Q.2755·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyPharmaceutical patents grant protection to the patentee for the duration of the patent term. The patentees enjoy the liberty to determine the prices of medicines, which is time-limited to the period of monopoly, but could be unaffordable to the public. Such patent protection offered to the patentees is believed to benefit the public over the longer term through innovations and research and development (R&D), although it comes at a cost, in the nature of higher prices for the patented medicine. The patent regime and price protection - through a legally validated high price for the medicine during the currency of the patent - provide the patentee with a legitimate mechanism to get returns on the costs incurred in innovation and research. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Patent protection given to patentees puts a huge burden on public's purchasing power in accessing patented medicines. 2. Dependence on other countries for pharmaceutical products is a huge burden for developing and poor countries. 3. Providing medicines to the public at affordable prices is a key goal during the public health policy design in many countries. 4. Governments need to find an appropriate balance between the rights of patentees and the requirements of the patients. Which of the above assumptions are valid?View question
Q.2756·Miscellaneous·2023·Easy40 children are standing in a circle and one of them (say child-1) has a ring. The ring is passed clockwise. Child-1 passes on to child-2,child-2 passes on to child-4, child-4 passes onto child-7 and so on. After how many such changes (including child-1) will the ring be in the hands of child-1 again?View question
Q.2757·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyQuestion: Is (p+q - r) greater than (p-q+r), where p, q and r areintegers?Statement-1: (p-q) is positive.Statement-2: (p-r) is negative. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?View question
Q.2758·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyIn a party, 75 persons took tea, 60 persons took coffee and 15 persons took both tea and coffee. No one taking milk takes tea. Each person takes at least one drink. Question: How many persons attended the party? Statement-1: 50 persons took milk. Statement-2: Number of persons who attended the party is five times the number of persons who took milk only. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?View question
Q.2759·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements in respect of five candidates P, Q, R, S and T. Two statements are true and one statement is false. True Statement : One of P and Q was selected for the job. False Statement : At least one of R and S was selected for the job. True Statement : At most two of R, S and T were selected for the job. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn ? 1. At least four were selected for the job. 2. S was selected for the job. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.2760·Miscellaneous·2023·Easy"Science by itself is not enough, there must be a force and discipline outside the sciences to coordinate them and point to a goal. It is not possible to run a course aright when the goal itself has not been rightly placed. What science needs is philosophy - the analysis of scientific method and the coordination of scientific purposes and results; without this, any science must be superficial. Government suffers, precisely like science, for lack of philosophy. Philosophy bears to science the same relationship which statesmanship bears to politics : movement guided by total knowledge and perspective, as against aimless and individual seeking. Just as the pursuit of knowledge becomes scholasticism when divorced from the actual needs of men and life, so the pursuit of politics becomes a destructive bedlam when divorced from science and philosophy." Which one of the following statements best reflects the most rational, logical and practical message conveyed by the passage?View question
Q.2761·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyAB and CD are 2-digit numbers. Multiplying AB with CD results in a 3-digit number DEF. Adding DEF to another 3-digit number GHI results in 975. Further A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I are distinct digits. If E = 0, F = 8, then what is A+B+C equal to?View question
Q.2762·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider a 3-digit number. Question: What is the number? Statement-1: The sum of the digits of the number is equal to the product of the digits. Statement-2: The number is divisible by the sum of the digits of the number. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?View question
Q.2763·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhile awareness on use/misuse and abuse of antibiotics is common knowledge, as is the impact of dosing poultry with antibiotics, the environmental impact of antibiotics-manufacturing companies not treating their waste has scarcely been discussed at any length or seriousness thus far. Pollution from antibiotics factories is fuelling the rise of drug-resistant infections. The occurrence of drug-resistant bacteria surrounding the pharma manufacturing plants is well known. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and practical message conveyed by the passage?View question
Q.2764·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyThe paradox of choice is illustrated by the story of Buridan's ass. Jean Buridan, the 14th century philosopher, wrote about free will and the inability to choose due to numerous choices and uncertainties. In the story, a donkey stands between two equally appealing stacks of hay. Unable to decide which to eat, it starves to death. Changes in technology and innovations such as smart phones and tablets only exacerbate our glut of choices. Constant connectivity and overconsumption of real-time data and social media can leave little room for self-reflection and rest, making decisions more difficult. Life is about choices. Many people are overwhelmed with attractive life choices, yet find themselves unhappy and anxious. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical message implied by the above passage ?View question
Q.2765·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyThere are three traffic signals. Each signal changes colour from green to red and then from red to green. The first signal takes 25 seconds, the second signal takes 39 seconds and the third signal takes 60 seconds to change the colour from green to red. The durations for green and red colours are same. At 2:00 p.m, they together turn green. At what time will they change to green next, simultaneously?View question
Q.2766·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyIf today is Sunday, then which day is it exactly on 1010 th day?View question
Q.2767·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhat is the number of selections of10 consecutive things out of 12 things in a circle taken in the clockwise direction ?View question
Q.2768·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhat is the sum of all 4-digit numbers less than 2000 formed by the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4,where none of the digits is repeated?View question
Q.2769·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyFor five children with ages a < b <c< d < e; any two successive ages differ by 2 years. Question: What is the age of the youngest child? Statement-1: The age of the eldest is 3 times the youngest. Statement-2: The average age of the children is 8 years. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?View question
Q.2770·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyA rectangular floor measures 4 m in length and 2.2 m in breadth. Tiles of size 140 cm by60 cm have to be laid such that the tiles do not overlap. A tile can be placed in any orientation so long as its edges are parallel to the edges of the floor. What is the maximum number of tiles that can be accommodated on the floor?View question
Q.2771·Miscellaneous·2023·EasySourcing food from non-agricultural lands (uncultivated systems such as forests, wetlands, pastures, etc) in addition to agricultural lands enables a systemic approach to food consumption. It allows rural and tribal communities to sustain themselves for the whole year and steer clear of natural disasters and season-induced shortfalls of agricultural food. Since the productivity of trees is often more resilient to adverse weather conditions than annual crops, forest foods often provide a safety net during periods of food shortages caused by crop failure; forest foods also make important contributions during seasonal crop production gaps. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the author of the passage ?View question
Q.2772·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyHow many natural numbers are there which give a remainder of 31 when 1186 is divided by these natural numbers?View question