HURDLE 016

There are five people A,B, C, D and E waiting for five different
flight to different countries (C1,C2,C3,C4 and C5) at an airport.
Each of them have different surname (S1,S2,S3,S4 and S5) and
have different profession (P1,P2,P3,P4,P5). Also they are
working in different offices( O1, O2,O3,O4 and O5) and belong to
different district of a state( D1,D2,D3,D4,D5).
The one flying to C1 belongs to O3 and his profession is not P4.
The one from D2 has P3  and does not belong to O1.
The one from D1 belongs to O2 and is not flying to C5.
The one flying to C4  has profession P2 and is not from  O4.
The one flying to C2 is from D3 and has profession P1.
A has surname S2 and is from D4 and does not belong to O1,O2
or O4. (UrPercentile.com)
B  has S1 as surname and does not belong to O3 and O5 and
does not have P1, P4 or P5.
C who has surname S5 is from D1 is not flying to C1,C2 or C4.
D does not belong to O2,O3 or O5 and is flying to C4 and does
not belong D2 or D3.
E has surname S4 and belongs to O5 and is not flying C1, C3 or
C5. (UrPercentile.com)
The one flying to C2 is a good friend of the one from D5.
The one from D4 is a a good friend of the person from O4.

Mark 1 if both statement are true.

Mark 2 if both statement are false.
Mark 3 if only first  statement is true.
Mark 4 if only second statement is true.

Q1. A is flying to C1. B is from O4.

Q2. A is from O3. B has P2.
Q3. B is from D3. C is from O2.
Q4. B has S2. C is flying to C4.
Q5. C is from O2. D has P2.
Q6. C is flying to C3. D belongs to D4.
Q7. D is from O3. E is flying C2.
Q8. D is from D4. E has P1.
Q9. E is from D3. A is from 05.
Q10. E is flying to C5. A has P5.
Q11. A is not from office O5. D is not from D2.
Q12. A is a good friend of D. A is a good friend of B.
Q13. E is good friend of D.  B is good friend of D.
Q14. C is not from D2.  C3 is the country C is flying to.
Q15. D is not from O3. D is from D5.
Q16. B does not have surname S1. B is not flying to C5.

Q17. If district D1 is merged with district D2 and district D3 is

merged with district D4 which one of the following will be true :

I. B and C will belong to same district.

II. D and A will belong to same district.
III. E and A will belong to same district.
1V.  E and C will belong to same district.

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MATCH THE WORDS IN SET A WITH THEIR MEANINGS IN SET
B

SET A :
18. Rococo,  19. Coy,  20 Sub rosa,  21. Supine, 22. Uncouth,
23.Antecede,  24.Docile.

SET B:
A. In a teasing or provocative manner.
B. In strict confidence, in private.
C. To uncover
D. Highly decorated, fancy
E. Lying on back.
F. Ill mannered or clumsy.
G. Robust
H. To be happy.
I. To precede.
J. To pretend
K. Easy to control or teach.
L. A mathematical formula.

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Q25. How many animals feature in Chinese astrology?

1.      9     2.      12
3.      15     4.      7

Q26. Whose secret ingredient is code –named 7X?

1.      Pepsi  2.      Coke
3.      Coca cola    4.      Sprite

Q27. Who is the author of " The God Of Small Things" ?

1.      Arundhati Roy,      2.      Salman Rushdie
3.      Peter Carey      4.      None out of these

Q28. Who among the following was crowned Miss International

2005 in beauty pageant held in TOKYO ?
1.      Susanna Laine  2.      Yadira Geara Cury
3.      Lara Quigaman   4.      Yang Li

Q29 Write a summary of the article at the link below in 100

words. Marks will be awarded out of 10.

Hi,
  Following are the answers and the method used to solve
hurdle 016 followed by the solutions sent by our subscribers.
The Hurdle is available at the link below :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/urpercentile/message/1407
Those who got 25 or more answers correct in less than 20
minutes and got 6 or more in the summary have done well.

Best Regards
UrPercentile.com

ANSWERS Hurdle 16

Q1=1, Q2=3 , Q3=4, Q4=2 , Q5=1 , Q6=3  , Q7=4 , Q8=4  , Q9=3 ,

Q10=4, Q11=1, Q12=4  , Q13=3 , Q14=1  , Q15=1 , Q16=2  ,Q17=
I and III , Q18= D, Q19= A, Q20= B ,Q21= E , Q22= F , Q23=I ,
Q24= K.
Q25= Option 2,  12 animals.  Q26 = Option 3  , Coca Cola  Q27 =
Option 1 , Arundhati Roy.   Q28 = Option 3 , Lara Quigaman.

SOLUTION  - Q 1 to Q 16

From statement 6 to 10 we have

Statement 6. A=C?,S2,P?,O3 or O5, D4

Statement 7. B=C?,S1, P2 or P3, O1 or O2 or O4 ,D?
Statement 8. C=C3 or C5 ,S5,P?,O? ,D1
Statement 9. D=C4,S?,P?,O1 or O4 ,D5 (Cannot be D1 or D4 as
already taken by A and C)
Statement10. E=C2,S4,P?,O5,D? (Cannot be flying to C4 as D is
flying to C4).

Now from statement 3 we can delete O2 from B and confirm that

C is from O2. Delete O5 from A as per statement 10

A=C?,S2,P?,O3, D4
B=C?,S1, P2 or P3, O1 or O4 ,D?
C=C3,S5,P?,O2 ,D1
D=C4,S?,P?,O1 or O4 ,D5
E=C2,S4,P?,O5,D?

Now from statement 4 we have

A=C?,S2,P?,O3, D4
B=C?,S1, P3, O1 or 04 ,D?  (delete  P2 from here also)
C=C3,S5,P?,O2 ,D1
D=C4,S?,P2,O1 ,D5
E=C2,S4,P?,O5,D?

Now from statement 5 we have

A=C?,S2,P?,O3, D4
B=C?,S1, P3, O1 ,D2  ( Confirm D2 as this is only remaining)
C=C3,S5,P?,O2 ,D1
D=C4,S?,P2,O1 ,D5
E=C2,S4,P1,O5,D3

Now from statement 2 we have

So B must be flying to C5 and C must be having profession P4
so we get :
A=C1,S2,P5,O3, D?
B=C5,S1,P3,O4, D2
C=C3,S5,P4,O2, D1
D=C4,S3,P2,O1, D5
E=C2,S4,P1,O5, D3

A=C1,S2,P5,O3,D4
B=C5,S1,P3,O4,D2
C=C3,S5,P4,O2,D1
D=C4,S3,P2,O1,D5
E=C2,S4,P1,O5,D3

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From: HITESH NATHANI

Date: Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:53am
Subject: Re: [UrPercentile.com] CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI)  

Hi,
My attempts are as follows:
1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 2
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 4
9. 2
10. 4
11. 1
12. 4
13. 3
14. 4
15. 1
16. 2
17. 1 & 3 are true
18. -
19. -
20. L
21. -
22. C
23. I
24. - 28. -
29.
India has always been known for providing the world with cheap
clothes, which are then designed by global fashion centres.
However, India is becoming a fashion centre itself, and this
industry in India is bringing in more revenue and job openings.
This is because of the changes in the global textile trade rules
that ended quotas on imports from India. Nomaan, who sits at
Munch Design Workshop, has designed clothes for many global
brands. Indian designers, who take the aid of computers, will
compete with designers worldwide. The finance minister has cut
excise duties in the annual budget.
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URPERCENTILE.COM WRITES :  Marks awarded 5 /10.
Too many extra words used.  for example
" However, India is becoming a fashion centre itself, and this
industry in India is bringing in more revenue and job openings.
This is because of the changes in the global textile trade rules
that ended quotas on imports from India. "
could have been written as  :

The changes in global textile rules  helped  India in becoming a

fashion centre bringing in revenue and creating jobs.

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From: sravya durugu

Date: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:18pm
Subject: solutions for CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI)    

Hi
The following are my answers to Hurdle 16
Q1) 1
Q2)3
Q3)4
Q4)2
Q5)1
Q6)3
Q7)4
Q8)4
Q9)3
Q10)4
Q11)1
Q12)4
Q13)3
Q14)1
Q15)1
Q16)2
Q17) 1) B and C will belong to same district
      2) E and A will belong to same district.

18) Rococo:B. In strict confidence, in private.

19. Coy:   A. In a teasing or provocative manner.

20)Sub rosa: J.to pretend

21) Supine: D. Highly decorated, fancy

22) Uncouth: F. Ill mannered or clumsy.

23) Antecede:  C. To uncover

24) Docile: K. Easy to control or teach.

25) 2. 12

26) 2. coke

27) 1. Arundhati Roy

28) 4. Yang Li

Summary: DESIGN OUTSOURCING-INDIA TAKES A PLUNGE

The changes in global textile trade rules last year increased the
demand of design and manufacturing in India. India has a long
history when it comes to
craft, fabric, patterns and culture. The availability of high-skilled
manpower, low wages and low cost of infrastructure places
India in an advantageous position as a prospective outsourcing
country. Moreover with the cut in half of the excise duties on man-
made fiber and filament to 8% in last month's annual budget,
India has lot of scope in outsourcing sector.

with regards
sravya

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URPERCENTILE.COM WRITES : Marks awarded 6/10.

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From: Abhishek Garg

Date: Sat Mar 18, 2006 0:25pm
Subject: Re: [UrPercentile.com] CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI)   

Hi ,
my answers to hurdle 16 are as below:-
***************** ANSWERS TO HURDLE 16 ARE:- ***************
ANSWERS FOR QUESTION 1 TO 17 ARE AS BELOW:-
Q1) 1
Q2) 3
Q3) 4
Q4) 2
Q5) 1
Q6) 3
Q7) 4
Q8) 4
Q9) 3
Q10) 4
Q11) 1
Q12) 4
Q13) 3
Q14) 1
Q15) 1
Q16) 2
Q17)  I - TRUE, II-FALSE, III-TRUE, IV-FALSE
MATCH THE WORDS:-
Q18) ROCOCO - D
Q19) COY - J
Q20) SUB ROSA - B
Q21) SUPINE - E
Q22) UNCOUTH - F
Q23) ANTECEDE - J
Q24) DOCILE - K
Q25) 3
A26) 2
A27) 2
A28) 4

THE SUMMARY OF THE PASSAGE AT IS:-

Last year's changes in global textile trade rules ended quotas on
imports from India and China. This prompted offshore
companies to save money by linking design and manufacturing
in India.  Earlier, the designs were sent by international firms for
manufacturing in India. But now, designing too, could well be in
India grip, added to it is India's long history of craft, fabric,
patterns and culture, and also lots of skills & manpower. The
law-change also implies a growing competition of foreign
designers with their indian counterparts who are highly skilled
and whose wages are a fraction of theirs. For instance, cost of
one workstation is over 3 lakhs abroad, which is only about a
tenth of it in India.
 
Not just that, even India's finance minister has reduced the
excise duties to its half ans also approved 10 "textile parks" that
will be given tax concessions. Even software-technology
companies are benefitting from this boom, as an indian firm,
Reach Sewn Technologies, has already begun providing
computer-aided designs that apply mathematical models to
derive the exact measurements for hand-drawn sketches to
global fashion studios. They also sell their licensed product for
about 15 to 20 thousand dollars. India is surely the buzzord now
when it comes to outsourcing.
********* PASSAGE & SOLUTION TO HURDLE 16 ENDS HERE *
**************
Thanx,
abhishek garg.
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URPERCENTILE.COM WRITES : Marks awarded 5/10. 
Exceeded the word limit.

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From: "amrita acharya"
Date: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:50pm
Subject: Re: [UrPercentile.com] CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI)    

answers are :

1.    1
2.    3
3.    4
4.    2
5.    1
6.    3
7.    4
8.    4
9.    3
10.    4
11.    1
12.    4
13.    3
14.    1
15.    1
16.    2
17.    I,III
18.    D
19.    A
20.    B
21.    E
22.    F
23.    I
24.    K
25.    2
26.    3
27.    1
28.    3
29.   
New wave of outsourcing in India could one day pose a cut-price
challenge to the fashion industry in Europe and the United
States as India is entering the fashion designing industry.The
jobs in this industry were made possible by sweeping changes
in global textile trade rules last year that ended quotas on
imports from countries like India and China and prompted
offshore companies to save money by linking design and
manufacturing in India. The World Trade Organisation estimates
that as a result, India's slice of the 400 billion dollars-a-year
textile market will rise to 15 percent from four percent.Realising
the potential of the industry, Indian Finance Minister cut in half
excise duties on man-made fiber and filament to eight percent in
last month's annual budget.Technology companies are also
jumping on the fashion bandwagon for computer-aided designs
to global fashion studios. The software applies mathematical
models to arrive at the exact measurements for various
sizes.Thus India has huge potential to grow revenues in this
industry.
--
Amrita
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the word limit.

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From: "Shilpa Gupta, Noida"

Date: Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:21pm
Subject: RE: [UrPercentile.com] CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI)   

The answers are:

 
1)       1
2)       3
3)       4
4)       2
5)       1
6)       3
7)       4
8)       4
9)       3
10)   4
11)   1
12)   4
13)   3
14)   1
15)   1
16)   2
17)   I,III
18)   G
19)   F
20)   H
21)   D
22)   C
23)   I
24)   K
25)   2
26)   4
27)   1
28)   4
 
THE SUMMARY IS:
 
India used to provide the clothes to all the countries on the basis
of designs provided to them but now India has started designing
as well. This will make India shine in the fashion industry. this is
done only because global textile trade rules has ended the
quotas on imports from countries like India and china and thus
this has made the other countries to save money by doing
designing and manufacturing in India. The world trade
organization estimates that fashion industry market will raise
from 4% to 15%.India has lots of creativity and lot history of
culture. The skilled youngsters are proving themselves capable
enough in designing. Due to this potential of fashion industry,
finance minister has cut the half excise duties on man-made
fiber and filament to eight percent in last month's annual budget.
He had also approved 10 "textile parks" which will get tax
concessions and other incentives. Thus fashion industry is
booming and there are lots more to see in this sector in the
coming years.
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URPERCENTILE.COM WRITES : Marks awarded 5/10. Exceeded
the word limit.
 
THE TIME TAKEN BY ME IS 15 MIN IN SOLVING QUES 1-28.
THE TIME TO READ THE PASSAGE IS 3MIN AND IN WRITING
THE SUMMARY IS 10MIN.
TOTAL TME IS 28 MIN.
 

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From: "prav_een85" <prav_een85@yahoo.co.in>

Date: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:59am
Subject: Answer to CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI)   

Hi!!
 
It took me 22 min to complete including the summary.
Here are my answers:
 
1.    (1)
2.    (3)
3.    (4)
4.    (2)
5.    (1)
6.    (3)
7.    (4)
8.    (4)
9.    (3)
10.    (2)
11.    (1)
12.    (4)
13.    (3)
14.    (1)
15.    (1)
16.    (2)
17.    I,III
18.    (D)
19.    (A)
20.    (B)
21.    (E)
22.    (F)
23.    (I)
24.    (K)
25.    (2)
26.    (3)
27.    (1)
28.    -----
29.    Summary :

 
India is fast becoming the hub for design outsourcing, the key
reason being the radical changes made in global textile trade
rules ending the import quotas. India's share in the textile
market is pegged at 15%. With more value-added work flowing
into the country in the form of international brands such as
Levi's, John Players, Dockers and fashion houses Orsay, H et M
and Esprit, the young brigade of designers are just waiting to
grab it. The finance Minister is also doing his bit by cutting excise
duty by half and also approving tax concessions and other
incentives. The application of computer software over the various
stages of apparel manufacture has also created a niche market
for companies like Reach Sewn Technologies.
 
Praveen R V
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From: sarma veturi

Date: Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:01am
Subject: CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI) answers    

1.1
2.3
3.4
4.2
5.1
6.3
7.4
8.4
9.3
10.4
11.1
12.4
13.3
14.1
15.1
16.2
17.3
18.D
19.
20.B
21.E
22.F
23.I
24.K
25.2
26.3
27.1
28.3
 
 
SUMMARY
  The recent global textile trade rules imposed on the fabric
export have come as a great blow to the fashion industry in
Europe and France .They enable other countries to design and
manufacture their own fabrics.These rules gave a chance to the
offshore companies to be benifitted .The WTO estimates that
India can rise its textile market considerably.The designers of
India are also aware of these changes and they were looking
forward to developing the outsourcing business which was even
supported by the government by reducing the excise taxes on
certain products.
 
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starting is not good. The first sentence of the summary is not the
main theme of the passage.  The original passage talks much
more about the gains to India and not about the blow to Europe
and France.

I took about 1 hour 10 minutes completing this hurdle

i know that its a lot of time
35 minutes to the DI section
25 minutes or so to reading the article and other verbal and
general awareness questions
im not sure i got the exact content of the article
10 minutes for the summary
 
 
regards
sarma

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From: "nidhi "

Date: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:22am
Subject: RE: [UrPercentile.com] CAT 06 :HURDLE 16 ( DI)   

 
Hi
 
My answers for Hurdle 16th
 
1.    1
2.    3
3.    4
4.    4
5.    1
6.    3
7.    4
8.    4
9.    3
10.    2
11.    1
12.    4
13.    3
14.    1
15.    1
16.    2
17.     I. True

II. false
III.true
IV. false
18.    D
19.    A
20.    B
21.    E
22.    F
23.    I
24.    K

 
 
25.    Summary

 
Munch on Tuesday signed an apparel design outsourcing deal
with Orsay, France based fashion house  and is now starting to
design the clothes. The jobs were made possible by sweeping
changes in global textile trade rules last year that ended quotas
on imports from countries like India and China and  prompted
offshore companies to save money by linking design and
manufacturing in India and as a  result textile market will rise to
15 % from 4%. Also rule change means competing with highly
skilled  people in India for designers in Paris and New York. Also
Exports are expected to rose to 16 %  due to cut in half excise 
duties on man made fibres and filament. Use of computer
software in fashion designing is increasing and has led few
technology companies to jump in this area. And this new wave 
of outsourcing could one day pose a cut-price challenge to the
fashion industry in Europe and U.S.
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