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The sentences (four/five/four between 1 and 6) given in each question, when properly sequenced form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence in labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences
from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. 1. It’s not easy filling a company-legend’s shoes, not when they come in Phaneesh Murthy’s size, but Pradhan, a
former HLL employee with the requisite IIT-IIM background is doing just fine.
(A) An old America-hand, Pradhan now drives Infosys’ sales initiatives in over 30 countries and played a part in a
recent big win (chairman and Chief Mentor Narayana Murthy pitched in too), Aon Insurance.
(B) Analysts admit that while he may not be as aggressive as Murthy he seems possessed of greater intellectual
depth.
(C) And yes, he plays golf.
(D) “He is a good thinker,” says a co-worker, “and has the ability to look at the big picture unlike most sales people
who live for the here and now.”
6 . “Deals are often sealed on the greens,” laughs Pradhan.
(1) ABCD (2) BDAC (3) BADC (4) DBAC

2. 1. Infosys’ European sales operation is headed by a man who fits in well with the continent’s down-stated business
culture that discourages strident, overt selling of the kind its ally across the Atlantic seems to prefer.
(A) “It is very easy to give up,” he says, “you need to be internally tough.”
(B) The former P & G-pro has a two-P maxim to crack difficult deals, persistence and perseverance.
(C) Sengupta spends between 30 per cent and 40 per cent of his time on clients–“hunting” for new ones, and
“farming” existing ones in ones in his own words.
(D) The move seems to have worked for Infosys–Sengupta was responsible for bagging a prestigious order from
retailer Samsbury and has managed a five-year-old relationship with Belgium’s Proximus Belgacom Mobile, which
has seen the company emerge as one of Infosys’ top clients.
6 . Clearly, Sengupta is all that
(1) CDBA (2) BDCA (3) DCBA (4) BACD

3. 1 . Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India is an alumnus of Anna University.
(A) He took 50 lecture classes in technology development to the undergraduate students at Anna University.
(B) He also met nearly 45,000 school children as part of his dream project of interacting with 1,00,00 school children
across the country.
(C) Dr. Kalam accepted the offer and joined as Professor of Technology and Societal Transformation under the
Padmashri T. Muthian Chair since December 2001.
(D) Considering Dr. Kalam’s meritorious service as the Principal Adviser to the Prime Minister, Anna University
offered Emeritus professor position to guide research and developmental activities.
6 . At Anna University, he is actively involved with several projects.
(1) DCAB (2) DCBA (3) CDBA (5) CADB

4. 1. As he spots the blocked artery, Trehan slips his fingers into the instrument’s controllers that acts like a joystick.
(A) Only these are no playthings.
(B) For every inch he moves, the tips of the endowrists move a millimetre.
(C) To Trehan’s finger commands they move in almost slow motion close to the heart.
(D) The fingertip controllers are linked directly to the robotic arms positioned in the patient’s chest.
6. It also eliminates error arising out of even the slightest tremor of a surgeon’s band, “it is like shrinking your
fingers and putting them in places where you would normally never be able to reach,” says Trehan
(1) DCBA (2) ABCD (3) BACD (4) ADCB

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5. 1. One of the most problematic aspects of Thapar’s interpretation of ancient India is the manner in which she uses
Vedic literature as a master text for understanding the history of India between 1200 and 600 BC.
(A) And although Thapar repeatedly asserts the importance of archaeological evidence, she does not integrate it
into her narrative.
(B) Thapar concedes we are dealing with complex issues and that not all loose ends can be tied.
(C) But her narrative glosses over the enormous difficulties in dating the Vedas and in eradicating history out of
them.
(D) These difficulties are masked by a false certainty perhaps to counter the opposite but equally dogmatic rightist
interpretations.
6 . This is not surprising as the archaeological picture does not match the one drawn from text on certain important
points.
(1) ABCD (2) BCDA (3) DCBA (4) BDCA

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.

6. The earth is a planet bathed in light, it is therefore ..... that many of the living organisms that have evolved on the
earth have ..... the biologically advantageous capacity to tap light energy.
(1) anomalous, engendered (2) unsurprising, developed
(3) predictable, forfeited (4) problematic, exhibited
(5) expectable, relinquished

7. According to one optimistic hypothesis, the dense concentration of entrepreneurs and services in the cities would
incubate new functions, ..... than, and finally export them to other areas, and so the cities, forever breeding fresh
ideas, would ..... themselves repeatedly.
(1) immunize, perpetuate (2) isolate, revitalize (3) foster, deplete (4) spawn, imitate
(5) nurture, renew

8. Man is a ..... animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body : he may like go alone for a walk, but he hates to
stand alone in his ..... .
(1) gregarious, opinions (2) conceited, vanity (3) singular, uniqueness (4) solitary, thoughts
(5) nomadic, footsteps

9. Although Mrs. Rajpal ..... an interest in the spiritual well-being of the group, in actuality her concern for their welfare
was so ..... as to be practically nonexistent.
(1) confessed, circumstantial (2) manifested, exemplary
(3) simulated, profound (4) feigned, negligible
(5) expressed, moribund

10. Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universe’s formation has undergone modification and ....., but
it has ..... all serious challenges.
(1) alteration, confirmed (2) refinement, resisted
(3) transformation ignored (4) evaluation, acknowledged
(5) refutation, misdirected

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

11. TAUTOLOGY
(1) memory (2) repetition (3) tension (4) simile
(5) lack of logic

12. WELTER
(1) memory (2) greeting (3) recovery (4) universe
(5) tumult

13. REPROVE
(1) prevail (2) rebuke (3) ascertain (4) prove false
(5) draw back

14. METICULOUS
(1) steadfast (2) recent (3) quaint (4) painstaking
(5) overt
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15. INTRANSIGENCE
(1) lack of training (2) stubbornness (3) novelty (4) timidity
(5) cupidity

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

16. LACKADAISICAL
(1) monthly (2) possessing time (3) ambitions (4) pusillanimous
(5) intelligent

17. HERETIC
(1) sophist (2) believer (3) interpreter (4) pacifist
(5) owner

18. EQUIVOCAL
(1) Mistaken (2) quaint (3) azure (4) clear
(5) universal

19. CATHOLIC
(1) religious (2) pacific (3) narrow (4) weighty
(5) funny

20. ANOMALY
(1) desperation (2) requisition (3) registry (4) regularity
(5) radiation

Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.

21. GOOSE : GANDER

(1) duck : drake (2) hen : chicken (3) sheep : flock (4) dog : kennel
(5) horse : bridle

22. MUSTER : CREW

(1) convene : committee (2) demobilize : troops (3) dominate : opposition (4) cheer : team
(5) dismiss : jury

23. EXPEDITIOUS : SPEED

(1) astute : wisdom (2) decorous : impropriety(3) thoughtful : inanity (4) haggard : sturdiness
(5) portable : frailty

24. INFRACTION : LAW

(1) interruption : continuity (2) renovation : structure
(3) establishment : order (4) enactment : amendment
(5) punishment : crime

25. MOISTEN : DRENCH

(1) enclose : confine (2) prick : stab (3) disregard : ignore (4) scrub : polish
(5) heat : chill

Objective Key
1.(2) 2.(3) 3.(1) 4.(4) 5.(2) 6.(2) 7.(5) 8.(1) 9.(4) 10.(2)
11.(2) 12.(5) 13.(3) 14.(4) 15.(2) 16.(3) 17.(2) 18.(4) 19.(3) 20.(4)
21.(1) 22.(1) 23.(1) 24.(1) 25.(2)

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