CAM- 2nd February Solution

A to C

A. Para-Based
Ans 1)
A study found that standing reduces obesity risk. So standing for at least 6 hours a day is sure to
give people tremendous protective health effects. Which point undermines this argument? A point
that indicates any health hazard of standing can be the answer. Option A states some ambiguity
regarding the relationship between obesity and less standing; this doesn’t weaken the protective
health effects of standing. Option B identifies a point that undermines the importance of protective
health effects of standing — it may weaken the veins. So B is the right option. Options C and D
strengthen the argument.

Choice (B)

Ans 2)
Audiences have become newspapers’ major source of revenue. Income from circulation has surpassed
income from advertisement. This is an indication that young people want news. What evidence
strengthens this argument? The argument can be supported by any evidence that suggests - reading
habit of young people. Option A is beside the point as advertising is not the focus of the argument.
Reporting in option B is also not related to the argument. Option C points to the efforts put in by
newspapers to stay in circulation. Option D identifies a piece of evidence that supports the argument
that the young seek out news.

Choice (D)

Ans 3)
The American Medical Association's House of Delegates called for a ban on direct-to-consumer
advertising of prescription drugs and medical devices on the grounds that such advertising inflates
demand for new and more expensive drugs when, in fact, there is no need for them. What point
weakens the argument? The reason given for a ban is that these ads inflate demand for expensive
drugs even when they may not be appropriate. What if these ads educate and inform patients and
encourage discussion between patients and doctors? If this happens, advertisements turn out to be
useful. So option B identifies a weakness in the argument. The argument is about direct-to-consumer
advertising, so we cannot say that people don't read these ads, and that only medical professionals
read them. Hence option A is inappropriate. Options C and D strengthen the argument instead of
weakening it.
Choice (B)

Ans 4)
Workers' compensation claims have reduced drastically as fewer and fewer people nationwide are
getting hurt at work. Employers claim that the workplace today is much safer than it was a few years
ago. Which option, if true, would most seriously weaken the employers' claim? One possibility is that all
accidents are not compensated. Option B properly identifies information that can weaken the claim —
many workers, like those in the construction industry, are misclassified as independent contractors. That
many people have quit their jobs after getting injured is less likely to weaken the claim as new
employees must have joined, and this doesn't affect the safety standards, so option A is incorrect. Option
C is also inappropriate because processing of claims strictly has no relevance to the decrease of the
number of claims; it can only reduce the amount claimed. Option D also has no relevance to injury.
Choice (B)
Ans 5)
Option 5 begins the discussion by stating that contrary to what popular researchers assume, cognitive
scientist Rafel Nunez believes that not all cultures possess numerical cognition. 4 corroborates what is
stated in 5 by listing out the various cultures which do not have specific words for numbers larger than
about five or six. 2. which states that bigger numbers are referred to by generic words equivalent to
several or many, is a continuation of 4. 3 concludes the discussion with Nunez's assertion that though
“such Cultures” (the cultures referred to in 4) have the capacity to discriminate quantity, it is rough and
not exact. Hence, 9.4,2,3 form a sequence and 1, which defines numerical ability. is a generic statement
and does not form a part of the sequence 5,4,2.3.

Answer (1)

Ans 6)
3 begins the paragraph explaining what the term “Anglo Saxon’ refers to in the English speaking world.
5 continues the discussion saying that contemporary usage occasionally creeps back into general
parlance. although it is quite unusual. 4 follows 5 stating that few English speakers today call
themselves Anglo Saxon. 2 concludes giving the reasons for their reluctance to call themselves Anglo
Saxon. Hence, 3, 5, 4 and 2 form a coherent paragraph.
Option 1, which talks about what the term Angio Saxon connotes for the French is the odd man out as it
is not in sync with the rest of the given sequence.

Answer (1)

Ans 7)
Choice 5 begins the paragraph with the thought provoking statement that children testifying as
witnesses find the courtroom experience intimidating or scary. 2, which states that they may be
deterred from deposing confidently in an intimidating atmosphere, is a continuation of 5, with “they” in
2, referring to “children '' mentioned in 5. 4 follows the Supreme Court's direction that within three
months there should be at least two deposition centers under every court's jurisdiction. 1 concludes the
paragraph stating that this takes forward the principle already contained in laws relating to children.
Here, “this” refers to the Supreme Court's direction referred to in 4. Therefore,the logical sequence is
5,2,4,1. 3, which is a part of a subsequent paragraph, does not belong to the sequence 5 2,4,1 and is
hence the odd man out.

Answer (3)

Ans 8)
4 begins the paragraph with the general observation that tourism is soaring and corroborates it with the
findings of the UNWTO. 2 follows 4 by stating what travelers want to experience and introduces the
term “dark tourism”, which is now finding favor with tourists. 1, which explains what “dark tourism” is all
about and mentions the names of some sites which are examples of dark tourism, is a continuation of
2. 5 concludes the paragraph stating that the internet had raised awareness about such sites. Hence,
statements 4,2,1,5 form a coherent paragraph.
Statement 3, which is rather ambiguous does not form a part of this sequence and is , therefore, the odd
man out.

Answer (3)
B. Quantitative Aptitude

Ans 1)
Let Sonali's age be x years

∴ Sagar's age is 2x years.

Let Mohali's age be y years.

∴ y+x=2(2x) 🡺 y = 3x

Let Surya's age be z years

∴ z+2x=2(x+3x) => z = 6x

Pithvai's age be = 21 years

Now, 21+6x+2x = 5(x+3x)

🡺 12x = 21
3
∴ x=1 4
3
∴ Sonali's age = 1 4
years= 1 year 9 months

3 1
Sagar's age = 2(1 4
)=3 2
years

3 1
Monali's age = 3× 1 4
=5 4
years = 5 years 3 months

3 1
Surya's age = 6× 1 4
=10 2
years = 10 years 6 months

Let Surya be twice as old as Sagar in t years.

1 1
10 2
+ t = 2× (3 2
+ t)
1
🡺 10 2
+ t = 7 +2t
1
🡺 t= 3 2

Choice (C)
Ans 2)
From the first 20 natural numbers a combination is to be selected such that when arranged in ascending order,
we get an A.P.

Now, the middle element of any such combination has to be greater than 1.
For 2 as the middle element, we have only 1 A.P. i.e. (1, 2, 3)
For 3 as the middle element, we have two A.P.'s possible
i.e., (2, 3, 4) and (1, 3, 5) and so on....

It may be noted that the number of A.P.'s with 2 as middle term is same as those with 19 as middle term and
those with 3 as middle term is same as those with 18 as middle term and so on....
We list below the number of A.P.'S possible in each case.

For the middle element; 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, the number of A.P's is

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2 and 1 respectively.

∴ Total number of such combinations = 90

Choice (B)

Ans 3)
𝑥
For any x ≥ 1, we have 2 ≤ (1 + ) 1
𝑥
< 2.8 …………………(1)
consider choice (A) :-
49
255 1
50 = 255
* (255/250 )50
250
1
= 255
× (1 +1/50)50

2.8
this value will be less than 255
using (1)
49 50
∴ (255) < (250) is true

Consider choice (B):-

29
31 1
30 = 31
* ( 31/30 )30
30
1
= 31
× (1 +1/30)30

2.8
this value will be less than 31
using (1)
29 30
∴ (31) < (30) is true

Consider choice (C):-

38
240 1
39 = 240
* ( 240/234 )39
234
1
= 240
× (1 +1/39)39

2.8
this value will be less than 240
using (1)
38
240
∴ 39 <1
234

So 23439 > 24038

∴ (240)38 > (234)39 is False.
Choice (C)
Ans 4)
Let A have Rs 3k , B Rs. 2k and C Rs. k with them initially. The looser and the amounts with each of them are
tabulated below:

A B C

Round Loser 3k 2k k

1 B 3K+K/2=3.5K 2K-K=K K+K/2=1.5K

2 C 4K 1.5K 0.5K

3 A 3K 2K K

4 B 3.5K K 1.5K
Now Gain for A is given as Rs. 10.

3.5k-3k=10

🡺 k=20

By looking from table ; after round 2, A would have gained Rs. 20 , which is the maximum gain for him in
the course of the four rounds.

Choice (B)

Ans 5)
Let the marks scored in test 5, test 7, test 11 and test 12 be x+2, y, x and y+12 respectively.

Now, x+2+y+x+y+12 = 1020(12*85) – 674(Sum of marks in given tests) = 346

🡺 x + y = 166

Also, x-y = 18

∴ x=92, y=74

If Satish wants to increase his average by 1, he should have got 12*1 i.e., 12

marks more than that he got presently. His present score in test 12 is 86.

∴ His score would have been 86+12 =98

Choice (B)

Ans 6)
Given that boat P can do 8 m/s in still water and 6 m/s upstream. Therefore, the speed of the current is 2
m/s. Speed of Q downstream is 5 m/s.

By the time two passengers on P decide to get off, their boat had already travelled for 20 minutes i.e.,
covered 20 × 60 ×10 = 12000 m and the boat Q had travelled for 15 minutes and covered 15×60×5= 4500
m.

∴ The raft is 7500 m ahead of boat Q.

The boat Q gains on the raft at 3 m/s.

7500
To reach the raft, 3
sec=2500 sec
2500 2
= 60
= 41 3
Minutes ≈ 42 minutes

Choice (A)
Ans 7)
Successive time period are getting multiplied by4, while succesive speeds are getting divided by 2.

∴ Successive distances get multiplied by 2. The duration of the time interval speeds, distances and total
distances covered (in terms of R as well as r) are tabulated below. For the 5th interval of 25600 seconds
the split is shown.

Time interval speed Distance Total distance (in Total distance (in
terms of R) terms of r)

πR/800 πR/8
100

πR/1600 πR/4
400

πR/3200 πR/2
1600

πR/6400 πR 2πr
6400 (15/8)πR

Distance covered in
2nd and 3rd round

πR/12800 2πR
25600= 32πr/15
24000+1600
= 30πr/15 + 2πr/15
Time taken to cover first round (2πr) = 100+400+1600+6400=8500

Time taken to cover second round (30πr/15 in table) = 24000

Hence ratio of time taken for the first and second round is 8500: 24000

🡺 85/240 = 17/48

Choice (D)

Ans 8)
Let P(A), P(B) and P(C) represent the probability of A, B and C attending the class respectively.

Given P(A) + P(B)- 2P(A∩B) =7/10

P(B) + P(C) - 2P(B ∩ C) = 4/10

P(C) + P(A) - 2P(A ∩ C)=7/10

P (A ∩ B ∩ C)= 9/100
Now, P (at least on attending the class) = P ( A U B U C)
= P(A) + P(B) + P(C) - P(A ∩ B) - P(B ∩ C) - P(C ∩ A) + P(A ∩ B ∩ C)

1
= 2
[ P(A) + P(B)- 2P(A∩B) + P(B) + P(C) - 2P(B ∩ C) + P(C) + P(A) - 2P(A ∩ C)] + P(A ∩ B ∩ C)

1
= 2
[7/10 + 4/10 + 7/10] + 9/100

= 99/100

Choice (D)

Ans 9)
Let P, Q, R be the three cells.

The probability of attacking any one is 1/3,

Expected change in length of the worm is

= (1/3)2 - (1/3)(3/4) + (1/3)[ 0+ (1/3)2 - (1/3)(3/4) + (1/3)[0+ (1/3)2 - (1/3)(3/4) +........

3
=2(1/3 + (1/3)2 + (1/3)3 +.....) - 4
(1/3 + (1/3)2 + (1/3)3 +.....)
= 2−( 3
4 )
(1/3 + (1/3)2 + (1/3)3 +.....)
5 1/3
= 4
* 1− 1/3

5 1 5
= 4
* 2
= 8

Choice (C)
C. DILR
Solutions for Q1 to Q4:

Apples Mangoes Bananas Guava Total

Amar y

Akash z

Bikash 6

Chirag 6

Total 6 6 24
y, z > 4

y + z = 12

Also, y ≠ z

y =5 or 7

z = 7 or 5

Everybody ate at least one fruit of each type.

Since Exactly one person ate four fruits of a particular type. So that fruit can be banana or apple and
person who ate can be Amar or Akash. (Because all other fruits were eaten by less then 7 people and all
other people ate less then 7 fruits)

No person ate exactly three fruits of any particular type of fruit. Hence none of the box in table will have
value 3.

Case-1

Bananas/ Guavas/ Apple/ Mangoes/ Total

Apples Mangoes Bananas Guavas

Amar/Akash 4 1 1 1 7

Akash/Amar 1 1 2 1 5

Bikash/Chirag 1 2 1 2 6

Chirag/Bikash 1 2 1 2 6

Total 7 6 5 6 24
Case-2

Bananas/ Guavas/ Apple/ Mangoes/ Total

Apples Mangoes Bananas Guavas

Amar/Akash 4 1 1 1 7

Akash/Amar 1 2 1 1 5

Bikash/Chirag 1 1 2 2 6

Chirag/Bikash 1 2 1 2 6

Total 7 6 5 6 24
Case-3

Bananas/ Guavas/ Apple/ Mangoes/ Total

Apples Mangoes Bananas Guavas

Amar/Akash 4 1 1 1 7

Akash/Amar 1 1 1 2 5

Bikash/Chirag 1 2 2 1 6

Chirag/Bikash 1 2 1 2 6

Total 7 6 5 6 24

Ans 1)
Bikash did not eat 4 bananas.

Choice (D)

Ans 2)
Amar ate 2 bananas, we have to consider case-1
🡺 Bikash ate 1 apple.

Choice (A)

Ans 3)
Chirag ate 2 apples.
🡺 Either case 2 or case 3 is possible

amar/akash could have eaten 4 apples. Bikash ate two guavas and 2 mangoes. Hence all of the above.

Choice (D)

Ans 4)
If Amar ate 4 apple, from case-1 Amar will eat 2 bananas. But from Case-2 and 3 Amar will eat 1 banana.

Choice (D)
Solutions for Q5 to Q8:

Ans 5)
To keep the cost minimum, the quantity of potato must be maximised, and the others must be kept at the
minimum possible value.

the cost = (55 X 1/10) + (22 X 3/10) + (110 X one by 2) + (47 X 1/10) = 71.8

Option (B)

Ans 6)
the cost of making the dish in Week 2 = 0.15X 48 + 0.20X 18 plus 0.55X 105 + 0.10X 42

= 7.2 + 3.6 + 57.75 + 4.2 = 72.75

the cost of making the dish in week 4 = 0.175X 60 + 0.15X 20 + 0.60X 110 + 0.75X 50 = 83.25

the required percentage = (10.5/72.75) X 100 = 14.4%

Choice (D)

Ans 7)
as the quantity of each item used is not known, we cannot determine the percentage increase.

Choice (D)

Ans 8)
For the maximum cost, we have to use 40% each (by weight) of the 2 costlier items and 20% of the 3rd
item, assuming the quantity of the 4th item to be negative.

we have to only check for the last 3 weeks,

the cost in week 5 = (70X4/10) + (105X4/10) + (45X2/10) = 79

the cost in week 6 = (60X4/10) + (115X4/10) + (42X2/10) = 78.4

the cost in week 4 = (60X4/10) + (110X4/10) + (50X2/10) = 78

So, the highest in week 5, ₹79

Choice (C)