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The new Government of India (GOI henceforth in the question) has envisaged an aggressive development strategy for the country, and under this strategy, it plans to push the 'Make in India' policy. For this, it plans to set up a 100 special economic zones in the country that will offer special tax benefits to companies and promote manufacturing in the style China does. These special economic zones will have special provisions for energy (one of the most significant factors in industrial development), will keep in mind the housing requirements for the workers and manpower required to run these zones, and will be well connected with major cities and ports.

The plan envisaged by the GOI is an extremely aggressive one and it wishes to develop these 100 zones in the next 10 years. Even though the intentions behind the project are extremely good, the implementation of the project involves a number of significant hurdlers.

The first and foremost hurdle is the land requirement for such zones. Not only huge pieces of land are required but the location of these pieces is extremely vital as well. Considering the current shortage of land in the country, the only option that the government has is the conversion of some of the agricultural land for industrial use. This in itself poses two problems: one is impact on agricultural productivity in the country and the second is the resettlement of farmers who are earning their livelihood from their current practices.

The second challenge to the development of SEZs is the power shortage in the country. Currently, more than 75% of the power supplied to the industrial sector is manufactured using coal. This in itself poses a huge challenge as coal is a non-renewable source of energy and going by current estimates, its supply is estimated to last another 50 years only. Considering this, the establishment of SEZs not only implies the creation of these zones and acquisition of land but also requires extensive development of the power sector.

The third challenge to the development of SEZs is the requirement of the transport facilities for these zones. The government will effectively need to create a new set of national highways and extensive transport facilities in order to ensure that these zones function effectively. This is again a complete project in itself and has huge implications for GOI.

Direction: Read the following and select the appropriate answers.

The new Government of India (GOI henceforth in the question) has envisaged an aggressive development strategy for the country, and under this strategy, it plans to push the 'Make in India' policy. For this, it plans to set up a 100 special economic zones in the country that will offer special tax benefits to companies and promote manufacturing in the style China does. These special economic zones will have special provisions for energy (one of the most significant factors in industrial development), will keep in mind the housing requirements for the workers and manpower required to run these zones, and will be well connected with major cities and ports.

The plan envisaged by the GOI is an extremely aggressive one and it wishes to develop these 100 zones in the next 10 years. Even though the intentions behind the project are extremely good, the implementation of the project involves a number of significant hurdlers.

The first and foremost hurdle is the land requirement for such zones. Not only huge pieces of land are required but the location of these pieces is extremely vital as well. Considering the current shortage of land in the country, the only option that the government has is the conversion of some of the agricultural land for industrial use. This in itself poses two problems: one is impact on agricultural productivity in the country and the second is the resettlement of farmers who are earning their livelihood from their current practices.

The second challenge to the development of SEZs is the power shortage in the country. Currently, more than 75% of the power supplied to the industrial sector is manufactured using coal. This in itself poses a huge challenge as coal is a non-renewable source of energy and going by current estimates, its supply is estimated to last another 50 years only. Considering this, the establishment of SEZs not only implies the creation of these zones and acquisition of land but also requires extensive development of the power sector.

The third challenge to the development of SEZs is the requirement of the transport facilities for these zones. The government will effectively need to create a new set of national highways and extensive transport facilities in order to ensure that these zones function effectively. This is again a complete project in itself and has huge implications for GOI.

Direction: Read the following and select the appropriate answers.

The new Government of India (GOI henceforth in the question) has envisaged an aggressive development strategy for the country, and under this strategy, it plans to push the 'Make in India' policy. For this, it plans to set up a 100 special economic zones in the country that will offer special tax benefits to companies and promote manufacturing in the style China does. These special economic zones will have special provisions for energy (one of the most significant factors in industrial development), will keep in mind the housing requirements for the workers and manpower required to run these zones, and will be well connected with major cities and ports.

The plan envisaged by the GOI is an extremely aggressive one and it wishes to develop these 100 zones in the next 10 years. Even though the intentions behind the project are extremely good, the implementation of the project involves a number of significant hurdlers.

The first and foremost hurdle is the land requirement for such zones. Not only huge pieces of land are required but the location of these pieces is extremely vital as well. Considering the current shortage of land in the country, the only option that the government has is the conversion of some of the agricultural land for industrial use. This in itself poses two problems: one is impact on agricultural productivity in the country and the second is the resettlement of farmers who are earning their livelihood from their current practices.

The second challenge to the development of SEZs is the power shortage in the country. Currently, more than 75% of the power supplied to the industrial sector is manufactured using coal. This in itself poses a huge challenge as coal is a non-renewable source of energy and going by current estimates, its supply is estimated to last another 50 years only. Considering this, the establishment of SEZs not only implies the creation of these zones and acquisition of land but also requires extensive development of the power sector.

The third challenge to the development of SEZs is the requirement of the transport facilities for these zones. The government will effectively need to create a new set of national highways and extensive transport facilities in order to ensure that these zones function effectively. This is again a complete project in itself and has huge implications for GOI.

Direction: Read the following and select the appropriate answers.

The new Government of India (GOI henceforth in the question) has envisaged an aggressive development strategy for the country, and under this strategy, it plans to push the 'Make in India' policy. For this, it plans to set up a 100 special economic zones in the country that will offer special tax benefits to companies and promote manufacturing in the style China does. These special economic zones will have special provisions for energy (one of the most significant factors in industrial development), will keep in mind the housing requirements for the workers and manpower required to run these zones, and will be well connected with major cities and ports.

The plan envisaged by the GOI is an extremely aggressive one and it wishes to develop these 100 zones in the next 10 years. Even though the intentions behind the project are extremely good, the implementation of the project involves a number of significant hurdlers.

The first and foremost hurdle is the land requirement for such zones. Not only huge pieces of land are required but the location of these pieces is extremely vital as well. Considering the current shortage of land in the country, the only option that the government has is the conversion of some of the agricultural land for industrial use. This in itself poses two problems: one is impact on agricultural productivity in the country and the second is the resettlement of farmers who are earning their livelihood from their current practices.

The second challenge to the development of SEZs is the power shortage in the country. Currently, more than 75% of the power supplied to the industrial sector is manufactured using coal. This in itself poses a huge challenge as coal is a non-renewable source of energy and going by current estimates, its supply is estimated to last another 50 years only. Considering this, the establishment of SEZs not only implies the creation of these zones and acquisition of land but also requires extensive development of the power sector.

The third challenge to the development of SEZs is the requirement of the transport facilities for these zones. The government will effectively need to create a new set of national highways and extensive transport facilities in order to ensure that these zones function effectively. This is again a complete project in itself and has huge implications for GOI.

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Bokia, the world leader in mobile handset development from the year 1996 to 2008, slowly lost its market relevance in the last 5 years. By the end of 2013, the company had to sell off its primary division of mobile handset development to Bicrosoft and had lost its most coveted position in the market. The company was once the beacon of development in the mobile industry and was the first manufacturer to make cost-effective handsets available to the masses. These handsets were light, sturdy, impact-resistant and extremely durable. In fact, because of their durability, the average life of a Bokia handset was 3 years, a significantly higher number than the current average life of 1.5 years for a smartphone.

Over the years, with the development of the smartphone (Bapple phones running its proprietary software and other devices running the most popular mobile and tablet operating system, android), Bokia lost its market position. It continued to reject android-based devices, citing the problems with the operating system, and wanted to challenge the ecosystem with its own operating system. Since Bokia smart-devices were the only ones running its Symbian operating system, the devices could not gain widespread acceptance as the other android devices. Also, since android development took place with the backing of Google, the operating system developed it a rapid manner and soon began to dominate the entire handset market and gradually ensured that companies not using android either adopted it or vanished out of existence. In such a scenario, Bokia adopted android in late 2012 but by then, it was too late as companies such as Bangsung had deeply established themselves as leading android-phone makers and did not leave room for Bokia in the market. In such a scenario, Bokia ultimately was virtually eliminated from the high and middle spectrums of the market, and was virtually left as only a supplier of low end budget phones. This ultimately lead to the sale of the mobile division of the company.

In the last 6 months, Bokia has again entered the field of electronic goods and has introduced a tablet in the market, Bokia B. The tablet boosts of the same hardware quality as was the case with Bokia phones, and claims to be a significantly better build than most of the tablets in the market. With an aggressive pricing strategy, Bokia wishes to be again a part of the consumer electronic market. Since it cannot enter the market of mobiles again (the buyer of Bokia has stipulated in the sales agreement that Bokia will not enter the mobile market for the next 10 years), Bokia wishes to capture other products in the consumer electronics market. It plans to use its hardware expertise in developing products that offer significantly better hardware quality than the existing products in the market.

Please Note: The usage of the term 'smart' in the context of the passage is strictly in co-relation with the smart phone technology that is in use in the current times, and reflects the technological trends of the time.

Direction: Read the following and select the appropriate answers.

Bokia, the world leader in mobile handset development from the year 1996 to 2008, slowly lost its market relevance in the last 5 years. By the end of 2013, the company had to sell off its primary division of mobile handset development to Bicrosoft and had lost its most coveted position in the market. The company was once the beacon of development in the mobile industry and was the first manufacturer to make cost-effective handsets available to the masses. These handsets were light, sturdy, impact-resistant and extremely durable. In fact, because of their durability, the average life of a Bokia handset was 3 years, a significantly higher number than the current average life of 1.5 years for a smartphone.

Over the years, with the development of the smartphone (Bapple phones running its proprietary software and other devices running the most popular mobile and tablet operating system, android), Bokia lost its market position. It continued to reject android-based devices, citing the problems with the operating system, and wanted to challenge the ecosystem with its own operating system. Since Bokia smart-devices were the only ones running its Symbian operating system, the devices could not gain widespread acceptance as the other android devices. Also, since android development took place with the backing of Google, the operating system developed it a rapid manner and soon began to dominate the entire handset market and gradually ensured that companies not using android either adopted it or vanished out of existence. In such a scenario, Bokia adopted android in late 2012 but by then, it was too late as companies such as Bangsung had deeply established themselves as leading android-phone makers and did not leave room for Bokia in the market. In such a scenario, Bokia ultimately was virtually eliminated from the high and middle spectrums of the market, and was virtually left as only a supplier of low end budget phones. This ultimately lead to the sale of the mobile division of the company.

In the last 6 months, Bokia has again entered the field of electronic goods and has introduced a tablet in the market, Bokia B. The tablet boosts of the same hardware quality as was the case with Bokia phones, and claims to be a significantly better build than most of the tablets in the market. With an aggressive pricing strategy, Bokia wishes to be again a part of the consumer electronic market. Since it cannot enter the market of mobiles again (the buyer of Bokia has stipulated in the sales agreement that Bokia will not enter the mobile market for the next 10 years), Bokia wishes to capture other products in the consumer electronics market. It plans to use its hardware expertise in developing products that offer significantly better hardware quality than the existing products in the market.

Please Note: The usage of the term 'smart' in the context of the passage is strictly in co-relation with the smart phone technology that is in use in the current times, and reflects the technological trends of the time.

Direction: Read the following and select the appropriate answers.

Bokia, the world leader in mobile handset development from the year 1996 to 2008, slowly lost its market relevance in the last 5 years. By the end of 2013, the company had to sell off its primary division of mobile handset development to Bicrosoft and had lost its most coveted position in the market. The company was once the beacon of development in the mobile industry and was the first manufacturer to make cost-effective handsets available to the masses. These handsets were light, sturdy, impact-resistant and extremely durable. In fact, because of their durability, the average life of a Bokia handset was 3 years, a significantly higher number than the current average life of 1.5 years for a smartphone.

Over the years, with the development of the smartphone (Bapple phones running its proprietary software and other devices running the most popular mobile and tablet operating system, android), Bokia lost its market position. It continued to reject android-based devices, citing the problems with the operating system, and wanted to challenge the ecosystem with its own operating system. Since Bokia smart-devices were the only ones running its Symbian operating system, the devices could not gain widespread acceptance as the other android devices. Also, since android development took place with the backing of Google, the operating system developed it a rapid manner and soon began to dominate the entire handset market and gradually ensured that companies not using android either adopted it or vanished out of existence. In such a scenario, Bokia adopted android in late 2012 but by then, it was too late as companies such as Bangsung had deeply established themselves as leading android-phone makers and did not leave room for Bokia in the market. In such a scenario, Bokia ultimately was virtually eliminated from the high and middle spectrums of the market, and was virtually left as only a supplier of low end budget phones. This ultimately lead to the sale of the mobile division of the company.

In the last 6 months, Bokia has again entered the field of electronic goods and has introduced a tablet in the market, Bokia B. The tablet boosts of the same hardware quality as was the case with Bokia phones, and claims to be a significantly better build than most of the tablets in the market. With an aggressive pricing strategy, Bokia wishes to be again a part of the consumer electronic market. Since it cannot enter the market of mobiles again (the buyer of Bokia has stipulated in the sales agreement that Bokia will not enter the mobile market for the next 10 years), Bokia wishes to capture other products in the consumer electronics market. It plans to use its hardware expertise in developing products that offer significantly better hardware quality than the existing products in the market.

Please Note: The usage of the term 'smart' in the context of the passage is strictly in co-relation with the smart phone technology that is in use in the current times, and reflects the technological trends of the time.

Direction: Read the following and select the appropriate answers.

Bokia, the world leader in mobile handset development from the year 1996 to 2008, slowly lost its market relevance in the last 5 years. By the end of 2013, the company had to sell off its primary division of mobile handset development to Bicrosoft and had lost its most coveted position in the market. The company was once the beacon of development in the mobile industry and was the first manufacturer to make cost-effective handsets available to the masses. These handsets were light, sturdy, impact-resistant and extremely durable. In fact, because of their durability, the average life of a Bokia handset was 3 years, a significantly higher number than the current average life of 1.5 years for a smartphone.

Over the years, with the development of the smartphone (Bapple phones running its proprietary software and other devices running the most popular mobile and tablet operating system, android), Bokia lost its market position. It continued to reject android-based devices, citing the problems with the operating system, and wanted to challenge the ecosystem with its own operating system. Since Bokia smart-devices were the only ones running its Symbian operating system, the devices could not gain widespread acceptance as the other android devices. Also, since android development took place with the backing of Google, the operating system developed it a rapid manner and soon began to dominate the entire handset market and gradually ensured that companies not using android either adopted it or vanished out of existence. In such a scenario, Bokia adopted android in late 2012 but by then, it was too late as companies such as Bangsung had deeply established themselves as leading android-phone makers and did not leave room for Bokia in the market. In such a scenario, Bokia ultimately was virtually eliminated from the high and middle spectrums of the market, and was virtually left as only a supplier of low end budget phones. This ultimately lead to the sale of the mobile division of the company.

In the last 6 months, Bokia has again entered the field of electronic goods and has introduced a tablet in the market, Bokia B. The tablet boosts of the same hardware quality as was the case with Bokia phones, and claims to be a significantly better build than most of the tablets in the market. With an aggressive pricing strategy, Bokia wishes to be again a part of the consumer electronic market. Since it cannot enter the market of mobiles again (the buyer of Bokia has stipulated in the sales agreement that Bokia will not enter the mobile market for the next 10 years), Bokia wishes to capture other products in the consumer electronics market. It plans to use its hardware expertise in developing products that offer significantly better hardware quality than the existing products in the market.

Please Note: The usage of the term 'smart' in the context of the passage is strictly in co-relation with the smart phone technology that is in use in the current times, and reflects the technological trends of the time.

Direction: Read the following and select the appropriate answers.

Bokia, the world leader in mobile handset development from the year 1996 to 2008, slowly lost its market relevance in the last 5 years. By the end of 2013, the company had to sell off its primary division of mobile handset development to Bicrosoft and had lost its most coveted position in the market. The company was once the beacon of development in the mobile industry and was the first manufacturer to make cost-effective handsets available to the masses. These handsets were light, sturdy, impact-resistant and extremely durable. In fact, because of their durability, the average life of a Bokia handset was 3 years, a significantly higher number than the current average life of 1.5 years for a smartphone.

Over the years, with the development of the smartphone (Bapple phones running its proprietary software and other devices running the most popular mobile and tablet operating system, android), Bokia lost its market position. It continued to reject android-based devices, citing the problems with the operating system, and wanted to challenge the ecosystem with its own operating system. Since Bokia smart-devices were the only ones running its Symbian operating system, the devices could not gain widespread acceptance as the other android devices. Also, since android development took place with the backing of Google, the operating system developed it a rapid manner and soon began to dominate the entire handset market and gradually ensured that companies not using android either adopted it or vanished out of existence. In such a scenario, Bokia adopted android in late 2012 but by then, it was too late as companies such as Bangsung had deeply established themselves as leading android-phone makers and did not leave room for Bokia in the market. In such a scenario, Bokia ultimately was virtually eliminated from the high and middle spectrums of the market, and was virtually left as only a supplier of low end budget phones. This ultimately lead to the sale of the mobile division of the company.

In the last 6 months, Bokia has again entered the field of electronic goods and has introduced a tablet in the market, Bokia B. The tablet boosts of the same hardware quality as was the case with Bokia phones, and claims to be a significantly better build than most of the tablets in the market. With an aggressive pricing strategy, Bokia wishes to be again a part of the consumer electronic market. Since it cannot enter the market of mobiles again (the buyer of Bokia has stipulated in the sales agreement that Bokia will not enter the mobile market for the next 10 years), Bokia wishes to capture other products in the consumer electronics market. It plans to use its hardware expertise in developing products that offer significantly better hardware quality than the existing products in the market.

Please Note: The usage of the term 'smart' in the context of the passage is strictly in co-relation with the smart phone technology that is in use in the current times, and reflects the technological trends of the time.

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Sant Dharmapal has been in the news all the wrong reasons in the last two weeks. The self proclaimed god-man was undergoing a trial in a land-grab case and was summoned on numerous occasions to appear before the court. The Sant refused to do so. The High Court of the state finally issues non-bailable warrants against the Sant and ordered the state machinery to bring the god-man to court using all possible state machinery at hand (police included). The Sant, in response to the court, accumulated around 10000 of his followers at his ashram and challenged the state government to enter the premises with the use of force. The state government is in a fix as on the one side, it has to obey the orders of the court and on the other hand, it has to be judicious with the use of force as the Sant has effectively built a human shield around himself.