Directions: (Q. 1-20): Below in each question are given 4.

(A) The banks have decided to give advances to the

two events (A) and (B). These events may be either
independent causes or may be effects of independent
causes of a common cause. One of these events may be
the effect of the other event. Read both the events and
decide which of the following answer choice correctly
depicts the relationship between these two events./ uhps
izR;sd iz'u esa nks ?kVuk,a
(A) vkSj(B) nh xbZ gSA ;s ?kVuk,a ;k rks Lora=k
priority sector at the rate of interest at par
with the corporate sector./ cSadksa us O;kikj txr dh Hkk
izkFkfed {ks=k dks leku C;kt nj m/kj nsus dk fu.kZ; fd
(B) The percentage of bad loans given by the banks to
the priority sector is very low compared to corporate
sector./ cSadksa }kjk izkFkfed {ks=kksa dks fn;k x;

re
(bad loan) dk izfr'kr O;kikj txr dh rqyuk esa de gSA
dkj.k ;k Lora=k dkj.kksa ds izHkko ;k ,d loZfu"B dkj.k gks ldrs gSA buesa
5. (A) The government of India has allowed the private
ls ,d ?kVuk fdlh vU; ?kVuk dk izHkko gks ldrh gSA nksuksa ?kVukvksaairline dks
companies to operate on specified

t
i<+sa vkSj fu.kZ; djsa fd fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu&lk mÙkj fodYi mu routes./ Hkkjr ljdkj us futh ,;jykbu

en
international
?kVukvksa ds chp ds laca/ dks Bhd <ax ls n'kkZrk gSA daifu;ksa dks fofufnZ"V varjkZ"Vªh; ekxksZa ds ifjpk
MARK ANSWER nh gSA

gC
(B) There has been a considerable increase in the flow
1): if event (A) is the cause and event (B) is its effect./;fn of foreign tourists to India./ fons'kh i;ZVdksa dh la[;k e
?kVuk
(A) dkj.k gS vkSj ?kVuk
(B) izHkko gSA Hkkjh (cgqr vf/d) o`f¼ gqbZ gSA
6. (A) Prices of gold have gone up in the local market./
2): if event (B) is the cause and event (A) is its effect./;fn
LFkkuh; cktkj esa lksus dh dhersa mQij pyh xbZ gSaA

n
?kVuk
(B) dkj.k gS vkSj ?kVuk
(A) izHkko gSA
(B) India has won several prizes in design of gold
3): if both the events (A) and (B) are independent causes./
;fn nksuksa ?kVuk,a
(A) vkSj(B) Lora=k dkj.k gSA
hi
ornaments./ Hkkjr us lksus ds vkHkw"k.kksa dh jpu
4): if both the events (A) and (B) are effects of independent iqjLdkj thrs gSaA
ac
7. (A) Today, the Prime Ministers of country 'P' and 'Q'
causes./ ;fn (A) vkSj (B) nksuksa ?kVuk,a Lora=k dkj.kksa ds izHkko gSaA to take steps to improve the bilateral
have decided
5): if both the events (A) and (B) are effects of some common
relations./ vkt] 'P' vkSj'Q' ns'kksa ds iz/kueaf=k;ksa us
cause./ ;fn (A) vkSj(B) nksuksa ?kVuk,a fdlh loZfu"B dkj.kksa ds
laca/ksa dks csgrj cukus dk fu.kZ; fd;k gSA
izHkko gSaA (B) Nest week the Foreign Ministers of country 'P' and
1. (A) The state govt. has now decided to increase the 'Q' will work out further steps to improve the
stamp duty on house purchases with immediate
relationship./vxys lIrkg 'P' vkSj'Q' ns'kksa ds fons'k ea=
effect./ jkT; ljdkj us vc edkuksa dh [kjhn ij dj dks laca/ksa dks csgrj cukus ds fy, vkxs ds dneksa dks r; d
rRdky izHkko ls c<+kus dk fu.kZ; fd;k gSA
e

8. (A) The prices of the personal computers (PCs) have

(B) The real estate prices have decreased considerably come down./ O;fDrxr daI;wVjksa
(PCs) dh dhersa uhps vk
during the last few months./ fiNys dqN eghuksa ds nkSjku xbZ gSaA
n

Hkouksa ds ewY; dkiQh gn rd de gq, gSaA (B) Some school children are showing keen interest in
2. (A) Most of the steel-manufacturing companies in the learning computers./ dqN Ldwyh Nk=k daI;wVj i<+
country made considerable profit during the last rhoz :fp fn[kk jgs gSaA
ud

financial year./ LVhy dk mRiknu djus okyh vf/dka'k 9. (A) This year Bank 'M' has celebrated its silver jubilee./
daifu;ksa us fiNys foÙkh; o"kZ ds nkSjku dkiQh equkiQkbldek;kA
o"kZ'M' cSad us viuh jtr t;afr eukbZ gSA
(B) Many Asian countries have been importing huge (B) Customers are getting attracted to market branch
Pr

quanting huge quantities of steel from India./cgqr of Bank M./ M cSad dh cktkj 'kk[kk ds izfr xzkgd vkdf"
gks jgs
ls ,f'k;kbZ ns'k Hkkjr ls Hkkjh ek=kk esa LVhy dk vk;kr djrs jgsa gSaA
gSaA
3. (A) Many seats in the private engineering colleges in 10. (A) The prices of petroleum products dropped
marginally last week./ foxr lIrkg@chrs lIrkg isVªksfy;e
the state have remained vacant this year./ jkT; ds
futh vfHk;a=k.k egkfo|ky;ksa esa bl o"kZ dbZ LFkku fjDr jg mRiknksa
x, gSaA dh dher FkksM+k lk fxj x;hA
(B) The State Govt. reduced the tax on petroleum
(B) The government engineering colleges in the state
products last week./ foxr lIrkg jkT; ljdkj us isVªksfy;e
could not accommodate all the students who
sought admission this year./ jkT; ds ljdkjh vfHk;a=k.k
mRiknksa ij dj ?kVk fn;kA
11. (A) Majority of the citizens in the locality belong to
egkfo|ky; mu lHkh Nk=kksa dks lekfgr ugha dj ik,axs tks higher
bl income group./ bykds esa vf/dka'k yksx mPp vk;
o"kZ ukekadu ysuk pkgrs gSA oxZ ds gSaA

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 (B) The sales in the local supermarket are fo'ofo|ky; ds deZpkfj;ksa us ijh{kk ds nkSjku fojks/ izn
comparatively much higher than in other fy, gM+rky ij tkus dk fu.kZ; fd;k gSA
localities./ nw
ljs bykds dh rqyuk esa LFkkuh; lqij cktkj esa
(B) The university administration made all the
fcØh cgqr T;knk gSA
arrangements for smooth conduct of examination
12. (A) A major fire destroyed some part of the oil refinery
owned by a private company./futh daiuh vf/x`fgr with the help of outsiders./ fo'ofo|ky; iz'kklu ijh{kk ds
rsy 'kks/d dkj[kkus ds dqN Hkkx dks Hkkjh vkx us {kfrxzLr dj lapkyu ds fy, ckgjh yksxksa dh lgk;rk ls lkjh
lqpk:
fn;kA O;oLFkk,a dh gSaA
(B) Govt. has decided to increase the supply to retialers 17. (A) In the university examination, overall performance
of students from college 'X' was better than that of
from the public sector oil refineries./ljdkj us ifCyd
lsDVj rsy 'kks/d dkj[kkuksa ls [kqnjk foØsrkvksa dh vkiwfrZ c<+kusfrom college 'Y'./ fo'ofo|ky; ijh{kk esa
students 'X'
egkfo|ky; ds fo|kfFkZ;ksa dk dqy izn'kZu
'Y' egkf
o|ky; ds

re
dk fu.kZ; fy;k gSA
13. (A) The Govt. medical college has decided to increase fo|kfFkZ;ksa ds izn'kZu ls vPNk FkkA
the number of seats in undergraduate course from

nt
(B) Majority of the students depend upon coaching
the next academic session./ ' kkldh; fpfdRlk egkfo|ky;
classes for university examinations./ fo'ofo|ky; ijh{kk
us vxys 'kS{kf.kd l=k ls Lukrd ikB~;Øe esa lhVksa dh la[;k
ds fy, vf/dka'k fo|kFkhZ dksfpax Dyklsl ij fuHkZj jgr

Ce
c<+kus dk fu.kZ; fy;k gSA 18. (A) The Government of state 'X' decided to ban
(B) The Govt. has decided to withdraw its grant from working of women in nights shifts and also in
all the Govt medical colleges from the next late evening hours./ 'X' jkT; dh ljdkj us efgykvksa
academic session./ ljdkj us u;s 'kS{kf.kd l=k ls lHkh dh jkf=k ikyh esa lsok vkSj nsj 'kke (Service)
rd lsok
'kkldh; fpfdRlk egkfo|ky;ksa dks feyus okyh vuqnku dksi j jksd yxkus dk fu.kZ; fy;kA
okil ysus dk iSQlyk fy;k gSA (B) The percentage of working women has a significant
14. (A) Every year a large number of people spend their rise in the last one decade./ dkedkth efgykvksa dh
vacation in various tourist destinations within the la[;k esa foxr ,d n'kd esa egÙoiw.kZ o`f¼ gqbZ gSA
country./ i zR;sd o"kZ cgqla[; yksx ns'k ds vUnj fofHkUu i;ZVu
19. (A) Frequent robberies in jewellery shops were
c

LFkyksa ij viuh NqV~Vh;k¡ fcrkrs gSA recorded in distant suburbs of the city./ nwjLFk
(B) Every year large number of people spend their miuxjh; bykdksa esa tsoj dh nqdkuksa esa vDlj MdSrh d
vacation in various tourist destinations outside the ntZ dh x;h gSaA
o

country./ izR;sdo"kZ cgqla[; yksx viuh NqV~Vh;k¡ ns'k ds owners in the city and suburbs demanded
(B) Shop
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ckgj fofHkUu i;ZVu LFkyksa ij fcrkrs gSaA improvement in security situation from the police
15. (A) Party 'X' won clear majority in the recently held authorities./ uxj ,oa miuxjh; nqdku ekfydksa us lqj{
state assembly elections./ gkygh esa jkT; fo/kulHkk fLFkfr esa lq/kj ds fy, iqfyl iz'kklu ls ekax dh gSA
'X' dks i"V
pquko esa ikVhZ L cgqer feykA 20. (A) The government announced an increase in diesel
nc

(B) Of late, there was unrest in public and also among prices by 40%./ ljdkj us Mhty dh dherksa40% esa o`f¼
the members of the ruling party of the state./ gky dh ?kks"k.kk dh gSA
(B) The Delhi Transport Corporation has revised the
gh yksxksa esa vkSj lkFk gh jkT; ds lÙkk/kjh ikVhZ ds
esa lnL;ksa ds
de

fares of the buses to double what if was./ fnYyh

chp ckS[kykgV FkhA
16. (A) Staff members of the university decided to go on
ifjogu fuxe us orZeku fdjk, dh nj dks c<+kdj nqxquk
fn;k gSA
ru

strike in protest during the examinations./

Answer Key
1. (d) 3. (d) 5. (b) 7. (a) 9. (d) 11. (a) 13. (b) 15. (e) 17. (d) 19. (a)
2. (b) 4. (d) 6. (d) 8. (d) 10. (e) 12. (a) 14. (d) 16. (a) 18. (d) 20. (a)