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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Inflation is spoiling the government's celebration of India's quick recovery from the effects of the global crisis. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) figures for May point to three worrying trends. First, for the fifth month now, the aggregate annual rate of inflation as reflected in the month-on-month increase in the WPI has been near or well above double-digit levels. The figures for May put inflation at 10.2 per cent over the year. Secondly, the current inflation is particularly sharp in the case of some essential commodities, as a result of which the prices of food articles as a group have risen by 16.5 per cent and of food-grain by close to 10 per cent. Finally, there are clear signs that what was largely an inflation in food prices is now more generalized, with fuel prices rising by 13 per cent and manufactured goods prices by 6-7 per cent.
The government's response is that while this is a matter for concern, the trend is likely to reverse itself with the onset of the monsoon. To the extent that any policy response is being spoken of, the reference is mainly to a tightening of credit and an increase in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India. This ignores important structural influences on the pace of price increase in the current conjuncture. One is the long-term neglect of agriculture, which has affected the level and pattern of agricultural production to an extent where supply-side constraints are leading to inflation every time growth picks up. The sudden and sharp hike in the support prices for pulses announced recently is an acknowledgement of this problem by the government. However, given the likely lag in output responses, the immediate fallout of that price increase could be an aggravation of inflationary trends. A second structural influence is the effect the policy of reducing subsidies, raising administered prices, and dismantling price controls has on the costs of production. Even when inflation is ruling high, the government is contemplating deregulation of the pricing of universal intermediates such as petroleum products. Finally, inflation is high and persistent, despite expectations of a normal or good monsoon, because the decision to give private trade a greater role in the markets for essentials has provided the basis for a new bout of speculation, which the government seems unable or unwilling to control. It is to corrections in these areas that it must turn when looking for a solution to the inflation problem — rather than merely look for relief from monetary policy adjustments.
Q-1 Which of the following is up to the minute outlook of the government regarding inflation.
01. Measures to tackle inflation have been proposed.
02. Indifference has been avoided so as to find a solution.
03. The credit facility is being reduced.
04. There’s a discussion that no subsidy would be given from now on.
05. Not mentioned in the passage.
Q-2 Select the tone of the passage?
01. Commiserating
02. Humanistic
03. Analytical
04. Critical
05. Apologetic
Q-3 With reference to the passage, due to which of the following factors is India’s merrymaking being hindered?
(A) Inflation
(B) The Wholesale Price Index
(C) Food-grain
(D) Monetary policy
01. All A, B, C and D
02. All A, B, and C
03. Only A
04. Only B
05. Only D
Q-4 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
(A) There has been an abrupt and steep decline in the price of pulses recently.
(B) Several factors are there which affect the cost of production of a commodity.
(C) Certain statistics put inflation at more than ten per cent over the year.
01. Only A
02. Only B
03. Only C
04. All A, B and C
05. Both B and C
Q-5 Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
(A) With the beginning of the monsoon, the government has reacted that the trends are likely to reverse themselves.
(B) Any reference which is being made is for stiffening the policy.
(C) Only the financial policies must not be relied on in order to meet the problem of inflation.
01. Only A
02. Only B
03. Only C
04. All A, B and C
05. Only B and C
Directions (26-30): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given 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.
The above-normal monsoons, though great news for the agrarian economy, have exposed the near-total absence of planning that has marked India’s urbanization process, and efforts to adapt to flooding of monsoon-fed rivers in rural areas. India cannot join the ranks of the developed nations without learning to manage, and not just cope with, floods.
(A) excess water requires proper assessment, planning and appropriate engineering. Monsoon-fed rivers are prone to flooding during the rainy season, therefore planning should focus on how best to utilize the water and allow the surplus to drain away without causing damage. Build irrigation canals that (B) the overflow. Do not allow construction that hinders drainage of surplus waters. Improved river management systems can help regulate water flows, create early warning systems, to prevent damage to life and property. But it is the increased incidence of urban flooding that exposes the absence of planning resulting in mal-development. Excess rains are a problem in part because cities and towns are paved, hindering the natural flow of water. This problem is (C) by building towns without taking natural hydrology of the area into account. Developments have been allowed without any regard for the carrying capacity, and without the requisite infrastructure of sewage, drainage and roads. Town planners have to be taken seriously.
The incidence of extreme rainfall events is expected to increase with climate change. As the pace of (D) picks up, the country needs to build cities and towns that are resilient. Rural India’s capacity to handle the extreme weather events too needs to be (E). Planning works, as Orissa has shown, after the cyclone damage of 1999.
Q-6 Choose the correct option for (A)
01. Executing
02. Managing
03. Irrigating
04. Surplus
05. Flooding
Q-7 Choose the correct option for (B)
01. Capture
02. Obstruction
03. Filibuster
04. Expedite
05. Improve
Q-8 Choose the correct option for (C)
01. Solved
02. Improved
03. Alleviated
04. Rankled
05. Exacerbated
Q-9 Choose the correct option for (D)
01. Irrigation
02. Urbanisation
03. Drainage
04. Hindrance
05. Cyclone
Q-10 Choose the correct option for (E)
01. Abridged
02. Razed
03. Intensify
04. Augmented
05. Turgid
Solution:
1. (5) The answer is not mentioned in the passage.
2. (3) Analytical tone’s characteristic is the presence of reasons or logic/ justifications to support something.
3. (3) The answer is given in the beginning of the passage.
4. (1) The answer is given in the mid of the second paragraph.
5. (4) The answer can be inferred after reading the whole passage carefully.
6. (2)
7. (1)
8. (5) Exacerbate (v) – worsen
9. (2)
10. (4) Augment (v): make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
