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1 (5. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Give
(a) We were afraid that the rickety bed would give under the weight of ten people.
(b) These leather trousers may be fashionable but they have no give.
(c) The politician promised to give the ground on the issue of reforms after his discussion with the party chief.
(d) During cross-examination the lawyers forced Mani to give himself away.
2 (6. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Bring
(a) Bolivar ultimately failed to bring off a military coup.
(b) The cab was expected to bring in a lot of money as rent every month.
(c) In lackluster form, the team was expected to bring out the rear in the competition.
(d) To bring about a revolution, the mindset of the entire nation needs to be changed.
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Directions for questions : The passage given below is followed by a set of four questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Why are we here? Where did we come from? The answer generally given was that humans were of comparatively recent origin, because it must have been obvious, even at early times, that the human race was improving in knowledge and technology. So it can't have been around that long, or it would have progressed even more. For example, according to Bishop Usher, the Book of Genesis placed the creation of the world at 9 in the morning on October the 27th, 4,004 BC. On the other hand, the physical surroundings, like mountains and rivers, change very little in a human lifetime. They were therefore thought to be a constant background, and either to have existed forever as an empty landscape, or to have been created at the same time as the humans. Not everyone, however, was happy with the idea that the universe had a beginning.
For example, Aristotle, the most famous of the Greek philosophers, believed the universe had existed forever. Something eternal is more perfect than something created. He suggested the reason we see progress was that floods, or other natural disasters, had repeatedly set civilization back to the beginning. The motivation for believing in an eternal universe was the desire to avoid invoking divine intervention to create the universe and set it going. Conversely, those who believed the universe had a beginning, used it as an argument for the existence of God as the first cause, or prime mover, of the universe.
If one believed that the universe had a beginning, the obvious question was what happened before the beginning? What was God doing before He made the world? Was He preparing Hell for people who asked such questions? The problem of whether or not the universe had a beginning was a great concern to the German philosopher, Immanuel Kant. He felt there were logical contradictions, or antimonies, either way. If the universe had a beginning, why did it wait an infinite time before it began? He called that the thesis. On the other hand, if the universe had existed forever, why did it take an infinite time to reach the present stage? He called that the antithesis. Both the thesis and the antithesis depended on Kant's assumption, along with almost everyone else, that time was Absolute. That is to say, it went from the infinite past to the infinite future, independently of any universe that might or might not exist in this background. This is still the picture in the mind of many scientists today.
However in 1915, Einstein introduced his revolutionary General Theory of Relativity. In this, space and time were no longer Absolute, no longer a fixed background to events. Instead, they were dynamical quantities that were shaped by the matter and energy in the universe. They were defined only within the universe, so it made no sense to talk of a time before the universe began. It would be like asking for a point south of the South Pole. It is not defined. If the universe was essentially unchanging in time, as was generally assumed before the 1920s, there would be no reason that time should not be defined arbitrarily far back. Any socalled beginning of the universe would be artificial, in the sense that one could extend the history back to earlier times. Thus it might be that the universe was created last year, but with all the memories and physical evidence, to look like it was much older. This raises deep philosophical questions about the meaning of existence.
3 (9. Which of the following can be concluded on the basis of the passage?
A. Einstein's General Theory of Relativity implied that time before the beginning of the universe cannot be defined.
B. Aristotle conceived the idea that the universe did not have a beginning.
C. Einstein's General Theory of Relativity implied that time cannot be measured.
(a) Only A (b) B and C (c) A and B (d) Only C
4 (10. How did the beliefs of Immanuel Kant and Aristotle, regarding the beginning of the universe, differ?
(a) Kant found logical contradictions in Aristotle's ideas
. (b) Both Kant and Aristotle were mistaken as they had assumed time to be Absolute.
(c) Aristotle believed the creation of the universe could not be attributed to God whereas Kant disagreed.
(d) Kant rejected Aristotle's beliefs as erroneous.
5 (11. Which of the following best captures the impact of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity on the debate regarding the beginning of the universe?
(a) It proved that all existing theories were incorrect.
(b) It resolved the debate beyond any question.
(c) It proved that the universe could have been created at any time.
(d) It took away a central assumption and rendered the debate pointless.
6 (12. Which one of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?
(a) The extent of progress that we've achieved suggests that human beings came into existence recently.
(b) Religious texts are frequently inaccurate regarding the time of the beginning of the universe.
(c) Many in the scientific community still believe in the absolute nature of time.
(d) If the universe has existed forever its creation cannot be attributed to a prime mover or creator.
7 (54. A 42 wheeler truck, having 8 spare wheels, is driven for 20000 km.
If each of the 50 wheels covers the same distance, then what is the distance (in km) travelled by each wheel?
(a) 400 (b) 1600 (c) 16800 (d) None of these
8 (56 Siddharth has only three types of toys - Cars, Puzzles and Planes. All his toys except 25 are Planes. All except 32 are Cars. All except 27 are Puzzles. How many Cars does he have?
(a) 52 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 10
9 ( 57PQR is an equilateral triangle. Side QR is extended to S such that the area of triangle PRS becomes half the area of triangle PQS. What is the value of angle QPS? ∠
(a) 90° (b) 105° (c) 120° (d) 75°
10 ) 58. There are 'x' 50 paise coins and 'y' Re. 1 coins. Had there been 'x' Re. 1 coins and 'y' 50 paise coins the amount would have been 30% more. Which of the following is a possible value of 'y'? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 28
11 ) 59. The area of a regular polygon of side 'x' units is '10x' sq units and the length of its inradius is an integer. How many such polygons would be there?
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
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60. ABC is a 3 digit number with distinct digits. If it is known that 3 × ABC is equal to another 3 digit number CCC, then what is the value of B? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 8
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