Directions (Q.1-9) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the
questions.
Capitalism is a great slave, but a pathetic master. This truth unfortunately gets lost in our chase for that elusive dream
… especially in the West, the land that has been marketed as the land of the dreams – the great Western dream. It’s the
dream of being independent masters of our lives of making big bucks and being happy – even if that happiness is being
bought by money which all of them chase out there. No doubt, the West, on its part, has been fairly successful in creating
material comforts aplenty. It has improved the living standard of its average citizen. However it has been achieved as a
result of more than 200 years of unbridled growth and exploitation. And that is what has made the rest of the World
mindlessly chase Westernism, not necessarily happiness or an ideal form of society. All because the shop window looks
very impressive and it has been marketed very well.
But a deep look inside the shop tells a different tale. A different World lies behind, a World that is not quite visible to
the starry eyed millions – for whom the Western way of life seems to be the ultimate dream.
Thus, we have Indians dreaming to become or to get married to an NRI and Indian middle class fathers
dreaming of their sons reaching the Bay area and landing tech jobs, unmindful of the second class life
they end up leading in the West. What goes unseen and almost unheard is that the West also happens
to be the land that is right amongst the top in terms of the number of divorces per thousand,
the number of single parents families per thousand, the number of old people in old age homes,
the number of suicides, homicides and of course, the number of college/school shootouts.
And why not! After all, such societies are constantly driven towards higher profits and materialism. Expectedly, this
materialism comes at a cost that the World is paying today. This is the reason why we have millions dying of curable
diseases in Africa and other underdeveloped countries, while the rich grow richer. Their growth will be reduced, if they
were to start thinking of the poor. So what do they do to justify their greed for more? They most shrewdly propagate and
market a ridiculously primitive law of the jungle for our 21st century civilization, the ‘Law of Survival of the Fittest’!
The interesting thing about material things is that they only give an illusion of happiness, however such happiness is
always momentary in nature. Ergo, at this juncture, you feel you are the happiest person in the World, after buying your
new car or flat screen TV, and just a few days later, these are the very possessions that cease to make you happy. While
you chase the bigger car and spend that extra bit of the wealth, you intercept someone’s share of the daily bread and also
sacrifice those who have the maximum power to make you happy – family, emotions and love. Prolonged abstinence in
feeling emotions finally destroys bliss, and you don’t even realize when you’ve become a dry-eyed cripple …. And then
you land up in a sermon workshop to find out the real meaning of life – or whatever these workshops are capable of the
explaining. The truth is that such workshops are also driven by merchants who cash in on the dejected state of the people,
a state created by their own fictional dreams. But by then its really too late.
By then, you have made profits out of arms, and engineered wars to keep that industry alive. You’ve sold guns across
counters at supermarkets and made more profits. You’ve lobbied that guns should be made accessible to the common
man, and all for the sake of profits. This makes you realize one day that they are your own children who are in the line of
fire against the school goer who opens fire at his schoolmates.
This is the society that finally creates an emotionless monster, who gets satisfaction in killing
innocent adults and children alike for no cause, no reason and for none, but himself.
It is the utter destruction of spiritualism and the total focus on endless self-gratification.
Where so many single parent families and divorces exist, it is impossible to bring up children or
influence the killers, any better.
5158.Who does the author hold responsible for the shooting spree in schools and colleges? A. Lack of love and emotion in the society in general. B. Increased focus on self-gratification even when it comes at the cost of innocent lives. C. Deteriorating social structure leading to break up of families resulting in lack of moral development in children.
Only A
Only C
Only B and C
All of these
5159.Why does the author refer to the law of survival of the fittest as ridiculous?
This law is primitive and does not hold good for developed nations
The law is often used to justify the accumulation of wealth by a selected few
People from developing countries use it to rationalize their immigration to the Western countries
It does not lead to any material profits and material wealth
5160.Which of the following is a reason for poverty and hunger in underdeveloped countries? A. Mindlessly chasing the Western way of living. B. They have fallen prey to the idea of happiness through material comforts rather than love and emotional bond. C. They do not have marketing techniques as good as the Western countries.
Only B
Only C
Only A
Not mentioned in the passage
5161.Why do the ‘starry-eyed millions’ harbor a wish to become NRI? A. They are driven towards higher profits and materialism. B. They appreciate the Western way of life as it appears to them. C. They have become emotionless and lost any attachment to the motherland.
Only A
Only B
Only A and B
Only C
5162.Why does the author disregard the Western way of living even though an average citizen in the West enjoys better living standards?
Many Indians want to ape their lifestyle, leading to a cultural dilution of their own traditions
The West has failed to market their lifestyle in an appropriate way
According to him, the law of ‘survival of the fittest’ is now obsolete
It only looks forward to material comfort rather than happiness within
5163.What does the author mean by ‘intercepting someone’s share of daily bread’?
Hindering the process of marketing in underdeveloped countries by the developed countries
Denying material comfort to the Western World
Affecting the social life of those working towards material comforts only
Excess of wealth in Western World while people in poorer nations struggle for survival
5164.What does the author mean by ‘shop window of the West’ when he suggests to look inside the shop? A. The sprawling supermarkets have been making profits out of inhuman activities. B. To look closely at the existing societal structure rather than superficially appreciating the delusive dazzle. C. To study their marketing techniques closely.
Only A
Only B
Only A and B
Only B and C
5165.The author’s main objective in writing the passage is
To explain that consumerist societies have their own drawbacks, which are overlooked by those who are blinded by its material glare
To explain how too many material comforts have improved the living standard of common man in the West
That young children should not be given access to guns and other ammunitions
All NRIs are leading unmindful, second-class lives abroad
5166.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
Over-indulgence in accumulating material wealth has led to many problems on the social and emotional fronts
people should visit the sermons more often since this is the only way to achieve peace and happiness
For the sake of making profits, people have taken decisions which have proved to be harmful to the society
There are plenty of material comforts in the Western countries
Directions (Q. 10-12) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold
as used in the passage.
Directions (Q. 16-25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence that part will be the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
5173.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
In emerging economies
the private credit market
remains highly segmented and thus
weaken power of monetary policy.
5175.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
Wholesome strategic planning
was the focus as
the firm manage through a difficult period
a couple of years ago.
5176.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
In spite of the best governmental efforts,
emission of green house gases
and noxious chemicals
remain a cause of worry.
5177.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
The rate of metabolism of
a body is comparatively lowest when
it is at rest and is
thus optimum for examination.
5178.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
The opposition leader tried
to bolster his position
with the voters by pressing
corruption charges against rivals.
5179.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
The recently imposed dress code
in the university has enraged
the students who will be going
on strike since tomorrow.
5180.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
Ever since he took over
as the Chief Minister of the State
rate for unemployment
has drastically increased.
5181.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
Although the brilliant writer
an underlying
pessimism prevails in
all her novels.
5182.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
Changed social setting
demands the schools to teach
moral and social values
among with the academic skills.
Directions (Q. 26-30) Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each statement should
replace the phrase printed in the sentence to make it grammatically correct?
5183.The grim job market has taken its toll on students, many of those had hoped for a much better future.
much of whom
many of whom
several of those
many of which
5184.The relationship we have with our clients are the cornerstone of our future.
our client are
each clients is
our clients is
all clients are
5185.Many developed countries have been attempting to buy agricultural land in other countries to meet their own demand.
has been attempting
have being attempting
are being attempting
No correction required
5186.A nuclear testing fills the air with radioactive dust and left the area uninhabitable.
and leaves the
also leaves the
and leaving the
and making the
5187.Modern ideas of governance started back to the time when people began to question kings.
started when
set back to
start back to
date back to
5188.If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with 3rd, 7th, 8th and 10th letters of the word ‘COMPATIBILITY’, which of the following would be the last letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as Y.
I
B
L
X
5189.If in a certain code language ‘SIMILAR’ is written as ‘IZORNRH’, then how will ‘NATURAL’ be written in that language?
OZIFGZM
OZIFGMZ
OZIFZMG
OZIFMZG
5190.Sameer remembers that his brother’s birthday is after fifteenth but before 18th of February whereas his sister Kanika remembers that her brother’s birthday is after 16th but before 19th of February. On which day in February is Sameer’s brother’s birthday?
15th Feb.
18th Feb.
17th Feb.
None of these
Directions (Q. 34-38) In each of the following questions two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each
row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be
answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules:
(i) If a two digit odd number is followed by a two digit odd number, they are to be added.
(ii) If a two digit even number is followed by a two digit odd number which is a perfect square, the even number
is to be subtracted from the odd number.
(iii) If a three digit number is followed by a two digit number, the first number is to be divided by the second
number.
(iv) If a prime number is followed by an even number, the two are to be added.
(v) If an even number is followed by another even number, the two are to be multiplied.
5191.23 15 12 X 24 49 If X is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row? a) 24
25
28
None of these
5192.37 12 21 38 81 14 What is the difference between the resultants of the two rows?
23
32
13
18
5193.16 8 32 132 11 If X is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row?
192
128
132
144
5194.345 23 X 45 17 81 If X is the resultant of the second row, what is the resultant of the first row? a) 285
33
135
34
5195.12 28 84 37 22 18 What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows?
77
87
84
None of these
Directions (Q. 39-44) Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below it.
I.‘A + B’ means that ‘A is the father of B’.
II.‘A – B’ means that ‘A is the wife of B’.
III.‘A × B’ means that ‘A is the brother of B’.
IV.‘A ÷ B’ means that ‘A is the daughter of B’.
5196.If it is given ‘P ÷ R + S + Q’ then which of the following is true?
P is the daughter of Q
Q is the aunt of p
P is the aunt of Q
P is the mother of Q
5197.If it is given ‘P – R + Q’ then which of the following statements is true?
P is the mother of Q
Q is the daughter of P
P is the aunt of Q
P is the sister of Q
5198.If it is given ‘P × R ÷ Q’ then which of the following is true?
P is the uncle of Q
P is the father of Q
P is the brother of Q
P is the son of Q
5199.If it is given ‘P × R – Q’ then which of the following is true?
P is the brother-in-law of Q
P is the brother of Q
P is the uncle of Q
P is the father of Q
5200.If ‘P + R ÷ Q’ then which of the following is true?
P is the husband of Q
P is the brother of Q
P is the son of Q
P is the father of Q
5201.If ‘P – R × Q’ then which of the following is true?
P is the sister of Q
Q is the son of P
Q is the husband of P
P is the sister in law of Q
5202,5203,5204
Directions (Q. 48-54) Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table. Out of eight, four persons
are sitting at the corners of the table and the other four are sitting at the mid points of each side
of the table. Persons at the corners are facing the centre while the persons at the mid points of side
are facing outside. S is 3rd to the right of P.
P is facing the centre. Y is not sitting beside P or S. T is 3rd to the right of R. R is not sitting
at the mid-point of any side of the table. R is also not beside Y. There is only one person between P
and V. Q is not sitting beside V.
5205.If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in clockwise direction starting from P, then the position of how many persons remains the same (excluding P)?
Directions (Q. 55-60) For recruiting management trainees in an organization, the following criteria as have been laid down. The candidate must
(i) Be a first class graduate in Commerce with atleast 65% marks.
(ii) Have secured atleast 70% marks in SSC.
(iii) Be not more than 26 years and not less than 21 years of age as on 01st August 2007.
(iv) Have secured atleast 60% marks in selection test.
(v) Have secured atleast 50% marks in selection interview.
However, if a candidate fulfills all the above mentioned criteria except
(A) at (1) above but is an Economics graduate with atleast 70% marks, the case may be referred to the GM of the organization.
(B) at (2) above but has secured atleast 40% marks in selection interview and atleast 70% marks in selection test, the case may be referred to the President of the organization.
In each of the questions below, information of one candidate is given. You have to take one of the following four decision bases on the information provided and the criteria and conditions given above.
You are no to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01st August 2007.
5212.Abhishek has passed degree examination in Commerce with Economics as one of the subjects in first class with 68% marks in 2006 at the age of 22 years. His marks in SSC was 73%. He has cleared the selection test with 64% marks and selection interview with 62% marks.
if the candidate is to be selected
if the candidate is not to be selected
if the case is to be referred to GM
if the case is to be referred to President
5213.Sharad Bhatia has passed B.Com. in first class with 69% marks and SSC with 78% marks. He joined a private organization as an officer in June 2005 immediately after completing 23 years of age. He has scored 65% marks in selection test and 48% marks in selection interview.
if the candidate is to be selected
if the candidate is not to be selected
if the case is to be referred to GM
if the case is to be referred to President
5214.PriyankaGhate has passed graduation in arts with specialization in Economics in first class with 75% marks. Her date of birth is 08th July, 1985. She had scored 89% marks in SSC, 63% in selection interview and 61% marks in selection test.
if the candidate is to be selected
if the candidate is not to be selected
if the case is to be referred to GM
if the case is to be referred to President
5215.Rakesh has passed SSC with 85% marks and graduation in arts with specialization in Economics with 72% marks. His date of birth is 12th June, 1985. He has scored 65% marks in selection test as well as in interview.
if the candidate is to be selected
if the candidate is not to be selected
if the case is to be referred to GM
if the case is to be referred to President
5216.SaritaDere is a post graduate in Commerce passed in first class with 62% marks. Her score in SSC was 75%. She completed 23 years of age on 23rd December, 2006. She has scored 64% marks in selection test and 55% marks in selection interview.
if the candidate is to be selected
if the candidate is not to be selected
if the case is to be referred to GM
if the data is inadequate to decide the course of action
5217.AshishGharpure is a Commerce graduate passed out in June 2006, at the age of 21 years with 72% marks and first class. Presently he is pursuing his post-graduation in Economics. He had scored 82% marks in SSC. He has cleared the selection test with 67% marks and selection interview with 56% marks.
if the candidate is to be selected
if the candidate is not to be selected
if the case is to be referred to GM
if the case is to be referred to President
Directions (Q. 61-65) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven students of a school. Each of them studies in a different standard
from standard II to standard VIII but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes a
different subject, viz. English, Hindi, Civics, Biology, Chemistry, GK and Computer but not
necessarily in the same order. B studies in standard VII but he does not like Biology or Computer.
C likes English and does not study in standard V or standard III. E studies in standard VIII and likes
Hindi. The one who likes GK studies in standard II. D studies in standard IV. G likes Civics.
A does not study in standard II. The one who likes Computer studies in standard V.
5222.Which of the following statements is/are false?
F studies in standard II
A likes Computer
The one who studies in standard VIII likes English
All are false
5223.The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 36. What is the smallest of these numbers?
31
35
43
None of these
5224.What would be the compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs.7850 at the rate of 14% per annum in two years?
Rs.2351.86
Rs.2880.37
Rs.2518.22
Rs.2290.23
5225.Mithilesh started a business by investing Rs.48000. After 7 months, Vidya joined him with a capital of Rs.56000. At the end of the year of the total profit was Rs.5885. What is the Vidya’s share of the profit?
Rs.3625
Rs.1650
Rs.1925
Rs.3960
5226.Three-fourth of one number is equal to five-sixth of another number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
12 : 11
11 : 9
9 : 10
None of these
5227.The denominator of a fraction is 3 more than its numerator. If the numerator is increased by 7 and the denominator is decreased by 2, we obtain 2. The sum of numerator and denominator of the fraction is
7
11
13
17
5228.Pradeep invested 20% more than Mohit. Mohit invested 10% less than Raghu. If the total sum of their investment is Rs.17880. How much amount did Raghu invest?
Rs.6000
Rs.8000
Rs.7000
Rs.5000
5229.An article when sold for Rs.200 fetches 25% profit. What would be the percentage profit/loss if 6 such articles are sold for Rs.1056?
10% loss
10% profit
5% loss
5% profit
5230.The average of 5 consecutive even numbers A, B, C, D and E is 66. What is the product of B and E?
4352
4340
4480
4224
5231.Pradip distributes the money among his two sons, one daughter and wife in such a way that each son gets double the amount of the daughter and the wife gets double the amount of each son. If each son gets Rs.4500 what was the total amount distributed?
Rs.15750
Rs.15500
Rs.22500
Rs.20250
5232.A sum of money is to be divided among A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7. If the total share of A and B together is Rs.1500 less than C, what is A’s share in it?
Rs.1000
Rs.1500
Rs.2000
Data sufficient
5233.A mixture of an herbal liquid and a base oil contains 45% herbal liquid by weight. 25gm of base oil is added to such 200 gm of mixture. What % of herbal liquid by weight is there in the new mixture?
25
60
80
40
5234.In a test consisting 75 questions carrying one mark each Anil answered 75% of the first 40 questions correctly. What approximate percent of the other 35 questions does he need to answer correctly to score 80% on the entire test.
90
86
70
65
5235.26 men can complete a piece of work in 17 days. How many more men must be hired to complete the work in 13 days?
34
8
18
6
5236.A cistern is filled in 9 hours and it takes 10 hours when there is a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, in what time shall the leak empty it?
90 h
94 h
92 h
91 h
5237.If Rs.12000 is divided into two parts such that the simple interest on the first part for 3 years at 12% p.a. is equal to the simple interest on the second part for 4-1/2 years at 16% p.a., the greater part is
Rs.6000
Rs.8000
Rs.7500
Rs.9000
5238.A certain sum amounts to Rs.1452 in two years and to Rs.1597.20 in three years at compound interest, then rate percent is
10
11
13
9
5239.Nair borrowed a sum of Rs.100 from Kapoor at the simple rate of 5% p.a. for 3 years. He then added some more money to the borrowed sum and lent it to Dipak for the same time at 8% p.a. If Nair gains Rs.173 by way of interest on the total lent out money, then find the amount lent out.
Rs.300
Rs.550
Rs.261
Rs.1400
5240.A car starts running with the initial speed of 40 km/h, with its speed increasing every hour by 5 km/h. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 385 km?
9 h
9-1/2 h
8-1/2 h
7 h
5241.A train 100 metre long meets a man going in opposite direction at 5 km/h and passes him in 7-1/5 seconds. The speed of the train is
40 km/h
45 km/h
36 km/h
52 km/h
5242.A person can swim in still water at 4 km/h. If the speed of water is 2 km/h, how many hours will the man take to swim back against the current for 6 km.
3
4
4-1/2
Insufficient data
Directions (Q. 86-90) Study the following table carefully to answer to questions that follow
Number of students studying in six different colleges over the years
College Year
P
Q
R
S
T
U
2004
2500
2250
2450
2150
2020
2300
2005
2040
2300
2400
2200
2090
2120
2006
2100
2150
2330
2250
2180
2260
2007
2280
2600
2260
2340
2250
2490
2008
2540
2540
2120
2380
2310
2520
2009
2320
2240
2500
2480
2400
2440
5243.What is the total number of students from all the Colleges together in the year 2005?
10350
13150
15310
11350
5244.What is the percent increase in the number of students in College T in the year 2007 from the previous year? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
8.33
5.18
6.63
3.21
5245.Number of students in College P in the year 2008 forms approximately what percent of the total number students in that College from all the years together?
11
31
18
26
5246.What is the respective ratio of total number of students in College S in the years 2006 and 2009 together to the total number of students in College U from the same years?
473:470
470:473
371:390
390:371
5247.What is the average number of students in all the Colleges together in the year 2004? (rounded off to the nearest integer)
2208
2196
2144
2278
Directions (Q. 91-95) Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow
Number of females and males working in five different organizations
5248.The number of Males in the organization D forms what percent of the total number of employees from that organization? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
54.17
62.64
52.25
61.47
5249.What is the respective ratio of the number of Females to the number of Males from organization A?
11:8
7:6
8:11
6:7
5250.Number of Females from organization E forms approximately what percent of the total number of employees from that organization?
58
60
52
62
5251.What is the total number of Females from all the organizations together?
11540
11750
12440
10250
5252.What is the total number of employees working in organization C and B together?
8950
9520
8250
None of these
5245.Number of students in College P in the year 2008 forms approximately what percent of the total number students in that College from all the years together?
11
31
18
26
5246.What is the respective ratio of total number of students in College S in the years 2006 and 2009 together to the total number of students in College U from the same years?
473:470
470:473
371:390
390:371
5247.What is the average number of students in all the Colleges together in the year 2004? (rounded off to the nearest integer)
2208
2196
2144
2278
5253.If 10th June, 2001 is Sunday, then what day of week lies on 10th June, 2004?
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Wednesday
5254.If a train A crosses a pole in 33 seconds, second train B crosses the pole in 55 seconds. The length of train A is 3/4th of B, then ration of their speeds is
