Directions (1-3) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below—-—
The centre reportedly wants to continue providing subsidy to consumers for cooking gas and kerosene for five more years. This is not good news from the point of view of reining in the fiscal deficit. Mounting subventions for subsidies means diversion of savings by the government from investment to consumption, raising the cost of capital in the process.
The government must cut expenditure on subsidies to create more fiscal space for investments in both physical and social infrastructure. It should outline a plan for comprehensive reform in major subsidies including petroleum, food and fertilizers and set goals.
1. Which of the following is a conclusion which can be drawn from the facts stated in the above paragraph?
(1) Subsidy provided by the government under various heads to the citizen increases the cost of capital
(2) Govt. is unable to withdraw subsidies provided to various items
(3) Govt. subsidy on kerosene is purely a political decision
(4) Govt. does not have enough resources to continue providing subsidy on petroleum products
(5) None of these
2. Which of the following is an assumption which is implicit in the facts stated in the above paragraph? .
(1) People in India may not be able to pay more for petroleum products
(2) Many people in India are rich enough to buy petroleum products at market cost
(3) Govt. may not be able to create more infrastructural facilities if present level of subsidy continues for a longer time
(4) Govt. of India has sought assistance from international financial organizations for its infrastructural projects
(5) None of these
3. Which of the following is an inference which can be made from the facts stated in the above paragraph ?
(1) India’s fiscal deficit is negligible in comparison to other emerging economies in the world
(2) Subsidy on food and fertilizers are essential for growth of Indian economy
(3) Reform in financial sector will weaken India’s position in the international arena
(4) Gradual withdrawal of subsidy is essential for effectively managing fiscal deficit in India
(5) None of these
Directions-(4-6): The following questions are based upon the alphabetical series given below-
J Q F M C R S H D K O A T N P V B L G I U E
4. If in a certain code based on the above series 'BEST' is coded as 'PICO' and 'DICH' is coded as' SLFR' how will 'GOLD be coded in the same code language?
(1) UTIO
(2) BDVS
(3) BDGS
(4) UTVS
(5) BVDS
5. If 'RT' is related to 'HP' and 'FL' is related to 'CI' in a certain way, to which of the following is 'KV' related to, following the same pattern?
(1) HN
(2) OL
(3) AG
(4) OB
(5) AL
6. What will come in place of question-mark (?) in the following series based on the above alphabetical series?
UI LV TK?
(1) HR
(2) SM
(3) RQ
(4) DC
(5) RF
Directions (Q. 7-11): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code' do not go' is written as 'kile miku nate', 'what to do' is written as 'nimu kile pila' and 'not to reason man' is written as 'hibe nate pila chine'.
7. What does 'nate' stand for?
(1) do
(2) not
(3) go
(4) reason
(5) to
8. Which of the following represents 'what to reason'?
(1) 'pila nimu chine'
(2) 'nate pila hibe'
(3) 'pila nimu hibe'
(4) 'kile nate chine'
(5) Cannot be determined
9. What is the code for 'do'?
(1) miku
(2) nate
(3) kile
(4) nimu
(5) pila
10. What is the code for 'go to’?
(1) ‘kile miku’
(2) ‘miku pila’
(3) ‘nate pila’
(4) ‘hibe pila’
(5) Cannot be determined
11. What does 'hibe' stand for?
(1) to
(2) not
(3) man
(4) reason
(5) Either 'man' or 'reason'
Directions: (12 -13) Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I & II. You have to decide which of the arguments a strong argument is and which a weak argument is.
Give answer.
(1) If only argument I is strong
(2) If only argument II is strong
(3) If either I or II is strong
(4) If neither I nor II is strong
(5) If both I & II are strong
12. Statement: Should vacation of Central government employee be reduced?
Arguments:
I. Yes increase in number of working days will speed up the work done by the Central government employees, as a result of which people will get service from these employees in reasonable time.
II. Yes, vacation makes the employees lazy and reduces the stamina of employees to work for long hours.
13. Statement: Should the Indian government launch community – based programs with focus on the mother’s care?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the mother plays a big role in child’s good health and if the programme is a community – based it will have immense impact on the poor nutritional condition of the child in India.
II. No, it will harm the secular status of the country.
ANSWERS
1. (4)
2. (1) As the people may not be able to afford the petroleum products at market rate right now, the Government wants to continue with the subsidies.
3. (4)
Solutions (4-6):
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4. (2) The letters are changed to the letters two positions backwards in the given series.
5. (5) The letters are changed to the letters two positions ahead in the given series.
6. (3)
Solutions (7-11):
word code
do kile
not nate
go miku
to pila
what nimu
reason hibe/chine
man chine/hibe
7. (2)
8. (5)
9. (3)
10. (2)
11. (5)
12.(1) II is weak argument because it wrongly assumes that vacation makes the employees lazy and less hardworking. I is strong because lesser vacation ensures higher working days. And no doubt increase in the number of working days will reduce the work pending.
13. (1) Only I is strong because nutritional condition of a child is directly related with the role of a mother and if the programme is community based it result will be remarkable. II is weak because it is a misinterpretation of the word community.
The centre reportedly wants to continue providing subsidy to consumers for cooking gas and kerosene for five more years. This is not good news from the point of view of reining in the fiscal deficit. Mounting subventions for subsidies means diversion of savings by the government from investment to consumption, raising the cost of capital in the process.
The government must cut expenditure on subsidies to create more fiscal space for investments in both physical and social infrastructure. It should outline a plan for comprehensive reform in major subsidies including petroleum, food and fertilizers and set goals.
1. Which of the following is a conclusion which can be drawn from the facts stated in the above paragraph?
(1) Subsidy provided by the government under various heads to the citizen increases the cost of capital
(2) Govt. is unable to withdraw subsidies provided to various items
(3) Govt. subsidy on kerosene is purely a political decision
(4) Govt. does not have enough resources to continue providing subsidy on petroleum products
(5) None of these
2. Which of the following is an assumption which is implicit in the facts stated in the above paragraph? .
(1) People in India may not be able to pay more for petroleum products
(2) Many people in India are rich enough to buy petroleum products at market cost
(3) Govt. may not be able to create more infrastructural facilities if present level of subsidy continues for a longer time
(4) Govt. of India has sought assistance from international financial organizations for its infrastructural projects
(5) None of these
3. Which of the following is an inference which can be made from the facts stated in the above paragraph ?
(1) India’s fiscal deficit is negligible in comparison to other emerging economies in the world
(2) Subsidy on food and fertilizers are essential for growth of Indian economy
(3) Reform in financial sector will weaken India’s position in the international arena
(4) Gradual withdrawal of subsidy is essential for effectively managing fiscal deficit in India
(5) None of these
Directions-(4-6): The following questions are based upon the alphabetical series given below-
J Q F M C R S H D K O A T N P V B L G I U E
4. If in a certain code based on the above series 'BEST' is coded as 'PICO' and 'DICH' is coded as' SLFR' how will 'GOLD be coded in the same code language?
(1) UTIO
(2) BDVS
(3) BDGS
(4) UTVS
(5) BVDS
5. If 'RT' is related to 'HP' and 'FL' is related to 'CI' in a certain way, to which of the following is 'KV' related to, following the same pattern?
(1) HN
(2) OL
(3) AG
(4) OB
(5) AL
6. What will come in place of question-mark (?) in the following series based on the above alphabetical series?
UI LV TK?
(1) HR
(2) SM
(3) RQ
(4) DC
(5) RF
Directions (Q. 7-11): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code' do not go' is written as 'kile miku nate', 'what to do' is written as 'nimu kile pila' and 'not to reason man' is written as 'hibe nate pila chine'.
7. What does 'nate' stand for?
(1) do
(2) not
(3) go
(4) reason
(5) to
8. Which of the following represents 'what to reason'?
(1) 'pila nimu chine'
(2) 'nate pila hibe'
(3) 'pila nimu hibe'
(4) 'kile nate chine'
(5) Cannot be determined
9. What is the code for 'do'?
(1) miku
(2) nate
(3) kile
(4) nimu
(5) pila
10. What is the code for 'go to’?
(1) ‘kile miku’
(2) ‘miku pila’
(3) ‘nate pila’
(4) ‘hibe pila’
(5) Cannot be determined
11. What does 'hibe' stand for?
(1) to
(2) not
(3) man
(4) reason
(5) Either 'man' or 'reason'
Directions: (12 -13) Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I & II. You have to decide which of the arguments a strong argument is and which a weak argument is.
Give answer.
(1) If only argument I is strong
(2) If only argument II is strong
(3) If either I or II is strong
(4) If neither I nor II is strong
(5) If both I & II are strong
12. Statement: Should vacation of Central government employee be reduced?
Arguments:
I. Yes increase in number of working days will speed up the work done by the Central government employees, as a result of which people will get service from these employees in reasonable time.
II. Yes, vacation makes the employees lazy and reduces the stamina of employees to work for long hours.
13. Statement: Should the Indian government launch community – based programs with focus on the mother’s care?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the mother plays a big role in child’s good health and if the programme is a community – based it will have immense impact on the poor nutritional condition of the child in India.
II. No, it will harm the secular status of the country.
ANSWERS
1. (4)
2. (1) As the people may not be able to afford the petroleum products at market rate right now, the Government wants to continue with the subsidies.
3. (4)
Solutions (4-6):
J Q F M C R S H D K O A T N P V B L G I U E
4. (2) The letters are changed to the letters two positions backwards in the given series.
5. (5) The letters are changed to the letters two positions ahead in the given series.
6. (3)
Solutions (7-11):
word code
do kile
not nate
go miku
to pila
what nimu
reason hibe/chine
man chine/hibe
7. (2)
8. (5)
9. (3)
10. (2)
11. (5)
12.(1) II is weak argument because it wrongly assumes that vacation makes the employees lazy and less hardworking. I is strong because lesser vacation ensures higher working days. And no doubt increase in the number of working days will reduce the work pending.
13. (1) Only I is strong because nutritional condition of a child is directly related with the role of a mother and if the programme is community based it result will be remarkable. II is weak because it is a misinterpretation of the word community.
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