Directions (next ten questions): Read the following passage given below with blanks. You have to choose the correct option to fill-up the blanks.
As is well known, India made a major effort to cut...(91)...red tape and 'unshackle the tiger' a little over twenty years ago. The economy responded...(92)...and we have seen a healthy annual growth rate averaging close to 7 percent over this period. Companies active in the Indian market-...(93)...Indian or foreign- benefited from this growth as, to quote our chinese neighbours, 'the rising tide lifted all boats.' However, while opportunities for growth still...(94)...some product categories are becoming saturated, or at least the most lucrative customers have already been...(95).... This is true in case of mobile services, for example, where penetration has already reached 70 percent. This means that to ...(96)... growth and profitability, companies will have to look at new ways to excite customers. Ergo... innovation is on the corporate agenda. But the bigger reason d'etre for innovation is India's...(97)... social challenges. With the second-largest population in the world, the world's largest number of poor healthcare, and poor nutrition levels, India's economic and geopolitical aspirations will have meaning ...(98)... if we can raise our performance on social indicatiors rapidly, Given the country's resource...(99)... and its poor track record in ...(100)... these issues, there is a crying need for innovation.
Directions (next five questions) : Read the following six sentence (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions.
(A) Between these two Asian countries, India is a significant contributor on account of both pre and post harvest waste in cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables.
(B) India's lower overall ranking is because most of the countries ranking above it cause much of their land in raising poultry, while a major chunk of land in India is under agriculture.
(C) It said Asian countries, especially India and China, were the worst culprits causing loss of 1.3 billion tonnes of food every year.
(D) That is why the highest waste of cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables occurs in India.
(E) In terms of overall food waste- agricultural produce, poultry and milk- India ranks seventh, with the Russian Federation at the top of the list.
(F) Globally, one-third of the food produced is wasted, costing the world economy about $ 750 billion, a report said.