SRCC GBO 2023

Read the given passage and answer the question that follow.

So, independent security researchers, commercial security companies and intelligence agencies such as the NSA specialise in trying to find weaknesses that were missed. Some researchers privately notify software makers when they and a vulnerability, but there are also companies that sell them; selling can be lucrative. It is believed that the FBI paid $9,00,000 to a private company to access a locked iPhone. Intelligence agencies and even police departments have been collecting vulnerabilties known as zero-days-. Clearly, the motivation is to protect national interest and public safety, yet it is worth asking what the trade-off is

Which of the following reflects the benefits associated with taking the help of the agencies listed in the passage?

Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out

1.The time has already come when a man cannot record a thought without its reaching to all corners of the earth
2. In the political, economic, and ecological fields, we are seeking international solutions.
3.The world has now changed immensely in its knowledge and conceptions of the nature of the universe and man
4.Mankind has come together physically as well as in various fields of life and activity and the interdependence of peoples of the world i recognized widely.
5.The problems these days are global, and the solutions also must be in consonance with it

Parts of the passage below are underlined. Choose the option which reproduces the underlined part making the passage clear, unambiguous, and grammatically correct

Our ego-self is an acquired self, and it is formed from a lifetime of socialization with and exposure to others. The ego-self derives energy through identification with the external world, such as opinions of other people, jobs, appearances or membership in certain groups. While the ego-self is an important part of our personality, and it helps us differentiate ourselves from others with helping us understand our qualities and talents, it is rarely satisfied with what we had

Select the best option for the sentence given below in order to make it grammatically correct

Reynolds told his aunt he would not mind standing and eat dinner as he is in a hurry to reach the bus station.

Identify the option that would correctly fill in the blanks of the given paragraph.

(a) ________March, the Poles proposed sending old MiG-29 jets (b) ________Ukraine - a plan that caused much fuss but was then dropped. It was down to Beijing's intervention - part (c) ________ a secret China-US axis that is setting parameters (d) ________the Ukraine war and frying to ensure that Russia's military would ignore any order (e) ________Vladimir Putin to use nukes

Identify the option that could substitute the underlined word in the sentence below, without affecting its contextual relevance.

It took about five seconds after Nancy Pelosi stepped aside for New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to coalesce support behind him in a bid to become the new House Democratic leader—he is on track to become the first Black party leader in congressional history.

Identify the option that would correctly fill in the blanks of the given paragraph

The night (a) _______ by brief awakenings. Typically, people (b) _______ without realising that they (c) _______ But sometimes we (d) _______ it - pulled entirely awake. Reasons range from the obvious to the medical

Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out

1. When you look back to the origins of influencer marketing, it may all seem like recent history.
2. In recent years, influencer marketing has outperformed traditional marketing methods, such as print, broadcast, and direct mail.
3. To their legions of followers, influencers are often seen as capable of relaying brand messaging that's authentic, not overly commercialised, and in real-time
4. Many infuencers are seen as being more attuned to their audience's interests.
5. Influencers are defined as individuals on social media who may or may not be famous, but who have developed a dedicated following and are thus able to inspire and influence others

Read the given passage and answer the question that follow.

I remember years ago the Delhi School of Economics had many great scholars visit the campus. They talked passionately and knowledgeably not just about the subject but about knowledge as a vocation. One of the most memorable of these performances was by Teodor Shanin, the economic historian who also edited Peasants and Peasant Societies. He talked quietly about his love for his subject and confessed, "I have been studying the peasantry when it was out of fashion, I am in it now when it is fashionable, and I will be there long after it has become out of fashion again.”

Which of the following reflects the author's impression of the takeaways from the visit of scholars to University of Delhi?

Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out

1. If all the firms in an industry were required to install specific pollution-prevention equipment, the government would need to set up a system to monitor compliance by each of the arms and to punish each violator.
2.Second-hand car markets for example are characterised by thousands of small firms, so there is much greater uncertainty about the industry standards that apply to them
3.It is far easier to regulate and administer an industry which has fewer firms operating within it, than to regulate one with several small firms.
4.However, this does not constitute an unequivocal case for large firms, because we have to weigh this against the costs of large monopolising industries.
5.This would give rise to challenges in administration, not to mention the costs, and there are limits to the penalty that can be imposed on a small violating firms.