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Language Skills

Direction for questions 1 – 19: Read the passages carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE – I

Analysts of the Soviet economy are wrestling with an intriguing mystery: How can the Soviet Government claim that the
industrial output goal of the just concluded five-year plan was successfully reached when almost all the available detailed
production data suggest output actually fell well below the desired levels?
The suspicion is strong among many analysts that a large part of the answer to the puzzle may be the hidden performance
of Soviet military industry. The mystery would be solved if, as many a analysts suspect, output of soviet military hardware
was pushed beyond original plans during 1966 – 70 and many types of civilian production were cut back to free resources
for military needs.
The mystery was posed sharply this month. By publication of the detailed Soviet economic report for 1970, the last year of
the Eighth five-year Plan. The document gives precise production data for several dozen major industrial commodities or
categories, and these can be compared with the corresponding 1970 output goals adopted in April, 1966, by the 23rd
Soviet Communist Party Congress.
The comparison shows that for about 30 major commodities or commodity groupings-ranging from steel and electric
power to paper, automobiles and television sets in 1970 output was below the planned target, often substantially below.
Data for only about a half dozens or so commodities or commodity grouping show that in their cases the 1970 goal of the
5 year plan was reached.
Yet over-all Soviet industrial production statistics claim that industry’s output grew about 50 per cent from 1966, i.e.
reaching precisely the over-all target set by the 23rd Congress back in 1966.
The official 1970 production data makes it clear that there were very substantial discrepancies in many important cases
between the original goals for last year and the more modest reality.
In the case of electric power, last year’s result was 740 billion kilowatt –hours against the planned goal of 830 billion to 850
kilowatt-hours. Steel production last year came to 116 million metric tons, not the 124 million to 129 million tons originally
projected.
The Soviet automobile industry was expected to produce 700,000 to & 800,000 passenger cars last year, but the reality
was less than half that number or 344,000 vehicles. Paper output last year was planned for 5 million to 5.3 million metric
tons; the reality was 4.2 millions tons. There were only 95.2 million metric tons of cement turned out last year, not the 100
million to 105 million tons called for in the plan.

Some consumer durable goods fell particularly sharply below their output goals. Thus, the plan called for 1970 production
of 7.5 million to 7.7 million television sets and 5.3 million to 5.6 million refrigerator. Actual output last year was 6.7 million
television sets and 4.1 million refrigerators.
The brighter areas-where goals were fulfilled-were few. Perhaps the most important was Oil, whose 1970 output of 353
million metric tons compared with the goal of 345 million to 355 million tons. Shoes, furniture and radios were among the
few other categories where production goals were apparently fulfilled.
Two explanations are being seriously considered by analysts pondering the puzzle posed by the conflict between Soviet
production statistics and Soviet fulfillment claims.
One possibility is that Soviet military production rose sufficiency to compensate for the short-falls in civilian industry. The
Soviet Government does not publish data on output of military items ranging from intercontinental missiles and hydrogen
bombs to submarines and machine guns. But many estimates have indicated a rapid build-up of Soviet missile, naval and
other military strength in recent years. In addition the Soviet Union, is known to have provided large quantities of modern
military equipment to N. Vietnam, Egypt and other friends and allies.
Thus, some analysts suggest that Soviet planners diverted, substantial quantities of capital, labour and raw materials
during the last five years from many areas of civilian production to date & possible an accelerated growth of military
output.
A second possibility suggested by some analysts is that there is egregious growth in the aggregate Soviet statistics of
industrial production expressed in value terms. Theoretically, Soviet measures of gross 'industrial output are in constant
prices, but during the last five years many new items have been introduced into production and their prices may have
been relatively high, thus giving the large volume of new production a disproportionately large and inflationary weight in
the over-all output index.
It is characteristic of-the continuing rigid limits on economic discussion in the Soviet Union that there has bean no explicit
reference to the discrepancy between, the official claims of fulfillment of the industrial output goal and the very different
picture shown by the direct comparisons of goals with output for numerous specific commodities.
But the failure to reach so many output goals could become a major issue if there is a power struggle among & those
competing for the highest positions in the Soviet Communist party, positions to be filled at next month’s 24th party
Congress.

1. The article explains that some of the discrepancy between Soviet claims of economic-growth and available data
might be attributable to
(A) Soviet concern about the disclosure of trade secrets
(B) undisclosed military production
(C) Soviet failure to achieve desired goals
(D) unwillingness of Russia to disclose all the facts

2. How many 5 Year Plans has the Soviet Union had?
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

3. In how many of the commodity groupings was the 1970 production goal achieved?
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 15

4. Which of the following is mentioned by the author as being a major commodity group?
I. Television sets II. Electric power III. Steel
(A) II and III (B) I and II (C) I, II, III (D) I only

5. According to Soviet claims, industrial output
(A) exactly equaled goals set in 1966 (B) exceeded expectations by as much as 50%
(C) was overestimated by the Twenty-third Congress (D) failed to measure up to Red China’s output


6. The most important commodity group where production goals were achieved is
(A) shoes (B) steel (C) oil (D) cement

7. Those who adopt the inflation theory to explain the Soviet economic mystery feel that
(A) the Russians normally inflate their claims
(B) global inflation has finally penetrated-the iron Curtain
(C) deflation has offset the recent inflation in the Soviet Union
(D) new products now being produced in the Soviet Union have relatively high prices

8. What have the Soviet done to explain the discrepancy?
(A) They blame the capitalist influence of the West.
(B) They refer to articles written by Soviet economists
(C) The Russians contend that much progress has taken the form of improved technology
(D) The Russians have given no explanation

9. What could be the possible consequence of Soviet failure to attain output goals?
(A) A cultural revolution (B) An economic recession
(C) A political power struggle. (D) A re-evaluation of reporting techniques.

10. What led the author to believe that the Russians had not achieved their production goals?
(A) The reports for the specific commodities differed from the overall Soviet claims
(B) Soviet economists admitted their over-optimism
(C) World trade statistics conflicted with Russian reports
(D) Inconsistencies in Soviet newspapers aroused the author’s suspicions

11. What is common to both Poets & Scientists?

(A) Both can change impossible to possible

(B) They live in a world of their own

(C) They are cut-off from reality

(D) Both dare to dream the seemingly impossible

12. As far as the author’s stand regarding the credibility of the government is concerned,

it can best be described as:

(A) optimistic

(B) humorous

(C) skeptical

(D) serious

13. The author suggests that in order to attain the golden mean, we must:

(A) carefully understand the economic implications of our actions

(B) shun the self-righteous moralists and look for practical solutions

(C) relate the tertiary industries to the secondary ones

(D) try to look beyond mere economic definitions

14. The author is most likely to agree with the idea that:

(A) Western styles of ecological management are not necessarily disastrous

(B) India should not merely copy the Western models of growth but try to evolve something of

its own

(C) India should try to emulate the better aspects of the Western models and try to exploit forest

resources to the fullest.

(D) India should always strive to attain an ecological harmony commensurate with the need

and aspirations of the teeming millions.

15. The theme of the passage is:

(A) a discussion of the genesis and perpetration of environmental degradation

(B) a critical analysis of the role of rural ecosystems in maintaining the fragile ecological

balances

(C) a description of the role of government in maintaining stable ecosystems

(D) the role of western growth models in the environmental degradation in India

16. The author is most likely a/an:

(A) militant environmentalist

(B) newspaper editor

(C) human rights activist

(D) industrialist

Directions for questions 16 – 18: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in

meaning as the word given in bold is used in the passage.

16. apparatus

(1) premises (2) machinery (3) stationery (4) functions (5) regulations

17. acutely

(1) highly (2) intentionally (3) primarily (4) mechanically (5) legally

18. muted

(1) negligible (2) nullified (3) subdued (4) neutralized (5) empathetic

19-20 Which of the words/phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the

phrase underlined in the given sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct ? If

the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Q.19. Bad movies affect people living in today’s society more than they did in previous

years.

(1) they had done

(2) they did those

(3) they had been done

(4) they would have done

(5) No correction required

Q.20. The reason he has been so fat is because he never takes exercise.

(1) that he has never taken

(2) that he would never take

(3) that he never takes

(4) because he didn’t ever take any

(5) No correction required

21-22. In each of these questions, two sentences are given, one is complete and the other

has a blank space in it. This pair of sentences is followed by five words/groups of words.

You have to read these two sentences together and find out the word/group of words that

best fits in the blank to make the pair of sentences meaningfully complete:—

Q.21. Now-a-days there exists a spirit of .............. among the various departments of the

University. This has led to a number of interdisciplinary research publications due to

interaction of various research groups which might not otherwise have been published.

(1) co-operation

(2) education

(3) casteism

(4) favouritism

(5) patriotism

Q.22. When people around you are losing their heads, it is very difficult to remain serene.

It needs a lot of ........

(1) patience

(2) strength

(3) courage

(4) goodness

(5) modesty

23. We agree that our articles pointed out the level of local support for the law and order

forces trying to capture Veerappan. (...) There is no doubt that the man is a criminal and,

should be treated as one.

(A) However, we did not blame the two state government for this

(B) But nowhere did we condone the man’s actions

(C) The real issue is the need to revamp the entire policy regarding sandalwood

The blank can be filled by –

(A) only A (B) only B (C) only C (D) A or C

24. A bill now before the US Congress poses a threat to Indian software specialists. (...)

These fees from employers are to be used for training programmes for US nationals in

key areas.

(A) Any agency hiring foreign workers will have to pay a special fee

(B) Workers with special skills will be charged an employment permit fee

(C) The licensing fees payable to the software subcontractors will be raised

The blank can be filled by –

(A) only A (B) only B (C) only C (D) A or C

25. Herbal medicines worth Rs. 900 crores are produced annually in India (...) Even the

office of the Drugs Controller of India acts only in response to specific complaints.

(A) However the investment in R & D across the industry is low

(B) The present rules for ensuring quality are reasonably comprehensive and effective

(C) The competition to corner the market has however led to some questionable practices that

are to the consumer’s disadvantage

The blank can be filled by –

(A) only A (B) only B (C) only C (D) A or B

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