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Oct 30, 2019 
Recent studies by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the International Energy Agency have suggested that, in order to achieve the international goal of limiting global warming to 2ºC, the world will need to live within a set carbon budget, and a significant portion of proven global fossil fuel reserves will need to be left in the ground. The world is currently, however, on a path towards global warming of 4ºC or more, which the World Bank warned must be avoided in order to prevent catastrophic climate change impacts.
Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?
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62 .Directions (Q.) Read the following two passages and answer the questions that follow. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passages only.
Citizenship today requires individuals be knowledgeable of public problems but, more important, have the capacity to act together toward their solutions (Morse 1989). Voluntary actions by private citizens working together to right injustices, change directions and pursue benefits for the common good are noted throughout.
Which one of the following expresses the view implied in the above passage?
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63 .Directions (Q.) Read the following two passages and answer the questions that follow. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passages only.
Human rights are the rights relating to life, liberty and equality and dignity of individuals guaranteed bythe Constitution or embodied in international covenants and enforceable by the courts in India.
Human Rights have a projection of universality but as a matter of ground reality they are not the samefor all people and societies. For some, especially the well-advanced West, they are predominantlymatters of civil and political liberty while for others, the developing and under-developed Asian, Africaand Latin America, predominantly they are also matters of survival. Human Rights are therefore aboutbeing citizen of the earth, being part of an earth family. Human Rights in my view are exercised to theirfullness through participating in earth democracy-the democracy of all life. And as earthlings, ourhuman duties to protect the earth and all her beings are the ground from Human Rights emerge.
‘‘All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeedsof all others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.’’ Mahatma Gandhi -
With reference to the above passage which of the following is the most valid assumption?
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64 .Directions (Q.) Read the following two passages and answer the questions that follow. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passages only.
Too much heat may lead to high rate of exhaustion that limits the productiveness of human beings. Lowproductivity would in turn lead to lower yield hence, slowing down the economic growth. Hightemperatures lead, to a lot of heat being generated that may cause Sun burns in most individuals.Human beings would also face difficulty in the production of food. The ever changing climatic conditionemanating from global warming serves as a setback in the agricultural economy. The weather conditionwould be unpredictable and farmers may suffer a big blow due to climatic variation changes. Theelevated temperatures may lead to cracking of runways and sunken foundations in buildings. This mayact as a negative impact towards the economic growth of a given nation.In conclusion, global warming serves as a major setback in the development of the economy of a givennation. Industries are eloping up at a high rate and are posing a great challenge in environmentecosystem. The amount of pollution from industries is increasing which has left government agencieswith strategic planning to be conducted. The increases in vehicles have also contributed to globalwarming and it has posed a challenge on better mitigation measures. The consequences of globalwarming may lead to the reduction in progress in the economy of the world, if proper mitigationstrategies are not channelled in faster. Although some of the consequences about global warming seem tobe favourable such as, summer hiking and high productivity due to high carbon dioxide present, thedemerits seem to be severe. This has called for stake holders from various spheres of world to find waysof dealing with this crisis of global warming.
Consider the following statements
1. Excessive heat causes Sun burns in most individuals.
2. Too much heat hampers the prodcutiveness of human beings.
3. Much heat enriches the productivity of environment.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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65 .Directions (Q.) Read the following two passages and answer the questions that follow. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passages only.
Consider the following statements
1. Global warming serves as a major setback in the development of the economy of a nation.
2. The increase in vehicles has also contributed to global warming.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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66 .Directions (Q.) Read the following two passages and answer the questions that follow. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passages only.
With reference to the passage, consider the following statements
1. Global warming may cause a threat to agricultural economy.
2. Climatic variation changes are also a crucial factor in agriculture.
3. Government's policy is falacious in this regard.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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67 .Directions (Q.) Read the following two passages and answer the questions that follow. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passages only.
The passage is mainly/thematically centered on
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68 .Examine the following statement.
Should import duty on all the electronic goods be dispensed with?
Two arguments numbered 1 and 2 are given. You have to decide which of the arguments is a'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.Arguments
1. No, this will considerably reduce the income of the government and will adversely affect thedevelopmental activities.
2. No, the local manufacturers will not be able to compete with the foreign manufacturers whoare technologically far superior.
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69 .Based on the following statements, find who is the uncle of P.
1. K is the brother of J.
2. M is the sister of K.
3. P is the brother of N.
4. N is the daughter of J.
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70 .Ajay is lighter than Vipul and Priyanka is heavier than Ajay, while Pramod is lighter than Priyanka and heavier than Vipul. Then who among them is in the second place from the top when they are arranged in descending order of heavier weights?
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71 .In the following figure, which number represents the women doctors who are not employed?
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72 .A question followed by information given in three Statements 1, 2 and 3. You have to studythe question along with the information in three statements and decide that the information inwhich of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question?
What is the area of the rectangular garden?
1. Perimeter of the garden is 220 m.
2. Length and the breadth of the garden are in the respective ratio of 7 : 4.
3. Length is less than twice the breadth by 10 m.
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73 .A, B and C started a business with their investments in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 4. After 6 months,A invested the half amount more as before and B invested the twice the amount as before whileC withdrew 1/4 of their investments. Find the ratio of profits at the end of the year.
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74 .A die is rolled and a coin is tossed. Find the probability that the die shows an even number and the coin shows a tail.
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75 .A sum is invested as SI at certain interest rate for 2 yr. If the rate of interest had been investedat 3% higher rate, it would have fetched ₹ 90 more. The sum (in ₹ ) was
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