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1.

Thenumberofknockoutroundswillbe:
RoundI:95matchesand1teamgetswalkover
Nowteamsremainingare96
RoundII:48matches
Teamsremainingare48
RoundIII:24matches
Teamsremainingare24
RoundIV:12matches
Teamsremainingare12
RoundV:6matches
Teamsremainingare6+2(BrazilandSpain)=8
RoundVI:4matches
Teamsremainingare4
RoundVII:2matches
Teamsremainingare2
RoundVIII:1match
Wehaveawinner!. Ans. (2)

2.

Ans. (4)

3.

Thisissimilar toaskingtoplace7moreshirtswith15shirtshangingsothatnotwoofthese7willbetogether.
So,thereare16spacesand7shirts.
Thus,16C7. Ans. (2)

4.

Foranynumberinbasex,thenumber(x+1)hasthefollowingdivisibilitytest:
Ifthenumberobtainedbyaddingthealternatedigitsiszeroordivisibleby(x+1),thentheoriginalnumberisdivisibleby(x+1)
e.g.Considerdivisibilitytestof11forbase10.
567abc675bca756cabisanumberinbase8.
Thus,5 6+7 a+b c+6 7+5 b+c a+7 5+6 c+a b=18 (a+b+c)isdivisibleby9if
18 (a+b+c)=0or9k
Since,3isadivisorof9,18 (a+b+c)willbedivisibleby3,ifitisdivisibleby9.
Forleastvalueofa b c,ashouldbeminimumaswellasbandcshouldbemaximum.
a=0,b=6,c=6. Ans. (3)

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5.

3x2 +2(a2 +1)x+(a2 3a+2)hasrootswithoppositesigns.

Thus,productofroots<0
(a2 3a+2)/3<0
(a 2)(a 1)<0. Ans. (3)

6.

Wehave, y2(x2 +1)+x2(y2+16)=4482x2y2+16x2+y2 448=02x2(y2 +8)+y2+8=456(2x2+1)(y2 +8)=456=23 x3x19Since,xandyareintegers,both(2x2 +

1)and(y2 +8)willbepositiveintegers,andsince(2x2+1)isodd,itmustbeequaltooneoftheodddivisorsof456,namely1,3,19and57.Checkingeachofthese
cases,wefindthatx=0, 1,3aretheonlysolutions.Ifx=0,theny2 +8=456forwhichthereisnosolution.Ifx=1theny2+8=152forwhichy= 12Ifx= 3,
theny2 +8=24forwhichy=4Therefore,thereareeightsolutions.Ans. (4)

7.

a+6=9,9
a=3, 15
Similarly,2b 12=20,20
b=16,4
Thedifferentpossiblevaluesofa/bare:
3/16, 15/16,3/4, 15/4
Maximum=15/4
Minimum= 15/16
Difference=15/4+15/16=75/16. Ans. (1).

8.

Theycantakevaluesfrom1through9.Asnothreeofthemareequal,hencewecangivethesamevaluestoany2ofthem.
Tomaximizethegivenexpression,UandVmusttakethevalue=9, SandTmusttake8,andsoon.
Sothemaximumvalueis:
6+35+ 72+117=230. Ans. (4).

9.

Onsimplifying,wegetthevalueofdas:
a b b c a c
+ + + + +

d= b a c b c a
Let,a/b=p
b/c=q
c/a=r

Thus,thegivenexpressionbecomes:
d=p+1/p+q+1/q+r+1/r
Now,asp,qandrarepositive
Therefore, p+1/p>2

q+1/q>2

r+1/r>2
Thus,theleastvalueofdcannotbe6. Ans. (1)

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10.

LetthelengthoftheTractorbeTmeters
SpeedsofTractor,Sharan&DeepakareR,G,&Dinm/sec,respectively.
Then, T/(R G)=36seconds

(1)

T/(R+D)=24seconds

(2)

From(1)&(2),
3(R G)=2(R+D)
R=3G+2D
In30minutes(1800seconds),thetractorcovers1800R(distance)
ButSharanalsocovers1800G(distance)inthesametime.
ThenthedistancebetweenSharan&Deepak,whentheTractorjustcrossedDeepak=1800(R G) 24(G+D)
Timerequired= 1800(R G) 24(G+D) /(G+D)=(3600 24)=3576seconds=59minutes36seconds.

Ans. (4)

11.

Tuesday
Ceddie
Deddie
Feddie
Heddie
Ieddie

E.M
$5
$12
$15
$10
$5

Wednesday
Aeddie
Deddie
Eeddie
Ieddie
Jeddie

$47

Tuesday
Aeddie
Beddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Jeddie

E.M
$20
$16
$16
$24
$42
$118

E.M
$5
$9
$4
$17
$10

Thursday
Beddie
Deddie
Geddie
Ieddie
Jeddie

$45

Wednesday
Beddie
Ceddie
Feddie
Geddie
Heddie

E.M
$25
$40
$30
$40
$25
$160

E.M
$10
$16
$18
$18
$20

Friday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Jeddie

$82

Thursday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Eeddie
Feddie
Heddie

E.M
$30
$25
$28
$22
$20
$125

E.M
$8
$5
$4
$5
$12

Saturday
Beddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Heddie
Jeddie

$34

Friday
Beddie
Deddie
Feddie
Heddie
Ieddie

E.M
$20
$30
$36
$15
$29
$130

E.M
$12
$12
$10
$15
$10
$59

Saturday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Deddie
Feddie
Ieddie

E.M
$25
$16
$25
$30
$30
$126

Hence,themoneyearnedbySarunonFridayis8+5+4+5+12=$34 Ans. (4)

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12.

Tuesday
Ceddie
Deddie
Feddie
Heddie
Ieddie

Tuesday
Aeddie
Beddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Jeddie

E.M
$5
$12
$15
$10
$5
$47

Wednesday
Aeddie
Deddie
Eeddie
Ieddie
Jeddie

E.M
$5
$9
$4
$17
$10
$45

E.M
$20
$16
$16
$24
$42
$118

Wednesday
Beddie
Ceddie
Feddie
Geddie
Heddie

E.M
$25
$40
$30
$40
$25
$160

Thursday
Beddie
Deddie
Geddie
Ieddie
Jeddie

Thursday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Eeddie
Feddie
Heddie

E.M
$10
$16
$18
$18
$20
$82

E.M
$30
$25
$28
$22
$20
$125

Friday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Jeddie

Friday
Beddie
Deddie
Feddie
Heddie
Ieddie

E.M
$8
$5
$4
$5
$12
$34

E.M
$20
$30
$36
$15
$29
$130

Saturday
Beddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Heddie
Jeddie

Saturday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Deddie
Feddie
Ieddie

E.M
$12
$12
$10
$15
$10
$59

E.M
$25
$16
$25
$30
$30
$126

OnlyoncewereBeddie,Jeddie,andEeddietogetheronthehorselistselectedbySarun. Ans. (1)

13.

ThetableshowshorsesreplacedbySarunafterMondayandtheminimumpossibleamountearnedbyhim.

Tuesday
Ceddie
Deddie
Feddie
Heddie
Ieddie

E.M
$5
$12
$15
$10
$5

Wednesday
Aeddie
Deddie
Eeddie
Ieddie
Jeddie

$47

E.M
$5
$9
$4
$17
$10

Thursday
Beddie
Deddie
Geddie
Ieddie
Jeddie

$45

E.M
$10
$16
$18
$18
$20

Friday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Jeddie

$82

E.M
$8
$5
$4
$5
$12

Saturday
Beddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Heddie
Jeddie

$34

E.M
$12
$12
$10
$15
$10
$59

ThetablebelowshowshorsesreplacedbyVarunafterMondayandtheminimumpossibleamountearnedbyhim:

Tuesday
Aeddie
Beddie
Eeddie
Geddie
Jeddie

E.M
$20
$16
$16
$24
$42
$118

Wednesday
Beddie
Ceddie
Feddie
Geddie
Heddie

E.M
$25
$40
$30
$40
$25
$160

Thursday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Eeddie
Feddie
Heddie

E.M
$30
$25
$28
$22
$20
$125

Friday
Beddie
Deddie
Feddie
Heddie
Ieddie

E.M
$20
$30
$36
$15
$29
$130

Saturday
Aeddie
Ceddie
Deddie
Feddie
Ieddie

E.M
$25
$16
$25
$30
$30
$126

Requireddifference=$160 $34=$126. Ans.(4)

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14.

ItisknownthatefficiencyofBincreasesby20%whenAandBworktogether. InthatcasenumberofdaystakenbyB=365/6=30
Partofthejobcompleted byAandBintwodays=2/32+2/30=1/16+1/15=31/240
PartofthejobcompletedbyBandCinnext4days=4/36+4/40=1/9+1/10=19/90
Now,CleftthejobandAjoinedB. SupposeAworkedforxmoredays.ThenBworkedforonlyx2days.
Now,x/32+(x 2)/30+31/240+19/90=1
(30x+32x 64)/960+(93+152)/720=1
(62x 64)/960=1 245/720 (62x 64)/960=95/144

62x 64=96095/144x=1046/93x=

23
11
93 days.

Totalnumberofdaystakenbythemtocompletethejob=2+4+
15.

23
23
11
17
93 = 93 . Ans.(3)

Letmarkedprice=5xcostprice=4x
Discount=3yandProfit/Losspercentage=4y
Then,SP=5x(1003y/100)=4x(100+4y/100)
50015y=400+16y
y=100/31
Hence,profitpercentage=4y=400/31
y=12.9%. Ans.(2)

16.

Ifb:c=3:4,thena:bisalso3:4.So,a:b:c=9:12:16
Similarly,ifb:c=12:16andc:d=3:4,thena:b:c:d=27:36:48:64
Also,ifc:d=48:64andd:e=3:4,thena:b:c:d:e=81:108:144:192:256
Since,a,b,c,dandearepositiveintegers,so,minimumvalueofa+b+e=81+108+256=445. Ans.(2)

17.

st

Supposex1=Numberofstationsbefore1 stoppage
st

nd

x2=Numberofstationsbetween1 stoppageand2 stoppage

nd

rd

x3 =Numberofstationsbetween2 stoppageand3 stoppage

rd

x4=Numberofstationsafterthe3 stoppage
Andx1 +x2 +x3 +x4 =16 3=13
Alsox1,x2,x3,x4 aregreaterthanorequalto1
Hence,requirednumberofsolutions=

131

12

C41 = C3

=12!/(9!3!)=220. Ans.(1)

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ForQ.18 &Q.19:
LetdistancebetweenBandratoKurla=5x
ItisgiventhatbythetimeBreachedKurla,AwashalfwaytoKurla,
SupposethedistancebetweenAndheriandKurlabe"a"
a/2=3x(SincespeedratioofAandBis3:5)
a=6x
WhenBmetA,33kmawayfromAndheri,thedistanceofthemeetingpointfromAndheriis

FG 3 IJi.e.33x
H5+3K 8

3x+ (3x)

Given,33x/8=33
x=8
DistancebetweenAndheriandKurlais48kmandthatbetweenBandraandKurlais40km.
18.

As Andheri, BandraandKurlaform atriangle,thedistancebetween Andheriand Bandracan varyfrom 8kmto88km.Hencethedistancetraveled by Abeforeit

crossesBcanbe3kmto33km,dependingontheactualdistancebetweenAndheriandBandra.Itcan'tbe36km. Ans.(4)

19.

Fromthedata,asdistancebetweenAndheriandBandraistwiceofthatbetween BandraandKurla,ithastobe80km
80
2
2
SpeedofA= 3 =30kmph

Asweknow,ratioofspeedsofAandB=3:5.
SpeedofB=305/3=50kmph
TimetakenbyBtoreachKurlafromAndheri=48/50=0.96hour Ans.(2)
20.

(x+1)yz=12

(1)

(y+1)zx=4

(2)

(z+1)xy=4

(3)

Dividingequation(1)by(2),
(x + 1)y
= 3
(y + 1)x

y
x =
(2y + 3)

Dividingequation(2)by(3),
z=y
Now,onsubtractingequation(2) fromequation(1),weget
y2 xy=8

(Since,y=z)

byputtingthevalue
y2 -

y2
(2y + 3)

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y
x =
(2y + 3)

,theequationbecomes

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Onsolvingfory,weget
y= 2,3
Now,fory= 2,xyz=2 2 2=8,aninteger.
1

fory=3,xyz= 3 33=3,aninteger. Ans. (4)

21.

Given: A5 =B4,alsoA,B,CandDarepositiveintegers.Hence,onlypossiblevaluesofAandBareA=1andB=1.
Now,(C A)=3,soC=4.
Also,C6 =D2
Hence,46 =D2
So,D2 =4096,soD=64.
Therefore,D A=64 1=63. Ans. (4)

22.

Letthespeedofthebusandthescooterbexandyrespectively,
DistancefromAtoMumbai=2x
DistancefromMumbaitoB=x/2
DistancefromAtoB=2x x/2=3x/2
Tocoveradistance3x/2(fromAtoB),thescootertakes7/2hours(from2pmto5:30pm)
Now,to covertheremainingdistancefromBtoMumbaii.e.x/2,thescooterwilltake7/6morehoursor1hour10minutesfrom5:30pm.So,thescooterwillreach
Mumbaiat6:40pm. Ans.(2)

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23.

LetAbetheeventthatthereareexactly4Chineseamongthefirst6speakers.
LetBbetheeventthattheseventhspeakerisaChinese.
Then, RequiredProbability=P(A) P(B/A)
5

C47C2
12

Now, P(A)=

C6

and P(B/A) =Prob. thattheseventhspeakerisaChinesegiventhattherewere4Chinesespeakersamongthefirst6speakers =1/6

5

C4 7C2
12

Hence,requiredprobability=
24.

C6

1
6

=5/264 Ans.(3)

Ongeneralizingtheaboveequation,F(x)= 2x2 +a(b c)2x+abc

Weknowthatforanequationax2 + bx +c = 0, theminimumorthemaximumvalueoff(x)liesatx= b/2a.
Therefore,a[(bc)2]/4=128ora(bc)= 512
Now,thesuma+(bc)+(bc)+(bc)willbeminimumwhen a=bc=8
Hence,theminimumvalueofa+3(bc)=8+8+8+8=32 Ans.(3)

25.

1stprocess
Dividethelargersquarein4equalsquaresofsideA/2.Thentheareaoftotalscrap=4[(A/2)2 p(A/4)2]=A2(4 p)/4
2ndprocess
Areaoftotalscrapgeneratedinthisprocess=A2p(A/2)2 =A2(4 p)/4
So,requiredratio=1:1. Ans.(3)

26.

Foragivenvolume,cuboidalshapeofminimumsurfaceareaisacube.So,hewillarrangeallthecubesintheformofalargecubeandthesideofthiscubewillbe9
cm.Therefore,thelengthofthediagonal= 9 3 cm. Ans.(4)

27.

Letthenumberben=ap bq cr
wherea,b,careprimenumbers&p,q,rnatural numbers.
Weknownumbersoffactersofn=(p+1)(q+1)(r+1)=4
So,either14or22=4
Or,p+1=4&q=0orp+1=q+1=2
p=3&q=0ORp=q=1
eithern=a3 orn=ab
So,a+a2 =72,i.e.,a=8andn=512
Or,a+b=72assuminga<b
(a,b)=(5,67),(11,61),(13,59),(19,53),(29,43),(31,41)
Hence,requiredsum=512+567+1161+1359+1953+2943+3141
=512+335+671+767+1007+1247+1271
=5810. Ans.(4)

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Solutionfor28 to30:
Basedontheinformationwecanpreparethefollowingtable:.

Company

Market capitalization
in this week

Increase in market capitalization as

compared to last week

Grade

Market captilization in last

week

XCSAENERGY
XATELENGG
XATRIXLAB
XALCHANDANAGARINDUS
XSKENERGY
XLGSYSTEL
XUCLEUSSOFTWARE
XONTAINERCORP
XOLTAMPTRANSFORMERS

45000
40000
10500
27000
85000
164000
309000
17500
89000

4550
4250
3550
3500
3250
3520
2200
2000
1400

LegendCompany
LegendCompany
GoodCompany
GoodCompany
LegendCompany
OtherCompany
LegendaryCompany
OtherCompany
LegendCompany

40450
35750
6950
23500
81750
160480
306800
15500
87600

XORRENTPOWER

113000

1330

LegendaryCompany

111670

Note:Valuesarecalculatedapproximatelywhereneeded.
28.

MarketcapitalizationoftheLegendaryCompanieslastweek=306800+111670=418470unitsapprox.
Totalmarketcapitalizationofthegivencompanieslastweek=40450+35750+6950+23500+81750+160480+306800+15500+87600+1
11670=870450unitsapprox..Percentagewise,(418470/870450)100=48.07%. Ans. (4)

29.

IncreaseinmarketcapitalizationofGoodCompanies=3550+3500=7050units
50timestheincrease=507050=352500units
Marketcapitalizationof"LegendaryCompanies"and"OtherCompanies"thisweek=309000+113000+164000+17500=603500
So,inpercentageterms,(603500/352500)100=171.20%. Ans. (2)

30.

Marketcapitalizationof"GoodCompanies"thisweek=10500 +27000=37500units
Marketcapitalizationof"LegendaryCompanies"lastweek=306800+111670=418470units
So,inpercentageterms,(37500/418470)100=8.96%or9%. Ans. (2)

ForQuestions 3133
Thereare6givenconditions.Firstly,wehavetoextracttheinformationgiveninthem:
Name

Accessory

Ghosh

City

Company

Kolkata

Soni

Gender
Female

LEG

Nambodari
Adawalkar

Slippers

Kozhikode

Sarang

Fromconditions1&2,wecanconcludethatMrs.GhoshisnotarepresentativeofAmsungorOtorolaorLEG.Fromcondition 4,sheisalsonotarepresentativeof
BlacknberrybecausesheisfromKolkataandthepersonwhorepresentsBlacknberryisfromPune.
Hence,fromcondition3,
Mrs.GhoshistherepresentativeofMokia&wearsshoes.

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Name

Accessory

City

Company

Gender

Ghosh

Shoes

Kolkata

Mokia

Female

Soni

LEG

Nambodari
Adawalkar

Slippers

Kozhikode

Sarang

Fromsecondandthefifthcondition,
SoniisnotfromKolkataorKozhikodeandalsohe/sheistherepresentativeofLEG,andhencecannotcomefromPune(fromcondition4).Sohe/shemustbefrom
JabalpurorLucknow.
Thereare onlytwopersonswho have9alphabetsintheirrespective surnames. Sofromcondition6, Adawalker cannotbethepersonfrom Amsung sincehe/she
wearsslippers.So,NambodariistheotherfemaleandsheiswearingBracelet.
Name
Ghosh
Soni
Nambodari
Adawalkar
Sarang

Accessory
Shoes
Bracelet
Slippers

City
Kolkata
Jabalpur/Lucknow

Company
Mokia
LEG
Amsung

Kozhikode

Gender
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male

Fromcondition4,therepresentativeofBlacknberryisaMaleandNambodariisafemale,soshecannotrepresentBlacknberryandcannotbefromPune.
So she mustbefrom JabalpurorLucknow.From condition6,Mr.Sarang isnotfromJabalpur,thus,he must befromPune& should representBlacknberry.This
leavesAdawalkarwhomustrepresentOtorola.
Name
Ghosh

Accessory
Shoes

Soni

City
Kolkata

Company
Mokia

Gender
Female

Jabalpur/Lucknow

LEG

Male

Nambodari

Bracelet

Jabalpur/Lucknow

Amsung

Female

Adawalkar

Slippers

Kozhikode

Otorola

Male

Pune

Blacknberry

Male

Sarang

Hence,
31.

Ans.(3)

32.

Ans.(4)

33.

Ans.(2)

34.

Ans. (3) ThelinesMacondooozes,reeksandburnsevenwhenitismosttantalizingandentertaining.Itisaplacefloodedwithliesandliarsandyetitspillsoverwith

reality.Loversinthisnovelfrontporch,clearly showhowMarquezhasuseddreamlikeorfantasticcharactersinanenchantedplacewhichisnotdistancedfrom
earthorreality.Eventhecharactersconfirmtothisfusion.Thisleadsustooption(3).Option(1)isincorrectastheauthordoesnottalkofthenarrativeinthiscontext.
Option(2)cannotbeinferredfromthepassage.Option(4)becomestoospecificinearthlypains.Theauthoristalkingofrealityandnotjustpains.

35.

Ans. (3) Aisclearlymentionedinthelasttwoparagraphs.Bisnegatedbytheauthorinthelastparagraph,inthefollowingwordsabsurdlycomplicated,labored

and almostimpossible to read.Infact, itisnone of these things. C is incorrect as fantastic journey is impliedbya quixotic expedition.Indeed, here the author
mentionsthatthegoalisnotreachedbutthatdoesnotimplyajourneydevoidofanygoal.

36.

Ans. (1) TheauthorpraisesMarquezsstyleofstorytellingandhisportrayalofcharactersandsettingsinthenovel.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthoralsoexpresses

admiration forthe language used byMarquez. Thus, it is clearfrom the passage that the authorstone is laudatory. Cavilling, which means to raise trivial and
frivolousobjections,wouldnotfit in here. Analyticalisout of contextastheauthor isnotprovidingananalysisof Marquezsnovelheisjustpraisinghisstyleof
storytelling.Didacticisnotthetoneoftheauthorashedoesntattemptanyplaininstruction.Although,theauthorprovidesinformation(whichmightfallintherealm
ofdidactic)aboutMarquezsstyle,histoneisladenwithpraise,whichleavesdidacticout.

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ForQ.37 toQ.39:
Wecangivearepresentationforall7rules.
ConsidertheLogicalRule:Ifxleadstoy,then(noty)leadsto(notx)
R1:IfManager VillaDoctor Palace Doctor Palace Manager Villa
R2:IfPainter Home Engineer Palace Engineer Palace Painter Home
R3:IfPainter Villa Manager Hut ManagerHutPainter Villa
R4:IfManager Home Architect HostelArchitect HostelManagerHome
R5:Doctor Home.
R6:IfArchitect HostelEngineer PalaceEngineer Palace Architect Hostel
R7:IfEngineer Hostel Painter HutPainterHutEngineer Hostel
37.

ThePainter doesnot liveat theVilla.Then fromR3, the Managermustlivein the Hut.Then fromR4,if theManager does notlive in the Home, then the Architect
mustlivein the Hostel. Ans. (4)

38.

FromR4,when theArchitect doesnot livein theHostelthen the Managerlives at the Home.FromR1, when the Manager doesnotliveintheVillathen theDoctor
doesnot livein thePalace.AlsofromR5, the Doctorcannotlive intheHome. Ans. (2)

39.

Architect Hostel Engineer Palace

If the Engineerlivesin thePalacethenhecannotlivein the Hostel.
Therefore,fromR7,Engineer Hostel PainterHut
So,Architect HostelEngineer Palace PainterHut
AlsofromR3,Manager Hut PainterVilla
Person

Place where living

Architect

Hostel

Doctor

Hut

Engineer

Palace

Manager

Home

Painter

Villa

Ans. (3)
40.

Ans. (4).Option(4)isthecorrectoption,astheauthorostensiblyseemstopraiseHandel,butobliquelymakesfunofhispopularityandtechnique.Options(1),(2)
and(3)areincorrect, astheauthordoesnotopenlyandharshlycriticiseHandel.

41.

Ans. (1). Option(1)isthecorrectoption, asitisexplicitlymentionedinthesecondparagraphofthepassage.Option(2)isincorrectasitisoppositeto(1).Option(3)

implies that the audience enjoyed the three hour long performance, which is incorrect as the authorclearly questions this notion. Option (4) is incorrect, as the
resurgenceof Handelsmusicisarecentphenomenonandthusoutofcontext.

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42.

Ans. (1). Giventheirreverenttoneoftheauthor,option(1)isthemostsuitableheading.Options(2)and(4)implythattheauthorisinaweofHandel,whichisclearly

notthecase.Option(3)isincorrect, asHandelssuccessattheboxofficeisnotthefocusofthepassage.

ForQ.43toQ.45:
MahatmaGandhiwasfacingNorth.MahatmaGandhiandhisneighbourshadweaponsthatincludedapairofscissors,2knivesandoneneedle.

Revolver/Pisto l

Revolver/Pistol

Nee dle/Knife/Scissors

Gandhiji
Needle/Knife/Scissors

Nee dle/Knife/Scissors

SardarVallabhBhaiPatelandJohnSimonhadkniveswiththemandLordMountBattendidn'thaveaneedle,henceMahatmaGandhihadaneedlethatsitstothe
leftofLordMountBatten.Sothesittingarrangementis:
Knife

Revolver/Pistol

Revolver/Pistol

Knife

Gandhiji
(Needle)

LordMountbatten
(Scissors)

Now,thepersonsittinglefttoGandhijimusthaveaKnifeandtheotherpersonholdingtheknifemustbediagonallyoppositetothispersonbyF12.
So,therevolverandpistolsmustbeplacedasgiveninthefigurebythecondition(F10andF12)

Revolver

Pistol
Knife

Revolver

Knife

Pistol

Gandhiji
(Needle)

LordMountbatten
(Scissors)

Nowconsideringafewfacts:
GeneralDyerneverusedapistol.
BhagatSinghandGeneralScottnevercarriedarevolver.
BhagatSinghneversatnearGeneralDyer.
SubhashChandraBoseneversatbetweentwoBritishcitizens.

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Theycansitintwoarrangements:
CaseI:WhenSardarVallabhBhaiPatelsitsbesideMahatmaGandhi.

SubhashChandraBose
(Revolver)

BhagatSingh(Pistol)
JohnSimon
(Knife)

Gen.Dyer
(Revolver)

SardarPatel
(Knife)

Gen.Scott
(Pistol)

Gandhiji
(Needle)

LordMountbatten
(Scissors)

CaseII:WhenJohnSimonsitsbesideMahatmaGandhi.

SubhashChandraBose
(Revolver)

BhagatSingh(Pistol)
SardarPatel
(Knife)

Gen.Dyer
(Revolver)

Gen.Scott
(Pistol)

JohnSimon
(Knife)
Gandhiji
(Needle)

LordMountbatten
(Scissors)

43.

Ans. (4)

44.

Ans. (4)

45.

Ans. (4)

46.

Ans. (2).Option(2)isthe correctoption.Theauthorstresseson traditionalaspectofthepractice,implyingitisanoutdatedpractice.Theauthoris criticalofthe

practiceofsexdeterminationincountries, whicharesupposedtobemoreevolved.Options(1)and(3)areincorrect,astheycannotbeinferredfromthepassage.

47.

Ans. (1). Option(1)isthecorrectoption.Theuseofthetermselfishimpliesactinginonesbestinterests,whichiscommensuratewithDawkinstheorythatgenes

servetheirownimplicitinterests(tocontinuebeingreplicated).Option(2)isincorrect,asitisoutofcontext.Options(3)and(4)areincorrect,astheyarecompletely
oppositetotheauthorssuggestionofshirkingresponsibility.

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48.

Ans. (3). Options(1)and(2) areincorrect, asthese statementsare notbackedbyany proof inthe passage. Similarlyoption (4) isalso incorrect,asmoneyasa
motiveisnotmentionedanywhere.Therefore,option(3)iscorrect, asitismentionedexplicitlyinthepassage.

49.

Ans.(2)Thisparthasanerror.Neithershouldreplacenot.

50.

Ans.(1).Thisistheanswer.

51.

Ans.(4). Option(4)bestillustratesthesenseofthetext.Option(1)isnegatedbythetext.Option(2)doesnotdepictthesense,butonlypresentsoneoftheincidents
whichtookplaceinEdisonsworkshop.Option(3)isnotmentionedinthetext.

52.

Ans (1). Thisshowsanobliquerelationshipbetweenwordswhiletherestshowanantonymousrelationship.

53.

Ans (4). Castingaspersions,whichmeansspreadingfalseanddamaginginformation,hasitsoppositeintheexpressiongivenbythisoption.

54.

Ans (1). Theexpressionstoodupforhim,whichmeanstosupportenergetically,hasitsoppositein theexpressiongivenbythisoption.

55.

Ans (2). Indigenous,whichmeansinland,hasitsoppositeinExotic.

56.

Ans.(4). JustasanArbiterModerates,aCultfigureDrives.

57.

Ans.(2). therelationshipbetweenwordsisantonymous.

58.

Ans. (1). Option(2)fallsapartbecauseitsnotthemodernteachingsofinterdependence,itsthetraditionalonesthatwerementionedinthepassage.Option(3)lets

theendinghangingbecauseitmakesnostatement.Also,itmissesmentioningpolitics, whichhappenstobeabigthinginthepassage.Option(4)makesasimilar
mistake.

59.

Ans. (1). Schumakerisntagainstcivilizationitselfinsteadhefocusesonoutliningthemajormistakesthathaveproppedupintheprocess.Therefore,helooksintent

on removing the faults, andtherebybetterthe civilization. Thus, option (1) is the incorrect one.Option (2), Schumaker would surely agree with,ashis statement,
Smallisbeautifulsuggests.Option(3)isclearfromthepassage.Option(4)canneitherberefutednorprovedasithasnobasisinthepassage.

60.

Ans. (2). Clearly,the author mentions that the stronghold of conglomeratesoverthe decision makersof society has increased tremendously, therebyleaving the
partiesdevoidofthepowertomakeanyfundamentalchanges.Option(1)isincorrectasthepartiesmayhavethewillbutlackthepowertodosomethingaboutthe
situation.Option(3)fallsapartbecauseitsaysthepartiesareclueless,whichcanbeincorrect.Option(4)focusesonanunimportantissue.

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11 .( 4) 12 .( 1) 13 .( 4) 14 .( 3) 15 .( 2) 16 .( 2) 17 .( 1) 18 .( 4) 19 .( 2) 20 .( 4)
21 .( 4) 22 .( 2) 23 .( 3) 24 .( 3) 25 .( 3) 26 .( 4) 27 .( 4) 28 .( 4) 29 .( 2) 30 .( 2)
31 .( 3) 32 .( 4) 33 .( 2) 34 .( 3) 35 .( 3) 36 .( 1) 37 .( 4) 38 .( 2) 39 .( 3) 40 .( 4)
41 .( 1) 42 .( 1) 43 .( 4) 44 .( 4) 45 .( 4) 46 .( 2) 47 .( 1) 48 .( 3) 49 .( 2) 50 .( 1)
51 .( 4) 52 .( 1) 53 .( 4) 54 .( 1) 55 .( 2) 56 .( 4) 57 .( 2) 58 .( 1) 59 .( 1) 60 .( 2)

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