Directions

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

The graph given below shows the sales of mobile phones (in thousands) of different companies in India in six different years.

Which of the following companies recorded maximum percentage increase in the sale in the year 2016 as compared to the year 2011?

Directions

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

The graph given below shows the sales of mobile phones (in thousands) of different companies in India in six different years.

What is the approximate percentage increase in the total sales of mobile phones, of all companies together in the year 2016 as compared to the year 2011?

Directions

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

The graph given below shows the sales of mobile phones (in thousands) of different companies in India in six different years.

In which of the following year, the average sale of the companies together is minimum?

Directions

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

The graph given below shows the sales of mobile phones (in thousands) of different companies in India in six different years.

The total sale of Apple in all the years together is approximately what percent more or less than the total sale of Oppo in all the years together?

Directions

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

The graph given below shows the sales of mobile phones (in thousands) of different companies in India in six different years.

Which of the following companies recorded second highest average sale of mobile phones in all the years together?

Directions

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?    

16, 31, 92, ?, 1834, 11003

Directions

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?    

23, 11.5, 11.5, ?, 34.5, 86.25

Directions

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?    

26, 53, 160, 641, ?, 19237

Directions

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?    

19 20, 48, 171, ?, 3865

Directions

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?    

4, 13, 51, ?, 1535, 10746

A contractor employed 45 labours on a job. He was paid Rs 1480 for the work. After retaining 25% of this sum, he distributed the remaining amount amongst the labours. If the number of men to women labours was in the ratio 4 : 5 and their wages in the ratio 3 : 5, what wages did a woman labour get?

Selling price of three articles P, Q and R is in the ratio of 14 : 13 : 20 and profit percent earned on selling these articles is in the ratio 8 : 6 : 5. If the cost price of article P and Q is equal and cost price of article R is Rs. 240. Find overall gain on three articles?

A retailer promises to sell his goods at cost price but he cheats while buying the goods 15% extra by weight and also cheats while selling the goods giving 25% less by weight. Find his profit percentage.

A person bought 984 articles and sold 800 of them for the price he paid 984 articles. He sold the remaining articles at the same price per article as the other 800. The percentage gain on the entire transaction is: 

There are five consecutive odd numbers. If the difference of square of average of the first two odd numbers and square of average of the last two odd numbers is 684, then find the second smallest odd number?

Anuj borrowed a certain sum of money from Tarun at the rate of 7% per annum simple interest for the first five years and at the rate of 4% per annum for the next six years and at the rate of 5% per annum for the period beyond eleven years. If he pays a total of Rs 71400 as interest only at the end of 16 years, how much money did he borrow?

Two friends Anu and Shikha started a business investing amounts in the ratio of 8 : 7. Preeti joined them after four months investing an amount equal to that of Anu’s amount. At the end of the year 30% profit was earned which was equal to Rs 109800. What was the profit of Preeti?

What will be the difference between simple interest and compound interest at 6% per annum on a sum of Rs.8000 after 3 years?

A shopkeeper purchased 40 watches at the rate of Rs.2000 each. He spent an amount of Rs.1600 on transport and packing. He fixed the labeled price of each watch at Rs.2500. However, he decided to give a discount of 10% on the labeled price. What is the approximate percent profit earned by him?

C is 60% less efficient than A. A and B together can finish a piece of work in 16 days. B and C together can do it in 24 days. In how many days can B alone finish the same piece of work?

Directions

In each of the questions below, a group of numerals is given followed by four groups of symbol/letter combinations labelled (1), (2), (3) and (4). Numerals are to be coded as per the codes and conditions given below. You have to find, out which of the combination (1), (2), (3) and (4) is correct and indicate your answer accordingly. If none of the four combinations represents the correct code, mark (5) as your answer.

(i) If the first digit, as well as the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as ‘X’

(ii) If the first digit, as well as the last digit is even, both are to be coded as ‘Y’

(iii) If the last digit is 0, it is to be coded as ‘@’

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Directions

In each of the questions below, a group of numerals is given followed by four groups of symbol/letter combinations labelled (1), (2), (3) and (4). Numerals are to be coded as per the codes and conditions given below. You have to find, out which of the combination (1), (2), (3) and (4) is correct and indicate your answer accordingly. If none of the four combinations represents the correct code, mark (5) as your answer.

(i) If the first digit, as well as the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as ‘X’

(ii) If the first digit, as well as the last digit is even, both are to be coded as ‘Y’

(iii) If the last digit is 0, it is to be coded as ‘@

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Directions

In each of the questions below, a group of numerals is given followed by four groups of symbol/letter combinations labelled (1), (2), (3) and (4). Numerals are to be coded as per the codes and conditions given below. You have to find, out which of the combination (1), (2), (3) and (4) is correct and indicate your answer accordingly. If none of the four combinations represents the correct code, mark (5) as your answer.

(i) If the first digit, as well as the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as ‘X’

(ii) If the first digit, as well as the last digit is even, both are to be coded as ‘Y’

(iii) If the last digit is 0, it is to be coded as ‘@

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Directions

In each of the questions given below there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of them logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:       No red is a blue

                                                All green are blue

                                                Some red are yellow

Conclusions:       I. No red is a green.

                             II. All yellow being blue is a possibility.

Directions

In each of the questions given below there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of them logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:       No toy is a game

                          No duck is a toy

                          All fish are games.

Conclusions:       I. No fish is a toy.

                              II. Some ducks are definitely not games.

Directions

In each of the questions given below there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of them logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:       Some Statues are stones.

                          No diamond is a stone.

                          All drawings are statues.

Conclusions:       I. Some statues are definitely not diamond.

                              II. All stones being drawings is a possibilities.

Directions

In each of the questions given below there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of them logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:       Some buildings are apartments.

                          Some bricks are buildings.

                          No cement is an apartment.

Conclusions:       I. All building being cements is a possibility.

                              II. All bricks can never be apartments.

Directions

In each of the questions given below there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of them logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:       All teachers are graduates.

                          All B.Ed. are graduates.

                          Some B.As are B.Eds.

Conclusions:       I. All graduates can never be B.Eds.

                            II. Some teachers are definitely not B.Ed.

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A is the father of C, but C is not his Daughter. E is son of C. F is spouse of A. B is sister of C. D is daughter of B. I is spouse of B. J is mother of I.

How is B related to J?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A is the father of C, but C is not his Daughter. E is son of C. F is spouse of A. B is sister of C. D is daughter of B. I is spouse of B. J is mother of I.

Who is the granddaughter of F?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Aman walks 10m towards east, the he turns to his left and walks 5 m. Again he turns to his right and walks 4m to reach a certain point, and then he turn to his right and walk 5m to reach final point and stops.

What is the distance between starting point and final point?

Directions

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Aman walks 10m towards east, the he turns to his left and walks 5 m. Again he turns to his right and walks 4m to reach a certain point, and then he turn to his right and walk 5m to reach final point and stops.

In which direction is final point with respect to initial point?

Directions

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 question. Read the question and both the statements and give answer

1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

4) If the data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

5) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Who amongst A, B, C, D and E is the second tallest?

I.A is shorter than B, E is not the shortest.

II.C is shorter than A, D is not the shortest.

Directions

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 question. Read the question and both the statements and give answer

1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

4) If the data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

5) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing south. Who among the following sits exactly in the middle of the row?

I. T sits second from the left end of the row and P sits on the immediate left of T.

II. Only one person sits between S and T. R is not an immediate neighbour of T.

Directions

Directions: 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 question. Read the question and both the statements and give answer

1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

4) If the data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

5) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

In which date of the month is Dheeraj’s birthday?

I. Dheeraj correctly remembers that his birthday is among 22,23,24,25.

II. Dheeraj mother correctly remembers that his birthday is after 24.

Directions

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

Twelve members of a family are sitting in two opposite sides of rectangular dining table for a dinner. Two parallel rows of chairs containing six people each are set in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, P, Q, R, S, T and O are seated and all of them are facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes different types of fruits, viz Mango, Apple, Orange, Banana, Papaya, Guava, Grapes, Blackberry, Cherry, Litchi, Kiwi and Apricot, but not necessarily in the same order.

(i)C, who likes Papaya, sits third to the left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of either E or A.

(ii)P, who likes Kiwi, sits third to the right of S. Neither P nor S sits at the extreme ends.

(iii)F, who likes Orange, faces O, who sits second to the left of T and does not like Banana fruits.

(iv)T is not an immediate neighbour of S. Only two people sit between Q and T, who like Apricot and Cherry respectively.

(v)D likes neither Apple nor Banana and sits on the immediate left of the person who likes Papaya.

(vi)A who likes Guava, does not face R.

(vii)The one who likes Litchi sits second to the right of the person who faces the one who likes Apple.

(viii)O does not like Litchi. B and S does not like Apple.

(ix) E, who likes Mango, faces the one who likes Blackberry.

Who faces the one, who likes Apple?

Directions

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

Twelve members of a family are sitting in two opposite sides of rectangular dining table for a dinner. Two parallel rows of chairs containing six people each are set in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, P, Q, R, S, T and O are seated and all of them are facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes different types of fruits, viz Mango, Apple, Orange, Banana, Papaya, Guava, Grapes, Blackberry, Cherry, Litchi, Kiwi and Apricot, but not necessarily in the same order.

(i)C, who likes Papaya, sits third to the left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of either E or A.

(ii)P, who likes Kiwi, sits third to the right of S. Neither P nor S sits at the extreme ends.

(iii)F, who likes Orange, faces O, who sits second to the left of T and does not like Banana fruits.

(iv)T is not an immediate neighbour of S. Only two people sit between Q and T, who like Apricot and Cherry respectively.

(v)D likes neither Apple nor Banana and sits on the immediate left of the person who likes Papaya.

(vi)A who likes Guava, does not face R.

(vii)The one who likes Litchi sits second to the right of the person who faces the one who likes Apple.

(viii)O does not like Litchi. B and S does not like Apple.

(ix) E, who likes Mango, faces the one who likes Blackberry.

Which of the following fruits does S like?

Directions

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

Twelve members of a family are sitting in two opposite sides of rectangular dining table for a dinner. Two parallel rows of chairs containing six people each are set in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, P, Q, R, S, T and O are seated and all of them are facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes different types of fruits, viz Mango, Apple, Orange, Banana, Papaya, Guava, Grapes, Blackberry, Cherry, Litchi, Kiwi and Apricot, but not necessarily in the same order.

(i)C, who likes Papaya, sits third to the left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of either E or A.

(ii)P, who likes Kiwi, sits third to the right of S. Neither P nor S sits at the extreme ends.

(iii)F, who likes Orange, faces O, who sits second to the left of T and does not like Banana fruits.

(iv)T is not an immediate neighbour of S. Only two people sit between Q and T, who like Apricot and Cherry respectively.

(v)D likes neither Apple nor Banana and sits on the immediate left of the person who likes Papaya.

(vi)A who likes Guava, does not face R.

(vii)The one who likes Litchi sits second to the right of the person who faces the one who likes Apple.

(viii)O does not like Litchi. B and S does not like Apple.

(ix) E, who likes Mango, faces the one who likes Blackberry.

Who sits diagonally opposite to T?

Directions

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

Twelve members of a family are sitting in two opposite sides of rectangular dining table for a dinner. Two parallel rows of chairs containing six people each are set in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, P, Q, R, S, T and O are seated and all of them are facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes different types of fruits, viz Mango, Apple, Orange, Banana, Papaya, Guava, Grapes, Blackberry, Cherry, Litchi, Kiwi and Apricot, but not necessarily in the same order.

(i)C, who likes Papaya, sits third to the left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of either E or A.

(ii)P, who likes Kiwi, sits third to the right of S. Neither P nor S sits at the extreme ends.

(iii)F, who likes Orange, faces O, who sits second to the left of T and does not like Banana fruits.

(iv)T is not an immediate neighbour of S. Only two people sit between Q and T, who like Apricot and Cherry respectively.

(v)D likes neither Apple nor Banana and sits on the immediate left of the person who likes Papaya.

(vi)A who likes Guava, does not face R.

(vii)The one who likes Litchi sits second to the right of the person who faces the one who likes Apple.

(viii)O does not like Litchi. B and S does not like Apple.

(ix) E, who likes Mango, faces the one who likes Blackberry.

Who among the following person likes Blackberry?

Directions

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

Twelve members of a family are sitting in two opposite sides of rectangular dining table for a dinner. Two parallel rows of chairs containing six people each are set in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, P, Q, R, S, T and O are seated and all of them are facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes different types of fruits, viz Mango, Apple, Orange, Banana, Papaya, Guava, Grapes, Blackberry, Cherry, Litchi, Kiwi and Apricot, but not necessarily in the same order.

(i)C, who likes Papaya, sits third to the left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of either E or A.

(ii)P, who likes Kiwi, sits third to the right of S. Neither P nor S sits at the extreme ends.

(iii)F, who likes Orange, faces O, who sits second to the left of T and does not like Banana fruits.

(iv)T is not an immediate neighbour of S. Only two people sit between Q and T, who like Apricot and Cherry respectively.

(v)D likes neither Apple nor Banana and sits on the immediate left of the person who likes Papaya.

(vi)A who likes Guava, does not face R.

(vii)The one who likes Litchi sits second to the right of the person who faces the one who likes Apple.

(viii)O does not like Litchi. B and S does not like Apple.

(ix) E, who likes Mango, faces the one who likes Blackberry.

Who sits second to the right of the person, who faces the one, who likes Apple?

Directions

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Every discussion on Indian education boils down to one conclusion: The Government is not spending enough. It appears a foregone conclusion that the quality of education depends upon expenditure and as the Government is not spending six per cent of its GDP, quality will not improve (it is said that the Government must spend at least six per cent of its GDP on education but it never crosses more than four per cent). This calculation is not appropriate in the Indian context. In Western countries, parents don’t spend much on children’s education. School education is Government-funded, because of the size of the countries and small number of children. Quality, therefore, is manageable. Though India must be spending more in overall public school education compared to better performing nations, due to the sheer size of the sector, quality becomes unmanageable and the money spent is, hence, wasted.

We need to look at the process of spending as well. We must be an exceptional nation that constructs staff quarters and also maintains them at a subsidised price. If the Government reassesses house rent as a part of the Pay Commission every 10 years, all employees should be able to find decent accommodation within that amount in towns where they work. Our institutions become a liability because funds are spent more on construction of staff quarters and creating infrastructure which soon becomes unusable, than on teaching-learning activities. Even if we increase expenditure on education and use the Budget for the construction of staff quarters, how will it improve (directly) the quality of education? All Government servants, in a period of four years, are paid for one home visit and one paid ‘leave travel’ to any part of the country and even abroad. Employees and their family members are all paid for. It needs to be reassessed if such welfare measures need to be continued or stopped and money be spent on buying more books for the libraries, consumables for the laboratories and scholarships for the learners. This money could have been better utilised if the learners from the Scheduled communities were given lodging and good quality coaching during vacations. We need to re-examine our welfare measures in all sectors, especially in education.

A large portion of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Budget was spent on construction of school buildings and toilets which have already become unusable. Travel to any village and you can see the dilapidated school building where classroom teaching cannot be organised. Similarly, construction and maintenance of students’ hostel consume a large portion of the Budget but the quality of service is pathetic because the students are not directly paying. Learners feel they are getting subsidised services so they have forfeited the right to demand quality service. Whereas, teaching-learning and teachers’ development should have been the main focus. We need to reassess the functioning of institutions and decide where to put our resources. At present, we don’t seem to be spending on appropriate heads. There are more Indian students in the US and British universities than in other countries who are paid for by the parents. Parents who can afford to spend substantial amounts on education of their children prefer to send their children abroad than make them study in an Indian university as quality of education is poor. Most institutions in the US and the UK have large numbers of Indian, Chinese and East Asian countries because a substantial number of households from these regions can afford to pay for the education of their wards at best schools and colleges.

Government policies have put undeserving learners and unqualified teachers in all public institutions. Governments do it to hide their failure to design and implement policies which reach out to the less-privileged. If we want the Indian education to compete with the best-performing countries, we must change our method of spending. Best-performing learners must be paid and supported. Meritorious students should be paid and not the institutions. Organisations which can attract the most talented learners should be funded and not all just because the Government established them. There are employees — teaching as well as non-teaching — who also have to be sustained till their retirement. We must give attractive perks to attract the best of talent. Unfortunately, this has not happened. We need to re-examine our perks policy.

What is the foregone conclusion that the passage talks about? 

Directions

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Every discussion on Indian education boils down to one conclusion: The Government is not spending enough. It appears a foregone conclusion that the quality of education depends upon expenditure and as the Government is not spending six per cent of its GDP, quality will not improve (it is said that the Government must spend at least six per cent of its GDP on education but it never crosses more than four per cent). This calculation is not appropriate in the Indian context. In Western countries, parents don’t spend much on children’s education. School education is Government-funded, because of the size of the countries and small number of children. Quality, therefore, is manageable. Though India must be spending more in overall public school education compared to better performing nations, due to the sheer size of the sector, quality becomes unmanageable and the money spent is, hence, wasted.

We need to look at the process of spending as well. We must be an exceptional nation that constructs staff quarters and also maintains them at a subsidised price. If the Government reassesses house rent as a part of the Pay Commission every 10 years, all employees should be able to find decent accommodation within that amount in towns where they work. Our institutions become a liability because funds are spent more on construction of staff quarters and creating infrastructure which soon becomes unusable, than on teaching-learning activities. Even if we increase expenditure on education and use the Budget for the construction of staff quarters, how will it improve (directly) the quality of education? All Government servants, in a period of four years, are paid for one home visit and one paid ‘leave travel’ to any part of the country and even abroad. Employees and their family members are all paid for. It needs to be reassessed if such welfare measures need to be continued or stopped and money be spent on buying more books for the libraries, consumables for the laboratories and scholarships for the learners. This money could have been better utilised if the learners from the Scheduled communities were given lodging and good quality coaching during vacations. We need to re-examine our welfare measures in all sectors, especially in education.

A large portion of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Budget was spent on construction of school buildings and toilets which have already become unusable. Travel to any village and you can see the dilapidated school building where classroom teaching cannot be organised. Similarly, construction and maintenance of students’ hostel consume a large portion of the Budget but the quality of service is pathetic because the students are not directly paying. Learners feel they are getting subsidised services so they have forfeited the right to demand quality service. Whereas, teaching-learning and teachers’ development should have been the main focus. We need to reassess the functioning of institutions and decide where to put our resources. At present, we don’t seem to be spending on appropriate heads. There are more Indian students in the US and British universities than in other countries who are paid for by the parents. Parents who can afford to spend substantial amounts on education of their children prefer to send their children abroad than make them study in an Indian university as quality of education is poor. Most institutions in the US and the UK have large numbers of Indian, Chinese and East Asian countries because a substantial number of households from these regions can afford to pay for the education of their wards at best schools and colleges.

Government policies have put undeserving learners and unqualified teachers in all public institutions. Governments do it to hide their failure to design and implement policies which reach out to the less-privileged. If we want the Indian education to compete with the best-performing countries, we must change our method of spending. Best-performing learners must be paid and supported. Meritorious students should be paid and not the institutions. Organisations which can attract the most talented learners should be funded and not all just because the Government established them. There are employees — teaching as well as non-teaching — who also have to be sustained till their retirement. We must give attractive perks to attract the best of talent. Unfortunately, this has not happened. We need to re-examine our perks policy.

Which of the following words is nearest in meaning to the word dilapidated as mentioned in the passage?

Directions

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Every discussion on Indian education boils down to one conclusion: The Government is not spending enough. It appears a foregone conclusion that the quality of education depends upon expenditure and as the Government is not spending six per cent of its GDP, quality will not improve (it is said that the Government must spend at least six per cent of its GDP on education but it never crosses more than four per cent). This calculation is not appropriate in the Indian context. In Western countries, parents don’t spend much on children’s education. School education is Government-funded, because of the size of the countries and small number of children. Quality, therefore, is manageable. Though India must be spending more in overall public school education compared to better performing nations, due to the sheer size of the sector, quality becomes unmanageable and the money spent is, hence, wasted.

We need to look at the process of spending as well. We must be an exceptional nation that constructs staff quarters and also maintains them at a subsidised price. If the Government reassesses house rent as a part of the Pay Commission every 10 years, all employees should be able to find decent accommodation within that amount in towns where they work. Our institutions become a liability because funds are spent more on construction of staff quarters and creating infrastructure which soon becomes unusable, than on teaching-learning activities. Even if we increase expenditure on education and use the Budget for the construction of staff quarters, how will it improve (directly) the quality of education? All Government servants, in a period of four years, are paid for one home visit and one paid ‘leave travel’ to any part of the country and even abroad. Employees and their family members are all paid for. It needs to be reassessed if such welfare measures need to be continued or stopped and money be spent on buying more books for the libraries, consumables for the laboratories and scholarships for the learners. This money could have been better utilised if the learners from the Scheduled communities were given lodging and good quality coaching during vacations. We need to re-examine our welfare measures in all sectors, especially in education.

A large portion of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Budget was spent on construction of school buildings and toilets which have already become unusable. Travel to any village and you can see the dilapidated school building where classroom teaching cannot be organised. Similarly, construction and maintenance of students’ hostel consume a large portion of the Budget but the quality of service is pathetic because the students are not directly paying. Learners feel they are getting subsidised services so they have forfeited the right to demand quality service. Whereas, teaching-learning and teachers’ development should have been the main focus. We need to reassess the functioning of institutions and decide where to put our resources. At present, we don’t seem to be spending on appropriate heads. There are more Indian students in the US and British universities than in other countries who are paid for by the parents. Parents who can afford to spend substantial amounts on education of their children prefer to send their children abroad than make them study in an Indian university as quality of education is poor. Most institutions in the US and the UK have large numbers of Indian, Chinese and East Asian countries because a substantial number of households from these regions can afford to pay for the education of their wards at best schools and colleges.

Government policies have put undeserving learners and unqualified teachers in all public institutions. Governments do it to hide their failure to design and implement policies which reach out to the less-privileged. If we want the Indian education to compete with the best-performing countries, we must change our method of spending. Best-performing learners must be paid and supported. Meritorious students should be paid and not the institutions. Organisations which can attract the most talented learners should be funded and not all just because the Government established them. There are employees — teaching as well as non-teaching — who also have to be sustained till their retirement. We must give attractive perks to attract the best of talent. Unfortunately, this has not happened. We need to re-examine our perks policy.

Which of the following maybe one of the possible reasons of quality education abroad?

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Every discussion on Indian education boils down to one conclusion: The Government is not spending enough. It appears a foregone conclusion that the quality of education depends upon expenditure and as the Government is not spending six per cent of its GDP, quality will not improve (it is said that the Government must spend at least six per cent of its GDP on education but it never crosses more than four per cent). This calculation is not appropriate in the Indian context. In Western countries, parents don’t spend much on children’s education. School education is Government-funded, because of the size of the countries and small number of children. Quality, therefore, is manageable. Though India must be spending more in overall public school education compared to better performing nations, due to the sheer size of the sector, quality becomes unmanageable and the money spent is, hence, wasted.

We need to look at the process of spending as well. We must be an exceptional nation that constructs staff quarters and also maintains them at a subsidised price. If the Government reassesses house rent as a part of the Pay Commission every 10 years, all employees should be able to find decent accommodation within that amount in towns where they work. Our institutions become a liability because funds are spent more on construction of staff quarters and creating infrastructure which soon becomes unusable, than on teaching-learning activities. Even if we increase expenditure on education and use the Budget for the construction of staff quarters, how will it improve (directly) the quality of education? All Government servants, in a period of four years, are paid for one home visit and one paid ‘leave travel’ to any part of the country and even abroad. Employees and their family members are all paid for. It needs to be reassessed if such welfare measures need to be continued or stopped and money be spent on buying more books for the libraries, consumables for the laboratories and scholarships for the learners. This money could have been better utilised if the learners from the Scheduled communities were given lodging and good quality coaching during vacations. We need to re-examine our welfare measures in all sectors, especially in education.

A large portion of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Budget was spent on construction of school buildings and toilets which have already become unusable. Travel to any village and you can see the dilapidated school building where classroom teaching cannot be organised. Similarly, construction and maintenance of students’ hostel consume a large portion of the Budget but the quality of service is pathetic because the students are not directly paying. Learners feel they are getting subsidised services so they have forfeited the right to demand quality service. Whereas, teaching-learning and teachers’ development should have been the main focus. We need to reassess the functioning of institutions and decide where to put our resources. At present, we don’t seem to be spending on appropriate heads. There are more Indian students in the US and British universities than in other countries who are paid for by the parents. Parents who can afford to spend substantial amounts on education of their children prefer to send their children abroad than make them study in an Indian university as quality of education is poor. Most institutions in the US and the UK have large numbers of Indian, Chinese and East Asian countries because a substantial number of households from these regions can afford to pay for the education of their wards at best schools and colleges.

Government policies have put undeserving learners and unqualified teachers in all public institutions. Governments do it to hide their failure to design and implement policies which reach out to the less-privileged. If we want the Indian education to compete with the best-performing countries, we must change our method of spending. Best-performing learners must be paid and supported. Meritorious students should be paid and not the institutions. Organisations which can attract the most talented learners should be funded and not all just because the Government established them. There are employees — teaching as well as non-teaching — who also have to be sustained till their retirement. We must give attractive perks to attract the best of talent. Unfortunately, this has not happened. We need to re-examine our perks policy.

Due to certain policies put down by the government,many such people are provided with facilities which they do not deserve.

According to the passage,this statement is- 

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Every discussion on Indian education boils down to one conclusion: The Government is not spending enough. It appears a foregone conclusion that the quality of education depends upon expenditure and as the Government is not spending six per cent of its GDP, quality will not improve (it is said that the Government must spend at least six per cent of its GDP on education but it never crosses more than four per cent). This calculation is not appropriate in the Indian context. In Western countries, parents don’t spend much on children’s education. School education is Government-funded, because of the size of the countries and small number of children. Quality, therefore, is manageable. Though India must be spending more in overall public school education compared to better performing nations, due to the sheer size of the sector, quality becomes unmanageable and the money spent is, hence, wasted.

We need to look at the process of spending as well. We must be an exceptional nation that constructs staff quarters and also maintains them at a subsidised price. If the Government reassesses house rent as a part of the Pay Commission every 10 years, all employees should be able to find decent accommodation within that amount in towns where they work. Our institutions become a liability because funds are spent more on construction of staff quarters and creating infrastructure which soon becomes unusable, than on teaching-learning activities. Even if we increase expenditure on education and use the Budget for the construction of staff quarters, how will it improve (directly) the quality of education? All Government servants, in a period of four years, are paid for one home visit and one paid ‘leave travel’ to any part of the country and even abroad. Employees and their family members are all paid for. It needs to be reassessed if such welfare measures need to be continued or stopped and money be spent on buying more books for the libraries, consumables for the laboratories and scholarships for the learners. This money could have been better utilised if the learners from the Scheduled communities were given lodging and good quality coaching during vacations. We need to re-examine our welfare measures in all sectors, especially in education.

A large portion of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Budget was spent on construction of school buildings and toilets which have already become unusable. Travel to any village and you can see the dilapidated school building where classroom teaching cannot be organised. Similarly, construction and maintenance of students’ hostel consume a large portion of the Budget but the quality of service is pathetic because the students are not directly paying. Learners feel they are getting subsidised services so they have forfeited the right to demand quality service. Whereas, teaching-learning and teachers’ development should have been the main focus. We need to reassess the functioning of institutions and decide where to put our resources. At present, we don’t seem to be spending on appropriate heads. There are more Indian students in the US and British universities than in other countries who are paid for by the parents. Parents who can afford to spend substantial amounts on education of their children prefer to send their children abroad than make them study in an Indian university as quality of education is poor. Most institutions in the US and the UK have large numbers of Indian, Chinese and East Asian countries because a substantial number of households from these regions can afford to pay for the education of their wards at best schools and colleges.

Government policies have put undeserving learners and unqualified teachers in all public institutions. Governments do it to hide their failure to design and implement policies which reach out to the less-privileged. If we want the Indian education to compete with the best-performing countries, we must change our method of spending. Best-performing learners must be paid and supported. Meritorious students should be paid and not the institutions. Organisations which can attract the most talented learners should be funded and not all just because the Government established them. There are employees — teaching as well as non-teaching — who also have to be sustained till their retirement. We must give attractive perks to attract the best of talent. Unfortunately, this has not happened. We need to re-examine our perks policy.

The expenditure meant for the education sector was not done in the right direction and was rendered counterproductive.

According to the information given in the passage,this statement is –

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the approrpiate word.

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the approrpiate word.

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the approrpiate word.

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the approrpiate word.

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the approrpiate word.

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the appropriate word

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the appropriate word

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the appropriate word

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the appropriate word.

Directions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

The outbreak of the Nipah virus may have been __(26)__ but there’s much to be done. It is a matter of concern that in recent times the country has had to __(27)__ for new strains of vector-borne diseases, especially with the onset of the rainy season. The latest in a series of deadly disease outbreaks in India is the Nipah virus which has been __(28)__ in the State of Kerala and has already claimed 14 lives. It has, in fact, taken the scientific and the medical community off-guard. While an alarmist __(29)__ to the Nipah virus such as was witnessed in the case of the Ebola outbreak is certainly not called for as the disease is under control, what must be a cause of worry is the fact that public health officials have as yet been unable to __(30)__ the transmission route for the disease with any certainty. It seems to have entered the country from nowhere. Similarities between the Kozhikode outbreak and those in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where Nipah was first identified, made our researchers conclude the virus__(31)__ from the animal world — bats and pigs being the prime suspects as carriers of the disease — and then spread to humans. But reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases rejecting this thesis has led to a lot of confusion.

Besides spreading panic __ (32) __ the populace due to its propensity to spread rapidly in various ways, another Nipah impact of has been on the economic front. Tourism has been badly hit in Kerala, with both domestic and foreign tourist arrival figures registering an alarming __(33)__; sales figures of fruits and fruit-based food processing units have taken a huge blow too especially given that bats, the hosts of the virus according to reports, are fruit-eating mammals. The only good news thus far is that Kerala has a relatively __(34)__ healthcare system which is probably why the virus could at least be detected and preventive measures put in place. But both the State Government and the Centre must come together to ensure the Nipah virus does not __(35)__ into a pandemic.

Find the appropriate word.

Directions

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.If you find no such suitable option,choose None of these as your answer.

A broad road bordered with trees

Directions

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.If you find no such suitable option,choose None of these as your answer.

One who does not follow the usual rules of social life

Directions

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.If you find no such suitable option,choose None of these as your answer.

The worship of images or idols

Directions

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.If you find no such suitable option,choose None of these as your answer.

Lasting only for a moment

Directions

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.If you find no such suitable option,choose None of these as your answer.

A person who believes in total abolition of war 

Directions

Rearrange the following five sentences A, B,C,D and E in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph,and answer the questions given below them.

A.However, India can’t afford to see complete control slip away from the state to a financial cartel which makes the common man helpless.

B.A reflection: One-and-a-half years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, needs attention.

C.Demonetisation is seen as a logical step towards digitising the economy.

D.Politicians, economists and media, in the thick of the phenomenon, presented it either as a divine initiative or a satanic act, a bipolar discourse that inadequately represented the bold decision which is normally avoided by a party in power for the fear of becoming unpopular.

E.A chain of events in demonetisation and remonetisation arose from one currency management decision to implement the macro-economic policy.

Which of the following will be the SECOND statement after the rearrangement?

Directions

Rearrange the following five sentences A, B,C,D and E in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph,and answer the questions given below them.

A.However, India can’t afford to see complete control slip away from the state to a financial cartel which makes the common man helpless.

B.A reflection: One-and-a-half years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, needs attention.

C.Demonetisation is seen as a logical step towards digitising the economy.

D.Politicians, economists and media, in the thick of the phenomenon, presented it either as a divine initiative or a satanic act, a bipolar discourse that inadequately represented the bold decision which is normally avoided by a party in power for the fear of becoming unpopular.

E.A chain of events in demonetisation and remonetisation arose from one currency management decision to implement the macro-economic policy.

Which of the following will be the FOURTH statement after the rearrangement?

Directions

Rearrange the following five sentences A, B,C,D and E in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph,and answer the questions given below them.

A.However, India can’t afford to see complete control slip away from the state to a financial cartel which makes the common man helpless.

B.A reflection: One-and-a-half years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, needs attention.

C.Demonetisation is seen as a logical step towards digitising the economy.

D.Politicians, economists and media, in the thick of the phenomenon, presented it either as a divine initiative or a satanic act, a bipolar discourse that inadequately represented the bold decision which is normally avoided by a party in power for the fear of becoming unpopular.

E.A chain of events in demonetisation and remonetisation arose from one currency management decision to implement the macro-economic policy.

Which of the following will be the FIRST statement after the rearrangement?

Directions

Rearrange the following five sentences A, B,C,D and E in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph,and answer the questions given below them.

A.However, India can’t afford to see complete control slip away from the state to a financial cartel which makes the common man helpless.

B.A reflection: One-and-a-half years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, needs attention.

C.Demonetisation is seen as a logical step towards digitising the economy.

D.Politicians, economists and media, in the thick of the phenomenon, presented it either as a divine initiative or a satanic act, a bipolar discourse that inadequately represented the bold decision which is normally avoided by a party in power for the fear of becoming unpopular.

E.A chain of events in demonetisation and remonetisation arose from one currency management decision to implement the macro-economic policy.

Which of the following will be the THIRD statement after the rearrangement?

Directions

Rearrange the following five sentences A, B,C,D and E in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph,and answer the questions given below them.

A.However, India can’t afford to see complete control slip away from the state to a financial cartel which makes the common man helpless.

B.A reflection: One-and-a-half years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, needs attention.

C.Demonetisation is seen as a logical step towards digitising the economy.

D.Politicians, economists and media, in the thick of the phenomenon, presented it either as a divine initiative or a satanic act, a bipolar discourse that inadequately represented the bold decision which is normally avoided by a party in power for the fear of becoming unpopular.

E.A chain of events in demonetisation and remonetisation arose from one currency management decision to implement the macro-economic policy.

Which of the following will be the FIFTH statement after the rearrangement?

Directions

In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given with a portion marked boldly (a word/phrase).Choose the best replacement (if needed) for the portion to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

Money is a public good that allows individuals to enter into free exchange without having to restrain for the kind of imprecise, inefficient bartering on which traditional societies depended.

I. To resort to

II. To restrain to

III. To explain to

Directions

In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given with a portion marked boldly (a word/phrase).Choose the best replacement (if needed) for the portion to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

The incomes of people associated with politics and political parties grow slightly between one election and another even as the financial conditions of ordinary candidates keep dwindling.

I. Substantially

II. Extensively

III. Inconspicuously

Directions

In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given with a portion marked boldly (a word/phrase).Choose the best replacement (if needed) for the portion to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

Quick and bold decisions are more often made during moments of crises then during periods of relative calm and quiet.

I.Crises than during

II.Crises in during

III.Crises of while

Directions

In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given with a portion marked boldly (a word/phrase).Choose the best replacement (if needed) for the portion to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

The ECI has suggested that these machines were more prone to malfunctioning due to their sensitivity to extreme weather conditions and exposure to light.

I.Due of their sensitivity to

II.Due from their sensitivity for

III.Due to its sensitivity to

Directions

In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given with a portion marked boldly (a word/phrase).Choose the best replacement (if needed) for the portion to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

Inadvertently, the use of these machines, which are adjuncts to the ballot and control units of the EVMs, has added to the complexity of an otherwise simple, single programmable-chip based system, and referred it prone to more glitches.

I.Render

II.Rendered

III.Regulated

Which of the following is a mouse technique to access the properties of an object?

___________ enables you to simulta neously open a multiple web pages in one browser window.

Any number, symbol and letter you found on a keyboard that you can type into the computer is called a/an

Which is used to insert the clipboard content into a document?

ICANN stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned _______ and ________.

Normally, which of the following is the costliest?

In DOS, “Label” command is used to

____________ refers to the copying into an archive file of computer data so it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event.

MPEG stands for

Which of the following represents the fastest digital transmission speed?

What is the name of the banking service which is provided by a group of networked bank branches where customers may access their bank account and perform basic transactions from any of the member branch offices?

Which of the following term is not related to the banking industry?

The REER is used to measure the value of a specific currency in relation to an average group of major currencies. What does REER stand for?

What are Scheduled Banks?

Under which act are hawala transactions prohibited in India?

When was the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited established?

When and where was the first RRB set up?

With which of the following is the ‘Service Area Approach’ associated with?

When was the Oriental Bank of Commerce nationalized?

Which of the following is NOT a use of ATM cards?

Which of the following is the mode of paying stamp duty in the e-Stamping system?

What does CGRA expand to?

In which city, India Banking Conclave 2018 was held recently?

Which organisation has launched ‘bond-i’, the world’s first bond to be created, allocated, transferred and managed by using distributed ledger technology?

Which small finance or payment Bank has launched an overdraft (OD) facility for micro and small enterprise (MSE) customers across its branches nationally?

What is the new monetary limit for filing loan recovery application in the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) by banks and financial institutions?

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an amount of Rs 335 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to which state?

In which year, CIBIL Limited (formerly Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited) was incorporated?

State Bank of India has slashed the daily withdrawal limit on its classic debit card. What is the new daily withdrawal limit?

Which Bank has decided to increase the Refinance Limit from Rs.24000 crore to Rs.30,000 crore for the Current Year (July 2018-June 2019) towards refinancing eligible institutions?

What is the interest rate for the Rabi Food & Oilseeds crops in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?

According to SEBI, investors will be permitted to purchase mutual funds of how much worth through digital wallets?

Which private Bank has paid Rs 38 crore in fines to the GST department for alleged violations in domestic remittances? 

Which institution has approved a slew of proposals, including a revised framework for settlement of cases and new KYC norms for foreign portfolio investors?

Which three PSBs are going to merge to create India’s 3rd largest globally competitive Bank recently according to government proposal?

In which year National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) was established?

What does BRBNMPL expand for?

The Reserve Bank of India has initiated the process to set up a digital PCR. What is the full form of PCR?

Which of the following section of the RBI Act empowers the Central Government to consult and give instructions to the Governor of the RBI to act on certain issues?

The finance ministry has announced that the sixth tranche of electoral bonds sale has been started. Which bank is the only authorized bank to issue these bonds?

Which of the following bank has recently signed a MoU with Kathmandu-based National Banking Institute (NBI) for the development of human resources in Nepal?

Which company has contributed over 33% market share of overall UPI transactions?

India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $150 million loan agreement to establish the country’s first multi-skills park in which state?

Sunil Mehta committee on bad loans resolution has recommended a five-pronged strategy Project “SASHAKT” to deal with which issue of banking system?

The Government of India has signed a loan deal worth USD 200 million with the World Bank for which scheme?

How many times one can withdraw money free of charge in Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)?

How much cash payment can be made to the beneficiary in India under MTSS?

Which account is opened by the investor while registering with an investment broker?

World’s first Bitcoin ATM is located in which country?

MUDRA Bank, a Non-Banking Finance Company as MUDRA Ltd has been set up as a subsidiary of which of the following institution?

Under the Snehasparsham project in the flood-hit Kerala, the government has provided the ________

Which of the following country partnered with Uttar Pradesh to develop ‘Food Value Chain’?

What is the capital of Vietnam?

Mahesh Sharma  inaugurated   38th edition of India International Trade Fair in __________ 

PM Narendra Modi attended _____ edition of the ASEAN Summit held at Singapore. 

How much amount of fine was imposed by RBI  on The Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd for non-compliance with Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) and Know Your Customer/Anti-money Laundering (KYC/AML) norms?

Where is the Valmiki National Park situated? 

Named Nexxt Credit Card is India’s first Interactive card with buttons is launched by _______

Who is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Infosys presently?

National Press Day is celebrated in India on ________

9th Annual Defence and Security Dialogue between India and China was held in _______

__________ is the currency of  Armenia.

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit 2018 was recently held in ____

Airports Authority of India (AAI) cancelled the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) licence of ______ 

Newly appointed brand ambassador of food delivery platform Uber Eats is __________

Where is the headquarter of UNFPA located at?

First Indian player to pick up a hat-trick in the history of cricket’s newest format T-10 League is 

Which state government in association with India Autism Center (IAC) will build a world-class autism township at a cost of Rs 500 crore?

_________ is the second state to introduce Tourist place in North India.

By what percent (RBI) in consultation with the government of India, reduced the mandatory hedging provision from 100 %?

Which organistation has signed a $75 m loan to fund   projects under Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program?

What amount of loan has been signed by Asian Development Bank for the upgradation of 230 kilometer State Highways in Bihar under Bihar State Highways III Project (BSHP-III)?

Who is the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)?

What is the name of NASA’s spacecraft, the first robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, that touched down safely on the surface of Mars?

Who is the winner of the 2018 Davis Cup? 

TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS)  a new pan-European smartphone payment system was launched by ________