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Q.1: A can is full of paint. Out of this 5 litres are removed and thinning liquid substituted. The

process is repeated. Now the ratio of paint to thinner is 49 :15. What is the full capacity of the
can?
(a) 20 litres
(b) 60 litres
(c) 40 litres
(d) 50 litre
Q.2: Two liquids A and B are in the ratio 5 : 1 in container 1 and in container 2,they are in the

ratio 1 : 3. In what ratio should the contents of the two containers be mixed so as to obtain a
mixture of A and B in the ratio 1: 1?
(a) 2 : 3
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 3 : 2
(d) 3 : 4
Q.3: A, B and C can do a work in 20, 25 and 30 days respectively. They

undertook to finish it together for Rs.2220, then the share of A exceeds that
of B by:
(a) Rs.120
(b) Rs.180
(c) Rs.300
(d) Rs.600
Q.4: The number of ways in which 10 candidates A1, A2, , A10 can be ranked

so that A1 is always above A2 is

(a) 101/2
(b)10C2 8!
(c)10C2 9!
(d) a & b
Q.5: Nupur has 73 litres of wine in a drum. She replaces 3.65 litres of it withwater and keeps

doing so till the time the concentration of wine is less than85%. The minimum number of
operations that Nupur has to perform is.
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
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Q.6: From the money that Ajay has, he gives as much to Bunti as much as Bunti has with him.

Bunti then gives as much as money to Chintu as much as Chintu has with him. Finally Chintu
gives as much money to Ajay as much as Ajay had before Chintu gave hime the money. How
much money did each of the three friends Ajay, Bunti and Chintu have with them initially if
between them they have totally Rs.48 and after the transactions each of them have equal
amounts?
(a) 24, 14, 10
(b)20, 16, 12
(c)22, 14, 12
(d)26, 12, 10

Q.7: A cow is tied to a pole in the middle of a field, with a 14-foot rope. If the cow eats 100

square feet of a grass a day, for how many days will the cow have enough to eat?
(a) 2
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 6

Q.8: B, C, D, E held a shooting competition, whoever hits the target wins thetrip to US. They all

shot successively, in the given order.What is the chanceof C winning the trip?
(a) 4/31
(b) 1/8
(c) 3/10
(d) 3/5

Q.9: Area of the right angled triangle ABC is 6 units.Two of it's vertices are (-2, -

2) and (1, -2). Which one of the following cannot be the third vertex?
(a) (-2, -6)
(b) (1, -6)
(c) (-2, 4)
(d) (1, 2)

Q.10: In measuring the side of a square, an error of 5% in excess is made. The

error per cent in the calculated area is:

(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 10. 25%
(d) 25%

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Q.11: If x and y are the two digits f the number 653xy such that this number is divisible by 80,
then x+y is equal to:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
Q.12: If 1.5x=0.04y then the value of (y-x)/(y+x) is

(a) 730/77
(b) 73/77
(c) 7.3/77
(d) None
Q.13: A man can row 5 kmph in still water. If the river is running at 1kmph, it takes him 75

minutes to row to a place and back. How far is the place?

(a) 3km
(b) 2.5 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km

Q.14: 1 Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the

probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

1
2
(a)
(b)
2
5
(c)

8
15

(d)

9
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Q.15: A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at the

same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
(a)

5%

(b)

8%

(c)

12%

(d)

15%

Q.16: Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45

kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
(a)

(b)

10

(c)

12

(d)

20

Q.17: A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating

simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe
alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower
than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is:
(a)

6 hours

(b)

10 hours

(c)

15 hours

(d)

30 hours

Q.18: A test has 50 questions. A student scores 1 mark for a correct answer, 1/3 for a

wronganswer, and 1/6 for not attempting a question. If the net score of a student is 32, the
number of questions answered wrongly by that student cannot be less than
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 3
(d) 9
Q.19: The sum of 3rd and 15th elements of an arithmetic progression is equal to the sum of 6th,

11th and 13th elements of the same progression. Then which element of the series should
necessarily be equal to zero?
(a)1st
(b) 9th
(c)12th
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Directions for next two questions: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given
below.
New Age Consultants have three consultants Gyani, Medha and Buddhi. The sum of the number
of
projects handled by Gyani and Buddhi individually is equal to the number of projects in which
Medha
is involved. All three consultants are involved together in 6 projects. Gyani works with Medha in
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projects. Buddhi has 2 projects with Medha but without Gyani, and 3 projects with Gyani but
without
Medha. The total number of projects for New Age Consultants is one less than twice the number
of
projects in which more than one consultant is involved.
Q.20: What is the number of projects in which Medha alone is involved?

(a) Uniquely equal to zero.

(c) Uniquely equal to 4.

(b) Uniquely equal to 1.

(d)Cannot be determined uniquely.

Q.21: What is the number of projects in which Gyani alone is involved?

(a) Uniquely equal to zero.

(c) Uniquely equal to 4.

(b) Uniquely equal to 1.

(d)Cannot be determined uniquely.

Q.22: If the product of n positive real numbers is unity, then their sum is necessarily

(a) a multiple of n
(c) never less than n

(b) equal to n + 1/n

(d)a positive integer

Q.23: There are 8436 steel balls, each with a radius of 1 centimeter, stacked in a pile, with 1 ball

on top, 3 balls in the second layer, 6 in the third layer, 10 in the fourth, and so on. The number of
horizontal layers in the pile is
(a) 34
(b) 38
(c) 36
(d) 32
Q.24: One litre of water is evaporated from 6 litres of solution containing 5% salt. The

percentage of salt in the remaining solutions is

(a) 5%
(b) 6%
(c) 1%
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Q.25: 24 is divided into two parts such that 7 times the first part added to 5 times

the second part makes 146. The first part is:

(a) 11
(b) 13
(c) 16
(d) 17

Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

Q.26: The Japanese economic model created strong domestic industries through subsidies

from its Ministry of Trade and by closing off competitive foreign firms to its domestic
market. This strategy promised to help economic growth by incubating domestic industries.
New Japanese industries could count on a known local demand and would be protected from
competition by tariffs and other barriers. The program could reduce the amount of imports
and therefore improve the nation's balance of trade.
Which of the following, based on the passage above, is a weakness in this economic
strategy?
a) A protectionist policy will create animosity among other nations.
b) Fast growth of small industries will create a class of millionaires and increase the
inequality of income.
c) Subsidies and import constraints keep domestic prices high and impose a burden
on consumers.
d) Quotas are more regressive than tariffs.

Q.27: Smoking in bed has long been the main cause of home fires. Despite a significant decline

in cigarette smoking in the last two decades, there has been no comparable decline in the
number of people killed in home fires.
Each one of the following statements, if true over the last two decades, helps to resolve
the apparent discrepancy above EXCEPT:
a) Compared to other types of home fires, home fires caused by smoking in bed
usually cause relatively little damage before they are extinguished.
b) Home fires caused by smoking in bed often break out after the home's occupants
have fallen asleep.
c) Smokers who smoke in bed tend to be heavy smokers who are less likely to quit
smoking than are smokers who do not smoke in bed.
d) An increasing number of people have been killed in home fires that started in the
kitchen.
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Q.28: Often, crimes are characterized as either malum in seinherently evilor malum

prohibitum
criminal because they are declared as offenses by a legislature. Murder is an example of the
former.
Failing to file a tax return illustrates the latter. Some jurisdic tions no longer distinguish between
crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum, although many still do.
From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that
a) many
b) some
c) some
d) some
offense

jurisdictions no longer distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum

jurisdictions still distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum
crimes characterized as malum in se are not inherently evil
crimes characterized as malum prohibitum are not declared by a legislature to be an

Q.29: A trucking company can act as a common carrierfor hire to the general public at

published rates. As a common carrier, it is liable for any cargo damage, unless the company can
show that it was not negligent. If the company can demonstrate that it was not negligent, then it
is not liable for cargo damage. In contrast, a contract carrier (a trucking company hired by a
shipper under a specific contract) is only responsible for cargo damage as spelled out in the
contract. A Claus Inc. tractor-trailer, acting under common carrier authority, was in a 5vehicle accident that damaged its cargo. A Nichols Inc. tractor-trailer, acting under contract
carrier authority, was involved in the same accident, and its cargo was also damaged.
From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that, in reference to the
accident,
a) if Claus Inc. is liable, then it can show that it was not negligent
b) if Claus Inc. cannot show that it was not negligent, then it is not liable
c) if Claus Inc. can show that it was not negligent, then it is not liable
d) if Nichols Inc. is liable, then it cannot show that it is negligent

. Q.30: Look at this series: 1.5, 2.3, 3.1, 3.9, ... What number should come next?
(a)

4.2

(b)

4.4

(c)

4.7

(d)

5.1

Q.31: swimming

(a)

pool

(b)

bathing suit

(c)

water

(d)

life jacket
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Q.32: . hurricane

(a)

beach

(b)

cyclone

(c)

damage

(d)

wind

Q.33: Reentry occurs when a person leaves his or her social system for a period of time and
then returns. Which situation below best describes Reentry ?
(a)

When he is offered a better paying position, Jacob leaves the restaurant he manages to
manage a new restaurant on the other side of town.

(b)

Catherine is spending her junior year of college studying abroad in France.

(c)

Malcolm is readjusting to civilian life after two years of overseas military service.

(d)

After several miserable months, Sharon decides that she can no longer share an
apartment with her roommate Hilary.

Q.34: Pen is to poet as needle is to

(a)

thread

(b)

button

(c)

sewing

(d)

tailor

Q.35: FERAL : TAME

(a)

ephemeral : immortal

(b)

repetitive : recurrent

(c)

nettlesome : annoying

(d)

repentant : honorable

Q.36: walk skip

run

toss

pitch

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(a)

swerve

(b)

hurl

(c)

jump

(d)

dance

Q.37: QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____

(a)

UAV

(b)

UAT

(c)

TAS

(d)

TAT

Q.38:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q.39: In this question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I

and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the
information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically
follow(s) for pursuing
Statement: The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great
concern to the company.
Courses of Action:
I.
II.

The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.
The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.

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(a)

Only I follows

(b)

Only II follows

(c)

Either I or II follows

(d)

Neither I nor II follows

Q.40: In this question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.

You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions
together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the
information given in the statement
Statements: The manager humiliated Sachin in the presence of his colleagues.
Conclusions:
I.
II.

The manager did not like Sachin.

Sachin was not popular with his colleagues.

(a)

Only conclusion I follows

(b)

Only conclusion II follows

(c)

Either I or II follows

(d)

Neither I nor II follows

Q.41: Most of the politicians are liars. Harish tells lies.

(a)

Harish is a politician.

(b)

Those who do not tell lies are not politicians.

(c)

Some politicians do not tell lies.

(d)

You can only benefit by telling lies.

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Q.42: Sara lives in a large city on the East Coast. Her younger cousin Marlee lives in the Mid-

west in a small town with fewer than 1,000 residents. Marlee has visited Sara several times
during the past five years. In the same period of time, Sara has visited Marlee only once.
(a)

Marlee likes Sara better than Sara likes Marlee.

(b)

Sara thinks small towns are boring.

(c)

Sara is older than Marlee.

(d)

Marlee wants to move to the East Coast.

Q.43: Statements: All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile.

Conclusions:
I.
II.

No crocodile is a fish.
No fish is a crocodile.

(a)

Both I and II follow

(b)

Only conclusion II follows

(c)

Either I or II follows

(d)

Neither I nor II follows

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Questions 44- 45 refers to the following Graph:

GRAPH SHOWS EXPENDITURE ON ARMS BY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES (VALUE IN
DOLLARS '000 MILLIONS)

Q.44: The amount spent by country C in 1983 is what percentage more than the amount spent

by Countries A and B together in 1977? (Find approximately)

a)
b)
c)
d)

50%
179%
75%
13%

Q.45: Which of the following statements must be true?

I -Country A spends minimum amount of its budget on arms.

II - Throughout, Country C has spent the maximum amount on arms during the years
shown.
III- An examination of the information for the last 3 years reveals that generally all 3
countries are reducing their expenditure on arms.
a)
b)
c)
d)

I only.
I and II only
I and III only
None of the statements above.
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Q.46:

Statements: Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of
many developing countries in days to come.
Conclusions:
I.
II.

The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future.

It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people
decent quality of life.

(a)

Only conclusion I follows

(b)

Only conclusion II follows

(c)

Either I or II follows

(d)

Neither I nor II follows

Q.47:

FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____

(a)

JAK

(b)

HAL

(c)

HAK

(d)

JAI

Q.48:

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

agnoscrenia means poisonous spider
delanocrenia means poisonous snake
agnosdeery means brown spider
Which word could mean "black widow spider"?
(a)

deeryclostagnos

(b)

agnosdelano

(c)

agnosvitriblunin

(d)

trymuttiagnos

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Q.49:

This question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular
circumstance. Choose an answer based on given information
Mrs. Carson took a taxi to meet her three friends for lunch. They were waiting for her outside the
restaurant when she pulled up in the car. She was so excited to see her friends that she left her
tote bag in the taxi. As the taxi pulled away, she and her friends took notice of the license plate
number so they would be able to identify the car when they called the taxi company.
#1: The four women seem to agree that the plate starts out with the letter J.
#2: Three of them agree that the plate ends with 12L.
#3: Three of them think that the second letter is X, and a different three think that the third letter
is K.
The four license plate numbers below represent what each of the four women thinks she saw.
Which one is most likely the license plate number of the taxi?
(a)

JXK 12L

(b)

JYK 12L

(c)

JXK 12I

(d)

JXX 12L

Q.50:

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II.
You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information
given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for
pursuing.
tatement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.
Courses of Action:
I.

Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to

those affected.
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II.

Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people
and cattle.

(a)

Only I follows

(b)

Only II follows

(c)

Either I or II follows

(d)

Neither I nor II follows

VERBAL
Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any
will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the
answer is '(d)'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
Q.51: (solve as per the direction given above)
(a)

You can get

(b)

all the information that you want

(c)

in this book.

(d)

No error.

Q.52: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

The conductor asked the passenger

(b)

why hadn't he purchased a ticket

(c)

in advance to board the bus.

(d)

No error.

Q.53: Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the
sentence meaningfully complete.
Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.

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(a)

spread

(b)

plunged

(c)

merged

(d)

deep

Q.54: In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up.
Rearranage these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose
the proper sequence
This time
P : exactly what he had been told
Q : the young man did
R : beyond his dreams
S : and the plan succeeded
The Proper sequence should be:
(a)

QPRS

(b)

QPSR

(c)

PQSR

(d)

QSRP

Q.55: In this question, an incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers is given. Pick out the
best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully
The employer appeared to be in such an affable mood that Rohit ......
(a)

decided to ask for a raise in his salary

(b)

was scared to talk to him about his leave

(c)

felt very guilty for his inadvertent slip

(d)

promised him that he would not commit mistake again

Fill in the Blanks for question no(56 to 65),

The last decade has been ...(56)... for management education and development. When
the economies of most western countries were ...(57)... in early 1980s there were
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...(58)... cuts in both in corporate training and in higher education. During the boom
years of mid 1980s there was some ...(59)... in both areas. In early 1990s industrialised
countries were in the ...(60)... of another service recession and a ...(61)... retrenchment
was to be reasonably ...(62)...throughout the training world. But this is not the case so
far. Many leading companies are ...(63)... their belief in training as the key to future
competitiveness and governments have ...(64)... an era of rapid ...(65)...
Q.56: (solve as per the direction given above)
(a)

dogmatic

(b)

paradoxical

(c)

outstanding

(d)

sluggish

Q.57: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

galvanised

(b)

privatised

(c)

dominant

(d)

faltering

Q.58: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

severe

(b)

judicious

(c)

marginal

(d)

proportionate

Q.59: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

reactivity

(b)

curiosity

(c)

downsizing

(d)

slashing

Q.60: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

area

(b)

mood

(c)

grip

(d)

light

(b)

light

Q.61: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

critical

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(c)

profound

(d)

possible

Q.62: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

fabricated

(b)

projected

(c)

lamented

(d)

expected

Q.63: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

managing

(b)

asserting

(c)

criticising

(d)

rejecting

Q.64: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

encouraged

(b)

established

(c)

preached

(d)

circulated

Q.65: (solve as per the direction given above)

(a)

degradation

(b)

communication

(c)

expansion

(d)

projection

Passage(66 to 70)
Many sociologists have argued that there is functional relationship between education
and economic system. They point to the fact that mass formal education began in
industrial society. They note that the expansion of the economies of industrial societies
is accompanied by a corresponding expansion of their educational systems. they explain
this correspondance in terms of the needs of industry for skilled and trained manpower,
needs which are met by the educational system. Thus, the provision of mass elementary
education in Britain in 1870 can be seen as a response to the needs of industry for a
literate and numerate workforce at a time when industrial processes were becoming
more complex and the demand for technical skills was steadily growing.
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Q.66: The industry needs a literate work-force because

(a)

its expansion needs sound learning

(b)

it relies heavily on expertise

(c)

it promotes a competitive spirit

(d)

its operations need intricate technical knowledge

Q.67: The author argues that

(a)

formal education can be traced to industrial society

(b)

industrial society is responsible for expansion of education at mass

level

(c)

industrial society gave rise to vocational education

(d)

industrial society changed the pattern of education

Q.68: The observation of the Sociologists are based on a study of

(a)

the statistical data available in a historical context

(b)

economic system of the 19th century

(c)

the correlation between industry and education in a historical context

(d)

growth of industry 19th century

Q.69: The Sociologists referred to it in the passage say that the relationship between
industry and elementary education was one
(a)

based on mutual need

(b)

based entirely on the need of the industry

(c)

based entirely on economic need

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(d)

based on some inexplicable historical forces

Q.70: By 'functional relationship' is meant

(a)

a short-term relationship

(b)

practical and utilitarian relationship

(c)

temporary arrangement

(d)

close and unbreakable relationship

Q.71: Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct
meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, (a) will be the answer
A black sheep
(a)

An unlucky person

(b)

A negro

(c)

An ugly person

(d)

A partner who takes no share of the profits

Q.72: Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using backstairs influence to get
the job.
(a)

Political influence

(b)

Backing influence

(c)

Deserving and proper influence

(d)

Secret and unfair influence

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Q.73: Find the correctly spelt words.

(solve as per the direction given above)
(a)

Humorous

(b)

Ganerous

(c)

Pupolous

(d)

Maretorious

Q.74: In each sentence below, four words which are lettered (a), (b), (c) and (d) have been
printed inbold type, one which may be either inappropriate in the context of the sentence
or wrongly spelt.The letter of that word is answer.If all the four words are appropriate and also
correctly spelt, mark '(a)' as the answer.
(solve as per the direction given above)
(a)

The non-availability

(b)

of unprocessed natural

(c)

resources in a country should not be the

(d)

basic for rejecting that possibility of export industry

Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to
make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark '(a)' as the answer.(Q.no
75 to 76)
Q.75: In addition to enhanced their reputations through strategic use of philanthropy,
companies are sponsoring social initiatives to open new markets.
(a)

of enhancing their reputation

(b)

to having enhance their reputation

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(c)

to enhancing their reputation

(d)

to have their reputation enhancing

Q.76: He never has and ever will take such strong measures.
(a)

had taken nor will ever take

(b)

had taken and will ever take

(c)

has and never will take

(d)

had and ever will take

Q.77: synonyms
LAMENT
(a)

Complain

(b)

Comment

(c)

Condone

(d)

Console

Q.78: In the following question choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given
words.
STARTLED
(a)

Amused

(b)

Relaxed

(c)

Endless

(d)

Astonished

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