38.Ans (a) ABCDE
The question can be solved by options. Sentence A
starts the discussion. Sentence D mentions the word
'these revenues' and only C presents a logical source
of revenue making CD a mandatory pair. This leads to
option (a).
39.Ans (c) CDAEB
There is a link between DA – the noun-pronoun link.
Options (a) and (d) can be ruled out based on this.
Also there is a link between C and D as the latter
specifies the chief beneficiary. This helps us to
establish the CDA link. 'Militia' means a group of people
who are not professional soldiers but who have had
military training and can act as an army. The pronoun
'they' in E refers to Gen. Bosco Ntaganda and his Tutsi
militia. Thus, AE is a mandatory pair. Sentence B is
best suited as a closing sentence. Hence, option (c)
is the correct option.
For questions 40 to 42:
Let us try to write the possible arrangements of the bus stops
by writing them in a row (left to right means first to last).
From statements (i) and (iii) we can say that Q was exactly in
the middle of P and T and the order of the three was 'T Q P'.
Case I: There were two bus stops between T and Q.
T _ _ Q _ _ P
This violates statement (i) which states that the bus reached S
from P.
Case II: There was exactly one bus stop between T and Q.
(a) T _ Q _ P _ _
Only one arrangement is possible:
T U Q V P S R
(b) _ T _ Q _ P _
This violates statements (i) and (iv) combined.
(c) _ _ T _ Q _ P
This violates statement (i) which states that the bus reached
S from P.
Case III: There was no bus stop between T and Q.
(a) T Q P _ _ _ _
Two arrangements are possible:
T Q P S U V R and
T Q P U S R V
(b) _ T Q P _ _ _ and (c) _ _ T Q P _ _
These violate statement (iv) and statement (ii) respectively.
(d) _ _ _ T Q P _ and (e) _ _ _ _ T Q P
These violate statements (i) and (ii) combined.
The only possible arrangements are:
I: T U Q V P S R
II: T Q P S U V R
III: T Q P U S R V
40.Ans (a) T was definitely the first bus stop among the seven.
41.Ans (d) The last bus stop among the seven was either R or V.
42.Ans (b) The time taken by the bus to travel from P to S and
from T to Q was the same. But the average speed of
the bus was different in the two cases. Hence, the
distance between P and S was not the same as that
between T and Q. This is followed by arrangements I
and III. For both the arrangements the bus stop
immediately before R was S.
43.Ans (a) The paragraph is about Reagan's decision to move
backwards in terms of economic and social welfare.
It is about the class warfare between the rich and the
working class. The author states that Reagan's gamble
paid off – the last line makes a reference to the factors
that supported this gamble. The best answer would
be one that concludes the passage with a reference
to the gamble that was made. Option (a) does this.
Option (b) is incorrect, as the scope of discussion on
the country is not defined. Moreover, it begins the
discussion on a new topic and should start with a
new paragraph.
44.Ans (c) The paragraph is in the first person and so the last
sentence should not be in the second or third person.
This rules out options (b) and (d). Both the options do
not deal with the theme of the passage. The last
sentence also states what was required to maintain
the American dream and the word 'that' in option (c)
refers to it. Moreover, the paragraph has a negative
tone and starts by pointing to a mistake. Thus it is
logical for the last sentence too to end on a negative
note. Option (c) is the correct answer. Option (a) can
be ruled out because it violates the scope of the
passage.
45.Ans (b) As Chitta is immediately behind Farrar, Chitta must be
the last person in the queue. As Bukka is immediately
in front of Ganesh and Ganesh is not immediately in
front of Farrar, we get two possible cases.
Case I:
Bukka Ganesh Farrar Chitta
Left to Right – Persons f rom f irst to last in the queue
Since Aadi is immediately in front of neither Bukka nor
Farrar and Ganesh is not immediately in front of Aadi,
this case is not possible.
Case II:
Aadi
Devan/
Emaan
Bukka Ganesh
Emaan/
Devan
Farrar Chitta
Left to Right – Persons from first to last in the queue
Hence, Bukka is the third person from the front in the
queue.
46.Ans (c) The passage talks about shifting of the view from top
(politicians and officials) to down (man and woman in
the streets). Option (c) reflects this. Option (a) is
irrelevant as it fails to address the issue. Option (b) is
incorrect as it's incomplete in providing the idea by
talking about a mere inclusion of opinions of the
common man. Option (d) talks about multiplicity
whereas democratization focuses mainly on common
man.
47.Ans (b) Options (a) and (c) have been mentioned in the first
paragraph and are negated. Refer to the lines "Above
all, I think, I wanted to challenge the lazy convention
by which we see ordinary Germans at that time as a
homogenized mass of Nazis, like robots, all marching
in goosestep. Despite its popularity, that was never a
terribly realistic assumption for any historian to make.
I wanted to bring out the multiplicity of opinions and
voices that were available in wartime Berlin." The
author does not try to challenge the understanding
about Germans in general. He only talks about the
perception about Germans during the wartime. He tries
to challenge the opinion about Germans in wartime
Berlin (and has specifically mentioned that period)
and has considered it as a factor. But option (b)
presents a generalization which is beyond the scope
of the passage and cannot be inferred as a factor the
author took into account to write the book.
48. c The author starts by talking about how, after having
researched the historiography of Berlin, he identified
some gaps in knowledge that he could work in. He
goes on to discuss his intention of bringing out the
multiplicity of opinions and voices that were present in
wartime Berlin. The author then discusses the original
research that has gone into the book and talks about
his research procedures and challenges. Hence,
option (c) is the most appropriate choice.
49.Ans (a) 'Pull a fast one' is the correct idiom and it means to trick
somebody. Thus sentence (a) is incorrect.
'Pull over' (of a vehicle or its driver) means to move to
the side of the road in order to stop or let something
pass. Thus, sentence (b) is correct.
'Pull away' in context of a vehicle means to start moving.
Thus, sentence (c) is correct.
'Pull strings' means to exert hidden influence or control.
Thus, sentence (d) is correct.
50. a The sentence (a) should be 'We closed with' and not
'We closed on with'. 'Closed with' means to engage in
a struggle at close quarters; grapple <close with the
enemy>. Thus sentence (a) is incorrect.
'Closed the distance' means to finish or end the distance.
Thus, sentence (b) is correct.
'Close to' means comparable or near in space or time.
Thus, sentence (c) is correct.
If a group of people close ranks, they work closely
together to defend themselves, especially when they
are being criticized. Similarly, if soldiers close ranks,
they move closer together in order to defend
themselves. Thus, sentence (d) is correct.
The question can be solved by options. Sentence A
starts the discussion. Sentence D mentions the word
'these revenues' and only C presents a logical source
of revenue making CD a mandatory pair. This leads to
option (a).
39.Ans (c) CDAEB
There is a link between DA – the noun-pronoun link.
Options (a) and (d) can be ruled out based on this.
Also there is a link between C and D as the latter
specifies the chief beneficiary. This helps us to
establish the CDA link. 'Militia' means a group of people
who are not professional soldiers but who have had
military training and can act as an army. The pronoun
'they' in E refers to Gen. Bosco Ntaganda and his Tutsi
militia. Thus, AE is a mandatory pair. Sentence B is
best suited as a closing sentence. Hence, option (c)
is the correct option.
For questions 40 to 42:
Let us try to write the possible arrangements of the bus stops
by writing them in a row (left to right means first to last).
From statements (i) and (iii) we can say that Q was exactly in
the middle of P and T and the order of the three was 'T Q P'.
Case I: There were two bus stops between T and Q.
T _ _ Q _ _ P
This violates statement (i) which states that the bus reached S
from P.
Case II: There was exactly one bus stop between T and Q.
(a) T _ Q _ P _ _
Only one arrangement is possible:
T U Q V P S R
(b) _ T _ Q _ P _
This violates statements (i) and (iv) combined.
(c) _ _ T _ Q _ P
This violates statement (i) which states that the bus reached
S from P.
Case III: There was no bus stop between T and Q.
(a) T Q P _ _ _ _
Two arrangements are possible:
T Q P S U V R and
T Q P U S R V
(b) _ T Q P _ _ _ and (c) _ _ T Q P _ _
These violate statement (iv) and statement (ii) respectively.
(d) _ _ _ T Q P _ and (e) _ _ _ _ T Q P
These violate statements (i) and (ii) combined.
The only possible arrangements are:
I: T U Q V P S R
II: T Q P S U V R
III: T Q P U S R V
40.Ans (a) T was definitely the first bus stop among the seven.
41.Ans (d) The last bus stop among the seven was either R or V.
42.Ans (b) The time taken by the bus to travel from P to S and
from T to Q was the same. But the average speed of
the bus was different in the two cases. Hence, the
distance between P and S was not the same as that
between T and Q. This is followed by arrangements I
and III. For both the arrangements the bus stop
immediately before R was S.
43.Ans (a) The paragraph is about Reagan's decision to move
backwards in terms of economic and social welfare.
It is about the class warfare between the rich and the
working class. The author states that Reagan's gamble
paid off – the last line makes a reference to the factors
that supported this gamble. The best answer would
be one that concludes the passage with a reference
to the gamble that was made. Option (a) does this.
Option (b) is incorrect, as the scope of discussion on
the country is not defined. Moreover, it begins the
discussion on a new topic and should start with a
new paragraph.
44.Ans (c) The paragraph is in the first person and so the last
sentence should not be in the second or third person.
This rules out options (b) and (d). Both the options do
not deal with the theme of the passage. The last
sentence also states what was required to maintain
the American dream and the word 'that' in option (c)
refers to it. Moreover, the paragraph has a negative
tone and starts by pointing to a mistake. Thus it is
logical for the last sentence too to end on a negative
note. Option (c) is the correct answer. Option (a) can
be ruled out because it violates the scope of the
passage.
45.Ans (b) As Chitta is immediately behind Farrar, Chitta must be
the last person in the queue. As Bukka is immediately
in front of Ganesh and Ganesh is not immediately in
front of Farrar, we get two possible cases.
Case I:
Bukka Ganesh Farrar Chitta
Left to Right – Persons f rom f irst to last in the queue
Since Aadi is immediately in front of neither Bukka nor
Farrar and Ganesh is not immediately in front of Aadi,
this case is not possible.
Case II:
Aadi
Devan/
Emaan
Bukka Ganesh
Emaan/
Devan
Farrar Chitta
Left to Right – Persons from first to last in the queue
Hence, Bukka is the third person from the front in the
queue.
46.Ans (c) The passage talks about shifting of the view from top
(politicians and officials) to down (man and woman in
the streets). Option (c) reflects this. Option (a) is
irrelevant as it fails to address the issue. Option (b) is
incorrect as it's incomplete in providing the idea by
talking about a mere inclusion of opinions of the
common man. Option (d) talks about multiplicity
whereas democratization focuses mainly on common
man.
47.Ans (b) Options (a) and (c) have been mentioned in the first
paragraph and are negated. Refer to the lines "Above
all, I think, I wanted to challenge the lazy convention
by which we see ordinary Germans at that time as a
homogenized mass of Nazis, like robots, all marching
in goosestep. Despite its popularity, that was never a
terribly realistic assumption for any historian to make.
I wanted to bring out the multiplicity of opinions and
voices that were available in wartime Berlin." The
author does not try to challenge the understanding
about Germans in general. He only talks about the
perception about Germans during the wartime. He tries
to challenge the opinion about Germans in wartime
Berlin (and has specifically mentioned that period)
and has considered it as a factor. But option (b)
presents a generalization which is beyond the scope
of the passage and cannot be inferred as a factor the
author took into account to write the book.
48. c The author starts by talking about how, after having
researched the historiography of Berlin, he identified
some gaps in knowledge that he could work in. He
goes on to discuss his intention of bringing out the
multiplicity of opinions and voices that were present in
wartime Berlin. The author then discusses the original
research that has gone into the book and talks about
his research procedures and challenges. Hence,
option (c) is the most appropriate choice.
49.Ans (a) 'Pull a fast one' is the correct idiom and it means to trick
somebody. Thus sentence (a) is incorrect.
'Pull over' (of a vehicle or its driver) means to move to
the side of the road in order to stop or let something
pass. Thus, sentence (b) is correct.
'Pull away' in context of a vehicle means to start moving.
Thus, sentence (c) is correct.
'Pull strings' means to exert hidden influence or control.
Thus, sentence (d) is correct.
50. a The sentence (a) should be 'We closed with' and not
'We closed on with'. 'Closed with' means to engage in
a struggle at close quarters; grapple <close with the
enemy>. Thus sentence (a) is incorrect.
'Closed the distance' means to finish or end the distance.
Thus, sentence (b) is correct.
'Close to' means comparable or near in space or time.
Thus, sentence (c) is correct.
If a group of people close ranks, they work closely
together to defend themselves, especially when they
are being criticized. Similarly, if soldiers close ranks,
they move closer together in order to defend
themselves. Thus, sentence (d) is correct.
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