Q.5707·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyIndia has tremendous potential for solar energy. We all realize that we have to stop burning fossil fuels to meet our energy needs. But certain renewable resources are still going through their cost Curves and learning curves to get the required amount of output. The Indian Government has strongly committed to its targets of reducing emissions by 33 percent by 2030, and towards this it has initiated a strong push towards a gas-based economy and has also invested heavily in renewable energy. However, business houses are wary of investing too heavily in renewable energy at a time when the technology is not yet ready. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: Governments often provide inefficient and costly subsidies for technologies that may not be ready in the near future. India’s commitment of reducing emissions by 33% by 2030 shall be on the basis of gas-based economy. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.5708·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyA frog tries to come out of a dried well 4.5 m deep with slippery walls. Every time the frog jumps 30 cm, slides down 15 cm. what is the number of jumps required for the frog to come out of the well?View question
Q.5709·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyMany people understand the connection n solid waste management and health in terms of the consequences of unattended heaps of garbage which become home for flies and other Vermin. However, there is another aspect that is not well-understood, that is, what happens when unscientific solid waste management combines with poor drainage and dumping of untreated sewage into drains which are meant to carry storm water during rains. The result is choked drains which are full of stagnant water breeding mosquitoes, resulting in the spread of water-borne diseases. In the context of India, which one of the following statements best reflects the critical message of the passage?View question
Q.5710·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyIn Part III of the constitution which assures people certain fundamental rights, Article 25 proclaims that “all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and propagate religion”. What people fail to notice is that this Proclamation is prefixed with the words “subject to public order, morality, health and to the other provisions of this Part”, Which set conditions precedent for the legal protection of religious practices of any Community. The closing words of this prefatory rider in Article 25 virtually constitute a subordination clause placing other fundamental rights mentioned in Part Ill over and above the right to religious freedom. Among those other fundamental rights is the rights to equality before law and equal protection of laws-assured at the outset and elaborated in later articles to mean, inter alia, that the State shall not deny equal protection of laws to any person or group of persons on the basis of religion alone. What is the most logical inference from the above passage?View question
Q.5711·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyA bottle contains 20 litres of liquid A. 4 litres of liquid A is taken out of it d replaced by same quantity of liquid B. Again 4 litre of the mixture is taken out and replaced by same quantity of liquid B. What is the ratio of quantity of liquid A to that of liquid B in the final mixture?View question
Q.5712·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyThe average score of a batsman after his 50th innings was 46.4. After 60th innings, his average Score increases by 2.6. What was his average score in the last ten innings?View question
Q.5713·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyIn a class, there are three groups A, B and C. If one student from group A and two students from group B are shifted to group C, then what happens to the average weight of the students of the class?View question
Q.5714·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyA man takes half time in rowing a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio or the speed in still water to the speed of current?View question
Q.5715·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyA simple mathematical operation in each number of the sequence 14, 18, 20, 24, 30, 32, ..... results in a sequence with respect to prime numbers. Which one of the following is the next number in the sequence?View question
Q.5716·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyConsider the following sequence of numbers: How many odd numbers are followed by the odd number in the above sequence?View question
Q.5717·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyA man walks down the backside of his house straight 25 meters, then turns to the right and walks 50 meters again; then he turns towards left and again walks 25 meters. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?View question
Q.5719·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyHow many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?View question
Q.5720·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy.Two Statements S 1 and S2 are given below with regard to four numbers P, Q, R and S followed by a Question: S1: R is greater-than P as well as Q. S2: S is not the largest one. Among four numbers P, Q, R and S which one is the largest? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?View question
Q.5721·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyWhat is the remainder when 51 x 27 x 35 x 62 x 75 is divided by 100?View question
Q.5722·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyPeople will invest in education whenever they are granted the economic freedom to fully enjoy benefits Again, this is for the obvious reason that the return on education increases as the level of economic freedom rises. When people, thanks to lower tax rates, are allowed to retain of the higher income that they gain from incremental level of education, it makes sense to invest in education. On the other hand, when the government decides to tax the higher income of educated individuals at even higher rates, it makes very little sense to invest in educating oneself further. The same incentives apply to parents who decide on whether to invest in their children's education. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: Lower tax rates in a country invariably translate into greater investments in higher education. Investment in the education of children ensures their economic freedom. Economic freedom has a positive impact on building up human capital. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.5723·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyOne of the biggest ironies around water is that it comes from rivers and other wetlands. Yet it is seen as divorced from them. While water is used as a resource, public policy does not always grasp that it is a part of the natural ecosystem. Efforts at engineering water systems are thus efforts at augmenting water supply rather than strengthening the capacities of ecological systems. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?View question
Q.5724·Miscellaneous·2020·EasyIn India, the current focus on the right to privacy is based on some new realities of the digital age. A right is a substantive right only if it works in all situations, and for everyone. A right to free expression for an individual about her exploitation, for instance, is meaningless without actual availability of security that guarantees that private force cannot be used to thwart this right. The role of the State, therefore, is not just to abstain from preventing rightful free expression, but also to actively ensure that private parties are not able to block it. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: State should have some institutions to ensure its appropriate role in a digital society. State should ensure that private parties do not violate the citizens' right to privacy. Digital economy is not compatible with the idea of not violating the citizens’ privacy. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question