Mixed VA - OCT 29

5.A brick-and-mortar shopping mall, because it is empty, can include a
wide range of specific content. In contrast, the immateriality of an
equally empty internet mall eliminates virtually all barriers and
makes an even wider range of content possible. This is true
quantitatively and qualitatively. ________
a)
The immateriality of the internet mall makes it infinitely expandable,
and allows for experiences that may not be possible in a 'real-world'
mall.
b)
However, there is no doubt that brick-and-morta stores are
irreplaceable as they cater to a breed of customers that will never
die out.
c)
More than anything else, this is the reason that ventures like
Amazon.com have proved so successful.
d)
The potential of a newly established internet mall is, therefore, far
greater than that of a new 'real-world' store.

OA A

(a) Education is a concurrent subject under the constitution and both
the center and the state governments need to address this issue
together and seriously.

(b) There has been a gradual shift from content based to
problem-solving and competence-based testing in the examinations. But
this has to be speeded up and the focus turned away entirely from rote
learning.

(c) Apart from looking at the system and the curriculum, the
authorities must review the teaching methods and facilitate teachers
to adapt themselves to the changing environment.

(d) School education's goals of preparing students for life outside
the classroom, laying the foundation for higher studies and equipping
them for the job market must not be lost sight of.

(e) Compared to the attention paid to higher education, particularly
professional courses, not much has been done for reforming school
education, despite making education compulsory and free up to the age
of 14.


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OA B

(a) Long term energy and resource security are increasingly becoming
the focus of political and economic debate worldwide.

(b) Over the past two years growing demand for energy resources
combined with a decrease in production in the U.S. and Europe, have
led to significant price rise for fossil fuels.

(c) Industrialized and developing countries are looking for new ways
to ensure long term supply security for their energy and resource
intensive economies. At the same time, many newly industrializing and
developing countries are already suffering dramatic shortages in
supply.

(d) The debate on alternative ways to cover energy demand has thus
become increasingly significant.

(e) These trends will worsen: according to estimates by the
International Energy Agency, energy demand in newly industrializing
and developing countries will double by 2020.
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OA C

a. India, however, is in the unusual situation of having two different charges.

b. Most countries levy a charge on private players for fulfilling
universal service obligations and this comes in the shape of a
universal service obligation.

c. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India justifies this by arguing
that the access deficit charge is primarily to defray the losses
incurred on the BSNL's legacy operations.

d. India too has a Universal Service Fund to facilitate rural telephony.

e. The USF sets 5 per cent of the revenue of the private players,
which goes to the public sector networks.
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OA B


9.a. Background checks on an employee's prior work history and
continuous monitoring by team leaders are some ways of avoiding such
untoward incidents.

b. Security ranks high on the list.

c. The industry, on its part, should collaborate to create a database
of BPO employees, which can be accessed by all the players.

d. Recently, the industry faced some cases of theft that have
highlighted the importance of personnel security.

e. The human resource department should play a more active role in
interacting with the employees on an ongoing basis and keeping their
ear to the ground.
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10.a. The evacuation is turning into eviction, mostly forcible,
because residents are unwilling to move.

b. Middle-class residents of old chawls cannot even entertain the idea
of living there.

c. Families have spent a lifetime in transit camps, a paradox in itself.

d. Moreover, the legend of transit camps is that no one knows when
your building will be rebuilt.

e. They would rather face a collapse and death than move into a MHADA
transit camp that's filthy, almost slum-like.
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11.1. This is not the first time that Moro has courted controversy.
2 His book "It was Five Past Midnight in Bhopal" also ran into
trouble, thanks to certain 'facts'.
3. The future of 'The Red Sari' is still uncertain.
4. But one thing is given – with all the hype that the book has
generated, it is going to be a best seller.
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12.1. Hatoyama converted his patriotism into a sweeping change agenda
whose broad aim was to curb the power of the entrenched bureaucracy
and of vested interests.
2. In short, Hatoyama wanted nothing less than to transform the way
Japan has been run for decades.
3. While his intentions were good, his designs and executeion were flawed.

4. Unable to fulfill an ill-conceived campaign pledge to move a U.S.
Military base off Okinawa, which tanked his approval ratings, he
became Japan's latest leadership casualty.
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13.Food expert:

Semi-vegetarianism is the way many people like to eat these days,
mostly vegetarian, but with occasional meat, particularly fish.
Semi-vegetarianism is the healthiest viable option. Of course, it's
entirely possible to have a completely healthy vegetarian diet, but it
does require careful eating to make sure one doesn't fall short of
proteins or essential nutrients like omega-acids, which are not always
easy to get from plants, but are plentifully available from meats,
particularly fish.

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly support the position above?
a)
Semi-vegetarianism is a practical option for travellers - sometimes
one just cannot get pure vegetarian food, but one can usually manage
if one allows some flexibility with fish.
b)
Die-hard vegetarians often underestimate the cost and difficulty of
keeping a strict vegetarian diet if you are poor, or where
comprehensive vegetarian options aren't easily available.
c)
Equating vegetarianism with superiority is an upper-class tool to keep
the poor down since they find it hard to afford a comprehensive
vegetarian diet.
d)
In dishes like chicken salad, the meat dominates because restaurants
don't want to be accused of being stingy, even though more salad
greens would make for a better tasting dish.

14.Which of the following best completes the passage below?

Every person has either disappointed someone, been disappointed
themselves, is afraid of love or is beginning again at love. We are
trying to figure out who we are in relationship to those around us and
how to get over our disappointment. But there is no universal
prescription. A monk says that silence is the only true religion, and
stillness is the remaining luxury. __________.
a)
You have to understand the ephemerality of fame in the information age.
b)
You have to figure out that it is more than just a spiritual journey.
c)
You have to understand how hard intimacy is.
d)
You have to create that sacred pocket of stillness for yourself.

15.Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Butterfly effect was a term popularized by the American mathematician
and meteorologist, Edward Lorenz, which essentially referred to the
idea that the fluttering of a butterfly's wings might create tiny
changes in the atmosphere that may ultimately result in the occurrence
of a tornado in a certain faraway location. The flapping wing
represents a small change in the initial condition of the system,
which _____________.
a)
could change the course of weather forever.
b)
could lead to big successes.
c)
causes a chain of events leading to large-scale events.
d)
create positive changes in the organization.