IBPS Clerk Prelims Full Mock Test 12

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given after it. Heatwaves have become longer and more frequent in many parts of India, and their effects are felt most sharply by people who work outdoors. Construction labourers, street vendors and delivery riders cannot simply stay indoors when the temperature crosses forty-five degrees. For them, a heatwave means lost income, exhaustion and, in severe cases, a risk to life. Several cities have prepared heat action plans. These plans include early warnings, changes in working hours, drinking-water points in public places and the opening of cooling shelters. Where such plans have been followed seriously, hospitals have reported fewer heat-related admissions. The design of cities also matters. Dense concrete, little shade and few water bodies trap heat, so that some neighbourhoods remain several degrees warmer than others even at night. Planting trees, protecting lakes and using reflective materials on roofs can lower local temperatures, but these measures take years to show results. Insurance offers another line of defence. A few schemes now pay small amounts automatically to registered workers when the temperature crosses a set threshold, compensating them for days they cannot work. Such parametric insurance is still new, but it points to a future in which protection from extreme weather is treated as a basic need.

   Q1.Who, according to the passage, are most affected by heatwaves?

   • A.Students in hostels
   • B.People who work outdoors
   • C.Tourists in hill stations
   • D.Bank officers
   • E.Office workers in air-conditioned buildings

2. Q2.Which of the following is NOT listed as part of city heat action plans?

   • A.Early warnings
   • B.Cooling shelters
   • C.Drinking-water points
   • D.Changes in working hours
   • E.Free electricity for all households

3. Q3.Why do some neighbourhoods stay warmer even at night?

   • A.Dense concrete, little shade and few water bodies trap heat
   • B.They use reflective roofs
   • C.They are closer to the sea
   • D.They have more trees than others
   • E.They receive more rainfall

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