CAM- 2nd February

A to C

A. Para -Based

Q1)
A new study has found a simple way to reduce the obesity risk. All you have to do is spend at least
one-quarter of the day standing. Standing for at least one-quarter of the day has been linked to lower
odds of obesity in the study led by the American Cancer
Society in collaboration with The Cooper Institute, the University of Texas and the University of Georgia.
So, standing for at least 6 hours a day has tremendous protective health effects.
Which of the following, if true, undermines the importance of protective health effects of standing?
(A) It is unclear whether less standing leads to more obesity or whether, in fact obese individuals stand
less
(B) Lack of movement — standing or sitting for a long time - is found to make veins work harder to
pump blood to the heart, weakening them in the process.
(C) Researchers found that men meeting physical activity guidelines and standing a quarter to half of
the time had 57 percent reduced likelihood for abdominal obesity.
(D) Those meeting physical activity guidelines and standing three quarters of the time or more, had 64
percent lower odds for abdominal obesity than others.

Q2)
Audiences have become newspapers biggest source of revenue. This is a seismic shift from a
strong business-to-business emphasis - newspapers to advertisers - to a growing
business-to-consumer emphasis, newspapers to audiences. For the first time this century,
circulation has surpassed advertising to become the biggest source of newspapers' revenues.
This means that contrary to conventional wisdom, young people seek out news as seven in 10
of them get news on a daily basis.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
(A) Digital advertising is slowly replacing print advertising.
(B) There has been a drastic change in the nature of reporting and presenting the news these days.
(C) Newspapers around the world have proved their value and resilience in the face of massive
competition by discovering new markets and new business models.
(D) Fifty per cent of people in the age group 18 - 22 years pay for at least one news specific
app or digital subscription.
Q3)
The American Medical Association's House of Delegates voted this month in favour of a ban on
direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs and medical devices. Its officers argue that
such advertising inflates demand for new and more expensive drugs, even when these drugs may
not be appropriate.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the officers' argument above?
(A) Only medical professionals read these ads and weigh the risks, benefits and appropriate
uses of drugs advertised.
(B) These ads educate and inform patients about drugs their doctors might not mention, encourage
discussions between doctors and patients, and can help patients take more responsibility for their
own health care.
(C) These ads lead to patients' demanding inappropriate drugs from their doctors.
(D) These ads encourage the idea that there is a drug for every illness, even for conditions consumers
might never have thought to treat

Q4)
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance provided in the workplace that can consist of wage
replacements and medical benefits for employees who are injured while working. Usually by accepting
these funds, employees acknowledge that they will not sue their employers for negligence. According
to the latest statistics, the number of workers' compensation claims has reduced considerably as
fewer and fewer people nationwide are getting hurt at work these days. Employers claim that the
workplace today is much safer than it was a few years ago.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the employers' claim?
(A) Many workers who were injured while at work have since quit their jobs.
(B) Many people, like those in the construction industry, are misclassified as independent contractors.
(C) Compensation claims are processed strictly, based on a calculation of the level of disability and
what portion of the injury is linked to their jobs.
(D) A government agency monitors the administration of workers' compensation claims, and provides
administrative and judicial services to assist in resolving disputes that arise in connection with claims
for workers' compensation benefits.

Directions for Q5 to Q8: Five statements labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are given below. Among
them, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent passage/ paragraph. From the
given options, choose the one that does not fit into the theme of the passage

Q5)
(1) Numerical ability is more than a matter of being able to distinguish two objects from three, even if it
depends on that ability.
(2) Bigger numbers are instead referred to by generic words equivalent to 'several' or 'many'.
(3) Such cultures have the capacity to discriminate quantity, but it is rough and not exact. unlike
numbers', said Nunez.
(4) Plenty of pre-literate cultures that have no tradition of writing or institutional education,
including indigenous societies in Australia, South America and Africa, lack specific words for
numbers larger than about five or six.
(5) Although researchers often assume that numerical cognition is inherent to humans. cognitive
scientist Rafel Nunez of the University of California, points out that not all cultures show it.
Q6)
(1) The French breezily refer to les Anglo-Saxons when talking about the British, the Americans, the
Canadians, the Australians or some mix of all four; they are more than happy to engage in vigorous
arguments about the so-called modele anglo-saxon. which has become a catch-all term to describe a
variety of cultural. social and economic policies developed in the English-speaking world; and they are
quite comfortable drawing stark contrasts between une culture anglo-saxonne and a wide range of
countercultures.
(2) It sounds too archaic and too awkward for the modern multicultural societies we live in.
(3) In the English-speaking world, the term 'Anglo-Saxon' usually refers to a specific period in medieval
history.
(4) Few English speakers today would describe themselves as Anglo-Saxons.
(5) Occasionally. a residual contemporary usage creeps back into general parlance — such as the
common expression 'White Anglo-Saxon Protestant', used to describe a certain type of American East
Coast elite — but this is unusual.

Q7)
(1) This takes forward the principle already contained in laws relating to children.
(2) In many cases, they are victims themselves, and may be deterred from deposing fully and
confidently in the formal atmosphere.
(3) For now, the term 'vulnerable witnesses' is limited to children, but the principle may have to be
expanded to include adults who may be equally vulnerable to threats and an atmosphere of fear
and intimidation.
(4) The Supreme Court's direction that within three months there should be at least two special
deposition centers under every high court's jurisdiction is a positive step towards ensuring a
conducive and protective atmosphere for vulnerable witnesses.
(5) It has long been recognized that children testifying as witnesses find the courtroom experience
intimidating.

Q8)
(1) This catch-all term includes sites of atrocities such as Auschwitz or Cambodia's killing fields:
nuclear disaster zones such as Chernobyl in Ukraine and the Fukushima tai-ichi power plant in
Japan; and other morbid locations, such as the house where O.J. Simpson's ex-wife was killed.
(2) As travelers embrace experiences, rather than just heading to the pool, visits to “dark tourism” sites
have risen in tandem.
(3) But recent tragedies demand greater sensitivity.
(4) The fact that tourism is soaring is well-known—between 1999 and 2016 the number of people opting
for a foreign holiday doubled, according to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
(5) The internet has raised awareness of such places; cheap flights have made them easier to get to.
B. Quantitative Aptitude

Q1)
I was visiting my friends house at Tuticorin for the first time. I knew that he had 5 children- two daughters and
three sons. The daughters were Sonali and Monali and the sons were Surya, Sagar and Prithvi. When I
stepped into the house, I was greeted by Sagar and Sonali. Sagar introduced himself and told me that
he was twice as old as Sonali. The next to meet me was Monali who said that she and Sonali together were
twice as old as Sagar. Then Surya walked in and introduced himself and said that he and Sagar were
twice as old as their sisters together. In the afternoon Prithvi came to my room when I was relaxing and said
"sorry uncle, I was busy with my friends. As it is my 21st birthday today I could not meet you in the morning."
When I greeted him and said that it was fine, he said "you know uncle, that the three of us Sagar, Surya and I
are five times as old as our sisters together," saying which he went away. After how many long would Surya
be twice as old as Sagar?

(A) 2 years (B) 2 years 6 months (C) 3 years 6 months (D) 4 years

Q2)
From the first 20 natural numbers, a combination of 3 distinct numbers is selected and then arranged in
ascending order. How many such combinations can be picked so that the average of the extreme numbers
gives the middle element?

(A) 102 (B) 90 (C) 94 (D) 86

Q3)
Which of the following is false?

(A) (255)49 < (250)50 (B) (31)29 < (30)30 (C) (240)38 > (234)39 (D) (60)61 > (61)60

Q4)
Three persons A, B, C started playing a game. They had money in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1. It was decided that, if A
lost the round he would give 1/4th of the money that he had prior to that round, equally to B and C. If B lost,
he would give half of his money equally to A and C and if C lost , he would give 2/3rd of his money, equally to
A and B. B lost the first round, then C lost the next round followed by A and then followed by B again. A
gained Rs. 10 over the four rounds. After which round should the game have been stopped for A to gain the
maximum amount?

(A) Round 1 (B) Round 2 (C) Round 3 (D) Round 4

Q5)
Satish wrote 12 tests, each of maximum marks 100. At the end of the year he sat down to check his
performance for the entire year. He noticed that he could not trace the answer scripts of tests 5, 7, 11, 12 and
could not recollect the marks that he had scored in those tests. However, he remembered that the average
marks that he got in all those 12 tests were 85. The marks that he got in tests 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 8, 9, 10 were
respectively 88, 84, 85, 77, 95, 76, 86, 83. His friend Dinesh remembered that he got 2 more marks in test 5
than he got in test 11and he got 12 more marks in test 12 than in test 7. The marks obtained in test 11 were
18 more than those obtained in test 7. If test 12 was re conducted and Satish increased his average by 1
mark, how many marks did Satish get in the retest?

(A) 100 (B) 98 (C) 96 (D) 92

Q6)
A boat P which moves at a speed of 8 m/s in still water, starts from a Jetty and travel downstream in a river.
After 5 minutes another boat Q that moves at a speed of 3 m/s in still water starts and follow P. After 15 more
minutes, two passengers on P decide to board Q. They are left behind on a raft that floats along with the
river to be picked up by the Q. If P can do 6 m/s upsteam, then find approximately the time for which the
passengers stayed on the raft.

(A) 42 minutes (B) 48.5 minutes (C) 41 Minutes (D) 45 Minutes

Q7)
A sprinter started running on a circular path radius is r meter. His average speed in m/s is (π/800)R, during the
first 100 seconds, (π/1600)R, during the next 400 seconds, (π/3200)R, during the next 1600 seconds and
(π/6400)R during the next 6400 seconds and so on, where R = (16/15)r. What is the ratio of the time taken by
him for running the first and the second rounds?

(A) 16 : 63 (B) 8 : 15 (C) 4 : 13 (D) 17 : 48

Q8)
A, B, C are three students who attend the same tutorial classes. If the probability that on a particular day
exactly one out of A and B attends the class is 7/10, exactly one out of B and C attend is 4/10, exactly one out
of A and C attend is 7/10. If the probability that all the three attend the class is 9/100, then find the probability
that at least one attends the class.

(A) 46/100 (B) 63/100 (C) 74/100 (D) 99/100

Q9)
A tapeworm comes across three type of cells in the large intestine of a host. Attacking one of the cells makes
the worm grow by 2 cm attacking another one shortens it by 0.75 cm. Attacking the third does not change its
length but it has to confront 3 more cells similar to the first set of 3 cells. The tapeworm cannot identify the type
of any of the cells and is equally likely to attack any of the three at any stage. Find the expected change in the
length of the worm (in cm)

(A) 1/4 (B) 3/4 (C) 5/8 (D) 7/8

C. DILR

Directions for Q1 to Q4
Amar, Akash, Bikash and Chirag ate four different types of fruits- apples, mangoes, bananas and guavas.
Each person ate at least one fruit of each type. The total number of mangoes eaten by all was the same
as the total number of guavas eaten by all. A total of 24 fruits was taken. The total number of mangoes
eaten by all was 6. Exactly two persons, Bikash and Chirag, ate the same total number of fruits, which
was 6 in number. The total number of apples and the total number of bananas eaten by all were distinct.
No one ate more than a total of 7 fruits. Exactly one person ate four fruits of a particular type. No person
ate exactly three fruits of any particular type of fruit.

Q1)
Which of the following statement must be false?

(A) Bikash ate two guavas (B) Akash ate two apples

(C) Akash ate four apples (D) Bikash ate four bananas

Q2)
If Amar ate two bananas, then Bikash ate how many apples?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) cannot be determined

Q3)
If Chirag ate two apples, then which of the following statements must be true?

(A) Either Amar or Akash ate four bananas

(B) Bikash ate two guavas

(C) Bikash ate two mangoes

(D) all of the above

Q4)

If Amar ate 4 apples then, Akash ate how many bananas?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) cannot be determined

Directions for Q5 to Q8: Answer these questions on the basis of the information given below.

The following table shows the prices (per kg) of Onions, Potato, Chicken and Others, which are used in
the making of different chicken dishes at a restaurant for six weeks. Each day the cook changes the
relative quantity of ingredients in the dish so as to produce a different taste, Theses ate the only four
costs in the making of each dish.

Q5)
If a dish is to contain at least 50% chicken (by weight) and at least 10% (by weight) of each of the other
three items, then what is the minimum cost of making one kg of the dish on week 3?

(A) 70.9 (B) 71.8 (C) 72.3 (D) None of the above

Q6)
If in one kg of the dish, the quantity by weight of Onions, Potato, Chicken and others is 150 gm, 200 gm
550 gm and 100 gm in week 2 and 175 gm, 150 gm, 600 gm and 75 gm in week 4, then what is the
percentage increase in the cost of making 1 kg of the dish in week 4, when compared to week 2?

(A) 12.9 (B) 13.5 (C) 13.7 (D) Can’t say

Q7)
If the quantity of all the four items used in the dish remain the same in weeks 1 and 3, then what is the
percentage increase in the cost of making 5 kgs of the dish in week 3, when compared to week 1?

(A) 18.6% (B) 20.4% (C) 22.5% (D) Cannot be determined

Q8)
If none of the quantities can exceed 40% (by weight) what would be the maximum cost of making 1 kg of
the dish in any of the given weeks?

(A) Rs 78 (B) Rs 78.4 (C) Rs 79 (D) Rs 79.6