Directions
(1-3): Read the following
passage and answer the questions as directed.
years since Indira Gandhi brought the idea of eradicating poverty into the
electoral arena in India. ‘Garibi Hatao’ had been her slogan. She actually took
the country some distance in the promised direction. Though it had not come
close to being eradicated in her time, it was under her leadership that the
reduction in poverty commenced, in the late 1960s. And it was under her
leadership again that the reduction accelerated, in the early 1980s. This is
not surprising for she was a pragmatic
politician and took pride in being Indian. While the last attribute motivated
her to improve the condition of her people, the first left her aware of the
centrality of income generation in poverty eradication.
The role that income
generation actually played in lowering poverty in India may be gauged from the
facts that economic growth had surged in the 1980s, and the late 1960s was when
agricultural production quickened as the Green Revolution progressed.
So, if there had been a
focus on poverty even 50 years ago, why have we not seen it end? This is
because the approach of public policy to the problem has been to initiate
schemes which could serve as no more than a palliative, as suggested by the
very term ‘poverty alleviation’ commonly used in the discourse of this time.
These schemes failed to go to the root of poverty, which is capability
deprivation that leaves an individual unable to earn sufficient income through
work or entrepreneurship.
Q1.
As per the passage, which of the following has been termed as the root of
poverty?
(a) Capability Possession
(b) Capability
deprivation
(c) Pragmatic Politics
(d) Poverty Alleviation
(e) None of the Above
Q2. Which of the following
could be the next line after the last line of the given passage?
(a)This is not the case in
India, where the task of creating the wherewithal for providing public services
has not even been seriously initiated.
(b) Income poverty is a
manifestation of the deprivation, and focussing exclusively on the income
shortfall can address only the symptom.
(c) A discernible pattern
is that the southern and western regions of India have lower poverty than the
northern, central and eastern ones.
(d)There is a crucial role
for services, of both producer and consumer variety, in eliminating the
capability deprivation that is poverty.
(e) None of the Above
Q3. Which of the following
is the meaning of the word ‘Pragmatic’ given in bold in the passage?
(a) the damaging lack of
material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.
(b) a person who
disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
(c) dealing with things
sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than
theoretical considerations.
(d) a person who advocates
or engages in political revolution.
(e) a person who rises in
opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader.
Directions (4): Read
the following passage and answer the questions as directed.
were deciding on what color to paint their house.
Wife : I want pink!
Tenali : Are you serious?
We better leave it white and bright!
Wife : I have made up my
mind. I will be happy only with pink.
Tenali (giving her a pair
of pink-colored glasses): Fine. Have it your way. Wear these glasses and not
just these walls, even I will be pink!
Q4. Which of the following
can be inferred from the short incident given above?
(a) Pink is a colour to
resemble women
(b) Husband and wife share
an understanding bond within them
(c) Better to quit then to
get involved in a scuffle
(d) Observation and
perception can be improved
(e) Pink colour depicts
positivity and love
Directions (5): Read
the following passage and answer the questions as directed.
by an alcoholic father. One grew up to be an alcoholic and when asked what
happened, he said “I watched my father.”
The other grew up and
never drank in his life. When asked what happened, he said “I watched my
father.”
Two boys, same dad, two
different perspectives.
Q5. Which of the following can be inferred from
the short incident given above?
(a) An alcoholic person
can never aim high in life.
(b) Your perspective
always depends on others’ lives.
(c) Change your
perspective in life but not your goal.
(d) Your Fathers behaviour
determines your future in life.
(e) Your perspective in
life will determine your destination.
Directions
(6-10): In each of the following
sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are four
options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the
sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of the given words is
your answer, choose option (e) as your answer choice.
Q6. After she tripped on the red carpet, the
actress remained ……………. as she laughed at her own clumsiness.
(a)
angry
(b)
poised
(c)
release
(d)
onus
(e)
securing
Q7. Even though the mission was dangerous, the
bold and ……………….. troop had no fear.
(a)
lenient
(b)
fearful
(c)
unabashed
(d)
rudely
(e)
amaze
Q8.
They wanted to …………………… the thief for stealing cars on the same
day he was arrested.
(a)
freedom
(b)
Both (D) and (E)
(c)
redeem
(d)
arraign
(e)
disregard
Q9.
In the cafeteria, the students rush through the lines and ……………….
to get the best tables near the windows.
(a)
languid
(b)
raging
(c)
bolted
(d)
scrambling
(e)
jostle
Q10.
If you don’t want your boss to ……………… you to the status of
unemployed, you’d better watch what you say on social media.
(a)
promote
(b)
assumption
(c)
humane
(d)
relegate
(e) Both (c) and (d)
Directions
(11-15): In each Question below, a
sentence is given with four words given in Bold in the sentence. Among these
bold words one may be wrongly spelt. The option of that word is the answer. If
all four words are correctly spelt mark (e). i.e. ‘All Correct’ as the answer.
Q11. Ethics is not something which
can be learnt by simply taking a
course on it. We must learn to closely and critically
examine the ethical diminsion in
everything we do.
(a) Ethics
(b) learnt
(c) critically
(d) diminsion
(e) All Correct
Q12. In universites, students must constantly be encouraged to apply
ethical frameworks to every aspect
of their academic and non-academic
life.
(a) universites
(b) constantly
(c) frameworks
(d) academic
(e) All Correct
Q13. While people often think of ethics as a sense of right and wrong, we define
ethics as respact—respect for the rules of the game, and respect for
others who play by these rules.
(a) often
(b) respact
(c) rules
(d) these
(e) All Correct
Q14. We are in a world where different rules and systems
are coming into conflict with one
another, some systems are changing,
and entirely new systems are evolving.
(a) world
(b) conflict
(c) changing
(d) evolving
(e) All Correct
Q15. Car sales are an important indicator of how urban India is feeling on the economec front, because no one forces
anyone to buy a car.
(a) indicator
(b) economec
(c) forces
(d) feeling
(e) All Correct
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Capability
deprivation ” has been termed as the root of poverty. Refer 3rd paragraph
of the passage.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Income poverty
is a manifestation of the deprivation and focussing exclusively on the income
shortfall can address only the symptom.” will be the next line after the
last line of the passage. It becomes a concluding statement to the respective
paragraph.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pragmatic: dealing
with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical
rather than theoretical considerations.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. “Observation and perception can be
improved.” This is the inference from the short passage.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. “Your perspective in life will determine
your destination.”. This is the inference of the small story. Both had
same situations in life, but their perspectives determined their destinations.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Poised: having a
composed and self-assured manner.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Unabashed: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or
ashamed.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Arraign: call or
bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Jostle: struggle or
compete forcefully for.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Relegate: assign an
inferior rank or position to.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. “dimension”
is the correct spelling.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol.
“universities” is the correct spelling.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. “respect”
is the correct spelling.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. All Correct
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. “economic”
is the correct spelling.
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