Directions (1-10) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words without changing the meaning of the passage.

Does Indian industry need democracy? The Indian economy’s sustained growth today is.... (1).... by incomplete democracy. While millions of Indians endure poverty, only a tiny majority ……(2)…… prosperity. On the other hand, many Latin American countries have registered ……(3)…… growth rates under military dictators and today one of the fastest growing economies in the world – china- has an ……(4)………rather than a democracy government. So why does Indian need democracy for sustained growth? To many, democracy ……(5)... slower decision making with corrupt politicians and red-tapeism etc. Industry should, therefore, be ……..(6)…… with less, not more, democracy. However, while China ……….(7)……. Consumption in order to save and invest more than half its output to produce 10% growth, India ……….(8)…… almost two-thirds of its output and manages to achieve 9% growth from one-third of its output. ……(9) ………. India’s democracy is not inefficient when it comes to making ……(10) ……….use of resources.  

 

1. (a) deprived       (b) hampered      (c) eliminated       (d) faced          (e) threaten 

2. (a) pursuit          (b) acquisition     (c) benefit            (d) enjoy          (e) value 

3. (a) acceptable   (b) insignificant    (c) variable          (d) inflated       (e) affordable 

4. (a) autonomous (b) economical    (c) authoritarian   (d) egalitarian  (e) orthodox

5. (a) imply             (b) mentions        (c) attracts          (d) features      (e) means

6. (a) gracious        (b) adapted         (c) fascinated      (d) pleased      (e) urged

7. (a) bans              (b) curtails           (c) regulate         (d) ceases       (e) discourage

8. (a) consumes     (b) selects           (c) indulges         (d) disperse     (e) hoard 

9. (a) Accordingly   (b) Totally            (c) Thus              (d) Even          (e) Likely

10. (a) ultimately     (b) capably         (c) modest           (d) secure        (e) effective  

 

Answer

1.b       2.d        3.a       4.c       5.e       6.d       7.b       8.a       9.c       10.e

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case:

In economics, the term recession generally describes the reduction of a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for at least two quarters. A recession is (1) by rising unemployment, increase in government borrowing, (2) of share and stock prices, and falling investment. All of these characteristics have effects on people. Some recessions have been anticipated by stock market declines. The real-estate market also usually (3) before a recession. However, real-estate declines can last much longer than recessions. During an economic decline, high-(4) stocks such as financial services, pharmaceuticals and tobacco (5) to hold up better. However, when the economy starts to recover growth, stocks tend to recover faster. There is significant disagreement about how health care and utilities tend to (6).

In 2008, an economic recession was suggested by several important indicators of economics downturn. These (7) high oil prices, which led to (8) high food prices due to dependence of food production on petroleum, as well as using food crop products such as ethanol and biodiesel as an (9) to petroleum; and global inflation; a substantial credit crisis leading to the drastic bankruptcy of large and well (10) investment banks as well as commercial banks in various, diverse nations around the world; increased unemployment; and signs of contemporaneous economic downturns in major economics of the world, a global recession.

1. (A) imagined        (B) depict         (C) shown         (D) visualized       (E) characterized
2. (A) increase         (B) variance     (C) more           (D) decrease        (E) abundance
3. (A) weakens        (B) initiates       (C) awakens     (D) strengthens    (E) volatile
4. (A) maintained     (B) yield           (C) heavy          (D) result              (E) payment
5. (A) are                 (B) want            (C) tend            (D) yearn              (E) made
6. (A) distribute       (B) recover        (C) wait             (D) increased        (E) fight
7. (A) meant           (B) show            (C) numbered    (D) included          (E) encompass
8. (A) fearful           (B) dangerous    (C) abnormally   (D) healthy           (E) nutritious
9. (A) alternative     (B) variant          (C) substitute     (D) element          (E) integral
10. (A) wealthy        (B) costly           (C) stand            (D) created          (E) established

Answer
1.e       2.d       3.a       4.b       5.c       6.b       7.d       8.c       9.a       10.e

Directions: (1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word form the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

 

The framework released by the RBI for entry and expansion of foreign banks in India makes sense. If foreign banks do enter India, it would drive local banks to become (1) efficient and encourage mergers and acquisitions. These banks will also bring (2) technology and expertise to foster financial inclusion. The RBI’s final rules provide a foreign banks nearly the (3) freedom as a private sector bank in opening branches if it takes the form of a local subsidiary. New or existing (4) will have to set up wholly-owned arms if they are systemically important foreign banks, or banks that have a complex (5) or those that do not have adequate disclosure requirement in their home jurisdictions or offer home residents preferential protection in case of a problem.However, those present in India before August 2010 Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered have the (6) to continue as branches. Rightly, the regulator must encourage their conversion into local subsidiaries, following Indian laws. It will ring-fence the capital and assets of the bank within India and (7) effective risk control. Incentives by way of operational freedom could persuade some banks to (8) into wholly-owned subsidiaries. India is a growing market and more branches would do no harm. However, technology has made physical branch networks much less (9) today. An example is the credit card (10) of foreign banks that has far surpassed their branch-network size.

1. (a) less               (b) added           (c) further            (d) more              (e) also

2. (a) down             (b) in                  (c) up                   (d) around           (e) forward

3. (a) equivalent      (b) likely            (c) duplicate         (d) different         (e) same

4. (a) contestants    (b) aspirant        (c) entrants          (d) candidates    (e) petitioners

5. (a) structure        (b) construction  (c) architecture    (d) texture           (e) configuration

6. (a) discretion       (b) free will         (c) prerogative     (d) option            (e) claim

7. (a) endow            (b) enable          (c) qualify             (d) approve         (e) let

8. (a) manipulate     (b) mutate          (c) transfer           (d) turn                (e) convert

9. (a) relevant          (b) compatible    (c) suited             (d) admissible      (e) proper

10. (a) field              (b) work              (c) business         (d) function          (e) occupation

 

Answers

1.d       2.b       3.e       4.c       5.a       6.d       7.b       8.e       9.a       10.c

Directions: In the following passage some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete

 

The Ordinance to raise the foreign capital cap in insurance from 26% to 49% is not the best way to do it, as it (1) the parliament (2). Presumably, however, US President Barack Obama’s visit explains the government’s tearing hurry. New Delhi wants to show that it is resolute in (3) reform. However, it would be naive to expect that foreign investors will rush to raise their (4) in India joint ventures and infuse more funds in the sector that needs lots of capital go grow. Investors want certainty in law. Foreign partners will (5) and watch to see how things pan out as an Ordinance is a stopgap arrangement. Eventually, Parliament must approve the law.

The NDA does not have a majority in the Rajya Sabha and the Opposition must cooperate for the numbers to stack up. It has been irresponsible, just as the BJP had been, when it refused to cooperate (6) the UPA government to push this reform it had first (7). But that’s not an excuse for the Opposition to now (8) the Bill. The select committee has already (9) the amendments to the insurance law. The Congress should support its passage, more so because the NDA is only continuing with many policies (10) of the UPA.

 

1) a) encourages       b) circumvents      c) hoodwinks         d) evades           e) helps

2) a) method              b) procedure         c) inaction             d) process          e) growth

3) a) presuming         b) aggressive        c) pushing             d) hasty              e) effective

4) a) stakes               b) goals                 c) roles                  d) risks               e) profits

5) a) halt                    b) stay                   c) stop                  d) think               e) wait

6) a) for                     b) with                    c) to                      d) along              e) upon

7) a) pressed             b) intended            c) expected          d) proposed        e) submitted

8) a) intercept            b) precede             c) block                d) foot                 e) chunk

9) a) vetted                b) audited              c) weighed           d) perused          e) scanned

10) a) actions            b) drives                c) dynamism         d) leadership      e) initiatives

 

Answer

1.b       2.d       3.c       4.a       5.e       6.b       7.d       8.c        9.a       10.e

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

 

Though much theory has (1) little is really known about the power that lies at the (2) of scientific discoveries. It is true that great scientists and discoverers (3) discovery by employing all the (4) of personality and by fusing feelings, reasons and (5) But, what is the (6) synthesis that joins and (7) these complex parts into scientific invention? A famous scientist of yesteryears had developed one of the (8) and still generally (9) answers to this question. Imaginative (10) he concludes, is a complex process in which the conscious and the unconscious thinking processes jointly operate.

 

1. (a) gathered        (b) amassed       (c) collected       (d) especially       (e) accumulated

2. (a) climax            (b) heart             (c) foot               (d) link                  (e) helm

3. (a) respect           (b) treat              (c) like               (d) construct         (e) appreciate

4. (a) enlightenment   (b) control       (c) exposure       (d) variation          (e) manifestations

5. (a) intuitions          (b) invention     (c) formation       (d) outcomes        (e) ambition

6. (a) scientific          (b) miraculous   (c) generally       (d) reasoned        (e) linking

7. (a) ravage            (b) merges         (c) arranges       (d) deciphers        (e) overstates

8. (a) most attractive   (b) simplest    (c) unswerving    (d) best                (e) original

9. (a) suggested        (b) crucial         (c) satisfactory    (d) criticised        (e) concourse

10. (a) prognosis       (b) talent           (c) content          (d) discoveries     (e) invention

 

Answers -

1)b       2)d       3)c       4)a       5)e       6)a        7)b       8)d       9)c       10)b