Question : Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:
What, according to the passage, is the reason behind the decline in consumer demands?
 

Option 1: Dearth of vaccine till date

Option 2: Professional insecurity
 

Option 3: The intention of saving up money.

Option 4: Careful  attitude of the general public

Question :

Summarize the following paragraph

Television, the modern magic picture-box is one of the chief miracles of science.  Science has revolutionized life with its various gifts. It has proved to be an Aladin’s lamp at the beck and call of humanity. Television is one of the latest gifts of science. Mankind is indebted to Baird, the famous scientist who invented this wonderful box. The advent of the television has produced a big change in the attitudes and outlook of humanity.

Option 1:

Television has engendered a drastic transmutation

Option 2:

Television has changed the entire concept of humanity

Option 3:

Television is easily the most significant of all inventions

Option 4: Television has created interest in various spheres of media.

Option 5:

Television has immensely contributed to the making of the new era

Question : Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:

What predications are made by the economist reagrding the consumer demand?

 

Option 1: People are settled in their routines 
 

Option 2: There will be further suppression in demand 
 

Option 3: Suppression of demand will be coming to an end 

Option 4: People still fear of the loss of jobs and salary cuts

Question :

Summarize the following paragraph:

Physically active individuals have a much better health outlook than their sedentary peers. Even modest regular physical activity has a positive influence on people's health and vitality. A minimum of 20 to 30 minutes of moderate activity a day most days of the week will benefit health and assist with weight loss. A formal workout is not necessary to have these benefits; a brisk walk will suffice (although a more vigorous workout will suffice that much more).

Option 1:

Working out is paramount to ensure a good and sound life

Option 2:

Even the tiniest amount of exercise has some good impact on our health and thus, everyone must workout

Option 3: Exercise can do wonders to your health and body.

Option 4:

Working out is indispensable for life and anyone who does not do exercise always falls ill

Option 5:

It is an arduous task to work out

Question : Identify the feature of business environment highlighted here.
Invention of new method of production has reduced the cost of production and has also changed the total outlook of the organisation.
 

Option 1: Totality of external forces
 

Option 2: Inter-relatedness
 

Option 3: Dynamic nature
 

Option 4: Uncertainty
 

Question : Direction: Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:Question:Question:
Which one of the following is the central idea of the passage?
 

Option 1:  Economic survey
 

Option 2: Development of Covid-19 vaccine
 

Option 3: Suppression of  demand
 

Option 4: None of these

Question :  Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:
Which one of the following is the antonym of the word 'outlook' in the passage?

Option 1: Indifference
 

Option 2: perspective
 

Option 3: viewpoint
 

Option 4: Interpretation