Q.1-5. Rearrange the following sentences (A),(B),(C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
(A) It is sad that such a measure of the impact of drought on the lives and livelihoods of millions of rural families
(B) There are reports in financial newspapers that the ongoing drought affecting nearly
(C) is even considered. It is this mindset that is responsible for our country
(D) being the home of the largest number of poor and malnourished people in the world.
(E) 200 districts in the country may not have much effect on GDP,
(F) since the farmers in the drought-affected areas contribute hardly 3 per cent to GDP.
Q-1 Which is the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-2 Which is the LAST statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-3 Which is the THIRD statement after rearrangement?
01. F
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-4 Which is the SECOND statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-5 Which is the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
(A) It is sad that such a measure of the impact of drought on the lives and livelihoods of millions of rural families
(B) There are reports in financial newspapers that the ongoing drought affecting nearly
(C) is even considered. It is this mindset that is responsible for our country
(D) being the home of the largest number of poor and malnourished people in the world.
(E) 200 districts in the country may not have much effect on GDP,
(F) since the farmers in the drought-affected areas contribute hardly 3 per cent to GDP.
Q-1 Which is the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-2 Which is the LAST statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-3 Which is the THIRD statement after rearrangement?
01. F
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-4 Which is the SECOND statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q-5 Which is the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?
01. A
02. B
03. C
04. D
05. E
Q.6-10. In the following passage there are blanks each of
which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and
against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
After six long years of tough bargaining, India and the
10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have clinched a Free
Trade (6). There has been a great
deal of give and take and compromises in the format of the agreement, but
negotiations on services and investments are still on. Only when they too come
under the FTA umbrella can India derive full benefits. Any such agreement
invariably comes under the scanner of domestic special interest groups, and
sure enough, the FTA with ASEAN has met with some stiff resistance from
industrial and agricultural constituencies in India as also in some of the
South East Asian countries. As a result, the number of items under the
‘sensitive’ list remains large, with the deadline for scrapping them extending
to 2019. India-ASEAN trade climbed to $40 billion last year, and it should grow
significantly in the coming year. The balance of trade remains in (7) favour and it can be corrected only
when the present agreement, which now covers goods, is enlarged to include
services and investments also. The pact should have been inked at least two
years ago, but the reservations on both sides and the general election in India
delayed it.
In India, much of the opposition comes from Kerala, which
had also resisted the FTA with Sri Lanka. Its concerns centre on the plantation
sector, notably coconuts, coffee, pepper and rubber. These have been retained
in the sensitive list for now. As a result, Indonesia and Malaysia succeeded in
binding the tariff on crude palm oil at 37.5 per cent and the one on refined
palm oil at 45 per cent. The other area of concern for Indian industry relates
to auto components, but 52 of them figure in the sensitive list. At some stage,
domestic producers will have to face up to international competition under the
World Trade Organization agreements. Free trade with ASEAN would be of great
benefit to the (8) as a whole,
particularly consumers. Regional trade blocs such as this should be seen as
building blocks for global free trade. The India-ASEAN trade bloc becomes the
fourth largest in the world and should be welcomed in the setting of New
Delhi’s ‘Look East’ policy, ushered in about 15 years ago.
Coming close on the
heels of a pact with South Korea, this advances that policy further. As the
Federation of Indian Chambers of (9)
and Industry (FICCI) Secretary-General Amit Mitra says, India should work to
secure 8 to 10 per cent of ASEAN’s $1 trillion import. After all, Indian goods
and services too will have access to that market at 5 per cent duty initially
and zero (10) before long.
Q-6 Choose the
correct option for (6)
01. Agreement
02. Disagreement
03. Concurrence
04. Amity
05. Isolation
Q-7 Choose the
correct option for (7)
01. ASEAN’s
02. BRICS
03. ASEAN
04. ASIAN's
05. BRICS's
Q-8 Choose the
correct option for (8)
01. economic
02. economy
03. fiscal
04. economical
05. inflation
Q-9 Choose the
correct option for (9)
01. Physics
02. Trade
03. Economy
04. Finance
05. Commerce
Q-10 Choose the
correct option for (10)
01. duty
02. duties
03. Service
04. services
04. services
05. work
ANSWERS
1. 2
2. 4
3. 1
4. 5
5. 1
6. 1
7. 1
8. 2
9. 5
10. 1
