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 SECTION I
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
DIRECTIONS:Answerthefollowingquestionsonthebasisoftheinformationgivenbelow.

Duringthefestiveseason aleading manufacturerof electronicgoodshasannouncedaspecialcommission

andbonusschemeforitssalespersonnel.Accordingtothescheme
Onthesaleofanyoneunitofagoodthesalespersonisentitledtoacommissionof10%ofthevalueof
the good
Thesalespersonwillgetabonusof2%ofthevalueofthegoodforeverythreeunitssoldofaparticular
good
Thesalespersonwillalsogetanextrabonusonallunitssoldoverandabovethenumberofunitssoldas
givenbelow
Televisionsets:15units
Refrigerators:14units
WashingMachines:8units
StereoSystems:20units

Extrabonusperunit(aspercentageofvalueofgood)
Television Washing Stereo
Refrigerators
sets Machines Systems

3% 4% 5% 6%

Thefollowingsaleswererecorded fortensalespersonnelduringtheschemeperiod asshowninthetable

givenbelow

SalesPerson Televisionsets Refrigerators WashingMachines StereoSystems

Rs.16,000 Rs.14,750 Rs.21,000 Rs.9,900

perunit perunit perunit perunit
1 18 19 8 10
2 16 16 10 18
3 15 11 16 22
4 14 13 12 16
5 11 10 14 13
6 7 9 5 18
7 5 18 9 12
8 3 15 6 14
9 12 17 11 24
10 13 6 17 19

1. Amongthesalespersons,whoearnsthemaximumoverallbonus?
(1) Salesperson3 (2) Salesperson4
(3) Salesperson9 (4) Salesperson10

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2. Amongthesalespersons,whoearnsasumofRs.3760asextrabonus?
(1) Salesperson1 (2) Salesperson2
(3) Salesperson4 (4) Salesperson7

3. Thedifferenceinextrabonuspaidonwashingmachinesandrefrigeratorsis
(1) Rs.12150 (2) Rs.15300
(3) Rs.21600 (4) Rs.24750

DIRECTIONS:Forthefollowingquestions,fouroptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.

4. DAPMhas A=90andperimeter152cms.AcirclewithcentreOandradius19touchesAMatAandPMatT.
ThelengthOP(incms)is

A
63 95 O
(1) (2)
2 3
P M
89 71 T
(3) (4)
2 2

FG 1IJ FG1+ 1 IJ ..........FG1+ 1 IJandg(x)= FG1-1IJ FG1- 1 IJ ..........FG1- 1 IJ,thenf(x)+g(x)is

5. Iff(x)= 1+
H xKH 1+xK H x+nK H xKH x-1K H x-nK
(1) [f(x)]2 (2) g(1x2)
1
(3) (4) Noneofthese
2

6. Abathtubcanbefilledbythecoldwaterpipein9minutesandbythehotwaterpipein 111 minutes.Aperson

4
leaves thebath room after turningon both thepipes simultaneously and returnthe moment when thebath tub
shouldbejustfull.However,findingthatthewastepipewasopen,heclosesitandnowthebathtubgetsfilledin
3
3 moreminutes.Thetimeinwhichthewastepipeemptiesthebathtubis
4
(1) 6minutes (2) 7minutes
2 2
(3) 6 minutes (4) 7 minutes
3 3

7. In an integer if digits d1d2 ....dk from left satisfy di < di+ 1 for i odd and di > di+ 1 for i even. How many integers
between1000and9999havefourdistinctdigits?
(1) 630 (2) 778
(3) 882 (4) Noneofthese

8. AnA.P.whosefirsttermisunityandinwhichthesumofthefirsthalfofanyevennumberoftermstothatofthe
sumofsecondhalfthesametermsisconstantratio,thecommondifferencedisgivenby
(a) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4

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9. Thenumberofnumbersbetween100and1000suchthatatleastoneofthedigitsofallsuchnumbersis7is
(1) 298 (2) 171
(3) 252 (4) 162

10. Itruncatealargecube1meteroneachside(asshowninthediagram).Nowsupposethatthetotalareaofallthe
octagons on each face (of the cube) is four times the total area of all the triangles that form the base of the
tetrahedrons(oneofwhichcanbeseeninthediagram).Thelengthx(inmeters)thatwasusedtotruncatethe
cubeis

3 9 x x
(1) (2) 2x
6+8 3 12+16 3

4
(3) (4) Noneofthese
5+8 3

11. Theaveragescoreof25studentsinaclasstestinmathsis75.Ifthetopthreerankersaredropped,theaverage
dropsby2.Ifthemaximunmarksforthepaperis100andthesecondhighestscoreislessthan90,thenwhatcould
betheleasthighestscore,ifallscoresareintegers?
(1) 97 (2) 91
(3) 99 (4) 98

12. RamandShyamattendedafoodfestivalUpToTheBrim.Ramgaveanorderfor3burgers,4pastriesand2pizzaswhereas
Shyamplacedanorderfor2burgers,apastryand3pizzas.ThebillsforRamandShyamwereRs.1050andRs.950respectively.
IfRamexchangesapizzaforapastryfromShyam,thenwhichofthefollowingistrue?
(1) ShyamowesRamasumofRs.150 (2) ShyamowesRamasumofRs.100
(3) RamowesShyamasumofRs.150 (4) Noneofthese

13. AcarleavesatownAforanothertownB,300kmaway.Afterrunningfor2hoursthecarstopsfor45minutesand
thencontinuesitsjourneywithaspeedof20kmphmorethanbeforeandreachesB.Itwouldhavetakenthesame
timeifithadkeptitsusualspeedfromthebeginningtoendwithoutstoppingontheway.Theusualspeedofthe
caris
(1) 40kmph (2) 80kmph
(3) 60kmph (4) 75kmph

14. Ifkand2k2 aretherootsofx2 px+q=0,thenthevalueofq+4q2 +6pqis

(1) q2 (2) p3
(3) 0 (4) 2p3

15. Therangeofpsatisfyingtheinequalitylog100 p2 +(log10p)2 <2is

(1) 102 <p<10 (2) 10<p<102
(3) 102 >p (4) p>15

16. InCanada,600peoplevotedonasensitiveresolution,butaftersomediscussion,theopponentswereincreasedby
150%.The motionwas thenrejected bya majoritytwo timesas greatas thatby whichit wasformerlypassed.
Howmanyvotedforandhowmanyvotedagainst(agst)theinitialresolution?
(1) 200(for),400(agst) (2) 300(for),200(agst)
(3) 400(for),200(agst) (4) 500(for),200(agst)

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17. Ifa,b,c,dandparedistinctnonzerorealnumberssuchthat
(a2 +b2 +c2)p2 2(ab+bc+cd)p+(b2 +c2 +d2) 0,thena,b,c,d
(1) areinA.P. (2) areinG.P.
(3) areinH.P. (4) Noneofthese

18. Thevalueofaforwhichthequadraticequation3x2 +2(a2 +1)x+(a2 3a+2)=0possessesrootsofoppositesign

liesin
(1) (,1) (2) (,0)

FG3,2IJ
(3) 1<a<2 (4) H2 K
19. Swimmerstravelingat5and10kmsperhour,headdirectlytowardseachother.Theybeginatadistance of20
kmsfromeachother.Howfarapartarethey(inkms)oneminutebeforetheymeet?
1 1
(1) (2)
12 6
1 1
(3) (4)
4 3

20. Aclockloses10minuteseveryhour.Ifitshowsthecorrecttimeat1:00AMonSunday,thenthenexttimeitis
goingtoshowthecorrecttimeis
(1) on7:00AMTuesday (2) on1:00PMTuesday
(3) on7:00AMWednesday (4) on1:00PMWednesday

21. AChangeMakingMachinecontains1rupee,2rupeeand5rupeecoins.Thetotalnumberofcoinsis300.The
amountis Rs.960.If the number of 1 rupeecoinsand thenumber of2 rupeecoins areinterchanged, the value
comesdownbyRs.40.Thetotalnumberof5rupeecoinsis
(1) 100 (2) 140 (3) 60 (4) 150

22. Aboxcontains6blackgloves,4redglovesand10whitegloves.Agirl,inahurry,wishestodrawglovesfromthe
boxatrandom.Shedoesnotlikeredgloves.Whatisthemaximumnumberofglovesshewouldhavetodrawto
ensurethatshegets2glovesofthesamecolour(exceptred)?(Theglovesfiteitherhandexactly)
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 10 (4) 9

23. Ahemisphericalbowlisfilledtothebrimwithabeverage.Thecontentsofthebowlaretransferredintoacylindrical
vesselwhoseradiusis50%morethanitsheight.Ifthediameterofthebowlandthecylinderissame,thenafter
pouringallthecontentsofthehemisphericalbowlinthecylindricalvessel,itwillbefilledtoits.....capacity.

2 1
(1) 60 % (2) 78 % (3) 100% (4) Morethan100%
3 2

24. Whichofthefollowingis/aretrue?
(i) (a,a),(a,a),(3a,3a)aretheverticesofanequilateraltriangle.
(ii) (0,2),(3,1),(0,4),(3,1)aretheverticesofasquare.
(iii) (0,1),(2,3),(6,8),(8,3)aretheverticesofarectangle.
(1) only(i) (2) (ii)and(iii) (3) (i)and(ii) (4) Noneofthese

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25. Youmeetastrangeronthestreet, andaskhowmanychildrenhe has.Hesaystwo.YouaskIs theolderonea
girl?Hesaysyes.Theprobabilitythatbothchildrenaregirlsandatleast oneofthemisagirlrespectivelyis
(Assumethestrangeralwaysspeakstruth)
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
(1) , (2) , (3) , (4) ,
2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4

26. Thedecimal(base10)representationofthefraction1/3is0.33333......Therepresentationof1/3inbase6willbe
(1) 0.22 (2) 0.3 (3) 0.2 (4) 0.33

27. Aman 5fthighstandingatacertaindistancefromalamppost,findsthat thelengthofhisshadowis8 ft.On

movinginthedirectionoftheshadowthrough3ft.,hefindsthelengthofhisshadowisnow11ft.Thedifference
oftheheightofthepostanddistanceofthemenfromthepostoriginallyis
(1) 2ft (2) 3ft (3) 6ft (4) 8ft

DIRECTIONS:Refertothefollowinginformationandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Duringalawntennistournament,playersarerequiredtocompeteinfourstages:qualifyinground,quarterfinals,
semifinalsandthefinal.ThetournamentisconductedfromMondaytoFriday.Thematcheswereplayedoneight
courts.Thedetailsoftheplayerswhoplayedoneachcourtandparticulardaysaregivenas:

Table1 Table2 Table3

Daysofthe
Court Players Players Event Court Days
week
1 1,5 Monday 5,11,7,1,14,16,9,13 QualifyingRoundI,II,III,IV 1,2,3,4 Monday
1,9,11,16,3,15,10,8, QualifyingRoundV,VI,VIII,
2 9,1,14,9 Tuesday 5,6,7,8 Tuesday
4,12,6,2 VIII
3 11,7,3,1 Wednesday 11,3,10,1,4,6 QuarterFinalI,II 2,4 Tuesday
4 11,16,13,16 Thursday Notavailable QuarterFinalIII,IV 5,7 Wednesday
5 3,15,3,10 Friday Notavailable SemiFinalI 6 Wednesday
6 11,10,8,1 SemiFinalII 8 Thursday
7 4,12,4,6 Final 3 Friday
8 3,6,2,4

28. Whoamongtheplayerswonthetournament?
(1) Player1 (2) Player4 (3) Player11 (4) Cannotbedetermined

29. Whoamongthefollowingplayersmovedtothequarterfinals?
(1) Player2 (2) Player5 (3) Player11 (4) Player15

30. Whichplayerdoesnotplayoneofhismatchesonaconsecutiveday?
(1) Player1 (2) Player3 (3) Player4 (4) Player11

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 SECTION II
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
DIRECTIONS:Thepassagegivenbelowisfollowedbyasetoffourquestions.Choosethemostappropriateanswer
toeachquestion.

Inanarticleentitled"ActionsSpeakLouderthanGreenwash"lastDecemberwelookedathowsomeunscrupulous
propertydevelopersinThailandpreferredtomarket"greenwash"ratherthanembracetheconceptofsustainable
building design and construction. Indeed, it seemed as if the property developers were suddenly falling over
themselvesintheirrushtosurfthegreenwave,withprojectbillboardsproclaimingtosavetheplanetsprouting
upalloverBangkokinparticular.Unfortunatelyfortheenvironmenthowever,onehadonlytoscratchthesurface
oftheseclaims tofindthegreencredentials of themajorityofthesenewdevelopmentprojects rarelyextended
beyondplantingafewtreesandinstallingmoreenergyefficientairconditioningunits.
Buteveninthiscynicalanddepressingenvironment,thereweresomepositivesignsthatchangewasintheair,
leadingtheoptimistsamongstustobelievethatwewerewitnessingatransformationtowardsmoresustainable
building practices here in Thailand. The challenge facing us all now is how we nurture these sensitive green
shootsinthefaceofone oftheworsteconomicdownturnsinrecenthistory.Wemustnotallowtherecessionto
distractusfromthefactthatclimatechangeandglobalwarmingrepresentaclearandpresentdangertoourvery
wayoflife,andthebuildingsectorisresponsibleforalmosthalfofallgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsannually.
Recessions tend to be cyclical but experts now generally concur that once the climate change tipping point is
reachedtherewillbenogoingback.
Greenbuildingdoesnotnecessarilyhavetocomewithahighpricetag.Innovative,andoftensimple,modifications
to construction and services design can lessen their impact on our environment through energy and resource
efficiency. Relativelysimple passivesolutions intropical countries includesun shading,building orientation/
placement,solarreflectivepaints,greywatertreatmentandreuse,greenroofs,useoflowerthermalmassmaterials,
rainwaterharvesting,useofsustainablysourcedandrecycledmaterials,naturalventilationsystems(suchassolar
chimneys)andrecycledandnontoxicbuildingandfinishingmaterials.Moreactivesolutionsincludetheuseof
solarpanels,biomassboilers,airconwasteheatcaptureandutilizationandwindturbines.
Governments and consumers alike can play their part in ensuring that building green is incorporated into the
mainstream.Ausefulfirststepwouldbeforthegovernmenttolegislatethatallnewdevelopmentaboveacertain
threshold should be subject to a formal third party green building rating and certification process such as the
LeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign(LEED)promotedbytheU.S.GreenBuildingCouncil(USGBC).
LEEDhasbecometheinternationaldefactogreenbuildingstandardandLEEDcertificationprovidesindependent,
thirdpartyverificationbyaccreditedprofessionalsthatabuildingprojectmeetsthehighestgreenbuildingand
performancestandards,isenvironmentallyresponsibleandwillprovideahealthyplacetoliveandwork.
LEEDCertificationisawardedonaslidingscaleofBronzethroughtoPlatinumbasedonthebuildingsquantified
commitmenttosustainablebuildingdesignandoperation.LEEDaccreditationisacomplexprocesswithsignificant
financialanddesignimplications,anditisthereforecriticalthataLEEDAccreditedProfessional(LEEDAP)is
consulted at the conceptual stage of any proposed project. Encouragingly, there are now 14 LEEDAccredited
ProfessionalsinThailand,anearlythreefoldincreaseinthepastsixmonths.
ThailandcouldalsoestablishaGreenBuildingCouncil(GBC)undertheauspicesoftheWorldGreenBuilding
Council, a union of national councils whose aim is to accelerate the transformation of the built environment
towardssustainability.WorldGBCsupporttheirmemberswiththedevelopmentofeffectiveratingsystemsthey
facilitate knowledge transfer and cooperation between councils and provide an impartial forum to share best
practices globally.To date 14GBC's have beenestablished with a further7 more granted"Emerging Council"
status,includingASEANsonlyrepresentativeinVietnam.
Therehavebeensomeraysoflighthoweverinthesecurrentlyausteretimes.TheOfficeofNaturalResourcesand
EnvironmentalPolicyandPlanning(ONEP)hasrecentlytighteneditsEnvironmentImpactAssessmentstandards
andnowrequireslargergreenspaces.TheEnergyMinistryhasalsoreviseditscodestorequireneworrenovated
buildingswithfloorspacesgreaterthan2,000sq.mtosetdesignstandardsthatincludea10%energysaving.
Last but not the least, one should not underestimate the role of the general public in transforming traditional
buildingpracticesinThailand.Thereisagrowingawarenessoftheimportanceofprotectingthenaturalenvironment
amongsttheyoungerandmoreprogressiveelementsinThaisociety,anditisthesegreenconsumersofthefuture
thatwilltrulycreateandsustainthedemandforgreenbuildingsandproducts.
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31. WhatdoestheauthorimplybytheexampleofpropertydevelopersofThailand?
(1) ThereisachangetowardsmoresustainablebuildingpracticesinThailand.
(2) Thedeveloperswereexaggeratingtheirclaimsof'green'buildingconstruction.
(3) Thebuildingsclaimedtobe'green'intruthwerenotthatefficient.
(4) Thechangesexpectedinbuildingconstructionwereimmense.

32. Whathastheauthorimpliedincontextofrecessionandclimatechange?
(1) Buildingconstructionisresponsibleforhalfofthegreenhousegaseswhichcauseglobalwarming.
(2) Recessionisevitable.Weareresponsibleforclimatechange.
(3) Recessionscomeandgobutonceclimatechangereachesitstippingpoint,controlwouldbelost.
(4) Recessiondistractsusfromthemajorproblemofclimatechange.

33. Impassivesolutionsforbuildingconstructionintropicalcountriesinclude:
(1) Buildingorientation/placements
(2) UseofLowerthermalmassmaterials
(3) UseofSustainablesourcedandrecycledmaterials
(4) UseofSolarnonreflectivepaintsandgreenroofs.

34. WhatistheobjectiveofWGBC?
(1) Tofacilitateknowledgetransferandcooperationbetweencouncils
(2) Toacceleratetransformationofthebuiltenvironmenttowardssustainability.
(3) Tosupporttheirmemberswiththedevelopmentofeffectiveratingsystems.
(4) Toprovideimpartialforumtosharebestpracticesglobally

DIRECTIONS: Thepassagegivenbelowisfollowedbyasetoffourquestions.Choosethemostappropriateanswer
toeachquestion.

Urbanismthecitydweller'swayoflifehaspreoccupiedsociologysincetheturnofthecentury.MaxWeberpointed
outtheobviousfactthatpeopleincitiescannotknowalltheirneighborsasintimatelyasitwaspossibleforthem
todoinsmallcommunities.GeorgeSimmelcarriedthisideaonestepfurtherwhenhedeclared,ratherquaintly,
that if the urban individual reacted emotionally to each and every person with whom he came into contact, or
clutteredhismindwithinformationaboutthem,hewouldbe"completelyatomizedinternallyandwouldfallinto
anunthinkablementalcondition."
LouisWirth,inturn,notedthefragmentednatureofurbanrelationships."Characteristically,urbanitesmeetone
anotherinhighlysegmentalroles..."hewrote."Theirdependenceuponothersisconfinedtoahighlyfractionalized
aspectoftheother'sroundofactivity."Ratherthanbecomingdeeplyinvolvedwiththetotalpersonalityofevery
individual we meet, he explained, we necessarily maintain superficial and partial contact with some. We are
interestedonlyintheefficiencyoftheshoesalesmaninmeetingourneeds:wecouldn'tcarelessthathiswifeis
analcoholic.
Whatthismeansisthatweformlimitedinvolvementrelationshipswithmostofthepeoplearoundus.Consciously
ornot,wedefineourrelationshipswithmostpeopleinfunctionalterms.Solongaswedonotbecomeinvolved
withtheshoesalesman'sproblemsathome,orhismoregeneralhopes,dreamsandfrustrations,heis,forus,fully
interchangeablewithanyothersalesmanofequalcompetence.Ineffect,wehaveappliedthemodularprincipleto
humanrelationships.Wehavecreatedthedisposableperson:ModularMan.
Ratherthanentanglingourselveswiththewholeman,weplugintoamoduleofhispersonality.Eachpersonality
canbeimaginedasauniqueconfigurationofthousandsofsuchmodules.Thusnowholepersonisinterchangeable
withanyother.Butcertainmodulesare.Sinceweareseekingonlytobuyapairofshoes,andnotthefriendship,
loveorhateofthesalesman,itisnotnecessaryforustotapintoorengagewithalltheothermodulesthatformhis
personality.Our relationshipissafelylimited.Thereis limitedliability onbothsides.The relationshipentails
certain accepted forms of behavior and communication. Both sides understand, consciously or otherwise, the
limitations and laws.Difficulties arise only when oneor another party oversteps the tacitly understood limits,
whenheattemptstoconnectupwithsomemodulenotrelevanttothefunctionathand.
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 Today a vast sociological and psychological literature is devoted to the alienation presumed to flow from this
fragmentationofrelationships.Muchoftherhetoricof
Existentialismandthestudentrevoltdecrythisfragmentation.Itissaidthatwearenotsufficiently"involved"
withourfellowman.Millionsofyoungpeoplegoaboutseeking"totalinvolvement."
Beforeleapingtothepopularconclusionthatmodularizationisallbad,however,itmightbewelltolookmore
closelyatthematter.TheologianHarveyCox,echoingSimmel,haspointedoutthatinanurbanenvironmentthe
attemptto"involve"oneselffullywitheveryonecanleadonlytoselfdestructionandemotionalemptiness.Urban
man,hewrites,"musthavemoreorlessimpersonalrelationshipswithmostofthepeoplewithwhomhecomesin
contactpreciselyinordertochoosecertainfriendshipstonourishandcultivate...
Hisliferepresentsapointtouchedbydozensofsystemsandhundredsofpeople.Hiscapacity toknowsomeof
them betternecessitates hisminimizingthedepthofhis relationshiptomanyothers.Listeningtothepostman
gossipbecomesfortheurbanmananactofsheergraciousness,sinceheprobablyhasnointerestinthepeoplethe
postmanwantstotalkabout."
Moreover, beforelamenting modularization, it isnecessary to ask ourselveswhether we really wouldprefer to
returntothetraditionalconditionofmaninwhicheachindividualpresumablyrelatedtothewholepersonalityof
a few people rather than to the personality modules of many.Traditional man has been so sentimentalized, so
cloyingly romanticized, that we frequently overlook the consequences of such a return.The very same writers
wholamentfragmentationalsodemandfreedomyetoverlooktheunfreedomofpeopleboundtogetherintotalistic
relationships. For any relationship implies mutual demands and expectations. The more intimately involved a
relationship,thegreaterthepressurethepartiesexertononeanothertofulfilltheseexpectations.Thetighterand
moretotalistictherelationships,themoremodules,sotospeak,arebroughtintoplay,andthemorenumerousare
thedemandswemake.

35. WhatcouldnotbethepropertyofModularManaspresentedbytheauthor?
(1) Athrowawayrelationshipismaintainedwithhim.
(2) Onlyafractionofhispersonaisrevealedtous.
(3) Itfullytransformsonemantoanother.
(4) Everypersoniscomposedofvariousmodules.

36. Whatisuntrueaccordingtothepassage?
(1) Existentialismprofessesinthedisintegrationofrelations.
(2) Urbanyouthisnotawareaboutitsneighbourhood.
(3) ALotofrelationsaremomentarythesedays.
(4) Variousshadesofpersonalityarepresentinonesinglepersonality.

37. Accordingtothepassage,whatwill''TotalInvolvement''leadto?
(1) Itwillpreventmodularizationofaperson.
(2) Itwillmakehimmorepoliteasahumanbeing.
(3) Itwilleducatehimtogivehiscompleteefforts.
(4) Itwillconsumealltheemotionsofaperson.

38. WhatistrueabouttheTraditionalMan,asgiveninthepassage?
(1) TraditionalManwasalotmorepragmaticandpractical.
(2) TraditionalManmusthaveadjudgedthedisintegratedassociation.
(3) TraditionalManwascasuallyinvolvedinarelationship.
(4) TraditionalManhadlesserliberty.

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DIRECTIONS:ArrangethesentencesA,B,CandDtoformalogicalsequencebetweensentences1and6.

39. 1. WhydowesooftenevaluategoodqualityorsuccessagainsteitherWesternorforeignmeasures?
A. Thismanifestsitselfinmanyways.
B. NoramIsuggestingthatwecloseourmindsandheartstothewideandwonderfulworldacrosstheseas.
C. Anditisnotjustinevaluationwealsosadlyanddesperatelyrevealourinsecuritiesbyseekingtobeforeign.
D. Iamnotsuggestingthatweshouldadoptchauvinistposturesorderidewhatisforeign.
6. What Iam suggesting is thatwe should doaway with our slavishand servile attitude whileprojecting or
depictingvalues.
(1) DBAC (2) CADB
(3) CBDA (4) ADBC

40. 1. Undoubtedly, the voyeuristic pleasure involving sadistic or fetishistic pleasure at the expense of an
objectificationoftheimageofwomenistobecriticised.
A. Suchamovewouldabolishcinemaitself.
B. Whatmattersisnotthepresenceofpleasure,butthepositioningofthesubjectinrelationtothispleasure.
C. Ifcinemaistocontinuetoexist,itisessentialthatthescopophilicdrivebegrantedsomesatisfaction.
D. Butthisdoesnotmeanthatthesedrivesshouldbeexpelledfromthefilmicprocessaltogether.
6. Whatisimportantiswhatkindof'reader'or'author'itconstructs.
(1) DACB (2) ABCD
(3) CADB (4) DBCA

DIRECTIONS:Fouralternativesummariesaregivenbelowthetext.Choosetheoptionthatbestcapturestheessence
ofthetext.

41. Ibeginmyjourneytowardshappycapitalismbypickingupthebasicconceptaroundwhichfreeenterpriserevolves.
For long,economists have been blindlyfollowing Darwin's theory of 'Survival ofthe Fittest' as themaxim for
supportingtheexistenceofthecapitalisteconomy.Theproblemis,however,theyforgetthatthewholepurpose
behindthefunctioningofaneconomyistomovetowardsamorecivilisedformofexistence.Civilisationhasseen
manmovingoutofthejungleandreachingwhereheistoday.Sadly,however,hehasnotyetbeenabletodiscard
therulesofthejungle.
(A) Thebasisofthemuchsupportedcapitalisteconomy,'SurvivaloftheFittest'defeatstheverypurposeofan
economy,whichismovingtowardsamorecivilisedformofexistence.
(B) Thebasicconceptoffreeenterprise,'SurvivaloftheFittest,'shouldnotbeblindlyfollowed,ascivilisation
hasseenmanreachingwhereheistodaybuthehasnotbeenabletodiscardtherulesofthejungle.
(C) Thejourneytowardshappycapitalismbeginsbypickingupthebasicconceptaroundwhichfreeenterprise
revolves,i.e.'SurvivaloftheFittest'however,theeconomistsmustnotforgetthatthepurposeofaneconomy
istomovetowardsgreatercivilisation.
(D) 'SurvivaloftheFittest'hasbeenblindlyusedasamaximforsupportingthecapitalisteconomywhereasthe
purposeoftheeconomyistomovetowardsamorecivilisedformofexistence.
(1) A (2) B
(3) C (4) D

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DIRECTIONS: Readthefollowingshortpassageandanswerthequestionthatfollowsit.

42. Among alltheactivitiesoflife,parenthoodisauniqueexperience.Itisapartoflife,orpersonalgrowth,that

simplycannotbeexperiencedinanyotherwayandhenceisliterallyanindispensableelementofafulllife.The
experiencehasmanyprofoundfacets:thedeepcuriosityastohowthechildwillturnout,therenewalofselfin
thesecondchancetherelivingofone'sownchildhoodtheredemptiveopportunitythechallengetoshapeanother
humanbeingthesheercreativityandselfrealisationinvolved.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheconclusionabove?
(1) Procreatingis awaytoreachforpersonalimmortalityitisawaytoextendoneselfindefinitelyintothe
future.
(2) For a large proportion of the world's women, there was and probably still is nothing else for the grown
womantodowithhertimeandenergy,associetydefinesherrole.
(3) Formanywomen, itmightbethemostemotionalandspiritualexperiencetheyeverhaveandperhapsthe
mostgratifyingaswell.
(4) Havingchildrensometimesgivesoneparentpowerovertheother.Morethanthat,itgivestheparentspower
overthechild(ren).

DIRECTIONS:Ineachquestion,thewordatthetopisusedinfourdifferentways,numbered1to4.Choosetheoption
inwhichtheusageofthewordisCORRECTorAPPROPRIATE.

43. Cast
(1) Hewascastoutofourgroup
(2) Hecastthenetfarandwideinsearchofevidence.
(3) Thecatcastfuriouslyatthevanishedrat.
(4) Witchcastbelongstoaspell.

44. Spell
(1) Theplanswouldspelldisaster.
(2) Illgetawayfromstudiestoaspell.
(3) Igotsleepyandneededtobespelledforwhile.
(4) Themagicianalwayscastaspelluponhimself.

DIRECTIONS: Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating a missing word or set of words. Four
numberedwordsorsetsofwordsfolloweachsentence.Choosetheoptionthatbestfitseachblankinthecontextofthe
wholesentence.

45. InJapan,everybodymakeseverything.Nobodybuildsa.....,everybodysellson.....therefore,nobodymakesany
money.
(1) focus, discount (2) product,quality
(3) factory,pavements (4) brand,price

46. Themanufacturersarereportedtohave.....a.....ofcomplaintsfromdissatisfiedcustomers.
(1) got,list (2) achieved,mouthful
(3) received,bagful (4) received,litany

47. Thesurveyreportdidnotalludetoallthis.....becauselittleinformationwas......
(1) neglect,desired (2) presumably,available
(3) arguably,sought (4) obviously, altered

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DIRECTIONS:Identifythecorrectsentenceorsentences.Checkgrammar,usage,mechanics,redundancy,punctuation,
spellingandstyleelements.

48. A. Theculpritswerenotallowedfoodorwaterforaweek.
B. ItwasfoundthatAlbert,aswellasthey,havedoneit.
C. Butheneverhas,andneverwill,takesuchstrongmeasures.
D. Heisamanofprinciples.
(1) AandB (2) BandC
(3) AandD (4) A,CandD

49. A. Thesocialworkertookuponhimselftofightforthesociety.
B. Itwashiscontentionthat,theapplicant,beingahouseholder,heisentitledtoavote.
C. Onedoesnotliketohavehisworddoubted.
D. Itispeoplelikehimwhoarecapableofbringingaboutachange.
(1) AandB (2) AandC
(3) BandD (4) AandD

DIRECTIONS:Forthefollowingquestions,fouroptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.

50. Two friends Ram and Shyam, on their way to the hill top, during their annual field trip, found an emaciated
traveller,abandonedbyhisgroup.Thetwofriendshadfiveandthreebreadloavesrespectively,whichtheydecided
toshare amongstthethree ofthemequally (the'abandonedtravellerdid nothaveany loafofbread). For their
generosity,thetravellergaveboththefriendsabagcontainingeightgoldbarstodividebetweenthemselves.Ram
andShyamdecidedtodivideitintheratioofbreadloaveswhichtheyhadgiventothe'abandonedtraveller'and
forthis,theytookthehelpoffourpassingtourists.Followingarethesuggestionsgivenbythesetourists

TouristI:RamshouldreceivefivebarsandShyamthreebars.
TouristII:Moneyshouldbedividedequallybetweenthetwofriends.
TouristIII:ShyamshouldreceivefivebarsandRamthreebars.
TouristIV:RamshouldreceivesevenbarsandShyamonebar.
Whichofthefourtouristsiscorrect?
(1) TouristI (2) TouristII
(3) TouristIII (4) TouristIV

51. Mr.D senthis sonA tothe marketwith aflock ofhens, tellinghim thathe maysell allor anyof them, as he
consideredbest.Acamebackhomeandnarratedthefollowingtale
''Well,firstofallIsoldJhalfoftheflockandhalfahenoverthenIsoldKathirdofwhatremainedandathird
ofa henover thenI soldBaquarter ofwhatremainedand threequartersofahen overand asI wascoming
home,ImetSwhoboughtexactlyafifthofwhatIhadleft.IgavehimafifthofahenoverforT(hiswife).These
nineteenthatIhavebroughtback,Icouldn'tgetridofatanyprice".
HowmanyhensdidMr.Dsendtothemarket?
(1) 61 (2) 81
(3) 101 (4) 121

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DIRECTIONS: In each question, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, numbered 1 to 4.
ChoosetheoptioninwhichtheusageofthewordisINCORRECTorINAPPROPRIATE.

52. HARD

1 Heisahardlinerwhenitcomestorulesandregulations.
2 Youllbehardputtofindfeasiblealternativesinthiscase.
3 Theywerehardinitwithbroomsandmops.
4 IthinkIamjustifiedinfeelingharddoneby.

53. VENAL

1 Hehadcompoundedanumberofvenalfailingswiththemortalsinofadultery.
2 Whyshouldthesevenalpoliticianscarehowtheyarerated?
3 Theirgenerosityhadbeenatleastpartlyvenal.
4 Thelawcourtsarevenalandcantakedecadestodecideacase.

DIRECTIONS:Eachofthefollowingquestionsisintheformofasentencethatisbrokenupintofourparts,(1),(2),
(3)and(4).Choosethepartthatcontainserror/s.

54. (1) Finally,in1926Heidelberg (2) hadcomeupwithacelebrated

(3) compromise,producinganewdiscipline (4) thatcametobeknowasquantummechanics.

DIRECTIONS: Forthewordgivenonthetopofeachtable,matchthedictionarydefinitionontheleft(A,B,C,D)
withtheircorrespondingusageontheright(E,F,G,H).Outofthefouroptionsgivenintheboxesbelowthetable,
selecttheonethathasallthedefinitionsandtheirusagecorrectlymatched.

55. FIDELITY

DictionaryDefinitions Usage
Profound reverence for an fidelity to the truth
A Loyalty E
sometimesalmostamountstofanaticism
R. Dawkins Kittiwakes formmonogamous pairbonds
B Veracity F
ofexemplaryfidelity
Precisioninreproductionof Ancient Literature was handed down with great
C G
sound. fidelity.
D Strictconformitytotruth H FrenchmusichashighfidelitythanWesternmusic.

1 2 3 4
A E A G A F A G
B F B F B G B E
C H C H C H C H
D G D E D E D F

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56. MULTITUDE

DictionaryDefinitions Usage

They both scorn and seek the understanding

A Thequalityorstateofbeingnumerous. E
andapprobationofthemultitude.

A skillfulorator is ableto rousethepassionsof

B Alargegatheringofpeopleataplace. F
amultitude.
Themind falters confused bythemultitudeand
C Populace G yet the harmony of the detail has its own
significance.
D Agreatnumber H Lovecoversamultitudeofsins.

1 2 3 4
A G A E A F A E
B F B G B G B F
C E C F C E C G
D H D H D H D H

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DIRECTIONS:Usetheinformationgivenbelowtoanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Inafamous(ratherrough)footballmatchbetweenArgentinaandBrazil,aBrazilfootballfanwasheardto
exclaimthatafterthematch,fourhadbrokentheirleftlegs,fivehadbrokentheirrightlegs,twohadtheir
rightlegsfunctional,andthreehadsoundleftlegs.

57. Whatistheminimumnumberofplayersthatthefancouldbetalkingabout?
(1) Five (2) Six
(3) Seven (4) Eight

58. Ifeverymanwasinjured(i.e.noplayerhasbothsoundlegs),whatistheminimumnumberofplayersthatthefan
couldbetalkingabout?
(1) Ten (2) Nine
(3) Eight (4) Seven

DIRECTIONS:Forthefollowingquestions,fouroptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.

59. The game 'PickDiceMatch' is played with two players. Each player selects one pair of numbers greater than
three.Thenthetwoplayerstossthreedices,alternately.Theplayerwhowinshasthethreediceshowupsaddup
toanyoftheselection(s)hehasmade.Iftheyarebothsuccessfulintwosuccessivethrows,itisadrawandthey
tryagain.Ifthefirstplayerselectsfiveandsixashisselectednumbersbeforethethrowofthethreedices,then
whichofthefollowingpairsofnumbersshouldbeselectedbythesecondplayerinordertogivebothplayersan
exactlyevenchance?
(1) 3and18 (2) 7and18
(3) 13and15 (4) 17and18

60. Three best friends try their luck at share market and pool equal amounts of money to invest in 21 companies'
shares. These companies are divided into three categories Good, Bad and Ugly.The relative values of these
companies,asperIndex,are1,0.5 and0respectively, onthebasisoftheirperformance.Accordingtoarecent
marketreport,eachcategoryconsistsofsevencompanies.Thefriendspooltheirsharesonthebasisofboththe
numberofcompaniesandtheirworth,tohaveequalamountsamongstthemselves.Also,eachfriendisintentto
haveatmostfourcompaniesofthegoodcategorytominimizehisrisk.
Whichofthefollowingcanbethenumberofcompaniesunderthecategoriesgivenaboveforoneofthefriends?
(1) Good4,Bad2,Ugly1 (2) Good3,Bad3,Ugly1
(3) Good3,Bad1,Ugly3 (4) Good4,Bad1,Ugly2

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