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111 Test Code: CT 31

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 SECTION I
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
DIRECTIONS:Forthefollowingquestions,fouroptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.

1. Inawarehouse,ontheday'sclosing,itwasfoundthattherewere565packetsofKhelloggCornflakesand435
packetsofHaldilalBhujia,thecombinedpriceofwhichwasRs.50,000.Butinthemorning,whenacheckwas
done,itwasrevealedthattheactualnumberofpacketsforthetwoproductshadbeeninterchangedbymistake.
Butthecombinedpriceofthetwostillremainedthesame.WhatisthepriceofonepacketofHaldilalBhujia?
(1) Rs.50 (2) Rs.100
(3) Rs.500 (4) Rs.150

2. Ifa,b,andnarepositiveintegerssuchthata>bandnisanoddnumbergreaterthan500,thenwhatistheratio
ofthenumberofnegativetermsintheexpansionof(ab)n tothenumberofnegativetermsintheexpansionof
(ab)n+ 1?
(1) (n+1):n (2) n:(n+1)
(3) 1:1 (4) (n1):(n+1)

3. Therearetwocubes,onelargeandonesmall.Thelargercubehasavolumethatis700%morethanthevolumeof
thesmallercube.Howmuchwillitcosttopaintthelargercubeonallsides ifthesimilarpaintingcostforthe
smallercubewasRs.1000?
(1) Rs.2000 (2) Rs.3000
(3) Rs.4000 (4) Rs.8000

4. Findoutthenumberofpositiveintegersthataretwicethesumoftheirowndigits.
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) Infinite

5. Whenaisdividedby3,2istheremainderandwhena2 isdividedby3,xistheremainder.
Whenbisdividedby4,3istheremainderandwhenb2 isdividedby4,yistheremainder.
Whencisdividedby5,4istheremainderandwhenc2 isdividedby5,zistheremainder.
Whatisthevalueofxyz?
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 12 (4) 24

6. Thelengthofasprintingtrackis2km.AandBarerunningfromoppositeendstowardseachotherwithdifferent
speeds.IfAmeetsBaftercovering1250meters,thenbywhatpercentshouldBincreasehisspeedtocoverthe
totaldistanceinexactlythesametimeasA?
(1) 150% (2) 103.33%
(3) 177.78% (4) 156.67%

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7. In miniOlympics this year, there will be 100 individual events and 18 countries will be participating. If it is
certainthatnocountrywillwinmorethan6events,thenidentifytheleastnumberofcountriesthatwillwinat
leastoneevent.
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 17 (4) 18

8. Till 2000, Dada won 38% of the matches,when he captained Indonesia.In 2001, he played 40matches, 22 of
whichIndonesiawon.Dadahasacaptaincyrecordofmorethan40%wins.Whatisthelargestnumberofmatches
hecouldhavecaptainedtilltheendof2001?
(1) 339 (2) 299
(3) 321 (4) Noneofthese

9. AmithastorepayaloanofRs.3,000overaperiodoftwomonths.Theinterestchargedis5%monthly.Howmuch
wouldhehavetopayeverymonth(approx.amount)topayofftheloan?
(1) Rs.1704 (2) Rs.1504
(3) Rs.1604 (4) Rs.1613

10. Chotu,thelittlemathsgeniusfoundoutthat forevery nthdigit number(n>2),there isatleast1number which

whenmultipliedby4givesthenumberwiththesamedigitsinthereverseorder.Hehasfoundonesuch5digit
numberwithdistinctdigits.Whatisthesumofthedigitsofthat5digitnumber?
(1) 18 (2) 27
(3) 36 (4) Nosuchnumberexists

11. Ifthesumoftherootsofthequadraticequationax2 +bx+c=0,(abc0)isequaltosumofthesquaresoftheir

reciprocals,thena/c,b/a,c/b,arein
(1) arithmeticprogression(A.P.) (2) geometricprogression(G.P.)
(3) harmonicprogression (4) Noneofthese

12. Ifa,b,c Randa+b+c=0,thenthequadraticequation3ax2 +2bx+c=0has

(1) atleastonerootin[0,1] (2) atleastonerootin[2,1]
(3) atleastonerootin[2,3] (4) Noneofthese

13. AtapointA,theangleofelevationofatowerissuchthatitstangentis(5/12)onwalking240mnearerthetower,
thetangentoftheangleofelevationis(3/4).Findtheheightofthetower.
(1) 450m (2) 125m
(3) 225m (4) 150m

14. If1, w& w 2 bethecubeofrootsofunity,thenfindthevalueof(1 w+ w2)5 +(1+ w w2)5.

(1) 0 (2) 32
(3) 1 (4) 64

15. Fourlinesintersectattheoriginandtheanglebetweenanytwoadjacentlinesisconstant.Twopointsaremarked
oneachofthelineswithequaldistancefromtheoriginandthenarejoined.Eachinteriorangleofthepolygon
thusformedis
(1) 60o (2) 120o
(3) 180o (4) 135o

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16. Dada, Hemu,Santa and Budaare four popular singer in a town. Ofthe total populationof the town,50% like
Dada,25%likeHemu,30%likeSanta.AllthosewhodontlikeanyoftheselikeBuda.AllthosewholikeHemu
likebothDadaandSanta.AllthosewholikeSantalikeDadaaswell.NumberofpeoplewholikeSantaandnot
HemuiswhatpercentofpeoplewholikeBuda?
(1) 0 (2) 5
(3) 10 (4) 50

17. Ifboththerootsoftheequationx2 6ax+22a+9a2 =0exceed3,then

(1) a<7/9&a>1 (2) a<10
(3) a>11/9 (4) a>1/9

18. Fortheequation|x|2 +|x|6=0

(1) thereisonlyonepositiveroot (2) sumofrootsis0
(3) theproductofrootsis4 (4) Allofthese

19. Thenumberofintegralvaluesofxforwhich(5x1)<(x+1)2 <7x3is

(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 3

20. AquestionpaperissplitintotwopartspartAandpartB.PartAcontains5questionsandpartBhas4.Each
question in partA has an alternative.A student has to attempt at least one question from each part. Find the
numberofwaysinwhichthestudentcanattemptthequestionpaper.
(1) 35 24 (2) (35 24)1
(3) (35 1)(24 1) (4) Noneofthese

21. Three right circular cylinders, each of radius a are held together with their axes parallel, by a tight endless
string.Findthelengthofthestring.[Eachcylindertouchestheothertwocylinders]
(1) 2a(3+p) (2) 6a+3pa
(3) 6a+pa (4) 6 p a

22. Sixmenandsevenwomentogethercandoapieceofworkin15days,while8menand8womencandothesame
pieceofworkin12days.Howmanymenmusthelp15womeninorderthattheworkmaybefinishedin10days?
(1) 10 (2) 9
(2) 8 (4) 6

23. SouthAfricabattingfirstscoredattherateof4.6runsperoverbeforebeingallout.Indialaterjustmadeenough
runstowinthematchinfouroverslessthanthenumberofovers,whichSouthAfricarequired.IfIndiasrunrate
hadbeen15%moreitwouldhaveendedthematchsixoversearlier.Howmanywerescoredtotally?(Runrateis
definedasthenumberofrunsscoreddividedbytheoversplayed,tillanypointoftime)
(1) 230 (2) 300
(3) 460 (4) Noneofthese

24. Theparallelsideofanisoscelestrapeziumare10.5cmand4.5cminlengthandalateralsideis5cm,finditsarea.
(1) 42cm2 (2) 37.5cm2
(3) 60cm2 (4) 30cm2

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DIRECTIONS:Usetheinformationgivenbelowtosolvethefollowingquestions.

ThefollowingtableshowsthegrowthofcommercialbankinginIndia

1988 198 9 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

NumberofBankOfficesinIndia 55410 57699 59752 60220 60570 61169 61803 62367
(a)R ural 31114 33014 34791 35206 35269 35389 35329 33004
(b)SemiUrban 11132 11166 11324 11344 11356 11465 11890 13341
(c)Urb an 7322 752 4 8042 8046 8279 8562 8745 8868
(d)Metropolitan 5842 599 5 5595 5624 5666 5753 5839 7154

25. Whichtypeofbankhasshownthegreatestpercentagegrowthinitsnumbersfrom1988to1995?
(1) Rural (2) SemiUrban
(3) Urban (4) Metropolitan

26. Forhowmanyyears,didthenumberofbankofficesinthesemiurbanarearemainbelow20%ofthetotalnumber
ofbankofficesinIndia?
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 6

27. Inwhichbankcategoryhavetherebeenmostdipsinannualgrowth?(Adipisadecreaseinthenumberofbank
officescomparedtolastyear)
(1) Rural (2) SemiUrban (3) Urban (4) Metropolitan

DIRECTIONS:Eachquestiongivenbelowisfollowedbytwostatements,(A)and(B).Answereachquestionusingthe
followinginstructions.Markyouransweras:

(1) ifthe questioncanbeanswered by oneofthe statementsalone, but cannotbeansweredby usingthe

otherstatementalone.
(2) ifthequestioncanbeansweredbyusingeitherstatementalone.
(3) ifthequestioncanbeansweredbyusingboththestatementstogether,butcannotbeansweredbyusing
eitherstatementalone.
(4) ifthequestioncannotbeansweredevenbyusingbothstatementstogether.

28. Doaandchavethesamesignintheequationax2 +2bx+c=0?

(A) Theequationhasrealroots. (B) Theproductoftherootsis1.

29. Howmanydays doesBalonetaketodothework?

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(A) ApartoftheworkwhichAdoesin2days,Bdoesin 2 days.
2
(B) Btakes3daysmoretodotheworkthanA.

30. Howmanyperson/sis/arestayinginthehouse?
(A) ThelandlordcollectsatotalofRs.2300asmonthlyrent,takingequalrentfromeveryresident.
(B) The individual rent is over Rs.300 per month and the cube of the number of persons staying is a perfect
square.

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 SECTION II
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
DIRECTIONS:Thesentencesgivenineachquestion,whenarrangedinapropersequenceformacoherentparagraph.
Eachsentenceislabeledwithaletter.Choosethemostlogicalorderofsentencesfromamongthegivenchoices.

31. A. In1970,XeroxPARChadassembledtheworld'sgreatestcomputerengineersandprogrammers,andforthe
nexttenyearstheyhadanunparalleledrunofinnovationandinvention.
B. By1979,Apple,SteveJobs'gem,wasalreadyoneofthehottesttechfirmsinthecountry.
C. XeroxPARCwastheinnovationarmoftheXeroxCorporation.
D. ItshighlyanticipatedIPOwasjustayearaway.
E. So Jobs proposed a deal: he would allow Xerox to buy a hundred thousand shares of his company for a
milliondollars,ifPARCwould"openitskimono."
(1) BDACE (2) ACEBD (3) CABDE (4) CADBE

32. A. Pepsi'sbrandsrepresentakindofpromisetoitscustomersaguaranteethatthedrinksandsnacksaresafe,
andthatthetasteofthem,thatirresistiblecombinationofflavors,willbethesameeverytime.
B. AccordingtoIndraNooyi,"Itisnotenoughtomakethingsthattastegood.PepsiComustalsobea"thegood
company.""
C. ThetasteistherootstockontowhichPepsiCograftsdesires("aspirations,"astheysayinthebrandingbusiness)
thathavenothingtodowiththeproductsthemselves.
D. Butinanothersense,thebrandsareabstractions.
E. ThisdualityinPepsiCo'sproductspartsensory,partaspirationalextendsthroughoutthecompany'sculture
anditsmission.
(1) BADEC (2) ADCEB (3) DABEC (4) EBCAD

DIRECTIONS:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

InthewakeofOsamabinLaden'sdeathinaU.S.specialforcesraidinAbbottabad,Pakistan,onMay12011,U.S.
lawmakershaveraisedpointedquestionsoverthelegitimacyofPakistanicounterterrorismefforts(Reuters)and
theviabilityoftenuousU.S.Pakistanrelations.Amajorcomponentofthisrelationshipisbillionsofdollarsin
U.S.foreignaidtoPakistan,muchofitforsecurityrelatedprograms.
FourexpertsprovidearangeofviewsonwhethertheUnitedStatesshouldcontinuethataidandifso,underwhat
conditions.CFRexpertE.CandacePutnamsaysPakistanmustdemonstrateitsreliabilityasastrategicU.S.partner,
butwarnsthatan"abruptcutinU.S.aidwillonlyendangersecuritycooperation,"whileCFR'sIsobelColeman
notes the U.S. will benefit by remaining involved particularly in "economic reform, energy, and education
especiallygirls'education."TheAsiaSociety'sHassanAbbasclaimsthathistoryhasproventhat"Pakistan'ssupport
forapeacefulandviablesettlementinAfghanistanisamust,"andthatsuspendingaidwouldbeboth"immoral"
andcounterproductivetoU.S.interests.Incontrast,theMiddleEastInstitute'sMarvinWeinbaumsaystheUnited
Statesshouldcut foreign aidtoPakistan,butcautions againstanabruptreductionthat would"jeopardizeU.S.
militaryforces."

33. Whowouldagreemostwiththispointofview:"TheharshrealityisthatPakistanistoostrategicallyimportant,
andtoodangerousasituation,fortheUnitedStatestoignore.ItbehoovestheUnitedStatestoremaininvolvedin
theareasthatcanmakethemostdifference,particularlythesocialaspects."
(1) CandacePutman (2) IsobelColeman
(3) HassanAbbas (4) MarvinWeinbaum

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34. Whowouldagreemostwiththispointofview:"Americanaidshouldbeaninvestmentandstimulusaimedtoward
realizingamoreselfreliant,democraticPakistan.Thatway,endingitcanlaythebasisforamoregenuinestrategic
relationshipratherthanbeseenaspunishingPakistan."
(1) CandacePutman (2) IsobelColeman
(3) HassanAbbas (4) MarvinWeinbaum

35. WhichofthetwoexpertsaretheclosestinopinionintermsofAmericashowingrestraintinaidtoPakistan?
(1) CandacePutman&IsobelColeman
(2) IsobelColeman&HassanAbbas
(3) HassanAbbas&MarvinWeinbaum
(4) CandacePutman&MarvinWeinbaum

DIRECTIONS: Readeachofthefollowingshortpassagesandanswerthequestionthatfollowseachpassage.

36. Oneofthemajoroverridingsourcesofstressformanagersandotherstodayisthefactthatjobsarenolongerfor
lifethatjobsecurityisavestigeofthepast.Underthetermsofthe'new'psychologicalcontract,organisations
expectemployeestobemoreflexible,moreaccountable,andtobehardworkingandcommitted.
Whichoneofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
(1) Jobsecurityassumesgreaterandmoresignificantproportionstoday,thanitdidearlier.
(2) Employersofferincreasinglylimitedornoassurancesonexpectationsofemploymentsecurity.
(3) Forthoseindividualscurrentlyworkingin'delayered'organisationalstructures,copingwithchangedcareer
expectationsrequiresconsiderablepersonaladjustment.
(4) Researchevidencebasedonexperiencesofmidlifecareerchangessuggeststhatapursuitofincreasedjob
andlifesatisfactionisfrequentlygainedfromamovetofreelancingandselfemployment.

37. That which we focus our attention on expands. If we spend out mental energy working, it's difficult, if not
impossible,tocreategreatabundance.Ourfeargetsinthewayofourcreativityandtrapsusinthestatusquo.On
theotherhand,ifwearefreeofworries,ifwemaintainwealthconsciousness,moneywillflowtousininexhaustible
ways.
Whichofthefollowingcanproperlybeinferredfromthepassage?
(1) Wealthconsciousnesscomesfirstoneneedsittobecomewealthy.
(2) Wealthconsciousnessisdefinedasacompleteabsenceofmoneyworries.
(3) Alifewithoutworryisalifeofabundance.
(4) Toensurefinancialabundance,oneneedstosimplystopworrying.

DIRECTIONS:Choosetheincorrectoption.

38. A. That young girls score as well if not better than young boys on standardized tests disprove one prevalent
malesupremacymyth.
B. Duringhertestimony,thewitnessreferredtofactsaboutthedefendantthathadbeenruledinadmissibleas
evidence,sothejudgeorderedthatherremarkswillnotberecorded.
C. Torestorefishinggroundsdamagedbypollution,marineengineerscancreateanartificialreefbytowingold
bargestoanoffshorelocationandsinkingittothesandybottom.
D. Popular child psychologists have advocated that parents discipline male children like they would handle
daughters.
(1) Aandonly (2) B,CandDonly
(3) A,BandDonly (4) None oftheabove

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39. A Althoughtheirelaborationofold,almostforgottenmemoriesmaynothavetremendousobvioussignificance
atthatmoment,theywillincreasethedimensionsofyourunderstandingofyourfamily,yourselfandeven
otherpeopleinyourlife.
B. Italsomeansstructuringthenegotiategameinwaythatseparatethesubstantiveproblemfromtherelationship
andprotectpeoplesegosfromgettinginvolvedinsubstantivediscussions.
C. Roughly speaking, many sensations occur without any fixed antecedents in our own experience, and in a
mannerswhichsuggestsirresistiblythat,iftheyhavecauses,thesecausesliepartlyoutsideourexperience.
D. Perhaps nothing speak more clearly of our psychological remoteness from the ocean depths than that the
mainexpressed goalfor oceanographersduring internationalgeophysical year,195758 wasto studythe
useofoceandepthsforthedumpingofradioactivewastes.
(1) AandB (2) B,CandD
(3) A,CandD (4) Alloftheabove

DIRECTIONS: Readthefollowingshortpassageandanswerthequestionthatfollows.

40. TherecentturnaroundoftheLEXCorporationisasplendidexampleofhowanastutechiefexecutiveofficercan
rechannelacompanysassetstowardprofitability.WiththenewCEOatthehelm,LEXhasgone,inonlythree
businessquarters,froma10milliondollaroperatinglosstoa22milliondollaroperatinggain.
Amajorflawinthereasoningofthepassageaboveisthat
(1) thepassageassumesthatthenewCEOwastheonlyfactorthataffectedthecorporationsrecentsuccess.
(2) therecentsuccessofthecorporationmaybeonlytemporary.
(3) thechiefexecutiveofficermaybedrawingasalaryandbonusthatwillsetadamagingprecedentforthisand
othercorporations.
(4) rechannelingassetsisonlyashorttermsolution.

DIRECTIONS:Beloweachsentence,therearefourdifferentwaystorewritetheunderlinedportionofthesentence.
Choosethebestoptionfromamongthefour.

41. Althoughsomesuperiormemoriesareobviouslybuiltinatbirth,withsometrainingandeffortonyourpartyou
canmakeadifferenceinreachingyourfullpotential.
(1) Althoughsomesuperiormemoriesareobviouslybuiltinatbirth,withsometrainingandeffortonyourpart
youcanmakeadifferenceinreachingyourfullpotential.
(2) Havingsomesuperiormemoriesareobviouslybuiltinatbirth,with sometrainingandeffortonyourpart
youcanmakeadifferenceinreachingyourfullpotential.
(3) Inspiteofhavingsomesuperiormemoriesareobviouslybuiltinatbirth,withsometrainingandefforton
yourpartyoucanmakeadifferenceinreachingyourfullpotential.
(4) Althoughsomesuperiormemorieswereobviouslybuiltinatbirth,withsometrainingandeffortonyourpart
youcanmakeadifferenceinreachingyourfullpotential.

42. Althoughremaining active ina creativefield doesn'tnecessarily provethatyour memoryisintact, itcertainly

showsthatyoucanrememberwhatisnecessarytostayatthetop.
(1) Althoughremainingactiveinacreativefielddoesn'tnecessarilyprovethatyourmemoryisintact,itcertainly
shows
(2) Althoughremainingactiveinacreativefielddoesn'tnecessarilyprovethatyourmemoryisintact,itcertainly
show
(3) Whilebeingremainedactiveinacreativefielddoesn'tnecessarilyprovethatyourmemoryisintact,itcertainly
shows
(4) Althoughremainingactiveinacreativefieldmaynotnecessarilyprovethatyourmemoryisintact,itcertainly
show

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43. However,Rothschildwaseasilythemostscientificcollectorofhisage,thoughalsomostregrettablylethal,forin
the 1890s he became interested in Hawaii, perhaps the most temptingly vulnerable environment earth has yet
produced.
(1) However,Rothschildwaseasilymostscientificcollectorofhisage,thoughalsomostregrettablylethal,for
inthe1890shebecame
(2) However, Rothschild was easily the most scientific collector of his age, though also the most regrettably
lethal,forinthe1890shebecame
(3) InspiteofRothschildbeingeasilythemostscientificcollectorofhisage,thoughalsothemostregrettably
lethal,forinthe1890shebecame
(4) Although, Rothschild waseasily the most scientific collectorof his age, though alsothe most regrettably
lethal,forinthe1890shebecame

DIRECTIONS:Ineachofthefollowingquestions,fouroptionsareprovidedfollowingaparagraph.Selecttheoption
bestrepresentingthethemeoftheparagraph.

44. ThisworkshopofEdison'swasanastonishinglybusycentreofindustryasfarasactivityandhoursoflabourwere
concerned.Edisonneveraskedhismentodoanythingthathewouldnotdohimselfhisoneorderwas'followme'
andthatmeantworkingwithhimthroughendlesshours.Itissaidthatononeoccasionheevenlockedhimselfand
hismenin,untiladifficultpieceofworkwasdonesixtyhoursonend.Generallythemenwereemployedon
pieceworkandthelongerandthemoreskilfullytheyworked,themoretheyearned.
(1) FollowingEdisonwouldmeanworkinginfitsandstarts.
(2) Edisononcelockedhimselfandothersin,becausehewantedtogetacertainjobcompleted.
(3) Themenearnedmorewhentheywereregularintheirwork.
(4) Edison's workshop was a scene of intense activity and following Edison would mean working without
interruption.

45. Positivethinkingoroptimisticoutlookisapowerfulandpotentforcetoliftyoutosuccessandhappinessinlife.
Fundamentally,itisamatterofbelievinginafavourablefutureandbeingconvincedofyourultimatesuccessin
yourchosenenterpriseorundertaking.Itishavingfaithinyourselfandforcingyourwaytothegoalbysheerwill
power and concentration. By changing, consciously, your thought pattern from generally negative to positive
ideas,youwilldevelopthehabitofthinkingandactinginapositiveway.Forexample,considerwordslike"no,
cannot,cry,bad,nasty,doubt,difficult,dull,sour,suffer,afraid,cold,tired,tearsunwell"etc.youcanseethat
these and other such wordshave a negative and depressing flavour. Now let us turnto the bright and positive
groupsofwordslikeyes,can,will,laugh,good,nice,bold,belief,faith,easy,cheerful,sweet,enjoy,confident,
happy,warm,energeticlove, affectionateandsoon.Thesewords atoncecheeryouup.You arekeyedupand
readyforaction.Learnthehabitofusingonlysuchpositiveexpressions.
(1) Hardworkcanleadyoutothepathofsuccessandhappiness.
(2) Ourhabitscontributetoourpersonality.
(3) Thethoughtsinthemindofapersonevolveoutofhisconditionofmind.
(4) Optimisticattitudeandfaithinoneselfistheladderofhappinessinlife.

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DIRECTIONS: The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the
givenoptions,choosetheonethatcompletestheparagraphinthemostappropriateway.

46. Thepositionthattheprohibitionofmorallyoffensiveworksiswronginprincipleishardlytenable.Therecertainly
arecircumstancesinwhichcensorshipcouldbedesirable.Ifitwereshownthatallormostpeopleofacertaintype
whosawafilmthereaftercommittedaburglaryormurderthattheywouldnototherwisehavecommitted,noone
woulddenythatpublicexhibitionofthefilmshouldbeprohibited.Toadmitthisistoadmitthatcensorshipisnot
wronginprinciple.
(1) Thereforetoapplycensorshiponmoralorethicalgroundscoulddilutetheverypurposeofcensorshipinthe
firstplace.
(2) But to approve the principle of censorship on these grounds does not, of course, commit one to approve
censorshipineveryform.
(3) Themediainterpretscensorshiptosuititsrequirementsespeciallywhenthereisathinlinebetweencoverage
andsensationalism.
(4) Howevertheneedforcensorshiparisesinsituations wheretheimpactofthefilm ontheviewersisnotin
tunewithwhatispreachedbyreligiousnormsandconservativetraditions.

DIRECTIONS: Given below are four sentences. Choose the option that contains the grammatically CORRECT
sentences.

47. A. Yet we are talking about several hundred thousands types of protein, perhaps a million, each unique and
each,asfarasweknow,vitaltothemaintenanceofasoundandhappyyou.
B. Nearly everyone, including the authors of some popular books on oceanography assumes that the human
bodywouldcrumpleundertheimmensepressuresindeepocean.
C. Havinggottenyourfathertorealiseandacknowledgethedangersinherentinhislifestyleandtounderstand
thereasonswhyheshouldmakechanges,itremainstourgespecificaction.
D. FormorethanahundredyearstheyhadcontrolledtheopenrangefromtheSmokyHillRivertotheRedand
fromtheheadwatersoftheCanadiantotheforkoftheArkansasandCimarron.
(1) A,BandConly (2) Bonly
(3) CandDonly (4) Noneofthese

48. A. Workersaregettingpushedfartherdowntheeconomicleaderaslaidoffskilledworkersandrecentcollege
graduatessecureeventhemenialjobs.
B. On26thDecember2004,thewaveshadspeededawayfromtheepicenteratover800kmphbeforecrashing
intotheregionsshorelineswithoutwarning,sweepingpeopleandfishingvillagesouttosea.
C. Thepreacherpreachedawonderfulrhythmicalsermon,allmoansandshoutsandlonelycriesanddirepictures
ofhell,andthenhehadsangasongabouttheninetyandninesafeinthefold,butonelittlelambwasleftout
inthecold.
D. Becauseeachsenseplaysitspartinobservationsthataretransferredtoyourmemoryfile,itisimportantto
usethoseindividualsensestotheirfulldegreeandpurpose.
(1) Alloftheabove (2) AandDonly
(3) BandDonly (4) B,CandDonly

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DIRECTIONS:Eachquestionisalogicalsequenceofstatementswithamissinglink,thelocationofwhichisshown
parenthetically[(....)] .Fromthefouroptionsavailablechoosetheonethatbestfitsintothesequence.

49. Forthemostpart,therecentopeningoftheArtsIndiagalleryinNewYorksChelseadistrictwasalowkeyaffair.
No doubt wine was served, as were samosas. (....) Unlike shopping malls or bodybuilders, art galleries rarely
makebiggerisbettertypeofassertions.Nowonder,ArtsIndiasboasthassparkedoffacontroversy,goadinga
leadingrivaltocontestitsexaltedclaims.
(1) Butitlackedthefanfareorrathertheflairwhichshouldhavebeenlinkedwiththeopeningofalargegallery
outsideIndia.
(2) Itseemedtohavelackedthehooplaandrazzledazzlethatshouldnormallyhaveoccasionedtheopeningof
alargegallery.
(3) Buttherewasntthehypeyouwouldnormallyassociatewithagallerythatclaimstobethelargestoutside
India.
(4) It didnt look like the opening of a large gallery outside India because of the conspicuous absence of the
mediaandthepressthatweusuallyassociatewithsuchelitistoccasions.

DIRECTIONS: Thesentencesgivenineachquestion,whenarrangedinthepropersequence,formacoherentpara
graph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given
choicestoconstructacoherentparagraph.

50. (A) Theangrysuicidesays:Illfixthem,andmaybeequallymisguided,sincetheymaybegladtohavehim

outoftheway.
(B) Eventhemanwhokillshimself,sohiswifecanhavetheinsurancemoney,maybefoiledifhehasneglected
toreadhispolicycarefully.
(C) Theromanticsuicide,forexample,says:Theyllbesorry,andimaginesasad,sentimentalfuneral,which
mayormaynotcometopass.
(D) Ontheotherhand,thefutilityorfrustrationsuicide,whotriestokillhimselfunobtrusivelywiththefantasy
thatnobodywillreallynoticeorcare,maymakethefrontpageheadlinesduetosomeunforeseencomplica
tion.
(1) ABCD (2) CDBA
(3) CADB (4) BCDA

51. (A) Naomi,OprahandRuthweretotallydependentonthekindnessoftheirindividualfamilies.

(B) Added to this was the extra burden of being a woman at a time in history when women were considered
uselessiftheyhadnochildren.
(C) Manyofushavehadtodealwithdeathorcopewithpoverty,butfewofushavestruggledwithbothadver
sitiesatthesametime.
(D) Itshardforusinthelatetwentiethcenturytocomprehendthedesperatepredicamentofthethreewidows.
(1) CBDA (2) BCDA
(3) DCBA (4) DBAC

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DIRECTIONS:Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedontheinformationgivenbelow.

FiveanimalsinLalalandbelongingtofivedifferentclassesarelistedasunder:
AnimalsPlaypus,Horneth,Turle,Frogh,Eagl
ClassAmphibian,Reptile,Bird,Mammal,Insect
Allanimalsbelongtodifferentclasses.

IfitcanbeensuredthataFroghisnotanInsect,thenitcanbesaidforsurethatanEaglwillbeaMammal.A
PlaypuscanbeareptileonlyifonecanguaranteethataHornethisaMammaloranAmphibian.Onthecondition
thataTurleisnotanInsect,itwillbedeclaredthataHornethisnotanAmphibian.

OnlyifitisensuredthatHornethisaReptile,aFroghwillbeclassifiedasaBirdandanEaglwillbeidentifiedas
notbeingaMammal.AHornethcouldbeaBird,butinthatcaseaFroghhastobeaMammal.Onthecondition
thatthePlaypusbeaBird,theGovernmentwillclassifytheTurleasanInsect.Also,aPlaypusmaybeclassified
asaReptile,butifthathappensthenaTurlemustbeaMammal.

52. WhatisaPlaypus?
(1) Mammal (2) Bird
(3) Reptile (4) Amphibian

53. WhatisaHorneth?
(1) Insect (2) Bird
(3) Reptile (4) Amphibian

54. WhatisaTurle?
(1) Insect (2) Bird
(3) Reptile (4) Mammal

DIRECTIONS:Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedontheinformationgivenbelow.

Inacompany,workhastobeallottedkeepinginmindworkers'preferences.Thereare4projects(P1.P2,P3and
P4)tobeassignedto4workers(W1,W2,W3andW4).Theworkershavethefollowingrequirements:

W2willnottakeupP2unlessW1getsP1&W3getsP3
W1willnottakeupP3unlessW4getsP4&W2getsP1
W3willnottakeupP4unlessW2getsP2&W1getsP1
W2willnottakeupP1unlessW4getsP4&W3getsP3
W1willnottakeupP1unlessW2getsP4&W3getsP3
W2willnottakeupP4unlessW1getsP2&W4getsP1
W4willnottakeupP4unlessW1getsP2&W2getsP3
W2willnottakeupP3unlessW1getsP4&W3getsP2
W4willnottakeupP1unlessW3getsP2

55. WhichprojectdoesW1takeup?
(1) P2 (2) P3
(3) P4 (4) Cannotbedetermined

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56. WhichprojectdoesW2takeup?
(1) P1 (2) P2
(3) P3 (4) Cannotbedetermined

57. WhichprojectdoesW4takeup?
(1) P1 (2) P2
(3) P3 (4) Cannotbedetermined

DIRECTIONS:Forthefollowingquestion,fouroptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.

58. Inaparticularstate,all1sare2s.All2sthatareneither3snor4sare5s.A3thatisnota6,isnota2.Whichof
thefollowingistrue?
(1) All2sare6s
(2) Some2sare6s
(3) All2sareeither3sor4sor5s
(4) Some2sare4s

DIRECTIONS:Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedontheinformationgivenbelow.

RepresentativesfromBangladeshvisittheSAARCsummiteveryyear.Thereissomeinformationprovidedabout
thesummitsheldfrom2001to2006.A,B,C,D,EandFweretherepresentativesfromBangladeshwhovisited
theSummitsindifferentcountriesindifferentyears.TheSummitswereheldinIndia,Bhutan,SriLanka,Nepal,
Pakistan andAfghanistan.All of them went by flight, two of them went byAir Deccan, two of them went by
IndigoandtheothertwowentbyJetAirorKingfisher.

F1: EwenttoIndiabutneitherwentbyAirdeccannorbyKingfisher.
F2: AprefersAirDeccanbutdidn'tgointheyear2003or2005.
F3: NeitherFnorBwenttoPakistanorSriLanka.
F4: SAARCsummitof2004washeldinNepal.
F5: RepresentativeswhoattendedtheSAARCsummitinBhutanandPakistanwentbyAirDeccanandJetAir
respectively.
F6: CwenttoAfghanistanin2002byKingfisherandFdidnotattendtheSummitin2004.

59. WhowenttoBhutan?
(1) A (2) B
(3) C (4) F

60. Mr.Awentto
(1) Nepal (2) Pakistan
(3) Bhutan (4) SriLanka

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