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DIRECTIONS to Questions 1 and 2: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Four teams:– India, Pakistan, Srilanka and Bangladesh participated in the Asian Cricket Championship.A match is played between two teams and a team must play exactly one match with each of the otherteams. A match can result in win for a team and loss for the other or a draw. Three points are awarded tothe winning team in each match and the losing team doesn’t get any points. In case the match ends in adraw, 1 point is awarded to each of the two teams. At the end of the championship, India had 7 points,Pakistan also had 7 points whereas Bangladesh and Srilanka both had just 1 point each.

Winning Team Losing Team18-6-2006 India vs Srilanka19-6-2006 Pakistan vs Bangladesh20-6-2007 India vs Bangladesh21-6-2007 Pakistan vs Srilanka22-6-2008 Bangladesh vs Srilanka23-6-2008 India vs Pakistan

If not DrawMatch Schedule

Draw

1. Based on the information given above, in how many ways can the above Match Schedule be filled?A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

2. Which of the following statements must be true?(I) Only one of the six matches ended in a draw.(II) Srilanka vs Bangladesh match ended in a draw.(III) India vs Pakistan match ended in a draw.A. (I) and (II) onlyB. (I) and (III) onlyC. (II) and (III) onlyD. (I), (II), (III)

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DIRECTIONS for Questions 3 to 5: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.The figures below show the sales (in units) of Personal Computers(PCs) from 2001 to 2005 in a town andthe profile of PC buyers in 2004 in the same town. There are only two companies selling PCs in that townviz. Dell and HP.

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3. How many PCs purchased by Educational Institutes in 2004 in the town were sold by Dell?A. 5500 B. 2500 C. 3000 D. Cannot be determined


4. If the number of PCs purchased by Business Houses in the town in 2004 were 7% more than that in2003, then what percentage of the total PCs sold in the town in 2003 were purchased by businesshouses?A. 53% B. 51% C. 50% D. 47%

5. If in 2006, sales of PCs of Dell and HP in the town increases over 2005 by 12% and 10% respectivelyand the average price per unit of PC increases by 5% over the previous year, then what will be thepercentage increase in the net sales (in Rs.) of PCs in the town in 2006 over 2005?A. 13.1% B. 16.6% C. 19.2% D. 22.4%

DIRECTIONS for Questions 6 to 10: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.In a sports meet there were 10 events and five athletes viz. A,B,C,D and E participated in it. In each eventplayers were ranked according to their performances with best performer ranked 1st, next best performerranked 2nd and so on. In no event, any two players awarded the same rank. However prizes were given totop three players only, who finished on podium. For 1st rank 3 points are awarded, for 2nd rank 2 points andfor 3rd rank 1 point is awarded.The following pie chart gives the information about the number of podium finishes by five athletes.

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6. Find the total points scored by D in the sports meet.A. 8 B. 6 C. 7 D. 5


7. If after 8 events A had 3 rank 1 finishes, C had 5 podium finishes and D didn’t have any rank 1 finishthen which of the following cannot be the order of rank 1, 2 and 3 in any of the last two events?A. ACD B. ADB C. DBC D. DCA

8. Taking data from the previous question, if one more podium finish of B is left till event 8, then whatcan be the sum of total points obtained by C till event 8?A. 10 B. 9 C. 8 D. Either (A) or (B)

9. What can be the maximum number of those events in which E did not finish on podium and whichhave same three players in 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranks in that order?A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 1

10. What is the difference in the total number of points obtained by A and total number of pointsobtained by B?A. 0 B. 6 C. 3 D. 4

DIRECTIONS for Questions 11 to 14: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Thirty-Six motorbikes from Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico participated in the contest‘Motor Bike of the Year’. Each bike was classified in one of the six categories:-(i) Touring(ii) Sport Touring(iii) Cruiser(iv) Standard(v) Sport and(vi) Motocross

Some additional information regarding the motorbikes is given below.A. The number of Standard motorbikes is exactly half the number of Touring motorbikes as well as the

number of Cruiser motorbikes and the number of Sport Touring motorbikes is exactly one-third of thenumber of Sport motorbikes as well as the number of Motocross motorbikes.

B. There is no Touring motorbike from Brazil or Mexico.C. There is neither Sport Touring motorbike nor Standard motorbike from Germany or Argentina. Excepting

the facts stated above, there is at least one motorbike of each category from each one of the givenfive countries.

D. There are at most three motorbikes of any single category from any single country.E. Had there been two motorbikes less from Germany, the number of motorbikes from France would

have been twice the number of motorbikes from Germany as well as the number of motorbikes fromBrazil.

F. The number of motorbikes from Argentina and Mexico are equal and less than seven each.G. CBR1000RR is the only Touring motorbike from Argentina and CBR1000R and CBR600RR are the

only Touring motorbikes from France.

11. For how many countries, the exact number of motorbikes of each of the six categories cannot bedetermined?A. Four B. Three C. Two D. One


12. What is the ratio of the number of Sport motorbikes from France and Motocross motorbikes fromMexico?A. 4 : 3 B. 3 : 1 C. 3 : 2 D. 1 : 1

13. If it is known that there are two Sport motorbikes from Germany, then what is the ratio of the numberof Motocross motorbikes from Brazil and Argentina?A. 1 : 2 B. 2 : 1 C. 1 : 1 D. Cannot be determined

14. Which of the following statements can be true?A. The difference between the number of Touring motorbikes from Germany and the number of

Motocross motorbikes from Germany is 0.B. The difference between the number of Sport motorbikes from France and the number of Sport

motorbikes from Argentina is 0.C. The difference between the number of Sport motorbikes from France and the number of Sport

motorbikes from Brazil is 2.D. The difference between the number of Cruiser motorbikes from France and the number of Cruiser

motorbikes from Mexico is 0.A. A and B B. B and D C. A and D D. A and C

DIRECTIONS for Questions 15 to 18: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Six students, addressing to the principal, delivered a lecture on ‘inclusion of extra curricular activities in theday schedule’ in a school. Each student emphasised on the inclusion of a different activity. The lectureswere delivered on successive days starting on Monday and culminating on Saturday, one on each day.The first names of the students in no particular order are: Sameer, Dheeraj, Ranjit, Rohit, Karan and Jyoti.The last name of the students in no particular order are: Verma, Thapa, Malhotra, Roy, Sharma and Tyagi.Some information is given below.

A. Sameer and the student who favoured the inclusion of singing as an extra curricular activity havebeen the students of the school for over 3 years. Sharma and the student who delivered the lectureon Saturday have been the students of the school for less than 3 years.

B. Dheeraj Thapa’s lecture, which favoured dancing as an extra curricular activity, was delivered onWednesday.

C. Roy favoured the inclusion of acting as an extra curricular activity. He delivered his lecture a daybefore Sharma’s lecture.

D. Ranjit favoured inclusion of drawing as an extra curricular activity.E. Jyoti’s lecture was delivered on Thursday.F. Rohit, whose lecture was delivered just a day before Tyagi’s, favoured inclusion of gardening as an

extra curricular activity.G. Karan’s last name is not Malhotra.H. The lecture delivered on Monday favoured inclusion of painting as an extra curricular activity.

15. Which of the following students favoured the inclusion of singing as an extra curricular activity?A. Jyoti B. Sameer C. Karan D. None of these

16. Which of the following combinations of the day and the lecture is correct?A. Friday - Gardening B. Thursday - GardeningC. Saturday - Singing D. Friday - Singing


17. Who emphasised on the inclusion of painting as an extra curricular activity?A. Malhotra B. Verma C. Sharma D. Tyagi

18. Sharma wanted to include which of the following activities?A. Gardening B. Singing C. Drawing D. None of these

DIRECTIONS for Questions 19 to 21: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.Six sweets A, B, C, D, E, and F are being ranked in terms of taste. The sweets can be ranked from bestto worst as superior, very good, good, fair and poor. More than one sweet can have the same rank. Ranksare considered consecutive if they are next to each other, for example, superior and very good are consecutivewhereas superior and good are not. Any sweet that is ranked as poor is disqualified. The following informationis available about the ranking.I. The ranks of B and E are consecutive.II. The ranks of D and F are consecutive.III. The rank of A is higher than that of C.IV. The rank of B is higher than that of E.

19. If A and D have the same rank, and if F is disqualified, which one of the following must be true?A. B is ranked very goodB. C is ranked fairC. C is also ranked poorD. C is ranked good

20. If none of the sweets is disqualified, and B receives a higher rank than either D or F, which one of thefollowing must be true?A. Exactly one sweet is ranked superiorB. Exactly one sweet is ranked very goodC. Exactly two sweets are ranked very goodD. At least one sweet is ranked very good and at least one sweet is ranked good

21. If E ranks higher than A and A ranks higher than either D or F, using which one of the following canone determine the rank of all six sweets?

A. C ranks fairB. C and D have the same rankC. C and F have the same rankD. C ranks higher than F


DIRECTIONS for Questions 22 to 26: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.The following graphs shows the per capita income of India and its major cities in 2006 and the correspondingexpected figures in 2010.Per capita income of a city or country is defined as GDP of that city or country divided by the population ofthat city or country.

Per Capita Income (INR)of Indian cities in 2006

Chandigarh67307

Mumbai48954

Bangalooru28634

Delhi61432

Others14489

Expected Per Capita Income (INR) of Indian cities in 2010

Bangalooru86454

Mumbai109668

Chandigarh82846

Delhi98495

Others21258

Per Capita Income of India in 2006 = Rs. 24,380Expected Per Capita Income of India in 2010 = Rs. 42,460

22. If India’s per capita income is expected to grow by the same rate annually from 2006 to 2010, findthe expected per capita income of India in 2008.A. Rs. 34219 B. Rs. 30254 C. Rs. 33325 D. Rs. 32174

23. Per capita income of Mumbai and Bangalooru combined in 2006 is Rs. 38804 and is expected to beRs. 98049 in 2010. Per capita income of Delhi & Chandigarh combined in 2006 is 65804 and isexpected to be 89476 in 2010. What can not be the correct increasing order for the 4 cities in termsof their growth rate of populationA. Delhi < Mumbai < Banglooru < ChandigarhB. Delhi < Mumbai < Chandigarh < BangalooruC. Delhi < Bangalooru < Chandigarh < MumbaiD. Mumbai < Bangalooru < Delhi < Chandigarh

24. If all the cities of India have equal population in 2006, then find the number of cities in India.A. 15 B. 26 C. 38 D. Cannot be determined

25. If the annual rate of growth of per capita income of an Indian city is expected to be constant from2006 to 2010, what is the ratio of per capita income of Delhi in 2007 to that of Chandigarh in 2009?A. 0.64 B. 0.75 C. 0.88 D. 0.91

26. For which of the following cities, the ratio of expected per capita in 2010 to the per capita income in2006 is the maximum?A. Delhi B. Bengalooru C. Mumbai D. Chandigarh


DIRECTIONS for Questions 27 to 31: Read the given information and answer the following questionsbased on it.Six friends namely Sharad, Ujjawal, Brijesh, Jeetu, Bharti and Abhi have passed out from a differentuniversity with specilization in one of the fields. No two friends have neither passed from the same universitynor have the same area of specialization. The six universities are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Madras, Punjaband Rajasthan and the fields of specialization are Marketing, Finance, Operations, System, InformationTechnology (IT) and Human Resource (HR). Further, more information is given as

(a) The one who is passed out from Mumbai university is specialized in System.(b) Sharad has specialized in HR from Delhi University.(c) Jeetu has passed out from Punjab university.(d) Ujjawal has specialized in Operations and Abhi has specialized in Marketing.(e) Brijesh and Abhi have not passed out from Rajasthan and Kolkata university respectively. Brijesh is

specialization in Finance.

27. Who is specialized in the ‘IT’?A. Jeetu B. Bharti C. Abhi D. Sharad

28. Who is passed out from ‘Mumbai University’?A. Brijesh B. Ujjawal C. Abhi D. Bharti

29. If Abhi is passed out of ‘Rajasthan University’, then who is passed out of ‘Kolkata University’?A. Ujjawal B. Brijesh C. Bharti D. Cannot be determined

30. If Brijesh is passed out of ‘Madras University’, then Ujjawal is passed out of which of the followinguniversity?A. Delhi B. Rajasthan C. Kolkata D. Madras

31. Which of the following may not be a possible combination of University and Specialization?A. Rajasthan - Operations B. Madras - MarketingC. Kolkata - Finance D. None of these

DIRECTIONS for Questions 32 to 34: Read the given information and answer the following questionsbased on it.Neeta shared the following information with Nandini.“I live with a brother of mine who sent a box of chocolates to another brother of mine who is in the army. Thearmy officer met your sister, an engineer, while she was in Delhi. He gave her that box of chocolates. Yoursister passed the box to your father’s only son, a lecturer, who in turn passed it on to my cousin who is aDoctor. The doctor passed the box to another brother of mine stationed at Shillong. He practices Law. TheLawyer passed the box to my mother’s youngest son, who is a Chef at Taj Ganges. A sister of mine whois a Chartered Accountant received this box by courier. None of brothers practice the same profession.”

32. How many brothers, does Neeta have?A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. Cannot be determined

33. Out of the following, Neeta’s brothers DO NOT practice which of the following professions?A. Tantrik B. Chef C. Armed Forces D. Cannot be determined

34. What does Nandini’s brother do?A. Law B. Teaching C. Medicine D. Armed combat


SECTION - 2

35. Which of the following is not a subsidiary of IBM Inc.A. Adstar B. Ilog C. Vertu D. Tivoli Software

36. Select the WRONG Person - associated field match?

Person Associated field A Dr.Chandrika Prasad Srivastava i Civil Services B D.P.Chattopadhyaya ii Musician C Dr.A.S.Ganguly iii Trade and Industry D Prof.Jasbir Singh Bajaj iv Medicine

37. Bank of America acquired which of the following financial firms in the year 2008?A. Lehmann Brothers B. Merill LynchC. Morgan Stanley D. Berkshire Hathway

38. In descending order, which of the following group is correct about the length of Indian rivers?A. Ganga, Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, MahanadiB. Mahanadi, Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, GangaC. Ganga, Krishna, Narmada, Godavari, MahanadiD. Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Narmada, Mahanadi

39. The world famous brand logo of Nike, “Swoosh”, was designed by...A. Phil Unight B. Carolyn DavidsonC. William J. “Bill” Bowesman D. None of these

40. Select the CORRECT Actor/Actress - Real Name match?

Actor/Actress Real Name A Kishore Kumar i Abhas Ganguly B Dilip Kumar ii Yusuf Akhtar C Meena Kumari iii Mahjabeen Khan D Rajesh Khanna iv Pankaj Khanna

41. Select the correct Nobel Prize Recipient-Year Match.

Nobel Prize Recipient Year 1 Hargobind Khurana i 1979 2 Mother Teresa ii 1930 3 S. Chandrashekhar iii 1968 4 C.V. Raman iv 1983

A. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii B. 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-ivC. 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i D. 1-iii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-ii


42. Select the WRONG International Organization-Location of Headquarter-Country Match.

International Organization Headquartered at Country A International Maritime Organization London U.K. B World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva Switzerland C Food and Agriculture Organization Rome Italy D World Tourism Organization Paris France

43. Select the WRONG Country-River-Currency match.

Country River Currency A Thailand Magat Baht B Guatemala Motagua Quetzal C Peru Amazon Nuevo Sol D Australia Murray Australian

Dollar

44. Select the correct Year –Asian Games host cities Match.

Year Asian Games host cities 1 1998 i Bangkok 2 1990 ii Beijing 3 1951 iii New Delhi 4 2014 iv Incheon

A. 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii B. 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-ivC. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv D. 1-iv, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-ii

45. Select the WRONG Country-Capital-Parliament match.

Country Capital Parliament A Denmark Copenhagen Folketinget B Ireland Dublin Oireachatas C Netherlands Amsterdam States-General D Spain Madrid Sejm

46. Select the correct Artist-Instrument names match.

Artist Instrument 1 Debu Chaudhury i violin 2 Sabri Khan ii Santoor 3 Bhajan Sopori iii Sitar 4 N. Rajam iv Sarangi

A. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv B. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-iC. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-iv D. 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i


47. Select the correct Personality - Associated Industry match.

Personality Associated Industry 1 Tulsi Tanti i Real Estate 2 Arun Jain ii Information Technology 3 K.P.Singh iii Hotel Industry 4 Capt. C.P Krishnan Nair iv Alternative Energy

A. 1-iv, 2-ii, 3-i, 4-iii B. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-ivC. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i D. 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i

48. Select the correct literary works -author match.

Literary works Author 1 Mudra Rakshasa i Tulasidas 2 Soundarya Lahiri ii Bankimchandra Chatterjee 3 Kapal Kundala iii Vishakhadutta 4 Vinay Patrika iv Adi Shankaracharya

A. 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-iii B. 1-iv, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-ivC. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i D. 1-i, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-ii

49. Which of the following satellites was launched by ISRO in 2009?A. IMS -1 B. CARTOSAT-2AC. Chandrayaan-1 D. ANUSAT

50. Which of the following is NOT a work of Amartya Sen?A. Identity and Violence: The Illusion of DestinyB. Development as FreedomC. The Idea of JusticeD. The Economics of Underdeveloped Countries

51. Competition Commission of India is chaired by …A. H.C. Gupta B. R. PrasadC. Dhanendra Kumar D. P.N. Parashar

52. This person is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke award, 2009. Name him from the given options.A. Mrinal Sen B. Adoor GopalakrishnanC. Shyam Benegal D. None of these

53. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of Organization of Petroleum ExportingCountries (OPEC)?A. Algeria B. VenezuelaC. Gabon D. Ecuador

54. As per the Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010, which is the most competitive nation of theworld?A. Sweden B. USAC. Switzerland D. Singapore


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55. The sum of all real values of x satisfying the equation 2

2

| x 6x | 42

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A. –4 B. –8 C. –6 D. None of these

56. Ketan purchased one share of ‘Bharat Bijlee’ on 1st April 2005 at Rs. 355. He sold it off on1st April 2006 at Rs. 978. Find his percentage profit if rupee devalued by 4% during that period dueto inflation.A. 165% B. 158% C. 187% D. 183%

57. Find the area bounded by the graph |x – 2y| + |y – 2x| = 3 and the co-ordinate axes in the firstquadrant of the x-y plane.

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sq. units2

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59. In ABC,∆ D and E are points on side AC such that AD : DE : EC is 2 : 1 : 1. BD and BE are joined.Point F divides BD in the ratio 1:2 and point G divides BE in the ratio 2:1. Find the ratio of the area

of ( AFG BFG)∆ + ∆ to the area of the ABC∆ .A. 2 : 5 B. 1 : 3 C. 3 : 5 D. 1 : 4

DIRECTIONS for Questions 60 and 61 Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.In a dance academy , there are 60 students learning the bharatnatyam dance, 50 students learning theclassical dance and 65 students learning the disco dance. 18 students are learning both the bharatnatyamand the classical dance. 20 students are learning both the disco and the bharatnatyam dance. 27 studentsare learning both the disco and the classical dance. All the students are learning at least one of the threedances.

60. Maximum number of students that could be learning all the three dances isA. 15 B. 18 C. 20 D. 22

61. Minimum number of students that could be learning only the classical dance isA. 5 B. 18 C. 23 D. 22

62. Find the ratio of areas in which the line y = 2x divides the region bounded between the curvesy2 = 4x and x2 = 4y.A. 7 : 1 B. 16 : 1 C. 15 : 1 D. 8 : 1


63. If 1 53 3x 3 3 3 ,= + + then find the value of x3 – 9x2.

A. 81 B. 111 C. 186 D. 192

64. Cholesterol is of two types, good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. a% of the vegetable oil is impureand b% of the pure vegetable oil is good cholesterol. If it is known that c% of the vegetable oil ischolesterol, what percentage of the impure vegetable oil is bad cholesterol?

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66. In a survey, it was shown that Hindi and Marathi are the only languages spoken in Kothar village. Inthis village, one-tenth of the population speaks neither Hindi nor Marathi, one-fifth of the populationcan’t speak Marathi and three-seventh of the population can’t speak Hindi. In a literacy campaign,the people knowing neither of the languages in that village were taught either Hindi or Marathi in theratio 4 : 3. After campaign, approximately what percentage of the villagers could speak Hindi only.A. 10% B. 14% C. 18% D. 16%

DIRECTIONS for Questions 67 to 69: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.There are three types of fabric threads, cotton, silk and polyester, available in a cloth making factory. Thefactory can make cloths by using only one-fabric thread, two-fabric threads and all three-fabric threads.When the factory uses two-fabric threads or three-fabric threads for making same cloth, it uses equalquantities of each fabric thread. One piece of cloth needs one bundle of thread. There are 35 bundles ofcotton thread, 45 bundles of silk thread and 39 bundles of polyester thread available in the factory in eachday. The factory has to complete the daily orders of market and it has to make at least 5 pieces of eachtype of cloth company can make. Each piece of cloth is completed.

67. If the market needs 51 pieces of cloth consisting of three-fabric threads in a day, then how manymaximum pieces of cloth can the factory make by using only silk thread in a cloth on that day?A. 12 B. 16 C. 23 D. 28

68. If the market needs exactly 20 pieces of cloth of each type, which has only one type of fabric threadin a day, then how many maximum pieces of cloth can the factory make by using three types offabric threads in a cloth on that day?A. 10 B. 12 C. 30 D. 45

69. If the factory makes 50 pieces of cloth made of two types of fabric thread in a day, then how manyminimum pieces of cloth consisting of both silk and polyester fabric threads can the factory makeon that day?A. 12 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5


70. If f(x) = 90x2 + 20x + 1, then find the sum of digits of f(11111).A. 111 B. 11 C. 1111 D. 11111

71. In the last three months, I have trained my dog Tommy to follow my commands. Now, whenever Icommand Tommy, it covers the distance between any two given points by making moves along onlythree directions-"south to north", "west to east" and "south to east". To test Tommy, I prepared anetwork of 3 parallel paths running south to north and 3 other parallel paths running west to east. Imarked diagonal paths as well. The following figure shows this network. Points A, B, C, D, E, F, G,H and O denote the points of intersections of two or more of these paths. I commanded Tommy tostart from point A and reach point C using only the paths in the network. Which of the following is nottrue?

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A. If I command Tommy to move only in the "south to north" and/or in the "west to east" direction,then it can reach point C taking 6 different routes.

B. If I command Tommy to move along exactly one diagonal path in its route, then it can reach pointC taking 6 different routes.

C. If I command Tommy to move only in the "south to north" and/or in the "west to east" direction,then it can reach point C taking 12 different routes.

D. In all, Tommy can take 13 different routes to reach point C.

72. In the year 2005, Mumbai observed severe floods. To gauge the impact of the floods minister, Mr.Feroz, made an aerial survey of the city in a helicopter. When his helicopter was vertically above the"Corporate Tower" building, Mr. Feroz observed the angle of depression of the top of the "BusinessTower" building to be 30°. The helicopter kept moving at the same vertical level and after 5 seconds,it was vertically above the "Business Tower" building, from where he observed the angle of depressionof the "Corporate Tower" to be 60°. He learnt that "Business Tower" building was 120 m taller thanthe "Corporate Tower" building. Which of the following is true?A. The helicopter was 180 m above the top of the "Corporate Tower" building.B. The helicopter was 160 m above the "Business Tower" building.C. The helicopter was 280 m above the ground.D. None of these


73. Deep, Salil and Harsha can fix a defect in ‘m’, ‘2m’ and ‘3m’ days respectively. All the three men-tioned persons started working together. Deep continued to work till the defect was fixed, butHarsha left two days and Salil one day before, the defect was fixed. Which of the following is true?A. Salil cannot take 16 days to complete the defect alone.B. Salil cannot take 60 days to complete the defect alone.C. Salil cannot take 40 days to complete the defect alone.D. None of these

74. Scores of Vikram and Pratyush in the first semester examinations are in the ratio 3:5.Vikram’sscore increases by 10% and the combined score of Vikram and Pratyush becomes 83.52, with anaggregate increase of 16%.If P be the percentage increase in the score of Pratyush, then which ofthe following is true?A. Two times P lies between 31.4 and 37.2.B. Three times P lies between 56.4 and 59.5.C. Four times P lies between 79.4 and 89.6.D. None of these

75. There are 2 containers, each containing equal quantities of the milk and water. In the first container,the ratio of water and milk is 2 : 3 and in the second container the ratio of water to milk is 1 : 4. Now,these 2 containers are emptied in a tub in the volume ratio 3 : 4. Which of the following is not true?A. The ratio of water and milk in the resulting mixture is less than three-fourth.B. The ratio of water and milk is the resulting mixture is greater than two-fifth.C. The ratio of water and milk in the resulting mixture is less than three-fifth.D. The ratio of water and milk in the resulting mixture is less than two-third.

76. If the arithmetic mean and the product, of the roots of equation 2x ( a ab)x +( b + ab) 0+ − =be 0 and 1 respectively, then which of the following is true about the geometric mean of the roots ofequation (a2 + 2b2 + ab + 2) x2 + x + (a3 + 3b3 + a2b2 + 3) = 0?

A. 3

2B. 2 C.

1

2D.

2

3

77. Vectors A a 2b= +��

and B 2a – b=��

are perpendicular to each other. If the angle between the vectors

a�

and b�

is 60°, then find the approximate value of a

.b

�

�

A. 0.7 B. 0.9 C. 0.6 D. 0.8


78. In ∆ABC, ∠ A ≠ ∠ B ≠ ∠ C. Points D, E and F are the midpoints of the sides BC, AC and ABrespectively. How many of the following statements are correct about the ∆ABC?

I. It contains exactly three triangles which are similar to each other but not congruent.II. It contains exactly four triangles which are similar and congruent to each other.III. It contains exactly three triangles which are similar and congruent to each other.IV. It contains exactly four triangles which are similar to each other but not congruent.A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

79. Let ,� � are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + ax + b = 0 and ,γ δ are the roots of the

quadratic equation x2 + bx + a = 0. If ( )( )– – – – 0α β γ + δ α β + γ δ = and a ≠ b, then which of the

following values of a and b are possible?A. a = – 3 and b = – 6 B. a = 0 and b = – 5C. a = 4 and b = 0 D. a = – 7 and b = 3

80. Professor Sharma and Professor Shetty have been assigned to prepare the admission test for theirinstitute, the institute - I. After having worked on the assignment for two days, they felt the need toconsult a few expert Professors from other institutes. Hence, they invited professor Verma andProfessor Shastri both from institute - J. They also invited Professor Albert, Professor Robert andProfessor Alvin, all from institute - K. All the professors assembled in a hall in institute - I. Beforethey could start working on the admission test, every Professor made a hand shake with Professorsfrom the other institutes. What could be the maximum possible number of hand shakes made in thehall?A. 16 B. 10 C. 14 D. 12

81. While passing through a jungle, Fahim and Nishat meet a lion. As the lion feels insecure, it comesin an attacking position. They too, take out their guns and aim at the lion. In a split second, the lionjumps towards Fahim and without loosing any time, both Fahim and Nishat fire at the lion, as well.

Let the probability that the lion catches its target be 1

4 and the probabilities that Fahim and Nishat

hit their targets be 1

2 and

1

3 respectively. If the lion is hit, then what is the probability that it is hit

by Nishat but not by Fahim?

A. 1

2B. 5

6C. 1

4D. 2

3


82. In the triangle PQR, PX : XR = 1 : 4 and AQ = 4 units. If the area of ∆APQ is 20 sq.units, then findthe length of XY.

P

Q

B

RA Y

X

A. 10 units B. 9 units C. 8 units D. 7 units


DIRECTIONS for Questions 83 to 97: Read the four passages that follow and answer the questions givenat the end of each passage.

Passage – I

In the wall of a 92-year-old Colorado county courthouse, Don Wagner found the quintessential decorationfor his living room: the face of John Lennon.

Most people might take a look at the 1.5-ton piece of marble and declare it to be exactly what it appearsto be: a hunk of stone. But try a little artistic, vision by starting from the building remnant’s lower left-handcorner and moving up the marble piece clockwise. Unmistakably, according to Wagner, the profile ofLennon appears.

“Maybe it is hard to distinguish John because it is more like him circa 1964 than his later years,” Wagnersaid. “They all had those bowl haircuts then. It would be hard to tell that it is not Paul or George.”

Wagner found the peerless stone profile of his favorite former Beatle two years ago when his constructioncompany tore down the courthouse in Colorado. Wagner had to have it, and he paid $18,000 to have itshipped from Denver to his apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, three blocks from whereLennon was killed in 1980.

“It is just more special than another painting or sculpture or vase,” Wagner said. “No one else will ever haveone like it.”

Wagner isn’t alone in his drive to find something unique in the prepackaged world of home decoration. Therecycling of outdoor architectural artifacts inside homes has been a popular trend for over a decade, and asmall industry has emerged around buying parts of demolished buildings, like stained-glass windows,columns, facades and even gargoyles.

Customers want something they won’t be able to find at the Pottery Barn or Target, says Julianna Catlin,an interior designer in New York.

“Every young person has the same three lamps in their homes,” said Catlin, a former president of theAmerican Society of Interior Designers. “The more things can be mass-produced, the more our heart’sdesire will be for something nobody else can get.”

This pull toward something extraordinary, especially in outdoor pieces, is particularly strong in urbanapartments because occupants cannot usually change their living space structurally, Catlin said.

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Consider the case of Aileen Rotney, a mutual fund analyst in New York. She recently bought matching18-foot Corinthian-style columns for $4,500 each to liven up her living room. The two 900-pound cementcolumns won’t fit standing up in her 1,900-square-foot Upper East Side apartment, but instead will line thewalls horizontally. The columns were originally from the outside of an Omaha, Neb., bank built in 1888,Rotney said.

“It is thrilling to know they have a story I can tell everyone who visits,” said Rotney, as one of the pillars wasbeing delivered through her apartment window.

Such story seekers have been coming to salvager Evan Blum’s Demolition Depot warehouse in Manhattanfor more than two decades. Blum’s inventory, one of the world’s largest collections of vintage pieces,includes a ticket booth from St. Louis’ 1906 World Fair, an 11-foot terra-cotta lion’s head, 18th centurymarble columns, a gargoyle from a London terrace and a full floor of antique doors. Blum said people wantto preserve architectural history.

“New is boring,” Blum said. “Customers come here because they are specifically looking for somethingwith character.”

But Emogene Bevitt, a deputy chief in the National Park Service, said designers and artifact owners shouldtake their responsibility seriously to know and honor the history of the pieces they acquire.

“If architectural artifacts are being used in interior design, it’s kind of like a child playing dress up and usingtheir mom’s jewelry and makeup. They don’t mean any intentional disrespect or harm,” Bevitt said, “butthese can be handcrafted items or details that neither you nor I nor future generations are likely to ever seeagain.”

Bevitt said salvagers have been known to scavenge buildings without permission or without reporting theitems they have taken to historical societies. For example, in 1995 salvagers removed several dozen lightfixtures from an intact California 1907 Arts and Crafts bungalow. They were never recovered. Bevitt encour-ages salvagers and designers to list elements they use with their local preservation groups.

“The more information that is available the more the value of the artifact is increased as a study tool forstudents in the future,” Bevitt said. “Are designers grasping at brightly colored baubles — snatching themup and seeing them as trinkets to place or discard? Or are they aware of the history, tradition, effort andcontext implicit in the item?”

Interior architecture expert Liliane Wong said most designers and their customers do understand that theyare taking on an item’s history in its new use. Her projects have included using an old bark canoe as atable for a library in upstate New York and incorporating a client’s church pews into an artists’ studio.

“Whether one decides to preserve an item or to deconstruct it, one can only do so intelligently by havingthoroughly researched its history,” said Wong, a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design.


Some salvagers even use artifacts because they know they are preventing their destruction, said Catlin,the interior designer. “No salvage firm would strip a building that could or should be saved. Some stuff wouldsimply be hauled away to a dump somewhere.”

People also are becoming more and more aware of the treasures they have because of television programslike Public Television’s “Antiques Roadshow.” Not only do people want to know the history, but they alsoare more likely not to alter an item.

“They don’t want to remove rust or paint it a drastic color,” Catlin said. “They’ve stopped trying to make oldthings look like they are new.”

83. Mark the correct statementA. The pre-packaged world of home decoration drives people to find things which are unique and

have character.B. Salvagers preserve architectural history and are not known to scavenge buildings without legal

permission from the authorities.C. Media is never responsible for spreading awareness about the treasures of our cultural heritage.D. The peerless stone profile of the former Beatle was discovered from the penthouse in Colorado.

84. Mark the incorrect statementA. Parts of demolished buildings are now purchased by a small industry which has emerged from

this popular trend.B. Demand for architectural pieces is much higher in urban areas because people dwell in apartments

where structural alterations are usually impossible.C. Juliana Catlin believes that customers are not satisfied with mass produced products which are

available at popular stores.D. Blum is of the view that nowadays customers are not only interested in the newness of architectural

pieces but in search of stories and characters.

85. Mark the correct statementA. Wong believes that research of the object’s history is crucial in defining the preservation or the

destruction of the object.B. Blum’s inventory contains the world’s largest collections of new pieces which includes an eleven

foot terra cotta lion’s head.C. Some salvagers intentionally destroy certain artifacts.D. Bevitt questions whether the designers are aware of the history, modern traditions, cultural

customs, beliefs, effort and timelines of the artifacts.


86. Correctly match List I items with List II items and mark the correct option given below.

List I List IIi. Don Wagner a. Beatleii. Liliane Wong b. Targetiii. Customers c. Marbleiv. Lennon d. Expert

A. i–d, iv–c B. ii–d, iii–b C. i–c, ii–a D. i–c, iv–b

Passage – II

It is always a treasured moment for an Indian to visit India for the first time after coming to an alien nationeither for a job or higher studies. Moreover, you feel overtly sentimental as Air India makes a shaky landingat your preferred Indian airport. You feel like SRK of Swades as if you are coming for good without caring adamn for the completion of your MS degree. I still remember the excitement that had gripped my sensesthroughout my first journey back to New Delhi, needless to mention the pride of being an Indian, though Ihad done nothing to make my nation proud. As the plane landed and briefest of unexpected power outagetook place inside the plane, exclaimed a modern NRI woman, “Welcome to India”. If that was a sly remarkfor your motherland, the reaction of most of the other passengers laughing out loud (LOL, we refer in chatlingo) was more hurting and it left a scar on one of my most treasured moments. On one of the domesticflights in Uncle Sam’s country, lights went off for a blink of the eye and fresh from the ignominy imposed bythe NRI lady, I hit back “Welcome to San Francisco”. And I received a stare from almost all in my vicinity.The difference was clear. That day I felt that the basic sense of Indianness is lacking in most of us livingabroad.

So what is Indianness for us? After all, don’t we celebrate with pride Team India’s or Team BCCI’s (whateveryou may like) rare test win in WI after a dismal performance throughout the series? Don’t we glorify thelikes Mittals and Jindals, just because they were born in India and ignoring the fact that they have donenothing worthwhile for India otherwise? Don’t we experience a sense of false pride when news channelsacross India claim that India will overpower US in years to come? Don’t we salute our soldiers just twodays before the Independence day or Republic day and forget about them for the rest of 360 odd days?Don’t we hail the Indo-US nuke deal without knowing its highs and lows just because we feel at par withUS? Don’t we wish Shashi Tharoor to win the top UN post though that will not change the fate of millionsback home? We do all this and more almost religiously every year and still we lack Indianness? I must bekidding, but that is the truth. I shall exempt Indians living in India from this discussion, not because theyhave patriotism flowing in their blood but because they interact mostly with their fellow Indians and not withthe global audience. The protagonists for my discussion are Indians living abroad for the past several years(not all though), and few working professionals and students studying abroad who love everything about thewest and hate everything about India. Unfortunately, most of them are still figuring out the Indian in them-selves. And in this utter state of confusion they do not shy away from ridiculing India time and again andpicturing a sorry state of India globally.


For me Indianness comes from within. The force that makes you stand against all odds defending yourcountry’s culture, tradition and its position in front of the so called firangis. But for most of us living abroad,we love to deviate in favour of the more luring opportunities provided by the goras. Fair enough as long aswe don’t put our country’s reputation at stake. Unfortunately, it is not the case with most (or few, whicheverseems more soothing) of us. We crib about almost anything and everything about our country in theirpresence just to give their bloated egos a high and in return expect some favours if at all. So we tell, oftenexaggerate to our white friends that Indian airports are the filthiest in the world, that it is a must to pay bribeto the custom officers if you want to reach home (I have been to India thrice and never have I paid bribe),that the education system facilitates rote power as all exams are closed book giving you no opportunity tolearn and US education system is excellent as it allows for open book exams (ironically they still need usto fill their graduate seats), that you will see people spitting on roads almost every minute in India, thatcorruption is deep rooted in our system and that is why we have chosen to come here, that they prefer tocall over their parents here than visiting India to avoid pollution and infections, that US was right in rejectingvisa to Narendra Modi and for stripping George Fernandez, that Indian concept of arranged marriage is allcrap and it is wonderful to go for live-in relationship, that there are always traffic jams and what not. Agreed,most of it is might be true but what does one gain by subjecting one’s motherland to ridicule and sarcasmin front of strangers - yes strangers because even if they are our guides or bosses, they have nothing to dowith India. Unfortunately, most of us fail to realize that it is the performance that earns favours from thegoras and not mud slinging at one’s heartland and praising their countries. And if that is not enough, thenyou have the famous North Indian - South Indian divide to showcase to them - that North Indians representthe real India or South Indians represent the intellect of modern India whichever side you are on. And stillthey call themselves proud Indians because they attend the India Day on 15th August to increase theirvisibility and networking in the Indian community.

Which country does not have its set of problems? So is US corruption free or for that matter aren’t thereany traffic jams on the I 90s in US? But they have great ambassadors to their country - their people. In myfew years of stay here in US, I have never seen an American cribbing about Bush’s foreign policy publiclyin front of people from other nationalities even though most of them despise it. Never have they openlycribbed about the increasing rate of divorces, increase in crime, increase in corruption at the highest level,etc. Their position might also not be rosy but they always present a united face in front of the rest of theworld. And we fall short in this. If people like us who are working or studying abroad and can be expectedto have at least some intellect, project India in a poor taste, why do we blame our politicians of ruining theimage of the nation - at least we know they are illiterate, or for that matter why do we blame thousands ofuneducated youth of taking up anti-national activities?

It’s often said - “it is all in the mind” and this applies to all of us. We have to change our mind set. We haveto learn to be great ambassadors of our country without being selfish unlike Aishwarya Rai or AmitabhBachchan or SRK who speak about India only when they are in US to promote their movies or at an IIFApromotional event and that too when asked by media persons. We got to live and breathe India, no matterwhere we are and what we do. We do not need to crib about the state of our nation in front of few thousandAmericans or Brits as they will neither help us in our promotions nor will help India anyways. Ratherdiscuss (not crib) about our state with millions of fellow Indians and maybe you might inspire few Rang De


Basanti heroes to take up the mantle of reigniting the Indian in you. And that is what Indianness is to me...live India, love India and die India.

87. Correctly match List I items with List II items and mark the correct option given below.

List I List IIi Mittals a UN postii Protagonists b Indiansiii Narendra Modi c NRIsiv Shashi Tharoor d US Visa

A. i–c, iii–a, iv–d B. i–b, ii–c, iii–d C. ii–b, iii–d, iv–a D. i–b, ii–d, iii–a

88. Mark the correct statementA. Many NRIs are trying to find the Indianness within them.B. Famous actors like Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan are great ambassadors of our country.C. Indianness is a force that comes from within and lures us into defending the western culture.D. Americans do not present a united face to the world irrespective of their grievances with the

politicians and the country.

89. Mark the incorrect statement.A. The US education system is an excellent one; it does not allow open book examinations.B. North Indians and South Indians, collectively, represent the real India.C. Americans do not crib about Bush’s foreign policy in public.D. None of the above.

90. Mark the correct statementA. NRIs love everything that is associated with the Western world and hate everything about India.B. Indians prefer to visit their motherland instead of calling their parents for a visit.C. Indians do not need to change their mindset in order to become great ambassadors of their

country.D. Indians understand that Americans value performance more than flattery.

Passage – III

Günter Grass has always liked the pulpit. For more than 40 years, the German author has preachedatonement to his fellow countrymen and lectured their leaders on the need to confront openly the misdeedsof the Nazi years. In articles, interviews and books he’s rammed home the uncomfortable message,winning himself global applause as well as a Nobel Prize in Literature. Since its publication in 1959, hisnovel, “The Tin Drum,” has emerged as a standard indictment of Germany’s record in the Hitler era.Admirers like to talk of the author as the conscience of the post-war nation.


One problem: a murky conscience of his own. In an interview last week to mark the upcoming publicationof his autobiography, the 78-year-old revealed that as a teenage conscript he’d served with the Waffen SS,the combat arm of the notorious Nazi paramilitaries. Granted, as a conscript he may have had littlechoice—but for many of his fellow Germans, the disclosure was quite enough to destroy his authority. Hiscritics (and some admirers) detect a hypocrisy that’s impossible to square with his lofty standing. In thewords of his biographer, Michael Jurgs: “This marks the demise of a moral arbiter.”

Such outrage is near universal. There are calls for Grass to be stripped of his Nobel, and for the Polishauthorities to revoke his honorary citizenship of Gdansk, the city formerly known as Danzig, where he grewup. So far, Grass has done little to appease his critics, failing to explain his 60-year silence over his militaryservice and speaking merely of a wish to set the record straight. Of his enrolment in the SS, the Grassautobiography states simply: “What I accepted with the stupid pride of youth, I was silent about after thewar out of a growing sense of shame.”

His reticence goes to the heart of the criticism. To many, Grass’s crime is not his brief stint inSS uniform—he was wounded and captured by the Americans after just a few months—it’s his attempt toconceal the episode and the inadequate explanation he’s now offering. “What’s scandalous is not that a17-year-old spent a short time with the Waffen SS or that a prominent writer was too cowardly to own up,”editorialised the German weekly Die Zeit. “What’s scandalous is the pathetic pretence of a general confessionwith which he attempts to shut down all debate.”

The truly sceptical even see Grass’s belated candour as a ploy to drive up sales. In the words of MatthiasMatussek, a correspondent for the German magazine Der Spiegel: “With the help of exclusive interviews inthe press and on TV, he orchestrates this confession with such skill that Madonna would have a jobsurpassing it when flogging a new CD. No one markets shame more cannily today than Günter Grass.”Sure enough, the book has been selling fast ever since publication, originally due on Sept. 1, was movedup. A further 100,000 copies are already on order from the printers, adding to an initial run of 150,000.

But outside Germany others have been slower to pass judgment. True, Grass misled his public, assertingin the past that he had only served with an antiaircraft unit in the final months of the war. On the other hand,historians point out that by 1944 the Waffen SS was no longer an elite formation that recruited only fromamong ideological diehards. Certainly, there have been no accusations that Grass is implicated in wartimeatrocities. (He claims never to have fired a shot in action).

91. Which of the following is not mentioned as a criticism of Gunter Grass?A. The prominent writer is too cowardly to own up.B. Grass’s confession is a ploy to boost sales.C. There are calls that Grass’ Nobel prize should be revoked.D. The explanation he gives for his conduct is inadequate.

92. What does the author mean by ‘Gunter Grass has always liked the pulpit’?A. Grass has spent his happiest times at the pulpit.B. he has been the conscience of a post war nation.C. he has been a staunch advocate of atonement.D. he has a murky conscience.


93. From the article it can be inferred that:A. the Germans as a nation has high regards for morals.B. Danzig was in German occupancy in the past.C. the conscience of post war Germany regretted its past.D. marketing shame has a direct bearing on sales of a product.

Passage – IV

Spivak’s research which covers the interestingly conditioned mechanisms incorporated in the process ofthe margin production, are especially usable in understanding the Balkans, and they make ambivalent andproblematic even its own imagologically confirmed status of a periphery.

“The margin is established to meet the institutional conveniences of the coloniser”, the centre wants toestablish a margin which can be identified.”

This advises us to pay due caution when interpreting the existing analyses which ensue from the modelcentre-periphery. Namely, the governing hermeneutics of the centre, in its basis, results from the imperialoptics (and perspective): according to which, the centre is a place of order and stability, whereas theperiphery, in turn, is a source of disorder, instability and threat.

Hence, the reflections upon a major issue, ensuing exactly from the domain of the postcolonial criticism:the issue of typologisation between the cultural centre and the periphery and consequently of the pathos ofthe cultural boundary. The Balkans is really a part of Europe, but what is its status today? Regarding thecurrent political situation, the analysts are already talking about an additional internal separation of Europeinto a geographical and political Europe. It refers to the conspicuous asymmetry between the geographicaland political belonging of the Balkans, too. Namely, for the time being, what remains obvious is thehistorical and political exterritorial position of the Balkans, with reference not only to Europe, but also toitself, through the newly launched syntagm, West Balkans.

And indeed, the Balkans today finds itself in the middle of “a life political situation: it swarms with all sortsof refugees, displaced persons, emigrants, immigrants: real and virtual; acute and chronic. I say virtual,having in mind the numerous potential refugees who otherwise permanently long for emigrating from here,long for living outside the Balkans. I say chronic, having in mind the innocent victims of the identity conflicts(such as the Aegean Macedonians, the Bosnians etc.), who instead of settling/setting up a home, and notto their own desire, constantly circulate around and outside the Balkans. The state of permanent behomedness, borderness, displacedness, interexistence, which Homi Babadescribes with the least theoretisised syntagm “people with no address” fully relates to the current eventswhich have taken place in Macedonia, the former “oasis of peace” (as our ex-president mostly referred toit).


”I have no eyes to see the future” – a harrowingly, essentially, accurately and “killingly” described newlyadopted refugee “position” by a woman, expelled from her home in the Skopje village of Arachinovo thissummer. Thus geography proved to be the “evil fortune” once again. But may it (or rather, how much impactmay it have to) decide on the “evil fortune”?

Earlier, in the stated quotation taken from the book by Todorova, we pointed at the fact that the Balkans, byrule, is considered a periphery of the (European) socio-political and cultural centre. We should not shunthe fact that this is owing to certain broader historical circumstances as well as to a newer historicalconstellation: which occurs by displacing the cultural and political centre, from the Mediterranean to theAtlantic (since the 16th century to date). This former status of a centre, which this area used to enjoy in thepast, by the crucial part it used to play in the animation of Europe, is by and large the principal motive of thecurrent resurrection of the nostalgic hermeneutics and emblematics of the “navel of the world”, particularlyin the sphere of art and culture.

In the example of Macedonia, the rhetoric centre-periphery lives its own gradation. With reference to theevident denial of its identity on various grounds, as well as the conspicuous assimilatory aspirations forMacedonia by its (as periphery) Balkan neighbours, the American Slavist Victor Friedman presents aparadox, particular to Macedonia: “Macedonia has remained a potential centre of conflicts because it is atthe periphery of all its neighbours, who themselves are at the periphery of Europe” . Such (admittedly,extremely undesirable status) “centre of conflicts”, makes Macedonia “the periphery of the peripheries”.

All this in fact confirms the axiological dimension of the “production” of the axis centre-periphery, which isall but naïve and innocent, politically conditioned and diffusion-of-power determined, and takes place afterone engages into someone’s (only ostensibly geographical or spatial) positioning, either in the centre or inthe periphery, and then what follows is sanctioning of the political asymmetry. In other words, the geographicalsides of the world have acquired quite certain political connotations today, which have been proved by thecurrent domination of the East/West axis, instead of the previously preferred North/South.But the accurate cultural “location” designates only the beginning of a long and painstaking process ofidentity self-processing. Since, the issue becomes complicated to the maximum once it has undergonethe test of “belonging”.

In other words, could one’s identity (and determination) be solely reduced to the predetermined componentof origin and unreflected belonging? Are we, because of the very fact that we belong to (live in) the Balkans,definitely becoming clinched in the determination Balkanians?

In order to answer this question, for a moment I will borrow a statement by Derida, which excitedly repeatsmy dilemma: “my cultural identity is not only European, it is not identical to itself.” If Derida cancompromisingly define himself by the syntagm “a European among other things”, then what prevents me(and all of us) to reach out for the same formulation, but in an altered, “Balkanized” version, quite legitimatelypointing that I feel like “a Balkanian, among other things”?! All the more, as the very Balkans is in anextremely ambiguous position: it simultaneously belongs to both sides of the imperial division – to the


colonizers and the colonized. Quite appropriate to the confession made by Edward Said on the constitutionalmeaning of his identity incompleteness: “ I belong to more than one history, to more than one group, but tonone completely.” 94. Spivak’s research is especially usable in understanding the Balkans due to which of the following

reasons ?A. The research covers conditioned mechanisms incorporated in the process of the margin production

which accurately represent Balkan’s status as a periphery.B. The research covers conditioned mechanisms incorporated in the process of the margin production

which accurately represent the lack of identity experienced by the people of the Balkans.C. The research gives additional support to Balkan’s confirmed status as a peripheral cultural center.D. The research can be used to understand the ambiguity about the status of Balkan as a periphery.

95. Which of the following statements can be a valid inference from the passage?A. The center- periphery divide when applied to the Balkans results in anguish among those identified

with its culture.B. There has been inadequate criticism of the typologisation of Balkans as a periphery.C. Cultural identities can be determined accurately in the long term by a process which involves the

test of belongingness.D. The author envies Derida for his compromise in defining himself.

96. Which of the following statements is least relevant to the meaning of ‘evil fortune’ in the passage?A. Many people who take refuge in Macedonia feel a state of behomedness.B. The woman from the Skopje village had a different view or position about her identity earlier.C. The woman from the Skopje village was expelled and forced to seek refuge in Macedonia.D. Geography gave the woman a home, which being on the periphery made her feel a state of

displacedness..

97. The author would not agree with which of the following statements?A. The axiological dimension of the production of the axis center-periphery is naive and innocent

because of it being diffusion of power determined.B. The axiological dimension of the production of the axis center-periphery can be diffusion of power

determined.C. The test of ‘belonging’ can actually complicate cultural identities.D. The axiological dimension of the production of the axis center-periphery can be politically

conditioned.


SECTION - 4(Part 2)

DIRECTIONS for Questions 98 to 102: Select the most suitable synonym for the underlined word in eachsentence.

98. The event in boys’ hostel was like a bacchanalian orgy.A. revelry B. drunken C. bantering D. boisterous

99. The tortuous road made a lot of people nauseatic.A. filthy B. narrow C. winding D. torrid

100. Her invidious remarks fuelled the altercation.A. dogmatic B. atrocious C. dithyrambic D. Offensive

101. The new Chairman changed the picture of the moribund firm.A. lucrative B. nautical C. dying D. mordant

102. Simran was irresolute about the marriage proposal from Raj.A. jocund B. Doubtful C. Lurid D. Iridescent

DIRECTIONS for Questions 103 to 107: Select the most suitable antonym for the underlined word in eachsentence.

103. The reticent host was unsuitable for the show.A. Loquacious B. Fretful C. Forgetful D. Scintillating

104. The subliminal causes are yet to be known by the cops.A. Exact B. Tantamount C. Mercenary D. Obvious

105. Ritu yelled, “I want an equitable judgement for this issue”.A. Errant B. Abrupt C. Unfair D. Entreating

106. It is difficult to handle such an obdurate child.A. Notorious B. Yielding C. Obstreperous D. Palpable

107. The General Secretary was given plenary powers in the absence of the Chairman.A. Portend B. Transmit C. Rankle D. Partial


DIRECTIONS for Questions 108 to 112: In each of the following sentences, part or all of the sentence isunderlined. The answer-choices offer four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Select the answer thatproduces the most effective sentence; your answer should make the sentence clear, exact, and free ofgrammatical error. It should also minimize awkwardness, ambiguity, and redundancy.

108. The methodology in which the first theory and other three theories works were determined from thebasis of the theories.A. works was determined as a result ofB. work was determined byC. works were determined because ofD. works were determined from

109. Although the term “disinterested” is fallibly used for someone who is not interested, but it is someonewho is fair in his judgements.A. it refers to someone who isB. it is a personC. it is in reference to peopleD. it is someone who is

110. The firm announced that it faced less losses in the first half of the year than analysts had expectedit to and its business will improve exponentially in the coming years.A. expected it would and that it will improve its businessB. had expected it to and its business will improveC. had expected and that its business would improveD. expected and that it will have improved its business

111. With the technological innovations, the company produces double the machines that it has in 1995.A. as much as twice the machines it hasB. two times as many machines as there wereC. double the machines that it hasD. twice as many machines as it did

112. He was an itinerant peddler and travel through North and South regions selling his wares.A. and travelled from NorthB. and had been travelled through NorthC. and travelled through NorthD. and was travelling through North


DIRECTIONS for Questions 113 to 117: There are two blanks in each of the following sentences. From thepairs of words given, choose the one that fills the blanks most appropriately. The first word in the pairshould fill the first blank.

113. Not that the Soviet ____________ was the only culprit. In every country where it was shown thecensors had a field day, and nibbled away even at what the ____________ Shumiatsky had left.A. kingdom, benevolent B. era, obnoxiousC. ideology, blasphemous D. regime, esurient

114. Truly, with the ____________ mirror of material ____________ ever before our gaze, we see thingsspiritual and eternal ‘through a glass darkly’.A. tenebrous, reality B. shattered, pompousnessC. distant, sobriety D. fading, distraction

115. The metaphor of a light in one’s heart, therefore, represents a rejection of the ____________ dichotomybetween reason and emotion; all the more so since it is a candle of understanding in one’s heart, fora candle ____________ both light and heat.A. growing, bars B. pressing, brewsC. putative, emanates D. subsiding, rebukes

116. The arousing of the emotions was the other pan of the ____________ in which the orator should laybare the fountains of more lofty eloquence so that if he should be praising, the listeners not onlypraise, but rejoice, admire and are moved to ____________ what is praised.A. peroration, emulate B. eloquence, followC. continuum, desecrate D. ordeal, consume

117. Chinese giant Haier has experienced more than one situation in the past where the relationship withthe appointed customer has broken down _________ due to _________ differences.A. completely, essential B. irretrievably, irreconcilableC. irreparably, contradictory D. irreversibly, opposite

DIRECTIONS for Questions 118 to 122: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced,form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order ofsentences among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

118. A. What we have long considered to be mass culture has increasingly become a collection of nichecultures.

B. While the effects of downloading are often discussed, it’s not just the music-delivery system thathas changed.


C. That is true for media in general, as the three broadcast television networks became the100- plus channels of digital cable or satellite.

D. People are buying less music today than in previous years.A. ADCB B. BDCA C. DBAC D. ABCD

119. A. The style of government used by many of these city-states is generally regarded as “the forerunner,if not the direct ancestor, of the constitutional democracies of the contemporary West”.

B. Perhaps the most influential of the classical discussions of the nature of politics has beenAristotle’s book, Politics.

C. Indeed, as we have seen, the word “politics” is itself closely related to the Greek word for thesecity-states, polis.

D. Modern political systems have their roots, to a large extent, in the ancient Greek “city-states”.A. ABCD B. DCBA C. CBAD D. DACB

120. A. Truth was an automatic hereditary property of theorem hood.B. Mathematical statements in such systems are patterns made up of arbitrary symbols.C. The beauty of a mechanistic vision of mathematics was that it eliminated all need for thought or

judgement.D. As long as the axioms were true statements falsehoods simply could never creep in.A. ACDB B. CDAB C. BCAD D. DABC

121. A. There will be do-it-yourself kits for gardeners who will use genetic engineering to breed newvarieties of roses and orchids.

B. Now imagine what will happen when the tools of genetic engineering become accessible tothese people.

C. There are thousands of people, amateurs and professionals, who devote their lives to this business.D. Every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder.A. DBCA B. BCAD C. ADCB D. DCBA

122. A. Mozart astonished his audiences with his precocious skills; he played to the French and Englishroyal families.

B. The family arrived home late in 1766;where hopes of having an opera by Mozart performed werefrustrated by intrigues.

C. He showed musical gifts at a very early age, composing when he was five and when he was sixplaying before the Bavarian elector and the Austrian empress.

D. Leopold felt that it was proper, and might also be profitable, to exhibit his children’s God-givengenius.

A. CDAB B. ABDC C. DCAB D. BACD

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