Manya - 1

CAT SAMPLE PAPER
INSTRUCTIONS Please read these carefully before attempt!" the test

Ths test s based o! patter! of pre#ous years$ CAT papers%
There are four secto!s
Secto! I E!"lsh &'( )uesto!s*
Secto! II Read!" Comprehe!so! &'( )uesto!s*
Secto! III )ua!ttat#e Ablty &'( )uesto!s*
Secto! I+ ,ata I!terpretato! - ,ata Suffce!cy &'( )uesto!s*
The total tme allotted s . hours e/actly% Please !ote your start tme a!d e!d tme o!
the a!s0er sheet% ,o !ot ta1e more tha! . hours2 or you 0ll "et a 0ro!" assessme!t%
Please fll all the detals2 as as1ed o! top of the a!s0er sheet%
Please try to ma/m3e your attempt o#erall2 but you !eed to do 0ell ! all secto!s%
There s 4 mar1 for e#ery r"ht a!s0er a!d (%.5 !e"at#e mar1s for e#ery 0ro!" o!e%
There are four secto!s ! ths test do frst t0o secto!s ! frst hour a!d seco!d t0o secto!s
! seco!d hour%
S!ce t s a tme co!stra!ed test a!d you ha#e . hours2 a!d all 6uesto!s carry e6ual mar1s2
please do !ot "et stuc1 o! a!y 6uesto!2 mo#e fast to try a!d do easer o!es%
CAT Sample Paper Sol
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Please do all scratch 0or1 o! paper o!ly2 !o e/tra sheets to be used% Put all your
a!s0ers o! the a!s0er sheet%
Rela/% 7ou are compet!" a"a!st yourself%
SECTION I
Number of )uesto!s8 '(
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4 to 4(8 Read each of the short passa"es "#e! belo0 a!d a!s0er the 6uesto!
that follo0s t%
4% Three arl!es 9 IA2 :A a!d SA 9 operate o! the ,elh9Mumba route% To !crease the !umber of seats
sold2 SA reduced ts fares a!d ths 0as emulated by IA a!d :A mmedately% The "e!eral belef 0as
that the #olume of ar tra#el bet0ee! ,elh a!d Mumba 0ould !crease as a result%
;hch of the follo0!"2 f true2 0ould add crede!ce to the "e!eral belef<
=4> I!crease ! proftablty of the three arl!es%
=.> E/te!so! of the dscou!t scheme to other routes%
=?> A study that sho0s that ar tra#ellers ! I!da are prce9co!scous%
='> A study that sho0s that as much as @(A of ar tra#el ! I!da s compa!y9spo!sored%
.% Accord!" to McNell2 a Brahm! prest 0as e/pected to be able to recte at least o!e of the +edas%
The practce 0as esse!tal for se#eral ce!tures 0he! the +edas had !ot yet bee! 0rtte! do0!% It
must ha#e had a select#e effect2 s!ce prests 0ould ha#e bee! recruted from those able or 0ll!" to
memorse lo!" passa"es% It must ha#e helped ! the dssem!ato! of the 0or12 s!ce a memorsed
passa"e ca! be duplcated ma!y tmes%
;hch o!e of the follo0!" ca! be !ferred from the abo#e passa"e<
=4> Rect!" the +edas 0as a Brahm!$s obl"ato!
=.> The +edc prest 0as l1e a recorded audo cassette
=?> McNell studed the beha#our of Brahm! prests
='> +edc hym!s had !ot bee! scrpted
?% ,e#eloped cou!tres ha#e made ade6uate pro#so!s for socal securty for se!or ct3e!s% State !surers
&as 0ell as pr#ate o!es* offer medcare a!d pe!so! be!efts to people 0ho ca! !o lo!"er ear!% I! I!da2
0th the collapse of the Co!t famly system2 the tradto!al shelter of the elderly has dsappeared% A!d a
State faced 0th a f!a!cal cru!ch s !ot ! a posto! to pro#de socal securty% So2 t s ad#sable that
the 0or1!" populato! "#es serous thou"ht to buld a f!a!cal base for tself%
;hch o!e of the follo0!"2 f t 0ere to happe!2 0ea1e!s the co!cluso! dra0! ! the abo#e passa"e the most<
=4> The !#estble !come of the 0or1!" populato!2 as a proporto! of ts total !come2 0ll "ro0 !
the future%
=.> The !sura!ce sector s u!derde#eloped a!d tre!ds !dcate that t 0ll be e/te!s#ely pr#atsed !
the future%
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=?> I!da s o! a path of de#elopme!t that 0ll ta1e t to a de#eloped cou!try status2 0th all ts
post#e a!d !e"at#e mplcato!s%
='> If the 0or1!" populato! bulds a stro!"er f!a!cal base2 there 0ll be a re##al of the Co!t famly
system%
'% +arous studes ha#e sho0! that our forested a!d hlly re"o!s2 a!d2 ! "e!eral2 areas 0here
bod#ersty 99 as reflected ! the #arety of flora 99 s h"h2 are the places 0here po#erty appears to be
h"h% A!d these same areas are also the o!es 0here educato!al performa!ce seems to be poor%
Therefore2 t may be surmsed that2 e#e! dsre"ard!" po#erty status2 rch!ess ! bod#ersty "oes
ha!d ! ha!d 0th educato!al bac10ard!ess%
;hch o!e of the follo0!" stateme!ts2 f true2 ca! be sad to best pro#de support!" e#de!ce for the
surmse me!to!ed ! the passa"e<
=4> I! re"o!s 0here there s lttle #arety ! flora2 educato!al performa!ce s see! to be as "ood as !
re"o!s 0th h"h #arety ! flora2 0he! po#erty le#els are h"h%
=.> Re"o!s 0hch sho0 h"h bod#ersty also e/hbt poor educato!al performa!ce2 at lo0 le#els of
po#erty%
=?> Re"o!s 0hch sho0 h"h bod#ersty re#eal h"h le#els of po#erty a!d poor educato!al
performa!ce%
='> I! re"o!s 0here there s lo0 bod#ersty2 at all le#els of po#erty2 educato!al performa!ce s see!
to be "ood%
5% C"arettes co!sttute a mere .(A of tobacco co!sumpto! ! I!da2 a!d fe0er tha! 45A of the .((
mllo! tobacco users co!sume c"arettes% 7et these 45A co!trbute !early D(A of the ta/ re#e!ues to
the E/che6uer from the tobacco sector% The pu!t#e c"arette ta/ato! re"me has 1ept the ta/ base
!arro02 a!d reduc!" ta/es 0ll e/pa!d ths base%
;hch o!e of the follo0!" best bolsters the co!cluso! that reduc!" dutes 0ll e/pa!d the ta/ base<
=4> The c"arette ma!ufacturers$ assocato! has decded to !dul"e ! a""ress#e promoto!%
=.> There s a l1elhood that tobacco co!sumers 0ll shft to c"arette smo1!" f c"arette prces 0ere
to reduce%
=?> The c"arette ma!ufacturers are lobby!" for a reducto! o! dutes%
='> A! !crease ! dutes o! !o!9c"arette tobacco may lead to a shft ! fa#or of c"arette smo1!"%
E% Thomas Malthus2 the Brtsh cler"yma! tur!ed eco!omst2 predcted that the pla!et 0ould !ot be
able to support the huma! populato! for lo!"% Fs e/pla!ato! 0as that huma! populato! "ro0s at a
"eometrc rate2 0hle the food supply "ro0s o!ly at a! arthmetc rate%
;hch o!e of the follo0!"2 f true2 0ould !ot u!derm!e the thess offered by Malthus<
=4> Populato! "ro0th ca! be slo0ed do0! by the #olu!tary choces of !d#duals a!d !ot Cust by
!atural dsasters%
=.> The capacty of the pla!et to feed a "ro0!" huma! populato! ca! be e!ha!ced throu"h
botech!olo"cal mea!s%
=?> Fuma! systems2 a!d !atural systems l1e food supply2 follo0 !atural la0s of "ro0th2 0hch ha#e
rema!ed co!sta!t2 a!d 0ll rema!ed u!cha!"ed%
='> Fuma! be!"s ca! colo!se other pla!etary systems o! a re"ular a!d o!9"o!" bass to
accommodate a "ro0!" populato!%
G% The compa!y$s coffee crop for 4DD@9DD totalled @(GD to!!es2 a! all tme record% The !crease o#er the
pre#ous year$s producto! of 5@?( to!!es 0as ?@%5@A% The pre#ous h"hest crop 0as E(@D to!!es !
4DG(9G4% The compa!y had f/ed a tar"et of @((( to!!es to be realsed by the year .(((9(42 a!d ths
has bee! ache#ed t0o years earler2 tha!1s to the emphass lad o! the 1ey areas of rr"ato!2
replaceme!t of u!product#e coffee bushes2 !te!s#e refll!" a!d mpro#ed a"rcultural practces% It s
!o0 our e!dea#our to reach the tar"et of 4(((( to!!es ! the year .((49(.%
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;hch o!e of the follo0!" 0ould co!trbute most to ma1!" the tar"et of 4(((( to!!es ! .((49(.
u!realstc<
=4> The pote!tal of the product#ty e!ha!c!" measures mpleme!ted up to !o0 has bee! e/hausted%
=.> The total compa!y la!d u!der coffee has rema!ed co!sta!t s!ce 4DED 0he! a! estate ! the
Nl"r Flls 0as ac6ured%
=?> The se!st#ty of the crop to clmatc factors ma1es predcto!s about producto! u!certa!%
='> The tar"et9sett!" procedures ! the compa!y ha#e bee! pro#ed to the sou!d by the ache#eme!t
of the @((( to!!e tar"et%
@% A!mals ! "e!eral are shre0d ! proporto! as they cult#ate socety% Elepha!ts a!d bea#ers sho0 the
"reatest s"!s of ths sa"acty 0he! they are to"ether ! lar"e !umbers2 but 0he! ma! !#ades ther
commu!tes they lose all ther sprt of !dustry% Amo!" !sects2 the labours of the bee a!d the a!t
ha#e attracted the atte!to! a!d admrato! of !aturalsts2 but all ther sa"acty seems to be lost upo!
separato!2 a!d a s!"le bee or a!t seems desttute of e#ery de"ree of !dustry% It becomes the most
stupd !sect ma"!able2 a!d t la!"ushes a!d soo! des%
;hch of the follo0!" ca! be !ferred from the abo#e passa"e<
=4> Fuma!1!d s respo!sble for the destructo! of the !atural habtat of a!mals a!d !sects%
=.> A!mals2 ! "e!eral2 are u!able to fu!cto! effect#ely outsde ther !ormal socal e!#ro!me!t%
=?> Naturalsts ha#e "reat admrato! for bees a!d a!ts2 despte ther lac1 of !dustry upo! separato!%
='> Elepha!ts a!d bea#ers are smarter tha! bees a!d a!ts ! the prese!ce of huma! be!"s%
D% I! a rece!t report2 the "ross e!rolme!t ratos at the prmary le#el2 that s2 the !umber of chldre!
e!rolled ! classes o!e to f#e as a proporto! of all chldre! a"ed E to 4(2 0ere sho0! to be #ery h"h
for most statesH ! ma!y cases they 0ere 0ay abo#e 4(( perce!tI These f"ures are !ot 0orth
a!yth!"2 s!ce they are based o! the offcal e!rolme!t data compled from school records% They
m"ht as 0ell sta!d for J"ross e/a""erato! ratos$%
;hch of the follo0!" opto!s best supports the clam that the ratos are e/a""erated<
=4> The def!to! of "ross e!rolme!t rato does !ot e/clude2 ! ts !umerator2 chldre! belo0 E years
or abo#e 4( years e!rolled ! classes o!e to f#e%
=.> A school atte!da!ce study fou!d that ma!y chldre! e!rolled ! the school records 0ere !ot
meet!" a m!mum atte!da!ce re6ureme!t of @( perce!t%
=?> A study estmated that close to .. perce!t of chldre! e!rolled ! the class o!e records 0ere belo0
E years of a"e a!d stll to start "o!" to school%
='> ,emo"raphc sur#eys sho0 shfts ! the populato! profle 0hch !dcate that the !umber of
chldre! ! the a"e "roup E to 4( years s decl!!"%
4(% S3yma!s1 su""ests that the problem of racsm ! football may be prese!t e#e! today% Fe be"!s by
#erfy!" a! earler hypothess that clubs$ 0a"e blls e/pla! D(A of ther performa!ce% Thus2 f
players$ salares 0ere to be o!ly based o! ther abltes2 clubs that spe!d more should f!sh h"her% If
there s pay dscrm!ato! a"a!st some "roup of players 99 fe0er teams bdd!" for blac1 players thus
lo0er!" the salares for blac1s 0th the same ablty as 0htes 99 that !eat relato! may !o lo!"er
hold% Fe co!cludes that certa! clubs seem to ha#e ache#ed much less tha! 0hat they could ha#e2 by
!ot recrut!" blac1 players%
;hch of the follo0!" f!d!"s 0ould best support S3yma!s1$s co!cluso!s<
=4> Certa! clubs too1 ad#a!ta"e of the stuato! by hr!" abo#e9a#era"e shares of blac1 players%
=.> Clubs hred 0hte players at relat#ely h"h 0a"es a!d dd !ot sho0 proporto!ately "ood
performa!ce%
=?> ,ur!" the study perod2 clubs ! to0!s 0th a hstory of dscrm!ato! a"a!st blac1s2 u!der9
performed relat#e to ther 0a"e blls%
='> Clubs ! o!e re"o!2 0hch had h"her proporto!s of blac1 players2 had s"!fca!tly lo0er 0a"e
blls tha! ther cou!terparts ! a!other re"o! 0hch had predom!a!tly 0hte players%
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,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 44 to 458 Kor the 0ord "#e! at the top of each table2 match the dcto!ary
def!to!s o! the left &A2 B2 C2 ,* 0th ther correspo!d!" usa"e o! the r"ht &E2 K2 L2 F*% Out of the four
possbltes "#e! ! the bo/es belo0 the table2 select the o!e that has all the def!to!s a!d ther usa"es
correctly matched%
44% E/ceed
,cto!ary ,ef!to! Usa"e
A% To e/te!d outsde of2 or e!lar"e
beyo!dH used chefly ! strctly
physcal relato!s
E% The mercy of "od e/ceeds our f!te m!ds%
B% To be "reater tha! or superor to K% Ther accomplshme!ts e/ceeded our
e/pectato!
C% Be beyo!d the comprehe!so! of L% Fe e/ceed hs authorty 0he! he pad hs
brotherMs "ambl!" debts 0th mo!ey from the
trust
,% To "o beyo!d a lmt set by &as a!
authorty or pr#le"e*
F% If ths ra! 1eeps up2 the r#er 0ll e/ceed ts
ba!1s by mor!!"
A!s0er choces8
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4.% I!fer
A% To der#e by reaso!!" or
mplcato!
E% ;e see smo1e a!d !fer fre
B% To surmse K% L#e! some uttera!ce2 a lste!er may !fer from
t th!"s 0hch the utterer !e#er mpled
C% To po!t out L% I 0ated all day to meet hm2 from ths you ca!
!fer my 3eal to see hm
,% To h!t F% She dd !ot ta1e part ! the debate e/cept to as1
a 6uesto! !ferr!" that she 0as !ot !terested !
the debate
A!s0er choces8
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4?% Mello0
A% Ade6uately a!d properly a"es so as
to be free of harsh!ess
E% Fe has mello0ed 0th a"e
B% Kreed from the rash!ess of youth K% The to!es of the old #ol! 0ere mello0%
C% Of soft a!d loamy co!sste!cy L% Some 0!es are mello0
,% Rch a!d full but free from
strde!cy
F% Mello0 sol s fou!d ! the La!"etc pla!s
A!s0er choces8
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4'% Relef
A% Remo#al or l"hte!!" of someth!"
dstress!"
E% A ceremo!y follo0s the relef of a se!try after
the mor!!" shft
B% Ad ! the form of !ecesstes for
the !d"e!t
K% It 0as a relef to ta1e off the t"ht shoes%
C% ,#erso! L% The o!ly relef I "et s by play!" cards
,% Release from the performa!ce of
duty
F% ,saster relef 0as offered to the #ctms%
A!s0er choces8
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45% Pur"e
A% Remo#e a st"ma from the !ame of E% The opposto! 0as pur"ed after the coup%
B% Ma1e clea! by remo#!" 0hate#er
s superfluous2 fore"!
K% The commttee heard hs attempt to pur"e
hmself of a char"e of heresy%
C% Let rd of L% ,ru"s that pur"e the bo0els are ofte! bad
for the bra!
,% To cause e#acuato! of F% It s recomme!ded to pur"e 0ater by
dstllato!
A!s0er choces8
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,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4E to .(8 I! each of the follo0!" se!te!ces the ma! stateme!t s follo0ed by
four se!te!ces each% Select the par of se!te!ces that relate lo"cally 0th the "#e! stateme!t%
4E%
Ether Sta s sc1 or she s careless%
A% Sta s !ot sc1
B% Sta s !ot careless%
C% Sta s sc1
,% Sta s careless%
=4> AB
=.> A,
=?> BA
='> ,A
4G%
Ram "ets a s0olle! !ose 0he!e#er he eats hambur"ers%
A% Ram "ets a s0olle! !ose%

B% Ram does !ot eat hambur"ers
C% Ram does !ot "et a s0olle! !ose
,% Ram eats hambur"ers%
=4> AB
=.> ,C
=?> AC
='> BC
4@%
Ether the employees ha#e !o co!fde!ce ! the ma!a"eme!t or they are hostle by !ature%
A% They are hostle by !ature
B% They are !ot hostle by !ature%
C% They ha#e co!fde!ce ! the ma!a"eme!t
,% They ha#e !o co!fde!ce ! the ma!a"eme!t%
=4> BA

=.> ,C
4(
=?> AC
='> BC
4D%
;he!e#er Ram reads late !to the !"ht2 hs father beats hm up%
A% Fs father does !ot beat Ram%
B% Ram reads late !to the !"ht%
C% Ram reads early ! the mor!!"%
,% Ram$s father beats hm ! the mor!!"%
=4> C,

=.> B,
=?> AB

='> No!e of the abo#e%
.(%
All rrespo!sble pare!ts shout f ther chldre! do !ot ca#ort%
A% All rrespo!sble pare!ts do !ot shout%
B% Chldre! ca#ort
C% Chldre! do !ot ca#ort%
,% All rrespo!sble pare!ts shout%
=4> AB
=.> BA
=?> CA
='> All of the abo#e%
,IRECTIONS for )uesto! .4 to .58 I! each of the follo0!" se!te!ces2 parts of the se!te!ce are left bla!1%
Be!eath each se!te!ce2 four dffere!t 0ays of complet!" the se!te!ce are !dcated% Choose the best
alter!at#e from amo!" the four%
.4% But NNNNNNNNNNN are !o0 re"ularly 0rtte! to descrbe 0ell9establshed practces2
or"a!sato!s a!d !sttuto!s2 !ot all of 0hch seem to be NNNNNNNN a0ay%
=4> reports2 0ther!"
=.> stores2 trad!"
=?> boo1s2 dy!"

='> obtuares2 fad!"
..% The ,ar0! 0ho NNNNNNNNNNN s most remar1able for the 0ay ! 0hch he
NNNNNNNNNthe attrbutes of the 0orld class th!1er a!d head of the household%
=4> comes2 f"ures
=.> arses2 adds
=?> emer"es2 comb!es
='> appeared2 comb!es
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.?% S!ce her face 0as free of NNNNNNNNNN there 0as !o 0ay to NNNNNNNNNN f she
apprecated 0hat had happe!ed%
=4> ma1e9up2 realse
=.> e/presso!2 ascerta!
=?> emoto!2 da"!ose
='> scars2 u!dersta!d
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I! ths co!te/t2 the NNNNNNNNNN of the Brtsh labour mo#eme!t s partcularly NNNNNNNNNNN %
=4> affar2 0erd
=.> act#ty2 mo#!"
=?> e/pere!ce2 s"!fca!t
='> atmosphere2 "loomy
.5% I!da! !tellectuals may boast2 f they are so !cl!ed2 of be!" NNNNNNNNNN to the most eltst
amo!" the !tellectual NNNNNNNNNNN of the 0orld%
=4> subord!ate2 tradto!s
=.> hers2 cl6ues
=?> a!cestors2 socetes
='> her2 tradto!s
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,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s .E to ?(8 Arra!"e se!te!ces A2 B2 C2 , bet0ee! se!te!ces 4 a!d E to form a
lo"cal se6ue!ce of s/ se!te!ces%
.E%
4% Buddhsm s a 0ay to sal#ato!%
A% But Buddhsm s more se#erely a!alytcal%
B% I! the Chrsta! tradto! there s also a co!cer! for the fate of huma! socety co!ce#ed as a 0hole2
rather tha! merely as a sum or !et0or1 of !d#duals%
C% Sal#ato! s a property2 or ache#eme!t of !d#duals%
,% Not o!ly does t dssol#e socety !to !d#duals2 the !d#dual ! tur! s dssol#ed !to compo!e!t
parts a!d !sta!ts2 a steam of e#e!ts%
E% I! moder! term!olo"y2 Buddhst doctr!e s reducto!st%
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.G% 4% The problem of mpro#!" I!da! a"rculture s both a socolo"cal a!d a! adm!strat#e o!e%
A% It also appears that there s a drect relato!shp bet0ee! the s3e of a state a!d de#elopme!t%
B% The ssues of I!da! de#elopme!t2 a!d the problems of I!da$s a"rcultural sector2 0ll rema! 0th
us lo!" !to the !e/t ce!tury%
C% ;thout mpro#!" I!da! a"rculture2 !o lberalsato! a!d delce!s!" 0ll be able to help I!da%
,% At the e!d of the day2 there has to be a ferme!t a!d mo#eme!t of lfe a!d acto! ! the #ast
se"me!t of rural I!da%
E% ;he! t starts march!"2 I!da 0ll fly%
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4% Lood lterary ma"a3!es ha#e al0ays bee! "ood because of ther edtors%
A% Kurthermore2 to edt by commttee2 as t 0ere2 0ould pre#e!t a!y ma"a3!e from f!d!" ts o0!
de!tty%
B% The more 6ur1y a!d dosy!cratc they ha#e bee!2 the better the ma"a3!e s2 at least as a "e!eral
rule%
C% But the !umber of edtors o!e ca! ha#e for a ma"a3!e should also be determ!ed by the !umber of
co!trbuto!s to t%
,% To ha#e four edtors for a! ssue that co!ta!s o!ly se#e! co!trbuto!s s a bt slly to start 0th%
E% Fo0e#er2 ! spte of ths a!omaly2 the ma"a3!e does ac6ure mert ! ts attempt to "#e a
comprehe!s#e #e0 of the I!da! lterary sce!e as t s today%
=4> ABC,
=.> BC,A
=?> AB,C
='> CBA,
.D% 4% It$s the success story of the I!da! e/patrate ! the US 0hch today ho"s much of the meda
co#era"e ! I!da%
4?
A% East a!d ;est2 the t0a! ha#e met 6ute comfortably ! ther perso!2 tha!1 you%
B% Especally ! ts more rece!t roma!c!"9the9NRI phase%
C% Seldom does the prce of "ett!" there 9 more l1e !ot "ett!" there 9 or 0hat$s "o!" o! beh!d
those su!!y smles "et so much meda hype%
,% ;ell "roomed2 0th ther perfect Col"ate smles2 a!d har ! place2 they appear the pcture of
co!fde!ce 0hch comes from ha#!" arr#ed%
E% The fest#al of feature flms a!d docume!tares made by Amerca!s of I!da! desce!t be!"
scree!ed ths fort!"ht "oes a lo!" 0ay ! fll!" those "aps%
=4> ACB,
=.> ,ABC
=?> B,AC
='> ABC,
?(%
4% The 0!d had sa#a"e alles%
A% If t had !ot bee! for my closely ftted helmet2 the e/ploso!s m"ht ha#e shattered my eardrums%
B% The frst clap of thu!der came as a deafe!!" e/ploso! that lterally shoo1 my teeth%
C% I dd!$t hear the thu!derH I actually felt t 99 a! almost u!bearable physcal e/pere!ce%
,% I sa0 l"ht!!" all arou!d me ! e#ery shape ma"!able%
E% ;he! #ery close2 t be"a! ra!!" so torre!tally that I thou"ht I 0ould dro0! ! md9ar%
=4> BCA,
=.> CA,B
=?> CB,A
='> AC,B
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,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s ?4 to ?58 Choose the "rammatcally correct se!te!ce from amo!" the four
opto!s "#e!%
?4%
=4> I am !ot o!e of those 0ho bele#e e#eryth!" they hear%
=.> I am !ot o!e of these 0ho bele#es e#eryth!" I hear%
=?> I am !ot o!e of those 0ho bele#es e#eryth!" he hears%
='> I am !ot o!e of those 0ho bele#es ! e#eryth!" o!e hears%
?.%
=4> Ca!!ot o!e do 0hat o!e l1es 0th o!e$s o0!<
=.> Ca!!ot o!e do that o!e l1es to do 0th hs o0!<
=?> Ca!!ot o!e do that o!e l1es 0th hs o0!<
='> Ca!!ot o!e do 0hat he l1es 0th hs o0!<
??%
=4> There$s Mr% Som2 0hom they say s the best s!"er ! the cou!try%
=.> There$s Mr% Som2 0ho they say s the best s!"er ! the cou!try%
=?> There s Mr% Som2 0hom they say s the best s!"er ! the cou!try%
='> There s Mr% Som 0ho2 they say s the best s!"er ! the cou!try%
?'%
=4> Each of the stude!ts has do!e 0ell%
=.> Each of the stude!t has do!e 0ell%
=?> Each of the stude!ts ha#e do!e 0ell%
='> Each of the stude!t ha#e do!e 0ell%
?5% =4> Today 0e lo#e2 0hat tomorro0 0e hateH today 0e see12 0hat tomorro0 0e shu!2 today 0e desre2
0hat tomorro0 0e fear%
=.> Today2 0e lo#e 0hat tomorro0 0e hate2 today2 0e see1 0hat tomorro0 0e shu!2 today2 0e desre
=?> Today 0e lo#e 0hat tomorro0 0e hate2 today 0e see1 0hat tomorro0 0e shu!2 today 0e desre
='> Today 0e lo#e 0hat tomorro0 0e hateH today 0e see1 0hat tomorro0 0e shu!H today 0e desre
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s ?E to '(8 I! each of the follo0!" 6uesto!s a part of a para"raph or se!te!ce
has bee! u!derl!ed% Krom the choces "#e!2 you are re6ured to choose the o!e 0hch 0ould best replace the
u!derl!ed part%
?E% +ctory s e#eryth!" ! the I!da! u!#erse a!d Te!dul1ar 0ll be e/pected to tra!slate hs "e!us to
that effect% To co!template a!y other opto! s to co!template the rs1 of falure%
=4> To co!template a!y other acto! s to co!template the rs1 of falure%
=.> Kalure s !ot a! acto! that ca! be co!templated%
=?> A!y other acto! has the pote!tal of falure%
='> Kalure s !ot a! opto!%
?G% I! Mart! Ams$ !e0 !o#el2 the !arrator s trapped 99 a!d hurtl!" to0ards a terrble secret% Its
resoluto!2 a!d the dreadful re#elato!s t br!"s2 ally to "#e a! e/crucat!" #so! of "ult%
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=4> ally to "#e a! e/crucat!" #so! of "ult%
=.> to us "#e a ##d pcture of "ult%
=?> s a pa!ful pcture of a "ult9rdde! 0orld%
='> does !ot really sol#e all the 6uesto!s ! the !arrator$s m!d%
?@% Fo0 ma!y tmes ha#e I as1ed myself8 0he! s the 0orld "o!" to start to ma1e se!se< There s a
mo!ster out there2 a!d t s rush!" to0ards me o#er the u!e#e! "rou!d of co!scous!ess%
=4> There s a mo!ster out there
=.> It s as f the 0orld s o! my shoulders
=?> The a!s0er s out there some0here
='> There s a sea of se!sblty ! me%
?D% Co!templat!" 0hether to e/st 0th a! !satable roma!tc temperame!t2 he 0as the author a!d
lar"ely the subCect of a !umber of memorable !o#els%
=4> Co!templat!" 0hether to e/st
=.> Comb!!" realstc detal
=?> Msce"e!at!" a brlla!t m!d
='> A0are that he had bee! bor!
'(% I! a pe!etrat!" study2 CBS9T+ focuses o! those people 0thout hope2 0hose bodes are cared for by
0elfare ad2 but 0hose sprt s ofte! !e"lected by a ds!terested socety%
=4> 0hose bodes are cared for by 0elfare ad=.> 0ho do !ot ha#e e!ou"h to eat
=?> 0hose hopeless!ess may be alle#ated
='> 0ho may be physcally satated
SECTION II
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s '4 to @(8 Read the passa"es a!d a!s0er the 6uesto!s based o! them%
PASSALE I
I 0a!t to stress ths perso!al helpless!ess 0e are all strc1e! 0th ! the face of a system that has passed
beyo!d our 1!o0led"e a!d co!trol% To br!" t !earer home2 I propose that 0e s0tch off from the b" th!"s
l1e empres a!d ther 0ars to lttle famlar th!"s% Ta1e p!s for e/ampleI I do !ot 1!o0 0hy t s that I so
seldom use a p! 0he! my 0fe ca!!ot "et o! 0thout bo/es of them at ha!dH but t s so2 a!d I 0ll therefore
ta1e p!s as be!" for some reaso! specally mporta!t to 0ome!%
There 0as a tme 0he! p!ma1ers could buy the materal2 shape t2 ma1e the head a!d the po!t2 or!ame!t t2
a!d ta1e t to mar1et or to your door a!d sell t to you% They had to 1!o0 three trades8 buy!"2 ma1!"2 a!d
sell!"H a!d the ma1!" re6ured s1ll ! se#eral operato!s% They !ot o!ly 1!e0 ho0 the th!" 0as do!e from
be"!!!" to e!d2 but could do t% But they could !ot afford to sell you a bo/ of p!s for a farth!"% P!s cost so
much that a 0oma!$s dress allo0a!ce 0as call!" p! mo!ey%
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By the e!d of the e"htee!th ce!tury Adam Smth boasted that t too1 e"htee! me! to ma1e a p!2 each ma!
do!" a lttle bt of the Cob a!d pass!" the p! o! to the !e/t2 a!d !o!e of them be!" able to ma1e a 0hole p!
or to buy the materals or to sell t 0he! t 0as made% The most you could say for them 0as that at least they
had some dea of ho0 t 0as made2 thou"h they could !ot ma1e t% No0 as ths mea!t that they 0ere clearly
less capable a!d 1!o0led"eable me! tha! the old p!ma1ers2 you may as1 0hy Adam Smth boasted of t as a
trumph of c#lsato! 0he! ts effect 0as so clearly a de"rad!" effect% The reaso! 0as that by sett!" each
ma! to do Cust o!e lttle bt of the 0or1 a!d !oth!" but that2 o#er a!d o#er a"a!2 he became #ery 6uc1 at t%
The me!2 t s sad2 could tur! out !early f#e thousa!d p!s a day eachH a!d thus p!s became ple!tful a!d
cheap% The cou!try 0as supposed to be rcher because t had more p!s2 thou"h t had tur!ed capable me! !to
mere mach!es do!" ther 0or1 0thout !tell"e!ce a!d be!" fed by the spare food of the captalst as a!
e!"!e s fed 0th coals a!d ol% That 0as 0hy the poet Loldsmth2 0ho 0as a fars"hted eco!omst as 0ell as a
poet2 compla!ed that J0ealth accumulates2 a!d me! decay$%
No0adays Adam Smth$s e"htee! me! are as e/t!ct as the dplodocus% The e"htee! flesh9a!d9blood
mach!es are replaced by mach!es of steel2 0hch spout out p!s by the hu!dred mllo!% E#e! stc1!" them
!to p!1 papers s do!e by mach!ery% The result s that 0th the e/cepto! of a fe0 people 0ho des"! the
mach!es2 !obody 1!o0s ho0 to ma1e a p! or ho0 a p! s made8 that s to say2 the moder! 0or1er ! p!
ma!ufacture !eed !ot be o!e9te!th so !tell"e!t a!d s1lful a!d accomplshed as the old p!ma1erH a!d the
o!ly compe!sato! 0e ha#e for ths deterorato! s that p!s are so cheap that a s!"le p! has !o e/pressble
#alue at all% E#e! 0th a b" proft stuc1 o! to the cost9prce you ca! buy do3e!s for a farth!"H a!d p!s are so
rec1lessly thro0! a0ay a!d 0asted that #erses ha#e to be 0rtte! to persuade chldre! &0thout success* that
t s a s! to steal a p!%
Ma!y serous th!1ers2 l1e :oh! Rus1! a!d ;llam Morrs2 ha#e bee! "reatly troubled by ths2 Cust as
Loldsmth 0as2 a!d ha#e as1ed 0hether 0e really bele#e that t s a! ad#a!ce ! 0ealth to lose our s1ll a!d
de"rade our 0or1ers for the sa1e of be!" able to 0aste p!s by the to!% ;e shall see later o!2 0he! 0e come to
co!sder the ,strbuto! of Lesure2 that the cure for ths s !ot to "o bac1 to the old 0aysH for f the sa#!" of
tme by moder! mach!ery 0as e6ually d#ded amo!" us2 t 0ould set us all free for h"her 0or1 tha!
p!ma1!" or the l1e% But ! the mea!tme the fact rema!s that p!s are !o0 made by me! a!d 0ome! 0ho
ca!!ot ma1e a!yth!" by themsel#es2 a!d could !ot arra!"e bet0ee! themsel#es to ma1e a!yth!" e#e! !
lttle bts% They are "!ora!t a!d helpless2 a!d ca!!ot lft ther f!"er to be"! ther day$s 0or1 u!tl t has all
bee! arra!"ed for them by ther employers 0ho themsel#es do !ot u!dersta!d the mach!es that buy2 a!d
smply pay other people to set them "o!" by carry!" out the mach!e ma1er$s drecto!s%
The same s true of clothes% Kormerly the 0hole 0or1 of ma1!" clothes2 from the shear!" of the sheep to the
tur!!" out of the f!shed a!d 0ashed "arme!t ready to put o!2 had to be do!e ! the cou!try by the me! a!d
0ome! of the household2 especally the 0ome!H so that to ths day a! u!marred 0oma! s called a sp!ster%
No0adays !oth!" s left of all ths but the sheep shear!"H a!d e#e! that2 l1e the ml1!" of co0s2 s be!"
do!e by mach!ery2 as the se0!" s% L#e a 0oma! a sheep today a!d as1 her to produce a 0oolle! dress for
youH a!d !ot o!ly 0ll she be 6ute u!able to do t2 but you are as l1ely as !ot to f!d that she s !ot e#e! a0are
of a!y co!!ecto! bet0ee! sheep a!d clothes% ;he! she "ets her clothes2 0hch she does by buy!" them at a
shop2 she 1!o0s that there s a dffere!ce bet0ee! 0ool a!d cotto! a!d sl12 bet0ee! fla!!el a!d mer!o2
perhaps e#e! bet0ee! stoc1!et a!d to"ether 0eftsH but as to ho0 they are made2 or 0hat they are made of2 or
ho0 they came to be ! the shop ready for her to buy2 she 1!o0s hardly a!yth!"% A!d the shop asssta!t from
0hom she buys s !o 0ser% The people e!"a"ed ! the ma1!" of them 1!o0 e#e! lessH for ma!y of them are
too poor to ha#e much choce of materals 0he! they buy ther o0! clothes%
Thus the captalst system has produced a! almost u!#ersal "!ora!ce of ho0 th!"s are made a!d do!e2
0hlst at the same tme t has caused them to be made a!d do!e o! a ""a!tc scale% ;e ha#e to buy boo1s a!d
e!cyclopaedas to f!d out 0hat t s 0e are do!" all dayH a!d as the boo1s are 0rtte! by people 0ho are !ot
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do!" t2 a!d 0ho "et ther !formato! from other boo1s2 0hat they tell us s from t0e!ty to ffty years out of
date2 a!d mpractcal at that% A!d of course most of us are too tred of our 0or1 0he! 0e come home to 0a!t
to read about tH 0hat 0e !eed s a c!ema to ta1e our m!ds off t a!d feed our ma"!ato!%
It s a fu!!y place2 ths 0ord of Captalsm2 0th ts asto!sh!" spread of "!ora!ce a!d helpless!ess2 boast!"
all the tme of ts spread of educato! a!d e!l"hte!me!t% There sta!d the thousa!ds of property o0!ers a!d
the mllo!s of 0a"e 0or1ersH !o!e of them able to ma1e a!yth!"2 !o!e of them 1!o0!" 0hat to do u!tl
somebody tells them2 !o!e of them ha#!" the least !oto! of ho0 t s that they f!d people pay!" them
mo!ey2 a!d th!"s ! the shops to buy 0th t% A!d 0he! they tra#el they are surprsed to f!d that sa#a"es a!d
Es6umau/ a!d #lla"ers 0ho ha#e to ma1e e#eryth!" for themsel#es are more !tell"e!t a!d resourcefulI The
0o!der 0ould be f they 0ere a!yth!" else% ;e should de of docy throu"h dsuse of our me!tal facultes f 0e
dd !ot fll our heads 0th roma!tc !o!se!se out of llustrated !e0spapers a!d !o#els a!d plays a!d flms%
Such stuff 1eeps us al#eH but t falsfes e#eryth!" for us so absurdly that t lea#es us more or less da!"erous
lu!atcs ! the real 0orld%
E/cuse my "o!" o! l1e thsH but as I am a 0rter of boo1s a!d plays myselfH I 1!o0 the folly a!d perl of t
better tha! you do% A!d 0he! I see that ths mome!t of our utmost "!ora!ce a!d helpless!ess2 deluso! a!d
folly2 has bee! stumbled o! by the bl!d forces of Captalsm as the mome!t for "#!" #otes to e#erybody2 so
that the fe0 0se 0ome! are hopelessly o#erruled by the thousa!ds 0hose poltcal m!ds2 as far as they ca! be
sad to ha#e a!y poltcal m!ds at all2 ha#e bee! formed ! the c!ema2 I realse that I had better stop 0rt!"
plays for a 0hle to dscuss poltcal a!d socal realtes ! ths boo1 0th those 0ho are !tell"e!t e!ou"h to
lste! to me%
'4%
A sutable ttle to the passa"e 0ould beO
=4> 7ou ca!$t hear a p! drop !o0adays%
=.> Captalsm a!d labour ds!te"rato!8 p!!!" the blame%
=?> The sa"a of the !o!9safety p!s%
='> Reach!" the p!!acle of captalstc success%
'.%
;hch of the follo0!" s true as far as p!s are co!cer!ed<
=4> The cost of p!s s more !o0adays to produce%
=.> Earler2 0or1me! made p!s 0th a lot of lo#e a!d care%
=?> P!ball mach!es are the sta!dard p! produc!" "ad"ets !o0adays%
='> It too1 far lo!"er to ma1e a p! earler%
'?%
;hy do you th!1 that the author "#es the e/ample of Adam Smth<
=4> Because he th!1s that Adam Smth 0as a boaster 0thout a!y facts to bac1 hs uttera!ce%
=.> Because he 0a!ts to "#e us a! e/ample of someth!" u!desrable that Adam Smth 0as proud of%
=?> Because he s proud to be a bele#er ! a te!et of producto! that e#e! a "reat ma! l1e Adam
Smth boasted about%
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='> Because he feels that Adam Smth 0as r"ht 0he! he sad that t too1 e"htee! me! to ma1e a p!%
''%
It may be !ferred from the passa"e that the authorO
=4> s a supporter of craftsma!shp o#er bul1 mecha!sed producto!%
=.> s a supporter of assembly l!e producto! o#er socalstc systems of the same%
=?> s a defe!der of the fath ! captalstc producto!%
'5%
The reaso! that chldre! ha#e to be tau"ht that steal!" a p! s 0ro!" s that8
=4> they ha#e a! ama3!" procl#ty to steal them r"ht from chldhood%
=.> p!s are so commo! a!d cheap that ta1!" o!e 0ould !ot e#e! be co!sdered steal!" by them%
=?> steal!" a p! 0ould lead to steal!" b""er th!"s ! the future%
='> steal!" a! !s"!fca!t th!" l1e a p! smac1s of 1leptoma!a%
'E%
;hch of the follo0!" s !ot a"a!st the moder! captalstc system of mass producto!<
=4> :oh! Rus1!
=.> Loldsmth
=?> Adam Smth
='> ;llam Morrs
'G% ;hch of the follo0!" ca! be a sutable frst l!e to !troduce the hypothetcal !e/t para"raph at the
e!d of the passa"e<
=4> The dstrbuto! of lesure s !ot a term that ca! be e/pla!ed ! a fe0 0ords%
=.> If people 0ear clothes they hardly seem to th!1 about the method of producto!%
=?> Mach!es are the "ods of our a"e a!d there seems to be !o athests%
='> Ca!!ot be determ!ed from the passa"e%
'@% ;he! the author says that a 0oma! !o0 s !ot l1ely to 1!o0 about a!y co!!ecto! bet0ee! sheep
a!d clothes2 he s probably be!"8
=4> #!dct#e
=.> chau#!stc
=?> satrcal
='> demea!!"
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'D% Loldsmth$s dctum2 P0ealth accumulates2 a!d me! decay2Q ! the co!te/t of the passa"e2 probably
mea!s8
=4> the more 0ealthy people "et2 they become more a!d more corrupt%
=.> the more rch people "et2 they for"et the !ua!ces of !d#dual ablty%
=?> people may ha#e a lot of mo!ey2 but they ha#e to de a!d decay someday%
='> the more a compa!y "ets 0ealthy the less they ta1e care of people%
PASSALE II
No0 let us tur! bac1 to !6ure 0hether se!d!" our captal abroad2 a!d co!se!t!" to be ta/ed to pay
em"rato! fares to "et rd of the 0ome! a!d me! 0ho are left 0thout employme!t ! co!se6ue!ce2 s all that
Captalsm ca! do 0he! our employers2 0ho act for our captalsts ! !dustral affars2 a!d are more or less
captalsts themsel#es ! the earler sta"es of captalstc de#elopme!t2 f!d that they ca! sell !o more of ther
"oods at a proft2 or !deed at all2 ! ther o0! cou!try%
Clearly they ca!!ot se!d abroad the captal they ha#e already !#ested2 because t has all bee! eate! up by the
0or1ers2 lea#!" ! ts place factores a!d ral0ays a!d m!es a!d the l1eH a!d these ca!!ot be pac1ed !to a
shp$s hold a!d se!t to Afrca% It s o!ly the freshly sa#ed captal that ca! be se!t out of the cou!try% Ths2 as
0e ha#e see!2 does "o abroad ! heaps% But the Brtsh employer 0ho s 0or1!" 0th captal ! the shape of
0or1s f/ed to Brtsh la!d held by hm o! lo!" lease2 mustH 0he! o!ce he has sold all the "oods at home that
hs Brtsh customers ca! afford to buy2 ether shut up hs 0or1s u!tl the customers ha#e 0or! out ther stoc1
of 0hat they ha#e bou"ht2 0hch 0ould ba!1rupt hm &for the la!dlord 0ll !ot 0at*2 or else sell hs
superfluous "oods some0here else8 that s2 he must se!d them abroad% No0 t s !ot easy to se!d them to
c#lsed cou!tres2 because they practse Protecto!2 0hch mea!s that they mpose hea#y ta/es &customs
dutes* o! fore"! "oods% U!c#lsed cou!tres2 0thout Protecto!2 a!d !habted by !at#es to 0hom "audy
calcoes a!d cheap sho0y brass0are are da33l!" a!d del"htful !o#elsts2 are the best places to ma1e for at
frst%
But trade re6ures a settled "o#er!me!t to put do0! the habt of plu!der!" stra!"ers% Ths s !ot a habt of
smple trbes2 0ho are ofte! fre!dly a!d ho!est% It s 0hat c#lsed me! do 0here there s !o la0 to restra!
them% U!tl 6ute rece!t tmes t 0as e/tremely da!"erous to be 0rec1ed o! our o0! coasts2 as 0rec1!"2
0hch mea!t plu!der!" 0retched shps a!d refra!!" from a!y offcous efforts to sa#e the l#es of ther cre0s2
0as a 0ell9establshed bus!ess ! ma!y places o! our shores% The Ch!ese stll remember some asto!sh!"
outbursts of loot!" perpetrated by E!"lsh lades of h"h posto!2 at mome!ts 0he! la0 0as suspe!ded a!d
prceless 0or1s of art 0ere to be had for the "rabb!"% ;he! trad!" 0th abor"!es be"!s 0th the #st of a
s!"le shp2 the ca!!o!s a!d cutlasses t carres may be 6ute suffce!t to o#era0e the !at#es f they are
troublesome% The real dffculty be"!s 0he! so ma!y shps come2 that a lttle trad!" stato! of 0hte me!
"ro0s up a!d attracts the 0hte !e$er9do90ells a!d #ole!t rou"hs 0ho are al0ays be!" s6uee3ed out of
c#lsato! by the pressure of la0 a!d order% It s these rffraff 0ho tur! the place !to a sort of hell ! 0hch
soo!er or later msso!ares are murdered a!d traders plu!dered% Ther home "o#er!me!ts are appealed to put
a stop to ths% A "u!boat s se!t out a!d !6ury made% The report after the !6ury s that there s !oth!" to
be do!e but to set up a c#lsed "o#er!me!t2 0th a post offce2 polce2 troops2 a!d a !a#y ! the off!"% I!
short2 the place s added to some c#lsed Empre% A!d the c#lsed ta/payer pays the bll 0thout "ett!" a
farth!" of the profts%
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Of course the bus!ess does !ot stop there% The rffraff 0ho ha#e created the emer"e!cy mo#e out Cust beyo!d
the bou!dary of the a!!e/ed terrtory2 a!d are as "reat a !usa!ce as e#er to the traders 0he! they ha#e
e/hausted the purchas!" po0er of the !cluded !at#es a!d push o! after fresh customers% A"a! they call o!
ther home "o#er!me!t to c#lse a further areaH a!d so bt by bt the c#lsed Empre "ro0s at the e/pe!se of
the home ta/payers2 0thout a!y !te!to! or appro#al o! ther part2 u!tl at last2 thou"h all ther real
patrotsm s ce!tred o! ther o0! people a!d co!f!ed to ther o0! cou!try2 ther o0! rulers2 a!d ther o0!
rel"ous fath2 they f!d that the ce!tre of ther belo#ed realm has shfted to the other hemsphere% That s ho0
0e ! the Brtsh Isla!ds ha#e fou!d our ce!tre mo#ed from Lo!do! to the Sue3 Ca!al2 a!d are !o0 ! the
posto! that out of e#ery hu!dred of our fello09subCects2 ! 0hose defe!ce 0e are e/pected to shed the last
drop of our blood2 o!ly ele#e! are 0htes or e#e! Chrsta!s% I! our be0lderme!t some of us declare that the
Empre s a burde! a!d a blu!der2 0hlst others "lory ! t as a trumph% 7ou a!d I !eed !ot ar"ue 0th them
Cust !o02 our po!t for the mome!t be!" that2 0hether blu!der or "lory2 the Brtsh Empre 0as 6ute
u!!te!to!al% ;hat should ha#e bee! u!derta1e! o!ly as a most carefully co!sdered poltcal de#elopme!t
has bee! a seres of commercal ad#e!tures thrust o! us by captalsts forced by ther o0! system to cater for
fore"! customers before ther o0! cou!try$s !eeds 0ere o!e9te!th satsfed%
5(%
It may be !ferred that the passa"e 0as 0rtte!8
=4> 0he! Brta! 0as stll a colo!al po0er%
=.> 0he! the author 0as ! a bad mood%
=?> 0he! the author 0as 0or1!" ! the fore"! ser#ce of Brta!%
='> 0he! the author$s cou!try 0as o#erru! by the Brtsh%
54%
Accord!" to the author2 the ma! reaso! 0hy captalsts "o abroad to sell ther "oods s8
=4> that they 0a!t to c#lse the u!derde#eloped cou!tres of the 0orld by "#!" them ther "oods%
=.> that they ha#e to ha#e !e0 places to sell ther surplus "oods
=?> that they actually 0a!t to rule !e0 la!ds a!d sell!" "oods s a! e/cuse%
5.%
;hy do the captalstc traders prefer the u!c#lsed cou!tres to the c#lsed o!es<
=4> Because they f!d t easer to rule there%
=.> Because c#lsed cou!tres 0ould ma1e them pay protecto! dutes%
=?> Because c#lsed cou!tres 0ould ma1e ther o0! "oods%
='> Because u!c#lsed cou!tres l1e the cheap a!d "audy "oods of bad 6ualty all captalsts produce%
5?%
Accord!" to the author2 the habt of plu!der!" stra!"ers8
=4> s usually !ot fou!d ! smple trbes but c#lsed people%
.4
=.> s usually fou!d ! the barbarc trbes of the u!c#lsed !ato!s%
=?> s a habt lmted o!ly to E!"lsh lades of h"h posto!%
='> s a usual habt 0th all 0hte s1!!ed people%
5'%
;hch of the follo0!" may be called the ma! compla!t of the author<
=4> The race of people he belo!"s to are looters a!d plu!derers%
=.> The captalsts are ta1!" o#er the e!tre 0orld%
=?> It s a 0ay of lfe for E!"lsh lades to loot a!d plu!der%
='> The E!"lsh ta/payer has to pay for the up1eep of terrtores he dd !ot 0a!t%
PASSALE III
Lo#er!me!ts loo1!" for easy popularty ha#e fre6ue!tly bee! tempted !to a!!ou!c!" "#e9a0ays of all sortsH
free electrcty2 #rtually free 0ater2 subsdsed food2 cloth at half prce2 a!d so o!% The subsdy culture has "o!e
to e/tremes8 coo1!" "as &used mostly by the top 4(A of !come9ear!ers* has bee! sold at barely half ts cost%
The 0ealthest people ! the cou!try ha#e had access for years to subsdsed su"ar% The rchest farmers ! the
cou!try "et subsdsed fertlser% U!#ersty educato!2 typcally accessed by the 0ealther secto!s2 s char"ed
at a fracto! of cost% Postal ser#ces are subsdsed2 a!d so are ral0ay passe!"ers% Bus fares ca!!ot be rased to
eco!omcal le#els because there 0ll be #ole!t protests2 so bus tra#el s subsdsed too% I! the past2 prce
co!trol o! a #arety of tems2 from steel to ceme!t2 mea!t that !dustral co!sumers of these tems "ot them at
less tha! cost 0hle the losses of the publc sector compa!es that produced them 0ere bor!e by the ta/payerI
O!e study2 do!e a fe0 years a"o2 came to the co!cluso! that subsdes ! the I!da! eco!omy total as much as
4'%5A of "ross domestc product% At today$s le#el2 that 0ould 0or1 out to about Rs% 45(2((( crore%
A!d 0ho pays the bll< The theory 99 a!d the poltcal fcto! o! the bass of 0hch t s sold to u!suspect!"
#oters 99 s that subsdes "o to the poor2 a!d are pad for by the rch% The fact s that most subsdes "o to the
PrchQ &def!ed ! the I!da! co!te/t as those 0ho are abo#e the po#erty l!e*2 a!d much of the tab "oes
!drectly to the poor% Because the hefty subsdy bll results ! fscal defcts2 0hch ! tur! push up rates of
!flato! 99 0hch2 as e#eryo!e 1!o0s2 hts the poor the hardest of all% I!deed2 that s 0hy ta/me! call !flato!
the most re"ress#e form of ta/ato!%
The e!tre subsdy system s bult o! the thess that people ca!!ot help themsel#es2 therefore "o#er!me!ts
must do so% That people ca!!ot afford to pay for a #arety of "oods a!d ser#ces2 a!d therefore the "o#er!me!t
must step !% Ths thess has bee! appled !ot Cust ! the poor cou!tres but ! the rch o!es as 0ellH he!ce the
brth of the 0elfare state ! the ;est2 a!d a! almost Utopa! socal securty system8 free medcal care2 food
ad2 old a"e securty2 et al% But 0th the passa"e of tme2 most of the 0ealthy !ato!s ha#e dsco#ered that ther
eco!omes ca!!ot susta! ths socal safety !et2 that t ! fact reduces the desre amo!" people to pay ther o0!
0ay2 a!d ta1es a0ay some of the !ce!t#e to 0or1% I! short2 the bll 0as u!affordable2 a!d ther socetes 0ere
smply !ot 0ll!" to pay% To the re"ret of ma!y2 but because the la0s of eco!omcs are harsh2 most ;ester!
socetes ha#e bee! busy pru!!" the 0elfare bll%
I! I!da2 the lesso!s of ths e/pere!ce 99 o#er se#eral decades2 a!d ! ma!y cou!tres 99 do !ot seem to ha#e
bee! lear!t% Or2 they are smply "!ored ! the pursut of mmedate #otes% People 0ho are promsed cheap food
..
or cloth!" do !ot ! most cases loo1 beyo!d the "ft horses 99 to the 6uesto! of 0ho pc1s up the tab% The
uproar o#er h"her petrol2 desel a!d coo1!" "as prces "!ored ths basc 6uesto!8 f the user of coo1!" "as
does !ot 0a!t to pay for ts cost2 0ho should pay< ,esel ! the cou!try s subsdsed2 a!d f the truc1er or
o0!er of a desel "e!erator does !ot 0a!t to pay for ts full cost2 0ho does he or she th!1 should pay the
bala!ce of the cost< It s a smple 6uesto!2 !e#ertheless t rema!s u!as1ed%
The "o#er!me!t has sho0! some coura"e ! bt!" the bullet 0he! t comes to the prce of petroleum
products% But t has bee! btte! by a much b""er subsdy bu"% It 0a!ts to offer food at half ts cost to
e#eryo!e belo0 the po#erty l!e2 supposedly estmated at some ?@( mllo! people% ;hat 0ll ths cost< A!d2 of
course2 0ho 0ll pc1 up the tab< The A!dhra Pradesh "o#er!me!t has bee! ba!1rupted by sell!" rce at Rs .
per 1"% Should the ce!tral "o#er!me!t be ba!1rupted too before fac!" up to the 6uesto! of 0hat s affordable
a!d 0hat s !ot< Already2 I!da s pere!!ally short of po0er because the subsdy o! electrcty has ba!1rupted
most electrcty boards2 a!d made pr#ate !#estme!t 0ary u!less t "ets all ma!!er of state "uara!tees%
,elh$s subsdsed bus fares ha#e ba!1rupted the ,elh Tra!sport Corp2 0hose buses ha#e slo0ly dsappeared
from the captal$s streets% It s easy to be soft a!d se!tme!tal2 by loo1!" at pro"rammes that 0ll be popular%
After all2 0ho does!$t l1e a free lu!ch< But the e#de!ce s surely mou!t!" that the lu!ch s!$t free at all%
Somebody s pay!" the bll% A!d f you 0a!t to 1!o0 0ho2 ta1e a loo1 at the cou!try$s poor eco!omc
performa!ce o#er the years%
55%
If ca! be !ferred from the passa"e that the author8
=4> bele#es that people ca! help themsel#es a!d do !ot !eed the "o#er!me!t%
=.> bele#es that the theory of help!" people 0th subsdy s destruct#e%
=?> bele#es ! democracy a!d free speech%
='> s !ot a successful poltca!%
.?
5E%
The stateme!t that subsdes are pad for by the rch a!d "o to the poor s8
=4> fcto!
=.> fact
=?> fact2 accord!" to the author
='> fcto!2 accord!" to the author
5G%
;hch of the follo0!" s !ot true2 ! the co!te/t of the passa"e<
=4> ;here subsdes are co!cer!ed2 the poor ultmately pay the tab%
=.> I!flato! s caused by too much subsdes%
=?> E/perts call subsdes the most re"ress#e form of ta/ato!%
='> The da!"erous reducto! ! fscal defcts s a!other result of h"h subsdes%
5@%
;hy does the author calls the ;ester! socal securty system Utopa!<
=4> The cou!tres$ belef ! the effcacy of the system 0as bou!d to tur! out to be false%
=.> The system follo0ed by these cou!tres s the best a#alable ! the prese!t co!te/t%
=?> E#ery th!" u!der ths system 0as supposed to be free but people 0ere char"!" mo!ey for them%
='> The theory or system follo0ed by these cou!tres 0as de#sed by ,r Utopa%
5D%
A sutable ttle to the passa"e 0ould be8
=4> There$s !o such th!" as a free lu!ch%
=.> The I!da! Eco!omc o#er#e0%
=?> The "o#er!me!t a!d ts folles%
='> It ta1es t0o to ta!"o%
E(%
;hch of the follo0!" s !ot a #ctm of e/treme subsdes<
=4> The poor
=.> The ,elh Tra!sport Corporato!
=?> The A!dhra Pradesh "o#er!me!t
='> All of the abo#e%
PASSALE I+
.'
The membra!e9bou!d !ucleus s the most prom!e!t feature of the eu1aryotc cell% Schlede! a!d Sch0a!!2
0he! sett!" forth the cell doctr!e ! the 4@?($s2 co!sdered that t had a ce!tral role ! "ro0th a!d
de#elopme!t% Ther belef has bee! fully supported e#e! thou"h they had o!ly #a"ue !oto!s as to 0hat that
role m"ht be2 a!d ho0 the role 0as to be e/pressed ! some cellular acto!% The membra!eless !uclear area of
the pro1aryotc cell2 0th ts ta!"le of f!e threads2 s !o0 1!o0! to play a smlar role%
Some cells2 l1e the se#e tubes of #ascular pla!ts a!d the red blood cells of mammals2 do !ot possess !ucle
dur!" the "reater part of ther e/ste!ce2 althou"h they had !ucle 0he! ! a less dffere!tated state% Such
cells ca! !o lo!"er d#de a!d ther lfe spa! s lmted% Other cells are re"ularly mult!ucleate% Some2 l1e the
cells of strated muscles or the late/ #essels of h"her pla!ts2 become so throu"h cell fuso!% Some2 l1e the
u!cellular proto3oa! Paramecum2 are !ormally b!ucleate2 o!e of the !ucle ser#!" as a source of heredtary
!formato! for the !e/t "e!erato!2 the other "o#er!!" the day9to9day metabolc act#tes of the cell% Stll
other or"a!sms2 such as some fu!"2 are mult!ucleate because cross 0alls2 d#d!" the mycelum !to specfc
cells2 are abse!t or rre"ularly prese!t% The u!!ucleate stuato!2 ho0e#er2 s typcal for the #ast maCorty of
cells2 a!d t 0ould appear that ths s the most effce!t a!d most eco!omcal ma!!er of partto!!" l#!"
substa!ce !to ma!a"eable u!ts% Ths po!t of #e0 s "#e! crede!ce !ot o!ly by the pre#ale!ce of u!!ucleate
cells2 but because for each 1!d of cell there s a rato ma!ta!ed bet0ee! the #olume of the !ucleus a!d that
of the cytoplasm% If 0e th!1 of the !ucleus as the co!trol ce!tre of the cell2 ths 0ould su""est that for a "#e!
1!d of cell perform!" a "#e! 1!d of 0or12 o!e !ucleus ca! Pta1e care ofQ a specfc #olume of cytoplasm a!d
1eep t ! fu!cto!!" order% I! terms of materals a!d e!er"y2 ths must mea! pro#d!" the 1!d of !formato!
!eeded to 1eep flo0 of materals a!d e!er"y mo#!" at the correct rate a!d ! the proper cha!!els% ;th the
multtude of e!3ymes ! the cell2 materals a!d e!er"y ca! of course be cha!!elled ! a multtude of 0aysH t s
the fu!cto! of some !formato!al molecules to ma1e cha!!els of use more preferred tha! others at a!y "#e!
tme% Fo0 ths re"ulatory co!trol s e/ercsed s !ot e!trely clear%
The !ucleus s "e!erally a rou!ded body% I! pla!t cells2 ho0e#er2 0here the ce!tre of the cell s ofte! occuped
by a lar"e #acuole2 the !ucleus may be pushed a"a!st the cell 0all2 caus!" t to assume a le!s shape% I! some
0hte blood cells2 such as polymorpho!ucleated leu1ocytes2 a!d ! cells of the sp!!!" "la!d of some !sects
a!d spders2 the !ucleus s #ery much lobed% The reaso! for ths s !ot clear2 but t may relate to the fact that
for a "#e! #olume of !ucleus2 a lobate form pro#des a much "reater surface area !uclear9cytoplasmc
e/cha!"es2 possbly affect!" both the rate a!d the amou!t of metabolc reacto!s% The !ucleus2 0hate#er ts
shape2 s se"re"ated from the cytoplasm by a double membra!e2 the !uclear e!#elope2 0th the t0o
membra!es separated from each other by a per!uclear space of #ary!" 0dth% The e!#elope s abse!t o!ly
dur!" the tme of cell d#so!2 a!d the! Cust for a bref perod% The outer membra!e s ofte! co!t!uous 0th
the membra!es of the e!doplasmc retculum2 a possble rete!to! of a! earler relato!shp2 s!ce the e!#elope2
at least ! part2 s formed at the e!d of cell d#so! by coalesc!" fra"me!ts of the e!doplasmc retculum% The
cytoplasm sde of the !ucleus s fre6ue!tly coated 0th rbosomes2 a!other fact that stresses the smlarty a!d
relato! of the !uclear e!#elope to the e!doplasmc retculum% The !!er membra!e seems to possess a
crystall!e layer 0here t abuts the !ucleoplasm2 but ts fu!cto! rema!s to be determ!ed%
E#eryth!" that passes bet0ee! the cytoplasm a!d the !ucleus ! the eu1aryotc cell must tra!s#erse the
!uclear e!#elope% Ths !cludes some farly lar"e molecules as 0ell as bodes such as rbosomes2 0hch measure
about .5 mm ! dameter% Some passa"e0ay s2 therefore2 ob#ously !ecessary s!ce there s !o !dcato! of
dssoluto! of the !uclear e!#elope ! order to ma1e such mo#eme!t possble% The !uclear pores appear to be
reaso!able ca!ddates for such passa"e0ays% I! pla!t cells these are rre"ularly a!d rather sparsely dstrbuted
o#er the surface of the !ucleus2 but ! the amphba! oocyte2 for e/ample2 the pores are !umerous2 re"ularly
arra!"ed2 a!d octa"o!al a!d are formed by the fuso! of the outer a!d !!er membra!e%
E4% Accord!" to the frst para"raph2 the co!te!to! of Schlede! a!d Sch0a!! that the !ucleus s the
most mporta!t part of the cell has8
=4> bee! pro#ed to be true%
.5
=.> has bee! true so far but false ! the case of the pro1aryotc cell
=?> s o!ly partally true%
='> has bee! pro#ed to be completely false%
E.%
;hat s def!tely a fu!cto! of the !ucle of the !ormally b!ucleate cell<
=4> To arra!"e for the "ro0th a!d !ourshme!t f the cell%
=.> To hold heredtary !formato! for the !e/t "e!erato!%
=?> To ma1e up the basc physcal structure of the or"a!sm%
='> To f"ht the #arous fore"! dseases attac1!" the body%
E?%
It may be !ferred from the passa"e that the #ast maCorty of cells are8
=4> Mult!ucleate
=.> B!ucleate
=?> U!!ucleate
='> A!ucleate%
E'%
;hy2 accord!" to the passa"e2 are some fu!" mult!ucleate<
=4> Because they !eed more food to sur##e%
=.> Because they fre6ue!tly lac1 0alls d#d!" the mycelum%
=?> Because the mycelum s area90se much b""er that other cells%
='> Ca!!ot be determ!ed from the passa"e%
E5%
;hy2 accord!" to the passa"e2 s the polymorpho!ucleated leu1ocyte probably lobed<
=4> Because t s 6ute co!#oluted ! ts fu!cto!s%
=.> Because t s a red blood cell 0hch s the most mporta!t cell ! the body%
=?> Because t pro#des a "reater area for metabolc reacto!%
='> Because t pro#des "reater stre!"th to the spder 0eb due to "reater area%
EE%
The fu!cto! of the crystall!e layer of the !!er membra!e of the !ucleus s8
=4> "e!erato! of !ourshme!t of the cell%
=.> hold!" to"ether the dsparate structure of the e!doplasmc retculum%
.E
=?> help!" ! tra!s#ersal of the !uclear e!#elope%
='> ca!!ot be determ!ed from the passa"e%
.G
PASSALE +
The seco!d pla! to ha#e to e/am!e s that of "#!" to each perso! 0hat she deser#es% Ma!y people2 especally
those 0ho are comfortably off2 th!1 that ths s 0hat happe!s at prese!t8 that the !dustrous a!d sober a!d
thrfty are !e#er ! 0a!t2 a!d that po#erty s due to dle!ess2 mpro#de!ce2 dr!12 bett!"2 dsho!esty2 a!d bad
character "e!erally% They ca! po!t to the fact that a labourer 0hose character s bad f!ds t more dffcult to
"et employme!t tha! o!e 0hose character s "oodH that a farmer or cou!try "e!tleme! 0ho "ambles a!d bets
hea#ly2 a!d mort"a"es hs la!d to l#e 0astefully a!d e/tra#a"a!tlyH s soo! reduced to po#ertyH a!d that a
ma! of bus!ess 0ho s la3y a!d does !ot atte!d to t becomes ba!1rupt% But ths pro#es !oth!" that you
ca!!ot eat your ca1e a!d ha#e t too8 t does !ot pro#e that your share of the ca1e 0as a far o!e% It sho0s that
certa! #ces a!d 0ea1!esses ma1e us poorH but t for"ets that certa! other #ces ma1e us rch% People 0ho are
hard2 "rasp!"2 selfsh2 cruel2 a!d al0ays ready to ta1e ad#a!ta"e of ther !e"hbours2 become #ery rch f they
are cle#er e!ou"h !ot to o#erreach themsel#es% O! the other ha!d2 people 0ho are "e!erous2 publc9sprted2
fre!dly2 a!d !ot al0ays th!1!" of the ma! cha!ce2 stay poor 0he! they are bor! poor u!less they ha#e
e/traord!ary tale!ts% Also as th!"s are today2 some are bor! poor a!d others are bor! 0th sl#er spoo!s !
ther mouths8 that s to say2 they are d#ded !to rch a!d poor before they are old e!ou"h to ha#e a!y
character at all% The !oto! that our prese!t system dstrbutes 0ealth accord!" to mert2 e#e! rou"hly2 may
be dsmssed at o!ce as rdculous% E#eryo!e ca! see that t "e!erally has the co!trary effectH t ma1es a fe0
dle people #ery rch2 a!d a "reat ma!y hard0or1!" people #ery poor%
O! ths2 I!tell"e!t Lady2 your frst thou"ht may be that f 0ealth s !ot dstrbuted accord!" to mert2 t ou"ht
to beH a!d that 0e should at o!ce set to 0or1 to alter our la0s so that ! future the "ood people shall be rch !
proporto! to ther "ood!ess a!d the bad people poor ! proporto! to ther bad!ess% There are se#eral
obCecto!s to thsH but the #ery frst o!e settles the 6uesto! for "ood% It s2 that the proposal s mpossble% Fo0
are you "o!" to measure a!yo!e$s mert ! mo!ey< Choose a!y par of huma! be!"s you l1e2 male or female2
a!d see 0hether you ca! decde ho0 much each of them should ha#e o! her or hs merts% If you l#e ! the
cou!try2 ta1e the #lla"e blac1smth a!d the #lla"e cler"yma!2 or the #lla"e 0asher0oma! a!d the #lla"e
schoolmstress2 to be"! 0th% At prese!t the cler"yma! ofte! "ets less pay tha! the blac1smth8 t s o!ly !
some #lla"es that he "ets more% But !e#er m!d 0hat they "et at prese!t8 you are try!" 0hether you ca! set
up a !e0 order of th!"s ! 0hch each 0ll "et 0hat he deser#es% 7ou !eed !ot f/ a sum of mo!ey for them8 all
you ha#e to do s to settle the proporto! bet0ee! them% Is the blac1smth to ha#e as much as the cler"yma!<
Or t0ce as much as the cler"yma!< Or half as much as the cler"yma!< Or ho0 much more or less< It s !o use
say!" that o!e ou"ht to ha#e more the other less8 you must be prepared to say e/actly ho0 much more or less
! calculable proporto!%
;ell2 th!1 t out% The cler"yma! has had a colle"e educato!H but that s !ot a!y mert o! hs part8 he o0!s t
to hs fatherH so you ca!!ot allo0 hm a!yth!" for that% But throu"h t he s able to read the Ne0 Testame!t
! Lree1H so that he ca! do someth!" the blac1smth ca!!ot do% O! the other ha!d2 the blac1smth ca! ma1e
a horse9shoe2 0hch the parso! ca!!ot% Fo0 ma!y #erses of the Lree1 Testame!t are 0orth o!e horse9shoe<
7ou ha#e o!ly to as1 the slly 6uesto! to see that !obody ca! a!s0er t%
S!ce measur!" ther merts s !o use2 0hy !ot try to measure ther faults< Suppose the blac1smth s0ears a "ood
deal2 a!d "ets dru!1 occaso!allyI E#erybody ! the #lla"e 1!o0s thsH but the parso! has to 1eep hs faults to
hmself% Fs 0fe 1!o0s themH but she 0ll !ot tell you 0hat they are f she 1!o0s that you !te!d to cut off some
of hs pay for them% 7ou 1!o0 that as he s o!ly a mortal huma! be!" he must ha#e some faultsH but you ca!!ot
f!d them out% Fo0e#er2 suppose he has some faults that you ca! f!d outI Suppose he has 0hat you call a!
u!fortu!ate ma!!erH that he s a hypocrteH that he s a s!obH that he cares more for sport a!d fasho!able socety
tha! for rel"o!I ,oes that ma1e hm as bad as the blac1smth2 or t0ce as bad2 or t0ce a!d a 6uarter as bad2 or
o!ly half as bad< I! other 0ords2 f the blac1smth s to ha#e a shll!"2 s the parso! to ha#e s/ pe!ce2 or f#e
pe!ce a!d o!e9thrd2 or t0o shll!"s< Clearly these are fools$ 6uesto!s8 the mome!t they br!" us do0! from
.@
moral "e!eraltes to bus!ess partculars t becomes pla! to e#ery se!sble perso! that !o relato! ca! be
establshed bet0ee! huma! 6ualtes2 "ood or bad2 a!d sums of mo!ey2 lar"e or small% It may seem sca!dalous
that a pr3e9f"hter so hard at ;embley that he fell do0! a!d could !ot rse 0th! te! seco!ds2 rece#ed the same
sum that 0as pad to the Archbshop of Ca!terbury for act!" as Prmate of the Church of E!"la!d for !!e
mo!thsH but !o!e of these 0ho cry out a"a!st the sca!dal ca! e/press a!y better ! mo!ey the dffere!ce
bet0ee! the t0o% Not o!e of the perso!s 0ho th!1 that the pr3e9f"hter should "et less tha! the archbshop ca!
say ho0 much less% ;hat the pr3e9f"hter "ot for hs s/ or se#e! m!utes$ bo/!" 0ould pay a Cud"e$s salary for
t0o yearsH a!d 0e are all a"reed that !oth!" could be more rdculous2 a!d that a!y system of dstrbut!" 0ealth
0hch leads to such absurdtes must be 0ro!"% But to suppose that t could be cha!"ed by a!y possble
calculato! that a! ou!ce of archbshop or three ou!ces of Cud"e s 0orth a pou!d of pr3e9f"hter 0ould be sller
stll% 7ou ca! f!d out ho0 ma!y ca!dles are 0orth a pou!d of butter ! the mar1et o! a!y partcular dayH but
0he! you try to estmate the 0orth of huma! souls2 the utmost you ca! say s that they are all of e6ual #alue
before the thro!e of Lod% A!d that 0ll !ot help you ! the least to settle ho0 much mo!ey they should ha#e% 7ou
must smply "#e t up2 a!d admt that dstrbut!" mo!ey accord!" to mert s beyo!d mortal measureme!t a!d
Cud"eme!t%
EG%
;hch of the follo0!" s !ot a #ce attrbuted to the poor by the rch<
=4> Idle!ess
=.> ,ru" addcto!
=?> Lambl!"
='> Alcoholsm
E@% Accord!" to the passa"e2 0hch 1!d of people are !ot me!to!ed as l1ely to "et rch 6uc1ly<
=4> Selfsh people
=.> Lrasp!" people
=?> Fard 0or1!" people
='> Ambtous people
ED% ;hat2 accord!" to the author2 do the "e!erous a!d publc9sprted people !eed to become rch<
=4> A crm!al m!d

=.> To be bor! 0th sl#er spoo!s
=?> E/traord!ary tale!ts
='> Stre!"th of character
G(%
;hch of the follo0!" about the author$s th!1!" may be !ferred from the passa"e<
=4> The poor should 0or1 harder to become rch%
=.> The prese!t system of dstrbuto! of 0ealth s based ! fa#our of the rch%
=?> The ho!est me! should resort to trc1ery f they 0a!t to become rch%
='> The prese!t system of "o#er!me!t should "#e 0ay to a more pro"ress#e o!e%
G4% ;hat2 accord!" to the author2 s the ma! problem ! dstrbut!" 0ealth accord!" to the "ood!ess
or bad!ess of huma! be!"s<
.D
=4> Because the bad people 0ll as al0ays2 cheat the "ood people of ther far share of the mo!ey%
=.> Because there are too ma!y people ! the 0orld a!d t 0ll ta1e a lo!" tme to cate"orse them !to
"ood or bad%
=?> Because there are !o sta!dards by 0hch to Cud"e "ood or bad ! relato! to mo!ey%
='> No!e of these
G.%
Ths passa"e s most probably a part of8
=4> A !e0spaper artcle%
=.> A! a!thropolo"cal docume!t%
=?> A letter to someo!e%
='> A! ecclesastcal ltur"y%
G?%
The author "#es the e/ample of the Archbshop of Ca!terbury a!d the pr3e9f"hter to8
=4> pro#e that there ca!!ot be a!y d#so! of 0ealth based o! moral sta!dards%
=.> pro#e that ! ths day a!d a"e2 m"ht al0ays scores o#er rel"o! a!d lo#e%
=?> pro#e the e/ste!ce of a !o!9dscrm!at!" Lod%
='> pro#e that a pou!d of butter ! 0orth more tha! a!y amou!t of ca!dles a!y day%
G'%
The 0ord Jmpro#de!ce2$ ! the co!te/t of the passa"e2 mea!s8
=4> e/tra#a"a!ce
=.> lasc#ous!ess
=?> corrupto!
='> !delcacy
PASSALE +I
Ths s a! ssue9less electo!% There s !o ce!tral perso!alty of 0hom #oters ha#e to e/press appro#al or dsl1eH
!o ce!tral matter of co!cer! that ma1es ths a o!e9ssue refere!dum l1e so ma!y electo!s ! the pastH !o
ce!tral party arou!d 0hch e#eryth!" else re#ol#es 99 the Co!"ress has bee! dsplaced from ts customary pole
posto!2 a!d !o o!e else has bee! able to ta1e ts place% I!deed2 "#e! that all9see!" #deo cameras of the
Electo! Commsso!2 a!d the detaled pctures they are putt!" to"ether o! campa"! e/pe!dture2 there s!$t
e#e! much electo!eer!"8 !o slo"a!s o! the 0alls2 !o loudspea1ers blar!" forth at all hours of the day a!d
!"ht2 !o ca#alcades of cars herald!" the arr#al of a ca!ddate at the local ba3aar% Kor"et t be!" a! ssue9less
electo!8 s ths a! electo! at all<
Perhaps the Pfu!Q of a! electo! les ! ts featur!" someo!e 0ho you ca! lo#e or hate% But e#e! the "e!eral
electo!2 !#ol#!" !early E(( mllo! #oters2 has bee! reduced to a bor!" !o!9e#e!t% After all2 the Nehru9
La!dh cla! has dsappeared from the poltcal map2 a!d the maCorty of #oters 0ll !ot e#e! be able to !ame
P+ Narasmha Rao as I!da$s Prme M!ster% There could be as ma!y as a do3e! prme m!steral ca!ddates
ra!"!" from :yot Basu to Rama1rsh!a Fe"de2 a!d from Cha!dra She1ar to &bele#e t or !ot* RR
?(
Naraya!a!% The sole perso!alty 0ho sta!ds out2 therefore2 s !o!e of the players2 but the umpre8 T%N%
Sesha!%
As for the partes2 they are l1e the bl!d me! of F!doosta!2 try!" ! #a! to "au"e the co!tours of the a!mal
they ha#e to co!fro!t% But t does!$t loo1 as f t 0ll be the ma!dr masCd2 !or 0ll t be F!dut#a2 or eco!omc
!ato!alsm% The Co!"ress 0ould l1e t to be stablty2 but 0hat does that mea! for the maCorty< Eco!omc
reform s a !o!9ssue for most people a!d 0th !flato! do0! to barely 'A2 prces are !ot top of the m!d
ether% I! a stra!"e t0st2 after the ha0ala sca!dal2 corrupto! has bee! pushed off the map too%
But po!der for a mome!t% Is!$t ths state of affars asto!sh!" "#e! the co!te/t< Co!sder that so ma!y
m!sters ha#e had to res"! o#er the ha0ala ssueH that a "o#er!or 0ho 0as a cab!et m!ster has also had to
6ut ! the 0a1e of Cudcal dspleasureH that the prme m!ster hmself s u!der !#est"ato! for hs !#ol#eme!t
! !ot o!e sca!dal but t0oH that the ma! prme m!steral ca!ddate from the opposto! has had to ho0 out
because he too has bee! char"ed ! the ha0ala caseH a!d that the head of the Pthrd forceQ has hs o0! lttle &or
!ot so lttle* fodder sca!dal to face% ;hy the! s corrupto! !ot a! ssue 99 !ot as a matter of compett#e poltcs2
but as a! ssue o! 0hch the co!te!ders for po0er feel they ha#e to offer the prospect of "e!u!e cha!"e< If all
ths does !ot ma1e the partes &almost all of 0hom ha#e bro1e! the la0 ! !ot submtt!" ther audted accou!ts
e#ery year to the !come ta/ authortes* realse that the cou!try both !eeds 99 a!d s ready for 99 cha!"e !
fu!dame!tal 0ays2 0hat 0ll< Th!1 also2 for a mome!t2 of the cha!"e ! the fu!cto!!" a!d atttude of the
Supreme CourtH the assert#e!ess of the Electo! Commsso!2 "#!" !e0 lfe to a model code of co!duct that has
bee! "!ored for a 6uarter ce!turyH the !depe!de!ce that has bee! thrust upo! the Ce!tral Bureau of
I!#est"ato!H a!d the fresh 3eal o! the part of ta/ collectors out to !ab corporate !o9"ooders% Th!1 also that at
!o other po!t s!ce the Emer"e!cy of 4DG59GG ha#e so ma!y people ! po0er bee! hou!ded by the system for
ther msdeeds%
I! ths Cust a case of a fe0 !d#duals outsde the poltcal system do!" ther Cob2 or s the cou!try head!" for
a fe0 era< The se#e!tes sa0 the collapse of the !ato!al co!se!sus that mar1ed the Nehru#a! era2 a!d
deolo"y too1 o#er ! the I!dra La!dh years% RaC# La!dh a!d hs tech!ocratc fre!ds too bured that% A!d
!o02 0e ha#e these ssue9less electo!s% O!e possblty s that the cou!try s head!" for a perod of
co!sttuto!lsm2 as the other arms of the state reclam some of the po0ers they lost2 or yelded2 to the poltcal
establshme!t% Eco!omc reform freed o!e part of I!da! socety from the clutches of the poltcal class% No02
ths could spread to other parts of the system% A"a!st such a dramatc bac1drop2 t should be ob#ous that
people &#oters* are loo1!" for accou!tablty2 for 0ays ! 0hch to ma1e a corrupted system 0or1 a"a!% A!d
the asto!sh!" th!" s that !o party has sou"ht to rde ths partcular 0a#eH !stead2 all are o! the defe!s#e2
desperately e#ad!" the real ssues% No 0o!der ths s a! Pssue9lessQ electo!%
G5%
A sutable ttle to the passa"e 0ould be8
=4> Electo!s8 A o#er0e0
=.> The cou!try$s ssue9less electo!s%
=?> T%N% Sesha! 9 the real hero%
='> Lo#e or hate them2 but #ote for them%
GE% ;hch of the follo0!" are !ot u!der scrut!y for alle"ed corrupto!2 accord!" to the passa"e<
=4> The opposto! prme m!steral ca!ddate%
=.> P%+% Narasmha Rao%
=?> The leader of the Jthrd force$%
='> Rama1rsh!a Fe"de%
?4
GG% ;hy does the author say that the sole perso!alty 0ho sta!ds out ! the electo!s s T% N% Sesha!<
=4> Because all the other ca!ddates are #ery bor!"%
=.> Because all the other ca!ddates do !ot ha#e hs charsma%
=?> Because the shado0 of hs strctures are loom!" lar"e o#er the electo!s%
G@% Accord!" to the passa"e2 0hch of the follo0!" s !ot me!to!ed as e#e! ha#!" the pote!tal to be
a! ssue ! the electo!s<
=4> The ma!drSmasCd ssue%
=.> The empo0erme!t of 0ome!
=?> Eco!omc Nato!alsm
='> F!dut#a
GD%
;hy does the author say that almost all partes ha#e bro1e! the la0<
=4> Because they all !dul"e ! corrupt electoral practces%
=.> Because they all ha#e more !come tha! recorded sources%
=?> Because they are all !dcted o! #arous char"es%
='> Because they ha#e faled to submt audted accou!ts to ta/ authortes%
@(% ;hch of the follo0!" has !ot bee! respo!sble for the 0!ds of cha!"e blo0!" throu"h the cou!try2
accord!" to the passa"e<
=4> Lreater a0are!ess of the part of the "e!eral publc
=.> E!forceme!t of a model code of co!duct by the Electo! Commsso!
=?> Lreater !depe!de!ce to the Ce!tral Bureau of I!#est"ato!%
='> Kresh 3eal o! the part of ta/ collectors%
SECTION III
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s @4 to D(8 The follo0!" 6uesto!s are !depe!de!t of each other8
@4% Krom a crcular sheet of paper 0th a radus of .( cm2 four crcles of radus 5cm each are cut out%
;hat s the rato of the u!cut to the cut porto!<
=4> 4 8 ?
=.> ' 8 4
?.
=?> ? 8 4
='> ' 8 ?
@.% T0o l6uds A a!d B are ! the rato 5 8 4 ! co!ta!er 4 a!d ! co!ta!er .2 they are ! the rato 4 8 ?%
I! 0hat rato should the co!te!ts of the t0o co!ta!ers be m/ed so as to obta! a m/ture of A a!d B
! the rato 4 8 4<
=4> . 8 ?
=.> ' 8 ?
=?> ? 8 .
='> ? 8 '
@?% Out of t0o9thrds of the total !umber of bas1et9ball matches2 a team has 0o! 4G matches a!d lost ?
of them% ;hat s the ma/mum !umber of matches that the team ca! lose a!d stll 0! three9fourths
of the total !umber of matches2 f t s true that !o match ca! e!d ! a te<
=4> '
=.> E
=?> 5
='> ?
@'% A closed 0oode! bo/ of thc1!ess (%5 cm a!d le!"th .4 cm2 0dth 44 cm2 a!d he"ht E cm2 s pa!ted
o! the !sde% The cost of pa!t!" s Rs G(% ;hat s the rate of pa!t!" ! rupees per s6% cm<
=4> (%G
=.> (%5
=?> (%4
='> (%.
@5% If a !umber GG'D5@ADEB s to be d#sble by @ a!d D2 the #alues of A a!d B2 respect#ely2 0ll be8
=4> G2@

=.> @2(
=?> 52@
='> No!e of these
@E% O!ce I had bee! to the post9offce to buy stamps of f#e rupees2 t0o rupees a!d o!e rupee% I pad the
cler1 Rs .(2 a!d s!ce he dd !ot ha#e cha!"e2 he "a#e me three more stamps of o!e rupee% If the
!umber of stamps of each type that I had ordered !tally 0as more tha! o!e2 0hat 0as the total
!umber of stamps that I bou"ht<
=4> 4(
=.> D
=?> 4.
='> @
@G% L#e! the 6uadratc e6uato! /
.
9 &A 9 ?* / 9 &A 9 .* T (2 for 0hat #alue of A 0ll the sum of the
s6uares of the roots be 3ero<
=4> 9 .
??
=.> ?
=?> E
='> No!e of these
@@% I sold t0o 0atches for Rs% ?(( each2 o!e at a loss of 4(A a!d the other at a proft of 4(A% ;hat s the
perce!t loss &9 * or the perce!t proft &U* that resulted from the tra!sacto!<
=4> &U* 4(
=.> &9* 4
=?> &U* 4
='> (
@D% The prce of a Marut car rses by ?(A 0hle the sales of the car came do0! by .(A% ;hat s the
perce!t cha!"e ! the total re#e!ue<
=4> 9 '
=.> 9 .
=?> U '
='> (
?'
D(% I! tra!"le ABC2 a!"le B s a r"ht a!"le% If AC s E cm2 a!d , s the md9po!t of sde AC2 the le!"th
of B, s8
A

,

B
C
=4> ' cm
=.> &E cm
=?> ? cm
='> ?%5 cm
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s D4 a!d D.8 A!s0er the 6uesto!s based o! the follo0!" !formato!89
A2 S2 M a!d , are fu!cto!s of / a!d y2 a!d they are def!ed as follo0s8
A&/2 y* T / U y
S&/2 y* T / 9 y
M&/2 y* T /y
,&/2 y* T /Sy2 0here y & (%
D4%
;hat s the #alue of M&M&A&M&/2 y*2 S&y2/**2 /*2 A&y2 /** for / T .2 y T ?
=4> 5(
=.> 4'(
=?> .5
='> G(
D.%
;hat s the #alue of S&M&,&A&a2 b*2 .*2 ,&A&a2 b*2.**2 M&,&S&a2 b*2 .*2 ,&S&a2 b*2.***
=4> aV U bV
=.> ab
=?> aV 9 bV
='> aSb
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s D? to D58 The follo0!" 6uesto!s are !depe!de!t of each other8
D?% I! the f"ure JO$ s the ce!ter of the crcle a!d PT s the ta!"e!t to the crcle at T% If PC T ' cm a!d
PT T @ cm2 f!d the radus of the crcle%
?5
T
B O C P
=4> 5%5 cm
=.> E%5 cm
=?> E cm
='> G cm
D'%
;hch of the follo0!" #alue of / do !ot satsfy the !e6ualty &/V 9 ?/ U . W (* at all<
=4> 4 & & & .
=.> 9 4 & / & 9 .
=?> ( & / & .
='> ( & / & 9 .
D5% A ma! tra#els three9ffths of dsta!ce AB at a speed of ?a2 a!d the rema!!" at a speed of .b% If he
"oes from B to A a!d bac1 at a speed of 5c ! the same tme2 the!8
=4> 4Sa U 4Sb T 4Sc
=.> a U b T c
=?> 4Sa U 4Sb T .Sc
='> No!e of these
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s DE a!d DG8 A!s0er the 6uesto!s based o! the follo0!" data8
A salesma! e!ters the 6ua!tty sold a!d the prce !to the computer% Both the !umbers are t0o9d"t !umbers%
O!ce2 by msta1e2 both the !umbers 0ere e!tered 0th ther d"ts !tercha!"ed% The total sales #alue
rema!ed the same2 %e% Rs% 44'@2 but the !#e!tory reduced by 5'%
DE%
;hat s the actual prce per pece<
=4> @.
=.> '4
=?> 5E
='> .@
DG%
;hat s the actual 6ua!tty sold<
=4> .@
=.> 4'
=?> @.
='> '4
?E
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s D@ a!d DD8 I! a localty2 there are f#e small to0!s2 A2 B2 C2 , a!d E% The
dsta!ces of these to0!s from each other are as follo0s8
AB T .1m
AC T . 1m
A, W . 1m
AE W ? 1m
BC T .1m
B, T ' 1m
BE T ? 1m
C, T . 1m
CE T ?1m
,E W ? 1m
D@% If a rato! shop s to be set up 0th! . 1m of each cty2 ho0 ma!y rato! shops 0ll be re6ured<
=4> .
=.> ?
=?> '
='> 5
DD% If a rato! shop s to be set up 0th! ? 1m of each cty2 ho0 ma!y rato shops 0ll be re6ured<
=4> 4
=.> .
=?> ?
='> '
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4(( to 4(?8 Choose the best alter!at#e8
4((% The cost of a damo!d #ares drectly as the s6uare of ts 0e"ht% O!ce2 ths damo!d bro1e !to four
peces 0th 0e"hts ! the rato 4 8 . 8 ? 8 '% ;he! the peces 0ere sold2 the mercha!t "ot Rs% G(2(((
less% K!d the or"!al prce of the damo!d%
=4> Rs% 4%' la1h
=.> Rs% .%( la1h
=?> Rs% 4%( la1h
='> Rs% .%4 la1h
4(4% A cube of sde 4. cm s pa!ted red o! all the faces a!d the! cut !to smaller cubes2 each of sde ? cm%
;hat s the total !umber of smaller cubes ha#!" !o!e of ther faces pa!ted<
=4> 4E
=.> @
=?> 4.
='> .'
4(.% The po!ts of !tersecto! of three l!es2 .X U ?7 9 5 T (2 5X 9 G7 U . T (2 a!d DX 9 57 9 ' T (8
?G
=4> form a tra!"le%
=.> are o! l!es perpe!dcular to each other%
=?> are o! l!es parallel to each other%
='> are co!cde!t%
4(?%
If ! s a!y odd !umber "reater tha! 42 the! !&!V 9 4* s
=4> d#sble by '@ al0ays
=.> d#sble by .' al0ays
=?> d#sble by ' al0ays
='> No!e of these
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4(' to 4(@8 Each tem has a 6uesto!s follo0ed by t0o stateme!ts%
Mar1 =4> f the 6uesto! ca! be a!s0ered 0th the help of stateme!t 4 alo!e
Mar1 =.> f the 6uesto! ca! be a!s0ered 0th the help of stateme!t . alo!e%
Mar1 =?> f the 6uesto! ca! be a!s0ered 0th the help of both stateme!ts but !ot 0th the help of ether
stateme!t alo!e%
Mar1 ='> f the 6uesto! ca!!ot be a!s0ered e#e! 0th the help of both the "#e! stateme!ts%
4('%
;hat s the radus of the !scrbed crcle of tra!"le ABC<
I% The area of the tra!"le s .( cmV
II% The permeter of the tra!"le s .( cm%
4(5%
;hat s the #alue of R<
I% D/V U 1/ U .5 s the perfect s6uare%
II% Y1Y T 9 1
4(E% Is the area of tra!"le ABC e6ual to that of tra!"le ,EK< The tra!"les are !scrbed ! the same
crcle%
I% Ther permeters are e6ual%
II% The a!"les of tra!"les ABC are respect#ely e6ual to the a!"les of tra!"le ,EK%
4(G%
ABC s a r"ht tra!"le2 0th the r"ht a!"le at B% B, s the bsector of a!"le B% Is A, W ,C<
I% C T '(Z
II% Fypote!use AC T 45 cm%
4(@%
;hch has the "reater area8 rhombus ABC, or s6uare P)RS<
I% Permeter of rhombus T @ a!d o!e a!"le measures ?(Z%
II% Permeter of s6uare T '%
?@
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4(D to 44?8 Choose the best alter!at#e
4(D% The f"ures sho0s a crcle of dameter AB a!d radus E%5 cm% If chord CA s 5 cm lo!"2 f!d the area of
tra!"le ABC%
C
A
B
=4> E( s6%cm%
=.> ?( s6%cm
=?> '( s6%cm%
='> 5. s6%cm%
44(% I! a localty2 t0o9thrds of the people ha#e cable9T+2 o!e9ffth ha#e +CR2 a!d o!e9te!th ha#e both2
0hat s the fracto! of people ha#!" ether cable T+ or +CR<
=4> 4DS?(
=.> ?S5
=?> 4GS?(
='> .?S?(
444% If ABC, s a s6uare a!d BCE s a! e6ulateral tra!"le2 0hat s the measure of the a!"le ,EC<
A
B
E
,
C
=4> 45
(

=.> ?(
o

=?> .(
(

='> '5
(
?D
44.% I bou"ht 5 pe!s2 G pe!cls a!d ' erasers% RaCa! bou"ht E pe!s2 @ erasers a!d 4' pe!cls for a! amou!t
0hch 0as half more tha! 0hat I had pad% ;hat perce!t of the total amou!t pad by me 0as pad for
the pe!s<
=4> ?G%5A
=.> E.%5A
=?> 5(A
='> No!e of these
44?% ,sta!ce bet0ee! A a!d B s G. 1m% T0o me! started 0al1!" from A a!d B at the same tme
to0ards each other% The perso! 0ho started from A tra#elled u!formly 0th a#era"e speed ' 1mph%
;hle the other ma! tra#elled 0th #ary!" speeds as follo0s8 I! frst hour hs speed 0as . 1mph2 !
the seco!d hour t 0as .%5 1mph2 ! the thrd hour t 0as ? 1mph2 a!d so o!% ;he! 0ll they meet
each other<
=4> G hours
=.> 4( hours
=?> ?5 1m from A ='> md0ay bet0ee! A - B
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 44' a!d 4458 Use the follo0!" !formato!8
A 0atch dealer !curs a! e/pe!se of Rs 45( for produc!" e#ery 0atch% Fe also !curs a! addto!al e/pe!dture
of Rs% ?(2(((2 0hch s !depe!de!t of the !umber of 0atches produced% If he s able to sell a 0atch dur!" the
seaso!2 he sells t for Rs% .5(% If he fals to do so2 he has to sell each 0atch for Rs% 4((%
44'% If he s able to sell o!ly 4.(( out of the 45(( 0atches he has made ! the seaso!2 the! he has made a
proft of8
=4> Rs% D(2(((
=.> Rs% G52(((
=?> Rs% '52(((
='> Rs% E(2(((
445% If he produces 45(( 0atches2 0hat s the !umber of 0atches that he must sell dur!" the seaso! !
order to brea1 e#e!2 "#e! that he s able to sell all the 0atches produced<
=4> 5((
=.> G((
=?> @((
='> 42(((
'(
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 44E to 4.(8 The follo0!" 6uesto!s are !depe!de!t of each other8
44E% A ma! tra#els form A to B at a speed of / 1mph% Fe the! rests at B or / hours% Fe the! tra#els from B
to C at a speed of ./ 1mph a!d rests at C for ./ hours% Fe mo#es further to , at a speed t0ce as that
bet0ee! B a!d C% Fe thus reaches , ! 4E hours% If dsta!ces A9B2 B9C2 C9, are all e6ual to 4. 1m2
the tme for 0hch he rested at B could be8
=4> ? hours
=.> E hours
=?> . hours
='> ' hours
44G% I!stead of a metre scale2 a cloth mercha!t uses a 4.( cm scale 0hle buy!"2 but uses a! @( cm scale
0hle sell!" the same cloth% If he offers a dscou!t of .( perce!t o! cash payme!t2 0hat s hs o#erall
perce!t proft<
=4> .(A
=.> .5A
=?> '(A
='> 45A
44@% A ma! has !!e fre!ds2 four boys a!d f#e "rls% I! ho0 ma!y 0ays ca! he !#te them2 f there ha#e to
be e/actly three "rls ! the !#tees<
=4> ?.(
=.> 4E(
=?> @(
='> .((
44D% I! a 0atch2 the m!ute ha!d crosses the hour ha!d for the thrd tme e/actly after e#ery ? hrs 4@ m!
45 seco!ds of 0atch tme% ;hat s the tme "a!ed or lost by ths 0atch ! o!e day<
=4> 4' m! 4( seco!ds lost
=.> 4? m! 5( seco!ds lost
=?> 4? m! .( seco!d "a!ed
='> 4' m! '( seco!d "a!ed%
4.(% I! a mle race A1shay ca! be "#e! a start of 4.@ metres by Bhara#% If Bhara# ca! "#e! Ch!may a
start of ' metres ! a 4(( metres dash2 the! 0ho out of A1shay a!d Ch!may 0ll 0! a race of o!e
a!d half mle2 a!d 0hat 0ll be the f!al lead "#e! by the 0!!er to the loser< &O!e mle s 4E((
metres*%
=4> A1shay2 4S4. mles
=.> Ch!may2 4S?. mles
=?> A1shay2 4S.' mles
='> Ch!may2 4S4E mles
'4
Secto! I+
,recto!s for )uesto!s 4.4 to 4.58
Lhosh Babu sur#eyed hs compa!es a!d obta!ed the follo0!" data%I!come ta/ s pad from Proft
Before Ta/ a!d the rema!!" amou!t s apporto!ed to ,#de!d a!d Reta!ed Ear!!"s%The
Reta!ed Ear!!"s 0ere accumulated !to Reser#es%The reser#es at the be"!!!" of 4DD4 0ere Rs%@(
la1h%
4.4% I! 0hch year 0ere the sales per rupee of share captal h"hest<
&a*4DD4
&b*4DD.
&c*4DD?
&d*4DD'
4..% I! 0hch year 0as the perce!ta"e addto! to reser#es o#er pre#ous years reser#es the h"hest<
&a*4DD4
&b*4DD.
&c*4DD?
&d*4DD'
4.?% I! 0hch year 0as the ta/ per rupee of proft before ta/ lo0est<
&a*4DD4
&b*4DD.
&c*4DD?
&d*4DD'
4.'% I! 0hch year the proft before ta/ per rupee of sales 0as the h"hest<
&a*4DD4
&b*4DD.
&c*4DD?
&d*4DD'
&K"%I! Rs%la1h* 4DD' 4DD? 4DD. 4DD4
Share captal ?4( .(5 D@ D@
Sales E'?5 'G.5 .E.( ?.G(
Proft Before ta/ GD( 5.5 4G( ?45
,#de!ds 44( E( ?( ?(
Reta!ed ear!!"s '(( .'5 G( 4'(
'.
4.5% Amou!t of the reser#es at the e!d of 4DD' s
&a* D?5 &b* D45
&c* .?(
&d* No!e of these
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4.E to 4?(8 A!s0er the 6uesto!s based o! the follo0!" table2 0hch "#es
data about certa! coffee producers ! I!da8
Producto!
&J((( to!es*
Capacty
Utlsato! &A*
Sales &J(((
to!!es*
Total Sales
+alue &Rs% Cr%*
Broo1e Bo!d .%DG GE%5( .%55 ?4%45
Nestle .%'@ G4%.( .%(? .E%G5
Lpto! 4%E' E'%@( 4%.E 45%.5
MAC 4%5' 5D%?5 4%'G 4G%'5
Total &!cl% Others* 44%E( E4%?( 4(%EG 4?.%@(
4.E%
;hat s the ma/mum producto! capacty &! J((( to!!es* of Lpto! for coffee<
=4> .%5?
=.> .%@5
=?> .%.'
='> .%(G
4.G%
The h"hest prce of coffee per 1" s for
=4> Nestle
=.> MAC
=?> Lpto!
='> Bro1e Bo!d
4.@%
;hat perce!t of the total mar1et share &by Sales +alue* s co!trolled by POthersQ<
=4> E(A
=.> ?.A
=?> EGA
='> I!suffce!t data%
4.D%
;hat appro/mately s the total producto! capacty &! to!!es* for coffee ! I!da<
=4> 4@2 4((
=.> .(2 ?((
=?> 4@2D((
='> I!suffce!t data%
4?(% ;hch compa!y out of the four compa!es me!to!ed abo#e has the ma/mum u!utlsed capacty &!
J((( to!!es*<
'?
=4> Lpto!
=.> Nestle
=?> Broo1e Bo!d
='> MAC
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4?4 to 4?58 Use the follo0!" data8
Mulayam Soft0are Co%2 before sell!" a pac1a"e to ts cle!ts2 follo0s the "#e! schedule8
Mo!th Sta"e Cost &Rs% J(((
per ma!9
mo!th*
49. Specfcato! '(
?9' ,es"! .(
59@ Cod!" 4(
D94( Test!" 4(
44945 Ma!te!a!ce 4(
The !umber of people employed ! each mo!th s8
Mo!th 4 . ? ' 5 E G @ D 4( 44 4. 4? 4' 45
No% of people
employed
. ? ' ? ' 5 5 ' ' 4 ? ? 4 4 4
4?4% ,ue to o#erru! ! ,es"!2 the ,es"! sta"e too1 three mo!ths2 %e% mo!ths ?2 ' a!d 5% The !umber of
people 0or1!" o! ,es"! ! the ffth mo!th 0as 5% Calculate the perce!ta"e cha!"e ! the cost
!curred ! the ffth mo!th% &due to mpro#eme!t ! PCod!"Q tech!6ue2 the sta"e 0as completed !
mo!ths E9 @ o!ly*%
=4> ..5A
=.> 45(A
=?> .G5A
='> .'(A
4?.% ;th refere!ce to the abo#e 6uesto!2 0hat s the cost !curred ! the !e0 PCod!"Q sta"e< &U!der the
!e0 tech!6ue2 ' people 0or1 ! the s/th mo!th a!d 5 ! the e"hth*%
=4> Rs% 42'(2(((
=.> Rs% 425(2(((
=?> Rs% 42E(2(((
='> Rs% 42G(2(((
4??% U!der the !e0 tech!6ue2 0hch sta"e of Soft0are ,e#elopme!t s most e/pe!s#e for Mulayam
Soft0are compa!y<
=4> Test!"
=.> Specfcato! =?> Cod!"
='> ,es"!
4?'% ;hch f#e co!secut#e mo!ths ha#e the lo0est a#era"e cost per ma!9mo!th u!der the !e0
tech!6ue<
''
=4> 49 5
=.> D 9 4?
=?> 44 9 45
='> No!e of the these
4?5%
;hat s the dffere!ce ! the cost bet0ee! the old a!d the !e0 tech!6ues<
=4> Rs% ?(2(((
=.> Rs% E(2(((
=?> Rs% G(2(((
='> Rs% '(2(((
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4?E to 4'(8 A!s0er the 6uesto!s based o! the follo0!" !formato!8
The amou!t of mo!ey !#ested &! rupees crore* ! the core !frastructure areas of t0o dstrcts2 Chttoor a!d
Rhammam2 A!dhra Pradesh as follo0s8
Chttoor ,strct Rhammam ,strct
Core Area 4DD5 4DDE Core Area 4DD5 4DDE
Electrcty @45%. 4(5'%. Electrcty Area .(E5%@ .?E5%4
Chemcal ?@D%5 'GE%G Chemcal G'5%5 D@E%'
Thermal ED(%' 5E5%D Thermal 4.?.%G 4(.E%?
Solar 'E@%4 5@D%E Solar 4?E?%5 4GD.%4
Nuclear E4G%D @(?%4 Nuclear 4EG'%? .4@.%4
Total .D@4%4 ?'@D%5 Total G(@4%E @?5.%(
4?E% By 0hat perce!t 0as the total !#estme!t ! the t0o dstrcts more ! 4DDE as compared to that !
4DD5<
=4> 4'A
=.> .4A
=?> .'A
='> 4@A
4?G% Appro/mately ho0 ma!y tmes the total !#estme!t ! Chttoor 0as the total !#estme!t !
Rhammam<
=4> .%@
=.> .%(
=?> .%'
='> 4%G
4?@% The !#estme!t ! Electrcty a!d Thermal E!er"y ! 4DD5 ! these t0o dstrcts formed 0hat perce!t
of the total !#estme!t made ! that year<
=4>* '4A
=.> 'GA
=?> 5.A
='> 55A
'5
4?D% I! Rhammam dstrct the !#estme!t ! 0hch area ! 4DDE sho0ed the least perce!t !crease o#er the
!#estme!t ! that area ! 4DD5<
=4> Electrcty
=.> Chemcal
=?> Solar
='> Nuclear
4'(% If the total !#estme!t ! Rhammam sho0s the same rate of !crease ! 4DDG2 as t had sho0! from
4DD5 to 4DDE2 0hat approprately 0ould be the total !#estme!t ! Rhammam ! 4DDG &! Rs% crore*<
=4> D2@5(
=.> 4(2(((
=?> D24G(
='> @25'(
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4'4 to 4'58 Refer to the follo0!" "raph8
4'4%
;hch mo!th has the h"hest proft per employee<
=4> September
=.> :uly
=?> :a!uary
='> March
4'.%
;hch mo!th records the h"hest proft<
=4> September
=.> :uly
=?> March
='> May
4'?% I! 0hch mo!th s the perce!ta"e !crease ! Sales o#er the Sales t0o mo!ths before2 the h"hest<
=4> March
=.> September
=?> :uly
='> May
4''% I! 0hch mo!th s the total !crease ! the Cost h"hest as compared to the Cost t0o mo!ths a"o<
=4> March
=.> September
=?> :uly
='> May
4'5% Assum!" that !o employee left the Cob2 ho0 ma!y more people dd the compa!y ta1e o! ! the "#e!
perod<
'E
=4> '2E((
=.> 524((
=?> 52 @((
='> E2 '((
'G
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 4'E to 45(8 A!s0er the 6uesto!s based o! the follo0!" data8
The frst table "#es the perce!ta"e of stude!ts ! the class of M%B%A 0ho sou"ht employme!t ! the areas of
K!a!ce2 Mar1et!" a!d Soft0are% The seco!d table "#e! the a#era"e start!" salares of the stude!ts per
mo!th2 ! these areas%
K!a!ce Mar1et!" Soft0are Others
4DD. 4. ?E 4D ??
4DD? 4G '@ .? 4.
4DD' .? '? .4 4?
4DD5 4D ?G 4E .@
4DDE ?. ?. .( 4E
K!a!ce Mar1et!" Soft0are
4DD. 52'5( 524G( 52.D(
4DD? E2?@( E2?D( E2''(
4DD' G255( G2E?( G2(5(
4DD5 @2D.( @2DE( G2GE(
4DDE D2@4( 4(2..( @2E'(
4'E% The !umber of stude!ts 0ho "ot Cobs ! f!a!ce s less tha! the !umber of stude!ts "ett!" mar1et!"
Cobs2 ! the f#e years2 by
=4> @.E
=.> E5(
=?> G.5
='> 5'@
4'G% I! 4DD'2 stude!ts see1!" Cobs ! f!a!ce ear!ed Rs% NNNNN more tha! those opt!" for soft0are &!
la1hs*
=4> '?
=.> ??%@
=?> .@%'
='> ?@%@
4'@%
;hat s the perce!t !crease ! the a#era"e salary of K!a!ce from 4DD. to 4DDE<
=4> E(
=.> ?.
=?> DE
='> @(
4'D%
;hat s the a#era"e mo!thly salary offered to a ma!a"eme!t "raduate ! the year 4DD?<
=4> E'??
=.> E??(
=?> E???
='> Ca!!ot be determ!ed%
'@
45(%
The a#era"e a!!ual rate at 0hch the !tal salary offered ! Soft0are2 !creases
=4> .4A
=.> ??A
=?> 4E%?A
='> E5A
,IRECTIONS for )uesto!s 454 to 4E(8
I! each 6uesto!2 you are "#e! certa! data follo0ed by t0o stateme!ts% Kor a!s0er!" the 6uesto!s8
Mar1 =4>2 f both the stateme!ts to"ether are !suffce!t to a!s0er the 6uesto!%
Mar1 =.>2 f a!y o!e of the t0o stateme!ts s suffce!t to a!s0er the 6uesto!%
Mar1 =?>2 f each stateme!t alo!e s suffce!t to a!s0er the 6uesto!%
Mar1 ='>2 f both the stateme!ts to"ether are suffce!t to a!s0er the 6uesto!2 but !ether stateme!t alo!e s
suffce!t%
454%
;hat s the Cost Prce of the artcle<
I% After sell!" the artcle2 a loss of .5A o! Cost Prce !curred%
II% The Sell!" Prce s three9fourths of the Cost Prce%
45.%
If a2 b2 c are !te"ers2 s &a 9 b U c* W &a U b 9 c* <
I% b s !e"at#e
II% c s post#e%
45?%
;hat s the Sell!" Prce of the artcle<
I% The proft o! Sales s .(A%
II% The proft o! each u!t s .5A a!d the Cost Prce s Rs% .5(%
45'%
A tractor tra#elled a dsta!ce of 5 m% ;hat s the radus of the rear 0heel<
I% The fro!t 0heel rotates PNQ tmes more tha! the rear 0heel o#er ths dsta!ce%
II% The crcumfere!ce of the rear 0heel s PtQ tmes that of the fro!t 0heel%
455% ;hat s the rato of the t0o l6uds A a!d B ! the m/ture f!ally2 f these t0o l6uds 1ept ! three
#essels are m/ed to"ether< &The co!ta!ers are of e6ual #olume*
I% The rato of l6ud A to l6ud B ! the frst a!d seco!d #essel s2 respect#ely2 ? 8 52 . 8 ?%
II% The rato l6ud A to l6ud B ! #essel ? s ' 8 ?%
45E%
If &2 & are the roots of the e6uato! &a/V U b/ U c T (*2 the! 0hat s the #alue of &&V U &V*<
'D
I% & U & T 9 &bSa*
II% .&& T &cSa*
45G% ;hat s the !umber of type . 0d"ets produced2 f the total !umber of 0d"ets produced s .(2(((<
I% If the producto! of type 9 4 0d"ets !creases by 4(A a!d that of type9. decreases by EA2 the total
producto! rema!s the same%
II% The rato ! 0hch type 9 4 a!d type 9 . 0d"ets are produced s . 8 4%
45@%
Fo0 old s Sach! ! 4DDG<
I% Sach! s 44 years you!"er tha! A!l 0hose a"e 0ll be prme !umber ! 4DD@%
II% A!l$s a"e 0as a prme !umber ! 4DDE%
45D%
;hat s the total 0orth of La1hram$s assets<
I% Compou!d !terest at 4(A o! hs assets2 follo0ed by a ta/ of 'A o! the !terest2 fetches hm Rs%
45((( ths year%
II% The !terest s compou!ded o!ce e#ery four mo!ths%
4E(%
Fo0 ma!y dffere!t tra!"les ca! be formed<
I% There are 4E copla!ar2 stra"ht l!es ! all%
II% No t0o l!es are parallel%
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