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INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO. Fill in the information required on the answer sheet. Your test may not be evaluated if the required details are not entered on the answer sheet. This booklet consists of three sections A, B and C with 44, 38 and 38 questions respectively, i.e. a total 120 questions. You will be given two hours to complete the test. Each question carries 1 mark. If there is a problem with your test booklet, immediately inform the invigilator/supervisor. You will be provided with a replacement. You are required to answer questions from all three sections and expected to maximize scores in each section. Each question has five alternatives. Answer each question by darkening the appropriate alternative letter against the question number on the answer sheet. For example if your answer to question number 1 is B, darken fully the circle B against question 1. All answers are to be marked only on the (OMR) answer sheet. Use the margin in the test booklet for rough work. No other piece of paper is permitted to be used for rough work. Use only HB pencil. NEGATIVE MARKS (one fourth of a mark) may be deducted for the first six incorrect answers in each section and 0.5 (half a mark) for each incorrect answer thereafter. Failure to follow instructions and examination norms will lead to disqualification.

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Section A : Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
DIRECTIONS for Questions 1 and 2: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Each of the question consists of a question and two statements I and II. Mark the answer as: A. If statement (I) alone is sufficient to answer the question. B. If statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question. C. If statement (I) and statement (II) together are sufficient but neither of the two alone is sufficient to answer the question. D. If either statement (I) or statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question. E. If both statement (I) and statement (II) together are insufficient to answer the question. 1. The average age of the members in a gymnastic team is 27 with no member having age less than 4 years. The age of all the members in the team is an integer in years. Find the number of possible values of the age of a particular member. I. The new average age of the members in the team is two more than the number of members in the team after that particular member was excluded. II. The new average age of the members in the team is twice the age of that particular member if he is excluded from the team. Consider a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b, c are real numbers. If k is the arithmetic mean of the roots of this equation, then is the value of ax2 + bx + c at x = k greater than 0? I. The expression ax2 + bx + c attains a definite maximum value and both the roots of the equation are real and negative. II. The expression ax2 + bx + c attains a definite minimum value and both the roots of the equation are real and negative. Triangle ABC has vertices at points A (0, 0), B (8, 0) and C (0, 6). P and Q are midpoints of sides AB and AC respectively. On side BC, points S and R are chosen such that PS is parallel to QR. If the length of the line segments CR and BS are integers, then which of the following is a possible value of the ratio (a) 8 : 7 4. (b) 7 : 6 (c) 6 : 5 (d) 5 : 4 (e) 4 : 3 ?

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Sudip chooses a positive integer n and asks his friends to guess its value. Tarun guesses that n is a multiple of 10, Gaurav guesses that n is a multiple of 12, Anup guesses that n is a multiple of 15, Vineet guesses that n is multiple of 18 and Rishi guesses that his multiple of 30. Exactly two of the friends guessed the exact value of the positive integer. Which of the following is the complete list of the friends who guessed the correct value of the integer that Sudip has chosen? (a) Anup and Vineet (d) Gaurav and Vineet (b) Tarun and Rishi (e) Either (B) or (C) (c) Vineet and Rishi

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 6 to 9: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. The following table provides information about the quantity (in tonnes) of 6 different mineral ores namely Iron, Mica, Zinc, Copper, Tin and Sulphur produced in eleven different countries namely Syria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, BYJUS CLASSES Page 2

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South Africa, Nigeria, Australia, Russia, Argentina, France and Bolivia in the year 2006-07. Assume that these six mentioned mineral ores are the only mineral ores produced in these eleven mentioned countries. Iron Syria 2437 Pakistan 2145 Sri Lanka 2965 India 1635 South Africa 1879 Nigeria 1555 Australia 1269 Russia 259 Argentina 687 France 1659 Bolivia 899 6. Mica 1167 1256 498 1789 1647 666 1298 1367 1987 2459 2368 Zinc 546 254 169 674 589 555 254 871 657 548 198 Copper 3124 2510 3856 2165 1987 3987 3569 2457 2719 2689 4574 Tin 1769 1235 981 1692 879 568 1899 2154 1458 2156 1324 Sulphur 1529 1124 987 854 1897 1654 2158 456 1487 2113 1045

For which country the quantity of Mica produced as a percentage of the total quantity of mineral ores produced in that country is highest among these eleven mentioned countries? (a) Argentina (b) France (c) Bolivia (d) India (e) Russia For how many countries the ratio of the quantity of Iron to the quantity of Mica produced is greater than the ratio of the quantity of Tin to the quantity of Sulphur produced in that particular country? (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 6 (e) 10 Find the quantity of Iron produced in India as a percentage of the total quantity of mineral ores produced in India. (a) 13.24% (b) 15.34% (c) 22.12% (d) 27.49% (e) 18.56% For which country the ratio of the absolute difference between the quantities of Tin and Copper produced to the quantity of Zinc produced in that country fourth lowest among these eleven mentioned countries? (a) Argentina (b) France (c) Syria (d) South Africa (e) India The polynomial equation x3 px2 + qx 100 = 0 (p, q > 0) has three integral roots, two of which are equal. Which of the following can never be true about p and q? (a) p + q = 303 (b) q p = 75 (c) 2p + q = 162 (d) 2q p = 116 (e) None of these A shopkeeper planned to sell 100 shirts each priced at Rs.1020 in a particular year. Each shirt, if sold at the mentioned price would have possibly earned him a 20% profit. However, 50 out of these 100 shirts were sold at a discount of Rs.100 on each shirt during the festival season. Find the maximum possible number of shirts one could have bought during the festival season with an amount that is same as the profit earned by the shopkeeper in the entire year. (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13 (e) 14 Between 1350 and 2450, how many natural numbers when divided by 11, 8 and 6 gives remainder 2, 3 and 5 respectively? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

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13. ABC and .DEF are both equilateral with EF || BC and the figure given below is symmetric about the line segment AD. The ratio of perimeter of the triangles AGH : DIJ : ABC : DEF = 3 : 4 : 6 : 7. Find the area of the shaded region as a fraction of the area of the figure given below. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

DIRECTIONS for Questions 14 and 15: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. The following table gives quantity of rice produced in the major geographical locations across the world from year 2000 to year 2005. The column named A-5 in the table gives the cumulative rice production data of five Asian countries Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar and Pakistan. The bar graph provides information about the proportion of rice produced by individual countries within the A-5 group in each of the years in the period 2000-2005. Rice production (in '000 Tonnes) South Year World Asia America 2000 599098 545482 20482 2001 597981 544630 19784 2002 569035 515255 19601 2003 584272 530736 19973 2004 606268 546919 23726 2005 618441 559349 24020

North America 11164 12260 12195 11623 12816 12537

Europe 3181 3150 3217 3258 3468 3340

USSR Asia 520 380 542 810 647 660

USSR Europe 675 566 565 535 551 642

Oceania 1119 1664 1211 459 574 344

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 16 and 17: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Eight distinct natural numbers are written in an ascending order as a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h. Given that a, c and f are in a Arithmetic Progression and b, d and h are in a Geometric Progression. It is also known that h 16.

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16. If h = 12, then how many distinct sequences of these 8 natural numbers are possible? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) 9 If h a = 15, then how many distinct sequences of these 8 natural numbers are possible? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 9 (d) 10 (e) Cannot be determined A function f(x) is defined as for every m > n such that f(m) > f(n). It is also known that f(3) f(4) f(5) f(6) < 0 and |f(4)| |f(7)| |f(8)| > 0. Which of the following statements is true? (a) |f(5)| is always greater than both |f(7)| and |f(8)| (b) f(x) = 0 has a solution for x (3, 4) (c) f(x) = 0 has a solution for x (5, 6) (d) Both (A) and (C) are correct. (e) Both (A) and (B) are correct. DIRECTIONS for Questions 19 and 20: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Out of the first 100 natural numbers, a number N exists such that it has the maximum possible number of factors M. 19. What is the value of M? (a) 8 (b) 9

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In a 100 m straight tunnel AB made on a river, boat X enters from end A and boat Y enters from the opposite end B at the same time. There is a safety point O inside the tunnel at which boat Y should reach before boat X to avoid collision. The speed of boat X, boat Y and the stream is 60 m/s, 30 m/s and 10 m/ s respectively. Find the minimum possible distance OA. (a) 77.78 m (b) 63.79 m (c) 59.62 m (d) 52.48 m (e) 55.56 m In the figure given below, AD = CD and AE = EF = CF = BE = DE = 1 unit. Find the ratio of the area of the circum circle of . BFD to the area of the quadrilateral ABCD. (a) : (b) 2 : 3 (c) : (d) : 2 (e) Data Insufficient

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 24 to 27: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. A Software called Atrocity is used to download 6 different files namely SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5 and SW6. Each file has already been downloaded up to some extent. The following table provides information about these 6 files at time t = 0. S No. File Name Total size of the file to be downloaded (in mb) 260 600 125 200 520 330 Total size of the file downloaded at t = 0 as a percentage of the total size of the file that needs to be downloaded (in mb) 15% 35% 4% 25% 30% 20% Uniform speed at which these files are downloaded 1 mb/min 1.3 mb/min 0.6 mb/min 0.9 mb/min 1.1 mb/min 1.2 mb/min

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For which of the following files, the size left to be downloaded at time t = 0 the maximum? (a) SW5 (b) SW6 (c) SW1 (d) SW2 (e) SW4 At t = 220 minutes how many files have been completely downloaded? (a)1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e)5 At t = T1 hours, two files have just been completely downloaded and at t = T2 hours, five files have just been completely downloaded. Find the value of T2 T1. (a) 1.86 (b) 1.67 (c) 2.06 (d) 1.99 (e) 1.92 Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. At time t = 317 minutes five files have been completely downloaded. B. At time t = 200 minutes there are four files which have not been completely downloaded. C. At time t = 150 minutes the size of the file SW2 that remains to be downloaded as a percentage of the total size of the file SW2 that needs to be downloaded is 33%. (a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Both A and B (d) Only C (e) None of these If a function exists such that f1(x) = loga(x) [a > 0, x > 0], then how many real values of x satisfies the equation f(x) + (1 x)(x + 2) = 0. (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) Cannot be determined An eight-digit telephone number consists of exactly two zeroes. One of the digit is repeated thrice. Remaining three digits are all distinct. If the first three digits (from left to right) are 987, then find the probability of having only one 9, one 8 and one 7 in the telephone number (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Let 2a + b = 3, 3b + 2c = and 3a + c = 2 where is a real number. What is the maximum possible value of (2a + 3b + 5) (3b + 5c + 5) ? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) None of these

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 31 to 34: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

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Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is defined as net profit divided by capital employed. ROCE was the least for which year? (a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2000 (d) 2001 (e) Both (B) and (D) In which year was the gross profit highest? (a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2000

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40. What is the minimum possible positive value of a constant a for which the system of 2 and 2ax2 + y2 = 1 has a real solution? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) equations 3ax + y =

DIRECTIONS for Questions 41 and 42: PQRS is a field in the shape of a square. Three persons A, B and C are at points P, Q and R respectively at time t = 0. At time t = 0, A, B and C start walking towards the point S along the line PS, QS and RS respectively. The uniform speeds (in km/hr) at which A, B and C walk are SA, SB and SC respectively. It is also known that A reaches point S at t = 0.75 hrs. 41. If at time t = 0.25 hrs, the ratio of the distances between each of A, B and C from the point S ratio 4: 2: 3 in that order, then what is the value of ? (a) (3 42. 1) (b) (2 1) (c) (3 1) (d) (2 are in the

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Section B : Verbal and logic Ability

Analyse the passage given and provide an appropriate answer for the question nos. 45 through 49 that follow. Computer programmers often remark that computing machines with a perfect lack of discrimination will do any foolish thing that they are told. The reason for this lies of course in the narrow fixation of the computing m achines intelligence upon the basely typographical details of its own perceptionsits inability to be guided by any large context. In a psychological description of the computer intelligence, three related adjectives push themselves forward: single-mindedness, literal-mindedness, simple-mindedness. Recognizing this, we should at the same time recognize that this single-mindedness, literal-mindedness, simple-mindedness also characterizes theoretical mathematics, though to a lesser extent. It is a continual result of the fact that science tries to deal with reality that even the most precise sciences normally work with more or less ill-understood approximations toward which the scientist must maintain an appropriate skepticism. Thus, for instance, it may come as a shock to the mathematician to learn that the Mober equation for the hydrogen atom, which he is able to solve only after a considerable effort of functional analysis and special function theory, is not a literally correct description of this atom, but only an approximation to a somewhat more correct equation taking account of spin, magnetic dipole, and relativistic effects; that this corrected equation is itself only an ill-understood approximation to an infinite set of quantum field theoretical equations; and finally hat the quantum field theory, besides diverging, neglects a myriad of strange-particle interactions whose strength and form are largely unknown. The physicist, looking at the original Mober equation, learns to sense in it the presence of many invisible terms, integral, integro differential, perhaps even more complicated types of operators, in addition to the differential terms visible, and this sense inspires an entirely appropriate disregard for the purely technical features of the equation which he sees. This very healthy self skepticism is foreign to the mathematical approach. BYJUS CLASSES Page 8

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Mathematics must deal with well-defined situations. Thus, in its relations with science mathematics depends on an intellectual effort outside of mathematics for the crucial specification of the approximation which mathematics is to take literally. Give a mathematician a situation which is the least bit ill-definedhe will first of all make it well defined. Perhaps appropriately, bit perhaps also inappropriately. in other cases, the mathematicians habit of making definite his literal-mindedness may have more unfortunate consequences. The mathematician turns the scientists theoretical assumptions, i.e., convenient points of analytical emphasis, into axioms, and then takes these axioms literally. This brings with it the danger that he may also persuade the scientist to take these axioms literally. The question, central to the scientific investigation but intensely disturbing in the mathematical contextwhat happens to all this if the axioms are relaxed?is thereby put into shadow. The physicist rightly dreads precise argument, since an argument which is only convincing if precise loses all its force if the assumptions upon which it is based are slightly changed, while an argument which is convincing though imprecise may well be stable under small perturbations of its underlying axioms. 45. The author discusses computing machines in the first paragraph in order to (a) indicate the dangers inherent in relying to a great extent on machines. (b) illustrate his views about the approach of mathematicians to problem solving. (c) compare the work of mathematicians with that of computer programmers. (d) provide a definition of intelligence. (e) stress the importance of computers in modern technological society. Scientists are skeptical towards their equations because scientists (a) work to explain real situations which are many times based on approximations. (b) know that well-defined problems are often the most difficult to solve. (c) are unable to express their data in terms of multiple variables. (d) are unwilling to relax the axioms they have developed. (e) are unable to accept mathematical explanations of natural phenomena. Mathematicians present a danger to scientists for which of the following reasons? (a) Mathematicians may provide theories that are incompatible with those already developed by scientists. (b) Mathematicians may define situations in a way that is incomprehensible to scientists (c) Mathematicians may convince scientists that theoretical assumptions are facts. (d) Scientists may come to believe that axiomatic statements are untrue. (e) Scientists may begin to provide arguments that are convincing but imprecise. The author suggests that a mathematician asked to solve a problem in an ill-defined situation would first attempt to do which of the following? (a) Identify an analogous situation. (b) Simplify and define the situation. (c) Vary the underlying assumptions of a description of the situation. (d) Determine what use would be made of the solution provided. (e) Evaluate the theoretical assumptions that might explain the situation. The author implies that scientists develop a healthy skepticism because they are aware that (a) Mathematicians are able to solve problems better than scientists (b) Changes in axiomatic propositions will inevitably reinforce scientific arguments. (c) Well-defined situations are necessary for the design of reliable experiments. (d) Mathematical solutions cannot be applied to real problems. (e) Some factors in most situations must remain unknown.

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 50 and 51: Go through the caselets below and answer the questions that follow. 50. I. The term Clever Hans refers to a horse who responded to questions requiring mathematical calculations by tapping his hoof. If asked by his master, William Von Osten, what is the sum of 3 plus 2, the horse would tap his hoof five times. It appeared the animal was responding to human language and was capable of grasping mathematical concepts. II. It is often the case that animals are thought to show evidence of linguistic abilities that they do not possess. And humans are thought to be capable of grasping psychic messages when they are just sensitive to the unconscious signaling of others. Which of the following is true? (a) The point above in (II) contradicts the speakers argument in (I). (b) The point above in (II) extends the speakers argument in (I). (c) The point above in (II) is similar to the speakers argument in (I). (d) The point above in (II) concludes the speakers argument in (I). (e) The point above in (II) strengthens the speakers argument in (I). 51. Besides personal experience, the only kind of research aromatherapists seem interested in is in reading what other aromatherapists have said or believed about plants or oils. The practitioners and salespersons of aromatherapeutic products seem singularly uninterested in scientific testing of their claims, many of which are empirical and could be easily tested.Of course, there are many aromatherapists who make non-testable claims, such as claims regarding how certain oils will affect their subtle body, bring balance to their chakra, restore harmony to their energy flow, return one to their center, or contribute to spiritual growth. Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with? (a) Aromatherapy is said to restore or enhance mental, emotional, physical or spiritual health. (b) Aromatherapists are not concerned about the scientific testing of their claims, which other wise can be empirically tested; instead they make ambiguous claims which are difficult to test. (c) When aromatherapists get into professional debates about empirical matters it is generally over such matters as whether natural oils are superior to synthetic ones. (d) References to scientific studies of the issue are sought in vain. (e) None of the above. DIRECTIONS for Questions 52 to 55: The poem given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boys been swinging them. But swinging doesnt bend them down to stay. Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning After a rain. They click upon themselves As the breeze rises, and turn many-coloured As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel. Soon the suns warmth makes them shed crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away Youd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen. They are dragged to the withered bracken by the load, BYJUS CLASSES Page 10

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And they seem not to break; though once they are bowed So low for long, they never right themselves: You may see their trunks arching in the woods Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground, Like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair Before them over their heads to dry in the sun. But I was going to say when Truth broke in With all her matter-of-fact about the ice-storm, I should prefer to have some boy bend them As he went out and in to fetch the cows Some boy too far from town to learn baseball, Whose only play was what he found himself, Summer or winter, and could play alone. One by one he subdued his fathers trees By riding them down over and over again Until he took the stiffness out of them, And not one but hung limp, not one was left For him to conquer. He learned all there was To learn about not launching out too soon And so not carrying the tree away Clear to the ground. He always kept his poise To the top branches, climbing carefully With the same pains you use to fill a cup Up to the brim, and even above the brim. Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish, Kicking his way down through the air to the ground. So was I once myself a swinger of birches. And so I dream of going back to be. Its when Im weary of considerations, And life is too much like a pathless wood Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs Broken across it, and one eye is weeping From a twigs having lashed across it open. Id like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over. May no fate wilfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. Earths the right place for love: I dont know where its likely to go better. Id like to go by climbing a birch tree And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches. 52. According to the opening lines of the passage, which of the following was the reason for the getting bent? (a) The darker trees were usually bent. (b) A boy had been swinging them. birches

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(c) (d) (e) 53. The rains typically did it. The ice-storms had been at work. It was a part of the speakers minds eye. in the

The poet uses which of the following metaphors to describe the melting snow on the birches passage? (a) Enamel (b) Snow-crust (c) Crystal shells (d) Inner dome (e) Broken glass According to the passage, the boy learnt which of the following lessons from the trees? (a) That it was important to control the trees. (b) It was important to ride over them again and again. (c) That the trees were important playmates. (d) That one should be entirely prepared before starting out in life. (e) That one should conquer with great speed. The line And life is too much like a pathless wood, in the perspective of the passage, refers the following: (a) That human beings are like the pathless woods. (b) That our lives are governed by the woods. (c) That our emotions hold the key to our decisions in life. (d) That its is very easy to lose our way in the forest. (e) That life does not throw up discernable paths.

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 56 to 58: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph. 56. 1. I suspect that part of the appeal lies in an intrinsic quality of the images themselves, namely the image statistics that underlie what we perceive to be natural images. 2. Both the Mountains of Creation of Spitzer and Morans The Teton Range communicate something topographic that results from the manner in which the overall scale relates to its cragginess. 3. Real-world images contain structural information over a range of scales that communicates verisimilitude. 4. As we attempt to capitalize on the public outreach potential, we should take a moment to consider the quality of peoples aesthetic response by considering the study of Hubble imagery, by doctoral student Elizabeth Kessler who compared Hubble imagery to paintings by members of the Hudson School, such as Albert Bierstadt or Thomas Moran: The Hubble images are part of the Romantic landscape tradition they fit that popular, familiar model of what the natural world should look like. (a). 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 (b) 4 - 3 - 2 1 (c) 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 (d) 3 - 1 - 2 4 (e) 1 - 3 - 4 - 2 57. 1. The chaos experienced by the Penan is not a part of their traditional religious imaginations, not a myth and not a ritual construct - It is an alarming fact. 2. Order cannot be maintained and the chaotic gradually takes over; however, this chaos is not of the creative kind that is periodically embraced in order to refresh life, as we know it from other cultures. It is not a chaotic disintegration that is necessary for a new order to come about, as we know it from numerous myths and rituals.

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3. The interpretation of what the birds relate takes place in social interaction between human beings When the forest dies and the birds go away, there are no divinatory messages to interpret, and therefore neither a physical, nor a social-cognitive space in which the Penan can operate: thus people loose their sense of orientation and their sense of meaning. 4. But what do you do if that, which used to define your direction, is gone? The people I met were in distress as they felt abandoned and confused: The implicit map that used to be drawn by the birds is no longer created, and the precondition for the most important social events, the nomadic movements in the landscape and the hunt, is gone: People with no direction and no purpose, the man said. (a) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 (b) 3 - 4 - 1 2 (c) 2 - 1 - 3 - 4 (d) 1 - 4 - 2 3 (e) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 58. 1. Irish-Argentines have had a significant influence in football, rugby, field hockey, basketball, polo and other sports. Relations between Ireland and the region were enhanced through frequent sporting contacts. 2. Central to this is the influence Irish immigrants and Argentines of Irish origin have had on the dissemination and development of these sports. In addition to this, a specific contribution was made with the introduction of hurling to Argentina. 3. The prominence given to the successes of Argentina in a wide variety of sports in recent times, in particular those of British origin, has created a greater awareness of the important contribution ingleses have made to the diffusion of the sport in Latin America and Iberia through the bonds of informal empire. 4. As Ireland has now become a net recipient of migrants and home to communities from Latin America and Iberia, it is likely that in the future they will in turn make their mark in those sports which the Irish played a part in diffusing and developing in their countries of origin. (a) 2 - 1 - 4 - 3 (b) 3 - 2 - 1 4 (c) 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 (d) 3 - 4 - 2 -1 (e) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Analyse the passage given and provide an appropriate answer for the question nos. 59 through 62 that follow. In one of the many letters he wrote to his son in the 1740s, Lord Chesterfield offered the following advice: There is time enough for everything in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once, but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time. To Chesterfield, singular focus was not merely a practical way to structure ones time; it was a mark of intelligence. This steady and undissipated attention to one object, is a sure mark of a superior genius; as hurry, bustle, and agitation, are the never-failing symptoms of a weak and frivolous mind. In modern times, hurry, bustle, and agitation have become a regular way of life for many peopleso much so that we have embraced a word to describe our efforts to respond to the many pressing demands on our time: multitasking. Used for decades to describe the parallel processing abilities of computers, multitasking is now shorthand for the human attempt to do simultaneously as many things as possible, as quickly as possible, preferably marshalling the power of as many technologies as possible. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, one sensed a kind of exuberance about the possibilities of multitasking. Advertisements for new electronic gadgetsparticularly the first generation of handheld digital devicescelebrated the notion of using technology to accomplish several things at once. The word multitasking began appearing in the skills sections of rsums, as office workers restyled themselves as high-tech, high-performing team players. But more recently, challenges to the ethos of multitasking have begun to emerge. Numerous studies have shown the sometimes-fatal danger of using cell phones and other electronic devices while driving, for example, and several states have now made that particular form of multitasking illegal. In the business world, where concerns about time management are perennial, warnings about workplace distractions spawned by a multitasking culture are on the rise. In 2005, the BBC reported on a research study, funded by Hewlett-Packard and conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London, that found, Workers distracted by e-mail and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ

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more than twice that found in marijuana smokers. The psychologist who led the study called this new infomania a serious threat to workplace productivity. Multitasking might also be taking a toll on the economy. One study by researchers at the University of California, monitored interruptions among office workers; they found that workers took an average of twenty-five minutes to recover from interruptions such as phone calls or answering e-mail and return to their original task. Discussing multitasking with the New York Times in 2007, Jonathan B. Spira, an analyst at the business research firm Basex, estimated that extreme multitaskinginformation overloadcosts the U.S. economy $650 billion a year in lost productivity. To better understand the multitasking phenomenon, neurologists and psychologists have studied the workings of the brain. In 1999, Chief of cognitive neuroscience at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke , used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans to determine that when people engage in taskswitchingthat is, multitasking behaviorthe flow of blood increases to a region of the frontal cortex called Brodmann area 10. (The flow of blood to particular regions of the brain is taken as a proxy indication of activity in those regions.) This is presumably the last part of the brain to evolve, the most mysterious and exciting part, Grafman told the New York Times in 2001 adding, with a touch of hyperbole, Its what makes us most human. It is also what makes multitasking a poor long-term strategy for learning. Other studies, such as those performed by psychologist Ren Marois, have used fMRI to demonstrate the brains response to handling multiple tasks. Marois found evidence of a response selection bottleneck that occurs when the brain is forced to respond to several stimuli at once. As a result, task-switching leads to time lost as the brain determines which task to perform. Psychologist David Meyer at the University of Michigan believes that rather than a bottleneck in the brain, a process of adaptive executive control takes place, which schedules task processes appropriately to obey instructions about their relative priorities and serial order, as he described to the New Scientist. Unlike many other researchers who study multitasking, Meyer is optimistic that, with training, the brain can learn to task-switch more effectively, and there is some evidence that certain simple tasks are amenable to such practice. But his research has also found that multitasking contributes to the release of stress hormones and adrenaline, which can cause long-term health problems if not controlled, and contributes to the loss of short-term memory. 59. By the reference to Lord Chesterfield, the passage emphasizes which of the following: (a) Multitasking changes the way people learn. (b) Multitasking is not for the successful. (c) In multitasking, learning is less flexible and more specialized. (d) Focus is superior to multitasking which can be detrimental. (e) Multitasking develops the brain. What, according to the passage, has revealed extensive gaps in the spirit of multitasking? (a) The hurry, bustle, and agitation have become a regular way of our life. (b) Efforts are required to respond to the many pressing demands on our time. (c) The aftermath of multitasking is doing the rounds. (d) Resistance to the mindset of multitasking is appearing. (e) Multitasking is taking a toll on the economy. Which of the following best represents the key argument made by the author? (a) There are several factors that increase the likelihood of multitasking. (b) When we force ourselves to multitask, were driving ourselves to be less efficient in the long run even though it sometimes feels like were being more efficient. (c) Today, our collective will to pay attention seems fairly weak. (d) People who have achieved great things often credit for their success a finely honed skill for paying attention. (e) Multitasking has become the norm in todays corporate world. Page 14

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62. According to the passage,Brodmann area 10 (a) Hinders multitasking. (b) Facilitates multitasking. (c) Makes us value based. (d) Acts as a mental governor. (e) Is esoteric.

DIRECTIONS for Questions 63 to 70: Go through the caselets below and answer the questions that follow. 63. Employee recognition can help companies build and maintain engaged workforces that are productive, conscientious and loyal. But to be effective, recognition programs must touch a large portion of the workforce, emphasize timely acknowledgement and allow organizations to reap benefits that enhance the employer-employee relationship. When employee rewards and recognition initiatives are discussed with senior management, office parties and one-off gift certificates typically come to mind. Efforts often involve discretionary spending without measurable outcomes or business impact. Long-term strategic planning often is neglected, putting the value and sustainability of recognition and rewards programs at risk. A person seeking to defend the argument that employee recognition initiatives are effective might argue that (a) Employee recognition is gaining ground these days. (b) Employee recognition in whatever form is a solace for most. (c) Employee recognition helps organizations garner huge advantages. (d) High attrition rates deter long term planning. (e) Rewards and recognition initiatives are on the decline currently. 64. During the past 20 years, the audience for public radio has increased by 500%, and currently, there are nearly 30 million weekly public radio listeners. While many of us rely on public radio for unbiased and indepth news, diverse music, and cultural programming, there are still millions of people nationwide who have limited access to public radio programs. Thus,with additional public radio stations and program options, more people could connect to their communities and world through the voices of public radio. Which of the following is true? (a) The point above contradicts the speakers argument. (b) The point above extends the speakers argument. (c) The point above is similar to the speakers argument. (d) The point above concludes the speakers argument. (e) The point above strengthens the speakers argument. Peace of mind and heart does not mean acceptance of everything that happens. It does mean letting go of fear. When you live life fearlessly, you experience a kind of peace that permeates every cell of your body, every thought of your mind, every emotion of your heart, every element of your spirit. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the speakers argument the most? (a) Without effectively connecting to other humans, you become less than human yourself. (b) In order to evolve into a state of acceptance, you must develop to value life in all its forms. (c) Fear helps us to be careful and avoid danger in life. (d) Life is in a constant state of flux, of change, of rhythm and of evolution. (e) The pursuit of peace is not something you attain from outside your skin; it develops from within. The most common type of boss isnt a villain. This person falls in the Respectable Professional category for 29 percent of employees. Employees view them with respect and believe them to be honest and reliable. However, Respectable Professionals are task-driven and conduct business operations efficiently, only

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displaying flexibility when required. These bosses tend to maintain a professional distance and fail to make the company a fun place to work. Which of the following best summarizes the above paragraph? (a) Tough, controlling and ruthless, the Taskmasters arent seen as ethical, honest or intelligent (b) Seen as tough, controlling and task driven, the Taskmaster is not cheerful or peaceful, but focused on achieving goals. (c) The Taskmaster rates higher on both ethics and competence, but doesnt engender much employee loyalty. (d) Caring Mentors are highly relational and greatly appreciated by their direct reportes. (e) Most direct reportees characterize the Taskmasters as inconsistent and clueless; these managers have the lowest employee engagement. 67. In these times of fiscal correctness, it is heresy to call for expansionary fiscal policy to revive the economy. However sound economics underpins such a prescription even if it sounds like the wild cry of a slump struck corporate bothered only about its own bottom line. Which if true would lend support to the authors view on fiscal policy? (a) In the past, most governments have adopted a conservative attitude in the face of an economic Slump. (b) Expansionary fiscal policy would be welcomed by business houses that have been overwhelmed by the slump. (c) Expansionary fiscal policy leading to more expenditure would encourage production in a depressed economy. (d) Sound economics suggests that to increase fiscal expenditure during a depression would raise the import bill and adversely affect the trade deficit. (e) Fiscal policies are often used as tools to provoke a reaction in the market. 68. Easy import of goods and services spurred by free trade policies introduce goods of various types and quality into the domestic economy. The consumer instead of the government gets the right to choose or reject a foreign product. By treating imports and domestic goods at the same level, the government encourages competition which is essential to improve productivity and lower costs, both are in turn essential to improve the plight of the poor. Which of the following if true would strengthen the case for free trade? (a) Consumers are likely to opt for imported products as they are of superior quality. (b) Domestic producers, who enjoy lower costs of production have an edge over the producers of imported products in terms of price. (c) Domestic producers have easy access to technical knowledge and face lower costs of production (d) Consumers are unlikely to increase their level of expenditure because of the introduction of a wide variety of imported goods. (e) The removal of restrictions on imports will result in the loss of an avenue for revenue collection. 69. The TV entertainment industry is evolving and with it its attitudes towards research. The industry is moving away from its chaotic roots in the direction of increased professionalization. TV software companies that once consisted of no more than scripts, studios and salesmanship are now proper corporate entities with access to formal sources of funding. Instead of entrepreneurs leading by instinct, youre getting professional with MBA degrees and experience in established companies. Which of the assumptions would weaken the claims of increased professionalism in the Television industry? (a) The artists working on TV shows are paid on a contractual basis and are not regarded as employees. (b) Banks and financial institutions are wary of lending money to TV producers as the producers are unable to furnish necessary documents. (c) Many management graduates who have opted for a career in television are satisfied with their jobs. BYJUS CLASSES Page 16

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(d) (e) 70. Quite a few television producers see the industry as an avenue for making quick money. None of the above.

Granted we all need self confidence and a good self image. However when confidence turns to conceit, people invite the proverbial downfall. Some invert ideologists train their pupils to develop an unjustified adulation of their own personal judgement causing whole societies to collapse from ideologies that nurture internal thought conceit. Which of the following statements best highlights the above mentioned problem? (a) We can be impartial in one area of our lives and plagued by prejudice in another. (b) It takes wrenching experiences to tear us away from our own thought conceit. (c) People have difficulty recognizing thought conceit in themselves. (d) Not all educators teach respect for self discipline and humility. (e) Education tends to wean students away from thought conceit.

DIRECTIONS for Questions 71 to 75: Choose the appropriate words to fill in the blanks. 71. To have a few things to desire and many things to fear is a miserable state of mind, commonly seen in the case of kings; which makes their mind _____ . They have many representations of _____ and shadows, which makes their mind _____ (a) languishing, perils, uncertain (b) pining, risks, unclear (c) puissant, hazards, pellucid (d) lassitude, problems, limpid (e) reinforced, risks, uncertain To apprehend Dickens mode of experience his way of _______ the world, one must turn,not to the _________ statements so well __________ to the speculative thought of the philosopher, but rather to the non - discursive materials that point a picture without explaining its significance. (a) discovering, concise, reconciled (b) finding, excursive, suited (c) perceiving, discursive, adapted (d) discerning, digressive, conformed (e) probing, invalid, suited The Greeks believed that too much power _________ in one person was dangerous. They were the first democratic society in the ________ world of kings and emperors. They were proud of their ________ and maintained their ________ belief in rule by many. (a) induced, turbulent, theory, flaccid (b) endowed, tempestuous, ideals, frail (c) endued, tumultuous, doctrine, flimsy (d) entrusted, tumultuous, ideology, fervent (e) endowed, turbulent, axiom, frail Beowulf and Gilgamesh are both epics that show struggles and _______ of the stories heroes and have similar _______ basics, but they are also different in many aspects. Most stories contain _______ usages of literary devices such as similes, kennings and ___________ . (a) washouts, literate, varied, alliterative (b) washouts, literary, several, alliteration (c) triumphs, literate, several, alliterative (d) triumphs, literary, diverse, alliteration (e) washouts, literate, little, alternatives

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75. At a time when India is being _________ for everything from its growing economy to its youthful workforce, its languages are getting a much needed boost from the _________ of cool. Its a mass movement that is happening, Dixit says. Youngsters are suddenly _________ that our country is also hip and cool. It doesnt matter what language you sing in, you just have to be able to sing with _________ . (a) applauded, purveyors, realizing, conviction (b) cheered, procurer, appreciating, certainty (c) acclaimed, assistants, appreciating, conviction (d) complimented, procurer, realizing, certainty (e) lauded, assistants, proclaiming, excitement

DIRECTIONS for Questions 76 and 77: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. 76. The growth during 2007 was driven by the emerging markets. The number of dollar millionaires created by Indias red hot economy grew by 22.7%; China followed with growth of 20.3% and Brazil came next with a 19.1% expansion in the high net worth population. There had been a divergence between mature and emerging markets in the second half of the year. Mature economies had significantly slower growth compared to other regions and compared to last year. _________________ (a) Chinas stock market grew by 291% and the Bovespa in Sao Paulo expanded by 93%,as foreign investors flooded into Brazil. (b) In the UK, the market capitalisation of the London stock market contracted by 1.5% during 2007. (c) The acceleration in mature markets was supported by soaring local stock markets. (d) The number of dollar millionaires in Eastern Europe grew at 14.3%, compared with growth of 3% in Western Europe. (e) Total market capitalisation of the Bombay exchange expanded by 118% during 2007. There are as many photographs of UFOs as there are of the Loch Ness Monster, and they are of equal quality: blurs and forgeries. Oddly, the advent of inexpensive video cameras has corresponded to a decrease in UFO sightings. Other physical evidence, such as alleged debris from alien crashes, or burn marks on the ground from alien landings, or implants in noses or brains of alien abductees, have turned out to be quite terrestrial, including forgeries. _________________ (a) The main reasons for believing in UFOs are the questionable interpretations of visual experiences and the inability to distinguish science fiction from science. (b) UFOs are the products of the creative imagination they serve a poetic and an existential function. (c) The main reasons for believing in UFOs are the willingness to trust incompetent men telling fantastic stories and the ability to distrust all contrary sources. (d) Belief in aliens and UFOs is akin to belief in supernatural beings. (e) UFOlogy is the mythology of the space age, rather than angels ... we now have ... extraterrestrials.

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(a) ABEFCD (b) ACBEDF (c) CABDEF (d) CDBFEA (e) FEABCD 79. A. It is now pretty much forgotten that the matter was determined, neither by astronomy nor by arrogance, but by physics. B. In most matters, we have little choice but to rely on authority. C. Indeed, there is now little awareness of what the rationes veritatis were for a stationary earth. D. We could have lived for two thousand years believing that the universe revolved around the earth, and been justified, but then end up told that we were wrong. E. Even most astronomers probably believe that it was hubris, the ego-centrism of humanity, or the stupidity of religious superstition that dictated the centrality of the earth. F. This also means, in turn, that we actually have no way of knowing if our knowledge is really knowledge or not. (a) BFDCEA (b) DEBFCA (c) EDFCAB (d) AEDFCB (e) CBDEFA DIRECTIONS for Question 80: Identify the correct sentence. 80. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ill return the dress, that I borrowed, after I wear it today. Ill return the dress that I borrowed, after I wear it today. Ill return the dress that I borrowed on wearing it today. Ill give back the dress that I borrowed on wearing it today. Ill give back the dress that I borrowed after I wear it today.

DIRECTIONS for Questions 81 to 82: Choose the best way to rephrase the sentence given in the question. 81. The computer has a faulty cable and webcam; please repair it. (a) The computer has a faulty cable and a defective webcam; please repair them. (b) The computer has a faulty cable and webcam; please replace it. (c) The computer has a faulty cable and webcam; please get it repaired. (d) The computer has a faulty cable and a webcam; please replace it. (e) The computer has faulty cables and webcam; please replace it. When writing a paper, a prototypal task is set for research. (a) When writing a paper, a scientist sets a prototypal task for research. (b) A prototypal task is set for research, when writing a paper. (c) When writing a paper a prototypal task was being set. (d) A prototypal task is being set for research, when writing a paper. (e) A prototypal task is always set for research, when writing a paper.

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 83 to 86: Eight children are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 such that exactly one number is written on the shirt of each child. The mentioned children ate eight fruits on a particular day such that each child ate exactly one fruit. The fruits eaten by any of the mentioned children are of three types - apple, orange and mango. At least one and at most three fruits of each type were eaten by the mentioned children. The consecutive time slots of the day in which these eight fruits were eaten are I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, in that order. Additional Information Given: 1. No two fruits of the same type were eaten in any two consecutive time slots. 2. No two consecutively numbered children ate either a mango or an apple. 3. Three consecutively numbered children ate an orange each. 4. The children numbered 1 and 7 ate an apple and a mango respectively. 83. Which of the following fruits did child numbered 4 eat? (a) Apple (b) Orange (c) Mango (d) Either (A) or (B) (e) Either (A) or (B) or (C) If the time slots in which child numbered 3, 1 and 7 ate the fruit is IV, V and III respectively,then which of the following MUST be false? (a) The time slot in which child numbered 2 ate the fruit is II. (b) The time slot in which children numbered 4 and 5 ate the fruit is VI and VII respectively. (c) The time slot in which children numbered 2 and 5 ate the fruit is VI and VIII respectively. (d) The time slots in which children numbered 6 and 8 ate the fruit is VI and VII respectively. (e) None of the above If the time slots in which children numbered 5 and 3 ate the fruit is I and II respectively, then each of the following statements could be true, EXCEPT: (a) The time slot in which child numbered 4 ate the fruit is III. (b) The time slot in which children numbered 6 and 8 ate the fruit is III and IV respectively. (c) The time slots in which children numbered 1 and 8 ate the fruit is V and VI respectively. (d) Both (A) and (B) (e) Both (B) and (C) Which of the following sequences of fruits eaten by children numbered 2, 3, 5 and 8(in that order) is not possible? (a) Orange, Orange, Mango and Apple (b) Mango, Orange, Mango and Apple (c) Orange, Orange, Apple and Apple (d) Both (A) and (C) (e) Both (B) and (C) Twelve philosophers participate in an international meet. At some point, one of the philosophers commented, In our talks, one lie has been told. Immediately following this comment, another philosopher commented, Now two lies have been told. which, in turn, was followed by the third such comment, Now three lies have been told.. The philosophers continued to comment until the twelfth philosopher commented, Now 12 lies have been told. If it turned out that at least one philosopher stated the correct number of lies that had been told before he made the claim, then how many lies did the 12 philosop hers, actually tell? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 11 Page 20

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88. In the following figure, a small square is drawn inside a large square. The two diagonals of the smaller square coincide with the diagonals of the larger square. From the set {1,2,3,...,1999, 2000}, four consecutive even numbers x1, x2, x3 and x4 and four consecutive odd numbers y1, y2, y3 and y4 are selected and are filled in the square, as shown in the figure.

Which of the following statements is definitely true? A. If x4 > x3 > x2 > x1 and y4 > y3 > y2 > y1, then the sum of numbers inside the smaller square is always equal to the sum of numbers outside the smaller square. B. The product of the numbers inside the smaller square is greater than the product of the numbers outside the smaller square. C. When taken two numbers at a time, y4 + x4 is the maximum possible sum. D. The sum of all the numbers in the bigger square is completely divisible by 5. E. None of these. DIRECTIONS for Questions 89 to 91: (i) (ii) (iii) A 12 B 4 In the matrix given above, each of the cells in row A is filled in with a two-digit number and each of the cells in row B is filled in with the corresponding sum of the digits of the number filled in row A. For example, if the digit filled in the cell A (ii) is 24, then the number filled in the cell B(ii) will be 2 + 4 = 6. The average of the numbers filled in the cells of row A is a prime number and the sum of the numbers filled in the cells of row B is 12. 89. Which of the following cannot be the sum of the numbers filled in the cells A (iii) and B(ii)? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 44 (e) None of the above What is the maximum possible average of the numbers filled in the cells of row A? (a) 23 (b) 37 (c) 29 (d) 31 (e) None of the above What is the maximum possible difference between the numbers filled in the cells A(ii) and A(iii)? (a) 28 (b) 19 (c) 10 (d) 37 (e) 1

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3. 4. Bhanu and Cimi scored a total of 13 and 7 marks respectively. Cimi could not answer any two consecutive problems correctly.

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(e) Focus on recruiting young and smart sales personnel in order to enhance customer service at its stores. 97. In an incident at the local factory of a large multinational company, the CEO was heckled by three representatives of the workers union with whom he had been having a meeting. Soon after the incident, the management dismissed the three employees The employees involved accepted their dismissal letters but subsequently provoked other workers to go in for a strike to protest the managements move. The workers at the factory went on a strike for two days after that. The incident had opened a can of worms. The three men who were charge-sheeted, were members of the 41-member committee of BMU, which had strong political connections with the ruling party in the state where the factory was located. Thus the incident became more of a political issue rather than an industrial relations problem when the party started pressurizing the company to resolve the incident in favour of the workers. The trio had also been close to senior managers of the company who were no longer there and had farmed out a large part of the contract labour operations to them. The CEO was also of the view that recalling the charge sheeted workers would set a bad precedent in a company where the labour union was perpetually restive and might be harmful to the companys interest in the long run. In such a complicated scenario the company was not sure whether to reconsider its substantial investment plans in the state or not. The management of the company is considering the following options in order to resolve the present crisis: 1. Close down the factory where the strike is happening as well indefinitely postpone its investment plans in the state in order to coerce the BMU and the state apparatus to help lift the workers strike. 2. Recall the chargesheeted workers in order to lift the strike even though it may set a bad precedent in the company 3. Order for an impartial judicial enquiry into the issue to determine whether the dismissal of the employees was legally right and ask the state apparatus to convince the striking workers to abide by the verdict of the enquiry. 4. Negotiate with the three dismissed workers and offer a generous severance package so that they may themselves help resolve the situation and have the strike lifted. 5. Have the CEO removed hoping that the incident would then resolve out by itself. From the managements point of view, keeping in mind the companys objectives, the options for finding a solution to the crisis, in the descending order of ease of implementation would be: (a) 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 (b) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1 (c) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 (d) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1 (e) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1

DIRECTIONS for Questions 98 and 99: On June 13, 1999, Coca-Cola (Coke) recalled over 15 million cans and bottles after the Belgian Health Ministry announced a ban on Cokes drinks, which were suspected of making more than 100 school children ill in the preceding six days. This recall was in addition to the 2.5 million bottles that had already been recalled in the previous week. Children at six schools in Belgium had complained of headache, nausea, vomiting and shivering which ultimately led to hospitalization after drinking Cokes beverages. Most of them reported an unusual odor and an offtaste in the drink. In the same week, the governments of France, Spain and Luxembourg also banned Cokes products while Cokes Dutch arm recalled all products that had come from its Belgium plant. The entire episode left more than 200 Belgians and French, mostly school children, ill after drinking the Coke produced at Antwerp and Dunkirk. By June 15, 1999, Coke had recalled about 30 million cans and bottles, the largest ever product recall in its 113- year history. For the first time, the entire inventory of Cokes products from one country were banned from sale. As part of a damage control exercise, Coke sent a team of scientists to Europe. Coke Belgium even announced that it would reimburse the medical costs for people who had become ill after consuming its products. The recall had a significant negative impact on Cokes financial performance.

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Analysts felt that the Belgium recall was one of the worst public relations problems in Cokes history. One analyst alleged that the company had information about people who had become ill weeks prior to the above incidents. Coke had an opportunity to disclose this information but it did not do so. Others blamed Cokes promotion strategy to sell soft drinks to school children which had raised lot of controversies in the US. 98. Any decision can be broken down into six important decision-making points: 1. Framing The way the decision is visualized, articulated in the decision makers mind: for example a person deciding to buy a particular Brand X of air-conditioner may frame his decision as either: I need to buy the cheapest possible air-conditioner, therefore I shall buy Brand X, or , I need to buy an air conditioner that has the least frequency of after sales breakdown, therefore, I shall buy Brand X People - The people who are going form part of the decision-making process Process - The process one is going to follow in making the decision Alternatives The alternatives one would consider in arriving at the decision Information The information one would consider in making a decision Values The criteria with respect to which one would make the decision (e.g in the air-condition buying example, a clear set of criteria against which the decision could have been made would have included factors such as price, design, product performance, after-sales service, etc.)

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Cokes decision to adopt certain remedial measures in Europe in the light of the Belgium recall would have involved which of the following decision-making points? (a) Framing, values & process (b) People, process & information (c) People, information & values (d) Values, framing & people (e) Values, alternatives & people 99. The situation best highlights which of the following errors: (a) Managerial short-sightedness in decision-making. (b) Inadequate dissemination of information at a critical juncture (c) Managerial incompetence in handling negative customer feedback (d) B and C above (e) A, B and C above

DIRECTIONS for Questions 100 and 101: The exclusive school contracts in the US allowed Coke exclusive rights to sell its products soda, juices, and bottled water - in all the public schools of a district. Under the plan, the schools got $350,000 as an up front money and a percentage which ranged from 50 percent to 65 percent of total sales. The exclusive contract with Coke represented one of the fastest growing areas of commercialism of schoolhouses According to the Center for Commercial-Free Public Education (CCFPE) in April 1998, there were 46 exclusive contracts between school districts and soft drink bottlers in 16 states in the US. By July 1999, it increased to 150 contracts across 29 states. Critics said that these contracts represented the growing trend of commercialization on school campuses. When students saw products advertised in their schools, they frequently thought that it was something that the schools were endorsing. By displaying its logos prominently in public schools, Coke hoped to re-establish brand loyalty and brand recognition. A study found that the average American teenager could identify some 1,000 corporate logos, but could not name even ten plants and animals in the area where he or she lived.

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Parents were concerned about the proliferation of logos on school scoreboards, walls, buses and textbooks. Some groups opposed the commercialization in schools saying that it was unethical, immoral and exploitative. They criticized the education community for encouraging commercialization in schools. Alex Molnar, Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee said, It is an erosion in our culture between what is public and what is private. It represents a subversion of the idea that the school is for the public welfare. 100. From the passage, which of the following cannot be concluded as one of the plausible reasons for parents being concerned about the proliferation of logos? A. B. C. D. E. The logos were a source of distraction for students from academic work The logos actively encouraged teenagers to spend more on soft drinks It seemed that the schools were actively endorsing a soft-drink consuming habit among students The schools were not passing on the earnings from the contracts in the form of fee reduction for students The exclusive school contracts smacked of commercialization and marked a deviation from the purpose with which schools were set up.

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The following are the measures the Government could have taken to solve the exclusive school contracts controversy. 1. Cancel the exclusive school contracts 2. Limit the display of logos on public school premises 3. Reassure the parents that the money obtained by each school from Coke as part of the contract was being used only for enhancing the schools facilities 4. Get into non-exclusive contracts and allow other soft-drink manufacturers to display their logos as well. The options in decreasing order of their impact on parents and other protesting groups are: (a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4 (c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 2, 1, 3, 4 (e) 4, 2, 1, 3

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A change management problem surfaced when a large financial institution (XYZ) decided to focus its operations much more sharply around its customers. In the earlier system, if a client had three different requirements from XYZ, he had to approach the relevant departments separately. The process was timeconsuming and there was a danger that the client would take a portion of the business elsewhere. To tackle this problem the company set up three new departments: major client group (MCG), growth client group (GCG) and personal finance group. Now, the customer talked only to his representative in MCG or GCG. And these representatives in turn found out which department could do the job. Though the customers seemed to be happy about this new arrangement, people within the organization found it unacceptable. In the major client group, a staff of about 30-40 people handled the needs of the top 100 customers of XYZ. On the other hand, about 60 people manned the growth client group, which looked after the needs of midsize companies. Obviously, the bigger clients required more diverse kinds of services. So working in MCG offered better exposure and bigger orders. The net effect was that the MCG executive ended up doing more business than the GCG executive. Though the top management tried to allay the fears by mentioning that these assignments were interchangeable, complaints against these changes put in continued and XYZ was blamed for not putting in adequate systems in place to develop the right people. The organization is contemplating implementation of the following measures in order to deal with the situation: 1. Reform the compensation structure and put in two different types of structures a contract basis to attract risk-takers who would fit in the MCG group and a tenure-based compensation for employees in other groups who would want more job security. Page 25

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2. Impart skills to the different client groups in order to make members of one group capable of smoothly handling assignments when transferred to the other group. 3. Regularly rotate members from one group to another in order to give them more opportunity to perform in diverse areas 4. Reduce the pressure on accountablility among individual team members to reduce the negative impact of a profit center approach 5. Relate rewards to individual performances and not group performances and for individual star performers make the method of selection transparent Which of the following combination of measures from among the above would best suit the organizations goals of remaining more customer-focused and also reduce the employee anxiety brought about by the change. (a) 1, 2, 5 (b) 2, 4, 5 (c) 1, 3, 4 (d) 1, 3, 5 (e) 1, 2, 4 103. XYZ had to face change resistance once again in December 2000, when it was merged with ABC. Though XYZ was nearly three times the size of ABC, its staff strength was only 1,400 as against ABCs 2,500. Half of ABCs personnel were clerks and around 350 were subordinate staff. There were large differences in profiles, grades, designations and salaries of personnel in the two entities. It was also reported that there was uneasiness among the staff of ABC as they felt that XYZ would push up the productivity per employee, to match the levels of XYZ. ABC employees feared that their positions would come in for a closer scrutiny. The apprehensions of the XYZ employees seemed to be justified as the working culture at XYZ and ABC were quite different and the emphasis of the respective management was also different. While ABC management concentrated on the overall profitability of the Bank, XYZ management turned all its departments into individual profit centers and bonus for employees was given on the performance of individual profit center rather than profits of whole organization. In order to implement a smooth HR integration process in view of the merger, XYZ is focusing on the following areas: 1. Employee communication 2. Cultural integration 3. Recruitment and compensation 4. Performance management 5. Training 6. Employee relations Which of the following is an activity that would not form part of any of the above agenda? (a) (b) (c). (d). (e) Dialogues between the management and the employees union of ABC Skill upgradation programs for the clerical staff of ABC Formation of individual profit centers for the merged entity based on business focus areas Evolving a common structure of grades and designations for the employees of ABC and XYZ. Formation of recreation clubs at different locations for facilitating interaction between employees of the two companies

DIRECTIONS for Questions 104 and 105: In mid- 1996, Oprah Winfrey one of the worlds most well-known media personalities and the host of the Oprah Winfrey Show, was entangled in a major controversy. The controversy arose because of statements made by Oprah and Howard Lyman during an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show telecast on April 16 1996.The show, based on the theme, Dangerous Food, talked about the Mad Cow disease and the threat it supposedly posed to beef consumers in the US. On the show, Lyman blamed the practice of feeding rendered livestock (protein derived from cattle remains) to cattle for outbreak of the disease in Europe, which resulted in the death of over 1.5 million cattle and 20 people in 1996. Lymans statements suggested that beef consumers in the US could also contract the human form of the mad cow disease as a similar practice of feeding livestock was followed in the US. On the show, Oprah swore that she would never eat a hamburger again in her life.

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In May 1996, some cattle producers filed a $10.3 million suit against Oprah and Lyman in the Texas state court, under the Texas False Disparagement of Perishable Food Products Act, claiming, business disparagement, negligence and defamation. The cattle producers claimed that Oprah knowingly aired false and defamatory comments about the threat of mad cow disease in the US. The show reportedly had a devastating impact on cattle prices and sales in the US. Prices fell to a 10-year low within a week of the show, causing losses exceeding $12 million to the cattle producers. 104. Out of the following which seems to be the most likely cause for the cattle producers suit? (a) The fact that Oprah publicly swore never to eat a hamburger again in her life (b) Lyman linking the practice of feeding rendered livestock to the mad cow disease (c) The devastating dip in cattle prices and sales within a week following the show (d) The discussion of a sensitive topic like the Mad Cow disease on a popular television network (e) Though Oprah was a popular television personality, she had no real expertise on the Mad Cow disease Which of the following measures taken by the producers of The Oprah Winfrey Show is likely to be most effective in making the cattle producers withdraw their lawsuit? (a) Air a second show on the same issue with cattle industry representatives on the discussion panel to arrive at a balanced perspective on the issue (b) Make Oprah Winfrey publicly eat a burger on her show (c) Have David Lyman withdraw his statement linking the feeding of rendered livestock to the Mad Cow disease (d) B and C above (e) A, B and C above

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 106 to 110: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. YLRI, situated at Ratanpur, is one of the best Management Institutes in India. The Institute is facing a problem in allocating prime slots to the top recruiters in their final placement process. On day 1, four consecutive prime slots are available which are to be allocated to four companies A, B, C and D one after the other, so that these companies can conduct their selection process. The job profiles and salary offered by these companies are illustrated in the following table. Companies Job Profile Business A Consulting Investment B Banking IT Domain C Consulting D Risk Management Salary(US$ 200 250 240 210

The Institute primarily focuses on imparting quality education and tries to ensure that the maximum possible number of students are placed on the first day itself. It also emphasises on students getting their desired job profile and being placed with as much salary as possible. In general the institute wants to demonstrate a holistic attitude towards the problem of allocating slots. Students prefer the job profiles Business Consulting, Investment Banking, IT Domain Consulting and Risk Management in that order only. They also desire to have maximum possible salary. 106. Consider the following decisions. 1. The Institute should consider only the offered job profile, because in the long run students who get into a better profile will be more successful. 2. The Institute should consider only the salary offered, because an enhanced average salary will brighten the image of the Institute. Page 27

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3. 4. 5. The Institute should assign a suitable weight to the mentioned parameters and come to a conclusion, keeping in mind both the concerns. The Institute should consider also some other parameters to decide and finally conclude keeping in mind the relative importance of all the parameters. The Institute should not act and refer the issue to the students council because placement process after all should be in the best interest of the students.

The options, arranged in increasing order of relevance according to the best interest of the students and alignment with Institutes primary objective, are: (a) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 (d) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1 , 5 (e) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4 (c) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Additional information for questions 107 and 108: Renowned professor of YLRI, Dr. Swarup devised a unique method to solve this problem. In his opinion the companies should be given the slots according to the number of students they are ready to recruit. The Institute told Dr. Swarup that all the mentioned companies will be recruiting at most three students from YLRI campus. Dr. Swarup calculated the expected number of students to be recruited by these companies in the following manner: I. He attached suitable probabilities to all possible number of students (0,1,2,3) to be recruited by these companies. II. He multiplied the likely number of students to be recruited with their corresponding probabilities and added the products to arrive at the expected number of students (E). III. He designated a Cardinal number (C = 15 5E), and the company with the least Cardinal number was given the first slot. IV. Other companies were given the second, third and fourth slot according to the increasing order of their Cardinal numbers. The likely number of students along with the corresponding probabilities are given in the following table: Companies Students 0 1 A 2 3 0 1 B 2 3 0 1 C 2 3 0 1 D 2 3 107. Probabilities 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1

Which slot should be given to the company offering the highest salary? (a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth (e) Cannot be determined The second slot should be given to which of the following companies? (a) The company offering the second highest salary Page 28

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(b) (c) (d) (e) The company offering the least desired job profile The company offering the most desired job profile The company offering the least salary The company offering the highest salary

Additional information for questions 109 and 110: Senior faculty member of YLRI, Dr. Manish thought that Dr. Swarups method is not appropriate. Dr. Manish considered the Cardinal number calculated by Dr. Swarup along with to other parameters viz. the salary offered (S) and the job profile offered (J). He attached suitable weight to these three parameters to calculate an aggregate score (G). He recommended that company should be given the first, second, third and fourth slot according to the increasing order of G. For this purpose he defined the following variables: I. S = [ (Actual Salary offered in US$ '000) 20] II. He assigned four random numbers 1.2, 1.4, 1.7 and 2.0 to the job profiles Investment Banking, Business Consulting, IT Domain Consulting and Risk Management respectively. These are the values of the variable J for these job profiles. III. The weights assigned to S, J and C are 0.2, 0.45 and 0.35 respectively. IV. G should be calculated by the formula G = 0.2S + 0.45J + 0.35C. 109. Which company will have the greatest difference in the slot number given to it by Dr.Swarups method and Dr. Manishs method? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) None If Random Deviation (R) is defined as R = , where n is 4, G is average of the aggregate scores and Gi is the individual aggregate scores of the mentioned four companies. Find the value of R. (a) 1.05 (b) 0.97 (c) 1.41 (d) 1.60 (e) 4.22

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Additional information for questions 111 to 113: The following table compiles the annual cost of training per person (in rupees) for both the attributes from lower level to higher level. Moral values Technical knowledge Low to high 50,000 70,000 Low to Moderate 35,000 45,000 Moderate to high 27,500 30,000 111. Taking the cost of training into account, students of which college comes cheapest to Noesis if it wants employees with high moral values and atleast moderate technical knowledge at the end of the year? (a) KU (b) IT MHU (c) VGTI (d) PED (e) QV If the effectivity of moral values training and technical knowledge training for each category are 40% and 70% respectively, then how many students of IT MHU should be hired so that Noesis gets atleast two exstudents of IT MHU with high moral values and moderate technical knowledge at the end of the year? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 6 What will be the total cost incurred if Noesis wants to convert 5 students of QV into employees with high moral values and high technical knowledge at the end of the year? (a) Rs. 3.5 lacs (b) Rs. 6 lacs (c) Rs. 13.5 lacs (d) Rs. 16 lacs (e) None of these

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 114 to 119: In the game "Codes", new "messages" are composed and given messages are modified to form another message. A message, whether new or modified, consists of exactly five "words" (meaningful or meaningless) and a word consists of at least six letters of the English alphabets. Within a message, words are written from left to right. A message cannot start with a vowel and no two consecutive words can have vowels. Except for the first word, the successive words are formed by applying exactly one of the four operations to the preceding word- exchange the order of any two letters, add a letter, delete a letter and replace a letter with another. Each word is formed by a different operation than what was used to form the preceding word. The first and the last letter of a message must be the same. Reversing the order of the letters in the first word of the given message forms the first word of the modified message and the successive words are formed using exactly one of the four operations (as given above) but by applying an operation other than the one applied to form the respective words in the given message. 114. Which of the following messages is valid? (a) Cwpstn cwpstc wpstc mwpstc mapstc (b) Tbchxpm tbcxhpm tbcxpm mbcxpt mabcxpt. (c) Lpstrnm alpstmnh xlpstmn lpstmn npstml. (d) Qwertys swertyq swrtyq qwrtys swrtyq. (e) Malick malbck mlbckm mlbkcm mkblcm Which of the following is a valid modification of the message given below? Jhghusd jhghpsd dhghpsj dhgpsj adhgpsj (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 116. Dsuhghj dshghj dshfhj dshfhpj jshfhpd Dsuhghj dsehghj dsahghj dsbhghj jsbhghd Dsuhghj dshghj dshgej dshgqj jshgqd Dsuhghj dshghj dshgfj dshgjf fshgjd Dsuhghj dshghj dshhgj dhshhqj jhshhqd following, in

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The third and the fourth words in a modified message are "vfksjy" and "vjksfy". Which of the the given order, can never be the third and the fourth words in the original message? (a) vfksjy vjksjy (b) fveksjy fvksjy (c) kfvsjy kfvsjay (d) skfvjy skfvjey (e) fvksjy fkvsjy Which of the following word cannot be used as the first word of a message? (a) Kmnopp (b) Mnpokk (c) Pmnkoo (d) Nopkmm (e) Pomknn What is the maximum number of vowels that a message can use in it? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

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The first word of a message has 7 distinct letters in it. How many letters will the message have, if it has the maximum possible number of distinct letters in it? (a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 36 (d) 37 (e) 42 A and B are stationed at points P and Q respectively such that the length of the line segment PQ is 10 units. Both of them start moving towards each other simultaneously. After A has moved 2 units, he turned left and moved 4 units towards north. A then took a right turn and moved 6 units towards east and then finally turned right and moved 8 units towards south to reach point R. After B has moved 4 units along QP, he turned left and moved 2 units towards south. B then took a right turn and moved 4 units towards west to reach point S. Find the length of the line segment RS. (a) 2 units (b) 6 units (c) 3 units (d) 6 units (e) 8 units

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You have to write an essay (length - one side of the page) on the following topic:

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Essay Topic: The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

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Quantitative Ability / Data Interpretation Verbal and Logic ability Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making TOTAL

MY PERFORMANCE Total Time Taken Total Questions (Min) Attempts 44 38 38 120 120

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