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Quantity A: (-6)4 Quantity B: (-6)5 A. B. C. D.

if the quantity A is greater; if the quantity B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationship cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : A Quantity A: #i!e to tra"el $5 !iles at 5% !iles &er hour Quantity B: #i!e to tra"el '(5 !iles at 6% !iles &er hour A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : C Quantity A: ($,'-)( Quantity B: ($,'-)',( A. B. C. D. )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity B is greater )uantity A is greater

Ans : C Quantity A: 4 , '%% Quantity B: %.%'( , A. B. C. D. )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity A is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : C . / (y 0 y / -( Quantity A: . Quantity B: -' A. B. C. D. if the quantity in Colu!n A is greater if the quantity in Colu!n B is greater if the two quantities are equal if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en

Ans : C . 0 (y 1 2 Quantity A: (. 0 4y Quantity B: (% A. B. C. D. if the quantity in Colu!n A is greater if the quantity in Colu!n B is greater if the two quantities are equal if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : D Quantity A: #he nu!ber of !onths in 3 years Quantity B: #he nu!ber of ays in '( wee4s A. B. C. D. if the quantity in Colu!n A is greater if the quantity in Colu!n B is greater if the two quantities are equal if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en

Ans : C Quantity A: '-',(3 Quantity B: 2,$ 0 ',2' A. B. C. D. if the quantity in is greater if the quantity in is greater if the two quantities are equal if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : A r,1s,1%,1 Quantity A: rs,r Quantity B: rs,s A. B. C. D. if the quantity A is greater if the quantity B is greater if the two quantities are equal if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : B Quantity A: %.2Quantity B: %.2',A. )uantity B is greater

B. *elationshi& +n eter!inate C. )uantity A is greater D. )uantity A equals )uantity B Ans : A ''. Ans : D '(. Quantity A: (%.2()((%.2()Quantity B:(%.2()6 A. if the quantity in Colu!n A is greater; B. if the quantity in Colu!n B is greater; C. if the two quantities are equal; D. if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en. Ans : A '-. 5or all real nu!bers a6 let a7 / ' - a. Quantity A: ((-')7)7 Quantity B: (7 A. B. C. D. if the quantity in Colu!n A is greater; if the quantity in Colu!n B is greater; if the two quantities are equal; if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : C '4. Quantity A: (. - ')(.)(. 0 ') Quantity B:(.)(.)(.) A. if the quantity in Colu!n A is greater; B. if the quantity in Colu!n B is greater; C. if the two quantities are equal; D. if the relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en. Ans : D '5. Quantity A: (- . 4 . '3) , ('(' . '%%) Quantity B: (4 . 5 . '$) , ('%%% . '(') A. )uantity A is greater B. )uantity A equals )uantity B C. *elationshi& +n eter!inate D. )uantity B is greater A '6. Consi er a triangle 8)*. Quantity A: length of 8) 0 length of )* Quantity B: length of 8*

A. B. C. D.

)uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A equals )uantity B

Ans : A '3. Quantity A: ((3 - '-) (($6 0 5-4) Quantity B: ((3 0 '-) (5-4 0 ($6) A. )uantity B is greater B. )uantity A equals )uantity B C. *elationshi& +n eter!inate D. )uantity A is greater Ans : D '2. Quantity A: A / '.' Quantity B: '(.'',( A. *elationshi& +n eter!inate B. )uantity B is greater C. )uantity A equals )uantity B D. )uantity A is greater Ans : B '$. '%% 9 y 9 (%% an '%% 9 : 9 ('% Quantity A: y Quantity B: : A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : D (%. y( 0 :( / -4 an y: / '5 Quantity A: y( 0 (y: 0 :( Quantity B: (y 0 :)( A. B. C. D. )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B

Ans : D

Quantitative Comparisons
('. Consi er a rectangle. #he length of its shorter si e is 26 an the length of its iagonal is '6. -%o Quantity B: !easure of angle for!e by iagonal an shorter si e
Quantity A:

A. Relationship +n eter!inate B. )uantity A equals )uantity B C. )uantity A is greater D. )uantity B is greater Ans : D ((. Quantity A: (y 0 5)( Quantity B: (y - 5)( A. )uantity B is greater B. *elationshi& +n eter!inate C. )uantity A equals )uantity B D. )uantity A is greater Ans : B (-. Quantity A: (',(5)',( 0 (','44)',( Quantity B: ;(',(5) 0 (','44)<',( A. *elationshi& +n eter!inate B. )uantity A is greater C. )uantity B is greater D. )uantity A equals )uantity B Ans : A (4. y( 0 :( / -4 an y: / '5 Quantity A: y( 0 (y: 0 :( Quantity B: (y 0 :)( A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater

Ans : C (5. '%% 9 y 9 (%% an '%% 9 : 9 ('% Quantity A: y Quantity B: :

A. B. C. D.

)uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : D (6. Quantity A: (y 0 5)( Quantity B: (y - 5)( A. )uantity A equals )uantity B B. )uantity A is greater C. *elationshi& +n eter!inate D. )uantity B is greater Ans : C (3. Consi er a rectangle. #he length of its shorter si e is 26 an the length of its iagonal is '6. Quantity A: -%o Quantity B: !easure of angle for!e by iagonal an shorter si e A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : C (2. #he su! of three consecuti"e e"en nu!bers is '2. Quantity A: #heir a"erage Quantity B: 6 A. B. C. D. *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater

Ans : C ($. . - y 1 '% Quantity A: y - . Quantity B: '( A. B. C. D. )uantity B is greater )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : A -%. . / %6 y 1 % Quantity A: .y Quantity B: y. A. B. C. D. )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : C

Quantitative Comparisons

-'. Diagra! is illustrative an is not rawn to scale.


Quantity A: Measure

of angle - - =easure of angle ( Quantity B: =easure of angle 5 - =easure of angle 6 A. B. C. D. *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater )uantity A is greater

Ans : B -(. Quantity A: ($ Quantity B: $( A. )uantity B is greater B. )uantity A is greater C. *elationshi& +n eter!inate D. )uantity A equals )uantity B Ans : B

--. % 9 -. 9 '% '' 9 -y 9 (% Quantity A: . Quantity B: y A. B. C. D. *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater )uantity A is greater

Ans : D

-4. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. >i"en angles ' an ( are equal6 length of si e AB / .6 length of si e BC / y6 length of si e AC / :. Quantity A: . 0 y Quantity B: y 0 : A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : B

-5. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. +n triangle ABC6 AB / AC an !easure of angle ' / '%%o.

Quantity A: =easure of angle ( 0 =easure of angle Quantity B: $%o A. B. C. D. )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B

Ans : A -6. . an y are both &ositi"e an .,y 1 5 Quantity A: %.(. Quantity B: y A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A equals )uantity B

Ans : A

-3. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. >i"en AB / AC an angle BAC / 6%o Quantity A: ?ength of si e AB Quantity B: ?ength of si e BC A. B. C. D. )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater

Ans : A -2. y( / -6 Quantity A: y Quantity B: 6

A. B. C. D.

*elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B

Ans : A

-$. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. Quantity A: =easure of angle ' 0 =easure of angle ( 0 =easure of angle 4 Quantity B: '2%o A. B. C. D. *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B

Ans : D

4%. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. +n triangle ABC6 angle A / 6%o an AB / AC. Quantity A: =easure of angle ' 0 =easure of angle ( Quantity B: '(%o A. B. C. D. *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater

Ans : C

Quantitative Comparisons

4'. Diagra! is illustrative an is not rawn to scale.


Quantity A: Measure

of angle ( 0 =easure of angle -

Quantity B: '2% A. B. C. D.

)uantity B is greater )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : C

4(. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. AB is the ia!eter of the circle. Quantity A: =easure of angle ' Quantity B: =easure of angle ( A. B. C. D. *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B

Ans : D

4-. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. Quantity A: =easure of angle ' 0 =easure of angle Quantity B: =easure of angle ( 0 =easure of angle 4 A. B. C. D. *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity B is greater

Ans : A

44. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. +n triangle ABC6 AB / AC an !easure of angle ' / '%%o. Quantity A: =easure of angle ( 0 =easure of angle Quantity B: $%o A. B. C. D. )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A is greater

Ans : A

45. Diagra! is illustrati"e an is not rawn to scale. >i"en angles ' an ( are equal6 length of si e AB / .6 length of si e BC / y6 length of si e AC / :. Quantity A: . 0 y Quantity B: y 0 : A. B. C. D. )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity A is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : B 46. . an y are both &ositi"e an .,y 1 5 Quantity A: %.(. Quantity B: y A. B. C. D. )uantity B is greater *elationshi& +n eter!inate )uantity A equals )uantity B )uantity A is greater

Ans : D 43. y: 9 % Quantity A: (y - :)( Quantity B: y( 0 :( A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : A 42. 5or any &ositi"e integer n6 n@ is the &ro uct of all &ositi"e integers less than or equal to n.

Quantity A: (%@ , '3@ Quantity B: 2%@ , 32@ A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : A 4$. ( 9 : 9 4 Quantity A: A(:Quantity B: A-:( A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : D 5%. A!y6 Beth an Charlie i"i e a &i::a a!ongst the!sel"es. A!y too4 -%B of the &i::a an ate (-,4) of what she too4. Beth too4 (%B of the &i::a. Charlie ate ((,5) of what he too4. Quantity A: #he a!ount A!y ate Quantity B: #he a!ount Charlie ate A. B. C. D. )uantity A is greater )uantity B is greater )uantity A equals )uantity B *elationshi& +n eter!inate

Ans : A

ative Comparisons
5'. & 1 % 1 q
Quantity A:

&0q Quantity B: &q A. #he quantity in Colu!n A is greater. B. #he quantity in Colu!n B is greater. C. #he quantities are equal.

D.

The relationship

cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : D 5(. Quantity A: #he a"erage (arith!etic !ean) of . an y Quantity B: #he a"erage (arith!etic !ean) of . - ' an y 0 ' A. #he quantity in Colu!n A is greater. B. #he quantity in Colu!n B is greater. C. #he quantities are equal. D. #he relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en. Ans : C 5-. #he integer (. - ') is a &ri!e nu!ber between 4% an 5%. Quantity A: #he su! of all ifferent &ri!e factors of . Quantity B: '4 A. B. C. D. #he quantity in Colu!n A is greater. #he quantity in Colu!n B is greater. #he quantities are equal. #he relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : B 54. A 9 C B1D1% Quantity A: A - B Quantity B: C - D A. B. C. D. #he quantity in Colu!n A is greater. #he quantity in Colu!n B is greater. #he quantities are equal. #he relationshi& cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : B 55. +n a &articular Cellybean Car6 the nu!ber of re Cellybeans e.cee s the nu!ber of white ones by a ratio of -D(. +f two re Cellybeans were re!o"e 6 the ratio of re to white Cellybeans woul be 'D'. Quantity A: #he nu!ber of white Cellybeans in the Car Quantity B: 4 A. #he quantity in Colu!n A is greater. B. #he quantity in Colu!n B is greater. C. #he quantities are equal. be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en. Ans : C

D. tionshi& cannot

The relauantitative Section : Quantitative Ability


Directions: Eol"e each CAT sample quantitative ability &roble! an in icate the best of the answer choices gi"en.. Numbers: All nu!bers use are real nu!bers. Figures: A figure acco!&anying a CA# sa!&le quantitato"e ability &roble! sol"ing question is inten e to &ro"i e infor!ation useful in sol"ing the &roble!. 5igures are rawn as accurately as &ossible FGCF8# when it is state in a s&ecific &roble! that its figure is not rawn to scale. Etraight lines !ay so!eti!es a&&ear Cagge . All figures lie on a &lane unless otherwise in icate . 5ollowing are so!e CA# sa!&le quantitati"e ability questions. '. A rectangle is '4 c! long an '% c! wi e. +f the length is re uce by . c!s an its wi th is increase also by . c!s so as to !a4e it a square then its area changes by D A. 4 B. '44 C. '( D. ( F. Hone of the abo"e. Ans : A (. A !otorcycle stunts !an belonging to a fair6 ri es o"er the "ertical walls of a circular well at an a"erage s&ee of 54 4&h for 5 !inutes. +f the ra ius of the well is 5 !eters then the distance tra"ele isD A. (.5 4!s B. -.5 4!s C. 4.5 4!s D. 5.5 4!s F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : C -. +f ' c! on a !a& corres&on s to an actual istance of 4% 4!s. An the istance on the !a& between Bo!bay an Calcutta is -3.5 c!s.6 the actual istance between the! is D A. -35 4!s B. -35% 4!s C. '5%% 4!s D. '-35 4!s F. Hone of the abo"e

Ans : C 4. A bo. contains $% !ts each of '%% g!s an '%% bolts each of '5% g!s. +f the entire bo. weighs -5.5 4g.6 then the weight of the e!&ty bo. is D A. '% 4g B. '%.5 4g C. '' 4g D. ''.5 4g F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : D 5. +f the ra ius of a circle is increase by (%B then the area is increase by D A. 44B B. '(%B C. '44B D. 4%B F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : A 6. #o!6 Dic4 an Iarry went for lunch to a restaurant. #o! ha J'%% with hi!6 Dic4 ha J6% an Iarry ha J4%$. #hey got a bill for J'%4 an eci e to gi"e a ti& of J'6. #hey further eci e to share the total e.&enses in the ratio of the a!ounts of !oney each carrie . #he a!ount of !oney which #o! &ai !ore than what Iarry &ai is A. '(% B. (%% C. 6% D. (4 F. -6 Ans : F 3. A plot of land is in the shape of a tra&e:iu! whose i!ensions are gi"en in the figure below D

Ience the &eri!eter of the fiel is A. 5% ! B. 64 ! C. 3( ! D. 24 ! F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : c

2. 5our concentric ( ha"ing the sa!e center ) circles with ra ii6 .6 (.6 -. an 4. are rawn to for! two rings A an B as shown in the figure.

*atio of the area of inner ring A to the area of outer ring B is A. ' D ( B. ' D 4 C. ( D D. - D 3 F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : D $. +f -,& / 6 an -,q / '5 then & - q / K A. ',B. (,5 C. -,'% D. 5,6 F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : C '%. A father is three ti!es as ol as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as ol as his sonLs age at that ti!e. Ience the fatherLs &resent age is A. -6 B. 4( C. 45 D. 42 F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : C

titative Section : Quantitative Ability


''. (',4)- 0 (-,4)- 0 -(',4)(-,4)(',4 0 -,4) /K A. ',64 B. (3,64 C. 4$,64 D. % F. ' Ans : F

'(. +f the area of two circles are in the ratio '6$ D '$6 then the ratio of their ra ii is A. '% D '' B. '' D '( C. '( D 'D. '- D '4 F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : D '-. A se!i-circle is sur!ounte on the si e of a square. #he ratio of the area of the se!i-circle to the area of the square is

A. B. C. D. F.

'D( (D& &D2 2D& Hone of the abo"e

Ans : C '4. Mhich of the following is the greatest K A. 4%B of -% B. -,5 of (5 C. 6.5B of (%% D. 5i"e !ore than the square of F. ',(-4 Ans : F '5. #wo i entical ta&s fill (,5 of a tan4 in (% !inutes. Mhen one of the ta&s goes ry in how !any !inutes will the re!aining one ta& fill the rest of the tan4 K A. 5 !inutes B. '% !inutes C. '5 !inutes D. (% !inutes F. Hone of the abo"e Ans : C '6. +f the "alue of GNO Co!&any stoc4 ro&s fro! J(5 &er share to J(' &er share6 what is the &ercent of the ecreaseK A. 4 B. 2

C. '( D. '6 F. (% Ans : D '3. +f a buil ing b feet high casts a sha ow f feet long6 then6 at the sa!e ti!e of ay6 a tree t feet high will cast a sha ow how !any feet longK A. ft,b B. fb,t C. b,ft D. tb,f F. t,fb Ans : A '2. +f .6 y6 an : are consecuti"e negati"e integers6 an if . 1 y 1 :6 which of the following !ust be a &ositi"e o integerK A. .y: B. (. - y) (y - :) C. . - y: D. .(y 0 :) F. . 0 y 0 : Ans : B '$. At a certain ice cream parlor6 custo!ers can choose a!ong fi"e ifferent ice cream flavors an can choose either a sugar cone or a waffle cone. Consi ering both ice crea! fla"or an cone ty&e6 how !any istinct tri&le-scoo& cones with three ifferent ice crea! fla"ors are a"ailableK A. '( B. '6 C. (% D. (4 F. -% Ans : C (%. Mhat is the greatest "alue of a positive integer n such that -n is a factor of '2'5K A. '5 B. '2 C. -% D. -F. 45 Ans : C

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability

('. +f .(t / (.( - .6s an .5s / .(t 0 '.'6 then s / A. ' B. C. '% D. '' F. -% Ans : B ((. Five years ago6 BethLs age was three ti!es that of A!y. #en years ago6 BethLs age was one half that of Chelsea. +f C re&re- sents ChelseaLs current age6 which of the following represents A!yLs current ageK A. c,6 0 5 B. (c C. (c-'%),D. -c-5 F. 5c,- - '% Ans : A (-. A &ortion of J3(%% is in"este at a 4B annual return6 while the re!ain er is in"este at a 5B annual return. +f the annual inco!e fro! both &ortions is the sa!e6 what is the total inco!e fro! the two in"est!entsK A. J'6% B. J-(% C. J4%% D. J3(% F. J'66%% Ans : B (4. An e!&ty swi!!ing &ool can be fille to ca&acity through an inlet &i&e in - hours6 an it can be co!&letely raine by a rain&i&e in 6 hours. +f both &i&es are fully o&en at the same time6 in how !any hours will the e!&ty &ool be fille to ca&acityK A. 4 B. 4.5 C. 5 D. 5.5 F. 6 Ans : F (5. +f r / (-& 0 q),( an s / & - q6 for which of the following "alues of & woul r( / s(K A. 'q,5 B. '% - -q,( C. q - ' D. -q F. $q,( - $ Ans : A

(6. At '% a.!. two trains starte tra"eling towar each other fro! stations (23 !iles a&art. #hey &asse each other at 'D-% &.!. the sa!e ay. +f the a"erage s&ee of the faster train e.cee e the a"erage s&ee of the slower train by 6 !iles &er hour6 which of the following re&resents the s&ee of the faster train6 in !iles &er hourK A. -2 B. 4% C. 44 D. 42 F. 5% Ans : C (3. Pn the .y-coor inate &lane6 &oints A an B both lie on the circu!ference of a circle whose center is P6 an the length of AB equals the circleLs ia!eter. +f the (.6y) coor inates of P are ((6') an the (.6y) coor inates of B are (466)6 what are the (.6y) coor inates of AK A. (-6 -,() B. ('6 (,() C. (%6 -4) D. ((,(6 ') F. (-'6 -(,() Ans : C (2. +f a rectangleLs length an wi th are both ouble 6 by what &ercent is the rectangleLs area increase K A. 5% B. '%% C. (%% D. -%% F. 4%% Ans : D ($. A rectangular tan4 '%Q by 2Q by 4Q is fille with water. +f all of the water is to be transferre to cube-sha&e tan4s6 each one - inches on a si e6 how !any of these s!aller tan4s are nee e K A. $ B. '( C. '6 D. (' F. -$ Ans : B -%. 8oint ) lies at the center of the square base (ABCD) of the &yra!i &icture abo"e. #he &yra!i Ls height (8)) !easures e.actly one half the length of each e ge of its base6 an &oint F lies e.actly halfway between C an D along one e ge of the base. Mhat is the ratio of the surface area of any of the &yra!i Ls four triangular faces to the surface area of the sha e triangleK

A. B. C. D. F.

- DR( R5D' 4R-D(R(D' 2DR5

Ans : D

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability


Average
-'. #he a"erage wages of a wor4er uring a fortnight co!&rising '5 consecuti"e wor4ing ays was *s.$% &er ay. During the first 3 ays6 his a"erage wages was *s.23, ay an the a"erage wages uring the last 3 ays was *s.$( , ay. Mhat was his wage on the 2th ayK A. 2B. $( C. $% D. $3 Ans : D -(. #he a"erage of 5 quantities is 6. #he a"erage of - of the! is 2. Mhat is the a"erage of the re!aining two nu!bersK A. 6.5 B. 4 C. D. -.5 Ans : C --. #he a"erage te!&erature on Me nes ay6 #hurs ay an 5ri ay was (5%. #he a"erage te!&erature on #hurs ay6 5ri ay an Eatur ay was (4%. +f the te!&erature on Eatur ay was (3%6 what was the te!&erature on Me nes ayK A. (4% B. ('% C. (3% D. -%% Ans : D -4. #he a"erage age of a grou& of '( stu ents is (%years. +f 4 !ore stu ents Coin the group6 the a"erage age increases by ' year. #he a"erage age of the new stu ents is A. (4 B. (6 C. (D. ((

Ans : A -5. Mhen a stu ent weighing 45 4gs left a class6 the average weight of the re!aining 5$ stu ents increase by (%%g. Mhat is the a"erage weight of the re!aining 5$ stu entsK A. 53 4gs B. 56.2 4gs C. 52.( 4gs D. 5(.( 4gs Ans : A -6. #hree !ath classesD G6 N6 an O6 ta4e an algebra test. #he a"erage score in class G is 2-. #he a"erage score in class N is 36. #he a"erage score in class O is 25. #he a"erage score of all stu ents in classes G an N together is 3$. #he a"erage score of all stu ents in classes N an O together is 2'. Mhat is the a"erage for all the three classesK A. B. C. D. 2' 2'.5 2( 24.5

Ans : B -3. #he a"erage weight of a class of (4 stu ents is -6 years. Mhen the weight of the teacher is also inclu e 6 the a"erage weight increases by '4g. Mhat is the weight of the teacherK A. 6% 4gs B. 6' 4gs C. -3 4gs D. Hone of these Ans : B -2. #he a"erage of 5 quantities is '% an the a"erage of - of the! is $. Mhat is the a"erage of the re!aining (K A. '' B. '( C. ''.5 D. '(.5 Ans : C -$. #he a"erage age of a fa!ily of 5 !e!bers is (% years. +f the age of the youngest !e!ber be '% years then what was the a"erage age of the fa!ily at the ti!e of the birth of the youngest !e!berK

A. B. C. D.

'-.5 '4 '5 '(.5

Ans : D 4%. A stu ent fin s the a"erage of '% &ositi"e integers. Fach integer contains two igits. By !ista4e6 the boy interchanges the igits of one nu!ber say ba for ab. Due to this6 the a"erage beco!es '.2 less than the &re"ious one. Mhat was the ifference of the two igits a an bK A. 2 B. 6 C. ( D. 4 Ans : C 4'. Average cost of 5 a&&les an 4 !angoes is *s. -6. #he a"erage cost of 3 a&&les an 2 !angoes is *s. 42. 5in the total cost of (4 a&&les an (4 !angoes. A. '%44 B. (%22 C. 3(% D. -(4 Ans : B

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability


Interest
4'. A father left a will of *s.-5 la4hs between his two aughters age 2.5 an '6 such that they !ay get equal a!ounts when each of the! reach the age of (' years. #he original a!ount of *s.-5 la4hs has been instructe to be in"este at '%B &.a. simple interest. How much did the el er aughter get at the ti!e of the willK A. *s. '3.5 la4hs B. *s. (' la4hs C. *s. '5 la4hs D. *s. (% la4hs Ans : B 4(. Mhat will *s.'5%% a!ount to in three years if it is in"este in (%B &.a. compound interest6 interest being co!&oun e annuallyK A. (4%% B. (5$( C. (632 D. (54%

Ans : B 4-. +f a su! of !oney grows to '44,'(' ti!es when in"este for two years in a sche!e where interest is co!&oun e annually6 how long will the sa!e su! of !oney ta4e to treble if in"este at the sa!e rate of interest in a sche!e where interest is co!&ute using si!&le interest !etho K A. $ years B. (( years C. '2 years D. -- years Ans : B 44. #he &o&ulation of a town was -6%% three years bac4. +t is 42%% right now. Mhat will be the &o&ulation three years own the line6 if the rate of growth of &o&ulation has been constant o"er the years an has been co!&oun ing annuallyK A. 6%%% B. 64%% C. 3(%% D. $6%% Ans : B 45. A !an in"ests *s.5%%% for - years at 5B &.a. co!&oun interest rec4one yearly. +nco!e ta. at the rate of (%B on the interest earne is e ucte at the en of each year. 5in the a!ount at the en of the thir year. A. 56(4.-( B. 56-%.5% C. 5322.'(5 D. 56(3.(% Ans : A 46. The difference between the co!&oun interest an the si!&le interest on a certain su! at '(B &.a. for two years is *s.$%. Mhat will be the "alue of the a!ount at the en of - yearsK A. $%%% B. 6(5% C. 25-%.2% D. 232%.2% Ans : D 43. SiCay in"este *s.5%6%%% &artly at '%B an &artly at '5B. Iis total inco!e after a year was *s.3%%%. Iow !uch i he in"est at the rate of '%BK A. *s.4%6%%% B. *s.4%6%%% C. *s.'(6%%% D. *s.(%6%%%

Ans : B 42. A su! of !oney in"este for a certain nu!ber of years at 2B &.a. si!&le interest grows to *s.'2%. #he sa!e su! of !oney in"este for the sa!e nu!ber of years at 4B &.a. si!&le interest grows to *s.'(% only. 5or how !any years was the su! in"este K A. (5 years B. 4% years C. -- years an 4 !onths D. Cannot be eter!ine Ans : A 4$. Iow long will it ta4e for a su! of !oney to grow fro! *s.'(5% to *s.'%6%%%6 if it is in"este at '(.5B &.a si!&le interestK A. 2 years B. 64 years C. 3( years D. 56 years Ans : D 5%. *s. 5223 is i"i e between Ehya! an *a!6 such that Ehya!Ls share at the en of $ years is equal to *a!Ls share at the en of '' years6 co!&oun e annually at the rate of 5B. 5in the share of Ehya!. A. (%22 B. (%%% C. -%23 D. Hone of these Ans : C

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability


Geometry
5'. 5in the coor inates of the point which i"i es the line Coining (56 -() an ($6 6) internally in the ratio ' D -. A. (66 %) B. (66 -) C. (%6 6) D. (-6 6) Ans : A 5(. 5in the nu!ber of triangles in an octagon. A. -(6 B. '(% C. 56

D. Cannot be eter!ine Ans : C 5-. 5in the equation of a line whose interce&ts are twice of the line -. - (y - '( / % A. -. - (y / (4 B. (. - -y / '( C. (. - -y / (4 D. Hone of these Ans : A 54. 5in the area of the sector co"ere by the hour han after it has !o"e through hours an the length of the hour han is 3c!. A. 33 sq.c! B. -2.5 sq.c! C. -5 sq.c! D. 3% sq.c! Ans : B 55. 5in the area of the triangle whose "ertices are (-66 -()6 (-46 -6)6 (-(6 5). A. -6 B. '2 C. '5 D. -% Ans : C 56. A stairway '%ft high is such that each ste& accounts for half a foot u&war an onefoot forwar . Mhat istance will an ant tra"el if it starts fro! groun le"el to reach the to& of the stairwayK A. -% ft B. -- ft C. '% ft D. ($ ft Ans : D 53. Fach interior angle of a regular &olygon is '(% egrees greater than each e.terior angle. Iow !any si es are there in the &olygonK A. 6 B. 2 C. '( D. Ans : C 52. Mhat is the area of the largest triangle that can be fitte into a rectangle of length LlL units an wi th LwL unitsK

A. B. C. D.

lw,((lw),(-lw),4 (lw),(

Ans : D 5$. Mhich of the following is inCorrectK A. An incentre is a &oint where the angle bisectors !eet. B. #he !e ian of any si e of a triangle bisects the si e at right angle. C. #he &oint at which the three altitu es of a triangle !eet is the orthocentre D. #he &oint at which the three &er&en icular bisectors !eet is the centre of the circu!circle. Ans : B 6%. A an B are two &oints with the co-or inates (-(6 %) an (%6 5). Mhat is the length of the iagonal AC if AB for! one of the si es of the square ABCDK A. units B. units C. units D. units Ans : B

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability


Geometry
6'. Mhat is the !easure of the circu! ra ius of a triangle whose si es are $6 4% an 4'K A. 6 B. 4 C. (4.5 D. (%.5 Ans : D 6(. +f the su! of the interior angles of a regular &olygon !easures u& to '44% egrees6 how !any si es oes the &olygon ha"eK A. '% si es B. 2 si es C. '( si es D. $ si es Ans : A

6-. +f ABC is a right angle triangle with angle A / $%% an (s / a 0 b 0 c6 where a 1 b 1 c where notations ha"e their usual !eanings6 then which one of the following is CorrectK A. (s - b) (s - c) 1 s (s - a) B. (s - a) (s - c) 1 s (s - b) C. (s - a) (s - b) 9 s (s - c) D. 4s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) / bc Ans : C 64. Mhat is the !easure of in ra ius of the triangle whose si es are (46 3 an (5K A. '(.5 B. C. 6 D. Hone of these Ans : B 65. Mhat is the circu! ra ius of a triangle whose si es are 36 (4 an (5 res&ecti"elyK A. '2 B. '(.5 C. '( D. '4 Ans : B

Quantitative Ability : Menstruation


66. A regular he.agon is inscribe in a circle of ra ius r c!s. Mhat is the &eri!eter of the regular he.agonK A. -r B. 6r C. r D. $r Ans : B 63. A 4 c! cube is cut into ' c! cubes. Mhat is the &ercentage increase in the surface area after such cuttingK A. 4B B. -%%B C. 35B D. 4%%B Ans : B 62. +f the iagonal an the area of a rectangle are (5 ! an '62 !(6 what is the length of the rectangleK A. '3 !

B. -' ! C. '( ! D. (4 ! Ans : D 6$. #he surface area of the three coter!inous faces of a cuboi are 66 '56 '% sq.c! res&ecti"ely. 5in the "olu!e of the cuboi . A. -% B. (% C. 4% D. -5 Ans : A 3%. +f each interior angle of a regular &olygon is '5% egrees6 then it is A. Pctagon B. Decagon C. Do ecagon D. #etrahe ron Ans : C

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability


Menstruation
3'. A 5 c! cube is cut into as !any ' c! cubes as &ossible. Mhat is the ratio of the surface area of the larger cube to that of the su! of the surface areas of the s!aller cubesK A. ' D 6 B. ' D 5 C. ' D (5 D. ' D '(5 Ans : B 3(. +f the si es of a triangle !easure 3(6 35 an ('6 what is the !easure of its in ra iusK A. -3.5 B. (4 C. $ D. '5 Ans : C

3-. #he circu!ference of the front wheel of a cart is -% ft long an that of the bac4 wheel is -6 ft long. Mhat is the distance tra"elle by the cart6 when the front wheel has one fi"e !ore re"olutions than the rear wheelK A. (% ft B. (5 ft C. 35% ft D. $%% ft Ans : D 34. #he area of a square fiel is (4(%% sq !. Iow long will a la y ta4e to cross the fiel iagonally at the rate of 6.6 4!,hrK A. - minutes B. ( !inutes C. (.4 !inutes D. ( !inutes 4% secon s Ans : B

Quantitative Ability : Trignometry


35. a an b are the lengths of the base an height of a right angle triangle whose hy&otenuse is h. +f the "alues of a an b are &ositi"e integers6 which of the following cannot be a "alue of the square of the hy&otenuseK A. 'B. (C. -3 D. 4' Ans : B 36. #he angle of ele"ation of the to& of a tower -% ! high6 fro! two &oints on the le"el groun on its o&&osite si es are 45 egrees an 6% egrees. Mhat is the istance between the two &ointsK A. -% B. 5'.$6 C. 43.-( D. 2'.$6 Ans : C 33. Mhat is the "alue of cot '5o 0 cot 35o 0 cot '-5o - cosec -%oK A. B. +nfinity C. ' D. Hone of these Ans : C

atio An! "roportion


32. *s.4-( is i"i e a!ongst three wor4ers A6 B an C such that 2 ti!es ALs share is equal to '( ti!es BLs share which is equal to 6 ti!es CLs share. Iow !uch i A getK A. *s.'$( B. *s.'-C. *s.'44 D. *s.'(2 Ans : C 3$. +f (% !en or (4 wo!en or 4% boys can o a Cob in '( ays wor4ing for 2 hours a ay6 how !any !en wor4ing with 6 wo!en an ( boys ta4e to o a Cob four ti!es as big wor4ing for 5 hours a ay for '( aysK A. 2 !en B. '( !en C. ( !en D. (4 !en Ans : C 2%. #wo cogge wheels of which one has -( cogs an other 54 cogs6 wor4 into each other. +f the latter turns 2% ti!es in three quarters of a !inute6 how often oes the other turn in 2 secon sK A. 42 B. '-5 C. (4 D. Hone of these Ans : C

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability


Ratio And Proportion
2'. #he !onthly inco!es of A and B are in the ratio 4 D 56 their e.&enses are in the ratio 5 D 6. +f LAL sa"es *s.(5 &er !onth an LBL sa"es *s.5% &er !onth6 what are their res&ecti"e inco!esK A. *s.4%% an *s.5%% B. *s.(4% an *s.-%% C. *s.-(% an *s.4%% D. *s.44% an *s.55%

Ans : A 2(. #he &ro&ortion of !il4 an water in - sa!&les is (D'6 -D( an 5D-. A mixture co!&rising of equal quantities of all - sa!&les is !a e. #he &ro&ortion of !il4 an water in the !i.ture is A. (D' B. 5D' C. $$D6' D. ((3D'-Ans : D 2-. A grou& of wor4ers can o a &iece of wor4 in (4 ays. Iowe"er as 3 of the! were absent it too4 -% ays to co!&lete the wor4. Iow !any &eo&le actually wor4e on the Cob to co!&lete itK A. -5 B. -% C. (2 D. 4( Ans : C 24. A6 B an C &lay cric4et. ALs runs are to BLs runs an BLs runs are to CLs as -D(. #hey get altogether -4( runs. Iow !any runs i A !a4eK A. '6( B. '%2 C. 3( D. Hone of these Ans : A 25. #he !onthly salaries of two &ersons are in the ratio of 4D3. +f each recei"es an increase of *s.(5 in the salary6 the ratio is altere to -D 5. 5in their res&ecti"e salaries. A. '(% an ('% B. 2% an '4% C. '2% an -%% D. (%% an -5% Ans : D 26. A fort has &ro"isions for 6% ays. +f after '5 ays 5%% !en strengthen the! an the foo lasts 4% ays longer6 how !any !en are there in the fortK A. -5%% B. 4%%% C. 6%%% D. Hone of these Ans : B

23. #he ratio of !ar4s obtaine by "ino an Basu is 6D5. +f the co!bine a"erage of their &ercentage is 62.35 an their su! of the !ar4s is (356 fin the total !ar4s for which e.a! was con ucte . A. '5% B. (%% C. 4%% D. Hone of these. Ans : B 22. #he &resent ages of A an B are as 6 D 4. 5i"e years ago their ages were in the ratio 5 D -. 5in their &resent ages. A. 4(6 (2 B. -66 (4 C. -%6 (% D. (56 '5 Ans : C 2$. A6 B an C enter into a &artnershi& by in"esting *s.-6%%6 *s.44%% an *s.(2%%. A is a wor4ing &artner an gets a fourth of the &rofit for his ser"ices an the re!aining &rofit is i"i e a!ongst the three in the rate of their in"est!ents. Mhat is the a!ount of &rofit that B gets if A gets a total of *s. 2%%%K A. 4222.22 B. $---.-C. 4%%% D. -666.66 Ans : A $%. A6 B an C6 each of the! wor4ing alone can co!&lete a Cob in 66 2 an '( ays res&ecti"ely. +f all three of the! wor4 together to co!&lete a Cob an earn *s.(-4%6 what ill be CLs share of the earningsK A. *s.5(% B. *s.'%2% C. *s.''3% D. *s.6-% Ans : A

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability

Mixtures and Alligations


$'. A (% litre mixture of !il4 an water contains !il4 an water in the ratio - D (. '% litres of the !i.ture is re!o"e an re&lace with &ure !il4 an the operation is re&eate once !ore. At the en of the two re!o"al an re&lace!ent6 what is the ratio of !il4 an water in the resultant !i.tureK A. '3 D B. $ D ' C. - D '3 D. 5 D Ans : B $(. +n what ratio !ust a &erson !i. three 4in s of tea costing *s.6%,4g6 *s.35,4g an *s.'%% ,4g so that the resultant !i.ture when sol at *s.$6,4g yiel s a &rofit of (%BK A. ' D ( D 4 B. - D 3 D 6 C. ' D 4 D ( D. Hone of these Ans : C $-. A !erchant !i.es three "arieties of rice costing *s.(%,4g6 *s.(4,4g an *s.-%,4g an sells the !i.ture at a &rofit of (%B at *s.-% , 4g. Iow !any 4gs of the secon "ariety will be in the !i.ture if ( 4gs of the thir "ariety is there in the !i.tureK A. ' 4g B. 5 4gs C. - 4gs D. 6 4gs Ans : B $4. Iow !any litres of water shoul be a e to a -% litre !i.ture of !il4 an water containing !il4 an water in the ratio of 3 D - such that the resultant !i.ture has 4%B water in itK A. 3 litres B. '% litres C. 5 litres D. Hone of these Ans : C $5. Iow !any 4gs of Bas!ati rice costing *s.4(,4g shoul a sho&4ee&er !i. with (5 4gs of or inary rice costing *s.(4 &er 4g so that he !a4es a &rofit of (5B on selling the !i.ture at *s.4%,4gK A. (% 4gs B. '(.5 4gs C. '6 4gs D. (%% 4gs

Ans : A $6. Iow !any litres of a '( litre !i.ture containing !il4 an water in the ratio of ( D be re&lace with &ure !il4 so that the resultant !i.ture contains !il4 an water in equal &ro&ortionK A. 4 litres B. ( litres C. ' litre D. '.5 litres Ans : B $3. A sa!&le of . litres fro! a container ha"ing a 6% litre !i.ture of !il4 an water containing !il4 an water in the ratio of ( D - is re&lace with &ure !il4 so that the container will ha"e !il4 an water in equal &ro&ortions. Mhat is the "alue of .K A. 6 litres B. '% litres C. -% litres D. Hone of these Ans : B $2. A :oo4ee&er counte the hea s of the ani!als in a :oo an foun it to be 2%. Mhen he counte the legs of the ani!als he foun it to be (6%. +f the :oo ha either &igeons or horses6 how !any horses were there in the zooK A. 4% B. -% C. 5% D. 6% Ans : C $$. 5ro! a cas4 of !il4 containing -% litres6 6 litres are rawn out an the cas4 is fille u& with water. +f the sa!e &rocess is re&eate a secon 6 then a thir ti!e6 what will be the nu!ber of litres of !il4 left in the cas4K A. %.5'( liters B. '( liters C. '4.-2 liters D. '5.-6 liters Ans : D '%%.+n a 4! race6 A gi"es B a start of (% secon s an beats hi! by 4%!. Iowe"er6 when he gi"es B a start of (5 secon s they finish in a ea heat. Mhat is ALs s&ee in !,secK A. '(.5 !,sec B. (% !,sec C. 2 !,sec D. '% !,sec

Ans : D

#erbal Section : Sentence Completions


Directions: Fach sentence below has one or two blan4s. Fach blan4 shows that so!ething has been o!itte . Tn er each sentence fi"e wor s are gi"en as choice. Choose the one correct wor for each blan4 that best fits the !eaning of the sentences as a whole. '. The $act that the% o$ con$rontation is no longer as popular as it once &as % procatss in race relations' A. insi iousness - reiterates B. &ractice - inculcates C. glimmer - foresha ows D. technique - &resages F. reticence - in icates Ans :D (. A chil! shoul! not be % as being either very shy or over % agcatssive' A. categori:e B. instructe C. intone D. istracte F. refraine Ans :A -. "resi!ent An&ar el % Sa!at o$ (gypt) !isregar!ing % criticism in the Alab &orl! an! in his o&n *overnment) % accepte! prime minister Menahem Begin+s invitation to visit Israel in or!er to a!!ress the ,sraeli parliament' A. acri!onious - for!ally B. ble!ishe - stiffly C. categorical - &re"iously D. !alignant - &lainti"ely F. charis!atic - !eticulously Ans :A 4. ,n his usual % manner) he ha! insure! himsel$ against this type o$ loss' A. &ensi"e B. &ro"i ential C. in ifferent D. circu!s&ect F. caustic

Ans :D 5. -e never believe! that he &oul! resort to % in or!er to achieve his goal. &e al&ays regar!e! him as a % man' A. char! - insincere B. necro!ancy - &ietistic C. logic - honorable D. &resti igitation - articulate F. subterfuge - honest Ans :F 6. The Sociologist respon!e! to the charge that her ne& theory &as % by pointing out that it !i! not in $act contra!ict accepte! sociological principles' A. un&ro"en B. banal C. su&erficial D. co!&le. F. heretical Ans :F 3. Despite assorte! e$$usion to the contrary) there is no necessary lin/ bet&een scienti$ic s/ill an! humanism) an! quite possibly) there may be something o$ a % bet&een them' A. ichoto!y B. congruity C. reci&rocity D. fusion F. generosity Ans :F 2. The most technologically a!vance! societies have been responsible $or the catatest % in!ee! savagery seems to be in!irect proposition to % A. in"entions - 4now-how B. wars - "iciousness C. triu!&hs - ci"ili:ations D. atrocities - e"elo&!ent F. catastro&hes - ill-will Ans :D $. ,ronically) the party lea!ers encountere! no catater % their e$$orts to buil! as "rocatssive "arty than the % o$ the procatssive alrea!y electe! to the legislature' A. obstacle to - resistance B. su&&ort for - a "ocacy C. &raise for - re&utation D. threat to - &ro!ise

F. benefit - success Ans :A '%. The simplicity o$ the theory % its main attraction % is also its % $or only by % the assumptions o$ the theory is it possible to e0plain the most recent observations ma!e by researchers' A. glory - reCecting B. liability - acce&ting C. un oing - su&&le!enting D. ownfall - consi ering F. "irtue - qualifying Ans : C

#erbal Section : Sentence Completions


''. That the Thir! Battalion+s $i$ty percent casually rate trans$orme! its assault on 1ill 234 $rom a brilliant stratagem into a !ebacle !oes not % eye&itness reports o$ its comman!er+s e0tra%or!inary % in !eploying his $orces' A. in"ali ate - brutality B. gainsay - cle"erness C. un erscore - ine&titu e D. Custify - ra&i ity F. corroborate - eter!ination Ans : B '(. No longer % by the belie$ that the world around us &as e0pressly !esigne! $or humanity) many people try to $in! intellectual % $or that lost certainty in astrology an! in mysticism' A. satisfie - reasons B. reassure - Custifications C. restricte - &arallels D. sustaine - substitutes F. ha!&ere - equi"alents Ans : D '-. ,n eighth%century 5apan) people &ho % &astelan! &ere re&ar!e! &ith o$$icial ran/s as part o$ an e$$ort to overcome the shortage o$ % $iel!s' A. culti"ate - o!estic B. locate - esirable C. conser"e - foreste D. reclai!e - arable F. irrigate - accessible.

Ans :D '4. Clearly re$uting sceptics) researchers have % not only that gravitational ra!iation e0ists but that it also !oes e0actly &hat the theory% it shoul! !o' A. assu!e - e ucte B. esti!ate - acce&te C. su&&ose - asserte D. oubte - warrante F. e!onstrate - &re icte . Ans :F '5. Melo!ramas) &hich presente! star/ oppositions bet&een innocence an! criminality) virtue an! corruption) good and evil) &ere popular precisely because they o$$ere! the au!ience a &orl! % o$ % A. e&ri"e - &olarity B. full - circu!stantiality C. bereft - theatricality D. e"oi - neutrality F. co!&ose - a "ersity. Ans :D '6. Sponsors o$ the bill &ere%because there &as no opposition to it &ithin the legislative) until a$ter the measure ha! been signe! into la&' A. well-intentione B. &ersistent C. etaine D. unreliable F. relie"e . Ans :B 67' (cology) li/e economics) concerns itsel$ &ith the movement o$ valuable % through a comple0 net&or/ o$ pro!ucers an! consumers' A. nutrients B. i"i en s C. co!!unications D. artifacts F. co!!o ities. Ans :C '2. 1aving $ully embrace! the belie$ that government by persuasion is pre$erable to government by % the lea!ers o$ the movement have recently % most o$ their previous statements supporting totalitarianism' A. &rocla!ation - co ifie B. coercion - re&u iate C. &artici&ation - !o erate D. inti!i ation - issue

F. Ans :B

e!onstration - eliberate .

68' ,t &oul! be !i$$icult $or one so % to be le! to believe that all men are equal an! that &e must !isregar! race) color an! cree!' A. tolerant B. e!ocratic C. broa !in e D. e!otional F. intolerant. Ans :F (%. Many philosophers agree that the verbal aggression o$ pro$anity in certain re!ical ne&spapers is not % or chil!ish) but an assault on % essential to the revolutionary+s purpose' A. insolent - sociability B. tri"ial - ecoru! C. belligerent - fallibility D. serious - &ro&riety F. eliberate - affectation. Ans :B

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('. The % tones o$ the flute succee!e! in % his tense nerves' A. rha&so ic - !ini!ising B. blatant - enhancing C. ho"en ous - cal!ing D. "ibrant - &ortraying F. !ellifluous - soothing. Ans :F ((. -ithout the psychiatrist+s promise o$ confidentiality) trust is % an! the patient+s communication limite!. even though con$i!entiality can thus be seen to be precious in thercopy) moral responsibility sometimes requires a &illingness to % it' A. lost - forget B. i!&licit - e.ten C. i!&aire - sacrifise D. a!biguous - a&&ly F. assu!e - e.a!ine. Ans :C

92' "arts o$ seventeenth%century Chinese pleasure gar!ens &ere not necessarily inten!e! to loo/ %they &ere !esigne! e0pressly to evo/e the agreeable melancholy resulting $rom a sense o$ the % o$ natural beauty an! human glory' A. great - i!!utability B. Coyful - !ortality C. con"entional - wil ness D. cheerful - transitoriness F. colorful - abstractness. Ans :D 9:' Despite the % o$ many o$ their colleagues) some scholars have begun to emphasi;e ++pop culture++ as a /ey $or % the myths) hopes) an! $ears o$ contemporary society' A. &e antry - reinstating B. enthusias! - sy!boli:ing C. s4e&ticis! - eci&hering D. anti&athy - in"ol"ing F. iscern!ent - e"aluating. Ans :C 9<' ,$ !uty is the natural % o$ one+s the course o$ $uture events) then people &ho are po&er$ul have !uty place! on them &hether they li/e it or not' A. outgrowth - control o"er B. arbiter - res&onsibility for C. correlate - un erstan ing of D. eter!inant - in"ol"e!ent in F. !itigant - &reoccu&ation with . Ans :A 94' Clearly re$uting sceptics) researches have % not only that gravitational ra!iation e0ists but that it also !oes e0actly &hat the theory % it shoul! !o' A. su&&ose - asserte B. "oubte -warrante C. assu!e - e uce D. e!onstrate - &re icte F. esti!ate - acce&te Ans :D 97' The Neolatonists+ conception o$ a !eity) in &hich per$ection &as measure! by abun!ant $ecun!ity) &as contra!icte! by that o$ the Aristotelians) in &hich per$ection &as !isplaye! in the % o$ creation' A. "ariety B. econo!y C. &rofusion D. clarity F. &recision.

Ans :B 9=' ,t is a great % to be able to trans$er use$ul genes &ith as little e0tra gene material as possible) because the !onor+s genome may contain) in a!!ition to !esirable genes) many genes &ith % e$$ects' A. Disa&&oint!ent - su&erfluous B. Con"enience - e.quisite C. A "antage - eleterious D. Acco!&lish!ent - &rofoun F. =isfortune - un&re ictable. Ans :C 98' -hile a!mitting that the ris/s incurre! by use o$ the insectici!e &ere not % the manu$acturer+s spo/esperson argue! that e$$ective % &ere simply not available' A. in eter!inable - safeguar s B. unusual - alternati"es C. inconsequential - substitutes D. &ro"en - anti otes F. increasing - &roce ures. Ans :C -%. 1uman reaction to the realm o$ though is o$ten as strong as that to sensible presences. our higher moral li$e is base! on the $act that % sensations actually present may have a &ea/er in$luence on our action than !o i!eas o$ % $acts' A. e!otional - i!&ersonal B. fa!iliar D sy!bolic C. isturbing - or inary D. !aterial - re!ote F. efeniti"e - contro"oisial. Ans :D

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-'. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in li$e on earth because o$ the possibility o$ % resulting $rom the carbon atom+s ability to $orm an unen!ing series o$ !i$$erent molecules' A. "ariety B. stability C. e"iations D. in"igorations F. re&ro uction. Ans :A

29' ,t &oul! be !i$$icult $or one so % to be le! to believe that all men are equal an! that &e must !isregar! race) color an! cree!' A. intolerant B. e!ocratic C. e!otional D. &atient F. broa !in e . Ans :A 22' An occasional % remar/ spoile! the % that ma!e the paper memorable' A. colloquial B. trite - cliches C. urbane - so&histicate D. hac4neye - originality F. Co"ial - fun. Ans :D -4. Broa!&ay au!iences have become inure! to % an! so % to be please! as to ma/e their rea!y ovations meaningless as an in!icator o$ the quality o$ the pro!uction be$ore them' A. cle"erness D eager B. con escension D isincline C. senti!entality D reluctant D. !e iocrity D es&erate F. histrionics D unli4ely Ans :D -5. Nineteenth % century scholars) by e0amining earlier geometric *ree/ art) $oun! that classical Greek art &as not a magical % or a brilliant % blen!ing (gyptian an! Assyruin art) but &as in!epen!ently evolve! by *ree/s in *reece' A. con"ersion - anne.ation B. a&&arition - a!alga! C. stratage! - a&&ro&riation D. &ara ig! - construct F. e.a!&le - synthesis Ans :B 24' The struggle o$ the generations is one o$ the obvious constants o$ human a$$airs. there$ore) it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry bet&een young an! ol! in &estern society !uring the current !eca!e is % critical' A. archety&ally B. &erennially C. isturbingly D. uniquely F. cautiously

Ans :D 27' (ven though in to!ay+s Soviet union the % Muslim clergy have been accor!e! po&er an! privileges) the Muslim laity an! the ran/ % an! % $ile clergy still' 1ave little % to practice their religion' A. a "ersaries of - inclination B. tra itionalists a!ong - incenti"e C. &ractitioners a!ong - o&&ortunity D. lea ers of - latitu e F. issi ents within -obligation Ans :D -2. >nli/e the Sha/espearean plays) The ++closet !ramas++ o$ the nineteenth century &ere meant to be % rather than % A. seen - acte B. rea - acte C. &ro uce - acte D. quiet - lou F. so&histicate - urbane Ans :B -$. The little % /no&n but rapi!ly e0pan!ing use o$ computers in mapma/ing is technologically similar to the more % uses in !esigning everything $rom bolts to satellites' A. ingenuous B. recent C. secure D. &ublici:e F. successful Ans :D 4%. Although his out numbere! troops $ought bravely) the general $elt he ha! no choice but to % !e$eat an! % a retreat' A. o"ersee - reCect B. ac4nowle ge - or er C. hasten - suggest D. see4 - try F. o"erco!e - request Ans :B

#erbal Section: Analogies

Directions: Fach of the questions below consists of two wor s that ha"e a certain relationshi& to each other6 followe by fi"e lettere &airs of relate wor s. Eelect the lettere &air of wor s. '. AN*?( : D(CAT( A. area D square inch B. !il4 D quart C. society D classes D. letter D al&habet F. ti!e D !inutes Ans : A (. C@NF, M(D : ,N#(T( AT( A. 4nowle ge D su&&ose B. financial D ban4ru&t C. i!!ature D callow D. cre ible D incre ible F. carefulD &unishing Ans :B -. ?>??ABA : BA CA @?( A. birth D !arriage B. night D !orning C. cra le D gon ola D. song D &oe! F. carol D sonneteer Ans :C 4. B@@?@*A : AN,MA?S A. ecology D &ollution B. botany D &lants C. che!istry D ato!s D. history D &eo&le F. !athe!atics D geo!etry Ans :A 5. D@ A : #AN A. airy D cow B. fish D "ehicle C. freighter D caisson D. runners D wheels F. anish D Dutch Ans : C 6.
PARQUE

: -@@D

A. B. C. D. F.

color D &ainting !osaic D glass &ot&ourri D !e ley collage D ta&estry linoleu! D !arble

Ans : B 3. SA- : CA "(NT( A. Ecissors D tailor B. Magon D far!er C. Brush D &ainter D. #y&ewriter D author F. #rowel D bric4layer Ans : A 2. ?> C : -A,T A. boost D ele"ate B. e&lete D rain C. abscon D e&art D. bil4 D cheat F. to&&le D stabili:e Ans : C $. A?C1(MA : SC,(NC( A. nostru! D re!e y B. si eshow D carni"al C. &loy D tactic D. forgery D i!itation F. burlesque D co!e y Ans : A '%. N((D?( : CN,T A. bait D fish B. !atch D fire C. loo! D wea"e D. soa& D wash F. be D slee& Ans : C

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''. "A (NT1(S,S : (D"?ANAT,@N

A. B. C. D. F.

elli&sis D o!ission asteris4 D e.aggeration syno&sis D affectation a&ostro&he D annotation synthesis D inter&olation

Ans : A '(. C(NS>S : "@">?AT,@N A. !anifest D ebts B. roster D au ience C. itinerary D Courneys D. in"entory D !erchan ise F. state D incu!bents Ans : D '-. STANBA : "@(M A. !i!icry D &anto!i!e B. uet D chorus C. act D o&era D. rhy!e D "erse F. &irouette D ballet Ans : C '4. (D1@ T : S>**(ST A. cons&ire D &lan B. ta!&er D a Cust C. cra"e D acce&t D. goa D irect F. instruct D teach Ans : D '5. SAND "A"( : AB AS,#( A. gasoline D refine B. grati"ity D irritant C. &olish D floors D. acrylic D e!ulsion F. oil D lubricant. Ans :F '6. D,A"1AN@>S : CAC@"1@N@>S A. translucent D trans&arent B. trans&arent D noisy C. sheer D o&aque D. har!onious D iscor ant F. twofol D !ulti&le.

Ans :B '3. ,NFANCA : S(N,?,TA A. Canuary D Pctober B. inci&ient D critical C. ay D night D. conclusion D cli!a. F. awn D us4. Ans :F '2. ,* : C@NT(ST A. sol"e D conun ru! B. &re ict D race C. re&u iate D thesis D. gerry!an er D istrict F. incri!inate D e"i ence Ans :D '$. A B@ (T>M : T ((S A. a"iary D bir s B. catenhouse D gar en C. !useu! D &ainters D. gro"e D forest F. :oo D range Ans :D (%. M(ND,CANT : ,M"(C>N,@>S A. hat D as4ew B. liar D &oor C. co!&lainer D &etulant D. critic D qui::ical F. &hilanthro&hist D &ro igal. Ans :C

erbal Section: Analogies


('. (?A"S( : C@N#A?(SC(NC( A. issonance D har!ony B. feu alis! D in ustriali:ation C. re&etition D !onotony D. i!&asse D ebate F. reci i"is! D reha"bilitation. Ans :F

((. B@>Q>(T : F?@-( S A. corn D hus4 B. woo &ile D logs C. forest D thic4et D. !ist D fog F. rift D snow. Ans :B (-. T ,AN*?( : Q>AD ,?AT( A? A. rectangle D octagon B. cone D cube C. &entagon D he.agon D. &lane D soli F. regular D sy!!etrical. Ans :C (4. SA T@ ,A? : TA,?@ A. thes&ian D esigner B. rhetorical D questioner C. &ictorial D !usician D. histrionic D singer F. ter&sichorear D ancer. Ans :F (5. N(C A. B. C. D. F. @MANCA : *1@STS !agic D leger e!ain alche!y D gol sorcery D s&irits fortuneUtelling D gy&sies ro!ance D stories.

Ans :C (6. D >M : TAM"AN, A. &iano D orchestra B. cornet D &ercussion C. stic4 D baton D. "iolin D "iola F. oboe D woo win . Ans :F (3. (DT A. B. C. D. @#( T : (T,C(NT re&robate D hu!ility strategist D ecisi"eness :ealot D loyalty !a"eric4 D confor!ity

F. renega e D a!bition. Ans :D (2. 1A* A. B. C. D. F. Ans :B ($. (D(M"T,@N : (DC?>S,@NS A. ischarge D eli!ination B. ebar!ent D &re"ention C. i!!unity D isolation D. forgi"e D con one F. enclosure D o&en. Ans :C -%. F(B ,?( : ,??N(SS A. classic D culti"ation B. elusional D insanity C. eccentric D iscri!ination D. tenacious D astonish!ent F. Cu"enile D !aturity. Ans :B @M(T( : BA @M(T( snow D rain hu!i ity D &ressure water D !ercury te!&erature D weather forecast D rain.

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-'. D,SA"" @BAT,@N : C@ND(MN A. calu!ny D eulogise B. enig!a D enlighter C. fallacy D ise!inate D. e.hortation D urge F. sol"ency D e&loy. Ans :D -(. *(M : T> Q>@,S( A. lettuce D green B. &ear D orange C. stone D !agnetta D. "ine D cherry

F. flower D "iolet. Ans :F --. -,N( : * A"(S A. liquor D into.icating B. whis4ey D ho&s C. cha!&agne D raisins D. "o 4a D &otatoes F. "ineyar D winery. Ans :D -4. D(BAT( : F@ (NS,C A. concerto D har!oni:ing B. ra!a D histrionic C. o&era D s&o4en D. argu!ent D o!estic F. no"el D original. Ans :B -5. N@,S@M( : *A BA*( A. hea"y D !etal B. war!th D snow C. fragrant D incense D. liqui D &erfu!e F. lou D !usic. Ans :C -6. C@ND>,T : -AT( A. beha"iour D liqui B. electricity D tele"ision C. artery D bloo D. wire D soun F. &u!& D oil. Ans :C -3. B,BA A. B. C. D. F. Ans :D -2. (NT (" (N(> : ?AB@ ( ( : (D@T,C wil D ta!e li"ely D li"i stage D ancer co!!on&lace D routine or inary D e.ce&tional.

A. B. C. D. F. Ans :C

!e iator D conflict ca&italis! D co!!unis! &rofits D wages arbitrator D ca&italist !oonlighting D wor4er.

-$. ANT,MACASSA : S@FA A. &icture D fra!e B. rug D floor C. &illow D be D. oor D win ow F. table D chair. Ans :B 4%. N@TAB?( : N@T@ ,@>S A. heinous D atrocious B. &hilan ering D &leasant C. &hilanthro&ic D !iserly D. nefarious D secret F. &hilanthro&ic D bene"olent. Ans :F CA#DSerbal D Analogies

CAT Sample Questions

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4'. BABB?( : TA?C A. though D blan4 B. loo4 D es&y C. win4 D eye D. leer D ogle F. si!&er D s!ile. Ans :F 4(. A?C@#( : (C(SS A. colu!n D entrance B. foun ation D buil ing C. o!e D roof D. turret D chi!ney F. foyer D ballroo!

Ans :C 4-. F, M : ,NT ANS,*1T A. faithful D resolute B. i!&ro"i ent D in ustrious C. "ague D inattenti"e D. concerne D obsesse F. !alleable D tractable Ans :D 44. ("A>?(T : S1@>?D( A. !e al D chest B. ecoration D unifor! C. 4na&sac4 D bac4 D. swor D scabbar F. sash D win ow Ans :A 45. ANAC1 @N,SM : C1 @N@?@*A A. tra ition D custo! B. "ariations D incongruity C. fallacy D logic D. archety&e D &ara ig! F. ebauchery D a&&etites Ans :C 46. D(T A. B. C. D. F. ,T>S : *?AC,( S thaw D col snow D icebergs se i!ent D botto! silt D ri"ers regs D society

Ans :D 43. @>TSC, TS : T@-N A. water D goblet B. !argin D &age C. rung D la er D. hangar D air&lane F. trun4 D tree Ans :B 42. (Q>,#@CAT( : C@MM,TM(NT A. collaborate D falsification B. fabricate D e.&lanation

C. &rocrastinate D action D. e.&ostulate D confusion F. i!&licate D e.&osition Ans :C 4$. M@ "1,N( : S(DAT(S A. oil D s!ears B. ban age D &rotects C. rug D a icts D. liquor D se ates F. !e icine D soothes Ans :D 5%. ST,CC?( : A"" @D,MAT,@N A. ?luggar D in olence B. connoisseur D anachronis! C. scientist D theori:ing D. lea er D gui ance F. &urist D a ulteration Ans :F

ea!ing Comprehension
Directions: Fach rea ing passage in this section is followe by questions base on the content of the rea ing &assage. *ea the &assage carefully an chose the best answer to each question. #he questions are to be answere on the basis of what is state or i!&lie in the &assage. '. But !an is not estine to "anish. Ie can be 4ille 6 but he cannot be estroye 6 because his soul is eathless an his s&irit is irre&ressible. #herefore6 though the situation see!s ar4 in the conte.t of the confrontation between the su&er&owers6 the silver lining is &ro"i e by a!a:ing &heno!enon that the "ery nations which ha"e s&ent incalculable resources an energy for the &ro uction of ea ly wea&ons are es&erately trying to fin out how they !ight ne"er be use . #hey threaten each other6 inti!i ate each other an go to the brin46 but before the total hour arri"es they with raw fro! the brin4. '. The main point $rom the author+s vie& is that A. =anLs soul an s&irit can not be estroye by su&er&owers. B. =anLs estiny is not fully clear or "isible. C. =anLs soul an s&irit are i!!ortal. D. =anLs safety is assure by the elicate balance of &ower in ter!s of nuclear wea&ons. F. Iu!an society will sur"i"e es&ite the serious threat of total annihilation.

Ans : F (. The phrase +*o to the brin/+ in the passage means A. *etreating fro! e.tre!e anger. B. Declare war on each other. C. A "ancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it. D. Hegotiate for &eace. F. Co!!it suici e. Ans : C -. ,n the author+s opinion A. Iuge stoc4&iles of estructi"e wea&ons ha"e so far sa"e !an4in fro! a catastro&he. B. Eu&er&owers ha"e at last reali:e the nee for aban oning the &ro uction of lethal wea&ons. C. =an4in is hea ing towar s co!&lete estruction. D. Hations in &ossession of huge stoc4&iles of lethal wea&ons are trying har to a"oi actual conflict. F. #here is a Eil"erlining o"er the &ro uction of ea ly wea&ons. Ans : D 4. +,rrepressible+ in the secon! line means A. inco!&atible B. strong C. o&&ressi"e D. unrestrainable F. uns&irite Ans : D 5. A suitable title $or the above passage is A. Destruction of !an4in is in e"itable. B. =anLs esire to sur"i"e inhibits use of ea ly wea&ons. C. =ounting cost of !o ern wea&ons. D. #hreats an inti!i ation between su&er &owers. F. Cowar ly retreat by !an Ans : B

ea!ing Comprehension
(. Disequilibriu! at the interface of water an air is a factor on which the transfer of heat an water "a&or fro! the ocean to the air e&en s. #he air within about a !illi!eter of the water is al!ost saturate with water vapor an the te!&erature of the air is close to that of the surface water. +rres&ecti"e of how s!all these ifferences !ight be6 they are crucial6 an the dise uilibrium is !aintaine by air near the surface !i.ing with air higher u&6 which is ty&ically a&&reciably cooler an lower in water

"a&or content. #he turbulence6 which ta4es its energy fro! the win !i.es the air. As the s&ee of win increases6 so oes the turbulence6 an consequently the rate of heat an !oisture transfer. Me can arri"e at a etaile un erstan ing of this &heno!enon after further stu y. #he transfer of !o!entu! fro! win to water6 which occurs when wa"es are for!e is an interacting-an co!&licate &heno!enon. Mhen wa"es are !a e by the win 6 it transfers i!&ortant a!ounts of energy-energy6 which is consequently not a"ailable for the &ro uction of turbulence. '. This passage principally inten!s to: A. resol"e a contro"ersy B. atte!&t a escri&tion of a &heno!enon C. s4etch a theory D. reinforce certain research fin ings F. tabulate "arious obser"ations Ans : B (. The &in! over the ocean usually !oes &hich o$ the $ollo&ing accor!ing to the given passageE +. ?ea s to cool6 ry air co!ing in &ro.i!ity with the ocean surface. ++. =aintains a stea y rate of heat an !oisture transfer between the ocean an the air. +++. *esults in frequent changes in the ocean surface te!&erature. A. + only B. ++ only C. + an ++ only D. ++ an +++ only F. +6 ++6 an +++ Ans : A -. Accor!ing to the author the present /no&le!ge regar!ing heat an! moisture trans$er $rom the ocean to air as A. re"olutionary B. inconsequential C. out ate D. eri"ati"e F. inco!&lete Ans : F 4. Accor!ing to the given passage) in case the &in! &as to !ecrease until there &as no &in! at all) &hich o$ the $ollo&ing &oul! occurE A. #he air6 which is closest to the ocean surface woul get saturate with water "a&or. B. #he water woul be cooler than the air closest to the ocean surface. C. #here woul be a ecrease in the a!ount of !oisture in the air closest to the ocean surface. D. #here woul be an increase in the rate of heat an !oisture transfer.

F. #he te!&erature of the air closest to the ocean an that of the air higher u& woul be the sa!e. Ans : A

ea!ing Comprehension
-. #he 5oo an Drug A !inistration has for!ulate certain se"ere restrictions regar ing the use of antibiotics6 which are use to &ro!ote the health an growth of !eat ani!als. #hough the ifferent ty&es of !e icines !i.e with the fo er of the ani!als 4ills !any !icroorganis!s6 it also encourages the a&&earance of bacterial strains6 which are resistant to anti-infecti"e rugs. +t has alrea y been obser"e that &enicillin an the tetracyclines are not as effecti"e thera&eutically as they once use to be. #his resistance to rugs is chiefly cause ue to tiny circlets of genes6 calle &las!i s6 which are transferable between ifferent s&ecies of bacteria. #hese &las!i s are also one of the two 4in s of "ehicles on which !olecular biologists e&en on while &erfor!ing gene trans&lant e.&eri!ents. F.isting gui elines also forbi the use of &las!i s6 which bear genes for resistance to antibiotics6 in the laboratories. #hough congressional abate goes on as to whether these restrictions nee to be toughene with reference to scientists in their laboratories6 al!ost no congressional attention is being &ai to an ill a "ise agricultural &ractice6 which &ro uces eleterious effects. '. ,n the present passage) the author+s primary concern is &ith: A. #he isco"ery of !etho s6 which eli!inate har!ful !icroorganis!s without generating rug-resistant bacteria. B. Atte!&ting an e.&lanation of the reasons for congressional inaction about the regulation of gene trans&lant e.&eri!ents. C. 8ortraying a &roble!atic agricultural &ractice an its serious genetic consequences D. #he "erification of the thera&eutic ineffecti"eness of anti-infecti"e rugs F. F"aluation of the recently &ro&ose restrictions6 which are inten e to &ro!ote the growth of !eat ani!als. Ans : C (. As in$erre! $rom the above passage) the mutual trans$er o$ plasmi!s bet&een !i$$erent bacteria can result in &hich o$ the $ollo&ingE A. =icroorganis!s6 which ha"e an in-built resistance to rugs B. #hera&eutically useful circlets of genes C. 8enicillin li4e anti-infecti"e rugs D. Siruses use by !olecular biologists F. Carriers for &erfor!ing gene trans&lant e.&eri!ents. Ans : A

-. Accor!ing to the above passage the author believes that those &ho $avor the sti$$ening o$ restrictions on gene transplant research shoul! logically also' A. A&&ro"e an ai e.&eri!ents with any &las!i s e.ce&t those6 which bear genes for antibiotic resistance. B. +nquire regar ing the a ition of anti-infecti"e rugs to li"estoc4 fee s C. P&&ose the using of &enicillin an tetracyclines in or er to 4ill !icroorganis!s D. Agree to the e"elo&!ent of !eatier li"e-stoc4 through the use of antibiotics F. A&&ro"e of congressional ebate an iscussion regar ing science an health issues. Ans : B :' The attitu!e the author has &ith re$erence to the !evelopment o$ bacterial strains that ren!er antibiotic !rugs in e$$ective can best be !escribe! as A. in ifferent B. &er&le.e C. &retentious D. insincere F. a&&rehensi"e Ans : F

#erbal Section : Antonyms


Directions: Fach of the CA# sa!&le antony!s questions below consists of a wor &rinte in +talics6 followe by fi"e wor s or &hrase as choices. Choose the wor or &hrase which is !ost nearly o&&osite in !eaning to the wor in ca&itals an sha e the al&habets !ar4e in the gri on your answer sheet. 5ollowing are so!e CA# sa!&le antony!s questions. '. AB@M,NAT( : A. loathe B. es&ise C. a ore D. abhor F. attach Ans : C (. @BS(Q>,@>S :

A. B. C. D. F.

ser"ile first fawning su&ercilious i!&ro&er

Ans : D -. @ @T>ND : A. not resonant B. not re ish C. not eager D. &o!&ous F. lou Ans : A 4. (CANT : A. entangle B. rescue C. fail D. assert F. &re ict Ans : D 5. >"B A,D : A. efer B. "acillate C. se"er D. conCoin F. lau Ans : F 6. "?(N,T>D( : A. lu.ury B. !agnificence C. richness D. content!ent F. scarcity Ans : F 3. SC> A. B. C. D. F. ,?@>S : ecent sa"age !aCor "olatile scabby

Ans : A 2. F>?M,NAT,@N : A. &raise B. re&etition C. esca&e D. ratification F. a ition Ans : A $. D,ST(ND A. eteriorate B. wea4en C. constrict D. concentrate F. fol Ans : C '%. T@>T A. cast as&ersions on B. eny the rele"ance of C. &lacate D. withhol consent F. !isre&resent Ans : F

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''. SQ>A?,D A. fer"i B. flori C. &ristine D. e.traneous F. abun ant Ans : C '(. SC@TC1 A. reno"ate B. entrust C. unfasten D. encourage F. e!&hasi:e

Ans : D '-. "( F,DA A. tact B. generosity C. thoroughness D. loyalty F. gratitu e Ans : D '4. @>T?AND,S1 A. con"entional B. &rolific C. unchanging D. trans&arent F. noticeable Ans : A '5. "?>MB A. re"erse B. lofty C. hori:ontal D. thin F. light Ans : C '6. F( #,D A. un istinguishe B. une.&ecte C. stubborn D. restraine F. iscourage Ans : D '3. #AC>,TA A. quality B. certainty C. &lenitu e D. stability F. incontinence Ans : C '2. A#(? A. 4nit B. o!it

C. re!ain silent D. !easure F. increase in "alue Ans : A '$. "( S,ST(NC( A. irrele"ance B. inconstancy C. inequality D. inte!&erance F. inco!&etence. Ans : B (%. S>B @SA A. o&enly B. fashionably C. un er the owse D. si!&ly F. clan estinely Ans : A

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-'. AN,M@S,TA A. &aro y B. retar ation C. sincerity D. refutation F. canara erie Ans : F -(. ,N#(T( AT( A. unin"ite B. illiterate C. cu!ulati"e D. beginning F. inco!&etent Ans : D --. SC@TC1 A. reno"ate B. encourage C. entrust D. a!eliorate

Ans : B -4. " (D,?(CT,@N A. a!biguity B. unwillingness to choose C. esire to &lease D. &ro&ensity to isli4e F. stereoty&e Ans : D -5. C1@?( ,C A. goo -nature B. s&oile C. irascible D. i!!une F. i iotic. Ans : A -6. (DAC( BAT( A. conte!&late B. bewil er C. rewar D. better F. horify Ans : D -3. (Q>AN,M,TA A. cla!our B. "olu!e C. is&arity D. agitation F. caution Ans : D -2. AN,MAD#( S,@N A. gullibility B. &recision C. &raise D. sobriety F. critici:e Ans : C -$. (D1>M( A. enter B. fertili:e

C. inter D. ecay F. clarify Ans : C 4%. CA??@A. rustic B. cru e C. e.quisite D. e.&erience F. !igratory Ans : D

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('. " (FAT@ A : A. intelligent B. outstan ing C. &re atory D. conclusi"e F. !agnificent Ans : F ((. C@NC,?,AT( : A. arri"e B. a&&eal C. retaliate D. estrange F. lie Ans : B (-. S>BS( #,(NT : A. fawning B. obsequious C. !iserly D. o!ni&resent F. haughty Ans : C (4. #A>NT(D : A. berate B. belittle

C. lau e D. wic4e F. worrie Ans : C (5. Q>@TA : A. Anony!ous re!ar4 B. ecisi"e action C. ebatable issue D. unli!ite nu!ber F. irrele"ant to&ic Ans : D (6. C@NT(NT,@>S : A. satisfie B. &acific C. hungry D. bellicose F. issatisfie Ans : D (3. @B?@Q>A : A. fa!e B. na!e C. inquiry D. sha!e F. collogue Ans : D (2. "(NC1ANT : A. istaste B. scabbar C. agree!ent D. earring F. beginning Ans : C ($. BA?(F>? : A. e!&ty B. tasty C. gau y D. full F. congenial Ans : D

-%. C> T : A. contractual B. &recise C. honest D. "oluble F. &ere!&tory Ans : D

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4'. C>",D,TA A. generosity B. lo"e C. an.iety D. entertain!ent F. trage y. Ans : A 4(. AN,M@S,TA A. &aro y B. retar ation C. sincerity D. refutation F. canara erie Ans : B 4-. ,N#(T( AT( A. unin"ite B. illiterate C. cu!ulati"e D. beginning F. inco!&etent Ans : A 44. SAT> A. B. C. D. F. N,N( : quic4 VWX wilte genial hea"y VWX han e istinguishe e"out

Ans : F 45. "( S",CAC,@>S : A. +nsufficiently &recise

B. of in efinite uration C. ull wilte D. lac4ing intrinsic "alue F. con e!natory Ans : D 46. ,NCA A. B. C. D. F. C( AT( : su!!on assist liberate antici&ate confi e

Ans : C 43. ,NS@?#(NCA : A. ability to sustain growth B. concentration C. coherence D. ability to &ay oneVWYs ebts F. co!&atibility Ans : D 42. (FF?>#,A : A. controlle reactions B. &re ictable results C. i!&ortant e.a!&les D. escrie &ro ucts F. rele"ant theories Ans : C 4$. A""@S,T( : A. &arallel B. synony!ous C. hostile D. ina&&ro&riate F. "ague Ans : D 5%. * AT>,T@>S : A. fran4 B. &ithy C. warrante D. frugal F. ingenuous

Ans : A

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5'. " (FAT@ A : A. intelligent B. outstan ing C. &re atory D. conclusi"e F. !agnificent Ans : F 5(. C@NC,?,AT( : A. arri"e B. a&&eal C. retaliate D. estrange F. lie Ans : B 5-. S>BS( #,(NT : A. fawning B. obsequious C. !iserly D. o!ni&resent F. haughty Ans : C 54. #A>NT(D : A. berate B. belittle C. lau e D. wic4e F. worrie Ans : C 55. Q>@TA : A. Anony!ous re!ar4 B. ecisi"e action C. ebatable issue D. unli!ite nu!ber F. irrele"ant to&ic

Ans : D 56. C@NT(NT,@>S : A. satisfie B. &acific C. hungry D. bellicose F. issatisfie Ans : D 53. @B?@Q>A : A. fa!e B. na!e C. inquiry D. sha!e F. collogue Ans : D 52. "(NC1ANT : A. istaste B. scabbar C. agree!ent D. earring F. beginning Ans : C 5$. BA?(F>? : A. e!&ty B. tasty C. gau y D. full F. congenial Ans : D 6%. C> T : A. contractual B. &recise C. honest D. "oluble F. &ere!&tory Ans : D

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6'. ,N#,D,@>S : A. can i B. stubborn C. efensi"e D. hostile F. inoffensi"e Ans : F 6(. MAC( AT( : A. co"er by &ainting B. assess by obser"ing C. har en by rying D. influence by lying F. cure by !e icating Ans : B 6-. SC("T,C,SM : A. reason B. con"iction C. &lausibility D. au ricty F. argu!ent Ans : D 64. ,*N@M,N,@>S : A. scholarly B. incognito C. lau atory D. isgraceful F. eru ite Ans : B 65. C@DA : A. creflain B. crescen o C. &relu e D. i!&ro"isation F. solo Ans : A 66. "A?T A. B. C. D. A: far! scanty e.cessi"e frien ly

F. bene"olent Ans : A 63. ">,SSANC( : A. strength B. 4nowle ge C. liberality D. s4e&ticis! F. &owerlessness Ans : F 62. MAN>M,T : A. &rint B. i!&ress C. ensla"e D. fail F. en ea"or Ans : D 48' *(N>F?(CT : A. &ronounce correctly B. falsify C. tric4 D. stan erect F. &roCect Ans : F 3%. ,NN@C>@>S : A. to.ic B. large C. sober D. i!&eccable F. s&otless Ans : C

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3'. BA @Q>( : A. rococo B. si!&le C. co!!on D. stu&i

F. boat li4e Ans : B 3(. MA@",C : A. blin B. !oral C. "isionary D. farsighte F. glassy Ans : C 3-. NASC(NT : A. loyal B. fa ing C. unna!e D. treacherous F. reoccuring Ans : C 34. ?@?? : A. escribe e.actly B. insist strongly C. co!&ly rea ily D. notice inci entally F. !o"e "igorously Ans : F 35. T> B>?(NC( : A. i!!unity B. tranquility C. !e itation D. !o eration F. co VWX or ination Ans : F 36. BANA? : A. incline B. faithful C. elaborate D. force F. arresting Ans : C 33. *( M,NA?

A. B. C. D. F.

sterili:e strategic fully e"elo&e &ri!iti"e e.cuse .

Ans : D 32. *ASC@NAD( A. !o esty B. trans&arency C. sei:ure D. cleanliness F. i!&osture Ans : A 3$. M,ASMA A. scenario B. su!!ing u& C. no.ious fu!es D. fragrant aro!a F. bene"olent Ans : B 2%. @""@ T>N,ST A. =an of &rinci&le B. fatalist C. fle gling D. colleague F. foe. Ans : D

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2'. C(NS> ( A. uncertainity B. enco!iu! C. criticis! D. legal contual F. !atri!ony Ans : B 2(. C@MM@D,@>S

A. B. C. D. F.

&ro uct s&ace cra!&e co!&any roo!y.

Ans : F 2-. (FF @NT( A A. !o esty B. confrontation C. a"oi ance D. sha!elessness F. i!&u ence Ans : B 24. @BST A. B. C. D. F. ("( @>S noisy efiant &er!eable quiet stubborn

Ans : F 25. "AC,FA A. a!eliorate B. &atchu& C. truce D. tor!ente F. agitate Ans : C 26. AMB,*>@>S A. confusing B. luci C. esirous D. obfuscate F. &un Ans : A 23. M,?,TANT A. Dra!atic B. co!bati"e C. religious D. &acific F. quaint.

Ans : D 22. M@T,?,TA : A. static B. tension C. ascent D. liqui ity F. "ulnerability Ans : A 2$. S,N>@>S : A. wet B. "acant C. nu!erous D. irect F. roun Ans : D $%. "?>MB : A. re"erse B. hori:ontal C. light D. lofty F. thin Ans : B

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$'. S(*M(NT: A. inflate B. affi. C. 4ee& still D. !a4e whole F. cleanse Ans : D $(. @SS,FA : A. reasse!ble frag!ents B. o"erloo4 &roble!s C. create consensus D. &lacate critics F. transcen con"entions

Ans : F $-. A#(? : A. increase in "alue B. o!it C. re!ain silent D. !easure F. 4nit Ans : F $4. CA?>M,NAT( : A. "in icate B. su&&lant C. reCu"enate D. follow F. fa!iliari:e Ans : A $5. T> ",T>D( : A. &rag!atis! B. &robity C. Cu iciousness D. ani!ation F. eter!ine ness Ans : B $6. ,N#(CT,#( : A. willing co!&liance B. nor!ality C. restoration D. fertility F. lau atory wor s Ans : F $3. ",??@ A : A. la!ent B. foster C. e.alt D. enCoy F. forgi"e Ans : C $2. >NT@-A D : A. e.&erience B. ine"itable

C. in ustrious D. straight forwar F. fa"ourable Ans : F

Analytical Section : Analytical easoning


Directions :All CA# sa!&le analytical resoning questions are base on a &assage or set of conditions. Mhile answering a few of the questions6 you woul fin it useful to raw a rough iagra!. #o answer any CA# sa!&le analytical reasoning question choose the answer you thin4 is !ost a&&ro&riate a!ong the gi"en options. Questions 6% 2 #hree !en (Tom6 8eter an Zac4) an three wo!en (Fli:a6 Anne an [aren) are s&en ing a few !onths at a hillsi e. #hey are to stay in a row of nine cottages6 each one li"ing in his or her own cottage. #here are no others staying in the sa!e row of houses. '. Anne6 #o! an Zac4 o not want to stay in any cottage6 which is at the en of the row. (. Fli:a an Anne are unwilling to stay besi es any occu&ie cottage.. -. [aren is ne.t to 8eter an Zac4. 4. Between Anne an Zac4Ls cottage there is Cust one "acant house. 5. Hone of the girls occu&y a Cacent cottages. 6. #he house occu&ie by #o! is ne.t to an en cottage. '. Mhich of the abo"e state!ents can be sai to ha"e been eri"e fro! two other state!ents K A. Etate!ent ' B. Etate!ent ( C. Etate!ent D. Etate!ent 5 F. Etate!ent 6 Ans : D (. Iow !any of the! occu&y cottages ne.t to a "acant cottage K A. ( B. C. 4 D. 5 F. 6 Ans : C -. Mhich a!ong these state!ent(s) are true K

+.Anne is between Fli:a an Zac4. ++.At the !ost four &ersons can ha"e occu&ie cottages on either si e of the!. . +++.#o! stays besi es 8eter. A.+ only B.++ only C.+ an +++ only D.++ an +++ only F.+6 ++ an +++ Ans : C Questions : % 7 An e!&loyee has been assigne the tas4 of allotting offices to si. of the staff !e!bers. #he offices are nu!bere ' - 6. #he offices are arrange in a row an they are se&arate fro! each other by si. foot high dividers. Ience "oices6 soun s an cigarette s!o4e flow easily fro! one office to another. =iss *obertLs nee s to use the tele&hone quite often throughout the ay. =r. Mi!e an =r. Brown nee a Cacent offices as they nee to consult each other often while wor4ing. =iss. Iar y6 is a senior e!&loyee an has to be allotte the office nu!ber 56 ha"ing the biggest win ow. . =r. Donal requires silence in the offices ne.t to his. =r. #i!6 =r. =i4e an =r. Donal are all s!o4ers. =iss Iar y fin s tobacco s!o4e allergic an consecuti"ely the offices ne.t to hers to be occu&ie by non-s!o4ers. Tnless s&ecifically state all the e!&loyees !aintain an at!os&here of silence uring office hours. 4. #he i eal can i ate to occu&y the office furthest fro! =r. Brown woul be A. =iss Iar y B. =r. =i4e C. =r. #i! D. =r. Donal F. =r. *obert Ans : D 5. #he three e!&loyees who are s!o4ers shoul be seate in the offices. A. '6 ( an 4 B. (6 - an 6 C. '6 ( an D. '6 ( an F. '6 ( an 6 Ans : D 6. #he i eal office for =r. =i4e woul be.

A. B. C. D. F.

( 6 ' 4

Ans : D 3. +n the e"ent of what occurrence6 within a &erio of one !onth since the assign!ent of the offices6 woul a request for a change in office be &ut forth by one or !ore e!&loyees K A. =r. Donal quitting s!o4ing. B. #he installation of a noisy telety&e !achine by =iss Iar y in her office. C. =r. *obertLs nee ing silence in the office (s) ne.t to her own. . D. =r. Brown suffering fro! laryngitis. F. =r. #i! ta4ing o"er the uties for!erly ta4en care of by =iss. *obert. . Ans : F

Analytical Section : Analytical easoning


Questions = % 63 +n an experiment con ucte at a laboratory6 '6% white mice were inCecte with Eeru! D. '6% other white !ice were inCecte with a har!less sugar solution .+n two wee4s ti!e -$B of the white !ice6 who were inCecte with Eeru! D contracte the highly contagious an often fatal isease6 "ungle fever. Ience6 it can be conclu e that Cungle fe"er is cause by so!e ele!ents si!ilar to the ele!ents in Eeru! D. 2. #he abo"e iscussion woul be wea4ene !ost se"erely in case it is shown that A. 8eo&le contracting Cungle fe"er are usually the "icti!s of the bite of the Eouth A!erican ?esser Ioo e Si&er. B. Pne a!ong the '6% white !ice ha alrea y contracte Cungle fe"er &rior to the laboratory e.&eri!ent. C. #he natural habitats of white !ice oes not contain any of the ele!ents foun in Eeru! D. D. #he scientists a !inistere the inCections being ignorant of the contents of the solutions use . F. #he '6% white !ice use in the laboratory e.&eri!ent were 4e&t isolate fro! each other. Ans : B $. #he abo"e argu!ent woul be highly e!&owere in case it were shown thatD A. Eo!e of the ele!ents in Eeru! D are e.tracte fro! the root of a certain &oisonous Cungle wil flower. B. Mithin a &erio of two wee4s about 4%B of the white !ice6 who were inCecte with a har!less sugar solution also contracte Cungle fe"er.

C. Al!ost all the white !ice ie within a &erio of two ays after the first sy!&to!s a&&eare . D. Hor!ally the rate of Cungle fe"er a!ong white !ice is less than %.%'B. F. +n"ariably the bloo of the "icti!s of Cungle fe"er "icti!s contains a high le"el of a certain to.ic substance also foun in seru! D. Ans : F '%. Distribution of leaflets an eli"ering s&eeches on go"ern!ent &ro&erty shoul be outlawe . *a icals an fanatics ha"e no right to use &ublic &ro&erty when &e ling their unsa"ory "iews. #he argu!ent abo"e is base on the &ostulate A. #he general &ublic has a s&ecial concern in the free e.change of ifferent &olitical "iews. B. *a icals an fanatics &refer the use of &ublic &ro&erty while &ro&agating their "iew&oint. C. F"ery &erson who han s out leaflets an eli"ers s&eeches is a ra ical or fanatic. D. ?egal constraints which are a&&licable to one grou& nee not be equally a&&licable to all. F. Any &olitical acti"ity6 which hin ers the &ro&er functioning of the go"ern!ent shoul not be &rotecte by the law. Ans : C Questions 66 % 69 Euccessfully a Custing to oneLs en"iron!ent lea s to ha&&iness. Mar at a uni"ersal le"el war estroys the wea4er &eo&le6 who are the !ost unable to a Cust to their en"iron!ent. #hus6 war at the uni"ersal le"el &uts wea4lings out of their !isery an allows !ore s&ace for their &re ators to enCoy life in a better !anner. As those actions ha"e to be &erfor!e 6 which !a.i!i:e the le"el of ha&&iness of the greatest nu!ber6 war at a uni"ersal le"el shoul ta4e &lace. ''. Mhat res&onse woul the author of the abo"e iscussion co!e u& with6 in the case of the obCection that the wea4lings far e.cee strong &eo&leK +. Ie woul res&on with the state!ent that the &erson !a4ing the obCection is a wea4ling. ++. Ie woul res&on by saying that wea4lings will be !iserable no matter what ha&&ens. +++. Ie woul res&on with the state!ent that the strong woul be frustrate if the wea4lings are estroye . A. B. C. D. F. + only ++ only +++ only + an ++ only ++ an +++ only

Ans : F '(. #he authorLs iscussion woul be greatly if he agree to which of the followingK +.#echnology coul change the environment. ++.Mar at the uni"ersal le"el woul be an integral &art of the en"iron!ent. +++.+t is &ossible for the strong to sur"i"e without su&&ressing the wea4. A.+ only B.++ only C.+++ only D.+ an +++ only F.+6 ++ an +++ only Ans : A

Analytical Section : Analytical easoning


Questions 62 % 6< Co!e bac4 with us to the real A!erica lea"ing behin the tur!oil of ci"ili:ation. #he real A!erica is still inhabite by the eagle6 the buffalo6 the mountain lion an el4; it is still s&acious6 s&rawling an !aCestic. F.&erience the free o! an serenity still to be foun in '-. Choose the best o&tion to co!&lete the abo"e state!entD A. the natural beauty of our lan B. the fascinating urban centers C. the wil terrain of Africa D. oneLs own subconscious F. the great s&rawling cities of the Eouthwest Ans : A '4. #he abo"e &aragra&h is !ost li4ely to a&&ear in which of the followingK A. A IunterLs >ui e to The #nited $tates B. F.&loring the %reat &utdoors C. #he )uiet Beauty of Alas4a D. Iow the Fagle Beca!e F.tinct F. *eturning to A!erica Ans : D '5. 'hen ( am electe 6 + will wor4 towar s effecting those changes for which + ha"e been fighting all these years. Me will wor4 together to o away with the bureaucratic bogs which ha"e e.iste e"er since !y o&&onent too4 office. F"eryone of you 4nows what + stan for; + in"ite !y o&&onent to ... 5or co!&letion of the abo"e state!ent choose the best o&tionD

A. B. C. D. F.

han in his resignation graciously !a4e his stance clear sto& lying to the &ublic get our city !ore fe eral ai e.ten his su&&ort to !e

Ans : B '6. Me can ne"er !a4e our beliefs regar ing the worl certain. F"en scientific theory of a !ost rigorous an well-confir!e nature is li4ely to change o"er a eca e or e"en to!orrow. +f we refuse to e"en try to un erstan 6 then it is li4e resigning fro! the hu!an race. Tn oubte ly life of an une.a!ine 4in is worth li"ing in other res&ects--as it is no !ean thing to be a "egetable or an ani!al. +t is also true that a !an wishes to see this s&eculati"e o!ain beyon his ne.t inner. 5ro! the abo"e &assage it is clear that the author belie"es that A. B. C. D. F. !en woul not o well to s&eculate &rogress in the scientific fiel is i!&ossible one shoul li"e life with the ictu! Lwhat will be will beL !en shoul ignore their ani!al nee s !en are ifferent fro! ani!als as far as their reasoning abilities are concerne .

Ans : F Questions 67%96 essences out of a stoc4 of fi"e essences-- ?6 =6 H6 P6 an 8 are use in !a4ing all &erfu!es by a !anufacturer. Ie has learne that for a blen of essences to be agreeable it shoul co!&ly with all the rules liste below.
Two or more

A &erfu!e containing ?6 shoul also contain the essence H6 an the quantity of H shoul be twice as that of ?. A &erfu!e containing =6 !ust also ha"e P as one of its co!&onents an they shoul be in equal &ro&ortion. A single &erfu!e shoul ne"er contain H as well as P. P an 8 shoul not be use together. A &erfu!e containing the essence 8 shoul contain 8 in such a &ro&ortion that the total a!ount of 8 &resent shoul be greater than the total a!ount of the other essence or essences use . '3. A!ong the following which is an agreeable for!ula for a &erfu!eK A. Pne &art ?6 one &art 8 B. #wo &arts =6 two &arts ? C. #hree &arts H6 three &arts ? D. 5our &arts P6 four &arts = F. 5i"e &arts 86 fi"e &arts = Ans : D

'2. A ing !ore a!ount of essence H will !a4e which of the following &erfu!es agreeableK A. Pne &art ?6 one &art H6 fi"e &arts 8 B. #wo &arts =6 two &arts H6 two &arts 8 C. Pne &art =6 one &art H6 one &art 8 D. #wo &arts =6 one &art H6 four &arts 8 F. #wo &arts H6 one &art P6 three &arts 8 Ans : A '$. A!ong the following6 the a ition of which co!bination woul !a4e an unagreeable &erfu!e containing two &arts H an one &art 8 agreeableK (A) Pne &art ? (B) Pne &art = (C) #wo &arts H (D) Pne &art P (F) #wo &arts 8 Ans : F (%. A!ong the following which co!bination cannot be use together in an agreeable &erfu!e containing two or !ore essencesK A. ? an = B. ? an H C. ? an 8 D. = an P F. 8 an H Ans : A ('. A!ong the below !entione for!ulas6 which can be !a e agreeable by the eli!inating so!e or all of one essence K A. Pne &art ?6 one &art =6 one &art H6 four &arts 8 B. Pne &art ?6 two &arts H6 one &art P6 four &arts 8 C. Pne &art ?6 one &art =6 one &art P6 one &art 8 D. #wo &arts ?6 two &arts H6 one &art P6 two &arts 8 F. #wo &arts =6 one &art H6 two &arts P6 three &arts 8 Ans : B

Analytical Section : Analytical easoning


((. F"erything that a &erson oes6 which is ictate by reason of ignorance is not voluntary. +n"oluntary actions are those which &ro uce &ain an re&entance. +ncase a !an has one so!ething in his ignorance an he oes not feel "e.e ue to his action6 he has not acte "oluntarily as he was not aware of what he was oing6 nor yet in"oluntarily since he is not &aine . After rea ing this &assage we can arri"e at the conclusion thatD

A. A &erson is not a "oluntary agent6 if he acts by reason of ignorance an re&ents. . B. +f an action is one by reason of ignorance an is not "oluntary 6 then it was re&ente . C. A !an is an in"oluntary agent6 if he acts by reason of ignorance. D. Eo!e actions are either in"oluntary or not "oluntary. F. +f a !an is not a "oluntary agent6 then he acte by reason of ignorance an re&ents. Ans : A (-. F"erything that >o 4nows necessarily is6 because e"en what we oursel"es 4now necessarily is; an 6 of course6 our 4nowle ge is not as certain as >o Ls 4nowle ge is. But no future contingent thing necessarily is.. A!ong the following state!ents6 which naturally follows fro! the abo"eD '.#here are no future contingent things. (.+t is not true that >o has 4nowle ge of only necessary things. -.>o has 4nowle ge of no contingent future things. 4.+t is not &ossible for us to 4now >o . 5.>o has 4nowle ge of e"erything. . Ans : C Questions 9: % 9< Eo!e lawyers are of the "iew that the obser"ation of the intrinsic qualities of &ornogra&hy in any co!&osition e&en s on literary criticism an hence it is a !atter of o&inion. +t is rather o 6 though6 that in a legal connection6 serious critics the!sel"es quite often beha"e as if they belie"e criticis! to be a !atter of o&inion. Mhy be a critic - an teach in uni"ersities - in case criticis! in"ol"es nothing but uttering ca&ricious an arbitrary o&inions K (4. +n the abo"e argu!ent the author is trying to establish that A. whether a co!&osition can be calle &ornogra&hic or not is a !atter of o&inion. . B. it is not a !atter of o&inion whether a wor4 is &ornogra&hic. C. obser"ance of the qualities of &ornogra&hy is not e&en ent on literary criticis!. D. critics see! hy&ocritical. F. critics shoul not teach at uni"ersities. Ans : D (5. #he abo"e iscussion woul be wea4ene if it is &ointe out thatD A. literary critics are of the o&inion that nothing is &ornogra&hic. B. lawyers belie"e that the obser"ance of the qualities of &ornogra&hy is a !atter of o&inion6 as literary critics are not in agree!ent in this regar . C. literary critics are not legal authorities.

D. literary critics shoul not concern the!sel"es with eci ing what is &ornogra&hic. F. literary critics in the teaching &rofession at the university le"el are init only for the !oney. Ans : B

Analytical Section : Analytical easoning


Questions 94 % 26 Hine individuals - O6 N6 G6 M6 S6 T6 #6 E an * - are the only can i ates6 who can ser"e on three co!!ittees-- A6 B an C6 an each can i ate shoul ser"e on e.actly one of the co!!ittees.
)ommittee A shoul

consist of e.actly one !e!ber !ore than co!!ittee B. +t is &ossible that there are no !e!bers of co!!ittee C. A!ong O6 N an G none can ser"e on co!!ittee A. A!ong M6 S an T none can ser"e on co!!ittee >. A!ong #6 E an * none can ser"e on co!!ittee C. (6. (n case # an O are the in i"i uals ser"ing on co!!ittee B6 how !any of the nine in i"i uals shoul ser"e on co!!ittee CK A. B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 F. 3 Ans : B (3. Pf the nine in i"i uals6 the largest nu!ber that can ser"e together on co!!ittee C is A. $ B. 2 C. 3 D. 6 F. 5 Ans : D (2. +n case * is the only in i"i ual ser"ing on co!!ittee B6 which a!ong the following shoul ser"e on co!!ittee AK A. M an E B. S an T C. S an # D. T an E

F. # an E Ans : F ($. +n case any of the nine in i"i uals ser"es on co!!ittee C6 which a!ong the following shoul be the can i ate to ser"e on co!!ittee AK A. O B. N C. M D. # F. E Ans : C -%. +n case #6 E an G are the only in i"i uals ser"ing on co!!ittee B6 the total !e!bershi& of co!!ittee C shoul beD A. O an N B. O an M C. N an S D. N an T F. G an S Ans : A -'. A!ong the following co!binations which coul constitute the !e!bershi& of co!!ittee CK A. N an # B. G an T C. N6 G an M D. M6 S an T F. O6 G6 T an * Ans : B

Analytical Section : ?ogical easoning


Directions : Fach CA# sa!&le logical reasoning question in this &art of the assess!ent starts with a reading passage containing the infor!ation to be use to choose between correct an incorrect logical conclusions. #hese conclusions are base on the infor!ation in the &assage. After this rea ing &assage6 you are gi"en a lea -in &hrase that tells you to choose fro! a!ong fi"e ifferent res&onses. #hese &ossible res&onses are generate by correctly or incorrectly a&&lying logical thought to the infor!ation in the &assage at the beginning of the question. #hey can be thought of as ifferent ways of co!&leting a sentence that begins with the lea -in &hrase. Fach rea ing &assage is base on actual Bureau of *abor $tatistics ocu!ents but is not necessarily a co!&letely accurate re&resentation of B?E wor4. +t is i!&ortant that you

acce&t e"ery fact in the rea ing &assage as true6 when you e"aluate the res&onse choices offere . Nou shoul use only the infor!ation in the &assage as the basis for acce&ting or reCecting any res&onse choices. Be careful not to allow any QfactsQ that are not clearly state in the rea ing &assage6 or any outsi e 4nowle ge you !ay ha"e of the QfactsQ6 to influence your thin4ing. 5ollowing are so!e CA# sa!&le logical reasoning questions. '. #estifying before the Eenate co!!ittee in"estigating charges that cigarette manufacturers ha !ani&ulate nicotine levels in cigarettes in or er to a ict consu!ers to their &ro ucts6 tobacco e.ecuti"es argue that cigarette smo!ing is not a icti"e. #he &ri!ary reason they ga"e in su&&ort of this clai! was that cigarette s!o4ing was not regulate by the 5e eral +rug Administration. 5or the tobacco e.ecuti"esL argu!ent to be logically correct6 which of the following !ust be assu!e K A. Eubstances that are not a icti"e are not regulate by ...........the 5e eral Drug A !inistration. B. #he tobacco e.ecuti"es lie when they clai!e that ...........cigarette s!o4ing was not a icti"e. C. Eo!e a icti"e substances are not regulate by the ...........5e eral Drug A !inistration. D. #here is no scientific &roof that cigarette s!o4ing is ...........a icti"e. F. Eubstances that are not regulate by the 5e eral Drug ...........A !inistration are not a icti"e. Ans : F (. 8eo&le shoul be hel accountable for their own beha"ior6 an if hol ing &eo&le accountable for their own beha"ior entails capital punishment6 then so be it. Iowe"er6 no &erson shoul be hel accountable for beha"ior o"er which he or she ha no control. Mhich of the following is the !ost logical conclusion of the argu!ent abo"eK A. 8eo&le shoul not be hel accountable for the ...........beha"ior of other &eo&le. B. 8eo&le ha"e control o"er their own beha"ior. C. 8eo&le cannot control the beha"ior of other &eo&le. D. Beha"ior that cannot be controlle shoul not be ...........&unishe . F. 8eo&le ha"e control o"er beha"ior that is subCect ...........to ca&ital &unish!ent. Ans : B -. #here is clear e"i ence that the !an ate use of safety seats by chil ren un er age four has resulte in fewer chil fatalities o"er the &ast fi"e years. Co!&are to the fi"e-year &erio &rior to the &assage of laws requiring the use of safety seats6 fatalities of chil ren un er age four ha"e ecrease by -% &ercent.

Mhich one of the following6 if true6 !ost substantially strengthens the argu!ent abo"eK A. #he nu!ber of serious automobile accidents in"ol"ing ...........chil ren un er age four has re!aine stea y o"er the ...........&ast fi"e years. B. Auto!obile acci ents in"ol"ing chil ren ha"e ecrease ...........shar&ly o"er the &ast fi"e years. C. #he use of air bags in auto!obiles has increase by ...........-% &ercent o"er the &ast fi"e years. D. =ost fatal auto!obile acci ents in"ol"ing chil ren un er ...........age four occur in the ri"eway of their ho!e. F. #he nu!ber of teenage ri"ers has increase by -% ...........&ercent o"er the &ast fi"e years. Ans : A 4. ?yco&ene6 glutathione6 an gluta!ine are powerful antioxidants that neutrali:e the free ra icals that are &ro uce in the bo y as a result of routine bo ily &rocesses. An e.cess of these free ra icals in your syste! causes ra&i aging because they accelerate the rate of cellular a!age. Aging is si!&ly the result of this a!age. #hus6 to slow own aging it is necessary to su&&le!ent your iet with these antio.i ants on a aily basis. Mhich of the following6 if true6 !ost seriously un er!ines the authorLs contentionK A. =ost &ersons arenLt concerne with the effects of aging ...........until it is too late to o anything. B. F.ercise associate with nor!al aily acti"ities effecti"ely ...........neutrali:es an issi&ates the free ra icals that are ...........&ro uce as a result of routine bo ily &rocesses. C. #he cost of antio.i ants is e.orbitantly high an well ...........beyon the bu get of !ost consu!ers. D. Pnly o"erweight &eo&le who o not e.ercise on a aily ...........basis are li4ely to ha"e an e.cess of free ra icals in their ...........syste!s. F. E!o4ing cigarettes is one of the !ain causes of cellular ........... a!age in hu!ans. Ans : B 5. +s it wrong for octors to lie about their &atientsL illnessesK ArenLt octors Cust li4e any other &eo&le we hire to o a Cob for usK Eurely6 we woul not tolerate not being tol the truth about the con ition of our auto!obile fro! the !echanic we hire to fi. it6 or the con ition of our roof fro! the car&enter we e!&loye to re&air it. Zust as these wor4ers woul be guilty of "iolating their goo faith contracts with us if they were to o this6 octors who lie to their &atients about their illnesses "iolate these contracts as well6 an this is clearly wrong. #he conclusion of the argu!ent is best e.&resse by which of the followingK

A. Doctors who lie to their &atients about their illnesses ..........."iolate their goo faith contracts with their &atients. B. Doctors often lie to their &atients about their illnesses. C. Doctors are Cust hire wor4ers li4e !echanics an ...........car&enters. D. +t is wrong for octors to lie about their &atientsL ...........illnesses. F. Doctors6 li4e !echanics an car&enters6 enter into goo ...........faith contracts with us when we hire the!. Ans : D 6. As any econo!ist 4nows6 healthy &eo&le &ose less of an econo!ic bur en to society than unhealthy &eo&le. Hot sur&risingly6 then6 e"ery ollar our state go"ern!ent s&en s on &renatal care for un ocu!ente i!!igrants will sa"e ta.&ayers of this state three ollars. Mhich of the following6 if true6 woul best e.&lain why the statistics cite abo"e are not sur&risingK A. #he stateLs ta.&ayers &ay for &renatal care of all ...........i!!igrants. B. Babies born in this state to un ocu!ente i!!igrant ...........&arents are entitle to infant care benefits fro! ...........the state. C. Etate benefits for &renatal care ser"e to &ro!ote ...........un ocu!ente i!!igration. D. Babies whose !others i not recei"e &renatal care ...........are Cust as healthy as other babies. F. 8regnant wo!en who o not recei"e &renatal care are ...........!ore li4ely to e.&erience health &roble!s than ...........other &regnant wo!en. Ans : F 3. Beautiful beaches attract &eo&le6 no oubt about it. Zust loo4 at this cityLs beautiful beaches6 which are a!ong the !ost o"ercrow e beaches in the state. Mhich of the following e.hibits a &attern of reasoning !ost si!ilar to the one e.hibite in the argu!ent abo"eK A. B. C. D. F. usually a&&ear at the sa!e rin4ing ...........hole at the same time of ay. #herefore6 !oose an ...........bear !ust grow thirsty at about the sa!e ti!e. Chil ren who are scol e se"erely ten to !isbeha"e ...........!ore often than other chil ren. Ience if a chil is ...........not scol e se"erely that chil is less li4ely to ...........!isbeha"e. #his software &rogra! hel&s increase the wor4 ...........efficiency of its users. As a result6 these users ...........ha"e !ore free ti!e for other acti"ities. During war! weather !y og suffers fro! fleas ...........!ore so than uring cooler weather. #herefore6 ...........fleas !ust thri"e in a war! en"iron!ent. 8estici es are 4nown to cause ane!ia in so!e &eo&le. ...........Iowe"er6 !ost ane!ic &eo&le li"e in regions where ...........&estici es are not co!!only use .
Moose and bear

Ans : D 2. Pur school istrict shoul not s&en its !oney on the new Serbal A "antage rea ing &rogra!. After all6 our stu ents get all the rea ing &ractice they nee by stu ying history an science. #he argu!ent abo"e e&en s on which the following assu!&tionsK A. #he Serbal A "antage &rogra! woul not hel& the ...........stu ents learn history an science. B. Pther rea ing &rogra!s are Cust as effecti"e but ...........less e.&ensi"e than the Serbal A "antage &rogra!. C. #he Serbal A "antage &rogra! in"ol"es only rea ing ...........&ractice. D. #eaching stu ents history an science is !ore ...........i!&ortant than teaching the! rea ing s4ills. F. #he stu ents can alrea y rea well enough to ...........stu y history an science Ans : C $. A stu y of nati"e born resi ents in Hewlan foun that two-thir s of the chil ren e"elo&e consi erable le"els of nearsighte ness after starting school6 while their illiterate &arents an gran &arents6 who ha no o&&ortunity for for!al schooling6 showe no signs of this isability. +f the abo"e state!ents are true6 which of the following conclusions is !ost strongly su&&orte by the!K A. Pnly &eo&le who ha"e the o&&ortunity for for!al ...........schooling e"elo& nearsighte ness. B. 8eo&le who are illiterate o not suffer fro! ...........nearsighte ness. C. #he nearsighte ness in the chil ren is cause by the ..........."isual stress require by rea ing an other class wor4. D. Pnly literate &eo&le are nearsighte . F. Pne-thir of the chil ren are illiterate. Ans : C '%. Hews&a&er &ublishers earn their &rofits &ri!arily fro! a "ertising re"enue6 an &otential a "ertisers are !ore li4ely to a "ertise in news&a&ers with a wi e circulationVW\a large nu!ber of subscribers an other rea ersVW\than with other news&a&ers. But the circulation of the news&a&er that is currently the !ost &rofitable one in this city has stea ily ecline uring the last two years6 while the circulation of one of its co!&etitors has stea ily increase . Any of the following6 if true6 woul hel& e.&lain the a&&arent iscre&ancy between the two state!ents abo"e FGCF8#D

A. A "ertisers generally switch fro! the !ost wi ely ...........circulate news&a&er to another one only when the ...........other one beco!es the !ost wi ely circulate ...........news&a&er instea . B. A "ertising rates charge by the !ost &rofitable ...........news&a&er in the city are significantly higher than ...........those charge by its co!&etitors. C. #he !ost &rofitable news&a&er in the city recei"es ...........re"enue fro! its subscribers as well fro! a "ertisers. D. #he circulation of the !ost &rofitable news&a&er ...........in the city is still greater than than of any of its ...........co!&etitors. F. #he nu!ber of news&a&ers co!&eting "iably with the ...........!ost &rofitable news&a&er in the city has increase ........... uring the last two years. Ans : F

Analytical Section : ?ogical easoning


''. Although !ost of the fastest growing Cobs in to ayLs econo!y will require a college degree6 !any of the new Cobs being create -fro! home health aide to es4to& &ublisherrequire 4nowle ge other than that gaine fro! earning a degree. 5or wor4ers in those Cobs6 goo basic s4ills in rea ing6 co!!unication6 an !athe!atics &lay an i!&ortant role in getting a Cob an e"elo&ing a career. 5ro! the infor!ation gi"en abo"e it can be "ali ly conclu e that6 in to ayLs econo!y6 A. s4ills in rea ing6 co!!unication6 an !athe!atics &lay an i!&ortant role in e"elo&ing a career as a des!top publisher B. the !aCority of the new Cobs being create require 4nowle ge other than that gaine fro! earning a college egree C. a Cob as a ho!e health ai e will rely !ore on co!!unication s4ills than on basic s4ills in rea ing an !athe!atics D. if a Cob is one of the fastest growing Cobs6 it will require a college egree F. es4to& &ublisher Cobs an ho!e health ai e Cobs are not a!ong the fastest growing Cobs Ans : A '(. Accor ing to the Hational Agricultural A"iation Eociety (HAAE)6 without the use of cro& &rotection &ro ucts to control insects6 wee s6 an iseases6 cro& yiel s &er acre will ro& by !ore than 5% &ercent. #he first aerial a&&lication of insectici e occurre in '$('6 an it was a huge success. By contrast6 in to ayLs econo!y all aircraft that are classifie as aerial a&&licators o !ore than Cust a&&ly insectici e; to ay6 they also s&rea see an a&&ly fertili:er. 5ro! the infor!ation gi"en abo"e it CAHHP# be "ali ly conclu e that A. in to ayLs econo!y6 if an aerial a&&licator is use 6 then it will be able to s&rea see an to a&&ly fertili:er

B. accor ing to the HAAE6 if cro& yiel s &er acre ne"er ro& by !ore than 5% &ercent6 then cro& &rotection &ro ucts ha"e been use to control insects6 wee s6 an iseases C. in to ayLs econo!y6 any aircraft that cannot be use to a&&ly fertili:er cannot be classifie as an aerial a&&licator D. in '$('6 if an aircraft was use for the a&&lication of insectici e6 then it was not also use to s&rea see F. accor ing to the HAAE6 if cro& yiel s &er acre ro& by !ore than 5% &ercent6 then cro& &rotection &ro ucts ha"e not been use to control insects6 wee s6 an iseases. Ans : F '-. Ho national &ro ucti"ity !easures are a"ailable for un ergroun in ustries that !ay e.ist but re!ain unre&orte . Pn the other han 6 at least so!e in ustries that are run entirely by self-e!&loye in ustrialists are inclu e in national &ro ucti"ity !easures. 5ro! the infor!ation gi"en abo"e6 it can be "ali ly conclu e that A. there are at least so!e in ustries run entirely by self-e!&loye in ustrialists that are un ergroun in ustries B. no in ustries that are run entirely by self-e!&loye in ustrialists o&erate un ergroun C. there are at least so!e in ustries other than those run entirely by selfe!&loye in ustrialists that are un ergroun in ustries D. there are at least so!e in ustries run entirely by self-e!&loye in ustrialists that are not un ergroun in ustries F. there are at least so!e un ergroun in ustries for which national &ro ucti"ity !easures are a"ailable Ans : D '4. ?ou obser"es that if flight 4%$ is cancele 6 then the !anager coul not &ossibly arri"e in ti!e for the !eeting. But the flight was not cancele . #herefore6 ?ou conclu es6 the !anager will certainly be on ti!e. F"elyn re&lies that e"en if ?ouLs &re!ises are true6 his argu!ent is fallacious. An therefore6 she a s6 the !anager will not arri"e on ti!e after all. Mhich of the following is the strongest thing that we can &ro&erly say about this iscussionK A. F"elyn is !ista4en in thin4ing ?ouLs argu!ent to be fallacious6 an so her own conclusion is unwarrante . B. F"elyn is right about ?ouLs argu!ent6 but ne"ertheless her own conclusion is unwarrante . C. Eince F"elyn is right about ?ouLs argu!ent6 her own conclusion is well su&&orte . D. Eince F"elyn is !ista4en about ?ouLs argu!ent6 her own conclusion !ust be false.

F. F"elyn is right about ?ouLs argu!ent6 but ne"ertheless her own conclusion is false. Ans : B '5. Eally has ne"er recei"e a "iolation fro! the 5e eral A"iation A !inistration uring her '6-year flying career. Eally !ust be a great &ilot. Mhich of the following can be sai about the reasoning abo"eK A. B. C. D. F. #he efinitions of the ter!s create a!biguity. #he argu!ent uses circular reasoning. #he argu!ent wor4s by analogy. #he argu!ent is built u&on hi en assu!&tions. #his is an e.a!&le of an argu!ent that is irecte against the source of the claim rather than the clai! itself.

Ans : D '6. #he Za&anese econo!ic !o el create strong o!estic in ustries through subsi ies fro! its =inistry of #ra e an by closing off co!&etiti"e foreign fir!s to its o!estic !ar4et. #his strategy &ro!ise to hel& econo!ic growth by incubating o!estic in ustries. Hew Za&anese in ustries coul count on a 4nown local e!an an woul be &rotecte fro! co!&etition by tariffs an other barriers. #he &rogra! coul re uce the a!ount of i!&orts an therefore i!&ro"e the nationLs balance of tra e. Mhich of the following6 base on the &assage abo"e6 is a wea4ness in this econo!ic strategyK A. A &rotectionist &olicy will create ani!osity a!ong other nations. B. 5ast growth of s!all in ustries will create a class of !illionaires an increase the inequality of inco!e. C. Eubsi ies an i!&ort constraints 4ee& o!estic &rices high an i!&ose a bur en on consu!ers. D. )uotas are !ore regressi"e than tariffs. F. #he e!an for the &ro ucts !a e by the incubate in ustries woul not be 4nown. Ans : C '3. Iistorically6 fa!ines ha"e generally been followe by &erio s of rising wages6 because when a labor force is i!inishe 6 wor4ers are !ore "aluable in accor ance with the law of su&&ly an e!an . #he +rish &otato fa!ine of the '24%s is an e.ce&tion; it resulte in the eath or e!igration of half of +relan Ls &o&ulation6 but there was no significant rise in the a"erage wages in +relan in the following eca e. Mhich one of the following6 if true6 woul ?FAE# contribute to an e.&lanation of the e.ce&tion to the generali:ationK

A. +!&ro"e !e ical care re uce the !ortality rate a!ong able-bo ie a ults in the eca e following the fa!ine to below &refa!ine le"els. B. F"iction &olicies of the lan owners in +relan were esigne to force e!igration of the el erly an infir!6 who coul not wor46 an to retain a high &ercentage of able-bo ie wor4ers. C. A "ances in technology increase the efficiency of in ustry an agriculture6 an so allowe !aintenance of econo!ic out&ut with less e!an for labor. D. #he birth rate increase uring the eca e following the fa!ine6 an this co!&ensate for !uch of the loss of &o&ulation that was ue to the fa!ine. F. Fnglan 6 which ha &olitical control of +relan 6 legislate artificially low wages to &ro"i e Fnglish-owne in ustry an agriculture in +relan with chea& labor. Ans : D '2. Cars are safer than &lanes. 5ifty &ercent of &lane acci ents result in eath6 while only one &ercent of car acci ents result in eath. Mhich of the following6 if true6 woul !ost seriously wea4en the argu!ent abo"eK A. 8lanes are ins&ecte !ore often than cars. B. #he nu!ber of car acci ents is se"eral hundred thousand ti!es higher than the nu!ber of &lane acci ents. C. 8ilots ne"er fly under the influence of alcohol6 while car ri"ers often o. D. 8lane acci ents are usually the fault of air traffic controllers6 not &ilots. F. 8lanes carry !ore &assengers than cars o. Ans : B '$. #he bo y of anyone infecte by "irus G will6 after a wee46 &ro uce antibodies to fight the "irus; the antibo ies will increase in nu!ber for the ne.t year or so. #here is now a test that reliably in icates how !any antibo ies are &resent in a &ersonLs bo y. +f &ositi"e6 this test can be use uring the first year of infection to esti!ate to within a !onth how long that &erson has ha the "irus. Mhich one of the following conclusions is best su&&orte by the state!ents abo"eK A. Antibo ies increase in nu!ber only until they ha"e efeate the "irus. B. Mithout the test for antibo ies6 there is no way of establishing whether a &erson has "irus G. C. Antibo ies are &ro uce only for "iral infections that cannot be fought by any other bo y efenses. D. +f a &erson re!ains infecte by "irus G in efinitely6 there is no li!it to the nu!ber of antibo ies that can be &resent in the &ersonLs bo y. F. Anyone infecte by "irus G will for a ti!e fail to e.hibit infection if teste by the antibo y test. Ans : F

(%. F"er since + arri"e at the college last wee46 +L"e been shoc4e by the &oor beha"ior of the stu ents. #he stu ent &o&ulation is co!&letely lac4ing in &ro&er social s4ills. Mhich of the following6 if true6 woul wea4en the abo"e conclusionK A. B. C. D. F. Etu ents who are away fro! their &arents often e.hibit ru e beha"ior. #he college nu!bers o"er 5%6%%% stu ents. #he narrator is a stu ent an has interacte with !any stu ents. Eocial s4ills shoul not be e.&ecte of college stu ents. #he narrator was reluctant to stay at the college.

Ans : B

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('. A stu y of a !ath &rogra! i!&le!ente in se"eral &re-schools in icates that chil ren who recei"e the s&eciali:e =ath 8lus !ath e ucation between the ages three an fi"e ha significantly higher !ath scores in -r an 4th gra e than their class!ates who i not recei"e this instruction. #he &ro&onents of the !ath argue that the introduction of this &rogra! for all chil ren age three to fi"e will significantly i!&ro"e their chances for success in school. Mhich of the following6 if true6 woul !ost seriously wea4en the abo"e argu!entK A. =ost &arents sen their chil ren to &reschool for social development an o not ha"e a clear i ea about what ty&es of e ucation they want for their chil ren. B. Cogniti"e abilities of -- to 5-year-ol chil ren are constantly changing. C. The children in the &re-schools that were stu ie ha &re"iously been e.&ose to another !ath enrich!ent &rogra!. D. Chil ren are not really intereste in enrich!ent &rogra!s in &reschool. F. #he cost factor nee s to be s&ecifie an establishe before a large scale &rogra! can be un erta4en. Ans : C ((. #he sy!&to!s of mental disorders are beha"ioral6 cogniti"e6 or emotional problems. Eo!e &atients with !ental isor ers can be effecti"ely treate with &sychothera&y6 but it is now 4nown that in so!e &atientsL !ental isor ers result fro! chemical imbalances affecting the brain. #hus6 these &atients can be effecti"ely treate only with !e ication that will re uce or correct the i!balance. #he argu!ent e&en s on assu!ing which one of the followingK A. #reat!ent by &sychothera&y can &ro uce no effecti"e re uction in or correction of che!ical i!balances that cause !ental isor ers. B. #reat!ent with !e ication always shows faster results for &atients with !ental isor ers than oes treat!ent with &sychothera&y

C. =ost !ental isor ers are not the result of che!ical i!balances affecting the brain. D. =e ication is always !ore effecti"e in treating &atients with !ental isor ers than is &sychothera&y. F. #reat!ent with &sychothera&y has no effect on !ental isor ers other than a re uction of the sy!&to!s. Ans : A (-. Dear F itorD + feel oblige to co!!ent on the unfair re"iew you &ublishe last wee4 written by *obert Du.bury. Nour rea ers shoul 4now that =r. Du.bury recently &ublishe his own boo4 that co"ere the sa!e to&ic as !y boo46 which you as4e hi! to re"iew. +t is regrettable that =r. Du.bury shoul feel the nee to belittle a co!&eting wor4 in the ho&e of ele"ating his own boo4. #he author of the letter abo"e !a4es her &oint by e!&loying which !etho of argu!entK A. B. C. D. F. Attac4ing the !oti"es of the author of the unfa"orable re"iew. Attac4ing the boo4 on the sa!e to&ic written by the author of the re"iew. Contrasting her own boo4 with that written by the author of the re"iew. )uestioning the Cu g!ent of the author of the unfa"orable re"iew. Etating that her boo4 shoul not ha"e been re"iewe by the author of a co!&eting wor4.

Ans : A (4. #he go"ern!ent of Ouni!agua has refuse to sche ule free elections6 release &olitical &risoners6 or restore freedom of speech; therefore6 no !ore financial ai fro! the #nited $tates shoul be &ro"i e to Ouni!agua. Mhich of the following is an assu!&tion !a e in the argu!ent abo"eK A. Mith rawal of T.E. ai fro! Ouni!agua will force a change in the &olicies of its go"ern!ent. B. #he &eo&le of Ouni!agua woul be better off if their &resent es&otic go"ern!ent were o"erthrown. C. #he go"ern!ent of Ouni!agua is e&en ent on continue T.E. ai for its e.istence. D. T.E. ai shoul be gi"en only to countries willing to a o&t &olicies in line with T.E. interests an goals. F. T.E. ai shoul be with rawn fro! any country that refuses to o&erate its go"ern!ent along e!ocratic lines. Ans : F (5. =any &eo&le argue that the death penalty eters !ur er. Iowe"er6 the notorious 4iller He >ran y eliberately !o"e to a state that i!&oses the eath &enalty Cust before e!bar4ing on a series of ferocious !ur ers. #hus6 it see!s clear that the e.istence of the eath &enalty oes not ser"e as a eterrent to !ur er.

#he argu!ent abo"e !ay best be characteri:e asD A. B. C. D. F. an a&&eal to e!otion. a flawe analogy. a general conclusion base on a s&ecific e.a!&le. circular reasoning. an a&&lication of a general &rinci&le to a s&ecific e.a!&le.

Ans : C (6. Ete"e an ZoAnne are both !e!bers of a certain club6 though they are not s&ea4ing to each other an refuse to wor4 with each other. Cecily6 the club &resi ent6 is a&&ointing !e!bers to the fun raising co!!ittee6 but she has resol"e that she will not a&&oint anyone without his or her e.&licit consent. Ete"e tells Cecily6 Q+ will not consent to a&&oint!ent on that co!!ittee unless + 4now whether ZoAnne is to be a !e!ber of it.Q An ZoAnne says6 Q+ will not consent to be a !e!ber of that co!!ittee unless + 4now whether Ete"e will be a&&ointe to it.Q +f all three of these &eo&le stic4 by these resolutions6 thenD A. Heither of the! can be a&&ointe to the co!!ittee. B. #he situation escribe in the scenario cannot arise6 because it is inherently incoherent. C. #hey !ust either both be a&&ointe or both be left out. D. #he co!!ittee !ay finally ha"e one of the!6 both of the!6 or neither of the! as !e!bers. F. Fither one of the! can be a&&ointe 6 but not both. Ans : F (3. *ussiaLs aggressi"e fishing in the &ri!e fishing groun s of the Horthern 8acific has le to a shar& ecline in the &o&ulations of !any fish an a general increase in the retail &rice of fish. #his sa!e &attern has occurre with far too !any of our scarce "ital natural resources6 resulting in high &rices for !any &ro ucts. +t is li4ely then6 that fish &rices will continue to rise in the near future. +n !a4ing the argu!ent abo"e6 the author relies on all of the following assu!&tions FGCF8#D A. #he scarcity of fish is a eter!ining factor in its &rice. B. #he ecline in the nu!ber of fish a"ailable will result in higher &rices for fish in stores. C. #here will not be any substantial ecrease in other costs in"ol"e in the fishing &rocess that coul 4ee& the &rice of fish fro! increasing. D. 5ish &o&ulations will not reco"er in the near future. F. 5ishing &ractices can substantially influence the e!an for fish. Ans : F

(2. During the &ast year6 Bo: Cor&oration6 a cigarette !anufacturer6 has engage in a Qcor&orate i!ageQ a "ertising ca!&aign. Pne e.ecuti"e now urges that the a "ertising be e.ten e for another year because &rofits ha"e increase by ($B o"er the &re"ious year. Another e.ecuti"e6 howe"er6 is s4e&tical. Ehe obser"es that the increases are ty&ical for the in ustry o"er the &ast year6 although none of their co!&etitors ha"e use cor&orate i!age a "ertising. #he !ost accurate way of su!!ari:ing the secon e.ecuti"eLs &oint woul beD A. Ehe argues that the effect !ay not really be ue to its su&&ose cause because there has not been a sufficient la&se of ti!e between the cause an the effect. B. Ehe argues that the assign!ent of a cause for this effect is &re!ature6 because there is as yet no well-establishe theory of such interactions. C. Ehe argues that cor&orate i!age a "ertising is un&rofitable6 since it has e"i ently benefite co!&etitors as !uch as the cor&oration that &ai for it. D. Ehe 4nows that effecti"e a "ertising requires a constant influ. of new i eas an a&&roaches6 an she argues that one year of cor&orate i!age a "ertising is enough for awhile. F. Ehe argues that the effect !ay not be ue to its allege cause since the sa!e effect is foun elsewhere without that cause. Ans : F ($. #he senate can i ate e.&resse outrage that few Cu ges ha"e any bac4groun in technology6 yet they try to resol"e cases in"ol"ing high tech co!&anies. Ie state that not one fe eral Cu ge has a egree or any e.&erience in co!&uter technology. A &ro!ising res&onse to this concern6 arguing that things are not as ba as they !ight see!6 coul in"ol"e which of the following clai!sK A. =ost of the &ublic &olicy questions in this area are really about the !orality an the "alue of scientific an technological e"elo&!ents. #hey o not require !uch technical un erstan ing beyon that of a lay&erson. B. Co!&uter scientists6 by an large6 ha"e little interest in &olitics an &ublic &olicy. +t woul be ifficult to fin scientists with the egree of co!!it!ent require for a serious contribution to the Cu icial syste!. C. #here is a lac4 of &eo&le who are qualifie in both technical an legal areas of e.&ertise. D. #here is "ery little o&&ortunity for6 an in ee little nee for6 technical e.&ertise in the Cu icial branch. #here is therefore al!ost no way for a technical s&ecialist to rise through the ran4s to a to&-le"el &osition in go"ern!ent. F. #he rewar s of a life as a Cu ge6 in ter!s of both !oney an &restige6 are not high enough to attract to&-flight technical e.&erts to this area. Ans : A -%. #here has been a shar& increase in the subscri&tion &rices of !any &rofessional an scholarly Cournals in the &ast se"en years. =any &ublishers ascribe the necessity for

these increases to the easy a"ailability of &hotoco&ying facilities6 which enable &eo&le si!&ly to co&y the articles they want rather than buying the Cournal. Mhich of the following6 if it is true6 woul !a4e this e.&lanation !ore &lausibleK A. #he great !aCority of &rofessional an scholarly Cournals ha"e a !assi"e bac4log of &a&ers awaiting &ublication. B. P"er the &ast fi"e years there has been a substantial ecline in the nu!ber of in i"i ual subscri&tions to &rofessional an scholarly Cournals6 while library subscri&tions ha"e re!aine fairly stable. C. +n the fi"e years i!!e iately &rece ing the &rice surge6 there was a substantial ecline in the nu!ber of in i"i ual subscri&tions to &rofessional an scholarly Cournals6 while library subscri&tions re!aine fairly stable. D. =any libraries ha"e recently begun cutting bac4 on subscri&tions to &rofessional an scholarly Cournals. F. +n al!ost e"ery fiel 6 se"eral new &rofessional an scholarly Cournals ha"e begun &ublication in the &ast few years. Ans : C

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-'. E!o4ing in be has long been the !ain cause of home fires. Des&ite a significant ecline in cigarette s!o4ing in the last two eca es6 there has been no co!&arable ecline in the nu!ber of &eo&le 4ille in ho!e fires. Fach one of the following state!ents6 if true o"er the last two eca es6 hel&s to resol"e the a&&arent iscre&ancy abo"e FGCF8#D A. Co!&are to other ty&es of ho!e fires6 ho!e fires cause by s!o4ing in be usually cause relati"ely little a!age before they are e.tinguishe . B. Io!e fires cause by s!o4ing in be often brea4 out after the ho!eLs occu&ants ha"e fallen aslee&. C. E!o4ers who s!o4e in be ten to be hea"y s!o4ers who are less li4ely to quit s!o4ing than are s!o4ers who o not s!o4e in be . D. An increasing nu!ber of &eo&le ha"e been 4ille in ho!e fires that starte in the 4itchen. F. 8o&ulation ensities ha"e increase 6 with the result that one ho!e fire can cause !ore eaths than in &re"ious eca es. Ans : B -(. =rs. =ason is gifte with psychic powers that enable her to foretell future e"ents. +n the &ast6 =rs. =ason has &re icte such actual e"ents as the election of ,resident )linton6 the stoc! mar!et crash of '$236 an the Et. ?ouis Car inalsL -./0 'orld $eries "ictory. #hese are Cust a few of =rs. =asonLs accurate &re ictions. #he answer to which of the following questions woul be !ost useful in e"aluating the strength of the argu!ent abo"eK

A. Mhat &ercentage of =rs. =asonLs &re ictions has co!e trueK B. Coul the election of 8resi ent *eagan ha"e been &re icte without the hel& of &sychic &owersK C. Mhat is the actual !echanis! by which =rs. =asonLs &sychic &owers are su&&ose to o&erateK D. Iow long before the e"ents in question i =rs. =ason !a4e her accurate &re ictionsK F. Do !ost scientists acce&t the i ea that the &ower to &re ict the future through &sychic !eans really e.istsK Ans : A --. An ingre ient in coffee6 4nown as *#C6 has been foun to inacti"ate co!!on col "iruses in e.&eri!ents. +n &re"ious e.&eri!ents6 researchers foun that inacti"ate co!!on col "iruses can con"ert healthy cells into cancer cells. +t can be conclu e that the use of coffee can cause cancer. Mhich one of the following6 if true6 !ost seriously wea4ens the argu!entK A. Ee"eral tea!s of scientists &erfor!e the "arious e.&eri!ents6 an all of the tea!s ha si!ilar results. B. #he carcinogenic effect of *#C coul be neutrali:e by the other ingre ients foun in coffee. C. Mhen *#C 4ills co!!on col "iruses it wea4ens the i!!une syste!6 an it !ight thus i!inish the bo yLs ability to fight other "iruses6 inclu ing "iruses lin4e to cancers. D. +f che!ists !o ify the structure of *#C6 *#C can be safely incorporated into !e ications to &re"ent the co!!on col . F. #o lessen the un esirable side effects of chemotherapy6 the use of coffee has been reco!!en e for cancer &atients who are free of the co!!on col "irus. Ans : B -4. Zac4 Bygra"e is an e.ecuti"e at a !aCor Eouth African diamond company that &ro uces (B of the worl Ls total annual ia!on &ro uction. #he C5P is an.ious to !a.i!i:e re"enues an increase sales. Bygra"e6 howe"er6 belie"es that increase &ro uction woul only ri"e own the worl &rice of ia!on s an lower re"enues. Mhich of the following re&resents the logical flaw in Bygra"eLs reasoningK A. Zac4 connects the &rice of unrefine ia!on s an the &rice of Cewelryquality ia!on s. B. Ie assu!es that &ro uction goals are si!ilar to financial goals. C. Ie assu!es that the su&&ly &ro uce by a single co!&any can significantly alter the aggregate su&&ly for the !ar4et. D. Ie assu!es that seasonal an long ter! su&&ly are &ro&ortional. F. Ie correlates long-ter! an short-ter! e!an . Ans : C

-5. #he cru. of creati"ity resi es in the ability to !anufacture "ariations on a the!e. +f we loo4 at the history of science6 for instance6 we see that e"ery i ea is built u&on a thousan relate i eas. Careful analysis lea s us to un erstan that what we choose to call a new the!e or a new isco"ery is itself always an without e.ce&tion so!e sort of "ariation6 on a ee& le"el6 of &re"ious the!es. +f all of the state!ents in the &assage are true6 each of the following !ust also be true FGCF8#D A. A lac4 of ability to !anufacture a "ariation on a &re"ious the!e connotes a lac4 of creati"ity B. Ho scientific i ea is entirely in e&en ent of all other i eas. C. Careful analysis of a s&ecific "ariation can re"eal &re"ious the!es of which it is a "ariation. D. All great scientific isco"erers ha"e been able to !anufacture a "ariation on a the!e. F. Eo!e new scientific isco"eries o not re&resent6 on a ee& le"el6 a "ariation on &re"ious the!es. Ans : F -6. Etu ies of fatal automobile accidents re"eal that6 in the !aCority of cases in which one occu&ant of an auto!obile is 4ille while another sur"i"es6 it is the &assenger6 not the ri"er6 who is 4ille . +t is ironic that the innocent &assenger shoul suffer for the ri"erLs carelessness6 while the ri"er often suffers only !inor inCuries or none at all. Mhich of the following is an assu!&tion un erlying the reasoning in the &assage abo"eK A. +n !ost fatal auto!obile acci ents6 the ri"er of a car in which an occu&ant is 4ille is at fault. B. Dri"ers of auto!obiles are rarely 4ille in auto acci ents. C. =ost eaths in fatal auto!obile acci ents are suffere by occu&ants of cars rather than by &e estrians. D. Auto safety e.&erts shoul increase their efforts to &ro"i e &rotection for those in the &assenger seats of auto!obiles. F. Auto!obile &assengers so!eti!es &lay a contributing role in causing auto acci ents. Ans : A -3. #he e itors of Business Today magazine con ucte a &oll of its rea ers regar ing the &ro&ose increase in the rate of inco!e ta. &ai on &rofits fro! the sale of stoc4s. =ore than 6%B of the rea ers o&&ose the &ro&ose ta.. #he e itors announce that the !aCority of A!ericans o&&ose any increase in the ta. on &rofits fro! stoc4 sales. Mhich one of the following state!ents6 if true6 woul !ost wea4en the e itorLs conclusionK

A. Eo!e rea ers of Business #o ay !aga:ine are citi:ens of countries other than the Tnite Etates. B. Decisions concerning the inco!e ta. laws are !a e by the Congress rather than irectly by the &eo&le. C. =ost of those who earn &rofits fro! stoc4 sales are wealthy an can affor to &ay higher ta.es. D. #he "iew&oints of the "ast !aCority of the rea ers of Business #o ay !aga:ine iffer fro! the "iews of !ost A!ericans. F. Hot all rea ers of Business #o ay !aga:ine res&on e to the e itorsL &oll. Ans : D -2. Ee"eral !o"ie "ersions of Charles Dic4ensL Tale of Two )ities ha"e been !a e. #he original !o"ie "ersion !a e in '$-$ is the best because it is closest in s&irit to the original no"el. An un erlying assu!&tion of the argu!ent abo"e is that a !o"ie base on a no"el shoul D A. reflect the irectorLs original inter&retation of the !ain the!es of the no"el. B. accurately e&ict the ti!e an &lace in which the no"el is set. C. feature actors an actresses who closely rese!ble the characters in the no"el both in bo y an s&irit. D. faithfully ren er the etails of the &lot fro! the narratorLs point of view. F. ca&ture the true !eaning an intention of the no"el. Ans : F 5ollowing are so!e CA# sa!&le general awareness questions. '. Mhich co!&anyLs fa!ously a "ertise "ision state!ent is L#he Hetwor4 is the Co!&uterLK A. Cisco Eyste!s B. ?ucent #echnologies C. Eun =icrosyste!s D. Hortel Hetwor4s Ans&er : C (. #he software co!&any +-fle. Eolutions was originally a i"ision of which fa!ous financial services companyK A. Citicor& B. +C+C+ C. IEBC D. ABH A!ro Ban4 Ans&er : A

-. Mhich for!er a "ertising &ersonality has recently been na!e the Tn ersecretary of Etate for L&ublic i&lo!acy an &ublic affairsL of the TE in an e.ercise to rebran the TE following the Ee&te!ber '' terrorist stri4esK A. Charlotte Beers B. Zay Chiat C. =artin Eorrell D. >eorge ?ois Ans&er : A 4. Mhich &re!iu! international range of luggage was recently launche in +n ia by Blow8lastK A. Ea!sonite B. Etrolley C. A!erican #ourister D. Delsey Ans&er : D 5. #his year saw the launch of Nahoo@6 A!a:on.co! an the fa!ous launch of the Prange !obile &hone ser"ice in the T[. Mhich year was thisK A. '$$( B. '$$4 C. '$$5 D. '$$Ans&er : B 6. Ienry 5or re"olutionise the car !ar4et with the first !ass- &ro uce car6 the 5or =o el #. +n which year was it launche K A. '$(4 B. '$'( C. '$%2 D. '2$3 Ans&er : C 3. Mhich co!&any owns the beer bran s Iaywar s (%%%6 Ii-5i"e an ?al #oofanK A. Tnite Breweries B. =illenniu! Alcobe" C. Ehaw Mallace D. =ohan =ea4ins Ans&er : C 2. Mhich co!&any owns the footwear bran - Etry eK A. Moo lan B. Bata C. #ata +nternational D. Iin ustan ?e"er

Ans&er : C $. +t was the bran that !a e Da"i Pgil"y fa!ous. Mhich shirt bran Ls a s ha the fa!ous !an with an eye &atch in the '$5%s6 which cata&ulte Da"i Pgil"y to fa!eK A. San Ieusen B. Arrow Ehirts C. Iathaway D. Doc4ers Ans&er : C '%. Mhich #S channel has been in the news for its co"erage of the Bin ?a en crisis6 es&ecially for ha"ing carrie all broa casts of Psa!a Bin ?a en to au iences in Mest AsiaK A. Etar Asia B. BBC Asia C. Al Za:eera D. [halee #i!es Ans&er : C

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''. +n the case of a test tube baby A. 5ertili:ation ta4es &lace insi e the test tube B. De"elo&!ent of the baby ta4es &lace insi e the test tube C. 5ertili:ation ta4es &lace outsi e the !otherLs bo y D. Tnfertili:e egg e"elo&s insi e the test tube Ans&er : C '(. Mho elects the 8resi ent of +n iaK A. ?o4 Eabha B. *aCya Eabha C. 8eo&le of +n ia D. 8arlia!ent an Etate Asse!blies Ans&er : D '-. #he 5un a!ental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of +n ia by the A. First Amendment B. #enth A!en !ent C. #hirty-secon A!en !ent D. 5orty-secon A!en !ent Ans&er : D

'4. #he s&ee of light will be !ini!u! while &assing through A. glass B. "acuu! C. air D. water Ans&er : A '5. #he ti!e ta4en by the Eun to re"ol"e aroun the center of our gala.y is A. 5% !n years B. '%% !n years C. (5% !n years D. -65 !n years Ans&er : C '6. #he ol A. B. C. D. est !onarchy in the worl is that of He&al T[ E&ain Za&an

Ans&er : D '3. #he Sice-8resi ent is electe by an electoral college consisting of A. only electe !e!bers of both Iouse of 8arlia!ent B. only *aCya Eabha !e!bers C. all !e!bers of 8arlia!ent an Etate ?egislati"e Asse!blies D. all !e!bers of ?o4 Eabha an *aCya Eabha Ans&er : D '2. +n which one of the following states of +n ia is it legal for a Iin u !ale an illegal for a =usli! !ale to ha"e more than one li"ing wifeK A. Hagalan B. >oa C. Ii!achal 8ra esh D. Arunachal 8ra esh Ans&er : B '$. Mhere A. B. C. D. i Bu ha ieK ?u!bini [usinagara 8a"a&uri =aga ha

Ans&er : B

(%. Mhat was the !ain ifference between the (ndus 1alley Ci"ili:ation an Se ic Ci"ili:ationK A. +n us Salley Ci"ili:ation was urban6 while the Se ic Ci"ili:ation was rural. B. Q8i&alQ tree was worshi&e in +n us Salley Ci"ili:ation6 while QBurga Q tree was worshi&e in Se ic Ci"ili:ation. C. #he !ain e!&hasis in +n us Salley Ci"ili:ation was on tra e while in the Se ic Age was on religion. D. +n us Salley Ci"ili:ation belie"e in non-"iolence while Se ic Ci"ili:ation ha no har an fast rules about "iolence. Ans&er : A

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('. All of the following are constituents of *HA !olecule e.ce&t A. A enine B. >uanine C. #hy!ine D. Tracil Ans&er : C ((. #he father of modern biology is A. Aristotle B. Darwin C. =en el D. Sesalius Ans&er : A (-. Mhich of the following see s will nor!ali:e bloo sugar le"elK A. Corian er B. =ustar C. Cu!in D. 5enugree4 Ans&er : D (4. #he &oint at which soli 6 liqui an gaseous for!s of a substance co-e.ist is calle A. subli!ation &oint B. istillation &oint C. tri&le &oint D. !elting &oint Ans&er : C (5. Mhich a!ong the following substances is use as a lubricantK A. )uart: B. Eilica

C. >ra&hite D. Hic4el Ans&er : C (6. #he weight of an obCect will be !ini!u! when it is &lace at A. #he Horth 8ole B. #he Eouth 8ole C. #he Fquator D. #he center of the Farth Ans&er : D (3. Farth qua4e wa"es tra"el fastest in A. Eoil B. =olten roc4 C. Mater D. 5le.ible roc4 Ans&er : C (2. #he angle between the geogra&hical !eri ian an !agnetic !eri ian is calle A. Angle of i& B. Angle of eclination C. Angle of inclination D. Hone of the abo"e Ans&er : B ($. Mhat is the currency of MexicoK A. ?ira B. 8eso C. =e.ican ollars D. [rones Ans&er : B -%. #he Fssar grou& of co!&anies has been &ro!ote by A. *uias B. A!banis C. >oen4as D. [anorias Ans&er : A

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-'. Pne of the following liquor bran s is not owne by Tnite Breweries A. [alyani Blac4 ?abel

B. Blue *iban C. =cDowells D. Bag&i&er Ans&er : D -(. A!tre. air con itioners has a technical collaboration with A. Eanyo B. =itsubishi C. Iitachi D. Carrier Ans&er : C --. =arlboro Cigarette is owne by A. +#C B. >o frey-8hili&s C. 8hili& =orris D. British A!erican #obacco Ans&er : C -4. Mho is the CFP of =icrosoftK A. Bill >ates B. 8aul Allen C. ?arry Fllison D. Ete"e Ballnes Ans&er : D -5. Pne of the following is not an +nsurance Co!&any A. +C+C+ 8ru ential B. ID5C Hatwest C. P= [ota4 =ahin ra D. Birla Eun ?ife Ans&er : B -6. Mhat is the currency of 8ortugalK A. Fscu o B. >uil er C. =ar4 D. Echilling Ans&er : A -3. Pne of the following &ersonalities is not associate with the +n ian auto sector A. Euresh [rishna B. Senu Erini"asan C. Anan =ahin ra

D. Senugo&al Dhoot Ans&er : D -2. Pne of the following co!&anies is not in the area of air-con itioning ] refrigeration A. B8? B. #her!a. C. ?loy D. Carrier Aircon Ans&er : C -$. Iow !any countries are a &art of the Furo&ean unionK A. '2 B. '5 C. (' D. '( Ans&er : B 4%. Mho is the attorney general of #nited $tates of AmericaK A. Ashcroft B. 8owell C. *u!sfel D. Cheney Ans&er : A

*eneral A&areness
4'. Mhen was the generic o!ain na!e (Top *evel +omain - #?D) .co! intro uce K A. '$2$ B. '$25 C. '$$4 D. '$$' Ans&er : B 4(. Mho is the &ri!e !inister of +sraelK A. BenaCa!in Hetanyahu B. Ariel Eharon C. Ehaul =ofa: D. >ol a!yer Ans&er : B

4-. Mhat was the significant about the &urchase of a 4ilo of lychees on the 5rench islan of *eunion6 locate in the +n ian PceanK A. #hey were the first lot of lychees e.&orte fro! +n ia. B. +t was the first official &urchase using the new currency Furo. C. +t was one by to co!!e!orate the release of the new France with 8rincess DianaLs i!age on it. D. Hone of these Ans&er : B 44. Mhich bran ha the highest nu!ber of Meb searches in (%%'K A. >oogle B. =arlboro C. +ntel D. 8lay Etation Ans&er : D 45. Mhat is co!!on to all of the following na!es - F uar o Ca!ano6 A olfo *o rigue: Eaa6 *a!on 8uerta an 5ernan o e la *uaK A. #hey were all for!er 8resi ents of Argentina. B. #hey are the rea e rug lor s of Eouth A!erica C. #hey own together 3%B of the worl Ls Eil"er !ines. D. Hone of these Ans&er : A 46. #he "i A. B. C. D. eo ga!es G bo. is a &ro uct of Eega Eony +ntel =icrosoft

Ans&er : D 43. +t was ac4nowle ge as the secon -!ost angerous co!&uter "irus in history6 after the ?o"e Bug "irus. Ha!e this "irus6 which struc4 in (%%' A. =elissa B. Co e *e C. C-Brain D. =aCor Do!o Ans&er : B 42. Mhat A. B. C. D. oes the letters G8 stan for in the &ro uct =icrosoft G8K F.ten e &ro uct F.tra 8a!&ering F.&erience Fntry le"el &ro uct

Ans&er : C 4$. Mhich business an !e ia tycoon won the elections to beco!e Iea of Etate in +taly a!i st wi es&rea clou s of scan alK A. >uillani >io"anni B. Zoe 8acci C. Antonio =achia"eli D. Eil"io Berusconi Ans&er : D 5%. Mhich city is hosting the '4th Asian >a!es in (%%4K A. =anila B. Busan C. BeiCing D. Bang4o4 Ans&er : B

Quantitative Section : Data ,nterpretation


Questions 6 % < refers to the following tableD 8*P5+?F P5 CPH>*FEE +H NFA* G (total !e!bershi&D 5-5) 1ouse o$ epresentatives ($( '44-5 4'2 '3 (3 33 42 (55 '%3 '2 4 5' 1ouse o$ "arty De!ocratic *e&ublican #P#A? Se0 =ale 5e!ale Age Noungest Pl est A"erage (arith!etic !ean) eligion 8rotestant Catholic Zewish =or!on Pther Senate 6( -2 '%% '%% % -4 2% 54 6$ '( 5 '' Senate

epresentatives ('5 2' 45 '4 (( (4 ( ' % 6 (5 '3 ( 4 "ro$ession ?awyer


Business 2xecutive

6'5 6 6 % 4 % ' ( % ' %

or Ban4er F ucator 5ar!er or *ancher Career >o"ern!ent Pfficial Zournalist or Co!!unications F.ecuti"e 8hysician Seterinarian >eologist Mor4er or E4ille #ra es&erson Pther (thnic *roup Blac4 A!erican Asian A!erican Iis&anic A!erican

'. +n the Eenate6 if (5 !ale !e!bers were re&lace by (5 fe!ale !e!bers6 the ratio of !ale !e!bers to fe!ale !e!bers woul be A. 4 to ' B. - to ' C. - to ( D. ( to ' F. ' to ' Ans : B (. A&&ro.i!ately what &ercent of the !e!bers of Congress are lawyersK A. 6-B B. 52B C. 56B D. 5(B F. 4$B Ans : D -. +f 5 senators are Catholic De!ocrats6 how !any senators are neither Catholic nor De!ocraticK A. 3$ B. 34 C. 6$ D. -' F. ('

Ans : D 4. +f all lawyers an all wo!en in the House of *e&resentati"es "ote for the &assage of a bill6 how !any !ore "otes will be nee e for a !aCorityK A. 4-5 B. ((% C. D. % F. +t cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en. Ans : F 5. Mhich of the following can be inferre fro! the infor!ation gi"en in the chartK +.=ore than 2% &ercent of the !en in Congress are !e!bers of the House of Representatives. ++.#he &ercent of !e!bers who are categori:e as far!ers or ranchers is greater for the Iouse of *e&resentati"es than for the Eenate. +++.#he !e ian age in the Eenate is 53. A.+ only B.++ only C.+++ only D.+ an ++ F.+ an +++ Ans : A

Quantitative Section : Data ,nterpretation


Questions 4 % 7 refers to the following tableD 8F*CFH# CIAH>F +H DP??A* A=PTH# P5 EA?FE +H CF*#A+H *F#A+? E#P*FE 5*P= '$33 #P '$3$ 8ercent Change Store 8 ) * E # From 6877 to 687= 0'% -(% 05 -3 0'3 From 687= to 6878 -'% 0$ 0'( -'5 -2

6. +n '$3$6 for which of the stores was the ollar a!ount of sales greater than that of any of the others shownK

A. B. C. D. F.

8 ) * E +t cannot be eter!ine fro! the infor!ation gi"en.

Ans : F 3. +n store #6 the ollar a!ount of sales for '$32 was a&&ro.i!ately what &ercent of the ollar a!ount of sales for '$3$K A. 26B B. $(B C. '%$B D. ''3B F. '((B Ans : C Questions = % 8 refers to the following 5igureD

2. Pf e"ery ollar recei"e by the fe eral go"ern!ent6 how !uch (in cents) is fro! co&orate sourcesK A. -( B. 3% C. -% D. -5 F. ($ Ans&er : ' $. what &ercentage of the fe eral re"enue is eri"e fro! borrowingsK A. %.(B B. %.%(B C. (.3B D. '.(B F. (.5B

Ans&er : -

Quantitative Section : Data ,nterpretation


Questions 63 % 66 refers to the following tableD D, (CT,@NS: #he following question are base on the bellow table6 which shows per capita =ean F.&en iture6 8er ca&ita 5oo e.&en iture6 Hu!ber of Iousehol s an 8er ca&ita cereal consu!&tion6 in both quantity an "alue6 for ifferent e.&en iture classes of rural +n ia. #he sa!&le 4'5$3 househol s are i"i e into '( e.&en iture classes6 starting fro! less than *s.65 &er !onth &er ca&ita an en ing at !ore than *s.-25 &er ca&ita &er !onth.

'%. Accor ing to the results of this sa!&le sur"ey6 what is the &ro&ortion of total e.&en iture on foo to total e.&en iture for all the sa!&le househol s ta4en togetherK A. 52B B. -6.3B C. 6-.-B D. 3'B F. Cannot be eter!ine Ans&er : ''. Mhat is the ifference6 a&&ro.i!ately6 between the gross e.&en iture of the sa!&le househol s in the *s.$5-''% e.&en iture class an in the *s.'2%-('5 e.&en iture classK A. -3(%%% B. 442%%% C. 4$6%%% D. $-.2 F. 5(.Ans&er : A Questions 69 % 62 refers to the following >ra&hD

>*A8I EIPME FG8FHD+#T*F PH A*=E BN +(FF2R23T )&#3TR(2$ (SA?TF +H DP??A*E L%%% =+??+PHE)

'(. #he a!ount s&ent by country C in '$2- is what &ercentage !ore than the a!ount s&ent by Countries A an B together in '$33K (5in a&&ro.i!ately) A. 5%B B. '3$B C. 35B D. '-B F. 3%B Ans&er : C '-. Mhich of the following state!ents !ust be trueK i.Country A s&en s !ini!u! a!ount of its bu get on ar!s. ii.#hroughout6 Country C has s&ent the !a.i!u! a!ount on ar!s uring the years shown. iii.An e.a!ination of the infor!ation for the last - years re"eals that generally all - countries are re ucing their e.&en iture on ar!s. A.i only. B.i an ii only C.i an iii only D.ii an iii only F.Hone of the state!ents abo"e. Ans&er : F

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