Direction (1-5): In the given questions,

four sentences are provided. Some

sentences may contain errors, while
others may not. You need to identify the
sentence that is free of errors and mark
it as your answer. If all sentences are
correct, select option ‘E’ – ‘All are
correct’ – as the answer.
Question 1: (d) Many attention has
(a) India has one of the largest and most been given to
influential diaspora in the world, with over 35 improving the quality
million people of Indian origin living abroad. of education in rural
areas.
(b) The new policy is not only beneficial for
employees by improving work-life balance but too (e) All are correct
advantageous for the company, as it boosts
productivity and morale.
(c) It’s time for policymakers to recognize
returning NRIs as an asset, not a liability.
Question 2: (d) The production-linked
(a) The students were given detailed investment scheme is a
instructions prior of the examination. generous one with 75% of
the capex tab being picked
(b) The bag is not enough big to fit all my up by the Centre and the
books, so I might need to carry an extra one state concerned.
or leave some at home.
(c) My grandparents seldom or ever use (e) All are correct
smartphones, as they prefer traditional ways
of communication.
Question 3: (d) India has a long road
(a) Tax planners have recently been ahead to develop a culture
pursuing innovative ways to raise revenues of tax compliance, but
while balancing populist interests. immediate steps, including
relevant announcements in
(b) A new taxation approach should the upcoming Budget, could
encourage even small contributions from be the right start.
those who can afford it.
(c) Education and awareness campaigns (e) All are correct
can shift perceptions about paying taxes and
help broaden the tax base while maintaining
low rates, as seen in other countries.
Question 4: (e) All are correct
(a) The status of Saudi Arabia remains uncertain,
as the country has puted its membership on hold.
(b) It is worth noting that Argentina declined the
invitation it had previously accepted, following
Javier Milei’s presidential inauguration in 2023.
(c) China is reported imposing restrictions on
exports of certain key industrial inputs and capital
equipment to India.
(d) The global discourse surrounding artificial
intelligence (AI) have largely been dominated by
an obsession with technological achievement.
Question 5: (d) When emerging
(a) In the coming future, education may become players can assess
entirely digital, with virtual classrooms replacing sophisticated AI tech at
traditional ones. bargain prices, they
can challenge
(b) A fair judicial system ensures that all citizens established leaders
are treated equally and do not take advantage of more quickly.
each other.
(c) AI systems can nudge preferences, shape (e) All are correct
aspirations, and manipulate choices, often in
ways that serve corporate profits over individual
well-being.
Direction (6-10): Select the most (a) blandishment
appropriate word to fill in the blank. (b) impunity
(c) grab
Question 6: (d) helm
Although the sales boy produced every (e) conspicuous
_________ he could think of, he was unable
to please the customer.
Question 7: (a) obscure
The investigator's meticulous attention to (b) unveil
detail helped to __________ the hidden (c) fabricate
connections between the seemingly
(d) embellish
unrelated incidents.
(e) undermine
Question 8: (a) imbibe
The university's mission was to create an (b) strive
environment where students could (c) exhume
_____________not only facts and figures
(d) endorse
but also critical thinking skills, fostering a
holistic approach to education. (e) indigene
Question 9: (a) whimper
The government imposed strict penalties (b) meagre
for __________ tax evasion to deter (c) wilful
fraudulent practices.
(d) pittance
(e) fetter
Question 10: (a) concealment
Her eloquent speech at the ceremony added (b) felicity
a touch of _________ to the occasion, (c) impetus
leaving everyone inspired and uplifted.
(d) bolster
(e) hesitation
Direction (11-15): Given below are
sentences each of which has been
divided into five parts. Each of the
questions is then followed by four
options which give the sequence of the
rearranged parts. Mark “E” if no
arrangement is required. You must
choose the option which gives the
correct sequence of the parts.
Question 11: (a) CEDBA
falling about 1.5% each intraday (A)/ (b) DBECA
indices bled red after (B)/ massive (c) BACED
declines in their value on (C)/ both
Sensex and Nifty recorded (D)/ (d) DCEBA
Tuesday as both benchmark (E) (e) No arrangement required
Question 12: (a) CBDEA
power of its ageing population (A)/ (b) DBECA
equipped with medical and elder-care (c) DCAEB
facilities (B)/ economy and unlock the
spending (C)/ China plans to roll out a (d) CABED
network of tourist trains (D)/ as part of (e) No arrangement required
its efforts to create a silver (E)
Question 13: (a) CDEBA
concerning sustainable groundwater (b) CDABE
(A)/ considering the prevailing issues (c) DAECB
(B)/ management for irrigation, India
(C)/ secure its agricultural future (D)/ (d) BACED
must urgently take steps to (E) (e) No arrangement required
Question 14: (a) CEDBA
privatisation of the power distribution (b) DBECA
business (A)/ is a very old story in India, (c) CBDEA
with Odisha being (B)/ the first state to
take this (C)/ step way back in 1997, (d) BACED
followed (D)/ up by another round in 2020 (e) No arrangement required
(E)
Question 15: (a) CDEAB
employment guarantee scheme was (A)/ (b) DBECA
demand for work under the government’s (c) BADEC
rural (B)/ is not as strong as is believed
(C)/ at a four-month high in December, (d) BCDEA
(D)/ suggesting the rural recovery (E) (e) No arrangement required
Direction (16-18): In the questions
below, a word has been highlighted
above and used in the sentences below
the same. You have to identify the
sentence in which the given word has
properly been used.
Question 16: (a) Both I and II
Assuage (b) Only II
(c) Only I
I. The government took immediate steps to (d) Both I and III
assuage public anger over the new policy. (e) All I, II and III
II. The doctor tried to assuage the patient’s
fears by explaining the procedure in detail.
III. Ignoring a minor issue can sometimes
assuage it into a major problem.
Question 17: (a) Both I and II
Cognisant (b) Only II
(c) Both II and III
I. Despite the tension in the room, he remained (d) Only III
cognisant to the awkward atmosphere. (e) All I, II and III
II. The manager was cognisant of the
employees' concerns and addressed them in the
meeting.
III. The company is cognisant of its social
responsibilities and takes steps to minimize its
carbon footprint.
Question 18: (a) Only I
Abrogate: (b) Both I and II
(c) Only III
I. The new leader vowed to abrogate unfair laws (d) Both I and III
imposed by the previous administration. (e) All I, II and III
II. The military coup sought to abrogate the
democratic constitution and impose martial law.
III. The dictator’s attempt to abrogate press
freedom was met with strong resistance from
journalists.
Direction (19-20): In the questions below, a
paragraph is given with certain positions
marked as (P), (Q), (R) and (S). A sentence
is given in bold after the paragraph. Read
the paragraph carefully and identify the
position at which the given sentence can be
inserted. Mark the option containing that
position as your answer. Mark E “if the
given sentence does not fit at any place.”
Question 19: (a) P
(P) India begin their women’s T20 World Cup campaign (b) Q
with a genuine belief in ending their long wait for an ICC
(c) R
title. Having faltered in summit clashes in both the 50-over
and 20-over formats (Q). Blessed with some of the best (d) S
players in the world, fortified by experience in the Women’s (e) No place to fit.
Premier League, India look like real contenders (R) . This
coincides with six-time champion Australia’s waning
win-percentage in the last one year (S).

they have leaned on a sports psychologist this time

Question 20: (a) P
(b) Q
(P) a lack of application among the youth, or their (c) R
apparently unfailing predisposition to take the easy way
(d) S
out. (Q) every story of a young professional exchanging the
hamster wheel that is corporate life for one on the slow lane (e) No place to fit.
is contrasted against tales of hardship of a previous
generation and the tenacity it took to just hang in there. (R)
now, according to a survey in the UK, it appears that of all
the things that Gen Z can be accused of, tardiness isn’t one
(S).

a lament that makes its way down generations is about

Direction (21-23): In the questions given
below, parts of sentences have been
divided and put in Columns I and II. You
are required to match the parts given in
Column I to that of those in Column II to
make grammatically correct sentences
and mark the option containing the best
combinations as your answer.
 Column I Column II Question 21:

(A) The Reserve Bank of (D) reveal a sharp decline in (a) Both B-F and C-D
India (RBI), in its latest fiscal marksmanship (b) A-F, B-D and C-E
State Finances Report,
(c) A-F, B-E and C-D
(B) The PEFA scores for (E) has reviewed
(d) A-E, B-D and C-F
capital expenditure sub-national FRLs, and the
across Indian states report is worth a read. (e) None of these

(C) The (F) given its significantly

underperformance in higher economic multiplier
capital expenditure is than revenue expenditure.
particularly concerning,
 Column I Column II Question 22:

(A) Bitcoin, born out of a (D) for illicit activities like (a) Both A-E and C-D
dream to eliminate money laundering, terror (b) A-E, B-D and C-F
middlemen and even financing, and tax evasion.
governments’ control of (c) A-F, B-E and C-D
finance, (d) Both A-E and C-F
(B) Financial regulators (E) have consistently raised (e) None of these
across the globe alarms about its risks.
(C) Crypto’s (F) now finds itself embraced
decentralised nature and by the very intermediaries it
opacity make it conducive sought to bypass.
 Column I Column II Question 23:

(A) The last couple of years (D) the community of (a) A-F, B-E and C-D
have seen the National accountants is much (b) Both A-F and C-D
Financial Reporting Authority, better than that of anyone
the audit watchdog born in else. (c) A-E, B-D and C-F
2018, (d) Both A-E and B-D
(B) The ICAI’s understanding (E) getting its act together (e) None of these
of the CA profession and with a keen sense of
practical issues faced by purpose and apparent
determination.

(C) It is vital for the group (F) those specified by the

auditors to sit together ICAI will remain
recognised.
Directions : Read the following passage and answer between the government,
the given questions. private sector and
academia has been
As concerns loom globally over possible displacement of suggested to ensure that
workforce owing to the impact of AI, the Economic Survey the gains from AI-driven
on Friday said India's workforce in low-skill and productivity are widely
low-value-added services remains vulnerable.To minimise distributed, aligning with
the impact, the Survey has recommended creation of inclusive growth strategy.
robust institutions that can help transition workers to
medium-and high-skilled jobs, where they can work
alongside AI rather than being replaced by this
technology.It has also said that the regulatory frameworks
will need to be revisited and amended so that the use of
AI aligns with societal values, balancing innovation with
accountability and transparency.Further, a tripartite pact
The impact of automation is expected to be seen largely technology revolution has
on the workforce in the business process outsourcing displaced large segments of
(BPO) and information technology (IT) sector, in which a workforce and led to
significant number of employees work in low-value added economic disparity.It also
services. This is because firms in those sectors would pressed on the need for
substitute labour for technology to cut costs."Although the social responsibility by the
impact of AI on labour will be felt across the world, the corporate sector.
problem is magnified for India, given its size and its
relatively low per capita income," the Survey said, adding
that protracted labour displacement is something that a
labour-surplus country like India can't afford.The
argument assumes significance as India being a
consumption-based economy, any displacement of
workforce or loss of jobs, could affect the country's
economic growth trajectory.The Survey noted that each
The Survey, citing EY data, said that 57% of occupations well-being has been
in emerging countries are expected to be affected by affected during the
higher generative AI adoption. transitionary period due to
"If companies do not optimise the introduction of AI over a AI.Stewarding institutions
longer horizon and do not handle it with sensitivity, the are those that will be
demand for policy intervention and the demand on fiscal responsible for designing
resources to compensate will be irresistible," the Survey an approach that
said.For equipping the workforce, the Survey has delicately balances public
proposed a stewarding institutions concept, along with welfare without stifling
existing categories of enabling institutions and insuring innovation.
institutions.Enabling institutions are focused on equipping
the workforce with the necessary skills needed to adapt
and thrive in a shifting landscape.
Insuring institutions are intended to provide a soft-landing
for workers whose finances have been hit and whose
Q24. What can be about India's workforce and AI from the (e) The seamless
passage? assimilation of AI into
economic structures
(a) The ramifications of AI implementation will be confined will invariably catalyze
exclusively to high-skilled occupations in India, rendering growth without
low-skilled laborers impervious to its effects. necessitating
(b) The intrinsic composition of India’s labor market renders it deliberate policy
acutely susceptible to workforce upheavals precipitated by interventions.
AI-driven automation.
(c) The proliferation of AI technologies will exert an
inconsequential influence on India’s economic framework,
given the sheer magnitude of its population.
(d) The most efficacious countermeasure against AI-induced
employment attrition is the outright proscription of automation
across industrial sectors.
Q25. According to the passage, which of the (a) Only (I)
following strategies should India adopt to mitigate (b) Both (I) and (II)
AI’s impact on jobs?
(c) Only (III)
(I) Constituting institutional frameworks that furnish
(d) Both (II) and (III)
laborers with advanced competencies requisite for
assimilation into AI-driven industries. (e) All (I), (II), and (III)
(II) Instituting economic safeguards to ameliorate the
financial precarity of individuals displaced by
AI-induced workforce contractions.
(III) Enforcing an absolute proscription on AI
integration within domains such as Information
Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing
(BPO) to safeguard employment opportunities.
Q26. Based on the passage, which of the (a) Only (I)
following can be inferred about India's AI (b) Both (I) and (II)
strategy?
(c) Only (III)
(I) AI-driven productivity gains should be
(d) Both (II) and (III)
strategically managed to ensure that economic
benefits are equitably distributed. (e) All (I), (II), and (III)
(II) Government intervention is necessary to create
a regulatory framework that aligns AI adoption with
societal welfare.
(III) AI’s impact will be uniform across all job
sectors, requiring a blanket policy approach.
Q27. Which of the following best (a) Unequivocally dystopian
represents the tone of the (b) Unreservedly eulogistic
passage regarding AI’s role in
(c) Nuanced and perspicacious
India’s economy?
(d) Dogmatically technocratic
(e) Laissez-faire indifferent
Q28. Suppose the government fails to establish (e) India will maintain its
"enabling institutions" as suggested in the position as a global
passage. What could be the most likely leader in IT and BPO
consequence? services.
(a) AI-driven job displacement will be significantly
reduced.
(b) Workers will struggle to transition to
higher-skilled jobs, worsening economic disparity.
(c) The private sector will independently provide all
necessary reskilling programs.
(d) AI adoption will slow down, preventing
automation in low-skilled jobs.
Q29.Which of the following best represents the (a) Only (I)
paradox in the passage?
(b) Both (II) and (III)
(c) Both (III) and (IV)
(I) AI-driven automation will primarily benefit the
corporate sector, leaving no room for government (d) Only (III)
intervention. (e) Only (II), (III) and (IV)
(II) AI will make labor-intensive jobs obsolete, yet
companies will continue to hire workers for the same
roles.
(III) AI adoption will replace human workers in many
industries while simultaneously creating new economic
opportunities that require human labor.
(IV) AI will increase overall employment, but only in
industries that do not use AI.
Q30.Based on the passage, determine (a) Only (I) is True
whether the following statements are (b) Both (I) and (III) are True
True or False:
(c) Only (I) is False
(I) Stewarding institutions are responsible for
(d) Both (II) and (III) are True
ensuring AI adoption benefits public welfare
while allowing innovation to thrive. (e) All (I), (II), and (III) are True
(II) The passage implies that increasing AI
automation will immediately result in an
economic crisis in India.
(III) The Economic Survey suggests that
AI-driven job losses could threaten India's
consumption-based economy.