For Gandhiini non-violence was a matter of principle. But for most of his contemporaries in the Congress-C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad, Sardar Patel, Acharya Narendra Dev and so on - it was a matter of policy. As policy and as form of political action and behaviour, it was an essential component of the overall strategy of the National Congress. In fact, non-violence was in some essential ways integral to the nature of the Indian National Movement as a hegemonic movement based on wide mass mobilization. It was because of this hegemonic and mass character of the National Movement that non-violence became one of its basic elements.
The adoption of non-violent forms of struggle enabled the participation of the mass of the people who could not have participated in a similar manner in a movement that adopted violent forms. This was particularly true of women's participation. Women would have found it difficult to join an armed struggle in large numbers. But when it came to undergoing suffering, facing lathi charges, picketing for hours on end in the summer or the winter, women were probably stronger than men. Non-violence as a form of struggle and political behaviour was also linked to the semi-hegemonic, semi-authoritarian character of colonial state and the democratic character of the polity in Britain. Non-violence meant above all fighting on the terrain of moral force. Non-violent mass movements placed the colonial authorities in the wrong and exposed the underpinning of colonial state power in brute force, when the authorities used armed force against peaceful Satyagrahis. In fact a non-violent mass movement put the rulers on the horns of a dialemma. If they hesitated to suppress it because it was peaceful, they lost an important part of their hegemony, because the civil resisters did break existing colonial laws; not to take action against them amounted to the abdication of administrative authority and a confession of the lack of strength to rule. If they suppressed the movement by use of force, they still lost, for it was morally difficult to justify the suppression of a peaceful movement and non-violent law- breakers through the use of force. They were in a no-win situation. The National Movement had, on the other hand, a winning strategy; a semi-democratic rule had no answer to a mass movement that was non-violent and had massive popular support. In practice the colonial authorities constantly vacillated between the two choices, usually plumbing in the end for suppression. By taking resource to suppression of a non-violent movement, they had to suffer constant erosion of hegemony by exposing the basic underpinning of colonial rule in force and coercion. Consequently, the hegemony of colonial rule or its moral basis was destroyed bit by bit.
Women were able to participate in the Indian National Movement because ________.
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Answer: (A) Non-violence was an integral part of the nature of the Indian National Movement.
Explanation
The adoption of non-violent forms of struggle, which were integral to the nature of the Indian National Movement, enabled mass participation, particularly that of women. Since the movement relied on non-violent methods such as picketing, undergoing suffering, and enduring lathi charges rather than armed combat, it provided a viable and accessible platform for women to participate actively and in large numbers, leveraging their immense capacity for moral endurance and resilience.
2Reading Comprehension
For Gandhiini non-violence was a matter of principle. But for most of his contemporaries in the Congress-C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad, Sardar Patel, Acharya Narendra Dev and so on - it was a matter of policy. As policy and as form of political action and behaviour, it was an essential component of the overall strategy of the National Congress. In fact, non-violence was in some essential ways integral to the nature of the Indian National Movement as a hegemonic movement based on wide mass mobilization. It was because of this hegemonic and mass character of the National Movement that non-violence became one of its basic elements.
The adoption of non-violent forms of struggle enabled the participation of the mass of the people who could not have participated in a similar manner in a movement that adopted violent forms. This was particularly true of women's participation. Women would have found it difficult to join an armed struggle in large numbers. But when it came to undergoing suffering, facing lathi charges, picketing for hours on end in the summer or the winter, women were probably stronger than men. Non-violence as a form of struggle and political behaviour was also linked to the semi-hegemonic, semi-authoritarian character of colonial state and the democratic character of the polity in Britain. Non-violence meant above all fighting on the terrain of moral force. Non-violent mass movements placed the colonial authorities in the wrong and exposed the underpinning of colonial state power in brute force, when the authorities used armed force against peaceful Satyagrahis. In fact a non-violent mass movement put the rulers on the horns of a dialemma. If they hesitated to suppress it because it was peaceful, they lost an important part of their hegemony, because the civil resisters did break existing colonial laws; not to take action against them amounted to the abdication of administrative authority and a confession of the lack of strength to rule. If they suppressed the movement by use of force, they still lost, for it was morally difficult to justify the suppression of a peaceful movement and non-violent law- breakers through the use of force. They were in a no-win situation. The National Movement had, on the other hand, a winning strategy; a semi-democratic rule had no answer to a mass movement that was non-violent and had massive popular support. In practice the colonial authorities constantly vacillated between the two choices, usually plumbing in the end for suppression. By taking resource to suppression of a non-violent movement, they had to suffer constant erosion of hegemony by exposing the basic underpinning of colonial rule in force and coercion. Consequently, the hegemony of colonial rule or its moral basis was destroyed bit by bit.
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Answer: (D) It is revealed that populism and morality are the true basis of colonial rule.
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The passage highlights that non-violent mass movements exposed the underpinning of colonial state power in brute force and coercion, rather than populism and morality. When the colonial authorities used armed force against peaceful Satyagrahis, it stripped away their moral authority and hegemony, revealing that their rule was ultimately based on physical power and coercion. Therefore, the statement that populism and morality were the true basis of colonial rule is incorrect.
3Reading Comprehension
For Gandhiini non-violence was a matter of principle. But for most of his contemporaries in the Congress-C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad, Sardar Patel, Acharya Narendra Dev and so on - it was a matter of policy. As policy and as form of political action and behaviour, it was an essential component of the overall strategy of the National Congress. In fact, non-violence was in some essential ways integral to the nature of the Indian National Movement as a hegemonic movement based on wide mass mobilization. It was because of this hegemonic and mass character of the National Movement that non-violence became one of its basic elements.
The adoption of non-violent forms of struggle enabled the participation of the mass of the people who could not have participated in a similar manner in a movement that adopted violent forms. This was particularly true of women's participation. Women would have found it difficult to join an armed struggle in large numbers. But when it came to undergoing suffering, facing lathi charges, picketing for hours on end in the summer or the winter, women were probably stronger than men. Non-violence as a form of struggle and political behaviour was also linked to the semi-hegemonic, semi-authoritarian character of colonial state and the democratic character of the polity in Britain. Non-violence meant above all fighting on the terrain of moral force. Non-violent mass movements placed the colonial authorities in the wrong and exposed the underpinning of colonial state power in brute force, when the authorities used armed force against peaceful Satyagrahis. In fact a non-violent mass movement put the rulers on the horns of a dialemma. If they hesitated to suppress it because it was peaceful, they lost an important part of their hegemony, because the civil resisters did break existing colonial laws; not to take action against them amounted to the abdication of administrative authority and a confession of the lack of strength to rule. If they suppressed the movement by use of force, they still lost, for it was morally difficult to justify the suppression of a peaceful movement and non-violent law- breakers through the use of force. They were in a no-win situation. The National Movement had, on the other hand, a winning strategy; a semi-democratic rule had no answer to a mass movement that was non-violent and had massive popular support. In practice the colonial authorities constantly vacillated between the two choices, usually plumbing in the end for suppression. By taking resource to suppression of a non-violent movement, they had to suffer constant erosion of hegemony by exposing the basic underpinning of colonial rule in force and coercion. Consequently, the hegemony of colonial rule or its moral basis was destroyed bit by bit.
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Answer: (D) It is not morally unjustifiable to use force to control a peaceful movement and those who break the law in a non-violent way.
Explanation
Option 4 is incorrect because the passage states that it was morally difficult to justify the suppression of a peaceful movement and non-violent law-breakers through the use of force. This means that using force against peaceful satyagrahis is morally unjustifiable, directly contradicting the assertion in the statement that such use of force is not morally unjustifiable.
4Reading Comprehension
For Gandhiini non-violence was a matter of principle. But for most of his contemporaries in the Congress-C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad, Sardar Patel, Acharya Narendra Dev and so on - it was a matter of policy. As policy and as form of political action and behaviour, it was an essential component of the overall strategy of the National Congress. In fact, non-violence was in some essential ways integral to the nature of the Indian National Movement as a hegemonic movement based on wide mass mobilization. It was because of this hegemonic and mass character of the National Movement that non-violence became one of its basic elements.
The adoption of non-violent forms of struggle enabled the participation of the mass of the people who could not have participated in a similar manner in a movement that adopted violent forms. This was particularly true of women's participation. Women would have found it difficult to join an armed struggle in large numbers. But when it came to undergoing suffering, facing lathi charges, picketing for hours on end in the summer or the winter, women were probably stronger than men. Non-violence as a form of struggle and political behaviour was also linked to the semi-hegemonic, semi-authoritarian character of colonial state and the democratic character of the polity in Britain. Non-violence meant above all fighting on the terrain of moral force. Non-violent mass movements placed the colonial authorities in the wrong and exposed the underpinning of colonial state power in brute force, when the authorities used armed force against peaceful Satyagrahis. In fact a non-violent mass movement put the rulers on the horns of a dialemma. If they hesitated to suppress it because it was peaceful, they lost an important part of their hegemony, because the civil resisters did break existing colonial laws; not to take action against them amounted to the abdication of administrative authority and a confession of the lack of strength to rule. If they suppressed the movement by use of force, they still lost, for it was morally difficult to justify the suppression of a peaceful movement and non-violent law- breakers through the use of force. They were in a no-win situation. The National Movement had, on the other hand, a winning strategy; a semi-democratic rule had no answer to a mass movement that was non-violent and had massive popular support. In practice the colonial authorities constantly vacillated between the two choices, usually plumbing in the end for suppression. By taking resource to suppression of a non-violent movement, they had to suffer constant erosion of hegemony by exposing the basic underpinning of colonial rule in force and coercion. Consequently, the hegemony of colonial rule or its moral basis was destroyed bit by bit.
Read the statements :
a. The Indian National Movement was in the form of a ‘hegemonic movement carried out on the basis of broad mass organization’.
b. Non-violence became a fundamental element of the National Movement due to the hegemonic nature of the mass movement.
c. The adoption of non-violent forms of movement enabled the common people to participate in this movement.
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Answer: (D) c is the effect of b
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According to the passage, the hegemonic and mass character of the National Movement made non-violence one of its basic, fundamental elements. The subsequent adoption of these non-violent forms of struggle directly enabled the wide participation of the common people, particularly women, who could not have easily joined an armed struggle. Therefore, the enabling of common people to participate in the movement, as stated in statement c, is a direct result or effect of non-violence becoming a fundamental element of the movement, as stated in statement b. This establishes that statement c is the effect of statement b.
5Reading Comprehension
For Gandhiini non-violence was a matter of principle. But for most of his contemporaries in the Congress-C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad, Sardar Patel, Acharya Narendra Dev and so on - it was a matter of policy. As policy and as form of political action and behaviour, it was an essential component of the overall strategy of the National Congress. In fact, non-violence was in some essential ways integral to the nature of the Indian National Movement as a hegemonic movement based on wide mass mobilization. It was because of this hegemonic and mass character of the National Movement that non-violence became one of its basic elements.
The adoption of non-violent forms of struggle enabled the participation of the mass of the people who could not have participated in a similar manner in a movement that adopted violent forms. This was particularly true of women's participation. Women would have found it difficult to join an armed struggle in large numbers. But when it came to undergoing suffering, facing lathi charges, picketing for hours on end in the summer or the winter, women were probably stronger than men. Non-violence as a form of struggle and political behaviour was also linked to the semi-hegemonic, semi-authoritarian character of colonial state and the democratic character of the polity in Britain. Non-violence meant above all fighting on the terrain of moral force. Non-violent mass movements placed the colonial authorities in the wrong and exposed the underpinning of colonial state power in brute force, when the authorities used armed force against peaceful Satyagrahis. In fact a non-violent mass movement put the rulers on the horns of a dialemma. If they hesitated to suppress it because it was peaceful, they lost an important part of their hegemony, because the civil resisters did break existing colonial laws; not to take action against them amounted to the abdication of administrative authority and a confession of the lack of strength to rule. If they suppressed the movement by use of force, they still lost, for it was morally difficult to justify the suppression of a peaceful movement and non-violent law- breakers through the use of force. They were in a no-win situation. The National Movement had, on the other hand, a winning strategy; a semi-democratic rule had no answer to a mass movement that was non-violent and had massive popular support. In practice the colonial authorities constantly vacillated between the two choices, usually plumbing in the end for suppression. By taking resource to suppression of a non-violent movement, they had to suffer constant erosion of hegemony by exposing the basic underpinning of colonial rule in force and coercion. Consequently, the hegemony of colonial rule or its moral basis was destroyed bit by bit.
Non-violent movements of the common people always put colonial authorities in trouble, because __________.
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Answer: (C) When force is used against the peaceful satyagrahis, it becomes clear that brute force is the real basis of the power of colonial state.
Explanation
According to the passage, non-violent mass movements put the colonial authorities in a dilemma by forcing them to choose between inaction and suppression. When the authorities resorted to using armed force against peaceful satyagrahis, they exposed the underlying reality of colonial state power, showing that it was ultimately based on brute force and coercion rather than moral legitimacy or consent.
6Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the question numbers 6 to 10 below it.
Brain drain is one of the major among several problems created due to migration. Due to brain drain poor and developing countries suffer while rich and developed countries get undue benefit. Due to social commitment and to make educational facilities available to poor people, education in developing countries is very cheap. This means society makes considerable investment to produce trained man power. To meet the need of the society poor countries spend a lot of money on producing technicians, scientists, engineers and medical graduates. Unfortunately, immediately after getting degrees, these technicians, scientists, engineers and medical graduates, due to higher wages and better living and working conditions, migrate to rich and developed countries. From the point of view of individual interest, this probably could be a correct decision. However, the society which provided them education almost free to become technicians is not served by them at all, and to serve self interest they migrate to other countries. Developing countries, therefore, suffer immensely and the developed countries get trained man power without spending a paisa on their training. Tempo of development of the developed countries is further increased. On the other hand, poor countries, who invest huge capital in producing technicians do not get any benefit of their skills and tempo of development of the poor countries slackens.
For example, many medical graduates from India after getting education at nominal cost, migrate to the developed countries like United Kingdom or U.S.A. Those societies get the benefit of their knowledge. But poor villagers in India are deprived of efficient medical service. There are so many Indian medical graduates in the public medical service in United Kingdom, that if they come back to India, the medical service in United Kingdom might collapse. Similarly, so many technicians and scientists in India have gone or are going to U.S.A. that to produce so many scientists and technicians, U.S.A. will have to set up several educational and training institutions. Instead of doing that, the developed countries try to attract scientists and technicians, trained in poor countries by giving them fat salaries and better working conditions. In a sense, this is a type of injustice done to the developing countries.
In some peculiar circumstances, brain drain helps both the societies. In some countries, trained man power is more in relation to level of economic development, employment opportunities created and demand for trained man power. Technicians, thus are not likely to get enough job opportunities in their country and their professional career suffers. When such surplus trained man power migrates, not only individuals get benefit but both the societies also are benefited. Their migration helps in solving the problem of unemployment in their native country. At the same time, need of the increased tempo of economic development of the receiving region also is met. Because of migration the sending country also gets valuable foreign exchange. At the global level, both these help in increasing the tempo of economic development.
What are the disadvantages of brain drain ?
a. The expenditure done on the education of technicians, scientist and doctors is wasted.
b. Their migration causes decreasing population.
c. Migration creates problems due to increased population of those countries.
d. It creates obstacles in the development of native country.
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Answer: (D) Only a and d
Explanation
According to the passage, developing nations invest substantial capital and resources to provide subsidized, low-cost education to produce technicians, scientists, and medical graduates. When these highly trained professionals migrate to developed countries immediately after graduation, their native countries do not benefit from their skills. This means the significant societal investment and expenditure incurred on their education is effectively wasted. Additionally, this loss of skilled manpower causes the tempo of development in the native countries to slacken, thereby creating direct obstacles to their national growth and development. This aligns with statements a and d as the core disadvantages of brain drain described in the passage.
7Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the question numbers 6 to 10 below it.
Brain drain is one of the major among several problems created due to migration. Due to brain drain poor and developing countries suffer while rich and developed countries get undue benefit. Due to social commitment and to make educational facilities available to poor people, education in developing countries is very cheap. This means society makes considerable investment to produce trained man power. To meet the need of the society poor countries spend a lot of money on producing technicians, scientists, engineers and medical graduates. Unfortunately, immediately after getting degrees, these technicians, scientists, engineers and medical graduates, due to higher wages and better living and working conditions, migrate to rich and developed countries. From the point of view of individual interest, this probably could be a correct decision. However, the society which provided them education almost free to become technicians is not served by them at all, and to serve self interest they migrate to other countries. Developing countries, therefore, suffer immensely and the developed countries get trained man power without spending a paisa on their training. Tempo of development of the developed countries is further increased. On the other hand, poor countries, who invest huge capital in producing technicians do not get any benefit of their skills and tempo of development of the poor countries slackens.
For example, many medical graduates from India after getting education at nominal cost, migrate to the developed countries like United Kingdom or U.S.A. Those societies get the benefit of their knowledge. But poor villagers in India are deprived of efficient medical service. There are so many Indian medical graduates in the public medical service in United Kingdom, that if they come back to India, the medical service in United Kingdom might collapse. Similarly, so many technicians and scientists in India have gone or are going to U.S.A. that to produce so many scientists and technicians, U.S.A. will have to set up several educational and training institutions. Instead of doing that, the developed countries try to attract scientists and technicians, trained in poor countries by giving them fat salaries and better working conditions. In a sense, this is a type of injustice done to the developing countries.
In some peculiar circumstances, brain drain helps both the societies. In some countries, trained man power is more in relation to level of economic development, employment opportunities created and demand for trained man power. Technicians, thus are not likely to get enough job opportunities in their country and their professional career suffers. When such surplus trained man power migrates, not only individuals get benefit but both the societies also are benefited. Their migration helps in solving the problem of unemployment in their native country. At the same time, need of the increased tempo of economic development of the receiving region also is met. Because of migration the sending country also gets valuable foreign exchange. At the global level, both these help in increasing the tempo of economic development.
What are the benefits of excess brain drain ?
a. Foreign currency gets available.
b. Helps in solving the unemployment.
c. Helps in the development of the native country.
d. Helps in reducing the population of the native country.
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Answer: (B) Only a and b
Explanation
According to the third paragraph of the passage, when surplus trained manpower migrates, it provides specific benefits to the sending country. The text explicitly states that this migration helps in solving the problem of unemployment in their native country, which matches statement b. Additionally, the passage mentions that because of this migration, the sending country also gets valuable foreign exchange, which matches statement a. Therefore, only statements a and b are the direct benefits of surplus brain drain explicitly supported by the passage.
8Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the question numbers 6 to 10 below it.
Brain drain is one of the major among several problems created due to migration. Due to brain drain poor and developing countries suffer while rich and developed countries get undue benefit. Due to social commitment and to make educational facilities available to poor people, education in developing countries is very cheap. This means society makes considerable investment to produce trained man power. To meet the need of the society poor countries spend a lot of money on producing technicians, scientists, engineers and medical graduates. Unfortunately, immediately after getting degrees, these technicians, scientists, engineers and medical graduates, due to higher wages and better living and working conditions, migrate to rich and developed countries. From the point of view of individual interest, this probably could be a correct decision. However, the society which provided them education almost free to become technicians is not served by them at all, and to serve self interest they migrate to other countries. Developing countries, therefore, suffer immensely and the developed countries get trained man power without spending a paisa on their training. Tempo of development of the developed countries is further increased. On the other hand, poor countries, who invest huge capital in producing technicians do not get any benefit of their skills and tempo of development of the poor countries slackens.
For example, many medical graduates from India after getting education at nominal cost, migrate to the developed countries like United Kingdom or U.S.A. Those societies get the benefit of their knowledge. But poor villagers in India are deprived of efficient medical service. There are so many Indian medical graduates in the public medical service in United Kingdom, that if they come back to India, the medical service in United Kingdom might collapse. Similarly, so many technicians and scientists in India have gone or are going to U.S.A. that to produce so many scientists and technicians, U.S.A. will have to set up several educational and training institutions. Instead of doing that, the developed countries try to attract scientists and technicians, trained in poor countries by giving them fat salaries and better working conditions. In a sense, this is a type of injustice done to the developing countries.
In some peculiar circumstances, brain drain helps both the societies. In some countries, trained man power is more in relation to level of economic development, employment opportunities created and demand for trained man power. Technicians, thus are not likely to get enough job opportunities in their country and their professional career suffers. When such surplus trained man power migrates, not only individuals get benefit but both the societies also are benefited. Their migration helps in solving the problem of unemployment in their native country. At the same time, need of the increased tempo of economic development of the receiving region also is met. Because of migration the sending country also gets valuable foreign exchange. At the global level, both these help in increasing the tempo of economic development.
How does the brain drain take place ?
a. From underdeveloped country to developed country.
b. From developing country to developed country.
c. From underdeveloped country to underdeveloped country.
d. From developed country to underdeveloped country.
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Answer: (B) Only a and b
Explanation
Based on the passage, brain drain occurs when highly trained individuals, such as scientists, engineers, and medical graduates, migrate from poor, underdeveloped, and developing countries to rich, developed countries like the United Kingdom or the United States. This movement is driven by the pursuit of higher wages, better living standards, and superior working conditions. Therefore, brain drain takes place from underdeveloped countries to developed countries, as well as from developing countries to developed countries.
9Reading Comprehension
In some peculiar circumstances, brain drain helps both the societies. In some countries, trained man power is more in relation to level of economic development, employment opportunities created and demand for trained man power. Technicians, thus are not likely to get enough job opportunities in their country and their professional career suffers. When such surplus trained man power migrates, not only individuals get benefit but both the societies also are benefited. Their migration helps in solving the problem of unemployment in their native country. At the same time, need of the increased tempo of economic development of the receiving region also is met. Because of migration the sending country also gets valuable foreign exchange. At the global level, both these help in increasing the tempo of economic development.
According to passage which one of the following sentence is not correct ?
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Answer: (C) Japanese doctors are coming in India for services.
Explanation
The passage discusses the migration of surplus trained manpower from countries where they lack sufficient job opportunities to regions with higher economic development. There is no mention or indication in the passage that Japanese doctors are coming to India to provide services. This statement is entirely unsupported by the text, making it the incorrect statement.
10Reading Comprehension
In some peculiar circumstances, brain drain helps both the societies. In some countries, trained man power is more in relation to level of economic development, employment opportunities created and demand for trained man power. Technicians, thus are not likely to get enough job opportunities in their country and their professional career suffers. When such surplus trained man power migrates, not only individuals get benefit but both the societies also are benefited. Their migration helps in solving the problem of unemployment in their native country. At the same time, need of the increased tempo of economic development of the receiving region also is met. Because of migration the sending country also gets valuable foreign exchange. At the global level, both these help in increasing the tempo of economic development.
Which of the following reasons is responsible for the brain drain ?
a. Expectation of more salary packages.
b. Better job opportunities and facilities.
c. For the development of other country.
d. Just for tourism.
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Answer: (B) Only a and b
Explanation
Brain drain is primarily driven by push and pull factors related to employment and economic benefits. Individuals with advanced training and skills migrate to other countries where they expect higher salary packages and better job opportunities along with superior professional facilities. These factors allow professionals to advance their careers and achieve financial security, which may be limited in their home country due to an oversupply of trained manpower relative to the local level of economic development and available employment opportunities.
11Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer questions 11 to 15 below.
What will be the nature of the environmental issue in the 21st Century? It is either very easy or very difficult to think about this. This sentence may seem like a perfect example of a contradiction. But it is a sentence written with complete thought. The environmental issue is human-related, that is, it is because we feel it. If you look at the history of the earth, you will understand what I am saying. In the many periods of the earth, living things that lasted for millions of years were created. Those animals lived on the earth for billions of years and eventually disappeared. In the very beginning, these living things grew in the sea. In the Cretaceous period, living things gradually came to land. Their body structure became complex. During this period, there were some animals called trilobites. Those animals had plenty of seabed available. But after living on the earth for a few billion years, these animals became extinct. Not only this, many other living things along with them also disappeared.
In the following period, many animals have become extinct. It can be said that dinosaurs ruled the earth for almost 16 crore years. They do not exist today. Not only this, many plants of that time also do not exist today. In the following period, animals like mastodons, tusks etc. also became extinct. Those animals existed even after the existence of humans on earth. However, it should be remembered that humans were not the cause of their extinction. However, everyone agrees that all these living beings became extinct because the balance of the environment at that time was disturbed. That is, under certain circumstances, due to some natural cause, many animals suddenly change in the ideal conditions of the environment and become extinct. This has happened many times. It is found that new species of animals or living beings were created after the ice age. Similarly, there are examples of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and changes in the local environment after this.
One environmental Issue is from the last hundred years, that is, after the industrial revolution. In the last hundred years, we realized that we can plunder nature due to the industrial revolution. During the first and second world wars, we needed many things on a huge scale. Along with this, medical knowledge also increased. To cope with the population, deforestation was inevitable. Cities and villages spread. Due to this, the forest was degraded. This is now known to all environmentalists.
We take previous examples, in which increasing numbers are assumed to be the cause of species extinction. But nowhere is there an example of animal species growing so rapidly, that is, the rapid growth of the human race. Another thing is that there is no evidence yet that these animal species have created an environmental problem by polluting the environment. On the contrary, the principle of 'Live and let live' seems to have increased in nature. Because animals in their natural state are links in a food chain and their method of storing food is to let their prey live and grow happily. If the amount of prey decreases for some reason, for example, if there is less grass, then naturally deer and rabbits decrease. In such a situation, the animals and birds that live on them reduce their reproductive output. Then it is no problem to realize that there is a difference between these old examples and the environmental damage we are doing.
According to this passage in which period the living things gradually came to land ?
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Answer: (B) Cretaceous period
Explanation
According to the provided passage, in the Cretaceous period, living things gradually came to land from the sea, and their body structures became complex. This direct statement from the text confirms the Cretaceous period as the period when living things transitioned to land.
12Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer questions 11 to 15 below.
What will be the nature of the environmental issue in the 21st Century? It is either very easy or very difficult to think about this. This sentence may seem like a perfect example of a contradiction. But it is a sentence written with complete thought. The environmental issue is human-related, that is, it is because we feel it. If you look at the history of the earth, you will understand what I am saying. In the many periods of the earth, living things that lasted for millions of years were created. Those animals lived on the earth for billions of years and eventually disappeared. In the very beginning, these living things grew in the sea. In the Cretaceous period, living things gradually came to land. Their body structure became complex. During this period, there were some animals called trilobites. Those animals had plenty of seabed available. But after living on the earth for a few billion years, these animals became extinct. Not only this, many other living things along with them also disappeared.
In the following period, many animals have become extinct. It can be said that dinosaurs ruled the earth for almost 16 crore years. They do not exist today. Not only this, many plants of that time also do not exist today. In the following period, animals like mastodons, tusks etc. also became extinct. Those animals existed even after the existence of humans on earth. However, it should be remembered that humans were not the cause of their extinction. However, everyone agrees that all these living beings became extinct because the balance of the environment at that time was disturbed. That is, under certain circumstances, due to some natural cause, many animals suddenly change in the ideal conditions of the environment and become extinct. This has happened many times. It is found that new species of animals or living beings were created after the ice age. Similarly, there are examples of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and changes in the local environment after this.
One environmental Issue is from the last hundred years, that is, after the industrial revolution. In the last hundred years, we realized that we can plunder nature due to the industrial revolution. During the first and second world wars, we needed many things on a huge scale. Along with this, medical knowledge also increased. To cope with the population, deforestation was inevitable. Cities and villages spread. Due to this, the forest was degraded. This is now known to all environmentalists.
We take previous examples, in which increasing numbers are assumed to be the cause of species extinction. But nowhere is there an example of animal species growing so rapidly, that is, the rapid growth of the human race. Another thing is that there is no evidence yet that these animal species have created an environmental problem by polluting the environment. On the contrary, the principle of 'Live and let live' seems to have increased in nature. Because animals in their natural state are links in a food chain and their method of storing food is to let their prey live and grow happily. If the amount of prey decreases for some reason, for example, if there is less grass, then naturally deer and rabbits decrease. In such a situation, the animals and birds that live on them reduce their reproductive output. Then it is no problem to realize that there is a difference between these old examples and the environmental damage we are doing.
What principal is found in this passage ?
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Answer: (B) Live and let live
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The passage explicitly states that the principle of "Live and let live" seems to have increased in nature. It explains that animals in their natural state function as interconnected links within a food chain, allowing their prey to live and grow in a balanced, natural way rather than causing destructive environmental degradation. This principle illustrates the harmonious and self-regulating coexistence found in the natural world.
13Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer questions 11 to 15 below.
What will be the nature of the environmental issue in the 21st Century? It is either very easy or very difficult to think about this. This sentence may seem like a perfect example of a contradiction. But it is a sentence written with complete thought. The environmental issue is human-related, that is, it is because we feel it. If you look at the history of the earth, you will understand what I am saying. In the many periods of the earth, living things that lasted for millions of years were created. Those animals lived on the earth for billions of years and eventually disappeared. In the very beginning, these living things grew in the sea. In the Cretaceous period, living things gradually came to land. Their body structure became complex. During this period, there were some animals called trilobites. Those animals had plenty of seabed available. But after living on the earth for a few billion years, these animals became extinct. Not only this, many other living things along with them also disappeared.
In the following period, many animals have become extinct. It can be said that dinosaurs ruled the earth for almost 16 crore years. They do not exist today. Not only this, many plants of that time also do not exist today. In the following period, animals like mastodons, tusks etc. also became extinct. Those animals existed even after the existence of humans on earth. However, it should be remembered that humans were not the cause of their extinction. However, everyone agrees that all these living beings became extinct because the balance of the environment at that time was disturbed. That is, under certain circumstances, due to some natural cause, many animals suddenly change in the ideal conditions of the environment and become extinct. This has happened many times. It is found that new species of animals or living beings were created after the ice age. Similarly, there are examples of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and changes in the local environment after this.
One environmental Issue is from the last hundred years, that is, after the industrial revolution. In the last hundred years, we realized that we can plunder nature due to the industrial revolution. During the first and second world wars, we needed many things on a huge scale. Along with this, medical knowledge also increased. To cope with the population, deforestation was inevitable. Cities and villages spread. Due to this, the forest was degraded. This is now known to all environmentalists.
We take previous examples, in which increasing numbers are assumed to be the cause of species extinction. But nowhere is there an example of animal species growing so rapidly, that is, the rapid growth of the human race. Another thing is that there is no evidence yet that these animal species have created an environmental problem by polluting the environment. On the contrary, the principle of 'Live and let live' seems to have increased in nature. Because animals in their natural state are links in a food chain and their method of storing food is to let their prey live and grow happily. If the amount of prey decreases for some reason, for example, if there is less grass, then naturally deer and rabbits decrease. In such a situation, the animals and birds that live on them reduce their reproductive output. Then it is no problem to realize that there is a difference between these old examples and the environmental damage we are doing.
How many years did dinosaurs rule the earth ?
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Answer: (B) 16 crore years
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According to the provided passage, dinosaurs ruled the earth for almost 16 crore years before they became extinct.
14Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer questions 11 to 15 below.
What will be the nature of the environmental issue in the 21st Century? It is either very easy or very difficult to think about this. This sentence may seem like a perfect example of a contradiction. But it is a sentence written with complete thought. The environmental issue is human-related, that is, it is because we feel it. If you look at the history of the earth, you will understand what I am saying. In the many periods of the earth, living things that lasted for millions of years were created. Those animals lived on the earth for billions of years and eventually disappeared. In the very beginning, these living things grew in the sea. In the Cretaceous period, living things gradually came to land. Their body structure became complex. During this period, there were some animals called trilobites. Those animals had plenty of seabed available. But after living on the earth for a few billion years, these animals became extinct. Not only this, many other living things along with them also disappeared.
In the following period, many animals have become extinct. It can be said that dinosaurs ruled the earth for almost 16 crore years. They do not exist today. Not only this, many plants of that time also do not exist today. In the following period, animals like mastodons, tusks etc. also became extinct. Those animals existed even after the existence of humans on earth. However, it should be remembered that humans were not the cause of their extinction. However, everyone agrees that all these living beings became extinct because the balance of the environment at that time was disturbed. That is, under certain circumstances, due to some natural cause, many animals suddenly change in the ideal conditions of the environment and become extinct. This has happened many times. It is found that new species of animals or living beings were created after the ice age. Similarly, there are examples of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and changes in the local environment after this.
One environmental Issue is from the last hundred years, that is, after the industrial revolution. In the last hundred years, we realized that we can plunder nature due to the industrial revolution. During the first and second world wars, we needed many things on a huge scale. Along with this, medical knowledge also increased. To cope with the population, deforestation was inevitable. Cities and villages spread. Due to this, the forest was degraded. This is now known to all environmentalists.
We take previous examples, in which increasing numbers are assumed to be the cause of species extinction. But nowhere is there an example of animal species growing so rapidly, that is, the rapid growth of the human race. Another thing is that there is no evidence yet that these animal species have created an environmental problem by polluting the environment. On the contrary, the principle of 'Live and let live' seems to have increased in nature. Because animals in their natural state are links in a food chain and their method of storing food is to let their prey live and grow happily. If the amount of prey decreases for some reason, for example, if there is less grass, then naturally deer and rabbits decrease. In such a situation, the animals and birds that live on them reduce their reproductive output. Then it is no problem to realize that there is a difference between these old examples and the environmental damage we are doing.
The industrial revolution led to the plundering of nature because ________.
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Answer: (D) All of the above.
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According to the third paragraph of the passage, the industrial revolution and the subsequent era led to the plundering of nature through several interconnected developments. The text states that during the world wars, there was a massive demand for resources, meaning many things were needed in large quantities. Additionally, to cope with the rising population, extensive deforestation became inevitable, which allowed cities and villages to spread while causing forests to decrease and degrade. Since all these factors directly contributed to the destruction of the environment after the industrial revolution, they are all correct.
15Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer questions 11 to 15 below.
What will be the nature of the environmental issue in the 21st Century? It is either very easy or very difficult to think about this. This sentence may seem like a perfect example of a contradiction. But it is a sentence written with complete thought. The environmental issue is human-related, that is, it is because we feel it. If you look at the history of the earth, you will understand what I am saying. In the many periods of the earth, living things that lasted for millions of years were created. Those animals lived on the earth for billions of years and eventually disappeared. In the very beginning, these living things grew in the sea. In the Cretaceous period, living things gradually came to land. Their body structure became complex. During this period, there were some animals called trilobites. Those animals had plenty of seabed available. But after living on the earth for a few billion years, these animals became extinct. Not only this, many other living things along with them also disappeared.
In the following period, many animals have become extinct. It can be said that dinosaurs ruled the earth for almost 16 crore years. They do not exist today. Not only this, many plants of that time also do not exist today. In the following period, animals like mastodons, tusks etc. also became extinct. Those animals existed even after the existence of humans on earth. However, it should be remembered that humans were not the cause of their extinction. However, everyone agrees that all these living beings became extinct because the balance of the environment at that time was disturbed. That is, under certain circumstances, due to some natural cause, many animals suddenly change in the ideal conditions of the environment and become extinct. This has happened many times. It is found that new species of animals or living beings were created after the ice age. Similarly, there are examples of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and changes in the local environment after this.
One environmental Issue is from the last hundred years, that is, after the industrial revolution. In the last hundred years, we realized that we can plunder nature due to the industrial revolution. During the first and second world wars, we needed many things on a huge scale. Along with this, medical knowledge also increased. To cope with the population, deforestation was inevitable. Cities and villages spread. Due to this, the forest was degraded. This is now known to all environmentalists.
We take previous examples, in which increasing numbers are assumed to be the cause of species extinction. But nowhere is there an example of animal species growing so rapidly, that is, the rapid growth of the human race. Another thing is that there is no evidence yet that these animal species have created an environmental problem by polluting the environment. On the contrary, the principle of 'Live and let live' seems to have increased in nature. Because animals in their natural state are links in a food chain and their method of storing food is to let their prey live and grow happily. If the amount of prey decreases for some reason, for example, if there is less grass, then naturally deer and rabbits decrease. In such a situation, the animals and birds that live on them reduce their reproductive output. Then it is no problem to realize that there is a difference between these old examples and the environmental damage we are doing.
Due to what reason did the mastodon, tusks, etc. animals on the earth became extinct ?
A. Excessive human intervention
B. Due to the disruption of the ecological balance
C. Due to animal predation
D. All the above
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Answer: (C) Only B is correct
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According to the passage, animals like mastodons and tusks became extinct because the balance of the environment at that time was disturbed. This directly supports statement B.
16Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the following questions from 16 to 20:
Globalization and Economic Disparity
The objective of a society and economy is to look after the greater welfare of the people. But in a market system, momentum is decisive. Due to the declining rate of employment growth and widespread poverty, the production system that makes decisions for maximum profit does not take into account the needs of the poor. Lack of choices and opportunities for a generally comfortable life means poverty. According to 2016, Human Development Report, 55 percent of India's population lived in multidimensional poverty, while 28 percent of the population lived in extreme poverty. Employment is the basic tool for poverty alleviation. Due to importance of privatization in the globalization system, although employment in the private sector has increased; employment in the public sector has decreased. Reduction of income disparity was one of the objectives of planned development along with poverty alleviation and employment growth. It has never been found to be of much importance in the pursuit of rapid production growth. After globalization, the intensity of economic disparity has increased rapidly. The idea of inequality can be gauged from the ratio of share of consumption expenditure as well as wealth ownership of different income classes in the country.
Before Globalization, the top 10 percent income group share of National GDP had declined by three percent between 1961 to 1991. The share of the middle forty percent and bottom fifty percent income groups had increased by 2.3 percent and one percent respectively. After globalization the share of the top 10 percent income group in the National Income had increased from 34 percent to 56 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while the share of the bottom 50 percent of the population had decreased from 22 percent to 14.7 percent. In other words, the pace of disparity growth was intensified. The share of the top 10 percent income group in the total wealth of the country had increased from 50 percent to 74 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while share in the wealth of the country of the bottom 50 percent population, which had been basically nominal 8.8 percent, decreased to 2.8 percent. 74% of the country's wealth is in the possession of the 10% of the population while 50% of the population owns only 2.8 percent of the wealth. All these conditions related to poverty, employment and inequality make us realise that we are moving further away from the state of greater social welfare.
Which of the following states is called horrible inequality ?
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Answer: (C) 74% of the wealth is in Possession of 10% population and 2.8 of the wealth is in Possession of 50% population.
Explanation
The passage highlights the stark economic disparity in the country by showing that 74% of the national wealth is concentrated in the hands of just 10% of the population, while the bottom 50% of the population holds only a nominal 2.8% of the wealth. This combination of extreme wealth concentration at the top and negligible wealth ownership at the bottom represents the state of severe inequality that pulls the nation away from achieving greater social welfare.
17Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the following questions from 16 to 20:
Globalization and Economic Disparity
The objective of a society and economy is to look after the greater welfare of the people. But in a market system, momentum is decisive. Due to the declining rate of employment growth and widespread poverty, the production system that makes decisions for maximum profit does not take into account the needs of the poor. Lack of choices and opportunities for a generally comfortable life means poverty. According to 2016, Human Development Report, 55 percent of India's population lived in multidimensional poverty, while 28 percent of the population lived in extreme poverty. Employment is the basic tool for poverty alleviation. Due to importance of privatization in the globalization system, although employment in the private sector has increased; employment in the public sector has decreased. Reduction of income disparity was one of the objectives of planned development along with poverty alleviation and employment growth. It has never been found to be of much importance in the pursuit of rapid production growth. After globalization, the intensity of economic disparity has increased rapidly. The idea of inequality can be gauged from the ratio of share of consumption expenditure as well as wealth ownership of different income classes in the country.
Before Globalization, the top 10 percent income group share of National GDP had declined by three percent between 1961 to 1991. The share of the middle forty percent and bottom fifty percent income groups had increased by 2.3 percent and one percent respectively. After globalization the share of the top 10 percent income group in the National Income had increased from 34 percent to 56 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while the share of the bottom 50 percent of the population had decreased from 22 percent to 14.7 percent. In other words, the pace of disparity growth was intensified. The share of the top 10 percent income group in the total wealth of the country had increased from 50 percent to 74 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while share in the wealth of the country of the bottom 50 percent population, which had been basically nominal 8.8 percent, decreased to 2.8 percent. 74% of the country's wealth is in the possession of the 10% of the population while 50% of the population owns only 2.8 percent of the wealth. All these conditions related to poverty, employment and inequality make us realise that we are moving further away from the state of greater social welfare.
Before Globalization, by how much did the percentage share of middle 40% income group was increased ?
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Answer: (B) 2.3 Percent
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According to the text, in the period before globalization between 1961 and 1991, the share of the middle forty percent income group in the National GDP had increased by 2.3 percent.
18Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the following questions from 16 to 20:
Globalization and Economic Disparity
The objective of a society and economy is to look after the greater welfare of the people. But in a market system, momentum is decisive. Due to the declining rate of employment growth and widespread poverty, the production system that makes decisions for maximum profit does not take into account the needs of the poor. Lack of choices and opportunities for a generally comfortable life means poverty. According to 2016, Human Development Report, 55 percent of India's population lived in multidimensional poverty, while 28 percent of the population lived in extreme poverty. Employment is the basic tool for poverty alleviation. Due to importance of privatization in the globalization system, although employment in the private sector has increased; employment in the public sector has decreased. Reduction of income disparity was one of the objectives of planned development along with poverty alleviation and employment growth. It has never been found to be of much importance in the pursuit of rapid production growth. After globalization, the intensity of economic disparity has increased rapidly. The idea of inequality can be gauged from the ratio of share of consumption expenditure as well as wealth ownership of different income classes in the country.
Before Globalization, the top 10 percent income group share of National GDP had declined by three percent between 1961 to 1991. The share of the middle forty percent and bottom fifty percent income groups had increased by 2.3 percent and one percent respectively. After globalization the share of the top 10 percent income group in the National Income had increased from 34 percent to 56 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while the share of the bottom 50 percent of the population had decreased from 22 percent to 14.7 percent. In other words, the pace of disparity growth was intensified. The share of the top 10 percent income group in the total wealth of the country had increased from 50 percent to 74 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while share in the wealth of the country of the bottom 50 percent population, which had been basically nominal 8.8 percent, decreased to 2.8 percent. 74% of the country's wealth is in the possession of the 10% of the population while 50% of the population owns only 2.8 percent of the wealth. All these conditions related to poverty, employment and inequality make us realise that we are moving further away from the state of greater social welfare.
Employment in which of the following sector has decreased due to globalization ?
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Answer: (C) Public
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According to the passage, the emphasis on privatization within the globalization framework has led to a decrease in employment in the public sector, even though private sector employment has seen an increase during the same period.
19Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the following questions from 16 to 20:
Globalization and Economic Disparity
The objective of a society and economy is to look after the greater welfare of the people. But in a market system, momentum is decisive. Due to the declining rate of employment growth and widespread poverty, the production system that makes decisions for maximum profit does not take into account the needs of the poor. Lack of choices and opportunities for a generally comfortable life means poverty. According to 2016, Human Development Report, 55 percent of India's population lived in multidimensional poverty, while 28 percent of the population lived in extreme poverty. Employment is the basic tool for poverty alleviation. Due to importance of privatization in the globalization system, although employment in the private sector has increased; employment in the public sector has decreased. Reduction of income disparity was one of the objectives of planned development along with poverty alleviation and employment growth. It has never been found to be of much importance in the pursuit of rapid production growth. After globalization, the intensity of economic disparity has increased rapidly. The idea of inequality can be gauged from the ratio of share of consumption expenditure as well as wealth ownership of different income classes in the country.
Before Globalization, the top 10 percent income group share of National GDP had declined by three percent between 1961 to 1991. The share of the middle forty percent and bottom fifty percent income groups had increased by 2.3 percent and one percent respectively. After globalization the share of the top 10 percent income group in the National Income had increased from 34 percent to 56 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while the share of the bottom 50 percent of the population had decreased from 22 percent to 14.7 percent. In other words, the pace of disparity growth was intensified. The share of the top 10 percent income group in the total wealth of the country had increased from 50 percent to 74 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while share in the wealth of the country of the bottom 50 percent population, which had been basically nominal 8.8 percent, decreased to 2.8 percent. 74% of the country's wealth is in the possession of the 10% of the population while 50% of the population owns only 2.8 percent of the wealth. All these conditions related to poverty, employment and inequality make us realise that we are moving further away from the state of greater social welfare.
Which of the following factor exhibits intensification of the pace of disparity growth ?
A. Decrease in the share of the bottom 50% of the Population’s in the National Income
B. Decrease in the share of the top 10% of the Population’s in the National Income
C. Decrease in the share of both top and bottom Population’s in National Income
D. Increase in the share of both top and bottom Population’s in the National Income
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Answer: (A) Only ‘A’
Explanation
According to the passage, the intensification of economic disparity after globalization is highlighted by the diverging shares of national income. During the period 1991 to 2019, the share of the bottom 50% of the population in the national income decreased from 22% to 14.7%, which directly reflects the widening gap and the intensified pace of disparity growth. This makes factor A the only correct factor among the given choices.
20Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the following questions from 16 to 20:
Globalization and Economic Disparity
The objective of a society and economy is to look after the greater welfare of the people. But in a market system, momentum is decisive. Due to the declining rate of employment growth and widespread poverty, the production system that makes decisions for maximum profit does not take into account the needs of the poor. Lack of choices and opportunities for a generally comfortable life means poverty. According to 2016, Human Development Report, 55 percent of India's population lived in multidimensional poverty, while 28 percent of the population lived in extreme poverty. Employment is the basic tool for poverty alleviation. Due to importance of privatization in the globalization system, although employment in the private sector has increased; employment in the public sector has decreased. Reduction of income disparity was one of the objectives of planned development along with poverty alleviation and employment growth. It has never been found to be of much importance in the pursuit of rapid production growth. After globalization, the intensity of economic disparity has increased rapidly. The idea of inequality can be gauged from the ratio of share of consumption expenditure as well as wealth ownership of different income classes in the country.
Before Globalization, the top 10 percent income group share of National GDP had declined by three percent between 1961 to 1991. The share of the middle forty percent and bottom fifty percent income groups had increased by 2.3 percent and one percent respectively. After globalization the share of the top 10 percent income group in the National Income had increased from 34 percent to 56 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while the share of the bottom 50 percent of the population had decreased from 22 percent to 14.7 percent. In other words, the pace of disparity growth was intensified. The share of the top 10 percent income group in the total wealth of the country had increased from 50 percent to 74 percent during the period 1991 to 2019, while share in the wealth of the country of the bottom 50 percent population, which had been basically nominal 8.8 percent, decreased to 2.8 percent. 74% of the country's wealth is in the possession of the 10% of the population while 50% of the population owns only 2.8 percent of the wealth. All these conditions related to poverty, employment and inequality make us realise that we are moving further away from the state of greater social welfare.
In Globalization, which of the following reason/reasons exhibit our movement further and further away from the state of greater social welfare ?
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Answer: (D) All of the above
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According to the final sentence of the passage, the conditions related to poverty, employment, and inequality together make us realise that we are moving further away from the state of greater social welfare. Since all three of these factors are explicitly identified as the reasons for this shift, all of them are correct.
21Reading Comprehension
Still another way of considering what managers do is to look at the skills or competencies they need to achieve their goals. Researchers have identified a number of skills that differentiate effective from ineffective managers.
Technical skills encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge or expertise. When you think of the skills of professionals such as civil engineers or oral surgeons, you typically focus on the technical skills they have learned through extensive formal education. Of course, professions don't have a monopoly on technical skills, and not all technical skills have to be learned in schools or other formal training programs. All jobs require some specialized expertise and many people develop their technical skills on the job.
The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both individually and in groups, defines human skills. Many people are technically proficient but poor listeners, unable to understand the needs of others or weak at managing conflicts. Because managers get things done through other people, they must have good human skills.
Managers must have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations. These tasks require conceptual skills. Decision making, for instance, requires managers to identify problems, develop alternative solutions to correct those problems, evaluate those alternative solutions, and select the best one. After they have selected a course of action, managers must be able to organize a plan of action and then execute it. The ability to integrate new ideas with existing processes and innovate on the job are also crucial conceptual skills for today's managers.
Which of the following statement is correct ?
A. Many people are good at technical skills but not good listeners.
B. Managers do things through other people.
C. Managers don't necessarily have good human skills.
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Answer: (B) A and B
Explanation
Based on the provided passage, Statement A is correct because the text explicitly states that many people are technically proficient but poor listeners. Statement B is also correct as the passage notes that managers get things done through other people. Statement C is incorrect because the text asserts that managers must have good human skills to get things done through others, meaning these skills are a necessity for them. Therefore, both statements A and B are correct.
22Reading Comprehension
Still another way of considering what managers do is to look at the skills or competencies they need to achieve their goals. Researchers have identified a number of skills that differentiate effective from ineffective managers.
Technical skills encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge or expertise. When you think of the skills of professionals such as civil engineers or oral surgeons, you typically focus on the technical skills they have learned through extensive formal education. Of course, professions don't have a monopoly on technical skills, and not all technical skills have to be learned in schools or other formal training programs. All jobs require some specialized expertise and many people develop their technical skills on the job.
The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both individually and in groups, defines human skills. Many people are technically proficient but poor listeners, unable to understand the needs of others or weak at managing conflicts. Because managers get things done through other people, they must have good human skills.
Mangers must have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations. These tasks require conceptual skills. Decision making, for instance, requires managers to identify problems, develop alternative solutions to correct those problems, evaluate those alternative solutions, and select the best one. After they have selected a course of action, managers must be able to organize a plan of action and then execute it. The ability to integrate new ideas with existing processes and innovate on the job are also crucial conceptual skills for today's managers.
Which of the following statement is true ?
A. Managers must have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations.
B. Decision making is a conceptual skill.
C. Bringing innovation to the job is not an important conceptual skill for managers.
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Answer: (A) A and B
Explanation
According to the fourth paragraph of the passage, managers must have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, which directly validates Statement A.
The passage also explicitly states that these diagnostic tasks require conceptual skills, and identifies decision making as an example of these tasks. Specifically, decision making requires managers to identify problems, develop and evaluate alternative solutions, and select the best one. This confirms Statement B is also true.
Therefore, both Statement A and Statement B are true based on the provided text.
23Reading Comprehension
Still another way of considering what managers do is to look at the skills or competencies they need to achieve their goals. Researchers have identified a number of skills that differentiate effective from ineffective managers.
Technical skills encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge or expertise. When you think of the skills of professionals such as civil engineers or oral surgeons, you typically focus on the technical skills they have learned through extensive formal education. Of course, professions don't have a monopoly on technical skills, and not all technical skills have to be learned in schools or other formal training programs. All jobs require some specialized expertise and many people develop their technical skills on the job.
The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both individually and in groups, defines human skills. Many people are technically proficient but poor listeners, unable to understand the needs of others or weak at managing conflicts. Because managers get things done through other people, they must have good human skills.
Managers must have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations. These tasks require conceptual skills. Decision making, for instance, requires managers to identify problems, develop alternative solutions to correct those problems, evaluate those alternative solutions, and select the best one. After they have selected a course of action, managers must be able to organize a plan of action and then execute it. The ability to integrate new ideas with existing processes and innovate on the job are also crucial conceptual skills for today's managers.
Consider the following statements :
A. Managers do things through other people.
B. Managers must have good human skills.
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Answer: (C) Of the above statements A and B are correct and A is the reason for statement B
Explanation
According to the passage, human skills are defined as the ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people. The text explicitly states that because managers get things done through other people, they must have good human skills. This directly confirms that Statement A is correct, Statement B is correct, and Statement A is the underlying reason why Statement B is true.
24Reading Comprehension
Still another way of considering what managers do is to look at the skills or competencies they need to achieve their goals. Researchers have identified a number of skills that differentiate effective from ineffective managers.
Technical skills encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge or expertise. When you think of the skills of professionals such as civil engineers or oral surgeons, you typically focus on the technical skills they have learned through extensive formal education. Of course, professions don't have a monopoly on technical skills, and not all technical skills have to be learned in schools or other formal training programs. All jobs require some specialized expertise and many people develop their technical skills on the job.
The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both individually and in groups, defines human skills. Many people are technically proficient but poor listeners, unable to understand the needs of others or weak at managing conflicts. Because managers get things done through other people, they must have good human skills.
Managers must have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations. These tasks require conceptual skills. Decision making, for instance, requires managers to identify problems, develop alternative solutions to correct those problems, evaluate those alternative solutions, and select the best one. After they have selected a course of action, managers must be able to organize a plan of action and then execute it. The ability to integrate new ideas with existing processes and innovate on the job are also crucial conceptual skills for today's managers.
Which of the following statement is not true ?
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Answer: (D) All jobs not require special skills.
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According to the passage, all jobs require some specialized expertise, which represents technical skills that many people develop on the job. Therefore, the statement that all jobs do not require special skills directly contradicts the text and is not true.
25Reading Comprehension
Still another way of considering what managers do is to look at the skills or competencies they need to achieve their goals. Researchers have identified a number of skills that differentiate effective from ineffective managers.
Technical skills encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge or expertise. When you think of the skills of professionals such as civil engineers or oral surgeons, you typically focus on the technical skills they have learned through extensive formal education. Of course, professions don't have a monopoly on technical skills, and not all technical skills have to be learned in schools or other formal training programs. All jobs require some specialized expertise and many people develop their technical skills on the job.
The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both individually and in groups, defines human skills. Many people are technically proficient but poor listeners, unable to understand the needs of others or weak at managing conflicts. Because managers get things done through other people, they must have good human skills.
Managers must have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations. These tasks require conceptual skills. Decision making, for instance, requires managers to identify problems, develop alternative solutions to correct those problems, evaluate those alternative solutions, and select the best one. After they have selected a course of action, managers must be able to organize a plan of action and then execute it. The ability to integrate new ideas with existing processes and innovate on the job are also crucial conceptual skills for today's managers.
Which of the following skills included in human skills ?
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Answer: (D) All of the above
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According to the passage, human skills are defined as the ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both individually and in groups. This definition directly encompasses understanding other people, communicating with others, and helping or supporting others, making all of these options essential components of human skills.
26Reading Comprehension
A classic example of ecosystem is a small lake or pond. The abiotic or non-living parts of a freshwater pond include the water, dissolved oxygen, carbon-dioxide, phosphates, nitrates and sodium, chlorides of potassium and calcium and organic compounds such as amino acids, humic acids, etc. The living part of the freshwater pond can be subdivided according to the functions of the organisms i.e. what they contribute toward keeping the ecosystem operating as a stable, interacting whole.
In a freshwater pond there are two types of producers, the larger plants growing along the shore or floating in shallow water and the microscopic floating plants, most of which are algae, that are distributed throughout the water as deep as light will penetrate. These tiny plants are collectively referred to as phytoplankton are usually not visible unless they are present in great abundance and give the water a greenish tinge. Phytoplankton have more significance as food producers for the freshwater pond ecosystem.
The macroconsumers or phagotrophs of pond ecosystem include insects and insect larvae, crustacea, fish and perhaps some freshwater clams. Primary consumers such as zooplankton (animal plankton) found near the surface of water and benthos (bottom forms) are the plant eaters (herbivores) and secondary consumers are the carnivores that eat the primary consumers. There might be some tertiary consumers that eat the carnivores (secondary consumers).
The ecosystem is completed by saprophytes or decomposer organism such as bacteria, flagellate protozoans and fungi. They breakdown the organic compounds of cells from dead producer and consumer organisms either into small organic molecules, which they utilize themselves, or into inorganic substances through the process of decomposition that can be used as raw materials by green plants.
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The ________ parts of freshwater ecosystem, include sunlight, temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, depth and water flow.
a. biotic
b. euphotic
c. prebiotic
d. abiotic
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Answer: (D) d only
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Abiotic components refer to the non-living chemical and physical factors in an environment. In a freshwater ecosystem, elements such as sunlight, temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, depth, and water flow are non-living physical and chemical variables that directly influence the survival, distribution, and behavior of living organisms, making them abiotic parts of the ecosystem.
27Reading Comprehension
A classic example of ecosystem is a small lake or pond. The abiotic or non-living parts of a freshwater pond include the water, dissolved oxygen, carbon-dioxide, phosphates, nitrates and sodium, chlorides of potassium and calcium and organic compounds such as amino acids, humic acids, etc. The living part of the freshwater pond can be subdivided according to the functions of the organisms i.e. what they contribute toward keeping the ecosystem operating as a stable, interacting whole.
In a freshwater pond there are two types of producers, the larger plants growing along the shore or floating in shallow water and the microscopic floating plants, most of which are algae, that are distributed throughout the water as deep as light will penetrate. These tiny plants are collectively referred to as phytoplankton are usually not visible unless they are present in great abundance and give the water a greenish tinge. Phytoplankton have more significance as food producers for the freshwater pond ecosystem.
The macroconsumers or phagotrophs of pond ecosystem include insects and insect larvae, crustacea, fish and perhaps some freshwater clams. Primary consumers such as zooplankton (animal plankton) found near the surface of water and benthos (bottom forms) are the plant eaters (herbivores) and secondary consumers are the carnivores that eat the primary consumers. There might be some tertiary consumers that eat the carnivores (secondary consumers).
The ecosystem is completed by saprophytes or decomposer organism such as bacteria, flagellate protozoans and fungi. They breakdown the organic compounds of cells from dead producer and consumer organisms either into small organic molecules, which they utilize themselves, or into inorganic substances through the process of decomposition that can be used as raw materials by green plants.
The nutrition mode in which organism consume their daily food in the form of dead and decomposed matter is ________.
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Answer: (B) Saprophytic nutrition
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Saprophytic nutrition is a mode of heterotrophic nutrition in which organisms obtain their food from dead and decaying organic matter. Organisms that exhibit this mode of nutrition, such as fungi, flagellate protozoans, and certain bacteria, are called saprophytes or decomposers. These organisms secrete digestive enzymes externally onto the dead and decaying matter to break down complex organic substances into simpler, soluble inorganic nutrients, which they then absorb directly. This process of decomposition is essential for recycling nutrients within the ecosystem, returning raw materials to the soil and water to be reused by producers.
28Reading Comprehension
A classic example of ecosystem is a small lake or pond. The abiotic or non-living parts of a freshwater pond include the water, dissolved oxygen, carbon-dioxide, phosphates, nitrates and sodium, chlorides of potassium and calcium and organic compounds such as amino acids, humic acids, etc. The living part of the freshwater pond can be subdivided according to the functions of the organisms i.e. what they contribute toward keeping the ecosystem operating as a stable, interacting whole.
In a freshwater pond there are two types of producers, the larger plants growing along the shore or floating in shallow water and the microscopic floating plants, most of which are algae, that are distributed throughout the water as deep as light will penetrate. These tiny plants are collectively referred to as phytoplankton are usually not visible unless they are present in great abundance and give the water a greenish tinge. Phytoplankton have more significance as food producers for the freshwater pond ecosystem.
The macroconsumers or phagotrophs of pond ecosystem include insects and insect larvae, crustacea, fish and perhaps some freshwater clams. Primary consumers such as zooplankton (animal plankton) found near the surface of water and benthos (bottom forms) are the plant eaters (herbivores) and secondary consumers are the carnivores that eat the primary consumers. There might be some tertiary consumers that eat the carnivores (secondary consumers).
The ecosystem is completed by saprophytes or decomposer organism such as bacteria, flagellate protozoans and fungi. They breakdown the organic compounds of cells from dead producer and consumer organisms either into small organic molecules, which they utilize themselves, or into inorganic substances through the process of decomposition that can be used as raw materials by green plants.
The subdivision of living part of the freshwater pond is ________.
a. According to function of organism
b. According to status of organism
c. According to service of organism
d. According to life of organism
Which of the statement given above is /are correct ?
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Answer: (A) a only
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According to the first paragraph of the passage, the living part of the freshwater pond is subdivided according to the functions of the organisms, which refers to what they contribute toward keeping the ecosystem operating as a stable, interacting whole. This directly corresponds to statement a, making option 1 the correct choice.
29Reading Comprehension
A classic example of ecosystem is a small lake or pond. The abiotic or non-living parts of a freshwater pond include the water, dissolved oxygen, carbon-dioxide, phosphates, nitrates and sodium, chlorides of potassium and calcium and organic compounds such as amino acids, humic acids, etc. The living part of the freshwater pond can be subdivided according to the functions of the organisms i.e. what they contribute toward keeping the ecosystem operating as a stable, interacting whole.
In a freshwater pond there are two types of producers, the larger plants growing along the shore or floating in shallow water and the microscopic floating plants, most of which are algae, that are distributed throughout the water as deep as light will penetrate. These tiny plants are collectively referred to as phytoplankton are usually not visible unless they are present in great abundance and give the water a greenish tinge. Phytoplankton have more significance as food producers for the freshwater pond ecosystem.
The macroconsumers or phagotrophs of pond ecosystem include insects and insect larvae, crustacea, fish and perhaps some freshwater clams. Primary consumers such as zooplankton (animal plankton) found near the surface of water and benthos (bottom forms) are the plant eaters (herbivores) and secondary consumers are the carnivores that eat the primary consumers. There might be some tertiary consumers that eat the carnivores (secondary consumers).
The ecosystem is completed by saprophytes or decomposer organism such as bacteria, flagellate protozoans and fungi. They breakdown the organic compounds of cells from dead producer and consumer organisms either into small organic molecules, which they utilize themselves, or into inorganic substances through the process of decomposition that can be used as raw materials by green plants.
The breakdown of organic compounds of cells from dead producer by the process known as ________.
a. Assimilation
b. Biomagnification
c. Accumulation
d. Decomposition
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Answer: (D) d only
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Decomposition is the chemical and physical breakdown of complex organic matter from dead plants and animals into simpler organic molecules or inorganic nutrients. In a freshwater pond ecosystem, decomposer organisms like bacteria, flagellate protozoans, and fungi carry out this process, releasing essential raw materials back into the environment to be reused by producers.
30Reading Comprehension
A classic example of ecosystem is a small lake or pond. The abiotic or non-living parts of a freshwater pond include the water, dissolved oxygen, carbon-dioxide, phosphates, nitrates and sodium, chlorides of potassium and calcium and organic compounds such as amino acids, humic acids, etc. The living part of the freshwater pond can be subdivided according to the functions of the organisms i.e. what they contribute toward keeping the ecosystem operating as a stable, interacting whole.
In a freshwater pond there are two types of producers, the larger plants growing along the shore or floating in shallow water and the microscopic floating plants, most of which are algae, that are distributed throughout the water as deep as light will penetrate. These tiny plants are collectively referred to as phytoplankton are usually not visible unless they are present in great abundance and give the water a greenish tinge. Phytoplankton have more significance as food producers for the freshwater pond ecosystem.
The macroconsumers or phagotrophs of pond ecosystem include insects and insect larvae, crustacea, fish and perhaps some freshwater clams. Primary consumers such as zooplankton (animal plankton) found near the surface of water and benthos (bottom forms) are the plant eaters (herbivores) and secondary consumers are the carnivores that eat the primary consumers. There might be some tertiary consumers that eat the carnivores (secondary consumers).
The ecosystem is completed by saprophytes or decomposer organism such as bacteria, flagellate protozoans and fungi. They breakdown the organic compounds of cells from dead producer and consumer organisms either into small organic molecules, which they utilize themselves, or into inorganic substances through the process of decomposition that can be used as raw materials by green plants.
Primary consumers found near the surface of water are ________.
a. Phytoplankton
b. Picoplankton
c. Zooplankton
d. Bacterioplankton
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Answer: (B) c only
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According to the provided passage, the primary consumers found near the surface of the water are zooplankton (animal plankton), which are herbivores or plant eaters. This directly matches item c, making the option containing c only the correct choice.
31Quantitative Aptitude
Carbon is a unique and highly versatile element, symbolized by 'C' and positioned with atomic number 6 in the periodic table. It is one of the most abundant elements in the universe and forms the foundation of life on earth. Carbon is present in all known life forms and is a major component of organic matter. What makes carbon so extraordinary is its ability to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms as well as with a wide variety of other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens.
One of the key properties of carbon is its tetravelency, forming long chains (straight, branched or ring structures), double or triple bonds and even complex three-dimensional frameworks. This property known as catenation, allows for the formation of a vast number of carbon-based compounds. In fact, carbon forms more compounds than any other element and these are collectively referred to as carbon compounds.
Carbon occurs in both elemental and combined forms. The elemental forms of carbon include diamond and graphite, which are allotropes (different structural forms) of carbon. Diamond is the hardest natural substance, while graphite is soft and slippery and conducts electricity due to the presence of free electrons. Another modern allotrope includes fullerenes, such as bucky balls and carbon nanotubes, which have promising applications in nanotechnology and material science.
Carbon compounds are broadly classified into two main categories :
1. Organic compounds : These contain carbon and hydrogen and may also include other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur etc. They include hydrocarbons (such as methane, ethane, propane), alcohols, acids and polymers (like plastics, rubber). Organic compounds are essential in biological systems, forming the basis of molecules like proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). They are also used widely in industries for example, in the manufacture of fuels, dyes, medicines, pesticides and plastics.
2. Inorganic compounds : These include compounds like Carbon dioxide (CO₂), Carbon Monoxide (CO), carbonates (such as calcium carbonate in limestone) and bicarbonates. These compounds are vital in geological and environmental processes, such as the carbon cycle, which maintains the balance of carbon in the eco-system.
Carbon compounds exhibit various properties, most organic compounds have low melting and boiling points, are generally flammable and more soluble in organic solvents rather than water. This makes them useful as fuels and industrial solvents. Their diversity and reactivity make them a central part of the field of chemistry, particularly in synthetic and pharmaceutical industries.
Which of the following is not an allotrope of carbon ?
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Answer: (C) Carbon dioxide
Explanation
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of one carbon atom covalently double-bonded to two oxygen atoms, represented by the chemical formula CO₂. Unlike allotropes, which are different structural modifications of a single element in the same physical state, carbon dioxide is a multi-element compound with distinct chemical and physical properties, rather than an elemental form of pure carbon.
32Quantitative Aptitude
Carbon is a unique and highly versatile element, symbolized by 'C' and positioned with atomic number 6 in the periodic table. It is one of the most abundant elements in the universe and forms the foundation of life on earth. Carbon is present in all known life forms and is a major component of organic matter. What makes carbon so extraordinary is its ability to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms as well as with a wide variety of other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens.
One of the key properties of carbon is its tetravelency, forming long chains (straight, branched or ring structures), double or triple bonds and even complex three-dimensional frameworks. This property known as catenation, allows for the formation of a vast number of carbon-based compounds. In fact, carbon forms more compounds than any other element and these are collectively referred to as carbon compounds.
Carbon occurs in both elemental and combined forms. The elemental forms of carbon include diamond and graphite, which are allotropes (different structural forms) of carbon. Diamond is the hardest natural substance, while graphite is soft and slippery and conducts electricity due to the presence of free electrons. Another modern allotrope includes fullerenes, such as bucky balls and carbon nanotubes, which have promising applications in nanotechnology and material science.
Carbon compounds are broadly classified into two main categories :
1. Organic compounds : These contain carbon and hydrogen and may also include other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur etc. They include hydrocarbons (such as methane, ethane, propane), alcohols, acids and polymers (like plastics, rubber). Organic compounds are essential in biological systems, forming the basis of molecules like proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). They are also used widely in industries for example, in the manufacture of fuels, dyes, medicines, pesticides and plastics.
2. Inorganic compounds : These include compounds like Carbon dioxide (CO₂), Carbon Monoxide (CO), carbonates (such as calcium carbonate in limestone) and bicarbonates. These compounds are vital in geological and environmental processes, such as the carbon cycle, which maintains the balance of carbon in the eco-system.
Carbon compounds exhibit various properties, most organic compounds have low melting and boiling points, are generally flammable and more soluble in organic solvents rather than water. This makes them useful as fuels and industrial solvents. Their diversity and reactivity make them a central part of the field of chemistry, particularly in synthetic and pharmaceutical industries.
What is the atomic number of carbon ?
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Answer: (B) 06
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Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. The atomic number of an element represents the number of protons found in the nucleus of its atom. In a neutral carbon atom, there are six protons in the nucleus and six electrons orbiting it, which defines its identity and position as the sixth element in the periodic table.
33Quantitative Aptitude
Carbon is a unique and highly versatile element, symbolized by 'C' and positioned with atomic number 6 in the periodic table. It is one of the most abundant elements in the universe and forms the foundation of life on earth. Carbon is present in all known life forms and is a major component of organic matter. What makes carbon so extraordinary is its ability to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms as well as with a wide variety of other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens.
One of the key properties of carbon is its tetravelency, forming long chains (straight, branched or ring structures), double or triple bonds and even complex three-dimensional frameworks. This property known as catenation, allows for the formation of a vast number of carbon-based compounds. In fact, carbon forms more compounds than any other element and these are collectively referred to as carbon compounds.
Carbon occurs in both elemental and combined forms. The elemental forms of carbon include diamond and graphite, which are allotropes (different structural forms) of carbon. Diamond is the hardest natural substance, while graphite is soft and slippery and conducts electricity due to the presence of free electrons. Another modern allotrope includes fullerenes, such as bucky balls and carbon nanotubes, which have promising applications in nanotechnology and material science.
Carbon compounds are broadly classified into two main categories :
1. Organic compounds : These contain carbon and hydrogen and may also include other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur etc. They include hydrocarbons (such as methane, ethane, propane), alcohols, acids and polymers (like plastics, rubber). Organic compounds are essential in biological systems, forming the basis of molecules like proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). They are also used widely in industries for example, in the manufacture of fuels, dyes, medicines, pesticides and plastics.
2. Inorganic compounds : These include compounds like Carbon dioxide (CO₂), Carbon Monoxide (CO), carbonates (such as calcium carbonate in limestone) and bicarbonates. These compounds are vital in geological and environmental processes, such as the carbon cycle, which maintains the balance of carbon in the eco-system.
Carbon compounds exhibit various properties, most organic compounds have low melting and boiling points, are generally flammable and more soluble in organic solvents rather than water. This makes them useful as fuels and industrial solvents. Their diversity and reactivity make them a central part of the field of chemistry, particularly in synthetic and pharmaceutical industries.
Carbon dioxide and carbonates are which types of compounds ?
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Answer: (B) Inorganic compounds
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Carbon dioxide and carbonates are classified as inorganic compounds. Although they contain carbon, they lack carbon-hydrogen bonds and exhibit properties characteristic of inorganic substances, playing vital roles in geological and environmental processes like the carbon cycle.
34Quantitative Aptitude
Carbon is a unique and highly versatile element, symbolized by 'C' and positioned with atomic number 6 in the periodic table. It is one of the most abundant elements in the universe and forms the foundation of life on earth. Carbon is present in all known life forms and is a major component of organic matter. What makes carbon so extraordinary is its ability to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms as well as with a wide variety of other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens.
One of the key properties of carbon is its tetravelency, forming long chains (straight, branched or ring structures), double or triple bonds and even complex three-dimensional frameworks. This property known as catenation, allows for the formation of a vast number of carbon-based compounds. In fact, carbon forms more compounds than any other element and these are collectively referred to as carbon compounds.
Carbon occurs in both elemental and combined forms. The elemental forms of carbon include diamond and graphite, which are allotropes (different structural forms) of carbon. Diamond is the hardest natural substance, while graphite is soft and slippery and conducts electricity due to the presence of free electrons. Another modern allotrope includes fullerenes, such as bucky balls and carbon nanotubes, which have promising applications in nanotechnology and material science.
Carbon compounds are broadly classified into two main categories :
1. Organic compounds : These contain carbon and hydrogen and may also include other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur etc. They include hydrocarbons (such as methane, ethane, propane), alcohols, acids and polymers (like plastics, rubber). Organic compounds are essential in biological systems, forming the basis of molecules like proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). They are also used widely in industries for example, in the manufacture of fuels, dyes, medicines, pesticides and plastics.
2. Inorganic compounds : These include compounds like Carbon dioxide (CO₂), Carbon Monoxide (CO), carbonates (such as calcium carbonate in limestone) and bicarbonates. These compounds are vital in geological and environmental processes, such as the carbon cycle, which maintains the balance of carbon in the eco-system.
Carbon compounds exhibit various properties, most organic compounds have low melting and boiling points, are generally flammable and more soluble in organic solvents rather than water. This makes them useful as fuels and industrial solvents. Their diversity and reactivity make them a central part of the field of chemistry, particularly in synthetic and pharmaceutical industries.
Which of the following properties makes carbon capable of forming many compounds ?
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Answer: (C) Tetravalency and catenation
Explanation
Carbon is capable of forming an exceptionally large number of compounds due to two unique properties: tetravalency and catenation. Tetravalency refers to the presence of four valence electrons in the outermost shell of a carbon atom, enabling it to form four strong covalent bonds with other atoms. Catenation is the ability of carbon atoms to link with one another through stable covalent bonds to form long, straight, branched, or ring-shaped structures. Together, these properties allow carbon to form millions of stable compounds with diverse structural frameworks.
35Quantitative Aptitude
Carbon is a unique and highly versatile element, symbolized by 'C' and positioned with atomic number 6 in the periodic table. It is one of the most abundant elements in the universe and forms the foundation of life on earth. Carbon is present in all known life forms and is a major component of organic matter. What makes carbon so extraordinary is its ability to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms as well as with a wide variety of other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens.
One of the key properties of carbon is its tetravelency, forming long chains (straight, branched or ring structures), double or triple bonds and even complex three-dimensional frameworks. This property known as catenation, allows for the formation of a vast number of carbon-based compounds. In fact, carbon forms more compounds than any other element and these are collectively referred to as carbon compounds.
Carbon occurs in both elemental and combined forms. The elemental forms of carbon include diamond and graphite, which are allotropes (different structural forms) of carbon. Diamond is the hardest natural substance, while graphite is soft and slippery and conducts electricity due to the presence of free electrons. Another modern allotrope includes fullerenes, such as bucky balls and carbon nanotubes, which have promising applications in nanotechnology and material science.
Carbon compounds are broadly classified into two main categories :
1. Organic compounds : These contain carbon and hydrogen and may also include other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur etc. They include hydrocarbons (such as methane, ethane, propane), alcohols, acids and polymers (like plastics, rubber). Organic compounds are essential in biological systems, forming the basis of molecules like proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). They are also used widely in industries for example, in the manufacture of fuels, dyes, medicines, pesticides and plastics.
2. Inorganic compounds : These include compounds like Carbon dioxide (CO₂), Carbon Monoxide (CO), carbonates (such as calcium carbonate in limestone) and bicarbonates. These compounds are vital in geological and environmental processes, such as the carbon cycle, which maintains the balance of carbon in the eco-system.
Carbon compounds exhibit various properties, most organic compounds have low melting and boiling points, are generally flammable and more soluble in organic solvents rather than water. This makes them useful as fuels and industrial solvents. Their diversity and reactivity make them a central part of the field of chemistry, particularly in synthetic and pharmaceutical industries.
Which of the following statements is true about graphite ?
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Answer: (B) It is soft and slippery and conducts electricity.
Explanation
Graphite is an allotrope of carbon with a layered, hexagonal structure. Within each layer, each carbon atom is covalently bonded to three other carbon atoms, leaving one valence electron free. These free electrons are delocalized and can move throughout the structure, allowing graphite to conduct electricity efficiently. The individual layers are held together by weak van der Waals forces, which enable them to easily slide over one another, rendering graphite soft and slippery to the touch.
36Reading Comprehension
The Preamble embodies the basic philosophy and fundamental values- political, moral and religious values on which the Constitution is based. It contains the grand and noble vision of the Constitution Assembly. It reflects the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of the Constitution. As per Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer, a member of the Constitution Assembly who played the significant role in making the Constitution, "The Preamble to our Constitution expresses what we had thought or dreamt so long."
According to K. M. Munshi, a member of drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, the Preamble is the 'horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic'. Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava, member of Constituent Assembly, summed up the importance of the Preamble in the following words, "The Preamble is the most precious part of the Constitution. It is the soul of the Constitution. It is a key to the Constitution. It is a jewel set in the Constitution. It is a proper yardstick with which we can measure the worth of the Constitution." Ernest Barker, a distinguished English political scientist, paid a glowing tribute to the political wisdom of the authors of the Preamble. He described the preamble as the 'key- note' to the Constitution. He was so moved by the text of the Preamble that he quoted it at the opening of his popular book 'Principles of Social and Political Theory 1951'.
M. Hidayatullah, a former Chief Justice of India, observed, Preamble resembles the declaration of Independence of the United States of America, but is more than a declaration. It is the soul of our Constitution, which lays down the pattern of our political society. It contains a solemn resolve, which nothing but a revolution can alter.
One of the controversies about the Preamble is as to whether it is a part of the Constitution or not. In the Berubari Union Case (1960), the Supreme Court said that the Preamble shows the general purposes behind the several provisions in the Constitution and is thus a key to the minds of the makers of the Constitution. Further, where the terms used in any article are ambiguous or capable of more than one meaning, some assistance at interpretation may be taken from the objectives enshrined in the Preamble. Despite this recognition of the significance of the Preamble, the Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution.
In the Keshavananda Bharti case (1973), the Supreme Court rejected the earlier opinion and held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution. It observed that the Preamble is of extreme importance and the Constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of grand and noble vision expressed in the Preamble. In the LIC of India case (1995) also, the Supreme Court again held that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.
In which of the following case, the Supreme Court opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution ?
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Answer: (B) Berubari Union case
Explanation
In the Berubari Union case (1960), the Supreme Court of India examined the legal status of the Preamble. While the Court acknowledged that the Preamble serves as a key to open the minds of the constitution-makers and helps clarify the general purpose behind various constitutional provisions, it specifically ruled that the Preamble is not a part of the Constitution. Therefore, it could not be used as an independent source of substantive power or to limit the express provisions of the Constitution.
37Reading Comprehension
The Preamble embodies the basic philosophy and fundamental values- political, moral and religious values on which the Constitution is based. It contains the grand and noble vision of the Constitution Assembly. It reflects the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of the Constitution. As per Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer, a member of the Constitution Assembly who played the significant role in making the Constitution, "The Preamble to our Constitution expresses what we had thought or dreamt so long."
According to K. M. Munshi, a member of drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, the Preamble is the 'horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic'. Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava, member of Constituent Assembly, summed up the importance of the Preamble in the following words, "The Preamble is the most precious part of the Constitution. It is the soul of the Constitution. It is a key to the Constitution. It is a jewel set in the Constitution. It is a proper yardstick with which we can measure the worth of the Constitution." Ernest Barker, a distinguished English political scientist, paid a glowing tribute to the political wisdom of the authors of the Preamble. He described the preamble as the 'key- note' to the Constitution. He was so moved by the text of the Preamble that he quoted it at the opening of his popular book 'Principles of Social and Political Theory 1951'.
M. Hidayatullah, a former Chief Justice of India, observed, Preamble resembles the declaration of Independence of the United States of America, but is more than a declaration. It is the soul of our Constitution, which lays down the pattern of our political society. It contains a solemn resolve, which nothing but a revolution can alter.
One of the controversies about the Preamble is as to whether it is a part of the Constitution or not. In the Berubari Union Case (1960), the Supreme Court said that the Preamble shows the general purposes behind the several provisions in the Constitution and is thus a key to the minds of the makers of the Constitution. Further, where the terms used in any article are ambiguous or capable of more than one meaning, some assistance at interpretation may be taken from the objectives enshrined in the Preamble. Despite this recognition of the significance of the Preamble, the Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution.
In the Keshavananda Bharti case (1973), the Supreme Court rejected the earlier opinion and held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution. It observed that the Preamble is of extreme importance and the Constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of grand and noble vision expressed in the Preamble. In the LIC of India case (1995) also, the Supreme Court again held that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.
Who has written a Book “Principles of Social and Political Theory”?
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Answer: (D) Ernest Barker
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Ernest Barker, a distinguished English political scientist, wrote the book Principles of Social and Political Theory, which was published in 1951. He was so deeply moved by the text of the Preamble to the Constitution of India that he quoted it at the very beginning of this book, characterizing the Preamble as the keynote to the Constitution.
38Reading Comprehension
The Preamble embodies the basic philosophy and fundamental values- political, moral and religious values on which the Constitution is based. It contains the grand and noble vision of the Constitution Assembly. It reflects the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of the Constitution. As per Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer, a member of the Constitution Assembly who played the significant role in making the Constitution, "The Preamble to our Constitution expresses what we had thought or dreamt so long."
According to K. M. Munshi, a member of drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, the Preamble is the 'horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic'. Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava, member of Constituent Assembly, summed up the importance of the Preamble in the following words, "The Preamble is the most precious part of the Constitution. It is the soul of the Constitution. It is a key to the Constitution. It is a jewel set in the Constitution. It is a proper yardstick with which we can measure the worth of the Constitution." Ernest Barker, a distinguished English political scientist, paid a glowing tribute to the political wisdom of the authors of the Preamble. He described the preamble as the 'key- note' to the Constitution. He was so moved by the text of the Preamble that he quoted it at the opening of his popular book 'Principles of Social and Political Theory 1951'.
M. Hidayatullah, a former Chief Justice of India, observed, Preamble resembles the declaration of Independence of the United States of America, but is more than a declaration. It is the soul of our Constitution, which lays down the pattern of our political society. It contains a solemn resolve, which nothing but a revolution can alter.
One of the controversies about the Preamble is as to whether it is a part of the Constitution or not. In the Berubari Union Case (1960), the Supreme Court said that the Preamble shows the general purposes behind the several provisions in the Constitution and is thus a key to the minds of the makers of the Constitution. Further, where the terms used in any article are ambiguous or capable of more than one meaning, some assistance at interpretation may be taken from the objectives enshrined in the Preamble. Despite this recognition of the significance of the Preamble, the Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution.
In the Keshavananda Bharti case (1973), the Supreme Court rejected the earlier opinion and held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution. It observed that the Preamble is of extreme importance and the Constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of grand and noble vision expressed in the Preamble. In the LIC of India case (1995) also, the Supreme Court again held that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.
Who said that, ‘Preamble is the soul of the Constitution ?’
A. Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer
B. K. M. Munshi
C. Thakur Das Bhargava
D. Ernest Barker
E. M. Hidayatullah
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Answer: (C) Only C, E
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Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava and M. Hidayatullah both referred to the Preamble as the soul of the Constitution. Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava stated that the Preamble is the most precious part of the Constitution, its soul, key, and a jewel set in it. M. Hidayatullah, the former Chief Justice of India, also observed that the Preamble is the soul of our Constitution, which lays down the pattern of our political society.
39Reading Comprehension
The Preamble embodies the basic philosophy and fundamental values- political, moral and religious values on which the Constitution is based. It contains the grand and noble vision of the Constitution Assembly. It reflects the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of the Constitution. As per Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer, a member of the Constitution Assembly who played the significant role in making the Constitution, "The Preamble to our Constitution expresses what we had thought or dreamt so long."
According to K. M. Munshi, a member of drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, the Preamble is the 'horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic'. Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava, member of Constituent Assembly, summed up the importance of the Preamble in the following words, "The Preamble is the most precious part of the Constitution. It is the soul of the Constitution. It is a key to the Constitution. It is a jewel set in the Constitution. It is a proper yardstick with which we can measure the worth of the Constitution." Ernest Barker, a distinguished English political scientist, paid a glowing tribute to the political wisdom of the authors of the Preamble. He described the preamble as the 'key- note' to the Constitution. He was so moved by the text of the Preamble that he quoted it at the opening of his popular book 'Principles of Social and Political Theory 1951'.
M. Hidayatullah, a former Chief Justice of India, observed, Preamble resembles the declaration of Independence of the United States of America, but is more than a declaration. It is the soul of our Constitution, which lays down the pattern of our political society. It contains a solemn resolve, which nothing but a revolution can alter.
One of the controversies about the Preamble is as to whether it is a part of the Constitution or not. In the Berubari Union Case (1960), the Supreme Court said that the Preamble shows the general purposes behind the several provisions in the Constitution and is thus a key to the minds of the makers of the Constitution. Further, where the terms used in any article are ambiguous or capable of more than one meaning, some assistance at interpretation may be taken from the objectives enshrined in the Preamble. Despite this recognition of the significance of the Preamble, the Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution.
In the Keshavananda Bharti case (1973), the Supreme Court rejected the earlier opinion and held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution. It observed that the Preamble is of extreme importance and the Constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of grand and noble vision expressed in the Preamble. In the LIC of India case (1995) also, the Supreme Court again held that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.
Ernest Barker, a political scientist belongs to which country ?
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Answer: (A) इंग्लंड / England
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Ernest Barker was a distinguished English political scientist and academic who was born in Cheshire, England. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and later served as a professor of political science at several prestigious institutions in England, including the University of Cambridge, King's College London, and the University of Oxford. His work on political theory, including his book Principles of Social and Political Theory published in 1951, established him as one of the leading British political thinkers of his era.
40Reading Comprehension
The Preamble embodies the basic philosophy and fundamental values- political, moral and religious values on which the Constitution is based. It contains the grand and noble vision of the Constitution Assembly. It reflects the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of the Constitution. As per Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer, a member of the Constitution Assembly who played the significant role in making the Constitution, "The Preamble to our Constitution expresses what we had thought or dreamt so long."
According to K. M. Munshi, a member of drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, the Preamble is the 'horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic'. Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava, member of Constituent Assembly, summed up the importance of the Preamble in the following words, "The Preamble is the most precious part of the Constitution. It is the soul of the Constitution. It is a key to the Constitution. It is a jewel set in the Constitution. It is a proper yardstick with which we can measure the worth of the Constitution." Ernest Barker, a distinguished English political scientist, paid a glowing tribute to the political wisdom of the authors of the Preamble. He described the preamble as the 'key- note' to the Constitution. He was so moved by the text of the Preamble that he quoted it at the opening of his popular book 'Principles of Social and Political Theory 1951'.
M. Hidayatullah, a former Chief Justice of India, observed, Preamble resembles the declaration of Independence of the United States of America, but is more than a declaration. It is the soul of our Constitution, which lays down the pattern of our political society. It contains a solemn resolve, which nothing but a revolution can alter.
One of the controversies about the Preamble is as to whether it is a part of the Constitution or not. In the Berubari Union Case (1960), the Supreme Court said that the Preamble shows the general purposes behind the several provisions in the Constitution and is thus a key to the minds of the makers of the Constitution. Further, where the terms used in any article are ambiguous or capable of more than one meaning, some assistance at interpretation may be taken from the objectives enshrined in the Preamble. Despite this recognition of the significance of the Preamble, the Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution.
In the Keshavananda Bharti case (1973), the Supreme Court rejected the earlier opinion and held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution. It observed that the Preamble is of extreme importance and the Constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of grand and noble vision expressed in the Preamble. In the LIC of India case (1995) also, the Supreme Court again held that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.
Who said that 'Preamble is the horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic' ?
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Answer: (B) के. एम. मुंशी / K. M. Munshi
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K. M. Munshi, a prominent member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, described the Preamble as the horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic to emphasize its crucial role in defining the fundamental character, values, and future destiny of the Indian political system.
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औद्योगिक क्रांतीमुळे व्यापार, मानवीसंबंध, समाजजीवन, संस्कृती, धर्म यांच्या स्वरूपात आणि संकल्पनांत क्रांतिकारी बदल झाले. या गोष्टी अर्थातच प्रामुख्याने युरोपात झाल्या. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने वस्तूंचे उत्पादन अमाप प्रमाणात होऊ लागले. मोठ्या प्रमाणावर कामगारांची आवश्यकता निर्माण झाली. ती पूर्ण करण्यासाठी मोठ्या संख्येने स्थानिक लोकांना कामावर घेतले गेले. त्यातून राजाचे जे निसर्गदत्त अधिकार वा ईश्वरदत्त अधिकार म्हण, ते संपले. एक नवा, मोठा व बेगळा संघटित वर्ग तयार झाला. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने मोठ्या प्रमाणावर माल तयार होऊ लागला तशी त्याला विकण्याची गरज निर्माण झाली. यासाठी बाजारपेठांची आवश्यकता भासू लागली. या काळात युरोपातल्या बऱ्याच देशांच्या जगभर वसाहती होत्या. त्या वसाहतीतील पारंपरिक उद्योग मोडून काढून तिथे कृत्रिमरीत्या गरजा निर्माण करून आपला माल खपवणे या देशांना शक्य झाले. वसाहतीच्या देशात उपलब्ध होणारे स्वस्त मनुष्यबळ - खरं म्हणजे कवडीमोलानं मिळणारे मनुष्यबळ - इकडून तिकडे सहज हलवता आले. भारत, मॉरिशस, वेस्ट इंडिज बेटे किंवा ऑस्ट्रेलियाजवळ फिजी येथे अशाच गरजापोटी पुष्कळ लोक नेण्यात आले. किंवा आफ्रिकेतून बोटींनी भरभरून काळी माणसे वेठबिगारी करण्यासाठी सध्याच्या अमेरिकेत नेण्यात आली. भारतात आपल्याकडे मांजरपाट नावाचा एक जाडाभरडा कपडा अगदी परवापर्यंत - सुमारे चाळीस वर्षांपूर्वीपर्यंत - अगदी भरपूर मिळत असे. मांजरपाट हे मँचेस्टर क्लॉथचे देशी नामकरण. इथल्या हातमागावरचा उद्योग मोडकळीस आणून हे स्वस्त कापड इथे दीर्घकाळ वापरले गेले. डाक्क्याची महागडी मलमल आधीही जनसामान्य वापरत नव्हते. नंतर ती नाहीशीच झाली.
हे सारं बव्हंशी ग्रेटब्रिटन आणि त्याच्या वसाहतींमधलं चित्र म्हणता येईल. पण युरोपात औद्योगिक क्रांती फक्त ब्रिटनमध्येच झाली असं नव्हे तर ती फ्रान्स, हॉलंड, जर्मनी अशी सगळीकडेच झाली. सगळीकडे ती एकाच वेळी झाली असंही नाही. इंग्रजांच्या जशा वसाहती होत्या तशाच फ्रेंच व डच लोकांच्याही होत्या. जर्मनांच्या फार कमी. स्पेन आणि पोर्तुगालच्याही होत्या पण हे दोन्ही देश सगळ्यात आधी वसाहती करून नंतर स्वत: धार्मिक भानगडीत वेगळ्या रस्त्याने गुंतले गेले. व्यापाराच्या दृष्टीने इंग्रजांच्या वसाहती मोठ्या होत्या. फ्रेंचांच्या, डचांच्या लहान्या; तरीही होत्या. जर्मनीत औद्योगिक क्रांती काहीशी उशिरा झाली पण त्यांच्या तंत्रज्ञान तुलनेने अधिक प्रगत होते. साहजिकच उत्पादनाचा वेग जास्त होता अन् हुकमी बाजारपेठा त्यांच्याकडे फारशा नव्हत्या. त्या मिळवायच्या तर जर्मनांना इंग्रज, फ्रेंच यांचा पराभव करणं आवश्यक होतं. गेल्या शतकातल्या दोन्ही महायुद्धांना ही व्यापारी गरजांची महत्त्वाची पार्श्वभूमी आहे. या महायुद्धांमुळे अपरिमित मानवी संहार, भीषण हानी होऊन युरोपातील जिंकणारे व हरणारे असे सारेच दुबळे होऊन गेले. या महायुद्धाची सगळ्यात कमी झळ पोहोचलेली अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने-ज्यांचा उल्लेख सर्वसाधारणपणे आपण अमेरिका असा करतो ती-आणि ज्यांना सगळ्यात जास्त झळ बसली तो रशिया-ज्यात बाकी सोविएत प्रजासत्ताके होती-अशा दोन महासत्ता युद्धानंतर उदयाला आल्या.
महायुद्धानंतर कोणत्या दोन महासत्ता उदयास आल्या ?
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Answer: (A) अमेरिका-रशिया
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दिलेल्या उताऱ्याच्या शेवटच्या परिच्छेदात स्पष्टपणे नमूद केले आहे की महायुद्धानंतर अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने (अमेरिका) आणि रशिया (ज्यामध्ये सोव्हिएत प्रजासत्ताके सामील होती) या दोन महासत्तांचा उदय झाला. युरोपमधील इतर देश या महायुद्धात दुबळे झाल्यामुळे या दोन बलाढ्य शक्ती समोर आल्या.
42Reading Comprehension
औद्योगिक क्रांतीमुळे व्यापार, मानवीसंबंध, समाजजीवन, संस्कृती, धर्म यांच्या स्वरूपात आणि संकल्पनांत क्रांतिकारी बदल झाले. या गोष्टी अर्थातच प्रामुख्याने युरोपात झाल्या. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने वस्तूंचे उत्पादन अमाप प्रमाणात होऊ लागले. मोठ्या प्रमाणावर कामगारांची आवश्यकता निर्माण झाली. ती पूर्ण करण्यासाठी मोठ्या संख्येने स्थानिक लोकांना कामावर घेतले गेले. त्यातून राजाचे जे निसर्गदत्त अधिकार वा ईश्वरदत्त अधिकार म्हण, ते संपले. एक नवा, मोठा व बेगळा संघटित वर्ग तयार झाला. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने मोठ्या प्रमाणावर माल तयार होऊ लागला तशी त्याला विकण्याची गरज निर्माण झाली. यासाठी बाजारपेठांची आवश्यकता भासू लागली. या काळात युरोपातल्या बऱ्याच देशांच्या जगभर वसाहती होत्या. त्या वसाहतीतील पारंपरिक उद्योग मोडून काढून तिथे कृत्रिमरीत्या गरजा निर्माण करून आपला माल खपवणे या देशांना शक्य झाले. वसाहतीच्या देशात उपलब्ध होणारे स्वस्त मनुष्यबळ - खरं म्हणजे कवडीमोलानं मिळणारे मनुष्यबळ - इकडून तिकडे सहज हलवता आले. भारत, मॉरिशस, वेस्ट इंडिज बेटे किंवा ऑस्ट्रेलियाजवळ फिजी येथे अशाच गरजापोटी पुष्कळ लोक नेण्यात आले. किंवा आफ्रिकेतून बोटींनी भरभरून काळी माणसे वेठबिगारी करण्यासाठी सध्याच्या अमेरिकेत नेण्यात आली. भारतात आपल्याकडे मांजरपाट नावाचा एक जाडाभरडा कपडा अगदी परवापर्यंत - सुमारे चाळीस वर्षांपूर्वीपर्यंत - अगदी भरपूर मिळत असे. मांजरपाट हे मँचेस्टर क्लॉथचे देशी नामकरण. इथल्या हातमागावरचा उद्योग मोडकळीस आणून हे स्वस्त कापड इथे दीर्घकाळ वापरले गेले. डाक्क्याची महागडी मलमल आधीही जनसामान्य वापरत नव्हते. नंतर ती नाहीशीच झाली.
हे सारं बव्हंशी ग्रेटब्रिटन आणि त्याच्या वसाहतींमधलं चित्र म्हणता येईल. पण युरोपात औद्योगिक क्रांती फक्त ब्रिटनमध्येच झाली असं नव्हे तर ती फ्रान्स, हॉलंड, जर्मनी अशी सगळीकडेच झाली. सगळीकडे ती एकाच वेळी झाली असंही नाही. इंग्रजांच्या जशा वसाहती होत्या तशाच फ्रेंच व डच लोकांच्याही होत्या. जर्मनांच्या फार कमी. स्पेन आणि पोर्तुगालच्याही होत्या पण हे दोन्ही देश सगळ्यात आधी वसाहती करून नंतर स्वत: धार्मिक भानगडीत वेगळ्या रस्त्याने गुंतले गेले. व्यापाराच्या दृष्टीने इंग्रजांच्या वसाहती मोठ्या होत्या. फ्रेंचांच्या, डचांच्या लहान्या; तरीही होत्या. जर्मनीत औद्योगिक क्रांती काहीशी उशिरा झाली पण त्यांच्या तंत्रज्ञान तुलनेने अधिक प्रगत होते. साहजिकच उत्पादनाचा वेग जास्त होता अन् हुकमी बाजारपेठा त्यांच्याकडे फारशा नव्हत्या. त्या मिळवायच्या तर जर्मनांना इंग्रज, फ्रेंच यांचा पराभव करणं आवश्यक होतं. गेल्या शतकातल्या दोन्ही महायुद्धांना ही व्यापारी गरजांची महत्त्वाची पार्श्वभूमी आहे. या महायुद्धांमुळे अपरिमित मानवी संहार, भीषण हानी होऊन युरोपातील जिंकणारे व हरणारे असे सारेच दुबळे होऊन गेले. या महायुद्धाची सगळ्यात कमी झळ पोहोचलेली अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने-ज्यांचा उल्लेख सर्वसाधारणपणे आपण अमेरिका असा करतो ती-आणि ज्यांना सगळ्यात जास्त झळ बसली तो रशिया-ज्यात बाकी सोविएत प्रजासत्ताके होती-अशा दोन महासत्ता युद्धानंतर उदयाला आल्या.
औद्योगिक क्रांतीशी संबंधित तीन घटक प्रस्तुत परिच्छेदाच्या आधारे सांगा.
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Answer: (C) यंत्र, बाजारपेठ, सत्ता
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दिलेल्या उताऱ्यानुसार, औद्योगिक क्रांतीच्या केंद्रस्थानी यंत्र होते, ज्याच्या साहाय्याने वस्तूंचे उत्पादन अमाप प्रमाणात सुरू झाले. या अफाट उत्पादित मालाची विक्री करण्यासाठी युरोपियन देशांना बाजारपेठ मिळवणे अत्यंत आवश्यक झाले, ज्यातून जगभर वसाहती निर्माण करण्यात आल्या. या सर्व प्रक्रियेमुळे राजांचे ईश्वरदत्त अधिकार संपुष्टात आले, नवीन वर्ग संघटित झाला आणि जागतिक महायुद्धांनंतर नवीन महासत्तांचा उदय झाला, जे राजकीय आणि आर्थिक सत्ता या घटकाशी संबंधित आहे. त्यामुळे यंत्र, बाजारपेठ आणि सत्ता हे तीन घटक या परिच्छेदाच्या आधारे औद्योगिक क्रांतीशी थेट संबंधित आहेत.
43Reading Comprehension
औद्योगिक क्रांतीमुळे व्यापार, मानवीसंबंध, समाजजीवन, संस्कृती, धर्म यांच्या स्वरूपात आणि संकल्पनांत क्रांतिकारी बदल झाले. या गोष्टी अर्थातच प्रामुख्याने युरोपात झाल्या. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने वस्तूंचे उत्पादन अमाप प्रमाणात होऊ लागले. मोठ्या प्रमाणावर कामगारांची आवश्यकता निर्माण झाली. ती पूर्ण करण्यासाठी मोठ्या संख्येने स्थानिक लोकांना कामावर घेतले गेले. त्यातून राजाचे जे निसर्गदत्त अधिकार वा ईश्वरदत्त अधिकार म्हण, ते संपले. एक नवा, मोठा व बेगळा संघटित वर्ग तयार झाला. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने मोठ्या प्रमाणावर माल तयार होऊ लागला तशी त्याला विकण्याची गरज निर्माण झाली. यासाठी बाजारपेठांची आवश्यकता भासू लागली. या काळात युरोपातल्या बऱ्याच देशांच्या जगभर वसाहती होत्या. त्या वसाहतीतील पारंपरिक उद्योग मोडून काढून तिथे कृत्रिमरीत्या गरजा निर्माण करून आपला माल खपवणे या देशांना शक्य झाले. वसाहतीच्या देशात उपलब्ध होणारे स्वस्त मनुष्यबळ - खरं म्हणजे कवडीमोलानं मिळणारे मनुष्यबळ - इकडून तिकडे सहज हलवता आले. भारत, मॉरिशस, वेस्ट इंडिज बेटे किंवा ऑस्ट्रेलियाजवळ फिजी येथे अशाच गरजापोटी पुष्कळ लोक नेण्यात आले. किंवा आफ्रिकेतून बोटींनी भरभरून काळी माणसे वेठबिगारी करण्यासाठी सध्याच्या अमेरिकेत नेण्यात आली. भारतात आपल्याकडे मांजरपाट नावाचा एक जाडाभरडा कपडा अगदी परवापर्यंत - सुमारे चाळीस वर्षांपूर्वीपर्यंत - अगदी भरपूर मिळत असे. मांजरपाट हे मँचेस्टर क्लॉथचे देशी नामकरण. इथल्या हातमागावरचा उद्योग मोडकळीस आणून हे स्वस्त कापड इथे दीर्घकाळ वापरले गेले. डाक्क्याची महागडी मलमल आधीही जनसामान्य वापरत नव्हते. नंतर ती नाहीशीच झाली.
हे सारं बव्हंशी ग्रेटब्रिटन आणि त्याच्या वसाहतींमधलं चित्र म्हणता येईल. पण युरोपात औद्योगिक क्रांती फक्त ब्रिटनमध्येच झाली असं नव्हे तर ती फ्रान्स, हॉलंड, जर्मनी अशी सगळीकडेच झाली. सगळीकडे ती एकाच वेळी झाली असंही नाही. इंग्रजांच्या जशा वसाहती होत्या तशाच फ्रेंच व डच लोकांच्याही होत्या. जर्मनांच्या फार कमी. स्पेन आणि पोर्तुगालच्याही होत्या पण हे दोन्ही देश सगळ्यात आधी वसाहती करून नंतर स्वत: धार्मिक भानगडीत वेगळ्या रस्त्याने गुंतले गेले. व्यापाराच्या दृष्टीने इंग्रजांच्या वसाहती मोठ्या होत्या. फ्रेंचांच्या, डचांच्या लहान्या; तरीही होत्या. जर्मनीत औद्योगिक क्रांती काहीशी उशिरा झाली पण त्यांच्या तंत्रज्ञान तुलनेने अधिक प्रगत होते. साहजिकच उत्पादनाचा वेग जास्त होता अन् हुकमी बाजारपेठा त्यांच्याकडे फारशा नव्हत्या. त्या मिळवायच्या तर जर्मनांना इंग्रज, फ्रेंच यांचा पराभव करणं आवश्यक होतं. गेल्या शतकातल्या दोन्ही महायुद्धांना ही व्यापारी गरजांची महत्त्वाची पार्श्वभूमी आहे. या महायुद्धांमुळे अपरिमित मानवी संहार, भीषण हानी होऊन युरोपातील जिंकणारे व हरणारे असे सारेच दुबळे होऊन गेले. या महायुद्धाची सगळ्यात कमी झळ पोहोचलेली अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने-ज्यांचा उल्लेख सर्वसाधारणपणे आपण अमेरिका असा करतो ती-आणि ज्यांना सगळ्यात जास्त झळ बसली तो रशिया-ज्यात बाकी सोविएत प्रजासत्ताके होती-अशा दोन महासत्ता युद्धानंतर उदयाला आल्या.
बाजारपेठांची उपलब्धता कोणत्या क्रांतीसाठी आवश्यक असते ?
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Answer: (D) औद्योगिक
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उताऱ्यातील माहितीनुसार, औद्योगिक क्रांतीच्या काळात यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने वस्तूंचे उत्पादन अमाप प्रमाणात होऊ लागले. या मोठ्या प्रमाणावर उत्पादित झालेल्या मालाची विक्री करण्यासाठी युरोपातील देशांना हक्काच्या बाजारपेठांची आवश्यकता भासू लागली. त्यामुळे बाजारपेठांची उपलब्धता ही प्रामुख्याने औद्योगिक क्रांतीसाठी आवश्यक असते.
44Reading Comprehension
औद्योगिक क्रांतीमुळे व्यापार, मानवीसंबंध, समाजजीवन, संस्कृती, धर्म यांच्या स्वरूपात आणि संकल्पनांत क्रांतिकारी बदल झाले. या गोष्टी अर्थातच प्रामुख्याने युरोपात झाल्या. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने वस्तूंचे उत्पादन अमाप प्रमाणात होऊ लागले. मोठ्या प्रमाणावर कामगारांची आवश्यकता निर्माण झाली. ती पूर्ण करण्यासाठी मोठ्या संख्येने स्थानिक लोकांना कामावर घेतले गेले. त्यातून राजाचे जे निसर्गदत्त अधिकार वा ईश्वरदत्त अधिकार म्हण, ते संपले. एक नवा, मोठा व बेगळा संघटित वर्ग तयार झाला. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने मोठ्या प्रमाणावर माल तयार होऊ लागला तशी त्याला विकण्याची गरज निर्माण झाली. यासाठी बाजारपेठांची आवश्यकता भासू लागली. या काळात युरोपातल्या बऱ्याच देशांच्या जगभर वसाहती होत्या. त्या वसाहतीतील पारंपरिक उद्योग मोडून काढून तिथे कृत्रिमरीत्या गरजा निर्माण करून आपला माल खपवणे या देशांना शक्य झाले. वसाहतीच्या देशात उपलब्ध होणारे स्वस्त मनुष्यबळ - खरं म्हणजे कवडीमोलानं मिळणारे मनुष्यबळ - इकडून तिकडे सहज हलवता आले. भारत, मॉरिशस, वेस्ट इंडिज बेटे किंवा ऑस्ट्रेलियाजवळ फिजी येथे अशाच गरजापोटी पुष्कळ लोक नेण्यात आले. किंवा आफ्रिकेतून बोटींनी भरभरून काळी माणसे वेठबिगारी करण्यासाठी सध्याच्या अमेरिकेत नेण्यात आली. भारतात आपल्याकडे मांजरपाट नावाचा एक जाडाभरडा कपडा अगदी परवापर्यंत - सुमारे चाळीस वर्षांपूर्वीपर्यंत - अगदी भरपूर मिळत असे. मांजरपाट हे मँचेस्टर क्लॉथचे देशी नामकरण. इथल्या हातमागावरचा उद्योग मोडकळीस आणून हे स्वस्त कापड इथे दीर्घकाळ वापरले गेले. डाक्क्याची महागडी मलमल आधीही जनसामान्य वापरत नव्हते. नंतर ती नाहीशीच झाली.
हे सारं बव्हंशी ग्रेटब्रिटन आणि त्याच्या वसाहतींमधलं चित्र म्हणता येईल. पण युरोपात औद्योगिक क्रांती फक्त ब्रिटनमध्येच झाली असं नव्हे तर ती फ्रान्स, हॉलंड, जर्मनी अशी सगळीकडेच झाली. सगळीकडे ती एकाच वेळी झाली असंही नाही. इंग्रजांच्या जशा वसाहती होत्या तशाच फ्रेंच व डच लोकांच्याही होत्या. जर्मनांच्या फार कमी. स्पेन आणि पोर्तुगालच्याही होत्या पण हे दोन्ही देश सगळ्यात आधी वसाहती करून नंतर स्वत: धार्मिक भानगडीत वेगळ्या रस्त्याने गुंतले गेले. व्यापाराच्या दृष्टीने इंग्रजांच्या वसाहती मोठ्या होत्या. फ्रेंचांच्या, डचांच्या लहान्या; तरीही होत्या. जर्मनीत औद्योगिक क्रांती काहीशी उशिरा झाली पण त्यांच्या तंत्रज्ञान तुलनेने अधिक प्रगत होते. साहजिकच उत्पादनाचा वेग जास्त होता अन् हुकमी बाजारपेठा त्यांच्याकडे फारशा नव्हत्या. त्या मिळवायच्या तर जर्मनांना इंग्रज, फ्रेंच यांचा पराभव करणं आवश्यक होतं. गेल्या शतकातल्या दोन्ही महायुद्धांना ही व्यापारी गरजांची महत्त्वाची पार्श्वभूमी आहे. या महायुद्धांमुळे अपरिमित मानवी संहार, भीषण हानी होऊन युरोपातील जिंकणारे व हरणारे असे सारेच दुबळे होऊन गेले. या महायुद्धाची सगळ्यात कमी झळ पोहोचलेली अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने-ज्यांचा उल्लेख सर्वसाधारणपणे आपण अमेरिका असा करतो ती-आणि ज्यांना सगळ्यात जास्त झळ बसली तो रशिया-ज्यात बाकी सोविएत प्रजासत्ताके होती-अशा दोन महासत्ता युद्धानंतर उदयाला आल्या.
जर्मनांना इंग्रज-फ्रेंच यांचा पराभव करण्याची गरज का भासली ?
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Answer: (B) हुकमी बाजारपेठा मिळविण्यासाठी
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उताऱ्यात स्पष्टपणे नमूद केले आहे की जर्मनीत औद्योगिक क्रांती उशिरा झाली तरी त्यांचे तंत्रज्ञान अधिक प्रगत होते, ज्यामुळे उत्पादनाचा वेग जास्त होता. परंतु, जर्मनांकडे हक्काच्या किंवा हुकमी बाजारपेठा उपलब्ध नव्हत्या. या हुकमी बाजारपेठा मिळवण्यासाठीच जर्मनांना इंग्रज आणि फ्रेंच लोकांचा पराभव करणे आवश्यक बनले होते.
45Reading Comprehension
औद्योगिक क्रांतीमुळे व्यापार, मानवीसंबंध, समाजजीवन, संस्कृती, धर्म यांच्या स्वरूपात आणि संकल्पनांत क्रांतिकारी बदल झाले. या गोष्टी अर्थातच प्रामुख्याने युरोपात झाल्या. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने वस्तूंचे उत्पादन अमाप प्रमाणात होऊ लागले. मोठ्या प्रमाणावर कामगारांची आवश्यकता निर्माण झाली. ती पूर्ण करण्यासाठी मोठ्या संख्येने स्थानिक लोकांना कामावर घेतले गेले. त्यातून राजाचे जे निसर्गदत्त अधिकार वा ईश्वरदत्त अधिकार म्हण, ते संपले. एक नवा, मोठा व बेगळा संघटित वर्ग तयार झाला. यंत्रांच्या साहाय्याने मोठ्या प्रमाणावर माल तयार होऊ लागला तशी त्याला विकण्याची गरज निर्माण झाली. यासाठी बाजारपेठांची आवश्यकता भासू लागली. या काळात युरोपातल्या बऱ्याच देशांच्या जगभर वसाहती होत्या. त्या वसाहतीतील पारंपरिक उद्योग मोडून काढून तिथे कृत्रिमरीत्या गरजा निर्माण करून आपला माल खपवणे या देशांना शक्य झाले. वसाहतीच्या देशात उपलब्ध होणारे स्वस्त मनुष्यबळ - खरं म्हणजे कवडीमोलानं मिळणारे मनुष्यबळ - इकडून तिकडे सहज हलवता आले. भारत, मॉरिशस, वेस्ट इंडिज बेटे किंवा ऑस्ट्रेलियाजवळ फिजी येथे अशाच गरजापोटी पुष्कळ लोक नेण्यात आले. किंवा आफ्रिकेतून बोटींनी भरभरून काळी माणसे वेठबिगारी करण्यासाठी सध्याच्या अमेरिकेत नेण्यात आली. भारतात आपल्याकडे मांजरपाट नावाचा एक जाडाभरडा कपडा अगदी परवापर्यंत - सुमारे चाळीस वर्षांपूर्वीपर्यंत - अगदी भरपूर मिळत असे. मांजरपाट हे मँचेस्टर क्लॉथचे देशी नामकरण. इथल्या हातमागावरचा उद्योग मोडकळीस आणून हे स्वस्त कापड इथे दीर्घकाळ वापरले गेले. डाक्क्याची महागडी मलमल आधीही जनसामान्य वापरत नव्हते. नंतर ती नाहीशीच झाली.
हे सारं बव्हंशी ग्रेटब्रिटन आणि त्याच्या वसाहतींमधलं चित्र म्हणता येईल. पण युरोपात औद्योगिक क्रांती फक्त ब्रिटनमध्येच झाली असं नव्हे तर ती फ्रान्स, हॉलंड, जर्मनी अशी सगळीकडेच झाली. सगळीकडे ती एकाच वेळी झाली असंही नाही. इंग्रजांच्या जशा वसाहती होत्या तशाच फ्रेंच व डच लोकांच्याही होत्या. जर्मनांच्या फार कमी. स्पेन आणि पोर्तुगालच्याही होत्या पण हे दोन्ही देश सगळ्यात आधी वसाहती करून नंतर स्वत: धार्मिक भानगडीत वेगळ्या रस्त्याने गुंतले गेले. व्यापाराच्या दृष्टीने इंग्रजांच्या वसाहती मोठ्या होत्या. फ्रेंचांच्या, डचांच्या लहान्या; तरीही होत्या. जर्मनीत औद्योगिक क्रांती काहीशी उशिरा झाली पण त्यांच्या तंत्रज्ञान तुलनेने अधिक प्रगत होते. साहजिकच उत्पादनाचा वेग जास्त होता अन् हुकमी बाजारपेठा त्यांच्याकडे फारशा नव्हत्या. त्या मिळवायच्या तर जर्मनांना इंग्रज, फ्रेंच यांचा पराभव करणं आवश्यक होतं. गेल्या शतकातल्या दोन्ही महायुद्धांना ही व्यापारी गरजांची महत्त्वाची पार्श्वभूमी आहे. या महायुद्धांमुळे अपरिमित मानवी संहार, भीषण हानी होऊन युरोपातील जिंकणारे व हरणारे असे सारेच दुबळे होऊन गेले. या महायुद्धाची सगळ्यात कमी झळ पोहोचलेली अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने-ज्यांचा उल्लेख सर्वसाधारणपणे आपण अमेरिका असा करतो ती-आणि ज्यांना सगळ्यात जास्त झळ बसली तो रशिया-ज्यात बाकी सोविएत प्रजासत्ताके होती-अशा दोन महासत्ता युद्धानंतर उदयाला आल्या.
मँचेस्टर क्लॉथ मोठ्या प्रमाणात कोणत्या देशात मिळत होते ?
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Answer: (B) भारत
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उताऱ्यातील वर्णनानुसार, भारतात मांजरपाट नावाचा एक जाडाभरडा कपडा अगदी भरपूर प्रमाणात मिळत असे. हे मांजरपाट म्हणजेच मँचेस्टर क्लॉथचे देशी नामकरण होते. मँचेस्टरवरून भारतात आयात केलेले हे स्वस्त कापड भारतीय बाजारपेठेत दीर्घकाळ विकले गेले, ज्यामुळे स्थानिक हातमाग उद्योग मोडकळीस आला. त्यामुळे मँचेस्टर क्लॉथ मोठ्या प्रमाणात भारतात मिळत होते हे स्पष्ट होते.
46Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Carpenters from time immemorial must have known that tree trunks have rings, which give rise to the grain in a piece of wood. We find them mentioned by associates of Aristotle, but Leonardo da Vinci was the first person to suggest that as trees grow, they add a new ring every year. Today, we understand that when spring arrives and Vegetation comes alive after the dormancy of winter, the cells just inside the bark of a tree start to be divided. They produce large, thin - walled cells that we see as the light - coloured material scientists call early wood. Later in the season, the growth slows down and the cells get smaller and thicker walled. This so - called latewood looks darker and is what makes up the dark rings in a tree trunk. After the latewood forms, the tree becomes dormant again for the winter and the whole cycle repeats. The result is that many species carry in their trunks a series of alternating dark and light bands, each pair corresponding to a year's growth. These contrasting bands are most evident in conifers; distinctions between rings are not as pronounced in most temperate deciduous species and are absent in many tropical trees.
Trees are living archives, carrying within their structure a record not only of their age but also of precipitation and temperature for each year in which a ring was formed. The record might also include the marks of forest fires, early frosts and, incorporated into the wood itself, chemical elements the tree removed from its environment. Thus, if we only knew how to unlock its secrets, a tree could tell us a great deal about what was happening in its neighbourhood from the time of its beginning. Trees can tell us what was happening before written records became available. They also have a great deal to tell us about our future. The records of past climate that they contain can help us to understand the natural forces that produce our weather and this, in turn can help us plan.
Which of the following statements are false in the context of the given passage?
a. Aristotle told us that tree trunks add a new ring every year.
b. All types of trees contain dark and light bands.
c. Trees contain the record of their age only.
d. Human beings have unlocked all the secrets contained in trees.
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Answer: (C) a, b, c, d
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Statement a is false because the passage states that Leonardo da Vinci was the first to suggest that trees add a new ring every year, while associates of Aristotle only mentioned the rings. Statement b is false because the text notes that these bands are absent in many tropical trees. Statement c is false because trees record not only their age but also temperature, precipitation, forest fires, and early frosts. Statement d is false because the author writes "if we only knew how to unlock its secrets," showing that humans have not yet unlocked all the secrets. Consequently, all four statements are false.
47Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Carpenters from time immemorial must have known that tree trunks have rings, which give rise to the grain in a piece of wood. We find them mentioned by associates of Aristotle, but Leonardo da Vinci was the first person to suggest that as trees grow, they add a new ring every year. Today, we understand that when spring arrives and Vegetation comes alive after the dormancy of winter, the cells just inside the bark of a tree start to be divided. They produce large, thin - walled cells that we see as the light - coloured material scientists call early wood. Later in the season, the growth slows down and the cells get smaller and thicker walled. This so - called latewood looks darker and is what makes up the dark rings in a tree trunk. After the latewood forms, the tree becomes dormant again for the winter and the whole cycle repeats. The result is that many species carry in their trunks a series of alternating dark and light bands, each pair corresponding to a year's growth. These contrasting bands are most evident in conifers; distinctions between rings are not as pronounced in most temperate deciduous species and are absent in many tropical trees.
Trees are living archives, carrying within their structure a record not only of their age but also of precipitation and temperature for each year in which a ring was formed. The record might also include the marks of forest fires, early frosts and, incorporated into the wood itself, chemical elements the tree removed from its environment. Thus, if we only knew how to unlock its secrets, a tree could tell us a great deal about what was happening in its neighbourhood from the time of its beginning. Trees can tell us what was happening before written records became available. They also have a great deal to tell us about our future. The records of past climate that they contain can help us to understand the natural forces that produce our weather and this, in turn can help us plan.
Match the following words in A with their meanings in B.
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| a. archive | i. raining snowing |
| b. dormant | ii. trees shedding their leaves annually |
| c. precipitation | iii. a place where historical documents or records are kept |
| d. deciduous | iv. alive but not growing |
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Answer: (B) iii iv i ii
Explanation
An archive is a repository where historical documents or records are preserved, matching with iii. Dormant describes a state of temporary inactivity where an organism is alive but not actively growing, matching with iv. Precipitation refers to any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor, such as rain or snow, matching with i. Deciduous describes plants or trees that shed their leaves annually at the end of the growing season, matching with ii. Combining these matches in the order of a, b, c, and d gives the sequence iii, iv, i, and ii.
48Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Carpenters from time immemorial must have known that tree trunks have rings, which give rise to the grain in a piece of wood. We find them mentioned by associates of Aristotle, but Leonardo da Vinci was the first person to suggest that as trees grow, they add a new ring every year. Today, we understand that when spring arrives and Vegetation comes alive after the dormancy of winter, the cells just inside the bark of a tree start to be divided. They produce large, thin - walled cells that we see as the light - coloured material scientists call early wood. Later in the season, the growth slows down and the cells get smaller and thicker walled. This so - called latewood looks darker and is what makes up the dark rings in a tree trunk. After the latewood forms, the tree becomes dormant again for the winter and the whole cycle repeats. The result is that many species carry in their trunks a series of alternating dark and light bands, each pair corresponding to a year's growth. These contrasting bands are most evident in conifers; distinctions between rings are not as pronounced in most temperate deciduous species and are absent in many tropical trees.
Trees are living archives, carrying within their structure a record not only of their age but also of precipitation and temperature for each year in which a ring was formed. The record might also include the marks of forest fires, early frosts and, incorporated into the wood itself, chemical elements the tree removed from its environment. Thus, if we only knew how to unlock its secrets, a tree could tell us a great deal about what was happening in its neighbourhood from the time of its beginning. Trees can tell us what was happening before written records became available. They also have a great deal to tell us about our future. The records of past climate that they contain can help us to understand the natural forces that produce our weather and this, in turn can help us plan.
The alternating dark and light bands are clearly seen in ______.
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Answer: (C) Conifers
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According to the passage, the contrasting dark and light bands representing annual growth rings are most evident in conifers. The text specifically highlights that these distinctions are not as pronounced in most temperate deciduous species and are entirely absent in many tropical trees, making conifers the group in which they are clearly visible.
49Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Carpenters from time immemorial must have known that tree trunks have rings, which give rise to the grain in a piece of wood. We find them mentioned by associates of Aristotle, but Leonardo da Vinci was the first person to suggest that as trees grow, they add a new ring every year. Today, we understand that when spring arrives and Vegetation comes alive after the dormancy of winter, the cells just inside the bark of a tree start to be divided. They produce large, thin - walled cells that we see as the light - coloured material scientists call early wood. Later in the season, the growth slows down and the cells get smaller and thicker walled. This so - called latewood looks darker and is what makes up the dark rings in a tree trunk. After the latewood forms, the tree becomes dormant again for the winter and the whole cycle repeats. The result is that many species carry in their trunks a series of alternating dark and light bands, each pair corresponding to a year's growth. These contrasting bands are most evident in conifers; distinctions between rings are not as pronounced in most temperate deciduous species and are absent in many tropical trees.
Trees are living archives, carrying within their structure a record not only of their age but also of precipitation and temperature for each year in which a ring was formed. The record might also include the marks of forest fires, early frosts and, incorporated into the wood itself, chemical elements the tree removed from its environment. Thus, if we only knew how to unlock its secrets, a tree could tell us a great deal about what was happening in its neighbourhood from the time of its beginning. Trees can tell us what was happening before written records became available. They also have a great deal to tell us about our future. The records of past climate that they contain can help us to understand the natural forces that produce our weather and this, in turn can help us plan.
Complete the analogy.
Distinction : Distinct :: Structure : Structural
Wood : Wooden :: Cycle :
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Answer: (A) Cyclic
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The given analogy follows the pattern of converting a noun into its corresponding adjective form. Distinction and Structure are nouns, and their adjective forms are Distinct and Structural. Similarly, Wood is a noun with its adjective form being Wooden. Following this exact pattern, Cycle is a noun, and its corresponding adjective form is Cyclic.
50Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Carpenters from time immemorial must have known that tree trunks have rings, which give rise to the grain in a piece of wood. We find them mentioned by associates of Aristotle, but Leonardo da Vinci was the first person to suggest that as trees grow, they add a new ring every year. Today, we understand that when spring arrives and Vegetation comes alive after the dormancy of winter, the cells just inside the bark of a tree start to be divided. They produce large, thin - walled cells that we see as the light - coloured material scientists call early wood. Later in the season, the growth slows down and the cells get smaller and thicker walled. This so - called latewood looks darker and is what makes up the dark rings in a tree trunk. After the latewood forms, the tree becomes dormant again for the winter and the whole cycle repeats. The result is that many species carry in their trunks a series of alternating dark and light bands, each pair corresponding to a year's growth. These contrasting bands are most evident in conifers; distinctions between rings are not as pronounced in most temperate deciduous species and are absent in many tropical trees.
Trees are living archives, carrying within their structure a record not only of their age but also of precipitation and temperature for each year in which a ring was formed. The record might also include the marks of forest fires, early frosts and, incorporated into the wood itself, chemical elements the tree removed from its environment. Thus, if we only knew how to unlock its secrets, a tree could tell us a great deal about what was happening in its neighbourhood from the time of its beginning. Trees can tell us what was happening before written records became available. They also have a great deal to tell us about our future. The records of past climate that they contain can help us to understand the natural forces that produce our weather and this, in turn can help us plan.
The word 'grain' in the passage means ______.
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Answer: (D) The natural pattern of lines in the surface of wood
Explanation
In the context of the passage, the word grain refers to the texture, arrangement, and direction of the fibers in wood, which are formed by the annual growth rings of the tree trunk. This is visible as the natural pattern of lines on the surface of a cut piece of wood.
51Logical Reasoning
Arrange the following number in sequence and replace the question mark.
48 : 513 : : 63 : ?
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Answer: (A) 730
Explanation
The relationship between the numbers in each pair follows the pattern:
x² - 1 : (x + 1)³ + 1
For the first pair, using x = 7:
7² - 1 = 48
(7 + 1)³ + 1 = 8³ + 1 = 512 + 1 = 513
For the second pair, using x = 8:
8² - 1 = 63
(8 + 1)³ + 1 = 9³ + 1 = 729 + 1 = 730
52Logical Reasoning
Arrange the following words according to English dictionary.
I. Episode
II. Epistle
III. Episcope
IV. Epigraph
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Answer: (D) IV, III, I, II
Explanation
To arrange the words in alphabetical order as they appear in an English dictionary, we compare them letter by letter from left to right:
All four words begin with the prefix Epi-.
Comparing the fourth letter of each word:
In Epigraph, the fourth letter is g.
In Episode, Epistle, and Episcope, the fourth letter is s.
Since g comes before s in alphabetical order, Epigraph (IV) is the first word.
Now, comparing the remaining three words beginning with Epis- by their fifth letter:
In Episcope, the fifth letter is c.
In Episode, the fifth letter is o.
In Epistle, the fifth letter is t.
Arranging these fifth letters alphabetically gives c, then o, then t. Thus, Episcope (III) comes next, followed by Episode (I), and finally Epistle (II).
This yields the complete alphabetical sequence: IV, III, I, II.
53Logical Reasoning
Books on seven subjects Maths, Hindi, Marathi, Science, History, Geography and Sociology are placed one on top of the other on the table. Below the history book is a Geography book which is above a Marathi book. The Sociology book is above the History book and above Sociology book is a Hindi book. The Maths book is below the Science book and the Hindi book is not at the top, then if the places of History and Geography, also Sociology and Hindi books are interchanged, which book will be in the middle ?
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Answer: (A) Hindi
Explanation
Based on the given clues, we can determine the relative top-to-bottom order of the books:
From the statements below the history book is a Geography book which is above a Marathi book and the Sociology book is above the History book and above Sociology book is a Hindi book, we get the following chain of five books:
Hindi > Sociology > History > Geography > Marathi
Since there are seven books in total and Hindi is not at the top, the remaining two books, Science and Maths, must be positioned above Hindi to keep Hindi from being the topmost book. Since the Maths book is below the Science book, they must be at the very top.
This gives the unique top-to-bottom sequence of the seven books:
Science
Maths
Hindi
Sociology
History
Geography
Marathi
According to the question, we interchange the positions of:
History (5th) and Geography (6th)
Sociology (4th) and Hindi (3rd)
Applying these interchanges, the new top-to-bottom sequence becomes:
Science
Maths
Sociology
Hindi
Geography
History
Marathi
In this new sequence of seven books, the book in the middle (4th position) is Hindi.
54Logical Reasoning
What number will be in the blank space ?
4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29, ______
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Answer: (B) 37
Explanation
The series is formed by adding consecutive integers starting from 3 to each subsequent term:
Following this pattern, the next number is obtained by adding 8 to the last term:
29 + 8 = 37
55Logical Reasoning
For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative.
Assertion (A) : Eskimos reside in igloos.
Reason (R) : No other material except snow is available.
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Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation
Eskimos traditionally inhabit the tundra regions of the Arctic, where the environment is characterized by extreme cold temperatures and a complete lack of conventional building materials like wood, stone, or clay due to the absence of forests and frozen ground. During the harsh winter months, compacted snow is the only abundant and viable material available for constructing shelters. Consequently, they build igloos out of compressed snow blocks, which provide highly effective thermal insulation by trapping body heat and keeping the interior warm. This makes the unavailability of other materials the direct reason for their reliance on snow to build igloos.
56Quantitative Aptitude
A bag contains 4 white, 3 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. The probability that all of them are red is ______.
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Answer: (C) ²⁄₉₁
Explanation
The total number of balls in the bag is:
Total balls = 4 white + 3 red + 6 blue = 13 balls
The total number of ways to choose 3 balls at random from 13 balls is given by the combination formula nCr = n! / (r! × (n - r)!):
¹³C₃ = (13 × 12 × 11) / (3 × 2 × 1) = 286
The number of favorable outcomes to choose 3 red balls from the 3 available red balls is:
³C₃ = 1
The probability that all three drawn balls are red is the ratio of favorable outcomes to the total outcomes:
Probability = ³C₃ / ¹³C₃ = 1/286
57Logical Reasoning
In the following question, two statements and two conclusions are given. Assume that the given statements are true, even if they are inconsistent with reality. Determine which of the given conclusion/conclusions can be inferred from it ?
Statements : I. All papers are pens.
II. All tables are pens.
Conclusions : I. Some tables are paper.
II. No table is paper.
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Answer: (D) Both conclusions I and II false
Explanation
From the given statements, both papers and tables are entirely contained within the category of pens. This can be represented in set notation as Papers ⊆ Pens and Tables ⊆ Pens.
Since there is no direct relationship specified between papers and tables, they can either overlap or be completely disjoint. Because no definite relationship can be established between them, neither Conclusion I (Some tables are paper) nor Conclusion II (No table is paper) can be concluded with certainty. Thus, both conclusions are false.
58Reading Comprehension
Choose the word that best fits the meaning.
“to make something less severe or intense”.
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Answer: (B) Mitigate
Explanation
The verb mitigate means to make something less severe, serious, or painful. It is commonly used in contexts where the intensity, harshness, or negative impact of a situation or condition is reduced or moderated.
59Reading Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question 61 to 64.
Smita packed her science project carefully into a large box. She double-checked the checklist her teacher had given, making sure, she had her charts, model and explanation sheet. Her mother waited by the door with an umbrella, glancing nervously at the cloudy sky. The school exhibition was only an hour away and they had to walk through the market to get there.
What might happen next based on the passage ?
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Answer: (B) Her project gets damaged in the rain
Explanation
The passage foreshadows a rainstorm by describing Smita's mother waiting with an umbrella and looking nervously at the cloudy sky. As Smita must walk through the open market to reach the exhibition with her project, these details strongly imply that rain is imminent and will likely affect her journey, leading to her project getting damaged in the wet weather.
60Reading Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question 61 to 64.
Smita packed her science project carefully into a large box. She double-checked the checklist her teacher had given, making sure, she had her charts, model and explanation sheet. Her mother waited by the door with an umbrella, glancing nervously at the cloudy sky. The school exhibition was only an hour away and they had to walk through the market to get there.
Which detail suggest urgency in the situation ?
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Answer: (B) The exhibition is only an hour away
Explanation
The detail that the exhibition is only an hour away indicates a strict time constraint, creating a sense of pressure to act quickly. Since they still have to walk through the market to reach the venue, having only one hour left introduces a clear deadline, which is the primary source of urgency in the narrative.
61Reading Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question 61 to 64.
Smita packed her science project carefully into a large box. She double-checked the checklist her teacher had given, making sure, she had her charts, model and explanation sheet. Her mother waited by the door with an umbrella, glancing nervously at the cloudy sky. The school exhibition was only an hour away and they had to walk through the market to get there.
What does the phrase “glancing nervously at the cloudy sky” suggest about Smita’s mother ?
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Answer: (C) She is concerned about the weather
Explanation
The mother is holding an umbrella and looking at the cloudy sky with anxiety, which indicates her apprehension that it might rain during their walk to the school exhibition. This directly shows her worry and concern about the impending weather conditions.
62Reading Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question 61 to 64.
Smita packed her science project carefully into a large box. She double-checked the checklist her teacher had given, making sure, she had her charts, model and explanation sheet. Her mother waited by the door with an umbrella, glancing nervously at the cloudy sky. The school exhibition was only an hour away and they had to walk through the market to get there.
Based on the passage, what can be inferred about Smita’s attitude towards her project ?
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Answer: (C) She is methodical and committed
Explanation
Smita's attitude is demonstrated by her careful and systematic preparation. She packs her science project carefully and double-checks her teacher's checklist to verify that every component—including her charts, model, and explanation sheet—is complete and ready. These organized and diligent actions show that she is highly structured and dedicated to ensuring the success of her project.
63Quantitative Aptitude
Present age ratio of a mother and daughter is 7:2, five years ago ratio of their ages was 6:1. What are their present ages ?
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Answer: (A) 35, 10
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Let the present ages of the mother and the daughter be 7x and 2x respectively, based on their ratio of 7:2.
Five years ago, their ages were 7x - 5 and 2x - 5.
According to the given ratio of 6:1 five years ago:
(7x - 5) / (2x - 5) = 6 / 1
Substituting the value of x into their present age expressions:
Present age of the mother = 7 × 5 = 35 years
Present age of the daughter = 2 × 5 = 10 years
64Quantitative Aptitude
The average of ten numbers is 7. If each number is multiplied by 15, then the average of the new set of numbers is ______.
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Answer: (A) 105
Explanation
If each number in a set of numbers is multiplied by a constant k, the average of the new set of numbers is also multiplied by the same constant k.
Using this property:
New Average = Original Average × k
Given that the original average is 7 and the multiplier k is 15:
New Average = 7 × 15 = 105
65Logical Reasoning
T is brother of P, R is daughter of P, M is sister of T, V is the brother of R, then who is the uncle of V ?
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Answer: (C) T
Explanation
Since R is the daughter of P and V is the brother of R, V is the son of P. This makes P the parent of V.
T is the brother of P. The brother of a person's parent is their uncle. Therefore, T is the uncle of V.
66Logical Reasoning
In the following series, which numbers will replace the question marks ?
69, 53, 76, 46, 83, ?, ?, 32, 97.
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Answer: (B) 39, 90
Explanation
The given sequence is a combination of two alternating series.
The first alternating series consists of the numbers at odd positions: 69, 76, 83, the second question mark, and 97. This series increases by adding 7 to each consecutive term:
69 + 7 = 76
76 + 7 = 83
83 + 7 = 90
90 + 7 = 97
The second alternating series consists of the numbers at even positions: 53, 46, the first question mark, and 32. This series decreases by subtracting 7 from each consecutive term:
53 - 7 = 46
46 - 7 = 39
39 - 7 = 32
Therefore, the first question mark is replaced by 39, and the second question mark is replaced by 90.
67Logical Reasoning
Identify the position that does not belong to the group.
Talathi, Circle (Mandal Officer), Naib Tahsildar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Tahsildar, Deputy Collector.
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Answer: (B) Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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The Deputy Chief Executive Officer is an administrative position belonging to the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, responsible for developmental administration and local self-governance under the Zilla Parishad. The other positions in the group, including Talathi, Circle Officer, Naib Tahsildar, Tahsildar, and Deputy Collector, are all officers of the Revenue Department, primarily tasked with land revenue collection, land records maintenance, and magisterial duties at various administrative levels.
68Quantitative Aptitude
In a village ratio of men to women is 9 : 8. The number of men is 500 more than the number of women. What is the total number of men and women ?
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Answer: (A) 8,500
Explanation
Let the number of men be 9x and the number of women be 8x.
The difference between the number of men and women is given as 500:
9x - 8x = 500
x = 500
The total number of men and women is the sum of both groups:
Total = 9x + 8x = 17x
Substituting the value of x:
Total = 17 × 500 = 8500
69Logical Reasoning
If 'R' denotes 'divided by', 'T' denotes 'added to', 'W' denotes 'Subtracted from' and 'B' denotes 'multiplied by' then 15W12T8R2B6 = ?
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Answer: (C) 27
Explanation
Substituting the mathematical operators as specified by the letters gives the expression:
15 - 12 + 8 ÷ 2 × 6
According to the BODMAS rule, division is performed first:
8 ÷ 2 = 4
This simplifies the expression to:
15 - 12 + 4 × 6
Next, multiplication is performed:
4 × 6 = 24
The expression becomes:
15 - 12 + 24
Finally, addition and subtraction are performed from left to right:
3 + 24 = 27
70Quantitative Aptitude
The LCM of two numbers is 45 times their HCF. If one of the number is 125 and sum of their HCF and LCM is 1150, then the other number is ______.
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Answer: (A) 225
Explanation
Let the HCF of the two numbers be H and their LCM be L.
According to the given conditions:
L = 45H
H + L = 1150
Substituting L = 45H into the sum equation:
H + 45H = 1150
46H = 1150
H = 1150 ÷ 46 = 25
Since H = 25:
L = 45 × 25 = 1125
The fundamental relationship between two numbers, a and b, and their HCF and LCM is:
a × b = HCF × LCM
Given one of the numbers, a = 125:
125 × b = 25 × 1125
b = (25 × 1125) ÷ 125
b = 1125 ÷ 5
b = 225
71Quantitative Aptitude
If 2.5 percent of a number is 8, what is that number ?
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Answer: (A) 320
Explanation
Let the required number be x.
According to the problem, 2.5% of x is equal to 8. This relation is expressed as:
(2.5/100) × x = 8
To find the value of x, rearrange the terms:
x = (8 × 100) / 2.5
x = 800 / 2.5
Multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 2 to simplify the division:
x = 1600 / 5
x = 320
72Quantitative Aptitude
A rectangle has width a and length b. If the width is decreased by 20% and the length is increased by 10%, then what is the area of new rectangle in percentage compared to ab ?
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Answer: (C) 88%
Explanation
The initial area of the rectangle is ab.
When the width a is decreased by 20%, the new width becomes:
a × (1 - 0.20) = 0.8a
When the length b is increased by 10%, the new length becomes:
b × (1 + 0.10) = 1.1b
The area of the new rectangle is calculated by multiplying the new width and length:
New Area = 0.8a × 1.1b = 0.88ab
Comparing this to the original area ab as a percentage:
(0.88ab / ab) × 100% = 88%
73Decision Making
Decision making and problem solving Questions No. 76 to 80 :
Pratima and Kavita were good friends. They both studied together. In their IX Std. Science paper some questions were out of syllabus. Therefore all the students demanded to change those questions or postpone the exam. Science teacher did not accepted this. All the students with Kavita left the exam hall. Pratima understood the situation and she wrote the paper. Only Pratima passed the examination.
What is your opinion about Pratima ?
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Answer: (C) Pratima understood the importance of examination.
Explanation
Pratima demonstrated maturity and rational decision-making by recognizing that boycotting the examination would only harm her own academic progress and future. By staying in the examination hall and attempting the paper despite the out-of-syllabus questions, she prioritized her education and long-term goals over peer pressure and temporary protests, thereby showing that she fully understood the critical importance of the examination.
74Decision Making
Decision making and problem solving Questions No. 76 to 80 :
You are a senior officer in the Municipal Corporation. In the reputed hospital within your jurisdiction, woman who arrived for delivery denied admission due to non payment of the deposit. You got this information through social media. Unfortunately the woman died due to lack of medical treatment. What will you do as an officer?
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Answer: (C) Issue orders to all hospitals that to give immediate medical treatment and no advance deposit should be taken during admission in emergencies to avoid such incidence in future. If disobeyed will take legal action.
Explanation
As a senior officer in the Municipal Corporation, the primary responsibility is to safeguard public health and ensure that life-saving medical care is never compromised due to administrative or financial barriers. Under the right to life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India and reinforced by landmark Supreme Court judgments, emergency medical treatment is an absolute right that cannot be denied for financial reasons. Issuing a directive to all hospitals within the jurisdiction to provide immediate emergency care without demanding advance deposits serves as a systemic, preventive policy. This regulatory measure addresses the structural issue on a wider scale, establishing clear accountability and warning of legal action to ensure absolute compliance and prevent such tragic incidents from ever occurring again.
75Decision Making
Decision making and problem solving Questions No. 76 to 80 :
The land in one area is fertile but the farmers are suffering due to lack of sufficient rainfall from the last three years. Farmers have taken loans for farming and some farmers have committed suicide due to failure of refund loans. How should government handle such a situation ?
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Answer: (D) Immediate piping to be done to link the river to that area, subject to the clearance from the State, Central Government and concerned environmental authorities.
Explanation
Linking the river to the drought-affected area through a piping system provides a sustainable, long-term infrastructure solution to the water crisis. By ensuring a reliable water supply, it addresses the root cause of the crop failure and agricultural distress in the fertile region. Furthermore, conditioning the project on clearances from the State Government, Central Government, and environmental authorities ensures administrative feasibility, legal compliance, and ecological sustainability, making it a responsible and comprehensive administrative action.
76Decision Making
Decision making and problem solving Questions No. 76 to 80 :
You want to survey five private residential Ashram Schools for approval. You are going to report on the existence of these Ashram Schools, their buildings, all their facilities, number of students and actual daily attendance, appointment of teachers as per rules, etc. You noticed that the accommodation facilities was very poor in one girl’s school. You noticed that all the girls were walking with their shoulders bent. None of the girls could stand upright under the roof. What decision will you take ?
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Answer: (D) Cancel the recognition stating that ‘Recognition will be granted only if the building is equipped with all necessary facilities’. But at the same time will give all necessary assistance to the director to ensure that the education of the girls concerned is not interrupted.
Explanation
Canceling the recognition of the school is necessary because the extremely poor infrastructure, where the girls cannot even stand upright, poses a direct threat to their physical health, safety, and human dignity. An administrative decision must prioritize the safety and well-being of the students above all else. At the same time, providing necessary assistance to the school management ensures that the education of these vulnerable girls from remote areas is not disrupted. This dual approach combines strict compliance with safety norms and a compassionate, constructive effort to facilitate the resumption of their education in a safe and suitable environment.
77Decision Making
Decision making and problem solving Questions No. 76 to 80 :
Rani and Ramesh was a married couple. One day they went for a wedding function of Ramesh's friend. Ramesh held a senior executive position in a Multinational Company still he completely involved in the marriage function and enjoyed with old friends. The next day Ritiash Ramesh's classmate arrived his place and insisted Ramesh that use his power and appoint his brother in his company. Rani insisted Ramesh that take the huge amount and offer a small job. If you are in place of Ramesh what will you do ?
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Answer: (D) I will ask Ritiash's brother to apply through a proper channel.
Explanation
Upholding professional ethics, integrity, and organizational meritocracy is paramount for a senior executive. Adhering to the established recruitment protocol ensures fair competition, transparency, and equal opportunity for all candidates. Directing the candidate to apply through the proper channel ensures that their qualifications and skills are objectively evaluated by the human resources department, eliminating nepotism, favoritism, and unethical practices like bribery.
