NTS Verbal Reasoning MCQS Set 7

Democratic societies from the earliest times have expected their governments to protect the weak against the strong no era good feeling can justify discharging the police force or giving up the idea of public control over concentrated private wealth on the other hand it is obvious that a spirit of self-denial and moderation on the part of those who hold economic power will greatly soften the demand for absolute equality men are more interested in freedom and security than in an equal distribution of wealth the extent to which Government must interfere with business therefore is not exactly measured by the extent to which economic power is concentrated into a few hands the required degree of government interference depends mainly on whether economic powers are oppressively used and on the necessity of keeping economic factors in a tolerable state of balanceHowever with the necessity of meeting all these dangers and threats to liberty the powers of government are unavoidable increased whichever political party may be in office the growth of government is necessary result of the growth of technology and of the problems that go with the use of machines and science since the Government in our nation must take on more powers to meet is problem there is no way to preserve freedom except by making democracy more powerful.c. The growth of government is necessitated to

Monitor science and technology

Deploy the police force wisely

Curb the accumulation of wealth in a few hands

Make the rich and the poor happy

the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
CONCEAL

Open

Discover

Reveal

Unfold

the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
ROBUST

Emaciated

Thin

Strong

Light

a related pair of words or phrases
FISH : SCALES

Cat : Claws

Book : papers

Birds : Feather

Car : Wheels

Snake : Fangs

Mawkish : Sentiment

Dauntless : Trepidation

Avuncular : Kinship

Vociferous : Predilection

Perfunctory : Laxity

a related pair of words or phrases
CALIBER : RIFLE

Quality : Shoot

Gauge : Rails

Compass : Bore

Army : Ammunition

The public distribution system which provides food at low prices is a subject of vital concern there is a growing realization that though Pakistan has enough food to feed its masses three square meals a day the monster of starvation and food insecurity continues to haunt the poor in our country.Increasing the purchasing power of the poor through providing productive employment leading to rising income and thus good standard of living is the ultimate objective of public policy however till then there is a need to provide assured supply of food through a restructured more efficient and decentralized public distribution system (PDS).Although the PDS is extensive it is one of the largest such system in the world it has yet to reach the rural poor and the far off places it remains an urban phenomenon with the majority of the rural poor still out of its reach due to lack of economic and physical access the poorest in the cities and the migrants are left out for they generally do not possess rations cards.The allocation of PDS urgently needs to be streamlined in addition considering the large food grams dismal poverty of the rural population on the other there is a strong case for making PDS target group oriented.The growing salaried class is provided job security regular income and percent insulation against inflation these gains of development have not percolated down to the vast majority of our working population if one compares only dearness allowance to the employees in public and private sector and looks at its growth in the past few years the rising food subsidy is insignificant to the point of inequity the food subsidy is a kind D.A to the poor the self employed and those in the unorganized sector of the economy However what is most unfortunate is that out of the large budget of the so-called food subsidy the major part of it is administrative cost and wastage’s a small portion of the above budget goes to the real consumer and an even lesser portion to the poor who are in real need.It is true that subsidies should not become a permanent feature except for the destitute disabled widows and the told It is also true that subsidies often create a psychology of dependence and hence is habit-forming killing the general initiative of the people by making PDS target group oriented not only the poorest and neediest would be reached without additional cost but it will actually cut overall costs incurred on large cities and for better off localities when the food and food subsidy are limited the rural and urban poor should have the priority in the PDS supplies The PDS should be closely linked with programs of employment generation and nutrition improvement.f. What according to the passage is the main concern about the PDS?

It has not been able to provide sufficient food to the poorer section of the society

It has not been able to utilize the entire food grains stock available

It has not been able to develop confidence in the people at large

It has effectively channelized the food grains to all sectors

the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
UNREALISTIC

Actual

Visionary

Natural

Intelligent

Reasonable

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ELECTRON : NUCLEUS

Earth : sun

Electric : exciting

Magnet : pole

Cell : membrane

the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
BOMBASTIC

Creative

Polite

Selfish

Artistic

Overbearing