1.Statement: The Government has decided to instruct the banks to open new branches in such a way that there is one branch of any of the banks in every village of population 1000 and above or a cluster of villages with population less than 1000 to provide banking services to all the citizens. Which of the following will weaken the step taken by the Government? (4)
(1) The private sector banks in India have stepped up their branch expansion activities in rural India
(2) Many Government owned banks have surplus manpower in its urban branches
(3) All the banks including those in private sector will follow the Government directive
(4) Large number of branches of many Government owned banks in the rural areas are making huge losses every year due to lack of adequate business activities
(5) None of the above
2.Cause: The Government has recently increased its taxes on petrol and diesel by about 10% .Which of the following can be a possible effect of the above cause? (5)
(1) The petroleum companies will reduce the prices of petrol and diesel by about 10%
(2) The petroleum companies will increase the prices of petrol and diesel by about 10%
(3) The petroleum companies will increase the prices of petrol and diesel by about 5%
(4) The petrol pumps will stop selling petrol and diesel till the taxes are rolled back by the Government
(5) None of the above
3.Statement: Most of the companies in IT and ITES sectors in India have started hiring from engineering college campuses this year and are likely to recruit much more than yearly recruitment of the earlier years. -“kith of the following substantiates the facts stated in hove statement? (3)
(1) IT and ITES are the only sectors in India, which are hiring from engineering college impuses
(2) Government has stepped up recruitment activities after a gap of five years
(3) The IT and ITES companies have now decided to visit the engineering college campusesfor tier II cities in India as well
(4) Availability of qualified engineers will substantially increase in the near future
(5) None of the above
4.Effect: Majority of the employees of the ailing organization opted for voluntary retirement scheme and left the organization with all their retirement benefits within a fortnight of launching the scheme. Which of the following can be a probable cause of the above effect? (1)
(1) The company has been making huge losses for the past five years and is unable to pay salary to its employees in time
(2) The management of the company made huge personal gains through unlawful activities
(3) One of the competitors of the company went bankrupt last year
(4) The company owns large tracts of land in the state which will fetch huge sum to its owners
(5) None of the above
