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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Remittances sent by migrant workers are often viewed simply as private financial transfers from one household member to another. Yet their effects are wider and less straightforward. In many regions, such inflows support consumption, education, housing, and debt repayment, while also cushioning families against local shocks such as crop failure, illness, or unemployment. At the same time, remittance-dependent localities may experience rising land prices, new consumption hierarchies, and reduced pressure on public authorities to address structural deficits in employment or welfare. Households that do not receive such transfers may then confront a costlier local economy without a corresponding rise in income. In that setting, remittances may reduce hardship for many families while also reshaping inequality and development in ways that are not captured by household income alone.
Based on the above passage, which of the following can be validly inferred?
- The developmental impact of remittances cannot be judged only at the level of the receiving household.
- Remittance inflows may indirectly influence people who do not themselves receive such transfers.
- Where remittances are large, public authorities necessarily withdraw from welfare provision.
Select the answer using the code below:
Correct
Answer: (b)
Explanation
Statement 1 is valid:
The passage clearly says that remittances reshape inequality and development in ways not captured by household income alone. This directly supports the inference that their impact cannot be judged only at the receiving-household level.Statement 2 is valid:
The passage states that households not receiving remittances may still face rising costs in the local economy. This shows that remittance flows can affect even non-recipient households.Statement 3 is invalid:
The passage says remittances may reduce pressure on public authorities to address structural deficits. It does not say that authorities necessarily withdraw from welfare provision. The statement is too strong.Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.
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Answer: (b)
Explanation
Statement 1 is valid:
The passage clearly says that remittances reshape inequality and development in ways not captured by household income alone. This directly supports the inference that their impact cannot be judged only at the receiving-household level.Statement 2 is valid:
The passage states that households not receiving remittances may still face rising costs in the local economy. This shows that remittance flows can affect even non-recipient households.Statement 3 is invalid:
The passage says remittances may reduce pressure on public authorities to address structural deficits. It does not say that authorities necessarily withdraw from welfare provision. The statement is too strong.Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Failure is often treated as the opposite of success, something to be hidden, corrected, or quickly overcome. Yet not every failure is merely a setback. In many cases, it reveals the limits of borrowed ambitions, careless certainty, or methods that once seemed unquestionable. It can interrupt the illusion that progress is always smooth and force a person to examine what truly matters. But failure does not automatically become wisdom. When it is met only with shame, comparison, or fear, it can narrow the mind rather than deepen it. Its value lies in reflection: in the ability to ask what was mistaken, what was learned, and what ought to be attempted differently. A failure that is understood may become a turning point; one that is merely suffered may become a wound.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message of the passage?
Correct
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
- Option (b) is correct: The passage argues that failure is not automatically valuable, but can become meaningful when approached with reflection, learning, and self-examination.
- Option (a) is incorrect: The passage does not say failure should be avoided; it suggests that failure may reveal important truths and even become a turning point.
- Option (c) is incorrect: The passage does not claim that all failure leads to success. It clearly says that failure can also become a wound if it is merely suffered.
- Option (d) is incorrect: The passage mentions that failure may reveal the limits of borrowed ambition, but that is only one aspect, not the central message.
Therefore, (b) best captures the essential message.
Incorrect
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
- Option (b) is correct: The passage argues that failure is not automatically valuable, but can become meaningful when approached with reflection, learning, and self-examination.
- Option (a) is incorrect: The passage does not say failure should be avoided; it suggests that failure may reveal important truths and even become a turning point.
- Option (c) is incorrect: The passage does not claim that all failure leads to success. It clearly says that failure can also become a wound if it is merely suffered.
- Option (d) is incorrect: The passage mentions that failure may reveal the limits of borrowed ambition, but that is only one aspect, not the central message.
Therefore, (b) best captures the essential message.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements:
- Failure can help a person question assumptions and re-evaluate what matters.
- Failure naturally deepens wisdom, regardless of how it is experienced.
Which of the above statements can be inferred from the passage?
Correct
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Supported — the passage says failure can reveal the limits of certainty, interrupt smooth notions of progress, and force a person to examine what truly matters.
- Statement 2: Not supported — the passage explicitly says failure does not automatically become wisdom. If met only with shame or fear, it may narrow the mind instead of deepening it.
Thus, only Statement 1 follows logically from the passage → (a) is correct.
Incorrect
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Supported — the passage says failure can reveal the limits of certainty, interrupt smooth notions of progress, and force a person to examine what truly matters.
- Statement 2: Not supported — the passage explicitly says failure does not automatically become wisdom. If met only with shame or fear, it may narrow the mind instead of deepening it.
Thus, only Statement 1 follows logically from the passage → (a) is correct.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
A 6-digit number 54D872 leaves remainder 0 when divided by 3. How many values of D are possible?
Correct
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Sum of known digits:
5 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 2 = 26
So, total digit sum:
26 + D
For divisibility by 3, 26 + D should be divisible by 3.
Now check possible digit values:
If D = 1,
26 + 1 = 27, which is divisible by 3.
If D = 4,
26 + 4 = 30, which is divisible by 3.
If D = 7,
26 + 7 = 33, which is divisible by 3.
So, possible values of D are:
1, 4, 7
There are 3 possible values.
Hence, the correct answer is (b).
Incorrect
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Sum of known digits:
5 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 2 = 26
So, total digit sum:
26 + D
For divisibility by 3, 26 + D should be divisible by 3.
Now check possible digit values:
If D = 1,
26 + 1 = 27, which is divisible by 3.
If D = 4,
26 + 4 = 30, which is divisible by 3.
If D = 7,
26 + 7 = 33, which is divisible by 3.
So, possible values of D are:
1, 4, 7
There are 3 possible values.
Hence, the correct answer is (b).
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
If 9 * 12 = 15 and 20 * 21 = 29, then what is 28 * 45 equal to?
Correct
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The pattern is:
a * b = √(a² + b²)
9 * 12 = √(9² + 12²)
= √(81 + 144)
= √225
= 15
Now,
28 * 45 = √(28² + 45²)
= √(784 + 2025)
= √2809
= 53
Hence, the correct answer is (b).
Incorrect
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
The pattern is:
a * b = √(a² + b²)
9 * 12 = √(9² + 12²)
= √(81 + 144)
= √225
= 15
Now,
28 * 45 = √(28² + 45²)
= √(784 + 2025)
= √2809
= 53
Hence, the correct answer is (b).
