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The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that roughly one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted around the world. This loss and wastage happens at every stage of the supply chain, from initial farm production right through to final household consumption. The mounting wastage also causes land degradation of about 45 percent, driven mainly by deforestation, unsustainable farming practices, and excessive groundwater extraction. The energy invested in producing food that goes uneaten generates roughly 3.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Decomposition of wasted food further releases other harmful gases into the atmosphere. The passage concludes that addressing food loss and wastage in all its forms is essential to completing the cycle of food efficiency and sustainability.
Which of the following statements best reflect the most logical and rational inferences that can be made from the passage? The current methods of food distribution are solely responsible for the loss and wastage of food. Land productivity is adversely affected by the prevailing trend of food loss and wastage. Reduction in the loss and wastage of food results in lesser carbon footprint. Post-harvest technologies to prevent or reduce the loss and wattage of food are not available. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that roughly one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted around the world. This loss and wastage happens at every stage of the supply chain, from initial farm production right through to final household consumption. The mounting wastage also causes land degradation of about 45 percent, driven mainly by deforestation, unsustainable farming practices, and excessive groundwater extraction. The energy invested in producing food that goes uneaten generates roughly 3.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Decomposition of wasted food further releases other harmful gases into the atmosphere. The passage concludes that addressing food loss and wastage in all its forms is essential to completing the cycle of food efficiency and sustainability.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1The food distribution mechanism needs to be reimagined and made effective to reduce the loss and wastage of food.
2Ensuring the reduction of wastage and loss of food is a social and moral responsibility of all citizens.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
As inflation rises, even governments that had committed themselves to budgetary discipline have begun spending freely to support households. Central banks raise interest rates partly to induce a measure of fiscal austerity: with costlier borrowing, governments must cut spending or raise taxes to keep their debts stable. But without this fiscal backing, monetary policy progressively loses its grip. Higher interest rates then turn inflationary rather than disinflationary, because they simply push governments to borrow more in order to pay rising debt-servicing costs. The danger of monetary policy becoming unmoored is greatest when public debt is high, since interest rates then weigh more heavily on budget deficits.
Which of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made from the passage? Central banks cannot bring down inflation without budgetary backing. The effects of monetary policy depend on the fiscal policies pursued by the government. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
As inflation rises, even governments that had committed themselves to budgetary discipline have begun spending freely to support households. Central banks raise interest rates partly to induce a measure of fiscal austerity: with costlier borrowing, governments must cut spending or raise taxes to keep their debts stable. But without this fiscal backing, monetary policy progressively loses its grip. Higher interest rates then turn inflationary rather than disinflationary, because they simply push governments to borrow more in order to pay rising debt-servicing costs. The danger of monetary policy becoming unmoored is greatest when public debt is high, since interest rates then weigh more heavily on budget deficits.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1Fiscal policies of governments are solely responsible for higher prices.
2Higher prices do not affect the long-term government bonds.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
A certain number of men can complete a piece of work in 6k days, where k is a natural number. By what percent should the number of men be increased so that the work can be completed in 5k days?
X, Y and Z can complete a piece of work individually in 6 hours, 8 hours and 8 hours respectively. However, only one person at a time can work in each hour and nobody can work for two consecutive hours. All are engaged to finish the work. What is the minimum amount of time that they will take to finish the work.
On January 1st, 2023, a person saved Rs 1. On January 2nd, 2023, he saved Rs. 2 more than that on the previous day. On January 3rd, 2023, he saved Rs. 2 more than that on the previous day and so on. At the end of which date was his total savings a perfect square as well a perfect cube?
Cities such as New York, London and Paris are counted among the world's most iconic today because plans rooted in a strong systems approach were imposed on their precincts. The backbone of systems theory is converting social, spatial and cultural goals into mathematical models, using computing, statistics, optimization, and algorithmic ways of framing and solving problems. The early Western universities that began training planning professionals produced some of the most ingenious planners, who were experts in these very domains. That expertise grew because such subjects were absorbed into planning curricula that had their roots in the social sciences, geography and architecture. Planning in India, along with its education, differs from this Western pattern.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
Cities such as New York, London and Paris are counted among the world's most iconic today because plans rooted in a strong systems approach were imposed on their precincts. The backbone of systems theory is converting social, spatial and cultural goals into mathematical models, using computing, statistics, optimization, and algorithmic ways of framing and solving problems. The early Western universities that began training planning professionals produced some of the most ingenious planners, who were experts in these very domains. That expertise grew because such subjects were absorbed into planning curricula that had their roots in the social sciences, geography and architecture. Planning in India, along with its education, differs from this Western pattern.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : India needs a new generation of urban professionals with knowledge relevant to modern urban practice. Indian universities at present have no capacity or potential to impart training in systems approach. Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?
421 and 427, when divided by the same number, leave the same remainder 1. How many numbers can be used as the divisor in order to get the same remainder 1 ?
A can X contains 399 litres of petrol and a can Y contains 532 litres of diesel. They are to be bottled in bottles of equal size so that whole of petrol and diesel would be separately bottled. The bottle capacity in terms of litres is an integer. How many different bottle sizes are possible?
The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members?
1Governor of the Constituent State
2Chief Minister of the Constituent State
3Three Members to be nominated by the President of India
4The Home Minister of India
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By the time children reach class 8, most are between 13 and 15 years old. Yet in India about a quarter of class-8 children struggle to read simple texts, and more than half still cannot perform basic arithmetic operations such as division. Every year around 25 million young people move out of elementary schooling into life beyond compulsory education, but they cannot enter the organized workforce until they are 18. For many families these children are the first ever to get this far in school. Parents and children alike expect these school 'graduates' to proceed to high school and college, and hardly anyone wants to return to agriculture. At the same time, their actual academic abilities are far below what even the class-8 curriculum expects.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : For effective school education, parents have greater role than the governments. School curriculum that conforms to today’s requirements and is uniform for the entire country may address the issues brought out. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
By the time children reach class 8, most are between 13 and 15 years old. Yet in India about a quarter of class-8 children struggle to read simple texts, and more than half still cannot perform basic arithmetic operations such as division. Every year around 25 million young people move out of elementary schooling into life beyond compulsory education, but they cannot enter the organized workforce until they are 18. For many families these children are the first ever to get this far in school. Parents and children alike expect these school 'graduates' to proceed to high school and college, and hardly anyone wants to return to agriculture. At the same time, their actual academic abilities are far below what even the class-8 curriculum expects.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea conveyed by the passage?
Two persons P and Q enter into a business. P puts ₹ 14,000 more than Q, but P has invested for 8 months and Q has invested for 10 months. If P's share is ₹ 400 more than Q's share out of the total profit of ₹ 2,000, what is the capital contributed by P?
In an examination, 80% of students passed in English, 70% of students passed in Hindi and 15% failed in both the subjects. What is the percentage of students who failed in only one subject?
A father said to his son, “n years back I was as old as you are now. My present age is four times your age n years back”. If the sum of the present ages of the father and the son is 130 years, what is the difference of their ages?
A nineteenth-century writer's striking epigram declares that the history of science is the real history of mankind, linking science to its human background. Like most epigrams, its power comes from emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth that is easily overlooked. Here the overlooked point is the connection between science and mankind: science is often treated as some abstract third party, praised at times for its beneficial influence but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind, the author insists, cannot be divorced from each other whenever it suits men. Yet despite countless opportunities for improvement, the opening years of the present civilizational period have been dominated by international conflict. The passage closes by asking whether this is the inevitable result of scientific progress, or whether the fault lies elsewhere.
Which of the following is/are emphatically conveyed by the author of the passage?
1Without science, mankind could not have continued to exist till today.
2It is the science that will ultimately determine the destiny of mankind.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement IIf the United States of America (USA) were to default on its debt, holders of US Treasury Bonds will not be able to exercise their claims to receive payment.
Statement IIThe USA Government debt is not backed by any hard assets, but only by the faith of the Government.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
A nineteenth-century writer's striking epigram declares that the history of science is the real history of mankind, linking science to its human background. Like most epigrams, its power comes from emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth that is easily overlooked. Here the overlooked point is the connection between science and mankind: science is often treated as some abstract third party, praised at times for its beneficial influence but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind, the author insists, cannot be divorced from each other whenever it suits men. Yet despite countless opportunities for improvement, the opening years of the present civilizational period have been dominated by international conflict. The passage closes by asking whether this is the inevitable result of scientific progress, or whether the fault lies elsewhere.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science.
2The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?
Only through long experience, and by opening his wares on many a beach where his own language is not spoken, will a merchant come to know the worth of what he carries. That experience also teaches him what in his choice is parochial and what is universal. Delicate goods such as justice, love and honour, courtesy, and indeed all the things we care for, hold valid everywhere. Yet they are shaped variously and handled differently across places, sometimes becoming nearly unrecognizable when met in a foreign land. The art of learning fundamental common values, the author suggests, is perhaps the greatest gain travel offers to those who wish to live at ease among their fellows.
When we meet other people while we travel, we learn to differentiate between
Only through long experience, and by opening his wares on many a beach where his own language is not spoken, will a merchant come to know the worth of what he carries. That experience also teaches him what in his choice is parochial and what is universal. Delicate goods such as justice, love and honour, courtesy, and indeed all the things we care for, hold valid everywhere. Yet they are shaped variously and handled differently across places, sometimes becoming nearly unrecognizable when met in a foreign land. The art of learning fundamental common values, the author suggests, is perhaps the greatest gain travel offers to those who wish to live at ease among their fellows.
With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1Travel leads to an understanding of humans.
2Travel helps those who wish to learn fundamental common values.
3A person with long experience in travel can resolve differences amongst people.
Let X be a two-digit number and Y be another two-digit number formed by interchanging the digits of X. If (X + Y) is the greatest two-digit number, then what is the number of possible values of X?
Consider the following : Weight of 6 boys = Weight of 7 girls = Weight of 3 men = Weight of 4 women If the average weight of the women is 63 kg, then what is the average weight of the boys?
With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements:
1Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.
2Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Let p, q, r and s be distinct positive integers. Let p, q be odd and r, s be even. Consider the following statements : (p-r)2 (qs) is even. (q-s)q2 s is even. (q + r)2 (p + s) is odd. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Conventional classrooms, by valuing fixed duration over effective learning, resign themselves to uneven outcomes. The tyranny of the classroom is that every learner is put through the same set of lectures in the same way for the same length of time. In the end a few learners shine, some merely survive, and the rest are left behind. Once the fixed duration ends, the classroom model simply moves on, sparing not a thought for those left behind. This, the author argues, is how India ends up with only about 10 percent employability among its graduates after a decade and a half of formal education. Repeating the same ineffective script in skill education, the passage warns, will not produce different results.
Which of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made from the passage? In conventional classroom learning, the central goal is duration of learning rather than attainment of competency. Conventional classrooms encourage one-size-fits-all approach and stamp out all differentiation. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Conventional classrooms, by valuing fixed duration over effective learning, resign themselves to uneven outcomes. The tyranny of the classroom is that every learner is put through the same set of lectures in the same way for the same length of time. In the end a few learners shine, some merely survive, and the rest are left behind. Once the fixed duration ends, the classroom model simply moves on, sparing not a thought for those left behind. This, the author argues, is how India ends up with only about 10 percent employability among its graduates after a decade and a half of formal education. Repeating the same ineffective script in skill education, the passage warns, will not produce different results.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : As a large number of workers in our country are employed in unorganized sector, India does not need to change its present conventional classroom system of education. Even with its present conventional classroom system of education, India produces sufficient number of skilled workers to fully realize the benefits of demographic dividend. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
When a child reaches adolescence, conflict between parents and child is likely: the child considers himself quite capable of managing his own affairs by now, while the parents are full of solicitude. That parental solicitude, the author observes, is often a disguise for love of power. Parents usually regard the moral problems that arise in adolescence as peculiarly their own province. But the opinions they express are so dogmatic that the young rarely confide in them and usually go their own way in secret.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : The adolescent does not feel comfortable with his parents because they tend to be dominating and assertive. The adolescent of modern times does not have much respect for parents. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
1He/She shall not preside.
2He/She shall not have the right to speak
3He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance. While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
When a child reaches adolescence, conflict between parents and child is likely: the child considers himself quite capable of managing his own affairs by now, while the parents are full of solicitude. That parental solicitude, the author observes, is often a disguise for love of power. Parents usually regard the moral problems that arise in adolescence as peculiarly their own province. But the opinions they express are so dogmatic that the young rarely confide in them and usually go their own way in secret.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the above passage?
With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:
1A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution.
2A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
3A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
1Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers.
2Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die but there is no bar to the President of India proroguing the House which is in session.
3Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement IThe European Parliament approved The Net-Zero Industry Act recently.
Statement IIThe European Union intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and therefore aims to develop all of its own clean technology by that time.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Statement IRecently, Venezuela has achieved a rapid recovery from its economic crisis and succeeded in preventing its people from fleeing/emigrating to other countries.
Statement IIVenezuela has the world's largest oil reserves Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE, where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?
With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, consider the following statements:
1To implement the scheme, the Central Government provides 100% funding.
2Under the Scheme, Cadastral Maps are digitised.
3An initiative has been undertaken to transliterate the Records of Rights from local language to any of the languages recognized by the Constitution of India.
Three numbers x, y, z are selected from the set of the first seven natural numbers such that x > 2y > 3z. How many such distinct triplets (x, y, z) are possible?
With reference to the 'Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan', consider the following statements:
1This scheme guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy and six months post-delivery health care service in any government health facility.
2Under this scheme, private sector health care providers of certain specialities can volunteer to provide services at nearby government health facilities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples is equal to twice the total cost of 1 orange, 2 mangoes and 5 apples. Consider the following statements :
1The total cost of 3 oranges, 5 mangoes and 9 apples is equal to the total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples.
2The total cost of one orange and one mango is equal to the cost of one apple.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
An international team of scientists pumped a mixture of carbon dioxide and water into underground basalt rocks, and basic chemistry took over. The acidic mixture dissolved the rocks' calcium and magnesium and formed limestone. "Basically carbon dioxide is converted into stone," the scientists exclaimed.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical suggestion implied by the passage?
Statement IThe atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation.
Statement IICarbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere good absorbers of long wave radiation Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Geographers studied 175 satellite images of ocean colour, which indicates phytoplankton productivity at the ocean's surface. They found that giant icebergs are responsible for storing up to 20 percent of the carbon in the Southern Ocean. The researchers discovered that meltwater from giant icebergs, which carries iron and other nutrients, supports unexpectedly high levels of phytoplankton growth.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1Giant icebergs have a bearing on primary productivity and food chains of the Southern Ocean.
2Melting of giant icebergs can produce climate change effects and impact world fisheries.
Which of the assumptions given above is/ are valid?
Evolution has given caterpillars that feed on corn a unique ability: they can induce the plant to switch off its defence against insect predators. This lets the caterpillars eat more and grow faster. The agent behind this effect is the caterpillar's own faeces, or frass. The discovery could shed new light on compounds involved in how plants respond to pathogens such as fungi or bacteria.
Which one of the following statements best reflect the most logical and rational and practical message conveyed by the passage?
Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January?
1The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.
2The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north. Select the answer using the code given below :
A person walks 100 m straight from his house, turns left and walks 100 m, again turns left and walks 300 m, then turns right and walks 100 m to reach his office. In which direction does he walk initially from his house if his office is exactly in the North-East direction?
A Statement is given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. Consider the Statement and the Conclusions. Statement: India is the world’s largest producer of milk. Conclusion-I: India is the world’s largest exporter of milk. Conclusion-II: India does not import milk. Which one of the following is correct?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions and the Statements. Question : What are the values of m and n, where m and n are natural numbers?
Statement Im + n > mn and m > n.
Statement IIThe product of m and n is 24.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions and the Statements. Question : What is the time required to download the software?
Statement IThe size of the software is 12 megabytes.
Statement IIThe transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
In a robust democracy, reality, however inconvenient, must find expression both in the speech of political leaders and in other social forms of assertion. The existence of the real has to remain transparent, both through its circulation in and by the media and through its argumentative articulation in deliberative democracy. A normatively responsible media, through its power of communication, bears the responsibility of circulating the content of reality without distortion.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?
There is a growing trend toward using interconnected home devices. As consumers increasingly network their homes, the manufacturers and service providers behind connected devices will try to overcome thin profit margins by gathering more of our personal data, with or without our agreement, turning the home into a corporate storefront. Corporate marketers will then have powerful incentives to observe consumer behaviour in order to understand the buying needs and preferences of device owners.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical message implied by the passage?
Statement IMany chewing gums found in the market are considered a source of environmental pollution.
Statement IIMany chewing gums contain plastic as gum base.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I (c) Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect (d) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Green growth means rethinking growth strategies in light of their impact on environmental sustainability and on the environmental resources available to poor and vulnerable groups. Rethinking growth requires facing the present reality of a resource-constrained world. Resource-intensive processes, and especially energy-intensive ones, will have to give way to more efficient and resource-frugal development strategies. Otherwise we will hit an economic dead end, or end up in a world where only a small elite enjoys affluence amid a sea of poverty.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?
A question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : What are the unique values of x and y, where x, y are distinct natural numbers?
Statement Ix/y is odd.
Statement IIxy = 12 Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization:
1It is one of the agencies of the United Nations.
2World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College are the initiatives of this organization, to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
3The main focus of its function is to grant funds to the least developed countries and developing countries to achieve the end of open defecation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. A certain amount was distributed among X, Y and Z. Question : Who received the least amount?
Statement IX received 4/5 of what Y and Z together received.
Statement IIY received 2/7 of what X and Z together received.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : If the average marks in a class are 60, them what is the number of students in the class?
Statement IThe highest marks in the class are 70 and the lowest marks are 50.
Statement IIExclusion of highest and lowest marks from the class does not change the average.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Which one of the following is the correct description of '100 Million Farmers'?
aIt is a platform for accelerating the transition towards food and water Systems that are net-zero (carbon), nature-positive and that aims to increase farmer resilience.
bIt is an international alliance and a network of individuals and farming organisations interested in supporting and Strengthening the development of the organic animal husbandry.
cIt is a digital platform fully integrated with service providers and built on blockchain that lets buyers, sellers and third parties trade fertilizers quickly and securely.
dIt is a platform with the mission of encouraging the farmers to form Farmer Product Organisations or Agribusiness Consortiums, thus facilitating the access to global open markets to sell their products.
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. There are three distinct prime numbers whose sum is a prime number. Question : What are those three numbers?
Statement ITheir sum is less than 23.
Statement IIOne of the numbers is 5.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that can pollinate this tree?
A Question is given followed by two Statement I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. A person buys three articles p, q and r for ₹50. The price of the article q is ₹16 which is the least. Question : What is the price of the article p?
Statement IThe cost of p is not more than that of r.
Statement IIThe cost of r is not more than that of p.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. P, Q, R and S appeared in a test. Question : Has P scored more marks than Q ?
Statement IThe sum of the marks scored by P and Q is equal to the sum of the marks scored by R and S.
Statement IIThe sum of the marks scored by P and S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q and R.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Unlike religion and science, poetry neither posits nor expects any belief in absolute truths. Those forces or individuals who claim to hold absolute truths tend to turn dictatorial and tyrannical. Truth generally admits no contradictions or imperfections; it is unitarian, and therefore not of much use to poetry. Poetry abides by the plurality of life and existence, following a reality that is plural, anachronistic and full of contradictions. Against the tyranny of truth, poetry stays a partisan of democratic reality. Against the arrogance of power, wealth and hierarchy, poetry proposes both humility and defiance.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the above passage?
The flower was not invented to please us: it flaunted its petals and spread its perfume to attract an insect. The insect carries pollen from flower to flower, so that the pollen is not carried away by wind and thus wasted. What we call a flower's beauty is merely a by-product and a human invention. The perfume is not there to please us; it pleases us because it is there and we have been conditioned to it.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1The author of the passage believes that flowers are creations of Nature's luxury.
2The author of the passage does not believe in the usefulness of flowers except as things of beauty.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Age of each of P and Q is less than 100 years but more than 10 years. If you interchange the digits of the age of P, the number represents the age of Q. Question : What is the difference of their ages?
Statement IThe age of P is greater than the age of Q.
Statement IIThe sum of their ages is 11/6 times their difference.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Main Statement is followed by four Statements labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the ordered pair of the Statements where the first Statement implies the second, and the two Statements are logically consistent with the Main Statement. Main Statement : Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer. Statement P : Pradeep is a Director. Statement Q : Pradeep is a Producer. Statement R : Pradeep is not a Director. Statement S : Pradeep is not a Producer. Select the correct answer.
a + b means a – b; a – b means a x b; a x b means a ÷ b; a ÷ b; means a + b, then what is the value of 10 + 30 – 100 x 50 ÷ 25? (Operations are to be replaced simultaneously)
If P means ‘greater than (>)’; Q means ‘less than (<)’; R means ‘not greater than ( )’; S means ‘not less than ( )’ and T means ‘equal to (=)’, then consider the following statements :
1If 2x(S)3y and 3x(T)4z, then 9y(P)8z.
2If x(Q)2y and y(R)z, then x(R)z.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
One of the following regions has the world's largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?
With reference to perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are used in making many consumer products, consider the following statements:
1PFAS are found to be widespread in drinking water, food and food packaging material.
2PFAS are not easily degraded in the environment.
3Persistent exposure to PFAS can lead to bioaccumulation in animal bodies.
In some code, letters P, Q, R, S, T represent numbers 4, 5, 10, 12, 15. It is not known which letter represents which number. If Q – S = 2S and T = R + S + 3, then what is the value of P + R – T?
Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote 'an interoperable network of 3D virtual worlds that can be accessed simultaneously by millions of users, who can exert property rights over virtual items'?
