XAT 2014: Previous Year Question Paper with Solutions

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XAT 2014
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
Instructions [1 - 6 ]
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
1. The defense proposes to show that the incident that the prosecution so _____________ rejects as _______ did indeed take place.
A    blithely, undesirable
B    cavalierly, apocryphal
C    vehemently, factual
D    persuasively, pointless
E    convincingly, inevitable
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Blithely means happily, and undesirable means not wanting to do something. Both the words contrast the tone of the given sentence.
Among the given options, only option B is the appropriate one. Cavalierly means arrogantly, and apocryphal means fake. Both the words
are in line with the tone of the given sentence.
The answer is option B.
  
2. Not just the absence of ____________ , but also the presence of ____________ and honesty is required to bind up the nation’s
wound.
A    retribution, camaraderie
B    guilt, religion
C    crime, religion
D    love, austerity
E    recrimination, insight
A n s w e r : E
3. In many cases in physics, one has to deal simultaneously with collective and single-particle excitations of the system. The
collective excitations are usually bosonic in nature while the single-particle excitations are often fermionic. One is therefore led
to consider a system which includes bosons and fermions. Hence, _____________ Which of the following options is most likely to
follow the paragraph given above?
A    in this book, we discuss application of bosonic particles and their consequences on physics.
B    in this book, we discuss application of general algebraic theory of mixed Bose- Fermi systems to atomic nuclei.
C    in this book, we discuss excitations of collective and single particles separately.
D    in this book, we prove how collective excitations are bosonic and singular excitation are fermionic.
E    in this book, we prove that collective and singular excitation cannot exist together.
A n s w e r : B
  
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XAT 2014
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
Instructions [1 - 6 ]
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
1. The defense proposes to show that the incident that the prosecution so _____________ rejects as _______ did indeed take place.
A    blithely, undesirable
B    cavalierly, apocryphal
C    vehemently, factual
D    persuasively, pointless
E    convincingly, inevitable
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Blithely means happily, and undesirable means not wanting to do something. Both the words contrast the tone of the given sentence.
Among the given options, only option B is the appropriate one. Cavalierly means arrogantly, and apocryphal means fake. Both the words
are in line with the tone of the given sentence.
The answer is option B.
  
2. Not just the absence of ____________ , but also the presence of ____________ and honesty is required to bind up the nation’s
wound.
A    retribution, camaraderie
B    guilt, religion
C    crime, religion
D    love, austerity
E    recrimination, insight
A n s w e r : E
3. In many cases in physics, one has to deal simultaneously with collective and single-particle excitations of the system. The
collective excitations are usually bosonic in nature while the single-particle excitations are often fermionic. One is therefore led
to consider a system which includes bosons and fermions. Hence, _____________ Which of the following options is most likely to
follow the paragraph given above?
A    in this book, we discuss application of bosonic particles and their consequences on physics.
B    in this book, we discuss application of general algebraic theory of mixed Bose- Fermi systems to atomic nuclei.
C    in this book, we discuss excitations of collective and single particles separately.
D    in this book, we prove how collective excitations are bosonic and singular excitation are fermionic.
E    in this book, we prove that collective and singular excitation cannot exist together.
A n s w e r : B
  
.
Explanation:
The blank is preceded by the idea of systems which include both bosons and fermions. Therefore, the following sentence must talk
about mixed bosons fermions systems.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
4. Peter has suggested to me that the _____________ of highly systematic and _____________ planning techniques may have led to a
substantial ______ in firms’ notions of what is likely to happen in the future, and thus to a _______ in the incidence of mistakes,
especially on the part of the ____modern corporations.
A    progressive development, exact, decline, decrease, tiny
B    progress deterioration, exact, increase, decrease, tiny
C    progressive deterioration, precise, improvement, reduction, large
D    progressive deterioration, precise, increase, decrease, large
E    gradual growth, exact, increase, decline, large
A n s w e r : C
         
5. Clinical practitioners ___________ integrated mindfulness _____________ treatment of ________ host of emotional and behavioural
disorders, ________ borderline personality disorder, major depression, chronic pain, or eating disorders. Number of such
practitioners _________ increased substantially.
A    have, in the, a, such as, has
B    have, in the, the, like, have
C    were, for, a, like, has
D    have, for, a, like, has
E    could, in the, the, such as, have
A n s w e r : A
6. Ontologies are _____________ equated with taxonomic hierarchies of classes, class definitions, and _______ subsumption relation,
_____________ ontologies need not be limited to _____________ forms.
A    often, a, but, such
B    often, the, yet, such
C    frequently, a, yet, such
D    often, a, yet, these
E    often, the, but, these
A n s w e r : E
7. The MBA (1) is hardly a prerequisite for success, but it (2) certainly helps (3), and it has been getting more important (4) in
recent years. Most (5) MBA programs equip their graduates to understand how (6) to deal with many of the important questions
that their organizations will need to tackle (7) over time, and (8) that they will face in their careers. 
The above italicized numbered words will be correctly represented by the following parts of speech:
A    
1-Noun, 2-Pronoun, 3-Adverb, 4-Adjective, 5-Adjective, 8-Conjunction
  
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XAT 2014
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
Instructions [1 - 6 ]
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
1. The defense proposes to show that the incident that the prosecution so _____________ rejects as _______ did indeed take place.
A    blithely, undesirable
B    cavalierly, apocryphal
C    vehemently, factual
D    persuasively, pointless
E    convincingly, inevitable
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Blithely means happily, and undesirable means not wanting to do something. Both the words contrast the tone of the given sentence.
Among the given options, only option B is the appropriate one. Cavalierly means arrogantly, and apocryphal means fake. Both the words
are in line with the tone of the given sentence.
The answer is option B.
  
2. Not just the absence of ____________ , but also the presence of ____________ and honesty is required to bind up the nation’s
wound.
A    retribution, camaraderie
B    guilt, religion
C    crime, religion
D    love, austerity
E    recrimination, insight
A n s w e r : E
3. In many cases in physics, one has to deal simultaneously with collective and single-particle excitations of the system. The
collective excitations are usually bosonic in nature while the single-particle excitations are often fermionic. One is therefore led
to consider a system which includes bosons and fermions. Hence, _____________ Which of the following options is most likely to
follow the paragraph given above?
A    in this book, we discuss application of bosonic particles and their consequences on physics.
B    in this book, we discuss application of general algebraic theory of mixed Bose- Fermi systems to atomic nuclei.
C    in this book, we discuss excitations of collective and single particles separately.
D    in this book, we prove how collective excitations are bosonic and singular excitation are fermionic.
E    in this book, we prove that collective and singular excitation cannot exist together.
A n s w e r : B
  
.
Explanation:
The blank is preceded by the idea of systems which include both bosons and fermions. Therefore, the following sentence must talk
about mixed bosons fermions systems.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
4. Peter has suggested to me that the _____________ of highly systematic and _____________ planning techniques may have led to a
substantial ______ in firms’ notions of what is likely to happen in the future, and thus to a _______ in the incidence of mistakes,
especially on the part of the ____modern corporations.
A    progressive development, exact, decline, decrease, tiny
B    progress deterioration, exact, increase, decrease, tiny
C    progressive deterioration, precise, improvement, reduction, large
D    progressive deterioration, precise, increase, decrease, large
E    gradual growth, exact, increase, decline, large
A n s w e r : C
         
5. Clinical practitioners ___________ integrated mindfulness _____________ treatment of ________ host of emotional and behavioural
disorders, ________ borderline personality disorder, major depression, chronic pain, or eating disorders. Number of such
practitioners _________ increased substantially.
A    have, in the, a, such as, has
B    have, in the, the, like, have
C    were, for, a, like, has
D    have, for, a, like, has
E    could, in the, the, such as, have
A n s w e r : A
6. Ontologies are _____________ equated with taxonomic hierarchies of classes, class definitions, and _______ subsumption relation,
_____________ ontologies need not be limited to _____________ forms.
A    often, a, but, such
B    often, the, yet, such
C    frequently, a, yet, such
D    often, a, yet, these
E    often, the, but, these
A n s w e r : E
7. The MBA (1) is hardly a prerequisite for success, but it (2) certainly helps (3), and it has been getting more important (4) in
recent years. Most (5) MBA programs equip their graduates to understand how (6) to deal with many of the important questions
that their organizations will need to tackle (7) over time, and (8) that they will face in their careers. 
The above italicized numbered words will be correctly represented by the following parts of speech:
A    
1-Noun, 2-Pronoun, 3-Adverb, 4-Adjective, 5-Adjective, 8-Conjunction
  
.
B    
1-Noun, 3-Adjective, 4-Adjective, 6-Adverb, 7-Adverb, 8-Article
C    1-Noun, 2-Pronoun, 4-Adjective, 7-Adverb, 8-Conjunction
D    2-Pronoun, 3-Verb, 4-Adverb, 6-Adverb, 8-Article
E    2-Pronoun, 3-Verb, 4-Adjective, 7-Verb, 8-Conjunction
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
1 - Noun
2- Pronoun
3 - Verb
4 - Adjective
5 - Adjective
6 - Adverb
7 - Verb
8 - Conjunction
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
        
8. Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question that follows:
It is one week since Uttarakhand’s worst disaster in living memory. Flash floods resulting from extremely intense rainfall swept
away mountainsides, villages and towns, thousands of people, animals, agriculture
fields, irrigation canals, domestic water sources, dams, roads, bridges, and buildings - anything that stood in the way.A week
later, media attention remains riveted on the efforts to rescue tens of thousands of pilgrims and
tourist visiting the shrines in the uppermost reaches of Uttarakhand’s sacred rivers. But the deluge spread far
beyond th Char Dhams - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath - to cover the entire state. The catchments of many
smaller rivers also witnessed flash floods but the media has yet to report on the destruction there. Eyewitness accounts being
gathered by official agencies and voluntary organizations have reported devastation from more than 200 villages so far and
more affected villages are being reported every day.
Which of the following would the author agree the most with?
A    Char Dhams were most affected by Uttarakhand disaster.
B    Entire catchment of rivers flowing in Uttarakhand was affected.
C    Media attention was on Char Dham but the entire catchment area of rivers flowing in Uttarakhand was affected.
D    Media cannot be trusted as it focuses only on important places and events.
E    Voluntary organizations are better than media in reaching out to the affected people.
A n s w e r : C
9. Which of the following is the correct form of expression for the underlined part of the
sentence below?
Patna is not only the capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest cities in the world and the largest city in the state.
A    capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest
B    capital of Bihar, nevertheless also one of the oldest
C    Bihar’s capital city, and it is also one of the older
D    Bihar’s capital city, but it is also one of the older
E    
capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the older.
  
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XAT 2014
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
Instructions [1 - 6 ]
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
1. The defense proposes to show that the incident that the prosecution so _____________ rejects as _______ did indeed take place.
A    blithely, undesirable
B    cavalierly, apocryphal
C    vehemently, factual
D    persuasively, pointless
E    convincingly, inevitable
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Blithely means happily, and undesirable means not wanting to do something. Both the words contrast the tone of the given sentence.
Among the given options, only option B is the appropriate one. Cavalierly means arrogantly, and apocryphal means fake. Both the words
are in line with the tone of the given sentence.
The answer is option B.
  
2. Not just the absence of ____________ , but also the presence of ____________ and honesty is required to bind up the nation’s
wound.
A    retribution, camaraderie
B    guilt, religion
C    crime, religion
D    love, austerity
E    recrimination, insight
A n s w e r : E
3. In many cases in physics, one has to deal simultaneously with collective and single-particle excitations of the system. The
collective excitations are usually bosonic in nature while the single-particle excitations are often fermionic. One is therefore led
to consider a system which includes bosons and fermions. Hence, _____________ Which of the following options is most likely to
follow the paragraph given above?
A    in this book, we discuss application of bosonic particles and their consequences on physics.
B    in this book, we discuss application of general algebraic theory of mixed Bose- Fermi systems to atomic nuclei.
C    in this book, we discuss excitations of collective and single particles separately.
D    in this book, we prove how collective excitations are bosonic and singular excitation are fermionic.
E    in this book, we prove that collective and singular excitation cannot exist together.
A n s w e r : B
  
.
Explanation:
The blank is preceded by the idea of systems which include both bosons and fermions. Therefore, the following sentence must talk
about mixed bosons fermions systems.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
4. Peter has suggested to me that the _____________ of highly systematic and _____________ planning techniques may have led to a
substantial ______ in firms’ notions of what is likely to happen in the future, and thus to a _______ in the incidence of mistakes,
especially on the part of the ____modern corporations.
A    progressive development, exact, decline, decrease, tiny
B    progress deterioration, exact, increase, decrease, tiny
C    progressive deterioration, precise, improvement, reduction, large
D    progressive deterioration, precise, increase, decrease, large
E    gradual growth, exact, increase, decline, large
A n s w e r : C
         
5. Clinical practitioners ___________ integrated mindfulness _____________ treatment of ________ host of emotional and behavioural
disorders, ________ borderline personality disorder, major depression, chronic pain, or eating disorders. Number of such
practitioners _________ increased substantially.
A    have, in the, a, such as, has
B    have, in the, the, like, have
C    were, for, a, like, has
D    have, for, a, like, has
E    could, in the, the, such as, have
A n s w e r : A
6. Ontologies are _____________ equated with taxonomic hierarchies of classes, class definitions, and _______ subsumption relation,
_____________ ontologies need not be limited to _____________ forms.
A    often, a, but, such
B    often, the, yet, such
C    frequently, a, yet, such
D    often, a, yet, these
E    often, the, but, these
A n s w e r : E
7. The MBA (1) is hardly a prerequisite for success, but it (2) certainly helps (3), and it has been getting more important (4) in
recent years. Most (5) MBA programs equip their graduates to understand how (6) to deal with many of the important questions
that their organizations will need to tackle (7) over time, and (8) that they will face in their careers. 
The above italicized numbered words will be correctly represented by the following parts of speech:
A    
1-Noun, 2-Pronoun, 3-Adverb, 4-Adjective, 5-Adjective, 8-Conjunction
  
.
B    
1-Noun, 3-Adjective, 4-Adjective, 6-Adverb, 7-Adverb, 8-Article
C    1-Noun, 2-Pronoun, 4-Adjective, 7-Adverb, 8-Conjunction
D    2-Pronoun, 3-Verb, 4-Adverb, 6-Adverb, 8-Article
E    2-Pronoun, 3-Verb, 4-Adjective, 7-Verb, 8-Conjunction
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
1 - Noun
2- Pronoun
3 - Verb
4 - Adjective
5 - Adjective
6 - Adverb
7 - Verb
8 - Conjunction
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
        
8. Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question that follows:
It is one week since Uttarakhand’s worst disaster in living memory. Flash floods resulting from extremely intense rainfall swept
away mountainsides, villages and towns, thousands of people, animals, agriculture
fields, irrigation canals, domestic water sources, dams, roads, bridges, and buildings - anything that stood in the way.A week
later, media attention remains riveted on the efforts to rescue tens of thousands of pilgrims and
tourist visiting the shrines in the uppermost reaches of Uttarakhand’s sacred rivers. But the deluge spread far
beyond th Char Dhams - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath - to cover the entire state. The catchments of many
smaller rivers also witnessed flash floods but the media has yet to report on the destruction there. Eyewitness accounts being
gathered by official agencies and voluntary organizations have reported devastation from more than 200 villages so far and
more affected villages are being reported every day.
Which of the following would the author agree the most with?
A    Char Dhams were most affected by Uttarakhand disaster.
B    Entire catchment of rivers flowing in Uttarakhand was affected.
C    Media attention was on Char Dham but the entire catchment area of rivers flowing in Uttarakhand was affected.
D    Media cannot be trusted as it focuses only on important places and events.
E    Voluntary organizations are better than media in reaching out to the affected people.
A n s w e r : C
9. Which of the following is the correct form of expression for the underlined part of the
sentence below?
Patna is not only the capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest cities in the world and the largest city in the state.
A    capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest
B    capital of Bihar, nevertheless also one of the oldest
C    Bihar’s capital city, and it is also one of the older
D    Bihar’s capital city, but it is also one of the older
E    
capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the older.
  
.
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Whenever we use "the" we use the superlative form of the adjective(oldest), hence C, D, E is incorrect. "Nevertheless" in the second
option is erroneous. Option A is the correct answer.
Instructions [10 - 11 ]
Read the definitions below and select the best match between the numbered sentences and the
definitions.
Premise: A proposition from which another statement is inferred or follows a conclusion.
Assumption: Something, which is accepted as true.Facts: Something, which can be checked.
Reason: A cause, explanation or justification for an action or event.
Conclusion: An end, finish or summarization of process or argument.
Proposition: A statement that expresses judgment or opinion.
Question: A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit opinion.
Inductive inference: An end, finish or summarization reached for “the whole”, based on “a particular” real incidence.
Deductive Inference: An end, finish or summarization reached based on the combining and recombining two or more than two
assumptions
10. When you look at the people who make fundamental, revolutionary breakthrough in any field, you keep noticing over and over
and over again a high preponderance of them have some sort of disability when they were younger, whether it was a physical
disability or mental disability, which leads to lower expectations from others, whom they always wanted to prove wrong a:. And
what does it do b:? What does that do to you, when you try to prove someone wrong c:? You increase your engagement in
something because you want to fight against
those expectations d:.So it seems like it actually can be a gift having what we label as a disability, or disorder, and cause people
to overcompensate and engage in things in other ways e:. A research study shows that higher number of people with dyslexia
become social entrepreneurs because they over-compensate their disability through nonverbal communication, initiative and
gift (6). And this overcompensation leads to greatness (7).The best match would be:
A    1-Assumption, 2-Question, 3-Reason, 4-Fact
B    1-Assumption, 2-Question, 4-Reason, 7-Conclusion
C    1-Fact, 2-Question, 4-Reason, 6-Reason
D    1-Fact, 3-Question, 4-Reason, 7-Inductive Inference
E    3-Question, 4-Reason, 5-Fact, 6-Proposition
A n s w e r : C
   
11. The fatal consequences of having a routine mid- day meal for at least twenty two children in Bihar’s Saran district expose the
chronic neglect of school education in a large part of India a:. The governments cannot find a small piece of land for a school
and are unable to store food materials without the risk of contamination is a telling commentary on their commitment to
universal primary education b:. The Bihar
horror clearly points to the absence of strong normative procedures for the provision of infrastructure, even for a new school c:.
The best match would be:
A    1-Fact, 2-Reason, 3-Deductive Inference
B    1-Reason, 2-Reason, 3-Inductive Inference
C    1-Inductive Inference, 2-Fact, 3-Inductive Inference
D    1-Inductive Inference, 2-Inductive Inference, 3-Inductive Inference,
E    
1-Reason, 2-Reason, 3- Reason
A n s w e r : D
  
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XAT 2014
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
Instructions [1 - 6 ]
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
1. The defense proposes to show that the incident that the prosecution so _____________ rejects as _______ did indeed take place.
A    blithely, undesirable
B    cavalierly, apocryphal
C    vehemently, factual
D    persuasively, pointless
E    convincingly, inevitable
A n s w e r : B
Explanation:
Blithely means happily, and undesirable means not wanting to do something. Both the words contrast the tone of the given sentence.
Among the given options, only option B is the appropriate one. Cavalierly means arrogantly, and apocryphal means fake. Both the words
are in line with the tone of the given sentence.
The answer is option B.
  
2. Not just the absence of ____________ , but also the presence of ____________ and honesty is required to bind up the nation’s
wound.
A    retribution, camaraderie
B    guilt, religion
C    crime, religion
D    love, austerity
E    recrimination, insight
A n s w e r : E
3. In many cases in physics, one has to deal simultaneously with collective and single-particle excitations of the system. The
collective excitations are usually bosonic in nature while the single-particle excitations are often fermionic. One is therefore led
to consider a system which includes bosons and fermions. Hence, _____________ Which of the following options is most likely to
follow the paragraph given above?
A    in this book, we discuss application of bosonic particles and their consequences on physics.
B    in this book, we discuss application of general algebraic theory of mixed Bose- Fermi systems to atomic nuclei.
C    in this book, we discuss excitations of collective and single particles separately.
D    in this book, we prove how collective excitations are bosonic and singular excitation are fermionic.
E    in this book, we prove that collective and singular excitation cannot exist together.
A n s w e r : B
  
.
Explanation:
The blank is preceded by the idea of systems which include both bosons and fermions. Therefore, the following sentence must talk
about mixed bosons fermions systems.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
4. Peter has suggested to me that the _____________ of highly systematic and _____________ planning techniques may have led to a
substantial ______ in firms’ notions of what is likely to happen in the future, and thus to a _______ in the incidence of mistakes,
especially on the part of the ____modern corporations.
A    progressive development, exact, decline, decrease, tiny
B    progress deterioration, exact, increase, decrease, tiny
C    progressive deterioration, precise, improvement, reduction, large
D    progressive deterioration, precise, increase, decrease, large
E    gradual growth, exact, increase, decline, large
A n s w e r : C
         
5. Clinical practitioners ___________ integrated mindfulness _____________ treatment of ________ host of emotional and behavioural
disorders, ________ borderline personality disorder, major depression, chronic pain, or eating disorders. Number of such
practitioners _________ increased substantially.
A    have, in the, a, such as, has
B    have, in the, the, like, have
C    were, for, a, like, has
D    have, for, a, like, has
E    could, in the, the, such as, have
A n s w e r : A
6. Ontologies are _____________ equated with taxonomic hierarchies of classes, class definitions, and _______ subsumption relation,
_____________ ontologies need not be limited to _____________ forms.
A    often, a, but, such
B    often, the, yet, such
C    frequently, a, yet, such
D    often, a, yet, these
E    often, the, but, these
A n s w e r : E
7. The MBA (1) is hardly a prerequisite for success, but it (2) certainly helps (3), and it has been getting more important (4) in
recent years. Most (5) MBA programs equip their graduates to understand how (6) to deal with many of the important questions
that their organizations will need to tackle (7) over time, and (8) that they will face in their careers. 
The above italicized numbered words will be correctly represented by the following parts of speech:
A    
1-Noun, 2-Pronoun, 3-Adverb, 4-Adjective, 5-Adjective, 8-Conjunction
  
.
B    
1-Noun, 3-Adjective, 4-Adjective, 6-Adverb, 7-Adverb, 8-Article
C    1-Noun, 2-Pronoun, 4-Adjective, 7-Adverb, 8-Conjunction
D    2-Pronoun, 3-Verb, 4-Adverb, 6-Adverb, 8-Article
E    2-Pronoun, 3-Verb, 4-Adjective, 7-Verb, 8-Conjunction
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
1 - Noun
2- Pronoun
3 - Verb
4 - Adjective
5 - Adjective
6 - Adverb
7 - Verb
8 - Conjunction
Hence, option E is the correct answer.
        
8. Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question that follows:
It is one week since Uttarakhand’s worst disaster in living memory. Flash floods resulting from extremely intense rainfall swept
away mountainsides, villages and towns, thousands of people, animals, agriculture
fields, irrigation canals, domestic water sources, dams, roads, bridges, and buildings - anything that stood in the way.A week
later, media attention remains riveted on the efforts to rescue tens of thousands of pilgrims and
tourist visiting the shrines in the uppermost reaches of Uttarakhand’s sacred rivers. But the deluge spread far
beyond th Char Dhams - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath - to cover the entire state. The catchments of many
smaller rivers also witnessed flash floods but the media has yet to report on the destruction there. Eyewitness accounts being
gathered by official agencies and voluntary organizations have reported devastation from more than 200 villages so far and
more affected villages are being reported every day.
Which of the following would the author agree the most with?
A    Char Dhams were most affected by Uttarakhand disaster.
B    Entire catchment of rivers flowing in Uttarakhand was affected.
C    Media attention was on Char Dham but the entire catchment area of rivers flowing in Uttarakhand was affected.
D    Media cannot be trusted as it focuses only on important places and events.
E    Voluntary organizations are better than media in reaching out to the affected people.
A n s w e r : C
9. Which of the following is the correct form of expression for the underlined part of the
sentence below?
Patna is not only the capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest cities in the world and the largest city in the state.
A    capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the oldest
B    capital of Bihar, nevertheless also one of the oldest
C    Bihar’s capital city, and it is also one of the older
D    Bihar’s capital city, but it is also one of the older
E    
capital of Bihar, but it is also one of the older.
  
.
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
Whenever we use "the" we use the superlative form of the adjective(oldest), hence C, D, E is incorrect. "Nevertheless" in the second
option is erroneous. Option A is the correct answer.
Instructions [10 - 11 ]
Read the definitions below and select the best match between the numbered sentences and the
definitions.
Premise: A proposition from which another statement is inferred or follows a conclusion.
Assumption: Something, which is accepted as true.Facts: Something, which can be checked.
Reason: A cause, explanation or justification for an action or event.
Conclusion: An end, finish or summarization of process or argument.
Proposition: A statement that expresses judgment or opinion.
Question: A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit opinion.
Inductive inference: An end, finish or summarization reached for “the whole”, based on “a particular” real incidence.
Deductive Inference: An end, finish or summarization reached based on the combining and recombining two or more than two
assumptions
10. When you look at the people who make fundamental, revolutionary breakthrough in any field, you keep noticing over and over
and over again a high preponderance of them have some sort of disability when they were younger, whether it was a physical
disability or mental disability, which leads to lower expectations from others, whom they always wanted to prove wrong a:. And
what does it do b:? What does that do to you, when you try to prove someone wrong c:? You increase your engagement in
something because you want to fight against
those expectations d:.So it seems like it actually can be a gift having what we label as a disability, or disorder, and cause people
to overcompensate and engage in things in other ways e:. A research study shows that higher number of people with dyslexia
become social entrepreneurs because they over-compensate their disability through nonverbal communication, initiative and
gift (6). And this overcompensation leads to greatness (7).The best match would be:
A    1-Assumption, 2-Question, 3-Reason, 4-Fact
B    1-Assumption, 2-Question, 4-Reason, 7-Conclusion
C    1-Fact, 2-Question, 4-Reason, 6-Reason
D    1-Fact, 3-Question, 4-Reason, 7-Inductive Inference
E    3-Question, 4-Reason, 5-Fact, 6-Proposition
A n s w e r : C
   
11. The fatal consequences of having a routine mid- day meal for at least twenty two children in Bihar’s Saran district expose the
chronic neglect of school education in a large part of India a:. The governments cannot find a small piece of land for a school
and are unable to store food materials without the risk of contamination is a telling commentary on their commitment to
universal primary education b:. The Bihar
horror clearly points to the absence of strong normative procedures for the provision of infrastructure, even for a new school c:.
The best match would be:
A    1-Fact, 2-Reason, 3-Deductive Inference
B    1-Reason, 2-Reason, 3-Inductive Inference
C    1-Inductive Inference, 2-Fact, 3-Inductive Inference
D    1-Inductive Inference, 2-Inductive Inference, 3-Inductive Inference,
E    
1-Reason, 2-Reason, 3- Reason
A n s w e r : D
  
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Instructions [12 - 13 ]
Read the following sentences and choose the option that best arranges them in a logical order.
12. Choose the best option:
1. The mechanism of electroweak symmetry breaking is one of the most important issues in the present Particle Physics.
2. They are required to give masses for all quarks and leptons and to guarantee the absence of the gauge anomaly.
3. In the standard electroweak model a fundamental Higgs doublet is introduced to cause the spontaneous symmetry breaking.
4. Supersymmetry (SUSY), eliminating all quadratic divergences, may provide a better theoretical basis to describe a
fundamental Higgs boson with a relatively small mass to a high energy cutoff scale, say the Planck scale for example.
5. In the minimal SUSY extension of the standards electroweak model the Higgs sector consists of two chiral superfields of
Higgs doublets (H1 and H2 with opposite hypercharges).
A    1, 3, 4, 5, 2
B    1, 4, 3, 5, 2
C    3, 4, 2, 5, 1
D    1, 5, 2, 3, 4
E    5, 4, 2, 3, 1
A n s w e r : A
Explanation:
4-5-2 form a logical sequence as the supersymmetry mentioned in 4 is explained in 5 and the "they" mentioned in 2 refers to the Higgs
doublet mentioned in 5.
Only option A has 4-5-2 as a sequence and is hence, the answer.
13. Choose the best option:
1. Shakespeare did not personally prepare his plays for publication, and no official collection of them appeared until after his
death.
2. Some were probably based on actors’ memories of plays.
3. Many of these quartos are quite unreliable.
4. A collection of his sonnets, considered by critics to be among the best ever written in English, appeared in 1609.
5. Many individual plays were published during his lifetime in unauthorized editions known as quartos.
A    1, 2, 3, 5, 4
B    1, 2, 4, 5, 3
C    3, 1, 4, 5, 2
D    3, 5, 1, 2, 4
E    1, 4, 5, 3, 2
A n s w e r : E
Explanation:
5-3-2 forms a logical sequence as the quatros introduced in 5 are talked about in 3 and 2.
1-4 form a logical pair 1 introduces Shakespeare's plays and 4 talks about them further.
1 is the opening line as it introduces the topic of discussion.
Hence, the required sequence is 1-4-5-3-2.
   
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