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• A solar plant produces more electricity at noon than in the evening. Which system can help shift some of that energy to later use?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• Why is a credit score not a guarantee that a loan will be approved?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• A borrower's EMI stays constant after a policy-rate change. Which explanation is plausible?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• Why does deposit insurance typically specify a coverage limit and conditions?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• A rise in digital-payment volume is reported. What additional information best helps assess whether access improved inclusively?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• Why is a scheme's budget allocation not the same as its actual expenditure or impact?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• A direct benefit transfer reduces intermediaries. Which conclusion is most defensible?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• Why might an announced government scheme's benefits not reach every intended person?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• A programme reaches many beneficiaries, but the targeted outcome does not improve. Which evaluation distinction is most useful?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• A subsidy reduces a product's consumer price but is poorly targeted. What is a plausible concern?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• Why can a policy-rate increase affect aggregate demand with a lag?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• If the RBI sells government securities in an open-market operation, what is the usual immediate liquidity effect, other things equal?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• Why is a current-account deficit not, by itself, proof of an economic crisis?

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• A bank offers a nominal deposit rate of 6% while expected inflation is 4%. The approximate expected real return before tax is:

  Reasoning, Aptitude & IPR Essentials for Competitive Examinations › Unit IV: General Awareness & Current Affairs · Hard

• A government reports a lower fiscal deficit as a share of GDP, but the nominal deficit has increased. Which explanation is possible?

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• A household's income rises 4% while its cost-of-living index rises 6%. Approximately how does its purchasing power change if spending patterns are comparable?

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• A country's nominal GDP rises by 8% while its GDP deflator rises by 5%. Using the approximation for small changes, real GDP growth is closest to:

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• Which practice best supports responsible use of public data?

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• Why are technical current-affairs stories relevant to engineering students?

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• What is the purpose of a national statistical agency's survey?

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