Q.6751·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyAs to happiness, I am not so sure. Birds, it is true, die of hunger in large numbers during the winter, if they are not birds of passage. But during the summer they do not foresee this catastrophe, or remember how nearly it befell them in the previous winter. With human beings the matter is otherwise. I doubt whether the percentage of birds that will have died of hunger during the present winter (1946–47) is as great as the percentage of human beings that will have died from this cause in India and central Europe during the same period. But every human death by starvation is preceded by a long period of anxiety, and surrounded by the corresponding anxiety of neighbours. We suffer not only the evils that actually befall us, but all those that our intelligence tells us we have reason to fear. The curbing of impulses to which we are led by forethought averts physical disaster at the cost of worry, and general lack of joy. I do not think that the learned men of my acquaintance, even when they enjoy a secure income, are as happy as the mice that eat the crumbs from their tables while the erudite gentlemen snooze. In this respect, therefore, I am not convinced that there has been any progress at all. Human beings cannot be happy because theyView question
Q.6752·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyFor what value of it, the sum of digits in the number (10n + 1) is 2?View question
Q.6753·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyLet x, y be the volumes; m, n be the masses of two metallic cubes P and Q respectively. Each side of Q is two times that of P and mass of Q is two times that of P. Let u = m / x and V = n / y. which one or the following is correct?View question
Q.6754·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWith the digital phenomenon restructuring most social sectors, it is little surprise that global trade negotiations are now eyeing the digital area in an attempt to pre-emptively colonise it. Big Data is freely collected or mined from developing countries, and converted into digital intelligence in developed countries. This intelligence begins to control different sectors and extract monopoly rents. A large foreign company providing cab service, for instance, is not a work of cars and drivers, it is digital intelligence about commuting, public transport, roads, traffic, city events, presonal behavioural characteristics of commuters and driver and so on. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage?View question
Q.6755·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyLow-end IoT (Internet of Things) devices are cheap commodity items: addressing security would add to the cost. This class of items is proliferating with new applications; many home appliances, thermostats, security and monitoring devices and personal convenience devices are part of the IoT. So are fitness trackers, certain medical implants and computer-like devices in automobiles. The IoT is expected to expand exponentially — but new security challenges are daunting. Which one of the following statements is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?View question
Q.6756·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyRakesh had money to buy 8 mobile handsets of a specific company. But the retailer offered very good discount on that particular handset. Rakesh could buy 10 mobile handsets with the amount he had. What was the discount the retailer offered?View question
Q.6757·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyEna was born 4 years after her parents' marriage. Her mother is three years younger than her father and 24 years older than Ena, who is 13 years old. At what age did Ena's father get married?View question
Q.6758·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyIf x is greater than or equal to 25 and y is less than or equal to 40, then which one of the following is always correct?View question
Q.6759·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.6760·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyClimate change may actually benefit some plants by lengthening growing seasons and increasing carbon dioxide. Yet other effects of a warmer world, such as more pests, droughts, and flooding, will be less benign. How will the world adapt ? Researchers project that by 2050, suitable croplands for four commodities — maize, potatoes, rice and wheat — will shift, in some cases pushing farmers to plant new crops. Some farmlands may benefit from warming, but others won't. Climate alone does not dictate yields; political shifts, global "demand, and agricultural practices will influence how farms fare in the future. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from) the above passage ?View question
Q.6761·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.6762·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.6763·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.6764·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.6765·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.6766·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyA majority of the TB infected in India are poor and lack sufficient nutrition, suitable housing and have little understanding of prevention. TB then devastates families, makes the poor poorer, particularly affects women and children, and leads to ostracisation and loss of employment. The truth is that even if TB does not kill them, hunger and poverty will. Another truth is that deep-seated stigma, lack of counselling, expensive treatment and lack of adequate support from providers and family, coupled with torturous side-effects demotivate patients to continue treatment — with disastrous health consequences. Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the above passage?View question
Q.6767·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyAccess to schooling for those coming of school age is close to universal, but access to quality exhibits a sharp gradient with socio-economic status. Quotas for the weaker sections in private schools is a provision introduced by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The quotas have imposed a debate on issues of social integration and equity in education that private actors had escaped by and large, The idea of egalitarian education system with equality of opportunity as its primary goal appears to be outside the space that private school principals inhabit. Therefore, the imposition of the quotas has led to resistance, sometimes justified. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: Making equality of opportunity a reality is the fundamental goal of the Indian education system. The present Indian school system is unable to provide egalitarian education. Abolition of private schools and establishment of more government schools is the only way to ensure egalitarian education. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.6768·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyA changing climate, and the eventual efforts of governments (however reluctant) to deal with it, could have a big impact on investors' returns. Companies that produce or use large amounts of fossil fuels will face higher taxes and regulatory burdens. Some energy producers may find it impossible to exploit their known reserves, and be left with "stranded assets" — deposits of oil and coal that have to be left in the ground. Other industries could be affected by the economic damage caused by more extreme weather — storms, floods, heat waves and droughts. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: Governments and companies need to be adequately prepared to face the climate change. Extreme weather events will reduce the economic growth of governments and companies'in future. Ignoring climate change is a huge risk for investors. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question