Q.6769·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyA bat's .wings may look like sheets of skin. But underneath, a bat has the same five fingers as an orangutan or a human, as well as a wrist connected to the same cluster of wrist bones connected to the same long bones of the arm. What can be more curious than that the hand of a man, formed for grasping, that of a mole for digging, the leg of the horse, the-paddle of the porpoise, and the wing of the bat, should all be constructed on the some pattern ? Which one of the following is the most logical, scientific and rational inference that can be made from the above passage ?View question
Q.6770·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyA and B are two heavy steel blocks. If B is placed on the top of A, the weight increases by 60%. How much weight will reduce with respect to the total weight of A and B, if B is removed from the top of A?View question
Q.6771·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyThe interests of working and poor people have historically been neglected in the planning of our cities. Our cities are increasingly intolerant,', unsafe and unlivable places for large numbers of citizens and yet we continue to plan via the old ways — the static Development Plan — that draws exclusively from technical expertise, distanced from people's live experiences and needs, and actively excluding large number of people, places, activities and practices that are an integral part of the city. The passage seems to argueView question
Q.6772·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyMr 'X' has three children. The birthday of the first child falls on the 5th Monday of April, that of the second one falls on the 5th Thursday of November. On which day is the birthday of his third child, which falls on 20th December?View question
Q.6773·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyConsider the following Statements and Conclusions: Statements: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is a cow. Conclusions: No cow is a cat. No dog is a rat. Some cats are rats. Which of the above conclusions is/are drawn from the statements?View question
Q.6774·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyThe number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of four parallel lines, isView question
Q.6775·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyIn a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A student is a football player if and only if the identification number is divisible by 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if and only if the identification number is divisible by 6. If every number from 1 to 100 is assigned to a student, then how many of them play cricket as well as football?View question
Q.6776·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyRaju has Rs. 9000 with him and he wants to buy a mobile handset; but he finds that he has only 75% of the amount required to buy the handset. Therefore, he borrows 2000 from a friend. ThenView question
Q.6777·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyRakesh and Rajesh together bought 10 balls and 10 rackets. Rakesh spent 1300 and Rajesh spent 1500. If each racket costs three times a ball does, then what is the price of a racket?View question
Q.6778·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyPolitical theorists no doubt have to take history of injustice, for example, untouchability, seriously. The concept of historical injustice takes note of a variety of historical wrongs that continue into the present in some form or the other and tend to resist repair. Two reasons might account for resistance to repair. One, not only are the roots of injustice buried deep in history, injustice itself constitutes economic structures of exploitation, ideologies of discrimination and modes of representation. Two, the category of historical injustice generally extends across a number of wrongs such as economic deprivation, social discrimination and lack of recognition. This category is complex, not only because of the overlap between a number of wrongs, but because one or the other wrong, generally discrimination, tends to acquire partial autonomy from others. This is borne out by the history of repair in India. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : Removal of economic discrimination leads to removal of social discrimination. Democratic polity is the best way to repair historical wrongs. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?View question
Q.6779·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyDiarrhoeal deaths among Indian children are mostly due to food and water contamination. Use of contaminated groundwater and unsafe chemicals in agriculture, poor hygiene in storage and handling of food items to food cooked and distributed in unhygienic surroundings; there are myriad factors that need regulation and monitoring. People need to have awareness of adulteration and ways of complaining to the relevant authorities. Surveillance of food-borne diseases involves a number of government agencies and entails good training of inspection staff. Considering the proportion of the urban population that depends on street food for its daily meals, investing in training and education of street vendors is of great significance. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: Food safety is a complex issue that calls for a multipronged solution. Great investments need to be made in developing the manpower for surveillance and training. India needs to make sufficient legislation for governing food processing industry. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.6780·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyEducation plays a great transformatory role in life, particularly so in this rapidly changing and globalizing world. Universities are the custodians of the intellectual capital and promoters of culture and specialized knowledge. Culture is an activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and human feelings. A merely well informed man is only a bore on God's earth. What we should aim at is producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge. Their expert knowledge will give them a firm ground to start from and their culture will lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Together it will impart meaning to human existence. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society. Without acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?View question
Q.6781·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyMost invasive species are neither terribly successful nor very harmful. Britain's invasive plants are not widespread, not spreading especially quickly, and often less of a nuisance than vigorous natives such as bracken. The arrival of new species almost always increases biological diversity in a region; in many cases, a flood of newcomers drives no native species to extinction. One reason is that invaders tend to colonise disturbed habitats like polluted lakes and post-industrial wasteland, where little else lives. They are nature's opportunists. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?View question
Q.6782·Miscellaneous·2019·EasySoil, in which nearly all our food grows, is a living resource that takes years to form. Yet it can vanish in minutes. Each year 75 billion tonnes of fertile soil is lost to erosion. That is alarming — and not just for food producers. Soil can trap huge quantities of carbon dioxide in the form of organic carbon and prevent it from escaping into the atmosphere. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : Large scale soil erosion is a major reason for widespread food insecurity in the world. Soil erosion is mainly anthropogenic. Sustainable management of soils helps in combating climate change. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?View question
Q.6783·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhat stands in the way of the widespread and careful adoption of 'Genetic Modification (GM)' technology is an `Intellectual Property Rights' regime that seeks to create private monopolies for such technologies. If GM technology is largely corporate driven, it seeks to maximize profits and that too in the short run. That is why corporations make major investments for herbicide-tolerant and pest-resistant crops. Such properties have only a short window, as soon enough, pests and weeds will evolve to overcome such resistance. This suits the corporations. The National Farmers Commission pointed out that priority must be given in genetic modification to the incorporation of genes that can help impart resistance to drought, salinity and other stresses. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: The issue of effects of natural calamities on agriculture is not given due consideration by GM technology companies. In the long run, GM technology will not be able to solve agricultural problems arising due to global warming. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.6784·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyInequality is visible, even statistically measurable in many instances, but the economic power that drives it is invisible and not measurable... Like the force of gravity, power is the organising principle of inequality, be it of income, or wealth, gender, race, religion and region. Its effects are seen in a pervasive manner in all spheres, but the ways in which economic power pulls and tilts visible economic variables remain invisibly obscure, On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : Economic power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society. Inequality of different kinds, income, wealth, etc, reinforces power. Economic power can be analysed more through its effects than by direct empirical methods. Which of thy above oasomptions is/are valid ?View question
Q.6785·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyA vast majority of Indians are poor, with barely 10 percent employed in the organised sector. We are being convinced that vigorous economic growth is generating substantial employment. But this is not so. When our economy was growing at 3 percent per year, employment in the organised sector was growing at 2 percent per year. As the economy began to grow at 7 - 8 percent per year, the rate of growth of employment in the organised sector actually declined to 1 percent per year. The above passage seems to imply that most of modern economic growth is based on technological progress. much of modern Indian economy does not nurture sufficient symbiotic relationship with labour-intensive, natural resource-based livelihoods. service sector in India is not very labour-intensive. literate rural population is not willing to enter organised sector. Which of the statements given above are correct?View question
Q.6786·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhat stands in the way of the widespread and careful adoption of 'Genetic Modification (GM)' technology is an `Intellectual Property Rights' regime that seeks to create private monopolies for such technologies. If GM technology is largely corporate driven, it seeks to maximize profits and that too in the short run. That is why corporations make major investments for herbicide-tolerant and pest-resistant crops. Such properties have only a short window, as soon enough, pests and weeds will evolve to overcome such resistance. This suits the corporations. The National Farmers Commission pointed out that priority must be given in genetic modification to the incorporation of genes that can help impart resistance to drought, salinity and other stresses. Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the above passage?View question