Proctored Mock CAT- 6 2014 24 Section I: QA & DI we) fae Let f(x) = [=| + [ | where [x]is the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Find the value of 154). (a) 44 =41 (by) 45444 (0) 4*—3 (5x42 4] 0 ‘When 4 and 4® are divided by 5, the remainders are: and 4 respectively. The equation (i) can be rewritten as: roo [4 [2 =r80)-| cael 3] tor ante pa a0 |e Brent crude oil is made by blending crude A and Bintthe ratio3: 4, The price of A and Bis $ 120 per barrel and $ 100 per barrel respectively. ifthe annual increase in the price of Ais 11% and that in the price of Brent crude is 31%, then what is the annual increase in price of 8? (2) 41% (b) 50% (0) 46% (0) 49% Ratio in.which crudes A and B are blended to make Brent crude oll =3 : 4 Let the quantity of crude A and B in Brent crude oil be 2a barrel and 4a barrel respectively. co Price of 7a barrel Brent crude oll = 120. 3a + 100 x 4a = 7602 ‘After an increase of 11%, the price of crude A = 1.11 x 3a x 120 = 1.11 x 360a ‘After an increase of 31%; the price of Brent crude oil = 1.31 x 7602 Let the required percentage increase in the price of crude B be ‘p’ Aer an increase af the pice of ude 8 = (175 #008 PNgooe = 1.31 x sete, oe = p= 49% Page 1 Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014 a€CL | MBSDirections for questions 3 to 5: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below, The companies that visited a management college named BIMT during its summer placement in 2014 were from three sectors - Banking, FMCG and Manufacturing, A total of 1200 students, with each belonging to exactly one stream from among HR, Marketing and Finance, got placement offers during the placement season. The ratio of the students specialized in the three streams was 5 | 4 : 6 respectively. The following paragraph gives the information related to the offers bagged by students specialized inHR: Thirty percent of the students got offers from Banking and FMCG but not Manufacturing companies. The number of students who got offers from FMCG and Manufacturing companies but not Banking companies was one-fifth the number of students who got offers from only FMGG companies. The number of students ‘who got offers from only Manufacturing companies was equal to half the sum of the number of students who got offers from only FMCG companies and that of those who got offers from Banking and FMCG but not Manufacturing companies. Fifty students got offers from all the three types of companies, The number of stucients who got offers from FMCG and Manufacturing but not Banking was one-sixth the number of students who got offers from Banking and FMCG but not Manufacturing The following paragraph gives the information related to the offers bagged by students specialized in Marketing: The ratio of the number of the students who got offers from Banking and Manufacturing but not FMCG. companies to the number of students who got offers from only FMCG companies was :7. Ten percent of the students got offers from only Banking companies. The number of students who got offers from only Manufacturing companies was equalto that of those who got offers fromall the three types of companies, which, in turn, was equal to 19. The number of students who got offers from Banking and Manufacturing but not FMCG companies was more than 72, The following paragraph gives the information related to the offers bagged by students specialized in Finance: ‘Two-fifths of the students got offers from only banking companies. Fifteen percent of the students got offers, from FMCG and Manufacturing but not Banking companies. Twenty-five percent of the remaining students got offers from FMCG and Banking but not Manufacturing companies. The ratio of the number of students ‘who got offers from all the three types of companies to the number of students who got offers from Banking and Manufacturing but not FMCG companies was 4 : 5. The number of students who got offers from Banking and Manufacturing but not FMCG companies was 90 3. | What was the ratio of the number of students who had specialized in HR and got offers from exactly one type of company to the number of students who had specialized in Finance and got offers from exactly one type of company’? (2) 96:55 (b) 25:48 {c) 105: 96 (d) None of these 4. Whatwas the absolute difference between the number of students who had specialized in Marketing and got offers from at least two types of companies and the number of students who had specialized in Finance and got offers from at most two types of companies? (a) 160 (by 314 (0)386 (e122 5. The number of students who got offers from alll the three types of companies during the placement seasonwas. (a 141 (b)628 (9431 (A) None of these Page 2 CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014For questions 3 to 5: The number of students specialised in: ur-—5 => 1200 = (5+4+6) 200 = 400 Marketing = 1200 = 320 4 Gr4+6) —H—, (+446) Details of offers bagged by students specialized in HR: Consider the following notations: Number of students who got offers from only Banking companies = a Number of students who got offers from only FMCG companies Number of students who got offers from only Manufacturing companies = ¢ Number of students who got offers from Banking and FMCG but not Manufacturing companies = d Number of students who got offers from FMCG and Manufacturing but not Banking companies = & Number of students who got offers from Banking end Manufacturing but not FMCG compenies Number of students who got offers from all the three types of companies = 9 Using the given information, the following conclusions can be. derived: d= 120 Finance = 1200 = 480 <120 = €=20andb=100 4 o=dxlbed > [100+ 120]= 110 9=50 ‘The total number of student specialized in HR was 400. a=Oandf=0 Similarly, we can find the details of offers bagged by the students specialized in Marketing end Finance, The final table is given below: stream | al b]e|a)e| 1 |g |toa HR, ~~ | 100] 410] 120] 20 | | 50 | 400 Marketing| 32 | 175] 19 | —-] —] 7s | 19 | 320 Finance s4| 72] 90 | 72 | 480 3.¢ The required ratio 4. ~The required difference = (480-72) —(75 + 0+ 0+ 19) = 5.2 The number of students who got offers from all the three types of companies = 50+ 19+ 72 44 6. Falllal, a fruit vendor, sells only apple and pineapple. One day in the morning, he bought the two types of fruits in the ratio 2 : 3 respectively. Later on, he found that 10% of apples and 15% of pineapples were rotten. At the end of the day, he was left with 20 fruits, which accounted for 2% of the total number of fruits that he had bought in the morning. On the given day, if Falilal sold only those fresh fruits that he had bought in the morning and disposed all the rotten fruits during the course of the day, the number of fruits sold by Falilal was (@)870 (b) 850 ()980 (6840 Page 3 Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014 a€CL | MBSa) ab ad Let the total number of fruit bought by Falilal be 'x. 2% of x= 20 = x = 1000 2 Number of eppes bought by Fall = 3 1000= 400 sunbeofpneantes basby Fali=2 1000-60 sence, eces ne tus = 1000=(1% of 0 8% ob +2) = 480 Consider the following sequence 4, (+39, (3 +34 + 38), (88437 +3? +39), if the 10th term of the sequence is denoted by A, what istthe ratio of the sum of odd powers of 3 to that of its even powers in A? (@3:2 (3:1 (211 @ From the given sequence it can be observed that Aaa e ee Bs 54 30 ¢ 3 4 34 Be Be 3H Hence, the ratio = (3 + 387 + 34 +35 +3) GU 49849492495 = 4:3, There are 5 locks anda bunch of keys containing six keys. Five keys in the bunch correspond to the 5 given locks. What is the minimum number of trials that one has to make in order to be sure of identifying the keys corresponding to the five locks? @ 10 (b)15 (0)20 (14 When @ lock is chosen randomly, @ maximum of § trials, by § different keys, would be required to be sure of identifying the correct key forit (there is no need touse sixth key, as in case of the first five keys are not the correct key, the sixth key wil be the correct key) ‘Similarly, for the next lock, a maximum of 4 trials would be required and so on. Hence, the number of required trials = 5+ 4+3+2+4= 15 Find the area bounded by x 20, y 2 0, k-y|<3and2 y =92.5x units 225 ene, he reqied percentage = 225H too = 36.42 ‘Two new mortars M6 and M7, having the same amount of water, ate formed. MG is formed by mixing M2 and M5, and M7 by mixing M1 and M3, If the amount of M2 and M3 used is 8 kg and 5 kg respectively, what isthe ratio of the amount of M5 and M1 used respectively? @4:3 (b)3:5 (0) 3:4 (d) Cannot be determined Let the amount of M1 and MS used be 'x’ and 'y respectively. ‘According to the question, 25% of 8 + 26% of x = 40% Of 5 + 21% ofy Sxys3s4. Ina racepA beats Band C by 18 mand 34 mrespectively, and B beats C by 20 m. Find the length (in.m) of the race. (@) 80 (b) 100 (90 (120 Let the length ofthe race be x meters, the speed of A, B and C be &,, 8, and S, respectively and the time taken by A end Bto complete the race be t, and t, respectively Page 7 ad CL|™ MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 201418. Vertices E and F of triangle AEF lie on sides BC and CD of rectangle ABCD respectively, If AD= 20 om, EC = 16 om, DF: BE = 3: 1 and BF = 10/5 om, find AE : EF. (a)5 213 () 5:13 (e) J2:4 (2:4 19. 19. 20. OF =15em Also, BF = 10J5 om, BFC = 100m EF =VEC SFO = (825 em Ag = JAB + BE = 650 om AE: EF = (650 : 4825 = 2:1. F Hence, the rat The ratio of the length, breadth and height of a cuboidal box, which is completely filled with tea of density 2 gm per cm, is 5 : 4 '3 respectively. The cost of painting the outer surfaces of the box at the rate Rs.0.5 per cm? is Rs. 925. If the amount of tea in the box is 10.098 kg, what is the thickness of the box? (Assume the box is open at the top.) (@)3om (b) 1.5m (20m () 250m Let the length, breadth and helght of the cuboid be 8a, 4a and a respectively and the thickness be t em. According to the question, {5a * 4a + (da * 3a + 5a x 3a)} «0.5 =925 > a=5 :. Length = 25 om: Breadth = 20 em and Height = 18 em Volume of tea in the box = volume of the box Massiof tea ~ Densityal tea => 10098-1000 95 — 25) (QD 2H (15-1) 8 2) x (20 ~ 24) (15 -t) How many values of x-satisfy the inequality |x +3|+|x -4| +x - 3] <6? (a2 (b)1 ()3 (d) More than 3 The following are the four cases: Case f When x = 3 er 31 tik—tie 31 <6 = (K+ 3) + (K-41) + (K-38) $6 5 3x- 156 ans? Therefore, there Is no value of inthis range Page 8 CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 20142 aa 22, Case il: When 3> x21 be + 1] 3) <6 = (K+3)+K-1)+B-9 56 Sxt8S6>x51 So, x = 1 satisfies the inequality, ase lil: When 1 > x 2-3 e+ 3+ kA + K-39) 6 = (K+3)+(1-x)+G-9 56 S7-xs6x24 Thus, there is no value of x in this range. ase Iv: When x <= 3 + 3]+-11+ k-3)56 S4K+3)+ (1-2) + B-W) <6 a1-3xs62x2-8 2 Therefore, there is no value of x in this range. Hence, there is only one value of x that satisfies the inequality If 50 x 51 x 52 x 63 x... x 200 is completely divisible by 9°, then find the maximum possible value of'a! (a) 37 (b)38 (975 (636 We have, 2001 491 (6051 x 52 «53 x.) x 200) 200! From the above expression, can be observed thatthe meximum value of‘ wil be the highest power of 9 in 220! The highest power of 9 in 200! {220} ,[222),, (200) “Le g a at Where [x] represents the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Sina, the highest power o 3 n gl = 22 200! +: The highest power of 3 in ar 66 +22+7+2=97 97 ~22=75 200! 975-1 Hence, the highest power of § in Gay" Inafamily of concentric circles, there are 10 circles of radi 1, 2,3, 4,...,10em, A regular dodecagon (@ polygon with 12 sides) is inscribed in each circle. Find the sum (sq, cm) of the areas of the 10 dodecagons. (a) 1155 (b) 385v2 (c) 700 (@) 2100 Page 9 Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014 a€CL | MBS22.4 The following diagram shows the outermost circle and the dodecagon inscribed init A From the above figure, it can be noted that the area of the regular dedecagon inscribed in circle is 12 times the area of AAOB. 1 1 10° ‘fea of SAOB = >xOAXxOBxSin ZAOB =5x10x10xsin30° = fava the descagon = 123% 90! Similarly the area of the other dodecagon can be calculated, 3x10x(10+ (201) Pas 5 units Hence, the required sum =3(17+ 2+ 3244+ +. #105) = = Directions for questions 23 to 25: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. The line graph given below shows the movement in five different Stock Exchange of a country named Fivebenchox during the period 2004-2008, 45000 40000 35000 30000 Sensex a Bankex 4 Carbonex + Greenex —o~BSE Realty 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Each of the figures given in the graph was recorded on 31st December of that year Page 10 CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 201423 23.6 24. 24.6 2. 2a 26 27. Inwhich of the following pairs of Stock Exchanges, did the Stock Exchanges follow a similar pattern during the given period? (@) Sensex and Bankex (b) Carbonex and BSE Realty (©) Bankex and BSE Realty (d) Sensex and BSE Realty From the graph, it can be observed that Sensex and BSE Realty followed a similar pattern during the given period. During the given period, which Stock Exchange witnessed the maximum growth? (@) Bankex (b) Sensex (©) Greenex (a) BSE Realty During the given period, the growth rete of BSE Reality was the highest andit was equal to 22868-16500 99. 22885-16500 190 = 38.6% What was the absolute difference between the percentage increase in the value of Bankex from 2006 to 2008 and that in the Garbonex duringthe same period? (a) 21.0 (b) 340 (028.2 (6)42.0 17968.5-21780 ae 100=-175 Percentage increase in the value of Bankex from 2006 to 200 136— Percentage increase in the value of Carbonek frm 2006 to 2008 = 1418S =12960..4993.5 Hence, the difference = 3. ~ (17.5) = 21 How many natural numbers divide exactly one of 1080 and1800, but not both? (a) 20 (yaa (9.24 On 41080 = 2° 3x5 Number of factors of 1080 = (3 +1) «(3 +1) «(1 + 1) =32 1800= 2x x5? Number of factors of 1800 = (9 #4) x (2+ 1) x(2 + 1) =36 In order to find the required number, we have to subtract twice the number of factors of the HCF of 1080 and 1800. The HCF of 1080 and 1800 =980 = 2°« 3x 5 Number @f factors of 360 =(3 + 1) x(2 +1) «(1+ 1) =24 Hence, the required number of numbers = 32 + 36-2 24 = 20 Consider the following two numbers, with 9-cigit each. N =.abodefahi and M = cbafeding, where a, b, ¢, d,e, f... are single digit natural numbers, Which of the following numbers will definitely divide | M—N |? @ 81 (b) 891 (98 (121 ‘Sum of the digits at odd places in N (St ‘Sum of the digits at even places in N (S2) ‘Sum of he digts at odd places in M (S3)=c+a+e+l+g ‘Sum of the digits at even places in M (S4) =b+1+d+h By using the divisibilty rule 8, it can be observed that both M and N leave the same remainder when divided by 9. The same holds true when the number is divided by 11 Now, it can be concluded that when |M — NJ is divided by 9 and 11 the remainder in either of the cases willbe 0. Hence, [M—N| will defintely be divisible by 99. totergei bed+feh Page 11 ad CL MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 201428 28.4 29, 3 x 3 grid, comprising nine cells, is to be filled with letters ‘a’, b’ and 'c’, such that each cel contains exactly one letter and a letter appears neither in a row nor in a column more than once. Whatis the probability that all the three elernents in cells along one of the diagonals are the same? 1 4 2 @, (5 3 (d)1 Let us fil the top row, from the leftmost ceil to the rightmost cel with a, b and ¢ respectively. Now, the first two cells of the middle row can be filed in onty two ways, either ‘b and c’ or ‘c and a’, as shawn below. albleo al bloc ble cla Now the cells of the bottom row, in either case, can be filed in only one way as shown below. al ble a] blo blcla clalob clalob blela Now, It can be observed that in each ease elements along one of the diagonals'are the’same. ‘Similarly it willbe seen in all the remaining cases that the elements along one of the dlagonals are the same. Hence, the required probability is 4 Infhow many ways ean 50 be written as the sum of two or more natural numbers? Consider (1 + 49) to be different from (49 + 1). (a2 (b) 249 (c) 2! -1 (a) 250-4 ‘The number of solutions of, + x.4% + 1, where X,.X,.X.... X are natural numbers, 5"'C, According tothe question, the value of n is 60 and the valves thet ‘r can have are 2,3. 4, 5. ... 50 Hence, the required number ofways= °C, + °C, #0, +... #C,, =2°—20, = 29 Page 12 CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 201430, A, Band C are three points on the circumference of a circle, with radius 48 cm and centre ‘0’, such that ZACB is 30°. Pis a point outside the circle such that AB BP and AP isa tangentto the circle, Find the measure (in cm) of the area that is common to the circle and the circum circle of AABP? afr] wy Bete (ey “SE-tey8 —— (@) t0n-305 £AOB = 00": ZACB = 30") ‘hus, AAOBs an equilateral rangle, as AB = BO = AO, Area of segment ASB = Area of settor OASB = Area of AAOB = 2 sn vas} Bly) = on -teS o Now ican be noted that “BAP = 90° as PA\fs a tangenton te circle with center ©. ZAPB = 60" (As CABP = 90") It can also be noted that the ratio of sides of a right angled triangle with angles 30°, 60° and 80° is 1: v3: 2. AB= J#8 cm, PB = 40cm and AP #8 cm -s. Area of segment ATB = Area of sector O'ATB — Area of AAO'B = 12 n( Va} pte ssinzo =o 2 awe 2p sear Hence, the required ared= On-—12V5 + gE Page 13 ad CL|™ MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 201434. Section Il: VA&LR paragraph is given below fromwhich the last sentence has been deleted. Fromthe given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. This is what a dog handler tries not to dwell on: the risk associated with the need to find bombs and with the possibility of missing one. On the base, you sometimes hear them go off in the distance, set off by a goat, an unsuspecting villager. Sometimes frantic locals will rush a bleeding kid up to Alcatraz for medical help. And the recent news about two fellow dog handlers, Jeremy and Jasco, in his deployment, has been bad, Both were blown up and lost their legs. Jose is clear about this: he'd rather die than lose a limb or some vital body part. He’d rather get waxed than be half a person. ‘What do you do to take your mind off the fear of being blown up? (2) You train your dog, do your job and leave the rest to fate. (0) Defiantly, he packs his bags and gets ready to leave (©) You mechanically submit to the orders barked by your Platoon Officer. (d) He talks to his dog, reaching out to show Zenit that he trusts him and that his life is inthe dog's hands. 31. The passage talks ofthe ‘risk’ involved in finding bombs and the horrific consequences of being injured by one. This is 32, in ine with option (a) which talks of doing what you can and leaving things to fate.” Options (b) and (4) can be eliminated because the last sentence of the passage has the subject You' ~ 2 person; this suddenly changes to 3° person ‘he! in these options. Option (c) is close, but there’s no mention of @ Platoon Officer or any other superiors in the passage, Rather, the passage focuses on how the dog handler deais with the danger involved with his work. Aparagraph is given below fromwhich the last sentence has been deleted. Fromthe given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. True tots promise, ALMA's gigantic eye is able to see deep into the early universe, when stars and galaxies were first forming billions of years ago. Last year, researchers reported on ALMA’s images ofa disk of dust circling a young star—a nursery of planets. The images revealed what appeared to be a dust trap within the disk:@ sheltered region where litle grains of dust could stick to one another and, grain by grain, grow large enough to seed a planet. This was the first ever glimpse into the start of the planet-forming process. These observations are just the beginning (2) Such frenetic star birth had previously been thought to have begun when the universe was barely two billion years old. (©) On’an arid’ plateau a few miles from where shepherds once slept, our eyes will open upon an unseen universe. (c) When all of the antennas come on line later this year, ALMA will conjure even finer details of galaxies and star systems. (@) ALMA\is designed to penetrate the curtains of dust and gas that shroud, galaxies, swirl around stars, and stretch through the expanses of interstellar space. . 1: 2 deployment (noun) shroud (verb) the effective use of something to cover or hide something Page 14 CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 201432. ¢ The focus of the text is ALMA and the way ithas revealed much about the universe. The passage ends by stating that 33, the observations made are just the beginning. So, we can guess that the next sentence will deal with ‘what more is to ome.’ Option (c) offers this choice as it mentions what will happen when all the antennas come online. Option (a) takes the focus away ftom ALMA to what it observed — star birth. Even though option (b) offers a glimpse of what is to come, the wistful tone is very different from the objective one used in the rest of the passage. Option (d) goes back to describing ALMA instead of keeping pace with the theme and the scope of the passage. It might have come ear in the passage, but does not fit as the last sentence. Four sentences are given below, labeled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of these, three sentences need tobe arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage, From the given options, choose the one that does not fit the sequence. (@) Itended ina 7-4 victory for the Montreal Canadians, extending the Easter Conference finals to Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. (b) There was no celebration for the Rangers on Tuesday night, no triumphant passage to the Stanley Cup finals, (©) This would be their first return to the finals since then. (q) Instead, there was nastiness, chaotic defense and uncharacteristically flawed goaltending,, with Henrik Lundqvist chased fromthe nets by 2 deluge, of Montreal goals 33.¢ The three sentences (a), (b) and (d) make sense since (b) talks of ‘no celebration for the Rangers.’ Option (¢) then 34, follows up with what happened ‘instead. By now we know that i's a game being talked about, the final score of which is then desorited in option (a). The only sentence that stands out is (c) because it uses the phrase ‘since then’, but fa to connect to any other alven statement to explain “since when. Four sentences are given below, labeled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of these, three sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage, From the given options, choose the one that does not fit the sequence. (a) Is the focus still on the mode of transport that carried the American Gls away, in most cases forever? (b) The happy answer may say something about changing theatrical fashion in the years since the show had its premiere. (©) The second-act chopper, deployed to show the evacuation of the final Americans from Vietnam during that country's civil war, remains for many an abiding emblem of the musical, (d) So thefirst question one might ask of Laurence Connor's West End revival of ‘Miss Saigon” is whether the helicopter still flies. Option (¢) describes the ‘first question’ asked in option (a), while option (b) goes on to talk about the answer. Option (2), Instead of dwelling on the answer to the question asked, brings up a different question. Hence, it does not fit the ‘sequence, Options (b), (c) and (¢) all tak about the theatre andior the play "Miss Saigon’ while option (a) talks about Something fat more general 3. 4. {goaltending (noun) deluge (noun) ‘goalkeeping @ large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time Page 15 a€CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014Directions for questions 35 to 37: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. Most every morning at nine, the emergency responders assigned to the Seine pull on their wet suits and ‘swim around the lle de la Cité. In the course of their circuit around this teardrop-shaped island in the middle of the river in the middle of Paris, the firemen-divers scour. the bottom, retrieving bikes, cutlery (which they clean and use in the nearby houseboat where they live), cell phones, old coins, crucifixes,, guns, and once, a museum-grade Roman clasp, By the Pont des Arts, where lovers affix brass locks insoribed with their names (‘Steve + Linda Pour la Vie"), they retrieve keys tossed in the water by couples hoping to affirm the eternal nature of their padlocked, love. One bridge upriver, at the Pont Neuf, near the Palace of Justice law courts where divorces are decreed, they find wedding bands, discarded when eternal love turns out to be ephemeral., As the central artery of Paris, the Seine naturally accrues,, the detritus,, of human civilization and relationships. Through centuries it has served as highway, moat,., water tap, sewer, and washtub. Its scimitar,, arc slices the city, dividing it into Left and Right Banks. Historically, Left was bohemian, Right, aristocratic, but distinctions have blurred overtime. nthe ile de la Cité itsef, infront of the Gothic tracery, of stone that is the Cathedral of Notre Dame, is a bronze compass rose set into paving stones. From here—point 2éro—all distanoes from Paris are measured The Seine centers Paris; itis its liquid heart. “For Parisians the Seine is a compass, a way to know where you are,” says Marina Ferretti, an art historian and curator, Itis also, as the French say, fluide, a word with philosophical implications, Surrender to impermanence andflux, itwhispers, Nothing stays the same, No use commanding the Seine to sit still A river stiled isno longer a river. It changes with the time of day and season. Its currents carry the jetsam and flotsam, , of life and death—ost plastic toys, escaped balloons, cigarette butts (Gauloises, naturally), empty wine bottles, sometimes even corpse—as they swirl, chum, flood, and flow past the monumental architecture of Paris. You cannot step into the same river twice, Heraclitus tells us; C’est fiuide. 5. scour (verb) + to Search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find somebody/something 8. crucifixes (noun) 1 a model of a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it, as @ symbdl of the Christian religion 7. clasp (noun) a device that fastens something, such as @ bag or the ends of a belt or @ piece of jewellery + two things fastened together with a lock (a padiock) lasting or used for only a short period of time to increase over a period of time netural waste material that is left after something has been used or broken up 1: a deep wide channel that was dug around a castle, etc. and filed with water to make it more ciffcult for enemies to attack 13, scimitar (noun) : a short curved sword with one sharp edge, used especially in Eastern countries 14, tracery (noun) « pattem of lines and curves in stone on the top part of some church windows 18, curator (noun) 8 person whose job is to be in charge of the objects or works of art in & museum or art gallery, ete. 16, jetsam and flotsam (noun) : things that are thrown away, especially from a ship at sea and that float towards land padlocked (adj.) ephemeral (adj.) accrues (verb) . detritus (noun) . moat (noun) Page 16 CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014The Impressionists distilled its light into quicksilver, ,. Claude Monet kept a floating studio on the river near Argenteuil. Henri Matisse, a post-Impressionist, had a studio on the Quai Saint-Michel. The flat, gray ribbon of water painted by earlier artists danced with opalescence ,, through the lens ofthe Impressionists, Their art reflected the flow of not just the Seine but the worid as well With a nod to them, let us sketch the river that flows in and around the lives of Parisians and serves as a stage for dramas of love and loss. There is the occasional gentle jest,., as well, in the guise of vendors who sell cheap, made-in-China copies of the Eifel Tower. Sometimes the buyer is a Chinese tourist who brings the trinket home, completing an unwitting circuit. The Seine is witness to irony, as well as joy and sorrow. 36. _Inlightof the passage, Heraclitus’ aphorism that 'You cannot step into the same river twice,’ can be understood to mean that (@) stepping into and polluting the Seine is a crime and you'd get arrested for it, as many do. (b) the Seine is rapid and transient, a symbol of the ephemeral life around it. (©) a river, like time, can never be stationary, (@) the Seine embodies the impermanence of the things thrown into it; they are swept away and changedforever, 35.b Option (b) is correct as the passage says that “nothing stays the same.” Thus Heraclitus’ saying Is al reminder that the river is transient ~ ever changing. Option (a) can be easily ruled out as the passage does not talk about pollution at all. Option (¢) is incorrect as the passage has not said that no river can ever be stationary. Option (d) is ruled out since the passage does not at all mention that things are changed by the Seine 36. The last line of the passage states that, the Seine is witness to irony...’ Such irony is embodied in which part of the passage? (@) The mention of how things symbolic of daily life and once discarded into the Seine are fished out again by the divers. (b) The part where a Chinese tourist may unwittingly buy a China-made replica of the Eiffel Tower and complete a circuit of sorts. (©) The paragraph which mentions how things both modern and ancient can be found in the depths of the Seine — fram cell phones to old coins (q) The referenceto Impressionist art that reflected the flow of not just the Seine but the worldas well 36.b Option (b).is the right answer. The given phrase is a follow-up to the example of the Chinese tourist in the last Paragraph, his obviously irenical that a Chinese tourist ends up buying a China-made trinket in Paris. Option (a) is incorrect as discarded things being found by divers is commonplace and is not ironical. Option (c) is incorrect as finding things both modem and ancient, more than being ironical, is only a facet of how timeless Seine has been, Option (d) is Incorrect as there {S no itony in the Impressionist art reflecting the flow of Seine and the world 37. _ In$peaking of the Seine, the author's thoughts can be best described as: (@) Mawkish (b) Nostalgic {c)Philosophic (@) Candid 37.¢ The tone and styte of the author make it abundantly clear that he delves into the subject of the Seine in a philosophical manner. There's reference to symbolism and comparisons to life. There's no nostalgia or remembrance even though he does mention things od and lost. Mawkish means over-emational or morose which Is clearly incorrect in this context 47. quicksilver (noun) mercury 48, opalescence (noun) : effecting an iridescent light 19. jest (noun) 2 Something said or done to amuse people Page 17 ad CL MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014Directions for questions 38 to 40; Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Twelve employees of a company — A, B, C, D, E, FG, H, |, J, Kand L— are sitting around a hexagonal table, with two employees along each side. The twelve employees work in six departments namely Academics, Marketing, Sales, Finance, HR and Tech, with two employees in each department, and hold designations from among Manager and Assistant, with one Manager and one Assistant ineach department. Itis also known that (i) The Manager and the Assistant from the same department are sitting along the same side, (i) K, whoisthe Manager in Finance department, is sitting adjacent to the Assistant in Sales department (iii) J, who is the Assistant in Academics department, is sitting fifth to the right of the Assistant in HR department and fourth to the left of the Manager in Sales department. (v)_E, whois a Manager, works in the same departments G, and neither of them is sitting opposite to the employees who work in either Finance or Academies department. (A, wwho is a Manager, neither works in Academics nor is sitting adjacent to B (v) No two Assistants are sitting opposite to each other. (vi) |, who is the Assistant in Marketing department, is sitting adjacent to B. (vii) The Assistant in Sales department is siting opposite to the Manager in Tech department. (x) Listhe Manager in Sales department. 38. Who isthe Manager in Marketing department? @A ()B {c) Either (a) or(b) _(d) None ofthese 38, Cutof the following, three pairsare alike in a certain way basedonthe seating arrangement. Which ‘one does not belong to the group? (a) Gandy (b) KandL ()Land| (d) JandK 40. _ If Aisthe Manager in HR department, which of the followings definitely correct? (@) Kis sitting third to the right of B. (0) Aand | are sitting adjacent to each other. (c) Bis the Manager in Marketing department. (d) There are exactly two employees who are sitting between the Assistant in Marketing and Manager in Sales departments. For questions 38 to 40: From statement (i), two cases are possible as K ean sit on either of the two places along an edge and Assistant in sales will be either to his right or to his lef By using statements (i);and (i), the positions of J, L and! Assistant in HR depariment can be fixed. Now, it can be noted that the ‘case in which the Assistant in Sales is to the left of K is not possible, as the position of Assistants in HR and Finance would coincide. Therefore, the Assistant in Sales is to the right of K. Now, by using statements (iv) and (vi), positions of E and G can be fixed, and by statement (vl), the edge for Technology department employees be fixed. Page 18 CL | MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014By using the above drawn conclusions, primary arrangement can be shown as follows: [1 = anager From statement (v, it can be deduced that A is the Manager in either HR or Marketing department. By using statement (vi), we get the following two sitting arrangements: Os 38. ¢ Either Aor Bis the Manager in Marketing department. 39.2 In all the pairs, except in option (a), persons are sitting at alterate postions. 40. ¢ Statement in option (c) is definitely true. 41. Given below are four sentenges or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identiy the sentenoe(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option, As While desktops ’are still the mainstay,, of most workforces, B. the trend of BYOD — Bring Your Own Device — is quickly catching up, C. unlocking new and diverse ways that D. people can work on one’s devices, anytime, anywhere. (@ OnyB (b)B and D (0) A, BandD () Aandc 41,b The correction in sentence B should be ~ catching on. The phrasal verb used is incorrect and @ trend would ‘catch on’, not ‘catch up’. D uses the antecedent people and so the correct pronoun used should be ‘their,’ not ‘one's’ 20, mainstay (noun) : a person or thing that is the most important part of something and enables it to exist or be successful Page 19 ad CL MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 201442, The word given below has been used in the given sentences in four different ways, Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the words incorrect or inappropriate, Kick (a) She always gets a kick from tying his laces together and watching him stumble across the room. (©) I promised myself that before | kicked the bucket, | would teach myself how to swim, (©) No matter how many times life kicks you in the teeth, you need to have the courage to get up and goon. (d) The IT department has been kicking itself for missing out on an opportunity to upgrade its servers for so low a cost. 42, a The correct phrase is ‘get a kick out of not from’. To‘kick the bueket! means to dle. Kick in the teeth’ means bad or unfair treatment. “To kick yourself for doing something’ is to regret or repent. Option (a) is the correct answer 43. The word given below has been used in the given sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the wordis incorrect or inappropriate Shoot @) lll have to shoot off as soon as the meeting ends otherwise I'l miss my train. (©) She shot him an angry glance, (©) Pain shot in his lower leg as he tried to wrench,, it from under the wreck of the car. (¢) Was it really mature of them to shoot down my proposal in this manner? 43, ¢ ‘Sudden increase’ is whet ‘shot up’ means. In option (c). it wil be the correct phrase, instead of ‘shot in’ ‘To shoot off is torush or hurry to go somewhere. A proposal being ‘shot down’ suggests that it was rejected or vetoed. ‘To shoot @ glance at somebody means to lock directly and quickly at somebody. Directions for questions 44to 47: The passage given below is followed by a setof four questions, Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. \Vasari's in-depth analysis of Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel — both on the ceiling and on the Last Judgment — provides a good account of what makes Michelangelo such an exemplary artist Painted ina span of just four years (1508-1512), the Sistine Chapel's fresco ceiling astounds. the viewer because of 'the excellenceof the figures, the perfection of the foreshortenings,.., and the extraordinary roundness of the contours’, Michelangelo focuses solely on the action of human creatures. As part of his perfected art of alisegno, Michelangelo exhibits tremendous skill in imagining the poses, then executing them. His artis. a mastery over the body. Inthe iconic image of the Creation of Adam, Adarn’s right arm is foreshortened to enhance the naturalism. 21. wrench (verb) 22. astounds (verb) 23. foreshortening {noun} to pull or twist something/somebody/yourself suddenly and violently to surprise or shock somebody very much photographs, etc, crawn in a way that they look smaller or closer together than they really are Page 20 2€CL MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014 Test PrepPraised as the best of the four scenes at the comers, on the spandrels.., of the vaulting... is the story of the Serpents of Moses, or the Brazen Serpent. This scene exemplifies again Michelangelo's command of the human form through the twists and convulsions of the bodies, butit is his ability to portray the vividness of “profound emotion’ that makes this scene so striking, The terror and utter pain of the figures on the right oppose the calm and relieved figures on the left. The dramatic pathos. is fully felt, but the narrative itself is rather unclear. The ambiguity and lack of clarity would have been a concem to those who espoused a renewed focus on the traditional function of religious art. It may very well be this concern that Vasari addresses, as he describes nearly every aspect of the scene, both the actions and the emotions. It nevertheless still stands that the figure of Moses is essentially unidentifiable. How coulld the mass of believers understand this, Scriptural image, lear from it, and be moved to pious actions by it? Such would seem to be the concern of the writers after the Council of Trent who dealt with this very problem. In "Pictures with Obscure and Difficult Meanings," Cardinal Paleotti discusses the dangers of images such as the Brazen Serpent. Paintings ‘so obscure and ambiguous,” he says, ‘while they should. . incite devotion and sting the heart, infact confuse the mind, pull itn a thousand directions, and keep it busy sorting out what each figure is, not without loss of devotion”. The goal of religious art is, therefore, lost. Lack of Visual and theological larity leads to a lack of devotion. Art is composed for its own sake, and what should be the superior value of religion is subjected to the value of art. 44, The author of the passage is likely to be an expert on @) Michelangelo's sculptures (b) The Sistine Chapel (©) Religious art (d) Biblical stories 44,6 The author makes numerous references to the value of religious art and its traditional function. Throughout the passage, he makes references to Michelangelo's work and concludes by stating how its ambiguity affected devotees. He also brings in quotes from religious authonties and concludes by emphasizing the relation between art and religion yet again Hence, the author is likely to be an expert on religious art, The other options are not supported by the passage. The Sistine Chapel has only been mentioned in reference to Michelangelo's paintings ~nothing else is said about this Chapel ‘Michelangelo's sculptures have not been mentionedat all. Smilarly, no biblical stories have been mentioned. Thus, option (c) Is the correct answer. 45. Theauthoris most likely to agree with which of the following statements with regard to Michelangelo's, work? (a) Michelangelo's skill in painting the Sistine Chapel with a lot of naturalism deserves adulation, but the portrayal of certain religious figurehead is ambiguous. (©) Despite the grandeur of his work, there is concem about the ambiguity and lack of clarity in Michelangelo's work. (©) Cardinal, Paleott is incorrect in the way he describes Michelangelo's painting of Moses as obsouire anid ambiguous since it leaves devotees in the lurch, soratching their heads. (@) Art becomes meaningless if it cannot fulfil the religious purpose it was created to serve. 45. Option (a) sums up the main point of the author. He mentions how the portrayal of Moses in the Brazen Serpents is ambiguous and the character unidentifiable. Option (b) can be negated since it talks of Michelangelo's work in general the passage doesnt state that all of his work has ambiguity. Option (c) contradicts the passage. Option (d) cannot be justified from any part of the passage. Instead, the passage suggests that the value of religion is compromised if art based on it puts more emphasis on the value of art. 24, Spandrels (noun) __: _ the somelimes omamented space elween the Nght oF leh exterior curve ofan arch and an enclosing right angle a pattem of arches in a celing or root the power of a performance, description, etc. to produce feelings of sadness and sympathy 25, vaulting (noun) 26. pathos (noun) Page 21 ad CL MBA Proctored Mock CAT-6 2014