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Question ID : 63068038994
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
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Question ID : 63068045169
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
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Question ID : 63068038574
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
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Q.8
Question ID : 63068045220
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Ans 1. 72 percent
2. 50 percent
3. 75 percent
4. 54 percent
2. popro
3. osroo
4. porso
2. 717
3. 709
4. 712
Q.11 Question ID : 63068026232
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Ans
1.
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3.
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Q.12 Which letters will replace the question marks in the given letter series?
Question ID : 63068046001
A, V, D, S, G, P, ?, ? Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Ans 1. J, O
2. I, M
3. J, M
4. I, N
Q.13 Select the pairof letters that will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series. Question ID : 63068046011
AB, CF, EJ, GN,? Status : Answered
Ans 1. IX Chosen Option : 3
2. IP
3. IR
4. IT
Q.14 Four number-triads have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-triad that is different.
Question ID : 63068026195
Ans 1. (6, 37, 218) Status : Answered
2. (9, 81, 739) Chosen Option : 2
Q.15 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different. Question ID : 63068026184
Ans 1. (79, 97) Status : Answered
2. (58, 83) Chosen Option : 2
3. (68, 86)
4. (49, 94)
Ans 1. Match I
2. Match III
3. Match IV
4. Match II
Q.17 How will ‘GUITAR’ be coded by using the same coding language which is used to code ‘VEILA’ to ‘QZDGV’? Question ID : 63068038109
Ans 1. FSEYAN Status : Answered
2. BPDOVM Chosen Option : 2
3. GXERAN
4. ZQEWAN
Q.18 Six instruments are played on six consecutive days of the week, starting from Monday. Guitar is played after Piano. If Drums is played between Question ID : 63068045124
Pianoand Sitar. Tabla is played immediately after Flute but before Sitar. Which instrument is played on the second day?
Status : Answered
Ans 1. Sitar
Chosen Option : 4
2. Flute
3. Tabla
4. Drums
Q.19 Select the number that can fill in the blank and complete the following series.
Question ID : 63068038510
105, 104, 102, 99, 95, 90, 84, ___
Status : Answered
Ans 1. 75
Chosen Option : 2
2. 77
3. 76
4. 73
Q.20 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
Question ID : 63068037894
Ans 1. DFH Status : Answered
2. KMO Chosen Option : 3
3. QSV
4. EGI
Q.21 Select the number which is related to third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number
Question ID : 63068021276
64 : 31 : : 88 : ? Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Ans 1. 39
2. 41
3. 43
4. 45
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Q.23 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term Question ID : 63068038270
Country: State :: Mansion : ?
Status : Answered
Ans 1. Occupancy
Chosen Option : 3
2. Glass
3. Room
4. Table
Q.24 Question ID : 63068026077
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Q.25 In a certain code language, if "SOME" is coded as VPPF and "MANY" is coded as PBQZ, then how will "EACH" be coded as in the same coding Question ID : 63068026130
language?
Status : Answered
Ans 1. IBFO
Chosen Option : 3
2. GBEI
3. HBFI
4. GCEJ
Q.26
Question ID : 63068026273
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Q.28 Given below are two statements and two conclusions. Consider the statements to be true even if they are at variance with commonly known facts and Question ID : 63068038123
decide whether the conclusion/s follow the given statements.
Statements: Some fruits are wood. Status : Answered
Some woods are gases. Chosen Option : 2
Q.29 Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair of words. Question ID : 63068026119
CUBOID : CUBE :: ? Status : Answered
Ans 1. PYRAMID : TRIANGLE Chosen Option : 3
2. SQUARE : CUBE
3. RECTANGLE : SQUARE
4. CUBOID : RECTANGLE
Q.30 In a certain code language, HALL is coded as 931516 and LIFE is coded as 131199. How will GIVING be coded in that language?
Question ID : 63068038287
Ans 1. 81125131913 Status : Answered
2. 81125131981 Chosen Option : 1
3. 79221497453
4. 89112513934
Q.31 Raj walked 20 km towards north, took left turn and walked 45 km. He took a left turn and walked 40 km. He took a left turn and walked 60 km. He again
Question ID : 63068044998
took a left turn and walked 20 km.
Status : Answered
How far was he from the starting point? Chosen Option : 3
Ans 1. 70 km
2. 30 km
3. 15 km
4. 10 km
Q.32 In a row of 40 girls, when Garima was shifted to her left by 4 places, her number from the left end of the row become10. What was the number of Swati Question ID : 63068045112
from the right end of the row, if Swati was three places to the right of Garmia’s original position?
Status : Answered
Ans 1. 26
Chosen Option : 2
2. 27
3. 22
4. 24
Ans 1. 7
2. 9
3. 12
4. 8
Q.34 Which letter will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? Question ID : 63068045980
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Ans 1. G
2. D
3. F
4. E
Ans 1. 850
2. 720
3. 900
4. 840
Q.36 Question ID : 63068045229
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Ans 1. 76
2. 90
3. 78
4. 84
Q.37 Following table shows the total population and ratio of male & female of five villages, A, B, C, D and E. Table also shows the educated population and Question ID : 63068045245
ratio of male and female among them.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
The number of educated females in village C is what percentage of total number of males in village E?
Ans 1. 25 percent
2. 45 percent
3. 50 percent
4. 75 percent
Q.38 In the following question, below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if Question ID : 63068044866
they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows
from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Statements:
Some houses are building.
No building is a office.
All offices are restaurants.
Conclusions:
I. Houses which are building being restaurants is a possibility.
II. No building is a restaurants.
Ans 1. If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Q.39 If 5th of a month is Saturday, what day will it be on 30th of that month? Question ID : 63068045068
Ans 1. Wednesday Status : Answered
3. Monday
4. Tuesday
Q.40 Question ID : 63068038993
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Q.41 The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the Question ID : 63068045092
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer:
Status : Answered
In a certain code, ‘ze, be, ri, ma’ means 'All apple are fruit. Which code word means 'fruit'? Chosen Option : 4
2. If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
3. If the data given in both statements, statement I alone and statement II alone are independently sufficient to answer the question
4. If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
Q.42 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the number-pair that is different. Question ID : 63068037750
Ans 1. 48 - 60 Status : Answered
2. 42 - 60 Chosen Option : 4
3. 66 - 84
4. 45 - 63
Q.43 Three of the following letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one. Question ID : 63068026102
Ans 1. NPSX Status : Answered
2. LNQU Chosen Option : 1
3. JLOS
4. FHKO
Q.44 In a family of six members Aniket, Dev, Farah, Eva, Vivaan and Christy. Question ID : 63068044960
Dev is the most elder male member of the family who is married to Farah. Aniket is the only child of Dev. Christy is wife of Farah’s son. Vivaan is Status : Answered
husband of Christy’s sister. Chosen Option : 1
2. Mother
3. Granddaughter
4. Sister
Q.45 Ram is the father of Mohan who is the brother of Rakesh who is the paternal grandson of Rohan. How is Rohan related to Ram? Question ID : 63068044982
Ans 1. Paternal Grandson Status : Answered
2. Father Chosen Option : 2
3. Son
4. Paternal Grandfather
Comprehension: Question ID : 63068046004
According to the Indian Contract Act 1872, an agreement enforceable by law is a contract. All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of Status : Answered
parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object, and are not hereby expressly declared to be void. Consent has been defined
under S.13 as when two or more persons agree upon the same thing in the same sense. For a contract to be valid under this Act, such consent must be valid and Chosen Option : 2
free, and the person consenting must be capable of doing so. Under S.11 of the Act, every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority according
to the law to which he is subject, and who is of sound mind and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject. Further, a person is said to be
of sound mind for the purpose of making a contract, if, at the time when he makes it, he is capable of understanding it and of forming a rational judgment as to its
effect upon his/her interests. A person, who is usually of unsound mind, but occasionally of sound mind, may make a contract when he is of sound mind. A person,
who is usually of sound mind, but occasionally of unsound mind, may not make a contract when he is of unsound mind.
Consent is said to be so caused when it would not have been given but for the existence of such coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation or mistake.
When consent to an agreement is caused by coercion, fraud or misrepresentation, the agreement is a contract voidable at the option of the party whose consent
was so caused. A party to a contract whose consent was caused by fraud or misrepresentation, may, if he thinks fit, insist that the contract shall be performed, and
that he shall be put in the position in which he would have been if the representations made had been true. An exception to the rule is that if such consent was
caused by misrepresentation or by silence, fraudulent within the meaning of S.17, the contract, nevertheless, is not voidable, if the party whose consent was so
caused had the means of discovering the truth with ordinary diligence. A fraud or misrepresentation which did not cause the consent to a contract of the party on
whom such fraud was practised, or to whom such misrepresentation was made, does not render a contract voidable.
SubQuestion No : 46
Q.46 Which Section defines the consent in the Indian Contract Act, 1872?
Ans 1. Sec. 12 of Indian Contract Act 1872
SubQuestion No : 47
Q.47 When a party enters in a contract with another person under misrepresentation for a lawful object then the contract is ____________.
Ans 1. voidable
SubQuestion No : 48
Q.48 Which Section defines the capacity of a person to enter into a contract?
Ans 1. Sec.10
2. Sec.13
3. Sec.11
4. Sec.12
SubQuestion No : 49
Q.49 What of the following is not an essential of a valid contract?
Ans 1. There should be an agreement between the parties
SubQuestion No : 50
Q.50 A is holding a gun to B's head and A asked B to sign a contract otherwise A will shoot him, this contract is:
Ans 1. Voidable at the option of A
Q.51 File name of Windows Operating System contains maximum ______ characters.
Question ID : 63068045653
Ans 1. 128 Status : Answered
2. 256 Chosen Option : 2
3. 255
4. 127
Q.52 Which component of a computer is also known as its brain? Question ID : 63068045385
Ans 1. CPU Status : Answered
2. ALU Chosen Option : 1
3. Output unit
4. Memory unit
3. External devices
4. Storage devices
2. Both I and II
3. Only I
4. Neither I nor II
2. I, II and III
3. Only III
4. Only II
Q.56 Which of the following combination is correct regarding Gmail? Question ID : 63068044772
I. Inbox – Consists of new mail that is not seen and old seen mails in a page.
II. Trash – Consists of list of mails deleted. Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Ans 1. Only II
2. Neither I nor II
3. Both I and II
4. Only I
Q.57 Which statement is/are true about optical fiber? Question ID : 63068044716
I. Light weight
II. Immune to electromagnetic interfere. Status : Answered
III. Joining two optical is simpler as compare to coaxial cable. Chosen Option : 4
Ans 1. II and III
2. I and III
3. I and II
4. I, II and III
Q.58 Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to USENET? Question ID : 63068045317
Ans 1. There are more than 7000 USENET groups Status : Not Answered
2. Each USENET site is maintained by an administrator and managed by news server Chosen Option : --
4. USENET is an application tool which enables the user(s) to join the user group(s) and chat or discuss on any topic of interest
Q.59 In MS PowerPoint 2019, which of the following is a valid file extension? Question ID : 63068044648
I. ppxt
II. ppf Status : Answered
2. Both I and II
3. Only I
4. Neither I nor II
Q.60 In MS PowerPoint 2019, which of the following pair of shortcut key – function is correct? Question ID : 63068044672
I. Ctrl + = – Apply superscript formatting
II. Ctrl + + – Apply subscript formatting Status : Not Answered
2. Only II
3. Only I
4. Neither I nor II
Q.61 Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the RSA algorithm? Question ID : 63068045332
Ans 1. It was discovered by three discoverers at Harvard. Status : Not Answered
2. It uses two different keys for encoding and decoding. Chosen Option : --
Q.62 Which of the following are the common things to every VoIP hard phones?
Question ID : 63068044744
I. Support of TCP/IP protocols.
II. Atleast one RJ-45 connection port. Status : Answered
Ans 1. Only I Chosen Option : 1
2. Only II
3. Neither I nor II
4. Both I and II
3. photon detector
4. electron detector
3. rename
4. reset
3. disk cylinder
4. disk pit
Q.66 In MS PowerPoint 2019, which shortcut key is used to copy formatting only?
Question ID : 63068044643
Ans 1. Ctrl + Alt + O Status : Answered
2. Ctrl + Shift + O Chosen Option : 3
3. Ctrl + Shift + C
4. Ctrl + Alt + C
3. Bi-directional
4. Simplex
Q.68 Facebook has given some tips to identify fake news. Which of the following are those tips? Question ID : 63068044812
I. Be sceptical of headlines.
II. Have a close look at the link. Status : Answered
III. Check photos. Chosen Option : 3
IV. Ensure source
Ans 1. III and IV
4. I, II and III
Q.69 Match the following about data scanning device. Question ID : 63068044486
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.70 In MS PowerPoint 2019, which shortcut key is used to cut selected object or text? Question ID : 63068044634
Ans 1. Ctrl + Q Status : Answered
2. Ctrl + C Chosen Option : 3
3. Ctrl + X
4. Ctrl + J
Q.71 Cyber security should be applied to which of the following computing devices?
Question ID : 63068044839
I. Laptops
II. Smart phones Status : Answered
III. Servers Chosen Option : 3
Ans 1. Only II
2. I and III
3. I, II and III
4. II and III
3. Save
4. Reload
Q.73 In MS Excel 2019, which shortcut key is used to enter the current time? Question ID : 63068044610
Ans 1. Alt + Shift + ; Status : Answered
2. Alt + Shift + / Chosen Option : 4
3. Ctrl + Shift + /
4. Ctrl + Shift + :
Q.74 In MS Excel 2019, which shortcut key is used to open the find and replace box?
Question ID : 63068044613
Ans 1. Shift + F10 Status : Not Answered
2. Shift + F5 Chosen Option : --
3. Shift + F6
4. Shift + F1
Q.75 Match the following with reference to input devices. Question ID : 63068044518
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
3. University of Helsinki
4. Microsoft
2. I and II
3. I and III
4. II and III
Q.78 When entire CPU is contained on a single tiny silicon chip it is known as ______.
Question ID : 63068045371
Ans 1. Calculator Status : Answered
2. Macroprocessor Chosen Option : 3
3. Microprocessor
4. Miniprocessor
Q.79 ______ is a backdoor Trojan. I. Back orifice II. Bitfrost Question ID : 63068044854
Ans 1. Only II Status : Answered
2. Both I and II Chosen Option : 2
3. Neither I nor II
4. Only I
Q.80 Which company made first commercially available hand held phone?
Question ID : 63068044830
Ans 1. Motorola Status : Answered
2. Sony Chosen Option : 1
3. Blackberry
4. Nokia
2.
3.
4.
Q.82
Question ID : 63068045536
Status : Marked For Review
Ans 1. Chosen Option : 1
2.
3.
4.
Q.83 Choose the word from the options that is closest in meaning to the given word.
Question ID : 63068036046
Concise
Status : Answered
Ans 1. Conclusive
Chosen Option : 2
2. Brief
3. Redundant
4. Expansive
Q.84 Select the grammatically correct sentence from the following options.
Question ID : 63068034864
Ans 1. Dr. Pandey wants to see you who is sitting in the library. Status : Answered
2. Dr. Pandey, who is sitting in the library, wants to see you. Chosen Option : 2
Q.85 Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word. Question ID : 63068026328
WRATH Not Attempted and Marked For
Status :
Review
Ans 1. Love
Chosen Option : --
2. Wreath
3. Anger
4. Chuckle
Q.86 From the options given, select the appropriate words to fill in the given blanks.
Question ID : 63068035385
Let us rest for _______ quarter of _______ hour.
Status : Answered
Ans 1. a; an
Chosen Option : 1
2. a; the
3. the; the
4. a; a
2. RPQS
3. PQRS
4. QPSR
2.
3.
4.
Q.89 In the following sentence, four words or phrases have been underlined. Identify the word or phrase which has an error in it. Question ID : 63068034998
Psychologists emphasise on the necessity to create a healthy environment for kids to be able to express their insecurities. Status : Answered
Ans 1. emphasized on Chosen Option : 4
2. a healthy environment
3. to be able to express
4. to
Q.90
Question ID : 63068045582
Status : Answered
Ans 1. Chosen Option : 2
2.
3.
4.
2. gloomy
3. sanguine
4. absurd
Q.92 Choose an appropriate form of the word to fill in the given blank.
Question ID : 63068035783
Sudha Murty wrote a lot of thought-provoking articles in the ________ of magazines. Status : Answered
Ans 1. edition Chosen Option : 1
2. editorials
3. editing
4. edits
Q.93 Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence from the four options given below.
Question ID : 63068034887
The actor liked to flaunt her wealth in public. Status : Answered
Ans 1. Donate Chosen Option : 3
2. Show off
3. Hide
4. Boast
2.
3.
4.
Q.95 The following sentence is divided into four parts. Identify the part which has an error in it. Question ID : 63068034964
Her daughter, Marina,/ who is the apple of her eye/ have been wanting to go to Disneyland / since she was a child. Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Ans 1. Her daughter Marina
Comprehension:
Question ID : 63068035312
Read the passage carefully and choose the appropriate option of the given questions. Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
In India, the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. This hampers the growth and development of a country. Population growth and poverty are
the causes of of the illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of these drawbacks have gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The
results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really
incredible. Thus, according to the1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country,30 million more than in 1981.During the same period, the
percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain this cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the
result of rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been achieved in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to
1981, literacy increased at an annual rate of annual of 0.7 percent, while the country's population grew by 2.15 percent every year. In the following decade the
average rate of annual increase in literacy was 0.95 percent, whereas the population grew by almost 2.85 percent every year during that decade. But the
population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states in failing to tackle the problem of adult illiteracy is
also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow-up measures to prevent neo- literates from
relapsing into illiteracy are just as important as the initial adult literacy campaigns. In this case too, the State Education authorities are negligent. Not sufficient
provision has been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools, correspondence courses.
SubQuestion No : 96
Q.96 According to the passage, which of the following appears to be unbelievable?
Ans 1. Literacy percentage is increasing and number of illiterates are decreasing
3. Both the literacy percentage and the number of illiterates are increasing
Comprehension:
Question ID : 63068035313
Read the passage carefully and choose the appropriate option of the given questions. Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
In India, the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. This hampers the growth and development of a country. Population growth and poverty are
the causes of of the illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of these drawbacks have gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The
results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really
incredible. Thus, according to the1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country,30 million more than in 1981.During the same period, the
percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain this cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the
result of rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been achieved in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to
1981, literacy increased at an annual rate of annual of 0.7 percent, while the country's population grew by 2.15 percent every year. In the following decade the
average rate of annual increase in literacy was 0.95 percent, whereas the population grew by almost 2.85 percent every year during that decade. But the
population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states in failing to tackle the problem of adult illiteracy is
also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow-up measures to prevent neo- literates from
relapsing into illiteracy are just as important as the initial adult literacy campaigns. In this case too, the State Education authorities are negligent. Not sufficient
provision has been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools, correspondence courses.
SubQuestion No : 97
Q.97 'Eradication' as used in the passage means
Ans 1. Introduction
2. Starvation
3. Destruction
4. Removal
Comprehension:
Question ID : 63068035314
Read the passage carefully and choose the appropriate option of the given questions. Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
In India, the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. This hampers the growth and development of a country. Population growth and poverty are
the causes of of the illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of these drawbacks have gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The
results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really
incredible. Thus, according to the1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country,30 million more than in 1981.During the same period, the
percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain this cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the
result of rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been achieved in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to
1981, literacy increased at an annual rate of annual of 0.7 percent, while the country's population grew by 2.15 percent every year. In the following decade the
average rate of annual increase in literacy was 0.95 percent, whereas the population grew by almost 2.85 percent every year during that decade. But the
population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states in failing to tackle the problem of adult illiteracy is
also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow-up measures to prevent neo- literates from
relapsing into illiteracy are just as important as the initial adult literacy campaigns. In this case too, the State Education authorities are negligent. Not sufficient
provision has been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools, correspondence courses.
SubQuestion No : 98
Q.98 Which of the following is as important as the literacy campaign?
Ans 1. Starting correspondence courses and providing reading facilities
SubQuestion No : 99
Q.99 The term 'Neo-literate' as used in the passage refers to a person who
Ans 1. is big literate
3. is simple literate
4. is little literate
Comprehension:
Question ID : 63068035316
Read the passage carefully and choose the appropriate option of the given questions. Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
In India, the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. This hampers the growth and development of a country. Population growth and poverty are
the causes of of the illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of these drawbacks have gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The
results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really
incredible. Thus, according to the1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country,30 million more than in 1981.During the same period, the
percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain this cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the
result of rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been achieved in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to
1981, literacy increased at an annual rate of annual of 0.7 percent, while the country's population grew by 2.15 percent every year. In the following decade the
average rate of annual increase in literacy was 0.95 percent, whereas the population grew by almost 2.85 percent every year during that decade. But the
population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states in failing to tackle the problem of adult illiteracy is
also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow-up measures to prevent neo- literates from
relapsing into illiteracy are just as important as the initial adult literacy campaigns. In this case too, the State Education authorities are negligent. Not sufficient
provision has been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools, correspondence courses.
SubQuestion No : 100
Q.100 Which of the following is true in the context of the passage?
Ans 1. Continued education programs are now adequately funded.
2. All the State governments have now fully realized the problem of illiteracy
3. Literacy campaigns in the pre-independence period were more fruitful than later ones.