XAT 2017: Previous Year Question Paper with Solutions

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XAT 2017
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Read the following paragraphs and answer the question that follows:
The current trend indicates that food and vegetable inflations continue to be pain points. Food inflation rose to 7.79 percent in
June from 7.47 percent, and vegetable inflation rose to 14.74 percent from 10.85 percent. In the weeks ahead, the volatile food
inflation will determine the course of overall inflation.
For RBI too, the trend is a concern since under the current agreement with the government, if the inflation exceeds 11 percent it
will have to explain to the government why it could not be contained (the lower limit is 2 percent).
Which of the following options is the most appropriate?
A    The first paragraph states a cause and the second illustrates the effect.
B    The first paragraph provides information and the second highlights potential application of the information.
C    The first paragraph is an assertion and the second provides an illustration of that assertion.
D    
The first paragraph highlights inflation conditions and the second hints at RBI’s inefficiency in managing the
situation.
E    The first paragraph highlights pain points and the second contains a remedy for them.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
The first paragraph highlights the inflation conditions prevalent in the country. In the second paragraph, the author states that the
inflation is a concern for the RBI too since it will have to explain if the inflation exceeds 11%. Therefore, we can infer that RBI is
responsible for keeping the inflation in check. The rise in inflation hints that the RBI is inefficient in handling the issue. 
The first paragraph talks about inflation and the second paragraph talks about RBI's inefficiency in handling the same. Therefore,
option D is the right answer. 
  
2. Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:
Fragrant with steam
were the days and the nights red with many braziers
in the beloved house
of my father, my mother.
Which of the following options is the closest expression of the poet’s feeling?
A    The house was located in beautiful settings probably surrounded by flowers in the mountains.
B    The ancestral home was probably the most important house in the community.
C    The poet fondly recalls the pleasant climate enjoyed day and night.
D    The poet misses the braziers and steam she had enjoyed during her childhood.
E    Everything about the house felt special because of her parents love for her.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
"Brazier" is a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals. Option C, which fondly recalls the climate, is a better
choice than option D. The verse is about the fond remembrance of the climatic atmosphere and not really about "missing the braziers
and steam."
  
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XAT 2017
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Read the following paragraphs and answer the question that follows:
The current trend indicates that food and vegetable inflations continue to be pain points. Food inflation rose to 7.79 percent in
June from 7.47 percent, and vegetable inflation rose to 14.74 percent from 10.85 percent. In the weeks ahead, the volatile food
inflation will determine the course of overall inflation.
For RBI too, the trend is a concern since under the current agreement with the government, if the inflation exceeds 11 percent it
will have to explain to the government why it could not be contained (the lower limit is 2 percent).
Which of the following options is the most appropriate?
A    The first paragraph states a cause and the second illustrates the effect.
B    The first paragraph provides information and the second highlights potential application of the information.
C    The first paragraph is an assertion and the second provides an illustration of that assertion.
D    
The first paragraph highlights inflation conditions and the second hints at RBI’s inefficiency in managing the
situation.
E    The first paragraph highlights pain points and the second contains a remedy for them.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
The first paragraph highlights the inflation conditions prevalent in the country. In the second paragraph, the author states that the
inflation is a concern for the RBI too since it will have to explain if the inflation exceeds 11%. Therefore, we can infer that RBI is
responsible for keeping the inflation in check. The rise in inflation hints that the RBI is inefficient in handling the issue. 
The first paragraph talks about inflation and the second paragraph talks about RBI's inefficiency in handling the same. Therefore,
option D is the right answer. 
  
2. Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:
Fragrant with steam
were the days and the nights red with many braziers
in the beloved house
of my father, my mother.
Which of the following options is the closest expression of the poet’s feeling?
A    The house was located in beautiful settings probably surrounded by flowers in the mountains.
B    The ancestral home was probably the most important house in the community.
C    The poet fondly recalls the pleasant climate enjoyed day and night.
D    The poet misses the braziers and steam she had enjoyed during her childhood.
E    Everything about the house felt special because of her parents love for her.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
"Brazier" is a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals. Option C, which fondly recalls the climate, is a better
choice than option D. The verse is about the fond remembrance of the climatic atmosphere and not really about "missing the braziers
and steam."
  
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3. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.This is Russia’s Wild West, though the mountains lie to the south of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
2.The Caucasus range has throughout history held Russians, especially fierce nationalists like Solzhenitsyn, in fear and awe.
3.Here, between the Black and Caspian seas, is a land bridge where Europe gradually vanishes amid a six-hundred-mile chain of
mountains as high as eighteen thousand feet - mesmerizing in their spangled beauty, especially after the yawning and flat
mileage of the steppe lands to the north.
4.Here, since the seventeenth century, Russian colonizers have tried to subdue congeries of proud peoples: Chechens, Ingush,
Ossetes, Daghestanis, Abkhaz, Kartvelians, Kakhetians, Armenians, Azeris, and others.
5.Here, the Russians encountered Islam in both its moderation and implacability.
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B    2, 3, 1, 4, 5
C    2, 4, 3, 1, 5
D    3, 1, 2, 4, 5
E    4, 5, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
The sequence begins with sentence 2 which introduces the region to us and its impact on Russian nationalists. The, we can see that
sentence 1 has "the mountains" which means the sentence preceding 1 must describe/talk about a certain mountain range. This is done
in 3 which has "six hundred mile chain of mountains.....". Hence, the sequence begins with 2-3-1. Coming now to the people inhabiting
the said region, sentence 4 tells us the different races of people who live in this region and lastly sentence 5 closes the paragraph by
telling us what kind of impact it had on Russians. Hence, the order is 23145.
4. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.The periodic table orders the elements in a way that helps to understand why atoms behave as they do.
2.The properties of the elements are due to electronic configuration, and their recurring pattern gives rise to periodicity.
3.In other words, what gives the elements their properties and what order lies below the surface of their seemingly random
nature?
4.What makes Fluorine react violently with Caesium while its nearest neighbour neon is reluctant to react with anything?
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4
B    1, 4, 3, 2
C    2, 3, 1, 4
D    3, 4, 2, 1
E    4, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Statement 1 introduces the topic: "The Periodic Table". Hence, it will be the first statement.
4-3 forms a logical pair as 4 gives the example of Fluorine and 3 explains the aim behind it.
Only option B satisfies the criteria.
Hence, the answer is option B.
         
  
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XAT 2017
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Read the following paragraphs and answer the question that follows:
The current trend indicates that food and vegetable inflations continue to be pain points. Food inflation rose to 7.79 percent in
June from 7.47 percent, and vegetable inflation rose to 14.74 percent from 10.85 percent. In the weeks ahead, the volatile food
inflation will determine the course of overall inflation.
For RBI too, the trend is a concern since under the current agreement with the government, if the inflation exceeds 11 percent it
will have to explain to the government why it could not be contained (the lower limit is 2 percent).
Which of the following options is the most appropriate?
A    The first paragraph states a cause and the second illustrates the effect.
B    The first paragraph provides information and the second highlights potential application of the information.
C    The first paragraph is an assertion and the second provides an illustration of that assertion.
D    
The first paragraph highlights inflation conditions and the second hints at RBI’s inefficiency in managing the
situation.
E    The first paragraph highlights pain points and the second contains a remedy for them.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
The first paragraph highlights the inflation conditions prevalent in the country. In the second paragraph, the author states that the
inflation is a concern for the RBI too since it will have to explain if the inflation exceeds 11%. Therefore, we can infer that RBI is
responsible for keeping the inflation in check. The rise in inflation hints that the RBI is inefficient in handling the issue. 
The first paragraph talks about inflation and the second paragraph talks about RBI's inefficiency in handling the same. Therefore,
option D is the right answer. 
  
2. Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:
Fragrant with steam
were the days and the nights red with many braziers
in the beloved house
of my father, my mother.
Which of the following options is the closest expression of the poet’s feeling?
A    The house was located in beautiful settings probably surrounded by flowers in the mountains.
B    The ancestral home was probably the most important house in the community.
C    The poet fondly recalls the pleasant climate enjoyed day and night.
D    The poet misses the braziers and steam she had enjoyed during her childhood.
E    Everything about the house felt special because of her parents love for her.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
"Brazier" is a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals. Option C, which fondly recalls the climate, is a better
choice than option D. The verse is about the fond remembrance of the climatic atmosphere and not really about "missing the braziers
and steam."
  
.
3. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.This is Russia’s Wild West, though the mountains lie to the south of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
2.The Caucasus range has throughout history held Russians, especially fierce nationalists like Solzhenitsyn, in fear and awe.
3.Here, between the Black and Caspian seas, is a land bridge where Europe gradually vanishes amid a six-hundred-mile chain of
mountains as high as eighteen thousand feet - mesmerizing in their spangled beauty, especially after the yawning and flat
mileage of the steppe lands to the north.
4.Here, since the seventeenth century, Russian colonizers have tried to subdue congeries of proud peoples: Chechens, Ingush,
Ossetes, Daghestanis, Abkhaz, Kartvelians, Kakhetians, Armenians, Azeris, and others.
5.Here, the Russians encountered Islam in both its moderation and implacability.
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B    2, 3, 1, 4, 5
C    2, 4, 3, 1, 5
D    3, 1, 2, 4, 5
E    4, 5, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
The sequence begins with sentence 2 which introduces the region to us and its impact on Russian nationalists. The, we can see that
sentence 1 has "the mountains" which means the sentence preceding 1 must describe/talk about a certain mountain range. This is done
in 3 which has "six hundred mile chain of mountains.....". Hence, the sequence begins with 2-3-1. Coming now to the people inhabiting
the said region, sentence 4 tells us the different races of people who live in this region and lastly sentence 5 closes the paragraph by
telling us what kind of impact it had on Russians. Hence, the order is 23145.
4. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.The periodic table orders the elements in a way that helps to understand why atoms behave as they do.
2.The properties of the elements are due to electronic configuration, and their recurring pattern gives rise to periodicity.
3.In other words, what gives the elements their properties and what order lies below the surface of their seemingly random
nature?
4.What makes Fluorine react violently with Caesium while its nearest neighbour neon is reluctant to react with anything?
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4
B    1, 4, 3, 2
C    2, 3, 1, 4
D    3, 4, 2, 1
E    4, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Statement 1 introduces the topic: "The Periodic Table". Hence, it will be the first statement.
4-3 forms a logical pair as 4 gives the example of Fluorine and 3 explains the aim behind it.
Only option B satisfies the criteria.
Hence, the answer is option B.
         
  
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5. The serious study of popular films by critics is regularly credited with having rendered obsolete a once-dominant view that
popular mainstream films are inherently inferior to art films. Yet the change of attitude may be somewhat __________  Although, it
is now academically respectable to analyse popular films, the fact that many critics feel compelled to rationalize their own
__________ action movies or mass-market fiction reveals, perhaps unwittingly, their continued __________ the old hierarchy of
popular and art films.
Consider the following words:
1.unproductive
2.not appreciated
3.overstated
4.penchant for
5.dislike for
6.investment in
7.exposure to
Which of the following options is the most appropriate sequence that would meaningfully fit the blanks in the above paragraph?
A    1, 5, 6
B    3, 2, 7
C    3, 4, 6
D    4, 5, 6
E    6, 3, 1
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Let us note down the main points. 
Usually, commercial films are considered inferior to art films. The attitude is changing but it is not changing as much as it is described to
be. The very fact that the critics justify their interest in commercial movies reveals how they still consider art movies superior. 
The author feels that the change is attitude is exaggerated a bit. Therefore, 'overstated' should be used to fill the first blank. 
The critics justify their liking for mass entertainers. Therefore, 'penchant for' should be used to fill the second blank.
The critics still hold art movies dear. Therefore, 'investment in' should be used to fill the third blank. 
The words represented by 3, 4, and 6 should be used to fill the blanks in that order. Therefore, option C is the right answer.
6. Which of the following options is grammatically correct and meaningful?
A    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also provides the best campus jobs.
B    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also I can get good job.
C    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also best in job.
D    I want to join an MBA college that is not only good but also I can get good job.
E    I want to join an MBA college that I found not only best in the country but also I can get good job.
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Only option A is grammatically correct. Remaining options do not follow the parallelism.
Answer is option A.
  
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XAT 2017
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Read the following paragraphs and answer the question that follows:
The current trend indicates that food and vegetable inflations continue to be pain points. Food inflation rose to 7.79 percent in
June from 7.47 percent, and vegetable inflation rose to 14.74 percent from 10.85 percent. In the weeks ahead, the volatile food
inflation will determine the course of overall inflation.
For RBI too, the trend is a concern since under the current agreement with the government, if the inflation exceeds 11 percent it
will have to explain to the government why it could not be contained (the lower limit is 2 percent).
Which of the following options is the most appropriate?
A    The first paragraph states a cause and the second illustrates the effect.
B    The first paragraph provides information and the second highlights potential application of the information.
C    The first paragraph is an assertion and the second provides an illustration of that assertion.
D    
The first paragraph highlights inflation conditions and the second hints at RBI’s inefficiency in managing the
situation.
E    The first paragraph highlights pain points and the second contains a remedy for them.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
The first paragraph highlights the inflation conditions prevalent in the country. In the second paragraph, the author states that the
inflation is a concern for the RBI too since it will have to explain if the inflation exceeds 11%. Therefore, we can infer that RBI is
responsible for keeping the inflation in check. The rise in inflation hints that the RBI is inefficient in handling the issue. 
The first paragraph talks about inflation and the second paragraph talks about RBI's inefficiency in handling the same. Therefore,
option D is the right answer. 
  
2. Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:
Fragrant with steam
were the days and the nights red with many braziers
in the beloved house
of my father, my mother.
Which of the following options is the closest expression of the poet’s feeling?
A    The house was located in beautiful settings probably surrounded by flowers in the mountains.
B    The ancestral home was probably the most important house in the community.
C    The poet fondly recalls the pleasant climate enjoyed day and night.
D    The poet misses the braziers and steam she had enjoyed during her childhood.
E    Everything about the house felt special because of her parents love for her.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
"Brazier" is a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals. Option C, which fondly recalls the climate, is a better
choice than option D. The verse is about the fond remembrance of the climatic atmosphere and not really about "missing the braziers
and steam."
  
.
3. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.This is Russia’s Wild West, though the mountains lie to the south of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
2.The Caucasus range has throughout history held Russians, especially fierce nationalists like Solzhenitsyn, in fear and awe.
3.Here, between the Black and Caspian seas, is a land bridge where Europe gradually vanishes amid a six-hundred-mile chain of
mountains as high as eighteen thousand feet - mesmerizing in their spangled beauty, especially after the yawning and flat
mileage of the steppe lands to the north.
4.Here, since the seventeenth century, Russian colonizers have tried to subdue congeries of proud peoples: Chechens, Ingush,
Ossetes, Daghestanis, Abkhaz, Kartvelians, Kakhetians, Armenians, Azeris, and others.
5.Here, the Russians encountered Islam in both its moderation and implacability.
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B    2, 3, 1, 4, 5
C    2, 4, 3, 1, 5
D    3, 1, 2, 4, 5
E    4, 5, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
The sequence begins with sentence 2 which introduces the region to us and its impact on Russian nationalists. The, we can see that
sentence 1 has "the mountains" which means the sentence preceding 1 must describe/talk about a certain mountain range. This is done
in 3 which has "six hundred mile chain of mountains.....". Hence, the sequence begins with 2-3-1. Coming now to the people inhabiting
the said region, sentence 4 tells us the different races of people who live in this region and lastly sentence 5 closes the paragraph by
telling us what kind of impact it had on Russians. Hence, the order is 23145.
4. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.The periodic table orders the elements in a way that helps to understand why atoms behave as they do.
2.The properties of the elements are due to electronic configuration, and their recurring pattern gives rise to periodicity.
3.In other words, what gives the elements their properties and what order lies below the surface of their seemingly random
nature?
4.What makes Fluorine react violently with Caesium while its nearest neighbour neon is reluctant to react with anything?
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4
B    1, 4, 3, 2
C    2, 3, 1, 4
D    3, 4, 2, 1
E    4, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Statement 1 introduces the topic: "The Periodic Table". Hence, it will be the first statement.
4-3 forms a logical pair as 4 gives the example of Fluorine and 3 explains the aim behind it.
Only option B satisfies the criteria.
Hence, the answer is option B.
         
  
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5. The serious study of popular films by critics is regularly credited with having rendered obsolete a once-dominant view that
popular mainstream films are inherently inferior to art films. Yet the change of attitude may be somewhat __________  Although, it
is now academically respectable to analyse popular films, the fact that many critics feel compelled to rationalize their own
__________ action movies or mass-market fiction reveals, perhaps unwittingly, their continued __________ the old hierarchy of
popular and art films.
Consider the following words:
1.unproductive
2.not appreciated
3.overstated
4.penchant for
5.dislike for
6.investment in
7.exposure to
Which of the following options is the most appropriate sequence that would meaningfully fit the blanks in the above paragraph?
A    1, 5, 6
B    3, 2, 7
C    3, 4, 6
D    4, 5, 6
E    6, 3, 1
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Let us note down the main points. 
Usually, commercial films are considered inferior to art films. The attitude is changing but it is not changing as much as it is described to
be. The very fact that the critics justify their interest in commercial movies reveals how they still consider art movies superior. 
The author feels that the change is attitude is exaggerated a bit. Therefore, 'overstated' should be used to fill the first blank. 
The critics justify their liking for mass entertainers. Therefore, 'penchant for' should be used to fill the second blank.
The critics still hold art movies dear. Therefore, 'investment in' should be used to fill the third blank. 
The words represented by 3, 4, and 6 should be used to fill the blanks in that order. Therefore, option C is the right answer.
6. Which of the following options is grammatically correct and meaningful?
A    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also provides the best campus jobs.
B    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also I can get good job.
C    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also best in job.
D    I want to join an MBA college that is not only good but also I can get good job.
E    I want to join an MBA college that I found not only best in the country but also I can get good job.
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Only option A is grammatically correct. Remaining options do not follow the parallelism.
Answer is option A.
  
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7. Read the following stanza and answer the question that follows: 
Invisible atoms coming together
Revealing themselves in visible forms 
Seeds are hugged by the earth
Which renders them as gardens in bloom. 
And yonder stars, are they not pearls 
Floating on teeming seas?
Scattered, yet strung together in orderly constellations 
Love binding them to one another
And each is perpetually seeking its like?
Which of the following options best captures the spirit of the above stanza?
A    Stars and seas are similar.
B    All rivers flow into the ocean.
C    United we stand, divided we fall.
D    Love dissolves all religious differences.
E    Something invisible binds disparate objects.
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
Throughout the poem, the poet describes how something binds seemingly individual objects. 
The poet highlights natural phenomena such as the combination of atoms to form a compound, seeds growing from the ground, stars
floating in the sky forming constellations to establish his point. Therefore, option E is the right answer. 
        
8. Carefully read the statements below:
1.Chatterjee loves books; therefore, he reads them all the time.
2.Chatterjee loves books. Therefore, he reads them all the time.
3.Chatterjee loves books and, therefore, reads them all the time.
Which of the above statement(s) is (are) correct in grammar and meaning?
A    1 only
B    2 only
C    1 and 2 only
D    2 and 3 only
E    1,2 and 3
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
All the given statements are grammatically correct.
Answer is option E.
  
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XAT 2017
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Read the following paragraphs and answer the question that follows:
The current trend indicates that food and vegetable inflations continue to be pain points. Food inflation rose to 7.79 percent in
June from 7.47 percent, and vegetable inflation rose to 14.74 percent from 10.85 percent. In the weeks ahead, the volatile food
inflation will determine the course of overall inflation.
For RBI too, the trend is a concern since under the current agreement with the government, if the inflation exceeds 11 percent it
will have to explain to the government why it could not be contained (the lower limit is 2 percent).
Which of the following options is the most appropriate?
A    The first paragraph states a cause and the second illustrates the effect.
B    The first paragraph provides information and the second highlights potential application of the information.
C    The first paragraph is an assertion and the second provides an illustration of that assertion.
D    
The first paragraph highlights inflation conditions and the second hints at RBI’s inefficiency in managing the
situation.
E    The first paragraph highlights pain points and the second contains a remedy for them.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
The first paragraph highlights the inflation conditions prevalent in the country. In the second paragraph, the author states that the
inflation is a concern for the RBI too since it will have to explain if the inflation exceeds 11%. Therefore, we can infer that RBI is
responsible for keeping the inflation in check. The rise in inflation hints that the RBI is inefficient in handling the issue. 
The first paragraph talks about inflation and the second paragraph talks about RBI's inefficiency in handling the same. Therefore,
option D is the right answer. 
  
2. Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:
Fragrant with steam
were the days and the nights red with many braziers
in the beloved house
of my father, my mother.
Which of the following options is the closest expression of the poet’s feeling?
A    The house was located in beautiful settings probably surrounded by flowers in the mountains.
B    The ancestral home was probably the most important house in the community.
C    The poet fondly recalls the pleasant climate enjoyed day and night.
D    The poet misses the braziers and steam she had enjoyed during her childhood.
E    Everything about the house felt special because of her parents love for her.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
"Brazier" is a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals. Option C, which fondly recalls the climate, is a better
choice than option D. The verse is about the fond remembrance of the climatic atmosphere and not really about "missing the braziers
and steam."
  
.
3. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.This is Russia’s Wild West, though the mountains lie to the south of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
2.The Caucasus range has throughout history held Russians, especially fierce nationalists like Solzhenitsyn, in fear and awe.
3.Here, between the Black and Caspian seas, is a land bridge where Europe gradually vanishes amid a six-hundred-mile chain of
mountains as high as eighteen thousand feet - mesmerizing in their spangled beauty, especially after the yawning and flat
mileage of the steppe lands to the north.
4.Here, since the seventeenth century, Russian colonizers have tried to subdue congeries of proud peoples: Chechens, Ingush,
Ossetes, Daghestanis, Abkhaz, Kartvelians, Kakhetians, Armenians, Azeris, and others.
5.Here, the Russians encountered Islam in both its moderation and implacability.
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B    2, 3, 1, 4, 5
C    2, 4, 3, 1, 5
D    3, 1, 2, 4, 5
E    4, 5, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
The sequence begins with sentence 2 which introduces the region to us and its impact on Russian nationalists. The, we can see that
sentence 1 has "the mountains" which means the sentence preceding 1 must describe/talk about a certain mountain range. This is done
in 3 which has "six hundred mile chain of mountains.....". Hence, the sequence begins with 2-3-1. Coming now to the people inhabiting
the said region, sentence 4 tells us the different races of people who live in this region and lastly sentence 5 closes the paragraph by
telling us what kind of impact it had on Russians. Hence, the order is 23145.
4. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows:
1.The periodic table orders the elements in a way that helps to understand why atoms behave as they do.
2.The properties of the elements are due to electronic configuration, and their recurring pattern gives rise to periodicity.
3.In other words, what gives the elements their properties and what order lies below the surface of their seemingly random
nature?
4.What makes Fluorine react violently with Caesium while its nearest neighbour neon is reluctant to react with anything?
Which of the following options is the best logical order of the above statements?
A    1, 2, 3, 4
B    1, 4, 3, 2
C    2, 3, 1, 4
D    3, 4, 2, 1
E    4, 3, 1, 2
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Statement 1 introduces the topic: "The Periodic Table". Hence, it will be the first statement.
4-3 forms a logical pair as 4 gives the example of Fluorine and 3 explains the aim behind it.
Only option B satisfies the criteria.
Hence, the answer is option B.
         
  
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5. The serious study of popular films by critics is regularly credited with having rendered obsolete a once-dominant view that
popular mainstream films are inherently inferior to art films. Yet the change of attitude may be somewhat __________  Although, it
is now academically respectable to analyse popular films, the fact that many critics feel compelled to rationalize their own
__________ action movies or mass-market fiction reveals, perhaps unwittingly, their continued __________ the old hierarchy of
popular and art films.
Consider the following words:
1.unproductive
2.not appreciated
3.overstated
4.penchant for
5.dislike for
6.investment in
7.exposure to
Which of the following options is the most appropriate sequence that would meaningfully fit the blanks in the above paragraph?
A    1, 5, 6
B    3, 2, 7
C    3, 4, 6
D    4, 5, 6
E    6, 3, 1
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Let us note down the main points. 
Usually, commercial films are considered inferior to art films. The attitude is changing but it is not changing as much as it is described to
be. The very fact that the critics justify their interest in commercial movies reveals how they still consider art movies superior. 
The author feels that the change is attitude is exaggerated a bit. Therefore, 'overstated' should be used to fill the first blank. 
The critics justify their liking for mass entertainers. Therefore, 'penchant for' should be used to fill the second blank.
The critics still hold art movies dear. Therefore, 'investment in' should be used to fill the third blank. 
The words represented by 3, 4, and 6 should be used to fill the blanks in that order. Therefore, option C is the right answer.
6. Which of the following options is grammatically correct and meaningful?
A    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also provides the best campus jobs.
B    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also I can get good job.
C    I want to join an MBA college that is not only the best in the country but also best in job.
D    I want to join an MBA college that is not only good but also I can get good job.
E    I want to join an MBA college that I found not only best in the country but also I can get good job.
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Only option A is grammatically correct. Remaining options do not follow the parallelism.
Answer is option A.
  
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7. Read the following stanza and answer the question that follows: 
Invisible atoms coming together
Revealing themselves in visible forms 
Seeds are hugged by the earth
Which renders them as gardens in bloom. 
And yonder stars, are they not pearls 
Floating on teeming seas?
Scattered, yet strung together in orderly constellations 
Love binding them to one another
And each is perpetually seeking its like?
Which of the following options best captures the spirit of the above stanza?
A    Stars and seas are similar.
B    All rivers flow into the ocean.
C    United we stand, divided we fall.
D    Love dissolves all religious differences.
E    Something invisible binds disparate objects.
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
Throughout the poem, the poet describes how something binds seemingly individual objects. 
The poet highlights natural phenomena such as the combination of atoms to form a compound, seeds growing from the ground, stars
floating in the sky forming constellations to establish his point. Therefore, option E is the right answer. 
        
8. Carefully read the statements below:
1.Chatterjee loves books; therefore, he reads them all the time.
2.Chatterjee loves books. Therefore, he reads them all the time.
3.Chatterjee loves books and, therefore, reads them all the time.
Which of the above statement(s) is (are) correct in grammar and meaning?
A    1 only
B    2 only
C    1 and 2 only
D    2 and 3 only
E    1,2 and 3
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
All the given statements are grammatically correct.
Answer is option E.
  
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9. Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
On Friday morning, Dieting supplement sales company Herbalife agreed to pay the US Federal Trade Commission a $200m fine.
The FTC said Herbalife cheated hopeful salespeople out of hundreds of millions of dollars with a high-pressure multi-level
marketing scheme.
Herbalife’s stock received an immediate 15% increase following the above news. The company also announced that it would hire
a second former FTC commissioner in a press release describing the terms of the settlement.
Which of the following options would imply that the 15 percent increase in stock price is fair?
A    Cheating results in increase in the company’s stock price.
B    When fraudulent companies are exposed, their stock price increases.
C    When fraudulent companies are caught, their stock price initially goes down.
D    Acknowledgement of deceit increases the stock price of companies.
E    Compliance with court order increases the company’s stock price.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Option A: This option, if true, will incentivise cheating and hence is not the correct option.
Option B: This can be rejected on the same grounds as A.
Option C: Since this option is stating contrary to what happened, this is not the correct option.
Option D: If this option is true, then it would justify the increase in the stock price in a fair manner; acknowledgement of deceit increases
the trust of investors in the company. Thus, this is the correct option.
Thus, the correct option is D.
10. Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows:
Worldwide, tomato is one of the most important crops. Because this crop can be adapted for cultivation in various environments
ranging from tropical to alpine regions, its cultivation area is now expanding worldwide into not so productive regions. On the
other hand, traditional cultivation areas, the most favourable for tomato cultivation with warm and dry climate, are contracting.
Every year, traditional cultivation areas lose 2 million hectares (ha) of land to environmental factors such as salinity, drought,
and soil erosion.
Which of the following is the correct inference based on the above passage?
A    In recent years, per hectare production of tomato has increased worldwide.
B    In recent years, per hectare wastage of tomato has increased worldwide.
C    In recent years, per hectare production of tomato has decreased worldwide.
D    In recent years, per hectare wastage of tomato has decreased worldwide.
E    In recent years, per hectare production of tomato has remained the same worldwide.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Tomato cultivation area is expanding worldwide into average productive lands. On the other hand, it is losing the most productive areas
at a rate of almost 2 million hectors per year.
Thus, it can be inferred that the net production of tomatoes per hectare is decreasing( average productive land will produce fewer
tomatoes per hectare as compared to the traditional lands).
Thus, the correct option is C.
   
  
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