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1 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 101 111 121 131 141 D C A D B B C D C C B B D A A 2 12 22 32 42 52 62 72 82 92 102 112 122 132 142 A A D C A B D C C B A D C A C 3 13 23 33 43 53 63 73 83 93 103 113 123 133 143 D B D B C C B B A A B D B C D 4 14 24 34 44 54 64 74 84 94 104 114 124 134 144 D B A C D B C A A A B A C B C 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 C B D C B A A C B B * C A D D 6 16 26 36 46 56 66 76 86 96 106 116 126 136 146 A C B D D B B B B B A C A A B 7 17 27 37 47 57 67 77 87 97 107 117 127 137 147 A C C A A C D C A B B C A B B 8 18 28 38 48 58 68 78 88 98 108 118 128 138 148 B A D B C A B B C B D D * D C 9 19 29 39 49 59 69 79 89 99 109 119 129 139 149 B B A D B B A C C A C B D C A 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 D A C D A A A A A B B * D C D

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1. D In the second paragraph, the author states, "That the artist can afford to be "purist" about what the art world or anyone else might think" hence justifying the correctness of option (D). According to the author, the "purist vision" approach to pricing one's art is contrary to the "realities of the marketplace" approach. While the former produces "art free of any encumbrances or concerns about what the art world or anyone else might think" the latter is based on "'prostituting' or 'debasing' that art by placing a dollar values on it" (essence of the 2nd and 3rd paragraph). For an artist to sell his piece of art at a higher price range, "the art world will have to recognize you art both critically and from the marketing standpoints, and you'll have to successfully "produce, show, and see for many years" (paragraph 5). The author, in paragraph 5, states, " drawing will hang framed and captioned as the first inspiration for all subsequent work." Option (B), though close, is incorrect since the first drawing according to the author, will be a "historically important document of your career" and hence would be a collectible piece in the artist's repertoire, maybe for a sentimental value, but nowhere does the author mention that this piece would also be the artist's most important piece. In the last paragraph, the author states "Unless that artist leaves specific instructions it (the art) will become subject to those market forces that the artist strived for a lifetime to avoid." So statement (B) is correct. Statement (A) on the other hand, is incorrect since the author claims that (only) when an artist becomes very successful and holds a retrospective exhibition and has his originally over-priced painting "a serious collector may well be wining to pat an extraordinary price to own this historically important document of your (the artist's) career" Hence, the answer is statement (B) alone. Encumbrance is defined as a 'thing that impedes or is burdensome'. Hence, Encumbrance and Burden are synonyms. Out of the options given, the only that contains a pair that represents a similar relationship is option (A). Mnemonic is defined as 'of or relating to memory or mnemonics' and hence, Mnemonic represents a similar relationship with Memory like the one represented by the pair Encumbrance and Burden. Subsequent and previous are antonyms of one another. The only pair in the given options that represent a similar relationship is Significant and Inconsequential. Hence option (A) is correct. 8. B The word 'precipitate' is used in the passage in the line " the product of your two-minute moment precipitates a major transformational turning point in your career" Precipitate here is undoubtedly used in the context as something that 'triggers' a transformational change in the author/his art. Whenever, we use 'I wish', past subjunctive must follow(here in this case 'spoke' not 'speak'). The sentence is 'The audience..their seat', so 'are requested' will fit in the sentence(plural verb for plural subject). Since the event of 'raining' has happened before that of 'wall collapsed', past perfect must be used. The subject in the given sentence is 'Each member' which is singular, so singular verb must be used. Since 'The Prime Minister' is singular, 'have' can't be used, and of the other given options, only 'is' fits in the sentence. Of the four options, (B) is the best though all four violets rules of indirect speech. Options (A) and (C) are wrong because they don't agree with the singular subject 'The Princess'. 'will have been staying' is wrong tense. Only option (B) is correct. An action that started in the past is still going on, so present perfect continuous must be used. Sentence started with the past tense. Simple past must follow. Sentence talks about a past event. Simple past must follow. Correct form of adverb 'quickly' should be used and also sentence should have same parallel structure, hence option (B) 'finish quickly' is the right option. 'They' appreciate your action of calling, not 'you', hence option (A) is correct. Moreover, an object should follow the verb appreciate. Only the phrase in (A) can be used as a noun phrase, hence as an object. 'look after' is the correct idiomatic expression. It means to take care of. 'bring out' is the correct idiomatic expression. It means to reveal/expose.

2. A

9. B

10. D

3. D

11. C

12. A

4. D

13. B

14. B

15. B

5. C

16. C

17. C

18. A

19. B

6. A

20. A

21. A

7. A

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23. D

'eight century old' is used as an adjective to the noun 'temple', hence it is not used as plural and eight centuries old will not be used. Two simple sentences are joined by a conjunction; so they must be in parallel form. 'is not' should be followed by 'is not either'. Two different parts of the sentence(before and after the blank)must be joined by a conjunction (in this case because). So (C) and (D) are eliminated. 'because they different concepts' doesn't make sense, it should be 'because they differ about..', hence (A) is wrong. Only option (D) is correct. Queer means deviating from normal or expected. Absurd is the closest synonym. Flout means to disregard, show disdain. Defy is the closest synonym. Solidarity means unity Impeccable means flawless, faultless. Vigilant means keenly watchful to detect danger. Sanguine means cheerfully optimistic.

71. D

24. A

is the correct option as in the abovementioned facts B never had the intention to hurt his friend and he was only playing a joke and he never used the required force which would make him liable for the offence of Battery or Assault. is the correct option as As Moment was not completely stopped or restrained as required by the principle. is the correct option since there is a lawful excuse with the policeman who was trying to catch a suspected criminal. is the correct option as the moment when the clerk read the letter it is considered to be published and the libel is complete. Also the statement in the letter calling the clerk a cheat is an offensive and derogatory statement. is the correct option as under the control and direction of A and B and was doing the work assigned by A only. is the correct option as in facts A only authorized the conductor for cleaning the bus or for issuing ticket and never authorized him to drive the bus. So when he caused the accident he is liable. is the correct option as the act of B by stopping the truck and giving the lift is an unauthorized act and A never expressly authorized. facts hints at A but B is closer to principle. A, B, and C had decided to commit burglary not murder. is the correct option and A will be liable as the direct consequence or effect of putting someone on the foothills at that time when the temperature is one degree would be hypothermia. So it could be said that it was reasonably foreseeable and the person is therefore liable. Since the height of 6 feet is not sufficient air space in consideration of the problem. Therefore A will not succeed. Ideal option is not mentioned as the principle mentioned about entry. Therefore the best available option is C. is the correct option since surgeon has breached the duty and the moment he does that negligence is complete. is the correct option as in the present fact the contract is not complete as the acceptance to the contract never reached to the offeror.

72. C

25. D

73. B

74. A

26. B

27. C

75. C

28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. C

76. B

77. C Scurrilous means grossly or obscenely abusive, insulting. Amenable means ready or willing to answer, responsive. To pay through nose means to pay too much for something. To give someone a piece of mind means to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. 37. A 42. A 47. A 52. B 57. C 62. D 67. D 38. B 43. C 48. C 53. C 58. A 63. B 68. B 39. D 44. D 49. B 54. B 59. B 64. C 69. A 40. D 81. C 41. B 46. D 51. B 56. B 61. C 66. B 45. B 50. A 82. C 55. A 60. A 65. A 84. A 70. A 83. A 78. B 79. C 34. C 80. A

33. B

35. C

36. D

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85. B

is the correct answer as B only posted the letter but the contract would be complete when A receives the letter and reads it. is the correct answer as A sees the mail and reads the same it is notified. Also contract is incomplete. is the correct answer as no force or compulsion was used and the consent given for examination was free consent. So it is a valid contract. is the correct option as both the parties were under mistake of the actual price of the property and therefore the agreement was never complete and it was a void agreement. is the correct option as object or purpose of the contract is against the public policy and morals. As getting married in return of the money is not correct morally and also it is a crime in the law. So the contract is not valid contract. is the correct option as the purpose of the agreement in the facts was to defeat provision of Criminal procedure code which wants surety of persons guarantee is not achieved. So it has defeated the provision of the Law. is the correct option as in present facts by entering into the contract couple disentitled there children from the ancestral property and right over ancestral property cannot be taken away or limited. So contract entered to do the same is not a valid contract. is the correct option as the bidders by entering into the contract wanted to cause loss to the BCCI which is against the principle of bidding and against the public policy so the contract entered is void. Contract is void as contract is restricting company in there lawful trade. Contract is valid as it does not absolutely restrict the party to approach to any court; rather it just restricts the party to go to the other court. So restriction was not absolute and this is a valid contract. is the correct option as the certainty to the contract is not present. Since the property an important part of the contract has not been described briefly. Also the certainty to the property is missing in the contract so it is not a valid contract. is the correct option as the intention at the time when A took back the watch and was not dishonest. He neither caused wrongful loss to B or wrongful gain to himself. So he is not liable for theft.

97. B

86. B

is the correct answer since he has possession of the property. Therefore this is a case of breach of trust rather than theft. Theft is done when something is taken out of possession without that persons consent, but breach of trust is done when someone gives the property in trust and other misuse or misappropriates the property against trust created. is correct By direct application of principle it is clear that threat and fear were used for getting the money so there is extortion. is the correct answer he committed theft only and not robbery as he moved the property without using force.

87. A

98. B

88. C

99. A

89. C

100. B is the correct answer as the moved the wallet the theft was complete he him not for the purpose of committing theft so it is not a robbery. 101. B is the correct answer as in present set of facts A is liable as he knew that his act is likely to cause wrongful loss and damage to the property and therefore it is mischief. 102. A is the correct option as he possessed the knowledge that his action is likely to cause destruction of the property and therefore he is guilty of mischief. 103. B is the correct answer as his intention is to remain there unlawfully and to commit an offence of theft. 104. B is the correct option since in both the cases facts are same and suit cannot be initiated again on the same fact. 105. Principle is inappropriate to the facts.

90. A

91. C

92. B

93. A

94. A

106. A Seldom means rarely. So, here speaker does not rule out the possibility of men's being honest at all. Nor does he rule out the possibility of men's being dishonest at all. So (A) is correct. (B) is wrong because speaker does not say 'men are never honest'. (C) & (D) are far from the speakers intended tone & meaning. 107. B If 'men always obey the law' is correct then 'all men obey law' (as in B) is also correct. But as the statement is false the statement 'all men obey law' (as in B) has to be wrong and hence, doubtful. The remaining three can be deduced in some limited scope; hence, cannot be doubtful completely. 108. D Only the statement in (D) is an exactly opposite to the given one. So, if the given one has to be false, (D) must be correct. 109. C But word in the fourth premiss requires something in contrast with the statement. Only statement (C) brings out such contrast.

95. B

96. B

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110. B 'If A is B' is the main cause of the subsequent outcomes. So if 'If A is B' takes place all the outcomes will automatically take place. (A) can be misleading. But (A) says because the effect is there the given cause is also there. The effect can take place even for some other causes (note the difference between necessary and sufficient cause) also. 111. B It is similar to 'only A leads to B and only B leads to C therefore, C occur only if A occurs'. (B) is the correct answer. 112. D Statement in option (D) is directly opposite to the given statement. 113. D Enigmatic means puzzling. Option (D) brings out that puzzling fact about dual nature of light. Only (D) has the elements of dual nature and enigma. 114. A 'I have head-ache' is speaker's perception. No one else can prove or disprove it. 115. C If a speaker says 'I'm alive' one cannot doubt his/her statement as no dead person would be able to say so. 116. C Law-and-order (adj) means strict laws and their enforcement. Only option (C) talks of the same. 117. C Heliocentric system is a cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point (e.g., of the solar system or of the universe) while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it. Therefore, (C) is obviously wrong. 118. D The meaning of fundamentalism is 'a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles'. Option (D) is closet to this definition of fundamentalism.

122. C Speaker observes two different responses from the intellectuals for two different events of similar nature. And he terms it as double standard. Option (C) shows the two different responses. It appears to him that The response to geographical and sociological divisions are very different. 123. B Author argues that consumption should be need based and hence, prosperity should not depend on consumption. Option (B) says without consumption prosperity is shallow i.e. consumption is important to prosperity. Hence, option (B) contradicts spirit of the passage. 124. C Speaker moots that even though the agriculture is the backbone of a nation's economy, other sectors are no less important. Therefore, budget allocation should be need based. 125. A Speaker suggest to spend money on a field which non-remunerative. (A) contradicts the same as it suggests that money should be spent on a field which generates money i.e, on a remunerative field. 126. A (B) is factually correct and (A) is logically impossible (it is impossible for an equilateral triangle to become right angle triangle) 127. A (A) is logically possible as we may not be able to explain the riddle of origin of the Universe even in the future. (B) is factually improbable. 128.* (A,B) Area of circle (B) can be arrived at with the help of reason. Whereas killing of someone can only be experienced by using the senses of vision. No option was given in the actual paper.

129. D Autobiography cannot be written by anyone other than the person. So it is absurd. 119. B
Desire Happiness

130. D When faculties of understanding becomes limited in its performance what suffers is perfection. However, it may not necessarily lead to imperfection. So (A) is extreme. So is (B). (C) outside the scope. (D) only brings out the possibility of limited perfection in performance. 131. A First statement points at time and 2nd on hints at space. 132. A Options (B), (C) & (D) negate the given statement. (A) states in a different way. 133. C (A) justifies the statement. (B), though goes against the statement, is somewhat uncertain. (C) says something completely opposite to the statement. (D), like (B), is also somewhat uncertain. (c) is the correct answer.

Only in option (B) argument logically follows the given premiss as happiness is a subset of desire. 120. * None of the options follow. 121. D Here speaker equates exercising control with socialist influence. Disinvestments and privatization shows less of control. Speaker reasons out that it is a shift from socialistic principles. However, if we show that the same phenomenon (less of control) comes due to laxity of the government, we can contradict the speaker's argument.

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134. B If indeterminism is inherent in Newtonian System, then deterministic law in Physics cannot be characteristically Newtonian. (B) contradicts the given statement. 135. D 1 talks about a course in ethics in a Law University; 2 on the other hand says the same course is most probably out of any course of law. Hence, the statements are incompatible with each other. 136. A If A is greater than B & B is greater than C, then A is greater then C is a relation that is analogous. However, if A is friend of B and B is friend of C does not mean A is friend of C. Therefore, it is not analogous. Option (A) is correct. 137. B A different relation may be symmetric as well as transitive. But it cannot be reflexive. So, it is inequivalence. Therefore, (B) is a correct option. 138. D The word should be in the given statement has some element of tentativeness in the suggestion. Only option (D) has such tentativeness in suggestion. (A) and (C) are assertive in nature. (B) is tentative but not suggestion. 139. C Since Socrates is an element of the set 'no person' whatever is true of the set must be true of Socrates. Option (C) is correct. 140. C The speaker brings out the importance of each organ to the human body, each section of the society to the whole society and each element of the economy to the whole economy in the same vein. So they are analogous.

142. C On dividing both numerator and denominator in by y, we get:

2 4 + 7 2 + x 4 2 5 y 4 = + 4 x 7 2 + 5 y

2y x 2y + x

6 4 4 6 4 3 = + 5 = + = + = 1. 7 14 7 14 7 7 5

143. D Average height of 10 students = 105 cm Total height of 10 students = 105 10 = 1050 cm Average height of 20 new students = 120 cm Total height of 20 new students = 120 20 = 2400 cm Total height of the class = 1050 + 2400 = 3450 cm Average height of the class
= 3450 = 115 cm. 30

144. C Let age of the father = 2x years Anils age = x years 3 (x 15) = 2x 15 3x 45 = 2x 15 x = 30 years Anils age after five years = 30 + 5 = 35 years. 145. D M1 D1 = M2 D2 10 8 = M2 M2 = 160. 146. B 26 Jan. 1996 is Friday Number of odd days from: 27 Jan. 1996 to 26 Jan. 1997 = 2 27 Jan. 1997 to 26 Jan. 1998 = 1 27 Jan. 1998 to 26 Jan. 1998 = 1 27 Jan. 1999 to 26 Jan. 2000 = 1 Total number of odd days =2+1+1+1=5 Five days after Friday is Wednesday.
1 2

141. A 30% of 40% of 560

= = 30 40 560 100 100 12 560 = 67.2 100

Also, 60% of 40% of 280

= = 60 40 280 100 100 24 280 = 67.2. 100

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147. B Time taken to cover 80 km

80 2 = hr. = 60 min = 40 min 120 3 Stoppage time after 80 km = 4 min Effective time to cover 80 km = 40 + 4 = 44 min

149. A Gain in 60 min = 5 min

5 5 min = 60sec. = 5 sec. 60 60 Angle traversed by second hand

Gain in 1 min =

= 360 +

5 360 = 390 . 60

As, 960 = 80 12 Time taken to cover 960 km = (44 11 + 40) min = 484 + 40 min = 524 min = 8 hr. 44 min. (Since, there will be no stoppage after covering the last 80 km) 148. C Let the number of members = n And the quantity of cake = 4x kg Share of the father = x kg Share of each of the other member
= 3x kg (n 1) 3x n = 10 (n 1)

150. D Let the height of the cylinder = h1 And the height of the cone = h2
1 r 2 h2 = r 2 h1 3
h2 3 = i.e. 3 : 1. h1 1

x=3

Total number of members = 10.

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