Q.12403·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyIn front of us was walking a bare-headed old man in tattered clothes. He was driving his beasts. They were all laden with heavy loads of clay from the hills and looked tired. The man carried a long whip which perhaps he himself had made. As he walked down the road he stopped now and then to eat the wild berries that grew on bushes along the uneven road. When he threw away the seeds, the bold birds would fly to peck at them. Sometimes a stray dog watched the procession philosophically and then began to bark. When this happened, my two little sons would stand still holding my hands firmly. A dog can sometimes be dangerous indeed. The expression “a stray dog watched the procession philosophically” means thatView question
Q.12404·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyIt is often forgotten that globalization is not only about policies on international economic relationships and transactions, but has equally to do with domestic policies of a nation. Policy changes necessitated by meeting the internationally set conditions (by WTO etc.) of free trade and investment flows obviously affect domestic producers and investors. But the basic philosophy 1.According to the passage, which of the following is/are necessary for ensuring globalization ?.1.Privatization of public enterprises 2.Expansionary policy of public expenditure 3.Free play of market forces to determine wages and employment 4.Privatization of social services like education and health Select the correct answer using the code given below :View question
Q.12405·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyA bell rings every 18 minutes. A second bell rings every 24 minutes. A third bell rings every 32 minutes. If all the three bells ring at the same time at 8 o'clock in the morning, at what other time will they all ring together?View question
Q.12406·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyIt is often forgotten that globalization is not only about policies on international economic relationships and transactions, but has equally to do with domestic policies of a nation. Policy changes necessitated by meeting the internationally set conditions (by WTO etc.) of free trade and investment flows obviously affect domestic producers and investors. But the basic philosophy According to the passage, the basic philosophy of globalization is toView question
Q.12407·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy"Price is not the same thing as value. Suppose that on a day the price of everything viz., coal, bread, postage stamps, a day's labour, the rent of houses, etc. were to double. Prices then would certainly rise, but values of all things except one would not." The writer wants to say that if prices of all things were doubled:View question
Q.12408·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the table given below in which the numbers bear certain relationship among themselves along the rows : Which one of the following numbers is the missing number indicated above by X ?View question
Q.12409·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy"Liberty, therefore, is never real unless the Government can be called to account when it invades rights." Which one of the following is the best justification of the above statement?View question
Q.12410·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyA worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if his speed from his house to the factory is 5 km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr, then he reaches the factory 7 minutes early. The distance of the factory from his house is:View question
Q.12411·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyAs per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal instalments without interest. After paying 18 instalments he found that 60 percent of his loan was refunded. How many instalments were there in the agreement?View question
Q.12412·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe following table gives population and total income of a city for four years : Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of the above data?View question
Q.12413·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following matrix : Which one of the following figures fits into the blank part of the above matrix ?View question
Q.12414·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following matrix with one empty block in the lower extreme corner : Which of the following figures could fit in the empty block and thus complete the matrix ?View question
Q.12415·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following figures Change in positions of beads in the four figures above follows a sequence. Following the same sequence, which of the figures below should appear as the fifth figure above?View question
Q.12416·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyWith reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, isView question
Q.12417·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyExamine the following figure : Which one of the following figures has the above figure embedded in it ?View question
Q.12418·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyIt is often forgotten that globalization is not only about policies on international economic relationships and transactions, but has equally to do with domestic policies of a nation. Policy changes necessitated by meeting the internationally set conditions (by WTO etc.) of free trade and investment flows obviously affect domestic producers and investors. But the basic philosophy According to the passage, in the process of globalization the State should haveView question
Q.12419·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyIt is often forgotten that globalization is not only about policies on international economic relationships and transactions, but has equally to do with domestic policies of a nation. Policy changes necessitated by meeting the internationally set conditions (by WTO etc.) of free trade and investment flows obviously affect domestic producers and investors. But the basic philosophy According to the passage, under the globalization, government interventions are viewed as processes leading toView question
Q.12420·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe Himalayan ecosystem is highly vulnerable to damage, both due to geological reasons and on account of the stress caused by increased pressure of population, exploitation of natural resources and other related challenges. These aspects may be exacerbated due to the impact of climate change. It is possible that climate change may adversely impact the Himalayan ecosystem through increased temperature, altered precipitation patterns, episodes of drought and biotic influences. This would not only impact the very sustenance of the indigenous communities in uplands but also the life of downstream dwellers across the country and beyond. Therefore, there is an urgent need for giving special attention to sustain the Himalayan ecosystem. This would require conscious efforts for conserving all the representative systems. Further, it needs to be emphasized that the endemics with restricted distribution, and most often with specialized habitat requirements, are among the most vulnerable elements. In this respect the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, with rich endemic diversity, is vulnerable to climate change. The threats include possible loss of genetic resources and species, habitats and concomitantly a decrease in ecosystem services. Therefore, conservation of endemic elements in representative ecosystems/habitats assumes a great significance while drawing conservation plans for the region. Towards achieving the above, we will have to shift toward contemporary conservation approaches, which include a paradigm of landscape level interconnectivity between protected area systems. The concept advocates a shift from the species-habitat focus to an inclusive focus on expanding the biogeographic range so that natural adjustments to climate change can proceed without being restrictive. With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1.To maintain natural ecosystems, exploitation of natural resources should be completely avoided. 2.Not only anthropogenic but also natural reasons can adversely affect ecosystems. 3.Loss of endemic diversity leads to the extinction of ecosystems. Which of the above assumptions is/are correct ?