XAT 2016: Previous Year Question Paper with Solutions

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XAT 2016
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Which of the following options best captures the relationship similar to INSPECT : VIVISECT?
A    Enquire : Observe
B    Inquire : Explore
C    Investigate : Interrogate
D    Query : Survey
E    Question : Respond
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Inspect means looking carefully or closely, and vivisect means detailed observation and analysis. In the given options, the nearest is
option C. 
Answer is option C.
  
2. Read the following poem and answer the question that follows:
I sought a soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all laid bare.
Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
I groped; and lo! The light,
An infinite land of day.
Which of the following would best capture the ESSENCE of the poem above?
A    What lies ‘outside’ is always deceptive.
B    Pursue the narrow path and avoid the broadways.
C    External search is futile; explore the inner space for answers.
D    Heart’s pathways are broad and clear to find the destination.
E    Light offers sight and insight.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
The author wants to convey that if we search our inner self, we can find the truth and reality. Using the analogy of oceans and his own
heart, he has reiterated this point. Option C concurs with this.
Option A is extreme.
Other options are out of scope.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
3. “Assumptions are analogous to the basic ingredients in a gourment recipe. Only the final product of the recipe dictates whether
the ingredients suffice………”
Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?
  
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XAT 2016
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Which of the following options best captures the relationship similar to INSPECT : VIVISECT?
A    Enquire : Observe
B    Inquire : Explore
C    Investigate : Interrogate
D    Query : Survey
E    Question : Respond
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Inspect means looking carefully or closely, and vivisect means detailed observation and analysis. In the given options, the nearest is
option C. 
Answer is option C.
  
2. Read the following poem and answer the question that follows:
I sought a soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all laid bare.
Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
I groped; and lo! The light,
An infinite land of day.
Which of the following would best capture the ESSENCE of the poem above?
A    What lies ‘outside’ is always deceptive.
B    Pursue the narrow path and avoid the broadways.
C    External search is futile; explore the inner space for answers.
D    Heart’s pathways are broad and clear to find the destination.
E    Light offers sight and insight.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
The author wants to convey that if we search our inner self, we can find the truth and reality. Using the analogy of oceans and his own
heart, he has reiterated this point. Option C concurs with this.
Option A is extreme.
Other options are out of scope.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
3. “Assumptions are analogous to the basic ingredients in a gourment recipe. Only the final product of the recipe dictates whether
the ingredients suffice………”
Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?
  
.
A    Good wine needs no advertisement!
B    The apple never falls far from the tree!
C    All is well that ends well!
D    As you sow, so shall you reap!
E    The proof of the pudding is in the eating!
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
It can be inferred from the given line that assumptions are analogous to ingredients in a recipe. Only the taste of the final food can tell
whether the ingredients were appropriate or not. Option E is the most relevant.
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
4. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1.Suppose I know someone, Smith.
P. One day you come to me and say: “Smith is in Cambridge.”
Q. I inquire, and find you stood at Guildhall and saw at the other end a man and said: “That was Smith.”
R. I’d say: “Listen. This isn’t sufficient evidence.”
S. I’ve heard that he has been killed in a battle in this war.
6. If we had a fair amount of evidence he was killed I would try to make you say that you’re being credulous.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
A    1SPQR6
B    1RSPQ6
C    1PRSQ6
D    1QSRP6
E    1RQPS6
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Statement S is connected to statement 1 in which the author provides information about Smith and his knowledge about him.
'Inquire' in statement Q refers to the fact mentioned in statement P. So, statement Q should follow P. 'Evidence' mentioned in statement
R refers to the argument mentioned in statement Q. So, statement R should follow statement Q. Thus, the correct order is 1 - S - P - Q - R
- 6.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
         
5. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1. The word “symmetry” is used here with a special meaning, and therefore needs to be defined.
P. For instance, if we look at a vase that is left-and-right symmetrical, then turn it 180° around the vertical axis, it looks the
same.
Q. When we have a picture symmetrical, one side is somehow the same as the other side.
R. When is a thing symmetrical - how can we define it?
S. Professor Hermann Weyl has given this definition of symmetry: a thing is symmetrical if one can subject it to a certain
operation and it appears exactly the same after operation.
6.We shall adopt the definition of symmetry in Weyl’s more general form, and in that form we shall discuss symmetry of
physical laws.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
  
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XAT 2016
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Which of the following options best captures the relationship similar to INSPECT : VIVISECT?
A    Enquire : Observe
B    Inquire : Explore
C    Investigate : Interrogate
D    Query : Survey
E    Question : Respond
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Inspect means looking carefully or closely, and vivisect means detailed observation and analysis. In the given options, the nearest is
option C. 
Answer is option C.
  
2. Read the following poem and answer the question that follows:
I sought a soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all laid bare.
Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
I groped; and lo! The light,
An infinite land of day.
Which of the following would best capture the ESSENCE of the poem above?
A    What lies ‘outside’ is always deceptive.
B    Pursue the narrow path and avoid the broadways.
C    External search is futile; explore the inner space for answers.
D    Heart’s pathways are broad and clear to find the destination.
E    Light offers sight and insight.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
The author wants to convey that if we search our inner self, we can find the truth and reality. Using the analogy of oceans and his own
heart, he has reiterated this point. Option C concurs with this.
Option A is extreme.
Other options are out of scope.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
3. “Assumptions are analogous to the basic ingredients in a gourment recipe. Only the final product of the recipe dictates whether
the ingredients suffice………”
Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?
  
.
A    Good wine needs no advertisement!
B    The apple never falls far from the tree!
C    All is well that ends well!
D    As you sow, so shall you reap!
E    The proof of the pudding is in the eating!
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
It can be inferred from the given line that assumptions are analogous to ingredients in a recipe. Only the taste of the final food can tell
whether the ingredients were appropriate or not. Option E is the most relevant.
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
4. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1.Suppose I know someone, Smith.
P. One day you come to me and say: “Smith is in Cambridge.”
Q. I inquire, and find you stood at Guildhall and saw at the other end a man and said: “That was Smith.”
R. I’d say: “Listen. This isn’t sufficient evidence.”
S. I’ve heard that he has been killed in a battle in this war.
6. If we had a fair amount of evidence he was killed I would try to make you say that you’re being credulous.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
A    1SPQR6
B    1RSPQ6
C    1PRSQ6
D    1QSRP6
E    1RQPS6
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Statement S is connected to statement 1 in which the author provides information about Smith and his knowledge about him.
'Inquire' in statement Q refers to the fact mentioned in statement P. So, statement Q should follow P. 'Evidence' mentioned in statement
R refers to the argument mentioned in statement Q. So, statement R should follow statement Q. Thus, the correct order is 1 - S - P - Q - R
- 6.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
         
5. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1. The word “symmetry” is used here with a special meaning, and therefore needs to be defined.
P. For instance, if we look at a vase that is left-and-right symmetrical, then turn it 180° around the vertical axis, it looks the
same.
Q. When we have a picture symmetrical, one side is somehow the same as the other side.
R. When is a thing symmetrical - how can we define it?
S. Professor Hermann Weyl has given this definition of symmetry: a thing is symmetrical if one can subject it to a certain
operation and it appears exactly the same after operation.
6.We shall adopt the definition of symmetry in Weyl’s more general form, and in that form we shall discuss symmetry of
physical laws.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
  
.
A    
1PQRS6
B    1QRSP6
C    1RQPS6
D    1RQSP6
E    1SPQR6
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Statement R will come first as it asks a question. Statement Q answers the question asked in statement R. Statement S provides one
definition of 'symmetry' and statement P further elaborates the definition. Thus, the correct order is 1 - R - Q - S - P - 6.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
6. In recent past, Indian football team has lost most of the matches in international football tournaments. The most successful
coaches in Indian club football tournaments are from Latin American countries. In most of the Latin American countries, football
is more popular sport than cricket.
From the passage above, choose the correct option:
A    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In India, cricket is more popular than football”.
B    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “Most Latin American countries are successful at football”.
C    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In recent past, coaches of Indian football teams are not from Latin America”.
D    
It can be DEFEINITELY concluded that “European football coaches are less successful than their Latin American
counterparts for Indian national team”.
E    
It cannot be DEFINITELY concluded that “The more popular a sport the better the chance of producing a successful
coach in that sport”.
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
There is no mention of popularity of cricket in India. Option A cannot be concluded.
It is given that football is popular in Latin America. But, we cannot conclude that football is also successful there. Option B cannot be
inferred.
The paragraph gives information about coaches of Indian club football teams. We cannot infer option C.
Option D is out of the scope of the passage.
Option E is true that the relation between expertise of a coach and the popularity of that sport in his country cannot be established
based on the information provided in the passage.
hence, option E is the correct answer. 
7. Choose the best pronunciation of the word, Sobriquet, from the following options:
A    soh-bruh-key
B    suub-rry-ka
C    sob-bee-ri-kwet
D    soub-rick-kaat
E    Sobb-rik-kwet
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
The correct pronunciation of "sobriquet" is "soh-bruh-key".
  
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XAT 2016
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Which of the following options best captures the relationship similar to INSPECT : VIVISECT?
A    Enquire : Observe
B    Inquire : Explore
C    Investigate : Interrogate
D    Query : Survey
E    Question : Respond
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Inspect means looking carefully or closely, and vivisect means detailed observation and analysis. In the given options, the nearest is
option C. 
Answer is option C.
  
2. Read the following poem and answer the question that follows:
I sought a soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all laid bare.
Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
I groped; and lo! The light,
An infinite land of day.
Which of the following would best capture the ESSENCE of the poem above?
A    What lies ‘outside’ is always deceptive.
B    Pursue the narrow path and avoid the broadways.
C    External search is futile; explore the inner space for answers.
D    Heart’s pathways are broad and clear to find the destination.
E    Light offers sight and insight.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
The author wants to convey that if we search our inner self, we can find the truth and reality. Using the analogy of oceans and his own
heart, he has reiterated this point. Option C concurs with this.
Option A is extreme.
Other options are out of scope.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
3. “Assumptions are analogous to the basic ingredients in a gourment recipe. Only the final product of the recipe dictates whether
the ingredients suffice………”
Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?
  
.
A    Good wine needs no advertisement!
B    The apple never falls far from the tree!
C    All is well that ends well!
D    As you sow, so shall you reap!
E    The proof of the pudding is in the eating!
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
It can be inferred from the given line that assumptions are analogous to ingredients in a recipe. Only the taste of the final food can tell
whether the ingredients were appropriate or not. Option E is the most relevant.
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
4. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1.Suppose I know someone, Smith.
P. One day you come to me and say: “Smith is in Cambridge.”
Q. I inquire, and find you stood at Guildhall and saw at the other end a man and said: “That was Smith.”
R. I’d say: “Listen. This isn’t sufficient evidence.”
S. I’ve heard that he has been killed in a battle in this war.
6. If we had a fair amount of evidence he was killed I would try to make you say that you’re being credulous.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
A    1SPQR6
B    1RSPQ6
C    1PRSQ6
D    1QSRP6
E    1RQPS6
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Statement S is connected to statement 1 in which the author provides information about Smith and his knowledge about him.
'Inquire' in statement Q refers to the fact mentioned in statement P. So, statement Q should follow P. 'Evidence' mentioned in statement
R refers to the argument mentioned in statement Q. So, statement R should follow statement Q. Thus, the correct order is 1 - S - P - Q - R
- 6.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
         
5. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1. The word “symmetry” is used here with a special meaning, and therefore needs to be defined.
P. For instance, if we look at a vase that is left-and-right symmetrical, then turn it 180° around the vertical axis, it looks the
same.
Q. When we have a picture symmetrical, one side is somehow the same as the other side.
R. When is a thing symmetrical - how can we define it?
S. Professor Hermann Weyl has given this definition of symmetry: a thing is symmetrical if one can subject it to a certain
operation and it appears exactly the same after operation.
6.We shall adopt the definition of symmetry in Weyl’s more general form, and in that form we shall discuss symmetry of
physical laws.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
  
.
A    
1PQRS6
B    1QRSP6
C    1RQPS6
D    1RQSP6
E    1SPQR6
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Statement R will come first as it asks a question. Statement Q answers the question asked in statement R. Statement S provides one
definition of 'symmetry' and statement P further elaborates the definition. Thus, the correct order is 1 - R - Q - S - P - 6.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
6. In recent past, Indian football team has lost most of the matches in international football tournaments. The most successful
coaches in Indian club football tournaments are from Latin American countries. In most of the Latin American countries, football
is more popular sport than cricket.
From the passage above, choose the correct option:
A    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In India, cricket is more popular than football”.
B    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “Most Latin American countries are successful at football”.
C    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In recent past, coaches of Indian football teams are not from Latin America”.
D    
It can be DEFEINITELY concluded that “European football coaches are less successful than their Latin American
counterparts for Indian national team”.
E    
It cannot be DEFINITELY concluded that “The more popular a sport the better the chance of producing a successful
coach in that sport”.
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
There is no mention of popularity of cricket in India. Option A cannot be concluded.
It is given that football is popular in Latin America. But, we cannot conclude that football is also successful there. Option B cannot be
inferred.
The paragraph gives information about coaches of Indian club football teams. We cannot infer option C.
Option D is out of the scope of the passage.
Option E is true that the relation between expertise of a coach and the popularity of that sport in his country cannot be established
based on the information provided in the passage.
hence, option E is the correct answer. 
7. Choose the best pronunciation of the word, Sobriquet, from the following options:
A    soh-bruh-key
B    suub-rry-ka
C    sob-bee-ri-kwet
D    soub-rick-kaat
E    Sobb-rik-kwet
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
The correct pronunciation of "sobriquet" is "soh-bruh-key".
  
.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
        
8. Consider the two related statements below:
Statement I: Offices and positions for the marginalized sections should be open to those with greater savings among them.
Statement II: Offices and positions must be open to everyone based on the principle of fair opportunity
Which of the following is true?
A    Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections are incapable of saving.
B    Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally exposed to all opportunities.
C    Statement II contradicts meritocracy.
D    Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally intelligent.
E    Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections always depend on subsidies.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Supporting equal opportunity does not necessarily contradicts meritocracy. Option C is wrong.
Statement I does not assume that marginalized sections of society are incapable of saving or depend on subsidies. Options A and E are
irrelevant.
Statement II mentions fair opportunity as a principle but it never suggest that everyone is exposed to it. Hence B is incorrect.
Statement II assumes that everyone is equally capable and intelligent. So, it is justified to open offices and positions to everyone.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
9. This season will pass. The Prime Minister may not win Lok Sabha elections, or she may; she may not continue as Prime
Minister, or she may. The country will survive whatever the texture of politics in this decade or the next.
Which of the following, IF TRUE, will BEST reinforce the author’s view?
A    The survival of any Prime Minister is dependent on the country’s economics growth.
B    The country has a vibrant young working population.
C    The survival of the country depends on a dynamic, growth-oriented Prime Minister, not on the texture of politics.
D    The previous season had also witnessed similar political uncertainty.
E    The survival of the Prime Minister is dependent on the political texture of the country.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Option A and B are irrelevent.
Option C is contradictory to what author states, because then if prime minister falls country will not be able to survive.
The main point of the passage is country will survive as it is independent of any other factors.
The author is presenting several alternative futures and stating that the country would thrive in every future and this fact will not depend
on any of the current factors responsible. If this thing would have happened earlier also and the country is still thriving, this will most
strongly support the author's argument.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
  
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XAT 2016
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
1. Which of the following options best captures the relationship similar to INSPECT : VIVISECT?
A    Enquire : Observe
B    Inquire : Explore
C    Investigate : Interrogate
D    Query : Survey
E    Question : Respond
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Inspect means looking carefully or closely, and vivisect means detailed observation and analysis. In the given options, the nearest is
option C. 
Answer is option C.
  
2. Read the following poem and answer the question that follows:
I sought a soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all laid bare.
Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
I groped; and lo! The light,
An infinite land of day.
Which of the following would best capture the ESSENCE of the poem above?
A    What lies ‘outside’ is always deceptive.
B    Pursue the narrow path and avoid the broadways.
C    External search is futile; explore the inner space for answers.
D    Heart’s pathways are broad and clear to find the destination.
E    Light offers sight and insight.
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
The author wants to convey that if we search our inner self, we can find the truth and reality. Using the analogy of oceans and his own
heart, he has reiterated this point. Option C concurs with this.
Option A is extreme.
Other options are out of scope.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
3. “Assumptions are analogous to the basic ingredients in a gourment recipe. Only the final product of the recipe dictates whether
the ingredients suffice………”
Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?
  
.
A    Good wine needs no advertisement!
B    The apple never falls far from the tree!
C    All is well that ends well!
D    As you sow, so shall you reap!
E    The proof of the pudding is in the eating!
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
It can be inferred from the given line that assumptions are analogous to ingredients in a recipe. Only the taste of the final food can tell
whether the ingredients were appropriate or not. Option E is the most relevant.
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
4. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1.Suppose I know someone, Smith.
P. One day you come to me and say: “Smith is in Cambridge.”
Q. I inquire, and find you stood at Guildhall and saw at the other end a man and said: “That was Smith.”
R. I’d say: “Listen. This isn’t sufficient evidence.”
S. I’ve heard that he has been killed in a battle in this war.
6. If we had a fair amount of evidence he was killed I would try to make you say that you’re being credulous.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
A    1SPQR6
B    1RSPQ6
C    1PRSQ6
D    1QSRP6
E    1RQPS6
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Statement S is connected to statement 1 in which the author provides information about Smith and his knowledge about him.
'Inquire' in statement Q refers to the fact mentioned in statement P. So, statement Q should follow P. 'Evidence' mentioned in statement
R refers to the argument mentioned in statement Q. So, statement R should follow statement Q. Thus, the correct order is 1 - S - P - Q - R
- 6.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
         
5. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1. The word “symmetry” is used here with a special meaning, and therefore needs to be defined.
P. For instance, if we look at a vase that is left-and-right symmetrical, then turn it 180° around the vertical axis, it looks the
same.
Q. When we have a picture symmetrical, one side is somehow the same as the other side.
R. When is a thing symmetrical - how can we define it?
S. Professor Hermann Weyl has given this definition of symmetry: a thing is symmetrical if one can subject it to a certain
operation and it appears exactly the same after operation.
6.We shall adopt the definition of symmetry in Weyl’s more general form, and in that form we shall discuss symmetry of
physical laws.
Which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED?
  
.
A    
1PQRS6
B    1QRSP6
C    1RQPS6
D    1RQSP6
E    1SPQR6
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Statement R will come first as it asks a question. Statement Q answers the question asked in statement R. Statement S provides one
definition of 'symmetry' and statement P further elaborates the definition. Thus, the correct order is 1 - R - Q - S - P - 6.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
6. In recent past, Indian football team has lost most of the matches in international football tournaments. The most successful
coaches in Indian club football tournaments are from Latin American countries. In most of the Latin American countries, football
is more popular sport than cricket.
From the passage above, choose the correct option:
A    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In India, cricket is more popular than football”.
B    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “Most Latin American countries are successful at football”.
C    It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In recent past, coaches of Indian football teams are not from Latin America”.
D    
It can be DEFEINITELY concluded that “European football coaches are less successful than their Latin American
counterparts for Indian national team”.
E    
It cannot be DEFINITELY concluded that “The more popular a sport the better the chance of producing a successful
coach in that sport”.
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
There is no mention of popularity of cricket in India. Option A cannot be concluded.
It is given that football is popular in Latin America. But, we cannot conclude that football is also successful there. Option B cannot be
inferred.
The paragraph gives information about coaches of Indian club football teams. We cannot infer option C.
Option D is out of the scope of the passage.
Option E is true that the relation between expertise of a coach and the popularity of that sport in his country cannot be established
based on the information provided in the passage.
hence, option E is the correct answer. 
7. Choose the best pronunciation of the word, Sobriquet, from the following options:
A    soh-bruh-key
B    suub-rry-ka
C    sob-bee-ri-kwet
D    soub-rick-kaat
E    Sobb-rik-kwet
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
The correct pronunciation of "sobriquet" is "soh-bruh-key".
  
.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
        
8. Consider the two related statements below:
Statement I: Offices and positions for the marginalized sections should be open to those with greater savings among them.
Statement II: Offices and positions must be open to everyone based on the principle of fair opportunity
Which of the following is true?
A    Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections are incapable of saving.
B    Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally exposed to all opportunities.
C    Statement II contradicts meritocracy.
D    Statement II assumes that all citizens are equally intelligent.
E    Statement I assumes that the marginalized sections always depend on subsidies.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Supporting equal opportunity does not necessarily contradicts meritocracy. Option C is wrong.
Statement I does not assume that marginalized sections of society are incapable of saving or depend on subsidies. Options A and E are
irrelevant.
Statement II mentions fair opportunity as a principle but it never suggest that everyone is exposed to it. Hence B is incorrect.
Statement II assumes that everyone is equally capable and intelligent. So, it is justified to open offices and positions to everyone.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
9. This season will pass. The Prime Minister may not win Lok Sabha elections, or she may; she may not continue as Prime
Minister, or she may. The country will survive whatever the texture of politics in this decade or the next.
Which of the following, IF TRUE, will BEST reinforce the author’s view?
A    The survival of any Prime Minister is dependent on the country’s economics growth.
B    The country has a vibrant young working population.
C    The survival of the country depends on a dynamic, growth-oriented Prime Minister, not on the texture of politics.
D    The previous season had also witnessed similar political uncertainty.
E    The survival of the Prime Minister is dependent on the political texture of the country.
A n s w e r : D
Explanation:
Option A and B are irrelevent.
Option C is contradictory to what author states, because then if prime minister falls country will not be able to survive.
The main point of the passage is country will survive as it is independent of any other factors.
The author is presenting several alternative futures and stating that the country would thrive in every future and this fact will not depend
on any of the current factors responsible. If this thing would have happened earlier also and the country is still thriving, this will most
strongly support the author's argument.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
  
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10. The subject of this book is knavery, skullduggery, cheating, betrayal, unfairness, crime, sneakiness, malingering, cutting corner,
immorality, dishonesty, betrayal, graft, wickedness, and sin.
Which of the following options best captures ALL the italicized words above?
A    Aggressive behaviours
B    Illegal behaviours
C    Deviant behaviours
D    Banned behaviours
E    Vetoed behaviours
A n s w e r : C
Explanation:
Some of the behaviours mentioned above are aggressive, some are illegal, some are banned. So, the common umbrella under which all
these behaviours would come is "deviant behaviours".
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
   
11. Read the following conversation:
OINOS: I can comprehend you thus far-that certain operations of what we term Nature, or the natural laws, will, under certain
conditions, give rise to that which has all the appearance of creation. Shortly before the final overthrow of the earth, there were,
I well remember, many very successful experiments in what some philosophers were weakenough to denominate the creation of
animaculae.
AGATHOS: The cases of which you speak were, in fact, instances of the secondary creation - and of the only species of creation
which has ever been, since the first word spoke into existence the first law.
Which of the following options CANNOT be DEFINITELY inferred based on the above conversation?
A    Agathos was explaining something related to creation to Oinos.
B    At the time of conversation there was nothing called Earth.
C    The creation of animalculae is a natural law.
D    Natural laws are creations of philosophers.
E    Law is a spoken word.
A n s w e r : D
12. … there is a degree of convergence in the definition of trust which can be summarized as follows: Trust is a particular level of
the subjective probability with which an agent assesses that another agent or group of agents will perform a particular action.
When we say we trust someone or that someone is trustworthy, we implicitly mean that the probability that he will perform an
action that is beneficial to us….
Which of the following statement BEST COMPLETES the passage above?
A    is high enough for us to find out if he will cheat us.
B    is high enough for us to consider engaging in some form of cooperation with him
C    is low enough for him not to engage in negative behavior against us.
  
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