Mudra institute of communication Question paper

7/25/2019 Mudra institute of communication Question paper

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INSTRUCTIONS

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In the Test Booklet there are two parts:- Part-I and Part-II

a. Part-I has four sections A, B, C and D. All questions in this section have only one most

appropriate answer. Each wrong answer will get1

4 negative marks.

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in the booklet. Use blue/black pen only. Ensure that your handwriting is legible.

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2 IMS-37-RT-AL-MICAT-1

PART I

Section-A

DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 15: Each question consists of four clues and against the set of

four c lues, five alternatives are given. Amongst all these five alternatives, there is only one alternative

that is associated with all of the four clues in some manner. This alternative is the right answer.

Your task is to choose the right answer from the alternatives given.

For example, in the sample problem, alternative B mind is related to all four clues as

follows: (i) mind blowing (ii) mindset (iii ) out of mind and (iv) mind and brain are used

interchangeably. In that case, you have to mark B as the answer.

Clues Alternatives

(i) Blowing (A) Rind

(ii) Set (B) Mind

(iii) Out (C) Wind

(iv) Brain (D) Get

(E) Sight

Clues Alternatives

1. (i) Wealth (A) Health

(ii) Homeopathy (B) Gymnasium

(iii) Nutrition (C) Business

(iv) Exercise (D) Doctor

(E) Carbohydrates

2. (i) Temperature (A) Heaven

(ii) Thermometer (B) Solid

(iii) God (C) Mercury

(iv) Liquid (D) Celsius

(E) Fever

3. (i) Arbitration (A) Dispute

(ii) Accusation (B) Fury

(iii) Litigation (C) Arbitrator

(iv) Facts (D) Law

(E) Fiction

4. (i) Rash (A) Infection

(ii) Offence (B) Murder

(iii) Brake (C) Liquor (iv) License (D) Motorbike

(E) Driving


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C l u e s Alternatives

5. (i) Loyalty (A) Political

(ii) Camaraderie (B) Monetary(iii) Motivation (C) Organization

(iv) Incentives (D) Patriot

(E) Youthful

6. (i) Danger (A) Death

(ii) Skeleton (B) Speed

(iii) Smoking (C) Harmful

(iv) Terminal (D) Sign

(E) Fire

7. (i) Stroke (A) Heart

(ii) Emotions (B) Blue

(iii) Blood (C) Arson(iv) Arrest (D) Cricket

(E) Criminals

8. (i) Life (A) Hebrew

(ii) Grammar (B) English

(iii) Statement (C) Sentence

(iv) Latin (D) Witness

(E) Span

9. (i) Lesson (A) Geometry

(ii) Number (B) Mathematics

(iii) Algebra (C) Teacher

(iv) Calculator (D) Alphabet

(E) Consensus

10. (i) Rules (A) Balance

(ii) Fast (B) Quick

(iii) Dance (C) Pane

(iv) Shatter (D) Apply

(E) Break

11. (i) Apology (A) Opinion

(ii) Delight (B) Expression

(iii) Criticism (C) Poverty

(iv) Grief (D) Indiscretion

(E) Squeal


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Clues Alternatives

12. (i) Dastardly (A) Object

(ii) Ethical (B) Diktat(iii) Suppressive (C) Speech

(iv) Inflame (D) Action

(E) Responsible

13. (i) Aggravate (A) Share

(ii) Scratch (B) Wound

(iii) Bruise (C) Ring

(iv) Treat (D) Feelings

(E) Nurse

14. (i) Cotton (A) Racquet

(ii) Manicure (B) Property

(iii) Tennis (C) Lawn(iv) Grass (D) Hand

(E) Fabric

15. (i) Abstract (A) Novel

(ii) Extract (B) Sermon

(iii) Idea (C) Mind

(iv) Socrates (D) Poetry

(E) Philosophy

DIRECTIONS for questions 16 to 20: Each quest ion consis ts of a statement followed by two assumptions,

I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the assumptions are implici t in forming

the statement. Select option:(A) if only assumption I is implicit.

(B) if only assumption II is implicit.

(C) if either I or II is implicit.

(D) if neither I nor II is implicit.

(E) if both are implicit.

16. Statement:

People wear sweaters during winter in Delhi.

Assumptions:

I. People in other parts of India do not wear sweaters in winter.

II. Sweaters are fashionable in Delhi.

17. Statement:Air travel has become expenssive due to rising fuel prices.

Assumptions:

I. People will not travel by air anymore.

II. Airlines will suffer and their profits will be hit.


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18. Statement:

All political parties spent huge amounts of money during the election campaign.

Assumptions:

I. The party which spends the most, wins.

II. The incumbent government has not performed well in the eyes of the voters.

19. Statement:

The secret to success on the job is to work as though you were working for yourself.

Assumptions:

I. There are people who are unsuccessful at their jobs.

II. There are ways of achieving success on the job that everyone does not know about.

20. Statement:

Foreign publications and magazines should not be allowed to compete in the domestic markets.

Assumptions:I. Foreign magazines are the biggest competitors of the magazines of the domestic market.

II. The sales of the magazines in the domestic market will go down if foreign magazines

are allowed to enter it.

DIRECTIONS for questions 21 to 25: Each question is followed by two statements which may

or may not contain data necessary to answer the question. Choose the option that lists/list the

statement(s) containing necessary data. Select option:

(A) If only statement I is required to answer the question.

(B) If only statement II is required to answer the question.

(C) If both I and II are required to answer the question.

(D) If either I or II is required to answer the question.

(E) If neither I nor II is required to answer the question.

21. Question: Is Anuradha the mother of Sonam?

I. Sonam and Anuradha live together.

II. Anuradha loves children.

22. Question: Is Shyam not able to complete his work on time these days because he is not happywith his job?

I. Off late, Shyam has been handling multiple projects.

II. Recently, Shyam was overlooked for a much deserved promotion.

23. Question: Will A be re-elected as the President of Foreverlands?

I. A is very charismatic and friendly.

II. 70 per cent of the population of Foreverlands lives below the poverty line.

24. Question: Was Namita a student of Psychology?

I. All her friends are comfortable discussing their problems with her.

II. She holds a part-time job as a student counsellor.


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25. Question: Is M currently the wettest place in the world?

I. This year M has reported an annual rainfall of 11,000 millimetres.

II. Till last year, L which had an annual rainfall of 10,750 millimetres was considered to

be the wettest place in the world.

DIRECTIONS for quest ions 26 to 35: In each of the questions given below ,which one of the

five answer figures [(A), (B), (C), (D) or (E)] below the problem figures [in sequence from (i)

to (v)] should come after the problem figures on the right, if the sequence were continued.

26.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

=

= =

= =S

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

===

= s

27. O T S

C T S

C + S T

C S T

C = T S

C

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

C S

C

T S T

C # C

T S T S

C

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

28.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

+

C S

+ S SS

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

S=

=

S

C


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29.

=

=

=

=

=

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

= = = =

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

=

30.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)o

o

$

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

$ o $ o

31.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

x = =

x x

= x S S

x

c

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

c

x P

S

c SxP x

c PS

S

x

P c

S

xP

32.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)


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33.

X

C

S

=

P C

=

X S S

=

X

C

X

C

= =

X

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

X

= =

X X X

=

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

34.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

35.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

=

s

s cc

c

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

c+

c=

+c

xc c

+


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Section-B

DIRECTIONS for quest ions 1 to 25: Choose the correct alternative .

1. Kishore Kumar modelled for an ad in his youth - the only product he ever modelled for. Name

the product.

(A) Brylcreem (B) Dabur (C) Colgate (D) Philips

2. Who was the first honorary President of the All India Muslim League?

(A) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (B) Hakim Ajmal Khan

(C) Maulana Ahmed Ali (D) Agha Khan III

3. Match the following:

I. Sunil Chhetri A1. Table TennisII. Parupalli Kashyap A2. Badminton

III. Shiva Thapa A3. Football

IV. Soumyajit Ghosh A4. Boxing

(A) I-A1, II-A3, III-A2, IV-A4 (B) I-A3, II-A2, III-A4, IV-A1

(C) I-A3, II-A4, III-A1, IV-A2 (D) I-A4, II-A1, III-A2, IV-A3

4. Match the following logos with their creators.

I. A1. Alan Fletcher

II. A2. Frank Mason Robinson

III. A3. Paul Rand

IV. A4. Ruth Kedar

A5. Lindon Leader




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5. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by the governmentsof:

(A) Canada, Cuba and United States

(B) Canada, Mexico and United States

(C) Mexico, Dominican Republic and United States

(D) Canada, Cuba and Mexico

6. Who compiles and publishes Wholesale Price Indices?

(A) Ministry of Finance (B) Office of Economic Advisor

(C) Reserve Bank of India (D) Indian Statistical Institute

7. In which continent is the Andes mountain range located?

(A) North America (B) South America

(C) Africa (D) Europe

8. Selec t the correct match.

(A) Garnier Fructis LOreal (B) Sunsilk Marico

(C) Pantene Unilever (D) Clinic Plus P&G

9. Match the following books with their authors.

I. Dreams from My Father A1. Helen Keller

II . A Long Walk to Freedom A2. Margaret Thatcher

III. The Story of My Life A3. Barack Obama

IV. The Path to Power A4. Nelson Mandela



10. Which of the following mobile networks has partnered with Wikimedia Foundation to offer freeWikipedia access on mobile?

(A) Aircel (B) Reliance Communications

(C) Idea Cellular (D) Tata Docomo

11. Myopia is commonly known as:

(A) farsightedness

(B) nearsightedness

(C) shortsightedness

(D) both nearsightedness and shortsightedness

12. The International Olympic Committee has sold the broadcasting rights of the 2016 Olympics

for seven South Asian countries, including India, to which of the following companies?(A) Neo Sports Broadcast Private Limited

(B) Fox Sports Asia


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(C) STAR India

(D) ESPN India

13. Nebula is a premium brand of watches owned by _________________.

(A) HMT (B) Maxima (C) Titan (D) Swatch

14. Match the following taglines with their companies/brands.

I. Success. Its a mind game A1. TAG Heuer

II. There is no substitute A2. Porsche

I II . Quality never goes out of style A3. Levis

IV. Its everywhere you want to be A4. VISA

V. Dont leave home without it A5. American Express

VI. Dont be evil A6. Google

(A) I-A1, II-A2, III-A3, IV-A4, V-A5, VI-A6

(B) I-A6, II-A1, III-A2, IV-A5, V-A4, VI-A3

(C) I-A2, II-A3, III-A1, IV-A6, V-A4, VI-A5(D) I-A5, II-A4, III-A3, IV-A2, V-A1, VI-A6

15. Who was appointed as the first woman Managing Director of State Bank of India in 2013?

(A) Arundhati Bhattacharya (B) Nishi Vasudeva

(C) Sujata Singh (D) Suchitra Ella

16. According to the new Companies Bill, a profit-making company is required to spend 2 percent of their net profits after tax on:

(A) corporate social responsibility (B) employment generation

(C) foreign investment (D) bonus for employees

17. Match the following companies with the sector they operate in.I. Group Danone A1. Cloud Computing

II. Merck & Co. A2. Food Processing

III. Salesforce.com A3. Pharmaceuticals

IV. Mercer A4. Consulting



18. Find which one is not matched correctly.

(A) Lok Jan Shakti Party Bihar

(B) Maraland Democratic Front Mizoram

(C) Telangana Rashtra Samithi Andhra Pradesh

(D) Bodoland Peoples Front Odisha

19. Which country joined the European Union in 2013?

(A) Hungary (B) Croatia (C) Slovenia (D) Serbia


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20. A lunar eclipse occurs on the night of a ________________.

(A) half moon (B) full moon

(C) Any of the above (D) None of the above

21. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook was recently in the news for her book ____________,that sparked a movement which aims to help women achieve their professional and personalgoals.

(A) Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead

(B) Seeking Joy: The Real Truth About Work/Life Balance

(C) Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life

(D) The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work.

22. Dabur is Indias largest _________________ medicine manufacturer.

(A) Unani (B) Ayurvedic (C) Homeopathic (D) All of these

23. Who has authored the book,Faul t Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy?(A) Warren Buffet (B) Amartya Sen

(C) Raghuram Rajan (D) Jim Yong Kim

2 4. The beaver is the national animal of ________.

(A) Monaco (B) China (C) Canada (D) Mexico

25. Match the following movies with their lead actor/actress.

I. The Godfather A1. Humphrey Bogart

II . Gone with the Wind A2. Jodie Foster

III. Casablanca A3. Marlon Brando

IV. The Silence of the Lambs A4. Vivien Leigh

(A) I-A3, II-A4, III-A1, IV-A2 (B) I-A1, II-A2, III-A3, IV-A4(C) I-A4, II-A3, III-A2, IV-A1 (D) I-A1, II-A2, III-A4, IV-A3


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Section-C

DIRECTIONS for questions 1 and 2: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Kidsplay, a multinational toy manufacturing company decides to set up a plant in India. To set

up a plant, the company has an initial fixed investment of Rs.10,00,000. The manufacturing cost

per toy (which is variable and exclusive of the fixed investment) is Rs.60. The company decides

to fix the selling price of each toy at Rs.80. Assume there is no other cost or investment incurred

by the company for sel ling or manfactur ing the toys.

1. What is the minimum sales(in Rs) that Kidsplay has to achieve to earn a profit of at least25%?

(A) 1 crore (B) 1.8 crores (C) 2 crores (D) 1.6 crores

2. Using cost optimization measures, Kidsplay reduced the manufacturing cost per toy by 25%.As a result of this, on a production and sale of 1 lakh units of toys, the profit of the companyincreased by:

(A) 100% (B) 120% (C) 125% (D) 150%

DIRECTIONS for questions 3 to 9: Choose the correct alternat ive

3. A man initally invests Rs.12000 with a bank at 20% compound interest per annum for 5 years.(interest compounded annually). After 5 years, he uses this money (including the principal andthe interest earned) to buy a car which depreciates at 10% per annum. If 2 years after buyingthe car he sells his car for the amount he initially invested with the bank, then by what percentis the price at which he sold his car greater than or less than its depreciated value?

(A) 30.25% more (B) 40.46% less

(C) 50.38% less (D) 80% more

4. Rakesh has applied for a loan of Rs.300000. He has two options, the first is a fixed rate ofcompound interest of 6% for three years and the other is a floating rate of compound interestof 7% for the first year, 6% for the second year and 5% for the third year. If he repaysthe loan after three years, then which option is beneficial to Rakesh and by how much? (Assumeinterest is compounded anually)

(A) Fixed Rate, Rs.350 (B) Fixed Rate, Rs.246

(C) Floating Rate, Rs.31 (D) Fixed Rate, Rs.31

5. A solid cylinder is melted to form a number of solid right circular cones each having the sameradius and height as that of the cylinder. The change in the curved surface area is p21 sq.units.Find the volume of one of the cones, if the ratio of the slant height to the perpendicular heightof the cones is 5 : 4.(A) p12 unit3 (B) p24 unit3 (C) p30 unit3 (D) p36 unit3


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6. Let2 (x 5)(x 3)

yx 1

+ -=

- , then all the real values of x, for which y has non-zero real values,

are:(A) 5 < x < 1

(B) x > 15

(C) 5 < x < 1 or x > 3

(D) None of these

7. If a funct ion is defined as:

f(x, y) = f(2x y, x 2y) + x + y for x y < 0

= f(y 2x, 2y x) x y for x y > 0

then, find the value of f(9, 0) f(1, 0).

(A) 9 (B) 9 (C) 16 (D) 16

8. What is the probability that a number less than 100 and greater than 1 divided by 4 leavesa remainder 1, if we only consider numbers divided by 2, 4 or 5 leaving a remainder 1?

(A)59

10(B)

59

20(C)

59

24(D)

118

3

9. The horizontal distance between two towers is 60 feet. The angle of depression from the top

of the higher tower to the top of the shorter one is 60 o. If the height of the higher tower

is 150 feet, find the height of the other tower.

(A) 150 20 3- ft. (B) 150 60 3- ft.

(C)

20

150 3-

ft. (D)

150

203-

ft.

DIRECTIONS for questions 10 to 12: Refer to the following data and answer the quest ions that

follow.

A survey of a society whose residents are mainly businessmen shows that one-sixth of the society

residents own bunglows, one-fourth own flats and one-eighth of those who own bunglows do

not own flats.

10. What fraction of the society residents owns both a bunglow and a flat?

(A)7

12

(B)7

48

(C)7

16

(D) None of these

11. What fraction of the society residents owns either a bunglow or a flat or both?

(A)4

5(B)

1

48(C)

13

48(D)

15

48


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12. What fraction of the society residents owns neither a bunglow nor a flat?

(A)35

48(B)

15

16(C)

30

44(D) None of these

DIRECTIONS for questions 13 and 14: Choose the correct alternative.

13. In an office cubicle there are six desks, each provided with a telephone having a specific extensionnumber. A wireman forgets to make a note of the connections of the six telephones accordingto the extension numbers while changing the old wires with new ones. What is the probabilitythat the wireman does not connect any wire to its respective telephone matching the extensionnumber?

(A)1

2(B)

59

6!(C)

11

120(D)

53

144

14. The price of an X-ray machine is Rs.3,00,000. If the machine is bought in monthly installmentsin a period of 3 years with Rs.500 as the first installment and increasing the value of theinstallment by Rs.500 every succeeding month, find the extra amount paid by the buyer inthe installment scheme.

(A) Rs.3000 (B) Rs.3300 (C) Rs.30000 (D) Rs.33000

DIRECTIONS for questions 15 and 16: Refer the data below and answer the questions that follow.

A generous person gives some money to a school authority every year on 1 st Jan to invest at simple

interest at the rate of 8% p.a. The interest on this principal is given to the student who scores highest

percentage marks in Mathematics (Std IX) as prize money on 1st April. The interest is equal to 5

times the highest percentage marks obtained by the student (For calculation of interest only consider

a period till the previous day of recieving the prize money). If the same student has highest rank

in school he receives 1% of the principal in addition to interest as prize money. The interest is calculated

as daily basis.

15. If a second ranked student has scored the highest marks in Mathematics i.e., 144 out of 150 (Std

IX), the generous person must have given Rs.X to the school authority to invest the principal on

Jan 1, 2003; so that the student will get the particular amount on April 1, 2003. Find X.

(A) Rs.24350 (B) Rs.24000 (C) Rs.25000 (D) Rs.24500

16. If in a year, the highest score in Mathematics is 141 out of 150 and there are 3 such students.

Also, one of them is topper then he will get Rs.X, then

(A) Rs.22500 < X < Rs.23500 (B) Rs.23000 < X < Rs.24000

(C) Rs.23500 < X < Rs.24500 (D) Data Insufficient


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DIRECTIONS for questions 17 to 22: Choose the correct alternative.

17. The selection of candidates in a management entrance test is based on their performance inthe interview and their marks in the written test. The marks in the written test is the simple

average of the marks in arithmetical ability, language skills and the logical reasoning.The marks

in the language skills is taken as the combined marks of vocabulary with3

2rd weight and

of reading comprehension with1

3 weight. Consider the following data on marks obtained by

Ajay and Vijay.

Ajay Vijay

Arithmetical ability 56 48

Language Skills

Vocabulary 46.2 85.8

RC 58.5 99

Logical reasoning 20 31.2

Find the performance in the written test of Vijay and the marks in language skills for Ajay.

(A) 56.47, 50.3 (B) 56.4, 52.3 (C) 51.3, 54.7 (D) 60.2, 58.5

18. A certain transport company has two types of trucks - A and B. Type A truck can carryout 20 deliveries per day while Type B can carry out 25 deliveries a day. Fuel cost for atype A truck is Rs.15 per delivery and that for a type B truck is Rs.10 per delivery. Maintenancecost of a Type A truck is Rs.100 per day and that of a Type B truck is Rs.150 per day.If a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 Type B trucks can be used, then what is the number

of type A trucks to be used so as to carry out 1000 deliveries per day at the minimum costusing only both these type of trucks? (Assume each type of truck makes the exact numberof deliveries per day as mentioned above and no less)

(A) 40 (B) 35 (C) 8 (D) 12

19. If both x and y are integers, then the solutions of the equation x2 x 5 = 2y can be:

(A) (2, 0) and (3, 0) (B) (2, 0) and (3, 0)

(C) (3, 0) and (2, 0) (D) (3, 0) and (2, 0)

20. Meera paints walls for a living. She sometimes has Ashok to work with her. Meera takes 2days to paint a 10 ft by 10 ft wall. Ashok takes 3 days to do the same job. Meera has to

pay Ashok for his work on a per day basis, so shed rather do without him. Meera has recentlygot a contract to paint the walls and ceiling of a room of dimensions 10 ft by 15 ft and

a height of 10 ft. She had promised to do the job within 9 days. For how many days doesshe need to employ Ashok?

(A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 6


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21. A dairy farm owner removes 10 l of milk from a milk can containing 50 l of pure milk, addsin equal quantity of distilled water to it and sells it to the milk wholesaler. The milk wholesalerremoves 10 l of mixture, adds an equal quantity of distilled water to it and sells it to the

local dairy owner. The local dairy owner pours the contents of the milk can into a dairy containerwhich already contains 40 l mixture of milk and distilled water, costing Rs.22.5 per litre. Ifthe cost of pure milk is Rs.25 per litre and that of distilled water is Rs.15 per litre. Whatis the quantity of pure milk in the local dairy container at the moment?

(A) 48l (B) 62l (C) 54l (D) 90l

22. Find the external surface area of the closed bottle?

4cm

4cm

8cm10cm

10cm

(A) 340 p cm2 (B) 344 p cm2 (C) 172 p cm2 (D) 176 p cm2

DIRECTIONS for questions 23 and 24: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that

follow.

A cold drink manufacturing company has imported a machine for filling and sealing the bottles.

The machine has the capacity of filling 200 bottles in 10 min and sealing 100 bottles in 5 min.But

the machine takes a pause for 5 min after every 15 min for cooling. Three transport agencies

Alpha, Beta and Gama have given hourly rate for loading and transporting the bottles to their godown.

Alpha (Rs) Beta (Rs) Gama (Rs)

Transport of each carton of bottle upto 20 cartons 6 8 7

Each carton after 20 upto 30 4.5 5 5.5

Each additional carton after 30 4 3.5 3

Note : Each car ton contains 10 bot tles.

23. What is the maximum number of bottles that can be filled and sealed in one hour if fillingand sealing is not done simultaneously?

(A) 500 (B) 400 (C) 600 (D) 300

24. Which agencys loading /transporting offer is cheaper if the company chooses to pay per hour?

(A) Alpha (B) Beta (C) Gama (D) Alpha and Gama


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DIRECTIONS for questions 25 to 29: Choose the correct alternative.

25. It takes Kim 4 hours to drive from her house to her office at her normal speed. If she reduces her

speed by 3kmph, she takes 40 minutes extra. Find the distance between Kims house and her office.(A) 24 km (B) 84 km (C) 93 km (D) None of these

26. Four digit numbers are formed using digits 1, 3, 7, 9 and 0 without repetitions. What is thesum of digits in the thousands place of all numbers so formed?

(A) 240 (B) 120 (C) 480 (D) 192

27. Rahul, Irfan and Balaji have some coins of 25 paise, 50 paise and 1 rupee denomination suchthat total coins with each of them are in the ratio 11 : 6 : 13 respectively. The three of themhave 25 paise coins with them in the ratio 2 : 1 : 5 respectively, 50 paise coins in the ratio6 : 5 : 9 respectively and 1 Re. coins in the ratio 7 : 3 : 6 respectively. Find the amountwith Irfan if the three do not have money in any other denomination and the total numberof 25 paise coins with them is 32.

(A) Rs.26 (B) Rs.48 (C) Rs.35 (D) Cannot be determined

28. Place B lies exactly midway on the path from A to C such that all the places are connectedby roadway, waterway and railway. The average speeds by road, water and rail are 10 kmph,5 kmph and 15 kmph respectively. Which of the following routes will take the maximum timeto reach C from A?

(A) A to B by road and B to C by road

(B) A to B by water and B to C by rail

(C) A to B by rail and B to C by road

(D) A to B by road and B to C by water

29. A train 150m long travels at a speed of 100 kmph. A man standing on top of the train runsfrom one end of the train to the other at a speed of 20 kmph in the same direction as the

train. How many seconds will he take to reach the other end?

(A) 27 (B) 22.5 (C) 2.25 (D) None of these


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DIRECTIONS for question 30: Refer to the data below and answer the question that follows.

The graph given below shows exchange rate of $ Vs Rupee. It also shows revenue earned (in$ billion) from exports by an Asian Country from 2003 to 2009.

For eg. In 2004, exchange rate of $ is Rs.41.5 and revenue earned was $ 750 billion.

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30. How many rupees more did Country earn through exports in 2005 than in 2008?

(A) Rs.34450 billion (B) Rs.27750 billion

(C) Rs.30250 billion (D) Rs.25000 billion


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Section-D

DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 4: Read the passage given below and answer the quest ions that

follow.

Knowledge emerges out of perceived lacunae in existing fields and the pioneering futuristic ideas

of enterprising and creative minds. The social sciences emerged in the nineteenth century out of

this perceived need to tackle the newer and varied issues emerging in society due to industrialization.

Various disciplines of social sciences emerged out of the felt need that specialized and differentiated

disciplines required to be created to address the range of problems being thrown up by dramatic

changes in society.

Thus, political science and public administration grew out of the necessity to understand and tackle

the problems resulting from the transformation in the relationship between the individual, political

and administrative aspects of the society and the state. The study of political history, politicaltheory, state, ideology, political institutions, administrative theories, Bureaucracy and its institutions,

etc. was started to gain insights into the processes of government with the intention of improving

the conditions in society.

However, it was perceived that this historical, descriptive study of political and administrative structures

and institutions did not sufficiently help to alter or improve individual and societal conditions. While

these studies were contributing to academic analysis, they did not have a direct impact on improving

the quality of human life. It was more or less accepted that social sciences had little or no practical

application. This realization made the scholars feel that social sciences should provide solutions

or at least approach the actual problems of the society.

Early in the twentieth century, the thought of applying the research methods of pure sciences

in social sciences to bring about change in them came forward. To an extent, emphasis on empiricalinvestigation and scientific methodology did lead to clear quantifiable results in a few areas like

psychology, economics and management . The relevance of social science research and its increasing

applicability was amply demonstrated after 1920s. Increasingly, social sciences were seen to be

emerging out of their ivory tower of metaphysical and theoretical constructs to handle common

problems and issues.

Economics was the first discipline to find acceptance in both - the government and the general

publ ic. The World War I and its repercussions were well analyzed and managed by economists,

who found acceptance in the corridors of political decision-making. After the Great Depression,

it became an integral part of all government offices. Further, theories of psychology and sociology,

which until recently were bound within the confines of libraries and universities, were getting used

to explain and tackle various issues in societies. Sociological theories, psychological experiments

and economic policies were creating new frontiers and boundaries for social sciences, leading to

two developments. On one hand, recognizing the potential for growth, these disciplines were experimenting

on novel and innovative themes and concepts which could directly be used by the society. On

the other hand, the State and its governing organs were looking forward to the academicians to

articulate the problems and conceptualize the solutions and alternatives to handle practical issues

within the society.


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The interwar period and the World War II were charting new fields and parameters for the social

sciences, which could handle various tasks effectively and efficiently. Managing the socio-economic

problems of the Great Depression, financing of the war, logistics, communication mechanisms during

the war, administrative organization, resource allocation, rehabilitation, political accountability - these

were the prime issues of this time and they showed the prospects for the social sciences.

Scholars began to deliberate the prospects of pooling knowledge, insights and methodologies in

order to resolve common tasks and issues. Higher education, specialization and research in newer

areas like decision making, scientific management, operations research, decision theory, etc. contributed

in extending the scope and focus of the social sciences in 1930s and 1940s. The need and opportunity

for the emergence of a new discipline dedicated to problem solving arose out of these conditions.

The idea was a concretization of the mood at those times which were seriously grappling with

the material, physical, financial, psychological, intellectual, social, philosophical, individual and societal

implications of the World War II.

1. What can be the most appropriate reason for economics being the first social science to beaccepted as a discipline for practical purposes?

(A) The Great Depression (B) World War I

(C) World War II (D) Inter-war years

2. What is the most important reason for the evolution of social sciences?

(A) Theoretical and metaphysical constructs

(B) Industrialization

(C) Empirical methods

(D) Problems of the society

3. With respect to this passage, which of the following statements is definitely NOT true?

(A) Social sciences have come a long way since their origin.

(B) Social sciences have provided solutions to many pressing problems.

(C) Social sciences have to provide solutions to social problems.

(D) Both the World Wars have contributed a lot to social sciences.

4. The author of this passage definitely agrees with this statement with respect to the passage-

(A) Social sciences are not dependent on empirical research like pure sciences.

(B) Social sciences can predict the future.

(C) Social sciences should combine the resources.

(D) Every problem had added to the understanding of the social sciences.


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DIRECTIONS for questions 5 to 8: Read the passage given below and answer the quest ions that

follow.

The ancient South Asian form of wrestling is called malla-yuddha. Practiced at least since the

5th century BC and described in the 13th century treatise Malla Purana , it was the precursor

of modern pehlwani.

In the 16th century, India was conquered by the Central Asian Mughals, who were of Mongol

descent and officially patronized Persian culture. They brought the influence of Persian and Mongolian

wrestling to the local malla-yuddha, thereby creating modern pehlwani.

In the recent past, India had great wrestlers of the class of the Great Gama and Gobar Goho.

India reached its peak of glory in the IV Asian Games (later on called Jakarta Games) in 1962

when all the seven wrestlers were placed on the medal list and in between them they won 12

medals in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. A repetition of this performance was

witnessed when all the 8 wrestlers sent to the Commonwealth Games held at Kingston, Jamaicahad the distinction of getting medals for the country. During the 60s, India was ranked among

the first eight or nine wrestling nations of the world and hosted the world wrestling championships

in New Delhi in 1967.

Pehlwans who compete in wrestling nowadays are also known to cross-train in the grappling aspects

of judo and jujutsu. Legendary wrestlers from the bygone era like Karl Gotch have made tours

to India to learn the art of pehlwani and further hone their skills. Karl Gotch was even gifted

a pair of mudgals (exercise equipment used by the Indian wrestlers). The conditioning exercises

of pehlwani have been incorporated into many of the conditioning aspects of both catch wrestling

and shoot wrestling, along with their derivative systems. These systems also borrow several throws,

submissions and takedowns from peh lwani.

The popularity of this sport seems to be withering away. The milked sand wrestling pits (20X20

deep stone courtyards, filled with clay and water or milk), which served as the traditional arena

for both training and competitions are now giving way to wrestling mats and rings. The wrestlers

are pursuing the sport as a hobby and not as a full time profession, and popular professional

wrestling promotions have pushed pehlwani to the brink of obscurity.

5. Which of the following statements cannot be derived from the passage?

(A) Malla-yuddha has been practised only since the 5th century BC.

(B) Local malla-yudhatransformed into pehlwani post the influence of Persian and Mongolian

wrestling.

(C) Now a days, wrestling is taken up more as a hobby rather than a profession.

(D) The effect of modernization can be seen in the set-up of the wrestling fields.


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6. The conditioning exercises of pehlwani have not contributed which of the following to the

conditioning exercises of other similar forms of wrestling?

a] throws b] submissions c] takedowns d] grappling e] mudgals(A) a, b and c (B) All except e

(C) d and e (D) All of the above

7. Which of the following cannot be determined as true as per the information given in the passage?

a] Indians excelled in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman Wrestling in the Jakarta Games.

b] India won more than 12 medals in the Commonwealth Games with the help of their

8 wrestlers.

c] The popularity of pehlwani has been diminishing over the years.

(A) Only a (B) Only b (C) Only c (D) a and c

8. The phrase giving way to as used in the passage is closest in meaning to:

(A) moving cautiously towards (B) producing

(C) setting the standards for (D) being replaced by

DIRECTIONS for questions 9 to 13: In the following questions, a sentence is given followed by

four different ways of phrasing the same sentence. Choose the most grammatically and semantically

correct alternative.

9. It is interesting but not surprising to note that the world has never completely been democratic:

in fact, almost half the world remains perpetually shrouded in fundamentalism and despotic

rule even today.

(A) The world today remains shrouded in undemocratic and authoritarian governments, just

as in the past.

(B) The world today remains divided into the democratic, free half and the other half that

still lives under despotism and authoritarianism.

(C) The world has now got divided into two halves, one that believes in democracy and the

other that is still buried deep in despotism and authoritarianism.

(D) The democratic world is often at war with the fundamentalist, despotic other world.

10. Man is intelligent and creative he created the microprocessor, a dumb machine, which now

lords over each aspect of his life.

(A) The microprocessor has begun to acquire the skills and intelligence that man once possessed.

(B) The intelligent and creative man has ended up creating the microprocessor which will

eventually rule the world.

(C) Man has become so intelligent that he has handed over his own kingdom to a dumb computer.

(D) Mans intelligence and creativity has led to birth of the microprocessor, a mindless machine

which has become indispensable to man.


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11. Neither literature nor poetry can truly estimate the worth of humankind for anything that

is created by any human being ought to be biased in its world view.

(A) Human beings, always being prejudiced in their world view, can never estimate their ownworth through literature or poetry.

(B) There is nothing exquisite about literature or poetry; they do not represent humankind

in any appreciable form.

(C) Literature and poetry are mere figments of imagination; they are produced by people who

know or care little about the real world.

(D) No form of art ever created by human beings can explain humankind in its entirety.

12. There has always been a huge gap of understanding between the ruling class and the masses:

neither has ever been able to truly comprehend the other.

(A) The bourgeois and the masses have never quite been able to come to terms with each

other.

(B) There is no greater enmity in the world than the one that exists between the classes and

the masses.

(C) That the masses have never got power in their hands is a very sad reflection of society.

(D) The ruling class and the masses are always fighting each other.

13. Sport has ceased to be the domain of the gentleman; doping has assumed such proportions

that there are calls for it to be made legal.

(A) Doping in sport has become so rampant that every gentleman has taken to drugs.

(B) Doping in sport is bound to be legalized because the menace has reached great proportions.

(C) Doping in sport has become so commonplace that some feel that legalizing it is the only

way to solve the problem.

(D) There is a need for effective review of rules to ensure that doping acquires the legal

status it deserves.

DIRECTIONS for questions 14 to 24: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentences

have been left blank. Beneath each sentence four different ways of completing the sentence are

indicated. From among the given choices, choose the best alternative.

14. Not so long ago, Mexico and the United States were, in the title of a best selling book, Distant

Neighbours; such was the ________ between them from politics to ways of ______.(A) discrepancy economics (B) semblance life

(C) gulf thought (D) parallelism attitude


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15. He is famous for his monetary policy decisions, moving ______ and stirring hearts: and thisweeks cut in the interest rate was no _______.

(A) masses joke (B) views surprise

(C) fast shock (D) markets exception

16. Until late in the twentieth century, Europe implied not only a definite area of the Earths________ but also a certain type of _______.

(A) scum identity (B) surface civilization

(C) plane thought (D) face geography

17. What is __________ at the __________ moment is the nature of the security debate and the

manner in which a dominant narrative has emerged.

(A) pertinent ... relevant (B) germane ... present

(C) extrinsic ... suitable (D) indicated ... extraneous

18. However, a __________ of their ideological motivations and the political benefits that __________

to their patrons, tell a different story.

(A) scrutiny ... accrued (B) serenity ... related

(C) perusal ... demonstrate (D) foreboding ... mentioned

19. Finally, _________ turned out to be a question, _______ difficult than any other.

(A) it ... very (B) these ... most

(C) this ... more (D) what ... much

20. The publisher ______ that the writer ______ present at the venue of book-release.

(A) said ... is (B) wish ... must(C) told ... was (D) insisted ... be

21. Comparing life to a bicycle, Albert Einstein has said that to keep one must

keep .

(A) cycling ... pedalling (B) balancing ... moving

(C) wandering ... stability (D) pedalling ... exercising

22. Being sensitive to public issues and to devote time for public causes have to be

the primary for one to be a politician.

(A) readiness ... qualities (B) preparedness ... responsibilities

(C) willingness ... qualifications ( D) willing ... eligibility

23. Perhaps in a democracy and a national counter-narrative to radical

religiosity helps us see things in a different light.

(A) life ... accepting (B) policies ... acceptance

(C) living ... accepting (D) livelihood ... acceptance


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24. Tackling steep slopes with an ice axe and _______ on to a frozen rope for dear life, arenot for the faint-hearted or ill-prepared.

(A) hang (B) hung (C) hanging (D) hangs

DIRECTIONS for questions 25 to 30: Each question has a sentence followed by four options. Arrange

the four options in a logical sequence in continuation with the given statement.

25. Lions usually hunt at night, or at least in the cool hours of dawn and dusk.

a] It's one of many uncommon traits of a pride of lions that lives in an intimate rela-

tionship with a herd of Cape buffalo on a marshy island in the Okavango Delta.

b] But when the midday heat climbs to 120 F, the lions of Duba Plains are just star ting

to stalk their prey.

c] They attack this ready meat supply with little of the usual lioness stealth.

d] The nine lionesses of the Tsaro pride (tsaro is the local name of the palms they like to

rest under) rarely let the herd out of their sight.

(A) dbca (B) badc (C) dcab (D) dabc

26. The pride begins a hunt with seeming nonchalance, scanning for easy victims as panic startsto spread.

a] The lions break into a run, and the herd stampedes.

b] The pride works as a team, watching for missteps as the prey wearies under the

pressure of assaul t.

c] Other times the struggle can last seven hours - an intricate tango in the wild, with

the cats probing for weakness and the buffalo countering with slashing hooves and

swinging horns.d] Sometimes it looks as if the lions are completely in charge, knocking down and killing

even a large buffalo within five minutes.

(A) acdb (B) adcb (C) abdc (D) abcd

27. Displaying reluctance to cross a river where crocodiles lurk, a group locally called the Pantry

Pride, shows its scars.

a] Lioness after lioness of this pride died by hoof or horn, and now only two remain.

b] But fearlessness took its toll .

c] One of these lionesses recently felled a bull after clinging to his throat for almost an hour,

even as another bull repeatedly charged her.

d] Once as numerous as the Tsaro pride, it ruled the eastern edge of Duba, attacking buffalo

with abandon.(A) cdba (B) dcab (C) dcba (D) dabc


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28. As you are rehearsing on stage, you wonder why you have spent so much time at homefine-tuning the pedaling, the dynamics, and the tempos when they will all need altering in this

new acoustical environment.a] We will even sometimes try to quicken the tempo ever so slightly to ensure that the music

has a proper flow.

b] If we find the sound to be on the dry side, we will probably use more pedal to help add

colour.

c] These last-minute adjustments for impeccable sound delivery on stage remain the concert

pianists major chal lenges.

d] Whatever sound we hear on stage governs our performance and, one could almost say,

becomes our co-creator .

(A) abcd (B) adbc (C) dbac (D) cdba

29. My grandfather was a retired school teacher and would spend hours everyday sitting underthe banyan tree.

a] Tired out by the heat, they would drink the cool water kept under the tree, wash their

faces with it and chat with my grandfather.

b] Most of the people were villagers taking a break from their work in the fields nearby.

c] When I would get tired of playing I would sit next to him and observe the people he was

talking to, and listen to their conversations.

d] They carried heavy burden on their heads and worked under the sun.

(A) cbad (B) bdca (C) cbda (D) bcda

30. Last month, twenty five Japanese visitors came to Neemrana, but not to see the famous fortover there.

a] The 1170-acre Neemrana Phase-III industrial estate will not only offer tax breaks, but also

an exclusive zone to Japanese investors.

b] The geographical advantages are, however, not its only sell ing points.c] About 100km from Delhi and 60 km from Haryanas industrial hub of Manesar, Neemrana

is situated on the National Highway (NH) 8 and beside the proposed rail freight corridor.

d] They were visiting the site of a proposed industrial estate, Neemrana, that has earned the

sobriquet of Little Japan, at the drafting stage itself.

(A) cdab (B) dcba (C) dcab (D) cbad


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PART - II

Instructions: This part consists of two questions. Please write your answers in the space provided.All the questions are compulsory.

1. There are three subparts to this question and all of them carry equal marks.

a. Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. Present arguments in support

of this statement.


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b. Present as many arguments against the statement as you have presented in support of

the statement in 1(a).


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c. Having given your arguments on both sides of Without deviation from the norm, progress

is not possible, present your own view in 45-50 words in response to a request from

a leading newspaper editor. Please note that no marks will be given for expressing your

view on both sides of the argument.


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2. Please arrange the following pictures in a sequence in such a way that a story is formed.Write the picture sequence and a story of approximately 300 words in the allocated space.Ensure that all the pictures have been utilized in the story.

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E) (F)

(G) (H) (I)

Write the picture sequence.


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