Direction (Qs.1-5): In each of the following questions below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column ‘1’ contains the list of bold words, and in column ‘2’ the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options and answer them.
Question No : 1
In the last week of November 2019, five opposition-ruled states issued a statement that suggested that slowing industrial from goods and services tax (GST) had begun to affect their finances.
(1) (A)-(D)
(2) (B)-(E)
(3) (C)-(F)
(4) Both (1) & (2)
(5) All of these
Question No : 2
Taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement on investing 100 trillion in infrastructure, the government has put out a National Infrastructure Pipeline and is currently targeting investments worth -102 trillion by 2024-25.
(1) (A)-(D)
(2) (B)-(E)
(3) (C)-(F)
(4) Both (2) & (3)
(5) No correction required
Question No : 3
Since the government cannot touch its tendency such as interest payment and salaries, invariably, it is the capital expenditure that gets affected.
(1) (A)-(D)
(2) (B)-(E)
(3) (C)-(F)
(4) Both (1) & (3)
(5) All of these
Question No : 4
The government’s move to revisit the flagship crop insurance scheme — the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) — is a welcome step to make this well-intentioned risk-mitigation measure beneficial for the farmers
(1) (A)-(D)
(2) (B)-(E)
(3) (C)-(F)
(4) Both (1) & (3)
(5) All of these
Question No : 5
Empowering the states to notify the crops, the extent of the land, and the maximum sum that can be insured have also contributed to the downfall of the PMFBY.
(1) (A)-(D)
(2) (B)-(E)
(3) (C)-(F)
(4) Both (2) & (3)
(5) No correction required