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1. Match the Invention-Inventor-Country

Invention Inventor Country a. Bicycle i. Harry Brearley 1. USA b. Dynamite ii. K. Macmillan 2. England c. Stainless Steel iii. T.A. Edison 3.Sweden d. Gramophone iv. Alfred Noble 4.Scotland

A. a-i-3, b-iii-2, c-iv-1, d-ii-4 B. a-iv-1, b-ii-4, c-iii-2, d-i-3C. a-iii-2, b-i-1, c-ii-3, d-iv-4 D. a-ii-4, b-iv-3, c-i-2, d-iii-1

2. In the context of UMPP establishment in India, match the Location and State

Location State a. Akaltara i. Madhya Pradesh b. Mundra ii. Maharashtra c. Giriye iii. Gujarat d. Sasan iv. Chattisgarh

A. a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii B. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-iC. a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv D. a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii

3. Match the State-Chief Minister-Governor

State Chief Minister Governor a. West Bengal i. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri 1. K. Sankaranarayanan b. Uttarakhand ii. Prem Kumar Dhumal 2. Urmila Singh c. Himachal Pradesh iii. Prithviraj Chavan 3. M. K. Narayanan d. Maharashtra iv. Mamata Banerjee 4. Margaret Alva

A. a-iv-3, b-i-4, c-ii-2, d-iii-1 B. a-iv-1, b-ii-2, c-i-4, d-iii-3C. a-iv-2, b-iii-4, c-i-3, d-ii-1 D. a-iv-4, b-i-2, c-ii-1, d-iii-3

4. Fundamental duties were added by which of the following constitutional amendment?A. 44th Constitutional Amendment ActB. 42nd Constitutional Amendment ActC. 46th Constitutional Amendment ActD. 86th Constitutional Amendment Act

5. What is the target for growth rate in 12th five year plan of India?A. 9-9.5% B. 9.5-10% C. 10-10.5% D. 10.5-11%

6. State Government of which of the following states is formulating an action plan to achieve totalliteracy by 2013?A. Andhra Pradesh B. Kerala C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu

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7. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has projected which country asthe fastest growing economy?A. India B. China C. United States D. Russia

8. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and NTPC signed a joint venture and shareholder agreement toset up a 500-MW (2 x 250 MW) coal-based power plan in which of the following countries?A. Srilanka B. India C. Nepal D. Bhutan

9. Arrange the following Indian rivers in decreasing order of their lengths:1. Godavari2. Mahanadi3. Kaveri4. Narmada

Correct Code:A. Godavari >Narmada >Mahanadi >KaveriB. Narmada >Godavari >Kaveri>MahanadiC. Godavari >Kaveri> Mahanadi > NarmadaD. Godavari>Mahanadi>Narmada >Kaveri

10. A C-Quest will be set up under which state’s tourism to address quality issues in the tourismsector?A. Madhya Pradesh B. Karnataka C. Kerala D. Tamil Nadu

11. Which of the following tools are the sources of raising domestic funds by the companies?A. IPO only B. FPO onlyC. commercial papers only D. all of the above

12. Term ALM is used in Banking/financing sector. M stands for:A. management B. maturity C. money D. market

13. ‘Sugam’ form used to fill income tax return for:A. salaried persons B. senior Citizens C. small businessmen D. women

14. Match the Research Centre of India- Place

Research Centre of India Place a. Central Tabacco Research Institute i. Dhanbad b. Central Forest Research Institute ii. Rajamundry c. National Sugar Research Institute iii. Dehradun d. Central Fuel Research Institute iv. Kanpur

A. a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv B. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-iC. a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv D. a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii

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15. Match the Organization- Year of Foundation

Organization Year of Foundation a. Assam Rifles i. 1962 b. CRPF ii. 1835 c. National Cadat Corps(NCC) iii. 1939 d. ITBP iv. 1948

A. a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv B. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iiiC. a-ii, b-iii, c- iv, d-i D. a-iii, b-iv, c- ii, d-i

16. WAN-IFRA is an international organization related to:A. investment Banking B. telecomC. news papers D. marketing

17. The global consultancy, McKinsey is related to study of:A. Public Finance B. Global Trade C. Global Health D. Global Warming

18. India signed a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with which of the following former SovietRepublic?A. Georgia B. Ukraine C. Tajikistan D. Belarus

19. The biggest gold miner company Rusoro is listed in:A. Russia B. United States of AmericaC. Canada D. South Africa

20. Which among the following constitutional amendment bill contains the provision of increase inwomen reservation in panchayats?A. 110 B. 111 C. 112 D. 113

21. The country, which recently provided to India an Official Development Assistance (ODA) of a totalRs.8, 632 crore, is:A. Britain B. Japan C. Germany D. South Korea

22. The Environmental Media Association has recognised six Hollywood productions for spreading theword about going green. Which one of the followings is not among those productions?A. TV’s “Futurama” B. CSI — Crime Scene InvestigationC. HGTV Green Home 2011 D. Robot-2011

23. A bank which has been appointed as the custodian of securities of the Employees Provident FundOrganisation (EPFO),by EPFO, is:A. State Bank of India B. Dena BankC. Standard Chartered Bank D. Kotak Mahindra


24. Which one of the following Companies has been awarded 5th Enteria Award, 2011?A. Wärtsilä India B. Reliance Industries Ltd. – Solar Group.C. Presnenskaya Quay D. APTRANSCO

25. The Central Government recently has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of MaharashtraElektrosmelt Ltd (MEL) with:A. ArcelorMittal Dhamm Processing Pvt Ltd B. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)C. Jindal Steel and Power D. Tata Steel

26. The duty free import of goods is permitted from which of the following countries in India ?A. Nepal B. Bhutan C. Sri Lanka D. Afghanistan

27. Recently the Spices Board campaigned about awareness against:A. Diacetyl B. Benzoic Acid C. Aflatoxin D. Solanine

28. Match the Defence Institute- Place- State

Defence Institute Place State a. Air Defence Guided Missiles Schools i. Kirki 1. Orrisa b. Air Force technical College ii. Gopalpur 2. Tamilnadu c. Defence Services Staff College iii. Jalahali 3. Karnataka d. College of Military Engineering iv. Wellington 4. Maharashtra

A. a-ii-4, b-iv-2, c- iii-1, d-i-3 B. a-iii-2, b-ii-1, c-i-3, d-iv-4C. a-ii-3, b-i-4, c-iv-2, d-iii-1 D. a-ii-1, b-iii-3, c-iv-2, d-i-4

29. Which of the following Telecommucation company has, for the first time, penalised the telemarketingcompanies for making Pesky calls to its subscribers?A. Airtel B. VodafoneC. Reliance communications D. BSNL

30. Recently, the Union Government has constituted B. K. Chaturvedi Committee to look into:A. Relocation of NTPC’s 1,980-MW North Karanpura plant in Jharkhand.B. Matters related to coal mines in JharkhandC. Matters related to Coal mines in OdishaD. Relocation of NTPC’ 1,980-MW Plant in West Bengal

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31. 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+

32. The sum of all real values of x satisfying the equation 2

2

| x 6x | 42

x 3 | 2x 4 |

− + =+ + −

?

A. –4 B. –8 C. –6 D. None of these

33. 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 1

b 2= B. b + c = 30a C. b × c = 8a2 D. c – b = 23a

34. Find the sum of the infinite terms of the series ( )( ) ( )( )

2

2 2 2 2 3 3

20 20...

5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4+ + ∞

− − − −

A. 5 B. 4 C. 24161

D. 7876161 389×

35. 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

36. 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. 15 : 1 D. 8 : 1

37. 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

38. If 1 53 3x 3 3 3 ,= + + then find the value of x3 – 9x2.

A. 81 B. 111 C. 186 D. 192

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39. Which of the following is obtained after the rationalization of the expression 1

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

− +

40. Cholesterol is of two types, good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. a% of the vegetable oil is impureand b% of the pure vegetable oil is good cholesterol. If it is known that c% of the vegetable oil ischolesterol, what percentage of the impure vegetable oil is bad cholesterol?

A. ab 100(c b)a

+ − B. ab 100(c a)b

+ − C. (a 100c)1

b− + D.

� �ac 100 b – a

a

�

41. 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

42. Given that f(x) 2 14x 2, x .

2= − > Find the value of x such that f(f(f(x))) = f(f(f(f(f(x))))) .

A. 32

B. 1 C. 23

D. 2

5

43. 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

44. In a survey, it was shown that Hindi and Marathi are the only languages spoken in Kothar village. Inthis village, one-tenth of the population speaks neither Hindi nor Marathi, one-fifth of the populationcan’t speak Marathi and three-seventh of the population can’t speak Hindi. In a literacy campaign,the people knowing neither of the languages in that village were taught either Hindi or Marathi in theratio 4 : 3. After campaign, approximately what percentage of the villagers could speak Hindi only.A. 10% B. 14% C. 18% D. 16%

45. 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

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46. In the last three months, I have trained my dog Tommy to follow my commands. Now, whenever Icommand Tommy, it covers the distance between any two given points by making moves along onlythree directions-"south to north", "west to east" and "south to east". To test Tommy, I prepared anetwork of 3 parallel paths running south to north and 3 other parallel paths running west to east. Imarked diagonal paths as well. The following figure shows this network. Points A, B, C, D, E, F, G,H and O denote the points of intersections of two or more of these paths. I commanded Tommy tostart from point A and reach point C using only the paths in the network. Which of the following is nottrue?

D G

E

HO

F

BA

C

North

EastW est

South

A. If I command Tommy to move only in the "south to north" and/or in the "west to east" direction,then it can reach point C taking 6 different routes.

B. If I command Tommy to move along exactly one diagonal path in its route, then it can reach pointC taking 6 different routes.

C. If I command Tommy to move only in the "south to north" and/or in the "west to east" direction,then it can reach point C taking 12 different routes.

D. In all, Tommy can take 13 different routes to reach point C.

47. 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

48. In the year 2005, Mumbai observed severe floods. To gauge the impact of the floods minister, Mr.Feroz, made an aerial survey of the city in a helicopter. When his helicopter was vertically above the"Corporate Tower" building, Mr. Feroz observed the angle of depression of the top of the "BusinessTower" building to be 30°. The helicopter kept moving at the same vertical level and after 5 seconds,it was vertically above the "Business Tower" building, from where he observed the angle of depressionof the "Corporate Tower" to be 60°. He learnt that "Business Tower" building was 120 m taller thanthe "Corporate Tower" building. Which of the following is true?A. The helicopter was 180 m above the top of the "Corporate Tower" building.B. The helicopter was 160 m above the "Business Tower" building.C. The helicopter was 280 m above the ground.D. None of these


DIRECTIONS for Questions 49 and 50: 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 theclassical 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.

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

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

51. Deep, Salil and Harsha can fix a defect in ‘m’, ‘2m’ and ‘3m’ days respectively. All the three men-tioned persons started working together. Deep continued to work till the defect was fixed, butHarsha left two days and Salil one day before, the defect was fixed. Which of the following is true?A. Salil cannot take 16 days to complete the defect alone.B. Salil cannot take 60 days to complete the defect alone.C. Salil cannot take 40 days to complete the defect alone.D. None of these

52. If f(x) = 90x2 + 20x + 1, then find the sum of digits of f(11111).A. 111 B. 11 C. 1111 D. 11111

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

A. 72100

B. 325

C. 45

D. 16

54. 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

55. 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. mt 2+

B.m tt 2

×+

C. m (t 2)

t× + D.

mt(t 2)+

56. Professor Sharma and Professor Shetty have been assigned to prepare the admission test for theirinstitute, the institute - I. After having worked on the assignment for two days, they felt the need toconsult a few expert Professors from other institutes. Hence, they invited professor Verma and

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Professor Shastri both from institute - J. They also invited Professor Albert, Professor Robert andProfessor Alvin, all from institute - K. All the professors assembled in a hall in institute - I. Beforethey could start working on the admission test, every Professor made a hand shake with Professorsfrom the other institutes. What could be the maximum possible number of hand shakes made in thehall?A. 16 B. 10 C. 14 D. 12

57. 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

58. While passing through a jungle, Fahim and Nishat meet a lion. As the lion feels insecure, it comesin an attacking position. They too, take out their guns and aim at the lion. In a split second, the lionjumps towards Fahim and without loosing any time, both Fahim and Nishat fire at the lion, as well.

Let the probability that the lion catches its target be 1

4 and the probabilities that Fahim and Nishat

hit their targets be 1

2 and

1

3 respectively. If the lion is hit, then what is the probability that it is hit

by Nishat but not by Fahim?

A. 1

2B. 5

6C. 1

4D. 2

3

59. There are 2 containers, each containing equal quantities of the milk and water. In the first container,the ratio of water and milk is 2 : 3 and in the second container the ratio of water to milk is 1 : 4. Now,these 2 containers are emptied in a tub in the volume ratio 3 : 4. Which of the following is not true?A. The ratio of water and milk in the resulting mixture is less than three-fourth.B. The ratio of water and milk is the resulting mixture is greater than two-fifth.C. The ratio of water and milk in the resulting mixture is less than three-fifth.D. The ratio of water and milk in the resulting mixture is less than two-third.

60. In the triangle PQR, PX : XR = 1 : 4 and AQ = 4 units. If the area of ∆APQ is 20 sq.units, then findthe length of XY.

P

Q

B

RA Y

X

A. 10 units B. 9 units C. 8 units D. 7 units


DIRECTIONS for Questions 61 to 64: 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 20

8 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.

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

62. 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

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

64. 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 65 to 68: 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 totalnumber of food packets consumed by the people in the four cities.

Miami25%

Oklahoma 20%

Philadelphia35%New York

20%

65. 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%

66. 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%

67. 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

68. 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 69 to 72: 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

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75

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10

20

30

40

50

60

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199919981997

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Figure II13

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Year

Nu

mb

er o

f b

ott

les

(in

lakh

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.

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1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000

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

Year

Per

cen

tag

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69. 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%

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70. 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

71. Xk represents the difference between the percentage of flavour sold in maximum quantity and thepercentage of flavour sold in minimum quantity in the year k. If Xk ≥ 20% for all k, then for how manyminimum 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

72. 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 71)A. 1995 B. 2000 C. 1998 D. 2002

DIRECTIONS to Questions 73 and 74: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Four teams:– India, Pakistan, Srilanka and Bangladesh participated in the Asian Cricket Championship.A match is played between two teams and a team must play exactly one match with each of the otherteams. A match can result in win for a team and loss for the other or a draw. Three points are awarded tothe winning team in each match and the losing team doesn’t get any points. In case the match ends in adraw, 1 point is awarded to each of the two teams. At the end of the championship, India had 7 points,Pakistan also had 7 points whereas Bangladesh and Srilanka both had just 1 point each.

Winning Team Losing Team18-6-2006 India vs Srilanka19-6-2006 Pakistan vs Bangladesh20-6-2007 India vs Bangladesh21-6-2007 Pakistan vs Srilanka22-6-2008 Bangladesh vs Srilanka23-6-2008 India vs Pakistan

If not DrawMatch Schedule

Draw

73. Based on the information given above, in how many ways can the above Match Schedule be filled?A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

74. Which of the following statements must be true?(I) Only one of the six matches ended in a draw.(II) Srilanka vs Bangladesh match ended in a draw.(III) India vs Pakistan match ended in a draw.A. (I) and (II) only B. (I) and (III) onlyC. (II) and (III) only D. (I), (II), (III)


DIRECTIONS for Questions 75 to 77: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.The figures below show the sales (in units) of Personal Computers(PCs) from 2001 to 2005 in a town andthe profile of PC buyers in 2004 in the same town. There are only two companies selling PCs in that townviz. Dell and HP.

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75. How many PCs purchased by Educational Institutes in 2004 in the town were sold by Dell?A. 5500 B. 2500 C. 3000 D. Cannot be determined

76. If the number of PCs purchased by Business Houses in the town in 2004 were 7% more than that in2003, then what percentage of the total PCs sold in the town in 2003 were purchased by businesshouses?A. 53% B. 51% C. 50% D. 47%

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77. If in 2006, sales of PCs of Dell and HP in the town increases over 2005 by 12% and 10% respectivelyand the average price per unit of PC increases by 5% over the previous year, then what will be thepercentage increase in the net sales (in Rs.) of PCs in the town in 2006 over 2005?A. 13.1% B. 16.6% C. 19.2% D. 22.4%

DIRECTIONS for Questions 78 to 82: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.In a sports meet there were 10 events and five athletes viz. A,B,C,D and E participated in it. In each eventplayers were ranked according to their performances with best performer ranked 1st, next best performerranked 2nd and so on. In no event, any two players awarded the same rank. However prizes were given totop three players only, who finished on podium. For 1st rank 3 points are awarded, for 2nd rank 2 points andfor 3rd rank 1 point is awarded.

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78. Find the total points scored by D in the sports meet.A. 8 B. 6 C. 7 D. 5

79. If after 8 events A had 3 rank 1 finishes, C had 5 podium finishes and D didn’t have any rank 1 finishthen which of the following cannot be the order of rank 1, 2 and 3 in any of the last two events?A. ACD B. ADB C. DBC D. DCA


80. Taking data from the previous question, if one more podium finish of B is left till event 8, then whatcan be the sum of total points obtained by C till event 8?A. 10 B. 9 C. 8 D. Either (A) or (B)

81. What can be the maximum number of those events in which E did not finish on podium and whichhave same three players in 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranks in that order?A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 1

82. What is the difference in the total number of points obtained by A and total number of pointsobtained by B?A. 0 B. 6 C. 3 D. 4

DIRECTIONS for Questions 83 to 86: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Six students, addressing to the principal, delivered a lecture on ‘inclusion of extra curricular activities in theday schedule’ in a school. Each student emphasised on the inclusion of a different activity. The lectureswere delivered on successive days starting on Monday and culminating on Saturday, one on each day.The first names of the students in no particular order are: Sameer, Dheeraj, Ranjit, Rohit, Karan and Jyoti.The last name of the students in no particular order are: Verma, Thapa, Malhotra, Roy, Sharma and Tyagi.Some information is given below.

A. Sameer and the student who favoured the inclusion of singing as an extra curricular activity havebeen the students of the school for over 3 years. Sharma and the student who delivered the lectureon Saturday have been the students of the school for less than 3 years.

B. Dheeraj Thapa’s lecture, which favoured dancing as an extra curricular activity, was delivered onWednesday.

C. Roy favoured the inclusion of acting as an extra curricular activity. He delivered his lecture a daybefore Sharma’s lecture.

D. Ranjit favoured inclusion of drawing as an extra curricular activity.E. Jyoti’s lecture was delivered on Thursday.F. Rohit, whose lecture was delivered just a day before Tyagi’s, favoured inclusion of gardening as an

extra curricular activity.G. Karan’s last name is not Malhotra.H. The lecture delivered on Monday favoured inclusion of painting as an extra curricular activity.

83. Which of the following students favoured the inclusion of singing as an extra curricular activity?A. Jyoti B. Sameer C. Karan D. None of these

84. Which of the following combinations of the day and the lecture is correct?A. Friday - Gardening B. Thursday - GardeningC. Saturday - Singing D. Friday - Singing

85. Who emphasised on the inclusion of painting as an extra curricular activity?A. Malhotra B. Verma C. Sharma D. Tyagi

86. Sharma wanted to include which of the following activities?A. Gardening B. Singing C. Drawing D. None of these

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 87 to 89: 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.

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

88. 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

89. 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, RavinderD. Shekhar, Amar, Sen, Raman, Deep, Hargovind, Nath, Ravinder

DIRECTIONS for Questions 90 to 94: Read the given information and answer the following questionsbased on it.Six friends namely Sharad, Ujjawal, Brijesh, Jeetu, Bharti and Abhi have passed out from a differentuniversity with specilization in one of the fields. No two friends have neither passed from the same universitynor have the same area of specialization. The six universities are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Madras, Punjaband Rajasthan and the fields of specialization are Marketing, Finance, Operations, System, InformationTechnology (IT) and Human Resource (HR). Further, more information is given as

(a) The one who is passed out from Mumbai university is specialized in System.(b) Sharad has specialized in HR from Delhi University.(c) Jeetu has passed out from Punjab university.(d) Ujjawal has specialized in Operations and Abhi has specialized in Marketing.(e) Brijesh and Abhi have not passed out from Rajasthan and Kolkata university respectively. Brijesh is

specialization in Finance.

90. Who is specialized in the ‘IT’?A. Jeetu B. Bharti C. Abhi D. Sharad

91. Who is passed out from ‘Mumbai University’?A. Brijesh B. Ujjawal C. Abhi D. Bharti

92. If Abhi is passed out of ‘Rajasthan University’, then who is passed out of ‘Kolkata University’?A. Ujjawal B. Brijesh C. Bharti D. Cannot be determined


93. If Brijesh is passed out of ‘Madras University’, then Ujjawal is passed out of which of the followinguniversity?A. Delhi B. Rajasthan C. Kolkata D. Madras

94. Which of the following may not be a possible combination of University and Specialization?A. Rajasthan - Operations B. Madras - MarketingC. Kolkata - Finance D. None of these

95. Four people have been suspected of having cheated in the semester exams. However, only one ofthem has cheated. Only one of the following statements by 4 people is true.Dipan said that he did not cheat.Jugal said that Dipan was lying.Sarmistha said that Jugal was lying.Jitender said that Jugal cheated.

Who among the following are not the cheaters?A. Dipan, Jugal, Sarmistha B. Dipan, Sarmistha, JitenderC. Jugal, Sarmistha, Jitender D. Cannot be determined

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 96 to 110: Read the four passages that follow and answer the questions givenat the end of each passage.

Passage – I

In the wall of a 92-year-old Colorado county courthouse, Don Wagner found the quintessential decorationfor his living room: the face of John Lennon.

Most people might take a look at the 1.5-ton piece of marble and declare it to be exactly what it appearsto be: a hunk of stone. But try a little artistic vision by starting from the building remnant’s lower left-handcorner and moving up the marble piece clockwise. Unmistakably, according to Wagner, the profile ofLennon appears.

“Maybe it is hard to distinguish John because it is more like him circa 1964 than his later years,” Wagnersaid. “They all had those bowl haircuts then. It would be hard to tell that it is not Paul or George.”

Wagner found the peerless stone profile of his favorite former Beatle two years ago when his constructioncompany tore down the courthouse in Colorado. Wagner had to have it, and he paid $18,000 to have itshipped from Denver to his apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, three blocks from whereLennon was killed in 1980.

“It is just more special than another painting or sculpture or vase,” Wagner said. “No one else will ever haveone like it.”

Wagner isn’t alone in his drive to find something unique in the prepackaged world of home decoration. Therecycling of outdoor architectural artifacts inside homes has been a popular trend for over a decade, and asmall industry has emerged around buying parts of demolished buildings, like stained-glass windows,columns, facades and even gargoyles.

Customers want something they won’t be able to find at the Pottery Barn or Target, says Julianna Catlin,an interior designer in New York.

“Every young person has the same three lamps in their homes,” said Catlin, a former president of theAmerican Society of Interior Designers. “The more things can be mass-produced, the more our heart’sdesire will be for something nobody else can get.”

This pull toward something extraordinary, especially in outdoor pieces, is particularly strong in urbanapartments because occupants cannot usually change their living space structurally, Catlin said.

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Consider the case of Aileen Rotney, a mutual fund analyst in New York. She recently bought matching18-foot Corinthian-style columns for $4,500 each to liven up her living room. The two 900-pound cementcolumns won’t fit standing up in her 1,900-square-foot Upper East Side apartment, but instead will line thewalls horizontally. The columns were originally from the outside of an Omaha, Neb., bank built in 1888,Rotney said.

“It is thrilling to know they have a story I can tell everyone who visits,” said Rotney, as one of the pillars wasbeing delivered through her apartment window.

Such story seekers have been coming to salvager Evan Blum’s Demolition Depot warehouse in Manhattanfor more than two decades. Blum’s inventory, one of the world’s largest collections of vintage pieces,includes a ticket booth from St. Louis’ 1906 World Fair, an 11-foot terra-cotta lion’s head, 18th centurymarble columns, a gargoyle from a London terrace and a full floor of antique doors. Blum said people wantto preserve architectural history.

“New is boring,” Blum said. “Customers come here because they are specifically looking for somethingwith character.”

But Emogene Bevitt, a deputy chief in the National Park Service, said designers and artifact owners shouldtake their responsibility seriously to know and honor the history of the pieces they acquire.

“If architectural artifacts are being used in interior design, it’s kind of like a child playing dress up and usingtheir mom’s jewelry and makeup. They don’t mean any intentional disrespect or harm,” Bevitt said, “butthese can be handcrafted items or details that neither you nor I nor future generations are likely to ever seeagain.”

Bevitt said salvagers have been known to scavenge buildings without permission or without reporting theitems they have taken to historical societies. For example, in 1995 salvagers removed several dozen lightfixtures from an intact California 1907 Arts and Crafts bungalow. They were never recovered. Bevitt encour-ages salvagers and designers to list elements they use with their local preservation groups.

“The more information that is available the more the value of the artifact is increased as a study tool forstudents in the future,” Bevitt said. “Are designers grasping at brightly colored baubles — snatching themup and seeing them as trinkets to place or discard? Or are they aware of the history, tradition, effort andcontext implicit in the item?”

Interior architecture expert Liliane Wong said most designers and their customers do understand that theyare taking on an item’s history in its new use. Her projects have included using an old bark canoe as atable for a library in upstate New York and incorporating a client’s church pews into an artists’ studio.

“Whether one decides to preserve an item or to deconstruct it, one can only do so intelligently by havingthoroughly researched its history,” said Wong, a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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Some salvagers even use artifacts because they know they are preventing their destruction, said Catlin,the interior designer. “No salvage firm would strip a building that could or should be saved. Some stuff wouldsimply be hauled away to a dump somewhere.”

People also are becoming more and more aware of the treasures they have because of television programslike Public Television’s “Antiques Roadshow.” Not only do people want to know the history, but they alsoare more likely not to alter an item.

“They don’t want to remove rust or paint it a drastic color,” Catlin said. “They’ve stopped trying to make oldthings look like they are new.”

96. Mark the correct statementA. The pre-packaged world of home decoration drives people to find things which are unique and

have character.B. Salvagers preserve architectural history and are not known to scavenge buildings without legal

permission from the authorities.C. Media is responsible for the lack of awareness about the treasures of our cultural heritage.D. The stone profile of the former Beatle was discovered from the penthouse in Colorado.

97. Mark the incorrect statementA. Parts of demolished buildings are now purchased by a small industry which has emerged from

this popular trend.B. Demand for architectural pieces is much higher in urban areas because people dwell in apartments

where structural alterations are usually impossible.C. Juliana Catlin believes that customers are not satisfied with mass produced products which are

available at popular stores.D. Blum is of the view that his customers are not interested in the history of the vintage pieces they

buy.

98. Mark the correct statementA. Wong believes that research of the object’s history is crucial in defining the preservation or the

destruction of the object.B. Blum’s inventory contains vintage pieces salvaged from various warehouses.C. Some salvagers intentionally destroy certain artifacts.D. Bevitt questions whether the designers are aware of the history, modern traditions, cultural

customs, beliefs, effort and timelines of the artifacts.


99. Match the following:

1. Catlin a. Most designers take an item’s history into account in its new use.

2. Liliane Wong b. People want to preserve architectural history.

3. Evan Blaum c. Owners of artifacts should take responsibility for the pieces they acquire.

4. Bevitt d. People who live in urban apartments are particularly attracted by extraordinary outdoor pieces.

A. 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d B. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-dC. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c D. 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

Passage – II

Dworkin denies that there can be any general theory of the existence and content of law; he denies thatlocal theories of particular legal systems can identify law without recourse to its merits, and he rejects thewhole institutional focus of positivism. A theory of law is for Dworkin a theory of how cases ought to bedecided and it begins, not with an account of political organization, but with an abstract ideal regulating theconditions under which governments may use coercive force over their subjects. Force must only bedeployed, he claims, in accordance with principles laid down in advance. A society has a legal system onlywhen, and to the extent that, it honors this ideal, and its law is the set of all considerations that the courtsof such a society would be morally justified in applying, whether or not those considerations are deter-mined by any source. To identify the law of a given society we must engage in moral and political argu-ment, for the law is whatever requirements are consistent with an interpretation of its legal practices(subject to a threshold condition of fit) that shows them to be best justified in light of the animating ideal. Inaddition to those philosophical considerations, Dworkin invokes two features of the phenomenology ofjudging, as he sees it. He finds deep controversy among lawyers and judges about how important casesshould be decided, and he finds diversity in the considerations that they hold relevant to deciding them.The controversy suggests to him that law cannot rest on an official consensus, and the diversity suggeststhat there is no single social rule that validates all relevant reasons, moral and non-moral, for judicialdecisions.

Dworkin begins by wondering whether people are not “entitled most accurate trials possible, hang thecost.” At first, he complains that those who would respond by calling for “striking the right balance” be-tween the interests of the accused on the one hand and those of the community in limiting expensive trialson the other at best merely restate the problem. Given that Dworkin is no friend of consequentialism, thisis only to be expected. And yet the surprising thing is that, at the end of the day, he too calls on us toengage in balancing. How can this be?

It can because Dworkin believes that balancing is acceptable as long as it is guided by a deeper monistvision, one designed, not to maximize some end, but to respect a conception of equality which establishesthe “principles of fair play.” These principles are not themselves to be balanced or compromised for they

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must guarantee the proper respect of people’s rights to just criminal procedures. They are said to do thisby ensuring “consistent weighting” when it comes to the inevitable balances that must be struck betweenthe risk of suffering the moral harm which comes from being wrongfully convicted or sentenced on the onehand and the expense to the community of ensuring the most accurate trials possible on the other. ToDworkin, that some individuals will suffer this moral harm is unavoidable; what can be guaranteed, however,is that the injustice of their doing so will not be unfair.

Surely, this is a distinction which only an academic could love. For the knowledge that the injustice one issuffering is not due to any unfairness in the system cannot really be expected to provide much comfort.That Dworkin appears to believe otherwise is ironic since the willingness to sacrifice an individual’s welfarein the interest of the community’s is just the kind of thing one might expect from a conservative rather thana liberal, and yet the very same conception of equality that underlies Dworkin’s principles of fairness is onethat, he has informed us elsewhere, is the basis of liberalism as opposed to conservatism.

So, once again, we find ourselves confronted with the derivation of an ideological position from philosophy,from monist theory. This is a problem because, to repeat the obvious, not everyone is liberal. Liberals tendto place great weight on the presumption of innocence and on procedures such as those which restrict thepermissibility of evidence because we are deeply concerned with upholding the respect for the individual.That is why we tend to want to spend more on ensuring the integrity of legal proceedings than do conser-vatives who, of course, put greater emphasis on the security of the community. But surely, assuming thatthe conversation has broken down and we have all had to turn to our respective political ideologies forguidance, we should be negotiating with each other in good faith. And should those negotiations succeed,then we should expect that they will produce different accommodations in different polities, as well as indifferent contexts within the same polities. What I am saying is that, when the time comes to strike abalance – and when money’s involved then, for the reasons I gave before, come it inevitably will – it issimply wrong for Dworkin to demand that this balance be theoretically rigged in favour of one ideology overall of the others. For how, then, could we justifiably speak of good-faith negotiations? Nevertheless, the factis that when retributivists accept, as they must, some limit on the expense of criminal procedures, they arewilling to strike a balance – as long, once again, as this is done within what they consider to be a propermonistic context. So the basic difference between them and consequentialists on this matter is simplythat they think the latter are unable to provide that context. For example, Gerry Maher argues that onlyapproaches comparable to Dworkin’s sufficiently protect individual rights while providing us with a clear ruleaccording to which those rights and interests may be ranked and so balanced.

Without such clarity, he warns, the law would be unknowable since there would be no means of predictinga judge’s decision. Yet there exists a conception of practical reason, one which shares much with Aristotle’snotion of phronesis (practical wisdom) while dropping the monist architectonics underlying it, that is able tocompare incommensurables. It thus allows us to invoke a rational process which aims for repair andreconciliation since it is able to take the needs of the victim into account, hence all of the incommensu-rable particulars of his or her sufferings and situation. But, objects the monist, wouldn’t the context-dependent nature of such reasoning undermine proportionality? One reason the retributivist, in particular,favours numbers is that she believes that the commensuration they provide makes proportionality pos-


sible. I would go further and suggest that proportionality, given its association with balancing and abstractmagnitudes, is simply not the most appropriate characterization of what it means to “get it right” when oneis aiming to bring about remorse and repair; because these require a conception of criminal justice whichfully embraces context, hence one that affirms conversation rather than proportion.

100. According to Dworkin,A. Costs should not be an issue when it comes to trials.B. Balancing the interests of the accused on one hand and those of the community in limiting

expensive trials on the other is unfair.C. Both the aboveD. None of the above

101. Which of the following is NOT a correct statement?A. According to Dworkin, wrongful conviction is not completely avoidable even in a fair system.B. Dworkin believes that moral and political arguments are essential to identify the laws of a society.C. Dworkin does not believe that official consensus can be the basis for law.D. The author of the passage fully agrees with Dworkin’s principles of fairness.

102. According to the authorA. Dworkin favors local theories of justice over global ones.B. Political ideologies should have no place in justice.C. Both (a) and (b)D. None of the above

103. According to the author,A. Criminal justice must not favor conversation over proportion.B. As regards criminal justice, a process that takes into account the particulars of a victim can

be a rational process.C. A monist is more concerned about the expenses incurred in the dispensation of justice than

about fair play.D. The injustice one suffers is always due to a lack of fair play.

104. According to the passageA. Dworkin believes that abstract ideals are incompatible with a monist theory of justice.B. Dworkin believes that an abstract ideal should regulate the conditions under which governments

use coercive force over their subjects.C. Dworkin is in favor of restrictions on the permissibility of evidence.D None of the above

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Passage – III

Günter Grass has always liked the pulpit. For more than 40 years, the German author has preachedatonement to his fellow countrymen and lectured their leaders on the need to confront openly the misdeedsof the Nazi years. In articles, interviews and books he’s rammed home the uncomfortable message,winning himself global applause as well as a Nobel Prize in Literature. Since its publication in 1959, hisnovel, “The Tin Drum,” has emerged as a standard indictment of Germany’s record in the Hitler era.Admirers like to talk of the author as the conscience of the post-war nation.

One problem: a murky conscience of his own. In an interview last week to mark the upcoming publicationof his autobiography, the 78-year-old revealed that as a teenage conscript he’d served with the Waffen SS,the combat arm of the notorious Nazi paramilitaries. Granted, as a conscript he may have had littlechoice—but for many of his fellow Germans, the disclosure was quite enough to destroy his authority. Hiscritics (and some admirers) detect a hypocrisy that’s impossible to square with his lofty standing. In thewords of his biographer, Michael Jurgs: “This marks the demise of a moral arbiter.”

Such outrage is near universal. There are calls for Grass to be stripped of his Nobel, and for the Polishauthorities to revoke his honorary citizenship of Gdansk, the city formerly known as Danzig, where he grewup. So far, Grass has done little to appease his critics, failing to explain his 60-year silence over his militaryservice and speaking merely of a wish to set the record straight. Of his enrolment in the SS, the Grassautobiography states simply: “What I accepted with the stupid pride of youth, I was silent about after thewar out of a growing sense of shame.”

His reticence goes to the heart of the criticism. To many, Grass’s crime is not his brief stint inSS uniform—he was wounded and captured by the Americans after just a few months—it’s his attempt toconceal the episode and the inadequate explanation he’s now offering. “What’s scandalous is not that a17-year-old spent a short time with the Waffen SS or that a prominent writer was too cowardly to own up,”editorialised the German weekly Die Zeit. “What’s scandalous is the pathetic pretence of a general confessionwith which he attempts to shut down all debate.”

The truly sceptical even see Grass’s belated candour as a ploy to drive up sales. In the words of MatthiasMatussek, a correspondent for the German magazine Der Spiegel: “With the help of exclusive interviews inthe press and on TV, he orchestrates this confession with such skill that Madonna would have a jobsurpassing it when flogging a new CD. No one markets shame more cannily today than Günter Grass.”Sure enough, the book has been selling fast ever since publication, originally due on Sept. 1, was movedup. A further 100,000 copies are already on order from the printers, adding to an initial run of 150,000.

But outside Germany others have been slower to pass judgment. True, Grass misled his public, assertingin the past that he had only served with an antiaircraft unit in the final months of the war. On the other hand,historians point out that by 1944 the Waffen SS was no longer an elite formation that recruited only fromamong ideological diehards. Certainly, there have been no accusations that Grass is implicated in wartimeatrocities. (He claims never to have fired a shot in action).


105. Which of the following is not mentioned as a criticism of Gunter Grass?A. The prominent writer is too cowardly to own up.B. Grass’s confession is a ploy to boost sales.C. There are calls that Grass’ Nobel prize should be revoked.D. The explanation he gives for his conduct is inadequate.

106. What does the author mean by ‘Gunter Grass has always liked the pulpit’?A. he has always tried to drive up sales.B. he has been a staunch advocate of atonement.C. he has a murky conscience.D. None of the above

107. According to the passageI. Grass's novel The Tin Drum describes in detail the atrocities committed in the Hitler era.II. People outside Germany have been less critical of Grass's belated candour compared to

those in Germany.III. As a youth Grass had proudly accepted his enrolment in the SS.IV. Historians claim that by 1944 no wartime atrocities were being committed by the Waffen SS.A. Only I B. II & III C. Only IV D. I & IV

Passage – IV

Spivak’s research which covers the interestingly conditioned mechanisms incorporated in the process ofthe margin production, are especially usable in understanding the Balkans, and they make ambivalent andproblematic even its own imagologically confirmed status of a periphery.

“The margin is established to meet the institutional conveniences of the coloniser”, the centre wants toestablish a margin which can be identified.”

This advises us to pay due caution when interpreting the existing analyses which ensue from the modelcentre-periphery. Namely, the governing hermeneutics of the centre, in its basis, results from the imperialoptics (and perspective): according to which, the centre is a place of order and stability, whereas theperiphery, in turn, is a source of disorder, instability and threat.

Hence, the reflections upon a major issue, ensuing exactly from the domain of the postcolonial criticism:the issue of typologisation between the cultural centre and the periphery and consequently of the pathos ofthe cultural boundary. The Balkans is really a part of Europe, but what is its status today? Regarding thecurrent political situation, the analysts are already talking about an additional internal separation of Europeinto a geographical and political Europe. It refers to the conspicuous asymmetry between the geographicaland political belonging of the Balkans, too. Namely, for the time being, what remains obvious is thehistorical and political exterritorial position of the Balkans, with reference not only to Europe, but also toitself, through the newly launched syntagm, West Balkans.

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And indeed, the Balkans today finds itself in the middle of “a life political situation: it swarms with all sortsof refugees, displaced persons, emigrants, immigrants: real and virtual; acute and chronic. I say virtual,having in mind the numerous potential refugees who otherwise permanently long for emigrating from here,long for living outside the Balkans. I say chronic, having in mind the innocent victims of the identity conflicts(such as the Aegean Macedonians, the Bosnians etc.), who instead of settling/setting up a home, and notto their own desire, constantly circulate around and outside the Balkans. The state of permanent behomedness, borderness, displacedness, interexistence, which Homi Bhabadescribes with the least theoretisised syntagm “people with no address” fully relates to the current eventswhich have taken place in Macedonia, the former “oasis of peace” (as our ex-president mostly referred toit).

”I have no eyes to see the future” – a harrowingly, essentially, accurately and “killingly” described newlyadopted refugee “position” by a woman, expelled from her home in the Skopje village of Arachinovo thissummer. Thus geography proved to be the “evil fortune” once again. But may it (or rather, how much impactmay it have to) decide on the “evil fortune”?

Earlier, in the stated quotation taken from the book by Todorova, we pointed at the fact that the Balkans, byrule, is considered a periphery of the (European) socio-political and cultural centre. We should not shunthe fact that this is owing to certain broader historical circumstances as well as to a newer historicalconstellation: which occurs by displacing the cultural and political centre, from the Mediterranean to theAtlantic (since the 16th century to date). This former status of a centre, which this area used to enjoy in thepast, by the crucial part it used to play in the animation of Europe, is by and large the principal motive of thecurrent resurrection of the nostalgic hermeneutics and emblematics of the “navel of the world”, particularlyin the sphere of art and culture.

In the example of Macedonia, the rhetoric centre-periphery lives its own gradation. With reference to theevident denial of its identity on various grounds, as well as the conspicuous assimilatory aspirations forMacedonia by its (as periphery) Balkan neighbours, the American Slavist Victor Friedman presents aparadox, particular to Macedonia: “Macedonia has remained a potential centre of conflicts because it is atthe periphery of all its neighbours, who themselves are at the periphery of Europe” . Such (admittedly,extremely undesirable status) “centre of conflicts”, makes Macedonia “the periphery of the peripheries”.

All this in fact confirms the axiological dimension of the “production” of the axis centre-periphery, which isall but naïve and innocent, politically conditioned and diffusion-of-power determined, and takes place afterone engages into someone’s (only ostensibly geographical or spatial) positioning, either in the centre or inthe periphery, and then what follows is sanctioning of the political asymmetry. In other words, the geographicalsides of the world have acquired quite certain political connotations today, which have been proved by thecurrent domination of the East/West axis, instead of the previously preferred North/South.But the accurate cultural “location” designates only the beginning of a long and painstaking process ofidentity self-processing. Since, the issue becomes complicated to the maximum once it has undergonethe test of “belonging”.


In other words, could one’s identity (and determination) be solely reduced to the predetermined componentof origin and unreflected belonging? Are we, because of the very fact that we belong to (live in) the Balkans,definitely becoming clinched in the determination Balkanians?

In order to answer this question, for a moment I will borrow a statement by Derrida, which excitedly repeatsmy dilemma: “my cultural identity is not only European, it is not identical to itself.” If Derrida cancompromisingly define himself by the syntagm “a European among other things”, then what prevents me(and all of us) to reach out for the same formulation, but in an altered, “Balkanized” version, quite legitimatelypointing that I feel like “a Balkanian, among other things”?! All the more, as the very Balkans is in anextremely ambiguous position: it simultaneously belongs to both sides of the imperial division – to thecolonizers and the colonized. Quite appropriate to the confession made by Edward Said on the constitutionalmeaning of his identity incompleteness: “ I belong to more than one history, to more than one group, but tonone completely.” 108. Spivak’s research is especially usable in understanding the Balkans due to which of the following

reasons ?A. The research covers conditioned mechanisms incorporated in the process of the margin production

which make Balkan’s status as a periphery less problematic.B. The research covers conditioned mechanisms incorporated in the process of the margin production

which resolve the ambiguity experienced by the people of the Balkans.C. The research challenges Balkan’s confirmed status as a peripheral cultural center.D. The research can be used to understand the ambiguity about the status of Balkan as a periphery.

109. Which of the following statements can be a valid inference from the passage?A. The center- periphery divide when applied to the Balkans results in pathos among those identified

with its culture.B. There has been inadequate criticism of the typologisation of Balkans as a periphery.C. Cultural identities can be determined accurately in the long term by a process which involves the

test of belongingness.D. The author envies Derrida for his compromise in defining himself.

110. The author would not agree with which of the following statements?A. The axiological dimension of the production of the axis center-periphery is naive and innocent

because of it being diffusion of power determined.B. The axiological dimension of the production of the axis center-periphery can be diffusion of power

determined.C. The test of ‘belonging’ can actually complicate cultural identities.D. The axiological dimension of the production of the axis center-periphery can be politically

conditioned.

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 111 and 112: From the given options identify the word pair which is unrelatedto the given word pair.

111. INCONTROVERTIBLE: PATOISA. Indisputable: jargon B. Irrefutable: argotC. Undeniable: cant D. Irreducible: fillip

112. ALEATORY: CUSPA. Random: apex B. Chance: tipC. Unsynchronized: argument D. Indiscriminate: point

DIRECTIONS for Questions 113 to 116: For each of the following questions select the answer pair thatexpresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

113. HERMETIC: AIRTIGHT::A. Proscribe: proselytize B. Opprobrium: infamyC. Stolid: expressive D. Inchoate: nettle

114. NONPLUS: FATHOM ::A. Enterprise: initiative B. Litote: emphasisC. Privation: opulence D. Bravura: feint

115. PALLIATIVE: EXTENUATING ::A. Introspective: placid B. Prevaricate: interveneC. Immiserate: console D. Ligneous: wooden

116. ERSATZ: SUBSTITUTE ::A. Callow: macerate B. Sedulous: persistentC. Billow: adjure D. Disparage: downside

DIRECTIONS for Questions 117 and 118: Select the pair of wrongly spelt words from the given set ofchoices.

117. A. Condescension : Supererogatory B. Disinterr : ManeouvreC. Pariah :Garrulous D. Imprecation: Invidious

118. A. Eleemosynary: Illimitable B. Arogate: PeremtoryC. Superficial: Immaculate D. Bilious: Truckle


DIRECTIONS for Questions 119 and 120: Select the correct sentence from the following.

119. A. Investor concerns about Greece were heightened when the debt-strapped country says over theweekend it will miss its lower budget deficit targets.

B. Barely weeks after denouncing Britain as a ‘broken’ society for the wake of the summer riots,Prime Minister David Cameron has done a volte-face.

C. Evans’ book falls short of clarifying exactly how Kildall lost out to Gates.D. While this might seem reasonable to outsiders, anybody actually engages in enterprise will be

much harder to convince.

120. A. His friends’ investments were hard-hit by the recession, but he came down smelling like a rose.B. There is no two ways about the fact that the country’s military is getting much more powerful.C. The collapse of oil prices, one of the few reasons around for economic cheer, may be putting the

stage for another spike in prices.D. There is growing demand for boards to undergo a formal evaluation process, to assess both the

performance of each individual board member and how he works together as a group.

DIRECTIONS for Questions 121 to 126: 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 pairshould fit the first blank.

121. Poverty is slippery and _______; it slides through the dexterous fingers of all the manipulators offigures and _______ of statistics.A. exclusive, observers B. powerful, numbersC. elusive, wielders D. inimitable, throwbacks

122. Describing the ______ in the market early Monday morning as a knee-jerk reaction to the negativeglobal ______, experts said the markets will soon bounce back and lots of value buying will happenat lower levels.A. improvement, trade B. resignation, impactC. slump, sentiment D. stumble, export

123. The ________ results of these two studies ________ the need for further investigation into thematter rather than making a commitment right away.A. balanced, undertake B. contradictory, underscoreC. supporting, include D. implicit, obviate

124. Our rigid policies have already pushed us over the _______ in the past when inflation was threatening;if a recession happens now, it will again be caused by _______ instead of by chance.A. cliff, chance B. limit, alternativesC. recession, judiciousness D. brink, obduracy

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125. The backlash against green subsidies is no surprise, but it’s an overreaction every bit as ______as the very movement which_____ the subsidies in the first place.A. relevant, found B. presumptuous, protestedC. hysterical, instated D. confounding, consolidated

126. Private investors, left to their own devices, are bound to under-invest in alternative energy, since theconsiderable social benefits ______to everyone, not just to direct customers and consequently theeconomic rate of return is significantly ____ than the social rate of return.A. accrue, less B. portative, graverC. revert, greater D. mean, higher

DIRECTIONS for Questions 127 to 132: Each question consists of a number of sentences that need to beproperly sequenced, to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph/sentences. Choose the most logicalorder of sentences from the choices given below.

127. I. the pace of growth in passenger markets has dipped and the freight business is in a shamblesconsequently

II. business and consumer confidence continue to slump globally andIII. the industry has shifted gears downwardIV. there is not a lot of optimism for improved conditions any time soonA. I, III, II, IV B. III, II, I, IV C. III, I, II, IV D. IV, I, II, III

128. I. will weather the economic storm facing their industryII. it is apparent that newspaper publishers that expand to include digital offerings of their existing

products and engage their audienceIII. not as competitors, but as opportunities for growth and development in order to remain

commercially viableIV. unsurprisingly most newspaper companies are beginning to view the Internet and other digital

technologiesA. I, II, III, IV B. IV, II, III, I C. II, I, IV, III D. III, IV. I, II

129. I. what we have long considered to be mass culture has increasingly become a collection of nichecultures

II. while the effects of downloading are often discussed, it’s not just the music-delivery system thathas changed

III. that is true for media in general, as the three broadcast television networks became the100- plus channels of digital cable or satellite

IV. people are buying less music today than in previous yearsA. I, IV, III, II B. II, IV, III, I C. IV, II, I, III D. I, II, III, IV


130. I. the style of government used by many of these city-states is generally regarded as “the forerunner,if not the direct ancestor, of the constitutional democracies of the contemporary West”

II. perhaps the most influential of the classical discussions of the nature of politics has beenAristotle’s book, Politics

III. indeed, as we have seen, the word “politics” is itself closely related to the Greek word for thesecity-states, polis

IV. modern political systems have their roots, to a large extent, in the ancient Greek “city-states”A. I, II, III, IV B. IV, III, II, I C. III, II, I, IV D. IV, I, III, II

131. I. truth was an automatic hereditary property of theorem hoodII. mathematical statements in such systems are patterns made up of arbitrary symbolsIII. the beauty of a mechanistic vision of mathematics was that it eliminated all need for thought or

judgementIV. as long as the axioms were true statements falsehoods simply could never creep inA. I, III, IV, II B. III, IV, I, II C. II, III, I, IV D. IV, I, II, III

132. I. there will be do-it-yourself kits for gardeners who will use genetic engineering to breed newvarieties of roses and orchids

II. now imagine what will happen when the tools of genetic engineering become accessible to thesepeople

III. there are thousands of people, amateurs and professionals, who devote their lives to this businessIV. every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breederA. IV, II, III, I B. II, III, I, IV C. I, IV, III, II D. IV, III, II, I

DIRECTIONS for Questions 133 to 135: In each of the following sentences, part or all of the sentence isunderlined. The answer-choices offer four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Select the answer thatproduces the most effective sentence; your answer should make the sentence clear, exact, and free ofgrammatical error. It should also minimize awkwardness, ambiguity, and redundancy.

133. The methodology in which the first theory and other three theories works were determined from thebasis of the theories.A. works was determined as a result of B. work was determined byC. works were determined because of D. works were determined from

134. The firm announced that it faced less losses in the first half of the year than analysts had expectedit to and its business will improve exponentially in the coming years.A. expected it would and that it will improve its businessB. had expected it to and its business will improveC. had expected and that its business would improveD. expected and that it will have improved its business

135. With the technological innovations, the company produces double the machines that it has in 1995.A. as much as twice the machines it has B. two times as many machines as there wereC. double the machines that it has D. twice as many machines as it did

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