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51.

According to the author

A. the Greek and the orientals are very punctual.
B. the Indians are very punctual.
C. the orientals are very punctual.
D. the Americans or the Englishmen are punctual.
Answer» E.
Discussion
52.

The orient in the passage refers to
A. England and America.
B. America alone
C. China and Japan.
D. Japan and England.
Answer» D. Japan and England.
Discussion
53.

The passage is about what
A. teachers should teach in the classroom.
B. treatment is to be given for indigestion.
C. we should do to make children read.
D. we should not do when we ask children to read.
Answer» D. we should not do when we ask children to read.
Discussion
54.

The writer says that teachers should
A. stop compelling children to read books recommended by them.
B. carefully supervise what children read.
C. prevent children from reading any book.
D. compel children to read moral stories.
Answer» B. carefully supervise what children read.
Discussion
55.

According to the author many boys and girls read books to
A. express their gratitude to their teachers.
B. show others that they are lovers of books.
C. win the favour of their teachers.
D. spend money in a useful way.
Answer» D. spend money in a useful way.
Discussion
56.

The mistake has been on the teacher s side. Here the mistake refers to

A. discouraging children from reading more books.
B. recommending them the books intended for adults
C. making the children to please the teacher.
D. asking the children to read books which teachers do not like.
Answer» C. making the children to please the teacher.
Discussion
57.

Indigestion and violent stomach-ache will be the result if the child
A. is forced to eat food meant for adults.
B. is not taken to doctor regularly.
C. reads books not suitable for his age.
D. does not read any book.
Answer» D. does not read any book.
Discussion
58.

Which of the following is NOT a service provider?
A. Bank
B. Lawyer
C. Car
D. Teacher
Answer» D. Teacher
Discussion
59.

What is the key feature of any service?
A. It is non-perishable
B. Interaction with the consumer
C. Ability to be stored for future use
D. Automation of service
Answer» C. Ability to be stored for future use
Discussion
60.

Entertainment is an intangible service because it can only be:
A. stored
B. tasted
C. experienced
D. touched
Answer» D. touched
Discussion
61.

For a pleasant experience of a service, the provider should:
A. give what the consumer desires.
B. make the service available before purchase.
C. create a service which is profitable.
D. provide the service without customer demand.
Answer» B. make the service available before purchase.
Discussion
62.

Which of the following aspects of a dish does NOT have a sensory appeal?
A. Nutrition
B. Presentation
C. Taste
D. Aroma
Answer» B. Presentation
Discussion
63.

Aesthetics is mainly concerned with:
A. purpose of creation
B. usefulness of the product
C. sensory appeal
D. relevance of content
Answer» D. relevance of content
Discussion
64.

The practical aspects of a graphic design DO NOT take into account:
A. probability
B. readability
C. usability
D. communicability
Answer» B. readability
Discussion
65.

The ability of a design to fulfil the purpose is called:
A. graphic appeal
B. semiotic value
C. teleology
D. visual taste
Answer» D. visual taste
Discussion
66.

What is the passage mainly about?
A. Functional aspect of design
B. Aesthetic function of design
C. How to make food appealing
D. Design and its varied usages
Answer» E.
Discussion
67.

Choose the word which is MOST SMILAR to the word given in passage.
A. Recognize
B. Perceived
C. Unpredictable
D. Unruly
E. Uncanny
Answer» F.
Discussion
68.

Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage above?
A. Recession and Recovery
B. Consumer: The driving force for Economy
C. Economy: a Distant Dream?
D. Is Consumption necessary for economic Growth?
E. None of the Above
Answer» E. None of the Above
Discussion
69.

In the statement consumer preferences would surely be the steering wheel, but real savings and investment would be the engine that drives it forward , what can we infer from the line consumer preferences would surely be the steering wheel ?
A. Consumer likings regulate the economy individually.
B. If you want to regulate the economy, consumption is the only force.
C. The Penchant of the consumers controls the economy.
D. The consumer preferences are not at par with savings and economy in driving the economy.
E. None of the Above
Answer» D. The consumer preferences are not at par with savings and economy in driving the economy.
Discussion
70.

Which of the following statements is/are correct in context with the passage?
A. Economists fail to distinguish between consuming and producing value and form a mistaken belief.
B. Economic growth and declines have always been led by changes in business and durable goods investment.
C. Income distribution is evenly distributed among the rich and is compatible with the tendency to consume.
D. Only (a)
E. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» F.
Discussion
71.

Which of the following is/are likely to induce businesses to hire?
A. Consumer Demand
B. Consumer Spending
C. Increased certainty in future returns
D. Makeshift policies
E. Both (b) and (c)
Answer» D. Makeshift policies
Discussion
72.

Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE to the word given in passage.
ANALOGY
A. Similarity
B. Narrative
C. Contrast
D. Reciprocate
E. Variance
Answer» F.
Discussion
73.

What did the witch do soon after Dhiru caught her?

A. She removed her mask and showed him her face
B. She narrated her sad story to Dhiru
C. She threw away his bag of mangoes
D. She tried to frighten Dhiru and run away
Answer» E.
Discussion
74.

Which of the following qualities of Dhiru helped him to over-power the witch?

A. Intelligence and wisdom
B. Courage and strength
C. Courage and anxiety
D. Eagerness and wisdom
Answer» C. Courage and anxiety
Discussion
75.

How was the witch described in this passage different from other witches?

A. Other witches used to eat flesh; this witch didn t
B. Other witches were not as fearful as this witch was
C. While other witches used to frighten the people, this witch didn t
D. Other witches used to take people s belonings; this witch didn t
Answer» B. Other witches were not as fearful as this witch was
Discussion
76.

What made Dhiru curious?

A. The fearful attitude of the people towards the witch.
B. The distinct difference between the witch and other witches
C. The fearful appearance of the witch
D. The fact that the witch lived in the forest
Answer» C. The fearful appearance of the witch
Discussion
77.

Why did Dhiru enter the forest?
A. To invite the witch to the village
B. To sleep under a shady tree
C. NO find out the truth about the witch
D. To give the bag of mangoes to the witch
Answer» D. To give the bag of mangoes to the witch
Discussion
78.

All the following words mean notion except -
A. idea
B. concept
C. subject
D. view
Answer» D. view
Discussion
79.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in context of the passage?
A. Only (2)
B. Both (1) and (2)
C. Only (3)
D. Only (1)
E. All are correct
Answer» E. All are correct
Discussion
80.

How the process of migration stands as an obstacle to the cloud technology?

A. The expensive cost of providing safety to the data.
B. The lack of sound technology in Artificial Intelligence.
C. Complexities of the data migrated to the cloud
D. It exposes the companies to the risk of losing important information.
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
81.

Why the promise of the cloud has created a sense of excitement amongst enterprises?
A. As it ensures that business operations are accessible for a range of employees.
B. As the enterprise spending on cloud services is surging.
C. Reduction in the cost of operation it may entail.
D. The secure platform it provides to the data it stores.
E. None of these
Answer» B. As the enterprise spending on cloud services is surging.
Discussion
82.

How can we tackle the risks associated with the process of migration?
A. By ensuring that organisations only migrate the apps to the cloud that will thrive in the cloud.
B. The surge in the investment in the cloud technology.
C. The use of predictive power of Artificial Intelligence.
D. The transition from on-premises to Cloud
E. None of these
Answer» D. The transition from on-premises to Cloud
Discussion
83.

Which of the following is an adverse impact of the Green Revolution?

A. Unchecked crop yields resulted in large tracts of becoming barren
B. Withdrawal of fiscal impetus from agriculture to other sectors
C. Famers began soliciting government subsidies their produce
D. Farmers rioted as food prices fell so low that they not make ends meet
E. None of these
Answer» C. Famers began soliciting government subsidies their produce
Discussion
84.

What is the author trying to convey through the phrase making the government's 7% GDP growth target look "a bit rich"?

A. India is unlikely to achieve the targeted growth rate.
B. Allocation of funds to agriculture has raised in India chances of having high GDP.
C. Agricultural growth has artificially inflated India's GDP and such growth is not real.
D. India is likely to have one of the highest GDP rates.
E. A large portion of India's GDP is contributed agriculture.
Answer» B. Allocation of funds to agriculture has raised in India chances of having high GDP.
Discussion
85.

Which of the following factors was/were responsible for neglect of the farming sector after the Green Revolution?
(i) Steel and cement sectors generated more revenue the government as com- pared to agriculture.
(ii) Large scale protests against favouring agriculture the cost of other important sectors such as education and health care.
(iii)Attention of policy-makers and aid organisations was diverted from agriculture to other sectors.

A. Only (i) and (ii)
B. Only (iii)
C. Only (ii) and (iii)
D. Only (i) and (iii)
E. All (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer» C. Only (ii) and (iii)
Discussion
86.

What is the author's main objective in writing the passage?

A. Criticising developed countries for not holstering economic growth in poor nations
B. Analysing the disadvantages of the Green Revolution
C. Persuading experts that a strong economy depends on industrialization and not on agriculture.
D. Making a case for the international society to engineer a second Green Revolution
E. Rationalising the faulty agriculture politic emerging countries
Answer» E. Rationalising the faulty agriculture politic emerging countries
Discussion
87.

What encouraged Africa policy maker to focus on urban jobs?

A. Misapprehension that it would alleviate poverty as it did in other country
B. Rural development outstripped urban development in many parts of Africa
C. Breaking out of protests in the country and the fear that the government would topple
D. Blind imitation of Western models of development
E. None of these
Answer» B. Rural development outstripped urban development in many parts of Africa
Discussion
88.

What motivated the US to focus on investing in agriculture across the globe?

A. To make developing countries become more reliant on US aid
B. To ensure grain surpluses so that the US had no need to import food
C. To make those countries more self-sufficient to whom it previously provided food
D. To establish itself in the market before the high growth giants such a India and China could establish themselves
E. None of these
Answer» D. To establish itself in the market before the high growth giants such a India and China could establish themselves
Discussion
89.

Choose the words/ group of the words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
STARVED

A. deprived
B. disadvantaged
C. hungry
D. fasting
E. emaciated
Answer» B. disadvantaged
Discussion
90.

Choose the words/ group of the words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
PLOWED

A. cultivation
B. bulldozed
C. recovered
D. instilled
E. withdrew
Answer» E. withdrew
Discussion
91.

Direction: Choose the words/ group of the words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
PRESSING

A. unpopular
B. undemanding
C. unobtrusive
D. unsuitable
E. unimportant
Answer» F.
Discussion
92.

Direction: Choose the words/ group of the words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
EVAPORATED

A. absorbed
B. accelerated
C. grew
D. plunged
E. mismanaged
Answer» D. plunged
Discussion
93.

Choose the word which is most similar in meaning of the word 'Employed' as used in the passage?
A. Engaged
B. Unoccupied
C. Slight
D. Idle
E. Reactive
Answer» B. Unoccupied
Discussion
94.

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word 'Underestimated' as used in the passage?
A. Compress
B. Deprecate
C. Ignore
D. Exaggerate
E. Abridge
Answer» E. Abridge
Discussion
95.

Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage?
A. Smoking in our country
B. Categorizing smokers
C. Level of smoking
D. Consequences of smoking
E. Major causes of smoking
Answer» C. Level of smoking
Discussion
96.

What does the author mean by 'Although men from all walks of life smoke'?
A. Smoking kills all in every aspect of their life.
B. Smoking increases health risks in all stages.
C. Men are addicted to smoking
D. Both 2 and 3
E. None of these
Answer» F.
Discussion
97.

Which one of the following statements is true ?

A. Other Asian countries do not have allopathic me dicines.
B. Indians cannot afford allopathic drugs
C. Indians use more than 40,000 allopathic drugs.
D. Indians hate allopathic medicines.
Answer» D. Indians hate allopathic medicines.
Discussion
98.

How are drug users to be instructed by the manufacturers?
A. Information should be printed on the carton or in a pamphlet kept inside it.
B. Patients should keep in touch with drug manufacturers.
C. Doctors should give a manual of instruction.
D. The Chemist should issue an instruction manual.
Answer» B. Patients should keep in touch with drug manufacturers.
Discussion
99.

Only one of the following sentences is right. Identify it.
A. Medicines should be discontinued as soon as we feel better.
B. More than the prescribed dose brings quicker recovery.
C. All medicines produce reactions of various degrees in their users.
D. Even mild drugs are not always safe.
Answer» E.
Discussion
100.

Drug manufacturers ________ .
A. give very little and unintelligible information
B. give information only when asked
C. do not give instructions
D. give all instructions necessary
Answer» B. give information only when asked
Discussion