snap 2008 original paper
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SNAP 2008 Original Paper
Analytical & Logical Reasoning Section
For all questions in this section, correct answers carry 2 marks each.
1. A band passes around all the wheels so that they all can be turned by the driving wheel. When the driving wheel turns in the direction shown. Which way will the wheel B turn?
(a) Clockwise (b) Cannot move (c)Anti-clockwise (d) Either way
Solution:Look at the wheel B from the top. As D is rotating in anticlockwise direction, it is evident that the wheel should move in anticlockwise direction.Now look at the wheel B from the bottom, here it should rotate in clockwise direction.This is contradictory, hence wheel B cannot move.
Choice (b)2. In a certain language (A) ‘Sun shines brightly’ is written as ‘ba lo sul’; (B) ‘Houses are brightly lit’
as ‘kado udo ari ba’; and (C) ‘Light comes from sun’ as ‘dapi kup lo nro’. What word will be written for ‘sun’ and ‘brightly’?
(a) lo, ba (b) ba, lo(c) snl, lo (d) ba, sul
Solution:From (A) and (B) ‘brightly’ is common in both the phrases and also “ba” is the only word common in the code.So, ‘brightly’ is written as ‘ba’.Similarly from (A) and (C), ‘sun’ is coded as ‘lo’.
Choice (a)3. Given are the following three equations:
1.
2.
3.
How many circles are equivalent to a square, as per the ratios in the three given equations?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Solution:Let us represent square as ‘s’, triangle as ‘t’ circle as ‘c’ and rhombus as ‘r’.(1) s + c = t(2) s = c + r(3) 2t = 3r.From (1) and (2) substituting s in (1) we get,2c + r = tFrom (3)
2c + r = 23
r
Þ 2c = 21
r
Þ 4c = rNow from (2)
s = c + r = c + 4c = 5c\ There should be 5 circles.
Choice (a)
4. Each child in a family has at least 4 brothers and 3 sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have?
(a) 7 (b) 8(c) 9 (d) 10
Solution:Assume, a person is male, he should have 4 brothers and three sisters. This implies that there are at least 5 male children.This implies that in that family every female child has 5 brothers and two sisters.Therefore there must be at least 3 female children, hence there must be one more female.Hence, there must be at least 9 children.
Choice (c)
5. In the following question two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assume the two statements are true even if they are at variance with commonly known facts. Then pick the correct answer from the choices given below.
A. Only conclusion I followsB. Only conclusion II followsC. Both conclusion I & II follow
D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followStatements: Some doctors are fools. Joshi is a doctor.Conclusions: I. Joshi is a fool.
II. Some fools are doctors.(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
Solution:From first statement alone we can conclude II.As, the term doctor is not distributed, nothing can be concluded regarding ‘Joshi’ and ‘fool’.I cannot be concluded.
Choice (b)
6. Debu walks towards east then towards North and turning 45° right walks for a while and lastly turn towards left. In which direction is he walking now?
(a) North (b) East(c) South-East (d) North-West
Solution:The path travelled by Debu is as follows
So, the final direction will be North-West.
Choice (d)
Directions for Question No. 7-9: Read the following instructions and answer.I. There is a rectangular wooden block of length 4 cm, height 3 cm and breadth 3 cm.II. The two opposite surfaces of 4 cm ´ 3 cms are painted yellow on the outside.III. The other two opposite surfaces of 4 cm ´ 3 cm are painted red on the outside.IV. The remaining two surfaces of 3 cm ´ 3 cm are painted green on the outside.V. Now, the block is cut in such a way that cubes of 1 cm ´ 1 cm ´ 1 cm are created.
7. How many cubes will have only one colour?(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 14 (d) 18
Solution:Given that there are four 4 cm ´ 3 cm faces.The middle two cubes on each of these faces will have only one colour on them.
\ 4 ´ 2 = 8 cubesAlso given, there are two 3 cm ´ 3 cm faces. The middle cube on either of these faces will have one colour on it.\ 2 ´ 1 = 2 cubes\ A total of 10 cubes are there with only one colour.
Choice (a)
8. How many cubes will have no colour?(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 8
Solution:The cuboid consists of four layers along first dimension, three layers along second dimension and three layers along third dimension.As we need cubes without any colour, we are not interested in the outer most layers along each of the three dimensions.
\The number of cubes without any colour = 2 ´ 1 ´ 1 = 2Choice (b)
9. How many cubes will have any two colours?(a) 32 (b) 24
(c) 16 (d) 12
Solution:There are a total of 36 cubes and from the above two solutions, we have the number of cubes with one colour as 10, the number of cubes without any colour as 2.As each colour is painted in opposite pairs of faces, each of the 8 corner cubes will have three colours.\ The number of cubes with any two colours = 36 – 10 – 2 – 8 = 16
Alternative solution:From the given information, we can say that the dimensions of the cube are 4 cm, 3 cm and 3 cm.\We have four edges of 4 cubes, four edges of 3 cubes and four edges of 3 cubes.On an edge with four cubes, only the middle two cubes have two colours on them.On an edge with three cubes, only the middle cube has two colours on it.\ Total number of cubes with two colours on them = 4 ´ 2 + 8 ´ 1 = 16
Choice (c)
10. Read the following about the gird given below and answer.
· The cells in this grid contain the digits 1 to 9 in random order.
· Column A contains no odd digits.
· Cell C3 minus Cell C2 equals 4.
· The sum of three digits in Row 1 is 17.
· Number 7 is in column B; its left hand neighbour is not 4.
· The digits of Column C add upto 14.
· 2 is not in the same horizontal row as 8; and 9 is not immediately below 3.
Which cell holds the number 9?
A B C
1
2
3
(a) B1 (b) B3(c) C2 (d) C1
Solution:
As cell C3 - cell C2 = 4
The possibilities are - (1, 5), (2, 6), (3, 7), (4, 8), (5, 9) as column A cannot have any odd number it should have even numbers, i.e., three numbers among - 2, 4, 6 and 8.So, in C, there cannot be two even numbers and also as, number 7 is in column B.
Cell C3 and C2 can have (1, 5) or (5, 9). Again given, the sum of the digits of column C is 14. So, (5, 9) is not possible in C2 and C3.
\ C3 is 5.
C2 is 1.
So, C1 must be 8. [as sum is 14]
So, 4, 6 and 2 will be in column A.
Sum of the three digits in row 1 is 17.
9 cannot be is row 1 as we already have 8.
Row 1 should also not contain 2.
So, there should be 6 in A1 and 3 in B1.
9 should be in B3. 7 in B2, 2 is A2 and 3 in A3.
Complete table will be as follows:
A B C
1 6 3 8
2 2 7 1
3 4 9 5
Choice (b)
11. Replace the question mark with the right option. 4, 32, 288, ?, 31680(a) 25600 (b) 2880(c) 7420 (d) 10000
Solution:The series is as follows.
2880 is the missing number.
Choice (b)
12. In the Sunday bazzar Jamuna sells here lemons at Rs.0.50 for two. Her nieghbour Seema has a little smaller lemons she sells hers at Rs.0.50 for three. After a while, when both ladies have the same number of lemons left, Seema is called away. She asks her neighbour to take care of her goods. To make things simple, Jamuna puts all lemons in one big pile, and starts selling five lemons per one rupee. When Seema returns, at the end of the day, all lemons have been sold. But when they start dividing the money, there appears to be a shortage of Rs.3.50. Supposing they divide the money equally, how much does Jamuna lose with this deal?
(a) Rs.10.50 (b) Rs.11.50(c) Rs.42.00 (d) Rs.52.50
Solution:Let us assume each one of them have 6 lemons.Selling 6 lemons Jamuna would have got Rs.1.5 and Seema would gave got Re.1.
After combining cost of (6 + 6), i.e., 12 lemons = 5
12
= 2.4\ There is Rs.0.1 loss.
But at the end they found a shortage of Rs.3.5.
\ Total number of lemon = 3.5 ´ 1.0
12
= 420
\For her 210 lemons Jamuna receives at original rate = 2
5.0
´ 210 = 52.50
If they divide equally the amount after selling @5 lemons per Re.1 Jamuna receives = 5
210
= 42\ Jamuna receives (52.50 - 42) = 10.50 less.
Choice (a)
13. There are two cups, one containing orange juice and one containing an equal amount of lemonade. One teaspoon of the orange juice is taken and mixed with the lemonade. Then a teaspoon of this mixture is mixed back into the orange juice. Is there more lemonade in the orange juice or more orange juice in the lemonade?
(a) More orange juice in the lemonade.(b) More lemonade in the orange juice.
(c) Equal amount of each juice between the two cups.(d) None of the above.
Solution:Let the lemonade and the orange juice be contained in cups A and B respectively.Let the quantity of each juice be 1 litre.After both the transformations the quantity of the mixture in each cup is the same, i.e., 1 litre.Now, suppose x ml orange juice is present in cup A.\The quantity of lemonade in cup A is (1000 – x) ml. It implies that the remaining x ml of lemonade must be in cup B.
So, the quantity of orange juice in cup A is equal to the quantity of lemonade in cup B. The above illustration can be explained through following diagrams.
Initial
Final
Choice (c)
14. Consider the statement and decide which of the assumptions are implicit:-“In the present period of economic hardships, education and small family norm may lead the
nation of progress and prosperity”Assumptions: A. Education and small family norms are directly related to nations progress.B. Big families find it difficult to bear the cost of education.
(a) Only A is implicit(b) Only B is implicit
(c) Both A and B are implicit(d) Neither A nor B is implicit
Solution:As the author says, “progress and prosperity” can be obtained by “education and small family norms” he mean to say that these events are related events.
So, I is implicit.There is no reference of big families so, II is irrelevant.
Choice (a)
15. Fill in the blanks to find two words that are synonyms.
(a) KS, ST (b) MS, NT (c)ST, DN (d) MS, DN
Solution:MS and DN are the missing letter. The synonyms words that can be obtained from these letters are,IMMODEST and INDECENT,
Choice (d)
16. Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about that. Just look at the city’s most beautiful beaches, which are amongst the most overcrowded places in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?
(a) Moose and bear usually appear at the same drinking hole at the same time of day. Therefore, moose and bear must be feeling thirsty at about the same time.
(b) Children who are scolded severely tend to misbehave more often than other children. Hence if a child is not scolded severely, that child is less likely to misbehave.
(c) During warm weather my dog suffers more fleas than during cool weather. Therefore, fleas must thrive in a warm environment.
(d) Tally accounting software helps increase the work efficiency of its users. As a result, these users have more time for other activities.
Solution:The question statement present a situation in which numbers of species (people) are drawn to a locale because of its attribute (beauty) therefore the assumption in the statement is that the crowds on the beach are there to enjoy the beauty.
Choice (b) and (d) are easily eliminated.Choice (b) woks at an entirely different logical relationship – one between behavioural aspects – where increase / decrease in scolding leads to increase / decrease in misbehaviour.Choice (d) presents a totally different argument – where increased efficiency leads to increase in free time.Choice (a) is not similar – it speaks of 2 species and the species share an attribute. The attribute of the locale is not the focus of the statement.Choice (c) is appropriate. Numbers of fleas – (the tiny insects that live in the fur of animals) are drawn to an environment when it is warm (the animal’s fur exposed to warm weather). The assumption then is that the fleas are there (and proliferating) because of the warmth. This choice is the closest, in reasoning to the question statement.
Choice (c)
17. Abdul, Mala, and Chetan went bird watching. Each of the them saw one bird that none of the other did. Each pair saw one bird that the third did not. And one bird was seen by all three. Of the birds Abdul saw, two were yellow. Of the birds Mala saw, three were yellow. Of the birds Chetan saw, four were yellow. How many yellow birds were seen in all? How many non-yellow birds were seen in all?(a) 7 yellow birds and 3 non yellow birds. (b) 5 yellow birds and 2 non
yellow birds.(c) 4 yellow birds and 2 non yellow birds. (d) 3 yellow birds and 2 non
yellow birds.
Solution:Let us represent the birds watched by the three in the venn diagram.
As per the given information a = b = c = d = e = f = g = 1.So, Chetan watched 4 birds and given that Chetan watched four yellow birds.
Hence, all the birds, he watched are yellow.\ c, d, g, f are yellow.Abdul watched two yellow birds.\ a and c are not yellow.Mala watched three yellow birds.\ b is yellow.
\ There are 5 (b, e, d, g, f) yellow and 2 (a and c) non-yellow birds.Choice (b)
18. In each of the following two sets I & II, find the word or pair of words different from the other three words or pair of words:
I: J. Lake K. Brook L. StreamM. River
II: J. Weighty – Heavy K. Broad – Wide L. Big – Large M. Tiny – Small
(a) I-J, II-J (b) I-K, II-M(c) I-K, II-J (d) I-J, II-K
Solution:Lake is a closed water body whereas others are open water bodies.Except Weighty – Heavy, others are related to size.
Choice (a)
19. A, B, C and D are standing on the four corners of a square field as shown in the figure. From the positions shown in the figure, A walks to the North position and B walks to the East position while C decides to walk two sides in anticlockwise direction. B walks to North and then changes his mind to take the previous position. Identify the choice with correct positions.
(a) A & B occupy the same position. (b) C & D occupy the same position.
(c) D & B are in their original positions. (d) B and C are in diagonally opposite positions.
Solution:The initial positions of A, B, C and D is as follows.
The final positions of A, B, C and D is as follows.
(a) is false(b) cannot be determined(c) cannot be determined(d) is definitely true.
Choice (d)
20. A gambler bet on a horse race, but the bookee wouldn’t tell him the results of the race. The bookee gave clues as to how the five horses finished -- which may have included some ties -- and wouldn’t pay the gambler off unless the gambler could determine how the five horses finished based on the following clues:(1) Penn Fe finished before Night Marvel and after Wish Bones.(2) Wish Bones tied with Penn Fe if and only if Hallelujah did not tie with Sundae.(3) Penn Fe finished as many places after Sundae as Sundae finished after Wish Bones if and
only if wish Bones finished before Night Marvel.The gambler thought for a moment, then answered correctly. How did the five horses finish the
race?(a) Sundae came in first. Wish Bones and Hallelujah tied for second place. Penn Fe came in
fourth. Night Marvel came in fifth.(b) Wish Bones came in first. Sundae and Penn Fe tied for second place. Hallelujah came in
fourth. Night Marvel came in fifth.(c) Wish Bones came in first. Sundae and Hallelujah tied for second place. Penn Fe came in
fourth. Night Marvel came in fifth.(d) Penn Fe came in first. Night Marvel and Hallelujah tied for second place. Wish Bones came in
fourth. Sundae came in fifth.
Solution:It is given that Penn Fe finished before Night Marvel and after Wish Bones.
i.e., Wish BonesPenn FeNight Marvel
from (3), we have Penn Fe finished as many places after Sundae as Sundae finished after Wish Bones if and only if Wish Bones finished before Night Marvel.From (1), we have Wish Bones finished before Night Marvel.
Hence, from (1) and (3), we haveWish bonesSundaePenn Fe
Night MarvelFrom (2), Wish Bones is not tied with Penn Fe, hence Hallelujah tied with Sundae.
The final order is1 – Wish Bones23
4 – Penn Fe5 – Night Marvel
Choice (c)
21. In a school drill, a number of children are asked to stand in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 6th child is diametrically opposite the 16th child. How many children are made to stand in the circle?
(a) 16 (b) 20(c) 22 (d) None of the
above
Solution:It is given that in a school drill all the students are made to stand in a circle. In the circle 6 th child is diametrically opposite to the 16th child.
Sundae, Hallelujah
Hence there are 9 students in between these two students on either side.In total there are 9 + 9 + 2 = 20 students.
Choice (b)
22. In this question insert the missing number at the sign of interrogation.
8 4 9 55 7 3 43 4 5 839 44 60 ?
(a) 62 (b) 72(c) 60 (d) 70
Solution:In each column, the sum of first two numbers is multiplied with the third number to get the last number in each column
i.e., (8 + 5) ´ 3 = 39(4 + 7) ´ 4 = 44(9 + 3) ´ 5 = 60(5 + 4) ´ 8 = 72
Choice (b)
23. Steel cylinders are made so that each one has a large and small hole through the middle. In the drawing six cylinders have been stacked on top of each other. To stop the cylinders from rolling on the smooth floor they are wedged by heavy blocks at each side of bottom row. If the heavy blocks are removed what would be the position of cylinders when they stopped rolling?
(a) A (b) B(c) C (d) D
Solution:The cylinders when then stopped rolling, in each cylinder the larger hide (less weight) goes up while the smaller hoe (more weight) comes down. Hence, (c) is the position.
Choice (c)
Directions for Questions No. 24-26: Use the information given below to answer.i. There is a group of 5 persons A, B, C, D and Eii. In the group there is one badminton player, one chess player and one tennis player.iii. A and D are unmarried ladies and do not play any games.iv. No lady is a chess player or a badminton player.v. There is a married couple in the group of which E is the husband.vi. B is the brother of C and is neither a chess player nor a tennis player.
24. Which of the groups has only ladies?(a) ABC (b) BCD (c)CDE (d) None of the above
Solution:It is given that – A, B, C, D and E are five persons.Among them, there is one tennis player, one chess player and one badminton player.From (iii), A and D are spinsters and do not play any games.Hence, B, C, E are the players.Among B, C and E there is one married couple.From (v) and (vi),B and E are males.Hence, C is a female who is married to E.From (iv) C plays tennisFrom (vi) B plays badmintonE plays chess.
A, C and D are the females in the group.
Choice (d)
25. Who is the tennis player(a) B (b) C(c) D (d) E
Solution:It is given that – A, B, C, D and E are five persons.Among them, there is one tennis player, one chess player and one badminton player.From (iii), A and D are spinsters and do not play any games.Hence, B, C, E are the players.Among B, C and E there is one married couple.From (v) and (vi),B and E are males.Hence, C is a female who is married to E.From (iv) C plays tennisFrom (vi) B plays badmintonE plays chess.
C is the tennis player.
Choice (b)
26. Who is the wife of E?(a) A (b) B(c) D (d) None of above
Solution:It is given that – A, B, C, D and E are five persons.Among them, there is one tennis player, one chess player and one badminton player.From (iii), A and D are spinsters and do not play any games.
Hence, B, C, E are the players.Among B, C and E there is one married couple.From (v) and (vi),B and E are males.Hence, C is a female who is married to E.From (iv) C plays tennisFrom (vi) B plays badmintonE plays chess.
C is the wife of E.
27. Consider the following statements and answer the question.M, N, O and P are all different individuals.
M is the daughter of N.N is the son of O.O is the father of P.
Which among the following statements is contradictory to the above premises?(a) P is the father of M. (b) O has three children. (c) M
has one brother. (d) M is the granddaughter of O.
Solution:The given information can be represented as follows.
(a) p is the sibling of M’s father. Hence, P could be either Aunt or uncle to M but not father.Choice (a)
28. The Drawing shows a cross section where the land meets the sea. The section covered is 5 kilometers. On a hot day, in which direction, indicated by four arrows. Is the wind most likely to blow?
(a) A (b) B(c) C (d) D
Solution:On a hot day, the heat from the land goes up and there will be vacuum space formed on the earths atmosphere. Hence the wind from the sea blows towards this vacuum space. The wind blows from sea towards land i.e., D. Choice (d)
Directions for Questions No. 29-30: In the diagram below, the circle stands for ‘educated’, square stands for ‘hard working’, triangle for ‘urban people’ and rectangle for ‘honest’. The different regions of the diagram are numbered from 1 to 12. Study the diagram carefully and answer the question:
29. Uneducated urban hard-working and honest people are indicated by:(a) 3 (b) 11
(c) 9 (d) 4
Solution:Urban, hardworking honest people but not educated is the region which is common to all the figures except circle and is represented by 4.
Choice (d)
30. Non-urban educated people who are neither hard-working nor honest are indicated by:(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 10 (d) 11
Solution:Non-urban educated people who are neither hard working nor honest is the region belongs to only circle, and is represented by 7.
Choice (b)GENERAL AWARENESS
31. A. M. Touring award is considered as the Nobel Prize in the field of computers, given annually by Association of Computing Machinery co-sponsored by Intel and Google. Who was A M Touring in whose memory the award was instituted?
(a) First Chairman of Intel.(b) A British Mathematician.
(c) The legendary Dean of Stanford who revolutionized the computer education in the US.(d) An US cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and co-founder of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AI laboratory
32. Find the most accurate description of ‘Bt cotton’.(a) A variety of cotton that grows fast.
(b) A genetically modified crop of cotton whose DNA has been altered by introducing an extra gene.
(c) A variety of cotton that is immune to diseases.(d) A genetically modified crop of cotton whose DNA has been designed in the lab.
33. Las Vegas, U.S.-based tour operator AMX Company has filed a trademark patent for which of the following Taglines?
(a) “God’s Own Country” (b) “Heaven on Earth” (c)“Discover Incredible India” (d) “Come Alive with India”
34. Which one of the following holds the highest number of shares of ICICI Bank?
(a) Banks Financial Institutes and Insurance. (b) FIIs.(c) General public. (d)Private Corporate Bodies
35. Indian Standard Time is based on the longitude of 82.5 degrees passing through which of the following places?
(a) Mirzapur, U.P. (b) Jabalpur, M.P. (c)Nagpur, Maharashtra. (d) Jaipur, Rajasthan.
36. The Black Box of an aircraft is an important part as all the conversations and data are recorded therein. Although it is named black box, but its color is not black. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
(a) Brown. (b) Yellow. (c)Red. (d) Orange.
37. Find the person who plays the odd sport out of the following.(a) Navaratilova. (b) Michael Phelps. (c) David
Beckham. (d) Prakash Padukone.
38. Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following animals?(a) Lion. (b) Deer (c)Tiger. (d) Bear
39. March, 2008 witnessed a turning point in the history of which of the following Himalayan Kingdoms when democracy was ushered in replacing monarchy?
(a) Bhutan (b) Nepal (c)Sikkim (d) None of these
40. Neil Armstrong brought back a rock from the moon. On earth(a) The mass of the rock will change (b) The weight of the
rock will change(c) Mass and weight will change (d) None of the above
41. Milk, Cheese and Eggs are the source of (a) Vitamin C & A (b) Vitamin A & D (c)Vitamin C & D (d) Vitamin B & C
42. In August 2008, India’s longest runway for passenger aircraft was commissioned in:(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi (c)Hyderabad (d) Bangalore
43. The first ever public hearing in India, almost like a referendum, on the fate of SEZ was held during the month of September 2008 in / at ________.
(a) Verna IT/ITes SEZ in Goa (b)Haryana for Reliance Haryana SEZ(c) Pen, Maharashtra (d)POSCO India, Steel SEZ Phase II, Orissa
44. Al Ahram is(a) A University in Damascus (b) A Newspaper in
Cairo(c) a Mosque in Riyadh (d) A small mountain
range in Jordan45. India’s largest and first multi-national pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy is being bought over by _________.
(a) Matrix Pharma (b) GVK Bio-sciences (c) Merck(d) None of these
46. Find the odd product out of the following:(a) Pamper (b) Dove (c) Tide
(d) Pantene47. In the internet sphere, ‘opera’ is the name of a:
(a) web conference site (b) web advertising firm (c)software for webinars (d) web browser
48. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(a) Shahid Parvez : Sitar (b) Rashid Khan : Vocal Music (c)Ayaan Ali Khan : Sarod (d) Romu Muzumdar : Guitar
49. At what frequency SENSEX calculation is carried out?(a) Every half an hour. (b) Every hour (c)Real time (d) 6 times a day.
50. The second largest manufacturer of CD’s, DVD’s and other optical media in the world is:(a) Sony (b) Intel (c)Philips (d) Moser Baer
51. Which of the following is a legal right and not a fundamental right (a) Right to Liberty of thought and expression (b) Right against exploitation
(c) Right to property(d) Right to practice religion
52. The term Net Shot is associated with(a) Badminton (b) Tennis (c)Table Tennis (d) Volley Ball
53. What is Dry Ice?(a) Solidified Carbon Dioxide (b) Transparent
plastic decoy which looks like Ice(c) Sulfur dioxide at –57° Celsius (d) Chemically treated
Ice to make it dry.
54. The rail-based mass rapid transit system in Mumbai has been awarded to a consortium of companies led by:
(a) Reliance Infrastructure (b) Reliance Industries (c)GMR Infrastructure (d) Lanco Infrastructure
55. If bilirubin is high in a human body, which organ is most affected?(a) Pancreas (b) Liver (c)Kidney (d) Large intestine
56. Who of the following is one of the most celebrated Photo Journalists in India?(a) Gautam Rajadhyaksha (b) Raghu Rai (c) Anjii
Reddy (d) Sudhir Dar57. Inflation implies
(a) Rise in budget deficit (b) Rise in general price index
(c) Rise in price of consumer goods (d) Rise in money supply58. The India-US Nuclear Deal is called 123 Agreement. What does 123 denote?
(a) The deal is governed by the clause number 123 of International Atomic Energy Agency, in the context of peaceful use of atomic energy.
(b) This number denotes a cluster of Hyde Act of US Government.(c) This is the simple number to chain reaction for creation of atomic energy.(d) Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act.
59. In the United States America, the President is elected(a) By the electorate (b) By
the electoral college(c) By the two national political parties (d) By the U.S. congress
60. The term “Uruguay Round” is associated with an important world organization. Which one?(a) UNDP (b) GATT(c) WTO (d) World Bank
61. Siebel is a software firm that is now taken over by:(a) IBM (b) Accenture (c)Gartner (d) Oracle
62. First Indian motion picture insured by a General Insurance company is(a) Hum Apke Hain Kaun (b) Taal (c)Dil se (d) Ashoka
63. India’s first coalition government in New Delhi was formed under the leadership of:(a) V. P. Singh (b) P. V. Narasimharao (c)Morarji Desai (d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
64. WiMax stands for:
(a) Wireless internet for microwave access (b) Wireless inter-operability for microwave access
(c) Worldwide internet for microwave access (d) Worldwide inter-operability for microwave access65. EI Nino is
(a) A sea storm (b) A war ocean current (c) A tropical disturbance (d) Another name of typhoon
Quantitative and Data Interpretation & Sufficiency Section
66. A factory is to commission two production lines. Production line 1 is to use existing technology. Production line 2 is to use the latest innovations in technology and, while promising to achieve considerable advances in productivity, it will take longer to start and is likely to experience teething problems. Graph indicates the productive record of each product line. Refer to graph to answer the following
A. Can the duration of reported breakdown be established?B. Can the loss of production be quantified?
(a) Both questions A and B can be answered (b) Only A question can be answered
(c) Only B question can be answered (d) Neither question can be answered
Solution:As the graph representing production line 1 is showing a steady increase, the given graphs represent cumulative productions. The graph representing production line 2 is showing no change from the 4th month to the 6th month.\It was the period of breakdown. As the graph representing production line 2 is not following any pattern, we cannot quantify the loss of production as the production in those months cannot be determined. Choice (b)
66. A factory is to commission two production lines. Production line 1 is to use existing technology. Production line 2 is to use the latest innovations in technology and, while promising to achieve considerable advances in productivity, it will take longer to start and is likely to experience teething problems. Graph indicates the productive record of each product line. Refer to graph to answer the following
A. Can the duration of reported breakdown be established?B. Can the loss of production be quantified?
(a) Both questions A and B can be answered (b) Only A question can be answered
(c) Only B question can be answered (d) Neither question can be answered
Solution:As the graph representing production line 1 is showing a steady increase, the given graphs represent cumulative productions. The graph representing production line 2 is showing no change from the 4th month to the 6th month.\It was the period of breakdown. As the graph representing production line 2 is not following any pattern, we cannot quantify the loss of production as the production in those months cannot be determined. Choice (b)
68. In the following series find the one number that is wrong 2, 3, 13, 37, 86, 167, 288(a) 3 (b) 13(c) 37 (d) 86
Solution:The 7 numbers, ti (i = 1 to 7) and the differences of successive numbers t i – ti – 1 (for i = 2 to 7) are tabulated below.
i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7ti 2 3 13 37 86 167 288
ti – ti – 1 1 10 24 49 81 121
We see that if t3 = 12 (instead of 13), the successive differences would become the squares of successive odd numbers. So, 13 is the odd one.
Choice (b)
69. Two sea trawlers left a sea port simultaneously in two mutually perpendicular directions. Half an hour later, the shortest distance between them was 17 km, and another 15 minutes later, one sea trawler was 10.5 km farther from the origin than the other. Find the speed of each sea trawler.
(a) 16 km/h, 30 km/h (b) 18 km/h, 24 km/h (c) 20 km/h, 22 km/h (d) 18 km/h, 36 km/h
Solution:The positions of the 2 trawlers after 30 minutes and 45 minutes are shown below.
We guess that 2a = 8, 2b = 15\3a = 12 and 3b = 22.5 as 3b – 3a = 10.5, our guess is right (i.e., 2a = 8 and 2b = 15)
\The speeds are 16 km/hr and 30 km/hr.
Choice (a)70. The image below indicates the number of residents at 5 hotels on 1st Feb and 1st July 1998. Which
hotel had the greatest increase in the total number of adult residents on 1st July 1998 compared with 1st Feb of that year?
01 - Feb – 98
HotelFemaleAdults
MaleAdults
FemaleChildren
MaleChildren
V 32 64 8 11W 11 28 3 2X 47 84 14 7Y 22 42 5 6Z 63 104 18 23
01 - July – 98
HotelFemaleAdults
MaleAdults
FemaleChildren
MaleChildren
V 41 73 16 14W 18 37 7 6X 47 92 12 17Y 37 59 19 13Z 81 112 26 20
(a) V (b) W(c) Y (d) Z
Solution:The hotel which had the greatest increase in the number of adult residents on 1st July 1998 compared to 1st February of that year is Y.
Choice (c)71. This question consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II. Decide whether the
data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.What is the 57th number in a series of numbers?I. Each number in the series is three more than the preceding number.II. The tenth number in the series is 29.(a) The data is Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while the data in Statement
II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.(b) The data is Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement
I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.(c) If the data either in Statement I or Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.(d) If the data in both Statement I and II together is necessary to answer the question.
Solution:From statement I, ti + 1 – ti = 3 for all integer values of i. But we don’t know the value of any term. This is not sufficient.From statement II, t10 = 29. But we can’t determine t57 as we don’t know any thing about the series.Combining the two statements, we get t57 = t10 + 47(3) = 29 + 141 = 170
Choice (d)72. The cost of levelling and turfing a square field at Rs.160 per hectare is Rs.2624.40. The cost of
surrounding it with a railing costing 25 paise per meter is:(a) Rs.350 (b) Rs.375 (c)Rs.400 (d) Rs.405
Solution:Cost of levelling and turfing = Rs.2624.40
Unit cost = Rs.160/hectare
\Area (in hectares) = 1600
26244
160
40.2624
= 16.4025or 164025 m2
\Side of square = 405 m
Cost of fencing = perimeter (cost per unit length) = Rs.4(405)
4
1
= Rs.405Choice (d)
73. When the Sun ray’s inclination increases from 30° to 60°, the length of the shadow of a tower decreases by 60 m. Find the height of the tower.
(a) 5.9 m (b) 51.96 m (c)48.8 m (d) None of these
Solution:
When the angle of inclination of the sun’s rays () = 60°, the shadow of the tower OP is OA.When = 30°, the shadow is OB.
Let OA = x. \OP = 3 x and OB = 3 (OP) = 3x, i.e., AB = 2xGiven AB = 60 m
\x = 30 m and OP = 3 x = 30(1.732)m = 51.96 mChoice (b)
Directions for Question No. 74-77: A survey of movie goers from five cities A, B, C, D and E is summarized below. The first column gives the percentage of viewers in each city who watch less than one movie a week. The second column gives the total number of viewers who view one or more movies per week.
City I IIA 60 2400B 20 3000C 85 2400D 55 2700E 75 8000
74. How many viewers in city C watch less than one movie a week?(a) 2040 (b) 13600 (c) 16000
(d) 3600
Solution:The total number of movie goers in the five cities and the number of people who watch less than one movie per week (I) and those who watch one or more movies per week (II) is as given below.
CityTotal movie
goersI II
A 6000 3600 2400B 3750 750 3000C 16000 13600 2400D 6000 3300 2700E 32000 24000 8000
13,600 viewers in city C watch less than one movie a week.Choice (b)
75. Which city has the highest number of viewers who watch less than one movie a week?(a) City E (b) City D (c) City B
(d) City C
Solution:The total number of movie goers in the five cities and the number of people who watch less than one movie per week (I) and those who watch one or more movies per week (II) is as given below.
CityTotal movie
goersI II
A 6000 3600 2400B 3750 750 3000C 16000 13600 2400D 6000 3300 2700E 32000 24000 8000
City E has the highest number of viewers who watch less than one movie a week.Choice (a)
76. A city with the second lowest number of movie watchers is(a) City E (b) City D (c) City B
(d) City C
Solution:The total number of movie goers in the five cities and the number of people who watch less than one movie per week (I) and those who watch one or more movies per week (II) is as given below.
CityTotal movie
goersI II
A 6000 3600 2400B 3750 750 3000C 16000 13600 2400D 6000 3300 2700E 32000 24000 8000
City D is one of the cities with the second lowest number of movie watchers.Choice (b)
77. The total number of all movie goers in the five cities who watch less than one movie per week is
(a) 50000 (b) 36000 (c) 18500(d) 45250
Solution:The total number of movie goers in the five cities and the number of people who watch less than one movie per week (I) and those who watch one or more movies per week (II) is as given below.
CityTotal movie
goersI II
A 6000 3600 2400B 3750 750 3000C 16000 13600 2400D 6000 3300 2700E 32000 24000 8000
The total number of all movie goers in the five cities who watch less than one movie per week is 3600 + 750 + 13600 + 3300 + 24000 = 45250
Choice (d)78. The 288th term of the sequence a, b, b, c, c, c, d, d, d, d,…..is
(a) u (b) v (c) w(d) x
Solution:The letters, the number of instance(s) of the letter, the total number of instances of all the letters are tabulated below.
LetterNo. of
instancesN
Totalsn
A 1 1B 2 3c 3 6d 4 10e 5 15f 6 21g 7 28h 8 36
The last instance of the nth letter is 2
)1n(n th
letter of the series.We see that S23 = (23) (12) = 276 and
S24 = (12) (25) = 300\All the terms from the 277th to the 300th are the 24th letter of the alphabet, i.e., x.
Choice (d)
79. The inequality of p2 + 5 < 5p + 14 can be satisfied if:(a) p 6, p = –1 (b) p = 6, p = –2 (c) p 6, p 1(d) p 6, p = 1
Solution:p2 + 5 < 5p + 14
Þ p2 – 5p – 9 < 0
Þ 2
615p
2
615
-
p lies between –1.4 and 6.4.None of the choices is clear/satisfy
80. Answer the question based on the following Table.
Relative Sweeteners of Different Substances
Lactose 0.16 Maltose 0.32Glucose 0.74 Sucrose 1.00Saccharin 675.00
What is the ratio of glucose to lactose in a mixture as sweet as maltose?(a) 8 : 21 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 3 :
2 (c) 16 : 9
Solution:The relative sweetness of the base sugars [(lactose (L), glucose (G)] and that of the mixture (M) are tabulated below.
Relative sweetness
0.16 0.32 0.74
Sugar/mixture L M G
16.032.0
32.074.0
MinGofQuantity
MinLofQuantity
--
\= 8
21
16
42
\G : L = 8 : 21
Choice (a)
81. A colourless cube is painted blue and then cut parallel to sides to form two rectangles solids of equal volume. What percentage of surface area of each of new solids is not painted blue?
(a) 25 (b) 16(c) 20 (d) 18
Solution:Let the area of each face be 2a.Consider each of the two solids.
)a(4)a2(2
a2
areatotal
AreaUncoloured
4
1
= 25%
Choice (a)82. There are 10 stations on a railway line. The number of different journey tickets that are required by the authorities is
(a) 10! (b) 90(c) 81 (d) 10
Solution:The originating station could be any of the 10. The destination could be any of the other 9. Total number of tickets required = 90.
Choice (b)83. A and B throw one dice for a stake of Rs.11, which is to be won by the player who first throws a
six. The game ends when the stake is won by A or B. If A has the first throw, what are their respective expectations?
(a) 5 and 6 (b) 6 and 5 (c) 11 and 0 (d) 10 and 1
Solution:The probability of A winning is
.....6
1
6
5
6
1
6
5
6
142
=
11
6
11
6
6
1
6
51
6
12
2
-
\Probability of B winning is 1 – 11
6
i.e., 11
5
.
Expected value for A =)0(
11
5)11(
11
6
= 6and for B =5)11(
11
5)0(
11
6
Choice (b)
84. Which investment gives a better return, assuming the face value of shares to be Rs.10?A. 5% stock at 75, subject to 30% income taxB. 4% stock at 90, tax free
(a) B (b) A(c) Both A and B (d) None of these
Solution:A : For an investment of Rs.75, 5% on Rs.10 will be the return with a tax of 30%.
i.e., Rs.0.50 (0.7) = Rs.0.35
\Percentage return = 75
35.0
´ 100 = 0.467%
B : For an investment of Rs.90, 4% on Rs.10 will be the return with tax free.i.e., Rs.0.40
\ Percentage return = 90
4.0
´ 100 = 0.44%
\A gives a better return.
Choice (b)
85. Four stacks containing equal number of chips are to be made from 11 orange, 9 white, 13 black and 7 yellow chips. If all of these chips are used and each stack contains at least one chip of each colour, what is the maximum number of white chips in any one stack?
(a) 3 (b) 4(c) 5 (d) 6
Solution:The number of chips of each colour and a possible composition for the 4 stacks are tabulated below.
ColourNumber
Orange11
White9
Black13
Yellow7
Stack 1 1 1 6 22 2 1 5 23 7 1 1 14 1 6 1 2
There are a total of 40 chips.\Each stack should have 10.
\The number of white chips in any one stack can be 6 (but not greater).Choice (d)
86. A 14.4 kg. gas cylinder runs for 104 hours when the smaller burner on the gas stove is fully opened while it runs for 80 hours when the larger burner on the gas stove is fully opened. Which of these values are the closest to the percentage difference in the usage of gas per hour, of the smaller burner over the larger burner?
(a) 26.23% (b) 30% (c)32.23% (d) 23.07%
Solution:
The smaller burner uses gas at the rate of 104
4.14
kg/hr.
The larger at 80
4.14
kg/hr
\ 13
10
104
80
erarglofRate
smallerofRate
The rate of the smaller is %
13
300or
13
3
less than that of the larger i.e., 13
300
% 23.07%.Choice (d)
87. Study the question and the statements given below. Decide whether any information provided in the statement(s) is redundant and/or can be dispensed with, to answer it.If 7 is added to numerator and denominator each of fraction a/b, will the new fraction be less than
the original one?Statement I: a = 73, b = 103
Statement II: The average of a and b is less than bStatement III: a – 5 is greater than b – 5
(a) II and either I or III (b) Only I or II (c)Any two of them (d) Any one of them
Solution:From statement I, a = 73, b = 103.
\ 110
80
7b
7a
which is greater than b
a
,
From statement II, a < 2
ba
< b.
We assume that both a, b are positive, we can conclude that b
a
7b
7a
From statement III, a > b.
We assume that both are positive, b
a
7b
7a
We can dispense with any two statements.
Choice (c)88. Coefficient of variation is useful for studying
(a) Risk (b) Disparity (c)Consistency (d) All of the above
Solution:The co-efficient of variation (i.e., standard deviation / arithmetic mean) is useful for studying risk, disparity as well as consistency.
Choice (d)89. A cyclist drove one kilometer, with the wind in his back, in three minutes and drove the same way
back, against the wind in four minutes. If we assume that the cyclist always puts constant force on the pedals, how much time would it take him to drive one kilometer without wind?
(a) 2 1/3 (b) 3 3/7 (c)2 3/7 (d) 3 7/12
Solution:Time taken going against the wind = 4 minutes
Time taken going along the wind = 3 minutesLet the cyclist’s speed without wind = vLet the speed of the wind = u
\ 34
uvuv
-
Þ 1
7
u
v
Time taken at a speed of 8 units is 3 minutes.
\Time taken at a speed of 7 units is 7
24
minutes = 7
33
minutesChoice (b)
90. A, B and C started a business by investing 1/2, 1/3rd and 1/6th of the capital respectively. After 1/3rd
of the total time, A withdrew his capital completely and after 1/4th of the total time B withdrew his capital. C kept his capital for the full period. The ratio in which total profit is to be divided amongst the partners is
(a) 1 : 2 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 : 4 (c) 2 : 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 2 : 2
Solution:The amounts and the time for which the amount is invested is tabulated below. To get the relative amounts, we can multiply the fractional investment (and fractional time) with 6 and 12 respectively.
A B CAmount 3 2 1Time 4 3 12Profit share 12 6 12
The required ratio is 2 : 1 : 2.
Choice (c)91. A number lock consists of 3 rings each marked with 10 different numbers. In how many cases the lock cannot be opened?
(a) 310 (b) 103
(c) 30 (d) 999
Solution:The total number of alignments of the 3 numbers is (10)3. In only 1 alignment the lock opens.
\In 999 cases, it doesn’t.
Choice (d)92. A person buys 18 local tickets for Rs.110. Each first class ticket costs Rs.10 and each second
class ticket costs Rs.3. What will another lot of 18 tickets in which the number of first class and second class tickets are interchanged cost?
(a) 112 (b) 118 (c) 121(d) 124
Solution:Let the number of second class (which cost less) and first class (which cost more) be x, y respectively.
Given x + y = 18 3x + 10y = 110
Þ x = 10, y = 8If the number of tickets of the two classes are interchanged, the total cost would be 10(10) + 8(3) = 124 Choice (d)
92. A person buys 18 local tickets for Rs.110. Each first class ticket costs Rs.10 and each second class ticket costs Rs.3. What will another lot of 18 tickets in which the number of first class and second class tickets are interchanged cost?
(a) 112 (b) 118 (c) 121(d) 124
Solution:
Let the number of second class (which cost less) and first class (which cost more) be x, y respectively.
Given x + y = 18 3x + 10y = 110
Þ x = 10, y = 8If the number of tickets of the two classes are interchanged, the total cost would be 10(10) + 8(3) = 124 Choice (d)
93. A clock loses 12 minutes every 24 hours. It is set right at 7:25 p.m. on Monday. What will be the time when the clock shows 1:45 p.m. the following day?
(a) 1:20:35 p.m. (b) 1:35:50 p.m. (c)1:25:35 p.m. (d) None of these
Solution:As the clock is losing, the actual time should be later than the displaced time. When it displays 1:45 p.m., the actual time should be later.
Choice (d)94. In a row at a bus stop, A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right. They both interchange their
positions. A becomes 11th from the left. How many people are there in the row?(a) 18 (b) 19(c) 20 (d) 21
Solution:There are 8 people to the right of B.When A takes B’s position (and B takes A’s), there are 10 people to A’s left and 8 people to his right.\There are 8 + 1 + 10 = 19 in the row.
Choice (b)95. A merchant wants to make profit by selling food grains. Which of the following would maximize his profit?
I. Sell product at 30% profitII. Increase the price by 15% over the cost price and reduce weight by 15%III. Use 700 gm of weight instead of 1 kg.IV. Mix 30% impurities in grains and sell it at cost price
(a) III (b) II and I(c) II (d) All give the same profit
Solution:Let the cost price of 1 kg be C and the selling price be S and the percentage profit be P.The cost price, selling price and the profit fraction for the 4 options are tabulated below.
Option C S PI C 1.3 C 0.30
II 0.85 C 1.15 C85.0
3.0
III 0.7 C C7.0
3.0
IV C 1.3 C 0.30
We see that P is maximum for option III.
Choice (a)
Quantitative and Data Interpretation & Sufficiency Section
For the following questions in this section, correct answers carry 1 mark each.
Failure Rates of Electronic Components
15 1620
3033
40
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Picture Tubes SignalDevices
capacitators Integratedcircuits
printed circuitBoards
Hybrid MicroCircuits
No
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usa
nd
Directions for Question No. 96-99: Study the following chart carefully and answer.
96. From the failure data of electronics components presented here, which statement is true?(a) Integrated circuits and Printed circuit boards are more reliable.(b) Capacitors are more reliable than picture tubes.(c) Higher number of component failures is likely to be due to picture tubes.(d) The least reliable component is Hybrid Micro circuits.
Solution:As the failure rate of Hybrid Micro Circuits is the highest, it is the least reliable.
Choice (d)
97. Which of the following components has a failure rate 25% more than that of signal devices(a) Picture tubes (b) Capacitors (c) Integrated
circuits (d) Printed Circuit boards
Solution:The failure rate of Signal Devices is 16. So, 25% more than this is 20. Capacitors have a failure
rate of 20. Choice (b)
98. Lowest priority for investing in any changes or additions to the component manufacturing units, in the company’s investment plans, may be given to the following:(a) Printed circuit boards and hybrid micro circuits. (b) Capacitors and integrated circuits.
(c) Picture tubes and signal devices. (d)Signal devices and capacitors.
Solution:As Picture Tubes and Signal Devices has the lowest failure rates, they are to be given the lowest priority in any change to the component manufacturing units.
Choice (c)
99. For the equipments using Integrated Circuit Boards: 400, Capacitors: 240 and Printed Circuit Boards: 120 to run with minimum downtime, how many spares should be kept in the store respectively?
(a) 12, 4, 3 (b) 12, 5, 4 (c) 5, 12, 4(d) 12, 4, 4
Solution:Expected number of component failures
in Integrated circuit boards
= 400 ´ 100
3
= 12,
in Capacitors = 240 ´ 100
2
= 4.8 and
in Printed circuit boards = 120 ´ 100
3.3
= 3.96
\ 12, 5 and 4 respectively of spares of Integrated Circuit Boards, Capacitors and Printed Circuit Boards must be kept in store.
Choice (b)100. The water from a roof, 9 sq. metres in area, flows down to a cylindrical container of 900 cm2
base. To what height will the water rise in cylinder if there is a rainfall of 0.1 mm?(a) 0.1 cm (b) 0.1 metre (c) 0.11 cm
(d) 1 cm
Solution:(Area of roof) [Rain in cm] = Area of base (height)\Height of water column in cylinder
=]cminRain[
baseofArea
roofofArea
)01.0(109
1092
4
= 1 cm [1 m2 = 104 cm2]
Choice (d)
General English Section
101. Match the following idiomatic references to parts of the human anatomy(1) palm(2) foot(3) eye(4) stomach(5) could not tolerate the insult(6) to look at with envy and desire(7) to put the blame on someone else(8) forced to pay the bill
(a) 1-8, 2-6, 3-5, 4-7 (b) 1-5, 2-7, 3-6, 4-8 (c) 1-7, 2-8, 3-6, 4-8 (d) 1-6, 2-8, 3-5, 4-7
Solution:To ‘palm off’ means to pass something to someone else by trickery or fraud and also, in a similar manner, to put the blame on someone (1 – 7). To ‘foot the bill’ is to pay the bill (2 – 8). To ‘eye’ something is to look with envy and desire (3 – 6). To ‘stomach’ is to tolerate (4 – 5).
Choice (c)
102. Find the maximum number of times any one of the given words fits the set of sentencesRAISE ARISE AROSE RISE(i) Opportunities will ____, and you must grab them.(ii) A hot wind _____ from the desert.(iii) I ____ at dawn on most days.(iv) A mood of optimism _____ among the people.
(a) in all four sentences (b) in 3 sentences (c) in 2 sentences (d) in 1 sentences
Solution:The words ‘arise’ and ‘rise’ can f
103. Which two sentences in the following convey the same idea? Choose from the combinations listed below:
(1) He is in a fool’s paradise.(2) He can’t see the wood for the trees.(3) He can’t distinguish between reality and fancy.(4) He is unable to separate unimportant details from the really important ones
(a) 2, 3 (b) 2, 4 (c)1, 4 (d) 1, 3
Solution:Sentence 2 is an idiom whose meaning is given in sentence 4.
Choice (b)104. Find the correct match of grammatical function with usage for the word THEN.
Function Usage(1) Noun (5) He was the then King of Nepal.(2) Adjective (6) I have not heard about him since
then.(3) Adverb (7) He is not feeling well, then how can he
possibly go for the picnic.(4) conjunction (8) He was not a graduate then.
(a) 1-8, 2-5, 3-7, 4-7 (b) 1-6, 2-5, 3-8, 4-7 (c) 1-7, 2-5, 3-6, 4-8 (d) 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5
Solution:In sentence 5, ‘then’ is clearly an adjective qualifying the noun ‘King’ (2 – 5). In sentence 7, ‘then’ is clearly a conjunction joining two sentences on either side of it (4 – 7). In sentence 6 and 8, ‘then’ refers to time and as such is normally an adverb.Option a is incorrect because ‘then’ in 7 cannot be an adverb. Option c is incorrect because ‘then’ in 8 cannot be a conjunction. Option d is incorrect since ‘then’ in 5 cannot be a conjunction. Option b is the best possible answer since 2 – 5, 3 – 8 and 4 – 7 are right and in 6 ‘then’ is treated as a noun as in ‘then’ meaning ‘that time’.
Choice (b)105. We can never make our beliefs regarding the world certain. Even scientific theory of a most
rigorous and well-confirmed nature is likely to change over a decade or even tomorrow. If we refuse to even try to understand, then it is like resigning from the human race. Undoubtedly life of an unexamined kind is worth living in other respects--as it is no mean thing to be a vegetable or an animal. It is also true that a man wishes to see this speculative domain beyond his next dinner.From the above passage it is clear that the author believes that(a) men would do well not to speculate.(b) progress in the scientific field is impossible.(c) one should live with the dictum ‘what will be will be’.(d) men are different from animals as far as their reasoning abilities are concerned.
Solution:Choice d is right as seen from lines 3 – 4 (If we refuse …… human race).
Choice (d)Directions for Question No.106-111: Read the passage and answer within its context.
Number of words in this passage: 881
Rajedra K. Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is getting nightmares because of the Nano, Tata’s soon-to-be launched Rs. One lakh car. Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment ((CSE) says that is isn’t the Nano by itself but cars overall that give her
nightmares. The villains in my nightmares are neither the Nano nor cars overall, but stupid government policies that subsidize and encourage pollution, adulteration and congestion.
Sanctimonious greens call the Nano disastrous because of its affordability – millions more will now clog roads and consume more fossil fuel. This is elitism parading as virtue. Elite greens own cars, but cannot stand the poorer masses becoming mobile, since the consequent congestion will eat into the time of the elite!
More logical would be a protest against big cars that use more space and fuel, or highly polluting old cars. Instead, green hypocrites aim at a new car with the lowest cost, best mileage and least emissions. The Nano will not burden us with too many cars. India has very few cars per person by world standards. London and New York have ultra-high car densities, yet have clearer air than Delhi. Our problem is too many bad policies, not too many cars.
We subsidize vehicles on a gargantuan scale invisible to lay folk. Roads and flyovers cost crores to build and maintain, yet road use is free (save on a few toll roads). Traffic police and lights are costly, yet are provided free. These invisible subsidies starve cities of funds to expand roads and public transport.
Land in cities now costs lakhs per square metre. Yet parking is free in the suburbs, and often costs just Rs.10 per day in city centers. A single parking space of 23 square meters occupies land worth Rs. 40 lakhs. A car occupies more space than an office desk, yet the desk space pays full commercial rent while parking space costs just about Rs.10 per day.
Daily parking charges range from $15 (Rs.630) in Washington to $ 30 (Rs.1260) in New York. CSE launched a sensible campaign to raise parking fees in Delhi to Rs.120 per day, but was foiled. So, parking space now exceeds green space, a scathing comment on priorities.
The world price of crude oil has risen 13 fold since 1998 to over $ 130 per barrel, but Indian petrol prices have barely doubled. Left Front politicians, who once wanted to tax the rich, now want to subsidize them. Under-recoveries of oil companies’ total may be Rs.2,00,000 crore, even after a recent price hike. This is far more than the cost of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (education for all) and the Employment Guarnatee Scheme put together.
We sanctimoniously lecture rich countries to reduce their green house emissions, yet subsidize our own. Diesel is subsidized to be cheaper than petrol. So, Indian car makers produce the highest proportion of diesel cars in the world. Diesel fumes contain suspended particles that are highly toxic. This subsidy kills.
So does kerosene provided at throwaway prices, ostensibly to benefit poor villagers. One third of all kerosene is used to adulterate petrol and diesel. That causes horrendous pollution even in the greenest of cars.What’s the way forward? We must abolish subsidies and raise taxes on vehicles and fuels to reflect their full social cost. The biggest but least visible subsidy is for parking, and we should start there.
Many car owners in the West take public transport to work since parking space downtown is costly and scarce. We should levy parking fees on an hourly, not daily, basis. Rs. 10 per hour could be a starting point in the metros.
In parts of Tokyo, you cannot own a car unless you own a private parking space. This is too extreme for India, but indicates the future path. If we charge owners the full social cost of parking, people will buy smaller and perhaps fewer vehicles, and fewer still will take them to work. That will slash congestion and pollution.
Cities should levy stiff annual taxes on vehicles, not a one-time tax, and use the revenue to constantly expand public transport and roads. This will create economic synergy: Private transport will finance public transport. London and New York have high density public transport as well as high car density.
Apart from underground rail, cities need elevated roads to ease congestion and pollution, Lata Mangeshkar helped kill a proposal for an elevated road near her Mumbai falt; perhaps she felt her
throat and singing would be affected. She did no care that the throats of poor people living on the pavements were far worse affected by fumes, and might get relief if some fumes were diverted to a higher level. What elitism!
Next, some medicine that will be really bitter, politically. The excise duty on all automotive vehicles should be raised to reflect their social costs. Fuel subsidies should be abolished. Price differentials between petrol, diesel and kerosene should be removed, ending incentives for adulteration. Diesel cars should bear a heavy additional cess to finance improved healthcare for those affected by their emission of harmful particular matter.
That is a long, politically difficult agenda. Only part of it will ever be achieved. Yet that it the way to go, rather than agitate the Nano.
106. By ‘Sanctimonious greens’ the writer refers to(a) aristocratic environmentalists. (b) the rich.(c) environmentalists with a ‘holier than thou’ attitude. (d) those who decry
deforestation.
Explanatory Note:The words in quote begin para 2 and the author’s tone (…. elitism parading as virtue) makes it
clear that c is the right option.
Choice (c)
107. The elite are(a) jealous of Nano owners. (b)afraid of traffic jams and depletion of fossil fuel.(c) afraid of reaching their destination late. (d) full of disdain that
the poor can afford cars.
Explanatory Note:Choice b is ruled out since depletion of fossil fuel is not the concern of the elite. Choice c is true but d reflects the attitude of the elite (as seen by the author).
Choice (d)
108. The paradox of the situation is that(a) bigger cars mean more fuel, more space and more pollution.(b) though India has fewer cars the Nano will bring more pollution.(c) London and New York have more cars and less pollution.(d) though India is smaller than the US its cars cause more pollution.
Explanatory Note:Refer to para 3, penultimate line. Choice d refers only to the U.S. and to the size of the country
not number of cars.
Choice (c)
109. In saying 23 square metres of parking space costs 40 lakhs, the writer is ______.(a) caustic (b) exaggerating (c) sarcastic(d) ironical
Explanatory Note:Refer to para 5 – that the worth of the land is so high and the parking fee so low is ironical.
Choice (d)
110. The writer blames India for(a) subsidizing kerosene whereby greenhouse emissions are indirectly subsidized.
(b) subsidizing diesel.(c) for increasing the coast of parking by the hour.(d) for not making it mandatory for car owners to own parking space.
Explanatory Note:The answer is b as the focus is on diesel. Refer to para 8 end ‘….. are highly toxic’, ‘This subsidy kills’. Choice a is not the answer because kerosene is used to adulterate petrol and diesel; so is only indirectly polluting. Choice (b)
111. The most suitable title for this passage is(a) Polluting Politics. (b) No No Nano. (c) Submerge
Subsidies. (d) More Cars, Less Pollution.
Explanatory Note:The apt title is ‘Submerge Subsidies’ since the focus is on subsidies and the author wants to do away with them. ‘Polluting Politics’ is not the right choice because the passage attacks ‘policies’ (the government’s) not ‘politics’ which is mentioned only in the last para.
Choice (c)112. The plural of Virus is
(a) Viruses (b) Virae (c) Virii(d) Virus
Solution:The plural of ‘virus’ is ‘viruses’.
Choice (a)113. If the following segment of a sentence are to be rearranged in logical order as A, B, D, D were would ‘3’ be placed
(1) to see that students do not altogether forget to write especially during exam time(2) the education groups are now asking for hand writing classes(3) thanks to mobile testing and computer literacy(4) writing in long hand is becoming a vanishing art
(a) A (b) B (c)C (d) D
Solution:A tough question – one, the direction itself can lead some to make mistake. Two, it is possible to sequence the sentence as 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 or 3 – 4 – 2 – 1. Both would be grammatically right (since no punctuations are given). However, 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 is a better choice since the focus this way is on ‘writing in long hand’ which is the idea continued in 2 and 1. 3 – 4 – 2 – 1 would focus on ‘mobile testing and computer literacy’ which (idea) ends with that fragment. Hence fragment 3 is in the second (or B) position.
Choice (b)114. If leaf is to leaves and knife is to knives, then belief is to _____.
(a) beliefs (b) believes (c) belief(d) believing
Solution:The words, leaf – leaves, knife – knives are singular and plural. The plural of ‘belief’ is ‘beliefs’ (noun) not ‘believes’ which is a verb.
Choice (a)115. Choose the sentence where the underlined word is used correctly.
(a) This latest novel is a pedestrian story about spies.(b) The exam paper is not pedestrian but difficult.(c) This is the pedestrian highway.(d) Every week we are forced to listen to a pedestrian lecture.
Solution:A ‘pedestrian story’ is the normal collocation meaning an ordinary or run-of-the-mill story.
Choice (a)116. When the fire alarm rang ______ left the building immediately
(a) all (b) everyone (c)all the people (d) every person
Solution:‘Everyone’ is apt focusing on every single person.
Choice (b)117. In the following sentence choose the erroneous segment/s.
A B CHe is one of those people / who thinks/ he owns the world.(a) error in segment A (b) error in segment B (c) error in segment A
& C (d) error in segment B & C
Solution:Both fragments B and C are erroneous. The sentence should read – ‘He is one of those people who think they own the world’. The relative pronoun ‘who’ qualifies ‘people’ (plural) hence the verb should be ‘think’ not ‘thinks’ and (in C) it should be ‘they’ (not he) and ‘own’ (not owns).
Choice (d)118. Choose the correct meaning for the word: Cynic-
(a) the person who is selfish (b) the person who is concerned about others
(c) the person who isn’t misanthropic (d) the person who believes that people always act from selfish motives
Solution:A ‘cynic’ is a bitter person who believes the worst about people. Hence he thinks people are always selfish. Choice (d)
119. Choose the word with correct spelling(a) catagories (b) diarrhea (c) ommission
(d) inaugarate
Solution:Only ‘diarrhoea’ is correctly spelt. The other words should be ‘categories’, ‘omission’, and ‘inaugurate’. Choice (b)
120. Pick out the right sentences.1. I will go with you.2. There was nobody I could go with.3. I have a glass with painting on it.4. The curtains do not match with the furniture.
(a) 1 & 2 (b) 2 & 3 (c)1 & 4 (d) all
Solution:Sentences 1 and 2 are right. Sentence 3 is incorrect because it has an article missing (a painting). In sentence 4 the ‘with’ should be omitted to make it right.
Choice (a)121. About the following pair of phrases, choose the correct option.
i. A two days’ visitii. A two day’s visit
(a) The first phrase is erroneous. (b) The second phrase is erroneous.(c) Both phrases are erroneous. (d) Both phrases are correct.
Solution:Both the sentences (i) and (ii) are incorrect. The right phrase would be ‘a two-day visit’.
Directions for Question No. 122-124: Read the following passage and answer within its context.
Number of words in this passage : 362
Nearly two thousand years have passed since a census decreed by Caesar Augustus became part of the greatest story ever told. Many things have changed in the intervening years. The hotel industry worries more about overbuilding than overcrowding, and if they had to meet an unexpected influx, few inns would have managed to accommodate the weary guests. Now it is the census taker that does the traveling in the fond hope that a highly mobile population will stay put long enough to get a good sampling. Methods of gathering, recording and evaluating information have presumably been improved a great deal. And where then it was the modest purpose of Rome to obtain a simple head count as an adequate basis for levying taxes, now batteries of complicated statistical series furnished by governmental agencies and private organizations are eagerly scanned and interpreted by sages and seers to get a clue for future events.
The Bible does not tell us how the Roman census takers made out, and as regards our more immediate concern, the reliability of present-day economic forecasting, there are considerable differences of opinion. They were aired at the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the American Statistical Association. There was the thought that business forecasting might well be on its way from an art to a science, and some speakers talked about new-fangled computers and high-faulting mathematical systems in terms of excitement and endearment, which we, at least in our younger years when these things mattered, would have associated more readily with the description of a fair maiden.
But others pointed to a deplorable record of highly esteemed forecasts and forecasters with a batting average below that of the Mets, and the President-elect of the Association cautioned that “high-powered statistical methods are usually in order where the facts are crude and inadequate, statisticians assume.”
We left his birthday party somewhere between hope and despair and with the conviction, not really newly acquired, that proper statistical methods applied to ascertainable facts have their merits in economic forecasting as long as neither forecaster nor public is deluded into mistaking the delineation of probabilities and trends for a prediction of certainties of mathematical exactitude.
122. According to the passage, taxation in Roman times was based on(a) mobility. (b) wealth. (c)population. (d) census takers.
Explanatory Note:Refer to line 7 (……. a simple head count ……).
Choice (c)
123. The author refers to the Mets primarily in order to(a) show that sports do not depend on statistics.(b) contrast verifiable and unverifiable methods of record keeping.(c) indicate the changes in attitudes from Roman days to the present.(d) illustrate the failure of statistical predictions.
Explanatory Note:Refer to para 3 – the words ‘deplorable’ ‘….. a batting average below ….’ show that ‘d’ is the right option. Choice (d)
124. The author’s tone can best be described as(a) jocular. (b) scornful. (c) pessimistic.
(d) humanistic.
Explanatory Note:The author is not ‘scornful’ or ‘pessimistic’. There is nothing ‘humanistic’ about it. It can be called
‘jocular’ as seen from the last two lines of para 2 (….. which we at least in our younger years ……. fair maiden). Choice (a)
125. Disinterested is closest in meaning to(a) bored. (b) unbiased. (c) not
interested. (d) indifferent.
Solution:‘Disinterested’ means unbiased (as in a disinterested third party who gives the adjudication in arbitrations). Choice (b)
126. Choose the option which is nearly opposite in meaning to BERATE.(a) grant (b) praise (c) refer
(d) purchase
Solution:‘Berate’ means to criticize – the opposite is ‘praise’.
Choice (b)127. Arrange the following in the right order to make a complete sentence
i. with interconnected vibrating balls and springsii. in a naïve sense, a field in physics may be envisioned as if space were fillediii. as the displacement of a ball from its rest positioniv. and the strength of the field can be visualized
(a) ii, i, iv, iii (b) i, ii, iii, iv (c) iv, iii, ii, i (d) iii, iv, i, ii
Solution:Choice ‘a’ makes a grammatically correct sentence.
Choice (a)128. Find the odd one out
(a) latent (b) natural (c)inborn (d) inherent
Solution:‘Inborn’ and ‘inherent’ definitely go together. Though ‘latent’ also means what is in you, it can be an inherent or acquired quality (or trait) whereas ‘natural’ is what is in you or inherent in you.
Choice (a)129. He told the teacher that ______.
(a) he was liked by the whole class (b) you are liked by the whole class(c) he is liked by the whole class (d) you were liked by the whole class
Solution:Choice ‘a’ is the most common reported speech structure. Choice b and d can be right in certain circumstances. Choice (a)
130. Match the several meanings of the word COMPLEX with their appropriate usages.Meaning Usage
(1) complicated (5) A new sports complex is coming up for the Common Wealth Games.
(2) abnormal state of mind (6) Culture is a complex whole of many things.(3) group of structures (7) She has a complex about being overweight.(4) mixture (8) His motives in carrying out the crime
were complex.(a) 1-6, 2-8, 3-7, 4-5 (b) 1-8, 2-7, 3-5, 4-6 (c) 1-5, 2-7, 3-
6, 4-8 (d) 1-8, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7
Solution:
‘Sports complex’ in 5 refers to ‘a group of structures’ (3 – 5). When we say culture is ‘a complex whole’, we mean it is a ‘mixture’ of several things (4 – 6). When someone has ‘a complex’, it is an abnormal state of mind (2 – 7). When we say the motive is ‘complex’, we mean it is ‘complicated’ (1 – 8).
Choice (b)131. Which does not make a sensible word/phrase when added to the word: Honey
(a) pot (b) suckle (c) comb(d) taste
Solution:Honey pot, honeysuckle, honeycomb are apt. Honey taste is not.
Choice (d)Directions for Question No. 132-134: Read the passage carefully and answer within the context.
Number of words in this passage : 222
In September of 1929, traders experienced a lack of confidence in the stock market’s ability to continue its phenomenal rise. Prices fell. For many inexperienced investors, the drop produced a panic. They had all their money tied up in the market, and they were pressed to sell before the prices fell even lower. Sell orders were coming in so fast that the ticker tape at the New York Stock Exchange could not accommodate all the transactions.
To try to reestablish confidence in the market, a powerful group of New York bankers agreed to pool their fund and purchase stock above current market values. Although the buy orders were minimal, they were counting on their reputations to restore confidence on the part of the smaller investors, thereby affecting the number of sell orders. On Thursday, October 24th, Richard Whitney, the Vice President of the New York Stock Exchange and a broker for the J.P. Morgan Company, made the effort on their behalf. Initially it appeared to have been successful, then on the following Tuesday, the crash began again and accelerated. By 1932, stocks were worth only twenty percent of their value at the 1929 high. The results of the crash had extended into every aspect of the economy, causing a long and painful depression, referred to in American history as the Great Depression.
132. The New York bankers counted on –(a) Current market values. (b) The number of sell orders. (c) Confidence.
(d) Their reputation.
Explanatory Note:Refer to para 2, lines 3. ‘….. counting on their reputations ……..’.
Choice (d)
133. The cause of downfall of share market was –(a) Inexperienced investors.
(b) Phenomenal decrease.(c) Lack of confidence in stock market’s ability. (d)
Panic amongst investors.
Explanatory Note:Though both c and d are mentioned in the passage, d is the reason for the crash. It is the panic among people which produced the crash. If this had not happened (even after c happened) there would have been no crash. Choice (d)
134. Choose the word in the passage that is an antonym of “minimal”.(a) negligible (b) minimum
(c) maximal (d) significant
Explanatory Note:Para 2, line 2 has the word ‘minimal’. It cannot be replaced with ‘maximal’ – only ‘significant’ works. (Note: the direction says, ‘Choose the word in the passage ……’, but none of the words given appear in the passage. This is, therefore, taken to mean ‘Choose the word that is an antonym of ‘minimal’ as used in the passage’).
Choice (d)135. Identify the correct sentence.
(a) The office is opposite to the bank. (b) The office is opposite the bank.(c) The office is opposite from the bank. (d) The office is opposite of the bank.
Solution:Only choice b is right – opposite does not take a preposition in this context.
Choice (b)
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