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1. [1]
Infrastructure is the best choice since pillars weremounted on it.
2. [2]
The rendition, or interpretation, into English is not possible, what experts do is a simple translation.
3. [2]
Since there can be no ranch on the Ganges, it refersto a suggestive meaning.
4. [4]
The passage can best be said to be nostalgic as it refers to the past, hence [4].
5. [4]
The word refers to severity of the pain, hence [4].
6. [3]
From the above.
7. [4]
The paragraph must start with C as it introduces thesubject; followed by B which carries on the
idea of software.
8. [2]
The paragraph must start with B as it introducesknowledge, and the idea is continued in A.
9. [2]
The paragraph must start with D followed by AC, then F should precede E.
10. [1]
The first statement matches that of the biologist but goes against the politicians.
11. [3]
The statement says that artists are artists do not have political insights; this is reflected in [3].
12. [2]
The argument links two variables and makes amistaken analogy, which again happens in [2].
13. [3]
If in the past top priority were gunshot wounds, eliminating them would strengthen the conclusion.
14. [3]
Second line: The authenticity of democracy requires in addition that these reflective preferences
influence collective outcomes and action...
15. [4]
Can be inferred from the beginning lines of thesecond paragraph.
16. [4]
The author argues for cooperation in the last linebut also says that it is never a state of cooperation
alone as such.
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17. [3]
...trappings of a Foucauldian discourse ... do simultaneously pose through coercion a threat-to an
utterance as such. If democracy cannot ensure utterance as freedom and if the illocutionary forces
in a discursive democracy disciplines... This implies that it is not a strategic discourse.
18. [1]
primordial - existing from the beginning.
19. [4]
The alternative to competition, a mental-state whichis out of a Desire to enjoy the other... none
of the given choices matches this description.
20. [2]
Since the patent resulted in a commercial treatment we can say that patenting gives a boost to new
ideas.
21. [2]
The author mentions both the advantages and disadvantages of patenting, hence (2).
22. [2]
In the first paragraph, it is stated that the court went against its own guidelines, hence we can say
that the system is ad hoc.
23. [2]
...purely because the global canvass is too large and often beyond the capacity of intelligent
comprehension. This implies a geographically delimited space.
24. [4]
Magic refers to a sense of wonderment, surprise and eventual delight; a coming within reach of
power and profits. None of the choices matches this description.
25. [3]
... ideas that provide us with a rich yet incomplete landscape....global canvass is too large and
often beyond the capacity of intelligent comprehension.
26. [1]
Directly stated: specific solutions prized out of thearmoured covers of sector-specific industrial
structures and often resources-determined mindsets that Indian software firms seems to have
mastered. structures and often resources-determined mindsets that Indian software firms seems to
have mastered.
27. [2]
The author approaches the topic pragmatically.
28. [2]
.. .this waving of the wizards wand, as it were, is nothing more than an effective recovery of
strategy from a technological paradigm. This implies that the wizard is a person of wisdom.
29. [1]
profit motive, backed by ingenuity which means that businesses should be creative, original and
clever, but not cunning.
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30. [1]
Though the hantavirus episode showed that new things could happen, it does not show that
ignorance is pervasive.
31. [1]
The author talks about medicine, management, leadership, hence it is all practical knowledge.
32. [2]
The problem with defining and refining your hypothesis without testing them is that the world
keeps changing, and your analysis gets further and further behind. Since it is important to keep
testing, we can say that concepts cannot be speculated without action.
33. [3]
There are many definitionsof sense-making; for me it is the transformation of raw experience into
intelligible world views, hence cognition.
34. [2]
By saying that the appearance of order is illusory, the idea is inconsistent with how it is used in the
passage.
35. [4]
Basically a cosmology episode happens whenpeople suddenly feel that the universe is no longer a
rational, orderly system. None of the choices match this.
36. [1]
duress: compulsion
37. [1]
literati: learned people
38. [2]
conflate: blend or fuse together
39. [4]
The American is anxious to get the deal done. Noneof the given choices reflects this.
40. [3]
Earlier he is relaxed but later he becomes tense that the deal is not being done.
41. [4]
Note that all other choices violate some conditionor the other. Only in [4], we get
J K L M N P
Q
l 3 3 3 2 3
l
Hence all the conditions are fulfilled.
42. [1]
If L teaches in first term, M also teaches in first term, which means 4 teachers should teach in the
3
rd
term, but in the given conditions thisis not possible.
43. [3]
If M - 3, L is also 3, there are 2 teachers for l
st
term and 4 for the 3
rd
term.
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44. [4]
KPQ can be 2 only, which leaves J and N same, which is not possible.
45. [2]
From the above.
46. [1]
Note that all the choices violate some condition or the other, except (l).
47. [3]
If K =5, L =I/3, P =4andS =6. HenceB =7.
48. [2]
If S =5, H =2, P has to be 4 and K =6. Hence all positions can be determined.
49. [1]
If K =6, H =2, then P must be 5 as there is noposition left for it. Hence R cannot be 5.
50. [4]
If S =7, H =2, B =3, then all conditions can bedetermined.
51. [1]
Note that all conditions except the first, violate somecondition or the other.
52. [4]
If V =Tuesday, then K must come twice and S cannotbe interviewed since SUR come together and
there isnoplace.
53. [3]
If K is not interviewed, then V is also not interviewed. Hence T gets interviewed on Mon and Fri.
54. [1]
If S is interviewed, then UR must be interviewed, and in the balance days VKK must be
interviewed. Note that all other choices violate some condition of the other.
55. [4]
If U and T are not interviewed, S is also no interviewed. So R is interviewed twice and K cannot be
interviewed on Wednesday.
56. [3]
We get SURVKK, hence K can be interviewed on M, Wor F.
57. [1]
Package 2 is packed in a carton, so KB is not in 2, If Package l is in tin, KB is only in 3 or 4 and
they cannot be adjacent.
58. [3]
If 4 contains R, it is in carton. 3 and l contain KB and are in bucket, All conditions are fulfilled.
59. [1]
If R isinmaximumnumber of packs, thenK isin l and 3.
60. [1]
If 4 contains P and C, then KB is in l and 3, 2 andcontains R, hence l must contain SH.
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61. [3]
If 3 is a tin, it contains P or G/J as well.
62. [3]
Note that all choices except (3) violate somecondition or the other.
63. [1]
If E +B +G =3.5, andE =2, whichleavesDtogether maximum.
64. [4]
If E is minimum and A and C is also minimum, then A and E are farther apart.
65. [2]
A +D =G, E =2, D =3, this leaves B and F andtogether they can have 3.5 lakhs.
66. [3]
For 2005, the figureis (36023290)/3290 =9.5%approx, which is the highest. The other figures
canbe checked visually.
67. [2]
Highest inflation rate is in 2006, and that is (127 121)/121 =5%approx.
68. [4]
There are no figures from which population growthrate in India can be calculated.
69. [4]
70. [4]
71. [1]
From the graph it is obvious that weight of manufacturing industry is highest in the IIP general
index.
72. [4]
Growth in 20045 compared to 20001 for cotton textile =(138 127)/127 which is the highest.
73. [4]
74. [3]
Manufacturing has shown the maximum growth (canbe seen visually).
75. [1]
Visually, we see that electricity is the least.
76. [2]
77. [1]
78. [4]
79. [2]
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80. [4]
A has 5 parties, 2 parties from B joins A. Hence A falls short of major it yand hence new elections
are required.
81. [1]
82. [4]
83. [4]
84. [4]
Addinguptherows weget y +x +y 2=y l +y +1 +z; hence 2y +8 =2y +z. hence z =8.
From this, we see that the rows are equal for all values of y.
85. [3]
x
2
+l/x
2
={x+1/x)
2
2=2
2
2=2
86. [1]
Puttingx=2, weget 4p 2q+r =0and4q 2p+r 0p +q +r =0 and p =q
87. [4]
Product of two polynomials =Their G. C. D. x their L.C.M
88. [4]
a
2
+b
2
+c
2
ab bc ca =a(a b) +b (b c) +c(c a) =12
89. [4]
90. [4]
a/b
2
b/a
2
=1/ab =1/2ab +1/2ab
91. [3]
(x +y)
x/y
=(6+3)
6/3
=9
2
=81
92. [1]
Whenp=0 givenequation=x
3
7x6=(x+l) (x+2) (x3)
93. [1]
94. [3]
Puttingx =1 in the given expression, we get 5a
2
10a+16=0
95. [3]
Putting x =1 and 1, we get a +b =3 and b a =1 hence a =1, b =2
96. [1]
Ball nos. 3, 8, 13, ......... are withdrawn. The last ball will thusbe48.
97. [4]
We have x
2
=ky
3
. Putting the values, we get 36 =K(27) K =36/27 =4/3. Hence the equation is
x
2
=
3
4
y
3
or 3x
2
=4y
3
.
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98. [2]
Area ABCD=12 12=144.
Area DEHG = 6 (x +12) =144
6x +72 =144
6x =144 72
x =
72
6
x =12
CG =12
99. [4]
If x =l , the function is undefined as denominator =0.
100. [1]
x
4
x
9
=x
5
=5
5
x =5
101. [3]
InM minutes, J jobs; in 1minute =
J
M
jobs. In2/3hour =40 min, number of jobs =40
J
M
.
102. [4]
The number of members must be multiple of 3+2 =5
103. [1]
Areaof eachsmall square =
64
4
=16. Areaof triangleDEP =
1
2
DE height. Hence its area must be
<16. Since P is above FG, the area must be >8.
104. [3]
5%X 3%Y; 5%Y2.5%Z. Taking the LCM, weget: 25%X 15%Y 7.5%Z. Hence[3].
105. [1]
30%Y 15%2. This means that Z goes up from to 1.15. Z
2
will goup(l.15)
2
=1.3225.
Henceincreaseof 32.25%.
106. [3]
%increaseinX =
(23 20)
20

100=15%. 15%X
9%Y. Hence 100 will increase to 109.
107. [1]
X increases from 10 to 15, an increase of 50%. So 50%X 30%Y 15%Z. Z must increaseby
15%, from 30 to 34.5. The best answer is [1]
108. [2]
16 50.25 45.15 8 1165.2
48.55
24 24
+
= = .
109. [3]
Unreadpages=
3 4 7 1 5
1 1 . x 30; x 240
8 5 8 8 8
| |
+ = = = =
|
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110. [1]
3A =2B and4B =C 6A=4B =C. Rates in whichthe money should be divided is
1 1
:
6 4
: 1 =4: 6 : 24.
First share
4
510 60
34
= . Similarly of the shares can be found out.
111. [2] 112. [4] 113. [4]
114. [2] 115. [3] 116. [3]
117. [3]
118. [4]
number of aijsequal to l and 14.
119. [1]
Has to be 12 (sum of all elements)
120. [1]
noof aijs12 total aijs =16so4aijs =0
121. [3]
The series should be 121, 143, 165, 187, 209. Each term of the series is increased by 22 to obtain
thenext term
122. [2]
The series should be 8, 14, 26, 50, 98, 194, 386. Each term of the series is less than twice the
preceding term by 2.
123. [4]
The series is 8, 13, 21, 32, 46, 63, 83, The sequence is+5, +8+11...
124. [3]
Theseriesis 2, 8, 20, 48, 92, 188, 380. Eachtermintheseries is four more than two times the next
term
125. [3]
Theseriesis l, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127. Thesequenceis+2, +4, +8...I.e.+2, +2^2, +2^3
126. [4]
The series is 1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, 358, 717 The sequenceis*2+l, *3+l, *2+l, *3+l..
127. [2]
Theseriesis 15, 16, 20, 29, 45, 70Thepatternis+l, +4, +9, +16, +25... i.e. +1
2
, +2
2
+3
2
+4
2
, +5
2