Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the following passage and answer the items that follow the passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
PASSAGE
In some places in the world, the productivity of staples such as rice and wheat has reached a plateau. Neither new strains nor fancy agrochemicals are raising the yields. Nor is there much unfarmed land left that is suitable to be brought under the plough. If global temperature continues to rise, some places will become unsuitable for farming. Application of 15 can help overcome these problems. J Agricultural technology is changing fast. Much of this change is brought about by affluent farmers in the West/Americas. Techniques developed in the West are being adapted in some places to make tropical crops more Co productive. Technology is of little use if it is not adapted. In the developing world, that applies as much to existing farming techniques as it does to the latest advances in genetic modification. Extending to the smallholders and subsistence farmers of Africa and Asia the best of today's agricultural practices, in such simple matters as how much fertilizers to apply and when, would lead to a greatly increased availability of food for humanity. So would things like better roads and storage facilities, to allow for the carriage of surpluses to markets and reduce wastage.
31. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1) Development of agricultural technology is confined to developed countries.
2) Agricultural technology is not adapted in developing countries.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
32. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1) Poor countries need to bring about change in their existing farming techniques.
2) Developed countries have infrastructure and they waste less food.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
33. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Growing enough food for future generations will be a challenge.
2. Corporate farming is a viable option for food security in poor countries.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
34. The letters A, B, C, D and E are arranged in such a way that there are exactly two letters between A and E. How many such arrangements are possible?
a) 12
b) 18
c) 24
d) 36
35. Consider the Question and two statements given below:
Question: Is Z brother of X?
Statement-1: X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z
Statement-2: X, Y and Z are siblings.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the question and the Statements?
a) Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
36. On one side of a 1.01 Km long road, 101 plants are planted at equal distance from each other. What is the total distance between 5 consecutive plants?
a) 40m
b) 40.4m
c) 50m
d) 50.5m
37. A, B and C are three places such that there are three different roads from A to B, four different roads from B to C and three different roads from A and C. In how many different ways can one travel from A to C using these roads?
a) 10
b) 13
c) 15
d) 36
38. A has some coins. He gives half of the coins and 2 more to B. B gives half of the coins and 2 more to C. C gives half of the coins and 2 more to D. The number of coins D has now, is the smallest two-digit number. How many coins does A have in the beginning?
a) 76
b) 68
c) 60
d) 52
39. In the series AABABCABCDABCDE...,
which letter appears at the 100th place?
a) G
b) H
c) I
d) J
40. Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same order. There are 4 persons between A and B, and 7 persons between B and C. If there are 11 persons ahead of C and 13 behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?
a) 22
b) 28
c) 32
d) 38
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