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A nswers and Explanations

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TotalQuestions

Time Taken(Min)

TotalAttempts

CorrectAttempts

IncorrectAttempts

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TOTAL 135 120

Section 4 40

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Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

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QA

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DI

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1 A 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 D 6 C 7 A 8 A 9 C 10 A11 B 12 C 13 C 14 B 15 A 16 C 17 D 18 D 19 A 20 A21 C 22 A 23 D 24 C 25 A 26 A 27 C 28 C 29 D 30 C31 A 32 C 33 C 34 D 35 B 36 A 37 D 38 A 39 A 40 D41 C 42 C 43 A 44 C 45 A 46 C 47 B 48 C 49 A 50 B51 B 52 A 53 D 54 D 55 C 56 A 57 A 58 B 59 D 60 B61 A 62 D 63 B 64 C 65 A 66 A 67 D 68 C 69 C 70 A71 B 72 C 73 A 74 B 75 B 76 B 77 B 78 B 79 A 80 C81 D 82 D 83 A 84 B 85 B 86 A 87 C 88 D 89 B 90 D91 D 92 A 93 C 94 D 95 D 96 C 97 D 98 B 99 C 100 B101 B 102 B 103 B 104 B 105 A 106 B 107 A 108 B 109 D 110 B111 B 112 C 113 B 114 B 115 D 116 D 117 B 118 B 119 D 120 C121 C 122 C 123 C 124 B 125 C 126 C 127 A 128 D 129 B 130 B131 D 132 B 133 C 134 C 135 C

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1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C

7. A 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. C

13. C 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. D

19. A 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C

25. A 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. C

31. A Let speeds (in km/hr) of Sam, Radha and Jeevan bex, y and z respectively.

5.25 5 or x : y 1.05 : 1x y

= = (i)

11 10 or y : z 11: 10y z

= = (ii)

From (i) and (ii), x : z = 11.55 : 10

Let time taken by Jeevan be t hoursAs ratio of speeds is inversely proportional to ratio of

time,11.55 t

or t 2.31 hours10 2= =Required difference = 0.31 hours or 18.6 minutes.

32. C1 1 1 1 1u 1 ...2 3 4 1049 1050

= + + +

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 ... ...3 5 7 1049 2 4 6 1050

= + + + + + + + +

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 ... 2 ...2 3 4 5 1050 2 4 6 1050

= + + + + + + + + + +

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 ... 1 ...2 3 4 5 1050 2 3 525

= + + + + + + + + + +

2 2 2v ....

526 1050 527 1049 528 1048= + +

2 1 1 1 1...1576 526 527 528 1050

= + + + +

u 1576 788.v 2

= =

33. C Number of ways of selecting two sections = 2C1Number of ways of selecting subsections in a section

= 2C1Number of ways of attempting questions in eachsubsection = 5!

Answer: ( )22 2 4 3

1 1C C 5! 5! (5!) (2!)= =

34. D A

B C

D

5 cm

As BAC CBD and ACB BCDABC BDC = =

:

AB BC ACBD DC BC

= =

Let area (in cm 2) of BDC be . 2

22

16 (5k) k5

+ = =(Ratio of areas of similar triangles is equal to ratio of

the squares of their corresponding sides)As, + 16 divided by is an integer, only possiblevalue of = 2 and k = 3.BC = 5 k = 15 cm

15 AC AC 45 cm5 15

= =

Answer: CD : AD = 5 : 40 = 1 : 8.

35. B Let the total work be L.C.M. of 36, 60 and 120i.e. 360 units.Work done (in units) by Shama, Radha and Pia in a dayis 10, 6 and 3 respectively.

Work done by Shama in a period of 5 days can beshown as:First two = 10 units;Next two = 12 unitsLast day = 8 units

Work done by Radha in a period of 5 days can beshown as:First day = 4.2 units;Next day = 4.8 unitsLast three days = 18 units

Work done by Pia in a period of 5 days= 3 5 = 15 units

Work completed in 5 days = 72 units

Answer: 3605 25 days.72

=

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36. A Velocity v in (in m/s)

3 2

2

ds d(7t 6t + 5t 4)dt dt21t 12t 5

= =

= +Rate of change of velocity

2dv d(21t 12t 5)dt dt

42t 12

+= =

= Rate of change of velocity at t = 6 seconds is 252 12= 240 m/s 2.

37. D 5! = 5 4 3 2 1= 2 3 3 5

3n(n 1) 5! k 2 3 5 k2+ = =

(k is a natural number)The smallest possible value of n is 15.

Sum of squares of first 15 natural numbers

15(16)(31)2 3

= Answer: 31

38. A log 9(2x2 + 3x 1) = log 3(x 3)

log3(2x2 + 3x 1) = log 3(x 3)

2

2x2 + 3x 1 = x 2 + 9 6x x2 + 9x 10 = 0 (x 1)(x + 10) = 0 x = 1 or x = 10But x 1 and x negative, therefore no solution ispossible.

39. A Let the number of students who speak all the threelanguages be x, number of students who speak exactlytwo languages be y and number of students whospeak exactly one language be z.x + y = 1.25x or x = 4y

Also, y + z = 1.3z or10z y3

=

Total number of students = 4y + y +10 25y y3 3

=

Answer:10 100 40%25

=

40. D Outer radius of the bangle r22 7 3.5 cm22 2

= =Edge of the cubical box l= 2r = 7 cmVolume of the box = l 3 = 343 cm 3

Height of the cover 2 2(12.5) (3.5) 12 cm= =

Volume of the cover2 31 12 7 196 cm

3= =

Answer: 343 + 196 = 539 cm 3

41. C Time taken by each of them to cover first 280 m ist seconds.Let the length of the track be 280 n meters.

Time (in seconds) taken by Bhanu to cover eachsuccessive 280 m length of the track starting from thefirst one is t, 2t, 4t and so on.Time (in seconds) taken by Ria to cover eachsuccessive 280 m length of the track starting from thefirst one is t, 3t, 9t and so on.

2 n 1 2 n 1t 2t 2 t.... 2 t 90t t 3t 3 t.... 3 t + + + + = + + +1 2 n 1 1 2 n 11 2 2 .... 2 90 1 3 3 .... 3 + + + + = + + +

The only possible value of n 1 is 4.

Answer: 280 5 = 1400 meters.

42. C The situation given can be shown with the help ofdiagram below.

30

45 60

60

45 30

P

6

6Q l2F2F1 l1

66 3

2 3

Let I1 and I2 represent the initial positions of the twopersons and F1 and F2 represent the final positions ofthe two persons respectively. Let PQ be the height ofthe tower.Height of tower, PQ = 6 metres

Therefore, distance I1Q will be 2 3 metres and I2Q

will be 6 3 metres.Distance covered by the slower person in 6 minutes

= = 6 2 3 2 3( 3 1) metres

Speed = =2 3( 3 1) ( 3 1) metres/minute6 3

The slower person will travel

( 3 1)15 5 3( 3 1) metres

3 = in 15 minutes.

43. A First club can be selected in 5 ways; second club canbe selected in 4 ways and so on.

Answer: 5 4 3 2 1 = 120 ways.

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44. C Note: According to Ptolemy s theorem in any cyclicquadrilateral

a

c

d d2

d1b

ac + bd = d1 d2Let the length of the fourth side of the quadrilateral bex cm.

5 2 8 + 6 x = 7 2 10 x = 5 2 cm

Semi perimeter s 6 8 5 2 5 2 7 5 2 cm

2

+ + += = +

Area of cyclic quadrilateral

(s a)(s b)(s c)(s d)=

( )( ) 27 7 5 2 1 5 2 1 49 cm= + =

45. A Let the number of employees in the three levels bea + d , a and a d , where d is the commondifference. 25(a + d) + 50 a + 75(a d) = 3a 40

a 5 5 : 3d 3

= =

Required ratio = a + d : a : a d = 8 : 5 : 2.

46. C f(x) = x 2 + y 2 + x + 3y +52

2 21 3f(x) x y2 2

= + + +

f(x) will be minimum, when2 21 3x y 0

2 2 + = + =

1 3i.e. x and y

2 2= =

Answer: x + y = 2.

47. B The equation of the line perpendicular to y = 2x 2i.e. 2x y 2 = 0 is x + 2y + k = 0. (i)This line passes through (2, 3). 2 + 6 + k = 0 or k = 8.Equation of the line perpendicular to the given line isx + 2y 8 = 0. (ii)Solving equations (i) and (ii) for x and y, we get

12 14x and y5 5= =

Required coordinates are12 14,5 5

48. C

Revenue Generated(in Rs.)

Production Cost(in Rs.)

Storage Cost(in Rs.)

First Day 9,000 1,710 3 33,000

3 33,000

+ 3 33,000

Total 16,500 1,710 9 33,000 99 48 104

Cost Incurred (in Rs.)

SecondDay

7,500 1,710

4

6 9,000 4,80010

54 48 10

=

4

6 7,500 4,80010

45 48 10

=

Total cost incurred : Revenue Generated

= 28512 10 3 : 47520 10 3= 288 : 480 = 6 : 10

Answer: 4 100 66.67%6 =

49. A Coefficient of (1 x5)6(1 + x 3)10

General term of (1 x5)6

( )6 r6 5

rC x ,

= + when r is even and

( )6 r6 5

rC x ,

= when r is odd.

General term of (1 + x 3)10

( )10 k10 3kC x =The only possible values of k are 0, 5 and 10.Required coefficient

( ) ( ) ( )10 6 10 6 10 610 0 5 3 0 6C C C C C C= + + = 1 5040 + 1 = 5038.

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55. C Total revenue generated in April= Rs. 12,50,000

Percentage contribution in April by:Mokia = 14.8%Carbon = 18.4%Cherry = 38%Slice = 28.8%

Total revenue generated in May

= Rs. 16,00,000Percentage contribution in May by:Mokia = 13.1875%Carbon = 22.25%Cherry = 33.3125%Slice = 31.25%

Answer: Cherry

56. A One of the two prime numbers is always of the form6k + 1 and the other is always of the form 6k 1.I. (6k + 1) 2 (6k 1)2= 36k 2 36k 2 + 1 1 + 24k = 24kTherefore, p 2 q2 is always divisible by 24.

II. (6k + 1) 3 + (6k 1)3

= 216k 3 + 1 + 3(6k)(6k + 1) + 216k 3 1 3(6k)(6k 1)= 432k 3 + 36kTherefore, p 3 + q 3 is divisible by 24 only when k iseven.

57. A Marginal cost2 3dc d(x 1)(x + 2)

dx dx= =

3 22 3d(x + 2) d(x 1)(x 1) (x + 2)

dx dx= +

2 2 3

4 2

(x 1)3x 2(x + 2)x

5x 3x 4x

= += +At x = 2, marginal cost = Rs. 76,000 per kiloton.

58. B Total possibilities8!

2! 2!=

Number of favourable cases

42C 4! 4!

22! 2!

= Required Probability

42

8! 12 6C 4! 122! 2! 70 35

= = =

59. D Let us suppose the partners took a loan of Rs. P 1 andP 2 for 1 and 2 years respectively from two differentbanks.

1

1

10P 1 12,100100

or P Rs. 11,000 ...(i)

+ =

=

2

2

2

10P 1 12,100100

or P Rs. 10,000 ...(ii)

+ = =

Total loan amount= Rs. 11,000 + Rs. 10,000= Rs. 21,000

Total investment made= 18,000 + 33,000 + 9,000 + 21,000= Rs. 81,000

Profit = 0.3 81,000 = Rs. 24,300Profit after repayment of bank loan = Rs. 12,200

Share of Cijay3 12,200 Rs. 1,830.

20= =

60. B Slope of the curve

( )3 2d x 2x + 6x 4dydx dx

= =

2

3x 4x 6= +Slope at x = 1 is 5.

At x = 1, y = 1Equation of the tangent is the equation of straight linewhich passes through point (1, 1) and which hasslope is 5.

Equation of the tangent is 1 1y y m(x x ) = (where m is the slope of the line)x1 = 1, y 1 = 1 and m = 5Required equation:y 5x + 4 = 0.

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For questions 61 to 64:Let Anu, Banu, Coral, Dev, Emily and Farooq be represented as A, B, C, D, E and F respectively.From statement (iii), we get two cases: The quiz in which A participated, the Science quiz and the quiz in which B participatedrespectively were either (2nd, 4th or 6th) quizzes or (1st, 3rd or 5th) quizzes. From statement (v), Reasoning was the fifth quizto be conducted.

Case I:

Orde r Firs t Se cond Third Four th Fifth SixthAre a of Quiz Sc ienc e Reas oning

Name Anu Banu

Or

Case II:

Orde r Firs t Se cond Third Four th Fifth SixthAre a of Quiz Science Reasoning

Name Anu Banu

In case I, General Studies quiz and Economics quiz can only be the third or the sixth quiz, in no particular order. In this case, fromstatement (v), English quiz must be the second quiz, which is not possible as E participated in English quiz.

In case II, General Studies and Economics quiz can only be the first or the fourth quiz, in no particular order. Thus, Mathematicsquiz and English quiz was the second and the sixth quiz to be conducted respectively. Further analysis leads to the final tableas below:

Order First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth

Area of Quiz GS Mathematics Science Economics Reasoning English

Name Anu Dev/Farooq Farooq/Dev Coral Banu Emily

61. A Anu 62. D Reasoning

63. B Coral-Economics-First 64. C Economics

For questions 65 to 69:From statement (i), Chopra family was allotted one of the rooms among 111, 112 or 113. From statements (ii) and (iii), Chughfamily and Tikku family were allotted rooms on the third floor. From this we can conclude that Malik family and Arora family wereallotted rooms on different floors among the first and the second floors, in no particular order. From statement (iv), only possibleroom numbers for Malik family and Arora family is 221 and 112, in no particular order. Thus, Mehra, Gupta and Sharma familieswere allotted rooms numbered 113, 223 and 333, in no particular order and hence Chopra family and Chugh family were allottedrooms numbered 111 and 331 respectively. Further analysis leads to the final table as below:

111 112 113

(Chopra) (Malik) (Mehra)

221 222 223

(Arora) (Bindra) (Sharma)

331 332 333(Chugh) (Tikku) (Gupta)

First floor

Second floor

Third floor

65. A Arora 66. A Bindra

67. D Malik and Mehra 68. C 444

69. C 333

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For questions 70 to 72:The information given in the question can be tabulated asshown below:

Department I Department II Department III

Saral and Geeta Hasan and Preeti Akansh andSarika

Nakul and Alka Govind and Navya Pawan andHimadri

70. A Nakul and Geeta

71. B Hasan and Preeti

72. C Nakul and Saral

For questions 73 and 74:INPUT: Life Is Something That Everyone Should Try At

Least OnceSTEP 1: Once Is Something That Everyone Should Try At

Least LifeSTEP 2: Once Is Something That Should Everyone Try At

Least LifeSTEP 3: Once That Something Is Should Everyone Try At

Least LifeSTEP 4: Once That Something Is Should Everyone Least At

Try LifeSTEP 5: Once That At Is Should Everyone Least Something

Try LifeSTEP 6 : Life That At Is Should Everyone Least Something

Try OnceSTEP 7 : Life That At Is Everyone Should Least Something

Try OnceSTEP 8 : Life Is At That Everyone Should Least Something

Try OnceSTEP 9 : Life Is At That Everyone Should Try Something

Least OnceSTEP 10: Life Is Something That Everyone Should Try AtLeast Once

STEP 11: Once Is Something That Everyone Should Try AtLeast Life

As we can see, the repetitions will happen after every10 steps. STEP 10 will be same as the input string, STEP 11same as STEP 1, STEP 12 same as STEP 2 and so on.

73. A Once That Something Is Should Everyone Least At TryLife (Since STEP 14 will be same as STEP 4.)

74. B STEP 20The INPUT string will get repeated in STEPS 10, 20, 30and so on.

75. BName Department City

Agha Marketing Mumbai

Boman Operations Kolkata

Chandni Finance Delhi

76. B Let Pinki, Qureshi, Rajat , Sona and Tarun berepresented as P, Q, R, S and T respectively. AsP played exactly 2 matches, Q must have played either3 or 4 matches.

Case I: If Q played 3 matches, R, T and S must haveplayed 1 match each.Sum of the number of matches played by individualplayers = 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 8

Case II: If Q played 4 matches, R, T, S could haveplayed 1 or 3 matches each.Sum of the number of matches played by individualplayers = 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 9 or 4 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 15

Case II is not possible, as each match involved twoplayers; the sum has to be an even number.

P Q R S TP - X XQ - X R X - X XS X X - XT X X X -

For questions 77 to 81:

77. B Total reserves of ICICI bank is the lowest in May withvalue of 32.6 30 + 2543 i.e. Rs. 3521 crores.

78. B Required value of absolute percentage change forICICI bank is more than HSBC bank in February, April,June, July, October and December.

79. A Required ratio for:

ICICI Bank32.6 0.012812543

=

HSBC Bank28.8 0.012982218

=

HDFC Bank23.7 0.01122120

=

IDBI Bank25.5 0.012771996

=

The ratio is the highest for HSBC bank.

(Price of Gold is not required as it was the same for allthe four banks.)

80. C Average Cash reserves of HSBC Bank in 201029280

Rs. 2440 crores12

= =

81. D First statement clearly is not true. As value per quintalof gold is not known, second statement cannot beconcluded from the given data. Also, as data for onlyfour banks is known, third statement also cannot bedetermined from the given data.

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For questions 82 to 85:

82. D Total obese population

( )22 0.42 48 0.44 55 0.27 3510011.8382

= + +

=Required percentage

11.8382100 8.578%138=

83. A Overweight or obese adolescent population in:

200938 62 23.56 crores

100= =

201036 65 23.4 crores

100= =

Required percentage

0.16 100 0.68%23.56

=

84. B Overweight or obese adult population in:2005 0.28 23 6.44 crores= =

= =2006 0.35 26 9.10 crores= =2007 0.3 32 9.60 crores

2008 0.27 35 9.45 crores= =2009 0.36 41 14.76 crores= =

= =2010 0.40 40 16.0 crores

It is highest in 2009.

85. B First statement is not true, as the percentage value isapproximately equal to 36.7%.Second statement is true, as the required value in2010 is 15% and that in 2008 is approximately 14.6%.Third statement is not true, as the adolescent soverweight or obese population decreases in 2009.

For questions 86 to 88:

Let the total Green House Gases emission (in units) be 100x.

86. A Net emission (in units) of Carbon dioxide, Methaneand Nitrous Oxide from Land use and biomass burning

9.1 6.6 2620x 10x 3x100 100 100

= + +

= 3.26xNet emission (in units) of Green House Gases fromLand use and biomass burning

10 100x 10x100

= =

Emission of gases other than Carbon dioxide, Methaneand Nitrous Oxide from Land use and biomass burning= 10x 3.2x = 6.8xRequired percentage = 6.74%

87. C Emission of Carbon dioxide (in units) from:Power stations= 0.295 20x = 5.9xFossil fuel retrieval, processing and distribution

= 0.087

20x = 1.74xResidential, commercial and other sources= 0.129 20x = 2.58xIndustrial processes= 0.206 20x = 4.12x

Required percentage is highest for emission from

Power stations and is equal to5.9

100 27.7%21.3

=

88. D Emission of Nitrous oxide (in units) from Agriculturalbyproducts = 0.62 3x = 1.86x

Emission of Methane (in units) from Agriculturalbyproducts = 0.4 10x = 4x

Required percentage

4x 1.86x 100 53.5%4x

= =

For questions 89 to 94:

89. B Productivity of Na ve in 20104211

9.24456

=

Productivity of Datsum in 2008 3456 3.391020=

Required ratio = 9.24 : 3.39 2.72 : 1

90. D The top three companies are Merits, JWC and Kelworthwith Productivity of approximately 16.59, 15.43 and12.71 respectively.

91. D Productivity of Na ve in 2010 is approximately 9.23.Four companies Esson, JWC, Kelworth and Meritshave Productivity more than the productivity of Na vein 2010.

92. A Productivity of Esson in:

2008540 6.9278

=

2009365 6.7654

=

Required percentage increase

6.92 6.76 100 2.3%6.92

=

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93. C First statement is not true as Productivity of Garmusdecreases in both 2009 as well 2010 over previousyears.Second statement is true, as Productivity for JWC isthe highest in 2010 at 18.07.Third statement is true, as the ratio of Productivity ofthe two companies is 3.7 : 4.15.

94. D First statement is clearly not true as Productivity of

Merits is 14.12 which is higher than that of quite a fewcompanies.Second statement is true as Productivity for Harico isthe second lowest after Fillare.Third statement is true as Productivity for Merits is thesecond highest after JWC.

95. D Percentage increase in production of:

Rice5

100 5.68%88

=

Wheat7

100 5.6%125

= =

Bajra2

100 5.26%38

=

Sugarcane3 100 5.88%51

=

Percentage increase is the highest for Sugarcane.

96. C The first paragraph brings in the understanding thatthe author is concerned with technologicaldevelopment. He also discusses the method he used(cross-case-study comparisons conducted throughthe descriptive model) to arrive at an understanding.The last line of this paragraph seals the author s

understanding, in print. Option (C) is the answer. Option(A) is incorrect as the SCOT was developed not tomeet the requirements of cross-case-studycomparisons but for bringing in an analytical distanceand striking a fine balance to allow for cross-case-study comparisons. Option (B) is beyond the scope ofthe passage. Had the author been concerned withoption (B) he would have completed writing about thisphase before the passage started. Option (D) is apartial answer the main purpose of the passage isnot to prove that the working machine was not thecause of its success but to assert that technologicaladvances were the result of their being accepted inrelevant social groups.

97. D Refer to the fifth line of the first paragraph Thus themodel should strike a fine balance between gettingdown to the nuts-and-bolts level of technology andstaying at enough analytic distance to allow for cross-case-study comparisons. This indicates that the modelhelped to come down to a narrow perspective andalso to be at a broad viewpoint. Option (D) is theanswer. I is incorrect as there is no information on thisin the passage. II is incorrect. The passage clearly

mentions that that the descriptive model should strikea fine balance staying at enough analytic distanceto allow for cross-case-study comparisons. III is alsoincorrect as the model is not said to strike a fine balancebetween technological advancements but between anarrow and a broad view.

98. B An a priori distinction would be one that is madeindependent of observation/experience. The authorstates such a distinction would be impossible to makeamong the technical, the social, or the scientific.Statement II paraphrases this statement correctly.Statement I is incorrect as it deviates into another lineof thinking. Statement III does not correctly capture themeaning of a priori. Statement IV is incorrect, as apriori does not indicate independent of personal

judgment.

99. C The correct sequence is I, IV, II, III. Interpretativeflexibility is first mentioned in connection with usingrelevant social groups as the starting point fordescribing artifacts. Then, the interpretative flexibilityof artifacts is said to be crucial in refuting technicaldeterminism. Later on, interpretative flexibility is saidto have its philosophical and methodological basis inthe principle of symmetry. Finally, the SCOT model isintroduced.

100. B Statement IV does not reflect the essence of thepassage. The passage primarily deals with judgmentalshortcuts and talks about the tendency of recent andsalient events to move people away from the base-rate or long-term probabilities. However this does notmean that a speedy response to a speculative marketnecessarily implies that long-term probabilities havenot been taken into account. Statement I follows fromthe passage which states that generally peopleassess the frequency of a class or the probability ofan event by the ease with which instances or

occurrences can be brought to mind. Statements IIand III are mentioned in the passage. Statement IIIdescribes the anchoring heuristic.

101. B The passage clearly states, saliency, andemotionally charged events often dominate decision-making in the stock market. So, Statement (IV) doesnot follow from the passage. Expert opinion ismentioned as one of the factors that sway investordecision-making in a speculative market. So, statement(I) follows from the passage. Statements (II) and (III)follow directly from the passage.

102. B The author is talking about hindsight bias-people tendto believe that mistakes made in the past could havebeen easily avoided. The author also states that suchbias detracts from a proper assessment of past errorsand limits what can be learned from experience.Statement I captures this. Statements II and III have notbeen mentioned in the passage. Statement IV describesthe availability heuristic. Hence the correct answerchoice is (B).

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117. B Option B is the correct option. continue has to befollowed by an infinitive in this case. Option D is rejectedsince the sentence specifies a time period and so thepresent perfect continuous rather than the presentcontinuous should be used. Option A is incorrect sincethe past perfect tense is unsuitable here. Option C isincorrect since idiomatically, it s preferable thatcontinue is not followed by a gerund.

118. B Options A and D can be rejected, because of the wordlong . It should be longer to bring in the sense ofcomparison. Option C is rejected because it fails thematch the tense of the first part of the paragraph. Theword maintains should be replaced with maintained to maintain the tense consistency.

119. D Option D is correct. It contains the correlativeconjunctions not only and but also . Also, it includesthe correct phrase dragged ...into a mess.

120. C Gallivanting , Peregrine and Ambulatory aresynonyms of Peripatetic which means walking ortravelling about. Stoic , Impassable and Apathetic

are synonyms of Phlegmatic which meansdispassionate or indifferent.

121. C Connivance Subterfuge and Duplicity are synonymsof Perfidy which means deliberate breach of faith ortrust; faithlessness; treachery. Licentiousness ,Turpitude and Depravity are synonyms of Iniquitywhich means gross injustice or wickedness.

122. C The correct spellings are lachrymal and squalor

123. C The correct spellings are aficionado and traipse .

124. B II is the opener since it introduces the topic. II and Iform a mandatory pair since I elaborates on the topic.IV follows I as it talks about the impact of the uncertainty on the utilitarians. IV and III also form a mandatory pair.

125. C III is the opening sentence since it introduces the topicof Theism. II forms a mandatory pair with III as it explainswhat Theism is. IV follows II as it brings in a contrastin the form of Ethics. The clue is in the word secular .I is the conclusion.

126. C IV is the opening sentence since talks about moralitybeing introduced into law and sets the tone for therest of the paragraph. IV and II form a mandatory pair.

II highlights what role human rights actually perform inthe legal framework. III follows II as it brings in acontradiction. I elaborates on the same and forms amandatory pair with V.

127. A IV is the opening sentence since it starts the discussionabout the purpose of International human rights. III islinked to IV since it highlights the actual implications oftheir very existence. III and II form a mandatory pair as

they in II points to human rights in III. I is the partingshot.

128. D VI is the starter since it opens the discussion aboutrights talk I is linked to VI since it mentions that rightstalk is useful for media coverage. IV and II form amandatory pair as they are in continuation and partsof the same sentence. This translation in III connectsit to II. V is linked to III as it explains the reason for the

hindrance.129. B IV is the opening sentence since it is the only one

which is setting the tone of the paragraph bycommenting on the state of affairs. V follows IV as itcontinues in the same vein as IV and talks about thegap between the rich and the poor, a thought initiallystated in the concluding part of IV. I is linked with Vand IV as it further elaborates on the discussion. IIIand II form a mandatory pair as they are parts of thesame sentence and follow I in the form of a concludingremark.

130. B Just as vacuous means lacking in ideas or intelligence,pliant means without will, flexible, not having thefaculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action.

131. D Quixotic and impractical are synonyms; similarlyvituperative and scurrilous are synonyms.

132. B Pirouette and Dance are synonyms; similarlyArrogate and Appropriation are synonyms. Arrogate means to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously;assume or appropriate to oneself without right.

133. C Adumbrative and Specific are antonyms; similarlyMachiavellian and Scrupulous are antonyms.Machiavellian means characterized by subtle orunscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, ordishonesty.

134. C Option A is idiomatically incorrect. The correct phraseis backhanded or left handed compliment which impliesan ambiguous statement one that can be taken as acompliment, but which might also be construed as aninsult. Option B is incorrect as there is ambiguityregarding the antecedent of the pronoun their . It canrefer to both the students and the instructors. Theword clearly is redundant in Option D, hence thisoption is incorrect.

135. C Option (A) is incorrect. The correct sentence will be does not always behave. The auxiliary does agrees with the singular subject. There is a subject-verb agreement error in option B. Instead of has itshould be have so that it agrees with plural subject,the department members . Option D is incorrectbecause the phrase the reason .. because isinherently redundancy. The word reason means why or because . because should be replaced with that.