Statement: Many private sector banks have reduced interest rate on housing loans in comparison to public sector banks.
Courses of Action:
The case should be raised before the regulatory authority for investigation by the public sector banks as they cannot follow such reduction.
Public sector banks must adopt such policy to remain in competition.
The public sector banks should advertise their special feature repeatedly so that they do not lose their future customers.
Options
A. All follow
B. Only I and II follow
C. Only I and III follow
D. Only either II or III follows
E. None of these
Correct Answer
Only either II or III follows
Explanation
Clearly, the private sector banks have done so to attract more and more customers of public sector banks. Thus, public sector banks should either reduce the rate of interest to match with that of private sector banks or highlight those features which make them stand apart from private sector banks. So, either II or III follows.
More questions
1. Statement: "Ensure a good Slight's sleeps for your family with safe and effective X mosquito coil." - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
X mosquito coil is better than any other mosquito coil.
The statement mentions the good qualities of X coil but this does not mean it is the best. So, I is not implicit. Besides, an advertisement highlights the feature which is desirable by customers and can lure them. So, II is implicit.
2. Statement: Without reforming the entire administrative system, we cannot eradicate corruption and prejudice from the society.
Assumptions:
The existence of corruption and prejudice is good.
There is enough flexibility to change the administrative system.
The statement talks of eradicating corruption and prejudice from the society, which indicates that these aspects are undesirable. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement mentions about reforming the administrative system. So, II is implicit.
Clearly, the situation demands that efforts be made to remove the lackenings in the present system of education and adequate measures be taken to improve the performance of students. Harsh measures as those given in I and II, won't help. So, none of the given courses follows.
There are two alphabetical series here. The first series is with the first letters only: STUVW. The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL.
Knowledge is understanding gained through experience or study, so learning is the essential element. A school (choice a) is not necessary for learning or knowledge to take place, nor is a teacher or a textbook (choices b and c).
A culture is the behavior pattern of a particular population, so customs are the essential element. A culture may or may not be civil or educated (choices a and b). A culture may be an agricultural society (choice c), but this is not the essential element.
An antique is something that belongs to, or was made in, an earlier period. It may or may not be a rarity (choice a), and it does not have to be an artifact, an object produced or shaped by human craft (choice b). An antique is old but does not have to be prehistoric (choice d).
An ovation is prolonged, enthusiastic applause, so applause is necessary to an ovation. An outburst (choice a) may take place during an ovation; "bravo" (choice b) may or may not be uttered; and an encore (choice d) would take place after an ovation.
10. Here are some words translated from an artificial language. slar means jump slary means jumping slarend means jumped Which word could mean "playing"?
According to this language, slar means jump. The suffix -ing is represented by -y. Since choice b is the only one that ends in the letter y, this is the only possible option.