Placement Accenture 03 – AMCAT
Question 1:
Rama remembers that she met her brother on Saturday, which was after the 20th day of a particular month. If the 1st day of that month was Tuesday, then on which date did Rama meet her brother ?
Options:
A. 24th
B. 23rd
C. 25th
D. None of these
Explanation:
Since, the 1st day of the month was Tuesday so 22nd will also be Tuesday. Hence, the Saturday after the 20th date of the month will be on 26th. So Rama met her brother on 26th.Hence the answer is option D
Correct Answer: D
Question 2:
Introducing Rajesh, Neha said, his brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather. How is Neha related to Rajesh ?
Options:
A. Daughter
B. Sister
C. Mother
D. Niece
Explanation:
Hence, Neha is the sister of Rajesh.Hence the answer is option B
Correct Answer: B
Question 3:
4, 6, 10 ,(12), 16, (14), 22
Options:
A. if the first bracketed term is right and second is wrong
B. if both the bracketed terms are right
C. if the first bracketed term is wrong and second is right
D. if both the bracketed terms are wrong
Explanation:
Pattern followed is +2, +4,+2,+4………so, the series is 4,6,10,12,16,18,22 .Hence the answer is option A
Correct Answer: A
Question 4:
3, 10, 29, (66), (127), 218
Options:
A. if the first bracketed term is right and second is wrong
B. if both the bracketed terms are right
C. if the first bracketed term is wrong and second is right
D. if both the bracketed terms are wrong
Explanation:
13 + 2 , 23+2,………so the series is 3,10,29,66,127,218.
Correct Answer: B
Question 5:
Statements :
A. All mirrors are phones.
B. Some phones are gadgets.
C. All gadgets are mirrors.
Conclusions :
I. Some gadgets are phones.
II. Some gadgets are mirrors.
III. Some gadgets are not mirrors.
IV. Some phones are mirrors.
Options:
A. Only I and II follow
B. Only I, II & IV follow
C. Only II and III follow
D. Either II or IV follow
Explanation:
Conversion of statement (B) gives conclusion I. Hence conclusion I follows. Conclusion II is an implication of statement (C). Hence, conclusion II follows. Similarly, conclusion IV is implication of statement (A). Hence, conclusion IV follows. Conclusion III does not follow from statement (C).
Correct Answer: B
Question 6:
Statements :
A. All rackets are jackets.
B. No cow is cat.
C. Only cats are dogs.
Conclusions :
I. Some rackets are not cats.
II. Some cats are jackets.
III. Some rackets are cats.
IV. No dog is a cow.
Options:
A. Only II and IV follow
B. Only either I or III and IV follow
C. Only III and IV follow
D. Only I and IV follow
Explanation:
Correct Answer: B
Question 7:
You can find Chinese toys only in China.
A. I didn’t find Chinese toys.
B. I found Chinese toys.
C. I went to the fair.
D. I didn’t go to China.
Options:
A. CB
B. CD
C. CA
D. AD
Explanation:
O n checking the options we find that only conclusion 3 follows.
Correct Answer: C
Question 8:
The Weirdo Holiday Resort follows a particular system of holidays for its employees. People are given holidays on the days where the first letter of the day of the week is the same as the first letter of their names. All employees work at the same rate.
Starting on February 25, 1996, if Raja had finished his job on April 2, 1996, when would T and S together likely to have completed the job, had they started on the same day as Raja?
Options:
A. March 15, 1996
B. March 14, 1996
C. March 22, 1996
D. Data insufficient
E.
Explanation:
Now Raja has worked for (5 day in February + 31 days in March + 2 days in April) = 38 days.
Let us assume his rate to be one unit a day. Hence, he completes 38 units totally.
In a week, T takes holiday on Tuesday and Thursday, while S takes holiday on Saturday and Sunday.
We can see that their working pattern would be as follows.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 unit
2 units
1 unit
2 units
1 unit
2 units
1 unit
So in a week they work together 10 units work.
Thus, in three weeks, they would complete 30 units work It can be found out that February 25 is Sunday.
So the remaining 8 units of work can be completed only on Friday, i.e. March 22.
Correct Answer: C
Question 9:
The time in a clock is 20 minutes past 2. Find the angle between the hands of the clock.
Options:
A. 45 degrees
B. 50 degrees
C. 60 degrees
D. 120 degrees
Explanation:
The angle is given by |30h – 11m/2| where h is the hour and m is the minutes. In this case h = 2 and m = 20.
So the angle = |30×2 – 11×20/2| = |60-110| = 500.
Correct Answer: B
Question 10:
On the basis of the following two statements, determine which of the stated conclusions can be logically inferred:
I.
All artists are eccentric
II. Most skaters are artists.
Choose the correct option:
Options:
A. Some skaters are not eccentric
B. Most skaters are eccentric
C. All skaters are eccentric
D. Most artists are skaters
Explanation:
Given that most skaters are artists and all artists are ecentric, therefore we can safely conclude that most skaters are ecentric.
Hence it can be seen that 2nd option is correct.
Correct Answer: B
Question 11:
On the basis of the following three statements, determine which of the ensuing conclusions can be logically inferred:
I.
People with high cholesterol levels always get heart attacks.
II. Some people who eat fatty food have high cholesterol levels.
III. All people who eat fatty food and exercise regularly do not have high cholesterol levels.
Choose the correct option:
Options:
A. Some people with high cholesterol levels exercise regularly
B. All people who eat fatty food exercise regularly
C. All people who get heart attacks have high cholesterol levels
D. Some people who eat fatty food get heart attacks
Explanation:
option D can be inferred combining statement I and II.
Correct Answer: D
Question 12:
Navin walked 20 metres towards East, took a left turn and walked 20 metres. How far is he from his starting position?
Options:
A. 20√2 metres
B. 40√2 metres
C. 50√2 metres
D. 30√2 metres
Explanation:
Correct Answer: A
Question 13:
The door of Aditya’s house faces East. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres again. Finally, he turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres. Now, Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?
Options:
A. South-East
B. South-West
C. North-East
D. North-West
Explanation:
The door faces East and Aditya walked 50 m straight from the back side of his house i.e towards West.
Then he took a right turn(turned north) and walked 50 m towards North.
Finally he took a left turn(turned west) and walked 25 m towards West.
Now his final position is 75 m due West and 50 m due North i.e North-West.
Correct Answer: D
Question 14:
Complete the series 162, 54, 18, 6,? by replacing the question mark ‘?’.
Options:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Explanation:
Each next term is 1/3rd of the previous term.
that is, 162 x 1/3 = 54
54 x 1/3 = 18
18 x 1/3 = 6
and 6 x 1/3 = 2
Thus, term after 6 will be 2.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
Correct Answer: A
Question 15:
Options:
A. 5
B. 4
C. 6
D. 7
Explanation:
The table should be read Row wise. The sum of the 2nd and 3rd value is equal to the 1st value in each row.
That is in the First box. 5 + 1 = 6
1 + 1 = 2
and 2 + 2 = 4
Similarly in the second box, we get
2 + 3 = 5
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
Correct Answer: A
Question 16:
Options:
A. A O T G
B. B R T B I A
C. G T I R E
D. C C K P O E A
Explanation:
The alphabets in the given option can the rearranged to form GOAT, RABBIT, TIGER & PEACOCK respectively. So, PEACOCK is a bird and hence is the answer.
Correct Answer: D
Question 17:
Start at one of the corner letters and spiral clockwise round the perimeter, finishing at the center letter to spell out a nine-letter word. Identify the missing letters in Row 1 and Row 2 to make a meaningful word.
A
E
R
E
O
P
A
Options:
A.
B. V, T
C. L, T
D. T, V
E. T, L
Explanation:
The word can start with an A or E. Substitute from the answer choices. The correct word is EVAPORATE. T is in the 1st row and V is in the 2nd.
Correct Answer: C
Question 18:
Options:
A. KNOCKABOUT
B. NOTOUTBOUT
C. ABOUT KNOCK
D. KNOCK OUT BOUT
Explanation:
Referring to the options, the only possible answer is KNOCKABOUT.
Correct Answer: A
Question 19:
A watch runs 20 seconds slow per hour. The watch was set at correct time at 6.00 a.m. on Saturday. What time will it show at 12 noon on Monday?
Options:
A. 12.18 a.m.
B. 11.20 a.m.
C. 12.36 a.m.
D. 11.42 a.m.
Explanation:
6:00 a.m. Saturday to 12 noon Monday is 54 hours. In this time, the watch will lose 20 × 54 = 1080 seconds or 18 minutes.
So, The correct time will be 11:42 a.m.
Correct Answer: D
Question 20:
Anupam’s watch is 9 minutes late and the train, which should have arrived at 8 p.m. was 20 minutes late. What time is it by Anupam’s watch when the train arrived?
Options:
A. 8.11 pm
B. 8.29 pm
C. 8.20 pm
D. None of the above
Explanation:
Time at which train arrives = 8.20 pm
Since Anupam’s watch is late by 9 minutes, so the train will arrive at 8.11 pm by his watch.
Correct Answer: A
Question 21:
How many three letter meaningful words can be formed from the word COPYRIGHT with ‘O’ as one of the letter and without repeating any letter within that word?
Options:
A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 7
Explanation:
Meaningful 3 letter words with ‘O’ in it are TOP, COP, GOT, POT, HOT, ROT, TOY.
Correct Answer: D
Question 22:
The letters in the word RIGHTEOUS are changed in such a way that the vowels are replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet and the consonants are replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet. Which of the following will be the 5th letter from the left end of new set of letters?
Options:
A. T
B. H
C. D
D. U
Explanation:
Given word
R I G H T E O U S
After rearrangement
S H H I U D N T T
So 5th letter from left end is U.
Correct Answer: D
Question 23:
If the digits of the number 19835742 are interchanged, 1st and 8th, 2nd and 7th, 3rd and 6th, 4th and 5th, then what will be the new arrangement?
Options:
A. 24753891
B. 27453891
C. 25847319
D. None of the above
Explanation:
After rearrangement, the number 19835742 becomes 24753891.
Correct Answer: A
Question 24:
If all the letters in a word NOTABLE are rearranged in reverse alphabetic order and substituted by the letter immediately following it in the English alphabet, what will be the new word?
Options:
A. UPOMFCB
B. UOPMFCB
C. UPOFMCB
D. UOPBCMF
Explanation:
After rearrangement, in reverse alphabetic order the word NOTABLE becomes TONLEBA and substituting by the letter immediately following it in the English alphabet the word becomes UPOMFCB.
Correct Answer: A
Question 25:
A grocer mixes 28kg of tea costing Rs. 6.20 per kg with 12 kg costing Rs. 8.40 per kg. The cost of the mixture per kg is
Options:
A. Rs. 7.30
B. Rs. 6.86
C. Rs. 7.86
D. Rs. 8.00
Explanation:
The cost / kg will be:
(28 × 6.2
+
12 × 8.4 ) / (28+12) = 274.4 / 40 = Rs 6.86.
Correct Answer: B
Question 26:
The proportion at which a grocer mixes the tea at Rs. 1.02 per kg with the tea at Rs. 1.44 per kg so as to make a mixture worth Rs. 1.26 per kg is
Options:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Explanation:
Correct Answer: B
Question 27:
Total expenses of running the hostel at Harvard Business School are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of boarders. The average expense per boarder is $70 when there are 25 boarders and $60 when there are 50 boarders. What is the average expense per boarder when there are 100 boarders?
Options:
A. $ 55
B. $ 56
C. $ 54
D. $ 50
Explanation:
Total Expenditure=1750 for 25 boarders.
Total Expenditure=3000 for 50 boarders.
Let fixed charges be F and variable charges per person
be V
then Equation will be F+25V =1750, F+50V=3000
solving it we will get
F = 500 & V =50
for 100 persons expenditure will be F +100V = 5500
So per head expenses will be 55 i.e. option A
Correct Answer: A
Question 28:
A precious stone weighing 35 grams worth Rs. 12,250 is accidentally dropped and gets broken into two pieces having weights in the ratio of 2 : 5. If the price varies as the square of the weight then find the loss incurred.
Options:
A. Rs. 5,750
B. Rs. 6,000
C. Rs. 5,500
D. Rs. 5,000
Explanation:
Weight of 1st piece= 35×2/7 =10 grams
Weight of 2nd piece=35×5/7 =25 grams
12250= k×35×35 => k = 10.
Price of 1st piece= k x 102 = 10×(10)2 =1000
Price of 2nd piece= 10×(25)2=6250 So total price = 6250 + 1000 = 7250.
Loss incurred= 12250-7250=5000
Option D
Correct Answer: D
Question 29:
The average of first five multiples of 495 is
Options:
A. 990
B. 1485
C. 498
D. 1188
Explanation:
First five multiples of 495 are consecutive multiples ,therefore such a case, average is the middle value.
Average would be 495 × 3 ie 1485.
Correct Answer: B
Question 30:
The number of people in a boarding house increases at a fix annual percent rate. There were 216 people in the boarding house 6 years ago and 1728 people now. What will be the number of people 2 years later?
Options:
A. 3956
B. 3666
C. 3456
D. 3256
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 31:
A can do a piece of work in 10 days, while B alone can do it in 15 days. They work together for 5 days and the rest of the work is done by C in 2 days. If they get Rs. 450 for the whole work, how should they divide the money?
Options:
A. Rs. 225, Rs. 150, Rs. 75
B. Rs. 250, Rs. 100, Rs. 100
C. Rs. 200, Rs. 150, Rs. 100
D. Rs. 175, Rs. 175, Rs. 100
Explanation:
A can do a piece of work in 10 days, while B alone can do it in 15 days. They work together for 5 days and the rest of the work is done by C in 2 days.
So A’s one day work = 1/10 and 5 days work = 5/10 = 1/2
B’s one day work = 1/15 and 5 days work = 5/15 = 1/3
Work done by C alone = 1 – 1/2 – 1/3 = 1/6
In five days they work in ratio ½:1/3:1/6. → Hence the amount received by them is equal to there work done hence 3:2:1.
So A received = (3/6) of 450 = Rs. 225.
B received = (2/6) of 450 = Rs. 150
and C received = (1/6) of 450 = Rs. 75.
Hence option A
Correct Answer: A
Question 32:
The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75 is
Options:
A. 9200
B. 9000
C. 8400
D. 9600
Explanation:
Greatest number of 4-digits is 9999.
L.C.M. of 15, 25, 40 and 75 is 600.
On dividing 9999 by 600, the remainder is 399.
Required number (9999 – 399) = 9600.
Correct Answer: D
Question 33:
There are two examination rooms A and B. If 10 candidates are sent from A to B, the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, the number of students in A is double the number of students in B. Find the number of students in each room.
Options:
A. 100 in A and 80 in B
B. 80 in A and 100 in B
C. 120 in A and 100 in B
D. 100 in A and 120 in B
Explanation:
Let no. of students in room A= X & room B= Y.
According to ques. X-10= Y+10 & X + 20= 2(Y-20).
Solving , we get X=100 and Y=80.
Hence the answer is option A
Correct Answer: A
Question 34:
Without any stoppage a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 42 km/hr, and with stoppages he covers the same distance at an average speed of 28 km/hr. How many minutes per hour does he stop?
Options:
A. 14 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 28 minutes
D. 20 minutes
Explanation:
If he travels an hour in both the cases then the remaining distance : 42-28 =14 km. T = D/S = 14×60/42 mins. = 20 mins.i.e.it will take him 20 mins to travel the remaining distance which he spent in stoppages.Hence the answer is option D
Correct Answer: D
Question 35:
In a survey it was found that 260 families owned both a VCR and a TV;200 families owned both a TV and a CD player; 320 families owned both a VCR and a CD player; while 100 families owned all the three viz. VCR,TV and CD player.
How many families owned exactly two of these three items?
Options:
A. 780
B. 680
C. 580
D. 480
Explanation:
It can be seen that the total of two items at a time is 260+200+320=780.Out of this 780 the families who own all the three items have been included three times, but they are to be excluded , as the question is exactly two items. So the answer is 780-100-100-100=480.
Correct Answer: D
Question 36:
In a survey it was found that 260 families owned both a VCR and a TV;200 families owned both a TV and a CD player; 320 families owned both a VCR and a CD player; while 100 families owned all the three viz. VCR,TV and CD player.
How many families owned atleast two of these three items?
Options:
A. 780
B. 680
C. 580
D. 480
Explanation:
Since we have to include all those who own exactly two items and exactly three items. So the answer is 480+100=580.
Correct Answer: C
Question 37:
An article is listed at Rs. 65. A customer bought this article for Rs. 56.16 and got two successive discounts of which one is 10%. The other rate of discount of this scheme that was allowed by the shopkeeper was:
Options:
A. 3%
B. 4%
C. 6%
D. 2%
Explanation:
65 . (90/100) . [(100-x)/100]= 56.16; On solving, we get
x = 4.
Correct Answer: B
Question 38:
In a queue I am the last person while my friend is seventh from the front. If a person exactly between me and my friend is on the 23 position from the front, what is my position in the queue?
Options:
A. 37
B. 36
C. 38
D. 39
Explanation:
Total number of the persons in the queue = 23 + (23 – 7 – 1) + 1 = 23 + 15 + 1 = 39
Correct Answer: D
Question 39:
Due to global recession starting in January, Ram’s monthly salary of Rs. 8000 was cut by 10%. The monthly expenses, which were Rs. 6000, increased at the rate of 5% per month. From which month onwards will he have no savings if the recession lasted for a year (from that month’s respective salary) ?
Options:
A. April
B. March
C. May
D. June
E.
Explanation:
Salary
Expense
Savings
Jan
Rs. 7200
Rs. 6300
Rs. 900
Feb
Rs. 7200
Rs. 6615
Rs. 585
Mar
Rs. 7200
Rs. 69453/4
Rs. 254.25
Apr
Rs. 7200
Rs 7293.0375
-Rs. 93.0375
Since in April he will have no savings, hence the answer is option A.
Correct Answer: A
Question 40:
A train 300 m long is running at a speed of 90 km/hr. How many seconds will it take to cross a 200 m long train running in the opposite direction at a speed of 60 km/hr ?
Options:
A.
B. 60
C. 12
D. 20
Explanation:
A train 300 m long is running at a speed of 90 km/hr. Time to cross a 200 m long train running in the opposite direction at a speed of 60 km/hr
hence the answer is option C
Correct Answer: C
Question 41:
The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 8000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs. 6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is:
Options:
A. 21
B. 20
C. 23
D. 22
Explanation:
Let total no. of workers = X , hence total salaries of all workers
= X x 8000
Also if there are 7 technicians , then rest of workers = X – 7
Hence 8000 × X = 7×12000 + (X-7) × 6000 => X = 21.
Hence the answer is option A
Correct Answer: A
Question 42:
Salaries of A, B and C were in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, respectively. If their salaries were increased by 50%, 60% and 50% respectively, what will be the new ratio of their respective salaries?
Options:
A. 4 : 5 : 7
B. 3 : 6 : 7
C. 4 : 15 : 18
D. 9 : 16 : 21
Explanation:
Salaries of A, B and C were in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, respectively. If their salaries were increased by 50%, 60% and 50%
respectively,
Let the salaries be 3x, 5x, 7x. Hence, salaries after increase = 3x×1.5 :
5x×1.6 : 7x×1.5. Hence ratio of their salaries 9:16:21 i.e option D.
Correct Answer: D
Question 43:
Out of eight crew members three particular members can sit only on the left side. Another two particular members can sit only on the right side. Find the number of ways in which the crew can be arranged so that four men can sit on each side.
Options:
A. 864
B. 865
C. 863
D. 1728
Explanation:
the number of ways in which the crew can be arranged so that four men can sit on each side.
Required number of ways = 3C2 × 4! × 4! = 1728 . hence the answer is option D
Correct Answer: D
Question 44:
A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts in 3 years to Rs. 2,400 and in 4 years to Rs. 2,520. The interest rate per annum is:
Options:
A. 6%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 12%
Explanation:
Compound interest amounts in 3 years to Rs. 2,400 and in 4 years to Rs. 2,520. The difference of compound interest = 2520- 2400 = 120 is the interest on principal on the sum after 3 year = 2400 .
(2520-2400) 100/ 2400= 5%.
Hence the answer is option B
Correct Answer: B
Question 45:
A woman sells to the first customer half her stock of apples and half an apple, to the second customer half an apple and half of her remaining stock and so also to a
third and to a fourth customer. She finds that she has now 15 apples left. How many had she at first?
Options:
A. 125
B. 255
C. 250
D. 155
Explanation:
Here we will use reverse method i.e.
Apples left while selling to 4th person = 15.5 × 2 = 31
Apples left while selling to 3rd person = 31.5 × 2 = 63
Apples left while selling to 2nd person = 63.5 × 2 = 127
Apples left while selling to 1st person = 127.5 × 2 = 255
Therefore, a woman had 255 apples. Hence option 2.
Correct Answer: B
Question 46:
A and B can complete a job in 24 days by working together. A alone can complete it in 32 days. Both of them worked together for 8 days and then A left. The number of days B will take to complete the remaining job is
Options:
A. 64
B. 128
C. 16
D. 32
Explanation:
Correct Answer: A
Question 47:
The marks of 3 students A, B and C are in the ratio 10 : 12 : 15. If the maximum obtained marks in the paper are 100, then the marks of B cannot be in the range of
Options:
A. 70 – 80
B. 80 – 90
C. 20 – 30
D. 40 – 50
Explanation:
let 10x, 12x and 15x can the marks of A, B and C respectively
As C got the maximum ratio, so C must have got maximum marks i.e. 100
It means that 15x = 100 or x = 20/3
So marks of B = 12 × 20/3 = 80
So B’s marks cannot be greater than 80, thus, 80 – 90 range is wrong
Correct Answer: B
Question 48:
The average salary per head of all workers of an institution is Rs. 60. The average salary per head of 12 officers is Rs. 400. The average salary per head of the rest is Rs. 56. Then the total number of workers in the institution is
Options:
A. 1062
B. 1060
C. 1030
D. 1032
Explanation:
Let x be the total number of workers. Therefore, total salary of x workers = 60x
Total salary of 12 officers = 12 × 400 = 4800/-
Total salary of (x – 12) workers = (x – 12) × 56 = 56x – 672
We know that, total salary of x workers = Total salary of 12 officers + Total salary of (x – 12) workers
=> 60x = 4800 + 56x – 672 => x = 1032
Correct Answer: D
Question 49:
By selling an article at 80% of its marked price, a trader makes a loss of 10%. What will be the profit percentage if he sells it at 95% of its marked price?
Options:
A. 5.9
B. 12.5
C. 6.9
D. 5
Explanation:
Let us assume the MP to be 900/-
Therefore, SP = 80% of MP = 0.80 × 900 = 720/-
Correct Answer: C
Question 50:
The ______________business trips though ______________at times gave the executive a unique chance to meet interesting people.
Options:
A. demanding…. memorable
B. frequent…. monotonous
C. crucial ….regular
D. prolonged… .exhausted
Explanation:
Here we need a pair of words which presents a contradictory idea. This we come to know as the word “though” is used in the sentence.Trips cannot be ‘exhausted’ as per the context so option D is inappropriate. As the connotation of both the words of the option C is same and here contrast is required ,so this option too is irrelevant. The word in
second blank should mean opposite to the word ‘interesting’ in the second half of the sentence therefore this option A is also rejected.So,the most appropriate option is B.
Correct Answer: B
Question 51:
The government has __________that the infrastructure for the new project must be completed ____________the next six months.
Options:
A. stipulated ….for
B. sanction…. by
C. assurance…. in
D. mandated…. within
Explanation:
The government
‘mandated’ something means it ”proclaimed’decreed” something and that will carry weight and it said that project would be competed ”within” stipualted time. The form of first word of the option 3 is wrong as it should be ‘assured’ therefore this option is rejected. The same is true for the first word and
option 2 , so,this option is also rejected. In option 1 the preposition ‘for’ cannot be used in the second blank hence this option is also rejected.Option 4 is the most relevant.
Correct Answer: D
Question 52:
The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to _____________accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.
Options:
A. insular
B. investigative
C. synoptic
D. subjective
Explanation:
An easily and digestible portion of news can be synoptic (which means general summary or synopsis).
Insular- ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.
Correct Answer: C
Question 53:
Rhetoric often seems to _ over reason in a heated debate, with both side __ in hyperbole.
Options:
A. Cloud….subsiding
B. Prevail…..yielding
C. Triumph…….engaging
D. Reverberate….clamoring
Explanation:
Here the 2nd blank is easier since ‘both sides’ is given so it would be ‘engaging’. Also, the clue words are ‘rhetoric’ and ‘hyperbole’ as ‘rhetoric’ is a person who uses language effectively and exaggerates things, so he is most likely to win the verbal duel. Hyperbole’ means ‘overstatement’. Hence, the best fit will be option C. ‘Clamoring’ means ‘loud uproar’, which may or may not be successful in the given situation. ‘Yielding’ will not go with the second blank so option B is rejected. If both the sides are ‘subsiding’ then nobody will win. Hence option A is also rejected.
Correct Answer: C
Question 54:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
We are well into the 21st century yet half the world’s population live in squatter settlements and work in shadow economies, which generate more than one-third of the developing world’s GDP. Slums are not caused by the poor but by governments denying people the right to own and exchange property. When people own their own property they have incentives to invest time, money and energy to improve it because they know that they will be able to benefit from any such improvements, i.e. the ability to obtain mortgages etc. In short, property rights beget capital, which begets innovation, which begets wealth. Sadly, the poor typically don’t have secure title to their land as there are bureaucratic restrictions on transferring title or there is no clear system for titling. Without legal deeds they live in constant fear of being evicted by landlords or municipal officials. Illiteracy is a major reason poor people often choose not to seek the protection of local courts since in so many countries laws established under colonial rule have never been translated into local languages. When entrepreneurs do set out to legally register business they are discouraged by red tape and costly fees. In Egypt, starting a bakery takes 500 days, compliance with 315 laws and 27 times the monthly minimum wage. The proprietors of such businesses cannot get loans, enforce contracts or expand a personal network of familiar customers and partners. As a result the poor have no choice but to accept insecurity and instability as a way of life.
In India severe restrictions on free transfer of property in most rural areas inhibit investment and encourage urban flight. Planning policies however discourage building homes for these migrants as numerous homes are destroyed if they do not comply with planning rules, essentially forcing people to live in slums and perversely blaming it on population growth. UN Habitat, the UN agency for housing the poor, has implemented more plans to stabilise the unplanned aspects of urban growth but grandiose plans like UN Schemes and government housing projects simply ignore or worsen the underlying problems. It is when governments grant people legal means to control their assets that they empower them to invest and plan ahead. In Buenos Aires, economists studied the experience of two Argentine communities. One had received legal title to its land in the 1980s and surpassed the other group which had not, in a range of social indicators including quality of house construction and education levels. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor – a UN -affiliated initiative made up of two dozen leaders – is exploring ideas to extend enforceable legal rights to impoverished members of society and is seeking to bring about a consensus on incentives for national and local leaders. As the growth of illegal settlements amply demonstrates, the poor are not helpless, all they need is governments to grant them fundamental human rights of freedom and responsibility.
Options:
A. Only (A)
B. Both (A) & (B)
C. Only (B)
D. All(A),(B) & (C)
Explanation:
Refer to the study done by the economists in Buenos Aires ‘It is when governments grant people legal means to control their assets that they empower them to invest and plan ahead. In Buenos Aires, economists studied the experience of two Argentine communities. One had received legal title to its land in the 1980s and surpassed the other group which had not, in a range of social indicators including quality of house construction and education levels’ and it is clearly stated when government gives right to people to control their assets, they plan for the future and this is how the difference was visible between the two groups of people/section of the society as per the study.
Statement C is factually wrong as the gap decreased when the right to control the property was given to one set of people in comparison to other set of the people.
Stt A is generic
Correct Answer: C
Question 55:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
We are well into the 21st century yet half the world’s population live in squatter settlements and work in shadow economies, which generate more than one-third of the developing world’s GDP. Slums are not caused by the poor but by governments denying people the right to own and exchange property. When people own their own property they have incentives to invest time, money and energy to improve it because they know that they will be able to benefit from any such improvements, i.e. the ability to obtain mortgages etc. In short, property rights beget capital, which begets innovation, which begets wealth. Sadly, the poor typically don’t have secure title to their land as there are bureaucratic restrictions on transferring title or there is no clear system for titling. Without legal deeds they live in constant fear of being evicted by landlords or municipal officials. Illiteracy is a major reason poor people often choose not to seek the protection of local courts since in so many countries laws established under colonial rule have never been translated into local languages. When entrepreneurs do set out to legally register business they are discouraged by red tape and costly fees. In Egypt, starting a bakery takes 500 days, compliance with 315 laws and 27 times the monthly minimum wage. The proprietors of such businesses cannot get loans, enforce contracts or expand a personal network of familiar customers and partners. As a result the poor have no choice but to accept insecurity and instability as a way of life.
In India severe restrictions on free transfer of property in most rural areas inhibit investment and encourage urban flight. Planning policies however discourage building homes for these migrants as numerous homes are destroyed if they do not comply with planning rules, essentially forcing people to live in slums and perversely blaming it on population growth. UN Habitat, the UN agency for housing the poor, has implemented more plans to stabilise the unplanned aspects of urban growth but grandiose plans like UN Schemes and government housing projects simply ignore or worsen the underlying problems. It is when governments grant people legal means to control their assets that they empower them to invest and plan ahead. In Buenos Aires, economists studied the experience of two Argentine communities. One had received legal title to its land in the 1980s and surpassed the other group which had not, in a range of social indicators including quality of house construction and education levels. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor – a UN -affiliated initiative made up of two dozen leaders – is exploring ideas to extend enforceable legal rights to impoverished members of society and is seeking to bring about a consensus on incentives for national and local leaders. As the growth of illegal settlements amply demonstrates, the poor are not helpless, all they need is governments to grant them fundamental human rights of freedom and responsibility.
Options:
A. Migration of landless labourers to cities
B. Municipal authorities building low-cost housing for the poor
C. Unchecked population growth
D. Government failure to secure property rights for citizens
Explanation:
As per the lines from the first para ‘Slums are not caused by the poor but by governments denying people the right to own and exchange property. When people own their own property they have incentives to invest time, money and energy to improve it because they know that they will be able to benefit from any such improvements, i.e. the ability to obtain mortgages etc. In short, property rights beget capital, which begets innovation, which begets wealth’, it is clear that it is government fault or policy failure ,which results into growth of slums and not the poverty as assumed by most of the institutions.
There is mention of migration of poor resulting into the increase of slums in urban area as per the passage but it
is not one of the reasons as the reason is that these poor people are not allowed to invest in or build homes as per the faulty policies of government, hence option A rejected. Option C is one of the excuses and not the main reason for increase in slums and therefore rejected. Refer para 2 line 3
Correct Answer: D
Question 56:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
We are well into the 21st century yet half the world’s population live in squatter settlements and work in shadow economies, which generate more than one-third of the developing world’s GDP. Slums are not caused by the poor but by governments denying people the right to own and exchange property. When people own their own property they have incentives to invest time, money and energy to improve it because they know that they will be able to benefit from any such improvements, i.e. the ability to obtain mortgages etc. In short, property rights beget capital, which begets innovation, which begets wealth. Sadly, the poor typically don’t have secure title to their land as there are bureaucratic restrictions on transferring title or there is no clear system for titling. Without legal deeds they live in constant fear of being evicted by landlords or municipal officials. Illiteracy is a major reason poor people often choose not to seek the protection of local courts since in so many countries laws established under colonial rule have never been translated into local languages. When entrepreneurs do set out to legally register business they are discouraged by red tape and costly fees. In Egypt, starting a bakery takes 500 days, compliance with 315 laws and 27 times the monthly minimum wage. The proprietors of such businesses cannot get loans, enforce contracts or expand a personal network of familiar customers and partners. As a result the poor have no choice but to accept insecurity and instability as a way of life.
In India severe restrictions on free transfer of property in most rural areas inhibit investment and encourage urban flight. Planning policies however discourage building homes for these migrants as numerous homes are destroyed if they do not comply with planning rules, essentially forcing people to live in slums and perversely blaming it on population growth. UN Habitat, the UN agency for housing the poor, has implemented more plans to stabilise the unplanned aspects of urban growth but grandiose plans like UN Schemes and government housing projects simply ignore or worsen the underlying problems. It is when governments grant people legal means to control their assets that they empower them to invest and plan ahead. In Buenos Aires, economists studied the experience of two Argentine communities. One had received legal title to its land in the 1980s and surpassed the other group which had not, in a range of social indicators including quality of house construction and education levels. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor – a UN -affiliated initiative made up of two dozen leaders – is exploring ideas to extend enforceable legal rights to impoverished members of society and is seeking to bring about a consensus on incentives for national and local leaders. As the growth of illegal settlements amply demonstrates, the poor are not helpless, all they need is governments to grant them fundamental human rights of freedom and responsibility.
Options:
A. exhort the UN to play a greater role in rehabilitating slum-dwellers
B. praise government initiatives for migrant slum-dwellers
C. convince governments to empower the poor
D. enlist the aid of developed countries to tackle the issue of slums
Explanation:
This is a natural corollary to the question above as it is clear from the lines ‘As the growth of illegal settlements amply demonstrates, the poor are not helpless, all they need is governments to grant them fundamental human rights of freedom and responsibility’ the writer’s main purpose is to convince the governments to help poor people in granting their due rights to control their assets so that they can plan for the future. This is one of the surest ways to generate wealth and hence other aspects of economy. Option A is one of the secondary ideas. Option B is one of the far fetched inference and not the main idea of the passage.Option D is not clearly mentioned so it can’t be the main idea.
Correct Answer: C
Question 57:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
We are well into the 21st century yet half the world’s population live in squatter settlements and work in shadow economies, which generate more than one-third of the developing world’s GDP. Slums are not caused by the poor but by governments denying people the right to own and exchange property. When people own their own property they have incentives to invest time, money and energy to improve it because they know that they will be able to benefit from any such improvements, i.e. the ability to obtain mortgages etc. In short, property rights beget capital, which begets innovation, which begets wealth. Sadly, the poor typically don’t have secure title to their land as there are bureaucratic restrictions on transferring title or there is no clear system for titling. Without legal deeds they live in constant fear of being evicted by landlords or municipal officials. Illiteracy is a major reason poor people often choose not to seek the protection of local courts since in so many countries laws established under colonial rule have never been translated into local languages. When entrepreneurs do set out to legally register business they are discouraged by red tape and costly fees. In Egypt, starting a bakery takes 500 days, compliance with 315 laws and 27 times the monthly minimum wage. The proprietors of such businesses cannot get loans, enforce contracts or expand a personal network of familiar customers and partners. As a result the poor have no choice but to accept insecurity and instability as a way of life.
In India severe restrictions on free transfer of property in most rural areas inhibit investment and encourage urban flight. Planning policies however discourage building homes for these migrants as numerous homes are destroyed if they do not comply with planning rules, essentially forcing people to live in slums and perversely blaming it on population growth. UN Habitat, the UN agency for housing the poor, has implemented more plans to stabilise the unplanned aspects of urban growth but grandiose plans like UN Schemes and government housing projects simply ignore or worsen the underlying problems. It is when governments grant people legal means to control their assets that they empower them to invest and plan ahead. In Buenos Aires, economists studied the experience of two Argentine communities. One had received legal title to its land in the 1980s and surpassed the other group which had not, in a range of social indicators including quality of house construction and education levels. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor – a UN -affiliated initiative made up of two dozen leaders – is exploring ideas to extend enforceable legal rights to impoverished members of society and is seeking to bring about a consensus on incentives for national and local leaders. As the growth of illegal settlements amply demonstrates, the poor are not helpless, all they need is governments to grant them fundamental human rights of freedom and responsibility.
Options:
A. There will be increase in GDP
B. Gaining independence from colonial rulers
C. Municipal services offered to the poor will improve
D. None of these
Explanation:
It will empower the poor to invest and plan ahead and it is very clear from the lines ‘When people own their own property they have incentives to invest time, money and energy to improve it because they know that they will be able to benefit from any such improvements, i.e. the ability to obtain mortgages etc. In short, property rights beget capital, which begets innovation, which begets wealth’ so it will increase the GDP. So, Option A is appropriate.
Correct Answer: A
Question 58:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
We are well into the 21st century yet half the world’s population live in squatter settlements and work in shadow economies, which generate more than one-third of the developing world’s GDP. Slums are not caused by the poor but by governments denying people the right to own and exchange property. When people own their own property they have incentives to invest time, money and energy to improve it because they know that they will be able to benefit from any such improvements, i.e. the ability to obtain mortgages etc. In short, property rights beget capital, which begets innovation, which begets wealth. Sadly, the poor typically don’t have secure title to their land as there are bureaucratic restrictions on transferring title or there is no clear system for titling. Without legal deeds they live in constant fear of being evicted by landlords or municipal officials. Illiteracy is a major reason poor people often choose not to seek the protection of local courts since in so many countries laws established under colonial rule have never been translated into local languages. When entrepreneurs do set out to legally register business they are discouraged by red tape and costly fees. In Egypt, starting a bakery takes 500 days, compliance with 315 laws and 27 times the monthly minimum wage. The proprietors of such businesses cannot get loans, enforce contracts or expand a personal network of familiar customers and partners. As a result the poor have no choice but to accept insecurity and instability as a way of life.
In India severe restrictions on free transfer of property in most rural areas inhibit investment and encourage urban flight. Planning policies however discourage building homes for these migrants as numerous homes are destroyed if they do not comply with planning rules, essentially forcing people to live in slums and perversely blaming it on population growth. UN Habitat, the UN agency for housing the poor, has implemented more plans to stabilise the unplanned aspects of urban growth but grandiose plans like UN Schemes and government housing projects simply ignore or worsen the underlying problems. It is when governments grant people legal means to control their assets that they empower them to invest and plan ahead. In Buenos Aires, economists studied the experience of two Argentine communities. One had received legal title to its land in the 1980s and surpassed the other group which had not, in a range of social indicators including quality of house construction and education levels. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor – a UN -affiliated initiative made up of two dozen leaders – is exploring ideas to extend enforceable legal rights to impoverished members of society and is seeking to bring about a consensus on incentives for national and local leaders. As the growth of illegal settlements amply demonstrates, the poor are not helpless, all they need is governments to grant them fundamental human rights of freedom and responsibility.
Options:
A. Additional UN projects will exacerbate the plight of slum-dwellers
B. Although the government allocates land for them the poor choose not to invest in building houses
C. With the spread of slums populations are drifting back to rural areas
D. In order to accumulate profit slum-dwellers avoid legally registering their business
Explanation:
It is clear from the lines from the passage
” UN Habitat, the UN agency for housing the poor, has implemented more plans to stabilise the unplanned aspects of urban growth but grandiose plans like UN Schemes and government housing projects simply ignore or worsen the underlying problems”
that additional UN projects will worsen the problem rather than solving it as the poor people will not get title secured to them by the respective governments.
Correct Answer: A
Question 59:
Surpassed
Options:
A. lose
B. matched
C. excel
D. won
Explanation:
Surpassed is to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
Excel means to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well.
Correct Answer: C
Question 60:
Scientific knowledge is an intoxicating draught, and it may be one in which the human race is unable to sustain.
Options:
A. Drink
B. Product
C. Disease
D. Process
Explanation:
A draught is drink usually denoting beer or cider served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can
Correct Answer: A
Question 61:
Perversely
Options:
A. treasonably
B. stubbornly
C. conveniently
D. normally
Explanation:
Perversely means turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or
corrupt.
Treasonably is violation or betrayal of the allegiance that a person owes his sovereign or his country, esp by attempting to overthrow the government;
Stubbornly is difficult to manage or unreasonably obstinate.
Conveniently means suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy.
Normally is in a normal or regular work. So,option 4 is appropriate.
Correct Answer: D
Question 62:
Stabilize
Options:
A. support
B. fixed
C. weaken
D. sure
Explanation:
Stabilize means to willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired or persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.
Support means to undergo or endure, especially with patience or submission; tolerate.
Fixed is fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted;
Weaken means to make weaker or to weaken.
Sure is to be free from doubt.So,option 3 is appropriate.
Correct Answer: C
Question 63:
The books I read as a child have made a greater impression on me than any other time in my life.
Options:
A. any other time in my life
B. that of any other time in my life
C. those from any other time in my life
D. any other time in my life has
Explanation:
Books in the sentence can be compared with those and not with that or with time as in options A, B & D.
Correct Answer: C
Question 64:
The fourteen-hour day not only has been reduced to one of ten hours but also, in some lines of work, to one of eight or even six.
Options:
A. The fourteen-hour day not only has been reduced
B. Not only the fourteen-hour day has been reduced
C. Not the fourteen-hour day only has been reduced
D. The fourteen-hour day has been reduced not only
Explanation:
Option D because not only is followed by but also. Also ‘Not only – but also’ should come before the items/elements they are supposed to modify.
Correct Answer: D
Question 65:
It was decided by us that the emphasis would be placed on the results that might be attained.
Options:
A. It was decided by us that the emphasis would be placed on the results that might be attained.
B. We decided that the emphasis would be placed on the results that might be attained.
C. We decided to emphasize the results that might be attained.
D. We decided to emphasize the results we might attain.
Explanation:
Option A and B are wordy. Even option D is too concise and also alters the meaning intended by the writer. Only option C is appropiate as it conveys the appropiate meaning and is complete.
Correct Answer: C
Question 66:
His mother made great sacrifices to educate him, moving house on three occasions, and severing the thread on her loom’s shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere.
Options:
A. Severed the thread on her loom’s shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need for persevering
B. Severed the thread on her loom’s shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere
C. Severing the thread on her loom’s shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere
D. Severing the thread on her loom’s shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make them understand the need to persevere
Explanation:
Here we need to observe the parallel structures,as the word ‘moving’ is used therefore ‘severing’ will be used to balance the tense.The other important structures are ‘to educate’, ‘to make’ and ‘to persevere’ are all examples of parallelism, which is aptly mentioned in option C. In option D ‘them’ is given instead of ‘him’, which is incorrect.
Correct Answer: C
Question 67:
A. Marx’ criticism, however, was not just this; it went deeper.
B. This is true not just of workers, but even of the capitalists whom Marx in Capital described as capital personified, that is, as human agents through whom the immanent tendencies of capital are mediated.
C. Not only is it the case that the outcome of the functioning of the system is different from the intentions of the individuals participating in it, but these intentions themselves are neither a matter of individual volition, nor autonomously sociologically caused.
D. Capitalism is inimical to human freedom not just because it spontaneously produces wealth at one pole and misery at another as a condition for its self-reproduction, and not just because inequality, insecurity, and the non-availability of the means to satisfy a certain minimum levels of material needs, all of which are conditions for freedom in the sense of the realization of one’s creative potential are incapable of being achieved under capitalism.
E.
It is inimical to human freedom precisely because within it, mankind is trapped in a self-acting and self-driven order where individuals become the objects of external coercive action.
Options:
A. DEACB
B. ADECB
C. AEDBC
D. ADEBC
Explanation:
The introductory statement is A which talks of Marx’s criticism.
D gives the detail of that criticism followed by E (E follows D as E starts with “it” implying its an extension of criticism of capitalism).
After condition of workers he talks of capitalists given in B.
Thus the answer is option 4.
Correct Answer: D
Question 68:
A. Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola are supporting the government of Mr. Laurent Kabila; South Africa, Uganda And Rwanda are supporting the rebels.
B. While the idea of a NAM- sponsored conflict – resolution mechanism is highly ambitious and perhaps premature, India should not have assumed that any discussion of the subject would automatically prejudice the robustness of New Delhi’s position on Kashmir.
C. Africa is
plagued by civil wars and interstate conflicts, and Pretoria would like NAM to play a leading role in resolving these.
D. However, as the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has highlighted, this is easier said than done.
Options:
A. ADCB
B. CDAB
C. ABCD
D. CADB
Explanation:
Sentence C would be the first statement as it talks about the African civil war.
Since sentence D begins with ‘however’ it makes indirect refernce to happenings in sentence C. So it would come after C.
Hence Option B shows the correct sequence.
Correct Answer: B
Question 69:
A.
At a time when growth in the Indian mobile phone market has flattened out over the last one year, the rural markets are providing a vital lifeline.
B.
Nokia is also betting on rural specific mobile services to drive growth.
C.
Leading cell phone makers claim that these markets are witnessing sales growth upwards of 30%.
D.
This includes separate distribution models, tying up with microfinance companies to offer handsets at easy installments and launching handsets customized for the rural consumer.
E.
So much so that the likes of Nokia, Samsung, Motorola and Spice are drawing up separate business plans for these markets.
Options:
A. AECBD
B. ACEDB
C. CBAED
D. BCEAD
Explanation:
Option C is eliminated as stt C can’t be the opening stt. C talks about ‘these markets’ have to be introduced before using C
The paragraph talks about the growth in rural markets with reference to mobile phones. Hence A introduces the topic.
Options A and D are eliminated as ED is a mandatory pair. The separate business plans for the rural markets talked about in E are elaborated in D.
Correct Answer: B
Question 70:
A.
Thus is the oligopoly in the international ratings market perpetuated, despite the near collapse of the global financial systems resulting from the overenthusiastic statistical virtuosity of the ‘trusted’ large agencies.
B.
Yet, despite this reputation they continue to be seen as a second best option pending the day when Moody’s and S&P will see the light and establish microfinance rating divisions.
C.
It is well known to those engaged with microfinance that the activities of small, specialized raters have facilitated and enabled a substantial flow of funds from banks and investors into the microfinance institutions (MFIs), especially in India but also in other parts of the developing world.
D.
Surprising amounts of international donor funds have been devoted to inducing such an outcome to the detriment of the rating market and delaying the long-term acceptance of the specialized agencies.
E.
The four leading international microfinance raters (each a small agency) started within the past 8-10 years and have within the specialized world of microfinance established an excellent reputation for reliable assessment of MFIs.
Options:
A. CEDAB
B. EABDC
C. CEBDA
D. DACEB
Explanation:
B is a negative comment on the information given about IMRs having an excellent reputation mentioned in E.
The paragraph talks about raters and they are introduced in sentence C.
Considering above 2 points, only possible choice is C
Correct Answer: C
Question 71:
A.
Yoga teachers tell you that Yoga is a series of physical exercises that use the body and mind to create harmony and health within oneself.
B.
Yoga allows you to gain strength, calmness, and become flexibile while relieving stress and tension from your body.
C.
Yoga not only can help you recover from a physical condition, such as a bad back, asthma, or high blood pressure, but it also can help those of us who suffer from anxiety or depression.
D.
Yoga, disciplining the body and the mind, provides you with a very sophisticated and effective way to curb the effects of stress.
E.
Today, as you worry about everything from grades to terrorism, stress can take its toll.
Options:
A. A and B only
B. A, B and D
C. B and D
D. C and E only
Explanation:
Option 3.
In A, the pronoun oneself is incorrect. It should be yourself so as to agree with the you in the sentence.
In B, the parallelism is lost by writing become flexible and hence should be replaced by flexibility,
a noun to go with the other two nouns strength and calmness.
In D, by needs to be put before disciplining.
Correct Answer: B
Question 72:
A.
When the two halves of the brain are working together, the total performance is much better than when only one is used.
B.
Most scientists agree that learning systems that are oriented to only one side of the brain might actually limit intelligence development.
C.
The better the connection between the two halves, the more greater the potential is for learning and creativity.
D.
This negates the popular belief that artists and musicians, who have developed their “right brains,” are not good at logic or mathematics.
E.
Furthermore, there is some evidence that practice of meditation increases the synchronicity between right and left brain and results in creative thinking.
Options:
A. B only
B. C and D only
C. A and C only
D. B and C only
Explanation:
Option 4.
In B, it should be intellectual and not intelligence as we are talking about the capacity for knowledge. Intelligence: having high or satisfactory degree of mental capacity, reflecting good judgment. Intellectual: the capacity for knowledge/the capacity for rational thought. Intellectuality is mechanical. You can become a great scholar, a great professor, a great philosopher, just playing with words which are all borrowed, arranging and rearranging thoughts, none of which are your own. Intellect has nothing of its own, all is borrowed. Intelligence has its own eyesight.
In C, as we are already using the comparative greater we do not need the word more.
Correct Answer: D
Question 73:
A. Scuba divers wear wet suits made out of material that protects against the cold;
B. they need equipment that enable them to safely breathe while travelling deep beneath the surface of the sea.
C. For those with the courage and opportunity to attend the required classes and certification process to scuba dive
D. and have actually entered the deep and swam with the fish and coral, scuba diving is an extremely gratifying experience.
E.
But is it the ultimate underwater extreme sport for those who like to live on the edge?
Options:
A. A and E only
B. B and D only
C. D only
D. C and E
Explanation:
Option 3.
In B, equipment is singular, hence the verb should be enables.
In D, the verb should be swum as we are using the participle – “ have swum”.
Correct Answer: B
Question 74:
A. In the end, practicing “safe computing” is not only good for you, your computer and your work, but also part of being a responsible computer user and internet citizen.
B. Once your computer is infected, its highly likely that you’ll pass that infection on to others and spread it even further.
C. Just as washing hands and avoiding direct contact with people when you have the flu is advised, as soon as you notice a computer infection,
D. disconnect form the net and clean up before you share any of your data with anyone else – and that includes writing an email to a friend asking for help!
E. Doing a proper clean up will guarantee you are infection free, but also that you have closed any “ back doors” which may have opened, allowing remote users assess to your computer.
Options:
A. A and B only
B. E only
C. C and D only
D. B and E only
Explanation:
Option 4.
In E, access instead of assess which means evaluation.
In B, it’s instead of its which signifies belonging to.
Correct Answer: D
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