IBPSPO10-Oct-2015 Related Question Answers

1. In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?

2. Choose the word which is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the word BENIGN given in bold as used in the passage.

3. Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to the word SPELLS given in bold as used in the passage.

4. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while ‘answering some of the questions. Inequality is at the top of the agenda around the world. Hilary Clinton, the leading Democratic candidate to succeed Barack Obama as president of the United. States, made inequality the centrepiece of a major campaign speech. Economists at the IMF too have recently released a study assessing the causes and consequences of rising inequality. Its authors reckon that while inequality could cause all sorts of problems, governments should be especially concerned about its effects on growth. They estimate that a one percentage .point increase in the income share of the top 20% will drag down growth by 0.08% percentage points over five years, while a rise in the income share of the bottom 20% actually boosts growth. But how does inequality affect economic growth rates? Economists say that some inequality is needed to propel growth. Without the carrot of large financial rewards, risky entrepreneurship and innovation would grind to a halt. In 1975, an American economist, argued that societies cannot have both perfect equality and perfect efficiency, but must choose how much of one to sacrifice for the other. While most economists continue to hold that view, the recent rise in inequality has prompted a new look at its economic costs. Inequality could impair growth if those with low incomes suffer poor health and low productivity as a result, or if, as evidence suggests, the poor struggle to finance investments in education, inequality could also threaten public confidence in growth-boosting capitalist strategies like free trade. More recent work suggests that inequality, could lead to economic or financial instability. The governor of the Reserve Bank of India argued that governments often respond to inequality by easing the flow of credit to poorer households, howe+er, American households borrowed heavily prior to the crisis to prop up their consumption. But for this rise in household debt, consumption would have stagnated as a result of poor wage growth. Crafting a response to rising inequality is therefore tricky, he says. Some of the negative impact of inequality on growth can be blamed on poor government policies in highly unequal countries. In Latin America, for instance, populist pressure for excessive state economic control seems to shorten the average duration of growth spells. Yet in moderation, redistribution seems to benign effects-perhaps by reducing dependence on risky borrowing among poorer households. Over the past generation or two inequality has risen most in places where progressive policies, such as high top tax-rates, have been weakened. A little more redistribution now might improve the quality and quantity of economic-growth and reduce the demand for more aggressive state interventions later.Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to the word CARROT given in bold as used in the passage.

5. Rearrange the given five sentences(A), (B), (C) ,(D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form meaningful paragraph and then answer the given question. A. With so many products and opportunities available in market, it is very easy to get this planning wrong. B. Planning, therefore, is imperative and should begin as early as possible. C. What amount will we need and when we will need it? D. Most of us would put our children’s education above any other priority in life including our own retirement. E. So, lets’s try to find the best solution by asking two important question.Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

6. Rearrange the given six sentences/group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions. (A) For years, it relied upon export-led growth and massive investments in housing, infrastructure (roads, rails, ports) and heavy industry (steel, glass and aluminium). (B) China is engineering, a major economic transformation-or, at least, trying. (C) Whether this conversion succeeds or fails is a momentous story but a China that succeeds is more likely to be stable. (D) However, this economic model now seems spent. (E) So, the country is switching its engine of growth to consumer spending on services and light manufacturing. (F) A possible reason behind this model becoming outdated could be that world trade is weak at present and over investment in housing, infrastructure and industry has caused a glut.Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

7. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

8. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

9. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?

10. What is the code for ‘follow’ in the given code language

11. What is the code for ‘mind’ in the given code language ?

12. In the given code language, what does the code ‘nd’ stand for ?

13. If ‘music always help’ is coded as ‘ag hr sc’ in the given code language, then what is the code for ‘help your twitter’?

14. What may be the possible code for ‘divine passion’ in the given code language?

15. Which of the following is the central idea of the passage?

16. Which of the following best describes the opinion of experts regarding inequality?

17. According to the passage, which of the following is/are the possible impact(s) of inequality? (A) It affects economic stability-Of a country. (B) The public may object to policies like free trade. (C) It discourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

18. What do the examples of Hilary Clinton and IMF economists cited in the passage convey?

19. What is the author’s view regarding policies such as high top tax-rates?

20. Choose the word which is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the word FREE given in bold as used in the passage,

21. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?

22. Each sentence below has two blanks. each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.The actress is …………. that she will be spending her birthday with her husband and other………….. of the family.

23. Each sentence below has two blanks. each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.Steep hills and low rise traditional buildings that once …………..the mosque have in recent years…………. given to shopping malls and luxury hotels.

24. Each sentence below has two blanks. each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.Scientific research has now………..that a fish-rich diet can help ………….depression.

25. Each sentence below has two blanks. each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.The actress who put on a lot of weight to effectively …………the character she played in her film, looks like a………..heroine now.

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