TOPIC: Miscellaneous
Directions (1-5): In the passage given
below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below.
Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the
sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
Q1. Inequality occurs in many (1)
……………………., only some of which are economic. And when we speak of economic
inequality, again the reference is to a very large canvas, which must be (2)
……………………. very severely in the
interests of tractability. Accordingly, by “economic inequality”, we shall
mainly mean interpersonal inequality in the distribution of incomes. This is as
good a place as any to observe that the enterprise of measurement—including
that of socio-economic (3) …………………. such as poverty and inequality—has
tended to trigger two types of reaction among practitioners. On the one hand,
we have the “measurement fetishists”—those who seldom see poverty or inequality
as felt, experienced, human conditions beyond the boundaries of equations and
formulas. At the other extreme, we have the “measurement nihilists”—those who
regard measurement as a cold, calculating, soulless exercise (4) …………………..
by “experts” who trade in (5) ……………………. symbols and unreliable data to
construct misleading pictures of reality.
(a) area
(b) sites
(c) dimensions
(d) phases
(e) types
Q2. Inequality occurs in many (1)
……………………., only some of which are economic. And when we speak of economic
inequality, again the reference is to a very large canvas, which must be (2)
……………………. very severely in the
interests of tractability. Accordingly, by “economic inequality”, we shall
mainly mean interpersonal inequality in the distribution of incomes. This is as
good a place as any to observe that the enterprise of measurement—including
that of socio-economic (3) …………………. such as poverty and inequality—has
tended to trigger two types of reaction among practitioners. On the one hand,
we have the “measurement fetishists”—those who seldom see poverty or inequality
as felt, experienced, human conditions beyond the boundaries of equations and
formulas. At the other extreme, we have the “measurement nihilists”—those who
regard measurement as a cold, calculating, soulless exercise (4) …………………..
by “experts” who trade in (5) ……………………. symbols and unreliable data to
construct misleading pictures of reality.
(a) refrain
(b) allowed
(c) available
(d) unbounded
(e) restricted
Q3. Inequality occurs in many (1)
……………………., only some of which are economic. And when we speak of economic
inequality, again the reference is to a very large canvas, which must be (2)
……………………. very severely in the
interests of tractability. Accordingly, by “economic inequality”, we shall
mainly mean interpersonal inequality in the distribution of incomes. This is as
good a place as any to observe that the enterprise of measurement—including
that of socio-economic (3) …………………. such as poverty and inequality—has
tended to trigger two types of reaction among practitioners. On the one hand,
we have the “measurement fetishists”—those who seldom see poverty or inequality
as felt, experienced, human conditions beyond the boundaries of equations and
formulas. At the other extreme, we have the “measurement nihilists”—those who
regard measurement as a cold, calculating, soulless exercise (4) …………………..
by “experts” who trade in (5) ……………………. symbols and unreliable data to
construct misleading pictures of reality.
(a) faulty
(b) phenomena
(c) elementary
(d) content
(e) schedule
Q4. Inequality occurs in many (1)
……………………., only some of which are economic. And when we speak of economic
inequality, again the reference is to a very large canvas, which must be (2)
……………………. very severely in the
interests of tractability. Accordingly, by “economic inequality”, we shall
mainly mean interpersonal inequality in the distribution of incomes. This is as
good a place as any to observe that the enterprise of measurement—including
that of socio-economic (3) …………………. such as poverty and inequality—has
tended to trigger two types of reaction among practitioners. On the one hand,
we have the “measurement fetishists”—those who seldom see poverty or inequality
as felt, experienced, human conditions beyond the boundaries of equations and
formulas. At the other extreme, we have the “measurement nihilists”—those who
regard measurement as a cold, calculating, soulless exercise (4) …………………..
by “experts” who trade in (5) ……………………. symbols and unreliable data to
construct misleading pictures of reality.
(a) training
(b) regulating
(c) guiding
(d) conducted
(e) exercising
Q5 Inequality occurs in many (1)
……………………., only some of which are economic. And when we speak of economic
inequality, again the reference is to a very large canvas, which must be (2)
……………………. very severely in the
interests of tractability. Accordingly, by “economic inequality”, we shall
mainly mean interpersonal inequality in the distribution of incomes. This is as
good a place as any to observe that the enterprise of measurement—including
that of socio-economic (3) …………………. such as poverty and inequality—has
tended to trigger two types of reaction among practitioners. On the one hand,
we have the “measurement fetishists”—those who seldom see poverty or inequality
as felt, experienced, human conditions beyond the boundaries of equations and
formulas. At the other extreme, we have the “measurement nihilists”—those who
regard measurement as a cold, calculating, soulless exercise (4) …………………..
by “experts” who trade in (5) ……………………. symbols and unreliable data to
construct misleading pictures of reality.
(a) gloomy
(b) fainted
(c) mazing
(d) mundane
(e) arcane
Directions
(6-10): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in
the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the
questions given below.
Q6.
(A) It is not uncommon for batsmen
(B)
of the supporting cast.
(C)
to finish as part
(D)
who began their careers as leading stroke-makers
(E)
Age converts the carefree into the careworn.
(a)
ABCDE
(b)
ACBDE
(c)
ADCBE
(d)
ADEBC
(e)
AECDB
Q7.(A)
and journalists are increasingly the targets of online smear campaigns
(B)
by the most radical nationalists, who vilify them
(C)
and even threaten physical reprisals.
(D)
With Hindu nationalists trying to purge all manifestations of ‘anti-national’
thought
(E)
from the national debate, self-censorship is growing in the mainstream media
(a)
DEBCA
(b)
DEABC
(c)
DBCEA
(d)
DACBE
(e)
DCBEA
Q8.
(A) The business model of platform companies,
(B)
It demands a more transparent, trustworthy and accountable online ecosystem
(C)
is central to the crisis.
(D)
which collect data for monetisation,
(E)
Hence, the EC recommendation focusses more on the role of platform companies.
(a)
ADCEB
(b)
ADCBE
(c)
ABCED
(d)
ACBDE
(e)
AECDB
Q9.
(A) It has potentially sabotaged elections. Even as governments and social
media companies grapple with methods
(B)
of countering the publishing of fake news,
(C)
a particularly alarming strain has come into existence recently, in the Rana
Ayyub case.
(D)
It has whipped up communal frenzy.
(E)
Fake news has wreaked damage several times over the last few years.
(a)
EADCB
(b)
ECDBA
(c)
EDCBA
(d)
EDABC
(e)
EBCDA
Q10.
(A) This is a potential threat to anybody who has an online presence.
(B)
It has been proven that false news spreads faster and farther than real news.
(C)
there is absolutely no stopping them as they leap from group to group within
seconds.
(D)
Any attempts at correcting statements that are wrongly attributed to users will
find a much more limited audience and once the screenshots reach WhatsApp,
(E)
The damage to one’s reputation is immediate and impossible to completely
reverse.
(a)
EADBC
(b)
EBCDA
(c)
ECDEA
(d)
EDBCA
(e)
EACDB
Directions (11-15): In each of the following sentence, there are
two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options and the blanks
are to be filled with the pair of words given below to make the sentences
correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.
Q11.
India is the first …………. in Asia for the airline and the flights from
the Indian capital would be ………… five times a week.
(a)
stoppage; generated
(b)
destination; operated
(c) country;
taken off
(d)
place; landed
(e)
one; boarded
Q12.
We ……….. a world where we pay you to travel. When you come to Iceland, we
should be the ………. partners for booking hotels, rental cars. As you
select more services, you will see the fare drop.
(a)
envision; obvious
(b)
conceive; only
(c)
dreams; of course
(d)
visualize; main
(e)
think; discovered
Q13.
Pointing out that collectivizing the small and marginal tea growers into
producers organizations has ……….. as one of the most effective ways to
improve their access to investments and technology inputs the new scheme
……….. formation of farmers producer organizations with creation of common
facilities and a system of rewarding best performance.
(a)
involved; viewing
(b)
organized; imagining
(c)
evolved; visioning
(d)
emerged; envisages
(e)
indulged; visualizes
Q14.
We can’t have teams that do only programming. We need more all-rounders. People
should have ………. knowledge, the ability to correlate and understand the
experience being ………… to the client.
(a)
fundamental; given
(b)
functional; delivered
(c)
operational; provided
(d)
required; processed
(e)
essential; available
Q15.
If you have solid analytical reasoning ………… and understand a good
amount of maths, then we can ………. you.
(a)
capability; teach
(b)
ability; fire
(c)
caliber; hire
(d)
power; recruit
(e)
skill; save
ALSO CHECK:
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Dimensions– aspects of a
given thing
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Restricted– limited within
bounds
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Phenomena– a thing or being,
event or process, perceptible through senses
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Conducted– the act or method
of direct or controlling
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Arcane– understood by only
few; obscure
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol.
ADCBE
S7.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
DEABC
S8.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
ADCEB
S9.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
EDABC
S10.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
EADBC
S11.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
Destination- the place targeted to reach
Operated-
performed a work
S12.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
Envision– act of visualizing
Obvious–
easily understood
S13.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
Emerged– to come into view
Envisages– to
conceive or see something within one’s mind
S14.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
Functional– serving a purpose, fulfilling a function
Delivered– that
which is set up
S15.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
Capability– ability
Teach-
to guide or show the way
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