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- PRISTINE : IMMACULATE
- TENACIOUS : STRIDENT
- RECLUSIVE : MELANCHOLIC
- MINIMUM : NEGLIGENT
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Once surrounded and protected by vast wilderness, many of the national parks are adversely affected by activities outside their boundaries. The National Park Organic Act established the national park system and empowered the Secretary of the Interior to manage activities within the parks. Conditions outside park boundaries are not subject to regulation by the Park Service unless they involve the direct use of park resources.
Several approaches to protecting the national parks from external degradation have been proposed, such as one focusing on enacting federal legislation granting the National Park Service broader powers over lands adjacent to the national parks. Legislation addressing external threats to the national parks twice passed the House of Representatives but died without action in the Senate. Also brought to the table as a possible remedy is giving the states bordering the parks a significant and meaningful role in developing federal park management policy.
Because the livelihood of many citizens is linked to the management of national parks, local politicians often encourage state involvement in federal planning. But, state legislatures have not always addressed the fundamental policy issues of whether states should protect park wildlife.
Timber harvesting, ranching and energy exploration compete with wildlife within the local ecosystem. Priorities among different land uses are not generally established by current legislation. Additionally, often no mechanism exists to coordinate planning by the state environmental regulatory agencies. These factors limit the impact of legislation aimed at protecting park wildlife and the larger park ecosystem.
Even if these deficiencies can be overcome, state participation must be consistent with existing federal legislation. States lack jurisdiction within national parks themselves, and therefore state solutions cannot reach activities inside the parks, thus limiting state action to the land adjacent to the national parks. Under the supremacy clause, federal laws and regulations supersede state action if state law conflicts with federal legislation, if Congress precludes local regulation, or if federal regulation is so pervasive that no room remains for state control. Assuming that federal regulations leave open the possibility of state control, state participation in policy making must be harmonized with existing federal legislation.
The residents of states bordering national parks are affected by park management policies. They in turn affect the success of those policies. This interrelationship must be considered in responding to the external threats problem. Local participation is necessary in deciding how to protect park wildlife. Local interests should not, however, dictate national policy, nor should they be used as a pretext to ignore the threats to park regions.
1. What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?
A. argue that rampant timber harvesting is degrading national parks
B. describe a plan of action to resolve an issue
C. discuss different approaches to dealing with a problem
D. suggest that local participation is necessary to solve the problem described
E. to assert that national parks are adversely affected by activities outside their boundaries
2. The passage provides support for which of the following assertions?
A. The National Park Organic Act gave the Secretary of the Interior the right to overrule state government policy in lands adjacent to national parks.
B. The federal government has been selling national park land to state governments in order to raise money for wildlife conservation.
C. The actions of state governments have often failed to promote the interests of national park wildlife.
D. Local politicians want the federal government to turn control of national parks over to state governments.
E. Timber harvesting and energy exploration have not had any impact on national parks
3. In the context of the passage, the phrase external degradation (line 10) refers to which of the following:
A. threats to national parks arising from the House of Representative's willingness to address environmental issues.
B. threats to national parks arising from state government environmental policies.
C. threats to national parks arising from local politicians' calls for greater state involvement in national park planning.
D. threats to national parks arising from the National Park Organic Act.
E. threats to national parks arising from the lack of local support
4. According to the passage, which of the following developments is most likely if environmental cooperation between the federal government and state governments does not improve?
A. A further decline in the land area of national parks
B. A further increase in federal ownership of land adjacent to national parks
C. A further growth in the powers of the National Park Service
D. A further loss of species in national parks
E. A further increase in timber harvesting activities
This is the first passage from RC-99 book and I got only 1 correct 😠. Give your options puys
Manya, as well (1)/ as her friends (2)/, have decided to (3)/ postpone the class trip to Goa (4) / No error (5).
Find the error if any
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The second issue I want to address is one that comes up frequently - that Indian banks should aim to become global. Most people who put forward this view have not thought through the costs and benefits analytically; they only see this as an aspiration consistent with India's growing international profile. In its 1998 report, the Narasimham (II) Committee envisaged a three tier structure for the Indian banking sector: 3 or 4 large banks having an international presence on the top, 8-10 mid-sized banks, with a network of branches throughout the country and engaged in universal banking, in the middle, and local banks and regional rural banks operating in smaller regions forming the bottom layer. However, the Indian banking system has not consolidated in the manner envisioned by the Narasimham Committee. The current structure is that India has 81 scheduled commercial banks of which 26 are public sector banks, 21 are private sector banks and 34 are foreign banks. Even a quick review would reveal that there is no segmentation in the banking structure along the lines of Narasimham II. A natural sequel to this issue of the envisaged structure of the Indian banking system is the Reserve Bank's position on bank consolidation. Our view on bank consolidation is that the process should be market-driven, based on profitability considerations and brought about through a process of mergers & amalgamations (M&As;). The initiative for this has to come from the boards of the banks concerned which have to make a decision based on a judgment of the synergies involved in the business models and the compatibility of the business cultures. The Reserve Bank's role in the reorganisation of the banking system will normally be only that of a facilitator. lt should be noted though that bank consolidation through mergers is not always a totally benign option. On the positive side are a higher exposure threshold, international acceptance and recognition, improved risk management and improvement in financials due to economies of scale and scope. This can be achieved both through organic and inorganic growth. On the negative side, experience shows that consolidation would fail if there are no synergies in the business models and there is no compatibility in the business cultures and technology platforms of the merging banks. Having given that broad brush position on bank consolidation let me address two specific questions: (i) can Indian banks aspire to global size?; and (ii) should Indian banks aspire to global size? On the first question, as per the current global league tables based on the size of assets, our largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), together with its subsidiaries, comes in at No.74 followed by ICICI Bank at No. I45 and Bank of Baroda at 188. It is, therefore, unlikely that any of our banks will jump into the top ten of the global league even after reasonable consolidation. Then comes the next question of whether Indian banks should become global. Opinion on this is divided. Those who argue that we must go global contend that the issue is not so much the size of our banks in global rankings but of Indian banks having a strong enough, global presence. The main argument is that the increasing global size and influence of Indian corporates warrant a corresponding increase in the global footprint of Indian banks. The opposing view is that Indian banks should look inwards rather than outwards, focus their efforts on financial deepening at home rather than aspiring to global size. It is possible to take a middle path and argue that looking outwards towards increased global presence and looking inwards towards deeper financial penetration are not mutually exclusive; it should be possible to aim for both. With the onset of the global financial crisis, there has definitely been a pause to the rapid expansion overseas of our banks. Nevertheless, notwithstanding the risks involved, it will be opportune for some of our larger banks to be looking out for opportunities for consolidation both organically and inorganically. They should look out more actively in regions which hold out a promise of attractive acquisitions. The surmise, therefore, is that Indian banks should increase their global footprint opportunistically even if they do not get to the top of the league table.
1. Identify the correct statement from the following:
(A) Large banks having an international presence should not be engaged in universal banking.
(B) Some people expect all banks to become global in coming years, in line with globalization.(C)Indian banking system has not consolidated as was foreseen by the Narasimham Committee.
(D) Reserve Bank of India envisages the role of a facilitator for itself in the direction of bank consolidation.
2. Identify the correct statement from the following:
(A) Indian banks should not go for global inorganic expansion as there is no compatibility in business cultures.
(B) Indian banks do not aspire to be global.
(C)Indian banks cannot be global even after reasonable consolidation.
(D) After the onset of the global financial crisis, some regions hold out a promise of attractive acquisitions for banks.
3. Identify the wrong statement from the following:
(A) Bank consolidation through mergers increases the merged entity's ability to take higher exposures.
(B) There is still scope for Indian banks to expand internally.
(C)None of the Indian banks presently are global.
(D) Global financial crisis has increased the risks of overseas expansion.
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a. May I make so bold as to suggest that you courtesy when the queen enters?
b. May I make so bold a statement as to suggest that you courtesy when the queen enters?
Are both statements correct?
A. The greatest turbulence never destroyed all elements of the old order.
B. Unlike America or Australasia, Europe is an old continent, in the sense that it has a long and
continuous history of some two thousand years.
C. Even when it suffered severe changes and considerable disintegration, as during the barbarian
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D. Beneath the patchwork suggested by a political map showing the division of Europe into states,
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Hi puys, I am a General Engg male. This is a wrong thead but I am unable to resist posting my doubt .. sorry.
Profile- X - 90.33 %, Inter- 93.6%, BTech (ECE) from Deemed university - 82 % . Scored 90.33 percentile in CAT 13 (QNT-94, VA-84)
Gneral Engineering Male, fresher (2014 passout batch)
I am placed in TCS. I am interested in only IIMs, especially IIM A,B,C,L,K.
I donot want to join in TCS. I am planning to give ELITMUS. I am sure of job through Elitmus, but I dont know when I will get a call letter through elitmus(it may come in late 2014 or early 2015 whr as TCS comes in August) . I have sarted a NGO a month ago with my own interest. Can I run my NGO and develop it in between the time and will it be considered by IIM's ?? I mean will IIM's accept my explanation that I wanted a job thru elitmus and left tcs.. so i managed NGO in the gap ?????
And will that be counted as experience???
And what will be cutoffs for iim - A,B,C,K,L with 1 yr work exp? amnd 2 year work exp ??
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A. It was unfair to both driver and passenger.
B. It was unfair to both, the driver and the passenger.
Are both correct?
Last year the rate of inflation was 1.4 percent, but during the current year it has been 4 percent. We can conclude that inflation is on an upward trend and the rate will be still higher next year.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?