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Directions (Q. 1-10):
In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
The ______(1) of India as an
economic superpower is not reflected in the ______(2) of life enjoyed by its
1.2 billion citizens according to the Human Development Index, which ______(3)
India very low among 182 countries. In our performance oriented world,
measurement issues have taken on ______(4) importance as what we measure
affects what we do. In fact, the French President has established an
international commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social
Progress owing to his ______(5) and that of others with the current state of
statistical information about the economy and society. The big question
concerns ______(6) Gross Domestic Product ______(GDP) provides a good measure
of living standards. In many cases GDP statistics seem to ______(7) that the
economy is doing far better than most citizens feel it is. Moreover, the focus
on GDP creates conflicts—while political leaders are told to maximise it,
citizens also demand that ______(8) be paid to enhancing security, reducing
air, water and noise pollution, all of which actually ______(9) GDP growth.
Statistics are ______(10) to summarise what is going on in our complex society;
it is therefore obvious that we can’t reduce everything to a single number—GDP.
economic superpower is not reflected in the ______(2) of life enjoyed by its
1.2 billion citizens according to the Human Development Index, which ______(3)
India very low among 182 countries. In our performance oriented world,
measurement issues have taken on ______(4) importance as what we measure
affects what we do. In fact, the French President has established an
international commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social
Progress owing to his ______(5) and that of others with the current state of
statistical information about the economy and society. The big question
concerns ______(6) Gross Domestic Product ______(GDP) provides a good measure
of living standards. In many cases GDP statistics seem to ______(7) that the
economy is doing far better than most citizens feel it is. Moreover, the focus
on GDP creates conflicts—while political leaders are told to maximise it,
citizens also demand that ______(8) be paid to enhancing security, reducing
air, water and noise pollution, all of which actually ______(9) GDP growth.
Statistics are ______(10) to summarise what is going on in our complex society;
it is therefore obvious that we can’t reduce everything to a single number—GDP.
1. 1) tribute 2) pursuit 3) perception 4 ) conversion 5)
title
title
2. 1) loss 2) quality 3) spirit 4) span 5) joy
3. 1) counted 2) scored 3) qualified 4) regard 5) ranked
4. 1) negligible 2) great 3) unduly 4) trivial 5)
considerably
considerably
5. 1) obedience 2) confidence 3) belief 4 ) dissatisfaction
5) compliance
5) compliance
6. 1) that 2) unless 3) because 4 ) against 5) whether
7. 1) suggest 2) recommend 3) think 4) point 5) refer
8. 1) compensation 2) respect 3) debt 4 ) attention 5)
expense
expense
9. 1) recover 2) lower 3) attain 4) decline 5) shrunk
10. 1) inferred 2) difficult 3) interpret 4) reveal 5)
intended
intended
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