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Question : 26

The brewing industry in India has, of late, turned flat. Foreign players such as Heineken and Budweiser are now strong leaders in the market. But the Indian beer industry has been _____________ from its growth potential because of stringent taxation policies and availability, along with curbs on distribution. This, in turn, is the _____________ no distinction made between beverages with low alcoholic content like beer and wine and spirits like whisky and vodka. Most beers have a 6% alcoholic _____________, while most liquor has 40% and above. In India, however, they are all clubbed as ‘daaru’. In countries such as Germany and France, spirits are taxed at six times the rate of beer where the price and tax distinction _____________ alcohol content.

a) promoted - affect of - content - are based on

b) thwarted - result of - content - are based on

c) promoted - affect of - content - are based on

d) thwarted - result of – constituents - basis on

e) thwarted - result of - constituents - basis on

Question : 27

While the NEP definitely needs _____________ the anomalies and bring in a reasonable secure ecosystem for transactions, it _____________ clearly in tune with the existing standards and expectations that India’s online ecosystem deserves and demands. In a landmark judgment in March 2015, the Supreme Court had _____________ Section 66A of the IT Act on the same premise that it encroached on online freedom. The lessons of that judgment _____________ to the DEITY bureaucracy and experts in the committee to see a reasonably encompassing NEP in place.

a) to harmonise - has to be - struck down - should have been clear

b) to be harmonised - has to be - struck down - should have been clear

c) to harmonise – had been- struck down - should have been clear

d) to harmonise - has to be – struck by- should have been clear

e) to harmonise - has to be - struck down - should have clear

Question : 28

Xi is widely accepted as the most authoritarian Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping. Some _____________ labelled him as a 21st century Mao Zedong. _____________, this control freak ideology has limits in keeping the lid on underlying problems. The series of ‘administrative interventions’ ordered by Xi in the past few weeks _____________ the bearish stock market, put a floor on the renminbi’s depreciation, and prevent capital flight _____________ that the strongman method of crisis-response does not compensate for fundamental economic weaknesses.

a) have even - However - to prop up - reveal

b) Have been even - Therefore - to prop up - reveal

c) Have been even - Therefore - to prop up - reveal

d) have even - However - to gain for - explore

e) have even - However - to gain for - explore

Question : 29

We want to be seen as ‘givers’. But the yagna is as much about ‘getting’. Not taking but getting. So yagna is not _____________ a contract, that is the cornerstone of modern management, and contract as an idea comes from Abrahamic _____________, not the Vedas. The deity is under no contractual obligation for there is no regulatory authority out there to _____________ we can petition in case of breach of contract. It is all about trust between the buyer and the seller, the seeker and the hoarder. When there is decent exchange, relationships _____________ and society prospers. That is the direction in which the first hymn of the Veda takes us.

a) More than - myth - which – thrive

b) More than - myth - which - thrive

c) quite - mythologies - whom – generate

d) quite - mythologies - whom – generate

e) quite - mythologies - which - thrive

Question : 30

The Indian economy is in relatively good shape with $380 billion forex reserves, adequate for 11 months of imports. While the trade account has been little soft, India is one of the most _____________ investment destinations, with macroeconomic _____________ and good growth outlook. As global investors return to emerging markets, I believe India would garner a fair share. Yet, while FII flows would drive stock market performance in the near term, in the longer term, the key driver _____________ corporate earnings. While the period of volatility does cause nervousness, it always provides a very strong opportunity to raise allocation to equities. It’s a good time to buy many quality companies available at a _____________ price due to the recent correction. This time is no different.

a) Prefer to – stable - would be - discounted

b) Prefer to – stable - would be - discounted

c) preferred - stability - would have been - discount

d) preferred - stability - would be - discounted

e) preferred - stability - would have been - discount