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DIRECTIONS for Questions 1 to 4: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.The following table shows the number of cakes sold and the price (Rs./kg) of different varieties of cakes in“Rendezvous Pastry Shop” for three consecutive weeks of a month. P1 and N1 are the price and thenumber of cakes sold in week 1 respectively and similarly, P2 and N2 for week 2 and P3 and N3 forweek 3.

S.No. Name/Variety of the Cake P1 N1 P2 N2 P3 N3

1 Vanilla 250 4 280 8 300 4

2 Mango Mania 175 6 200 3 240 6

3 Chocolate 350 4 320 10 360 8

4 Cashew 275 10 300 15 320 10

5 Pineapple 260 8 200 5 460 4

6 Green Forest 420 2 400 6 500 4

7 Choco Truffle 360 15 380 10 360 208 Ecstasy 640 5 600 8 440 12

9 Venice Street 500 4 440 6 460 4

10 Fells and Half 240 10 300 12 260 10

11 Strawberry Nuts 320 6 360 16 400 9

12 Star Cruise 500 5 520 5 450 7

13 Vanilla Supreme 420 10 400 8 460 12

14 Australian Nut 200 12 240 6 220 8

The different varieties of cakes are classified into Groups. Each Group has those varieties of cakes forwhich the number of alphabets (excluding spaces) in the names of the cakes is same.

1. In how many Groups can the varieties of cakes given above be classified?A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

2. The total number of cakes sold in the three weeks is same for two varieties of cake. Find theabsolute difference in the revenues generated by the sales of these two varieties of cake. (Assumeeach cake weighs 1.5 kgs)A. Rs.3330 B. Rs.3825 C. Rs.4975 D. Rs.4995

3. Find the number of varieties of cake for which the average price per kg is greater than 300 and the

total number of cakes sold in all the three weeks is greater than 20. {Average price of a particularvariety of cake is the average of the prices of one cake of that variety over the three weeks}.A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 4

4. For certain Groups, the ratio of the numbers of alphabets in the name of any variety of cake to thenumber of varieties in that Group, is not an integer. Find the total number of cakes sold of thevarieties that are in these Groups, across the three weeks.A. 95 B. 91 C. 85 D. 80



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DIRECTIONS for Questions 5 to 9: Questions are based on the table below.

The table provides the information of average monthly CTC, average annual incentives and employeeattrition rate of 16 companies from 2004 to 2006. These 16 companies are divided into four sectors i.e. IT,Finance/Insurance, ITES/BPO and Telecom/Internet.

Industry/Companies

Average Monthly CTC(in Rs.)

Average AnnualIncentives

(As a % of the last year’s

CTC)

Employee Attrition Rate(% of all employees,

who quit )

2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006

IT 12000 15500 18500 10% 12.5% 15% 15% 18% 15%

TCS 10500 13500 16500 10% 10% 12.5% 8.5% 10% 10%

Wipro 14500 16500 21000 12.5% 15% 18.5% 10% 12% 10%

Infosys 15000 18000 21500 10% 12.5% 15% 15% 18% 18%Satyam 12500 15500 19000 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 20%

Finance /Insurance

6500 8500 10500 5% 7.5% 6.5% 0% 3% 5%

LIC 4500 5500 7500 5% 5% 5% 0% 1% 2.5%

SBI 6300 7500 9000 5% 0% 5% 2% 2% 3.5%ICICI 7500 9000 11500 10% 15% 12.5% 5% 5% 7%

HDFC 7200 8500 12000 8.5% 12.5% 13.5% 7.5% 7.5% 10%

ITES/BPO 10500 14500 17500 12.5% 15% 18.5% 25% 20% 30%

Genpact 12500 16500 20500 15% 17.5% 20% 15% 10% 20%

Convergys 11500 15500 19500 12.5% 15% 16.5% 18% 18% 20%IBM Daksh 10500 14500 17500 14% 16.5% 18.5% 30% 20% 20%

Spectramind 9500 13500 16500 10% 12.5% 15% 18% 15% 25%

Telecom/Internet

5500 6500 7500 7.5% 10% 12.5% 7.5% 7.5% 8%

BSNL 4500 6000 7000 10% 0% 10% 5% 10% 10%Airtel 7500 9000 10500 10% 12.5% 15% 5% 10% 7.5%

RelianceInfocom

7500 9500 11000 7.5% 10% 10% 7.5% 10% 8%

Hutch 7000 8500 8500 7.5% 12.5% 15% 10% 10% 12.5%

5. Mark the correct statement.A. From 2004 to 2006, the average annual CTC of an employee of Airtel has always been more than

the average annual CTC of a person employed in the Finance/Insurance industry.

B. Assume that Wipro and Reliance Infocom had equal number of employees in 2005. Wipro spentmore than thrice the money that Reliance Infocom spent, for annual incentives, in the year 2005.

C. Of these 16 companies, only 7 companies increased their average annual CTCs by more than25%, in the year, 2005.

D. In the year 2005, the growth registered by Genpact in the annual CTC was less than the growthin the average annual incentive.




6. Mark the incorrect statement.A. In any industry, the companies paying 25% or more than the respective average industry CTCs

are considered as good companies. In 2004, exactly 4 of these 16 companies were good.B. In the year 2005, if all the 16 companies were ranked in descending order of the average money

spent on incentives, Infosys will be ranked 2nd .C. In the IT sector, Wipro was the only company that registered a growth in the growth rate of the

CTC, in 2006.D. None of these

7. Mark the correct statement.A. Of all these 16 companies, only HDFC has been able to reduce the annual attrition rate, in two

consecutive years 2005 and 2006.B. From 2004 to 2006, the average annual attrition rate in the ITES/BPO industry has been exactly

25%.C. Exactly five of these 16 companies registered an attrition rate that was lower than their respective

industries’ average annual attrition rates, in each year from 2004 to 2006.D. None of these

8. Mark the incorrect statement.A. At an average, Genpact paid a total of Rs.224250 per employee, in the year 2005.B. At an average, BSNL paid a total of Rs.72000 per employee, in the year 2005.C. At an average, Infosys paid a total of Rs.238500 per employee, in the year 2005.D. At an average, ICICI paid a total of Rs.125500 per employee, in the year 2005.

9. Mark the situations described in the options below, which when plotted, closely resemble the figure.

2004 2005 2006

A. Annual employee attrition rate, in Wipro from 2004 to 2006.B. Average annual incentive given by SBI from 2004 to 2006.C. Average annual incentive given by TCS from 2004 to 2006.D. Annual employee attrition rate, in Spectramind from 2004 to 2006.




DIRECTIONS for Questions 10 and 11: The graphs below shows the temperature in degree celsius for

six cities for the period. Study the graph and answer the questions

Atlanta New York

79

12.2 11 10

-5.1-8.50

-5

05

0

5

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

6.5

-7

8.411.7

9.2

-1.6

8.7

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Moscow Vienna

410.9

-4

8.6

-6

5.2

-9.3-15

-10

-5

0

5

1015

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

10

-7.5

8.5

12

9

-7.5

9

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Melbourne London

3

75

-3.5

810 12

-5

0

5

1015

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

4.3 5.17.8

9.7

-1.7

5.2

11

-5

0

5

10

15

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

10. Mark the correct statement.

A. The highest temperature fluctuation among the mentioned cities for the period 2001-2007 was inMoscow.

B. The least temperature fluctuation for the period 2001-2007 was in Melbourne.C. In 2005 if the cities were ranked (descending order) on the base of temperature increase over the

previous year, then Moscow would be ranked second.D.The average temperature for the period 2001-2007 is the third least for - Vienna.




11. Mark the correct statement.A. The percentage increase in temperature for the period 2005 over 2002 is the maximum for

Vienna.B. The percentage increase in temperature for the period 2007 over 2001 is the lowest for Moscow.C. The percentage increase in temperature for the period 2005 over 2002 is the least for Melbourne.D. The percentage increase in temperature for the period 2007 over 2001 is the third highest for

Atlanta.

DIRECTIONS for Questions 12 to 15: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Four cities of US have been brutally devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the relief operations are on. Thefollowing representation shows the number of food packets distributed by four different helicopter teams ineach city in a particular day.

Number of Food Packets

300

210

600

450

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Oklahoma

New York

Philadelphia

Miami

Wastage in defined as the number of food packets left unconsumed by the people of these cities.The following pie-chart provides data about the percentage of food packets actually consumed out of total

number of food packets consumed by the people in the four cities.

Miami

25%

Oklahoma

20%

Philadelphia

35%New York

20%

12. Which of the following is the approximate percentage of wastage in Philadelphia out of the combinedwastage done in all the cities, if the combined wastage of all the cities is 25% of the total packetsconsumed?A. 47.6% B. 52.3% C. 50.2% D. 55.8%




13. Given that the total number of packets consumed is 800 and the helicopter teams helping New Yorkand Miami together form one team only, as a result of which the consumption of both Oklahoma andPhiladelphia drop by 30% each. The approximate percentage of the total wastage as the wastage ofPhiladelphia lies in betweenA. 49% and 52.55% B. 51% and 53.5% C. 53.9% and 54.1% D. 53.9% and 55.2%

14. If the wastage in Philadelphia is equal to 2 times the number of packets consumed in Oklahomathen the wastage in Miami is how many times that in New York?A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

15. If the wastage in Philadelphia is equal to 2 times the number of packets consumed in Oklahomathen the wastage in Oklahoma is how many times the number of packets consumed in Philadelphia?A. 2 B. 0.5 C. 4 D. 0.25

DIRECTIONS for Questions 16 to 19: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.The graphs below shows the shares in SMS votes of five different regions of India in the Indian Idiot contestin year 2003-2006 and the distribution of topmost voter (region that voted most on a particular day).

SMS VOTE SHAREs

2003

West, 28.34Central, 14.7

North, 30.14

East, 6.54

South, 20.28

2004


North, 29.52

East, 5.92

South, 26.41

2005


North, 28.74

East, 5.21

South, 24.2

2006


North, 31.35

East, 4.26

South, 22.88




DISTRIBUTION OF TOPMOST VOTER 2003 to 2006

(On a scale of per 100 days of voting)

Total days = 268

29.48

23.88

26.87

13.43

6.34

0 10 20 30 40

North

West

South

Central

East

Total days = 260

28.85

22.31

30.39

13.46

4.99

0 10 20 30 40

North

West

South

Central

East

Total days = 276

30.8

18.11

30.43

17.75

2.90

0 10 20 30 40

North

West

South

Central

East

Total days = 250

30.40

24.00

27.20

14.80

5.20

0 10 20 30 40

North

West

South

Central

East

16. Mark the correct statement.A. Between 2003-2006, the year in which SMS vote share value for south was maximum, also saw

it standing as the 2nd highest in terms of number of days as topmost voter.

B. At least one region had a consistent increase in SMS vote share.C. None except North, itself, crossed the number of days as topmost voter it had in the year 2003.D. Combined SMS share of East and South changed by a larger margin in 2004 over 2003 as

compared to 2006 over 2005.

17. Mark the correct statement.A. The years in which South’s SMS vote share increased over the previous one were the same

years when North’s number of days as topmost voter decreased.B. In 2005 all regions gained in terms of number of days as topmost voters than in 2003.C. The year in which East had its best performance in terms of number of days as topmost voter

was 2003.D. Change in number of days as topmost voter for Central Zone for the year 2006 over 2005 was

more than 15 times that of year 2004 over 2003.

18. Mark the correct statement.A. Combined number of days as topmost voter for West and East was maximum in 2004.B. The maximum number of days as topmost voter for Central Zone in a year was less than the

minimum one for West.C. Percentage change in SMS vote share of South in 2006 over 2003 was more than percentage

change in SMS share of Central Zone in 2005 over 2004.D. The year in which most regions had a increase in the SMS vote share over the previous year

was 2004.




19. Mark the correct statement.A. Central and East combined had more number of days as topmost voter than the West Zone in all

4 years together.B. In two of the four years, West had the same rank in SMS vote share as the one in number of

days as topmost voter.C. There was only one year where North failed to top in the number of days as topmost voter.D. The percentage of total number of days (in 4 years) where North was the topmost voter is more

than 30%.

DIRECTIONS for Questions 20 to 23: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.The following graphs show the sales of cold drinks from 1995 to 2004. Figure I shows the cumulativenumber of bottles sold by the end of each year from 1995 to 2000 and Figure II shows the number of bottlessold within each year from 2000 to 2004.

Figure I

28

35

4550

62

75

0

10

20

30

40

5060

70

80

N u m b e r o f b o t t l e s ( i n

l a k h s )

2000

1999

19981997

1996

1995

Figure II

13

9

12

6

8

5

7

9

11

13

15

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Year

N u m b e r o f b o t t l e s

( i n l a k h s )

• There are only three flavours of cold drinks namely cola, orange and mango.• In any of the years, the number of bottles sold of any one of the three flavours cannot be more than

the sum of those of the other two.• The percentage share of the number of bottles sold of any single flavour among the cold drinks is

always greater than or equal to 20%.




The following graph shows the percentage increase in the percentage share of the sales of bottles of colaflavour among the cold drinks in the years from 1995 to 2003. Negative percentage increase impliesdecrease in the share.

-10

-8

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-

2000

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04

Year P e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e

20. Among the cold drinks, what can be the maximum possible percentage share of the number ofbottles sold of cola flavour in any of the given years?A. 60% B. 48% C. 50% D. 52%

21. What can be the maximum possible number of bottles of cola flavour sold in the year 1998?A. 2 lakhs B. 7.5 lakhs C. 11.1 lakhs D. 2.16 lakhs

22. Xk represents the difference between the percentage of flavour sold in maximum quantity and the

percentage of flavour sold in minimum quantity in the year k. If Xk ≥ 20% for all k, then for how many

minimum values of k the percentage sales of cola flavour is used in the estimation ofXk(use information from the previous question)?A. 2 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

23. Given that Xk (as defined in the previous question) can take any value. If Xk is minimised for eachyear k, then the lowest value of Xk is in the year ___. (Use information from question 146)A. 1995 B. 2000 C. 1998 D. 2002

DIRECTIONS for Question 24 to 26: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The doctors of a lunatic asylum use cryptic codes to distinguish the inmates with different behaviors. Asper their code language, all the inmates labeled as “CRAZY” are assigned a code number “1227103534”

and all those labeled as “MANIAC” are coded as “221023181012”.

24. There are a third kind of inmates who are labeled as “IRRATIONAL”. Which of the following is theircryptic code?A. 18272710291924231021 B. 18272710291824232221C. 18272712291824231021 D. 18272710291824231021




25. Another kind of inmates who are labeled as “CYNICAL” are given a cryptic code:A. 12342318101221 B. 12341823121021C. 12342318121021 D. 12341823122110

26. The group of inmates coded as “25102324251724111812” are labeled as:

A. “PAGOPHOBIC” B. “PANOPHOBIC”

C. “PAPAPHOBIC” D. None of these

DIRECTIONS for Questions 27 to 31: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Five friends A, B, C, D and E like five different cricketers among Lee, Ponting, Mcgrath, Hussey andClarke, not necessarily in that order. No two friends like the same cricketer. Each cricketer has scoreddifferent number of centuries ranging from 0-4. Following information is also given:

A. Cricketer who scored 3 centuries is not Hussey.B. Difference between number of centuries scored by Ponting and Hussey is equal to the difference

between the number of centuries scored by Hussey and Lee.C. C likes Mcgrath who scored only 1 century.D. A likes the cricketer who scored maximum number of centuries.

27. How many centuries did Hussey score?A. 0 B. 3 C. 1 D. 2

28. What is the difference between number of centuries scored by Clarke and Mcgrath?A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

29. Which cricketer does A like?A. Lee B. Ponting C. Clarke D. Either (A) or (B)

30. If five friends are made to sit in a row from left to right such that they are sitting in the increasingorder of centuries made by the players they like, then how many of the following cannot be apossible arrangement?I. BCDEAII. ACEDBIII. CBDEAIV. BCDAEA. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

31. Which of the given statements is definitely false?A. Sum of centuries scored by Lee and Ponting is less than sum of the centuries scored by Hussey

and Clarke.B. Lee can be liked by A.C.Number of centuries scored by Mcgrath and Clarke are consecutive integers.D.Sum of centuries scored by Clarke and Ponting is more than the centuries scored by any other

pair of mentioned Cricketers.




DIRECTIONS for Questions 32 to 34: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.There are five male scientists and three female scientists in a conference. The male scientists are Raman,Amar, Hargovind, Ravinder and Shekhar; the female scientists are Deep, Sen and Nath. Each persondelivers a report to the assembly as follows:Each female scientist delivers her report only after a male scientist. The first scientist who delivers hisreport is Shekhar, and Amar delivers immediately after him.

32. How many ways can they deliver their reports in the conference?A. 36 B. 72 C. 144 D. 160

33. Among the following, which will not be an appropriate order of delivering reports?A. Shekhar, Amar, Sen, Hargovind, Ravinder, Deep, Raman, NathB. Shekhar, Amar, Sen, Hargovind, Deep, Ravinder, Raman, NathC.Shekhar, Amar, Hargovind, Deep, Ravinder, Sen, Raman, NathD.Shekhar, Amar, Hargovind, Deep, Sen, Ravinder, Raman, Nath

34. If Sen speaks at the fifth position and Ravinder speaks at last position. Then among the following,which will be an appropriate order of delivering reports?

A. Shekhar, Amar, Hargovind, Deep, Sen, Raman, Nath, RavinderB. Shekhar, Amar, Deep, Raman, Sen, Hargovind, Nath, RavinderC.Shekhar, Amar, Deep, Raman, Sen, Nath, Hargovind, Ravinder

D.Shekhar, Amar, Sen, Raman, Deep, Hargovind, Nath, Ravinder




35. Who of the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna?A. Nelson Mandela B. Dhondo Keshav KarveC. Dilip Kumar D. K.Kamaraj

36. Which of the following state with their river and dance is NOT correct?

State River Dance

A Orissa Baitarani Odissi

B Sikkim Tista Dahikala

C Haryana Ghaggar Gidhha and Swanga

D Andhra Pardesh Musi Kuchipudi

37. Which of the following match is NOT correct?

Hormones Produced by Action

A Insulin Pancreas Sugar MetabolismB Adrenalin Adrenalin Blood Pressure Control

C Oestrogen Ovary Affect Female Organs

D Thyroxin Thyroid Affect Liver

38. Which of the following is the capital of Montenegro?A. Zagareb B. PodgoricaC. Belgrade D. Kieve

39. Which of the folowing is NOT True about D. Subbarao?A. He is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur

B. He was Finance secretary prior to becoming the Governor of RBIC. He is the 21st Governor of RBID. He is the topper of IAS (1972 batch)

40. Kiel canal is an international canal linking the :-A. Atlantic and Pacific ocean.B. Red sea and Mediterranean sea.C. North sea and Baltic sea.D. Indian and Atlantic ocean.

41. Consider the following statements regarding the International date line and select the correct ones.1. It is along the longitude of 180°.2. It is the greenwhich Meridian, helping in fixing date and time.3. It solves the problem of time and date amongst the world’s nations.4. It is determined by 180° longitude, but not a straight line.A. 1 and 2 B. 3 and 4C. 2 and 3 D. 2 and 4

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42. Which of the following match is NOT correct?

Name of organisation Location

A Indian Institute of Science Bangluru

B Indian Mining Research Station Dhanbad

C Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun

D National Dairy Research Institute Lucknow

43. Which of the following is NOT correct?

Research station Location

A Himadri North Pole

B Maitri Antarctica

C Sahyadri South Pole

D Dakshin Gangotri Antarctica

44. Match the correct combinations :-

Book Authora The White Tiger i Steve Toltz

b Sea of Poppies ii Sebastian Barry

c The Secret Scripture iii Arvind Adiga

d A fraction of the whole iv Amitav Ghose

e The Enchantress of Florence v Salman Rushdie

A. a–iii, b–ii, c–i, d–iv, e–v B. a–iii, b–iv, c–ii, d–i, e–vC. a–iii, b–i, c–ii, d–iv, e–v D. a–iv, b–iii, c–ii, d–i, e–v

DIRECTIONS for Questions 45 to 47: Match the correct combinations:-

45. Constitutional Article Linked with

a Article-17 i Amendment of Constitution

b Article-343 ii President Rule

c Article-356 iii Untouchability

d Article-368 iv Hindi

e Article-324 v Election Commission of India

A. a–i, b–ii, c–iii, d–iv, e–v B. a–i, b–iii, c–ii, d–iv, e–vC. a–iii, b–iv, c–ii, d–i, e–v D. a–iii, b–ii, c–iv, d–i, e–v




46. Place Known for

a Pmpri i Machine tool

b Titagarh ii Penicillin factory

c Pinjore iii Paper

d Firozabad iv Glass and bangles

e Aligarh v Locks

A. a–i, b–iii, c–ii, d–iv, e–v B. a–ii, b–iii, c–i, d–iv, e - vC. a–iii, b–ii, c–iv, d–i, e - v D. a–iii, b–iv, c–i, d–ii, e - v

47. Chemicals Found in

a Acetic acid i Fruits

b Amino acid ii Tea

c Malic acid iii Vinegar

d Tannic acid iv Proteins

e Lactic acid v Milk

A. a–i, b–iv, c–ii, d–iii, e–v B. a–iv, b–ii, c–iii, d–i, e–vC. a–iii, b–ii, c–i, d–iv, e–v D. a–iii, b–iv, c–i, d–ii, e–v

48. Which of the following countries is not a member of G20?A. Canada B.MexicoC.Turkey D.Brazil

49. Following is the list of countries with their independence year and month. Which of the following isthe INCORRECT match?

Country Year MonthA Jamaica 1962 August

B North Korea 1945 August

C Bhutan 1949 July

D USA 1776 July

50. According to UNICEF's "State of the world's Children 2009" report, select the correct sequence ofstates' Maternal Mortality Ratio in the descending order:A. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, JharkhandB. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, JharkhandC. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand

D. Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Bihar

51. Who of the following is the current Chief Executive Officer of Bombay Stock Exchange?A. Jagdish Capoor B. L.P.AggarwalC. Madhu Kannan D. Anjan Choudhury




52. Select the WRONG Person-Quotes match in the following?

Quotes

A Leo Buscaglia The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all

B PlatoThe beginning is the most important part ofthe work

C Albert Einstein

Everything should be made as simple as

possible, but not simplerD Winston Churchill Not all those who wander are lost

53. The world's biggest photovoltaic solar cell-based plant is located in which of the following countries?A. USA B. SpainC. Germany D. UK

54. What was the foreign reserves on January 2, 2009 as per RBI's latest data?A. 255.24 Billion dollars B. 1115.30 Billion dollarsC. 644.35 Billion dollars D. 310.75 Billion dollars




55. In an isosceles trapezium, the distance between the parallel sides is 2 units and the shorter of theparallel sides has a length of 5 units. If the length of the equal sides of the trapezium is an integer,then which of the following cannot be the area of the trapezium (in square units)?

A. 10 8 30+ B. 10 4 35+ C. 10 4 25+ D. 10 4 15+

56. If the equation 2x a x b 0+ + = has two real roots ( ),α β and the equation 2x b x a 0+ + = has two

real roots ( ),α γ , then which of the following is correct? [Given that a b≠ ]

A. (a b 1)α + β + γ = + + B. 1and – b – aα = γ β =

C. 1and – a – bα = γ β = D. (a b 1)α + β + γ = − + +

57. It is given that loga, logb and logc are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression.If c + 10a – 7b = 0, then which of the following is definitely incorrect?

A. a 1b 2

= B. b + c = 30a C. b × c = 8a2 D. c – b = 23a

58. A ferry taking people from Mumbai to Alibagh starts at 7am from Mumbai and reaches Alibagh 11am. There is another ferry which takes another set of people from Alibagh back to Mumbai and itstarts at 9 am from Alibagh, and reaches Mumbai at 1 pm. If the two ferries move at their respectiveconstant speeds, then which of the following is true?A. The two ferries meet when one of them has covered three-fourth of the distance between Mumbai

and Alibagh.B. The two ferries meet when one of them has covered one-third of the distance between Mumbai

and Alibagh.

C. The time when both the ferries meet is 9 am on the same day.D. The two ferries meet when one of them has covered half the distance between Mumbai to

Alibagh.

59. A shopkeeper gives a discount of 12%, whenever a customer makes cash payment. Let ‘z’ denotethe percentage, above the cost price, that the shopkeeper must mark up the price of the article[‘z’ is an integer] in order to make a profit of k %( k<100). Which of the following is the possiblevalue(s) of k?A. 54 B. 76 C. 96 D. 32

60. If sin α and cos α are the roots of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0, then what is the value of theexpression (3 – 3a2 + 3a4 + 8b3 – a6 )?A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

61. The domain of definition of the function 1 2 2f(x) sin (x 3) 3 x−= − + − is

A. [ 3, 3]− B. [ 3, 2]− C. [ 2, 3]− D. None of these

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62. If the arithmetic mean and the product, of the roots of equation 2x ( a ab)x +( b + ab) 0+ − =be 0 and 1 respectively, then which of the following is true about the geometric mean of the roots ofequation (a2 + 2b2 + ab + 2) x2 + x + (a3 + 3b3 + a2b2 + 3) = 0?

A.3

2B. 2 C.

1

2D.

2

3

63. Which of the following is obtained after the rationalization of the expression1

2 3 5+ +?

A.2 2 3 3 30

12

+ −B. 2 3 3 2 30

12

− +

C. 2 3 3 2 30

12

+ − D.2 2 3 3 30

12

− +

64. If the sum of the roots of quadratic equation x

2

+ ax + b = 0 is one less than twice their difference,then which of the following is correct?A. 9a4 – 64 (4a – b) b – 10a2 + 1 = 0 B. 9a4 – 64 (4b – a) b – 10a2 + 1 = 0C. 9a4 – 64 (4a – b) b – 10b2 + 1 = 0 D. 9a4 – 64 (4b – a) b – 10b2 + 1 = 0

65. I have three pieces of strings having lengths 10 m, 20 m and 30 m. Keeping their ends joined, I benteach of them in different geometrical shapes. I bent the largest one in a circle, the shortest one in anequilateral triangle and the third one in a square. If the areas of the equilateral triangle, the squareand the circle thus formed be denoted by T, S and C, then which of the following equals T : S : C?

A. 3 : 9 : 81π π B. 3 : 9 : 81π π C. 3 : 9 : 81π π D. None of these

66. Find the solution set of the shaded region in the diagram below

A

B

(2, 3)

(5, 1)

O

(0, 0)

x

y

A. 2x + 3y – 13 ≤ 0, 5y – x ¡ Ý0, 2y – 3x ≤ 0 B. 3x + 2y – 13 ≤ 0, 2y – 3x ≤ 0, 5y – x ≤ 0

C. 5x – y ≥ 0, 2y – 3x ≥ 0, 2x + 3y – 13 ≤ 0 D. 3x – 2y ≤ 0, 2x + 3y – 13 ≥ 0, 5y – x ≤ 0




67. How many integers x, satisfy the following inequality tan –1 (1 + x) + tan –1 (1 – x) >4

π?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

68. If 2 2 2 2 2 2 2nS 1 2 3 4 ... (2n 1) (2n) (2n 1) ,= − + − + + − − + + then which of the following is correct ?

A. S10 = 321 B. S100 = 21301 C. S25 = 1336 D. S50 = 5151

69. Let ,= > are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + ax + b = 0 and ,γ δ are the roots of the

quadratic equation x2 + bx + a = 0. If ( )( ) – – – – 0α β γ + δ α β + γ δ = and a ≠ b, then which of the

following values of a and b are possible?A. a = – 3 and b = – 6 B. a = 0 and b = – 5C. a = 4 and b = 0 D. a = – 7 and b = 3

70. The maximum value of g (x) = (8+x)3 (8–x)4 for any real value of ‘x’ occurs at:

A. –6

x7

= B.7

x8

= C.8

x7

= D. –8

x7

=

71. Find the value of 36 × S if

2 3

6 1 7 1 8 1S

(2) (3) (4) 2 (3) (4) (5) (4) (5) (6)2 2= × + × + × +

× × × × × ×............. till infinite terms.

A. 4 B. 4.5 C. 5 D. 6

72. If

2 2 2x y 1

and x, y are real numbers,3 2 6

− = then find the sum of the maximum and

minimum possible real values of ‘a’ satisfying the equation given below.

2 2a a 3 a a 3(2x 3 y ) (2x 3 y ) 4x− − − −+ + − =

A.17 1

2

+B.

17 3

2

−C.

17 1

2

−D. 1

DIRECTIONS for Questions 73 and 74: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.In a dance academy , there are 60 students learning the bharatnatyam dance, 50 students learning the

classical dance and 65 students learning the disco dance. 18 students are learning both the bharatnatyamand the classical dance. 20 students are learning both the disco and the bharatnatyam dance. 27 studentsare learning both the disco and the classical dance. All the students are learning at least one of the threedances.

73. Maximum number of students that could be learning all the three dances isA. 15 B. 18 C. 20 D. 22




74. Minimum number of students that could be learning only the classical dance isA. 5 B. 18 C. 23 D. 22

75. Find the ratio of areas in which the line y = 2x divides the region bounded between the curvesy2 = 4x and x2 = 4y.A. 7 : 1 B. 16 : 1 C. 5 : 1 D. 8 : 1

76. Find the minimum value of the expression S, where 2 4 2 22 6 6 3x

1 1S log (x z y ) logx

logx z logy

= + +

and logx, logy and logz are positive.

A.2

4 13

− B.2 1

33 2

− C.2 3

53 2

− D. None of these

77. A bag contains 10 balls numbered from 0 to 9. The balls are such that the person picking a ball outof the bag is equally likely to pick any one of them. A person picked a ball and replaced it in the bagafter noting its number. He repeated this process 2 more times. What is the probability that the ball

picked first is numbered higher than the ball picked second, and the ball picked second is numberedhigher than the ball picked third?

A.72

100B.

3

25C.

4

5D.

1

6

78. If 2 2K a b, a b and m b a ,= + = ω + ω = ω + ωl where 2,ω ω are cube roots of unity. What is the value

of

3 3 3

3 3

K m?

a b

+ +

+

l

A. 2 B. 12

C. 3 D. 1

79. Distance between 2 stations is d. A train moves with the speed of m and reaches other station lateby 2 hours. Calculate the speed with which train has to travel to reach in time, where t is the actualtime.

A.m

t 2+B.

m t

t 2

×+

C.m (t 2)

t

× +D.

m

t(t 2)+

80. 75% of the managers of a multinational company are level G managers and the rest are a level Fmanager. 80% of the level G managers and 20% of level F managers are entitled to free lunch. What

is the total number of managers in the company if 63 managers are not entitled to free lunch?A. 180 B. 160 C. 240 D. 220




81. If D is the mid-point of side BC of a triangle ABC and AD is perpendicular to AC, thenI. 3a2 = b2 – 3c2

II. 3b2 = a2 – c2

III. 3c2 = a2 – 3b2

Which of the following is true?A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III D. I and III

82. In the following figure,∆

ABC and∆

PQR are similar to each other. It is given that AB = 3 cm,

BC = 4 cm. If QRST, PWXR and VPQU are 3 squares, then find the ratio ofarea( PQR)

.area( ABC)

∆∆

90°

Q

P

W

X

A

V

U

BT S

C

R

A.16

961

B25

1024

C36

961

D9

1024




DIRECTIONS for Questions 83 to 97: Read the four passages that follow and answer the questions givenat the end of each passage.

Passage – I

Paul Gigot: Welcome to “The Journal Editorial Report.” I’m Paul Gigot. Last week’s arrest of two dozenBritish Muslims in a foiled terror plot has brought renewed focus to that country’s problem with homegrownterror. My guest this week says that despite the resolve of Prime Minister Tony Blair after Sept.11, Londonhas become the European hub for the promotion, recruitment and financing of Islamic extremism. MelaniePhillips is a columnist for London’s Daily Mail and the author of the new book “Londonistan.” She joins menow from Jerusalem.Melanie Phillips, welcome.

Phillips: Thank you. Hello.

Gigot: I think that when a lot of Americans think of Britain and they see Tony Blair’s support for the U.S.and the war in Iraq and, they say, Boy, thank heavens we have that ally in Europe on our side. But youargue in your book that that may not be really accurate. Why not?

Phillips: Well, it’s a shameful and shocking thing to report, but Tony Blair is pretty well isolated in Britain.He’s isolated even within his own cabinet. He’s isolated within the Labour Party—the ruling Labour Party.And he’s isolated within the population, which believes that he is a “poodle,” in quotes, of George Bush’sAmerica, in the war in Iraq in particular. Britain is consumed, at the moment, by a virulent anti-Americanismand anti-Israelism, which drives all common sense out of the window, I’m afraid, in public debate.

And even though Tony Blair is very much on the side about global terror and so on, the war in Iraq, I’m afraidhe nevertheless has presided over an administration which continues to refuse to acknowledge the natureof the threat facing Britain. That is to say, clearly people in Britain are aware that Britain faces a veryserious terrorist threat. The discovery of the appalling trans-Atlantic plot a few days ago is proof enough ofthat. But what people in Britain, in our establishment, in our ruling political class, even in the securityestablishment—the police, the intelligence service—what they refuse to acknowledge is the nature of thisterrorism, that it’s based in religion. That it’s based in the Islamic jihad, that what we’re facing is a globalwar of religion.

And because they refuse to acknowledge that, for all kinds of reasons to do with minority rights and soforth—of the kind that you have also in America—because they’re refusing to acknowledge what this thingis, they are not taking the action that is needed to combat it—certainly not, in my view, to stop.

Gigot: But a year ago, of course, you had these successful attacks on London. But this year, you have afoiled plot, which it looks, at least from this vantage point, as a big success. Are you saying that there is—

that Britain is not making any progress on this front, and we’re going to see more and more of this?

Phillips: Well, it’s certainly made some progress, and all credit to our security authorities for foiling thisappalling trans-Atlantic plot. But at the same time, we are told there are literally dozens and dozens ofother plots currently under way, currently being investigated by our security forces. And the point I’m

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making is this: that while Britain’s intelligence and security and policing people have undoubtedly wised upto the need to thwart these terrorist plots before they come to their appalling fruition, and break up terroristcells, that in my view is not enough.

What they have to be doing, what the country should be doing, is addressing the ideas, the demented and

paranoid ideas, that are driving people to these monstrous and inhuman acts. And that is what Britain isnot doing. It is not saying We are simply not going to tolerate people in the Muslim community being

preached and being taught hatred of Jews, hatred of America, hatred of the West, sedition, the desire to

overturn the country. We’re not going to put up with that.

Gigot: Are you saying—just—just—

Phillips: They’re simply not saying that.

Gigot: Are you saying that they should ban certain kinds of speech, for example—

Phillips: Absolutely.

Gigot: —they should go into mosques and say you cannot preach certain things? And isn’t that inconsistentwith what we’ve come to understand is the Anglo-American tradition of free speech and free religion? You’resaying that those values ought to be put in some kind of jeopardy?

Phillips: Well, we are putting our whole civilization in jeopardy unless we address the hatred and the liesthat are driving people to mass murder. I think both Britain and America are very hung up on this freedom-of-speech issue. Freedom of speech is rightfully a very important value in our society. But if it is abused sothat our society is potentially destroyed, that’s not very sensible. In the past, we understood this.In this past, we understood there were ideas that could kill, that there were ideas that no society should beexpected to tolerate if they were a direct threat to that society. We don’t tolerate, in Britain—we’re supposednot to tolerate, for example, speech which incites racial hatred, because we believe that the damage toindividuals and society is so great it outweighs our rightful respect for freedom of speech. Yet when it

comes to religious hatred, religiously based hatred of other people—Jews, Americans, the West—wesomehow say, Oh, we must back off because it’s religion, because it’s an ethnic minority, we must have

nothing to do with this. It’s kind of prejudiced to interfere with it.

Well, I think this is madness. Because we are turning a blind eye to the ideas which are driving people tothese monstrous and inhuman acts, and so our security—

Gigot: What about the analogy that some people draw between the lessons that the British might havelearned in their long battle against the Irish Republican Army, which used terrorism for years? And theysay, Look, we managed to get control over that problem. It was long fight. And we can use the same

methods against this kind of terror.

Phillips: Well, I think this is a misguided argument, because we are facing a very different kind of terror.

And this is, in fact, the British problem. The British do see this problem of the Islamic global jihad as a kindof souped-up Northern Irish problem. But it’s not. Northern Island’s terrorism, the IRA, Irish Republicanterrorism, was terrorism with a particular purpose. It was to achieve a united Ireland. It was not nonnegotiable.One could say one should not have negotiated with the IRA. But that’s not the point. It was not a nonnegotiableposition.




The Islamic jihad is a nonnegotiable position. The Islamic jihad says, We’re in the business of destroying

Western civilization, of overturning Western society, of destroying America, of destroying Britain, and

turning them into Islamic societies, and of murdering large numbers of people to that end. Now, that is anonnegotiable position. And so we cannot possibly, in my view, adapt, or adopt, the same techniques thatwe have used in the past towards discrete, particular terrorist programs, which are a very different matter.

I think what we’re facing with the global Islamic jihad is something we’ve never faced before. It’s not war aswe understand it between states, but it’s certainly not terrorism as we understand it. And this is theproblem we face. We haven’t got the language to describe this. We’re facing a new phenomenon.

Gigot: All right, Melanie Phillips, thank you for that very provocative warning. Thanks for coming.

83. The terror created by the Irish Republican army is different in the sense thatA. the present day terror does not have a particular purposeB. the IRA’s terms were for a unified Ireland and were non negotiableC. the IRA had the single objective of destroying BritainD. the IRA had a patriotic purpose

84. Melanie Phillips is most likely to agree to which of the following statements?A. Foiling terrorist plans is a necessary and fruitful exerciseB. Free religion should not be allowedC. The IRA inflicted less damage than the jihadisD. An idea is the root of any action

85. The book ‘Londonistan’ most likely deals withA. Islam in LondonB. how the socio-religio-cultural mix of London is affecting its stabilityC. how extremist Islamic activists from all over the world are using London as a grooming groundD. Britain’s aversion towards Islam

86. Tony Blair is not finding favour in his countrymen’s eyes chiefly becauseA. He is a puppet in the hands of the USB. His stance on Iraq is not popular with his countrymenC. He is against terrorismD. Only A & B




Passage – II

The question of what constitutes human nature is usually understood in terms of the nature-nurture debate.Through the nature-nurture prism, we can survey the past century and see dramatic shifts in the dominantways we have conceived of humanness - crudely from a prewar racialised concept of human nature, to a

postwar largely cultural view of humanness, to the contemporary rehabilitation of Darwinian Man. Theseswings of the nature-nurture pendulum we often think of almost as paradigm shifts in the Kuhnian sense.

There is, however, another way of understanding this historical evolution. Underlying all debates abouthumanness is the attempt to understand the relationship between humans as physically determinedbeings and humans as social beings and moral agents. Or, to put it another way, between humans asobjects who, like any other natural beings, operate under the purview of biological and physical laws; andhumans as subjects who, uniquely among natural organisms, possess consciousness and agency. Tounderstand how we are human is, therefore, to understand not so much whether we are creatures of natureor nurture, but how we are simultaneously object and subject.

A useful way of approaching the question of both the similarities and differences between the varioushistorical concepts of human nature is through the rise and fall of Unesco Man. Unesco Man is theembodiment of the postwar cultural vision of humanness, a vision which emerged directly in response toprewar racialised ideas, and in response to which contemporary naturalistic theories have emerged. WhatI want to do is see if we can understand the relationship between prewar, postwar and contemporarytheories through more than simply the nature-nurture prism.

For more than a century, from the middle of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth, race was centralto any conception of human nature. ‘All is race. There is no other truth’, as Disraeli put it. The experienceof Nazism and the Holocaust changed all that. In the words of the founding conference of the UN, ‘thebarbarism was made possible by the propagation of ideas of the inequality of men and races’.

To combat such ideas, Unesco convened a panel of social and natural scientists, and charged them withproducing a definitive statement on racial difference. The two statements produced by the panel, in

1950 and 1951, declared race to be not so much ‘a biological phenomenon as a social myth’.

The Unesco statements, however, were not simply about race. They also pulled together a number ofthemes about human nature that had become highly influential in social and cultural anthropology - particularlythrough the work of figures such as Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict - and in behavioristpsychology; themes which laid the basis for postwar antiracism and the liberal consensus. One suchtheme was the belief that humans are post-evolutionary. Whereas the Übermesch of racial science wasentirely moulded by the laws of nature, Unesco Man was a cultural being: biology played little role in hismake-up.

Humans do not make culture; culture makes humans. An individual cannot escape the force of destinyimposed by his culture and history. Culture, like race, appears as a transcendent category outside of ourimmediate consciousness but which is transmitted from generation to generation. Racial science expressed

a mechanistic view of humanness, one in which human history flowed inevitably according to the laws ofnature. Unesco Man embodied an idealist view, in humans were not rooted in their nature, and in whichhuman history and culture are reified. What united the two was a common view of human beings, not assubjects, but simply as objects, in the one case of nature, in the other of culture.




It is not that the ideas about humanness embodied in Unesco Man have disappeared. They continue to beinfluential, both in anthropology and in wider poststructuralist and postmodern currents. What has changed,however, is that such visions are being increasingly, and effectively, challenged by naturalistic views ofhuman nature. There is increasing acceptance of the idea that human psychology must be understood inits evolutionary context. And there is increasing skepticism about the degree to which the human psyche

is pliable: human nature, many now contend, is not only fixed but fixed in the Stone Age.

What neither side of the nature-nurture debate has come to terms with is this. We are clearly defined byboth nature and nurture. But we are also defined by our ability to transcend both. Unlike any other creature,humans have developed the capacity to overcome the constraints imposed both by our genetic and ourcultural heritage. It is not that human beings have floated free of the laws of causation. It is, rather, that assubjects we have the ability to transform our selves, our natures, our world, an ability denied to any otherphysical being. Moreover, the kinds of causes relevant to the human world are distinct from that of the non-human world. All events have causes, but only humans act by reason. A reason is a special kind of cause,one that is only applicable to subjects; an act determined by reason we generally treat as an act of freewill.

To understand human nature is to understand the relationship between humans as physically determinedbeings and humans as moral agents. Unesco Man and Darwinian Man both embody one aspect of ourhumanity, but deny the other. Unesco Man was an attempt to understand humanness entirely in culturalterms. Because he was not rooted in the physical world, the consequence was an idealist view of humanness.Contemporary naturalistic theories have restored humanity back to nature. But it has also denied itself theresources for understanding human transcendence. The result is a mechanistic view of human nature.From very different starting points, mechanistic and idealist views of human nature converge on a commonvision of human beings as objects and exhibit a common inability to understand humans as subjects.

Looking at the historical development of the idea of human nature reveals the inadequacy of the nature-nurture paradigm. It reveals too, the common conceptual framework, and the common conceptual problems,that underlie what are often seen as incommensurate views of humanness.

87. According to the author the nature-nurture prism is effective in understandingA. post-war racialised concept of human nature.B. post-war cultural view of humanness.C. that race is not so much a biological phenomena as a social myth.D. paradigmatic shift in the concept of humanness.

88. According to the author the Unesco man’s evolution primarily indicates to the fact thatA. the Unesco man helped seal the destruction of pre-war racial anthropology.B. simultaneously we are a physically determined being and a conscious agent which gives us

a distinctive identity.C. complicated psyche of the human being which is a result of the racialised concept of existence.D. human beings are constituted in terms of nurture rather than nature.




89. Which statement is true in respect to the author’s perception?A. Human being should be more of a conscious agent than biologically driven beings.B. The cultural evolution should be understood through more than simply the nature-nurture prism.C. Post-war cultural evolution ensured that human beings are clearly defined by both nature and

nurture.

D. The Unesco man and Ubermesch inhabited the same conceptual universe.

90. Which of the following can be obviously inferred from the passage?A. Racial science denied the existence of a common human nature, believing that every race had a

specifically constituted essence.B. The historical development of the idea of the human nature reveals the inadequacy of the

nature-nurture prism.C. Inspite of being conceptually apart, there is a continuity that still existed between pre - and

post-war concepts of humanness.D. Post- war anthropologists had failed to deal with the question of human subjectivity.

Passage – III

As sociologist Trimble and Medicine point out in a survey paper published in 1966, many of the studiesdealing with the Native American (Indian) experience have tended to focus on negative aspects and have

characterized the Native American in a negative vein. Prominent among these negative characterizations is

the contention that Native Americans tend to have low self – esteem.

In 1973, a small group of Native American professionals challenged the accuracy of these negative reports.

Their experiences suggested to them that most Native Americans viewed themselves positively. After aseries of discussions they formulated a research task – specifically, “What would the self-image of the

Native American be if it were researched by Native Americans?”

In due course, an official research project was initiated. A crucial feature of the project was the formation of

a Native American advisory board, consisting of community representatives from different regions of the

country. One of the purposes of the advisory board was to help dispel any antagonism that might be thereagainst the presence of social scientists in Native American communities. In some of those communities,

unfortunately, social scientists had come to be resented as “predators merely using the Native American to

further their own careers.”

Another important function of the advisory board was assistance in identifying trained Native American

interviewers for data collection. The idea of using local residents as interviewers was rejected earlier sinceit was felt that respondents might be concerned, however needlessly, that personal information might

eventually turn into community gossip. The board opted for selection of culturally sensitive non residents

as interviewers.




The board also had a hand in shaping the survey questionnaire to be used. Since time constraints made it

impossible to devise a questionnaire that would have been sensitive to the full diversity of the many distinctNative American groups or tribes, a compromise solution had to be settled on that would tap commonalities

particular to Native Americans.

Finally a total of 792 Native Americans ranging in age from 17 to over 80 and representing over 150 tribal

and Alaska Native groups were administered through a 309 – page questionnaire. One hundred and nine

respondents also completed open – ended interviews. Questionnaire items clustered around 38 subscalesthat yielded indices of self-regard, values, philosophy of human nature, locus of control and satisfaction

with life. Items contained in the interviews served to validate questionnaire responses by supplementing

the questionnaire data with situation specific information. Findings included the following: (a) at least 95%of the respondents have a moderate to strong sense of self-regard that is stable and enduring, (b) there is

high degree of consistency of positive self – regard irrespective of sex, tribe and age and (c) persons with

a strong sense of self – regard also tend to have a strong sense of personal value.

91. The primary purpose of the passage is toA. present a piece of research on Native Americans as a model for other researchers to emulate.B. describe some of the background, methods and results of a study of native Americans’

self – regard.C. analyse the efficacy of advisory boards in social science research.D. contrast the questionnaire method in social science with the method of open-ended interviews.

92. According to the passage, hostility towards social scientists in some Native American communitiesresulted from the communities’ perception thatA. many of the social scientists focused unduly on negative aspects of community life.B. none of the social scientists employed local residents as interviewers.C. none of the social scientists used questionnaires sufficiently sensitive to those communities’

distinctive cultural backgrounds.

D. the social scientists carried out their studies for their own professional benefit only.

93. It can be inferred from the passage that those designing the study wished to ensure thatA. the identity of those completing open ended interviews was made publicly known in advance.B. no respondents were selected from communities known to have been hostile to social scientists.C. data collection was carried out by interviewers thoroughly versed in sociological theory.D. the confidentiality of any information gained would be protected to the respondents satisfaction.




Passage – IV

Not every American president has been able to resist his nation’s call for war. Studies have shown the maindeterminant is the kind of childhood the president has experienced. Jimmy Carter was unusual in beingable to draw upon his having had fairly loving parents, in particular a mother who encouraged his individu-

ality and independence, a very unusual quality for a parent in the 1920s. It is no coincidence that when Ionce collected all the childhood photos I could find of American presidents I noticed that only those ofJimmy Carter and Dwight Eisenhower (another president who resisted being drawn into war) showed theirmothers smiling.

Ronald Reagan’s childhood, in contrast, was more like that of most presidents: a nightmare of neglect andabuse, in his case dominated by an obsessively religious mother and a violent, alcoholic father who, hesaid, used to “kick him with his boot” and “clobber” him and his brother. The result, as I have documentedin my book, Reagan’s America, was a childhood of phobias and fears “to the point of hysteria,” buriedfeelings of rage and severe castration anxieties (the title of his autobiography was Where Is The Rest ofMe?). As an adult, Reagan took to carrying a loaded pistol, and once considered suicide, only to be savedby the defensive maneuver of taking up politics and becoming an anti-communist warrior, crusading againstimaginary “enemies” who were blamed for the feelings he denied in himself.

George Bush’s childhood, though not as chaotic as Reagan’s, was also full of fear and punishments.Psychohistorian Suzy Kane, interviewing George’s brother, Prescott, Jr., discovered that Bush’s fatheroften beat him on the buttocks with a belt or a razor strap, the anticipation of which, Prescott, Jr. recalled,made them “quiver” with fear. “He took us over his knee and whopped us with his belt,” Prescott said. “Hehad a strong arm, and boy, did we feel it.” As he admitted to Kane, “We were all scared of him. We werescared to death of Dad when we were younger.” Childhood classmates of George described his father as“aloof and distant...formidable and stern...very austere and not a warm person.” “Dad was really scary,”George himself once admitted. As a result, a desperate need to please was George’s main trait as a child,and a depressive personality with an overwhelming need to placate became his trademarks as president.

The mood of America as Bush ran for the presidency was also quite depressed, which favored his election

over his less depressed opponent. During the Eighties, in what was often misnamed “A Decade of Indul-gence,” America had had an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity, the latter based mainly onmanic spending binges on the military and on financial speculation, both financed by borrowing. As will beshown, manic periods such as these usually climax in wars. In 1989, however, America’s traditionalenemy, the Soviet Union, had collapsed, and a period of unprecedented world peace without any realenemies had “broken out all over,” as Newsweek put it. Soon after the end of the Evil Empire, both Americaand Europe were plunged into depression. Beisel summarized the feeling:

The New York Times speaks of “An Empty Feeling...Infecting Eastern Europe.” An authority on Britainfinds the British undergoing “self-doubt and self-humiliation...greater now than at any time...over the lastthirty years.” The cover of the World Press Review speaks of “Germany’s Reunified Blues”...Europe isdepressed. Just three years ago, Germans were “delirious in the days before and after reunification,” saidCurrent History. “A couple of months later, their euphoria had turned to gloom.”




America, too, felt just terrible after the downfall of the Berlin Wall. “Democracy is winning,” said The NewYork Times on March 4, 1990. “The arms race is over. Villains are friendly now...the jackpot so long desiredwas America’s. So then why doesn’t it feel better?” Everywhere were predictions of doom, decline and thedeath of the American dream. The media wondered why, despite the fact that world peace had beenachieved and the American economy was expanding, “People are incredibly depressed” (The New York

Times), “In the past month, there has been a distinct odor of collapse and doom around the city,” (New YorkPost), and “There is something catastrophic coming” (Washington Post). With no foreign enemy intowhom we could project our fears, America had only one choice to end its feelings of depression: have asacrificial economic recession that would punish ourselves and our families for our peace and prosperity.

94. The treatment of Reagan by his father is incorrectly described by which of the following statements?A. His father used to revile him and abuse him which left him with a neglected feeling.B. His father used to lambaste him which was expressed by violent and abusive behaviour.C. In this childhood Reagan was pommelled by his father .D. His father used to slur him and his brother to the point where they developed feelings of rage.

95. What, according to the passage can be inferred to be true of Reagan?A. Reagan’s real enemy was his own fears and phobiasB. Reagan became president as a result of his neglected and violent childhood.C. Reagan was against communists and tried to counter the influence of the Soviet union.D. Reagan took up politics to save himself from committing suicide.

96. Which of the following are similarities between Reagan and Bush?1. Both Reagan and Bush had a childhood dominated by fear.2. Both had some personality conflicts resulting from troubled childhood experiences.3. Both would have found it difficult to resist the call of war.A. All of the aboveB. All except 1C. All except 2D. All except 1 and 2

97. What according to the passage would be implied by newspaper reports?A. The American people felt a wave of depression which was accompanied by an apocalyptic feeling

and this was because of the shattering of the American dream.B. The apocalyptic feeling led to people wondering why the American dream was shattered inspite of

the prevailing peace and prosperity.C. Decrease of enemies leads to a situation where an anxious nation like America is unable to find

objects to project its fears which leads to a feeling of doom and depression.D. A feeling of cataclysm spreads among the Americans because of the breakdown of the Berlin wall

which signified the general escalation of conflict in the world.




SECTION - 4(Part 2)

DIRECTIONS for Questions 98 to 102: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced,form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of

sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.98. A. Freire heavily endorses students’ ability to think critically about their education situation.

B. Realizing one’s consciousness (“conscientization”) is a needed first step of “praxis”.C. Critical pedagogy was heavily influenced by the works of Paulo Freire, arguably the most celebrated

critical educator.D. “Praxis” involves engaging in a cycle of theory, application, evaluation, reflection, and then back

to theory.A. CABD B. DBAC C. BDCA D. ABDC

99. A. Givaudan lurched ahead this spring by buying Quest, which had been the market’s fifth leadingplayer.

B. But the scent business isn’t all wine and tuberoses.C. IFF is Pepsi to Givaudan’s Coke, and the two firms account for about 30% of the $18 billion global

market for flavours and fragrances.D. Technological advances; consolidation and the race to get into new markets are shaking up the

industry.A. ABCD B. BDCA C. ADCB D. DCBA

100. A. Yes, it has been a difficult stretch for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel.B. His approval rating hovers around 3%. Now his Foreign Minister has called for him to resign.C. But Olmert has told his critics to “slow down” and called an emergency cabinet meeting.D. An Israeli government report on the 2006 Lebanon war excoriated him for his “very severe failures.”A. BCDA B. DCBA C. DBAC D. ADCB

101. A. Crowds had lined up for nearly a mile down Queen’s Road to catch a glimpse of the Material Girlin person.

B. Madge was a no-show, but the long lines lasted for weeks.C. The draw was her line of trench coats, kimono dresses and catsuits for the Swedish retailer

H&M.D. Madonna has invaded Hong Kong.A. DCAB B. ACBD C. CBAC D. DABC

102. A. The rise of low-cost carriers was supposed to simplify prices for everyone, but that hasn’t happened.B. Delta might be enjoying a bit of blue sky, but Grinstein understands the frustrations of airline

travel.C. “People are suspicious,” he says, “and wonder what kind of game is being played because they

don’t understand what the system is designed to do.”D. Pricing is a big one.A. CDBA B. BDCA C. DABC D. CADB

DIRECTIONS for Questions 103 to 107: There are two blanks in each of the following sentences. Fromthe pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the blanks most appropriately. The first word in the pair

should fill the first blank.

103. It is difficult to _____ the suffering of South East Asians in the US in terms of the number of dead,but tens of thousands are going through _____ in a society hit by paranoia after the WTC bombings.A. estimate, ordeal B. quantify, trauma C. calculate, distrust D. understand, shock




104. The fact that Mr B’s most recent film is a hit at the box office is ample proof for the megastar’s _____ power, and not for the reviews which were nothing more than _____.A. continuing, indifferent B. growing, terribleC. drawing, ordinary D. declining, ordinary

105. It started with a(n) _____ cigarette in college, but by her late twenties, Lilly was an _____ smoker.A. casual, acute B. customary, habitualC. special, invertebrate D. occasional, inveterate

106. Ayn Rand’s book attracted a _____ of fans, some of them being top corporate executives, whodared not speak of its impact except in _____.A. group, loneliness B. series, publicC. coterie, private D. variety, circle

107. Nowadays, cops are considered to be increasingly _____ as far as solving criminal cases areconcerned because of which people’s faith in the system of justice is _____ down.A. laggard, moving B. zealous, stretching C. nonchalant, crumbling D. laidback, coming

DIRECTIONS for Questions 108 to 112: In each of the following sentences, part or all of the sentence isunderlined. The answer-choices offer four ways of phrasing the underlined part. If you think the originalsentence is better than the alternatives, choose A, which merely repeats the underlined part; otherwisechoose one of the alternatives.

108. Although absolute justice being unattainable, that much justice as we need for all practical useis attainable by all those who make it their aim.A. being unattainable, that much justice as we need for all practical use is attainableB. be unattainable, as much justice as we need for all practical use is attainableC. being unattainable, as much justice as we need for all practical use is attainableD. be unattainable, as much justice we need for all practical use is attainable

109. The English masters possessed the power in regulating their own trade, and for giving liberty toevery slave in their dominions; and yet they were entirely unmindful of their duty on this subject.A. of regulating their own trade, and in giving liberty to every slave in their dominions; and yet they

wereB. to regulate their own trade, and of giving liberty to every slave in their dominions; and yet they

wereC. into regulating their own trade, and of giving liberty to every slave in their dominions; and yet they

wereD. of regulating their own trade, and of giving liberty to every slave in their dominions; and yet they

were

110. This, no doubt, will be a proper place to give some to my antecedents, as well as a few of the detailsof the crime for which I was sent to the penitentiary.A. This, no doubt will be the proper place to give some of my antecedents, as well as a few of the

details of theB. This, no doubt, will be the proper place to give some of my antecedents, as well as a few of the

details of theC. This, no doubt, will be the proper place to give some to my antecedents, as well as a few of the

details of theD. This no doubt, will be the proper place to give some of my antecedents, as well as a few of the

details of a




111. The native whites are generally indisposed to be confessing that the negroes are quitting the countryon account of political injustice and persecution.A. to confess that the negroes are quitting the country on account of political injustice and persecution.B. to confessing that the negroes are quitting the country on account of political injustice and

persecution.

C. to confess that the negroes are quitting the country on account of political injustice and beingpersecuted.D. in confessing that the negroes are quitting the country on account of political injustice and being

persecuted.

112. The flagrant violation of the rules acted with a catalyst for the stringent action taken against thestudents.A. acted with the catalyst for theB. acted as a catalyst for theC.acted as a catalyst to theD. has been acted as a catalyst for the

DIRECTIONS for Questions 113 to 117: Select the most suitable synonym for the underlined word in thesentences.

113. He was forced to change his college as he was badgered by the obscene comments of the seniors.A. Balked B. Attenuated C. Pestered D. Barbed

114. Mrs. Smith became cantankerous old lady after the death of her entire family in the car accident.A. Crestfallen B. Disconcerted C. Canny D. Irascible

115. Her heterodox views made her an outcast in the society.A. Unconventional B. Idiosyncratic C. Impertinent D. Impetuous

116. People of the town believed the patent medicine man who was a mountebank.A. Connoisseur B. Charlatan C. Amateur D. Empathetic

117. The Chairman said, “We should understand the ramifications of the situation”.

A. Gravity B. Upshot C. Causes D. Pre-requisitesDIRECTIONS for Questions 118 to 122: Select the most suitable antonym for the underlined word in thesentences.

118. It is very difficult to work with such a fastidious person.A. Boisterous B. Rakish C. Rabid D. Careless

119. The dog became querulous when it was hit by the car.A. Whining B. Unruffled C. Aggressive D. Quixotic

120. The group of sanguine college students walked noisily through the corridor.A. Sardonic B. Licentious C. Gloomy D. Rustic

121. The eulogistic speech earned a lot of acclaim from the listeners.

A. Praising B. Critical C. Esoteric D. Burlesque

122. The fledgling young employee could not understand the nuances of the project.A. Embryonic B. Frivolous C. Experienced D. effusive

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