2015 bull mock cat - 18

2015 Bull Mock CAT - 18

A)5 B)6 C)7 D)8

A) B) C) D)

A) B) C) D)

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 1

Avanti and Avani start playing a game in which the one who wins gets W points and the loser gets L points (W > L > 0), ties are

not possible and all scores are integral. After some games, Avanti scored 30 and Avani 25. If Avani has won exactly two games, the

value of W, is

Explanation:-

As Avanti's + Avani's score is 55, which must be an integral multiple of W+L.

The 4 possibilities are W+L = 1, W+L = 5, W+L = 55 or W+L = 11

Possibility 1:W+L = 55; which is impossible, because Avanti and Avani played at least 2 rounds.

Possibility 2: W+L = 1, which is impossible, since W and L are positive.

Possibility 3 : W+L = 5, then (W,L) is either (4,1) or (3,2), since W > L > 0 and the number of rounds must have been 11.

But with 2 wins, Avani would have a score of either 2(4) + 9(1) = 17

Or 2(3) + 9(2) = 24, which are impossible, since Avani's score is 25.

W+L = 11, and the number of rounds was 5

Thus, (W+L) is either (10,1), (9, 2), (8,3) (7,4) or (6,5).

The only choice for which 2W + 3L = 25 is (W,L) = (8,3). Therefore, the winner of each round gets 8 points, the loser 3 points and

they played 5 rounds.

Question No. : 2

A thief has stolen a credit card and wishes to withdraw some money from ATM. Unfortunately he could not remember the four-

digit PIN number written on a paper slip, which he had seen while stealing the card. He does remember the first two digits and he

knows that each of the last two digits is greater than 5. The ATM will allow him three tries before it blocks further access. If he

randomly guesses the last two digits, then what is the probability that he will be able to withdraw money from the ATM?

Explanation:-

Randomly guessing either of the last two digits not affecting the choice of the other means that these events are mutually

exclusive. Since each of the last two digits is greater than 5, the thief has four digits to choose from: 6,7,8,9. His chance of guessing

the first digit correctly is 1/4 and that for the second digit is also 1/4. His chance of guessing both the digits correctly is

Question No. : 3

ABCDE is a pentagon with A = (0,2), B = (4,0), C = (2 + 1, 0), D = (2 + 1, 4) and E = (0, 4). Point P is selected at random from the

interior of this pentagon. What is the probability that APB is obtuse?

Explanation:-

If P is selected on a semi-circle with AB as diameter, then APB = 900. If P is selected from the interior of semi-circle with AB as

diameter, then APB will be obtuse. Now, A(ABCDE) = A(OCDE)

A)30 B)60 C) D)

A) B) C) D)

Question No. : 4

A truck is to be driven 300km on a highway at a constant speed of x kmph. Speed rules of the highway require that 30 x 60.

The fuel costs Rs. 10 per litre and is consumed at the rate of litres / hour. The wages of the driver are Rs. 200 per hour. The

most economical speed to drive the truck, in kmph, is

Explanation:-

Given: Distance to be, covered by the truck = 300 km.

Constant speed = x kmph (where 30 x 60). Cost of fuel = Rs. 10 / litre

Wage of driver = Rs. 200 / hour

By the above information, we can frame the cost expression for the journey as Traveling time (cost of fuel + wager of the driver)

Now as cost is least at 60, so option 2.

Question No. : 5

Player A has n+1 coins, while player B has n coins (n > 3). Both players throw all of their coins simultaneously and observe the

number of heads. If all coins are fair, then what is the probability that A obtains more heads than B?

Explanation:-

Answer will be same whatever the value of n be. Let us assume player A has 3 coins and player B has 2 coins. Now, if A has all 3

heads B will have either 2 heads or 1 head or no heads, if A has 2 heads B will have either 1 head or no head and if A has 1 head

then B will have no heads.

Hence the probability that A obtains more heads than B.

= PA (all 3 heads) [PB (2 heads) + PB(1 head) + PB(no heads)]+PA (2 heads)

[PB (1 head) + PB(no heads)] + PA (1 head) [ PB (no heads)]

A)1 B) C) D)

A)48 B)24 C)18 D)None of these

A)14th September B)16th April C)16th September D)14th April

Similarly this can be checked for other values of A = n+1 and B = n coins, and the same result will be obtained.

Question No. : 6

The lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle are in geometric progression. What is the ratio of the sines of its acute angles?

Explanation:-

Question No. : 7

For an odd positive integer n, satisfying 51 n 99, the quantity n3 n is always divisible by

Explanation:-

n2-n = n(n2- 1) = (n 1)n (n + 1)

We can observe that the given quantity is the product of three consecutive numbers. One of these three numbers (n 1), n, or (n +

1) will be divisible by 3. Since x is an odd integer, one of (n 1) or (n + 1) will be divisible by 2 and the other by 4.

Therefore n3 n is always divisible by 2 4 3, which is 24.

Question No. : 8

For a particular day of the year, it happens that the sum of the date and square root of the month gives the square of the month.

What is the date?

Explanation:-

A)157 B)142 C)143 D)Data inadequate

A) B) C) D)None of these

A)Ajay and Chandu B)Balram C)Chandu D)Ajay

Hence 4th option is the answer.

Question No. : 9

A series in which any term is equal to the sum of the preceding two terms is called a Fibonacci series. Usually the first two terms

are given initially and together they determine the entire series. Now, it is known that the difference of the squares of the ninth

and the eighth terms of a Fibonacci series is 840. What is the 12th term of that series?

Explanation:-

As there are more than 1 cases, the answer is 4th option.

Question No. : 10

Explanation:-

Question No. : 11

Explanation:-

A)14.5 % more B)17% more C)14.5% less D)17% less

Question No. : 12

The total no. of holdings of AP & UP together is what percent more or less than the total no. of holdings of BH & RJ together?

Explanation:-

A)3.11 B)1.98 C)2.77 D)3.56

Question No. : 13

If in 1990-91, the total no. of holdings for KR has increased by 12% from the 1980-81 and the area of holding has decreased by

15% from 1980-81, find the approx. average size of holding for KR in 1980-81 ?

Explanation:-

Question No. : 14

A)119.67 B)127.23 C)83.56 D)Cannot be determined


It has been estimated that the total no. of holdings will increase by 25% for MP in 2000-01 from 1990-91 levels. The average size

of holding for MP in 2000-01 will be what % of the average size of holding for MP in 1990-91.

Explanation:-

Since the area of operational holding in 2000-01 is not given for MP, we cannot find the answer.

Question No. : 15

Each coefficient in the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is determined by throwing an ordinary die. Find the probability that the equation

will have equal roots.

Explanation:-

Question No. : 16

A) B) C) D)

A)12 B)2 C)3 D)4


If (1 x + x2)n = a0 + a1x + a2x2+---+a2n x

2n, then a0 + a2 + a4 + ----+a2n is equal to

Explanation:-

We have (1-x+x2)n = a0+a1 x+a2x2 + ............. a2nx

2n

put x = 1 and -1, we get,

1 =a0 + a1 +a2 + ...........+a2n ......... (2)

And 3n = a0 - a1 + a2 - a3 + .......... + a2n ....(3)

Adding (2) and (3), we get

1+ 3n = 2(a0 + a2 + an ....... + a2n)

a0 + a2 + an + ......+ a2n = 3n + 1/ 2

Question No. : 17

The angle between hour hand and minute hand is exactly 10. The time is an integral number n of minutes after noon (0 < n 0). If the volume remains the same, then

A)50 < p

A)3 : 1 B)11 : 4 C)6 : 5 D)7 : 4

Explanation:-

So, required ratio is 2:1. So, option (a) is the answer

Question No. : 29

The angle bisectors BD and CE of a triangle ABC are divided by the incentre in the ratios 3: 2 and 2: 1 respectively. Then the ratio in

which I divided the angle bisector through A is

Explanation:-

In this question majorly we shall be using angle bisector property, which states as that angle bisector divides the opposite side in

the same ratio as that of sides containing the angle.

On combining ratios we can find DC: BC: BE

DC = 4k, BC = 6k, BE = 3k

Let AE = m, AD = n

Then in ABC

A)29% B)174% C)34% D)22%

A)2.41% B)3.78% C)1.39% D)1.73%

So option (b) is answer.

Question No. : 30

Coffee exports from India have registered a 29 per cent rise in the first two months of the current crop year (October 2013 to

September 2014). The country exported 39,800 tonnes of coffee in October and November this year, compared to 30,859 tonnes

during the year ago period.

The rise is significant as the previous coffee year (October 2012-September 2013) have seen an overall decline of 5.24 per cent to

299,582 tonnes.

In dollar terms, Indian exporters have earned $100 million in the two months against $92.86 million in a year ago period. In rupee

terms, the exporters have earned Rs 620.53 crore against Rs 499.76 crore in the same period last year. The unit value per tonne

has dropped from Rs 1.62 lakh to Rs 1.56 lakh between October and November, a drop of 3.8 percent.

If the average exports per month remain as these two months for both the years, what will be the %age increase in annual export

from 2012-13 to 2013-14?

Explanation:-

Question No. : 31





299,582 tonnes.




If the growth in exports from Oct 2012-Sept 2013 to Oct 2013-Sep2014 is 7%, then what is the % age change in exports from Oct

2011-Sept 2012 to Oct 2013-Sept 2014.

Explanation:-

Question No. : 32

A)4853 crore B)4673 crore C)4763 crore D)cannot be determined

A)n B)n2 C) D)0

A) B) C) D)

A)2 : 3 B)4 : 3 C)2 : 9 D)Cannot be determined





299,582 tonnes.




What is the approximate value of exports during the period Oct 2012- Sept 2013?

Explanation:-

Since the unit value for the whole year is not given, we cannot find the total value of exports.

Question No. : 33

If the roots of the equation xn 1 = 0 are 1, a1, a2, a3___an-1, then the value of (1 a1) (1 a2) (1 a3) (1 an) will be

Explanation:-

Here 1, a1, a2 ...... an-1 are roots of xn-1 = 0 xn -1 = (x-1) (x-a1) (x-a2) ..... (x - an-1)

Question No. : 34

The sum of the series 1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3 + ----up to , when x lies between 0 and 1 is

Explanation:-

Let s = 1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3 = ------- ......(1)

x S = x + 2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 ------- .......(2)

Subtracting (2) from (1) we get (1-x) S = 1 + x + x2 + x3 + -----

(1 -x) S = 1/1-x S = 1/(1-x)2

Question No. : 35

If two geometric progressions have sum of their first n terms in the ratio 4(2n-1) : 3n-1, and n>3 then the common ratio of the

two progressions will be in the ratio

Explanation:-

A)I and II only B)II and III only C)I and III only D)I, II and III

A) B) C) D)

Question No. : 36

A boat moves at a speed of 12 kmph in still water. It has to travel a distance of 60 km from P to Q, downstream. By the time the

boat reached a point R, at 1/3rd distance from P, the speed of the current suddenly doubled. As a result, the boat reached half an

hour earlier than it would normally. Which of the following could be the original speed of the stream?

I. 4 kmph II. 6 kmph III. 18 kmph

Explanation:-

Speed of boat in still water =12 kmph, the Speed of current = x kmph and the distance between P & Q be = 60 km.

Let R be the point at 1/3rd of distance of PQ = 1/3 60 = 20. Hence RQ = 60 20 = 40.

Given that [40 / (12 + x)] - [40 / (12 + 2x)] = 1/ 2

Taking LCM: 40 [(12 + 2x 12 x) / (12+x) (12+2x)] =

80 (x) = 144 + 36x + 2x2

Taking 2 common from both sides we get:

x2 - 22x + 72 = 0 (x - 18 )( x - 4 ) = 0

Hence the speed of stream can be 18 or 4. So I and III are correct Hence option 3 is the answer

Question No. : 37

If two points are selected at random on a straight line of length 60m, then the probability that the distance between them does not

exceed 20 m is

Explanation:-

Let P & Q be the two points taken on a straight line, say MN

Let MP = x and MQ = y.

Then 0 < x, y < 60

A)50 B)100 C)150 D)200

A)110.7 B)748.0 C)146.2 D)193.6

It is asked to find P{|x - y| < 20}.

Now, |x - y| < 20

x - y < 20 or - (x - y) < 20 i.e. x y < 20 or x - y > -20

The shaded region in the figure is the required region

P(|x - y| < 20)

= [Ar. (OBDF) - Ar. (ABC) - Ar. (FGE)]/Ar. (OBDF)

Question No. : 38

In a school that has 1000 students, 99% of the students play at least one game, 49% play at least two games 24% play at least

three games, 14% play at least four games and only 4% play all the 5 games. There are five games played at the school. What is

the sum of number of students who play exactly three games and who play exactly four games?

Explanation:-

The number of students who play exactly three games = students who play at least three games-students who play at least four

games = 24% - 14% =10%.

The Number of students who play exactly four games = students who play at least four games - students who play all the five

games = 14% - 4% = 10%.

The total number of students who play exactly three games and exactly four games = (10% + 10%) of 1000 = 20% of 1000 =

200.

Question No. : 39

Note: Assume imports to US from LCCs are only in the given sectors.

For example, in the above figure, the total US consumption in computer, Hardware and Electronics is $180 billion of which 40% is

imported from LCCs. Also note that imports is the point at the top of the circle

India, an LCC, accounted for 20% of the total LCC exports to the US. What was the value of India's total exports to the US? (in

billion $)

Explanation:-

Total LCC exports to US =10% of 400 + 15% of 1300 + 20% of 1600 + 40% of (180 + 260) = 40 + 195 + 320 + 176 = $.731

billion India's share = 20% of 731 = $146.2 billion

Question No. : 40

A)$260 billion B)$130 billion C)$91 billion D)None of the above




If Iron accounted for 65% of the US consumption in the capital intensive sector, while aluminum contributed 20% of the rest, what

was the value of the aluminum consumption in the US?

Explanation:-

Question No. : 41



A)17% B)85% C)75% D)Cannot be determined

A)16.4 B)20.5 C)8.2 D)41

A) B) C) D)

A)1 B)4 C)0 D)None of these


US accounted for what percent of the total exports made by the LCCs?

Explanation:-

Cannot be determined as the total exports of LCC is not known.

Question No. : 42

A piece of work can be done by 11 men and 16 boys in 2 days. The same work can be done by 5 men 11 boys in 4 days. In how

many days can 1 man and 4 boys complete the same work?

Explanation:-

As(11 men + 16 boys) take 2 days (22 men + 32 boys) take 1 day (1)

Also, as (5 men + 11 boys) take 4 days (2) (20 men + 44 boys) take 1 day

22 men + 32 boys = 20 men + 44 boys

hence 11 men and 16 boys work = 82 boys work and 1 man and 4 boys work = 10 boys work

Time taken by 1 man and 4 boys to complete the work = 822/10 = 16.4 days

Question No. : 43

A jar contains 25 tokens printed with integers from 1 to 25 on each token. Ramu & Shyamu pick one token each simultaneously at

random. What is the probability that they pick two consecutive integers?

Explanation:-

Question No. : 44

If sin x + sin2x = 1 then value of cos2x + cos4x is

Explanation:-

sin x + sin2 x = 1

sin x = 1 sin2 x = cos2x

Now cos2x + cos4x

= sin x + sin2x

= 1

Question No. : 45

A)Toy Story B)Bug's Life C)Shrek D)Finding Nemo

Assume all animation movies to be of 3-hour duration and that the production cost of an animation movie is proportional to the

duration of the movie. All the animation movies mentioned above were produced in the US. Off shoring of the production to

another country leads to a decrease in only the production costs of the movie while there is no change in the other expenses.

Which of the given movies had the highest ratio of box office collections to budget?

Explanation:-

Only Finding Nemo has a ratio of greater than 8.

Question No. : 46

A)33.4% B)85.2% C)45.3% D)47.8%




Had "Bug's Life" been produced in India, its total cost (budget) would have decreased by approximately

Explanation:-

Cost of Bugs Life now = 4.5 million US dollars. Reduction in production costs =

(400,000 60, 000) X 6 = 2040000.

Savings in percentage will be 100*2040000/4500000 = 45.3%

Question No. : 47

A)7.2% B)8.9% C)10.5% D)5.7%

A)HP B)GP C)AP D)None of these




Had Monster's Inc been produced in Philippines, its profit (profit = 60% of box office collections - budget) would have increased

by approximately

Explanation:-

Question No. : 48

Explanation:-

Question No. : 49

A)227 B)406 C)454 D)171

A) B) C) D)

The Kanyakumari Express travelling between Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi halts at 12 stations in between its journey from

Kanyakumari to Jammu Tawi and in its return journey it halts at 15 stations in between Jammu Tawi and Kanyakumari. The

number of different second class tickets to be printed so as to serve the passengers travelling by this train is

Explanation:-

The number of different second class tackets to be printed

= 14C2 + 17C2 = 91+ 136 = 227

Question No. : 50

Explanation:-

Let the line through B, parallel to AQ intersect CP extended at N.

Alternate solution: Consider B to be at the origin (0,0) so that A(0, 7), C(10,0), P(0,3) and Q(4, 0). The equation of AQ is y = (

7/4)x + 7 and the equation of CP is (3/10)x + 3. Solving these as simultaneous equations, we can get the coordinates of M as the

values of x and y. So, M(80/29, 63/29).

Now, drop a perpendicular MR on to AB so that MR = 80/29, BR = 63/29 and PR = 24/29.

Area DARM = (4 + 24/29) ? (80/29) and area DPRM = (24/29) ? (80/29).

Question No. : 51

A. But in September 1921, long before he was the most famous historian in the world, a young Englishman named Arnold

Toynbee boarded the Orient Express in Constantinople, bound for London.

B. Human mastery of nature came at a price: in 1921, Europes battlefields were still cooling from the heat of industrial warfare

and the blood of millions dead.

C. He was an expert in world civilisations who made the cover of Time magazine in 1947, praised for writing the most provocative

work of historical theory since Karl Marxs Capital.

D. Modern technology had changed the world for the better, he observed, but it could also wreak great havoc; there was always

A)CAEBD B)DABCE C)EADBC D)CAEDB

A)1 & 4 B)1 & 3 C)1, 2 & 4 D)2, 3 & 4

A)DACEB B)BEACD C)BEDAC D)DACBE

the risk that the machine may run away with the pilot.

E. Fresh from a nine-month posting as a war correspondent for The Manchester Guardian, Toynbee scribbled down reflections

about the shadow side of progress in his notebook, while the Balkans passed silently outside his window.

Explanation:-

In the given case, statement C forms the indirect opening sentence of the paragraph. Statement C cannot be placed anywhere else

as the other statements are all connected. Statement A follows statement C as it provides an alternate line of thought and

introduces details about the subject of the paragraph, Arnold Toynbee. Statement E then describes what Toynbee did and

statements D and B then conclude the paragraph by providing a reference to the war. Remember that statements A and E form a

pair as they are connected by the reference to the Orient Express.

Also, statement D follows statement E. In statement D, the reference is made to his observations, something he was scribbling

down in statement E. These clues lead us to option 4.

Question No. : 52

1. Everyone has finished their lucid perusal of the draft presented by legal luminaries in the country to prevent cases of judicial

misconduct.

2. The hallmark of a captain beyond reproach is his ability to remain rationale in most situations.

3. Highbrows often forget the need for practicality in delicate matters, and suggest academic solutions that find no connect with

the sentiment of the general masses.

4. The company CEO, as well as his directors, are going to provide sane reasons for the lack of transparency in the decision making

of the company.

Explanation:-

Sentence 1: Everyone is singular pronoun, and the correct sentence would be Everyone has finished his or her lucid perusal of the

draft ...

Sentence 2: The sentence requires the adjective rational and not the noun rationale.

Sentence 4: The correct sentence is The company CEO, as well as his directors, is going to provide sane reasons for the lack of

transparency in the decision making of the company. The verb will be singular as the subject in this case as the primary subject of

the sentence, the company CEO, is singular.

Question No. : 53

A. If man is doomed to wind cotton around a spool, or dig coal, or build roads for thirty years of his life, there can be no talk of

wealth.

B. Strange to say, there are people who extol this deadening method of centralized production as the proudest achievement of our

age.

C. What he gives to the world is only gray and hideous things, reflecting a dull and hideous existence too weak to live, too

cowardly to die.

D. Real wealth consists in things of utility and beauty, in things that help to create strong, beautiful bodies and surroundings

inspiring to live in.

E. They do not want to know that centralization is not only the death-knell of liberty, but also of health and beauty, of art and

science, all these being impossible in a clock-like, mechanical atmosphere.

Explanation:-

D and A, joined together, make for an ideal contrast. Note this in B, which refers to nothing but the toil of the man doomed to lead

a life of drudgery, as discussed in C. Therefore B should follow C. They in E refers to the people already referred to in B.

Question No. : 54

Four students Tina, Tinu, Titu and Teja are ranked 1 to 4, on the basis of their performance in a class test. The following data is

given about their ranks:

If Tina is ranked 1, then Tinu is not ranked 3.

If Tinu is not ranked 1, then Teja is ranked 4.

A)Tinu B)Titu C)Tina D)Cannot be determined

A)Tinu B)Teja C)Titu D)Cannot be determined

If Titu is not ranked 2, then Teja is ranked 2.

If Titu is ranked 3, then Teja is not ranked 2.

If Teja is ranked 3, then Tina is not ranked 4.

Who is ranked 1 among the four students?

Explanation:-

From the 3rd statement it can be deduced that either Titu or Teja would be ranked 2.

Case 1: Titu is ranked 2.

If Tina is ranked 1 then Tinu is ranked 4 (by the 1st statement). But it is contradicted (by the 2nd statement). So Tina is not ranked

1.

By the 2nd Statement, If Tinu is not ranked 1, then Teja is ranked 4, Tinu is ranked 3 and Tina is ranked 1, which is not possible. So

Tinu is definitely ranked 1. Teja can be ranked 3 but then Tina is ranked 4, which contradicts the 5th statement. So Teja is ranked 4

and Tina is ranked 3.

1 2 3 4

Tinu Titu Tina Teja

Case 2: Teja is ranked 2. As seen before Tina cant get rank 1. So Tinu is ranked 1.

From the 4th statement Titu cant be ranked 3 as in that case Teja cant be ranked 2. So Titu is ranked 4 and Tina is ranked 3.

1 2 3 4

Tinu Teja Tina Titu

In both the cases Tinu is ranked 1.

Question No. : 55








Who is ranked 4 among the four students?

Explanation:-




1.




1 2 3 4

Tinu Titu Tina Teja



1 2 3 4

A)2 B)1 C)0 D)4

Tinu Teja Tina Titu

Titu and Teja both can ranked 4 . So the answer is cannot be determined.

Question No. : 56








The ranks of how many of the four students can be determined?

Explanation:-




1.




1 2 3 4

Tinu Titu Tina Teja



1 2 3 4

Tinu Teja Tina Titu

Hence Rank of 2 students can be determined.

Question No. : 57

Management knows itand so does Wall Street: The year-to-year viability of a company depends on its ability to innovate. Given

todays market expectations, global competitive pressures, and the extent and pace of structural change, this is truer than ever. But

chief executives struggle to make the case to the Street that their managerial actions can be relied on to yield a stream of

successful new offerings. Many admit to being unsure and frustrated. Typically they are aware of a tremendous amount of

innovation going on inside their enterprises but dont feel they have a grasp on all the dispersed initiatives. The pursuit of the new

feels haphazard and episodic, and they suspect that the returns on the companys total innovation investment are too low.

Making matters worse, executives tend to respond with dramatic interventions and vacillating strategies. Take the example of a

consumer goods company we know. Attuned to the need to keep its brands fresh in retailers and consumers minds, it introduced

frequent improvements and variations on its core offerings. Most of those earned their keep with respectable uptake by the

market and decent margins. Over time, however, it became clear that all this product proliferation, while splitting the revenue pie

into ever-smaller slices, wasnt actually growing the pie. Eager to achieve a much higher return, management lurched toward a

new strategy aimed at breakthrough product developmentat transformational rather than incremental innovations.

Unfortunately, this companys structure and processes were not set up to execute on that ambition; although it had the requisite

capabilities for envisioning, developing, and market testing innovations close to its core, it neither recognized nor gained the very

different capabilities needed to take a bolder path. Its most inventive ideas ended up being diluted beyond recognition, killed

outright, or crushed under the weight of the enterprise. Before long the company retreated to what it knew best. Once again, little

was ventured and little was gainedand the cycle repeated itself.

A)I & II B)II & IV C)III & IV D)None of these

We tell this story because it is typical of companies that have not yet learned to manage innovation strategically. It demonstrates

an all-too-common contrast to the steady, above-average returns that can be achieved only through a well-balanced portfolio. The

companies weve found to have the strongest innovation track records can articulate a clear innovation ambition; have struck the

right balance of core, adjacent, and transformational initiatives across the enterprise; and have put in place the tools and

capabilities to manage those various initiatives as parts of an integrated whole. Rather than hoping that their future will emerge

from a collection of ad hoc, stand-alone efforts that compete with one another for time, money, attention, and prestige, they

manage for total innovation.

Passage Source: Managing your Innovation, appeared in Harvard Business Review

According to the information given in the passage, identify the statements that will work better for the viability of the companies:

I. Ad-hoc initiatives render the companies sticking to core-offerings.

II. Wall Street does not trust the managerial actions.

III. Companies use only some of the processes described as those of total innovation, in the passage.

IV. Executives show a steadfast attitude that does not help them adapt to situations, and means that they do not crack under

stress as they stick to their viewpoints.

Explanation:-

In the first sentence the author himself states that viability depends on the ability to innovate, which is not true in case of a

company sticking to core offerings. The wall street people do not affect a company's viability rather their lack of trust is an

outcome of company's non-viability. This helps us rule out statement II.

Also, Statement IV can be rejected from the line: executives tend to respond with dramatic interventions and vacillating

strategies.

Statements III and IV run contrary to the content of this one, and the general sentiment expressed by the passage.

Refer to the fifth sentence of para one "Typically they are........initiatives" the reason for the non-viability is inadequate grasp of

executives over diverse/dispersed initiatives. The example of consumer goods company clearly highlights this aspect that

company's structures/processes were not suited to bring about transformational innovation.

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A)2 B)3 C)4 D)5

A)They have an appropriate combination of their core offerings and break through, game changing novel ideas

B)They have varied efforts in pursuit of new products which compete with each other to be noticed

C)They have the chief executives who do not tend to intervene dramatically

D)They have the necessary techniques and capabilities to manage the diverse initiatives in the company as related to a

common purpose

It can be inferred from the passage that the author places his trust in how many of the below:

I. Transformational innovation introducing breakthroughs in the system

II. Incremental innovation building systems one at a time

III. Integrating innovation through systematic changes over time

IV. Lateral innovation that integrate the innovative methods with core methods using lateral thinking

V. Total innovation encompassing every area of the organization for collective growth

Explanation:-

There are four methods/approaches that can be inferred from the passage that the author would agree with: I, II, III & V

Each of these finds a mention in the last paragraph of the passage. Statement IV does not find any mention, and neither is lateral

thinking ever mentioned in the passage. The passage only uses the word adjacent to signify changes that need to be integrated

with core changes in the system.

Question No. : 59


























According to the information given in the passage, what may not be the characteristics of a company with strong innovation

records?

Explanation:-

4th paragraph clearly mentions that adhoc/standalone varied efforts that compete with one another are not conducive to total

innovation. Hence option 2 can be identified as the characteristic that companies with strong innovation records may not have.

On the other hand, 1 and 4 are pretty straightforward as these are positive attributes. Option 3 can be ruled out beecause where

chief executives intervene dramatically, they do not have strong performance records (para 2). In this sense, companies where

A)A modified version of gratitude that is effective B)An adulterated version of gratitude that is detrimental in nature

C)A heavily altered version of gratitude lacking its full impact D)A watered-down version of gratitude lacking its full impact

executives do not intervene dramatically are bound to have strong innovation record.

Question No. : 60

Consider these recent headlines: Want to be Happier? Be More Grateful, The Formula for Happiness: Gratitude Plays a Part,

Teaching Gratitude, Bringing Happiness to Children, and my personal favorite Key to Happiness is Gratitude, and Men May be

Locked Out.

Buoyed by research findings from the field of positive psychology, the happiness industry is alive and flourishing in America. Each

of these headlines includes the explicit assumption that gratitude should be part of any 12-step, 30-day, or 10-key program to

develop happiness. But how does this bear on the question toward which this essay is directed? Is gratitude queen of the virtues?

In modern times gratitude has become untethered from its moral moorings and collectively, we are worse off because of this.

When the Roman philosopher Cicero stated that gratitude was the queen of the virtues, he most assuredly did not mean that

gratitude was merely a stepping-stone toward personal happiness. Gratitude is a morally complex disposition, and reducing this

virtue to a technique or strategy to improve ones mood is to do it an injustice.

Even restricting gratitude to an inner feeling is insufficient. In the history of ideas, gratitude is considered an action (returning a

favor) that is not only virtuous in and of itself, but valuable to society. To reciprocate is the right thing to do. There is no duty

more indispensable that that of returning a kindness wrote Cicero in a book whose title translates On Duties. Ciceros

contemporary, Seneca, maintained that He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first installment on his debt. Neither

believed that the emotion felt in a person returning a favor was particularly crucial. Conversely, across time, ingratitude has been

treated as a serious vice, a greater vice than gratitude is a virtue. Ingratitude is the essence of vileness, wrote the great German

philosopher Immanuel Kant while David Hume opined that ingratitude is the most horrible and unnatural crime that a person is

capable of committing.

Gratitude does matter for happiness. As someone who for the past decade has contributed to the scientific literature on gratitude

and well-being, I would certainly grant that. The tools and techniques of modern science have been brought to bear on

understanding the nature of gratitude and why it is important for human flourishing more generally. From childhood to old age,

accumulating evidence documents the wide array of psychological, physical, and relational benefits associated with gratitude. Yet I

have come to the realization that by taking a gratitude lite approach we have cheapened gratitude. Gratitude is important not

only because it helps people feel good, but also because it inspires them to do good. Gratitude heals, energizes, and transforms

lives in a myriad of ways consistent with the notion that virtue is both its own reward and produces other rewards.

To give a flavor of these research findings, dispositional gratitude has been found to be positively associated qualities such as

empathy, forgiveness, and the willingness to help others. For example, people who rated themselves as having a grateful

disposition perceived themselves as having more prosocial characteristics, expressed by their empathetic behavior, and emotional

support for friends within the last month. When people report feeling grateful, thankful, and appreciative in studies of daily

experience, they also feel more loving, forgiving, joyful, and enthusiastic. Notably, the family, friends, partners and others that

surround them consistently report that people who practice gratitude are viewed as more helpful, more outgoing, more optimistic,

and more trustworthy. On a larger level, gratitude is the adhesive that binds members of society together. Gratitude is the moral

memory of mankind wrote noted sociologist Georg Simmel.

With reference to the passage, what does the author mean by a gratitude-lite approach?

Explanation:-

First, let us look at the meaning of lite. It denotes a low-fat or low-sugar version of a manufactured food or drink product. When

coupled with a soft-drink, it would mean a low-fat or calorie version of the soft drink, that is something that does not have its full

impact.

When used with gratitude, it would refer to a version of gratitude that does not have the full impact or force and is a watered

down version of the same.

The clue to the correct answer also lies in the following line: Yet I have come to the realization that by taking a gratitude lite

approach we have cheapened gratitude.

Question No. : 61



Locked Out.


A)One should take the emphatic approach to gratitude B)One should take the personal approach to gratitude

C)One should take both the social and the personal approach to gratitude

D)One should only take the social approach to gratitude






























The author of the passage will agree with the statement:

Explanation:-

This is a question which is based on the overall idea of the passage. The author of the passage clearly states the social approach to

gratitude is required. But he does not state the personal approach is not needed. He, in fact, quotes that both are required.

Refer to the lines: Gratitude does matter for happiness. As someone who for the past decade has contributed to the scientific

literature on gratitude and well-being, I would certainly grant that.

In these lines, the author does accept the contribution of gratitude towards personal happiness.

Also, right through the passage, he emphasis the need of keeping the society in mind while thinking of gratitude. This makes

option 3 the apt answer in this case.

Question No. : 62



Locked Out.










A)I & II B)II & III C)I & III D)All of the above

A)Vikram B)Viraat C)Vijay D)Cannot be determined






















As per the context of the passage, identify the correct statements:

I. According to the author, the happiness industry has over-used the concept of gratitude for its own benefit.

II. According to Cicero, gratitude induces a feeling of debt in the benefactor.

III. The rewards obtained from gratitude cannot be limited to one sphere of human life.

Explanation:-

Statement I can be directly derived from the lines: Buoyed by research findings from the field of positive psychology, the happiness

industry is alive and flourishing in America. Each of these headlines includes the explicit assumption that gratitude should be part

of any 12-step, 30-day, or 10-key program to develop happiness.

Statement II can be negated from the lines: Ciceros contemporary, Seneca, maintained that He who receives a benefit with

gratitude repays the first installment on his debt.

The line actually means that if someone recieves a benefit with a feeling of gratitude, he has partially paid his debt already. The

given statement states the opposite.

Statement III can be derived from the lines: Gratitude heals, energizes, and transforms lives in a myriad of ways consistent with the

notion that virtue is both its own reward and produces other rewards.

Question No. : 63

A security Agency provides exactly two guards on each day of a week from Monday to Saturday.

Vijay, Vikrant, Vikram, Vicky and Viraat are the people responsible for guarding the ATM. None of them works for three

consecutive days during the week. Vijay does not work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Vicky and Vikrant never work on the same day. Vikrant works on alternate days and he works with Vijay on Friday. Viraat works

for the maximum number of days during the week among the five guards.

Both Vicky and Vikrant work for an odd number of days during the week. Two particular guards work for the same number of

days during the week; each of the rest three works for a distinct number of days.

If Viraat works with one particular guard twice during the week, then which guard works on the same day as Vicky?

Explanation:-

Vicky, Vikram, Vijay, Vikrant and Viraat must have worked for 1, 2, 2, 3 and 4 days respectively.

The table given below can be formed from the given information.

Monday Vikrant Viraat

Tuesday Vikram Vicky

Wednesday Vikrant Viraat

Thursday Vikram/Vijay Viraat

Friday Vikrant Vijay

Saturday Vijay/Vikram Viraat

A)Viraat and Vijay B)Viraat and Vicky C)Viraat and Vikram D)Cannot be determined

A)The sergeant was asked to keep his nose off the matter

B)The vigilance Department has started to nose around since they have received complaints regarding frauds

C)Senior professors here look down their noses at the ones who have recently joined the department

D)Believing that he hadnt been noticed by anyone, John nosed out of the room

A)The company has not yet moved in on the consumer market B)The army is moving on the capital itself

C)We'd better get a move on before it rains D)Infantry units have been in the move all day

Hence, Vikram works with Vicky.

Question No. : 64

A security Agency provides exactly two guards on each day of a week from Monday to Saturday.

Vijay, Vikrant, Vikram, Vicky and Viraat are the people responsible for guarding the ATM. None of them works for three

consecutive days during the week. Vijay does not work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Vicky and Vikrant never work on the same day. Vikrant works on alternate days and he works with Vijay on Friday. Viraat works

for the maximum number of days during the week among the five guards.

Both Vicky and Vikrant work for an odd number of days during the week. Two particular guards work for the same number of

days during the week; each of the rest three works for a distinct number of days.

If Viraat works with a different guard every time during the week, then which two guards work on Thursday?

Explanation:-

Vicky, Vikram, Vijay, Vikrant and Viraat must have worked for 1, 2, 2, 3 and 4 days respectively.

The table given below can be formed from the given information.

Monday Vikrant Viraat

Tuesday Vikram Vicky

Wednesday Vikrant Viraat

Thursday Vikram/Vijay Viraat

Friday Vikrant Vijay

Saturday Vijay/Vikram Viraat

It can be seen that the two guards who work on Thursday cannot be uniquely determined.

Question No. : 65

NOSE

Explanation:-

To look down (one's)nose is an idiom that means withdisapproval,contempt,orarrogance.

Nose around means to pry into something; to snoop around something. Nose Out means to move cautiously out of something or

some place, nose first.

Sentence in option 1 incorrectly uses 'off' and should instead you 'of'. So, option 1 is the answer.

Question No. : 66

MOVE

Explanation:-

A)Science is based on observation and Morality is based on emotions

B)Science is based on fact and Morality is based on fiction C)Science explores existence and Morality its worth

D)Science lays down the facts and Morality checks whether our heart agrees with them

Move in on is to take aggressive steps to control or possess something. Move on isto approach or attack as a military target. To

get a move on is to begin or act. On the move is going from place to place and is the correct phrase that should have been used

in 4.

Question No. : 67

Moral questions immediately present themselves as questions whose solution cannot wait for sensible proof. A moral question is

a question not of what sensibly exists, but of what is good, or would be good if it did exist. Science can tell us what exists; but to

compare the worths, both of what exists and of what does not exist, we must consult not science, but what Pascal calls our heart.

Science herself consults her heart when she lays it down that the infinite ascertainment of fact and correction of false belief are the

supreme goods for man. Challenge the statement, and science can only repeat it oracularly, or else prove it by showing that such

ascertainment and correction bring man all sorts of other goods which man's heart in turn declares.

The question of having moral beliefs at all or not having them is decided by our will. Are our moral preferences true or false, or are

they only odd biological phenomena, making things good or bad for us, but in themselves indifferent? How can your pure intellect

decide? If your heart does not want a world of moral reality, your head will assuredly never make you believe in one.

Mephistophelian scepticism, indeed, will satisfy the head's play-instincts much better than any rigorous idealism can. Some men

(even at the student age) are so naturally cool-hearted that the moralistic hypothesis never has for them any pungent life, and in

their supercilious presence the hot young moralist always feels strangely ill at ease. The appearance of knowingness is on their

side, of navet and gullibility on his. Yet, in the inarticulate heart of him, he clings to it that he is not a dupe, and that there is a

realm in which (as Emerson says) all their wit and intellectual superiority is no better than the cunning of a fox. Moral scepticism

can no more be refuted or proved by logic than intellectual scepticism can. When we stick to it that there is truth (be it of either

kind), we do so with our whole nature, and resolve to stand or fall by the results. The sceptic with his whole nature adopts the

doubting attitude; but which of us is the wiser, Omniscience only knows.

Turn now from these wide questions of good to a certain class of questions of fact, questions concerning personal relations, states

of mind between one man and another. Do you like me or not?for example. Whether you do or not depends, in countless

instances, on whether I meet you half-way, am willing to assume that you must like me, and show you trust and expectation. The

previous faith on my part in your liking's existence is in such cases what makes your liking come. But if I stand aloof, and refuse to

budge an inch until I have objective evidence, until you shall have done something apt, as the absolutists say, ad

extorquendumassensummeum, ten to one your liking never comes. How many women's hearts are vanquished by the mere

sanguine insistence of some man that they must love him! He will not consent to the hypothesis that they cannot. The desire for a

certain kind of truth here brings about that special truth's existence; and so it is in innumerable cases of other sorts. Who gains

promotions, boons, appointments, but the man in whose life they are seen to play the part of live hypotheses, who discounts them,

sacrifices other things for their sake before they have come, and takes risks for them in advance? His faith acts on the powers

above him as a claim, and creates its own verification.

Passage Source: Extracted from the book The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James

A difference between Science and Morality implied in the passage is:

Explanation:-

The answer to this question can be found in the lines: Science can tell us what exists; but to compare the worths, both of what exists

and of what does not exist, we must consult not science, but what Pascal calls our heart. This line clearly points to option 3 as the

correct answer. This question is based on essentially para-phrasing the given line in the most appropriate manner.

Question No. : 68












A)didactic B)inquisitive C)instigative D)conjectural



















The author of the passage adopts which one of the following tones in the passage:

Explanation:-

In order to identify the answer for this question, you need to understand the role played by the author here. He is explaining

certain viewpoints in philosophy, highlighting their nature and how these viewpoints operate. Throughout the course of the

passage, he is explaining various concepts in the passage and this makes option 1 the best answer in this case. 'Didactic' means

Communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive. He is not making any guesses therefore option 4 rejected. He is

not raising questions only but also trying to find out the posible explanation therefore option 2 is also rejected. His writing is not

provocative therefore option 3 is also rejected.

Question No. : 69





























A)thinking ideology that bases itself on logic than morality

B)sharp instincts of the brain that are involved in creating an environment that lacks rigor

C)cunning incredulity adopted by a persons brain that would help reinforce a worldview of morality

D)clever disbeliefs outlining the nature of the brain to avoid moral viewpoints

A)that hearts of women are vanquished as they do not accept men for what they are

B)for two people to iron out their differences, they need make some adjustments

C)that two people cannot have healthy relations if they only come half-way to meet one another

D)for relations to be fruitful between two people, they need to make some adjustments


It can be inferred from the context provided that Mephistophelian scepticism would refer to:

Explanation:-

First things first, let us have a look at the dictionary. Mephistophelian means showing the cunning, ingenuity or wickedness typical

of a devil. It is derived from Mephistopheles, who was an evilspirit to whom Faust sold his soul. As a student, you are not expected

to know this meaning. In such a case, how do you go about the question? Always focus on the context provided to you. In this case,

the context is as follows: If your heart does not want a world of moral reality, your head will assuredly never make you believe in

one. Mephistophelian scepticism, indeed, will satisfy the head's play-instincts much better than any rigorous idealism can.

This highlights how Mephistophelian scepticism refers to clever stance/reasoning adopted by the brain to avoid a world of moral

reality. Which option highlights such a scenario? Option 1.

Option 4 comes close but it commits the mistake of labeling the nature of the brain to avoid moral viewpoints. This is a little too

extreme in the given case, and cannot be accepted as such.

Question No. : 70






























The author of the passage alleges:

Explanation:-

The answer for this question can be found from the lines: Do you like me or not?for example. Whether you do or not depends, in

countless instances, on whether I meet you half-way, am willing to assume that you must like me, and show you trust and

A)Mr.Vettel B)Mr. Webber C)Mr. Alonso D)Mr. Kimi

expectation. The previous faith on my part in your liking's existence is in such cases what makes your liking come.

These clearly outline the fact that for two people to like one another, both would have to make adjustments. The other options

mutilate the original sense of the passage either altering the context of the information provided or changing the information

itself.

Question No. : 71

Mr. Cooper went to Indian Grand Prix at Budh circuit, Greater Noida . The top four pole position's are acquired by Mr. Vettel , Mr.

Webber , Mr. Alonso & Mr. Kimi in any order.

Mrs Cooper who could not join him was anxious about results. So as soon as Mr. Cooper came back, she asked Mr. Cooper who

won the race? Mr. Cooper who was irritated because his favorite contestant could not finish first.

All the top Finishers are same as the top four pole positions and in the Award ceremony they are sitting in a row

All of them drove cars of different colors, viz., Green, Yellow, White and Red.

There was only one runner-up and he was sitting beside Mr. Kimi and he is not Mr. Alonso.

The runner-up was driving the Green car.

Ms. Alonso was not sitting at the ends in the Award ceremony.

The winner and the runner-up were not sitting adjacent to each other.

Mr.Kimi was driving a white Car.

Mr. Vettel was not driving the Green color car.

The Contestants driving the Yellow car and the White car were at the ends.

Who drove the Red Car?

Explanation:-

Solution:

Consider the following statements:

All of them were sitting in a row.

2. All of them drove cars of different colors, viz., Green, Yellow, White and Red.

3. There was only one runner-up and he was sitting beside Mr. Kimi and he is not Mr. Alonso

4. The runner-up was driving the Green car.

5. Ms. Alonso was not sitting at the ends in the Award ceremony.

6. The winner and the runner-up were not sitting adjacent to each other.

7. Mr. Kimi was driving a white Car.

8. Mr. Vettel was not driving the Green color car.

9. The Contestants driving the Yellow car and the White car were at the ends.

10. The winner was driving Yellow car (This is obtained from the facts that the Runner-up was sitting next to Mr. Kimi and that the

winner was not seated next to the runner up. Thus, the winner would have to be at the other end. The person at the other end was

driving a yellow car).

Using (1), (2), (7), (9) and (10), we have

Yellow Car White Car

Mr. Kimi

Winner

Using (3) and (4), we have

Yellow Car Red Car Green Car White Car

Mr. Kimi

Winner Runner up

Using (5) and (8), we have the final arrangement as:


Mr. Vettel Mr. Alonso Mr. Webber Mr. Kimi

Winner Runner up

A)Mr. Vettel and Mr. Kimi B)Mr. Webber and Mr. Kimi C)Mr. Vettel and Mr. Webber D)Mr. Webber only

Thus, Mr. Alonso drove the red car.

Question No. : 72







There was only one runner-up and he was sitting beside Mr. Kimi and he is not Mr. Alonso.

The runner-up was driving the Green car.

Ms. Alonso was not sitting at the ends in the Award ceremony.

The winner and the runner-up were not sitting adjacent to each other.

Mr.Kimi was driving a white Car.

Mr. Vettel was not driving the Green color car.

The Contestants driving the Yellow car and the White car were at the ends.

Mr. Alonso was sitting adjacent to

Explanation:-

Solution:

Consider the following statements:

All of them were sitting in a row.

2. All of them drove cars of different colors, viz., Green, Yellow, White and Red.

3. There was only one runner-up and he was sitting beside Mr. Kimi and he is not Mr. Alonso

4. The runner-up was driving the Green car.

5. Ms. Alonso was not sitting at the ends in the Award ceremony.

6. The winner and the runner-up were not sitting adjacent to each other.

7. Mr. Kimi was driving a white Car.

8. Mr. Vettel was not driving the Green color car.

9. The Contestants driving the Yellow car and the White car were at the ends.

10. The winner was driving Yellow car (This is obtained from the facts that the Runner-up was sitting next to Mr. Kimi and that the

winner was not seated next to the runner up. Thus, the winner would have to be at the other end. The person at the other end was

driving a yellow car).

Using (1), (2), (7), (9) and (10), we have

Yellow Car White Car

Mr. Kimi

Winner

Using (3) and (4), we have


Mr. Kimi

Winner Runner up

Using (5) and (8), we have the final arrangement as:


Mr. Vettel Mr. Alonso Mr. Webber Mr. Kimi

Winner Runner up

Mr. Alonso was sitting adjacent to Mr. Webber and Mr. Vettel.

A)Yellow B)Red C)Green D)White

Question No. : 73







There was only one runner-up and he was sitting beside Mr. Kimi and he i

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