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 have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Amid rumours of the government planning a crackdown on stock speculation, the Shanghai stock index (1) 8.8 per cent on February 27?, its (2) one day drop in a decade. (3) usual for China?s stock markets, investors in New York?s equity markets saw this and sent the Dow Jones industrial index down more than 400 points. The drop in New York?s index in turn (4) fear in markets across Asia the following day and suddenly stock indexes across the world(5). This chain reaction plainly (6) the increasingly (7) place that China now occupies in the minds of global investors. Its extraordinary economic run has been the key reason for (8) demand for everything from copper to cars much to the (9) of multinational and Chinese investors alike. But while investors are right about China?s growing economic importance to the world they are still confused about how to (10) a decline in Chinese stocks.
What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ? (Note: you are not expected to calculate the
exact value)
CGTMSE stands for
1). Central Government Fund Trust for Medium and Small Enterprises
2). Credit Guarantee Fund for Medium Size Enterprises
3). Central Government Transfer Fund for Multispecialty Micro Enterprises
4). Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
Which of the following reflects the importance of 8th November 2008 in the history of India ?
1). Chandrayaan - 1 was launched this day.
2). Chandrayaan - 1 was put into the orbit of the moon on this day.
3). This was the day on which 1SRO completed 50 years of its existence.
4). This was the day on which Chandrayaan - 1 landed on the surface of the moon.
The Indian city which on June 7, 2007. found its place in the watch list of 100 most endangered sites across the world for 2008 by the New York based World Monuments Fund (WMF) is
1). Kanpur
2). Srinagar
3). Kolkata
4). Patna