Directions (Q. 1-10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Prior to independence the healthcare sector in India was in ___(1)___ with a large number of deaths and rampant spread of infectious diseases. After independence the Government of India laid ___(2)___ on primary healthcare and India has put in sustained efforts to better the healthcare system ___(3)___ the country. The government initiative was not enough to meet the demands of a growing population be it in primary, secondary or tertiary healthcare. Alternate sources of finance were critical for the sustainability of the health sector.
Till about 20 years ago, private sector ventures in the healthcare sector ___(4)___ of only solo practitioners, small hospitals and nursing homes. The quality of service provided was excellent especially in the hospitals run by charitable trusts and religious foundations. In 1980’s realizing that the government on its own would not be able to ___(5)___ for health care, the government allowed the entry of private sector to reduce the ___(6)___ between supply and demand for healthcare. The establishment of the private sector has resulted in the ___(7)___ of opportunities in terms of medical equipment, information technology in health services, BPO, telemedicine and medical tourism.
Large companies and ___(8)___ individuals have now started five star hospitals which dominate the space for the high end market. The space for the high end market. The private sector has made ___(9)___ progress, but on the flip side it is also responsible for increasing ___(10)___ in the healthcare sector. The private sector should be more socially relevant and effort must be made to make private sector accessible to the weaker sections of society.
Till about 20 years ago, private sector ventures in the healthcare sector ___(4)___ of only solo practitioners, small hospitals and nursing homes. The quality of service provided was excellent especially in the hospitals run by charitable trusts and religious foundations. In 1980’s realizing that the government on its own would not be able to ___(5)___ for health care, the government allowed the entry of private sector to reduce the ___(6)___ between supply and demand for healthcare. The establishment of the private sector has resulted in the ___(7)___ of opportunities in terms of medical equipment, information technology in health services, BPO, telemedicine and medical tourism.
Large companies and ___(8)___ individuals have now started five star hospitals which dominate the space for the high end market. The space for the high end market. The private sector has made ___(9)___ progress, but on the flip side it is also responsible for increasing ___(10)___ in the healthcare sector. The private sector should be more socially relevant and effort must be made to make private sector accessible to the weaker sections of society.
Q.1.
1) shambles
2) failure
3) demand
4) prosperity
5) ruined
1) shambles
2) failure
3) demand
4) prosperity
5) ruined
Q.2.
1) bricks
2) emphasize
3) request
4) stress
5) important
1) bricks
2) emphasize
3) request
4) stress
5) important
Q.3.
1) through
2) across
3) sharing
4) with
5) on
1) through
2) across
3) sharing
4) with
5) on
Q.4.
1) made
2) comprise
3) consisted
4) is
5) contained
1) made
2) comprise
3) consisted
4) is
5) contained
Q.5.
1) cater
2) provide
3) manage
4) survive
5) give
1) cater
2) provide
3) manage
4) survive
5) give
Q.6.
1) gap
2) position
3) distance
4) length
5) thought
1) gap
2) position
3) distance
4) length
5) thought
Q.7.
1) reduction
2) sea
3) cropping
4) disabling
5) emergence
1) reduction
2) sea
3) cropping
4) disabling
5) emergence
Q.8.
1) needy
2) destitute
3) bigger
4) affluent
5) much
1) needy
2) destitute
3) bigger
4) affluent
5) much
Q.9.
1) slowly
2) improve
3) many
4) improvised
5) tremendous
1) slowly
2) improve
3) many
4) improvised
5) tremendous
Q.10.
1) speed
2) pace
3) inequality
4) uniformity
5) seriousness
1) speed
2) pace
3) inequality
4) uniformity
5) seriousness
Directions(Q.11 to Q.15): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A) , (B) , (C) , (D) , (E) & (F) in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. With all the bid information being available and tracked online, corruption has considerably reduced.
B. Today, most i.e., over ninety-five percent household, in the city enjoy broad band connection.
C. All city contracts are now bid online
D. Over twenty years ago the city government, central government and the private sector made a concerned effort to shift the economy to include IT.
E. As our cities expand and become more complex, such a system will make governance more manageable.
F. This level of connectedness has changed not only the city’s economy but also how it is governed and how business is conducted.
B. Today, most i.e., over ninety-five percent household, in the city enjoy broad band connection.
C. All city contracts are now bid online
D. Over twenty years ago the city government, central government and the private sector made a concerned effort to shift the economy to include IT.
E. As our cities expand and become more complex, such a system will make governance more manageable.
F. This level of connectedness has changed not only the city’s economy but also how it is governed and how business is conducted.
Q.11. Which of the following would be the First sentence?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
Q.12. Which of the following would be the Fifth sentence?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
Q.13. Which of the following would be the Second sentence?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) F
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) F
Q.14. Which of the following would be the Third sentence?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) F
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) F
Q.15. Which of the following would be the Last sentence?
1) F
2) B
3) E
4) D
5) C
1) F
2) B
3) E
4) D
5) C
Answers With Solutions :
Q.1. 1
Q.2. 4
Q.3. 2
Q.4. 3
Q.5. 2
Q.6. 1
Q.7. 5
Q.8. 4
Q.9. 5
Q.10. 3
Q.11. 4; Statement D is the f irst sentence because the sentence initiates the discussion of shifting the economy to accommodate IT. Statement B which is the second sentence is the continuation of statement D.
Q.12. 3; The fourth sentence is statement C and the fifth sentence is statement A. Statement A follows from statement C. Statement C talks about online bids and statement A describes the online bidding process.
Q.13. 2; Statement B is the second sentence because it explains the present boom of IT in the domestic sector. The sentence is an extension of statement D where we come across the initial attempts to include IT in the economy.
Q.14. 5; Again, statement F is a logical continuation of statement B. Statement F mentions the “level of connectedness” and we already know f rom statement B that ninety-five percent of households enjoy broadband connection.
Q.15. 3; Statement E is the last sentence. The statement talks about “a system” and this system is actually the online tracking and availability of bidding information which we come across in statement A (fifth sentence).
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