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. Dir ections:In the following questions, each word is followed by five options. Choose the option

which is the closest synonymof the given words. While choosing your answer, keep in mind the

iner distinctions in the meaning and usage of certain words.

1. INCERTITUDE

(a) Integrity

(b) Doubtfulness

(c) Beginning

(d) Serve

(e) Dodge

2. ENGORGE

(a) Indulge

(b) Prod

(c) Swell

(d) Enrage

(e) Conduit

3. REPUGNANT

(a) Acceptable

(b) Modern

(c) Adequate

(d) Dreary

(e) Repellent

4. CONTRIVED

(a) Controlled

(b) Destroyed

(c) Artificial(d) Rebuild

(e) Copy

5. SANGUINE

(a) Thorough

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(b) Special

(c) Optimistic

(d) Particular

(e) Relaxed

II. Directions:In the following questions, each word is followed by five options. Choose the

option which is the closest antonymof the given words. While choosing your answer, keep in

mind the finer distinctions in the meaning and usage of certain words.

6. OCCLUDE

(a) Obstruct

(b) Include

(c) Sign

(d) Release

(e) Hinder

7. RESTIVE

(a) Simple

(b) Comfortable

(c) Reticent

(d) Hardy

(e) Patient

8. HUSBANDRY

(a) Matrimony

(b) Patricide

(c) Wife

(d) Frugality

(e) Squandering9. PARSIMONIOUS

(a) Generous

(b) Rich

(c) Hard-hearted

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(d) Wicked

(e) Dominating

10. TENACIOUS

(a) Firm

(b) Irresolute

(c) Dogged

(d) Conforming

(e) Fragile

III. Directions:In the following questions, the first two words are related in a particular manner.

You have to choose a word from the options so that a new pair of words is formed where the

relation is the same as that of the first pair of words. You are required to consider the secondary

meaning of certain words while choosing an answer.

11. Bouquet : Flower :: Chain :

(a) Metal

(b) Link

(c) Key

(d) Continuum

(e) Cusp

12. Spasm : Muscle :: Flash :

(a) Light

(b) Panacea

(c) Idea

(d) Pinch

(e) Floods

13. Money : Embezzlement :: Writing :

(a) Editing

(b) Rip

(c) Paraphrase

(d) Bootleg

(e) Plagiarism

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14. Philatelist : Stamps :: Numismatist :

(a) Jewelry

(b) Shells

(c) Coins

(d) Maps

(e) Feathers

15. Clasp : Bracelet :: Buckle :

(a) Hook

(b) String

(c) Ring

(d) Belt

(e) Strap

IV. Directions:Fill in the blanks with the words that bestfit the meaning of the sentence as awhole.

16. The fact that the ________ of confrontation is no longer as popular as it once was,_________ progress in race relations in the near future.

(a) method . reiterates

(b) practice . inculcates

(c) strategy . indicates

(d) technique . presages

(e) system . portends

17. Trapped thousands of years ago in Antarctic ice, recently discovered ice bubbles are

__________ time capsules filled with information for scientists who ________ the history of the

atmosphere.

(a) proactive . derive

(b) impenetrable . tread(c) consequential . calculate

(d) unfathomable . predict

(e) veritable . chart

18. Illusions occur when our brains attempt to perceive the __________ and those perceptionsdont match __________.

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(a) truth . reality

(b) subliminal . present

(c) future . chasm

(d) past . retrospection

(e) supernatural . fantasies

19. The crisis in modern education is not merely a constraint of _________ of funds but of

____________ practices, unsuited for contemporary system.

(a) scarcity . doctrinaire

(b) fulsomeness . authoritative

(c) restrictiveness . autocratic

(d) paucity . anachronistic

(e) dearth . empirical

20. Though he earned ___________ as a painter, the artist felt that he __________ more

acclaims for his sculptures.

(a) wealth . escaped

(b) reputation . deserved

(c) distinction . publicized

(d) fame . deferred

(e) appreciation . accomplished

V. Dir ections:In the following questions, each sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c)

and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark youranswer as (e).

21. (a) The chairman,/ (b) together with his assistant/ (c) have prepared/ (d)

the survey report. (e) No error

22. (a) This letter, along with/ (b) these invoices and statements/ (c) of monthly

sales are/ (d) to be typed today>. (e) No error

23. (a) The engineer,/ (b) as well as the superintendent/ (c) were present at the

meeting/ (d) which started at 5.00 p.m. (e) No error

24. (a) The discovery, which is published ahead of print on Nature Neuroscience's website,/

(b) not only attests to the versatility/ (c) of neural stem cells but opens up new

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directions for the treatment/ (d) of neurological diseases. (e) No error

25. (a) It was believed that this new method/ (b) may some day offer hope/ (c)

to those suffering from/ (d) spinal cord injuries. (e) No error

VI . Di rections:In each of the following questions, a part of the given sentence has beenunderlined as this part may havean error. The first option is the same as the underlined part in

the given sentence. Choose this option if you think that the underlined part has no error.

Otherwise, choose the option that rectifies the error in the underlined part of the given sentence.

26. There is a realization that we have to be more proactive in our approach towards the

traditional grocer stores, who still constitutes a vast chunk of the retail trade in India.

(a) in our approach towards the traditional grocer stores, who still constitutes a vast chunk of

the retail trade

(b) in our approach towards the traditional grocer stores, which still constitute a vast

chunk of the retail trade

(c) in our approach towards the traditional grocer stores, who constitute the vast chunk of theretail trade

(d) in the approach of ours towards maintaining the traditional grocer stores who stillconstitute the vast chunk of the retail trade

(e) in the approach of ours towards maintaining of the traditional grocer stores who still

constituted the vast chunk of the retail trade

27. The advent of modern trade has brought opportunities for companies to excel in their

business and to do so, most companies have to only look into their global counterparts to realize

that the balance of power has shifted from the manufacturer to organized trade.

(a) most companies have to only look into their global counterparts to realize that thebalance of power has shifted from the manufacturer

(b) most companies opt to look into their only global counterparts to realize that the balance

of power has shifted from the manufacturer

(c) most companies have only to look for their global counterparts to realize that the balance

of power has shifted from the manufacturer

(d) most companies have to only look at their global counterparts to realize that the

balance of power has shifted from the manufacturer

(e) most companies have to only look about their global counterparts for realizing that the

balance of power has been shifted from the manufacturer

28. We should therefore look for that statement which describes a situation in which a migrating

animal readjusts its course after been deflected from it through extraneous circumstances.

(a) which describes a situation in which a migrating animal readjusts its course after been

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deflected from it

(b) which describes a situation wherein a migrating animal readjusts its course after being

deflected from it

(c) which describes a situation in which a migrated animal readjusts its course after having

being deflected from it

(d) which describes a situation in which a migration animal readjusted its course afterdeflected from it

(e) which describes a situation in which a migrating animal readjusts its course after

having been deflected from it

29. So, the writer believes that Black Fiction would have been improved, if only Henry could

have judged the relative aesthetic merits of the novels which he was subjecting to thematicanalysis in his book.

(a) that Black Fiction would have been improved, if only Henry could have judged therelative aesthetic merits of the novels which he was subjecting to thematic analysis

(b) that Black Fiction would have improved, if only Henry could have judged the relative

aesthetic merits of the novels which he was subjecting to thematic analysis

(c) that Black Fiction would have been improved, if only Henry had been judged the relative

aesthetic merits of the novels which he was subjecting to thematic analysis

(d) that Black Fiction had improved, if only Henry had judged the relative aesthetic merits of

the novels that he was subjected to thematic analysis

(e) that Black Fiction would have been improved, if only Henry had judged the relative

aesthetic merits of the novels which he was subjecting to thematic analysis

30. His point is that its central consciousness, its profound influences on peoples lives owemuch to that earlier literary heritage, a heritage that have not been sufficiently valued by the

ordinary masses.

(a) its profound influences on peoples lives owe much to that earlier literary heritage, aheritage that have not been sufficiently valued

(b) its profound influence on peoples lives owe much to that earlier heritage, a heritagewhich has not been sufficiently values

(c) its profound influence on peoples lives owes much to that earlier literary heritage, aheritage that have not been sufficiently valued

(d) its profound influence on peoples lives owes much to that earlier literary heritage,a heritage that has not been sufficiently valued

(e) its profound influences on peoples lives owes so much to that earlier literary heritages, aheritage that has not been sufficiently valued

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VII.Directions:In the following questions, different parts of a sentence/passage have been

umbled. Choose the option that represents the bestsequence to make the sentence/passage

coherent and meaningful. Ignore punctuation marks.

31. P: That visited six villages on Sunday while they were being solemnized

Q: Since the literacy rate among men is just thirty percent and women and children largelyare unlettered

R: The large number of child marriages was brought to light by a Human Rights

Organization

S: The children were in the age group of 4-13 and many did not even know the name of theirspouses or what exactly was meant by marriage

(a) PSQR

(b) SPQR

(c) RPSQ

(d) QPSR

(e) QSPR

32. P: Each taking out a leaf or two out of the political notebook, dealing with a tumultuous

period

Q: As were given by a function in New Delhi last week meant to felicitate the former Prime

Minister, Chandra Sekhar on his 75th birthday

R: Which brought together certain leading political figures of the country

S: Rarely does a single event provide such vivid flashes of the past panorama

(a) PSRQ

(b) QRPS

(c) SQRP

(d) RPQS

(e) QSPR

33. P: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first forum mooted at an international level

to deal with individual perpetrators, not States, committing the most serious breaches under

international humanitarian and human rights lawcrimes against humanity, war crimes and

genocideQ: The primary responsibility for taking action, therefore, vests with the government

R: The ICC is a means of encouraging the national legal machinery to address these crimes,

as it will intervene only in cases in which a State is either unwilling or unable to prosecute anoffender

S: The ICC is a safety net to tackle situations where perpetrators escape the clutches of

domestic law

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(a) PRSQ

(b) PRQS

(c) QRPS

(d) SPQR

(e) SRPQ

34. P: An expert team from the Madras veterinary college, which inspected the tigers at the

Arignar Anna Zoological Park, has detected prevalence of a parasitic disease among them

Q: Of the seventeen tigers screened, nine had tested positive to the parasitic disease

R: The wildlife authorities in India have started a massive disease screening exercise

S: Blood samples of the tigers have been collected for laboratory tests, as the preliminary

screening smear method is considered rudimentary and effective only in cases where infectionis acute

(a) SRPQ

(b) RPSQ

(c) RSQP

(d) QRSP

(e) RPQS

35. P: It seems that women are well on their way to internalizing

Q: Talking to housewives and not just the affluent metropolitan type

R: Some of the changes that have been brought

S: About by liberalization in the mass culture of India

(a) QPRS

(b) PSRQ

(c) PRQS

(d) SQPR

(e) RSPQ

VIII. Directions:Choose a suitable one-word substitute for the given phrase from the optionsunder each question.

36. A man, especially one who is strong

(a) Norse

(b) Hombre

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(c) Lupus

(d) Mullet

(e) Boll

37. A situation in which a plan does not happen in the way it should

(a) Quarry

(b) Gall

(c) Corollary

(d) Ravel

(e) Snafu

38. A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned

(a) Subtlety

(b) Indent

(c) Nuance

(d) Gable

(e) Allusion

39. Place for keeping birds

(a) Museum

(b) Sanctuary

(c) National Park

(d) Coliseum

(e) Aviary

40. A person who predicts the future by magical or intuitive means

(a) Hedonist

(b) Chiropodist

(c) Prognosticator

(d) Narcissist

(e) Astrologer

IX. Directions:Choose the option that bestexpresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

41. The boy turned a deaf earto the pleadings of all his well-wishers.

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(a) Listened carefully

(b) Did not pay any attention

(c) Posed indifference

(d) Strictly opposed

(e) Was not keen on listening

42. We shouldgive a wide berthto bad characters.

(a) Agree with

(b) Publicly condemn

(c) Give publicity

(d) Not sympathize with

(e) Keep away from

43. He is alwayspicking holesin every project that we take up.

(a) Asking irrelevant questions

(b) Suggesting improvement

(c) Finding fault

(d) Creating problems

(e) Defying everybody44. He had the press eating out of his hand.

(a) Tamed

(b) Ridiculed

(c) Praised

(d) Mauled

(e) Admired

45. Im really behind with my project. Can you help me? Im afraid I bit off more than I couldchew!

(a) Falling short of skills

(b) Have dental problem

(c) Tucked into a big piece

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(d) Have a tendency to procrastinate

(e) Assuming more responsibility than ones ability

X. Di rections:Fill in the blank(s) with the word(s) that bestfit(s) the meaning of the passage as

a whole.

Do women exercise leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership

_______ (46) where masculine leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat ______

(47) that female managers outdo their male counterparts even when the personal characteristics

of both are very similar. Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that menand women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out gender

______ (48) would end the observed discriminations. In contrast, the socialization theory

contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more

______ (49) to their lives. These ______ (50) explanations apart, today, business appears to beundergoing a feminization of leadership.

46. (a) Affect

(b) Succeed

(c) Compete

(d) Progress

(e) Transcend

47. (a) Sardonically

(b) Relatively

(c) Culturally

(d) Incongruously

(e) Paradoxically

48. (a) Bias

(b) Bigotry

(c) Prejudice

(d) Chauvinism(e) Parallel

49. (a) Necessary

(b) Compulsory

(c) Obligatory

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(d) Trivial

(e) Central

50. (a) Identical

(b) Contradictory

(c) Analogical

(d) Diverse

(e) Incompatible

Reading Comprehension

Directions:Each passage is followed by questions based on its content. Answer the questions onthe basis of what is directly stated in each of the passages or can be inferred from it.

Passage I

With a plethora of the newly wealthy in India setting up trusts and foundations recently, it is a

good time to reflect on the value of strategic philanthropy. When it comes to giving in India, wehave traditionally upheld that feeling of empathy towards others that opens up our hearts and

pockets in charity. And millions of Indians, of all faiths, do so every single day, in acts of

humble kindness. But giving back has taken on a whole new dimension today.

At its best, philanthropy can do wonderful things. It can make rapid infusions of funds where

there is the greatest need; it can bear the upfront risk of new ideas and projects that neither themarket nor the state can afford to invest in; it can support creativity and experimentation and

allow generously for failure without rolling back; it can invest in the capacity building and

strengthening of social sector players and it can deepen democracy by providing a platform forthe coming together of different sectors in society. And there are many good examples in India

of what philanthropy can do.

But as I look around now, a lot of us, especially in the newer foundations, are in a big hurry to

achieve social change. We want to reduce inequity and we want it now! Some of this impatience

to improve things quickly comes from the corporate ethos, where performance measurement is

embedded in the culture. Much of the new talent in the foundations and in the new citizen sector

organizations comes from business. Hundreds of bright, talented and often young men andwomen have opted out of their careers to work for development. The ones I know are truly

outstanding people, who have embraced the idea of enough. They believe they have securedtheir financial future sufficiently and do not greed for more. These wonderful people now want

to see things work as effectively in the non-profit sector as in their own erstwhile work places.

There is of course nothing wrong with that. They are bringing in new energy and creativity that I

have seen shaking up the social sector in the past few years.

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Yet, there are some things we must ask ourselves honestly. Do we want to address the

symptoms of social inequity? Or do we want genuine social transformation? If so, who are the

real agents of such a transformation? To become change agents ourselves, what are the valueswe must embrace? And how should foundations and NGOs address accountability for

themselves?

For all the recent hype, I believe philanthropy can only play a limited role in society. Just

societies cannot be built merely by the willful distribution of surplus wealth. We need

government to responsibly enable social provisioning and we need deep rooted socialmovements, working with the last citizen and the most oppressed, in a spirit of voluntarism.

We need committed leaders, men and women of integrity and vision to keep government honest.

So then, what do we believe our grant-making can achieve? What is the change we want? Canwe catalyze that change? Or better, can we become that change, as Gandhi asked?

At no time in human history have we been at such a point as we are today, where we know thatwe have created the monster that can destroy us all. What is the shape of that monster? We may

call it global warming, environmental destruction or habitat loss but, the point is the same.Human beings have created an unintended situation, perhaps through the natural processes of

human curiosity, human desire and human ingenuity. Human wisdom alas, often comes ashindsight.

51. In the authors opinion, what is traditionally upheld in our country?

(a) Working towards selfish ends

(b) Fighting for rights

(c) Making loud statements

(d) Realizing the needs of the country

(e) Feeling of empathy that leads to charity

52. The author strongly believes that the people who hold the idea of enough are

(a) Charitable people

(b) Outstanding people

(c) Empathetic people

(d) Sympathetic people

(e) Efficient people

53. What can philanthropy do in times of need?

(a) It can perform the act of adding funds rapidly

(b) It can bring social change effortlessly

(c) It can realize corporate ethos promptly

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(d) It can plan development sufficiently

(e) It can ensure financial future satisfactorily

54. What is the goal of new charity foundations in India?

(a) Distribute wealth

(b) Create surplus cash

(c) Build a strong nation

(d) Reduce inequity

(e) Share corporate visions

55. Most of the young people left lucrative careers because

(a) They want to earn more money through other means

(b) They wish to take up alternative careers

(c) They desire to work for development

(d) They aspire to have a stable future

(e) They like to spend time more effectively

56. What is the authors conviction about the role of charity in the Indian society?

(a) It can solve all the existing problems

(b) It can only play a limited role

(c) It can wipe out the social inequalities

(d) It can create surplus wealth for the nation

(e) It can cater to the needs of people below the poverty line

57. What is the responsibility of government?

(a) Grant making

(b) Equity sharing

(c) Corporate financing

(d) Ethical reasoning

(e) Social provisioning

58. What is the need of the hour?

(a) Keeping government honest

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(b) Laying foundation to charity homes

(c) Encouraging corporate social responsibility

(d) Displaying high levels of creative energy

(e) Creating a corpus fund for the poor

Passage II

Emissions trading is a means of achieving environmental objectives at potentially lower costthan the more traditional use of uniform standards on emissions sources. Properly designed

emissions trading systems can also encourage innovation.

A number of different types of emissions trading approaches have been used in the United States

and elsewhere. The least structured, termed emissions offsets involves a reduction of emissionsat one place to compensate for increased emissions somewhere else. Such offsets can be between

different plants or different sources within the same plant. Offsets can be particularly useful inallowing new or expanded sources of pollution to exist in a region already failing to meet its

environmental objectives.

A more ambitious approach, which requires additional governmental infrastructure, is the open-

market trading system. This approach allows a pollution source to earn marketable emissionrights by reducing its emissions to levels below a regulatory standard or by making reductions in

advance of a prescribed deadline. The credits earned may be sold to other sources and used to

offset an equal amount of excess emissions. The credits may also be resold or (where allowed)

banked for future use. Open-market trading has not been formally implemented in the UnitedStates.

Still more ambitious, flexible and demanding in terms of government infrastructure is a cap-and-trade system, where sources in an area may trade pollution reduction responsibilities among

themselves to meet an aggregate emissions cap for a given region. Under this system, the

regulatory authorities decide on the aggregate level of allowable emissions for all the partiesparticipating in the program (the cap) and then it allocates to each party a portion of thisamount in the form of allowances which are tradable rights to pollute. Once allowances areallocated, parties are prohibited from emitting more pollution than their allocation, unless theypurchase additional allowances from another party.

The Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) acid rain program, widely hailed a success from

both environmental and economic perspectives, is the most prominent example of the cap-and-trade type of emissions trading. Emission reductions are ahead of schedule and the costs are

considerably lower than anticipated.

Emissions trading has several potential advantages compared to traditional regulatory

approaches. Firms are free to use the options they believe to be most cost-effective and they do

not need to seek approval from government authorities or engage in lengthy negotiations aboutthe appropriateness of their actions. At the same time, some remain skeptical of emissions

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trading, on both ethical and technical grounds. One thing that is widely agreed upon is that

credible monitoring systems are essential to ensure the environmental integrity of emissions.

59. Apart from achieving environmental objectives, emissions trading also leads to

(a) Offsetting of costs

(b) Reduction of emissions

(c) Innovation

(d) Expansion of sources of pollution

(e) Affected revenues

60. Traditional use of uniform standards on emissions sources

(a) Is an offset approach

(b) Is the best way of achieving environmental objectives

(c) Encourages innovation

(d) Compensate for increased emissions

(e)Is more expensive than emissions trading

61. The main idea of the passage is to

(a) Discuss all the different types of emissions

(b) Discuss how emissions trading can help us in achieving environmental goals

(c) Compare traditional regulatory approaches with emissions trading

(d) Discuss how individuals stand to benefit monetarily

(e) Urge all the nations to employ cap-and-trade system

62. The passage implies that open market trading allows

(a) An industry that is letting out toxic pollutants into the atmosphere below the

permissible limit to sell the remaining emission rights to other parties

(b) An industry that is letting out toxic pollutants into the atmosphere beyond the permissible

limit to sell the remaining emission rights to other parties

(c) Parties to purchase additional allowances from other parties unconditionally

(d) Parties to let out pollutants into the environment freely

(e) All the above

63. We can infer that the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) acid rain program

(a) Is ineffective

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(b) Needs no infrastructure

(c) Is ambitious and demanding

(d) Is open-market trading

(e) Is economically unsuccessful

64. The challenge that emissions trading faces is

(a) Infrastructural demands

(b) High cost

(c) Government approval

(d) Unethical practices

(e) Social rejection

65. The tone of the author is

(a) Enthusiastic

(b) Skeptical

(c) Argumentative

(d) Sarcastic

(e) Subjective

66. What may be the logical extension of the last paragraph?

(a) What not to use as a monitoring system to ensure environmental integrity of emissions

(b) Various challenges faced by emissions trading

(c) Discussion about expenses in regard with monitoring environmental integrity of

emissions

(d) Discussion of various systems that effectively help in monitoring environmental

integrity of emissions

(e) None of the above

Passage III

Extraordinary creative activity has been characterized as revolutionary, flying in the face of what

is established and producing not what is acceptable but what will become accepted. According to

this formulation, highly creative activity transcends the limits of an existing form and establishes

a new principle of organization. However, the idea that extraordinary creativity transcendsestablished limits is misleading when it is applied to the arts, even though it may be valid for the

sciences. Differences between highly creative art and highly creative science arise in part from

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differences in their goals.

For the sciences, a new theory is the goal and end result of the creative act. Innovative science

produces new propositions in terms of which diverse phenomena can be related to one another in

more coherent ways. Such phenomena as a brilliant diamond or a nesting bird are relegated to

the role of data, serving as the means for formulating or testing a new theory. The goal of highlycreative art is very different: the phenomenon itself becomes the direct product of the creative

act. Shakespeares Hamlet is not a tract about the behavior of indecisive princes or the uses ofpolitical power, nor is Picassos painting Guernica primarily a propositional statement about theSpanish Civil War or the evils of fascism. What highly creative artistic activity produces is not a

new generalization that transcends established limits, but rather an aesthetic particular. Aesthetic

particulars produced by the highly creative artist extend or exploit, in an innovative way, thelimits of an existing form, rather than transcend that form.

This is not to deny that a highly creative artist sometimes establishes a new principle oforganization in the history of an artistic field: the composer Monteverdi, who created music of

the highest aesthetic value, comes to mind. More generally, however, whether or not acomposition establishes a new principle in the history of music has little bearing on its aesthetic

worth. Because they embody a new principle of organization, some musical works, such as theoperas of the Florentine Camerata, are of signal historical importance, but few listeners or

musicologists would include these among the great works of music.

On the other hand, Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro is surely among the masterpieces of musiceven though its modest innovations are confined to extending existing means. It has been said of

Beethoven that he toppled the rules and freed music from the stifling confines of convention. Buta close study of his compositions reveals that Beethoven overturned no fundamental rules.

Rather, he was an incomparable strategist who exploited the limits, rules, forms and conventions

that he inherited from predecessors such as Haydn and Mozart, Handel and Bach in strikinglyoriginal ways.

67. The author considers a new theory that coherently relates diverse phenomena to one another

to be the

(a) Basis for reaffirming a well-established scientific formulation

(b) Byproduct of an aesthetic experience

(c) Result of highly creative scientific activity

(d) Tool used by a scientist to discover a new particular

(e) Innovative science

68. The author would agree to which of the following?

(a) Highly creative art always transcends established limits

(b) The characterization of Hamlet is the direct product of the creative act

(c) The goal of highly creative art is to innovate

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(d) Hamlets characterization is a new, generalized way to depict indecisiveness

(e) Extraordinary creativity does not aim at establishing new principles in Sciences

69. The passage supplies information for answering all of the following questions except

(a) Has unusual creative activity been characterized as revolutionary?

(b) Did Beethoven work within a musical tradition that also included Handel and Bach?

(c) Is Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro an example of a creative work that transcendedlimits?

(d) Who besides Monteverdi wrote music that the author would consider to embody

new principles of organization and to be of high aesthetic value?

(e) Does creative art produce an aesthetic particular by exploiting an existing form?

70. Highly creative artistic activity transcends limits, the author regards this idea with

(a) Enthusiasm

(b) Strong indignation

(c) Marked indifference

(d) Moderate amusement

(e) Deep skepticism

71. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) A piece of art created by a famous artist need not be a master piece just because it

embodies a new principle of organization

(b) Mozarts The marriage of Figaro embodies a new principle of organization

(c) Florentine Camerata is regarded as a great work of music

(d) Beethoven toppled the conventions

(e) Mozart was Beethovens successor

72. The author states that an innovative scientific contribution is one that

(a) Is a scientists work cited very frequently in the publications of other scientists

(b) Is accepted immediately by the scientific community

(c) Does not relegate particulars to the role of data

(d) Introduces a new valid generalization

(e) Does not aim at establishing a new theory

73. The term musicologists in the passage refers to people who

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(a) Listen to classical music

(b) Compose different types of music

(c) Study music, especially the history of different types of music

(d) Teach music to professionals

(e) Sponsor musical programs

74. Beethovens music was original because

(a) He exploited his predecessors limits

(b) He fundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors

(c) He interwove the melodies with fast beat

(d) He created an illusion of having transcended the musical form

(e) He always attempted to transcend the paradigm

75. Which is the most suitable title for the passage?

(a) Creation of Aesthetically Superior Works Through Innovation

(b) Extraordinary Creative Activity

(c) Creation of Great Works Through Transcending Boundaries

(d) Comparative Study of the Works of Beethoven and Monteverdi

(e) Transcending Boundaries in Scientific Pursuits

Quantitative Aptitude

Directions:There are 25 questions in this section. Each question is followed by five alternatives(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). You are required to choose the best alternative from these five

alternatives.

76. Mr. A alone does 16/211 part of work on the 1stday, 24/211 part of the work on the 2

nday,

36/211 part of the work on the 3rd

day and so on to complete the work. Mr. B alone does 64/369

part of the work on the 1stday, 80/369 part of the work on the 2

ndday, 100/369 part of the work on

the 3

rd

day and so on to complete the work. How many more days will Mr. A take to complete thework when compared to Mr. B?

(a) 1 day

(b) 2 days

(c) 2 2/9 days

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(d) 3 days

(e) 5 days

77. The midpoints of the sides of a given square are joined to form a second square. Similarly, a

third square is drawn inside the second square and so on. If the side of the first square is 16 cm,

then what is the sum of the sides of all the squares?

(a) 64 cm

(b) 32 cm

(c) (32+162) cm

(d) (16+82) cm

(e) 16 cm

78. The sum of three numbers is 38. The sum of twice the first number, thrice the second number

and five times the third number is 174. If all the three are prime numbers, then what is the largestnumber?

(a) 17

(b) 19

(c) 23

(d) 29

(e) 31

79. What will be the remainder when 2224 2227 2230 126 is divided by 13?(a) 4

(b) 6

(c) 7

(d) 9

(e) 11

80. Anish, Rajesh and Himesh invested Rs. 10,000, Rs. 24,000 and Rs. x respectively in a

business. Anish adds Rs. 1,500 to his investment after two months and Rs. 1,500 after anotherfour months. Rajesh adds Rs. 3,000 to his investment after 8 months. Himesh maintains his

capital for the whole year. The profit at the end of the year made by the business was Rs.

1,30,000. If Himesh gets Rs. 37,500 as his share in the profit, then what was his initialinvestment?

(a) Rs. 10,000

(b) Rs. 12,000

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(c) Rs. 15,000

(d) Rs. 16,000

(e) Rs. 18,000

81. 60% of children in a sports club play basketball, 70% play football and 80% play volleyball.What is the smallest percentage of children playing all the three games?

(a) 1%

(b) 5%

(c) 10%

(d) 15%

(e) 20%

82. Boat A and boat B are travelling with speeds 36 km/h and 54 km/h from South to North andfrom North to South respectively. The wind blows with a speed of 3 m/s in the direction from

Northeast to Southwest. What is the speed of B relative to A, when they come parallel to each

other?

(a) 5 m/s

(b) 10 m/s

(c) 15 m/s

(d) 20 m/s

(e) 25 m/s

83. If pa c

=qac

=rc a

=s and a + b + c = 0, then what is the value of (pqr/s)?

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 3

(e) 4

84. In a race of 200 m, A beats B by 8 metres and A beats C by 4 metres. By how many metreswould C beat B in a 200 metres race? (approx.)

(a) 3 m

(b) 3.6 m

(c) 4.1 m

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(d) 4.4 m

(e) 4.8 m

85. A certain amount was lent at r% p.a. at simple interest for 3 years. Instead, if the amount was

lent at (3r)% p.a. simple interest for x more years, then the interest would have been six times the

earlier interest. What is the value of x?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

(e) 6

86. Each cell of a certain kind of bacteria produces two more cells. The life span of each cell is

10 minutes and each cell multiplies only once in its lifetime when it is exactly one minute old. Ifa new cell is placed in an empty box at time t = 0, then how many live cells will be there in the

box just after t = 20 minutes?

(a) (2048 1023) cells

(b) (1024 1023) cells

(c) (1024 1024) cells

(d) (1023 1025) cells

(e) (1055 1023) cells

87. Machine A and machine B are each used to manufacture 660 bolts. It takes machine A 10hours more than machine B to produce 660 bolts. Machine B produces 10 percent more bolts per

hour than machine A. How many bolts per hour can machine A produce?

(a) 6

(b) 6.6

(c) 60

(d) 100

(e) 110

88. 20 passengers are to travel by a double-decker bus which can accommodate 13 on the upper

deck and 7 on the lower deck. The number of ways that they can be distributed if 5 refuse to siton the upper deck and 8 refuse to sit on the lower deck is

(a) 25

(b) 21

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(c) 18

(d) 15

(e) 20

89. A greedy merchant sells a mixture of two different qualities of coffee powder in the ratio 3 :1 at Rs. 80.50 per kg and gains a profit of 15%. If the coffee of the second quality costs Rs. 8more per kg than the coffee of the first quality, then what is the cost per kg of the coffee of first

quality?

(a) Rs. 60

(b) Rs. 62

(c) Rs. 64

(d) Rs. 66

(e) Rs. 68

90. Two identical cubical dice A and B are rolled simultaneously. What is the probability that the

number which appears on one dice is on the opposite face of the number that appears on theother dice?

(a) 1/2

(b) 1/3

(c) 1/4

(d) 1/6

(e) 1/9

91. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 hours and 20 hours respectively. Today morning, as

soon as the pipes were opened, air bubbles were generated in both the pipes due to which pipe Acould work with only one-fourth of its capacity and pipe B could work with only one-fifth of its

capacity. After some time, the bubbles in both the pipes bursted simultaneously and then the tank

could be filled in 8 hours from the time of bursting of the bubbles. For how much time were theair bubbles present in the pipe?

(a) 1 hour 30 minutes

(b) 1 hour 45 minutes

(c) 2 hours 15 minutes

(d) 2 hours 30 minutes

(e) 2 hours 45 minutes

92. A football and a tennis ball are such that the surface area of the football is 8 times greater

than the surface area of the tennis ball. If the volume of the tennis ball is a% lower than the

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volume of the football, then what is the value of a? (approx.)

(a) 88.4%

(b) 91.2%

(c) 93.6%

(d) 96.3%

(e) 98.2%

93. A farmer has four children. One day he decides to divide his field among his sons such that

each one gets equal share and constructs a fence dividing the field into triangular forms. Thefarmers field is in the shape of a rhombus and has the distance between the pairs of oppositevertices as 120 m and 22 m. What would be the cost of fencing the field at Rs. 20 per meter?

(a) Rs. 7,320

(b) Rs. 7,720

(c) Rs. 8,520

(d) Rs. 9,560

(e) Rs. 10,340

94. Ashok obtained a loan of Rs. 2,500 against some security. If the rate of interest is 8% per

annum compounded half-yearly, then how much amount should he pay approximately at the endof 18 months?

(a) Rs. 2,704

(b) Rs. 2,813

(c) Rs. 2,936

(d) Rs. 3,124

(e) Rs. 3,225

95. There are three wires A, B and C of different metals, one is 25 m 60 cm long, second is 9 m

60 cm long and the last wire is 15 m 36 cm long. Maximum length is equally cut from each wirein such a way that the total length of each wire is exactly divisible by it. How many such largest

possible pieces are available in each kind of wires A, B and C respectively?

(a) 30, 25, 24

(b) 40, 10, 30

(c) 40, 15, 24

(d) 30, 10, 12

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(e) 30, 8, 16

96. Two partners A and B invested Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively in a business (for the

same period). Of the total profit, 70% is equally shared between A and B and the rest isdistributed in the ratio of their investments. If one partner received Rs. 1,200 less than the other,

then what is the total profit?(a) Rs. 32,000

(b) Rs. 28,000

(c) Rs. 25,000

(d) Rs. 21,000

(e) Rs. 18,000

97. In 1966, the operative mortality rate in open heart surgery in a certain hospital was 8.1 per

100 cases. By 1974, the operative mortality rate had declined to 4.8 per 100 cases. If the ratedeclined by 20 percent from 1973 to 1974, by what percent approximately did it decline from

1966 to 1973?

(a) 6%

(b) 21%

(c) 26%

(d) 41%

(e) 49%

98. If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, then what is the value of cos A + cos B + cos C + cos D?

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 1/2

(d) 1/2

(e) 3/2

99. The ratio of sum to n terms of two arithmetic progressions is (n + 2) : (n3). What is the

ratio of their fifteenth terms?

(a) 17 : 12

(b) 19 : 14

(c) 22 : 17

(d) 31 : 26

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(e) 33 : 28

100. While visiting a town in Maharashtra, a person lost his bag in a bus. When he reported the

matter to the bus company, he was asked to give the number of the bus. Though he did notremember the exact number, he remembered that the bus number had a certain peculiarity about

it. The number plate showed the bus number was a perfect square and also if the plate was turnedupside down, the number would still be a perfect square. The person came to know from the buscompany they had only seven hundred buses and they were numbered in the natural number

sequence. What is the bus number?

(a) 81

(b) 100

(c) 691

(d) 196

(e) 169

Data Adequacy and Data Interpretation

I. Directions:Each question given below has a problem and two statements numbered (1) and

(2) giving certain information. You have to decide if the information given in the statements issufficient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as:

aIf the data in statement (1) alone is sufficient to answer the question;bIf the data in statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question;cIf the data in both the statements together are needed to answer the question;

dIf either statement (1) alone or statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question;eIf neither statement (1) nor statement (2) suffices to answer the question.

101. A family has x number of sons and y number of daughters. The age of each of the sons isexactly divisible by x while the age of each of the daughters is exactly divisible by y. Is the sum

of the ages of all the sons and daughters divisible by y?

Statement 1 : x is a multiple of yStatement 2 : x is a factor of y

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

102. In the following figure, P, Q, R, T and U are points on the circle whose center is O. If PS is

tangent to the circle, then what is the measure of PQR?

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Statement 1 : RPS = 60

Statement 2 : POR = 120

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

103. If there are two positive integers a and b, is the product (a b) divisible by (a + b)?Statement 1 : (3a + 5b) is evenStatement 2 : (3a4b) is odd

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

104. In the figure below, what is the perimeter of the triangle PQR?

Statement 1 : The length of PS is 3 cmStatement 2 : The length of TR is 1/3

(a)

(b)

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(c)

(d)

(e)

105. There are 60 books in a bookshelf of which 25 are on fiction and 27 are written in French.How many of the fiction books are written in French?

Statement 1 : Of the fiction, there are 5 more that are not written in French, than that are

written in French

Statement 2 : Of the books written in French, there are 7 more nonfiction books than fictionbooks

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

106. a and b are two integers. What is the value of a?Statement 1 : a + b = 11; a b and a > bStatement 2 : a b = 18

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

107. What is the 1stterm in sequence S?

Statement 1: The 3rd

term of S is 4

Statement 2: The 2nd

term of S is three times the 1stand the 3

rdterm is four times the 2

nd

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

108. If 25 percent of the surface area of right circular cylinder X is shaded and 40 percent of thesurface area of right circular cylinder Y is shaded, what is the area of the shaded portion of right

circular cylinder X?

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Statement 1: The area of the shaded portion of the surface area of cylinder X is 75 percent of

the area of the shaded portion of the surface area of cylinder Y

Statement 2 : The surface area of cylinder Y is 10

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

109. In a carnival, five children A, B, C, D and E were playing a game called Hit the Turkey,which comprised of throwing a wet sponge at a dressed up clown. A hit the clown 6 times more

than D. C and E together hit the clown 23 times. B hit the clown 4 times more than C. How many

times did B hit the clown?

Statement 1 : D and A together hit the clown 36 timesStatement 2 : E hit the clown 5 times more than C

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

110. P and Q are positive integers. Is (P) an integer?Statement 1 : P is an integerStatement 2 : Q is an integer

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

111. If the units digit of integer N is greater than 2, what is the units digit of N?Statement 1 : The units digit of N is same as the units digit of N2Statement 2 : The units digit of N is same as the units digit of N3

(a)

(b)

(c)

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(d)

(e)

112. There are two circles, one inscribed in another with circumferences C1and C2. What is the

ratio of C1and C2?

Statement 1 : The area of the ring formed is one-fourth the area of the larger circleStatement 2 : The two circles are concentric

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

113. If x and y are prime numbers, is y (x3) odd?Statement 1: x > 10

Statement 2: y < 3

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

114. If x and y are positive integers, is (2xy) an integer?Statement 1 : yx = 0Statement 2 : xy = 1

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

115. Company A currently has how many employees?

Statement 1: If 3 additional employees are hired by the company and all of the presentemployees remain, there will be at least 20 employees in the company

Statement 2: If no additional employees are hired by the company and 3 of the present

employees resign, there will be fewer than 15 employees in the company

(a)

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(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

II. Directions:For the question numbers 116 to 120, a line graph is given. Study the graph

carefully and answer the following questions and choose the bestanswer from the five

alternatives given below the question.The following line graph gives Mr. Xs income and taxes.

Mr. Xs monthly expenditure is Rs. 1,120 per month.If his monthly income equals or exceeds Rs. 4,500, he spends Rs. 2,250 per month.

If in a month he is not able to meet his expenses from his net income, he borrows the money.Mr. Xs savings = Income TaxExpenditure(Assume that Mr. X works for integer number of hours in a given month.)

116. What is the minimum number of hours that Mr. X must work so that he does not have toborrow when his monthly income is less than Rs. 4,500?

(a) 12 hours

(b) 14 hours

(c) 16 hours

(d) 18 hours

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(e) 20 hours

117. What is the change in Mr. Xs savings if he starts working for 40 hoursinstead of 25 hours?

(a) Rs. 70

(b) Rs. 980

(c) Rs. 1,040

(d) Rs. 1,360

(e) Rs. 1,420

118. What is Mr. Xs maximum savings, assuming that he cannot work for more than 55 hours?

(a) Rs. 3,640

(b) Rs. 3,280

(c) Rs. 2,860

(d) Rs. 2,450

(e) Rs. 2,150

119. If Mr. X cannot work for more than 40 hours, how many hours must he work to maximizehis savings?

(a) 40 hours

(b) 38 hours

(c) 35 hours

(d) 32 hours

(e) 29 hours

120. If Mr. X decides to spend Rs. 1,360 per month, then how many hours must he work to be

able to meet his own expenses?

(a) 15 hours

(b) 17 hours

(c) 19 hours

(d) 21 hours

(e) 23 hours

I I I . Dir ections:For the question numbers 121 to 125, a bar graph is given. Study the graphcarefully and answer the following questions and choose the bestanswer from the five

alternatives given below the question.

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The following bar graph represents the production of wheat in six states during 2005-2007.

121. What is the ratio of minimum annual production of wheat (in any state in any year) to the

maximum annual production of wheat (in any state in any year)?

(a) 2 : 15

(b) 3 : 10

(c) 4 : 15

(d) 5 : 16

(e) 6 : 17122. What is the difference (in lakh tonnes) between the average production of wheat across all

states in 2005 and the corresponding figure for 2006?

(a) 10/3

(b) 20/3

(c) 10

(d) 12

(e) 15123. For which state is the magnitude of percentage increase/decrease minimum from 2006 to2007?

(a) A

(b) C

(c) D

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(d) E

(e) F

124. For which state is the magnitude of percentage increase/decrease maximum from 2006 to

2007?

(a) E

(b) D

(c) C

(d) B

(e) A

125. What is the total percent of wheat production of state C compared to that of state E in three

years?

(a) 36%

(b) 42%

(c) 48%

(d) 52%

(e) 56%