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The sentences (four/five/four between 1 and 6) given in each question, when properly sequenced form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence in labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences
from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. 1. A doctrine of massive retaliation appears strong and purposeful on paper, or in public declaration
(A) The US also adopted doctrine of massive retaliation early in the Eisenhower administration.
(B) But it is not suited for the fog of war when national leaders seek to avoid unintended escalation.
(C) Significantly a holocaust invites one.
(D) It was discarded almost as soon though because officials quickly understood the need for more options.
6. The prospect of a N-War is dangerous enough without being predicted on all-or-nothing outcomes.
(1) ABCD (2) BADC (3) DCBA (4) DABC

2. (A) LG was perceived as a tiger; Samsung as a kitten, aggressive but lovable; Whirlpool as a reliable domestic help,
and so on.
(B) A majority of the respondents clearly describe the brand personality of various global brands–with the notable
exception of Japanese brands.
(C) Two years ago, an image survey commissioned by a Delhi-based consumer durables company studied how Indian
consumers perceive different brands around the world.
(D) The exception was Sony, which somehow managed to hold its own, primarily due to the rub-off from its global
image.
(1) CDBA (2) CBAD (3) CABD (4) CBDA

3. (A) But what could give them sleepless nights is the question whether the youngsters would be willing to lap up the
brands they have seen their parents and grandparents use.
(B) “Our communication is evolving to reach this emerging audience with more lifestyle images and cure,” says Ishii.
(C) They are very lifestyle-oriented.
(D) Decision makers are becoming younger and influencers even younger.
(E) What could be trump card for the Japanese is their decision to focus on the younger consumer.
(1) BCDEA (2) EDCBA (3) CEDBA (5) CBEDA

4. (A) Till as late as early 1990s, Korean companies were seen across the globe as a low-end mass manufacturer of
consumer electronic products.
(B) It’s this Korean aggression that dictates the direction of the market.
(C) They had virtually no presence in the West and south-east Asia.
(D) From offering nondescript products with abysmally low salience at the time of entry in mid-1990s, Korean brands
have come to rule the consumer durables market in India.
(1) DBAC (2) ABDC (3) ABCD (4) DCBA

5. (A) At Gujrat Tea Processors and Packets outside of Ahmedabad, the mood’s relaxed as the company awaits the
onset of the buying season.
(B) These will be blended to produce a best-selling brand that goes by the name of WaghBakri.
(C) Early March and there’s a lull in the tea markets, with weeks to go before fresh stocks come up for auction.
(D) There’s a heady aroma in the godown, where four million kilos of teas from the gardens of Darjeeling and Assam
are stocked.
(1) ACDB (2) CDAB (3) CADB (4) ADBC

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.

6. That clement would reclaim psychoanalysis as a healing profession is the ..... of her argument, but it is exactly in this
part of her critique, translated to the American psychoanalytic milieu, that her shafts ..... .
(1) crux, fall down (2) implication, break down
(3) basis, strike house (4) essence, dig in
(5) thrust, glance away

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7. An essential purpose of the criminal justice system is to enable purgation to take place; that is to provide a ..... by
which a community expresses its collective ..... the transgression of the criminal.
(1) catharsis, outrage at (2) disclaimer, forgiveness of
(3) means , empathy with (4) procedure, distaste for
(5) document, disapprobation of

8. In the tradition of scholarly ....., the poet and scholar A.E. Houseman once assailed a German rival for relying on
manuscripts “as a drunkard relies on lampposts, for ..... rather than illumination.”
(1) animosity, current (2) discourse, stability (3) erudition, shadow (4) invective, support
(5) competition, assistance

9. According to the twelfth-century cosmologists, the natural philosopher must strive to ..... a state of detached
objectivity in order to free his capacity for constructing useful hypotheses from the ..... of unquestioned assumptions
and accepted opinions about nature.
(1) capture, contemplation (2) achieve, tyranny (3) imitate, discipline (4) feign, pretense
(5) attain, confusion

10. Unable to ..... his wholehearted disaster for media events and unnecessary publicity, Deam Brower continued to
make ..... comments throughout the ceremony.
(1) control, garbled (2) maintain, copious (3) conceal, effusive (4) disguise, caustic
(5) express, vitriolic

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

11. REPLICA
(1) museum peace (2) famous site (3) battle emblem (4) fascimile
(5) replacement

12. INTREPID
(1) cold (2) hot (3) understood (4) callow
(5) courageous

13. Awry
(1) recommended (2) commiserating (3) startled (4) crooked
(5) virtuous

14. COPIOUS
(1) plentiful (2) cheating (4) dishonourable (4) adventurous
(5) inspired

15. FRITTER
(1) sour (2) chaff (3) dissipate (4) cancel
(5) abuse

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

16. IRKSOME
(1) interesting (2) lazy (3) tireless (4) devious
(5) excessive

17. PROPINQUITY
(1) remoteness (2) uniqueness (3) health (4) virtue
(5) simplicity

18. SCURRILOUS
(1) remoteness (2) scabby (3) decent (4) volatile
(5) major

19. IRREPARABLE
(1) legible (2) correctable (3) proverbial (4) concise
(5) legal
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20. EXHUME
(1) decipher (2) sadden (3) integrate (4) admit
(5) inter

Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.

21. SEDAN : AUTOMOBILE

(1) hangar : airplane (2) bedspread : bed (3) rocker : chair (4) rung : ladder
(5) marble : statue

22. PARDON : OFFENCE

(1) repent : sin (2) detect : violation (3) arraign : indictment (4) forgive : wrong
(5) surrender : fugitive

23. CIRCUITOUS : ROUTE

(1) problematic : solution (2) devious : argument (3) elliptical : brevity (4) judicious : selection
(5) profound : depth

24. GULLY : CANYON

(1) eagle : bird (2) cliff : granite (3) pebble : boulder (4) detour : road
(5) shore : lake

25. HELPFUL : OFFICIOUS

(1) dutiful : assiduous (2) effusive : gushing
(3) gullible : incredible (4) enigmatic : dumbfounded
(5) deferential : sycophantic

Objective Key
1.(2) 2.(4) 3.(2) 4.(1) 5.(3) 6.(5) 7.(1) 8.(4) 9.(2) 10.(4)
11.(4) 12.(5) 13.(4) 14.(1) 15.(3) 16.(1) 17.(1) 18.(3) 19.(2) 20.(5)
21.(3) 22.(4) 23.(2) 24.(3) 25.(5)

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