Infosys Test Paper 22
Infosys Test Paper 22
A group of six trainers - A, B, C, D, E, and F went to a college. They could not decide which modules to teach: Aptitude or Verbal. Each of them
will be able to teach only one module. The following conditions hold:
If there are exactly two trainers teaching Aptitude, then which one of the following must be true?
C teaches Verbal
D teaches Aptitude
A teaches Aptitude
A group of six trainers - A, B, C, D, E, and F went to a college. They could not decide which modules to teach: Aptitude or Verbal. Each of them
will be able to teach only one module. The following conditions hold:
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D and C
B and F
A and C
A and B
D and B
A group of six trainers - A, B, C, D, E, and F went to a college. They could not decide which modules to teach: Aptitude or Verbal. Each of them
will be able to teach only one module. The following conditions hold:
Which one of the following could be a complete and accurate list of trainers teaching the mentioned modules?
Verbal: C, D, E, F; Aptitude: A, B
Verbal: A, E; Aptitude: B, C, D, F
Verbal: B, D, F; Aptitude: A, C, E
Verbal: B, C, F; Aptitude: A, D, E
Verbal: C, D, F; Aptitude: A, B, E
A shop has 4 shelves, 3 wardrobes, 2 chairs and 7 tables for sale. You have to buy a. 1 shelf. 1 wardrobe. either 1 chair or 1 table. How many
selections can be made?
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108
110
117
119
A group of six trainers - A, B, C, D, E, and F went to a college. They could not decide which modules to teach: Aptitude or Verbal. Each of them
will be able to teach only one module. The following conditions hold:
E teaches Aptitude
D teaches Verbal
A teaches Aptitude
C teaches Aptitude
B teaches Verbal
There are three similar boxes, containing(i). 6 black and 4 white balls(ii). 3 black and 7 white balls(iii). 5 black and 5 white balls, respectively. If
you choose one of the three boxes at random and from that particular box picks up a ball at random, and nd that to be black, what is the
probability that the ball picked up from the second box?
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3/14
14/83
7/30
14/30
A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of C, they nished the work in 4 days. C can do the
work in how many days, working alone?
15 days
10 days
6 days
20 days
5 days
A 36-liter mixture of solution contains wine and water in the ratio 5:1. 12 liters of the mixture is removed and replaced with water and the
operation is repeated once more. At the end of two removals and replacement, what is the ratio of wine and water in the resultant mixture?
11:19
11:17
10:15
10:17
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36
33
38
31
A group of six trainers - A, B, C, D, E, and F went to a college. They could not decide which modules to teach: Aptitude or Verbal. Each of them
will be able to teach only one module. The following conditions hold:
Each of the following could be a complete list of trainers teaching Aptitude EXCEPT:
A, B, E
C, B, D, E
A, E
D, E
A, C, E
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Directions: In each question below are given three statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the
given Conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Conclusions:
Only II follows
A. Statement 1 alone is su cient but statement 2 alone is not su cient to answer the question asked.
B. Statement 2 alone is su cient but statement 1 alone is not su cient to answer the question asked.
C. Both statements 1 and 2 together are su cient to answer the question but neither statement is su cient alone.
E. Statements 1 and 2 are not su cient to answer the question asked and additional data is needed to answer the statements
Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by sta members. Sixty percent of the articles are on current a airs. If 75 percent
of the articles on current a airs are written by sta members with more than 5 years experience of in journalism, how many of the articles on
current a airs are written by journalists with more than 5 years of experience?
II) Of the articles on topics other than current a airs, 50 percent are by sta members with less than 5 years experience
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Study the following pie chart and table carefully to answer the questions that follow
Percentage breakup of employees working in various departments of an organization and the ratio of men to women in them
The number of women working in the IT department of the organization forms approximately what percent of the total number of employees in
the organization from all departments together?
5
15
10
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Directions: In each question below are given three statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at
variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
No leaf is fruit.
Conclusions:
Only I or II follows
None follows
Only II follows
Study the following pie chart and table carefully to answer the questions that follow.
Percentage breakup of employees working in various departments of an organization and the ratio of men to women in them
The number of men working in the production department of the organization forms what percent of the total number of employees working in
that department? (rounded o to two digits after decimal)
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89.76
88.56
91.67
94.29
Directions: In each question below are given three statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the
given Conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Conclusions:
Five persons --- A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in a row. Who is sitting in the middle?
I and II together
data su cient
Four Subjects --- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology were taught in four consecutive periods of one hour each starting from 8.00 a.m.
At what time was the Chemistry period scheduled?
only I or II
Only II
only I
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Study the following pie chart and table carefully to answer the questions that follow.
Percentage breakup of employees working in various departments of an organization and the ratio of men to women in them
What is the respective ratio of the number of women working in the HR department of the organization and the total number of employees in
that department?
3:7
2:5
2:7
3:4
Study the following pie chart and table carefully to answer the questions that follow.
Percentage breakup of employees working in various departments of an organization and the ratio of men to women in them
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What is the respective ratio of the number of men working in the Accounts department of the total number of employees working in that
department?
9:2
6:7
7:6
2:9
Directions: In each question below are given three statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the
given Conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Conclusions:
Only II follows
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Each Question Given Below has a problem and two statements numbered I and II giving certain Information. You have to decide if the
information given in the statements is su cient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as
(iv) if the data even in both the statements together are not su cient to answer the question;
In a certain code language, ‘13’ means ‘stop smoking’ and ‘59’ means ‘injurious habit’. What is the meaning of ‘9’ and ‘5’ respectively in that code?
iv
ii
iii
Each Question Given Below has a problem and two statements numbered I and II giving certain Information. You have to decide if the
information given in the statements is su cient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as
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(D) if the data even in both the statements together are not su cient to answer the question;
Study the following pie chart and table carefully to answer the questions that follow.
Percentage breakup of employees working in various departments of an organization and the ratio of men to women in them
174
126
189
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132
Directions: In each question below are given three statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the
given Conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Conclusions:
Only I follow
Only II follows
All follow
Fill in the blanks with the best alternative scienti c experiments demonstrate that the ready availability of food and lack of stimulation over a
prolonged period of time can lead to even predators transforming into …………. creatures.
agrarian
carnivorous
placid
caustic
Question 27
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+ 1.00 - 0.00
Fill in the blanks with the best alternatives biologist described how vultures ……….. portions of carcasses and play a crucial role in maintaining
the ecological balance as ……………
devour scavengers
seize … predators
hunt … carnivores
depend on … parasites
Fill in the blanks with the best alternativesThey seem to ………… the idea of working up plans …………
cherish … relentlessly
Embody- perennially
endorse - incoherently
impede … meticulously
Directions for questions: Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentence There have been no reason to
believe that the rate of change in India in earlier times was any slower than that of the world.
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The crime is growing rapidly in India since the disintegration of the communist system.
The crime has grown rapidly in India since the disintegration of the communist system.
The crime has growth rapidly in India since the disintegration of the communist system.
The crime was grown rapidly in India since the disintegration of the communist system.
Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentence
A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by
several billion dollars, making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than ve years ago.
making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than ve years ago.
to make the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than ve years ago
in making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than it as ve years ago.
and make the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than ve years ago
making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than it was ve years ago
Fill in the blanks with the best alternatives black swan” the primitive painting of an ebony swan, with its neck arched in an …….. fashion was
hardly lifelike …………. of that elegant bird.
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incongruous … replication
ungainly … rendition
inarticulate … depiction
Fill in the blanks with the best alternatives essay confronted what many chose to ignore, that behind their country’s economic …………….. was
an authoritarian political order that ……….. dissent, often brutally
progress … reneged
failure … quelled
ruin … fawned
Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentence
Though India has most awe-inspiring tourism attractions than most nations, we have not given it the due infrastructure or packaged it well
enough for the global tourist.
more awe-inspiring tourism attractions than most nations, we have not given it the due infrastructure.
much awe-inspiring tourism attractions than most nations, we have not given it the due infrastructure
more awe-inspiring tourism attractions than most nations, we had not given it the due infrastructure.
more awe-inspiring tourism attractions than most nations do, we have not given it the due infrastructure.
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Ashok and his friends was walking towards the theatre along with their common friend
Ashok and his friends were walking towards the theatre along with his common friend
Ashok and his friends were walking towards the theatre along with their common friend
Ashok and his friends was walking towards the theatre along with his common friend
Read the paragraphs given and choose the best option that suits the question asked The Panama canal is a ship canal that cuts through the
Isthmus of Panama, connecting The rate of violent crimes in this state is up by 30 percent from last year. The fault lies entirely in our court
system. Recently our Judges’ sentences have been so lenient that criminals can now do almost anything without fear of a long prison term. The
argument above would be weakened if it were true that
85 percent of the other states in the nation have lower crime rates than this state.
White-collar crime in this state has also increased by over 25 percent in the last year.
Polls show that 65 percent of the population in this state oppose capital punishment.
35 percent of the police in this state have been laid o in the last year due to budget cuts.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
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Woodrow Wilson was referring to the liberal idea of the economic market when he said that the free enterprise system is the most e cient
economic system. Maximum freedom means maximum productiveness; our “openness” is to be the measure of our stability. Fascination with this
ideal has made Americans defy the “Old World” categories of settled possessiveness versus unsettling deprivation, the cupidity of retention
versus the cupidity of seizure, a “status quo” defended or attacked. The United States, it was believed, had no status quo ante. Our only “station”
was the turning of a stationary wheel, spinning faster and faster. We did not base our system on property but opportunity--which meant we
based it not on stability but on mobility. The more things changed, that is, the more rapidly the wheel turned, the steadier we would be. The
conventional picture of class politics is composed of the haves, who want stability to keep what they have, and the have-nots, who want a touch
of instability and change in which to scramble for the things they have not. But Americans imagined a condition in which speculators, self-
makers, runners are always using the new opportunities given by our land. These econ omic leaders (front-runners) would thus be mainly agents
of change. The nonstarters were considered the ones who wanted stability, a strong referee to give them some position in the race, a regulative
hand to calm manic speculation; an authority that can call things to a halt, begin things again from compensatorily staggered “starting lines.”
“Reform” in America has been sterile because it can imagine no change except through the extension of this metaphor of a race, wider inclusion
of competitors, “a piece of the action,” as it were, for the disenfranchised. There is no attempt to call o the race. Since our only stability is
change, America seems not to honor the quiet work that achieves social interdependence and stability. There is, in our legends, no heroism of
the o ce clerk, no stable industrial work force of the people who actually make the system work. There is no pride in being an employee
(Wilson asked for a return to the time when everyone was an employer). There has been no boasting about our social workers---they are merely
signs of the system’s failure, of opportunity denied or not taken, of things to be eliminated. We have no pride in our growing interdependence, in
the fact that our system can serve others, that we are able to help those in need; empty boasts from the past make us ashamed of our present
achievements, make us try to forget or deny them, move away from them. There is no honor but in the Wonderland race we must all run, all
trying to win, none winning in the end (for there is no end).
It can be inferred from the passage that the author most probably thinks that giving the disenfranchised “a piece of the action” is
Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentences is an alarming fact that violence on women has risen
over the last decade.
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Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. PASSAGE
No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes
that the upper mantle of the earth behaves like a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and that di erences in temperature
under oceans and continents are su cient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the mid-
ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they
were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: It has
the advantage that the currents are driven by temperature di erences that themselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a back-
coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it, could produce complicated and varying motions.
On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur along lines
broken by frequent o sets or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also, it is di cult to see how the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-
Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. This plate is growing on both sides, and since there is no intermediate trench, the two ridges
must be moving apart. It would be odd if the rising convection currents kept exact pace with them. An alternative theory is that the sinking part
of the plate, which is denser than the hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate after it. Again it is di cult to see how this applies to
the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has a sinking part. Another possibility is that the sinking plate
cools the neighboring mantle and produces convection currents that move the plates. This last theory is attractive because it gives some hope of
explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea of Japan. These seas have a typical oceanic oor, except that the oor is overlaid by several
kilometers of sediment. Their oors have probably been sinking for long periods. It seems possible that a sinking current of cooled mantle
material on the upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins. The enclosed seas are an important feature of the earth’s
surface, and seriously require explanation because, addition to the enclosed seas that are developing at present behind island arcs, there are a
number of older ones of possibly similar origin, such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Black Sea, and perhaps the North Sea.
According to the traditional view of the origin of ocean basins, which of the following is su cient to move the continental plates?
Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentence Readers of newspapers and viewers of TV have got used
to thinking that all politicians talk rhetorically and are not expected to be taken seriously.
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Fill in the blanks with the best alternatives when shopping malls become ………. pantheons, you may be an ………. atheist if you shy away from
them.
modern … branded
eclectic … serviced
Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentence education not only helps to develop skills but will also
improve awareness also on critical issues relating to health, political rights, and governance, besides empowering women.
not only helps to develop skills but will also improve awareness of critical issues relating to health.
not only helps to develop skills but also improves awareness of critical issues relating to health.
not only will help to develop skills but will also improve awareness of critical issues relating to health.
not only helps to develop skills but will also improve awareness in critical issues relating to health.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Woodrow Wilson was referring to the liberal idea of the economic market when he said that the free enterprise system is the most e cient
economic system. Maximum freedom means maximum productiveness; our “openness” is to be the measure of our stability. Fascination with this
ideal has made Americans defy the “Old World” categories of settled possessiveness versus unsettling deprivation, the cupidity of retention
versus the cupidity of seizure, a “status quo” defended or attacked. The United States, it was believed, had no status quo ante. Our only “station”
was the turning of a stationary wheel, spinning faster and faster. We did not base our system on property but opportunity--which meant we
based it not on stability but on mobility. The more things changed, that is, the more rapidly the wheel turned, the steadier we would be. The
conventional picture of class politics is composed of the haves, who want stability to keep what they have, and the have-nots, who want a touch
of instability and change in which to scramble for the things they have not. But Americans imagined a condition in which speculators, self-
makers, runners are always using the new opportunities given by our land. These economic leaders (front-runners) would thus be mainly agents
of change. The non-starters were considered the ones who wanted stability, a strong referee to give them some position in the race, a regulative
hand to calm manic speculation; an authority that can call things to a halt,
begin things again from compensatorily staggered “starting lines.” “Reform” in America has been sterile because it can imagine no change
except through the extension of this metaphor of a race, wider inclusion of competitors, “a piece of the action,” as it were, for the
disenfranchised. There is no attempt to call o the race. Since our only stability is change, America seems not to honor the quiet work that
achieves social interdependence and stability. There is, in our legends, no heroism of the o ce clerk, no stable industrial work force of the
people who actually make the system work. There is no pride in being an employee (Wilson asked for a return to the time when everyone was an
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employer). There has been no boasting about our social workers---they are merely signs of the system’s failure, of opportunity denied or not
taken, of things to be eliminated. We have no pride in our growing interdependence, in the fact that our system can serve others, that we are
able to help those in need; empty boasts from the past make us ashamed of our present achievements, make us try to forget or deny them,
move away from them. There is no honor but in the Wonderland race we must all run, all trying to win, none winning in the end (for there is no
end).
The author sets o the word “Reform” with quotation marks in order to
Assert that reform in the United States has not been fundamental.
Read the paragraphs given and choose the best option that suits the question asked time and again it has been shown that students who attend
colleges with low faculty/student ratios get the most well-rounded education. As a result, when my children are ready to attend college, I’ll be
sure they attend a school with a very small student population. Which of the following, if true, identi es the greatest aw in the reasoning
above?
Parental desires and preferences rarely determine a child’s choice of a college or university.
A very small student population does not by itself ensure a low faculty/student ratio.
Intelligence should be considered the result of a childhood environment, not an advanced environment.
A low faculty/student ratio is the e ect of a well-rounded education, not its source.
Our meticulous plan came to nothing as he had to leave for Boston at e short notice.
Our meticulous plan came up to nothing as he had to leave for Boston at short notice.
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Our meticulous plan came out with nothing as he had to leave for Boston at short notice.
Our meticulous plan came for nothing as he had to leave for Boston at short notice.
Read the paragraphs given and choose the best option that suits the question asked increase in the number of newspaper articles exposed as
fabrications serve to bolster the contention that publishers are more interested in boosting circulation than in printing the truth. Even minor
publications have the sta to check such obvious fraud. The argument assumes that
The publishers of newspapers are the people who decide what to print in their newspapers.
Fact-checking is more comprehensive for minor publications than for major ones.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. PASSAGE
No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes
that the upper mantle of the earth behaves like a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and that di erences in temperature
under oceans and continents are su cient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the mid-
ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they
were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: It has
the advantage that the currents are driven by temperature di erences that themselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a back-
coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it, could produce complicated and varying motions.
On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur along lines
broken by frequent o sets or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also, it is di cult to see how
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the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. This plate is growing on both sides, and since
there is no intermediate trench, the two ridges must be moving apart. It would be odd if the rising convection currents kept exact pace with
them. An alternative theory is that the sinking part of the plate, which is denser than the hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate
after it. Again it is di cult to see how this applies to the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has a
sinking part. Another possibility is that the sinking plate cools the neighbouring mantle and produces convection currents that move the plates.
This last theory is attractive because it gives some hope of explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea of Japan. These seas have a typical
oceanic oor, except that the oor is overlaid by several kilometers of sediment. Their oors have probably been sinking for long periods. It
seems possible that a sinking current of cooled mantle material on the upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins. The
enclosed seas are an important feature of the earth’s surface, and seriously require explanation because, addition to the enclosed seas that are
developing at present behind island arcs, there are a number of older ones of possibly similar origin, such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Black Sea,
and perhaps the North Sea.
It can be inferred from the passage that, the deepest sediments would be found in the
Black Sea
South Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Mid-Atlantic
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Students preparing for competitive exams should prepare on their own selves.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Woodrow Wilson was referring to the liberal idea of the economic market when he said that the free enterprise system is the most e cient
economic system. Maximum freedom means maximum productiveness; our “openness” is to be the measure of our stability. Fascination with this
ideal has made Americans defy the “Old World” categories of settled possessiveness versus unsettling deprivation, the cupidity of retention
versus the cupidity of seizure, a “status quo” defended or attacked. The United States, it was believed, had no status quo ante. Our only “station”
was the turning of a stationary wheel, spinning faster and faster. We did not base our system on property but opportunity--which meant we
based it not on stability but on mobility. The more things changed, that is, the more rapidly the wheel turned, the steadier we would be. The
conventional picture of class politics is composed of the haves, who want stability to keep what they have, and the have-nots, who want a touch
of instability and change in which to scramble for the things they have not. But Americans imagined a condition in which speculators, self-
makers, runners are always using the new opportunities given by our land. These econ omic leaders (front-runners) would thus be mainly agents
of change. The nonstarters were considered the ones who wanted stability, a strong referee to give them some position in the race, a regulative
hand to calm manic speculation; an authority that can call things to a halt, begin things again from compensatorily staggered “starting lines.”
“Reform” in America has been sterile because it can imagine no change except through the extension of this metaphor of a race, wider inclusion
of competitors, “a piece of the action,” as it were, for the disenfranchised. There is no attempt to call o the race. Since our only stability is
change, America seems not to honor the quiet work that achieves social interdependence and stability. There is, in our legends, no heroism of
the o ce clerk, no stable industrial workforce of the people who actually make the system work. There is no pride in being an employee (Wilson
asked for a return to the time when everyone was an employer). There has been no boasting about our social workers---they are merely signs of
the system’s failure, of opportunity, denied or not taken, of things to be eliminated. We have no pride in our growing interdependence, in the
fact that our system can serve others, that we are able to help those in need; empty
boasts from the past make us ashamed of our present achievements, make us try to forget or deny them, move away from them. There is no
honor but in the Wonderland race we must all run, all trying to win, none winning in the end (for there is no end).
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In the context of the author’s discussion of regulating change, which of the following could be most probably regarded as a “strong referee” in
the United States?
A school principal
A political theorist
A social worker
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes
that the upper mantle of the earth behaves like a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and that di erences in temperature
under oceans and continents are su cient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the mid-
ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they
were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: It has
the advantage that the currents are driven by temperature di erences that themselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a back-
coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it, could produce complicated and varying
motions. On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur
along lines broken by frequent o sets or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also it is di cult to see how the theory applies to the plate
between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. This plate is growing on both sides, and since there is no intermediate
trench, the two ridges must be moving apart. It would be odd if the rising convection currents kept exact pace with them. An alternative theory
is that the sinking part of the plate, which is denser than the hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate after it. Again it is di cult to
see how this applies to the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has a sinking part. Another possibility is
that the sinking plate cools the neighboring mantle and produces convection currents that move the plates. This last theory is attractive because
it gives some hope of explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea of Japan. These seas have a typical oceanic oor, except that the oor is
overlaid by several kilometers of sediment. Their oors have probably been sinking for long periods. It seems possible that a sinking current of
cooled mantle material on the upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins. The enclosed seas are an important feature of the
earth’s surface, and seriously require explanation because, addition to the enclosed seas that are developing at present behind island arcs, there
are a number of older ones of possibly similar origin, such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Black Sea, and perhaps the North Sea.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. PASSAGE
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Woodrow Wilson was referring to the liberal idea of the economic market when he said that the free enterprise system is the most e cient
economic system. Maximum freedom means maximum productiveness; our “openness” is to be the measure of our stability. Fascination with this
ideal has made Americans defy the “Old World” categories of settled possessiveness versus unsettling deprivation, the cupidity of retention
versus the cupidity of seizure, a “status quo” defended or attacked. The United States, it was believed, had no status quo ante. Our only “station”
was the turning of a stationary wheel, spinning faster and faster. We did not base our system on property but opportunity--which meant we
based it not on stability but on mobility. The more things changed, that is, the more rapidly the wheel turned, the steadier we would be. The
conventional picture of class politics is composed of the haves, who want stability to keep what they have, and the have-nots, who want a touch
of instability and change in which to scramble for the things they have not. But Americans imagined a condition in which speculators, self-
makers, runners are always using the new opportunities given by our land. These economic leaders (front-runners) would thus be mainly agents
of change. The non-starters were considered the ones who wanted stability, a strong referee to give them some position in the race, a regulative
hand to calm manic speculation; an authority that can call things to a halt, begin things again from compensatorily staggered “starting lines.”
“Reform” in America has been sterile because it can imagine no change except through the
extension of this metaphor of a race, wider inclusion of competitors, “a piece of the action,” as it were, for the disenfranchised. There is no
attempt to call o the race. Since our only stability is change, America seems not to honor the quiet work that achieves social interdependence
and stability. There is, in our legends, no heroism of the o ce clerk, no stable industrial work force of the people who actually make the system
work. There is no pride in being an employee (Wilson asked for a return to the time when everyone was an employer). There has been no
boasting about our social workers---they are merely signs of the system’s failure, of opportunity denied or not taken, of things to be eliminated.
We have no pride in our growing interdependence, in the fact that our system can serve others, that we are able to help those in need; empty
boasts from the past make us ashamed of our present achievements, make us try to forget or deny them, move away from them. There is no
honor but in the Wonderland race we must all run, all trying to win, none winning in the end (for there is no end).
Ability
Guild hierarchies
Property
Family connections
During that period, many bike buyers preferred bikes that was red and shiny.
During that period, many bike buyers preferred bikes that are red and shiny.
During that period, many bike buyers preferred bikes that were red and shiny.
During that period, many bike buyers preferred bikes that is red and shiny.
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Read the paragraphs given and choose the best option that suits the question askedAll German philosophers, except for Marx, are idealists.
From which of the following can the statement above be most properly inferred?
Aside from the philosopher Marx, if someone is a German, then he/she is an idealist.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. PASSAGE
No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes
that the upper mantle of the earth behaves like a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and that di erences in temperature
under oceans and continents are su cient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the mid-
ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they
were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: It has
the advantage that the currents are driven by temperature di erences that themselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a back-
coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it, could produce complicated and varying motions.
On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur along lines
broken by frequent o sets or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also, it is di cult to see how the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-
Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. This plate is growing on both sides, and since there is no intermediate trench, the two ridges
must be moving apart. It would be odd if the rising convection currents kept exact pace with them. An alternative theory is that the sinking part
of the plate, which is denser than the hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate after it.
Again it is di cult to see how this applies to the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has a sinking part.
Another possibility is that the sinking plate cools the neighboring mantle and produces convection currents that move the plates. This last
theory is attractive because it gives some hope of explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea of Japan. These seas have a typical oceanic
oor, except that the oor is overlaid by several kilometers of sediment. Their oors have probably been sinking for long periods. It seems
possible that a sinking current of cooled mantle material on the upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins. The enclosed
seas are an important feature of the earth’s surface, and seriously require explanation because, addition to the enclosed seas that are developing
at present behind island arcs, there are a number of older ones of possibly similar origin, such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Black Sea, and perhaps
the North Sea.
According to the passage, which of the following are separated by a plate that is growing on both sides?
Read the paragraphs given and choose the best option that suits the question asked Los Angeles, a political
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candidate who buys saturation radio advertising is the most important factor in political campaigns in Los Angeles. According to the passage:-
Radio advertising is the most important factor in political campaigns in Los Angeles.
For maximum name recognition, a candidate need not spend on media channels other than radio advertising.
A candidate’s record of achievement in the Los Angeles area will do little to a ect his or her name.
Maximum name recognition in Los Angeles will help a candidate to win a higher percentage of votes cast in the city.
Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentence know how to concentrate is to acquire the power to
withdraw from all other things except one thing you wish to achieve.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. PASSAGE
No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes
that the upper mantle of the earth behaves as a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and that di erences in temperature
under oceans and continents are su cient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the mid-
ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they
were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: It has
the advantage that the currents are driven by temperature di erences that themselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a back-
coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it, could produce complicated and varying motions.
On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur along lines
broken by frequent o sets or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also it is di cult to see how the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-
Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. This plate is growing on both sides, and since there is no intermediate trench, the two ridges
must be moving apart. It would be odd if the rising convection currents kept exact pace with them. An alternative theory is that the sinking part
of the plate, which is denser than the hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate after it. Again it is di cult to see how this applies to
the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has a sinking part. Another possibility is that the sinking plate
cools the neighbouring mantle and produces convection currents that move the plates. This last theory is attractive because it gives some hope
of explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea of Japan. These seas have a typical oceanic oor, except that the oor is overlaid by several
kilometers of sediment. Their oors have probably been sinking for long periods. It seems possible that a sinking current of cooled mantle
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material on the upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins. The enclosed seas are an important feature of the earth’s
surface, and seriously require explanation because, addition to the enclosed seas that are developing at present behind island arcs, there are a
number of older ones of possibly similar origin, such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Black Sea, and perhaps the North Sea.
The author regards the traditional view of the origin of the oceans with
Indignant anger
Slight apprehension
Guarded scepticism
Fill in the blanks with the best alternatives trail grew faint, for the soil was scanty and the only herbage was this ………. the straw that they lay
upon the ground.
intricate
agog
scorched
lush-green
Choose the option that is the best alternative for the underlined phrase in the sentence
In many ways, language is a paradox; we learn to use it as children with little di culty, yet as an adult, we nd learning a second language a
major challenge.
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Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. PASSAGE
Woodrow Wilson was referring to the liberal idea of the economic market when he said that the free enterprise system is the most e cient
economic system. Maximum freedom means maximum productiveness; our “openness” is to be the measure of our stability. Fascination with this
ideal has made Americans defy the “Old World” categories of settled possessiveness versus unsettling deprivation, the cupidity of retention
versus the cupidity of seizure, a “status quo” defended or attacked. The United States, it was believed, had no status quo ante. Our only “station”
was the turning of a stationary wheel, spinning faster and faster. We did not base our system on property but opportunity--which meant we
based it not on stability but on mobility. The more things changed, that is, the more rapidly the wheel turned, the steadier we would be. The
conventional picture of class politics is composed of the haves, who want stability to keep what they have, and the have-notch, who want a
touch of instability and change in which to scramble for the things they have not. But Americans imagined a condition in which speculators, self-
makers, runners are always using the new opportunities given by our land. These economic leaders (front-runners) would thus be mainly agents
of change. The non-starters were considered the ones who wanted stability, a strong referee to give them some position in the race, a regulative
hand to calm manic speculation; an authority that can
call things to a halt, begin things again from compensatory staggered “starting lines.” “Reform” in America has been sterile because it can
imagine no change except through the extension of this metaphor of a race, wider inclusion of competitors, “a piece of the action,” as it were,
for the disenfranchised. There is no attempt to call o the race. Since our only stability is change, America seems not to honor the quiet work
that achieves social interdependence and stability. There is, in our legends, no heroism of the o ce clerk, no stable industrial workforce of the
people who actually make the system work. There is no pride in being an employee (Wilson asked for a return to the time when everyone was an
employer). There has been no boasting about our social workers---they are merely signs of the system’s failure, of opportunity, denied or not
taken, of things to be eliminated. We have no pride in our growing interdependence, in the fact that our system can serve others, that we are
able to help those in need; empty boasts from the past make us ashamed of our present achievements, make us try to forget or deny them,
move away from them. There is no honor but in the Wonderland race we must all run, all trying to win, none winning in the end (for there is no
end).
Read the paragraphs given and choose the best option that suits the question asked Panama canal is a ship canal that cuts through the Isthmus
of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Paci c oceans. Although several foreign companies tried to build the canal throughout the 19th century,
none were successful. After the U.S. government nished the canal in 1914. According to this passage:
Foreign companies built the canal before the U.S. stepped in.
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