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Held on: 13-12-2009 IDBI Bank (PO) (Based on memory) Test-I; English Language Direstions (Q. 1-15}: Read the following passage carefully andanswerthe questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been priated io betdto help you loeste them white ansnecing sorte of the questions. “As theprice of easoline spikedtoreoord highs in2007 and 2005, intrest inakernativesto foil els, andelesiic ranspoe- ‘wtidnin particular also spiked. lt raised, however, many ques rionsabout the ire envicanniemtal inipactofeeleetrc cars. ‘The eleciric car is being upheld 5 an ethies!, green, nifly and cheap alternative t0 the carbon dioxide-cmitting automobiles clogging sity: roads sround the world tostay: ‘Though electric cars are nota papular eboiee, the industry's fuvure pons are riding high on the hope thet ox imgeavieg veriain factors (which are currenily deficient) such as, effec tive macketing, a growing public awareness efslie need for ‘lean airand the increase in demand, the prices would even tually be driven down, However, battery vehicles may sill fila cor pletely replace liquid fuclefed ones but with mere clocsic wid hybrid vehicles on the road, there is greeter scope for a makeover in the way environment is impacted by the avio- mobiles, Hawever, ifthe power to charge the batlery-oper: ated vehicle Js to be sourced from grids using conventional ‘oalfined power plants the clectricear woulda’ t really beall tat green. These would octually cause an increase in d= tod a th power la’ nergy produto causing en {0 produes more porver and thus mere pollution, unless aresner ways of energy production aie used, But as of haw the bulk: of the electricity used to charge the batteries of oleewic vehicles is generated by fossil fuel-burning power stations and only 124 by the-

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