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EDITORIAL
The latest household spending survey signals some shifts in people’s
priorities:-

In an uncharacteristic late Saturday release, the Statistics Ministry unveiled the

broad ndings of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey done between
August 2022 and July 2023. This is signicant as it is the rst major survey-based data
released since 2011-12 that captures ground realities at the household level - especially
with the once-a-decade Census, due since 2021, nowhere in sight. Conducted every
ve years by the National Sample Survey Ofce (NSSO), the results of the last such
consumption survey in 2017-18, along with a similar employment survey, were junked
with the government citing “quality issues” with the data - viewed as a euphemism
for the unhappy tidings it may have showed. If the 2017-18 Survey was abandoned
because it captured the deleterious after-effects of the demonetisation of high-value
currency notesin late 2016 on India’s largely informal economy, and the subsequent
onset of the Goods and Services Tax, the 2022-23 survey also needs to be interpreted
with a dash of salt. For, it may likely magnify the exuberance seen in consumption after
two years of pandemic-induced curbs and income losses - what economists call the
release of pent-up demand.
To be clear, the Survey suggests some interesting transitions in consumption patterns
and the complete ndings must be published swiftly to enable deeper analysis.
Households’ average monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE) rose 33.5% since
2011-12 in cities to reach `3,510, and 40.4% in rural India to `2,008. The government
has sought to paint this as a signal of rising incomes, narrowing inequality, and a
sharp slippage in poverty levels. But this only implies a 3.5% compounded annual
growth in rural spends over 11 years, with a 3% growth for urban households — well
below the ination and GDP growth rates in this period. Puzzlingly, even after adding
the imputed values of free goods received through a myriad of welfare schemes such
as the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the average MPCE only rose to `2,054 for rural
households and `3,544 for urban peers. That the proportion of monthly spends on food
has slipped below 50% in rural homes (to 46.4%), and under 40% in urban homes,
with cereals seeing the sharpest drop, is remarkable, and may ease ination trends
if used to rejig Consumer Price Index weightages. However, it is pertinent to recall
that food ination began spiking last June just ahead of the Survey’s completion, and
has remained elevated since. So, proportional spends have likely changed. A clearer
picture, devoid of pent-up demand and ination ip-op effects, is expected from the
fresh Survey that concludes this July. So, any recalibration of poverty, ination or GDP
calculations must wait till those results are compiled, and released as well.

1. Unveil - mtkxj djuk 2. Tidings - lwpuk

3. Deleterious - gkfudkjd 4. Subsequent - ckn dk
5. Impute - vkjksi yxkuk 6. Myriad - cgqr vf/d
7. Pertinent - mfpr 8. Spike - o`f¼
9. Elevated - mBk gqvk 10. Devoid - fjDr

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HINDI MEANING
In an uncharacteristic late Saturday release, the Statistics Ministry unveiled the
broad ndings of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey done between
August 2022 and July 2023. ('kfuokj nsj jkr ,d vlekU; foKkiu esa] lkaf[;dh ea=kky; us vxLr
2022 vkSj tqykbZ 2023 osQ chp fd;s x;s ?kjsyw miHkksx O;; losZ{k.k osQ O;kid fu"d"kks± dk
This is signicant as it is the rst major survey-based data released since 2011-12
that captures ground realities at the household level - especially with the once-a-
decade Census, due since 2021, nowhere in sight. (;g egRoiw.kZ gS D;ksafd ;g 2011&12 osQ
ckn tkjh fd;k x;k igyk izeq[k losZ{k.k vk/kfjr MsVk ?kjsyw Lrj ij tks tehuh okLrfodrk dks n'kkZr
:i ls ,d n'kd esa ,d ckj gksus okyh tux.kuk osQ lkFk] tks 2021 ls gksus okyh Fkh] dgha utj ugha vk j
Conducted every ve years by the National Sample Survey Ofce (NSSO), the
results of the last such consumption survey in 2017-18, along with a similar
employment survey, were junked with the government citing “quality issues”
with the data - viewed as a euphemism for the unhappy tidings it may have
showed. ( 'National sample survey ofce' (NSSO) }kjk izR;sd 5 lky esa vk;ksftr] 2017&18 esa
fiNys ,sls miHkksx losZ{k.k osQ urhts] blh rjg osQ jkstxkj losZ{k.k osQ lkFk] MsVk osQ lkFk x
gokyk nsrs gq, ljdkj }kjk [kkfjt dj fn, x, FksA tSlk fd ns[kk x;k ;g lEHkor% mlosQ }kjk n'kkZ;h x
[kcjksa osQ fy, ,d O;atuk gSA)
If the 2017-18 Survey was abandoned because it captured the deleterious after-
effects of the demonetisation of high-value currency notesin late 2016 on India’s
largely informal economy, and the subsequent onset of the Goods and Services
Tax, the 2022-23 survey also needs to be interpreted with a dash of salt. (;fn
2017&18 osQ losZ{k.k dks NksM+ fn;k x;k Fkk D;ksafd blesa Hkkjr dh cM+s iSekus ij vukSi
2016 osQ vUr esa mPp ewY; osQ eqnzk uksVksa osQ foeqnzhdj.k vkSj mlosQ
GST ) dh 'kq:vkr
ckn eky vkSj lso
osQ gkfudkjd izHkkoksa dks n'kkZ;k x;k Fkk] 2022&23
survey dh tks osQ
O;k[;k dh xbZ gS ml ij iwjh rjg ls
fo'okl ugha fd;k tk ldrkA
)
For, it may likely magnify the exuberance seen in consumption after two years of
pandemic-induced curbs and income losses - what economists call the release of
pent-up demand. (D;ksafd] ;g laHkor% nks lky dh egkekjh izsfjr izfrcU/ksa vkSj vk;&gkfu osQ
esa ns[kh x;h rsth dks c<+k ldrk gS& ftls vFkZ'kkL=kh nch gqbZ ekax dh fjgkbZ dgrs gSA)
To be clear, the Survey suggests some interesting transitions in consumption
patterns and the complete ndings must be published swiftly to enable deeper
analysis. Households’ average monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE)
rose 33.5% since 2011-12 in cities to reach `3,510, and 40.4% in rural India to
`2,008. (Li"V gksus osQ fy,] losZ{k.k miHkksx iSVuZ esa oqQN fnypLi cnykoksa dk lq>ko nsrk g
dks l{ke djus osQ fy, lEiw.kZ fu"d"kksZ dks tYnh ls izdkf'kr fd;k tkuk pkfg,A 'kgjksa esa ifjokjksa
izfr O;fDr miHkksDrk O;; 2011-12 ls 33-5 c<+dj : 3]510 rd igq¡p x;k] vkSj xzkeh.k Hkkjr esa
(MPCE)
40-4» c<+dj 2008 gks )x;kA
The government has sought to paint this as a signal of rising incomes, narrowing
inequality, and a sharp slippage in poverty levels. But this only implies a 3.5%
compounded annual growth in rural spends over 11 years, with a 3% growth for
urban households — well below the ination and GDP growth rates in this period.
(ljdkj us bl c<+rh vk;] vlekurk de gksus vkSj xjhch osQ Lrj esa rsth ls fxjkoV osQ laosQr osQ :i e

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dh dksf'k'k dhA ysfdu bldk rkRi;Z ;g gS fd 11 o"kks± esa xzkeh.k [kpksZ esa 3-5» pØo`f¼ okf"k
tcfd 'kgjh ifjokjksa esa 3» dh o`f¼ gq;h gS& tks bl vof/ esa eqnzkLiQhfr vkSj ldy ?kjsyw mRikn
ls dkiQh de gSA)
Puzzlingly, even after adding the imputed values of free goods received through a
myriad of welfare schemes such as the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the average
MPCE only rose to `2,054 for rural households and `3,544 for urban peers. That
the proportion of monthly spends on food has slipped below 50% in rural homes
(to 46.4%), and under 40% in urban homes, with cereals seeing the sharpest
drop, is remarkable, and may ease ination trends if used to rejig Consumer
Price Index weightages. (gSjkuh dh ckr gS PM fd xjhc dy;k.k vU; ;kstuk tSlh vla[; dY;k.
kdkjh ;kstukvksa osQ ekè;e ls izkIr eqÝr oLrqvksa osQ vuqekfur ewY;ksa dks tksM+us
'MPCE' osQoyosQ ckn H
xzkeh.k ifjokjksa osQ fy, vkSj xgjh ifjokjksa osQ
`2054 fy, c<+ x;kA xzkeh.k ?kjksa esa Hksktu ij ekf
`3544
[kpZ dk vuqikr 50» ls uhps
(46.4%) vkSj 'kgjh ?kjksa esa 40» ls de gks x;k gS] ftlesa vukt esa lcls rs
fxjkoV ns[kh x;h] ;g mYys[kuh; gS] vxj miHkksDrk dks fiQj ls laxfBr djus osQ fy, bldk mi;ksx
rks eqnzkLiQhfr dh izo`fRr de gks ldrh gSA
However, it is pertinent to recall that food ination began spiking last June
just ahead of the Survey’s completion, and has remained elevated since. So,
proportional spends have likely changed. A clearer picture, devoid of pent-up
demand and ination ip-op effects, is expected from the fresh Survey that
concludes this July. So, any recalibration of poverty, ination or GDP calculations
must wait till those results are compiled, and released as well. (gkykafd ;g ;kn j[kuk
mfpr gS fd [kk| eqnzkLiQhfr fiNys twu esa losZ{k.k iwjk gksus ls Bhd igys c<+uk 'kq: gks x;h Fk
cuh gq;h gSA blfy, vkuqikfrd [kpZ lEHkor% cny x;k gSA bl tqykbZ esa lekIr gksus okys rktk losZ{
ek¡x P( ent-up-demand) vkSj eqnzkLiQhfr osQ fÝyi&Ýyki izHkkoksa ls jfgr ,d Li"V )rLohj dh m

1. Euphemism - a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or

offensive word
2. Demonetisation - the act of describing somebody/something in a way that is
intended to make other people think of them/it as evil or
dangerous
3. Dash of salt - to take something with a grain of doubt
4. Recalibration - a change in the way you do or think about something
5. Slippage - failure to achieve an aim or complete a task by a particu-
lar date

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OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. What is the tone of the given passage?
(a) Ironical (b) Acerbic (c) Explanatory (d) Derisive
2. What is synonms of the word 'Deleterious' from the given passage?
(a) Euphemism (b) Pertinent (c) Ination (d) Detrimental
3. Why the survey released by the statistics ministry is singicant?
(a) Because it is the rst major survey based data since decade.
(b) As it is released by central government.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
4. What can be inferred from the given passage?
(a) Demonetisation causes a harsh impact on indian economy.
(b) The most recent spending survey indicates a shift in people's priorities.
(c) Rural household shows greater shift.
(d) Both rural and urban household shows greater shift.
5. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Flip-Flop' from the given passage?
(a) Usual changes
(b) Beliefs or preference
(c) Rapid and signicant change
(d) All of the above
Explanation
1. (c) Ironical - bl tone dk use , ls so.ku
Z osQfy, fd ; k t krk gS
] t ksfd vk' kk ; k vuq
eku osQfcYoq
Q
y foi jhr gks
Acerbic - bl tone dk use rc fd ; k t krk gSt c ys[kd fd l h d h cruel way esacq
jkbZd juk pkgrk gS
A
Derisive - bl tone dk iz;ksx yss[kd migkl djus osQ fy, djrk gSA
Passage dh tone "Informative" gSD; kfd
as osQ
Unzl jd kj }kjk fi Nys, d n' kd esa; g i gyk survey gS
A
2. (d) Deleterious - gkfudkjd
Euphenism - e`nq Hkk"kk
Pertinent - mfpr
Ination - o`f¼
Detrimental - gkfudkjd
fn;s x;sword 'deleterious' dk synonym 'detrimental' gksxkA
3. (a) Passage osQ vuqlkj osQUnz ljdkj us fiNys ,d n'kd esa ,d Hkhtkjh ugha fd;k gSA fiNys ,d
survey
n'kd osQ ckn osQUnz ljdkj }kjk tkjh ;g igyk losZ gSA
4. (b) Passage osQ fu"d"kZ osQ rkSj ij ns[kk tk ldrk gS fd osQUnz ljdkj }kjk tkjh esa fiNys o"kZ
ns[kk x;k gSA
5. (c) Flip - Flop effect - vpkud gqvk cnykoA

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VOCABULARY
1. Unveil (v) (transitive)
Meaning – to show or introduce a new
plan, product, etc. to the public for the
rst time (mtkxj djuk)
Syn. – reveal, disclose, divulge
Ant. – conceal, protect, veil
E.g. – The company recently unveiled a
test version of its new search engine.
2. Tidings (n)
Meaning – news (lwpuk)
Syn. – information, message
Ant. – quiet, silence
E.g. – I am the bearer of good tidings.
3. Deleterious (adj.)
Meaning – harmful and damaging
(gkfudkjd)
Syn. – detrimental, adverse, 9.
Ant. – assisting, helpful
E.g. – However, there are no reports of
deleterious effects in human fetuses.
4. Subsequent (adj.)
Meaning – happening or coming after
something else (ckn dk) 10. Devoid (adj.)
Syn. – ensuing, later
Ant. – previous, prior
E.g. – Everything I do makes me better
at each subsequent thing.
5. Impute (v) (transitive)
Meaning – to say that someone is
responsible for something that has
happened (vkjksi yxkuk)
Syn. – attribute, ascribe, accuse
Ant. – exculpate, exonerate, praise
E.g. – We assume that this is also true
for other inputs whose value is imputed.
6. Myriad (adj.)
Meaning – extremely large in number
(cgqr vf/d)
Syn. – multiple, countless
Ant. – countable, limited
E.g. – They offered no solution for all
our myriad problems.
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7. Pertinent (adj.)
Meaning – appropriate to a particular
situation (mfpr)
Syn. – relevant, applicable, appropriate
Ant. – improper, inappropriate,
unsuitable
E.g. – Please keep your comments
pertinent to the topic under discussion.
8. Spike (v) (intransitive)
Meaning – to rise to a higher amount,
price, or level, usually before going
down again (o`f¼)
Syn. – extension, upturn, boost
Ant. – decrease, reduction, decline
E.g. – The jobless rate in October spiked
to a ve-year high.
Elevated (adj.)
Meaning – high in rank (mBk gqvk)
Syn. – inated, exalted
Ant. – down, inferior
E.g. – She holds a more elevated
position in the company.
Meaning – completely without
something (fjDr)
Syn. – bare, lacking, vacant
Ant. – complete, lled
E.g. – The land is almost devoid of
vegetation.
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CLOZE TEST
Alfred Hitchcock was a man with vivid imagination, (1)______ skills and a passion for
life. With his (2)______ style and God-gifted wit he produced and directed (3)______ of
the most thrilling lms that had the audience swooning (4)______ fright and falling off
their seats with laughter. He was greatly (5)______ by American lms and magazines.
1. (a) leading (b) original (c) clever (d) creative
2. (a) separate (b) unique (c) dull (d) ordinary
3. (a) some (b) any (c) more (d) much
4. (a) through (b) by (c) with (d) of
5. (a) inuenced (b) attached (c) altered (d) determined
Explanation
1. (d) Passage esaAlfred Hitchcock dh vivid imagination vkSj mudk life osQ fy, pas-
sion crk;k x;k gSA ;kfu Blank esa dksbZ adjective
,slk vk,xk tks mudhqualities dks
vPNs lsdescribe dj losQA ‘Creative’ ;gk¡best option gksxkA
2. (b) ‘Unique’ ;gk¡best option gksxkA Alfead Hitchcock dh style vkSjwit dksun-
matched vkSjdistinctive crk;k x;k gSA ‘Unique’ option, sense of distinctive-
ness dksdescribe djrk gSA
3. (a) ;gk¡‘some’ dk iz;ksx fd;k tk,xkA
‘some’ ;gk¡signify djsxk fdalready Hitchcock us
cgqr lhthrilling lms produce vkSjdirect dh gSA Other options ;gk¡t ugha gksaxsA
'much' - uncountable noun ds fy, vkrk gSA
'Any' - negative sentence esa use gksrk gSA
'More' - comparison ds fy,
4. (c) Given blank esa 'with' lgh answer gksxk D;ksafd
'with fright' ,d xed phrase gksrk
gSA
Note:- some xed phrases
With fear, with terror, with fright, with dread etc.
5. (a) ‘Inuence’ ;gk¡correct ller gksxk D;ksafd ge
external factors ls affect ;k inu-
ence gksrs gSaA
Alfred Hitchcock American lms vkSjmagazines ls inuenced
FksA
Other options passage osQ according best t ugha gSA

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PARA-JUMBLE
1. A. In 1895, a man named Birsa was seen roaming the forests and villages of
Chottanagpur in Jharkhand.
B. Soon thousands began following Birsa, believing that he was God and had
come to solve all their problems.
C. Birsa himself declared that God had appointed him to save his people from
trouble, free them from the slavery of ‘dikus’.
D. People said he had miraculous powers – he could cure all diseases and
multiply grain.
(a) CABD (b) BADC (c) ADCB (d) DCBA
2. A. One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some lovely
music.
B. Then the Hail stopped dancing over his head, and the North Wind ceased
roaring, and a delicious perfume came to him through the open casement.
“I believe the Spring has come at last,” said the Giant; and he jumped out
of bed and looked out.
C. It was really only a little linnet singing outside his window, but it was so
long since he had heard a bird sing in his garden that it seemed to him to
be the most beautiful music in the world.
D. It sounded so sweet to his ears that he thought it must be the King’s musi-
cians passing by.
(a) ADCB (b) BACD (c) BADC (d) ACDB
3. A. The deeper you immerse it, the greater will be the difference in the water
level.
B. This difference in the levels in the U-tube is a measure of the pressure ap-
plied by your palm.
C. If you immerse the funnel into a bucket of water, you will again see the dif-
ference in the water level in the U-tube.
D. When you gently apply pressure on the rubber lm with your palm, you will
nd that a difference in the water level is created in the manometer.
(a) BACD (b) CBAD (c) DBCA (d) ABCD
4. A. In its most humble function, it is a necessary guide without which progress
from place to place would be a ceaseless experiment; it is a sustenance
without which organised society would be impossible, thus the Road moves
and controls all history.
B. The Road is one of the great fundamental institutions of mankind.
C. It is the Road which controls the development of strategies and xes the
sites of battles. It is the Road that gives framework to all economic devel-
opment. It is the Road which is the channel of all trade, and, what is more
important, of all ideas.
D. Not only is the Road one of the great human institutions because it is fun-
damental to social existence, but also because its varied effects appear in
every department of the State. It is the Road which determines the sites of
many cities and the growth and nourishment of all.
(a) BDCA (b) DBAC (c) CDAB (d) ABCD
5. A. When the sh at last had been safely landed, I asked the brothers if they
ate sh.
B. The condition that I put was that they had to help me land another sh for
my men.
C. On receiving their eager answer that they most certainly did, I told them I
would give them the sh we had just landed.
D. To this they readily agreed and the wait started again.
(a) DCBA (b) ABCD (c) ACBD (d) BDCA

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Explanation
1. (c) Sentence 'A' bldk opening sentence gksxk D;ksafd blesa
Birsa dksintroduce fd;k x;k
gS vkSj
time (1895) Hkh mention fd;k x;k gSA
dsoy option (c) gh'A' sentence ls 'kq# gks jgk gSA blfy,bldk ;gh lgh answer gksxkA
[ADCB]
2. (a) fn;s gq,options ls ;s clear gS fdparagraph ;k rks'A' sentence ls start gks ldrk gS ;k
'B' lsA
Sentence 'B' ,d Adverb 'then' ls 'kq: gks jgk gS blfy, 'B' sentence ls start gksus okys
options, eliminate gks tk;ssaxsA sentence
blfy, 'A' ls ghopening gksxhA
Sentence 'D' esa mlus lkspk fd ;s
sound t:j fdlh musician dk gksxk ysfdu 'C' esa mls
conrm gqvk fd ;g ,d linnet FkhA blfy, 'D' sentence, 'C' ls igys vk;sxkA blfy, op-
tion (a), [ADCB] lgh Answer gksxkA
3. (c) 'A' esagreater difference dh ckr dh gS]'B' esa'This difference' fy[kk gS 'C' esa
'again
see the difference' fy[kk gS ij rhuksa dks ns[k dj irk pyrk gS fd ;s sentence
starting
ugha gksaxsA
'D' esa
'a difference' fy[kk gS tks starting
fd sentence gksxk fliQZ
option (c) 'D'
ls start gksrk gSA
4. (a) Sentence B esa "The road" dksintroduce fd;k x;k gSA vkSj blds "The fy, great fun-
damental institution of mankind" fy[kk x;k gSA
Sentence D esa Hkh ;gh cksyk x;k'It's' gS fd great not only because it's fundamen-
tal. blfy, D sentence, B ds ckn vk;sxkA option (a) esa BD dkspair use fd;k x;k gSA
blfy, option (a) lgh answer gksxkA
5. (c) Sentence 'A' esa ,dQuestion iwNk x;k gS] ftls'Asked' ge word ls igpku ldrs gSaA
tcfd sentence 'C' esa bldkanswer fd;k x;k gSA
blfy, AC ,d mandatory pair gksxkA
Sentence B esa ,dcondition j[kh xbZ gS D rFkk
esa mlcondition ds fy, ready jgus dks
cksyk x;k gSA
blfy, BD Hkh ,dmandatory pair gksxkA
So- option c, [ACBD] lgh answer gksxkA

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