VERBAL ABILITY B.

In a democratic state as much consent as possible

should be got for our policies.
Directions for question 1:For the word given below, a contextual C. Democracy is a rule of law, rule of
usage is provided. Pick the word from the alternatives given that is reason, and rule by conduct.
most appropriate in the given context. D. As democracy is rule by consent, we will have to
avert such unhealthy developments.
1. Intransigence: It is possible, of course, that the American E. That is why democratic process requires us to
intransigence was not more than a negotiating position. avoid sets of violence or direct action.
(1) ostentation (2) (1) CDEBA (2)
lineament CBAED
(3) obstinacy (4) (3) ABEDC (4)
skullduggery DCEAB

Directions for question 2:In the following question, four different Directions for questions 5 and 6:Each of the following questions
ways of writing a sentence is indicated. Choose the best way of has a sentence with two blanks followed by four pairs of words as
writing the sentence. choices. From the choices select the pair of words that can best
complete the given sentence
2. A. Marred by scandals that involve the
bigger and the best business giants, it 5. Unless there is political ____ the authorities will not
has been a sordid tale that has even take ____ action in repairing the damaged road.
dragged the president and his (1) compulsion, speedy
helmsman, into the ring of doubt on (2) pressure, hasty
corruption. (3) domination, quick
B. Marred by scandals that involve the biggest and the (4) intervention, expeditious
best business giants, it has been a sordid tale that has
even dragged the president and his helmsman, into the 6. The increasing population of the cities and suburbs is
ring of doubt for corruption. constantly creating a gap between the demand and supply
C. Marred by scandals that involve the bigger and the best for water, which in some places is assuming _____
of the business giants it has been a sordid tale that has proportions _____ the very existence of human
even dragged the president and his helmsman into the life.
ring of doubt for corruption. (1) alarming, threatening
D. Marred by scandals that involve the biggest and the (2) ridiculous, challenging
best of the business giants it has been a sordid tale that (3) dizzy, hampering
has even dragged the president and his helmsman into (4) miniscule, magnifying
the ring of doubt to corruption.
(1) A (2) B Directions for question 7: A pair of CAPITALIZED words given
(3) C (4) below is followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair, which
D exhibits the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized
pair.
Directions for questions 3 and 4: A number of sentences are given
below which, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. 7. BARGAIN : HAGGLER
Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of (1) classify : taxonomist
sentences, from among the four given choice, to construct a paragraph.
(2) arrest : burglar
3. A. And chief among these is the tricky (3) granary : farmer
question of autonomy.
B. But it will be some time before the committee (4) player : professional
can submit a report with a workable formula.
C. Now that the elections are over and Farooq Directions for questions 8: One of the underlined parts of the
Abdullah is sworn in, everyone wants to see sentence has an error. Mark the part which contains the error.
the new chief minister to get on with
8. Yesterday, as I was pottering
along aimlessly,
fulfilling all his pre-poll promises. (1)
D. The new Chief Minister was quick to I went to church with my friend Nelson to
announce a committee, chaired by Dr. (2)
Karan Singh, to look into the parameters (3)
which would ensure maximum autonomy to seethe carvings.
(4)
the state.
(1) CDBA (2) CADB (3) DBCA
(4) DCAB

4. A. Violence on the other hand, leaves bitterness,

hatred, strife which will be difficult for us to cover up even
after a long time.
Directions for question 9: For the word given on the top of the table, match the dictionary definitions
given in the left hand columns (A, B, C, D) with their corresponding usage given in the right hand column
(E, F, G, H). Out of the four numbered choices given in the boxes below the table, identify the one that
has all definitions and usages correctly matched.
9. DRAW

A. To make a picture of something in pen or pencil E. As the train drew in, passengers got ready to board.
The cricket match between India and Pakistan ended in a
B. To describe something in speech or writing F.
draw.
The vividly drawn character of Rahel is etched in my
C. To move steadily in a particular direction G.
mind.
D. To end a game or match without either side winning H. She has never been able to draw well.

(1) (2)
(3) (4)

A G A F A H A H
B H B G B G B E
C E C E C E C G
D F D H D F D F

Directions for question 10: In the following question, the word at the top of the table is used in four
different ways, numbered 1 to 4. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or
inappropriate.
10. Even

1. Our cricket team has become even stronger than it used to be a few years ago.

2. The contest is now even.

3. He will surely even with you for this insult.

4. Inspite of the slight, he spoke in an even voice.

Reading Comprehension
Directions for questions 1 to 4: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Venus likely had oceans in its early years, most experts agree, for a few hundred million to a couple of billion years,
back when the sun was 30 percent less hot. In other words, even the water enthusiasts should agree that Venus was
once a good candidate for life. “If you want to think about the best place, 4 billion years ago, to start life |in| this solar
system, it would probably be Venus,” University of Washington palaeontologist Peter Ward told more than 800 colleagues
at a panel at the American Museum of Natural History. As the sun grew more intense, carbon dioxide and water vapour
trapped the heat, conditions spun out of control, the seas boiled off. Venus can be understood as a greenhouse-effect
morality tale.

Don’t look for evidence of ancient Venusian life on the ground, though, because 700 million years ago a cataclysm
occurred: Fissures opened all across the planet’s crust, and lava covered everything: a “global resurfacing event,” in the
language of another researcher. Schulze Makuch’s, Palaeontologists looking for fossils on Venus after that catastrophe
would be like a forensics team hunting for skid marks on road that’s been long paved over. To this day, lava flows regularly
scorch the planet’s surface.

In the 19th century, astronomers saw Venus as a bright orb, and imagined it to be a warm swamp world, much like a
younger Earth. But by the early 20 th century, improved instruments and new knowledge of the long Venusian night caused
scientists to doubt life could thrive there, despite superficial similarities to Earth in mass, gravity and size.
Probes were launched, beginning with Mariner 2 in 1962, and sent back information that didn’t, all the time, give hope to
anyone looking for signs of life. Mariner’s flyby glimpse was enough to reveal Venus’ stifling carbon dioxide atmosphere.
Regular volleys of flybys, orbiters, probes and landers followed, notably 1978’s Pioneer mission and 16 different Soviet
Venera missions, many of which were predictably destroyed by either the planet’s crushing pressure or infernal
temperatures, or some combination of the two. Each mission made the planet appear more foreboding than the last: The
Pioneer mission confirmed a dense layer of corrosive sulphuric acid clouds 50 kilometers up, while Magellan in 1994
uncovered lava flows frying the planet’s surface. Yet buried within the glum reports are anomalies in the data that, some
now claim, may be the first hidden glimpses of life on and above the planet.

1. Which of the following is true?

(1) Planet Venus is an exact replica of Planet Earth.
(2) There is only a vague physical resemblance between Venus and Earth.
(3)No twophysical features of Venus and Earth are same.
(4) Venus is another Earth in all aspects.

2. Regarding the planet Venus.

(A) its atmosphere is saturated with carbon dioxide.
(B) it might have supported life in the past.
(C) the atmospheric pressure and temperature seem to be too high for anything to survive.
(D) there is evidence of lava flows regularly.
(1) Only A and B are true.
(2) A, B and D only are true.
(3) B, C and D only are true.
(4) all the above four statements hold good.

3. Tag the correct partners:

(1) Mariner 2 (A) the surface of Venus
(2) Magellan (B) the clouds above Venus
(3) Pioneer (C) the atmosphere of Venus.

(1) 1–B (2) 1–C (3) 1–C (4) 1–A

2–A 2–B 2–A 2–B
3–C 3–A 3–B 3–C

4. Paleobiologists may have to look for evidence of life on Venus,

(1) on its surface.
(2) buried underneath its surface.
(3) through probes, arbiters etc.
(4) only after establishing the fact that water once existed on its surface.

QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

Directions for questions 1 to 6: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. Two trains cross each other in time T, when they are travelling in opposite directions.
The faster train completely overtakes the slower train in time t if they are travelling
in the same direction. If the trains are equal length, how long will the faster train take
to completely overtake the second train, when the first one is in rest?
Tt T–t
(1) ---------- (2) ---------
2(T+ t) T+t
 2Tt
(3) T+t (4) ---------
T+t

2. O is the centre of a semicircle on AB as diameter. A circle with centre C is drawn to

touch this semicircle and also other semicircles drawn on OA & OB as
diameters. Find the radius of circle with centre C if OA = 6.

(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 3.5
(4) C 4

A O B

3. 13 men and 7 boys can finish a job in

7 days, while 6 boys and 13 women can finish the same job in 6 days. In how
many days can 1 man, 1 boy and 1 woman working together finish the same job?
(1) 42 (2) 54 (3) 21 (4) 63

4. Find the probability of getting a larger number than the previous number every
time, when an unbiased die is thrown three times.
(1) 1/18 (2) 15/216
(3) 25/216 (4) 5/54

5. What does the following graph represent?

0 1 2 3

x2 − k
(1) y = x − k , x ≠ k, k is a whole number
(2) y = x − k, k is a whole number such that
k−1≤x<k
(3) y = x + k, k is a whole number such that
k≤x<k+1
(4) y = [x] where [x] is a whole number n such that k ≤ x < k + 1

6. Two glasses contain milk and water. In the first glass the ratio of milk to water is 3 :
2 and in the second glass the ratio of milk and water is reverse of that in first glass.
 What part of the mixture from first glass should be drawn out and added to the second
glass, so that milk and water will be in equal quantities in the second glass?
(1) 1/3 (2) 1/4 (3) 2/5 (4) 1/2
DATA INTERPRETATION

Directions for questions 1 to 4: These questions are based on the pie charts given below.

WORLD OIL TRADE

Percentage shares of oil imports by various Percentage shares of oil exports by various
countries out of global oil imports (by value) countries out of global oil exports (by value)
Iran Russia USA
14% 13% 9%
Iran
Iraq Russia
20%
6% Japan 16%
17%
India Ot hers
16% 14%
Others Iraq
9% 41%
USA
25%

Total production of oil is worth $1350 billion dollar

Total exports = 40% of total value of production.
Revenue Surplus = Revenue from Exports – Value of Imports

1. If 10% of Iraq ’s exports and 40% of Russia ’s exports go to India , with India ’s
remaining imports, coming from Iran , what is the worth of the oil that Iran
exports to India ? (in billion dollars)
(1) 2.97 billion dollars
(2) 29.7 billion dollars
(3) 297 billion dollars
(4) Data insufficient

2. If 10% of Iran ’s exports and 12.5% of Russia ’s exports go to Japan , what

percentage of Japan ’s imports come from Iraq ?
(1) 3.17% (2) 7.02%
(3) 13% (4) Data Insufficient

3. The revenue surplus as a percentage of the revenue from exports is highest for
which country?
(1) Iraq (2) Iran
(3) Russia (4) Others

4. If Iraq exports an additional 123 billion dollars worth of oil, distributing this among
the various countries in the same ratio as their respective percentage shares in
global imports then what is the final percentage share of the imports of Japan out of the
total global imports?
(1) 17% (2) 20.87%
(3) 20.2% (4) None of these
 DATA SUFFICIENCY

Directions for questions 1 to 3: Each question is followed by two statements A and B. You have
to decide whether the information provided in the statements insufficient for answering the
question.

Mark (1) If the question can be answered by

using one of the statements alone,
but cannot be answered by using the
other statement alone.
Mark (2) If the question can be answered by
using either statement alone.
Mark (3) If the question can be answered by
using both statements together, but
cannot be answered by using either
statement alone.
Mark (4) If the question cannot be answered
even by using both the statements
together.

1. Mickey and Donald are playing a game wherein a coin is tossed and if it turns out to be
heads, then Mickey gives Donald half of what he has. Otherwise, Donald gives half of what he
has to Mickey. Goofy also wants to join the game, but the rules insist that Goofy can get into
the game only if Money with Mickey = Money with Donald = Money with Goofy. Can Goofy
play the game?
(A) Mickey has Rs.10,000 and Donald has Rs.30,000 to start with.
(B) Goofy has Rs.20,000.

2. X is the tallest amongst the friends X, Y and Z. Who is the shortest?

(A) No two friends among X, Y and Z are of the same height.
(B) Y is not taller than Z.

3. Is 5a-6b a multiple of 7? a and b are integers.

(A) 3a + 5b is a multiple of 7.
(B) 5a + 3b is a multiple of 7.

REASONING

Directions for question 1: In the question, there is a main statement followed by four statements
A, B, C and D. From the choices, choose the ordered pair where the first statement implies the
second statement and the two are logically consistent with the main statement.

1. I wear a suit only if it is a Monday.

(A) I wore a suit today.
(B) Today is not a Monday.
(C) Today is a Monday.
(D) I did not wear a suit today.
(1) AB (2) CA (3) BD (4) DC
Directions for questions 2 and 3: These questions are based on the information given below.

A group of friends plan to visit seven important locations in a city. The locations are Grand Lake ,
Shah fort, Green Park, the City Museum , Sheesh Mahal, Boudh Temple and Ocean View.
The first three are the locations which are near whereas the last four are far away from the place
where the friends stay. (Due to some inevitable reasons, their trip was cut down to only one day
so, they planned to visit only four locations not all of them far or near).
Their plan was as follows :

(1) If they visit Sheesh Mahal then they also visit the Grand Lake .
(2) If they visit Boudh Temple then they don’t visit Ocean view.
(3) If they visit the City Museum then they also visit Boudh Temple .
(4) If they visit Shah Fort, then they visit Sheesh Mahal.

2. Which of the following locations they cannot visit if they visit the City Museum , Boudh Temple
and Grand lake?
(1) Ocean View (2) Shah Fort
(3) Green Park (4) Sheesh Mahal

3. Which of the following is a wrong combination of locations they visit?

(1) Grand Lake , Shah Fort, The City Museum , Boudh Temple .
(2) Grand Lake , Green Park , Sheesh Mahal, Boudh Temple .
(3) Boudh Temple , Shah Fort, Green Park , Grand Lake .
(4) Both (1) and (3).

Directions for question 4: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

4. In the business street of a town, there are five buildings in a row, each of which is occupied by
a different company. The total number of floors that five buildings have are 9, 10, 13 and 14 in
such a way that all the buildings have different total number of floors except the two buildings
which have 13 floors each.

Names of the companies which have occupied these buildings are Hutch, Airtel, BPL, BSNL
and Tatatel. Sum of the number of floors of two adjacent buildings is 23, in two instances. No
two adjacent buildings have the same number of floors. Tatatel, which has 14 floors, is at the
extreme left end of the street. The office of Airtel is exactly between the offices of Hutch and
BSNL. Neither Hutch nor BSNL is in the building which has 9 floors. What is the number of
floors of the building in which Airtel has its office?

(1) 13 (2) 9
(3) 10 (4) Cannot be determined

Directions for question 5: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

5. In a head on confrontation with Hindutva, Secularism has some inherent

limitations. Secularism is a concept born of civilised, rational discourse. It is gentle,
human and accommodative in its approach. In this age of shrill and spicy fare, it is also
somewhat bland. It lacks the emotional splendour and missionary zeal of a resurgent
ideology. Thus it lacks a springboard to whip up passions.
Which of the following most logically follows next and completes the above
paragraph.
(1) Hindutva on the other hand believes in the age old approach of
annihilation and destruction.
(2) Hindutva as a concept is based on the premise that individuals need supervision and
control and hence require to be dealt with authoritatively.
(3) Hindutva on the other hand appeals directly to one's emotions.
(4) Secularism involves thinking without bias and prejudice and fomenting good will.

GENERAL AWARENESS
Directions for questions 1 to 5: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. The Second Battle of Panipat in AD1556 was fought between the Mughals and
(1) Ibrahim Lodi. (2) Rana Sanga.
(3) Sher Shah. (4) Hemu.

2. In India , National Income is computed by

(1) Ministry of Finance.
(2) Central Statistical Organisation.
(3) Planning Commission.
(4) Indian Statistical Institute.

3. In April 2004, Poompuhar, a submerged ancient city was re-discovered off the coast of
(1) Tamil Nadu. (2) Orissa.
(3) Karnataka. (4) Kerala.

4. Which among the following countries has become the first to ban smoking
throughout its territory?
(1) Bhutan (2) Belgium
(3) Luxembourg (4) Norway

5. Which of the following taxes contributes to 20% of total government revenue?

(1) Corporation tax
(2) Excise duty
(3) Customs duty
(4) Income tax