(Q.Nos. 1-8) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. When times are hard, doomsayers are aplenty. The problem is that if you listen to them too carefully, you tend to overlook the most obvious signs of change. 2001 was a bad year. Can 2012 be any worse? Doomsday forecasts are the easiest to make these days. So, let's try a contrariness forecast instead. Let's start with the global economy. We have soon a steady flow of good news from the US. The employment situation seems to be improving rapidly and consumer sentiment, reflected in retail expenditures on discretionary items like electronics and clothes, has picked up. If these trends sustain, the US might post better growth numbers f.or 2012 than the 1.5-1.8% being forecast currently.
Japan is likely to pull out of a recession in 2012, as post-earthquake reconstruction efforts gather momentum and the fiscal stimulus announced in 2011 begins to pay off. The consensus estimate for growth in japan is a respectable 2% for 2012. The "hard-landing" scenario for China remains and will remain a myth. Growth might decelerate further from the 9% that it expected to clock in 2011, but is unlikely to drop below 8-8.5% in 2012.
Europe is certainly in a spot of trouble. It is perhaps already in recession and for 2012, it is likely to post mildly negative growth. The risk of implosion has dwindled over the last few months -peripheral economies like Greece, Italy and Spain have new governments in place and have made progress towards genuine economic reform. Even with some of these positive factors in place, we have to accept the fact that global growth in 2012 will be tepid. But there is a flip side to this. Softer growth means lower demand for Commodities and this is likely to drive a correction in commodity prices. Lower commodity inflation will enable emerging market and central banks to reverse their monetary stance. China, for instance, has already reversed its stance and has pared its reserve ratio twice. The RBI also seems poised for a reversal in its rate cycle as headline inflation seems well on its way to its target of 7% for March, 2012.
That said, oil might be an exception to the general trend in commodities. Rising geopolitical tensions, particularly the continuing face-off between Iran and the US, might lead to a spurt in prices. It might make sense for our oil companies to hedge this risk instead of buying oil in the spot market.
As inflation fears abate and emerging market and central banks begin to cut rates, two things could happen. Lower commodity inflation would mean Lower interest rates and better credit availability. This could set a floor to growth and slowly reverse the business cycle within these economies. Second, as the fear of untamed, runaway inflation in these economies abates, the global investor's comfort levels with their markets will increase. Which of the emerging markets will outperform and who will get left behind? In an environment in which global growth is likely to be weak, economies like India, that have a powerful domestic consumption, should lead; those dependent on exports should, prime face, fall behind. Specifically for India, a fall in the exchange rate could not have come at a better time. It will help Indian exporters gain market share even if global trade remains depressed. More importantly, it could lead to massive import substitution that favors domestic producers. Let's now focus on India and start with a caveat. It is important not to confuse a short-run cyclical dip with a permanent de-rating of its long-term structural potential. The arithmetic is simple. Our growth rate can be in the range of 7 -10% depending on policy action. 10%, if we get everything right, 7% if we get it all-wrong. Which policies and reforms are critical to taking us to our 10% potential ? In judging this, let's again be careful. Let's not go by the laundry list of reforms that FIIs like to wave: increase in foreign equity limits in foreign shareholding, greater voting rights for institutional shareholders in banks, FDI in retail, etc. These can have an impact only at the margin. We need not bend over backwards to appease the FIIs through these reforms - they will invest in our markets when momentum picks up and will be the first to exit when the momentum flags, reforms or not.
The reforms that we need are the ones that can actually raise our sustainable long-term growth rate. These have to come in areas like better targeting of subsidies, making projects in infrastructure viable so that they draw capital, raising the productivity of agriculture improving healthcare and education, bringing the parallel economy under the tax net, implementing fundamental reforms in taxation like GST and the direct tax code and finally easing the myriad rules and regulations that make doing business in India such a nightmare. A number of these things do not require new legislation and can be done through executive order.

Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

Which of the following will possibly be a result of softer growth estimated for the year 2012?
(A) Prices of oil will not increase.
(B) Credit availability would be lesser.
(C) Commodity inflation would be lesser.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following can be said about the present status of the US Economy?

Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the Passage?

According to the author, which of the following would characteristic Indian growth scenario in 2012?
(A) Domestic producers will take a hit because of depressed global trade scenario
(B) On account of its high domestic consumption, India will lead
(C) Indian exporters will have a hard time in gaining market share

Why does the author not recommend taking up the reforms suggested by FIIs?

Which of the following is true as per the scenario presented in the Passage?

According to the author, which of the following reform/is/are needed to ensure long term growth in India?
(A) Improving healthcare and educational facilities.
(B) Bringing about reforms in taxation.
(C) Improving agricultural productivity.

Which of the statements given above is / ate correct?

Choose the world/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the  world/group of words printed in the passage.

Draw

Choose the world/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the  world/group of words printed in the passage.

Persuade

Choose the world/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the  world/group of words printed in the passage.

Abate

Choose the world/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the  world/group of words printed in the passage.

Emerging

Choose the word /group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word / group of words used in the passage.

Myrida

Choose the word /group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word / group of words used in the passage.

Tepid

Choose the word /group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word / group of words used in the passage.

Myth

(Q.Nos. 16-20) Rearrange the following  six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. If China is the world's factory, India has become the world's outsourcing center-keeping in line with this image.
B. But, India's future depends crucially on its ability to compete fully in the creative economy-not just in tech and software, but across design and entrepreneurship; arts, culture and entertainment; and the knowledge-based professions of medicine, finance and law.
C. While its creative assets outstrip those of other emerging competitors, India must address several challenges to increase its international competitiveness as the world is in the midst of a sweeping transformation.
D. This transformation is evident in the fact that the world is moving from an industrial economy to a creative economy that generates wealth by harnessing intellectual labour, intangible goods and human creative capabilities.
E. Its software industry is the world's second-largest, its tech outsourcing accounts for more than half of the $ 300 billion global industry, according to a technology expert.
F. If the meeting of world leaders at Davos is any indication, India is rapidly becoming an economic 'rock star'.

Which of the following should be the Sixth (Last) sentence after the rearrangement?

Which of the following should be the Third sentence after the rearrangement?

Which of the following should be the Fifth sentence after the rearrangement?

Which of the following should be the first sentence after the rearrangement?

Which of the following should be the Second sentence after the rearrangement?

(Q. Nos. 21-25) The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given six words denoted by A, B, C, D, E and F as answer choices and from the six choices you have to pick two correct answers, either of which will, make the sentence meaningfully complete.

____________ before the clock struck 8 on Saturday night, India Gate was swamped with people wearing black T-shirts and holding candles.

(A) Minutes
(C) Later
(E) Since
(B) Time
(D) Quickly
(F) Seconds

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

The states should take steps to ______________ the process of teachers' appointments as the center has already sanctioned six lakh posts

(A) fasten
(C) hasten
(E) early
(B) move
(D) speed
(F) quicken

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

A senior citizen's son ______________ threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her property to him.

(A) superficially
(C) allegedly
(E) doubtfully
(B) mistakenly
(D) miserably
(F) purportedly

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain _________________ to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike.

(A) unmoved
(B) lethargic
(C) unconcerned
(D) apathetic
(E) indifferent
(F) bored

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

The parents had approached the High Court to ____________ the government order after their children, Who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school.

(A) void
(C) annul
(E) Lift
(B) quash
(D) stay
(F) post

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(Q. Nos. 26-35) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

The Government has asked individuals / with  income of over Rs. 10 lakh to / electronic file tax returns for the year 2011-12, / something which was optional till last year.

The power tariff had already / been increased twice in / the last 15 months and the Electricity Board had also / levied additional monthly charges to consumers.

Despite of curfew / in some areas, minor / communal incidents were reported / from different areas of the walled city.

This comes / at a time / when fund allocation / is been doubled.

As the prison will get / an official telephone facility soon, the prisoners / won't have to make calls in discreet manner / through smuggled mobile phones.

The area was plunged into / darkness mid a wave of / cheering and shouting / slogans like Save The Earth.

The poll contestants approached / the commission complicating that the hoardings / violated the code of conduct / and influenced public perception.

The country has / adequate laws but problems / arise when these are not / implemented in letter and spirit.

The management feels that / the employees of the organisation are / non-productive, and do not want / to work hard.

As far the issue of land encroachment / in villages is concerned, people will / have to make a start from their villages by / sensitising and educating the villagers this issue.

(Q. Nos 36-40) Which of the phrases (1),(2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word / phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5)  as answer.

US secretary of state made it clear that time running out for diplomacy over Iran's nuclear Programmer and said that talks aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in April.

While the war of the generals rage on, somewhere in small town India, wonderful things are happening, quietly and minus fanfare.

According to WWF, the small Island nation of Samoa was the first in switch off its lights for Earth Hour.

The campaign is significant because not just the youths are directly appealing to the world but because their efforts challenge the chimera of normalcy in the area.

The doctor's association has threatened to go on indefinite strike support of their teachers.

(Q. Nos 41-50) In the following passage there arc blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words / phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word / phrase in each case.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.

Greenhouse gases are only (41) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (42) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (43) climate feedback and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedback are (44) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (45) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (46) a growing percentage of Arctic sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during The (47) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (48) in many areas. In the (49) of snow and ice, these areas go from having bright, sunlight-reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surfaces that (50) more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.