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2 There are several ways you can plan your route. Each of them has its own advantages and limitations. Which of
the following routes would you choose in order to approach the first base for combat? You team is composed
of 9 soldiers and 2 tanks.

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A. Route 1: is a regular road covered with moderate snow cover and multiple bridges on the way. You
are not sure about how much weight they can support.
B. Route 2: is a heavily snow covered forest route with irregular surface and poisonous mountain
snakes.
C. Route 3: is a clear narrow road with the possibility of landslides.
D. Route 4: is a frozen lake covered with thick snow creating a slippery surface.

During the course of combat, the enemies are stationed at a higher altitude than yours. In such a combat
situation, you are required to fire from a high range tank from a distance. From the alternatives given below
which, according to you, is the most suitable position to fire from? Assume that the range of fire is good
enough in all cases and that the tank should be stable enough to absorb the recoil while firing.

A.

C.
B.

6 Imagine you have a broom balanced on your finger at its center of gravity. Now you mark that spot with a pencil
and cut the broom at this mark.

A.
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D.

5 You are lost in a jungle. The forest is too thick and you cannot
see the Sun through the trees. The Sun is about to set. You
can only see the shadows of the trees. You have only a map
that says you need to keep moving south to get out of the
jungle.
However it's a winter evening of December when the Sun
does not rise exactly in the east. Because of the tilt of the
earth it rises in the northeast and sets in the southwest.
Which of the paths would you choose in order to go south?

B.

C.

D.

After capturing 3 of the bases, you are targeting the last infiltrated base. Your approach is as shown in the
diagram. With the current angle of the turret the tip of the mountain can be targeted. The infiltrants are at a
camp hiding on the other side of the peak as shown. What would you do to hit the exact target? You can vary
the range of firing

Since mass is distributed unequally when you cut the broom in two, you would have a long and a short
piece (i.e. the longer handle piece and the shorter piece being the bristle). When you weigh both pieces,
which among the following will be correct?

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A. The shorter piece will weigh more

B. The longer piece will weigh more
C. Both the pieces will weigh the same
D. Can't be determined from the data given

7 You are offered a trip to Venus on a mission. The condition is if you stay there for a day you will get $2million. But
if you choose to stay for a year, you will get $3million. Whichever option you choose, you will have sufficient
food and water to live. The temperature and pressure in the spaceship will be regulated to suit your needs.
Also, TV and games will be provided for entertainment.
What is your choice?

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A. Move the turret upwards and decrease the range

B. Move the turret downwards and decrease the range
C. Move the tank up and fire with same range and turret
angle
D. Keep the turret angle same but increase the range

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A. I will stay for an year, so that I can get more money

B. I will stay for a day, as the toxic gases will give me complicated diseases
C. I will stay for an year, as it's easier than staying there for a day
D. I will stay there for a day, as money is not proportionate with time

Hint: Venus completes a complete rotation about its axis in 243 days. The New Year comes 0.02 venus days
after Christmas and Christmas comes 1.6 venus years after the new year.

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