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READING COMPREHENSION MCQs

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Question 711. Which of the following is/are considered necessary for improving the performance of electricity enterprises?

Corporate work culture

Privatisation

Properly integrated state enterprises

(b) and (c) only
(a) and (c) only
(a) and (b) only
All the three

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> All the three
Answer: (d)
All the factors are mentioned in the passage.

Question 712. Which of the following is the reason for apathy of private investors in power sector?

Lack of guarantee of timely returns
Cut-throat competition
Uncertainly of their survival
Their hesitation

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Lack of guarantee of timely returns
Answer: (a)Uncertainty about payment is mentioned, hence option (d).

Question 713. What was the serious omission on the part of the State Government?

Lack of assurance from private enterprises
Non-implementation of recovery due to unplanned and haphazard polices
Reluctance to repay to private investors as per agreed plan
Agreement for late recovery of dues

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Reluctance to repay to private investors as per agreed plan
Answer: (c)Refer to the second paragraph. “State governments have not implemented agreed plans to ensure repayment when due...”

Question 714. Why are the central undertakings not capable of generating power at low cost?

Because of their extra capacities
Due to their delusion about government funds
Due to their access to Government funds
Due to paucity of low-cost funds

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Due to their delusion about government funds
Answer: (b)Stated in the first paragraph.

Question 715. The example of the “Delhi Model” quoted by the author underlines his feelings of :

happiness about its success

unhappiness for lack of public support

disgust towards privatisation

All the three
(a) and (c) only
(b) and (c) only
(a) and (b) only

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> (a) and (b) only
Answer: (d)
Refer to the third paragraph. “The Delhi model has worked. But it receives no public support.”

Question 716. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

DELUSION

unkind propaganda
false belief
wrong prediction
proper understanding
unrealistic optimism

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> false belief
Answer: (b)Delusion means “a false belief of openion about yourself or your situation”.

Question 717. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

VIABILITY

ability to spend
capability to survive
ability to meditate
ability to reform

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> capability to survive
Answer: (b)The root word of viability is viable. Viable means “capable of developping and surviving independetly”

Question 718. Which of the following was/were not considered as the instrument(s) to accomplish financial well-being of power sector?

States vulnerability to populist pressures
Setting up of independent regulatory commissions
The APRDP with its incentives and penalties
The Electricity Act 2003

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> States vulnerability to populist pressures
Answer: (a)Clearly, populist measures would go against financial wellbeing.

Question 719. Why were the results of the power sector reforms NOT as had been anticipated?

The incentives on the one hand and penalties on the other created dissatisfaction.
The Act and the reform measures were contradicting with each other
The enforcement of the reform means was inadequate and apathetic
The means to bring about reforms were illconceived

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> The incentives on the one hand and penalties on the other created dissatisfaction.
Answer: (a)
It is stated in the passage that the enforcement of the reforms was inadequate.

Question 720. Choose the word or group of words which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold.

IMPEDE