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Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.

 

The conclusion of World Trade Organization’s 11th biennial ministerial conference at Buenos Aires was worrisome. From an Indian standpoint, there was no loss as status quo continues in the most important issue: the right to continue the food security programme by using support prices. But the inability of the negotiators to reach even one substantive outcome suggests that WTO’s efficacy is under question. As a 164-country multilateral organisation dedicated to crafting rules of trade through consensus, WTO represents the optimal bet for developing countries such as India. Strengthening WTO is in India’s best interest.

 

Perhaps the biggest threat to WTO’s efficacy today is the attitude of the US. The world’s largest economy appears to have lost faith in the organisation and has begun to undermine one of its most successful segments, the dispute redressal mechanism. This is significant as the US has been directly involved in nearly half of all cases brought to WTO. Separately, large groups of countries decided to pursue negotiations on e-commerce, investment facilitation and removal of trade obstacles for medium and small scale industries. By itself this should not weaken WTO. But it comes at a time when there is growing frustration with gridlock at WTO.

 

India did well to defend its position on its food security programme. The envisaged reform package which will see a greater use of direct cash transfers to beneficiaries will be in sync with what developed countries do. But it’s important for India to enhance its efforts to reinvigorate WTO. In this context, India’s plan to organise a meeting of some countries early next year is a step in the right direction. WTO represents the best available platform to accommodate interests of a diverse set of nations. Therefore, India should be at the forefront of moves to fortify it.

 

According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true?

 

A) 11th WTO conference was held at Nairobi B) India’s take on food security programme in the WTO conference was positive
C) US is termed as the world’s largest economy D) US is involved directly in half of the cases brought to WTO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 11th WTO conference was held at Nairobi

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Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at Aligarh?

A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
C) Hakim Ajmal Khan D) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hakim Ajmal Khan

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What is the effective resistance (in Ω) of two resistors 12 Ω and 24 Ω connected in parallel?

A) 36 B) 8
C) 16 D) 72
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

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Indian National Congress is a part of which political group?

A) United Progressive Alliance B) National Democratic Alliance
C) Janata Parivar D) Rashtra Parivar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) United Progressive Alliance

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

Sometimes, when you are used to/ see a player in the commentary/ box over a long period, you tend to/ forget what a great player he was

A) Sometimes, when you are used to B) See a player in the commentary
C) Box over a long period, you tend to D) Forget what a great player he was
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) See a player in the commentary

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The error lies in the second part of the sentence. The form V + -ing is called a gerund if it serves as a noun. In the given sentence "to" has been used as a preposition (in a prepositional phrase) and not an infinitive, thus, the gerund form "seeing" is correct. E.G. I look forward to meeting my relatives. Thus, option 2 is correct. Here, 'used to' is used in the present tense to indicate that one has a habit of doing something.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) I do not understand why B) why in spite of my best efforts to please him
C) my boss is so angry at me. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No error

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There is no error in any part. The sentence is grammatically correct.

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In terms of economics, if it is possible to make someone better­off without making someone worse­off, then the situation is

A) Inefficient B) Efficient
C) Optimal D) Pareto­superior
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pareto­superior

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If price of an article decreases from Rs P1 to Rs 75, quantity demanded increases from 1000 units to 1200 units. If point elasticity of demand is ­3.2 findmP1?

A) Rs 85 B) Rs 80
C) D) Rs 95
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 80

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