author also uses the process of generalization in the

passage, especially in the second paragraph, when

he gives the example of a statute and concludes the
fact that most of the judges in the United States would
find the defendants not guilty, based on a few facts
and what is known about legal system in the United
States. Option (d) a chronology of the historical
developments, is nowhere used in the passage and
hence, it is the correct answer.

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1. c

2. d

3. d

4. a

The given passage talks about the legal systems of

the United Stated and England and how different they
are in their use of legal reasons. Therefore, option (c)
is the correct answer. The passage doesnt talk of
any similarities and differences between the legal
systems of England and the United States, except that
in their use of legal reasons. Hence, option (a) is
incorrect. Option (b) is incorrect since the author uses
examples not to re-evaluate the legal systems per se
but to explain the use of substantive and formal
reasons in their respective legal systems. Option (d)
is incorrect as the passage doesnt talk of the
development of legal reasoning in general but only as
limited to England and the United States.
In the first paragraph of the passage, the author tells
us that formal reasons are more common in England
than substantive reasons. Then the author goes on to
describe what he means by formal reasons and as an
example, says in the third paragraph that according to
the laws that are followed in England, if a document
fails to conform to the rules that have been specified,
then the court has a right to make the document legally
ineffective. So, it can be clearly inferred that the
English judges would find the Veterans group guilty
because they have clearly violated the stipulated
requirements, which stated that no vehicles should
be taken into public parks. Hence, option (d) is the
correct answer.
All of the first three options are circumstances under
which the substantive arguments will not be
considered as none of the options give valid reasons
for the Will to be considered enforceable. Only option
(d) is a circumstance when the Will may be considered
valid without a written witness, since it is a case of a
Judge allowing for a verbal witness during a medical
emergency.
The last paragraph of the passage describes what
has happened as a result of following the extreme
forms of legal reasoning (substantive reasons and
formal reasons) in England and the United States.
Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

5. c

Option (c) is the correct answer. Refer to the line,

Once the legal ruleand the legality of the rule is not
in question This clearly suggests that in case the
legality of a rule is in question, substantive reasons
might be warranted.

6. d

The authors makes use of option (a) comparison

and contrast, when he talks about the different legal
reasons that are used in England and the United States
formal reasons and substantive reasons
respectively. He then goes on to use option (c) by
describing these terms in separate paragraphs. The

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7. b

With the processes is grammatically incorrect. The

correct sentence should be In the process, it has
becometea company. Remaining sentences are
grammatically correct. Hence, option (b) is correct.

8. a

Since the directions clearly spell that the sentences

are about a single topic, it can be inferred that the
predatory mood talked about in sentence I refers to
the acquisitions talked about in the previous question.
Thus, the correct pronoun for predatory mood here
is this. All other sentences are grammatically correct.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

9. a

In sentence I, the correct phrase should be step by

step. In sentence II articles a and the are missing.
Also, instead of to, that is the correct usage. That is
used for referring to somebody/something that has
already been mentioned or is already known about.
The correct sentence should be Try using a
conceptual image or a photo to highlight your main
message versus the very first thing that comes to
mind when thinking about your product or service.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

10. a

Usage of the word foremost with overall is incorrect.

Foremost means: the most important or famous; in a
position at the front. In the given context, foremost is
laying emphasis which is already explained by the
phrase, is an important piece of the.. Correct sentence
is: The typeface that you choose for your print project
is an important piece of the overall design process.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

11. d

Sentence II is incorrect as instead of of, that is the

correct usage. The correct sentence should be Be
sure that the font we choose is legible and logical.
That is used for referring to somebody/something
that has already been mentioned or is already known
about. That refers to readability mentioned in sentence
I. In sentence III, the usage of newest is incorrect.
The sentence is not parallel as both the adjectives are
not in the same form (newest is superlative, interesting
is positive). The correct sentence should be With all
of the new and interesting Hence, option (d) is
correct.

12. a

Aberration means the fact or an instance of deviating.

Thus, option (a) is correct. Option (c), abhorrence,
means a feeling of strong hatred, especially for moral
reasons.

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13. a

Potpourri means a miscellaneous collection or a

mixture of various things that were not originally
intended to form a group. Option (a), medley, means
a mixture of people or things of different kinds. Hence,
option (a) is the correct answer.

14. d

Imposture means an act of tricking people deliberately

by pretending to be somebody else. Option (d),
deception, means the act of deliberately making
somebody believe something that is not true. Hence,
option (d) is the correct answer.

15. a

Parley means to speak with another, to confer, that is

a discussion between enemies or people who
disagree. Option (a), discuss means to talk about.
Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

16. c

Protean means able to change quickly and easily.

Option (a), versatile, means changing or fluctuating
readily, so option (a) is not the correct answer. Option
(c), dull, means not interesting or exciting. It forms
the closest antonyms among the given options. Hence,
option (c) is the correct answer.

17. a

Predilection means an established preference for

something. Option (b) is clearly not the correct answer.
Option (c), dissonance means lack of agreement
and thus is not the correct answer. Option (d) is also
not the correct answer. Option (a), antipathy, means
hostility which is most nearly the opposite of
predilection. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

18. c

Impalpable means something that cannot be felt

physically. Option (c), tangible, means something that
can be clearly seen to exist. Thus, option (c) is most
nearly the opposite of impalpable. Hence, option (c) is
the correct answer.

19. c

Parochial means only concerned with small issues

that happen in your local area and not interested in
more important things; of or relating to a church parish.
Option (a), dogmatic, means characterized by or given
to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively
as if they were facts. Thus, option (a) is not the
correct answer. Option (d), niggardly, means unwilling
to be generous with money, time, etc. Thus, option (d)
is also not the correct answer. Option (c),
cosmopolitan means containing people of different
types or from different countries, and influenced by
their culture. Thus, option (c) is most nearly the
opposite of parochial. Hence, option (c) is the correct
answer.

20. c

Option (a), pass of, is incorrect usage. Option (b),

pass on, means to place into the hands or custody

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of. Option (d), passed away means to die, hence

incorrect. Option (c), passed off means to continue
to completion, to occur. Hence, option (c) is correct.
21. b

Option (a), usage of little implies negligible, none.

Hence, it is incorrect. Options (c) and (d) are incorrect
as any and some are used when the speaker cannot
specify or does not need/want to specify a number or
an exact amount. Usage of a little implies a positive
idea along with an uncountable noun. Option (b), a
little, implies a small quantity (of water in the given
context). Hence, option (b) is correct.

22. b

The word sarcastic in the first part of the sentence

implies that the subject is using sarcasm. Sarcasm
means a way of using words that are the opposite of
what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody
or to make fun of them. Option (b), bitterness means
feeling unhappy or angry because you feel that you
have been treated unfair. Option (b) clearly implies
unpleasant feelings of the subject in the given context.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

23. b

The definition given in the sentence is that of a parasite,

hence option (b) is the correct answer.

24. a

Option (b), analysis means the separation of a

substance into its constituent elements, usually by
chemical means, for the study and identification of
each component. Hence, option (b) incorrect in the
given context. Option (c), examination means the act
of examining something closely (as for mistakes) as
well as examination also means a set of questions or
exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; hence,
incorrect in the given context. Option (d), estimate
means a judgement that you make without having the
exact details or figures about the size. Hence, it is
incorrect in the given context. Option (a), observation
means an act or instance of watching or noting
something for a scientific or other special purpose.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

25. b

Option (a), pervasive means spreading gradually to

affect all parts of a place or thing. Hence, it is not
appropriate in the given context. Option (c),
autonomous means able to govern itself or control its
own affairs, existing or capable of existing
independently, which is wrong in the given context.
Option (d), immutable means that cannot be changed;
that will never change, hence it is incorrect. Option
(b), inseparable clearly explains the meaning that
although language, culture and personality are
independent of each other, yet they cannot be
separated in functional form. Hence, option (b) is
correct.

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26. b

Option (a), into is used to denote to the inside or

interior of, for example: went into the house. Hence, it
is incorrect. Options (c) and (d) are also inappropriate
usages. Option (c), in is used to indicate inclusion
within or occurrence during a period or limit of time.
Era denotes a period of time. Hence, option (b) is
correct.

27. b

Option b, to, is correct as preposition to is used to

show that two things are attached or connected.
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer in the given
usage.

28. c

Option (c) is correct as that is used for referring to

somebody/something that has already been mentioned
or is already known about. Hence, here in the given
context, that is the correct answer.

35. a

Cleary P follows the opening statement, as it in P

refers to watching a child grow mentioned in the
opening statement. Q builds the context further, by
explaining infants growth, referring to P, So, Q follows
P. R provides support to the argument made in S. So, R
follows S. Hence, option (a) is correct.

36. b

Solstice, happens at the two instants when the Sun is

at its greatest angular distance from the celestial
equator. During the course of a year, the apparent
motion of the Sun as seen from Earth moves from
south to north and back to south again. When the Sun
changes direction from north to south or vice verse, it
seems to stands still momentarily. This point of time is
known as the solstice.

37. d

As one moves from the equator towards pole the

difference in length between daylight and darkness
becomes greater, and so therefore does the difference
in length between day and night hours.

29. b

Option (b) is correct as across is used to represent

from one side to the other side.
38. a

30. a

Option (a) , run out is an intransitive verb, which is

used to denote to come to an end, expire. Hence,
option (a) is correct.

The lowest temperature of air is recorded just before

the sun is about to come out i.e just before sunrise.

39. a

Option (c), called for is used to denote to need

something. In the given context, the boss needs an
explanation. Hence, option (c) is correct.

Hot springs are bubbling of water that comes from

under ground, a geyser happens when underground
water turns to steam and rushes through out the
surface.

40. b

Sher Shah was a very able administrator and is

remembered for his rule and the land reforms he
introduced. He divided his empire into provinces known
as Sarkars, these were further sub-divided into
Parganas and these were again divided into smaller
units. He is believed to be the first one to introduce
Rupaiya and paisa in place of Tanka. He is also
credited with the introduction of custom duty, which is
followed even today.

41. b

Bibi Ka Maqbara is a maqbara located in Aurangabad,

Maharastra. It was commissioned by the sixth Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb in the late 17th century in the
memory of his first wife, Dilras Banu Begam
(posthumously known as Rabia-ud-Daurani). It bears
a striking resemblance to the famous Taj Mahal, the
mausoleum of his mother, Mumtaz Mahal.

42. a

Vidyasagar in Calcutta and many other reformers in

Bombay set up schools for girls. Vidhyasagar was
associated with other reformers, who founded schools
for girls. He devoted himself for female education and
widow remarriage acts.

43. c

Muhammad bin Tughluq, the ruler of the Tughluq

dynasty who was well versed in Astronomy,
Mathematics and Medicine.

31. c

32. a

33. c

34. d

To put something up means to raise something or put

it in a higher position, hence option (b) is incorrect in
the given context. To put somebody out means to be
upset or offended; hence option (c) is incorrect in the
given context. To put aside means to ignore or forget
something, usually a feeling or difference of opinion.
Thus, option (d) is incorrect. Option (a), put off means
to hold back to a later time. In the given context, the
subject delayed his departure- He put off his departure
for a week as his mother was not well. Hence, option
(a) is correct.
P follows the opening sentence as it continues with
the subject- the bomber, explaining his actions. Q
further supports the facts presented in P. So, PQ forms
a mandatory pair. Looking at the partial result in R
refers to polls result mentioned in S. Hence, R follows
S and SR forms another mandatory pair. Hence, option
(c) is correct.
Cleary R follows the opening statement, building further
context on Lenins leadership on different parties. P
further talks about Lenins performance; his in P refers
to Lenin. So, RP forms a mandatory pair. S follows Q
as events in S are based on the facts mentioned in Q.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

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45. b

Permanent settlement was an agreement between

the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix
revenues to be raised from land and which can be
gained out regularly.
Dr. Balram Gupta was appointed as the Director,
National Judicial Academy, Bhopal in March 2013. His
appointment to the coveted post of the prestigious
institution of the country has been made by the Chief
Justice of India, as the National Judicial Academy
comes under the Supreme Court of India.

46. b

Equal pay for equal work and uniform civil code are
listed among Directive Principles in part 4 of the Indian
constitution.

47. b

Speaker of Lok Sabha is authorised under para 8 of

the Tenth Schedule to disqualify any member of
parliament.

48. b

The 9th Postal zone of India covers Army Post office

(APO) and Field Post office (FPO).

49. b

Regarding no confidence motion no grounds have been

set out for the motion.

50. d

Election Commission of India is responsible for the

registration of voters in India.

51. c

When a governments total expenditures exceed the

revenue that it generates (excluding money from
borrowings). Deficit differs from debt, which is an
accumulation of yearly deficits.

52. c

The broad objectives of the Reserve Bank are:

(a) Regulating & distributing of currency in India.
(b) Keeping the foreign exchange reserves of the
country;
(c) Establishing the monetary stability in the country;
and
(d) Developing the financial structure of the country
on sound lines consistent with the national socioeconomic objectives and policies.

57. a

Potassium bromide is a salt, widely used as an anti

convulsant and a sedative .

58. d

The pitch of a tone depends upon its frequency ,the

tone with the higher pitch have the higher frequency.

59. c

After death arteries empty out bloods and it starts

settling down and the veins are full of blood clots.

60. b

Priorities of Casualty Treatment

Asphyxia
Cardiac Arrest
Severe Haemorrhage (Bleeding)
Shock
Cleaning and covering of wounds

61. b

India does not approves North Atlantic Treaty

Organisation (NATO) .

62. b

The European Space Agency released surprising

pictures of the remains of huge river which ran across
the Red Planet, Mars at some point of time, on 17
January 2013.

63. c

Manpreet Kaur, of All India Police claimed the womens

+75kg gold medal in the final day of the National
weightlifting championship at SRM University campus,
Uttar Pradesh on 10 January 2013. Manpreet Kaur
lifted 189 kg to secure maiden National title.

64. a

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is the biggest company in

terms of revenue, followed by Reliance Industries,
according to the Fortune 500 list of Indian companies
for 2012.

65. b

Transparency Internationals Corruption Perception

Index (CPI) placed India at 94th rank out of 176 nations
this year in report for Transparency International India
released in December ,2012.

66. c

Navneet Kaur Dhillon was crowned as Ponds Miss

India 2013 .

67. a

Tigmanshu Dhulias Paan Singh Tomar , about an

athlete-turned-dacoit, won the best film award at 60th
National Award for best feature film.

53. a

A bear raid is a type of stock market strategy, where

a trader (or group of traders) attempts to force down
the price of stock to cover a short position.
68. d

54. d

Foreign-exchange reserves should only include

foreign currency deposits and bonds, also adds Gold
Reserves, Special drawing rights (SDRs), and
International monetary funds (IMF) reserve positions.

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina known

as Pope Francis I, the 266 Pope of the Roman Catholic
Church.

69. a

Russia joined the WTO in August 2012 after

negotiations, which spanned 18 years.

Among remedies of inflation we do not include lowering

down of bank rates.

70. d

All of these are included in the definition of sexual

harassment under the new sexual harassment of
woman at workplace.

55. b

56. c

Microwaves are most effective carrier whereas optical

fibres are widely used in long distance propagation of
waves in communications.

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71. c

A is liable because growing of poisonous trees is a

dangerous thing and its projection into Bs land
amounts to escape. And hence, B should be made
liable for the consequences i.e. death of Bs cattle,
due to the escape of the poisonous leaves.

72. d

The Bank does not have any liability because the cash
and the cheques handed over to B by A was made in
the capacity of a friend. B was not working as an
employee of the Bank while taking them. Therefore,
the Bank cannot be made liable under the Masterservant/Principle-Agent relationship.

73. a

The State here is liable to pay the compensation

because the constable was discharging his duties
under the sovereign functions of the Government and
hence comes under the ambit of Master-Servant
relationship making the Govt liable to pay for the
misappropriated goods.

74. b

The dogs of both the owners acted in concert and

injured the sheep. As there is a common action, the
owners of both the dogs are jointly and severally
liable and if one of them claims liability for one half of
the damage then the other is also liable to pay for the
other half.

75. d

The Defendant employees of Municipal Corporation

did not take requisite precaution and left the manhole
unattended and covered it merely with a canvass
shelter. There was a reasonable foresight that
someone might stumble over and fall into the manhole.
Hence, the Defendants acted unreasonably in not
covering the manhole and are thus liable.

79. b

There is no false imprisonment in this case as there

was a just cause with B to stop A from leaving the
park. B was justified in asking Rs.100 to be paid at the
time of exit. Hence, B is not guilty of false imprisonment.

80. b

There is no malicious prosecution in the present matter.

Malice or dishonest intention is an essential
requirement for malicious prosecution. Here, the
Railway Co. did not have any wrong intention but
based their act on the honest belief that the injuries
were created by Doctor B. Hence, the Railway Co. is
not guilty of malicious prosecution.

81. c

A has committed the offence of attempt to murder. A

had the intention to commit crime and formed a series
of acts by purchasing poison and giving the same to
the bearer to be served to B in a drink. The act was
interrupted as the glass dropped and hence, the actual
commission of offence got limited to attempt. Hence, A
is guilty of the offence of attempt to murder.

82. d

Though the correct answer marked in the question is

(d), but the question is ambiguous.

83. a

A is guilty of Criminal Misappropriation. When he took

the umbrella out of the possession of Z, he took it in
good faith believing it to be his own. Therefore, the act
will not amount to theft because theft needs taking
property dishonestly out of the possession. But later,
after knowing that it did not belong to him, converted it
for his own use, hence, misappropriating the same.

84. c

Though the correct answer marked in the question is

(c), but the question is ambiguous.

76. b

The hospital in the present case is maintained by B.

The fault was on the part of the Hospital in providing
with the faulty oxygen. The surgeon was acting only
as an agent of the Hospital in conducting the operation.
Therefore, B would be liable.

85. d

In the present matter, A is a minor and hence does not

have the capacity to contract. Therefore, the contract
entered by him with B is not a valid contract. And
since it is not a valid contract A is not liable to pay
anything to B. Therefore, (d) is the right answer.

77. a

A is liable because he wrote a defamatory letter which

was read by C as B did not know Urdu. Reading by a
third party amounts to publication of those defamatory
remarks and therefore A is guilty of Defamation.

86. b

Begar was a system of forced labour in India wherein

the labour did involuntary work without payment . But
now it is prohibited under Article 23 of the Constitution
of India.

78. c

P can claim compensation from D. It is so because the

dust from the brick grinding machine was causing
pollution in the atmosphere causing inconvenience for
P and his patients. It will amount to wrongful escape
of deleterious thing into anothers land interfering with
his use. Therefore, it is nuisance and D is liable to
compensate.

87. a

The Supreme Court in various cases has held that the

age at the date of the commission of the offence will
be the reckoning date for determination of the age of
the juvenile.

88. b

The true meaning of the word life in Article 21 means

life with human dignity. Any aspect of life which makes
life dignified may be include in it but not that which
extinguishes it. The Right to Die if any, is inherently
inconsistent with the Right to Life.

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89. b

Ecomarkor Eco mark is a certification mark issued by

the Bureau of Indian Standards(the national standards
organization of India) to products conforming to a set
of standards aimed at the least impact on the
ecosystem.

90. a

An environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an

assessment of the possible positive or negative impacts
that a proposed project may have on the environment,
consisting of the environmental, social and economic
aspects.

91. d

The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan is a

movement that practiced the Gandhian methods of
satyagraha and non-violent resistance, through the
act of hugging trees to protect them from being felled.
Sunderlal Bahuguna, took a 5,000-kilometre transHimalaya foot march in 198183, spreading the Chipko
message to a far greater area.

92. b

93. b

Two persons are said to be related by half blood

where the male parent/ancestor is the same, but the
female parent/ancestor, through whom each makes a
claim, is different.
Pactasuntservanda is a latin term which means
agreements must be kept. It is the principle in
international law which says that international treaties
should be upheld by all the signatories. The rule of
pactasuntservanda is based upon the principle of good
faith.

94. d

Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a

sacred object or person.

95. b

Plea-Bargaining can be defined as Pre-Trial procedure

whereby a bargain or deal is struck between the
accused of an offence and the prosecution with the
active participation of the trial judge . In India, the system
of plea bargaining is in its experiment stage.

96. b

Standing or parading near a business or government

office usually with signs of protest or claims in labor
disputes or public policy controversies (peace
marches to pro- or anti-abortion advocates). Picketing
is constitutionally guaranteed as free speech, but in
some cases it may be limited by court order to prevent
physical combat, blocking of entrances or threats to
the public safety.

97. a

Cyber terrorism is the use of Internet based attacks

in terrorist activities, including acts of deliberate, largescale disruption of computer networks, especially of
personal computers attached to the Internet, by the
means of tools such as computer viruses. The
Information Technology Act The aims to provide for
the legal framework so that legal sanctity is accorded
to all electronic records and other activities carried
out by electronic means.

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98. b

In English, obiter dicta translates to things said by

the way. In other words, obiter dicta are the judicial
ponderings said in a case that are not directly relevant
to the outcome of the case but that have the potential
to inform or guide future decision-making.

99. c

Extradition comes into play when a person charged

with a crime under state statutes flees the state.
Extradition between nations is usually based on a
treaty between the country where the accused is
currently located and the country seeking to place him
or her on trial for an alleged crime.

100. d Law Commission of India is an executive body

established by an order of the Government of India.
Its major function is to work for legal reform. Its
membership primarily comprises legal experts, who
are entrusted a mandate by the Government. The
Commission is established for a fixed tenure and works
as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
101. c Article 300 of the Constitution of India lays down that
Union of India and the States are juristic person and
can sue and be sued.
102. c In banking, postdated refers to cheques which have
been written by the drawer for a date in the future.
103. d Intergenerational Equity: The present generation
does not destroy or deplete resources or significantly
alter anything; rather it saves resources for future
generations and preserves the same level of quality in
all aspects of the environment.
Sustainable Development: Right to wholesome
environment is a fundamental right protected under
Article 21 of the Constitution of India. But Development
comes through industrialization, which in turn the main
factor behind the degradation of environment. Hence,
we follow the doctrine called Sustainable
Development, i.e. there must be balance between
development and ecology.
104. d Justice Verma Committee was constituted to
recommend amendments to the Criminal Law so as to
provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for
criminals accused of committing sexual assault against
women. The Committee submitted its report on January
23, 2013.
105. a High Courts have been constituted in all these States
in January, 2013 except in Assam.
106. b The given statement provides an argument on why
undocumented evidence should be protected. Of all
the given options, only option (b) gives a reason
against the said argument, telling us how
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answer is option (b).
107. a The author does not prove his point, but instead fixates
on the assumption that readers who prefer
adventurous novels to psychological novels are
inferior and while readers who have an opposite
preference order are superior. He does not provide
an explanation, and thus, option (a) is correct.
108. d If the patient suffers an ailment repeatedly for which
he is not being given the drug more than one time, it
could lead to problems, and thus denies the patient
her right to health. This is the basic assumption made
by the author. Hence, the correct answer is option
(d).
109. d Even though Vijay has acknowledged causing dents
on his own car due to his own recklessness, that
does not necessarily mean he handled the office car
with the same laxity. This makes the argument
vulnerable and therefore, option (d) is the correct
answer.

113. b Though it is given in the statement that earth may lose

many of its species, if it would lose all of its species
cannot be commented on. Thus, assumption I is not
implicit. Since there is talk of saving many species by
studying them scientifically, therefore it is desirable
and possible to study many animal species. Hence,
assumption II is implicit. Option (b) is the correct answer.
114. b* That herbs can be used to treat diseases in humans
does not, in any way, mean that diseases of animals
cannot be treated through the use of herbs. Hence,
assumption I is not implicit. Assumption II is also not
implicit since the given statement only talks about the
use of herbs for treating diseases in humans. It does
not say anything about the popularity of herbal
treatments. Therefore, the correct answer is option
(c). However, the answer given by NLU-D is option
(b).
For questions 115 to 120: After satisfy all the given condition,
we will get the following table.

Persons

110. d The given statement has a negation in the second

sentence, which is absent in option (a). Thus, it cannot
be the answer. Option (b), though has the negation,
follows the logic which is opposite to that given in the
statement. Thus, option (b) is incorrect as well. Option
(c) gives a condition where a pencil is not necessary
and the required function can be fulfilled otherwise,
unlike that in the given statement. Thus, option (c) is
incorrect. Option (d) follows the logic presented by
the given statement, and hence is the correct answer.
111. d* Assumption I is not implicit as, from the given statement,
it cannot be inferred that "all poor people" have access
to jaggery at "reasonable prices". Assumption II also
cannot be inferred. Just because sugar distribution
through PDS has been discontinued, one cannot say
that the entire system has lost its utility. It is very likely
that PDS is helping the poor by making various other
necessities available to them at reasonable prices.
The correct answer, hence, should be option (c),
though the answer given by NLU-D is option (d).
112. a The statement talks of the mission of development
which will only be possible when country X achieves
total literacy. Since a mission is a realistic possibility,
therefore the condition of total literacy also has to be
a realistic possibility. Therefore assumption I is implicit.
We do not know if development is possible without a
mission or not, so assumption II is not implicit. Option
(a) is the correct answer.

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Cookies
Chocolate Oatm eal Sugar Peanut Raisin

Ali

Bina
Cham pak

Diya

115. d Diya does not eat raisin cookies.

116. d Only possible combination for Bina and Champak when
Bina eats exactly 3 cookies is
Persons

Cookies
Chocolate Oatmeal Sugar Peanut Raisin

Bina

Champak

Option (a) : As Bina eats exactly three kinds of

cookies, therefore Champak cannot eats exactly three
kinds of cookies. (There are only five kinds of cookies
and Bina and Champak do not eat the same type of
cookies)
Option (b) : It is not trure because each of these four
people eats at least two kinds of cookies.
Option (c) : If Ali eats oatmeal cookies, Diya cannot
eat oatmeal cookies.
117. b If Ali and Diya both eat oatmeal cookies, then one of
the Bina and Champak cannot eat at least two types
of cookies.

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118. c At most two people eat oatmeal cookies, therefore none of the options (a), (b) and (d) are true.
Only chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies could be eaten by atleast three different people.
119. d As no one eats both raisin cookies and sugar cookies, therefore these two cookies is eaten by exactly two different
people.
120. d One of the possible combination is

Cookies

Persons

Chocolate Oatm eal Sugar Peanut Raisin

Ali

Bina

Cham pak
Diya

Raisin cookies could be eaten by none of the people.

For solutions: 121 to 123:

M r. A h uja

R a ni

M rs. A h u ja

S u nita

S h ya m

R o ha n

A rjun
M arried cou p le

121. d

R a hu l

M ale

M rs. G a nd hi

9 km
N o rth

6 km

S o uth

W est
A

R a vi

123. a

124. c

5 km
S
Sta rting
p oint

S on u

R o m e sh

Fe m ale

Disclaimer: We have considered the gender of the person

according to their names (Indian context), otherwise the
question cannot be solved.

6 km

G un ja n

S u raj

R u pali

S o ha n

C h ild

122. c

E
E n d po in t

E a st

Required distance = SA + AE = 5 + 9 = 14 km.

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M r. G a n dh i

M rs. M alik

M r. M a lik

125. c I reached on Friday 2 days earlier than scheduled day,

so scheduled day was Sunday. If I had reached on
the following Wednesday, then I would have been late
by 3 days.
126. a Independence Day was celebrated after [ 25 (March)
+ 30 (April) + 31 (May) + 30 (June) + 31 (July) + 15
(August)]
= 162 days = 23 7 + 1 = 23 weeks + 1 days
Number of odd days = 1
Hence, X was born on Thursday.
127. a Kamala takes 40 minutes for each assignment and
she has to complete 5 assignments, so she will take
40 5 = 200 minutes to complete all 5 assignments.
Hence, she can start latest by 6.40 p.m.

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128. b 2 1
+7

36

33
+5

+3

37

36

+1

Hence, the wrong number in the series is 35.

129. c 5

13

29

61

125

2 53

23
24
25
26
27
Hence, the wrong number in the series is 120.

130. c 13 1 = 0
23 1 = 7
33 1 = 26
43 1 = 63
53 1 = 124
63 1 = 215
Hence, the wrong number in the series is 28.
131. a 9 2 + 1 = 19
19 2 + 2 = 40
40 2 + 3 = 83
83 2 + 4 = 170
170 2 + 5 = 345
Hence, the wrong number in the series is 340.
132. c

+1

+1

A
+1

M
+1

W
1

O
1

Hence, PERSON will be coded as SFQMNR in that

code language.
133. a In this code language every letter is coded with a
distinct symbol or integer as follow.
B5
A$
S3
K%
E#
T1
R4
I*
D2
Hence, SKIRT will be coded as 3%*41 in that code
language.

135. c Sum of position numbers of all the alphabets of the

words
APPLE : 1+16 +16 + 12 + 5 = 50
Similarly, ORANGE :15 + 18 + 1 + 14 + 7 + 5 = 60.
136. b ENTHUSIASTICALLY does not have an M in it while
HELMINTH does. Thus, option (b) is the correct
answer.
137. c CONCENTRATE does not have an S in it while
REASON does. Therefore, option (c) is the correct
answer.
138. c INTRANSIGENT does not have a C in it while TRACE
does. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
139. d PERPETUATION does not have two Ns in it while
PENANCE does. Therefore, option (d) is the correct
answer.
140. a ESTRANGEMENT does not have an L in it while
ENTANGLE does. Therefore, option (a) is the correct
answer.
141. c The numbers which are not divisible by any other
number except 1 are prime numbers and there are 25
prime numbers from 2 to100.
Therefore, the numbers from 2 100 which are not
prime (i.e. composite) = 99 25 = 74
Hence, the difference = 74 25 = 49.
142. b Three prime numbers lying between 47 and 74, whose

191
are (53, 67, 71) and (59, 61, 71).
3
Hence, the required sum = 67 + 71 = 138.
average is

143. b Let the price of 1 Mango, 1 Orange and 1 Apple be M,

O and A respectively. If Rs. x be the total amount with
Divya, then
6M + 10O + 5A = x
(i)
3M + 5O + 4A = 0.6x
(ii)
Multiply (ii) by 2 and then subtract (i) from it, we get

0.2x
3
Hence, percentage of total amount spend an apples
A=

5A
100 = 33.33%.
x

144. c Let the provisions when 60 more men join last for x
days, then
300 600 75 = 360 (600 100) x
x = 75.

134. c Movement of Eagle is like swooping, similarly the

movement of Duck is Waddle.

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145. a Let the number of men originally employed be x, then

16 14 = x 5 + ( x 7 ) 3 +

(x 7) 5
2

x = 25.
80
= 2 hours), rests for
40
20 minutes, therefore in the journey of 240 kms, he
will rest twice after travelling 80 kms and 160 kms.
Total duration of journey = (2 3) hrs + (20 2) min
= 6 hrs 40 min.

146. a Ram after travelling 80 km (in

147. c Let x litres per hour be the rate at which water comes
out from the leak, then
x 8 = (x 6) 12
x =18
Hence, capacity of the tank = 18 8 = 144 litres.

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148. b Let the x km be the distance from X to Z, then

distance travelled by B before they meet
= 27 + (27 x).

27 + (27 x )
7

x
5

x = 22.5.

149. b Let the third number be x, then the first number is

(x 4) and the second number is (x 2). Now,
3 (x 4) = 2 + 2x
x = 14.
150. a Let Rs. c be Devendras cost price, then
(c + 200) 0.2 = 200 100
c = 300.

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