[ishacool]

a. Not that this worries politicians in search of nirvana at the next election.

[Annelle]

Answer for question 3:

a. Not that this worries politicians in search of nirvana at the next election.

Explanation in the answer book:

The para discusses the magnitude of the problem of climate change that India will face. The sentence before the blank says the 'leaders' are not serious about the issue. The apt concluding line in the choice 1 which gives the reason for their indifference.

My note:

I had marked the wrong answer for this question in the paper (option c). But looking at the question now, it is clear that option a was the only logical ending to it. So it's possible that it is the pressure of the exam that makes one mark the incorrect answer, rather than a lack of knowledge or skill. This is encouraging, because tackling exam pressure gets easier with more mocks.

[Annelle]

4. Although northeast India is considered an international biodiversity hot spot, political and civil unrest have had an adverse impact on its rich flora and fauna. Many species that are in the danger of being lost have barely even been listed, leave alone studied. For all these years, inaccessibility kept development-induced destruction at bay from the Northeast, while the rest of the country thumped on the industrial bandwagon. While one set of people in the Northeast have started clamouring for factories, mines, damns, roads and chemical complexes, another points out that the region's Nature capital is going to be the true measure of the wealth of the people. Of course, at present, the wrong side is winning, with natural resources being eyed by both the governments and industrial giants. _____________________

a. The region has been cut off from the ravages of pollution for all these years.
b. History might prove that the benign neglect of the Northeast was preferable to the unbridled assualt that is unfolding.
c. The value and worth of 'nature economics' is yet to be realised.
d. Predictably, the forest cover is disappearing.

[chuck_gopal]

Great thread! Good work, Anelle!

My take on Question 4: Option d.
Seems to be the logical conclusion to the 'wrong side winning'...

ChUcK

[lranjitk]

Originally Posted by Annelle

3. One of the most serious problems confronting India today is the climate change. The Himalayan glaciers that are the source of water are retreating very fast. This will aggravate downstream floods and droughts. As many as seven Asian rivers originate here - The Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, Mekong, Jhanlwin, Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. Yet none of the leaders of Asian countries, including India, are even remotely serious about countering climate change which spells pure doom for our agricultre and the quality of life of millions. ______________________________

a. Not that this worries politicians in search of nirvana at the next election.
b. Corporates take little notice as they are concerned with their next year's balance sheet.
c. We expect the Earth to be a self-renewing magical machine.
d. When water changes form, it generally undergoes purification, which is what keeps us alive despite our bad housekeeping.

This one is from the TIME AIMCAT I suppose. I marked it wrong that time by marking option C. The corect answer is option a
Not that this worries politicians in search of nirvana at the next election.

[ajay_citm]

Originally Posted by paramount

arre bhai tatimatla ,
aise to sab galat hai ..tumhare hisab se .... no option is correct ...

btw i go with .. (b)... as it sort of continues with the statement ... first talking abt the argument(athletes and study), followed by the evidence ..... so next cd come a contradiction . hence(b)

ARRE BAHI JARA DHANG SE DOBARA PADHO Q KO
wat u say is absolutely right lekin es context me ur self made contradiction is not a contradiction actually as it has been said earlier in the passage so BUT is wrong here
My ans is "A" magar yaar as ans shud complete the passage (last line) i m doubt ful
but out of the four options A is the best

[ajay_citm]

q4 ans --option"d"

[nuisance]

Originally Posted by Annelle

4. Although northeast India is considered an international biodiversity hot spot, political and civil unrest have had an adverse impact on its rich flora and fauna. Many species that are in the danger of being lost have barely even been listed, leave alone studied. For all these years, inaccessibility kept development-induced destruction at bay from the Northeast, while the rest of the country thumped on the industrial bandwagon. While one set of people in the Northeast have started clamouring for factories, mines, damns, roads and chemical complexes, another points out that the region's Nature capital is going to be the true measure of the wealth of the people. Of course, at present, the wrong side is winning, with natural resources being eyed by both the governments and industrial giants. _____________________

a. The region has been cut off from the ravages of pollution for all these years.
b. History might prove that the benign neglect of the Northeast was preferable to the unbridled assualt that is unfolding.
c. The value and worth of 'nature economics' is yet to be realised.
d. Predictably, the forest cover is disappearing.

My take on this.

[ishacool]

my take on ques 4 is option c

[Kamikaze44]

Originally Posted by Annelle

4. Although northeast India is considered an international biodiversity hot spot, political and civil unrest have had an adverse impact on its rich flora and fauna. Many species that are in the danger of being lost have barely even been listed, leave alone studied. For all these years, inaccessibility kept development-induced destruction at bay from the Northeast, while the rest of the country thumped on the industrial bandwagon. While one set of people in the Northeast have started clamouring for factories, mines, damns, roads and chemical complexes, another points out that the region's Nature capital is going to be the true measure of the wealth of the people. Of course, at present, the wrong side is winning, with natural resources being eyed by both the governments and industrial giants. _____________________

a. The region has been cut off from the ravages of pollution for all these years.
b. History might prove that the benign neglect of the Northeast was preferable to the unbridled assualt that is unfolding.
c. The value and worth of 'nature economics' is yet to be realised.
d. Predictably, the forest cover is disappearing.

d. Predictably, the forest cover is disappearing