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Student ScoreCard

Question: 1

Answer the question independently.

A and B start a business, in which A contributes entire capital and provides consultancy while B takes care of runningthe business. B is

paid Rs. 120 per month out of the profit of the business for his work. After making payment to B the remaining profit is equally divided

between A and B. Further B pays Rs. 2250 to A at the end of the year towards fees for consultancy provided by A. Calculate the total

yearly profit (in Rs.) if B’s income from the business is one half of A’s income from the business.

Explanation:

Question: 2


In a class of 60 students, the average age of the 25 girls is 12 years and that of the boys is 18 years.Three of the students aged 18, 19

and 20 years leave the class and are replaced by 4 students of ages 10, 11, 10 and 11 years. Find the change in the average age of the

class.

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation Score:109 Percentile:100

Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning Score:59 Percentile:89

Overall: Overall Score:168 Percentile:100

1) 9180

2) 9000

3) 9356

4) 10000

1) 0.167 years

2) 0.25 years

3) 1.2 years

Login ID:30A16753/Student Name:SABYASACHIMUKHERJI/Overall Score:168

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Explanation:

Question: 3


Explanation:

4) 0.5 years

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Question: 4

Refer to the charts below and answer the questions that follow.



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How many kgs per acre can be produced on an average in 2013-2014?

Explanation:

1) 14.39 kg

2) 12.42 kg

3) 17.32 kg

4) 18.62 kg



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Question: 5


What was the total yield (value-wise) during 2012-2013?

Explanation:

Total yield (valuewise) during 2012-2013

= 6 × 15 × 8 + 21 × 18 × 7.5 + 3 × 20 × 6 + 12 × 12 × 11 + 18 × 10 × 14 = Rs.8019. Hence, [2].

Question: 6


Which crop has the lowest value coefficient during 2012-2013?

1) Rs.7361

2) Rs.8019

3) Rs.6531

4) Rs.9832

1) B

2) D



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Explanation:

Value coefficient = price of crop produced in 1 acre

= Yield (quantity-wise) produced per acre × price perkg. Crops A and C have the lowest value coefficient (i.e., 120). Hence, [4].

Question: 7


To maximise the sum of value-wise yield during 2013-2014 of all crops, how many areas of crops should have been swapped among

themselves?(Assuming that a division of plot into 5 parts in 2013-2014 is as shown in the figure)

Explanation:

Question: 8


An artisan takes a solid spherical ball of radius 7 cm and paints its outer surface red. He then cuts it into four identical pieces, using two

mutually perpendicular cuts through the centre, and paints the newly exposed surfaces blue. The ratio of the red paint used to the blue

paint used is closest to

Explanation:

3) E

4) None of these

1) 0

2) 2

3) 4

4) Cannot be determined

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Question: 9


S is a set given by S = {1, 2, 3, ..., 4n} where n is a natural number. S is partitioned into n disjoint subsets A1, A2, A3, ..., An, each

containing four elements. It is given that in every one of these subsets there is one element, which is the arithmetic mean of the other

three elements of the subsets. Which of the following statements is then true?

Explanation:

Question: 10


A coin of diameter ‘d’ units is tossed which lands on a floor covered with square tiles of side ‘a’ units. What is the probability that the coin

will fall completely within a single tile? Assume that the probability of coin falling on any tile is same.

1) n 1 and n 2

2) n 1 but can be equal to 2

3) n 2 but can be equal to 1

4) It is possible to satisfy the requirement for n = 1 as well as for n = 2.



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Question: 11


Amar and Akbar simultaneously start running towards each other from opposite ends of a linear racing track and take 64s and 100 s

respectively to reach the other end after crossing each other. If Amar and Anthony also simultaneously start running towards each other

from the opposite ends of the same track and Amar take 96s to reach the other end after they cross each other, then how much time does

Anthony take to run the entire length of the racing track?

Explanation:

1)

2)

3)

4)

1) 24 s

2) 48 s

3) 72 s




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Question: 12


For how many natural numbers less than 250 is the inequality (x – 100) (x –102) (x – 104) (x – 106)....(x – 200) > 0 satisfied?

Explanation:

Question: 13

Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.

1) 25

2) 49

3) 74

4) 100



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The highest percentage growth in the production of tea between any two consecutive years was in:

Explanation:

Question: 14


Export as a percentage of production was greatest in the year:

Explanation:

1) 2005-2006

2) 2006-2007

3) 2007-2008

4) 2011-2012

1) 2000

2) 2012

3) 2006

4) 1995



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Question: 15


In 2008, the share of exports as a percentage of production was:

Explanation:

Question: 16


Between 2008 and 2011, the total exports as percentage of total production was:

Explanation:

Question: 17


The bottom of a ladder is on ground at some distance from the wall while top of the ladder is resting against the wall at some height from

the ground. If the bottom of the ladder is shifted towards the wall by a certain distance ‘a’, its top is shifted upwards by the same distance

‘a’. If the bottom of the ladder is shifted away from the wall by the same distance ‘a’, the ladder completely rests on the ground with its top

just touching the wall. If the length of the ladder (in meters) is a natural number, what can be its length?

1) 28.50%

2) 22.67%

3) 15.35%

4) 12.25%

1) Between 18% and 24%




1) 36



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Explanation:

Question: 18


Ambar and Pranav attempted all questions of a 10 question test. While Ambar got exactly two questions wrong, Pranav got exactly three

questions wrong. Find the number of ways in which they could have answered the test, if the questions they got wrong did not have an

overlap.

Explanation:

The questions that Ambar got wrong can be determined in 10C2ways and Pranav has got his 3 wrong from the remaining 8 in 8C3ways. So,

2) 40

3) 44

4) 48

1) 56

2) 252

3) 2520

4) 5400



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total number of ways = 10C2 × 8C3ways = 2520. Hence, [3].

Question: 19


Two quadratic equations have a common positive root. The equation satisfied by the other two roots is x2– 36x + 299 = 0. If the sum of the

product of the roots of the two quadratic equations is less than the product of the sums of the roots of the equations by 324, find the

common root of the equations.

Explanation:

Question: 20


Set A is the set of all the possible four digit numbers formed using digits 1,2,3 and 4 with repetition. Similarly set B is the set of all the

possible four digit numbers formed using digits 5,6,7 and 8 with repetition. Elements of set A are arranged in increasing order while the

elements of set B are arranged in decreasing order. What would be the difference between 100thelement of set A and 100thelement of set

B?

Explanation:

1) 3

2) 4

3) 5

4) 6

1) 5375

2) 5368

3) 5374

4) 5371



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Question: 21


Explanation:

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Question: 22


Explanation:

1) Between 8 and 12

2) Between 23 and 27





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Question: 23


The number of 3-digit numbers having exactly 18 factors is

Explanation:

1) 12

2) 13

3) 14

4) More than 14



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Question: 24


If a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j = 100 and a > 1, b > 2, c > 3,…,j > 10, then find the possible number of integer solutions for this

equation.

Explanation:

1) 54C9

2) 35C9

3) 45C9

4) 44C9



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Answer the questions on the basis of the bar graph given below.

What is the total population of the country in 1990?

Explanation:

1) 41 million

2) 34 million

3) 44 million

4) 47 million



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In how many decades was the population of females more than that of males?

Explanation:

As we have calculated in the earlier question that population of females was less than that of males in 1990, after this the percentage

increase in male population is more than that of females, hence population of females was never more than males in the given years.

Hence, [4].

Question: 27


Approximately what percentage of population was literate in 1980?

Explanation:

Question: 28


Which of the following is definitely true?

1) 5

2) 1

3) 2

4) Never

1) 25.4%

2) 41.5%

3) 31.6%

4) 20.7%

1) Male to female ratio was 15 : 10 in 1980.

2) Number of male illiterates is more than number of female illiterates in 1970.

3) Population is increasing every year between 1970 and 2010.

4) None of these.



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Explanation:

Question: 29


Explanation:

1) 48°

2) 192°

3) 264°

4) 96°



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Question: 30


Explanation:

Question: 31

1) It is a continuously increasing function

2) It is a continuously decreasing function

3) It is a constant function

4) None of the above



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Explanation:

Question: 32


Explanation:

1) 38005

2) 5725

3) 10001

4) 24024

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2)

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Question: 33


The product of five consecutive natural numbers will always be

divisible by:

A)12B) 15C) 20D) 60

Explanation:

Product of any five consecutive natural numbers is always divisible by 5! or by 120. Therefore the product of these numbers will also be

divisible by 12, 15, 20 and 60. Hence, [3].

Question: 34


A plane, flying at an altitude of 3000 ft., is observed to make an angle of elevation of 30o from the top of a tower and 60o from the bottom

of the tower at a particular instant. The height of the tower is:

Explanation:

Question: 35


When the number N is written in base b, its representation is the 2-digit numerical PQ, where P = b – 2 and Q = 1. Find the representation

of N in base (b – 1).

1) (A) and (B) only

2) (A) and (C) only

3) All of these

4) None of these

1) 1000 ft

2) 2000 ft

3) 1500 ft

4) 1200 ft

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Explanation:

Question: 36


Explanation:

Question: 37


2) 120

3) 111

4) 100

1) 2

2) 3

3) 4

4) 5

1) 0

2) 3

3) -17

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Explanation:

Since a,b,c,d and e are the roots of the equation x5 – 3x4 – 5x3+15x2+4x-12=0,

a+b+c+d+e= 3

Sum of roots taken two at a time= -5

Sum of roots taken three at a time= -15

Sum of roots taken four at a time= 4

Product of roots = 12

When we expand (a+1) (b+1) (c+1) (d+1) (e+1), the expansion will contain (a+b+c+d+e)+ sum of roots taken two at a time+ Sum of roots

taken three at a time + Sum of roots taken four at a time + Product of roots + 1.

Therefore, (a+1) (b+1) (c+1) (d+1) (e+1) = 3-5-15+4+12+1 = 0

Also, a+b+c+d+e= 3. Therefore (a+1) (b+1) (c+1) (d+1) (e+1)+(a+b+c+d+e) = 0 + 3 = 3.

Hence [2].

Question: 38


In a school, students are wearing t-shirts numbered 1 to 190. Each student shakes hands with the maximum possible number of students

such that the t-shirt numbers of the students who shake hands do not have any common factor other than 1. How many students shook

hands with students wearing t-shirts numbered 5 and 13?

Explanation:

Question: 39


1) 140

2) 142

3) 50

4) 52



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Explanation:

Question: 40


1) 4y – 5x = 20

2) 5y – 4x = 20

3) 4y + 5x = 20

4) 5y + 4x = 20



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Question: 41

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

1) 6 sq.units

2) 9 sq.units

3) 15 sq.units

4) 18 sq.units



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If the number of people investing in all the three is 18 and the sum of number of people investing in only equity and mutual funds (but not

in FDs) and only in mutual funds and fixed deposits (but not in equity) is 20, what percentage of investors have invested only in fixed

deposits and equity (but not in MFs)?

Explanation:

Question: 42


If 7 investors have invested in FDs and MFs (but not in equity), what percentage of people have invested in only one of the three

avenues? (Use data from previous question/s if necessary.)

1) 4%

2) 6%

3) 8%

4) 9%



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Explanation:

Question: 43


The difference in the average amount per investor invested in equity and MF’s is ? (Use data from previous question/s if necessary.)

Explanation:

1) 57%

2) 60%

3) 64%

4) 70%

1) 1799

2) 494

3) 1304

4) Cannot be determined.



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Question: 44


If the total amount invested is increased to Rs.600000, then what is the difference in the increase in amount of FDs and MFs, the

investment in the shares being the same? (Use data from previous question/s if necessary.)

Explanation:

Question: 45


Explanation:

1) Rs.1100

2) Rs.3330

3) Rs.54000

4) Rs.50670

1)

2)

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Question: 47


In a rectangle of sides 5 cm and 4 cm, the largest possible circle C1is drawn (touching 3 sides of the rectangle). In the remaining part of

the rectangle, the largest possible circle C2is drawn. Find the radius of C2 in cm.

Explanation:

HHH

GHH

Hen

Question: 48


If one ball is drawn at random from each of the three boxes containing 3 white & 1 black balls, 2 white & 2 black balls and 1 white and 3

black balls, find the probability that exactly two of the balls are white.

1)

2)

3)

4)

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Explanation:

Question: 49


Explanation:

4)

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2)

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Question: 50


A vessel filled to the brim contains a mixture of two liquids ‘M’ and ‘N’ in the ratio 7 : 5. The volume of the vessel is 36 litres. If a certain

amount is taken out from the vessel and the vessel is filled up using liquid ‘M’ the ratio becomes 13 : 5. What is the amount withdrawn?

Explanation:

1) 10 litres

2) 5 litres

3) 9 litres

4) 12 litres



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Question: 51

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The greatest challenge in understanding the role of randomness in life is that although the basic principles of randomness arise from

everyday logic, many of the consequences that follow from those principles prove counterintuitive.

In the mid-1960s, Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist, was lecturing a group of Israeli air force flight instructors on the conventional wisdom

of behaviour modification and its application to the psychology of flight training. He drove home the point that rewarding positive behaviour

works, but punishing mistakes does not. One of his students interrupted, saying ‘I’ve often praised people warmly for beautifully executed

manoeuvres, and the next time they always do worse. And I’ve screamed at people for badly executed manoeuvres, and by and large the

next time they improve. Don’t tell me that reward works and punishment doesn’t.’ The other flight instructors agreed. To Kahneman the

flight instructors’ experiences rang true. On the other hand, he believed in the animal experiments that demonstrated that reward works

better than punishment. He ruminated on this apparent paradox. And then it struck him: the screaming preceded the improvement, but

contrary to appearances, it did not cause it.

The answer lies in a phenomenon called regression towards the mean. That is, in any series of random events an extraordinary event is

most likely to be followed, purely due to chance, by a more ordinary one. Here is how it works: The student pilots all had a certain

personal ability to fly fighter planes. Raising their skill level involved many factors and required extensive practice, so although their skill

was slowly improving through flight training, the change wouldn’t be noticeable from one manoeuvre to the next. Any especially good or

especially poor performance was thus mostly a matter of luck. So if a pilot made an exceptionally good landing – one far above his normal

level of performance – then the odds would be good that he would perform closer to his norm – that is, worse – the next day. And if his

instructor had praised him, it would appear that the praise had done no good. But if a pilot made an exceptionally bad landing, then the

odds would be good that the next day he would perform closer to his norm – that is, better. And if his instructor had a habit of screaming

‘you clumsy ape’ when a student performed poorly, it would appear that his criticism did some good. In reality, it made no difference at all.

This error in intuition spurred Kahneman’s thinking. How widespread, he wondered, was this misunderstanding of uncertainty? Do we

make other misjudgements when faced with uncertainty? And what are its implications for human decision making? Kahneman found that

even among sophisticated subjects, when it came to random processes, people’s beliefs and intuition very often let them down.

Suppose four publishers have rejected the manuscript for your novel. Your intuition might say that the rejections by all those publishing

experts mean that your manuscript is no good. But is your intuition correct? Is your novel unsellable? We all know from experience that if

several tosses of a coin come up heads, it doesn’t mean we are tossing a two-headed coin. Could it be that publishing success is so

unpredictable that even if our novel is destined for the best-seller list, numerous publishers could miss the point and reject it? One book in

the 1950s was initially rejected by publishers with such comments as ‘very dull’ and ‘a dreary record of typical family bickering, petty

annoyances and adolescent emotions’. Today, that book, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, has sold 30 million copies, making it

one of the best-selling books in history.

Suggest a suitable title for this passage.

1) The Role of Randomness

2) Randomness vs. Intuition



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Explanation:

Option [1] is rather vague: it does not specify what the role of randomness is, and in what context. The topic of the passage is not ‘rewards

and punishments’ as such, but rather, some paragraphs talk about whether they make any difference to behaviour, so [3] is wrong. [4]

relates to only part of the passage (the example of the flight instructors), not the whole of it. The best answer is [2], as the main dichotomy

in the passage is that between intuition and randomness (see the first paragraph). Hence, [2].

Question: 52


What is the moral of the story about flight instructors and their teaching methods?

Explanation:

Option [1] is the flight instructors’ view; [2] is Kahneman’s initial view; but both are shown to be wrong in the third paragraph. While [4] may

be true, it cannot be inferred from the passage. The moral of the story is that neither reward nor punishment has any effect (as stated in

the last sentence of paragraph 2) on changes in behaviour that are governed mainly by chance (as stated in paragraph 3). Hence, [3].

Question: 53


Which of the following examples is least likely to be a misunderstanding of a case of regression towards the mean?

Explanation:

The definition of regression towards the mean given in the passage is: ‘in any series of random events, an extraordinary event is most

likely to be followed, purely due to chance, by a more ordinary one’. In option [1], the sudden increase in burglaries could be a purely

random event, which would go down to ordinary levels – i.e. regress towards the mean – on its own, so the attribution of the decrease to

the increase in policemen is a misunderstanding of a case of regression towards the mean. Similarly, extreme events such as breaking a

record for goals scored and a particularly bad migraine in [3] and [4] respectively could simply have regressed to the mean – i.e. the

number of goals could have gone down and the migraine would have got better – due to chance, so both [3] and [4] also demonstrate a

misunderstanding of a case of regression towards the mean. Only [2] is not necessarily such a case: a scandal would have a clear and

sudden negative effect on a politician’s popularity, which would not be the result of random chance. Note: there is no series of random

events in [2]. Hence, [2].

Question: 54


What is the point about Anne Frank’s book meant to prove?

3) Reward vs. Punishment

4) Regression towards the Mean

1) Rewarding good behaviour does not work, but punishing bad behaviour does.

2) Rewarding good behaviour works, but punishing bad behaviour does not.

3) Neither reward nor punishment has any effect on behaviour that occurs mainly by chance.

4) Both reward and punishment can help modify behaviour, but only if the role of chance is reduced.

1)When there was a sudden increase in burglaries in a particular city, the number of policemen in the city were increased,

due to which the number of burglaries went down.

2)Mahesh, a politician, seemed set to win the next election, but his popularity went down abruptly after a scandal regarding

his personal life became known.

3)Diego, a football player, broke the record for goals scored in one season, but the next season, he scored far fewer goals,

leading critics to wonder if he had lost his talent.

4)Previously, Sonia didn’t believe in homeopathic medicine, but when her particularly bad migraine got better after she took

some homeopathic medicine, she decided that there must be something to it.

1) Publishers are not good judges of the quality of literature.



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Explanation:

The example of Anne Frank’s book is given as a way of showing how intuitions about the possible success of a book (in this case, the

publishers’ intuitions) are not a good guide to predicting whether or not a book will be successful, which depends considerably on chance.

So [4] sums up the point it is meant to prove. [3] may be inferable, but it is not the point of the example. [2], while being good advice for

writers, is irrelevant to the issues of chance and intuition that the passage focuses on. Similarly, [1] doesn’t keep the bigger picture in mind

and doesn’t tie up the example to the main idea of the passage. Hence, [4].

Question: 55

The sentences given in the following question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a

letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences, from among the given choices, to construct a coherent paragraph.

A.To understand where these differences come from, we can start with an evolutionary story about sugary fruits and fatty animals, which

were good food for our common ancestors.

B. It takes a lot of additional work to connect the universal taste receptors to the specific things that a particular person eats and drinks.

C. We humans all have the same five taste receptors, but we don’t all like the same foods.

D. Just knowing that everyone has sweetness receptors can’t tell you why one person prefers Thai food to Mexican, or why hardly anyone

stirs sugar into beer.

E. But we’ll also have to examine the history of each culture, and we’ll have to look at the childhood eating habits of each individual.

Explanation:

C is the clear opening sentence, as it introduces the topic of taste as a sensation vs. personal preferences in food. A states how the

explanation for this should begin (‘with an evolutionary story’); E states how it should continue (‘the history of each culture’, ‘childhood

eating habits’). ‘Just knowing … can’t tell you …’ in D links to ‘a lot of additional work’ in B, so we get a DB link. Therefore, the correct

sequence is CAEDB. Hence, [3].

Question: 56

The sentences given in the following question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a

letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences, from among the given choices, to construct a coherent paragraph.

A.Working independently, in 2001, British architecture professor Philip Steadman published the book Vermeer’s Camera: Uncovering the

Truth behind the Masterpieces, which specifically claimed that Vermeer had used a camera obscura to create his paintings.

B. This became known as the Hockney-Falco thesis, named after Hockney and Charles M. Falco, another proponent of the theory.

C. In 2001, British artist David Hockney published the book Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters, in

which he argued that Vermeer – among other Renaissance artists including Hans Holbein and Diego Velázquez – used optics, and

specifically some combination of curved mirrors, camera obscura and camera lucida, to achieve precise positioning in their compositions.

D. Vermeer’s painting techniques have long been a source of debate, given their almost photorealistic attention to detail, despite Vermeer

having had no formal training, and despite only limited evidence that Vermeer had created any preparatory sketches or traces for his

paintings.

E. Noting that many of Vermeer’s paintings had been painted in the same room, Steadman found six of his paintings that are precisely the

right size if they had been painted from inside a camera obscura in the room’s back wall.

2) Writers should keep trying to get their books published, even if they are rejected by multiple publishers.

3) Success in publishing depends mainly on chance, not the quality of the work.

4) Intuition is not a good guide to predicting which books will be successful.

1) BDACE

2) CBADE

3) CAEDB

4) CDABE

1) CBDAE

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Explanation:

The links are very easy to identify in this paragraph. C and B are linked, as ‘this’ in B refers to Hockney’s argument detailed in C. The AE

link is just as clear, as A introduces Steadman, and E continues the description of his findings. D makes most sense as the opening

sentence, as it introduces Vermeer and explains why there is debate about his painting techniques. AE has to come after CB, as ‘working

independently’ in A suggests that Steadman’s work should be mentioned after Hockney’s in the sequence. Therefore, the correct

sequence is DCBAE. Hence, [4].

Question: 57

In the following question, a word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in

which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

LINE

Explanation:

To be ‘in line with’ something is to be ‘in conformity with’ it. To ‘toe the line’ means to ‘do one’s duty’ or ‘follow the rules’. ‘A fine line

between’ two things means that the two are ‘very similar’; and to ‘cross the line’ means to ‘go beyond a certain standard of behaviour’. So

options [1], [3] and [4] use the word ‘line’ correctly. But the usage in [2] is incorrect: the correct phrase should be to ‘draw the line at’

(meaning to ‘set a limit to’), not ‘draw the line before’. Hence, [2].

Question: 58


Five nuclear tests codenamed Shakti I, Shakti II, Shakti III, Shakti IV and Shakti V were conducted. Shakti IV was conducted at the Chagai

Hills and was not the lowest yield device tested. The 43 kiloton (KT) device was codenamed Shakti III, but was not tested at Pokharan.

The 12 KT device was tested at Lop Nor but was not under the codename of Shakti V. The Murora Atoll testing range is used only for

conducting tests on devices that exceed 1 KT. The test carried out at Pokharan was the largest of the sub-kiloton devices tested and was

codenamed Shakti II. The devices tested had different yields that were 0.2 KT, 0.3 KT, 0.5 KT, 12 KT and 43 KT. The various test ranges

available for conducting the tests are Baikanur, Chagai Hills, Lop Nor, Murora Atoll, and Pokharan.

The yield of the device tested at the Baikanur range was:

Explanation:

3) CBDEA

4) DCBAE

1) The interior decorator’s plans for my living room were not in line with what I wanted.

2) She says she would do anything to get rich, but I hope she will draw the line before doing anything illegal.

3)Though they were not happy with the changes the new management had made, the employees had to toe the line if they

wanted to keep their jobs.

4) There is a fine line between genius and madness – and he has just crossed that line.

1) 0.2 KT

2) 0.3 KT

3) 0.5 KT

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Question: 59


The codenames of the devices arranged in ascending order of their yield is:

Explanation:

Question: 60


The Shakti I test was carried out at:

1) Shakti V, Shakti IV, Shakti I, Shakti II, Shakti III

2) Shakti IV, Shakti V, Shakti II, Shakti I, Shakti III

3) Shakti III, Shakti I, Shakti II, Shakti V, Shakti IV

4) Shakti V, Shakti IV, Shakti II, Shakti I, Shakti III

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Question: 61


The highest yield device was tested at:

Explanation:

2) Lop Nor

3) Murora Atoll

4) Pokharan

1) Baikanur

2) Chagai Hills

3) Murora Atoll

4) Pokharan



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Question: 62

In the following question, there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in

terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A.It’s clear that Avatar director James Cameron has a vivid imagination, but even great cineastes sometimes need a real-world spark to

make their thoughts explode.

B. When Cameron created floating pillars for Avatar’s fantastical world of Pandora, one of his inspirations came from

C. the 3,000 or so quartz-sandstone pillars that dominate the skyline of Zhangjiajie City in south-eastern China.

D. As anyone who has seen them will testify, these geological formations, which date back 400 million years, are decidedly other-worldly.

E. Gazing at the dark columns draped in a veil of mist, the similarities to the ethereal Hallelujah Mountains in Avatar are easy to see.

Explanation:

There is a dangling modifier in E: the modifier ‘Gazing … mist’ does not link to any person in the sentence who could do the ‘gazing’. The

sentence should be reframed as: ‘Gazing at the dark columns draped in a veil of mist, one can easily see the similarities to the ethereal

Hallelujah Mountains in Avatar.’ The rest of the sentences are fully correct. Hence, [1].

Question: 63

In the following question, there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect

in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A.Enamelled white and crowned by a golden onion dome, the jewelled egg is modelled from one of the cupolas that top the Kremlin’s

most important place of worship: the Uspenski Cathedral.

B. Windows in the egg’s side give a view of an interior where carpets, icons and decorations are so faithfully rendered that you can almost

smell the insence.

C. The egg is surrounded and supported by four golden towers architecturally similar to those in the Kremlin walls.

D. Two of these contain chiming clocks, and another clockwork mechanism plays the tunes of cherubim chants – traditional Easter hymns.

E. The whole ensemble has a deliberately oriental feel, reflecting how Byzantine architecture and ritual had inspired the Uspenki’s builders

and clergy.

Explanation:

In A, there is a preposition error: the correct preposition after ‘modelled’ should be ‘on’ not ‘from’. In B, there is a spelling error: the correct

spelling is ‘incense’ not ‘insence’. The rest of the sentences are fully correct. Hence, [1].

Question: 64


Arthur Schopenhauer – the 19thcentury German philosopher for whom human existence was a perpetually swinging ‘pendulum between

suffering and boredom’, and the world itself a hell in which ‘human beings are the tortured souls on the one hand, and the devils on the

other’ – comes off as a fairly depressing guy. But the author of such elegantly corrosive essays as ‘On the Vanity and Suffering of Life’

and ‘The Fullness of Nothingness’ is also apparently responsible for the quote that probably appeared on the inside of the card you gave

your dad on his 50thbirthday: ‘Just remember: once you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.’

1) A, B, C & D

2) A, B & E

3) B, C & D

4) B, C, D & E

1) A & B

2) C, D & E

3) A & E

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I discovered this not in the old-fashioned way of reading Schopenhauer’s actual writing – which, as I say, tends to be filled with stuff about

how life is a meaningless ordeal of suffering alleviated only by a meaningless death – but by the more modern means of happening across

it on the website brainyquote.com. I’d been tracking down the source of a different Schopenhauer quotation, but these days if you’re

looking for anything remotely pithy online, you’ll inevitably wind up being pointed in the direction of BrainyQuote, or one of a whole black

economy of similar quote stockists. These sites are an inevitable outcome of the process by which we’ve outsourced knowledge to the

third party of technology. This superficial democratization of erudition is not necessarily a bad thing, but it does mean you don’t have to

have read Schopenhauer, or really anything much at all, to have access to just the right Schopenhauer quotation for your particular needs

– and no grounds to suspect when the quotation you select has nothing to do with its ostensible source.

As I’ve modestly intimated above, I’ve read a bit of Schopenhauer. And so I suspected straight away that these suspiciously Hallmarkian

words were unlikely to have flowed from his poison-tipped quill. Leaving aside the sentiment itself, the phrase just conspicuously lacks the

black gleam of his prose. So I did some more Googling, and found that, although it is the most prominent, BrainyQuote is not the only

place to have attributed the ‘over the hill ’ l ine to Schopenhauer. There it is on quote-wise.com, searchquotes.com,

excellentquotations.com – to name just a handful of the bigger hitters in the online quotes racket. And through this wilderness of mirrored

sources, a wonderfully weird misattribution has made its way outward into the world.

I have come up with an explanation for this misattribution that, while admittedly not airtight, is at least credible. The ‘over the hill’ line is

commonly attributed to Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip Peanuts – he is not its original author, but it’s used in one of his

strips. The root of the confusion here is, I think, the alphabetical proximity of Schopenhauer to Schulz. If you’re listing quotations

alphabetically, Schopenhauer is going to appear very close to – in fact likely just right above – Schulz.

Because of the speed and abandon with which the Internet disseminates error, tracking the source of an online misattribution is usually a

difficult business. It’s often the case in these situations that the true source of the quotation is unknown, and so it randomly attaches itself

to some name-brand figure whose saying or writing such a thing seems vaguely plausible. This is how, for example, Edmund Burke winds

up getting credited with the very nifty – though only superficially Burkean – ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do

nothing.’

But the real villain here, as far as I’m concerned, is this vast quote-aggregation industrial complex that doth bestride the narrow online

world like a colossus, to paraphrase … I don’t know, but let’s go with Shia Labeouf. These sites cater to a growing appetite for filleted

wisdom, for deboned wit, for the mechanically separated meat of literature. They exemplify the way in which the Internet has disrupted the

erudition vertical, from Wikipedia to the ascent of explainer-based journalism. But that, as Schopenhauer himself famously put it, is just the

way the cookie crumbles.

What is this passage about?

Explanation:

The passage focuses on an example of a quotation that is falsely attributed to Arthur Schopenhauer, not on actual quotations by

Schopenhauer, so both [3] and [4] are the wrong way around. The main issue in the passage is not the misuse or misunderstanding of

quotations, but rather their misattribution (i.e. their credit going to the wrong person). So [2] is also incorrect, and [1] is the right answer.

Hence, [1].

Question: 65


The author’s attitude towards quotation websites like Brainy Quote is:

1) How quotation websites misattribute quotations

2) How quotations get misused or misunderstood on the Internet

3) How Arthur Schopenhauer’s quotations are misattributed on the Internet

4) How Arthur Schopenhauer quotations are misunderstood on quotation websites

1) execrable.

2) excoriating.

3) excruciating.



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Explanation:

The author is extremely critical of BrainyQuote and similar quotation websites – see especially the last paragraph. So the word that best

expresses his attitude is ‘excoriating’, which means ‘denouncing severely’. ‘Execrable’, meaning ‘utterly detestable’, does not describe an

attitude. ‘Excruciating’, meaning ‘extremely painful’ or ‘highly elaborate’, does not fit either. ‘Exculpatory’, meaning ‘clearing of guilt or

blame’, is the opposite of the author’s attitude. Hence, [2].

Question: 66


If you had an opportunity to interview the author, what would it make most sense to ask him?

Explanation:

Quotations misattributed to Arthur Schopenhauer and the ‘over the hill’ quotation serve only to illustrate the author’s main point in this

passage, about the quotation websites ‘racket’. As such, there really isn’t much more to be said about them, so [2] and [3] are somewhat

pointless questions. The penultimate paragraph explains how the ‘triumph of evil’ quotation probably got attributed to Edmund Burke. So

there is no need to ask [4]. Only [1] is a valid question to ask: since the author is so very critical of quotation websites, it is worth asking

him whether he thinks they serve any useful purpose at all. Hence, [1].

Question: 67


The last sentence of the passage is meant to be:

Explanation:

Judging by the sarcastic tone of the last sentence and the fact that the passage is mainly about how a quotation is misattributed to

Schopenhauer, it is unlikely that the ‘famous’ saying attributed to him in the last sentence is actually by him. So [2] is incorrect. In any

case, [2] cannot be inferred by a reader from just the information given in the passage. Throughout the passage, the author’s tone is

mostly highly critical and sarcastic, so it is not likely that he would suddenly become ‘resigned’ in the last sentence of the passage.

Therefore, [4] can be ruled out as well. It is not clear from the context whether the sentence is a ‘reinterpretation’ of a quotation or not, so

[3] also cannot be inferred from the limited information given in the passage. [1] is the best interpretation of the intent of the sentence.

Hence, [1].

Question: 68


Based on the information given in this passage, which of the following quotations is most likely to be a genuine one by Schopenhauer?

4) exculpatory.

1) Do quotation websites serve any useful purpose?

2) Who is the original author of the ‘over the hill’ quotation?

3) What are some actual quotations by Arthur Schopenhauer?

4) How did the ‘triumph of evil’ quotation get attributed to Edmund Burke?

1) a quotation sarcastically misattributed to Schopenhauer.

2) a deliberate misquotation of a famous saying by Schopenhauer.

3) a tongue-in-cheek reinterpretation of a quotation that is not by Schopenhauer.

4) a resigned acceptance of how the Internet works.

1) Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.

2) Fame is something which must be won; honour, only something which must not be lost.

3) There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome – to be got over.

4)The effect of music is so very much more powerful and penetrating than is that of the other arts, for these others speak only

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Explanation:

According to the first two paragraphs, Arthur Schopenhauer was a ‘fairly depressing guy’ who wrote about ‘how life is a meaningless

ordeal of suffering alleviated only by a meaningless death’. Therefore the quotation most likely to be by him must be one that is on a

similar theme. [1] expresses a fairly positive opinion; [2] and [4] are neutral observations on topics other than life. [3], which makes a very

negative statement about life, is most likely to be a genuine quotation by Schopenhauer. (Please note that all these quotations are in fact

by Schopenhauer; however, you are neither expected to possess this external knowledge, nor take it into consideration when answering

this question.) Hence, [3].

Question: 69


Ten friends A, B, E, G, I, L, M, N, R and T went to Goa on a vacation. While going there they realized they forgot to book tickets for a

cruise which was famous in Goa. When they tried to book it after reaching Goa, there were only 4 tickets available and they bought them.

It was decided that the two couples out of the ten people will go on the cruise. The other six split themselves into two groups and one

group went to a beach and the other group went shopping. Following is known about them:

•People who went for shopping were all girls

•None of the friends travelled alone

•Only 4 out of the 10 friends were girls and remaining were boys.

•A is a girl and N is a boy

•‘M’ did not go on the cruise and also did not travel with ‘N’

•‘B’ and ‘I’ both are boys and stay together wherever they go

•‘A’ was very excited about going on the cruise with her partner but was not happy that ‘R’ would also be coming with them

•‘N’ was jealous that his best friend ‘G’ went on the cruise while he couldn’t

• ‘B’ and ‘T’ had a fight and were not ready travel together

Which of the following is definitely false?

Explanation:

Question: 70


Which among the following combinations is definitely correct?

1) G and A are a couple

2) L went to the beach

3) B, I, R, G and N are all boys

4) L, T, E, A are all girls

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Explanation:

Question: 71


If both T and E are girls, who among the following is definitely a couple?

Explanation:

Question: 72


2) T – boy – Cruise

3) E – boy – Beach


1) A and G

2) T and R

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Which of the following additional information will help us determine the genders of all 10 friends?

Explanation:

1) E is a boy

2) E is a girl

3) T is a girl

4) Both E and T are girls



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Question: 73

The following question has a sentence with one italicized word that does not make sense. Choose the most appropriate replacement for

that word from the options given below the sentence.

Each procedure that is approved on Wikipedia makes sense on its own, so most new rules are not vumpily opposed even by those who

prefer a more flexible environment.

Explanation:

We need a word that roughly means ‘strongly’, to suggest that most new rules are not strongly opposed. ‘Voraciously’, which means

‘consuming large quantities of food’, ‘veraciously’, which means ‘truthfully’, and ‘vicariously’, meaning ‘through the experience of others’,

do not fit in this context at all. ‘Vociferously’, which means ‘noisily’ or ‘vocally’, is the only word that correctly replaces the nonsense word.

Hence, [1].

Question: 74

The following question has a sentence with one italicized word that does not make sense. Choose the most appropriate replacement for

that word from the options given below the sentence.

The idea that simplicity, as distinct from beauty, is a guide to truth seems like something of a juxipo in itself, for, as these examples show,

it is not reliably correct.

Explanation:

Based on the context, the missing word must denote something that seems true, but is not really. Both ‘bromide’ and ‘platitude’ mean ‘a

dull or obvious remark’, which does not fit the criteria. ‘Periphrasis’ means a ‘roundabout way of saying something’, which is completely

irrelevant. Only ‘shibboleth’, which means ‘a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth’, meets the required criteria.

Hence, [2].

Question: 75

Sentences given in the following question, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. The first and the last sentences are 1

and 6 and the four in between are labelled with a letter each. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given

choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1.The Mediterranean possesses several features that result from its character as an enclosed sea.

A. But this only compensates for 4 per cent of the water loss in the Mediterranean, and the principal source that replaces losses by

evaporation is the Atlantic Ocean, which provides a steady inflow of cold Atlantic water.

B. Among European rivers, the Danube and the Russian river systems make an indirect contribution of water, because the Black Sea

draws in water from several great arteries stretching deep into the landmass.

C. It loses water through evaporation more rapidly than river systems feeding into the sea are able to replace it, which is not surprising

considering how puny some of the rivers are, apart from the Nile.

D. The result is that the Black Sea has an excess of unevaporated water, creating a fast current that rushes past Istanbul into the

Mediterranean.

6. The fact that the Mediterranean is open at its ends is thus crucial to its survival as a sea.

1) vociferously

2) voraciously

3) veraciously

4) vicariously

1) bromide

2) shibboleth

3) periphrasis

4) platitude

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Explanation:

1 introduces the idea of the features of the Mediterranean Sea. So, only C can come next as it is the only sentence that discusses a

feature of the sea. C talks about water lost through evaporation and the remaining three sentences are about the compensation of this

loss. Both C and B discuss the contribution of rivers to a sea, so they are linked. ‘The result’ in D refers to the result of the features of the

Black Sea mentioned in B, so B links to D as well. A follows from D, as ‘this’ in A refers to the flow of water from the Black Sea into the

Mediterranean (mentioned in D). Thus we get the sequence CBDA, which describes the mechanism of water loss and replenishment in

the Mediterranean Sea, which is bookended by 1 and 6. Hence, [2].

Question: 76


For some reason, a lot of people think that if you haven’t studied a musical instrument by the time you are twenty then it’s already too late.

Also, people who didn’t study music as children, or who had a horrible time learning an instrument when they were kids, often declare

themselves to be ‘unmusical’ though they would ‘love to be able to play an instrument’. If you ask such people about any other skill they

would like to acquire, such as making pots or knitting, they don’t declare themselves to be ‘unpotterly’ or ‘unknitty’; they quite sensibly say

that they could probably do it if they bought the equipment and took some lessons. They realize that they would probably never be able to

compete with professionals but could eventually produce worthwhile stuff and have fun in the process.

There is general agreement that anyone can acquire almost any skill to some level of competence. But music is considered a special case

– apparently you’re either musically talented or you’re not. Thankfully this view is entirely wrong: playing a musical instrument is just a skill

to be learned like any other. Some people (especially children) pick up the skills involved faster than others (which is true of any skill), but

everyone gets better with time and effort.

Another myth about music is that it takes years to learn an instrument. This is only true if you have very high expectations. If you want to

play Beethoven sonatas in public, then yes, it will take more than ten years and you will have to practise for more than an hour a day. If,

on the other hand, you want to play a Bob Dylan song at a campfire singalong you could probably be ready in a month if you practised for

a few minutes on most days. By the end of the year you could have more than a dozen songs which you could play. It is also very

important to remember that learning an instrument is a lot of fun from the beginning. The only problem is that it involves a lot of repetition –

but even that is OK when you can hear yourself getting better and better.

One of the most daunting things about musicians is the way they seem to be able to remember an inhuman amount of notes and

regurgitate them at will. This is particularly true of musicians playing classical music from memory: sometimes the musician has to

produce thousands of notes in exactly the correct order and if they get even one wrong it will be noticed by the audience. This sort of feat

puts non-musicians off the idea of learning an instrument because they are sure that their memory (and fingers) couldn’t work that well.

Without in any way diminishing the achievement of such performers, it is useful to know that they are being assisted by something known

as ‘muscular memory’. Obviously muscles can’t actually remember things, but complex sequences of muscular movement can be stored

by the brain as a single memory. If this sounds a little unlikely, just think about how little mental effort and memory you need for

complicated finger movements such as tying your shoelaces. A trained musician can render a whole piece of music down into a sequence

of linked ‘shoelace-tying’ sets of instructions. Learning to do this requires a lot of repetition or practice – but there is nothing magical about

it.

So those of you who have been saying ‘I’d love to play a musical instrument but I’m just not musical’ can go down to the music shop on

Saturday and buy an instrument. Everyone is ‘musical’ – becoming a musician is simply a matter of learning a skill. You will be worse than

some and better than others but you will be a musician.

The author’s purpose in writing this passage is:

Explanation:

3) CDBA

4) DBAC

1) to dispel the myths surrounding music.

2) to promote a greater appreciation of music among people.

3) to express his appreciation of those who can play musical instruments.

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Though the author does dispel several myths in this passage, they are not about music per se, but rather about learning to play musical

instruments. Also, he is dispelling these myths to encourage non-musicians to learn to play music. The topic of the passage involves

playing music, not listening to it, so [2] is incorrect. While the author does appreciate people who can play musical instruments, that is not

his purpose in writing this passage. His aim is to convince people – even those who consider themselves ‘unmusical’ – that they too can

learn to play musical instruments, with some time and effort. Hence, [4].

Question: 77


Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?

Explanation:

The author states that learning an instrument takes time and effort, and involves a lot of repetition, but also emphasizes that it can be a lot

of fun, so [1] is inferable. Option [2] can be inferred from the comparison given in the third paragraph. [4] can be inferred from this

statement in the fourth paragraph: ‘sometimes the musician has to produce thousands of notes in exactly the correct order and if they get

even one wrong it will be noticed by the audience’. Only [3] cannot be inferred from the passage, as the author does not compare types of

musical instruments at all. Hence, [3].

Question: 78


Which of the following would involve ‘muscular memor

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