Paragraph Completion

The paragraphs given below has a sentence missing which is indicated by a blank. From the choices given below each paragraph, choose the sentence that seems most logically appropriate to complete the given paragraph.

As a young child, wanting to please, you respond dutifully. And deep within the fertile soil of your innocence, the seeds of your greatest potential, which you inherited at birth, wanted for the sun and the rain and the guardian who would take care of them. But thirty years later, only a few rare seeds had blossomed__________. And life becomes tougher, not easier, with each passing year.  

The paragraphs given below has a sentence missing which is indicated by a blank. From the choices given below each paragraph, choose the sentence that seems most logically appropriate to complete the given paragraph.

Now, that you know the bad news, let me tell you the good news. The good news is that by reading the books and allowing your life to be guided by the principles, you can undo the damages. _____.

The paragraph given below has a sentence missing which is indicated by a blank. From the choices given below each paragraph, choose the sentence that seems most logically appropriate to complete the given paragraph.

This parable of the future, unfortunately, illustrates a reality that is happening throughout the modern world today. It depicts the truth which you and I are facing right now._____. It is a nightmare created not by our own lack but by the system supported by society.

The paragraphs given below has a sentence missing which is indicated by a blank. From the choices given below each paragraph, choose the sentence that seems most logically appropriate to complete the given paragraph.

Banks face challenges from many sources—the Indian economy slow-down is one of them. Few factors responsible for a GDP growth rate of 5 per cent could be an over-cautious monetary policy that could not deliver on lowering the inflation rate but contributed to an increase in the borrowing costs, government’s pending decisions on a few strategic policies, high current account deficit and oil prices. The sharp depreciation and uncertainty of the rupee in recent times has further aggravated the problems of the Indian economy.__________.

Direction: The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

Ramesh Vaidyanathan of Advaya Lagal says, "In the crowded telecom sector, consolidation of Vodafone and Idea is the only way ahead. That is what the Birlas have done, so attribute the deal not so much to leadership style as to market conditions, like the arrival of an aggressive player in Jio. This deal will create a profit-making entity. He also added _____. 

Fill the paragraph with appropriate sentence from the options that conveys the meaning to the paragraph.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to implement a pilot project that will feature a QR code-based door-to-door garbage collection system in the coming weeks. The project, which is already running on a pilot basis in Mangaluru, will be implemented in Bengaluru under the Smart City project. Each house will be assigned a QR code that will be affixed at the entrance or gate. Garbage collectors will scan it while collecting garbage, thereby feeding live data to the smart control room. Six years ago, a similar pilot was conducted in Yelahanka zone for a small block of 500 houses and had yielded positive results. Under the new contracts, garbage collection vehicles are to be equipped with GPS systems and RFID tags. The QR code will only add to the surveillance of these vehicles. Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. will provide the handheld scanning devices, sources said ________________________________________ Once they scan it, garbage collectors will be able to report whether the household has given mixed waste or segregated waste.

Directions: In the following passage, a line is missing and is represented by a blank. Select the best out of the given choices, to make the passage complete and coherent.

Talk about ethics rest on the assumption that businesses ought to adhere to a socially responsible approach to decision-making called the social responsibility approach. Proponents of this approach believe that corporations have societal obligations that go beyond maximising profits. Business schools encourage students to adopt this politically correct philosophy. _____

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It is famously said that a language is a dialect with an army. ____________________ . There’s been a linear movement of Hindi to become India’s national language, not just the official language. Moreover, the Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN), an RSS-affiliate and a part of the current dispensation’s brain trust, wants English to be removed as the medium of instruction. The implications are not hard to fathom.

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At its heart, capitalism is a financial system. Every entity in the economy, whether an individual, a household, a business, or a state institution faces monetary constraints in its operations and must constantly balance the exigencies of cash inflows and cash outflows. Thus, money flows, including the accumulation of debt and the acquisition of financial assets, are the very lifeblood of the system. ____________________ . While highly useful, such an approach often misses or obscures underlying monetary relations.

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The surveillance system put in place by the Health Ministry succeeded in identifying three adults infected with the Zika virus between November 2016 and February 2017 in Gujarat. ____________________ . Even the World Health Organisation was informed about the three cases as recently as May 15, more than five months after the first case was laboratory-confirmed. Information regarding the cases came to light when the WHO posted the information on its website on May 26.

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For Ms. Merkel, walking the tightrope between her principles and maintaining a good relationship with an important ally is a challenge. Germany and the U.S. have historically shared values, but the current U.S. President has his own. At the G7 summit, six nations reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate pact; the U.S. refrained. Mr. Trump’s immigration order is the antithesis of Germany’s immigration policy. ____________________ . In a nutshell, Mr. Trump’s world view is everything that Ms. Merkel’s is not.

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The United States currently gives an impression of being at war with itself. This stems from a series of charges and countercharges levied against President Donald Trump and his advisers, including that of collusion with the Russians, who are accused of meddling with the presidential election. ____________________ . Meanwhile, the kaleidoscopic nature of the changes taking place in the top echelons of the new administration is hardly helping matters. The peremptory actions of the President, such as the dismissal of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, has only aggravated this situation. Almost every step taken by the new administration is leading to partisan rows.

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With the direction of global headwinds remaining uncertain, growth in government spending budgeted to be lower this year compared to last year, and private investment virtually absent, the lowering GDP numbers should serve as a reality check. ____________________ . While the government has vigorously underlined its reform achievements of the last three years, such as the Goods and Services Tax that rolls out in July, a mission-mode reforms reboot is urgently needed. And that can only begin if the problem is suitably acknowledged by policymakers.

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Traditional pharmacies have been knocking at the doors of the government for some time now as they face intense competition from e-pharmacies. Their profit margins and market share have faced pressure in recent years from e-pharmacies that often offer medicines at cheaper prices. ____________________ . The AIOCD has repeatedly accused e-pharmacies of a wide range of malpractices, including selling fake drugs and enabling self-medication. The organisation has been citing these issues to seek a ban on the sale of drugs online.

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Fringe elements affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been in the news ever since the party came to power. Activists who pretend to be associated with the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh too have had their day in the news. ____________________ . First, the “fringe” is encouraged by the party as a strategy to appeal to more extreme elements within the party and to polarise politics. Second, and more specific to the right wing, some believe that these individuals’ provocative actions and remarks are indicative of the government’s tacit support for Hindutva principles.

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Providing benefits for women on maternity leave and children is a societal responsibility which can be funded in a large country through a combination of general taxation and contributory payments from those who have the means. Health care should be treated as a right and deliveries handled without cost to women. ____________________ . Such a policy would harmonise the varying maternity benefit provisions found in different laws that govern labour at present.

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What might stop tourism's latest revolution? Political violence is one possibility. Developed countries are no strangers to terrorism, but the dangers in emerging economies are greater. This week's bomb attacks in Jaipur, a popular spot on the Indian tourist trail, are a bloody reminder. Kenya, a country that depends on tourism for much of its foreign income, lost about half its business in the wake of political violence. Natural disasters are also likelier to cause worse devastation in poorer places. ____________________ .

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Systems’ thinking is a unique approach to problem solving, in that it views certain ‘problems’ as a part of the overall system so focusing on these outcomes will only further develop the undesired element or problem. Systems’ thinking is a framework that is based on the belief that the component parts of a system will act differently when the systems relationships are removed and it is viewed in isolation. ____________________ .

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The sense of Justice, therefore, consists in a feeling experienced by every man, of a certain line of conduct which he owes to other men in given circumstances; and this seems to be referable to the following heads: attending to their interest, not interfering with their freedom of action, preserving their reputation, estimating their character and motives, judging of their opinions, consulting their feelings, and preserving or improving their moral condition. As a guide for his conduct in particular instances, a man has usually a distinct impression of what he thinks due by other men towards himself. ____________________ .

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Macroeconomics examines the economy as a whole ‘top down’ to explain broad aggregates and their interactions. Such aggregates include national income and output, the unemployment rate, and price inflation and sub aggregates like total consumption and investment spending and their components. It also studies effects of monetary policy and fiscal policy. Since at least the 1960s, macroeconomics has been characterized by further integration as to micro-based modeling of sectors, including rationality of players, efficient use of market information, and imperfect competition. ____________________ .