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1.Inararecoincollection,thereisonegoldcoinforeverythreenongoldcoins.10moregold
coinsareaddedtothecollectionandtheratioofgoldcoinstonongoldcoinswouldbe1:2.
Basedontheinformation,thetotalnumberofcoinsinthecollectionnowbecomes
(a)90(b)80(c)60(d)50
Solution:
Initialratio=G:N=1:3(1)
Afteradding10goldcoins,theratiobecomes(10+G):N=1:2(2)
Onsolving(1)&(2),weget,G=20andN=60.
Presently,thetotalnumberofcoinsinthecollection=(10+G)+N=10+20+60=90
Ans:(a)
2. A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such a way that the number of
rowsandthenumberofcolumnsremainsthesame.Whatistheminimumnumberofplants
thatheneedsmoreforthispurpose?
(a)90(b)24(c)32(d)34
Solution:
Ifthenumberofrowsandnumberofcolumnsaretobeequal,thenthetotalnumberoftrees
will be in the form of x2, which is nothing but a perfect square. As 1000 is not a perfect
square,weneedtocheckforaperfectsquareaboveandnearestto1000.
Its1024,whichissquareof32.Soheneedstoadd24moretreestoget1024.
Ans:(b)
3.ASumofRs700hastobeusedtogive7cashprizestothestudentofaschoolfortheir
overallacademicperformance.IfeachprizeisRs20lessthanitsprecedingprice,whatis
theleastvalueoftheprice?
(a)Rs30(b)Rs40(c)Rs60(d)Rs80
Solution:
LettheleastvaluepricebeX.ThenthenextvalueisX+20,andthenextvalueisX+40and
onandonupto7values.
ItsnothingbutanarithmeticProgressionwithsum700.
X+X+20+X+40+X+120=700=>7X+(20+40++120)=700
=>7X+20(1+2+3++6)=700=>7X+20(21)=700=>7X=280=>X=40
Ans:(b)
4.Outof120applicationsforapost70aremaleand80haveadriverslicense.Whatisthe
ratiobetweentheminimumtomaximumnumberofmaleshavingdriverslicense?
(a)1to2(b)2to3(c)3to7(d)5to7
Solution:
70male=>12070=50female
Foramaximum,all70maleshallhavedriverslicense
For a minimum: If all 50 females posses drivers license, then the remaining 30 licenses
shallbepossessedbymales.Sominimummaledriverslicenses=30
Mintomax=30to70=3to7
Ans:(c)
5. In a garrison, there was food for 1000 soldiers for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more
soldiers joined the garrison. How long would the soldiers be able to carry on with the
remainingfood?
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October(93)
November(86)
December(27)
(a)25days(b)20days(c)15days(d)10days
Solution:
After10days,theremainingfoodwouldbesufficientforthe1000soldiersfor20moredays
=> If 1000 more soldiers are added, it shall be sufficient for only 10 days (as the no. of
soldiersisdoubled,thedaysarehalved)
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6.AtankfullpetrolinArunsmotorcyclelastfor10days.Ifhestartsusing25%moreevery
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(a)5(b)6(c)7(d)8
Solution:
Theanalogyislikethis:Arunhas10ltofpetrolandheuses1ltpereachdayandconsumes
itin10days.Ifheuses1.25lteveryday,inhowmanydaysitwillbeconsumed?
Weconsidered1.25ltherebecauseits25%morethan1lt.
Theanswerwouldbe10/1.25=8
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7.Apersoncanwalkacertaindistanceanddrivebackin6hrs.Hecanalsowalkbothways
in10hrs.Howmuchtimewillhetaketodrivebothways?
(a)Twohours(b)Twoandahalfhours(c)Fiveandahalfhours(d)Fourhrs
Solution:
2waywalk=10hrs=>1waywalk=5hrs
1waywalk+1wayDrive=6hrs=>1waydrive=65=1hr
Hence,2waydrive=2hrs
Ans:(a)
8.Considerthefollowingmatrix:
January(9)
370
February(3)
224
March(2)
730
September(4)
October(4)
November(3)
December(2)
January(8)
February(3)
May(3)
WhatisthenumberatXintheabovematrix?
(a)5(b)8(c)9(d)11
Solution:
Consider2ndelementineachrow.Sumupthedigitsofeachnumber.
3+7+0=10
2+2+4=8
7+3+0=10
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11.Therearefivehobbyclubsinacollegeviz.,photography,yachting,chess,electronicsand
gardening. The gardening group meets every second day,the electronics group meets every
thirdday,thechessgroupmeetseveryfourthday,theyachtinggroupmeetseveryfifthday
and the photography group meets every sixth day. How many times do all the five groups
meetonthesamedaywithin180days?
(a)3(b)5(c)10(d)18
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thriceie.,on60thday,120thdayand180thday.
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12. In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20th . When two boys joined, his rank was
droppedbyone.Whatishisnewrankfromend?
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Theboy'srankisdroppedbyone=>hisrankbecomes21st
=>Thereare4721=26belowhisrank
=>Heisranked27thfromend
Ans:(c)
13.Athiefrunningat8km/hrischasedbyapolicemanwhosespeedis10km/hr.Ifthethief
is100maheadofpoliceman,thenthetimerequiredforthepolicemantocatchthethiefwill
be?
(a)2(b)3(c)4(d)6
Solution:
Ifweconsiderthedifferenceofspeeds,policemanisat2km/hrleadingspeedandhencehe
cancatchthethiefat100maheadby100m/2kmph=100/2000hr=3min
Ans:(b)
14. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels a
distanceof72kmatanaveragespeedof6km/hrmorethanitsoriginalspeed.Ifittakes3
hourstocompletethetotaljourney,whatistheoriginalspeedofthetraininkm/hr?
(a)24(b)33(c)42(d)66
Solution:
LettheoriginalspeedbeS.
Totaltimetaken=3hr=>63/S+72/S+6=3
Letustrywithansweroptions.Aswehave63inthenumerator,wecanassumethatSmay
beamultipleof7.Theonlyoptionavailableis4.So,letustrywiththat.
63/42+72/48=3/2+3/2=3=>thissuits
Ans:(c)
15.FourcarsarehiredattherateofRs6perkmplusthecostofdieselatRs40alitre.In
thiscontext,considerthedetailsgiveninthefollowingtable:
Car
Mileage
(km/l)
Hours
Total
Payment
(Rs)
20
2120
10
25
1950
24
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11
22
1812
Whichcarmaintainedthemaximumspeed?
(a)CarA(b)CarB(c)CarC(d)CarD
Solution:
LetthedistancestravelledbycarsA,B,CandDbea,b,canddrespectively.
Then,totalpaymentforcarA=6a+40(a/8)=11a=2120=>a=2120/11
ItismentionedthatcarAtravelsfor20hr
=>TheaveragespeedofA=a/20=2120/11*20=106/11>9
EquationforB:6b+40(b/10)=1950=>b=195
=>TheaveragespeedofB=b/25=195/25=39/5=7.8
EquationforC:6c+40(c/9)=2064=>c=9*1032/47
=>TheaveragespeedofC=c/24=9*43/47<9
EquationforD:6d+40(d/11)=1812=>d=11*906/53
=>TheaveragespeedofD=d/22=453/53<9
AllspeedsexceptforAarelessthan9whereasseedforAisgreaterthan9andhenceitsthe
greatestvalue.
Ans:(a)
16.Themusicdirectorofafilmwantstoselectfourpersonstoworkondifferentaspectsof
the composition of a piece of music. Seven persons are available for this work they are
Rohit,Tanya,Shobha,Kaushal,Kunal,Mukesh and Jaswant. Rohit and Tanya will not work
together. Kunal and Shobha will not work together. Mukesh and Kunal want to work
together.
Whichofthefollowingisthemostacceptablegroupofthepeoplethatcanbeselectedbythe
musicdirector?
(a)Rohit,Shobha,KunalandKaushal
(b)Tanya,Kaushal,ShobhaandRohit
(c)Tanya,Mukesh,KunalandJaswant
(d)Shobha,Tanya,RohitandMukesh
Solution:
Letuschecktheansweroptionsonebyone.
Option(a)isnotpossibleasShobhaandKunalshallnotworktogether
Option(b)isnotpossibleasRohitandTanyashallnotworktogether
Option(d)isnotpossibleasRohitandTanyashallnotworktogether
Henceweshallgowithoption(c)
Ans:(c)
17.GeetaisolderthanhercousinMeena.Meena'sbrotherBipinisolderthanGeeta.When
MeenaandBipinvisitGeetatheywanttoplaychess.MeenawinsthegamemorethanGeeta.
Based on the above information, four conclusions as given below, have been made. Which
oneoftheselogicallyfollowsfromtheinformationgivenabove?
(a)WhileplayingchesswithGeetaandMeena,Bipinoftenloses
(b)Geetaistheoldestamongthethree
(c)Geetahatestolosethegame
(d)Meenaistheyoungestofthethree
Solution:
Letustrytowritethegivenconditionsintheformofequations:
GeetaisolderthanhercousinMeena=>G>M
Meena'sbrotherBipinisolderthanGeeta=>B>G
FromthesetwowecaneasilysaythatB>G>M=>BipiniseldestandMeenaisyoungest
amongthethree.Sowecantakeoption(d)asrightoption.
Ans:(d)
18.A,B,C,DandEbelongtofivedifferentcitiesP,Q,R,SandT(notnecessarilyinthatorder).
Eachoneofthemcomesfromadifferentcity.Furtheritisgiventhat:
1.BandCdonotbelongtoQ
2.BandEdonotbelongtoPandR
3.AandCdonotbelongtoR,SandT
4.DandEdonotbelongtoQandT
Whichoneofthefollowingstatementisnotcorrect?
(a)CbelongstoP
(b)DbelongstoR
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(c)AbelongstoQ
(d)BbelongstoS
Solution:
Fromthefirsttwoconditionsitisclearthat,BdoesnotbelongtoP,QandR=>Bbelongsto
eitherSorT
From the first and third conditions it is clear that, C does not belong to Q,R,S and T => C
belongstoP
Fromthesecondandfourthconditionsitisclearthat,EdoesnotbelongtoP,Q,RandT=>
EbelongstoS
=>BbelongstoT
=>Answeroption(d)iswrong
Ans:(d)
19.SevenmenA,B,C,D,E,FandGarestandinginaqueueinthatorder.Eachoneiswearing
acapofdifferentcolourlikeviolet,indigo,blue,green,yellow,orangeandred.Disabletosee
infrontofhimgreenandblue,butnotviolet.Ecanseevioletandyellowbutnotred.Gcan
see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the
colourofcapwornbyFis
(a)Blue(b)Violet(c)Red(d)Orange
Solution:
Order:A,B,C,D,E,F,G
ThepointisApersoncanseecapsofallpersonsstandinginfrontofhimbutcantsee
hisowncapandcapsofpersonsstandingbehindhim.
Disabletoseeinfrontofhimgreenandblue,butnotviolet=>ThepeopleinfrontofDie.,
AorBorCworngreenorblueandpeopleafterDandincludinghimselfie.,DorEorForG
wornviolet
Ecanseevioletandyellowbutnotred=>Fromthisandabovestatements,wecanfixviolet
capforD.andA/B/Cworngreen/blue/yellownotnecessarilyinthatorder
Gcanseecapsofallcoloursotherthanorange=>Asheisthelastpersonintherow,hecan
seeallcapsexcepthis.SowecanfixOrangecapforG
GiventhatEwearsindigocap.
Thesummaryis:
Person Cap
A/B/C
green/blue/yellow
violet
indigo
orange
Finally,weareleftwithredcapandsowecanfixthistoF
Ans:(c)
20.Therearesomeballsofred,greenandyellowcolourlyingonatable.Thereareasmany
red balls as there are yellow balls. There are twice as many yellow balls as there are green
ones.Thenumberofredballs
(a)isequaltothesumofyellowandgreenballs
(b)isdoublethenumberofgreenballs
(c)isequaltoyellowballsminusgreenballs
(d)cannotbeascertained
Solution:
Letuswriteasequations:
R=YandY=2G=>R=2G
=>Thenumberofredballsisequaltodoublethenumberofgreenballs
Ans:(b)
Directionsforthefollowing4items:
Readthefollowingstatementsandanswerthefouritemsthatfollow:
FivecitiesP,Q,R,SandTareconnectedbydifferentmodesoftransportasfollows:
PandQareconnectedbyboataswellasrail.
SandRareconnectedbybusandboat.
QandTareconnectedbyaironly.
PandRareconnectedbyboatonly.
TandRareconnectedbyrailandbus.
21. Which mode of transport would help one to reach R starting from Q, but without
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changingthemodeoftransport?
(a)Boat(b)Rail(c)Bus(d)Air
Solution:
Wehavethefollowingtransportoptions:
QtoPandPtoR:Hereboatisacommonmodeoftransportandthisseemstobethecorrect
answer.Butletuschecktheothertransportation.
QtoTandTtoR:HereQandTareconnectedbyaironlyandTandRareconnectedby
railandbusTomakeacompletetripthereisnosinglemodeoftransport.So,thisoptionis
ruledout.
HerewehaveonlyoneroutQPRwhichhasasinglemodeoftransportationie.,Boat
Ans:(a)
22. If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which of the
followingplacesmusthevisittwice?
(a)Q(b)R(c)S(d)T
Solution:
Withthegivenoptions,wehavethefollowingtwopossibilities:
P>Q>T>R>S>R>P
P>R>S>R>T>Q>P
Inboththecases,Rshouldbevisitedtwice.(Thisisbecause,SisconnectedonlytoR)
Ans:(b)
23. Which one of the following pairs of cities is connected by any of the routes directly
withoutgoingtoanyothercity?
(a)PandT(b)TandS(c)QandR(d)Noneofthese
Solution:
Noneofthecitiesinthegivenpairs(inoptionsA,BandC)aredirectlyconnected.
Ans:(d)
24. Between which two cities among the pairs of cities given below are there maximum
traveloptionsavailable?
(a)QandS(b)PandR(c)PandT(d)QandR
Solution:
QandS:
Q>T>R>S:ForQtoTwehaveairmode.ForTtoRwehaverail/busandforRtoS,
we have bus/boat => all the options available are air,rail,bus and boat. Here we have all
modesofoptionsandhencethisisthecorrectanswer.
Ans:(a)
Directionsforthefollowing3(three)items:
Readthefollowingstatementsandanswerthethreeitemsthatfollow:
A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming
tournament.Forthis7playersareavailable:malesA,BandCandfemalesW,X,YandZ.All
playershaveequalcapabilityandatleasttwomaleswillbethereintheteam.Forateamof
four, all players must be able to play with each other. But B cannot play with W, C cannot
playwithZandWcannotplaywithY.
25. If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following
groups?
(a)A,C,WandY(b)A,C,XandY(c)A,C,YandZ(d)A,W,YandZ
Solution:
IfYisselected,Wshallnotbeselected.Sooptions(a)and(d)areout.AsCcannotplaywith
Z,option(c)isalsoout.
Ans:(b)
26. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following
groups?
(a)A,B,CandW(b)A,B,CandZ(c)A,B,CandX(d)A,W,YandZ
Solution:
IfBisselected,Wshallnotbeselected.Sooptions(a)and(d)areout.AsCcannotplaywith
Z,option(b)isalsoout.
Ans:(c)
27. If all the three males are selected, then how many combinations of four member teams
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arepossible?
(a)1(b)2(c)3(d)4
Solution:
If males A,B,C are selected, we need to select only one more person to make up a four
memberteam.
As B is selected, W cannot be selected and as C is selected, Z cannot be selected. So the
choiceisbetweenXandY.Thenwecanhavethefollowingpossibilities:
(A,B,C,X)or(A,B,C,Y).SOwehavetwooptionsofteams.
Ans:(b)
Directionsforthefollowing3(three)items:
Examinecarefullythefollowingstatementsandanswerthethreeitemsthatfollow:
OutoffourfriendsA,B,CandD,
AandBplayfootballandcricket,
BandCplaycricketandhockey,
AandDplaybasketballandfootball,
CandDplayhockeyandbasketball.
28.Whodoesnotplayhockey?
(a)D(b)C(c)B(d)A
Solution:
Justcheckthesentencescontaininghockey.
B and C play cricket and hockey, C and D play hockey and basketball => B,C and D play
hockey
=>Adoesnotplayhockey
Ans:(d)
29.Whoplaysfootball,basketballandhockey?
(a)D(b)C(c)B(d)A
Solution:
Justcheckindividually(playerwise).
Aplaysfootball,cricketandbasketball
Bplaysfootball,cricketandhockey
Cplayscricket,hockeyandbasketball
Dplaysbasketball,footballandhockey
Ans:(d)
30.WhichgamedoB,CandDplay?
(a)Basketball(b)Hockey(c)Cricket(d)Football
Solution:
Checkthesetwo:
BandCplaycricketandhockey
CandDplayhockeyandbasketball
=>B,CandDplayhockey
Ans:(b)
31.Considerthefollowingstatements:
(1)Aprimarygroupisrelativelysmallerinsize.
(2)Intimacyisanessentialcharacteristicofaprimarygroup.
(3)Afamilymaybeanexampleofaprimarygroup
Inthelightofabovestatements,whichoneofthefollowingistrue?
(a)Allfamiliesareprimarygroups
(b)Allprimarygroupsarefamilies
(c)Agroupofsmallersizeisalwaysaprimarygroup
(d)Membersofaprimarygroupareknowneachotherintimately
Solution:
Avoidsharpconclusions.
(a),(b)and(c)aresharpconclusions.Itcannotbeconcludedeitherallprimarygroupsare
families or all families are primary groups. Characteristic of a Primary group is intimacy
and it may not be a characteristic of a family. Similarly, a group of small size may not
guaranteeintimacyandhencemaynotbeaPrimarygroup.
Option(d)reiteratestheessentialcharacteristicofaprimarygroupandhenceisthecorrect
option.
Ans:(d)
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andalittleboyborrowedit,heexplained.Theyaregoingtobringitbackatfouroclock.
Hisparentswereupsetthathehasgivenhisexpensivenewbicycle,butweresecretlyproud
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4:30,thedoorbellrang,andtherestoodahappymanandaboy,withabicycleandaboxof
chocolates. Jim suddenly disappeared in to bed room, and then came running out. All
righthesaidafterexaminingthebicycle.Youcanhaveyourwatchback!
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(a)wereangrywithhim.
(b)wereworried.
(c)didnotfeelconcerned.
(d)wereeagertomeettheoldmanandthelittleboy.
Solution:
Thegivenoptionsareeasytoeliminate.
When Jim came home without bicycle, his parents were not angry with him, but they are
worriedthathehasgivenhisexpensivebicycle.Answeroption(b)iscorrect.Optionscand
dareveryeasytoeliminate.
Ans:(b)
33.Jimreturnedthewatchtotheoldmanandthelittleboybecause
(a)theygavehimchocolates.
(b)hisfatherwasproudofhim.
(c)hewassatisfiedwiththeconditionofhis.
(d)theywerelateonlyby30minutes.
Solution:
All right he said after examining the bicycle. You can have your watch back! => this is
impliesthatheissatisfiedwiththeconditionofbicycleandreturnedthewatch
Ans:(c)
EnglishPassage2
Itwasalreadylatewhenwesetoutforthenexttown,whichaccordingtothemapwas
aboutfifteenkilometersawayontheothersideofthehills.Therewefeltthatwewouldfinda
bedforthenight.Darknessfellsoonafterweleftthevillagebutluckilywemetnooneaswe
drove swiftly along the narrow winding road that led to the hills. As we climbed higher, it
became colder and rain began to fall, making it difficult at times to see the road. I asked
John , my companion to drive slowly. After we had travelled for about twenty kilometers,
therewasstillnosignofthetownwhichwasmarkedonthemap.Wewerebeginningtoget
worried.Thenwithoutwarningthecarstoppedandwefoundwehadrunoutofpetrol.
34.TheauthoraskedJohntodrivemoreslowlybecause
(a)theroadledtothehills.
(b)Johnwasaninexperienceddriver.
(c)theroadwasnotclearlyvisible.
(d)theywereinwilderness.
Solution:
Asweclimbedhigher,itbecamecolderandrainbegantofall,makingitdifficultattimesto
seetheroad.IaskedJohn,mycompaniontodriveslowly.=>Astheroadwasnotclearly
visible,heaskedJohntodriveslowly.
Ans:(c)
35.Thetravelerssetoutforthetownalthoughitwasgettingdarkbecause
(a)theywereinahurry.
(b)thenexttownwasashortdistanceawayandwasahillresort.
(c)theywereinwilderness.
(d)thenexttownwasashortdistanceawayandpromisedagoodrestforthenight.
Solution:
Therewefeltthatwewouldfindabedforthenight=>Thissentenceishintingatoption
(d)
Ans:(d)
36.Thetravellerswereworriedaftertwentykilometersbecause
(a)itwasalonelycountryside.
(b)theyprobablyfearedofhavinglosttheirway.
(c)therainbegantofall.
(d)itwasgettingcolderastheydrove.
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Solution:
Theyanticipatedthatnexttownisat15kmaway.Butevenaftertravelling20km,theycould
notfindtracesofit.Thissuggeststhattheirworryisbecausetheywerefeelingthattheylost
theirway.
Ans:(b)
EnglishPassage3
AstoutoldladywaswalkingwithherbasketdownthemiddleofastreetinPetrograd
to the great confusion of traffic and no small peril of herself. It was pointed out to her that
thepavementwastheplaceforfootpassengers,butshereplied,IamgoingtowalkwhereI
like.Wehavegotlibertynow.Itdidnotoccurtothedearladythatifthelibertyentitledthe
footpassengertowalkdownthemiddleoftheroad,italsoentitledthetaxidrivertodriveon
thepavement,andthattheendofsuchlibertywouldbeuniversalchaos.Everythingwould
begettingineverybodyelseswayandnobodywouldgetanywhere.Individuallibertywould
havebecomesocialanarchy.
37.Itwaspointedouttotheladythatsheshouldwalkonthepavementbecauseshewas
(a)apedestrian.
(b)carryingabasket.
(c)stout.
(d)anoldlady.
Solution:
Pavementisforpedestrians.Assheiswalking,sheispointedtousepavement.
Ans:(a)
38.Theladyrefusedtomovefromthemiddleofthestreetbecause
(a)shewasnotafraidofbeingkilled.
(b)shefeltthatsheisentitledtodowhateversheliked.
(c)shedidnotlikewalkingonthepavement.
(d)shewasconfused.
Solution:
The tone of the reply she gave suggests that she felt that she is entitled to do whatever she
liked.
Option (a) and (c) cannot be considered as those were not exclusively mentioned and they
cannotbeimplied.
Coming to option (d): Actually, it can be understood that, she was not confused but her
walkinginthemiddleoftheroadhadconfusedthetraffic.Sooption(d)isalsowrong.
Ans:(b)
39.Theoldladyfailedtorealizethat
(a)shewasnotreallyfree.
(b)herlibertywasnotunlimited.
(c)shewasanoldperson.
(d)roadsaremadeformotorvehiclesonly.
Solution:
Option(c)isirrelevant.
Option(a)isnotcorrectasitisanextremesentence.Sheisfreetodoanyworkbutthereare
limitsinexercizingthoseworks.
Option(d)looksveryparticular,butmostpartofthepassagesuggestsageneralsense.
Ans:(b)
Directionforthefollowingtwo(2)items:
Read the following passage and answer the two items that follow Your answers to these
questionsshouldbebasedonthepassageonly.
Passage
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a
strong smell. It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own
individual qualities. Most o them are combinations of Hydrogen and Carbon in varying
proportions.SuchhydrocarbonsarealsofoundinotherformssuchasBitumen,Asphaltand
naturalgas.Mineraloiloriginatesfromthecarcassesoftinyanimalsandplantsthatlivein
thesea.Overmillionsofyears,thesedeadcreaturesformlargedepositsundertheseabed
and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of sand and silt. As this mineral hardens, it
becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shut out the oxygen, so preventing the complete
decomposition of the marine deposits underneath. The layers of sedimentary rock become
thickerandheavier.Theirpressureproducesheat,whichtransformsthetinycarcassesinto
crudeoilinaprocessthatisstillgoingontoday.
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40.Mineraloildepositsundertheseadonotgetcompletelydecomposedbecausethey
(a)areconstantlywashedbytheoceancurrents.
(b)becomerockandpreventoxygenfromenteringthem.
(c)containamixtureofhydrogenandcarbon.
(d)arecarcassesoforganismslyinginsalineconditions.
Solution:
Asthismineralhardens,itbecomessedimentaryrockandeffectivelyshutouttheoxygen,
so preventing the complete decomposition of the marine deposits underneath. => as per
thisquotefromthepassage,wecanchooseoption(b)
Ans:(b)
41.Sedimentaryrockleadstotheformationofoildepositsbecause
(a)therearenosalineconditionsbelowit.
(b)itallowssomedissolvedoxygentoenterthedeadorganicmatterbelowit.
(c)weightofoverlyingsedimentlayerscausestheproductionofheat.
(d)itcontainsthesubstancesthatcatalyzethechemicalreactionsrequiredtochange
thedeadorganismsintooil.
Solution:
Thelayersofsedimentaryrockbecomethickerandheavier.Theirpressureproducesheat,
whichtransformsthetinycarcassesintocrudeoilinaprocessthatisstillgoingontoday.
=>asperthisquotefromthepassage,wecanchooseoption(c)
Ans:(c)
42. Five people A,B,C,D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced
equidistantfromadjacentchairs.
(i)CisseatednexttoA
(ii)Aisseated2seatsfromD
(iii)BisnotseatednexttoA
Whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?
(I)DisseatednexttoB
(II)EisseatednexttoA
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
(a)Ionly(b)IIonly(c)BothIandII(d)NeitherInorII
Solution:
Drawacircleandtryoutpositions.
IfItranslatethecircularpositionsintolinear,thefollowingarethetwopossibilities:
CAEDB(or)ACBDE
Inboththecases,DisplacednexttoB.AndthisistrueforAandE(eventhough,itwont
looklikethat,itisevidentifwetranslateCAEDBorACBDEintocircularpositions)
Ans:(c)
Directionforthefollowingtwo(2)items:
Read the following passage and answer the two items that follow. Your answers to these
itemsshouldbebasedonthepassageonly.
Passage
Ecologicalresearchoverthelastquarterofthecenturyhasestablishedthedeleterious
effects of habitat fragmentation due to the mining, highways and such other intrusions on
forests.Whenalargeblockofforestsgetsfragmentedintosmallerbits,theedgesofallthese
bits come into contact with human activities resulting in the degradation of the entire
forests. Continuity of forested landscapes and corridors gets disrupted affecting several
extinction prone species of wild life. Habitat fragmentation is therefore considered as the
most serious threat to biodiversity conservation. Ad hoc grants of forest lands to mining
companiescoupledwithrampantillegalminingisaggravatingthisthreat.
43.Whatisthecentralfocusofthepassage?
(a)Illegalmininginforests
(b)Extinctionofwildlife
(c)Conservationofnature
(d)Disruptionofhabitat
Solution:
Theessenceofthepassageis:
Due to some activities like mining, highways etc, there is disruption in landscapes and
corridors.Thisisaffectingseveralspeciesofwildlife.
Thecentralthememaybedisruptionofhabitat
Ans:(d)
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44.Whatisthepurposeofmaintainingthecontinuityofforestedlandscapesandcorridors?
1.Preservationofbiodiversity
2.Managementofmineralsources
3.Grantofforestlandsforhumanactivities
(a)1only
(b)1and2
(c)2and3
(d)1,2and3
Solution:
Option 2 is out of the scope of the passage. Option 3 has a negative tinge where as the
maintaining of the continuity of forested landscapes and corridors is for a good purpose.
Option1onlyiscorrect.
Ans:(a)
Passage3
Malnutrition most commonly occurs between the ages of six months and two years.
This happens despite the childs food requirements being less than that of an older child.
Malnutrition is often attributed to poverty, but it has been found that even in households
whereadultseatadequatequantitiesoffood,morethanfiftypercentofchildrenunderfive
do not consume enough food. The childs dependence on someone else to feed him/her is
primarily responsible for the malnutrition. Very often the mother is working and the
responsibility of feeding the young child is left to an older sibling. It is therefore crucial to
increaseawarenessregardingthechildsfoodneedsandhowtosatisfythem.
45.Accordingtothepassage,malnutritioninchildrencanbereduced
(a)ifthechildrenhaveregularintakesoffood
(b)aftertheycrosstheageoffive
(c)ifthefoodneedsofyoungerchildrenareknown
(d)iftheresponsibilityoffeedingyoungerchildrenisgiventoadults
Solution:
It is no where mentioned that malnutrition can be reduced after age of five. So option (b)
canbeavoided.
Evenifthechildrenhaveregularintakes,itmaynotsuffice.Thequantityandqualityoffood
maybemoreimportant.Option(a)canbeavoided.
Nowhereitissuggestedthattheresponsibilityofyoungerchildrenshallbegiventoadults.
Soansweroption(d)canbeavoided.
It is therefore crucial to increase awareness regarding the childs food needs and how to
satisfythem=>thissentenceofthepassagehintsatansweroption(c).
Ans:(c)
46.Accordingtotheauthor,povertyisnotthemaincauseofmalnutrition,butthefactthat
1.takingcareofyoungeronesisnotapriorityforworkingmothers.
2.awarenessofnutritionalneedsisnotpropagatedbythepublichealthauthorities
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Solution:
Both the given options 1 and 2 are extreme and derogatory and are no where hinted in the
passage.
There is no mention about Public Health authorities in the passage and hence option (2)
canbestraightawayrejected.
ItismentionedthatVeryoftenthemotherisworkingandtheresponsibilityoffeedingthe
young child is left to an older sibling => This does not mean that taking care of younger
onesisnotapriorityforworkingmothers.Inthiswayitisanextremestatementandhence
option(2)canalsobeavoided.
Ans:(d)
47.Youaretheheadofyouroffice.Therearecertainhousesreservedfortheallotmenttothe
officestaffandyouhavebeengiventhedirectiontodoso.Asetofrulesfortheallotmentof
houseshasbeenlaiddownbyyouandhasbeenmadepublic.Yourpersonalsecretarywhois
very close to you, comes to you and pleads that as his father is seriously ill, he should be
givenpriorityinallotmentofahouse.Theofficesecretariatthatexaminedtherequestasper
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therulesturnsdowntherequestandrecommendstheproceduretobefollowedaccordingto
the rules. You do not want to annoy your personal secretary. In such circumstances, what
wouldyoudo?
(a)Callhimovertoyourroomandpersonallyexplainwhytheallotmentcannotbedone.
(b)Allotthehousetohimtowinhisloyalty.
(c)Agreewiththeofficenotetoshowthatyouarenotbiasedandthatyoudonotindulge
infavouritism.
(d)Keepthefilewithyouandnotpassanyorders.
Solution:
Option(d)cantbeselectedasitshowsindecisiveness.
Option(b)cantbeselectedasitleadstototallyagainsttotherules.
Option(c) suggests the straightforward procedure. But as it is mentioned not to annoy the
personalsecretary,itisbettertopersonallyexplainhim,whycanttheallotmentbemadeto
him.Thislittlepersonalattentionisnotwronganditwillhelptocleartheair.
Ans:(a)
48. While travelling in a Delhiregistered commercial taxi from Delhi to an adjacent city
(anotherstate),yourtaxidriverinformsyouthatashehasnopermitforrunningthetaxiin
thatcity,hewillstopatitstransportofficeandpaytheprescribedfeeofRsfortyforaday.
Whilepayingthefeeatthecounteryoufindthatthetransportclerkistakinganextrafifty
rupees for which no receipt is being given. You are in a hurry for your meeting. In such
circumstances,whatwouldyoudo?
(a)Gouptothecounterandasktheclerktogivebackthemoneywhichhehasillegally
taken.
(b) Do not interfere at all as this is a matter between the taxi driver and the tax
authorities.
(c) Take note of the incident and subsequently report the matter to the concerned
authorities.
(d)Treatitasanormalaffairandsimplyforgetaboutit.
Solution:
Options(b)and(d)cantbeselectedasitshowsirresponsibilityonpartofacitizen.
Option(a)cantbeselectedasitismentionedthatyouareinhurrytoattendameetingand
maynottakeriskofwastingtimeasitmayleadtoanargumentetc.
Option(c)issuitableoption.
Ans:(c)
49. A person lives in a far off village which is almost two hours by bus. The villagers
neighborisaverypowerfullandlordwhoistryingtooccupythepoorvillagerslandbyforce.
Youarethedistrictmagistrateandbusyinameetingcalledbyalocalminister.Thevillager
has come all the way, by bus and by foot, to see you and give an application seeking
protectionfromthepowerfullandlord.Thevillagerkeepsonwaitingoutsidethemeetinghall
for an hour. You come out of the meeting and are rushing to another meeting. The villager
followsyoutosubmithisapplication.Whatwouldyoudo?
(a)Tellhimtowaitforanothertwohourstillyoucomebackfromyournextmeeting.
(b)Tellhimthatthematterisactuallytobedealtbyajuniorofficerandthatheshould
givetheapplicationtohim.
(c) Call one of your senior subordinate officers and ask him to solve the villagers
problem.
(d) Quickly take the application from him, ask him a few relevant questions regarding
hisproblemandthenproceedtothemeeting.
Solution:
Directinteractionwiththevillagermaybemoresoothingtohimandhenceoptions(b)and
(c) are ruled out. Option (a) can also be avoided as it makes further inconvenience to the
villager.
Ans:(d)
50. There is a shortage of sugar in your district where you are the district Magistrate. The
government has ordered that only a maximum amount of 30 kg sugar is to be released for
weddingcelebrations.Asonofyourclosefriendisgettingmarriedandyourfriendrequests
youtoreleaseatleast50kgsugarforhissonswedding.Heexpressesannoyancewhenyou
tell him about the Governments restrictions on this matter. He feels that since you are the
district magistrate you can release any amount. You do not want to spoil your friendship
withhim.Insuchcircumstanceshowwouldyoudealwiththesituation?
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(a)Releasetheextraamountofsugarwhichyourfriendhasrequestedfor.
(b)Refuseyourfriendtheextraamountandstrictlyfollowtherules.
(c)ShowyourfriendthecopyoftheGovernmentinstructionsandthenpersuadehimto
accepttheloweramountasprescribedintherules.
(d)Advisehimtodirectlyapplytotheallottingauthorityandinformhimthatyoudonot
interfereinthismatter.
Solution:
Thisissimilartothequestiononallotmentofhouses(Q.47).
Option(a)isruledoutasitisagainsttherules.
Option(b)isastraightforwardapproachbutisruledoutasitisaharshwaytodealwithas
youdonotwanttospoilrelationshipwithyourfriend.Option(d)alsolooksabitharshand
indicatesthatyouarerunningawayfromtheproblem.Option(c)looksmoreappropriate.
Ans:(c)
51. You are incharge of implementing the Family Planning Programme in an area where
thereisastrongoppositiontothepresentpolicy.Youwanttoconvincetheresidentsofthe
need for keeping small families. What would be the best way of communicating this
message?
(a) By logically explaining to the residents the need for family planning to improve the
healthandlivingstandards.
(b)Byencouraginglatemarriagesandproperspacingofchildren.
(c)Byofferingincentivesforadoptingfamilyplanningdevices.
(d)Byaskingpeoplewhohavebeensterilizedorareusingcontraceptivestodirectlytalk
totheresidents.
Solution:
The point here is to convince the residents for keeping small families. Options (b) and (c)
are not about the methods to convince but rather these are methods for implementation.
Option(d)maybeusefulasasupportingmethodbutnotasadirectmethodforconvincing.
Option(a)looksmoresuitableoption.
Ans:(a)
52.Youareateacherinauniversityandaresettingaquestionpaperonaparticularsubject.
Oneofyourcolleagueswhosesonispreparingfortheexaminationonthatsubject,comesto
you and informs you that it is his sons last chance to pass that examination and whether
youcouldhelphimbyindicatingwhatquestionsaregoingtobeintheexamination.Inthe
past your colleague has helped you in another matter. Your colleague informs you that his
son will suffer from depression if he fails in the examination. In such circumstances, what
wouldyoudo?
(a)Inviewofthehelphehadgivenyou,extendyourhelptohim.
(b)Regretthatyoucannotbeofanyhelptohim.
(c) Explain to your colleague that this would be violating the trust of the university
authoritiesandyouarenotinapositiontohelphim.
(d)Reporttheconductofyourcolleaguetothehigherauthorities.
Solution:
Option (a) is out of question as it is a violation of conduct rules. Option (b) is straight
forwardbutlittlerudegiventhesensitivitiesinvolvedandhencemaybeavoided.
Option(c)looksmoresuitableoption.
Option (d) is not the immediate solution given the sensitivities involved. It may be used
onlyifyouareverymuchcompiledtocommitamistake.
Ans:(c)
Passage
FinancialmarketsinIndiahaveacquiredgreaterdepthandliquidityovertheyears.
Steady reforms since 1991 have led to growing linkages and its financial system with the
global economy. Weak global economic prospects and continuing uncertainties in the
international financial markets therefore, have had their impact on the emerging market
economies.SovereignriskconcernsparticularlyintheEuroarea,affectedfinancialmarkets
forthegreaterpartoftheyearwithcontagionofGreecessovereigndebtproblemspreading
toIndiaandothereconomiesbywayofhigherthannormallevelsofvolatility.
The funding constraints in international financial markets could impact both the
availabilityandcostofforeignfundingforbanksandcorporates.SincetheIndianfinancial
system is bank dominated , banks ability to withstand stress is critical to overall financial
stability.Indianbanks,howeverremainsrobust,notwithstandingadeclineincapitaltorisk
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weighed assets ratio and a raise in nonperforming asset levels in the recent past. Capital
adequancy levels remain above the regularity requirements. The financial market
infrastructure continues to function without any major disruption. With further
globalization,consolidation,deregulationanddiversificationofthesefinancialsystems,the
banking business may become more complex and riskier. Issues like risk and liquidity
managementandenhancingskillthereforeassumegreatersignificance.
53. According to the passage, the financial markets in the emerging market economies
includingIndiahadtheadverseimpactinrecentyearsdueto
1.Weakglobaleconomicprospects
2.Uncertaintiesintheinternationalfinancialmarkets
3.SovereignriskconcernsintheEuroarea.
4.Badmonsoonsandtheresultantcroploss
(a)1&2only
(b)1,2and3
(c)2&3only
(d)2,3and4
Solution:
Thisisastraightforwardquestion.Thefactorscanbetakendirectlyfromlines2to5of1st
paragraph.Option(4)isoutofscopeoftheparaandallotheroptionsarementioned.
Ans:(b)
54.TheIndianfinancialmarketsareeffectedbyglobalchangesmainlyduetothe
(a)Increasedinflowofremittancesfromabroad
(b)Enormousincreaseintheforeignexchangereserves
(c)GrowinggloballinkagesandintegrationoftheIndianfinancialmarkets
(d)ContagionofGreecessovereigndebtproblem
Solution:
Thisisagainastraightforwardquestion.
Sovereign risk concerns particularly in the Euro area, affected financial markets for the
greaterpartoftheyearwithcontagionofGreecessovereigndebtproblemspreadingtoIndia
andothereconomiesbywayofhigherthannormallevelsofvolatility=>thissentenceof1st
parahintsatansweroption(d)
Ans:(d)
55. According to the passage, in the Indian financial system, banks ability to withstand
stressiscriticaltoensureoverallfinancialstabilitybecauseIndianfinancialsystemis
(a)controlledbytheGovernmentofIndia
(b)lessintegratedwithbanks
(c)controlledbyReserveBankofIndia
(d)dominatedbybanks
Solution:
Thisisagainastraightforwardquestion.
SincetheIndianfinancialsystemisbankdominated,banksabilitytowithstandstressis
criticaltooverallfinancialstability=>thissentenceof2ndparahintsatansweroption(d)
Ans:(d)
56. Risk and liquidity management assumes more importance in the Indian banking
systeminfuturedueto
1.furtherglobalization
2.moreconsolidationandderegulationofthefinancialsystem
3.furtherdiversificationofthefinancialsystem
4.morefinancialinclusionintheeconomy
(a)1,2&3
(b)2,3&4
(c)1&2only
(d)3&4only
Solution:
Thisisastraightforwardquestion.Thefactorscanbetakendirectlyfromlines6to8of2nd
paragraph.Option(4)isoutofscopeoftheparaandallotheroptionsarementioned.
Ans:(a)
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Passage4
A number of empirical studies find that farmers are riskaverse, though only
moderatelyinmanycases.Thereisalsoevidencetoshowthatfarmersriskaversionresults
incroppingpatternsandinputusedesignedtoreduceriskratherthantomaximizeincome.
Farmers adopt a number of strategies to manage and cope with agricultural risks. These
includepracticeslikecropandfielddiversification,nonformemployment,storageofstocks
andstrategicmigrationoffamilymembers.Thesearealsoinstitutionsrangingfromshare
tenancytokinship,extendedfamilyandinformalcreditagencies.Onemajorobstacletorisk
sharingbyfarmersisthatthesametypeofriskcanaffectalargenumberoffarmersinthe
region.Empiricalstudiesshowthatthetraditionalmethodsarenotadequate.Hencethereis
aneedforpolicyinterventions,especiallymethodsthatcutacrossgeographicalregions.
Policiesmayaimattacklingagriculturalrisksdirectlyorindirectly.Examplesofrisk
specific policies are crop insurance, price stabilization and the development of varieties
resistanttopestsanddiseases.Policieswhichaffectriskindirectlyareirrigation,subsidized
credit and access to information. No single risk specific policy is sufficient to reduce risk
and is without side effects, where as policies not specific to risk influence the general
situation and affect risks only indirectly. Crop insurance as a policy measure to tackle
agricultural risk directly, deserves careful consideration in the Indian context and in many
otherdevelopingcountriesbecausethemajorityoffarmersdependonrainfedagriculture
andinmanyareasyieldvariabilityisthepredominantcauseoftheirincomeinstability.
57.Theneedforpolicyinterventiontomitigaterisksinagricultureisbecause
(a)farmersareextremelyriskaverse
(b)farmersdonotknowhowtomitigaterisks
(c) the methods adopted by farmers and existing risk sharing institutions are not
adequate
(d)majorityoffarmersdependonrainfedagriculture
Solution:
Thisisastraightforwardquestion.
Empirical studies show that the traditional methods are not adequate. Hence there is a
need for policy interventions, especially methods that cut across geographical regions=>
theselasttwolinesof1stparahintsatansweroption(c)
Ans:(c)
58.Whichofthefollowingobservationsemergefromtheabovepassage?
(a)Onecanidentifyasinglepolicythatcanreduceriskwithoutanysideeffect.
(b)Nosingleriskspecificpolicyissufficienttoreduceagriculturalrisk.
(c)Policieswhichaffectriskindirectlycaneliminateit.
(d)Governmentspolicyinterventioncanmitigateagriculturalriskcompletely.
Solution:
Its again a straight forward one and the answer can be directly taken from 4th line of 2nd
paragraph.
Ans:(b)
Passage1
Thelawinmanypartsoftheworldincreasinglyrestrictsthedischargeofagricultural
slurry in to water courses. The simplest and most economically sound practice returns the
materialtothelandassemisolidmanureorassprayedslurry.Thisdilutesitsconcentration
intheenvironmenttowhatmighthaveoccurredinamoreprimitiveandsustainabletypeof
agriculture and converts pollutant into fertilizer. Soil microorganisms decompose the
organic components of sewage and slurry and most of the mineral nutrients become
availabletobeabsorbedagainbythevegetation.
The excess input of the nutrients, both nitrogen and phosphorus based, from
agricultural runoff (and human sewage) has caused many healthy oligotrophic lakes (low
nutrientconcentrations,lowplantproductivitywithabundantwaterweeds,andclearwater)
to change to eutrophic condition where high nutrient lead to high phytoplankton
productivity(sometimesdominatedbybloomformingtoxicspecies).Thismakesthewater
turbid,eliminateslargeplantsand,intheworstsituations,leadstoanoxiaandfishkillsso
called cultural eutrophication. Thus important ecosystem services are lost, including the
provisioningserviceofwildcaughtfishandculturalserviceassociatedwithrecreation.
The process of cultural eutrophication of lakes has been understood for some time.
But only recently did scientists notice huge dead zones in the oceans near river outlets,
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particularly those draining large catchment areas such as Mississippi and North America
and the Yangtze in China. The nutrient enriched water flows through streams, rivers and
lakes and eventually to the estuary and ocean where the ecological impact may be huge,
killing virtually all invertebrates and fish in areas up to 70,000 km2 in extent. More than
150seaareasworldwidearenowregularlystarvedofoxygenasaresultofdecompositionof
algal blooms, fuelled particularly by nitrogen from agricultural runoff of fertilizers and
sewage from large cities. Oceanic dead zones are typically associated with industrialized
nationsandusuallylieoffcountriesthatsubsidizetheiragriculture,encouragingfarmersto
increaseproductivityandusemorefertilizer.
59.Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldthedischargeagriculturalslurryintowatercourses
berestricted?
1.Losingnutrientsinthiswayisnotagoodpracticeeconomically.
2. Water courses do not contain the microorganisms that can decompose organic
componentsofagriculturalslurry.
3.Thedischargemayleadtotheeutrophicationofwaterbodies.
(a)1only
(b)2and3only
(c)1and3only
(d)1,2and3
Solution:
Thelawinmanypartsoftheworldincreasinglyrestrictsthedischargeofagriculturalslurry
intowatercourses.Thesimplestandmosteconomicallysoundpracticereturnsthematerial
tothelandassemisolidmanureorassprayedslurry=>Thesesentencesfrom1stparagraph
hint that loosing the nutrients in this way is not a good economical practice. So option (1)
canbeconsidered.
Options(2)and(3)areevidentfrom2ndparagraph.
Ans:(d)
60.Thepassagereferstotheconversionofpollutanttofertilizer.Whatisthepollutantand
whatisthefertilizerinthiscontext?
(a) Decomposed organic component of slurry is pollutant and microorganisms in
soilconstitutefertilizer.
(b) Discharged agricultural slurry is pollutant and decomposed slurry in soil is
fertilizer
(c)Sprayedslurryispollutantandwatercourseisfertilizer
(d)Noneoftheaboveexpressionsiscorrectinthiscontext
Solution:
Option(b)iseasytoselect.
Ans:(b)
61.Accordingtothepassage,whataretheeffectsofindiscriminateuseoffertilizer?
1.Additionofpollutantstothesoilandwater.
2.Destructionofdecomposermicroorganismsinsoil.
3.Nutrientenrichmentofwaterbodies.
4.Creationofalgalblooms.
(a)1only
(b)1,3and4only
(c)2and4only
(d)1,2,3and4
Solution:
Option 2 ie., destruction of microorganisms is not mentioned anywhere in the passage
whereasallotheroptionsseemtobetakenfromthepassage.
Ans:(b)
62.Whatis/arethecharacteristicsofawaterbodywithculturaleutrophication?
1.Lossofecosystemservices.
2.Lossoffloraandfauna.
3.Lossofmineralnutrients.
(a)1only
(b)1and2only
(c)2and3only
(d)1,2and3
Solution:
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Options 1 and 2 seem to be the characteristics of cultural eutrophication. Option 1 can be
takenfrompara2andoption2canbeimpliedfrompara3.Option3seemsoddoptionin
thiscontext.
Ans:(b)
63.Considerthefollowingdiagrams:
xmen,workingatconstantspeed,doacertainjobinydays.Whichoneofthesediagrams
showstherelationbetweenxandy?
(a)diagramI
(b)diagramII
(c)diagramIII
(d)diagramIV
Solution:
LogicalExplanation:
DiagramI: Even if for zero x, there exists some y. This means, even if there is no men,
thereexistsomeworkingdays,whichiswrong.
DiagramII:Ifxisincreasedyisalsoincreasedhere.Thismeansifno.ofmenisincreased
thenthenoofworkingdaysincreased,whichiswrong.
Diagram III: This has two parts in it, a vertical line and a horizontal line. Vertical line
suggestsinfiniteworkingdaysforsomenumberofworkers,whichiswrong.Horizontalline
suggests, same working days even if the no of men is increased/decreased which is also
wrong.
DiagramIV:Thisdepictsthecorrectrelation.Whenno.ofmenincreases,thenno.ofdays
decreasesandviceversa.
MathematicalExplanation:
Herexandyareinverselyrelated.Ifx,thenumberofmenincreases,then,y,thenumberof
daysforcompletingtheworkdecreases=>x(1/y)=>xy=constant=>thisisanequation
ofarectangularhyperbola.DiagramIVresemblesahyperbolaandhenceistheanswer.
Ans:(d)
64.Acubehassixnumbersmarked1,2,3,4,5and6onitsfaces.Threeviewsofthecube
areshownbelow:
(a)2and3(b)6and1(c)1and4(d)3and1
Solution:
Ifwecheckthefirsttwocubes,thecommonnumber1hasnumbers4,6,2and3onitsfour
adjacentfaces.Sotheremainingnumber5isontheoppositefaceof1.
(1)
Checkthe4thcube.Hereweneedtofindtwoadjacentnumbersof5.
MethodI
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Fromstatement(1),inotherway,wecansaythat,2,3,4and6aretheadjacentnumbersof5.
Sooutofall,answeroption(a)hascorrectcombination.
MethodII
From the statement (1) itself, we can eliminate three answer options. Number 1 should not
beanadjacentnumberof5becauseitistheoppositenumberof5(fromstatement(1)).So
answeroptions(b),(c)and(d)canbeeliminatedaseachoftheseoptionshave1asoneofits
twonumbers.
Ans:(a)
Directionforthefollowing5(five)items:
Studythetwofiguresgivenbelowandanswerthefiveitemsthatfollow:
65.HowmanyPhysicsprofessorsbelongtotheagegroup3544?
(a)18(b)16(c)14(d)12
Solution:
Fromfig2,wecansaythat40%ofPhysicsprofessorsbelongtotheagegroup3544.From
fig1,wecanfindthatthereare32maleand8femalePhysicsprofessors.Intotalthereare
40Physicsprofessors,outofwhich40%belongto3544agegroup.
40%0f40=16
Ans:(b)
66.Whichoneofthefollowingdisciplineshasthehighestratioofmalestofemales?
(a)Physics(b)Mathematics(c)Chemistry(d)Economics
Solution:
Checkansweroptionsonebyoneforratioofmalestofemales.
Physics:Male:Female=32:8=4:1
Mathematics:Male:Female=28:8=7:2=3.5:1
Chemistry: Male:Female = 16:22 < 1 and hence can be eliminated (as it is asked for
highestratio)
Economics:Male:Female=24:8=3:1
Ans:(a)
67.WhatpercentageofallPsychologyprofessorsarefemales?
(a)40%(b)50%(c)60%(d)70%
Solution:
There are 4 male and 6 female Psychology professors. In total there are 10 Psychology
professors.
Thereare6femaleprofessorsoutofallPsychologyprofessors=>6/10*100=60%
Ans:(c)
68.IfthenumberoffemalePhysicsprofessorsintheagegroup2534equals25%ofallthe
Physicsprofessorsinthatagegroup,thenwhatisthenumberofmalePhysicsprofessorsin
theagegroup2534?
(a)9(b)6(c)3(d)2
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Solution:
Fromfig2,wecanseethat30%ofPhysicsprofessorsbelongtotheagegroup2534.From
fig1,wecanfindthatthereare32maleand8femalePhysicsprofessors.Intotalthereare
40Physicsprofessors,outofwhich30%belongto2534agegroup.
30%of40=12.Sothereare12Physicsprofessorsintheagegroup2534(1)
Itisgiventhat,thenumberoffemalePhysicsprofessorsintheagegroup2534equals25%
ofallthePhysicsprofessorsinthatagegroup=>25%of12=3arefemaleprofessorsinthat
agegroup(2)
From(1)and(2),wecansaythat123=9maleprofessorsbelongto2534agegroup.
Ans:(a)
69. If the Psychology professors in the University constitute 2% of all the professors in the
University,thenwhatisthenumberofprofessorsintheUniversity?
(a)400(b)500(c)600(d)700
Solution:
From fig1, we can find that there are 4+6=10 Psychology professors. It is given that this
constitutes2%ofallprofessors.
If2%is10,thenwhatis100%=>100/2*10=500
Ans:(b)
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15comments:
Anonymous 15June2013at11:47
sir
inqno9.ifweaddallin1matrixitcomesto110.subsequentlyin2itcomes108sowhycant7
betherightoptionasin3itwillbe106
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RavisankarVemuri
18June2013at06:57
Thereissomelogicinyourargument.Butforthesetypeofproblems,weneedto
findarelationbetweenthenumbersgiveninonetable.Thisrelationisrepetitivefor
theothertables.Butthereneednotbeanyrelationbetweentwotables.It'snota
sequencetypeofproblem.Therearethreenumbersineachtableandweneedto
findtherelationbetweenthethreenumbersinatablesuchthatthesamerelation
canberepeatedforthreenumbersinothertable.
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RupKumarBK 5February2014at17:31
Inthesolutionof68,pleaseseethelinesonceagain:
Itisgiventhat,thenumberoffemalePhysicsprofessorsintheagegroup2534equals25%of
allthePhysicsprofessorsinthatagegroup=>25%of40=10arefemaleprofessorsinthat
agegroup(2)
Here,isn'titallthephysicsprofessorsinthatagegroup=25%of12??(sinceitsaysthatinthat
agegroup2534),thentheanswerbecomes9.
Isn'tit??
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Anonymous 16March2014at19:13
Pleasecorrectyouranswer........
Qno.68
numberofphysicsprofessorsintheagegroup2534equals30%ofallthePhysicsprofessors
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so30%of40is=>12
nowasgiveninthequestion
numberoffemalePhysicsprofessorsintheagegroup2534equals25%ofallthePhysics
professorsinthatagegroup(2534)
sowehavetofind25%of12(physicsprofessor2534)not40(allphysicsprofessor)
=>so25%of12is3
3femalephysicsprofessorarethereinagegroup2534
soitconcludesthatuniversityhave
9malephysicsprofessorinagegroup2534
sooption(a)iscorrectoption
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RavisankarVemuri
1May2014at18:24
Thanksfortheinformation,itiscorrectednow..
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Anonymous 8May2014at14:00
thanksusir
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swatisingh 28May2014at15:42
thanksforsolutions.pleaseprovidepreviousyearsolutionsalso.
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Anonymous 15June2014at13:23
AnswerforQ28is(d),Explanationiscorrect,butanswergivenwrongly.
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RavisankarVemuri
19July2014at14:46
It'supdated,thanksfortheinfofriend..
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sriharsham.b 28June2014at00:34
29.d)A
30.a)D
31.b)Hokey
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sriharsham.b 28June2014at00:37
28.a)D
29.d)A
30.b)hokey
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Anonymous 19August2014at00:41
29.A
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Q.no15..canyouplzexplainitlittlebitinwords..
Then,totalpaymentforcarA=6a+40(a/8)
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howcomes40(a/8)
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RavisankarVemuri
23August2014at16:52
costofdieselis40perlitre.
mileage=distance/numberoflitresconsumed
=>numberoflitresconsumed=distance/mileage
Thisis(a/8)incaseofcarA
Hencecostofdiesel=40*(a/8)
Ihopeit'sclearnow
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Thanksyou.GoodBlog.
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