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Application No 24171388
Candidate Name SHWETA KUMARI
Test Center Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology
Name Pune
Test Date 24/11/2024
Test Time 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Subject CAT 2024

Section : VARC

Q.1 The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option
that best captures the essence of the passage.

Lyric poetry is a genre of private meditation rather than public commitment. The
impulse in Marxism toward changing a society deemed unacceptable in its basic
design would seem to place demands on lyric poetry that such poetry, with its
tendency toward the personal, the small scale, and the idiosyncratic, could never
answer. There is within Marxism, however, also a strand of thought that would locate
in lyric poetry alternative modes of perception and description that call forth a vision
of worlds at odds with a repressive reality or that draw attention to the workings of
ideology within the hegemonic culture. The poetic imagination may indeed deflect
larger social concerns, but it may also be implicitly critical and utopian.
Ans 1. The focus of lyric poetry as personal may not seem compatible with Marxism.
However, it is possible to envisage lyric poetry as a symbol of resistance against an
oppressive culture.
2. The focus of lyric poetry is largely personal while that of Marxism is bringing change
in society. Unless the difference is resolved, poetry will remain largely utopian.
3. Marxism has internal contradictions due to which one strand of Marxism sees no
merit in lyric poetry while another appreciates the alternative modes of perception in poetry.
4. Marxism makes unreasonable demands on lyric poetry. However, lyric poetry has its
own merits that are largely ignored by Marxism due to its personal nature.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818471
Option 1 ID : 3328181585
Option 2 ID : 3328181587
Option 3 ID : 3328181586
Option 4 ID : 3328181584
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the
computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill,
enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of years new AI tools have emerged that
threaten the survival of human civilisation from an unexpected direction. AI has gained some
remarkable abilities to manipulate and generate language, whether with words, sounds or
images. AI has thereby hacked the operating system of our civilisation.

Language is the stuff almost all human culture is made of. Human rights, for example, aren’t
inscribed in our DNA. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by telling stories and
writing laws. Gods aren’t physical realities. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by
inventing myths and writing scriptures….What would happen once a non-human intelligence
becomes better than the average human at telling stories, composing melodies, drawing
images, and writing laws and scriptures? When people think about Chatgpt and other new AI
tools, they are often drawn to examples like school children using AI to write their essays.
What will happen to the school system when kids do that? But this kind of question misses
the big picture. Forget about school essays. Think of the next American presidential race in
2024, and try to imagine the impact of AI tools that can be made to mass-produce political
content, fake-news stories and scriptures for new cults…

Through its mastery of language, AI could even form intimate relationships with people, and
use the power of intimacy to change our opinions and worldviews. Although there is no
indication that AI has any consciousness or feelings of its own, to foster fake intimacy with
humans it is enough if the AI can make them feel emotionally attached to it….

What will happen to the course of history when AI takes over culture, and begins producing
stories, melodies, laws and religions? Previous tools like the printing press and radio helped
spread the cultural ideas of humans, but they never created new cultural ideas of their own.
AI is fundamentally different. AI can create completely new ideas, completely new culture….
Of course, the new power of AI could be used for good purposes as well. I won’t dwell on this,
because the people who develop AI talk about it enough….

We can still regulate the new AI tools, but we must act quickly. Whereas nukes cannot invent
more powerful nukes, AI can make exponentially more powerful AI.… Unregulated AI
deployments would create social chaos, which would benefit autocrats and ruin democracies.
Democracy is a conversation, and conversations rely on language. When AI hacks language,
it could destroy our ability to have meaningful conversations, thereby destroying
democracy….And the first regulation I would suggest is to make it mandatory for AI to
disclose that it is an AI. If I am having a conversation with someone, and I cannot tell whether
it is a human or an AI—that’s the end of democracy. This text has been generated by a
human. Or has it?

SubQuestion No : 2
Q.2 The tone of the passage could best be described as
Ans 1. alarmist, because the passage discusses scenarios of the influence of new AI tools
on language and human emotions.
2. quizzical, as the passage poses several questions, concluding with the question of
whether or not the passage content has been generated by AI.
3. prescient, as the author analyses the future impact of the use of new AI tools on
crucial areas of our society and culture.
4. cautionary, because the author lays out some adverse effects of the proliferation of
unregulated AI tools.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818328
Option 1 ID : 3328181103
Option 2 ID : 3328181104
Option 3 ID : 3328181105
Option 4 ID : 3328181106
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the
computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill,
enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of years new AI tools have emerged that
threaten the survival of human civilisation from an unexpected direction. AI has gained some
remarkable abilities to manipulate and generate language, whether with words, sounds or
images. AI has thereby hacked the operating system of our civilisation.

Language is the stuff almost all human culture is made of. Human rights, for example, aren’t
inscribed in our DNA. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by telling stories and
writing laws. Gods aren’t physical realities. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by
inventing myths and writing scriptures….What would happen once a non-human intelligence
becomes better than the average human at telling stories, composing melodies, drawing
images, and writing laws and scriptures? When people think about Chatgpt and other new AI
tools, they are often drawn to examples like school children using AI to write their essays.
What will happen to the school system when kids do that? But this kind of question misses
the big picture. Forget about school essays. Think of the next American presidential race in
2024, and try to imagine the impact of AI tools that can be made to mass-produce political
content, fake-news stories and scriptures for new cults…

Through its mastery of language, AI could even form intimate relationships with people, and
use the power of intimacy to change our opinions and worldviews. Although there is no
indication that AI has any consciousness or feelings of its own, to foster fake intimacy with
humans it is enough if the AI can make them feel emotionally attached to it….

What will happen to the course of history when AI takes over culture, and begins producing
stories, melodies, laws and religions? Previous tools like the printing press and radio helped
spread the cultural ideas of humans, but they never created new cultural ideas of their own.
AI is fundamentally different. AI can create completely new ideas, completely new culture….
Of course, the new power of AI could be used for good purposes as well. I won’t dwell on this,
because the people who develop AI talk about it enough….

We can still regulate the new AI tools, but we must act quickly. Whereas nukes cannot invent
more powerful nukes, AI can make exponentially more powerful AI.… Unregulated AI
deployments would create social chaos, which would benefit autocrats and ruin democracies.
Democracy is a conversation, and conversations rely on language. When AI hacks language,
it could destroy our ability to have meaningful conversations, thereby destroying
democracy….And the first regulation I would suggest is to make it mandatory for AI to
disclose that it is an AI. If I am having a conversation with someone, and I cannot tell whether
it is a human or an AI—that’s the end of democracy. This text has been generated by a
human. Or has it?

SubQuestion No : 3
Q.3 The author terms language “the operating system of our civilization” for all the
following reasons EXCEPT that it
Ans 1. has laid the foundation for the creation of cultural artefacts through writing and telling
of stories.
2. can influence political views and opinions as it engenders close emotional ties among
people.
3. is fundamental to the articulation and spread of human values and culture in our
society.
4. is the basis of AI tools like ChatGPT which can be used to generate academic
content and opinion.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818329
Option 1 ID : 3328181110
Option 2 ID : 3328181108
Option 3 ID : 3328181107
Option 4 ID : 3328181109
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the
computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill,
enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of years new AI tools have emerged that
threaten the survival of human civilisation from an unexpected direction. AI has gained some
remarkable abilities to manipulate and generate language, whether with words, sounds or
images. AI has thereby hacked the operating system of our civilisation.

Language is the stuff almost all human culture is made of. Human rights, for example, aren’t
inscribed in our DNA. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by telling stories and
writing laws. Gods aren’t physical realities. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by
inventing myths and writing scriptures….What would happen once a non-human intelligence
becomes better than the average human at telling stories, composing melodies, drawing
images, and writing laws and scriptures? When people think about Chatgpt and other new AI
tools, they are often drawn to examples like school children using AI to write their essays.
What will happen to the school system when kids do that? But this kind of question misses
the big picture. Forget about school essays. Think of the next American presidential race in
2024, and try to imagine the impact of AI tools that can be made to mass-produce political
content, fake-news stories and scriptures for new cults…

Through its mastery of language, AI could even form intimate relationships with people, and
use the power of intimacy to change our opinions and worldviews. Although there is no
indication that AI has any consciousness or feelings of its own, to foster fake intimacy with
humans it is enough if the AI can make them feel emotionally attached to it….

What will happen to the course of history when AI takes over culture, and begins producing
stories, melodies, laws and religions? Previous tools like the printing press and radio helped
spread the cultural ideas of humans, but they never created new cultural ideas of their own.
AI is fundamentally different. AI can create completely new ideas, completely new culture….
Of course, the new power of AI could be used for good purposes as well. I won’t dwell on this,
because the people who develop AI talk about it enough….

We can still regulate the new AI tools, but we must act quickly. Whereas nukes cannot invent
more powerful nukes, AI can make exponentially more powerful AI.… Unregulated AI
deployments would create social chaos, which would benefit autocrats and ruin democracies.
Democracy is a conversation, and conversations rely on language. When AI hacks language,
it could destroy our ability to have meaningful conversations, thereby destroying
democracy….And the first regulation I would suggest is to make it mandatory for AI to
disclose that it is an AI. If I am having a conversation with someone, and I cannot tell whether
it is a human or an AI—that’s the end of democracy. This text has been generated by a
human. Or has it?

SubQuestion No : 4
Q.4 We can infer that the author is most likely to agree with which of the following
statements?
Ans 1. Apart from its drawbacks, AI tools have been beneficial in boosting technological and
industrial advance worldwide.
2. One of the biggest casualties from the spread of unregulated AI is likely to be the
democratic process.
3. People’s fears of the dangers of students using ChatGPT and other new AI tools are
unfounded.
4. The commonly expressed fear that future AI developments will fatally harm humans is
unfounded.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818332
Option 1 ID : 3328181121
Option 2 ID : 3328181120
Option 3 ID : 3328181119
Option 4 ID : 3328181122
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the
computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill,
enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of years new AI tools have emerged that
threaten the survival of human civilisation from an unexpected direction. AI has gained some
remarkable abilities to manipulate and generate language, whether with words, sounds or
images. AI has thereby hacked the operating system of our civilisation.

Language is the stuff almost all human culture is made of. Human rights, for example, aren’t
inscribed in our DNA. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by telling stories and
writing laws. Gods aren’t physical realities. Rather, they are cultural artefacts we created by
inventing myths and writing scriptures….What would happen once a non-human intelligence
becomes better than the average human at telling stories, composing melodies, drawing
images, and writing laws and scriptures? When people think about Chatgpt and other new AI
tools, they are often drawn to examples like school children using AI to write their essays.
What will happen to the school system when kids do that? But this kind of question misses
the big picture. Forget about school essays. Think of the next American presidential race in
2024, and try to imagine the impact of AI tools that can be made to mass-produce political
content, fake-news stories and scriptures for new cults…

Through its mastery of language, AI could even form intimate relationships with people, and
use the power of intimacy to change our opinions and worldviews. Although there is no
indication that AI has any consciousness or feelings of its own, to foster fake intimacy with
humans it is enough if the AI can make them feel emotionally attached to it….

What will happen to the course of history when AI takes over culture, and begins producing
stories, melodies, laws and religions? Previous tools like the printing press and radio helped
spread the cultural ideas of humans, but they never created new cultural ideas of their own.
AI is fundamentally different. AI can create completely new ideas, completely new culture….
Of course, the new power of AI could be used for good purposes as well. I won’t dwell on this,
because the people who develop AI talk about it enough….

We can still regulate the new AI tools, but we must act quickly. Whereas nukes cannot invent
more powerful nukes, AI can make exponentially more powerful AI.… Unregulated AI
deployments would create social chaos, which would benefit autocrats and ruin democracies.
Democracy is a conversation, and conversations rely on language. When AI hacks language,
it could destroy our ability to have meaningful conversations, thereby destroying
democracy….And the first regulation I would suggest is to make it mandatory for AI to
disclose that it is an AI. If I am having a conversation with someone, and I cannot tell whether
it is a human or an AI—that’s the end of democracy. This text has been generated by a
human. Or has it?

SubQuestion No : 5
Q.5 The author identifies all of the following as dire outcomes of the capture of language
by AI EXCEPT that it could
Ans 1. apply its mastery of language to create strong emotional ties which could exacerbate
the polarization of political views.
2. spawn a completely new culture through its ability to create new ideas and opinions.

3. eventually subvert democratic processes through the mass creation and spread of
fake political content and news.
4. out-strip human creativity and endeavours in the spheres such as art and music and,
in the formulation of laws.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818330
Option 1 ID : 3328181114
Option 2 ID : 3328181112
Option 3 ID : 3328181111
Option 4 ID : 3328181113
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.6 The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option
that best captures the essence of the passage.

Humans have managed to tweak the underlying biology of various plants and animals
to produce high-tech crops and microbes. But regulating these entities is complicated,
as the framework of policies and procedures are outdated and not flexible enough to
adapt to emerging technology. The question is whether regulation will ever be able to
keep up with human innovation, to regulate living things, which are apt to be
unpredictable and unique; to capture all the potential risks when new biological
entities are introduced, or when they pass on variations of their genes?
Ans 1. The problem with formulating regulation for innovation in the scientific arena it that it
is impossible to imagine the outcomes or risks related to the outcomes of all the research.
2. Current regulation of biotechnology is outdated, but it is debatable if we can create a
framework, imaginative and flexible, to cover all contingencies in this fast-changing area.
3. The mercurial nature of biological entities calls for scientists to shape the regulations
governing emerging technology, with regular calibration to handle variations in the field.
4. A new framework of rules and procedures for regulating the most recent research
emerging from biotechnology is urgently needed, to keep up with this rapidly changing
discipline.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818472
Option 1 ID : 3328181588
Option 2 ID : 3328181590
Option 3 ID : 3328181591
Option 4 ID : 3328181589
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.7 There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and
decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: This reality is putting stress on employees who have to pay for transport,
desk lunches, more childcare, clothing and that after-work socialisation – costs they
haven’t incurred for nearly two years.

Paragraph: ___(1)___. Prices are rising at their fastest rate in 40 years, consequently,
return-to-office-related costs have shot up – think petrol and food, for instance.
___(2)___. Yet wages haven’t kept up with inflation – even despite the salary growth
many workers have enjoyed during a favourable pandemic labour market. ___(3)___.
This is especially jarring for workers who were able to save during remote work, when
these expenditures weren’t a factor. ___(4)___. In April 2022, Umus, a London
university lecturer, told BBC Worklife that they were spending nearly a quarter of what
they made every day on return-to-work costs.
Ans 1. Option 3

2. Option 1

3. Option 2

4. Option 4

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818465
Option 1 ID : 3328181565
Option 2 ID : 3328181563
Option 3 ID : 3328181564
Option 4 ID : 3328181566
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Languages become endangered and die out for many reasons. Sadly, the physical
annihilation of communities of native speakers of a language is all too often the cause of
language extinction. In North America, European colonists brought death and destruction to
many Native American communities. This was followed by US federal policies restricting the
use of indigenous languages, including the removal of native children from their communities
to federal boarding schools where native languages and cultural practices were prohibited. As
many as 75 percent of the languages spoken in the territories that became the United States
have gone extinct, with slightly better language survival rates in Central and South America . .
.

Even without physical annihilation and prohibitions against language use, the language of the
"dominant" cultures may drive other languages into extinction; young people see education,
jobs, culture and technology associated with the dominant language and focus their attention
on that language. The largest language "killers" are English, Spanish, Portuguese, French,
Russian, Hindi, and Chinese, all of which have privileged status as dominant languages
threatening minority languages.

When we lose a language, we lose the worldview, culture and knowledge of the people who
spoke it, constituting a loss to all humanity. People around the world live in direct contact with
their native environment, their habitat. When the language they speak goes extinct, the rest of
humanity loses their knowledge of that environment, their wisdom about the relationship
between local plants and illness, their philosophical and religious beliefs as well as their
native cultural expression (in music, visual art and poetry) that has enriched both the
speakers of that language and others who would have encountered that culture. . . .

As educators deeply immersed in the liberal arts, we believe that educating students broadly
in all facets of language and culture . . . yields immense rewards. Some individuals educated
in the liberal arts tradition will pursue advanced study in linguistics and become actively
engaged in language preservation, setting out for the Amazon, for example, with video
recording equipment to interview the last surviving elders in a community to record and
document a language spoken by no children.

Certainly, though, the vast majority of students will not pursue this kind of activity. For these
students, a liberal arts education is absolutely critical from the twin perspectives of language
extinction and global citizenship. When students study languages other than their own, they
are sensitized to the existence of different cultural perspectives and practices. With such an
education, students are more likely to be able to articulate insights into their own cultural
biases, be more empathetic to individuals of other cultures, communicate successfully across
linguistic and cultural differences, consider and resolve questions in a way that reflects
multiple cultural perspectives, and, ultimately extend support to people, programs, practices,
and policies that support the preservation of endangered languages.

There is ample evidence that such preservation can work in languages spiraling toward
extinction. For example, Navajo, Cree and Inuit communities have established schools in
which these languages are the language of instruction and the number of speakers of each
has increased.

SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 In the context of the passage, which one of the following hypothetical scenarios, if
true, is NOT an example of the kind of loss that occurs when a language becomes
extinct?
Ans 1. The Andamanese language has a word to describe someone who has lost a step-
sister. When the language dies, we will lose the concept of the word and the emotions it
evokes.
2. The Lamkangs of Manipur have only 3 remaining native speakers of the language.
When they die, we will lose one more group from the government list of indigenous tribes.
3. The Inuits of Alaska have 35 different words to describe the texture of snow. When
the language becomes extinct, we will lose that understanding of nature.
4. The Nicobarese language describes 20 different moods of the ocean. By the time the
last speaker is educated in a Central Board school, they will have forgotten their language.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818655
Option 1 ID : 3328182158
Option 2 ID : 3328182160
Option 3 ID : 3328182159
Option 4 ID : 3328182161
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Languages become endangered and die out for many reasons. Sadly, the physical
annihilation of communities of native speakers of a language is all too often the cause of
language extinction. In North America, European colonists brought death and destruction to
many Native American communities. This was followed by US federal policies restricting the
use of indigenous languages, including the removal of native children from their communities
to federal boarding schools where native languages and cultural practices were prohibited. As
many as 75 percent of the languages spoken in the territories that became the United States
have gone extinct, with slightly better language survival rates in Central and South America . .
.

Even without physical annihilation and prohibitions against language use, the language of the
"dominant" cultures may drive other languages into extinction; young people see education,
jobs, culture and technology associated with the dominant language and focus their attention
on that language. The largest language "killers" are English, Spanish, Portuguese, French,
Russian, Hindi, and Chinese, all of which have privileged status as dominant languages
threatening minority languages.

When we lose a language, we lose the worldview, culture and knowledge of the people who
spoke it, constituting a loss to all humanity. People around the world live in direct contact with
their native environment, their habitat. When the language they speak goes extinct, the rest of
humanity loses their knowledge of that environment, their wisdom about the relationship
between local plants and illness, their philosophical and religious beliefs as well as their
native cultural expression (in music, visual art and poetry) that has enriched both the
speakers of that language and others who would have encountered that culture. . . .

As educators deeply immersed in the liberal arts, we believe that educating students broadly
in all facets of language and culture . . . yields immense rewards. Some individuals educated
in the liberal arts tradition will pursue advanced study in linguistics and become actively
engaged in language preservation, setting out for the Amazon, for example, with video
recording equipment to interview the last surviving elders in a community to record and
document a language spoken by no children.

Certainly, though, the vast majority of students will not pursue this kind of activity. For these
students, a liberal arts education is absolutely critical from the twin perspectives of language
extinction and global citizenship. When students study languages other than their own, they
are sensitized to the existence of different cultural perspectives and practices. With such an
education, students are more likely to be able to articulate insights into their own cultural
biases, be more empathetic to individuals of other cultures, communicate successfully across
linguistic and cultural differences, consider and resolve questions in a way that reflects
multiple cultural perspectives, and, ultimately extend support to people, programs, practices,
and policies that support the preservation of endangered languages.

There is ample evidence that such preservation can work in languages spiraling toward
extinction. For example, Navajo, Cree and Inuit communities have established schools in
which these languages are the language of instruction and the number of speakers of each
has increased.

SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 It can be inferred from the passage that it is likely South America had a slightly better
language survival rate than North America for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Ans 1. locals were provided job opportunities in the colonial administration.

2. not many native speakers were killed by European colonists.

3. European colonists allowed children of native speakers to stay at home with their
families.
4. the colonial government was unable to mainstream the locals.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818657
Option 1 ID : 3328182168
Option 2 ID : 3328182166
Option 3 ID : 3328182167
Option 4 ID : 3328182169
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Languages become endangered and die out for many reasons. Sadly, the physical
annihilation of communities of native speakers of a language is all too often the cause of
language extinction. In North America, European colonists brought death and destruction to
many Native American communities. This was followed by US federal policies restricting the
use of indigenous languages, including the removal of native children from their communities
to federal boarding schools where native languages and cultural practices were prohibited. As
many as 75 percent of the languages spoken in the territories that became the United States
have gone extinct, with slightly better language survival rates in Central and South America . .
.

Even without physical annihilation and prohibitions against language use, the language of the
"dominant" cultures may drive other languages into extinction; young people see education,
jobs, culture and technology associated with the dominant language and focus their attention
on that language. The largest language "killers" are English, Spanish, Portuguese, French,
Russian, Hindi, and Chinese, all of which have privileged status as dominant languages
threatening minority languages.

When we lose a language, we lose the worldview, culture and knowledge of the people who
spoke it, constituting a loss to all humanity. People around the world live in direct contact with
their native environment, their habitat. When the language they speak goes extinct, the rest of
humanity loses their knowledge of that environment, their wisdom about the relationship
between local plants and illness, their philosophical and religious beliefs as well as their
native cultural expression (in music, visual art and poetry) that has enriched both the
speakers of that language and others who would have encountered that culture. . . .

As educators deeply immersed in the liberal arts, we believe that educating students broadly
in all facets of language and culture . . . yields immense rewards. Some individuals educated
in the liberal arts tradition will pursue advanced study in linguistics and become actively
engaged in language preservation, setting out for the Amazon, for example, with video
recording equipment to interview the last surviving elders in a community to record and
document a language spoken by no children.

Certainly, though, the vast majority of students will not pursue this kind of activity. For these
students, a liberal arts education is absolutely critical from the twin perspectives of language
extinction and global citizenship. When students study languages other than their own, they
are sensitized to the existence of different cultural perspectives and practices. With such an
education, students are more likely to be able to articulate insights into their own cultural
biases, be more empathetic to individuals of other cultures, communicate successfully across
linguistic and cultural differences, consider and resolve questions in a way that reflects
multiple cultural perspectives, and, ultimately extend support to people, programs, practices,
and policies that support the preservation of endangered languages.

There is ample evidence that such preservation can work in languages spiraling toward
extinction. For example, Navajo, Cree and Inuit communities have established schools in
which these languages are the language of instruction and the number of speakers of each
has increased.

SubQuestion No : 10
Q.10 The author believes that a liberal arts education combined with participation in
language preservation empower students in all of the following ways EXCEPT that
they will
Ans 1. overcome cultural barriers to communication.

2. learn different languages.

3. develop a better understanding of their own culture.

4. establish schools to preserve languages spiralling towards extinction.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818658
Option 1 ID : 3328182173
Option 2 ID : 3328182171
Option 3 ID : 3328182170
Option 4 ID : 3328182172
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Languages become endangered and die out for many reasons. Sadly, the physical
annihilation of communities of native speakers of a language is all too often the cause of
language extinction. In North America, European colonists brought death and destruction to
many Native American communities. This was followed by US federal policies restricting the
use of indigenous languages, including the removal of native children from their communities
to federal boarding schools where native languages and cultural practices were prohibited. As
many as 75 percent of the languages spoken in the territories that became the United States
have gone extinct, with slightly better language survival rates in Central and South America . .
.

Even without physical annihilation and prohibitions against language use, the language of the
"dominant" cultures may drive other languages into extinction; young people see education,
jobs, culture and technology associated with the dominant language and focus their attention
on that language. The largest language "killers" are English, Spanish, Portuguese, French,
Russian, Hindi, and Chinese, all of which have privileged status as dominant languages
threatening minority languages.

When we lose a language, we lose the worldview, culture and knowledge of the people who
spoke it, constituting a loss to all humanity. People around the world live in direct contact with
their native environment, their habitat. When the language they speak goes extinct, the rest of
humanity loses their knowledge of that environment, their wisdom about the relationship
between local plants and illness, their philosophical and religious beliefs as well as their
native cultural expression (in music, visual art and poetry) that has enriched both the
speakers of that language and others who would have encountered that culture. . . .

As educators deeply immersed in the liberal arts, we believe that educating students broadly
in all facets of language and culture . . . yields immense rewards. Some individuals educated
in the liberal arts tradition will pursue advanced study in linguistics and become actively
engaged in language preservation, setting out for the Amazon, for example, with video
recording equipment to interview the last surviving elders in a community to record and
document a language spoken by no children.

Certainly, though, the vast majority of students will not pursue this kind of activity. For these
students, a liberal arts education is absolutely critical from the twin perspectives of language
extinction and global citizenship. When students study languages other than their own, they
are sensitized to the existence of different cultural perspectives and practices. With such an
education, students are more likely to be able to articulate insights into their own cultural
biases, be more empathetic to individuals of other cultures, communicate successfully across
linguistic and cultural differences, consider and resolve questions in a way that reflects
multiple cultural perspectives, and, ultimately extend support to people, programs, practices,
and policies that support the preservation of endangered languages.

There is ample evidence that such preservation can work in languages spiraling toward
extinction. For example, Navajo, Cree and Inuit communities have established schools in
which these languages are the language of instruction and the number of speakers of each
has increased.

SubQuestion No : 11
Q.11 Which one of the following hypothetical scenarios, if true, would most strongly
undermine the central ideas of the passage?
Ans 1. A liberal arts education requires that, in addition to being fluent in English, students
gain fluency in two of the top five most spoken languages globally.
2. Schools that teach endangered languages can preserve the language only for a
generation.
3. Recording a dying language that has only a few remaining speakers freezes it in time:
it stops evolving further.
4. Most liberal arts students will pursue jobs in publishing and human resource
management rather than doctorates in linguistics.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818656
Option 1 ID : 3328182164
Option 2 ID : 3328182162
Option 3 ID : 3328182163
Option 4 ID : 3328182165
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.12 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given
below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the
odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

1. To create a synapse, the neuron has specialized structures, often seen as tiny
swellings, at its terminal end of the axon where it stores the chemicals that are
emitted to transmit a signal to the next neuron.
2. This fetal warm-up act—the soldering of neural connections before the eyes
actually function—is crucial to the performance of the visual system.
3. The reasons for this paring back of synapses is a mystery, but synaptic pruning
is thought to sharpen and reinforce the “correct” synapses, while removing the
weak and unnecessary ones.
4. Neural connections between the eyes and the brain are formed long before birth,
establishing the wiring and the circuitry that allow a child to begin visualizing the
world the minute she emerges from the womb.
5. During this rehearsal period, synapses—points of chemical connection—between
nerve cells are generated in great excess, only to be pruned back during later
development.
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 1
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818451
Status : Not Answered

Q.13 There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and
decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: Taken outside the village of Trang Bang on June 8, 1972, the picture
captured the trauma and indiscriminate violence of a conflict that claimed, by some
estimates, a million or more civilian lives.

Paragraph: The horrifying photograph of children fleeing a deadly napalm attack has
become a defining image not only of the Vietnam War but the 20th century. ___(1)___.
Dark smoke billowing behind them, the young subjects’ faces are painted with a
mixture of terror, pain and confusion. ___(2)___. Soldiers from the South Vietnamese
army’s 25th Division follow helplessly behind. ___(3)___. The picture was officially
titled “The Terror of War,” but the photo is better known by the nickname given to
naked 9-year-old at its centre “Napalm Girl”. ___(4)___.
Ans 1. Option 4

2. Option 2

3. Option 1

4. Option 3

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818468
Option 1 ID : 3328181578
Option 2 ID : 3328181576
Option 3 ID : 3328181575
Option 4 ID : 3328181577
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.14 The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option
that best captures the essence of the passage.

When the tradwife puts on that georgic, pinstriped dress, she is not just admiring the
visual cues of a fantastical past. She takes these dreams of storybook bliss literally,
tracing them backward in time until she reaches a logical conclusion that satisfies her.
And by doing so, she ends up delivering an unhappy reminder of just how much our
lives consist of artifice and playacting. The tradwife outrages people because of her
deliberately regressive ideals. And yet her behaviour is, on some level,
indistinguishable from the nontradwife’s. The tradwife’s trollish genius is to beat us at
our own dress-up game. By insisting that the idyllic cottage daydream should be real,
right down to the primitive gender roles, she leaves others feeling hollow, cheated.
The hullabaloo and headaches she causes may be the price we pay for taking too
many things at face value: our just deserts, served Instagram-perfect by a manicured
hand on a gorgeous ceramic dish, with fat, mouthwatering maraschino cherries on
top.
Ans 1. The tradwife’s commitment to outdated gender roles and retro fashion critiques the
superficiality of today's societal ideals.
2. By promoting an idealized past, the tradwife exposes the artifice of contemporary
values and mocks societal norms.
3. The tradwife’s vintage dress and adherence to traditional roles reveal the artificial
nature of modern life and its superficial values.
4. The tradwife, with her vintage dress and traditional roles, highlights the superficiality
of modern life and challenges current societal norms.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818450
Option 1 ID : 3328181518
Option 2 ID : 3328181516
Option 3 ID : 3328181517
Option 4 ID : 3328181515
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Moutai has been the global booze sensation of the decade. A bottle of its Flying Fairy which
sold in the 1980s for the equivalent of a dollar now retails for $400. Moutai’s listed shares
have soared by almost 600% in the past five years, outpacing the likes of Amazon. . . .

It does this while disregarding every Western marketing mantra. It is not global, has meagre
digital sales and does not appeal to millennials. It scores pitifully on environmental, social and
governance measures. In the Boy Scout world of Western business it would leave a bad
taste, in more ways than one.

Moutai owes its intoxicating success to three factors—not all of them easy to emulate. First, it
profits from Chinese nationalism. Moutai is known as the “national liquor”. It was used to raise
spirits and disinfect wounds in Mao’s Long March. It was Premier Zhou Enlai’s favourite
tipple, shared with Richard Nixon in 1972. Its centuries-old craftsmanship—it is distilled eight
times and stored for years in earthenware jars—is a source of national pride. It also claims to
be hangover-proof, which would make it an invention to rival gunpowder....

Second, it chose to serve China’s super-rich rather than its middle class. Markets are littered
with the corpses of firms that could not compete in the cut-throat battle for Chinese middle-
class wallets. And the country’s premium market is massive—at 73m-strong, bigger than the
population of France, notes Euan McLeish of Bernstein, an investment firm, and still less
crowded with prestige brands than advanced economies. Moutai is to these well-heeled
drinkers what vintage champagne is to the rest of the world.....

Third, Moutai looks beyond affluent millennials and digital natives. The elderly and the middle-
aged, it found, can be just as lucrative. Its biggest market now is (male) drinkers in their mid-
30s. Many have no siblings, thanks to four decades of China’s one-child policy—which also
means their elderly parents can splash out on weddings and banquets. Moutai is often a
guest of honour.

Moutai has succeeded thanks to nationalism, elitism and ageism, in other words—not in spite
of this unholy trinity. But it faces risks. The government is its largest shareholder—and a
meddlesome one. It appears to want prices to remain stable. Exorbitantly priced booze is at
odds with its professed socialist ideals. Yet minority investors—including many foreign funds
—lament that Moutai’s wholesale price is a third of what it sells for in shops. Raising it could
boost the company’s profits further. Instead, in what some see as a travesty of corporate
governance, its majority owner has plans to set up its own sales channel.....

In the long run, its biggest risk may be millennials. As they grow older, health concerns, work-
life balance and the desire for more wholesome pursuits than binge-drinking may curb the
“Ganbei!” toasting culture [heavy drinking] on which so much of the demand for Moutai rests.
For the time being, though, the party goes on.

SubQuestion No : 15
Q.15 The phrase “would make it an invention to rival gunpowder” has been used in the
passage in a sense that is
Ans 1. metaphorical.

2. substantive.

3. synonymical.

4. literal.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818343
Option 1 ID : 3328181155
Option 2 ID : 3328181157
Option 3 ID : 3328181158
Option 4 ID : 3328181156
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Moutai has been the global booze sensation of the decade. A bottle of its Flying Fairy which
sold in the 1980s for the equivalent of a dollar now retails for $400. Moutai’s listed shares
have soared by almost 600% in the past five years, outpacing the likes of Amazon. . . .

It does this while disregarding every Western marketing mantra. It is not global, has meagre
digital sales and does not appeal to millennials. It scores pitifully on environmental, social and
governance measures. In the Boy Scout world of Western business it would leave a bad
taste, in more ways than one.

Moutai owes its intoxicating success to three factors—not all of them easy to emulate. First, it
profits from Chinese nationalism. Moutai is known as the “national liquor”. It was used to raise
spirits and disinfect wounds in Mao’s Long March. It was Premier Zhou Enlai’s favourite
tipple, shared with Richard Nixon in 1972. Its centuries-old craftsmanship—it is distilled eight
times and stored for years in earthenware jars—is a source of national pride. It also claims to
be hangover-proof, which would make it an invention to rival gunpowder....

Second, it chose to serve China’s super-rich rather than its middle class. Markets are littered
with the corpses of firms that could not compete in the cut-throat battle for Chinese middle-
class wallets. And the country’s premium market is massive—at 73m-strong, bigger than the
population of France, notes Euan McLeish of Bernstein, an investment firm, and still less
crowded with prestige brands than advanced economies. Moutai is to these well-heeled
drinkers what vintage champagne is to the rest of the world.....

Third, Moutai looks beyond affluent millennials and digital natives. The elderly and the middle-
aged, it found, can be just as lucrative. Its biggest market now is (male) drinkers in their mid-
30s. Many have no siblings, thanks to four decades of China’s one-child policy—which also
means their elderly parents can splash out on weddings and banquets. Moutai is often a
guest of honour.

Moutai has succeeded thanks to nationalism, elitism and ageism, in other words—not in spite
of this unholy trinity. But it faces risks. The government is its largest shareholder—and a
meddlesome one. It appears to want prices to remain stable. Exorbitantly priced booze is at
odds with its professed socialist ideals. Yet minority investors—including many foreign funds
—lament that Moutai’s wholesale price is a third of what it sells for in shops. Raising it could
boost the company’s profits further. Instead, in what some see as a travesty of corporate
governance, its majority owner has plans to set up its own sales channel.....

In the long run, its biggest risk may be millennials. As they grow older, health concerns, work-
life balance and the desire for more wholesome pursuits than binge-drinking may curb the
“Ganbei!” toasting culture [heavy drinking] on which so much of the demand for Moutai rests.
For the time being, though, the party goes on.

SubQuestion No : 16
Q.16 In the context of the passage we can infer that to succeed in the liquor industry in
China, a marketing firm must consider all of the following factors affecting the Chinese
liquor market EXCEPT that
Ans 1. there are few competitors to meet the demands of high end liquor consumers.

2. there is money to be made from marketing to the middle class.

3. the competition for winning over the middle class is very stiff.

4. the government may control the pricing of products.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818341
Option 1 ID : 3328181148
Option 2 ID : 3328181150
Option 3 ID : 3328181147
Option 4 ID : 3328181149
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Moutai has been the global booze sensation of the decade. A bottle of its Flying Fairy which
sold in the 1980s for the equivalent of a dollar now retails for $400. Moutai’s listed shares
have soared by almost 600% in the past five years, outpacing the likes of Amazon. . . .

It does this while disregarding every Western marketing mantra. It is not global, has meagre
digital sales and does not appeal to millennials. It scores pitifully on environmental, social and
governance measures. In the Boy Scout world of Western business it would leave a bad
taste, in more ways than one.

Moutai owes its intoxicating success to three factors—not all of them easy to emulate. First, it
profits from Chinese nationalism. Moutai is known as the “national liquor”. It was used to raise
spirits and disinfect wounds in Mao’s Long March. It was Premier Zhou Enlai’s favourite
tipple, shared with Richard Nixon in 1972. Its centuries-old craftsmanship—it is distilled eight
times and stored for years in earthenware jars—is a source of national pride. It also claims to
be hangover-proof, which would make it an invention to rival gunpowder....

Second, it chose to serve China’s super-rich rather than its middle class. Markets are littered
with the corpses of firms that could not compete in the cut-throat battle for Chinese middle-
class wallets. And the country’s premium market is massive—at 73m-strong, bigger than the
population of France, notes Euan McLeish of Bernstein, an investment firm, and still less
crowded with prestige brands than advanced economies. Moutai is to these well-heeled
drinkers what vintage champagne is to the rest of the world.....

Third, Moutai looks beyond affluent millennials and digital natives. The elderly and the middle-
aged, it found, can be just as lucrative. Its biggest market now is (male) drinkers in their mid-
30s. Many have no siblings, thanks to four decades of China’s one-child policy—which also
means their elderly parents can splash out on weddings and banquets. Moutai is often a
guest of honour.

Moutai has succeeded thanks to nationalism, elitism and ageism, in other words—not in spite
of this unholy trinity. But it faces risks. The government is its largest shareholder—and a
meddlesome one. It appears to want prices to remain stable. Exorbitantly priced booze is at
odds with its professed socialist ideals. Yet minority investors—including many foreign funds
—lament that Moutai’s wholesale price is a third of what it sells for in shops. Raising it could
boost the company’s profits further. Instead, in what some see as a travesty of corporate
governance, its majority owner has plans to set up its own sales channel.....

In the long run, its biggest risk may be millennials. As they grow older, health concerns, work-
life balance and the desire for more wholesome pursuits than binge-drinking may curb the
“Ganbei!” toasting culture [heavy drinking] on which so much of the demand for Moutai rests.
For the time being, though, the party goes on.

SubQuestion No : 17
Q.17 Which one of the following is both a reason for Moutai’s success as well as a possible
threat to that success?
Ans 1. Its appeal to the rich.

2. Its appeal to the older age group.

3. Chinese love of liquor filled celebration.

4. Government involvement in its business.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818340
Option 1 ID : 3328181145
Option 2 ID : 3328181143
Option 3 ID : 3328181146
Option 4 ID : 3328181144
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

Moutai has been the global booze sensation of the decade. A bottle of its Flying Fairy which
sold in the 1980s for the equivalent of a dollar now retails for $400. Moutai’s listed shares
have soared by almost 600% in the past five years, outpacing the likes of Amazon. . . .

It does this while disregarding every Western marketing mantra. It is not global, has meagre
digital sales and does not appeal to millennials. It scores pitifully on environmental, social and
governance measures. In the Boy Scout world of Western business it would leave a bad
taste, in more ways than one.

Moutai owes its intoxicating success to three factors—not all of them easy to emulate. First, it
profits from Chinese nationalism. Moutai is known as the “national liquor”. It was used to raise
spirits and disinfect wounds in Mao’s Long March. It was Premier Zhou Enlai’s favourite
tipple, shared with Richard Nixon in 1972. Its centuries-old craftsmanship—it is distilled eight
times and stored for years in earthenware jars—is a source of national pride. It also claims to
be hangover-proof, which would make it an invention to rival gunpowder....

Second, it chose to serve China’s super-rich rather than its middle class. Markets are littered
with the corpses of firms that could not compete in the cut-throat battle for Chinese middle-
class wallets. And the country’s premium market is massive—at 73m-strong, bigger than the
population of France, notes Euan McLeish of Bernstein, an investment firm, and still less
crowded with prestige brands than advanced economies. Moutai is to these well-heeled
drinkers what vintage champagne is to the rest of the world.....

Third, Moutai looks beyond affluent millennials and digital natives. The elderly and the middle-
aged, it found, can be just as lucrative. Its biggest market now is (male) drinkers in their mid-
30s. Many have no siblings, thanks to four decades of China’s one-child policy—which also
means their elderly parents can splash out on weddings and banquets. Moutai is often a
guest of honour.

Moutai has succeeded thanks to nationalism, elitism and ageism, in other words—not in spite
of this unholy trinity. But it faces risks. The government is its largest shareholder—and a
meddlesome one. It appears to want prices to remain stable. Exorbitantly priced booze is at
odds with its professed socialist ideals. Yet minority investors—including many foreign funds
—lament that Moutai’s wholesale price is a third of what it sells for in shops. Raising it could
boost the company’s profits further. Instead, in what some see as a travesty of corporate
governance, its majority owner has plans to set up its own sales channel.....

In the long run, its biggest risk may be millennials. As they grow older, health concerns, work-
life balance and the desire for more wholesome pursuits than binge-drinking may curb the
“Ganbei!” toasting culture [heavy drinking] on which so much of the demand for Moutai rests.
For the time being, though, the party goes on.

SubQuestion No : 18
Q.18 In the context of the passage, it is most likely that the author refers to Moutai’s
marketing strategy as “the unholy trinity” because
Ans 1. it profits from Chinese nationalist feelings.

2. it exposes the firm to long term risks.

3. there is nothing holy about marketing techniques for liquor.

4. it contradicts the Western strategy of marketing.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818342
Option 1 ID : 3328181154
Option 2 ID : 3328181152
Option 3 ID : 3328181153
Option 4 ID : 3328181151
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

There is a group in the space community who view the solar system not as an opportunity to
expand human potential but as a nature preserve, forever the provenance of an elite group of
scientists and their sanitary robotic probes. These planetary protection advocates [call] for
avoiding “harmful contamination” of celestial bodies. Under this regime, NASA incurs great
expense sterilizing robotic probes in order to prevent the contamination of entirely theoretical
biospheres. . . .

Transporting bacteria would matter if Mars were the vital world once imagined by astronomers
who mistook optical illusions for canals. Nobody wants to expose Martians to measles, but
sadly, robotic exploration reveals a bleak, rusted landscape, lacking oxygen and flooded with
radiation ready to sterilize any Earthly microbes. Simple life might exist underground, or down
at the bottom of a deep canyon, but it has been very hard to find with robots. . . . The upsides
from human exploration and development of Mars clearly outweigh the welfare of purely
speculative Martian fungi. . . .

The other likely targets of human exploration, development, and settlement, our moon and
the asteroids, exist in a desiccated, radiation-soaked realm of hard vacuum and extreme
temperature variations that would kill nearly anything. It’s also important to note that many
international competitors will ignore the demands of these protection extremists in any case.
For example, China recently sent a terrarium to the moon and germinated a plant seed—with,
unsurprisingly, no protest from its own scientific community. In contrast, when it was recently
revealed that a researcher had surreptitiously smuggled super-resilient microscopic
tardigrades aboard the ill-fated Israeli Beresheet lunar probe, a firestorm was unleashed
within the space community. . . .

NASA’s previous human exploration efforts made no serious attempt at sterility, with little
notice. As the Mars expert Robert Zubrin noted in the National Review, U.S. lunar landings
did not leave the campsites cleaner than they found it. Apollo’s bacteria-infested litter included
bags of feces. Forcing NASA’s proposed Mars exploration to do better, scrubbing everything
and hauling out all the trash, would destroy NASA’s human exploration budget and encroach
on the agency’s other directorates, too. Getting future astronauts off Mars is enough of a
challenge, without trying to tote weeks of waste along as well.

A reasonable compromise is to continue on the course laid out by the U.S. government and
the National Research Council, which proposed a system of zones on Mars, some for science
only, some for habitation, and some for resource exploitation. This approach minimizes
contamination, maximizes scientific exploration . . . Mars presents a stark choice of diverging
human futures. We can turn inward, pursuing ever more limited futures while we await
whichever natural or manmade disaster will eradicate our species and life on Earth.
Alternatively, we can choose to propel our biosphere further into the solar system,
simultaneously protecting our home planet and providing a backup plan for the only life we
know exists in the universe. Are the lives on Earth worth less than some hypothetical microbe
lurking under Martian rocks?

SubQuestion No : 19
Q.19 The author is unlikely to disagree with any of the following EXCEPT:
Ans 1. that while NASA’s earlier missions were not ideal in their approach to space
contamination, they likely did no grave damage.
2. the proposal for a zonal segregation of the Martian landscape into regions for
different purposes.
3. the exorbitant costs of continuing to keep the space environment pristine may be
unsustainable.
4. space contamination should be minimised until the possibility of life on the
astronomical body being explored is ruled out.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818648
Option 1 ID : 3328182139
Option 2 ID : 3328182138
Option 3 ID : 3328182140
Option 4 ID : 3328182141
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

There is a group in the space community who view the solar system not as an opportunity to
expand human potential but as a nature preserve, forever the provenance of an elite group of
scientists and their sanitary robotic probes. These planetary protection advocates [call] for
avoiding “harmful contamination” of celestial bodies. Under this regime, NASA incurs great
expense sterilizing robotic probes in order to prevent the contamination of entirely theoretical
biospheres. . . .

Transporting bacteria would matter if Mars were the vital world once imagined by astronomers
who mistook optical illusions for canals. Nobody wants to expose Martians to measles, but
sadly, robotic exploration reveals a bleak, rusted landscape, lacking oxygen and flooded with
radiation ready to sterilize any Earthly microbes. Simple life might exist underground, or down
at the bottom of a deep canyon, but it has been very hard to find with robots. . . . The upsides
from human exploration and development of Mars clearly outweigh the welfare of purely
speculative Martian fungi. . . .

The other likely targets of human exploration, development, and settlement, our moon and
the asteroids, exist in a desiccated, radiation-soaked realm of hard vacuum and extreme
temperature variations that would kill nearly anything. It’s also important to note that many
international competitors will ignore the demands of these protection extremists in any case.
For example, China recently sent a terrarium to the moon and germinated a plant seed—with,
unsurprisingly, no protest from its own scientific community. In contrast, when it was recently
revealed that a researcher had surreptitiously smuggled super-resilient microscopic
tardigrades aboard the ill-fated Israeli Beresheet lunar probe, a firestorm was unleashed
within the space community. . . .

NASA’s previous human exploration efforts made no serious attempt at sterility, with little
notice. As the Mars expert Robert Zubrin noted in the National Review, U.S. lunar landings
did not leave the campsites cleaner than they found it. Apollo’s bacteria-infested litter included
bags of feces. Forcing NASA’s proposed Mars exploration to do better, scrubbing everything
and hauling out all the trash, would destroy NASA’s human exploration budget and encroach
on the agency’s other directorates, too. Getting future astronauts off Mars is enough of a
challenge, without trying to tote weeks of waste along as well.

A reasonable compromise is to continue on the course laid out by the U.S. government and
the National Research Council, which proposed a system of zones on Mars, some for science
only, some for habitation, and some for resource exploitation. This approach minimizes
contamination, maximizes scientific exploration . . . Mars presents a stark choice of diverging
human futures. We can turn inward, pursuing ever more limited futures while we await
whichever natural or manmade disaster will eradicate our species and life on Earth.
Alternatively, we can choose to propel our biosphere further into the solar system,
simultaneously protecting our home planet and providing a backup plan for the only life we
know exists in the universe. Are the lives on Earth worth less than some hypothetical microbe
lurking under Martian rocks?

SubQuestion No : 20
Q.20 The contrasting reactions to the Chinese and Israeli “contaminations” of lunar space
Ans 1. are valid as the contamination of the lunar environment from animal sources is far
greater than from plants.
2. are evidence of China’s reasonable approach towards space contamination.

3. reveal global biases prevalent in attitudes towards different countries.

4. indicate that national scientists may have different sensitivities to issues of biosphere
protection.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818647
Option 1 ID : 3328182137
Option 2 ID : 3328182136
Option 3 ID : 3328182134
Option 4 ID : 3328182135
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

There is a group in the space community who view the solar system not as an opportunity to
expand human potential but as a nature preserve, forever the provenance of an elite group of
scientists and their sanitary robotic probes. These planetary protection advocates [call] for
avoiding “harmful contamination” of celestial bodies. Under this regime, NASA incurs great
expense sterilizing robotic probes in order to prevent the contamination of entirely theoretical
biospheres. . . .

Transporting bacteria would matter if Mars were the vital world once imagined by astronomers
who mistook optical illusions for canals. Nobody wants to expose Martians to measles, but
sadly, robotic exploration reveals a bleak, rusted landscape, lacking oxygen and flooded with
radiation ready to sterilize any Earthly microbes. Simple life might exist underground, or down
at the bottom of a deep canyon, but it has been very hard to find with robots. . . . The upsides
from human exploration and development of Mars clearly outweigh the welfare of purely
speculative Martian fungi. . . .

The other likely targets of human exploration, development, and settlement, our moon and
the asteroids, exist in a desiccated, radiation-soaked realm of hard vacuum and extreme
temperature variations that would kill nearly anything. It’s also important to note that many
international competitors will ignore the demands of these protection extremists in any case.
For example, China recently sent a terrarium to the moon and germinated a plant seed—with,
unsurprisingly, no protest from its own scientific community. In contrast, when it was recently
revealed that a researcher had surreptitiously smuggled super-resilient microscopic
tardigrades aboard the ill-fated Israeli Beresheet lunar probe, a firestorm was unleashed
within the space community. . . .

NASA’s previous human exploration efforts made no serious attempt at sterility, with little
notice. As the Mars expert Robert Zubrin noted in the National Review, U.S. lunar landings
did not leave the campsites cleaner than they found it. Apollo’s bacteria-infested litter included
bags of feces. Forcing NASA’s proposed Mars exploration to do better, scrubbing everything
and hauling out all the trash, would destroy NASA’s human exploration budget and encroach
on the agency’s other directorates, too. Getting future astronauts off Mars is enough of a
challenge, without trying to tote weeks of waste along as well.

A reasonable compromise is to continue on the course laid out by the U.S. government and
the National Research Council, which proposed a system of zones on Mars, some for science
only, some for habitation, and some for resource exploitation. This approach minimizes
contamination, maximizes scientific exploration . . . Mars presents a stark choice of diverging
human futures. We can turn inward, pursuing ever more limited futures while we await
whichever natural or manmade disaster will eradicate our species and life on Earth.
Alternatively, we can choose to propel our biosphere further into the solar system,
simultaneously protecting our home planet and providing a backup plan for the only life we
know exists in the universe. Are the lives on Earth worth less than some hypothetical microbe
lurking under Martian rocks?

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 The author’s overall tone in the first paragraph can be described as
Ans 1. approving of the amount of money NASA spends to restrict the spread of
contamination in space.
2. equivocal about the reasons extended by the group of scientists seeking to limit
space exploration.
3. indifferent to the elitism of a few scientists aiming to corner space exploration.

4. sceptical about the excessive efforts to sanitise planets where life has not yet been
proven to exist.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818645
Option 1 ID : 3328182129
Option 2 ID : 3328182128
Option 3 ID : 3328182126
Option 4 ID : 3328182127
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Comprehension:
The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the
best answer for each question.

There is a group in the space community who view the solar system not as an opportunity to
expand human potential but as a nature preserve, forever the provenance of an elite group of
scientists and their sanitary robotic probes. These planetary protection advocates [call] for
avoiding “harmful contamination” of celestial bodies. Under this regime, NASA incurs great
expense sterilizing robotic probes in order to prevent the contamination of entirely theoretical
biospheres. . . .

Transporting bacteria would matter if Mars were the vital world once imagined by astronomers
who mistook optical illusions for canals. Nobody wants to expose Martians to measles, but
sadly, robotic exploration reveals a bleak, rusted landscape, lacking oxygen and flooded with
radiation ready to sterilize any Earthly microbes. Simple life might exist underground, or down
at the bottom of a deep canyon, but it has been very hard to find with robots. . . . The upsides
from human exploration and development of Mars clearly outweigh the welfare of purely
speculative Martian fungi. . . .

The other likely targets of human exploration, development, and settlement, our moon and
the asteroids, exist in a desiccated, radiation-soaked realm of hard vacuum and extreme
temperature variations that would kill nearly anything. It’s also important to note that many
international competitors will ignore the demands of these protection extremists in any case.
For example, China recently sent a terrarium to the moon and germinated a plant seed—with,
unsurprisingly, no protest from its own scientific community. In contrast, when it was recently
revealed that a researcher had surreptitiously smuggled super-resilient microscopic
tardigrades aboard the ill-fated Israeli Beresheet lunar probe, a firestorm was unleashed
within the space community. . . .

NASA’s previous human exploration efforts made no serious attempt at sterility, with little
notice. As the Mars expert Robert Zubrin noted in the National Review, U.S. lunar landings
did not leave the campsites cleaner than they found it. Apollo’s bacteria-infested litter included
bags of feces. Forcing NASA’s proposed Mars exploration to do better, scrubbing everything
and hauling out all the trash, would destroy NASA’s human exploration budget and encroach
on the agency’s other directorates, too. Getting future astronauts off Mars is enough of a
challenge, without trying to tote weeks of waste along as well.

A reasonable compromise is to continue on the course laid out by the U.S. government and
the National Research Council, which proposed a system of zones on Mars, some for science
only, some for habitation, and some for resource exploitation. This approach minimizes
contamination, maximizes scientific exploration . . . Mars presents a stark choice of diverging
human futures. We can turn inward, pursuing ever more limited futures while we await
whichever natural or manmade disaster will eradicate our species and life on Earth.
Alternatively, we can choose to propel our biosphere further into the solar system,
simultaneously protecting our home planet and providing a backup plan for the only life we
know exists in the universe. Are the lives on Earth worth less than some hypothetical microbe
lurking under Martian rocks?

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 The author mentions all of the following reasons to dismiss concerns about
contaminating Mars EXCEPT:
Ans 1. earlier explorations have already contaminated pristine space environments.

2. the use of similar probes on astronomical bodies like the moon have had little effect
on the environment.
3. the lack of evidence of living organisms on Mars makes possible contamination from
earthly microbes a moot point.
4. efforts to contain contamination on Mars are likely to be derailed as competitor
countries may not follow similar restrictions.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818646
Option 1 ID : 3328182133
Option 2 ID : 3328182130
Option 3 ID : 3328182131
Option 4 ID : 3328182132
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Q.23 There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and
decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: Many have had to leave their homes behind, with more than 1.3 million
people being displaced due to the drought.

Passage: Somalia has been dealing with an enormous humanitarian catastrophe,

driven by the longest and most severe drought the country has experienced in at least
40 years. ___(1)___. Five consecutive rainy seasons have failed, causing more than 8
million people - almost half of the country’s population – to experience acute food
insecurity. ___(2)___. More than 43,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, with
half of the lives lost likely being children under five. The damage the drought has
caused is far-reaching. ___(3)___. Farmers have lost all their agricultural income, while
pastoralists have lost more than 3 million livestock, impoverishing entire
communities, and leaving them on the brink of famine. ___(4)___. Some, like the
pastoralists, may never be able to go back as their livelihoods have been irreversibly
wiped out.
Ans 1. Option 3

2. Option 2

3. Option 1

4. Option 4

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818453
Option 1 ID : 3328181523
Option 2 ID : 3328181522
Option 3 ID : 3328181521
Option 4 ID : 3328181524
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.24 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given
below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the
odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

1. Part of the appeal of forecasting is not just that it seems to work, but that you
don’t seem to need specialized expertise to succeed at it.
2. The tight connection between forecasting and building a model of the world
helps explain why so much of the early interest in the idea came from the
intelligence community.
3. This was true even though the latter had access to classified intelligence.
4. One frequently cited study found that accurate forecasters’ predictions of
geopolitical events, when aggregated using standard scientific methods, were more
accurate than the forecasts of members of the US intelligence community who
answered the same questions in a confidential prediction market.
5. The aggregated opinions of non-experts doing forecasting have proven to be a
better guide to the future than the aggregated opinions of experts.
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 2
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818285
Status : Not Answered

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Comprehension:
The figure below shows a network with three parallel roads
represented by horizontal lines R-A, R-B, and R-C and another three
parallel roads represented by vertical lines V1, V2, and V3. The figure
also shows the distance (in km) between two adjacent intersections.
Six ATMs are placed at six of the nine road intersections. Each ATM
has a distinct integer cash requirement (in Rs. Lakhs), and the
numbers at the end of each line in the figure indicate the total cash
requirements of all ATMs placed on the corresponding road. For
example, the total cash requirement of the ATM(s) placed on road R-A
is Rs. 22 Lakhs.

The following additional information is known.

1. The ATMs with the minimum and maximum cash requirements of
Rs. 7 Lakhs and Rs. 15 Lakhs are placed on the same road.
2. The road distance between the ATM with the second highest cash
requirement and the ATM located at the intersection of R-C and V3 is
12 km.

SubQuestion No : 1
Q.1 Which of the following statements is correct?
Ans 1. The ATM placed at the (R-C, V2) intersection has a cash requirement of Rs. 8 Lakhs.

2. There is no ATM placed at the (R-C, V2) intersection.

3. The ATM placed at the (R-C, V2) intersection has a cash requirement of Rs. 9 Lakhs.

4. The cash requirement of the ATM placed at the (R-C, V2) intersection cannot be
uniquely determined.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818303
Option 1 ID : 3328181028
Option 2 ID : 3328181029
Option 3 ID : 3328181027
Option 4 ID : 3328181030
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
The figure below shows a network with three parallel roads
represented by horizontal lines R-A, R-B, and R-C and another
three parallel roads represented by vertical lines V1, V2, and V3.
The figure also shows the distance (in km) between two adjacent
intersections. Six ATMs are placed at six of the nine road
intersections. Each ATM has a distinct integer cash requirement (in
Rs. Lakhs), and the numbers at the end of each line in the figure
indicate the total cash requirements of all ATMs placed on the
corresponding road. For example, the total cash requirement of the
ATM(s) placed on road R-A is Rs. 22 Lakhs.

The following additional information is known.

1. The ATMs with the minimum and maximum cash requirements of
Rs. 7 Lakhs and Rs. 15 Lakhs are placed on the same road.
2. The road distance between the ATM with the second highest
cash requirement and the ATM located at the intersection of R-C
and V3 is 12 km.

SubQuestion No : 2
Q.2 How many ATMs have cash requirements of Rs. 10 Lakhs or more?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 3
Given 2
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818706
Status : Answered

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Comprehension:
The figure below shows a network with three parallel roads
represented by horizontal lines R-A, R-B, and R-C and another three
parallel roads represented by vertical lines V1, V2, and V3. The figure
also shows the distance (in km) between two adjacent intersections.
Six ATMs are placed at six of the nine road intersections. Each ATM
has a distinct integer cash requirement (in Rs. Lakhs), and the
numbers at the end of each line in the figure indicate the total cash
requirements of all ATMs placed on the corresponding road. For
example, the total cash requirement of the ATM(s) placed on road R-A
is Rs. 22 Lakhs.

The following additional information is known.

1. The ATMs with the minimum and maximum cash requirements of
Rs. 7 Lakhs and Rs. 15 Lakhs are placed on the same road.
2. The road distance between the ATM with the second highest cash
requirement and the ATM located at the intersection of R-C and V3 is
12 km.

SubQuestion No : 3
Q.3 Which of the following two statements is/are DEFINITELY true?

Statement A: Each of R-A, R-B, and R-C has two ATMs.

Statement B: Each of V1, V2, and V3 has two ATMs.
Ans 1. Neither Statement A nor Statement B

2. Both Statement A and Statement B

3. Only Statement B

4. Only Statement A

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818307
Option 1 ID : 3328181046
Option 2 ID : 3328181043
Option 3 ID : 3328181045
Option 4 ID : 3328181044
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Comprehension:
The figure below shows a network with three parallel roads
represented by horizontal lines R-A, R-B, and R-C and another three
parallel roads represented by vertical lines V1, V2, and V3. The figure
also shows the distance (in km) between two adjacent intersections.
Six ATMs are placed at six of the nine road intersections. Each ATM
has a distinct integer cash requirement (in Rs. Lakhs), and the
numbers at the end of each line in the figure indicate the total cash
requirements of all ATMs placed on the corresponding road. For
example, the total cash requirement of the ATM(s) placed on road R-A
is Rs. 22 Lakhs.

The following additional information is known.

1. The ATMs with the minimum and maximum cash requirements of
Rs. 7 Lakhs and Rs. 15 Lakhs are placed on the same road.
2. The road distance between the ATM with the second highest cash
requirement and the ATM located at the intersection of R-C and V3 is
12 km.

SubQuestion No : 4
Q.4 What best can be said about the road distance (in km) between the ATMs having the
second highest and the second lowest cash requirements?
Ans 1. 7 km

2. 5 km

3. 4 km

4. Either 4 km or 7 km

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818305
Option 1 ID : 3328181037
Option 2 ID : 3328181036
Option 3 ID : 3328181035
Option 4 ID : 3328181038
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Comprehension:
The figure below shows a network with three parallel roads
represented by horizontal lines R-A, R-B, and R-C and another
three parallel roads represented by vertical lines V1, V2, and V3.
The figure also shows the distance (in km) between two adjacent
intersections. Six ATMs are placed at six of the nine road
intersections. Each ATM has a distinct integer cash requirement (in
Rs. Lakhs), and the numbers at the end of each line in the figure
indicate the total cash requirements of all ATMs placed on the
corresponding road. For example, the total cash requirement of the
ATM(s) placed on road R-A is Rs. 22 Lakhs.

The following additional information is known.

1. The ATMs with the minimum and maximum cash requirements of
Rs. 7 Lakhs and Rs. 15 Lakhs are placed on the same road.
2. The road distance between the ATM with the second highest
cash requirement and the ATM located at the intersection of R-C
and V3 is 12 km.

SubQuestion No : 5
Q.5 What is the number of ATMs whose locations and cash requirements can both be
uniquely determined?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 3
Given 1
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818707
Status : Answered

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Comprehension:
The air-conditioner (AC) in a large room can be operated either in REGULAR mode or in
POWER mode to reduce the temperature.

If the AC operates in REGULAR mode, then it brings down the temperature inside the room
(called inside temperature) at a constant rate to the set temperature in 1 hour. If it operates in
POWER mode, then this is achieved in 30 minutes.

If the AC is switched off, then the inside temperature rises at a constant rate so as to reach
the temperature outside at the time of switching off in 1 hour.

The temperature outside has been falling at a constant rate from 7 pm onward until 3 am on a
particular night. The following graph shows the inside temperature between 11 pm (23:00)
and 2 am (2:00) that night.

The following facts are known about the AC operation that night.

• The AC was turned on for the first time that night at 11 pm (23:00).
• The AC setting was changed (including turning it on/off, and/or setting different
temperatures) only at the beginning of the hour or at 30 minutes after the hour.
• The AC was used in POWER mode for longer duration than in REGULAR mode during this
3-hour period.

SubQuestion No : 6
Q.6 How many times the AC must have been turned off between 11:01 pm and 1:59 am?
Ans 1. 1

2. cannot be determined

3. 2

4. 0

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818201
Option 1 ID : 332818689
Option 2 ID : 332818691
Option 3 ID : 332818690
Option 4 ID : 332818688
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
The air-conditioner (AC) in a large room can be operated either in REGULAR mode or in
POWER mode to reduce the temperature.

If the AC operates in REGULAR mode, then it brings down the temperature inside the
room (called inside temperature) at a constant rate to the set temperature in 1 hour. If it
operates in POWER mode, then this is achieved in 30 minutes.

If the AC is switched off, then the inside temperature rises at a constant rate so as to reach
the temperature outside at the time of switching off in 1 hour.

The temperature outside has been falling at a constant rate from 7 pm onward until 3 am
on a particular night. The following graph shows the inside temperature between 11 pm
(23:00) and 2 am (2:00) that night.

The following facts are known about the AC operation that night.

• The AC was turned on for the first time that night at 11 pm (23:00).
• The AC setting was changed (including turning it on/off, and/or setting different
temperatures) only at the beginning of the hour or at 30 minutes after the hour.
• The AC was used in POWER mode for longer duration than in REGULAR mode during
this 3-hour period.

SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 What was the temperature outside, in degree Celsius, at 1 am?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 34
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818701
Status : Not Answered

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Comprehension:
The air-conditioner (AC) in a large room can be operated either in REGULAR mode or in
POWER mode to reduce the temperature.

If the AC operates in REGULAR mode, then it brings down the temperature inside the
room (called inside temperature) at a constant rate to the set temperature in 1 hour. If it
operates in POWER mode, then this is achieved in 30 minutes.

If the AC is switched off, then the inside temperature rises at a constant rate so as to reach
the temperature outside at the time of switching off in 1 hour.

The temperature outside has been falling at a constant rate from 7 pm onward until 3 am
on a particular night. The following graph shows the inside temperature between 11 pm
(23:00) and 2 am (2:00) that night.

The following facts are known about the AC operation that night.

• The AC was turned on for the first time that night at 11 pm (23:00).
• The AC setting was changed (including turning it on/off, and/or setting different
temperatures) only at the beginning of the hour or at 30 minutes after the hour.
• The AC was used in POWER mode for longer duration than in REGULAR mode during
this 3-hour period.

SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 What was the temperature outside, in degree Celsius, at 9 pm?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 42
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818702
Status : Not Answered

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Comprehension:
The air-conditioner (AC) in a large room can be operated either in REGULAR mode or in
POWER mode to reduce the temperature.

If the AC operates in REGULAR mode, then it brings down the temperature inside the room
(called inside temperature) at a constant rate to the set temperature in 1 hour. If it operates in
POWER mode, then this is achieved in 30 minutes.

If the AC is switched off, then the inside temperature rises at a constant rate so as to reach
the temperature outside at the time of switching off in 1 hour.

The temperature outside has been falling at a constant rate from 7 pm onward until 3 am on a
particular night. The following graph shows the inside temperature between 11 pm (23:00)
and 2 am (2:00) that night.

The following facts are known about the AC operation that night.

• The AC was turned on for the first time that night at 11 pm (23:00).
• The AC setting was changed (including turning it on/off, and/or setting different
temperatures) only at the beginning of the hour or at 30 minutes after the hour.
• The AC was used in POWER mode for longer duration than in REGULAR mode during this
3-hour period.

SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 What best can be concluded about the number of times the AC must have either been
turned on or the AC temperature setting been altered between 11:01 pm and 1:59 am?
Ans 1. Either 2 or 3

2. Exactly 2

3. Exactly 3

4. More than 3

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818204
Option 1 ID : 332818700
Option 2 ID : 332818702
Option 3 ID : 332818701
Option 4 ID : 332818703
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Comprehension:
The air-conditioner (AC) in a large room can be operated either in REGULAR mode or in
POWER mode to reduce the temperature.

If the AC operates in REGULAR mode, then it brings down the temperature inside the
room (called inside temperature) at a constant rate to the set temperature in 1 hour. If it
operates in POWER mode, then this is achieved in 30 minutes.

If the AC is switched off, then the inside temperature rises at a constant rate so as to reach
the temperature outside at the time of switching off in 1 hour.

The temperature outside has been falling at a constant rate from 7 pm onward until 3 am
on a particular night. The following graph shows the inside temperature between 11 pm
(23:00) and 2 am (2:00) that night.

The following facts are known about the AC operation that night.

• The AC was turned on for the first time that night at 11 pm (23:00).
• The AC setting was changed (including turning it on/off, and/or setting different
temperatures) only at the beginning of the hour or at 30 minutes after the hour.
• The AC was used in POWER mode for longer duration than in REGULAR mode during
this 3-hour period.

SubQuestion No : 10
Q.10 What was the maximum difference between temperature outside and inside
temperature, in degree Celsius, between 11:01 pm and 1:59 am?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 10
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818703
Status : Not Answered

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Comprehension:
Over the top (OTT) subscribers of a platform are segregated into three categories: i) Kid, ii)
Elder, and iii) Others. Some of the subscribers used one app and the others used multiple
apps to access the platform. The figure below shows the percentage of the total number of
subscribers in 2023 and 2024 who belong to the ‘Kid’ and ‘Elder’ categories.

The following additional facts are known about the numbers of subscribers.
1. The total number of subscribers increased by 10% from 2023 to 2024.
2. In 2024, 1/2 of the subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category and 2/3 of the subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category subscribers use one app.
3. In 2023, the number of subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category who used multiple apps was the
same as the number of subscribers from the ‘Elder’ category who used one app.
4. 10,000 subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category used one app and 15,000 subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category used multiple apps in 2023.

SubQuestion No : 11
Q.11 How many subscribers belonged to the ‘Others’ category in 2024?
Ans 1. 65000

2. Cannot be determined

3. 45000

4. 55000

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818399
Option 1 ID : 3328181335
Option 2 ID : 3328181338
Option 3 ID : 3328181336
Option 4 ID : 3328181337
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
Over the top (OTT) subscribers of a platform are segregated into three categories: i) Kid, ii)
Elder, and iii) Others. Some of the subscribers used one app and the others used multiple
apps to access the platform. The figure below shows the percentage of the total number of
subscribers in 2023 and 2024 who belong to the ‘Kid’ and ‘Elder’ categories.

The following additional facts are known about the numbers of subscribers.
1. The total number of subscribers increased by 10% from 2023 to 2024.
2. In 2024, 1/2 of the subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category and 2/3 of the subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category subscribers use one app.
3. In 2023, the number of subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category who used multiple apps was the
same as the number of subscribers from the ‘Elder’ category who used one app.
4. 10,000 subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category used one app and 15,000 subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category used multiple apps in 2023.

SubQuestion No : 12
Q.12 What percentage of subscribers in the ‘Kid’ category used multiple apps in 2023?
Ans 1. 5.00%

2. 50.00%

3. 33.33%

4. 25.50%

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818400
Option 1 ID : 3328181339
Option 2 ID : 3328181342
Option 3 ID : 3328181341
Option 4 ID : 3328181340
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Comprehension:
Over the top (OTT) subscribers of a platform are segregated into three categories: i) Kid, ii)
Elder, and iii) Others. Some of the subscribers used one app and the others used multiple
apps to access the platform. The figure below shows the percentage of the total number of
subscribers in 2023 and 2024 who belong to the ‘Kid’ and ‘Elder’ categories.

The following additional facts are known about the numbers of subscribers.
1. The total number of subscribers increased by 10% from 2023 to 2024.
2. In 2024, 1/2 of the subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category and 2/3 of the subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category subscribers use one app.
3. In 2023, the number of subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category who used multiple apps was the
same as the number of subscribers from the ‘Elder’ category who used one app.
4. 10,000 subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category used one app and 15,000 subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category used multiple apps in 2023.

SubQuestion No : 13
Q.13 What was the percentage increase in the number of subscribers in the ‘Elder’ category
from 2023 to 2024?
Ans 1. 60%

2. 65%

3. 50%

4. 40%

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818401
Option 1 ID : 3328181345
Option 2 ID : 3328181346
Option 3 ID : 3328181344
Option 4 ID : 3328181343
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Comprehension:
Over the top (OTT) subscribers of a platform are segregated into three categories: i) Kid, ii)
Elder, and iii) Others. Some of the subscribers used one app and the others used multiple
apps to access the platform. The figure below shows the percentage of the total number of
subscribers in 2023 and 2024 who belong to the ‘Kid’ and ‘Elder’ categories.

The following additional facts are known about the numbers of subscribers.
1. The total number of subscribers increased by 10% from 2023 to 2024.
2. In 2024, 1/2 of the subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category and 2/3 of the subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category subscribers use one app.
3. In 2023, the number of subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category who used multiple apps was the
same as the number of subscribers from the ‘Elder’ category who used one app.
4. 10,000 subscribers from the ‘Kid’ category used one app and 15,000 subscribers from the
‘Elder’ category used multiple apps in 2023.

SubQuestion No : 14
Q.14 What could be the minimum percentage of subscribers who used multiple apps in
2024?
Ans 1. 10.0%

2. 22.00%

3. 20.0%

4. 16.5%

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818402
Option 1 ID : 3328181347
Option 2 ID : 3328181350
Option 3 ID : 3328181349
Option 4 ID : 3328181348
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Comprehension:
The table given below shows the amount, in grams, of carbohydrate, protein, fat and all
other nutrients, per 100 grams of nutrients in seven foodgrains. The first column shows the
foodgrain category and the second column its codename. The table has some missing
values.

The following additional facts are known.

1. Both the pseudo-cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate as well as higher amounts
of protein than any millet.
2. Both the cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate than any pseudo-cereal.
3. All the missing values of carbohydrate amounts (in grams) for all the foodgrains are non-
zero multiples of 5.
4. All the missing values of protein, fat and other nutrients amounts (in grams) for all the
foodgrains are non-zero multiples of 4.
5. P1 contained double the amount of protein that M3 contains.

SubQuestion No : 15
Q.15 How many foodgrains had a higher amount of carbohydrate per 100 grams of
nutrients than M1?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 5
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818689
Status : Not Answered

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Comprehension:
The table given below shows the amount, in grams, of carbohydrate, protein, fat and all
other nutrients, per 100 grams of nutrients in seven foodgrains. The first column shows the
foodgrain category and the second column its codename. The table has some missing
values.

The following additional facts are known.

1. Both the pseudo-cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate as well as higher amounts
of protein than any millet.
2. Both the cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate than any pseudo-cereal.
3. All the missing values of carbohydrate amounts (in grams) for all the foodgrains are non-
zero multiples of 5.
4. All the missing values of protein, fat and other nutrients amounts (in grams) for all the
foodgrains are non-zero multiples of 4.
5. P1 contained double the amount of protein that M3 contains.

SubQuestion No : 16
Q.16 How many grams of protein were there in 100 grams of nutrients in M2?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 12
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818690
Status : Not Answered

Comprehension:
The table given below shows the amount, in grams, of carbohydrate, protein, fat and all
other nutrients, per 100 grams of nutrients in seven foodgrains. The first column shows the
foodgrain category and the second column its codename. The table has some missing
values.

The following additional facts are known.

1. Both the pseudo-cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate as well as higher amounts
of protein than any millet.
2. Both the cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate than any pseudo-cereal.
3. All the missing values of carbohydrate amounts (in grams) for all the foodgrains are non-
zero multiples of 5.
4. All the missing values of protein, fat and other nutrients amounts (in grams) for all the
foodgrains are non-zero multiples of 4.
5. P1 contained double the amount of protein that M3 contains.

SubQuestion No : 17
Q.17 How many grams of other nutrients were there in 100 grams of nutrients in M3?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 24
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818691
Status : Not Answered

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Comprehension:
The table given below shows the amount, in grams, of carbohydrate, protein, fat and all
other nutrients, per 100 grams of nutrients in seven foodgrains. The first column shows the
foodgrain category and the second column its codename. The table has some missing
values.

The following additional facts are known.

1. Both the pseudo-cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate as well as higher amounts
of protein than any millet.
2. Both the cereals had higher amounts of carbohydrate than any pseudo-cereal.
3. All the missing values of carbohydrate amounts (in grams) for all the foodgrains are non-
zero multiples of 5.
4. All the missing values of protein, fat and other nutrients amounts (in grams) for all the
foodgrains are non-zero multiples of 4.
5. P1 contained double the amount of protein that M3 contains.

SubQuestion No : 18
Q.18 What is the median of the number of grams of protein in 100 grams of nutrients
among these food grains?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 12
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818692
Status : Not Answered

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Comprehension:
Out of 10 countries -- Country 1 through Country 10 -- Country 9 has the highest gross
domestic product (GDP), and Country 10 has the highest GDP per capita. GDP per capita is
the GDP of a country divided by its population. The table below provides the following data
about Country 1 through Country 8 for the year 2024.

• Column 1 gives the country's identity.

• Column 2 gives the country’s GDP as a fraction of the GDP of Country 9.
• Column 3 gives the country’s GDP per capita as a fraction of the GDP per capita of Country
10.
• Column 4 gives the country’s annual GDP growth rate.
• Column 5 gives the country’s annual population growth rate.

Assume that the GDP growth rates and population growth rates of the countries will remain
constant for the next three years.

SubQuestion No : 19
Q.19 Which one among the countries 1 through 8, has the smallest population in 2024?
Ans 1. Country 5

2. Country 7

3. Country 8

4. Country 3

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818640
Option 1 ID : 3328182111
Option 2 ID : 3328182112
Option 3 ID : 3328182113
Option 4 ID : 3328182110
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Comprehension:
Out of 10 countries -- Country 1 through Country 10 -- Country 9 has the highest gross
domestic product (GDP), and Country 10 has the highest GDP per capita. GDP per capita is
the GDP of a country divided by its population. The table below provides the following data
about Country 1 through Country 8 for the year 2024.

• Column 1 gives the country's identity.

• Column 2 gives the country’s GDP as a fraction of the GDP of Country 9.
• Column 3 gives the country’s GDP per capita as a fraction of the GDP per capita of Country
10.
• Column 4 gives the country’s annual GDP growth rate.
• Column 5 gives the country’s annual population growth rate.

Assume that the GDP growth rates and population growth rates of the countries will remain
constant for the next three years.

SubQuestion No : 20
Q.20 The ratio of Country 4’s GDP to Country 5’s GDP in 2026 will be closest to
Ans 1. 1.314

2. 1.195

3. 1.032

4. 0.963

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818641
Option 1 ID : 3328182117
Option 2 ID : 3328182116
Option 3 ID : 3328182115
Option 4 ID : 3328182114
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

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Comprehension:
Out of 10 countries -- Country 1 through Country 10 -- Country 9 has the highest gross
domestic product (GDP), and Country 10 has the highest GDP per capita. GDP per capita is
the GDP of a country divided by its population. The table below provides the following data
about Country 1 through Country 8 for the year 2024.

• Column 1 gives the country's identity.

• Column 2 gives the country’s GDP as a fraction of the GDP of Country 9.
• Column 3 gives the country’s GDP per capita as a fraction of the GDP per capita of Country
10.
• Column 4 gives the country’s annual GDP growth rate.
• Column 5 gives the country’s annual population growth rate.

Assume that the GDP growth rates and population growth rates of the countries will remain
constant for the next three years.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Which one among the countries 1, 4, 5, and 7 will have the largest population in 2027?
Ans 1. Country 5

2. Country 7

3. Country 1

4. Country 4

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818642
Option 1 ID : 3328182120
Option 2 ID : 3328182121
Option 3 ID : 3328182118
Option 4 ID : 3328182119
Status : Not Answered
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Comprehension:
Out of 10 countries -- Country 1 through Country 10 -- Country 9 has the highest gross
domestic product (GDP), and Country 10 has the highest GDP per capita. GDP per capita
is the GDP of a country divided by its population. The table below provides the following
data about Country 1 through Country 8 for the year 2024.

• Column 1 gives the country's identity.

• Column 2 gives the country’s GDP as a fraction of the GDP of Country 9.
• Column 3 gives the country’s GDP per capita as a fraction of the GDP per capita of
Country 10.
• Column 4 gives the country’s annual GDP growth rate.
• Column 5 gives the country’s annual population growth rate.

Assume that the GDP growth rates and population growth rates of the countries will remain
constant for the next three years.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 For how many countries among Country 1 through Country 8 will the GDP per
capita in 2027 be lower than that in 2024?
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 0
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818697
Status : Not Answered

Section : QA

Q.1

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818139
Option 1 ID : 332818465
Option 2 ID : 332818463
Option 3 ID : 332818464
Option 4 ID : 332818462
Status : Not Answered
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Q.2

Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 8
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818624
Status : Not Answered

Q.3

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818362
Option 1 ID : 3328181209
Option 2 ID : 3328181208
Option 3 ID : 3328181207
Option 4 ID : 3328181210
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.4 Rajesh and Vimal own 20 hectares and 30 hectares of agricultural land, respectively,
which are entirely covered by wheat and mustard crops. The cultivation area of wheat
and mustard in the land owned by Vimal are in the ratio of 5 : 3. If the total cultivation
area of wheat and mustard are in the ratio 11 : 9, then the ratio of cultivation area of
wheat and mustard in the land owned by Rajesh is
Ans 1. 4 : 3

2. 7 : 9

3. 1 : 1

4. 3 : 7

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818141
Option 1 ID : 332818472
Option 2 ID : 332818470
Option 3 ID : 332818525
Option 4 ID : 332818471
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.5

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818562
Option 1 ID : 3328181920
Option 2 ID : 3328181921
Option 3 ID : 3328181919
Option 4 ID : 3328181918
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.6

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818264
Option 1 ID : 332818909
Option 2 ID : 332818911
Option 3 ID : 332818910
Option 4 ID : 332818908
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818143
Option 1 ID : 332818477
Option 2 ID : 332818478
Option 3 ID : 332818480
Option 4 ID : 332818479
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

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Q.8

Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 2
Given 1
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818630
Status : Answered

Q.9 The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased
by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10, the order of the numbers remains
unchanged, and the new arithmetic mean becomes 2 more than the middle number,
while the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64.
Then, the largest number in the original set of three numbers is
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 70
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818619
Status : Not Answered

Q.10 The number of all positive integers up to 500 with non-repeating digits is
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 378
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818622
Status : Not Answered

Q.11 In a group of 250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%.
The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or
running or both. If 50% of the boys and 80% of the girls opted for swimming while 70%
of the boys and 60% of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum
possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are
Ans 1. 75 and 90, respectively

2. 72 and 88, respectively

3. 75 and 96, respectively

4. 72 and 80, respectively

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818359
Option 1 ID : 3328181195
Option 2 ID : 3328181197
Option 3 ID : 3328181198
Option 4 ID : 3328181196
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818166
Option 1 ID : 332818560
Option 2 ID : 332818563
Option 3 ID : 332818561
Option 4 ID : 332818562
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.13

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818533
Option 1 ID : 3328181802
Option 2 ID : 3328181804
Option 3 ID : 3328181805
Option 4 ID : 3328181803
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.14

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818353
Option 1 ID : 3328181171
Option 2 ID : 3328181173
Option 3 ID : 3328181174
Option 4 ID : 3328181172
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Q.15

Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 2
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818617
Status : Not Answered

Q.16 Aman invests Rs 4000 in a bank at a certain rate of interest, compounded annually.
If the ratio of the value of the investment after 3 years to the value of the investment
after 5 years is 25 : 36, then the minimum number of years required for the value of
the investment to exceed Rs 20000 is
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 9
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818613
Status : Not Answered

Q.17 A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 6 km per
hour more, it would have needed 4 hours less. Had the speed been 6 km per hour less,
it would have needed 6 hours more. The distance, in km, travelled by the train is
Ans 1. 720

2. 780

3. 640

4. 800

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818567
Option 1 ID : 3328181938
Option 2 ID : 3328181941
Option 3 ID : 3328181939
Option 4 ID : 3328181940
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.18 Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount
on this marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi
by selling the product to Ravi, is
Ans 1. 25

2. 15

3. 20

4. 10

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 33281877
Option 1 ID : 332818237
Option 2 ID : 332818239
Option 3 ID : 332818240
Option 4 ID : 332818238
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

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Q.19 A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining
portion of the container was filled with milk. Then an amount of this solution was
taken out from the container which was twice the volume of water that was earlier
poured into it, and water was poured to refill the container again. If the resulting
solution contains 72% milk, then the amount of water, in litres, that was initially
poured into the container was
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 30
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818612
Status : Not Answered

Q.20

Ans 1.
2.

3.

4.

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 33281843
Option 1 ID : 332818134
Option 2 ID : 332818135
Option 3 ID : 332818132
Option 4 ID : 332818133
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.21 After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became 187.5% of his initial salary. If
the percentage of salary increase in the second increment was twice of that in the first
increment, then the percentage of salary increase in the first increment was
Ans 1. 30

2. 25

3. 20

4. 27.5

Question Type : MCQ

Question ID : 332818546
Option 1 ID : 3328181856
Option 2 ID : 3328181855
Option 3 ID : 3328181854
Option 4 ID : 3328181857
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

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Q.22 The midpoints of sides AB, BC, and AC in ∆ABC are M, N, and P, respectively. The
medians drawn from A, B, and C intersect the line segments MP, MN and NP at X, Y,
and Z, respectively. If the area of ∆ABC is 1440 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of
∆XYZ is
Case Sensitivity: No
Answer Type: Equal
Possible Answer: 90
Given --
Answer :

Question Type : SA
Question ID : 332818602
Status : Not Answered

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