Set 333

Not e: Quest i ons 1 t o 26 car r y one mar k each.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 1 t o 4: Answer t he quest i ons on t he basi s of t he i nformat i on gi ven
bel ow.
The Deans offi ce recent l y scanned st udent resul t s i nt o t he cent ral comput er syst em. When
t hei r charact er readi ng soft ware cannot read somet hi ng, i t l eaves t he space bl ank. The scanner
out put read as fol l ows:

Name Fi nance Mar k et i ng St at i st i cs St r at egy Oper at i ons GPA
Aparna B F 1. 4
Bi kas D D F F
Chandra D A F F 2. 4
Deepak A B D D 3. 2
Fazal D F B D 2. 4
Gowri C C A B 3. 8
Hari B A D 2. 8
I smet B A
Jagdeep A A B C 3. 8
Kunal F A F F 1. 8
Leena B A B F 3. 2
Manab A B B
Ni sha A D B A F 3. 6
Osman C B B A 4. 6
Preet i F D D 3. 2
Rahul A C A F 4. 2
Sameer C F B
Tara B 2. 4
Ut karsh F C A 3. 0
Vi pul A C C F 2. 4

I n t he gradi ng syst em, A, B, C, D, and F grades fet ch 6, 4, 3, 2, and 0 grade poi nt s
respect i vel y. The Grade Poi nt Average ( GPA) i s t he ari t hmet i c mean of t he grade poi nt s
obt ai ned i n t he fi ve subj ect s. For exampl e Ni shas GPA i s ( 6 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 0) / 5 = 3. 6. Some
addi t i onal fact s are al so known about t he st udent s grades. These are

( a) Vi pul obt ai ned t he same grade i n Market i ng as Aparna obt ai ned i n Fi nance and St rat egy.
( b) Fazal obt ai ned t he same grade i n St rat egy as Ut karsh di d i n Market i ng.
( c) Tara recei ved t he same grade i n exact l y t hree courses.

1. What grade di d Preet i obt ai n i n St at i st i cs?
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D

Sol . ( 1)
GPA of Preet i = 3. 2
i . e.
+ + + +
=
F D x D y
3.2
5

0 + 2 + x + 2 + y = 16
x + y = 12
So only combinat ion possible is A, A.
So Preet i obt ained A grade in st at ist ics.



2. I n operat ions, Tara could have received t he same grade as


1. I smet 2. Hari 3. Jagdeep 4. Manab

Sol . ( 4)
Tara received same grade in 3 courses. We already know t hat Tara has got B grade in
one of t he subj ect and GPA is 2.4. So in 3 courses in which he scored same grade is B.
So Tara has received t he same grade as Manab.

3. I n St rat egy, Gowris grade point was higher t han t hat obt ained by
1. Fazal 2. Hari 3. Nisha 4. Rahul

Sol . ( 2)

GPA of Gowri is 3.8
i.e. 3 + 3 + 6 + x + 4 = 3. 8 5
16 + x = 18
x = 2
So in st rat egy, Gowris grade is C.
Rahuls grade in st rat egy = ( 4. 2 5) 15 = 6, i.e. , A.
Fazals grade in st rat egy = ( 2. 4 5) 8 = 4, i.e. , B.
Hence, Gowris grade will be higher t han t hat of Hari.

4. What grade did Ut karsh obt ain in Finance?
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. F

Sol . ( 3)
As Fazal GPA = 2. 4
So D + F + B + P + D = 2. 4 5
2 + 0 + 4 + P + 2 = 12
P = 4
So his grade in st rat egy is B.
So Grade of Ut karsh in market ing is also B.
So for Ut karsh, x + B + F + C + A = 3 5
x + 4 + 0 + 3 + 6 = 15
x = 2
So grade of Ut karsh in finance = D.



Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 5 t o 8: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he informat ion given
below.
The dat a point s in t he figure below represent mont hly income and expendit ure dat a of
individual members of t he Ahuj a family ( ) , t he Bose family ( ) , t he Coomar family ( ) , and
t he Dubey family ( ) . For t hese quest ions, savings is defined as


1000
2000
3000
0
1000 2000
3000
Expendit ur e
I
n
c
o
m
e
Li ne i ndi cat ing
I ncome = Expendit ure
Savings = I ncome Expendit ur e


5. Which family has t he lowest average income?
1. Ahuj a 2. Bose 3. Coomar 4. Dubey

Sol . ( 3)
Average income of Ahuj a
+ +
= =
700 1700 1800 4200
3 3

Average income of Bose
+ +
= =
800 1600 2300 4700
3 3

Average income of Coomar
+ +
= =
300 1100 1900 3300
3 3

Average income of Dubey
+
= =
1200 2800 4000
2 2

I t s clear t hat lowest average income is of Coomar. ( I t is clear visually as well)

6. Which family has t he highest average expendit ure?
1. Ahuj a 2. Bose 3. Coomar 4. Dubey





Sol . ( 4)
From t he figure draw a line parallel t o t he expendit ure axis and midway bet ween
observat ions of each familys values.

7. Which family has t he lowest average savings?
1. Ahuj a 2. Bose 3. Coomar 4. Dubey

Sol . ( 4)
From figure t he I st member of Dubey family is on t he line indicat ing income =
expendit ure.
The 2
nd
member is j ust above t he line.

8. The highest amount of savings accrues t o a member of which family?
1. Ahuj a 2. Bose 3. Coomar 4. Dubey

Sol . ( 1)
Look at t he left most member of Ahuj a family.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 9 t o 12: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he informat ion given
below.
Prof. Singh has been t racking t he number of visit ors t o his homepage? His service provider has
provided him wit h t he following dat a on t he count ry of origin of t he visit ors and t he universit y
t hey belong t o:


Number of vi si t or s
DAY
COUNTRY 1 2 3
Canada 2 0 0
Net herlands 1 1 0
I ndia 1 2 0
UK 2 0 2
USA 1 0 1
Number of vi si t or s
DAY
UNI VERSI TY 1 2 3
Universit y 1 1 0 0
Universit y 2 2 0 0
Universit y 3 0 1 0
Universit y 4 0 0 2
Universit y 5 1 0 0
Universit y 6 1 0 1
Universit y 7 2 0 0
Universit y 8 0 2 0


9. To which count ry does Universit y 5 belong?
1. I ndia or Net herlands but not USA 2. I ndia or USA but not Net herlands
3. Net herlands or USA but not I ndia 4. I ndia or USA but not UK

10. Universit y 1 can belong t o
1. UK 2. Canada 3. Net herlands 4. USA

11. Which among t he list ed count ries can possibly host t hree of t he eight list ed universit ies?
1. None 2. Only UK 3. Only I ndia 4. Bot h I ndia and UK

12. Visit ors from how many universit ies from UK visit ed Prof. Singhs homepage in t he t hree
days?
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4

Sol ut i on f or quest i ons 9 t o 12:
Comparing Table 1 and 2, universit y 4 corresponds t o UK and universit y 6 corresponds t o USA
( aft er as day 3 values are concerned and universit y 8 corresponds t o I ndia and universit y 3 t o
Net herlands now I ndian or Net herlands can t ake universit y 1 or universit y 5. Now universit y 2
and 7 belongs t o eit her UK or Canada ( only one)

UNI VERSI TY DAY COUNTRY
1 2 3
Universit y 1 1 0 0 I ndia / Net herlands
Universit y 2 2 0 0 UK / Canada
Universit y 3 0 1 0 Net herlands
Universit y 4 0 0 2 UK
Universit y 5 1 0 0 I ndia/ Net herlands
Universit y 6 1 0 1 USA
Universit y 7 2 0 0 UK/ Canada
Universit y 8 0 2 0 I ndia


9. ( 1)

10. ( 3)

11. ( 1)

12. ( 2)


Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 13 t o 16: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he informat ion
given below.

Purana and Naya are t wo brands of kit chen mixer- grinders available in t he local market . Purana
is an old brand t hat was int roduced in 1990, while Naya was int roduced in 1997. For bot h t hese
brands, 20% of t he mixer- grinders bought in a part icular year are disposed off as j unk exact ly
t wo years lat er. I t is knows t hat 10 Purana mixer- grinders were disposed off in 1997. The
following figures show t he number of Purana and Naya mixer- grinders in operat ion from 1995
t o 2000, as at t he end of t he year.



120
162
182
222
236 236
0 0
30
80
124
134
0
50
100
150
200
250
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Purana Naya


13. How many Naya mixer- grinders were purchased in 1999?
1. 44 2. 50 3. 55 4. 64

Sol . ( 2)
I n 1999, t ot al number of Naya mixer- grinder = 124
Number of Naya mixer- grinder disposed = 20% of 30 = 6
Number of mixt ures bought
124 = [ 50 + 24] 50

14. How many Naya mixer- grinders were disposed off by t he end of 2000?
1. 10 2. 16
3. 22 4. Cannot be det ermined from t he dat a

Sol . ( 3)
Number of Naya mixer- grinder disposed in 1999 6
Number of Naya mixer- grinder disposed in 2000 10
Tot al disposed by end of 2000 = 16

15. How many Purana mixer- grinders were disposed off in 2000?
1. 0 2. 5
3. 6 4. Cannot be det ermined from t he dat a

Sol . ( 4)

I nit ial number of Purana mixer- grinder not available, hence cannot be det ermined.

16. How many Purana mixer- grinders were purchased in 1999?
1. 20 2. 23
3. 50 4. Cannot be det ermined from t he dat a

Sol . ( 4)

I nit ial number of Purana mixer- grinder not available, hence cannot be det ermined.



Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 17 t o 20: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he informat ion
given below.

A st udy was conduced t o ascert ain t he relat ive import ance t hat employees in five different
count ries assigned t o five different t rait s in t heir Chief Execut ive Officers. The t rait s were
compassion ( C) , decisiveness ( D) , negot iat ion skills ( N) , public visibilit y ( P) , and vision ( V) . The
level of dissimilarit y bet ween t wo count ries is t he maximum difference in t he ranks allot t ed by
t he t wo count ries t o any of t he five t rait s. The following t able indicat es t he rank order of t he
five t rait s for each count ry.

Count r y
Rank I ndi a Chi na Japan Mal aysi a Thai l and
1 C N D V V
2 P C N D C
3 N P C P N
4 V D V C P
5 D V P N D

17. Which of t he following pairs of count ries are most dissimilar?
1. China and Japan 2. I ndia and China
3. Malaysia and Japan 4. Thailand and Japan

Sol . ( 4)

Thailand and Japan ( Maximum difference of 4 ranks ( 5 1) = 4)

18. Which of t he following count ries is least dissimilar t o I ndia?
1. China 2. Japan 3. Malaysia 4. Thailand

Sol . ( 1)
China ( Maximum difference bet ween 2 paramet er is 2)

19. Which amongst t he following count ries is most dissimilar t o I ndia?
1. China 2. Japan 3. Malaysia 4. Thailand

Sol . ( 2)

Japan ( Maximum difference of 4)

20. Three of t he following four pairs of count ries have ident ical levels of dissimilarit y. Which
pair is t he odd one out ?
1. Malaysia and China 2. China and Thailand
3. Thailand and Japan 4. Japan and Malaysia

Sol . ( 4)
Japan and Malaysia ( I nferring from quest ion 17)

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 21 t o 26: Each quest ion is followed by t wo st at ement s, A and B.
Answer each quest ion using t he following inst ruct ions.

Choose 1 if t he quest ion can be answered by using one of t he st at ement s alone but not by
using t he ot her st at ement alone.
Choose 2 if t he quest ion can be answered by using eit her of t he st at ement s alone.
Choose 3 if t he quest ion can be answered by using bot h st at ement s t oget her but not by eit her
st at ement alone.
Choose 4 if t he quest ion cannot be answered on t he basis of t he t wo st at ement s.



21. Zakib spends 30% of his income on his childrens educat ion, 20% on recreat ion and 10% on
healt hcare. The corresponding percent age for Supriyo are 40%, 25%, and 13%. Who spends
more on childrens educat ion?
A. Zakib spends more on recreat ion t han Supriyo.
B. Supriyo spends more on healt hcare t han Zakib.

Sol . ( 1)

St at ement A: 20% of Z > 25% of S
>
Z 5
S 4
Cannot say.
St at ement B: 13% of S > 10% of Z
39% of S > 30% of Z. So 40% of S must be great er t han 33% of Z.
Hence st at ement B is sufficient t o answer.

22. Four candidat es for an award obt ain dist inct scores in a t est . Each of t he four cast s a vot e t o
choose t he winner of t he award. The candidat e who get s t he largest number of vot es wins t he
award. I n case of a t ie in t he vot ing process, t he candidat e wit h t he highest score wins t he
award. Who wins t he award?
A. The candidat es wit h t op t hree scores each vot e for t he t op score amongst t he ot her t hree.
B. The candidat e wit h t he lowest score vot es for t he player wit h t he second highest score.

Sol . ( 1)

Assume A, B, C, D get score 10, 8, 6, 4 reap.
A B C D
10 8 6 4

St at ement A:
Wit h t he condit ions A will give vot e t o B
Wit h t he condit ions B will give vot e t o A
Wit h t he condit ions C will give vot e t o A

Even if D gives t o A/ B/ C 2 sit uat ion arises.
Eit her A will win or t here will a t ie when D gives vot e t o B.
Even t hen A will win.
So we are get t ing t he answer.

St at ement B: Can conclude anyt hing.
Answer ( 1) first st at ement .


23. I n a class of 30 st udent s, Rashmi secured t he t hird rank among t he girls, while her brot her
Kumar st udying in t he same class secured t he sixt h rank in t he whole class. Bet ween t he t wo,
who had a bet t er overall rank?
A. Kumar was among t he t op 25% of t he boys merit list in t he class in which 60% were boys.
B. There were t hree boys among t he t op five rank holders, and t hree girls among t he t op t en
rank holders.


Sol . ( 1)

St at ement A: Cannot say anyt hing.
St at ement B: Because amongst t he Top 5 3 are boys, 2 are girls. And Rashmi is t hird
among t he girls and Kumar is 6
t h
.
We can conclude.
Answer ( 1) st at ement I I is sufficient .



24. Tarak is st anding 2 st eps t o t he left of a red mark and 3 st eps t o t he right of a blue mark. He
t osses a coin. I f it comes up heads, he moves one st ep t o t he right ; ot herwise he moves one
st ep t o t he left . He keeps doing t his unt il he reaches one of t he t wo marks, and t hen he st ops.
At which mark does he st op?
A. He st ops aft er 21 coin t osses.
B. He obt ains t hree more t ails t han heads.

Sol . ( 2)

St at ement A: We can find, t here are 12 Tails and 9 Heads.
Aft er t osses he will reach at blue point . So st at ement A is sufficient .
St at ement B: 3 more Tails great er t han Heads. So he will reach at blue point aft er t osses.
So st at ement B is also sufficient .

25. Ravi spent less t han Rs. 75 t o buy one kilogram each of pot at o, onion, and gourd. Which one of
t he t hree veget ables bought was t he cost liest ?
A. 2 kg pot at o and 1 kg gourd cost less t han 1 kg pot at o and 2 kg gourd.
B. 1 kg pot at o and 2 kg onion t oget her cost t he same as 1 kg onion and 2 kg gourd.

Sol . ( 3)

St at ement A: 2 kg pot at o cost + 1 kg gourd cost < 1 kg pot at o cost + 1 kg gourd cost
1 kg pot at o cost < 1 kg gourd cost .
So st at ement A is not sufficient .
St at ement B: 1 kg pot at o cost + 2 kg onion cost = 1 kg onion cost + 2 kg gourd cost 1 kg
pot at o cost + 1 kg onion cost = 2 kg gourd cost .
So st at ement B is also not sufficient .
Combining bot h st at ement s we get
1 kg pot at o cost < 1 kg gourd cost ( i)
1 kg pot at o cost + 1 kg onion cost = 2 kg gourd cost ( ii)
So t he onion is cost liest .

26. Nandini paid for an art icle using currency not es of denominat ions Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, and Rs. 10
using at least one not e of each denominat ion. The t ot al number of five and t en rupee not es
used was one more t han t he t ot al number of one and t wo rupee not es used. What was t he price
of t he art icle?
A. Nandini used a t ot al of 13 currency not es.
B. The price of t he art icle was a mult iple of Rs. 10.

Sol . ( 4)

St at ement A: 13 currency not es will give diff. Values.
St at ement B: Mult iple of 10 and by many.
Even if you combine t he st at ement , we can have various values.
Answer is ( 4) .


Not e: Quest i ons 27 t o 38 car r y t w o mar k s each.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 27 t o 30: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he informat ion given
below.

Coach John sat wit h t he score cards of I ndian players from t he 3 games in a one- day cricket
t ournament where t he same set of players played for I ndia and all t he maj or bat smen got out . John
summarized t he bat t ing performance t hrough t hree diagrams, one for each games. I n each diagram,
t he t hree out er t riangles communicat e t he number of runs scored by t he t hree t op scores from I ndia,
where K, R, S, V, and Y represent Kaif, Rahul, Saurav, Virender, and Yuvraj respect ively. The middle
t riangle in each diagram denot es t he percent age of t ot al score t hat was scored by t he t op t hree I ndian
scorers in t hat game. No t wo players score t he same number of runs in t he same game. John also
calculat ed t wo bat t ing indices for each player based on his scores in t he t ournament s; t he R- index of a
bat sman is t he difference bet ween his highest and lowest scores in t he 3 games while t he M- index is
t he middle number, if his scores are arranged in a non- increasing order.

Pakist an Sout h Af r ica Aust rali a
90%
Y( 40)
K( 28) V( 130)
70%
K( 51)
R( 49)
S( 75)
80%
R( 55)
S( 50) Y( 87)



27. For how many I ndian players is it possible t o calculat e t he exact M- index?
1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. More t han 2

28. Among t he players ment ioned, who can have t he lowest R- index from t he t ournament ?
1. Only Kaif, Rahul or Yuvraj 2. Only Kaif or Rahul
3. Only Kaif or Yuvraj 4. Only Kaif

29. How many players among t hose list ed definit ely scored less t han Yuvraj in t he
t ournament ?
1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. More t han 2

30. Which of t he players had t he best M- index from t he t ournament ?
1. Rahul 2. Saurav 3. Virender 4. Yuvraj


Sol ut i on f or quest i ons 27 t o 30: Go t hrough t he following t able.

Pak i st an Sout h
Af r i ca
Aust r al i a
K 28 51 < 48
R < 22 49 55
S < 22 75 50
V 130 < 49 < 48
Y 40 < 49 87
Top 3
bat sman
198 175 192
I ndia Tot al 220 250 240

27. ( 3)



28. ( 4)

29. ( 2)

30. ( 2)


Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 31 t o 34: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he informat ion
given below.
Twent y one part icipant s from four cont inent s ( Africa, Americas, Aust ralasia, and Europe)
at t ended a Unit ed Nat ions conference. Each part icipant was an expert in one of four fields,
labour, healt h, populat ion st udies, and refugee relocat ion. The following five fact s about t he
part icipant s are given.

( a) The number of labour expert s in t he camp was exact ly half t he number of expert s in each of
t he t hree ot her cat egories.
( b) Africa did not send any labour expert . Ot herwise, every cont inent , including Africa, sent at
least one expert for each cat egory.
( c) None of t he cont inent s sent more t han t hree expert s in any cat egory.
( d) I f t here had been one less Aust ralasian expert , t hen t he Americas would have had t wice as
many expert s as each of t he ot her cont inent s.
( e) Mike and Alfanso are leading expert s of populat ion st udies who at t ended t he conference.
They are from Aust ralasia.

31. Which of t he following combinat ions is NOT possible?
1. 2 expert s in populat ion st udies from t he Americas and 2 healt h expert s from Africa
at t ended t he conference.
2. 2 expert s in populat ion st udies from t he Americas and 1 healt h expert from Africa
at t ended t he conference.
3. 3 expert s in refugee relocat ion from t he Americas and 1 healt h expert from Africa
at t ended t he conference.
4. Africa and America each had 1 expert in populat ion st udies at t ending t he conference.


32. I f Ramos is t he lone American expert in populat ion st udies, which of t he following is NOT
t rue about t he numbers of expert s in t he conference from t he four cont inent s?
1. There is one expert in healt h from Africa.
2. There is one expert in refugee relocat ion from Africa.
3. There are t wo expert s in healt h from t he Americas.
4. There are t hree expert s in refugee relocat ion from t he Americas.


33. Alex, an American expert in refugee relocat ion, was t he first keynot e speaker in t he
conference. What can be inferred about t he number of American expert s in refugee
relocat ion in t he conference, excluding Alex?
i. At least one
ii. At most t wo

1. Only i and not ii
2. Only ii and not I
3. Bot h i and ii
4. Neit her i nor ii

34. Which of t he following numbers cannot be det ermined from t he informat ion given?
1. Number of labour expert s from t he Americas.
2. Number of healt h expert s from Europe.
3. Number of healt h expert s from Aust ralasia.
4. Number of expert s in refugee relocat ion from Africa.



Sol ut i ons f or quest i ons 31 t o 34: For solving t hese quest ions make a t able like t his:

Af r i ca Amer i ca Aust r al i a Eur ope
L 0 1 1 1 3
H 1 1 6
P 2 1 6
R 1 1 6
4 8 5 4
21


( i) As t he labour expert is half of each of t he ot her, so t he only possible combinat ion is

L 3
H
P
R
6 each


( ii) St at ement ( d) : I f t he number of Aust ralasia expert is 1 less, i.e. t ot al export are 20
American be t wice as each of ot her. The only combined possible is Americas 8.

Aust ralasia 4 + 1 = 5
Europe 4
Africa 4

Now, we need t o workout t he various opt ions possible in t he blank cells.

Af r i ca Amer i ca Aust r al i a Eur ope
L 0 1 1 1 3
H 2 2 1 1 6
P 1 2 2 1 6
R 1 3 1 1 6
4 8 5 4
21



Af r i ca Amer i ca Aust r al i a Eur ope
L 0 1 1 1 3
H 1 3 1 1 6
P 1 2 2 1 6
R 2 2 1 1 6
4 8 5 4
21



Af r i ca Amer i ca Aust r al i a Eur ope
L 0 1 1 1 3
H 1 3 1 1 6
P 2 1 2 1 6
R 1 3 1 1 6
4 8 5 4
21





31. ( 4)

32. ( 3)

33. ( 3)

34. ( 4)


Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 35 t o 38: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he informat ion
given below.
The year was 2006. All six t eams in Pool A of World Cup hockey, play each ot her exact ly once.
Each win earns a t eam t hree point s, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero point s. The
t wo t eams wit h t he highest point s qualify for t he semifinals. I n case of a t ie, t he t eam wit h t he
highest goal difference ( Goal For Goals Against ) qualifies.

I n t he opening mat ch, Spain lost t o Germany. Aft er t he second round ( aft er each t eam played
t wo mat ches) , t he pool t able looked as shown below.

Teams Games
Pl ay ed
Won Dr aw n Lost Goal s
For
Goal s
Agai nst
Poi nt s
Germany 2 2 0 0 3 1 6
Argent ina 2 2 0 0 2 0 6
Spain 2 1 0 1 5 2 3
Pakist an 2 1 0 1 2 1 3
New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1 6 0
Sout h Africa 2 0 0 2 1 4 0


I n t he t hird round, Spain played Pakist an, Argent ina played Germany, and New Zealand played
Sout h Africa. All t he t hird round mat ches were drawn. The following are some result s from t he
fourt h and fift h round mat ches

( a) Spain won bot h t he fourt h and fift h round mat ches.
( b) Bot h Argent ina and Germany won t heir fift h round mat ches by 3 goals t o 0.
( c) Pakist an won bot h t he fourt h and fift h round mat ches by 1 goal t o 0.

35. Which one of t he following st at ement s is t rue about mat ches played in t he first t wo
rounds?
1. Germany beat New Zealand by 1 goal t o 0.
2. Spain beat New Zealand by 4 goals t o 0.
3. Spain beat Sout h Africa by 2 goals t o 0.
4. Germany beat Sout h Africa by 2 goals t o 1.

36. Which one of t he following st at ement s is t rue about mat ches played in t he first t wo
rounds?
1. Pakist an beat Sout h Africa by 2 goals t o 1.
2. Argent ina beat Pakist an by 1 goal t o 0.
3. Germany beat Pakist an by 2 goals t o 1.
4. Germany beat Spain by 2 goals t o 1.


37. I f Pakist an qualified as one of t he t wo t eams from Pool A, which was t he ot her t eam t hat
qualified?
1. Argent ina
2. Germany
3. Spain
4. Cannot be det ermined







38. Which t eam finished at t he t op of t he pool aft er five rounds of mat ches?
1. Argent ina
2. Germany
3. Spain
4. Cannot be det ermined



Sol ut i ons f or quest i ons 35 t o 38:

Fr om t he st at ement s f r om ( a) , ( b) , ( c) gi ven i n t he pr obl em f our t eams ( Spai n,
Ar gent i na, Ger many, Pak i st an) appear t o w i n t hei r mat ches i n t he f i f t h r ound.
How ever , t her e ar e onl y t hr ee mat ches per r ound and hence onl y t hr ee t eams can w i n
t hei r mat ches i n any r ound. Hence, t he dat a set appear s t o be i nconsi st ent .


Set 333


SubSect i on I I - A: Number of quest i ons = 20

Not e: Quest i ons 39 t o 58 car r y one mar k each.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 39 t o 52: Answ er t he quest i ons i ndependent l y of each ot her .

39. Two boat s, t ravel i ng at 5 and 10 kms per hour, head di rect l y each ot her. They begi n at a
di st ance of 20 kms from each ot her. How far apart are t hey ( i n kms) one mi nut e before
t hey col l i de.
1. 1/ 12 2. 1/ 6 3. 1/ 4 4. 1/ 3

Sol . ( 3)

The boat s wi l l be col l i di ng aft er a t i me whi ch i s gi ven by;
= = =
+
20 4
t hours 80 minut es
5 10 3
.
Aft er t his t ime of 80 minut es, boat ( 1) has covered =
5 20
80 kms kms
60 3
,
whereas boat ( 2) has covered
10
80 kms
60
=
40
kms.
3

Aft er 79 minut es, dist ance covered by t he first boat =
1
d =
| |
|
\ .
20 5
kms
3 60

Aft er 79 minut es, dist ance covered by t he second boat =
2
d =
| |
|
\ .
40 10
kms
3 60

So t he separat ion bet ween t he t wo boat s = 20 ( ) +
1 2
d d =
1
kms
4


40. A rect angular sheet of paper, when halved by folding it at t he mid point of it s longer
side, result s in a rect angle, whose longer and short er sides are in t he same proport ion
as t he longer and short er sides of t he original rect angle. I f t he short er side of t he
original rect angle is 2, what is t he area of t he smaller rect angle?
1. 4 2 2. 2 2 3. 2 4. None of t he above

Sol . ( 2)



I n original rect angle rat io =
x
2



I n Smaller rect angle rat io =
| |
|
\ .
2
x
2

Given = =
x 2
x 2 2
x 2
2

Area of smaller rect angle = = =
x
2 x 2 2 sq. unit s
2


41. I f t he sum of t he first 11 t erms of an arit hmet ic progression equals t hat of t he first 19
t erms, t hen what is t he sum of t he first 30 t erms?
1. 0 2. 1 3. 1 4. Not unique

Sol . ( 1)

Given
+ + + = + + +
1 2 11 1 2 19
t t ... t t t .... t ( for an A.P.)
+ = +

11 19
2a (11 1)d 2a (19 1)d
2 2

22 a + 110d = 28 a + 342 d
16 a + 232 d = 0
2a + 29 d = 0
+ =

30
2a (30 1)d 0
2

=
30t erms
S 0

42. I f a man cycles at 10 km/ hr, t hen he arrives at a cert ain place at 1 p. m. I f he cycles at
15 km/ hr, he will arrive at t he same place at 11 a.m. At what sped must he cycle t o get
t here at noon?
1. 11 km/ hr 2. 12 km/ hr 3. 13 km/ hr 4. 14 km/ hr

Sol . ( 2)

When speed of t he man = 10 km/ hr =
d
t
. and
When speed of t he man = 15 km/ hr =
d
t 2
.
Equat ing t he value of d: 10 t = 15 ( t 2)
t = 6 hours.
Finally desired speed =
d
t 1
=
10t
t 1
=

=
10 6
12 km / hr
5
.

43. On January 1, 2004 t ow new societ ies
1 2
S and S are formed, each n numbers. On t he
first day of each subsequent mont h,
1
S adds b members while
2
S mult iples it s current
numbers by a const ant fact or r. Bot h t he societ ies have t he same number of members
on July 2, 2004. I f b = 10. 5n, what is t he value of r?
1. 2. 0 2. 1. 9 3. 1. 8 4. 1. 7

Sol . ( 1)

There will be an increase of 6 t imes.
No. of members
1
S will be in A.P.
On July 2
nd
, 2004,
1
S will have n + 6 b members


= n + 6 10. 5 n
= 64n
No. of members in
2
S will be in G.P
On July 2
nd
, 2004 Number of members in
2
S
=
6
nr
They are equal, Hence 64 n = =
6
nr
= =
6
64 r r 2

44. I f f( x) = +
3
x 4x p , and f( 0) and f( 1) are of opposit e sings, t hen which of t he following
is necessarily t rue
1. 1 < p < 2 2. 0 < p < 3 3. 2 < p < 1 4. 3 < p < 0

Sol . ( 2)

We have
= + =
3
f(0) 0 4(0) p p
= + =
3
f(1) 1 4(1) p p 3
I f P and P 3 are of opp. signs t hen p( p 3) < 0
Hence 0 < p < 3.

45. Suppose n is an int eger such t hat t he sum of digit s on n is 2, and < <
10 n
10 n 10 . The
number of different values of n is
1. 11 2. 10 3. 9 4. 8

Sol . ( 1)

We have
( 1) < <
10 11
10 n 10
( 2) Sum of t he digit s for n = 2
Clearly
( n)
min
= 10000000001 ( 1 followed by 9 zeros and finally 1)
Obviously, we can form 10 such numbers by shift ing 1 by one place from right t o left
again and again.
Again, t here is anot her possibilit y for n
n = 20000000000
So finally : No. of different values for n = 10 + 1 = 11 ans.

46. A milkman mixes 20 lit res of wat er wit h 80 lit res of milk. Aft er selling one- fourt h of t his
mixt ure, he adds wat er t o replenish t he quant it y t hat he had sold. What is t he current
proport ion of wat er t o milk?
1. 2 : 3 2. 1 : 2 3. 1 : 3 4. 3 : 4

Sol . ( 1)




The diagram is self explanat ory. Removal of 25 lit res at st age I will result in volume of
milk being reduced by 80% of 25 lit i.e. 20 lit and volume of wat er being reduced by t he
remaining 5 lit . So M = 60 lit and W = 15 lit . Addit ion of 25 lit wat er will finally given M
= 60 lit and W = 40 M. Hence t he rat io of W and M = 40 : 60 = 2 : 3.

47. I f = = =
+ + +
a b c
r
b c c a a b
t hen r cannot t ake any value except .
1.
1
2
2. 1 3.
1
or 1
2
4.
1
or 1
2


Sol . ( 3)

I f = = =
+ + +
a b c
r
b c c a a b

t hen t here are only t wo possibilit ies.
( i)
I f + + a b c 0, t hen
+ +
= = =
+ + + + + + + +
a b c a b c
b c c a a b (b c) (c a) (a b)

+ +
= =
+ +
a b c 1
2(a b c) 2


( ii)
I f a+ b+ c = 0, t hen
b + c = a
c + a = b
a + b = c
Hence = =
+
a a
1
b c ( a)

Similarly, = =
+ +
b c
1
c a a b

Therefore opt ion ( 3) is t he correct one 1/ 2 or 1

48. Let =
+
+
+
+
1
y
1
2
1
3
1
2
3 ...

What is t he value of y?
1.
+ 11 3
2
2.
11 3
2
3.
+ 15 3
2
4.
15 3
2


Sol . ( 4)

=
+
+
1
y
1
2
3 y


+
=
+
3 y
y
7 2y

+ =
2
2y 6y 3 0

+
=
6 36 24
y
4





= =
6 60 3 15
4 2

Since y is a + ve number, t herefore:
=
15 3
y
2
ans.

49. Karan and Arj un run a 100- met er race, where Karan beat s Arj un 10 met res. To do a
favour t o Arj un, st art s 10 met res behind t he st art ing line in a second 100 met re race.
They bot h run at t heir earlier speeds. Which of t he following is t rue in connect ion wit h
t he second race?
1. Karan and Arj un reach t he finishing line simult aneously.
2. Arj un beat s Karan by 1 met re
3. Arj un beat s Karan by 11 met res.
4. Karan beat s Arj un by 1 met re.

Sol . ( 4)

Sit uat ion ( I ) :
I n what ever t ime Karan covers a dist ance of 100 m, Arj un covers 90 m in t he same
t ime.
Sit uat ion ( I I ) :
Now Karan is 10 m behind t he st art ing point . Once again t o cover 100 m from t his new
point Karan will be t aking t he same t ime as before. I n t his t ime Arj un will be covering 90
met ers only. This means t hat now bot h of t hem will be at t he same point , which will be
10 met ers away from t he finish point . Since bot h of t hem are required t o cover t he
same dist ance of 10 m now and Karan has a higher speed, he will beat Arj un. No need
for calculat ions as opt ion ( 4) is t he only such opt ion.

50. N persons st and on t he circumference of a circle at dist inct point s. Each possible pair of
persons, not st anding next t o each ot her, sings a t wo- minut e song one pair aft er t he
ot her. I f t he t ot al t ime t aken for singing is 28 minut es, what is N?
1. 5 2. 7 3. 9 4. None of t he above

Sol . ( 2)

Each person will form a pair wit h all ot her persons except t he t wo beside him. Hence he
will form ( n 3) pairs. I f we consider each person, t ot al pairs = n ( n 3) but here each
pair is count ed t wice.
Hence act ual number of pairs =
n(n 3)
2

They will sing for =
n(n 3)
2 n(n 3) min
2

Hence n( n 3) = 28
=
2
n 3n 28 0
= n 7 or 4
Discarding t he ve value: n = 7

51. I n Nut sAndBolt s fact ory, one machine produces only nut s at t he rat e of 100 nut s per
minut e and needs t o be cleaned for 5 minut es aft er product ion of every 1000 nut s.
Anot her machine produces only bolt s at t he rat e of 75 bolt s per minut e and needs t o
cleaned for10 minut es aft er product ion of every 1500 bolt s. I f bot h t he machines st art
product ion at t he same t ime, what is t he minimum durat ion required for producing 9000
pairs of nut s and bolt s?
1. 130 minut es 2. 135 minut es 3. 170 minut es 4. 180 minut es



Sol . ( 3)

Machine I :
Number of nut s produced in one minut e = 100
To produce 1000 nut s t ime required = 10 min
Cleaning t ime for nut s = 5 min
Over all t ime t o produce 1000 nut s = 15 min.
Over all t ime t o produce 9000 = 138 min 5 min = 133 min ( 1)
Machine I I :
To produce 75 bolt s t ime required = 1 min
To produce 1500 bolt s t ime required = 20 min
Cleaning t ime for bolt s = 10 in.
Effect ive t ime t o produce 1500 bolt s = 30 min
Effect ive t ime t o produce 9000 bolt s = 30 6 10 = 170 min ( 2)
From ( 1) and ( 2)
Minimum t ime = 170 minut es

52. A fat her and his son are wait ing at a bus st op in t he evening. There is a lamp post
behind t hem. The lamp post , t he and his son st and on t he same st raight line. The fat her
observes t hat t he shadows of his head and his sons head are incident at t he same point
on t he ground. I f t he height s of t he lamp post , t he fat her and his son are 6 met res, 1.8
met res and 0.9 met res respect ively, and t he fat her is st anding 2.1 met res away form
t he post t hen how far ( in met res) is son st anding form his fat her?
1. 0. 9 2. 0. 75 3. 0. 6 4. 0. 45

Sol . ( 4)



A
F
G
E
B
6
x
y
L
a
m
p
-
p
o
s
t
F
a
t
h
e
r
2. 1
0. 9
C
D
S
o
n
1. 8


ABE FCE

6
1.8
=
+ +
+
2. 1 x y
x y
( i)
Also ABE GDE

6
0. 9
=
+ + 2. 1 x y
y
( ii)

From ( i) and ( ii) x = 0. 45.


Di r ect i ons f or Quest i ons 53 t o 55: Answer t he quest ions on t he basis of t he
informat ion given below
I n t he adj oining figure I and I I are circles wit h P and Q respect ively, The t wo circles
t ouch each ot her and have common t angent t hat t ouches t hem at point s R and S


respect ively. This common t angent meet s t he line j oining P and Q at O. The diamet ers of
I and I I are in t he rat io 4: 3. I t is also known t hat t he lengt h of PO is 28 cm.

53. What is t he rat io of t he lengt h of PQ t o t hat of QO?
1. 1 : 4 2. 1 ; 3 3. 3 : 8 4. 3 : 4



Sol . ( 2)

= =
OP PR 4
OQ QS 3

OP = 28
OQ = 21
PQ = OP OQ = 7
= =
PQ 7 1
OQ 21 3


54. What is t he radius of t he circle I I ?
1. 2 cm 2. 3 cm 3. 4 cm 4, . 5 cm

Sol . ( 2)

PR + QS = PQ = 7
= =
PR 4
QS 3

= QS 3

55. The lengt h of SO is
1. 8 3 cm 2. 10 3 cm 3. 12 3 cm 4. 14 3 cm

Sol . ( 3)

=
2 2
SO OQ QS
=
2 2
21 3
= = 24 18 12 3


Di r ect i ons f or Quest i ons 56 t o 58: Answer t he quest ions independent ly of each ot her.

56. Let =
2
f( x) ax b x , where a and b are const ant s. Then at x = 0, f( x) is
1. maximized whenever a > 0, b > 0
2. maximized whenever a > 0, b < 0
3. minimized whenever a > 0, b > 0
4. minimized whenever a > 0, b< 0

Sol . ( 4)

When a > 0, b < 0,

2
ax and b x are non negat ive for all x, i.e.
2
ax b x 0

2
ax b x is minimum at x = 0 when a > 0, b < 0.





57. Each family in a localit y has at most t ow adult s, and no family has fewer t han 3 children.
Considering all t he families t oget her, t here are adult s t han boys, more boys t han girls,
and more girls t han families, Then t he minimum possible number of families in t he
localit y is
1. 4 2. 5 3. 2 4. 3

Sol . ( 4)


Family Adult s Children
1 0, 1, 2 3, 4, 5, .
I I 0, 1, 2 3, 4, 5, .
I I I 0, 1, 2 3, 4, 5, .

As per t he quest ion, we need t o sat isfy t hree condit ions namely:
1. Adult s ( A) > Boys ( B)
2. Boys ( B) > Girls ( G)
3. Girls ( G) > Families ( F)
Clearly, if t he number of families are 2, maximum number of adult s can only be 4. Now,
for t he second condit ion t o be sat isfied, every family should have at least t wo boys and
one girl each. This will result in non- compliance wit h t he first condit ion because adult s
will be equal t o boys. I f we consider t he same condit ions for 3 families, t hen all t hree
condit ions will be sat isfied.

58. The t ot al number of int egers pairs ( x, y) sat isfying t he equat ion x + y = xy is
1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. None of t he above

Sol . ( 3)

Given equat ion is x + y = xy

+ =
=
xy x y 1 1
(x 1) (y 1) 1

= = = = eit her x 1 1 & y 1 1 or x 1 1 & y 1 1
Clearly ( 0, 0) and ( 2, 2) are t he only pairs t hat will sat isfy t he equat ion.


SubSect i on I I B: Number of Quest i ons = 15

Not e: Quest i ons 59 t o 73 car r y t w o mar k s each.

Di r ect i ons f or Quest i ons 59 t o 62: Answer t he quest ions independent ly of each
ot her.

59. Let C be a circle wit h cent re
0
P and AB be a diamet er of C. Suppose
1
P is t he mid point
of t he line segment
0 2
P B, P is t he mid point of t he line segment
1
P B and so on. Let
1 2 3
C , C , C , ... be circles wit h diamet ers
0 1 1 2 2 3
P P , P P , P P ... respect ively. Suppose t he circles
1 2 3
C , C , C , ... are all shaded. The rat io of t he area of t he unshaded port ion of C t o t hat of
t he original circle is
1. 8 : 9 2. 9 : 10 3. 10 : 11 4. 11 : 12








Sol . ( 4)



Ci r cl e Radi us
C R
C
1
r
4

C
2
r
8

C
3
r
16

" "
=
Area of unshaded por t ion of C Area of shaded port ion
1
Area of C Area of C

| |
| | | |
| + +
| |
|
\ . \ .
\ .
=

2 2
2
r r
4 8
1
r

| |
= + + =
|
\ .

2 2
1
1 1
16
1 1
1
4 8
1
4

=
11
12


60. Consider t he t his sequence

Sol . ( 3)

Given = =
1 2
a 81. 33; a 19
Also:
=
j j 1 j 2
a a a , for j 3
= =
3 2 1
a a a 100. 33
= =
4 3 2
a a a 81. 33
= =
5 4 3
a a a 19
= = +
6 5 4
a a a 100.33
= = +
7 6 5
a a a 81.33
= =
8 7 6
a a a 19


Clearly
3
' a ' onwards t here is a cycle of 6 and t he sum of t erms in every such cycle = 0.
Therefore, when we add
1 2 3 6002
a , a , a .... upt o a , we will event ually be left wit h
+
1 2
a a only i.e. 81. 33 19 = 62. 33.

61. A sprint er st art s running . previous round?

Sol . ( 3)

As opt ions are independent of n
Let n = 2
Time t aken for first round = + + + =
1
1 2 4 7.5 minut es
2

Time t aken for second round = 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 = 120 minut es
= =
120
Rat io 16
7.5


62. Let u = ( log
2
x)
2
.. has

Sol . ( 2)

u = ( log
2
x)
2

6log
2
x + 12
x
u
= 256
Let log
2
x = y x = 2
y

= = =
u 8
8
x 2 uy 8 u
y

= + + =
2 3 2
8
y 6y 12 y 6y 12y 8 0
y

= =
3
(y 2) 0 y 2
= = x 4, u 4

63. How many of t he . For every x.

Sol . ( 3)

=
1 2 1 1
f f f (x)f ( x)

1
x 0 x 1
f ( x) 1 x 1
0 ot her wise

x 1 x 0
1 x 1
0 ot her wise

=
1 1
f f ( x) 0 x
Similarly =
2
2 3 1
f f (f ( x) ) 0 for some x
=
2 4 1 3
f f f ( x) . f ( x)
=
1 2
f ( x) f ( x)
= =
1 1
f ( x) f (x) 0 x

64. Which of t he following is necessarily t rue?

Sol . ( 2)



Check wit h opt ions
Opt ion ( 2)
=
3 2
f ( x) f ( x)
=
1
f ( x)
=
1 3
f ( x) f ( x) x

65. I f t he lengt hs of .t riangle will be

Sol . ( 1)

DF, AG and CE are body diagonals of cube.
Let t he side of cube = a
Therefore body diagonal is a 3

Circum radius for equilat eral t riangle
=
side
3

Therefore =
a 3
a
3


66. I n t he adj oining . point A?

Sol . ( 2)

From A t o B, t here are 8 on- way roads out of which 3 roads are in Nort hwards and 5
roads are West wards.
Therefore number of dist inct rout es is = =
8!
56
5! 3!


67. On a semicircle wit h .. lengt h of BC?

Sol . ( 2)


A
2 2
8
B C
D F E

=
1 1
AB BD AD BE
2 2

=
2 2
2 8 2 8 BE
= =
60 15
BE
4 2




| |
= = = |
|
\ .
2
2
15 15 1
AE 2 4
2 4 2


| |
= = + =
|
\ .
1 1
BC EF 8 7
2 2


68. A circle wit h . Smaller circle?

Sol . ( 4)


Let t he radius of smaller circle = r
= O B r 2
= + + OB OB O D OD
= + + r 2 r 2
Also OB = 2 2
+ + = r 2 r 2 2 2
= r 6 4 2

69. I n t he adj oining figure . value of DEC

Sol . ( 4)



I n ABC,
= B 90 ( Angles in semicircle)
Therefore = = ABE 90 65 25
Also = ABE ACE ( angle subt ended by same arc AE)
Also = ACE CED [ AC ED]
Therefore = CED 25

70. I f group B . Group C?

Sol . ( 1)

Since Group ( B) cont ains 23 quest ions, t he marks associat ed wit h t his group are 46.
Now check for opt ion ( 1) . I f Group ( C ) has one quest ion, t hen marks associat ed wit h
t his group will be 3. This means t hat t he cumulat ive marks for t hese t wo groups t aken
t oget her will be 49. Since t ot al number of quest ions are 100, Group ( A) will have 76


quest ions, t he corresponding weight age being 76 marks. This sat isfies all condit ions and
hence is t he correct opt ion. I t can be easily observed t hat no ot her opt ion will fit t he bill.

71. I f group C cont ains . . in group B?

Sol . ( 3)

Since Group ( C) cont ains 8 quest ions, t he corresponding weight age will be 24 marks.
This figure should be less t han or equal t o 20% of t he t ot al marks. Check from t he
opt ions . Opt ion ( 3) provides 13 or 14 quest ions in Group ( B) , wit h a corresponding
weight age of 26 or 28 marks. This means t hat number of quest ions in Group ( A) will
eit her be 79 or 78 and will sat isfy t he desired requirement .

72. The reminder . . 19, is

Sol . ( 3)

= = +
23 23 23
15 (19 4) 19x ( 4) where x is a nat ural number.
= + = +
23 23 23
23 (19 4) 19y ( 4) where y is a nat ural number.
( ) + = + + +
23 23 23 23
15 23 19 x y 4 ( 4)
= 19 ( x + y)

73. A new flag is colour is

Sol . ( 1)

The first st rip can be of any of t he four colours, The 2
nd
can be of any colour except t hat
of t he first ( i.e. 3) . Similarly, each subsequent st rop can be of nay colour except t hat of
t he preceding st rip ( = 3)
Hence number of ways =
5
4 3
= 12 81







Set 333

Sect i on I I I ( A)

Not e: Quest i on 74 t o 83 car r y hal f a mar k each. Al l t he ot her quest i on i n Sub- sect i on
I I I - A car r y one mar k s each.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 74 t o 83: Fi l l up t he bl anks, numbered [ 74] , [ 75] up t o [ 83] ,
i n t he t wo passages bel ow wi t h most appropri at e word from t he opt i ons gi ven for each bl ank.

Bet ween t he year 1946 and t he year 1955, I di d not fi l e any i ncome t ax ret urns. Wi t h t hat
[ 74] st at ement , Ramesh embarked on an account of hi s encount er wi t h t he i ncome t ax
depart ment . I ori gi nal l y owned Rs. 20, 000 i n unpai d t axes. Wi t h [ 75] and [ 76] , t he 20, 000
became 60, 000. The I ncome t ax Depart ment t hen went i nt o act i on, and I l earned fi rst hand
j ust how much power t he Tax Depart ment wi el ds. Royal t i es and t rust funds can be [ 77] ;
aut omobi l es may be [ 78] , and auct i oned off. Not hi ng bel ongs t o t he [ 79] unt i l t he case i s
set t l ed.

74. 1. devi ous 2. bl unt 3. t act ful 4. pret ent i ous

Sol . ( 2)
Ramesh makes a di rect , bl at ant st at ement t hat he di d not fi l e hi s i ncome t ax ret urns. Devi ous
means schemi ng, decei t ful .

75. 1. i nt erest 2. t axes 3. pri nci pal 4. ret urns

Sol . ( 1)
The pri nci pal t ax i s al ready ment i oned as Rs. 20000. He hasnt fi l ed hi s i ncome t ax ret urns. Due
t o t he del ay he wi l l al so have t o pay i nt erest on t he pri nci pal amount .

76. 1. sanct i ons 2. refunds 3. fees 4. fi nes

Sol . ( 4)
There are no sanct i ons i nvol ved wi t h t he i ncome t ax. I t s not possi bl e for hi m t o get a refund
unl ess he fi l es hi s ret urns. Due t o t he del ay he wi l l be charged a fi ne and not a fee.

77. 1. cl osed 2. det ached 3. at t ached 4. i mpounded

Sol . ( 3)
To i mpound means t o sei ze propert y ( usual l y by force of power) . At t ached here refers t o
at t achi ng propert y by l egal wri t .

78. 1. smashed 2. sei zed 3. di smant l ed 4. frozen

Sol . ( 2)
Aut omobi l es can onl y be sei zed before bei ng auct i oned off ( and not smashed, di smant l ed or
frozen! ) .

79. 1. purchaser 2. vi ct i m 3. i nvest or 4. offender

Sol . ( 4)
An i ncome t ax defaul t er i s an offender and not a purchaser, vi ct i m or i nvest or.







At t hat t i me t he whi t e house was as serene as a resort hot el out of season. The corri dors were
[ 80] . I n t he vari ous offi ces, [ 81] gray men i n wai st coat s t al ked t o one anot her i n l ow- pi t ched
voi ces. The onl y col or, or chol er, curi ousl y enough, was provi ded by Presi dent Ei senhower
hi msel f. Apparent l y, hi s [ 82] was easi l y set off; he scowl ed when he [ 83] t he corri dors.

80. 1. st ri ki ng 2. hol l ow 3. empt y 4. whi t e

Sol . ( 3)
The words i n t he previ ous sent ence and t he t one of t he passage i ndi cat e t hat t he corri dors were
empt y.

81. 1. qui et 2. faded 3. l oud 4. st ent ori an

Sol . ( 1)
Thi s choi ce i s appropri at e because t he men were t al ki ng i n l ow- pi t ched voi ces. St ent ori an
means marked by l oud voi ce.

82. 1. l aught er 2. curi ousl y 3. humour 4. t emper

Sol . ( 4)
The word chol er ( whi ch means anger or i rri t abi l i t y) i n t he previ ous sent ence i ndi cat es a di rect
rel at i onshi p wi t h t emper.

83. 1. paced 2. st rol l ed 3. st ormed 4. prowl ed

Sol . ( 1)
He coul dnt have st rol l ed t he corri dors because he was angry. The Presi dent woul d not prowl i n
t he corri dors. Al so one does not st orm a corri dor but may st orm i n and out of a corri dor or a
room. But one can pace up and down.


Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 84 t o 86: I dent i fy t he i ncorrect sent ence or sent ences.

84. A. I t was a t ough si t uat i on and Manasi was t aki ng pai ns t o make i t bet t er.
B. Sl owl y her effort s gave frui t and t hi ngs st art ed i mprovi ng.
C. Everyone compl ement ed her for her good work.
D. She was very happy and t hanked everyone

1. A 2. D 3. B and C 4. A and C

Sol . ( 3)
Sent ence B i s wrong because effort s bear frui t and not gi ve frui t . Sent ence C i s i ncorrect
because t he spel l i ng of compl ement ed shoul d be compl i ment ed.

85. A. Hari sh t ol d Raj t o pl ead gui l t y.
B. Raj pl eaded gui l t y of st eal i ng money from t he shop.
C. The court found Raj gui l t y of al l t he cri mes he was charged wi t h.
D. He was sent enced for t hree years i n j ai l

1. A and C 2. B and D 3. A, C, and D 4. B, C, and D

Sol . ( 2)
Sent ence B i s wrong because you dont pl ead gui l t y of but pl ead gui l t y t o a cri me. Sent ence D
i s wrong because one get s sent enced t o pri son.





86. A. Last Sunday, Archana had not hi ng t o do.
B. Aft er waki ng up, she l ay on t he bed t hi nki ng of what t o do.
C. At 11 o cl ock she t ook shower and got ready.
E. She spent most of t he day shoppi ng

1. B and C 2. C 3. A and B 4. B, C, and D

Sol . ( 1)
Sent ence B i s i ncorrect because t he correct usage of i t s l ast part woul d be t hi nki ng what t o
do. Sent ence C i s wrong because t he art i cl e a shoul d precede shower.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 87 t o 89: Each st at ement has a part mi ssi ng. Choose t he best
opt i on from t he four opt i ons gi ven bel ow t he st at ement t o make up t he mi ssi ng part .

87. Many peopl e suggest ___________ and st i l l ot her woul d l i ke t o convi nce peopl e not t o
buy pi rat ed casset t es.

1. t o bri ng down audi ocasset t e pri ces t o reduce t he i nci dence of musi c pi racy, ot hers
advocat e st rong l egal act i on agai nst t he offenders,
2. bri ngi ng down audi ocasset t e pri ces t o reduce t he i nci dent s of musi c pi racy, ot hers are
advocat i ng st rong l egal act i on agai nst offenders,
3. bri ngi ng down audi ocasset t e pri ces t o reduce t he i nci dent s of musi c pi racy, ot hers
advocat e st rong l egal act i on agai nst offenders,
4. audi ocasset t e pri ces t o be brought down t o reduce i nci dent s of musi c pi racy, ot hers
advocat e t hat st rong l egal act i on must be t aken agai nst offenders,

Sol . ( 3)
I n opt i on ( 1) , t he usage suggest t o bri ng down i s i ncorrect . I n opt i on 4 audi ocasset t e pri ces
shoul d be ( and not t o be) brought down. Bet ween opt i ons ( 2) and ( 3) , i nci dence of musi c
pi racy can be reduced and not i nci dent s.

88. The anci ent Egypt i ans bel i eved __________________so t hat when t hese obj ect s were
magi cal l y reani mat ed t hrough t he correct ri t ual s, t hey woul d be abl e t o funct i ons
effect i vel y.

1. t hat i t was essent i al t hat t hi ngs t hey port rayed must have every rel evant feat ure
shown as cl earl y as possi bl e
2. i t was essent i al for t hi ngs t hey port ray t o have had every rel evant feat ure shown as
cl earl y as possi bl e,
3. i t was essent i al t hat t he t hi ngs t hey port rayed had every rel evant feat ure
shown as cl earl y as possi bl e.
4. t hat when t hey port rayed t hi ngs, i t shoul d have every rel evant feat ure shown as
cl earl y as possi bl e

Sol . ( 3)
Opt i on ( 2) i s i ncorrect due t o t he usage of t he si mpl e present t ense i n t hey port ray. Opt i on ( 4)
i s i ncorrect due t o t he usage i f t he si ngul ar i t for t he pl ural t hi ngs. Opt i on ( 1) i s wrong
because of t he unnecessary usage of must have aft er usi ng essent i al .

89. Archaeol ogi st s bel i eve t hat t he pi eces of red ware pot t ery excavat ed recent l y near
Bhavnagar and __________________shed l i ght on a hi t hert o dark 600- year peri od i n
t he Harappan hi st ory of Guj arat .

1. est i mat ed wi t h a reasonabl e cert ai nt y as bei ng about 3400 years ol d,
2. are est i mat ed reasonabl y cert ai n t o be about 3400 years ol d,
3. est i mat ed at about 3400 years ol d wi t h reasonabl e cert ai nt y,


4. est i mat ed wi t h reasonabl e cert ai nt y t o be about 3400 years ol d,

Sol . ( 4)
Opt i on ( 2) i s i ncorrect because we cannot say t hat archeol ogi st s are est i mat ed. Opt i ons ( 1)
and ( 3) have t he probl ems of mi spl aced modi fi ers.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 90 t o 92: I n each quest i on, t he word at t he t op of t he t abl e i s used
i n four di fferent ways, numbered 1 t o 4. Choose t he opt i ons i n whi ch t he usage of t he word i s
I NCORRECT or I NAPPROPRI ATE.

90. BOLT
1. The shopkeeper showed us a bol t of fi ne si l k.
2. As he coul d not move, he made a bol t for t he gat e.
3. Coul d you pl ease bol t he door?
4. The t hi ef was arrest ed before he coul d bol t from t he scene of t he cri me.

Sol . ( 2)
The correct usage woul d have been he bol t ed for t he gat e.

91. FALLOUT
1. Nagasaki suffered from t he fal l out of nucl ear radi at i on.
2. Peopl e bel i eved t hat t he pol i t i cal fal l out of t he scandal woul d be i nsi gfi cant .
3. Who can predi ct t he envi ronment al fal l out of t he WTO agreement s?
4. The headmast er coul d not underst and t he fal l out of several of hi s good st udent s at t he
publ i c exami nat i on.

Sol . ( 4)
Fal l out does not mean fai l ure. I t refers t o consequence or argument .

92. PASSI NG
1. She di d not have passi ng marks i n mat hemat i cs.
2. The mad woman was cursi ng everybody passi ng her on t he road.
3. At t he bi rt hday part y al l t he chi l dren enj oyed a game of passi ng t he parcel .
4. A passi ng t axi was st opped t o rush t he acci dent vi ct i ms t o t he hospi t al .

Sol . ( 4)
The usage of passi ng i s redundant , one can si mpl y say t hat a t axi was st opped/ hai l ed.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 93 t o 95: The sent ences gi ven i n each quest i on, when properl y
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sent ences i s l abel ed wi t h a l et t er. Choose t he
most l ogi cal order of sent ences from among t he gi ven choi ces t o const ruct a coherent
paragraph.

93. A. The t wo nei ghbours never fought each ot her.
B. Fi ght s i nvol vi ng t hree mal e fi ddl er crabs have been recorded, but t he st at us of t he
part i ci pant s was unknown
C. They pushed or grappl ed onl y wi t h t he i nt ruder.
D. We recorded 17 cases i n whi ch a resi dent t hat was fi ght i ng an i nt ruder was j oi ned by
an i mmedi at e nei ghbour, an al l y.
F. We t herefore t racked 268 i nt ruder mal es unt i l be saw t hem fi ght i ng a resi dent mal e.

1. BEDAC 2. DEBAC 3. BDCAE 4. BCEDA

Sol . ( 1)
AC i s a mandat ory pai r and DAC i s a mandat ory sequence.



94. A. I n t he west , Al l i ed Forces had fought t hei r way t hrough sout hern I t al y as far as Rome.
B. I n June 1944 Germanys mi l i t ary posi t i on i n Worl d War t wo appeared hopel ess
C. I n Bri t ai n, t he t ask of amassi ng t he men and mat eri al s for t he l i berat i on of nort hern
Europe had been compl et ed.
D. Red Army was poi sed t o dri ve t he Nazi s back t hrough Pol and.
E. The si t uat i on on t he east ern front was cat ast rophi c.

1. EDACB 2. BEDAC 3. BDECA 4. CEDAB

Sol . ( 2)
B i s t he openi ng st at ement as i t i nt roduces t he subj ect and t he dat e. EDA i s a sequence t hat
descri bes t he si t uat i on from t he east t o t he west . St at ement C i s a st and- al one st at ement .

95. A. He fel t j ust i fi ed i n bypassi ng Congress al t oget her on a vari et y of moves.
B. At t i mes he was fi ght i ng t he ent i re Congress.
C. Bush fel t he had a mi ssi on t o rest ore power t o t he presi dency.
D. Bush was not fi ght i ng j ust t he democrat s.
E. Represent at i ves democracy i s a messy busi ness, and a CEO of t he whi t e House does
not l i ke a l egi sl at ure of second guessers and t i me wast ers.

1. CAEDB 2. DBAEC 3. CEADB 4. ECDBA

Sol . ( 4)
CDBA i s a mandat ory sequence. Bush was not fi ght i ng j ust t he democrat s i n st at ement D,
rel at es di rect l y wi t h At t i mes he was fi ght i ng i n st at ement B.

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 96 t o 97: Four al t ernat i ve summari es are gi ven bel ow each t ext .
Choose t he opt i on t hat best capt ures t he essence of t he t ext .

96. The human race i s spread al l over worl d, from t he pol ar regi ons t o t he t ropi cs. The
peopl e of whom i t i s made up eat di fferent ki nds of food, part l y accordi ng t o t he cl i mat e
i n whi ch t hey l i ve, and part l y accordi ng t o t he ki nd of food whi ch t hei r count ry produces.
I n hot cl i mat es; meat and fat are not much needed; but i n t he Arct i c regi ons t hey seem
t o be very necessary for keepi ng up t he heat of t he body. Thus, i n I ndi a, Peopl e l i ve
chi efl y on di fferent ki nds of grai ns, eggs, mi l k, or somet i mes fi sh and meat . I n Europe
peopl e eat more meat and l ess gai n. I n t he Arct i c regi ons, where no grai ns and frui t s are
produced, t he Eski mo and ot hers races l i ve al most ent i rel y on meat and fi sh.

1. Food eat en by peopl e i n di fferent regi ons of t he worl d depends on t he cl i mat e and
produce of t he regi on, and vari es from meat and fi sh i n t he Arct i c t o predomi nant l y
grai ns i n t he t ropi cs.
2. Hot cl i mat es requi re peopl e t o eat grai ns whi l e col d regi ons requi re peopl e t o eat
meat and fi sh.
3. I n hot count ri es peopl e eat mai nl y grai ns whi l e i n t he Arct i c, t hey eat meat and fi sh
because t hey cannot grow grai ns.
4. Whi l e peopl e i n Arct i c regi ons l i ke meat and fi sh and t hose i n hot regi ons l i ke I ndi a
prefer mai nl y grai ns, t hey have t o change what t hey eat dependi ng on t he l ocal
cl i mat e and t he l ocal produce.
Sol . ( 1)
St at ement 2 i s onl y part i al l y t rue. I t onl y t al ks of requi rement s and not of what grows i n t hose
regi ons. Si mi l arl y, st at ement 3 t al ks onl y of produce and not requi rement . The passage i s not
concerned wi t h what peopl e l i ke or prefer but wi t h what i s l ocal l y avai l abl e or requi red.

97. You seemed at fi rst t o t ake no not i ce of your school - fel l ows, or rat her t o set yoursel f
agai nst t hem because t hey were st rangers t o you. They knew as l i t t l e of you as you
di d of t hem; t hi s woul d have been t he reason for t hei r keepi ng al oof from you as
wel l , whi ch you woul d have fel t as a hardshi p. Learn never t o concei ve a prej udi ce


agai nst ot hers because you know not hi ng of t hem. I t i s bad reasoni ng, and makes
enemi es of hal f t he worl d. Do not t hi nk i l l of t hem t i l l t hey behave i l l t o you; and
t hen st ri ve t o avoi d t he faul t s, whi ch you see i n t hem. Thi s wi l l di sarm t hei r host i l i t y
sooner t han pi que or resent ment or compl ai nt .

1. The di scomfort you fel t wi t h your school fel l ows was because bot h si des knew l i t t l e of
each ot her. You shoul d not compl ai n unl ess you fi nd ot hers prej udi ced agai nst you
and have at t empt ed t o careful l y anal yze t he faul t s you have observed i n t hem.
2. The di scomfort you fel t wi t h your school fel l ows was because bot h si des knew l i t t l e of
each ot her. Avoi d prej udi ce and negat i ve t hought s t i l l you encount er bad behavi our
from ot hers, and t hen wi n t hem over by shunni ng t he faul t s you have observed.
3. You encount ered hardshi p amongst your school fel l ows because you di d not know
t hen wel l . You shoul d l earn not t o make enemi es because of your prej udi ces
i rrespect i ve of t hei r behavi our t owards you.
4. You encount ered hardshi p amongst your school fel l ows because you di d not know
t hem well. You should learn t o not make enemies because of your prej udices unless
t hey behave badl y wi t h you.

Sol . ( 2)
The l ast sent ence of t he passage i s onl y conveyed ful l y i n opt i on ( 2) .

Di r ect i ons f or quest i ons 98 t o 118: Each of t he fi ve passages gi ven bel ow i s fol l owed by a
set of quest i ons. Choose t he best answer t o each quest i on.

PASSAGE I

The pai nt er i s now f r ee ..t hey ser ved so si ncer el y.


98. When a cul t ure i s i nsecure, t he pai nt er chooses hi s subj ect on t he basi s of:

1. The preval ent st yl e i n t he soci et y of hi s t i me.
2. I t s meani ngful ness t o t he pai nt er.
3. What i s put i n front of t he easel .
4. Past experi ence and memory of t he pai nt er

Sol . ( 1)
The confusi on coul d be bet ween answer choi ces 1 and 2. However, answer choi ce 2 deal s wi t h
what t he aut hor feel s about t he subj ect of a pai nt i ng, whereas we are concerned about a
pai nt er and an i nsecure cul t ure. The second l i ne of t he l ast paragraph confi rms t he answer
choi ce 1.

99. I n t he sent ence, I bel i eve t here i s a connect i on ( second paragraph) , what t wo
devel opment s i s t he aut hor referri ng t o?

1. Pai nt ers usi ng a dyi ng hero and usi ng a frui t as a subj ect of pai nt i ng.
2. Growi ng success of pai nt ers and an i ncrease i n abst ract forms.
3. Art i st s gai ni ng freedom t o choose subj ect s and abandoni ng subj ect s al t oget her.
4. Ri se of I mpressi oni st s and an i ncrease i n abst ract forms.

Sol . ( 3)
Readi ng t he fi rst and t he second paragraph qui t e easi l y t akes us t o t he answer choi ce 3.

100. Whi ch of t he fol l owi ng i s NOT necessari l y among t he at t ri but es needed for a pai nt er t o
succeed:

1. The pai nt er and hi s publ i c agree on what i s si gni fi cant .


2. The pai nt i ng i s abl e t o communi cat e and j ust i fy t he si gni fi cance of i t s subj ect
sel ect i on.
3. The subj ect has a personal meani ng for t he pai nt er.
4. The pai nt i ng of subj ect s i s i nspi red by hi st ori cal devel opment s.

Sol . ( 3)
The second sent ence of t he fi ft h paragraph says t he subj ect may have a personal meani ng ;
but t here general meani ng. Thi s i s qui t e t he opposi t e of what answer choi ce 3 st at es, and so
i t becomes t he answer.

101. I n t he cont ext of t he passage, whi ch of t he fol l owi ng st at ement s woul d NOT be t rue?

1. Pai nt ers deci ded subj ect s based on what t hey remembered from t hei r own l i ves.
2. Pai nt ers of reeds and wat er i n Chi na faced no seri ous probl em of choosi ng a subj ect .
3. The choi ce of subj ect was a source of scandal s i n ni net eent h cent ury European art .
4. Agreement on t he general meani ng of a pai nt i ng i s i nfl uenced by cul t ure and
hi st ori cal cont ext .

Sol . ( 1)
The t hi rd paragraph, second l i ne says a subj ect does not st art or wi t h somet hi ng whi ch t he
pai nt er has t o remember.

102. Whi ch of t he fol l owi ng vi ews i s t aken by t he aut hor?

1. The more i nsecure a cul t ure, t he great er t he freedom of t he art i st .
2. The more secure a cul t ure, t he great er t he freedom of t he art i st .
3. The more secure a cul t ure, more di ffi cul t t he choi ce of subj ect .
4. The more i nsecure a cul t ure, t he l ess si gni fi cant t he choi ce of t he subj ect .

Sol . ( 1)
Refer t o t he second- l ast paragraph, fi rst l i ne.

PASSAGE I I

Recent l y I spent sever al hour s most of t hei r f act or i es.

103. Accordi ng t o t he passage, whi ch of t he fol l owi ng st at ement s i s t rue?

1. Execut i ves of aut omobi l e compani es are i neffi ci ent and l udi crous.
2. The speed at whi ch an aut omobi l e i s dri ven i n a ci t y has not changed much i n a
cent ury.
3. Ant hropol ogi cal fact ors have fost ered i nnovat i on i n aut omobi l es by promot i ng use
of new t echnol ogi es.
4. Furt her i nnovat i on i n j et engi nes has been more t han i ncrement al .

Sol . ( 2)
Qui t e a di rect answer, refer t o t he fourt h paragraph.

104. Whi ch of t he fol l owi ng vi ews does t he aut hor ful l y support i n t he passage?

1. Not hi ng i s as permanent as change.
2. Change i s al ways rapi d.
3. More money spent on i nnovat i on l eads t o more rapi d change.
4. Over decades, st ruct ural change has been i ncrement al .

Sol . ( 4)
Refer t o t he si xt h paragraph.



105. Whi ch of t he fol l owi ng best descri bes one of t he mai n i deas di scussed i n t he passage?

1. Rapi d change i s usual l y wel comed i n soci et y.
2. I ndust ry i s not as i nnovat i ve as i t i s made out t o be.
3. We shoul d have l ess change t han what we have now.
4. Compet i t i on spurs compani es i nt o radi cal i nnovat i on.

Sol . ( 2)
Thi s i s a mai n i dea quest i on; i f you l ook at t he compl et e passage, t he aut hor t hrough exampl es
of aeropl anes and cars and even t el ephones et c. i s t ryi ng t o show t hat i nnovat i on has not
happened as much as i t has been made out t o be. The changes have been basi cal l y i ncrement al
and cosmet i c.

106. Accordi ng t o t he passage, t he reason why we cont i nues t o be dependent on fossi l fuel s
i s t hat :

1. Aut o execut i ves di d not wi sh t o change.
2. No al t ernat i ve fuel s were di scovered.
3. Change i n t echnol ogy was not easi l y possi bl e
4. German, Japanese and French compani es coul d not come up wi t h new t echnol ogi es.

Sol . ( 1)
Refer t o t he l ast t wo l i nes of t he l ast paragraph.


PASSAGE I I I

The v i abi l i t y of t he pr of essi onal el i t es.


107. Accordi ng t o t he aut hor, t he Bri t i sh pol i cy duri ng t he New I mperi al i sm peri od t ended t o
be defensi ve because

1. i t was unabl e t o deal wi t h t he fal l out s of a sharp i ncrease i n capi t al .
2. i t s cumul at i ve capi t al had undesi rabl e si de- effect s.
3. i t s pol i ci es favoured devel opi ng t he vast hi nt erl and.
4. i t prevent ed t he growt h of a set - up whi ch coul d have been capi t al i st i c i n nat ure.

Sol . ( 1)
The answer i s cl earl y st at ed i n t he fi ft h l i ne.

108. Under New Mercant i l i sm, t he fervent nat i onal i sm of t he nat i ve mi ddl e cl asses does not
creat e confl i ct wi t h t he mul t i nat i onal corporat i ons because t hey ( t he mi ddl e cl asses)

1. negot i at e wi t h t he mul t i nat i onal corporat i ons
2. are dependent on t he i nt ernat i onal syst em for t hei r cont i nued prosperi t y.
3. are not i n a posi t i on t o chal l enge t he st at us quo.
4. do not enj oy popul ar support .

Sol . ( 3)
The second- l ast paragraph t al ks of t he vari ous fact ors t hat are responsi bl e for t hi s. Answer
choi ce 3 combi nes al l of t hem.






109. I n t he sent ence, They are pri soners of t he t ast e pat t erns and consumpt i on st andards
set at t he cent er. ( fourt h paragraph) , what i s t he meani ng of cent re?

1. Nat i onal government
2. Nat i ve capi t al i st s.
3. New capi t al i st s.
4. None of t he above.

Sol . ( 4)
The cent re as can be seen from t he fi rst paragraph i s t he - ` ri val cent ers of capi t al on t he
Cont i nent and i n Ameri ca, t herefore none of t hese i s t he answer.

110. The aut hor i s i n a posi t i on t o draw paral l el s bet ween New I mperi al i sm and New
Mercant i l i sm because

1. bot h ori gi nat ed i n t he devel oped West ern capi t al i st count ri es.
2. New Mercant i l i sm was a l ogi cal sequel t o New I mperi al i sm
3. t hey creat e t he same set out put s a l abour force, mi ddl e cl asses and ri val cent ers of
capi t al .
4. bot h have comparabl e uneven and di vi si ve effect s.

Sol . ( 4)
The answer can be fi gured out from t he fi rst and t he t hi rd paragraph.


PASSAGE I V

Fi f t y f eet aw ay myst er y t o sci ence.


111. The book Man- Eat ers of Tsavo annoys some sci ent i st s because

1. i t reveal ed t hat Tsavo l i ons are feroci ous.
2. Pat t erson made a hel l uva l ot of money from t he book by sensat i onal i sm.
3. i t perpet uat ed t he bad name Tsavo l i ons had.
4. i t narrat ed how t wo mal e Tsavo l i ons were ki l l ed.

Sol . ( 3)
Refer t o t he t hi rd paragraph, l ast t hree l i nes.

112. The sent ence whi ch concl udes t he fi rst paragraph, Now t hey knew bet t er , i mpl i es t hat :

1. The t wo sci ent i st s were st ruck by wonder on seei ng manel ess l i ons for t he fi rst t i me.
2. Though Crai g was an expert on t he Serenget i l i on, now he al so knew about t he
Tsavo l i ons.
3. Earl i er, Crai g and West t hought t hat amat eur observers had been mi st aken.
4. Crai g was now abl e t o confi rm t hat darkeni ng of t he noses as l i ons aged appl i ed t o
Tsavo l i ons as wel l .

Sol . ( 3)
Refer t o t he fi rst paragraph, second- l ast l i ne.







113. Accordi ng t o t he passage, whi ch of t he fol l owi ng has NOT cont ri but ed t o t he popul ar
i mage of Tsavo l i ons as savage creat ures?

1. Tsavo l i ons have been observed t o bri ng down one of t he st rongest and most
aggressi ve ani mal s t he Cape buffal o.
2. I n cont rast t o t he si t uat i on i n t radi t i onal l i on haunt s, scarci t y of non- buffal o prey i n
t he Tsavo makes t he Tsavo l i ons more aggressi ve.
3. The Tsavo l i on i s consi dered t o be l ess evol ved t han t he Serenget i vari et y.
4. Tsavo l i ons have been observed t o at t ack vehi cl es as wel l as humans.

Sol . ( 3)
Al l t he ot her t hree answer choi ces are i n t he fourt h and fi ft h paragraphs.

114. Whi ch of t he fol l owi ng, i f t rue, woul d weaken t he hypot hesi s advanced by Gnoske and
Pet erhans most ?

1. Crai g and Peyt on devel op even more seri ous doubt s about t he i dea t hat Tsavo l i ons
are pri mi t i ve.
2. The manel ess Tsavo East l i ons are shown t o be cl oser t o t he cave l i ons.
3. Pl ei st ocene cave l i ons are shown t o be far l ess vi ol ent t han bel i eved.
4. The morphol ogi cal vari at i ons i n body and skul l si ze bet ween t he cave and Tsavo l i ons
are found t o be i nsi gni fi cant .

Sol . ( 3)
I f 3 i s t rue and i f Tsavo l i ons are si mi l ar t o t he cave l i ons, t hen t he Tsavo l i ons shoul d al so be
l ess vi ol ent , whereas t he hypot hesi s t ri es t o gi ve reasons for t he Tsavo l i ons bei ng more
feroci ous.


PASSAGE V

Thr oughout human hi st or y heal t h of t he nat i on.

115. The aut hor recommends mi cronut ri ent - repl et i on for l arge- scal e t reat ment of chroni c
degenerat i ve di seases because

1. i t i s rel at i vel y easy t o manage.
2. mi cronut ri ent defi ci ency i s t he cause of t hese di seases.
3. i t can overcome genet i c ri sk fact ors.
4. i t can compensat e for ot her l i fest yl e fact ors.

Sol . ( 2)
Refer t o t he fourt h paragraph, fi rst l i ne.

116. Tai l ori ng mi cronut ri ent - based t reat ment pl ans t o sui t i ndi vi dual defi ci ency profi l es i s not
necessary because

1. i t very l i kel y t o gi ve i nconsi st ent or negat i ve resul t s.
2. i t i s a cl assi c pharmaceut i cal approach not sui t ed t o mi cronut ri ent s.
3. most peopl e are consumi ng subopt i mal amount s of safe- t o- consume mi cronut ri ent s.
4. i t i s not cost effect i ve t o do so.

Sol . ( 3)
Refer t o t he fourt h paragraph, t hi rd- l ast l i ne.





117. Type- B mal nut ri t i on i s a seri ous concern i n devel oped count ri es because

1. devel opi ng count ri es mai nl y suffer from Type- A mal nut ri t i on.
2. i t i s a maj or cont ri but or t o i l l ness and deat h.
3. pharmaceut i cal compani es are not produci ng drugs t o t reat t hi s condi t i on.
4. nat i onal surveys on mal nut ri t i on do not i ncl ude newer mi cronut ri ent groups.

Sol . ( 2)
The fourt h paragraph, fi rst l i ne says Type B mal nut ri t i on i s t he maj or cause of chroni c
degenerat i ve di seases. The fi rst paragraph says chroni c degenerat i ve di seases are t he maj or
causes of i l l - heal t h and deat h, hence answer choi ce 2 fol l ows.

118. Why are a l arge number of apparent l y heal t hy peopl e deemed pre- i l l ?

1. They may have chroni c degenerat i ve di seases.
2. They do not know t hei r own genet i c ri sk fact ors whi ch predi spose t hem t o di seases.
3. They suffer from Type- B mal nut ri t i on.
4. There i s a l engt hy l at ency peri od associ at ed wi t h chroni cal l y degenerat i ve di seases.

Sol . ( 1)
Check t he fi rst paragraph for t he answer.

Sub sect i on I I I - B: Number of Quest i ons = 5

Not e: Quest i ons 119 t o 123 car r y t w o mar k s each.

Di r ect i ons f or Quest i ons 119 and 120: The sent ences gi ven i n each quest i on, when properl y
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sent ence i s l abel ed wi t h a l et t er. Choose t he most
l ogi cal order of sent ences from among t he gi ven choi ces t o const ruct a coherent paragraph.

119. A. But t hi s does not mean t hat deat h was t he Egypt i ans onl y preoccupat i on.
B. Even papyri come mai nl y from pyrami d t empl es.
C. Most of our t radi t i onal sources of i nformat i on about t he Ol d Ki ngdom are monument s
of t he ri ch l i ke pyrami ds and t ombs.
D. Houses i n whi ch ordi nary Egypt i an l i ved have not been preserved, and when most
peopl e di ed t hey were buri ed i n si mpl e graves.
E. We know i nfi ni t el y more about t he weal t hy peopl e of Egypt t han we do about t he
ordi nary peopl e, as most monument s were made for t he ri ch.

1. CDBEA 2. ECDAB 3. EDCBA 4. DECAB

Sol . ( 3)
Bot h st at ement s C and B ( papyri i s t he pl ural for Egypt i an papers and document s) are t al ki ng
about sources of i nformat i on. That i s why CB i s a mandat ory pai r.

120. A. Expert s such as Larry Burns, head of research at GM, reckon t hat onl y such a ful l
heart ed l eap wi l l al l ow t he worl d t o cope wi t h t he mass mot ori zat i on t hat wi l l one day
come t o Chi na or I ndi a.
B. But once hydrogen i s bei ng produced from bi omass or ext ract ed from underground
coal or made from wat er, usi ng nucl ear or renewabl e el ect ri ci t y, t he way wi l l be open
for a huge reduct i on i n carbon emi ssi ons from t he whol e syst em.
C. I n t heory, once al l t he bugs have been sort ed out , fuel cel l s shoul d del i ver bet t er t ot al
fuel economy t han any exi st i ng engi nes.
D. That i s t wi ce as good as t he i nt ernal combust i on engi ne, but onl y fi ve percent age
poi nt s bet t er t han a di esel hybri d.
E. Al l owi ng for t he resources needed t o ext ract hydrogen from hydrocarbon, oi l coal or
gas, t he fuel cel l has an effi ci ency of 30%.



1. CEDBA 2. CEBDA 3. AEDBC 4. ACEBD

Sol . ( 1)
ED i s a mandat ory pai r as t he fuel cel l effi ci ency has an effi ci ency of 30% i n E connect s wi t h
That i s t wi ce as good i n D. BA i s a pai r because t he way wi l l be open for a huge reduct i on i n
B connect s wi t h onl y such a ful l - heart ed l eap wi l l al l ow t he worl d t o cope wi t h mass
mot ori zat i on i n A.

Di r ect i ons f or Quest i ons 121 t o 123: Four al t ernat i ve summari es are gi ven bel ow each t ext .
Choose t he opt i on t hat best capt ures t he essence of t he t ext .

121. Local communi t i es have oft en come i n confl i ct wi t h agent s t ryi ng t o expl oi t resources, at
a fast er pace, for an expandi ng commerci al - i ndust ri al economy. More oft en t han not ,
such agent s of resource- i nt ensi fi cat i on are gi ven preferent i al t reat ment by t he st at e,
t hrough t he grant of generous l ong l eases over mi neral or fi sh st ocks, for exampl e, or
t he provi si on of raw mat eri al at an enormousl y subsi di zed pri ce. Wi t h t he i nj ust i ce so
compounded, l ocal communi t i es at t he recei vi ng end of t hi s process have no recourse
expect di rect act i on, resi st i ng bot h t he st at e and out si de expl oi t ers t hrough a vari et y of
prot est t echni ques. These st ruggl es mi ght perhaps be seen as a mani fest at i on of a new
ki nd of cl ass confl i ct .

1. A new ki nd of cl ass confl i ct ari ses from preferent i al t reat ment s gi ven t o agent s of
resource- i nt ensi fi cat i on by t he st at e, whi ch t he l ocal communi t y sees as unfai r.
2. The grant of l ong l eases t o agent s of resource- i nt ensi fi cat i on for an expandi ng
commerci al - i ndust ri al economy l eads t o di rect prot est s from t he l ocal communi t y,
whi ch sees i t as unfai r.
3. Preferent i al t reat ment gi ven by t he st at e t o agent s of resource- i nt ensi fi cat i on for an
expandi ng commerci al - i ndust ri al economy exacerbat es i nj ust i ce t o l ocal communi t i es
and l eads t o di rect prot est s from t hem, resul t i ng i n a new t ype of cl ass confl i ct .
4. Local communi t i es have no opt i on but t o prot est agai nst agent s of resource-
i nt ensi fi cat i on and creat e a new t ype of cl ass confl i ct when t hey are gi ven raw
mat eri al at subsi di zed pri ces for an expandi ng commerci al - i ndust ri al economy.

Sol . ( 3)
St at ement s 2 and 4 are part i al l y t rue, as t hey do not cover al l t he exampl es of preferent i al
t reat ment . St at ement 1 i s i ncompl et e, as i t does not ment i on di rect prot est .

122. Al t hough al most al l cl i mat e sci ent i st s agree t hat t he Eart h i s gradual l y warmi ng, t hey
have l ong been of t wo mi nds about t he process of rapi d cl i mat e shi ft s wi t hi n l arger
periods of change. Some have speculat ed t hat t he process works like a giant oven or
freezer, warmi ng or cool i ng t he whol e pl anet at t he same t i me. Ot hers t hi nk t hat shi ft s
occur on opposi ng schedul es i n t he Nort hern and Sout hern Hemi sphere, l i ke
exaggerat ed seasons. Recent research i n Germany exami ni ng cl i mat e pat t erns i n t he
Sout hern Hemi sphere at t he end of t he l ast I ce Age st rengt hens t he i dea t hat warmi ng
and cool i ng occurs at al t ernat e t i mes i n t he t wo hemi spheres. A more defi ni t i ve answer
t o t hi s debat e wi l l al l ow sci ent i st s t o bet t er predi ct when and how qui ckl y t he next
cl i mat e shi ft wi l l happen.

1. Sci ent i st s have been unsure whet her rapi d shi ft s i n t he Eart hs cl i mat e happen al l at
once or on opposi ng schedul es i n di fferent hemi spheres; research wi l l hel p fi nd a
defi ni t i ve answer and bet t er predi ct cl i mat e shi ft s i n fut ure.
2. Sci ent i st s have been unsure whet her rapi d shi ft s i n t he Eart hs cl i mat e happen al l at
once or on opposi ng schedul es i n di fferent hemi spheres; fi ndi ng a defi ni t i ve answer
wi l l hel p t hem bet t er predi ct cl i mat e shi ft s i n fut ure.
3. Research i n Germany wi l l hel p sci ent i st s fi nd a defi ni t i ve answer about warmi ng and
cool i ng of t he Eart h and predi ct cl i mat e shi ft s i n t he fut ure i n a bet t er manner.


4. More research rat her t han debat es on warmi ng or cool i ng of t he Eart h and
exaggerat ed seasons i n i t s hemi sphere wi l l hel p sci ent i st s i n Germany predi ct
changes bet t er i n fut ure.

Sol . ( 2)
St at ement 3 i s fact ual l y wrong as we dont know i f furt her research can happen onl y i n
Germany. Opt i on 4 wrongl y bri ngs out a cont est bet ween research and debat e. Bet ween
opt i ons 1 and 2, choi ce 1 i s i nappropri at e because we dont know i f research wi l l hel p fi nd a
defi ni t i ve answer.

123. Modern bourgeoi s soci et y, sai d Ni et zsche, was decadent and enfeebl ed a vi ct i m of t he
excessi ve devel opment of t he rat i onal facul t i es at t he expense of wi l l and i nst i nct .
Agai nst t he l i beral - rat i onal i st st ress on t he i nt el l ect , Ni et zsche urged recogni t i on of t he
dark myst eri ous worl d of i nst i nct ual desi res t he t rue forces of l i fe. Smot her t he wi l l
excessi ve i nt el l ect ual i zi ng and you dest roy t he spont anei t y t hat sparks cul t ural creat i vi t y
and i gni t es a zest for l i vi ng. The cri t i cal and t heoret i cal out l ook dest royed t he creat i ve
i nst i nct s. For mans mani fol d pot ent i al t o be real i zed, he must forego rel yi ng on t he
i nt el l ect and nurt ure agai n t he i nst i nct ual root s of human exi st ence.

1. Ni et zsche urges t he decadent and enfeebl ed modern soci et y t o forego i nt el l ect and
gi ve i mport ance t o creat i ve i nst i nct s.
2. Ni et zsche urges t he decadent and enfeebl ed modern soci et y t o smot her t he wi l l wi t h
excessi ve i nt el l ect ual i zi ng and i gni t e a zest for l i vi ng.
3. Ni et zsche cri t i ci zes t he i nt el l ect ual s for enfeebl i ng t he modern bourgeoi s soci et y by
not nurt uri ng mans creat i ve i nst i nct s.
4. Ni et zsche bl ames excessi ve i nt el l ect ual i zat i on for t he decl i ne of modern soci et y and
suggest s nurt uri ng creat i ve i nst i nct s i nst ead.

123. ( 1)
Opt i on 2 i s fact ual l y wrong. Opt i on 3 i s wrong because Ni et zsche does not cri t i ci ze
i nt el l ect ual s. Opt i on 4 i s wrong because he does not t al k of t he decl i ne of modern soci et y.