SECTION - I

ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS SITUATIONS

Directions : There are two passages in this section. ea! each one" rea! a#so the !irections
$or answering %&estions &n!er the passage 'e$ore answering.
FIST (ASSA)E
FSL was a food manufacturing company established in 1945. Until 1995 its major products
consisted of tomato specialties such as picles and barbecue sauces. !ts consumer products
business accounted for 4"# of sales$ the balance consisted of sales to restaurants% hospitals and
armed forces. &he company has ad'ertised for restaurant% hospital maret but ne'er for
household consumers.
!n 1995% the company introduced products meant for consumer maret. &he line was composed
of a number of dishes. (ach pacage contained all of the necessary ingredients )e*cept meat+
including seasoned tomato sauce% cheese and noodles.
,agdish% son of the company-s president% had concei'ed the idea for the line of products.
,agdish-s enthusiasm for the product was .uicly piced up by other e*ecuti'es. &he financial
e*pert wanted e*pansion would enable the company to sol'e a number of financial problems
associated with its inability to attract outside capital.
/any meetings were held through the summer. &he original thining of the committee was that
the product line should be introduced at the beginning of the food0merchandising season% which
started on about 1ctober 1. &his deadline howe'er% subse.uently pro'ed to be unrealistic.
2roduction of the first items in the line did not get underway until September 3" and pacaging
difficulties prohibited introducing product before mid 4ecember.
!n ,uly the problems in'ol'ed in the product introduction were not foremost in the planner5s
thoughts. /any hours were spent on discussing the name of the product. Finally% the name
6egetable Scotch was adopted but without enthusiasm from the president5s son who belie'ed that
a name did not e*press the gourmet image that he thought the name should e*press. 7ith the
e*ception of the name this man directed most of the decisions related to the mareting program.
From the beginning he argued that there were already plenty of middle class products on the
grocer-s shel'es. 7hat was needed% he belie'ed% was a prestige0e'en a 8gourmet9 0 line. &he
popularity of e*pensi'e restaurants in cities con'inced young manager of the opportunity to
maret these food specialities.
(arly in the planning it was decided to limit distribution to the regional marets in which this
company had pre'iously established its reputation. :ational distribution would be undertaen
from the beginning. !t was planned that preparation would be mareted in all major food chain
and head.uarters would be made by food broers handling such products rather than broers
used to handling goods.
For the first time in its e*perience% FSL planned to undertae an e*tensi'e consumer0ad'ertising
programme. ; small ad'ertising agency in 4elhi with slight e*perience in handling food
products was appointed. <owe'er by the time the agency has been selected and oriented to the
mareting programme% the time remaining before the scheduled introduction did not allow for
the preparation of ad'ertisements or sponsored programmes on &6. !n order to brea into the
consumer maret at the time of product introduction on 1ctober 1st a consumer0ad'ertising
programme using newspaper% tele'ision commercials and radio was prepared. (*cept for the
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product introduction period% howe'er% relati'ely little thought was gi'en in planning sessions to
the total amount money re.uired to support the product with consumer ad'ertising.
; number of circumstances combined to pre'ent the introduction in 1ctober as originally
planned. :o one has taen personal responsibility for pacage design and production was held
up for three wees while the company waited for supplies of pacaging materials. FSL was
forced to mo'e 'ery rapidly to obtain a pacage% but the result was neither 'ery well designed
nor attracti'e from a promotional point of 'iew. &ime was short% howe'er% and there was no
choice but to use this pacage or abandon the project for the present season and possibly
altogether% depending upon competiti'e conditions.
; hastily put together ad'ertising campaign was introduced in :o'ember. <owe'er% ad'ertising
cost had been greatly under estimated% that the intensity of the campaign was much lower than
the manager had anticipated% e'en with the limited budget. ;s a result% most of the budget was
allocated to newspapers and radio. /oreo'er problem of writing of the script of the &6
commercial delayed broadcasting until the beginning of 4ecember. :ewspaper ad'ertisements
and =adio commercials did commence as planned.
&he new product was finally launched in mid 4ecember. <owe'er% by February% two major
competitors began mareting similar products. Shortly thereafter the company to determine
whether the product made a fa'ourable impression on sponsored a maret research sur'ey
housewi'es. &he result of the sur'ey was negati'e. 1nly twenty two percent of the housewi'es
inter'iewed could recall the name and those only twel'e percent had tried the product. >onsumer
e'aluation of the product was for the first time% only% four percent stated that they would buy
again.
;nother indication that worried the company-s management was that few major food chains
showed interest. ?y midyear product sales were so poor that management established a special
committee to determine without delay what immediate steps might be taen to re'erse the poor
sales record.
Directions@ The %&estions that $o##ow re#ate to the prece!ing passage. E*a#&ate+ in ter,s o$
the passage+ each o$ the ite, gi*en. Then se#ect -o&r answer $ro, one o$ the c#assi$ications.
1+ ; /ajor 1bjecti'e in maing the decision@ one of the goals sought by the decision.
A+ ; /ajor Factor in maing the decision@ an aspect of the problem% specifically
mentioned in the passage% that fundamentally affects andBor determines the decision.
3+ ; /inor Factor in maing the decision@ a less important element bearing on or
affecting a /ajor factor% rather than a /ajor objecti'e directly.
4+ ; /ajor ;ssumption in maing the decision@ a projection or supposition arri'ed at by
the decision maer before considering the factors and alternati'es.
5+ ;n Unimportant issue in maing the decision@ an item lacing significant impact on% or
relationship to% the decision.
.&estions :
/. (ossi'i#it- o$ &sing e0isting pro!&ction $aci#ities in ,an&$act&ring new pro!&cts.
1. Li2e#ihoo! o$ achie*ing wi!e cons&,er acceptance o$ the new pro!&cts.
3. Co,pan-4s growth an! e0pansion.
5. Age o$ FSL.
6. The pop&#arit- o$ high price! resta&rants in the co&ntr-.
7. Depth o$ co,pan-4s e0perience an! e0pertise in the sa#e o$ cons&,er pro!&cts.
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8. 9ar2et s&r*e- res&#ts.
:. Si;e o$ the a!*ertising agenc- hire! to pro,ote the pro!&ct.
<. Nationa# !istri'&tion o$ the pro!&ct.
/=. Co,pan-4s ina'i#it- to attract o&tsi!e capita#.
//. Di$$ic&#ties with new pac2age !esign.
/1. Nee! $or this new $oo! #ine.
/3. 9ar2et entr- o$ co,petitors.
/5. O'taining pac2aging ,ateria#s.
/6. Intro!&cing the new pro!&ct in Octo'er /st.
/7. Interest o$ ,a>or $oo! chains in the pro!&ct.
/8. Scripting o$ T.?. co,,ercia#s.
/:. Intro!&ction o$ new pro!&ct #ine.
/<. De*e#oping pro!&cts as $ast as possi'#e.
1=. 9ar2eting a'i#it- o$ the co,pan-.
SECOND (ASSA)E
>oirfoam% a small company producing foam rubber mattresses% was in financial trouble% and its
owners wanted to sell it. &he company had been established some twenty years age% but its
maret share had steadily declined o'er the last fi'e years. Since% /r. Crishnan had no pre'ious%
e*perience in the mattress business% he re.uested his friend to tell him what he could do about it.
<is friend analysed the company-s resources. !ts best resources was its product and brand name.
<owe'er% synthetics are much cheaper than foam rubber mattresses. Late* mattresses are nown
for their orthopaedic and anti allergic .ualities% among others. &he >oirfoam brand name had
'ery nearly become a generic term for all types of rubber mattresses. >oirfoam howe'er was the
only late* mattress produced locally.
;part from a superior product% the company had few resources. !ts e.uipment% though
satisfactory% was old. !t operated in leased premises on a year to year basis% although the landlord
was willing to conclude a long term agreement on fa'ourable terms. 1n the other hand the
company-s labour force was e*perienced and dedicated and its production manager had more
than ten year-s e*perience in lated manufacturing.
&he >hairman of the company was se'enty years old and wanted to retire. ;part from the sales
manager% no one else shared responsibility for mareting or administration. <e told Crishnan5s
friend that if the company was sold% he had no intensions of remaining in ser'ice$ he had
eighteen years of e*perience in mattress industry. !f the sales manager left the company Crishnan
might not find a suitable replacement. &his was another issue that Crishnan5s friend had to study.
>oirfoam5s financial position was precarious. &he company was hea'ily in debt and its line of
credit fully e*tended. &here was some .uestion as to whether the company would be able to
purchase enough late* to eep production going% but the manager assured% that the company had
a ban letter of credit to purchase additional month-s supply.
!n spite of the chairman-s optimism% the fact was that his company had steadily lost maret share
once the dominant mattress manufacturers% with fifty percent of local maret% its maret share
had declined to less than 1" per cent. &he chairman attributed this decline to popularity gained
by spring mattresses manufacturers% who had only begun production fi'e years ago. Spring
mattresses now accounted for se'enty percent of the total maret% another company ten percent%
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with remaining twenty percent shared by a number of small plants producing synthetic rubber
mattresses. Spring mattresses had some attributes similar to those of foam rubber% such as
orthopaedic .ualities. &hey were less costly to manufacture but sold to customers at about the
same price as >oirfoam.
?ecause of >oirfoam-s financial difficulties% it ceased ad'ertising in :ewspaper and on radio for
o'er the past fi'e years. ;s a result retailers were reluctant to handle the product. !n contrast to it
two spring manufacturers had ad'ertised hea'ily in the mass media. 1ne of these manufacturer-s
products was sold e*clusi'ely by the largest furniture chain. 4uring his study of the mattress
maret% a number of retailers had e*pressed the opinion to Crishnan5s friend that a whole
generation of young people largely unaware of the >oirfoam product because of lac of
ad'ertising. 1ne retailer was .uoted saying@ 9!t is true that older people remember >oirfoam% but
these mattresses last for twenty years. &he big maret is not the replacement maret% but sales
generated by family formation. &housands of young couples get married e'ery year and e'ery
marriage means another mattress sale. !t is ob'iously easier for my salesman to sell a mattress
which his customers ha'e seen in countless ad'ertisements that one which is relati'ely
unnown9.
Crishnan5s friend was aware of the fact that if >oirfoam was e'er to regain some of its lost
maret share% it would ha'e to launch a major ad'ertising programme to educate young 0adults
about the important attributes found in its products. ; major .uestion that needed an immediate
answer was@ 8&o what e*tent are people aware of >oirfoam mattresses and their attributesD9
1ther .uestions in'ol'ed the attitudes of people toward spring mattresses in general and how
these attitudes compared to those towards spring mattresses. Crishnan5s friend ordered a maret
research sur'ey to obtain answers to his .uestions. !n brief% the study of >oirfoam mattresses
showed that customers o'er twenty fi'e years of age who were aware of >oirfoam mattresses
had fa'ourable attitudes towards their attributes. ;bout three .uarters of these people e*pressed
a preference for foam rubber mattresses for their children )by contrast with other mattresses for
their own use+. ;wareness among younger segments of the population of the attributes of foam
rubber mattresses in general and >oirfoam in particular% was 'ery low. Few people e*pressed an
intention to buy foam rubber mattresses.
1n the basis of the preliminary research Crishnan was optimistic that he could rum the company
around. !n support of his brief% he sighted the recognition of the company among a significant
portion of the population% and the fact that they would buy a >oirfoam for their children. <e
belie'ed that once retailers became aware that new management had taen o'er the company%
they would be willing to stoc the product. Crishnan was aware that the research findings were
not always in agreement with his conclusions. <owe'er% the findings that young people were
relati'ely unaware of >oirfoam did not seem to worry him. <e felt that well designed ad'ertising
programme would concince many people to buy a foam rubber mattresses% rather than any
competing type. /oreo'er% the introduction of a new management team would instil confidence
among >oirfoam baners% credit lines would be increased thereby impro'ing the company5s
financial position. <owe'er% before maing a final decision as to whether to purchase >oirfoam%
/r. Crishnan waited for his friend5s final report and recommendations.
Directions: The %&estions that $o##ow re#ate to the procee!ing passage. E*a#&ate+ in ter,s o$
the passage each o$ the ite, gi*en. Then se#ect -o&r answer $ro, one o$ the c#assi$ication.
1+ ; /ajor 1bjecti'e in maing the decision@ one of the goals sought by the decision.
A+ ; /ajor Factor in maing the decision@ an aspect of the problem% specifically
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mentioned in the passage% that fundamentally affects and or determines the decision.
3+ ; /inor Factor in maing the decision@ a less important element bearing on or
affecting a /ajor factor rather than a /ajor objecti'e directly.
4+ ; /ajor ;ssumption in maing the decision@ a projection or supposition arri'ed at by
the decision maer before considering the factors and alternati'es.
5+ ;n Unimportant issue in maing the decision@ an item lacing significant impact on or
relationship to% the decision.
.&estions :
1/. (&'#ic awareness o$ the high %&a#it- o$ Coir$oa, ,attresses.
11. The anti a##ergic %&a#ities o$ Coir$oa, ,attresses.
13. Attit&!e o$ o#!er cons&,er towar!s Coir$oa, ,attresses.
15. @i##ingness o$ retai#ers to stoc2 Coir$oa, pro!&cts in the $&t&re.
16. Nee! to i,port #ate0 r&''er.
17. Coir$oa,As present ,ar2et share.
18. BrishnanAs $rien!4s reco,,en!ations.
1:. Coir$oa, #ease! its pre,ises.
1<. (#a&si'i#it- o$ changing cons&,er attit&!es thro&gh a!*ertising.
3=. The Chair,an4s e0p#anation $or #oss o$ ,ar2et share.
SECTION II
EADIN) CO9(ECENSION
Directions: This section contains two rea!ing passages. Yo& ha*e to rea! each care$&##-.
Each passage is $o##owe! '- %&estions 'ase! on its content. A$ter rea!ing each passage+
choose the 'est answer to each %&estion. The %&estions are 'ase! on what is state! or
i,p#ie! in each passage.
FIST (ASSA)E
6irtually e'erything astronomers now about objects outside the solar system is based on the
detection of photons.uants of electromagnetic radiation. Eet there is another form of radiation
that permeates the uni'erse$ neutrinos. 7ith )as its name implies+ no electric charge and
negligible mass% the neutrino interacts with other particles so really that a neutrino can cross the
entire uni'erse% e'en tra'ersing substantial aggregations of matter% without being absorbed or
e'en deteced. :eutron can thus escape from regions of space where Sight and other inds of
electromagnetic radiation are bloced by matter. Further more neutrinos carry with them
information about the site and circumstances of their production$ therefore% the detection of
cosmic neutrinos could pro'ide new information about the history of the uni'erses carry with
them information about the site and circumstances of their production$ therefore% the detection of
cosmic neutrinos could pro'ide new information about the history of the uni'erse.
?ut how can scientist deduct a particle that interacts so infre.uently with the other matterD
&wenty fi'e years passed between 2auli5s hypothesis that the neutrino e*isted and its actual
detection$ since then 'irtually ail research with neutrinos has been with neutrinos created
artificially in large particle accelerators and studies under neutrino microscopes. ?ut a neutrino
telescope% capable of detecting cosmic neutrinos% is difficult to construct. :o apparatus can
deduct neutrinos unless it is e*tremely massi'e% because great mass is synonymous with huge
numbers of nucleons )neutrons and protons+ and the more massi'e the detector% the greater the
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probability of one of its neutron5s reacting with a neutrino in addition% the apparatus must be
sufficiently shielded from the interfering effects of other particles.
Fortunately a group of astrophysicists has proposed a means of deducting cosmic neutrinos by
harnessing the mass of ocean. :amed 4umand% for deep underwater /uon and neutrino detector%
the project calls for placing an array of light sensors at a depth of fi'e ilometers under the ocean
surface. &he detecting medium is the s0Aa water itself$ when a neutrino interacts with a particle
in an atom of sea water% the result is a cascade of electrically charged particles and a flash of
light that can be deducted by the sensors. &he fi'e ilometer of seawater abo'e the sensors will
shield them from the interfacing effects of other high0energy particles raining down through the
atmosphere.
&he strongest moti'ation for the 4umand% project is that it will e*ploit an important source of
information about the uni'erse. &he e*tension of astronomy from 'isible light to radio wa'es to
F0rays and gamma rays ne'er failed to lead to the disco'ery of unusual objects such as radio
gala*ies% .uasars and pulsars. (ach of these disco'eries came as a surprise% neutrino astronomy
will doubtlessly bring its own share of surprise.
.&estions:
3/. @hich o$ the $o##owing tit#es 'est s&,,arises the passage as a who#eD
1+ ;t the threshold of :eutrino ;stronomy
A+ :eutrinos and the history of uni'erse
3+ &he creations and the study of :eutrinos
4+ &he 4umand system and how it wors
5+ &he properties of :eutrino
31. @hich o$ the $o##owing state,ents regar!ing ne&trino astrono,- wo&#! the a&thor is
,ost #i2e#- to agreeD
1+ :eutrino astronomy will supersede all present forms of astronomy
A+ :eutrino astronomy will be abandoned if the 4umand project fails
3+ :eutrino astronomy can be e*pected to lead to major breathrough in astronomy
4+ :eutrino astronomy will disclose phenomena that will be more surprising than pas disco'eries
5+ :eutrino astronomy will always be characterised by a large time lag between hypothesis and
e*perimental configuration.
33. In the #ast paragraph the a&thor !escri'es the !e*e#op,ent o$ astrono,- in or!er to
1+ Suggest that the potential findings of neutrino astronomy can be seen as part of a series
of astronomical success
A+ !llustrate the role of surprise in scientific disco'ery
3+ 4emonstrate the effecti'eness of the 4umand apparatus in detecting neutrinos
4+ :ame some cosmic phenomena that neutrino astronomy will illuminate
5+ >ontrast the moti'ation of earlier astronomers with that of the astrophysicists% woring
on the 4umand project
35. The passage states that interactions 'etween ne&trinos an! other ,atters are
1+ =are
A+ ;rtificial
3+ Unpredictable
4+ Undetectable
5+ <aGardous
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36. Accor!ing to the passage+ one a!*antage that ne&trinos ha*e $or st&!ies in astrono,- is
that 2e-
1+ <a'e been detected for the last twenty fi'e years
A+ 2ossess a 'ariable electric charge
3+ are usually e*tremely massi'e
4+ >arry information about their history with them
5+ are 'ery similar to other electromagnetic particles
37. Accor!ing to the passage+ the pri,ar- &se o$ the apparat&s ,entione! wo&#! 'e to
1+ !ncrease the mass of a neutrino
A+ !nterpret information neutrinos carry with them
3+ Study the internal structure of a neutrino
4+ See neutrinos in distant regions of space
5+ 4etect the presence of cosmic neutrinos
38. The passage ,entions which o$ the $o##owing as a reason that ne&trinos are har! to
!etectD 1+ &heir per'asi'eness in the uni'erse
A+ &heir ability to escape from different regions of space
3+ &he inability to penetrate dense matter
4+ &he similarity of their structure to that of nucleons
5+ &he infre.uency of their interaction with other matter
3:. Accor!ing to the passage+ the interaction o$ a ne&trino with other can pro!&ce
1+ 2articles that are neutral and massi'e
A+ ; form of radiation that permeates the uni'erse
3+ !n accurate information about the site and circumstances of neutrino-s production
4+ charged particles and light
5+ ; situation in which light and other forms of electromagnetic radiations are bloced
3<. Accor!ing to the passage+ one o$ the ,etho!s &se! to esta'#ish the properties o$
ne&trinos was
1+ 4etection of photons
A+ 1bser'ation of interaction of neutrinos5with gamma rays
3+ 1bser'ation of neutrinos that were artificially created
4+ /easurement of neutrinos that interacted with particles of sea water
5+ (*periments with electromagnetic radiation
5=. The strongest ,oti*ation $or the D&,an! pro>ect is
1+ &hat it will detect the presence of cosmic neutrinos
A+ &hat it will e*ploit an important source of information about the uni'erse
3+ &hat measurement of neutrinos is possible
4+ &hat it will suggest the potential of neutrino astronomy
5+ &hat will doubtlessly bring its own share of surprises
SECOND (ASSA)E
!t is riot easy to write a familiar style. /any people mistae familiar for a 'ulgar style% and
suppose that to write without affection is to write at random. 1n the contrary there is nothing that
re.uires more precision and% if ! may so say purity of e*pression than the style ! am speaing of.
!t utterly rejects not only all unmanning pomp% but all new% cant phrases and loose% unconnected
slipshod allusion. !t is not to tae first word that offers% but the best in common use$ it is not to
throw words together in any combinations we please% but to follow and a'ail oursel'es of the
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idiom of the language. &o write a genuine% familiar or truly (nglish style to write as any one
would spea in common con'ersation who had a thorough command o'er choice of words% or
who discourses with ease% force and perspicuity% setting aside all pedantic and oratorical
flourishes. 1r% to gi'e another illustration% to write naturally is the easy thing to gi'e the true
accent and inflection to the words you utter% because you do not attempt to rise abo'e the le'el of
ordinary life and collo.uial speech. Eou do not assume% indeed% the solemnity of the pulpit% or
tone of stage declamation% neither or you at liberty to gabble on at a 'enture% without emphasis or
discretion% or to resort to 'ulgar dialect or clownish pronunciation. Eou must steer a middle
course. Eou are tied down to a gi'en appropriate articulation% which you can do only by entering
into the author5s meaning% as you must find the proper words and style to e*press yourself by
fi*ing your thoughts on the subject you ha'e to write about any one may write a passage with a
propriety and simplicity is more difficult tas. &hus it is easy to affect a pompous style% to use so
word twice for the thing you want to e*press$ it is not so easy to pitch upon that 'ery word that
e*actly fits in. 1ut of eight or ten words common% e.ually intelligible% with nearly e.ual
pretensions% it is a matter of some nicety and discrimination to pic out the one the
preferabteness of which is scarcely preceptible% but decisi'e.
.&estions:
5/. Accor!ing to the passage
1+ 1ne should be permitted to spea in any way he wishes to
A+ JKetting on stilts- should aid one in speaing more effecti'ely
3+ !t is easier to write pompously than simply
4+ &he preacher is a model of good speech
5+ ; grammatical bacground is not necessary for good writing
51. @hen the writer sa-s E-o& ,&st steer a ,i!!#e co&rseE+ he ,eans that
1+ Eou should spea neither too loudly nor too softly
A+ Eou should spea neither too formally nor too collo.uially
3+ Eou should write as well as spea
4+ Eou should not come to any definite conclusion about what is proper or not proper in speech
5+ Eou should write neither too fast nor too slowly
53. ECant (hrasesE ,eans
1+ ; type of language which is peculiar to a particular class
A+ ; sing0song type of speech
3+ (*pressions which consistently indicate refusal to do another-s bidding
4+ 1bscene language
5+ 1bsolete e*pressions
55. the a&thor ,entions a## o$ the $o##owing i,portant to goo! speech+ e0cept
1+ ; good command of (nglish 'ocabulary
A+ &he careful selection of words used
3+ &he use of allusions and metaphors
4+ Straight forward and precise deli'ery
5+ &he placing of emphasis on important words and phrases
56. The a&thor
1+ is critical of the person who con'erses in a manner which is easy to understand
A+ !mplies that foreigners do not spea well
3+ Feels that there is relationship between the sound of a word and its meaning
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4+ >riticiGes pomposity of style more so than 'ulgarity style
5+ Urges us to spea lie an actor or the preacher
SECTION III
(OBLE9 SOL?IN)
Directions: For each o$ the $o##owing %&estions+ se#ect the choice which 'est answers the
%&estions or co,p#etes the state,ent.
.&estions:
57. The ratio o$ 0 to - is F. I$ the ratio o$ 0 G 1 to - G / is 1H3+ then what is the *a#&e o$ 0D
1+ H A+ 4 3+ 3 4+ A 5+ 1
58. I$ the wi!th o$ a rectang#e is increase! '- 16I whi#e the #ength re,ains constant+ the
res&#ting area is what percent o$ the origina# areaD
1+ A5# A+ I5# 3+ 1A5# 4+ AA5# 5+ A5"#
5:. I$ n is an integer 'etween = an! /==+ then an- o$ the $o##owing co&#! 'e 3n G 3 EJCE(T
1+ 3"" A+ A9I 3+ A"L 4+ H3 5+ H
5<. a*i is stan!ing /:= ,eters !&e north o$ point (. Latha is stan!ing 15= ,eters !&e west
o$ point (. @hat is the shortest !istance 'etween a*i an! LathaD
1+ H" meters A+ 3"" meters 3+ 4A" meters 4+ 9"" meters 5+ 9""" meters
6=. oopa can st&$$ a!*ertising circ&#ars into en*e#opes at the rate o$ 56 en*e#opes per
,in&te an! An&sha re%&ires a ,in&te an! a ha#$ to st&$$ the sa,e n&,'er o$ en*e#opes.
@or2ing together+ how #ong wi## it ta2e oopa an! An&sha to st&$$ 3== en*e#opesD
1+ 15 minutes A+ A minutes 3+ 3 minutes 3" seconds 4+ 3 minutes A" seconds
5+ 4 minutes
6/. K5 G L6M K 5 - L6M is e%&a# to
1+ 01 A+ " 3+ 11 4+ A1 5+ 11 M LL5
61. I$ interest on a sa*ings acco&nt is pai! ,onth#- at an ann&a# o$ 7K/H5MI an! i$ the
interest is not rein*este!+ then in how ,an- -ears wi## the tota# a,o&nt o$ interest earne!
e%&a# the a,o&nt o$ ,one- sa*e! in the acco&ntD
1+ 3H A+ A4 3+ 1L 4+ 1H 5+ 1A
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1+ A5 A+ L" 3+ I5 4+ 35 5+ 1""
65. A store se##s $i*e !i$$erent 2in!s o$ n&ts. I$ it is possi'#e to '&-s 0 gra,s o$ the ,ost
e0pensi*e n&ts $or s. 3.1= an! 0 gra,s o$ the cheapest n&ts $or s. /.5= then which o$ the
$o##owing co&#! 'e the cost o$ p&rchasing a ,i0t&re containing 0 gra,s o$ each t-pe o$ n&tD
9
1+ =s.1.IH A+ =s.A.L4 3+ =s.3.54 4+ =s13.H" 5+ =s.1H
66. A 'o- recei*es gra!es o$ </+ ::+ :7 an! 8: in $o&r o$ his ,a>or s&'>ects. @hat he recei*e
in his $i$th ,a>or s&'>ect in or!er to a*erage :6D
1+ LH A+ L5 3+ L4 4+ L3 5+ LA
67. I$ the $o##owing n&,'ers are arrange! in or!er $ro, the s,a##est to the #argest+ what
wi## 'e their correct or!erD
I. <H/3 II. /3H< III. 8=I I?. /H8=
1+ !!% !% !!!% !6
A+ !!!% !!% !% !6
3+ !!!% !6% !% !!
4+ !!% !6% !!!% !
5+ !% !!!% !6% !!
68. A s%&are is inscri'e! in a circ#e o$ area /: O. Fin! a si!e o$ the s%&are.
1+ 3 A+ H 3+ 3NA 4+ HNA 5+ !t cannot be determined from the information gi'en.
6:. A #ine seg,ent is !rawn $ro, the point K3+6M to the point K<+/3M. @hat are the
coor!inates o$ the ,i! point o$ this #ine seg,entD
1+ )3%4+ A+ )1A%1L+ 3+ )H%L+ 4+ )9%H+ 5+
)H%9+
6<. E*er- #etter in the a#pha'et has a n&,'er *a#&e which is e%&a# to its p#ace in the
a#pha'et" the #etter A has a *a#&e o$ / an! C a *a#&e o$ 3. The n&,'er *a#&e o$ a wor! is
o'taine! '- a!!ing &p the *a#&es o$ the #etters in the wor! an! then ,&#tip#-ing that s&,
'- the #ength o$ the wor!. The wor! PDF)CA wo&#! ha*e a n&,'er *a#&e o$
1+ A5 A+ 44 3+ HH 4+ 1"" 5+ 1"L
7=. I$ a' Q = an! a a R =+ which o$ the $o##owing is negati*eD
1+ b A+ 0b 3+ 0a 4+ )a O b+ 5+ O)a M b+
7/. Sohn rents a car $or ! !a-s. Ce pa-s , s. (er !a- $or each o$ the $irst 8 !a-s+ an! ha#$
that rate $or each a!!itiona# !a-. Fin! the tota# change i$ ! Q 8.
1+ m M Am)d0I+ A+ m M PmBA)d0I+Q 3+ Im M PmBA)d0I+ 4+ Im M )mdBA+ 5+ Im M Amd
71. The net price o$ a certain artic#e is s. 3=7 a$ter s&ccessi*e !isco&nt o$ /6I an! /=I
o$$ the ,ar2e! price. @hat is ,ar2e! priceD
1+ =s.A34."9 A+ =s.4"" 3+ =s3LA.5" 4+ =S.4"L 5+ :one of these
73. A schoo# has eno&gh 'rea! to $ee! 3= chi#!ren $or 5 !a-s. I$ /= ,ore chi#!ren are
a!!e!+ how ,an- !a-s wi## the 're! #astD
1+ 5)1B3+ A+ 1)1B3+ 3+ A)AB3+ 4+ 1A 5+ 3
75. The ice co,part,ent o$ a re$rigerator is : inches #ong+ 5 inches wi!e an! 6 inches high.
Cow ,an- ice c&'es wi## at ho#! i$ each c&'e is 1 inches on an e!geD
1+ L A+ 1" 3+ 1A 4+ 1H 5+ A"
76. A train /== ,etres #ong r&nning at a spee! o$ 6= 2,Hhr crosses a /1= ,. #ong train
co,ing $ro, the opposite !irection in 7 secon!s. @hat is the spee! o$ the other trainD
1+ LA mBhr A+ I" mBhr 3+ L5 mBhr 4+ IA mBhr 5+ H5 mBhr
1
mM1
. 3
Am0n
. 6
mMnMA
.7
n
77. Si,p#i$-: -----------------------------------
1"
7
m
./=
nM1
./6
m
1+ 5 A+ 3 3+ A 4+ 5
m
5+ 3
0n
78. The n&,'er 35=5/ an! 316=7 !i*i!e! '- a n&,'er o$ three !igits+ #ea*e the sa,e
re,in!er. @hat is the n&,'erD
1+ 535 A+ 4"5 3+ 35I 4+ 3"I 5+ AI5
7:. 9- watch is s#ow '- 8 ,in&tes at 3 (.9. @e!nes!a- an! it was : ,in&tes too $ast at
<.== A.9. on Fri!a-. At what ti,e it ga*e the right ti,e '- watchD
1+ I ;./. &hursday A+ 9 2./. &hursday 3+ 5 ;./. &hursday 4+ 9 ;./. &hursday
5+ 5 2./. &hursday
7<. A cistern has a #ea2 which wo&#! e,pt- it in : ho&rs. A tap is t&rn on which a!,its 7
#itres a ,in&te into the cistern+ an! it is now e,ptie! in /1 ho&rs. Cow ,an- #itres !oes the
cistern ho#!D
1+ LH4" litres A+ 5IH" litres 3+ 43A" litres 4+ ALL" litres 5+ 5HI" litres
8=. A certain 'as2et 'a## tea, that has p#a-e! 1H3 o$ its ga,es has a recor! o$ /8 wins an!
#osses. @hat is the greatest n&,'er o$ the re,aining ga,es that the tea, can #ose an! sti##
win at#east T o$ the tota# ga,es p#a-e!D
1+ 3 A+ 4 3+ 5 4+ H 5+ I
SECTION I?
DATA SUFFICIENCY
Directions: Each %&estion 'e#ow is $o##owe! '- two state,ents n&,'ere! as KaM an! K'M.
Yo& ha*e to !eter,ine whether the !ata gi*en in the state,ents is s&$$icient $or answering
the %&estion. Use the !ata gi*en+ p#&s -o&r 2now#e!ge o$ ,athe,atics an! e*er- !a- $acts+
to ,ar2 -o&r answer as
1+ !f statements )a+ alone is sufficient to answer the .uestion% but statement )b+ alone is not
sufficient.
A+ !f statements )b+ alone is sufficient to answer the .uestion% but statement )a+ alone is not
sufficient.
3+ !f both statements together are needed to answer the .uestion% but neither statement alone is
sufficient.
4+ !f either statement )a+ or )b+ by itself is sufficient to answer the .uestion.
5+ !f not enough facts are gi'en to answer the .uestion.
.&estions:
8/. A piece o$ woo! 8 $eet #ong is c&t into three pieces. @hat is the #ength o$ each o$ the
piecesD
a+ &he length of the longest piece is e.ual to the sum of the lengths of the other two pieces
b+ &he length of the shortest piece is H inches
81. Is 0 an integerD
a+ * R " b+ 3
A
M 4
A
S *
A
83. Does Ba#& ha*e ,ore recor!s in his recor! co##ection than La2sh,i has in hersD
a+ =adha has more records in her collection than Lashmi
b+ ?alu has fewer records in his collection than =adha
85. @hat is the *o#&,e o$ c&'e CD
a+ &he total surface area of > is 54 s.uare inches
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b+ &he area of each face of > is 9 s.uare inches
86. Cow ,&ch ,one- is sa*e! '- '&-ing a 'o0 o$ a !o;en penci#s instea! o$ /1 penci#s
sing#-D
a+ when purchased in a bo* of 1A% the cost of each pencil is =s. "."5 less than if purchased singly
b+ the price of a bo* of a doGen pencil is =s. A.4"
87. Sa#i, in*este! a tota# o$ s./=+=== $or a perio! o$ one -ear. (art o$ the ,one- he p&t
into an in*est,ent that earne! 7 percent si,p#e interest+ an! the rest o$ the ,one- into an
in*est,ent that earne! : percent si,p#e interest. Cow ,&ch ,one- !i! he p&t into the
in*est,ent that earne! 7 percentD
a+ &he total interest earned on the =s.1"%""" for the year was =s.H4"
b+ &he rupee 'alue of the in'estment that earned H percent was only one0fourth the dollar 'alue
of the in'estment that earned L percent.
88. I$ a car is !ri*en /6= ,i#es+ the $&e# tan2 is $i##e! to what percent o$ capacit- at the en!
o$ the tripD
a+ &he car a'eraged 15 miles per gallon for the trip
b+ &he tan is filled to I5 percent of capacity at the start of the trip.
8:. @hat is the <<<
th
ter, o$ the series SD
a+ &he first four terms of S are )1 M 1+
A
% )A M 1+
A
% )3 M 1+
A
and )4 M 1+
A
b+ For e'ery *% the * th term of S is )* M 1+
A
8<. @hen one piece o$ $r&it is ta2en at ran!o, $ro, a $r&it 'ow#+ what is the chance that is
an app#eD
a+ &here are half as many apples as oranges in the fruit bowl.
b+ ; third of the fruit in the fruit bowl are oranges
:=. A swi,,ing poo# is s&pp#ie! water '- two pipes+ ( an! .. I$ pipe ( operating a#one can
$i## the poo# in /1 ho&rs+ how #ong wi## it ta2e pipe . operating a#one to $i## the poo#D
a+ 1perating together% pipes 2 and T can fill the pool in 4 hours
b+ 2ipe 2 supplies water at the rate of 5A" litres per hour% and HA4" gallons are re.uired to fill the
pool.
:/. Is 0 !i*isi'#e '- 8=D
a+ * is di'isible by A and 5
b+ * is di'isible by A and I
:1. A co,pan-As pro$it was s.:==+=== in /<<=. @hat was its pro$it in /<</D
a+ &here was a A"# increase in income in 1991
b+ &here was a A5# increase in costs in 1991
:3. @hat is the *a#&e o$ U K/H0M G K/H-M G K/H;M V D
a+ )*yM*GMyG+ B )*yG+ S4 b+ * M y S 3
:5. Cow ,an- o$ the 7= app#icants $or a >o' passe! neither the ph-sica# nor the written
e0a,D
a+ 1f the H" applicants% e*actly 1"# passed both the physical and the written e*ams
b+ 1f the H" applicants% e*actly 5"# passed the physical e*am% and e*actly A"# passed the
written e*am
:6. I$ the n&,'er o$ s%&are &nits in the area o$ a circ#e is A an! the n&,'er o$ #inear &nits
in the circ&,$erence is C what is the ra!i&s o$ the circ#eD
1A
a+ ; R > M 3 b+ );B>+ S)3BA+
SECTION - ?
EN)LISC USA)E
Directions: In each o$ the sentences 'e#ow+ $o&r wor!s or phrases ha*e 'een &n!er#ine!.
Se#ect the &n!er#ine! part which contains an error in &sage or gra,,ar or p&nct&ation. I$
there is no error+ in!icate K6M as the answer.
.&estions:
LH. &he teacher ased the student if e'ery one of them were ready
1 A 3
attend practical class e'eryday
4
LI. &he daughter parted with her mother with tears but the journey
1 A 3
to 4elhi amused her.
4
LL. <e has been trying to search the lost boo since /onday.
1 A 3 4
L9. &he company not only manufactures leather good but also
1 A 3
plastic ware.
4
9". &he crowd at the stadium clapped jubilantly when the champion
1 A 3
recei'ed his trophy.
4
91. Let you and ! see to it that we do not mae such mistaes.
1 A 3 4
9A. &hose who are desirous of applying for the post they
1 A 3
should do so on forms supplied by the office.
4
93. :one can deny that e'ery scientific in'ention had pro'ed
. 1 2
more harmful to humanity than beneficial.
3 4
94. !n this year the monsoon failed% which caused a terrible famine
1 A 3
throughout the pro'ince.
4
95. ! can well afford to disregard he who is capable of maing such
1 A 3
statements.
9H. Someone had said that the (nglish e*celled all other nations%
1
the 4utch being a'aracious. the French% a set of sychopants%
A 3
the Kermans drunen and gluttons and the Spaniards were proud and insolent.
13
4
9I. ;s soon as the petition was heard the futility of the
1 A 3
boycott was admitted.
4
9L. &he use of public roads is seriously threatened by the freedom
1 A
gi'en or taen by the owners and dri'ers of motor cars.
3 4
99. ! finished my dinner before he came to see me.
1 A 3 4
1"". <e is trying his best to please his master whom he
1 A
fears may be seriously offended by what has happened.
3 4
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