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LimoHebe

Limo

Limo

Limo

(1)

(4)

(3)

(5)

no two officers would hold positions on the same

have been nominated for officer status. As you know,

exhaustivelyfollowingthe following conclusions

non-availability of

who had looked forward to purchasing

options below,

negative publicity

Unhappy

Statement I:

, are competing modelsmarket. Due to increase in sales

and Hebesaw their

essential

unrest in its Indian suppliers

launch of

and profits.reported lower

new model

its fortunes. In order to prevent

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SectionA Decision Making

Answer question nos. 1 2 on the basis of position Disciplinary

following letter. Committee.

To the Chairman:

Dear Mr. Sailesh, Answer question nos. 3

5 on the basis of theinformation given in the following case.

At the December 3, 2011 meeting, it was decided thatDue to increased competition, Automobiles,

the Indian subsidiary of Automobile Company

both Chaitanya Rao and Ajit Singh will be serving in

Members Council last December 3, 2011. I would

sufficient

Disciplinary Committee (on which committee both of

the above are members) so that this problem will be

remedied.

PAC expects

developed especially for

conscious customers of India and China, would revive

customers

buying competing products, PAC announced

six months before schedule. Due to

deliveries

componentshampered, and hence it decided to launch Limo in

China only as per the original plan. Within a short

Sincerely, span of time, captured 30% market share in

Arvind Singh China, which was 200% higher than expected. Indian

Which of the following is an essential flaw that

the writer of the letter overlooked? (1 mark)

customers

were becoming increasingly unhappy to the

in India. Gingers dealers

Rao and Ajit are already serving together on worried business

the Disciplinary Committee. customers who might switch to other cars.

The Chairman has no power in the matter.

The Members Council cannot pass rules

Cultural Committee is only active during the

In the Chinese market,

in Limosby 200%,

share decline by

annual festival. Statement II: Baft

the customers due to their new features.

If both the nominations are confirmed, which of

reasonably,

describes actions that may occur in the near

Which of

justifiably made? (1 mark)

can be most

future? (1 mark) (1) I alone (2) II alone

Arvind resigns his membership.(2) Either Rao or Ajit resigns his membership.

committee

Cultural Committee.

Rao resigns his position on the Cultural

Committee.

(4) Neither I nor

(5) I and II

customers

company, but also spread

about the company. The best way, among the

with customers

Either Rao or Ajit resigns his position from

Cultural Committee, (1) suggest to customers to wait.

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committee. It has recently come to my attention that

some capacity on the Cultural Committee, and both

this is in direct disregard for the rules as voted by the

limiting members.

(4) Rao and Ajit are yet to be confirmed asofficers.

and Hebewere not desired by

together

th e

hope that action be taken by the

1.

(1)(2)

2.

the and

(3)

(5)

Ajit resigns his post on the

the and the other

resigns his on the

Ginger

Pepper

(PAC) sales

its Limo, value

from

the

plant, of

for its main plant was

Limo

were about loss of from the

3. Baft, and

targetof

Baft market

10%.

(3) Either I or II II

4. will not only leave the

to deal is: (1

mark)


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(2)

(5)

options

One hasrailway station respectively.

and 30 minutesminutes

Chennai experienced

respectively. Flight number IT-3348

and Delhidistance between Ranchi

by any ofboth-waysminutes

option is to reach Ranchi by a three hour

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suggest to customers to consider purchasing A quick search revealed that from Jamshedpur

any of the other PACs models availa ble in to Delhi available in two trains. 12801 and

showrooms, substantial discount 12443 depart from Jamshedpur station at 06:45 hrs

along with gifts. and 15.55 hrs and reach Delhi 04:50 hrs

suggest to PAC to treat Indian and Chinese and 10:35 hrs respectively. Trains 12444 and 12802

markets equally. start from Delhi at 17:20 hrs and 22:20 hrs and reach

(4) promise the top management of PAC higher Jamshedpur next day at 10:35 hrs and 20:05 hrssales/profit from Indian market compared respectively.

to Chinese market.

(5) suggest to the top management of PAC tomanufacture essential components in either

India or China.

Another

road trip and take a flight to Delhi from Ranchi.

covered in 105

the scheduled flights.

Murugan

comfort of Limo during his visit to China. He was

willing to deposit an approximate price of Limo

to buy the first available unit from Mr. Ahmed, a

dealer in Chennai, known for fair dealing. Ginger

Air India operates two flights, AI 9810 and AI

which depart Ranchi at 8:00 hrs and 15:25 hrs

operated

Kingfisher Airlines departs Ranchi

Return flights operated by Air India, AI 9809 and AI

Automobile is yet to announce the actual price,

and the process for allocation of the vehicles. In

order to maximise his cash flow, Mr. Ahmed

respectively. Flight number IT-3347 operated by

Kingfisher Airlines departs Delhi at 17:10 hrs.

should (1 mark) From Tinas home Jamshedpur railway station is five

collect the amount from Mr. Murugan. Later

when the delivery is delayed, blame it on

PACs problems.

collect 50% as advance and the remaining

50% after the confirmation of launch date

by Ginger Automobiles.

(3) collect the amount Mr. Murugan is willing to

minutes drive, and her destination at Delhi is 90

drive from airport

to reach the

scheduled

departure to complete the boarding procedure.

every railway station she loses five minutes

navigating through the crowd.clarifying delivery If Tina wants to minimize the total time out

subject to the company policy. Jamshedpur, the best option for her, from the

(4) not collect the amount, but suggest to Mr. given below,Murugan to write to Ginger Automobiles.

(5) collect the amount and transfer it to theaccount of Ginger Automobiles, instead of

keeping it in his personal account.

9810 and return by IT 3347.

9810 and return by train number

(3) IT 3348 and return by AI 9809.Answer question nos. 6 9 on the basis of the

information given in the following case.

Train number 12443 and return by train

number 12444.

AI 9810 and return by train number 12444.

Tina a blast

technology trouble-shooter stays in Jamshedpur. She Tina gets a message that work has

has got an important assignment in Delhi, which completed between 9:00 hrs. and 17:00 hrs.

requires six hours to complete. The work is so critical she wants minimize

that she has to start working the moment she reaches Jamshedpur, the best from the options

the clients premises. given below, for her among the following is

She is considering various options for her onward by (1.5 marks)

and return journey between Jamshedpur to Delhi.

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s: (1.5 marks)

(2)

(3)with a

5. Mr. from the

(1)

(2)

deposit after that is

furnace expert, who works as a

ticket

is Trains

next day at

The

is

810,

by

at 19:20 hrs.

809, depart Delhi at 5:50 hrs and 11:00 hrs

and

airport at least one hour before the

At

in

6. of

(1) AIAI 12802.

(4)

7. her to be

If

the total time out of

option,

to go


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in-between

She wasthe family business.

and wasschools,businesspremier

TeknikwalidaughterTeknikwala.

changed after

reputation in the industry,

Tekniks revenues

consultancy

decadesspanningexperience

management.operations

resourcetechnology,

already up and running.

legacy systems with latest

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(1) Train 12443 and return by Train 12444. problems, the unit managers would put

(2) Train 12801 and return by Train 12802. help to BAG. The problem s ranged from

(3) AI 9810 and return by AI 9809. installation internal systems, financial

(4) AI 810 and return by AI 9809. advice related to leasing of equipment, to handling of

(5) IT 3348 and return by IT 3347. employee grievances.

Tina has to appear for an exam on 8 th of January

Jamshedpur

residence in Jamshedpur only after 16:00 hrs of

Over a period of years,from 100 crore 10,000 crore with guidance of

and due to Mr. Tekinwalas vision.

many people wanted to

start their careers in BAG. Often young MBAs fresh

minimize the total time out of Jamshedpur. (1.5out of business schools would apply. However their

applications used to be rejected by Mr. Teknikwala,

who had a preference for people with extensive

(1) Go by Train 12443 and return by Train 12444 industry experience.

(2) Go by Train 12443 and return by AI 9809

(3) Go by IT 3348 and return by Train 12801

(4) Go by AI 810 and return by Train 12801(5) Go by AI 9810 and return by AI 9809

the unfortunate demise of

took up

an MBA from one ofworking in a

minimize

waiting period, the option that she should choose

from the options given below, will be: (1.5 marks)

different company when Mr. Tekinwala passed away.

She preferred that BAG developed new ideas

therefore inducted freshly graduated MBAs from

premier business schools. She personally supervised

(1) Go by Train 12801 and return by IT 3347 the recruitment and selection process. Now the entire

(2) Go by Train 12443 and return by Train 12802 group const ituted of 50 specia lists, out of which 35

(3) Go by AI 9810 and return by Train 12802 were the old time members. She also changed the

(4) Go by AI 810 and return by AI 9809 reporting relationships in the BAG group with some

(5) Go by IT 3348 and return by AI 809 of the olde r member s being made to repo rt

new members. In IT team, Mr. a newly recruitedAnswer question nos. 10 15 on the basis of the MBA, was made in-charge.

information given in the following case.For the older members it was a shock. However, as

Teknik Group of industries most of them were on the verge of retirement,

sectors ranging from manufacturing, construction, would be chal lengi ng to search for new jobs

fish farming and hotels. These different businesses competing with younger professionals, they decided

operated as semi-independent units managed by the to play along.

unit level managers. Tekniks management had an

Business

Advisory Group (known internally as BAG). The 15

fast without facing the typical growth hurdles. Most of

them were specialists in fields like law, information

management,

of them

industry.

Whenever any of the units faced any significant

After one month, all business units were caught

the ERP fever. This was an idea pushed by Ms.

Teknikwali who the need the need to replace the old

ERP system integrating all

the units of Teknik. This was heavily influenced by

her experience in the previous where an ERP system

Therefore she was

aware of the difference between installing an ERP

system and working on an already installed one.

The ERP implementation in Teknik Group required

extensive coordination with senior level managers

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had businesses in different

personally

Teknikwala, the owner of Teknik, who wanted thiscore group of experts to help his organization grow

8.

in and she can start from her

the same day. Choose the option, from the

options given below, that will help her to

marks)

9. If Tina decides to the

internal group called as

experts in BAG were hired by Mr.

human and

Almost all had

in the

level up a

request for

of MIS to

grewBAG

Given its

Things Mr.

His Miss.

the

and

to the

Shiv,

and it

while

up in

was not

of


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older

was

Shiv as project lead for

being extensively managed by the old timers as they

After two months, BAG teams had to fortnightly

were familiar with internal processes and people in

present their progress to Ms. Teknikwalis team. In

productive.

involved

Look at industry best practices

projects

reviewedfortnight

The incompetence of

Teknikwali

How should Mr.

would be at

could notproblems or ad-hoc requests

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all units and it represented an extra work for those had agreed to an offer from a law

who were involved. This coordi nation was required firm. Other members would sporadically come

to understand the different work processes and the in late to work, citing health reasons.

users requirements. This coordination activity was members now wanted a weekly work-routine

to be prepared and given to them in advance so that

they could deliver as per the schedule. insistence

the different units. An external consultant was also

the last meeting Ms. Teknikwali was dissatisfied. She

on written communication was a problem as urgent

be foreseen

and included. Also normal services to other business

units were being unattended to, and there were

complaints coming from the unit heads.

Which of the following could have been a better

aspect of the business, the roll out had to be done response of Mr. Shiv to Ms. Teknikwalis request

faster. She wanted Mr. Shiv to get the implementation to re-schedule the ERP implementation?

completed ahead of schedule. In the meeting she

asked Mr. Shiv to get the people in IT team to be more

disagree,

committed to a roll-out schedule of complete ERP

system in 6 months instead of earlier decided 14

months.

regarding

fast-tracking

to a new deadline.(2) Consult the external consultant who was

customization

implementation.

Next day, Mr. Shiv presented the revised project (3) Create a smaller team of all the new recruitsmilestone to BAG members. He told them that in of BAG and present the idea to them alone.

deadline, members (4) Eliminate reliance externalexpected to work on week-ends till the completion of consultants as they would be slow.

the project. Along with that, they were also expected Present the idea to BAG members and ask

to maintain their earlier standards of delivery time them to look at the feasibility of the entire

and quality for the normal trouble-shooting

internal advisory work. Mr. Shiv also pointed out that

The meeting ended without any member commenting

on Shivs ideas, although Mr. Shiv heard a lot of

mumbling in the corridor. Over the week,

noticed that the members seemed to avoid him and

he had to make extra effort to get ideas from them.

attendance

register and found the Mr. Lal, an old time member,

had not come during the week-ends and certain

decisions were held up due to lack of inputs from Mr.

Lal. Mr. Shiv issued a written reprimand to Mr. Lal. He

senior members had put in request for transfer to

Which of the following can be identified as the

immediate cause for the problems in BAG? (1

decision to appoint

ERP implementation.

the consultant

implementing the ERP project.

information

happening in the ERP project.

Infighting between new recruits and the

members(5) Unilateral decision making by Shiv.

Shiv cope with the situation

now? Choose the best option, considering Mr.

the ERP project

fails, and assuming that for carrying out the

other business units. It was rumoured that four

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of

hired for customization and implementation.

explained her thinking that since ERP impacted every

performance

expectations subjected

disciplinary action.

was speechless on receiving the rep rimand but kept

It has been three days since that incident. Some of the

(1 mark)

BAG group.

Not willing to Mr. Shiv

order to meet the the were

and

anyone whose did not meet the

would be to formal

Shiv

After a Shiv the

silent.

senior legal experts

senior

Almost all

senior

This

10.

(1)of ERP and then

commit

with ERP and

the on

(5)plan.

11.

mark)

Ms. s Mr.

(1)

(3)(2)

(4)

who

Lack of about what was

12.

Shiv s career stake if


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schools

(1)

(3)

both students

forty years.history of

the mostday celebrations,and annual

Vivekananda Memorial Elocution

problem solvers(4) right amount

sufficient

a mixture of

creation oforganization requires

implementation

consultantHire an external

(4) Ask

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options, he has the necessary authority to do so. Retire the entire team and hire a fresh team

(1.5 marks) according

Resign from BAG. The project cannot be

done as per the re-scheduled time-table. Get

and get help from her to deal with the old

requirements.

who would have

interacted with the BAG members

managers

performance

performance and productivity. After that

have discussion with BAG members

unit managers performance.

his side by promising them rewards at end

project requirements. Hire extra resources

for dealing with other ad-hoc requirementsand for the ERP project requirements.

Create a joint team of old members and new

members within BAG to take care of ad-hoc

requirements. They would be socialized in

out-bound programmes like mountaineering

etc., which will be conducted during week-

(5) Break down BAG into different sub-groups.would be easy to tackle one sub-group at

time and do what she wanted to achieve.

It can be inferred from the above case that

package

a team that(1 mark)

experienced employees

newly graduated employees

(2) only young people with education in topand colleges

number

networked with powerful stakeholders

Of all the problems being faced in BAG, which of

the following is neither discussed nor hinted at?

(1 mark)

the organization

along with

those who are abreast of the latest ERP

technologyMs. Teknikwal is (5) people involvedmembers to implement new ideas. operations for a long duration of time along

The inability of the younger members to with people who are aware of the latest

work along with the older members of BAG. ERP technology

intention impress

Teknikwali agreeing Answer question nos. 16 17 on the basis of the

deadline. information given in the following case.

(4) Ms. Teknikwalis lack of understanding ofthe complexity of an ERP implementation.

(5) Mr. Shivs lack of understanding ofsensitivities of the older members of BAG.

Competition

in Viswavijay Public School

from the founder

important

her fathersevent of the school.

Teknikwali could have gone about dealing with In recent times, due to the increased popularity of

BAG group would have been to: (1 mark) reality shows on television channels, and for various

Discuss with the members as to what their

views were about the company and solicit

other reasons, the elocution competition

and parents

ideas on how to make it grow further.

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a job in another company based on BAGs

time members. Some old members need toInform Ms. Teknikwali about the situation

Align the new members of the BAG group to

brand-name.

be fired so that others are also disciplined.

of the project. Obtain approval from Ms.

Teknikwali for the same.

Develop work-routines aligned to the ERP

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

ends.

13.

lack of faith on older

(1)

(3)(2)

Mr. Shivs to Ms.

by to a tougher

the

14. After demise, the best way Ms.

(1)

(2)to her criteria and her

(3)on her

behalf.

the unit about the

of the BAG groups

about

It a

15.

of an ERP in an

has:

and

of people who are

in

of

who have been with

in

(VMEC) (VPS) has a

Apart s day

it is

lost its

appeal. Interest of has

been eroding over a period of time. To ensure


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hisauthorityexercise

appropriately teachers

Ram and made it

senior employees did not like the informal

competitors.rom hisattractive offers

retain crucial employees who were

contracts.differentbidding for

with otherused to interact

Dev Anand forlieutenant

while driving hisnotice a red light

accident.escaped a potentially fatal

Dev Anand, CEO of a construction company,

working parents. teachers

benefits VPS the most.

the senior teachers

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sufficient audience, Demand compensation for work on the

Department, introduced choral recitation for junior

section as a part of elocution competition. Three

classes, each consisting of forty students, get short-

listed for the final performance of choral singing on

the day of VMEC. Most of the parents and family

members of these students attend the function to

Zacharia,

asked to go through the

action plans and make recommendations

He would recommend:

encourage them. This initiative increased the number

of people attending the elocution competition. (1) Options I and II

Some teachers are unhappy with the emphasis given

on the elocution competition, since they are expected

to be present at the school on the day of competition,

normally happens weekend

accommodate

were not granted leave on the day of VMEC and they

used to be unhappy regarding this aspect.

Answer question nos. 18 20 on the basis of the


Ms Shabina, the principal of VPS, is aware thatsome of her teachers are unhappy. She wants to

be seen as fair and just. Which option is the best

one that she should exercise? (1 mark)

recently

Dev had failed to

and attending

to his phone calls. His well-wishers advised him to get

a suitable replacement for the previous driver Ram

introduce separate Singh, who had resigned three months

competitions

elocution competition.

compensate

who volunteer to come for the extra day

(3) appoint a committee of teachers, parentsand management representatives to come

up with possible suggestions withindeadline

appoint a committee of teachers to come up

with possible suggestions, and ensure that

majority of committee members are staunch

supporters of the current practices.

principal

Ram Singh was not just a driver, but also a trusted

five years.

and gathered

critical information that helped Dev in successfully

also helped

Dev to identify some dishonest employees, and toconsidering

Some of

influence

him to continue in the

firm. Dev provided him an alternative job with one of

relatives.

because she wants to retain all traditions. During the last three months Dev has considered

different candidates for the post. The backgrounds

A group of unhappy teachers have come up with

a list of action plans for the consideration of their

colleagues. The action plans are listed below.

Exposing Mr. )vans intentions behind the

inclusion of choral recitation.

the candidates

Conduct an open house discussion to gauge

the unhappiness and to identify possible

solutions.

III. Introduce music and dance competition insame format as elocution competition

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are given in the table below.

Mr. Ivan, Head of English

which on a to

the The

16.

(1) music and dancein same format as the

(2) those

a

(4)

(5) the of the

17.

I.II.

IV. theirday of VMEC.

Mr. one of and a

well wisher of VPS, is

that

(1mark)

(2) Options II and IV

(3) Options I and III

(4) Options I and IV

(5) Options I, II, and IV

car

back.

for the last Ram

drivers

His inputs

the

of difficult for

of


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(1)

and least

and the HR managermembers

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Educational

Ex-employers are highly satisfied. Their only

concern is about his tendency to switch jobs after

but tends to lose interest after six months. Not

willing to commit for any more than six months

Claims to have more than one year of experience,

Studied up

He has received a hike of 2,000 last month on

account of his good performance as a driver.

Working as a driver for the last one year after

been forced to take up the job of a driver.

Cousin of Ran Singh. Substituted Ram as Dev's

driver whenever Ram was on leave. Currently

20 years recommended by Ram. His knowledge and

contacts in the firm is as good as Ram's.

Working as a temporary driver with Dev's major

has offered Chethan's service to Dev on a

temporary basis. Chethan has also expressed his

willingness to work on a long term basis, provided

he is given an annual increment of 500, which is

reasonable as per the market condition.

primarily Chethan

trustworthy suitable

replacement for Ram. His family members do not

want Dev to appoint a young driver, as most of

them are inexperienced. Devs driver is an

among all employees of the firm. He also needs to

In order to resolve the conflicting preferences,

one of Devs friends suggested Dev, his family

to identify their

most and the least preferred candidates without

considering the concerns of other stakeholders.

ensure that the selection of a new driver does not

familys concerns, Mr. Dev would like to have(1

preferred candidates:

Bal Singh and Chetan respectively

II. Family members most and least preferredcandidates:

respectively

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employee of the firm and hence the appointment

has to be routed through the HR manager of the

firm. The HR manager prefers to maintain parity

lead to discontent among the senior employees of

the firm.

From his perspective, and taking into account the

Dev is looking for a stable and

driver, who can be a

18.

mark)

(2) Chintan

(3) Bal Singh (4) Mani

(5) Sunder

19.

I. Devs most

Bal Singh and Chintan

Salary( )

PostSeven

years of

drivingper

month

IXmonth

per

month

Balper

month

per

month

Name AgeQualification

ExperienceExpected

Remark

Sunder 32graduate

experience

18,000every six months.Enjoys the newness in every job

Mani 23 to Standard One year8,000 per

but can't provide any certificate to substantiate it.

Chintan 44 Graduate 20 years

20,000losing his previous job of a stenographer. He has

Singh40 Litreate

More than15,000

working as a driver with Dev's in-laws. Strongly

Chethan 38 Standard XII 10 years

12,000

competitor for the last three years. The competitor


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(5)

ethical(4)

(3)

his

expansion,

contractors,When asked about

helping others,

to more number

Naresh is

Naresh is

contractor,advice from anotherhe sought

who had been working on government

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( R managers preferred and he had to ensure their

candidates: Chethan by expanding his business,

respectively would he be able to care for family in a better

Which of the above three statements is/are in

conformity with the information provided in the

passage? (1.5 marks)

employment

masons and labourers. That would benefit their

families as well. Naresh drew the boundary of

society to include himself, his family members, his

(1) Option I employees and their family members.

(2) Option II

(3) Options I and II

(4) Options II and III

(5) Option I, II and III

the only option in the city was

as a contractor for government work. Before deciding,

Srikumar,

projects

Who among the following five candidates is most

likely to be rejected by the GM (HR)? (1 mark)

long period of time. Srikumar followed the principle

because he believed that

would be helped back in return some day. Srikumar

(1) Chethan (2) Chintan had just one advice The work is given to those who

(3) Bal Singh (4) Mani will win the bidding process and at the same time will

(5) Sunder give the maximum bribe. Prices quoted for work have

to include bribes, else the bills will not get cleared

Answer questions from. 21 to 23 based on the and the supervisors will find multiple faults with the

case given below. execution survival

unethical, prosperity for contractors .deviates from principles. The principles and their use

is often guided by two definitions:Srikumar

The government contractors are like a micro-society

Moral: societys code for individual survival in themselves, almost like a brotherhood. Within that,

Ethics: An individuals code for society survival they are highly competitive; however towards any

Naresh was a small time civil contractor in a small

city. His major clients were the residents who wanted

external threat they are united to ensure no harm

happens to any of their members.

ad-hoc work like painting, building extensions to be government

done. His just prices had made him a preferred contractor. Following Sriku mars

contractor for most of the clients who preferred him inflated the prices so that he could pay the bribes

over other civil contrac tors. Always he followed the out the bills received. (1.5 marks)

principle that client had to be kept happy only bydoing so it would be a win-win situation for both.

However due to the unpredictability of such orders

from residents, Naresh used to be idle for substantial

part of the year. As a consequence, he could not

medical expense of his elderly parents was another

(1) Naresh is now totally unethical.

(2) Naresh cannot be called totally ethical.

Naresh can be called ethical

to some extent.

being totally ethical.

A new supervisor had joined a government

department where both Naresh and Srikumar

were bidding

drain on his resources. The constant rise of prices in particular

medical care and medicines was another issue. For meeting with all contractors and officers from the

Naresh, fam ilys concern was predominant. Naresh department, he produced a document which had

therefore, pressure the rates at which Naresh had worked for private

business. He was the sole earning member of his clients for similar building related work.

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expand his business.

His two children were growing up and his e xisting

business support expenses.

to enlist

III. most and leastand Bal Singh

20.

Ethical a person is called when he

could not their The

was, under to expand his

family, well being. He

thought that not only

way,

as well as offer of

his

For

for a

of always he

of work. This ensures and

other said

21. Naresh decided to work as a

advice, he

when it suits him.

22.

for work. During the bidding

process for a project, in an open

He


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threat to his(1)

(3)

not(1)

(3) contractors

disruptionsbusiness

proposal

employees,

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accused Naresh and Srikumar of over-pricing for case was closed unresolve d with no one found

government work and threatened to disqualify

them from the bidding process, if the rates are

not brought down. Faced with that situation,situation, can be concluded that:

Naresh gave a written reply that ) use materials

of inferior quality for private work, and that is the Srikumar immoral,

reason for price difference . Srikumar supported Naresh is unethical.Naresh in the meeting by saying that he had seen (2) Naresh is ethical and moral, while otherNareshs work and he agreed. )n this situation, it are immoral

can be concluded that: (1.5 marks) Naresh, Srikumar and other contractor s

both Naresh and Srikumar are unethical.

Naresh is unethical while Srikumar is not.

both Naresh and Srikumar are ethical.

Naresh is ethical to a large extent, but no

conclusion can be made about Srikumar.

both immoral

contractors

prevented Naresh from being immoral.

(5) Other contractors are unethical, but noconclusion can be made about

Srikumar is unethical, but no conclusion can

be made about Naresh.

Answer question nos. 24 25 on the basis of the


Lankawala, another contractor, when faced with Saral Co. is operating in seven north-eastern states

the new supervisors demand to reduce prices for country. organization

government work, asked him to guarantee that participative decision wherein

no bribes would be taken, and only then prices deliberate openly about and cons

would be reduced. This was said in front of impor tant decis ion, and a broad conse nsus is taken

everyone. supervisor before taking the final decision. In Saral Co. every

Lankawala out of the meeting and threatened to employee gets a salary proportional to the sales

black-list him. Lankawala did not say anything achieved. A new General Manager (GM) joined during

and walked away. Blacklisting of a contract or by beginning month and challenged the

government department organizations sole focus on determine

Lankawala would not be able to participate in any salaries. He urged the top management to include two

government departments works. additional parameters determining

In late evening, the city was abuzz with the news

that the supervisors dead body was seen on the

police. Getting involved in murder cases could

collection

information about competitors and the quality of

relationship with the retailers.

Manohar, the highest earning employee for the

last three years, vehemently opposes the GMs

proposal. Which of the following could be most

lead to unpredictable outcomes such as becoming likely reason for him to oppose the proposal?

the potential suspect, or an accessory to the

crime. Furthermore, cases could drag on for

years, and one would have to appear in court as

witnesses in response to courts summons. This,

for a contractor, was a serious threat to his

created.

However, Naresh wanted to speak out but was

pressurized by Srikumar and other contractors

not to, and as a result he did not. Due to this, the

considersfavourable position in Saral

(2) He is not interested in collecting theinformation regarding competitors.

No clarity regarding the relative importance

of the three parameters.

interested in maintaining quality

relationship with retailers.

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investigations

followed, attended meeting

recounted the happenings in the meeting to the

and unethical.

and unethical.(1)(2)

(5)

(3)(4)

23.

At this the forced

one implied that

railway tracks. In the that

no one who the

due to the

guilty.

In this it (2

marks)

is but ethical, while

are

(4) Other are moral, and they

Naresh.

of

the The has a history of

making, people

pros of every

the of this

sales to

more in the

salaries of the viz. of

24.

(1

mark)

He the as a seriousCo.

(4) He is not


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(1)

(3)

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He may need to work harder to earn the

highest salary.

The top management of Saral Co. refused to

implement the proposal of new GM from the

beginning of next month, which of the following

justified

managements refusal? (1 mark)

To ensure that no manager will get credit for

a major change soon after joining.

(2) To avoid attracting criticism for their failureto implement a similar scheme.

experience

north-eastern states only.

The GM is new to the organization and he

would require some time to implement the

new plan.

(5) The top management would need time todeliberate and get consensus.

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(5)

25.

could be the most reason for the

His past is limited to seven

(4)


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guilty of embezzlement.

due to persistent2006 was

and 2001 was

(3) Many of

the litreacy rate by 2006 suggests

Another

The micro factors

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SectionB English Language Ability and Logical Reasoning

26 . On a wing and a prayer the Indian team landed in The 2001 census showed a sharp fall in the

Heathrow to take on their formidable oppenents . litreacy rate compared to 1991, but an increase in

the Indian team was (1 mark)

between

1991 and 2006 India progressed in terms oflitreacy rate.

(1) high in spirits

(3) over confident

(5) buoyant

(2) well prepared

(4) under preparedWhich of the following statements, if true,

best refutes the above argument?

the causes more litreacy is

It _____________ not look like a great deal today, but increased population growth rate.

back then it was a coup: no man before ___________ Although there was no census in 2006 the

to import tea directly into Ireland. information

The option that will best fill the blanks in the

above sentences would be:

(1) may, has dared(2) may, had dared

(3) might, have dared

(4) might, have ever dared

(5) may, ever dared

reliable.

those who were illitreate in 2001

become litreate by 2006.

(4) The rate of fall in litreacy rate between 1991more than the rate of

litreacy rate between 2001 and 2006.

(5) The rise in litreacy rate between 2001 andcampaign on

)t was AC Milans success in Europe in the sixtiestelevision and FM radio.

that introduced the

and, a quarter of a century later, it was AC Milans

success in Europe that killed it off. Ravindra Dubey was

means that Ravindra Dubey(1 mark)

Which of the following was

above sentence? (1 mark)

implied in the(1) did not(2) misappropriated assets he was entrusted

AC Milan was successful in Europe in the engaged in circulating black mone y in the

sixties with the help of a libero economy.

(2) AC Milan was successful in Europe in the cheated on his spouse.late eighties without a libero (5) misreported educational qualification.

(3) The libero was an )talian default for almosta quarter of a century. 32 .Read the sentences and choose the option that

AC Milan was not successful in Europe for best arrange them in a logical order.

almost a quarter of a century.

(5) The )talians seldom used a libero since late Some of these are tangible while others

eighties.

(3) Virtue / Vice

(5) Light / Darkness

(2) Fact / Fiction

(4) Study / Analyse

brand building,product development, competition,

decision making within organizations

way to classify these factors

distinguish which of them

nature and which of

D. The macro factors comprise governmentpolicies, state of the economy, changing

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29 .Choose the odd one:

libero

From the above sentence it can be inferred that

(1 mark)

as the Italian default

(1 mark)

(1) Chaos / Order

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

them are micro.

27.

28.

no t

(1)

(4)

30.

that

(1) One of of the(2)

about the litreacy rate is

rise in

31. It

pay his bills.

with.

(3)(4)

A. arenot.

B. look atpricing,

etc.

C. is toare macro in


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(2)

(4)

recognize

becomesremoved,motivation

straitjacket

altogether,and well-being aspect

actually fails to distinguish

the person,being of

welfare calculations

(3) A-E-C-D-B(1) E-A-C-D-B

(1) The value of a personsagency aspectA persons

The importance of

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demographics etc. an agent, even though those achievements

influencing forecasts directly concerned with his well-being.

technological, economic, political, really no sound basis demanding that

religious, ethnic, governmental, and natural agency aspect and the well-being aspect a person

should be independent of each other, and it

(2) E-C-B-D-A(4) D-B-A-C-E

(5) E-D-B-A-C

There is an essential and irreducible duality in the

suppose, even possible that every change in one will

affect the other as well. However, the point at issue is

not the plausibility of their independence,

sustainability and relevance of the distinction. The

fact that two variables may be so relate d that one

cannot change without the other, does not imply that

they are the same variable, or that they will have the

same values, or that the value of one can be obtained

normative conceptualization of an individual person.

the person in terms of his or her well-being. This

transformation.

an agency achievement

rest entirely on the enhancement of well -being that it

may indirectly cause. The agency achievement

well-being achievement, both of which have some

distinct importance, may be casually linked with each

self-interested

possible

the indisputable fact that the persons

agency can well be geared to considerations not

covered or at least not fully covered by his or herown well-being. Agency may be seen as important

(not just instrumentally for the pursuit of well-being,

compromise the specific

importance of either. In so far as utility basedconcentrate only on the well-

ignoring the agency aspect,

between

something of

real importance is lost.

but also intrinsically), but that still leaves open the According to the ideas in the passage, thequestion as to how that agency is to be evaluated and following are nottrue expect: (1.5 marks)

appraised. Even though the use of ones agency is a

matter for oneself to judge, the need for careful

To recognize the distinction between the agency

well-being cannot

obtained from the value of

independent

well-being aspect.

(3) A persons agency is important because herwell-being must depend on her agency.

A persons agency must be entirely geared

towards her own well-being.

independent, (5) A persons well-being will be dependent oncompletely separable from, his or her success in her agency in all circumstances.terms of well-being. A person may well feel happier

and better off as a result of achieving what he or she In the case of Japan, there is a strong empirical

wanted to achieve perhaps for his or her family, or evidence to suggest that systematic departurecommunity, or class, or party, or some other cause. from self-interested behavior, in the direction of

Also it is quite possible that a persons well-being will goodwill

go down as a resu lt of frus trat ion if ther e is some substantial part in industrial success.

failure to achieve what he or she wanted to achieve as

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recognizing and respecting his or her ability to form

interested motivation, in which a persons agency

assessment of aims, objective, allegiances, etc., and

aspect and the well-being aspect of a person does

following passage

goals, commitments, values, etc., and we can also see

must be entirely geared to his or her own well-being.

the conception of the good, may be important and

not require us to take the view that the persons

Read the and provide

appropriate answers for the questions 33 37 .

We can see the person in terms of his or her agency,

dichotomy is lost in a model of exclusively self-

exacting.

E. The factors includesocial,

factors.

But once that of

is it to

success as an agent must be or

are not

or her There

is for the

of

is, I

but the

from the other on basis of some simple

does not

and

other, but this fact does not

or

the agency

aspect

33.

be

her agency.

is of

her

34.

duty, loyalty and have played a


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Diego:

Bats

Bats cannot

Bats

(1)

(5)(4)

(3)

(2)

III.

(3)

government,sentences

departuresystematic

paradigmexplained

(2) II only

An ascetic praying for

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Which of the following in closest to the ideas state government in enacting new laws, but

presented in the passage? (1.5 marks) also increased his image in the minds of the

Japanese are duty bound selfless people.

The sense of well-being of the Japanese

people gets consistently enhanced due to

the self-interested behavior.

36. Read the sentences given below and choose

the option that is best in accordance with the

ideas in the passage.

Had there been no enhancement of their There is a need to distinguish between the

own well-being, the Japanese people would agency aspect and the well-being aspect of

have not been dutiful. a person.

(4) Ability to achieve their countrys objective s A person can be conceptualized in terms ofmay have enhanced the sense of well-being either agency or well-being.

of Japanese people. However the agency of

(5) Japanese peoples adherence to ethos ofduty, loyalty and goodwill can

of self-

important,

instrumentally,

(1) I only

(4) I and III(5) II and III

of well-

interested behavior.37. The idea of agency, as used in the passage, is

Of the options presented below, which one is the

best example for the ideas propounded in the

implied in all the options given below, except:

(1 mark)

passage? (1.5 marks) A student

(1) Change for Equality was a campaign bywomen of Iran to remove discrimination

against women in their country. Activities of

the movement were attacked and jailed by

A lawyer

A politician on dharmato gain publicity

A hungry child crying for

world peace

campaign

continued.

(2) In January 2011, the Egyptian people camefollowing

grammatically incorrect? (1 mark)

out against the regime to topple it. Their (1) Bats are able to fly in the dark.grievances included police atrocities, state can fly in the dark

emergency laws, lack of free election, and (3) Bats have the ability to fly in the dark.freedom corruption, fly in the dark if

unemployment, food price inflation and low have the ability of

minimum wages.

(3) A worker immolated himself to highlightinjustice perpetrated Alfredo, discussing

management against the employees in the Argentinean football.company.

The factory workers carried on with the

strike in demand for increased wages, even

though they were not paid wages for the

Alfredo: Argentina was

Argentina is

Lionel: Argentina will be a football powerhouse.

duration they were on strike.

A politician went on a hunger strike against

Which of the following cannot be inferred

from the above conversation?

corruption which not only galvanized the

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arguing for

arguing the case for

a football

a football

his

Japanese industrial

success is probably derived from factors

beyond this sense of well-being.

(1 mark)

a grade revision

rich client

flying in the dark,

powerhouse.

powerhouse.

(1 mark)

(1)(2)

(3)this from

the people in their

well be

within the

35.

the but the

lack of of speech,

being by the

(4)

(5)

voters.

I.

II.A person is not just

for the pursuit

being

III only

food

38. Which of the is

(2)(4) it rains.(5) if it

does not rain.

39. Diego and Lionel are


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without

Which

previouslyexperiencedifferent

organisms with identical

identical respond

genotypes

previously

relationships

therapistinterpretpatients

Even though this

sometimesexperienceidentical

organisms with different

experienceidentical

interactionpredictable

claimingdistinction,genotype).

previouslytherapists

therapists

(5) eight percent of patientslikely to improve mental

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(1)Lionel is optimistic about the future. organisms with identical genotypes(2) Alfredo, Diego and Lionel may disagree on

(5)Alfredo has positive feelings about the past.

respond

differently in different

genotypes

respond

identically in identical situations.

(3) All organisms with similar genotypes40 .Choose the grammatically correct sentence experience respond

from the options given below. differently in identical situations.

Surprisingly,

problems in the factory, the factory manager

has enjoyed considerable support from they

challenged

leadership.

(2) Surprisingly,

organisms with identical

experience


genotypes

respond


problems in the factory, the factory manager

has enjoyed considerable support from

them who had previously challenged his

leadership.

(3) Surprisingly,problems in the factory, the factory manager

has enjoyed considerable support from he

challenged

leadership.

(4) Surprisingly,problems in the factory, the factory manager

has enjoyed considerable support from

those who had previously challenged his

The benefits of psychotherapy result not only

from the advice the therapist gives but also fromthe supportive relationship offered to the patient.

relationship may cost

amounts

concern

genuine

relationship as the primary factor in improving

their mental health. However, recent studies

found that only eight percent of therapist/patient

continue

terminates

leadership. Which of the following is in accordance with

(5) Surprisingly, the ideas contained in the passage? Chooseproblems in the factory, the factory manager the best option.

has enjoyed considerable support from that

challenged

leadership.

Ethologists, people who study animal behavior,

have traditionally divided an organisms actions

into two categories: learned behavior (based on

experience) and instinctive behavior (based on

scholarsbehavior

experience

genotype.

concerned

reputed

can always treat mental illness

the use of

therapists who terminate relationships

health of

patients.

continue to

improve after

of

strengthens

following,

arguments

Most of the Asian countries have trade-deficit

with China. Bangladeshs trade deficit with China

sentence above? (1 mark) this year has increased by 35%. Despite large

increases in exports to China, )ndonesias

M-PP-02 3A.16

psychotherapists

termination of

formal

will

certain things.

(3)Diego views the present positively.(4)Alfredo completely disagrees with Diego.

(1 mark)

situations.

paid visits.

(1 mark)

moneymaking and their patients well-being.

published

hardly be beneficial.

prescription drugs.

therapy.

(1) given the recent labour

who had his

given the recent labour


who had his



who had his

41.

Some current reject thisthat all is a

of and

the most

th e

if true,

made in the

(1) All and

(2) All andalways

and

similar always

(4) All andalways

(5) All andalways

42.

large

of money over many years, most

the s for

them as and identify this caring

have

after the patient

are equally with

(1)

(3)(2)

(4)

reading articles of

are

their

will

43.

trade


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(3)

(1)

except:(1)

(4)

46 .Which

have not

They still

economists confidently

(5) No

been prevalent

warehouse

D. However, though the concept

stocking,dealing in procuring,

generations

Kothari, Kotwal, Bhandari

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deficit with China continues to increase. So does 47 .Read the sentences and choose the option that

Samsung best arranges them in a logical order.

Electronics,

manufacturers of electronic gadgets.considered as

unwanted

a dumping ground

Which of the following, if true, would be most organizations.

inconsistentwith the above passage? In many parts of the country, traditional

China is the largest manufacturer of parts of

electronic gadgets and Samsung Electronics

imports parts for their gadgets from China.

(2) Exports to Bangladesh are insignificant inproportion of Chinas total exports.

(3) Exports to Indonesia from China decreased.

castes such as

Bhandarkar

distributing

and merchandise.

This is due to the fact that Indian traders

have been trading with many parts of

(4) )ndonesiasresources.

(5) China has trade deficit with Iran.warehousing

2000 years,

obtained

All who studied commerce enjoy sports. No taxconsultant enjoys sports. All those who enjoy

sports love classical music.

recognition in modern times.warehousing

function is not new in India.

If the above sentences are true, which of the

following also must be true?

(1) E-A-C-D-B

(3) A-E-C-D-B

(5) E-D-B-A-C

(2) E-C-B-D-A

D-B-A-C-E

No one who enjoys classical music is a tax

consultant by profession. 48 .Concurrence following

Every tax consultant enjoys classical music. (1 mark)

(3) No tax consultant enjoys classical music.No tax consultant studied commerce.

commerceclassical music.

Agreement

Consensus

(5) Harmony

Coincidence

The head ___________ was annoyed to see a _________

in the soup.

49 .Read the sentences and choose the option that

best arranges them in a logical order.

The option that would best fill the blanks in

the above sentence would be:

to drive up the inflation

rate-examples

Johnsons inflationary policies did to the US

(1) chief, house fly (2) chef, housefly economy

(3) chief, house-fly (4) chef, house fly consistently pro-inflationary policies

(5) chef, house-fly done to the economy of Italy.

word

hypothesize? opposite government to do harm to its domesticeconomy.(1) posit

(3) conjecture

(5) speculate

(2) propose

(4) refute

Contrary to what

promised forty years ago, business cycles

been abolished.

operate pretty much the way

they have been operating for the past 150

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(1 mark)

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

that of South Korea, home of

one of the worlds largest

(1)

chief exports are natural

44.

(2)

one who studied enjoy

45.

is the of the word

A. In fact, it isfor people in quite a few

B.and

have for been

goods

C.the

world.

of

has for over the

has not yet due

E. The concept of or stores

(4)

means all of the

(2) Accord

(4)

i. All it has to do isare the damage Lyndon

and the damage which

have

ii. It is easy, the record shows, for a

iii.

iv.


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(5)

(3)

situations

attractive to carve up some of its areas

(1) strictly

fancifully

passagefollowing

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wanting to present an unwanted optimistic

But there is not the slightest evidence that picture in the board meeting, the CEO estimated

any government policy to stimulate the the sales

economy has impact, whether that policy

be Keynesian, monetarist, supply side orneoclassical.

The option that will best fill the blank in the

above sentence would be:

(1) (iii)-(iv)-(ii)-(i)-(v)

(5) (ii)-(i)-(v)-(iii)-(iv)

liberally

pessimistically

conservatively

provide

appropriate answers for the questions 52 55 .

When income tax rates are reduced, there is an The idea of demarcating certain areas within the

increase in taxable income, and an increase in economic promote

taxable income results in increased total income investment and growth is A large country

tax revenues for the government. facilities

Which of the following is analogues to theargument

features?

environment that can attract foreign investment

throughout the country often finds it feasible and

where such

facilities can be provided. The laws and procedures

If the city municipal corporation increases setting up new industries are waived to make the

taxes on property by 1% it will raise tax area business-friendly with developed infrastructure

revenues, which can be used for garbage and a one-window interaction with government.

disposal management. addition, huge tax benefits are promised to lure

Opposition investors. Chin as experience shows that if chalked

Parliament argued that a restrict ion on the and implemented with care such a policy can

import of Chinese manufacturing products accelerate the flow of capital and technology from

increase abroad and thereby speed up growth.

manufacturing products.(3) An advertisement using more than 25 words However, SEZs may not be the best

the bottlenecks

option in all

advertisement is not read, the product is not )ndia s experience with export processing

Therefore, They have failed in India for

advertisement has, the more effective it will simple reason that the factors that made the SEZs

be in promoting its product. successful in China have been absent In India,

(4) The balance of payment of a country will in China, EPZs were thought of as a way of providingimprove if the country reduces its imports an escape route from the stranglehold of control that

and increases exports. prevailed over the Indian economy. But even while

(5) Citizens earni ng more than 15 lakh rupees promising to ease the rigours of controls, Indianper annum pay at an increased tax rate of policy-makers could not give up their penchant for

Citizens micromanaging from the centre and undoing the

rupees per annum can be exempted from promised relaxations with all kinds of qualifications

paying income taxes without decreasing the and guidelines .revenues of the Income Tax Department

two decades India has evolved into a market

economy and much of governmental

disappeared, the flow of foreign direct investment

has not reached anywhere near the levels of China.

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(2) (iii)-(v)-(ii)-(i)-(iv)

(3) (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(v)-(iii)

(4) (ii)-(i)-(iii)-(iv)-(v)

(1.5 marks)

growth _____________.

(1 mark)

in growth.

years.

v.

50.

above in terms of its logical

(1)

(2) The Leader of the at the

will the sales of Indian

of text will not be read, and when an

sold. the fewer words an

40% earning less than 1 lakh

51. Not

(2)

(4)

Read the and

country as special zones to

not new.

unable to provide the kind of and

for

In

out

to clear

zones

(EPZs) bears this out. the

here. as

Over last

control has

ut


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(2)

(5)

business

development

me define evolution before I

adaptation. In other

apprehends a loss of nearly

(4) monopoly

(5)

lack Government

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Besides, infrastructure building has fallen far short of fisca l resp onsibi lity laws actually limit the

what is required. Even after three years of the investment infrastructure

enactment Electricity Government of India.

investment in electricity generation is still a trickle government of India must limit the number

with the states refusing to give up the monopoly of

their electricity boards in the matter of purchase of (5) SEZs cause loss of tax revenue for thethe power generated. While swearing by growth, central Government.

governments at both the centre and the states cite the

fiscal responsibility laws to plead their helplessness The author does not oppose (1 mark)

infrastructure.

required investments improvetreatment

institutes in India.

educational

Given the situation, the SEZs have apparently been qualifiers undoing relaxation of government

thought of as a simple way out. In its enthusiasm for

for reaping the benefits of large-scale operations and

tax benefits to strategically promote SEZs.

electricity

power purchase.

initiativetheir number should be few. Every industry infrastructure development.

economic activity worth its name is now seeking SEZ

status. Proposals are now being floated to invite The passage was most likely written in the year:

foreign educational institutions to come to India with (1 mark)

promises of SEZ treatment! The finance ministry

1,75,000 crore in direct(1) 1991

taxes, customs duties and excise duties over the next

five years.

The objective of the author in writing the above following passage provide

passage seems to be to (1 mark) appropriate answers for the questions 56 57 .

highlight the failure of Indian policy makers This is one of the unanswered questions

regarding EPZs. to explore. believe that certainly one of

narrate the pros and cons of SEZs. questions technology. Why do I

compare between Without evolution technologies

Chinese SEZs. independently and improve independently. Each

(4) oppose the proliferation of SEZs in India. must come from some unexplained mental process,argue that India should imitate the Chinese some form of creativity or thinking outside the box

policies regarding SEZs. that brings it into existence and separately develops

With evolution, new technologies would be birthed

The authors arguments suggest the following in some precise way from previous

conclusions, except (1 mark) considerable mid-wifing, and develop though some

(1) SEZs may be the best option for countriesinfrastructure

environment

direct investment.

SEZs must be large enough to house large

scale operations.

understood processwe could understand evolution, we could understand

the most precious of processes: innovation. But,

proceed further.

word evolution has two general meanings. One is the

something,

evolution of ballet or the English madrigal. The other

is the process by which all objects of some class are

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SEZs the commerce ministry forgot two

lessons of the Chinese experience, viz., that an SEZ

must be of an adequate size to provide opportunities

of the Act (2003), private

in making the to

critical

or

52.

(1)

(3) the Indian EPZs and

53.

unable to provide and

to attract foreign

(2)

(3)on by the

(4)of SEZs.

54.

SEZ of foreign

(1)

(3)(2)

control.

of state boards in

of in

55.

(2) 2001

(3) 2003 (4) 2006

(5) 2011

Read the and

that I want

I this is the

deeper about say so?

seem to be born

it.

ones, albeit with

of words, if

let

The

gradual of as with the


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(5) IV,

Assuming the

optionwhich

author

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related by ties of common descent from the collection

of earlier objects. The latter is what I mean by V and III

evolution. V and III

Which of the following can be inferred from the

passage? (1 mark)

I. The authors main concern is to develop atheory of innovation.

The author is interested in putting forth a

theory of technological evolution.

The author believes before developing a

theory of technological evolution, one needs

to investigated whether technology evolves

IV. Evolution, as the author puts it, is a sense ofcommon relatedness.

(1) I and II (2) I and IV

(3) II and IV (4) I, II and III

(5) All the above statements

In 1867, S. Colum Gilfillan, a sociologist traced the

evolution of ships from the dugout canoe to the

modern steamship of the day.

theories propose existence

technology in many forms. From these variations,

some perform better and are selected for further

use and development.

Till date the people who have thought hardest

about the general questions of technology haveonly been social scientists. They have viewed

technology stand-alone

objects without studying earlier technologies.

Some technologies, for example, the laser, the jet

engine, the radar, the quick sort algorithm and

the locomotive just appear, or at least they seem

to just appear unlike novel biological species

which are versions of earlier objects.

Radar descends from radio but you can vary

1930s radio circuits as radically you like but you

will never get radar. Radar requires a different

principle.

statements

strengthen

s premise that the question that he has

identified has not been solved as yet?

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56.

II.III.

at all.

57.

Many the of a

from the outside as

above

would

are true,

most the

(2

marks)

(1) I and III (2) II and III

(3) I, III and IV (4) II,


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None of

3200

from 4th Yahoo and

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SectionC Quantitative Ability

Three Vice Presidents (VP) regularly visit the plant on different days. Due to labour unrest, VP (HR) regular ly

visits the plant after a gap of 2 days. VP (Operations) regularly visits the plant after a gap of 3 days. VP (Sales)

regularly visits the plant after a gap of 5 days. The VPs do not deviate from their individual schedules. CEO of the

company meets the VPs when all the three VPs come to the plant together. CEO is one leave from January 5 th toJanuary 28th, 2012. Last time CEO met the VPs on January 3, 2012. When is the next time CEO will meet all the

VPs? (1 mark)

(1) February 6, 2012 (2) February 7, 2012 (3) February 8, 2012

(4) February 9, 2012 (5) None of the above

Ramesh analysed the monthly salary figures of five vice presidents of his company. All the sa lary figures are

integers. The mean and the median salary figures are 5 lakh, and the only mode is 8 lakh. Which of the

options below is the sum (in lakh) of the highest and the lowest salaries? (1 mark)

(5) None of the above.

Answer question nos. 60 62 based on the following information

The following graphs shows the revenue (in $ million) of three companies in their initial six years of operations, in

an economy which is characterized by a persistent inflation.

Facebook

400 600

In 2010, which could be a valid statement about Total of Yahoo and Facebook was definitely

the revenues (adjusted for inflation) of these higher than that of Google.

three companies? (1 mark) the above.

Revenues of all three companies were equal.

Revenues of all three companies could beThe difference in the average percentage increase

in revenues,

Revenue of Yahoo was definitely less thanFacebook is: (1 mark)

Facebook which was definitely less than(5) 55%

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58.

59.

(1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 11 (4) 12

60.

(1)(2)

equal.

(3)Google.

(5)61.

to 6th year, of

(1) 35% (2) 40% (3) 45%

(4) 50%

20 30 50250

1200

50 100 100300 750

5

2000

20 20 50

1500

0

500

1000

1500

3000

2000

3500

2500

1 2 3 4 6

Yahoo

Google

(4)


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chips.

(3)

(1)

(5)

(3)

(1)

amount of loan outstanding, in

interest,

received equalso each brotherbrothers

potato chips,

(4) 2100

(4) Cylinder

(2) Hemi-sphere

potato chips

One brother

kajubarfi,

sweets worth 100/-. The sweet

Nikhils mother asks

replacing it

preparesand pineapple juice. Gopal

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What would have been Facebooks revenue (in $ 3162.75 4125.00

million) in its sixth year of operation if the 4155.00 5100.00

company matched Goog les percentage 5355.00

growth in revenues from the fifth to the sixth

year? (1 mark) A spherica l metal of radius 10 cm is molten and

Choose the option that is nearest to the answer.

made into 1000 smaller spheres

this process the surface area of the metal is

(1) 1600 (2) 1700 increased by: (1 mark)

(3) 1900

(5) None of the above.1000 times

10 times

100 times

(4) No change

Tina, Mina, Gina, Lina and Bina are 5 sisters, aged

proportional to their ages. While returning, equal

splashed

buckets. Who lost maximum amount of water as apercentage of the bucket capacity? (1 mark)

the above

Gopal sells fruit juice mixture using orange juice

mixture

by drawing out a jug of orange juice from a 10

container

with pineapple juice.

out another jug of the resultant mixture and

replaces it with pineapple juice, the container will

(1) Tina (2) Mina have equal volumes of orange juice and pineapple

(3) Gina (4) Lina juice. The volume of the jug in litres, is (1 mark)

(5) Bina

Ram, a farmer, managed grow shaped-

watermelons inside different

shapes. The shapes he used were: a perfect cube,

hemi-spherical, cuboid, cylindrical along with the

normal spherical shaped watermelons. Thickness

of the skin was same for all the shapes. Each ofthe glass cases was so designed that the total

volume and the weight of the all the water-

melons would be equal irrespective of the shape.

him to buy 100 pieces

shop has

gulabjamun

Kajubarfi

gulabjamun

costs 50 paise per piece. If Nikhil decides to buy

at least one sweet of each type, how many

customer water-melons gulabjamuns

making juice, for which the skin of the water-

melon has to be peeled off, and therefore is a(1) 1 (2)

waste. Which shape should the customer buy? (1 A potter asked his two sons to sell some pots in

the market. The amount received for each pot

(1) Cube

(3) Cuboid

(5) Normal spherical

was same as the number of pots sold. The two

brothers

and one packet

banana chips

A man borrows

reducing balance, at the start of the year. If he

1200 at the end of each year, find the

, at the beginning

of the third year. (1 mark)

along with some packets

the other brother just had potato chips. Each

packet of potato chips costs 10/- and the packet

of banana chips costs less than

packets of chips were divided between the two

number

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in that order, with Tina being the eldest. Each of

them had to carry a bucket of water from a well

to their house. Their buckets capacities were

costs 3/- per piece and sandesh

should he buy? (1.5 marks)

had the packet

62.

had

63.

amount of water got out of their

64. to

glass cases of

A wants o but for

mark)

65. 6000 at 5% on

repays

(2)

(4)

66.

of equal sizes. In

(2)

(5) None of

67.

this

litre filled with orange juice, and

If Gopal draws

68. of

3

kinds of sweets, and

sandesh. costs 10/- per piece,

2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5

69.

spent the entire amount on some

packets of of banana

of

of while

10/-. The


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triangle. The length of the longest side of this

paths divide the longest side into four equal

(4) 9.50

(2) 8.50

How many litressolution.

21% alcoholhad asked for 27 litresTo prepare what the

ready in a 27 litre delivery

potency

remains

(2) 1724

(4) 1744

(3) 5600 m

(1) 4000 m

Answer

A medical practitioner

potencies of a commonly

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of packets. How much money should one brother Shanpur, using the same route? Assume that the

give to the other to make the division financially

A city has a park shaped as a right angled

unchanged

throughout the route, and she did not use her car

to travel around in Rampur. (1.5 marks)

(1) 1714

(3) 1734

park is 80 m. The Mayor of the city wants to

segments. Determine the sum of the squares of

the lengths of the three paths. (2 marks)

(2) 4800 m

(4) 6400 m

(5) 7200 m

question

(5) Data insufficient to answer.

different

medicine

dissolving tables in water and using the resultant

solution.

Potency 1 solution: When 1 tablet is dissolved in 50

ml, the entire 50 ml is equivalent to one dose.

Potency 2 solution: When 2 tablets are dissolved in

50 ml, the entire 50 ml of this solution is equivalent

to 2 doses,

and so on.

Ramya, based in Shanpur, took her car for a 400 km

below). Her car already had 10 litres of petrol at the

start of the journey, and she first purchased petrol at

the start of the journey, as given in table below, and

This way he can give fractions of tablets based on

the intensity of infection and the age of the

For particular patient, he administers 10 ml of

potency 1, 15 ml of potency 2 and 30 ml of

administered

patient is equivalent to (1 mark)

she had 5 litres remaining at the end of the journey. (1) > and 3 tablets

(2) > and 3.25 tablets (3) > . and 3.5 tablets(4) > . and 3.75 tablets(5) > . and 4 tablets

prepares solutions

according to customers needs. This morning

Ram has prepared 27 litres of a 12% alcohol

What has been the mileage (in kilometers per

litre) of her car over the entire trip? (1 mark)

solution and kept

container to be shipped to the customer.

before delivery, he finds out that the customer

(1) 8.00

(3) 9.00

(5) None of the above

solution.customer

replaces a portion of 12% solution by 39%

12% solution are

(er cars tank-capacity is 35 litres. Petrol costs replaced? (1 mark)

45/- litre in Rampur. What is the minimum

amount of money she would need for purchasing(1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 10 (4) 12 (5)

Rampur

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equitable? (2 marks)

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 7

construct

opposite to the longest side such that these three

71

following information.

trip to Rampur. She maintained a log of the odometer

readings and the amount of petrol she purchased at

different petrol pumps at different prices (given

70.

three paths from the corner point

and 72 based on the

71.

72.

petrol for the return trip from to

mileage of the car

73. has created

used by

patient.

4. The dosage to the

74. Ram of alcohol in water

it

Just

ofwants, Ram

of

15

Start of

End of

Odometer

Reading

(Km)

Petrol

purchased

(Litre)

Rate of

Petrol

( /litre)

journey

400 20 30

600 15 35

650 10 40

journey800


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(1)

tadka

tadka

tadkarotis

percentage

question

(4) 43200

travellingterminus

the cost of running a bus is

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Corporation times in both Stage I and Stage II, 7 times in both

terminus A to terminus B, each bus making 5 Stage II and Stage III, 4 times in both Stage I and

round trips in a day. There are no stops in Stage III, and 4 times in all the three stages. How

between. These buses ply back and forth on the

same route at different but uniform speeds. Each

morning

respective terminuses. They meet for the first

time at a distance of 7 km from terminus A. Their

next meeting is at a distance of 4 km from

opposite

directions. Assuming that the time taken by the

buses at the terminuses is negligibly small, and

20 per km, find the

daily cost of running the buses (in ). (1 mark)

many times the software failed in a single stage

Suresh, who runs a bakery, uses a conical shaped

equipment to write decorative labels (e.g., Happy

Birthday etc.) using cream. The height of this

be written using three fifth of a litre of cream?

(1) 3200 (2) 4000 (3) 6400 (1.5 marks)

(4) 6800 (5) None of the above(1) 45090 (2) 45100

Shyam, a fertilizer salesman, sells directly to

farmers. He visits two villages A and B. Shyam

(3) 46000(5) None of the above.

starts from A, and travels 50 meters to the East,

then 50 meters North-East at exactly 45 to his

earlier direction, and then another 50 meters

East to reach village B. If the shortest distance

between villages A and B is in the form of

Answer

following information.

following

distribution of runs scored by a batsman in a test

(2 marks)


Three truck drivers, Amar, Akbar and Anthony

stop at a road side eating joint. Amar orders 10

, 4 plates of , and a cup of tea. Akbar

orders 7 rotis, 3 plates of , and a cup of tea.

Amar pays 80 for the meal and Akbar pays

Meanwhile, Anthony orders 5 rotis, 5 plates of

and 5 cups of tea. How much (in

Anthony pay? (1.5 marks)


A computer program was tested 300 times before If the batsman has scored a total of 306 runs, how

its release. The testing was done in three stages many 4s and 6s did he hit? (1 mark)

of 100 tests each. The software failed 15 times in

Stage I, 12 times in Stage II, 8 times in Stage III, 631 and 3 respectively

(2) 32 and 2 respectively

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only? (1 mark)

(1) 10 (2) 13 (3) 15 (4) 17 (5) 35

equipment is 7 cm and the diameter of the base is

5 mm. A full charge of the equipment will write

330 words on an average. How many words can

75. City Bus runs two buses from

the buses start at 7 AM from the

B, while in

76.

(1) 52 (2) 54 (3) 58

(4) 59

77.

(1) 75 (2) 80 (3) 95

(4) 100

78.

79.

nos. 80 - 81 based on the

The pie chart shows the

innings.

80.

60.

) will

36.6

12.423.92

43.14

3.92 00

1s 2s 3s 4s 6s


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sell it

(3)

(1)

) for that year?

200,001Profits from

Ronaldo

than twice its there were

business

530,000

550,000

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(3) 32 and 3 respectively Ram and Shyam form a partnership (with Shyam

(4) 33 and 1 respectively working partner) and start a business

(5) 33 and 2 respectively investing respectively.

conditions

If 5 of the dot balls had been hit for 4s, and if two

of the shots for which the batsman scored 3 runs

each had fetched him one run instead, what

would have been the central angle of the sector

corresponding to the percentage of runs scored

in 4s? (1 mark)

profits would be shared in the radio of theinvested capital.

400,000

would take 20% out of the pr ofit, before the

division of remaining profits, which will then

(2) 163 be based on ratio of invested capital.

Profits in excess of 400,000, Shyam would

take 35% out of the profits beyond 400,000,

Carpenter Rajesh has a circular piece of plywood before the division of remaining profits, which

of diameter 30 feet. He has cut out two disks of will then be based on ratio of invested capital.

diameter 20 feet and

diameter of the largest disk that can be cut out

from the remaining portion of the plywood piece?

(3) > . feet and 8.60 feet

)f Shyams share in a particular year was

367000, which option indicates the total

(1 mark)

520,000

540,000

(5) None of the above

A property dealer bought a rectangular piece of

land at 1000/sq. ft. The length of

Lionel and Ronaldo had a discussion on the ages

following

statements about Joses sons:

breadth.

no buyers

in smaller

Due to its

Hence he decided to

Jose has three sons.

The sum of the ages of Joses sons is 13.

The product of the ages of the sons is the

The largest square from one end was sold at

1200/sq. ft. From the remaining rectangle the

largest square was sold at 1150/sq.

same as the age of Lionel

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