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Bulls Eye www.hitbullseye.com IIFT - 2014 Answer key IIFT Paper-2014 (All Sets) Answer key Question No’s key Explanations Set A Set B Set C Set D 1. 82. 62. 27. B The last line of the 7 th paragraph clearly mentions the fact of Manchester United spending double the amount as done by Aston Villa. Option C- The research only talks of the total team bill. It says nothing about the wages paid tro individual footballers. Option D- The Guardian has collaborated with Opta sports to publish the data (9 th paragraph), which has been used by the writer. 2. 83. 63. 28. D Please refer to the 13 th paragraph of the passage, which clearly mentions this figure. 3. 84. 64. 29. D 4. 85. 65. 30. C All the typical characteristics of guerilla warfare have been mentioned in the last few lines of the closing paragraph. Note the words – lie in wait, unpredictable etc. being employed here to highlight the style adopted by the team. 5. 86. 66. 31. A The data, as mentioned in the 6 th paragraph, pertains to the last twenty years and not a decade. The rest of the options contain correct statements. 6. 87. 67. 32. C 4 th paragraph 5 th line clearly mentions that his command over the two languages was tenuous i.e. weak. Option A is clearly mentioned in 4 th last paragraph; in fact this paragraph deals with his visits to country side for shooting purpose. 1 st paragraph mentions that he relished his power over the upper classes such as Brahmins who use to dominate his community in the past; this clearly means that he was not a Brahmin. Last few lines of the 3 rd paragraph mentions that the judge Jemubhai was noosed by the money lenders and they are still waiting for their repayments. 7. 88. 68. 33. B in the paragraph on 5.30 pm the line ‘ one thing was always missing, though, …………..Nothing!’ suggests that he could not shoot even a single creature ever while shooting on the country side. 8. 89. 69. 34. A in the paragraph on 8.30 am the 4 th line suggests that the yield per acre was very less and in the same line its mentioned that people were in debt. 9. 90. 70. 35. A This is a tricky question because according to the passage the meaning of Lariat seems to be a flock of birds. But actually Lariat means a rope used for tying something. Brood means ‘thinking or contemplating about something or a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth. Flock and flight are both used for referring to group of birds. That’s why odd one out is Lariat. 10. 91. 71. 36. D The 12 th paragraph in the passage describes the fact of garibaldi urging his wife to stay back, without any success. Read the line the pair set off with 200 loyal soldiers. 11. 92. 72. 37. C Please refer to the last line of the closing paragraph – He visited his family in Nice for an emotional reunion …… The rest of the options contain either incorrect inferences or are simply restatements of the facts given in the passage. 12. 93. 73. 38. A Clearly mentioned in the first paragraph itself that Charles Albert was the King of Piedmont and Louis Philippe was toppled from the French throne. 13. 94. 74. 39. B One can easily locate the answer from the second-last paragraph which says …. He and his faithful companion Leggero escaped…. 14. 95. 75. 40. A The rest of the options are duly mentioned in the passage at different places. 15. 96. 76. 41. A The very first line of the 3rd paragraph clearly states this answer. 16. 97. 77. 42. C Option A can be found out in the first line of the 3 rd paragraph. Option B is clearly mentioned in 5 th line of the 8 th paragraph. ‘ Basel three norms…….’. Option D 1 st line of the 6 th paragraph clearly establishes this option. 17. 98. 78. 43. D The starting of the passage suggests that because of tightened capital flow the banks are forced to loan out money only to PSUs and 1 st grade companies. They want to lower their risks by not lending to smaller companies. Capital adequacy is mentioned in the 8 th paragraph. The 3 rd last paragraph suggests narrowing gap between yields on advances and cost of deposit. 18. 99. 79. 44. C The paragraph should start with sentence-III as it gives the reason for Milner’s interest in investing money in facebook. His valuation of the company stands at 10$. Sentence-II presents the comparison of Milner’s valuation with the valuation done by Microsoft and Li, which stands at a higher value i.e., 15$. Further, in sentence-I, it is revealed that doubts linger about Facebook’s ability to be a business as financial markets had also fallen since the Microsoft’s deal. In sentence-IV the first word but’ shows that despite prevailing doubts, Milner is enthusiastic about investing as much as $300 million in facebook. 19. 100. 80. 45. D The paragraph should start with sentence-IV as the author is narrating his story and this sentence gives us the background of what he is about to say next. The pronoun ‘him’ in sentence-II refers to Schubert, hence it should follow. Also, this sentence tells about soundproof cell which is justified in sentence-I which takes the narration further by saying that no light or sound enter the

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Question No’s key Explanations Set A

Set B

Set C

Set D

1. 82. 62. 27. B

The last line of the 7th paragraph clearly mentions the fact of Manchester United spending double the amount as done by Aston Villa. Option C- The research only talks of the total team bill. It says nothing about the wages paid tro individual footballers. Option D- The Guardian has collaborated with Opta sports to publish the data (9th paragraph), which has been used by the writer.

2. 83. 63. 28. D Please refer to the 13th paragraph of the passage, which clearly mentions this figure. 3. 84. 64. 29. D

4. 85. 65. 30. C All the typical characteristics of guerilla warfare have been mentioned in the last few lines of the closing paragraph. Note the words – lie in wait, unpredictable etc. being employed here to highlight the style adopted by the team.

5. 86. 66. 31. A The data, as mentioned in the 6th paragraph, pertains to the last twenty years and not a decade. The rest of the options contain correct statements.

6. 87. 67. 32. C

4th paragraph 5th line clearly mentions that his command over the two languages was tenuous i.e. weak. Option A is clearly mentioned in 4th last paragraph; in fact this paragraph deals with his visits to country side for shooting purpose. 1st paragraph mentions that he relished his power over the upper classes such as Brahmins who use to dominate his community in the past; this clearly means that he was not a Brahmin. Last few lines of the 3rd paragraph mentions that the judge Jemubhai was noosed by the money lenders and they are still waiting for their repayments.

7. 88. 68. 33. B in the paragraph on 5.30 pm the line ‘ one thing was always missing, though, …………..Nothing!’ suggests that he could not shoot even a single creature ever while shooting on the country side.

8. 89. 69. 34. A in the paragraph on 8.30 am the 4th line suggests that the yield per acre was very less and in the same line its mentioned that people were in debt.

9. 90. 70. 35. A

This is a tricky question because according to the passage the meaning of Lariat seems to be a flock of birds. But actually Lariat means a rope used for tying something. Brood means ‘thinking or contemplating about something or a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth. Flock and flight are both used for referring to group of birds. That’s why odd one out is Lariat.

10. 91. 71. 36. D The 12th paragraph in the passage describes the fact of garibaldi urging his wife to stay back, without any success. Read the line the pair set off with 200 loyal soldiers.

11. 92. 72. 37. C Please refer to the last line of the closing paragraph – He visited his family in Nice for an emotional reunion …… The rest of the options contain either incorrect inferences or are simply restatements of the facts given in the passage.

12. 93. 73. 38. A Clearly mentioned in the first paragraph itself that Charles Albert was the King of Piedmont and Louis Philippe was toppled from the French throne.

13. 94. 74. 39. B One can easily locate the answer from the second-last paragraph which says …. He and his faithful companion Leggero escaped….

14. 95. 75. 40. A The rest of the options are duly mentioned in the passage at different places. 15. 96. 76. 41. A The very first line of the 3rd paragraph clearly states this answer.

16. 97. 77. 42. C Option A can be found out in the first line of the 3rd paragraph. Option B is clearly mentioned in 5th line of the 8th paragraph. ‘ Basel three norms…….’. Option D 1st line of the 6th paragraph clearly establishes this option.

17. 98. 78. 43. D

The starting of the passage suggests that because of tightened capital flow the banks are forced to loan out money only to PSUs and 1st grade companies. They want to lower their risks by not lending to smaller companies. Capital adequacy is mentioned in the 8th paragraph. The 3rd last paragraph suggests narrowing gap between yields on advances and cost of deposit.

18. 99. 79. 44. C

The paragraph should start with sentence-III as it gives the reason for Milner’s interest in investing money in facebook. His valuation of the company stands at 10$. Sentence-II presents the comparison of Milner’s valuation with the valuation done by Microsoft and Li, which stands at a higher value i.e., 15$. Further, in sentence-I, it is revealed that doubts linger about Facebook’s ability to be a business as financial markets had also fallen since the Microsoft’s deal. In sentence-IV the first word ‘but’ shows that despite prevailing doubts, Milner is enthusiastic about investing as much as $300 million in facebook.

19. 100. 80. 45. D

The paragraph should start with sentence-IV as the author is narrating his story and this sentence gives us the background of what he is about to say next. The pronoun ‘him’ in sentence-II refers to Schubert, hence it should follow. Also, this sentence tells about soundproof cell which is justified in sentence-I which takes the narration further by saying that no light or sound enter the

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‘soundproof cell’. Now, since there is no light or sound from the world, the only things which create impression of sense are ‘electrons’ and ‘horsehair’, mentioned in sentence-III.

20. 101. 81. 46. A The correct spellings are decrepit; it means something worn out or neglected. 21. 102. 82. 47. B Correct spellings are receive, perceive, deceive and believe.

22. 103. 83. 48. C

Solicitude means care or concern for something. There is no word with spellings solictitude. Chivalry means courteous, moral, religious etc. there is no word with the spellings chivelry. The context of the statement is about a woman taking care of a patient. So answer has to be solicitude.

23. 104. 84. 49. A

Prevarication means evasive language. Insinuation means an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad. Perambulation means to travel over. Abrogation means to cancel. In the context of the given statement prevarication is the most suitable option as the sentence is about a person evading somebody’s question about how long will she live.

24. 105. 85. 50. D D is the most concise statement of all as it rightly states ‘new and interesting assignments.’ Rest of the options unnecessary stretches the modifier.

25. 106. 86. 51. D

The question calls for selecting an option that makes right comparison and keeps the structure parallel. Option A is wrong because the two parts ‘their Face wash did’ and ‘their anti ageing cream sales’ is not parallel; instead of sales it should have been did only. Option B is wrong because of the same reasons as mentioned for option A. Option C is wrong because it should have been ‘20% more than their face wash did’; ‘did’ is missing, that’s why it leads to a wrong comparison. Option D makes right comparison and keeps the structure parallel.

26. 107. 87. 52. C Mumble means not speaking clearly. Mumbling leads to unclear and indistinct conversation. The option that is closest in the relationship to this is option C as scribbling leads to illegible handwriting. Rest of the options is related in some different manner.

27. 108. 88. 53. B Ruffle means disorder or disarrange. Equanimity means calm and composed. Ruffle and equanimity are almost antonyms as a disordered mind opposite is a calm mind. The only option that has this antonymous relationship is B.

28. 109. 89. 54. D 1.Having started iii. with just $5.8 million v. in seed financing, iv you squandered (wasted in foolish or reckless manner) ii more than half of your capital i. in less time than it takes 6. to soft-boil an egg.

29. 110. 90. 55. D 1. You could behave badly, say you were sorry, iv. you would get extra fun and be reinstated ii. in the same position v. as the one who had done nothing i. who now had both to suffer the crime iii and the difficulty of forgiving 6 with no goodies in addition at all.

30. 111. 91. 56. A Option B is wrong because the verb ‘met’ is in the past tense and ‘meet’ is in the present tense. They should ideally be in the same tense. Option C violates parallelism; instead of inspiration it should have been inspiring. Option D misses a preposition ‘in’ after speak.

31. 112. 92. 57. C Option A uses wrong tense; it should have been ‘to have fled the country’. Option B spoils parallelism; ‘by’ with plane was not required. Option D would have been better with the inclusion of ‘for’ before my neighbor.

32. 113. 93. 58. A Banish, expatriate and exile mean ‘to be thrown or sent out of one’s own country’. Expiate means make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing).

33. 114. 94. 59. B Brevity, Conciseness and succinctness mean to the point or to express something in less words. Circumlocution means the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

34. 115. 95. 60. B The standard quotation is ‘the bigger they come, the harder they fall’; it means. 35. 116. 96. 61. D The correct preposition is ‘out of’ in this case. Rest of the options don’t make any sense 36. 117. 97. 62. B ELATE, LATELY, LATE, TALE, YALE 37. 118. 98. 63. C ENATE, THAN, HEATHEN, HEAT, NEAT, THAN, TANH, HATE, EATEN

38. 1. 99. 64. B The candidate will not be selected as her age on January 26 , 2008 was 25 years and on January 26,2014 she was of 31 years of age. So she did not fulfill the first condition.

39. 2. 100. 65. B The candidate will not be selected as he is working in a weekly newspaper and not a daily one.

40. 3. 101. 66. C The candidate satisfies condition I, III and V. Since she did not score 60% marks in her graduation but scored 82% marks in Post graduation, her case will be referred to the Chairman.

41. 4. 102. 67. A Since candidate satisfy conditions I, II, III and IV, he will be selected

42. 5. 103. 68. D The first letter in each subsequent term is increased by 2, e.g. E becomes G, G becomes I, So I will become k… The second letter remains P, The third letter again increases by 2, e.g. F becomes H, H becomes J, J becomes L….The last letter remain S. So the answer is KPLS.

43-46.

6-9. 104-107.

69-72.

From the given information we can arrange the persons as follows. Name Activity Hostel Discipline City Ravi Mess Satpura Comp.Sc. Jodhpur

Sanjay Sports Aravalli Mech.Engg. Nagpur Hardeep Cultural Aravalli Metallurgy Patna Abhishek Student Body Vindhya Civil Engg. Kochi Hemant Placement Vindhya Chemical Engg. Allahabad

43. 6. 104. 69. B From the above table, the chemical Engg. Student stays in Vindhya Hostel whereas Cultural activity student stays in Aravalli Hostel. So Ist statement is incorrect. Also the student incharge of

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placement activity is studying chemical engg. So, second statement is incorrect. Also, the student who belongs to Nagpur is student in charge of sports activity and Ravi belongs to Jodhpur. So Ist and IInd statement are correct.

44. 7. 105. 70. C From the above table it is clear that the student from Patna studies mettalurgy. 45. 8. 106. 71. D The student from Allahabad is studying in Chemical Engineering. 46. 9. 107. 72. C The general secretary of the student body belongs to Kochi

47-49.

10-12.

108-110.

73-75.

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5

Monday 9:30 AM to

2:30 AM 12:30 PM to

2:30 PM 3:30 PM to

5:30 PM 8:00 AM to 10:00AM

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Tuesday 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM

----- ----- 11:30 AM to

3:00 PM 3:30 PM to

5:30 PM

Wednesday 9:30 AM to

2:30 PM 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM

10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Thursday 8:00 AM to 11:30 PM

8:30 AM to 11:30 AM

3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

12:30 PM to 3:00 PM

10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Friday 3:00 PM to

5:00 PM 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

12:30 PM to 3:00 PM

3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Saturday ----- 12:30 PM to

2:30 PM10:00 AM to

12:30 PM8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

-----

Office timings---8:00 AM to 5:30 PM from Monday to Friday and 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM on Saturday.

47. 10. 108. 73. B

Windows opened at 9:45 AM simultaneously on Monday ----- W1, W4 Wednesday--- W1, W2 and W5 Thursday----- W1, W2 Friday----- W2 So maximum is on Wednesday. Hence option B

48. 11. 109. 74. D Only on Saturday one window is open at any time. 49. 12. 110. 75. A All windows are closed for one between 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM only on Wednesday.

50. 13. 111. 76. C From the given information, the order in which they deliver the speeches is Mr. D’souza , Mr. Arora, Mr.Puri, Mr. Kaare, Mr. Sethi, Mr. Tondon, Mr. Bisht , Mr. Reddy. So, Mr. puri delivered his address before Mr. Reddy

51. 14. 112. 77. D

From the given information the order in which they delivered the speeches is Mr. D’souza , Mr Arora, Mr. Bisht , Mr. Reddy.. Since Mr. Reddy is managing director of spearhead unlimited and there are two MD’s who will speak after, Mr. Reddy, we cannot definitely say who will be the last CEO to speak among Mr. Sethi and Mr. puri.

52. 15. 113. 78. D

Statement 1 cannot be an assumption as the author in the paragraph states that ‘to realize a 7 percent GDP growth rate in India, which is very much attainable….’ Statement 2 can be an assumption because the paragraph clearly states that GDP growth rate will increase when capital formation in the country must increase to 30 percent of the GDP. Statement 3 cannot be an assumption as nothing like this is mentioned in the paragraph. Hence no option out of A, B and C is correct.

53. 16. 114. 79. A

The question deals with city council coming up with $1 water bottle, whereas private players are selling it for $1.5. Statement 1 cannot be the course of action as maybe there is a scope for both private and government players to survive in the market. Statement 2 cannot be the answer as the City council is not obligated to provide for the losses of any private player. Statement 3 cannot be the answer because normal tap water supply can still be used by the people.

54-55.

17-18.

115-116.

80-81.

There is no as such logic followed in this arrangement, Instead it is a random arrangement and the advantage of such arrangement is that we don’t need to solve the whole arrangement logically and we can just compare and mark the answers.

Input Be the change you wish to see in this world STEP 1- the Be You Change To Wish In See World This STEP 2- You Be The Change To World In See Wish This STEP 3- You See The This To World In Be Wish Change STEP 4 see You This The World To Be In Change wish

54. 17. 115. 80. C

We are given the input as ‘ Don’t cry because it’s over smile since it’s actually happened’. And we are asked for the step 4 of this input, Now instead of solving we can simply compare that first word of step 4 is 7th word of input and the last word is 5th word of the input . Based upon this we can judge that first word is SINCE and last word will be over So option 1st and 4th options are eliminated Now the second word of step 4 is 4th word of the input. Therefore from the given input second word of step 4 should be it’s and from here we can conclude that (C) is the correct choice. Since it’s actually cry happened smile don’t it because over

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55. 18. 116. 81. A

We are given the 4th step as ‘dog sea school star ice moon flower home rock ball’ And we are asked for the input of this, Now instead of solving we can simply compare that first word of step 4 is 7th word of input and the last word is 5th word of the input . Based upon this we can judge that seventh word of input should be dog , Only option A has seventh word as dog and hence is the required input . Further to ensure the last word should be ice and is also true for option A

56. 19. 117. 82. A

Seeing the diagram all the four conclusions given are correct. Hence first option is the answer.

57. 20. 118. 83. A

Seeing the diagram out of the four conclusions only the second conclusion is definite. Thus option A is the answer.

58. 21. 1. 84. A

Places Distance Travel Mode Speed Time Mumbai – Kanyakumari 950 Bus 40 950/40 = 23.75 hrs Bhubaneswar – Chennai 950 Ship 30 950/30 = 730 hrs Chennai – Kochi 901 Ship 30 901/30 30 hrs Mumbai – Chennai 1000 Ship 30 1000/30 > 30 hrs

59. 22. 2. 85. B

Option A: Mumbai – Bhubaneswar (Bus) = 701 2 Bhubaneswar - Kochi (Airplane) = 798 5 Total = 1402 + 3990 = 5392 Option B: Mumbai - Chennai (Ship) = 1000 1.5 Chennai - Kochi (ship) = 901 1.5 Total = 1500+1351.5 = 2857.5 Option C: Mumbai - Kanyakumari (Bus) = 950 2 Kanyakumari - Kochi (Train) = 1100 2.5 Total = 1900 + 2750 = 4650 Option D: Mumbai - Vizag (Airplane) = 500 5 Vizag – Kochi (Airplane) = 600 5 Total = 5500 Therefore, least cost route to reach Kochi is Mumbai – Chennai – Kochi, option B.

60. 23. 3. 86. A

Six different cases are possible. (Train = 2.5 Rs/km, Ship = 1.5 Rs/km.)

Train

999Chennai

Ship

250iKanyakumar

Train

1002Vizag

Ship

950rBhubaneswa Chennai = Rs. 6802.5

Train

999Chennai

Train

700iKanyakumar

Train

1002rBhubaneswa

Train

300Vizag Chennai = 7502.5

Ship

950Chennai

Train

700rBhubaneswa

Ship

250iKanyakumar

Train

300Vizag Chennai = 4300

Ship

950Chennai

Train

1002rBhubaneswa

Ship

250Vizag

Train

999iKanyakumar Chennai = 6802.5

Train

300Chennai

Train

1002Vizag

Train

700rBhubaneswa

Train

999iKanyakumar Chennai = 7502.5

Train

300Chennai

Ship

250Vizag

Train

700iKanyakumar

Ship

950rBhubaneswa Chennai = 4300

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Thus, the minimum cost for entire trip per student comes out to be Rs. 4300

61. 24. 4. 87. C

Using options, we have Bhubaneswar - Chennai (Ship) = 950km / 30kmph = 31.67 hrs Bhubaneswar – Kanyakumari (Train) = 700km / 25kmph = 28 hrs Bhubaneswar – Mumbai (Bus) = 701km / 40kmph = 17.525 hrs Bhubaneswar -Vizag (Train) = 1002/km / 25kmph = 40.08 hrs Thus, least time would be taken to reach Mumbai.

62. 25. 5. 88. B

Using options, we get Kochi - Vizag = 6005 = 3000 Rs. Kochi - Chennai = 9011.5 + Chennai - Vizag = 3002.5 = 2051.S Kochi - Kanyakumari = 11002.5 + Kanyakumari -Vizag = 2501.5 = 3125 Kochi - Mumbai = 3002.5 = + Mumbai - Vizag = 5005 = 3250 Thus, the least cost way to reach VIZAG will be option B.

63. 26. 6. 89. B

Total number of mergers for the entire period = 1499 And, total number of mergers and acquisitions = 5646 Thus, number of acquisitions = 5646 – 1499 = 4147 Percentage of mergers to acquisitions = (1499/4147)x100 = 36.15%. Hence, option B.

64. 27. 7. 90. D

The following table can be formed from the given information:

Sectors Total ‘Mergers & Acquisitions’

Total ‘Acquisitions’

% of ‘mergers’ to ‘mergers & acquisitions’

Food & Beverage 465 97 >20% Textile 371 77 >20%

Chemicals 584 116 <20%Drugs & Pharma 350 74 >20%

Cement 48 6 <20% IT & Telecom 643 96 <20%

Diversified 52 2 <20% Financial Services 1041 452 >20%

Others services 1709 512 >20% Misc Manufacturing 192 34 <20%

Non Metallic Mineral Products

191 33 <20%

As we can see from the above table, 5 sectors have greater than 20% proportion of mergers to mergers & acquisitions.

65. 28. 8. 91. D It can be observed that 5 sectors namely (1) Food & Beverage, (2) IT & Telecom, (3) Diversified, (4) Financial Services and (5) Other Services have more (> ½) merger activity in the first 3 years as compared to the last 3 years.

66. 29. 9. 92. D

Turbulence = Sum of differences (in absolute terms)in number of mergers & acquisitions on a year-on-year basis. Going by the answer options:

Sectors 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Total Financial Services

103 – 91 = 12

107-94=13

87-73=14

75-41=34

118-75=43

126-51=75

191

IT & Telecom

134-19=115

95-19=76 71-

13=58 64-

16=48 92-

17=75 91-

12=79 451

Food & Beverage

96-17=79

54-23=31 67-

10=57 55-

19=36 43-

20=23 53-

8=45 271

Other Services

207-90=117

188-92=96

182-105=77

200-81=119

210-61=149

210-83=127

685

Thus, we can observe from the above table that ‘Other Services’ can be considered as the most turbulent for the entire period.

67. 30. 10. 93. C

The following table (Number of Acquisitions) can be formed from the given information: Sectors 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Food & Beverage 54 67 55 43 53Textile 52 51 53 56 32

Chemicals 83 100 76 55 47 Drugs & Pharma 43 30 40 45 60

Cement 5 7 19 0 0 IT & Telecom 95 71 64 92 91

Diversified 8 12 4 7 5 Financial Services 94 73 75 118 126

Others services 188 182 200 210 210 Misc Manufacturing 23 31 31 24 21

Non Metallic Mineral Products 19 26 22 39 23Higher number of acquisitions - 6 5 7 3

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As we can see from the above table, maximum 7 sectors in the year 2005-06 have higher number of acquisitions compared to the previous year.

68. 31. 11. 94. C

In 2009, the consumption was as follows Coal-540 MTDE, Crude Oil=290 MTDE, Natural Gas-80 MTDE, Nuclear energy-20 MTDE Hydro electricity=50 MTDE, Others =20 MTDE Total consumption in 2010 is coal =540×1.15=621 MTDE Crude Oil=290×1.1=319 MTDE Natural gas=80×1.05=84 MTDE Hydro Electricity=50×1.1=55 MTDE Others=20×1.5=23 MTDE Import in Coal=25% of 621=155.25 MTDE Import in Crude=50% of 319=159.5 MTDE Import in Natural Gas=50% of 84=42 MTDE Import in Hydro Electricity=5% of 55=2.75 MTDE Total Import=155.25+159.5+42+2.75=359.5 MTDE

69. 32. 12. 95. B

In 2010 the import of natural gas was 42 MTDe Consumption of natural gas in 2012=84×1.1×1.05=97 MTDE The import of natural gas in 2012 was 30% of 97=29.1 MTDE So there is a decrease of 13 MTDE

70. 33. 13. 96. B Consumption of Crude Oil in 2011=290×1.1×1.1=351 MTDE The import of Crude oil in 2011 is 45%. So the production will be 55% of 35.1=193 MTDE

71. 34. 14. 97. D

Year Crude Oil Natural gas Coal Nuclear energy Hydro-electricity Others 2009 290 80 540 20 50 20 2010 319 84 621 24 55 23 2011 350.9 92.4 683.1 27.6 57.75 26.45 2012 403.53 97 785.5 30.36 63.52 29.1

As it can be observed from the above table that Domestic consumption of energy = 403.53 + 97 + 785.5 + 30.36 + 63.52 + 29.1 = 1409 Thus, proportion of coal in 2012 = (785.5/1409)x100 = 56%

72. 35. 15. 98. B

Year Nuclear energy Hydro-electricity 2009 20 50 2010 24 55 2011 27.6 57.75

Thus, domestic production of nuclear energy in 2011 = 27.6 x 1 = 27.6 MTOE & domestic production of hydro-electricity in 2011 = 57.75 x 0.95 = 54.9 MTOE Thus, approximate sum of nuclear energy & hydro-electricity (domestic production) in 2011 = 27.6 + 54.9 = 82.5 MTOE. Hence, the correct answer is option B.

73. 36. 16. 99. A

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)4(r2

2

74. 37. 17. 100. B Let N = No. of students. X = Roll no. who get double (1+2+3---------- N) + X = 1200 Going by the options N = 48 and X = 24

75. 38. 18. 101. D

Required Distance = 210 -3

210= 210

3

13meters

Speed = 3km/hr = 3000 meter/hr = 50 meters / min

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Time = 210

3

13 50

66.8

372.15

732.15

732.021

3

13

50

210

2 min.

76. 39. 19. 102. B

Alloy X 40 grams (Zn : C4 = 6:9)

Zn = 15

6 40 = 16 grams

C4 = 15

9 40 = 24 grams

Alloy Y 60 grams (Zn : C4 = 7 : 11)

Zn = 18

7 60 =

3

70gram

C4 = 18

11 60 =

3

110grams

Alloy Z Zn = 16 +3

70=

3

118

C4 = 24 + 3

118 =

3

182

Ratio = 3

182:

3

118= 59:91

77. 40. 20. 103. A

Area of Hexagon = 22 a36a2

4

36

Area of PQR = 22 a

4

3a

4

3

Difference 323

X4aXa3

4

23

4

16a3 222

Area of circle = πr2 = π(2a)2 = 4πa2 = 323

X44

=

323

X16

323

x44

78. 41. 21. 104. D

10 years Ravindra 5x yrs Rekha 4x yrs Today Ravindra (5x+10) yrs Rekha (4x +10) yrs

ATQ. (5x+10) = 6

7(4x+10) X = 5

Present age of parents & six children = (25+10) + (20+10) + 3A + 2B + C = 35 + 30 + 9A' + 6B' + C' Each Triplet is 9 yrs old Each Twin is 6 yrs old Single Child is 3 yrs old = 35+30+93+62+31 = 65+ 27+12+3 = 107 yrs

79. 42. 22. 105. D Section A : th4

1 Girls Girls : Boys = 1 : 3

210 meter

3

210210m

450 600

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Section B = th9

4Girls Girls : Boys = 4\ : 9

Reqd. Prob. = Girls section (A) + Boy Section (B) Or Boy section (A) and Girls Section (B)

36

17

9

4

4

3

9

5

4

1

80. 43. 23. 106. D Using repeated solution. Quantity of pure milk = litre128

405

40

10140

5

81. 44. 24. 107. C

By the time, the crew realized the hole, the boat has travelled 27 km(at the rate of 8 km/hr as the current of water is 2km/hr). Now the boat has to travel 73 km towards Vivekanand rock and then

100 km back to Kanya Kumari in 2

14 hours. where x is the speed of boat towards Vivekanand

rock and x2 is the speed of boat towards kanya kumari

We have 2

9

2x

100

2x

73

21

If we put the third option we get answer close to 2

14 hours. So, answer is Option 3.

82. 45. 25. 108. D

1-18

5

4

1

6

1

4

1

6

1

6

1 …… =

18

5

4

1

6

1

4

1

6

1

6

11 =

18

51

24

1

6

5….

=18

13

24

1

6

5 =

432

13

6

5 =.833+.03 =.863

We are neglecting the further value as they will be negligible in values. Now we will check the options

Option A is 3

2=.66

B is 3

2=1.54

C is 3

2=.812

D is 2

3=.867

Hence Option D is the answer

83. 46. 26. 109. D

Log7 log7

777

= Log7 log7 8/77 = Log7 (log77 - Log7 8) = Log7 (1 - 3 Log7 2)

84. 47. 27. 110. C

Width = 5 + 22 813 = 15.22

85. 48. 28. 111. A Required No. = (total 8 Digit no) - (total 8 Digit no. with no dist repeated) = 108 - 10 9876543 = 98185600

Kanya Kumari

27 73

Vivekanand Rock

8 13

5m 22 813

1312

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86. 49. 29. 112. D

N(SUNYUL) = n(S) + n(nY) + n(L) - n(SNY) -n(NYL) -n(LS) + n(SNYL) 72 = 22 +28 + 24 - (6+x) - (6+x) -(8+x) - (4+x) + x x = 7 No. in New York Alone = 28 - (6+8+7) = 7

87. 50. 30. 113. C The investment will become double in 72/6 = 12 years. In 48 years it will become (24) i.e. 16 times which is 16 × 3000000 = 48000000. Hence option (c) is the answer.

88. 51. 31. 114. C

Volume of the cylinder = 62 24 = 864 Diameter of the Base = 12

Side of the Rectangular = 26

Volume of rectangular solid = ( 26 )2 20 = 1440 Amount of water = 864 - 1440 = 288 (3-5)

89. 52. 32. 115. A

Day No. of students 1st 1 = 1 2nd 3 = 2 3rd 6 = 3 4th 10 = 4

General term = in n = 2

)1n(n

Total No. of student =

n2

1n

2

1

2

)1n(n 2

2

)1n(n

2

1

6

)1n2)(1n(n

2

1

N = 20

Total no. of student = 1540

MBA students is twice as efficient Total Days for 11 MBA student = 112

1540

= 70 Students

90. 53. 33. 116. C

Total strips = 6000 C = 800000 Free Medicine = 600 Remaining = 5400

th5

4of 5400 at 25% Disc of 250/- MP

54005

4 250 .75 = 810,000/-

th5

1of 5400 at MP of 250/- MP

5

1 5400 250 = 270000

Total Revenue = 810,000+270,000 = 1080000/- Vender's Discount = 30%

S.P = 1080000 .7 = 75600/-. Loss 10080000

80000075600

= 100

800

44 = 5.5% loss

91. 54. 34. 117. B

Distance Travelled = 32 m + 215+28 + .............

= 32 +2

92 2

16.............

2

16

2

16

1

16= 32+2

12

12

116

9= 96 meters

92. 55. 35. 118. C

Required no. of ways = Rani selected & Raj not selected or Rani not selected & Raj selected or Rani Not selected & Raj not selected = 6C3×

7C3 + 6C4 + 7C2 + 6C4 ×7C3

= 20 35 + 15 21 + 1535 = 700 + 315 + 525 = 1540

6 Singapore 22

x 84

New York 22

London 24

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93. 56. 36. 1. C 94. 57. 37. 2. A 95. 58. 38. 3. C 96. 59. 39. 4. D 97. 60. 40. 5. A 98. 61. 41. 6. B 99. 62. 42. 7. B 100. 63. 43. 8. B 101. 64. 44. 9. A 102. 65. 45. 10. C 103. 66. 46. 11. A 104. 67. 47. 12. C 105. 68. 48. 13. A 106. 69. 49. 14. D 107. 70. 50. 15. C 108. 71. 51. 16. D 109. 72. 52. 17. C 110. 73. 53. 18. A 111. 74. 54. 19. D 112. 75. 55. 20. D 113. 76. 56. 21. D 114. 77. 57. 22. C 115. 78. 58. 23. D 116. 79. 59. 24. B 117. 80. 60. 25. A 118. 81. 61. 26. D