31.Ans (c) The author begins by talking about the decision of city
councils in the UK to expunge everyday Latin words
from the English lexicon. He mentions his fascination
with languages, but this is not the main point being
discussed. Option (c) is the correct answer. The
author discusses the motivations behind this pruning-
"to create a language devoid of such linguistic
minefields..." and then goes on to talk about 'far
reaching consequences.' He wonders whether
English should be pruned or not. Option (b) can be
ruled out because the author's main purpose is not to
discuss languages rarely spoken. Option (d) is beyond
the scope of the passage; the author mentions that a
few Latin words are used by lawyers. However, it
can't be inferred that Latin is 'the legal language.'
32.Ans (a) The sixth line of the first paragraph provides the
answer to this question. Option (a) is the answer.
Option (b) is incorrect because there is no information
in the passage to suggest that the author was not
allowed to study Latin. Option (c) is also incorrect
because the author does not say that his daughter's
choice of Latin was better than the choice of French
and Spanish. In fact the phrase used, "domestic
protestations" indicates the opposite. Though the
author does mention that the use of Latin words
provides an exotic literary advantage, this is not the
reason for his deciding to help his daughter. So, option
(d) is incorrect.
33.Ans (b) Refer to the last half of the second paragraph. The
author says that there are linguistic minefields and
problems that are associated with languages like Thai,
Mandarin, Cantonese and Latin. The city council
wanted to create a language that did not have these
hurdles and so is getting ready to remove Latin from
the English lexicon. Option (b) is the answer. Option
(a) is incorrect as there is no suggestion that mastery
over Latin is the issue at hand here.
34.Ans (b) The author presents the views of Chesterton and
Henry Tyrell and presents his opinions on modern art.
The discussion is about modern art and artists and the
author moves the discussion by presenting different
points. Option (a) does not stand correct as it is general
in nature and does not take into account that the
passage primarily presents views of Chesterton and
Henry Tyrrell. Options (c) and (d) are incorrect because
the author does not critically analyze the views of
either Chesterton or Henry Tyrell. He presents his
opinion on modern art but not on the comments made
by the art critics.
35.Ans (b) In the third paragraph, the Elie Faure is quoted as
saying that the younger artists "have taken the notion
of looking within themselves to interpret the outer world,
instead of, like their elders, looking at the outside world
to realize themselves." Option (b) is the correct answer.
Option (a) is factually incorrect as it refers to the style
adopted by the elder artists. Though the author states
that the younger artists were inspired by Picasso, but
there is no mention in the passage that the younger
artists followed Picasso's interpretation of the outside
world. So, option (c) is incorrect. Option (d) cannot be
inferred as the passage mentions that the younger
artists draw most of the inspiration for their artistic
notions from Picasso.
36.Ans (b) Option (a) is not indicated in the passage. The first
paragraph only quotes Tyrrell's opinion about
Chesterton and sets the stage for bringing out the
conflicting opinions of Tyrrell and Chesterton on art.
Option (c) is incorrect. In the first paragraph, the opinion
of Tyrrell on Chesterton has been mentioned but there
is no mention of Tyrrell's opinion on modern art. Option
(d) is eliminated since we cannot infer from the
passage that Chesterton and Tyrrell are
contemporaries.
For questions 37 and 38:
As four subjects are given and each person studies exactly
two subjects (which are not the same as that of any other
person) the number of possible cases must be 4C2 = 6. The
possible combinations are shown below in the table.
Physiology
and
Genetics
Physiology
and Ecology
Physiology
and Cell
Theory
Genetics
and
Ecology
Genetics
and Cell
Theory
Ecology
and Cell
Theory
This means that each subject is studied by exactly three
students. The common subject studied by Qureshi, Sonal and
Umesh can be Genetics only. Thus, Umesh and Radha must be
having Physiology as their Major subject. Subsequently, Qureshi
and Radha must be having Cell Theory as their Minor subject.
The conclusions can be tabulated as given below.
Person Majors Minors
Panchi Physiology Ecology
Qureshi Genetics Cell Theory
Radha Physiology Cell Theory
Sonal Genetics Ecology
Tarun Cell Theory Ecology
Umesh Physiology Genetics
37.Ans (b) Physiology and Cell Theory
38.Ans (d) Qureshi
For questions 39 to 41:
From statements (i), (iv) and (vi), either the person who works
in Marketing or the person who works in IT belongs to Jaipur,
and the other belongs to Pune. From statements (iii), (iv) and
(v), it can be concluded that either Chintan or Engela belongs
to Jaipur and the other belongs to Pune. From statements (ii)
and (v), Farooq belongs to Bikaner. Now only Akshita can be
the one who belongs to Kashipur and works in Operations. So
Devina belongs to Meerut. From statement (v), Farooq works
in Finance and so Babita works in Academics. The conclusions
made thus far can be tabulated as given below.
Name Depar tment City
Akshita Operations Kashipur
Babita Academics Dhaka
Chintan Marketing/ IT Jaipur/Pune
Devina HR Meerut
Engela IT/Marketing Pune/Jaipur
Farooq Finance Bikaner
39.Ans (a) Akshita
40.Ans (d) Farooq
41.Ans (b) Dhaka
42.Ans (c) The author analyses the reasons for why Indians are
scaling corporate heights. He cites several studies
and quotes several managers to understand the
factors that have led to the rise of the Indian executive
internationally. Option (c) is the answer. Option (a) is
incorrect because even though the author presents
facts, he does not refrain from giving his opinion and
analysis. 'Didactic' means designed to teach people
something, especially a moral lesson. The author does
bring in Chinese executives as a comparative example;
however, his aim is to understand how the Indian
executive scores even over his Chinese counterpart.
His tone is not didactic. Option (d) is incorrect because
the author never makes an attempt to be
argumentative.
43.Ans (b) The Indian executive's advantage over his Chinese
counterpart has been mentioned in the context of
managing bureaucratic hurdles. Option (b) fits in best
as the Indian executive works in an environment of
constraints and emerges as a better manager than
the Chinese executive for whom things are arranged
by bureaucrats and politicians. Hence a Chinese
executive works in a more structured environment.
Option (a) is an inverted analogy so, it is incorrect.
Options (c) and (d) are incorrect as one cannot infer
that the Indian executive works in an environment that
is controlled or that has many restrictions. Also the
term autonomy or self-governance does not apply
correctly to the description of the environment that the
Chinese executive has to function in.
44.Ans (b) The author discusses why Indian managers are good
at managing business. He substantiates his points
using facts and statements. He mentions various
factors that contributes to the success of the Indian
executive. In the last lines, he mentions why they are
good at networking and lobbying. Keeping in with the
central idea of the passage and its last lines, the author
would go on to discuss further specific points on how
Indian executives are able to manage bureaucratic
hurdles. Options (a) and (d) can be ruled out because
the author is not primarily using a comparative style in
the passage. Option (c) can also be ruled out. There is
nothing in the passage to indicate that Indian executives
will 'always' scale corporate heights.
45.Ans (c) Sentence (c) is incorrect. 'Rake somebody over the
coals'/ 'haul somebody over the coals' is the correct
idiom. It means to criticize somebody severely because
they have done something wrong.
'Rake in something' means to earn a lot of money,
especially when it is done easily. So, sentence (a) is
correct. 'Rake up something' means to mention
something unpleasant that happened in the past and
that other people would like to forget, for example:
Raking up the past will only make things worse. So,
sentence (b) is correct. 'Rake-off' is a noun and it
means a share of profits, especially from dishonest or
illegal activity. Thus, sentence (d) is also correct.
46.Ans (b) Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'scrape through something'. It means to succeed in
doing something with difficulty, especially in passing
an exam. The correct sentence is 'I might scrape
through the exam if I'm lucky'.
'Scrape (the bottom of) the barrel' means to have to
use whatever things or people you can get, because
there is not much choice available. So, sentence (a) is
correct. 'Scrape in/ scrape into something' means to
manage to get a job, a position, a place at college, etc,
but with difficulty. So, sentence (c) is correct. 'Scrape
something up/together' means to obtain or collect
together something, but with difficulty, for example:
We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.
Hence, sentence (d) is also correct.
47.Ans (b) Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'talk somebody into something' which means to
persuade somebody to do something. The correct
sentence is 'I didn't want to move abroad but Bill talked
me into it.'
'Talk at somebody' means to speak to somebody
without listening to what they say in reply. Thus,
sentence (a) is correct. 'Talk through something' means
to discuss something thoroughly until you are sure
you understand it. So sentence (c) is correct. Talk
somebody/something up means to describe somebody/
something in a way that makes them sound better
than they really are. So, sentence (d) is also correct.
For questions 48 to 50:
Let Parjit, Manjit, Charjit, Daljit and Jasjit be represented by P, M,
C, D and J respectively. From statement (ii), the annual incomes
(in Rs. Lakhs) of (M, D) can be (75, 60) or (60, 45), not
necessarily in the same order.
From statement (vi), one of the three cases is true:
Case I: The annual incomes (in Rs. Lakhs) of (P, D and J) are
(45, 60 and 75), not necessarily in the same order. This case
is not possible because it violates statement (ii).
Case II: The annual incomes (in Rs. Lakhs) of (P, D and J) are
(40, 45 and 50), not necessarily in the same order. Now the
annual income of D must be Rs. 45 lakhs and hence the annual
income of M must be Rs. 60 lakhs. Thus, annual income of C is
Rs. 75 lakhs. This case is not possible because it violates
statement (iii).
Case III: The annual incomes (in Rs. Lakhs) of (P, D and J) are
(40, 50 and 60), not necessarily in the same order. So the
annual income of D is Rs. 60 lakhs and hence the annual
income of M is Rs 75 lakhs and that of C is Rs. 45 lakhs.
From statement (v), J was the older of the two females and
hence the annual income of J was Rs. 50 lakhs and the annual
income of P was Rs. 40 lakhs. Also, C is the younger female
director. Thus it can be concluded that: Age of D > Age of P >
Age of J > Age of M > Age of C.
The conclusions made thus far can be shown as below.
Name D P J M C
Gender Male Male Female Male Female
Annual Income
(in Rs. Lakhs)
60 40 50 75 45
Left to Right (Decreasing order of age)
48.Ans (a) Rs. 40 Lakhs
49.Ans (c) Rs. 60 Lakhs
50.Ans (b) Rs. 30 Lakhs
51.Ans (d) The paragraph talks about how Afghanistan has
become so dependent on foreign aid that it can face
an economic crisis in the future. So the U.S. program
of assistance definitely doesn't confer long-term
stability to Afghanistan. Hence, option (a) is eliminated.
Option (b) does not fit in with the paragraph which
provides no reason or background for increasing direct
funding. Option (c) talks about humanitarian situations
while the paragraph focuses exclusively on the
economy. Option (d) talks about the distortion that has
happened in the Afghan economy thanks to "the
expensive nation-building efforts" – domestic
resources have not been utilized effectively.
52.Ans (b) 'Skeptical' means having doubts. The author mentions,
in the beginning, that he is skeptical about Computers
as an area of specialization. Option (b) logically carries
the idea further by stating that once one has obtained
the information what will one do with it. Option (a) has
a positive tone and goes against the nature of the
argument. Option (c) is out of scope of the paragraph.
Option (d) is extremely definitive in nature whereas
the author is just skeptical about Computers.
53.Ans (a) Let Naman, Randhir, Karthik, Pratham and Swati be
represented by N, R, K, P and S respectively. As
nothing is mentioned about the directions of the
students, we can start the arrangement from any side
by fixing the relative positions of N and R.
Case I: K and R are on the opposite sides of N. Therefore,
P will be on the same side of N as K and hence S
will be on the same side of N as P. In this case R is not
standing between S and K, which violates statement
(v).
Case II: K and R are on the same side of N. When P is
on the opposite side of K as R, the number of students
between N and P will be 49. So the middle position will
already be occupied by R and hence cannot be occupied
by S. Hence, P is on the same side of K as R and
S is standing between N and P.
The only possible arrangement of the students will be
as given below.
K R P S N
11 11 11
Hence, the strength of the class is 38.
54.Ans (b) Let the number of chocolates received by Amit, Bimal,
Chatur, Deepak and Ehsan be a, b, c, d and e respectively.
Hence, a + b + c + d + e = 18.
If a, b, c, d and e are distinct then they must be (in no
particular order):
CASE I: {1, 2, 3, 4, 8} or
CASE II: {1, 2, 3, 5, 7} or
CASE III: {1, 2, 4, 5, 6}.
Also, it is given that c < a < e < d.
It is given that b is not the highest and hence the
highest must be d. Also, d > b > e and b must be equal
to e + 1. This is satisfied only by CASE III.
The number of chocolates with Amit and Bimal are 2
and 5 respectively. Hence, the answer = 3.
55.Ans (a) Sentence E introduces the topic of books and online
articles and states that finding them is easy. Sentence
A mentions the difficulty related to the search. Thus,
EA is a mandatory pair. D provides the reason for the
difficulty which is further explained in B. So, ADB is a
sequence. Statement C mentions the consequence of
the plethora of books and articles. The reason for
why it becomes difficult to differentiate a good book
from a great one is that there are literally thousands of
books written on the same topic every year. Statements
B and C form a reason-consequence pair. Thus, the
correct sequence is EADBC.
56.Ans (c) Sentence B is the introductory sentence as it mentions
about a Tamil film that had lots of gods and goddesses.
E describes the effect of the film on the protagonist. C
carries the idea forward. E and C describe the state
of enchantment into which the protagonist was
transported after the film began. The 'this felicity' in A
refers to this state of enchantment. Thus, ECA is a
sequence. Sentence D begins a new idea should come
in the end. Hence, BECAD is the correct sequence.
57.Ans (b) Sentence D introduces the subject of pollination and
mentions the names of the animals: bees, butterflies,
moths, flies and hummingbird that accidentally help in
pollination. B elaborates on why the pollination is
accidental. The 'they' in B refers to the animals
mentioned in D. So DB is a mandatory pair. C starts
describing the events that take place when these
animals go to the plants to obtain their food. E continues
the description of the events and elaborates on what
happens when the animals are feeding. So, CE is
another mandatory pair. A explains how the pollination
takes place, by rubbing of the pollen from the previous
plant to the new one when the animals move from one
plant to another. Hence, DBCEA is the correct answer.
58.Ans (b) The word 'simulation' means a situation in which a
particular set of conditions is created artificially in order
to study or experience something that could exist in
reality, for example: An important part of training is
role-play and the simulation of cases. 'Aggressively'
means acting with force and determination in order to
succeed, for example: an aggressive advertising
campaign. 'Simulation' and 'aggressively' are the best
words in the given context.
59.Ans (d) Sentence A is incorrect. The correct statement should
use the past tense "René Descartes had a short
working life and it began late." Statement C is incorrect.
The correct statement should be "Had he confined
himself to the natural sciences his achievement would
have been remarkable enough."
60.Ans (c) Only sentence B is incorrect. The correct statement
should be "it was the details that were wrong."
councils in the UK to expunge everyday Latin words
from the English lexicon. He mentions his fascination
with languages, but this is not the main point being
discussed. Option (c) is the correct answer. The
author discusses the motivations behind this pruning-
"to create a language devoid of such linguistic
minefields..." and then goes on to talk about 'far
reaching consequences.' He wonders whether
English should be pruned or not. Option (b) can be
ruled out because the author's main purpose is not to
discuss languages rarely spoken. Option (d) is beyond
the scope of the passage; the author mentions that a
few Latin words are used by lawyers. However, it
can't be inferred that Latin is 'the legal language.'
32.Ans (a) The sixth line of the first paragraph provides the
answer to this question. Option (a) is the answer.
Option (b) is incorrect because there is no information
in the passage to suggest that the author was not
allowed to study Latin. Option (c) is also incorrect
because the author does not say that his daughter's
choice of Latin was better than the choice of French
and Spanish. In fact the phrase used, "domestic
protestations" indicates the opposite. Though the
author does mention that the use of Latin words
provides an exotic literary advantage, this is not the
reason for his deciding to help his daughter. So, option
(d) is incorrect.
33.Ans (b) Refer to the last half of the second paragraph. The
author says that there are linguistic minefields and
problems that are associated with languages like Thai,
Mandarin, Cantonese and Latin. The city council
wanted to create a language that did not have these
hurdles and so is getting ready to remove Latin from
the English lexicon. Option (b) is the answer. Option
(a) is incorrect as there is no suggestion that mastery
over Latin is the issue at hand here.
34.Ans (b) The author presents the views of Chesterton and
Henry Tyrell and presents his opinions on modern art.
The discussion is about modern art and artists and the
author moves the discussion by presenting different
points. Option (a) does not stand correct as it is general
in nature and does not take into account that the
passage primarily presents views of Chesterton and
Henry Tyrrell. Options (c) and (d) are incorrect because
the author does not critically analyze the views of
either Chesterton or Henry Tyrell. He presents his
opinion on modern art but not on the comments made
by the art critics.
35.Ans (b) In the third paragraph, the Elie Faure is quoted as
saying that the younger artists "have taken the notion
of looking within themselves to interpret the outer world,
instead of, like their elders, looking at the outside world
to realize themselves." Option (b) is the correct answer.
Option (a) is factually incorrect as it refers to the style
adopted by the elder artists. Though the author states
that the younger artists were inspired by Picasso, but
there is no mention in the passage that the younger
artists followed Picasso's interpretation of the outside
world. So, option (c) is incorrect. Option (d) cannot be
inferred as the passage mentions that the younger
artists draw most of the inspiration for their artistic
notions from Picasso.
36.Ans (b) Option (a) is not indicated in the passage. The first
paragraph only quotes Tyrrell's opinion about
Chesterton and sets the stage for bringing out the
conflicting opinions of Tyrrell and Chesterton on art.
Option (c) is incorrect. In the first paragraph, the opinion
of Tyrrell on Chesterton has been mentioned but there
is no mention of Tyrrell's opinion on modern art. Option
(d) is eliminated since we cannot infer from the
passage that Chesterton and Tyrrell are
contemporaries.
For questions 37 and 38:
As four subjects are given and each person studies exactly
two subjects (which are not the same as that of any other
person) the number of possible cases must be 4C2 = 6. The
possible combinations are shown below in the table.
Physiology
and
Genetics
Physiology
and Ecology
Physiology
and Cell
Theory
Genetics
and
Ecology
Genetics
and Cell
Theory
Ecology
and Cell
Theory
This means that each subject is studied by exactly three
students. The common subject studied by Qureshi, Sonal and
Umesh can be Genetics only. Thus, Umesh and Radha must be
having Physiology as their Major subject. Subsequently, Qureshi
and Radha must be having Cell Theory as their Minor subject.
The conclusions can be tabulated as given below.
Person Majors Minors
Panchi Physiology Ecology
Qureshi Genetics Cell Theory
Radha Physiology Cell Theory
Sonal Genetics Ecology
Tarun Cell Theory Ecology
Umesh Physiology Genetics
37.Ans (b) Physiology and Cell Theory
38.Ans (d) Qureshi
For questions 39 to 41:
From statements (i), (iv) and (vi), either the person who works
in Marketing or the person who works in IT belongs to Jaipur,
and the other belongs to Pune. From statements (iii), (iv) and
(v), it can be concluded that either Chintan or Engela belongs
to Jaipur and the other belongs to Pune. From statements (ii)
and (v), Farooq belongs to Bikaner. Now only Akshita can be
the one who belongs to Kashipur and works in Operations. So
Devina belongs to Meerut. From statement (v), Farooq works
in Finance and so Babita works in Academics. The conclusions
made thus far can be tabulated as given below.
Name Depar tment City
Akshita Operations Kashipur
Babita Academics Dhaka
Chintan Marketing/ IT Jaipur/Pune
Devina HR Meerut
Engela IT/Marketing Pune/Jaipur
Farooq Finance Bikaner
39.Ans (a) Akshita
40.Ans (d) Farooq
41.Ans (b) Dhaka
42.Ans (c) The author analyses the reasons for why Indians are
scaling corporate heights. He cites several studies
and quotes several managers to understand the
factors that have led to the rise of the Indian executive
internationally. Option (c) is the answer. Option (a) is
incorrect because even though the author presents
facts, he does not refrain from giving his opinion and
analysis. 'Didactic' means designed to teach people
something, especially a moral lesson. The author does
bring in Chinese executives as a comparative example;
however, his aim is to understand how the Indian
executive scores even over his Chinese counterpart.
His tone is not didactic. Option (d) is incorrect because
the author never makes an attempt to be
argumentative.
43.Ans (b) The Indian executive's advantage over his Chinese
counterpart has been mentioned in the context of
managing bureaucratic hurdles. Option (b) fits in best
as the Indian executive works in an environment of
constraints and emerges as a better manager than
the Chinese executive for whom things are arranged
by bureaucrats and politicians. Hence a Chinese
executive works in a more structured environment.
Option (a) is an inverted analogy so, it is incorrect.
Options (c) and (d) are incorrect as one cannot infer
that the Indian executive works in an environment that
is controlled or that has many restrictions. Also the
term autonomy or self-governance does not apply
correctly to the description of the environment that the
Chinese executive has to function in.
44.Ans (b) The author discusses why Indian managers are good
at managing business. He substantiates his points
using facts and statements. He mentions various
factors that contributes to the success of the Indian
executive. In the last lines, he mentions why they are
good at networking and lobbying. Keeping in with the
central idea of the passage and its last lines, the author
would go on to discuss further specific points on how
Indian executives are able to manage bureaucratic
hurdles. Options (a) and (d) can be ruled out because
the author is not primarily using a comparative style in
the passage. Option (c) can also be ruled out. There is
nothing in the passage to indicate that Indian executives
will 'always' scale corporate heights.
45.Ans (c) Sentence (c) is incorrect. 'Rake somebody over the
coals'/ 'haul somebody over the coals' is the correct
idiom. It means to criticize somebody severely because
they have done something wrong.
'Rake in something' means to earn a lot of money,
especially when it is done easily. So, sentence (a) is
correct. 'Rake up something' means to mention
something unpleasant that happened in the past and
that other people would like to forget, for example:
Raking up the past will only make things worse. So,
sentence (b) is correct. 'Rake-off' is a noun and it
means a share of profits, especially from dishonest or
illegal activity. Thus, sentence (d) is also correct.
46.Ans (b) Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'scrape through something'. It means to succeed in
doing something with difficulty, especially in passing
an exam. The correct sentence is 'I might scrape
through the exam if I'm lucky'.
'Scrape (the bottom of) the barrel' means to have to
use whatever things or people you can get, because
there is not much choice available. So, sentence (a) is
correct. 'Scrape in/ scrape into something' means to
manage to get a job, a position, a place at college, etc,
but with difficulty. So, sentence (c) is correct. 'Scrape
something up/together' means to obtain or collect
together something, but with difficulty, for example:
We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.
Hence, sentence (d) is also correct.
47.Ans (b) Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'talk somebody into something' which means to
persuade somebody to do something. The correct
sentence is 'I didn't want to move abroad but Bill talked
me into it.'
'Talk at somebody' means to speak to somebody
without listening to what they say in reply. Thus,
sentence (a) is correct. 'Talk through something' means
to discuss something thoroughly until you are sure
you understand it. So sentence (c) is correct. Talk
somebody/something up means to describe somebody/
something in a way that makes them sound better
than they really are. So, sentence (d) is also correct.
For questions 48 to 50:
Let Parjit, Manjit, Charjit, Daljit and Jasjit be represented by P, M,
C, D and J respectively. From statement (ii), the annual incomes
(in Rs. Lakhs) of (M, D) can be (75, 60) or (60, 45), not
necessarily in the same order.
From statement (vi), one of the three cases is true:
Case I: The annual incomes (in Rs. Lakhs) of (P, D and J) are
(45, 60 and 75), not necessarily in the same order. This case
is not possible because it violates statement (ii).
Case II: The annual incomes (in Rs. Lakhs) of (P, D and J) are
(40, 45 and 50), not necessarily in the same order. Now the
annual income of D must be Rs. 45 lakhs and hence the annual
income of M must be Rs. 60 lakhs. Thus, annual income of C is
Rs. 75 lakhs. This case is not possible because it violates
statement (iii).
Case III: The annual incomes (in Rs. Lakhs) of (P, D and J) are
(40, 50 and 60), not necessarily in the same order. So the
annual income of D is Rs. 60 lakhs and hence the annual
income of M is Rs 75 lakhs and that of C is Rs. 45 lakhs.
From statement (v), J was the older of the two females and
hence the annual income of J was Rs. 50 lakhs and the annual
income of P was Rs. 40 lakhs. Also, C is the younger female
director. Thus it can be concluded that: Age of D > Age of P >
Age of J > Age of M > Age of C.
The conclusions made thus far can be shown as below.
Name D P J M C
Gender Male Male Female Male Female
Annual Income
(in Rs. Lakhs)
60 40 50 75 45
Left to Right (Decreasing order of age)
48.Ans (a) Rs. 40 Lakhs
49.Ans (c) Rs. 60 Lakhs
50.Ans (b) Rs. 30 Lakhs
51.Ans (d) The paragraph talks about how Afghanistan has
become so dependent on foreign aid that it can face
an economic crisis in the future. So the U.S. program
of assistance definitely doesn't confer long-term
stability to Afghanistan. Hence, option (a) is eliminated.
Option (b) does not fit in with the paragraph which
provides no reason or background for increasing direct
funding. Option (c) talks about humanitarian situations
while the paragraph focuses exclusively on the
economy. Option (d) talks about the distortion that has
happened in the Afghan economy thanks to "the
expensive nation-building efforts" – domestic
resources have not been utilized effectively.
52.Ans (b) 'Skeptical' means having doubts. The author mentions,
in the beginning, that he is skeptical about Computers
as an area of specialization. Option (b) logically carries
the idea further by stating that once one has obtained
the information what will one do with it. Option (a) has
a positive tone and goes against the nature of the
argument. Option (c) is out of scope of the paragraph.
Option (d) is extremely definitive in nature whereas
the author is just skeptical about Computers.
53.Ans (a) Let Naman, Randhir, Karthik, Pratham and Swati be
represented by N, R, K, P and S respectively. As
nothing is mentioned about the directions of the
students, we can start the arrangement from any side
by fixing the relative positions of N and R.
Case I: K and R are on the opposite sides of N. Therefore,
P will be on the same side of N as K and hence S
will be on the same side of N as P. In this case R is not
standing between S and K, which violates statement
(v).
Case II: K and R are on the same side of N. When P is
on the opposite side of K as R, the number of students
between N and P will be 49. So the middle position will
already be occupied by R and hence cannot be occupied
by S. Hence, P is on the same side of K as R and
S is standing between N and P.
The only possible arrangement of the students will be
as given below.
K R P S N
11 11 11
Hence, the strength of the class is 38.
54.Ans (b) Let the number of chocolates received by Amit, Bimal,
Chatur, Deepak and Ehsan be a, b, c, d and e respectively.
Hence, a + b + c + d + e = 18.
If a, b, c, d and e are distinct then they must be (in no
particular order):
CASE I: {1, 2, 3, 4, 8} or
CASE II: {1, 2, 3, 5, 7} or
CASE III: {1, 2, 4, 5, 6}.
Also, it is given that c < a < e < d.
It is given that b is not the highest and hence the
highest must be d. Also, d > b > e and b must be equal
to e + 1. This is satisfied only by CASE III.
The number of chocolates with Amit and Bimal are 2
and 5 respectively. Hence, the answer = 3.
55.Ans (a) Sentence E introduces the topic of books and online
articles and states that finding them is easy. Sentence
A mentions the difficulty related to the search. Thus,
EA is a mandatory pair. D provides the reason for the
difficulty which is further explained in B. So, ADB is a
sequence. Statement C mentions the consequence of
the plethora of books and articles. The reason for
why it becomes difficult to differentiate a good book
from a great one is that there are literally thousands of
books written on the same topic every year. Statements
B and C form a reason-consequence pair. Thus, the
correct sequence is EADBC.
56.Ans (c) Sentence B is the introductory sentence as it mentions
about a Tamil film that had lots of gods and goddesses.
E describes the effect of the film on the protagonist. C
carries the idea forward. E and C describe the state
of enchantment into which the protagonist was
transported after the film began. The 'this felicity' in A
refers to this state of enchantment. Thus, ECA is a
sequence. Sentence D begins a new idea should come
in the end. Hence, BECAD is the correct sequence.
57.Ans (b) Sentence D introduces the subject of pollination and
mentions the names of the animals: bees, butterflies,
moths, flies and hummingbird that accidentally help in
pollination. B elaborates on why the pollination is
accidental. The 'they' in B refers to the animals
mentioned in D. So DB is a mandatory pair. C starts
describing the events that take place when these
animals go to the plants to obtain their food. E continues
the description of the events and elaborates on what
happens when the animals are feeding. So, CE is
another mandatory pair. A explains how the pollination
takes place, by rubbing of the pollen from the previous
plant to the new one when the animals move from one
plant to another. Hence, DBCEA is the correct answer.
58.Ans (b) The word 'simulation' means a situation in which a
particular set of conditions is created artificially in order
to study or experience something that could exist in
reality, for example: An important part of training is
role-play and the simulation of cases. 'Aggressively'
means acting with force and determination in order to
succeed, for example: an aggressive advertising
campaign. 'Simulation' and 'aggressively' are the best
words in the given context.
59.Ans (d) Sentence A is incorrect. The correct statement should
use the past tense "René Descartes had a short
working life and it began late." Statement C is incorrect.
The correct statement should be "Had he confined
himself to the natural sciences his achievement would
have been remarkable enough."
60.Ans (c) Only sentence B is incorrect. The correct statement
should be "it was the details that were wrong."
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