TOPIC-Miscellaneous
Direction (1): In each of the given questions an inference is given in bold which is
then followed by three paragraphs. You have to find the paragraph(s) from where
it is inferred. Choose the option with the best possible outcome as your
choice.
factor for diversified agriculture.
a competitive environment. If farmers get market signals from the market about
upcoming trends of demands of consumers, total supply in the economy , new
technologies, export opportunities or import vulnerabilities, they will find
out more profitable crops, technologies and will keenly adapt. Present system
creates a glut in the market of particular crops.
Produce and Livestock Marketing Act (APML) 2017 may free both farmers and
consumers from the core problem of price differences in different regions over
different products. Higher market connectivity and free licensing mechanisms
may prove to be highly responsive. Support of digital market tools like e-NAM
(electronic national agriculture market) has though given some relief already.
growth of Indian agriculture is the low levels of yields. The predominant
causes of low productivity are poor access to irrigation facilities; use of
low-quality seeds, low adoption of improved technology and lack of knowledge dissemination
on improved agricultural practices. The challenge of small landholding size
impacts diversification indices negatively.
(b)Both (1) and (2)
(c)Both (2) and (3)
(d)Both (1) and (3)
(e)All (1), (2) and (3)
Direction (2): In each of the given questions an inference is given in bold which is
then followed by three paragraphs. You have to find the paragraph(s) from where
it is inferred. Choose the option with the best possible outcome as your
choice.
injury may cause damage to a child’s mental growth.
takes for your child to suffer brain damage is just one concussion. But before
your son suffers a concussion, there must have been hundreds if not thousands
of sub-concussions while playing various sports. The damage is permanent
because the brain does not have any ability to regenerate itself.
the brain. Concussions and TBI occur when the brain suddenly shifts within the
skull — usually as the result of a sudden blow, jolt or change of direction
(e.g., whiplash). A football tackle, being hit with a baseball or softball,
heading a soccer ball or tripping and falling are just a few of the athletic
scenarios that can result in TBI.
could be potential dangers to having children specialize in one sport
year-round at a young age because of the physical toll it can take on a young
athlete’s body before he or she has matured.
(b)Only (3)
(c)Both (1) and (2)
(d)Both (2) and (3)
(e)All (1), (2) and (3)
Direction (3): There are sets of four statements in question given below which when
connected using the correct sentence structure forms a complete single sentence
without altering the meaning of the sentences given in the question. There are
four options given below the question, choose the sentence that forms the
correct formation of a single sentence which is both grammatically correct and
contextually meaningful. If none follows, choose (e) as your answer.
and insurance and more flexible credit products; it has often had a more
important impact than simple credit; it is according to microfinance researcher
Dean Karlan; he is also the founder of Innovations for Poverty Action.
and insurance and more flexible credit products have often had a more important
impact than simple credit as it is according to microfinance researcher Dean
Karlan who is also the founder of Innovations for Poverty Action.
(b)Savings and insurance and more
flexible credit products are modern microfinance that has often had a more
important impact than simple credit as according to microfinance researcher
Dean Karlan who was also the founder of Innovations for Poverty Action.
(c) Modern microfinance like savings and insurance and more flexible
credit products has often had a more important impact than simple credit,
according to microfinance researcher Dean Karlan, who is also the founder of
Innovations for Poverty Action.
(d)Modern microfinance that includes
savings and insurance and more flexible credit products had often have a more
important impact than simple credit, according to microfinance researcher Dean
Karlan, who was also the founder of Innovations for Poverty Action.
(e)None of the above is correct.
Direction (4): The following question consists of a sentence which is divided into
three parts which contain grammatical errors in one or more than one part of
the sentence. If there is an error in any part of the sentence, find the
correct alternatives to replace those parts from the three options given below
each question to make the sentence grammatically correct. If there is an error
in any part of the sentence and none of the alternatives is correct to replace
that part, then choose (d) i.e. None of the (I), (II) and (III) as your answer.
If the given sentence is grammatically correct or does not require any
correction, choose (e) i.e. No correction required as your answer.
launch PSLV missions (I)/once in three months and could have (II)/ completed
the IRNSS constellation in early 2015. (III)
(I) ISRO has the capacity to launch PSLV
missions
(II) once in three months and shall have
(III) completed the IRNSS constellation
early 2015
(b)Both (I) and (III)
(c)Both (II) and (III)
(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)
(e)No correction required
Direction (5): The following question consists of a sentence which is divided into
three parts which contain grammatical errors in one or more than one part of
the sentence. If there is an error in any part of the sentence, find the
correct alternatives to replace those parts from the three options given below
each question to make the sentence grammatically correct. If there is an error
in any part of the sentence and none of the alternatives is correct to replace that
part, then choose (d), i.e., None of the (I), (II) and (III) as your answer. If
the given sentence is grammatically correct or does not require any correction,
choose (e), i.e., No correction required as your answer.
Q5. Flood control of India is complicated
and in a large extent neglected (I)/ to simple reason that “flood control” as a
subject is absent (II)/ from the Union, State and Concurrent Lists of the
Constitution of India. (III)
and to a large extent neglected
(II)for the simple reason that “flood
control” as a subject is absent
(III)for the Union, State and Concurrent
Lists of the Constitution of India
(b)Both (I) and (II)
(c)All (I), (II) and (III)
(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)
(e)No correction required
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following
sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer
the questions given below.
that all is not lost.
(B) A 2017 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center showed 65% of
Mexicans had a negative view of the US, with only 30% having a positive view.
(C) Further, 40-45% of such content must be manufactured using labour
that costs at least $16 an hour.
(D) The United States and
Mexico on Monday reached a breakthrough bilateral trade agreement
replacing the decades-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after
Mexico agreed to concessions demanded by the Donald Trump administration.
(E) The U.S. hopes that this will discourage manufacturers from moving
their facilities to Mexico, where labour is available at rates lower than in
the U.S.
(F) According to the new agreement, 75% of all automobile content must
be made regionally, which is higher than the current level of 62.5%.
Q6. Considering statement (A) “Amid rising global trade tensions, there are
some signs to hope that all is not lost.” as
the first sentence of the rearranged paragraph, then which among the followings
fails to become the part of the coherent paragraph?
(b) D
(c) B
(d) F
(e) E
Q7. Among the following pairs which one of them is formed with two
consecutive statements after the rearrangement?
(a) D – B
(b) C – D
(c) A – B
(d) C – E
(e) A – C
Q8. Considering
statement (A) “Amid rising global trade tensions, there
are some signs to hope that all is not lost.” as the first sentence of the rearranged paragraph, which of the
following statement should FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement? (Excluding
the incoherent sentence)
(a) D
(b) B
(c) E
(d) C
(e) F
Q9. Considering statement (A) “Amid rising global trade tensions, there are
some signs to hope that all is not lost.” as the first sentence of the rearranged paragraph, which of the
following statements should follow last sentence after the rearrangement?
(Excluding the incoherent sentence)
(a) Mexico and US share a maritime and land
border in North America
(b) U.S.–Mexico relations grew out of the earlier relations between the
fledgling nation of the United States and the Spanish Empire and its
viceroyalty of New Spain.
(c) Mexico’s decision could set an example
for other countries which have resorted to retaliatory tariffs to deal with Mr.
Trump’s aggressive trade war against them.
(d) They are also closely connected demographically,
with over one million U.S. citizens living in Mexico and Mexico being the
largest source of immigrants to the United States.
(e) The U.S. played an important role in
the course of the Mexican Revolution (1910–20) with direct actions of the U.S.
government in supporting or repudiating support of revolutionary factions.
Q10.
Considering statement (A) “Amid rising global trade tensions, there are some signs to hope
that all is not lost.” as the first
sentence of the rearranged paragraph, identify the correct sequence of the
sentences to form a coherent paragraph (excluding the incoherent one).
(a) ADECF
(b) AFDCE
(c) AFBEC
(d) ADFCE
(e) ADBCF
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. All the three paragraphs explain
the problems that the Indian farmers are facing today along with the remedial
measures that may help in diversifying the agricultural sector, especially the
use of technology in agriculture can bring a revolution that would accelerate
its growth. Thus all these factors comply with the required inference i.e. “Technology and its access is a critical
factor for diversified agriculture.” Hence (e) is the correct option.
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Passage (1) focuses on possible
injuries that a child may suffer in sports, more specifically the brain damage
that can cause severe mental disabilities and hamper one’s growth. Similarly,
passage (2) describes the effects of
concussions and TBI that can be fatal to one’s growth both physically and
mentally. Thus both these paragraphs generate the same inference i.e. “Sports
injury may cause damage to a child’s mental growth.” Whereas, passage (3)
talks about the same issue but it is to be noted that it focuses only on the
physical strain that a child’s body undergoes before he/she attains maturity.
Hence (c) is the correct option.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Read the sentences given in the
question carefully, all the four sentences are correctly integrated to form the
sentence given as option (c). Other options, (a), (b) and (d) carry grammatical
errors and incorrect sentence structure that hardly make a meaningful sentence.
Only option (c) forms a sentence which is both grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. There is a small error in only
first part of the sentence, the phrase “ISRO should have the capacity” should
be replaced by “ISRO has the capacity” as it can be well inferred from the
second part of the sentence that it talks about the considerable fact which is
true and existent. The verb “should have” changes the meaning of the sentence,
thus “has” is the correct grammar usage. Other two parts of the sentence are
absolutely correct defining and expressing the meaning of the sentence both
grammatically and contextually. Hence (a) is the correct option.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. In the first part of the sentence,
replace the phrases “Flood control of India” and “in a large extent” by “Flood
control in India” and “to a large extent” respectively as “in” and “to” are the
correct prepositions in the context of their usage in the sentence. Moreover,
Prepositions are function words that indicate how a noun or noun phrase relates
to the rest of the sentence. Some prepositions, such as in, on, after, or
since, express temporal or spatial relationships. In other cases, the
relationship is more abstract, and the best preposition to use may depend on
the words around it. These are known as “dependent prepositions,” and they do
not follow any clear pattern. So, we need to choose prepositions carefully
because sometimes changing a preposition can completely change the meaning of
the phrase. Similarly, in the second part of the sentence, the phrase “to
simple reason” should be replaced by “for the simple reason” as the correct
preposition is “for” and there should be a use of determiner before the noun
phrase “simple reason.” The third part of the sentence doesn’t require any
correction as it is grammatically correct. Hence (b) is the correct option.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, statement (A) is perfectly
suitable for the introduction of the paragraph which mentions the current
scenario of the global trade. Further, Statement (D) is the most suitable
statement to follow statement (A) as it mentions how US-Mexico bilateral trade
agreement has been the reason for easing of global trade disruptions. Statement
(D) will then be followed by statement (F), which mentions the conditions of
the agreement. It will then be followed by statement (C), which adds on to the
information regarding provisions of the agreement, which we can infer from the
former part of statement (C), which mentions, “Further, 40-45% of such
content”. Statement (C) will finally be
followed by statement (E), which mentions the aspirations of US on signing the
agreement. Here, only statement (B) does not logically fit into the sequence
after rearrangement. Therefore, the correct sequence of rearranged sentences is
ADFCE.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, statement (A) is perfectly
suitable for the introduction of the paragraph which mentions the current
scenario of the global trade. Further, Statement (D) is the most suitable
statement to follow statement (A) as it mentions how US-Mexico bilateral trade
agreement has been the reason for easing of global trade disruptions. Statement
(D) will then be followed by statement (F), which mentions the conditions of
the agreement. It will then be followed by statement (C), which adds on to the
information regarding provisions of the agreement, which we can infer from the
former part of statement (C), which mentions, “Further, 40-45% of such
content”. Statement (C) will finally be
followed by statement (E), which mentions the aspirations of US on signing the
agreement. Here, only statement (B) does not logically fit into the sequence
after rearrangement. Therefore, the correct sequence of rearranged sentences is
ADFCE.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, statement (A) is perfectly
suitable for the introduction of the paragraph which mentions the current
scenario of the global trade. Further, Statement (D) is the most suitable
statement to follow statement (A) as it mentions how US-Mexico bilateral trade
agreement has been the reason for easing of global trade disruptions. Statement
(D) will then be followed by statement (F), which mentions the conditions of
the agreement. It will then be followed by statement (C), which adds on to the
information regarding provisions of the agreement, which we can infer from the
former part of statement (C), which mentions, “Further, 40-45% of such content”. Statement (C) will finally be followed by
statement (E), which mentions the aspirations of US on signing the agreement.
Here, only statement (B) does not logically fit into the sequence after
rearrangement. Therefore, the correct sequence of rearranged sentences is ADFCE.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, statement (A) is perfectly
suitable for the introduction of the paragraph which mentions the current
scenario of the global trade. Further, Statement (D) is the most suitable
statement to follow statement (A) as it mentions how US-Mexico bilateral trade
agreement has been the reason for easing of global trade disruptions. Statement
(D) will then be followed by statement (F), which mentions the conditions of
the agreement. It will then be followed by statement (C), which adds on to the
information regarding provisions of the agreement, which we can infer from the
former part of statement (C), which mentions, “Further, 40-45% of such
content”. Statement (C) will finally be
followed by statement (E), which mentions the aspirations of US on signing the
agreement. Here, only statement (B) does not logically fit into the sequence
after rearrangement. Therefore, the correct sequence of rearranged sentences is
ADFCE. Also, from the given options,
only option (c) is discussing about the trade war of United States other
options are discussing about out of context topics. Hence, option (c) is the
most appropriate alternative.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, statement (A) is perfectly
suitable for the introduction of the paragraph which mentions the current
scenario of the global trade. Further, Statement (D) is the most suitable
statement to follow statement (A) as it mentions how US-Mexico bilateral trade
agreement has been the reason for easing of global trade disruptions. Statement
(D) will then be followed by statement (F), which mentions the conditions of
the agreement. It will then be followed by statement (C), which adds on to the
information regarding provisions of the agreement, which we can infer from the
former part of statement (C), which mentions, “Further, 40-45% of such
content”. Statement (C) will finally be
followed by statement (E), which mentions the aspirations of US on signing the
agreement. Here, only statement (B) does not logically fit into the sequence
after rearrangement. Therefore, the correct sequence of rearranged sentences is
ADFCE.
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