1. Statement I : The foreign direct investment in India has remained very low particularly in the infrastructure sector comparative to that in China. Blank space : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Conclusions : The Government has now setup a board of experts which has been given full authority to approve proposals of foreign direct investment in the infrastructure sector within reasonable time frame.(A) Statement II: The delay in approvals by the Government for the foreign direct investment proposals is inordinate because of complex approval system.(B) Statement II: The people engaged so far in the approval system did not have the expertise to take quick decisions.(C) Statement II: The processing time in China to approve the foreign direct investment proposal is comparatively very low.

2. Statement I : Every year during monsoons, large number of people in the city suffer from various waterborne diseases and many of such people even succumb to these diseases. Blank space : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Conclusions : The civic authority has failed to put in place an effective mechanism to immunize people from such waterborne diseases.(A) Statement II: People are careless particularly in monsoon season about the quality of their food and drink.(B) Statement II: The sewage system in the city has become very old resulting into its mixing with rainwater during monsoons.(C) Statement II: The Government has been cautioning people every year to be careful about the waterborne diseases.

3. Statement I : The Government has decided to affect a significant increase in the procurement price of Kharif crops with immediate effect.Blank space : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Conclusions : The farmers’ income will not get adversely affected this Kharif season.(A) Statement II: The production of Kharif crops this season has surpassed the production level of all the earlier year.(B) Statement II: The production of Kharif crops has declined considerably from that of the previous year.(C) Statement II: The production of Kharif crops this year has remained unchanged in comparison with those of the previous year.

4. Statement I : The agitating workers had taken out a peaceful procession in front of the factory gate to register their protest.Blank space : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Conclusions : The Government has suspended the police officer incharge of the picket and initiated an inquiry into this incidence of police atrocity.(A) Statement II: The workers had applied for a mass casual leave on the day of the incidence.(B) Statement II: The agitating workers did not allow the policemen to enter the factory premises.(C) Statement II: The police resorted to indiscriminate lathicharge on the agitating workers of the local factory.

5. Statement I : A very large number of students of this college have secured more than 99 percent aggregate marks in the final degree examination conducted recently.Blank space : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Conclusions : The question papers set by the university this year for all the colleges under its jurisdiction were comparatively much easier than the earlier years.(A) Statement II: Student from other colleges under the university also have secured unusually higher percentage of marks.(B) Statement II: The university does not have required number of teachers to evaluate the answer sheets.(C) Statement II: Those students who appeared in the previous years’ examinations secured comparatively less marks.