2008 -Feb -MAT

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MAT- UNSOLVED PAPER – FEB -2008

01 Problem

Which one of the following took over the Anglo- Dutch steel Company Corus?

1. Mittal-Arrector
2.Jindal Steel
3. Neelanchal ispat Nigam Ltd
4. Tata Steel

02 Problem

Which of the following Public Sector organization is listed on New York Stock
Exchange?

a. SAIL
b. MNTL
c. GAIL
d. None of these

03 Problem

Who is the President of India?

a. Jawaharlal
b. APJ Abdul Kalam
c. Rain Shankar
d. None of these

04 Problem

For International payments the Indian currency is linked to:

a. British Sterling
b. American Dollar
c. International Dil Price
d. Gold standard

05 Problem

Who is the chief of Pakistan Army?

a. General Naseem Shakel
b. General Arhlar Parver Kiyani
c. General Parvez Mushraf

06 Problem

Which is the first Indian Bank to get approval to start normal banking operation in
China?

a. Indian Bank
b. Punjab National Bank
c. Corporation Bank
d. State Bank of India

07 Problem

Monsoon is caused by

a. Impact of summer temperatures on the seas.
b. Movement of clouds
c. Seasonal reversal of winds
d. Rise in temperatures

08 Problem

The Indian company that manufactures automobiles for Mitsubishi is :

a. Tata Motors
b. Bajaj Tempo
c. Mahindra
d. Hindustan Motors

09 Problem

The world's busiest port today

a. Port of Rotterdam
b. Port of Shanghai
c. Port of Singapore
d. Port of Dubai

10 Problem

What is phishing?

a. A Govt. Plan
b. A stem Cell
c. Fraudulent way of acquiring PIN and bank passwords using email
d. None of these

11 Problem

Which of these is not a film directed by Mira Nair?

a. Earth
b. Monsoon Wedding
c. Kama sutra
d. Saleam Bombay

12 Problem

Major oil Finds are recently reported in:

a. Krishna Godavari Basin
b. Cauvery Basin
c. Rajasthan Desert
d. Lower Assam Valley

13 Problem

Which of the following countries is the top source of FDI inflows into India at
present?

a. Singapore
b. USA
c. UK
d. Mauritius

14 Problem

Arun has 800 shares of par value Rs. 50 each 12 and 600 debentures of par value
Rs. 100 each of the company. The company pays an annual dividend of 6% on
the shares and interest of 12% on the debentures. The rate of return on his
investment is:

a. 8%
b. 9.6%
c. 10.6%
d. 8.6%

15 Problem

A clock strikes 4 taking 9 seconds. In order to strike 12 at the same rate, the time
taken is:

a. 36 seconds
b. 27 seconds
c. 30 seconds
d. 33 seconds

16 Problem

A Chartered Accountant applies for a job in 12 two firms X and Y. The ability of his
being selected in firm X is 0.7, and being rejected at Y is 0,5 and the probability of
at least one of his applications being rejected is 0.6. What is the probability that
he will be selected in one of the firms?

a. 0.8
b. 0.2
c. 0.4
d. 0.7

17 Problem

Two small circular parks of diameters 16 m, 12 m are to be replaced by a bigger
circular park. What would be the radius of this new park, if the new park has to
occupy the same space as the two small parks?

a. 15 m
b. 10 m
c. 20 m
d. 25 m

18 Problem

A conical vessel of base radius 2 cm and height 3 cm is field with kerosene. This
liquid leaks through a hole in the bottom and collects in a cylindrical jar of radius
2 cm. The kerosene level in the jar is:

a. cm
b. 1.5 cm
c. 1cm
d. 3 cm

19 Problem

The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 45°. After 15
seconds flight, the elevation changes to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a height
of 3000 m, the speed of the plane in km per hour is:

a. 208.34
b. 306.72
c. 402.56
d. 527

20 Problem

At the first stop on his route, a driver unloaded 2/5 of the packages in his van.
After he unloaded another three packages at his next stop, 1/2 of the original
number of packages remained. How many packages were in the van before the
first delivery?

a. 25
b. 10
c. 30
d. 36

21 Problem

If S is 150 percent of T, then T is what percent of S + T ?

a. 40%
b. %
c. 75%
d. 80%

22 Problem

An investor earns 3% return on 1/4 th of his capital, 5% on 2/3rd and 11% on the
remainder. What is the average rate of return he earns on his total capital?

a. 10%
b. 5-5%
c. 5%
d. 10.5%

23 Problem

Mixture of milk and water has been kept in two separate containers. Ratio of
milk to water in one of the containers is 5 : 1 and that in the other container is 7 :
2. In what ratio should the mixtures of these two containers be added together
so that the quantity of milk in the new mixture may become 80% ?

a. 3:2
b. 2:3
c. 4:5
d. None of these

24 Problem

Rahul started a business with a capital of Rs. 8,000. After six months, Sanjay
joined him with investment of some capital. If at the end of the year each of
them gets equal amount as profit, how much did Sanjay invest in the business?

a. Rs. 17,500
b. Rs. 18.000
c. Rs. 16,000
d. Rs. 16,500

25 Problem

Sita buys a fridge at 15/16 of its original value and sells it for 10% more than its
value. Then, gain % is

a. 15.55
b. 16.67
c. 11.67
d. None of these

Directions (Questions 26 -30) :

Attempt these questions based on fuel consumption data M/s ABC
Transportation Company Limited given in the table.
Year Budgeted Actual Km Run Fuel
Consumption Consumption (lakh) Expenditure
(lakh litres) (lakh litres) (Rs. in Lakh)
2001 125 112 672 504

2002 150 170 1105 901
2003 200 225 1406 1125
2004 200 195 1209 995

2005 250 253 1594 1240
Note:
•Fuel Savings = Budgeted Consumption Actual Consumption Km per litre = Km
Run / Act Consumption
•Fuel Cost per Km = Fuel Expenditure/ Km. Run
•o Fuel Cost per litre = Fuel Expenditure Actual Consumption

26 Problem

The percentage change in Km per litre from-2002 to 2005 was nearly

a. +3%
b. -3%
c. -30%
d. -0.3%

27 Problem

In which year was the Fuel Savings in litres maximum?

a. 2004
b. 2005
c. 2001
d. 2002

28 Problem

The Fuel Cost per litre was maximum in the year

a. 2002
b. 2005
c. 2004
d. 2003

29 Problem

Which of the following has increabed and decreased in alternate years ?

a. Fuel Expenditure
b. Km per litre
c. Fuel Cost per litre
d. Actual Consumption

30 Problem

The average Km per litre during 2001 to 2005 was

a. 6.00
b. 6.50
c. 6.10
d. 6.25

Directions (Questions. 31 - 35) :

Attempt these questions based on the bar charts, which give the details of Rights
and Public Issues Floated and Amount Raised by Indian Companies.

31 Problem

When was the proportion of rights issues to the total number of issues
minimum?

a. 2002-03
b. 2001-02
c. 2003-04
d. Data insufficient

32 Problem

If in 2001- 02, the corporate saving is % of the total amount raised and in 2003 -
01.the saving is 5% of the total amount raised, then the decline in the saving
amount was approximately Rs.

a. 65
b. 45
c. 35
d. 55

33 Problem

The percentage change in amount during 2002— 03 over 2001 02 was

a. 2,4%
b. -0.28%
c. - 2,8%
d. -3.2%

34 Problem

If a person invested Rs. 200 core in 2002 - 03 to obtain X number of rights issues
and invested the same amount to obtain Y number of public issues during the
same year, then the value of (X -Y) was nearly

a. 6
b. -4
c. -8
d. 8

35 Problem

The average amount raised per issue during the given period was nearly
Rs._________ crore.

a. 4,6
b. 5.8
c. 3.2
d. 10.4

Directions (Questions 36 - 40) :

Study the table to answer these questions.
World Bank Aided Development Programmes Targets, Achievements and
Investments (2001 -2006)

Number of families
Assisted (in lakh) Credits Mobilised
Period Fund( in Rs. Crores) (in Rs.crores)
(In Rs Crores)
Target Achievement Allocation Utilization
500
2001-02 44 46 204 220 800
2002-03 55 57 448 460 850
2003-04 59 62 424 440 900
2004-05 51 57 395 490 950
2005-06 40 41 190 350

36 Problem

When was the achievement closest to the target?

a. 2003-04
b. 2002-03
c. 2004 - 05
d. 2005-06

37 Problem

In which year was the allocated funds per family minimum?

a. 2003-04
b. 2001-02
c. 2004-05
d. 2005-06

38 Problem

The achievement crosses Rs. 2 crore mark in year

a. 2002-03
b. 2001-02
c. 2003-04
d. 2004-05

39 Problem

What amount of assistance approximately did each family receive in 2004 - 05 ?

a. Rs. 2440
b. Rs. 1220
c. Rs. 3460
d. Rs. 4810

40 Problem

The amount of credit mobilized constituted the maximum part of investment in
the year

a. 2002-03
b. 2001 -02
c. 2005-06
d. 2004-05


Study the information below to answer these questions.
•Seeta, Rajinder and Surinder are children of Mr. and Mrs. Aggarwal.
•Renu, Raja and Sunil are children of Mrs. and Mr. Malhotra.
•Sunil and Seeta are a married couple and Ashok and Sanjay are their children.
•Geeta and Rakesh are children of Mr. and Mrs. Gupta.
•Geeta is married to Surinder and has three children named Rita, Sonu and Raju.

41 Problem

How is Rajinder related to Ashok ?

a. Father-in-law
b. Brother-in-law
c. Cousin
d. Maternal Uncle

42 Problem

What is Sanjay's surname?

a. Gupta
b. Malhotra
c. Aggarwal
d. Surinder

43 Problem

Renu is Sanjay's

a. Sister-in-law
b. Sister
c. Cousin
d. Aunty


Answer these questions on the basis of the information given below:
Twenty-one participants from four continents (Africa, America, Australia, and Europe)
attended a United Nations conference. Each participant was an expert in one of four fields
labour, health, population studies, and refugee relocation. The following five facts about the
participants are given.
•The number of labour experts in the camp was exactly half the number of experts in each
of the three other categories.
•Africa did not send any labour expert. Otherwise, every continent, including Africa, sent at
least one expert for each category.
•None of the continents sent more than three experts in any category
•If there had been one less Australia expert, then America would have had twice as many
experts as each of the other continents.
•Mike and Alfano are leading experts of population studies who attended the conference.
They are from Australia.

44 Problem

Which of the following cannot be determined from the information given?

a. Number of health experts from Europe.
b. Number of labour experts from America.
c. Number of health experts from Australia.
d. Number of experts in refugee relocation from Africa

45 Problem

Which of the following combinations is not possible?

a. 2 experts in population studies from America and 1 health expiry from Africa
attended the conference.
b. 2 experts in population studies from America and 2 health experts from Africa
c. 3 experts in refugee relocation from America and health expert from Africa
d. Africa and America each had 1 expert in population studies attending the
conference.

46 Problem

If Kamos is the lone American expert in population studies, which of the following
is not true about the numbers of experts in the conference from the four
continents ?

a. There is one expert in refugee relocation from Africa.
b. There is one expert in health from Africa.
c. There are two experts in health from America.
d. There are three experts in refugee relocation from America.

Directions (Questions 47 - 56):

Answer these questions independent of each other.

47 Problem

Rahul walks 30 meters towards south then turns to his right and starts walking
straight till he completes another 30 meters. Then again turning to his left. He
walks for 20 meters. He then turns to his left and walks for 30 meters. Mow far is
he from his initial position?

a. 30 meters
b. 50 meters
c. 10 meters
d. 60 meters

48 Problem

A girl leaves from her home. She first walks 30 meters in North-West direction
and then 30 meters in South-West direction. Next, she walks 30 meters in South-
East direction. Finally, she turns towards her house. In which direction is she
moving?

a. South-West
b. South-East
c. North-East
d. North-West

49 Problem

Five students participated in the scholarship examination. "Sudha scored higher
than Puja. Kavita scored lower than Surna but higher than Sudha. Mamta scored
between Puja and Sudha."Who scored lowest in the examination?

a. Puja
b. Kavita
c. Mamta
d. Sudha

50 Problem

Samant remembers that his brother's birthday is after fifteenth but before
eighteenth of February, whereas his sister remembers that her brother's birthday
is after sixteenth but
before nineteenth of February. On which date of February is Samant's brother's
birthday?

a. 18th
b. 16th
c. 19th
d. 17th

51 Problem

Rajesh walked 25 meters towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked 20
meters. He then turned to his left and walked 20 meters. He again turned to his
right and walked 15 meters. At what distance is he from the starting point and in
which direction?

a. 60 meters - East
b. 35 meters - East
c. 35 meters - North
d. 40 meters – East

52 Problem

Persons X, Y, Z and Q live in red green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a
sequence on a street. Z lives in a yellow house. The green house is adjacent to
the blue house. X does not live adjacent to Z. The yellow house is in between the
green and red houses. The colour of the house X lives in is

a. green
b. blue
c. red
d. cannot be determined

53 Problem

My bag can carry no more than ten books. I must carry at least one book each of
management, mathematics, physics and fiction. Also, for every management
book, I must carry two or more fiction books, and for every mathematics book, I
must carry two or more physics books. I earn 4, 3, 2 and 1 points for each
management, mathematics, physics and fiction book, respectively, I carry in my
bag. I want to maximize the points I can earn by carrying the most appropriate
combination of books in my bag. The maximum points that I can earn are

a. 21
b. 20
c. 22
d. 23

54 Problem

Five persons with names, P, M, V; T and X live separately in anyone of the
following: a palace, a hut, a fort, a house-or a hotel. Each one likes two different
colours from among the following: blue, black, red, yellow and green. U likes red
and blue. T likes black. The person living in a palace does not like black or blue. P
likes blue and red. M likes yellow. X lives in a hotel. M lives in a

a. fort
b. hut
c. palace
d. house

55 Problem
There are ten animals - two each of lions, panthers, bisons, bears, and deer in a zoo. The
enclosures in the zoo are named X, Y, Z, P and Q and each enclosure is allotted to one of the
following attendants: Jack, Mohan, Shalini, Suman and Rita. Two animals of different species
arc housed in each enclosure. A lion and a deer cannot be together. A panther cannot be
with either a deer or a bison. Suman attends to animals from among bison, bear and
panther only. Mohan attends to a lion and a panther. Jack does not attend to deer, lion or
bison. X, Y and Z are allotted to Mohan, Jack and Rita respectively. X and Q enclosures have
one animal of the same species. Z and P have the same pair of animals. The animals
attended by Shalini are:

a. bison and deer
b. bear and bison
c. bear and lion
d. bear and panther

56 Problem

Eighty kilograms (kg) of store material is to II be transported to a location 10 km
away. Any number of couriers can be used to transport the material. The material
can be packed in any number of units of 10, 20 or 40 kg. Courier charges are Rs.
10 per hour. Couriers travel at the speed of 10 km/hr if they are not carrying any
load, at 5 km/hr if carrying 10 kg, at 2 km/hr if carrying 20 kg and at 1 km/hr if
carrying 40 kg, A courier cannot carry more than 40 kg of load. The minimum cost
at which 80 kg of store material can be transported to its destination will be

a. Rs. 160
b. Rs. 180
c. Rs. 140
d. Rs. 120


Each of these questions are followed by two arguments numbered I and II:
Decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak'
argument. Mark answer as

1. if only Argument II is strong.
2. if only Argument I is strong.
3. if either Argument I or II is strong.
4. if neither Argument I nor II is strong.

57 Problem

Should there be only one rate of interest for term deposits of varying durations in
banks?
Arguments:
I. No, people will refrain money for longer duration resulting into reduction of
liquidity level of banks.
II. Yes, this will be much simpler for the common people and they may be
encouraged to keep more money in banks.

58 Problem

Should all those who have come in contact with the patients' infectious
respiratory disease be quarantined in their houses?
Arguments:
I. No, nobody should be quarantined unless they are tested and found to be II
infected by the virus causing the disease.
II. Yes, this is the only way to control the spread of the dreaded disease.

59 Problem

Should mutual funds be brought under strict Govt, control?
Arguments:
I. Yes, that is one of the ways to protect I the interest of the investors.
II. Xo, strict Govt, controls are likely to be counter productive.

60 Problem

Should all the profit making public sector units be sold to private companies?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will help the government to augment its resources for implementing
the development programmes.
II. No, the private companies will not be able to run these units effectively.

61 Problem

Should the public sector undertakings be allowed to adopt hire and fire policy?
Arguments:

I. Yes, this will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non-performing
employees and will also help to reward the performing employees.
II. No, the management may not be able to implement the policy in an
unbiased manner and the employees will suffer due to the high-handedness
of the management.


In each of these questions, a statement is followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.
Mark answer as

1. if only Assumption II is implicit.
2. if only Assumption I is implicit.
3. if either Assumption I or II is implicit.
4. if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit.

62 Problem

Statement:
The KLM company has decided to go for tax-free and taxable bonds to raise its
resources.
Assumptions:
I. The KLM company has already explored other sources to raise money.
II. The products of KLM company have little competition in the market.

63 Problem

Statement:
It is felt that when the airline is facing stiff competition coupled with a precarious
financial position, the top level posts should be kept open for outside
professionals than internal candidates.
Assumptions:
I. Internal candidates aspire only getting promotions, without much
contribution.
II. Experienced professionals are more likely to handle the problems of the
airline.

64 Problem

Statement:
Lack of stimulation in the first four-five years of life can have adverse
consequences.
Assumptions:
I. A great part of the development of observed intelligence occurs in the ear
Best years of life.
II. 50 percent of the measurable intelligence at the age of 17 is already
predictable by the age of four.

65 Problem

Statement:
Take this 'oven' home and you can prepare very tasty dishes which you were
unable to prepare earlier - An advertisement of X brand oven.
Assumptions:
I. The user knows the procedure recipe of tasty dishes but does not have the
proper oven to cook.
II. Only 'X. brand oven can cook very tasty dishes.

66 Problem

Statement:
Who rises from the prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.
Assumptions:
I. Prayer makes a man more human.
II. Prayer atones all of our misdeeds.


In each, of these questions, a statement is followed by two courses of action
numbered 1 and II. Assume everything in the statement to be true. Decide which
of the suggested coursers) of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Mark answer
as:
1. if only Course of Action 11 follows.
2. if only Course of Action I follows.
3. if neither Course of Action I nor II follows.
4. if both Courses of Action I and II follow.

67 Problem

Statement:
The government has decided not to provide financial support to voluntary
organizations from the next Five Year Plan and has communicated that all such
organizations should raise funds to meet their financial needs. Courses of Action
I. Voluntary organizations collaborate with foreign agencies.
II. They should explore other sources of financial support.

68 Problem

Statement:
Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve
Bank of India directive to operate a post-shipment export credit denominated in
foreign currency at international interest rates from January this year.
Courses of Action
I. The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.
II. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.

69 Problem

Statement:
The Chairman stressed the need for making the education system more flexible
and regretted that the curriculum had not been revised in keeping with the pace
of the changes taking place.
Courses of Action
I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.
II. System of education should be made more flexible.

70 Problem

Statement:
The daytime temperatures in this summer have been four to five degrees Celsius
above the normal temperature across the country.
Courses of Action

I. The government machinery should be put on high alert and provided with
necessary equipments to prevent any untoward incident.
II. The government should make necessary arrangements to provide water in all
the areas affected due to extreme heat waves.

71 Problem

Statement:
If the faculty members also join the strike, then there is going to be a serious
problem.
Courses of Action

I. The faculty members should be persuaded not to go on strike.
II. Those faculty members who join the strike should be suspended.


In each of the following questions, one or more of the sentences is / are
incorrect. Identify the incorrect, sentence(s).

72 Problem

A. A changing perception as to India has also helped.
B. India is no longer a backward, third world country.
C. Helping boost the image are favorable opinions of leading international
financial institutions.
D. India will be the third biggest economy by 2050, just behind China and the
US, in that order.

a. A and D
b. A only
c. B only
d. No error

73 Problem

A. I remember seeing a full page advertisement with a bright background colour.
B. The only other item on the page was a very small line of type in a lighter
shade of the same colour.
C. Since I can still recall the ad, it must made an impression.
D. Using colour to impact your design works best when it involves the
unexpected or extreme.

a. C only
b. B only
c. D only
d. No error

74 Problem

A. In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the
role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.
B. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people
or any other generation.
C. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring' to this endeavor will light
our country and all who serve it.
D. The glow from that fire can truly light the world.

a. B only
b. A only
c. C only
d. No error

75 Problem

A. As the growing economy makes increasing demands on infrastructure
inputs, these problems could worsen in the coming year.
B. Therefore, addressing infrastructure gaps needs to doing our topmost priority
next year.
C. The second risk lies in the global macroeconomic imbalances, reflected in the
twin deficits of the US and rising surpluses of Asia.
D. The longer these imbalances have persisted, the greater has become the risk
of a disruptive correction.

a. A only
b. B only
c. D only
d. C only

76 Problem
A. The only problem is that the wickets that are on offer for domestic cricket are hardly
conducive for batsman.
B. It is here that BCCI needs to show the same will, as they have shown in making players
play domestic cricket.
C. For years now, pitches have been prepared to suit the home team's strengths and that
is fine so long as the pitch is not a lottery.
D. If one goes by the scores in some of the matches, especially Delhi's games, then it is
quite obvious that, the pitches prepared are sub-standard and not conducive to a fair
contest between bat and ball.

a. A only
b. B only
c. D only
d. C only

77 Problem

An Army Commander wishing to draw up his 5180 men in the form of a solid
square found that he had 4 men less. If he could get four more men and form the
solid square, the number of men in the front row is:

a. 72
b. 68
c. 78
d. 82

78 Problem

A tin of oil was 4/5 full. When six bottles of oil were taken out and four bottles of
oil were poured into it, it was 3/4 full. How many bottles of oil can it contain?

a. 20
b. 10
c. 30
d. 40

Directions (Questions 79-83):

Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements
numbered I and II given below it. Decide whether the data provided, in the
statements arc sufficient to answer the question. Mark answer as

1. if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2. if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in statement II alone are not. sufficient to answer the question.
3. if the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to
answer the question.
4. if the data in both statements 1 and II together are necessary to answer the
question.

79 Problem

What is the absolute difference between two numbers?

a. 60% of the bigger number is equal to the smaller number.
b. Half of the bigger number is 5 less than the smaller number.

80 Problem

What is the ratio between the present ages of father and his son?

I. Ratio of the present ages of father 20 years before and son 10 years before
was 2 :1.
II. Sum of the present ages of father and son is 50 years.

81 Problem

Which newspaper has the maximum circulation in Delhi?

I. 2 lakh copies of newspaper X are sold in Delhi while the circulation of
newspaper Y is estimated at 3 lakh.
II. The circulation of newspaper Y is 55 percent of the total circulation of
newspapers

82 Problem

What is the profit per cent earned by a shopkeeper on selling the article in his
shop?

I. Labelled price of the article sold is 110% of the cost price.
II. Cost price of the article is Rs. 1200.

83 Problem

How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty a conical tank in 1 day?
I. 3 pumps working 8 hours a day ran empty another tank in 2 days.
II. The other tank has twice the floor area and one-and-a-half times the depth
of the original tank.


In these questions, two quantities are given, one in column A and one in column
B. Compare the two quantities. Mark answer as

I. if the quantity in column B is greater than the quantity in column A.
II. if the quantity in column A is greater than the quantity in column B.
III. if the quantities are equal.
IV. if the comparison cannot be made from the given information.

84 Problem

Column A Column B

Cube root of Three Fourth root of Four.

85 Problem

Column A Column B

Perimeter of a Perimeter of a square with each
regular pentagon each side equal to 5 cm with
each side equal to 4 cm

86 Problem

Column A Column B

Half of 40% of 30 l/5th of 50% of 60

87 Problem

Column A Column B

Area of square Area of a circle with diameter 2 cm
with side 1.8 m

88 Problem

Column A Column B

Number of ways 5 different in two hours, books on a shelf
Number of minutes to arrange

Directions (Questions 89 - 91):

Complete the series.

89 Problem

AGMSciou?

a. BIINT bhnt
b. ABCDascd
c. BHNTdjpv
d. bhntDJPV

90 Problem

48, 24, 72, 36, 108. ?

a. 115
b. 110
c. 121
d. 54

91 Problem

K-ll, M-13, P-16, T-20, ?

a. V-22
b. U-21
c. Y-25
d. W-25

92 Problem

Mr Katial buys a house for Rs. 1,00,000 and rents it. He puts 12,5% of each
month's rent aside for upkeep and repairs, pays Rs. 325 per year as taxes and
realizes. 5,5% annually on his investment. The monthly rent is

a. Rs. 554.76
b. Rs. 634.76
c. Rs.654.76
d. None of these

93 Problem

A batsman has a certain average of runs for 12 innings. In the 13th inning he
scores 96 runs thereby increasing his average by 5 runs. What is his average after
the 13th inning?

a. 64
b. 36
c. 48
d. 72

94 Problem

What should be subtracted from 15, 28, 20 and 38 so that the remaining
numbers may be proportional?

a. 4
b. 2
c. 6
d. None of these

95 Problem

What is the percentage contribution of the South region to the amount of rice
produced in Kerala in 2002?

a. 31.32%
b. 32.34%
c. 31.72%
d. 23.24%

96 Problem

A cash payment that will settle a bill for 250 chairs at Rs. 50 per chair less 20%
and 15% with a further discount of 5% on cash payment is

a. Rs.8075
b. Rs. 7025
c. Rs. 8500
d. None of these

97 Problem

Eight children and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. If each
child takes twice the time taken by a man to finish the work, in how many days
will 12 men finish the same work?

a. 15
b. 8
c. 9
d. 12

98 Problem

Two pipes P and Q would fill a cistern in 24 and 32 minutes, respectively. Roth
pipes are kept open. When should the first pipe be turned off so that the cistern
may be just filled in 16 minutes?

a. After 10 minutes
b. After 12 minutes
c. After 14 minutes
d. None of these

99 Problem

Two trains, 130 m and 110 m long, are going in the same direction. The faster
train takes one minute to pass the other completely. If they are moving in
opposite directions, they pass each other completely in 3 seconds. Find the speed
of each train.

a. 38 m/sec, 36 m/sec
b. 42 m/sec, 38 m/sec
c. 36 m/sec, 42 m/sec
d. None of these

100 Problem

A man swimming in a stream which flows 1.5 km/hr finds that in a given time he
can swim twice as far with the stream as he can against it. At what rate docs he
swim?

a. 5 km/hr
b. 4 km/hr
c. 7 km/hr
d. None of these

101 Problem

A trader has 50 kg of rice, a part of which he sells at 10% profit and the rest at 5%
loss. He gains 7% on the whole. How much was sold at 10% gain and how much
was sold at 5% loss?

a. 40 kg, 15 kg
b. 30 kg, 10 kg
c. 35 kg, 40 kg
d. 40 kg, 10 kg

102 Problem

If 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Randheer and the remainder is
divided by 18, then the present age of his grandson An up is obtained. If Anup is 2
years younger to Mahesh, whose age is 5 years, then what is the age of
Randheer?

a. 84 years
b. 96 years
c. 48 years
d. 60 years

103 Problem

Two friends A and B jointly lent out Rs. 81,600 at 4% per annum compound
interest. After 2 years A gets the same amount as B gets after 3 years. The
investment made by B was

a. Rs. 40,000
b. Rs. 30,000
c. Rs. 45,000
d. Rs. 38,000

104 Problem

Two vessels contain spirit of 0-5 and 0-75 concentrations. If two litres from the
first vessel and three litres from the second vessel are mixed, then what will be
the ratio of the spirit and the water in the resultant solution?

a. 7:17
b. 13:7
c. 15 : 17
d. 17: 15

105 Problem

To win an election, a candidate needs 3/4 of the votes cast. If, after 2/3 of the
votes have been counted, a candidate has 5/6 of what he needs, then what part
of the remaining ratio does he still need?

a. 1/8
b. 1/10
c. 1/4
d. 3/8

106 Problem

Which organization is headed by Indian environmentalist R.K. Pachauri which has
been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 2007 along with A1 Gore?

a. International Panel on Climate Change (1PCC)
b. International Pollution Control Corporation
c. International Environment Panel
d. International Panel on Global Warming Pollution

107 Problem

What is the name of China's first lunar orbiter launched in October 2007 ?

a. Lunz'e 1
b. Wan Hu
c. Chang'e 1
d. Shenzhou

108 Problem

The Draft National Policy on Criminal Justice has been codified as:

a. Economic Offences Code
b. Social Welfare Offence Code
c. Correctional Offences Code
d. All of these

109 Problem

Reliance Industries Ltd. (R1L) has purchased GAPCO, a. fuel retailer which has a
strong presence in:

a. Asia
b. South Africa
c. East & Central Africa
d. Europe

110 Problem

According to the latest report by Transparency International, which of the
following countries has/have been adjudged the least-corrupt countries?

a. Finland
b. Denmark
c. New Zealand
d. All these

111 Problem

The Right Livelihood Prize for 2007, an annual alternative to the Nobel Prize has
not been awarded to

a. Christopher Weeramantry
b. Ibrahim Abdi
c. Ruth Manorama
d. Percy and Louise Schmeiser

112 Problem

As per the World's Economic Forum's Report, 2007, Gender Gap Index has been
topped by

a. Finland
b. Norway
c. Sweden
d. New Zealand

113 Problem

As per the World Bank study, the rank of India in global trade Logistics
Performance Index is:

a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 39th
d. 14th

114 Problem

Who has been named "Businessman of the Year for 2006" by Forbes Asia?

a. Mukesh Ainbani
b. Nandan Nilekani
c. Vijay Mallya
d. Azim Premji

115 Problem

Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

a. Union Public Service Commission
b. Election Commission
c. Planning Commission
d. Finance Commission

116 Problem

The International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on

a. 21st February
b. 20th February
c. 20th March
d. 21st March

117 Problem

Which one of the following pharmaceutical companies filed writ petitions against
Government of India and others, to plead against, the rejection of its patent
application by a Patent Office in Chennai ?

a. Cipla
b. Aventis
c. Glaxo-SmithKline
d. Novartis AG


Study the HIS sages to answer the questions that follow each passage.

PASSAGE I
The year 2007 will go down in history as the year when a phase shift occurred in global public awareness
of the climate change crisis. It will also go down as the year when the people of the world and their
future generations were shortchanged by a clique of business interests that manipulate the policies of a
few, powerful rich countries. The recently concluded U.N. conference at Bali was held in the backdrop of
a three-part consensus report produced by more than 2,500 scientists under the auspices of the U.N.
sponsored body, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (1PCC), that catalogued the current and
likely impact of the unmitigated release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases, mainly due to the
burning of coal and oil. It further re-asserted the widely held view that exceeding a heating up of the
planet by more than 2° C from p re-industrial levels of which we have already committed to more than
1.2° C through past emissions-would be too disastrous to contemplate for life on earth. The Bali
conference was held in the backdrop of latest scientific assessments which showed the IPCC estimates to
be very conservative, that the current rate of world emissions was three times that of the 1990a'
exceeding the IPCC's worst-case scenario, and that the Arctic ice was "screaming", disappearing a lot
faster than predicted. It was held in the backdrop of the understanding that this galloping pace of
anticipated warming implied that species losses would accelerate, the Amazon rainforest could
disappear sooner, natural disasters would intensify faster, vector diseases would spread even more, the
water crisis would worsen, food production would decline more rapidly, the sea level would rise much

higher and there would be millions of deaths and cases of displacement of people as a result of all these
catastrophes. There was the further backdrop that the real scientific consensus on what was required to
keep the warming to about 2° C was becoming more and more visible through the fog of deliberate
propaganda, hoping against hope, disbelief, avoidance of scaremongering tag and frank fudging to
accommodate "political reality". It was becoming clearer and clearer that it was not 550 parts per million
(ppm), nor even 450 ppm, but 400 ppm of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere that should
be the cap to keep the risk of exceeding 2° C warming within reasonable limits. Against this target the
current concentration is 383 ppm, growing at 19 ppm a decade at present, a 25 per cent climb from the
rate of increase of the last decade. There was also the assessment that we were very close to a "tipping
point", beyond which we would lose control over a self-generating, feedback-induced warming as with
polar ice melt shrinking the reflective white surface, which induces even further heating up, or the
warming oceans progressively losing their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide. There were also some
views that we might have already triggered certain positive feedback cycles. What, all this meant for Bali
was that there was absolutely no time to lose. We were standing at the brink of disaster and needed to
take action on a war footing to curb the use of coal, petroleum and gas if humanity itself was to survive
for some centuries, forget other species. The message was getting dinned into the policy makers of the
world, and the Nobel Committee played a small role in flagging the issue through its

Peace Prize award this year to the IPÇC and A1 Gore, the latter taking to climate campaigning after a
narrow loss of the U.S. Presidency to George W. Bush. For the delegates of all world governments at
Bali, there was no lack of information from scientists on what was happening to the world at large as a
result of man- made greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere, on where we were heading if we
went on business as usual, on what its impacts were, and on what needed to be done to avoid crossing
the threshold. They also had no lack of information on the various technologies available to produce
electricity and to move from place to place without burning carbon. There were also many reports
available on what tools of economics would work in what manner to turn people away from a carbon-
rich life style. In fact, a number of civil society organizations had established paradigms and models of
energy-saving life style changes that individuals could be influenced to adopt with adequate awareness
generation. For more than 10 day!' the delegates grappled with the issue and right from the beginning it
was clear that this was going to be another Kyoto- type wrangle, with a little more pressure to come to
terms, may be, but basically establishing the ground reality that the political will to tackle the problem
was weak and urgency for action was not yet felt by the policymakers. It was a Kyoto replica in another
sense - the U.S. government played spoilsport, blocking specific action as much as possible and
dampening any sense of urgency, the same role it played 10 years back at Kyoto in Japan to destroy the
consensus built among all other countries and to reduce forcibly the emission reduction target and inject

the carbon trading mechanism into the deal, converting it to Kyotolite, as some environmentalists called
it. This shameful role became even more dishonorable as the U.S. government subsequently refused to
ratify the Protocol that it deliberately and systematically weakened, its delegation head AI Gore, then
Vice-President of his country, having come armed with a unanimous resolution of the U.S. Senate to
disregard "any international agreement that does not set emission targets for developing countries".
There was a further replica of Kyoto at Bali. The European Union, long regarded as the most
environment-friendly group at these conferences, applauded and hailed the U.S. for coming on board at
the last minute at Kyoto - and did the same at Bali. No matter that the U.S. succeeded in decimating the
consensus reached in both places. In the intervening period it did hardly anything to pressure the U.S. to
come on board Kyoto. One can anticipate that the U.S. will play its expected role and so will the E.U. in
the coming two years, the time specified at Bali for the post-Kyoto agreement. There could have been an
alternative scenario at Bali. The U.S. could have changed track on its Kyoto policy as it has done on its
Iraq policy, said it was listening to its people, 68 per cent of whom said in a recent Yale 1120. University
and Gallup sample survey that they were for their government signing an international agreement to cut
emissions by 90 per cent by 2050. If it refused to listen to its people who, in an earlier survey, considered
global warming to be as much a threat as terrorism, the E.U. and other rich countries could have said
that this was the time for emergency action to save the planet, there was no time for niceties. They

could have sidelined the U.S. at Bali, could have concluded a much stronger and more just agreement
with the developing nations and could have threatened the U.S. with sanctions unless it, too, fell in line
with the rest of the world. The Social Democrats in Germany have just now suggested this as a future
course of action. But none of this happened at Bali. It was really business as usual - a term abhorred by
climate activists campaigning' to cut down drastically global emissions of greenhouse gases. The IPCC's
"business as usual" scenario is a straight path to doom. But then business-as-usual is what business
wants, the powerful business class behind the oil, coal, electricity and automobile industries the world
over. The business class that pulls the strings in the Bush administration and exercises influence all over
Europe and over all countries of the world. The business class that contributed lavishly to get the Bush
team elected to the White House, that openly claimed credit for the publicity blitz that shaped U.S.
policy at Kyoto "What we are doing, and we think successfully, is buying time for our industries by
holding up these talks."

118 Problem

"No matter that the US succeeded in decimating the consensus reached in both
places." Which are the places referred to ?

a. Kyoto and Bali
b. Kyoto and Yale
c. Yale and Bali
d. None of these

119 Problem

What should be the cap of carbon dioxide concentration to keep warming within
reasonable limits?

a. 450 ppm
b. 550 ppm
c. 400 ppm
d. 383 ppm

120 Problem

Which organization has catalogued the impact of release of greenhouse gases?

a. IPCC
b. Yale University
c. Gallup
d. E.U.

121 Problem

Which one of the following statements is not correct according to the passage?

a. At Bali, US government blocked specific action weakening any sense of
urgency.
b. Business class behind industries like coal, electricity, oil, etc. exert influence
over all countries of the world.
c. The Nobel Committee .played a big role in highlighting the climate change
issues through its Peace Prize award.
d. US people were for the government signing an international agreement to cut
emission.

122 Problem

The impact of global warming implies that

a. water crisis would worsen.
b. natural disasters would intensify.
c. food production would decline.
d. All these

123 Problem

According to the passage, if the human race, leave aside other species, has to
survive at least for a few more centuries,

a. use of coal is to be reduced.
b. use of petroleum and gas is to be checked.
c. renewable energy sources are to be tapped.
d. Both (1) and (2)

PASSAGE II
The link between high economic growth and job creation or poverty reduction is not a straightforward
one. Though the Indian economy has been growing at nearly 6 per cent for the past two decades and at
nearly 9 per cent for the past four years, the. impact of this, on employment and poverty has been
mixed. Speaking in Oslo in October 2007, Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram said, "The average annual
economic growth, which had been constant and tardy at 3,5 per cent during the first thirty years of
Independence, increased to 5,7 per cent during the 1990s and, since 2003 - 01 the average rate has
increased further to 8.6 per cent. This growth has not been jobless growth. During this period, the rate of
growth of employment was 2.9 per cent per year. The proportion of people living below the poverty line
in India has declined from 51.3 per cent in 2004-05. But in absolute terms they still number around 250
million." If that sounds impressive, there is more to come. Though growth during 2006 - 07 touched a
high of 9,4 per cent, the consensus among leading national and international institutions is that it will
slow down to between 8,5 and 9.2 per cent in 2007 - 08. The outlook on poverty is not too bright either.
The report of the Steering Committee on rapid poverty reduction and local area development, prepared
for the Planning Commission for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007 - 2012) maintains, that while. Poverty
fell from 54.8 per cent of the population in 1973 to 27.5 per cent in 2004 based on food
consumption, "Income poverty in the country has declined over three decades by less than one million a
year, and it will take at least 300 years at this rate to eliminate poverty from India." And adds, "for

, it will have to benefit the poor disproportionately, only then can the numbers of the poor decline." This
poverty line was determined on the basis of the level of per capita expenditure that could meet a calorie
norm of2408 per person per day for rural areas and 2100 per person per day for urban areas on an
average, for the country as a whole. The poverty line for 2004 - 05 is Rs. 356 per person per month for
rural and Rs. 539 per person per month for urban areas. In a recent analysis, Persistence of Rural Poverty
in India, the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) points out that, "All the economic
growth that has taken place during the period of economic reforms has not improved the lot of the
'lower income' households." There is little agreement on the policy measures that can do this. The World
Bank believes that the best way of eliminating poverty is by concentrating on agriculture. In its World
Development Report 2008 : Agriculture for Development, the bank maintains: "Cross-country
econometric estimates show that overall GDP growth originating in agriculture is, on average, at least
twice as effective in benefiting the poorest half of a country population all growth generated in
nonagricultural sector," This view is echoed by A.K Bandyopadhyay, Chief General Manager of NABARD.
"Because of the many restrictions in the agricultural sector, yield levels have remained stagnant in recent
years," he says. "If reforms are introduced in agriculture and processing and marketing of produce are
token care of, an agricultural growth of over 1 per cent is possible," he adds. Not everyone focuses on
agriculture. For Subir Gokarn, chief economist, Asia Pacific, for Standard & Poor's, greater employment in

manufacturing is the key to reducing poverty. "Manufacturing was a key player in Southeast Asia and
China for creating low skill jobs such as garments, leather and electronics," says Gokarn. "We came into
the international market when services were going up. But we can't run on one engine alone and need
manufacturing study done by the rating agency Crisil for the National Association for Software and
Service Companies (NASSCOM) earlier this year had revealed. "While the IT-ITe.?sector provides direct
employment to 1.3 million people, it creates additional employment for 5.2 million people. Among the
various consumption categories, spending on housing/construction, food items, clothing, outdoor
eating/holidays induce maximum employment." Gokarn says that one reason that the IT-ITeS sector was
able to take off was the flexible labour laws that allowed firms to layoff people when there was a slump.
"If this flexibility was not there then many IT firms would have shutdown after the Y2K boom in the late
90s. Flexibility was the key to the survival of the service sector," he says. An unusual trend is that many of
the employment opportunities are not through jobs but by self- employment. Economists C.P.
Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh, maintain in a recent paper, "Around half of the work force in Tndia
currently does not work for a direct employer. This is true not only in agriculture, but increasingly in a
wide range of non-agricultural activities. The real expansion in employment has come in the form of self-
employment, which now accounts for around half of the work force in India." They also argue, "This
makes the issue of remuneration in self- employment a particularly important one." The latest NSS

report confirms hat just under half of all self- employed workers do not find their work to be
remunerative. While many new service opportunities are opening in area like health
care, education, media and entertainment, and retail, manufacturing would still need to remain the main
avenue for the transition from agriculture. Most of the larger players are downsizing their work force and
the only way manufacturing can generate more jobs is for new enterprises and downstream units to be
set up. "For this there are three critical factors," says Gokarn. "Firstly labour laws have to be made more
flexible, you have to have the infrastructure of utilities and connectivity for new enterprises to set up
industry, and you have to provide vocational: training since the universities are not doing so." This was
what companies like NUT and Aptech were providing for the IT sector and many smaller enterprises are
now doing for other sectors.

124 Problem

According to the World Bank, poverty can be best eliminated through

a. manufacturing sector.
b. IT- ITeS sector.
c. agricultural growth.
d. GDP growth.

125 Problem

As per the chief economist of Standard & Poor's_____________ would be the
main avenue for transition from agriculture.

a. education
b. health care
c. retail
d. manufacturing

126 Problem

Which is/are the critical factor(s) manufacturing segments to grow?

a. Vocational training
b. Flexible labour laws
c. Infrastructure
d. All these

PASSAGE III
Not even a three-day brainstorming session among top psychologists at the Chinese University could
unravel one of the world's greatest puzzles - how the Chinese
mind ticks. Michael Bond had reason to pace the pavement of the Chinese University campus last week.
The psychologist who co-ordinated and moderated a three-day seminar in Chinese psychology had most
of the participants coming a long way to knock heads. "If a bomb hits this building," muttered Bond, half-
seriouslv, "it would wipe out the whole discipline." But the only thing that went off in the Cho Yiu
Conference Hall of .Chinese University was the picking of brains, the pouring out of brains and a refrain
from an on-going mantra: "more work needs to be done" or "we don't know".
Each of the 36 participants was allowed 30 minutes - plus use of an over-head projector to condense
years of research into data and theories. Their content spilled over from 20 areas of Chinese -
behaviour, including reading, learning styles, psychopathology, social interaction, personality and
modernization. An over-riding question for observers, however, was why, in this group of 21 Chinese and
15 non-Chinese, weren't there more professionals from mainland China presenting research on the
indigenous people? Michael Philips, a psychiatrist who works in Hubei Province, explained: "The Cultural
Revolution silenced and froze the research," said the Canadian-born doctor who has lived and worked in
China for more than 10 years. "And 12 years later, research is under way but it is too early to have
anything yet. Besides, most of the models being used are from the West any way." In such a specialized

academics do research without possessing fluency in Chinese? Those who cannot read, write or speak
the language usually team up with Chinese colleagues. "In 10 years, we won't be able to do this. It's a
money thing," said Willam Gabrenya, of Florida Institute of Technology, who described himself as an
illiterate gweilo who lacks fluency in Chinese. He said that 93 per cent of the non- Chinese authors in his
field cannot read Chinese. Dr. Gabrena raised questions such as why is research dependent on university
students, why is research done on Chinese people in coastal cities (Singapore, Taiwan, Shanghai and
Hong Kong) but not inland? "Chinese psychology is too*Confucian, too neat. He's been dead a long time.
How about the - guy on a 1 motorcycle in Taipei T Dr Gabrenya said, urging that research .have a more
contemporary outlook. The academics came from Israel, Sweden, Taiwan, Singapore, United
States, British Columbia and, of course. Hong Kong. Many of the visual aids they used by way of
illustration contained eye-squinting type and cobweb-like graphs. One speaker, a sociologist from
Illinois, even warned her colleagues that she would not give anyone enough time to digest the
long, skinny columns of - numbers. Is Chinese intelligence different from Western? For half of the
audience who are illiterate in Chinese, Professor Jimmy Chan of HKU examined.eachof the Chinese
characters for "intelligence". Phrases such as "'a mind as fast as an arrow" and connections between
strokes for sun and the moon were made. After his 25 minute speech, Chan and the group lamented that
using Western tests are the only measure available to psychologists, who are starving for indigenous

Mow do Chinese children learn? David Kember of Hong Kong Polytechnic University zeroed in on deep
learning versus surface. Deep is when the student is sincerely interested for his own reasons. Surface is
memorizing and spitting out facts. It doesn't nurture any deep understanding. If the language of
instruction happens to be the children's second language, students in Hong Kong have all sorts of
challenges with English-speaking teachers from Australia, Britain and America with accents and
colloquialisms. Do Westerners have more self-esteem than Chinese? Dr. Leung Kwok, chairman of the
psychology -department of Chinese University, points his finger at belief systems: the collcctivist mind-
set often stereotypes Chinese unfairly. The philosophy of "yuen" (a concept used to explain good and
bad events which are pre-determined and out of the individual's control) does not foster a positive self-
concept. Neither do collectivist beliefs, such as sacrifice for the group, compromise and importance of
using connections, 'if a Chinese loses or fails, he has a stronger sense of responsibility. He tends to blame
it on himself. A non- Chinese from the West may blame it on forces outside himself," Dr. Leung said. By
the end of the three-day session, there were as many questions raised as answered. It was agreed there
was room for further research. To the layman, so much of the discussion was foreign and riddled with
jargon and on-going references to studies and researchers.

127 Problem

It can be inferred from the passage that

a. the cultural revolution was a productive period for Chinese psychology.
b. the cultural revolution was a dangerous period for Chinese psychology'.
c. the cultural revolution was an unproductive period for Chinese psychology.
d. the cultural revolution was a new beginning for Chinese psychology.

128 Problem

According to the passage, William Gabrenya refers to himself as an 'illiterate
gweilo'. This suggests that

a. he feels defensive about not speaking and reading Chinese.
b. he feels secure in his illiteracy.
c. he is representative of other Westerners active in this field.
d. he can operate perfectly well with learning Chinese.

129 Problem

According to the passage, which of the following is not true?

a. Chinese characters are very difficult for Westerners to master.
b. It is difficult to come to a conclusion about western and Chinese intelligence.
c. It is difficult to measure Chinese intelligence with western tests.
d. More tests are required that are conducted by the Chinese for the Chinese.

PASSAGE IV
Is there a plant that eats animals? And if I were to eat that plant, will I become a non-vegetarian, albeit
once removed? After all, such a plant is technically a non- vegetarian! The question is not just coffee-
table chatter. There are insect eating plants in nature. The Venus fly trap is an often-quoted example.
Now comes the startling information about a member of the pitcher plant family, which has particular
preference for termites, and eats thousand of them at one go. Drs. Marlis and Dennis Merbach and
then* associates from Germany report on such a plant in the 3rd January issue of Nature. Our general
opinion about plants is that they are truly ascetic, demanding little from other life forms. Much of what
they need comes from whatever there is in the ground below, sunlight, some water and air. They make
carbohydrates out of this Spartan sit of ingredients and store them in their bodies. Animals like us pluck
these and feed ourselves. Many of us humans pride ourselves by declaring that we eat nothing but
plants, and that we do not eat meat since that amounts to harming animals. The truth is, plants are life
forms too; furthermore, such interdependence and "big fish eat small fish" is an inescapable part of
existence. Wanton hurting of other life forms is what we should not be practicing. The relation between
insects and plants has always been intimate and mutually beneficed. Many plants need insects such as
bees to help in propagation
For this purpose, they have put out elaborate structures in their flowers, which entice the bee. The
colour attracts the insect while the nectar offers a meal. For its part the insect carries the pollen across

to another plant, helping the latter to propagate through such dispersal. In many instances, this
mutualism has become so one- to-one as to be finicky or specific. For example, it is a particular legume
plant alone that the insect called psyllid (or the jumping plant lice) will go to and none other: an example
of "made for each other". It is all
very well, as long as it is the flower and the nectar that the insect is interested in. But if the insect were
to start eating any other part of the plant, say the leaf or the Reed, it has had it! The plant puts up a
strong reaction. Its defence or self-protection can be pretty offensive. The plant releases chemicals that
can stun or even kill the insect. The neem tree is an example. It synthesizes and stores a chemical called
azadirachtin. When the insect takes a bite at the plant, the released chemical kills all further desire in the
insect to take any more bites. As a result, the insect dies a slow death of starvation. Azadirachtin is
therefore called an insect anti feedant, Other plant ufle other strategies aimed at the flame defensive
purpose. For example, why are all fruits two-faced? The pulp in them is entirely tasty and nutritious. But
the kernel and seed arc at beat indigestible (they actually can give you a stomach upset), ane at worst
poisonous (recall the desperate poor tribals of Orissa who suffered eating mango kernels). The pulp is
the enticement, the come-hither. The seed should not be destroyed but simply dispersed, so that the
next generation plant can grow. We know that all plants are not passive bystanders in the theatre of life.
Several of them are activists that seek out their food and nutrition beyond air. water, soil and sunlight.

There is a whole bunch of tropical plants that are carnivorous. Yes, they gobble up insects for food! The
Venus fly trap mentioned above is the famous one. Its leaf has two lobes, edged with interlocking
"teeth". On the surface, they have many trigger hoirs. When a hapless insect were to disturb these
hairs, the leaf snaps shut. Upon this, the plant secretes some digestive juice into the enclosure, which
dissolves much of the insect. The food so mashed up into a puree or soup is absorbed by the plant. The
chitinous outer layer of the insect is all that is left, which is discarded later. Here is a twist - the leaf of the
plant holds its stomach! What Dr. Merbach and coworkers found in the Southeast Asian country Brunei
was an even more striking example of a non- veg plant. Called "Monkey's Rice Pot" in West Australia, it is
technically known as Nepenthes alboniarginata. The family Nepenthes has many subspecies. The name is
Greek in origin and means banisher of .sorrow. One account has it that the plant was used by the ancient
Greeks to banish sorrow and induce restful sleep. Obviously, it's nectar or some other component has a
sedative influence. (Parenthetically, Dr. Dennis Merbach writes to me that he doubts this since not even
Alexander the Great came far enough east to find this plant). The genus Nepenthes is found in Southeast
Asia, Seychelles and Madagascar, and Australia, but N. alboniarginata is abundant in Peninsular
Malaysia, Summitry Borneo and Brunei. The German work was done' in Brunei. Albomarginata literally
means white border, and is so named because the pitcher that it presents at its leaf tips is rimmed with
white hair-like protrusions. It is a slender, heat- loving plant that has attractive green-red pitchers

rimmed white, and does very well in a stove house or heated frames. N. alboniarginata is quite different
from its cousins of the pitcher plant genus Nepenthes. Others are not choosy about their prey. They
catch any insect that is careless enough to step on their slippery, toothy appendage. Monkey's Rice Pot,
or X. alboniarginata is. picky - it loves to eat termites! In order to do so, it presents its pitcher to the prey,
luring them with its cooler and distinctive smell. The white hairs that fringe the rim of the pitcher are
edible. Termites seem to love the hair and come to it in hordes. The scientists usually found not one or
ten, but thousands of termites trapped in a single pitcher! All the termites they found in one pitcher
belonged to the same species and were in the same state of decomposition. This led the researchers:.
conclude that a whole battalion was over a short period of time. The term caught and gobbled up were
largely from no more than three genera, with one partiahar genus called Hospitalitermes predominating
It thus seems that these fellows are pia, about N. albomarginata, and the latter returns the compliment.
In fact, the pia pretty much starves when termites a not around. Over the six- month- lifespan of the
pitcher, it gets by with a few dozen ants, beetles or flies (while neighbouring pitcher plants of other
provenance, not being sn picky, get along much better). For its pan the termites genus mentioned above
too gets by usually with live fungi and algae, but upon sensing the plant, it forages in massic columns,
and meets its death by the thousands at the teeth of the pitcher plant Extraordinary, till death do them
apart! It IS the white hairs that the termites go for Pitchers with no have are ignored. When the

researchers placed near a termite marching column, both pitchers with hair and pitchers shaven off, the
lead termite sensed the white hair, went back and called his mates for the forage. They came in
numbers, started gobbling up the dibble hairs and making {(Hid pellets out of them to carry home, In the
process, they fell into the pitcher and could not escape. The fall-in rate was one three seconds (could be
even faster with a bigger marching build). After an hut, when all the hairs were gone, the pitcher was no
longer of any interest to the termless. What is it in the hairs that attract the termite is not clear yet. It
could be some volatile molecule, but the researchers could not detect any smell in their study. A8 of
now, it appears that contact happens by chance. To date, N. albomarginata appears to be the only one
known plant that offers up its own tissue as bait, and the only one too that specializes on a single prey.
Reading the article, it occurred to me that here is a clean and green way to rid your house of termites
plant a hedge of A', albomarginata around your house, and it will do the rest. Alas, when I raised this
point, Dr. Merbach disappointed me with his e-mail message, stating that this group of termites does not
feed on wood, since they feed over ground. The wood-cater termites feed underground, while the plant
presents its pitchers above. There goes another of my brilliant solutions! I wonder whether N.
albomarginata is seen in India, since there are other members of Nepenthes that, grow in our
subcontinent. It will also be interesting to check whether some of these are pest-gobblers. One
plant, called N. Khasiana, is found in the Khasi hills of Assam, but its has not been tested so far, to the

my knowledge. This pitcher plant is an undemanding highland species that grows slowly to a height of
about two feet. It is able to tolerate low humidity and temperatures and thus, should be cultivable in
other chosen areas of India. And it better be soon, since this plant is already in the endangered list
because of encroachment by farmers who have cleared up land in that area for agriculture.

130 Problem

Which of the following is facing the threat of extinction?

a. Azadirachtin
b. N. albomargiiuita
c. N. Khasiana
d. Hospitalitennes

131 Problem

According to the passage, Azadirachtin

a. acts as a poison.
b. kills the insect.
c. acts as a repellant.
d. has the effect of starving the insect to death.

132 Problem

It can be inferred from the passage that

a. tropical plants are carnivorous
b. tropical plants are omnivorous
c. tropical plants depend upon insects for food
d. some tropical plants absorb the insect soup

133 Problem

According to the passage, Hospitalitermes

a. is the main food of N. albomarginata.
b. is a termite genus.
c. loves to cat the white hairs that fringe the rim of the pitcher.
d. All these

PASSAGE V
Many scientists rely on elaborately complex and costly equipment to probe' the mysteries confronting
humankind. Not Melissa Hines, a behavioral scientist who is hoping to solve one of life's oldest riddles
with a toy box full of police cars, jigsaw puzzles and Barbie dolls. For the past two years, Hines and her
colleagues have tried to determine the origins of gender differences by capturing on videotape the
squeals of delight, furrows of concentration and myriad decisions that children from 5 to 8 make while
playing. Although both sexes play with all the toys available in Hines' laboratory at the University of
California, the experiments confirmed what parents and more than a few aunts, uncles and nursery
school teachers already know. As a group, the boys favotir sports cars and fire trucks, while the girls are
drawn more often, to dolls and kitchen toys. But one batch of girls defies expectation and consistently
prefers boy toys. These youngsters have a rare genetic abnormality that caused them to produce higher
levels of testosterone, among other hormones, during their embryonic development. On the
average, they play with the same toys as boys, in the same ways and just as often. Could it be that the
high level of testosterone present in their bodies before birth has left a permanent imprint on their
brains, affecting their later behaviour? Or did their parents knowing of their disorder, somehow subtly
influence their choices? If the first explanation is true and biology determines the choice, Hines
wonders, "Why would you evolve to want to play with a truck ?" Not so long ago, any career- minded
earcher would have hesitated to ask such a question. During the feminist revolution of the 1970s, talk of

differences in the behaviour of men and women was distinctly unfashionable, even taboo. Men
dominated fields like architecture and engineering, it was argued, because of social, not hormonal,
pressures. Women had the vast majority of society's child rearing because few other options were
available to them. Once sexism was abolished, so the argument ran, the world would become a perfectly
equitable, androgynous place, aside from a few anatomical details. But biology has a funny wuy of
confounding expectations. Rather than disappear, the evidence for innate sexual- differences only began
to mount. In medicine, researchers documented about heart disease; what it does to women and that
women have a more moderate physiological response to stress. Researchers found subtle neurological
differences between the sexes, both in the brain's structure in its functioning. In additions, another
generation of parents' best efforts to give baseballs baseballs to their daughters and sewing kits to their
sons, girls still flocked to delouses while boys clambered into tree forts. Perhaps nature is more
important than nurture after all. Even professional skeptics have been converted. "When I was younger.
1 believed that 100% of sex differences were due to the environment: says Jerre Levy, professor of
psychology at the University of Chicago. Her own toddler toppled that Utopian notion. "My daughter was
15 months old, and I had just dressed her in her teeny little nightie. Some guest arrived, and she came
into the room, knowing full well that she looked adorable. She came in with this saucy little walk, cocking
her head, blinking her eyes, especially at the men. You never saw such flirtation in your life." After 20

years spent studying the brain, Levy is convinced: '1 am sure there arc biologically based differences in
our behaviour." Now that it is‘ OK to admit the possibility, the search for sexual differences has expanded
into nearly every branch of the life science. Anthropologists have debunked Margaret Mead's work on
the extreme variability of gender roles in New Guinea. Psychologists are untangling the complex
interplay between hormones and aggression. But the most provocative, if UK yet
inconclusive, discoveries of all stem from the pioneering exploration of a tiny 1.4 kg' universe: the human
brain. In fact, some researchers predict-that the confirmation of innate differences in behaviour could
lead to an unprecedented understanding of the mind. Some of the findings seem merely curious. For
example, more men than women are left-handed, reflecting the dominance of the brain's right
hemisphere. By contrast, more women listen equally with beth ears while men favour the right one.
Other revelations are -bound to provoke more controversies. Psychology tests, for instance, consistently
support the notion that men and women perceive the world in subtly different ways. Males excel at
rotating three-dimensional objects in their heads and females are better at reading emotions of people
in photographs. A growing number of scientists believe the discrepancies reflect functional differences in
the brains of men and women. If true, then some misunderstanding between the sexes may have more
have more to crossed wiring than crossed tempers most of the gender differences that have been
uncovered so far are statistically speaking, quite small. "Even the largest differences in cognitive function

the differences in male and female height," Hines notes. "You still see a lot of overlap." Otherwise,
women could never read maps and men would always bo left handed. That kind of flexibility within the
Hexos reveals just how complex a puzzle gender actually is, requiring pieces from biology, sociology and
culture. Ironically researchers are not entirely sure how or even why humans produce sexes in the first
place. Why not just one - or even three - as in some species? What is clear is that the two sexes originate
with distinct chromosomes. Women beat a double dose of the large X chromosome, while men usually
posses a single X and a short, stumpy Y chromosome. In 1990s, British scientists reported they had
identified a single gene on the chromosome that determines maleness. This master gene turns on a host
of other genes to the complex task of turning a fetus into a boy. Without such a signal, all human
embryos would develop into girls. "I have all the genae for being male except this on, and my husband
the gonoH for being female," marvels evolutionary psychologist Leda Cosmides, of the University of
California at Santa Barbara. "The only difference is in which genes got turned on." Yet, even this snippet
of DNA is not enough to ensure a masculine result. An elevated level of the hormone testosterone is also
required during the pregnancy. Where does it come from? The fetuses' own undecided testes. In those
rare cases in which the tiny body docs not respond to the hormone, a genetically male foetus develops
sex organs that look like a clitoris and vagina rather than a penis. Such people look and act female. The
influence of the sex hormonal! extends into the nervous system. Both males and females produce

androgens, such as testosterone, and estrogens, although in different amounts. Men and women who
make no testosterone generally lack a libido. Researchers suspect that an excess of testosterone before
birth enables the right hemisphere to dominate the brain, resulting in left- handedness. Since
testosterone levels arc higher in boys than in girls, that would explain why more boys are left-handed.
Subtle sex-linked preferences have been detected as early as 52 hours after birth. In studies of 72 new-
borns, University of Chicago psychologist Martha McClintock and her students found that a toe- fandng
reflex was stronger in the left foot for 60% of the males, while all the females favoured their right.
However, apart from such reflexes in the hands, legs and feet, the team could find no other differences in
the babies' responses. One obvious place to look for gender differences is in the hypothalamus, a lusty
little organ perched over the brain stem that, when sufficiently provoked, consumes a person with
rage, thirst, hunger or desire -in animals, a sexual function and is somewhat larger in males than in
females. But its size need not remain constant. Steadily of tropical by Stanford University neurobiologist
Russell Fernald reveal that certain cells in this tiny region of the brain Swell markedly in an individual
1135. male whenever he comes to dominate a school. Unfortunately for the piscine pasha, the cells will
also shrink if he loses control of his harem to another male. Many I researchers suspect that, in humans
too, sexual preferences arc- controlled by the hypothalamus. Based on a study of 41 autopsied
brains, Simon Levay of the Salk 136. Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego announced last summer

region in the hypothalami that was on average, twice as large in heteroaexual men as in either women or
homosexual men. Levay's findings support the idea that varying hormone levels before birth may
immutably stamp the developing brain in one erotic direction or another. These prenuptial fluctuations
may also steer boys towards more rambunctious behaviour than girls. June Retnisch, director of the
Kinsey Institute for Hesearchos in Sex,Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University, in a pioneering
study of eight pairs of brothers and 17 pairs of sisters aged 6 to 18, uncovered a complex interplay
between hormones and aggression. As a group, the young males gave more belligerent answers than did
the females on a multiple-choice test in which they had to imagine their response to stressful situations.
But siblings who had been exposed in-utero to synthetic: anti- miscarriage hormones that mimic
testosterone were the most combative of a The affected boys proved significantly more aggressive than
their unaffected brothers, and the drug-exposed girls were much contentious than their unexposed
sisters Reinisch could not determine, however. Whether this childhood aggression would translate into
greater ambition or competitiveness in the adult world.

134 Problem

According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

a. Mines' work confirms that boys favour sports cars and fire trucks, while the
girls are drawn more often to dolls and kitchen toys.
b. Levy is sure that there a re biologically based differences in our behaviour.
c. Levy is correct that 100% sex differences were only due to the environment.
d. Both (1) and (2)

135 Problem

During the feminist revolution of the 1970s,

a. men dominated fields like architecture and engineering.
b. women had the vast majority in society's child rearing field.
c. Both (1) and (2)
d. None of these

136 Problem

Which of the following statements, according to the passage, is incorrect?

a. Males excel at rotating three-dimensional objects in their heads.
b. Females prove better at reading emotions of people in photographs.
c. More men, than women, are left-handed, which shows the dominance of the
brain's right hemisphere.
d. None of these

137 Problem

According to the researches, as given in the passage, more boys are left-handed
because

a. testosterone levels are higher in boys than in girls.
b. an excess of testosterone before birth enabled the right hemisphere to
dominate the brain, resulting in left handedness.
c. Both (1) & (2)
d. None of these

Directions (Questions 138- 140):

Read the following information to answer these questions.

To apply for the scholarship, a student must see the Principal, fill out an
application form and obtain an approval form either from his Head of Deptt.
(HOD) or Chief Accounts Officer (CAO).
Student must see Principal before filling out form in order to make sure it is
filled out correctly.
The Principal has office hours for students only on Thursday & Friday
mornings, and Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
The Scholarship office, where the forms have to be deposited, is open only on
Monday and Tuesday mornings, Wednesday afternoons, and Friday mornings.
HOD is in her office only on Monday and Tuesday mornings.
CAO is in his office only on Tuesday and Friday mornings.

138 Problem

A student has already seen the Principal and wishes to complete the rest of the
application process in one day. If he must obtain his approval from HOD, when
should he come to the college?

a. Tuesday morning only
b. Monday morning only
c. Friday morning only
d. Either Monday or Tuesday morning

139 Problem

If a student completed her application process in one visit, which of the following
must be false?

I. She got her case approved by CAO.
II. She got her case approved by HOD.
III. She completed everything In afternoon.

a. II only
b. I only
c. III only
d. II and III only

140 Problem

If a student wanting to apply for scholarship has classes only on Tuesday and
Thursday, and doesn't want to make an extra trip to the college, which of the
following is true?
I. The case approval must be obtained from HOD.
II. The case approval must be obtained from CAO.
III. The entire application process can be completed in one day.
IV. The entire application process can be completed within the same week in the
college.

a. II and III only
b. I and II only
c. I, II and III only
d. None of these

Directions (Questions 141 - 143) : Study the information before to answer these
questions.
Seven types of paints A, B, C, D, E, F and G of different colours
red, green, yellow, black, blue, white and orange are filled in different tins
P, Q, R, S, T, U and V.
The order of the types of paints, colours and the tins is not necessarily in the
same order.
Paint B is not kept in tins Q or R and is white in colour.
Paint D is kept in tin V and is not blue or red.
F is kept in tin P and is green in colour.
Paints C and E are kept in tins T and U respectively and are black and yellow in
colour respectively.
G is not blue in colour.

141 Problem

Which of the following- paints is orange in colour?

a. C
b. A
c. D
d. G

142 Problem

Paint B is kept in which tin?

a. S
b. T
c. U
d. Q

143 Problem

Which tin contains blue paint?

a. R
b. P
c. S
d. None of these

Directions (Questions 144 -148):

Choose the “option that fills the blanks in each sentence.

144 Problem

In the absence of native predators to stop the spread of their population, the
imported goats ____________ to such an inordinate degree that they over-
grazed the countryside and__________ the native vegetation.

a. suffered, abandoned
b. propagated, cultivated
c. thrived, threatened
d. dwindled, eliminated

145 Problem

Carried away by the_________ effects of the experimental medication, the
patient___________ his desire to continue as a subject for as long as he could.

a. noxious, proclaimed
b. supplementary, announced
c. frantic, repeated
d. salutary, reiterated

146 Problem

Just as a highway automobile accident leaves lasting marks of spilled coolant
________and oil, the smashing together of garlic land masses releases and
redirects fluids that flow, heat,__________ and deposit, leaving an enduring
record of their presence.

a. fuel, evaporate
b. petrol, disappear
c. paint, mark
d. anti-freckle, drip

147 Problem

The young boy's___________ attempts to explain to his girl friend why he had
failed to show up for their movie date did little to ease her________ feelings.

a. veracious, vacuous
b. impassioned, disconsolate
c. unbelievable, gluttonous
d. chronic, vicarious

148 Problem

A few decades ago,___________ about gender roles made it somewhat difficult
for a woman to study veterinary science, but today, female veterinarians are
quite_________

a. preconceptions, prevalent
b. diatribes, affluent
c. mindsets, poor
d. lectures, negligent

Answer these questions independent of each other.

149 Problem
The argument for liberalization which answers the worries of the Left parties about the possible trade
deficits created by the opening up of the Indian economy goes thus: 'In today's economic
scenario, where there arc many trading countries, the trade between two specific countries need not be
balanced. The differing demands of goods and services and the differing productive capabilities of the
same among different countries will cause a country like India to have trade deficits with some countries
and surpluses with other countries. On the whole, the trade deficits and surpluses will balance out in
order to give a trade balance'.

Which of the following conclusions best summarizes the argument presented in the passage above?
a. India's trade deficits and surpluses with other countries always, balance out.
b. Left parties need not worry about trade deficits in India since its trade will always be in balance
even though it runs a deficit with a single country.
c. The Left parties in India should not be concerned about India's trade deficits with specific countries
because they will balance out in the long run.
d. None of these

150 Problem
Inflation can only be fundamentally caused by two factors - supply aide factors and demand side factors.
These factors are either reductions in the supply of goods and services or increase in demand due to
either the interfered availability of money or the reallocation of demand. Unless other compensating
changes also occur, inflation is bound to result if either of these occurs. In economies prior to the
introduction of banks (a pre-banking economy) the quantity of money available, and hence, the level of
demand, was equivalent to the quantity of gold available.
If the statements above are true, then it is also true that in a pre-banking economy,

a. if other factors in the economy are unchanged, increasing the quantity of gold available would lead
to inflation.
b. any inflation would be the result of reductions in the supply of goods and services.
c. if there is a reduction in the quantity of gold available, then, other things being equal, inflation
would result.
d. whatever changes in demand occur, there would be compensating changes in the supply of goods
and services.

151 Problem
The cost of housing in many urban parts of India has become so excessive that many young
couples, with above-average salaries, can only afford small apartments. EMI and rent
commitments are so huge that they cannot consider the possibility' of starting a family
since a new baby world probably team either the mother or father giving up a well-paid
position - something they can ill afford. The lack of or great cost of child-care facilities
further precludes the return of both parents to work.
Which of the following adjustments could practically be made to the situation described
above which would allow young couples to improve their housing prospects?

a. Encourage couples to have one child only
b. Encourage couples to remain childless
c. Encourage young couples to move to cheaper areas for living
d. None of these is likely to have an impact on the current situation

152 Problem

In a famous experiment at the IISC campus, when a cat smelled milk, it salivated.
In the experiment, a bell was rung whenever food was placed near the cat. After
a number of trials, only the bell was rung, whereupon the cat would salivate even
though no food was present. Such behaviour has been observed in other animals
such as dogs, monkeys, etc. and is a vital input for training domesticated animals.
Which of the following conclu&ms may be drawn from the above experiment?

a. The ringing of a bell was associated with food in the mind of the cat.
b. Cats and other animals can be easily tricked.
c. A conclusion cannot be reached on the basis of one experiment.
d. Two stimuli are stronger than one.

153 Problem

Chewing tobacco has many benefits. However, the primary benefits occur in the
area of mental health. The habit originates in a search for contentment. The life
expectancy of our people has increased greatly in recent years; it is possible that
the relaxation and contentment and enjoyment produced by tobacco chewing
has lengthened many lives. Hence, chewing tobacco is beneficial.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above conclusion?

a. The evidence cited in the statement covers only one example of the effects of
tobacco chewing.
b. The government earns millions Of rupees from the sales of chewing tobacco.
c. There is as yet no statistical evidence to prove a link between chewing and
longevity.
d. None of these


Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, D and E. Arrange these to
form a logical sequence.

154 Problem
A. It will take extraordinary political commitment and liberal public funding during the 11th Plan for
affordable housing to become a credible goal.
B. The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy of the United Progressive Alliance Government
seeks to make access to housing, long acknowledged as a fundamental right, a reality for all.
C. The task is staggering even if we go by conservative estimates.
D. The housing shortage to be met during the Plan is 26.53 million units, which include the backlog
from the 10th Plan.
E. If the existing stock of poor quality dwellings and the growing urbanization-driven demand are
taken into account, the real deficit will be even higher.

a. ADBEC
b. ACDEB
c. ABEDC
d. ABCDE

155 Problem
A. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually
forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive
case in point.
B. Early last year, a similar agitator coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa
Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green
belts and coastal stretches, for construction.
C. The broad-based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.
D. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large
tracts of land and then Selling them to promoters at low prices.
E. A coastal State with an area of 3.700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million. Goa
has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development..

a. CDEAB
b. BCDEA
c. EABCD
d. DABCE

156 Problem
A. India's security apparatus responds well when beset by crisis.
B. Potential targets must be secured as if terror strikes were imminent.
C. Here the Indian system's record is appalling.
D. Despite years of painful experience, sensitive government installations in New Delhi,
including the headquarters of some of India's key military organizations and covert
services, are defended in a manner that would be considered unconscionably negligent
in many parts of the world.
E. However, successful security depends not on crisis-time creativity but on the disciplined
and effective implementation of mundane, everyday protocols.

a. ABDEC
b. AEBCD
c. ADECB
d. ABEDC

157 Problem
A. On the Republican side, the Iowa resultshave left the picture somewhat murkier.
B. Mike Huckabee beat the putative front- runner, Mitt Romney, by a margin of 34.4 per cent to 25.4
per cent, but is not expected to carry the momentum forward into New Hampshire.
C. Mr. Huckabee's victory is attributable largely to the strong support he got from evangelical
Christians who are estimated to make up as much as 60 per cent of the caucus-goers.
D. Social and religious conservatives will constitute only small proportion of voters, in which national
security and fiscal concerns are expected to be the main issues.
E. However, while Mr. Romney might be free of a Iluckabee challenge in New Hampshire, he might be
hard pressed to fend off John Mcain and Rudolph Guiliani, both of whom largely stayed out of the
Iowa campaign.

a. ABCDE
b. AEBCD
c. ACDEB
d. ABCED

158 Problem
A. Using biofuels made from corn, sugar cane and soy could have a greater environmental impact than
burning fossil fuels, according to experts.
B. Although the fuels themselves emit fewer greenhouse gases, they all have higher costs in terms of
bio-diversity loss and destruction of farmland.
C. The EU has proposed that 10% of all fuel used in transport should come from biofuels by 2020 and
the emerging global market is expected to be worth billions of dollars a year.
D. But the new fuels have attracted controversy.
E. The problems of climate change and the rising cost of oil have led to a race to develop environment-
friendly befouls, such as palm oil or ethanol derived from corn and sugar cane.

a. DECBA
b. ABCED
c. ABECD
d. CDEBA


A television manufacturing company produces four models of televisions viz. TV
29", TV25", 7V21", and TV IT. In the year 2006 the company generated a revenue
of Rs. 1 crore by selling 1000 televisions. The cost of manufacturing, model-wise,
is as given below:

TV 29" = Rs. 4000
TV 25" = Rs. 3900
TV21" = Rs. 3500
TV 17" = Rs. 3200 Study the following pie charts to answer these questions:

159 Problem

For which model was the selling price per unit greater than the average selling
price?

a. TV 21"
b. TV 17"
c. TV 25"
d. TV 29"

160 Problem

What was the profit generated by the TV 29" model (in Rs. Lakhs)?

a. 5
b. 4
c. 1
d. 2

161 Problem

What was the profit margin of the TV 25" model?

a. 11.4%
b. 53.8%
c. 24.6%
d. 38.2%

162 Problem

The maximum percentage profit was for the model

a. TV 25"
b. TV 29"
c. TV 21"
d. TV 17"

163 Problem

Total profit earned by the company in the year 2006 was Rs._______ million.

a. 6.47
b. 5.58
c. 9.72
d. 12.70

Direct ions (Questions 164- 168) :

Study the graph below to answer these questions.

EZ = Equatorial zone TSZ = Tropical summer zone SDZ = Subtropic dry zone SWZ =
Subtropic writer zone TZ = Temperate zone SZ = Subpolar zone HZ = Highpolar
zone

164 Problem

Rainfall in equatorial zone in January is what per cent less/more than that of
rainfall in temperate zone in July?

a. 41.42%
b. 39.25%
c. 36-04%
d. 23.68%

165 Problem

What is the average rainfall around the world in the whole year?

a. 1075.71 mm
b. 1034.28 mm
c. 1050 mm
d. 978.67 mm

166 Problem

In which of the following zones is there maximum increase in rainfall in July?

a. Subpolar
b. Equatorial
c. Tropical Summer
d. Temperate

167 Problem

Decrease in rainfall in subpolar zone is what per cent of increase in subtropic
winter zone in 177 July?

a. 80%
b. 85%
c. 72%
d. 90%

168 Problem

Average rainfall in July is approximately how much more/less than the average
rainfall in January ?

a. 8.15% less
b. 3% more
c. 9.32% less
d. None of these

169 Problem

In its six-monthly review of Monetary Policy 2007 - 08, which rate has not been
changed by RBI?

a. Bank Rate
b. Cash Reserve Ratio
c. RepoRate
d. Both (1) and (3)

170 Problem

Who succeeded Kiran Karnik as President of National Association of Software and
Service Companies (NASSCOM) in January 2008 ?

a. Som Mittal
b. Shanta Sinha
c. Laxmi Narayanan
d. K.N. Memami

171 Problem

Which state has won the Telecom India Excellence Award 2007 ?

a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Punjab
c. Karnataka
d. Haryana

172 Problem

Which state has been ranked as the best state far the fifth consecutive year by
India Today?

a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Tamil Nadu

173 Problem

The Suzuki Corporation has launched its first scooter for the Indian market. What
is the name of the scooter ?

a. Access 125
b. Marutl£5
c. Excellent X
d. Pawan 125

174 Problem

Who is the first Pakistani woman who been trained to go into space?

a. Zecnat
b. Snmeera
c. Namccra
d. Shazia

175 Problem

RBI is a

a. Private bank
b. Central bank
c. Commercial bank
d. Foreign bank

176 Problem

The Government of India recently decided to halt the Future Trading of which of
the following commodities for the time being?

a. Jeera
b. Soya oil
c. Wheat
d. Gram

177 Problem

Which of the following companies in India is considered as 'Indian Reinsurer' and.
gives support to all public and private insurance companies?

a. Life Insurance Corporation of India
b. New India Assurance Company
c. General Insurance Corporation of India
d. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

178 Problem

Who wrote the book- 'Precepts of Jesus' ?

a. Devendranath Tagore
b. Raja Rammohan Roy
c. Ishwarachandra Vidyasagar
d. Keshab Chandra Sen

179 Problem

The film director who won the Best Film Award and Golden Peacock during 37th
1FFI at Goa is from

a. Japan
b. China
c. Iran
d. Russia

180 Problem

Which among the following statements regarding the supercomputer 'EKA' is
incorrect?

a. It has been named as Asia's fastest supercomputer.
b. It has been developed by IBM Systems.
c. It is the world's fourth fastest supercomputer.
d. None of these

181 Problem

Which day is observed as World Habitat Day?

a. September 30
b. September 15
c. October 1
d. October 30

182 Problem

Who has been awarded the Man Booker Prize for 2007 ?

a. AnneEnright
b. Indra Sinha
c. Mohsin Hamid
d. Nicola Barker

183 Problem

Which game will be played for the first time in Asian Games, 2010?

a. Kabaddi
b. Twenty 20 Cricket
c. Squash
d. Kho-Kho


Answer these questions based on the data of sugar industry given in the table.
Figures are in lakh tonnes (It)
2006-07* 2007-08** 2008-09*** 2009-10****

Opening Stock

With factories 39 56 126 86
Buffer stock 00 50 50 50
Production 285 310 215 210
Total supply 324 416 391 346
Offtake
Domestic use 200 210 220 225

Exports 18 30 35 30

Total demand 218 240 255 255

Balance 106 176 136 91

* Actual ** Provisional ***Estimate **** Forecast

184 Problem

If for the year 2008-10, the forecasted domestic 190. demand for sugar is up by
10% over the actual domestic demand in the year 2006-07 while the forecasted
production is down by 15% over the year 2006-07, then total supply-demand gap
keeping the remaining forecasted data unchanged would be nearly.

a. 84 It
b. 68 It
c. 128 It
d. None of these

185 Problem

If the total actual demand for sugar in the year 2006-07 was 14% higher than the
figure mentioned in the table, then the new total, 193. supply-demand gap for
the year 2006-07, if the production remains same, is:

a. 50.16 It
b. 48.36 It
c. 75.48 It
d. 60.32 It

186 Problem

To increase in lakh tonnes in forecasted total demand for the year 2009-10 and
estimated total demand for the year 2008-09 is:

a. 4.3 It
b. 5.5 It
c. 2.8 It
d. Nil

187 Problem

The growth rate in domestic demand over the 195. period 2006-07 to 2009-10 is:

a. 1.25%
b. 12.5%
c. 10%
d. 25%

188 Problem

The percentage increase in production between the year 2006-07 and 2007-08 is:

a. 25%
b. 12.5%
c. 8.8%
d. 6.5%

189 Problem

The sum of the place values of 3 in the number 50 35 35 is:

a. 3300
b. 6
c. 60
d. 3030

190 Problem

(9992-9982) is equal to

a. 1
b. 999
c. 1997
d. 998

191 Problem

1000.01-99.987 is equal to:

a. 901.023
b. 900.023
c. 0.14
d. 901.977

192 Problem

The number of two digit numbers exactly divisible by 3 is:

a. 33
b. 32
c. 31
d. 30

193 Problem

The diagonal of a rhombus are 24 cm and 10 cm its area is:

a. 240 cm2
b. 312cm2
c. 130 cm2
d. 120 cm2

194 Problem

A circle road runs around a circular garden. If the difference between the
circumference of the outer circle and the inner circle is 44 m, the width of the
road is:

a. 4m
b. 7m
c. 3.5m
d. 7.5 m

195 Problem

Ratio of Ashok's age to Pardeep's age is 4:3. Ashok will be 26 years old after 6
years. How old is Pardeep now?

a. 18 years
b. 21 years
c. 15year8
d. 24 years

196 Problem

Dimensions of a cuboids arc 250 cm20cm4cm. The volume of a cube is half the
volume of the cuboid. Total surface of such a cube is:

a. 400 cm2
b. 600 cm2
c. 800 cm2
d. 1200 cm2

197 Problem

A garden is 24 m long and 14m wide. There is a path lm wide outside the garden
along its sides. If the path is to be constructed with square marble tiles 20cm20
cm the number of tiles required to cover the path is :

a. 1800
b. 200
c. 2000
d. 2150

198 Problem

How man litres of water flows out of a pipe &criss-section 5 cm2 in 1 min. If the
speed of water in the pipe is 20 cm/sec?

a. 2 liters
b. 5 liters
c. 6 liters
d. 9 liters

199 Problem

2 cm of rain has fallen on a sq. km of land assuming that 50% of the rain drops
could have been collected and contained in a pool having a100m 10m base, by
what level would the water level in the pool have increased?

a. 15m
b. 20m
c. 10m
d. 25m

200 Problem

The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 60cm.Its hypotenuse is 26cm. The area
of the triangle is:

a. 120 sq.cm
b. 240 sq.cm
c. 390 sq.cm
d. 780 sq.cm

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