General Tests: Mock Test - 10

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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The withdrawal of consent did not make the CBI defunct in a state — it retained the power to investigate cases that had been registered before consent was withdrawn.  Also, a case registered anywhere else in the country, which involved individuals stationed in these states, allowed the CBI’s jurisdiction to extend to these states

Statement 2
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is governed by The NIA Act, 2008, has jurisdiction across the country. But the CBI is governed by The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, and must mandatorily obtain the consent of the state government concerned before beginning to investigate a crime in a state

Context – Central Government told the Supreme Court that states do not have any “absolute” power to keep the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from investigating crimes inside the State.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Build Back Better World or B3W is an initiative undertaken by G7 countries

Statement 2
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The B3W efforts are in line with the standards and principles of the Blue Dot Network (BDN), relating to the environment and climate, labor and social safeguards, financing, construction, anticorruption, and other areas.

Statement 3
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Led by the United States, the G7 countries will work to address the $40 trillion worth of infrastructure needed by developing countries by 2035. The initiative aims to catalyze funding for quality infrastructure from the private sector and will encourage private-sector investments that support “climate, health and health security, digital technology, and gender equity and equality”

Context – US President Biden Announced the Build Back Better Framework

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Tokenization refers to replacement of card details with an alternative code called a ‘token’, which is unique for a combination of card, token requestor (the entity that accepts a request from the customer for tokenization of a card and passes it on to the card network to issue a token) and the device

Statement 2
Incorrect
With effect from January 1, 2022, no entity in the card transaction/payment chain, other than the card issuers and/or card networks, shall store the actual card data.

Statement 3
Correct
The guidelines extend the tokenization guidelines to every device that connects with the internet, including mobile phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, wrist watches, bands, Internet of Things devices as well as payment aggregators.

Context – RBI recently announced new guidelines for card tokenization.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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The Scheme enables the registered potters to get a direct loan from the banks under Pradhan Mantri Shishu Mudra Yojana. Under this Scheme, KVIC is acting as a facilitator for financial aid to potters through RBL bank and also providing training to the artisans, opting for this scheme

Statement 2
Incorrect
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched the scheme called SPIN (Strengthening the Potential of India).

Context – The scheme was launched by KVIC

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a ten member Committee headed by Shri Ashok Kumar Tandon, renowned Journalist and Member, PrasarBharati. The committee was tasked to take a look at the existing guidelines of Journalists Welfare Scheme of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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ONDC is envisaged as a neutral platform that will set protocols for cataloguing, vendor match, and price discovery in open source on the lines of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). It will enable buyers and sellers to be digitally visible and transact through an open network no matter what platform/application they use

Statement 2
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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is building an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).

Context- Quality Council of India set up team of experts to execute proposed ONDC project

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Dugongs, also known as Sea Cows, are the only herbivorous marine mammals and the only member of the family Dugongidae, making it one of the four surviving species in the Order Sirenia (other is Trichechidae, or the manatee family). It is  classified as Vulnerable by IUCN

Statement 2
Correct
Dugongs are protected in India and occur in Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay, Gulf of Kutch and Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Context – Tamil Nadu government announced India’s first conservation reserve for Dugongs in Palk Bay

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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The India Plastics Pact is a collaboration between WWF India and CII—anchored at the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD), and supported by WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK

Statement 2
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The Pact aims to transform the current linear plastics system into a circular plastics economy

Context – India Plastic Pact was in news

It is an agricultural festival, observed to welcome the new rice of the season. It is observed on the fifth day of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhaadra (August–September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. It is celebrated in Western Odisha and adjoining areas of Simdega in Jharkhand.
Context – The festival was in news

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Shoonya Campaign is lauched by Niti Aayog in collaboration with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI).

Statement 2
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It aims to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the urban deliveries segment and create consumer awareness about the benefits of zero-pollution delivery. 

Context – NITI Aayog  launched ‘Shoonya’ Campaign.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Li-Fi technology can send data at up to 1GB per second, which is a hundred times faster than Wi-Fi technology available today.

Statement 2
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Li-Fi has the advantage of being useful in electromagnetic sensitive areas such as in aircraft cabins, hospitals and nuclear power plants without causing electromagnetic interference unlike Wi-Fi.

Context – India’s highest altitude institute in Ladakh gets LiFi network for faster internet

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Hypersonic speeds are those that exceed five times the speed of sound, that is, anything that can move at speeds of Mach 5 or above, which means at least at 1.6 km per second.

Statement 2
Correct
Hypersonic missile packs the manoeuvrability of much slower subsonic cruise missiles and the hypersonic speed greater than or equal to ICBMs, making it harder to track and defend against

Context – China reportedly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that circled the globe before speeding towards its target

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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It will lead to a gradual shift from Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) based contract to market-based models. It also provides competitive price signals to reduce the cost of power

Statement 2
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Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy launched the Green Day Ahead Market

Context – Green Day Ahead Market was launched.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Parks will be developed in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) based Master Developer (MD) model on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) format. MD model is a model where private sector entity is responsible from first conception and planning, all the way through to the implementation of major projects

Statement 2
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It is only available to those manufacturing companies who are not availing Textile PLI scheme benefits and will be available till the funds provided for the scheme are not exhausted.Provision of INR 300 Crore per park is being provided for incentivizing manufacturing units to setup early on first come first serve basis

Statement 3
Incorrect
State governments having ready availability of contiguous and dispute free land parcel of 1000+ acres will be eligible for application under the Scheme.

Statement 4
Correct
It comes under the Ministry of Textiles.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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“30 by 30” plan to give 30% of land and oceans protected status by 2030 through “area-based conservation measures” like protected national parks. — a measure supported by a broad coalition of nations, as well as a goal to halve the use of chemicals in agriculture and stop creating plastic waste

Statement 2
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It will be done through “area-based conservation measures” like protected national parks

Statement 3
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Kunming Declaration which calls for urgent and integrated action to reflect biodiversity considerations in all sectors of the global economy was adopted at the COP 15 in China

Context – 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held virtually in Kunming, China

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
Correct
The Gupta style was influenced by Kushana, Mathura, and Gandhara and borrowed the common features of T-shaped doorways, decorated door jambs, sculpted panels with high-relief figures, and laurel-wreath and acanthus motifs

Statement 2
Correct
The temples were constructed using sandstone, granite, and brick.

Statement 3
Incorrect
Gupta temples were dedicated to a large number of Hindu gods rather than a single deity.

Context – The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found remains of an ancient temple dating back to the Gupta Period, 5th Century CE in Uttar Pradesh.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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The objective of this scheme is to provide assistance for the international component of freight, to mitigate disadvantage of higher freight costs faced by the Indian exporters of agriculture products

Statement 2
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Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme was launched in 2019 by the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Statement 3
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Recently, the Department has notified ‘Revised Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ for exports effected on or after 01.04.2021 up to 31.03.2022. The existing scheme will remain in operation for exports effected up to 31.03.2021. Following major changes have been made in the revised scheme: 

• Dairy products, which were not covered under the earlier scheme, will be eligible for assistance under the revised scheme. 
  (i) Rates of assistance have been increased, by 50% for exports by sea and by 100% for exports by air

Context – The provisions of the scheme were revised

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
Correct
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an inter-governmental organization whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis.

Statement 2
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The seats are distributed along the following lines:
13 for the African Group 
13 for the Asia-Pacific Group 
6 for the Eastern European Group 
8 for the Latin American and Caribbean Group 7 for the Western European and Others Group. So, Asia-Pacific states are the joint largest grouping within UNHRC.

Context – India was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2022-24 term.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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Retail investors will be allowed to open retail direct gilt accounts (RDG) directly with RBI under Retail Direct Scheme

Statement 2
Correct
A dedicated online portal will provide registered users access to primary issuance of government securities and to Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching system (NDS-OM)

Statement 3
Correct
Investments available to the user under this scheme are-

1. Government of India Treasury Bills. 
2. Government of India dated securities. 
3. Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB). 
4. State Development Loans (SDLs)

Context- RBI Retail Direct Scheme was launched

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
Incorrect
The scheme will have a special focus on Northeast region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. But, there’s no focus on region surrounding tropical evergreen forests per se.

Statement 2
Correct
The Government of India will give a price assurance to the oil palm farmers for the FFBs. This will be known as the Viability Price (VP). This VP shall be the annual average CPO price of the last 5 years adjusted with the wholesale price index to be multiplied by 14.3 %.  This will be fixed yearly for the oil palm year from 1st November to 31st October

Statement 3
Incorrect
The scheme comes under the Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare

Context- NMEO – OP was launched recently

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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The main purpose is to encourage MSMEs as they are vital to the economy in terms of creating jobs, fostering innovations and reviving the economy

Statement 2
Incorrect
The fund has been set up jointly by Exim Bank and SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) which will invest in the fund by way of equity and equity-like products in export-oriented units, in both manufacturing and services sectors

Statement 3
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It has a corpus of Rs 250 crore with a green shoe option of Rs 250 crore

Context – The Ministry of Finance has launched ‘Ubharte Sitaare’ Alternative Investment Fund to facilitate debt and equity funding to export-oriented MSMEs (Micro Small and medium Enterprises

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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It is a short-lived pollutant that is the second-largest contributor to warming the planet behind carbon dioxide (CO₂).

Statement 2
Correct
Primary sources of Black Carbon include emissions from diesel engines, cook stoves, wood burning and forest fires.

Context- A research was conducted on black carbon and its impacts on health

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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GSI is one of the oldest of such organisations in the world and the second oldest survey in India after Survey of India (founded in 1767), for conducting geological surveys and studies of India.

Statement 2
Correct
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is a scientific agency of India. It was founded in 1851, is a Government of India organization under the Ministry of Mines

Statement 3
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Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance. GSI or the respective State governments take necessary measures to protect these sites.

Context- Twelve locations in Northeast are included in 32 approved geo-tourism or geo-heritage sites in the country

All the applications given above are possible through quantum computing.
Context- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently launched QSim – Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
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KVIC is a statutory body established under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956. KVIC is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation and implementation of programmes for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever necessary

Statement 2
Incorrect
It functions under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Statement 3
Correct
Project BOLD was launched by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) & BSF in Jaisalmer to Prevent Desertification and Support Rural Economy. The objective of this project is to create bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones, To reduce desertification and provide livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support.

Context: Recently Project BOLD was launched by KVIC & BSF.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
Incorrect
Flow of warm, salty water in the upper layers of the ocean northwards from the Gulf of Mexico .This is made up of the “Gulf Stream” to the south and the “North Atlantic Current” further north

Statement 2
Incorrect
Cooling of water in the high latitudes of the Atlantic, which makes the water denser. This denser water then sinks and returns southwards towards tropics and then to the South Atlantic as a bottom current.

Context- It is very likely that AMOC will decline over the 21st century, according to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
Correct
A conjugate vaccine is a type of subunit vaccine which combines a weak antigen with a strong antigen as a carrier so that the immune system has a stronger response to the weak antigen.

Statement 2
Incorrect
The method of vaccine delivery is intramuscular that is in vivo. Ex vivo is not possible in conjugate vaccines.

Context- Recently, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has launched Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) immunisation drive for infants.

‘Right to be forgotten’ is an intrinsic part of Article 21. In 2017, the Right to Privacy was declared a fundamental right (under Article 21) by the Supreme Court in its landmark verdict (Puttuswamy case).
Context- A celebrity has approached Delhi High Court seeking removal of his videos, photographs and articles from the internet citing ‘Right to be forgotten’

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
Incorrect
The scheme will have a special focus on Northeast region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. But, there’s no focus on region surrounding tropical evergreen forests per se.

Statement 2
Correct
The Government of India will give a price assurance to the oil palm farmers for the FFBs. This will be known as the Viability Price (VP). This VP shall be the annual average CPO price of the last 5 years adjusted with the wholesale price index to be multiplied by 14.3 %.  This will be fixed yearly for the oil palm year from 1st November to 31st October

Statement 3
Incorrect
The scheme comes under the Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare

Context- NMEO – OP was launched recently

Statement Analysis:
Statement 1
Incorrect
In India, preventive detention is for a maximum period of three months, a limit which can be changed by the Parliament. According to Preventive Detention Act 1950, it can be extended beyond three months up to a total of twelve months, only on the favourable recommendation of an advisory board, made up of High Court judges or persons eligible to be appointed High Court judges

Statement 2
Incorrect
India is one of the few countries in the world whose Constitution allows for preventive detention during peacetime without safeguards that elsewhere are understood to be basic requirements for protecting fundamental human rights.

Statement 3
Incorrect
India’s National Security Act of 1980 empowers the Central Government and State Governments to detain a person to prevent him/her from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of India, the relations of India with foreign countries, the maintenance of public order, or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community it is necessary so to do

Context – There was a Telangana High Court judgement on Preventive Detention

As the situation demands it, using the veto and going ahead with the plan is the best option. Option c comes next but it may prove to be time consuming whereas the matter at hand is urgent. Going with the option a is next but it would show that you give up too easily. Option d is the worst choice as it will portray you as a quitter.

A crisis situation like this demands for immediate action. Since you are being threatened, the immediate action should be to report the matter to the local police and let the law take its course. Warning the goons would only worsen matters. Trying to convince the traders would be the next best choice as this would help them to see the bigger picture and long term benefits. Also, trying to get yourself removed from the Committee is incorrect and cowardly as it your duty to ensure that the roads are built in the village.

Option c is the best choice as you are responsible for your subordinate and this action will not only pacify your superior but also ensure him/her that this kind of mistake will not happen in the future. Option b is the next best choice but taking the blame on yourself may only embolden your subordinate to make more such mistakes in the future. Option a comes next. However, pinning the blame on him/her just because he/she does not share a cordial relation with you will be unprofessional. Option d does not solve the problem of answering the query that has been made by your superior.

Since you had been promised help at the time of taking up the project, it is only fair that you should remind your supervisor of the same. Moreover, talking about the extra work that has been coming your way is also a valid point to ask for more help. Such a course of action would put your point of view across and at the same time would bring the expectations of your boss in line with the ground reality. Option d is the next best option. Since this is a short term internship and because you really want this job in your dream company you would compromise by working overtime to complete the task.

Assuring the locals that a proper investigation of the case will take place will help in pacifying them. Hence, option d is the best course of action. Since the medical officers are also agitated and are refusing the allegation, assuring them that the matter will be thoroughly investigated is the next best option. You cannot reprimand the medical officer as the death due to his negligence is the allegation at the moment. Thus, option b is negated. The medical officer's apology is welcome but it will not compensate their loss in anyway. Hence option c is also negated.

The best course would be to approach the Ethics Committee. Any proceedings of the committee would be part of official record and the committee would also have the authority to ensure compliance would also have the authority to ensure compliance with its decision. Moreover, since there is a clear company policy regarding such behaviour, you should follow the method prescribed in the policy for dealing with such a situation. The next best option would be to speak to your colleague directly. Ignoring the matter would not be in your interest of your organization. Similarly contacting the vendors would not deal with the root of the problem since the vendors are only responding to the other made by your colleagues in order to secure their own business.

Being a part of the team and maintaining as much contact as is necessary for getting the work done is the best choice, which is option d. Option a is the next best option available. It shows your honesty and willing to take your boss into confidence rather than going ahead and facing problems later on. Threatening the other person to withdraw his name would be an unprofessional conduct. Also, being part of the team to seek an opportunity for revenge is not the correct approach as it would strain your relations with the said individual further and hamper your work.

A situation such as this, requires employees' support and cooperation. The best possible option is to keep things transparent so as to gain the employees' trust and commitment towards the organization. Hence option d is the best choice. Option a is the next best course of action as it clarifies to the employees that they are not alone in facing this problem and appeals to the sense of community and belonging with the others in the organization. Putting pressure on the finance department will not help resolve the issue because the company has no money in the first place. Moreover, releasing salaries for only one center can worsen the situation at other centers. Threatening the staff will aggravate the situation and not solve it as the company is at fault and not the employees. Thus options b and c are negated.

Option b is the best option as it is necessary that the action be initiated against the man for offering you bribe and the ongoing enquiry will help ascertain the truth. Option d is the second best option as you can try and expedite the inquiry in an attempt to ensure justice for the victim's family. Option c is not correct as you should not approach a higher judge regarding this matter, as it would mean that you could not handle the situation on your own. Option a is not feasible as it is unethical of you to pass a judgement punishing the accused for the murder without giving him a fair trial.

Going ahead with the meeting without the presentation may result in a bad image in front of the client or worse a loss of the client. Also, preparing the presentation all by yourself, that too in a day's time, is not a plausible option. The presentation took a month to prepare as it dealt with various facts and figures and it would be impossible to replace it with a presentation prepared in a day. Asking the client for an extension by citing the actual reason is the best course of action as it is a genuine case and the client will understand as such a tragedy is out of everyone's control. Option c is the next best course as it enables you to get the said presentation and at the same time not pressure your subordinate at a time of personal tragedy.

Since there are ten students between Nitin and Deepak, so Nitin may be eleven ranks above or below Deepak. Thus, Nitin may be 9^th or 31^st from the top.

As given in I and II, R studies in school D and J studies in school F. So, T does not study in school D or school F. Thus, T studies in any one of the schools B, C or E.

From I, we conclude that Sunny is facing South, since a person facing South shall face North on turning to his right, twice.

From II, we know that after walking, Sunny shall face towards left of Dinesh facing South i.e. East and a person walking southwards shall face East on turning to 'his left.

Thus, Sunny is facing the South.

From I, we conclude that Divya's mother is Shaloo's aunt or Divya is Shaloo's cousin.

Now, Divya's grandfather's only child is Divya's parent. So, from II, we conclude that Shaloo and Divya are daughters of the same parents i.e. Divya is Shaloo's sister.

From II, we know that T's mother has only two sons, A and B. This implies that T is the sister of both A and B. But, from I, A is also K's son. So, T is the daughter of K.

From both I and II, we find that the number of cards sold this year = (2935 x 1.2) = 3522.

Option b is the best way to go ahead as it will ally the apprehensions of the locals and pacify them.

Option c is the next best option as educating the people in the area and clarifying their misconceptions regarding the nuclear power plants will help to ensure that such protests do not recur in the future. But it will take a lot of time, so next best to option b. Option d is incorrect as you cannot ask the government to scrap the project just because it is potentially dangerous for the local people, overlooking the fact that it will benefit many more people by fulfilling the energy needs of the country. Option a is incorrect as using the force to clamp down the protests will be inappropriate as the protesters are not violent.

Option c is the best choice as initiating an inquiry is the procedural way to deal with the case. Option b is the next best choice and could be in a way be part of the inquiry mentioned in option c. Moreover, it also prevents the possible tampering of evidence by the accused but it would require a search warrant for raiding the place and this will take you some time to obtain, hence, this cannot be done immediately. Option a is incorrect as you are not a police officer and arresting the person merely based on the media reports will be inappropriate. Options d is incorrect as this would mean that you are trying to shun the responsibility at hand and compromising on your ethics.

The actual problem in this situation is the laidback attitude of the employees. Only bringing a change in the attitude of the employees can solve this problem and option a aptly caters to this need in the long term and hence is the best option. Option b is the next best option as even though it cannot be considered a long term solution it will communicate to the employees your resolve to fix matters. Option d is not correct as it is impracticable of you to ask the government to cancel the license of other aviation companies for no fault of theirs. Option c is incorrect as any financial help will not help in the turn around of the organization until the employees have the right attitude to run the organization.

Since the practice of asking for dowry is illegal, on getting to hear of such a demand it is incumbent on you to report the matter to the police. Thus option b is the best choice. The next best course for you would be to inform the District Magistrate of your district so that steps can be taken to institutionalize a preventive mechanism to deter such an event from happening in the future.

Option c is the best choice as for the labourers to deceive you in such a manner and leave without paying the money they owe you, is tantamount to theft and you should definitely inform the police. Option b is the next best course as you have been civil enough to understand their problem and offer them discount as well as significant leeway in paying rent. Option a is incorrect as it would mean that you let yourself be wronged without taking any steps to rectify the situation. Option d is incorrect as it does not solve the problem at hand in any way.

Option b is the best choice as it is your duty to bring the matter to the attention to the authorities. Option d is the next best choice since, if for some reason, you are unable to escalate the matter to higher authorities, it would be best to bring the matter to light by taking recourse to the media.

Option b is the best choice as it is possible that you may be wrong in thinking that you are quite competent in your work. A self assessment and comparison may make you identity your weak areas and improve on them. Option a is the next best choices if your boss says that you have a good potential then you can ask your boss whether he is considering things other than merit to promote people. However this should only be done once you make a comparative analysis of yourself vis a vis other candidates who have been promoted. Option c is unethical s it amounts to use illegal means to get you promoted. Option d is incorrect as there is no need to go to the court for this trivial matter and this threat to the high authorities seems unnecessary and may only worsen the situation as it may result in a bad equation with your boss as well as the authorities that you approach.

Option c is the best choice since your boss is asking you to do something that is unethical. Thus it is your duty to discuss the matter with him and try to influence him to do the right thing. Option d is the next best choice since if your boss disagrees with your suggestion then it would be best for you to decline to be a part of such unethical practices.

Option a is the best choice as the principal should be informed about this so that he can take the required action to ensure that such practices are discontinued. Option c is the next best choice in case the principal does not respond to your request. Option b is incorrect as ignoring it would mean that you are an apathetic person and do not take proactive steps if you see something wrong. Option d is incorrect as your parents may not be in a position to influence matters at school.

Clearly, the distance of each village from Rampur is given in I and II. But nothing about their relative positions is mentioned. So, the distance between the two villages cannot be calculated.

Statement I is merely an interpretation ofthe information contained in the question.

However, Vinod's salary can be ascertained from II as follows: Let Vinod's and Javed's salaries be 4x and 3x respectively. Then, 3x = 4500 or x = 1500. Therefore Vinod's salary = 4x = Rs. 6000.

From I, we have: S = T - 20.

From II, we have: V = T + 30.

Thus, from both I and II, we have: V + S = (T + 30) + (T - 20) = (2T + 10). So, to get the required amount, we need to know the amount that Tarun has.

A mail that draws attention to your achievements and performance in the past can persuade the manager to consider you for the project. Thus, it makes sense to directly approach your senior manager. Furthermore, a written communication is preferred over a verbal one. Option b, talking to your supervisor to make him aware of your dissatisfaction and plead with him to suggest your name would be the next best option. Since your supervisor knows of your capabilities his support would help your attempt to be selected as a part of the team. Quitting the job is not a wise option. Talking ill about your supervisor is not recommendable as you might not be able to prove the facts. Also his not being a part of the team does not assure your selection in the team.

From I, we conclude that Kapil was born on any one of the dates among 16^th, 17^th and 18^th.

From II, we conclude that Kapil was born on any one of the dates among 13^th, 14^th, 15^th and 16^th.

Thus, from both I and II, we conclude that Kapil was born on 16th August.