Direction: In this question, three statements followed by two conclusions are given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: All boys are girls.
All girls are women.
No woman is a person.
Conclusions: I. Some persons being boys is a possibility.
Direction: In this question, three statements followed by two conclusions are given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows disregarding commonly known facts.
Direction: In this question, three statements followed by two conclusions are given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows disregarding commonly known facts.
Direction: Each question consists of two conclusions followed by five groups of statements. Consider the given conclusions to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide from which group of the statements the conclusions can be drawn.
Direction: Each question consists of two conclusions followed by five groups of statements. Consider the given conclusions to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide from which group of the statements the conclusions can be drawn.
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Point P is 6m south of point Q. Point R is 10m west of Point P. Point S is 6m south of Point R. Point T is 5m east of Point S. Point U is 6m south of Point T.
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Point P is 6m south of point Q. Point R is 10m west of Point P. Point S is 6m south of Point R. Point T is 5m east of Point S. Point U is 6m south of Point T.
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'CONCEPTION' (in both forward and backward directions) each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabetical order?
Direction: These questions are based on five words given below:
DEB
TAG
NUM
POT
CAZ
(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words.)
If the first alphabet in each of the given words is changed to the next alphabet as per the English alphabetical order, how many words having two or more vowels (same or different) will be formed?
Direction: These questions are based on five words given below:
DEB
TAG
NUM
POT
CAZ
(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words.)
If the given words are arranged in the order as they appear in the English dictionary from left to right, the positions of how many words remain unchanged?
Direction: These questions are based on five words given below:
DEB
TAG
NUM
POT
CAZ
(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words.)
If in each of the given words, each of the consonants is changed to the previous letter and each vowel is changed to the next letter as per the English alphabetical order, in how many words thus formed will no vowel appear?
Statement: The government will soon constitute a committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to oversee implementation of the proposed National Energy Policy, which aims to promote energy independence. What is the reason for implementing the national Energy Policy by the government?
A)
The National Energy Policy will lay road map for pushing towards clean energy.
Statement: Casualties of weather-related events have jumped significantly, according to data in the National Health Profile 2017. Increasing exposure to high heat and extreme cold took more lives in 2015 than the previous year, claiming 52.9 per cent and 25.8 per cent more lives, respectively. The National Health Profile also showed a worrying trend of increasing number of cases and deaths from diseases which had seen a dip in mortality. What course of action should be taken by the government to reduce deaths due to weather-related events?
A)
The government should come up with a better policy to deal with pollution.
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B)
The government should make the people aware of how to deal with weather-related events.
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C)
The people should take precautionary measures to prevent themselves from weather-related diseases.
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D)
The government should set-up a committee to study the case and then frame a policy to prevent people from weather-related diseases.
Statement: The ENAM portal, launched by the Centre in April 2016, has 45.4 lakh farmers and 417 mandis across the country registered with it. This number is disappointing, given that there are more than 13 crore farmers in India. ENAM was envisioned as a unified national electronics agriculture market. To implement it, each State has to first amend its APMC Act to make a provision for electronic auction as a mode of price discovery, allow a single licence across the State and have market fees levied at a single point. Which of the following is the reason that ENAM portal will not be fully functional in any State?
A)
There are no scientific sorting/grading facilities or quality testing machines.
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B)
Lack of internet connectivity, which impedes progress
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C)
Most of the states have not enacted the necessary amendments.
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D)
Lack of technical expertise at the state agricultural departments
Statement: The overreaching vision of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is to ensure access to some means of protective irrigation to all agricultural farms in the country, to produce 'per drop more crop', thus bringing much desired rural prosperity. Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore for a period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20), is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level. What will be the benefits of PMKSY to farmers?
A)
It will encourage the farmers for farm production.
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B)
It will boost farm production.
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C)
It will create new water sources through minor irrigation.
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D)
It will help achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level.
Statement: The World Bank will help draw up a granular makeover blueprint for the Indian Railways, which is investing Rs. 5 lakh crore to transform itself from a colonial-era mass transporter into a strategic platform underpinning growth in Asia's third-biggest economy. Which of the following will be the effect on the Indian Railways of the above step taken by the World Bank?
A)
It will boost the growth of the Indian Railways.
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B)
Indian Railways will be able to enhance passenger facilities.
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C)
India will be completely transformed in the coming years.
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D)
The World Bank will provide technical support to upgrade the Indian Railways.
Statement: The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) was formally launched by the Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs. It aims to provide regular pension to senior citizens. Which of the following reason may have forced the government to introduce the PMVVY?
A)
Senior citizens want to lead independent life.
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B)
People want to live long.
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C)
The mortality rate of senior citizens increases due to shortage of money.
Statement: After lowering the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) charges, the State Bank of India (SBI) reduced charges for National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions up to 75 per cent. The reduced charges will be applicable on the transactions done through internet banking and mobile banking services offered by the bank. Which of the following can be concluded from the given information?
A)
Banks are increasingly pushing for digital banking.
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B)
Digital banking has become more popular than branch banking.
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C)
Public sector banks are yet lagging behind private banks in terms of digital banking.
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D)
The Government has made it compulsory for banks to promote digital banking.
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E)
Banks are going for environment-friendly paperless banking.
Statement: A top American lawmaker has demanded the removal of country-specific quota for legal permanent residency in the US, arguing that over seven lakh high-skill immigrant workers from India are stuck in a cycle of temporary work visas due to the 'arbitrary' cap on Green Cards. What may be the reason for the demand placed by the American lawmaker?
A)
Due to the cap on Green Cards skilled immigrant workers may become jobless.
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B)
To get rid of the problems of employment of skilled Indian workers
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C)
The contribution of Indian skilled workers in the US economy has played a significant role.
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D)
The said American lawmaker is sympathetic towards Indian skilled workers.
Direction: In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate option. Give answer
I.\[x=\sqrt{784}\]
II.\[{{y}^{2}}=784\]
A)
if\[x>y\]
doneclear
B)
if\[x\ge y\]
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C)
if\[x<y\]
doneclear
D)
if\[x\le y\]
doneclear
E)
if \[x=y\] or relationship between \[x\] and \[y\] can't be established.
Direction: In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate option. Give answer
I.\[7x+5y=92\]
II.\[4x-3y=35\]
A)
if\[x>y\]
doneclear
B)
if\[x\ge y\]
doneclear
C)
if\[x<y\]
doneclear
D)
if\[x\le y\]
doneclear
E)
if \[x=y\] or relationship between \[x\] and \[y\] can't be established.
Direction: In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate option. Give answer
I.\[5{{x}^{2}}-38x-21=0\]
II.\[2{{y}^{2}}-15y+28=0\]
A)
if\[x>y\]
doneclear
B)
if\[x\ge y\]
doneclear
C)
if\[x<y\]
doneclear
D)
if\[x\le y\]
doneclear
E)
if \[x=y\] or relationship between \[x\] and \[y\] can't be established.
Direction: In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate option. Give answer
I.\[3{{x}^{2}}+13x+14=0\]
II.\[4{{y}^{2}}-28y+13=0\]
A)
if\[x>y\]
doneclear
B)
if\[x\ge y\]
doneclear
C)
if\[x<y\]
doneclear
D)
if\[x\le y\]
doneclear
E)
if \[x=y\] or relationship between \[x\] and \[y\] can't be established.
Direction: In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate option. Give answer
I.\[2{{x}^{2}}-13x+20=0\]
II.\[2{{y}^{2}}-8y+8=0\]
A)
if\[x>y\]
doneclear
B)
if\[x\ge y\]
doneclear
C)
if\[x<y\]
doneclear
D)
if\[x\le y\]
doneclear
E)
if \[x=y\] or relationship between \[x\] and \[y\] can't be established.
What is the difference between the total literate population in City P from 2010 to 2012 and the total illiterate population of City Q from 2013 to 2015?
What is the ratio of the total female population of City Q in the year 2012 and 2013 together to the total literate population of City P in the year 2013 and 2014 together?
In a college election a candidate who got 36% of the total votes polled was defeated by his rival by 252 votes. Assuming that there were only two candidates in the election, the total number of votes polled was
P and Q enter into a partnership. P contributes Rs. 10,000 and B contributes Rs. 9000. At the end of 6 months R joins them with a capital of Rs. 5000. In what ratio should they divide their annual profits?
A and B walk around a circular course of 70 km from the same point. If they walk at 3 kmph and 5 kmph respectively in the same direction when will they meet for the first time?
30 kg of alloy P is mixed with 90 kg of alloy Q. If alloy P has lead and tin in the ratio of2:3 and alloy Q has tin and copper in the ratio of 1 : 4 the amount of tin in the new alloy is
A merchant has 30 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 10% profit and the rest at 14% profit. Thus, he gains 13% on the whole. Find the quantity sold at 14% profit.
A horse is tethered to a peg with a 14-metre-long rope at the corner ofa40-m-long and 20m-wide rectangular grass-field. What area of field does the horse graze?
There are 7 blue balls, 2 orange balls and 3 pink balls in a bag. 3 balls are chosen at random. What is the probability of their being 2 blue and 1 pink balls?
The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest compounded annually at the same rate on a sum of money at the end of two years is Rs. 152. What is the definite rate per cent per annum?
A certain amount of money is to be divided among A, B and C in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5 respectively. If the amount received by C is Rs. 3000 more than the amount received by B, what is the total amount received by A and B together?
The percentage profit earned by the company in the year 2015 was what per cent more than the percentage profit earned by the company in the year 2014? (approximately)
If the expenditures of the company in the year 2014 and 2012 were Rs. 55500 each then what was the difference between the income of the company in the year 2012 and that in 2014?
Ravi Mittal has been appointed as a part-time member of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) board which has its headquarters located in
The Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is a one-stop payment platform for all bills. The BBPS transaction cannot be initiated through which of the following payment channels?
The High Court in which of the following states recently (Aug 2017) ordered to seize the powers of 11 Parliamentary secretaries appointed by the state government?
An mPOS is a dedicated wireless device that performs the functions of a cash register or electronic point-of-sale terminal. In the term mPOS, the letter 'm' stands for
The RBI reduced the policy repo rate under the LAF by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6 per cent on 02 Aug. What is the full form of the term LAF?
A trading practice in which a company sells an unused asset to another company while agreeing to buy back the same asset for about the same price is referred to as
Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as India's Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which has its headquarters in
As per the survey by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation conducted between May and Jun 2017, almost all rural households in which state(s) had access to a toilet?
Which of the following banks recently introduced a two-tier interest rate structure - an interest rate of 3.5% p.a. on balance up to Rs 1 cr and 4% on above Rs. 1 cr?
Is an integrated system of checks and inspections possible in India?
(A) No, it is not possible to have an integrated system of checks and inspections because seventeen different laws regulate the movement of goods in India.
(B) Yes, an integrated system is definitely possible provided there is evolution of the GST e-way bill and the development and expansion of the VAHAN database of the ministry of road transport.
(C) No, keeping in view the growing number of transport vehicles it is not possible to have an integrated system of checks and inspection.
Direction: In each of the following questions five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning of the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.
Direction: In each of the following questions five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning of the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.
Direction: In each of the following questions five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning of the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.
Direction: In each of the following questions five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning of the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.
Direction: In each of the following questions five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning of the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.
What is/are the observation(s) of some of the members of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in China with respect to demand-supply ratio in city labour markets?
A)
That the said ratio was below unity mark in the early 2000s.
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B)
That the said ratio crossed the unity mark in early 2010.
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C)
That a major fluctuation in the said ratio was observed after 2010.
Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
A)
Higher education is the very important sector
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B)
for short-and long-term economic growth
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C)
and development of human resources which can take responsibility
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D)
for social, economic and scientific development of the country.
Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
A)
After the telecom regulator issued a consultation paper seeking industry's comments
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B)
on the issue, the Competition Commission asked the former
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C)
to keep off the latter's turf and refrain from laying out rules
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D)
on predatory pricing by the telecom service providers.
Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
A)
The decision to knock off designations
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B)
and replace them with the specific functions of employees
Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give (E) as your answer (i.e. No correction required).
A large number of houses have came up around New Delhi Capital Reagion (NCR).
Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give (E) as your answer (i.e. No correction required).
Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give (E) as your answer (i.e. No correction required).
A large-scale exchange of nuclear weapons will produce unprecedented amount of radiation that can penetrate across the biological tissue.
Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give (E) as your answer (i.e. No correction required).
Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give (E) as your answer (i.e. No correction required).
Get in a taxi in Nairobi and the dashboard will often be lit up with Japanese characters.
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to 'face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets,
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to 'face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets,
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to 'face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets,
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets.
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets.
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets.
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets.
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets.
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets.
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy (151) against defaulters. Credit-rating agency Crisil's latest report on bad loans explains why. It estimates that banks will have to take a haircut of about 60%, worth Rs. 2.4 lakh crore, to (152) the top 50 stressed assets adding up to Rs. 4 lakh crore. Bankers would be (153) to go ahead with haircuts unless they are assured against sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate charging them with causing loss to the exchequer. Without such guarantee against present managers having to face the (154) for past decisions, they would sit tight. That is why the RBI has to step in. Banks will need to make higher provisioning for bad loans that are (155) to bankruptcy courts - 100% in case of liquidation. Setting (156) resources to cover losses will be tough at a time when banks, for the most part, are making losses. The RBPs latest financial stability report shows that the banking stability indicator worsened between September 2016 and March 2017 due to deterioration in asset quality and profitability. Clearly, banks need extra capital to (157) the impact of a haircut or higher provisioning until asset reconstruction. The government can directly (158) capital into banks. Alternatively, it can create a holding company for state- owned banks that can (159) capital to (160) resources to capitalize banks. Another option is for the government to dilute its stake in banks and allow them to raise capital from the markets.
An e-mail address typically consists of a user ID followed by the _____ sign and the name of the e- mail server that manages the user's electronic post office box.
In addition to the basic typing keys, desktop and notebook computer keyboards include a(n) ______ keypad to efficiently move the screen-based insertion point.