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Section I
1. (a, b), (b, c) and (c, a) are the roots of x
2
2px + 3 = 0, x
2
2qx + 5 = 0 and x
2
2rx + 15 = 0
respectively, where a, b and c are positive real numbers. Find the value of p + q + r.
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 9 (d) 18
2. Seven students appeared for an exam in which the maximum marks were 100. The marks scored
by the students in the exam were found to be seven distinct integer values. The arithmetic mean of
their marks was 88 whereas the median of their marks was 92. What could be the maximum
difference between the marks of any two students?
(a) 54 (b) 46 (c) 57 (d) 60
3. Find the smallest number which when divided by 3, 5, 7 and 11 leaves remainders 2, 4, 6 and 1
respectively.
(a) 419 (b) 104 (c) 209 (d) None of these
Directions for questions 4 to 6: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
In the month of April 2011, each of the five travel agencies Aaram Time, Best Travels, Cruise Point,
Dreams Tour and Easy Trips provided holiday packages for each of the five destinations Paris, Qatar,
Rome, Switzerland and Thailand.
The table given below shows the break-up of the number of packages sold by a travel agency to the
different destinations.
Agency
Destination
Aaram Time Best Travels Cruise Point Dreams Tour Easy Trips
Paris 15% 10% 30% 15% 7.50%
Qatar 8% 20% 20% 40% 15%
Rome 24% 40% 35% 45% 37.50%
Switzerland 45% 18% 15% 0% 18%
Thailand 8% 12% 0% 0% 22%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
The table given below shows the break-up of the number of packages sold for a destination by the different
travel agencies.
Destination
Agency
Paris Qatar Rome Switzerland Thailand
Aaram Time 25% 10% 16% 50% 20%
Best Travels 20% 30% 32% 24% 36%
Cruise Point 30% 15% 14% 10% 0%
Dreams Tour 15% 30% 18% 0% 0%
Easy Trips 10% 15% 20% 16% 44%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
4. If a total of 13020 packages were sold by the five travel agencies together, what was the total
number of packages sold by Aaram Time?
(a) 3255 (b) 3151 (c) 3100 (d) 2604
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5. If 1200 packages were sold by Easy Trips for Qatar, what was the total number of packages sold by
Cruise Point for Switzerland?
(a) 600 (b) 400 (c) 650 (d) 900
6. If 4800 packages were sold by Best Travels for the five destinations together, what was the total
number of packages sold by the five travel agencies together for Rome?
(a) 4400 (b) 5000 (c) 5600 (d) 6000
7. The first and the last term of an arithmetic progression, having at least three terms, are 5 and 25
respectively. If all the terms of this arithmetic progression are integers, find the number of different
values that the common difference of the arithmetic progression can take.
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 7
8. In the figure given below, ABCD is a parallelogram. The area of rectangle BGDH is 50% more than
the area of square AECF. Find the ratio of the length of AB to the length of BC.
A B
C D
E
F
G
H
(a)
4 : 13
(b)
5 : 17
(c) 5 : 4 (d) Cannot be determined
9. Six men can complete two-third of a work in 5 days, six women can complete one-fifth of the work
in 3 days and five children can complete one-fourth of the work in 6 days. In how many days can a
man, a woman and a child working together complete the work?
(a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 30
10. If a number is written as 100100100100100100100 in Base 2, how will it be written in Base 8?
(a) 4444444 (b) 7777777 (c) 2222222 (d) None of these
11. In how many ways can four identical yellow balls and two identical red balls be arranged on the
circumference of a circle?
(a) 3 (b)
6!
2!
(c) 6 (d)
5!
4! 2!
12. Find the number of possible solutions of m! = a! + b! + c!, where m, a, b and c are positive integers.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 1
13. Rohan uses a car to go to his college from his home. If he drives at 50 km/hr, he reaches the college
4 minutes late, whereas, if he drives at 60 km/hr, he reaches the college 1 minute early. What is the
distance of the college from his home?
(a) 20 km (b) 15 km (c) 25 km (d) 30 km
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Directions for questions 14 to 16: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
The line-graph given below shows some data regarding the plantation and survival of seedlings in a country
called Drizzleland from the year 2005 to the year 2011.
13200
11650
12700
14300 13720
9700
12300
85
98
90 90 90
85
80
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Number of seedlings planted Percentage of seedlings that survived
14. In how many of the given years was the number of seedlings that survived more than the average
number of seedlings that survived during the period 2005 to 2011?
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 5
15. In how many years from 2006 to 2011 did the number of seedlings that survived showed either an
increase of at least 15% or a decline of at most 20% over the previous year?
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
16. In which of the following years was the percentage change in the number of seedlings that perished
as compared to the previous year the highest?
(a) 2008 (b) 2009 (c) 2010 (d) 2011
17. In ABC, AB = 16 cm and AC = 9 cm. What is the length of the perpendicular drawn from the vertex
A to the side BC if the circumradius of the triangle is 9 cm?
(a) 12 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 8 cm (d) Cannot be determined
18. If the lines x = a + m, y = 2 and y = mx are concurrent, what is the least possible value of |a|?
(a) 2 (b)
2 2
(c) 2 3 (d)
3 2
19. A natural number N has k distinct prime factors. If the total number of factors of N is 72, then what
is the product of all the possible values of k?
(a) 180 (b) 60 (c) 24 (d) 120
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20. A and B are standing on the opposite banks of a river. At a particular moment, they observe the
angle of elevation of the top of a ship sailing on the river to be 30and 60respectively. If the height
of the ship is 30 m, what is the distance between A and B? (The ship is travelling along the straight
line joining A and B.)
(a) 30 3 m (b) 40 3 m (c) 60 2 m (d) 45 2 m
21. Two distinct numbers are picked randomly from the first ten natural numbers. Find the probability
that the L.C.M. of the two numbers is 6.
(a)
1
12
(b) 11
2
4
C
(c) 10
2
4
C
(d) None of these
22. What is the minimum value of a
2
x + b
2
y + c
2
z if abxyz = 54c, where a, b, c, x, y and z are positive
real numbers?
(a)
1
3
3c(2ab)
(b)
2 1
3 3
9c (2ab) (c)
1
3
9c(2ab) (d) None of these
23. A leap year X has exactly the same calendar as another leap year Y. What can be the absolute
difference between the values of X and Y?
(a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) All of these
24. A square is inscribed in a circle and the circle is inscribed in a regular octagon. Find the ratio of the
area of the square to that of the octagon.
(a)
( )
1 2 : 4 +
(b)
( )
2 2 1 : 4
(c)
( )
2 1 : 4
(d) Cannot be determined
Directions for questions 25 to 27: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Ina, Mina and Dika had some money with which they decided to buy the shares of two companies
Bindaas and Jhakkas. The amount with Mina was 1/3
rd
of the total money available with the three of them.
Ina and Mina spent equal amounts of money in buying Bindaas shares. The amount spent by Mina on
buying Jhakkas shares was twice that of Dika. The amount spent by Ina on buying Jhakkas shares was
50% more than the amount spent on Jhakkas shares by Mina and Dika together. The amount spent by
Dika on Bindaas shares was 1/9
th
of the total initial money with the three of them. The amount spent on
Jhakkas shares by the three of them together was 1/3
rd
of the total initial money with them. Mina and Dika
had equal amounts of money left with them after making the purchases. The amount spent by Dika in
buying Jhakkas shares was equal to the amount left with Mina after making the purchases. The money left
with Ina after making the purchases was 1/15
th
of the total initial money with the three of them. The amount
spent on Jhakkas shares by Mina and Dika together was <2,00,000 more than the money that was left with
the two of them after making the purchases.
25. If the price of a Bindaas share was <5,000 then find the number of Bindaas shares bought by the
three of them together.
(a) 420 (b) 440 (c) 460 (d) 480
26. What was the money available with Ina in the beginning?
(a) <21,00,000 (b) <30,00,000 (c) <24,00,000 (d) <18,00,000
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27. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
I. The money spent on purchases as a percentage of the money available with an individual in the
beginning was the highest for Dika among the three.
II. The three of them were left with a sum of <7,00,000 after making the purchases.
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
28. In the figure given below, circle C
1
touches three sides of rectangle ABCD and circle C
2
touches the
circle C
1
and two sides of the rectangle. If AB = 9 cm and BC = 8 cm, find the area (in cm
2
) of the
unshaded region of the rectangle.
A B
C
D
C
1
C
2
(a) 18 (b) 18.57 (c) 20.92 (d) 24
29. A Russian luxury pen maker sells x pens to a supermarket called Large Bazaar at a total price of
<(100 + 120x). If the Large Bazaar sells all the pens at a total price of <3x
2
, find the maximum loss
(in <) that could have been incurred by the Large Bazaar.
(a) 700 (b) 1,000
(c) 1,225 (d) 1,300
30. How many terms in the expansion of
1000
1 1
5 8
3 13

+


are integers?
(a) 201 (b) 126 (c) 25 (d) 26
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31. Given below are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s)
or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most
appropriate option.
1. Does Abu Qatada plays World of Warcraft?
2. Did he once, like Anders Behring Breivik, dedicate a sabbatical year to hardcore playing of the
game?
3. Perhaps we will find out when Abu Qatada, often described as the spiritual leader of al-Qaida in
Europe, finally faces trial.
4. But I wouldnt bet on it.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
32. Given below are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s)
or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most
appropriate option.
1. Everyone agrees: the future of Europe lies in German hands.
2. Berlin is now de facto capital of European Union, the place where the crucial decisions are
taken.
3. They speak about this shift in Brussels and Paris and certainly in Athens, Rome and Madrid.
4. Everywhere in fact except Germany.
(a) Only 2 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Directions for questions 33 and 34: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
During a cycle racing event in 2008 Olympic Games, eight riders Alex, Fausto, Hilton, Jason, Matt,
Nathan, Rahsaan and Ryan cycled in eight different lanes on a track. The lanes were numbered 1 to 8
from left to right in that order. In a strange coincidence, the finishing positions of all the riders were same as
their lane numbers. E.g. the rider cycling in the lane numbered 1 finished first, the rider cycling in the lane
numbered 2 finished second and so on. It is also known that:
(i) Exactly two riders finished between Hilton and Rahsaan.
(ii) Jason finished just ahead of Rahsaan.
(iii) Nathan finished just ahead of Alex.
(iv) Jason finished ahead of Hilton.
(v) Neither Matt nor Ryan finished last.
(vi) Exactly two riders finished ahead of Jason.
33. Who could not have finished fifth in the race?
(a) Alex (b) Matt (c) Nathan (d) Ryan
34. Who finished seventh and eighth respectively in the race?
(a) Rahsaan and Fausto (b) Hilton and Fausto
(c) Jason and Hilton (d) Cannot be determined
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Direction for questions 35 to 37: The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the
most appropriate answer to each question.
In the God Delusion Richard Dawkins talks about our inherent psychological tendency towards logical
fallacies. He references cargo cults, tribes that formed superstitious beliefs around the arrival of US soldiers
upon their islands. They believed that communicating on the radio, and marching in unison were all rituals
that brought precious gifts from the heavens in the form of supplies that came in by airplane to the island.
They saw what to them looked like strange ceremonial dancing when the soldiers were marching, and their
logic was that this was a ritual to be performed to please the gods who then bought goods beyond their
wildest dreams. They saw that A came before B, and made the logical fallacy that A caused B.
Genus Homo have possessed logical reasoning skills for millennia, however we have not always possessed
the knowledge upon which to base them. Logic works when based in knowledge, and this is an evolutionary
advantage. When our ancestors saw the prints of an animal in the sand, they had the capacity of
understanding that an animal had been there - and this was reasoning based upon knowledge, we knew
what kind of prints a certain animal would make, and we could deduce from seeing the print which direction
the animal was going in . This was useful in both hunting and avoiding predators.
As our knowledge increased we realized what causes disease, and what can be done to prevent it, we
know how to engineer our way out of famine with our knowledge of crops and fertilizers. The failed logic of
old has been abandoned. Logic is a powerful tool when combined with knowledge, but without it, it can
misfire and lead one to believe things that are unreasonable, and often harmful.
The fact that superstition is so prevalent in our species would seem to suggest that it is of evolutionary
origin, and this is something that Dawkins discusses in the God Delusion. He argues that we have
an intuitive dualism - which is the propensity to believe that there is a separation between the mind and
body. Stating that dualists have a tendency to personify inanimate physical objects at the slightest
opportunity, seeing spirits and demons even in waterfalls and clouds. He talks about how we assign
agents where there are none, getting angry at traffic lights as though they are personally out to get you, for
example.
Knowledge and reason are the best tools we have for advancing our species both morally and scientifically.
Superstition causes many people to act in ways that a person possessing the facts simply could not.
People who believe crystals have magic properties, people who believe that certain diets can cure cancer,
people who believe that homosexuality is an abomination, people who believe in ridiculous conspiracy
theories... The list goes on. None of these beliefs are based in knowledge, and the logic behind them is
flawed. Its time to move on, we dont need to appease gods in order to ensure we wont get smallpox; we
conquered it with the practical application of knowledge and reason.
35. The author gives the example of the Cargo Cults to highlight which of the following?
(a) Understanding the wider picture does not necessarily lead to knowledge.
(b) What we see may sometimes not be what we are meant to see.
(c) Understanding without knowledge leads to logic becoming a fallacy.
(d) All of the above
36. The main idea of the passage is to
(a) explain the reason behind superstition and to denounce it.
(b) welcome the realization that failed logic is not good.
(c) highlight that logic is powerful when combined with knowledge.
(d) explain how dualism sometimes misleads us in absence of logic.
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37. Which of the following behaviors is the author not likely to label superstitious?
(a) A cricketer blaming the number on his jersey for missing out on a century.
(b) A student blaming his/her leaking pen for failure in exams.
(c) A doctor certifying to the healing touch of prayers.
(d) None of the above
38. There are eight boxes and each box contains seven gold coins. Each coin in one of the boxes
weighs 12 grams and each coin in the rest of the seven boxes weighs 10 grams. What is the
minimum number of weighings required to identify the box containing 12 gram coins using an
electronic weighing machine?
(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 3
Direction for questions 39 to 41: The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the
most appropriate answer to each question.
The preoccupation with vitality involves establishing different kinds of limits or boundaries to respectively
different kinds of relations of vitality. Humans draw a distinction between their own children and those of
another. One usually does not love anothers children as if they were ones own. And one does not usually
love another nation as if it were ones own. Such a limitation on the recognition of, and the love for, what is
understood to be ones own is a consequence of the preoccupation with the continuation of the self, both
its biological and cultural components. The love that one has for ones nation is designated by the term
patriotism.
The widely used term love as an expression of the attachments that the individual has to his or her nation
is not altogether satisfactory because we also employ the same term to describe the attachments one has
to ones paramour, children, friends, and god. Indeed, some individuals have genuinely loved all of humanity.
What such a wide use of the term indicates is that, in each of these instances, the individual puts aside,
or transcends, his or her own self-interest for the sake of others. However, understanding properly the
character of such attachments should take into account not only the act of Self-transcendence common to
all of these attachments, but also the different objects of those attachments. Thus, it may be more helpful
to distinguish the love for ones paramour or children from the love for ones nation by understanding
patriotism as signifying attachments of loyalty to a territorial community. There are often different aspects
to the patriotic attachments that one forms to ones nation, as a consequence of the different factors
involved in the historical formation of a particular nation. One may, for example, be loyal to ones nation
because of its laws, or its customs, or its religion. There are usually many and differing, even conflicting,
views of the nation that correspond to these different factors. However, inescapable is the fact that the
individual often shows a preference for his or her fellow nationals. This preference need not take the form of
a prejudice against, or hatred of, those who are not members of ones nation. Patriotism need not deny
varying and different pursuits by the members of the nation. It need not reject differing conceptions of the
nation held by members of the nation, as nationalism often does. Indeed, in so far as patriotism implies a
commitment to the well-being of ones country, it provides the basis for working out the differences, involving
reasonable compromise, between the individual members of the nation and their differing conceptions of
what the nation should be out of a concern for promoting that well-being. The process of working out these
differences through compromise is politics. The concern for the well-being of the nation that includes the
willingness to compromise is central to the civility between the members of the nation that makes politics
possible.
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39. The author is likely to agree with which of the following statements?
(a) Ones love for oneself leads to love for ones children and nation.
(b) The love for ones nation depends on the love for ones children.
(c) Patriotism like nationalism rejects differing conceptions of the nation held by its members.
(d) Patriotism arises only when one transcends his/her self-interests.
40. According to the author what is the genesis of politics?
(a) The concern for the well-being of the nation.
(b) Patriotism, because it involves the working out of differences involving compromises between
members of a nation to promote its well-being.
(c) Nationalism because it is the historical formation of a nation.
(d) The different aspects of patriotic attachments that one forms to ones nation.
41. Which of the following is in line with the authors concept of love?
A. The term love has lost its true meaning as it is now freely bandied around.
B. Love indicates setting aside or transcending ones self interest for the sake of others.
C. Patriotism, not love, is a more appropriate term to define what we feel for our country as it
implies self-transcendence.
D. Love is defined by the idea of extension of oneself and not by the property of the element being
loved.
(a) Only B (b) C and A (c) B and C (d) All of the above
Directions for questions 42 to 44: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Six candidates Piyush, Qureshi, Rohit, Sumit, Tanmay and Umang were called for an interview at
EMW Pvt. Ltd. for the post of Marketing Manager. Each of them has a different surname among Firoz, Hari,
Singh, Tiwari, Vyom and Wadhwah and was called on a different day of a week from Monday to Saturday.
It was observed that the first letter of the name and that of the surname were not same for any of the six
candidates. It is also known that:
(i) Qureshi and Sumit were called on two consecutive days, in no particular order.
(ii) Mr. Wadhwah was called on the day next to the one on which Mr. Firoz was called.
(iii) Exactly three candidates were called between Qureshi and Tanmay.
(iv) Rohit Wadhwah was called on Friday. Piyushs surname is Hari.
(v) Mr. Vyom and Mr. Hari were called on two consecutive days, in no particular order.
42. Which of the following is the surname of Sumit?
(a) Tiwari (b) Firoz (c) Vyom (d) Cannot be determined
43. Who among the following was called on Thursday?
(a) Piyush (b) Umang (c) Sumit (d) Tanmay
44. Mr. Vyom was called on which of the following days?
(a) Sunday (b) Wednesday (c) Friday (d) Tuesday
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Direction for questions 45 to 47: The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the
most appropriate answer to each question.
Nobody can tell in advance whether any given work of political thought will have the effect of Hobbess
Leviathan or Rousseaus Social Contract, or to take a later example, Marx and Engelss The Communist
Manifesto. It depends entirely on whether the underlying shift in thinking that the philosopher proposes
corresponds to political and social change in such a way that the new ideas can become the commonplaces
of the following generations. Other works of political philosophy have enjoyed a limited success and then
disappeared virtually without trace. But the need for political philosophy is always there, especially perhaps
at moments when we face new political challenges that we cannot deal with using the conventional wisdom
of the day. At these moments we need to dig deeper, to probe the basis of our political beliefs, and it is here
that we may turn to political philosophy, not perhaps at source, but as filtered through pamphlets, magazines,
newspapers and the like every successful political philosopher has relied on media-friendly disciples to
put his or her ideas into circulation. But even if political philosophy answers to a genuine need, are its own
credentials genuine? Political philosophy claims that it can bring to us a kind of truth about politics,
something different from the opinions that guide us from day to day. This claim was presented most
dramatically by Plato, often regarded as the father of the subject, through the allegory of the cave in the
Republic. Plato likens ordinary people to prisoners who have been chained in a cave in such a way that
they can only see the shadows of things on a screen in front of them. Plato says that these shadows were
the only real things.
Now suppose that one of the prisoners was to be freed and emerged blinking into the light. In time he would
come to see real objects in the world, and understand that what he had seen before were no more than
shadows. But if he were then to return to the cave to try to persuade his fellows of their mistake, they would
be unlikely to believe him. This, Plato thinks, is the position of the philosopher: he has genuine knowledge
while those around him have only distorted opinions, but because the path to philosophical knowledge is
long and hard, very few are willing to take it.
But was Plato justified in drawing such a sharp contrast between philosophical knowledge and common
opinion? My conception of political philosophy does not involve endowing philosophers with a special kind
of knowledge not available to other human beings. Instead they think and reason in much the same way as
everyone else, but they do so more critically and more systematically. They take less for granted. It is
easiest to explain this by an example. Suppose we were to ask a politician what his goals were; what aims
or values the political community he belongs to should be trying to achieve. If he belonged to a contemporary
Western society, he would probably come up with a fairly predictable list: law and order, individual liberty,
economic growth, full employment, and one or two others. How might a political philosopher respond to
this? Well, first of all she would turn the spotlight on the goals themselves and ask which of them really
ultimate goals were.
45. Which of the following statements is/are true with reference to the need for political philosophy?
A. There exists a need for political philosophy always irrespective of the political conditions.
B. We confront our beliefs only when faced with crises.
C. The need for political philosophy is maximum when political opinions need to be supported by
political truths.
(a) Only A (b) A and B (c) B and C (d) All of the above
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46. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
(a) Political philosophers have specialized knowledge.
(b) Our political beliefs draw on the original thoughts of political philosophers although not necessarily
as told to us directly by them.
(c) Political philosophers spread their knowledge directly to the people.
(d) Prisoners in caves believe that the shadows they see are different from real things.
47. Which of the following statements about political philosophers is validated by the passage?
(a) A political theory that provides answers to problems faced by a time may not necessarily be
correct.
(b) The social and political conditions of a time will decide if a political philosophy will survive and
gain momentum.
(c) Political philosophers think in the same way as do common people.
(d) Political philosophers propose shift in thinking that corresponds to political and social change.
Directions for questions 48 to 50: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Amar went for a vacation to a different place every year from 2004 to 2008. His vacation lasted for a different
number of day(s) among 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on each occasion, in no particular order. It is also known that:
(i) His vacation in 2007 lasted a day longer as compared to the year when he went to Singapore.
(ii) He went to Europe in the year next to the one in which he went to the USA.
(iii) He went to Bangkok in the year next to the one in which his vacation lasted for just 1 day.
(iv) He didnt go to Europe in 2008. His vacation in Europe lasted for less than 5 days.
(v) His vacation in 2006 lasted a day longer as compared to the year when he went to Nepal.
(vi) He went to Bangkok in 2005 and his vacation lasted for less than 5 days.
48. Which of the following combinations of the destination and the year of vacation is not correct?
(a) Nepal 2008 (b) Europe 2007
(c) Singapore 2004 (d) None of these
49. How many days did Amar spend on his vacation in Europe?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
50. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
I. He spent 1 day on his vacation in Nepal.
II. He spent 4 days on his vacation in the USA.
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
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51. Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate
one.
A. Researchers say they may soon be able to identify babies at high risk of autism as early as 6
months old.
B. Currently, clinicians cant diagnose autism until toddlers are about 2, when the first behavioral
and language symptoms of the developmental disorder become noticeable.
C. There is a push to identify at-risk babies earlier, though, since early intervention may be critical
for halting abnormal development.
D. But while scientists are developing more sophisticated screening tests there is still no reliable
way to diagnose the condition in younger infants.
E. Now, reporting in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers says that they may have a
tool that will select out the highest risk infants at just six months old.
(a) ABCDE (b) AEBCD (c) BEACD (d) ABCED
52. Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate
one.
A. Thanks to Google Maps satellite imagery, online map enthusiasts have discovered a few odd-
looking formations in China.
B. While nobody has figured out what substance was used to create the forms, speculation has
surfaced that the grid pattern was used in some sort of military training.
C. If crop circles are too 20th century for you, how about some large white lineslaid out in an odd
grid-like patternstrewn across the Chinese desert?
D. And with the discovery of the white lines stretching over one mile long and 3,000 feet wide, you
can be certain folks will continue searching for more interesting Chinese designs.
E. Located north of the Shule River, the remote area is perfect for military training.
(a) CADBE (b) ABCDE (c) CABED (d) ADEBC
53. There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose
the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
The __________________ at Clube Nacional is perfect, and one immediately _______________
the film version of this story: lone journalist, snubbed by (many of) his peers for his collegial exposs,
sits at a table in a dimly-lit tavern, sipping his glass of milky feni.
(a) aura, limns
(b) feel, cognizes
(c) emanation, assimilates
(d) ambience, envisions
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54. There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose
the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
With the publication, all ____ broke loose. For a moment, at least. Then, everything went back to
_________________. .
(a) hell, normal
(b) perdition, conventional
(c) pandemonium, square one
(d) order, kosher
55. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki said that perhaps Azarenka and Wimbledon champion
Petra Kvitova had taken the power game in womens tennis to another level. Martina Navratilova
called it the rivalry (Azarenka-Kvitova) of the future which would perhaps leave the likes of Sharapova
behind. They are very talented players with intense personalities. Theyre very professional about
how they go about things. If they stay healthy, thats the rivalry to come.
__________________________________
(a) Azarenka herself said that the one noticeable difference in her game was her fitness.
(b) It wasnt so long ago that Azarenka herself debated on turning her back on the sport.
(c) Radwanska, who has already lost to Azarenka thrice this year, said, I think shes more
consistent.
(d) Wozniacki, recovering from a shoulder injury, has not won a Grand Slam title in the last two
years.
56. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Every one of his predictions of 2011, about the Eurozone crisis, about GDP growth and interest
rates, had proved wrong by a mile. Historians, too, have had a mixed year. Certainly, the neo-liberal
consensus of the 1980s and 90s about how the market knows best has been swept away with a
vengeance. Now, rather than obeisance to economists models, it is quite common to see academic
historians drawing learned parallels between the events of 2008-12 and the Great Depression, the
depression of the 1870s, or even going back to the sovereign debt crises of the Middle Ages.
________________________
(a) A decade back, Francis Fukuyamas prediction of the end of history and the triumph of free
market economics and liberal democracy was disdained.
(b) All this reminds political scientists and historians that past events shape their mindsets and
arguments in a pervasive and subtle way.
(c) A financial columnist in a major British newspaper confessed some time back that he wasnt
eating Christmas pudding this year so much as humble pie.
(d) Time also has a habit of restoring some tattered reputations.
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57. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
This, Rielly contends, is mainly because of the overemphasis in India on academic grades and
marks rather than innovation and originality. TED (Technology Entertainment Design) is really looking
for the mavericks, the iconoclasts. Its okay they went to IIT so long as they are doing something
awesome with it . . . like making a low-cost healthcare device. Its pointless to send resumes that
show you as an IIT or IIM graduate with great grades if you havent done anything else in your life.
__________________
(a) Indeed, admissions offices in many US colleges and universities, also despair about the lame
applications from India.
(b) The weakest part is usually the essay that offers no vision, ideas, or clarity.
(c) Tom Rielly, the organisations Director of Partnerships, mused about the poor quality of applications
he gets from India for TED fellowships.
(d) Still, the reason Indians succeed to the extent they do also comes from the survival instinct.
58. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
PECK
(a) New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.
(b) She sat nervously pecking at her food.
(c) He pecked off her cheek as he went out.
(d) A robin was pecking at crumbs on the ground.
59. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
SING
(a) Bullets sang past my ears.
(b) She felt faint and the blood was singing in her head.
(c) She usually sings on in the shower.
(d) The kettle was singing away on the stove.
60. Four sentences are given below, labeled a, b, c and d. Of these, three statements need to be
arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose
the option that does not fit the sequence.
(a) While the Homeric passage that comes most readily to mind emphasizes the cleverness and
beauty of the heroines, the tragic examples stress extremitythe horrible crimes committed by
or against them.
(b) But there is a further twistthe figure to whom the heroines of old are compared and found
wanting is herself a heroine.
(c) Helen is a heroine whose cult may be associated with female life transitions, although in this
case we have only the sketchiest indication of ritual practice.
(d) In each case the exemplary heroine is something of a straw woman, set up only to be knocked
flat by the superior virtue or the greater enormity of the object of the comparison.