IBPS Clerk1 Questions and answers

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      Directions (41-45) :In each of the following questions, each sentence has some blank spaces. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words out of the given alternatives.
      41). Activists in the country have long protested .......its society that essentially .......women from travelling, marrying or attending college without permission from a male relative, who is called their......
      A). benevolent, forbid, steward
      B). pre-Adamite, prevent, custodian
      C). pre eminent, restrict, protector
      D). venerable, condemns, manciple
      E). patriarchal, prohibits, guardian
      42). Individual tax rates in the country are substantially ..........compared to tax rates in the US and Western Europe but slightly ..........than those in most emerging markets.
      A). slow, more
      B). decreasing, increased
      C). lesser, much
      D). lower, higher
      E). stricter, lower
      43). The regulator body is likely to ......... stricter trading norms, create special liquidity window on the budget day to combat potential market .........
      A). implement, versatile
      B). let, flexibility
      C). remove, steady
      D). ignore, dynamic
      E). impose, volatility
      44). Sales of consumer packaged goods companies are to record their slowest growth in two years as customers cutback their expenditure ........even on items and groceries.
      A). expected, essential
      B). willing, regularly
      C). estimate, necessary
      D). approximately, daily
      E). determined, important
      45). The bad loan ratios are .......... to be uglier in the fourth quarter given the loan growth.
      A). moved, frail
      B). likely, weaker
      C). tend, skewed
      D). intend, meagre
      E). going, swiftly


      Directions (46-53) : Read the following passage and answer the given questions. Certain words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Though global multinationals account for only 2% of the world's jobs, they own or orchestrate the supply chains that account for over 50% of world trade, they make up 40% of the value of the West's stock markets; and they own most of the world intellectual property. Although the idea of being at the top of the food chain makes these companies sound all-conquering, rickety and overextended are often more fitting adjectives. Companies became obsessed with internationalizing their customers, production, capital and management. In 2016 multinationals cross-border investment fell by 10 15%, the share of trade accounted for by cross-border supply chains has stagnated since 2007 and the proportion of sales that Western firms make outside their home region has shrunk. They are in retreat. To understand why this is, consider the three parties that made the boom possible, investors, the “headquarters countries” in which global firms are domiciled, and the “host countries" that received multinational investment. Each thought that multinational firms would provide superior financial or economic performance. Investors saw a huge potential for economies of scale. As China, India and the Soviet Union Opened up, and as Europe liberalized itself into a single market, firms could sell the same product to more people. Moreover, they saw 'geographical arbitrage' is. from the rich world they could get management. capital, brands and technology and from the emerging world they could get cheap workers and raw materials as well as lighter rules on pollution. These advantages led investors to think global firms would grow faster and make higher. profits. That was true for a while, not today. The profits of the top 700-odd multinational firms have dropped by 25% over the past five years, according to FTSE, an index 'firm. The weakness of many currencies against the dollar is part of the story; the stump in commodity prices, and thus the profits of oil firms, mining firms and the like is a factor too. Another 10% of deterioration is due to the collapse of banks. Individual bosses will often blame one off factors, currency moves, the economic collapse of Venezuela, currency swaps and the like can be thought of, a depression in Europe, a crackdown on graft in China and so on. But the deeper explanation is that both the advantages of scale and those of arbitrage have worn away. As a result, firms with a domestic focus are winning market share by 2%. In Brazil, two local banks have trounced global lenders. What about the “headquarters countries” ? In the 1990s and 2000s they wanted their national champions to go global in order to become bigger and brainier. The mood changed after the financial crisis. Multinational firms started to be seen as agent of inequality. They created jobs abroad, but not at home. As a result, the tapestry of rules designed to help business globally is fraying. Takeovers of Western firms now often come With strings attached by governments to safeguard local jobs and plants. There are gathering clouds in host Countries as well. China has been turning the screws on foreign firms in a push for “Indigenous innovation”. Bosses say that more Products have to be sourced locally and intellectual property Often ends up handed over to local partners. Strategic industries, including the internet, are out of bounds to foreign investment. Many fear that China's approach will be mimicked around the developing world, forcing multinational firms to invest more locally and create more jobs-a mirror image of the pressure placed on them at home.
      46). Which of the following is true in the context of the passage ?

      A. Multinationals wanted their champions to go global in 19903 and 20005.

      B. Financial measures to address the situation in Venezuela.

      C. Breaking of large corporate entities.

      A). Only C
      B). Only B
      C). Only A
      D). B and C
      E). All A, B and C
      47). Which of the following can be said about the multinationals in the context of the passage ?

      A. Investors in multinational firms may stop investing.

      B. There is resistance to multinational firms in their own domestic markets.

      C. Multinationals are struggling.

      A). Only A
      B). Only B
      C). A and B
      D). All A, B and c
      E). A and C
      48). Which of the following phrases from the passage can be replaced by 'trouble' in the context of the passage ?

      A. Out of bounds

      B. Economies of scale

      C. Gathering clouds

      D. In retreat

      A). Only C
      B). All A, B, C and D
      C). B and D
      D). A and B
      E). Only B
      49). Which of the following is responsible for and are best explanation(s) for the current health of global firms ?

      A. Economic trouble in some countries

      B. Advantages of labour that Were available earlier have diminished

      C. Failure of banks


      A). Only c
      B). Only B
      C). Only A
      D). A and B
      E). All A, B and c
      50). Which of the following is/are reason(s) for the author's mention of various countries in the passage ?

      A. To illustrate the changing climate for global businesses.

      B. To elucidate the similarities in response to multinational businesses. _

      C. To negate the popular assumption that developing economies have overtaken developed ones.


      A). Only A
      B). OnlyB
      C). A and B
      D). B and C
      E). None
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