Test-25

Consider the given information and answer the three items that follow.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are Lecturers from different cities—Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai and Srinagar (not necessarily in the same order) who participated in a conference. Each one of them is specialized in a different subject, viz., Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics (not necessarily in the same order). Further
1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography
2. Lecturer D is from Shillong
3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology
4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics
5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad
6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar
7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai

Who is specialized in Geography?

Consider the given information and answer the three items that follow.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are Lecturers from different cities—Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai and Srinagar (not necessarily in the same order) who participated in a conference. Each one of them is specialized in a different subject, viz., Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics (not necessarily in the same order). Further
1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography
2. Lecturer D is from Shillong
3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology
4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics
5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad
6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar
7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai

To which city does the Lecturer specialized in Economics belong?

Consider the given information and answer the three items that follow.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are Lecturers from different cities—Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai and Srinagar (not necessarily in the same order) who participated in a conference. Each one of them is specialized in a different subject, viz., Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics (not necessarily in the same order). Further
1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography
2. Lecturer D is from Shillong
3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology
4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics
5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad
6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar
7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai

Who of the following belongs to Hyderabad?

In a birthday party, each child eats at most 5 toffees. No child eats less than three biscuits. Considering all children, there are more toffees than biscuits, more biscuits than chocolates and more chocolates than number of children. Find the minimum number of children present at the party?

In a cinema hall, 8 friends, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O are sitting in a straight line according to the following rules:

• J is the neighbour of K.
• H is just next to the left of L.
• I is in one of the two seats in the middle.
• M is the only one sitting between I and L.
If N is not sitting at the extreme end, then who occupies the extreme right seat?

Kushal put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 p.m. hour-hand points to North. In which direction the minute-hand will point at 9:15 p.m.?

What is the angle between the minute hand and the hour hand when the time is 1:40 PM?

Find the next term in the series: ACE, BDF, GIK, __, MOQ, NPR

The following question consists of a figure containing groups of letters with two terms missing represented by ‘?’. Choose the terms that can best replace the missing terms.

In a certain code language if “RAINBOW” is coded as “TCKPDQY”, then how will you code word “MATHEMATICS” in that language?

If A+C= D; C-A= B; A+D=5 & D-A=C, what is Z-X?

In market research conducted by an automobile company, the depreciation in the resale value is found to be 15% for one year old model, 13.5% for two years old model, 12% for three years old model and so on. If a luxury car made by the company was bought at Rs.8,00,000 ten years ago, then what will be the resale price of that car?

Two friends work in same company and ratio of their salaries is 3 : 5. First friend gets promoted after a year and his salary is increased by one third of the salary of his friend. Find the ratio of their current salaries.

A can finish solving an exercise in 2 hours, B in 3 hours and C in 4 hours respectively. In how many hours will all three complete 100 exercises, considering that no two people work on same exercise?

A sandwich is made from 2 bread slices. Three loafs of bread having weight 637gm, 581gm and 553gm respectively, are sliced evenly such that each slice has maximum possible weight. How many sandwiches can be made using the available bread slices?

How many words can be made from the word BING BING BRING in which vowels occupies even positions?

A woman wants to go to the market to the east of her home and leaves her home towards south at 11 am. She reaches a junction from where the road to the left takes her to the grocer and one on the right takes her to the salon. If she goes straight she could reach office in 10 minutes. In which direction is the market with respect to her position?

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

A 7 B means A is the mother of B.
A 5 B means A is the sister of B.
A 3 B means A is the father of B.
A 9 B means A is the brother of B.

Which of the following means that N is the maternal uncle of M?

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

A 7 B means A is the mother of B.
A 5 B means A is the sister of B.
A 3 B means A is the father of B.
A 9 B means A is the brother of B.

How is A related to E in A 7 B 3 C 5 D 9 E?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons Prem, Qureshi, Ramit, Sreath, Tanmay and Uday are living with their wives Anita, Bini, Chandu, Divya, Eli and Fatima in a six story building from ground to top. Only one pair is living any of the floors, but not necessarily in the same order. Uday and his wife Divya are living in the floor which is between the floors of Fatima and Bini. Eli and her husband are living just above the floor of Bini and just below the floor of Anita.
Chandu does not live in the floor above Divya. Qureshi and his wife neither live on the top floor not at the ground floor. Sreath and his wife Bini are living in the floor just below the floor of Prem. Tanmay and his wife is living at ground floor.

Who is the wife of Qureshi?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons Prem, Qureshi, Ramit, Sreath, Tanmay and Uday are living with their wives Anita, Bini, Chandu, Divya, Eli and Fatima in a six story building from ground to top. Only one pair is living any of the floors, but not necessarily in the same order. Uday and his wife Divya are living in the floor which is between the floors of Fatima and Bini. Eli and her husband are living just above the floor of Bini and just below the floor of Anita.
Chandu does not live in the floor above Divya. Qureshi and his wife neither live on the top floor not at the ground floor. Sreath and his wife Bini are living in the floor just below the floor of Prem. Tanmay and his wife is living at ground floor.

Who among the following is living on the top floor?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons Prem, Qureshi, Ramit, Sreath, Tanmay and Uday are living with their wives Anita, Bini, Chandu, Divya, Eli and Fatima in a six story building from ground to top. Only one pair is living any of the floors, but not necessarily in the same order. Uday and his wife Divya are living in the floor which is between the floors of Fatima and Bini. Eli and her husband are living just above the floor of Bini and just below the floor of Anita.
Chandu does not live in the floor above Divya. Qureshi and his wife neither live on the top floor not at the ground floor. Sreath and his wife Bini are living in the floor just below the floor of Prem. Tanmay and his wife is living at ground floor.

Who is the husband of Eli?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons Prem, Qureshi, Ramit, Sreath, Tanmay and Uday are living with their wives Anita, Bini, Chandu, Divya, Eli and Fatima in a six story building from ground to top. Only one pair is living any of the floors, but not necessarily in the same order. Uday and his wife Divya are living in the floor which is between the floors of Fatima and Bini. Eli and her husband are living just above the floor of Bini and just below the floor of Anita.
Chandu does not live in the floor above Divya. Qureshi and his wife neither live on the top floor not at the ground floor. Sreath and his wife Bini are living in the floor just below the floor of Prem. Tanmay and his wife is living at ground floor.

Which of the following combination is NOT correct?

You are a Professor in a University and are setting an examination paper on a particular subject. One of your colleagues, whose daughter is preparing for the examination on that subject, comes to you and informs you that it is his daughter’s last chance to pass that examination and whether you could help him by indicating what questions are going to be asked in the examination. In the past, your colleague had helped you in another matter. Your colleague informs you that his daughter will suffer from depression if she fails in this examination. Under such circumstances, what would you do?

The income of A, B and C are in the ratio 7: 9: 12 and their expenditure are in the ratio 8 : 9 : 15. If a saves 1/4 of his income. Find the ratio of savings of A, B and C.

A family consists of grandparents, parents and three grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 65 years, that of the parents is 40 years and that of the grandchildren is 12 years. What is the average age of the family?

Two cities X and Y are 450 km apart. A car travels from X to Y with a speed of 80 km/hr and returns to X with a speed of 120 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car?

In a college reunion, friends of the same sex to hug and for friends of opposite sex to shake hands when they meet. During the reunion there were 24 handshakes. Which one among the following numbers indicates the possible number of hugs?

A selection is to be made for one post of Manager and two posts of Assistant manager. Amongst the six candidates called for the interview, only two are eligible for the post of Manager while they all are eligible for the post of Assistant manager. The number of possible combinations of selectees is

A student has to opt for 2 activities out of 5 activities for extra curriculum, namely, singing, Drama, dancing, Sports and horse riding. Horse riding can be offered only if Sports is also opted. The number of different combinations of two activities which can be opted is

An auto-manufacturing company has three machines producing the same auto part. If machine A produces 1/6th as many of the item as machine B produces in the same time and machine B produces twice as many of the item as machine C in the same time, then during a fixed period machine C produces what fraction of the total number of items produced?

Find out the days in which a man and a woman together can complete the piece of work, if 3 men alone and 4 women alone can complete a piece of work in 5 days?

A group of men decided to do a job in 10 days. But since 20 men dropped out every day, the job completed at the end of the 14th day. How many men were there at the beginning?

The cost of diamond varies directly as the square of its weight. Once, this diamond broke into four pieces with weights in the ratio 1: 3: 4:5. When the pieces were sold, the merchant got Rs. 98,000 less. Find the original price of the diamond?

The average age of S and G is 35 years. If K replaces S, the average age becomes 32 years and if K replaces G, then the average age becomes 38 years. If the average age of D and I be half of the average age of S, G and K, then the average age of all the five people is:

The average monthly salary of 24 executives and 3 HR professionals in a company was Rs. 6000. When one of the HR professional whose salary was Rs. 7200, was replaced with a new manager, then the average salary of the team went down to 5900. What is the salary of the new HR professional?

It takes 16 hours for a 1200 km journey, if 240 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 40 minutes more, if 400 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the cars is?

In how many ways can four boys be made to stand in a line such that two of them, Ram and Shyam are always together?

In the given figure, what is the maximum number of different ways in which 8 identical marbles can be placed in the small triangles A, B, C and D such that each triangle contains at least one marble?

Two teams played a mixed doubles badminton game (each team consists of one male and one female). There are four married couples. No team is to consist of a husband and his wife. What is the maximum number of games that can be played?

6 friends P, Q, R, S, T and U went for an appraisal meeting. After the appraisal the salary of Q was 20% more than P; salary of R was 30% less than Q; salary of S was 40% more than R; salary of T was 50% less than S and the salary of U was 60% more than T. If all the friends had the same salary before the appraisal, then which is the correct order of appraisal?

Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 10 minutes, while another pipe, B, can empty the same full tank in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open and the tank is already 2/5th full, how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely?

A person X was driving in a place where all roads ran either north-south or east-west, forming a grid. Roads are at a distance of 1 km from each other in a parallel. He started at the intersection of two roads, drove 3 km north, 3 km west and 4 km south. Which further route could bring him back to his starting point, if the same route is not repeated?

A vendor bought some bananas at 4 per rupee and an equal number at 5 per rupee. When he sold the entire quantity at 9 for 2 rupees. What is his percentage profit or loss?

Ram invests Rs. 24000 with Bank of Baroda as fixed deposit at a bank at the rate of 10% per annum simple interest. But due to some unavoidable reasons, he has to withdraw the entire money after 3 yr, for which the bank allowed him a lower rate of interest. If he gets Rs. 6640 less than, what he would have got at the end of 5 yr, the rate of interest allowed by bank is

The circumference of the front wheel of a cart is 60 ft long and that of the back wheel is 72 ft long. What is the distance travelled by the cart, when the front wheel has done 8 more revolutions than the rear wheel?

A lubricant can be prepared by petrol and diesel. Price of petrol is thrice the price of diesel. Rohan sells the mixture at Rs. 1170 per 10 litres, thereby making a profit of 30%. If the ratio of petrol and diesel in the mixture be 2: 3, find the cost price of diesel.

There are 6 different invitation cards and 6 correspondingly addressed boxes. If the invitation cards are randomly put in the boxes, what is the probability that exactly 5 invitation card go into the correctly addressed boxes?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
Winter is a season of short days, long nights and often, intense cold, and an altogether dreary time of the year in higher altitudes. For some people and places, it’s far worse. The cold moist air traps pollutants and the whole thing hangs in a toxic cloud that takes hours of sun to dissipate. The smog that we see over large urban agglomerates is a soup of poisonous chemicals and solid particles that find their way into every organism, causing various degrees of harm. Indeed the World Health Organisation (WHO) has an index of pollution with amber and red alerts being the worst.
The other day, Beijing issued a red alert for the first time ever, with monitors showing some areas having more than 250 micrograms per cubic metre of poisonous particles. The WHO considers anything over 25 micrograms unsafe. So, Beijing was 10 times worse than unsafe. According to Greenpeace, the smog covered an area the size of Spain. At some places, visibility was down to 200 metres. Lest Indians feel complacent, our own cities are among the world’s most polluted areas with Delhi topping this dubious table. At this level, it is actually hazardous even to breathe. A recent report said children and police were the most at risk of respiratory illnesses and that living in Delhi could result in children with stunted growth.

According to the passage, what will be the negative effect of the winter season in a city with high pollution level?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
Winter is a season of short days, long nights and often, intense cold, and an altogether dreary time of the year in higher altitudes. For some people and places, it’s far worse. The cold moist air traps pollutants and the whole thing hangs in a toxic cloud that takes hours of sun to dissipate. The smog that we see over large urban agglomerates is a soup of poisonous chemicals and solid particles that find their way into every organism, causing various degrees of harm. Indeed the World Health Organisation (WHO) has an index of pollution with amber and red alerts being the worst.
The other day, Beijing issued a red alert for the first time ever, with monitors showing some areas having more than 250 micrograms per cubic metre of poisonous particles. The WHO considers anything over 25 micrograms unsafe. So, Beijing was 10 times worse than unsafe. According to Greenpeace, the smog covered an area the size of Spain. At some places, visibility was down to 200 metres. Lest Indians feel complacent, our own cities are among the world’s most polluted areas with Delhi topping this dubious table. At this level, it is actually hazardous even to breathe. A recent report said children and police were the most at risk of respiratory illnesses and that living in Delhi could result in children with stunted growth.

Which of the following facts is incorrect according to the passage?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
Winter is a season of short days, long nights and often, intense cold, and an altogether dreary time of the year in higher altitudes. For some people and places, it’s far worse. The cold moist air traps pollutants and the whole thing hangs in a toxic cloud that takes hours of sun to dissipate. The smog that we see over large urban agglomerates is a soup of poisonous chemicals and solid particles that find their way into every organism, causing various degrees of harm. Indeed the World Health Organisation (WHO) has an index of pollution with amber and red alerts being the worst.
The other day, Beijing issued a red alert for the first time ever, with monitors showing some areas having more than 250 micrograms per cubic metre of poisonous particles. The WHO considers anything over 25 micrograms unsafe. So, Beijing was 10 times worse than unsafe. According to Greenpeace, the smog covered an area the size of Spain. At some places, visibility was down to 200 metres. Lest Indians feel complacent, our own cities are among the world’s most polluted areas with Delhi topping this dubious table. At this level, it is actually hazardous even to breathe. A recent report said children and police were the most at risk of respiratory illnesses and that living in Delhi could result in children with stunted growth.

Smog in Delhi is causing threat of increasing:

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
Winter is a season of short days, long nights and often, intense cold, and an altogether dreary time of the year in higher altitudes. For some people and places, it’s far worse. The cold moist air traps pollutants and the whole thing hangs in a toxic cloud that takes hours of sun to dissipate. The smog that we see over large urban agglomerates is a soup of poisonous chemicals and solid particles that find their way into every organism, causing various degrees of harm. Indeed the World Health Organisation (WHO) has an index of pollution with amber and red alerts being the worst.
The other day, Beijing issued a red alert for the first time ever, with monitors showing some areas having more than 250 micrograms per cubic metre of poisonous particles. The WHO considers anything over 25 micrograms unsafe. So, Beijing was 10 times worse than unsafe. According to Greenpeace, the smog covered an area the size of Spain. At some places, visibility was down to 200 metres. Lest Indians feel complacent, our own cities are among the world’s most polluted areas with Delhi topping this dubious table. At this level, it is actually hazardous even to breathe. A recent report said children and police were the most at risk of respiratory illnesses and that living in Delhi could result in children with stunted growth.

What does the author mean by the term ‘stunted growth’?

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Passage
After being the leading economy in the world for over two decades with its exports-led economic growth model, China has finally been admitted into the global currency elite of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) reserve currency list. From October next year, the Yuan or Renminbi (RMB) will form part of the “basket” of currencies from which the IMF derives the value of its own reserve asset, the Special Drawing Rights or SDRs. The basket of currencies includes the US dollar, British pound, euro and the Japanese yen.
But Yuan’s entry into the IMF’s elite basket is fraught with fears – not completely unfounded though. First, China’s model of success from 1979 has been based on trade surpluses and domestic investment. Now, the leadership would loathe changing that even though domestic growth has slowed down and there is a glut in much of the infrastructure sector. The Chinese leadership is also known for its propensity to devalue the Yuan often to make the country’s exports cheaper, which in turn led to its huge trade surplus. The other elite countries are all market democracies, with well-established rule of law. These institutional advances preceded their becoming issuers of currencies dependable and liquid enough for other countries to use them as reserves.

According to the passage, what does global currency elite group constitute of?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
After being the leading economy in the world for over two decades with its exports-led economic growth model, China has finally been admitted into the global currency elite of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) reserve currency list. From October next year, the Yuan or Renminbi (RMB) will form part of the “basket” of currencies from which the IMF derives the value of its own reserve asset, the Special Drawing Rights or SDRs. The basket of currencies includes the US dollar, British pound, euro and the Japanese yen.
But Yuan’s entry into the IMF’s elite basket is fraught with fears – not completely unfounded though. First, China’s model of success from 1979 has been based on trade surpluses and domestic investment. Now, the leadership would loathe changing that even though domestic growth has slowed down and there is a glut in much of the infrastructure sector. The Chinese leadership is also known for its propensity to devalue the Yuan often to make the country’s exports cheaper, which in turn led to its huge trade surplus. The other elite countries are all market democracies, with well-established rule of law. These institutional advances preceded their becoming issuers of currencies dependable and liquid enough for other countries to use them as reserves.

Which of the following currencies does not form part of global currency elite club at present?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
After being the leading economy in the world for over two decades with its exports-led economic growth model, China has finally been admitted into the global currency elite of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) reserve currency list. From October next year, the Yuan or Renminbi (RMB) will form part of the “basket” of currencies from which the IMF derives the value of its own reserve asset, the Special Drawing Rights or SDRs. The basket of currencies includes the US dollar, British pound, euro and the Japanese yen.
But Yuan’s entry into the IMF’s elite basket is fraught with fears – not completely unfounded though. First, China’s model of success from 1979 has been based on trade surpluses and domestic investment. Now, the leadership would loathe changing that even though domestic growth has slowed down and there is a glut in much of the infrastructure sector. The Chinese leadership is also known for its propensity to devalue the Yuan often to make the country’s exports cheaper, which in turn led to its huge trade surplus. The other elite countries are all market democracies, with well-established rule of law. These institutional advances preceded their becoming issuers of currencies dependable and liquid enough for other countries to use them as reserves.

According to the passage, why does the Chinese leadership used to devalue its currency ‘Yuan’ earlier?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
After being the leading economy in the world for over two decades with its exports-led economic growth model, China has finally been admitted into the global currency elite of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) reserve currency list. From October next year, the Yuan or Renminbi (RMB) will form part of the “basket” of currencies from which the IMF derives the value of its own reserve asset, the Special Drawing Rights or SDRs. The basket of currencies includes the US dollar, British pound, euro and the Japanese yen.
But Yuan’s entry into the IMF’s elite basket is fraught with fears – not completely unfounded though. First, China’s model of success from 1979 has been based on trade surpluses and domestic investment. Now, the leadership would loathe changing that even though domestic growth has slowed down and there is a glut in much of the infrastructure sector. The Chinese leadership is also known for its propensity to devalue the Yuan often to make the country’s exports cheaper, which in turn led to its huge trade surplus. The other elite countries are all market democracies, with well-established rule of law. These institutional advances preceded their becoming issuers of currencies dependable and liquid enough for other countries to use them as reserves.

What does the author mean by the term ‘currencies dependable and liquid’ in the passage?

Read the following two passages and answer the name that follow. Your answers to this name should be based on the passages only.
Passage
The quest for cheap and plentiful meat has resulted in farms where more and more animals are squeezed into smaller lots in cruel and shocking conditions. Such practices have resulted in many of the world’s health pandemics such as the avian flu. Worldwide, livestock increasingly raised in cruel, cramped conditions, where animals spend their short live under artificial light, pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormones, until the day they are slaughtered. Meat production is water intensive. 15000 litres of water is needed for every kilogram of meat compared with 3400 liters for rice, 3300 litres for eggs and 256 for a kilogram of potatoes.

What is the most rational and crucial message given by the passage?

Read the following two passages and answer the name that follow. Your answers to this name should be based on the passages only.
Passage
“The conceptual difficulties in National Income comparisons between underdeveloped and industrialised countries are particularly serious because a part of the national output in various underdeveloped countries is produced without passing through the commercial channels.”

In the above statement, the author implies that:

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Passage
More than a quarter of India’s population, spread across 254 districts in 10 states, is affected by drought, one of the severest the country has witnessed in recent times. And it’s only mid-summer. The monsoon is more than a month away and in most parts of the parched nation, it will be at least two months before the rains arrive. A scary scenario, indeed. But the situation was not entirely unexpected. The summer has been getting hotter and hotter every year, and water scarcity severe. With the monsoon failing in 2015, the drought was looming as early as September last year. While the mounting farmer suicides indicated the worsening agrarian crisis, a weak Northeast Monsoon foretold the impending water shortage. But there was hardly any effort, either by the Centre or the states, to prepare for the situation. Every one kept talking about the drought that was expected but no one did anything about it. Typically, Karnataka is one of the worst affected states with 27 of its 30 districts facing a water crisis. Wells and rivers have gone dry, and with the summer heat touching new highs, people are migrating en masse in search of greener pastures and resorting to distress sale of cattle. Neighbouring Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are not better off either. Reservoirs are drying up and the heat has already claimed more than 80 lives in Telangana, where over 300 died last year.

According to the passage, what proportion of India’s population is affected by the current drought situation?

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Passage
More than a quarter of India’s population, spread across 254 districts in 10 states, is affected by drought, one of the severest the country has witnessed in recent times. And it’s only mid-summer. The monsoon is more than a month away and in most parts of the parched nation, it will be at least two months before the rains arrive. A scary scenario, indeed. But the situation was not entirely unexpected. The summer has been getting hotter and hotter every year, and water scarcity severe. With the monsoon failing in 2015, the drought was looming as early as September last year. While the mounting farmer suicides indicated the worsening agrarian crisis, a weak Northeast Monsoon foretold the impending water shortage. But there was hardly any effort, either by the Centre or the states, to prepare for the situation. Every one kept talking about the drought that was expected but no one did anything about it. Typically, Karnataka is one of the worst affected states with 27 of its 30 districts facing a water crisis. Wells and rivers have gone dry, and with the summer heat touching new highs, people are migrating en masse in search of greener pastures and resorting to distress sale of cattle. Neighbouring Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are not better off either. Reservoirs are drying up and the heat has already claimed more than 80 lives in Telangana, where over 300 died last year.

According to the passage, what has worsened the agrarian crisis situation in India?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
More than a quarter of India’s population, spread across 254 districts in 10 states, is affected by drought, one of the severest the country has witnessed in recent times. And it’s only mid-summer. The monsoon is more than a month away and in most parts of the parched nation, it will be at least two months before the rains arrive. A scary scenario, indeed. But the situation was not entirely unexpected. The summer has been getting hotter and hotter every year, and water scarcity severe. With the monsoon failing in 2015, the drought was looming as early as September last year. While the mounting farmer suicides indicated the worsening agrarian crisis, a weak Northeast Monsoon foretold the impending water shortage. But there was hardly any effort, either by the Centre or the states, to prepare for the situation. Every one kept talking about the drought that was expected but no one did anything about it. Typically, Karnataka is one of the worst affected states with 27 of its 30 districts facing a water crisis. Wells and rivers have gone dry, and with the summer heat touching new highs, people are migrating en masse in search of greener pastures and resorting to distress sale of cattle. Neighbouring Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are not better off either. Reservoirs are drying up and the heat has already claimed more than 80 lives in Telangana, where over 300 died last year.

What does the author mean by the term ‘parched nation’ in the passage?

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
More than a quarter of India’s population, spread across 254 districts in 10 states, is affected by drought, one of the severest the country has witnessed in recent times. And it’s only mid-summer. The monsoon is more than a month away and in most parts of the parched nation, it will be at least two months before the rains arrive. A scary scenario, indeed. But the situation was not entirely unexpected. The summer has been getting hotter and hotter every year, and water scarcity severe. With the monsoon failing in 2015, the drought was looming as early as September last year. While the mounting farmer suicides indicated the worsening agrarian crisis, a weak Northeast Monsoon foretold the impending water shortage. But there was hardly any effort, either by the Centre or the states, to prepare for the situation. Every one kept talking about the drought that was expected but no one did anything about it. Typically, Karnataka is one of the worst affected states with 27 of its 30 districts facing a water crisis. Wells and rivers have gone dry, and with the summer heat touching new highs, people are migrating en masse in search of greener pastures and resorting to distress sale of cattle. Neighbouring Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are not better off either. Reservoirs are drying up and the heat has already claimed more than 80 lives in Telangana, where over 300 died last year.

Which of the following is the worst affected state in India facing extreme water crisis in its districts?

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There are still a few people in northern Europe who think that global warming might not be such a bad thing. In Britain, where summer can sometimes seem to last little more than a few weeks, many would welcome the idea of it getting a bit hotter. Unfortunately things are not so simple. Global warming doesn’t just mean that the world will slowly get warmer. Paradoxically, it could cause certain areas to get colder – a lot colder. The latest predictions are that northern Europe could even be plunged into an ice age. While areas of south-eastern Europe, such as Greece, would continue to get hotter and drier, Britain could find itself, in the winter months at least, surrounded by sea ice. The reason for this concerns the Greenland ice sheet. This is one of the biggest expanses of ice in the world – around 1,500km long and 600km wide. It is so big that if it all melted sea levels would rise by 7 meters. Due to rising emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels, this ice sheet is melting at an alarming rate.

Why people of Northern Europe think that global warming might not be such a bad thing?

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There are still a few people in northern Europe who think that global warming might not be such a bad thing. In Britain, where summer can sometimes seem to last little more than a few weeks, many would welcome the idea of it getting a bit hotter. Unfortunately things are not so simple. Global warming doesn’t just mean that the world will slowly get warmer. Paradoxically, it could cause certain areas to get colder – a lot colder. The latest predictions are that northern Europe could even be plunged into an ice age. While areas of south-eastern Europe, such as Greece, would continue to get hotter and drier, Britain could find itself, in the winter months at least, surrounded by sea ice. The reason for this concerns the Greenland ice sheet. This is one of the biggest expanses of ice in the world – around 1,500km long and 600km wide. It is so big that if it all melted sea levels would rise by 7 meters. Due to rising emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels, this ice sheet is melting at an alarming rate.

What contradictory opinion has been quoted by the author in the context of global warming?

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There are still a few people in northern Europe who think that global warming might not be such a bad thing. In Britain, where summer can sometimes seem to last little more than a few weeks, many would welcome the idea of it getting a bit hotter. Unfortunately things are not so simple. Global warming doesn’t just mean that the world will slowly get warmer. Paradoxically, it could cause certain areas to get colder – a lot colder. The latest predictions are that northern Europe could even be plunged into an ice age. While areas of south-eastern Europe, such as Greece, would continue to get hotter and drier, Britain could find itself, in the winter months at least, surrounded by sea ice. The reason for this concerns the Greenland ice sheet. This is one of the biggest expanses of ice in the world – around 1,500km long and 600km wide. It is so big that if it all melted sea levels would rise by 7 meters. Due to rising emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels, this ice sheet is melting at an alarming rate.

What does the author mean by the term ‘biggest expanses’ in the passage?

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There are still a few people in northern Europe who think that global warming might not be such a bad thing. In Britain, where summer can sometimes seem to last little more than a few weeks, many would welcome the idea of it getting a bit hotter. Unfortunately things are not so simple. Global warming doesn’t just mean that the world will slowly get warmer. Paradoxically, it could cause certain areas to get colder – a lot colder. The latest predictions are that northern Europe could even be plunged into an ice age. While areas of south-eastern Europe, such as Greece, would continue to get hotter and drier, Britain could find itself, in the winter months at least, surrounded by sea ice. The reason for this concerns the Greenland ice sheet. This is one of the biggest expanses of ice in the world – around 1,500km long and 600km wide. It is so big that if it all melted sea levels would rise by 7 meters. Due to rising emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels, this ice sheet is melting at an alarming rate.

According to the passage, why the Greenland ice sheet is melting?

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An air quality index (AQI) is a way to combine measurements of multiple air pollutants into a single number or rating. This index is ideally kept constantly updated and available in different places. The AQI is most useful when lots of pollution data are being gathered and when pollution levels are normally, but not always, low. In such cases, if pollution levels spike for a few days, the public can quickly take preventive action (like staying indoors) in response to an air quality warning. Unfortunately, that is not urban India. Pollution levels in many large Indian cities are so high that they remain well above any health or regulatory standard for large part of the year. If our index stays in the Red/Dangerous’ region day after day, there is not much any one can do, other than getting used to ignoring it.

Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?

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Productive jobs are vital for growth and a good lob is the best form of inclusion. More than half of our population depends on agriculture, but the experience of other countries suggests that the number of people dependent on agriculture will have to shrink if per capita incomes in agriculture are to go up substantially. While industry is creating jobs, too many such jobs are low-productivity non-contractual jobs in the unorganized sector, offering low incomes, little protection, and no benefits. Service jobs are relatively of high productivity, but employment growth in services has been slow in recent years.

Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?

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The Supreme Court order banning the registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000 cc in and around New Delhi points to the dire situation and need for drastic steps. It is not necessary, therefore, to discuss the pros and cons of a three-month long ban on a trial basis. The court consciously targeted only luxury vehicles, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), besides big trucks, affordable to affluent people sparing the common man. It concurred with the argument that diesel vehicles pollute the most contributing to pollution. Experts have maintained that “diesel exhaust consists of 10-100 times (that is, one to two orders of magnitude) more particles than petrol”. Moreover, diesel exhaust is said to contain smaller particles which are more hazardous as they enter the deeper recesses of lungs and stay longer causing serious harm to health.
The industry, both automobile manufacturers and distributors, predictably raised a hue and cry claiming the decision would affect trade and commerce and movement and supply of essential commodities in the city. The industry had been trying to pass the buck by lobbying on two grounds — one, that diesel is not as dirty as environmentalists claim it to be and two, there were other more dangerous sources of pollution which should be tackled first. When faced with an adverse judgment, Corporates seek new scientific studies and proof.

According to the passage, the Supreme Court has exempted which type of diesel vehicles from the registration banning list?

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The Supreme Court order banning the registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000 cc in and around New Delhi points to the dire situation and need for drastic steps. It is not necessary, therefore, to discuss the pros and cons of a three-month long ban on a trial basis. The court consciously targeted only luxury vehicles, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), besides big trucks, affordable to affluent people sparing the common man. It concurred with the argument that diesel vehicles pollute the most contributing to pollution. Experts have maintained that “diesel exhaust consists of 10-100 times (that is, one to two orders of magnitude) more particles than petrol”. Moreover, diesel exhaust is said to contain smaller particles which are more hazardous as they enter the deeper recesses of lungs and stay longer causing serious harm to health.
The industry, both automobile manufacturers and distributors, predictably raised a hue and cry claiming the decision would affect trade and commerce and movement and supply of essential commodities in the city. The industry had been trying to pass the buck by lobbying on two grounds — one, that diesel is not as dirty as environmentalists claim it to be and two, there were other more dangerous sources of pollution which should be tackled first. When faced with an adverse judgment, Corporates seek new scientific studies and proof.

What does the term ‘dire situation’ mean in the passage?

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The Supreme Court order banning the registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000 cc in and around New Delhi points to the dire situation and need for drastic steps. It is not necessary, therefore, to discuss the pros and cons of a three-month long ban on a trial basis. The court consciously targeted only luxury vehicles, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), besides big trucks, affordable to affluent people sparing the common man. It concurred with the argument that diesel vehicles pollute the most contributing to pollution. Experts have maintained that “diesel exhaust consists of 10-100 times (that is, one to two orders of magnitude) more particles than petrol”. Moreover, diesel exhaust is said to contain smaller particles which are more hazardous as they enter the deeper recesses of lungs and stay longer causing serious harm to health.
The industry, both automobile manufacturers and distributors, predictably raised a hue and cry claiming the decision would affect trade and commerce and movement and supply of essential commodities in the city. The industry had been trying to pass the buck by lobbying on two grounds — one, that diesel is not as dirty as environmentalists claim it to be and two, there were other more dangerous sources of pollution which should be tackled first. When faced with an adverse judgment, Corporates seek new scientific studies and proof.

Which of the following facts is false according to the passage?

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The Supreme Court order banning the registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000 cc in and around New Delhi points to the dire situation and need for drastic steps. It is not necessary, therefore, to discuss the pros and cons of a three-month long ban on a trial basis. The court consciously targeted only luxury vehicles, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), besides big trucks, affordable to affluent people sparing the common man. It concurred with the argument that diesel vehicles pollute the most contributing to pollution. Experts have maintained that “diesel exhaust consists of 10-100 times (that is, one to two orders of magnitude) more particles than petrol”. Moreover, diesel exhaust is said to contain smaller particles which are more hazardous as they enter the deeper recesses of lungs and stay longer causing serious harm to health.
The industry, both automobile manufacturers and distributors, predictably raised a hue and cry claiming the decision would affect trade and commerce and movement and supply of essential commodities in the city. The industry had been trying to pass the buck by lobbying on two grounds — one, that diesel is not as dirty as environmentalists claim it to be and two, there were other more dangerous sources of pollution which should be tackled first. When faced with an adverse judgment, Corporates seek new scientific studies and proof.

Which of the following statements will be favourable for the automobile manufacturers and distributors?

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A recent Standard & Poor (S&P) Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey said that about 76 per cent of Indian adults do not adequately understand key financial concepts, including risk diversification, inflation and compound interest. This is lower than the worldwide average of financial literacy, but roughly in line with other BRICS and South Asian nations. More than 1,50,000 adults across over 140 countries were interviewed and tested on their knowledge of four basic financial concepts: Numeracy, risk diversification, inflation and compound interest (saving and debt).
The findings are interesting. For instance, in India, 26 per cent of adults in the richest 60 per cent of households are financially literate, compared to 20 per cent of adults in the poorest 40 per cent of households. In contrast, globally, 36 per cent of adults in relatively richer households and 27 per cent of adults in relatively poorer households are financially literate. Further, only 14 per cent of Indian adults correctly answered the question on risk diversification. Conversely, 56 per cent answered the inflation question correctly. About 39 per cent of adults who have a formal loan are financially literate, while 27 per cent of formal borrowers were found to be not financially literate. Moreover, just 51 per cent of the respondents understood what compound interest is.

According to the Global Financial Literacy Survey, Indian Adults do not understand which of the below financial concepts?

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A recent Standard & Poor (S&P) Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey said that about 76 per cent of Indian adults do not adequately understand key financial concepts, including risk diversification, inflation and compound interest. This is lower than the worldwide average of financial literacy, but roughly in line with other BRICS and South Asian nations. More than 1,50,000 adults across over 140 countries were interviewed and tested on their knowledge of four basic financial concepts: Numeracy, risk diversification, inflation and compound interest (saving and debt).
The findings are interesting. For instance, in India, 26 per cent of adults in the richest 60 per cent of households are financially literate, compared to 20 per cent of adults in the poorest 40 per cent of households. In contrast, globally, 36 per cent of adults in relatively richer households and 27 per cent of adults in relatively poorer households are financially literate. Further, only 14 per cent of Indian adults correctly answered the question on risk diversification. Conversely, 56 per cent answered the inflation question correctly. About 39 per cent of adults who have a formal loan are financially literate, while 27 per cent of formal borrowers were found to be not financially literate. Moreover, just 51 per cent of the respondents understood what compound interest is.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

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A recent Standard & Poor (S&P) Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey said that about 76 per cent of Indian adults do not adequately understand key financial concepts, including risk diversification, inflation and compound interest. This is lower than the worldwide average of financial literacy, but roughly in line with other BRICS and South Asian nations. More than 1,50,000 adults across over 140 countries were interviewed and tested on their knowledge of four basic financial concepts: Numeracy, risk diversification, inflation and compound interest (saving and debt).
The findings are interesting. For instance, in India, 26 per cent of adults in the richest 60 per cent of households are financially literate, compared to 20 per cent of adults in the poorest 40 per cent of households. In contrast, globally, 36 per cent of adults in relatively richer households and 27 per cent of adults in relatively poorer households are financially literate. Further, only 14 per cent of Indian adults correctly answered the question on risk diversification. Conversely, 56 per cent answered the inflation question correctly. About 39 per cent of adults who have a formal loan are financially literate, while 27 per cent of formal borrowers were found to be not financially literate. Moreover, just 51 per cent of the respondents understood what compound interest is.

What does the term ‘financial literacy’ mean in general?

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A recent Standard & Poor (S&P) Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey said that about 76 per cent of Indian adults do not adequately understand key financial concepts, including risk diversification, inflation and compound interest. This is lower than the worldwide average of financial literacy, but roughly in line with other BRICS and South Asian nations. More than 1,50,000 adults across over 140 countries were interviewed and tested on their knowledge of four basic financial concepts: Numeracy, risk diversification, inflation and compound interest (saving and debt).
The findings are interesting. For instance, in India, 26 per cent of adults in the richest 60 per cent of households are financially literate, compared to 20 per cent of adults in the poorest 40 per cent of households. In contrast, globally, 36 per cent of adults in relatively richer households and 27 per cent of adults in relatively poorer households are financially literate. Further, only 14 per cent of Indian adults correctly answered the question on risk diversification. Conversely, 56 per cent answered the inflation question correctly. About 39 per cent of adults who have a formal loan are financially literate, while 27 per cent of formal borrowers were found to be not financially literate. Moreover, just 51 per cent of the respondents understood what compound interest is.

With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:
1. Globally, 26% of adults in the richest 60% of households are financially literate.
2. In India, 20% of adults in the poorest 40% of households are financially literate.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are incorrect?

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We are witnessing a dangerous dwindling of biodiversity in our food supply. The green revolution is a mixed blessing. Over time farmers have come to rely heavily on broadly adapted, high yield crops to the exclusion of varieties adapted to the local conditions. Mono cropping vast fields with the same genetically uniform seeds helps boost yield and meet immediate hunger needs. Yet high-yield varieties are also genetically weaker crops that require expensive chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides. In our focus on increasing the amount of food we produce today, we have accidentally put ourselves at risk for food shortages in future.

Which among the following is the most logical and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?

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An increase in human-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could initiate a chain reaction between plant and microorganisms that would unsettle one of the largest carbon reservoirs on the planet soil In a study, it was found that the soil, which contains twice the amount of carbon present in a plants and Earth’s atmosphere combined, could become increasingly volatile people add more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This is largely because of increased plant growth. Although a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, carbon dioxide also supports plant growth. As trees and other vegetation flourish in a carbon dioxide-rich future, their roots could stimulate microbial activity in soil that may in turn accelerate the decomposition of soil carbon and its relsase into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage ?

The schedule of reinforcement in which a set number of responses must be made for each reward is called as:

Negative reinforcement __________ responding; punishment __________ responding.

In classical conditioning, events critical to the learning occur __________ the response.

After a response has been extinguished, it will often reappear after a short time has passed. This is called as:

Punishment is most effective in suppressing behavior when it is?

Race: Fatigue :: Fast: ?

In a group of students, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. If three students are selected at random, what is the probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected?

It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?

What will be the day of the week 15th August, 2010?

How many 3-digit numbers are completely divisible 6 ?

7589 – ? = 3434

The unit digit in the product (784 x 618 x 917 x 463) is:

Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, … What number should come next?

664, 332, 340, 170, __, 89, … What number should fill the blank?

V, VIII, XI, XIV, __, XX, … What number should fill the blank?

FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, __

Cup is to coffee as bowl is to

If A + B means A is the brother of B; A – B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?

Pointing to a lady a person said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.” How is the lady related to the person?

Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around the hexagonal table each at one corner and are facing the centre of the hexagonal. P is second to the left of U. Q is neighbour of R and S. T is second to the left of S.

Which one is sitting opposite to P ?

Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around the hexagonal table each at one corner and are facing the centre of the hexagonal. P is second to the left of U. Q is neighbor of R and S. T is second to the left of S.

Which of the following are the neighbors of P?

Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around the hexagonal table each at one corner and are facing the centre of the hexagonal. P is second to the left of U. Q is neighbor of R and S. T is second to the left of S.

Which one is sitting opposite to T ?