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Section I
1. Find the number of spherical balls, each of diameter 1 mm that can be made from a solid sphere of
radius 4 cm.
a. 5120 b. 512000 c. 51200 d. 25600
2. If ‘a’ and ‘b’ are prime numbers, then what is the H.C.F. of the numbers (a2 + b2), (a + b + 1) and
(a2 + b2 – 1) ?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 1 d. 4
3. In the given figure below, ∆ABC is an equilateral triangle with each side equal to 6 units.
A trapezium FGED is drawn inside the triangle such that F and G are the midpoints of sides AB and
AC. If BD = EC and area of the trapezium FGED = 5 sq. units, then what is the length of BD?
F G
B C
D E
7 10 10 9 10
a. – units b. 4 – units c. – units d. 3 3 units
2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
4. A bag contains 4 red balls and 6 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random. Find the probability that
they are of the same colour.
7 1 1
a. b. c. d. None of these
15 3 2
5. The value of a car depreciates at the rate of 10% per annum. If its present value is Rs. 1,21,500, then
what was the value of the car 2 years ago?
a. Rs.1,00000 b. Rs.1, 50,000 c. Rs.2,00,000 d. Rs.2,50,000
6. Three brothers Rohan, Mohan and Sohan were asked to guess their grandmother’s age which is an
integral number in years. Rohan said “she is above 65 but not more than 72 years old. Mohan said
“she is above 63 but not more than 70 years old”. Finally Sohan said “she cannot be older than
69 years”. If all three of them are correct in their estimations, what is the average of the probable
ages of their grandmother?
a. 68 years b. 68.5 years c. 67.5 years d. Data Insufficient
7. Is a = b = c = 1?
A: a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
B: a2 + b2 = 2c2
8
8. A B
4
D C
3 E
In the given figure above ABCD is a rectangle with AB = 8 units, FD = 4 units and DE = 3 units. What
is the area of the rectangle ABCD?
A: ∠FED = ∠BEC
B: ∠BDC = ∠FED
9. Pipe A can fill a tank in ‘a’ hours and pipe B can fill the same tank in ‘b’ hours. If both the pipes are
opened together for 2 hours, then what is the volume (in cc) of water in the tank after 2 hours?
Assume that initially the tank was empty.
A: a = 6 and b = 8.
B: Volume of the tank is 100 cc.
10. Four lectures Arithmetic, Biology, Chemistry and Dermatology were scheduled, one on each day on
four consecutive days, but not necessarily in that order. On which day was Chemistry scheduled?
A: The first lecture was scheduled on Monday, 14th January 2008 and was followed by Dermatology.
B: Arithmetic was not scheduled on 16th January 2008 and there was a gap of one day between
Arithmetic and Biology.
11. If A and B are positive integers, then is the product AB divisible by 18?
A: The product AB is divisible by 6.
B: Both A and B are perfect squares, where A, B > 1.
12. If P is the interest on sum Q and Q is the interest on sum R, then what is the relationship between
P, Q and R? (The rate of interest and time in both the cases are the same).
a. Q2 = PR b. P2 = QR c. R2 = QP d. None of these
13. What is the average number of units per month of Yamaha CBZ motorcycles imported into Italy over
the first four months of the year?
a. 22 b. 21 c. 24 d. 23
14. What percentage of total imports is accounted for by the three smallest importers?
a. 30% b. 25% c. 24.25% d. 35.15%
15. What percentage of the total units of Yamaha CBZ motorcycles sold in the six Europeon countries
was sold to the German importer?
a. 30% b. 25.38% c. 24.25% d. 30.15%
16. In how many countries, the sale of motorcycles has shown no increase or decrease in their sales
numbers in the period February to June atleast once?
a. 5 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
17. Which of the following months recorded the lowest percentage change in sales of Yamaha CBZ
motorcycles for the given six countries?
a. February b. March c. June d. May
Directions for questions 18 to 21: The following table depicts the marks obtained by 1000 students in
English and Computer Science in an entrance exam conducted by JET(Junior Entrance Test).
Marks out of 50
Subject > 40 > 30 > 20 > 10 >0
18. What is the difference between the percentage of students who secured more than 60% marks in
aggregate and those who secured more than 40% marks in aggregate?
a. 27% b. 73% c. 46% d. 0%
20. The percentage of the number of students securing more than 60% marks in Computer Science is
what percent of those getting more than 40% marks in aggregate?
a. 31% b. 29% c. 20% d. Cannot be determined
Directions for questions 22 to 25: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
The following pie chart provides information about the number of runs scored by Sachin against each of the
six teams namely England, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh and New Zealand as a percentage
of the total number of runs scored by Sachin in the year 2007.
Assume that the mentioned teams are the only teams against which Sachin scored runs in the year 2007.
10%
20%
12%
15%
25%
18%
The following table provides information about the number of runs scored by Sachin in 4’s and 6’s against
each of the mentioned teams in the year 2007. The total number of runs scored by Sachin against South
Africa in 6’s as a percentage of the total number of runs scored by him against New Zealand is 18%.
4's 6's
England 240 96
Pakistan 160 120
Australia 280 144
South Africa 200 72
Bangladesh 120 180
New Zealand 160 240
23. The number of runs scored by Sachin in 4’s against Australia as a percentage of the total number of
runs scored by him against England is
a. 35% b. 40% c. 38% d. None of these
24. The total number of runs scored by Sachin in 6’s in 2007 as a percentage of the total number of runs
scored by him in 2007 is
a.18.4% b.19.6% c. 21.3% d.22.8%
25. Against which team the number of runs that are not scored by Sachin in 4’s or 6’s is second
largest?
a. Pakistan b. South Africa c. Bangladesh d. England
Directions for questions 26 to 28: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
The line graph below depicts the number of employees who left the company ABC Pvt. Ltd. and the number
of new joinees in that year. Also, it is known that the number of employees in the year 2002 was 2000.
700
600 500
500 450
400 400
400 350
300 350
200 300 300
250 250
100
0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
26. What was the percentage change in number of employees in the company from the year 2002 to
year 2003?
a. 5% b. 2.5% c. 2.5% d. Data Insufficient
27. In which of the following years was the number of employees in ABC Pvt. Ltd. the maximum ?
a. 2004 b. 2005 c. 2006 d. 2007
28. In which of the given two years was the number of employees in ABC Pvt. Ltd. the same?
a. 2003 & 2007 b. 2003 & 2005 c. 2006 & 2007 d. None of these
30. One of the management test papers comprises of 9 questions divided equally among three sections,
namely section I, section II and section III. There are fifteen different questions available such that
there are five questions for every section to choose from, for designing the test. If no two sections
bear a common question, then how many different tests can be designed?
a. 1000 b. 800
c. 480 d. 640
31. If two triangles and one circle intersect with each other on a plane, then what is the maximum
possible number of non over lapping bounded regions that can be formed?
a. 12 b. 16
c. 18 d. 19
32. A shop sells 5 different types of sweets. In how many different ways a total of 8 sweets can be
purchased?
a. 495 b. 795
c. 840 d. 125
Country Australia Brazil China France Germany India Italy Japan Mexico Russia
Average
number of
3 4 4 2 3 6 3 4 5 3
members in
the family
Population
200 350 900 140 260 650 100 150 80 180
(in millions)
Percentage
of families 96 85 75 95 80 42 96 99 80 97
with T.V.
Russia 18
12
Mexico 20
14
Japan 70
55
Italy 50
39
India 18
11
Germany 55
45
France 58
44
China 9
5
Brazil 20
10
Australia 68
53
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
35. For how many mentioned countries, the population having access to personal computer as a
percentage of the population having the access to internet is not less than 70%?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 6 d. 5
36. A family is considered to have access to the internet even if only one of the members of the family
has access to the internet, then which of the following countries could have the largest number of
families having access to the Internet?
a. Germany b. Brazil c. China d. India
37. Six companies A, B, C, D, E and F visited a campus on day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5 and day
6 respectively. Also on each day, only one company visited the campus. Six students Anil, Bani,
Chander, Deepak, Esha and Fateh got placed in the given companies and exactly one student got
placed in one company. Esha got placed in D. Bani and Chander got placed on day 2 and day 3.
Anil couldn’t get placed on the day 1. Half of the given students got placed in companies with same
alphabets as the initial alphabet of their names. In which company did Deepak get place?
a. A b. C c. B d. F
38. The amount used to purchase one litre of Liquid A can be used to purchase 3 litres of liquid B or
5 litres of Liquid C. Out of a certain amount, Rs.300 is spent on Liquid B. How much is spent on
Liquid C, if equal volumes of the three liquids are purchased with the total amount?
a. 500 b. 900 c. 90 d. 180
39. Product A is 25% cheaper than product B and 25% dearer than product C. If Rahul bought one unit
each of product A, B and C and sold all of them at a price which is thrice the price of product B, then
what is the percentage gain made by him?
a. 25% b. 0% c. 15% d. None of these
40. If the heights of the two cones C1 and C2 are 4 cm and 5 cm respectively and their volume is in the
ratio of 5:4 in the given order, then find the ratio of the radius of the cones C1 and C2.
a. 1:2 b. 5:4 c. 1:1 d. 25:16
Directions for questions 44 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
There are seven persons namely A, B, C, D, E, F and G out of which 3 are females and rest are males.
Each of these seven persons was born on one or the other of the seven days of a particular week ‘z’ namely
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The week starts from Sunday
and ends on Saturday.
44. Which of the following cannot be the day on which D was born?
a. Friday b. Thursday c. Wednesday d. None of these
46. If E was born on Saturday, then on which day of the week B was born?
a. Wednesday b. Thursday c. Friday d. Cannot be determined
48. D B C B E C D C
Z Y X W
A C A D B D B E
E D F D F C F D
a. V b. V c. V d. V
C F D E D E C E
49. × + × +
+ ×
+
×
+ ×
× + +
a. b. c. d.
× + ×
50.
A B C
D E (5) F
G H I(6)
Given above is a 3 × 3 grid with each unit box filled with natural numbers less than 10. All the nine
boxes are filled with distinct natural numbers. If the sum of numbers in each row, each column and
each of the diagonals is 15, then which of the following numbers is filled in box C?
a. 6 b. 2 c. 3 d. 7
51. In a certain language ‘378’ means ‘she is beautiful’. ‘832’ means ‘she is tall’ and ‘481’ means ‘He is
studying’. Which digit represents ‘is’ in the code?
a. 8 b. 3 c. 4 d. 1
53. In a certain code, GAURAV is coded as 35, then what will be the code of ROHAN?
a. 14 b. 28 c. 56 d. None of these
54. In a certain language ‘MAN’ is coded as NLBZOM, then how will ‘WOMAN’ be written in that code?
a. NLBZOMVXNPN b. XVPNNLBZOM c. VXNPNLBZOM d. XPVNNLBZOM
55. In a certain language ‘AIRTEL’ is coded as ‘UWO’, then how will ‘VODAFONE’ be written in that
code?
a. VUOI b. IQGY c. YGIQ d. Cannot be determined
Directions for questions 56 to 59: Read the information carefully and answer the questions that are given
below.
Eight cats in an obedience have learned to follow atleast one of the two commands— ”Pick” and “Go”.
Each cat is one or the other of three breeds of cats namely Sheroo, Raroo and Texas, and each of these
three breeds is represented at least once among the group. All female cats in the group are Raroos. The
results of the first lesson are as follows:
I. At least two of the cats have learned to follow the “Pick” command, but not the “Go” command.
II. At least two of the cats have learned to follow the “Go” command, but not the “Pick” command.
III. At least one of the cats has learned to follow both the commands.
IV. Among the eight cats, only Texass have learned to follow the “Go” command.
57. If each cat has learned to follow at least one of the two commands, then all of the following must be
true EXCEPT:
. a. All Raroos have learned to ‘Pick’.
b. All Sheroos have learned to ‘Pick’.
c. All Texass have learned to ‘Go’.
d. No Raroo has learned to ‘Go’.
58. If four of the cats are male and four of the cats are female, then all of the following must be true
EXCEPT:
a. One of the cats is a Sheroo.
b. Four of the cats are Raroos.
c. Three of the cats are Texass.
d. Four of the cats have learned to ‘Pick’.
60. In order to conduct the work at store it is necessary to have a minimum of three workers each day.
The staff consists of five persons who work on part time basis. Alice can work on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. Betty cannot report for work on Wednesdays. Carol can report for work on Tuesdays
and Wednesdays only. Dorothy cannot work on Fridays. Emmy is available anytime except on the
first Monday and Thursday of the month. During which day of the week, it might be impossible to
conduct the work at store? Note that the store remains closed on Sundays.
a. Monday b. Tuesday c. Wednesday d. Thursday
Directions for questions 61 and 62: Each question consists of six statements followed by four sets of
combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are most logically related.
Directions for questions 63 to 66: Each question has a main statement followed by four statements
(A, B, C and D). Choose the alternative (ordered pair of statements) where the first statement implies the
second and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.
63. Salman works only when there is a Remington typewriter on his desk
A. Salman is not working.
B. Salman is working.
C. Remington is not on Salman’s working desk.
D. Remington is on Salman’s working desk.
a. AC b. DB c. BD d. CB
a. DC b. CD c. AB d. AC
a. BA b. AB c. DB d. AC
a. BA b. AC c. DB d. BC
Directions for questions 67 to 70: Read the arguments given below and answer the questions that follow.
67. The media plays a very important role in the entire criminal justice system. Most people go through
their life having little or no direct contact with any law enforcement personnel, but they still think
they have a genuine understanding of who the police are and what they are about. They get this idea
from what they see and hear through the media, so it is crucial for law enforcement to have good,
solid relations with all media outlets. “Media Power” represents the extent to which individuals or
groups influence the content of media messages relevant to their interests. As mass media are the
primary image builders in contemporary society, an ability to shape the contents of media has
become central to impression management and public relations.
a. An underlying propaganda secretly guides media content to achieve the much desired impact on
the audience – to increase the television ratings of that particular channel.
b. Media messages designed to improve or maintain a decent image of the criminal justice system
do not ensure popularity of the system among the public.
c. Peoples’ perceptions are fragile and media messages can make or break the public image of an
institution.
d. Underestimating the power of media is equivalent to committing suicide in this competitive world
where every company is out there to make maximum profit.
69. Should people who have gone to the trouble of putting themselves on the record be allowed to
change or even erase it later? I don’t mean journalists and I’m not talking about politicians, celebrities
or other public figures either. I mean people not ordinarily involved with the media who have chosen
to disclose things about themselves to newspapers. When you write a blog, agree to be interviewed,
send a letter for publication or post a comment online, you are making a public statement in
permanent form.
Which of the following statements is a conclusion from the above paragraph?
a. Most people detest the idea of speaking out their true and honest opinion.
b. People must understand the consequences of putting information into the public domain.
c. Some media houses publish materials without informing the author/s.
d. Writing is a form of permanent compilation of one’s thoughts and hence they must be composed
in the most proper fashion.
70. Personal, organizational, and cultural values can create a difficult problem when trying to make a
business decision that includes all the previously stated. Personal values are what each individual
holds dear to himself while living the types of lives that he or she likes and would like to lead.
Organizational values are what are best for the company to maintain a good public image and
employee guidance. Cultural are set on traditions handed down from generation to generation to
preserve a way of living that each culture holds dear and true to them. Trying to intertwine these
types of values when making professional and personal decisions in ones life can create a very
stressful situation.
Which of the following statements is an underlying assumption made by the author?
a. Personal, organizational and cultural values exist; however, human beings are free to choose
and make their decisions by keeping in mind one, two or all of these values.
b. Stressful situations are caused only when humans try to please everyone – themselves,
organization and society.
c. No such values can interfere with our decision making unless we allow them to.
d. It does not matter what values you have unless your organization is making profits.
75. Sulman Rushdie recently received Best of Booker award for _____.
a. Midnight’s children b. The ground beneath her feet
c. Satanic verses d. Shame
78. Which party recently resigned from the Lock - Sabha demanding a separate Telangana state?
a. TDP b. BSP
c. TRS d. TLP
79. ______ is the sponsor and official IT service provider of FIFA World Cup - 2010 and 2014.
a. Tata Consultancy Services b. Satyam Compute Services
x. Microsoft d. IBM
82. The first electric train in India was ‘Deccan Queen’. It was introduced in 1929 between which two
cities?
a. Bombay and Poona b. Bombay and thane
c. Calcutta and Howrah d. Banglore and Mysore
84. Who among the following is an Advisor to P. Chidambaram the union Finance Minister.
a. Y. V. Reddy b. Montek Singh Ahluwlia
c. Subhasis Gangopadhyay d. None of these
86. Which of the following is the winner of the ‘Best Film’ award in the recently concluded
54th National Film Awards for 2006?
a. Paruthiveeran b. Lagey Raho Munnabhai
c. Pulijanman d. Khosla Ka Ghosla
87. Areva is the name of the energy giant that belongs to....
a. Germany b. UK
c. France d. USA
88. ‘Thinking new Perspectives’ is the tag-line that you would associate with...
a. ICRA b. Credit Suisse
c. Fronklin Templeton Investments d. None of these
89. The film, Starring Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi and Isha Koppikar, titled “Hello” is based on best
selling novel one Night @ call centre. Name the author of the novel.
a. Chetan Bhagat b. Amitav Ghosh
c. Jhumpa Lahri d. Tushar Raheja
92. Noble Prize is awarded every year on which of the following date?
a. 10th August b. 10th January
th
c. 10 April d. 10th December
96. In Rail Budget 2008 - 09 concession for Senior citizen women has been hiked from existing 30%
to...
a. 40% b. 50%
c. 60% d. No Change
99. Diamond Harbour and Salt Lake City are situated in which of the following city of India?
a. Chennai b. Manglore
c. Mumbai d. Kolkata
100. Which of the subsidiary bank of SBI has been merged with State Bank of India?
a. State Bank of Patiala b. State Bank of Mysore
c. State Bank of Travancore d. State Bank of Saurashtra
101. Who among the following is not one of the Nobel Prize winners of 2008?
a. J. M. G. Le Clezio b. Martti Ahtisaari
c. Albert Fert d, Paul Robin Krugman
104. Which of the following Country is not a permanent member of the security council of UNO?
a. China b. France
c. Germany d. Russia
105. Who was the “ICC umpire of the year” for the third consecutive year in 2008?
a. Simon Taufel b. Billy Bowden
c. Darrel Hair d. Steve Bucknor
106. Who described the war of 1857 as the first war of independence?
a. Gopal Krishan Gokhle b. Balgangadhar Tilak
c. Motilal Nehru d. V. D. Savarkar
110. Which of the following business groups was recently in the news as it acquired General Chemical
Industrial products in a deal worth 4000 crores?
a. Reliance Industries Ltd. b. Tata Chemicals
c. Imperial Chemical Industries d. Mitsui Chemicals
Directions for questions 111 to 126: Each of the four passages given below is followed by a set of
questions. Choose the best answer to each question.
Passage – 1
Barely 10 days ahead of the Summit of the Group-20 here called by President George Bush in November
2008, IMF has revised its global economic outlook and forecast that advanced economies would slip into
recession next year, while the growth rate of Asian nations would come down. In its World Outlook Report
published today, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that the global growth would slow
down by 0.2 per cent in 2008 and 0.9 per cent in 2009, thus leaving the revised growth figures at 3.7 per
cent for this year and 2.2 per cent for the next.
The outlook is not too different for India as well, since IMF sees the country’s economic growth going down
to 6.3 per cent, 0.6 per cent less than what it had projected last month, as the financial meltdown envelops
the globe. With special mention to the US economy, the report says that it would contract by as much as
0.7 per cent in 2009, while the Eurozone has been forecast to shrink by half-a-point next year.
For the advanced economies in general, IMF sees a negative growth of 0.3 per cent and 5.1 per cent for the
emerging and low-income countries, a full one per cent decrease over its previous projection.
”...the sharp decrease in demand in advanced countries observed in the last few months has lead us to
predict a sharper contraction for the end of 2008 and the first half of 2009. Because of the sharp worsening
of credit conditions to emerging countries...and lower exports is why we have substantially revised our
forecasts for that part of the world,” said Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department of IMF
Oliver Blanchard. Painting a scary picture of world trade, IMF forecast suggests that the global growth in
volume of trade in goods and services would slide from 7.2 per cent to 4.6 per cent in 2008 and dip to
2.1 per cent next year.
Blanchard said that this was clearly a period of “very high uncertainty” with two downside risks, “Despite
the measures taken to address the financial system, we cannot be sure that there are no hidden land
mines left in the field. A worsening of the financial crisis would clearly lead to further contraction of activity.”
”Another risk, which a number of commentators have mentioned, is sustained deflation. It is an issue to
worry about, but we do not give it high probability at this stage.” In line with the market development,
IMF has revised petroleum price projection from 100 dollar a barrel to 68 dollar a barrel for 2009.
According to IMF projections, the UK will be the worst hit on account of the global crisis and may witness
contraction of its economy by 1.3 per cent in 2009. In addition, the advanced countries which will witness
negative growth in 2009 include the US, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan.
112. In the passage, the reason for lower rates of growth is due to which of the following?
a. A generally bad outlook. b. Higher global benchmarks.
c. The global financial meltdown. d. The reduction in the European growth rates.
113. Why, according to the passage, does IMF foresee a higher negative growth for emerging countries?
a. Due to a sharp increase in demand in advanced countries.
b. Due to a pointed decrease in demand in advanced countries
c. Due to worsening of credit conditions to advanced countries.
d. Due to increasing exports by low-income countries.
Passage – 2
A study of the evolution of Human Resource Management (HRM) or People Management (PM) indicates
that the roles and responsibilities of HR professionals are changing and growing with time. Today, PM is
not just a mere requirement but a strategic asset in organisations. It has been accepted that apart from the
technology used, it is the human factor, which differentiates organisations. The primary focus has thus
shifted to People Management. Every organisation encounters threats, opportunities, and challenges pro-
vided by the environment in which it exists. The environment also provides the necessary resources in
terms of technology and human capital. However, even the greatest technological advancement can prove
to be a failure in the absence of human competence to use it. In short, people fuel the entire organisation
and create value for it with the help of technology and financial resources.
People management has various facets. As people managers, employees manage diversity, teams, em-
ployees’ performance, and motivation besides helping conflict resolution through successful negotiation.
Various aspects of managing people involve managing diversity. Diversity traditionally implies individual
differences in age, gender, and cultural backgrounds. Today though, it is about appreciating and valuing
differences of employees with regard to skills, beliefs and work experiences.
Managing diversity is about seamless culture and a creative environment in an organisation. It is inclined
towards the necessary attitude change and involvement of employees. Managing diversity aims at creating
a workplace that identifies itself with “Us” and not with ‘them’. Thus, to survive in a global marketplace,
organisations need to manage diversity by adapting the current cultural and sociological trends. This calls
for creation of a heterogeneous environment with a varied customer base, employees and work practices
that could enhance their productivity.
116. Managing diversity in people has evolved and now means which of the following in the passage?
a. It implies diversity in age.
b. Valuing varied skill sets.
c. It constitutes differences in gender.
d. It deals with diverse cultural backgrounds.
117. How, according to the passage, does diversity management achieve meaning?
a. By utilizing unique skill sets available to them.
b. By converting the diversities into a viable plus.
c. By seeking people from diverse geographical locations.
d. By replicating global models within organizations.
118. Which one of the following is a result of creating a mixed setting according to the passage?
a. An increase in productivity.
b. A decrease in attrition.
c. Creation of a competitive environment.
d. Establishment of a sound customer base.
The Human Genome Project unlike any other project in science received unprecedented attention, as
evident from print and visual media coverage. The reason was obvious. It was hoped that having gotten the
‘first glimpse of the book of life, previously known only to God’, scientists would be able to solve most of the
diseases and health-related miseries afflicting mankind.
The Human Genome Project was not the first genome sequencing effort undertaken by scientists. Many
genomes including bacteria, viruses, fungi and microorganisms had been sequenced before the human
genome was sequenced. When the complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was
published in 1998 there were hopes that the cure for the disease that kills so many persons everyday will
soon be found. Have we discovered any new drug against tuberculosis even after knowing the genome
sequence, or for that matter against any other pathogenic organisms for which the complete genome
sequence had been made available? I am afraid I do not have a comforting answer, except in the case of
some viruses for which knowledge-based inhibitors were designed with the aid of high performance com-
puting and structural biology.
Many of these are in the market and one of them has even become a blockbuster drug. The take home from
genome sequencing projects is that the outcome of such projects provides us with an opportunity to further
dissect the biology of the organism in a manner otherwise impossible.
Knowledge gained from such analyses will one day definitely aid in the discovery of new drugs and inter-
vention regimes against the disease process. Going back to the Human Genome Project, what came as a
big surprise was the large degree of similarity (>99%) between two humans, at the genome level. It
became apparent that the difference between two individuals, which could be responsible for the way we
look, behave, have a life style or succumb to a disease, is primarily because of millions of genetic differ-
ences (variants) known as Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
(SNPs) spread across the genome. It is estimated that there are over 10 million SNPs in the human
genome which occur once out of every 100 nucleotides. Such gene variants are at best an indication of
predisposition to common diseases and not the cause of the disease.
122. According to the passage, the revelation of the Human Genome Project was the:
a. differences in various individuals.
b. presence of genetic variants.
c. large degree of similarity between two humans, at the genome level.
d. spread of over 10 million SNPs in the human genome.
Passage – 4
History is important. In centuries past this statement would have seemed self-evident. Ancient cultures
devoted much time and effort to teaching their children family history. It was thought that the past helps a
child understand who he is. Modern society, however, has turned its back on the past. We live in a time of
rapid change, a time of progress. We prefer to define ourselves in terms of where we are going, not where
we come from. Our ancestors hold no importance for us. They lived in times so different from our own that
they are incapable of shedding light on our experience. Man is so much smarter now than he was even ten
years ago that anything from the past is outdated and irrelevant to us. Therefore the past, even the rela-
tively recent past, is, in the minds of most of us, enshrouded by mists and only very vaguely perceived. Our
ignorance of the past is not the result of a lack of information, but of indifference. We do not believe that
history matters. But history does matter. It has been said that he who controls the past controls the future.
Our view of history shapes the way we view the present, and therefore it dictates what answers we offer for
existing problems. Let me offer a few examples to indicate how this might be true.
One of my children comes running up to me, “Papa, Stefan hit me!” Another child comes close on the heels
of the first, “I did not. You hit me!” As a parent I have to determine what happened. Usually I have to sort
through conflicting testimony to get to the truth of the matter. Part of my information is my knowledge of
human beings in general; part of my information is the knowledge I have assembled over the lifetimes of
these particular children. All of this is essentially history. It is knowledge about the past. I must have a good
understanding of the past in order to know how to deal wisely with these children in the present. Any
punishment or chastisement will depend on my reconstruction of what actually happened. The children
When you go into a doctor’s office for the first time, you invariably have to fill out an information sheet that
asks about your medical history. Some of these forms are very detailed, asking questions that require
information from rarely accessed memory banks. Why does a doctor ask these questions? The doctor is
trying to construct an accurate picture of your state of health. Your health is heavily influenced by the past.
Your heredity, past behaviors, past experiences are all important determinants and clues to your present
condition. Whenever you return to the doctor, he or she pulls out a file which contains all the notes from
past visits. This file is a history of your health. Doctors understand very clearly that the past matters.
Some of you might be thinking that these examples are not very compelling because they both deal with
the very recent past-they are not what we think of when we think of history. Let me give one final example
that is more to the point. In 1917 the Communists took control of Russia. They began to exercise control
over how the history of their country ought to be told. They depicted the tsar as oppressive and cruel. The
leaders of the revolution, on the other hand, were portrayed in a very positive light. The Communist govern-
ment insisted that these leaders, and in particular Lenin, understood more clearly than any one else what
Russia needed and what course of action the government ought to follow. According to the official history,
Lenin made no mistakes and he passed his virtually infallible understanding on to the other leaders of the
party. The official history presented Lenin and Stalin as kind, compassionate, wise, nearly divine leaders.
Consequently, difficulties that people in the Soviet Union experienced were all attributable to capitalism.
The nation’s economic backwardness, the need for a massive military and tight security, and domestic
crime were all ultimately tied to the influence of capitalistic countries. This is the perspective of history that
was taught to Soviet children for half a century.
123. Modern society views history as all but for which one of the following?
a. It has turned its back on the past.
b. Ancestors hold no importance for them.
c. The past is indistinctly perceived.
d. That history has substance.
124. The episode of the children’s conflict helps the author to substantiate:
a. The fact that children of all age groups fight.
b. The understanding that history helps to solve problems.
c. That punishment is an important part of justice.
d. That selective histories matter.
Directions for questions 127 and 128: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced,
form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of
sentences among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
128 A. That something, for me, was the story of Lisa Collins, a 28-year-old former office manager in
Friendswood, Tex., who in late 2004 began taking the antidepressant Paxil.
B. In early 2005, Collins became pregnant and continued taking the drug, with her doctor’s ap-
proval, for the first nine weeks of her pregnancy.
C. But every now and then something comes along to puncture the din and grab you by the gut.
D. In November of that year, she gave birth to a baby boy with severe heart abnormalities.
a. CADB b. BCAD c. CBAD d. CBDA
Directions for questions 129 to 132: In each of the questions given below from the given options select
the word which is nearest in meaning to the word given in the question.
129. SEPULCHRAL
a. Zenith b. Gaiety c. Sanguine d. Dismal
130. BANISTER
a. Support b. Ceiling c. Paint d. Staircase
132. POLEMIC
a. Judgement b. Doctrine c. Controversy d. Discussion.
Directions for questions 133 to 136: In each of the questions given below from the given options select
the word which is opposite in meaning to the word given in the question.
133. RECALCITRANT
a. Contumacious b. Intractable c. Amenable d. Stubborn
134. POIGNANT
a. Perturbing b. Numb c. Distressing d. Heartrending
135. FASTIDIOUS
a. Punctilious b. Queasy c. Captious d. Uncouth
136. TEMPESTUOUS
a. Calm b. Tumultuous c. Violent d. Unbridled
Directions for questions 137 and 138: In each of the following questions one word is written in four
different ways, choose the option which has the correct spelling of the word.
Directions for questions 139 and 140: The following questions consist of two words each that have a
certain relationship with each other followed by alternatives. Select the alternative that has the same
relationship as depicted in the original pair of words.
141. The students were asked to _______ a seating arrangement for the school debate.
a. think of b. think up c. think out d. think through
143. The children were eager to _______ an acquaintance with new neighbours.
a. strike up b. strike out c. strike off d. strike in
144. She had objected to his becoming aware that she did all the _______ tasks.
a. realistic b. somber c. prosaic d. redolent
Directions for questions 145 to 150: In each of these questions the part that is underlined has a gram-
matical error. Replace the underlined part with the grammaticaly correct option.
145. Mangoes trace their origin to India and Burma where they has been grown for over 5000 years.
a. where they has been grown for over 5000 years.
b. where they have been grown since over 5000 years.
c. where they are been grown for over 5000 years.
d. where they have been grown for over 5000 years.
146. Unless we control or manage our mind, it is difficult to achieve success or peace.
a. Unless we control or manage one’s mind,
b. Unless we control or manage our mind,
c. Unless we control or managing our mind,
d. Unless we should control or manage our mind,
147. Fiction, in the long run has more to do with vision and desire, than with making things up.
a. with vision and the desire, than with making things up.
b. with vision, desire, than with making things up.
c. with vision and desire, than with making things up.
d. with vision and desire, than to making things up.
149. Animals in the wild lead lives of compulsion and necessity within an unforgiving socially hierarchy.
a. compulsion and necessity within an unforgiving social hierarchy.
b. compulsion and necessity within an unforgiving socially hierarchy.
c. compulsion and necessity within hierarchy that is socially unforgiving.
d. compulsion and necessity in an unforgivable social hierarchy.
150. At the start of railways only first class passengers traveled in fully-enclosed coaches.
a. At a start of railways only first class passengers
b. At the start of railways only first class passengers
c. At the only start of railways first class passengers
d. At the start of railways only first class passenger
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