks, 'critical mass', which in the industrial economy' was primary in ensuring a company's ability to raise capital, will cases to matter. This underlines the manner in which a burgeoning digital economy has led to a redeployment of capital from a concentrated segment to the smaller knowledge entrepreneur.
A greater number of venture capitalists actively seeking to fund budding knowledge entrepreneurs. Along with the rise in Net entrepreneurs one has seen the emergence of a new breed of venture capitalists who recognize the potential that resides in these ideas. The emergence and strengthening of the virtual economy necessitates sources of funds at the' ideation' stage where business plans may still be at the in fancy stage and potential not clearly identified.
This need is being fulfilled by the incubator funds or the angle investors who hand-hold internet startups and other info tech ventures till the stage at which they can attract bigger investors. Instead of looking at high risk but big ventures, this genre of venture capitalists are looking at investments in companies which have the potential of excellent valuations in the future on the strength of their ideas.
which as the following has been related as most crucial in agro-based economy ?
1.Capital steamboat and trains.
2.Technological innovations like plough,etc.
3.Labour and land.
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How did service economy evolve in to a global economy ?
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- Which of the following best describes the phrase critical mass as used in the passage ?
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The public offers of which types of companies perfected by the investors at present
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What impact an economy has been envisaged owing to rise in net enterprise ?
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Which trend can boost capital growth in the modern era ?
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Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage ?
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What is meant by angel investors ?
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Which of the following is a power behind digital economy ?
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Where was the shift in emphasis in industrial economy ?
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Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Access
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Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Advent
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Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Traditional
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Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Burgeoning
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Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Stagnating
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Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c) , (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(a) The group of Egyptians provided answers to all his questions as they were impressed by the visitor’s keen observation and intellectual curiosity.
(b) From time time he glanced at the map in his guide book to make sure that he was following them accurately.
(c) All these efforts were directed towards his goal to write a book on the various places he saw and the people he met.
(d) On one bright day, a famous traveller and writer from the West was listening to a group of Egyptians who described to him the wonders of their country.
(e) Back in his room he industriously set down his facts and his impression in an elaborated file of notes.
(f) Repeatedly he interrupted with pertinent questions about Egyptian antiquities or local customs or the latest crisis in the Middle East.
Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following would be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following would be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in ‘’bold’’ in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.
The military has highly sophisticated simulators ‘’on which soldiers train’’.
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Any policy of social welfare ‘’will be likely to face’’ resistance from vested interests.
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The key to a competitive economy is ‘’its investment regime’’.
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The honourable court had taken a lenient view because the accused ‘’have not previous conviction’’.
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Our foreign exchange reserves ‘’have increased substantial’’.
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In the early centuries of the second millennium B.C., people speaking strange dialects ‘’akin to that of’’ India, moved in northern Iraq and Syria.
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It is ‘’becoming equally clear’’ that reforestation will have little change until people realise its importance.
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Once the event is over many people claim credit ‘’for success and disowning’’ the responsibility for failure.
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When sharks approach divers, they ‘’usually did so warily’’.
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We observed that the rug dealers ‘’were the primary dedicated’’ to the art of selling rugs.
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The real wonder is that the Egyptians while constructing pyramids ‘’possessed only the simplest’’ hand tools.
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The government ‘’should have launch’’ such projects which would reverse the destructive cycle of flood and drought.
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To practise any art properly ‘’require extraordinary patience’’-especially at the beginning.
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A committee ‘’comprising imminent’’ experts from various fields was set up.
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The dinner party ‘’hoisted by’’ the president of the club was cancelled due to some unforeseen problem.
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In each of these questions in the sentence given there are two blank spaces. Below the sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
The recently _____ Olympic Games practises ______ to by few athletes.
If criminals are _____ to join electoral fray, _____ is likely to increase.
Through the country has _____ free medical service for the poor, it is _______
Germany has been a nation _____ in one country of numerous states which had a common language and _____
Public announcements of ________ by the Government is considered as ______ of code of conduct during the pre-election period.
In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word without changing the meaning of the passage.
Lately, the media seems to have gone berserk in …..(216).... every thing that pertains to the New Economy. Behind the great bulk of articles on the subject are two …..(217)... assumptions. First, that the New Economy business are likely to push Old Economy industries all the way into oblivion. Second, that ….(218).... about the New Economy is far superior to that of the Old Economy.
Both those emphatic assumptions could be ….(219)... flawed. Physical products---the cornerstone of the Old Economy -- are hardly likely to ….(220)... out in importance even in the age of the Internet. After, all, the consumption of physical goods is hardly going down.
In everything - from steel to automobiles - ….(221).... is going up. But above and beyond all all this, the New Economy also needs Old Economy products to survive. You can sell goods on the Internet, after all, only if …..(222).... is producing those goods. Beside which, people still want all those Old Economy goods.
As far as the second point is concerned, the one big weakness about the New Economy is that it is ….(223).... more volatile that the Old Economy. The rate of evolution of products -- the cru of the Old Economy - will ….(224)... always be slower than the rate of the growth and proliferation of new ideas on any given subject.
And hence, the Old economy (based on products) will always be relatively more …..(225)... than the New Economy (based largely on ideas)
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