CAT Parajumbles Master

8/12/2019 CAT Parajumbles Master

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Para jumbles

Directions (Qs. 1-6): A number of sentences are given below which, when

properl se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. #hoose the most logicalor"er of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a

coherent paragraph.

1. (A) Realists believe that there is an objective reality out there independent of

ourselves.(B) his reality e!ists solely by virtue of ho" the "orld is and it is in principle

discoverable by application of the methods of science.(#) hey believe in the possibility of determinin$ "hether or not a theory is indeed

really true or false.

(%) & thin' it is fair to say that this is the position to "hich most "or'in$ scientistssubscribe.

(a) AB#% (b) #%BA (c) %#BA (d) B#A%

A

. (A) here is a stron$ manufacturin$ base for a variety of products.(B) &ndia has come a lon$ "ay on the technolo$y front.

(#) But the technolo$y adopted has been lar$ely of forei$n ori$in.(%) here are ho"ever areas such as atomic ener$y space a$riculture and

defence "here si$nificant strides have been made in evolvin$ relevant technolo$ies"ithin the country.

(a) A%#B (b) %BA# (c) BA#% (d) #BA%

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*. (A) &n emission tradin$ the $overnment fi!es the total amount of pollution that isacceptable to maintain a desired level of air +uality.(B) ,conomists ar$ue this approach ma'es air pollution control more cost-effective

than the current practice of fi!in$ air pollution standards and e!pectin$ all companiesto pollute belo" these standards.

(#) /A uses emission tradin$ to control air pollution.(%) &t then distributes emission permits to all companies in the re$ion "hich add up

to the overall acceptable level of emission.(a) BA%# (b) A#%B (c) #BA% (d) %BA#

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0. (A) he individual companies vary in sie from the corner $rocery to the industrial$iant.

(B) Policies and mana$ement methods "ithin firms ran$e from formal "ell-plannedor$aniation and controls to slipshod day-to-day operations.

(#) 2arious industries offer a "ide array of products or services throu$h millions offirms lar$ely independent of each other.

(%) 2ariation in the form of o"nership contributes to diversity in capital investmentvolume of business and financial structure.

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(a) %B#A (b) #A%B (c) BA%# (d) A%#B

B

3. (A) All levels of demand "hether individual a$$re$ate local national or

international are subject to chan$e.(B) At the same time science and technolo$y add ne" dimensions to products their

uses and the methods used to mar'et them.(#) A$$re$ate demand fluctuates "ith chan$es in the level of business activity 45P

and national income.(%) he demand of individuals tends to vary "ith chan$in$ needs and risin$ income.

(a) #B%A (b) %#AB (c) B#A% (d) A%#B

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6. (A) /ecret persons shall stri'e "ith "eapons fire or poison.(B) #lans mutually supportin$ each other shall be made to stri'e at the "ea' points.

(#) 7e shall destroy their caravans herds forests and troop reinforcements.(%) he con+ueror shall cause enemy 'in$doms to be destroyed by nei$hbourin$'in$s jun$le tribes pretenders or unjustly treated princes.

(a) %#BA (b) AB#% (c) B%#A (d) A%#B

A

Directions (Qs. $-1%): Arrange the sentences A, &, #, D to form a logicalse!uence between sentences 1 an" 6:

8. 1.9hat does the state do in a country "here ta! morality is very lo":

(A) &t tries to spy upon the ta! payers.(B) &t investi$ates income sources and spendin$ patterns.(#) ,!actly "hat the ta! authority tries to do no" even if inconsistently.

(%) &t could also encoura$e people to denounce to the ta! authorities anyconspicuously prosperous nei$hbours "hy may be suspected of net payin$ their

ta!es properly.6. he ultimate solution "ould be an ;r"ellian /ystem.

(a) BA#% (b) %BA# (c) AB#% (d) %#BA

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(a) B#A% (b) A%#B (c) A#B% (d) %B#AA

>. 1. &ndia?s e!perience of industrialiation is characteristics of the difficulties faced

by a ne"ly-independent developin$ country.(A) &n 1>08 &ndia "as undoubtedly as underdeveloped country "ith one of the lo"est

per capita incomes in the "orld.(B) &ndian industrialiation "as the result of a conscious deliberate policy of $ro"th

by indi$enous political elite.(#) oday &ndia ran's fifth in the international community of nations if measured in

terms of purchasin$ po"er.(%) ,ven today ho"ever the benefits of &ndian industrialiation since independence

have not reached the masses.6. &n &ndia there have been limited successes@ one more e!ample of $ro"th "ithout

development.

(a) #%AB (b) %#BA (c) #AB% (d) BA#%

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1. 1. he 5e" ,conomic Policy comprises of the various policy measures andchan$es introduced since uly 1>>1.

(A) here is a common thread runnin$ throu$h all these measures.(B) he objective is simple- to improve the efficiency of the system.

(#) he re$ulator mechanism involvin$ multitude of controls has fra$mented thecapacity and reduced competition even in the private sector.

(%) he thrust of ne" policy is to"ards creatin$ a more competitive environment asa means to improvin$ the productivity and efficiency of the economy.

6. his is to be achieved by removin$ the barriers and restriction on the entry and

$ro"th of firms.(a) %#AB (b) AB#% (c) B%A# (d) #%BAB

11. 1. &t is si$nificant that one of the most common objections to competition is that

it is bad.(A) his is important because in a system of free enterprise based on private

property chances are not e+ual and there is indeed a stron$ case for reducin$ that

ine+uality of opportunity.

(B) Rather it is a choice bet"een a system "here it is the "ill of a fe" persons thatdecides "ho is to $et "hat and one "here it depends at least partly on the ability

and the enterprise of the people.(#) Althou$h competition and justice may have little else in common it is as much a

commendation of competition of justice that it is no respecter of justice.(%) he choice today is not bet"een a system in "hich everybody "ill $et "hat he

deserves accordin$ to some universal standard and one "here individual shares aredetermined by chance or $ood"ill.

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6. he fact that opportunities open to the poor in a competitive society are muchmore restricted than those open to the rich does not ma'e it less true that in such a

society the poor are more free than a person commandin$ much $reater materialcomfort in a different type of society.

(a) #%BA (b) %#BA (c) AB#% (d) BA%#

A

1. 1. he necessity for re$ional inte$ration in /outh Asia is underlined by the very

history of the last 03 years since the li+uidation of the British ,mpire in this part ofthe "orld.

(A) After the partition of the &ndian sub continent Pa'istan "as formed in that veryarea "hich the imperial po"ers had al"ays mar'ed out as the potential base for

operations a$ainst the Russian po"er in #entral Asia.(B) Because of the disunity and ill-"ill amon$ the /outh Asian nei$hbours particular

&ndia and Pa'istan the $reat po"ers from outside the area could meddle into their

affairs and thereby 'eep nei$hbours apart.(#) &t needs to be added that it "as the bountiful supply of sophisticated arms that

emboldened Pa'istan to $o for "ar li'e bellicosity to"ards &ndia.(%) As a part of the cold "ar strate$y of the ./. Pa'istan "as suc'ed into9ashin$ton?s military alliance spreadin$ the over the years.

6. &nternally too it "as the massive induction of American arms into Pa'istan "hichempo"ered the military junta of the country to stuff out the civilian $overnment and

destroy democracy in Pa'istan.(a) A#B% (b) AB%# (c) #BA% (d) %#AB

B

1*. 1. #ommercial ener$y consumption sho"s an increasin$ trend and poses a major

challen$e for the future.(A) he demand for petroleum durin$ 1>>6->8 and 6-8 is anticipated to be >6->8 and >6->8 to achieve Plan

tar$ets and 06 million tones by 6-8.(%) he demand for petroleum products has already outstripped indi$enous

production.6. ,lectricity is $oin$ to play a major role in the development of infrastructure

facilities.

(a) %A#B (b) #A%B (c) BA%# (d) AB#%

A

10. 1. he success of any unit in a competitive environment depends on prudentmana$ement of resources.

(A) &n this conte!t it "ould have been more appropriate if the concept of accelerateddepreciation to$ether "ith additional incentives to"ards capital allo"ances for

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recoupin$ a portion of the cost of replacements out of the current $enerations hadbeen accepted.

(B) Added to this are the ne$li$ible retention of profits because of inade+uate capitalallo"ances are artificial disallo"ances of $enuine outflo"s.

(#) ;ne si$nificant cause for poor $eneration of surpluses is the hi$h cost of capitaland its servicin$ cost.

(%) he lac' of a mechanism in &ndia ta! la"s for +uic' recovery of capital costs hasnot received its due attention.

6. 9hile this may apparently loo' costly from the point of vie" of the e!che+uer theultimate cost to the $overnment and the community in the losses suffered throu$h

poor viability "ill be prohibitive.(a) A%B# (b) B#%A (c) #B%A (d) %BA#

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13. 1. #ount Rumford is perhaps best 'no"n for his observations on the nature of

heat.(A) 7e undertoo' several e!periments in order to test the theories of the ori$in of

frictional heat.(B) Accordin$ to the calorists the heat "as produced by the caloric s+ueeed outof the chips in the process of separatin$ them from the lar$er pieces of metal.

(#) Cavoisier had introduced the term caloric for the "ei$htless substance heatand has included it amon$ the chemical elements alon$ "ith carbon nitro$en and

o!y$en.(%) &n the ammunitions factory in Dunich Rumford noticed that a considerable

de$ree of heat developed in a brass $un "hile it "as bein$ bored.6. Rumford could not believe that the amount of heat $enerated could have come

from the small amount of dust created.(a) AB#% (b) #B%A (c) A#%B (d) #%AB

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16. 1. he death of cinema has been predicted annually.

(A) &t hasn?t happened.(B) &t "as said that the television "ould 'ill it off-and indeed audiences plummeted

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(#) An e!planation of this process devised by E. . 2ine and %. 7. Datthe"s ofPrinceton is no" $enerally accepted.

(%) he sea-floor spreadin$ hypothesis "as formulated chiefly by 7arry 7. 7ess ofPrinceton niversity in the early 1>6s.

6. As ma$ma rises under the mid-ocean rid$e ferroma$netic minerals in the ma$mabecome ma$netied in the direction of the $eoma$netic field.

(a) %#BA (b) AB%# (c) #B%A (d) %BA#

A

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(%) ;ne could thin' that they "ere but the necessary outcome of one?s in a(a) #AB% (b) B%#A (c) BA%# (d) #%BA

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1. (A) he can only rene" himself if his soul(B) 7e rene"s himself and

(#) he "riter can only be fertile if(%) &s constantly enriched by fresh e!perience

(a) #BA% (b) #A%B (c) B%#A (d) BA#%A

. (A) But a masterpiece is

(B) ntau$ht $enius(#) A laborious career than as the luc'y flu'e of

(%) Dore li'ely to come as the culminatin$ point of(a) #%AB (b) A%#B (c) #%BA (d) A#%BB

*. (A) 9hat interests you is the "ay & "hich you have created the illusion(B) hey are an$ry "ith you for it "as

(#) he public is easily disillusioned and then(%) he illusion they loved@ they do not understand that

(a) A#B% (b) B%#A (c) #B%A (d) B#A%

B

0. (A) An ade+uate physical and social infrastructure level(B) he pattern of spatial $ro"th in these to"ns as also to

(#) he failure of the $overnment to ensure(%) he roots of the riots are related to

(a) A#B% (b) %B#A (c) AB%# (d) #B%AB

Directions (Qs. '-'%): *n each of the following !uestions, the answerchoice suggest the alternative arrangements of four sentences A, &, #, an"

D. #hoose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph.3. (A) o have settled one?s affairs is a very $ood preparation to leadin$ the rest of

one?s life "ithout concern for the future.(B) 9hen & have finished this boo' & shall 'no" "here & stand.

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(#) ;ne does not die immediately after one has made one?s "ill@ one ma'es one?s"ill as a precaution.

(%) & can afford then to do "hat & choose "ith the years that remain to me.(a) %BA# (b) #AB% (c) B%A# (d) #B%A

B

6. (A) &t is said that &ndia has al"ays been in a hurry to conform to the "estern

thou$ht especially the American.(B) ,ven the smaller countries have the $uts to ta'e a firm contrarian stand if they

feel the policies happen to compromise their country?s interest.(#) &t?s one thin$ to sprout theories on liberaliation and entirely another to barter

the interests of the nation in its name.(%) &n this case too "hile a lar$e number of countries are yet to ratify the 4A

&ndia has not only ratified the treaty but is also preparin$ to amend the Patents Act.

(a) #AB% (b) %#AB (c) #B%A (d) B%#A#

8. (A) But instead you are faced "ith another hu$e cra$ and the "eary trailcontinues.

(B) 5o the path "inds on and another mountain bars your "ay.(#) 9hen for days you have been $oin$ throu$h a mountain pass a moment comes

"hen you are sure that after "indin$ around the $reat mass of roc' in front of youyou "ill come upon the plain.

(%) /urely after this you "ill see the plain.(a) #%BA (b) BA%# (c) #A%B (d) B#A%

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. (A) &t is e!citin$ and various.(B) & am a "riter as & mi$ht have been a doctor or a la"yer.

(#) he "riter is free to "or' in "hat he believes.(%) &t is so pleasant a profession that it is not surprisin$ if a vast number of persons

adopt it "ho have no +ualifications for it.

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(a) #A%B (b) AB%# (c) %B#A (d) B%A#%

Directions (Qs. -): Arrange sentences A, &, # an" D between sentences

1 an" 6 to form a logical se!uence of si sentences.*. 1. &t is often said that $ood actors can $et out of a play more than the author

has put into it.(A) A $ood actor brin$in$ to a part his o"n talent often $ives it a value that the

layman on readin$ the play had not seen in it but at the utmost he can do no morethan reach the ideal that the author has seen in his mind?s eye.

(B) &n all my plays & have been fortunate enou$h to have some of the parts acted as& "anted@ but in none have & had all the parts so acted.

(#) hat is not true.(%) 7e has to be an actor of address to do this@ for the most part the author has to

be satisfied "ith an appro!imation of the performance he visualied.

6. his is so obviously inevitable for the actor "ho is suited to a certain role may "ellbe en$a$ed and you have to put up "ith the second or third best because there is no

help for it.(a) BA#% (b) %A#B (c) #A%B (d) %#BA#

*1. 1. & can thin' of no serious prose play that has survived the $eneration that $aveit birth.

(A) hey are museum pieces.(B) hey are revived no" and then because a famous part tempts a leadin$ actor or

a mana$er in "ant of a stop $ap thin's he "ill put on a play on "hich he has no

loyalties to pay.(#) A fe" comedies have haphaardly traveled do"n on a couple of centuries or so.(%) he audience lau$hs at their "it "ith politeness and at their farce "ith

embarrassment.6. hey are not held nor ta'en out of themselves.

(a) #%BA (b) #AB% (c) AB%# (d) BA#%A

*. 1. he "ind had sava$e allies.

(A) &f it had not been for my closely fitted helmet the e!plosions mi$ht have

shattered my eardrums.(B) he first clap of thunder came as a deafenin$ e!plosion that literally shoo' my

teeth.(#) & did not hear the thunder & actually felt it H an almost unbearable physical

e!istence.(%) & sa" li$htenin$ all around me in every shape ima$inable.

6. &t "as rainin$ so torrentially that & thou$ht & "ould dro"n in mid air.(a) B#A% (b) #A%B (c) #B%A (d) A#%B

A

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**. 1. All human bein$s are a"are of the e!istence of a po"er $reater than that ofthe mortals H the name $iven to such a po"er by individuals is an outcome of birth

education and choice.(A) Co$ically therefore such a po"er should be remembered in $ood times also.

(B) heir other philanthropic contributions include the construction and maintenanceof reli$ious places such as temples or $urud"aras.

(#) &ndustrial or$aniations also contribute to the veneration of this po"er byparticipatin$ in activities such as reli$ious ceremonies and festivities or$anied by

the employees.(%) his po"er provides an anchor in times of adversity difficulty and trouble.

6. he top mana$ementImana$ers should participate in all such events irrespectiveof their personal choice.

(a) #A%B (b) B#A% (c) %A#B (d) %B#A#

*0. 1. A thorou$h 'no"led$e of the path or course to be follo"ed is essential forachievin$ success.

(A) /eniors must sho" the path clearly by layin$ do"n the precise e!pectations ofthe mana$ement in terms of job description 'ey result areas and personal tar$ets.(B) hey should also Jli$ht the path? by personal e!ample.

(#) Advice tendered or help offered must be objectively evaluated for itseffectiveness in achievin$ the desired $oal.

(%) A display of arro$ance and a false sense of Jself "orth? in order to belittle those"ho come to help prove dysfunctional.

6. he individuality of each employee must be respected.(a) #%AB (b) #A%B (c) BA%# (d) AB#%

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Directions (Qs. -): Arrange sentences A, &, # an" D between sentences1 an" 6 so as to form a logical se!uence of si sentences.*3. 1. #urrency movements can have a dramatic impact on e+uity returns for forei$n

investors.(A) his is not surprisin$ as many developin$ economies try to pe$ their e!chan$e

rates to the ./. dollar or to a bas'et of currencies.(B) Dany developin$ economies mana$e to 'eep e!chan$e rate volatility lo"er than

that in the industrial economies.(#) &ndia has also $one in for the full float on the current account and abolished the

mana$ed e!chan$e rate.

(%) %ramatic e!ceptions are Ar$entina Brail and 5i$eria.

6. Another emer$in$ mar'et specific ris' is li+uidity ris'.(a) A%B# (b) #%AB (c) B%A# (d) #AB%

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*6. 1. otal for$iveness for a mista'e $enerates a sense of complacency to"ardstar$et achievement amon$ the employees.

(A) &n such a situation the "or' ethos $ets distorted and individuals $et a feelin$that they can $et a"ay "ith any lapse.

(B) he feelin$ that they develop is "hether & produce results or not themana$ement "ill not punish me or does not have the $uts to punish me.

(#) Also e!cess la!ity dama$es mana$ement credibility because for a lon$ time themana$ement has maintained that dysfunctional behaviour "ill result in punishment

and "hen somethin$ $oes "ron$ it fails to ta'e specific punitive action.(%) he severity of the punishment may be reduced by modifyin$ it but some action

must be ta'en a$ainst the $uilty so as to serve as a remainder for all others in theor$aniation.

6. Doreover it helps to establish the mana$ement?s ima$es of bein$ firm fair and yethuman.

(a) %#BA (b) BA#% (c) %B#A (d) #AB%%

*8. 1. But the vessel 'ept $oin$ a"ay.(A) 7e loo'ed an!iously around.(B) here "as nothin$ to see but the "ater and empty s'y.

(#) 7e could no" barely see her funnel and masts "hen heaved up on a hi$h "ave.(%) 7e did not 'no" for "hat.

6. A brea'in$ "ave slapped in the face and cho'in$ him.(a) %B#A (b) A#%B (c) #A%B (d) AB#%

B

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(#) /uch people must be respected and 'ept close to the heart.(%) Business realities call for developin$ a lar$e circle of ac+uaintances and contacts@

ho"ever@ all of them "ill be motivated by their o"n self-interest and it "ould be"ron$ to treat them as $enuine friends.

6. here is al"ays a need for real friends to "hom one can turn for balancedunselfish advice more so "hen one is cau$ht in a dilemma.

(a) AB#% (b) A%B# (c) A#%B (d) A#B%%

0. 1. Dana$ers especially the successful ones should $uard a$ainst ascribin$ to

themselves +ualities and attributes "hich they may not have or may have in ameasure much less than "hat they thin' they haveG

(A) ,!ternal appearances can be deceptive.(B) o initiate action "ithout bein$ in possession of full facts can lead to disastrous

results.

(#) Also one should develop confidents "ho can be used as soundin$ boards in orderto chec' one?s o"n thin'in$ a$ainst that of the others.

(%) &t is also useful to be receptive to feedbac' about oneself so that a realunderstandin$ of the Jself? e!ists.6. A false perception can be li'e "earin$ coloured $lasses H all facts $et tainted by

the colour of the $lass and the mind interprets them "ron$ly to fit into theperception.

(a) %#AB (b) BA%# (c) %AB# (d) B#A%%

01. 1. #onflictin$ demands for resources are al"ays voiced by differentfunctionsIdepartments in an or$aniation.

(A) ,very mana$er e!amines the tas' entrusted to him and evaluates the sources

re+uired.(B) Availability of resources in full measure ma'es tas' achievement easy because itreduces the effort needed to some-"hat ma'e do.

(#) A safety cushion is built into demand for resources to offset the adverse impactof any cut imposed by the seniors.

(%) his aspect needs to be understood as a reality.6. dynamic ener$etic $ro"th oriented and "ise mana$ement is al"ays are

confronted "ith the inade+uacy of resources "ith respect to one of the four Ds (menmachines money and materials) and the t"o s (time and technolo$y).

(a) %AB# (b) A#B% (c) AB#% (d) B#%AA

0. 1. %espite the passa$e of time a lar$e number of conflicts continue to remain

alive because the "ron$ed parties in reality or in ima$ination "ish to ta'e reven$eupon each other thus creatin$ a vicious circle.

(A) At times mana$ers are called upon to ta'e ruthless decisions in the lon$-terminterests of the or$aniation.

(B) People hurt others at times 'no"in$ly to teach them a lesson and at other timesbecause they lac' correct understandin$ of the other person?s stand.

(#) he dele$ation of any po"er to any person is never absolute.

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(%) ,very ruthless decision "ill be accepted easily if the situation at the moment ofcommittin$ the act is objectively analyed shared openly and discussed rationally.

6. Po"er is misused@ its effects can last only for a "hile since employees are boundto confront it some day.

(a) B#A% (b) A%B# (c) %AB# (d) BA%#B

0*. 1. Dana$ers need to differentiate amon$ those "ho commit an error once those

"ho are repetitively errant but can be corrected and those "ho are basically "ic'ed.(A) he persons in this cate$ory "ill resort to s"eet-tal' and ma'e all sorts of

promises on bein$ cau$ht but at the first opportunity "ill revert to their bad "ays.(B) Dana$ers must ta'e ruthless action a$ainst the basically "ic'ed and ensure their

separation from the or$aniation at the earliest.(#) he first cate$ory needs to be corrected softly and duly counseled@ the second

cate$ory should be dealt "ith firmly and duly counseled till they realie the dan$er of

persistin$ "ith their errant behaviour.(%) &t is the last cate$ory of "hom the mana$ers must be most "ary.

6. he punishment must be fair and based on the philosophy of $ivin$ all thepossible opportunities and help prior to ta'in$ ruthless action.(a) A%#B (b) #%AB (c) #A%B (d) B%A#

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Directions (Qs.-%): answer the !uestions base" on the followinginformation. /ach of the !uestions consists of four sentence" mar0e" A, &, #

an" D. ou are re!uire" to arrange the sentences in a proper se!uence so asto ma0e a coherent paragraph.

03. (A) 9here there is division there must be conflict not only division bet"een manand "oman but also division on the basis of race reli$ion and lan$ua$e.(B) 9e said the present condition of racial divisions lin$uistic divisions has brou$ht

out so many "ars.(#) Also "e "ent into the +uestion as to "hy does this conflict bet"een man and

man e!ist.(%) Day "e continue "ith "hat "e "ere discussin$ last evenin$:

(a) AB#% (b) %B#A (c) B#A% (d) B%A#B

06. (A) 5o other document $ives us so intimate a sense of the tone and temper ofthe first $eneration poets.

(B) Part of the interest of the journal is course historical.(#) and the clues to 9ords"orth?s creative processes "hich the journal are of

decisive si$nificance.(%) 5o even in their o"n letters do 9ords"orth and #olerid$e stand so present

before us than they do throu$h the references in the journal.(a) BA#% (b) B%A# (c) #BA% (d) %AB#

A

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08. (A) hese hi$h plans died slo"ly but definitely and "ere replaced by the dream

of a hu$e "or' on philosophy.(B) &n doin$ "hatever little he could of the ne" plan the poet mana$ed to "rite

speculations on theolo$y and political theory.(#) he poet?s hu$e ambitions included "ritin$ a philosophic epic on the ori$in of

evil.(%) 7o"ever not much "as done in this re$ard either "ith only fra$ments bein$

"ritten.(a) AB#% (b) #BA% (c) #%AB (d) #A%B

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(B) o $et rid of this monstrosity "as a truly a 7erculean tas' for as soon as onehead "as cut off t"o ne" ones replaced it.

(#) 7ercules accomplished this labour "ith the aid of an assistant "ho cauteried thenec's as fast as 7ercules cut off the headsG

(%) ;ne of the t"elve laborers of 7ercules "as the 'illin$ of hydra a "ater monster"ith nine heads.

(a) %#BA (b) AB#% (#) %BA# (d) B%#A#

3. (A) hat 7olly"ood is a man?s "orld is certainly true but it is not the "hole truth.(B) ,ven Renaissance film actress odie Eoster "ho hosts this compendium of movie

history confesses surprise at this.(#) /he says that she had no idea that "omen "ere so active in the industry even in

those days.(%) %urin$ the silent era for e!ample female script "riters outnumbered males 1

to 1.

(a) A%B# (b) AB%# (c) %#AB (d) AB#%A

3*. (A) &ts business decisions are made on the timely and accurate flo" ofinformation.

(B) &t has 18 employees in 1* branches and representative offices across theAsia-Pacific re$ion.

(#) Eor employees to maintain a competitive ed$e in a fast-movin$ field they musthave +uic' access to P Dor$an?s proprietary trade related data.

(%) P Dor$an?s is one of the lar$est ban'in$ institutions in the / and a premierinternational tradin$ firm.

(a) %BA# (b) %#BA (c) #%AB (d) %#AB

A

30. (A) he /aheli Pro$ramme run by the / #ross-#ultural /olutions is offerin$ athree "ee' tour of &ndia that involves a lot more than frenied si$ht seein$.

(B) Participants interested in "omen?s issues "ill learn about arran$ed marria$esdo"ry and infanticide.

(#) 7oliday pac'a$es include all sorts of topics but female infanticide must be firstfor tourism.

(%) &nterspersed "ith these tal's and meetin$s are visits to cities li'e 5e" %elhi andA$ra home to the aj Dahal.

(a) A#B% (b) #%BA (c) A%B# (d) #AB%

A

33. (A) /omethin$ ma$ical is happenin$ to our planet.(B) /ome are callin$ it paradi$m shift.

(#) it?s $ettin$ smaller.(%) ;thers call it business transformation.

(a) AB%# (b) A#%B (c) AB#% (d) A#B%%

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Directions (Qs.6-6): *n each of the following !uestions four sentences aregiven between the sentences numbere" 1 an" 6. ou are re!uire" to

arrange the four sentences so that all si together ma0e a logicalparagraph.

36. 1. &t doesn?t ta'e a hi$hly esteemed medical e!pert to conclude that "omenhandle pain better than men.

(A) Eirst the men "ould $ive birth and then ta'e si! months to recover.(B) As for labour pains the human species "ould become e!tinct if men had to $ive

birth.(#) hey do ho"ever ma'e life hell for everyone else "ith their non-stop

complainin$ about ho" bad they feel.(%) he men in my life includin$ my husband and my father "ould not ta'e a ylenol

for pain even if their lives depend on it.6. And by the time they finish sharin$ their e!cruciatin$ e!perience "ith their

buddies all reproduction "ould come to a halt.(a) AB%# (b) %#BA (c) #%BA (d) BA#%

A

38. 1. A fe" years a$o hostility to"ards apanese-Americans "as so stron$ that &thou$ht they "ere $oin$ to reopen the detention camps here in Kol'ata.(A) oday Asians are a success story.

(B) & cannot help ma'in$ a comparison to the anti-e"ish sentiment in 5ai 4ermany"hen e"ish people "ere successful in business.

(#) But do people applaud President #linton for improvin$ forei$n trade "ith Asia:(%) 5o" tal' about the JAr'nsas-Asia #onnection? is broadenin$ that hatred to

include all Asian-Americans.6. 5o blinded by jealous they complain that it is the Asian-American "ho are

reapin$ the "ealth.(a) %BA# (b) AB%# (c) %AB# (d) A#B%

B

3>* story about a property dispute dama$ed theirreputation.

(#) aylor has just filed a defamation suit a$ainst the 5ational ,n+uirer.

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(%) /he is unluc'y in la" too.6. Alas all levels of the #alifornia court system disa$reed.

(a) #%AB (b) %#AB (c) %AB# (d) #%BAB

6. 1. 7iss "as servin$ as 7ead of the ,ndo"ment on Au$ust * 1>0*s "as 7iss.

6. hen biarrely 7iss as'ed #hambers to open his mouth.(a) #BA% (b) A%B# (c) A%#B (d) A#%B

#

61. 1. since its birth roc' has produced a lon$ stin$ of $uitar heroes.(A) it is a list that "ould be$in "ith #huc' Berry and continue "ith 7endri! Pa$e and

#lapton.(B) these are musicians celebrated for their sheer instrumental talent and their flair

for e!pansive sho"y and sometimes self indul$ent solos.(#) it "ould also include players of more recent vinta$e li'e 2an-7alen and Civin$

#olour?s 2emon Ried.(%) but "ith the advent of alternative roc' and $run$e $uitar heroism became

uncool.

6. $uitarists li'e Peter Buc' and Kurt #obain shy a"ay from e!hibitionism.(a) A#B% (b) AB#% (c) B#A% (d) BA%#A

6. 1. for many scientists oceans are the cradle of life.(A) but all over the "orld chemical products and nuclear "aste continue to be

damped into them.(B) coral reefs "hich are 'no"n to be the most beautiful places of the submarine

"orld are fast disappearin$.(#) he result is that many species of fish die because of this pollution.

(%) ;f course man is the root cause behind these problems.

6. man has lon$ since ruined the places he visits H continents and oceans ali'e.

(a) A#B% (b) BA#% (c) AB%# (d) B#A%A

6*. 1. am & one of the people "ho are "orried that Bill #linton?s second term mi$htbe destroyed by the constitutional crisis:

(A) ;n the other hand ordinary citiens have put the campai$n behind them.(B) in other "ords "hat "orries me is that Bill #linton could e!hibit a version of

"hat 4eor$e Bush used to refer to crisis.

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(#) that is he mi$ht have so much campai$n momentum that he may not able tostop campai$nin$.

(%) "ell it is true that &?ve been "onderin$ "hether a President could be impeachedfor refusin$ to stop tal'in$ about the brid$e "e need to build to the 1stcentury.

6. they no" prefer to "atch their favorite soaps and ads on 2 rather than senators.(a) %B#A (B) AB%# (c) BA#% (d) #B%A

A

60. 1. /o ho" bi$ is the potential mar'et:

(A) But they end up spendin$ thousands more each year on hard"are overhaul andsoft"are up $radation.

(B) analysts say the ne" machines "ill appeal primarily to corporate sectors.(#) An individual buyer can pic' a des'top computer for less than L in America.

(%) for them the 5#s best dra"in$ card is its promise of much lo"er maintenancecosts.

6. 5#s "hich automatically load the latest version of "hatever soft"are they need

could put an end to all that.(a) B#A% (b) %AB# (c) B%#A (d) %#AB

#

63. 1. 7istorically stained $lass "as almost entirely reserved for ecclesiasticalspaces.

(A) By all counts he has accomplished that mission "ith unmista'able style.(B) &t is my mission to brin$ it 'ic'in$ and screamin$ out of that milieu says

#lar'e.(#) the first "as the je"el-li'e "indo"s he desi$ned for a #istercian #hurch in

/"iterland.(%) t"o recent projects sho" his $enius in the separate "orlds of the sacred and the

mundane.

6. the second "as a spectacular hu$e s'yli$ht in a shoppin$ comple! in Brail.(a) #BA% (b) BA%# (c) AB%# (d) %BA#B

Directions (Qs. 66-$): arrange sentences A, &, # an" D in a proper

se!uence so as to ma0e a coherent paragraph.66. (A) it be$ins "ith an ordinary fever and a moderate cou$h.

(B) &ndia could be under attac' from a class of $erms that cause "hat are calledtypical pneumonias.

(#) slo"ly a sore throat pro$resses to bronchitis and then pneumonia and respiratory

complications.

(%) ita appears li'e the ordinary flu but baffled doctors fimd that the usual dru$sdon?t "or'.

(a) AB#% (b) B%A# (c) A%#B (d) B#%AB

68. (A) chemists mostly don?t stoc' itF only a fe" $overnment hospitals do but in

limited +uantities.

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(B) %elhi?s buildin$ boom is creatin$ a biarreF sna'es are increasin$ly bitin$ peopleas they emer$e from their disturbed under$round homes.

(#) there isn?t enou$h anti-sna'e serum lar$ely because there is no centralieda$ency that distributes the product.

(%) if thin$s don?t improve more people could face parsalysis and even death.(a) B#A% (b) %B#A (c) AB#% (d) #AB%

A

6>6.(#) if this trend offsets the mid-term poll fati$ue the fall may not be so steep.

(%) not"ithstandin$ a $ood deal of speculation on this issue it is still not clear as to

"ho benefits from a lo"er turnout.(a) BA#% (b) AB#% (c) %BA# (d) #B%A

A

6>. (A) after several routine elections there comes a Jcritical? election "hichredefines the basic pattern of political loyalties redra"s political $eo$raphy and

opens up political space.(B) in psepholo$ical jar$on they call it reali$nment.

(#) rather since 1> there have been a series of semi-critical elections.(%) on a strict definition none of the recent &ndian elections +ualifies as a critical

election.(a) AB#% (b) AB%# (c) %BA# (d) %#BA

B

8. (A) trivial pursuits mar'eted by the #on$ress is a $ame imported from &taly.(B) the idea is to create an ima$inary saviour in times of crisis so that the party

doesn?t fall flat on its collective face.(#) closest contenders are Dani /han'ar Aiyar "ho still hears his Daster?s 2oice and

2. 4eor$e "ho is frustrated by the fact that his political future remains /onia and yetso far.

(%) the current champion is Arjun for "hom all roads lead to Rome or in this case 1anpath.

(a) AB%# (b) AB#% (c) %#BA (d) #%BA

A

81. (A) $ood advertisin$ can ma'e people buy your products even if it suc's.

(B) A dollar spent on brain"ashin$ is more cost-effective than a dollar spent onproduct improvement.

(#) that?s important because it ta'es pressure off you to ma'e $ood politics.(%) obviously there?s a minimum +uality that every product has to achieve it should

be able to "ithstand the shippin$ process "ithout becomin$ unreco$niable.

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(a) BA#% (b) A#B% (c) A%#B (d) B#%AB

8. (A) almost a century a$o "hen the father of the modern automobile industry

7enry Eord sold the first model car he decided that only the best "ould do for hiscustomers.

(B) oday it is committed to deliverin$ the finest +uality "ith over si! million vehiclesa year in over countries across the "orld.

(#) and for over ninety years this philosophy has endured in the Eord Dotor#ompany.

(%) thus a vehicle is ready for the customer only if it passes the Eord JMero %efectPro$ramme?.

(a) AB#% (b) A#%B (c) A#B% (d) #%AB

8*. (A) But clearly the $overnment still has the final say.

(B) &n the past fe" years the Reserve Ban' of &ndia mi$ht have "restedconsiderable po"ers from the $overnment "hen it comes to monetary policy.

(#) the RB&?s announcements on certain issues become effective only after the$overnment notifies them.(%) isn?t it time the $overnment vested the RB& "ith po"ers to sanction such

chan$es leavin$ their ratification for later:(a) A#%B (b) A#B% (c) BA#% (d) %A#B

80. (A) & sat there fro"nin$ at the chec'ered table-cloth che"in$ the bitter cud of

insi$ht.(B) hat "intry afternoon in Danhattan "aitin$ in the little Erench restaurant & "as

feelin$ frustrated and depressed.(#) even the prospect of seein$ a dear friend failed to cheer me as it usually did.

(%) because of certain miscalculations on my part a project of considerable

importance in my life had fallen throu$h.(a) A%B# (b) B#%A (c) B%#A (d) AB#%

83. (A) perhaps the best 'no"n is the Bay Area 9ritin$ Project founded by ames4ray in 1>80.

(B) the decline in "ritin$ s'ills can be stopped.(#) today?s bac'-to-basics movement has already forced some schools to place

rene"ed emphasis on the three Rs.(%) althou$h the inability of some teachers to teach "ritin$ successfully remains a

bi$ stumblin$ bloc' a number of pro$rammes have been developed to attac' thisproblem.

(a) B#%A (b) A%#B (c) A#B% (d) #AB%

Directions (Qs. $6-2): arrange sentences A, &, # an" D between sentences1 an" 6, so as to form a logical se!uence of si sentences.

86. 1. "henever technolo$y has flo"ered it has put man?s lan$ua$e H developin$s'ills into overdrive.

(A) technical terms are spillin$ into the main stream almost as fast as jun'-mail isslapped into e-mail bo!es.

(B) the era of computers is no less.(#) from the "heel "ith its a!le to the spinnin$ "heel "ith its bobbins to the

compact disc and its je"el bo!es inventions have trailed ne" "ords in their "a'e.

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(%) #yberslan$ is hu$e but it?s parochial and "e don?t 'no" "hat "ill filter into thelar$e culture said om %alell "ho "rote slan$ dictionary JElappers Rappers?.

6. some slan$s already have a pedi$ree.(a) B#A% (b) #BA% (c) AB#% (d) %B#A

88. 1. until the DBA arrived on the scene the && $raduate "as 'in$.

(A) a de$ree from one of the five &&s "as a passport to a "ell-playin$ job $reatprospects abroad and for some a decent do"ry to boot.

(B) from the day he or she crac'ed the oint ,ntrance ,!amination the && studentcommanded the a"e of nei$hbours and close relatives.

(#) && students had mean"hile also developed their o"n special culture complete"ith lin$o and attitude "hich they passed do"n.

(%) true the success stories of && $raduates are le$ion and they no" constitute thecream of the &ndian diaspora.

6. but not many alumni "ould a$ree that the && under$raduate mindset merits aserious psycholo$ical study lat alone an interactive one.

(a) BA#% (b) AB#% (c) BA%# (d) AB%#

8. 1. there in ,urope his true $ifts unveiled.

(A) playin$ "ith %on #herie blendin$ &ndian music and ja for the first time he

be$an settin$ the pace in the late 8s for much of present-day fusion is.(B) ohn DcCau$hlin the le$endary $uitarist "hose soul has al"ays had an &ndianstamp on it "as seduced immediately.

(#) fusion by 4urtu had be$un.(%) he partnered 4urtu for four years and Jnatured? him as a composer.

6. but for every e!perimental musician Jthere? a critic nestlin$ nearby.(a) AB#% (b) B#A% (c) A%B# (d) AB%#


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(%) his heart thumped in his chest s"eat beads formed themselves on his foreheadhis mouth "as dry.

(a) #AB% (b) B%A# (c) BA%# (d) AB#%

1. (A) by reasonin$ "e mean the mental process of dra"in$ an inference from t"oor more statements or $oin$ from the inference to the statements "hich yield that

inference.(B) so lo$ical reasonin$ covers those types of +uestions "hich imply dra"in$ as

inference from the problems.(#) lo$ic means if "e ta'e its ori$inal meanin$ the science of valid reasonin$.

(%) #learly for understandin$ ar$uments and for dra"in$ the inference correctly it isnecessary that "e should understand the statements first.

(a) A#B% (b) #AB% (c) AB#% (d) %B#A

Directions (Qs. %'-%6): Arrange sentences A,&, # an" D between sentencesnumbere" 1 an" 6 to form a logical se!uence of si sentences.

>. 1. Buddhism is a "ay to salvation.(A) but Buddhism is more severely analytical.

(B) in the #hristian tradition there is also a concern for the fate of human societyconceived as a "hole rather than merely as a sum or net"or' of individuals.

(#) salvation is a property or achievement of individuals.(%) not only does it dissolve society into individuals the individual in turn is

dissolved into component parts and instants a stream of events.6. in modern terminolo$y Buddhist doctrine is reductionist.

(a) AB%# (b) #BA% (c) B%A# (d) AB#%

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>*. 1. he problem of improvin$ &ndian a$riculture is both a sociolo$ical and an

administrative one.(A) &t also appears that there is a direct relationship bet"een the sie of a state and

development.(B) he issues of &ndian development and the problem of &ndia?s a$ricultural sector

"ill remain "ith us lon$ into the ne!t century.(#) 9ithout improvin$ &ndian a$riculture no liberaliation and licensin$ "ill be able

to help &ndia.(%) At the end of the day there has to be a ferment and movement of life and action

in the vast se$ment of rural &ndia.6. 9hen it starts marchin$ &ndia "ill fly.

(a) %AB# (b) #%BA (c) A#%B (d) AB#%

>0. 1. 4ood literary ma$aines have al"ays been $ood because of their editors.(A) Eurthermore to edit by committee as it "ere "ould prevent any ma$aine from

findin$ its o"n identity.

(B) he more +uir'y and idiosyncratic they have been the better the ma$aine is atleast as a $eneral rule.

(#) But the number of editors one can have for a ma$aine should also bedetermined by the number of contributions to it.(%) o have four editors for an issue that contains only seven contributions it is a bit

silly to start "ith.6. 7o"ever in spite of this anomaly the ma$aine does ac+uire merit in its attempt

to $ive a comprehensive vie" of the &ndian literary scene as it is today.(a) AB#% (b) B#%A (c) AB%# (d) #BA%

>3. 1. &t is successful story of the &ndian e!partriate in the / "hich today ho$s

much of the media covera$e in &ndia.(A) ,ast and "est the t"ain has met +uite comfortably in their person than' you.

(B) ,specially in it?s more recent romancin$-the-5R& phase.

(#) /eldom does the price of $ettin$ there H more li'e not $ettin$ there H or "hat?s$oin$ on behind those sunny smiles $et so much media hype.(%) 9ell-$roomed "ith their perfect #ol$ate smiles and hair in place they appear

the picture of confidence "hich comes from havin$ arrived.6. he festival of features films and documentaries made by Americans of &ndia

descent bein$ screened this fortni$ht $oes a lon$ "ay in fillin$ those $aps.(a) A#B% (b) %AB# (c) B%A# (d) AB#%

>6. 1. A mar'et for &ndian art has e!isted ever since the international art scene

spran$ to life.(A) But interest in architectural conceits is unanticipated fallout of the festivals of

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(a) AB#% (b) %#AB (c) #BA% (d) #AB%

Directions (Qs. %$-11): Arrange the sentences A, &, # an" D to form alogical se!uence between sentences 1 to 6.

>8. 1. Da'in$ people lau$h is tric'y.(A) At times the intended humour may simply not come off.

(B) Da'in$ people lau$h "hile tryin$ to sell them somethin$ is a tou$her challen$esince the commercial can fall flat on t"o $rounds.

(#) here are many advertisements "hich do not even be$in to set the cash tillrin$in$.

(%) A$ain it is rarely sufficient for an advertiser simply to amuse the tar$et audiencein order to reap the sales benefit.

6. here are indications that in substitutin$ the hard sell for a more entertainin$approach@ some a$encies have rather thro"n out the baby "ith the bath "ater.

(a) #%BA (b) AB#% (c) BA%# (d) %#BA

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6. Belu$as seem to have used their "ell-'no"n sensitivity to noise to evolve anJavoidance? strate$y to outsmart hunters and their po"erful technolo$ies.

(a) %A#B (b) A#%B (c) A%#B (d) %BA#

11. 1. he reconstruction of history by post-revolutionary science te!t involvesmore than a multiplication of historical misconstruction.

(A) Because they aim +uic'ly to ac+uaint the student "ith "hat the contemporaryscientific community thin's it 'no"s te!t boo's treat the various e!periment

concepts la"s and theories of the current normal science as separately and asnearly seriatim as possible.

(B) hose misconstructions render revolution invisible@ the arran$ement of the stillvisible material in science te!ts implies a process that if it e!isted "ould deny

revolutions a function.(#) But "hen combined "ith the $enerally unhistorical air of science "ritin$ and "ith

the occasional systematic misconstruction one impression is li'ely to follo".(%) As peda$o$y this techni+ue of presentation is une!ceptional.

6. /cience has reached its present state by a series of individual discoveries and

inventions that "hen $athered to$ether constitute the modern body of technical'no"led$e.

(a) BA%# (b) A%#B (c) %A#B (d) #B%A

Directions (Qs. 1'-16): 3entence given in each !uestion when properl

se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. /ach sentence is labele" with aletter. #hoose the most logical or"er of sentences from among the four

given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.1. (A) "e lived in a succession of small to"ns in the south never remainin$ at the

same address for more than t"o years.(B) &n my case & thin' it "as a combination of family circumstances and physical

peculiarities.(#) & have often been as'ed "hat attracts someone to myrmecolo$y the study of ant

biolo$y.

(%) Dy father a federal accountant "as e!ceptionally peripatetic.(a) #B%A (b) #A%B (c) #BA% (d) %AB#

1*. (A) 4roup decision ma'in$ ho"ever does not necessarily fully $uard a$ainstarbitrariness and anarchy for individual capriciousness can $et substituted by

collision of $roup members.(B) 5ature itself is an intricate system of chec's and balances meant to preserve the

delicate balance bet"een various environmental factors that affect our ecolo$y.(#) &n institutions also there is a need to have in place a system of chec's and

balances "hich inhibits the concentration of po"er in the hands of only someindividuals.

(%) 9hen human interventions alter this delicate balance the outcomes have been

seen to be disastrous.

(a) #%AB (b) B#A% (c) #AB% (d) B%#A

10. (A) 7e "as bone-"eary and soul-"eary and found himself mutterin$ ,ither &can?t mana$e this place or it?s unmana$eable.

(B) o his horror he realied that he had become the victim of an amorphousun"ittin$ unconscious conspiracy to immerse him in routine "or' that had no

si$nificance.

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(#) &t "as one of those ni$hts in the office "hen the office cloc' "as movin$ to"ardsfour in the mornin$ and Bennis "as still not throu$h "ith the incredible mass of

paper stac'ed before him.(%) 7e reached for his calendar and ran his eyes do"n each hour half hour and

+uarter hour to see "here his time had $one that day the day before the monthbefore.

(a) AB#% (b) #A%B (c) B%#A (d) %#BA

13. (A) 9ith that & s"allo"ed the shampoo and obtained the most realistic resultsalmost on the spot.

(B) he man shuffled a"ay into the bac' re$ions to ma'e up prescription and after amoment & $ot throu$h on the shopHtelephone to the consulate intimatin$ my

location.(#) hen "hile the pharmacist "as "rappin$ up a si!-ounce bottle of a mi!ture &

$roaned and in+uired "hether he could $ive somethin$ for acute $astric cramp.(%) & intended to sta$e a sharp $astric attac' and enterin$ an old-fashioned

pharmacy & as'ed for a popular shampoo mi!ture consistin$ of olive oil and fla'ed

soap.(a) %#BA (b) %A#B (c) B%A# (d) B#%A

16. (A) /ince then intelli$ence tests have been mostly used to separate dullchildren in school from avera$e or bri$ht children so that the special education can

be provided to the dull.(B) &n other "ords intelli$ence tests $ive us a norm for each a$e.

(#) &ntelli$ence is e!pressed as intelli$ence +uotient and tests and developed toindicate "hat an avera$e child of a certain a$e can doN. 9hat a five-year-old can

ans"er but a four-year-old cannot for instance.(%) Binet developed the first set of such tests in the early 1>>s to find out "hich

children in school needed special attention.(,) &ntelli$ence can be measured by tests.

(a) #%AB, (b) %,#AB (c) ,%A#B (d) #BA%,

Directions (Qs.1$-111): 4he sentences given in each !uestion, when

properl se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. /ach sentence is labele"with a letter. #hoose the most logical or"er of sentences from among the

four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.18. (A) &f cau$ht in the act they "ere punished not for the crime but for allo"in$themselves to be cau$ht another lash of the "hip.

(B) he bellicose /partans sacrificed all the finer thin$s in life for military e!pertise.(#) hose fortunate enou$h to survive babyhood "ere ta'en a"ay from their

mothers at the a$e of seven to under$o ri$orous military trainin$.(%) his consisted mainly of beatin$s and deprivations of all 'inds li'e $oin$ around

barefoot in "inter and "orse starvation so that they "ould be forced to steal food to

survive.

(,) Dale children "ere e!amined at birth by the city council and those deemed too"ea' to become soldiers "ere left to die of e!posure.

(a) B,#%A (b) ,#A%B (c) B#%A, (d) ,#%AB

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(#) But bein$ educated by photo$raphs is not li'e bein$ educated by older ima$esdra"n by hand@ for one thin$ there are a $reat many more ima$es around claimin$

your attention.(%) he inventory started in 1 and since then just about everythin$ has been

photo$raphed or so it seems.(,) &n teachin$ us a ne" visual code photo$raphs alter and enlar$e our notions of

"hat is "orth loo'in$ and "hat "e have a ri$ht to observe.(a) ,AB#% (b) B%,A# (c) B#%A, (d) ,#%AB

1>. (A) o be culturally literate is to possess the basic information needed to thrive

in the modern "orld.(B) 5or is it confined to one social class@ +uite the contrary.

(#) &t is by no means confined to Jculture? narro"ly understood as an ac+uaintance"ith the arts.

(%) #ultural literacy constitutes the only sure avenue of opportunity fordisadvanta$ed children the only reliable "ay of combatin$ the social determinism

that no" condemns them.

(,) he breadth of that information is $reat e!tendin$ over the major domains ofhuman activity from sports to science.

(a) A,#B% (b) %,#BA (c) A#B,% (d) %B#A,

11. (A) Both parties use capital and labour in the stru$$le to secure property ri$hts.

(B) he thief spends time and money in his attempt to steal (he buys "ire cutters)and the le$itimate property o"ner e!pends resources to prevent the theft.(he buys

loc's)(#) A social cost of theft is that both the thief and potential victim use resources to

$ain or maintain control over property.(%) hese costs may escalate as a type of technolo$ical arms race unfolds.

(,) A ban' may purchase more and more complicated and sophisticated safesforcin$ safecrac'ers to invest further in safecrac'in$ e+uipment.

(a) AB#%, (b) #AB%, (c) A#B,% (d) #B,%A

111. (A) he li'elihood of an accident is determined by ho" carefully the motoristdrives and ho" carefully the pedestrian crosses the street.

(B) An accident involvin$ a motorist and a pedestrian is such a case.(#) ,ach must decide ho" much care to e!ercise "ithout 'no"in$ ho" careful the

other is.(%) he simplest strate$ic problem arises "hen t"o individuals interact "ith each

other and each must decide "hat to do "ithout 'no"in$ "hat the other is doin$.(a) AB#% (b) A%#B (c) %B#A (d) %BA#

Directions (Qs. 11'-116): 3entences given in each !uestion, when properl

se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. 4he first an" last sentences are 1an" 6, an" the four in between are labele" A, &, # an" D. #hoose the most

logical or"er of these four sentences from among the four given choices toconstruct a coherent paragraph from sentences 1 to 6.

11. 1. /ecurity in's e!ploit the same principle that causes the vivid and constantlychan$in$ colours of a film of oil on "ater.

(A) 9hen t"o rays of li$ht meet each other after bein$ reflected from these differentsurfaces they have each traveled sli$htly different distances.

(B) he 'ey is that the li$ht is bouncin$ of t"o surfaces that of the oil and that ofthe "ater layer belo" it.

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(#) he distance the t"o rays travel determines "hich "avelen$ths and hencecolours interfere constructively and loo' bri$ht.

(%) Because li$hts an electroma$netic "ave the pea's and trou$hs of each ray theninterfere constructively to appear bri$ht or destructively to appear dim.

6. /ince the distance the rays travel chan$es "ith the an$le as you loo' at thesurface different colours loo' bri$ht from different vie"in$ an$les.

(a) AB#% (b) BA%# (c) B%A# (d) %#AB

11*. 1. #ommercially reared chic'en can be unusually a$$ressive and are often 'eptin dar'ened sheds to prevent the pec'in$ at each other.

(A) he birds spent far more of their time H up to a third H pec'in$ at the inanimateobjects in the pens in contrast to birds in other pens "hich spent a lot of time

attac'in$ others.(B) &n lo" li$ht conditions they behave less belli$erently but are more prone to

ophthalmic disorders and respiratory problems.(#) &n an e!periment a$$ressive head-pec'in$ "as all but eliminated amon$ birds in

the enriched environment.

(%) Alterin$ the birds? environment by addin$ bales of "ood-shavin$s to their penscan "or' "onders.

6. Bales could diminish a$$ressiveness and reduce injuries@ they mi$ht even improveproductivity since a happy chic'en is a productive chic'en.(a) %#AB (b) #%BA (c) %BA# (d) B%#A

110. 1. he concept of a Jnation-state? assumes a complete correspondence bet"een

the boundaries of the nation and the boundaries of those "ho live in a specific state.(A) hen there are members of national collectivities "ho live in other countries

ma'in$ a moc'ery of the concept.(B) here are al"ays people livin$ in particular states "ho are not considered to be

(and often do not consider themselves to be) members of he$emonic nation.(#) ,ven "orse there are nations "hich never had a state or "hich are divided

across several states.

(%) hus of course has been subject to severe criticism and is virtually every"herea fiction.6. 7o"ever the fiction has been and continues to be at the basis of nationalist

ideolo$ies.(a) %BA# (b) AB#% (c) BA#% (d) %A#B

113. 1. &n the sciences even +uestionable e!amples of research fraud are harshly

punished.(A) But no such mechanism e!ists in the humanities H much of "hat humanities

researchers call research does not lead to results that are replicable by otherscholars.

(B) 4iven the importance of interpretation in historical and literary scholarship

humanities researchers are in a position "here they can e!plain a"ay deliberate and

even systematic distortion.(#) Dere suspicion is enou$h for fundin$ to be cut off@ publicity $uarantees that

careers can be effectively ended.(%) Eor$eries "hich ta'e the form of pastiches in "hich the for$er intersperses fa'e

and real parts can be defended as mere mista'es or aberrant misreadin$.6. /cientists fud$in$ data have no such defences.

(a) B%#A (b) AB%# (c) #AB% (d) #%BA

116. 1. 7orses and communism "as on the "hole a poor match.

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(A) Eine horses bespo'e the nobility the party "as supposed to despise.(B) #ommunist leaders "hen they visited villa$es preferred to see co"s and pi$s.

(#) Althou$h a "or'in$ horse "as just about tolerable the communists "ere ri$ht tobe "ary.

(%) Peasants from Poland to the 7un$arian Pusta preferred their horses to partydo$ma.

6. A farmer?s pride is his horse@ his co" may be thin but his horse must be fat"ent a /lova' sayin$.

(a) A#%B (b) %B#A (c) AB#% (d) %#BA

Directions (Qs. 11$-1'6): 4he sentences given in each !uestion, whenproperl se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. /ach sentence is labele"

with a letter. #hoose the most logical or"er of sentences from among thegiven choices to construct a paragraph.118. (A) Branded disposable disappears are available at many supermar'ets anddru$ stores.

(B) &f one supermar'et sets a hi$her price for a diper customers may buy that brand

else"here.(#) By contrast the demand for private-label products may be less price sensitive

since it is available only at our correspondin$ supermar'et chain.(%) /o the demand for branded diapers at any particular store may be +uite pricesensitive.

(,) Eor instance only /ave ;n %ru$s store sell /ave ;n %ru$s diapers.(E) hen stores should set a hi$her incremental mar$in percenta$e for private label

diapers.(a) AB#%,E (b) AB#,%E (c) A%B#,E (d) A,%B#E

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(B) %urin$ the past "ee'-and-half the #entral 4overnment has sou$ht to deny someof the earlier apprehensions over the impact of drou$ht.

(#) he recent revival of the rains has led to the emer$ence of a line of dividebet"een the t"o.

(%) he state $overnments on the other hand alle$e that the #entre is do"nplayin$the crisis only to evade its full responsibility of financial assistance that is re+uired to

alleviate the dama$e.(,) /hrill alarm about the economic impact on an inade+uate monsoon had been

sounded by the #entre as "ell as most of the states in late uly and early Au$ust.(a) ,B#%A (b) %BA#, (c) B%#A, (d) ,#B%A

11. (A) his fact "as established in the 18*s by Erench survey e!peditions to

e+uator near the e+uator and Capland in the Artic "hich found that around themiddle of the earth the arc "as about a 'ilometer shorter.

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10. (A) Dichael 7ofman a poet and translator accepts this sorry fact "ithoutapproval or complaint.

(B) But than'lessness and impossibility do not daunt him.(#) 7e ac'no"led$es too H in fact he returns to the point often H translators of

poetry al"ays fail at some level.(%) 7ofman feels passionately about his "or' and this is clear from his "ritin$s.

(,) &n terms of the $ap bet"een "orth and re"ards translators come some"herenear nurses and street-cleaners.

(a) ,A#%B (b) A%,B# (c) ,A#B% (d) %#,AB

13. (A) Passivity is not of course universal.(B) &n areas "here there are no lords or la"s or in frontier ones "here all men $o

armed the attitude of the peasantry may "ell be different.(#) /o indeed it may be on the frin$e of the unsubmissive.

(%) 7o"ever for most of the soil-bound peasants the problem is not "hether to benormally passive or active but "hen to pass from one state to another.

(,) his depends on an assessment of the political situation.

(a) B,%A# (b) #%AB, (c) ,%BA# (d) AB#%,

16. (A) he situation in "hich violence occurs and the nature of that violence tendsto be clearly defined at least in theory as in the proverbial &rishman?s +uestionF J&sthis a private fi$ht or can anyone join it:?

(B) /o the actual ris' to outsiders thou$h no doubt hi$her than our societies iscalculable.

(#) Probably the only uncontrolled applications of force are those of social superiorsto social inferiors and even here there are probably some rules.

(%) 7o"ever bindin$ the obli$ation to 'ill members of feudin$ families en$a$ed inmutual massacre "ill be $enuinely appalled if by some mischance a bystander or

outsider is 'illed.(a) %AB# (b) A#%B (c) #BA% (d) %BA#

Directions (Qs.1'$-1): 4he sentences given in each !uestion, whenproperl se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. /ach sentence is labele"

with a letter. #hoose the most logical or"er of sentences from among thegiven choices to construct a coherent paragraph.18. (A) o much of the Cabour movement it symbolies the brutality of the upper

classes.(B) And to everybody "atchin$ the current mess over fo!huntin$ symbolies the

$overnment?s "ea'ness.(#) o fo!huntin$?s supporters Cabour?s 1>>1 manifesto commitment to ban it

symbolies the party?s metropolitan roots and hostility to the countryside.(%) /mall issues sometimes have lar$e symbolic po"er.

(,) o those "ho enjoy thunderin$ across the countryside in red coats after fo!es

fo!huntin$ symbolies the ancient roots of rural lives.

(a) %,A#B (b) ,#%BA (c) #,A%B (d) %BA,#

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(,) Royal love affairs in olden days "ere conducted on the correspondence method.(a) A#B%, (b) AB#%, (c) ,#%AB (d) ,#BA%

1>. (A) 9ho can trace to its first be$innin$s the love of %amon for Pythias of %avid

for onathon of /"an for ,d$ar:(B) /imilarly "ith men.

(#) here is about $reat friendships bet"een man and man a certain inevitability thatcan only be compared "ith the a$e old association of ham and e$$.

(%) ;ne simply feels that it is one of the thin$s that must be so.(,) 5o one can say "hat "as the mutual ma$netism that brou$ht the deathless

partnership of these "holesome and palatable foodstuffs about.(a) A#B,% (b) #,%BA (c) A#,B% (d) #,AB%

1*. (A) ,vents intervened an in the late 1>*s and 1>0s 4ermany suffered from

over-brandin$.(B) he British used to be fascinated by the home of Romanticism.

(#) But reunification and the federal $overnment?s move to Berlin have prompted

4ermany to thin' a$ain about its ima$e.(%) he first forei$n pac'a$e holiday "as a tour of 4ermany or$anied by homas

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(%) hen the media barons "rested bac' control from their editors and turnedmar'etin$ "arriors "ith the brand as their missile.

(,) he first came "ith those ma$nificent men in their maho$any chambers "ho too'on the "orld "ith their mi$hty fountain pens.

(a)A#B,% (b) #,B%A (c) #A,B% (d) A,%B#

1*0. (A) the celebrations of economic recovery in 9ashin$ton may be as prematureas that Dission Accomplished banner hun$ on the / Abraham Cincoln to hail the

end of the &ra+ "ar.(B) Dean"hile in the real "orld the stru$$les of families and communities continue

unabated.(#) 9ashin$ton responded to the favorable turn in economic ne"s "ith enthusiasm.

(%) he celebrations and hi$h-fives up and do"n Pennsylvania Avenue are not to befound beyond the Belt"ay.

(,) 9hen the third +uarter 4%P sho"ed $ro"th of 8. and the monthlyunemployment rate dipped to 6 euphoria $ripped the / capital.

(a) A#,%B (b) #,%AB (c) ,#AB% (d) ,#B%A

Directions (Qs. 1-1$): 4he sentences given in each !uestion, when

properl se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. /ach sentence is labele"with a letter. #hoose the most logical or"er of sentences from among thegiven choices to construct a paragraph.

1*3. (A) 7e felt justified in bypassin$ #on$ress alto$ether on a variety of moves.(B) At time he "as fi$htin$ the entire #on$ress.

(#) Bush felt he had a mission to restore po"er to the presidency.(%) Bush "as not fi$htin$ just the democrats.

(,) Representative democracy is a messy business and a #,; of the 9hite 7ousedoes not li'e a le$islature of second $uessers and time "asters.

(a) #A,%B (b) %BA,# (c) #,A%B (d) ,#%BA

1*6. (A) he t"o nei$hbours never fou$ht "ith each other.

(B) Ei$hts involvin$ three male fiddler crabs have been recorded but the status ofthe participants "as un'no"n.(#) hey pushed or $rappled only "ith the intruder.

(%) 9e recorded 18 cases in "hich a resident that "as fi$htin$ an intruder "asjoined by an immediate nei$hbour an ally.

(,) 9e therefore trac'ed 6< intruder males until "e sa" them fi$htin$ a residentmale.

(a) B,%A# (b) %,BA# (c) B%#A, (d) B#,%A

1*8. (A) &n the "est Allied Eorces had fou$ht their "ay throu$h southern &taly as faras Rome.

(B) &n une 1>00 4ermany?s military position in 9orld 9ar "o appeared hopeless.

(#) &n Britain the tas' of amassin$ the men and materials for the liberation of

northern ,urope had been completed.(%) he Red Army "as poised to drive the 5ais bac' throu$h Poland.

(,) he situation on the eastern front "as catastrophic.(a) ,%A#B (b) B,%A# (c) B%,#A (d) #,%AB

Directions (Qs. 12-1%): 4he sentences given in each !uestion, when

properl se!uence", form a coherent paragraph. /ach sentence is labele"with a letter. #hoose the most logical or"er of sentences from among the

given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

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61 a 62 a 63 a 64 c 65 b 66 b 67 a 68 a 69 b 70 a

71 b 72 c 73 c 74 c 75 a 76 b 77 c 78 d 79 d 80 a

81 b 82 a 83 b 84 c 85 a 86 b 87 a 88 a 89 d 90 b

91 b 92 b 93 d 94 b 95 c 96 c 97 c 98 b 99 d 100 a

101 a 102 b 103 a 104 b 105 a 106 c 107 a 108 c 109 a 110 b

111 d 112 b 113 d 114 a 115 c 116 c 117 b 118 c 119 d 120 d

121 b 122 c 123 d 124 c 125 d 126 a 127 a 128 c 129 b 130 d

131 b 132 a 133 d 134 d 135 c 136 a 137 b 138 c 139 a 140

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