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DirectionsforQuestions13:Choosetheoptionwhichwillcorrectlyfilltheblank.

1.ThistraintravelsfromLondon______Paris.
A.atB.toC.overD.below
Ans:B

2.Westoodattheback______thetheater.
A.ofB.onC.inD.for
Ans:of

3.Iwillwork_________fiveo'clock.
A.untilB.upC.inD.to

DirectionsforQuestions46:ChoosethewordnearestinmeaningtothewordinITALICSfromthegiven
options.

4.Theantidotetotheseproblemsishardtofind
A.CauseforB.ResultofC.RemedyforD.ConsequenceofE.Noneofthese
Ans:C

5.Becauseofafamilyfeud,heneverspoketohisaife'sparents.
A.CrisisB.TroubleC.ProblemD.QuarrelE.Noneofthese
Ans:D

6.Thearticleiswritteninaverylucidstyle.
A.ElaborateB.ClearC.IntricateD.NobleE.Noneofthese
Ans:B

DirectionsforQuestions710:Choosetheansweroptionwhichwillcorrectlyfilltheblank.

7._________manranintothestreet.Acarhit____man.
A.A,theB.An,theC.the,theD.A,the

8.Theinterestingthingabout_____RomansisalltheroadsthattheybuiltinBritain.
A.AB.AnC.noneoftheseD.The

9.AlbertEinsteinwas_____famousscientist.Einsteinwon_______NobelPrizeinPhysicsin1921.Einstein
lefthiscountryandlivedin_______Statesuntilhediedin1955.
A)A,the,anB)A,the,theC)A,an,theD)An,an,the
Ans:B

10.Areyoushoppingfor________healthclubtojoinsoyoucangetinshape?Shopwisely!Youcouldend
upchoosing_______wrongclubandlosingmoremoneythanpounds.
A)the,anB)the,theC)A,theD)An,the
Ans:C

DirectionsforQuestions1116:

Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollowonthebasisoftheinformationprovidedin
thepassage.

Thepioneersoftheteachingofscienceimaginedthatitsintroductionintoeducationwouldremovethe
conventionality,artificiality,andbackwardlookingnesswhichwerecharacteristicofclassicalstudies,but
theyweregravelydisappointed.So,too,intheirtimehadthehumaniststhoughtthatthestudyofthe
classicalauthorsintheoriginalwouldbanishatoncethedullpedantryandsuperstitionofmediaeval
scholasticism.Theprofessionalschoolmasterwasamatchforbothofthem,andhasalmostmanagedto
maketheunderstandingofchemicalreactionsasdullandasdogmaticanaffairasthereadingofVirgil's
Aeneid.Thechiefclaimfortheuseofscienceineducationisthatitteachesachildsomethingaboutthe
actualuniverseinwhichheisliving,inmakinghimacquaintedwiththeresultsofscientificdiscovery,and
atthesametimeteacheshimhowtothinklogicallyandinductivelybystudyingscientificmethod.A
certainlimitedsuccesshasbeenreachedinthefirstoftheseaims,butpracticallynoneatallinthe
second.Thoseprivilegedmembersofthecommunitywhohavebeenthroughasecondaryorpublicschool
educationmaybeexpectedtoknowsomethingabouttheelementaryphysicsandchemistryofahundred
yearsago,buttheyprobablyknowhardlymorethananybrightboycanpickupfromaninterestin
wirelessorscientifichobbiesoutofschoolhours.Astothelearningofscientificmethod,thewholethingis
palpablyafarce.Actually,fortheconvenienceofteachersandtherequirementsoftheexamination
system,itisnecessarythatthepupilsnotonlydonotlearnscientificmethodbutlearnpreciselythe
reverse,thatis,tobelieveexactlywhattheyaretoldandtoreproduceitwhenasked,whetheritseems
nonsensetothemornot.Thewayinwhicheducatedpeoplerespondtosuchquackeriesasspiritualismor
astrology,nottosaymoredangerousonessuchasracialtheoriesorcurrencymyths,showsthatfifty
yearsofeducationinthemethodofscienceinBritainorGermanyhasproducednovisibleeffectwhatever.
Theonlywayoflearningthemethodofscienceisthelongandbitterwayofpersonalexperience,and,
untiltheeducationalorsocialsystemsarealteredtomakethispossible,thebestwecanexpectisthe
productionofaminorityofpeoplewhoareabletoacquiresomeofthetechniquesofscienceandastill
smallerminoritywhoareabletouseanddevelopthem.
11.Theauthorimpliesthatthe'professionalschoolmaster'has
A.nointerestinteachingscience
B.thwartedattemptstoenliveneducation
C.aidedtruelearning
D.supportedthehumanists
E.beenapioneerinbothscienceandhumanities.
Ans:B

12.Theauthor'sattitudetosecondaryandpublicschooleducationinthesciencesis.Alsosee:Accenture
Recruitment2017
A.ambivalentB.neutraC.supportiveD.satiricalE.contemptuous
Ans:E

13.Theword'palpably'mostnearlymeans
A.empiricallyB.obviouslyC.tentativelyD.markedlyE.ridiculously
Ans:B

14.Theauthorblamesallofthefollowingforthefailuretoimpartscientificmethodthroughtheeducation
systemexcept
A.poorteaching
B.examinationmethods
C.lackofdirectexperience
D.thesocialandeducationsystems
E.lackofinterestonthepartofstudents
Ans:E

15.Iftheauthorweretostudycurrenteducationinsciencetoseehowthingshavechangedsincehewrote
thepiece,hewouldprobablybemostinterestedintheanswertowhichofthefollowingquestions?
A.Dostudentsknowmoreabouttheworldaboutthem?
B.Dostudentsspendmoretimeinlaboratories?
C.Canstudentsapplytheirknowledgelogically?
D.Havetextbooksimproved?
E.Dotheyrespecttheirteachers
Ans:C
16.Astrology(line31)ismentionedasanexampleof
A.asciencethatneedstobebetterunderstood
B.abeliefwhichnoeducatedpeoplehold
C.somethingunsupportabletothosewhohaveabsorbedthemethodsofscience
D.thegravestdangertosociety
E.anacknowledgedfailureofscience
Ans:C

DirectionsforQuestions1720:

Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollowonthebasisoftheinformationprovidedinthe
passage.
Furthermore,insofarasanyconclusionaboutitsauthorcanbedrawnfromfiveorsixplaysattributedto
him,theWakefieldMasteriswithoutexceptionconsideredtobeamanofsharpcontemporary
observation.Hewas,probablyclericallyeducated,asindicatedbyhisLatinandmusic,hisBiblicaland
patristiclore.Eventodayheisrememberedforhishisquicksympathyfortheoppressedandforgotten
man,hissharpeyeforcharacter,areadyearforcolloquial,vernacularturnsofspeechandahumor
alternatelyrudeandboisterous,coarseandhappy.Thereforeinspiteofhisconsciousartistryascanbe
seeninhisfeelingforintricatemetricalandstanzaforms,heisregardedasakindofmedievalSteinbeck,
indignantlyangryat,uncompromisinglyandevenbrutallyrealisticinpresentingtheplightofthe
agriculturalpoor.
Itisnowfairlyacceptedtoregardtheplayasakindofultimatepointinthesecularizationofthemedieval
drama.Thereforemorestresshasbeenlaidonitasdepictingrealisticallyhumblemannersandpastoral
lifeinthebleakofthewestridingofYorkshireonatypicallycoldnightofDecember24th.Afterwhatare
oftenregardedasalmost"documentaries"giveninthethreesuccessivemonologuesofthethree
shepherds,criticsgoontoaffirmthattherealismisthenintensifiedintoaburlesquemocktreatmentof
theNativity.FinallyasasortofepilogueorafterthoughtindeferencetotheBiblicaloriginsofthe
materials,theplayslidesbackintoanatavisticmoodofearlyinnocentreverence.Inactuality,thefinal
sceneistheculminatingsceneandalsotheraisond'etreoftheintroductory"realism."
Superficiallythepresentplaysupportstheconventionalviewofitsmoodofsecularrealism.Atthesame
time,the"realism"oftheWakefieldMasterisofaparadoxicalturn.Hiswideknowledgeofpeople,aswell
asbooksindicatesnocloisteredcontemplativebutoneincloserelationtohistimes.Still,thatlifewas
afterallapredominantlyreligiousone,atimewhichneverneglectedthebeliefthatmanwasarebellious
andsinfulcreatureinneedofredemption.Sodeeply(onecanhardlysay"naively"ofsosophisticateda
writer)andimplicitlyreligiousistheMasterthatheislessable(orlesswilling)topresentactualhistory
realisticallythanistheauthoroftheBromeAbrahamandIsaac.Hishistoricalsenseisevenlessrealistic
thanthatofChaucerwhojustafewyearsbeforehaddoneforhisowntime"costumeromances,"suchas
TheKnight'sTele,TroilusandCressida,etc.Furthermore,usedhighlyromanticmaterials,whichcould
excusehistakinglibertieswithhistory.
17.Ofthefollowingstatements,whichisnottrueofWakefieldMaster?
A.HeandChaucerwerecontemporaries.
B.WakefieldMasterisrememberedashavingwrittenfiveorsixrealisticplays.
C.Hisplaysrealisticallyportraytheplightofthecountryfolkofhisday
D.HiswritingwassimilartothatofJohnSteinbeck.
E.Hewasanaccomplishedartist.
Ans:D

18.Theword'patristic'inthefirstparagraphisusedtomean:
A.patrioticB.superstitiousC.folkD.relatingtotheChristianFathersE.realistic
Ans:D

19.Thestatementaboutthe"secularizationofthemedievaldrama"(openingsentenceofthesecond
paragraph)referstothe
A.Introductionofreligiousthemesintheearlydays
B.Presentationoferuditematerial
C.Useofcontemporarymaterials
D.Returntoearlyinnocentreverenceattheendoftheplay
E.Introductionofmundanemattersinreligiousplays
Ans:E

20.Fromthefollowingwhatwouldthewriterbeexpectedtodointhesubsequentparagraphs:
A.MakeajustificationforhiscomparisonwithSteinbeck
B.Putforthaviewpoint,whichwouldtakeupthethoughtofthesecondparagraph
C.Pointouttheanachronismsintheplay
D.DiscusstheworksofChaucer
E.TalkaboutthelackofrealismintheworksoftheWakefieldMaster.
Ans:B

Section2AnalyticalAbility
No.ofQuestions:20
DurationinMinutes:20

21.Iff(x)=(x50),whatisthevalueoff(5)?
A.75B.25C.0D.25E.75
Ans:B

22.Helpersareneededtoprepareforthefete.Eachhelpercanmakeeither2largecakesor35small
cakesperhour.Thekitchenisavailablefor3hoursand20largecakesand700smallcakesareneeded.
Howmanyhelpersarerequired?
A.10B.15C.20D.25E.30
Ans:A

23.Iff(x)=(x+2)/(x2)forallintegersexceptx=2,whichofthefollowinghasthegreatestvalue?
A.f(1)B.f(0)C.f(1)D.f(3)E.f(4)
Ans:D

24.Aperfectcubeisanintegerwhosecuberootisaninteger.Forexample,27,64and125areperfect
cubes.Ifpandqareperfectcubes,whichofthefollowingwillnotnecessarilybeaperfectcube?
A.8pB.pqC.pq+27D.pE.(pq)6
Ans:C

25.Apieceofribbon4yardslongisusedtomakebowsrequiring15inchesofribbonforeach.Whatisthe
maximumnumberofbowsthatcanbemade?
A.8B.9C.10D.11E.12
Ans:B

26.IfV=12R/(r+R),thenR=
A.Vr/(12V)B.Vr+V/12C.Vr12D.V/r12E.V(r+1)/12
Ans:A

27.Thenumberofdegreesthatthehourhandofaclockmovesthroughbetweennoonand2.30inthe
afternoonofthesamedayis
A.720B.180C.75D.65E.60
Ans:C

28.(3x+2)(2x5)=ax+kx+n.Whatisthevalueofan+k?
A.5B.8C.9D.10E.11
Ans:A

29.Iftheradiusofacircleisincreasedby20%thentheareaisincreasedby:
A.44%B.120%C.144%D.40%E.Noneoftheabove
Ans:A

30.Iftheareaoftwocirclesareintheratio169:196thentheratiooftheirradiiis
A.10:11B.11:12C.12:13D.13:14E.Noneoftheabove
Ans:D
DirectionsforQuestions3134:Ineachquestionbelowisgivenastatementfollowedbytwoassumptions
numberedIandII.considerthestatementanddecidewhichofthegivenassumptionisimplicit.
Giveanswer(A)ifonlyIisimplicit(B)ifonlyassumptionIIisimplicit(C)IfeitherIorIIisimplicit
(D)ifneitherInorIIisimplicit(E)ifbothIandIIareimplicit.

31.Statement:Itisdesirabletoputthechildinschoolattheageof5orso.
Assumptions:
IAtthatagethechildreachesappropriatelevelofdevelopmentandisreadytolearn.
IITheschoolsdonotadmitchildrenaftersixyearsofage.
Ans:A

32.Statement:Thegovernmenthasdecidedtoreducethecustomdutyoncomputerperipherals
Assumptions:
IThedomesticmarketpriceofcomputerperipheralsmaygoupnearfuture
IIThedomesticmanufacturersmayopposethedecision
Ans:D

33.Statement:"ASthereisagreatdemand,everypersontaketicketsoftheprogrammewillbegiven
onlyfivetickets".
Assumptions:
ITheorganizersarenotkeenonsellingthetickets.
IINooneisinterestedingettingmorethanfivetickets
Ans:D

34.Statement:Therailwayauthoritiesaredecidedtoincreasethefreightchargesby10%inviewofthe
possibilityofincurringlossesinthecurrentfinancialyear.
Assumptions:
IThevolumeoffreightduringtheremainingperiodmayremainsame.
IITheamountsoobtainedmaysetoffapartortotaloftheestimateddeficit
Ans:B

35.Thereare4boysand3girls.Whatistheprobabilitytheboysandgirlssitalternately?
Ans:1/35

36.Twotrainsare2kmsapart.Speedofonetrainis20m/sandtheothertrainisrunningat30m/s.
Lengthsofthetrainsare200and300m.Inhowmuchtimedothetrainscrosseachother?
Ans:50seconds

37.Atrainrunsfirsthalfofthedistanceat40km/hrandtheremaininghalfat60km/hr.Whatisthe
averagespeedfortheentirejourney?
Ans:48km/hr

38.Aboxcontains90mtseachof100gmsand100boltseachof150gms.Iftheentireboxweighs35.5
kg.,thentheweightoftheemptyboxis:
A.10kgB.10.5kgC.11kgD.11.5kgE.Noneoftheabove
Ans:D

39.Afatheristhreetimesasoldashisson.Afterfifteenyearsthefatherwillbetwiceasoldashisson's
ageatthattime.Hencethefather'spresentageis
A.36B.42C.45D.48E.Noneoftheabove
Ans:C

40.Whichofthefollowingisthegreatest?
A.40%of30B.3/5of25C.6.5%of200D.Fivemorethanthesquareof3E.1/24
Ans:E

DirectionsforQuestions4145:Followthedirectionsgivenbelowtoanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Your
answerforeachquestionbelowwouldbe:A,ifALLTHREEitemsgiveninthequestionareexactlyALIKE.
B,ifonlytheFIRSTandSECONDitemsareexactlyALIKE.C,ifonlytheFIRSTandTHIRDitemsareexactly
ALIKE.D,ifonlytheSECONDandTHIRDitemsareexactlyALIKE.E,ifALLTHREEitemsareDIFFERENT.
41)04274567324,04274567154,04274567324
A)AB)BC)CD)DE)E
Ans:C

42)HHMKKKJKNOII,HHMKKKJKNOII,HHMKKKJKNOII
A)AB)BC)CD)DE)E
Ans:A

43)YXXYXXYXYY,YXXYYXYXYY,YXXYXXYXXY
A)AB)BC)CD)DE)E
Ans:E

44)7661637.8787,7666137.8787,7666137.8787
A)AB)BC)CD)DE)E
Ans:D

45)101100110.0101,101100110.0101,101100100.0101
A)AB)BC)CD)DE)E
Ans:B

DirectionsforQuestions4650:Whatshouldcomeinplaceofthequestionmark(?)inthefollowing
numberseries?
46.9921056?119012601332
A.1112B.1082C.1134D.1092E.Noneofthese
Ans:E

47.15625625025001000?160
A.600B.400C.500D.650E.Noneofthese
Ans:B

48.80370?155024403530
A.900B.840C.750D.860E.Noneofthese
Ans:D

49.15512161100?46452
A.6630B.6650C.6560D.6530E.Noneofthese
Ans:A

50.2428365284?
A.144B.135C.148D.140E.Noneofthese
Ans:C

DirectionsforQuestions5155:

Readthefollowinginstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelowit:
FromagroupofsixboysM,N,O,P,Q,RandfivegirlsG,H,I,J,Kateamofsixistobeselected.Someofthe
criteriaofselectionareasfollows:
MandJgotogether
OcannotbeplacedwithN
IcannotgowithJ
NgoeswithH
PandQhavetobetogether
KandRgotogether
Unlessotherwisestated,thesecriteriaareapplicabletoallthefollowingquestions:

51.Iftheteamconsistsof2girlsandIisoneofthem,theothermembersare
A.GMRPQB.HNOPQC.KOPQRD.KRMNP
Ans:C

52.IftheteamhasfourboysincludingOandR,themembersoftheteamotherthanOandRare
A.HIPQB.GKPQC.GJPQD.GJMP
Ans:B

53.Iffourmembersareboys,whichofthefollowingcannotconstitutetheteam?
A.GJMOPQB.HJMNPQC.JKMNORD.JKMPQR
Ans:C

54.IfbothKandParemembersoftheteamandthreeboysinallareincludedintheteam,themembers
oftheteamotherthanKandPare
A.GIRQB.GJRMC.HIRQD.IJRQ
Ans:A

55.iftheteamhasthreegirlsincludingJandK,themembersoftheteamotherthanJandKare
A.GHNRB.MNOGC.MORGD.NHOR
Ans:C