Directions (next Ten questions) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Poverty is a perception--- it is a status which is ...101… on people who have relatively little-even in societies of plenty. That is why we …102… can never really ever “end” poverty. To see a world in which so many people have less than you and to want them to have more is, to many of us, human …103… . It is why poverty in the UK matters as much as poverty elsewhere, despite the material differences. Relative poverty will always …104…and it should always be at the forefront of efforts to improve our world because it …105… more than the bare minimum solution.
…106… this, the aid industry currently has quite a few eggs in the end poverty basket. We risk assuming that the public …107… between absolute and relative poverty. It probably doesn’t—especially not in austere times. Just look at the …108… political view on and to the middle income countries that contain hundreds of millions of desperately poor people. Too much negatively and we are …109… of not making any progress with aid money, too much task of progress and aid is no longer necessary. It shouldn’t be a Catch 22 situation but in …110… for some, it is.
Direction (next five questions) : Rearrange the following seven sentence (A), (B) (C), (D) , (E),(F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the given questions.
(A) These companies have long seen the US market as the scene of a battle for distribution, where they must secure placement for their products in the fastest growing retail channels just to maintain their share of a pie that’s not getting bigger.
(B) Companies can thus generate above-average growth in the United State by not only taking market share from competitors, but also making targeted investments in these specific product categories.
(C) Somewhat surprisingly, a number of cities in developed markets, including the United States and Western Europe, are growing as rapidly as those in emerging markets.
(D) Our analysis forecasts that between 2014 and 2025, certain product categories will grow at almost twice the rate of overall US consumer spending.
(E) But this no-growth, or, at best, low-growth, picture isn’t entirely accurate.
(F) Most CPG companies have had very low expectations for growth in the US market.
(G) Companies that ignore these cities could be missing out on opportunities, very close to home.