Directions (1-5): In the following questions two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e. “None of these” as your answer.

 

Q1.

Column (1)

(A) Income per capita in South Asia is just 16% that of the world,

(B) In South Asian countries, almost 90% of the workforce

(C) On April 20, South Asia, with a share of 23.4% in world population

Column (2)

(D) given the scarcity of testing kits and the massive size of populations.

(E) accounted for 1.25% of infections in the world.

(F) and a mere 4% of that in industrialised countries.

(a) C-E and B-F

(b) A-F

(c) C-E

(d) both (b) and (c)

(e) None of these

Q2.

Column (1)

(A) How should one strike a balance between ensuring livelihoods

(B) With less than a fortnight left for the lockdown

(C) Despite such a brilliant outcome

Column (2)

(D) what will be the shape of things to come?

(E) and maintaining social distancing?

(F) the idea of hand washing was rejected by the medical community.

(a) C-F

(b) C-E and B-F

(c) A-E

(d) both (a) and (c)

(e) None of these

Q3.

Column (1)

(A) The traditional approach of changing behaviour is

(B) Behavioural design is about creating subconscious nudges

(C) The team is aware that a suggestion of this sort will not be welcomed

Column (2)

(D) to educate doctors and nurses on the importance of hand washing.

(E) brightly coloured paths were painted from toilets to the hand-washing station

(F) hoarse for a deliberate bias towards labour-intensive techniques.

(a) C-F

(b) B-F

(c) A-D

(d) C-E

(e) None of these

Q4.

Column (1)

(A) The concentration of these large players has resulted

(B) For the Indian economy to revive and kick-start again

(C) Structurally, the debt market remains firmly skewed

Column (2)

(D) debt managers have forgotten that the logic of the business of finance is “to price the risk”.

(E) that the Indian capital markets have been able to build in the past 2 decades

(F) post the covid-19 scenario, our debt markets have to scale up

(a) C-F

(b) B-F

(c) A-D

(d) C-E

(e) None of these

Q5.

Column (1)

(A) The past few weeks have seen an intense debate on the

(B) The literature on domestic violence suggests that

(C) A range of hundreds of indicators show a worrying disruption in India’s basic health services

Column (2)

(D) if the genuine efforts made by members to help their constituents are not frustrated.

(E) in March 2020 as local administrations pivoted to contain the spread of covid-19.

(F) hospitalisation numbers could mask a lack of access to healthcare, rather than a lack of illness

(a) C-F

(b) B-F

(c) A-F

(d) C-E

(e) None of these

Answers:
S1. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-F and C-E forms grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences.

Hence option (d) is the correct answer choice.

S2. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-E and C-F forms grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences.

Hence option (d) is the correct answer choice.

S3. Ans(c)

Sol. Only sentence (A) and (D) makes a perfect match. Hence option (c) is the correct answer choice.

S4. Ans(b)

Sol. Only sentence (B) and (F) makes a perfect match.

Hence option (b) is the correct answer choice.

S5. Ans(d)

Sol. Only sentence (C) and (E) makes a perfect match.

Hence option (d) is the correct answer choice.