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Deriving Conclusion Test

DERIVING CONCLUSION TEST

30 QUESTIONS
60 MINUTES

Read the following passage carefully, examine the inferences given below it
and give your answers as under : (A) if the inference is definitely true;
(B) if the inference is probably true; ( C) if you think that the data is
insufficient to ascertain whether the inference is true or false; (D) if the
inference is probably false; (E) if you tink that the inference is definitely true.

Passage in the recent years. This unfortunate cycle affects the lives
of millions of poor and helpless. But it need not be this
India and other developing countries while expressing their way. In the jargon of financial economics, monsoon risk is
commitment to the up gradation of labour standards have a diversifiable risk. In other words, it is an insurance risk.
been resisting the move to link international trade not only Though one might wonder who will provide the insurance
with labour standard but also with environmental concerns
against poor monsoons if everyone is adversely affected
and human rights. The move was set afoot on the successful
by poor monsoon? The answer is - the international
inclusion of a social clause in the World Trade Organization investor.
(WTO), which succeeds GATT. Later on, stiff opposition to
the move on the ground that the mater did not fall in the area 6. All over the world diversifiable risks are always
of trade, a proposal was mooted for the inclusion of a social covered by the insurance companies.
clause in ILO. (A) (B) ( C) (D) (E)
1. India has been sidelined on the issue of linking
7. Scanty monsoon adversely affects the lives of only the
international trade with labour.
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E) poor people in India.
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E)
2. The efforts of linking international trade with labour
are being carried out by developed countries. 8. There has been considerable growth in India’s
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E) economy during the recent years.
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E)
3. All countries appear committed to the cause of up
gradation of labour standards. 9. Monsoons in India have been good only in the
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E) alternate years during the past few years.
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E)
4. The Uruguay Round concluded successfully.
10. Majority of the people outside India are not affected
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E)
by the poor monsoon in India.
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E)
5. India claims that environmental issue and trade are
uncorrected.
(A) (B) ( C) (D) (E) Read the following passages and answer the questions that
follows :
Passage Passage
It is generally accepted that if the monsoon a poor in any I was late bloomer and always envied those people who
given year, it will have a significantly negative impact on the stood out in high school, because I didn’t. I learned early
lives of millions. Some lives, such as those of farmers, are on, though, that it’s essential to get yourself apart from the
affected directly because of poor crop yield, others are group. Life is one struggle after another to succeed,
affected indirectly as the economic growth slows down. particularly when you’re starting out. If your bio-data is
Similarly, the years with good monsoon bring smiles and sitting at the bottom of a pile of junk mail, sometimes a
prosperity to the lives of many. For instance, India recorded distinctive approach will get you noticed, especially if the
a sharp jump in its rate of growth after years of performance competition is fierce.

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