Question 31. While the good is getting better, the bad may be getting _____________. The situation in Afghanistan, including Pakistan’s role in planting designated terrorists as the new Taliban ‘leaders’ with _____________ US acceptance, has alarmed New Delhi. Washington’s continuous _____________ to believe in Islamabad’s myth-making abilities _____________ a sour point but the latest play has made New Delhi extremely unhappy.

Question 32. Many businessmen, including small traders, are becoming NRIs. Or asking their kin not to return to India after completing their studies or employment _____________. In 2015, _____________ reversing the money drain, the government is aiding it. Amidst all the talk about attracting FDI, what can be a bigger PR disaster than home-grown business leaders planning _____________ their residences and investments overseas? It comes as little surprise that India _____________ the Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index’s Top 10 list for the first time in 10 years.

Question 33. It is appalling to see how these Gulf nations, floating in wealth, show no compassion or _____________ responsibility of this crisis. It’s indeed a disgrace to the Muslim community who are shying away from taking the onus. How can they turn their backs to their ‘own’ people? Yes, the refugees do need the financial support _____________the pieces of their once beautiful life; no denying that fact. But what they need the most is _____________. A flourishing economy like Kuwait would have been an ideal ground for the abandoned _____________ because of similar customs, language, beliefs. Closing doors to these destitute and asking them to seek asylum elsewhere(EU being the most popular choice) where they are alien to their language, rituals, festivals and customs , reflects the inhumane and insensitive stance of these nations and its leaders.

Question 34. The brewing industry in India has, of late, turned flat. Foreign players such as Heineken and Budweiser are now strong leaders in the market. But the Indian beer industry has been _____________ from its growth potential because of stringent taxation policies and availability, along with curbs on distribution. This, in turn, is the _____________ no distinction made between beverages with low alcoholic content like beer and wine and spirits like whisky and vodka. Most beers have a 6% alcoholic _____________, while most liquor has 40% and above. In India, however, they are all clubbed as ‘daaru’. In countries such as Germany and France, spirits are taxed at six times the rate of beer where the price and tax distinction _____________ alcohol content.

Question 35. The Indian economy is in relatively good shape with $380 billion forex reserves, adequate for 11 months of imports. While the trade account has been little soft, India is one of the most _____________ investment destinations, with macroeconomic _____________ and good growth outlook. As global investors return to emerging markets, I believe India would garner a fair share. Yet, while FII flows would drive stock market performance in the near term, in the longer term, the key driver _____________ corporate earnings. While the period of volatility does cause nervousness, it always provides a very strong opportunity to raise allocation to equities. It’s a good time to buy many quality companies available at a _____________ price due to the recent correction. This time is no different.

Question 36. We want to be seen as ‘givers’. But the yagna is as much about ‘getting’. Not taking but getting. So yagna is not _____________ a contract, that is the cornerstone of modern management, and contract as an idea comes from Abrahamic _____________, not the Vedas. The deity is under no contractual obligation for there is no regulatory authority out there to _____________ we can petition in case of breach of contract. It is all about trust between the buyer and the seller, the seeker and the hoarder. When there is decent exchange, relationships _____________ and society prospers. That is the direction in which the first hymn of the Veda takes us.

Question 37. While the NEP definitely needs _____________ the anomalies and bring in a reasonable secure ecosystem for transactions, it _____________ clearly in tune with the existing standards and expectations that India’s online ecosystem deserves and demands. In a landmark judgment in March 2015, the Supreme Court had _____________ Section 66A of the IT Act on the same premise that it encroached on online freedom. The lessons of that judgment _____________ to the DEITY bureaucracy and experts in the committee to see a reasonably encompassing NEP in place.

Question 38. Xi is widely accepted as the most authoritarian Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping. Some _____________ labelled him as a 21st century Mao Zedong. _____________, this control freak ideology has limits in keeping the lid on underlying problems. The series of ‘administrative interventions’ ordered by Xi in the past few weeks _____________ the bearish stock market, put a floor on the renminbi’s depreciation, and prevent capital flight _____________ that the strongman method of crisis-response does not compensate for fundamental economic weaknesses.

Question 39. Think of the times when you felt vulnerable, miserable and _____________. What did you desire the most in that situation? A kin offering you few thousands of dollars to rebuilt your life, sans the emotions? _____________ that kind of support suffice? Or did you seek a dear one offering you a shoulder _____________, have him wipe off your tears, have him hold your hand assuringly and tell you- All will be OK! I find solace in words of kindness, I feel reassured with a warm hug, I feel consoled with a gesture that _____________ a sense of belonging. And I need all this even if I am behind the eight ball.

Question 40. Now, conventional western wisdom holds that by raising or lowering interest rates, central banks can curb or _____________ inflation. Apart from the immediate impact of rate changes, central bankers supposedly _____________ the power to anchor future inflationary expectations by signalling the future course of interest rates. _____________, some economists believe that the central bank _____________ only one aim: to target inflation, and not get distracted by other tasks like influencing GDP growth or exports.