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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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Statement : Most of the development plans develop in papers only.nCourses of Action : I. The in-charges should be instructed to supervise the field-work regularly.nII. The supply of paper to such departments should be cut short. |
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Statement : A very large number of students have failed in the final high school examination due to faulty questions in one of the subjects.nCourses of Action :nI. All the students who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take supplementary examination.nII. All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts. |
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Statement : Every year large number of devotees dies due to severe cold on their way to the shrine located at the top of the mountain range.nCourses of Action : I. The devotees should be discouraged to visit the shrine without having proper warm clothes and other amenities.nII. The government should provide warm clothes and shelter to all the devotees visiting the shrine. |
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Statement : A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future. Courses of Action : I. The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.nII. This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down. |
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Statement : On an average, about twenty people are run over by trains and die every day while crossing the railway tracks through the level crossing.nCourses of Action : I. The railway authorities should be instructed to close all the level crossings.nII. Those who are found crossing the tracks, when the gates are closed, should be fined heavily. |
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Statement : In spite of the Principal's repeated warnings, a child was caught exploding crackers secretly in the school.nCourses of Action : I. All the crackers should be taken away from the child and he should be threatened not to do it again.nII. The child should be severely punished for his wrong act. |
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Statement : Majority of the students in many schools do not pass in the final examination.nCourses of Action : I. These schools should be closed down as these have become unproductive.nII. The teachers of these schools should immediately be retrenched. |
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Statement : The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.nCourses of Action : I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.nII. The resignation should not be accepted. |
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Statement : Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoons, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years. Courses of Action : I. Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check this epidemic.nII. People should be advised to drink boiled water during rainy season. |
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Statement : The car dealer found that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ's car-booking with long queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and arrangements.nCourses of Action :nI. People should make their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car XYZ's booking and be ready to spend several hours.nII. Arrangement should be made for more booking desks and increased business hours to serve more people in less time. |
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Statement : Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter-state multipurpose projects.nCourses of Action :nI. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.nII. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective. |
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Statement : The kharif crops have been affected by the insects for consecutive three years in the district and the farmers harvested less than fifty percent of produce during these years.nCourses of Action :nI. The farmers should seek measures to control the attack of insects to protect their crops next year.nII. The Government should increase the support price of kharif crops considerably to protect the economic interests of farmers. |
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Statement : There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of successful candidates in this year's School Leaving Certificate Examination.nCourses of Action :nI. The government should make arrangements to increase number of seats of intermediate courses in existing colleges.nII. The government should take active steps to open new colleges to accommodate all these successful candidates. |
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Statement : The Indian electronic component industry venturing into the West European markets faces tough competition from the Japanese.nCourses of Action :nI. India should search for other international markets for its products.nII. India should improve the quality of the electronic components to compete with the Japanese in capturing these markets. |
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Statement : The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to.nCourses of Action :nI. CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him.nII. CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter. |
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Statement : The State Government has decided to declare 'Kala Azar' as a notifiable disease under the Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the patient are liable to be punished in case they did not inform the State authorities.nCourses of Action :nI. Efforts should be made to effectively implement the Act.nII. The cases of punishment should be propagated through mass media so that more people become aware of the stern actions. |
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Statement : The Government has decided not to provide financial support to voluntary organisations from next Five Year Plan and has communicated that all such organisations should raise funds to meet their financial needs.nCourses of Action : I. Voluntary organisations should collaborate with foreign agencies.nII. They should explore other sources of financial support. |
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Statement : Doordarshan is concerned about the quality of its programmes particularly in view of stiff competition it is facing from STAR and other satellite TV channels and is contemplating various measures to attract talent for its programmes.nCourses of Action :nI. In an effort to attract talent, the Doordarshan has decided to revise its fee structure for the artists.nII. The fee structure should not be revised until other electronic media also revise it. |
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Statement : As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low.nCourses of Action :nI. The government should conduct another census to verify the results.nII. The government should immediately issue orders to all the departments to encourage people to improve the ratio. |
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Statement : If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organisation, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute.nCourses of Action :nI. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.nII. Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organisation. |
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Statement : Most of those who study in premier engineering colleges in India migrate to developed nations for better prospects in their professional pursuits.nCourses of Action :nI. All the students joining these colleges should be asked to sign a bond at the time of admission to the effect that they will remain in India at least for ten years after they complete education.nII. All those students who desire to settle in the developed nations should be asked to pay entire cost of their education which the government subsidises. |
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Statement : There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial situation.nCourses of Action :nI. The villagers should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.nII. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive. |
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Statement : A recent study shows that children below five die in the cities of the developing countries mainly from diarrhoea and parasitic intestinal worms.nCourses of Action :nI. Governments of the developing countries should take adequate measures to improve the hygienic conditions in the cities.nII. Children below five years in the cities of the developing countries need to be kept under periodic medical check-up. |
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Statement : The Asian Development Bank has approved a $285 million loan to finance a project to construct coal ports by Paradip and Madras Port Trusts.nCourses of Action :nI. India should use financial assistance from other international financial organisations to develop such ports in other places.nII. India should not seek such financial assistance from the international financial agencies. |
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Statement : The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company.nCourses of Action :nI. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.nII. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved. |
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Statement : Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.nCourses of Action :nI. Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected.nII. Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle. |
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Statement : A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.nCourses of Action :nI. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.nII. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites. |
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Statement : Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.nCourses of Action : I. Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.nII. An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable. |
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Statement : A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.nCourses of Action :nI. The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.nII. The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water. |
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The image of a knitter as an older woman sitting in a comfortable, old-fashioned living room with a basket of yarn at her feet and a bun in her hair is one of the past. As knitting continues to become more popular and increasingly trendy, it is much more difficult to describe the average knitter. Knitters today might be 18, 28, 40, or 65. They might live in a big urban center and take classes in a knit- ting shop that doubles as a café or they may gather in suburban coffee shops to support one another in knitting and other aspects of life. They could be college roommates knitting in their dorm room or two senior citizens knitting in a church hall. Even men are getting in the act. It would be incredibly difficult to come up with an accurate profile of a contemporary knitter to replace that image of the old woman with the basket of yarn!nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | people are returning to knitting in an attempt to reconnect with simpler times. |
| B. | knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby. |
| C. | creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common. |
| D. | today's knitters are much less accomplished than knitters of the past. |
| Answer» B. knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby. | |
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Originating in the 1920s, the Pyramid scheme is one of the oldest con games going. Honest people are often pulled in, thinking the scheme is a legitimate investment enterprise. The first customer tofall forthe Pyramid scheme will actually make big money and will therefore persuade friends and relatives to join also. The chain then continues with the con artist who originated the scheme pocketing, rather than investing, the money. Finally, the pyramid collapses, but by that time, the scam artist will usually have moved out of town, leaving no forwarding address.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | it is fairly easy to spot a Pyramid scheme in the making. |
| B. | he first customer of a Pyramid scheme is the most gullible. |
| C. | the people who set up Pyramid schemes are able to fool honest people. |
| D. | the Pyramid scheme had its heyday in the 1920s, but it's making a comeback. |
| Answer» B. he first customer of a Pyramid scheme is the most gullible. | |
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There are no effective boundaries when it comes to pollutants. Studies have shown that toxic insecticides that have been banned in many countries are riding the wind from countries where they remain legal. Compounds such as DDT and toxaphene have been found in remote places like the Yukon and other Arctic regions.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | toxic insecticides such as DDT have not been banned throughout the world. |
| B. | more pollutants find their way into polar climates than they do into warmer areas. |
| C. | studies have proven that many countries have ignored their own antipollution laws. |
| D. | DDT and toxaphene are the two most toxic insecticides in the world. |
| Answer» B. more pollutants find their way into polar climates than they do into warmer areas. | |
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The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures. No search of a person's home or personal effects may be conducted without a written search warrant issued on probable cause. This means that a neutral judge must approve the factual basis justifying a search before it can be conducted.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that the police cannot search a person's home or private papers unless they have |
| A. | legal authorization. |
| B. | direct evidence of a crime. |
| C. | read the person his or her constitutional rights. |
| D. | a reasonable belief that a crime has occurred. |
| Answer» B. direct evidence of a crime. | |
| 34. |
For too long, school cafeterias, in an effort to provide food they thought would be appetizing to young people, mimicked fast-food restaurants, serving items such as burgers and fries, pizza, hot dogs, and fried chicken. School districts nationwide are now addressing this trend by incorporating some simple and inexpensive options that will make cafeteria lunches healthier while still appealing to students.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | school cafeterias have always emphasized nutritional guidelines over any other considerations. |
| B. | young people would rather eat in a school cafeteria than a local fast-food restaurant. |
| C. | school lunch menus are becoming healthier due to major new initiatives on the part of school districts. |
| D. | it is possible to make school lunches both healthier and appealing without spending a great deal of money and undertaking a radical transformation. |
| Answer» B. young people would rather eat in a school cafeteria than a local fast-food restaurant. | |
| 35. |
Obesity is a serious problem in this country. Research suggests that obesity can lead to a number of health problems including diabetes, asthma, and heart disease. Recent research has even indicated that there may be a relationship between obesity and some types of cancer. Major public health campaigns that increase awareness and propose simple lifestyle changes that will, with diligence and desire, eliminate or least mitigate the incidence of obesity are a crucial first step in battling this critical problem.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | public health campaigns that raise consciousness and propose lifestyle changes are a productive way to fight obesity. |
| B. | obesity is the leading cause of diabetes in our country. |
| C. | people in our country watch too much television and do not exercise enough. |
| D. | a decline in obesity would radically decrease the incidence of asthma. |
| Answer» B. obesity is the leading cause of diabetes in our country. | |
| 36. |
During the last six years, the number of practicing physicians has increased by about 20%. During the same time period, the number of healthcare managers has increased by more than 600%. These percentages mean that many doctors have lost the authority to make their own schedules, determine the fees that they charge, and decide on prescribed treatments.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that doctors |
| A. | resent the interference of healthcare managers. |
| B. | no longer have adequate training. |
| C. | care a great deal about their patients. |
| D. | are less independent than they used to be. |
| Answer» B. no longer have adequate training. | |
| 37. |
Forest fires feed on decades-long accumulations of debris and leap from the tops of young trees into the branches of mature trees. Fires that jump from treetop to treetop can be devastating. In old-growth forests, however, the shade of mature trees keeps thickets of small trees from sprouting, and the lower branches of mature trees are too high to catch the flames.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | forest fire damage is reduced in old-growth forests. |
| B. | small trees should be cut down to prevent forest fires. |
| C. | mature trees should be thinned out to prevent forest fires |
| D. | forest fires do the most damage in old-growth forests. |
| Answer» B. small trees should be cut down to prevent forest fires. | |
| 38. |
Walk into any supermarket or pharmacy and you will find several shelves of products designed to protect adults and children from the sun. Additionally, a host of public health campaigns have been created, including National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, that warn us about the sun's damaging UV rays and provide guidelines about protecting ourselves. While warnings about the sun's dangers are frequent, a recent survey found that fewer than half of all adults adequately protect themselves from the sun.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | children are better protected from the sun's dangerous rays than adults |
| B. | sales of sun protection products are at an all-time high. |
| C. | adults are not heeding the warnings about the dangers of sun exposure seriously enough. |
| D. | more adults have skin cancer now than ever before. |
| Answer» B. sales of sun protection products are at an all-time high. | |
| 39. |
Human technology developed from the first stone tools about two and a half million years ago. At the beginning, the rate of development was slow. Hundreds of thousands of years passed without much change. Today, new technologies are reported daily on television and in newspapers.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | stone tools were not really technology. |
| B. | stone tools were in use for two and a half million years. |
| C. | there is no way to know when stone tools first came into use. |
| D. | In today's world, new technologies are constantly being developed. |
| Answer» B. stone tools were in use for two and a half million years. | |
| 40. |
Today's high school students spend too much time thinking about trivial and distracting matters such as fashion. Additionally, they often dress inappropriately on school grounds. Rather than spending time writing another detailed dress policy, we should make school uniforms mandatory. If students were required to wear uniforms, it would increase a sense of community and harmony in our schools and it would instill a sense of discipline in our students. Another positive effect would be that teachers and administrators would no longer have to act as clothing police, freeing them up to focus on more important issues.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | inappropriate clothing leads to failing grades. |
| B. | students who wear school uniforms get into better colleges. |
| C. | teachers and administrators spend at least 25% of their time enforcing the dress code. |
| D. | school uniforms should be compulsory for high school students. |
| Answer» B. students who wear school uniforms get into better colleges. | |
| 41. |
The criminal justice system needs to change. The system could be more just if it allowed victims the opportunity to confront the person who has harmed them. Also, mediation between victims and their offenders would give the offenders a chance to apologize for the harm they have done.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that victims of a crime should |
| A. | learn to forgive their offenders. |
| B. | have the right to confront their offenders. |
| C. | learn the art of mediation. |
| D. | insist that their offenders be punished. |
| Answer» B. have the right to confront their offenders. | |
| 42. |
It is well known that the world urgently needs adequate distribution of food, so that everyone gets enough. Adequate distribution of medicine is just as urgent. Medical expertise and medical supplies need to be redistributed throughout the world so that people in emerging nations will have proper medical care.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | the majority of the people in the world have never been seen by a doctor. |
| B. | food production in emerging nations has slowed during the past several years. |
| C. | most of the world |
| D. | many people who live in emerging nations are not receiving proper medical care. |
| Answer» B. food production in emerging nations has slowed during the past several years. | |
| 43. |
Mathematics allows us to expand our consciousness. Mathematics tells us about economic trends, patterns of disease, and the growth of populations. Math is good at exposing the truth, but it can also perpetuate misunderstandings and untruths. Figures have the power to mislead people.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | the study of mathematics is dangerous. |
| B. | words are more truthful than figures. |
| C. | the study of mathematics is more important than other disciplines. |
| D. | figures are sometimes used to deceive people. |
| Answer» B. words are more truthful than figures. | |
| 44. |
Yoga has become a very popular type of exercise, but it may not be for everyone. Before you sign yourself up for a yoga class, you need to examine what it is you want from your fitness routine. If you're looking for a high-energy, fast-paced aerobic workout, a yoga class might not be your best choice.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | yoga is more popular than high-impact aerobics. |
| B. | before embarking on a new exercise regimen, you should think about your needs and desires. |
| C. | yoga is changing the world of fitness in major ways. |
| D. | yoga benefits your body and mind. |
| Answer» B. before embarking on a new exercise regimen, you should think about your needs and desires. | |
| 45. |
A few states in this country are considering legislation that would prohibit schools from using calculators before the sixth grade. Other states take a different position. Some states are insisting on the purchase of graphing calculators for every student in middle school.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that in this country |
| A. | there are at least two opinions about the use of calculators in schools. |
| B. | calculators are frequently a detriment to learning math. |
| C. | state legislators are more involved in education than ever before. |
| D. | the price of graphing calculators is less when schools buy in bulk. |
| Answer» B. calculators are frequently a detriment to learning math. | |
| 46. |
During colonial times in America, juries were encouraged to ask questions of the parties in the courtroom. The jurors were, in fact, expected to investigate the facts of the case themselves. If jurors conducted an investigation today, we would throw out the case.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | juries are less important today than they were in colonial times. |
| B. | jurors today are less interested in court cases than they were in colonial times. |
| C. | courtrooms today are more efficient than they were in colonial times. |
| D. | the jury system in America has changed since colonial times. |
| Answer» B. jurors today are less interested in court cases than they were in colonial times. | |
| 47. |
One of the warmest winters on record has put consumers in the mood to spend money. Spending is likely to be the strongest in thirteen years. During the month of February, sales of existing single-family homes hit an annual record rate of 4.75 million.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | consumer spending will be higher thirteen years from now than it is today. |
| B. | more people buy houses in the month of February than in any other month. |
| C. | during the winter months, the prices of single-family homes are the lowest. |
| D. | warm winter weather is likely to affect the rate of home sales. |
| Answer» B. more people buy houses in the month of February than in any other month. | |
| 48. |
In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that |
| A. | low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods. |
| B. | ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream. |
| C. | ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item. |
| D. | low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream. |
| Answer» B. ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream. | |
| 49. |
Generation Xers are those people born roughly between 1965 and 1981. As employees, Generation Xers tend to be more challenged when they can carry out tasks independently. This makes Generation Xers the most entrepreneurial generation in history.nThis paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers |
| A. | work harder than people from other generations. |
| B. | have a tendency to be self-directed workers. |
| C. | have an interest in making history. |
| D. | tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior. |
| Answer» B. have a tendency to be self-directed workers. | |
| 50. |
Fact 1: Islands are surrounded by water.nFact 2: Maui is an island.nFact 3: Maui was formed by a volcano.nIf the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?nI: Maui is surrounded by water.nII: All islands are formed by volcanoes.nIII: All volcanoes are on islands. |
| A. | I only |
| B. | II only |
| C. | II and III only |
| D. | None of the statements is a known fact. |
| Answer» B. II only | |