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and 6 to form a logical sequence.
1. This is a compilation of questions from various entrance 1. The process continued for millions of years.
exams in last 20 years. Practicing these would give you A. Tibet, before the collision of the continents, had been
confidence and keep you closer to the expected. a well-watered plain along the southern edge of
2. Make a routine. Do this section every day in addition to the Asia.
GATE Main syllabus. B. Nor has this process stopped.
3. Reading newspaper regularly would give you command on C. On the site of the ancient sea there stood the highest
this section. Also keep a dictionary handy.
and newest mountains in the-world.
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D. It was not only pushed upwards but gradually
deprived of its rainfall by the young mountains and
so changed into the high cold desert.
1. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
6. India is still moving north at the rate of 5 cm a year,
and 6 to form a logical sequence.
and each year the rocky summits of the Himalayas
1. Clues to the answer lie at your feet scattered among
are an mm higher.
the rubble.
(A) CBAD (B) DCBA
A. Most are only a few inches across.
(C) BADC (D) ADCB
B. The rock here is crumbling, easily-split sandstone and
in it lie thousands upon thousands of coiled shells.
5. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1
C. They are ammonites.
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six
D. Some are big as cartwheels.
sentences.
6. No ammonite is alive today but a hundred million
1. Chichen Itza, last outpost of the Mayan civilization,
years ago, they flourished in vast numbers.
was built in the heat of the arid Yucatan peninsula,
(A) ADCB (B) BADC
unlike most of the earlier Mayan cities, which were
(C) CBAD (D) DCBA
built in rain forests.
A. If she survived in the dark water until midday,
2. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
priests hauled her out to ask what the gods had
and 6 to form a logical sequence.
hold her
1. A reptile becomes stuck in a swamp and dies.
B. In times of crisis, a maiden was hurled at dawn into
A. Over great periods of time, the peat is compressed
the 60-ft. deep hole in the limestone rock.
and turned to coal.
C. The city folks drank from one well and used the
B. As the centuries pass and more vegetation
other as a well of sacrifice.
accumulates, the deposit turns to peat.
D. It got its water from two wells known as Cenotes,
C. Changes in sea level may cause the swamp to be
fed by underwater streams.
flooded and layers of sand to be deposited on top of
6. The Mayans also threw cherished possessions into
the peat.
the hole-carved jade, gold, nodules of resin uses as
D. Dead vegetation drifts to the bottom and covers
incense, copper discs and human skeletons have all
them.
been dredged out of it.
6. The reptiles bones still remain within it.
(A) DCBA (B) BCAD
(A) DBCA (B) BCDA
(C) CADB (D) ABCD
(C) CDBA (D) DABC
6. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1
3. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
and 6 to form a logical sequence.
1. All human beings are aware of the existence of a
1. Voyager-I was very high in the ecliptic plane.
power greater than that of the mortals the name
A. They are triumphs of human engineering and one of
given to such a power by individuals is an outcome
the glories of the American space program.
of birth, education and choice.
B. In 1981, it had made a close pass by Titan, the giant
A. This power provides an anchor in times of adversity,
moon of Saturn.
difficulty and trouble.
C. The two Voyager robots have explored four planets
B. Industrial organizations also contribute to the
and nearly sixty moons.
veneration of this power by participating in
D. Its sister ship, Voyager, was patched on a different
activities such as religious ceremonies and
trajectory, so she was able to perform her celebrated
festivities organized by the employees.
explorations of Uranus and Neptune.
C. Their other philanthropic contributions include the
6. They will be in the history books when much else
construction and maintenance of religious places
about our time is forgotten.
such as temples or gurudwaras.
(A) CBDA (B) DACB
D. Logically, therefore, such a power should be
(C) BDCA (D) BCDA
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6. The top management/managers should participate
in all such events, irrespective of their personal
choice.
(A) ADBC (B) BCAD
(C) CADB (D) DACB
7. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
1. Total forgiveness for a mistake committed generates
a sense of complacency towards target achievement
among the employees.
A. In such a situation, the work ethos gets distorted and
individuals get a feeling that they can get away with
any lapse.
B. The feeling that they develop is whether I produce
results or not, the management will not punish me
or does not have the guts to punish me.
C. Also, excess laxity damages management credibility,
because for a long time, the management has
maintained that dysfunctional behavior will result in
punishment, and when something goes wrong, it
fails to take specific punitive action.
D. The severity of the punishment may be reduced by
modifying it, but some action must be taken against
the guilty so as to serve as a reminder for all others
in the organization.
6. Moreover, it helps establish the managements image
of being firmed, fair and yet human.
(A) DCBA (B) BADC
(C) DBCA (D) CABD
8. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
1. Managers must lead by example; they should not be
averse to giving a hand in manual work, if required.
A. They should also update their competence to guide
their subordinates; this would be possible only if
they keep in regular touch with new processes,
machines, instruments, gauges, systems and
gadgets.
B. Work must be allocated to different groups and team
members in clear, specific terms.
C. Too much of wall-building is detrimental to the
exercise of the personal charisma of the leader
whose presence should not be felt only through
notices, circulars or memos, but by being seen
physically.
D. Simple, clean living among ones people should be
insisted upon.
6. This would mean the maintaining of an updated
organization chart; laying down job descriptions;
identifying key result areas; setting personal targets;
and above all, monitoring of performance, to meet
organizational goals.
(A) BDAC (B) BCDA
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(C) ADCB (D) ACDB
9. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
1. Conflicting demands for resources are always voiced
by different functions/departments in an
organization.
A. Every manager examines the task entrusted to him
and evaluates the resources required.
B. Availability of resources in full measure makes task
achievement easy because it reduces the effort
needed to somehow make-do.
C. A safety cushion is built into demand for resources, to
offset the adverse impact of any cut imposed by the
seniors.
D. This aspect needs to be understood as the reality.
6. Dynamic, energetic, growth-oriented and wise
managements are always confronted with the
inadequacy of resources with respect to one of the
four Ms (men, machines, money and materials) and
the two Ts (time and technology).
(A) DABC (B) ACBD
(C) ABCD (D) BCDA
10. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
1. The Ethiopians, who believe that they are Gods
chosen people have a special legend to justify their
confidence.
A. According to the legend, God molded the first man
from clay.
B. He took the second burnt and black, so he threw
them away to the South of Africa.
C. He took the second batch out too soon and they were
pasty and white, so he threw them away to the
North, where they became Arabs and Europeans.
D. He put the first batch in the oven to bake but left
them too long.
6. The third batch came out just right and he put them
in Ethiopia.
(A) ADBC (B) DCBA
(C) BACD (D) CBDA
11. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.
1. According to Greek myth, Pandora was the first
woman.
A. Only hope was left.
B. She was sent to the rebellious Zeus as a punishment
for mankind.
C. She was given a box to take with her, with
instructions not to open it.
D. Because she was curious, she disobeyed, opened the
box and all the evils of the world flew out.
6. Pandoras box has since become a symbol for any
action whose consequences are dangerously
unpredictable.
(A) DCBA (B) ABCD
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(C) BCDA (D) CADB A. These researchers have become so knowledgeable

about their subjects that they have been guiding us
12. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 to the right place at the right time.
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. B. The great increase during the past decade in the
1. Despite the passage of time, a large number of number of scientists actively involved in observing
conflicts continue to remain alive, because the animals in the wild is very important.
wronged parties, in reality or in imagination, wish to C. They have guided us to see exactly that aspect of
take revenge upon each other, thus creating a behavior that was of particular interest to us.
vicious circle. D. Almost every group of large animals is now being
A. At times, managers are called upon to take ruthless studied by scientists everywhere.
decisions in the long-term interests of the (A) BDAC (B) CBDA
organization. (C) DCBA (D) ACBD
B. People hurt others, at times knowingly, to teach them
a lesson and, at other times, because they lack 16. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the
correct understanding of the other person have maximum number of times.
stand. A. Professional studies have become the______of the
C. The delegation of any power, to any person, is never rich.
absolute. B. Every citizen has the ______ to speak, travel and live
D. Every ruthless decision will be easier to accept if the as he pleases.
situation at the moment of committing the act is C. He has a definite _______ over all his rivals.
objectively analyzed, shared openly and discussed D. Sheron no longer has the _____ of the companys
rationally. bungalow and car.
6. If power is misused, its effects can last only for a (A) advantage (B) privilege
while, since employees are bound to confront it (C) right (D) right concession
someday, more so, the talented ones.
(A) BCAD (B) ADBC 17. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the
(C) DABC (D) BADC maximum number of times.
A. The men there have fought _______ and emotional
13. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent withdrawal, and were more capable of helping Jim.
paragraph. B. But ________ does occasionally inflict all the adults.
A. The remaining chapters were written by various C. A person who is deeply hurt feels very____
authors to Jungs direction. D. It is hard to survive this feeling of _____.
B. The chapter that bears his name is his work and (A) dejection (B) lonely
nobody elses. (C) trouble (D) depression
C. The final editing of the complete work after Jungs
death has been done by Dr. Von Franz. 18. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the
D. It was written, incidentally, in English. maximum number of times.
(A) CBDA (B) ADBC A. I have had a small power of______
(C) ACDB (D) DCBA B. Down with a very high fever, he suffers from
frequents fits of ________
14. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent C. They are now bitter enemies, all because of a small
paragraph. _________
A. The quintessence, for example, a lizard is only fully D. Her ______ is the most creative thing she has ever
understandable in the light of the particular possessed.
possibilities and limitations dictated by its reptilian (A) illusion (B) imagination
nature. (C) hallucination (D) misunderstanding
B. The films we made, tried to document the lives of
particular animals showing how each found its food, 19. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the
defended itself and courted etc. maximum number of times.
C. We seldom examined the basic character of its A. Communism states that every individual must live for
anatomy. the _____
D. One element, however, was missing. B. The _______ of the affairs of the nation is deplorable.
(A) ACBD (B) BADC C. ________ have been laid down by the United States,
(C) ADBC (D) CDAB states The Statesman.
D. No __________ has succeeded in gaining complete
15. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent autonomy from the Federal government.
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Four parts of a sentence have been given. From the (A) enthralling (B) accomplished
alternatives, find the combination which best gives a (C) pedestrian (D) auspicious
meaningful sentence.
20. Find the combination which best gives a meaningful 26. If you are trying to make a strong impression on your
sentence. audience, you cannot do so by being understated,
A. there was the hope that in another existence a tentative, or __________.
greater happiness would reward one (A) hyperbolic (B) restrained
B. previous existence, and the effort to do better would (C) argumentative (D) authoritative
be less difficult too when
C. it would be less difficult to bear the evils of ones own 27. The neighbor grabbed the boy, and rolled him on the
life if road to _______ the flames.
D. one could think that they were but the necessary (A) smother (B) kill
outcome of ones errors in a (C) burn out (D) fizz out
(A) CABD (B) BDCA
(C) BADC (D) CDBA 28. Sometimes the greatest inventions _____ an idea of
startling simplicity.
21. Find the combination which best gives a meaningful (A) stumbles upon (B) hinge upon
sentence. (C) starves without (D) lacks
A. he can only renew himself if his soul
B. he renews himself and 29. Pick the odd one out.
C. the writer can only be fertile if (A) Peat (B) Embers
D. is constantly enriched by fresh experience (C) Coke (D) Coal
(A) CBAD (B) CADB
(C) BDCA (D) BACD 30. Pick the odd one out.
(A) Custodian (B) Consignee
22. Find the combination which best gives a meaningful (C) Consul (D) Commissary
sentence.
A. but masterpiece is 31. Pick the odd one out.
B. untaught genius (A) Cease (B) Launch
C. a laborious career than as the lucky fluke of (C) Initiate (D) Commence
D. more likely to come as the culminating point of
(A) CDAB (B) ADCB 32. Pick the odd one out.
(C) CDBA (D) ACDB (A) Adroit (B) adept
(C) Dexterous (D) awkward
23. Find the combination which best gives a meaningful
sentence. 33. Pick the odd one out.
A. an adequate physical and social infrastructure level (A) Brink (B) Hub
B. the pattern of spatial growth in these towns as also to (C) Verge (D) Brim
C. the failure of the government to ensure
D. the roots of the riots are related to 34. Pick the odd one out.
(A) ACBD (B) DBCA (A) Detest (B) abhor
(C) ABDC (D) CBDA (C) Ardour (D) loathe

Fill in the blanks 35. Pick the odd one out.

(A) fanatic (B) zealot
24. Ms. Sutcliffes helpful notes on her latest wine (C) maniac (D) rational
discoveries and her no-nonsense warnings to consumers
about ________ wines provide _______ guide to the 36. Pick the odd one out.
numbering array of wines of Burgundy. (A) Sporadic (B) frequent
(A) excellent; a useful (C) Intermittent (D) scarce
(B) overrated; an inadequate
(C) overpriced; a trusty 37. Pick the odd one out.
(D) unsatisfactory; a spotty (A) Taciturn (B) reserved
(C) Clamorous (D) silent
25. We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore
the most ________ of public speakers could, in a single
speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering
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Each sentence below is followed by four others. Select
from the four the one which most complements the idea
contained in the given statement.
38. On the one hand, capitalism requires the engine of self-
interest - of greed, if you will, while on the other hand,
society requires attention to the general interest -
the______
(A) enhancement of greed
(B) taming of greed
(C) destruction of greed
(D) transformation of greed and animosity
39. Basically, we like the free market only as long as the
trend is up. _____________
(A) We refuse to see the long-term benefits of the
downward trend.
(B) What we need to cultivate is an attitude of
equanimity.
(C) We forget for the moment that the things will pick
up.
(D) As soon as the inevitable downturn occurs, we
complain bitterly and expect the government to fix
the things.
40. Since they first became part of living room furniture,
television remote controls have become the advertisers
scourge. Some analysts reckon that ____________
(A) the instruments will make TV advertising completely
ineffective.
(B) as many as a third of all ads are zapped by viewers.
(C) the instrument greatly interferes with the watching
of wholesome TV programs.
(D) soon the advertising industry will have no option but
to approach the government to ban the instrument.
41. The illusion that times that were are better than those
that are _________
(A) shatters our belief in future.
(B) has probably pervaded all ages.
(C) makes our lives miserable.
(D) often gives us hope and peace.
42. Since children are less convenient to manipulate than
guinea pigs __________
(A) educational research is often short of hard data.
(B) doctors have to depend more on the latter than the
former.
(C) child psychologists are often compelled to use more
data obtained from the latter sources.
(D) the research findings from the latter source are
generally considered to be more reliable than that
obtained from the former.
43. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to
make a coherent paragraph.
A. Realists believe that there is an objective reality out
there independent of ourselves.
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B. This reality exists solely by virtue of how the world is
and is discoverable by application of the methods of
science.
C. They believe in the possibility of determining whether
or not a theory is indeed really true or false.
D. I think it is fair to say that this is the position to which
most working scientists subscribe.
(A) ACBD (B) CDBA
(C) DCBA (D) BCAD
44. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to
make a coherent paragraph.
A. There is a strong manufacturing base for a variety of
products.
B. India has come a long way on the technology front.
C. But the technology adopted has been largely of
foreign origin.
D. There are, however, areas such as atomic energy,
space, agriculture and defense where significant
strides have been made in evolving relevant
technologies within the country.
(A) ADCB (B) DBAC
(C) BACD (D) CBAD
45. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to
make a coherent paragraph.
A. In emission trading, the government fixes the total
amount of pollution that is acceptable to maintain a
desired level of air quality.
B. Economists argue that this approach makes air
pollution control more cost effective than the
current practice of fixing air-pollution standards and
expecting all companies to pollute below these
standards.
C. The USA uses emissions trading to control air
pollution.
D. It then distributes emission permits to all companies
in the region, which add up to the overall acceptable
level of emission.
(A) BADC (B) ACDB
(C) CBAD (D) DBAC
46. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to
make a coherent paragraph.
A. The individual companies vary in size, from the corner
grocery to the industrial giant.
B. Policies and management methods within firms range
from formal, well-planned organizations and controls
to slipshod day to-day operations.
C. Various industries offer a wide array of products or
services through millions of firms largely
independent of each other.
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D. Variety in the form of ownership contributes to
diversity in capital investment, volume of business,
and financial structure.
(A) DBCA (B) CADB
(C) BADC (D) ADCB
47. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to
make a coherent paragraph.
A. All levels of demand, whether individual, aggregate,
local, national, or international are subject to
change.
B. At the same time, science and technology add new
dimensions to products, their uses, and the methods
used to market them.
C. Aggregate demand fluctuates with changes in the
level of business activity, GNP, and national income.
D. The demands of individuals tend to vary with
changing needs and rising income.
(A) CBDA (B) DCAB
(C) BCAD (D) ADCB
48. But because the idea of private property has been
permitted to override with its selfishness the common
good of humanity, it does not follow that there are no
limits within which that idea can function for the
general convenience and advantage. Which of the
following is most likely to weaken the argument?
(A) All the people of the society should progress at an
equitable rate and there should be no disparities and
private property does bring about a tremendous
disparity.
(B) One should not strive for the common good of
humanity at all; instead one should be concerned
with maximizing ones own wealth.
(C) One should learn from the experiences of former
communist nations and should not repeat their
mistakes at all.
(D) Even prosperous capitalist countries like the USA
have their share of social problems.
49. The writer can only be fertile if he renews himself and
he can only renew himself if his soul is constantly
enriched by fresh experience. Which of the following is
most likely to support the above thought?
(A)Only out of fresh experience can the writer get germs
for new writing.
(B) The writer can meet new people.
(C) The writer must see new places.
(D) None of these
50. Unless you devote your whole life to it, you will never
learn to speak the language of another country to
perfection; you will never know its people and its
literature with complete intimacy. Which of the
following is likely to undermine the above argument?
(A) I can speak ten foreign languages already.
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(B) I do not travel to foreign countries.
(C) I am happy with the languages I know and do not
need to learn any other language.
(D) I should spend time to understand my own people
and literature first, only then can I appreciate other
languages and cultures.
51. I have been studying it, consciously and
subconsciously, for forty years and I still find men
unaccountable; people I know intimately can surprise
me by some action of which I never thought them
capable of, or by the discovery of some trait exhibit a
side of themselves that I never even suspected. The
idea in this sentence can be best summarized as
(A) Men are inconsistent and therefore one should not
be confident even about ones closest friends.
(B) Men are unpredictable; one can never tell what do
next hence one should be very careful in ones
dealings.
(C) No matter how closely you know somebody there
still exists an unknown facet of his personality.
(D) None of these
52. Now the audience is a very curious animal. It is shrewd
rather than intelligent. Its mental capacity is less than
that of its most intellectual members. If these were
graded from A to Z, decreasing with succeeding letters
to the zero of the hysterical shop girl, I should say its
mental capacity would come around about the letter 0.
According to the above statements,
(A) Some members in the audience are more intelligent
than any of its other members.
(B) The net intelligence of the audience is a little less
than average.
(C) A only.
(D) A and B both.
53. Efficiency is all right in its place, in the shop, the
factory, the store. The trouble with efficiency is that it
wants to rule our play as well as our work; it wont be
content to reign in the shop, it follows us home.
It can be inferred from the above passage that
(A) Efficiency can become all-pervading.
(B) Efficiency does not always pay.
(C) Efficiency can be more of a torture than a blessing.
(D) None of these
54. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
and 6 to form a logical sequence.
1. Why are horses the same?
A. It may be old and lame, and in time it will die.
B. A particular horse flows, naturally.
C. But there is something all horses have in common.
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D. You probably dont think they are at all. (C) DABC (D) CDBA
6. But the form of the horse is eternal and immutable.
(A) DCAB (B) CABD 58. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
and 6 to form a logical sequence.
(C) CBDA (D) DCBA
1. Since its birth, rock has produced a long string of
guitar heroes.
55. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 A. It is a list that would begin with Chuck Berry, continue
and 6 to form a logical sequence. on through Hendrix, Page and Clapton.
1. Buddhism is a way to salvation. B. These are musicians celebrated for their sheer
A. But Buddhism is more severely analytical. instrumental talent, and their flair for expansive,
B. In the Christian tradition there is also a concern for showy and sometimes self-indulgent solos.
the fate of human society conceived as a whole, C. It would also include players of more recent vintage,
rather than merely as a sum or network of like Van Halen and Living Colors Vernon Reid.
individuals. D. But with the advent of alternative rock and grunge,
C. Salvation is a property, or achievement, of guitar heroism became uncool.
individuals. 6. Guitarists like Peter Buck and Kurt Cobain shy away
D. Not only does it dissolve society into individuals; the from exhibitionism.
individual in turn is dissolved into component parts (A) ACBD (B) ABCD
and instants, a stream of events. (C) BCAD (D) BADC
6. In modern terminology, Buddhist doctrine is
reductionist. 59. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
(A) BCAD (B) ADBC and 6 to form a logical sequence.
(C) CBAD (D) CDAB 1. Hiss was serving as head of the Endowment on Aug 3,
1948, when Whittaker Chambers reluctantly
56. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 appeared before the House Un-American Activities
and 6 to form a logical sequence. Committee.
1. Matrilineal systems of land inheritance advantaged A. Chambers, a portly rumpled man with a
women in many respects, especially in granting them melodramatic style, had been a Communist courier
economic and social security. but had broken with the party in 1938.
A. Women, in particular, were profoundly affected by B. When Nixon arranged a meeting of the two men in
these changes. New York, Chambers repeated his charges and Hiss
B. The large joint family estates came to be partitioned; his denials.
there was an increasing penetration of market forces C. Summoned as a witness, Hiss denied he had ever
and patriarchal ideologies spread in influence. been a Communist or had known Chambers.
C. These systems, however, did not remain fixed over D. He told the Committee that among the members of a
time. secret Communist cell in Washington during the 30s
D. Interventions by the colonial and postcolonial states, was Hiss.
and the processes of social change which these set in 6. Then, bizarrely, Hiss asked Chambers to open his
motion, eroded customary practices. mouth.
6. At the same time, their customary exclusion from (A) CBAD (B) ADBC
major authority in public bodies meant that they (C) ADCB (D) ACDB
were unlikely to be the ones directing the changes.
(A) BDCA (B) CDBA 60. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
(C) CDAB (D) CADB and 6 to form a logical sequence.
1. For many scientists, oceans are the cradle of life.
57. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 A. But all over the world, chemical products and nuclear
and 6 to form a logical sequence. waste continue to be dumped into them.
1. Liz Taylor isnt just unlucky in love. B. Coral reefs, which are known as the most beautiful
A. She, and husband Larry Fortensky, will have to pay places of the submarine world, are fast disappearing.
the tab - $432, 600 in court costs. C. The result is that many species of fish die because of
B. The duo claimed that a 1993 story about a property this pollution.
dispute damaged their reputations. D. Of course man is the main cause of these problems.
C. Taylor has lost a defamation suit against the National 6. Man has long since ruined the places he goes to
Enquirer. continents and oceans alike.
D. She is unlucky in law too. (A) ACBD (B) BACD
6. Alas, all levels of the California court system (C) ABDC (D) BCAD
disagreed.
(A) CDAB (B) DCAB

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61. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 65. Pick the odd one out.
and 6 to form a logical sequence. (A) Stigmatize (B) Vilify
1. Am I one of the people who are worried that Bill (C) Consecrate (D) Scandalize
Clintons second term might be destroyed by a
constitutional crisis? 66. Pick the odd one out.
A. On the other hand, ordinary citizens have put the (A) Satire (B) Wag
campaign behind them. (C) Jester (D) Wit
B. In other words, what worries me is that Bill Clinton
could exhibit a version of what George Bush used to 67. Pick the odd one out.
refer to as Big Mo. (A) Impetuosity (B) Equanimity
C. That is, he might have so much campaign momentum (C) Zealousness (D) Effervescence
that he may not be able to stop campaigning.
D. Well, its true that Ive been wondering whether a In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is
President could be impeached or refusing to stop left blank. You are to choose the one which would best fill
talking about the bridge we need to build to the 21 the blanks.
century.
6. They prefer now to watch their favorite soaps and 68. _______the more they remain the same.
acts on TV rather than senators. (A) The more the merrier
(A) DBCA (B) ABDC (B) The less the dynamism
(C) BACD (D) CBDA (C) The more things change
(D) The more pronounced the transformation
62. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 69. The stock-market is probably _______. And the way the
and 6 to form a logical sequence. market has been plunging says a lot about investor
1. Historically, stained glass was almost entirely confidence.
reserved for ecclesiastical spaces. (A) the best barometer to assess the sentiment of the
A. By all counts, he has accomplished that mission with public
unmistakable style. (B) an ideal indication of the health of public sentiment
B. It is my mission to bring it kicking and screaming out (C) the least imperfect mechanism for judging the
of that milieu, says Clarke. quantity of the sentiment of the public
C. The first was the jewel-like windows he designed for a (D) the best indicator of public sentiment
Cistercian Church in Switzerland.
D. Two recent projects show his genius in the separate 70. I am an entertainer. _________ , I have to keep smiling
worlds of the sacred and the mundane. because in my heart laughter and sorrow has an affinity.
6. The other was a spectacular, huge skylight in a (A) Even if I have tears in me
shopping complex in Brazil. (B) Even though I am depressed inside
(A) CBAD (B) BADC (C) While entertaining people
(C) ABDC (D) DBAC (D) In the entertainment business

63. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 71. Political power is just as permanent as todays
and 6 to form a logical sequence. newspaper. Ten years down the line, _____ who the
1. So how big is the potential market? most powerful man in any state was today.
A. But they end up spending thousands more each year (A) who cares
on hardware upgrades and software overhauls. (B) nobody will remember what was written in todays
B. Analysts say the new machines will appeal primarily newspaper or
to corporate users. (C) few will know, or care about
C. An individual buyer can pick up a desktop computer (D) when a lot of water will have passed under the
for less than $2000 in America. bridge, who will care
D. For them, the NCs best drawing card is its promise of
much lower maintenance costs. 72. When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to
6. NCs, which automatically load the latest version of is ____________.
whatever software they need, could put an end to all (A) their giving the dog a bad name
that. (B) their holding dogmas that are different from our
(A) BCAD (B) DABC own.
(C) BDCA (D) DCAB (C) the extremism that goes along with it.
(D) the subversion of whatever they actually believe in
64. Pick the odd one out. concomitantly.
(A) Break (B) Hiatus
(C) Pause (D) End

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73. Although it has been more than 50 years since Satyajit (C) secretly they rather enjoy the prestige of being
Ray made Pather Panchali, ________ refuse to go away protected by the mighty Soviets.
from the mind. (D) there is nothing they can do about it.
(A) the haunting images
(B) its haunting images Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the
(C) its haunted images given statement.
(D) the haunt of its images.
79. Either Sam is ill; or he is drunk.
In each of the following questions a part of a paragraph or A. Sam is ill
sentence has been underlined. From the choices given, B. Sam is not ill
you are required to choose the one which would best C. Sam is drunk
replace the underlined part. D. Sam is not drunk
(A) AB (B) DA
74. Dieters who regain weight usually think flattening their (C) AC (D) CD
tummies means giving up all their favorite fattening 80. Either the train is late; or it has derailed.
foods. In fact most diet winners still eat doughnuts and A. The train is late.
pizza but they do so with equanimity. B. The train is not late.
(A) but they do so with equanimity. C. The train is derailed.
(B) but they do so soberly. D. The train is not derailed.
(C) but in moderation. (A) AB (B) DB
(D) but they do so with a sense of judiciousness. (C) CA (D) BC

75. Whatever be the experience of the other funds, the Unit 81. When I eat berries I get rashes.
Trust of Indias decision will put pressure on them to A. I ate berries.
convert their closed schemes into open ones. Investor B. I did not get rashes.
must evaluate future offerings from the other funds on C. I did not eat berries.
that basis. D. I got rashes.
(A) ought to carefully scan potential offerings on that (A) DA (B) BC
logic. (C) CB (D) AD
(B) must evaluate future offerings from the other funds
on that basis. In each question, the word at the top of the table is used in
(C) should hereafter gauge such offerings keeping such a four different ways, numbered 1 to 4. Choose the option in
rationale in mind. which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
(D) reckon with such offerings upon such expectations.
82. Near
76. Contemplating whether to exist with an insatiable (A) I got there just after you left - a near miss!
romantic temperament, he was the author and largely (B) She and her near friend left early.
the subject of a number of memorable novels. (C) The war led to a near doubling of oil prices.
(A) Contemplating whether to exist (D) They came near to tears seeing the plight of the
(B) Combining realistic detail victims.
(C) Miscegenating a brilliant mind
(D) Aware that he had been born 83. Hand
(A) I have my hand full, I cannot do it today.
77. In a penetrating study, CBS-TV focuses on those people (B) The minister visited the jail to see the breach at
without hope, whose bodies are cared for by welfare first hand
aid, but whose spirit is often neglected by a (C) The situation is getting out of hand here!
disinterested society. (D) When the roof of my house was blown away, he
(A) whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid was willing to lend me a hand.
(B) who do not have enough to eat
(C) whose hopelessness may be alleviated 84. For
(D) who may be physically satiated (A) He has a great eye for detail.
(B) We are waiting for the day.
78. The Rumanians may be restive under Soviet direction (C) I cant bear for her to be angry.
but they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military (D) It couldnt be done for ever.
links.
(A) they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military 85. An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act
links. of vengeance__________.
(B) they are preparing for a great revolution. (A) Writes one of its own.

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(B) Opens new books. complete. It touches numerous areas of life and
(C) Reopens the first chapter. provides an Aha! or two along the way.
(D) Writes an epilogue. (A) Sudoku, on the other hand, is just a logical
exercise, each one similar to the last.
86. This is about ________ a sociological analysis can (B) Sudoku, incidentally, is growing faster in
penetrate. popularity than crosswords, even among the
(A) As far as literati.
(B) The outer limit that (C) Sudoku, on the other hand, can be attempted
(C) Just how far into the subject and enjoyed even by children.
(D) Just the relative distance that (D) Sudoku, however, is not exciting in any sense of
the term
87. I am always the first to admit that I have not
accomplished everything that I____________ achieve 93. Most firms consider expert individuals to be too
five years ago. elitist, temperamental, egocentric, and difficult to
(A) set out to (B) went to work with. Force such people to collaborate on a high-
(C) thought to (D) thought of stakes project and they just might come to fisticuffs.
Even the very notion of managing such a group seems
88. This is not the first time that the management has unimaginable. So most organizations fall into default
done some__________. mode, setting up project teams of people who get
(A) tough talk (B) tough talking along nicely.
(C) firm talk (D) firm talking (A) The result, however, is disastrous.
(B) The result is mediocrity.
89. The highest reward for a mans toil is not what he gets (C) The result is creation of experts who then
for it but what____________. become elitists.
(A) He make out of it. (D) Naturally, they drive innovations.
(B) He gets for others.
(C) He has overcome through it. 94. Federers fifth grand slam win prompted a reporter to
(D) He becomes by it. ask whether he was the best ever. Federer is certainly
not lacking in confidence, but he wasnt about to
90. Wines that yielded a good commercial profit proclaim himself the best ever. The best player of
____________ in the same limited areas of France as this generation, yes, he said, But nowhere close to
now. ever. Just look at the records that some guys have. Im
(A) Seem to have been produced a minnow.
(B) Appear to have remarkable semblance (A) His win against Agassi, a genius from the previous
(C) Bear a significant similarity in terms of production generation, contradicts that.
to those grown (B) Sampras, the king of an earlier generation, was as
(D) Appear to have been similarly produced humble.
(C) He is more than a minnow to his contemporaries.
91. Education is central because electronic networks and (D) The difference between the best of this
software-driven technologies are beginning to generation and the best ever is a matter of
________ the economic barriers between nations. perception.
(A) Break down (B) Break
(C) Crumble (D) Dismantle 95. Thus the end of knowledge and the closing of the
frontier that it symbolizes is not a looming crisis at all,
Each of the following questions has a paragraph from but merely one of many embarrassing fits of hubris in
which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given civilizations long industry. In the end, it will pass away
options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in and be forgotten. Ours is not the first generation to
the most appropriate way. struggle to understand the organizational laws of the
frontier, deceive itself that it has succeeded, and go to
92. The audiences for crosswords and Sudoku, its grave having failed.
understandably, overlap greatly, but there are (A) One would be wise to be humble.
differences, too. A crossword attracts a more literary (B) But we might be the first generation to actually
person, while Sudoku appeals to a keenly logical reach the frontier.
mind. Some crossword enthusiasts turn up their noses (C) But we might be the first generation to deal with
at Sudoku because they feel it lacks depth. A good the crisis.
crossword requires vocabulary, knowledge, mental (D) However, this time the success is not illusory.
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Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some Each of the following questions has a paragraph with one
sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. italicized word that does not make sense, choose the most
Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct appropriate replacement for that word from the options
and appropriate sentence(s). given below the paragraph.

96. Select the option that indicates the grammatically 99. Intelligent design derives from an early 19th- century
correct and appropriate sentence(s). explanation of the natural world given by an English
A. When virtuoso teams begin their work, individuals clergyman, William Paley. Paley was the populariser
are in and group consensus is out of the famous watchmaker analogy. Proponents of
B. As project progresses, however, the individual stars intelligent design are crupping Paleys argument with
a new gloss from molecular biology.
harness themselves to the product of the group.
(A) destroying (B) testing
C. Sooner or later, the members break through their (C) resurrecting (D) questioning
own egocentrism and become a plurality with single-
minded focus on the goal. 100. Women squat, heads covered beside huge piles of
D. In short, they morph into a powerful team with a limp fodder and blunk oil lamps, and just about all the
shared identity. cows in the three towns converge upon this spot.
(A) A & C (B) A & D Sinners, supplicants and yes, even scallywags hand
(C) B & D (D) A, C & D over a few coins for a crack at redemption and a
handful of grass.
97. Select the option that indicates the grammatically (A) shining (B) bright
correct and appropriate sentence(s). (C) sputtering (D) effulgent
A. Large reductions in the ozone layer, which sits
about 15-30 km above the Earth, take place each 101. It is kiang to a sensitive traveler who walks through
winter over the polar regions, especially the Antarctic, this great town, when he sees the streets, the roads,
as low temperatures allow the formation of and cabin doors crowded with beggars, mostly
stratospheric clouds that assist chemical reactions women, followed by three, four, or six children, all in
breaking down ozone. rags and importuning every passenger for alms.
B. Industrial chemicals containing chlorine and (A) amusing (B) irritating
bromine have been blamed for thinning the layer (C) disgusting (D) distressing
because they attack the ozone molecules, making
them to break apart. 102. Or there is the most fingummy diplomatic note on
C. Many an offending chemicals have now been record: when Philip of Macedon wrote to the
banned. Spartans that, if he came within their borders, he
D. It will still take several decades before these would leave not one stone of their city, .they wrote
substances have disappeared from the atmosphere. back the one word If.
(A) D (B) B & D (A) witty (B) rude
(C) A & D (D) A & C (C) simple (D) terse

98. Select the option that indicates the grammatically 103. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1
correct and appropriate sentence(s). and 6, so as to form a logical sequence.
A. The balance of power will shift to the East as China 1. A nation like an individual has many personalities
and India evolve. and many approaches to life.
B. Rarely the economic ascent of two still relatively A. If there is a strong organic bond between different
poor nations has been watched with such a mixture of personalities, it is well.
awe, opportunism and trepidation. B. Otherwise this could lead to disintegration and
C. Postwar era witnessed economic miracles in Japan trouble.
and South Korea, but neither was populous enough to C. Normally, some kind of equilibrium is eventually
power worldwide growth or change the game in a established.
complete spectrum of industries. D. If normal development is arrested, then conflict
D. China and India, by contrast, possess the weight arises between different personalities.
and dynamism to transform the 21st century global 6. In the mind and spirit of India, there has been this
economy. fundamental conflict due to a long period of
(A) A, B & C (B) A & D arrested growth.
(C) C (D) C & D (A) ABCD (B) BDCA
(C) CABD (D) DBCA

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104. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 1. I may have a strong desire for a fresh ripe peach,
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence. but no peaches may be available.
1. Until the MBA arrived on the scene the IIT graduate A. I am about to take a bite when news arrives of an
was king. accident injuring someone dear to me.
A. A degree from one of the five IITs was a passport to B. The hay fever passes.
a well-paying job, great prospects abroad and, for C. On the other hand, I buy some peaches but a
some, a decent dowry to boot. sudden attack of hay fever prevents me from
B. From the day he or she cracked the joint entrance enjoying their fragrance or taste.
exam, the IIT student commanded the awe of D. My interest in the peach vanishes.
neighbors and close relatives. 6. I no longer have any appetite.
C. IIT students had, meanwhile, also developed their (A) DCBA (B) CBAD
own special culture, complete with lingo and (C) ABCD (D) ACBD
attitude, which they passed down.
D. True, the success stories of IIT graduates are legion 108. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
and they now constitute the cream of the Indian paragraph.
diaspora. A. Because negotiations had been delayed until the
6. But not many alumni would agree that the IIT last moment, he was at a tremendous
undergraduate mindset merits a serious disadvantage.
psychological study, let alone an interactive one. B. Only then did the truth dawn on him.
(A) BACD (B) ABCD C. He broke off talks and returned home
(C) DCBA (D) ABCD D. My friend was under intense pressure to make
concessions.
105. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 (A) DBAC (B) ACBD
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence. (C) ABCD (D) DBCA
1. Some of the maharajas, like the one at Kapurthala,
had exquisite taste. 109. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
A. In 1902, the Maharaja of Kapurthala gave his civil paragraph.
engineer photographs of the Versailles palace and A. Son, why are you reading that sissy magazine? He
asked him to replicate it, right down to the asked.
gargoyles. B. Theres an article that tells women where to meet
B. Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore brought in Bauhaus men, I responded, pointing to the magazines
aesthetics and even works of modern artists like cover.
Brancusi and Duchamp. C. I need to know where Im supposed to be.
C. Kitsch is the most polite way to describe them. D. When I was a teenager, my father caught me
D. But many of them, as the available-light reading one of my older sisters magazines.
photographs show, had execrable taste. (A) DCAB (B) ADCB
6. Like Ali Babas caves, some of the palaces were like (C) DABC (D) DACB
warehouses with the downright ugly next to the
sublimely aesthetic. 110. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
(A) BACD (B) BDCA paragraph.
(C) ABCD (D) ABDC A. Actually, Ronnie replied, I asked my wife,
B. One day a man named Ronnie answered a difficult
106. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 one correctly to put the men in front.
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence. C. Impressed, the host kept Ronnie on the line and
1. So now lets sum it up. asked how he knew the answer to such a tough
A. We can call this the material of knowledge. question.
B. According to Kant, there are two elements that D. Occasionally a local radio station airs Battle of
contribute to mans knowledge of the world. the Sexes, in which listeners phone in to answer
C. The other is the internal conditions in man himself. trivial questions.
D. One is the external conditions that we cannot know (A) BCAD (B) ACDB
of before we have perceived them through the (C) CABD (D) DBCA
series.
6. We can call this form of knowledge. 111. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
(A) BDAC (B) BADC paragraph.
(C) CADB (D) CBDA A. After several routine elections there comes a
critical election which redefines the basic pattern
107. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 of political loyalties, redraws political geography
and 6, so as to form a logical sequence. and opens up the frozen political space.

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B. In psychological jargon they call it realignment. B. Previous existence, and the effort to do better
C. Rather, since 1989, there have been a series of would be less difficult too when
semi- critical elections. C. It would be less difficult to bear the evils of ones
D. On a strict definition, none of the recent Indian
own life if
elections qualities as a critical election.
(A) ABCD (B) ABDC D. One could think that they were but the necessary
(C) DBAC (D) DCBA outcome of ones errors in a
(A) CABD (B) BDCA
112. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent (C) BADC (D) CDBA
paragraph.
A. Trivial pursuits, marketed by the Congress, is a 116. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
game imported from Italy. paragraph.
B. The idea is to create an imaginary saviour in times A. He can only renew himself if his soul.
of crisis so that the party doesnt fall flat on its B. He renews himself and
collective face. C. The writer can only be fertile if
C. Closest contenders are Mani Shankar Aiyar, who D. Is constantly enriched by fresh experience.
still hears His Masters Voice, and V. George, who (A) CBAD (B) CADB
is frustrated by the fact that his political future (C) BDCA (D) BACD
remains Sonia and yet so far.
D. The current champion is Arjun Singh for whom all 117. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
roads lead to Rome, or in this case, 10 Janpath. paragraph.
(A) ABDC (B) ABCD A. But a masterpiece is
(C) DCBA (D) CDBA B. Untaught genius
C. A laborious career than as the lucky fluke of
113. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent D. More likely to come as the culminating point of
paragraph. (A) CDAB (B) ADCB
A. Good advertising can make people buy your (C) CDBA (D) ACDB
products even if it sucks.
B. A dollar spent on brainwashing is more cost- 118. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
paragraph.
effective than a dollar spent on product
A. What interests you is the way in which you have
improvement. created the illusion
C. Thats important because it takes pressure off you B. They are angry with you, for it was
to make good products. C. The public is easily disillusioned and then
D. Obviously, theres a minimum quality that every D. The illusion they loved; they do not understand
product has to achieve: it should be able to that
(A) ACBD (B) BDCA
withstand the shipping process without becoming
(C) CBDA (D) BCAD
unrecognizable.
(A) BACD (B) ACBD 119. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
(C) ADCB (D) BCDA paragraph.
A. An adequate physical and social infrastructure
114. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent level
paragraph. B. The pattern of spatial growth in these towns as
A. It is exciting and various also to
B. I am a writer as I might have been a doctor or a C. The failure of the government to ensure
lawyer. D. The roots of the riots are related to
C. The writer is free to work in what he believes. (A) ACBD (B) DBCA
D. It is so pleasant a profession that it is not (C) ABDC (D) CBDA
surprising if a vast number of persons adopt it who
have no qualifications for it. 120. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
(A) CADB (B) ABDC paragraph.
(C) DBCA (D) BDAC A. No other document gives us so intimate a sense of
115. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent the tone and temper of the first generation English
paragraph. poets.
A. There was the hope that in another existence a B. Part of the interest of the journal is of course
greater happiness would reward one. historical.

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C. And the clues to Wordsworths creative processes C. Also we went into the question of why this conflict
which the journal affords are of decisive between man and man exists.
significance. D. May we continue with what we were talking about
D. Not even in their own letters do Wordsworth and last evening?
Coleridge stand so present before us than they do (A) ABCD (B) DABC
through the references in the journal. (C) BCAD (D) BDAC
(A) BADC (B) BDAC
(C) CBAD (D) DABC 125. But __________ are now regularly written to describe
well-established practices, organizations and
121. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent institutions, not all of which seem to be __________
paragraph. away.
A. We can never leave off wondering how that which (A) reports, withering (B)stories, trading
has ever been should cease to be. (C) books, dying (D)obituaries, fading
B. As we advance in life, we acquire a keener sense
of the value of time. 126. The Darwin who ___________ is most remarkable for
C. Nothing else, indeed, seems of any consequence; the way in which he ________ the attributes of the
and we become misers in this sense. world class thinker and head of the household.
D. We try to arrest its few last tottering steps, and to (A) comes, figures (B) arises, adds
make it linger on the brink of the grave. (C) emerges, combines (D) appeared, combines
(A) ACDB (B) BCDA
(C) BDCA (D) ABCD 127. Since her face was free of _________ there was no
way to __________ if she appreciated what had
122. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent happened.
paragraph. (A) make-up, realize (B) expression, ascertain
A. These high plans died, slowly but definitely and (C) emotion, diagnose (D) scars, understand
were replaced by the dream of a huge work on
philosophy. 128. In this context, the ___________ of the British labor
B. In doing whatever little he could of the new plan, movement is particularly____________.
the poet managed to write speculations on (A) affair, weird (B) activity, moving
theology and political theory. (C) experience, significant (D) atmosphere, gloomy
C. The poets large ambitions included the writing of
a philosophic epic on the origin of evil. 129. Though one eye is kept firmly on the _______, the
D. However, not much was done in this regard either, company now also promotes _________
with only fragments being written. contemporary art.
(A) ABCD (B) CBAD (A) present, experimental (B) future, popular
(C) CDAB (D) CADB (C) present, popular (D) market, popular

123. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
paragraph.
A. There is no complete knowledge about anything.
B. Our thinking is the outcome of knowledge, and
knowledge is always limited
C. Knowledge always goes hand in hand with
ignorance.
D. Therefore, our thinking which is born out of
knowledge, is always limited under all
circumstances.
(A) BCAD (B) BCDA
(C) DABC (D) CBDA
124. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
paragraph.
A. Where there is division there must be conflict, not
only division between man and woman, but also
division as racial, religious and linguistic.
B. We said the present condition of racial divisions,
linguistic divisions has brought on so many wars.
130. The law prohibits a person from felling a sandalwood
tree, even if it grows on ones own land, without prior
permission from the government. As poor people
cannot deal with the government, this legal provision
leads to a rip-roaring business for _______ , who care
neither for the ________, nor for the trees.
(A) middlemen, rich (B) the government, poor
(C) touts, rich (D) touts, poor
131. It will take some time for many South Koreans to
_______ the conflicting images of North Korea; let
what to make of their northern alone to cousins.
(A) reconcile, decide (B) understand, clarify
(C) make out, decide (D)reconcile, understand
132. In these bleak and depressing times of_________
prices, non-performing governments and________
crime rates, MS Dhoni has given us, Indians, a lot to
cheer about.
(A) escalating, increasing (B) spiraling, booming
(C) spiraling, soaring (D) ascending, debilitating

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133. The manners and _______ of the nouveau riche is a
recurrent ______ in literature.
(A) style, motif (B) morals, story
(C) wealth, theme (D) morals, theme
134. Companies that try to improve employees'
performance by ___________ rewards encourage
negative kind of behavior instead of ___________ a
genuine interest in doing the work well.
(A) withholding, fostering (B) conferring, discrediting
(C) bestowing, discouraging (D) giving, seeking
135. A growing number of these expert professionals
__________ having to train foreigners as the students
end up ________ the teachers who have to then
unhappily contend with no jobs at all or new jobs with
drastically reduced pay packets.
(A) are, supplanting (B) welcome, assisting
(C) resist, challenging (D) resent, replacing
136. The ___________ regions of Spain all have unique
cultures, but the ________ views within each region
make the issue of an acceptable common language of
instruction an even more contentious one.
(A) different, competing (B) divergent, distinct
(C) distinct, disparate (D) different, discrete
137. Early ________ of maladjustment to college culture is
__________ by the tendency to develop friendship
networks outside college which mask signals of
maladjustment.
(A) prevention, helped (B) identification, complicated
(C) detection, facilitated (D) treatment, compounded
138. The British retailer, M&S, today formally ___________
defeat in its attempt to _______ King's, its US
subsidiary, since no potential purchasers were ready
to cough up the necessary cash.
(A) ratified, auction (B) announced, dispose
(C) conceded, offload (D) admitted, acquire
139. Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined,
of being _________ to the most elitist among the
intellectual ___________ of the world.
(A) subordinate, traditions (B) heirs, cliques
(C) ancestors, societies (D) heir, traditions
144. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
In each of the questions below, four different ways of
writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of
writing the sentence.
140. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
A. Creativity in any field is regarded not only as
valuable for itself but also as a service to the nation.
B. Creativity in any field is not regarded only as
valuable on its own, but also as a service to the
nation.
C. Creativity, in any field, is not only regarded as
valuable, but also as a service to the nation.
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D. Creativity in any field is regarded not only as
valuable in itself but also as a service to the nation.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
141. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
A. If precision of thought had facilitated precision of
behavior, and if reflection had preceded action, it
would be ideal for humans.
B. It would be ideal for humans if reflection preceded
action and precision of thought facilitated precision of
behavior.
C. It would be ideal for humans if precedence of
reflection was followed by action and precision of
thought, by precise behavior.
D. It would have been ideal for humans, if precise
action and behavior preceded precise reflection.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
142. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
A. We are forced to fall back on fatalism as an
explanation of irrational events.
B. We are forced to falling back on the fatalism as an
explanation of irrational events.
C. We are forced to fall back on fatalism as
explanations of irrational events.
D. We are forced to fall back to fatalism as an
explanation of irrational events.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
143. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
A. The running of large businesses consist of getting
somebody to make something that somebody else
sold to somebody else for more than its cost.
B. The running of a large business consists of getting
somebody to make something that somebody else
will sell to somebody else for more than it costs.
C. The running of a large business consists of getting
somebody to sell something that somebody else
made for more than it cost.
D. The running of large businesses consist of getting
somebody to make something else that somebody
else will sell to somebody else for more than it costs..
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
A. The main problem with the notion of price
discrimination is that it is not always a bad thing, but
that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide
who is charged what price.
B. The main problem with the notion of price
discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, it is
the monopolist who has the power to decide who is
charged what price.
C. The main problem with the notion of price
discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, but
that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide
who is charged what price.
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D. The main problem with the notion of price D. Any action of government to reduce the systemic
discrimination is not it is always a bad thing, but that it risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the
is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is risks that private operators perceive and thereby
charged what price. encourages excessive gambling.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

145. Choose the best way of writing the sentence. 148. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
A. A symbiotic relationship develops among the paragraph.
contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians and by a A. Branded disposable diapers are available at many
large number of devices costs are artificially escalated supermarkets and drug stores.
and black money is generated by underhand deals. B. If one supermarket sets a higher price for a diaper;
B. A symbiotic relationship develops among customers may buy that brand elsewhere.
contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and costs are C. By contrast, the demand for private-label products
artificially escalated with a large number of devices may be less price sensitive since it is available only at a
and black money is generated through underhand corresponding supermarket chain.
deals. D. For instance, only SavOn Drug stores sell SavOn
C. A symbiotic relationship develops among Drugs diapers.
contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians and by a (A) ACBD (B) ABCD
large number of devices costs are artificially escalated (C) ADBC (D) ADCB
and black money is generated on underhand deals.
D. A symbiotic relationship develops among the 149. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and by large paragraph.
number of devices costs are artificially escalated and A. Having a strategy is a matter of discipline.
black money is generated by underhand deals. B. It involves the configuration of a tailored value
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D chain that enables a company to offer unique value.
C. It requires a strong focus on profitability and a
146. Choose the best way of writing the sentence. willingness to make tough tradeoffs in choosing what
A. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export not to do.
subsidies is that they create difference of prices at D. Strategy goes far beyond the pursuit of best
which goods are traded on the world market and their practices.
price within a local market. E. A company must stay the course even during times
B. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export of upheaval while constantly improving and extending
subsidies is that they create a difference of prices at its distinctive positioning.
which goods are traded with the world market and (A) ABCDE (B) ACEDB
their prices in the local market. (C) ADBCE (D) AEDBC
C. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export
subsidies is that they create a difference between 150. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent
prices at which goods are traded on the world market paragraph.
and their prices within a local market. A. As officials their vision of a country shouldn't run
D. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export too far beyond that of the local people with whom
subsidies is that they create a difference across prices they have to deal.
at which goods are traded with the world market and B. Ambassadors have to choose their words.
their prices within a local market. C. To say what they feel they have to say, they appear
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D to be denying or ignoring part of what they know.
D. So, with ambassadors as with other expatriates in
147. Choose the best way of writing the sentence. black Africa, there appears at a first meeting a kind of
A. Any action of government to reduce the systemic ambivalence.
risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the E. They do a specialized job and it is necessary for
risks that private operators perceive and thereby them to live ceremonial lives.
encourage excessive hedging. (A) BCEDA (B) BEDAC
B. Any action by government to reduce the systemic (C) BEADC (D) BCDEA
risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the
risks that private operators perceive and thereby
encourage excessive gambling.
C. Any action by government to reduce the systemic
risk inherent due to financial markets will also reduce
the risks that private operators perceive and thereby
encourages excessive hedging.

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ANSWERS

1 B 31 A 61 A 91 A 121 B
2 A 32 D 62 B 92 A 122 D
3 A 33 B 63 A 93 B 123 A
4 D 34 C 64 D 94 B 124 B
5 A 35 D 65 C 95 B 125 D
6 B 36 B 66 B 96 B 126 C
7 D 37 C 67 B 97 C 127 B
8 D 38 B 68 C 98 B 128 C
9 B 39 D 69 D 99 C 129 B
10 A 40 B 70 A 100 C 130 D
11 C 41 A 71 C 101 D 131 A
12 B 42 C 72 C 102 D 132 C
13 A 43 A 73 D 103 A 133 D
14 B 44 C 74 D 104 B 134 A
15 A 45 C 75 C 105 D 135 A
16 B 46 D 76 C 106 A 136 A
17 A 47 D 77 A 107 D 137 C
18 B 48 A 78 A 108 B 138 C
19 A 49 A 79 B 109 D 139 D
20 D 50 D 80 D 110 D 140 D
21 A 51 C 81 D 111 A 141 B
22 B 52 D 82 B 112 B 142 A
23 B 53 A 83 A 113 B 143 A
24 C 54 D 84 C 114 D 144 C
25 C 55 C 85 B 115 D 145 B
26 B 56 B 86 A 116 A 146 C
27 A 57 B 87 A 117 B 147 B
28 B 58 A 88 B 118 C 148 B
29 A 59 C 89 D 119 B 149 B
30 B 60 A 90 A 120 A 150 A

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