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Directions (Qs. 1 to 7) : Read the following passage to answer these questions :

As the climate in the Middle Eastchanged beginning around 7000 B.C.,

conditions emerged that were conductiveto a more complex and advanced form ofcivi l izat ion in both Egypt andMesopotamia. The process began whenthe swampy valleys of the Nile in Egyptand of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers inMesopotamia became drier, producingriverine lands that were both habitable andfertile, and attracting settlers armed withthe newly-developed techniques ofagriculture. This migration was furtherencouraged by the gradual transformation

of the once hospitable grasslands of theseregions into deserts. Human populationbecame increasingly concentrated intopockets of settlement scattered along thebanks of the great rivers.

These rivers profoundly shaped theway of life along their banks. InMesopotamia, the management of waterin conditions of unpredictable drought,flood and storm became the centraleconomic and social challenge. Villagersbegan early to build simple earthworks,

dikes, canals and ditches to control thewaters and reduce the opposing dangersof drought during the dry season (usuallythe spring) and flooding at harvest time.

Such efforts required a degree ofcooperation among large numbers ofpeople that had not previously existed.The individual village containing only a

dozen or so houses and families, waseconomically vulnerable; but when severalvillages, probably under the direction of acouncil of elders, learned to share theirhuman resources in the building of a

coordinated network of water-controlsystems, the safety, stability, andprosperity of all improved. In this newcooperation, the seeds of the greatMesopotamian civilizations were beingsown.

Technological and mathematicalinventions, too, were stimulated by lifealong rivers. Such devices as the noria(a pr imit ive waterwheel) and theArchimedean screw (a device for raisingwater from the low riverbanks to the high

ground where it was needed), twoforerunners of many more varied andcomplex machines were first developedhere for use in irr igat ion systems.Simi lar ly , the ear l iest methods ofmeasurement and computation and thefirst developments in geometry werestimulated by the need to keep track ofland holdings and boundaries in fieldsthat were periodically inundated.

The rivers served as high roads ofthe earliest commerce. Traders used boats

made of bundles of rushes to transportgrains, fruits, nuts, fibers, and textiles fromone village to another, transforming therivers into the central spines of nascentcommercial kingdoms. Trade expandedsurprisingly widely, we have evidencesuggest ing that even before theestablishment of the f irst Egyptian

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dynasty, goods were being exchangedbetween villagers in Egypt and others asfar away as Iran.

Similar developments were occurringat much the same time along the greatriver valleys in other parts of the world-for example, along the Indus in India andthe Hwang Ho in China. The history ofearly civilization has been shaped to aremarkable degree by the relation ofhumans and rivers.

1. This passage basically explains(a) The similarities and differences

among several ancientsocieties

(b) The in fluence o f r iversettlements on the growth ofearly civilizations

(c) How climatic changes led to thefounding of the earliest recordedcities.

(d) The development of primitivetechnologies in the ancientMiddle East

2. According to the passage, theincreasing aridity of formallyfertile grasslands in Egypt andMesopotamia caused thesettlement patterns in thoseregions to become

(a) Less nomadic

(b) Less stable

(c) More concentrated

(d) More sparse

3. The passage implies that theearliest geometry was practisedprimarily by

(a) Farm workers

(b) Land owners

(c) Traders and merchants

(d) Mechanical artisans

4. The passage indicates that thesocial effects of theunpredictability of water suppliesin Mesopotamia was

(a) To encourage cooperation in thecreation of water managementsystems

(b) To drive farmers to settle infertile grasslands far from theuncontrollable rivers

(c) To cause warfare over waterrights among rival villages

(d) None of the above

5. The passage refers to the earliesttrade routes in the Middle East

(a) Between various centrally-ruledcommercial kingdoms

(b) Between linked villages in Egyptwith others in Iran

(c) Between connected vi llagesthat were scattered along thebanks of the same river

(d) Between the inhabitants o fsmall villages and the dynastickings who ruled them

6. The passage implies that theemergence of complex

civilizations in the Middle Eastwas dependent upon the previousdevelopment of

(a) A system of cent ral isedgovernment

(b) Symbolic systems for writ ingand mathematical computation




(c) A method o f s to r ing andtransferring wealth

(d) Basic techniques of agriculture

7. B y r ef er ri ng to em er gi ngcivilizations in India & China, theauthor wants to emphasize the

(a) Relatively advanced positionenjoyed by the Middle East incomparison to other regions

(b) Rapid i ty with which soc ia l

systems developed in theMiddle East spread to otherplaces

(c) Crucial role played by rivers inthe development of humancultures around the world

(d) Impor tance o f watertransportation in the growth ofearly trade

Directions (Qs. 8 & 9) : Choose the alternative closest in meaning to the

given word :

8. Askance

(a) Side glance

(b) Quizzical expression

(c) Request (d) Curious look

9. Virtuoso

(a) Skilled performer

(b) Amateur (c) Good person

(d) Professional

Directions (Qs. 10 to 12) : Each of these questions consists of a related pair of words or phrases, followed by four pairs of words or phrases labelled (a) through (d). Select the pair that best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair :

10. Nuance : Subtle

(a) Pun : Sarcastic

(b) Fib : Honest

(c) Inquiry : Discreet

(d) Hint : Indirect

11. Arena : Conflict

(a) Mirage : Reality

(b) Forum : Discussion

(c) Asylum : Pursuit(d) Utopia : Place

12. Hierarchy : Ranked

(a) Equation : Solved

(b) Critique : Biased

(c) Chronology : Sequential

(d) Infinity : Fixed

Directions (Qs. 13 to 16) : Read the following passage carefully to answer

these questions : Come with me to Kiebera, the largest

shanty town in sub-Saharan Africa. Morethan 500,000 people live in this vast illegalsection of Nairobi in mud huts on mudstreets, with no fresh water or sanitation.Walk down Kiebera’s sodden pathwaysand you’ll see a great deal of hunger,poverty, and disease. But you’ll also findhealth clinics, beauty salons, grocerystores, bars, restaurants, tailors, clothiers,churches, and schools. In the midst of

squalor and open sewage, business isbooming. Indeed, Kiebera’s undergroundeconomy is so vibrant that it has producedits own squatter millionaire, someone Ihave known for years. From his start ageneration ago, selling cigarettes andbiscuits from the window of his hut, thisKenyan (he asked to remain unnamed)has assembled an empire that includes




pharmacies, groceries, bars, beverage– distribution outlets, transportation andmanufacturing firms, and even real estate.

Families flock to Kiebera for the samereason country folk have always migratedto the city-in search of opportunity. In thecity, they find work but not a place to live.So they build illegally on land they don’town. There are a billion squatters in theworld today, almost one in six people onthe planet. And their numbers are on therise. Current projections are that by 2030,

there will be two billion squatters, and by2050, three billion, better than one in threepeople on the planet.

In itself, it is nothing to worry about,for squatting has long had a positive rolein urban development. Many urbanneighbourhoods in Europe and NorthAmerica began as squatter outposts.London and Paris boasted huge swathsof mud-and-stick homes, even during theglory years of the British and French

monarchies. Squatters were a significantforce in most US cities, too. It would nodoubt surprise residents paying millionsfor co-op apartments on Manhattens’Upper East and West Sides to know thatsquatters occupied much of the turf undertheir buildings until the start of the 20thcentury.

. . . . . . f rom an art icle by Robert

Neuwirth.

13. The author argues that Kieberabecoming the shantytown is notunusual because

(a) Kiebera has many poor peoplewho have come to earn but haveno land to live on

(b) Researchers have predictedthat squatters will continue togrow in numbers

(c) Squat ting has long had aposit ive role in urbandevelopment

(d) All of the above

14. The prosperi ty of Kiebera’sunderground economy isdescribed by the author through

(a) The description of Kiebera

(b) The description of his friends’businesses

(c) The compar ison with co-opapartments of Manhatten

(d) The history of London and Paris

15. The author puts forward thethesis that

(a) Squatters will continue to rise innumbers in the coming yearsirrespective of whether they arefrom poor countries or not

(b) There i s no th ing wrong in

squatt ing on the land of astranger

(c) London & Par is too areshantytowns

(d) Even today, squatters live underthe Manhatten’s co-opapartments

16. What is the most appropriate titlefor this passage ?

(a) Kiebera-Squatters’ Paradise of

Nairobi(b) Squatters of the World

(c) Squatter Cities

(d) Future of Squatters

Directions (Qs. 17 to 19) : Choose the correct alternative to complete the meaning of the given sentence :




17. The ........... managed to deceivethe entire village.

(a) Renegade

(b) Sycophant

(c) Charlatan

(d) Actor

18. She ordered the taxi driver, ‘Drivefaster, ............. ?’

(a) Won’t you

(b) Will you

(c) You must

(d) Can’t you

19. Her written statement failed to beconsistent ........... what she hadsaid earlier.

(a) On (b) With

(c) In (d) To

20. Choose the antonym nearest in

meaning to the given word :Facetious :

(a) Serious

(b) Uneasy

(c) Pleasant

(d) Cross

21. Which one of the fol lowingalternatives is spelt correctly ?

(a) Extacy

(b) Ecstasy

(c) Ecstacy

(d) Extasy

22. Choose the correct alternative thatbest explains the following idiom:

Writing on the wall

(a) Graffiti

(b) Obvious truth(c) Foreboding

(d) Prediction

23. Choose the correct set ofalternatives to fill in the blanks :

Although many of the memberswere ...... about the impendingdeal, others were .........about thebenefits it would bring.

(a) Euphoric ............ Confident

(b) Optimistic ............ Dubious(c) Angry .......... Skeptical

(d) Confused ........... Pleased

24. Select the lettered pair that bestexpresses a relationship similarto that expressed by the originalpair.

BROOK : RIVER

(a) Vein Artery

(b) Path Highway

(c) Yard Alley(d) Pen Paper

25. ‘But for cancer I would not have given up smoking’ . ‘But’ in thissentence is

(a) An adverb

(b) A preposition

(c) An adjective

(d) A verb

26. Here is my list oranges, potatoes,

garbage bags and a tooth brush.After the word ‘list’, identify whichone of the following is required ?

(a) Colon

(b) Quotation marks

(c) Semicolon

(d) None of these




27. Identify the grammatical error inthe following sentence bychoosing one of the alternatives :

My main reason for learningpharmacy was that my brotherwas one.

(a) Dangling modifier

(b) Faulty parallelism

(c) Faulty reference by pronoun

(d) The sentence is correct

28. For the fol lowing pair ofsentences, choose the correctoption :

I. The team quickly took theirpositions on the field.

II. The team quick ly took itsposition on the field.

(a) The first sentence is wrong

(b) The second sentence is wrong

(c) Both are correct(d) Both are wrong

Directions (Qs. 29 & 30) : Choose erro- neous UNDERLINED segment :

29. He carried his clothes (a)/ in ablack heavy (b)/ steel trunk.(c)/No error (d)

30. The corpse (a)/ had been dead(b)/ for five days. (c)/ No error (d)

31. Identify the odd one :

(a) Ashoka was one of the greatestkings

(b) Ashoka was greater than manyother kings

(c) Ashoka was the greatest king

(d) Very few kings were as great asAshoka

32. Identify the incorrect one :

(a) The coach together with histeam was praised

(b) Many a boy is tempted to sing

(c) The king with all his sons wereimprisoned

(d) Neither James nor his lawyerswere there

33. Identify the sentence that givesthe same meaning as the

following :

He said, “Yes, I’ll come and seeyou.”

(a) He accepted that he will comeand see me

(b) He said that he will come andsee me

(c) He agreed that he will come andsee me

(d) He said that he would come andsee me

Directions (Qs. 34 to 37) : In these questions, choose one option out of the following to fill in the blanks :

(a) A (b) An

(c) The (d) None of these

34. I had met him ............. year ago.

35. Can you see .......... moon ?

36. He is .............. honourable man.

37. ........... people with little patiencerarely succeed.

38. Choose the correct arrangementof the following jumbledsentences of a paragraph to makeit coherent :

The first sentence is :




Barely a year had elapsed beforethe Pritzker clan began tosquabble.

L. Under the plan, he has until2011 to distribute the assetsamong the heirs.

M. The family was no longercohesive whole, they wrote,and therefore the businessneeded the kind oftransparency a public

corporation might have.N. A year later, the family agreed

on a governing structure forthe Pritzker Organisation,requiring Tom to open thebooks, hold annual meetings offamily shareholders and issueregular financial reports.

O. In summer 2000, Tom’s twobrothers and a handful of hiscousins sent a letter askinghim to restructure theholdings.

(a) NMOL (b) MLON

(c) OMNL (d) ONML

39. ‘‘Time to bust some myths aboutthe EPF Organisation, India’s onlysocial security fund manager fornon-government workers, thoughwhat follows is not published ona regular basis. Activemembership is just about 5

percent, and only 17 percent of themembers account for 84 percentof the balances. That’s only Rs.20000 each! Less than 7 percenthave a deposit amount more than5 lakh!’’

Choose the statement closest tothe idea expressed in thisparagraph ;

(a) EPF is an efficiently managedorganization about which noone knows correctly.

(b) EPF is an ine ff ic ientorganization.

(c) EPF Organisation takes care offuture fund requirements ofinvestors adequately.

(d) EPF Organisation does nothave enough funds to take careof secure future.

40. ‘‘Two recent World Bank studieson India’s rapidly depleting waterresources have caused quite a stir.More interesting is how waterseems to have become the newfocus area for Bank assistance :at $ 3.2 billion in 2005-08 from amere $ 700 million in 1999-04.Within water again, more moneyis going to rural water, largehydropower projects, and waterresource management in poorerstates.’’

Choose the statement thatsummarises the above paragraphthe best :

(a) India’s water resources aredepleting.

(b) The two World Bank studies ofIndia have caused a stir.

(c) The World Bank assistance toIndia for developing water

resources has increased morethan 4 times for 2005-08 ascompared to the prior period.

(d) Poorer states of India requirewater resource managementprojects such as rural water andlarge hydropower projects.




Directions (for Q. 41 to Q. 45) : Givenbelow are three passages. Read thepassages and answer the questionsgiven after each passage :

PASSAGE I

Among the natural resources whichcan be called upon in national plans fordevelopment, possibly the most importantis human labour. Without a productivelabour force, including effective leadershipand intelligent middle management, noamount of foreign assistance or of naturalwealth can ensure successfuldevelopment and modernisation.

In this, one essential factor is usuallyoverlooked or ignored. The forgotten factoris the role of women. Development will behandicapped as long as women remainsecond-class cit izens, uneducated,without any voice in family or communitydecisions, without legal or economicstatus, married when they are st i l l

practically children and thenceforthproducing one baby after another, oftenonly to see half of them die before theyare of school age. We can enhancedevelopment by improving `womanpower',by giving women the opportunity todevelop themselves.

The principle seems established thatan educated mother has healthier andmore intelligent children, and that this isrelated to the fact that she has fewerchildren. The tendency of educated,

upper-class mothers to have fewerchildren operates even without access tocontraceptive services, as was noted inWestern Europe before the turn of thecentury.

If we examine the opportunities foreducation of girls or women in the lessdeveloped countries, we usually find a

dismal picture. In some countries, the ratioof boys to girls in secondary schools ismore than seven to one. In Afghanistan,Turkey and Tunisia most sizeable townshave some sort of dormitory or pensionwhere boys from a village may live whilethey attend high school. There are few ornone for girls. Even at the primary schoollevel, especially in rural areas, the numberof boy students greatly exceeds that ofgirls.

What happens to the girls ? Often

they are kept at home to look afteryounger siblings and to perform a varietyof domestic chores. Their education is notperceived as in any way equal inimportance to that of boys. When anilliterate, or barely literate girl reachesadolescence, she has l i t t le or noqualification for employment even if hercommunity provides any opportunity foremployment of women, so the solution isto get her married as soon as possible,with the inevitable result that she

produces children ‘too soon, too late andtoo often'. With no education she is hardlyaware that there is any alternative. In astudy made in Thailand, it was noted thatthe educated woman marries later andceases childbearing earlier than her lesseducated counterpart. But the uneducatedvillage woman is so chained to herhousehold by the necessities of gatheringfuel, preparing food and tending childrenthat she is very difficult to reach, even ifhealth services, nutrit ion education,

maternal and child health centres areavailable in her community. She cannotunderstand what they are intended to do.

Not only does the lack of educationamong women make the dissemination ofnutrition education difficult, it appears alsoto be a major obstacle to campaigns forfamily planning. It is significant that one




of the more successful family planningefforts has been in Korea, where literacyis over 80 percent. Thailand, Singapore,HongKong and Taiwan have also hadmore sat isfactory results than, forexample, Afghanistan, Pakistan,Bangladesh, India or Indonesia, where alarge proportion of the female populationis illiterate. The education level of womenis significant also because it has a directinf luence upon their chances ofemployment; and the number of employed

women in a country's total labour forcehas a direct bearing on both the GrossNational Product and the disposableincome of the individual family.

The specif ic courses of act ionnecessary to raise the status of womenmust vary widely from one country toanother, but in general they should beconcerned with four main objectives whichcorrespond with four areas of activity inthe life of a woman.

First, the school : Girls must haveequal educational opportunities, and theirequal need for education must berecognised.

Second, the home : Women mustbe provided with some respite from theincessant labour and the hazards anddifficulties associated with domestic lifeunder primitive conditions. This could takethe form of improved housing, pure watersupply, community mills, bakeries andlaundries, and also the provision of day-

care centres where younger children maybe left while the mother undertakes otherwork, whether in the home or outside it.

Third, the community : Womenmust be permitted a voice in the affairs,not only of the household, but also of thevillage or town. They must be involved inthe conduct of schools, health centres and

other matters of local concern. If the all-male society of the tea house or taverncannot be reached, then associations andorganisat ions of women must beencouraged and their opinions and wishesgranted equal attention.

Fourth, the law : The legal status ofwomen must be changed or modified togive women equal rights in matters ofmarriage and divorce, property andinheritance, control over their ownearnings, and a voice in local and national

government.

Unti l women are given theopportunity to become ‘separate andcomplete human beings’, their ownpotential for productivity is wasted. Untilthey become ‘separate and completehuman beings', they will perpetuate intheir children those characteristics whichare least conducive to development.Viewed in this light, the education ofwomen and the improvement of their

social, economic, legal and political statusbecome more than the focus of anemotional crusade for human rights. Theymust be acknowledged as a prerequisiteto national development and given a highpriority for strictly practical reasons.

41. Which of the following is mostimportant for the successfuldevelopment and moderni-sationof a nation ?

(a) Natural wealth

(b) Effective leadership(c) Foreign assistance

(d) Productive labour force

42. According to the passageeducational opportunities are

(a) More for boys than girls in mostcountries.




(b) Same for boys and g ir ls indeveloped countries.

(c) Less for gi r ls than boys indeveloping countries.

(d) Not at all available for girls indeveloping countries.

43. A vi llage woman is unable tounderstand what differentservices are intended for because

(a) She is busy in rearing children

(b) She gathers food

(c) She is chained to her husband

(d) She is uneducated

44. Very often girls who stay at home

(a) Spend their time studying

(b) Try their best to please theirparents

(c) Have large number of domesticduties

(d) Prepare themselves foremployment.

45. The main obstacle in the familyplanning campaign is

(a) Unemployment among women

(b) Lack of educat ion amongwomen

(c) Objection from the community

(d) Dissemination of nutr i t ion

education

46. Even if there are opportu–nitiesfor employment, women do notusually get it because they

(a) Are not educated

(b) Are inferior to men

(c) Do not want to work

(d) Produce children too often

47. The education level of women issignificant because it ultimatelyleads to

(a) Increase in the family income.

(b) Increase in gross nat ionalproduct.

(c) Increase in their chance ofemployment.

(d) Increase in healthy children.

48. Which of the following will makewomen ‘separate and completehuman beings’ ?

(a) Employment

(b) Nutr ition

(c) Human rights

(d) Education

49. ‘They wi ll perpetuate in theirchildren .............’. Here perpetuatemeans

(a) Improve for use

(b) Dissolve finely

(c) Preserve forever

(d) Persist longlastingly

50. According to the passage whichtype of women will perpetuate intheir children those

characteristics which are leastconducive to development ?

(a) Uneducated women

(b) Educated women

(c) Village women

(d) Unemployed women




PASSAGE IIWe live in a curious age. We are

offered gl impses of genuine worldcivilisation slowly emerging- the U.N.special agencies, organisations likeOxfam, and here and there, as I have seenfor myself, remote enterprises, dedicatedto healing or education, with internationalstaff of selfless enthusiasts. And suchglimpses warm the heart and brightenhope. But along with these are sights and

sounds that suggest that the whole fabricof civilisation, the work of centuries, israpidly being torn apart. Two officialpolicies clash, and instantly embassies,consulates, centres of informationservices, are surrounded and thenattacked by howling mobs of students, atonce defying law, custom, usage. And thatthis may not be merely so many hot-headed lads escaping all control, that itmay itself be part of government policy,mob antics as additional propaganda todeceive world opinion, makes oursituation even worse. It is as if we wereall compelled to exist now in a sinistercircus. No doubt, governments havealways been dishonest and hypocritical,but not it is beginning to look as if power-mania is ready to destroy those long-accepted forms and civilities that makeinternational relations possible. The timemay soon come when ambassadors willhave to move around in tanks, andembassies and consulates will have to befortified or abandoned. And perhaps

students on admittance will be givenmachine-guns and flame-throwers.

There is something else, just as bad,perhaps even worse, and evidence of it isamply supplied to us by TV cameras andmikes. What we see in these student facesilluminated by burning cars and bonfiresof books is not the glow of political

enthusiasm but a frenzied delight indestruction. Whatever country or par t theymay be demonstrating for or against, whatreally inspires them is an urge towardsviolent demolition. They don't know- andmay never know- how to make anythingworth having, but they need no courseson wrecking and destroying. If degreeswere given in window-smashing, car-overturning, furniture-firing, they would allhave them with honours.

They may still be weak in sciences

and the arts, medicine and the law, butthey already have Firsts in Hooliganism. Idoubt if some of them even know whichside they are shouting for, their mindshaving abandoned the intricate andtedious arguments of politics a they

joyfully contemplate the destruction ofother people's property. What sort ofdoctors and lawyers and chemists andteachers of languages they will make, wecannot tell; but there should be noshortage of recruits with degrees for

demolition squads and wrecking crews.Soon, there may appear on many acampus those huge iron balls with whichNew York keeps knocking itself down. Ata signal from the Ministry of ForeignAffairs, out they will roll, to demolish, anembassy or two before it is time for anyevening seminars.

51. The theme of this passage is

(a) Emergence of world civilisation

(b) Destruct ion of internat ionalrelations.

(c) Demonstration and demolition

(d) Increas ing dest ruc tivenessamong students

52. The present age has beendescribed as ‘a curious age’ by theauthor. It is ‘curious’ because




(a) It is a mixture of selfless serviceand violent destruction

(b) Governments are dishonest andhypocritical

(c) S tuden ts go on violentdestruction of anything.

(d) International relations hang bya delicate wire.

53. By ‘world civilisation’, the authormeans

(a) The relations between variouscountries of the world

(b) The acts of goodness wherepeople of different countries areinvolved.

(c) Long accepted forms of civilitiesbetween the countries.

(d) The advancement in sciences,arts, medicine and law.

54. In the second paragraph, the

author's tone is mainly(a) Angry (b) Sad

(c) Ironical (d) Humorous

55. Which of the following does notsuggest that the whole fabric ofcivilisation is being torn apart ?

(a) Embassies attacked by mobs ofstudents.

(b) Enthusiasts engaged in healingin a village

(c) Burning cars and bonfires ofbooks.

(d) Dishonest and hypocr i t ica lgovernment

56. ‘‘I doubt if some of them evenknow ....’’. Here ‘them’ refers to

(a) Countries (b) Embassies

(c) Students

(d) Governments

57. ‘‘As they joyfully contemplate thedestruction ........ ...’’. ‘Contemplate’here means

(a) Take up

(b) Think about

(c) Look up (d) Give up

58. When the embassies are mobbedby students, what makes thesituation worse ?

(a) That the students are defyinglaw and custom.

(b) That the students are destroyingpublic property.

(c) That i t may itself be part ofgovernment policy.

(d) That the two official policies

have clashed.59. The long accepted forms and

civilities that make inter–nationalrelations possible are destroyedwhen the government become

(a) Hypocritical

(b) Dishonest

(c) Power hungry

(d) Violent

60. What is it that really inspires thestudents to destroy ?

(a) Government's policies

(b) Political enthusiasm

(c) Propaganda and arguments

(d) Urge for destruction




PASSAGE IIIIn the eighteenth century, one of the

first modern economists, Adam Smith,thought that the whole annual produce ofthe land and labour of every countryprovided revenue to ‘‘three different ordersof people : Those who live by rent, thosewho live by wages and those who live byprofit’’. Each successive stage of theindustrial revolution, however, made thesocial structure more complicated.

Many intermediate groups grew upduring the nineteenth century between theupper middle class and the working class.There are small scale industrialists as wellas large ones, small shopkeepers andtradesmen, off icials and salariedemployees, skilled and unskilled workers,and professional men such as doctors andteachers. Farmers and peasants continuein all countries as independent groups.

In spite of this development, one ofthe most famous writers on social classin the nineteenth century, Karl Marx,thought that there was a tendency forsociety to split into huge class camps, thebourgeoisie (the capitalists) and theproletariat (the workers). Influential as wasMarx's theory of social class, it was muchover-simplified. The social make-up ofmodern societies is much more complexthan he suggested.

61. Adam Smith's eighteenth centurydefinition of class was invalidated

by(a) Kar l Marx.

(b) The nineteenth century workingclass

(c) The continuation of farmers andpeasants as independentgroups.

(d) Successive stages of industrialrevolution

62. The small shopkeepers andtradesmen are regarded as anintermediate group

(a) Between the upper class andthe middle class

(b) Between the upper middle classand working class

(c) Within the working class

(d) Within the upper middle class

63. According to the passage doctorsand teachers belong to the

(a) Upper class

(b) Upper middle class

(c) Working class

(d) Middle class

64. Karl Marx developed his two-classtheory

(a) In spi te of the farmers andpeasants.

(b) Marking special allowance forprofessionals

(c) Even though new sub-classeswere appearing in his days

(d) With reference to Europeansocieties only.

65. Marx's theory of social class

(a) Was overs impl i fied by thebourgeoisie

(b) In fluent ia l because i t wasoversimplified

(c) Influent ial in spite of beingoversimplified

(d) Not widely known in nineteenthcentury.




Directions (for Q. 66 to Q. 75) : For eachof the underlined words, four words aregiven. Choose the word which isnearest to its meaning :

66. Despondent

(a) Hopeful

(b) Desperate

(c) One who has lost hope

(d) Faithless

67. Knave(a) Simple

(b) Loyal

(c) Aloof

(d) Dishonest

68. Empathy

(a) Sympathy

(b) Understanding

(c) Emotional

(d) Cooperativeness

69. Consensus

(a) Number of people

(b) Counting of population

(c) Unanimous opinion

(d) Dangerous proposition

70. Fiscal

(a) Relating to public revenue

(b) Relating to fees

(c) Relating to fish

(d) Relating to fines

71. Aggravate

(a) Make worse

(b) Make effective

(c) Make indifferent

(d) Make faithful

72. Ingenious

(a) Home made

(b) Skillfully devised

(c) Locally developed

(d) Artificially prepared

73. Versatile

(a) Experienced in one's profession(b) Capable of surviving on one's

own

(c) Famous for one's art

(d) Talented in many ways

74. Admonish

(a) Rebuke

(b) Find out

(c) Praise

(d) Follow

75. Corroborate

(a) Contain

(b) Confirm

(c) Continue

(d) Consider

Directions (for Q. 76 to Q. 80) : In thefollowing sentences, there is an erroror there is no error. Find out which part

of the sentence has an error. If there isno error, then mark (d) as your answer.

76. I will always, remember (a)/ youstanding by me (b)/ and offeringme encouragement (c)/ No error(d)

77. As soon as the sun rose (a)/ overthe mountains (b)/ the valley




became unbearable hot (c) / Noerror (d)

78. The value of the rupee declines (a)/ as the rate of (b)/ inflation raises(c)/ No error (d)

79. He is not (a) / the kind of person(b) / who accepts such treatmentpassively. (c) / No error (d).

80. I should like you be candid (a)/ andtell me exactly (b) / what you thinkof this plan. (c) / No error (d).

ANSWERS

Ans. 1. (b) Ans. 2. (c)

Ans. 3. (a) Ans. 4. (a)

Ans. 5. (b) Ans. 6. (b)

Ans. 7. (c) Ans. 8. (a)

Ans. 9. (a) Ans. 10. (d)

Ans. 11. (b) Ans. 12. (c)

Ans. 13. (d) Ans. 14. (b)

Ans. 15. (a) Ans. 16. (b)

Ans. 17. (c) Ans. 18. (a)

Ans. 19. (b) Ans. 20. (a)

Ans. 21. (b) Ans. 22. (b)

Ans. 23. (b) Ans. 24. (b)

Ans. 25. (a) Ans. 26. (a)

Ans. 27. (c) Ans. 28. (a)

Ans. 29. (b) Heavy, black

Ans. 30. (b) Had been lying

Ans. 31. (c) Ans. 32. (c)

Ans. 33. (d) Ans. 34. (a)

Ans. 35. (c) Ans. 36. (b)

Ans. 37. (d) Ans. 38. (c)

Ans. 39. (a) Ans. 40. (c)

Ans. 41. (d) Ans. 42. (c)

Ans. 43 (d) Ans. 44 (c)

Ans. 45. (b) Ans. 46. (a)

Ans. 47. (b) Ans. 48. (c)

Ans. 49. (c) Ans. 50. (a)

Ans. 51. (c) Ans. 52. (a)

Ans. 53. (b) Ans. 54. (b)Ans. 55. (b) Ans. 56. (c)

Ans. 57. (b) Ans. 58. (c)

Ans. 59. (c) Ans. 60. (d)

Ans. 61. (a) Ans. 62. (b)

Ans. 63. (b) Ans. 64. (c)

Ans. 65. (b) Ans. 66. (c)

Ans. 67. (d) Ans. 68. (a)

Ans. 69. (c) Ans. 70. (a)

Ans. 71. (a) Ans. 72. (b)

Ans. 73. (d) Ans. 74. (a)

Ans. 75. (b)

Ans. 76. (a) ‘Always remember’ in placeof ‘always, remember’.

Ans. 77. (c) ‘Unbearably’ in place of‘unbearable’

Ans. 78. (c) ‘Rises’ in place of ‘rises'.

Ans. 79. (c) ‘Can accept’ in place of

‘accepts'

Ans. 80. (a) ‘You to be’ in place of ‘you be’.




Directions (for Q. 81 to Q. 85) : Read thefollowing information carefully to answerthese questions : A, B, C, D, E and F aremembers of a family. There are twomarried couples. B is managementexpert and is father of E. F is grandfatherof C and is a Politician. D is grandmother

of E and is a Judge. There is oneManagement expert, one politician, oneadvocate, one judge and two athletes inthe family:

81. Which of the following is definitelya group of male members ?

(a) F, E (b) B, F

(c) B, F, A (d) B, F, E

82. Which of the following are marriedcouples ?

(a) E D, C F (b) F D, B D(c) F D, C A (d) F D, B A

83. Which of the following can be A'sprofession ?

(a) Judge (b) Athlete

(c) Advocate (d) Politician

84. Who is the husband of A ?

(a) C (b) F

(c) B (d) E

85. Who are siblings ?

(a) E, C (b) F, E

(c) B, E (d) C, A

Directions (for Q. 6 to Q. 10) : Thefollowing diagram represents a set ofpersons. The triangle representsincome tax payers, the rectangle

represents film stars, the bigger ellipserepresents cinema goers and smallerell ipse represents members ofparliament. Questions 6 to 10 arebased on the diagram :

86.

(a) Some of t he c inema go ingmembers of parliament are filmstars too.

(b) Some of the income tax payingmembers of parliament are

cinema goers too.

(c) Some of the non-income taxpaying film stars are cinemagoers too.

(d) Some of the cinema going filmstars are members ofparliament too.

87. According to the figure, it followsthat

(a) All cinema going members of

parliament pay income tax.(b) All income tax paying members

of parliament are cinema goers.

(c) All cinema going members ofparliament pay income tax.

(d) All cinema going film stars payincome tax.

MP FS

ITCG

REASONING




88. On the basis of the figure, it canbe concluded that

(a) None of the income tax payingmembers of parliament is a filmstar nor an income tax payingf i lm star is a member ofparliament.

(b) Some of the income tax payingmembers of parliament arecinema goers, even though theyare film stars.

(c) Some of the income tax payingfilm stars, who are cinemagoers, are non-income taxpaying members of parliament.

(d) None of the income tax payingmembers of parliament is a filmstar, though a non-income taxpaying film star is a member ofparliament.

89. According to the figures it followsthat

(a) Members of parliament are notcinema goers.

(b) Some film stars are members ofparliament.

(c) Some members of parliamentare income tax payee.

(d) F i lm s ta rs a re no t c inemagoers

90. Looking at the given figure, it canbe said that

(a) Some persons who are eithermembers of parliament or filmstars are cinema goers and arealso income tax payee.

(b) Some persons who are neithermembers of parliament nor filmstars are income tax payee.

(c) Some persons who are eithermembers of parliament of filmstars are cinema goers, thoughnon-income tax payee.

(d) All of the above statements arecorrect.

91. How many pairs of letters in theword REPERCUSSION which haveas many letters between them inthe word as in the alphabet andthat too in the same order ?

(a) Nil (b) One

(c) Two (d) Three

92. I f with the third, fourth, f if th,seventh and tenth letters of theword PERSONALITY, a meaningfulword is formed, then the first letterof the word is the answer. If noword is possible, then X is theanswer

(a) S (b) T

(c) R (d) X

93. My office is to the east of the busstand while my residence is to thesouth of the bus stand. The marketis to the north of my office. If thedistance of the market from myoffice is the same as the distancefrom my residence to the busstand, then in which direction isthe market with respect to the busstand ?

(a) Southwest(b) Northeast

(c) East

(d) North

94. I f Southeast becomes North,Northeast becomes West and soon, then what will South become?




(a) Northeast

(b) Southwest

(c) North-West

(d) North

95. A man leaves for his office fromhis house. He walks towardsSouth. After walking a distance of300 metres, he turns towards Westand walks 200 metres. Then hewalks 100 metres towards North

and further 100 metres towardsWest. He then turns towards Northand walks 200 metres. What is thestraight distance in metresbetween his initial and finalpositions ?

(a) 100 (b) 200

(c) 300 (d) 400

Directions (for Q. 96 to Q. 100) : In eachof these questions, there are given twostatements followed by two

conclusions numbered I and II.You have to take the statements to betrue even if they seem to be at variancefrom commonly known facts and thendecide which one of the conclusionslogically follows from the statements.Give your answer as

(a) If only conclusion I follows

(b) If only conclusion II follows

(c) If neither I nor II follows or

(d) If both I and II follow16. Statements :

Most teachers are boys

Some boys are students.

Conclusions :

I. Some student are boys.

II. Some teachers are students.

97. Statements :

All courts are judges.

No judge is advocate.

Conclusions :

I. No cour t is advocate

II. All judges are courts.

98. Statements :

Some cows are goats.All goats are sheep.

Conclusions :

I. Some sheep are cows

II. Some cows are sheep.

99. Statements :

All young heroines are dancers.

No male dancer is playback singer.

Conclusions :

I. No heroine is playback singer.

II. No young dancer is playbacksinger.

100. Statements :

All trucks fly.

Some scooters fly.

Conclusions :

I. Al l t rucks are scooters

II. Some scooters do not fly.Directions (for Q. 101 to 105) : In eachof these questions two statements aregiven followed by four conclusionsnumbered I, II, III and IV. You have totake the Statements to be true even ifthey seem to be at variance fromcommonly known facts. Read both the




statements and then decide which ofthe conclusions logically follow(s)from them:

101. Statements :

All animals laugh.

Some trees laugh.

Conclusions :

I. All animals are trees.

II. Some trees are animals.

III. Those who do not laugh arenot animals.

IV. Some treed do not laugh.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only II and IV follow

(d) None follows

102. Statements :

Some blue are green.No green is red.

Conclusions :

I. Some green are blue.

II. Some red are blue.

III. Some blue are not red.

IV. All red are blue.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only I and II follow(c) Only I and III follow

(d) Only II and IV follow

103. Statements :

Some students are brilliant.

Rehan is a student.

Conclusions :

I. Some students are dull.

II. Rehan is bril liant.

II I. Rehan is dull .

IV. Students are usually brilliant.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only I and II follow

(d) All follow104. Statements :

All politicians are honest.

All honest are fair

Conclusions :

I. Some honest are politiciAns.

II. No honest is politician.

III. Some fair are politiciAns.

IV. All fair are politiciAns.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only I and II follow

(c) Only I and III follow

(d) None fol lows.

105. Statements :

All doors are windows

Some windows are stairs.

Conclusions :

I. All stairs are windows.

II. All stairs are doors.

III. Some doors are stairs.

IV. No door is stair.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II and III follow




Assumptions :

I. A great part of the developmentof observed intelligence occursin the earliest years of life.

II. 50 percent of the measurableintelligence at the age of 17 isalready predictable by the ageof four.

109. Statement :

Vitamin E tablets keep your

complexion in a glowing conditionby improving circulation.Assumptions :

I. People like a glowingcomplexion.

II. Complexion becomes dull in theabsence of circulation.

110. Statement :

Who rises from the prayer a betterman, his prayer is answered.

Assumptions : I. Prayer makes a man more human.

II. Prayer atones all of our misdeeds.

Directions (for Q. 111 to 115) : Apassage is given below. It is followedby some inferences. You have toexamine each inference separately inthe context of the passage and decideupon its degree of truth or falsity :

Mark your answer as

(a) I f you think the inference is‘definitely true’

(b) I f the inference is ‘def initelyfalse’ i.e., it contradicts thegiven facts.

(c) If the given data is inadequate,i.e., from the given facts youcannot say whether the

(c) Only I and IV follow

(d) None follows

Directions (for Q. 106 to Q. 110) : Ineach of these questions a statementfollowed by two assumptionsnumbered I and I I , is given. Anassumption is something supposed ortaken for granted. You have to considerthe statement and the assumptions todecide which one of the assumptionsis implicit in the statement:

Give your answer as

(a) If only assumption I is implicit

(b) If only assumption II is implicit

(c) If neither I nor II is implicit or

(d) If both I and II are implicit.

106. Statement :

‘‘Do not lean out of the door of thebus'' - a warning in a school bus.

Assumptions : I. Leaning out of a running bus is

dangerous.

II. Chi ldren do not pay head tosuch warning.

107. Statement :

Everybody loves readingadventure stories.

Assumptions :

I. Adventure stories are the onlyreading material.

II. Nobody loves reading any othermaterial.

108. Statement :

Lack of stimulation in the first fouror five years of life can haveadverse consequences.




inference is likely to be true orfalse or

(d) I f you think the inference is‘probable false’, though notdefinitely false, in the light of thefacts given.

Examinations no doubt are meant fortesting the efficiency of a person.Without such tests, we cannotdifferentiate the competent from theincompetent, the knowledgeable from

the ignorant, and the qualified from theunqualified. Such tests are of specialimportance in such practicalprofessions as medicine for no onewould like to entrust his health to aman who has not proved that he hassound knowledge of the human body,the law of health and remedies fromdiseases. Examinations are also usefulas a stimulus to work. Thus the valueof examinations can by no means beunderestimated.

111. Examinations hold moresignificance in school educationthan in professional education.

112. Examination, in a way, put one onto work.

113. Examinations are significant inthe field of medicine only.

114. Examinations are inevitable partof educational system.

115. Some reforms should be made in

the examination system.

116. Count the number of rectangles inthe following figures.

(a) 8 (b) 17

(c) 18 (d) 20

Directions (for Q. 117 to Q. 120) : Eachof these questions contains threeitems using the relationship betweenthem. Match each question with themost suitable diagram. Your answer isthe number denoting that diagram :

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

117. Mercury, Mars, Planets.

118. Plums, Tomatoes, Fruits.

119. Mountains, Forests, Earth.

120. Flowers, Clothes, White.

121. insert the missing number in thisquestion 121, 100, 81 ?

(a) 72 (b) 60

(c) 64 (d) 49

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122.Kailash faces towards nor th.Turning to his right, he walks 25metres. He then turns to his leftand walks 30 metres. Next, hemoves 25 metres to his right. Hethen turns to his right again andwalks 55 metres. Finally, he turnsto his right and moves 40 metres.In which direction is he from hisstarting point ?

(a) South–west (b) South

(c) Nor th–west (d) South−east123. Johnson left for his office in a car.

He drove 15 km towards north andthen 10 km towards west. He thenturned to the south and covered 5km. Further, he turned to the eastand moved 8 km. Finally, he turnedright and drove 10 km. How far andin which direction is he from hisstarting point ?

(a) 2 km West (b) 3 km North

(c) 6 km South (d) 5 km East

124. Which is the most suitable Venndiagram among the following,which represents interrelationshipamong anti-social elements,Pickpocketeers and Blackmailers?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

125. Which one of the following fourlogical diagrams representscorrectly the relationship betweenMusicians, Instrumen–talists andViolinists ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Directions (Qs. 126 and 127): In each of these questions, a matrix of certain characters is given. These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column-wise. Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly :

126. 18 24 32

12 14 16

3 ? 4

72 112 128

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

127. 3 6 8

5 8 4

4 7 ?

(a) 6 (b) 7

(c) 8 (d) 9

Directions (Qs. 128 to 130) : For the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) given

in each of these questions, choose the correct alternative from the following,i.e. choose your answer as

I . If Both A and R are true and R isthe correct explanation of A.

II. If Both A and R are true but R isnot the correct explanation of A.




III. If A is true but R is false.

IV. If A is false but R is true.

128. Assertion (A) : Most of the ancientcivilisations grew near the rivers.

Reason (R) : The main occupationof man was agriculture.

(a) I (b) II

(c) III (d) IV

129. Assertion (A) : Buddha left

home after his marriage.Reason (R) : He wished to be freeof all wordly ties and become anascetic.

(a) I (b) II

(c) III (d) IV

130. Assertion (A) : Food materialsshould not be soaked in water fora long time.

Reason (R) : Washing leads to loss

of Vitamin A and Vitamin D fromthe foodstuff.

(a) I (b) II

(c) III (d) IV

131. Nalini, her brother, her daughterand her son are tennis players andare playing game of doubles. Theirpositions on the court are asfollows :

Nalini’s brother is directly acrossthe net from her daughter.

Her son is diagonally across thenet from the worst player’s sibling.

The best player and the worstplayers are on the same side of thenet.

Who is the best player ?

(a) Nalini

(b) Nalini’s brother

(c) Nalini’s daughter

(d) None of the above

132.In a certain code language‘PROMOTION’ is written as ‘Q S P8 9’. How wil l you write‘DEMOTION’ ?

(a) D E 9 8

(b) E F 9 8(c) E F 8 9 (d) E G 8 9

133. Study this matrix

6 2 5 1

3 1 4 7

4 1 9 5

3 1 2 4

In this game, there are twoplayers. The first player can splitthe matrix vertically into twoequal halves and choose one halffor further play. The next move onthis half is by the other playerwho will split it only horizontallyand choose one half for furtherplay. The game will continue inthis manner.

At the end, the last number left isthe first player’s gain. If you startthe game, retain the right half andagain r ight half after your

opponent’s move, then howshould your opponent play tominimise your gain ?

(a) Retain upper, retain lower

(b) Retain upper, retain upper

(c) Retain lower, retain upper

(d) Retain lower, retain lower




A is a doctor. E is an engineermarried to one of the brothers andhas two children. B is married toD and G is their child. Who is C ?

(a) G’s father

(b) F’s father

(c) E’s daughter

(d) A’s son

138. If every alternate letter of theEnglish Alphabet from B onwards

(including B) is written in lowercase (small letters) and theremaining letters are capitalised,then how will the first month of thesecond half of the year be written?

(a) AuGuSt (b) JuLy

(c) JUlY

(d) AugUSt

139. Following grid represents the sumof two words. Each letter in the

word represents a different digitand no letter represents zero.What word 725613 will represent?

N O S I E R

+ A S T R A L

SUM 7 2 5 6 1 3

(a) LETINS (b) INLETS

(c) SETINS

(d) None of these

140.A n enterprising businessmanearns an income of Re. 1 on thefirst day of his business. On everysubseque nt day, he earns anincome which is just double ofthat made on the previous day. Onthe 10th day of the business, hisincome is :

134. What is the next letter in thefollowing series ?

U, S, R, H, E, U, .............

(a) S (b) T

(c) O (d) M

135. Sonal, a mathematician, defines anumber as ‘connected by 6’ if it isdivisible by 6, or if the sum of itsdigits is 6, or if 6 is one of thedigits of the number. Other

numbers are all ‘not connectedwith 6’. As per this definition, thenumber of integers from 1 to 60(both inclusive) which are notconnected with 6 is

(a) 18 (b) 43

(c) 22 (d) 42

136.Leena, Nitin, Arun & Mo hancrossed a lake in a canoe thatcould hold only two persons. Thecanoe held two persons on each

of the three forward trips acrossthe lake and one person on eachof the two return trips. Leena wasunable to paddle when someoneelse was in the canoe with her.Nitin was unable to paddle whenanyone else except Arun was inthe canoe with him.

Each person paddledcontinuously for at least one trip.Who paddled twice ?

(a) Leena (b) Nitin(c) Mohan

(d) Arun

137. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are themembers of a family consisting of4 adults and 3 children. F and Gare girls, A and D are brothers and




back to sleep. In the morning whenall woke up, and counted apples,they found that the remainingapples again totalled 1 more thanthose which could be divided intothree equal parts. How manyapples did the boys steel ?

(a) 67 (b) 79

(c) 85

(d) None of these

Directions (Qs. 142 & 143) : Choose from these four diagrams the one that best illustrates the relationship among three given classes :

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

142. Chilli, Salt, Vegetables

143. Students of Law, Students ofScience, Men

(a) Rs. 29 (b) Rs. 210

(c) Rs. 102 (d) Rs. 10

141. One night three naughty boysstole a basket full of apples fromthe garden, hid the loot and wentto sleep. Before retiring, they didsome quick counting and foundthat the fruits were less than ahundred in number. During thenight, one boy awoke, counted the

apples and found that he coulddivide the apples into three equalparts if he first took one forhimself. He then took one apple,

ate it up and took1

3of the rest,

hid them separately and went backto sleep. Shortly, thereafter,another boy awoke, counted theapples and he again found that ifhe took one for himself, the lootcould be divided into three equal

parts. He ate up one apple, bagged1/3 of the remainder, hid themseparately and went back to sleep.The third boy also awoke aftersome time, did the same and went

Directions (Qs. 144 to 148) : An electronic device rearranges numbers step- by-step in a particular order according to a set of rules. The device stops when the final result is obtained. In this case the device stops at Step V :

Input: 85 16 36 04 19 97 63 09

Step I 97 85 16 36 04 19 63 09

Step II 97 85 63 16 36 04 19 09

Step III 97 85 63 36 16 04 19 09

Step IV 97 85 63 36 19 16 04 09

Step V 97 85 63 36 19 16 09 04




(a) Step II

(b) Step III

(c) Step IV

(d) None of these

148. If the output of Step IV is as givenbelow, then what was the input ?

Step IV : 92 86 7169 15 1906 63 58

(a) 86 92 69 71 1519 06 63 58

(b) 15 86 19 92 06

69 63 58 71

(c) 15 19 06 63 58

86 92 69 71

(d) None of these

Directions (Qs. 149 & 150) : Read the following information carefully to

answer these questions : P # Q means P is the father of Q

P + Q means P is the mother of Q

P − Q means P is the brother of Q

P * Q means P is the sister of Q

149. If A + B # C − D, then A is D’s

(a) Sister (b) Grandfather

(c) Grandmother

(d) Father

150. Which of the following shows thatA is the aunt of E ?

(a) A − B + C # D * E

(b) A * B # C * D − E

(c) A # B * C + D − E

(d) A + B − C * D # E

144. Which of the following will be StepIII for the input given below ?

Input : 09 25 16 30

32 18 17 06

(a) 32 09 25 16

30 18 17 06

(b) 32 30 09 2516 19 17 06

(c) 32 30 09 25

16 18 17 06(d) 32 30 25 09

16 18 17 06

145. What is the last step for the inputgiven below ?

Input : 16 09 25 2706 05

(a) Step II (b) Step III

(c) Step IV

(d) None of these

146. What is the output of Step V forthe input given below ?

Input : 25 08 35 1188 67 23

(a) 88 67 35 2523 11 18

(b) 88 67 35 2523 08 11

(c) 08 11 23 2535 67 88

(d) None of these

147. Which one of the following wouldbe the last step for the input givenbelow?

Input : 03 31 43 2211 09




(Grandfatherof C & E)

(Mother

of C & E)

B (Father ofC & E)

EC

D(Grandmotherof C & E)

200 m

100 m 100 m

House300 m

200 m

300 m

Office

B

ST

CJ A

C GS

YH P BS

D

TF

S

L AT

B G

R

S B

R

R

F

HP

D

W S

ANSWERSAns. 81. (b)

Members of

the family Sex Profession

A ? Advocate

B Male ManagementExpert

C Female ?

D Female Judge

E ? ?

F Male Politician

Ans. 82. (d) Ans. 83. (c)

Ans. 84. (c) Ans. 85. (a)

Ans. 86. (b) Ans. 87. (d)

Ans. 88. (a) Ans. 89. (c)

Ans. 90. (d)

Ans. 91. (d) R(EP)U, P(U)R, SS

Ans. 92. (c) ROAST

Ans. 93. (b)

Ans. 94. (a)

Ans. 95. (c)

Ans. 96. (a)

Ans. 97. (a)

Ans. 98. (d)

Ans. 99. (d)

Ans. 100. (b)

Ans. 101. (d)

Only III & IV follow

Ans. 102. (a)

Ans. 103. (a)

Ans. 104. (c)

Bus Stand Office

Market

Residence




Ans. 105. (d)Ans. 106. (a) Ans. 107. (c)

Ans. 108. (a) Ans. 109. (d)

Ans. 110. (d) Ans. 111. (b)

Ans. 112. (a) Ans. 113. (b)

Ans. 114. (a) Ans. 115. (c)

Ans. 116. (c) Single rectangles : 8,

Rectangles formed from two smallrectangles : 5,

Rectangles formed from three smallrectangles : 4,

Rectangle formed from four smallrectangles : 1.

Ans. 117. (d) Ans. 118. (d)

Ans. 119. (a) Ans. 120. (b)

Ans. 121. (c) The given series containssquares of 11, 10, 9, 8. Respectively

Ans. 122. (d)

Ans. 123. (a) Ans. 124. (c)

Ans. 125. (a) Ans. 126. (b)

Ans. 127. (a) Ans. 128. (a)

Ans. 129. (d) Ans. 130. (c)

Ans. 131. (b)

Nalini’s Brother Nalini’s Son

(Best Player) (Worst Player)

Nalini’s Nalini

Daughter

Ans. 132. (c) ‘MOTION’ is coded as 89.

Other letters on the left move one stepforward.

∴ PRO/MOTION → QSP89

∴ DE/MOTION → EF89

Ans. 133. (b)

First move by me

5 1

4 7

9 5Retaining right half

2 4

First move by my opponent

5 1

4 7 Retaining upper half

Second move by me

1

7Retaining right half

Second move by my opponent

1 Retaining upper half

∴∴∴∴∴Gain to me = 1

Ans. 134. (d) With the letters U, S, R, H,

E, U and M.

The word HUMERUS can be formed

which means a bone in the upper arm.

∴The next letter in the given series can

be M.

Ans. 135. (b) There are 17 numbers

‘connected by 6’ between 1 and 60, as

per definition given in the question.

i.e. 6, 12, 15, 16, 18, 24, 26, 30, 33, 36,

42, 46, 48, 51, 54, 56, 60

∴There are 43 numbers, from 1 to 60,

which are not connected by 6.




Ans. 136. (d)

Trip Persons held Paddled Person who

No. by was dropped

across thelake

1. Forward Nitin/Arun Nitin Nitin

2. Return Arun Arun —

3. Forward Leena/Mohan Mohan Mohan

4. Return Leena Leena —5. Forward Leena/Arun Arun Leena/Arun

Note : Leena is unable to paddle with Nitin, Arun and Mohan. Nitin isunable to paddle with Leena and Mohan.

Ans. 142. (b) Salt and Chilli both are usedin vegetables.

Ans. 143. (d)

Ans. 144. (d)

Input 09 25 16 30 32 18

17 06Step I 32 09 25 16 30 18

17 06

Step II 32 30 09 25 16 1817 06

Step III 32 30 25 09 16 1817 06

Ans. 145. (a)

Input 16 09 25 2706 05

Step I 27 16 09 2506 05

Step II 27 25 16 0906 05

(Last Step)

Ans. 137. (d) A is married to E, F is theirdaughter and C is their son. B is marriedto D. G is their daughter.

[ F and G are girls and C is boy]

Ans. 138. (c) j U l Y

Ans. 139. (b)

N2 O9 S3 I7 E6 R8

+ A4 S3 T1 R8 A4 L5

I7 N2 L5 E6 T1 S3

Ans. 140. (a)

On 1st day, he earns Rs. 20 = 1

On 2nd day, he earns Rs. 21

On 3rd day, he earns Rs. 22

On 10th day, he earns Rs. 29

Ans. 141. (b)

1st boy hid 26 apples and ate 1.

2nd boy hid 17 apples and ate 1.

3rd boy hid 11 apples and ate 1.




Ans. 148. (c)

Input 15 19 06 63 58 86

92 69 71

Step I 92 15 19 06 63 58

86 69 71

Step II 92 86 15 19 06 63

58 69 71

Step III 92 86 71 15 19 06

63 58 69Step IV 92 86 71 69 15 19

06 63 58

(Last Step)

Ans. 149. (c) A + B # C − D

⇒ A is mother of B, B is father of C and

C is brother of D

⇒ A is Grandmother of D

Ans. 150. (b) A * B # C * D − E

⇒ A is sister of B, B is father of C, C is

sister of D, D is brother of E.

⇒ A is the aunt of E.

Ans. 146. (a)

Input 25 08 35 11 88

67 23

Step I 88 25 08 35 11

67 23

Step II 88 67 25 08 35

11 23

Step III 88 67 35 25 08

11 23Step IV 88 67 35 25 23

08 11

Step V 88 67 35 25 23

11 08

Ans. 147. (d)

Input 03 31 43 22 11 09

Step I 43 03 31 22 11 09

Step II 43 31 03 22 11 09

Step III 43 31 22 03 11 09

Step IV 43 31 22 11 03 09

Step V 43 31 22 11 09 03

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151. What is the least number by which2352 is to be multiplied to make ita perfect square ?

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 6

152.The sum of first four p rimenumbers is

(a) 10 (b) 11

(c) 16 (d) 17

153. The simplification of 5

33

12

3

+

−

gives

(a) 5 (b)5

3

(c)5

12

(d)3

5

154.5 3

5 3

+

−is equal to

(a) 6 + 15

(b) 4 − 15

(c) 5 + 15

(d) 4 + 15

155. 2(−−−−−2)2 is equal to

(a)1

8(b) – 8

(c) − 1

8(d) 16

156. When two three−−−−−digit numbers 6 r3 and 2 s 5 are added together, theanswer is the number divisible by9. The largest possible value of r+ s is

(a) 2 (b) 9

(c) 11 (d) 12

157. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 12and their L.C.M. is 168. If the sumof these two numbers is 108, thentheir difference is

(a) 36 (b) 48

(c) 60 (d) 72

158. The value of (205)2 −−−−− (204)2 is

(a) 409 (b) 205

(c) 144

(d) 167281

159. In the sequence 2, 7, 14, 23, *, 47,........., * has the value

(a) 31 (b) 34

(c) 35 (d) 38

160. The least number which should besubtracted from 11075 to make ita perfect square is

(a) 25 (b) 50

(c) 55 (d) 75

161. The average age of a husband andwife was 25 years at the time oftheir marriage. If they weremarried seven years ago and nowthe average age of the couple andtheir only child is 22 years, thenthe age of the child is

Quantitative Aptitude




(a) Less than 1 year (b) 1 year

(c) 2 years (d) 3 years

162. If 13143 + 143 is divided by 14, thenthe remainder is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

163. If 3 .4286 means – 3 + 0.4286, then

−−−−− 2.7289 = 3 . ?

(a) .2711 (b) 2711

(c) 7289 (d) .7289

164. The logarithm of1

9in a system

whose base is 3 is

(a) 3 (b)1

27

(c)1

2(d) − 2

165. If log10 3 = 0.4771, then the numberof digits in 321 is

(a) 15 (b) 12

(c) 11 (d) 20

166. 0.0081 is equal to

(a) 0.09 (b) 0.9

(c) ± 0.08 (d) 0.81

167. Which one of the following is the

greatest number less than 1900and exactly divisible by 25, 20 and180 ?

(a) 900 (b) 1800

(c) 1600 (d) 1200

168. The sum of two integers is equalto 1244. If the digit 3 is annexed to

the right of the unit's digit in thefirst number and the unit's digit 2is rejected from the secondnumber, then the newly obtainednumbers will be equal to eachother. The numbers are

(a) 123, 1121

(b) 12, 1232

(c) 232, 1012

(d) 144, 1100

169.Re curring decimal 0. 5 in the

rational form can be written as

(a)1

2(b)

11

20

(c)5

9(d)

111

200

170. 22(−−−−−2)is equal to

(a) – 8 (b)2

(c) 24 (d) 24−

171. (2.4 × 103) ÷ (8 × 10−−−−−2) equals

(a) 3 × 105 (b) 3 × 104

(c) 3 × 10−5 (d) 30

172. On a New Year Day, each of the 10friends presented a sum of Rs. 10to each other. The total amount ofmoney presented was

(a) Rs. (10 × 9)(b) Rs. (10 × 10 × 9)

(c) Rs. (10 × 9 × 9)

(d) Rs. (10 × 10 × 10)

173. 1 buy 6 pens for Rs. 5 and sell 5pens for Rs. 6. My gain percent is




(a) 162

3% (b) 33

1

3%

(c) 20% (d) 44%

174. A and B together invested Rs.15,000 in a business. At the endof the year, out of a profit of Rs.2,000, B's share was Rs. 600. A'sinvestment was

(a) Rs. 4,500

(b) Rs. 8,250

(c) Rs. 10,500

(d) Rs. 11,250

175. What is the least value of x forwhich the expression x2 + x + 17will not give a prime number ?

(a) 7 (b) 11

(c) 13 (d) 17

176. If a ⊗ b = (a × b) + b, then 5 ⊗ 7

equals

(a) 12 (b) 35

(c) 42 (d) 50

177. The smallest number that must beadded to 803642 in order to obtaina multiple of 11 is

(a) 1 (b) 4

(c) 7 (d) 9

178. A fruitseller sells mangoes at Rs.9 per kg and there by loses 20%.

At what price per kg he shouldhave sold them to make a profit of5% ?

(a) Rs. 11.81

(b) Rs. 12.31

(c) Rs. 15.00

(d) Rs. 16.00

179. A man buys an article for Rs. 80and marks it at Rs. 120. He thenallows a discount of 40%. What isthe loss or gain percent ?

(a) 12% gain (b) 12% loss

(c) 10% gain

(d) 10% loss

180. A bought a refrigerator andpressure cooker for Rs. 8,000 andRs. 2,000 respectively. A sold them

to B and B sold them to C, eachmaking a profit of 25% on therefrigerator and incurring a loss of10% on the pressure cooker. If Awere to sell them to C directly atthe same selling price as that atwhich B had sold them to C, whatpercent would A have gained onthe whole ?

(a) 50 (b) 45.3

(c) 41.2 (d) 40.8

181. A man purchased a plot of land forRs. 44,700 and spent Rs. 5,300 forlevelling it. At what price shouldhe sell the plot so as to gain

61

4%?

(a) Rs. 51,325 (b) Rs. 53,125

(c) Rs. 52,315 (d) Rs. 51,375

182. A man bought goods worth Rs.

12,000. He sells1

4

of them at a

loss of 10%. At what price shouldhe sell the remaining goods so asto get a profit of 15% on thewhole?

(a) Rs. 11,100 (b) Rs. 11,000

(c) Rs. 11,110 (d) Rs. 11,111




183.A salesman is allowed 51

2%

commission on the total sales

made by him plus a bonus of1

2%

on sales over Rs. 10,000. If histotal earnings were Rs. 1990, histotal sales (in Rs.) was

(a) 30,000 (b) 32,000

(c) 34,000 (d) 35,000

184. A trader owes a merchant Rs. 901due 1 year hence. However, thetrader wants to settle the accountafter 3 months. How much cashshould he pay, if the rate ofinterest is 8% per annum?

(a) Rs. 870 (b) Rs. 850

(c) Rs. 828.92

(d) Rs. 846.94

185.A shopkeeper allows two

successive discounts of 20% and10% on the marked price of anarticle. If he gets Rs. 108 for anarticle, then its marked price is

(a) Rs. 160 (b) Rs. 150

(c) Rs. 142.56

(d) Rs. 140.40

186. A dealer professes to sell hisgoods at cost price but he uses afalse weight of 950 grams for a

kilogram. The gain percent of thedealer is

(a) 55

19% (b) 5%

(c) 45

19% (d) 19

1

5%

187. Due to an increase of 30% in theprice of eggs, 3 eggs less areavailable for Rs. 7.80. The presentrate of eggs per dozen is

(a) Rs. 8.64 (b) Rs. 8.88

(c) Rs. 9.36

(d) None of these

188. A and B enter into a partner–shipinvesting Rs. 12,000 and Rs.16,000 respectively. After 8

months, C also joins the businesswith a capital of Rs. 15,000. Theshare of C in a profit of Rs. 45,600after two years is

(a) Rs. 12,000 (b) Rs. 14,400

(c) Rs. 19,200 (d) Rs. 21,200

189. In a test, 1 mark is awarded foreach correct answer and one markis deducted for each wronganswer. If a boy answers all the 20questions of the test and gets 8

marks, the number of questionscorrectly answerd by him was

(a) 16 (b) 14

(c) 12 (d) 8

190. 16 men can reap a field in 8 days.8 men will reap the same field in

(a) 16 days

(b) 4 days

(c) 12 days

(d) 32 days

191. A alone can complete a work in 16days and B alone in 12 days.Starting by A, they work onalternate days. The total work willbe completed in

(a) 12 days (b) 13 days




(c) 135

7days

(d) 133

4days

192. Rajesh and Ajay together cancomplete a piece of work in 16days. Rajesh alone can do it in 24days. How long will Ajay alonetake to complete the whole work?

(a) 32 days(b) 40 days

(c) 48 days (d) 8 days

193. A, B and C can complete a pieceof work in 24, 6 and 12 daysrespectively. Working together,they will complete the same workin

(a)1

4day (b)

7

24day

(c) 33

7days

(d) 4 days

194. A lent Rs. 500 to B for 2 years andRs. 300 to C for 4 years on simpleinterest and received Rs. 220 in allfrom both as interest. The rate ofinterest is

(a) 7% (b) 5%

(c) 71

8% (d) 10%

195. Three numbers are in the ratio 3 :2 : 5 and the sum of their squaresis 1862. The smallest of thesenumbers is

(a) 24 (b) 21

(c) 14 (d) 35

196. The monthly salaries of A and Bare in the ratio of 3 : 5. If eachreceives an increase of Rs. 20 inthe salary, the ratio is altered to13 : 21. A's salary is

(a) Rs. 240 (b) Rs. 260

(c) Rs. 210 (d) Rs. 400

197. The mean proportional of 0.02 and0.32 is

(a) 0.34 (b) 0.3

(c) 0.16 (d) 0.08

198. A sum of money placed atcompound interest doubles itselfin 4 years. It will become eighttimes of itself at the same rate in

(a) 8 years (b) 12 years

(c) 16 years

(d) 24 years

199. Two pipes can fill a tank in 15hours and 12 hours respectivelywhile a third pipe can empty it in20 hours. If the tank is empty andall the three pipes are opened, thetank will be full in

(a) 14 hours

(b) 10 hours

(c) 16 hours

(d) 7 hours

200. If 24 men can do a piece of workin 27 days working 7 hours perday, find in how many days can 14men do it working at the rate of 9hours per day.

(a) 28 (b) 30

(c) 36 (d) 32




ANSWERS

Ans. 151. (b)

Ans. 152. (d) 2 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 17

Ans. 153. (c) Given expression

=5

33

1

3

5

3 9

5

+

=+

=12

Ans. 154. (d)5 3

5 3

5 3

5 3

+

−

×+

+

=+

−

( )5 3

5 3

2

=+ +

=+5 3 2 15

2

8 2 15

2

= 4 + 15

Ans. 155. (d) 2(−2)2 = 24 = 16

Ans. 156. (c) 6 r 3

2 s 5

9 l 8

A number is divisible by 9, if the sum ofits digits is divisible by 9. ∴ r + s must beequal to 11.

Ans. 157. (c) Let x + y be the twonumbers. xy = 168 × 12 = 2016

x + y = 108 ⇒ (x − y)2 = (x + y)2 − 4xy

= (108)2

− 2016 × 4= 11664 − 8064 = 3600

⇒ x −−−−− y = 60.

Ans. 158. (a) (205 + 204) (205 – 204)

= 409

Ans. 159. (b) The sequence in the givenseries is + 5, + 7, + 9, + 11, +13.

Ans. 160. (b)

Ans. 161. (c)( ) ( )H W− + −

=7 7

225

⇒ H + W = 64 ⇒H W C+ +

=3

22

⇒ H + W + C = 66 ⇒ C = 2.

Ans. 162. (a) 13143 + 13 × 11

= 13 (13142 + 11)

which is divisible by 14.

Ans. 163. (a)

Ans. 164. (d) log3 1

9

F H G

I K J = log3 1 – log3 9

= 09

3

2 3

32− = − = −

log

log

log

log

Ans. 165. (c) log 321 = 21 log 3

= 21 × .4771 = 10.0191

Characteristic of the log of 321 is 10.

∴∴∴∴∴Number of digits in 321 is 11.

Ans. 166. (a)

Ans. 167. (b)

Ans. 168. (b)

Ans. 169. (c)

Ans. 170. (c) 2 –2 =1

2

1

42=

∴

−

= =22 2

214 24a f a f

Ans. 171. (b)2 4 10

8 10

2 4 10

8

3

2

5. .×

×

=×

−

= .3 × 105 = 3 × 104




Ans. 172. (b)

Ans. 173. (d) C.P. of 6 pens = Rs. 5

S.P. of 6 pens = Rs.6

5

F H G

I K J × 6 = Rs.

36

5

F H G

I K J

∴ Gain% =

11

5

5100 44× =

Ans. 174. (c) Divide Rs. 15000 in theratio 14 : 6.

∴ A's investment =14

20 × 15000 = 10500

Ans. 175. (d)

Ans. 176. (c) 5 ⊗ 7 = (5 × 7) + 7

= 35 + 7 = 42.

Ans. 177. (c)

Ans. 178. (a) S.P. = Rs. 9 per kg.

Loss = 20%

∴ =×

−=C . P .

9 100

100 20

90 0

80=

45

4

Gain expected = 5%

New S.P. =45

4+ 5% of

45

4

= + = =45

4

45

80

94 5

80

19 9

16 = 11.81

Ans. 179. (d) S.P. = 120 – 40% = Rs. 72∴Loss = Rs. 8

Loss % =8

80 × 100 = 10

Ans. 180. (c) Refrigerator

A's C.P. = Rs. 8,000, Gain = 25%

A's S.P. = Rs. 10,000

B's C.P. = Rs. 10,000

B's S.P. = Rs. 12,500

C's C.P. = Rs. 12,500

Pressure Cooker

A's C.P. = Rs. 2,000 Loss = 10%

A's S.P. = Rs. 1,800

B's C.P. = Rs. 1,800

B's S.P. = Rs. 1,620C's C.P. = Rs. 1,620

If A's S.P. to C is Rs. 12500 for Refrigeratorand Rs. 1,620 for Pressure Cooker, thenGain % to A

=4120

10 000100 41 2

,

,.× =

Ans. 181. (b) 50,000 + 61

4% of 50,000

= 50,000 + 254 100

50 000×

× ,

= 50,000 + 3,125 = 53,125

Ans. 182. (a)

Total profit required = Rs. 1800.

Total S.P. = Rs. 13,800

1

4of the goods was sold for Rs. 2,700.

⇒ Remaining goods should be sold for

Rs. 11,100.

Ans. 183. (c)

Suppose total sales = Rs. X

∴ 51

2% of X +

1

2% of [X – 10,000]

= 1990




⇒ + −11

20 0

1

20 050X X = 1990

⇒ =12

20 02040X

⇒ =×

=X2 0 40 2 00

1234 000

,,

Ans. 184. (b) Suppose P.W. of Rs. 901due after 9 months = Rs. X

∴× ×

×= − ⇒ =X 8 3

100 12901 X X 8 5 0

Thus to settle the account after threemonths, he should pay Rs. 850.

Ans. 185. (b) Let Marked price be Rs.100. Price after 1st discount = 80

Price after 2nd discount = 72

If price is Rs. 72, M.P. = Rs. 100

If price is Rs. 108, M.P. = Rs. 150

Ans. 186. (a)C.P. of 1,000 gm = Rs. 1000 say

⇒ S.P. of 950 gm = Rs. 1000

⇒ S.P. of 1000 gm

=1000

95 01000

20 000

19× =

,

⇒ Gain% =1000 19

1000100

/ ×

= =100

195

5

19

Ans. 187. (c) Let rate of eggs per dozen

= Rs. K. Increased price per dozen

= Rs. (K + 30% of K) =13

10

K

⇒ × =×

× +12

7 8012 10

137 80 3

K K. .

⇒×

−L

NMO

QP=

12 7 801

10

133

.

K

12 7 80 3

133

×× =

.

K ⇒ K = 7.20

∴∴∴∴∴ Present rate of eggs per dozen

= 7.20 + 30% = Rs. 9.36

Ans. 188. (a) A, B, C share the profit inthe ratio of

12,000 × 24 : 16,000 × 24 : 15,000 × 16

i.e. 12 × 24 : 16 × 24 : 240

i.e. 12 : 16 : 10 i.e. 6 : 8 : 5.

C's share =5

1945 600× , = 5 × 2400

= 12,000

Ans. 189. (b) Suppose number ofcorrectly answered questions = K. Numberof wrongly answered questions = 20 – K.

⇒ K × 1 + (20 − K) × (−1) = 8

⇒ K − 20 + K = 8 ⇒ K = 14

Ans. 190. (a)

Ans. 191. (d) In 2 days,1

16

1

12

7

48+ = of

the work is completed.

In 12 days, 4248

78

= of the work is

completed. Out of the Remaining1

8of

the work ,1

16of the work is completed




by A on 13th day. Remaining1

16of the

work is done by B in3

4days.

Ans. 192. (c)1

16

1

24

1

48− = .

Ajay alone can complete the work in48 days.

Ans. 193. (c)

124

16

112

1 4 224

+ + = + + = 7

24

Ans. 194. (d)

500 2

10 0

300 4

10 022 0

× ×+

× ×=

R R

⇒ 2200 R = 22,000 ⇒ R = 10

Ans. 195. (c) Let the numbers be 3K, 2Kand 5K.

⇒ (3K)2 + (2K)2 + (5K)2 = 1862

⇒ 38K2 = 1862

⇒ K = 7. Smallest number = 14

Ans. 196. (a) Suppose A's salary = Rs.3K and B's salary = Rs. 5K

⇒+

+=

3 20

5 20

13

21

K

K

⇒ =K 80

∴A's salary = Rs. 240.

Ans. 197. (d) Let x be the meanproportional.

∴ .02 : x :: x : .32

⇒ 0 02

0 32

.

.x

x=

⇒ x2 = .0064

⇒ x = .08

Ans. 198. (b)

Ans. 199. (b) In one hour,

1

15

1

12

1

20

1

10+ − =

of the tank is filled.

Ans. 200. (c) 24 men can do a work in189 hours. 14 men can do the same work

in189 24

14

×= 324 hours

= 36 days.

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