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The passage discusses how creativity and ability to come up with unusual ideas changes as people age. It describes experiments that showed preschoolers were most likely to generate creative unusual explanations, while creativity declined with age, especially during adolescence when both teenagers and adults tended to stick to obvious explanations. For social problems, teenagers were more creative than children or adults. The primary purpose is to showcase how growing up affects our imagination and tendency to consider new ideas versus sticking to what is already known.

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The passage discusses how creativity and ability to come up with unusual ideas changes as people age. It describes experiments that showed preschoolers were most likely to generate creative unusual explanations, while creativity declined with age, especially during adolescence when both teenagers and adults tended to stick to obvious explanations. For social problems, teenagers were more creative than children or adults. The primary purpose is to showcase how growing up affects our imagination and tendency to consider new ideas versus sticking to what is already known.

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2/11/2021 Mock Analysis

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Sec 1
Directions for questions (1to 6): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the best
answer to each question.

One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather wistfully say, “I wish I could
be a kid again.” After a thoughtful pause, Augie came up with a suggestion: Grandpa should try not eating any
vegetables. The logic was ingenious: Eating vegetables turns children into big strong adults, so not eating
vegetables should reverse the process.

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No grown-up would ever come up with that idea. But anyone with a 4-year-old can tell similar stories. Young
children’s creativity seems to outstrip that of even the most imaginative adults.

How does the ability to come up with unusual ideas change as we grow older? Does it begin to ag in
adolescence? Before then? To investigate these questions, we and our colleagues recently conducted several
experiments, which we relate in a newspaper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

We began with a group of participants of various ages: 4- and 5-year-old pre-schoolers; 6- to 11-year-olds; 12- to
14-year-old teenagers; and adults. We presented them with a scenario involving a physical machine that lit up
when you put some combinations of blocks on it, but not others. Either of two hypotheses could explain how the
machine worked. It could work in a usual and obvious way: some individual blocks would make it light up, and
the other blocks were irrelevant. Or it could work in a more unusual way: it would take a combination of different
blocks to make the machine light up.

We presented the participants with another scenario as well, also with two possible explanations. This scenario
was social: we told a story about Sally, who approached a skateboard, and Josie, who avoided a scooter. How
come? The usual explanation was that something about Sally’s and Josie’s individual traits made them act as
they did — maybe Sally was braver than Josie. A more unusual, though equally valid, explanation was that
something about the situation was important — maybe the skateboard was safer than the scooter.

Presented with these two scenarios, most adults did indeed explain the events by talking about a single block,
or about Sally’s traits — they gave the obvious explanation.

Then we added a twist. Another group of participants saw the same scenarios, but this time they saw an
additional set of facts that made the unusual explanation more likely than the more obvious one. Would the
participants go with the obvious explanation, or try something new?

When it came to explaining the physical machine, the pattern was straightforward. The pre-schoolers were most
likely to come up with the creative, unusual explanation. The school-age children were somewhat less creative.
And there was a dramatic drop at adolescence. Both the teenagers and the adults were the most likely to stick
with the obvious explanation even when it didn’t t the data.

But there was a different pattern when it came to the social problems. Once again the pre-schoolers were more
likely to give the creative explanation than were the 6-year-olds or adults. Now, however, the teenagers were the
most creative group of all. They were more likely to choose the unusual explanation than were either the 6-year-
olds or the adults. Why does creativity generally tend to decline as we age? One reason may be that as we grow
older, we know more. That’s mostly an advantage, of course. But it also may lead us to ignore evidence that
contradicts what we already think. We become too set in our ways to change.

When we face a new problem, we adults usually exploit the knowledge about the world we have acquired so far.
We try to quickly nd a pretty good solution that is close to the solutions we already have. On the other hand,
exploration — trying something new — may lead us to a more unusual idea, a less obvious solution, a new piece
of knowledge. But it may also mean that we waste time considering crazy possibilities that will never work,
something both pre-schoolers and teenagers have been known to do.

  Q.1 [11594329]
The primary purpose of the passage is to:

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1  showcase the pros and cons of making decisions based on imagination.

2 showcase the usefulness of unusual decisions.

3 showcase how growing up affects our imagination.

4 showcase the power of infants over adults.

 Answer key/Solution

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Directions for questions (1to 6): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the best
answer to each question.

One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather wistfully say, “I wish I could
be a kid again.” After a thoughtful pause, Augie came up with a suggestion: Grandpa should try not eating any
vegetables. The logic was ingenious: Eating vegetables turns children into big strong adults, so not eating
vegetables should reverse the process.

No grown-up would ever come up with that idea. But anyone with a 4-year-old can tell similar stories. Young
children’s creativity seems to outstrip that of even the most imaginative adults.

How does the ability to come up with unusual ideas change as we grow older? Does it begin to ag in
adolescence? Before then? To investigate these questions, we and our colleagues recently conducted several
experiments, which we relate in a newspaper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

We began with a group of participants of various ages: 4- and 5-year-old pre-schoolers; 6- to 11-year-olds; 12- to
14-year-old teenagers; and adults. We presented them with a scenario involving a physical machine that lit up
when you put some combinations of blocks on it, but not others. Either of two hypotheses could explain how the
machine worked. It could work in a usual and obvious way: some individual blocks would make it light up, and
the other blocks were irrelevant. Or it could work in a more unusual way: it would take a combination of different
blocks to make the machine light up.

We presented the participants with another scenario as well, also with two possible explanations. This scenario
was social: we told a story about Sally, who approached a skateboard, and Josie, who avoided a scooter. How
come? The usual explanation was that something about Sally’s and Josie’s individual traits made them act as
they did — maybe Sally was braver than Josie. A more unusual, though equally valid, explanation was that
something about the situation was important — maybe the skateboard was safer than the scooter.

Presented with these two scenarios, most adults did indeed explain the events by talking about a single block,
or about Sally’s traits — they gave the obvious explanation.

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Then we added a twist. Another group of participants saw the same scenarios, but this time they saw an
additional set of facts that made the unusual explanation more likely than the more obvious one. Would the
participants go with the obvious explanation, or try something new?

When it came to explaining the physical machine, the pattern was straightforward. The pre-schoolers were most
likely to come up with the creative, unusual explanation. The school-age children were somewhat less creative.
And there was a dramatic drop at adolescence. Both the teenagers and the adults were the most likely to stick
with the obvious explanation even when it didn’t t the data.

But there was a different pattern when it came to the social problems. Once again the pre-schoolers were more
likely to give the creative explanation than were the 6-year-olds or adults. Now, however, the teenagers were the
most creative group of all. They were more likely to choose the unusual explanation than were either the 6-year-
olds or the adults. Why does creativity generally tend to decline as we age? One reason may be that as we grow
older, we know more. That’s mostly an advantage, of course. But it also may lead us to ignore evidence that
contradicts what we already think. We become too set in our ways to change.

When we face a new problem, we adults usually exploit the knowledge about the world we have acquired so far.
We try to quickly nd a pretty good solution that is close to the solutions we already have. On the other hand,
exploration — trying something new — may lead us to a more unusual idea, a less obvious solution, a new piece
of knowledge. But it may also mean that we waste time considering crazy possibilities that will never work,
something both pre-schoolers and teenagers have been known to do.

  Q.2 [11594329]
Why do adults always go for the obvious solution to a particular problem?

1  Because they become set in their way of thinking.

2 Because they believe in the stereotypes.

3 Because they have forgotten to think beyond what they know.

4 Because they know more.

 Answer key/Solution

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Directions for questions (1to 6): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the best
answer to each question.

One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather wistfully say, “I wish I could
be a kid again.” After a thoughtful pause, Augie came up with a suggestion: Grandpa should try not eating any
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vegetables. The logic was ingenious: Eating vegetables turns children into big strong adults, so not eating
vegetables should reverse the process.

No grown-up would ever come up with that idea. But anyone with a 4-year-old can tell similar stories. Young
children’s creativity seems to outstrip that of even the most imaginative adults.

How does the ability to come up with unusual ideas change as we grow older? Does it begin to ag in
adolescence? Before then? To investigate these questions, we and our colleagues recently conducted several
experiments, which we relate in a newspaper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

We began with a group of participants of various ages: 4- and 5-year-old pre-schoolers; 6- to 11-year-olds; 12- to
14-year-old teenagers; and adults. We presented them with a scenario involving a physical machine that lit up
when you put some combinations of blocks on it, but not others. Either of two hypotheses could explain how the
machine worked. It could work in a usual and obvious way: some individual blocks would make it light up, and
the other blocks were irrelevant. Or it could work in a more unusual way: it would take a combination of different
blocks to make the machine light up.

We presented the participants with another scenario as well, also with two possible explanations. This scenario
was social: we told a story about Sally, who approached a skateboard, and Josie, who avoided a scooter. How
come? The usual explanation was that something about Sally’s and Josie’s individual traits made them act as
they did — maybe Sally was braver than Josie. A more unusual, though equally valid, explanation was that
something about the situation was important — maybe the skateboard was safer than the scooter.

Presented with these two scenarios, most adults did indeed explain the events by talking about a single block,
or about Sally’s traits — they gave the obvious explanation.

Then we added a twist. Another group of participants saw the same scenarios, but this time they saw an
additional set of facts that made the unusual explanation more likely than the more obvious one. Would the
participants go with the obvious explanation, or try something new?

When it came to explaining the physical machine, the pattern was straightforward. The pre-schoolers were most
likely to come up with the creative, unusual explanation. The school-age children were somewhat less creative.
And there was a dramatic drop at adolescence. Both the teenagers and the adults were the most likely to stick
with the obvious explanation even when it didn’t t the data.

But there was a different pattern when it came to the social problems. Once again the pre-schoolers were more
likely to give the creative explanation than were the 6-year-olds or adults. Now, however, the teenagers were the
most creative group of all. They were more likely to choose the unusual explanation than were either the 6-year-
olds or the adults. Why does creativity generally tend to decline as we age? One reason may be that as we grow
older, we know more. That’s mostly an advantage, of course. But it also may lead us to ignore evidence that
contradicts what we already think. We become too set in our ways to change.

When we face a new problem, we adults usually exploit the knowledge about the world we have acquired so far.
We try to quickly nd a pretty good solution that is close to the solutions we already have. On the other hand,
exploration — trying something new — may lead us to a more unusual idea, a less obvious solution, a new piece
of knowledge. But it may also mean that we waste time considering crazy possibilities that will never work,
something both pre-schoolers and teenagers have been known to do.

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  Q.3 [11594329]
From the given passage, it can be inferred that:

1  crazy possibilities never lead to noble outcomes.

2 an adult’s thought process is based primarily on experiences that one has gathered through different
imaginations.

3 adults often restrict themselves from trying something innovative.

4 innovation is restricted only to infants.

 Answer key/Solution

Bookmark FeedBack

Directions for questions (1to 6): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the best
answer to each question.

One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather wistfully say, “I wish I could
be a kid again.” After a thoughtful pause, Augie came up with a suggestion: Grandpa should try not eating any
vegetables. The logic was ingenious: Eating vegetables turns children into big strong adults, so not eating
vegetables should reverse the process.

No grown-up would ever come up with that idea. But anyone with a 4-year-old can tell similar stories. Young
children’s creativity seems to outstrip that of even the most imaginative adults.

How does the ability to come up with unusual ideas change as we grow older? Does it begin to ag in
adolescence? Before then? To investigate these questions, we and our colleagues recently conducted several
experiments, which we relate in a newspaper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

We began with a group of participants of various ages: 4- and 5-year-old pre-schoolers; 6- to 11-year-olds; 12- to
14-year-old teenagers; and adults. We presented them with a scenario involving a physical machine that lit up
when you put some combinations of blocks on it, but not others. Either of two hypotheses could explain how the
machine worked. It could work in a usual and obvious way: some individual blocks would make it light up, and
the other blocks were irrelevant. Or it could work in a more unusual way: it would take a combination of different
blocks to make the machine light up.

We presented the participants with another scenario as well, also with two possible explanations. This scenario
was social: we told a story about Sally, who approached a skateboard, and Josie, who avoided a scooter. How
come? The usual explanation was that something about Sally’s and Josie’s individual traits made them act as
they did — maybe Sally was braver than Josie. A more unusual, though equally valid, explanation was that

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something about the situation was important — maybe the skateboard was safer than the scooter.

Presented with these two scenarios, most adults did indeed explain the events by talking about a single block,
or about Sally’s traits — they gave the obvious explanation.

Then we added a twist. Another group of participants saw the same scenarios, but this time they saw an
additional set of facts that made the unusual explanation more likely than the more obvious one. Would the
participants go with the obvious explanation, or try something new?

When it came to explaining the physical machine, the pattern was straightforward. The pre-schoolers were most
likely to come up with the creative, unusual explanation. The school-age children were somewhat less creative.
And there was a dramatic drop at adolescence. Both the teenagers and the adults were the most likely to stick
with the obvious explanation even when it didn’t t the data.

But there was a different pattern when it came to the social problems. Once again the pre-schoolers were more
likely to give the creative explanation than were the 6-year-olds or adults. Now, however, the teenagers were the
most creative group of all. They were more likely to choose the unusual explanation than were either the 6-year-
olds or the adults. Why does creativity generally tend to decline as we age? One reason may be that as we grow
older, we know more. That’s mostly an advantage, of course. But it also may lead us to ignore evidence that
contradicts what we already think. We become too set in our ways to change.

When we face a new problem, we adults usually exploit the knowledge about the world we have acquired so far.
We try to quickly nd a pretty good solution that is close to the solutions we already have. On the other hand,
exploration — trying something new — may lead us to a more unusual idea, a less obvious solution, a new piece
of knowledge. But it may also mean that we waste time considering crazy possibilities that will never work,
something both pre-schoolers and teenagers have been known to do.

  Q.4 [11594329]
All of the following are untrue except:

1  in the social experiment which is mentioned in the passage, adults scored less than the teenagers.

2 the imaginative power of teenagers is lower than the pre-school goers.

3 pre-school goers’ imaginative strength can overpower even the most imaginative adult.

4 for adults, problem solving with creativity may appear tedious.

 Answer key/Solution

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Directions for questions (1to 6): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the best
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answer to each question.

One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather wistfully say, “I wish I could
be a kid again.” After a thoughtful pause, Augie came up with a suggestion: Grandpa should try not eating any
vegetables. The logic was ingenious: Eating vegetables turns children into big strong adults, so not eating
vegetables should reverse the process.

No grown-up would ever come up with that idea. But anyone with a 4-year-old can tell similar stories. Young
children’s creativity seems to outstrip that of even the most imaginative adults.

How does the ability to come up with unusual ideas change as we grow older? Does it begin to ag in
adolescence? Before then? To investigate these questions, we and our colleagues recently conducted several
experiments, which we relate in a newspaper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

We began with a group of participants of various ages: 4- and 5-year-old pre-schoolers; 6- to 11-year-olds; 12- to
14-year-old teenagers; and adults. We presented them with a scenario involving a physical machine that lit up
when you put some combinations of blocks on it, but not others. Either of two hypotheses could explain how the
machine worked. It could work in a usual and obvious way: some individual blocks would make it light up, and
the other blocks were irrelevant. Or it could work in a more unusual way: it would take a combination of different
blocks to make the machine light up.

We presented the participants with another scenario as well, also with two possible explanations. This scenario
was social: we told a story about Sally, who approached a skateboard, and Josie, who avoided a scooter. How
come? The usual explanation was that something about Sally’s and Josie’s individual traits made them act as
they did — maybe Sally was braver than Josie. A more unusual, though equally valid, explanation was that
something about the situation was important — maybe the skateboard was safer than the scooter.

Presented with these two scenarios, most adults did indeed explain the events by talking about a single block,
or about Sally’s traits — they gave the obvious explanation.

Then we added a twist. Another group of participants saw the same scenarios, but this time they saw an
additional set of facts that made the unusual explanation more likely than the more obvious one. Would the
participants go with the obvious explanation, or try something new?

When it came to explaining the physical machine, the pattern was straightforward. The pre-schoolers were most
likely to come up with the creative, unusual explanation. The school-age children were somewhat less creative.
And there was a dramatic drop at adolescence. Both the teenagers and the adults were the most likely to stick
with the obvious explanation even when it didn’t t the data.

But there was a different pattern when it came to the social problems. Once again the pre-schoolers were more
likely to give the creative explanation than were the 6-year-olds or adults. Now, however, the teenagers were the
most creative group of all. They were more likely to choose the unusual explanation than were either the 6-year-
olds or the adults. Why does creativity generally tend to decline as we age? One reason may be that as we grow
older, we know more. That’s mostly an advantage, of course. But it also may lead us to ignore evidence that
contradicts what we already think. We become too set in our ways to change.

When we face a new problem, we adults usually exploit the knowledge about the world we have acquired so far.
We try to quickly nd a pretty good solution that is close to the solutions we already have. On the other hand,
exploration — trying something new — may lead us to a more unusual idea, a less obvious solution, a new piece
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of knowledge. But it may also mean that we waste time considering crazy possibilities that will never work,
something both pre-schoolers and teenagers have been known to do.

  Q.5 [11594329]
What was the outcome of the experiments conducted by the author and colleagues?

1  Adults fared better than what was expected.

2 People belonging to different age groups portrayed different unusual ideas.

3 Adults and teenagers were losers when compared with the children below 4-6years.

4 The appearance of unusual problem solving methods varied according to one’s age.

 Answer key/Solution

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Directions for questions (1to 6): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the best
answer to each question.

One day not long ago, Augie, a 4-year-old Gopnik grandchild, heard his grandfather wistfully say, “I wish I could
be a kid again.” After a thoughtful pause, Augie came up with a suggestion: Grandpa should try not eating any
vegetables. The logic was ingenious: Eating vegetables turns children into big strong adults, so not eating
vegetables should reverse the process.

No grown-up would ever come up with that idea. But anyone with a 4-year-old can tell similar stories. Young
children’s creativity seems to outstrip that of even the most imaginative adults.

How does the ability to come up with unusual ideas change as we grow older? Does it begin to ag in
adolescence? Before then? To investigate these questions, we and our colleagues recently conducted several
experiments, which we relate in a newspaper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

We began with a group of participants of various ages: 4- and 5-year-old pre-schoolers; 6- to 11-year-olds; 12- to
14-year-old teenagers; and adults. We presented them with a scenario involving a physical machine that lit up
when you put some combinations of blocks on it, but not others. Either of two hypotheses could explain how the
machine worked. It could work in a usual and obvious way: some individual blocks would make it light up, and
the other blocks were irrelevant. Or it could work in a more unusual way: it would take a combination of different
blocks to make the machine light up.

We presented the participants with another scenario as well, also with two possible explanations. This scenario
was social: we told a story about Sally, who approached a skateboard, and Josie, who avoided a scooter. How
come? The usual explanation was that something about Sally’s and Josie’s individual traits made them act as
they did — maybe Sally was braver than Josie. A more unusual, though equally valid, explanation was that
something about the situation was important — maybe the skateboard was safer than the scooter.

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Presented with these two scenarios, most adults did indeed explain the events by talking about a single block,
or about Sally’s traits — they gave the obvious explanation.

Then we added a twist. Another group of participants saw the same scenarios, but this time they saw an
additional set of facts that made the unusual explanation more likely than the more obvious one. Would the
participants go with the obvious explanation, or try something new?

When it came to explaining the physical machine, the pattern was straightforward. The pre-schoolers were most
likely to come up with the creative, unusual explanation. The school-age children were somewhat less creative.
And there was a dramatic drop at adolescence. Both the teenagers and the adults were the most likely to stick
with the obvious explanation even when it didn’t t the data.

But there was a different pattern when it came to the social problems. Once again the pre-schoolers were more
likely to give the creative explanation than were the 6-year-olds or adults. Now, however, the teenagers were the
most creative group of all. They were more likely to choose the unusual explanation than were either the 6-year-
olds or the adults. Why does creativity generally tend to decline as we age? One reason may be that as we grow
older, we know more. That’s mostly an advantage, of course. But it also may lead us to ignore evidence that
contradicts what we already think. We become too set in our ways to change.

When we face a new problem, we adults usually exploit the knowledge about the world we have acquired so far.
We try to quickly nd a pretty good solution that is close to the solutions we already have. On the other hand,
exploration — trying something new — may lead us to a more unusual idea, a less obvious solution, a new piece
of knowledge. But it may also mean that we waste time considering crazy possibilities that will never work,
something both pre-schoolers and teenagers have been known to do.

  Q.6 [11594329]
The author gives the example of Augie in order to:

1  introduce the concept of creativity.

2 introduce the ability of creative problem solving in children.

3 introduce the concept of lack of creativity in adults.

4 introduce the concept of decrease in problem solving ability as one grows older.

 Answer key/Solution

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Directions for questions (7 to12): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the
best answer to each question.

It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest
the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be sought, not in the writings of Critics, but in those of Poets
themselves.

A majority of the poems were written chie y with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in
the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure. Readers accustomed to
the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers, if they persist in reading this book to its
conclusion, will perhaps frequently have to struggle with feelings of strangeness and awkwardness: they will
look round for poetry, and will be induced to enquire by what species of courtesy these attempts can be
permitted to assume that title. It is desirable that such readers, for their own sakes, should not suffer the
solitary word Poetry, a word of very disputed meaning, to stand in the way of their grati cation; but that, while
they are perusing this book, they should ask themselves if it contains a natural delineation of human passions,
human characters, and human incidents; and if the answer be favourable to the author's wishes, that they
should consent to be pleased in spite of that most dreadful enemy to our pleasures, our own pre-established
codes of decision.

Readers of superior judgment may disapprove of the style in which many of these pieces are executed it must
be expected that many lines and phrases will not exactly suit their taste. It will perhaps appear to them, that
wishing to avoid the prevalent fault of the day, the author has sometimes descended too low, and that many of
his expressions are too familiar, and not of su cient dignity. It is apprehended, that the more conversant the
reader is with our elder writers, and with those in modern times who have been the most successful in painting
manners and passions, the fewer complaints of this kind will he have to make.

An accurate taste in poetry, and in all the other arts, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed, is an acquired talent,
which can only be produced by severe thought, and a long continued intercourse with the best models of
composition. This is mentioned not with so ridiculous a purpose as to prevent the most inexperienced reader
from judging for himself; but merely to temper the rashness of decision, and to suggest that if poetry be a
subject on which much time has not been bestowed, the judgement may be erroneous, and that in many cases
it necessarily will be so.

The tale of Goody Blake and Harry Gill is founded on a well-authenticated fact which happened in Warwickshire.
Of the other poems in the collection, it may be proper to say that they are either absolute inventions of the
author, or facts which took place within his personal observation or that of his friends. The Rime of the Ancyent
Marinere was professedly written in imitation of the style, as well as of the spirit of the elder poets; but with a
few exceptions, the Author believes that the language adopted in it has been equally intelligible for these three
last centuries. The lines entitled Expostulation and Reply, and those which follow, arose out of conversation with
a friend who was somewhat unreasonably attached to modern books of moral philosophy.

  Q.7 [11594329]
What can be inferred about the nature of poetry based on the above passage?

1  The acquiring of a sound poetic taste will require time and effort.

2 Poetry is not something that can be understood by all and sundry.

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3 Poetry should primarily be written in the language of common men.

4 Poetry should be read by sidelining every preconceived notion.

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Directions for questions (7 to 12): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the
best answer to each question.

It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest
the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be sought, not in the writings of Critics, but in those of Poets
themselves.

A majority of the poems were written chie y with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in
the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure. Readers accustomed to
the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers, if they persist in reading this book to its
conclusion, will perhaps frequently have to struggle with feelings of strangeness and awkwardness: they will
look round for poetry, and will be induced to enquire by what species of courtesy these attempts can be
permitted to assume that title. It is desirable that such readers, for their own sakes, should not suffer the
solitary word Poetry, a word of very disputed meaning, to stand in the way of their grati cation; but that, while
they are perusing this book, they should ask themselves if it contains a natural delineation of human passions,
human characters, and human incidents; and if the answer be favourable to the author's wishes, that they
should consent to be pleased in spite of that most dreadful enemy to our pleasures, our own pre-established
codes of decision.

Readers of superior judgment may disapprove of the style in which many of these pieces are executed it must
be expected that many lines and phrases will not exactly suit their taste. It will perhaps appear to them, that
wishing to avoid the prevalent fault of the day, the author has sometimes descended too low, and that many of
his expressions are too familiar, and not of su cient dignity. It is apprehended, that the more conversant the
reader is with our elder writers, and with those in modern times who have been the most successful in painting
manners and passions, the fewer complaints of this kind will he have to make.

An accurate taste in poetry, and in all the other arts, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed, is an acquired talent,
which can only be produced by severe thought, and a long continued intercourse with the best models of
composition. This is mentioned not with so ridiculous a purpose as to prevent the most inexperienced reader
from judging for himself; but merely to temper the rashness of decision, and to suggest that if poetry be a
subject on which much time has not been bestowed, the judgement may be erroneous, and that in many cases
it necessarily will be so.

The tale of Goody Blake and Harry Gill is founded on a well-authenticated fact which happened in Warwickshire.
Of the other poems in the collection, it may be proper to say that they are either absolute inventions of the
author, or facts which took place within his personal observation or that of his friends. The Rime of the Ancyent
Marinere was professedly written in imitation of the style, as well as of the spirit of the elder poets; but with a
few exceptions, the Author believes that the language adopted in it has been equally intelligible for these three
last centuries. The lines entitled Expostulation and Reply, and those which follow, arose out of conversation with
a friend who was somewhat unreasonably attached to modern books of moral philosophy.

  Q.8 [11594329]
Based on the passage, what does “an accurate taste in poetry” mean?

1  It refers to a preference that is acquired, and never comes from within.

2 It is one that is attained by continuous thought and interaction.

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3 It refers to a taste that can be acquired only by composing a variety of pieces.

4 It is the preference that is possessed by the best models of composition.

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Directions for questions (7 to12): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the
best answer to each question.

It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest
the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be sought, not in the writings of Critics, but in those of Poets
themselves.

A majority of the poems were written chie y with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in
the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure. Readers accustomed to
the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers, if they persist in reading this book to its
conclusion, will perhaps frequently have to struggle with feelings of strangeness and awkwardness: they will
look round for poetry, and will be induced to enquire by what species of courtesy these attempts can be
permitted to assume that title. It is desirable that such readers, for their own sakes, should not suffer the
solitary word Poetry, a word of very disputed meaning, to stand in the way of their grati cation; but that, while
they are perusing this book, they should ask themselves if it contains a natural delineation of human passions,
human characters, and human incidents; and if the answer be favourable to the author's wishes, that they
should consent to be pleased in spite of that most dreadful enemy to our pleasures, our own pre-established
codes of decision.

Readers of superior judgment may disapprove of the style in which many of these pieces are executed it must
be expected that many lines and phrases will not exactly suit their taste. It will perhaps appear to them, that
wishing to avoid the prevalent fault of the day, the author has sometimes descended too low, and that many of
his expressions are too familiar, and not of su cient dignity. It is apprehended, that the more conversant the
reader is with our elder writers, and with those in modern times who have been the most successful in painting
manners and passions, the fewer complaints of this kind will he have to make.

An accurate taste in poetry, and in all the other arts, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed, is an acquired talent,
which can only be produced by severe thought, and a long continued intercourse with the best models of
composition. This is mentioned not with so ridiculous a purpose as to prevent the most inexperienced reader
from judging for himself; but merely to temper the rashness of decision, and to suggest that if poetry be a
subject on which much time has not been bestowed, the judgement may be erroneous, and that in many cases
it necessarily will be so.

The tale of Goody Blake and Harry Gill is founded on a well-authenticated fact which happened in Warwickshire.
Of the other poems in the collection, it may be proper to say that they are either absolute inventions of the
author, or facts which took place within his personal observation or that of his friends. The Rime of the Ancyent
Marinere was professedly written in imitation of the style, as well as of the spirit of the elder poets; but with a
few exceptions, the Author believes that the language adopted in it has been equally intelligible for these three
last centuries. The lines entitled Expostulation and Reply, and those which follow, arose out of conversation with
a friend who was somewhat unreasonably attached to modern books of moral philosophy.

  Q.9 [11594329]
What according to the author would be the reaction of discerning readers towards the poems discussed in the
book?

1  They would feel delighted to read the language of the common man.

2 They would feel disgusted at being made to read the language of the middle and the lower classes.

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3 They will be indifferent as similar sort of poetry has been taking shape lately.

4 They would be surrounded by feelings of unfamiliarity and surprise.

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Directions for questions (7 to 12): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the
best answer to each question.

It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest
the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be sought, not in the writings of Critics, but in those of Poets
themselves.

A majority of the poems were written chie y with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in
the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure. Readers accustomed to
the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers, if they persist in reading this book to its
conclusion, will perhaps frequently have to struggle with feelings of strangeness and awkwardness: they will
look round for poetry, and will be induced to enquire by what species of courtesy these attempts can be
permitted to assume that title. It is desirable that such readers, for their own sakes, should not suffer the
solitary word Poetry, a word of very disputed meaning, to stand in the way of their grati cation; but that, while
they are perusing this book, they should ask themselves if it contains a natural delineation of human passions,
human characters, and human incidents; and if the answer be favourable to the author's wishes, that they
should consent to be pleased in spite of that most dreadful enemy to our pleasures, our own pre-established
codes of decision.

Readers of superior judgment may disapprove of the style in which many of these pieces are executed it must
be expected that many lines and phrases will not exactly suit their taste. It will perhaps appear to them, that
wishing to avoid the prevalent fault of the day, the author has sometimes descended too low, and that many of
his expressions are too familiar, and not of su cient dignity. It is apprehended, that the more conversant the
reader is with our elder writers, and with those in modern times who have been the most successful in painting
manners and passions, the fewer complaints of this kind will he have to make.

An accurate taste in poetry, and in all the other arts, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed, is an acquired talent,
which can only be produced by severe thought, and a long continued intercourse with the best models of
composition. This is mentioned not with so ridiculous a purpose as to prevent the most inexperienced reader
from judging for himself; but merely to temper the rashness of decision, and to suggest that if poetry be a
subject on which much time has not been bestowed, the judgement may be erroneous, and that in many cases
it necessarily will be so.

The tale of Goody Blake and Harry Gill is founded on a well-authenticated fact which happened in Warwickshire.
Of the other poems in the collection, it may be proper to say that they are either absolute inventions of the
author, or facts which took place within his personal observation or that of his friends. The Rime of the Ancyent
Marinere was professedly written in imitation of the style, as well as of the spirit of the elder poets; but with a
few exceptions, the Author believes that the language adopted in it has been equally intelligible for these three
last centuries. The lines entitled Expostulation and Reply, and those which follow, arose out of conversation with
a friend who was somewhat unreasonably attached to modern books of moral philosophy.

  Q.10 [11594329]
According to the passage, what are the sources of poetry?

1  Nature in all its forms

2 Anything that captures the attention of the human mind

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3 Imagination, which is a result of one’s poetic muse

4 The life of the middle and lower classes of people.

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Directions for questions (7 to 12): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the
best answer to each question.

It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest
the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be sought, not in the writings of Critics, but in those of Poets
themselves.

A majority of the poems were written chie y with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in
the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure. Readers accustomed to
the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers, if they persist in reading this book to its
conclusion, will perhaps frequently have to struggle with feelings of strangeness and awkwardness: they will
look round for poetry, and will be induced to enquire by what species of courtesy these attempts can be
permitted to assume that title. It is desirable that such readers, for their own sakes, should not suffer the
solitary word Poetry, a word of very disputed meaning, to stand in the way of their grati cation; but that, while
they are perusing this book, they should ask themselves if it contains a natural delineation of human passions,
human characters, and human incidents; and if the answer be favourable to the author's wishes, that they
should consent to be pleased in spite of that most dreadful enemy to our pleasures, our own pre-established
codes of decision.

Readers of superior judgment may disapprove of the style in which many of these pieces are executed it must
be expected that many lines and phrases will not exactly suit their taste. It will perhaps appear to them, that
wishing to avoid the prevalent fault of the day, the author has sometimes descended too low, and that many of
his expressions are too familiar, and not of su cient dignity. It is apprehended, that the more conversant the
reader is with our elder writers, and with those in modern times who have been the most successful in painting
manners and passions, the fewer complaints of this kind will he have to make.

An accurate taste in poetry, and in all the other arts, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed, is an acquired talent,
which can only be produced by severe thought, and a long continued intercourse with the best models of
composition. This is mentioned not with so ridiculous a purpose as to prevent the most inexperienced reader
from judging for himself; but merely to temper the rashness of decision, and to suggest that if poetry be a
subject on which much time has not been bestowed, the judgement may be erroneous, and that in many cases
it necessarily will be so.

The tale of Goody Blake and Harry Gill is founded on a well-authenticated fact which happened in Warwickshire.
Of the other poems in the collection, it may be proper to say that they are either absolute inventions of the
author, or facts which took place within his personal observation or that of his friends. The Rime of the Ancyent
Marinere was professedly written in imitation of the style, as well as of the spirit of the elder poets; but with a
few exceptions, the Author believes that the language adopted in it has been equally intelligible for these three
last centuries. The lines entitled Expostulation and Reply, and those which follow, arose out of conversation with
a friend who was somewhat unreasonably attached to modern books of moral philosophy.

  Q.11 [11594329]
Why does the author include the last paragraph in the passage?

1   To give an insight into the minds and works of the poet who has clearly taken inspiration from his own life
for all the poems

2 To showcase the linguistic aspect of the poems with respect to the poet’s beliefs

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3 To introduce us to some of the poems in the book by giving us autobiographical backgrounds to their
settings

4 To discuss the poems in the book as works of imagination and simplicity

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Directions for questions (7 to12): The passage below is accompanied by a set of six questions. Choose the
best answer to each question.

It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest
the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be sought, not in the writings of Critics, but in those of Poets
themselves.

A majority of the poems were written chie y with a view to ascertain how far the language of conversation in
the middle and lower classes of society is adapted to the purposes of poetic pleasure. Readers accustomed to
the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers, if they persist in reading this book to its
conclusion, will perhaps frequently have to struggle with feelings of strangeness and awkwardness: they will
look round for poetry, and will be induced to enquire by what species of courtesy these attempts can be
permitted to assume that title. It is desirable that such readers, for their own sakes, should not suffer the
solitary word Poetry, a word of very disputed meaning, to stand in the way of their grati cation; but that, while
they are perusing this book, they should ask themselves if it contains a natural delineation of human passions,
human characters, and human incidents; and if the answer be favourable to the author's wishes, that they
should consent to be pleased in spite of that most dreadful enemy to our pleasures, our own pre-established
codes of decision.

Readers of superior judgment may disapprove of the style in which many of these pieces are executed it must
be expected that many lines and phrases will not exactly suit their taste. It will perhaps appear to them, that
wishing to avoid the prevalent fault of the day, the author has sometimes descended too low, and that many of
his expressions are too familiar, and not of su cient dignity. It is apprehended, that the more conversant the
reader is with our elder writers, and with those in modern times who have been the most successful in painting
manners and passions, the fewer complaints of this kind will he have to make.

An accurate taste in poetry, and in all the other arts, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed, is an acquired talent,
which can only be produced by severe thought, and a long continued intercourse with the best models of
composition. This is mentioned not with so ridiculous a purpose as to prevent the most inexperienced reader
from judging for himself; but merely to temper the rashness of decision, and to suggest that if poetry be a
subject on which much time has not been bestowed, the judgement may be erroneous, and that in many cases
it necessarily will be so.

The tale of Goody Blake and Harry Gill is founded on a well-authenticated fact which happened in Warwickshire.
Of the other poems in the collection, it may be proper to say that they are either absolute inventions of the
author, or facts which took place within his personal observation or that of his friends. The Rime of the Ancyent
Marinere was professedly written in imitation of the style, as well as of the spirit of the elder poets; but with a
few exceptions, the Author believes that the language adopted in it has been equally intelligible for these three
last centuries. The lines entitled Expostulation and Reply, and those which follow, arose out of conversation with
a friend who was somewhat unreasonably attached to modern books of moral philosophy.

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Which of the following best re ects the author’s tone towards the book under discussion?

1  Admiring in a nonchalant manner

2 Informative albeit in a subjective manner

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3 Evaluative in a caustic manner

4 Appreciative in an analytical manner

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best answer to each question.

As bitter cold continues to grip much of North America and helps spawn the erce storm along the East Coast,
the question arises: What’s the in uence of climate change?

Some scientists studying the connection between climate change and cold spells, which occur when cold Arctic
air dips south, say that they may be related. But the importance of the relationship is not fully clear yet.

The Arctic is not as cold as it used to be — the region is warming faster than any other — and studies suggest
that this warming is weakening the jet stream, which ordinarily acts like a giant lasso, corralling cold air around
the pole.

“There’s a lot of agreement that the Arctic plays a role, it’s just not known exactly how much,” said Marlene
Kretschmer, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. “It’s a very complex
system.”

The reason a direct connection between cold weather and global warming is still up for debate, scientists say, is
that there are many other factors involved. Ocean temperatures in the tropics, soil moisture, snow cover, even
the long-term natural variability of large ocean systems all can in uence the jet stream.

“I think everyone would agree that potentially the warming Arctic could have impacts on the lower latitudes,”
said Rick Thoman, climate services manager with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska. “But the
exact connection on the climate scale is an area of active research.”

Much of the Northern Hemisphere is cold this time of year (it’s winter, after all). Cold snaps have occurred
throughout history — certainly long before industrialization resulted in large emissions of greenhouse gases.
And as with any single weather event, it’s di cult to directly attribute the in uence of climate change to a
particular cold spell.

But scientists have been puzzled by data that at rst seems counterintuitive: Despite an undeniable overall year-
round warming trend, winters in North America and Europe have trended cooler over the past quarter-century.

“We’re trying to understand these dynamic processes that lead to cold winters,” Ms. Kretschmer said.

“The changes in very persistent weak states actually contributed to cold outbreaks in Eurasia,” Ms. Kretschmer

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said. “The bigger question is how this is related to climate change.” When we have a weak temperature gradient
between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, the result is weaker winds.

Ordinarily the jet stream is straight, blowing from west to east. When it becomes weaker, it can become wavy,
more like a big snake around the Northern Hemisphere.

The weaker winds are more susceptible to disturbances, such as a zone of high pressure that can force colder
air southward. These “blocking” high-pressure zones are often what creates a severe cold spell that lingers for
several days or longer.

The current cold snap has been in place for more than a week, and the cold air on Wednesday was moving east
and colliding with a mass of warmer air from the Atlantic Ocean. That created a storm known as a “bomb
cyclone.”

In a bomb cyclone, the temperature difference between the two air masses leads to a steep and rapid —
meteorologists often use the term “explosive” — drop in atmospheric pressure. The air starts to move and, aided
by the earth’s rotation, begins to rotate. The swirling air can bring high winds and a lot of precipitation, often in
the form of snow.

That could happen this time — depending on the track of the storm, parts of the Northeast were expecting heavy
snow. But one impact of the storm is even more clear: After it eventually moves off to the north and west, it
should draw even more cold polar air into the eastern half of the United States, continuing the big chill.

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Which of the following is false in the light of the given passage?

1  Bomb cyclones are created through the earth’s rotation.

2 Global warming has affected the Arctic region moderately.

3 North America is experiencing colder winter despite temperatures rising globally.

4 Cold snaps have taken place even before the advent of industry.

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As bitter cold continues to grip much of North America and helps spawn the erce storm along the East Coast,
the question arises: What’s the in uence of climate change?

Some scientists studying the connection between climate change and cold spells, which occur when cold Arctic

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air dips south, say that they may be related. But the importance of the relationship is not fully clear yet.

The Arctic is not as cold as it used to be — the region is warming faster than any other — and studies suggest
that this warming is weakening the jet stream, which ordinarily acts like a giant lasso, corralling cold air around
the pole.

“There’s a lot of agreement that the Arctic plays a role, it’s just not known exactly how much,” said Marlene
Kretschmer, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. “It’s a very complex
system.”

The reason a direct connection between cold weather and global warming is still up for debate, scientists say, is
that there are many other factors involved. Ocean temperatures in the tropics, soil moisture, snow cover, even
the long-term natural variability of large ocean systems all can in uence the jet stream.

“I think everyone would agree that potentially the warming Arctic could have impacts on the lower latitudes,”
said Rick Thoman, climate services manager with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska. “But the
exact connection on the climate scale is an area of active research.”

Much of the Northern Hemisphere is cold this time of year (it’s winter, after all). Cold snaps have occurred
throughout history — certainly long before industrialization resulted in large emissions of greenhouse gases.
And as with any single weather event, it’s di cult to directly attribute the in uence of climate change to a
particular cold spell.

But scientists have been puzzled by data that at rst seems counterintuitive: Despite an undeniable overall year-
round warming trend, winters in North America and Europe have trended cooler over the past quarter-century.

“We’re trying to understand these dynamic processes that lead to cold winters,” Ms. Kretschmer said.

“The changes in very persistent weak states actually contributed to cold outbreaks in Eurasia,” Ms. Kretschmer
said. “The bigger question is how this is related to climate change.” When we have a weak temperature gradient
between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, the result is weaker winds.

Ordinarily the jet stream is straight, blowing from west to east. When it becomes weaker, it can become wavy,
more like a big snake around the Northern Hemisphere.

The weaker winds are more susceptible to disturbances, such as a zone of high pressure that can force colder
air southward. These “blocking” high-pressure zones are often what creates a severe cold spell that lingers for
several days or longer.

The current cold snap has been in place for more than a week, and the cold air on Wednesday was moving east
and colliding with a mass of warmer air from the Atlantic Ocean. That created a storm known as a “bomb
cyclone.”

In a bomb cyclone, the temperature difference between the two air masses leads to a steep and rapid —
meteorologists often use the term “explosive” — drop in atmospheric pressure. The air starts to move and, aided
by the earth’s rotation, begins to rotate. The swirling air can bring high winds and a lot of precipitation, often in
the form of snow.

That could happen this time — depending on the track of the storm, parts of the Northeast were expecting heavy
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snow. But one impact of the storm is even more clear: After it eventually moves off to the north and west, it
should draw even more cold polar air into the eastern half of the United States, continuing the big chill.

  Q.14 [11594329]
Which of the following is a concomitant feature of a bomb cyclone?

1  Temperatures between heavier and lighter air experience massive difference.

2 It cools down heated up areas.

3 It brings about the appearance of a storm like situation.

4 It produces weak wavy winds which result in an overall increase in the cold spells especially as the one felt
in the US.

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As bitter cold continues to grip much of North America and helps spawn the erce storm along the East Coast,
the question arises: What’s the in uence of climate change?

Some scientists studying the connection between climate change and cold spells, which occur when cold Arctic
air dips south, say that they may be related. But the importance of the relationship is not fully clear yet.

The Arctic is not as cold as it used to be — the region is warming faster than any other — and studies suggest
that this warming is weakening the jet stream, which ordinarily acts like a giant lasso, corralling cold air around
the pole.

“There’s a lot of agreement that the Arctic plays a role, it’s just not known exactly how much,” said Marlene
Kretschmer, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. “It’s a very complex
system.”

The reason a direct connection between cold weather and global warming is still up for debate, scientists say, is
that there are many other factors involved. Ocean temperatures in the tropics, soil moisture, snow cover, even
the long-term natural variability of large ocean systems all can in uence the jet stream.

“I think everyone would agree that potentially the warming Arctic could have impacts on the lower latitudes,”
said Rick Thoman, climate services manager with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska. “But the
exact connection on the climate scale is an area of active research.”

Much of the Northern Hemisphere is cold this time of year (it’s winter, after all). Cold snaps have occurred

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throughout history — certainly long before industrialization resulted in large emissions of greenhouse gases.
And as with any single weather event, it’s di cult to directly attribute the in uence of climate change to a
particular cold spell.

But scientists have been puzzled by data that at rst seems counterintuitive: Despite an undeniable overall year-
round warming trend, winters in North America and Europe have trended cooler over the past quarter-century.

“We’re trying to understand these dynamic processes that lead to cold winters,” Ms. Kretschmer said.

“The changes in very persistent weak states actually contributed to cold outbreaks in Eurasia,” Ms. Kretschmer
said. “The bigger question is how this is related to climate change.” When we have a weak temperature gradient
between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, the result is weaker winds.

Ordinarily the jet stream is straight, blowing from west to east. When it becomes weaker, it can become wavy,
more like a big snake around the Northern Hemisphere.

The weaker winds are more susceptible to disturbances, such as a zone of high pressure that can force colder
air southward. These “blocking” high-pressure zones are often what creates a severe cold spell that lingers for
several days or longer.

The current cold snap has been in place for more than a week, and the cold air on Wednesday was moving east
and colliding with a mass of warmer air from the Atlantic Ocean. That created a storm known as a “bomb
cyclone.”

In a bomb cyclone, the temperature difference between the two air masses leads to a steep and rapid —
meteorologists often use the term “explosive” — drop in atmospheric pressure. The air starts to move and, aided
by the earth’s rotation, begins to rotate. The swirling air can bring high winds and a lot of precipitation, often in
the form of snow.

That could happen this time — depending on the track of the storm, parts of the Northeast were expecting heavy
snow. But one impact of the storm is even more clear: After it eventually moves off to the north and west, it
should draw even more cold polar air into the eastern half of the United States, continuing the big chill.

  Q.15 [11594329]
The sharp cold experienced by Europeans and North American is a result of:

1  the East Coast becoming cooler.

2 the Arctic unable to control its temperature.

3 high pressure zones forcing colder winds southwards.

4 cold snaps occurring throughout history.

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best answer to each question.

As bitter cold continues to grip much of North America and helps spawn the erce storm along the East Coast,
the question arises: What’s the in uence of climate change?

Some scientists studying the connection between climate change and cold spells, which occur when cold Arctic
air dips south, say that they may be related. But the importance of the relationship is not fully clear yet.

The Arctic is not as cold as it used to be — the region is warming faster than any other — and studies suggest
that this warming is weakening the jet stream, which ordinarily acts like a giant lasso, corralling cold air around
the pole.

“There’s a lot of agreement that the Arctic plays a role, it’s just not known exactly how much,” said Marlene
Kretschmer, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. “It’s a very complex
system.”

The reason a direct connection between cold weather and global warming is still up for debate, scientists say, is
that there are many other factors involved. Ocean temperatures in the tropics, soil moisture, snow cover, even
the long-term natural variability of large ocean systems all can in uence the jet stream.

“I think everyone would agree that potentially the warming Arctic could have impacts on the lower latitudes,”
said Rick Thoman, climate services manager with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska. “But the
exact connection on the climate scale is an area of active research.”

Much of the Northern Hemisphere is cold this time of year (it’s winter, after all). Cold snaps have occurred
throughout history — certainly long before industrialization resulted in large emissions of greenhouse gases.
And as with any single weather event, it’s di cult to directly attribute the in uence of climate change to a
particular cold spell.

But scientists have been puzzled by data that at rst seems counterintuitive: Despite an undeniable overall year-
round warming trend, winters in North America and Europe have trended cooler over the past quarter-century.

“We’re trying to understand these dynamic processes that lead to cold winters,” Ms. Kretschmer said.

“The changes in very persistent weak states actually contributed to cold outbreaks in Eurasia,” Ms. Kretschmer
said. “The bigger question is how this is related to climate change.” When we have a weak temperature gradient
between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, the result is weaker winds.

Ordinarily the jet stream is straight, blowing from west to east. When it becomes weaker, it can become wavy,
more like a big snake around the Northern Hemisphere.

The weaker winds are more susceptible to disturbances, such as a zone of high pressure that can force colder
air southward. These “blocking” high-pressure zones are often what creates a severe cold spell that lingers for
several days or longer.

The current cold snap has been in place for more than a week, and the cold air on Wednesday was moving east

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and colliding with a mass of warmer air from the Atlantic Ocean. That created a storm known as a “bomb
cyclone.”

In a bomb cyclone, the temperature difference between the two air masses leads to a steep and rapid —
meteorologists often use the term “explosive” — drop in atmospheric pressure. The air starts to move and, aided
by the earth’s rotation, begins to rotate. The swirling air can bring high winds and a lot of precipitation, often in
the form of snow.

That could happen this time — depending on the track of the storm, parts of the Northeast were expecting heavy
snow. But one impact of the storm is even more clear: After it eventually moves off to the north and west, it
should draw even more cold polar air into the eastern half of the United States, continuing the big chill.

  Q.16 [11594329]
Which of the following may not necessarily affect the jet stream in light of the passage?

1  Variability of ocean systems

2 Soil temperature

3 Snow cover

4 Ocean temperatures

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As bitter cold continues to grip much of North America and helps spawn the erce storm along the East Coast,
the question arises: What’s the in uence of climate change?

Some scientists studying the connection between climate change and cold spells, which occur when cold Arctic
air dips south, say that they may be related. But the importance of the relationship is not fully clear yet.

The Arctic is not as cold as it used to be — the region is warming faster than any other — and studies suggest
that this warming is weakening the jet stream, which ordinarily acts like a giant lasso, corralling cold air around
the pole.

“There’s a lot of agreement that the Arctic plays a role, it’s just not known exactly how much,” said Marlene
Kretschmer, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. “It’s a very complex
system.”

The reason a direct connection between cold weather and global warming is still up for debate, scientists say, is

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that there are many other factors involved. Ocean temperatures in the tropics, soil moisture, snow cover, even
the long-term natural variability of large ocean systems all can in uence the jet stream.

“I think everyone would agree that potentially the warming Arctic could have impacts on the lower latitudes,”
said Rick Thoman, climate services manager with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska. “But the
exact connection on the climate scale is an area of active research.”

Much of the Northern Hemisphere is cold this time of year (it’s winter, after all). Cold snaps have occurred
throughout history — certainly long before industrialization resulted in large emissions of greenhouse gases.
And as with any single weather event, it’s di cult to directly attribute the in uence of climate change to a
particular cold spell.

But scientists have been puzzled by data that at rst seems counterintuitive: Despite an undeniable overall year-
round warming trend, winters in North America and Europe have trended cooler over the past quarter-century.

“We’re trying to understand these dynamic processes that lead to cold winters,” Ms. Kretschmer said.

“The changes in very persistent weak states actually contributed to cold outbreaks in Eurasia,” Ms. Kretschmer
said. “The bigger question is how this is related to climate change.” When we have a weak temperature gradient
between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, the result is weaker winds.

Ordinarily the jet stream is straight, blowing from west to east. When it becomes weaker, it can become wavy,
more like a big snake around the Northern Hemisphere.

The weaker winds are more susceptible to disturbances, such as a zone of high pressure that can force colder
air southward. These “blocking” high-pressure zones are often what creates a severe cold spell that lingers for
several days or longer.

The current cold snap has been in place for more than a week, and the cold air on Wednesday was moving east
and colliding with a mass of warmer air from the Atlantic Ocean. That created a storm known as a “bomb
cyclone.”

In a bomb cyclone, the temperature difference between the two air masses leads to a steep and rapid —
meteorologists often use the term “explosive” — drop in atmospheric pressure. The air starts to move and, aided
by the earth’s rotation, begins to rotate. The swirling air can bring high winds and a lot of precipitation, often in
the form of snow.

That could happen this time — depending on the track of the storm, parts of the Northeast were expecting heavy
snow. But one impact of the storm is even more clear: After it eventually moves off to the north and west, it
should draw even more cold polar air into the eastern half of the United States, continuing the big chill.

  Q.17 [11594329]
Which of the following is true in the light of the passage?

1  Industrialisation is the sole cause behind global warming.

2 The bomb cyclone is an isolated US phenomenon.

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3 Climate change can in uence distribution of human beings.

4 Cold snaps may take place with or without drastic climate changes.

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As bitter cold continues to grip much of North America and helps spawn the erce storm along the East Coast,
the question arises: What’s the in uence of climate change?

Some scientists studying the connection between climate change and cold spells, which occur when cold Arctic
air dips south, say that they may be related. But the importance of the relationship is not fully clear yet.

The Arctic is not as cold as it used to be — the region is warming faster than any other — and studies suggest
that this warming is weakening the jet stream, which ordinarily acts like a giant lasso, corralling cold air around
the pole.

“There’s a lot of agreement that the Arctic plays a role, it’s just not known exactly how much,” said Marlene
Kretschmer, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. “It’s a very complex
system.”

The reason a direct connection between cold weather and global warming is still up for debate, scientists say, is
that there are many other factors involved. Ocean temperatures in the tropics, soil moisture, snow cover, even
the long-term natural variability of large ocean systems all can in uence the jet stream.

“I think everyone would agree that potentially the warming Arctic could have impacts on the lower latitudes,”
said Rick Thoman, climate services manager with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska. “But the
exact connection on the climate scale is an area of active research.”

Much of the Northern Hemisphere is cold this time of year (it’s winter, after all). Cold snaps have occurred
throughout history — certainly long before industrialization resulted in large emissions of greenhouse gases.
And as with any single weather event, it’s di cult to directly attribute the in uence of climate change to a
particular cold spell.

But scientists have been puzzled by data that at rst seems counterintuitive: Despite an undeniable overall year-
round warming trend, winters in North America and Europe have trended cooler over the past quarter-century.

“We’re trying to understand these dynamic processes that lead to cold winters,” Ms. Kretschmer said.

“The changes in very persistent weak states actually contributed to cold outbreaks in Eurasia,” Ms. Kretschmer

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said. “The bigger question is how this is related to climate change.” When we have a weak temperature gradient
between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, the result is weaker winds.

Ordinarily the jet stream is straight, blowing from west to east. When it becomes weaker, it can become wavy,
more like a big snake around the Northern Hemisphere.

The weaker winds are more susceptible to disturbances, such as a zone of high pressure that can force colder
air southward. These “blocking” high-pressure zones are often what creates a severe cold spell that lingers for
several days or longer.

The current cold snap has been in place for more than a week, and the cold air on Wednesday was moving east
and colliding with a mass of warmer air from the Atlantic Ocean. That created a storm known as a “bomb
cyclone.”

In a bomb cyclone, the temperature difference between the two air masses leads to a steep and rapid —
meteorologists often use the term “explosive” — drop in atmospheric pressure. The air starts to move and, aided
by the earth’s rotation, begins to rotate. The swirling air can bring high winds and a lot of precipitation, often in
the form of snow.

That could happen this time — depending on the track of the storm, parts of the Northeast were expecting heavy
snow. But one impact of the storm is even more clear: After it eventually moves off to the north and west, it
should draw even more cold polar air into the eastern half of the United States, continuing the big chill.

  Q.18 [11594329]
What is Ms. Kretschmer’s tone towards the causes of cold spells?

1  De nitive and objective

2 Concerned and temperate

3 Analytical and uncertain

4 Exuberant and optimistic

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Directions for question 19: The passage given below is followed by four summaries. Choose the option that
best captures the author’s position.

Why might hugs be bene cial? Being hugged leads to release of the hormone oxytocin, setting off a range of
downstream outcomes that could explain the bene ts of hugging. Oxytocin is involved in a complex range of
social processes, but has been implicated romantic bonding and trust. Other research suggests the bene ts of
hugs and affectionate touch more generally rest within the cardiovascular system. One study found lower
systolic blood pressure in the husbands of couples asked to increase the frequency of affectionate touch with
one another. Other research documents lowered blood pressure and heart rate among women who receive
frequent hugs.

1   Hugs are bene cial because they release Oxytocin leading to a better Cardiovascular system and lower
blood pressure.

2 Hugs have been shown to have emotional, psychological, and physiological bene ts.

3 Hugs are bene cial as they lead to release of Oxytocin and are associated with lower blood pressure and
heart rate.

4 Hugs improve romantic bonding and trust and result in a faster drop in blood pressure and heart rate.

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Directions for question 20: The passage given below is followed by four summaries. Choose the option that
best captures the author’s position.

Ex nihilo nihil t: Nothing comes out of nothing. This principle is an expression of our inability to believe that
something could just spring into existence or happen without a cause. Imagine that a glass on a table suddenly
exploded. Even if you don’t have the slightest idea what caused the glass to behave in that manner, you’ll still
assume that something must have caused it. If it isn’t necessary that events are caused by something, then
anything would be possible. But if anything were possible, then we couldn’t act anymore, because in order to act
effectively, we must be able to trust in the reliability of causal relations. So we’re certain that there’s a reason
why the glass exploded. And if there’s nothing else, we will rather believe in supernatural causes than believe
there’s no cause at all. We are certain that something must have caused it, whatever it is.

1  ‘Nothing comes out of nothing’ indicates a cause behind everything.

2 Because of their need to believe in the reliability of causal relations, human beings assume that there is a
cause behind everything.

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3 Human beings assume that there is a cause behind everything because they need order to act effectively.

4 Human beings are unable to believe that something could happen without a cause and are willing to assign
even supernatural causes to things.

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Directions for question 21: The passage given below is followed by four summaries. Choose the option that
best captures the author’s position.

The cryptocurrencies are a statement of faith in a new community of entrepreneurial cosmopolitans who hold
themselves above national governments, which are viewed as the drivers of a long train of inequality and war.
And, as in the past, the public’s fascination with cryptocurrencies is tied to a sort of mystery, like the mystery of
the value of money itself, consisting in the new money’s connection to advanced science. Practically no one,
outside of computer science departments, can explain how cryptocurrencies work. That mystery creates an
aura of exclusivity, gives the new money glamour, and lls devotees with revolutionary zeal. None of this is new,
and, as with past monetary innovations, a compelling story may not be enough.

1  Cryptocurrencies capture the public’s fascination because of the mystery attached to them.

2 Perceived as revolutionary by entrepreneurs and mysterious by the public, cryptocurrencies are old wine in
new bottle.

3 Cryptocurrencies, though perceived as incomprehensible, are viewed as revolutionary and liberating.

4 Perceived as mysterious and revolutionary, cryptocurrencies might not offer anything new.

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Directions for question 22: The ve sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) given in this question, when properly
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the proper order for
the sentences and key in this sequence of ve numbers as your answer.

1. Whatever the reason, writers have always lingered on the spots of high colour on pale cheeks, the over-bright
eyes, fevered brow and emaciated frame of, say, Marguerite Gautier in the younger Alexandre Dumas's work
translated as Camille.
2. Yet consumption has been traditionally associated with the romantic and the creative.
3. Not that it lost its spell for the early 20th century. From the sanatorium in Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain to
the tribulations and elations of its medical treatment in A.J. Cronin's The Citadel, tuberculosis seems as di cult
to shake off in the imagination as in life.
4. Consumption ourished in the novels of the 19th century: from those of Dostoyevsky and Victor Hugo to
Dickens and Mrs Gaskell, to mention a few.
5. Perhaps the predatory edge of art is honed on the tragic treasures generated by early death, star-crossed love
and the re ections prompted by the progression to an untimely end.

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Directions for question 23: The ve sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) given in this question, when properly
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the proper order for
the sentences and key in this sequence of ve numbers as your answer.

1. It follows Mahfouz's introspective literary aesthetic that considers itself uniquely Egyptian, and yet, can only
work within the shared universal language of the novel - one of humanity's great inventions.
2. The book chronologically arranges eighty-six short articles Mahfouz wrote after his retirement for his weekly
current-affairs column wijhat nazar ("a point of view")
3. This book keeps reminding its reader of the absence of this novelistic vision as it offers a compilation of brief
articles Mahfouz wrote for the daily Al-Ahram.
4. They cover a variety of topics quite resistant to any thematic grouping: religion, schooling and university
education, political pluralism, national unity, corruption and bureaucracy, censorship, morality, media literacy,
sedition, freethinking, and replies to readers' letters.
5. Civilization, for Naguib Mahfouz, is a strange vision of life that shimmers above the narrow, circuitous alleys
of old Cairo.

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Directions for question 24: Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together
to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. This year, the WWF, which manages the initiative, hopes to build on its growing success and says millions of
actions will be taken in at least 180 countries and territories.
2. For one hour every March since 2007, darkness has swept the globe as grassroots environmentalists,
schools, o ces and those responsible for some of the world’s most iconic landmarks switch off lights in a
symbolic call for more action on climate change.
3. An hour is not going to save the world – but a key message in publicizing the event is that every action counts
and that energized individuals can make genuine change to the way we think about human impact on the planet.
4. We have raised awareness of both Earth Hour itself and the WWF aims and values locally within our
community.
5. According to a record, 187 countries took part in the event’s record breaking 10th year.

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Directions for question 25: Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together
to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. In 2013, Garry Nolan concluded that Ata was human, but the reasons for the dramatic deformities were far
from clear.
2. Now scientists in California have extracted DNA from the mummy’s bones and pieced together the real and
tragic story of the individual, known as Ata.
3. The skeleton, which was sold to a private collector in Spain, was so bizarre it appeared in a documentary as
potential evidence for alien life.
4. When the mummi ed remains of a six-inch humanoid were found in an abandoned mining town in Chile’s
Atacama desert 15 years ago, speculation on its origins ran wild.
5. Rather than a visitor from another world, Ata was a girl who appears to have been stillborn, or to have died
immediately after birth, with devastating mutations that shaped her extraordinary body.

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Directions for question 26: Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together
to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. Micro plastics are particles of less than 5 mm that enter the environment either as primary industrial
products, such as those used in scrubbers and cosmetics, or via urban waste water and broken-down elements
of articles discarded by consumers.
2. There is little doubt that the global production of plastics, at over 300 million tonnes a year according to the
UN Environment Programme, has overwhelmed the capacity of governments to handle what is thrown away as
waste.
3. Waste separation can be achieved in partnership with the community, and presents a major employment
opportunity
4. Plastics are now widely present in the environment, as visible waste along coastlines, in lakes and rivers, and
even in the soil.
5. The recent nding that micro plastic particles are found even in ‘safe’ bottled water indicates the magnitude
of the crisis.

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Directions for question 27 to 30: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Shasha, a restobar owner, observed the drinking habits of the people who visited his restobar last week. The
restobar serves alcoholic drinks of only 3 types – whiskey, vodka and beer. Not all his customers necessarily
drank alcoholic drinks but those who did, they had at least one of the 3 types among whiskey, beer and vodka.
Further, some of his observations during the last week are as follows:
(i) For every 3 customers who drank only whiskey, there was 1 customer who drank only beer and vodka.
(ii) For every 3 customers who drank beer, there was 1 customer who drank vodka and beer, and for every 3
customers who drank vodka, there was 1 customer who drank whiskey and vodka.
(iii) The number of customers who drank only beer was twice the number of customers who drank only vodka.
(iv) The number of customers who drank both beer and vodka was 24 more than twice the number of customers
who drank only vodka and whiskey.
(v) The number of customers who drank only whiskey and beer was 28.

  Q.27 [11594329]
What can be the minimum number of customers who visited the restaurant during the week?

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Shasha, a restobar owner, observed the drinking habits of the people who visited his restobar last week. The
restobar serves alcoholic drinks of only 3 types – whiskey, vodka and beer. Not all his customers necessarily
drank alcoholic drinks but those who did, they had at least one of the 3 types among whiskey, beer and vodka.
Further, some of his observations during the last week are as follows:
(i) For every 3 customers who drank only whiskey, there was 1 customer who drank only beer and vodka.
(ii) For every 3 customers who drank beer, there was 1 customer who drank vodka and beer, and for every 3
customers who drank vodka, there was 1 customer who drank whiskey and vodka.
(iii) The number of customers who drank only beer was twice the number of customers who drank only vodka.
(iv) The number of customers who drank both beer and vodka was 24 more than twice the number of customers
who drank only vodka and whiskey.
(v) The number of customers who drank only whiskey and beer was 28.

  Q.28 [11594329]
If the total number of customers visited restobar during the week was 250, then what could be the minimum
number of customers who did not drink any of the 3 alcoholic drinks?

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Shasha, a restobar owner, observed the drinking habits of the people who visited his restobar last week. The
restobar serves alcoholic drinks of only 3 types – whiskey, vodka and beer. Not all his customers necessarily
drank alcoholic drinks but those who did, they had at least one of the 3 types among whiskey, beer and vodka.
Further, some of his observations during the last week are as follows:
(i) For every 3 customers who drank only whiskey, there was 1 customer who drank only beer and vodka.
(ii) For every 3 customers who drank beer, there was 1 customer who drank vodka and beer, and for every 3
customers who drank vodka, there was 1 customer who drank whiskey and vodka.
(iii) The number of customers who drank only beer was twice the number of customers who drank only vodka.
(iv) The number of customers who drank both beer and vodka was 24 more than twice the number of customers
who drank only vodka and whiskey.
(v) The number of customers who drank only whiskey and beer was 28.

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  Q.29 [11594329]
Which of the following could be a possible number of the customers who drank exactly 2 of the 3 types of
alcoholic drinks?

1  40

2 50

3 60

4 70

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Shasha, a restobar owner, observed the drinking habits of the people who visited his restobar last week. The
restobar serves alcoholic drinks of only 3 types – whiskey, vodka and beer. Not all his customers necessarily
drank alcoholic drinks but those who did, they had at least one of the 3 types among whiskey, beer and vodka.
Further, some of his observations during the last week are as follows:
(i) For every 3 customers who drank only whiskey, there was 1 customer who drank only beer and vodka.
(ii) For every 3 customers who drank beer, there was 1 customer who drank vodka and beer, and for every 3
customers who drank vodka, there was 1 customer who drank whiskey and vodka.
(iii) The number of customers who drank only beer was twice the number of customers who drank only vodka.
(iv) The number of customers who drank both beer and vodka was 24 more than twice the number of customers
who drank only vodka and whiskey.
(v) The number of customers who drank only whiskey and beer was 28.

  Q.30 [11594329]
What is the difference between the number of customers who drank only whiskey and the number of customers
who drank only beer?

1  18

2 16

3 24

4 Cannot be determined

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Five football players of India were asked to rank 5 football teams - P, Q, R, S and T - of other countries from 1 to 5
as per their performances in last year’s tournament, where rank 1 being the highest and rank 5 being the lowest.
Team P was ranked same by all the ve players while team Q was ranked same by exactly 4 players. Team R
was given the same rank by 3 players and another same rank by 2 players. Team S was given the same rank by
3 players and two different ranks by the other 2 players and team T was ranked same by only 2 players and
ranked different by the other 3. At the end, each team was assigned a nal rank equivalent to the rank that was
assigned to that team by maximum number of players. All ve teams had different nal ranks and nal ranks of
teams P, Q and R were 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Also, team R was ranked 4 by exactly two players. Each player had
given a different ranking to each of the ve teams.

  Q.31 [11594329]
Which of the following ranks were given by a player to team Q?

1  3

2 4

3 5

4 4 or 5

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Five football players of India were asked to rank 5 football teams - P, Q, R, S and T - of other countries from 1 to 5
as per their performances in last year’s tournament, where rank 1 being the highest and rank 5 being the lowest.
Team P was ranked same by all the ve players while team Q was ranked same by exactly 4 players. Team R
was given the same rank by 3 players and another same rank by 2 players. Team S was given the same rank by
3 players and two different ranks by the other 2 players and team T was ranked same by only 2 players and
ranked different by the other 3. At the end, each team was assigned a nal rank equivalent to the rank that was
assigned to that team by maximum number of players. All ve teams had different nal ranks and nal ranks of
teams P, Q and R were 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Also, team R was ranked 4 by exactly two players. Each player had
given a different ranking to each of the ve teams.

  Q.32 [11594329]
How many players can rank team S as 4?

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Five football players of India were asked to rank 5 football teams - P, Q, R, S and T - of other countries from 1 to 5
as per their performances in last year’s tournament, where rank 1 being the highest and rank 5 being the lowest.
Team P was ranked same by all the ve players while team Q was ranked same by exactly 4 players. Team R
was given the same rank by 3 players and another same rank by 2 players. Team S was given the same rank by
3 players and two different ranks by the other 2 players and team T was ranked same by only 2 players and
ranked different by the other 3. At the end, each team was assigned a nal rank equivalent to the rank that was
assigned to that team by maximum number of players. All ve teams had different nal ranks and nal ranks of
teams P, Q and R were 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Also, team R was ranked 4 by exactly two players. Each player had
given a different ranking to each of the ve teams.

  Q.33 [11594329]
Find the sum of the two ranks given to the team S, which were different from the same rank given by the three
players?

1  6

2 8

3 7

4 5

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Five football players of India were asked to rank 5 football teams - P, Q, R, S and T - of other countries from 1 to 5
as per their performances in last year’s tournament, where rank 1 being the highest and rank 5 being the lowest.
Team P was ranked same by all the ve players while team Q was ranked same by exactly 4 players. Team R
was given the same rank by 3 players and another same rank by 2 players. Team S was given the same rank by
3 players and two different ranks by the other 2 players and team T was ranked same by only 2 players and
ranked different by the other 3. At the end, each team was assigned a nal rank equivalent to the rank that was
assigned to that team by maximum number of players. All ve teams had different nal ranks and nal ranks of
teams P, Q and R were 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Also, team R was ranked 4 by exactly two players. Each player had
given a different ranking to each of the ve teams.

  Q.34 [11594329]
Which of the following is the correct order of teams, when arranged in increasing order of the sum of the ranks
given to them by the 5 players?

1  P, Q, R, S, T

2 P, Q, R, T, S

3 P, Q, T, R, S

4 Sum is same for two or more teams

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Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

A newly inaugurated drama school has organised some plays to introduce its director’s and choreographer’s
capabilities in the city. They wanted to do this with a fresh batch of talent, hence decided to select actors from
four different schools - S1, S2, S3, S4 - and trained them to act in their ve different plays namely Birbal,
Shakespeare, Romeo-Juliet, LOC and Charlie Chaplin. The table shown below gives the number of actors
required in a play from the four schools. Also, it is known that maximum of 20, 15, 7 and 12 could have been
selected from the schools S1, S2, S3, S4 respectively.

  Q.35 [11594329]
At most how many actors were selected for all the 5 plays?

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A newly inaugurated drama school has organised some plays to introduce its director’s and choreographer’s
capabilities in the city. They wanted to do this with a fresh batch of talent, hence decided to select actors from
four different schools - S1, S2, S3, S4 - and trained them to act in their ve different plays namely Birbal,
Shakespeare, Romeo-Juliet, LOC and Charlie Chaplin. The table shown below gives the number of actors
required in a play from the four schools. Also, it is known that maximum of 20, 15, 7 and 12 could have been
selected from the schools S1, S2, S3, S4 respectively.

  Q.36 [11594329]
At least how many actors were selected for more than one play in all the 4 schools taken together?

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1  16

2 24

3 26

4 25

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A newly inaugurated drama school has organised some plays to introduce its director’s and choreographer’s
capabilities in the city. They wanted to do this with a fresh batch of talent, hence decided to select actors from
four different schools - S1, S2, S3, S4 - and trained them to act in their ve different plays namely Birbal,
Shakespeare, Romeo-Juliet, LOC and Charlie Chaplin. The table shown below gives the number of actors
required in a play from the four schools. Also, it is known that maximum of 20, 15, 7 and 12 could have been
selected from the schools S1, S2, S3, S4 respectively.

  Q.37 [11594329]
Find the sum of the maximum possible number of actors who could be selected for only one play from the
schools S1 and S2.

1  29

2 35

3 30

4 32

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A newly inaugurated drama school has organised some plays to introduce its director’s and choreographer’s
capabilities in the city. They wanted to do this with a fresh batch of talent, hence decided to select actors from
four different schools - S1, S2, S3, S4 - and trained them to act in their ve different plays namely Birbal,
Shakespeare, Romeo-Juliet, LOC and Charlie Chaplin. The table shown below gives the number of actors
required in a play from the four schools. Also, it is known that maximum of 20, 15, 7 and 12 could have been
selected from the schools S1, S2, S3, S4 respectively.

  Q.38 [11594329]
The difference between the maximum number of actors selected for exactly four plays and the minimum
number of actors selected for exactly one play from school S3 is

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Mr. Sharma is hosting a house party wherein he invited his friends and relatives. Mr. Sharma’s wife suggested
him to order food out of the six different food types – Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Burger, noodles, and thali - for the
guests. As per the suggestion of his wife, he ordered the food keeping the following points in mind:
1. He can order multiple numbers of a food type.
2. The order must contain at least 6 food items of at least 3 different types.
3. At most, 2 thali can be ordered.
4. At most, 3 burgers can be ordered.
5. There can be at most one of each of the type - Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Noodles - in an order.
6. If Mr. Sharma adds pizza in his order, then he has to order cold drink also.
7. If he orders pasta as one of the food types, then he cannot order noodles.

  Q.39 [11594329]
What is the maximum numbers of food items that can be ordered?

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Mr. Sharma is hosting a house party wherein he invited his friends and relatives. Mr. Sharma’s wife suggested
him to order food out of the six different food types – Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Burger, noodles, and thali - for the
guests. As per the suggestion of his wife, he ordered the food keeping the following points in mind:
1. He can order multiple numbers of a food type.
2. The order must contain at least 6 food items of at least 3 different types.
3. At most, 2 thali can be ordered.
4. At most, 3 burgers can be ordered.
5. There can be at most one of each of the type - Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Noodles - in an order.
6. If Mr. Sharma adds pizza in his order, then he has to order cold drink also.
7. If he orders pasta as one of the food types, then he cannot order noodles.

  Q.40 [11594329]
If Mr. Sharma has to order cold drink and pasta necessarily, then any of the following pairs of food types would
complete the order, EXCEPT

1  Thali and burger

2 Pizza and thali

3 Pizza and burger

4 All are possible

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Mr. Sharma is hosting a house party wherein he invited his friends and relatives. Mr. Sharma’s wife suggested
him to order food out of the six different food types – Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Burger, noodles, and thali - for the
guests. As per the suggestion of his wife, he ordered the food keeping the following points in mind:
1. He can order multiple numbers of a food type.
2. The order must contain at least 6 food items of at least 3 different types.
3. At most, 2 thali can be ordered.
4. At most, 3 burgers can be ordered.
5. There can be at most one of each of the type - Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Noodles - in an order.
6. If Mr. Sharma adds pizza in his order, then he has to order cold drink also.
7. If he orders pasta as one of the food types, then he cannot order noodles.

  Q.41 [11594329]
If it is necessary to order pasta when cold drink is ordered, then which of the following must be true?

1  Order cannot contain more than 6 items

2 Pizza is de nitely ordered if pasta is ordered.

3 No order will contain less than 7 items.

4 Noodles will not be ordered if pizza is ordered.

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Directions for question 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Mr. Sharma is hosting a house party wherein he invited his friends and relatives. Mr. Sharma’s wife suggested
him to order food out of the six different food types – Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Burger, noodles, and thali - for the
guests. As per the suggestion of his wife, he ordered the food keeping the following points in mind:
1. He can order multiple numbers of a food type.
2. The order must contain at least 6 food items of at least 3 different types.
3. At most, 2 thali can be ordered.
4. At most, 3 burgers can be ordered.
5. There can be at most one of each of the type - Pizza, Pasta, Cold drink, Noodles - in an order.
6. If Mr. Sharma adds pizza in his order, then he has to order cold drink also.
7. If he orders pasta as one of the food types, then he cannot order noodles.

  Q.42 [11594329]
Had the noodles were also possible to be ordered with pasta, then how many different combinations of food
items could have been ordered by Mr. Sharma when number of items is at most 7?

1  29

2 24

3 36

4 None of these.

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Five MBA colleges- P, Q, R, S, and T – were rated from 1 to 5 in ve different attributes – Placement (PL), Hostel
Facilities (HF), Food (FD), Personality Development (PD), and Ethical Awareness (EA), where 1 being the lowest
rating and 5 being the highest. According to the overall rating of each college i.e the sum of the ratings got by a
college in all ve attributes, the college which was rated highest was tagged as the “most aspiring” college and
the one which was rated least was tagged as the “under-developed”. The following bar graph shows the details
about the number of people for each given ratings.

Further details known to us are:


1. All colleges got a rating of 5 in at most three attributes.
2. No college got an overall rating of less than 12.
3. Each of the ve colleges got the rating of both 2 and 4 at least once in some of the attribute(s).

  Q.43 [11594329]
If according to the overall rating, the ve colleges are in the order P>Q>R>S>T, where T has the minimum
possible overall rating and P has the maximum possible overall rating, then what is the overall rating for R?

1  15

2 17

3 14

4 Cannot be determined

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Five MBA colleges- P, Q, R, S, and T – were rated from 1 to 5 in ve different attributes – Placement (PL), Hostel
Facilities (HF), Food (FD), Personality Development (PD), and Ethical Awareness (EA), where 1 being the lowest
rating and 5 being the highest. According to the overall rating of each college i.e the sum of the ratings got by a
college in all ve attributes, the college which was rated highest was tagged as the “most aspiring” college and
the one which was rated least was tagged as the “under-developed”. The following bar graph shows the details
about the number of people for each given ratings.

Further details known to us are:


1. All colleges got a rating of 5 in at most three attributes.
2. No college got an overall rating of less than 12.
3. Each of the ve colleges got the rating of both 2 and 4 at least once in some of the attribute(s).

  Q.44 [11594329]
If only two colleges P and S got the overall rating as 17 and despite getting a rating of 1 in one of the attributes,
none of them were tagged as under developed, then what can be the smallest possible overall rating of the
college tagged as the “most aspiring”?

1  17

2 19

3 18

4 20

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Five MBA colleges- P, Q, R, S, and T – were rated from 1 to 5 in ve different attributes – Placement (PL), Hostel
Facilities (HF), Food (FD), Personality Development (PD), and Ethical Awareness (EA), where 1 being the lowest
rating and 5 being the highest. According to the overall rating of each college i.e the sum of the ratings got by a
college in all ve attributes, the college which was rated highest was tagged as the “most aspiring” college and
the one which was rated least was tagged as the “under-developed”. The following bar graph shows the details
about the number of people for each given ratings.

Further details known to us are:


1. All colleges got a rating of 5 in at most three attributes.
2. No college got an overall rating of less than 12.
3. Each of the ve colleges got the rating of both 2 and 4 at least once in some of the attribute(s).

  Q.45 [11594329]
Which of the following cannot be an overall rating of the college tagged as the “under-developed”?

1  12

2 13

3 15

4 All are possible

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Five MBA colleges- P, Q, R, S, and T – were rated from 1 to 5 in ve different attributes – Placement (PL), Hostel
Facilities (HF), Food (FD), Personality Development (PD), and Ethical Awareness (EA), where 1 being the lowest
rating and 5 being the highest. According to the overall rating of each college i.e the sum of the ratings got by a
college in all ve attributes, the college which was rated highest was tagged as the “most aspiring” college and
the one which was rated least was tagged as the “under-developed”. The following bar graph shows the details
about the number of people for each given ratings.

Further details known to us are:


1. All colleges got a rating of 5 in at most three attributes.
2. No college got an overall rating of less than 12.
3. Each of the ve colleges got the rating of both 2 and 4 at least once in some of the attribute(s).

  Q.46 [11594329]
If three of the ve colleges got their overall rating as distinct prime numbers, then what could be the possible
sum of the ratings of the colleges tagged as the “most aspiring” and the “under-developed”?

1  33

2 31

3 36

4 30

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A chess tournament is taking place at the college club, and the players at all four of the tables are engaged in
their fourth game against their prospective opponents. Tables are placed in a row adjacent to each other. The
arrangement is such that the opponents are facing each other i.e. one is facing the North direction and the other
is facing South. The players with white pieces are: Shahrukh, Sanjay, Saif and Shakti and all are facing the same
direction. The players with black pieces are: Salman, Sunny, Sunil and Sohail, they all are facing the same
direction. The current scores are 3 : 0, 2.5 : 0.5, 2 : 1, and 1.5 : 1.5 (Note: Tied games result in a score of 0.5
points for each player and each win awards 1 point whereas on losing, a player gets 0 point).

Further information:
(i) The player who is using the white pieces at table 4 is Shakti and the current score at table 4 is not 2 : 1.
(ii) Saif is playing at the table to the right of Sohail who has lost all of his games until now.
(iii) Sunil who is not in the lead over his opponent, has not been in a tied game.
(iv) Salman is in lead over his opponent.
(v) Sanjay is playing against Sunny.

  Q.47 [11594329]
What table is Sohail playing at, if he is facing the North direction, and what is the score at that table?

1  Table 1, 2.5 : 1.5

2 Table 2, 3 : 0

3 Table 1, 3 : 0

4 Cannot be determined

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A chess tournament is taking place at the college club, and the players at all four of the tables are engaged in
their fourth game against their prospective opponents. Tables are placed in a row adjacent to each other. The
arrangement is such that the opponents are facing each other i.e. one is facing the North direction and the other
is facing South. The players with white pieces are: Shahrukh, Sanjay, Saif and Shakti and all are facing the same
direction. The players with black pieces are: Salman, Sunny, Sunil and Sohail, they all are facing the same
direction. The current scores are 3 : 0, 2.5 : 0.5, 2 : 1, and 1.5 : 1.5 (Note: Tied games result in a score of 0.5
points for each player and each win awards 1 point whereas on losing, a player gets 0 point).

Further information:
(i) The player who is using the white pieces at table 4 is Shakti and the current score at table 4 is not 2 : 1.
(ii) Saif is playing at the table to the right of Sohail who has lost all of his games until now.
(iii) Sunil who is not in the lead over his opponent, has not been in a tied game.
(iv) Salman is in lead over his opponent.
(v) Sanjay is playing against Sunny.

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Whose score is highest among all the players if Shahrukh is playing against Sunil?

1  Salman

2 Saif

3 Shakti

4 Shahrukh

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A chess tournament is taking place at the college club, and the players at all four of the tables are engaged in
their fourth game against their prospective opponents. Tables are placed in a row adjacent to each other. The
arrangement is such that the opponents are facing each other i.e. one is facing the North direction and the other
is facing South. The players with white pieces are: Shahrukh, Sanjay, Saif and Shakti and all are facing the same
direction. The players with black pieces are: Salman, Sunny, Sunil and Sohail, they all are facing the same
direction. The current scores are 3 : 0, 2.5 : 0.5, 2 : 1, and 1.5 : 1.5 (Note: Tied games result in a score of 0.5
points for each player and each win awards 1 point whereas on losing, a player gets 0 point).

Further information:
(i) The player who is using the white pieces at table 4 is Shakti and the current score at table 4 is not 2 : 1.
(ii) Saif is playing at the table to the right of Sohail who has lost all of his games until now.
(iii) Sunil who is not in the lead over his opponent, has not been in a tied game.
(iv) Salman is in lead over his opponent.
(v) Sanjay is playing against Sunny.

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Which player has black pieces and the highest score?

1  Salman

2 Sunny

3 Sunil

4 Sohail

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A chess tournament is taking place at the college club, and the players at all four of the tables are engaged in
their fourth game against their prospective opponents. Tables are placed in a row adjacent to each other. The
arrangement is such that the opponents are facing each other i.e. one is facing the North direction and the other
is facing South. The players with white pieces are: Shahrukh, Sanjay, Saif and Shakti and all are facing the same
direction. The players with black pieces are: Salman, Sunny, Sunil and Sohail, they all are facing the same
direction. The current scores are 3 : 0, 2.5 : 0.5, 2 : 1, and 1.5 : 1.5 (Note: Tied games result in a score of 0.5
points for each player and each win awards 1 point whereas on losing, a player gets 0 point).

Further information:
(i) The player who is using the white pieces at table 4 is Shakti and the current score at table 4 is not 2 : 1.
(ii) Saif is playing at the table to the right of Sohail who has lost all of his games until now.
(iii) Sunil who is not in the lead over his opponent, has not been in a tied game.
(iv) Salman is in lead over his opponent.
(v) Sanjay is playing against Sunny.

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Who is the winning player at Table 4?

1  Salman

2 Shakti

3 Shahrukh

4 Either (1) and (2)

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R bought a washing machine by paying Rs.5,000 as downpayment and Rs.28,800 in two equal installments at
20% interest compounded anually at the end of each year. Find the cost (in Rs.) of machine without
installments.

1  27000

2 30000

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3 25000

4 35000

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Ravi’s present age is 50% of Charu’s present age. If a few years ago Ravi’s age was 33.33% of the Charu’s age,
then nd out the percentage change in Ravi’s age over the time.

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A person can complete a work in 257 days. First day, that person worked alone. Second day another person
joined him who can complete the whole work alone in 128.5 days. Third day one more person joined them,
whose e ciency is double as compared to the second person, and so on. Find the number of days required to
complete the work.

4 8

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1  logb(2x + y)

2 loga(2x + y)

4 2x + y

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If a, b and c be non-zero numbers such that the average of 2a and 3b equals the average of b and 3c, then what
is the average of a and b?

1  3c/2

2 3c

3 3c/4

4 c/2

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While walking at a speed of 25 km/hr, Ramesh reaches his o ce 5 minutes late. If he were walking at the speed
of 30 km/hr, he would have reached his o ce 10 minutes early. At what speed (in km/ hr) should he be walking
to reach o ce on time?

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1  26.47

2 16.67

3 33.33

4 23.42

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If n is a number having exactly 7 factors, then nd the number of factors of n2.

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A class has 20 boys and 10 girls. If the average weight of boys are interchanged with average weight of girls in
the class, the new average weight of the class increases by 2. The average of average weight of boys and
average weight of girls is how much more than the average weight of the class?

1  8

2 5

3 3

4 1

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If X and Y started a business by investing Rs. 300 and Rs. 500 respectively. After 4 months Z also invested in the
business with Rs. 800. If after one year the pro t earned in the business is Rs.4,000, then the share (in Rs.) of Y
and Z in it taken together is

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Garvit was used to sell onions at marked price only. But due to excessive supply of onions, he was forced to
offer 50% discount on it due to which his pro t percentage comes down to 1/3rd of the original pro t
percentage. What is the ratio of marked price to the cost price of the onions?

1  5:1

2 6:1

3 4:1

4 8:1

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Vikram bought two different varieties of rice R1 and R2 costing Rs. 20/kg and Rs. 50/kg respectively. He mixes
them in the ratio 3 : 2 and sells them at Rs. 50/kg. What is his pro t percentage (up to two decimal places)?

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AP, AQ and BC are three tangents to the circle, having centre O, as shown in the above gure. Find the measure
(in degree) of angle (BOC).

1  67.5

2 90

3 45

4 30

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A special bike is designed in such a way that the front wheel travels two more rounds as compared to the rear
wheel when the bike travels 80 m. Had the circumference of front wheel was 25% more and that of rear wheel
was 3/5th times more than the original, then the front wheel would have travelled 3 more rounds than the rear
wheel for the same given distance. What is the circumference of the rear wheel?

1  8m

2 10 m

3 16 m

4 None of these

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If the 2nd term of a Geometric Progression is 3.5 and the 5th term is 2401/16, then nd the 4th term of the
same series.

1  343/4

2 343/8

3 49/8

4 49/16

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Find the number of perfect squares less than (14141)5.

1  36

2 35

3 34

4 Cannot be determined

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M = 728y15x324 is a 10-digit natural number, where x and y are single digits. How many values can (x + y) take
for which M is a multiple of 48?

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The expression n3 – 6n2 + 5n, where n is an integer greater than 5, is always divisible by which of the following?

1  5

2 6

3 7

4 9

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If a and b are the roots of the equation x2 – 4x – 5 = 0, the which of the following equation has its roots as a3
and b3?

1  x2 – 5x + 6 = 0

2 x2 – 24x + 25 = 0

3 x2 – 124x + 125 = 0

4 x2 – 124x – 125 = 0

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Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 120 km/h and including stoppages, it is 90 km/h. For how many
minutes does the bus stop per hour?

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Sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is 1 less than the product of its roots, where one of the roots is 1 more
than the other root. Find the constant term of the qudaratic equation.

1  either 2 or 3

2 either 6 or 0

3 either 0 or -1

4 None of these

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A man bought 20 toffees in a rupee. How many should he sell in a rupee to earn a loss of 16.66%?

1  18

2 24

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3 25

4 30

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  Q.72 [11594329]
A man was carrying Rs. ‘x’ and ‘y’ paise. He spent Rs. 9 and 30 paise on some candies and was left with Rs. ‘3y’
and ‘2x’ paise. Find the value of x.

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  Q.73 [11594329]
If a square is selected from an 8 × 8 chessboard, then nd the probability that the selected square is of size 4 ×
4.

1  25/204

2 15/102

3 7/102

4 2/51

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There are some students in two rooms - A and B. If 10 students are sent from room A to room B, the number of
students in each room becomes equal. While if 20 students are sent from room B to room A, the number of
students in room A becomes double the number of students in room B. Find the number of students in room A
and room B respectively.

1  80, 60

2 100, 80

3 70, 35

4 60, 40

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  Q.75 [11594329]
The monthly telephone bills of a company has a xed tariff of Rs. 250 for up to 50 outgoing calls, above which
charge of Rs. 1.25 per call needs to be paid. If the ratio of the monthly bills paid by A and B is 2 : 3 and the
number of outgoing calls by A is 90, then what is the total number of outgoing calls made by B in that month?

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