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The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Today we are faced with the harsh reality that the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases has not made quantum advances since the early successes of vaccines and antimicrobial therapies. In a sense, the world is headed backward, as once-treatable microbes become resistant to existing therapies, and new infections for which there are no effective interventions continue to arise. This situation represents a serious and imminent threat to the world.
The emergence of a highly lethal and rapidly spreading antimicrobial- resistant infection would lead to untold numbers of deaths and unimaginable misery. The consequences could be similar in magnitude to a large-scale terrorist attack. Communities could be walled off, national borders closed, and travel could be restricted or even suspended. Health systems could disintegrate or collapse, as could economies. The possibility of such an apocalyptic scenario suggests that the threat of infectious diseases is among the most important challenges that humankind faces. It is not just a public health risk; it is a threat to national and global security. Thus, it must be met with a comprehensive and effective solution.
The research and development required to produce new medicines or vaccines is time-consuming, often taking more than a dozen years. It is also very expensive, costing hundreds of millions of dollars for every new product. Moreover, there is no guarantee of success; indeed, for each successful product, there are as many as nine equally promising candidates that fail. Given the risks involved, it is not surprising that pharmaceutical companies are very careful in their choice of investments in new drug or vaccine programs, selecting only those that promise financial gains sufficient to cover the costs of both successes and failures and provide a reasonable return on the required investment.
Almost every country is prepared to channel a large percentage of its GDP toward investments in national defense or security. The global threat of emerging or resistant infections must be viewed first and foremost in that context, with all countries committed to providing financing, intellectual capital, and available resources to support the discovery, development, manufacture, stockpiling, and equitable distribution of new antimicrobial agents and vaccines. Unless countries recognize the risks they face, they are unlikely to make such a commitment. It goes without saying that this would be a complicated undertaking, with many details to be worked out. But somehow we must suspend disbelief and take action now, lest we be caught off-guard against an imminent global threat. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
Q.According to the passage, which of the following is likely to pose a serious and imminent threat to the world?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Today we are faced with the harsh reality that the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases has not made quantum advances since the early successes of vaccines and antimicrobial therapies. In a sense, the world is headed backward, as once-treatable microbes become resistant to existing therapies, and new infections for which there are no effective interventions continue to arise. This situation represents a serious and imminent threat to the world.
The emergence of a highly lethal and rapidly spreading antimicrobial- resistant infection would lead to untold numbers of deaths and unimaginable misery. The consequences could be similar in magnitude to a large-scale terrorist attack. Communities could be walled off, national borders closed, and travel could be restricted or even suspended. Health systems could disintegrate or collapse, as could economies. The possibility of such an apocalyptic scenario suggests that the threat of infectious diseases is among the most important challenges that humankind faces. It is not just a public health risk; it is a threat to national and global security. Thus, it must be met with a comprehensive and effective solution.
The research and development required to produce new medicines or vaccines is time-consuming, often taking more than a dozen years. It is also very expensive, costing hundreds of millions of dollars for every new product. Moreover, there is no guarantee of success; indeed, for each successful product, there are as many as nine equally promising candidates that fail. Given the risks involved, it is not surprising that pharmaceutical companies are very careful in their choice of investments in new drug or vaccine programs, selecting only those that promise financial gains sufficient to cover the costs of both successes and failures and provide a reasonable return on the required investment.
Almost every country is prepared to channel a large percentage of its GDP toward investments in national defense or security. The global threat of emerging or resistant infections must be viewed first and foremost in that context, with all countries committed to providing financing, intellectual capital, and available resources to support the discovery, development, manufacture, stockpiling, and equitable distribution of new antimicrobial agents and vaccines. Unless countries recognize the risks they face, they are unlikely to make such a commitment. It goes without saying that this would be a complicated undertaking, with many details to be worked out. But somehow we must suspend disbelief and take action now, lest we be caught off-guard against an imminent global threat. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
Q.The following could be the repercussions of the spread of infectious diseases, except:
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Today we are faced with the harsh reality that the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases has not made quantum advances since the early successes of vaccines and antimicrobial therapies. In a sense, the world is headed backward, as once-treatable microbes become resistant to existing therapies, and new infections for which there are no effective interventions continue to arise. This situation represents a serious and imminent threat to the world.
The emergence of a highly lethal and rapidly spreading antimicrobial- resistant infection would lead to untold numbers of deaths and unimaginable misery. The consequences could be similar in magnitude to a large-scale terrorist attack. Communities could be walled off, national borders closed, and travel could be restricted or even suspended. Health systems could disintegrate or collapse, as could economies. The possibility of such an apocalyptic scenario suggests that the threat of infectious diseases is among the most important challenges that humankind faces. It is not just a public health risk; it is a threat to national and global security. Thus, it must be met with a comprehensive and effective solution.
The research and development required to produce new medicines or vaccines is time-consuming, often taking more than a dozen years. It is also very expensive, costing hundreds of millions of dollars for every new product. Moreover, there is no guarantee of success; indeed, for each successful product, there are as many as nine equally promising candidates that fail. Given the risks involved, it is not surprising that pharmaceutical companies are very careful in their choice of investments in new drug or vaccine programs, selecting only those that promise financial gains sufficient to cover the costs of both successes and failures and provide a reasonable return on the required investment.
Almost every country is prepared to channel a large percentage of its GDP toward investments in national defense or security. The global threat of emerging or resistant infections must be viewed first and foremost in that context, with all countries committed to providing financing, intellectual capital, and available resources to support the discovery, development, manufacture, stockpiling, and equitable distribution of new antimicrobial agents and vaccines. Unless countries recognize the risks they face, they are unlikely to make such a commitment. It goes without saying that this would be a complicated undertaking, with many details to be worked out. But somehow we must suspend disbelief and take action now, lest we be caught off-guard against an imminent global threat. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
Q.In the passage, which of the following is/are obstacles faced by pharmaceuticals?
A. Bottlenecks in development and production of new medicines and vaccines
B. Constraints in raising capital for research and development
C. Availability of skilled workers and competent scientists to develop new medicines and vaccines
A. Bottlenecks in development and production of new medicines and vaccines
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Today we are faced with the harsh reality that the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases has not made quantum advances since the early successes of vaccines and antimicrobial therapies. In a sense, the world is headed backward, as once-treatable microbes become resistant to existing therapies, and new infections for which there are no effective interventions continue to arise. This situation represents a serious and imminent threat to the world.
The emergence of a highly lethal and rapidly spreading antimicrobial- resistant infection would lead to untold numbers of deaths and unimaginable misery. The consequences could be similar in magnitude to a large-scale terrorist attack. Communities could be walled off, national borders closed, and travel could be restricted or even suspended. Health systems could disintegrate or collapse, as could economies. The possibility of such an apocalyptic scenario suggests that the threat of infectious diseases is among the most important challenges that humankind faces. It is not just a public health risk; it is a threat to national and global security. Thus, it must be met with a comprehensive and effective solution.
The research and development required to produce new medicines or vaccines is time-consuming, often taking more than a dozen years. It is also very expensive, costing hundreds of millions of dollars for every new product. Moreover, there is no guarantee of success; indeed, for each successful product, there are as many as nine equally promising candidates that fail. Given the risks involved, it is not surprising that pharmaceutical companies are very careful in their choice of investments in new drug or vaccine programs, selecting only those that promise financial gains sufficient to cover the costs of both successes and failures and provide a reasonable return on the required investment.
Almost every country is prepared to channel a large percentage of its GDP toward investments in national defense or security. The global threat of emerging or resistant infections must be viewed first and foremost in that context, with all countries committed to providing financing, intellectual capital, and available resources to support the discovery, development, manufacture, stockpiling, and equitable distribution of new antimicrobial agents and vaccines. Unless countries recognize the risks they face, they are unlikely to make such a commitment. It goes without saying that this would be a complicated undertaking, with many details to be worked out. But somehow we must suspend disbelief and take action now, lest we be caught off-guard against an imminent global threat. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
Q.Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Today we are faced with the harsh reality that the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases has not made quantum advances since the early successes of vaccines and antimicrobial therapies. In a sense, the world is headed backward, as once-treatable microbes become resistant to existing therapies, and new infections for which there are no effective interventions continue to arise. This situation represents a serious and imminent threat to the world.
The emergence of a highly lethal and rapidly spreading antimicrobial- resistant infection would lead to untold numbers of deaths and unimaginable misery. The consequences could be similar in magnitude to a large-scale terrorist attack. Communities could be walled off, national borders closed, and travel could be restricted or even suspended. Health systems could disintegrate or collapse, as could economies. The possibility of such an apocalyptic scenario suggests that the threat of infectious diseases is among the most important challenges that humankind faces. It is not just a public health risk; it is a threat to national and global security. Thus, it must be met with a comprehensive and effective solution.
The research and development required to produce new medicines or vaccines is time-consuming, often taking more than a dozen years. It is also very expensive, costing hundreds of millions of dollars for every new product. Moreover, there is no guarantee of success; indeed, for each successful product, there are as many as nine equally promising candidates that fail. Given the risks involved, it is not surprising that pharmaceutical companies are very careful in their choice of investments in new drug or vaccine programs, selecting only those that promise financial gains sufficient to cover the costs of both successes and failures and provide a reasonable return on the required investment.
Almost every country is prepared to channel a large percentage of its GDP toward investments in national defense or security. The global threat of emerging or resistant infections must be viewed first and foremost in that context, with all countries committed to providing financing, intellectual capital, and available resources to support the discovery, development, manufacture, stockpiling, and equitable distribution of new antimicrobial agents and vaccines. Unless countries recognize the risks they face, they are unlikely to make such a commitment. It goes without saying that this would be a complicated undertaking, with many details to be worked out. But somehow we must suspend disbelief and take action now, lest we be caught off-guard against an imminent global threat. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
Q.“The possibility of such an apocalyptic scenario suggests that the threat of infectious diseases is among the most important challenges that humankind faces.” This implies:
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Today we are faced with the harsh reality that the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases has not made quantum advances since the early successes of vaccines and antimicrobial therapies. In a sense, the world is headed backward, as once-treatable microbes become resistant to existing therapies, and new infections for which there are no effective interventions continue to arise. This situation represents a serious and imminent threat to the world.
The emergence of a highly lethal and rapidly spreading antimicrobial- resistant infection would lead to untold numbers of deaths and unimaginable misery. The consequences could be similar in magnitude to a large-scale terrorist attack. Communities could be walled off, national borders closed, and travel could be restricted or even suspended. Health systems could disintegrate or collapse, as could economies. The possibility of such an apocalyptic scenario suggests that the threat of infectious diseases is among the most important challenges that humankind faces. It is not just a public health risk; it is a threat to national and global security. Thus, it must be met with a comprehensive and effective solution.
The research and development required to produce new medicines or vaccines is time-consuming, often taking more than a dozen years. It is also very expensive, costing hundreds of millions of dollars for every new product. Moreover, there is no guarantee of success; indeed, for each successful product, there are as many as nine equally promising candidates that fail. Given the risks involved, it is not surprising that pharmaceutical companies are very careful in their choice of investments in new drug or vaccine programs, selecting only those that promise financial gains sufficient to cover the costs of both successes and failures and provide a reasonable return on the required investment.
Almost every country is prepared to channel a large percentage of its GDP toward investments in national defense or security. The global threat of emerging or resistant infections must be viewed first and foremost in that context, with all countries committed to providing financing, intellectual capital, and available resources to support the discovery, development, manufacture, stockpiling, and equitable distribution of new antimicrobial agents and vaccines. Unless countries recognize the risks they face, they are unlikely to make such a commitment. It goes without saying that this would be a complicated undertaking, with many details to be worked out. But somehow we must suspend disbelief and take action now, lest we be caught off-guard against an imminent global threat. This is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
Q.What is the passage about?
A passage is followed by questions pertaining to the passage. Read the passage and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer.
Until about 1830, pizza was sold from open-air stands and out of pizza bakeries. Pizzerias keep this age-old tradition alive today. It is possible to enjoy pizza wrapped in paper and a drink sold from open-air stands outside the premises. Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in Naples is widely regarded as the city's first pizzeria. It started producing pizzas for peddlers in 1738 but expanded to a pizza restaurant with chairs and tables in 1830. It still serves pizza from the same premises today.
A description of pizza in Naples around 1830 is given by the French writer and food expert Alexandre Dumas, pere in his work Le Corricolo, Chapter VIII. He writes that pizza was the only food of the humble people in Naples during winter and that "in Naples pizza is flavored with oil, lard, tallow, cheese, tomato, or anchovies."
The Neapolitans take their pizza very seriously. Purists, like the famous pizzeria “Da Michele” in Via C. Sersale (founded 1870), consider there to be only two true pizzas — the Marinara and the Margherita — and that is all they serve. These two "pure" pizzas are the ones preferred by many Italians today.
The Marinara is the older of the two and has a topping of tomato, oregano, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. It is named “Marinara” not because it has seafood on it (it doesn't) but because it was the food prepared by "la marinara", the seaman's wife, for her sea faring husband when he returned from fishing trips in the Bay of Naples.
Q.Why could the “Marinara” be easily mistaken as a seafood pizza?
A passage is followed by questions pertaining to the passage. Read the passage and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer.
Until about 1830, pizza was sold from open-air stands and out of pizza bakeries. Pizzerias keep this age-old tradition alive today. It is possible to enjoy pizza wrapped in paper and a drink sold from open-air stands outside the premises. Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in Naples is widely regarded as the city's first pizzeria. It started producing pizzas for peddlers in 1738 but expanded to a pizza restaurant with chairs and tables in 1830. It still serves pizza from the same premises today.
A description of pizza in Naples around 1830 is given by the French writer and food expert Alexandre Dumas, pere in his work Le Corricolo, Chapter VIII. He writes that pizza was the only food of the humble people in Naples during winter and that "in Naples pizza is flavored with oil, lard, tallow, cheese, tomato, or anchovies."
The Neapolitans take their pizza very seriously. Purists, like the famous pizzeria “Da Michele” in Via C. Sersale (founded 1870), consider there to be only two true pizzas — the Marinara and the Margherita — and that is all they serve. These two "pure" pizzas are the ones preferred by many Italians today.
The Marinara is the older of the two and has a topping of tomato, oregano, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. It is named “Marinara” not because it has seafood on it (it doesn't) but because it was the food prepared by "la marinara", the seaman's wife, for her sea faring husband when he returned from fishing trips in the Bay of Naples.
Q.The passage implies that the Margherita and the Marinara are the only two “pure” pizzas:
A passage is followed by questions pertaining to the passage. Read the passage and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer.
Until about 1830, pizza was sold from open-air stands and out of pizza bakeries. Pizzerias keep this age-old tradition alive today. It is possible to enjoy pizza wrapped in paper and a drink sold from open-air stands outside the premises. Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in Naples is widely regarded as the city's first pizzeria. It started producing pizzas for peddlers in 1738 but expanded to a pizza restaurant with chairs and tables in 1830. It still serves pizza from the same premises today.
A description of pizza in Naples around 1830 is given by the French writer and food expert Alexandre Dumas, pere in his work Le Corricolo, Chapter VIII. He writes that pizza was the only food of the humble people in Naples during winter and that "in Naples pizza is flavored with oil, lard, tallow, cheese, tomato, or anchovies."
The Neapolitans take their pizza very seriously. Purists, like the famous pizzeria “Da Michele” in Via C. Sersale (founded 1870), consider there to be only two true pizzas — the Marinara and the Margherita — and that is all they serve. These two "pure" pizzas are the ones preferred by many Italians today.
The Marinara is the older of the two and has a topping of tomato, oregano, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. It is named “Marinara” not because it has seafood on it (it doesn't) but because it was the food prepared by "la marinara", the seaman's wife, for her sea faring husband when he returned from fishing trips in the Bay of Naples.
Q.Which of the following options could be a suitable title for this passage?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Is anyone a born entrepreneur, a born leader or born to win? I believe everyone is born to win but you have to make winning a habit. Think of this: a quitter never wins, a winner never quits. I have been privileged to share the dream and journey of many entrepreneurs. A few traits are habits with all of them. A winner is a believer. Belief in oneself and one’s convictions — that inner voice of core strength to pursue dreams despite difficulties.
Along the way everyone they meet gets swept up in their dreams and aspirations. This belief is rooted in a bigger purpose than self- satisfaction. Winners are great listeners. They learn continuously; they take inputs; they don’t think they have all the answers; and they are confident to have the humility to hear other points of view.
Listening is about striving for comprehension and making oneself open to possibilities. Winners value self-development. They constantly challenge themselves and set aggressive goals and often surpass expectations. They make organisational learning a priority. Winners are unstoppable. They don’t count hurdles. They don’t brood about failures and risks. They are activators.
They have a clear compass on why they keep trying and what they set out to achieve. Hence they have the edge to get up, dust themselves off, and set out again and again.
Winners are decisive. They chart the course and make choices all the time while being transparent and suffused with a clarity of purpose. They are less prone to procrastination. They are resilient to change and very effective in communicating their decisions. Another word for this is nimbleness, and in these times, this quality is essential to innovate.
Is all this too much to ask? Of late, too often, I read are we expecting too much from young entrepreneurs. Was too much expected of Alexander when he became king at 20 and set out to conquer the world? Or of Akbar who inherited the empire at the age of 14? Being a founder, building a high-velocity organisation is no doubt high-pressure, but isn’t it a choice? Isn’t competing in the Olympics different from playing cricket in your backyard?
Over the years, I have a more nuanced take about winning itself.
Winning doesn’t always mean being first; winning means you are doing better than you have done before.
Q.Which of the following could be a suitable title for the above passage?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Is anyone a born entrepreneur, a born leader or born to win? I believe everyone is born to win but you have to make winning a habit. Think of this: a quitter never wins, a winner never quits. I have been privileged to share the dream and journey of many entrepreneurs. A few traits are habits with all of them. A winner is a believer. Belief in oneself and one’s convictions — that inner voice of core strength to pursue dreams despite difficulties.
Along the way everyone they meet gets swept up in their dreams and aspirations. This belief is rooted in a bigger purpose than self- satisfaction. Winners are great listeners. They learn continuously; they take inputs; they don’t think they have all the answers; and they are confident to have the humility to hear other points of view.
Listening is about striving for comprehension and making oneself open to possibilities. Winners value self-development. They constantly challenge themselves and set aggressive goals and often surpass expectations. They make organisational learning a priority. Winners are unstoppable. They don’t count hurdles. They don’t brood about failures and risks. They are activators.
They have a clear compass on why they keep trying and what they set out to achieve. Hence they have the edge to get up, dust themselves off, and set out again and again.
Winners are decisive. They chart the course and make choices all the time while being transparent and suffused with a clarity of purpose. They are less prone to procrastination. They are resilient to change and very effective in communicating their decisions. Another word for this is nimbleness, and in these times, this quality is essential to innovate.
Is all this too much to ask? Of late, too often, I read are we expecting too much from young entrepreneurs. Was too much expected of Alexander when he became king at 20 and set out to conquer the world? Or of Akbar who inherited the empire at the age of 14? Being a founder, building a high-velocity organisation is no doubt high-pressure, but isn’t it a choice? Isn’t competing in the Olympics different from playing cricket in your backyard?
Over the years, I have a more nuanced take about winning itself.
Winning doesn’t always mean being first; winning means you are doing better than you have done before.
Q.Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument in the above passage?
A. One has to be bom a winner and winning cannot be taught or learned.
B. Losers are no different than winners apart from the fact that they are short on luck.
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Is anyone a born entrepreneur, a born leader or born to win? I believe everyone is born to win but you have to make winning a habit. Think of this: a quitter never wins, a winner never quits. I have been privileged to share the dream and journey of many entrepreneurs. A few traits are habits with all of them. A winner is a believer. Belief in oneself and one’s convictions — that inner voice of core strength to pursue dreams despite difficulties.
Along the way everyone they meet gets swept up in their dreams and aspirations. This belief is rooted in a bigger purpose than self- satisfaction. Winners are great listeners. They learn continuously; they take inputs; they don’t think they have all the answers; and they are confident to have the humility to hear other points of view.
Listening is about striving for comprehension and making oneself open to possibilities. Winners value self-development. They constantly challenge themselves and set aggressive goals and often surpass expectations. They make organisational learning a priority. Winners are unstoppable. They don’t count hurdles. They don’t brood about failures and risks. They are activators.
They have a clear compass on why they keep trying and what they set out to achieve. Hence they have the edge to get up, dust themselves off, and set out again and again.
Winners are decisive. They chart the course and make choices all the time while being transparent and suffused with a clarity of purpose. They are less prone to procrastination. They are resilient to change and very effective in communicating their decisions. Another word for this is nimbleness, and in these times, this quality is essential to innovate.
Is all this too much to ask? Of late, too often, I read are we expecting too much from young entrepreneurs. Was too much expected of Alexander when he became king at 20 and set out to conquer the world? Or of Akbar who inherited the empire at the age of 14? Being a founder, building a high-velocity organisation is no doubt high-pressure, but isn’t it a choice? Isn’t competing in the Olympics different from playing cricket in your backyard?
Over the years, I have a more nuanced take about winning itself.
Winning doesn’t always mean being first; winning means you are doing better than you have done before.
Q.Which of the following, if true, strengthens the argument in the above passage?
A. Thomas Edison, the famous scientist, invented the light bulb only after making 1,000 unsuccessful attempts.
B. Communication is not an identifying characteristic of a winner as there are a number of winners who have been poor communicators.
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Is anyone a born entrepreneur, a born leader or born to win? I believe everyone is born to win but you have to make winning a habit. Think of this: a quitter never wins, a winner never quits. I have been privileged to share the dream and journey of many entrepreneurs. A few traits are habits with all of them. A winner is a believer. Belief in oneself and one’s convictions — that inner voice of core strength to pursue dreams despite difficulties.
Along the way everyone they meet gets swept up in their dreams and aspirations. This belief is rooted in a bigger purpose than self- satisfaction. Winners are great listeners. They learn continuously; they take inputs; they don’t think they have all the answers; and they are confident to have the humility to hear other points of view.
Listening is about striving for comprehension and making oneself open to possibilities. Winners value self-development. They constantly challenge themselves and set aggressive goals and often surpass expectations. They make organisational learning a priority. Winners are unstoppable. They don’t count hurdles. They don’t brood about failures and risks. They are activators.
They have a clear compass on why they keep trying and what they set out to achieve. Hence they have the edge to get up, dust themselves off, and set out again and again.
Winners are decisive. They chart the course and make choices all the time while being transparent and suffused with a clarity of purpose. They are less prone to procrastination. They are resilient to change and very effective in communicating their decisions. Another word for this is nimbleness, and in these times, this quality is essential to innovate.
Is all this too much to ask? Of late, too often, I read are we expecting too much from young entrepreneurs. Was too much expected of Alexander when he became king at 20 and set out to conquer the world? Or of Akbar who inherited the empire at the age of 14? Being a founder, building a high-velocity organisation is no doubt high-pressure, but isn’t it a choice? Isn’t competing in the Olympics different from playing cricket in your backyard?
Over the years, I have a more nuanced take about winning itself.
Winning doesn’t always mean being first; winning means you are doing better than you have done before.
Q.Which of the following agrees with the author’s perception of young entrepreneurs?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Is anyone a born entrepreneur, a born leader or born to win? I believe everyone is born to win but you have to make winning a habit. Think of this: a quitter never wins, a winner never quits. I have been privileged to share the dream and journey of many entrepreneurs. A few traits are habits with all of them. A winner is a believer. Belief in oneself and one’s convictions — that inner voice of core strength to pursue dreams despite difficulties.
Along the way everyone they meet gets swept up in their dreams and aspirations. This belief is rooted in a bigger purpose than self- satisfaction. Winners are great listeners. They learn continuously; they take inputs; they don’t think they have all the answers; and they are confident to have the humility to hear other points of view.
Listening is about striving for comprehension and making oneself open to possibilities. Winners value self-development. They constantly challenge themselves and set aggressive goals and often surpass expectations. They make organisational learning a priority. Winners are unstoppable. They don’t count hurdles. They don’t brood about failures and risks. They are activators.
They have a clear compass on why they keep trying and what they set out to achieve. Hence they have the edge to get up, dust themselves off, and set out again and again.
Winners are decisive. They chart the course and make choices all the time while being transparent and suffused with a clarity of purpose. They are less prone to procrastination. They are resilient to change and very effective in communicating their decisions. Another word for this is nimbleness, and in these times, this quality is essential to innovate.
Is all this too much to ask? Of late, too often, I read are we expecting too much from young entrepreneurs. Was too much expected of Alexander when he became king at 20 and set out to conquer the world? Or of Akbar who inherited the empire at the age of 14? Being a founder, building a high-velocity organisation is no doubt high-pressure, but isn’t it a choice? Isn’t competing in the Olympics different from playing cricket in your backyard?
Over the years, I have a more nuanced take about winning itself.
Winning doesn’t always mean being first; winning means you are doing better than you have done before.
Q.“We tend to put pressure on the young entrepreneurs”. This statement, in light of the passage, can be considered as:
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Is anyone a born entrepreneur, a born leader or born to win? I believe everyone is born to win but you have to make winning a habit. Think of this: a quitter never wins, a winner never quits. I have been privileged to share the dream and journey of many entrepreneurs. A few traits are habits with all of them. A winner is a believer. Belief in oneself and one’s convictions — that inner voice of core strength to pursue dreams despite difficulties.
Along the way everyone they meet gets swept up in their dreams and aspirations. This belief is rooted in a bigger purpose than self- satisfaction. Winners are great listeners. They learn continuously; they take inputs; they don’t think they have all the answers; and they are confident to have the humility to hear other points of view.
Listening is about striving for comprehension and making oneself open to possibilities. Winners value self-development. They constantly challenge themselves and set aggressive goals and often surpass expectations. They make organisational learning a priority. Winners are unstoppable. They don’t count hurdles. They don’t brood about failures and risks. They are activators.
They have a clear compass on why they keep trying and what they set out to achieve. Hence they have the edge to get up, dust themselves off, and set out again and again.
Winners are decisive. They chart the course and make choices all the time while being transparent and suffused with a clarity of purpose. They are less prone to procrastination. They are resilient to change and very effective in communicating their decisions. Another word for this is nimbleness, and in these times, this quality is essential to innovate.
Is all this too much to ask? Of late, too often, I read are we expecting too much from young entrepreneurs. Was too much expected of Alexander when he became king at 20 and set out to conquer the world? Or of Akbar who inherited the empire at the age of 14? Being a founder, building a high-velocity organisation is no doubt high-pressure, but isn’t it a choice? Isn’t competing in the Olympics different from playing cricket in your backyard?
Over the years, I have a more nuanced take about winning itself.
Winning doesn’t always mean being first; winning means you are doing better than you have done before.
Q.Which of the following is a possible source of the passage?
A passage is followed by questions pertaining to the passage. Read the passage and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer.
Folklorists often interpret the fairy tale Cinderella as the competition between the stepmother and the stepdaughter for resources, which may include the need to provide a dowry. Gioachino Rossini's opera La Cenerentola makes this economic basis explicit: Don Magnifico wishes to make his own daughters' dowry larger, to attract a grander match, which is impossible if he must provide a third dowry. One common penalty for the kidnapping of an unmarried woman was that the abductor had to provide the woman's dowry. Until the late 20th century this was sometimes called wreath money, or the breach of promise. Providing dowries for poor women was regarded as a form of charity by wealthier parishioners. The custom of Christmas stockings springs from a legend of St. Nicholas, in which he threw gold in the stockings of three poor sisters, thus providing for their dowries. St. Elizabeth of Portugal and St. Martin de Porres were particularly noted for providing such dowries, and the Archconfraternity of the Annunciation, a Roman charity dedicated to providing dowries, received the entire estate of Pope Urban VII. As the French crown provided dowries for many of the women persuaded to travel to New France for marriages and settlement there, they were known as filles du roi (daughters of the king). In some parts of Europe, land dowries were common. In the County of Bentheim, for instance, parents who had no sons might give a land dowry to their new son-in- law. It was commonly given with the condition that he take the surname of his bride, in order to continue the family name. The Portuguese crown gave two cities as dowry to the British Crown in 1661 when King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland married Catherine of Braganza, a princess of Portugal. They were Mumbai (Bombay) in India and Tangier in Morocco.
Q.Which of the following can be stated about Don Magnifico from the passage?
A. He is a miserly man who keeps his money close to his heart.
B. He hates his daughters and simply wants to many them off.
C. He has a social status equivalent to a king that requires him to pay a high dowry for his daughters.
A passage is followed by questions pertaining to the passage. Read the passage and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer.
Folklorists often interpret the fairy tale Cinderella as the competition between the stepmother and the stepdaughter for resources, which may include the need to provide a dowry. Gioachino Rossini's opera La Cenerentola makes this economic basis explicit: Don Magnifico wishes to make his own daughters' dowry larger, to attract a grander match, which is impossible if he must provide a third dowry. One common penalty for the kidnapping of an unmarried woman was that the abductor had to provide the woman's dowry. Until the late 20th century this was sometimes called wreath money, or the breach of promise. Providing dowries for poor women was regarded as a form of charity by wealthier parishioners. The custom of Christmas stockings springs from a legend of St. Nicholas, in which he threw gold in the stockings of three poor sisters, thus providing for their dowries. St. Elizabeth of Portugal and St. Martin de Porres were particularly noted for providing such dowries, and the Archconfraternity of the Annunciation, a Roman charity dedicated to providing dowries, received the entire estate of Pope Urban VII. As the French crown provided dowries for many of the women persuaded to travel to New France for marriages and settlement there, they were known as filles du roi (daughters of the king). In some parts of Europe, land dowries were common. In the County of Bentheim, for instance, parents who had no sons might give a land dowry to their new son-in- law. It was commonly given with the condition that he take the surname of his bride, in order to continue the family name. The Portuguese crown gave two cities as dowry to the British Crown in 1661 when King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland married Catherine of Braganza, a princess of Portugal. They were Mumbai (Bombay) in India and Tangier in Morocco.
Q.Which of the following statements is not a fact?
A passage is followed by questions pertaining to the passage. Read the passage and answer the questions. Choose the most appropriate answer.
Folklorists often interpret the fairy tale Cinderella as the competition between the stepmother and the stepdaughter for resources, which may include the need to provide a dowry. Gioachino Rossini's opera La Cenerentola makes this economic basis explicit: Don Magnifico wishes to make his own daughters' dowry larger, to attract a grander match, which is impossible if he must provide a third dowry. One common penalty for the kidnapping of an unmarried woman was that the abductor had to provide the woman's dowry. Until the late 20th century this was sometimes called wreath money, or the breach of promise. Providing dowries for poor women was regarded as a form of charity by wealthier parishioners. The custom of Christmas stockings springs from a legend of St. Nicholas, in which he threw gold in the stockings of three poor sisters, thus providing for their dowries. St. Elizabeth of Portugal and St. Martin de Porres were particularly noted for providing such dowries, and the Archconfraternity of the Annunciation, a Roman charity dedicated to providing dowries, received the entire estate of Pope Urban VII. As the French crown provided dowries for many of the women persuaded to travel to New France for marriages and settlement there, they were known as filles du roi (daughters of the king). In some parts of Europe, land dowries were common. In the County of Bentheim, for instance, parents who had no sons might give a land dowry to their new son-in- law. It was commonly given with the condition that he take the surname of his bride, in order to continue the family name. The Portuguese crown gave two cities as dowry to the British Crown in 1661 when King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland married Catherine of Braganza, a princess of Portugal. They were Mumbai (Bombay) in India and Tangier in Morocco.
Q.Which of the following could be an apt title for the passage?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Conventional wisdom for the future of India is that we must grow like China or Japan. That we must build large companies creating thousands of jobs and exporting goods. I believe that domestic consumption, not exports, will drive India’s growth. The economy will be services-led and not manufacturing-led like China or Japan. Small businesses will lead rather than large corporations.
India is the largest young country in an ageing world and will continue to have a young population for the next 25 years, whereas China has started ageing. Indians will either migrate or do outsourcing work. Care providers around the world will come from India. There will be doubling of GDP growth in housing, education, health - all services. Services are labour intensive and their incremental return on capital is much faster than manufacturing and then there will be services like tourism that create jobs.
Many economists have suggested that India should copy China, but it cannot. When China started its development journey, it had no established competition. Global overcapacity challenges India. For example, China has steel capacity of 822 million tonnes and India has 86 million tonnes. Recently, the Indian government had to protect its steel industry by introducing minimum import pricing. Normal competition without tariffs will be difficult in many sectors in Indian economy.
India’s free market for labour combined with single market for services is the reason why services is the country’s biggest growth area. The only place where India can achieve economy of scale is in services. This is apparent in the dramatic growth of service tax.
The set of programming interfaces built on the trifecta of government- created people’s bank account of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar no., and mobile phones - in brief JAM - enables paperless, presence-less and cashless transactions.
Dramatic consequences will follow creating thousands of startups and billions of dollars of capitalisation. Four shifts will happen. First, banking at scale because everything a bank can do, individuals can do on a mobile phone. Second, investment at scale - people can buy a mutual fund on the phone with one click. Third, credit at scale where entrepreneurs can get a loan with just a click by aggregating their own data. And fourth, skilling at scale - as platforms happen, India will have thousands, millions of people gathering skills to operate in this new economy with great strides in reading and math literacy happening at scale.
World trade may be shrinking and barriers may be emerging among nations, all making movement of labour difficult. India with its vast unified market, youthful labour force and growing digital platform-backed services alone is poised to build a new power economy.
Q.Which of the following is a plausible reason for the substantial growth in service tax in India?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Conventional wisdom for the future of India is that we must grow like China or Japan. That we must build large companies creating thousands of jobs and exporting goods. I believe that domestic consumption, not exports, will drive India’s growth. The economy will be services-led and not manufacturing-led like China or Japan. Small businesses will lead rather than large corporations.
India is the largest young country in an ageing world and will continue to have a young population for the next 25 years, whereas China has started ageing. Indians will either migrate or do outsourcing work. Care providers around the world will come from India. There will be doubling of GDP growth in housing, education, health - all services. Services are labour intensive and their incremental return on capital is much faster than manufacturing and then there will be services like tourism that create jobs.
Many economists have suggested that India should copy China, but it cannot. When China started its development journey, it had no established competition. Global overcapacity challenges India. For example, China has steel capacity of 822 million tonnes and India has 86 million tonnes. Recently, the Indian government had to protect its steel industry by introducing minimum import pricing. Normal competition without tariffs will be difficult in many sectors in Indian economy.
India’s free market for labour combined with single market for services is the reason why services is the country’s biggest growth area. The only place where India can achieve economy of scale is in services. This is apparent in the dramatic growth of service tax.
The set of programming interfaces built on the trifecta of government- created people’s bank account of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar no., and mobile phones - in brief JAM - enables paperless, presence-less and cashless transactions.
Dramatic consequences will follow creating thousands of startups and billions of dollars of capitalisation. Four shifts will happen. First, banking at scale because everything a bank can do, individuals can do on a mobile phone. Second, investment at scale - people can buy a mutual fund on the phone with one click. Third, credit at scale where entrepreneurs can get a loan with just a click by aggregating their own data. And fourth, skilling at scale - as platforms happen, India will have thousands, millions of people gathering skills to operate in this new economy with great strides in reading and math literacy happening at scale.
World trade may be shrinking and barriers may be emerging among nations, all making movement of labour difficult. India with its vast unified market, youthful labour force and growing digital platform-backed services alone is poised to build a new power economy.
Q.Which of the following best describes author’s style of writing?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Conventional wisdom for the future of India is that we must grow like China or Japan. That we must build large companies creating thousands of jobs and exporting goods. I believe that domestic consumption, not exports, will drive India’s growth. The economy will be services-led and not manufacturing-led like China or Japan. Small businesses will lead rather than large corporations.
India is the largest young country in an ageing world and will continue to have a young population for the next 25 years, whereas China has started ageing. Indians will either migrate or do outsourcing work. Care providers around the world will come from India. There will be doubling of GDP growth in housing, education, health - all services. Services are labour intensive and their incremental return on capital is much faster than manufacturing and then there will be services like tourism that create jobs.
Many economists have suggested that India should copy China, but it cannot. When China started its development journey, it had no established competition. Global overcapacity challenges India. For example, China has steel capacity of 822 million tonnes and India has 86 million tonnes. Recently, the Indian government had to protect its steel industry by introducing minimum import pricing. Normal competition without tariffs will be difficult in many sectors in Indian economy.
India’s free market for labour combined with single market for services is the reason why services is the country’s biggest growth area. The only place where India can achieve economy of scale is in services. This is apparent in the dramatic growth of service tax.
The set of programming interfaces built on the trifecta of government- created people’s bank account of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar no., and mobile phones - in brief JAM - enables paperless, presence-less and cashless transactions.
Dramatic consequences will follow creating thousands of startups and billions of dollars of capitalisation. Four shifts will happen. First, banking at scale because everything a bank can do, individuals can do on a mobile phone. Second, investment at scale - people can buy a mutual fund on the phone with one click. Third, credit at scale where entrepreneurs can get a loan with just a click by aggregating their own data. And fourth, skilling at scale - as platforms happen, India will have thousands, millions of people gathering skills to operate in this new economy with great strides in reading and math literacy happening at scale.
World trade may be shrinking and barriers may be emerging among nations, all making movement of labour difficult. India with its vast unified market, youthful labour force and growing digital platform-backed services alone is poised to build a new power economy.
Q.From which source the passage has been taken possibly?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Conventional wisdom for the future of India is that we must grow like China or Japan. That we must build large companies creating thousands of jobs and exporting goods. I believe that domestic consumption, not exports, will drive India’s growth. The economy will be services-led and not manufacturing-led like China or Japan. Small businesses will lead rather than large corporations.
India is the largest young country in an ageing world and will continue to have a young population for the next 25 years, whereas China has started ageing. Indians will either migrate or do outsourcing work. Care providers around the world will come from India. There will be doubling of GDP growth in housing, education, health - all services. Services are labour intensive and their incremental return on capital is much faster than manufacturing and then there will be services like tourism that create jobs.
Many economists have suggested that India should copy China, but it cannot. When China started its development journey, it had no established competition. Global overcapacity challenges India. For example, China has steel capacity of 822 million tonnes and India has 86 million tonnes. Recently, the Indian government had to protect its steel industry by introducing minimum import pricing. Normal competition without tariffs will be difficult in many sectors in Indian economy.
India’s free market for labour combined with single market for services is the reason why services is the country’s biggest growth area. The only place where India can achieve economy of scale is in services. This is apparent in the dramatic growth of service tax.
The set of programming interfaces built on the trifecta of government- created people’s bank account of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar no., and mobile phones - in brief JAM - enables paperless, presence-less and cashless transactions.
Dramatic consequences will follow creating thousands of startups and billions of dollars of capitalisation. Four shifts will happen. First, banking at scale because everything a bank can do, individuals can do on a mobile phone. Second, investment at scale - people can buy a mutual fund on the phone with one click. Third, credit at scale where entrepreneurs can get a loan with just a click by aggregating their own data. And fourth, skilling at scale - as platforms happen, India will have thousands, millions of people gathering skills to operate in this new economy with great strides in reading and math literacy happening at scale.
World trade may be shrinking and barriers may be emerging among nations, all making movement of labour difficult. India with its vast unified market, youthful labour force and growing digital platform-backed services alone is poised to build a new power economy.
Q.Author’s point of view in the above passage can be called as which of the following?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Conventional wisdom for the future of India is that we must grow like China or Japan. That we must build large companies creating thousands of jobs and exporting goods. I believe that domestic consumption, not exports, will drive India’s growth. The economy will be services-led and not manufacturing-led like China or Japan. Small businesses will lead rather than large corporations.
India is the largest young country in an ageing world and will continue to have a young population for the next 25 years, whereas China has started ageing. Indians will either migrate or do outsourcing work. Care providers around the world will come from India. There will be doubling of GDP growth in housing, education, health - all services. Services are labour intensive and their incremental return on capital is much faster than manufacturing and then there will be services like tourism that create jobs.
Many economists have suggested that India should copy China, but it cannot. When China started its development journey, it had no established competition. Global overcapacity challenges India. For example, China has steel capacity of 822 million tonnes and India has 86 million tonnes. Recently, the Indian government had to protect its steel industry by introducing minimum import pricing. Normal competition without tariffs will be difficult in many sectors in Indian economy.
India’s free market for labour combined with single market for services is the reason why services is the country’s biggest growth area. The only place where India can achieve economy of scale is in services. This is apparent in the dramatic growth of service tax.
The set of programming interfaces built on the trifecta of government- created people’s bank account of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar no., and mobile phones - in brief JAM - enables paperless, presence-less and cashless transactions.
Dramatic consequences will follow creating thousands of startups and billions of dollars of capitalisation. Four shifts will happen. First, banking at scale because everything a bank can do, individuals can do on a mobile phone. Second, investment at scale - people can buy a mutual fund on the phone with one click. Third, credit at scale where entrepreneurs can get a loan with just a click by aggregating their own data. And fourth, skilling at scale - as platforms happen, India will have thousands, millions of people gathering skills to operate in this new economy with great strides in reading and math literacy happening at scale.
World trade may be shrinking and barriers may be emerging among nations, all making movement of labour difficult. India with its vast unified market, youthful labour force and growing digital platform-backed services alone is poised to build a new power economy.
Q.Which of the following statements, if true, strengthens the argument in the above passage?
A. According to a survey, the job applications for bank jobs are on the rise as compared to the engineering sector.
B. China's service sector growth has stagnated.
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Conventional wisdom for the future of India is that we must grow like China or Japan. That we must build large companies creating thousands of jobs and exporting goods. I believe that domestic consumption, not exports, will drive India’s growth. The economy will be services-led and not manufacturing-led like China or Japan. Small businesses will lead rather than large corporations.
India is the largest young country in an ageing world and will continue to have a young population for the next 25 years, whereas China has started ageing. Indians will either migrate or do outsourcing work. Care providers around the world will come from India. There will be doubling of GDP growth in housing, education, health - all services. Services are labour intensive and their incremental return on capital is much faster than manufacturing and then there will be services like tourism that create jobs.
Many economists have suggested that India should copy China, but it cannot. When China started its development journey, it had no established competition. Global overcapacity challenges India. For example, China has steel capacity of 822 million tonnes and India has 86 million tonnes. Recently, the Indian government had to protect its steel industry by introducing minimum import pricing. Normal competition without tariffs will be difficult in many sectors in Indian economy.
India’s free market for labour combined with single market for services is the reason why services is the country’s biggest growth area. The only place where India can achieve economy of scale is in services. This is apparent in the dramatic growth of service tax.
The set of programming interfaces built on the trifecta of government- created people’s bank account of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar no., and mobile phones - in brief JAM - enables paperless, presence-less and cashless transactions.
Dramatic consequences will follow creating thousands of startups and billions of dollars of capitalisation. Four shifts will happen. First, banking at scale because everything a bank can do, individuals can do on a mobile phone. Second, investment at scale - people can buy a mutual fund on the phone with one click. Third, credit at scale where entrepreneurs can get a loan with just a click by aggregating their own data. And fourth, skilling at scale - as platforms happen, India will have thousands, millions of people gathering skills to operate in this new economy with great strides in reading and math literacy happening at scale.
World trade may be shrinking and barriers may be emerging among nations, all making movement of labour difficult. India with its vast unified market, youthful labour force and growing digital platform-backed services alone is poised to build a new power economy.
Q.Consider the following statement: “India is poised to be a big player in the service sector.” Which of the following statements, if true, would weaken this statement?
A. Due to various factors, China’s steel production is likely to increase significantly while that of India is going to increase only marginally.
B. The capital flow or investment pattern is unfavourable for the service sector.
Q.The question below consists of a paragraph in which the first and the last sentences are fixed. Rearrange the intermediate sentences to form a coherent paragraph and enter the correct sequence in the box provided.
1. From my reading I know that most civilized successors of early cultures smile at the primitive ignorance of their ancestors.
2. Astonishingly, the land of my ancestors is little changed from that of a thousand years ago.
3. Yes, the modem buildings have sprung up but there is still little consideration for women.
4. Human society eagerly rushes to embrace the knowledge and change.
5. As civilization advances, the fear of freedom for the individual is overcome through enlightenment.
6. Consideration for the quality of lives of women still receives a shrug of indifference.
The question below consists of a paragraph in which the first and the last sentences are fixed. Rearrange the intermediate sentences to form a coherent paragraph and enter the correct sequence in the box provided.
1. The word secular was inserted into the Preamble during emergency which implies equality of all religions and religious tolerance.
2. Every person has the right to preach, practice and propagate any religion they choose.
3. India, therefore does not have an official state religion.
4. No religious instruction is imparted in government or government-aided schools.
5. All citizens, irrespective of their religious beliefs are equal in the eyes of law.
6. Nevertheless, general information about all established world religions is imparted as part of the course in Sociology, without giving any importance to any one religion or the others.
The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of sentences from the options.
1. Politicians, so inured to the trivial crises of normal politics, often lack the ability to recognize when there is real danger.
2. Why does democracy everywhere seem to be in crisis, unable to deliver what its citizens want?
3. Every time democracy enters a new crisis, its friends despair.
4. David Runciman argues this is because democracy invariably disappoints.
5. It struggles to meet the challenge and grasp control of events.
Carefully read the statements in the questions below and arrange them in a logical order.
1. The man was suddenly taken by a violent spasm of coughing.
2. The two adversaries faced each other with clenched fists and fuming eyes.
3. It had been 7 years into their marriage and it had degenerated beyond a point.
4. The fight broke out over his refusal to help in the household chores.
5. One could notice traces of concern in her eyes, all hope was not lost then.
Five sentences are given below labeled (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Of these, four sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. Pick out the sentence that does not fit the sequence.
1. What must we know in economics to say that we know economics is a substantially political and not a purely epistemic issue.
2. Even more political than the content and processes of education are the aims of education.
3. Education that aims to develop autonomous, critical thinking individuals and to help develop a just and democratic society is sharply political.
4. In fact, the aims of education shape the processes and content of education, including significantly determining their political tilt.
5. And as sharply political would be education that aims to develop individuals who are not questioning but conforming to some existing order.
Five sentences are given below labeled (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Of these, four sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. Pick out the sentence that does not fit the sequence.
1. Many are hesitant that they won't be able to fully adjust, and so wonder if it might be possible to stay with an Amish family for a week or two, just to try out the lifestyle.
2. The Amish don't have any spiritual attachment to a geographical location, the way Jews have to Jerusalem or Mormons to Salt Lake City; this spot, along with Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is probably the closest they come to an idea of God’s Country.
3. Many say they’ve wanted to become Amish for “as long as [they] could remember,” though most of them say they have only seen Amish people on a few occasions, and don’t know much, if anything at all, about Amish theology.
4. Some talk about wanting to find an Amish partner, others, about the fear they won’t be accepted into the community because they are single parents, or divorced, or have tattoos or once dabbled in drugs.
5. Although a few commenters say they’ve taken the initiative to make their own lives more Plain- given up television, say, or started to dress more modestly-most of them appear to be banking on integration into the community to transform them, like alcoholics who decide to wait until detox before examining the deeper motivations behind their drinking.
Five sentences are given below labeled (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Of these, four sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. Pick out the sentence that does not fit the sequence.
1. The sharp drop in inflation, attributable largely to the collapse in world crude oil prices, opened a window of opportunity that is a real blessing.
2. It created the space for a counter-cyclical budget that could have used fiscal expansion as a stimulus for growth.
3. However, revenue receipts from taxes were squeezed, following acceptance of the Finance Commission recommendations, as the centre’s share of tax revenues dropped from 68% in 2015-16 to 58% in 2016-17.
4. The decision to peg the fiscal deficit at 3.5% of GDP became the keystone in the arch for the budget exercise, for it imposed a ceiling on the amount by which the government could allow its expenditure to exceed receipts.
5. The allocations for expenditure on salaries and pensions were bound to jump significantly, on account of the Pay Commission recommendations and the one-rank-one-pension decision for the armed forces.
Four sentences are given below labeled (1), (2), (3) and (4). Of these, three sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. Pick out the sentence that does not fit the sequence.
1. The European Union and the United States, both of whom could have pushed for our inclusion, have their own incentives to placate Turkey, including its cooperation with Europe’s response to the refugee crisis and a need for Turkish support in the military campaign against the Islamic State.
2. We understand the demands of realpolitik, but the exclusion of Rojava from the U.N. talks is shortsighted and unjust.
3. Turkey has tried to legitimate its opposition with propaganda falsely depicting Rojava as an ethnic project for Kurdish dominance that aims to divide Syria.
4. This system could be a model for all of Syria, a country where any functioning democratic system would have to include all ethnic groups and religions in order to survive.
Five sentences are given below labeled (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Of these, four sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. Pick out the sentence that does not fit the sequence.
1. The idea of self-development is not new but a legacy of Confucian culture, where self-development is required to foster the development of others, and therefore create an overall more “harmonious” society.
2. China’s income distribution is, in fact, among the worst in the world; China's Gini coefficient for income, which is used to measure inequality, was 0.49 in 2012.
3. What is new, however, is that in today’s context, the wish for self-development is driven by the need to succeed.
4. The self-help industry, with its Chicken Soup for the Soul books and motivational classes, offers help to those who are in a fervent pursuit of happiness and well-being.
5. As E. Hendriks puts it, “Chinese urbanites are driven by the fear of losing out,” which is also why driving an Uber car in order to “go out and learn” is not so different from going out and attending a class on nutrition.
The question below contains a paragraph with a missing sentence or part of a sentence. Choose the option that most logically completes the paragraph.
The subtitles that appear under most foreign-language films in British and American movie theaters tend not to call attention to themselves. Moviegoers only notice them when something goes wrong— when they’ve been rendered extremely large, or when they’ve been colored a sickly yellow, or when they disappear against a white object, fall out of sync with the dialogue, flit abruptly to another region of the screen or bear the goofily garbled translations of which a Google search for “bad subtitles” gives you hundreds of examples.
1. As a visual element, the subtitle Is extraneous, replaceable and unassimilated into everything else in a given frame.
2. Thus, the visual rendition of subtitles is significant in terms of the words perceived by the reader.
3. Possibly because they’re designed to go unremarked, subtitle translations remain one of the least studied and most overlooked features a film can have.
4. One can destroy a film in several ways: cut it up, bum it—or subtitle it.
Complete the paragraph with the appropriate option.
Just because you don’t work in an office or a factory doesn’t automatically mean you don’t work. Says the Office for National Statistics. For the first time the ONS has officially quantified the home production economy. If government officers spent more time reading history, they would possibly have worked this out a long time ago.
The word “economy” would have tipped them off. As would the term “housework”. Economy is derived from Greek, meaning management of a household or family. And in English, until the Industrial Revolution, housework meant the work of the house -
Which option best completes the above paragraph?
1. wherein family members give up their dreams to sustain their family.
2. to look after the kids and maintain a social image.
3. where all family members contribute equally into the household chores.
4. the work that needed to be done to keep a family afloat.
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and was named after him. Generally it is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset Alzheimer's can occur much earlier. The first symptoms are often mistaken as related to ageing or stress. Detailed neuropsychological testing can reveal mild cognitive difficulties up to eight years before a person fulfills the clinical criteria for diagnosis of AD. These early symptoms can affect the most complex daily living activities. The most noticeable deficit is memory loss, which shows up as difficulty in remembering recently learned facts and inability to acquire new information. Subtle problems with the executive functions of attentiveness, planning, flexibility, and abstract thinking, or impairments in semantic memory can also be symptomatic of the early stages of AD. Apathy can be observed at this stage, and remains the most persistent neuropsychiatric symptom throughout the course of the disease. The preclinical stage of the disease has also been termed mild cognitive impairment, but there is still debate on whether this term corresponds to a different diagnostic entity by itself or just a first step of the disease.
In people with AD the increasing impairment of learning and memory eventually leads to a definitive diagnosis. In a small proportion of them, difficulties with language, executive functions, perception (agnosia), or execution of movements (apraxia) are more prominent than memory problems. AD does not affect all memory capacities equally. Older memories of the person's life (episodic memory), facts learned (semantic memory), and implicit memory are affected to a lesser degree than new facts or memories. Language problems are mainly characterised by a shrinking vocabulary and decreased word fluency, which lead to a general impoverishment of oral and written language.
Progressive deterioration eventually hinders independence. Speech difficulties become evident due to an inability to recall vocabulary, which leads to frequent incorrect word substitutions. Reading and writing skills are also progressively lost. Complex motor sequences become less coordinated as time passes, reducing the ability to perform most normal daily living activities. During this phase, memory problems worsen, and the person may fail to recognise close relatives. Long-term memory, which was previously intact, becomes impaired and behavioural changes become more prevalent. Common neuropsychiatric manifestations are wandering, sundowning, irritability and labile affect, leading to crying, outbursts of unpremeditated aggression, or resistance to caregiving. During this last stage of AD, the patient is completely dependent upon caregivers. Language is reduced to simple phrases or even single words, eventually leading to complete loss of speech. Despite the loss of verbal language abilities, patients can often understand and return emotional signals. Finally comes death, usually caused directly by some external factor such as pressure ulcers or pneumonia, not by the disease itself.
Q.From the information mentioned in the passage, about “apathy”, it can be concluded that the patient:
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and was named after him. Generally it is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset Alzheimer's can occur much earlier. The first symptoms are often mistaken as related to ageing or stress. Detailed neuropsychological testing can reveal mild cognitive difficulties up to eight years before a person fulfills the clinical criteria for diagnosis of AD. These early symptoms can affect the most complex daily living activities. The most noticeable deficit is memory loss, which shows up as difficulty in remembering recently learned facts and inability to acquire new information. Subtle problems with the executive functions of attentiveness, planning, flexibility, and abstract thinking, or impairments in semantic memory can also be symptomatic of the early stages of AD. Apathy can be observed at this stage, and remains the most persistent neuropsychiatric symptom throughout the course of the disease. The preclinical stage of the disease has also been termed mild cognitive impairment, but there is still debate on whether this term corresponds to a different diagnostic entity by itself or just a first step of the disease.
In people with AD the increasing impairment of learning and memory eventually leads to a definitive diagnosis. In a small proportion of them, difficulties with language, executive functions, perception (agnosia), or execution of movements (apraxia) are more prominent than memory problems. AD does not affect all memory capacities equally. Older memories of the person's life (episodic memory), facts learned (semantic memory), and implicit memory are affected to a lesser degree than new facts or memories. Language problems are mainly characterised by a shrinking vocabulary and decreased word fluency, which lead to a general impoverishment of oral and written language.
Progressive deterioration eventually hinders independence. Speech difficulties become evident due to an inability to recall vocabulary, which leads to frequent incorrect word substitutions. Reading and writing skills are also progressively lost. Complex motor sequences become less coordinated as time passes, reducing the ability to perform most normal daily living activities. During this phase, memory problems worsen, and the person may fail to recognise close relatives. Long-term memory, which was previously intact, becomes impaired and behavioural changes become more prevalent. Common neuropsychiatric manifestations are wandering, sundowning, irritability and labile affect, leading to crying, outbursts of unpremeditated aggression, or resistance to caregiving. During this last stage of AD, the patient is completely dependent upon caregivers. Language is reduced to simple phrases or even single words, eventually leading to complete loss of speech. Despite the loss of verbal language abilities, patients can often understand and return emotional signals. Finally comes death, usually caused directly by some external factor such as pressure ulcers or pneumonia, not by the disease itself.
Q.According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and was named after him. Generally it is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset Alzheimer's can occur much earlier. The first symptoms are often mistaken as related to ageing or stress. Detailed neuropsychological testing can reveal mild cognitive difficulties up to eight years before a person fulfills the clinical criteria for diagnosis of AD. These early symptoms can affect the most complex daily living activities. The most noticeable deficit is memory loss, which shows up as difficulty in remembering recently learned facts and inability to acquire new information. Subtle problems with the executive functions of attentiveness, planning, flexibility, and abstract thinking, or impairments in semantic memory can also be symptomatic of the early stages of AD. Apathy can be observed at this stage, and remains the most persistent neuropsychiatric symptom throughout the course of the disease. The preclinical stage of the disease has also been termed mild cognitive impairment, but there is still debate on whether this term corresponds to a different diagnostic entity by itself or just a first step of the disease.
In people with AD the increasing impairment of learning and memory eventually leads to a definitive diagnosis. In a small proportion of them, difficulties with language, executive functions, perception (agnosia), or execution of movements (apraxia) are more prominent than memory problems. AD does not affect all memory capacities equally. Older memories of the person's life (episodic memory), facts learned (semantic memory), and implicit memory are affected to a lesser degree than new facts or memories. Language problems are mainly characterised by a shrinking vocabulary and decreased word fluency, which lead to a general impoverishment of oral and written language.
Progressive deterioration eventually hinders independence. Speech difficulties become evident due to an inability to recall vocabulary, which leads to frequent incorrect word substitutions. Reading and writing skills are also progressively lost. Complex motor sequences become less coordinated as time passes, reducing the ability to perform most normal daily living activities. During this phase, memory problems worsen, and the person may fail to recognise close relatives. Long-term memory, which was previously intact, becomes impaired and behavioural changes become more prevalent. Common neuropsychiatric manifestations are wandering, sundowning, irritability and labile affect, leading to crying, outbursts of unpremeditated aggression, or resistance to caregiving. During this last stage of AD, the patient is completely dependent upon caregivers. Language is reduced to simple phrases or even single words, eventually leading to complete loss of speech. Despite the loss of verbal language abilities, patients can often understand and return emotional signals. Finally comes death, usually caused directly by some external factor such as pressure ulcers or pneumonia, not by the disease itself.
Q.Which of the following is not stated in the passage?
The passage given below is followed by a questios. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
In far-off Syria, a country lying northeast of Palestine, the land in which Jesus was born, the farmers who keep vineyards are very much troubled with foxes and bears, which destroy their crops at night. And so, to protect their vineyards, they build high stone-walls about them, and put broken bottles on the top to keep these animals out, much as some people in this country who have orchards do, in order to keep out small boys. These fences keep out the bears, because they cut themselves on the glass in trying to climb over, and they also keep out some of the foxes. But after all, when the grapes are nearly ripe, the owners of the vineyards and their men are obliged to build platforms up above the trellises, and stay there all night, in order to guard their crops. These watchers manage very well with all the other wild animals excepting the little foxes. They can see the big foxes and drive them off, but the little ones they cannot see, and so these destroy the vines. I suppose that it was an experience something like that which led one of the Bible-writers to say that the little foxes destroy the vines. It seems to me that this is very true with sins, too; it is the little sins that destroy us. When a big sin like stealing, lying or cheating comes along we can see that easily enough, and we will not let it over the fence into our lives. We drive it away, and are soon rid of it. But when the little sins come, like little foxes, we do not see them, and so they get in and destroy our character. What are some of these little foxes? I think one is pride, which makes you so conceited, because you live in a big house or have an automobile or fine clothes, that you will not speak to or play with other boys and girls who have not quite such fine things, although they may be just as bright and just as good as you. Pride is a little fox that kills the vine of brotherliness which Christ planted in our hearts. Then another little fox is sulkiness. Sulkiness makes you frown and go away in a corner. It sucks up all the sunlight there is, and makes the world very gray and dull, like a day in November. This fox kills the vine called “peace” which Christ planted.
One more little fox is jealousy. This makes boys and girls dislike others who get higher marks than they in school, or who have more friends, or better toys. It is one of the most destructive little foxes there is, for it kills the best vine of all that Christ planted: that is, love. Be careful, then, boys and girls, of these little foxes, for they are worse than bears and big foxes, because they look so small and harmless, and slip by when you are not paying attention, but which destroy your character as readily as the others.
Q.Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?
The passage given below is followed by a questios. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
In far-off Syria, a country lying northeast of Palestine, the land in which Jesus was born, the farmers who keep vineyards are very much troubled with foxes and bears, which destroy their crops at night. And so, to protect their vineyards, they build high stone-walls about them, and put broken bottles on the top to keep these animals out, much as some people in this country who have orchards do, in order to keep out small boys. These fences keep out the bears, because they cut themselves on the glass in trying to climb over, and they also keep out some of the foxes. But after all, when the grapes are nearly ripe, the owners of the vineyards and their men are obliged to build platforms up above the trellises, and stay there all night, in order to guard their crops. These watchers manage very well with all the other wild animals excepting the little foxes. They can see the big foxes and drive them off, but the little ones they cannot see, and so these destroy the vines. I suppose that it was an experience something like that which led one of the Bible-writers to say that the little foxes destroy the vines. It seems to me that this is very true with sins, too; it is the little sins that destroy us. When a big sin like stealing, lying or cheating comes along we can see that easily enough, and we will not let it over the fence into our lives. We drive it away, and are soon rid of it. But when the little sins come, like little foxes, we do not see them, and so they get in and destroy our character. What are some of these little foxes? I think one is pride, which makes you so conceited, because you live in a big house or have an automobile or fine clothes, that you will not speak to or play with other boys and girls who have not quite such fine things, although they may be just as bright and just as good as you. Pride is a little fox that kills the vine of brotherliness which Christ planted in our hearts. Then another little fox is sulkiness. Sulkiness makes you frown and go away in a corner. It sucks up all the sunlight there is, and makes the world very gray and dull, like a day in November. This fox kills the vine called “peace” which Christ planted.
One more little fox is jealousy. This makes boys and girls dislike others who get higher marks than they in school, or who have more friends, or better toys. It is one of the most destructive little foxes there is, for it kills the best vine of all that Christ planted: that is, love. Be careful, then, boys and girls, of these little foxes, for they are worse than bears and big foxes, because they look so small and harmless, and slip by when you are not paying attention, but which destroy your character as readily as the others.
Q.Why are the owners of the vineyards obliged to build platforms and stay there all night when they have already erected high fences?
The passage given below is followed by a questios. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
In far-off Syria, a country lying northeast of Palestine, the land in which Jesus was born, the farmers who keep vineyards are very much troubled with foxes and bears, which destroy their crops at night. And so, to protect their vineyards, they build high stone-walls about them, and put broken bottles on the top to keep these animals out, much as some people in this country who have orchards do, in order to keep out small boys. These fences keep out the bears, because they cut themselves on the glass in trying to climb over, and they also keep out some of the foxes. But after all, when the grapes are nearly ripe, the owners of the vineyards and their men are obliged to build platforms up above the trellises, and stay there all night, in order to guard their crops. These watchers manage very well with all the other wild animals excepting the little foxes. They can see the big foxes and drive them off, but the little ones they cannot see, and so these destroy the vines. I suppose that it was an experience something like that which led one of the Bible-writers to say that the little foxes destroy the vines. It seems to me that this is very true with sins, too; it is the little sins that destroy us. When a big sin like stealing, lying or cheating comes along we can see that easily enough, and we will not let it over the fence into our lives. We drive it away, and are soon rid of it. But when the little sins come, like little foxes, we do not see them, and so they get in and destroy our character. What are some of these little foxes? I think one is pride, which makes you so conceited, because you live in a big house or have an automobile or fine clothes, that you will not speak to or play with other boys and girls who have not quite such fine things, although they may be just as bright and just as good as you. Pride is a little fox that kills the vine of brotherliness which Christ planted in our hearts. Then another little fox is sulkiness. Sulkiness makes you frown and go away in a corner. It sucks up all the sunlight there is, and makes the world very gray and dull, like a day in November. This fox kills the vine called “peace” which Christ planted.
One more little fox is jealousy. This makes boys and girls dislike others who get higher marks than they in school, or who have more friends, or better toys. It is one of the most destructive little foxes there is, for it kills the best vine of all that Christ planted: that is, love. Be careful, then, boys and girls, of these little foxes, for they are worse than bears and big foxes, because they look so small and harmless, and slip by when you are not paying attention, but which destroy your character as readily as the others.
Q.The author has compared little foxes to small sins because:
The passage given below is followed by a questios. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
In far-off Syria, a country lying northeast of Palestine, the land in which Jesus was born, the farmers who keep vineyards are very much troubled with foxes and bears, which destroy their crops at night. And so, to protect their vineyards, they build high stone-walls about them, and put broken bottles on the top to keep these animals out, much as some people in this country who have orchards do, in order to keep out small boys. These fences keep out the bears, because they cut themselves on the glass in trying to climb over, and they also keep out some of the foxes. But after all, when the grapes are nearly ripe, the owners of the vineyards and their men are obliged to build platforms up above the trellises, and stay there all night, in order to guard their crops. These watchers manage very well with all the other wild animals excepting the little foxes. They can see the big foxes and drive them off, but the little ones they cannot see, and so these destroy the vines. I suppose that it was an experience something like that which led one of the Bible-writers to say that the little foxes destroy the vines. It seems to me that this is very true with sins, too; it is the little sins that destroy us. When a big sin like stealing, lying or cheating comes along we can see that easily enough, and we will not let it over the fence into our lives. We drive it away, and are soon rid of it. But when the little sins come, like little foxes, we do not see them, and so they get in and destroy our character. What are some of these little foxes? I think one is pride, which makes you so conceited, because you live in a big house or have an automobile or fine clothes, that you will not speak to or play with other boys and girls who have not quite such fine things, although they may be just as bright and just as good as you. Pride is a little fox that kills the vine of brotherliness which Christ planted in our hearts. Then another little fox is sulkiness. Sulkiness makes you frown and go away in a corner. It sucks up all the sunlight there is, and makes the world very gray and dull, like a day in November. This fox kills the vine called “peace” which Christ planted.
One more little fox is jealousy. This makes boys and girls dislike others who get higher marks than they in school, or who have more friends, or better toys. It is one of the most destructive little foxes there is, for it kills the best vine of all that Christ planted: that is, love. Be careful, then, boys and girls, of these little foxes, for they are worse than bears and big foxes, because they look so small and harmless, and slip by when you are not paying attention, but which destroy your character as readily as the others.
Q.Why has the author compared the little foxes to three sins, namely pride, sulkiness and jealousy?
The passage given below is followed by a questios. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
In far-off Syria, a country lying northeast of Palestine, the land in which Jesus was born, the farmers who keep vineyards are very much troubled with foxes and bears, which destroy their crops at night. And so, to protect their vineyards, they build high stone-walls about them, and put broken bottles on the top to keep these animals out, much as some people in this country who have orchards do, in order to keep out small boys. These fences keep out the bears, because they cut themselves on the glass in trying to climb over, and they also keep out some of the foxes. But after all, when the grapes are nearly ripe, the owners of the vineyards and their men are obliged to build platforms up above the trellises, and stay there all night, in order to guard their crops. These watchers manage very well with all the other wild animals excepting the little foxes. They can see the big foxes and drive them off, but the little ones they cannot see, and so these destroy the vines. I suppose that it was an experience something like that which led one of the Bible-writers to say that the little foxes destroy the vines. It seems to me that this is very true with sins, too; it is the little sins that destroy us. When a big sin like stealing, lying or cheating comes along we can see that easily enough, and we will not let it over the fence into our lives. We drive it away, and are soon rid of it. But when the little sins come, like little foxes, we do not see them, and so they get in and destroy our character. What are some of these little foxes? I think one is pride, which makes you so conceited, because you live in a big house or have an automobile or fine clothes, that you will not speak to or play with other boys and girls who have not quite such fine things, although they may be just as bright and just as good as you. Pride is a little fox that kills the vine of brotherliness which Christ planted in our hearts. Then another little fox is sulkiness. Sulkiness makes you frown and go away in a corner. It sucks up all the sunlight there is, and makes the world very gray and dull, like a day in November. This fox kills the vine called “peace” which Christ planted.
One more little fox is jealousy. This makes boys and girls dislike others who get higher marks than they in school, or who have more friends, or better toys. It is one of the most destructive little foxes there is, for it kills the best vine of all that Christ planted: that is, love. Be careful, then, boys and girls, of these little foxes, for they are worse than bears and big foxes, because they look so small and harmless, and slip by when you are not paying attention, but which destroy your character as readily as the others.
Q.The manner in which “little foxes” are compared to “little sins” most closely corresponds with which of the following?
The passage given below is followed by a questios. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
In far-off Syria, a country lying northeast of Palestine, the land in which Jesus was born, the farmers who keep vineyards are very much troubled with foxes and bears, which destroy their crops at night. And so, to protect their vineyards, they build high stone-walls about them, and put broken bottles on the top to keep these animals out, much as some people in this country who have orchards do, in order to keep out small boys. These fences keep out the bears, because they cut themselves on the glass in trying to climb over, and they also keep out some of the foxes. But after all, when the grapes are nearly ripe, the owners of the vineyards and their men are obliged to build platforms up above the trellises, and stay there all night, in order to guard their crops. These watchers manage very well with all the other wild animals excepting the little foxes. They can see the big foxes and drive them off, but the little ones they cannot see, and so these destroy the vines. I suppose that it was an experience something like that which led one of the Bible-writers to say that the little foxes destroy the vines. It seems to me that this is very true with sins, too; it is the little sins that destroy us. When a big sin like stealing, lying or cheating comes along we can see that easily enough, and we will not let it over the fence into our lives. We drive it away, and are soon rid of it. But when the little sins come, like little foxes, we do not see them, and so they get in and destroy our character. What are some of these little foxes? I think one is pride, which makes you so conceited, because you live in a big house or have an automobile or fine clothes, that you will not speak to or play with other boys and girls who have not quite such fine things, although they may be just as bright and just as good as you. Pride is a little fox that kills the vine of brotherliness which Christ planted in our hearts. Then another little fox is sulkiness. Sulkiness makes you frown and go away in a corner. It sucks up all the sunlight there is, and makes the world very gray and dull, like a day in November. This fox kills the vine called “peace” which Christ planted.
One more little fox is jealousy. This makes boys and girls dislike others who get higher marks than they in school, or who have more friends, or better toys. It is one of the most destructive little foxes there is, for it kills the best vine of all that Christ planted: that is, love. Be careful, then, boys and girls, of these little foxes, for they are worse than bears and big foxes, because they look so small and harmless, and slip by when you are not paying attention, but which destroy your character as readily as the others.
Q.The author of the passage calls jealousy as the most destructive sins of all because
The three tables below show certain details about the mobile phone market of a country.
A bank offers an EMI option for one year (at S.l.) to cover 30% of the mobile cost. The table below shows the monthly EMI to be paid for mobiles in categories B and C.
Q. Which company made the most expensive mobile in category B in 2011 ?uwie
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The three tables below show certain details about the mobile phone market of a country.
A bank offers an EMI option for one year (at S.l.) to cover 30% of the mobile cost. The table below shows the monthly EMI to be paid for mobiles in categories B and C.
Q.From 2009 to 2011, the sales (by volume) of which category of mobiles have shown the highest percentage growth?
The three tables below show certain details about the mobile phone market of a country.
A bank offers an EMI option for one year (at S.l.) to cover 30% of the mobile cost. The table below shows the monthly EMI to be paid for mobiles in categories B and C.
Q.If, in category D, only the given companies make mobiles, how many mobiles were sold in category D in 2010?
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
In a certain training institute which had exactly 200 students, each student was given exactly one question from one among the following categories: Reasoning, Mathematics, Grammar, Interpretation and Comprehension.
Chart 1 gives the distribution of questions among the students.
However, since the students were not happy with the type of questions each one had received, they exchanged their questions with other students in such a way that none of them had a question of the same category as they had earlier.
Chart 2 shows the distribution of number of students who initially had questions from Reasoning category and exchanged their questions across students of various categories.
Further, exactly 8 students who originally had questions on Interpretation now have questions on Reasoning with them. Also 8 students who initially had questions on comprehension now have questions on Interpretation category.
Also out of the students who initially had questions on Grammar, 3 students now have questions on Reasoning and 16 have questions on Mathematics category.
Q.Out of the students who initially had questions on Interpretation,if the number of students who now have questions on Mathematics and Grammar is the same, then at least how many of the students who now have questions on Mathematics initially had questions on Comprehension?
In a certain training institute which had exactly 200 students, each student was given exactly one question from one among the following categories: Reasoning, Mathematics, Grammar, Interpretation and Comprehension.
Chart 1 gives the distribution of questions among the students.
However, since the students were not happy with the type of questions each one had received, they exchanged their questions with other students in such a way that none of them had a question of the same category as they had earlier.
Chart 2 shows the distribution of number of students who initially had questions from Reasoning category and exchanged their questions across students of various categories.
Further, exactly 8 students who originally had questions on Interpretation now have questions on Reasoning with them. Also 8 students who initially had questions on comprehension now have questions on Interpretation category.
Also out of the students who initially had questions on Grammar, 3 students now have questions on Reasoning and 16 have questions on Mathematics category.
Q.Out of the students who initially had questions on Comprehension, what is the minimum number of students who now have questions on Reasoning category?
In a certain training institute which had exactly 200 students, each student was given exactly one question from one among the following categories: Reasoning, Mathematics, Grammar, Interpretation and Comprehension.
Chart 1 gives the distribution of questions among the students.
However, since the students were not happy with the type of questions each one had received, they exchanged their questions with other students in such a way that none of them had a question of the same category as they had earlier.
Chart 2 shows the distribution of number of students who initially had questions from Reasoning category and exchanged their questions across students of various categories.
Further, exactly 8 students who originally had questions on Interpretation now have questions on Reasoning with them. Also 8 students who initially had questions on comprehension now have questions on Interpretation category.
Also out of the students who initially had questions on Grammar, 3 students now have questions on Reasoning and 16 have questions on Mathematics category.
If out of the students who initially had questions on Mathematics with them, the number of students who now have questions on Comprehension is the maximum possible; then out of the students who now have questions on Grammar category what is the maximum possible number of students who initially had questions on Comprehension category?
In a certain training institute which had exactly 200 students, each student was given exactly one question from one among the following categories: Reasoning, Mathematics, Grammar, Interpretation and Comprehension.
Chart 1 gives the distribution of questions among the students.
However, since the students were not happy with the type of questions each one had received, they exchanged their questions with other students in such a way that none of them had a question of the same category as they had earlier.
Chart 2 shows the distribution of number of students who initially had questions from Reasoning category and exchanged their questions across students of various categories.
Further, exactly 8 students who originally had questions on Interpretation now have questions on Reasoning with them. Also 8 students who initially had questions on comprehension now have questions on Interpretation category.
Also out of the students who initially had questions on Grammar, 3 students now have questions on Reasoning and 16 have questions on Mathematics category.
Q.If out of the students who initially had questions on Mathematics, the number of students who now have questions on Reasoning is twice the number of students now having questions on Grammar, then at least how many students now have questions on Comprehension with them who initially had questions on Mathematics with them?
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
In a student exchange program, four prominent management institutes from the city had shown an initiative to facilitate learning for their students.
The institutes were: The Pride, The Mascot, The Embezzlers and The Educators.
The selected destinations for each of these institutes were USA, Japan, France, Australia, Germany, Korea and Canada.
The chart below gives the breakup of students sent by each of these institutes to each of these countries in terms of percentage of the total students sent by it to all the places put together.
Additional Information: Canada had exactly same number of students from two of the institutes.
Q.The total number of students sent by The Pride was more than sent Embezzlers as well as that by The Educators.
What can be said regarding the following statements?
1. Australia had more students from The Pride than from The Educators.
2. The number of students that had been to France from The Embezzlers and The Educators taken together was less than the number of students that had been to France from The Pride.
In a student exchange program, four prominent management institutes from the city had shown an initiative to facilitate learning for their students.
The institutes were: The Pride, The Mascot, The Embezzlers and The Educators.
The selected destinations for each of these institutes were USA, Japan, France, Australia, Germany, Korea and Canada.
The chart below gives the breakup of students sent by each of these institutes to each of these countries in terms of percentage of the total students sent by it to all the places put together.
Additional Information: Canada had exactly same number of students from two of the institutes.
Q.What can be said regarding the following two statements?
1. Germany had witnessed an equal number of students from three institutes.
2. Canada had witnessed an equal number of students from The Mascot and The Embezzlers.
In a student exchange program, four prominent management institutes from the city had shown an initiative to facilitate learning for their students.
The institutes were: The Pride, The Mascot, The Embezzlers and The Educators.
The selected destinations for each of these institutes were USA, Japan, France, Australia, Germany, Korea and Canada.
The chart below gives the breakup of students sent by each of these institutes to each of these countries in terms of percentage of the total students sent by it to all the places put together.
Additional Information: Canada had exactly same number of students from two of the institutes.
Q.Which of the following is definitely true?
In a student exchange program, four prominent management institutes from the city had shown an initiative to facilitate learning for their students.
The institutes were: The Pride, The Mascot, The Embezzlers and The Educators.
The selected destinations for each of these institutes were USA, Japan, France, Australia, Germany, Korea and Canada.
The chart below gives the breakup of students sent by each of these institutes to each of these countries in terms of percentage of the total students sent by it to all the places put together.
Additional Information: Canada had exactly same number of students from two of the institutes.
Q.If Canada received the same number of students from The Pride and The Embezzlers, and USA had an equal number of students from The Mascot and The Educators, then which of the following statements is/are false?
In a student exchange program, four prominent management institutes from the city had shown an initiative to facilitate learning for their students.
The institutes were: The Pride, The Mascot, The Embezzlers and The Educators.
The selected destinations for each of these institutes were USA, Japan, France, Australia, Germany, Korea and Canada.
The chart below gives the breakup of students sent by each of these institutes to each of these countries in terms of percentage of the total students sent by it to all the places put together.
Additional Information: Canada had exactly same number of students from two of the institutes.
Q.If The Mascot sends the maximum students to Japan, what is the minimum number of countries, other than Japan, which also definitely have maximum students from The Mascot?
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
The table given below shows the average marks obtained by IIT and Non IIT (students who are not from IIT) students in three sections “Quantitative Ability”, “Data Interpretation” and “Verbal Ability” of seven different iCATs 01 to 07. The breakup of IIT and Non IIT students that took these seven iCATs was different from test to test, but across all the seven iCATs, the total number of students that took the test remained static at 100. Each iCAT had only three sections and each section of each iCAT had 25 questions. Each question carried 1 mark and there were no negative marks.
Q.For how many iCATs can the average total (all sections taken together) be computed for all the students (IIT and Non IIT) combined?
The table given below shows the average marks obtained by IIT and Non IIT (students who are not from IIT) students in three sections “Quantitative Ability”, “Data Interpretation” and “Verbal Ability” of seven different iCATs 01 to 07. The breakup of IIT and Non IIT students that took these seven iCATs was different from test to test, but across all the seven iCATs, the total number of students that took the test remained static at 100. Each iCAT had only three sections and each section of each iCAT had 25 questions. Each question carried 1 mark and there were no negative marks.
Q.For how many iCATs, is the average marks scored by IIT students in all the three sections combined definitely more than that of Non IIT?
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
Rahul, who was preparing for his board exams, made a plan to tackle his weaker subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Biology - by devoting three hours in one sitting to any of the three subjects. To keep track of his progress, he had prepared a weekly schedule for himself along with a weekly test planned on a certain day of the week on which he did nothing except for writing the test and evaluating his performance. In his weekly schedule he had planned exactly three sittings for each of the three subjects. Also he ensured that the gap between any two consecutive sittings for any subject was not more than two days. Finally, this schedule was to be followed every week such that the condition related to the gap was never violated.
The table below gives the partial schedule of Rahul for 6 consecutive days.
Q. On which date did Rahul take his weekly exam in the above period? He studied for all three subjects simultaneously on 13tn Feb.
Rahul, who was preparing for his board exams, made a plan to tackle his weaker subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Biology - by devoting three hours in one sitting to any of the three subjects. To keep track of his progress, he had prepared a weekly schedule for himself along with a weekly test planned on a certain day of the week on which he did nothing except for writing the test and evaluating his performance. In his weekly schedule he had planned exactly three sittings for each of the three subjects. Also he ensured that the gap between any two consecutive sittings for any subject was not more than two days. Finally, this schedule was to be followed every week such that the condition related to the gap was never violated.
The table below gives the partial schedule of Rahul for 6 consecutive days.
Q.On which of these dates did Rahul definitely have a sitting on exactly two subjects? Assume data from the first question.
Rahul, who was preparing for his board exams, made a plan to tackle his weaker subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Biology - by devoting three hours in one sitting to any of the three subjects. To keep track of his progress, he had prepared a weekly schedule for himself along with a weekly test planned on a certain day of the week on which he did nothing except for writing the test and evaluating his performance. In his weekly schedule he had planned exactly three sittings for each of the three subjects. Also he ensured that the gap between any two consecutive sittings for any subject was not more than two days. Finally, this schedule was to be followed every week such that the condition related to the gap was never violated.
The table below gives the partial schedule of Rahul for 6 consecutive days.
Q.Which subject did Rahul definitely take on 14th Feb in his schedule? Assume data from the first question.
Rahul, who was preparing for his board exams, made a plan to tackle his weaker subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Biology - by devoting three hours in one sitting to any of the three subjects. To keep track of his progress, he had prepared a weekly schedule for himself along with a weekly test planned on a certain day of the week on which he did nothing except for writing the test and evaluating his performance. In his weekly schedule he had planned exactly three sittings for each of the three subjects. Also he ensured that the gap between any two consecutive sittings for any subject was not more than two days. Finally, this schedule was to be followed every week such that the condition related to the gap was never violated.
The table below gives the partial schedule of Rahul for 6 consecutive days.
Q.On which of these dates, did Rahul definitely have studied Chemistry? Assume the data from the first question.
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
In a Rolo Polo tournament, three teams; Team A, Team B and Team C were in the fray for the final winners position. Each team consisted of two members, one of whom was labelled as Rolo and the second member as Polo.
The peculiar characteristic of all the Rolos was that they never lied whereas all the Polos always lied. The names of all the six participants are Aryan, Bryan, Cyan, Dyan, Evan and Friam. The conversation of all these participants with an outsider was as follows:
I. Aryan : Cyan is representing team B.
II. Bryan : None of Aryan, Cyan and Evan is from Team A.
III. Bryan : Bryan is from Team B.
IV. Dyan : At most one of Aryan, Bryan and Evan is Polo.
V. Evan : Friam and I are in different teams.
VI. Friam : Dyan is a Polo from Team B.
VII. Aryan : Bryan is from Team C.
VIII. Cyan : Evan and I are from the same team.
Q. Who among the following is from Team B?
I. Bryan
II. Dyan
III. Friam
IV. Aryan
In a Rolo Polo tournament, three teams; Team A, Team B and Team C were in the fray for the final winners position. Each team consisted of two members, one of whom was labelled as Rolo and the second member as Polo.
The peculiar characteristic of all the Rolos was that they never lied whereas all the Polos always lied. The names of all the six participants are Aryan, Bryan, Cyan, Dyan, Evan and Friam. The conversation of all these participants with an outsider was as follows:
I. Aryan : Cyan is representing team B.
II. Bryan : None of Aryan, Cyan and Evan is from Team A.
III. Bryan : Bryan is from Team B.
IV. Dyan : At most one of Aryan, Bryan and Evan is Polo.
V. Evan : Friam and I are in different teams.
VI. Friam : Dyan is a Polo from Team B.
VII. Aryan : Bryan is from Team C.
VIII. Cyan : Evan and I are from the same team.
Q.What can be said about the following two statements? 3 Marks
I. Friam is from Team A.
II. Evan is from Team C.
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
There are eight people Aamir, Amit, Rajni, Ajay, Abhishek, Akshay, Vishnu and Rama. Among them, there are four groups formed with two friends in each group. It is known that Aamir is not the friend of Amit or Rajni or Ajay. Abhishek is not the friend of Aamir or Ajay or Akshay. Ajay is not the friend of Aamir or Amit or Rama or Vishnu. Rama is not the friend of Abhishek or Rajni or Vishnu.
Q. Who among the following cannot be each other’s friends?
There are eight people Aamir, Amit, Rajni, Ajay, Abhishek, Akshay, Vishnu and Rama. Among them, there are four groups formed with two friends in each group. It is known that Aamir is not the friend of Amit or Rajni or Ajay. Abhishek is not the friend of Aamir or Ajay or Akshay. Ajay is not the friend of Aamir or Amit or Rama or Vishnu. Rama is not the friend of Abhishek or Rajni or Vishnu.
Q.Assume that Akshay and Rama formed a group, who among the following was with Amit?
There are eight people Aamir, Amit, Rajni, Ajay, Abhishek, Akshay, Vishnu and Rama. Among them, there are four groups formed with two friends in each group. It is known that Aamir is not the friend of Amit or Rajni or Ajay. Abhishek is not the friend of Aamir or Ajay or Akshay. Ajay is not the friend of Aamir or Amit or Rama or Vishnu. Rama is not the friend of Abhishek or Rajni or Vishnu.
Q.Who cannot be the friend of Amit?
There are eight people Aamir, Amit, Rajni, Ajay, Abhishek, Akshay, Vishnu and Rama. Among them, there are four groups formed with two friends in each group. It is known that Aamir is not the friend of Amit or Rajni or Ajay. Abhishek is not the friend of Aamir or Ajay or Akshay. Ajay is not the friend of Aamir or Amit or Rama or Vishnu. Rama is not the friend of Abhishek or Rajni or Vishnu.
Q.If Akshay was with Aamir, then who formed a group with Rajni?
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
A cuboid is to be painted with red, blue and green colours.
Conditions:
(1) A surface has only one colour.
(2) Each of the three colors must be used.
(3) All six surfaces must be painted.
The cuboid is then cut by 5, 6 and 7 equally spaced planes parallel to xy, yz and xz planes respectively.
Q.What can be the maximum number of cubes that do not have ether blue or green colour on them?
A cuboid is to be painted with red, blue and green colours.
Conditions:
(1) A surface has only one colour.
(2) Each of the three colors must be used.
(3) All six surfaces must be painted.
The cuboid is then cut by 5, 6 and 7 equally spaced planes parallel to xy, yz and xz planes respectively.
Q.What is the minimum number of cubes with exactly two of the three colors on them?
The maximum number of cubes that do not have red or/and green surface but has blue surface:
What is the total number of cubes with none of blue, green or red colour on its surface?
Anirudh wants to have his bath in a bathtub. There are two taps, one for hot water and one for cold water. Both the taps can individually fill the bathtub in 15 minutes. He opens both the taps simultaneously but after 6 minutes he closes the cold water tap. He lets the hot water tap run until the bathtub fills up. The temperature of the hot water is 50° and of the cold water is 25°. How many degrees is the temperature of the water in the bathtub? Assume that no heat is lost to the surrounding atmosphere.
If x, y, z are distinct positive integers such that x2 + y2 = z2( 1 + xy) then how many ordered pairs of x, y and z satisfy this equation?
A car is being driven, in a straight line and at a uniform speed, towards the base of a vertical tower. The top of the tower is observed from the car and, in the process, it takes 15 minutes for the angle of elevation to change from 45° to 60°. After how much more time (in minutes) will this car reach the base of the tower?
Compound interest on P (P is a 3-digit number) is Rs. 625 for 3 years compounded annually. Which of the following will be the interest on one third of P at twice the rate at simple interest for 11 years?
Assume that r = 100.
Compound interest for 3 years:
From (i);Let the set S consists of numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and so on till 128. A set K is said to be divisible by another set L if every elements of K can be divided completly by either an element of set L or by the result of addition of any number of elements of set L. Which of the following sets cannot be divided by set S?
i. A = {1, 2, 3......100}
ii. B = {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...101}
iii. C = {1, 4, 9, 16, 25...... 100}
In a grocery shop, customers were asked to stand in a queue in order to buy the goods. It was noticed that the first customer bought 10 kg of rice and then 1/5th of whatever remained in the rice container. The second customer bought 20 kg of rice and then 1/5th of whatever remained. The third customer bought 30 kg of rice plus 1/5th of whatever remained in the container and this went on for each customer in the queue. It was noticed that finally each customer had bought the same amount of rice.
Which of following statements is/are true?
i. Each customer buys 40 kg of rice.
ii. Initially there was 260 kg of rice.
iii. There were exactly 5 customers standing in the queue.
To make curd, yeast is added to milk. The number of yeast after first second is [log101]. Every nth second the increase in the number of yeast is [log10n] where n is a natural number and [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. What is the minimum value of n if after the nth second the number of yeast is 2n?
A point A (2, - 2) exists in XY plane. It is connected to origin as OA, If OA is elevated to bring the point in 3rd dimension, what shall be the co-ordinates of A'? If OA' is rotated around Z-axis keeping O fixed a circle is formed as shown in the figure. If A' is one end of the diameter (A'D') of the circle what are the co-ordinates of A’ and D’?
A ' = (2, - 2 , 2)In a certain meteorological model, the temperature of a city (in degrees) is postulated to vary as 20(cos2 θ + sin4θ), where 6 is a parameter that varies such that sin 6 takes on all possible values between -1 and 1 over the course of its variation. What is the minimum possible temperature (in degrees) in this city?
, since it is the square of real quantity.
= 15 degreesSix different cookies are to be distributed among Subhash and his 10 friends. What is the probability that Subhash gets three cookies?
Hence, option 2.A = {1, 4, 7, 10 .... 1999}
8 = {1, 5, 9, 13 .... 1997}
C = {1, 6, 11, 16 .... 1996}
Find the number of elements which are present in the union of all the three sets A, B and C.
The revenues and expenditures of companies X and Y are in the ratio 8 : 9 and 14 : 16 respectively. If each of the companies record a profit of Rs. 16.5 lakhs, what is the revenue of X and the expenditure of Y (in Rs. lakhs)?
Nathu and Muthu have their shops next to each other but they buy their goods from different wholesalers such that the cost of goods for Nathu is 20% higher than that for Muthu. However, Nathu sells his goods at a price that is 40% higher than the selling price of Muthu, who sells his goods at a price that is 1.5 times his cost price. What is the ratio of the profit percentages of Muthu and Nathu?
Cocktail A contains vodka, whisky and rum in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3 and cocktail B contains the same in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. A cocktail C is made by mixing the two cocktails in a certain ratio. Which of the following is an obtainable ratio of vodka, whisky and rum in the new cocktail?
Ten cards are numbered 17, 43, 56, 87, 23, 45, 91, 05, 65, and 08. Five of the ten cards are chosen and a number A is formed with the 2-digit numbers on the cards written in some sequence. B is the number formed by the numbers on remaining 5 cards. (For example: If cards numbered 17, 43, 56, 87 and 08 are chosen, A =1743568708 or 1756430887 and so on. Similarly, B is formed with the remaining cards.) If A and B are such that A x B is maximum, find sum of digits of (A - B).
Let P be a m digit positive integer such that P3 has n digits. Which of the following cannot be a possible value of m + n?
The set S has elements of the form 2n, with n taking on all natural number values. Let m be any element of S. If p is the number of real roots of the equation xm + 1 - x = 0, how many different values are possible for p?
In the quadrilateral ABCD shown below, AED, AEB and BCD are right angles, and AD - 20 cm. BE = x, AE = x + 3, BC = x + 6 and CD = x + 11. What is the value of x?
The table below shows the age-wise distribution of the employees of TF pvt. ltd. The number of employees aged below 35 years is 432.
Q.If the ratio of females to males in the ‘below 25 years’ age group is 0.86, then what is the number of females in that age group?
A small child observes the movement of the minute hand on a large street clock. He sees that the minute hand reaches to the edge of the clock. He wants to find the distance the tip of the minute hand moves in half an hour, and calls this quantity D.
Suddenly, he sees the following inscription at the bottom of the clock tower: The tip of the minute hand of the clock moves at a rate of π/25 m/min.
A and B are two solid iron ball bearings. Surface area of ball bearing A is 300% higher than the surface area of ball bearing B. The volume of ball bearing B is found to be k% lower/higher than the volume of ball bearing A. The value of k must be: (Note: Round off your answer upto one decimal place, if required.)
If y log x + log (log z) = log (xyz) + log [log x + log y + log z], which of the following options is true, given that x, y and z are distinct positive real numbers?
In a planet inhabited by ZUZUS the alphabet used is the same as that in English but in reverse order i.e., letter z comes first, then comes y and so on till the last letter a. If all letters of the word ACHHKM are to be arranged in their dictionary then what will be the 78th word?
If for real a, b and c, ab + be + ca = 2 then a2 + b2 + c2 cannot take which of the following values?
Rampal started at 3 pm from A for B on a straight road. He covered half the distance at S1 km/hr and then increased his speed to S2 km/hr for the remaining distance. At the same time, Arvind started from A at a speed S2 km/hr and travelled in a straight line to C, then he travelled from C to B in a straight line, at the same speed. D is on the straight road joining A and B. Road joining C and D is perpendicular to that joining A and B, such that AD = BD = CD = 50 km. If both took equal time to reach point B, then find S2/S1.
Line x is a line parallel to the x-axis. Lines p and q are at angle 70° and 60° respectively w.r.t line x. If p and q are rotated clockwise by a° and b° respectively, such that a = b + 10, what is the magnitude of the minimum possible angle between lines p and q?
Let f(x) = 
Domain of this real function f(x) is R - {5}, where R is the set of all real numbers. What is the range of the function f(x)?
Mr. Baker runs a bakery shop. One day he made some cakes of different weights. The weight of the heaviest two was 25% of the total weight of all the cakes and the weight of the lightest 5 cakes was 45% the total weight of all cakes. By the end of the day, he was able to sell the 5 lightest cakes. He took the two heaviest cakes home and closed the shop. Next morning he found that all the remaining cakes, which were of same weight, were stolen. How many cakes were stolen?
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