Mindless criticism in literary circles is not a new phenomenon.

Objective analysis is a far dream unless a literary critic is an author himself. It can be inferred from the passage that A critic who is an author himself can give more objective criticism. Twenty years ago university students opted mainly for sciences and arts. Now the trend is engineering and management courses, as these are lucrative professions. Students will again opt for sciences and arts if these disciplines are as remunerative as the others. The argument above is based on c. an analogy between past and the future.

3. It has recently been proposed that we adopt an all volunteer army. This policy was tried on a limited basis several years ago, and was a miserable failure. The level of education of the volunteers was unacceptably low, while levels of drug use and crime soared among army personnel. Can we trust our national defense to a volunteer army? The answer is clearly, No. Which of the following statements, if true, most strengthens the authors claim that an all volunteer army should not be implemented?

c.

The first attempt to create a volunteer army was carried out according to the same plan now under proposal and under the same conditions as those that exist today.

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of 25 Analysing quantified data qualitatively has begun to generate major breakthroughs in social science research, which brings us to Prof. Raos fascinating doctoral thesis on joint family system. Which of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?

c.

Social science researchers are contributing immensely to quantitative analyses.

Sectional Practice Paper SPP51 5 of 25 If John is elected as the union president of the college, he must a be final year student. It can be inferred from the passage that

b.

only final year students can be elected as union president.

Sectional Practice Paper SPP51 6 of 25 In film and videotape, it is possible to induce viewers to project their feelings onto characters on the screen. In one study when a camera shot of a womans face was preceded by a shot of a baby in a crib, the audience thought the womans face was registering happiness. When the same shot of the womans face was preceded by a shot of a lion running toward the camera, the audience thought that the womans face was registering fear. Television news teams must be careful to avoid such

manipulation of their viewers. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

c.

A camera shot of a baby in a crib provoked feelings of happiness in the audience.

In the near future, blood banks will start screening donors for HIV virus. The screening test disqualifies nearly 8 percent of donors. It can be inferred from the statements that

The blood supply in blood banks is likely to go down. The recent turnaround of the LEX corporation is a splendid example of how an astute chief executive officer can re-channel a companys assets toward profitability. With the newCEO at the helm, LEX has gone, in only three business quarters, from a 10 million dollar operating loss to a 22 million dollar operating gain. A major flaw in the reasoning of the passage above is that a. The passage assumes that the new CEO was the only factor that affected the corporation's recent success. Students say they are tired of essay tests. They believe that the grading is entirely based on the teachers perception and opinion. It can be inferred from the passage that Essay tests are criticised for the subjectivity involved.

Many people believe that gold and platinum are the most valuable commodities. To the true entrepreneur, however gold and platinum are less valuable than opportunities that can enable him to further enrich himself. Therefore, in the world of high-finance, information is the most valuable commodity. The author of the passage above makes which of the following assumptions? Information about business opportunities is accurate and will lead to increased wealth. Statistics reveal that during the past two years, an increasing number of youth between seventeen and twenty five years of age have been injured or killed in Bangalore road accidents. Ninety percent of these men were riding 100 cc motor bikes. It can be inferred from the passage that people would most likely favour legislation that prohibited a. b. c. d. young men belonging to the given age group riding 100 cc bikes. young men under the age of seventeen riding two wheelers. young men riding two wheelers on highways. young men riding powerful bikes at peak hours.

When young students first look at modernist abstract painting, their eyes are assailed by a seemingly meaningless mass of squiggles. It is only after a study of the history of art and the forces which led up to abstraction that it is possible to appreciate the intellectual sophistication of modern art. Thus, a high-school study of modern art should always begin with a study of the history of art. Which of the following is the main point of the passage above? a. b. To understand the history of art, it is necessary to study modern art. Young students are unable to appreciate fully the complexities of modern

art. c. An understanding of the history of art is essential to an understanding of modern art. d. To understand abstract art, students must first study the history of art.

Fewer elected officials are supporting environmental legislation this year than at any time in the last decade. In a study of thirty elected officials, only five were actively campaigning for new environmental legislation. This comes at a time when the publics concern for the environment is growing by leaps and bounds.Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above? a. b. c. More elected officials are needed to support environmental legislation. Elected officials have lost touch with the concerns of the public. The five elected officials who actively campaigned for new environmental legislation should be congratulated. d. If the environment is to be saved, elected officials must support environmental legislation. World class marathon runners do not run more than six miles a day when they are training. Therefore, if you run more than six miles a day, you are not world-class. Which of the following statements supports its conclusion in the same manner as the argument above? a. Sprinters always run in the morning. If it is morning, and you see someone running, it will not be a sprinter. b. Paint never dries in less than three hours. If it dries in less than three hours it is not paint.

c.

Little league games are more fun for the parents than for the children who actually play. Therefore, the parents should be made to play.

d.

If a car starts in the morning, chances are it will start again that evening. Our car always starts in the morning, and it always starts in the evening as well.

In the passage, Tagore a. b. c. d. subordinates nationalism to internationalism. evades the topic of Art. speaks of the ultimate political unity of Man. speaks of the ultimate peace of man in God.

According to Tagore, a. b. c. progress is creation. civilisation is construction. the world is the home of the human soul, with beauty, music and divinity in it. d. the world is an objective reality of machine power

In the passage Tagore is referred to as a. b. c. having a split personality. a political force. a literary force

d.

a living symbol of Indian culture.

According to the passage, all of the following is TRUE about Tagore except that he a. b. c. d. talks about teaching methods employed in his school days. talks about discipline imposed in his early life. talks about teaching methods employed in the school set up by him. studied in a school called Santi Niketan.

n the passage, Tagore is described as a. b. c. d. carrying the gifts of India to the different parts of the world. crying for India's independence to sympathetic Western nations. imposing Indian cultural ideas on unwilling and reluctant ears. appealing to Western scholarship for the proper study of Indian thought

In the passage Tagore is viewed as a. b. a self-styled cultural ambassador of India. an adequate and insistent interpreter of the achievements of India in the major aspects of human existence. c. d. an advocate of the 'ring out the old, ring in the new' dictum. an apologist for India's non-achievement in science and politics.

According to the passage, there never was

a.

a keener interest in the West to know more about the East and in the East to project itself to the West.

b. c. d.

a greater desire in the West and the East to know each other. a greater interest shown by the East to know about the West. an attempt to establish a rapport between the Orient and the Occident.

Among the NIEs quoted in the essay, the wages of programmers in India are a. b. c. d. the highest. twice those of the Philippines. half those of Malaysia. half those of the Philippines.

According to the passage, higher labour costs are offset by a. b. c. d. greater demand for software. adopting more automated tools. higher productivity and quality. 100 established private companies.

The central idea of the essay is that a. quality and automation, rather than labour costs, will determine the future development of the software industry. b. labour costs may not continue to be a major factor in the development of the software industry.

c. d.

the trend in software engineering is one of increasing labour costs. NIEs are fast losing their competitive advantage over the industrialised economies

According to the author that labour cost gives competitive advantage in the development of software a. b. c. d. is reasonably evident. is supported by available data. has not been completely established. holds good only for NIEs.