Direction for question 1 to 10: Answer the questions based on the following information. In the following questions, a set of four words is given. Three of the words are related in some way, the remaining word is not related to the rest. You have to pick the word which does not fit in the relation and mark that as your answer.
1. a. Couple b. Sever c. Rend d. Lacerate
2. a. Quell b. Ruffle c. Allay d. Control
3. a. Cease b. Launch c. Initiate d. Commence
4. a. Brink b. Hub c. Verge d. Brim
5. a. Eulogy b. Panegyric c. Ignominy d. Glorification
6. a. Detest b. Abhor c. Ardour d. Loathe
7. a. Adroit b. Adept c. Dexterous d. Awkward
8. a. Taciturn b. Reserved c. Clamorous d. Silent
9. a. Sporadic b. Frequent c. Intermittent d. Scarce
10. a. Fanatic b. Zealot c. Maniac d. Rational
Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following information. In these questions, each sentence has been divided into four parts, marked a, b, c and d. Identify that part of the sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically correct.
11. a. Almost all school teachers insist that
b. a student's mother
c. is responsible for the student's conduct
d. as well as his dress.
12. a. In the forthcoming elections
b. every man and woman
c. must vote for the candidate
d. of their choice.
13. a. If one has to decide
b. about the choice of a career
c. you should choose that option
d. which is really beneficial.
14. a. It is essential that diseases like tuberculosis
b. are detected and treated
c. as early as possible in order to
d. assure a successful cure.
15. a. The Mumbai police have found
b. the body of a man
c. who they believe to be
d. the prime suspect in a murder case.
Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following information. In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.
16. Limpid : Murky
a. Dazed : Clouded b. Obscure : Vague
c. Bright : Gloomy d. Nebulous : Dim
17. Ease : Alleviate
a. Hint : Allocative b. Revolt : Repudiate
c. Collapse : Rise d. Question : Interrogate
18. Secret : Clandestine
a. Overt : Furtive b. Covert : Stealthy
c. Open : Closed d. News : Rumour
19. Drama : Audience
a. Brawl : Vagabonds b. Game : Spectators
c. Art : Critics d. Movie : Actors
20. Building : Storey
a. Book : Chapter b. Sentence : Adjective
c. Tree : Stem d. Elephant : Tusk
Direction for questions 21 to 25: Answer the questions based on the following information. In each of these questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.
21. Germane : Pertinent
a. Apt : Appropriate b. Quick : Urgent
c. Dull : Sluggish d. Excited : Serene.
22. Sail : Ship
a. Propeller : Aeroplane b. Radar : Satellite
c. Hydrogen : Balloon d. Accelerator : Car
23. Cosmic : Universe
a. Terrestrial : Earth b. Lunar : Moon
c. Connubial : Youth d. Annular : Ring
24. Canine : Dog
a. Feline : Cat b. Aquiline : Parrot
c. Serpentine : Cobra d. Vulpine : Fox
25. Xenophobia : Foreigners
a. Claustrophobia : Height b. Anglophobia : Englishmen
c. Bibliophobia : Book d. Hemophobia : Blood
Direction for questions 26 to 30: Answer the questions based on the following information. Each of the questions consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. You are required to arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph.
26. A. Where there is division there must be conflict, not only division between man and woman, but also division on the basis of race, religion and language.
B. We said the present condition of racial divisions, linguistic divisions has brought out so many wars.
C. Also we went into the question as to why does this conflict between man and man exist.
D. May we continue with what we were discussing last evening?
a. ABCD b. DBCA c. BCAD d. BDAC
27. A. No other documents give us so intimate a sense of the tone and temper of the first generation poets.
B. Part of the interest of the journal is course historical.
C. And the clues to Wordsworth's creative processes which the journal affords are of decisive significance.
D. Not even in their own letters do Wordsworth and Coleridge stand so present before us than they do through the references in the journal.
a. BACD b. BDAC c. CBAD d. DABC
28. A. These high plans died, slowly but definitively, and were replaced by the dream of a huge work on philosophy.
B. In doing whatever little he could of the new plan, the poet managed to write speculations on theology, and political theory.
C. The poet's huge ambitions included writing a philosophic epic on the origin of evil.
D. However, not much was done in this regard either, with only fragments being written.
a. ABCD b. CBAD c. CDAB d. CADB
29. A. We can never leave off wondering how that which has ever been should cease to be.
B. As we advance in life, we acquire a keener sense of the value of time.
C. Nothing else, indeed, seems to be of any consequence; and we become misers in this sense.
D. We try to arrest its few last tottering steps, and to make it linger on the brink of the grave.
a. ACDB b. BCDA c. BDCA d. ABCD
30. A. There is no complete knowledge about anything.
B. Our thinking is the outcome of knowledge, and knowledge is always limited.
C. Knowledge always goes hand in hand with ignorance.
D. Therefore, our thinking which is born out of knowledge, is always limited under all circumstances.
a. BCAD b. BCDA c. DABC d. CBDA
Direction for questions 31 to 40: Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
31. 1. Currency movements can have a dramatic impact on equity returns for foreign investors.
A. This is not surprising as many developing economies try to peg their exchange rates to the US dollar or to a basket of currencies.
B. Many developing economies manage to keep exchange rate volatility lower than that in the industrial economies.
C. India has also gone in for the full float on the current account and abolished the managed exchange rate.
D. Dramatic exceptions are Argentina, Brazil and Nigeria.
6. Another emerging market specific risk is liquidity risk.
a. ADBC b. CDAB c. BDAC d. CABD
32. 1. All human beings are aware of the existence of a power greater than that of the mortals — the name given to such a power by individuals is an outcome of birth, education and choice.
A. This power provides an anchor in times of adversity, difficulty and trouble.
B. Industrial organisations also contribute to the veneration of this power by participating in activities such as religious ceremonies and festivities organised by the employees.
C. Their other philanthropic contributions include the construction and maintenance of religious places such as temples or gurdwaras.
D. Logically, therefore, such a power should be remembered in good times also.
6. The top management/managers should participate in all such events, irrespective of their personal choice.
a. ADBC b. BCAD c. CADB d. DACB
33. 1. Total forgiveness for a mistake generates a sense of complacency towards target achievement among the employees.
A. In such a situation the work ethos gets distorted and individuals get a feeling that they can get away with any lapse.
B. The feeling that they develop is: whether I produce results or not, the management will not punish me or does not have the guts to punish me.
C. Also, excess laxity damages management credibility, because for a long time, the management has maintained that dysfunctional behaviour will result in punishment, and when something goes wrong, it fails to take specific punitive action.
D. The severity of the punishment may be reduced, by modifying it, but some action must be taken against the guilty so as to serve as a reminder for all others in the organization.
6. Moreover, it helps establish the management's image of being firm, fair and yet human.
a. DCBA b. BACD c. DBCA d. CABD
34. 1. But the vessel kept going away.
A. He looked anxiously around.
B. There was nothing to see but the water and empty sky.
C. He could now barely see her funnel and masts when heaved up on a high wave.
D. He did not know for what.
6. A breaking wave slapped him in the face, choking him.
a. ADBC b. ACDB c. CADB d. ABCD
35. 1. Managers must lead by example; they should not be averse to giving a hand in manual work; if required.
A. They should also update their competence to guide their subordinates; this would be possible only if they keep in regular touch with new processes, machines, instruments, gauges, systems and gadgets.
B. Work must be allocated to different groups and team members in clear, specific terms.
C. Too much of wall-building is detrimental to the exercise of the 'personal charisma' of the leader whose presence should not be felt only through notices, circulars or memos, but by being seen physically.
D. Simple, clean living among one's people should be insisted upon.
6. This would mean the maintaining of an updated organization chart; laying down job descriptions; identifying key result areas; setting personal targets; and above all, monitoring of performance, to meet organizational goals.
a. BDAC b. BCDA c. ADCB d. ACDB
36. 1. The top management should perceive the true worth of people and only then make friends.
A. Such 'true friends' are very few and very rare.
B. Factors such as affluence, riches, outward sophistication and conceptual abilities are not prerequisites for genuine friendship.
C. Such people must be respected and kept close to the heart.
D. Business realities call for developing a large circle of acquaintances and contacts; however, all of them will be motivated by their own self-interest and it would be wrong to treat them as genuine friends.
6. There is always a need for real friends to whom one can turn for balanced, unselfish advice, more so when one is caught in a dilemma.
a. ABCD b. ADBC c. ACDB d. ACBD
37. 1. Managers, especially the successful ones, should guard against ascribing to themselves qualities and attributes which they may not have, or may have in a measure much less than what they think they have!
A. External appearances can be deceptive.
B. To initiate action, without being in possession of full facts, can lead to disastrous results.
C. Also, one should develop confidants who can be used as sounding boards, in order to check one's own thinking against that of the others.
D. It is also useful to be receptive to feedback about oneself so that a real understanding of the 'self' exists.
6. A false perception can be like wearing coloured glasses — all facts get tainted by colour of the glass and the mind interprets them wrongly to fit into the perception.
a. DCAB b. BADC c. DABC d. BCAD
38. 1. Conflicting demands for resources are always voiced by different functions/departments in an organization.
A. Every manager examines the task entrusted to him and evaluates the resources required.
B. Availability of resources in full measure makes task achievement easy, because it reduces the effort needed to somewhat make-do.
C. A safety cushion is built into demand for resources, to offset the adverse impact of any cut imposed by the seniors.
D. This aspect needs to be understood as a reality.
6. Dynamic, energetic, growth-oriented and wise managements are always confronted with the inadequacy of resources with respect to one of the four Ms (men, machines, money and materials) and the two Ts (time and technology).
a. DABC b. ACBD c. ABCD d. BCDA
39. 1. Despite the passage of time, a large number of conflicts continue to remain alive, because the wronged parties, in reality or in imagination, wish to take revenge upon each other, thus creating a vicious circle.
A. At times, managers are called upon to take ruthless decisions in the long-term interests of the organization.
B. People hurt others, at times knowingly, to teach them a lesson and, at other times, because they lack correct understanding of the other person's stand.
C. The delegation of any power, to any person, is never absolute.
D. Every ruthless decision will be accepted easily if the situation at the moment of committing the act is objectively analysed, shared openly and discussed rationally.
6. Power is misused; its effects can last only for a while, since employees are bound to confront it some day, more so, the talented ones.
a. BCAD b. ADBC c. DABC d. BADC
40. 1. Managers need to differentiate among those who commit an error once, those who are repetitively errant but can be corrected, and those who are basically wicked.
A. The persons in this category will resort to sweet-talk and make all sorts of promises on being caught, but, at the first opportunity will revert to their bad ways.
B. Managers must take ruthless action against the basically wicked and ensure their separation from the organization at the earliest.
C. The first category needs to be corrected softly and duly counselled; the second category should be dealt with firmly and duly counselled till they realize the danger of persisting with their errant behaviour.
D. It is the last category of whom the managers must be most wary.
6. The punishment must be fair and based on the philosophy of giving all the possible opportunities and help prior to taking ruthless action.
a. ADCB b. CDAB c. CADB d. BDAC
Direction for questions 41 to 45: Each of the questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the statements are logically related.
41. 1. Some bubbies are not dubbles 2. Some dubbles are not bubbles
3. Noone who is rubbles is dubbles 4. All dubbles are rubbles
5. Some dubbles are bubbles 6. Some who are rubbles are not bubbles
a. 136 b. 456 c. 123 d. 246
42. 1. Some men are bad 2. All men are sad
3. All bad things are men 4. All bad things are sad
5. Some sad things are men 6. Some sad things are bad
a. 165 b. 236 c. 241 d. 235
43. 1. All Toms are bright 2. No bright Toms are Dicks
3. Some Toms are Dicks 4. Some Dicks are bright
5. No Tom is a Dick 6. No Dick is a Tom
a. 123 b. 256 c. 126 d. 341
44. 1. All witches are nasty 2. Some devils are nasty
3. All witches are devils 4. All devils are nasty
5. Some nasty are devils 6. No witch is nasty
a. 234 b. 341 c. 453 d. 653
45. 1. No tingo is a bingo 2. All jingoes are bingoes
3. No jingo is a tingo 4. Some jingoes are not tingoes
5. Some tingoes are jingoes 6. Some bingoes are not tingoes
a. 123 b. 132 c. 461 d. 241
Direction for questions 46 to 50: This section contains statements followed by questions based on the statements. Read the statements and select the best option as the answer.
46. Unless you decide your whole life to it, you will never learn to speak the language of another country to perfection; you will never know its people and its literature with complete intimacy.
Which of the following is likely to undermine the above argument?
a. I can speak 10 foreign languages already.
b. I do not travel to foreign countries.
c. I am happy with the languages I know and do not need to learn any other language.
d. I should spend time to understand my own people and literature first, only then can I appreciate other languages and cultures.
47. The writer can only be fertile if he renews himself and he can only renew himself, if his soul is constantly enriched by fresh experience.
Which of the following is most likely to support the above thought?
a. Only out of fresh experience can the writer get germs for new writing.
b. The writer can meet new people.
c. The writer must see new places.
d. None of these
48. But because the idea of private property has been permitted to override with its selfishness, the common good of humanity it does not follow that there are not limits within which that idea can function for the general convenience and advantage.
Which of the following is most likely to weaken the argument?
a. All the people of the society should progress at an equitable rate and there should be no disparities and private property does bring about a tremendous disparity.
b. One should not strive for the common good of humanity at all, instead one should be concerned with maximising one's own wealth.
c. One should learn from the experiences of former communist nations and should not repeat his mistakes at all.
d. Even prosperous capitalist countries like the USA have their share of social problems.
49. Now the audience is a very curious animal. It is shrewd rather than intelligent. Its mental capacity is less than that of its most intellectual members. If these were graded from A to Z, decreasing with succeeding letters to the zero of the hysterical shop-girl, I should say its mental capacity would come around about the letter O.
According to the above statement,
a. some members in the audience are more intelligent than any of its other members.
b. the net intelligence of the audience is a little less than average.
c. Only (a)
d. Both (a) and (b)
50. I have been studying it, consciously and subconsciously, for 40 years and I still find men unaccountable; people I know intimately can surprise me by some action of theirs which I never thought them capable of or by the discovery of some trait which exhibit a side of themselves that I never even suspected.
The idea in this sentence can be best summarised as
a. men are inconsistent and therefore one should not be confident even about one's closest friends.
b. men are unpredictable, one can never tell what they will do next; hence, one should be very careful in one's dealings.
c. no matter how closely you know somebody there still exists a unknown facet of his personality.
d. None of these
1. a. Couple b. Sever c. Rend d. Lacerate
2. a. Quell b. Ruffle c. Allay d. Control
3. a. Cease b. Launch c. Initiate d. Commence
4. a. Brink b. Hub c. Verge d. Brim
5. a. Eulogy b. Panegyric c. Ignominy d. Glorification
6. a. Detest b. Abhor c. Ardour d. Loathe
7. a. Adroit b. Adept c. Dexterous d. Awkward
8. a. Taciturn b. Reserved c. Clamorous d. Silent
9. a. Sporadic b. Frequent c. Intermittent d. Scarce
10. a. Fanatic b. Zealot c. Maniac d. Rational
Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following information. In these questions, each sentence has been divided into four parts, marked a, b, c and d. Identify that part of the sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically correct.
11. a. Almost all school teachers insist that
b. a student's mother
c. is responsible for the student's conduct
d. as well as his dress.
12. a. In the forthcoming elections
b. every man and woman
c. must vote for the candidate
d. of their choice.
13. a. If one has to decide
b. about the choice of a career
c. you should choose that option
d. which is really beneficial.
14. a. It is essential that diseases like tuberculosis
b. are detected and treated
c. as early as possible in order to
d. assure a successful cure.
15. a. The Mumbai police have found
b. the body of a man
c. who they believe to be
d. the prime suspect in a murder case.
Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following information. In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.
16. Limpid : Murky
a. Dazed : Clouded b. Obscure : Vague
c. Bright : Gloomy d. Nebulous : Dim
17. Ease : Alleviate
a. Hint : Allocative b. Revolt : Repudiate
c. Collapse : Rise d. Question : Interrogate
18. Secret : Clandestine
a. Overt : Furtive b. Covert : Stealthy
c. Open : Closed d. News : Rumour
19. Drama : Audience
a. Brawl : Vagabonds b. Game : Spectators
c. Art : Critics d. Movie : Actors
20. Building : Storey
a. Book : Chapter b. Sentence : Adjective
c. Tree : Stem d. Elephant : Tusk
Direction for questions 21 to 25: Answer the questions based on the following information. In each of these questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar to the one expressed in the original pair.
21. Germane : Pertinent
a. Apt : Appropriate b. Quick : Urgent
c. Dull : Sluggish d. Excited : Serene.
22. Sail : Ship
a. Propeller : Aeroplane b. Radar : Satellite
c. Hydrogen : Balloon d. Accelerator : Car
23. Cosmic : Universe
a. Terrestrial : Earth b. Lunar : Moon
c. Connubial : Youth d. Annular : Ring
24. Canine : Dog
a. Feline : Cat b. Aquiline : Parrot
c. Serpentine : Cobra d. Vulpine : Fox
25. Xenophobia : Foreigners
a. Claustrophobia : Height b. Anglophobia : Englishmen
c. Bibliophobia : Book d. Hemophobia : Blood
Direction for questions 26 to 30: Answer the questions based on the following information. Each of the questions consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. You are required to arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph.
26. A. Where there is division there must be conflict, not only division between man and woman, but also division on the basis of race, religion and language.
B. We said the present condition of racial divisions, linguistic divisions has brought out so many wars.
C. Also we went into the question as to why does this conflict between man and man exist.
D. May we continue with what we were discussing last evening?
a. ABCD b. DBCA c. BCAD d. BDAC
27. A. No other documents give us so intimate a sense of the tone and temper of the first generation poets.
B. Part of the interest of the journal is course historical.
C. And the clues to Wordsworth's creative processes which the journal affords are of decisive significance.
D. Not even in their own letters do Wordsworth and Coleridge stand so present before us than they do through the references in the journal.
a. BACD b. BDAC c. CBAD d. DABC
28. A. These high plans died, slowly but definitively, and were replaced by the dream of a huge work on philosophy.
B. In doing whatever little he could of the new plan, the poet managed to write speculations on theology, and political theory.
C. The poet's huge ambitions included writing a philosophic epic on the origin of evil.
D. However, not much was done in this regard either, with only fragments being written.
a. ABCD b. CBAD c. CDAB d. CADB
29. A. We can never leave off wondering how that which has ever been should cease to be.
B. As we advance in life, we acquire a keener sense of the value of time.
C. Nothing else, indeed, seems to be of any consequence; and we become misers in this sense.
D. We try to arrest its few last tottering steps, and to make it linger on the brink of the grave.
a. ACDB b. BCDA c. BDCA d. ABCD
30. A. There is no complete knowledge about anything.
B. Our thinking is the outcome of knowledge, and knowledge is always limited.
C. Knowledge always goes hand in hand with ignorance.
D. Therefore, our thinking which is born out of knowledge, is always limited under all circumstances.
a. BCAD b. BCDA c. DABC d. CBDA
Direction for questions 31 to 40: Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
31. 1. Currency movements can have a dramatic impact on equity returns for foreign investors.
A. This is not surprising as many developing economies try to peg their exchange rates to the US dollar or to a basket of currencies.
B. Many developing economies manage to keep exchange rate volatility lower than that in the industrial economies.
C. India has also gone in for the full float on the current account and abolished the managed exchange rate.
D. Dramatic exceptions are Argentina, Brazil and Nigeria.
6. Another emerging market specific risk is liquidity risk.
a. ADBC b. CDAB c. BDAC d. CABD
32. 1. All human beings are aware of the existence of a power greater than that of the mortals — the name given to such a power by individuals is an outcome of birth, education and choice.
A. This power provides an anchor in times of adversity, difficulty and trouble.
B. Industrial organisations also contribute to the veneration of this power by participating in activities such as religious ceremonies and festivities organised by the employees.
C. Their other philanthropic contributions include the construction and maintenance of religious places such as temples or gurdwaras.
D. Logically, therefore, such a power should be remembered in good times also.
6. The top management/managers should participate in all such events, irrespective of their personal choice.
a. ADBC b. BCAD c. CADB d. DACB
33. 1. Total forgiveness for a mistake generates a sense of complacency towards target achievement among the employees.
A. In such a situation the work ethos gets distorted and individuals get a feeling that they can get away with any lapse.
B. The feeling that they develop is: whether I produce results or not, the management will not punish me or does not have the guts to punish me.
C. Also, excess laxity damages management credibility, because for a long time, the management has maintained that dysfunctional behaviour will result in punishment, and when something goes wrong, it fails to take specific punitive action.
D. The severity of the punishment may be reduced, by modifying it, but some action must be taken against the guilty so as to serve as a reminder for all others in the organization.
6. Moreover, it helps establish the management's image of being firm, fair and yet human.
a. DCBA b. BACD c. DBCA d. CABD
34. 1. But the vessel kept going away.
A. He looked anxiously around.
B. There was nothing to see but the water and empty sky.
C. He could now barely see her funnel and masts when heaved up on a high wave.
D. He did not know for what.
6. A breaking wave slapped him in the face, choking him.
a. ADBC b. ACDB c. CADB d. ABCD
35. 1. Managers must lead by example; they should not be averse to giving a hand in manual work; if required.
A. They should also update their competence to guide their subordinates; this would be possible only if they keep in regular touch with new processes, machines, instruments, gauges, systems and gadgets.
B. Work must be allocated to different groups and team members in clear, specific terms.
C. Too much of wall-building is detrimental to the exercise of the 'personal charisma' of the leader whose presence should not be felt only through notices, circulars or memos, but by being seen physically.
D. Simple, clean living among one's people should be insisted upon.
6. This would mean the maintaining of an updated organization chart; laying down job descriptions; identifying key result areas; setting personal targets; and above all, monitoring of performance, to meet organizational goals.
a. BDAC b. BCDA c. ADCB d. ACDB
36. 1. The top management should perceive the true worth of people and only then make friends.
A. Such 'true friends' are very few and very rare.
B. Factors such as affluence, riches, outward sophistication and conceptual abilities are not prerequisites for genuine friendship.
C. Such people must be respected and kept close to the heart.
D. Business realities call for developing a large circle of acquaintances and contacts; however, all of them will be motivated by their own self-interest and it would be wrong to treat them as genuine friends.
6. There is always a need for real friends to whom one can turn for balanced, unselfish advice, more so when one is caught in a dilemma.
a. ABCD b. ADBC c. ACDB d. ACBD
37. 1. Managers, especially the successful ones, should guard against ascribing to themselves qualities and attributes which they may not have, or may have in a measure much less than what they think they have!
A. External appearances can be deceptive.
B. To initiate action, without being in possession of full facts, can lead to disastrous results.
C. Also, one should develop confidants who can be used as sounding boards, in order to check one's own thinking against that of the others.
D. It is also useful to be receptive to feedback about oneself so that a real understanding of the 'self' exists.
6. A false perception can be like wearing coloured glasses — all facts get tainted by colour of the glass and the mind interprets them wrongly to fit into the perception.
a. DCAB b. BADC c. DABC d. BCAD
38. 1. Conflicting demands for resources are always voiced by different functions/departments in an organization.
A. Every manager examines the task entrusted to him and evaluates the resources required.
B. Availability of resources in full measure makes task achievement easy, because it reduces the effort needed to somewhat make-do.
C. A safety cushion is built into demand for resources, to offset the adverse impact of any cut imposed by the seniors.
D. This aspect needs to be understood as a reality.
6. Dynamic, energetic, growth-oriented and wise managements are always confronted with the inadequacy of resources with respect to one of the four Ms (men, machines, money and materials) and the two Ts (time and technology).
a. DABC b. ACBD c. ABCD d. BCDA
39. 1. Despite the passage of time, a large number of conflicts continue to remain alive, because the wronged parties, in reality or in imagination, wish to take revenge upon each other, thus creating a vicious circle.
A. At times, managers are called upon to take ruthless decisions in the long-term interests of the organization.
B. People hurt others, at times knowingly, to teach them a lesson and, at other times, because they lack correct understanding of the other person's stand.
C. The delegation of any power, to any person, is never absolute.
D. Every ruthless decision will be accepted easily if the situation at the moment of committing the act is objectively analysed, shared openly and discussed rationally.
6. Power is misused; its effects can last only for a while, since employees are bound to confront it some day, more so, the talented ones.
a. BCAD b. ADBC c. DABC d. BADC
40. 1. Managers need to differentiate among those who commit an error once, those who are repetitively errant but can be corrected, and those who are basically wicked.
A. The persons in this category will resort to sweet-talk and make all sorts of promises on being caught, but, at the first opportunity will revert to their bad ways.
B. Managers must take ruthless action against the basically wicked and ensure their separation from the organization at the earliest.
C. The first category needs to be corrected softly and duly counselled; the second category should be dealt with firmly and duly counselled till they realize the danger of persisting with their errant behaviour.
D. It is the last category of whom the managers must be most wary.
6. The punishment must be fair and based on the philosophy of giving all the possible opportunities and help prior to taking ruthless action.
a. ADCB b. CDAB c. CADB d. BDAC
Direction for questions 41 to 45: Each of the questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the statements are logically related.
41. 1. Some bubbies are not dubbles 2. Some dubbles are not bubbles
3. Noone who is rubbles is dubbles 4. All dubbles are rubbles
5. Some dubbles are bubbles 6. Some who are rubbles are not bubbles
a. 136 b. 456 c. 123 d. 246
42. 1. Some men are bad 2. All men are sad
3. All bad things are men 4. All bad things are sad
5. Some sad things are men 6. Some sad things are bad
a. 165 b. 236 c. 241 d. 235
43. 1. All Toms are bright 2. No bright Toms are Dicks
3. Some Toms are Dicks 4. Some Dicks are bright
5. No Tom is a Dick 6. No Dick is a Tom
a. 123 b. 256 c. 126 d. 341
44. 1. All witches are nasty 2. Some devils are nasty
3. All witches are devils 4. All devils are nasty
5. Some nasty are devils 6. No witch is nasty
a. 234 b. 341 c. 453 d. 653
45. 1. No tingo is a bingo 2. All jingoes are bingoes
3. No jingo is a tingo 4. Some jingoes are not tingoes
5. Some tingoes are jingoes 6. Some bingoes are not tingoes
a. 123 b. 132 c. 461 d. 241
Direction for questions 46 to 50: This section contains statements followed by questions based on the statements. Read the statements and select the best option as the answer.
46. Unless you decide your whole life to it, you will never learn to speak the language of another country to perfection; you will never know its people and its literature with complete intimacy.
Which of the following is likely to undermine the above argument?
a. I can speak 10 foreign languages already.
b. I do not travel to foreign countries.
c. I am happy with the languages I know and do not need to learn any other language.
d. I should spend time to understand my own people and literature first, only then can I appreciate other languages and cultures.
47. The writer can only be fertile if he renews himself and he can only renew himself, if his soul is constantly enriched by fresh experience.
Which of the following is most likely to support the above thought?
a. Only out of fresh experience can the writer get germs for new writing.
b. The writer can meet new people.
c. The writer must see new places.
d. None of these
48. But because the idea of private property has been permitted to override with its selfishness, the common good of humanity it does not follow that there are not limits within which that idea can function for the general convenience and advantage.
Which of the following is most likely to weaken the argument?
a. All the people of the society should progress at an equitable rate and there should be no disparities and private property does bring about a tremendous disparity.
b. One should not strive for the common good of humanity at all, instead one should be concerned with maximising one's own wealth.
c. One should learn from the experiences of former communist nations and should not repeat his mistakes at all.
d. Even prosperous capitalist countries like the USA have their share of social problems.
49. Now the audience is a very curious animal. It is shrewd rather than intelligent. Its mental capacity is less than that of its most intellectual members. If these were graded from A to Z, decreasing with succeeding letters to the zero of the hysterical shop-girl, I should say its mental capacity would come around about the letter O.
According to the above statement,
a. some members in the audience are more intelligent than any of its other members.
b. the net intelligence of the audience is a little less than average.
c. Only (a)
d. Both (a) and (b)
50. I have been studying it, consciously and subconsciously, for 40 years and I still find men unaccountable; people I know intimately can surprise me by some action of theirs which I never thought them capable of or by the discovery of some trait which exhibit a side of themselves that I never even suspected.
The idea in this sentence can be best summarised as
a. men are inconsistent and therefore one should not be confident even about one's closest friends.
b. men are unpredictable, one can never tell what they will do next; hence, one should be very careful in one's dealings.
c. no matter how closely you know somebody there still exists a unknown facet of his personality.
d. None of these
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