IBPS PO august 2011 english solved paper

 

 

IBPS Bank Probationary Officers/Management Trainees, 2011
(Held on 18-09-2011)
English Language: Solved Paper

 

Directions—(1-5) : In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.

1. Women's rights around the world are an important indicator to understand global well-being. A major global women's rights treaty was ratified by the majority of the world's nations a few decades ago, ......... These range from the cultural, political to the economic. For example, women often work more than men, yet are paid less; gender discrimination affects girls and women throughout their lifetime; and women and girls are often the ones that suffer the most poverty. Many may think that women's rights are only an issue in countries where religion is law. Or even worse, some may think this is no longer an issue at all. But reading the report about the United Nation's Women's Treaty and how an increasing number of countries are lodging reservations will show otherwise. Gender equality furthers the cause of child survival and development for all of society, so the importance of women's rights and gender equality should not be underestimated.
(A) This treaty tackled and solved a number of issues related to women.
(B) Why is it then, that moment still face a number of problems on the domestic front?
(C) Thus, the woman today is ten times more empowered as compared to a woman say about a decade age.
(D) Women's activists across nations have implored the respective governments to take this seriously.
(E) Yet, despite many successes in empowering women, numerous issues still exist in all areas of life.\
Ans : (A)

2. Research has shown that air pollutants from fossil fuel use make clouds reflect more of the sun's rays back into space. This leads to an effect known as global dimming whereby less heat and energy reaches the earth. ............ However, it is believed that global dimming caused the droughts in certain parts of the world where millions died, because the northern hemisphere oceans were not warm enough to allow rain formation. Global dimming is also hiding the true power of global warming. By cleaning up global dimming-causing pollutants without takling greenhouse gas emissions, rapid warming has been observed, and various human health and ecological disasters have resulted, as withnessed during the European heat wave in 2003, which saw thousands of people die.
(A) This though, does not bring any relief in the problems associated with climate change.
(B) This phenomenoun thus is part of the climate change problem.
(C) Scientists thus believe that this phenomenon goes hand in hand with global warming
(D) At first, it sounds like and ironic saviour to climate change problems
(E) The answer to all our problems with respect to climate change is definitely here
Ans : (C)

3. Poverty is the state for the majority of the world's people and nations. Why is this ? .......... Have they been lazy, made poor decisions, and been solely responsible for their own plight ? What about their governments ? Hove they pursued policies that actually harm successful development ? Such causes of poverty and inequality are no doubt real. But deeper and more global causes of poverty are often less discussed. Behind the increasing interconnectedness promised by globalization are global decisions, policies, and practices. These are typically influenced, driven, or formulated by the rich and powerful. These can be leaders of rich countries or other global actors such as multinational corporations, institutions, and influential people. In the face of such enormous external influence, the governments of poor nations and their people are often powerless. As a result, in the global context, a few get wealthy while the majority struggles.
(A) Is it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament?
(B) What is the government doing about it?
(C) Are the wealthy ones in the nation even aware of this?
(D) The government has already taken measures to eradicate the same.
(E) The huge gap between the rich and the poor in the nation is now narrowing
Ans : (A)


4. Analysts and industry pundits forecast that notebook market, which has been growing faster than the desktop market for the past three years, is expected to overtake the desktop market by the year 2011-12. A fall in prices, large deals from governments and institutions, and dement from consumers and sectors such as education are expected to help the notebook numbers. According to research agencies, the year 2010-11 saw notebook volumes rise, and for the first time a millionplus notebooks were sold in India in a single quarter. The market has grown nearly four times for notebooks. The demand is driven by all sectors and a very buoyant consumer market, which prefers mobile computers. Entry-level notebook prices have dropped below the Rs. 25,000 mark; this has helped break the ice with new customers. This drop in notebook prices has been helped by the drop in the prices of the building blocks that make a notebook. It's simple. With notebook volumes growing, the prices of the components are also bound to come down..........
(A) All this has resulted in a noticeable change in a number of large government tenders for notebooks; which were traditionally for desktops.
(B) Because of this the government still prefers desktops to notebooks and has passed tenders for the same.
(C) Thereby making them more expensive.
(D) Thus the forecast for the coming year states that desktops will be the preferred technology choice only for consumers who cannot afford the exorbitantly priced notebook.
(E) Thus notebooks will become obsolete after a decade or so.
Ans : (C)

5. Next to China, India is the most populated country in the world....... Particularly, rush to technical and higher education has increased as the scope for arts and science has become lesser and lesser due to lack of reforms and upgradation in the course structure and materials according to the developments of the world. Also, qualification in higher education gives added advantage to face successfully competition in the job market.
(A) Keeping this in mind, the government has provided concessions in the admission fees for the arts and science streams in the country.
(B) Naturally there is too much rush and competition in every field.
(C) Despite this the rush to higher education is lesser.
(D) This population increase, though, has not kept pace with the knowledge expansion around the world.
(E) In the next decade it will become the most populous.
Ans : (B)

Directions—(6-10) : Rearrange the following seven sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) in the proper sequence to from a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) To elaborate briefly on these characteristics and dimensions that the author is talking about NRMs are general tests intended to be used to classify students by percentile for measuring either aptitude or proficiency for admissions into or placement within a program.
(B) Contrastingly, the CRM, such as a locally produced achievement test, measures absolute performance that is compared only with the learning objective, hence a perfect score is theoretically obtainable by all students who have a mastery of the prespecified material, or conversely, all students may fail the test.
(C) In most of these books the authors classify a measurement strategy as either normreferenced (NRM) or criterionreferenced (CRM).
(D) Another author points out how the type of interpretation that an NRM offers is the relative performance of the students compared with that of all the others resulting in, ideally, a bell curve distribution.
(E) Numerous books on constructing and using language tests have been written by various authors.
(F) CRMs, on the other hand, are more specific, achievement or diagnostic tests intended to be used for motivating students by measuring to what percent they have achieved mastery of the tought or learned material.
(G) One of the authors clearly delineates the differences of these two types by focusing on the categories of "test characteristics" and "logistical dimensions."

6. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(A) 7
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (E)

7. Which of the following should be the SEVENTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (B)

8. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 5
Ans : (D)

9. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (C)

10. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 7
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (C)

Directions—(11-15) : The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given six words as answer choices and from the six choices you have to pick up two correct answers, either of which will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

11. The ability of a woman to do well does not .......... on whether it is a man's world or not, because everyone has his/her own opportunities.
(1) trust
(2) depend
(3) reckon
(4) live
(5) rest
(6) believe
(A) (4) and (5)
(B) (2) and (3)
(C) (1) and (6)
(D) (2) and (5)
(E) (3) and (4)
Ans : (D)

12. Drugs worth Rs. 3 lakhs were ......... from the apartment by the police.
(1) manufactured
(2) ruptured 
(3) seized 
(4) confiscated
(5) bought
(6) compard
(A) (1) and (4)
(B) (2) and (3)
(C) (3) and (5)
(D) (5) and (6)
(E) (3) and (4)
Ans : (E)

13. An organisation .......... to the mission of road safety has prepared an action plan for reducing accidents and related injuries and fatalities.
(1) specified
(2) inaugurated
(3) committed
(4) kicked off
(5) succumbed 
(6) dedicated 
(A) (3) and (6)
(B) (1) and (5)
(C) (3) and (5)
(D) (4) and (6)
(E) (1) and (3)
Ans : (A)

14. A man reportedly .......... two passports with the same photograph, but under different names was arrested by the commissioner's Task Force.
(1) possessing
(2) examining
(3) surrendering 
(4) mastering
(5) holding
(6) fixating
(A) (2) and (3)
(B) (3) and (6)
(C) (1) and (5)
(D) (1) and (4)
(E) (4) and (5)
Ans : (C)

15. The Hollywood star and the Bollywood heroine are being ......... as the next big onscreen couple.
(1) labeled
(2) explained
(3) worshiped
(4) touted
(5) exclaimed
(6) shouted
(A) (2) and (4)
(B) (1) and (3)
(C) (2) and (6)
(D) (1) and (4)
(E) (3) and (4)
Ans : (D)

Directions—(16-20) : Below is given a single word with options to its meaning in different contexts. You have to select all those options which are synonyms of the word when the context is changed. Select the correct altemative from (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) which represents all those synonyms.

16. MASK
(1) Cover
(2) Hide
(3) Conceal
(4) Disguise
(A) Only (1)
(B) Both (2) and (4)
(C) Only (2), (3) and (4)
(D) Only (1), (2) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2), (3) and (4)
Ans : (E)

17. REGULAR
(1) Present
(2) Common
(3) Indiscriminate
(4) Uniform
(A) Only (4)
(B) Both (2) and (4)
(C) Both (1) and (3)
(D) Only (2), (3) and (4)
(E) All (1), (2), (3) and (4)
Ans : (E)

18. LABOUR
(1) Expedite
(2) To mave faster
(3) Controlled
(4) Toil
(A) Only (4)
(B) Both (1) and (3)
(C) Both (2), (3) and (4)
(D) Only (1), (3) and (4)
(E) All (1), (2), (3) and (4)
Ans : (A)

19. MEAN
(1) Imply
(2) Understand
(3) Average
(4) Characterized by malice
(A) Only (3)
(B) Both (1) and (4)
(C) Only (1), (3) and (4)
(D) Only (1), (2) and (4)
(E) All (1), (2), (3) and (4)
Ans : (E)

20. ALONE
(1) exclusively
(2) Morose
(3) Solitary
(4) Human being
(A) Only (1)
(B) Both (1) and (3)
(C) Both (2) and (3)
(D) Only (1), (3) and (4)
(E) All (1), (2), (3) and (4)
Ans : (B)

Directions—(21-35) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

As the country embarks on planning (21) the 12th Plan (2012-17) period, a key question mark (22)hangs over the process is on the energy requirements.

Growh is energy hungry, and the aspirations of growing at 9-10% will (23) huge demands on the energy resources of the country. In this energy Jigsaw, renewable energy will (24) like never before in the 12th Plan and (25)

By the rule of the thumb, India will (26) about 100 gigawatts (Gw)-100,000 megawatts-of copacity addition in the next five years. Encouraging trends on energy efficiency and sustained (27) by some parts of the government the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in particular needs to be complimented for this-have led to substantially lesser energy intensity of economic growth. However, even the ternpered demand numbers are (28) to be below 80Gw. As against this need the coal supply from domestic sources is unlikely to support more than 25 Gw equivalent capacity. Imported coal can add some more, but at a much (29) cost. Gas-based electricity generation is unlikely to contribute anything substantial in view of the unprecedented gas supply challenges. Nuclear will be (30) in the foresseable future. Between imported coal, gas, large hydro and nuclear, no more than 15-20Gw equivalent cab be(31) to be added in the five-year time block.

(32) (33) this, capacity addition in the renewable energy based power generation has touched about 3Gw a year. In the coming five years, the overall capacity addition in the electricity grid (34) renewable energy is likely to range between 20Gw and 25Gw. Additionally, over and above the grid-based capacity, off-grid electricity applications are reaching remote places and (35) lives where grid-based electricity supply has miserably failed.

21. (A) On
(B) Against
(C) For
(D) Onwards
(E) At
Ans : (C)

22. (A) Where
(B) That
(C) Inside
(D) Always
(E) Who
Ans : (D)

23. (A) Replace
(B) Forward
(C) Subject
(D) Place
(E) Demand
Ans : (D)

24. (A) Light
(B) Pass
(C) Publish
(D) Feature
(E) Find
Ans : (D)

25. (A) Earlier
(B) Likewise
(C) Publicity
(D) Next
(E) After
Ans : (E)

26. (A) Consumed
(B) Waste
(C) Require
(D) Highlight
(E) Generate
Ans : (C)

27. (A) Developmental
(B) Structures
(C) Efforts
(D) Projections
(E) Practices
Ans : (C)

28. (A) Likely
(B) Sure
(C) Unsure
(D) Unexpected
(E) Unlikely
Ans : (E)

29. (A) Expected
(B) Nominal
(C) Excelied
(D) Higher
(E) Lower
Ans : (D)

30. (A) Marginal
(B) Failure
(C) Success
(D) Dangerous
(E) Maxiimum
Ans : (A)

31. (A) Sure
(B) Certain
(C) Linked
(D) remarked
(E) Expected
Ans : (E)

32. (A) As
(B) When
(C) But
(D) However
(E) If
Ans : (A)

33. (A) Against
(B) For
(C) With
(D) Is
(E) Ever
Ans : (A)

34. (A) Capacity
(B) Through
(C) Project
(D) Versus
(E) Against
Ans : (B)

35. (A) Generating
(B) Lightening
(C) Making
(D) Touching
(E) Saving
Ans : (D)

Directions—(36-43) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

In a reversal of the norm elsewhere, in India policymakers and economists have become optimists while bosses do the worrying. The country's Central Bank has predicted that the country's economy is likely to grow at a double digit rate during the next 20-30 years. India has the capability with its vast labour and lauded entrepreneurial spirit. But the private sector which is supposed to do the heavy lifting that turns India from the world's tenth largest economy to its third largest by 2030 has become fed up. Business people often carp about India's problems but their irritation this time has a nervous edge. In the first quarter of 2011, GDP grew at an annual rate of 7,8 percent; in 2005-07 it managed 9-10 percent. The economy may be slowing naturally as the low interest rates and public spending that got India through the global crisis are belatedly withdrawn. At the same time the surge in inflation caused by exorbitant food prices has spread more widely, casting doubt over wheher India can grow at 8-10 percent in the medium term without overheating.

In India, as in many fast growing nations, the confidence to invest depends on the conviction that the long term trajectory is intact and it is that which is in doubt. Big Indian firms too sometimes seem happier to invest abroad that at home, in deals thatare often hailed as symbois of the country's growing clout but sometimes speak to its weaknesses - purchases of natural resources that India has in abundance but struggles to get out of the ground. In fact a further dip in investment could be selffulfilling: if fewer roads, ports and factories are built, this will hurt both short term growth figures and reduce the economy's long term capacity.

There is a view that because a fair amount of growth is assured the government need not try very hard. The liberalisation reforms that began in 1991 freed markets for products and gave rise to vibrant competition, at the same time what economists call factor markets, those for basic inputs like land, power, labour etc remain unreformed and largely under state control, which creates difficulties. Clearngces today can take three to four years and many employers are keen to replace workers with machines despite an abundance of labour force. This can be attributed to labour laws which are inimical to employee creation and an education system that means finding quality manpower a major problem. In fact the Planning Commission, concluded that even achieving 9 percent growth will need marked policy action in unreformed sectors. Twenty years age it was said that yardstick against which India should be measured was its potential and it is clear that there remains much to do.

36. Which of the following can be said about the Indian economy at present?
(A) It can comfortably achieve double digit growth rare at present.
(B) High food prices have led to overheating of the economy.
(C) citizens are affluent owing to laxity in regulation.
(D) Private sector confidence in India's growth potential is high.
(E) Unreformed sectors are a drag on economic growth.
Ans : (A)

37. Why are employers reluctant to hire Indian balour force?
(1) India's labour force is overqualified for the employment opportunities available.
(2) High attrition rate among employees stemming from their entrepreneurial spirit.
(3) Labour laws are not conducive to generating emploment.
(A) Only (3)
(B) All (1), (2) and (3)
(C) Only (1) and (3)
(D) Only (1) and (2)
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

38. What is the state of India's basic input sectors at present?
(A) These sectors attract Foreign Direct Investment because of their vast potential.
(B) These sectors are lagging as projects are usually awarded to foreign companies.
(C) These sectors are stagnating and badly in need of reforms.
(D) These sectors are well regulated as these are governed by the State.
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

39. What is the author's main objective in writing the passage?
(A) Showcasing the potential of India's growth potential to entice foreign investors .
(B) Exhorting India to implement measures to live up to its potential.
(C) Recommending India's model of development to other developing countries
(D) Berating the private sector for not bidding for infrastructure development projects.
(E) Criticising the measures taken by India during the global economic crisis.
Ans : (B)

40. What impact has the GDP growth of 7.8 percent had?
(1) Indian Industry is anxious about India's economic growth.
(2) India has achieved status as the world's third largest economy at present.
(3) Foreign investment in India has drastically increased.
(A) Only (1)
(B) All (1), (B) and (3)
(C) Only (1) and (3)
(D) Only (1) and (2)
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

41. Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word CLOUT given in bold as used in the passage?
(A) Strike
(B) Standing
(C) Force
(D) Launch
(E) Achieve
Ans : (B)

42. Which of the following is most opposite in meaning to the word MARKED given in bold as used in the passage?
(A) Decreased
(B) Lgnored
(C) Clear
(D) Assessed
(E) Imperceptible
Ans : (E)

43. What measures do experts suggest be taken to ensure targeted economic growth?
(A) Loweing of interest rates to help industries hit by recession.
(B) Prolonged financial support for basic input industries.
(C) Incentives to Indian companies to invest in infrastucture.
(D) Formulation of policies and their implementation in factor markets
(E) Stringent implementation of licensing system.
Ans : (D)

Directions—(44-50) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

In many countries, a combustible mixture of authoritarianism, unemployment and youth has given rise to disaffection with strongmen rulers which has in turn spilld over into uprising. Young people in these countries are far better educated than their parents were. In 1990 the average Egyptian had 4.4 years of schooling; by 2010 the figure had risen to 7.1 years. Could it be that education, by making people less willing to put up with restrictions on freedom and more willing to question authority, promotesdemocratization. Ideas about the links between education, Income and democracy are at the heart of what social scientists have long studied. Since then plenty of economists and political scientists have looked for statistical evidence of a causal link between education and democratization. Many have pointed to the strong correlation that exists between levels of education and measures like the pluralism of party politics and the existence of civil liberties. The patterns are similar when income and democracy are considered. There are outliers, of course - until recently, many Arab countries managed to combine energy-based wealth and decent education with undemocratic political systems. But some deduce from the overall picture that as China and other authoritarian states get more educated and richer, their people will agitate for greater political freedom, culminating in a shift to a more democratic form of government.

This apparently reasonable intuition is shakier than it seems. Critics of the hypothesis point out that correlation is hardly causation. The general trend over the past half century may have been towards rising living standards, a wider spread of basic education and more democracy, but it is entirely possible that this is being by another variable. Even if the correlation were not spurious, it would be difficult to know which way causation ran. Does more education lead to greater democracy? Or are more democratic countries better at educating their citizens? A recent NBER paper compared a group of Kenyan girls in 69 primary school whose students were randomly selected to receive a scholarship with similar students in schools which received no such financial aid. Previous studies has shown that the scholarship programme led to higher test scores and increased the likelihood that girls enrolled in secondary school. Overall, it significantly increased the amount of education obtained. For the new study the authors tried to see how the extra schooling had affected the political and social attitudes of the woment in question. Findings suggested that education may make people more interested in improving their own lives but they may not necessarily see democracy as the way to do it. Even in established democracies, more education does not always mean either more active political participation or greater faith in democracy. Poorer and less educated people often vote in larger numbers than their more educated compatriots, who often express disdain for the messiness of democracy yearning for the kind of government that would deal strongly with the corrupt and build highways, raiway lines and bridges at a dizzying pace of authoritarian China.

44. Which of the following most aptly describes the central theme of the passage?
(A) Democratic nations are richer and have a better track record of educating their citizens.
(B) Education does not necessarily lead to greater enthusiasm for a democratic form of government
(C) Educated societies with autocratic form of government enjoy a better quality of life than democracies.
(D) Citizens can fulfill their personal aspirations only under a democratic form of government.
(E) Democracy makes citizens more intolerant as it does not restrict personal freedoms.
Ans : (D)

45. Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word PROMOTES given in bold as used in the passage?
(A) Upgrades
(B) Prefers
(C) Recommends
(D) Advocates
(E) Publicises
Ans : (D)

46. What conclusion can be drawn from the statistics cited about Egypt's education system?
(A) Job prospects have been on the rise in Egypt in recent times.
(B) Authoritarian leaders have played a vital role in reforming Egypt's education system.
(C) Egypt has one of the youngest and best educated demographies in the world.
(D) Egypt is likely to be successful vibrant democracy.
(E) There has been a rise in education levels in Egypt in recant times.
Ans : (E)

47. In the context of the passage which of the following characterise (s) democracies?
(1) Active participation of majority of educated citizens in electoral process.
(2) Fast paced economic growth and accountability of those in power.
(3) Better standards of living and access to higher education.
(A) All (1), (2) and (3)
(B) Only (2) and (3)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (1) and (2)
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

48. What according to the author has led to uprisings in authoritarian countries?
(A) Lack of access to education.
(B) Vast numbers of uneducated and unemployable youth.
(C) Frustration with the existing system of governance.
(D) Unavailability of natural energy resources like coal and oil.
(E) Government's overambitious plans for development.
Ans : (C)

49. Which of the following is/are true about China in the context of the passage?
(1) China's citizens are in favour of a more representative form of government.
(2) China has made huge strides in infrastructure developments.
(3) China is in the midst of a political revolution.
(A) None (B) Only (1)
(C) Only (1) and (3)
(D) Only (2)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (B)

50. What does the phrase "messiness of democracy" convey in the context of the passage?
(A) Democratic nations are chaotic on account of individual freedoms.
(B) Most democratic countries frequently have violent revolts among their citizens.
(C) The divide between the poor and educated is growing wider in democracies.
(D) High levels of pollution on account of frentic pace of infrastructurd development.
(E) Resigned acceptance of intrinsic corruption in the education system.
Ans : (C)

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IBPS sample question and answers

1. The Central Government in June 2011 declared the Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh a tiger reserve. It is
(A) 32nd tiger reserve
(B) 34th tiger reserve
(C) 40th tiger reserve
(D) 42nd tiger reserve
Ans : (D)

2. The premier rating agency, "Standard & Poor's", downgraded the US credit ratings from AAA in August 2011, which had been enjoyed by the US since
(A) 1910
(B) 1917
(C) 1927
(D) 1942
Ans : (B)

3. As per figures presented by National Rural Health Mission in August 2011, to meet the UN Infant Mortality Rate targets for 2012, India will need another
(A) 4 years
(B) 8 years
(C) 12 years
(D) 15 years
Ans : (C)


4. The Government of India gave in principle approval to strengthening of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) demarcating China-India border. The LAC is
(A) 2,000-km long
(B) 2,057-km long
(C) 3,057-km long
(D) 4,057-km long
Ans : (D)

5. "India: A Portrait" has been written by
(A) Khuswant Singh
(B) Kuldip Nayar
(C) Patrick French
(D) J.M. Keynes
Ans : (C)

6. In which one of the following is a great dark plain called "Maria" found ?
(A) Earth
(B) Mars
(C) Jupiter
(D) Moon
Ans : (D)

7. Which among the following elements (metals) pollutes the air of a city having large number of automobiles ?
(A) Cadmium
(B) Lead
(C) Chromium
(D) Nickel
Ans : (B)

8. The international airport in Tamil Nadu is
(A) Palam
(B) Dum Dum
(C) Santa Cruz
(D) Meenambakkam
Ans : (D)

9. The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which of the following fields ?
(A) Literature
(B) Films
(C) Journalism
(D) Economics
Ans : (B)

10. The term 'Tee' is connected with
(A) Polo
(B) Golf
(C) Bridge
(D) Billiards
Ans : (B)

11. Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India, is from which country ?
(A) USA
(B) Mexico
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
Ans : (A)

12. Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator ?
(A) Colombo
(B) Jakarta
(C) Manila
(D) Singapore
Ans : (D)

13. Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India ?
(A) Moti Lal Nehru
(B) M.G. Ranade
(C) G. K Gokhale
(D) B. G. Tilak
Ans : (C)

14. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (B)

15. Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy's Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders ?
(A) Simon Commission
(B) Simla Conference
(C) Cripps Proposal
(D) Cabinet Mission
Ans : (C)

16. Which one of the following is a spacecraft ?
(A) Apophis
(B) Cassini
(C) Spitzer
(D) TecSar
Ans : (B)

17. Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas ?
(A) Argon
(B) Neon
(C) Xenon
(D) Nitrous oxide
Ans : (C)

18. In the context of the Indian defence, what is 'Dhruv' ?
(A) Aircraft-carrying warship
(B) Missile-carrying submarine
(C) Advanced light helicopter
(D) Intercontinental ballistic missile
Ans : (C)

19. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following ?
(A) Historical monuments in India
(B) Regional dances in India
(C) Himalayan expeditions
(D) Wildlife in India
Ans : (C)

20. The name of the first cloned sheep was
(A) Jolly
(B) Dolly.
(C) Roly
(D) Molly
Ans : (B)

21. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency ?
(A) ECGC
(B) SEBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) Axis Bank
Ans : (D)

22. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?
(A) Kalidas Samman
(B) Dhyanchand Award
(C) Shram Vir Award
(D) Shanu Swarup Bhatnagar Award
Ans : (B)

23. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?
(A) Nuclear Power generation pi
(B) Pharma Industry
(C) Paper Industry
(D) Sugar plants
Ans : (A)

24. Which one of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation had an ancient dockyard ?
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Lothal
(C) Rangpur
(D) Harappa
Ans : (B)

25. Who amongst the following is author of the book 'Namesake' ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Jhumpa Lahiri
(C) Kiran Desai
(D) Shobha De
Ans : (B)

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corporation bank fully solved paper 2011

 

Corporation Bank PO 2011  Solved Paper

corportation bank General Awareness on Socio-Economic Developments held in January 2011

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1. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about—
(A) 200 districts
(B) 300 districts
(C) 400 districts
(D) 500 districts
(E) 626 districts

2.Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ?
(A) Rs. 10,000
(B) Rs. 20,000
(C) Rs. 30,000
(D) Rs. 40,000
(E) Rs. 50,000


3. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) IDBI Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) AXIS Bank
(E) None of these

4. Unique Identification Authority of India will set up data base for—
(A) Identity and biometrics details of Indian residents
(B) Identity and biometrics details of Indian citizens
(C) Identity and biometrics details of person’s residents in India or visiting India
(D) All the above
(E) None of these

5. The biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country is—
(A) Iron and steel plants
(B) Roadways
(C) Railways
(D) Airways
(E) None of these

6. Which of the following is Horticulture Crop ?
(A) Paddy
(B) Wheat
(C) Mango
(D) Bajara
(E) None of these

7. Which of the following nation is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance ?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) South Africa
(D) USA
(E) None of these

8. Very often we read in news papers about 3G or 3rd Generation technology. This is a set of standards used for which of the following purposes ?
(A) To combat climatic changes
(B) Production of Nuclear Energy
(C) Film Production
(D) Mobile Telecommunications
(E) All of these

9. What is the full form of ‘ULIP’, the term which was in the news recently ?
(A) Universal Life and Investment Plan
(B) Unit Loan and Insurance Plan
(C) Universal Loan and Investment Plan
(D) Uniformly Loaded Investment Plan
(E) Unit Linked Insurance Plan

10. The main function of I. M. F. is to—
(A) Finance investment loans to developing countries
(B) Act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank
(C) Help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries
(D) Arrange international deposits from banks
(E) None of these

11. The difference between visible exports and visible imports is defined as
(A) Balance of trade
(B) Balance of payment
(C) Balanced terms of trade
(D) Gains from trade
(E) All the above

12. Invisible Export means export—
(A) Services
(B) Prohibited goods
(C) Unrecorded goods
(D) Goods through smuggling
(E) All the above

13. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km long provide irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
(E) Rajasthan

14. The rate of MAT has been increased from the present 15% to 18% with effect from April 2010. What is the full form of MAT ?
(A) Maximum Alternate Tax
(B) Minimum Alternate Tax
(C) Minimum Affordable Tax
(D) Maximum Affordable Tax
(E) None of these

15. RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking services to all villages having a population upto 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories ?
(A) Plan for Financial Inclusion
(B) Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Sector Lending
(C) Extension of Relief Packages to the Farmers
(D) Plan for opening more rural branches
(E) None of these

16. Which of the following is not a part of the scheduled banking structure in India ?
(A) Money Lenders
(B) Public Sector Banks
(C) Private Sector Banks
(D) Regional Rural Banks
(E) State Cooperative Banks

17. The rate of interest on Savings Bank Account is stipulated by—
(A) The concerned bank
(B) RBI
(C) Indian Banks Association
(D) Government of India
(E) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

18. Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’ ?
(A) Core
(B) Credit
(C) Continuous
(D) Complete
(E) None of these

19. In the year 2010, Commonwealth Games were organized in which of the following countries ?
(A) China
(B) South Africa
(C) Canada
(D) Brazil
(E) India

20. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants ?
(A) Zinc
(B) Platinum
(C) Uranium
(D) Nickel
(E) None of these

21. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial dailies/magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ?
(A) Public Per Capita Power
(B) Per Capita Potential Purchases
(C) Purchasing Power Parity
(D) Present Purchasing Power
(E) None of these

22. The recent press report indicates that one of the Economies of the world took over another Economy in GDP terms to gain nubmer Two, ranking at world level. Which one of the following country is that ?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Germany
(D) Australia
(E) India

23. Which of the following villagers received first lot of UID numbers ?
(A) Vaijapur in Maharashtra
(B) Bedkihal in Karnataka
(C) Tembhli in Maharashtra
(D) Navagam in Gujarat
(E) None of these

24. The highest weight in the revised Wholesale Price Index, implemented from September 2010 is given to which of the following item ?
(A) Fuel
(B) Food items
(C) Manufactured items
(D) Primary Articles
(E) All of these

25. Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy ?
(A) Economic Factors only
(B) Investment only
(C) Innovation/Market Base only
(D) Only (A) and (B)
(E) All (A), (B) and (C)

26. What do you understand by Community Development programmes ?
(A) Villages participation in the programme
(B) A movement to promote better living for the whole community
(C) A movement to promote better living for the whole community with the assistance of local Government
(D) A movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community
(E) None of these

27. In which one of the following activities percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest ?
(A) Agricultural Credit disbursement
(B) Sugar production
(C) Wheat procurement
(D) Fertilizer distribution
(E) Handlooms

28. What is a Panchayati Raj ?
(A) It is a community development programme
(B) It is a cooperative movement
(C) It is a scheme of self governance
(D) It is an exercise in decentralisation of administrative authority
(E) It is an out dated system, not followed now

29. Which one of the following is the updated base for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ?
(A) 2002-2003
(B) 2003-2004
(C) 2004-2005
(D) 2005-2006
(E) 2006-2007

30. What is a Green Index ?
(A) It measures nation’s wealth according to GNP per capita
(B) It measures nation’s wealth according to GDP per captia
(C) It measures nation’s wealth according to provisions of control on Green house gases
(D) It measures nation’s wealth in terms of coverage of forest area
(E) None of these

31. In which one of the following city, 2012 Olympics are proposed to be held ?
(A) Frankfurt
(B) London
(C) Tokyo
(D) Washington
(E) Dubai

32. In which one of the following states, Rosa Power Plant is located ?
(A) U.P.
(B) M.P.
(C) Orissa
(D) Haryana
(E) Punjab

33. Which one of the following is present Saving Bank Interest Rate (in percentage terms) ?
(A) 3•0
(B) 3•5
(C) 4•0
(D) 4•5
(E) 5•0

34. For calculation of poverty line in rural area, which one of the following calories consumption per day per person has been stipulated by Planning Commission ?
(A) 2000
(B) 2100
(C) 2400
(D) 2500
(E) None of these

35. Who is Julian Assange ?
(A) Founder, Googles
(B) Founder, Rediffmail
(C) Nominee, Nobel Prize for Literature 2010
(D) Founder, WikiLeaks
(E) None of these

36. For which one of the following States, interloculators’ panel has been appointed by the Centre ?
(A) Manipur
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Assam
(D) Nagaland
(E) J&K

37. Expand the term BCBS.
(A) Bank’s Committee on Banking Supervision
(B) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
(C) Bank’s Commission on Banking Supervision
(D) Basel Commission on Banking Supervision
(E) None of these

38. By which one of the following years, Government proposes to introduce IFRS norms ?
(A) April 2011
(B) October 2011
(C) April 2012
(D) October 2012
(E) None of these

39. As per World Development Report 2009, if the poverty is measured by the international poverty line standard of below a dollar a day, approximately what per cent of people will be living in India below poverty line ?
(A) 25•0
(B) 27•5
(C) 34•5
(D) 58•5
(E) 10•5

40. Who is Kaushik Basu ?
(A) Dy. Governor, RBI
(B) Member Planning Commission
(C) Chairman, Prime Ministers’ Economic Advisory Council
(D) Chief Economic Advisor
(E) Secretary-General FICCI

41. In a Poverty Pyramid index, which one of the following segments of population face highest poverty risk ?
(A) Formal wage employment
(B) Informal Self Employment : Employers
(C) Regular Informal Wage employment
(D) Informal Self Employment : own account
(E) Casual Informal Wage Employment and domestic work

42. Which one of the following is a Self Employment Programme for Educated Unemployed Youth ?
(A) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
(B) Swaran Jayanti Sahakari Rozgar Yojana
(C) National Social Assistance Programme
(D) Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(E) None of these

43. In which one of the following States, Sariska Tiger Reserve is located ?
(A) M. P.
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
(E) Orissa

44. Who is Mohammed Yunus ?
(A) Finance Minister, Bangladesh
(B) Founder, Grameen Bank
(C) Nobel Laureate for peace
(D) Foreign Minister, Pakistan
(E) Founder Micro Finance Institutions in India

45. Which one of the following is the primary source of energy in India ?
(A) Hydel Power
(B) Natural Gas
(C) Coal
(D) Naptha
(E) Non-conventional energy

46. At which one of the following rate, the Central Bank lends to banks against government securities ?
(A) Repo Rate
(B) Reverse Repo Rate
(C) Bank Rate
(D) SLR
(E) CRR

47. Which one of the following is not a member of BASIC ?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) South Africa
(D) Brazil
(E) Indonesia

48. Which one of the following Corporate Groups has argued in Supreme Court that leaks of Radia Tapes has affected its reputation ?
(A) RIL
(B) Jindal Steels
(C) Bajaj Group
(D) Adani Group
(E) Tata Group

49. Yuan currency belongs to which one of the following countries ?
(A) Japan
(B) Thailand
(C) South Korea
(D) China
(E) Vietnam

50. Aung San Sau Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner belongs to which one of the following countries ?
(A) China
(B) North Korea
(C) South Korea
(D) Japan
(E) Myanmar

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reserve bank of india fully solved papers of june 2011

yesterday i wrote about RBI- reserve bank of india recruiting the post of officers in grade b and today i am gonna share fully solved paper of general awareness of RBI examination which was held in june 2011.. hope you guys enjoy it. dont forgot to share it.

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bank of baroda banking awareness solved paper march 2011

 

Bank of Baroda Probationary Officers Exam., 2011
(Held on 13-3-2011)
General Socio-Economic & Banking Awareness : Solved Paper

one of the biggest question in every students mind is what is socio-economic? what is banking awareness? although some of people are suvvy with banking awareness but with experience, so here is inshort fully solved banking awareness paper of bank of baroda which is held in 13th march 2011 enjoy

1. Trade Ministers of Key WTO member countries including India held a meeting at Davos in Switzerland on January 29, 2011.
Which one of the following was the purpose of this meeting ?
(A) Negotiations for free trade
(B) Negotiations to abolish Restrictive Trade Practices
(C) Issues relating to agricultural subsidies
(D) Negotiations for a global trade deal
(E) To include Pakistan and Iran as members
Ans : (D)

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United India Insurance general awareness fully solved paper 2011

          United India Insurance Company Ltd. (A.A.O.) Exam., 2011
(Held on 27-2-2011)
General and Financial Awareness : Solved Paper

here is fully solved paper of general awareness of united india insurance although i missed this exam cause i was ill at that time but it was a bit easy to crack it, and one more thing that student needs to target while applying examinations of insurance companies is concerntrate on basic insurance knowledge as well as market khowledge and current products of whatever companies which u have applied so guys enjoy it dont forgot to share it :D
1. Which of the following is a General Insurance Company functioning in India ?
(A) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(B) ICICI Prudential
(C) Tata AIG
(D) United India Insurance Company
(E) All are General Insurance Companies
Ans : (D)

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corpotation bank Probationary Officers exam held in jan 2011 english solved paper

Corporation Bank Probationary Officers Exam., 2011
(Held on 16-1-2011)
English Language : Solved Paper

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Directions—(Q. 1 to 5) Rearrange the following five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them—
(1) “What is waste of my tax money”, I thought, walking past the people having free Californian Chardonnay.
(2) “Speak to her”, he said, “She's into books”.
(3) The friend who had brought me there noticed my noticing her.
(4) In late 2003, I was still paying taxes in America, so it horrified me that the US Consulate was hosting a “Gallo drinking appreciation event”.
(5) Behind them, a pianist was playing old film tunes, and a slim short woman was dancing around him.1. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

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bank of maharashtra fully solved english papers

today i am just try to preparation of my next exam which is LIC AAO at july 2011. in previous examination which is held on feb 2011. on that examination the weakest point that i could not able to solve general english as good as other subject. matter of the fect is i did not consider english as a serious subject. but now i realize that english is as important as the other subjects. so here i represent bank of maharashtra solved paper for my readers for prectise on this beautiful subject.. so guys enjoy it read it remind it and never ever forgot to share it plz. :) and ya i also attached some old links of LIC FULLY SOLVED PAPERS at bottom of this artical.

Bank of Maharashtra Probationary Officer Exam., 2010English Language : Solved Paper(Held on 19-12-2010)

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

When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even through a character introduced as a mime artist.

1. (A) entered
(B) came
(C) saw
(D) became
(E) featured
Ans : (A)

2. (A) From
(B) So
(C) Since
(D) By
(E) Until
Ans : (C)

3. (A) single
(B) fair
(C) dependent
(D) unique
(E) treacherous
Ans : (D)


4. (A) drama
(B) conclusion
(C) opinion
(D) judgement
(E) popular
Ans : (E)

5. (A) portray
(B) act
(C) rely
(D) depict
(E) earn
Ans : (C)

6. (A) mentioning
(B) designing
(C) stimulating
(D) expressing
(E) considering
Ans : (D)

7. (A) worked
(B) learnt
(C) qualified
(D) bought
(E) invested
Ans : (B)

8. (A) experience
(B) showings
(C) vision
(D) distance
(E) story
Ans : (A)

9. (A) toys
(B) worlds
(C) films
(D) people
(E) mimes
Ans : (C)

10. (A) and
(B) hardly
(C) then
(D) thus
(E) for
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 11–15) Rearrange the following five sentences (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(a) A small wooden nest box is all it has taken to rekindle all the romance of bringing sparrows and other birds back into our cities and halt them from fading into the past like a forgotten folktale.
(b) There is something wrong with a city that remains unperturbed even as its birds desert it.
(c) Thankfully, the situation is not as hopeless as it seems.
(d) Much as we try to defend the seemingly irreversible modern life of these cities, we can’t stop our hearts from crying when we realize that our rapidly degenerating urban eco-system isn’t generous enough to let these delicate winged creatures build tiny little nests in its nooks and crannies, sit in solitude, and rear offspring.
(e) And this desertion seems to be true with most metros in India where house sparrows have almost become a thing of the past.

11. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (a)
(B) (b)
(C) (c)
(D) (d)
(E) (e)
Ans : (B)

12. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (e)
(B) (d)
(C) (c)
(D) (b)
(E) (a)
Ans : (A)

13. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (a)
(B) (b)
(C) (c)
(D) (d)
(E) (e)
Ans : (D)

14. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (e)
(B) (d)
(C) (c)
(D) (b)
(E) (a)
Ans : (C)

15. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (a)
(B) (b)
(C) (c)
(D) (d)
(E) (e)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.

16. After keeping a ten-year-old in detention for around six days, the police finally registered a case of fraud against the child and sent him to jail.
(A) has finally register
(B) final registered
(C) is finally registration
(D) is final registering
(E) No correction required
Ans : (E)

17. Whichever reasons, there is no denying the changing attitudes to traditions as well as livelihoods, and by implication to the environment as well.
(A) Whichever the reasoning
(B) Whichever reasoned
(C) Whatever reasoning
(D) Whatever the reasons
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)

18. Visiting the village is like be transported into some other century.
(A) alike to transport
(B) like being transported
(C) likely to be transporting
(D) likes transport
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)

19. Environmentalists has pay little heed to the ‘softer’ aspects of the movement, of which the need to change our culture is one of the most important.
(A) is paying little heed
(B) are paying little heeding
(C) has paid little heeds
(D) have paid little heed
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)

20. Even in a changing world, we cannot wishes away the Indian nation and replace it with a world government overnight.
(A) Cannot wish away
(B) Can never wishing out
(C) Cannot wish out
(D) Never wishes out
(E) No correction required
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

21. We can feel morally ……… when someone insults us – as long as we do not ……… upon those feelings by burning down houses.
(A) challenged, stand
(B) outraged, act
(C) bound, build
(D) obliged, think
(E) violated, harp
Ans : (B)

22. Human beings are biological ………, they need to be grounded in time and place or else they come ……….
(A) things, forward
(B) souls, back
(C) organisms, unhinged
(D) features, undone
(E) creatures, again
Ans : (E)

23. ……… their golden years of love and togetherness, the couple ……… all their guests at their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
(A) Celebrating, welcomed
(B) Remembering, asked
(C) Rejoicing, promised
(D) Commemorating, brought
(E) Observing, greeted
Ans : (A)

24. Since it does not have the …… to do anything beyond sending out notices, the corporation has now decided to take steps to attach movable properties such as cars so that people take the notices more ……….
(A) authority, appropriately
(B) influence, justly
(C) guts, sincerely
(D) pressure, gravely
(E) power, seriously
Ans : (E)

25. A new law has been passed stating that no actor would be allowed to shoot beyond twelve hours in a day and those who ……… this norm would henceforth be ……… for it.
(A) followed, punished
(B) accompanied, reprimanded
(C) flouted - penalized
(D) defied, applauded
(E) obeyed, disciplined
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 26–35) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error; the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

26. It is only now, (A) / sixty years after independence, that (B) / India is learning how to negotiating (C) / the competing demands of power and justice. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

27. The graceful folk dance had performed (A) / so beautifully by a dance group that nobody (B) / seemed to notice that (C) / the show was two-and-a-half hours long ! (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

28. The actor, that was (A) / busy meeting and greeting people, (B) / made sure that this day became (C) / an extra special one for his parents. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

29. Farmhouse owners in the city, (A) / who were till now paid property tax (B) / for only the built-up area of the plot, will soon (C) / have to pay tax to the government for vacant land also. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

30. A time sheet diary is to be (A) / maintained by every actor, since (B) / producers constantly complain that they are (C) / forced shooting for late hours because actors come very late. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

31. Injected into the blood, (A) / tiny bubbles of gas can ease (B) / the passage of vital stroke drugs into the brain, (C) / helping in prevent damage to the grey matter. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

32. Since universities have more (A) / space on their campuses, they (B) / have been asked to open fire detection control rooms (C) / as a mandatory measure. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

33. District police arrested (A) / a gang of notorious robbers (B) / who were planning to strike at (C) / a house in the vicinity. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

34. Households across the State are either opting for (A) / a more modest lifestyle or compromising on (B) / the nutritional value of their food in efforts to negate (C) / the price rise of essential commodities, cereals, vegetables and fruits. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

35. The fire that gutted (A) / years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs (B) / of the University building was (C) / due to short circuit. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 36–50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

In February 2010 the Medical Council of India announced a major change in the regulation governing the establishment of medical colleges. With this change, corporate entities were permitted to open medical colleges. The new regulation also carried the following warning : “permission shall be withdrawn if the colleges resort to commercialization”. Since the regulation does not elaborate on what constitutes “resorting to commercialization”, this will presumably be a matter left to the discretion of the Government.

A basic requirement for a new medical college is a pre-existing hospital that will serve as a teaching hospital. Corporate entities have hospitals in the major metros and that is where they will have to locate medical colleges. The earlier mandated land requirement for a medical college campus, a minimum of 25 acres of contiguous land, cannot be fulfilled in the metros. Not surprisingly, yet another tweak has been made in the regulation, prescribing 10 acres as the new minimum campus size for 9 cities including the main metros. With this, the stage is set for corporate entities to enter the medical education market.

Until now, medical education in India has been projected as a not-forprofit activity to be organised for the public good. While private bodies can run medical colleges, these can only be societies or trusts, legally non-profit organizations. In opening the door to corporate colleges, thus, a major policy change has been effected without changing the law or even a discussion in Parliament, but by simply getting acompliant MCI to change the regulation on establishment of medical colleges. This and other changes have been justified in the name of addressing the shortage of doctors. At the same time, over 50 existing medical colleges, including 15 run by the government, have been prohibited from admitting students in 2010 for having failed to meet the basic standards prescribed. Ninety per cent of these colleges have come up in the last 5 years. Particularly shocking is the phenomenon of government colleges falling short of standards approved by the Government. Why are state government institutions not able to meet the requirements that have been approved by the central government ? A severe problem faced by government-run institutions is attracting and retaining teaching faculty, and this is likely to be among the major reasons for these colleges failing to satisfy the MCI norms. The crisis building up on the faculty front has been flagged by various commissions looking into problems of medical education over the years.

An indicator of the crisis is the attempt to conjure up faculty when MCI carries out inspections of new colleges, one of its regulatory functions. Judging by news reports, the practice of presenting fake faculty – students or private medical practitioners hired for the day – during MCI inspections in private colleges is common. What is interesting is that even government colleges are adopting unscrupulous methods. Another indicator is the extraordinary scheme, verging on the ridiculous that is being put in place by the MCI to make inspections ‘foolproof’. Faculty in all medical colleges are to be issued an RFID-based smart card by the MCI with a unique Faculty Number. The card, it is argued, will eliminate the possibility of a teacher being shown on the faculty of more than one college and establish if the qualifications of a teacher are genuine. In the future, it is projected that biometric RFID readers will be installed in the colleges that will enable a Faculty Identification, Tracking and Monitoring System to monitor faculty from within the college and even remotely from MCI headquarters.

The picture above does not even start to reveal the true and pathetic situation of medical care especially in rural India. Only a fraction of the doctors and nursing professionals serve rural areas where 70 per cent of our population lives. The Health Ministry, with the help of the MCI, has been active in proposing yet another ‘innovative’ solution to the problem of lack of doctors in the rural areas. The proposal is for a three-and-a-half year course to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Rural Medicine and Surgery (BRMS). Only rural candidates would be able to join this course. The study and training would happen at two different levels – Community Health Centers for 18 months, and sub-divisional hospitals for a further period of 2 years – and be conducted by retired professors. After completion of training, they would only be able to serve in their own state in district hospitals, community health centres, and primary health centres.

The BRMS proposal has invited sharp criticism from some doctors’ organizations on the grounds that it is discriminatory to have two different standards of health care – one for urban and the other for rural areas, and that the health care provided by such graduates will be compromised. At the other end is the opinion expressed by some that “something is better than nothing”, that since doctors do not want to serve in rural areas, the government may as well create a new cadre of medics who will be obliged to serve there. The debate will surely pick up after the government formally lays out its plans. What is apparent is that neither this proposal nor the various stopgap measures adopted so far address the root of the problem of health care.
The far larger issue is government policy, the low priority attached by the government to the social sector as a whole and the health sector in particular, evidenced in the paltry allocations for maintaining and upgrading medical infrastructure and medical education and for looking after precious human resources.

36. What solution is being offered by the Health Ministry for the shortage of doctors in rural areas ?
(A) Increase the number of government run hospitals in the rural areas thereby increasing the number of doctors catering to the people in these regions.
(B) Make it mandatory for doctors serving in the urban areas to serve in the rural areas for a specific number of years
(C) Set up increasing number of community health centres in rural areas
(D) Hire retired professors of medicine to offer medical help to people living in the rural areas till the time more doctors are appointed
(E) Run a separate medical course for three and a half years which can be taken up only by rural candidates who would ultimately serve in the rural areas
Ans : (E)

37. Why have some existing medical colleges been prohibited from admitting students ?
(A) As these have adopted corrupt practices and have been taking huge donations from their students
(B) As all these colleges were illegally set up and were not approved by the government in the first place
(C) As the course offered by these colleges is not in line with the course offered by the government run colleges
(D) As these have failed to meet the norms set by the central government for running the college
(E) As there are absolutely no faculty members left in these colleges to teach students
Ans : (D)

38. Which of the following is/are the change/s announced by the MCI in the regulation governing the establishment of medical college?
(a) Allowing the commercialization of medical colleges.
(b) Reducing the earlier mandated land requirement for a medical college campus for metros.
(c) Allowing corporate bodies to open medical colleges.
(A) Only (b)
(B) Only (a) and (b)
(C) Only (c)
(D) Only (b) and (c)
(E) All (a), (b) and (c) are true
Ans : (D)

39. Which of the following are the different opinions regarding the BRMS proposal ?
(a) At least a small step has been taken to improve the healthcare facilities in the rural areas through this proposal.
(b) There should be uniform healthcare facilities available for people living in both rural and urban area
(c) The healthcare providers through this proposal would not be up to the mark.
(A) Only (a)
(B) Only (a) and (b)
(C) Only (b) and (c)
(D) Only (b)
(E) All (a), (b) and (c)
Ans : (C)

40. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage ?
(A) Healthcare in India – The Questionable Changes
(B) Medical Centres in Rural India
(C) Commercialization of Medical Education in India
(D) The Medical Council of India
(E) The BRMS Proposal – The Way Out for Rural India
Ans : (A)

41. What is one of the major problems faced by the government–run medical institutions ?
(A) Dearth of land required for the setting up of medical institutions
(B) Lack of funds for running the colleges
(C) Dearth of teaching faculty
(D) Excessive competition from colleges run by corporate bodies
(E) Dearth of students opting for these colleges
Ans : (C)

42. What is the idea behind the MCI putting in place the RFID-based smart card ?
(a) To monitor and track faculty from MCI headquarters in the future.
(b) To put a stop to the practice of colleges of presenting fake faculty members.
(c) To verify the authenticity of faculty member qualifications.
(A) Only (a) and (b)
(B) All (a), (b) and (c)
(C) Only (c)
(D) Only (b) and (c)
(E) Only (b)
Ans : (B)

43. What is the author’s main intention behind writing this passage ?
(A) To make the general public aware of the healthcare facilities available in India
(B) To bring to light the problems faced by the healthcare sector in India despite changes suggested and goad the government into attaching priority to the sector
(C) To bring to light the problems faced by rural people in terms of healthcare facilities and thus exhort urban doctors to serve in the rural areas
(D) To make the general public aware of the benefits arising from the changes brought about by the MCI in the healthcare sector
(E) To urge the corporate bodies to look into the matter of healthcare facilities in the rural areas
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 44–47) Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

44. FLAGGED
(A) highlighted
(B) stopped
(C) bannered
(D) caused
(E) hoisted
Ans : (A)

45. FALLING SHORT
(A) remaining tiny
(B) limiting
(C) stumbling upon
(D) just satisfying
(E) not meeting
Ans : (E)

46. PERMITTED
(A) forbidden
(B) pressed
(C) allowed
(D) sent
(E) forced
Ans : (C)

47. SHOCKING
(A) wicked
(B) pleasing
(C) appalling
(D) electrifying
(E) scandalous
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 48–50) Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

48. UNSCRUPULOUS
(A) corrupt
(B) even
(C) constant
(D) honest
(E) measured
Ans : (D)

49. SHARP
(A) mild
(B) thin
(C) blunt
(D) rounded
(E) pointed
Ans : (D)

50. COMPLIANT
(A) fixed
(B) unyielding
(C) stagnant
(D) obedient
(E) negative
Ans : (B)

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