Directions (Q. 51-70): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
In spite of its well-deserved reputation as one of the world’s leading information technology and software development hubs, India is far from being the connected society many foreigners imagine.
The good news is that there’s tremendous potential for increased internet penetration to have a positive impact on India’s economy and society. India is on the cusp of a connectivity revolution. India has the chance to leapfrog its current connectivity challenges, bring internet access to a majority of its citizens – and even raise its penetration ratio to 60% or 70% within the next five to ten years. Connecting its next 500 million will make India the largest open-access internet market in the world. In 10 years’ time, it will be almost impossible for any child in India to imagine what life was like before the internet. But to realise that promise, India must make the right technology choices.
One key choice will be how and how quickly India builds out the fixed-line networks in its cities and towns. Fibre-optic cables are, by far, the best way to promote higher connectivity. You want to bury them underground in every place you can every road, every path, every ditch, every piece of land. A second area to get right is cellular technology. India should make the transition from 2G and 3G to 4G technology as quickly as possible because 4G makes far more efficient use of the spectrum and users can get so much more bandwidth out of it.It may take time for India to achieve these two goals because it's telecommunications industry is under capitalised and has a lot of debt. But I am confident that eventually the transformation will happen.
Investing in a bigger, faster telecommunications network will have a big payoff for India as that network combines with one of the most radically life-altering developments of the last decade: the emergence of moderately priced mobile devices.
India is sure to witness a customer-driven revolution on a scale we’ve never seen before – in education, financial services, health care, entertainment, and almost every conceivable aspect of life. In education alon e, th e possibilities are staggering. Parents who believe their children are not getting proper instruction in local schools will be able to use mobile phones or tablets to help fulfil their kids’ educational needs. Great teachers can connect to children in remote villages. Indian students can watch Ivy League professors on YouTube or share knowledge and ideas by video chat with experts or other students thousands of kilometres away.
Similar changes are in store for banking and financial services. India has a huge number of people whose banking needs are under served. The government’s Unique Identification project, led by Nandan Nilekani, is creating enormous new possibilities for e-commerce. Already we’re seeing the emergence of many new start-ups created to help middle-and lower-income consumers move money around, and because of the sheer scale of the market in India, these new businesses are likely to be highly profitable.
Hundreds of large firms focused on the internet will be founded and will succeed by focusing purely on Indian consumers, Indian taste, Indian style, Indian sports. Can one of those companies ultimately become the next Google? Of course. That may not happen for quite a few years. But if India plays its cards right, we’ll soon see Indian engineers and small businesses tackling Indian problems first, then exporting the solutions that work best.
Having witnessed India’s progress over the past decade, it is hard not to be optimistic about the next 10 years. Global success and a vast improvement in living conditions for hundreds of millions of its citizens are within the country’s grasp, but only if India’s leaders invest in the right infrastructure and embrace the transparency and openness of the internet.
1. Why is the author hopeful that investing in a bigger telecom network will pay a handsome dividend to India?
1) Because of easy availability of cheaper Chinese mobile phones in India
2) Because, in addition to computer users, internet is being used by a vast majority of mobile-phone users
3) Because internet literacy in India has reached a dramatic high level
4) Because of better paying capacity of the Indian masses.
5) All the above
2. What is/are the stumbling block(s) in the way of India’s becoming an advanced internet user country?
1) Illiteracy of the people of India
2) Reluctance of the Ministry of Telecom
3) Undercapitalised and debt-ridden telecom industry
4) Lack of internet service providers in India
5) All the above
3. What, according to the author, is good news for India according to the passage?
1) India can raise internet penetration ratio up to 70% within the next 5-10 years.
2) In India, connectivity revolution is imminent.
3) India has tremendous potential for increased internet penetration.
4) Internet will have a positive impact on India’s economy and society.
5) All the above
4. Wh at is for eigners’ perception about internet connectivity in India?
(A) In India internet connectivity is on a par with developed nations.
(B) In India a lot of steps have already been taken to make it a fully connected society.
(C) India does not come under the purview of internet connected society as of now.
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B)
3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B)
5) Only (B) and (C)
5. Which of the following is not true about the internet penetration rate in India?
1) As per the data released by the International Telecommunication Union , India’s internet penetration rate was about eleven per cent in 2011.
2) Internet penetration rate in India is far below that in developed nations.
3) China’s internet penetration rate is more than thrice that of India.
4) The member of internet users in India, at present, is not more than those in America in 1994.
5) All the above are true
6. How can connectivity revolution be brought about in India?
1) By building out fixed-line networks using fibre-optic cables in cities and towns
2) By getting right cellular technology
3) By making the transition from 2G to 4G technology without any further delay
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) All 1), 2) and 3)
7. How can school children be helped with the help of internet?
(A) By making popular cartoon shows available on their mobile phones
(B) By fulfilling educational needs of school children by their parents using mobile phones or tablets.
(C) By availing chatting facilities with their friends sitting far away from them.
1) All (A), (B) and (C) 2) Only (A) and (B)
3) Only (B) and (C) 4) Only (A) and (C)
5) Only (B)
8. Find the incorrect statement on the basis of the given passage.
1) India is not providing banking services to a large number of people.
2) The government’s unique identification project is creating enormous new possibilities for e- commerce.
3) Many different types of businesses have emerged to help middle-and lower-income consumers earn profit.
4) The new businesses are likely to be highly profitable because of the growing Indian market.
5) All the above are correct statements
9. What would be the probable results if no restriction is imposed on the usage of internet?
(A) Th e number of internet users will in crease significantly.
(B) Displeasing and appalling information and images may be sent to targeted person s or society through internet.
(C) There will be frequent cases of hateful commentary and false accusation.
1) Only (A) and (B) 2) Only (A) and (C)
3) Only (B) and (C) 4) Only (B)
5) Only (C)
10. Which of the following is true about India’s people all around in Silicon Valley?
1) Indians over there are engaged in making television sets.
2) India-born entrepreneurs are about forty per cent of all startups.
3) Silicon valley is situated in the USA where a series of startups are engaged in developing software programmes.
4) The anti-aging brain trust is the most interesting startup in the Silicon Valley.
5) All the above
11. What is the central idea of the given passage?
1) That Indians are far behind the developed nations as far as computer literacy is concerned.
2) India is on the verge of connectivity revolution.
3) If India-born entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley can do better job there, then why can they not do better here in India?
4) India is the hub of information technology.
5) India’s telecom industry is under capitalised and debt-ridden.
Directions (Q. 62-66): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
12. Cusp
1) vicinity 2) middle 3) edge
4) apex 5) bottom
13. Staggering
1) wasting 2) surprising 3) crushing
4) faltering 5) adjusting
14. Potential
1) feasibility 2) capacity 3) energy
4) possibility 5) paralysis
15. Embrace
1) give 2) push away 3) grasp
4) uncover 5) release
16. Emergence
1) development 2) evolution 3) decadence
4) stoppage 5) appearance
Directions (Q. 67-70): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
17. Laggard
1) lingerer 2) slow 3) advanced
4) dawdler 5) loafer
18. Payoff
1) assistance 2) advantage 3) block
4) payment 5) profit
19. Inevitable
1) necessary 2) imminent 3) impending
4) uncertain 5) binding
20. Tremendous
1) small 2) immense 3) temporary
4) massive 5) large
12. Cusp
1) vicinity 2) middle 3) edge
4) apex 5) bottom
13. Staggering
1) wasting 2) surprising 3) crushing
4) faltering 5) adjusting
14. Potential
1) feasibility 2) capacity 3) energy
4) possibility 5) paralysis
15. Embrace
1) give 2) push away 3) grasp
4) uncover 5) release
16. Emergence
1) development 2) evolution 3) decadence
4) stoppage 5) appearance
Directions (Q. 67-70): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
17. Laggard
1) lingerer 2) slow 3) advanced
4) dawdler 5) loafer
18. Payoff
1) assistance 2) advantage 3) block
4) payment 5) profit
19. Inevitable
1) necessary 2) imminent 3) impending
4) uncertain 5) binding
20. Tremendous
1) small 2) immense 3) temporary
4) massive 5) large
Answer :-
Q. 1 (2) | Q. 2 (3) | Q. 3 (5) | Q. 4 (3) | Q. 5 (5) |
Q. 6 (5) | Q. 7 (5) | Q. 8 (3) | Q. 9 (3) | Q. 10 (2) |
Q. 11 (2) | Q. 12 (3) | Q. 13 (2) | Q. 14 (2) | Q. 15 (3) |
Q. 16 (5) | Q. 17 (3) | Q. 18 (3) | Q. 19 (4) | Q. 20 (1) |
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