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the most appropriate answer to each question. In this age of fierce competition between Internet marketing and traditional retail, merchants want to know: Which approach stirs potential customers most? Experiments by neuroeconomist Antonio Rangel and his colleagues suggest that the old pop song chorus Aint nothing like the real thing, babymight have it right. The findings could be relevant to more than shopping, however. They may give insight into the ways our brains assign value in the computational activity that is human choice. Whether the stimuli are physically present or not really affects the values you assign and the choices you make, says Rangel, a California Institute of Technology researcher who published the research results with his colleagues in the American Economic Review in September. Rangel, an economist-turned-neuroscientist, is one of those people eager to find the biological basis for human behavior, including choice making. He and many others have concluded that choices are made based on the values people assign to the options they encounter. In a series of experiments, his group set out to learn how people assign values to the same goods presented differently: as text on a computer screen, as a high-quality photograph on the same screen or as the thing itself. They randomly presented more than 50 hungry Caltech students with snack foods such as candy bars, potato chips and other sweet and salty snacks, one by one, in three different conditions: a text condition where the foods name was written; a high-resolution picture of the food; or the actual snack in a tray. The students were asked to assign values to each of the foods. On average, there was no difference in the subjects willingness to pay for the foods between the text and picture conditions, but subjects were willing to pay, on average, 50 percent more for items that were physically present. Importantly, these were real decisions: Subjects purchased those items at the stated price. Concerned that noses rather than brains were guiding these judgments, the authors repeated the experiment with something other than food. They asked their subjects to rate Caltech paraphernalia: key chains, pens and baseball caps. The students still were willing to pay about 50 percent more for the goods in the real condition, with no difference between text and picture. We were shocked when it replicated with all of our goods, like the trinkets, Rangel says. Somehow the brain knows it is present, and computes the value of stimuli differently when this is the case.

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To gain more insight about the mechanisms in play, the team repeated the food experiment, but this time placed the actual food behind clear Plexiglas so that subjects could see the foods just as before, but could not reach or smell them. When behind glass, the real conditions advantage disappeared. The authors argue that this suggests that the original effect is triggered by the activation of automatic approach responses (often called Pavlovian processes) that strike when a highly appealing, or appetitive, item is placed within sight and reach of a subject. The findings reinforced questions that nag at Rangel. We want to understand not just how signals get coded in the brain but how they are constructed at the time of choice. What are the inputs that determine what values get assigned? How is that affected by learning? How is it affected by a lot of perceptual information in the environment? Rangel asks. The researchers working hypothesis is that seeing something that you know you could reach out and grab, if you really needed to, generates a larger cue in the brain than simply seeing an extrapolation of the same object. 1. According to the passage, the purpose of the experiments on Caltech students was to understand (a) which approach stirs potential customers most. (b) the way our brain assigns values to activities. (c) the biological basis of human behaviour in making choices. (d) human responses to actual objects. From the information on the findings of the researchers, which of the following situations would send the strongest signals to the brain? (a) A sweater displayed on a mannequin at the store entrance. (b) A sweater displayed by a model walking on the ramp. (c) A woman knitting a sweater behind a glass counter. (d) A sweater gift wrapped attractively. The passage can be best described as (a) Hypothetical (b) Argumentative (c) Factual (d) Experimental

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Directions for questions 4 to 7: The passage given below is followed by a set of four questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
How would one search for knowledge? The things which he knows requires no search, for he already knows. The things which he does not know, he does not know what hes going to search for this is Menos Paradox, also called the Sophistic Paradox. In Meno, Plato eliminates the paradox by developing his theory of recollection through Socrates. A contradiction is an always-false statement. For example, if P is any statement, then P and the negation of P is a contradiction. A contradiction cannot be made true. A paradox, however, is a set of statements that leads one into a contradiction. So a paradox misleads us.
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The sophistic paradox tells us that we have no way to acquire knowledge. However, the sophistic paradox must be an illusion since we do acquire knowledge. It is reasonable, then, to look for a problem in the exposition of the paradox. Plato does the investigation and he finds a way out of the problem. Socrates explains that the human soul is immortal and has been born many times. The soul has seen everything that there is to be seen and there is nothing that it has not learned. Therefore, it is not absurd to believe that its possible for the soul to recollect things that it already knows from past existences. What men call learning, Socrates calls recollection. But we have no evidence for souls, immortality, et cetera; we have no considerable evidence of these things; so Platos theory is unfounded. However, the conclusion of his theory has interesting implications in education, as we shall see. In Meno, Socrates presents a geometrical problem after having Menos attendant agree on the definition of a square. It is understood that the problem is to find a square with twice the size of the first. Socrates initiates a series of suggestions followed by questions that induces the boy into concluding a false statement, then into a correction, and finally to a correct solution. Since the boy is only suggested to, questioned, and induced, Socrates concludes that the boy already had the knowledge needed to solve the problem and has only recollected it. Socrates experiment with Menos attendant is an evidence of the existence of the possibility of learning. It proves something, as Sharples would put it. Whatever Platos plan was, he would be able to successfully eliminate the paradox if he could provide one example in which knowledge is acquired. If learning is possible, then the sophistic paradox poses an illusory impossibility. Platos emphasis is on the existence of the method of recollection. He is not even concerned with how to apply the method. If he were, we would see a lot more arguments that confirm that Menos attendant really learned what he learned, and we would also see examples that illustrate the method. But we dont, so Plato is not concerned with these; Plato is mainly concerned with the fact that the boy saw the result by himself; that he acquired that knowledge by himself. Socrates shows him the way, and he is able to see it with his own mind. Socrates shows A and B, and the boy is able to confirm, in his brain, that there is something that tells him if A, then B and therefore he draws the imaginary arrow from A to B - we will have more to say about this later. 4. What is the primary purpose of this passage? (a) To compare Socrates and Platos observations from the experiment on Menos attendant. (b) To prove the fallacy inherent in the Sophistic Paradox. (c) To explain the basis for and critically analyse Platos theory of recollection. (d) To discuss the paradox that exists in mans search for knowledge. Which one of these is mentioned as Platos main concern? (a) The implication of a theory developed by him. (b) The existence of a theory developed by him. (c) Proving Socrates views on the method of recollection. (d) The immortality of the soul as an axiom of Platos theory.

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Which of the following can be inferred about Platos theory of recollection? (a) The human soul is immortal. (b) The human soul reincarnates. (c) The human soul recollects truths. (d) The human soul has seen everything there is to be seen. Why does the author claim that the Sophistic Paradox is an illusion? (a) Reincarnation makes it possible for the soul to have a recollection of truths before birth. (b) Plato is unable to provide an example in which learning is acquired. (c) Learning is possible and knowledge can be acquired. (d) Socrates claims that learning is not acquired, yet his experiment proves otherwise.

7.

Directions for questions 8 to 10: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Plain speaking is necessary in any discussion of religion, for if the freethinker attacks the religious dogmas with hesitation, the orthodox believer assumes that it is with regret that the freethinker would remove the crutch that supports the orthodox. And all religious beliefs are crutches hindering the free locomotive efforts of an advancing humanity. There are no problems related to human progress and happiness in this age which any theology can solve, and which the teachings of free thought cannot do better and without the aid of encumbrances. Havelock Ellis has stated that, The man who has never wrestled with his early faith, the faith that he was brought up with and that yet is not truly his ownfor no faith is our own that we have not arduously wonhas missed not only a moral but an intellectual discipline. The absence of that discipline may mark a man for life and render all his work ineffective. He has missed a training in criticism, in analysis, in openmindedness, in the resolutely impersonal treatment of personal problems, which no other training can compensate. He is, for the most part, condemned to live in a mental jungle where his arm will soon be too feeble to clear away the growths that enclose him, and his eyes too weak to find the light. The man who has allowed his mental capacities to clear his way through the dense underbrush of religious dogma finds that he has emerged into a purer and healthier atmosphere. In the bright light of this mental emancipation a man perceives the falsities of all religions in their historic, scientific, and metaphysical aspects. The healthier mental viewpoint holds up to scorn and discards the reactionary religious philosophy of morals, and the sum total of his conclusions must be that religion is doomed; and doomed in this modern day by its absolute irrelevance to the needs and interests of modern life. And this not only by the steadily increasing army of freethinkers, but by the indifference and neglect of those who still cling to the fast slipping folds of religious creeds the future freethinkers. It was Spinoza who remarked that, The proper study of a wise man is not how to die but how to live. Religious creeds can but teach how man should live, so that when he dies, he may be assured of salvation; and the important thing is not what he does to help his fellow men while he is living, but how closely he lives in conformity to a reactionary code of dogmas. Religion has always aimed to smooth the sufferers passage to the next world, not to save him for this world. Free thought has dethroned the gods from the pedestal, and has replaced, not an empty idol, but an ideal, the ideal of a man who is his own god.
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According to the author when a man unquestioningly accepts his religion and its dogmas, he (a) has mastered intellectual discipline. (b) has won his faith. (c) emerges in a pure and healthy atmosphere for his faith. (d) misses a crucial training in criticism and broad-mindedness. What does the statement The proper study of a wise man is not how to die but how to live mean? (a) The subject of study of a wise man should be life not death. (b) One should know how wise men lived not how they died. (c) Philosophy is all about life and death. (d) One should be obsessed with life, not death. The author is most likely to be (a) a fanatic (b) a bigot (c) an atheist (d) a rationalist Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option. A. Images of the core of NGC 4150, taken in near-ultraviolet light with the sharp-eyed Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), reveal streamers of dust and gas and clumps of young, blue stars that are significantly less than a billion years old. B. Elliptical galaxies were once thought to be aging star cities whose star-making heyday was billions of years ago. C. Evidence shows that the star birth was sparked by a merger with a dwarf galaxy. D. But new observations with NASAs Hubble Space Telescope are helping to show that elliptical galaxies still have some youthful vigor left, thanks to encounters with smaller galaxies. E. The new study helps bolster the emerging view that most elliptical galaxies have young stars, bringing new life to old galaxies. (a) ADECB (b) BDEAC (c) BDACE (d) ACDBE

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Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option. A. A smattering of do-gooders plead for reform. B. But it is hard to figure out exactly what sets them into motion or brings them to success. C. Vast moral revolutions do take place once in a while. D. A high-minded prophet in some part of the world denounces an old and dreadful social custom. E. The reform in question appears, at a glance, to be impractical, unpopular, and unlikely. (a) CBDAE (b) ABDEC (c) DACBE (d) ABCDE

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The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate. EASE (a) The Government appears to have eased back on the RTI act. (b) The tension between the two countries has eased off. (c) He crossed the road when the traffic had eased in. (d) When things ease up a bit, Ill go and meet him.

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The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate. CHIP (a) The opposition chipped away at the power of the government. (b) The sculptor was chipping off at the stone. (c) The paint has chipped off. (d) If everyone chips in we will be able to buy a nice gift.

15.

There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. Traditionally, Indonesians practiced a tolerant, almost ____________ brand of faith, ______ with the Buddhist, Hindu and the animist traditions of earlier periods. (a) aesthetic, imbibed (b) syncretic, infused (c) hermetic, impelled (d) emetic, infused

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There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The more I thought about the vibrant___________ Scottish nationalists driving a debate north of the border about what kind of relationship it wants with England, the more I grimly ____________the fallout on this side of the border. (a) rejuvenated, contemplated (b) empowered, sustained (c) imaginative, learned (d) outspoken, ascertained Given below are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized. From the italicized words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one. Any judgment by the supreme court is a definite(A)/definitive(B) one; it cant be challenged by the lower courts. Every system of justice strives for an equitable(A)/equable(B) distribution of wealth and resources. Metaphysics is such an esoteric(A)/exoteric(B) subject that only a handful of people can speak at length on it. Her greatest asset was her long and luxurious(A)/luxuriant(B) hair. (a) ABAB (b) BAAB (c) BBBB (d) AAAA
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Given below are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized. From the italicized words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one. The artist uses a rich palate(A)/palette(B) of tones and timbres. It is a novel that wallows in gross sentimentality and bathos(A)/pathos(B). She was ingenuous enough to buy the meretricious(A)/meritorious(B) product from the vendor. A whopping ninety percent of the respondents unequivocably(A)/unequivocally(B) said Yes. (a) BAAB (b) BAAA (c) ABAB (d) BABA

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A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. Zero has had a long history. The Babylonians invented the concept of zero; the ancient Greeks debated it in lofty terms (how could something be nothing?); the ancient Indian scholar Pingala paired Zero with the numeral 1 to get double digits; and both the Mayans and the Romans made Zero part of their numeral systems. But Zero finally found its place around AD 498, when the Indian astronomer Aryabhatta sat up in bed one morning and exclaimed, Sthanam sthanam dasa gunamwhich translates, roughly as, place to place in ten times in value. With that, the idea of decimal based place value notion was born. (a) Now Zero was on a roll. (b) Now Zero spread to the Arab world. (c) Zero ultimately found plenty of employment (together with the digit 1). (d) Zero ultimately flourished in Silicon valley.

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A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. And so I cried and I prayed, and as months passed, the ceiling above my bed slowly went back to being just a ceiling. Taking Lucette by the hand, I went back to school. There were hundreds of other children like me, children who had done nothing wrong and who, like me, had suffered some tragedy and were waiting patiently serving out their time, coping as best as they could. (a) If they did not ask questions, it was because they knew they would not like the answers. (b) At night, in the darkness, I brooded on my sadness. (c)I had loved this town all my life and today, I had to leave it. (d)The tension was palpable- the anger almost burnt the walls.

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21. 22. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 45. If the sum of their squares is 683, what is the largest of the three numbers? (a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 18 The average market price of three shares A, B and C is Rs. x. Shares A and C lose Rs. y each and y B gains Rs. 2 . As a result, the average market price of the three shares decreases by Re. 1. The value of y is (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) dependent on x

23.

n! where n! = n (n 1) (n 2) K 2 1. r ! (n r)! What is the smallest positive integer k such that C(2k, k) is divisible by 200? (a) 23 (b) 61 (c) 13 (d) 11 C(n,r) =
If a, b, and c are positive integers such that (a b + c)(b c + a)(c a + b) = 15, then what is the product of a, b and c? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 42 (d) Cannot be determined In the figure given below, ABCD is a trapezium, in which AB||CD and DP||CQ. If AP = 4 units, QB = 2 units and CD = 4 units, then what is the ratio of the area of the triangle COD to that of the triangle AOB? 4 D C

24. 25.

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(a) 4 : 25 26.

4 (b) 2 : 5

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B
(d) None of these

A watch, which gains time uniformly, was 5 minutes behind the correct time when it showed 11:55 AM on Monday. It was 10 minutes ahead of the correct time when it showed 06:10 PM on the next day. When did the watch show the correct time? (a) 6 AM, Tuesday (b) 6 PM, Monday (c) 2 PM, Tuesday (d) 10 PM, Monday A function f(x) is defined for all real values of x as 2f(x) + f(1 x) = x2. What is the value of f(5)? 34 (d) Cannot be determined (a) 10 (b) 17 (c) 3 Two jars contain milk and water in the ratio 7 : 3 and 3 : 2 respectively. In what ratio should the contents of the two jars be mixed such that the final ratio of milk and water in the resultant solution becomes 23 : 17? (a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 5 (c) 3 : 5 (d) Data Inconsistent

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a+

1 b+

c+ 1 d +K If a, b, c, d etc are positive integers, then what is the value of b? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 31.

= 21/ 3

(d) 5

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A car runs on four tyres and has one extra tyre. If each tyre lasts for 10,000 km then what is the maximum distance (in km) that the car can travel using the five tyres? (a) 10,000 (b) 11,000 (c) 12,500 (d) 15,000 A and B start running simultaneously on a circular track from point O in the same direction. If the ratio of their speeds is 6 : 1 respectively, then how many times is A ahead of B by a quarter of the length of the track before they meet at O for the first time? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 10 x and y are real numbers such that y = |x 2| |2x 12| + |x 8|. What is the least possible value of y? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) None of these The difference between the compound interest (with annual compounding) and the simple interest earned in two years on a certain sum at the rate of 18% p.a. is Rs. 972. What will the same sum amount to (in Rs.) after three years at the rate of 18% p.a. when the interest is compounded annually? (a) 49290.96 (b) 49116.00 (c) 49280.50 (d) 49382.96 In the figure given below, there is a square circumscribed by a circle. In how many ways can 9 people occupy the marked positions such that each person occupies exactly one position?

34.

(a) 9 !
9 (c) C4 4! 5! 2

(b) 9 C4 4! 4!
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What is the sum of all the possible values of a natural number n that satisfy

(n2 2n) (a) 16

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n2 + 47

(n2 2n)

16n16

? (c) 19 (d) 20

(b) 18

In the figure given below, ABCD is an isosceles trapezium (BC || AD) circumscribing a circle such that BC = 45 cm and AD = 125 cm. What is the radius of the circle?

A
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(a) 85 cm (b) 75 cm (c) 42.5 cm (d) 37.5 cm The degree of each term of a polynomial P(x) is odd. When P(x) is divided by (x 3), the remainder is 6. What is the remainder when P(x) is divided by (x2 9)? (a) 2x (b) 36 (c) 0 (d) Cannot be determined In the figure given below, ABCD is a square with side of length 2 cm. A semi-circle, with AB as a diameter, is drawn inside the square. The line segment CE touches the semi-circle. What is the length (in cm) of CE?

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(a) 0.5 (b) 2.5 39.

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(d) 3 (c) 7 3 In a community of 100 students, each student studies one or more of the two subjects viz. Mathematics and Chemistry. The number of students studying Mathematics is greater than the number of students studying Chemistry which is greater than the number of students studying both Mathematics and Chemistry. What is the maximum number of students who study Chemistry? (a) 97 (b) 49 (c) 98 (d) 50 3 log4x = log4 7x How many real solutions exist for the equation given above? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) More than 2

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The political parties mentioned in the graph given below participated in a constituency election. The graph shows the number of votes received by the candidates of six major parties and other smaller parties in Round 1 of the election. The election is held as follows: In Round 1, if a candidate gets more than 50% of the total number of votes cast in that round, (s)he is declared the winner of the election, else, top 5 candidates based on the number of votes move to Round 2. In Round 2, if a candidate gets more than 50% of the total number of votes cast in that round, (s)he is declared the winner of the election, else, top 3 candidates based on the number of votes move to Round 3. In Round 3, the candidate who gets the maximum number of votes in that round is declared the winner of the election. Assume that there are no ties in deciding top 5, top 3 (if Round 2 happens) candidates or the winner (if Round 3 happens) in Round 3.
1800000 16,52,754 16,38,192 16,38,913 16,42,139 16,34,345 16,42,332 1600000 1400000 1200000 1000000 800000 600000 400000 1,51,325 200000 0 AJP Kongress Junda Dal Bajrangi Samajik Hindu Others Dal Party Muslim

Directions for questions 41 to 43: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Number of Votes

Party
41. 42. 43. Among the five candidates who moved to Round 2, the candidate with the maximum number of votes in Round 1 got what percentage of the total number of votes in that round? (a) 17.4 % (b) 19.8% (c) 16.5% (d) 18.2% If the votes received by the candidates of Samajik Party and Hindu Muslim Party in Round 1 are not taken into account, then by what percentage points does the share of Others increase? (a) 0.64 (b) 0.74 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.94 If 1 Million votes are cast in Round 2 and 3 Million votes are cast in Round 3, then what is the minimum total number of votes needed by a candidate to be declared the winner of the election? (a) 26,38,194 (b) 21,38,195 (c) 21,38,193 (d) 26,38,195

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Directions for questions 44 and 45: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Each of the three boys Amar, Brijesh and Chirag plays at least one of the four games among Hockey, Football, Cricket and Squash. Further information is given below. (i) If a boy plays Football, then he doesnt play Squash. (ii) At least one of the three boys plays Football and at least one plays Cricket. 44. Chirag plays exactly three games. Amar and Brijesh play exactly two games each such that none of the games is played by both of them. Which of the following statements must be true? (a) Amar plays Hockey. (b) If Football is played by exactly one of the three boys, then Brijesh plays Squash. (c) Squash is played by exactly two of the boys. (d) Hockey and Cricket are played by exactly two boys each. Brijesh plays Squash and Chirag plays Hockey. Neither Amar nor Chirag plays Cricket. None of the games is played by both Brijesh and Chirag. Which of the following statements must be true? (a) Amar plays Football. (b) Brijesh plays Cricket. (c) Chirag plays Football. (d) Amar plays Squash. The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following instructions: Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone. Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone. Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone. Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

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46.

Q. Is logax > logby?

A. 0 < a < 1, b > 1, x > 1, y < 1 B. 0 < a < 1, 0 < b < 1, x > y

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Directions for questions 47 to 49: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The two pie charts given below specify the percentage of men and women in the various age groups A, B, C, D and E residing in a town in the year 2010. Group A: age 20 Group B: 20 < age 25 Group C: 25 < age 30 Group D: 30 < age 35 Group E: 35 < age These men and women contribute to the income of their town and the ratio of mens contribution to womens contribution is 4 : 5. Assume that all the people residing in the town are represented in the pie charts. Total Men = 3200 Total Women = 3800 E E A D 5% 15% 15% 10% A 30% C 15% B D 25% 25%
C 20% What is the ratio of mens contribution from Group D to womens contribution from Group C to the towns income? (a) 2 : 5 (b) 4 : 5 (c) 8 : 19 (d) Data Insufficient B 40%

47. 48. 49.

In 2011 the number of women in Group C increases by 15%. By what percentage will the total number of women in the town increase? (a) 15% (b) 3% (c) 5% (d) Cannot be determined If the average contribution of men to the towns income is Rs 35,000, then what is the average contribution of women to the towns income? (a) Rs 36,842 (b) Rs 36,742 (c) Rs 36,942 (d) Rs 37,042

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Directions for questions 50 and 51: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

In a gathering of some friends, it was observed that five of the friends dont like to play cards, five dont like to watch TV and five dont like to listen to songs. Among those who like to play cards, only four like to watch TV. Among those who like to watch TV, only three like to listen to songs. Among those who listen to songs, only two like to play cards. Only one of the friends likes all the three activities mentioned. 50. 51. 52. What is the total number of friends in the gathering? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) Cannot be determined

What is the number of friends who like exactly one of the three activities mentioned? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) Cannot be determined Five people Amir, Bimal, Chatur, Deepak and Ehsan are standing in a row facing East. It is also known that: (i) Amir is standing adjacent to neither Bimal nor Ehsan. (ii) Chatur is standing to the immediate left of Amir. (iii) Either Bimal or Ehsan, but not both, is standing at one of the ends. (iv) Ehsan is standing to the right of Chatur. Who among the five is standing in the middle of the row? (a) Amir (b) Chatur (c) Deepak (d) Either Bimal or Ehsan The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following instructions: Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone. Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone. Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone. Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

53.

Q. What is the sum of two numbers?

A. The LCM of the two numbers is 46. B. One of the two numbers is 23.

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Directions for questions 54 and 55: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The table given below is a part of the Profit & Loss statement of a company XYZ Limited from 2006 to 2011. All the values are given in Rs Crores.
Particulars
INCOME :
Sales Turnover Excise Duty Net Sales Other Income Stock Adjustments Total Income

2011

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2006

EXPENDITURE :

258,651.15 200,399.79 146,328.07 139,269.46 118,353.71 89,124.46 10,481.15 7,938.77 4,369.07 5,463.68 6,654.68 8,246.67 248,170.00 192,461.02 141,959.00 133,805.78 111,699.03 80,877.79 3,142.19 2,460.47 2,148.40 6,615.62 478.28 682.92 3,243.05 3,947.89 427.56 -1,867.16 654.60 2,131.19 254,555.24 198,869.38 144,534.96 138,554.24 112,831.91 83,691.90 194,698.19 150,915.03 107,010.32 2,255.07 2,706.71 3,355.98 2,581.82 2,307.73 2,357.40 6,599.73 5,578.24 3,704.00 7,163.28 109.97 30.26 5,549.74 -11.33 1,217.92 4,619.24 1,379.92 3,265.65 96,311.56 2,052.84 2,049.95 3,951.40 4,882.01 547.30 175.46 78,692.94 58,342.31 2,261.69 1,146.26 2,045.95 932.09 3,486.87 2,217.72 5,342.31 588.85 111.21 5,765.46 461.19 155.14

Raw Materials Power & Fuel Cost Employee Cost  Other Manufacturing Expenses Selling and Administration Expenses Miscellaneous Expenses Less: Pre-operative Expenses Capitalized Total Expenditure

213,377.80 165,828.20 119,161.21 109,619.60

92,307.40 68,709.89

54.

Which year saw the maximum percentage change in Total Income as compared to the previous year? (a) 2011 (b) 2010 (c) 2009 (d) 2007 In which year is the ratio of Sales Turnover to Total Income the highest? (a) 2011 (b) 2009 (c) 2007 (d) 2006

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Directions for questions 56 and 57: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Seven books, two each of Mathematics and Chemistry and three of Physics, are to be placed in order on a shelf. The two Mathematics books are of Algebra and Geometry, the two Chemistry books are of Organic and Inorganic and the three Physics books are of Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Electromagnetics. The following conditions are to be kept in mind while placing the books: (i) All the books of a subject must be placed together. (ii) The Chemistry books should be placed between Mathematics and Physics books. (iii) The Thermodynamics book must be placed before the Electromagnetics book. (iv) The Algebra book must be placed before the Geometry book. 56. If the Electromagnetics book is placed immediately before the Kinetics book, then which of the following statements may be true? (a) The Thermodynamics book is placed at the second position. (b) The Thermodynamics book is placed at the third position. (c) The Geometry book is placed at the sixth position. (d) The Geometry book is placed at the seventh position. If a Chemistry book is placed adjacent to the Thermodynamics book, then which of the following statements must be false? (a) The Kinetics book is placed before the Geometry book. (b) The Kinetics book is placed before the Electromagnetics book. (c) The Inorganic book is placed before the Thermodynamics book. (d) The Electromagnetics book is placed before the Kinetics book. Given below is a tabular description of Ethanol produced from Sweet Sorghum, Sugarcane and Maize. The total Ethanol produced is the sum total of Ethanol produced from grain, stalk cane juice and residue.

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Ethanol from grain (l/ha) Ethanol from stalk cane juice (l/ha) Ethanol from residue (l/ha) Total Ethanol Cost ($/ha)

Crop Duration

Sweet Sorghum Sugarcane Maize 4 months 12 months 3 months

760 1400 1000 1200 0 5600 3325 4200 1400 0 1816 1000

Selling Price of Ethanol = Rs. 27 per liter; 1$ = Rs 50. Crop Duration refers to the time it takes for a crop to get matured for producing Ethanol. Assume that the entire produce gets sold in the market. If a farmer makes three cultivations of Sweet Sorghum, one cultivation of Sugarcane and four cultivations of Maize during a year, then what is the order of the three crops according to the profit ($/ha) achieved from them in a year? (a) Sweet Sorghum > Sugarcane > Maize (b) Maize > Sugarcane > Sweet Sorghum (c) Sweet Sorghum > Maize > Sugarcane (d) Maize > Sweet Sorghum > Sugarcane
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Three teams A, B and C participated in a Football tournament in which the teams play with one another exactly once. A win fetches a team 2 points and a draw 1 point. A team gets no points for a loss. Each team scored exactly 1 goal in the tournament. A, B and C scored 3, 2 and 1 points respectively. 59. 60. What was the result of the match A v/s B? (a) A won (c) A drew with B (b) B won (d) Cannot be determined

Directions for questions 59 and 60: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

How many goals were scored by C against B? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) Cannot be determined

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