Directions (1-2): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.
Q1.
(I) The purpose of ‘labour reforms’ must be changes to provide safety nets.
(II) It is making the workers’ lives even more precarious with misdirected attempts to increase flexibility.
(i) Rather than making……………
(ii) Instead of making……..
(iii) Without changing the
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (i) and (ii)
(e) Both (ii) and (iii)
Q2.
(I) RBI is explicitly saying that there is “policy space available for future action”.
(II) RBI has signaled that there could be at least one more cut in the month ahead in this rate-easing cycle.
(i) With an aim that there……….
(ii) By explicitly saying…………
(iii) While signaling that……………
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (i) and (ii)
(e) Both (ii) and (iii)
Directions (3-5): Given below the sentences each of the sentences has been divided into four parts. Each of the questions is then followed by the five options which give the sequence of the rearranged parts. You must choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the parts. If the sentence is already arranged in the correct sequence or the correct sequence doesn’t match with any of the given sequence, mark option “None of the above” as your answer.
Q3. forms of support to play their vital (A)/ role in increasing employment and (B)/incomes at the bottom of the pyramid (C)/ small enterprises need other (D)
(a) ADCB
(b) DCBA
(c) ABDC
(d) DABC
(e) None of the above
Q4. the voices of tiny entrepreneurs in the (A)/ rural heartlands and on the fringes of (B)/ developing policies for ‘ease of doing business’ (C)/ Indian cities must be listened to while (D)
(a) ADCB
(b) DCBA
(c) ABDC
(d) DABC
(e) None of the above
Q5. off the farm to earn incomes (A)/ for its youth and for people coming (B)/ the vast majority of opportunities both (C)/ in India the informal sector provides (D)
(a) ADCB
(b) DCBA
(c) ABDC
(d) DABC
(e) None of the above
Solutions
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Both (i) and (ii) can be used to form a single sentence from the two given sentences implying the same meaning as given in the statement sentences. The sentences thus formed are:
(i) Rather than making the workers’ lives even more precarious with misdirected attempts to increase flexibility, the purpose of labour reforms must be changes to provide safety nets.
(ii) Instead of making the workers’ lives even more precarious with misdirected attempts to increase flexibility, the purpose of labour reforms must be changes to provide safety nets.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. Both (ii) and (iii) can be used to form a single sentence from the two given sentences implying the same meaning as given in the statement sentences. The sentences thus formed are:
(ii) By explicitly saying that there is “policy space available for future action”, the RBI has signalled that there could be at least one more cut in the months ahead in this rate-easing cycle.
(iii) While signaling that there could be at least one more cut in the months ahead in this rate-easing cycle, RBI is explicitly saying that there is “policy space available for future action”.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is DABC. The sentence after rearrangement is,
Small enterprises need other forms of support to play their vital role in increasing employment and incomes at the bottom of the pyramid.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is ABDC. The sentence after rearrangement is,
The voices of tiny entrepreneurs in the rural heartlands and on the fringes of Indian cities must be listened to while developing policies for ‘ease of doing business’.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCBA. The sentence after rearrangement is,
In India the informal sector provides the vast majority of opportunities both for its youth and for people coming off the farm to earn incomes.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
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