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    (Key and Solutions for AIMCAT2103) Key SECTION -1 1D 66 11.8 16.6 21.8 26 7B 28 A 2B 38 8 13.0 18.2134 BA 40 SA 14.8 19. 1324 28.6 5B 10.6 18.6 20.2 SECTION -1 LA 68 11.8 16.0 21.0 24 7 126 7D 22.6 33 8 6 wae 18. 66 23.8 aa 8 246 14.2 19. 90, 24.6 50 10.0 18.0 20.8 SECTION —It 1A 68 11.118 16.6 21.6 2 1250 76 128 7. 22.6 3c at 18D 1a 23. A 46 8 6 14. 257 19. 30, 24. 40 5D 10.5 18D 20.8 Solutions sEcnION-1 ‘eteine cause and consequence, ana he passage tes {o-atve home that port asl winen makes tes epon Solution for questions 1 to 4: fiterent fom the others There tno aut causal Number of words and Explanatory notes for RC: Number of words: 528 1. Option ATs was a Mypotnsis pressed in the fst alt Of the passage But ths i nol the main idea of the passage, because the passage also presenis a diferent hhyootess (ine possi of oxygen causing the sulphate spurt) and ends on a noe of equwacarty. Option A ts not the ancien. Option 8. This opton is more accurate than Opton A, because it reports inormation as mentioned in he passage =the conciing of suiphala concentration and the Cambrian Explosion: Hawaver, this is only half the tea of tte passage The passage ako discusses the other hypaesis (aimospenc’ oygen beng a cause) and ‘explains now we cont have a fesluton. So, hs is al ihe Idea, but not te complata theme of he passage. Option & Isnt tne ans. Option C: There are two problems with ths option Theres no ensung debate thal the passage aks about. There's 2 hypathess (abou whether Gambian Explosion caused the inerease in sulphate concenons) end then here 'S ‘natier counter rypothess. Its not Avs 6 (esl & Seba). Iris A. and partly, coud be 'B, kd of an ‘game it was not an oxygerv animals debate. Hence, ‘Option Cis nat he answer Option D This the centtal idea of the passage Tementons the two main idees of te passage — there 8 @ conection between the Cambrian ‘explesion and the Sulphur and oxygen cycies,@ corelation, We cannot relly attnbuted pete OptonD stheanswer” Chace (0) Option A: Since Tim Lyons clearly points out that ‘dts 9208 stil need to be filed and specibe problems must be worked out —for instance, explaining gypsum depasts that fe fer more ance than the Cambnan er, tis St) Wi be hell n addressing tne question. Since gypsum ‘deposits aro crtcal tothe whole hypothesis, ths study wil 264 depth. Opton Ais not the ans. Opton B: Ths was @ gap thal according to Tim Lyons. needed to bo filed = as to wity there was a spurt in Suphataconcentiation inthe absance of burrowing animals (whch came later). Hence, this wil acl depth. Option 8 is hol te answer (Opton C Tim Lyons uses the fact that burrowing animals appeated much lat to question Cantled and Farqunars Typathesis Such questoning only possible known for cetan that burowing animals deed appeared a ile later as understood fom the deep busrowing anual that would have done the most fo mx oxygen ino the see Toor thant come along unl somelene afer the Cemenan fxplosion’ So, ts research f rather redundant. Hence, Opton Cs the answer Opton D Since Tm Lyons believed that ‘increases in almespberis orygen could be af feast parly response for the rise in oceanic sulphate wihout the Invocation of fnmais' a stugy that confims i tere was indeed such an increase Would go a long way im proving is rypothess Nit vl aso show atleast one one cause of increased Sata conesnitations so, the wil add cept to the ‘scussion Option Dis notine answer. Choice (C) ‘Dnumphank inttute oF Managoment Education Pvt VEL HLM.E), 955, Sianssty Couples, Pak Lax, Secunderabad —300 O05 Allrihts reserve. No par ofthis material may be reproduced, n ny fon or by ny means, without permission sa wnt ‘Ths course matenal i only fr the use of Bonafide students of Thumphant Insitute of Management Education PML Lid. and as eeneesfanchiees en i not fr sale (12 pages) (ven coe) AIMCAT2108.5011 3. Option A. The hypothesis didnt point aut that tis was @ Geren soutce oF sulphate as compared to what comes from the rivers In fact tis suphete concentration does come (all of) from the rors’ It just released back Instead of being. separsied out as pyrte sedmenis ‘$0, Option is easy to elminate, and not the answer (Option B: Ths option axolans both the pars that justifies the usage of tne expression mentioned, Usually, the Planet (envionment) that dives animal evoluton ‘Tho hypothesis presents a scenario whore the animal species spurt fd fo the changes in environment, preciso, inereased sulphate conceriratons, Option Bis the answer (pti ©. Ifthe. spur in speciation occurred alongsioe ‘environmental changes (whieh tuo), here & nothing to [ustty the usage of the phrase. Twsting of evolutons corkscrew fs basicaly going against the usual cause-effect tycle_of evolution Ths. option doesnt explain that Opten ¢ isnot he answer (Option ©: Whie tis may be partly rue, ¢ doesnt fuly fexglain vsti "of evoluton’s corkscew’ which is Gemonstried by the pisnetary changes caused. by fevaluton's progress. the appearance of burrowing ‘nmas). Ths option dovsnt fuly explain the answer Option Dis not the answer ‘Chace (8) 4. Option A: This can be understood from ‘higher oxygen levels in deep seas might encourage existing animals to migrate into them "Annals 276 moved to higher oxygen ‘teas — that implies animals pelar ghar oxygen Concentrations. E66. such @ guess woulant be ventured (Option As not tne answer Gplion 8 Ths can ba inferred tom “Move oxygen percolting fom the stmaspnere ino ihe cowan, would on fis wn encourage the recying of pte ino sulpaias More exygen means encouragement af recycling of py Inio sulphates. So, ocgen does assist the conversion Option 8 not the answer Option G This can be Infered from the fst two tines ‘The fst ing attributes the increase in almaspheric oxygen to ree in oceanic suphate, by jumprg straight (othe second fine) fo Mireased percolation of oxygen ino the ‘ean. So, ican be understood thal one hing leads to the ‘iner (increase in atmospheric oxygen leads to increased pereolaton) Hence, Optan Cis netthe anser. Option D: Ths i not tue. Accorcng fo the last para, the ‘author concludes thet epochal changes to the exygen and Sulphur cycles and animals go hand n hand. Ths option misrepresents to tformation comeletey. Option D i the answer Chaze ©) ‘Solutions for questions 6 to 8: Number of words and Explanatory notes for RC: Numberof words) 514 5. These critques’ have been mentoned in the preceding para thus: ‘in recent years, ClausewizianthougM has offen been domissed 38 being out of date because Clausemntz’s focus on state actos a5 the man paricans ("wars goes not correspond to contemporary Tray Raldor ques Ta sub-stare eerors (varfordscfug-raffokers, terrors) are. now the. main Inwence in what Ksidor desorbes as "New WBrs” and CClausewe’s alleged detniion of war 8s a tol fr sttes 0 2chieve poli goals des not correspond 10 the "Tae undetined porions ar Me {Saves te cts have Wit Glgusewt's detinton of War. Option A: The crtques dont pont out that Cusewits Gatriton s to0 simplsic Too author points out fat nese Cridques pick up whats a simpistic version of Causewits afnton, Option Ais nol the answer ‘Option. Ts. seems to be the biggest concen for critaues, thatthe Clausewiz's defniton of war doosnit ‘account for contemporary changes, 2nd that fi out of aialobso.te. The main paticpants in contamporary war fate subsiaio actos and Clausowtzs ction only Atbutas wat to stato actors. Cpton Bs the answer Option Cit is Clausewitz who defines war as more than Justa chameleon, and at's what even cris belove War fo be - dynamic $0, fi not correct t9 Say that the Crfiques nad taken issue over Clausewiz’s defivion, In that such @ getntion doesnt cover tne chameleon ike ‘ways of war. The chameleon-ike Ways of warm Hse, an ncoroctestmaton. Opto Cis not ho answer (Opton D: The craques bebeve that sub stato actors are tho main infuenco, whereas Clausewizs defnton of war atibutes to main iniuence fo stato aclors. Clausowil’s ‘efinton_doosnt realy ‘conceal the role” of subsite factors. ‘That wil bea more daiberate accusation Clausewit's detiiton as wo understand from the frst para, accoraing 16 the crtiques (not to be confused with cries) ignores the infuence of sub-siate acors, Henco, Option D iSnot apt ‘choice (8) Opton A: This is talking sbout the third element of ‘wor the potey, the suboranston, and the role. of the ‘dovernment. The complex and concrete resity is that ofthe Second element. Hence, Opton A's not he answer Opton itis the tre element that 1s suaject to pure ‘eaten as can be understood from "as. an mstument of pokey, which makes it subject to pure reason. The fist ferent violence, hated and enméy ‘The second s 2 play of chance and probabil. The thd san instument of poly, whch isthe one subject fo reason. Hence, Option B ‘Snot the answer (Opton C. This senfonce clearly expains what the second aspect of the tty, the play of chance and. probably Tepresents ~ "The play of chance comes fom the physical work! (mountans roads, vehicles weapons, esmographics technology, ard economes etc) and oF the Dersonaiies capabiives, hopes creams, plans, and wils Of the actors involved the confict in whieh the actors lone and schons wil co-evoNe” From this wo can Understand that the author cals the second part the complex and. concrete empircal. really. because it represents the coming together of plans and acfons (Opton Cs the answer Opton DI doesn't precede the engagement of wat The second part's the engagement of war as can be understood tem “Ar ine dbelsion 10 engage in war as bean taken, the second elomen the ply of chance and proDebity, constucts he analical Tramework of the Isotea conduct of war Cpton snot ansiver ‘Choe (C) This ‘the criieism against Giassewit’s tid element of war Clausewiz would be unsulee for conceptual ‘wars involving non stato actors Option A The cittcsm ef the third element of war has boen futher cricised (weokened) by the autor According to ‘he author, the celsm of the third element is valid only polis fs defined in a narrow way. This opion says that pois cannot have a narow defintion So. t egress with ‘he auinor and disagrees with the citcism against the element of war. Opion As nt tne ansiver. Opton The autor beleves hat the uh in the Statement, thal Clausewit2’s defnton of War does cover ‘wars wih economic objectives, depends on how wo define polis. So the statement (whch rpeosords tne cites oF ‘he thd olament of war nother boing supported by ths option, nor opposed. War having economic objectives oF economic consequences. nathar weakens the crosm against Clausewie’s definion of war nor skengthans 1 {thats because tho author beloves, it depends on how Wa ‘lin poies) Hence, Option Bs the answer (Opton Cc: This opion broadens the defnton of polis. ACcO‘ang othe lst para, the crcism of Cizusowt’s Inia Slement of war (as Gein! by him) vai ony #potics = Sefined navrouly If polis is alt mote than fst a narow ‘definton of state (stale nere means an inchvdusl county) Intoracton, thon the entesm cannot De Vald. So, 1S ‘woaktons the enism. Option C snot the answer. Opton D. If poles involves the inclusion of non-state adr, then poltes willbe defined beyond just ‘Statecraft “Trumphant Instat of Management Education Pvt Lid (WME) HOSS, © Foor, Siddanscliy Complex, Secunderabad ~ 500 O05 “Tet :040 40088400 Fax :040-2784734emall into timesadiaton conmrebtte : wir nsladucation com AIMCAT2103.S012 in. narow way, and that wil mean a broadening of is Gefriton. That weakens the entesm aganst Causenit2s ‘efniton because f broadens polis to include non-state {actors a5 wel Option Dis not he answer choice (8) 8 Option A: This is the second oloment of war, a pay of chance and probabil. in witch the actors plans and ‘ctons wil coovolva” Ths is part of the wondrous try. Option A's not tne answer Option B. Ths isthe fst slement of war physical violence ‘and "volence 9s an errata in order 1 motnete the Intiaton of wer Ths, heofoe, a part af fhe wondrous tity. pion B not the answer Option €: While war has been described as a tool, which depending onthe defnion of palics, coud be an instrument of potey, allow dstibution of power, the passage doesnt realy focus or alude to 9 confer between state and non-state actors for conaling pewers Fence, fis not pat of the wondrous tnty. Option Cis the answer. (Option D: Tae third clament of war is subjct to reason itis an nstument of poly and hence, of tho govornment or the Stale actor And is scope (according to the last para) ddapends on how wo define poltcs. So, this option does represent the thd element iis not tho aswer Choice (C) ‘Solutions for questions 9 to 12 Number of words and Explanatory notes for RC: Number ot wores 548 8. Option A: if we go back to where the author mentions the ‘ile ueky nod, we can fea that he autho say hs inewent mates. easier for US to underestimate the mutttude ‘of ways. luck ad influenced the eventual Dutcome In other words, the author says that there are many ways luck played @ part in Google's fate, but we Ignore and this one lucky mcdent makes & that mucn faster 1 ignore otner parts where luck played @ role (Option isthe ansver. (Option 6: This was Gue, but ths is stating the obvious. Tiss cption dovsnt tell Us about the authors purpose ‘explaining to us tis nedent, and the aor takeaway. (pton Bs nt the answer Option C: Ths is sweeping generaisaton. While it could ba said hat the author balovod luck favored Google there IS no grand generelsaton that luck mattered more than anything ee in Google's success. Option C is nt ihe Gptien D. Ths can be invaved tom the para, we However, tye author det mention ths exemple as prot that luck hed) helped Google through every decision ‘The author mentioned ths example fo show How licks TO is often underestmated n Google's success. The incdent Shows Google was lucky, esriy on. The author mentions the incident to show how luck was thee evenrnere, and yet, those who believe the story Hold on to a story Ime ths fd underestimate the luck elsewhere. Option D's not the ‘answer Choice (A) 10. Option A This isthe Wy Sst rule thatthe author mentions inthe fist ine ofthe para. However, Soesn' exolan what the paradox, tat comes iter nthe pare. Option As not the ansuer. (Option B: Whio the author doos tak about our abity to ignore cur ignorance, the option doesnt indicate why the uthor uses tho tern paradoxcall or what the patadox hare. Opton Bis notte answer Option C This is the paradox, an obvius contatiction batwoan tao” ideas tat seam to occur together ‘Tho paradox here = hal won we have loss ifort is supposed to puzzle us more. However, when we have less information, we end up creating a more coherent (Clear, and less puzzing) story oF narvatve, Hence, Option Cis the answer Option D This option stales the obvious ~ fewer pices, more coherence” However, ft doesnt explain what te Dstadox (or contradiction was) This is because of a signi inaccuracy i this opfon Fewer pieces in a puzzle obvously make the puzzle easier. The paradox Is that ‘when the puzzle is baoer, but only a few pieces are ‘avalable. shouldnt ofer more coherence (ocause Tere are many missing peces). Hence, Opton Dis cose but not the ans hoi (C) 41. Opton A. Tho understanding is not ilusory because we dont know about every event Its ilusory bocause it ‘doesn make ine event predate, and it doesnt make the fvent predictable because no story can include all the vents: that could have changed the outcome (not just vents nat contrbuted to Googe’ rise) Hence, Opton A ‘Snot te answer Opton The understanding according to the autor of someone who rea¢s the story is ilisory because the timete test of an explanation & wheiner & would have ‘mage te event predtabie mn acvance. Since, no naraine for Google's story could ave possibly predicted. the success in advance, ths test cannot be passod. Henco, (pton Bs the answer. (Opton C: The author doosn say thal the sty is selective and leaves out tho lucky bis. The” author is_ simply fxplaning that any stay’ cieated to explain Googles success wil not be abie to predict Google's success (without the hindsight bas). In other words, any story oc natratve would explain Google's success post-acto, but ‘ne same natraive may not Nave been abe to predict Google's success, because its mpossibe fora naratne 1 involve al posse events thal Sontibuted to Googles (Option D: The auther doesn't create to ses of evens, one part where luck payed @ role and another where Ick ‘or. The tusory nature of understanding fs nt because ‘we know one part ofthe story and dont know about the ater It lusory because the story cannot predict Googie’s success, and that's because the story wont incivse all tho dolals st would have led To other outcomes. Hence, Option Ds no the answer ‘Choice (8) 412. Option A: The last line of the para indicates that the world makes sense because we are ignorant of our ignorance Ignorance of cur own ignorance i the foundation of our conviction says, Henco, Option A can be understoe fom ‘he para. Its not ine answer. Opton B. This camot be infared from the para, because tne author doesnt realy question the celabiliv of our ‘uidenee Tho author’ merely. questions. te United ‘AOU of information (9.20) tal wo have, which may fot be suficont fo explan an event Hanes, Option Bis the Option C: From the fist ne ofthe para itis clear that we fare ighorart of our own ignorance (eerste in the last ine again) 0, is indeed possible hat we dor understand fbr Tack "of infomation whie “explaining something. Option Cs nt tne answer (Opton D: The author does explan that we ty to create 3 story beleing that whatever iformcton we have sal the inforaton that ents. Thal means we can creat coneront stores (even they are not rue) whout al the informaton, and hence, can be said that the coherence ofthe story 1wo creaio isnot necessary coriaod to the information (we may creata a perecty coherent, abet wrong, sto, ‘wih very litle informaton), Option Ds na the answer ‘choice (8) Solutions for questions 13 0 16: Number of words and Explanatory notes for RC: Number ofwords: 448 43. The passage is an objective description of Sad’s contuon to Pes. Colonial studies, “Trumphant Instat of Menégement Education Pvt Lid (WME) HOSS, Foor, Siddansetiy Complex, Secunderabad ~ 300 O05 “Tet :040 40088400 Fax :040-2784734emall into timesadiaton conmrebtte : wir nsladucation com AIMCAT2103.S013, Option A: Choice Ais relevant out of scope and cannat be infered fom the. balgaced. segments of the. tex ‘The’ statements tak about the westem perception of caster cultures and no re western influence. (Option B: Choice & (ntemaize colonial assumptions about the ifeionty of tre conquered peoples) seems contrary to "Said cals nto question tne underying assumptions that form the foundation of Onentalt thniong”“constuctng the Orient through the lens of Europeans" contradicts “Scholaiship trom ar and second-hand reprosontaton rust take 3 back saat” gwen nthe ast paragraph ‘Option ©: The frst pat of choice C though tue rom the tem “postcolonial (studies) does not emerge from the boldiaced pottons of the passage Also “analyze the ester ways of doping the Eastern word? is the od way DF studying the East (as gven in pares 2 and 3) which what's argued against nthe lest para ofthe passage ‘Said cal into question the underying essumgsions that form the feundation of Onentalist minkng. A rejecion of (Onentalsm entais.. Hence cnoce Gis not correct. Option D: The passage contedusises Said’ work as a background for postcolonial studes, Sais studkes bor Challenge the Westem dominance (Scholarship from afar {and Second-hand representation must take a back seat) and encourage an Easter participation in iteralure about it'(The Onemat must be gwen a voce ) (Choice (0) “14. Option A The Crient signs a system of representations framed by poiiical foreas that brought the Ovnt lo Wester teaming, Western conscousness and Western tema The fest ‘Onienalsts wate 19! century scholars Uiho Uanslted the wings of the Onent inte English based on the assumption thal a truly effecive colonal Conauest reaured knowledge of the conauered pe00les Hence choice As be and snot the answer (Option B Revechon of Onentaist thinking does not entail a Genial of the difernces between The West and the ‘Orient, but rater an evaluation of such differences in'& ‘more cial an objective fashion. Hence choie Bs false fad isthe answer. Gption ©. What is considered the Orient a vast region ne that spreads across a myrad of cutures and couries Said argues that Orentaism canbe found in current Wester cepicions of Arab cutures. A isovian and a Scholar would tum not to @ panoramic view of haf ofthe globe. "The Onenf cannot be studied in anon.Onetalist manner, rather the scholar is obliged to. study mors focussed “and smaler cullualy consistent regions So chaice Cis tue and snot the asier Option D_ Choe D i tus from the last two sentences of thepassage Hence tisnotthe answer. choco) 48, Reter tothe second para (Option A Choice hes not been mentioned in the passage Option B Choice B is en exaggeration and. Goes not coreety represent whet the semtence in quotes In the ‘question implies Option

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