SectionI Verbal Ability Number of Questions : 40; Maximum Marks for the Sec mn = 120 & Directions for Questions 1 to 2. Each of the four passages given below Is followed by six questions. Choose the best answer to each ‘question. PASSAGE - I Number of Questions : 6 (Q.1-Q.6) | DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO LIKES CANNED LAUGHTER. In fact, when | surveyed the people who came into my office one day - several students, two telephone repairmen, a number of university professors, and the janitor - the reaction’ was invariably critical. Television, with its incessant system of laugh tracks and technically augmented mirth, received the most heat. The people | questioned hated canned laughter. They called it stupid, phony, and obvious. Although my sample was small, | would bet that it closely reflects the negative feelings of most of the people toward laugh tracks. ‘Why, then, is canned laughter so popular with television executives? They have won their exalted positions and splendid salaries by knowing how to give the public what it wants. Yet they religiously employ the laugh tracks that their audiences find distasteful. And they do so over the objections of many of their most talented artists. It Is not uncommon for acclaimed directors, writers, or actors to demand the elimination of canned responses from the television projects they undertake. These demands are only sometimes successful, and when they are, it Is not without a battle. What could it be about canned laughter that is so attractive to television executives? Why would these shrewd, and tested businessmen champion a practice that their potential watchers find disagreeable and their most creative talents find personally insulting? The answer is at once simple and intriguing: They know what the research says. Experiments have found that the use of canned merriment causes an audience to laugh longer and more often when humorous material is presented and to rate the material as funnier. In addition, some evidence indicates that canned laughter is most effective for poor jokes. In the light of these data, the actions of television executives make perfect sense. The introduction of laugh tracks into their comic programming will increase the humorous and appreciative responses of an audience, even- and especially- when the material is of poor quality. Is it any surprise, then, that television, glutted as it is with artless situation-comedy attempts, should’ be saturated with canned laughter? Those executives know precisely what they are doing. But with the mystery of the widespread use of laugh tracks solved, we are left with a more perplexing question: Why does canned laughter work on us the way it does? It is no longer the television executives who appear peculiar; they are acting logically and in their own interests. Instead, it is the behavior of the audience, of you and me, which seems strange. Why should we laugh more at comedy material afloat in a sea of mechanically fabricated merriment? And why should we think that comic flotsam funnier? The executives aren't really fooling us. Anyone can recognize dubbed laughter. It is so blatant, so clearly counterfeit, that there could be no confusing it with the real thing. We know full well that the hilarity we hear is irrelevant to the humorous quality of the joke it follows, that itis created not spontaneously by a genuine audience, but artificially by a technician at a control board. Yet, transparent forgery that it, it works on us! To discover why canned laughter is so effective, we first need to understand the nature of yet another potent weapon of influence: the principle of social proof. It states that one means we use to determine what is correct, is to find out what other people think is correct. The principle applies especially to the way we decide what constitutes correct behavior. We view a behavior as more correct in a given situation to the degree that we see others performing it. Whether the question is what to do with an empty popcorn box in a movie theater, how fast to drive on a certain stretch of highway, or how to eat the chicken at a dinner party, the actions of those around us will be important in defining the answer. Page 2 of 20The tendency to see an action as more appropriate when others are doing it normally works quite well. As a rule, we will make fewer mistakes by acting an accord with social evidence than contrary to it. Usually, when a lot of people are doing something it is the right thing to do. This feature of the principle of social proof is simultaneously its major strength and its major weakness. Like the other weapons of influence, it provides a convenient shortcut for determining how to behave but, at the same time, makes one who uses the shortcut vulnerable to the attacks of profiteers who lie in wait along its path, {In the case of canned laughter, the problem comes when we begin responding to'social proof in such a mindless and reflexive fashion that we can be fooled by partial or fake evidence. Our folly is not that we use other’ laughter to help decide what is humorous and when mirth Is appropriate; that is in keeping with the well-founded principle of social proof. The folly Is that we do so in response to patently fraudulent laughter. We have become so accustomed to taking the humorous reactions of others as evidence of what deserves laughter that we, too, can be made to respond tothe sound and not to the substance ofthe real thing, The television executives are exploiting our preference for shortcuts, our tendency to react automatically on the basis of partial evidence. They know that their tapes will cue our tapes. (1: nthe atl, the author presents evidence indicating that canned laughter is more effective for poor jokes. This could be because: 1A] Poorjokes need tobe propped up with canned laughter 1B] Poorjokes deserve o be accompanied by phony fase laughter Pr People will tend not to laugh at poorjokes, but canned laughter may stimulate real laughter [D] People will be fooled into thinking that the poor joke is really funny Q2. Television executives continue to employ laugh tracks in programmes because: 1A] They know what the consumer really wants [B] They want to make the programme more entertaining search suggests that canned laughter kindles laughter among the audience [P} Experiments have shown that poorjokes need tobe supplemented wih laugh racks Q3. According to the author, the most perplexing question is: 1A] What is it about canned laughter that is so attractive to television executives? [B] Why would television executives champion a practice that their potential audience finds disagreeable? [C] Why does the common man find canned laughter so unpalatable? 1y does canned laughter work on the audience in the way that it does? (44. A good tile to this passage would be: ne theory of social proof {B] Television executives ae the smartest {[C] Where all think alike, no one thinks very much [D] The principle of compiiznce 5, The principle of social proof is based on {Al the principle of imitation sing others as yardsicks of appropriate behavior IC] the premise that all humans are fools 1D} the propensity of humans to use shortcuts Q6. The tendency of consumers to respond to canned laughter with real laughter is: \ breast ‘example ofthe principle of socal proof {B] an indication of our inability to separate thereal rom the false {C] an example of our involuntary response toa smal [] anexampleoftheabilty of television executives ability tooutsmartthe public Page 3 of 20PASSAGE - II Number of Questions : 6 (Q.7-Q.12) | had said earlier that the decadence of our language is probably curable. Those who deny this would argue, if they produced an argument at all that language merely reflects existing Socal conditions, and that we cannot influence Its development by any direct tinkering with words and constructions, So far asthe general tone or spirit of a language goes this may be true, but itis not true in deal. Sily words and expressions have often disappeared, not through any evolutionary process but owing to the conscious action of @ minority. Two recent examples were: explore every avenue and leave no stone unturned, which were kiled by thejeers of fewouralists. There is «long list of fyblown metaphors which could similarly be got rid of if enough people interest themselves in the job; and it should be possible to laugh the not un-formation out of existence, to reduce the amount of Greek and Latin in the average sentence, t9) drive out foreign phrases and strayed scientific words, and in general, to make pretentiousness unfashionable. But all these are minor points. The defense of the English language implies more than this, and perhaps itis best to start by saying what it does not imply. To begin with it has nothing to do with archaism, with the salvaging of obsolete words and turns of speech, or with the sett up of a'standard English’ which must never be departed from. On the contrary itis especially concerned with the scrapping of every word or idiom which has outworn its usefulness. it has nothing to do with correct grammar and syntax, which are of no importance so long as one makes one's meaning clear, or with the avoidance of Americanisms, or with having what is called a ‘good prose style’ . On the other hand its not concerned with fake simplicity and the attempt to make written English colloquial. Nor does it even imply in every case preferring the Saxon word to the Latin one, though it does imply using the fewest and shortest words ‘that will cover one's meaning. What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way about. In prose, the worst thing one can do to words is to surrender to them. When you think of 2 concrete object, you think wordlessly, and then, if you want to describe the thing you have been visualizing you Probably hunt about til you find the exact words that seem to fit. When you think of something abstract you are more inclined to use words from the start, and unless you make a conscious effort to prevent it, the existing dialect will come rushing in and do the job for you, at the expense of blurring or even changing your meaning, Probably its better to put off using words as long as possible and get one's meaning as clear as one can through pictures or sensations. Afterwards one can choose - not simply accept- the phrases that will best cover the meaning and then switch round and decide what impression one’s words are likely to make on another person. The last effort of the mind cuts out all stale or mixed images, all prefabricated phrases, needless repetitions, and humbug and vagueness generally. But one can often be in doubt about the effect of a word or a phrase, and cone need rules that one can rely on when instinct fails. | think the following rules will cover most cases: (i) Neveruse a metaphor, simile or other figuré of speech which you are used to seeing in print. (il) Never use a long word where a short one will do. (ii) Ifitis possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. (iv) Never use the passive where you can use the active. (Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent, (vi) Break any of these rules rather than say anything outright barbarous. These rules sound elementary, and so they are, but they demand a deep change of attitude in anyone who has Brown used to writing in the style now fashionable. One could keep all of them and still write bad English, but ‘one could not write the kind of stuff that | quoted in those five specimens at the beginning of this article 7, From the passage it appears that the author emphasizes upon: [A] use of appropriate grammar and syntax [Bjusing an appropriate prose style {C]doing away with outmoded words Piserapping words that are verbose Page 4 of 20(8, The phrase it shoud be possible to laugh the not unformaton out of existence" refers to: 1A) The tendency of writers to use inappropriate words \__BBi The tendency to use a round about metho to say something [C] The use of improper grammar and syntax [D] The unnecessary use of hyphens 3, Language can be consciously prevented from sing into decadence by (A) Creating te right social conditions inkering with words and constructions Y [C] Critics who have ralsed their voice in protest Q vw (UT Joumalists and other experts ' .10. The term “tybiown metaphors" refers to [A] tired and overused metaphors \L_Biise of exaggerated phrases {C] meaningless metaphors {D] long-winded metaphors Q.14 Its easier to describe a concrete object rather than something abstract because: [A] you visualize it first and then search for words. [B] itis tangible and therefore easy to describe [C]itlets the word choose the meaning itdoes nt allow you to surender to words .12 From the passage it would seem thatthe author ofthe passage is (Alan American (B] a Greek { an expert in linguistics D}awnter PASSAGE - I Number of Questions : 6 (Q.13-Q.18) Land administration in India deteriorated during the post-independence period partly because of the decining share of land revenue in the own-tax revenues of state governments. Staff assigned to the Revenue Department in rural areas is, more often than not, reassigned to tasks other than land administration, including election duty and the issuing of certificates. Land surveys that were once conducted at regular intervals no longer happen as such not only because of the lack of qualified staff but also because farmers fear that land surveys wil be used to manipulate patterns of ownership. In some states, such as those in the North-East, land records simply do not exist, while in other states, they suffer from serious inaccuracies. Reliable land records are important to secure credit from banks to establish a presumptive claim to ownership and for any legal proceeding involving disputed property. Given the importance of land records for ordinary farmers, Karnataka embarked on a huge effort to computerize about 20 milion records for 6.7 million farmers, by using funds provided by the Government of India (GOI) for land records computerization across states (Project Bhoomi). A farmer no longer has to approach village accountants for a copy of the land record; he can directly receive a signed computer- generated record at a taluk-level kiosk. Village accountants were often inaccessible, asked for bribes and could easily manipulate records. The frst task in Bhoomi programme was data entry. Once it was completed in a taluk, printed records were handed over to village accountants and others for authentication against existing paper records, Farmers were provided with free copies to encourage further verification. ‘The mutation process-request for change in the land record due to change of ownership was altered to permit farmers to submit such requests online and receive a status-tracking number. Village accountants were stil responsible for verifying changes of ownership in field, but were required to deal with applications only on a first-in-frstout principle to discourage payments for queue-jumping, Revenue inspectors were also required to take action on a file within 50 days, after which the case was automaticaly transferred to a higher official. In order to staff the 177 taluk-level kiosks, the Revenue Department hired the young offspring of village accountants as government servants, on ‘compassionate grounds’ (permissible under Page 5 of 20civil service rules) and trained them in computers. A facilities manager from the private sector was appointed to maintain hardware and resolve system glitches at taluk centers. The computerized land record was signed by a revenue official posted atthe centre, To prevent tampering, biometric identification was introduced forthe first time in India to ensure that only authorized personnel had access to the data, A central server is ready in Bangalore to permit access to the land records database from any talug centre or rural IT kiosk (when the kiosks become operational} in Karnataka. The entire project took ‘about seven years to complete. A service charge of Rs 15 per land record Is currently levied on each transition. So far the results have been encouraging. An independent user survey-based on a comparison of six districts (some of which were computerized) conducted bythe Public Affairs Centre revealedthefollowingresults: ‘© Sity-six per cent ofall users were able to use Bhoom kiosks without any help, compared to 25 per cent in the case of the manual system, ‘* Seventy-nine per cent transacted their business under the computerized system without seeking access to a revenue official (other than counter staff):in contrast, 61 per cent of all users in the manuel system had to meet two to four officials to get their work done, + Computergenerated records had fewer errors than those provided manually. Seventy-four per cent of all computer records were accurate, compared to only 63 per cent in the manual system. Minor errors in land details were reported by 31 per cent of the users of the manual system, compared to Just 4 per cent of those using the computerized alternative Eighty-five per cent of those using the computerized system described staff behavior as ‘good’; the corresponding figure for users of the manual system were zero, ‘+ Forty-two per cent reported a waiting time of less than 10 minutes in the case of Bhoomi kiosks, compared to 27 per cent of the users of the manual system. ‘+ Fifty-seven per cent on Bhoomi users reported timely action in response to complaints, compared to a paltry 3.6 per cent of the users of the manual system. ‘+ Just 3 per cent of Bhoomi users reported paying a bribe, compared to 66 per cent of the users of the manual system. Q13, The above passage is an example of: Q [A] Simplification of transaction h [2] Reforming ntra-Organizational Processes [C]_ Strengthening Rewards and Penaities [D]_ Centralized Monitoring to hold staff more accountable 14, As a result ofthe above process, the vilage accountants: [A] Were sidelined but their sons/ daughters were given jobs [B] Were integrated into the new process and jobs were given to sons/ daughters ofthe best only {C]_ Were integrated into the new process and their sons/ daughters made revenue officers [D] Were integrated into the new process and their sons/ daughters given jobs and trained in computers 15. The passage shows how such implementation should involve the: {A] Combined use of IT and Changes in Business Process [8] Combined use of IT and More Effective Linkages with Civil Society [C]_Combined use of IT and Judicial Oversight in Service Delivery [D]_ Combined use of IT and Promotion of Competition Q.46, Asa result of Bhoomi, a farmer can now: [A] Get a digitized land record from a kiosk after travelling to the nearest town [B] Get a digitized land record from a Talug-ievel kiosk [C]_ Apply for a digitized land record during certain times of the year, ike when the banks provide loans [D} Get both digitized and hand-writen records according to the requirement of the farmer from a kiosk 17. The passage shows involvement of private sector: IA] Atsome stages of service delivery [B]_Atno stage of the delivery [Cl Atall stages of delivery [D]_Atthe management level only Page 6 of 20Q18, Although the new process has changed the way land record documents are issued to villagers, ithas not been able to fully address the problem of: (A) Bribes 1B) Errors [C]_ Abtitude of the Staff 1D} Allofthe Above PASSAGE - IV Number of Questions : 6 (Q.19-Q.24) Incountry FishFish, fish have long been an important part of the local dt, since the country contains a vast river delta and is waterlogged for much of the year. Declining natural availability ahd increasing population pressure have, however, led to strains on the availabilty of wild fish and'the prevaling ‘extensive’ system of farming. Aquaculture, which isjust beginning to be practiced intensively, is seen as a viable solution to this deficit. Fish can be spawned artificially in hatcheries, introduced into ponds in the form of small fingerlings’ 5 or 8 centimeters fong (sometimes known also as fy’), and then grown to food fish size for sale or consumption within about slxmonths. Since this more intensive approach to growing fish stil relatively rrew, the development agencies have worked to try to support its growth through technical advice and assistance, In particular, one European government agency developed a multimillion pound project based around the construction of @ large; high-technology fish hatchery which it was hoped would provide a vast supply of hatchlings for local fish farmers and {rowers in an area with very limited natural supply. Although limited amounts of hatchlings had hitherto been available from the rivers, this level of availablity had become plainly inadequate for present needs. The idea quickly gained support and a Project was planned with the participation of the government's Fisheries Department. An old and disused hatchery was located and a plan was developed to upgrade it nto a large, mult-pond production unit offering many different species of fish to local farmers, coupled with advice on extension, help with gaining access to inputs and credit facilities, The design was Aran up rather quickly by the planners, without much reference to local people, and without sufficient understanding of either the constraints under which they were producing their fish or the potential value of local knowledge. As work progressed, expatriate and local project staff began learning more about the local economy and ecology. Some ofthis ‘on the job learning began to contradict certain assum lic in the project design. For example, the aquaculture which was being conducted locally (albeit ona fairly small scale) was supported by a complex network of relationships and transactions, involving both rich and poor people, who benefited disproportionately from the participation in the networks. In order to explore further the issues which were coming to light, a series of social research studies were commissioned by ‘the donor, involving researchers from @ UK university working in collaboration with a local research organization, A number of these studies were undertaken using an anthropological methodology based upon participant observation and semi- structured interviews. These began to reveal a range of ‘hidden’ issues which it became clear were of great importance to the success of the project. |n particular, while the planners had assumed that the benefits of increased fish production would ‘trickle down! to those in the community with low incomes, such a view was hard to sustain. The complex network of producers, intermediaries and tradersincluded both wealthy members of the ocal rural elitesandlandless people with few assetsand lowincomes. The local ‘markets through which inputs for aquaculture were bought and sold were far from perfect. Instead, there were cartels Controlling the movement of hatchlings and fingerlings around the country, and forms of ‘tied’ credit (eg. in which an agreement bound the less powerful credit-taker to an obligation to sell produce back tothe credit-giver atadisadvantageous price) which restricted the ability of buyers and sellers to shop around for the best prices.Furthermore, the planners’ ‘assumptions about technical solutions to local problems had taken little account of local knowledge, which was found to be highly developed in certain rather surprising ways. For example, while the high-technology solution to fish seed transportation required the use of oxygen canisters and plastic bags, local traders had long been using an indigenous system involving aluminum or clay cooking pots and the maintenance of the required oxygen levels using a highly skilled-f tiring- hhand splashing technique. Without the knowledge or help of Western ‘experts’, local fish seed traders were moving vast Qualities of fingerlings around the country on trains, buses and rickshaws. Sometimes over distances of more than 160 kilometers, using this sophisticated system of locally evolved techniques. The work of the anthropologist therefore significantly broadened the knowledge base and the perspective of the project, bringing to light details which had remained ‘hidden’ tothe planners. Page 7 of 20Perhaps, the social scientists began to argue, there were good reasons why there were no successful hatcheriesinthis partof the country and these reasons had been largely overlooked by the plannersSome local people were saying that the water was too rich in iron, which made fish breeding difficuit, a fact that was starting to be confirmed by the scientists themselves Perhaps the trading and transportation network which existed was capable of bringing fingerings into the area by itself and could meet demand effectively, in which case the local production centre was not necessary .At worst, ifthe hatchery achieved itstarget output, allthe low-income long-distance fish traders might be made redundant and would lose important income-generating opportunities, thus neutralizing or even contradicting the poverty- focused intentions ofthe project. Many of these findings were greeted unenthusiastically by project staff, who were faced with the prospect of a relatively straightforward technological intervention (build a hatchery,train local people in its use, produce more fish for everyone) turing into a rather more complicated and less clear-cut venture, Some project staff began to complain privately that the social scientists were getting in the way of the project and that having them around was like ‘the tail wagging the dog’ as technology was assumed to be the point ofthe exercise. Q.19. The passage shows the importance of [A] iting western experts in local trading technology in policy decisions local knowledge in planning [D] fish trading for poverty alleviation 20, tseems from the passage that: {Al conficts between technical project staff and social scientists are inevitable [B]_ anthropological investigation, particulary participant observation can bring out tacit knowledge {C} without technological knowhow, local knowledge is of no use [D] technologists, when in the fied, can bring out many ‘hidden’ issues Q.21. A common assumption planners usually make is: {A benefis within a local community can reach the poor [B] there should be separate benefits forthe poor and the rich [C] technologists should benef from poverty-aleviation projeots [D) poor will never get any benefits of poverty-alleviation projects 22. The local fish markets inthis case ar: {A} doing well only withthe buyers who know how production centers function and are wiling to pay bribes {B] controlled by interest groups and full of impediments [C] controlled by technologists who do not have proper rapport with local people {D| split between western and local groups with different needs between the classes Q.23, Aquaculture here is done locally on a: (A) huge scale in terms of region IB] ragmented scale at various phases of operation [C]_ moderately big scale, but limited to the region only [D}_ smal soale 124. Itseems [A] it would be best to keep the understanding of local knowledge and social dimensions separate from technical aspects until an anthropologist is hired to interweave the two [B]_non-involvement of social scientists in inital planning of projects can be a recurring problem [C]_ itis better to have involverient of social scientists from the middle phase, as this complements the technical knowhow, which must stat early [P| anthropologists can create problems with technical experts, and therefore, should be asked to submit a separate report Page 8 of 20® Directions for Questions 25 to 30: In each question, the word at the top is used in four different ways (as presented in alternatives A to D). Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT andlor INAPPROPRIATE. Q25, DARK [A] Itwas a dark and gloomy night. [B} He gave me a dark look for daring to oppose him. [C] She is not as dark as she is painted. (D}_ Twas totally in the dark about the pattern of the exam. (es) 6.) BAIL bar = TA] [gave my horse shoes {B] The main accused itrthe murder case is out on bail. {(C]_ Will you bail me out, if ! am short of cash? {D] The pilot asked the crew to bail out in the event of fire. Q27. RAISE [A] The coach asked the cricket team to raise the bar in fielding, (8) The employee asked his supervisor for a raise. {C]_ Once you raise the bill, I will pay your fees. (D]_Alilla, the Hun, was known t¢ raze villages tothe ground. Q.28. PALLET [A] The potter wielded the pallet with great skill {B) [cannot palate the taste of beer. {C]_ On her travels she often sleeps on a pallet in some Barn, [D] We kept our excess baggage on a pallet in the storeroom. Q.29, MOULD [A] She isan actress in the traditional Hollywood mould. {B) The landscape was dotted with moulds of hay. {C) Itisthe politicians who mould the Country's foreign policy {D] Do not eat that cheese, it has mould on it. Q.30. EXPOSE [A] Ifyou expose young minds to new ideas, they will thrive. [B]_ Who will expose the corrupt politician? {C]_ Ifyou allow people into a high-security area; you will expose the dignitaries to danger. [D] The journalist is writing an expose of the lives of the rich and famous. & Directions for Questions 31 to 34: Fill inthe gaps inthe sentences below with the most appropriate palr of words from the given options. The first word from the pair should fill in the first gap while the second word of the pair should fil in the second gap. Q.31. Psychology is not entirely a _ science, since it deals with behavior as well asthe, [A] cognitive, mind [B] accurate, feelings {C] physical, perceptions [D} social, emotions Q.32. Movie stars often go out in public__in faded sweatshirts, wom out jeans and IA] eye, flip-flops [B] view, attitude [C] incognito, sunglasses [D} forums, hats Page 9 of 20Q.33. The lengthening of human life-spans is due to____as much asto miracle and ___ surgical advances. IA] technology, medicine [B] prophylaxis, drugs {C]_ inventions, cures ur (0) spirituality, men Shwe Q.34. Itdid not take long for tke offthe jungle plane to___to a barely civilized, state. [A] victims, retrofit {B] passengers, return [C] travelers, evolve [D] survivors, retrogress {Directions for Questions 35 to40: Tick the alternative with the closest antonym to the word given at the top. Q.35. Routine: [A] Unusual [B] Mundane [C] Unstructured [D] Adhoe Q.36. Susceptible: [A] Resistant [B] Responsive [C] Sensitive [D] Amenable Q37. Laborious: [A] Onerous [B] Diligent [C] Easy [D] Tranquil Q.38. Benediction: [A] Superiority [B] Criti [C] Grace [D] Invocation Q.39. Forestall: [A] Prescribe [B] Expedite [C] Facilitate [D] Indefinite Q.40. Indolent: [A] Active [B] Professional [C] Torpid [D] Languorous seeeeeeeee END OF SECTION - Page 10 of 20,Qs Q6. Qu. Q8. Q9. Q.10. Section I Quantitative Skills Number of Questions : 40; Maximum Marks for the Section : 120 If 619 + 623 +635 + 643 is divided by 250 then the remainder is [A] [B] 50 {c] 100 [D] 200 ‘The quantity T= 5"-1+4n-8n" , where nisa positive integer, is always perfectly di [A] 27 (B] 64 Ic] 125 (D]216 If i?=., then the value of (1-1)! is [A] -16i [B] 160-9 [C} -32i [D] 3201-9) IfS denotes the sum of ten consecutive positive integers, then the smallest of these integers is 1A] 56 +45) (B] ES - 45) [C] 26 +55) (D] 55-55) Let {a,} be a sequence of real numbers such that ay.12 a for every n. Consider the statements Statement 1: There exists a constant K such that a, < K for every n. Statement 2: The sequence {a,} is convergent. Identify the correct alternative: [A] Statements 1 and 2 imply each other [8] Statement | implies Statement 2 but the converse is not true {(C] Statement 2 implies Statement Ibut the converse is not true {D] Neither Statement | implies Statement 2 nor Statement 2 implies Statement 1 ‘The derivative of see xwith respect to tan x is [A] cosee x [B] cot x (Cleosx [DJ sinx Let a> 0, a#1 and b 0. Then the limit a* sin (b/a*) as x—r00 {Ajo [Bb (C] 0 if 0] [D] bif01 The limit of (x‘ +x?)'? - x? as x00 is {ao [By] 12 [C] +0 [D] -© The integral {7 =" — ax equals 2 1 1 1 (Alime —[B] i [c] imx — (D) 3a The function f(x) = (x-150)* + (x+175)* + (x+185)? + (x-210)? has a {A} maximum at x =0 [B] maximum at x = 180 [C] minimum atx -0 [D] minimum at x = 180 Page 11 of 20Qu1. Let the function fix) be defined as f(x) = 0 if x is rational, and f(x) = 1 if x is irrational. Then ffx) is [A] continuous at all rational and discontinuous at all irrational points [B] discontinuous at all rational and continuous at all irrational points [C] continuous everywhere [D] discontinuous everywhere Qu. + the polynomial obtained by multiplying (I-3x-+4x7) by (1 +3x- 4x2 )!*, The sum of coefficients of all terms of this polynomial is [A] -1 [B]o [ce]. (D]7 Q.13._ The system of linear equations xtyt2=3, Int3yhz—8, dxtSyt62= 14 has {A} no solution [8] a unique solution [C) exactly two distinct solutions [0] infinitely many distinet solutions Q.14. A cubical box is placed on a table in front of you. Suppose A is the top left corner of the front face of the cube and B is the comer of the front face diagonally opposite to A. Finally, let C be the comer of the top face diagonally opposite A. Then the angle between AB and AC is [A] 45° [B] 60° [c] 90° [D] 120° Q.15. Ina language survey of students, it is found that 80 students know English, 60 know Hindi, 50 know Tamil, 30 know English and Hindi, 20 know Hindi and Tamil and 15 know English and Tamil Furthermore, 50 students know Hindi and one, but not both, of English and Tamil. Then how many students know English and one, but not both, of Hindi and Tamil? [A] 40 (B] 50 Ic} 60 [D} 70 Q.16. The volume of a right circular cone remains constant. If the radius of the base is increasing at the rate of 3 inches per second, how fast is the altitude changing (in inches per second) when the altitude is 8 inches and the radius is 6 inches? [Als [B19 [c} 10 [p11 QUT, The maximum of x +y subject to 3x? +2 y? = 1, x20, y20 is (a]3 (B)4 [cls (D6 Q.18, Consider the function, f(x,y,z) = x? + 82? — 4xy + 6x2 — 4yz where x, y and z are any real numbers. How many of the following statements about the function are true? Statement 1. The function is always non-negative Statement 2, The function is always positive Statement 3. The function is always less than 400 [ajo BI tc12 (D}3 Q.19. Let S be the set of real numbers s such that (s* -9) /(s- 3) is well-defined and equals 6. Then [A] S= {3} [B] S= {3} [C] $ is the empty set [D] S is an infinite set Q.20. Which of the following intervals describes the set of real numbers x satisfying x(I-x) > -2? [A] [1,2] (B] (-1, 2] [C] [-2,-1] (DI[-2,1] Page 12 of 20Q.21. The solution tothe simultaneous equation a 2 bi al Bi) {qx [D} x=2n-2, y=2 I], where m is any positive integer, is Q.22. In how many ways can seven people, including Ram and John, stand in a row such that Ram and John do not stand side by side? [A] 3600 [B] 4320 [c] 4800 (D] 4920 Q.23. Let fix) = (x-|x|) /x for x # 0 and f(0) = 2. Then at x= 0 f(x) is continuous from right as well as left ‘f6x) is continuous from right but not from left “f6s) is continuous from left but not from right f(s) is continuous from right nor from left Q.24. The infinite series Ener 2 x" , where x (>0) is a real number, is convergent if and only if [A] x> 1 [B]x21 [C]0 3, x3+y?<9 and 0S y <2, then [A] xis positive [B] xis negative [C] xiseither +2 or-2 [D] None of the above is necessarily true Q.30. Mr. John went to a bank to encash a cheque of x Rupees and y paise. By mistake, the clerk encashing the cheque gave him y Rupees and x paise. While leaving the bank, Mr. John gave 5 paise to a beggar. He still had twice the money originally written on the cheque. What is the value of x? [A]30 [B]31 [c}32 [D}33 Page 13 of 20Q31, Let X, Y and Z be three sets such that XY, YN Z and Z 0 X are all non-empty sets, but X YNZ. isan empty set. What can you say about the sets X, Y and Z? [A] None of the three sets X, Y and Z can be an infinite set. [B] At least one of the sets X, Y or Z must be a finite set. [C] Each of the three sets X, Y and Z must have at least two elements. [D] None of the above holds. F Read the following text to answer Questions 32 and 33. ‘A survey was conducted in @ locality and the following information was obtained. The people in the locality have access to three daily newspapers, namely A, B and C, There are total of 60 adults in the locality, of whom 24 read A, 25 read B; and 26 read C. Moreover, 9 read both A and B, 10 read both B and C, 11 read both C and A, and 10 adults do not read any newspaper at all. Q.32. How many adults read all the three newspapers? fAl5 [B] 10 [C] Information is inadequate to answer this question [D] None of the above. Q.33. How many adults read exactly one newspaper? [A] 15 [B] 30 {C] Information is inadequate to answer this question [D] None of the above. Q.34. Let a: XY and b: YZ be two functions such that b’a: X — Z is also a function (Note that b°a (x) i defined as b(a(x)), for all x in X.). Which of the following statements is wrong? [A] Ifb*a is onto then b is onto. {B) If ba is one-to-one then a is one-to-one. {C] Ifb’a is onto and b is one-to-one then a is onto. {D] At least one of the above statements is wrong. Q35.Let X be a non-empty set. Let P(X) denote the power set of X, i.e. P(X) is the set of all subsets of X. Let * be a binary operation defined on P(X), such that A*B= ANB, for any A € X and BEX. which of the following statements is correct? {A] There is no identity element of . [B] Every element A € P(X) has its inverse w.r.t. the operation * [C]Only X € P(X) has its inverse w.r.t, the operation * [DJNone of the above statements is correct? Q36. Let X be a non-empty set. Let P(X) denote the power set of X, i.e. P(X) is the set of all subsets of X. Let * be a binary operation defined on P(X), such that A*B=(A-B) U @-A), for any A € X and BEX. which of the following statements is wrong? A] @ is the identity element of (B} A is invertible for all A € POX), ie. A has an inverse w.r.t. * for all A € P(X). [C] A is the inverse of A for all A € P(X), [D] None of the above statements is correct. Q37. Let X= (Gy, 2)|x € {0,1}, y € {0,1}, z € {0.1}. How many distinct binary operations can be defined on X (Note that binary operations here take three binary values as input and output a binary value.) ? TAL8 (B) 64 [C1256 [D] None of the above. Page 14 of 20,38. Consider the imaginary number a ~ ib ‘what is the value of (x? + y?)? 2 ena ptegt wes (Blas [C] Information is inadequate to answer this question. [D] None of the above. where i= V—T 2.39. Given that (x - 10) /(x + 10) <0, which of the following statements is wrong? [A] |S 10 and x>-10 [B] si<10 [C] IKi< 10 orx=10 [D] At least one of the above statements is wrong, Q.40. Ifx satisfies the inequality [x-1| + |x-2) + r-3] > 6 then [A] 0sx=4 [B] x<0 or x>4 [C] x52 or x23 [D] None of the above. seeneeee% END OF SECTION - II *######5#% Page 15 of 20Section I Engineering Aptitude Number of Questions : 40; Maximum Marks for the Section : 120 QL. Which of the following crystal structure have closest packing? [A] Face-centered cubic [B] Body-centered cubic [C] Diamond-cubic [D] Simple cubic Q.2. Among the following, which method increases both the strength as well as ductility in materials? [A] Precipitation hardening {B] Cold working [C] Solute addition [D] Grain refinement Q3. Which of the following is an amorphous material? [A] Quartz [B] Glass [C] Cast iron [D] Brass Q.4. The main purpose of galvanizing iron sheets is to: [A] harden the surface [B] increase its glossiness and luster {C] prevent the action of water [D] prevent the action of oxygen QS. The half life period of the radioactive mineral is 140 days. After 560 days, one gram of it will reduce to [A] 16g (B] 4g [cl vg [D] 2g Q.6. Which of the following metals has the largest abundance in the earth's crust? [A] Magnesium [B] Aluminum [Calcium [D] Sodium Q.7. Which of the following is NOT a joining technique? [A] Soldering {B] Sintering [C] Brazing (D] Welding Q8. Which of the following manufacturing technique is used for making oil-impregnated bronze bearing and tungsten filament? [A]Powder Metallurgy [B] Investment Casting [C]Laser Beam Welding [D]Flashless Forging ighteen Carat Gold” refers to a gold alloy in which the gold content is: [A] 92% [B] 83% [c] 75% [D] 66% Q.10. The rate ofa chemical reaction 'R’ is represented as: Rate = k X? Y*, where X and Y are two reactants, then the order of the chemical reaction is: [A] kXY [B] a+b [Cl] bla [D]ab Q.11. S;is doped with __in an n-type semiconductor: [A] Boron. [B] Carbon [C] Nitrogen [D] Phosphorus Q.12, Hook's Law is valid up to: [A] elastic limit [B] plastic limit [C] yield Point [D] none of the above Page 16 of 20Q.13. Optical Pyrometer is used to measure: [A] vapour pressure [B] time [C] temperature [D] flow velocity Q.14, Steel Pipes are generally manufactured by : [A] electroforming {B] extrusion [C] forging {[D] deep drawing QS. MeV is the unit of: A] energy [B] radioactivity [C] potential difference [D] none of the above Q.16. Which among the following is the lightest metal? [A] Hydrogen [B] Helium [C] Lithium [D] Beryllium Q.17. Which if the following is most transparent to x-rays ? [A] Beryllium [B] Zirconium [C] Cobalt [D] Uranium Q.18. The path of an electron in a uniform electric field is [A] straight [B] parabolic {[C] elliptical [D] helical Q.19. The power factor at resonance in R-L-C parallel circuit is [A] 0.5 lagging (B] 0.5 leading [C} unity [D] zero Q.20. During machining of work pieces, tool A and tool B gave VT? = 60 and VT°222 = 85 as their respective tool life equations, Evaluate the break even speed above which tool B will give better tool-life. [A] 39.5m/mi [B] 79 m/min [C] 158n/min [D] 316m/min Q.21. The cutting force in a blanking operation depends on which mechanical property of the sheet metal? [A] Compressive strength {B] Modulus of Elasticity [C] Shear strength [D] Yield strength Q.22.Section modulus of a hollow circle with average diameter’ and wall thickness is equal to: (aged? [B} ita? oa 5 (c}éae' (Dl ga Q. 23. Clutch noise is usually most noticeable when the engine is: [A] idling [B] being started [C] accelerating [D] decelerating Q.24. A spring/fastener has to be heat treated to increase the notch toughness at a given hardness without cracking, Suggest a heat treatment process: [A] tempering [B) austempering [C] mar tempering [D] cyaniding Page 17 of 20Q.25.Assuming that the ilnternet servers mostly run the following operating system : [A] some version of MS Windows [B] some version on Unix [C] some version of Macintosh [D] any one of the above Q.26. Internet charges are 10Rs./hour whereas mobile phone costs about 60 Rs,/hour because: A] internet is a shared medium [B] mobile phone is a de {C] internet communication is not strictly real time [DJ all of above Q.27, Protocol used for secure transmission of documents is: [A] http {B] xml [C] https [D] tp Q.28 Every ERP system has a database system at its back end [A] True [B] False IC] Not always true [D] Cannot say Q.29 Reengineering broadly covers: [A] redesigning business processes {B) paradigm shift [C] rationalization [D] none of the above Q.30. Consider the following components of a computer: (i). RAM (i). cache Gi). CPU (¥). operating system Speed of a computer depends on: [A] On (ii, (iii) and (iv) only [B] On (i), (ii) and (ii) only [C] On (i), ii), and (iv) only {D] On (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Q.31. Which of the following uses DC motor? [A] Kitchen mixer [B] Electric train engine [C] Exhaust fan [D] Lathe machine Q.32. A car is started in first gear because: TA] engine is not warm enough [B] engine cannot rotate at high speed in the beginning {[C] torque required in the beginning is high _[D] there is not enough fuel in the engine Q.33. Which of the following has the highest carbon content? [A] Stainless steel [B] Cast iron [C] Mild steel [D] Forge steel Q.34. Which of the following measures capacitance? [A] Ohm {B] Henry [C] Faraday [D] Hertz Q35. TV broadcast takes place between: [A] 1-1000 Hertz. [B] 1-1000 Kilo Hertz, [C] 1-1000 Mega Hertz, [D] 1-1000 Giga Hertz Q.36. Fuel used in aircrafts is: [A] Petrol [B] Disel [c]eNG [D] Kerosene Page 18 of 20Q.37. Which of the following is not a measure of energy? [A] Calorie [B] Joule [C] Watt [B] Newton-meter Q.38 For acids, pH is: [A] more than 7 [B] less than 7 [C] equal to 7 [D] none of the above . Q.39. A 12 volt car battery is connected to 12 ohm resistance. The amount of current in the circuit will be: [A] lamp [B] more than 1 amp [C] less than 1 amp [D] none of the above Q.40. Risers and runners are used in: [A] forging shop [B] metal shop {[C] foundry shop [D] press shop eemnennet END OF SECTION - IIL #88 Page 19 of 20ROUGH SHEET Page 20 of 20