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This quiz comprises of 12 UMAT style questions from all 3 constructs and the allotted time is 15
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Question 1

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Plants in the Clepodaces family have evolved flowers to really look and smell like a dead mammal: sunbleached hairs; skin-like surfaces; soft and pulpy to the touch. The flowers are striped red, orange, and
yellow, like meat and fat rotting in the hot sun. Ripples on the flower surface emulate flesh slowly peeling
back from the bone. And they smell disgusting!

Q 1 Stavos gigantica provides an example of

A.
B.
C.
D.

Batesian mimicry
Mllerian mimicry
Service mimicry
Aggressive mimicry

Questions 2 5
To test the effect of slope on water runoff and soil degradation, rainfall and erosion data were taken at
several sites around the country. Soil erosion occurs as an effect of large volumes of water running over
the soil, which carries some of the soil with it. If not prevented, soil erosion can ruin farmland, and will,
over the time, degrade hills and mountains as well. The following table shows the data observed.
Slope (degrees)

Rainfall (cm)

Soil Loss (cm)

45

3.2

51

2.5

21

1.1

22

1.8

18

85

8.2

19

93

25

56

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Q 2 Which of the following is true regarding the use of plots without slope?
They were used as control plots for comparing with other samples.
They were used to test the effect of high rainfall on flat ground.
They were used to compare the differences of rainfall on different slopes.
The plots with no slope were of no use in the study.

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B.
C.
D.

Q 3 Looking at the data, which of the following statements is definitely true?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Soil erosion is not related to the total amount rainfall.

High rainfall causes greater soil erosion.
Increased slope always causes greater soil erosion.
More soil erosion occurs on greater slopes, irrespective of the amount of rainfall.

Q 4 From the data, it can be seen that groups of two plots which were similar in slope were used in
the study. What could be a reason for doing this?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Getting multiple samples

Reducing the possibility of random error from sampling only one plot
To decrease the statistical credibility of the study
Increasing the likelihood that the results obtained would be good

Q 5 Given a plot of land with a slope of 15 degrees and 80 cm of rainfall, how much erosion could
be expected?
A.
B.
C.
D.

2.5 cm
5.0 cm
7.5 cm
10.0 cm

Questions 6 10
The following passage illustrates the conversation between a group of young men and a spastic person.
We got on at Glasgow central, with wine in our blood and more in our hands. Life is always better with
blurred vision.

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In between Glasgow and Ayr the spastic1 got on. He shuffled with bent legs and a flat face. He looked
round with an empty expression then sat down. In seconds we were treating him like a freak. He stared
at us without emotion. He was letting us have our fun, or so I suspected.
Is this the Ayr train? he ventured.

Its the only train that goes through there, mate. Josh said.

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Im sorry. I dont live there. I was visiting my mum. His head fell and his voiced disappeared, losing
any social ability hed acquired. Josh began mocking him. The bottles emptied and the stares became
more resentful. The inebriation was enough to keep us callous and unafraid of onlookers.
Hey mate! Hey spastic! Where does your mum live? She fit? Josh said.

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What do you mean?

You know, she cool?

She was pretty. Shes dead now though.

In a flash I felt my idiocy wash away.

Im sorry. Im sure shes in a better place though.

What? You mean the ground.
No. Like heaven.
I dont think so. Shes in the ground.
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spastic: a person with cerebral palsy, a form of paralysis caused by injury to the brain.

Q 6 Life is always better with blurred vision. What does the author refer to here?
A.
B.
C.
D.

He is addicted to intoxication.
His life seems less burdened whenever he is high.
Under the influence of alcohol, he seems contented.
He is incapable of differentiating between right and wrong.

Q 7 Its the only train that goes through there, mate. What is the tone of Joshs statement?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Blunt
Guiding
Sardonic
Contemptuous

Q 8 What was the response of the author after hearing that the spastics mother is dead?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Repentant
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Considerate
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B. mature.
C. hopeless.
D. impassive.

Q 10 What is the spastics memory of his mother?

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She was a beautiful woman in his eyes.

He is feeling numb with the pain of losing her.
His mind is too fragile to remember her existence.
He considers her nothing more than a dead body.

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Q 11 Missing Segment

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Q 12 Middle of the Sequence

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B
C
D
E

PART-II
Questions 1 4

State

Truth Value of Beliefs

Delta

Awake

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Asleep

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The inhabitants of a place have continuous dreams, i.e. dreams that continue day and night, such that
they may not know whether they are awake or asleep at a given time. Each inhabitant is either of the two
types: delta or epsilon. Everything that a delta type believes while awake is true, and everything he
believes while he is asleep is false. Everything that an epsilon type believes while awake is false and
everything he believes while he is asleep is true. The following table summarises this information:

True

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Q 1 A delta type person believes that

he is awake at all times.

he is asleep at all times.
he is awake (when the person is actually asleep) and asleep (when the person is actually awake).
he is awake (when the person is actually asleep).

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B.
C.
D.

Q 2 An epsilon type person believes that:

A.
B.
C.
D.

he is awake at all times.

he is asleep at all times.
he is awake (when the person is actually asleep) and asleep (when the person is actually awake).
he is asleep (when the person is actually awake).

Q 3 At one particular time, one of the persons believed that he was of the delta type. If his state
of existence is also known, then can the person's belief be verified?
A.
B.
C.
D.

No, even if the person's type is known.

If he is of delta type and awake, then his belief can be verified.
If he is of epsilon type and awake, then his belief can be verified.
Yes.

Q 4 Can the person's belief about his type change?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Yes, if he/she is of epsilon or delta type.

No, if he/she is of delta type.
Yes, if he/she is of delta and epsilon type.
No, if he/she is of epsilon type.

Questions 5 8
The following passage relates the friendship shared between two mature women.
Carol and I have been diving together for six years. Shes a natural, as she is with most physical
activities, and a few times a year, we take off for distant shores. But three years ago, in the same
week she was elected to be the first woman judge in her county, Carol was diagnosed with Stage IV
Breast Cancer.

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Weve made four dive trips since then, and on each outing, Carol has more bluntly asked me to watch
out for her. For the first time in our long friendship, we are both saying out loud that we need to
attend to each other something weve always done but never really acknowledged.

a survivor.
a complete woman.
her inspiration in life.
a lady with determination.

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B.
C.
D.

Q 5 In the authors eyes, Carol was

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D.

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Q 6 We are both saying out loud that we need to attend to each other. What is the main reason
behind this action?
The short life span of Carol
Carol's being the better swimmer of the two
The love shared between the author and Carol
Their growing concern over Carols physical condition

Q 7 The author and Carol are

A.
B.
C.
D.

the best of friends.

very close friends.
always there for each other.
struggling against Carols ailment.

Q 8 After the discovery of her breast cancer, Carol became

A.
B.
C.
D.

cynical.
paranoid.
suspicious.
less confident.

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Q 12 Select the alternative (A, B, C, D or E) that most logically fits in the MIDDLE of the sequence.

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B.
C.
D.
E.

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B
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E

Answer Keys with Explanations:

Part-I
1. Answer is C

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Stavos gigantica does not mimic to protect itself; hence neither options A or B can be correct as
both Batesian and Mllerian mimicry are purely a part of the defensive mechanism in nature. The
plant is, in fact, carnivorous (as evidenced by the maggots that become dinner). It does not,
however, pretend to be another harmless species to avoid detection (option D). Option C is more
to the point. Stavos gigantica pretends to be a food source thereby getting gravid flies to think
they are depositing their maggots in carrion. In return, Stavos gigantica, a carnivorous plant,
predates upon the maggots.

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2. Answer is A

Since the study is looking at the relationship between the slope of the soil and the erosion
occurring, the plots with no slope would serve as the control group. Therefore, option A is the
correct answer. The other options are thus automatically nullified.

3. Answer is B

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We can see from the comparison of plots 1 and 2 versus 7 and 8 that the increase in slope
does not significantly affect the amount of soil erosion. Instead, we only see that increased rainfall
causes increased soil erosion. So, option B is the correct answer. Other options are irrelevant
and thus discarded.

4. Answer is B

Option B seems to be the most logical reason behind this measure. Option A does not really
make too much sense, since getting more samples does not necessarily help the study. In option
C, you would want to increase, not decrease the credibility of your statistical study, and for option
D, harvesting more samples does not ensure the results will be good; it only increases the
accuracy of the study, which is stated by option B.

5. Answer is C
From the answer to an earlier question, we see that the total amount of rainfall, and not slope, is
the primary indicating factor for the amount of soil erosion. Comparing the new plot to the table
shows us that a rainfall of 80 cm could cause erosion just less than 8.2 cm (corresponding to 85
cm rainfall). Among all the options, 7.5 cm comes closest to this value; hence, option C is correct.

6. Answer is C
It is obvious from the authors comment that he is enjoying himself with his friends and they are
all drunk, therefore option C is correct. Nothing is mentioned in the passage about his burdens
becoming lessened, so option B is incorrect. Option A is a possibility but not verified in the
passage and option D is far-fetched.

7. Answer is C
Option C is the correct answer because Josh uses a mocking tone while answering the question.
Options A and B are absolutely incorrect, as it can be clearly inferred from the context. Option D
is also wrong because Josh showed more sarcasm than contempt while speaking to the spastic.

8. Answer is A
After hearing the reply of the spastic, the author is suddenly jolted out of his stupor and he
repents being too frivolous in his behaviour towards this person. Options B, C and D do not
denote the right expressions of the author. So, option A fits best and is the correct answer.

9. Answer is D

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The spastic was expressionless when he spoke about the death of his mother. It was as if there
was no emotion inside him. This can be best described as impassive. Thus, option D is the
correct answer. He was not sad at the mention of his dead mother, and options B and C are not
applicable expressions for the spastics emotions.

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10. Answer is A

From the conversation, it is clear that he remembers his mother to be beautiful, so option A is
correct. Options B and C are incorrect as his reaction is impassive, therefore he would not be
experiencing this level of grief. Option D is not correct as it is too extreme an observation.

11. Answer is C

12. Answer is C

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The third figure in each row comprises of the parts common to the first two figures. Option C has
the element common to the first two figures in the row. So, option C is correct.

Part-II

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The number of lines increases in each step. Therefore, the correct sequence is E, B, C, A and D.
So, option C is the correct answer.

1. Answer is A
The state of belief of a delta person is that he believes everything to be true while he is awake
and believes everything to be false while he is asleep. That is, he believes that he is awake when
he actually is awake and when he is sleeping he has a false belief, and therefore thinks that he is
still awake. So basically a delta person believes that he is awake at all times. So option A is
correct.

2. Answer is B
The state of belief by an epsilon person is that he believes everything to be false while he is
awake and believes everything to be true while he is asleep. That means an epsilon type person
when awake has false belief, thus he thinks he is asleep. And while sleeping he has true belief so
still thinks that he is sleeping. So basically an epsilon person believes that he is asleep at all
times. So option B is the correct option.

3. Answer is B
Let us each situation be analysed one by one:
If the person is of delta type and awake, he/she will have true belief and hence believe that he is
awake and of type delta.
If the person is of epsilon type and awake, he/she will have false belief and hence believe that he
is asleep and of delta type.
If the person is of delta type and asleep, he/she will have false belief and hence believe that he is
awake and of epsilon type.
If the person is of epsilon type and asleep, he/she will have true belief and hence believe that he
is asleep and of epsilon type.
All the inhabitants will believe themselves to be delta type when awake. Therefore, if it is known
that the person is of delta type and awake, then his belief is true and his belief can be verified.
Hence, the correct answer is B.

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4. Answer is A
A delta type person thinks himself to be epsilon when asleep, and an epsilon type person
believes himself to be delta when awake. So option A is the correct option.

6. Answer is D

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Despite suffering from Stage IV Breast Cancer, the authors friend Carol has continued to live life
gracefully. She still attends the diving trips they plan together and she also has been elected the
first woman judge of her county.
Although suffering from a chronic disease, she lives life to the fullest. Thus the authors feeling for
Carol could be best supported by what is expressed in option B, a complete woman. Hence,
option B is the answer.

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We are both saying out loud that we need to attend to each other. This means that Carol wants
her friend to be there with her till the end, that is, for as long as Carol survives. The author
comprehends her decision and reciprocates the interest. Thus, Carols health can be regarded as
their prime concern. Thus, option D is the answer.

7. Answer is B

Here, option A is not cited in the passage. Option B is the most probable explanation of their
affection towards each other. Option C cannot be considered as nothing has been talked about
their being for each other before her ailment. Option D is not discussed in the passage. Thus,
option B is the answer.

8. Answer is D
Here, option A is false as Carol was never a bitter pessimist. Option B is also wrong because she
did not show any symptoms of disturbed consciousness or any other aggressiveness. Option C is
irrelevant with respect to the passage and only option D justifies her state of mind as she now
wanted her friend to watch out for her. Hence, option D is the answer.

9. Answer is A
The outermost figure becomes the innermost and the remaining two expand in the next step. The
central element becomes the corner element and a new element comes in place. So, option A
best completes the series and is the correct answer.

10. Answer is B
The third figure in each row comprises of parts which are not common to the first two figures. For
example, in the first row the first two figures have three black circles in common and they are
discarded in the third figure. In a similar way, we can infer that the figure in option B can be
arrived at if we discard common parts in the first two figures of the third row. So, option B is the
correct answer.

11. Answer is C

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In each row, the central part of the first figure rotates either 90 clockwise or 90 anticlockwise to
form the central part of the second figure and the central part of the first figure rotates through
180 to form the central part of the third figure. Hence if we look at the 3rdrow, the option boils
down to either C, D or E. Also, in each row, there are 3 types of side elements - rectangles,
circles and triangles which dont repeat themselves and come one after the other. Hence, we can
eliminate options D and E as elements repeat there. So correct option is C.

12. Answer is B

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Option B is the answer because the correct sequence is A, C, B, D and E.

The figure rotates CW at an angle of 900

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