Q1. Statement: Discount offers provided by organized retail chains are increasingly eating into the small retailers’ pie, thus creating a problem for manufacturers in spite of the hype around the retail boom.
Courses of action:
I. An effort should be made to dissuade customers from purchasing the products on discounts.
II. All such manufacturers should stop supplying products to organised retail chain.
III. Efforts should be made by the manufacturers for commercial dialogues with the retail chain.
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II and III
(c) Only I and III
(d) All I, II and III
(e) None of these
Q2. Statement: According to a report, 35-40 per cent of water supplied in city XYZ is lost due to transmission and distribution losses, pilferage and lack of accountability.
Courses of action:
I. Efforts should be made to reduce such losses through proper check and balance system.
II. Efforts should be made to procure sophisticated equipment for better leak detection and also a comprehensive programme be launched to repair and replace old and worn-out pipe lines.
III. Disciplinary action should be taken against all those persons who are found guilty in pilfer aging of water.
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II
(c) Only I and III
(d) All I, II and III
(e) None of these
Directions (3-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
In a certain code language,
‘Specialist Officers Syllabus’ is written as ‘11R 2Y 21V’
‘Carnival Premium Download’ is written as ‘26E 12L 9R’
‘Manager Power Amazing’ is written as ‘12D 14R 26T’
Q3. What is the code for ‘Bumper Prize’?
(a) 12K 15S
(b) 10N 12G
(c) 6K 9R
(d) 8H 9A
(e) None of these
Q4. What is the code for ‘Awaited’?
(a) 10G
(b) 8F
(c) 10T
(d) 4G
(e) None of these
Q5. What is the code for ‘Counseling’?
(a) 9K
(b) 12R
(c) 17G
(d) 6T
(e) None of these
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. I is an absurd course of action. Hence, I is not advisable. II is advisable because the move will compel the organized retailers to be involved in a dialogue to sort out the problem. III is the right way to eliminate the problem. Hence, III is advisable.
S2. Ans. (d)
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