Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested one of which fills the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

There is no doubt that a nation needs an efficient and dynamic financial sector for it to get on to stay on a stable and higher (8) path. The issue, however, is how far and at what stage in the economic history of the nation the financial sector should be (9) fully to the rest of the world. Such an exposure could mean, for instance, foreign banks competing with domestic banks, (10) investing in the domestic capital markets, domestic private sector borrowing in the rest of the world, full (11) of the currency and so on. All these are to help the developing countries to gain access to the savings of the rest of the world and thus achieve high rates of economic growth. That (12) notably on the part of the multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF, has held to the strong instructions to the developing countries to open up their financial sectors and access the global market place for funds.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested one of which fills the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

There is no doubt that a nation needs an efficient and dynamic financial sector for it to get on to stay on a stable and higher (8) path. The issue, however, is how far and at what stage in the economic history of the nation the financial sector should be (9) fully to the rest of the world. Such an exposure could mean, for instance, foreign banks competing with domestic banks, (10) investing in the domestic capital markets, domestic private sector borrowing in the rest of the world, full (11) of the currency and so on. All these are to help the developing countries to gain access to the savings of the rest of the world and thus achieve high rates of economic growth. That (12) notably on the part of the multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF, has held to the strong instructions to the developing countries to open up their financial sectors and access the global market place for funds.

Direction: In the given sentence, some words are printed in bold one of which may be wrongly spelt or inappropriately used in the context. Choose that word as the answer. If all the words printed in bold are correct, mark E, i.e., ‘All are correct’ as the answer.

Direction: In the given sentence, some words are printed in bold one of which may be wrongly spelt or inappropriately used in the context. Choose that word as the answer. If all the words printed in bold are correct, mark E, i.e., ‘All are correct’ as the answer.

Direction: In the given sentence, some words are printed in bold one of which may be wrongly spelt or inappropriately used in the context. Choose that word as the answer. If all the words printed in bold are correct, mark E, i.e., ‘All are correct’ as the answer.

Direction: In the given sentence, some words are printed in bold one of which may be wrongly spelt or inappropriately used in the context. Choose that word as the answer. If all the words printed in bold are correct, mark E, i.e., ‘All are correct’ as the answer.

Direction: In the given sentence, some words are printed in bold one of which may be wrongly spelt or inappropriately used in the context. Choose that word as the answer. If all the words printed in bold are correct, mark E, i.e., ‘All are correct’ as the answer.

Direction: Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below them.

A). Climate change is likely to exacerbate this pressure on water resources, even as the frequency and intensity on floods and droughts in the country increases.

B). India’s dependence on an increasingly erratic monsoon for its water requirements increases this challenge.

C). Come summer, and water becomes a commodity as precious as gold in India.

D). A large number of Indians face high to extreme water stress, according to a recent report by the government’s policy think tank, the NITI Aayog.

E). The country has 18 percent of the world’s population, but only 4 percent of its water resources, making it among the most water-stressed in the world.

Direction: Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below them.

A). Climate change is likely to exacerbate this pressure on water resources, even as the frequency and intensity on floods and droughts in the country increases.

B). India’s dependence on an increasingly erratic monsoon for its water requirements increases this challenge.

C). Come summer, and water becomes a commodity as precious as gold in India.

D). A large number of Indians face high to extreme water stress, according to a recent report by the government’s policy think tank, the NITI Aayog.

E). The country has 18 percent of the world’s population, but only 4 percent of its water resources, making it among the most water-stressed in the world.

Direction: Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below them.

A). Climate change is likely to exacerbate this pressure on water resources, even as the frequency and intensity on floods and droughts in the country increases.

B). India’s dependence on an increasingly erratic monsoon for its water requirements increases this challenge.

C). Come summer, and water becomes a commodity as precious as gold in India.

D). A large number of Indians face high to extreme water stress, according to a recent report by the government’s policy think tank, the NITI Aayog.

E). The country has 18 percent of the world’s population, but only 4 percent of its water resources, making it among the most water-stressed in the world.