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1. c The marks obtained by A in subjects Q and R are 20q and 8r 21 + (67 –
respectively.
15 + (53 – 45) + 53) + (39 –
Total am ount (in
q 2 (29 – 23) + (7 – 29) + (9 – 7)
⇒ 20q = 8r ⇒ = . 000's Rs .) of claim s
r 5 5) + (17 – 7) + (25 – 17) +
paid
= 41 (19 – 15)
50q 50 2 100
Re quired percentage = × 100 = × × 100 = . = 59
60r 60 5 3
2. c In subject P, the students who have obtained not less than Ye ar 1997 1998
40% of the maximum marks that can be obtained are B, C, E 11 + (71 – 67) +
and F. Total am ount (in (43 – 39) + (12
There is no other subject in which there are atleast 3 students 000's Rs .) of claim s – 9) + (31 – 25) 80
who have passed. paid + (29 – 19) +
(37 – 21) = 54
3. b The marks obtained by F in subject P is 30p.
⇒ p needs to be maximized. 8. a The total amount (in Rs. ) of claims paid during the year 1999
Marks obtained by C in subject S is 20s. = 80000 + (80000 – 54000) = 106000.
Given that 20s = 20 or s = 1.
From (iii), p ≤ 0.4s or p ≤ 0.4 (as s = 1) 9. d In the year 1996, the total amount of claims paid was more
∴ The maximum value of p can be 0.4. than that in the year in 1997.
⇒ The required answer is 30 × 0.4 = 12.
For questions 10 to 13:
From additional information (I), we can conclude that the type of pen
4. a Given that X = 20p – 10q. For the minimum value of X, p should
which was not purchased by A and C could be (Q, P), (R, Q), (R, S),
be the minimum and the minimum value of p is 1.8q (from (i)).
(S, T), (S, P) and (Q, T) in the same order.
⇒ The minimum value of X is 20(1.8q) – 10q = 26q.
So, the students A, B, C, D and F have definitely obtained Similarly, from additional information (II), we can conclude that the type
lesser marks than 'X' in subject Q. of pen which was not purchased by B and D could be (Q, P), (R, Q),
(R, S), (S, T), (S, P) and (Q, T) in the same order.
5. c Given that the value of 'X' is 91.
7 The following table lists down the type of pen which was not pur-
⇒ 91 ≥ 26q ⇒ q ≤ chased by each of the people.
2
Maximum possible marks that can be obtained by A, B, C, D, E
and F in subject Q are 70, 35, 52.5, 63, 112 and 42 respectively. Cases
So, none of B, C, D and F can obtain more marks than 65 in People I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
subject Q. A Q Q R R R S S S Q Q S R
B R S S S Q Q R R R S Q Q
For questions 6 to 9:
C P P Q Q S T T P T T P S
6. b The total amount (in Rs.) of claims paid in the year 1997 with D S T T P P P Q Q S P T T
respect to the accidents that occurred in the year 1992 was
E T R P T T R P T P R R P
43000 – 39000 = Rs. 4000.
10. a It could be either Q or S.
7. d The total amount (in 000' Rs.) of the claims paid during the
year 1998 is 39 + (17 – 11) + (43 – 37) + (33 – 29) + (33 – 31) 11. b The four types of pens purchased by D could be
+ (17 – 12) + (45 – 43) + (87 – 71) = 80.
(P, Q, R and T); (P, Q, R and S); (P, R, S and T) and
(Q, R, S and T).
Therefore, the amount (in Rs.) spent by D on purchasing the
four pens could be 110 or 120.
0 ⋅ 2a + 0 ⋅ 25b + 0 ⋅ 4c In rounds 2 and 3, the possible points received are 19, 17, 13, 11 and
that = 0.3 7.
a+b+c
⇒ 0 ⋅ 1c = 0 ⋅ 1a + 0 ⋅ 05b Hence, the players with 11 and 7 points must have got eliminated in
round 1 and round 2 respectively.
⇒ 2c = 2a + b
b None of A, D or F got eliminated in round 1, as the table gives some
⇒c =a+ points for them in further rounds. Neither, it was C as he got 13 points
2
in Round 1
So, the only conclusion that can be drawn is c > a.
Hence, either B or E got eliminated in round 1.
16. b The roots of the equation x2 – Ax + B = 0 are 1 and m.
So, 1 + m = A and m = B. From Statement 5:
The roots of the equation x2 – Bx + C = 0 are 1 and n. E got higher points than B in Round 1. So, B must be the one, who got
So, 1 + n = B and n = C eliminated in Round 1 with 11 points.
Hence, m = n + 1
If C = 2, then n = 2 and m = 3. Either A or D received the highest points in Round 1 as A received more
Hence, conclusion (I) can be derived but points than E.
conclusion (II) cannot be derived.
If 1, ‘n’ and ‘m’ (in that order) form a G.P., then, n2 = m = n + 1. From Statement 4:
This is not possible for any interger ‘n’. The player who received the highest points in round 1, got eliminated
Hence, conclusion (III) can also be derived. in round 3. D did not get eliminated in round 3 as his/her points were
more than that of F. So, A got the highest points of 29 in round 1 and 7
17. c Clearly, ∠AED = 180° – ∠DEC = 125°. points in round 3. (A’s points in round 3 must have been 7 because F
In quadrilateral ABDE, the sum of opposite angles had 11 points and he was not eliminated).
∠ABD and ∠AED = (55 + 125)° = 180°.
So, the points A, B, D and E are concyclic. Since, D received 17 points in round 3, E must have received 17 points
in round 1 and only E could get an aggregate score of
Let, ∠ACB = x° 24 i.e. (17 + 7) in the first two rounds. So, E got eliminated in round 2.
So, ∠EBD = x° as EB = EC. The table at this stage looks like:
By the exterior angle property, ∠DAC = ∠DAE = (80 – x)° Maximum
Round A B C D E F
But, ∠EBD = ∠DAE (Points A, B, D and E are concyclic) Points
So, x = 80° – x 30 1 29 11 13 19 17 23
20 2 11 X 7
20 3 7 X 17 X 11
24. b Option (a) does not answer why the id makes life rough for 30. d All the statements given as answer options are untrue. In
the ego. Option (c) is incorrect as the ego is partly fact, towards the end of the passage the author mentions
subconscious and partly conscious like the iceberg partly “But a difficult question remains. Does any kind of fuse or trail
submerged in water. Option (d) is distorted. It is anxiety that lead from his words to their deeds? If so, it would mark a
triggers the mechanisms of repression and not the reverse. striking instance of the general problem : how responsible is
Refer to the last line of the second last para “The anxiety a thinker for the fate of his/ her ideas? Such questions were
alerts the ego to resolve the conflict by means of defense hardly foreign to Benjamin.” These lines clearly show that
mechanisms.” Option (b) is correct. The id is made up of Benjamin, (an anarchist, according to the author) was not
subconscious impulses that can be inferred as ‘wanting unaware of the effect of his writings. The passage nowhere
pleasure even if it causes harm’. The superego places moral states that the anarchists were aware of one another; it
restrictions on this. Thus the life of the ego becomes rough. states that the anarchists worked on their ‘infernal machine’
without knowing of one another. (c) cannot be inferred from
25. b The ‘id’ represents the unconscious impulses which are often the passage, as the idea of ‘fighting against evil rulers’ has
dangerous for a person and have to be restricted by the ego. not been hinted at in the passage.
The ego uses reason and interacts with reality and even
distorts it. The superego is the moral department. Option (a) 31. b Option (a) is part of the purpose but it leaves out the influence
represents an unrestricted impulse which can cause harm to of writers who give a spark to the dormant tensions. Option
the person. Hence it would most probably belong to the ‘id’. (c) is discussed to a very small extent in the fourth para. The
Option (c) is a conclusion based on reality. Hence it would passage is concerned about the responsibility of writers and
belong to the ego. Option (d) belongs to the moral department- not the futility of talking about them. This makes (d) incorrect.
the superego. But option (b) seems to have been generated The primary theme of the passage can be broadly described
by the conscience or the superego as it deals with right/ as ‘ Discussing the fact that the inner tensions in a population
wrong. are just waiting for a spark to blow up into a violent movement
- and that the responsibility of writers who fuel this needs to
26. d The relationship between the words in the given pair is that of be examined’. Hence option (b) emerges as an option that is
antonyms. ‘Opulence’ means wealth or affluence. ‘Pauperism’ closest to the primary theme of the passage.
means poverty. Option (d) exhibits a similar relationship,
‘Clemency’ means disposition to be merciful. ‘Mercilessness’
is its opposite. ‘Deportment’ means the manner in which one
34. a The question statement clearly talks about wasteful 40. a The implicit premise of GP’s argument is that they are on
expenditure. So, the first blank should be filled with a word course. Satya, through his argument, has rejected this implicit
that can mean profuse or to bestow someone with something. premise and this has led to a different conclusion. Hence,
For this ‘lavish’ is the best word. Moreover, the speaker intends option (a) is the correct answer. Option (b) is not the correct
to communicate that something is done in memory of Mahatma answer, as accepting the truth of GP’s premises does not
Gandhi. So ‘commemorative’ is the most appropriate word to imply that GP’s argument is invalid. Option (c) is not the correct
communicate the meaning of the sentence. Now coming to answer as Satya offers the reason for rejecting GP’s implicit
option (b), extravagant already means something that exceeds premises. Option (d) is incorrect as Satya is not noncommittal.
limits. So, ‘extravagant excess’ will bring redundancy error in He, in fact, feels that they need to stop.
the sentence. Options (c) and (d) are incorrect as the second
blank cannot be filled with the word ‘remembrance’ or ‘honour’. 41. b It is given in the question statement that the job of a counselor
requires no educational qualification. But this does not mean
35. c The tone of the paragraph shows a dichotomy. The key to that Mr. Padhai is not an educated person. So, in order to
solving the question lies with the second blank, which should weaken the reasoning one has to offer information that can
convey the opposite meaning to the sense of contentment clarify the ambiguity of the question statement. Option (a) is
displayed by America. ‘Fastidious’ (reflecting a meticulous, not the correct choice, as working at Career Launcher for
sensitive, or demanding attitude) is the apt choice for the 10 years does not weaken the reasoning.
second blank. Also, ‘dysfunctional’ (not functioning normally)
is the correct word for the first blank. Option (a) is incorrect 42. b ‘Lesion’ as such is a damage resulting to body parts from a
as ‘complacent’ should not be used for the second blank. disease. So option (b) is correct . The term does not connote
Similarly, ‘sedated’ in option (d) cannot fit the context. Option time-early/advanced symptoms. Hence options (a) and (d)
(b) is incorrect as crotchety (Capriciously stubborn or which respectively speak about ‘early symptoms’ and
eccentric; perverse) does not fit in the second blank. ‘advanced signs’ are inappropriate. Option (c) is incorrect as
the term does not imply dead body parts.
36. c In option (a), the relative clause modifies the noun ‘town’,
which gives a wrong impression that the town was usually 43. d Option (a) is explicit in the 3rd last line of the last para of the
hated by the locals although its architects won a major Welsh passage. Option (b) can be discerned from the lines in the 4th
housing award in 2006. Option (b) also has the same error. In para, “The medical gaze required a new concept of pathology
addition to this, in option (b) ‘bottle bank’ has been incorrectly as well as a shift in the place of death in the medical field.”
written as ‘bottles bank’. Option (d) has two errors- (i) a Option (c) can be inferred from the discussion in the last para.
comma is placed before ‘that’; here that is being treated as a But option (d) cannot be inferred. Definitely the ultrasound
restrictive clause and should not have a comma before it. (ii) has added a new dimension to the medical gaze, but we
‘it’s architects’ is incorrect; the correct usage here would be cannot infer that the stethoscope is redundant; the author
‘its’ as the possessive form is required here. (iii) the expression clearly mentions, “The invention of the stethoscope was
‘most often usually’ is a case of redundancy. It should be strategic in this process”.
either ‘most often’ or ‘usually’.
45. c For the 1st step either of the ants has 4 choices of moving: ∴ FN = 32 − 22 = 5 cm
east(E), west (W), north (N) or south (S) and for the
(3 )2 − ( )
subsequent steps, each of the ants has 2 choices (Taking a 2
∴ TO = 5 = 2 cm
left or right turn).
⇒ Total number of different paths each ant can take ∴ Area of the rectangle ABCD = (2 + 3) × 8 = 40 cm2.
= 4 × 2 × 2 = 16
⇒ Total number of pairs of distinct paths 50. d Given that
16 × 15 2
=
16
C2 = = 120 . 1 1 1 1
2 logx + + + + ....infinitely many terms = 2
2 5 9 14
46. a Final distance between the two ants will be maximum, if one Now, let
of the ants moves maximum possible distance westward and 1 1 1 1
the other ant moves maximum possible distance eastward. + + + + ....infinitely many terms = P
2 5 9 14
( 3 Moving in the opposite directions will maximise the distance
between the two ants, and since, 3rd step should be either 1 1 1 1
⇒ + + + + ....infinitely many terms = P ...(i)
eastward or westward, the first step should also be eastward 1× 2 1× 5 3 × 3 2 × 7
or westward)
Dividing both sides by 2, we get
One of the cases when the distance between the 2 ants will
be maximum is as follows: 1 1 1 1 P
+ + + + .... infinitely many terms = ...(ii)
1× 4 2 × 5 3 × 6 4 × 7 2
N
1 1 1 1 1
A n t B (–1 0,2) 1 − + − + −
1 4 2 5 3 6
⇒
3 1 1
W E + − + ...infinitely many terms
4 7
A n t A (6,–4 )
P
=
S 2
3P 1 1
⇒ = 1+ +
Required distance = (6 – (–10))2 + (2 – (–4))2 = 292 cm. 2 2 3
7
Total number of ways in which A can be eliminated = 4 Total time taken by Sanjeev = 8t 2 = .
x
4 1
Probability of A getting eliminated = = .
8 2 Similarly, 5 + 5xt1 = 15 ⇒ xt1 = 2
10
54. a ∠A: ∠B : ∠C = 3:2:1 Total time taken by Vicky = 5t1 = .
x
So, ⇒ The required ratio = 7 : 10.
∠A = 90°, ∠B = 60° and ∠C= 30°,
57. a N × M = (52p – 1) (5q + 1)2 (5r + 1)2
In ∆AOE,
= (52p – 1) (52q + 1 + 2.5q) (52r + 1 + 2.5r)
AO (52p – 1) when divided by 6 will yield a remainder of ‘0’.
= tan60° ⇒ (N × M) when divided by 6, remainder is 0.
EO
Let EO = x units
58. c Total number of balls transferred by Amit and Bineet to the box
Hence, AO = 3 x units . B:
Also, OD = x units. n(7 ∪ 27) = n(7) + n(27) – n(7 ∩ 27)
In ∆ADB ,
1000 1000 1000
= + −
BD =
AD
=
(
1+ 3 x
.
) 7 27 189
(Since, 931 and 964 are greater than 900 hence they are not
considered in the product)